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Page Eight Mountain Central High school's Mountain ee;?, victory hungry after a tough ( to T lets# to the pace-setting Morgan ton football eleven here last Fridaj * ' 'nil?hi. will )w? oiinnine fnr th*?ir hac oncl Western conference. (Class A1 win in City Stadium Friday night when they tangle with the Hilltop pers from Rutherfordton - SplndaU high school. "Game time is 7:30. . The Hilhoppers boast a loop rec ord of two wins, one loss, The learnt shouldbe evenly matched for tht clash with the visitors wearing th? favorite role by virtue of their higher conference win-percentage. All set to go after missing lasi Friday's game is Tailback Richard Whtte. White was injured after performing brilliantly in the Mountaineer's 12 tp 6 victory over NCSD, "Tailback find" in the Morganton ' game. Fullback Delvin Hufstetler, is also ih top condition and Is raring to run from full or tail. He substituted for the injured White in last Friday's contest. Coaches report the Mountaineer forward wall in "A-l" condition. The Central line has been playing good football against much heavier lines all season Kings Mountain has two home games remaining on the schedule? both this month. On next Friday the locals meet Cherry ville In a "homecoming" game and on October 29 the Mountaineers are hosts to Mt. Holly In a non-loop affair. Helen Jenkins Plans Trip To Hollywood Helen Jenkins, owner of Billie . Gene Beauty Shop, announced yesterday plans for additional study in hair styles under her former in structor, Betty Reeder, in Hollywood California. She will leave Saturday night b> plane and plans to he in California for three weeks, including t-w< weeks study, and stated she woult attend the Hollywood Screen Guilt cosmotologist show at the Ambassa dor Hotel, in Hollywood. More About Tax Valuation Cont'd from front page* levy tor that year- as $82,119,69. The board heard a plea from Ha and Fred Plonk, owners of Crust-en Hill Development Company, for re . imburscmcnt for. water and sewn lines per-agreement with the city The agreement had called for cit re imbursement when a minimur of ten houses had been constructe in the development. The conimis sioners were informed by At tome K. A. Harrill that Glee A. Bridge sought re imbursement for simila installations on his property 01 Landing-street. Mayor Pro Tern Carl Mauney. wh was presiding in the absence of Ma vor H. Tom Fulton, suggested special meeting at an early date t determine settlement. Amounts fo t h IV (HI niiiicii iiwrtiiWo/i ii ... f~ -- -,J? ? * ?v \ UIVUIUVU I the current year's budget. The board voted to ask the loca Rod Cross organization to vacat its City Hall office by November 1' duo to need tor space for city work It formally charged City Attorne; Harrill with the 1947 tax sale eertif leates and City Clerk Crouse wit. the 194S tax levy, and formal! transferred to the general fund $13.37 bank .balance of the dissolve city recreation commission. 'tin a request from the city school to build a band stand at CityStadl tint the board voted to furnish th labor if the schools would f urn is the lumber. The city engineer wa also instructed to make repairs o 'the main grandstand. The hoard voted to send Mr. Bran don to a three-day eity manager' institute converting in Chicago Sun day. I fete like New FINEST GUARANTIED WATCH REPAIRING ESTIMATES FREE Now for the first time Imuunpi iny i\o|jivn.cnicnT5 For Elgin Wafches made since 1939 . . . GRAYSON'S JEWELRY 4-Day Guaranteed Service .. . < . vj' - .. . DflVC Qcf Fi l/Vl O IJVl A 1 more About i 5 Capital fteeded f ! iContcT from front page) . and foreman ?7,500 year. I | "A continual program of departmental personnel development and training ol department heads is a , must requirement to be considered. lie time has passed when we can easily employ men suitable to fit our t needs. They must be developed from ! imong our employees. The future , .vorth.of an employee must be j veighed along with his other qual' cations prior to employment. "It wili he noticed that above list I of projects does not include street paving, gutters, or sidewalks. It is ' i not.intended that this necessary 1 work be neglected. Contrarily, it | should be a continual process, but be done in a 100 percent assessment basis. The fact that municipal ' service demand has been on the in- ' Crease with no aDDreeiabl<? lnorons* 1 In revenue, coupled with the fact 1 that the owner of abutting property 1 benefits directly and to the greatest extent from this type of work has * caused cities to adopt the above re commended policy. Some cities are , requiring the assessment to be paid , prior to the. letting the contract in ( order that the city t>e relieved of ( supplying the required money. , ! "No report of this type could be ] complete without suggestions for j revenue to cover the needed work. '] Bond issues have been mentioned. ( \ The City of Kings Mountain, at the beginning of this fiscal year had a bonded indebtedness of $357,000.00 1 and a property valuation of $5,417,- i 072.00 which is an indebtedness ra- \ tio of 6.6 percent. The General Stat- i utes of the State of North Carolina i allow only an 8 percent indebted- i nes? exclusive of water and sewer I bonds. The Local Government Com- < . mission by which all municipal r bond issues must be approved In i t this state, will not consider any bond < , Issue which increases the indebtedj ness ratio to over 14 percent. Munlj cipal financial advisers for the na- | tion as a whole advise a 10 percent | maximum and this is limited so that the annual expenditure for bond J principal plus interest not exceed 25 percent of the annual budget tours is 16.25 percent for this year). "No Cltv should an nlncnlu an. ptoach its borrowing limit that ej mergency borrowing is jeopardized. ( By that is meant that provision shouid be left for a sizable amount to be borrowed at a reasonable fig' ure if power lines or water and sew' er installations were damaged by * some uniorseen and unexpected ca" tastrophe such as a tornado. Too, it should be remembered that' the " povV??r to borrow is one of our most * useful and important assets, but it s must be within reasonable and safe 1 'limits. Strong credit ? the ability n to borrow when necessary on the : most favorable terms offered by the 0 | market for municipal securites ? is an objective that no city can afford a to ignore. Therefore a sound brorow. ? ing policy is one which seeks to con"" serve rather than exhaust credit. n j This involves, in general, borrowI ing as sparingly as possible and re1 paying as raoidly as possible. One f. other fact to consider is rhat Kings * | Mountain, industrially speaking, is ' | a one type industry city, and its ey conomic stability is dependent en- 1 " * tirely upon the textile industry. This | : would indicate that a Pay-as-you-go y Plan is by far the best financial pol- j a icy, and it is strongly recommended cl that such a goal be set as"the ultima to objective of the eity. si - I i- "After consideration of the above | e facts, it will be seen that Kings h Mountain could not. afford any bond j s Issue greater than $250,000, which n would give a ratio of 11.2 percent. If an issue of this size were sold, the average life would approach 10 s years, giving a principal repayment of S0.250.00 a year plus a starting in- ! teresr navntem la: 'J mifcnmi-r ? ? 250.00 a year and a total of, 513,500.00 a- year for the first year and decreasing only Si8l:25 a year. This a- . mount would mean an increase of 50.25 on the present tax rate, if a tax | increases were used to finance the bond issue, "One other consideration regard, j ing bond issues should be brought out. The period uf repay ment on bonds should never extend beyond.' the minimum estimated life-of the; project financed. To illustrate this,' our filter plant is now operating arj average of 13 hours per day as compared with T hours per day; in 1912. In 6 years wp have average inereis- i ing operations one hour per day peri year. At this rate, in 5 years we will 1 reacti the maxirhum capacity of the plant, hut sve have, 14 years" to payoil one large Water bond issue and IS years on ano.hei' "Other revenue sources being used by cities include service charges on j such serSices as garbage collection and sewage disposal. .The average j sewer, fees imposed by cities in Nor- < th Carolina is a flat 25 perceht of the water charge per month. Tt-isi would net our city'approximately I $7,000.00 a year. A complete tax j mapping of the city would.undotiht- [ edly increase the revenue iro.n ad ! valorem tax'eis, and of course, the! much discussed revaluation and e- j iquahzatjon of all property in the! ! county is a dire necessity. "The purpose of this report is to j i bring to-light our general situation ^ ^. r.;-, ^ THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HER or Hilltop and to request a careful,study of th< outlined projects and the establish ing of a definite 5 year or longei range improvement plan and capi tal expenditure budget. A lega iramework should be enacted to in sure continuity of such a program and coordination with the annual o perating budget." The board received the report foi study and discussed only minoi phases of it. More About Red Cross (Cont'd .'rom front page) *man of the blood program drive ol the Red Cross chapter, stated thfc week that plans were rapidly neartng completion, "....it will not be long before our first call for blood tonors is .sent out," he said. "When that call is made, it will be up tc the good people of Number 4 Townthlp to realize the significant opaortunlty they are being given tc support a grc&t humanitarian philosophy ? man's humanity to man." The purpose of the blood program, which Is nation-wide,, is to obtain plasma which can be moved to meet lemands caused by disasters, disease, etc., or by a grea?er-than-nor nai demand from any one section. Plans call for twice-yearly trips lere of a mobile unit from Atlanta. Stood collected here would be processed at Charlotte. Chairman Hunnicutt said this .veek that "the all-Important task of [he donor recruitment committee will be to contact groups and individuals in order that every person eligible to contribute to this great undertaking wil have an opportunity to do so. The Donor Recruitment committee, like all others, will serve without pay ? as this is a volunteer program in the truest sense of the word. "The professional and technical For Except! SH j * I Mohawk She Size 81 x 99 flA OA &M9 Pillow Cases .... 7 Size 42 x 36 DAN RIVER Shenandoal Size 81 x 99 S2.98 Pelzer Sheets Size 8! x 99 Good Quality I n.uu^L.j uiuiicavnva SHEETING t ; Nice Quality Father George Unbleached SHEETING ' i i ' i 4 I Kee i 1 1 ALP, KINGS kOPNTAtH. N. C. per Battle 1 Two Bound Over From Court Here; Two defendants were bound over " to the next criminal term of Cleve- i land county Superior court and 15 r" other c^ses were on the docket in r regular weekly session of City Repnrrlprc rv^iirt knM ?* u-??t .? day afternoon. Judge O. C. O'Farrell presiding. "Probable cause was found against j Sammie Roseboro, charged with: breaking and entering MeCurdy j I Cleaners-'Dyers on Sept. 21, in pre> lirninary hearing at City Hall on j the afternoon of Octbber 7 and.Rose boro was bound over to Superior > court under bond of $230. He hasn't i made bond and is in Shelby jail. ! > Nathen Eldei, Negro of Gastonia, 1 aspects of bleeding and processing ' of the blood itself will, of course, be , j handled by the professional staff of {the Atlanta center. The mobile ObitT j staff will include a physician, nur| sds, a technican, and other trained specialists. But playing an even more vital part in the operation of the program vyill.be.such volunteers as Gray Ladies' nurse's aides, staff , assistants, and canteen workers, | who will be named soon by Mrs. Ro' bert Miller, chairman of five chap- j I ter's volunteer services committee. I! "In response to the recurring ques 'I ink. I. i-i ( itvu v? " IV 13 CII(1U1C IU ^ive UIOOU, It should be mentioned that, gener! ally speaking, any healthy person from 21 to 60 years of age and wei-! ghing 110 pounds or more may give blood without suffering ill effects; ; Tests given at the center prior to donations constitute a final precauj tlon. Minors, 18 to 20 Inclusive, may (j donate blood if they have written I permission from their parents or ! 1 i guardians." i onal Values For Sewii OP K . I SHEET ' \ Pepper ell's Park Lam { Park Lane, it Park Lanfr si EXT j t A BEST 1 Pillow Cases Sin ets In Colorsl Lady Pepp Percales 9c pr. Rote. ?- Matching I Pillow S Size Pepperells, si Moss Rose, si $2.48 Matching Pill Siz< 69c yd. 81 in. wide , Only jfe 25c yi ' ? . ! }. ??? iii i i i i l'l ter's D ? ':* 7 >y^r^y- ' ; ' <>*-;-y , * " ^ *' " -v"V*' V Here Fride V . . ' * " was bound over to Superior court t without privilege of bond in connec 1 tion with the pistol-shooting of Lu- | cille Jackson, colored, dn East Ridge street around midnight Oct 7-8. He : was charged with assault with in-1 tent to kill and with carrying a concealed weapon. Elder was allowed to post a $1,000 bond when Shelby hospital authorities-pronounced the Jackson woman as "out of danger," according to Police Chief ' N. M. Parr. Five defendants were convicted on chages of public drunkenness, one defendant drawing two fines on the same count. Other cases were: Wilson Freeman Love, of Charlotte, for running a red light, paid costs. Robert Dawkins, for larceny, $10 and costs. . Joannus D. Wright, of Shelby, for speeding, paid $5 and costs. John Paul Eskridge, of Charlotte for driving drunk, was given a sixmonths sentence, suspended on payment of a $100 fine and costs and loss of his drivers ficepse for a year. William Eugene Allen, for running a red light, was charged costsDavid Jackson Barbery, of Char; lotte, for driving drunk and reckless driving, was fined $125 and costs j and was ordered tp surrender his j drivers license tor a year. Bobby Jean Green, for disorderly conduct, was fined $5 and costs. William Harold Adams, tor driving drunk, was fined $100 and costs and ordered to surrender his license for one year. Harry R. Galloway, of Shelby, for running a red light, paid costs. Reports show thta more than 80,006 persons died from the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Medical authorities believe as many as 20,000 would have survived if adequate amounts of whole blood had1, been available. ?.-* v* ' ' ' . ng. In Home Furnlshii EETEI mm mmamm mm mmmm m v* " *. ' t " ' v ' ' * < >*." C ? . . 7 , . . SPECIALS! Size 72x108 $ $3.69 [ 81x99 .... $3.79 lie 81x108 . $3.98 QUALITY PERCALE (to match) 97c pr. I 42x381/2 Size 81 x 108 erell $4.98 Blue. Green ilips.... $1.45 pr. 42 x 381/2 ze 81x108 . . $3.98 ze 81x99 . $3.49 low Slips . 79c pr. e 42 x 36 Except ? 1 !>:' scotch i d| - ,? r Oth ept. SI -> ' :*, ' v 4 . . - f-'v ' Friday. October115. 1343 (Qk ly At 7:30 BY J. C. DARRACOTT A noted psychiatrist says that if the Foreign Ministers of ' the big nations were given a dose of truth serum they might be able to settle their differences more quickiy. That could be good or bad. It depends on the truth. How ... ever, it would.be inteiesting. Instead of beating around the bush, the Foreign Ministers might go out on a limb immediately. Diplomatic language would become as simple as the ABC's. "Yes" .? <v would mean just that. Instead of 4 u having as many interceptions as I sky writing in a hurricane. 11 v' ^ the truth hurts, it couldn't hurt worse than a lot of double-talk. Our Mountaineers are really playing good football and everybody should turn out to for the three remaining home games. And don't forget to be ready to majte your appointment to give blood for the-Red-Crbss chapter's blood service program. Peter Pringle of Germiston, Souwi Africa, who is 118 .years old, shaved off his beard because it made him "feel too old." There |S a barefaced understatment. It IsnH an "understatement" when we say you jfet the best of service at the lowest possible price at WESTERN AUTO ASSOCIATE STORE. If you're looking for Just? the RIGHT toy as a gift or to keep! the "kiddles" quiet, you won't be! disappointed with our selection.1 We have everything a child could! want and then some. Stop in to! day and take home a surprise!! Phone: 92. 9 I ngs Kb ? H BR > j Djr nw 1 '^^ 1C V pi) i' p? - ^N?Xr i ^ IiAUI CURTAINS 4 . ",r" Beautiful Selection . .. # . , .. * " ' ' . i - i $2.48 to $3.95 a > M ional Values In VOOLENS Plaids ....$235 yd. | Beautiful Colors '' Percent All-Wool .... TT , ?- . s.? er Woolens 15 to $235 tore gggg
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