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f:. 4 "''i "r' * ' ' < ' ' ' *' . ; POPULATION I City Limits (1940 Census) 6,574 Immediate Trading Area 15,000 (1945 Ration Board Figures) ? ? VOL. 59 NO. 36 Voters Rett Form Of G I Local News > . ' ! Bulletins j COURT OK TUESDAY City Recorder's Court will not convene Monday as regularly because of the Labor Day holiday. The regular weekly session of court before Judge O. C. O'Fartreil will convene Tuesday afternoon at 3 p m. IK1WANIS MEETING Members of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club were to hear an address by Dr. Z. P. Mitchell, county health officer, at the regular meeting of the club Thursday j night at 7 o'clock at the Woman's j Club. J)t. Mitchell was to discuss i M "Polio" ' I.IK CANNERY OPEN FRIDAYS Announcement was made yesterday that the Bethware cannery will operate on Fridays only until further notice. The community i cannery has been oneratlntr on 1 Tuesdays and Fridays. ALLEN GRADUATED Among the 123 graduates at State College August 20 was Geor- ' ge William Allen, jr., of Kings Mountain. He was graduated with a bachelor of science in textiles. ( - JAYCEE MEETING Regular meeting of the Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce will be. held Tuesday night at 7:30 at the-Woman's Club ^ according to an announcement by W. S. Fulton, Jr? president. METER RECEIPTS Parking mdter receipts for the 17th week of operation, which closed Wednesday, totaled $155.99 J according to a report from the office of S. A. Crouse, city clerk. TO LENOIR-RHYNE Four Kings Mountain students will be members of the Lenoir- j Rhyne college student body when the fall semester opens September 13. They are Gene Mltchem, Dickie McGinnls, David Mauney, and Joe Bhyne. All are upperclassmen with the exception of Rhyne. Roth Mauney and Rhyne will be members of the college band, Mauney playing the clarinet and Rhyne the French horn. f BUILDING PERMITS Three buiiamg.permits were issued at City Hall during the past week. On Wednesday permit was issued to C. M. Randall for con strudtion nf a near f/inr-i-nnm dwelling on Monte Vista drive cost $3,000. On Monday permit was i issued to D. C. Mauney, for con- j struction of a new three-room , frame house, cost $400. On last Friday permit was issued to James Whitesides for repairs to dwelling at 103 Tracy Street, cost $200. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Volunteers are needed to help t with the registration for Selective b Service and anyone who can help B ' next week is asked to call Mrs. B. ' N. Barnes and offer to serve.. K ) Hk;. anyone wishes to help during the I > ' week of Sept. 13-18, they are asked to call Mrs. C. C. Oaites. The hlr hours are from 8 a. m. until 5 p. m. and volunteers are being asked to serve in half-day shifts. Wednesday School Opening Doubtful The county board of hoalth was mooting at 4:30 Thursday of tornoon to tafco action on tbo polio j tysa. and B, N. Borneo. suporln-. tooMoat of oehoolo was quits duKUtto 4k?* -11- L-i-* * - MWM IMWI Vitj KOVOll WOUK1 D9 eble to open on September 8th as Mtottnlr scheduled. Ho sold ho bod conforrod with fe hwdth authorities and thai It ' seemed dubious , that tho ban Bp would bo lifted. Mr. Barnos added that tho local schools would open according to -tho ?commend at tons of tho counB tf hoard of health. "Of course." ho added, 'school won't bo able to opon tho dor following the lift* lag of tho banker it requires seem them* tt-Tte? mt?sd*hoI-.~IWW^ ? . , _ ?J , . " V ' " r ' ' ' t* I iin Present overnment Proposed Forms Badly Beaten In Charter Vote Kings Mountain voters went to the polls in not-too-great numbers nn Catitf/li it .?/*?? J *- ?*-*? ' v/i* k/muiuaj auu VWCU IU I tflclJII ine present form of government. The vote as canvassed by the City board of commissioners on Monday was as follows: For retaining the preseht cha-ter, 308. For the mtnager-council-mayor charter, 158. For the mayor-council charter, 92. The total vote of 558 represented approximately one-sixth of the registration. The ballot was arranged to give voters a second choice but few availed themselves of the opportunity. Three second choice votes were counted for the present form of government, eight for the manager form, and 12 for the mayor-council form. In no way did the second choices affect the total vote, proponets of retaining the present form scoring a clear majority. Activity in Saturday's election, a hot day which some thought cut down the voting, was limited prin cipany ro me group supporting the present form. Several workers werein the Held and polling place workers were distributing cards which read '."Vote For Present Form." The administration had gone on recdrd as supporting the managercouncil form of government, and were victorious only in Ward" 4, where 56 votes were recorded fot this form, 20 for the manager-council form, iand only 31 for the present form of government. In all other wards, the total showed a wfde preponderance in favor of the status quo. Principal issue involved in the charter vote was the change in school administration provided for in the two new proposed system. Had either of these charters been adopted, school trustees would have been elected for two-year terms, rather than six-year terms. Another issue involved was the change provided in the proposed charters which would have given Kings Mountain so-called "home rule." Under these provisions, future charter changes would have come about by election called after petition by 25 percent of the registered voters. Under the present form, cl arter OConft'd on page Mght) FIRE ALARM City firemen extinguished a fire at the home of Charlie Fulton on Mountain street at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning. Chief Grady King reported that the fire started from a defective stove flue and that damage was very slight. Mrs. Howell Doe: "Confesses," Denic The Betty Smith murder case took several new twists and turns this week, all centering around Mrs. Pratt Dover Howell, wife of Robert Howell, one of the men ' charged with the crime. At.Recorder's Court in Shelby Wed nesday, Mrs. Howell testified she had nothing to do with the shooting of the young red-headed girl. On Sunday, three days before, site had visited Coroner Oilie Harris here and had calmly written a statement "confessing" that she had killed the Smith girl. Mrs. Howell did her about-face on the stand, stating that her husband had cajoled and threatened her into making the "confession" statement. Howell, free under bond of 910,000 was present at the Wednesday hearing before Judge L. T. Hamrltk Hamrick, in turn, ordered Mrs. Howell placed In protective custody at the county jail. Trial of Howell and Jtay Sellers, also charged with the crime, is sehe'duled for the November term of Cle veland Superior Court, j, Mrs. Howell gave the following limy on ine witness stand: "At about midnight on the night of the kilHng, Robert came into the house. He was drunk. He had a black pistol in his hand.. He said. 'Damn you, Pratt, you'd better be (Conft'd on page eight) Kings MQuntain, N. C.. I Taxi Driver Gets Life For Blanton > Murder i - , ? 'Albert L. Brooks, Chattanooga, ( Tenn., taxi driver, was sentenced to iife imprisonment in Georgia's Wal- < ker county Superior Court Tuesday , .mbrning for the shotgun .slaying last March 24 of Hugh E. Blanton, t of Forest City. : |l This information was received I here by C. D. Blanton, brother of; the slaying victim, shortly after the i sentence was hanHoH 'i"'? ' VIV?? 1 I UJ Judge Claude Porter. The jury, which went out Thurs- s day morning, August 26, had re- * turned a finding of guiky of first ' degree murder with recommenda-i* tlon of mercy. The body of the Forest City man 1 was found at the foot of Lookout i Mountain near Chattanooga, Tenn., j last March, and a large sum of mo-1 ney known to be in his possession | was missing. I Po'ice investigation linked the cab driver with the case and it was later determined that the shotgun . which had fired the fatal shell had been in the possession of Brooks. At the.time, Blanton was en route 1 to Mississippi and had shopped over { in Chattanooga. The case was prosecuted by Geor- < gia District Solicitor E. J. Clover-, and his assistant Horace Clary, jj j Brooks denied on the witness ( stand that he had been to Lookout ^ Mountain "since he was 10 years "( old." The crime took place iust ov- . er the state line in Georgia, and the , taxi driver had been arrested on a [ murder charge shortly after the , killing. j, C. D. Blanton and another brother,'* Robert Blanton of Forest City, were ; present for the trial. Speeding Fines Ota The Increase j J i (! Tvventy-two cases were tried in < regular weekly session of City Re- j corders court held at City Hall Mon- j day, Judge O. C. O'Farrell presid- < ns- [< Only five defendants were con- ? victed on charges of public drunk ', enness. < The case against Zeb Helpher, i charge*! with assault with a deadly i weapon with intent to kill, was. dis- i missed. Harley Painter was fined costs af- j ter conviction on a charge of tem-j< porary larceny of a motor scooter, i Herbert M. Peavey, of Dallas, was; fined costs for disposal of mortgag ed p;uperty. Jim Averv. on a drunk and dis- I orderly charge, was fined $10 and costs. Wilford Hartsoe, charged with public drunkenness, and Austin Bai ley Barrett, charged with assault on a female, each requested a jury trial. They will be tried in Cleveland < county Recorders court. }j ; Robert Neal, of Bessemer City, ! 'for speeding, was fined $5 and costs, i i Edwin G. Herndon, of Grover, for ( driving without a drivers license, ' (Cont'd on page five) i About Face, ss Shooting Many Will Enjoy Holiday Monday '' Labor Day will be a holiday for a large number of Kingr Mountain people Monday. Most merchants., the city offices, the pos toff ice, the First National J Bank and state employment office will b? closed for the day, giving ' employees a "long" weekend. Merchants wil) also close, according to customary policy, on ' Wednesday aftemon, September t. TirrnA* Rnwo mmmm-gm 1HIVICBI < In Control Barber Shop i Sale of half-intere t in Central Barber Shop by Fred J. Wright, Sr? f j Pa>t Tignor was announced this week. The sale was consummated about two months ago, but was announced only yesterday by Mr. Wright. The firm is now owned Jointly by iCharles A. Goforth, Sr., and Mr. Tignor. Mr. Wright will continue to practice hfs trade a* Centra] Baiber Shop but said in making the announcement that he would not devote as much time to the business . us he formerly did. The consideration wad not announced. '' , V ' . ' ! '' v- - :>> : . '\Jiv-_ ' ' ,-i ^fy g*r || "riday. September 3. 1948 Draft Regis Here; 337 I ?-V , ' ' ';' -v ".' 4 ' Petitions Being Circulated On U. S. 74 Plans Petitions requesting the Worth Carolina State Highway Commission to re-route U. S. Highway 74 to he North of Kings Mountain are jeing circulated' among property j twners and residents of King street, j tccording to an announcement yes- | erday by Marshall Heavener, ohe j >f the interested property owners. Tho nnf i ? >An n , - ..v. |/vMttuu icaud cis IUIIOW5: "We, the unuersigned citizens, I iroperty owners, and residents who ive on Highway 29 and 74, known ; ocally as King .Street, extending hrough the center of the City of N1 Kings Mountain, have been inform- ga ?d that it is the purpose of the Commission to widen said street throu- v jh said City for an additional width )f 10 feet; we have also been infor- Kii ned that it is the purpose of the Ve Commission to continue to route id< :ruek traffic over this street regard ess of the hazards to the school ua :hildren who have to cross said Ca street as often as four times a day I luring the period of nine months of jll he year. We most respectfully call.JD /our attention to the fact that it is' _ >ne of the most heavily traveled 1 streets in the State due primarily to th fact that it carried the North and south traffic for National Highway t 29 and State Highway 74. Kii "We are signing this petition to vei ?r?ter our protest to your further en burdening this street with traffic, 1 and we most respectfully ask that Un you consider routing all throuh traf scl tic around or on the outer edge of Aju laid City, where we are informed st? that a way can be had with little ex. sxpense and traffic hazards can be | lessened." Ba Mr. Heavener said citizens of the ga Dak Grove community had express- tai 1 ?.! _1 1- ? - * ' me aesjre tor a pavea roaa tnrou-- Ba ?h their area since this area is sev- q ?ral miles distant from hard-surfac- ev'( ?d roads. jn Bethwaie Fair j.*! ? ^ ?' '*?P< Premium List Out p.' CO! Some 239 items are listed on the *.at premium list for the Bethware Com- '3 munity Fair to be held September a ' 16, 17, and 18 at Bethware school, res according to Myers Hambright, man i ager of the event being sponsored |jj, by the Bethware Progressive club jp, and the Bethware Veteran Farmer hp Training class. j|ax Some 150 persons, including fair lej; officials and surrounding area bus- wa inessmen, attended a barbecue sup- coi per at Bethware school Wednesday ta night at which time premium list and rules and regulations booklets1 1 were distributed. ;,n< Mr. Hambright announced that,1^. premium lists can be secured from any of the fair officials and urged J citizens to plan now to enter - the JT competition for awards. ? M Departments are listed as follows, with department heads named: Agriculture Boyd Harrelson. Horticulture-Wayne 1- Ware. Livestock-J. C. Randie, general; wi Jack Ware and John Phifer, hog; Da and Herman Goforth, sheep. Mc Canned fruits and vegetables- gr< Mrs. Frank Ware, Mrs. C. S. Falls, for and Mrs. Lee Devt-ney. , an Preserves Jellies, and Jams-Mrs. Eveiyn He,rndon and Mrs. H. A. Go- ed forth. ' . m< Pickles and Meats-Mrs. C. C. Whis th? nant and Miss Pinkie Lee Randie. tl< Pantry and Dairy Supplies-Mrs. ? Hal Morris, Mrs. William Bell, and] Mrs. Odessa McSwain. , si Household Arts-Mrs. Lamar Hern a Tommy Baker Adds J New Model Laurels ? Tommy Baker, ace with model,2\'i airplanes, has now added interna- ev< tional recognition to his growing 1 list of laurels. Sa Already the holder of numerous Su championships throughout the South and in many other states, he J emerged in second place in both the let a A A <?' ?v? wmoo apctru urntJliaira* ('"! tions at the International Model rea Plane meet held in Detroit last! i week. jwil Mr.! Baker was in competition Ge with 542 other model plane builders Foi at Detroit (Fa He also entered the' National Ch contest at Toledo, Ohio, Aug. 29. | erald i (ration Go Jsted In Tl * v t i l IKnwBHBH ^|p IW LAWYER ? William Faison 11 rnes, above. Kings Mountain na- 0 e. announced this week that he '' s< beginning the practice oi law in a ngs Mountain. A World War II ei teran. Mr. Barnes has been a res- tl mt of Pinetops. N. C. He was gradted from the University of North rolina law school. e) lames To Open . aw Office Here ?' tVilliam Faison Barnes, native of te tigs Mountain ai)d World War II ai teran, will arrive here this week- st d to begin the practice of law. B Mr. Barnes, recent graduate of the ol tiversity of North Carolina Law s< tool, was admitted to the bar In re igust, following his successful inding of the North Carolina Bar ft aminations. t? He is (he son of Mrs. Lvda Faison 1 rnes and the late Edwin W. rnes, a well-known Kings Moun- J11 n druggist from 1911 to 1924. The rnes family moved to Pinetops, N. in 1924, and has resided there ?r since. Mr. Barnes succumbed 1 1937 * Sntering the army in April, 1943, 1 ? new Kings Mountain attorney, ?nt 37 months in service, inelud ; 16 months of duty in the South cific area as a supply officer and k npany commander. He held the f0 tk of second lieutenant on his j{ charge in May 1946. He now is hi commissioned officer in the army 0| erve. Vt the University of North Caro- '* a, from which he received the " gree of B. S. in Commerce in 1943. " was president of his first year v class, a member of the student tr tislature and debate council, and is a member of Delta Sigma Pi mmerce fraternity and Delta The- i Phi law fraternity r? !"i Mr. Barnes expectk to announce I > opening of his offices within the xt few days. 1st 'ifth Annual Lions 'o Top Labor Da} rhe Kings Mountain Lions Club si il present its fifth annual Labor i y Horse Show at City Stadium ( >nday, with a classy field of toptde horseflesh scheduled to vie j more than $1,000 in prize money ; d additional handsome trophies. | Two programs have been arrangfor the show, which is one of the >st complete one-day events in i area. Twelve-classes are sched ;d for the afternoon, beginning at Tickets for the Lions Club horse tow may be purchased In adjnce from member of the club r at Kings Mountain Drug Store, nu* uumwuuvwi ycnoiua; uy J j ^ , McKinney, ticket tales chairan. ? I 10 p. m., with eleven classes in the ' sntng, beginning at 8 p. m. S. G. (Gilly) {Jilmore, of Winston ' Icm, will judge the event, and ; tart Delllnger of Stanley, will ' 1 as ringmaster. 1 limmy Harris, entries committee i ' ilrman', reported Thursday morn- 1 [ that total number of horses alidy entered for the show is 37. tmong exhibitors showing here 11 be Misses Evelyn and Frances ttys of Clover, S. C., Mis, Barbara rd, of Clover, S. C., Holly-Oak rms of Shelby, and Lex Marsh, of arlotte, all of whom are veterans | (Cont'd, on page eight) * - ' ' j j . * ' I - ; t * . - * - v 1 1 ? Pages I 0 Today _J ; f PRICE FIVE CENTS ins W ell C7 k ree Duyi /olunteer Workers Aid legistration The new peacetime draft got un erway liere Monday with 126 you ts from 18-25 keeping a corps of olunteer workers on virtually full me auiy at tne City Hall , court . >om registration station. 'By Wednesday at the 5 p. in. clos- . tg time, a total of 337 local area ouths had affixed their names to ew selective service registration irds. A total ol 105 had gone irou'Th their registration process on uesday, with an additional 106 on Wednesday; On the average it required about I minutes to complete the details n each individual registrant, with te time varying slightly in the ea ?s of youthful veterans who were sked to give their army service itrance and discharge dates, plus teir serial numbers. With the total registration here pproximately one-third of the toil for Cleveland County, it appear 1 that the registration was going ' ? tceptionally well. The services anticipate inducting bout 10,000 men from the 48 states i October, according to present lans. The job of registration here Is beig handled by a number of voluner workers, some 40 offering to Id in the task. This brought a atement of appreciation from W. . Logan, Kings Mountain member I the Cleveland County selective , vrvice board, and in charge of the vgistratlons here. Mr. Logaq expressed appreciation >r the cooperation of citizens in Iding in the work and pointed out lat the Cleveland board, late in oranizing due to last minute resignations of appointed board mem;rs, wouid have had a difficult (Cont'd on page eight) ynch Opens lealty Agency Haywood E. Lynch, well-known ings Mountain business man and irmer editor of the Kings Mountain erald, announced this week that i is opening a realty agency, with 'fices at No. 2, Morrison Building. Mr. Lynch has long been active i real estate circles in Kings Mounlin on a private oasis, and, since )45, has built several homes in the ty, both for re sale and on a conact basis. Hia experience therefore tables him to have first-hand nowledge of realty values. "I have long been interested In the any Business, Mr. L.yneh said, ind I am happy to announce that can now enter this field full-scale." Mr. Lynch said he would handle lies, purchases, and rentals. Hozse Show I Holiday Menu Villis Baby Died )l Polio Saturday The potto epidemic in the Kings Mountain area totaled two deaths' and 21 cases, according to a surrey made by the Herald Thursday morning. Second victim of the disease was a 15-month-old girl, daughter >f Mr. and Mrs. Grady Willis, route 3, Kings Mountain, who succumbed on Saturday at the Orthopedic hospital in Gastonia. The baby had become ill two' days previously and . .ad been committed to the hospital by Dr. J. E. Anthony. Other doctors reported no additional comi. most adding that they had seen no new polio patients In the past two weeks. , The hope, of course, was universal that the epidemic was over, and several thought that the Coolsr weather developing this week might aid in ending the epidemic. WOW MEETING The Woodmen of the World will meet Tuesday evening at 7:30 at the WOW Hall. An important business session is scheduled, accord Ing to Camp Commander W. Y. England, who is urging all memtwrs to attend.