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KIWANIS PROGRAM
Members of the Kings Moun- !
tain Kiwanis club were to hear a j
program at their regular meeting :
Thursday night presented by the j
Kings Mountain city coiftmittee on
Girl Scouts. Mrs. Luther Cansier ;
is chairman of the committee. The
club meets at the Woman's Club
at 6:30.
AUTO RECOVERED
An abandoned 1941 Chevrolet,
stolen from RoscOe Grindle, of
Gastonia, on Su iday night, was
found on Cleveland avenue Tues
day morning by Officers George
Ailen and Will Blackburn of the
Kings Mountain Polfce Depart
ment. . i
METER RECEIPTS
Parking metfer receipts for the
47th week of operations, which
ended at noon Wednesday, total
ed $140.21 according to a report
by S. A. Crouse, city clerk.
BUILDING PERMITS
Building permit was issued
March 24th at City Hail to Car
les O. Lovelace for construction of
a new four-room -room dwelling on
Sims street, estimated cost $3,500.
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JAYCEE MEETING
Billy Harrison of Rocky Mount,,
state president of the Ncjrth Cari.
] in* Junior. Chamber of Commer
ce, will address members of the
Kings M6untain Junior Chamber
of Commerce at their regular
meeting at the Woman's Club
Tuesday night at 7 o'clock. Presi
dent W. S. Fulton, Jr., is urging
a full attendance.
CITY EMPLOYEE
Mrs. Hlkhreth Sherrer began her
duties as a stenographer at City
Hall Monday morning. Mrs. Sher
er fills the vacancy created by the
resignation of Miss Dorothy Hay
es, who had accepted a position
with the City, of Asheboro.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
More high school graduates are
needed by the U. S. Navy accord
ing to Chrlef Fred W. Jordan of the
navy recruiting service. This de
mand has been occasioned by va
cancies occurring in the navy ser
vice schools. 'Examinations to de
termine applicant's fitness will be
conducted at the local recruiting
< station located at the Poetotflice.
? each Thursday.' &.J&S
Portrait Honors
Webb's Father
A portrait of Albert Shipp Webb,
for 33 years superintendent of Con
cord city schools and at the time of
his death superintendent emeritus,
was presented to the Concord
schools at memorial exercises In
Concord last week.
The portrait, painted by J. Lee
Settlemyre, Kings Mountain artist,
was presented by R. Halbert Webb,
Sr., only son of the late educator. It
was unveiled by Richard Halbert
Webb, Jr., grandson of the honoree.
The portrait was presented in be
half of tlie donor by -Luther T. Hart
sell, prominent Concord citizen and
college classmate of the late school
superintendent.
Mr fnrtscsil paid tribute to the
late superintendent as a man "mo
dest and unassuming ... the em
bodiment of truth, integrity, and
honesty . . . His teaching, his in
fluence, and the example of his
noble life have Influenced hundreds
of children, boy# and girls to be good
citizens and to make the most of
this life "
The Concord Tribute commented
editorially, "Ceremonies held at
Webb school today mark another ^ tri
bute to Albert SWpt> Webb, And the
painting placed there today renews
memories for generations of former
school children # and creates re
membrance among those who come
after."
Lail Sentenced
To 17-25 Years
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On Murder Charge
John C. Laii, 59-year-old Kings
Mountain man, pleaded nolo con
tendere to charges Of second degree
murder in connection with the tatal
shooting of R. B. Frazier at- Mar
grace boarding house on January 8
in action in Cleveland Superior
Court this week and Judge J.- A.
Rousseau, of North Wilkesboro, pre
siding over the session, sentenced
him to serve from 17 to 25 years in
the state penitentiary.'
In another case of interest in
Kings Mountain two men received
sentences in connection with the
robbery of Barkley Brothers grocery
in May 1947.
J. B. Shedd, who was brought here
recently after serving a jail term in
Virginia, was sentenced to serve
from two to five years for breaking
and entering Berkley's store.
Robert Lee Case, 19-year-old you
th, was sentenced to serve 90 days
in jail for breaking and entering. His
testimony convicted Shedd. At the
time of the Barkley robbery, Case
was around 17 years old.
Martin T. Massagee, 62, of Gas
tonia, charged with assault with a
deadly weapon in connection with
the knifing of his step son-in-law
Norman W. Dunbar, also of Gas
tonia, which occurred on January 8
at a service station just outside the
city limits on Shdlby road, was gi
ven an 18 months suspended sen
tence and ordered to pay the prose
cuting witness $600.
Henry Burrif w? convicted of vi
olation of his probation and ? pre
vious ?ui>|i(iri(1flil i<?>wre
voked.
After Lail had entered his plea the
solicitor called Mrs. Sarah Jones as
first witness: She was assisting in
the keeping of the boarding house
where Frazier Was shot.
She testifier that Lail and Frazier
came in together and went to Lail's
room. She said about 9 p. m. she
heard a shot fired in this room and
that she went upstairs. She said she
heard Lail tell Frazier that if he did
not give him (Frazier) his $5 he was
going to kill him. Then she said she
heard two shots fired- She went
down and called the police.
Ij? the meantime Laii came out of
the room and told Mrs. J6nes that
he had Wiled Frazier and that he
was upstairs dead. Officer Haywood
Allen told of making the investiga
tion and of finding Frazier dead and
said that Lail had shot Frazier. Lail
tofld Al)en he shot Frazier because
?he had -struck him on the face when
he had asked him for money which
Frazier is said to have taken in a
poker game.
Amos To Represent
Central At Greensboro
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Billy Gene Amos, son of Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Amos, and a senior at
Central high school, won the honor
of represetning Kings Mountain at
the state music festival to be held
In Greensboro this month.
Amos was the only student from
Central to receive * rating of "su
perior" at the district festival held
In Charlotte last weekend.
He received his rating in the vocal
solo group. Other ratings in the vo
cal solo group included Betty Fails,
excellent, and Evelyn Cline, good.
Other ratings included: piano so
lo. Pauline. Mauney and Barbara
Gauit, excellent; glee club, boys and
girls, good; and band, excellent.
Ratings were superior.- excellent,
good, average, and below average.
Honoi Society
inducts Three
Three high school girls ? Iris Pat.
terson, Mary McKelvie and Jo Ann
Bridges ? were Inducted into the
Mational Honor Society In exercises
held at Central school Thursday
morning.
Students am *M*en for the high
honor by the faculty, who judge
Character, grades, leadership, and
other points.
Bill Amos, president of the local
group, had charge of the installation
exercise*. *.
Red Cross GUIs
Hear $4,000 Mark
Contributions to the Number 4
township Red Cross campaign to
taled S3.930.59 Thursday morning,
representing a gain of aproxi
mately $300 during the past week.
Meantime, drive officials urged
committee chairmen to complete
their reports.
The colored division was to meet
at City Hall Thursday night to
make final reports.
Following are total oi receipts
to date, by divisions:
Industrial. SI. 185; industrial em
ployees, 5687.80; business. S6 29.79;
residential, S522.93; colored divis
ion. S237.20; schools. SI 87.50;
professional, S139; clergy. S29.21;
Grover, S212.16; Kings Mountain
Kiwanis club, S100.
Goal cf the drive is S6.202.
Rites Sunday
For Pic. Canslei
'Final interment for Pfc. Grady G.
Cansler, 31, who was killed In action
in Luxemburg January 21, 1945, dur
ing the Battle of the Bulge, will be
held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at Memorial Park of Mountain Rest
cemetery.
Graveside rites will be conducted
by Rev. P. D. Patrick, with the local
service organizations administering
full military rites.
- Pfc. Cansfar, a native of Gaston
county, lived in Kings Mountain al
most all his life. H.? entered the ar
my in March 1944 and served with
? 44 n :
All memb* j^of the American
Horn* by 3:30 Sunday afternoon
to assist in conducting funeral
rites for Pfc. Grady Cansler. Mem
bers are asked to Wear organiza
tion caps.
Company E. 317th Infantry Regi
ment, ROth division. He was a grad
uate of Kings Mountain high srihool
and attended Lincoln Memorial col
lege, Cumberland, Tenn. He was a
member oi First Presbyterian chur
ch and was a clerk at Pauline Store
at the time he entered the service.
His body will arrive here Friday
and will remain at Harris Funeral
Home until the funeral hour.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Capsler, his wife, Mrs.
Gaynele C. Thrasher, two daughters,
Diana and Caran Cansler, ail of
Kings Mountain, and two brothers,
Luther Caaftier, Kings Mountain and
Anthony Cansler, of Charlotte.
Kelly Will Head
Craftspnn Yams
G. C. Kelly win succeed the late
Z. F. Cranford as general manager
of Craftspun Yarns, Inc., it was an
nounced last week by H. J. Megargel
president of the company.
Mr. Kelly, a native of Chattanooga, )
Tenn., Joined Craftspun as assistant
superintendent about 18 months ago
and had held the position of super
intendent since January 1.
?
He came to Kings Mountain from
Lola Mills at Stanley, and had pre
viously held positions with Ame'l-j
can Thread Company, Dalton, Ga.,
and Dixie Mercerising Company, of
Chattanooga.
Nothing Sure,
But More Rumors
On City Politics
City politics remained quiet this
week, with no further candidates fil- !
ing for office up the 11 o'clock Thurs
day morning, but the rumor miy j
Vvas working up a few choice mor
sels.
Menioned as possible candidates
were Hal D. Ward for Ward 5 com
missioner, and B. Hudson Bridges
for Ward 4 commissioner, ?
Mr. Ward, proprietor of Ward's
Seed and Feed Store, told the Herald
that several persons had been en- i
couraging his candidacy but he said
he had not made a definite decis
ion to r.Un. A former highway pa
trolman, Mr. Ward ran second in
the five-man race for sheriff of Cle
veland county in 1946.
Mr. Bridges was a candidate for
the Ward 4 post two years ago. An
nouncing late, he ran third in a four
man race.
Indications are that all .of the
present city commissioners, wi lt the
exception of Ward 4 Commissioner
Moss, and Mayor H. Tom Fulton will .
seek reflection, though no definite
commitments have been, made. The
matter was discussed Informally
following Monday afternoon's city
board meeting,, but none announc
ed his candidacy. Present indica
tions are that the incumbents will
run as a ticket.
Reported politicking but not yet
announced is Otto Guyton, expected
to seek the Wand 3 commissioner
TWeMroW'beM-by T. I. ?Ellison-;
' Only candidate who has formally
filed by paying the five dollar fee
is Paul Ledford, who seeks the Ward
4 commissioner post.
The e4ection will be held on Tues
day, May 10, and candidates are re
quired to file for office five days
before the election day. ?
No activity has been reported on
the two school board posts which are
to be filled. Terms of Ward 2 and 3
commissioners expire -this year.
Arnold W. Kincatd, Ward 3 trustee,
is expected to run again, but C. C.
Edens, Waid 2 trustee, has indicat
ed that he will not seek re-election.
ThroAtbufi On T?nv
With Dote GIm Clnb
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Durham. ? James C. Throneburg
of- Kings Mountain was among the
42 members of the Duke Universi
ty Men's Glee Club chosen to ac
company the club on its Spring tour
of Northern cities. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Yates F. Throneburg, oi
900 W. Mountain street.'
The men chosen f:om the 62- man
chorus and accompanied by Director,
J. Foster Barnes, left Monday to pre
sent concerts 5*t six cities. !? They
will broadcast from WCBS in New
York City, Saturday, April "2, from
4-4:15 p. m.
The Glee Club sang Monday even
ing in Washington. D. C. Other ci
ties in the club's itinerary include:
Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, March 29:
Pittsburg, Pa., Wednesday; Lancas'
ter, Pa, Thursday; New York City,
April 1; and Philadelphia, Pa., Mon
day, April 14.
Local Merchants Reported 'Ready
For Kings Mountain Bargain Days
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Kings Mountain retail merchants
are Joining together this weekend
In presenting Kings Mountain Bar
gain Days, with almost all retail
firms participating.
The tree-day event begins Friday
morning and will continue through
Monday;
The participating merchants, ac
knowledging the return of "price"
as a major factor in retail selling,
are Joining In a general u vault on
prices during the ttiree-4ay bargain
event by two methods. They aire of
fering regdiar, staple merchandise
at special prices, and have combed
the markets for special purchases
for this particular trade event.
Participating are hardwares, fura
ture stores, department stores, spec- '
alty shops, grocers, appliance stores
ind others.
The eveht is being sponsored by
he Kings Mountain Merchants As
sociation.
"Everything is in readiness for
Kings Mountain Bargain Days,-"
James B. Simpson, association secre
tary, said yesterday. "The merchants
and their sales forces have been
working hard this week getting
ready to r the event and the goods
in the shelves represent some real
bargains.
| ' "The event offers an excellent op
i portunity for choppers to aare on
I many purchases," Mr. Simpaon slid.
home until 1:30 Sunday. It will lie
in state at the church for a !?alf
hour prior to the funeral services.
Cox. Falls, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles B. Fills, Sr.. of Gasrtonia, lost
his life whi'e serving aboard the
USS Bates. He entered the navy in
1912. For 12 years he had lived in
Luirvberton, Where he was a member
of Lumberton 'Methodist cfhureh.
Surviving, in addition to his par
ents, ar? his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth
Beeson Culbreth, of Pembroke, a son
Woodrow W. Falls, Jr., three broth
ers, Bergen Falls, Kings Mountain,
Dewey Fall*, Lumberton, and C. B.
Falls, Jr., of Gastonla, and three sis
ters, Miss Vera .Falls, Crossville,
Tenn., Miss Ruby Falls, of Castonia,
and Mrs. Lawrence Mears, of Clerk
ton.
tattfibsr of the American Legion
and VTW posts at* requested to (
be at Harris Funeral Home by 1:30
Sunday afternoon to assist in. fu
neral rites for Cox. Woodrow W.
Falls'. Members are asked to wear
organization caps.
WAR CASUALTY ? Funeral rites
for. Cox. Woodrow W. Falls. Kings
Mountain native who was killed in
action near Okinawa, will be held
here Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at Central Methodist church. ?
Falls Funeral
Sunday At 2 P. M.
Funeral rites for Coxswain Wood
row W. Falls, 24, Kings Mountain
native who was killed in action near
Okinawa on May 26, 1945, wilt be
held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at Central Methodist church.
Rev. J. H. Brendall, the pasior,
will conduct the services, and inter
num will be made at Mountain
"Rest cemetery, with full military
rites.
The body will arrive here Friday
and will remain at Harris funeral
Cancer Fond
Drive Te Start
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The 1949 campaign for funds for
the American Cartcer Society will
get underway next week, it was an
nounced yesterday by Mrs. J. H. Ar
thur, Kings-Mountain chairman.
-A total of $800 for the fund was
contributed In Kings Mountain Irt
1948. "V
Cleveland county's 1949 quota is
$3,000, Mrs. Arthur said.
Co-chairman of the drive is Mrs.
W.'W. Tolleson.
Funds raised by the American
Cancer society are used in research
in an effort to discover causes and
cures of the dread disease which an
nually causes the death' of many
people ail over the nation and the
? world.
Contracts Awarded
On U. S 74 lob
The State Highway Department
awarded contracts .late .Thursday
morning for the building of High
way 74 from a point 600 feet west
of Kings Mountain to the bridge
over First Broad River. Contracts
went to low bidders among 31 who
sought the contracts.
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Low bidders wefe: roadway, Neal
Hawkins, Ga*tonla, $121,321; struc
ture, W. f. Brinkiey It Son, Cranite
Quarry, $82,022; and moving build
ings, H. It H. House Moving Compa
ny, Guilford College, $45,395.
Bond Election
Will Be Held
On May 10th
. _
The city board of commlss">netY;
completed legal technicalities ?r
connection with the pro,K>sed $350,
000 public improvement bond issue
election on Monday, a* the board
formally called the election for May
10th.
With only Commissioner John
Moss absent at the special session
Monday afternoon, the commission,
ers \oted unanimously to offer tl)
la $'250,000 issue for sewer plant im
provements and line extensions, (I)
a $50,000 isSue for water line exten
slons, and (3) .a $50,000 issue, for
completion or erection of a munici
pal stadium.
The election, as had been planned
by the board, will therefore be held
on the same day as the regular bl
ennial election for city offices.
The bond issue results will be de
termined separately. Thus, it is pos
jsible that one, or two, or all three
of the issues will be approved or will
fall.
Under the constiutional amend
ment voted by the citizens of the
?state in the November general elec
tion, a majority of those voting will
1 determine the results.
). No special registration will be cal
I led for the election, which means all
: persons now registered may, vote.
For persons not registered, . the
| registration books will open on Sat
urday, April 16, at the five ward poll
ing places and will be open for
three consecutive Saturdays through
April 30. Saturday, May 7, will be
challenge day. Registration book*
will be open from 9 a. m. until sun
set on the designated days. ,
-Election officials arethe same as
those ap{>ointed for the general elec
tion. ; ? ? ?
j Calling of the bond election fol
i lows the announced intention of the
uoard at the February meeting.
The largest Issue, for sewer bonds,
I follows recommendations from a
Charlotte engineering firm on im
provements for the city's sewer sy?
?tem, with major portion of the $250,
000, if approved, to be used in ren
ovating and enlarging the over
loaded McGill sewer tank.
Kiwanis Farmers'
Night April 7th
Some 100 Kings Mountain area
farmers are being Invited to attend
the annual Farmer's Night banquM
of the Kings Mountain Kiwaniscluh
which will be held at the Wonum's
Club vnext Thursday night at 7 o'
clock, it was announoed yesterday
by Glee A. Bridges, chairman of the
club's committee on arrangements.
Mr.' Bridges sa id the speaker tor
the event will be announced later.
Other members of the committee
are Wray A. Williams, J. E. Antho
ny, Jr., Paul Mauney arid Myere
Hambright.
Program For Easter
Service Announced
Re*. W. H. Stender. pastor of St.
Matthew's Lutheran church, will
deliver the sermon at the fifth an
nual Easter Sunrise service at
Memorial Park of Mountain Rest
. cemetery, according to announce-.
. ment yesterday by Rev. W. B.
Pressley. chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements.
The service. sponsored by tha
Kings Mountain Ministerial as
sociation. has become one of the
most popular union services of the
community.
According to the program an
nounced by Mr. Pressley, it will
begin this year at 6:1$ a. m.. wHk
a concert by the Kings Mountain
high school band. At 6:30, Rev. J.
W. Phillips, association president,
will give the invocation.
Rev. J. H. Brendall. Central Me
thodist pastor, will read the Scrip
ture, and Rev. P. D. Patrick. First
Presbyterian, pastor, will pray the
Easter prayer. Rev. T. W. Pogle
man will give the benediction.
Special music will be directed
b 7 Mrs. N. F. McCllL organist asd
choir director o! Boyce Memorial
AW church. <