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BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits were issued at [
?. City Hall during the past week j
^ totaling ?19,000. Permits were is
sued to: Curtis V. Gaffney, on April
13, for construction of a new
dwelling at 307 Waco road, $4,aao.
n_ i tir-i^L* C _ A ...11 to
uow; rreu vyngiu, or., .011 10,
for construction of three five-room '
frame dwellings on Monte Vista 1
street, $4,000 each; and Glee A. j
(Bridges, April 12, for construction !
of new four-room dwelling on Lot j
-21, Landing street, $3,000.
NEW POLICEMAN
" Melton Riser has been added to
the Kings Mountain police " department
according to an announcement
by Chief N. M. Parr. Mr.
Kiser. local man, began duty last
Saturday,
Birrs BUSINESS
\V. Lawrence Loganr well-knbwn Kings
Mountain man and long- >
identified with the dry cleaning
business in Kings Mountain, has j
purchased Victory Cleaners, loca- I
ted on North Piedmont avene,
from Richard Barnett, it was announced
yesterday.
REVIVAL UNDERWAY
Revival services now underway
at Fir9t Wesleyan church will
continue through Sunday, April
25. Rev. E. L. Henderson, pastor
of First Wesleyan church of Char- .
lotte is conducting the services,
with J. M. Howard, of High Point,
leartine special music. Services
are held at the church each evening
at 7 o'clock.
Lw IATCEE MEETINQ . ,
m Regular meeting of the Kings
1 Mountain Junior Chamber of
Commence at the Woman's Club
Tuesday night at 7 o'clock will
feature election of officers for the
coming year. James Bennett!
treasurer, also announced that all ,
members should pay their dues to
date in order that books for the
current, year could be closed out
on schedule.
LION? MEETING
Winners' bf the Lions' Talent
Show contest held recently will j
present'the program at the regullar
meeting of the organization I
April 22, according to an announcement
by W. L. Plonk, program
chairman. Dan Kuffstetler Is arranging
the program.
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LIONS COMMITTEE
Ned McGlil, chairman of the
Lions club Ladies' Night committee,
said a meeting of the committee
will be held Monday night
at Kings Mountain Drug Company
at 7:30. He urged full attendance
of the comnfittee members.
HETURN CARDS
Members of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce are oeing uixeu iu
return reservation cards for the
club Ladles night (scheduled for
May 4) as quickly as possible.
Ned McGlll, secretary, said reservations
are necessary due to accommodation
limits.
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W'w. riBE ALARMCity
firemen extinguished a |
trash fire In the furnace room at
Mountain View Hotel Tuesday.
The alarm was answered at M:30,
.and the blaze was extinguished'
In short order.-Chief Grady King
reported "no damage.".
Thin Men Arrested
On Robbery Charge
Three men have confessed to robbery
early Sunday morning of R.
Wt Parrish's store on. North Piedmont
venue ccordlng to N. M. Parr,
Kings Mountain police chief.
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The trio ? Thurman Gantt, James
Calvin Mullinrax and Ben P. Sensorts
s ? will be given hearing in
Recorders court Monday.
Items found mlsalng after the
break-in included six cartoons of
cigarettes^ S3 In pennies, a wristtvatch,
and three case* of beer. Chief
Parr said. He stated that the watch
wns recovered in Bessemer City.
Two of the men were arrested
Monday and the third on Tuesday
night. ^ ^
iVaste Pap<
Kings
Progress Made '
On Or ganizing
Gnard Company
Captain Humes Houston, commanding
officer of the proposed
Kings Mountain unit of the National
Guard, reported yesterday a number
of enlistments in the unit and
added his nope that the local unit
soon will be in position to meet the
requirements of federal recognition !
Capt. Houston and Lt. Frank Wall, j
along wjth Col. Peyton McSwain, of
Shelby, National Guard regimental
commander, and Capt Gerald Gofor- J
th, commander of the Shelby cbm- i
pany, appeared before the city board f
at its Tuesdav nieht .session In be- I \
half of the local company. []
The city agreed to allow use of j
the old City jail on city street for a j |
National Guard storehouse, as well j"
as another adjacent building, and;
agreed to cooperate in arranging for ]
a fenced-in drill area. It also a- j
greed for guard use of the room In i
the City Hall basement for a person- j
nel locker room. The old jail will be j
repainted and strengthened for u$e (
as a small arms storehouse. It con- ;
nection with this action, the board c
voted a $600 appropriation for use c
in preparing the buildings for guard ,
use. jv
Capt. Houston told the board dhat i
the city school board had offered j r
temporary use of the gymnasiumj
for inside drill work, but that the j a
congested situation in the gymnas- !?
ium would make it unsuitable for ! l
long-term use. j a
He said the state organization had j
tentatively promised to send tem- 1*
porary building aid in the form of !a
one or more Quonset huts, but that ?
the huts would not' be available un- 1
til after the Kings Mountain com- *
p'any had been recognized.
Considerable interest in enlisting (
in the company, an infantry headquarters
unit, has been evidenced |
by Kings Mountain men, Capt. '
Houston stated.
Men lnterested-ijvJoining the convi
pany should contact Capt. Houston
for full Information, it waa announ- j
ced, as several places are still avail- i
able in the minimum complement *
of 20 men.
Prominent Cluhwnmnn .
Will Speak ~ Here ;
Mrs. William R. Wallace of Ches- i
ter, S. C., president of the South Car
olina Federation of Women's Clubs. (
will be the guest speaker when the {
Senior Woman's Club holds it's regu ,
lar meeting Friday afternoon, April (
16. The meeting will be at the club ,
house at 3:30 and alt members are'i]
urged to be present to hear Mrs. ]
Wallace speak on "Youth Conserva- ' j
tfon." Mrs. P. D. Patrick, Public Wei ,
fare chairman, will introduce Mrs.
Wallace. ^
The hostess committee for the
meeting will be Mrs. O. W. Myers,
chairman, Miss Marjorie Hord, Mrs.
J. S. Norman, Mrs. C. A. Butterworth
Mrs. D. G. Littlejohn and Mrs. J. M.
Patterson.
teachers Attending
Annual NEA Meeting <
Kings Mountain city schools will ; '
be represented this weekend at the
annual state convention of the Nor- |!
th Carolina Education association '
In Ashevllle, which began Thursday
night and will continue through Sat
urday.
Attending from Kings Mountain
are Superintendent B. N. Barnes,
Ui<*W OrvU^-t r*-r 1 ?? * ?
( ovnvui rrincipal, 4. E.. nuneycutt,
Miss Margaret Goforth, {president
of the local NEA unit. Miss Betty
Hoyie, Mfs. John Gamble and
Miss Mitchell Williams.
Ja;cees Will Cond
Collection Sunday
The Kings Mountain Jayoeefc are i
looking for waste paper again this i
weekend, with the city-wide collec- <
tlon to start at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
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All citizens are being urged to <
place their waste P*P?r?newspa- |
per*, magazines, boxes, and all oth- j
er kinds, ? on the curbing or. door- .
step, where it will be picked ,up. 1
Business and Industrial firms ,
which have large quantities at paper
and which will be closed on Sunday
should call President Jacob ;
Cooper or Secretary Ned McGill and
arrangements will be made to pick
up the paper earlier.
The plan of collection will follow
that Ot former ptck-upt, with the jj
Jaycees manning trucks and con- i
ducting the collection themselves. A '
Southern Railway boxcar will be
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City Lake Opened
Again For Fishing
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Attention, fishermen!
The City Lake, customarily closed
to fishermen for a month during
this time of the year for
spawning season, was opened again
by vote of the city board
Tuesday night.
The city commissioners voted
the change of policy on advice
that the Wildlife Resources Commission
lelt opening of waters
would increase rather than decrease
the fish population, and on
the special plea of Sinclair Bridges.
lake caretaker.
Persons using the city lake for
fishing are required to obtain permits
at the City Hall.
Merchants Set
General Meeting j
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The Kings Mountain Merchants (
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laawv iai iwii "in iiuiu a gri in ai nicci j
ng of the membership at the City
fail Monday night, April ?6, accord- ^
ng to announcement of Ned Mc- ,
Jill, association secretary. <
Purpose of the meeting is to dis- 1
uss organizational plans for tlie t
urrent year, it was stated.
Directors* of the association, ih f
mting this week to hold the meet- .
ng, named E. C. McClatn as chair- ,
nan of arrangements for the meetng,
and a well-known merchants (
Lssociation official is being contact- (
d to attend the meeting and out- ,
ine credit bureau and association
ictivities. i
Mr. McGill said that .special invi- .
ation to attend is being extended '
til merchants, professional men, '
ity officials and others interested ?
n progress of the community and ,1
he association. <
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Goforth Umstead's j,
County Manager ;
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" Gerald Goforth, Shelby attorney i
and World War II veteran, has .
>een named Cleveland County maniger
of Senator W. B. Umstead's
campaign for re-election, it was '
tnnounced yesterday.
Senator Umstead also named two i
issi9tant managers. Buck Coble, of 1
Shelby, Commander of the Shelby [(
-egion post, and Mrs. Hugh'F. Ham- 1
ick, the former Miss Dovie Logan, I
i sister of Sheriff Hugh . A. Logan, i
Mr OofnrCh lul-rimmamtmo r>ffi/v?r i
>f the Shelby National Guard com- |
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Senator Umstead, appointed by j
Governor Gregg Cherry to fill the ,
tnexplred term of the late Senator <
3ailey, is a veteran of World War 1, ,
laving served overseas with the ! (
list (Wildcat) division. He is a
nember of the Region and VFW. ,
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Woodmen Set
Sqnaie Dance
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Kings Mountain camp. Woodmen
if the World, will sponsor a square
lance at the high school gymnasiup
Thursday night, April 22, at 8 <
unlock, it was annonced this week
by C. P. Goforth. '
The organization will have Ham- 1
rick's string band on hand with Ray
3mith doing the oalHng.
A large crowd is expected to attend.
PADGETT CHAIRMAN
Dr. Phillip Padgett has been
named chairman of the annual
Kiwants club Ladies Night banquet.
The event is scheduled for
May 27, according to a club announcement.
net Waste Paper
Afternoon At 2
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placed on the siding, and the paper
thipped as quickly as the 0rlve la
completed.
Jaycee officials reminded organization
members to be on hand at the
"Ry Hail promptly at 2 o'clock,
pointing out that Jaycees not on
hand are required by organization
rote to contribute 300 pounds of pa<
per or otherwise answer to certain
organisational penalties.
"We feel the boxcar should be
filled to capacity for this codec
tlon," President Cooper said, "for It
has been several months since s collection'
was conducted."
"Waste paper, which is.used in
making new paper, is still quite
scarce, and persons making contributions
of paper wilj be aiding the
alleviation of this scarcity."
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C-. Friday. April 16. 1948
City Board
ParkingMe
Sites Fox Legion
Building Talked
At Monday Meet
Discussion of a suitable site for a
memorial building highlighted the
regular monthly meeting of Otis D.
Green Post 155, the American Legion
held at City Hall Tuesday hight.
Dr. J. P. Mauney, chairman qf the
building committee, reported on
progress of his group and Bright D.
Ratterree, member of the committee,
explained location of a proposed
site and told the members that the
iwners wanted about $5,000 for the
anH ' ?'
Location of tl?e proposed site is on
.Vest Mountain street near a street
narked on the city map as "Cypress
street" and is owned by the R. S.
Jlonk Estate and the Williford Esate.
Price of the Williford lot, which
fronts about 200 feet on West Sloun:ain
street, was quoted at fcO a
front-foot, according to Mr. Ratterree.
Price asked by the Plonk Estate
for the approximately 1500 square
reet was $1,000. #
Moving pictures of the 1947 World
Series were not slipwn as scheduled,
John IT Moss, Western Carolina base
ball league president, reported that
shipment of the film to his league's
srea had been delayed, according
10 C. H. Aderhoidt, post adjutant.
Another mix-up resulted in no show
ing of war pictures.
Commander John W. Gladden presided
at the meeting attended by an
jnusually large number of memoers.
Cob Driver Arrested
Per Btanton Shooting
Albert L. Brooks, 36, Chattanooga,
Tenn., taxi, driver, was jailed last
Friday on charges of murder in connection
with the killing of Hugh
Blanton of Forest City, brother of
C. D. Blanton of Kings Mountain.
The homicide victim's body was
found on a remote mountain roadside
near Lulu Lake in VValker county,
Georgia, and. a post mortem report
attributed the death to two
shotgun blasts. '
Brooks was tdken to the LaFav.
?tte, Ga., jail after Governor Jim
VfcCord, of Tennessee, approved an
extradition warant signed by Governor
Thompson of Georgia.
E. E. Smith, homicide officer, said
a double-barreled shotgun, which he
believed was used in killing Blanton,
was located through information
given by the Chattanooga office
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
C. D. Blanton said Thursday morning
that no further information on
the case had been received by him.
Junior Baseball
Appears Doomed
Junior bos*ball appear* doomed
in Kings Mountan this summer. In
spit* of tho fact that much bettor
attendance for games this summer
was anticipated.
i At a mooting of tho American
Legion athletic committee hold at
City Kail Tuooday night after the
mgular post mooting, only four of
tho 10 Committee members wore
present less than a quorum. No
action was taken to enter a team
in tho program.
Previously the post hat voted
ut W?w-ll 4VI.
mtr bultii tin athletic committee
had rBleed $500 (Se support the
dertaidng.
Last rm the organisation spent
around MOO tor the program, with
lose than 100 paring fans attending
the heme games, according to
C. T. Carpenter, |r. post athletic
officer. Seme games scheduled for
Kings Mountain had to be played
aw ay because of lack of a team
following.
Teams mast be entered In the 'I
l*erth Carolina department by
May 1 In order to bocemo eligible
to compete in the state program.
LOST JSICTCU
A small girl's bicycle was found
Monday night in a downtown alley
and I:>c*l police officers are
seeking' It's owner. No bicycle
theft has been reported, they said.
The "bike" has a solid rubber
frpnt tire and may be claimed at
the police department.
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Blind Bogie Tourney
At Club This Weekend ,
Two blind bogie gol' tournaments
will be held on the Kings |
Mountain Country club course Sat- i
! urday and Sunday according to
j an announcement yesterday by
Booth Gillespie, chairman el the '
committee in charge.
Separate play was decided in ^
order to give more members a 1
chance to compete, with prizes to (
! be given ior each day's play, he '
saidHandicap
will be determined by 1
each player before starting and
iuvutu^ia M*?y wvui^ie UJIJ ituic ^
J Saturday or Sunday.
Gifts To Cancel ]
Fond Drive Urged]
Mrs. Jesse Kiser, chairman of the
; Kings. Mountain cancer fund drive, F
I announced this week that no report J
was ready on the drive, which be- f<
gan last week but voiced apprecia- c
tion for the money and checks she F
had received from citizens without b
soliciting them. e
Other citizens named to the busi- ^
ness solicitation committee announced
last week are: Mrs. Clyde
Kerns, Mrs. J. H. Arthur, Mrs. B. N. I
Barnes, Mrs. J. R. Davis, Mrs. H..R.,
Parton, Mrs. W. G. Grantham, Mrs. '
i W. M. Gantt, Miss Audrey May, and P
i Miss Jean Davis. j "
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The drive will be conducted dur- a
1 ing the entire month of April and e
goal for the state is $200,230 with no a
goal set .for the Kings Mountain z
drive. ic
"Everyone should contribute to ,
the cancer fund drive,*1. Mrs. Kiser *
i said, "because more funds mean ?
more research. Research and educa- p
tion, along with service ? the three t
tnings your money does in helping ,r
the fight ? is doing much to curb -j
the cancer death rate. The lives of t
your loved ones may be at stake? n
give now." ' j..
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Senior Class Play ,
Set For Friday j;
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"Fingerprints," a comedy with a 0
little mystery, will be presented by '
members of the Senior class at Cenj
tral High school in the school audi- r
torium Friday nl^ht, April 16, at r
8 p. m. jr
Miss Sarah Alexander is directpr r
of the play and Miss Elizabeth Hunt t
has been in charge of property and s
publicity. 1
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The Seniors and their sponsors are I a
eager for a good attendance and j r
promise an entertaining evening, j t
Characters in the amusing play t
aye: - .
Hosey Hawks: James Moss.
Ned Thorndyke: Charles Wilson.
Jimmy Lee: Oren Fulton.
Roger Whitney: Bobhy Bridges. v
Pamela Thorndyke: Jean Webb. .
Paulette Whitney: Jean Davis. r
Mrs. Whitney: Barbara Simmons, j
Mignon Mocane: Beulah Rhea. (
Porcelin Purdy: Colleen Falls. j
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vsners ai me penormance win pe .
Helen Childers, Maxine Hord, Elvia (~
Smith, Jean McClain, Hermit Huff- r
stetler and Nellie Mae Ellison. ^
Frances George and Ciara Flowers i
w|Jl handle the tickets.
Deadline For Filin
Political Offices F?
Cleveland county's spring politi- t
cal campaign will be formally set I
at 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon, i
when deadline for filing for office I
falls. I
Activity has been quiet for the <
past three weeks, but it is expected i
to speed up following the close of |
filing time. '
While some poltlcal observers i
looked for last-minute additions to
the current candidate list, most felt I
that the major races are already set <
and that there wfli be no more can- t
diaates for die top offices. <
.Races are virtually assured for ail i
major posts except for the state 1
senate, where Lee B. Weathers is, <
thus far, the only candidate. Mr. i
Weathers is the Incumbent, having <
served for three terms In the Senate.
W, K. Mauney, Jr., of Kings Moun> ;?
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
l ing Board,
aesTuesday
Plan Formulated
For Outside-City
Fire Protection
The city board of commissioners
convened for a long session Tuesday
tight, passing ordinances to set up.
l five-man city planning board, to
nstall parking njeters. and discuss
d an ordinance which would set
ip a plan of outside-city-limits fire
irotection.
The board also voted a $600 aptropriation
to help to provide faciiiies
for the Kings Mountain Nationtl
Guard company, and agreed to alow
Superior Stone company to add
i sewer disposal tank to avoid intererence
with another now tnterfetvith
Superior's quarry operations,
'he changes will be made at the
tone company's expense, according
o the agreement.
The board also hearo a plea front
aul Mauney, representing Neisler
tills. Inc., for replacement of a
our-inch water line with a larger
me on the street adjoining Neisler's
'auline plant. Mr. Mauney told the
oard that fire Insurance companis
would not accept the Pauline
ilant as a risk with a four-inch line.
The board unanimously adopted
n three readings both the parking
[teter and planning board ordi
lances.
The planning board ordinance
rovides for appointment of a fivelan
advisory board wtiich would
have the authority to make any and
11 recommendations it deems necssary
to the future advancement
nd welfare of the city, including
oning of properties. However, the
ity board retains the power of apiroval
and disapproval of the recimmendations.
According to the ordinance, the
nembers of the board will be appointed
for staggered terms, with
wo members serving three years,
wo two years, and one for one year,
'he ordinance further provides that
he city board may discharge any
nember of the planning board for
inactivity" and failure to give the
ask attention.
The planning board will have the
tower (within the limits of a city
oard appropriation for the work)
o employ the services of engineers
ind orhers to aid in the work of the
toard, but members will serve with>ut
salary. They will be requested
o meet once each month.
The board took no action Tuesday
light on appointment of the planting
board, but it set a special
neeting for April 23 for this purpose.
The parking meter ordipance
nerely put in legal form the tentaive
outline of plans for meter intallations
previously announced.
The board voted to reserve parking
pace for Kings Mountain doctors
it the rate of $1.00 per month, and
nade a similar plan for Kings Moun
aln Bus Company bus stops. The
tus company will be required to
>ay $1.00 per month per space used
>n metered streets.
Fir# Limits
The city board tentatively approed
and ordered proper ordinance
irepared for the following recomnendations
on outside-city fire
imlts as advanced by Fire Chief
Irady King and City Engineer E. C.
irandon: Limits of protection?
ihelby Road, to Beth-Ware school;
'herryville Road, to McGill crossAb
rla * f'.actnnii * 4 ???1?
v*woi?/iii? av??u, IU uiui-Ui II
Vcademy and Frieda Manufacturing
Company; Grover Road, to Arehdale
"arms; Waco Road, to Patterson
(Cont'd on page eight)
ig For County
riis Saturday
aln A. C. Brackett and Henry W.
VfcKinney, had filed for county com
niwioner Thursday morning, and
>r. S. S. Royster, present county
aoard chairman, had announced his
candidacy arid was expected to formally
file with the elections board
jrior to the deadline. The voters will '
rhoose three commissioner nominees.
Seeking the register of deeds post
oeing vacated by long-term Register
fcndy Newton are Griffin P. Smith
and Dan W. Moore, and all members
>f the county board of education
are seeking re-election, Including R.
U Plonk of Kings Mountain, W. H.
(Coot) Lutz, A. L. Calton, B. Austell
and C, D. Forney, Sr. All are Democrat*.
Glee A. Bridges, of Kings Moun(Cont'd
on page eight)