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V-v , - c POPULATION City Limits (1940 Ceeuws) 6.574 Immediate Ttadinq Ama 15MO (1945 Ration Board Fiqruree) VOL. 59 MO. 43 Citizens Local News Bulletins KIWANIS MEETING Members of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club were scheduled to near an aaaress by 5. Letgn wtir son at their meeting at the Woman's Club Thursday-night at 6:30. Mr. Wilson, speaking on a program arranged by J. Byron Keeter, chairman of the city planning board, was to discuss the proposed zoning ordinance for Kings Mountain. TO CONDUCT SERVICES Rev. W. L. Pressly, pastor of Boyce Memorial ARP church, will leave Saturday for Wtnnsboro, S. C., where he will conduct a week's series of services at the Winnsboro ARP church. He expects to be away until next Friday. REVIVAL SERVICES Revival services will be held at El Bethel Methodist church, beginning Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, with Rev. T. G. Madison, of Winston-Salem, conducting the services. Services will begin at 7 o'clock each night next vveew. acoordlng to an announcement by the pastor JATCEE MEETING Regular meeting of the Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce will be held 'IXtesday night at i o'clock at the Woman's Club. President W. S. Fulton said a good program is being arranged WOW MEETING Fair Newberry, national president of ithe Woodmen of the World will be In Sho'by, next Wednesday night, for a meeting of Woodmen Boosters Clubs of the area. The meting will be held at the WOW building at 7:30, and a large delegation from Kings Mountain is expected to attend, accordto announcement from the local organization. ALLY DAY PROGRAM Rally Day will be observed at Central Merhodlst church on Sunday morning. with the children's department to present the r^lly day program at 10 o'clock in the main auditorium of the church. It was announced this week. MISSIONARY TO SPEAK Rev. R. L. Gowari, missionary to Haiti, will be guest speaker at First Wesleyan Methodist church on Sunday night at 7 o'dlock. Rev. Mr. Gowan will show kodachrome slides of the mission work in Haiti, according to an announcement by Rev. J. W. Philips, pastor of the church. BUILDING PERMITS Three building permits were issued at City Hall during the past week. Ort Monday permit was is: sued to J. F. Cunningham for construction of a store building on Linwood road valued at $1,000. On Oct. 21 permits were issued ' to Sterchi's, for remodeling, $500, and to Jake Sipes, for construction of a new four-room dwelling on West Ridge street, $3,000, FlAt Book Fund GUt. From Former ClHften J. Byron Koetor. chairman of the annua) drift for tho Jacob S. M aunoy Memorial Library Book foDd. announced this Week receipt for the first donation. It was a check for $5 from LosMcGinnls. former Kings Mountain citisen and a Islam editor of the Kings Mountain Herald, new a citisen of Richmond. Va. Ms. Keotss was doing seme ereItminary work en the Book Fund , dries Wednesday and sold the ma|er portion el the campaign would be conducted in Moeamber. Good ef the campaign is ttJOO, all of which wm be deeeted to purchase of books for expansion ef the eeiumeo In the city library. The committee deeply apprect* tee the gift from Mr. McGinnls." Mr. Keotss saML Tt was not soi lictted directly. Mr. MeCMnais artdentty hoeing noticed about the forthcoming driee in his Herald. His gift not only indicates his contain hot should paint the" way for ! full support of ^tho^ Book Fhnd j * " . v.;-t i > **" '* Jft'i 4 v* Kings - - - -s ToVot Annual Wo Floral Fair Record Crowd Is Expected To Attend Fair ITrlH v ii" ill K.t annua! Flnra? ? f r- I * * i>iii t#v miiiuui ? iviai ?" i* day in Kings Mountain, and record crowds are expected to attend the event sponsored by the Woman's Club. Mrs. J. L. McGill, chairman, said ; Thursday that a large number of J entries ? also expected to be -reei ord - breaking ? are expected to ' be entered in the various competi{tions. ! Alt entries should be at the WoI mans Club not later than 10 a. m., i she added, for the Judging will begin at this nour. A committee ol out-of-town judges will determine the winners. The usual dinner feature of the Floral Fair will be offered in the j downstairs dining room. Dinner | will be served beginning at noon, and again in the evening beginning ] at 6 p. m. The menu will feature a | f turkey dinner with all the trim-j mings at $1.25, and a chicken salad i dinner at 75 cents. It was also art- > nounced that a children's plate will be served. Admission to the flower ahow.wlll, be 10 cents. -looking forward to-woord attendance for the Fair," Mrs. Mc-! j Gill said. "Interest in the show has been exceedingly high and all the members of the Woman's Club, as wen as ouiers, nave cooperated beau I tifully in making plans for Fair." Lions To Sponsor Bowling Project The Kings Mountain Lions club .will "sponsor" the Arcadia Bowling* Alley for the week beginning Nov-1 ember 8. ?| ( During this week* the club will share 50-50 in fhe profits of the rec- ' reatlon establishment, according to an agreement concluded last week. Members of the Lions . club are S vending tickets at 25 cents per game for use during the week, and school, ! children and others ate being urged I to take advantage of the alleys dur; ing the afternoon hours to avoid; an evening Jam-up. Profits of the Lions club will benefit the club activities fund. j McKee Home Badly Damaged By Fire ' The home of T. C. (Redl McKee,1 j at 408 Cherokee stAeet. was badly damaged by fire on Sunday. . I Firemen answered the alarm at 12:10 p. m. Chief Grady King said 1 the fire started from a defective hot water heater. He estimated the dam- 1 j age to house and furnishings at approximately $2,000. The las? was partially covered by insurance, he said. Proposed Zoning 1 At Civic Clubs, Pu -v" i si ' A large number of citizens was I expected rp attend the public hear- \ ilTfir At Cltv Ha 11 ? 1 w ? xauiCTVia/ infill ai 8 o'clock on the proposed zoning ordinance for the city, | During the week, S. Leigh Wilson, tuning expert of the North League of Municipalities, trad been in Kings Mountain, having, addressed members of the Lions club on Tuesday night. He was to speak to the Ki- > wanls club on Thursday night, prior j to the pubHc hearing. In his address to the Lions, Mr. Wilson said the purpose of zoning is "to enable the property owner to j ; enjoy the property rights which he legally holds." "About 95 percent of-property own era sue quite cognizant of their nei-1 ghbors," Mr. Wilson aald, "zoning Is aimed at the other five percent.** Mr. Wilson outlined the proposed ordinance for Kings Mountain, j which he helped the city planning '< board draft, describing the "zoned". areas of the city which are divided ; into the following areas: (1) resi ( : - . nr. *i * - Jj^H m # vH Afl Kiags Mountain. If. C. Fri e In Gei man's 3 Is Friday : ( 1 I I t c SUCCUMBS ? Frank C. Retorts. d- ( tiitn ?V Kings Mountain mora than | SO yeaxs. ruid superintendent ol the routine Plant o! Noisier Mills. Inc.. died suddenly on October 21, following a heart attack. Funeral rites were conducted Saturday from the: First Presbyterian church. Rites Conducted Foi F. C. Roberts Funeral services were held Satur- > day afternoon at 3 o'clock at First j Presbyterian church , for Frank Cox, j Roberts, 57, who died suddenly at a ^ round 9 p. m. Thursday night, Oc tober 21, in a Gastonia hospital fol- . lowing a heart attack suffered in the * afternoon. Rev. P. D. Patrick, pastor of the church of which he was a member.'i officiated and interment was in. Mountain Rest cemetery. He was superintendent of the Pau- 1 line Plant df Neisler Mills and- had ' served the Neis'er organization fori1* over 35 years. A native of Ruther- c ford county, lie has been a residentI c of Kings Mountain for over 50 years. I His wife, the former Georgia Sum- fr mitt, died in 1939. \ c rne Doay lay in state at the chur-1 " ch until the hour of the funeral. c Survivors include two sons. Thorn- j j. as Roberts, of Forest City, and Eu- j Rene Roberts, student a: Darlington school, Rome, Georgia; three dau-! ghters, Mrs. Floyd Jenkins, of Mayo, . S. C., and Mrs. Harold Beal and Mrs-. I ' Charles Ballard, of Kings Mountain;, four brothers, Henry Roberts, of y Greer, S. C? and Harvey. Tom, and { Pinkney Roberts, of Kings Moun tain"; two sisters. Mrs. Mary Medlini v and Miss Annie Roberts, of Kings' s Mountain; and six grandchildren. 1 * Joe A. Neisler, Paul M. Neisler, C. t E. Neisler. Hunter Neisler, R. H. Webb, Harry Kimmell, W. W. Par- 4 rish. and Harry Page, served as active pallbearers. i" METER RECEIPTS Parking meter receipts for. the c _ 25th week of operations, which 3 ended Wednesday, totaled $152.28 v according to an announcement from the office of City Clerk S. A. j s Crouse. | ^ ' 7" *' : ]**. I. Law Discussed < lblic Hearing - t dent-ial, (2) neighborhood trading ? area, (31 business area, and (41 in- ' dustrlal. He said the act had b^en ^ drawn to take care of normal ex- ?, pansion of the city for the ensuing ^ years, but was subject to change to take care of further expansion. He cited several advantages of the | proposed act, listing of-street park- ' ing requirements In neighborhood trading areas as quite important, 1 due to the constant increase in traffic and the anticipated increase in number of automobiles by 1960. Me also outlined the frontage and side- f< trarri ? * -* k ?liiiiiaiiviia Oil resiaences." I r Mr. Wilson was prestned to the ' Lion* club by Otto (Toby) William*, c menber o* the city planning board. . Guests at the meeting included J. ^ Byron Keeter, chairman of the board and C. E. Nelsler, board member. c (A map showing the city at It n would appear under provisions of the proposed zoning ordinance is r published in today's edition of the a Herald, Second Section, Page 7.) a ' : ' +*% .. > . . * L r j ^ , Jj- y La i t i i i day. October 29. 1943 ieral El Harrill Named Recorder fudge By City Board Ector A. Harrill. well-known Kings Mountain attorney, was appointed luage 01 cuy recorder's court in a special meeting of the city board of . ommissioners last Friday. Mr. Harrill was sworn in as city' ludge Saturday morning by S. A. I L'rouSe, city clerk. Mr. Harrill becomes- the first lawyer to hold the position. He .succeeds the late O. C. O'Farrell. first i tnd only previous judge of the court 1 vhich was set up by legislative act ' n April 1943. Mr. O'Farrell served ' :ont'nuously in that position until [ tis death last week. Judge Harrill held his first court | his week. Salary of the city judge is $100 ' rer mont. Mr. Harr'll will also con- , inue to serve in the capacity of j ;ity attorney, it was announced by'] Vlayor H. Tom Fulton. J Symphony Drive To Begin Soon t Mrs. Paul Mauney, chairman of s he Kings Mountain-Symphony so- J dety's committee, announced this ' veek that the membership drive of 1 he organization would begin in the L tear future. f She also announced a general com i > nittee which will direct the mem- j tership campaign including, B. S. j t leill, Kiwanis club. Charles A. Go. 1 orth, Jr., Lions club, Jacob Cooper, N Mtftlhtain Junior-Chamber of 2 lommerce, Mrs. B, S. Neill, Wonan's Club, and Miss Lula Mae Tea;ue. Junior Woman's Club. Mr. Neill ' vill serve as treasurer. At large members of the memberhip committee are now being ap- ( tointea, Mrs. Mauriey announced: Kings Mountain membership in he society assures a visit of the Nor ? h Carolina Little Symphony to ^ lings Mountain, both for a public a oncert and a free children's conert. S Last year the Symphony made 25 t adio broadcasts and played one v oncert on a nation-wide NBC hook- s ip. It visited 60 towns and cities hroughout the state, playing 117 , oneerts including 58 free concerts e or school children. It was estimated a hat 54,000 persons attended the evning concerts. "The committee is, of course, anxous to see that the Symphony re- 8 urns to Kings Mountain for its an- v tual visit." Mrs. Mauney said, "and , r t believes that the community is ' 00. "The children's concerts alone are ' * vorth the support of the orchestra c he continued. The orchestra is under the direc- u ion of Dr. Benjamin Swalin. 1 Dfficers, Teachers *] To Be Installed ?. Sunday evening at 7:30 p. m.. a n andlelight service Will be held at r It. Matthew's Lutheran church at p fhich time officers and teachers of t he church organizations will he in,- |i tailed, according to announcement ?y Rev. W. H. Stender, pastor. Rev. Stender will preach a special ermon, and the Youth Choir, under n he direction of Mrs. Aubrey Ma|n- ' y will render special music, accord ? ng to the announcement. "All officers and teachers of all 1 he organizations and the auxiliari- J s are expected to be present, that _ i. off'cers and teachers of the Sun- 1 lay school, Children or the Church, ' fficers of the Leagues, Women of he Church, Brotherhood, and Altar Julld," Rev. Stender aald. tl Rock Hill Man Pai4AV a udiwi - i. - c Rev. Tom Gregory has been trans- w erred to First Church of the Naza- c ene, Gastonia,. and Rev. Harold ? ,iner. of Rock Hill, S. Q? has been ssigned as pastor 6f Park Grace il hurch of the Nazarene acoordlrig; s j an announcement made thts'n feek. The new pastor is living on the n herryville road at present. He is ? (tarried and has one son. j o Rev. Mr. Gregory will continue to n eside in Kings Mountain until hou- o Ing becomes available in Gastonia f! ccording to the announcement. 11! A 43-'- Jf-V"-* ' ' . . c??- ? *V . - erald v J, ection Merchants To Suspend j Wednesday Closings Kings Mountain rot ail sales personnel bade goodbye to Wednesday afternoon half-holidays this wewl: until after Christmas. Beginning next Wednesday, majority of retail firms of Kings Mountain, which hare been observing a half-holiday each Wednesday since the first of the year. \ will be open for business on a full slx-day-per-week schedule. According to the calendar the j next Wednesday half-holiday will , come on December 29. i Director of the Merchants Association recommended the evened schedule last month in order |j to better accommodate autumn rk.i.> ? %?iu viuisuaioa snoppeiii accoraing to an announcement by James B. , Simpson, executive secretary ot the Kings Mountain Merchants Association. . ? Inspection Lane Moving To Shelby Motor vehicle Inspection lane lumber 4 of the Department of Moor Vehicles is scheduled to ' pull (takes in Kings Mountain Friday m'd move to Shelby with a total of 165 vehicles inspected here since the ane began operations on last "atirday morning, according to i e- ) ?ort made by Grover Kiser, super- * risor. Next Kings Mountain visit is scheluied to begin on November 23 and nd op November 27 and the last rlsit this year Is set for December j 17-31. Of the 265 vehicles inspected1 hrough Wednesday, 188 of them j - mve securea tneir "blue sticker," e lenoting a passing mark, and 77 j t vere still on "time" with an unsatis- p actory inspection, Mr. Kiser said.. (t Another lane official stated that j1 najority of Kings Mountain area ve, 1 licles have been inspected. "This 1 irea is almost covered," he said. if I * Lane 4 will be open in Shelby on! j Saturday morning and will remain here until November 6. The lane rill be located on West Sumter. ' treet in Shelby. '11 Officials of the lane attributed he low number of vehicles inspect-' _ d to the "cotton picking season" j ind Mr. Kiser warned that some ve 1 ilcles still have to be testt^. "With winter coming on and pos- J ibility of bad weather during our isits to Kings Mountain, we urge notorists who have not undergone ^ he state-required vehicle inspection ; o have it done at the earliest possi- ( >le date and not wait until lanes are rowded and you have to wait in ' f ine for long periods." the supervis.r said. ^ Sank To Pass' Up t Two Holidays f . ' p The First National Bank will be P pen for business on election day lext Tuesday and on Armistice day e Jovember 11. in spite of the fact d hat these days are legal banking g lolraays. t? Officials of the bank announced a 'hursdav that the bank would be, pen for business as usual in order;0 r> a aecommodate farmers who are ? omplmipg the harvesting of crops.! Many Volunteer A Sloodmobile To B< * Dap Huffsteiler, chairman of the' n lOOd donor recruiting drive of the b urrent Red Cross campaign to aid;. . a establishment of an area blood c ank, reported Thursday morning c n "excellent" response to the ap-1 v eal for blood donors. [ ti Mr. Hufatetler said 325 pledge a ards had been signed by persons a rilling to give their bloodi with T ards still due to be received from V everal sections of the city. u He particularly praised GroVer for :s response, with more than 60 e Igned cards received from this com w tunity. . h Goal.of the drive for pledges is a b ilnimum of 600 persons. Only 200 rill be called for the first visit ! II f the Red Cross blood mobile, due 8 ext Friday, November 5, but the t; there will be listed in a permanent e lie, and will be called upon during p i*9?, whep the Bloodmoblle will e , IP Pages ID Todav ? . _ _ T _ | ? 1 '' ' 'V ,V ' . * PRICE FIVE CENTS [uesday National. State And Local Races WOl Be Decided Kings Mountain was about ready to join is follow NortIt Carolinians and tiie nation next Tuesday in balloting to choose i lie next President ' . ' of the United States. In North Carolina, voters would also choose officers from rhe lowest to the highest positions, from township constables to governor, and congressmen, as well as a U. S. Senator. . As-usual in North Carolina, though the state had played host to ['resident Harry S. Truman, seeking re-election to the office he attained at the death of Franklin D. liooseve11, and in spite of the odd situation of having four presidential canlidateson the ballot. North Carolina as a whole seemed to have witness Election Facts Election day: Tuosday. Norembor 2, 1942. Foils Open: 6:30 a. m. Foils Close: 6:30 p. m. Offices to bo filled: County offices. state offices. 11th district cestreiusas, on* U. S. Senator from North Carolina. Fresident of the United States. ' Kings Mountain polling pieces: Cast Kings Mountain precinct at City Hall. West Kings Mountain precinct at Victory Chevrolet Company* Election officials: East Kings Mountain. Mrs. Nell Cranford (D) registrar. T. F. McOiU (D) and Credy Howard (R) Judges. West Kings Mountain. Charles Campbell (D). registrar, k 1. Ooforth (D) end Wroy Williams (K), Judges. d her principal political furore for 948 in the spring primary canilaigns. Exception, of course, was in he close "switch" counties, where he numerical superiority of either he Republican or Democratic paries hingea on the middle or "Inde >endent" voters who muvp back and Drth across party lines when castng their ballots. Without too much steam in the orm of vote encouragement or moley from either of the major parties (Cont'd on page eight> reachers Meet In Charlotte ^g' Kings Mountain city schools will ie represented by a delegation of ix at the 26th annual- meeting in 'harlotte Friday of the South Piednont district of the North Carolina Education association. Delegates to the meeting will be diss Margaret Goforth, president of he local NEA unit, Miss Mary Patt?e, Mfs. Hill Cprpenter, and Miss lllzaberh Hum. Attending part of lie sessions will he B. N. Barnes, sulerin'endent of city schools, and towell Lane, high school principal. Dut to the late start of school aftr delay during the polio ban, the lay wjll not be a school holiday in lings Mountain this year. Full chedulcs wilt foe run. Mr. Barnes nnouneod The South Piedmont district inludes 15 counties, and its general fficers are: S. A. McDUffie. of Paw (Cpnt'd on page eight > s Blood Donois; i Here Nov. 5th lake at least two visits to. Kings fountain. -'A Persons who have signed pledge ards will receive appointment ards this week, asking them to . ? Isit the Bloodmobile at a specific ime. Persons receiving these cards re being urged to use the duplicate ttached and confirm appointment, he cards are pre-addressed to Mrs. It. B. Thomson, chairman of schedItng. Both Kings Mountain ,movie hous 9 have been running shorts this teek which show the methods used i obtaining blood for a permanent iood bank. Purpose of the drive Is to e?tab ish blood banks ail over the United tates, where blood plasma of ail yrpes can be obtained in the. short st possible time to save lives of ersons injured In accidents or otht disaster*.