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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.
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action Lane
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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"
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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
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>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.
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Friday. April 30. 1948
Byron KeeU
Of Newly Ct
rhomassons
fire Seriously
Hurt In Wreck
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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 (
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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:?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<
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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.