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i# ?,? POPULATION (a City Corporate Limits 6.574 Immediate Trading Area 15.000 VOL.29 NO. 21 ' II <1 Ilia ' I Ski ^ if WHERE FLYER LOST LI na 140 plane that took the afternoon. Whatley report* ting a power line on the fo barely missed the home of Bundy-) I . Local News Bulletins HERNDON CONDITION P. D, Herndon, well-known Kings Mountain realty agent who has been seriously ill at Gaston General hospital for the past two * weeks, was reported improved Thursday morning. Members of ' hia family said he has been "resting better" for the past few days, but that he is still not able to receive visitors. SINGERS AT 2ND WESLEYAN The Carolina Melody Boys will be singing at the Second Wesleyan Methodist church on Sunday night, May 23, and the public has been invited to attend. ANDERSON HERE $ade Anderson, ministerial student at Columbia Theological Seminary at Decatur, Ga., arrived here Tuesday'to take up his duties as assistant to Rev. P. D. Patrick, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Mr. Anderson is a North Carolinian, having been reared near Brevard. He is a graduate of Davidson College. He will assist Mr. Patrick throughout the summer and return to the Seminary In the Fall. ATTEND CONVENTION Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Grantham and Ned A. McGill attended the annual convention of the North Carolina Merchants association held in Ashevllle Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Grantham is.a director and Mr. MCG111 secretary of the Kings Mountain Merchants association. Pi Bessemer Taxi Driver Beaten Esper O. Tate, Bessemer City tax driver, was described by a Shelb] hospital nurse as In "lots better condition early Thursday afternooi after suffering a blow on the hea< early Monday morning at the Sllve Dollar Grin, on U. S. Route 29, 90UtJ of Kings Mountain. Deputy Sherif Haywood Allen said yesterday tha r,c robbery yva* involved in th case, Just the assault count. Two brothers " *? Harvey Bowmai and Kent W. Bowman, of Welcl West, Va. ? were arrested in con nection with the assault and ar being held In the county Jail pend In* outcome of Tate's injuries. Deputy Allen said that a roll c money, at first thought missing ai ter the assault, was found on Tate' person when he was admitted to th hospital, discounting a robbery mc tive in connection with the assaul Ne trial has been set fot the Bow man broth* .-a according to Mr. Al led, who said that Tate was still i "pretty bad shape" after the beat 1 inf.. A rode was reported used In th Kings .?r ft '#>; v ? . ,- - ' ; > . jy jjw ^^ . " ? ' * - FE SUNDAY ?Pictured above is t s life of Paul Roland Whatley, 34. < edly made four attempts to land urth try and crashing to his d< Glenn Smith in th<? Mauney Mil Airman Kill Crash Here < ?Paul Roland Whatley, 34, was al- 1 most instantly'killed Sunday after j noon about 5:30 when the Cessna . plane he was flying stuck a hightension wire near Mauney Mill and j crashed into the back yard of the Glenn Smith home. c The plane barely averted crashing into the house. According to eye-witnesses, the 1 I -? o ? a ? - ? ?? nyrr, who ntiu a private !! cense issued last August, had flown j over Bridges Airport three times before he banked his plane east of the field at too low an altitude and hit the wire. Glee A. Bridges, proprietor of the airport said CAA inspectors examij hed the wrecked plane Sunday night and could find no evidence of i | mechanical failure which might have caused the crash. ! Mr. Bridges said he was under , the impression the flyer was "buzzing" the field and estimated the speed at which he had crossed the field at at'least 100 miles per hour. He said another plane had been sent up either to guide the flyer in J for a landing, or to instruct him J to cease flying over the field. < Other eye-witnesses, however, were under the impression Whatley ' was endeavoring to land and was ?beln? hampered by crosswlnds. Howard Pur8ley, another eye-witness, said Whatley's approach to the field was "away off,'' that he was coming in too fast and that he had banked at a 45-degree angle be fore hitting the wire. I Among the onlookers of the trag! edyat the airport were Mr. and Mrs. i Eugene McSwaih', friends of Mr. i Whatley, who said they were ex- j i pecting him for a visit. ! The plane, a virtually new Cessna with only about 50 houjs flying time on it, had been rented by | Whatley from Cannon Airport at Charlotte. ' The 34-year-old flyer was a nep- j (Cont'd on page eight) j' WOWSponsors I Square Dance i ...... 4 Last square dance of the season r i by the Woodmen of the World is 4 scheduled fpr Central gymnasium f Friday night after the Kings Moun- j t tain school band concert, probably * e around 8:30 p. m. i Music wi)| be* by the Hamrlck i iSpring band of Shelby according to', . i the announcement. A large crowd in expected to at? : tend the dance, one of several given '* i in the past few months by the I WOW. As a result of the dances maj ny young people have "taken to" the old-time dance and it has been " given quite a 'revival* here, an ofp flcial of the organization said. >* Admission ia 60 cents and every one is invited to attend. t. r LEGION JUNIOR GAME The American Legion Junior* r will take the Held for their firat ' practice game of the season at City Stadium * m Wednesday afe ternoon at 4:30 against Beseemer City, It was annou.ired yesterday. V 7'. Mowi Kings Mountain. N. C. ' >: " * ".''.fev-S*, 111 .''T: VlSS \ ? ' - ' 'Vv ' f.??VV t - I -: - V ' . - ; ^*%|s ; /.* *'.: - ;v . I t.>>. riVV-' *.v. ;-: / ' ' - . \-i -j?\ ' fc? i" .?w * jp flk ' he wreckage of the Cess>f Charlotte, late Sunday at Bridges Airport, hiteath. The falling plane 1 village. (Photo by ed In Plane On Sunday Lions Ladies Night Set For Tuesday Ned McGilL chairman of the arangemtnts committee for the Tenth Ansnal Lions Club Ladies night, said Thursday morning his committee is completing final details fer the event. It will he held Tuesday night dt 7:30 at the Woman's Club, where a capacity crowd of Lions, their wives and guests are expected to gather.. Mr. McGill still refused to di vulge details on the banquet, which is under direction of bach* elor members of the club. Mr. McGiil said he believed the program would prove "interesting " He also stated appreciation to Mrs. Thomas Templelw*^ md to Mrs. James Page who changed scheduled music recitals to avoid conflict with the event. McGinnis K-F Dealer Here Tyner Motor Company, of Shelby, icaler for Kaiser, Frazer and Packard automobiles, announced this .vcek appointment of J- Traoy McGinnis k Son as associate dealer for Caiser and frazer automobiles in Cings Mountain. J. Tracy McGinnis k Son, one of he oldest auto repair firms in Cings Mountain and recently mov?d to the large building oif York toad, is completely equipped with >arts, facilities and <?chnical infoTnation on Kaiser-Frazer automobll ?s and will offer a complete repair service on these cars, It was antouneed. 3. Tracy McGinnis said that Hunor Caldwell, well-known Kings Mountain mdn, will be in chdrge of sales. A new 1948 Kaiser is now on lisplay at the firm. "We are happy to announce ap>ointment of the firm of J. Tracy McGinnis and Son as associate deal ?r for Kaiser-Prazer automobiles in <ings Mountain and the Kings Mountain area," Mr. Tyner said.. The people of this vicinity know his firfn and know they can expect he best in both sales representation ind service. We look forward to a rontinning and expanding relatlonihip." Legion Fish Fry 5atarday Night Members of Otis D. Green Post 155, American Legion, will hold a fish fry at the Trout Club Saturday night at 7:15 It was announced by post officials. According to notices to post memberk sent out by Adjutant Hubert naernomt, tne i,ef*ionnaire* win leave the CKy Hall at 6:30. Price of the dinner is $140. It was announced that chicken dinners will be available at slight extra charge. Mr. Aderholdt reported a large number of reservations. Charlie English is In charge of making arrangements for the teed. ; '; ? r - " *1 " * . itain m Friday. May 21. 1948 | Plonk School 1 iTo Present Bil Program SuncU The Plonk School of Creative I of Ashcville, will present a | program at St. Matthew's Lull churOh Sunday afternoon at 5: The program will include a es of Bible readings by studei j the school, special music by j school group and soloists, ant marks by Miss Laura Plonk, tor of the school. Among the students readinj i Kr> \"-i n<?i? I> 1 j.... . . ui iuim, uaugflU'r o and Mrs. R. Li Plonk, and EI Myers, daughter of Mr. and i O. W. Myers, of Kings Moui and Lillian LeGrande. daughi Mr. and Mrs. R. T.' LeGrand j Shelby. I The program follows: Call to worship ? "Be Still Know I am God." \ Introduction ? Pastor W. H. j der. Bible Verses ? Miss Laura I Solo -r? "The Lord's Prayer"lotte ? Bobby Davis. Introduction of Readers ? ! Laura Plonk. Anthem ? "Build The Mort ' tely Mansions" ? Andrews?S ! Group. j The story of the Resurrectioi ; Jesus' appearance to Mary M; | lene and the Disciples -? LilJia Grande. On the road to Emmeaus | talks to two, disciples ? El Myers. Christ appears to His discip, the sea of Tiberias. He Charge ter.? Betty Edwards. Anthem ? "In the Night ( Came Walking" ? Cain-S Group. The Ascension of Christ. The | of Pentecost and Peter's Sernv j Nancy Plonk. Ananias and sapphira. Dis< -Imprisoned arid-Delivered by a gel ?.Shirley Grant. The Story of Pnillip and the opian ? Buck Blount. O-i ' " "* ?- ? ooio ? ine Holy City" ? A ;?Alice Davis. Stephen condemned before I council and stoned to death ? 1 Austin. The conversion of Saul am bold preaching after converse Edward Sabin. The Glory of the Christ. The of Christ's Victors and the reig Christ on Earth?Bobby Davis. * Anthem ? "How Beautiful the Mountains" ? Harged-S Group. Closing remarks?Miss I Plonk. Prayer and Benediction?Mr. ! derThe Lord's Prayer?Ma (School Group. The public is invited to atten j program. Body Of Props! Arrives In U. i Body of Pvt. Elmer M. Props who was killed in action with fantry troops of the 475th regl under General Joe Stillwell at tkyina, Burma, June 28. 1944, i ed in San Francisco, Calif., week. Graveside rites will be in Mountain Rest cemetery the body reaches Kings Mour } Propst is the son of Mr. and T. G. Propst, of ParkeT street, | entered the service in 1913 froi I home in Shelby. His wife was i former Miss Helen Sue Kent I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L I drick, of Shelby. A very prominent young mi i Shelby before entering servio Was a member of the First Bs church there. No word has been received when the body will arrive in 1 Mountain. Hart-is Funeral Homt direct the final interment rite John Cheshire Of Jaycee Bea The Kings Mountain Junior < i ber of Commerce will presen Third Annual "Miss Kings A tain" Beauty Pageant on Jun with John Cheshire as general man of the event, according iiiiuuiiirmeiH inis w?K oy * Pulton, Jr., president of the o ization. Mr. Cheshire said Thursda; are underway for the biggest best" beauty pageant yet stag the organization, and he annot one important change In the test rules for this year. According to Mr. Cheshire, testants 16 yeara'old will be eh to compete In the local co While national contest rules st Herald j* Registratioi m?.. o< ly * l/l IT Mt ? > Z 'm& Meters Get $162.12 ^rar In First Full Week s**f i 4' its of The 'ir8t weel< ?t parking the metec operations in Kings Mounj . , tain resulted in total collections cSirec" from all meters of S162.12, not in' eluding the SI fines paid by sev' will * ?ral motorists who let the red "exf Mr pired" tag catch them, eanor In ? 9*?essing game at City Hall ^jrs as to how much the meters would ntaiti receive in the first full week, ter of ^am Suber. cemetery superintenf dent was closest with a guess of e' 01 SI 61.50. Meter gyping efforts were also i in(j lessened this week. Other than j legal tender pennies and nickles, gten. the meters gave up only the fol" j lowing: one slug, one washer. j one button, and one bus token (from Shelby.) Police Chief N. M. Farr gave.the Vi following word to motorists using v the meters: "If a meter appears c, defective, do not come to City Hall, | . but summon Officer J. F. Petty I < 100 who will be in the vicinity. He . will report the meter defective and , . ? see that it is put in good operanLo. ting ord?r" Mr. Farr also reminded motorisU that the parking meter law ^ s is effective from 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. j on Saturdays. On all other week , . days it is operative from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.. with the execution of 3 rc Wednesday aitemoont. Kiwanis Ladies - Night Isjet j n'an3 i ^>r- Paul M. Wheeler, head of the " i English department at Winthrop Coi lege, Rock Hill, S. C? will address kthl- j the annual Ladies Night banquet ! ; of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club dams next Thursday night. The banquet.will be at the Wothe man's Qlub at 7:30. - Ned i Announcement of the feautre of j the program was'made by Dr. P. G. d his PadffeK,'chairman af the committee 3n J_- on arrangements. Dr. Padgett said Dr. Wheeler will make a humorous Q address on the subjest "Women ? sonS Pro and Con." n 0 Dr. Padgett Will serve as master of ceremonies at the banquet at Upon which some 200 Kiwanians, their chool wives and guests will be present. Other members of the committee .aura on arrangements are Glee A. Bridges, Joe A. NeiSler, Hugh Y. BalSten lard and B- Peeler. Special guests will include presi- j I . dents of civic clubs and their wiv- j jes, in addition to out-of-town Ki- ' ! wanis leaders, d the Tree Band Concert 1 Here Friday Nightj Kings Mountain school band will j give a free concert at Central audift. 32. torium Friday night at 7:30 accord- J 1 In- ing to an announcement Wednestnent , day by Joe C. Hedden, director. My- The WOW square dance will bearriv I pin immediately after the band conlast jcert instead of at 8 p. m. as previheld ously announced in order not to when conflict with the school program, j ttain. Annual meeting of the band as,, sociation will be held at internals- J ' r?j ' sion and all parents of band stua"f, dents are urged to attend. 71 n s Members of the Band-Aid club , k and all persons interested in the ' school band are invited to attend Ken Mr. Hedden said. Program will consist of marches, ... in of 'overtures, and popular selections e he and a large crowd is anticipated. tptist 1 BUILDING PERMITS Permit was issued to Glee A. as to Bridges at City Hall on Tuesday Cings j for construction of a new four wllii room dwelling on Lot 24. Land's. 1 ing street, valuation $3,000. General Chairman ?4? n - ? ? uiy rageani June a -ham i quire local entries hi 'tate contests t its j to be in the 18-26 age bracket* the loun-' local organization will accept ene 25 trants 16-26. Alternate winners will chair be chosen, according to ages, to an Should "Miss Kings Mountain" be { V. S. under 18. the alternate winner rgan- would represent Kings Mountain in the state and future contests, while plans the alternate would represent Kings and Mountain in the coastal festival at ed by Morehead City. J con* Jre hooking forward to an unusually good beauty pageant this con- y**''" Mr. Cheahlre said. "Compelaible tltlon is expected to be keen and a full program if entertainment Is belli ie- Pl-nned. Ofi Pages ZU Today PRICE FIVE CENTS ns Heavy ) Primary ? % if '; i ' " j, v . . ,. , Candidates Busy llf'iL IJ ? mtn voimg Day Looming Nearer The a vera gc citizen ? meaning the majority of the citizens who don't get excited about elections un til near voting day ? were more conscious of -the forthcoming May 29 Democratic primary this week, with only eight days remaining for candidates to get in their final efforts for votes. More street talk was being devoted to the campaign, indicative of the increased efforts from gubernatorial candidates down. The quickening pace was evident last Saturday. ' - 1 - Registrars, who had already spent two boring Saturdays .with little to do, found the rush on and were kept busy most of the day adding names to the registration hooks, before they closed. Challenge day is Saturday. Except for county office-seekers, the pace quietened at mid week, as ptost candidates for state and district offices, along with thtir campaign managers, migrated to Ral eigh for the North Carolina Demo- .? cratic eonvetnion. Visitors of the past week in Kings Mountain included II." S. Senator William B. Umstead, of Durham, who is opjxised for re-nomination by J. Melville Broughton of Raleigh, and Congressman A. L. Bulwirtkje of Gastonia, seeking to withstand me vote-getting abilities of Clarence O. Ridings of Forest City. Both toured the streets getting friends arid prospective voters, and Mr. Butwinkle had lunch with a number of his supporters. Mr. Ridings made a non-political address before the Lions club May 13. All candidates were working, but gafning momentum on a local basis was the contest between Warren G. Ellison and Incumbent W. L. Blackburn for the No. 4 Township constable's post. East Kings Mountain residents in the vicinity, of DuCourt, Burlington and Craftspun Mills were reported beating the bushes for their neighbor, Ellison, though other observers interested primarily in local contests listed Blackburn ? ''still ahead." D. W. Royster,- county manager for Gubernatorial Candidate Johnson, made another visit here furthering arrangements with the Johnson-for-Governor Kings Mountain committee, and expressed optimism for "a good majority for John son in Cleveland." Major Bulwinkle, Congressional veteran since 1921 with the excep- *. tion of one term, also expressed 6i>timism over the progress of his campaign. The two Kings Mountain Candida lur county omces were hard to find,, indicating considerable activity on their part in visiting all parts of the county. W. K. Mauney, Jr., is seeking one of three Democratic nominations for county commissioner in a four-man race against Henry McKinney, of Lawndale, A. C. Bracken, of Casar, and Dr. S. S. Royster, of Shelby, and Glee A. Bridges, present county commissioner, is opposing B. T. Fails, Jr., of Shelby, for the Democratic nomination to the North Carolina House of RepresenlaBil. Observers place the Bridgescans joust tn tne warm" category. Beth-Ware Sets , Commencement Commencement program for BethWare high school seniors was announced vesterrtnv hi- V I f""1 , J ~J - . "J ' v., principal of the school. Rev. Lawrence Roberts, of Shelby, will deliver the Commencement ser mon Sunday afternoon at 2 30, and Rev. Holland Harris, of Shelby, Will deliver the commencement address at graduation exercises Friday night, May 28, at 8 o'clock. Th' valedictory address will be delivered by I. L. Summitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Summitt. Class sal-utatorian is Coleman Wright, daugh- . ter, of Mr., and Mrs. C, C. Wright. Other members of the graduating class who will receive diplomas are Nancy Allen, Martha Sue Ledford, Betty Lee Putnam, Llllie Mae Wright, Marguerite Wright, Jack Eaker, Craven Putnam, Manuel Ross, and Rueben Stroupe. Commencement marshals, chosen from members of the 11th grade, are Ruth McNeely, Troy Bridges, "Helen Morris and Helen Thornburg. Mascots are Kenneth Rayfleld and AI ice Maude Drake.