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.i'i * ' . "" ?' - - > ' mm1* 1 * 1 tmmtmmutf - . POPULATION City Limits (1940 Census) 8.574 Immediate Trading Area 15.000 (1945 Ration Board Figures) ]^==??1 J VOL. 59 NO. 52 Citizens I w _i Aiocai news Bulletins GRACE SERVICES Special Christmas rites will be observed at Grace Methodist church on Christmas Day, it was announced yesterday by the pastor, Rev, G. W. Fink. A special sunrise service'will be held at the church Christmas morning at 6 O'clock, and the Youth Fellowship will present a play "They Found a Child" Christmas evening at 7 o.'clock. ' NO LIONS MEETING Regular meeting of the Kings Mountain Lions ciub, scheduled ' for December 28th, will not be held. In lieu of the Christmasweek meeting, half the members of-the club are gathering at Muuney Hosiery Company Thursday night to prepare Christmas basFF kets for the needy. The remainder of the members will distribute the Christmas cheer baskets on Christmas morning. ; , INSPECTION LANE Auto Inspection Lane No. 4 is 1 scheduled to return to Kings Mountain Monday and to remain here through Fridaj. All motor vehicles of the year model 1941 ana iy4? are requirea to De inspected by the end of the year. The lane will operate as Usual on Tracy street, between Gold and j Mountain. Entrace to the lane will ! be from Gold street. CITY AUTO TAGS A total of 150 city auto license tags for 1949 had been sold Tues day morning, according to S. A. Crouse, city clerk. The tags cost a dollar and all cars owned by motwists living within the city limits are required to show them. CAROLING GROUP Members of th" Luther Leagues of St. Matthew's Lutheran chureh i will g? carol:'.,g after the Christ- j mas Eve service at the church, it ! was announced this week. Mem- j berj are asked to gfcther in the' church recreation room Immediately following the service. Crescent Hill Property Now In City Limit* m. The city board of commissioners, W in special session at City Hall Monday afternoon, passed an otdinance annexing approximately 18.68 ac-, res of land to the city. All of the land Included in the annexation lies in Crescent Hill residential development. Provisions pf the annexatiqn ordinance give residents and property owners in the annexed area all, rights and orivileges of city citizen-! ship together with a share in the debts and other obligations of the city. The property will be subject to city taxes for 1949. Houser Folio Drhro Committee Chairman chairman of Industrial gifts la this'year's March ai Dimos earn' paign. acceding to an announcement Tussdaf morning try Ollie Harris. Kings Mountain chairman. Aiding Mr. Houser In this phase of the campaign will bo Mrs. Harry Fag# and Jack i. Dof. Freessds from tbo March of Dimos collection go ts defray costs | af treatment of polio patients, for : relief in epidemic areas, and lor 4 research to determine cause and * * " ** Getting Lutheran Church To Give Service | Christmas Eve ' - 'I 1 The traditional Carol and Candlei lighting service will lie held on" | Christmas Eve, at 11 p. m.. at Sl j Matthew's Lutheran church. This service is an attraction for many ! visitors. At the end of each church pew is j a six foot pole1 with a candle, and myriads'of candles are placed elsewhere in the church. Lovely poinsettias are placed around the church to add beauty to the Christmas scenes. A beautiful Christmas tree j adds to the loveliness of the setting. ] , ?round the entire front chancel of the church has been placed a gar- I j land of evergreens with white lights , and a large Moravian Star of the! East to complete the scene. The service is divided into three j iPart*: . , .1 1. Mankind ? Yearning for the . Light 'r -j 2. God?Preparing to Give the' Light. 3. Jesus?the Light of the World. 1 The Senior choir, under the direction of Mrs. J. E. Herndon, organist, will render special music, and the pastor will bring a brief Christmas i message. At the conclusion of the service each worshipper will be given a' candle which will be lighted b^,the ushers from the altar candles, and the congregation will join in singing "Silent Night! Holy Night!" after which the congregation will file out of the. church. The benediction will be pronounced at the door. The public is cordially invited to wor-. ship at this service. X-Ray Fund Gifts $2149 <r Contributions to the Jayoee X-Ray fund' campaign from Kings Moun-1 tain totaled $2149 Tuesday morning, according to announcement by Grady Howard, treasurer. Quota from Kings Mountain and Number 4 township has been lowered to $3400. Mr. Howard pointed out, following purchase of the ma- ' chine at a figure less than was an- j ticipated in the original budget. Needed, therefore, to complete the 1 local portion of the campaign ?being conducted Jointly, betwegji the Junior Chahber of Commerce organizations of Shelby and Kings Mountain?is $1251. Mr. Howard safd several firms., including one large industrial firm, had indicated that gifts to the fund would be forthcoming, but he sa*d more will be needed [ to assure successful completion of the drlue. I Business and industrial firms | have been asked to contribute $1-90 per employee to the fund. Following is the list to date of contributors to the campaign: Mauney Mills, Inc., $134.00. Narrow Fabrics, Inc., $73.00. J: E. Her noon Company $10.00. Craftspun $25.00. Bellinger's Jewel" Shop $5.00, A4P Store $3.00. Bridges and Hamrick $7.00. J. G. Darracott Western Auto $5.00.. Myer's Department Stole $25.00. J. R. Davis $5.00. Bridges Auto Parts $5.00, Dr. W. L. Ramseur $10.00. Logan Supply $5.00. Herald Publishing House $7.00. K. M. Drug Company $8.00. City Service Station $25.00. ' Trout Club $5.00. ' Superior Stone $75.00. Bonnie Mill $121.00. Mauney Hosiery Mill $110.00. Sadie Mill $115.00 Nelsler Mills $1,000.00. first National Bank 512.00. Arthur Hay Ins. Agency $2.00. ,, Rose's Five and Ten $1000. (Cont'd on page twelve) <*.< " jygSOEI jjj j j J Cm " " ."* '? * 1 f ; ' -' " -> Kings Mountain, N. C.,.\ ; Ready 50 Unit IS eg I ^ ^-h/*? I -m^h. -ms*sm *-*,-m Mstzutriujjtritfi Beer Election Books To Open For Last Time Registration books lor the forthcoming beer-wine election on January 8 will be opm lor the last time on Monday. December '27. Registrars will be at the respective polling places throughout the county to place on the books names of eligible voters in order that they might vote in the election which will determine whether the sale of. beer and wine will be outlawed in Cleveland county. The books would ordinarily be open on Saturday, but special nil ing by the attorney general enabled the opening of the books on Monday, rather than Christmas ; day. Saturday, January 1. will be Challenge Day. Mauneys Bay Williams' Home One of the largest residential realty transactions consummated here in recent years, was completed I last week, when Mr. and Mrs. George H.-Mauney purchased the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Williams, on Norrh Piedmont avenue. ., j Though the consideration was not announced it was feliably reported ; that the transaction ran well into five figures. The property includes six and oner j tenth acres, the commodious 10. t room residence, and, several addi- ; tional buildings including a ser- I vants' apartment. Haywood E. Lynch, Kings Mountain realtor, handled the transac* ! tlon. The property was originally de-' veloped by the late Capt. Freno Dll- j ling and later became the property of his son, the late Walter S. Dilling, who had renovated the residence extensively prior to his death and the subsequent sale of the property to Mr. and Mrs. Williams. > ' KIWANIS MEETING Feature of the Thursday night meeting of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club will be showing of , the Esso Standard Oil Film "All ' Around Arkansas." The program was arranged by Jesse A, Riser. The club meets at the Woman's i Clqb at 6:30. The club will take a "holiday" the following week, as no meeting has been scheduled , for December 30. i ^ - - v ; Saint Lul And it cam* to paw In those days, that thorn wont out a do* crao from Caosar Augustas, that all tbo world should bo taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyronnlus was governor of Syria.) And all wont to bo taxod, every one Into bis own city. And Joseph also went up from Gatalee. oat of the city of Nazareth. into Judaea, unto "the city, of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because be was of the hmiu nnrl lli,in. i nmvl4t\ To be ttQMd with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was. that, while they were there, the days were occomplished that she should be delhr i" ' . ' And she brenght forth her first _ ? ^ i ^"'V% ^rv?^ v- ^ "" ' ^ ^ itmii t Wednesday, December 22. 1948 For CI ro Housing it Planned 1 ' ' i Wright, Rhea To Start First Of Houses Soon Fred J. Wright, Jr., an<J J. Elmei Rhf?a'. WPll'knnVUtl I^inOc Mniinfair men, have-purchased a tract of lane adjoining Davidson school1 from J Byron Keeter and expect to buile 50 four-room houses for Negro occupancy, it was announced yester dayi . * .j. . Messrs Wright and phea expect t< build the houses ten-units-at-the time, it was announced, and the> expect to begin construction of itu first 10-unit block 'January 1. The houses will be of concrete block construction and modern in every respect, the partners stated, with each house to include four rooms and bath, The partners have considerable ex perience m low-rental house building, having completed 15 houses in the colored'section during 1918. The tract of land purchased from Mr. JCeeter approximates ten acres. Judge Harrill Tried Twelve Cases Monday Twelve cases were tried in regular session of City Recorder's court held at City Hall Monday aft ernoon oeiore Juage c-. a. narriii. The eases on docket tn connection with the shooting of Negro Edgar Brown by Officer Charles L. Bowen on Dec 11 were postponed at the request of W. Faison Barnes, defense attorney, who was out of town Monday. \- . * Eight defendants were convicted On charges of public drunkenness. C. E. Long, of Gastonia, was sent to jail for 90 days after conviction of driving drunk- ' Buck James Heavener, for driving drunk, driving without a drivers license, and hit and run, was fined $150 and costs. Albert Eugene Costner, of Gas; tonia, for speeding, paid a-fine of $10 and costs. Eddie Price, of Shelby, for speeding and carrying a concealed weapon, was fined $50 and costs. Next term of court will be held December 28 at 2 p. m. , ee \s Christ1 $ born son. and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, aiyd laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by nipht And. to. the angel of the Lord came upon him, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they Were sere afraid. And the angel said ante them. Tear net: for. behold. I bring you good tidings of groat Joy, which shall bo to all people. Tor unto yeu is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall bo a sign unto you; fa shall find the babe wrapped In swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. v* -V lv> & J < .. _.jL- * : Jt : .V- X : ' /-'jJ . It* lerald 1 ? ' ' 4 r. '. iristmas mv 2 ----- next neraid Edition ! To Appear Dec. 31. . 1 The next issue of the Herald ' wilt be published on Friday. De' cember 31. Today's edition having been advanced two days, no edition will be published on Friday. This is the annual Christmas issue of the Herald, .in which majority of Kings Mountain business firms convey wishes for Christmas < cheer and happiiness to their friends and patrons. However. I there is some Christmas display j advertising designed to aid the 1 r last-minute shopper to complete > his shopping list. 1 The Herald will be closed from | ! noon Wednesday until noon MonI, day. Gill Skout Fund j Reaches $700 ! . W. W. Toileson, chairman of the annual Girl Scout -Farrti drive, re- ( ' ported thjs week that contribution* j to the fund totaled $700 ? against a i i quota for the city of $1,000. j He urged persons -and business ] firms which ave not contributed to t 1 the fund to make their donations as quickly as possible, in order that the \ drive may be closed successfully and issued a statement of appreciation to persons ' aiding- in the campa-ign and to contributors. "The Girl Scout program is a good 'one and a needed one here," Mr. Tollesori said, "and I wish to exI press my appreciation to all who have taken part In the fund drive I thus far, including both the workers and those who have contributed." Jean McClain Member Of College Glee Club Mars Hill? (Special*?Jean Mc, Claln, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. E C*. McCialn, 307 King street. Kings Mountain, Is in the second alto section of the Mars Hill college glee ? club for 1948-49, ; Besides singing in local concerts, the club, which is composed of 85 voices, appeared in a number of ro ' dlo programs, sang before the State Baptist convention at Charlotte, and participated with otherwesterrt North Carolina groups in presenting "The Messiah" at Asheville, December 12. Mr:;. Elizabeth Souther, director, has announced that this spring the club will present two local concerts (Aor 11 12. Fehruarv 1fit will nal?> =? brief tour, and Will present several ' radio programs. COURT TUESDAY | Next regular session of City Re' eorder's court will be held at the , courtroom. City Hall, on Tuesday December 2ft, at 2 p. m. it was an, nounced- this week. nas Story ] I And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising Cod and say- | t Ing. < Glory to God In the highest- and J on earth peace- aood will toward ' man. | I And it com* to past, at th? am(tit wtit gone away from them t into hoaron. the tbtpbtrdt said , on* to emothor. Lot us now go t on unto Bothlobom, and soo this ; thing which is com# to pass, j ] which tbo Lord hath mads known unto vs. And they camo with haste and ! found Mary, and Joseph. and the [ babe lying in a manger. And whon they had soon it they made known abroad the say- I ing which-was told thorn concern- ! < Ing (ho child. St Lake 2:1-17. ' Vi 7(1 ?T$ ?,y Today PRICE FIVE CENT.-? Holiday Last-Minute Ruslh Ot Yule Buying Now Underway % \ Kings Mountain was busying if self this week getting ready .or Christmas. Though some diligent; citizens . completed their Christmas shopp. ig "ea.riy"Ctlie large portion of populace still had some last-nt.uute buying to do. For the first time in several settsons the merchants will be aoie to welcome last-minute shoppers wu!i ' a stniie, rather than a regret: al shake of tiie head. All stores s ill have sotne nice choice Christmas ilejns available. Almost ail citizens, too, arO getting ready for holidays, School or. I ilreii began iheirs when the get*, ting out bell rang Tuesday afternoon. They will return to their bcfC-.s next Wednesday morning. Textile employees will get holidays varying from a day to two weeks, with the only unfortunate pari 01 tne long holiday the fact lhat in some instances ihc*hoi!djy Is described as a layoff that both management and labor hopes ij lemporary. Mercnants and retail personnel frill get a three-day holiday, closing Kings Mountain merchants, i* ' better shape for last-minur.a Christmas shoppers than they have been in many years, will observe later closing hours , o l Thursday, December 23. and Friday, December 24. The closin j schedule calls for Saturday houri, which means that furniture anl department stores and majority of merchants will be open 01 these days until 7 p. m? witu grocers being open slightly latec. in Christmas Eve until . Tuesday norning, December 28. The same toliday schedule will be observed >y the city's financial institutions, vhile the City Hail offices will lie ilosed from Friday noon until Tues lay morning. Ware 4 Sons' Christnas schedule will coincide with the nercnants' holiday schedule, white Cings Mountain Laundry will clo??. Thursday afternoon and re-op^n Tuesday morning. Meantime,.churches are hard-,itvork in special Christmas programs. The annual Christmas Eve service vili be held at St. Matthew's Lwu >ran church at 11 o'clock Frio Jy tight, and almost all churches of he community are arranging so ie tltecial observance of the Chf.st nas season. Otherwise, the holiday will .ie ile'asahtly "usual," with numer-t ts amily gatherings, with turkey d-nlf?rs anrl all fh? f pitriminnre * - I ? . . V S3 IV 'Jl* ow up the morning .shouts of )oy rom cnildren examining the results >f Santa Claus' 1948 visit. faycees To Give Dance On Tuesday one or the community's holiday ieason highlights will be the Jaycee Charity Ball at the high school gym tasium Tuesday night, December 58th. featuring the music of Frank >ove and his orchestra. The public dknce, sponsored by he Jaycees, will begin at 9 o'clock ?nd a large crowd is expected to -itend, both from Kings Mountain ind from surrounding cities, accoc Ing to officials of the organization. Members of the Jaycee.group are telling tickets for the affair at $1 20 >er person, tax included. Dress will >e optional. Frank Love and his orchestra feaure Miss Patty Osborne, North Cartllna's beaiity belle of 1948, as v?calUt .. ^4 v.- -f: . a,- .
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