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'. 'T-2Zf? h ?? ? J COPULATION In CitY Corporate Limits 6,574 Immediate Trading Area 15,000 VOL. 59 NO. 18 Auto Inspt Extends Sri Local News Bulletins ) I???' MAY D3.Y PROGRAM A nm. aL A ' ? . O lit rv art rw m ? r*t fn O _ niiuudpmu/ iscxy y&i ?*???, turing this year the progression of American dancing, will.be held at Central high school gymnasium Friday night at 8 o'clock. The program will also feature crowning of Joyce Cloninger as Queen of May. Mrs. Hill Carpenter is directing the performance. XIWANIS PROGRAM Sheldon M. Roper, Lincolnton attorney, was to address members of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club at their regular meeting at the Woman's Club Thursday night at 7 o'clock. The subject of Mr. Roper's address was "This is the Hour." MACEDONIA REVIVAL Revival services will begin Sunday at Macedonia Baptist church, with Rev. C. C. Parker, of Marion, conducting the services, according to an announcement by Rev. C. B. Bobbitt, pastor of the church. Ed Powell, of Gastonia, will lead special music at the services. The public is invited to attend. BUILDING, PERMITS Two building permits were issued by City Clerk S. A. Crouse at City Hall during the past week. On Monday a permit was issued to H. C. Mayes fof construction of a six.or seven room house on East Ridge street, valuation $6,000. On .last Friday a permit was issued to R. J. Mitchem for construction of a garage at 506 Cansler street, vaP V uation$300. J ' MERCHANTS DIRECTORS Officers and directors of the , Kings Mountain Merchants asso '! ciation will meet at Kings Mountain Drug Company Monday evening. at 7:30. "This is an important meeting and we hope the attendance will be 100 percent," said Ned McGill, secretary. WATSE PAPER TOTAL Total paper collected by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in the waste paper collection of Aprll 18 was 19,800 pounds, according to a report by President Jacob Cooper. The total broke all previous records for paper Collections conducted b> the organiza-r tion, and Mr. Cooper expressed the appreciation of the organization for the response by the public. COMBAT FILM MAY 10 "Appointment in Tokyo," a 56minute combat film, will be shown at the meeting of Otis D. Green Post 153, the American Legion On May 10 according to an announcement this week by Master Sergeant Truman A. Billingsley, army recruiter. ' METER INSTALLATION Installation of parking meters here has been delayed. City Engineer E. C: Brandon said installation men of the Park-O-Meter company were unable to come to Kings Mountain on schedule, but that r they are expected within the next few days. J < ISENHOUR CONDITION - A. H. (Bob) Isenhour remained in a serious condition in Shelby I hospital yesterday following Injuries sustained when hit by an automobile April 18 according to Pa iroiman n. tt. uayton. rISHING PERMITS A total of 86 fishing per'mits were issued at City Hall during the past week for fishing at the city lake. SOAP SOX DERBY Rule books and official entry blanks for the Charlotte Soap Box Derby to be held July 21 are a* I vail able at Victory Chevrolet company here according to an announcement this week by officials K - < of the firm. I WILDUTE "SHOOT' Kings Mountain Sportsmen's Wildlife club will hold a "shoot" X- at the old quarry on Lake Monw tonia road Wednesday afternoon according to Sam Davis, president. The event will begin at 3 o'clock lb and members and guests are re* quested to bring their own arms 1^^ And ammunition. V ^ \- - *> ."? ,'1 ;-J ' ,v. ' ?. . -y' ' r '. > Kings action Lane kedule Here 385 Autos Get Tests In First Turn Davs Hptp The motor vehicle safety lane inspection unit now located in front of City Hall will remain in Kings Mountain through next Thursday. May 6, according to an announce(ment yesterday by H. B. Kendrick, j supervisor. With some 385 vehicles passing through the lane for the first time on Tuesday and Wednesday, better than 300 passed the inspection and got a blue slicker, Mr. Kendrick said. About half of the cars passed the inspection on the initial trip- through the five stations, he said, while | the rest of the 300 that passed on the j two days had only minor repairs to i make in order to get the approved 1 label for 1948. One point that has been confusing to many car owners was cleared up when the supervisor stated that Scars that.have been converted from i old beam to sealed beam head lights [are NOT required to have parking lights. i After the first two day's rush bus! iness began slowing Thursday morn j ing and there was no waiting in line. Evea on the first two days the 1 line wasf't too long one of the four inspectors said. j The inspectors are George Toms, B. |W. Reep, and J. M. McWtiirter, all of Shelby, and G. A. McFalls, of I Spruce Pine. . "Where else can you get four wellI qualified mechanics to inspect your car anytime this year for one dollar?" asked Kendrick- "That's all it j costs to get your blue sticker and j even after you get it you can come | back through the inspection lane any time you feel your car needs checking and it won't cost you a cent That's- what.the lane is here for?to make your car safe." . | The lane is open weekdays from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m., closed from 12 to 1 for lunch and on Saturdays is open from 8 a. m. to 12 noon. The station is located in front of City Hall and vehicles must, enter {.Cont'd on page eight) Clarks Leaving Country Club Archie M. Clark, since January manager of the Kings Mountain i Country Club, has resigned to accept managership of the Highland Coun j try Club at Fayetteville. Mr. Clark will assume his new duties on May 15. Directors of the Kings Mountain Country Club, at a called meeting on Wednesday, granted "with regrets" Mr. Clark's request that the t local club release him from the remainder of a six-month contract as i,manager. This contract would have experied June 6. , The Fayetteville club is a new one, with 275 members, and an 18-hole golf course designed by Donald J. Ross. The arrangements there, Mr. ! Clark said, will be much the same as ucrtr. ne win serve as manager of the club and golf professional, while Mrs Clark will manage the dining room and serve as club hostess. The Fayetteville club golf course was opened last summer, and the new club house was opened December 7. Mr. ^Clark, who came "to Kings | Mountain from Clinton. S. C., is a i native of Fayetteville. "It is with more than a little re(Cont'd on page eight) 4? Merchants Hear 1 Directors To Pre] Membership of the Kings Mountain Merchants association started in motion efforts to Increasfc the budget of the association and expand its services to the members and community at a general membership meeting held at City Hall Monday night. After ap address by Charles Dudley, secretary of the Charlotte association, the members spent an hour oiscusslng general and associational problems, finally Instructing the board of directors to prepare a workable budget and present it to the membership for approval. Mr. Dudley, pointing out that retailing is the largest enterprise in the nation, declared that the merchant is least organized to protect himself in taxation matters and other legislative enactments' directly affecting his business. He added, however, that North Carolina leads ' a - . ' "*'1 Moun ' ' *. * - . * ' f .. Kings Mountain. N. C.. 1 -* .{ |^H I ML -A |)| i ] H jiH * HV^'JH HOUSE CANDIDATE?Glee A. Bridges, prominent Kings Mountain bus- j J iness man. is a candidate for Cleve- ' r land county's representative for the v North CfrroHna Houm of Renresenta. II tives. He is opposing B. T .Falls. Jr.. s Shelby attorney, lor the Democratic e nomination, Registration * Books To Open \'i Registration books for the primar- 1 a i ies of May 29 will open Saturday at I ti the respective polling places. ! They will be open again on Satur- 1 day, May 8, and Saturday, May 15, J' i with May 22 Challenge Day. For Kings Mountain voters, the " poiling places will be the same as ! usual, the City Hall for East Kings 11 Mountain residents, and Victory : Chevrolet Company for West Kings f Mountain residents. n Mrs. J. H. Arthur is West Kings ' A Mountain registrar, while Mrs. Hu- c mes Houston has been appointed : East Kings Mountain registrar. Mrs. i , Houston replaces Mrs. J. E. Lipford o who told the county elections board she would be unable to serve in that 1 capacity. ; * ; . j'| Persons who voted in the 1946 primary and general elections and n in prior years are already registered. J Those required to register to vote are 1 >! -1 persons who nave moved to ivings ; Mountain since that time, and per' sons who have become 21 years of t) age since the last county elections. Meantime, political activity, though still seemingly quiet, was d slowly picking up steam. t More and more placards extolling the various advantages of this or that particular candidate, were being q seen in store windows, filling si a- h tions, and on telephone poles, and i) there was already underway some r< background work for several candidates. ( Clarence'Ridings, Forest City can- ti didate for the House of Representa- ' lives, made another visit here this P week, and Gerald Goforth, county v manager for Senator W. B. Umstead,1 h was in town Monday, beginning his w ^organization work. j ti Though the county races were al- | so still quiet. Glee -A. Bridges, of ti Kings Mountain, opposing B. T. :*j (Buzz) Falls, of Shelby, for the De- . j moCratic nomination for State House ! of Representatives, was distribu- . I ting a two-side printed circular in- ' ' viting the voters to support him for the nomination. Numerous placards at various Kings Mountain places . showed effort on behalf of Griffin P. Smith, candidate for register of deeds. The postoffice business was increasing, too, as virtually all can- jR didates for state office barraged the , voters with pampiets and printed ? r matter pleading for votes on May" 29. ' |c PARKING CHANGE 1; Parking on the west side of the g I railroad was changed to the slant| ing type last week. City officials j said the change would enable mo- a torists to park with more ease. 1 They should enter the lanes from V the south, it was stated. s Dudlpv Incfrnrt i f ?#?? MV1 >are Budget * Iall other states In merchant organi- I | zation for group action, with 68 participating associations in the state organization. I The speaker outlined the work of | the well-functioning association re- j lating to credK reporting, trade pro- ] motion, solicitation control, collec- j tion service, group action and in , other phases ot activity. He urged local merchants to be active in the j local organization, to accept group ^ tasks And carry them out. "If it helps your comp*. rltor," he said, **lt helps you." i Approximately 60 percent of the 1 membership attended the meeting. Informal estimates of needs of the association Indicated a minimum necessary budget of $6,000 for pro- I per operation of the association, vlr- \ tually double the current figure. Joe Lee Woodward, president, presided. , tain H Friday. April 30. 1948 Byron KeeU Of Newly Ct rhomassons fire Seriously Hurt In Wreck ? Mr. and Mrs. J. B-. Thomasson, imminent. Kings Mountain citizens;I /ere seriously injured in an autoriobile accident near Athens, Oa., 'uesday afternoon. According to information here, Irs. Thomasson sustained a broken > ight leg, a broken left ankle, Se- j ere lacerations of one hand and j ainful bruises, while Mr. Thomas I on sustained a broken jaw and lacrations of the face. They were receiving treatment at t. Mary's hospital in Athens. Relatives here had few details on 1 ne accident, but understood that the < homasson car wa.? involvoH in an . ccident with a school bus. It was j sported that Mr. Thomasson's car, four-door Chrysler sedan, was vir- j > ually demolished. The Thomassons were returning ) Kings Mountain from their win- j er home at Palm Harbor, Fla. They ^ere making a leisurely trip, after , aving spent several days visiting riehds in Cordele, Ga. j i Mrs. J. E. Lipford, sister of Mrs. [ homasson, and C. F. Thomasson, ephew of Mr. Thomasson, left for ( ithens on receiving word of the ac- t ident. t , Mr. Thomasson is a former may- I r of Kings Mountain. c building & Loan i ro Expand Office; -i=he Heme BuHdtnfc-fr Loan asso- j lation will expand its quarters in j! ie near future to incorporate the j pace now occupied by Sanitary Bar- j er Shop, it was announced yesteray by A. H. Patterson, secretaryeasurer of the association. I Work is already underway on new f uarters-for the barber shop, owned , y Baxter Wright, in the Plonk Bro- \ iers & Company building on Rail- , na'ci avenue. I Mr. Patterson said complete tie 1 tils on the expansion and rrfodern- ! ration of the building and loan are ending completion "of .work by V. ; V. Breeze, Shelby architect. He said owever, that the building and loan 1 dll utilize a Mountain street en- ; ranee and use the additional space ] 3T mpre commodious accommoda- i ions in the association office. Sanitary Barber Shop is expecting 1 a move early next week. Plans for ' rte new barber shop quarters call * or four barber chairs. The shop will lso install two showers for benefit f the public, it was announced. I lenry Neisler Named i' senior Class Officer \ DAVIDSOSN. ? Henry Neisler of t lings Mountain was recently elect- ' d Secretary Treasurer of the risig Senior Class here at Davidson j lol lege. 5 He will take otftce after on instal- * ation ceremony next month and erve during the coming school year. | Neisler has been outstanding in i thletics and in other campus activi- i ies since coming to Davidson three ! ears ago. He formerly held the po- | ition of Secretary-treasurer of the tudent body, is a member of the tudent council, and plays varsity lasketbail and tennis. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. 1. Neisler of Kings Mountain. egion Team Assured; >rill Saturday At 9 ' American Legion junior baseball program lor Kings Mountain j lor this summer was assured early tbis week and entrance notice lor the local team was submitted k> the state chairman. Howard E- 1 tons. Kings Mountain man cad ' former junior baseball player here, j1 has been named to coach the ( NO. - " . . |< The "go-ahead" signal was glv- c n after canvass of many, local I business men Indicated sufficient 1 funds with which to suppest the f piogium would be available. 1 The second practice ssoslon will ! be held Saturday morning at I o'clock and all candidates are ur- < gad to be prsemt In even of rain I the session will be held In Central * . ' * . ' [erald t * ' >r Is Named 'eated Plant . . / Li i I ? ' J& l ' l : '^^PKkj LAWYER ? John J. Mahoney. Jr.. ' mnounced yesterday he is opening x law office here in the Professional i 3uilding on Saturday. '1 Mahoney To Open Law Office Here ?-? John J. Mahoney, Jr., Shelby attor- ! icy, announced yesterday he is o>ening a law office in the Profesiional Building here on Saturday. Mr. Mahoney has rented the offi>es formerly occupied by the late Dr. \. L. Hill. j A veteran of World War II, Mr. ' Hahoney was graduated with h<?n- j >rs from Suffolk Unnivtrsity Law j school, Boston, Mass., in June 1937,! ind was admitted to the bar in Mas- j sachusetts November 3, 1937. He sub ;equently had offices with Driscoll ind Monohan in Boston until his in- j luction into the army in January .942. He served in the army until ttarch 1946. After-his release, - he tas had offices with Geoghan and Jummings, prominent federal atorneys of Boston, and with Horace Cennedy, of Shelby. Mr. Mahoney is a member -of the Jnited Sties District Court, the L'- ! tiled States Circuit Court of Apjeals, and the Tax Court of the Uni- 1 ed States, as well as the Supreme ' "ouits of North Carolina and Massa- 1 hu setts. He is enrolled to practice ' icfore the United States Treasury < Jepafimertt. He is also a notary pubic. He is the husband of the former. { diss Virginia McNeely of Shelby. P-TA Is Sponsoring ! Play Next Thursday . "Arsenic and Old Lace," the poptlar play which enjoyed a long run 1 >n Broadway, will be presented at J Central school auditorium next rhursday night at 8 o'clock by the ftock Hill, S. C., Little Theatre group. The appearance of the Rock Htll j rlayers here Is being sponsored by he Central School P-TA. Tickets are on sale at Kings Moun ain Drug Company and are also >eing handled by a group of Cenral school students. Admission will >e 50c and 75c. Officials of the organization are intlcipating a large crowd for the verformance. NATIONAL GUARD Capt. Humes Houston, commanding officer, said yesterday, more than half the minimum complement of the local national guard company had been filled. He pointed out that the recruiting policy currently calls for careful screening of applicants, adding that men who qualify for enlist ment now will be In, position to i qualify for ratings in the compa- j ny. A representative of the compa-, I ny is at the Citl Hail each Friday flight from 7 to 9 o'clock. Faycees To Hold J Night Banqnet Tu The Kings Mountain Junior Cham j >er of Commerce will hold its an- t tual Ladies Night banquet at the i Cings Mountain Country Club Tueslay night at 8 o'clock. < Features of the program will in- < lude kwtallation of officer^ of the < irganlzation for the coming'year, a t tumorous address by J. Graham J dorriaon, Linedln county farm a- i Cent, with a dance to follow. Music t ror the dance will be played by a t Shelby dance band. < Reservations indicate a capacity :rowd will attend the event, accord- < ng to offlcala of the organization. I Mr. Morrison, who has addressed I teveral clubs in the city during the |1 t . ... . : . . i Q Fages I 0 Today PRICE FIVE CENTS Chairmkn ting Body Neisler, Herndon, Thomasson And Williams Named J.. Byron Keeier. prominent Mountain business man. was r eeii?d chairman of the city planning board at its firsf meeting hejU Tues day night at City HaJI, The board, appointed by the city commissioners in 'special session ' last Friday night includes Mr Keeter, C. E. Neisler, Charles F. Thomasson. P, -D. Herndon, H. C). (Toby) Williams, Mr. Kecter and Mr. Nejsler \Vere appointed for two-year terms, and Mr. Williams for a one-year term. Mr. Thomasson was named secretary of the hoard at the Tuesday night meeting. rtv.-vi?ruiug 10 provisions of the ordinance setting up the city planning board, this body will serve without pay as an advisory group. It has the authority to conduct surveys on matters, of community interest, in:luding zoning of the city, and to make any recommendations to the jity board which it deems necessary. Funds for operation of the planling board activities will be furnished by city board appropriation. The city board Vnay accept or reject he recommendations of the planning group, and has the power to request the resignation pf any member. At the meeting Tuesday night, at;ended by members of the city board ihe planning body heard a reading jf the ordinance setting up the aoard and made plans .to begin its work. Thumbnail sketch of planning board members: Chairman Keeter ? merchant, president of Keeter's Inc., Baptist, Kiwanlan, former president of the Kings Mountain Merchants association, horseman. Mr. Neisler ? manufacturer, presdent, Neisler Mills, Inc., Presbyteran, Kiwanian, former city commas doner. % _ 'n t :?ir. i nomasson ? building matrials dealer, owner and operator )f Thorn ."act's Guilders Supply, Presbyterian. Li .i, J.tycee, direc- r vings Mountain Building & Loan issociation. Mr. Herndpn ? realty andinsurtnce, Presbyterian,, Kiwaman, from r city commissioner, active in farm trganizaiions. Mr. Williams ? farmer and dealer in lumber, Baptist, Lion, air corps eteran. Harris Purchases Parton Funeral Harris Funeral Home announced his week purchase of Parton Funeral Home from Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Parton. Purchase prke of the transaction was not announced. The purchase Joes not include the East King street building occupied by the Parton establishment. All operations of Parton Funeral dome will be combined with Harris funeral Home, and will be handled from the present Harris location on South Piedmont avenue. Purchase bf Parton,Funeral Home * ay Harris was "arranged several months ago, but details of the transaction were not finally completed until the "past few days. "We are indeed happy to announce the purchase of Parton Funeral Home," said J. Ollie Harris, of Harris Funeral Home. "By the purchase and resulting consolidation, we shall be better able 'o serve the people of Kings Mountain and the KingiMountain area." " Mr. Parton, who has operated Par< Cont'd on pa.se eight) Annual Ladies' esday Evening >aal few years, is a popular speaker ind much in demand for after-dinler engagement*. Among out-of-town guests expected tp attend the event are Ed Ellis, >f Charlotte, president of the North Carolina .Tunior Chamber of Commerce, and Mrs. Ellis, Rush Hamrick fr., of Shelby, past president of the Shelby club, and candidate for na sional director from North Carolina, ind Mrs. Hamrick, and several other Jaycee officials. W. B. Logan is chairman of the eommittee on arrangements for the banquet. Other members are W. S. Pulton, Jr., Martin Harmon, John Cheshire and Charles Thomasson.