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City Limits <1940 Census) 6.574
Immediate Trading Area 15.000
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RIDDLE TO PREACH
Rev. F. Ray Riddle, Jt., native
of Columbia, S. C? and now .pastor
of Lake View Presbyterjan
church of New Orleans., wili be
guest minister at the Presbyterian
church here Sunday morning.
"Mr. Riddle Is doing an outstanding
work in New Orleans," said
Rev. P. D. Patrick, the pastor,
"and our church considers it opportune
to have him here for services
on the Sunday .preceding the
coming of the Youth Caravan."
BUILDING PERMITS
Two building permits were issued
at City Hall during the past
week, one to Home Building and
Loan on Wednesday for remodeling
business building on Mountain
street, $7,000, and one to Warren
Reynolds on Tuesday for construction
of a new four-room
dwelling off York roa.d, $2,200^
AMOS WINS OFFICE
Billy Gene Amos, one of six
Kings Mountain representatives
at the annual Boys' State sponsored
by the American Legion at Chapel
Hill, was elected commissioner
of agriculture in the elections
held in conjunction with the convention.
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P, AMOS TO RAt&fGH
James Edward Amps, recervt
graduate at the University of
-North Carolina, has accepted a i>ositioo
with National Cash Register
company and left for-Raleigh
last Saturday.
TO CONVENTION
Billie Gene Amos is in Washington,
D. C., this week representing
Kings Mountain high school
at the National Honor Society convention
there.
ONION SERVICES AT ARP
Union Service will be held at
the ARP church this week with
Rev. W. H. Stender bringing the
tnesage. The service will begin at
8 o'clock and the public Is Invited
to attend. The choir will present
special music.
Owens Funeral
Held Or Sunday
Last rites for Mrs. Alice Owens,
51, of Clinton, S. C., were held at
3 o'clock Sunday artemoon rrom
Grace Methodist church. The body
lay In state from 2 until 3 o'clock
and services were conducted by Rev.
G. W. Fink. Interment was in Mountain
Rest cemetery.
Mrs. Owens had resided in Kings
\ Mountain for 14 years, prior to movc^.
Ing to Clinton four years ago, and
had been a member of Grace chur
ch. At the time of her death she
held membership in Dailey Memorial
Methodist church, Clinton. She
died at her Clinton home Thursday
night.
Surviving are four sons Russell
of Gaatonia, Elmer of Charlotte, Oscar
of Miami, Fla., and Charles of
the anmy; one daughter, Mrs. R. G.
Hamrlck of Kings Mountain: one
brother, R. N. Helm an n of Colmei,
Cat; two sisters, Mrs. W. I. Nodine
of Clinton, and Mrs. G. D. Small of
Gastonia. Six grandchildren survive.
Bracken Htunion
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The annual Brackett reunion will
be held at the home of John Queen
In Rutherford county July 4, according
to an announcement by Mm. R.
J Bracken, of Beesemer City.
The Queen home la located on
Briar Creek and la the old homeplace
of Uncle Ben Brackett
All relatives and friends are being
urged to attend ? with wellk
filled baskets of food.
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As Planning
Board Member
The city board of commissioners,
in spcciai session Tuesday a: .
noon, formally set the'date for the
city charter election for August 28.
The board also:
(1) Tabled until the next meeting
action on resignation of City Attorney
E. A. Harrill.
(i) Named L. A. Hoke to the unexpired
three-year term on the city
i planning hoard, caused ay the deaj
th of P. D. Herndon.
(3) Postponed opening of bids on
I street paving work until June 29?
due to insufficient number of bids
(received.
Mayor H. Tom Fulton read a letter
! addressed to himself and the board
of commissioners from City Attorney
Harrill, in which Mr. Harrill
tendered his resignation, to take effect
July 1. He gave as reason the
action of the city board at the regular
June meeting in ignoring his
advice on appropriating of $2,000 in
aid for Kings Mountain schools. MtHarrill
had advised that such an
appropriation is illegal.
?The boardHncidentally, following
receipt of the Attorney General's opinion
concuring with the city ati
torney, unanimously voted to rescind
the action making the appro
priation to the schools. All commisI
sioners were present except Commissioner
Carl F. Mauney.
After Maypr Fulton read the letter
from Mr. Harrill, Commissioner
John H. Moss moved acceptance of
the resignation. However; this motion
failed to obtain a second, attd
i the board decided to table the mat.
I ter until Its next session.
The letter from Mr. Harrill follows:
"This* is to. tender to you my resignation
as City Attorney of the
City of Kings Mountain effective as
of July 1, 1948. In order that there
may be no misunderstanding, I
herewith set forth my reason for
this action.
"It has always been my custom
when a client refuses u? be guided
by my advice as to what he may or
may not do legally to withdraw my
services. I want to suggest that I
know the difference between policies
you may see fit to adopt for the
benefit of the citizens of the Municipality,
which, as City Attorney I
am not to advise about, and those
matters which you may do or may
not do legally, for which I have a
responsibility to advise.
"At your last meeting, after I had
advised that you could not legally
appropriate funds to supplement a
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you did so by a unanimous vote of
those present.
"I di'i not make the law and
therefore cannot change It.
"Very truly yours,
Ector A. Harrill "
Scheduling of the charter election
is in accordance with the act of the
1947 General Assembly changing
the voting procedure of the city, and
which also stipulated that the city
hold a charter election prior to De(Cont'd
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Grace Church
Debts Paid
Grace Methodist church last week
paid off all indebtedness on the
new $50,000 church building.
Construction of the new edifice,
which replaced the old building destroyed
by fire two years ago, was
begun last June.
'Dedicatory services are being
scheduled for the near future.
"The successful completion of the
task was made possible," a spokesman
for the church said," by the
highly appreciated help of friends
o* _ll"??rent denomination*. hudnaaa
enterprises of Kings Mountain, com
blned with untiring efforts of the
members of the congregation. A
contribution of flSOO w-wi a1?o rereived
from the Methodist Board
of Extension.
"Is addition to this," the spokesman
continued, "the congregation
recently presented id the pastor,
Rev. G. W. Fink, s new 1948 Fleetmaster.
Chevrolet, including all accessories
and Insurance tor a
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1 NEW COACH ? Everette L. Carlton,
of Winston-Salem, has been named
head coach of football at Kings
| Mountain high school. He is a former
Duke and Leonix-Rhyne athlete.
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Everette <L. Carlton will come
to Kings Mountain In September as
the new head coach of hieh school
football,-with a habit of winning, j
Mr. Carlton, 27-year-old World1
War II veteran, is a graduate of
) Lexington high school where he
was a three-sport man on the fine
teams produced by that school during
the coaching regime of Tom
taw. who lo-ttww^bseh ait W? |
| tfrn Carolina Teadhera college.
Following his completion of hig-h
[school, Mr. Carlton entered Duke j
university and played varsity foot-'
ball for three years and varsity base '
ball for one before entering the ma- I
rine corps. He came out of the ser- j
vice as a first lieutenant.
After his service 1n the marine!
corps, Mr. Carlton entered Lenoir-1
I Rhyne college, where he was recent|
ly graduated. Here he played varsi]
ty football for two years and was
! alternate team capthin for one. He
| played varsity baseball in 1947, but
passed up baseball this spring in
j order to assist Coach .Clarence Stasavicfh
with spring football practice.
In all his athletic experience, the
records show Mr. Carlton was a
j member of successful, winning
teams
He holds a grade A teacher's certificate
in physical education and
history.
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According to B. Barnes, superintendent
of schools, Mr. Carlton
has been highly recommended for
the position here by authorities at
Duke, Lenoir-Rhyne, Lexington and
from others.
The new coach is 27 years of age
and unmarried
TAX DISCOUNTS
Kings Mountain citizens who. !
wish to take a two percent discount
on 1948 city taxes must .
make payment by the-close of
business next Wednesday, City
CierK S. A. Crouse reminded this
week. According to law, taxes prepaid
by June 30 may be discounted
that amount
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Miss Kings Mountain of 1948 will
be crowned Friday night, in the
third successive annua contest spon
sored by the Junior Chamber of
Commerce in cooperation with the
annual Miss America pageant
in m wptnure iTom iormer pageants,
the local organization will
also crown Miss Kings Mountain Julor,
1948, a contest open to girls 16
to 16.
A total of 24 Kings Mountain
belles will compete In the two events
which will begin at the high
school auditorium at 8 p. m. Following
the contests, the beauty contestants
wil be honored at the Beauty
Ball In the high school gymnasium.
Meantime Jaycee officials pronounced
everything in readiness for
the big event, which will be directed
by Mrs. It. T. LeOrand of Shelby,
i Rehearsals were held both Wedi
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National Guard
Members Won't
Be Drafted
"TW<?3. other' than vtet*?hsir-'3>j*s
1 >21 sitojort to drift provided ,
they ev-hs; NirionpI Guard priorur
aA<v j resident signs the bill"" \Va;;
the "ext. of a message from J Van .
B. Me'state adjutant- general, re
ce.ved :: K.ngs Mountain %Ved'ftesday
!>; ."apt Hiimns rlb'-i -> . cant ,
manger >t recently tosojni^
company here According to m'er
proration here that means prior to
June 30' or earlier.
Xjapt. Houston announced yester- j
day that the Kings Mountain company
has around 80 vacancies.
The message also stated that 'veterans
with less than 12 months ac j
tive service ages 19-25 will not be
drafted provided they are members
of the National Guard."
Men 17 and 18 years old may be
accepted for enlistment in the Na j
tional Guard but they must register |
for the draft upon reaching their:
19th birthday, according to the message.
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The.message stated thata .final)
copy of the selective service bill
passed by. congress had not been received
at the Adjutant General's of- 1
fice in Raleigh but stated that "our
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According to the information in !
the message men 19-25 discharged
from the National GuaTd before j
reaching their 26th birthday must !
register and be subject to the draft
Caph Houston has announced
th*t Ltftyik-Wel! will interview
appMearHWroV" the local company
Hq. Q Hq. Co., 3rd Bn.. 120th Inf., office
at Harris Funeral Home.
A large number of local men who
will be subject to the draft law pass j
ed by Congress Saturday night are
expected to rush to join the local
company and receive training while \
living at home.
Capt. Houston urged all men inter !
ested to contact the interviewing of- j
ficer at once, stating that the President
has a normal period of 10 days j
to sign legislation passed by the
Congress but that he may sign any
time during the 10 days. .
Slim Wray Freed
On Robbery Count
Fred (Slim) Wray was freed on
an armed robbery charge when the
case was dismissed and he was fined
costs on a charge of forceable
tresspassing in Cleveland Recorders
court last Friday. Wray and four
others were given fines of $5 and
costs for gambling, the event which
led up to Wray's being held under j
bond of $1,000 on the robbery euunt 1
Others convicted on the gambling
charge Included Bright Biackwell,;
who signed the warrant for Wray's
arrest on the rdbbery count. Benny
Brackett of Gastonia, Roy Phillips,
and Paul Hord.
Wray reportedly used a pistol in
recovering from Blackwe ! $150 he
claimed was "taken" front him in
the game.
METER RECEIPTS
Parking meter receipts for the
week ending Wednesday noon
totaled $165.17, according to announcement
by S. A. Crouse, city
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nesday and Thursday evenings.
The contestants will first be judged
in evening-gowns, then in bathing
suits. They will be judged on 'the
twin bases of poise and beauty by a
errr?n n a# Aii*-A#-*^tir*
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Frank Love's orchestra will furnish
music for the beauty ball.
Admission to the event will be
60 cents, tax Included, while combination
tickets to both the contest
and Ball will be $1.50, tax included.
Tickets are now on sale at several
Kings Mountain business establishments
and from members of the organization.
A capacity crowd la anticipated
for the event.
"We are very pleased over prospects
for this year's contests," said
John Cheshire, chairman. *$The con- |
test ants are both numerous and
beautiful and the judges are going '
to have a hard job choodlng a win-1
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Merchants To Take
Fourth On Filth
Majority it Kings Mountain
business firms wilt observe Mon-j
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Announcement that -the merChant's
wtil be closed on July 5
wa made by J.. 3, Simpson, secretary
of tht Merchants Association.
According to association by-law3.
'the members observe Monday as
tise holiday wtnis July 4th falls on
Sunday. .
Ware & Sons has announced
that it will be closed all day July
5th. and the city offices will be
closed.
Inspection Lane
Business Slow
The state highway department in
spection lane came back to town
last weekend and opened for busi_____
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itess oaiufxiay. n-owever, only a
trickle of autos have been going
through the lane in quest of the
blue sticker which indicates the
auto ha^ "passed.'' . ....
Actual number of cars which had
been inspected through Wednesday
was not immediately available, but
an. attendant said, 'Two hundred
wiil cover it"
The lane will continue to operate
here througn nexr. Wednesday, June
30.
It was pointed out fHat North Car
olina law requires that all vehicles
get a testing prior to January I,
1949. Cart* showing the blue
sticker By-tha t date atfe to be barred
from the highways as menace to
safety.
When the lane was here several
were inspected,
inspected.
Donkeys Lcte, But
Game Is Played
A big crowd gathered at the City
Stadium last Frid-ay night, waited
for more than an hour, and was finally
rewarded.
The donkeys arrived and the battle
royal between two Kings' Moun
tain teams of ace donkey-riders began.
It also ended, but several score
keepers were unable to agree on the
final tally.
In spite of the failure of the donkey
caravan to arrive on schedule,
the Klwanis club pronounced the
venture a success and thanked the
patrons for their understanding ol
the situation.
"The club was very disappointed
that the event could not be run on
schedule," said B. S. Neill, a mem>'?er
of. the club committee in charge
of *"> event. "However, the donkey
caravan, coming here from Ohio,
wa> aeiayea aue ro a mountain land
k!: !p which resulted in the death of
several people and which delayed
traffic for several hours.
We wish to thank rhe people for
their indulgence and kindness in
understanding the situation which
we regretted very much."
The club made refunds on tickets
held by persons una'ble to stay for
the late-starting show.
-Director of the event was Miss Lorese
Bogard of Shreveport, La.
uty Crowns
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Miss Kings Mountain will represent
the city in the state beauty
contest at Wilmington July 17, with
the winner there representing North
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Kings Mountain Junior will represent
the cKy at the Coastal Festival
at Morehead City.
Contestants in tne senior division
will be: Misses Helen EfthimioU,
Bern lee Hait'Lson, Ruth Ledford,
Frances Lindsay, Bonnie Melntosh,
Ruth Shytle, Peggy Smith, Ruby
Stagg, Erlene Surber, Nancy Allefi,
and Bobbie Simmons.
Contestants in the junior division
will be: Misses Jean Cash, Ruth
Dettmar, Betty Falls, Kicty Falls,
Blllie Sue Gates, Pat Jolly , Dot
Lewis, Louise Lindsay, Christine
Myers, Harriett Owens, Evelyn Pearson,
Evelyn Roberts and Marilyn
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n. Scott
jParty riembeis
|To Cast Votes
Toi Second Time
Kin.;; Muunraiti borr.ocratA uUl
join 'Nprih ".JMlitta ciii/.ofis
I Jsaiurii ty ,i\ 5it?'?y > > 1i?' 10 .
I iJPttlOI'f i !>' rtom'iiin?* t'.vr
eriior.' '
riiV ; i.' Jlfa '*> ; felt '.ratios M.' '
iJhhniujii sud W K>?:. .Scotleaders
:11m1 ; jit -{M-i-si: .fteld Ittity J1),
'i a-iio i > /.r.ning i* 3ct fn the first
eeoli./ primary -into 1936, wlon
Iciyd. ti Tl'Voi. ii'.jw Siaa'Jor Iloiiy,
.jdofca'uvl Xaipii MeD./n.i:d.
I Mr. I,i:::isoru who led the first '
race >> $ SiX> add v ite* in a- S|X|
man race. and -Mi. .Scott, .former
jcaHimiasibtiee of agriculture,. have
been conducting ah active camIpaign
and supporters of both are
court ung.on a victory Saturday.
Until the first of the week, the
campaign had not been felt too extensively
here.
'But the race has picked up steam
with the hot weather, and there has
been considerable politicking activity
on the part of supporters of both
candidates .On the basis of reports
Primary Facts
Potts open 6:3u a- m., close 6:30
p. m.
Kings Mountain polling places;
East Kings Mountain precinct
at City Hall courtroom, Mrs. Humes
Houston, registrar. West
Kings Mountain precinct, at Victory
Chevrolet company. Mrs. J.
H. Arthur, registrar.
Eligible voters: registered Democrats.
Number of ballots: one. listing
second primary candidates fo*
governor nomination.
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Iibm political observers, the Scott
supporters . have ty?en most talka
tive during the second primary.
.They claim large gains, particularly
(from the farmers, who. Scott sup
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On the ather hand, Johnson supporters
here, working more quietly,
are equally confident that they will
at least obtain for their candidate
as good a margin as in the first
! race, when Johnson led in Kings
Mountain by more than 2 to 1.
| 'Scott may have gained some farmer
votes," one Johnson supporter
; remarked," but many Scott supportt
ers in the first race have switched
to Johnson."
The total in the first primary in
Kings Mountain was: Johnson 606,
Scott 287.
Grover also voted heavily for
Johnson, with the Number 4 township
vote as follows: Johnson 712,
; Scott 303.
Scott made a brief visit here Monday
morning (see story second section,
page 9.)
City Garbage Truck
Makes Quick Dumping
The city garbage truck made an
11 fLSCfill Irlnmminor TimoHnv a9
ternoon. .
En route tile dumping grounds,
the garbage on the truck ignited
and burst into flame. To protect the
t truck, the garbage was dumped on
, the highway near the entrance to
the Joe Neisler home on the York
toad.
City Fire Chief Grady King and
two policemen arrived on the scene
j and quickly put put the blaze. The
i smoke from the garbage temporarily
blocked the highway.
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In Lions Tourney
John Moss. Western district semi-pro
baseball commissioner announced
yesterday that six teams
bare entered the Lions club tousney
sot to get underway In dtyl
Stadium July 5 with a doubleheader.
Mr. BfoeS. Lions tourney chcixleast
six more entries before dead
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Tmob maaagert and tournsy ofetali
an Kbtdnltd to moot at the
country club a?tt Friday for
drawing of pairings. Hilton Ruth
Is chairman of tho ontortaUunont
commltteo.
Touraoy officials -announced
last wook that majority of tho
tonrnoy gamos ah scheduled for
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