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POPULATION City Limits (1940 Census) 6.574 Immediate Trading Area 15,000 (1945 Ration Board Figures) VOX-59 .NO. 22 Local News Bulletins * i i BIBLE SCHOOL TO START In compliance with action tak, ^ V Kv* ?V?V* A ecAftihsiXe I VII vrv? u?v .Tll|lU9lCt ia i Xtd at a recent meeting, all the down town churches w*i(l begin their Daily Vacation Bible Schools on Monday morning, June 7. Ministers from the churches request the cooperation of the parents in having their children present at the church of their choice. TO JAYCEE CONVENTION A delegation of six Kings Mountan Jaycees are attending the annual national convention of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce which convened at Philadelphia, Pa., Thursday. Attending from Knigs Mountain are W. K. Mauney, Jr.. Jacob Cooper, Drace M. Peeler. W. S. Fulton, Jr? David D. Saunders, and Ned McOili. 7; ON DEAN'S LIST WINSTON-SALEM ? Among students of Salem who were placed on the Dehn's List for maintaining a record of "B" or better during the past semester was Emelyn Gillespie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gillespie, of Kings Mountain. Miss Gillespie was a member of the junior class. CAMP COUNSELLOR Paul MoGinnis, Jr., Kings Mourn tain Eagle Scout, will leave next% week for Tryon where he will v spend the summer as counsellor at Piedmont Scout camp. Young McGinnis is one of the youngest Scouts to be chosen for a Scout counsellor. He Will be 14 years of age in July. He-Is a member of :v Troop 2, and the son of Mr. and j?v Mrs. Paul McGinn is. METER RECEIPTS U* Receipts from uptown parking meters totaled $175.09 for the week ehdlng Wednesday at noon, according to announcement from city officials. Receipts were the largest of any previous week and represented an increase of some S13 over the previous week. TO KIWANIS CONVENTION Among Kings Mountain citizens who left this week for Los Angeles, Calif., to attend the annual convetnion of Kiwanis Interna al were Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nelsier. Sr.. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Mc Oil 1, and Harold Hunnicutt. The group will be away for two weeks. CITIZENSHIP MEDAL Anita MoGinnis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul McOlnnis, was awarded the DAK Good Citizenship medal at West school, according to an announcement by Mrs. C. Q. Rhyne, principal. Pvt. Davis' Rites Set Por Sunday Final Internment of Pvt Moffttt D. Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rassle L. Davis of the Craftspuh Miss community, will take place. Sunday afternoon, whh military funeral sert vices at Second Baptist church at 3 V o'clock. Pvt. Davis, born June 4, 1925, entered the army on October 18. 19431 and was killed In. action in Southern France on October 25, 1944. Conducting the military rites will be Rev. B. F. Austin, pastor of the Second Baptist church, assisted by Rev. C< C. Parker, of Marion, and C F. Tedder, pastor of the Church ol God. Members of Otis D. Green "<st 155, American Legion, will serCv as palbearers. Burial will be in Memorial Park ; of Mountain Rest cemetery. r Surviving in addition to his par ents'are two sisters. Mrs. Marie Wri ght and Miss Betty Davis. WhStener Medal V*or By Bridges Jr., son of B. Hud jt'S, of Kings Mountain \ ?_ ' .ided the Whltener Medal a graduation exercises at Catawba co lege, at Salisbury, this we^V. The medal lis awarded annualti > by Dr. Edgar Whltener of Higl t Point, president of the college' Board of trustees, to the man ant the woman in the graduating claa who combine in themselves in thi highest degree the qualities of ch* acter, leadership and scholarship. ' t . ' * ' ' g VALEDICTORIAN ? Prank A. Sum- fi mers, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. ' Summers, pf Kings Mountain, is the p valedictorian of the graduating r? class at Blue Ridge School for Boys at Hendersonville. Graduating ex- C ercises wil be held Friday morning. I; P Summers Class Valedictorian i, 4 Hendersonville. ? Among those t? who will retfefve diplomas at the S< graduation exercises of the Blue Ridge School ior Boys on Friday O morning June 4, is Frank A. Sum- w mers, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Sum- . ti mers. of Kings Mountain. Frank, t> who has made an outstanding rec- m ord at the school, is senior class'tr president and first honor graduate. He will deliver the valedictory ad- , ci dress at the graduation exercises. ']? - ,-vt The year-end activities began on w Wednesday evening with a baccafaureate service at the First Presby- ti terian church of Hendersonville, the visiting speaker being Rev. Dwlght i. i AT. Chalmers, of Greenv}lle, South t? Carolina; The program on Thursday i included the- cl<res-dfty t< a in the reception rooms for stu- *l dents and their parents, the alumnistudent banquet, and the final dan- ! J1' <*-at ihe Skyland Hotel ballroom. ,y, I Dr. Walter T. McFall, of Asheville, tl ! president-elect of the North Carolina er ! Dental Association, will deliver the address to members of the gradua- ca ting class at the fipal exercises C< scheduled for 10 o'clock Friday is morning at the Carolina Theater m Joshua Poole IV, of Greenville, Sou- gi th,Carolina, will deliver the salutatory address. Medals and hoonrs will re be awarded those making outstand- th ing records during thd" year. sh pi Union Services i?: ? *** Begin On Sunday . Anr\ual summer union services In I _ Kings Mountain churches will be-^ J gin Sunday evening, with Rev. W. L. Pressly, president of the Kings Moun tain Ministerial association and pas tor of Boyce Memorial ARP church, st delivering the sermon at the First j Baptist chu*:h. 'ce Hour of services will be 8 p. m. ^ Remainder of the schedule for . June follows: I June 13 at Lutheran church, ser- G mon by Rev. P. D. Patrick. |G joi June 20 at Presbyterian church, si sermort by Rev. 3. G. Winkler. , q June 27 at ARP church, sermon by J* Rev, W. H. Slender. * I a< . Participating churches include j L. . First Presbyterian, First Baptist, |M jBoyce Memorial ARP, St. Matthew's tl Lutheran and Central Methodist. ' - * t i I 1 PRIMARY WINNERS?Shown above at "j toft, who was ronominatod for 11th d s States House of Representatives. and I e ton. of Raleigh, right who was nomii r Hap. Bulwinkle defeated Clarence ?. 1 Broughton defeated Senator W. B. Urns ' JBm ' Kings Mountain. N. C.< 47 Safety Awards Ire Won By Eight industrial Firms Eight Kings Mountain industrial rms are among the 200 in North arolina who have quallified for te Department of Labor's Certify ate of Safety Achievement at 1A OnH nf Anril Kf ! ' vr? .MM>i uj improve tents in their plant accident rates j uring 1947. The qualifying concerns reduced j teir accident, frequency rates by' 9 percent or more during 1947 com- j ared with the previous year, or! taintained rates at least 75 percent ! elow the state average. Inciuded in life Kings Mountain roup were three large plants and ve small plants. Reducing their accident rates 40 ercent or more below their 1946 ; it cs Were: . - I Kings Mountain Manufacturing!' ompany, Mau- vy " Hosiery Mills, ic? <np accidents), and Phenix i iant of Burlington Mills Corpora-; on. " I Small plants (having 30 or less mployees) which qualified for the ward were: t Kings Mountain Narow Fabrics, ? v., veima-i ran M1US,.Kings Moun ^ lin Beverage Company. Ware & ans, and Herald Publishing House, i The honor was in the form of a I ertificate of Safety Achievement, 1 I hich was presented to officials of . ?e concerns by Thomas Tyson, safe I j ' inspector representing the Depart ' lent of Labor in the Charlotte dis- 1 ict. The safety achievement certificate K tes the plants for an outstanding u >cord in the field of accident pre- a ?ntion during 1947 and for efforts e hich "resulted in a substantial re uction of accidents dhd the promo- g on of safer working conditions, f lereby contributing to the preven- g on of human suffering and cur- r tiling econmie waste." p The safely award heaurthe-stgna- ; ires of Comissioner Forrest H. Shu- h ird, of the State Department of Last, and of Lewis B. Scheilenbach, p nited States Secretary of Labor, i he award was presented jointly in te names of both the State.and fedal Labor Departments. S? Mr. Tyson explained that qualifiuion of industrial plants for the ' d ?riificate of Safety Achievement part of the State Labor Depart- C lent's Man Power Conservation Pro am in North Carolina industry. ] nf "Plants whose accident rates are j dueed to a point low enough for j V em to qualify for the Certificate iow that they mean business in S omoting the practice of safety on e Job, and the Labor Department t< kes pride in recognizing their alievements," Mr. Tyson said. n even Graduate " 'rom College 5 Seven Kings Mountain college ?! udents have received college di- c lomas in the past week or will retive them within the next few 1 ?ys. Among the graduates are Wilson I rifin, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. " rifln, who is receiving the degree _ ! B. S. in pharmacy at the Univer- j] ty of North Carolina, Miss Jeanne j riffin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ! riffin, who is receiving an A. B. j egree at Syracuse university, Syr- | ^ ?use, N. Y., next week, and Arnold !p ee Jackson, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. 8 r. Jackson, who is graduating with s te degree of B. S. in textiles at N. C. c CCont'd on page eight) p Lv I I J Rep- A. L. Bulwlnkle, of CkRtOBiO. litrict representative to tbo United ormer Owtrnor J. Melville Broughlated for vbe United States Smote, tidings, of Porest City, and Ms lead, of Durham. . > ; > 2 ^ f' : Friday. June 4. 1948 Voters Here To Johnson . ; 'i^l H? ^ mr j j^H^% i N PRIMARY RUN-OFF?Charles M. Jol will meet in a run-off election June 26 nocratlc nominee for Governor. Johnsi nor in last Saturday's primary. pollin< ilficial and not-quite-complete returns otes. School Commenceni Eltflofl MaNiIjU' Ml MHWVW HtVIIHUJ f ilt' <f? Commencement exercises for 57 j? lings Mountain high school grad- J' ates were held at the high school ? uditorium on Sunday and Monday venings. The presentation of diplomas to raduates and awarding of medals 8 eatured the Monday night pro- < ;ram, wh.ch included a comence I nent address by Dr. Hoyt BJackweli, * (resident of Mars HiU college. 1 , A^V?-Kincaid, school board htemier, presented medals'as. follows: Plonk Sc'nolatship medal to Iris , atterson. Fulton Reading medal to Martha [oyle. Davis Declamation medal to liar- i Id England. 7 Kiwanis Citizenship medal to Ala Jean Davis. WOW American history medal to 8 harles Blanton. S American Legion Auxiliary essay 0 tedal to Hunter Warlick. Baker Reading Medal to Cornelia /are, Central school. ' e Neisler Declamation medal to Eu- ^ ene Stone, East school. East school P-TA Reading medal ? > Joel Smith. ? East school P-TA Declamation S tedal to Eugene Stone. Gofonth Declamation medal to j /illiam Bumgardner, West school. ; ta Receiving diplomas from Princip- ar al J. E. Huneycv ,.t (?ee picture sec- co on X. page 7> were: Margaret Ann,tte ?kn? in Ann Dlo.1 nnlr RokVu Phar. I vi uiut) mm uia-iwi\| uuv/uj V^uui fs Bridges, Daniel Eugene Britt, Wil am Zura Cashion, Helen Alberta bi hildors, Joyce Marie Cline, Helen y oyce Clonlnger, Betty Jane Cobb, ^ -(Cont'd on page eight) g Coach Rudisell lesions Post I Jc John Rudisell, Kings Mountain igh school coach, has accepted the rincipalship of Beth-Ware school, ? ucceeding F. L. Byrd, who has reigned, according to information re- I eived this week by B. N. Barnes, su lerintendent of city schools. Mr. Barnes said that the city 1 ichool board is already busy inves- | ^ igating prospects for the heddj,. coaching position at the school arid Q idded that he hoped to make an antouncement cohcernlng jhe filling t) >f the* vacancy in the near future. y Mr. Rudisell came to Kings Mounain last year shortly before school p ?pened. He attended Davidson cbl- h ege and was graduated from Le-_ )( toir-Rhyne and came here following a coaching tenure at Tarbdro, following the resignation of Coach 0 ffiyde Canlpe last August. ^ Mr. Barries said that Don Parker, h assstant coach, had been re elected and is expeoted to continue in that ^ ;apactty. . \ . : ii Tentative Budget p Will Be Adopted ; Adoptlbn of the tentative budget s tor 1948-49 and setting of the tenta- n tiVe tax rate wil feature the regular meeting of the city board of com t nrtissloners to be held'at City Hall j Tuesday night at 7:30, according to- t an announcement by city officials, c Also on the agenda will be several recommended changes in the city's v building code. ?r* - - ' - eratd ' Accord Mc , Bulwinkle ?: ?: e |l mson, left, and W. Karr Scott, right !T to determine North Carolina's De- I 0 - m jn led the six-man race for govergr 157,515 votes, according to un- j( . Mr. Scott tan second with 149,634 J a tent Exercises : I,r edals Awarded ? I t n t IV uniors Here Friday, t? Saturday at 8 P. M. 6 110 Kings Mountain Juniors are . ^ scheduled to play at home Friday . ind Saturday nights at 8 p. m. in 8she last pair oi practice gaines beore state eliminations get underway .in Area 4 on Monday. 1 ?V( -i K Friday night Coach Howard E- o! len's charges lace the Lincolnton fo uniors here after a battle Thurs- gi lay night in Lincolnton. w gt Saturday night the local are iosts' to Cherryville, victor 16 to in Cherryville Tuesday night. tit ev First home elimination game is . ^ cheduled with Forest City in City rt. itadium Tuesday or Wednesday bo ifternoon at 3:30 p. m. pcj Kings Mountain luniors are to_ cheduled to play Mecklenburg ounty Junior* in City Stadium co 'hursday night, June 10. at 8 p. m. ra tei ix-Weeks Summer chool Will Begin N Summer school at Kings \lounin high school will begin June 15 | . , >d continue through July 23, ac- j rding' to an announcement yes- Wl rday by school officials. |ov Already definitely scheduled for E? e summer term are courses in O. ology, mathematics, English, and jsu , S. History, it was announced, with j iss Helen Logan and Principal J.! Huneycutt in charge of instruc- |"e an. ' " ar I m It was also announced that a hand i w, immer school will begin next*ca eek, but full details were lacking bj ie to the fact that Band Director >e Hodden was out.-of-town. to SOO At Kiwanis Ba b Di. Wheeler Dii . . ' ' Tit- annual Kiwanis club ladles (n< ight banquet, held at the Woman's iitb May 27, featured a discussion D f Women ? to the delight of the ir ten and-enjoyment of the more "? tan 200 perscnt for the annua) eent. " . - . . iti Authority on the subject was Dr. s< aul Wheeler, of Rock Hill, S. C., ' st ead of the Winthrc,/ College Eng- R sh department, who used as his J ti object "Women?Pro and Con." E Dr. Wheeler kept the audience in r< onstant laughter as he discoursed j ci ar 45 minutes on his subject, which i H e described as his favorite one. |S He said women are famous forjc 1) their unpredictability and (2) S heir indispensabiiity. , Ie He described women as generally , wvi iiiaiiiriiiaut'litiiA, IdlKdllVP, O iecesary, ami 'the only people able j o reverse evolution.',' "Women," he P aid, "are the only people who can i H nake monkeys out Of men." % declared "women are a kick \ o our sinking. a boost to our re-lo oiciAg." For example, "The G-Men ' Ji tave a motto when investigating a e aSe which is 'Find the Woman.'" g Commenting on the business of t vomeri wearing slacks, he Joked, b When a woman buys slacks, she c * ' 1 Q Pages I 0 Today PRICE FIVE CENTS^ ipolities , Umstead Local Candidates Sehind In County; Ellison Is Winnei Kihfjs .Mountain ' _ , ... <vivw iui suii'.r j.sers and some Winners in the late Democratic primary last Satrday. It voted strongly H P. Taylor >r lieutenant - governor, Thad Euro >r secret a ry of sratg. A. L, Bulwln-' le for 11th district congressman, nd Forrest Shu ford for-commiftsionr of labor, all successful Candida's in the state-wide balloting. Kings Mountain also gave a heay majority to Charles M. Johnson, 'ho led W. Kerr Scott in the sixtan race for governor, the two hoxs here returning GOG votes for Jn'-n in and 2S7 for Scott. Adding he rover box, N'o. 4 township gave ahnsort 712, Scott 303. Mr. Scott, former commissioner of griculture, has already indicated e will call for a second race, which ill be held June 2G, and both he nd Mr. Johnson are already busy ying to corral the votes accorded ther candidates. In this repect they on't need to-spend. much time in te Kings Mountain' area. No. . 4 nvnship gave Albright only 57 vo>s. Oscar Barker IB. Olla Ray Boyd and W. F. Stanley 17. Kings Mouritain voted for several, sers. Senator W. B. Umstead. deated by J. Metvllle Brougbton for le U. S. Senate in the state, was ven a majority here, 520 to 3S4. ftarles \V. Miller, who lost tr> ii?n. ' L. Bridges for state auditor, won ' ?re by one vote, 395 to 391, while ings Mountain gave J. B. Vo.lger, Charlotte, unsuccessful candidate r state treasurer 397 votes, atinst 330 for Brandon Hodges, the inner, and Z. W. Frazzeile, who >t 78 votes'. In the county ra'ces. Kings Mo-jnin gave majorities to W. K. Maun'. Jr.. county commissioner candiite, and Glee A. Bridges-, house of present at ive candidate. While th these candidates were defeat, Sir. Bridges polled 581 votes here 419 for B. T. Falls. Jr. Mr. Maun was accorded 665 votes in his mmissioner race, A. C. Brarckett n second with 544, Dr. S. S. Roysr third with 536, and Henry Mc(Gont'd on page eight) [yers Car Damaged i Wreck Last Week The 1947 Pontiac of O. W. Myers is badly damaged May 27, when it er-turned near Mocksvillc. None at the passengers, including trie Myers, driver of the car, Mrs. \V. Myers or Mrs. B. W. Gillespie, stained injuries. A/vnrHino ?a nf w vpvi l >'? IHC OVVI" nt, the ear went out of control id over turned when he struck a ass of dirt piled in the road. Work as being done on the road and ution signs had not been placed t the highway department. The group was enroute to Wins-. n-Salem. nquet Laugh scusses "Women" feds hindsight." Closing on a more serious note, r. Wheeler said that the outstandig feeling men have for women is adoration." Dr. Philip G. Padgett chairman of Ve* committee on arrangements, , ;rved as toastmaster and was pre?nted by President John L. McGill. ev. Paul Patrick gave the invocaon, and group singing was led by . C. McClain. Mrs. W. H. Slender tsponde'd to the address' of wel[)lTlf? hv tlu? tnfl?fma?tor 1 c* [uneycutt presented Dr. Wheeler, pecial guests at the banquet Inluded Dan Karris, president of the helby Kiwanis -.club, and presidnts of loeal civic organizations. Each lady present received a box f candy* from the gift committee, Dinner mn?ic was furnished by auline Mauney, pianist, and Joe iedden, saxophonist. The delicious dinner, served by Irs. I. B. Ooforth, included celery, lives, and mixed pickles, tomato uice cocktail, southern friend chick n, glazed carrots, creamed asparagus, potato boots, lettuce salad with housand island dressing, hot rolls mtter, iced tea and ice cream with ake.