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1 City Limits (1940 Census) 6.574
Immediate Trading Area 15.000
J (1945 Ration Board Figures)
VOL. 59 NO. 26
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Local News
Bulletins
COGGINS ELECTED
J.' Harold Coggins. activ^ Ki
wanian, was. named last week to
take over the duties ot secretarytreasurer
of the Kings Mountain
Kiwanis club succeeding J E.
Huneycut', who is leaving for
Rockinghafn to assume the duties
of superintendent of Rockingham
schols. Mr. Huneycutt had
been secretary - treasurer of the
local club for several yeai's.
ATTENTIOh FISHERMEN
xciauus wiajiuig lu yuix:iiiae
fishing permits for Saturday afternoon
or Monday are reminded
that the City Hall will be closed
Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock,
and that Monday is a legal holidaiy.
Fishermen are urgeo to purchase
.permits before the Saturday
closing. No fishing wtll be allowed
without permits and no
permits will be sold at the city
lake.
RE-MODELING UNDERWAY
Work began this week on remodeling
and expansion of the
quarters of Home Building & Loan
association. Plans call for utilization
of the portion of the building,
formerly occupied by Sanntary
Barber Shop, and for complete
renovation of the firms' quarters.
Lee Construction Company,
of Charlotte, Is contractor in char.
ge, with W. W. Totleson as superintendent.
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FIRST COTTON BLOOM
Hugh Falls, Route 2, Kings
Kings Mountain, brought a cotton
bloom to the Herald office Saturday
morning, to win the honor of
reporting the first bloom of the
year. Ed Evans, colored farmer
who lives on route 1, brought a
hloom to the Herald Tuesday
morning, to place second. Evans
reported the first bloom in 1947.
PARKING METER TAKE
A total of $173.43 was removed
from city parking meters Wednesday
afternoon. The total represented
collections for the week ending
Wednesday at noon.
Beauty Winners
Chosen tnday
Miss Peggy Smith, 20-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Ray
Smith, was named "Miss Kings
Mountain of 1948" In the third annual
Junior Chamber of Commerce
beauty contest held at high school
auditorium last Friday night. Miss
Betty Falls, 16-year-old daughter ol
> Mr. and Mrs. Otis Falls Was voted
' "Miss Kings Mountain, Junior, . ol
1948" in a preliminary contest.
Miss Smith will represent Kings
Mountain at the annual MisS North
Carolina contest to be held at Wil.
mington July 17 and Miss Falls will
represent the city at the annual
Coastal Fetslval at Morehead City
in August.
Miss Frances .Lindsay, runner-up
to Miss Kings Mountain last year,
was second strain ibis vear. with
Miss Bonnie Mcintosh finishing in
third place in the Ll-entry contest
Miss Louise Lindsay was voted
the number two spot in the junior
contest and Miss Evelyn Roberta
won third place. Thirteen young la*
dies participated in the junior event
Otto (Toby) Williams, of Kings
Mountain, served as master of ceremonies
and John Cheshire was genMai
chairman of the event. A large
crowd attended the contests.
(Judge* were Rush Hamrick, Jay*
cee national director, Will Arey, and
Bill Lineberger, all of Shelby.
/ Following the contest a large
crowd attended the JSeauty Bail
held at the high school gymnasium.
Music was played by Frank Love
and his orchestra, of Shelby.
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Kings Mountain doctors reported
four cases of infantjle paralysis
Thursday morning.
The four cases reported Were:
| Baroara Pinnix. seven-year-ojd
[daughter of Rev. and Mrs. L. J. Pinj
nix, Gaston street.
Jerry Chaney, four-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Rooert Chaney, S.
Piedmont avenue.
.Jill Smith, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Smith of the Margraee
community.
Anita Brown, three-year-old dauIghter
of Isabel Wade Brown, colored,
who lives at the corner of Ridge
and Dilling streets.
With the exception of the Chaney
child, all are receiving treatment
at the Orthopedic hospital in Gastonia.
The Chaney child, first taken
to the Gastonia hospital Where
his case was diagnosed as polio,.was
remdved Wednesday to Grace hospiital
at Morganton. He is reported
I paralyzed from the waist down. The
Pinnix child has a facial paralysis,
and was reported resting well
Thursday morning. The Smith child
has a paralysis of the right leg, and
the Brown child a paralysis of both
legs, with most constriction in the
left leg, according t<y report of attending
physicians.
Several additional cases have been
reported in the county and nearby
in Gaston, 'but neither county has
yet been declared in epidemic stage
by the state health department.
The reporting of the cases, how
I ever, did bring an urging from Dr.
t Z. P. Mitchell, county health officer,
for ail people to make efforts to
keep especially sanitary conditions
around their premises. While the
method in which polio is carried
and transmitted is not known. Dr.
i Mitchell said the common fly arid
genera? unsanitary conditions are
| strong "suspects."
i About a month ago three cases occurred
in Gaston county neai here.
Two children of Mr. and Mrs. H. V.
Carver were stricken, and also a
neice ol the Carvers who lived nearby
The older Carver child succumbed.
and the other is still under an
oxygen tent at the Orthopedic hospital.
The third child has complete1
ly recovered.
BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits issued at City
Hall during the past week included:
Wednesday, Mrs. T. A, Pollock,
re-roof residence on E. King
$.100 and T. H. Conner, Phenix
Mill, construct smoke house, $200;
Monday, Virgie Blackwell, construct
wash house on Gantt street,
SlOn* an/1 Thn roH a \r Hrn Donloe
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construct new six-room dwelling
on Rosewood lane, $7,000.
FIRE ALARM
A fire from a stove Ignited a win
dow curtain at the home of E. H.
I Jackson, on Myers street, Wednes,
day afternoon at 6 o'clock. City
i firemen extinguished the btaze in
short order. Chief Grady King sair
, the burned window curtain was
the total damage.
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Piedmont North Carolina baseball
1 fans can find their July 4 holiday
week menu here, next week, as the
second annual Western District
semi-pro baseball tournament is
: reeled off as City Stadium with 11
games scheduled ~ from Monday
1 through Saturday, July 5-10.
John H. Moss, district conuttfs-l
sloner and director of the tournament
for the sponsoring Kings
I, Kings Mountain Idons club, announced
today completion of the eni
try list with 12 fast semi-pro teams
from 11 counties, who will fight for
the winner and runner-up places
which qualify them to compete in
1 Asheboro on the next leg of the trip
to Wichita, Kris., and the national
3emo-Pro Baseball championship.
Teams entered in the event are:
Carolina Mills, Maiden; Monroe
Slue Sox, Monroe; Rowan Mills, Sal
isbury; DuCourt Mills, Kings Mountain;
Berkley Mills, Hendersonvllle;
Mt Plwint; Beacon Mills, Swan'
nanoa; Linvllle; Enka; High Shoals;
Stanley; and Taylorsvllie. No less
than six fast semi-pro leagues are
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Building Site
'Otis D. Green Post 155. American
Legion, has purchased a lot
on West Kinj street from D. A.
Fulton heirs as a site for a Legion
building, according to announce
mint Thursday by Commander
John W. Gladden.
The lot was purchased lor Sl.25t2.
ft laces 80 feet on Kin? Street,
and will front 192,-5 feet on Juniper
street when it is opened. The
lot runs 212.S on the East side,
'77.5 feet on the South side.
3. O. Ratterree, member of the
post building committee, arranged
the transaction. Heirs of Mr.
Fulton who conveyed the property
are Mrs. Elizabeth J. Everhart,
C. L. Fulton, Mrs. Mae F. Putnam.
Mot. Edith Olive, Mrs. Alice McDaniel
and Mrs. Juanita F. A'.lran.
Zoning. Survey
To Be Conducted
The city planning board, in session
last week, voted to engage the
Vortli Carolina League of Municipalitiec
to conduct a survey of the
city with a view to zoning of the
community.
1 The action followed a discussion
.of zoning and Its advantages by
i Leigh Wilson, of Raleigh,' the league's
field consultant,
j Mr. Wilson explained that a zoning
plan would be set up territorial
building restrictions, would aid the
! expansion of the community, and
i would control health and welfare
I problems with respect to future
building. .
I According to the tentative arrange
I merit, Che league experts will conduct
the zoning survey, which will
jmake its report in the form of rec;
ommendacions to the city planning
board, this body will review the
I recommendations and present them
i to the public through discussion at
civic organization meetings and
through public meetings to discuss
the proposals. After public hearings,
the planning board will make final
! recommendations to the' city board
jof commissioners who may or my
| not adopt the proposals and give
them the force of law..
| Chairman J. B. Keeter presided
over the planning board session, at
which alt members were present, as
well as Mayor H. Tom Fulton, City
'Attorney E. A. Harrill, City Engineer
E, C., Brandon, and Commissioners
M. D. Phifer and Hunter Neisler.
| Citv Office To Close
Saturday At 1 P. M.
The office crt the City Hall will
begin closing on Saturday afternoons
. effective this weekend.
The new policy of closing at 1
p. m. Saturdays replaces the former
policy under which the office
was open, but employees were
given an afternoon off each week.
| City officials said they believed
, the change would make for more
1 efficient operation.
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12 Teams Entered
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the lix-dor Mmi-pro baseball
tournament beginning btrt Monday.
Tbo otodL sponsored by tbo
Lions club. Is tho drat lap in tbo
National Stnl-ho baMball championship.
First gams will bo Monday
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to" the pons in Saturday's steamm*
heat S41 strong and voted with thi
minority by 106 votes, as they gav<
^'har.les M. Johnson a 106-vote ma
ijortty in the race for governor a
gainst W. Kerr Scott, who carrle
I the state by a majority upwards v
' 11\ HAil
However, the voting here t^as .
morat: victory for Scott supporter:
i who had whittled the lead Johnsoi
piled up in the first race. In tit.
ifirst contest here, Johnson polle;
606 votes to 287 for Scott. The tota
I in the second primary was Johnso;
475 to 369. The figures therefori
changed from better than 2 to
slightly better than 4 ^o ,3.
Gaining in both boxes, 3cott mad<
I his biggest gain in West King:
Mountain precinct, where the voti
was exactly even?233 to 233. Th<
count in East Kings Mountain wa
Johnson 242, Scott 136.
The second primary vote here wa
approximately 300 votes less thai
jin the first primary, .when count}
land state races were being settled.
Credit for the Scott gain here wai
j attributed to many factors ? frorr
j the weather to the tide. The ho
weather, Johnson supporters rea
soned, cut down the in-city vote
j The tide they referred to was tn<
(Scott victory ride which was-notec
s in the majority of counties through
| out the state.
Also credited was the heavy .farm
,er vote. During-the second primary
I the farmers had gone to work witi
zaal for Candidate. Scott. - - '?
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iwith no disturbances, and few in
; oto /v/ k I ? ?? ' ^ ?
I oiauvco VI utvivci lllg. JCVerclI AtTJJUO
| iicans tried to vote but were inform
ed that only registered Democrat!
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Two Plants
Lack Orders
The unpleasant words "no or
ders," or at least, .slack orders, fa
miliar in Kings Mountain during
j the l930's, was heard again thi:
week.
Aubrey Mauney, of Kings Moun
tain Manufacturing Company, an
nounced this firm was closing "in
definitely" on Saturday, instead o
merely for the customary July 4ti
holiday week.
Taking a two-week vacation in
stead of one week was Mauney Ho
siery Company, Inc., with one, weei
of the vacation credited to insuffi
cient orders. However, this firm hai
announced it will resume operation!
July 12.
j Mr. Mauney said he hoped tha
| demand for Kings Mountain'Manu
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lai-iunng company yarn wouia r>?
sufficient to resume operations b;
July 21st.
The picture, however, had somi
! bright spots. DuCourt Mills, Inc
I which has operated a few "short
weeks recently, is passing up th>
July"4th holiday week to "run full,'
j and Robert Riley, of Kings Mountair
i Narrow Fabrics, Inc., said he was re
| iyctant to close his firm for the rw<
i scheduled holidays to be observec
I by this plant.
Youths Urged
To loin Guard
Gapt. Humes Houston, command
er of the local National Guard com
pany, yesterday Urged enlistment!
In the company by youths betweer
the ages of 17 and 18 and a half
and by service veterans ages 19-2;
with less than 12 months service.
Capt Houston pointed out thai
these men would be exempted front
the draft, if they were members oi
the Natnonal Guard.
He reported reoelpt of a telegram
from Adjutant General J. Van, B
Metta giving thla information ant
urging further enlistments., Gen
Metts pointed that the North Car
oilna National Guard is not yet t<
its full strength of 6,003 officers ant
men.
Capt. Houston said enlistments ar<
imso urgea irom veterans with ovei
90 days service during the war perl
od. He added that men 19-25 with
out previous service are not now ex
empt from the draft If their oaths oi
I enlistment are dated after mldnlgh
1 June 24.
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DINNER?W. Kerr Scott of How Ri- *
ret. in the Democratic nominee for
;overnor, following his second pri- ''
< mary victory over Charles M. Johnson
last Saturday. It was the first u
' time in the history of the state that
i a first yiimair runner-up won the *
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i mv*m?w?i?>vu4 mu?fB t'tuuuiiuu voters
gave Johnson a 106-vote majority.
Many . To Get 5
Week's Holiday *
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King* Mountain citizens were ma- j w
king plans this week for their an- o
. nual celebration ,of July 4th?with w
. many planning to enjoy a week's ; (1
. vacation with pay. ] f<
s The week's vacation will be enjoy. ; P
ed by the majority of the communi- j
ty's employees in industrial plants, ; e
according to announcements front i f<
the several firms, yesterday. Itt
There are a few exceptions. i ii
Craftspur.. Inc., will not close for !
j the week of July 4, but will delay 1 n
j their annual week's shutdown until T
! July 17, while Kings Mountain Is'ar- o!
row Fabrics, Inc., wili observe a tl
, j shorter vacation ? from Friday un- ei
11 til Tuesday afternoon. DuCourt I b
' Mills, Inc., will join its neighbor y
ICraftspun in operating the full n
|j week.
Ail Kings Mountain plants clos- n
f jing for the holiday will give vaca- ^
11 tions with pay, most of payments a
being made on a percentage of p
earning basis. .asmi .4M0I tl
The industrial firms observing the
c week of July 5-12 as a holiday in- ?
elude Neisler Mills, Inc., Bonnie Cot- f(
s t(
s I Majority of Kings Mountain S|
| business firms will close Monday. .
I ! July 5, in observance of the annu- f,
hi July 4th holiday, which this Ig,
? ! year falls on Sunday. The First I f,
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manufacturers, the building and q
-> Ixin associations, and the city of.
I fice have also announced they will ^
' i observe Monday as a holiday, j el
. Business firms which have been | f j
closing Wednesday afternoons I j,
i will observe their regular halfholiday,
according to announce- { t)
> ment by James B. Simpson, mer- [{
j' chants association secretary. Cloj
sing for the full week will be ,
Saunders Dry Cleaners, McCurdy I
Cleaners-Dyers and Weaver's j
Cleaners. i C
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j ton Mills, Mauney Milis, Inc., Sadie
Cotton Mills, Park Yarn Mills Com ,
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; Baker Captures
j Contest Honors
t Tommy Baker, Kings Mountain's 1
i 19-year-old expert model airplane
1 builder, continued his mastery of i
the field Sunday, as he captured top i
i honors in the Southeastern Model I
; Airplane contests at Greensboro. 4
I Young Baker, son of Dr. and Mrs. <
L: P. Baker, took three first places 1
and two second places in the con- <
> test to retain for the third consecI
utive year his championship rating i
in the Greensboro show. , i
? The Kings Mountain youth took |
r firsts In Class "A" speed, Class "B"
- speed, and Class "D" speed; seconds
in Class "C" speed and jet powered
- division. 1
t Attending the all?day meet were i
t 84 contestants from South Carolina, <
Virginia and North Carolina. i
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Board Rejects
Resignation
(N Attorney
The city , hoard of commissioners,
n special session Tuesday, entered
nto contract with Sherrtll Paving
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a estimated $.13,000 in -street re irfaeing.
The board also rejected rhe re.siglation
of City Attorney E A HarIII.
Three other firms had placed bids
or the street paving work. which is
eing paid for out of a budget surlus
from the fiscal year closing
Vedn'esday. They included 'Coates
onstruction Company, Florence, S.
Gilbert Engineering Company,
tatesville, and Kiker arid Yount, of
ieidsville.
Kiker and Yount gave prices for
sing both cut back asphalt and
arvia. Figures on the cut-back proosition
were $0.31- per square yard
or a double coat and $0 13 for a sinle
coat. For tarvia, their bid was
3.28 per square yard for double
oat and $0.15 3-10 for single while
atchi'ng was set for $1C)0 per square
ard. ,
Gilbert Engineering Company, to
se tar, bid for the job at $0.55 per
quare yard for a double coat, $0.28
er square yard, for a single coal ;V .
nd $2.00 per square yard for patch- '.
tgUsing
emulsified asphalt for the
aving, Coates Construction ' Comany's
bid was $0.40 per square
ard for double coat, $0.18, per
quare yaTd for single coat and $0.50
ftt square yard for patching.
The Sherrill Paving Company bid,
'hlch was accepted, was for the use
f emulsified asphalt and the prices
'ere $0.35 per square yard for a
uuoie coar, nyi per square yard
>r single coat and cost plus 10% for
atching.
Representative^ from all bidders
Kcept Kiker & Vauni were present
ir the opening of the bids and were
tanked by Mayor Fulton for their
merest in bidding.
In considering nids. 'try Engieer
E. C. Brandon and Mayor H.
om Fulton recommended the' use
f emulsified asphalt, a product of
le Standard Oil Company, in pref
renOe to cut-back, tar or tarvia,
aslng their endorsements on preious
experience with the different
laterials." *
Mayor Fulton announced that-.the
loney to be used for street repair,
'as a surplus the board had been
ble to accrue "through careful
lanning and cutting of corners on
ie 1947 48 budget." While this
'ork is to be repair only, Council
lan John MoSs expressed the hope
>r an adequate surplus next year
>r construction work on unpaved
Ereets.
Many streets, some of them their
j II lengths and others In the worst
actions, will be repaired in the near
lture. Among those to be repaved
re Phenix, ChurCh, Pine, Juniper,
(old. Mountain, Cansler, Broad, Ju
an, Parker, Tracy, Watterson, Waler.'City,
Fulton, Lackey, and Orlntal.
Those in the poorest condi
on have been given priority for
vo coats.
After the award of the contract,
ie matter of City Attorney E. A.
arnll's resignation which had been
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Voluntary Bon Asked
>n Youth Gatherings
Mayor H. Tom Fulton Thursday
morning urged parents of the city
to prevent children under 15 years
>1 age from attending any public
gatherings, due to the outbreak of
polio In the eltyi
"Unfortunately, not too much Is
mown aDout tlila oimom," tho
Mayor idd. "bat I want to urge
tho parents to tako all precauttona."
Ho added that ho hoped it would
aot bo necessary to pass an ordinance
banning public gatherings
lor youngsters, and announoed
that tho city was anticipating a
rlty-wlde spraying of DDT +> comJat
flies and other probable canine.
Mayor Pulton mode the statement
following receipt of in feenation
that four cases of polio
liad developed here.
JAYCEE MEETING
Regular dinner meeting of the
Kings Mountain Junior Chamber
>f Commerce will be held TuesSay
evening at 7:30 at the Woman's
Club.