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POPULATION
(a City Corporate Limits 6.574
Immediate Trading Area 15.000
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Final Bites Held
Here Wednesday
For Mrs. Shenk
The community was shocked this
week, when it learned Monday evening
of the sudden death in Wash,
ington, D. C.. of Mrs. E. A. Shenk,
prominent Kings Mountain church
and civic leader, and mother of
Mrs. Aubrey Mauney.
Mrs. Shenk died shortly after a
heart attack suffered at Union Terminal
in Washington. She was enroute
to Baltimore in company, with
her daughter Mrs. Aubrey Mauney,
and suffered the attack while changing
trains. She had been in apparent
good health.
Funeral rites were held Wednesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock at St.
I.ufhnrnM oUtienU
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W. H. Stender, pastor of the church-,
officiated, assisted by Dr. J. L. ^organ,
president emeritus of the North
Carolina Lutheran Synod, Rev. J.
G. Winkler, pastor of Central Methodist
church, arid Rev. P. D. Patrick,
pastor of First Presbyterian church.
Interment followed in Mountain
Rest cemetery here.
. The body arrived here from Washington
Wednesday morning, and layin
state at the church for an hour j
.prior to the final rites.
Mrs. Shenk was. born Katherine |
Pifer, daughter of the late George
Washington Pifer, of Virginia, and
Matilda Honaker Pifer, of Kuhr,
Switzerland.
Widow of Rev. E. Ashby Shenk,*j
prominent Lutheran minister who
aied in 1944, Mrs. Shenk had lived
here for the past six years, coming
to . Kings Mountain after the retire- ,
ment of her husband who was pas- .
tor of the Lutheran church of
Greensboro. She was a member of '
St. Matthew's Lutheran church and
had long been active in religious i
. work, both in her own church and
in the Lutheran Synod. At the time
of her death she was president of j
the Kings Mountain Council of
Churchwomen. An accomplished
musician, she was First Presbyterian
church organist- . ?
Outstanding, too, lh civic affairs,
Mrs. Shenk was the immediate past;
president of the Senior Woman's i
clUb and had served on the district j
committee for National Cancer Cori
trol. She was active in any cause for
the underprivileged arid has .recently
been engaged in presenting to j
the women of the town the ideals of
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*?uiiu wr^am/.ctiion oi MOin^rs
oi All Nations.
Survivors other than Mrs. Mauney
include two grahdchildren. Peggy
and Gene Mauney, two sisters, Mrs. >
A. S. Cover and Mrs Milt Hockman j
of Strassburg, Va? and one brother, )
Elijah Pifer, of GraveJ Springs, Va. '
Pallbearers were-H. B. Wolfe, of
Charlotte, Carl F. Mauney, B. N. i
Barnes,'Dr. Jacob P. Mauney, Harold 1
Hunnicutt, W. K. Mauney, Jr., Jacob j
Cooper and L. L. Lohr, of Raleigh, i
Man; Contestants
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Local News
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Bulletins
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IN CONTEST
' Mrs. Aubrey Mauney,# wellknown
Kings Mountain citizen.
placed second In songs in the amateur
division of the North Carolina
Composers' contest, according
to an announcement this week
from Greensboro. The contest was
sponsored by the State Federation
of Music Clubs.
NAVY RECRUITER
A Navy Recruiter will visit Kings
Mountain on Thursday and Friday,
April 8 and S. The Recruiter
will be located at the Kings Mountain
Postofflce and for young men
interested, information will be available
in regards to schools,training
and complete enlistment
information.
FIRE ALARM
City firemen were summoned to
the Kings Mountain Cotton Oil
Company Wednesday morning at
7:30 after lightning had struck a
switch. Minor damage was reported
by Fire Chief Grkdy King.
URAL TOUTS OAT
Rural Youth Day, annual event
sponsored by the Shelby Junior
Chamber of Commerce for the rural
children of the county, will be
held at Shelby Saturday. A full
program of activity has been arranged^
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Night Bam
W. Ken Scott
To Be Speaker
At Annuai Event
W. Kerr Scott, of Haw River, former
Commissioner of Agriculture
and currently candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor,
will make the address of the evening
at the annual Farmer's Night
banquet of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis
club next Thursday night.
The event, with more than 100
farmers of the area expected to at;
tend, will be held at the Woman's
I Club at 7 o'clock, according to an
j announcement by Dh Jacob P. Maui
ney, chairman of the club's commiti
tee on arrangements. Dr. Mauney
1 said county agents and assistant agents
of Gaston and Cleveland
counties would be special guests at
the banquet, along with agriculture
teachers of all nearby schools.
P. D. Herndon will present the
speaker.
Mr. Scott's address will be nonpolitical,
it was anounced.
As commissioner of agriculture
for the past 11 years, and a farmer
and dairyman in his own.right, Mr..
Scott is eminently qualified to address
such a group, Dr. Mauney
said, for he is well-acquainted with
the North Carolina farmer's problems
today ? both as an administrator
and as a farmer. His home is
in Alamance county.
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?ir. .ituu resigned me commissioner
post on announcing his candidacy
for the gubernatorial nomination
several weeks ago.
Weather Man Not
Cooperative Easter
As has been feared, the wpather
rti'an took a Sadist l? Writ IJtlrt weekend
to make it a shivering brand of
Easter.
In spite of low temperatures which
became lower on Easter Sunday everting
and damaged fruit crops of
the area, crowds were undaunted
by the weather, and turned out for
Easter church service in large numbers.
. An estimated crowd of 500 persons
arose early for the community-wide
Easter Sunrise Service at Mountain
Rest cemetery. ?
After a busy weekend, merchants
and several other business houses
closed for the traditional Easter
Monday holiday, and many persons
braved the cool winds to cast for
fish and play golf. The city business
section was more or less deserted,
ecept for occasional passers-by.
Will Compete
Talent Show
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[ A large crowd is expected to attend
the Lions Club Talent Show at
the high school auditorium Friday
nignt at ? o'clock, when some 35odd
amateur entertainers will vie
for prizes in a two-hour show.
Dart Hufstetler, chairman of the
Lions committee fn charge, said the
entertainment would feature "just
about everything," including vocal
soloes, octets, trios, readings, acrobatics,
dancing, and a Jug band.
He also sqld so many entries had
been received that no entertainment
other than the talent competition,
would be presented.
Charlie Blalock is in charge of
ticket sales and reported a good advance
sale by his school pupil assistants.
Proceeds from.the event will go
to the Kings Mountain band.
Admission will be 50 cents and
25 cents.
Winners will receive prizes as follows:
first, $10, second, $5, third,
$3.
Legion Books
Stelbai Shows
Officials of Otis D. Green Post
155, American Legion, announced
yesterday that the American Legion
Spring Festival, featuring Stelbar
Greater Shows, will be held ttere
pll next neek.
The Stelbar company presents a
number of shows and riding devices
and will set up on the showgrounds
on the Grover Road, do admission
fee will be charged to enter
the showgrounds. It was attounoed.
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BANQUET SPEAKER ? W. Kerr lal
Scott- former North Carolina Com- tic
mis-nones oi Agriculture- will make a <
the t ddress of the evening at the an- an
nja*. Farmer's Night banquet of tht
the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club a '
next Thursday evening. th<
College Choii E
Here Sunday ES
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The Lenoir-Rhyne College A Ca- ^
pella-Choir will present a concert
of sacred music at St. Matthew's Lu
theran church Sunday afternoon at .
5 o'clock. J?.
The choir this year consists of 57 .
voices, 16 men and 41 girls, many .
of whom have been trained by the
. choir director, Kenneth B; Lee. ?
The appearance here will be the .
[second of the current spring tour, i*
j which will cover many sections of (
North Carolina.
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The three-part program will In- dei
j elude.: Durante's "Misericordias Do- nro
1 mini", for double chorus, Tschffl^ pel
kowsky*s "O Praise Ye God," Kaln- mo
nikof's "Agnus Dei,"'Corsi's ''Adora- pol
! mus Te," as part I. Part II will in- q
elude "Hosanna" by Christiansen. 0ff
"O Day of Full Grace," by Weysfc. h3,
"How Fair the Church of Christ er1
Shall Stand," by Schumann, and (
"Joy" by Christiansen. Part III will*
include the Finnish Folksong. "Lost '
in the Night," 'Source of Calm Re- .
pose," by Christiansen, "Before,
God," by Lanstad, and "All Breath- ; .
i ing Life," by Bach. j J"
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Twenty Gases Heard ccn
In Recorder's Court wjj
j son
Twenty cases were tried in week- jBIa
ly session of city Recorder court, the
jheld at City Hal! Tuesday afternoon,
Judge O. C. O'Farrell, presld- j
ing. )ton
Junior Gidney, of Crouse, was con- w"
victed of driving drunk and was!1 ^
sentenced six months, suspended on J w"
payment of $100 and costs and loss
of his drivers license for one year, j
Gordon Beal, of Cherryville, was pi
' found guihy of driving drunk and '
was sentenced six months, suspend- Bi
ed on payment of $100 and costs
and loss of his drivers license for f
one year. - Brc
i The case of Mrs. Lumas Eason, J an,
j charged with assault on a child, pai
1 was dismissed. in
Kuny Connor, of Gastonia, for ha;
driving without a drivers licen.se, cer
1 forfeited a $25 bond. I ha,
The ease against John Mitchem, f f
i charged wifh public drunkenness,' nes
| was liol prossed and the defendant Kai
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CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES?Fictur
left, ( forest City, and Major A. L. ?ulw
firing da Democratic nomination far
Mr. lliilnga has served as Itth dtstdat i
or dudrman of the Rutherford County I
and member since IMS of the state I
Mafer Bulwinkle Is the lnembent. having
since 1M, with the aneptiesi ef the 1M
tain t
rider/, April 2. 1943
liother Oi Local
Ian Murdered;
oiler Unfound
C. D. Blanton. prominent Kings
auntain druggist whose brother,
tgh Blanton, 49. of Forest City,
ts murdered near Chattanooga,
nn., March 24, said yesterday no
rther information concerning i:
ntlty of the assailant.had been re-..
ived.
The Kings Mountain man said
at both Georgia state police and
atta'nooga city police are forking
the case and are following sever- ,
clues.; .
The Forest City man ieft Monday
arning, March 22. en route to Rulele,
Miss. He purchased a round
p ticket in Forest City for MerryIs,
Tenn. For some reason, he
>pyed in Chattanooga Monday
;ht at 11:45 p. m. where lie spent
; night at a hotel, checking out
esday morning.
jn Wednesday afternoon a cou>,
while motoring along a lonely <e
road on Lookout mountain, noed
a large quantity of blood near
si iff. This was reported to police,
d upon investigation ii was found
tt a body had been pushed over
150-foot ctiff near the spot where
> blood was found.
Police officers, aided by Red Cross
rkers started work about 6:30
?dnesday evening to recover the
1y from the foot of the treachers
150 toot cliff. Seven and one half
urs were consumed in bringing
! body to the mountain crest. It
s then tentatively identified as
it of Mr. Blanton..'
Vn autopsy was performed on the
dy. He apparently met death after
vlng been k?%cked out by his aslant,
who tnen fired a 12-guage
>tgun charge throught his head,
( load entering under the left ear,
wirVg a hole through his head, j
was shot while lying on -the
>und. The body was then pushed
tr the mountain side. A total of
55 in silver was found in the
od pool where he had been mured.
Mr. Blanton was carrying ap- '
iximateiy 51,300 in cash on his
son when he leff Torest City. +he 1
five.for the mflrder was robbery,.!
ice decided.
The body was released by Georgia
ieers Friday night, the murder
king occurred in Georgia just ovthe
Tennessee line.
I. D. Blanton and another brothRobert
Blanton, of Forest City,
nt to Chattanooga last Thursday
identify the. body and to investi
e ut?u?us ot njs aeatn. runerai
?s were held Saturday morning
a Forest City Funeral Home, with
erment following at Cool Springs
netery.
tlso surviving are his estranged
te, a son, Evans Blanton, DonaldI,
Ga., a daughter. Miss Mavis
nton, of Fort Mill, S. C? his fa- j
r, W. C- Blanton, former Forest j
y postmaster, and three brothers,
id Blanton, Forest City, Max- Blan
, Morganton, and Thomas BJan?
Rutherfordton, and a sister, *
s. Tom Vernon, 'Forest City.
4r. Blanton was a veteran of
rid WaT II, having served about
> yeafs in the army.
onk Brothers
irglarized
t thief or thieves entered Plonk
>thers & Company Sunday night
1 removed a quantity of men's
rtts and some other merchandise,
"he culprits broke the lock to the
iement doot, climbed to the groy
department, and made their
ill from the dry goods department
to arrests had been made Wed.day,
but Police Chief N. M.
rr said his department was work[
on the case.
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ed abew cm Oomm O. Ridings,
inkle, right, of Gastonia. who am
Congress from tho 11th district.
?o lid tor slncf ltN. Mo Is ? forraDsassnaUs
executive committoo.
Democratic executive committoo.
I sorcod sostlaanstT In Congress
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Humes Hoi
For Guard
Pre-Sthool Clinic
Set For Thursday
Mrs. H. C. Mayes, chairman e:
the P-TA pre school clinic com
mittuo. announced yesterday thai
the clinic will be held Thursday
morning. April S. at 9:30 at Cen
tral School auditorium.
All parents who have childrer
expecting to enter school for the
first time next fail are being urg<
ed to bring thepa to the clinic
Smallpox vaccinations, required
before a child can enter school
will bs administered at the .cli'
nic, Mrs. Mayes said.
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nea woss runa
Reaches S4.035
Kings Mountain's Red Cross fun
edged upward during the past wee
to $4,035.95, but it was still short t
the $5,412 quota.
Balance required for successfi
completion of the drive is $1,385.0;
Percentage wise; the Red Cros
fund drive is about three-fourth
done.
Chairman J. G. Darracott express
ed pleasure at the improvement nc
ted during the past week but urge
further work tb complete the effot
as quickly as possible.
He said several reports from cam
paign workers are still due, but h
doubts that these reports will b
sufficient to enable the organizatio
to complete its quota. He is there
fore urgirtg citjzens, business firms
and others who have not made con
tributions to do so at once. He sai
that contributions could be give
to him, Mrs. J. N. Gamble at the Re
Cross office in the City Hall, or t
B. S. Neill at the First Nations
Bank.
"I want to appeal to ail person
to unite in a further effort to .com
plete the drive successfully," Mi
Darracott said, "for I am sure n
thinking citizen of the communit;
wants the Red Cross to operate on ,
curtailed program. It is too valua
ble to the community."
Legion Post Meeting
Night Is Changed
Regular April meeting of Otis
D. Green Post 155, American Legion,
will be held Monday night,
April 12, at the City Hpll, it was
announced this week.
Post members are being requested
to note the change in
regular meeting night. Post meetings
in the future will be held on
the second Monday night in each
month, rather than on the lirst
Tuesday nights, as has been the
formes practice. Change was made
to avoid several Tuesday night
conflicts with other organisationLnll
Before Storr
Activity Negligibl
After two busy weeks, politica
activity for the forthcoming Demo
cratic primary quietened in Cleve
land county this week, and it lef
i.#viiii/.'ii ^henrvorc vL-nnMorintt ahp
UUKI'VIK ?
ther the cause would be anributei
to the.Kaster weekend, the col
weather, or both.
No new candidates entered th
field for major county -offices, am
candidates for state offices appar
e.ntly had not warmed up to the ful
est extent.
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Opinion was divided as to wheth
er the field was complete, or whe
ther there wouiu be more candi
dates.
Deadline for filing notice of can
didacy for county offices is April 1"
Already in the race are four can
didates for the three county com
missioner posts, two for register o
deeds, and two for representative ii
the North Carolina House of Repre
sentatives.
Seeking the county commisslone
posts are: Dr. S. S. Royster, of Shel
by, currently chairman of the boan
and serving by appointment fol
lowing the resignation of Ma:
Washburn, also Of Shelby; W. K
Mauney, Jr., of Kings Mountain, A
C. Brackett, of Casar, and Henr;
McKinney, of Lawndale.
Griffin Smith of Shelby and Dai
K. Moore, up-county citizens am
AAA official are register of deed
candidates, and Glee A. Bridges, o
Kings Mountain, retiring membe
of the county board, is running a
gainst 8. T. Falls, Jr? Shelby law
yer, for state representative.
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. PRICE FIVE CENTS
is toll InLine
Command
Lt. Frank Wall
, Expected To Get
> Other Assignment
First Lt. Humes Houston, infgni
try reserve officer, is expected to
, command the Ki'nes Muiintai.i unit
of the. national guard, according to
information received from ("apt. D.
I VV. Donovan, of the adjutant's department,
.with Second L;. Frank
Wall, also of the infantry reserve,
as second in command.
The appointments, of course, are
contingent upon the formation of a
national guard company here, but
prospects'for organization of the
company were considered good by
national guard officials and interested
citizens this week.
^ Capt. Donovan stated that several
k details "must be ironed out" before
formation of company is assured,
but he expressed the opinion that
j'the problems could be handled.
3 Among the problems are sufficient
and proper floor space for a
s drill room and storing-Of equipment,
IS j but school authorities have indica;
ted they wil be able to supply some
> interim assistance in the matter and
' the city board Of commissioners has
d indicated a willingness to cooperate
to the fullest extent possible.
| Other qualification, is enlistment
e of a minimum of 20 men, but seve
era! inquiries already made indin
oate this will not be too hard a task.
i Initial enlistments are for a threes
year period, while Subsequent enlistments
will be taken for one or
d three years.
n Particularly desired are young
d men, preferably high school graduo
atbs, between the ages of 17-20 who
il have not had previous service experience.
It was pointed out by ?
s (Capt. Donovan last week that the
1 men may apply for training school
r instruction in specialized fields
0 which will not only qualify them
y for high army ratings, but for wella
paying civilian jobs.
The company, when formed, will
be Headquarters and Headquarters
company. Third Battalion 1.20th in-'
fantry, North Carolina National
Guard.
Lt. Houston entered the army in
Januaty 1941 as an enlisted man,
and was com missioned a second
.lieutenant after successful completion
of officer's training school at
Fort Benning. Ga., in,August 1942.
He served with distinction in the
European theater of operations, he!
ing awarded the bronze star for de{activating
a "German jnine field
[which was "particularly dangerous
1 to handle." He is employed at Kings
Mountain Drug Company.
Lt. Wall, who has lived in Kings
i Mountain for the past several mon,
ths, entered service In March 1948.
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e Past Week
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> Jaycee Directors
' Met On Tuesday
Directors of the Junior Chamber
d of Commerce, in meeting Tuesday
rl night, mapped plans for an anti-fly
campaign to be conducted during
the summer months. ,
ti The directors aiSo set the organi
/at ion's annual Ladies Night event
1 for May 4. A committee, including
W. B. Ixjgan, chairman, W. S. Fulton,
Jr., and Martin Harmon will be
in chatge of arrangements.
Lockridge Remains
' To Arrive Sunday
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Body of Private Calvin P. Lockn
ridge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Meek
. Lockridge, of North Piedmont avenue,
is scheduled to arrive in New
York Sunday aboard the 0. S. Army
r Transport John L. McCarley.
. "Pvt. Lockridge was killed in ac;
tlon near St. Lo, France, on July 18,
" ' 1944, while serving with the 315th
. [Infantry regiment, 79th division.
" j His body may not arrive in Kings
^ Mountain for possibly several
y weeks according to the graves regis
tration division, Charlotte quartTn
master depot.
1 Tvt. Lockridge entered service at
s Sharon, S. C., on Sept. 30, 1943.
f Graveside rites will be conducted
r in Mountain Rest cemetery when
the body arrives here, according to
- word received from Harris funeral
home.