POPULATION
City Limits (1940 Census) 6.574
Immediate Tiadiivg Ana 15,000
(1945 Ratios Soard Figures)
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Kings Mountain. N. C.. Friday. April 8. 1949
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EASTER PLAY
The Youth Fellowship of the First
Presbyterian church will present an
Easter Play, "The Testimony of
The Twelve" Sunday night at 7:30
o'clock in the Fellowship Hall. All
are cordially invited to come and
worship wjth rhem in this presen
tation.
LODGE MEETING
An emergency communication
of Fairview Lodge 339, A. F. &
A. M.p will bo held Friday evening
at 7:30 for <vork in the third de
gree, according to announcement
by Paul Walker, secretary. All
Master Masons are invited to at
rend.
BUILDING PERMITS
Building permit was issued at i
City Hall March 31 to Dr. O. P.
Lewis for construction of a new
even- room dwelling at 509 West
Mountain street, estimated cost
$6,000.
METER RECEIPTS
Parking meter receipts for the
4&th week of operations, which
ended at noon Wednesday, total
ed $151.69 according to a report
from the office of S. A. Crouse,
City clerk.
LEGION MEETING
Regular monthly meeting of
Otis D. Green Post 155, .the Amer
ican Legion, will be held ?t City
Hall courtroom Monday night at
7:30 according to an announce
ment by officials of the organiza
tion.
LIONS MEETING
Faison Barnes, secretary of the
Mountaineer Club, win speak to
the Lions club Tuesday night at
meeting at the Wo
at t o'clock. Mr. Barn
uss the twwly organiz
ed club, which is designed to
?ocal amateur athletics. "Hilton
Ruth made arrangements for the
program. V,' : ?; ,
WINS HONOR
SARASOTA, Fla. ? Miss Kath
leen Dettmar, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs.- L. C. Dettmar, 607 W.
King street, Kings Mountain, N.
Ci, won first place for second year .
students in the costume design
competition of annual exhibitions
Singling School ot Art, accord
ing ,to announcement last week.
Mists Dettmar also won an honora
ble mention In costume construc
tion.
FETING FAIOCERS
The Kings Mountain Kiwaqis
club was to hold its annual Farm:
^T*s Nfght banquet At the Woman's
Club Thursday 'evening. Some 100
farmers .of the area had been ihvi
ted to attend, and Wade Saund
ers. Gaatonia lawyer, and humor -
ISt was to make the address of the
ewrtlng. Thfl arrangements com
mitted included Glee A. Bridges,
chairman, Wray A. Will' .4, I.
E. Anthony. Jr.. Paul Mauney and
Myers Hambrlght
..Ms regular
Civic Group Loaders
Disease Band Aid
Arnold W. Kincaid was host at
dinner at his home on Tuesday at
noon to heads of Kings Mountain
civic organizations.
Purpose of the meeting was to
discuss financial support for the
Kings Mountain school band.
No formal action was taken, but
committees ?Were named to investi
gate methods of financing bands in
cthe# ctties throughout the state,
With reports to be made at a future
meeting. f
Mr. Kincaid told the group.lt was
estimated that approximately SI,
500 ia needed annually to support
the band, taking care of uniform pur
cfraae*, Instrument re-building and
purchasing and other necessary
functions for which fund* ate not
.provided.
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Dikt Publication
Wosm HeKehrW
Thirham. ? Milton McKelvle of
Kings Moutain, was honored by
thfkenginear, the student engineers
magazine at Duke Universitv. at
the semi annual Engineers Ball
held recently!
' McKelvle is the eon of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry I* of East King
street, Kings Mountain. I
NEW BUSINESSMAN? Shown above, standing in iront of his Mountain
street drink stand is Walter England, who is totally blind. On his own in<
Itiative. Mr. England made arrcngements for. and set up. his little busi'
ness. when it came to the attention of the Lious club, which has as its ma
| jot civic project aid to the blind. The picture above shows the England
| shop as it was before the Lions put their shoulder to the wheel. They ex.
I pect to improve the surroundings with some clean-up work and paint
and have furnished England his basic stock of goods. (Photo by Funnai
Wilson.)
Election Books
Open Saturday
Published in today's edition of the !
Herald for the first time are offi
cial notices calling for three city
bond issue elections totaling $350,
000 and for the regular biennial e- t
lection to fill city offices.
They are published on page 7, !
section 2. . j
According to the notices, registra
tion books for the regular biennial
election will open Saturday, while
they will not be formally opened
for the bond election until Saturday,
April 16. However, one registration
i "will accomplish registration for
both. Since passage last fail of a
North Carolina constitutional amend
ment, regular registration books are
used for bond elections, with th? re
sult determined by the majority of
votes cast. .
The books will be open on subse
quent Saturdays through April 30,
with Saturday, May 7, as challenge
day.
>t ? ' ? ? v . ? . . .
The three bond issues to be voted
on are: <1? $250,000 for sewer sys
tem installations and sewer line ex
tensions; (2) $50,000 for water
line extensions; (3) $50,000 in city
stadium bonds.
The five polling places are: Ward
1 and Ward 2, City Hall courtroom.
Ward o, Phenix Store, Ward 4, Kings
Mountain Manufacturing Company
club and Ward 5, Victory Chevrolet
Company.
The notice for the regular bienni
al election calls for election of the
mayor, city commissioners in all
five wards, and school trustees in
Wards 2 and 3.
Holy Week Rites
Are Scheduled
Holy Week services will be held
in the Sf. Matthew's Lutheran chur
ch, beginning Monday evening and
continuing through Friday. The
thought for the week is "Ah! Holy
Jesus."
Subjects for the services, which
begin at 7:30 p. m., are:
Monday: "His Enemies."
Tuesday: "His Friends."
Wednesday: "His Love."
Thursday: "His Table," with the
celebration of the Lord's Supper.
On Good Friday, April 15, at noon,
the church will hold its annual spe
cial three-hour service commemora
ting the death of \Jesus on the Cross.
This service is divided into seven
shorter devotional periods of about
twenty minutes each, with a few
minutes between each as an inter
mission. Each of the shorter devo
tional periods will have appropriate
hymns and scriptures, and a short
meditation on one of the words of
Christ spoken from the Cross during
the Crucifixion.
The pastor will be assisted by the
foHowtng: Hoyie Whiteside and Wm.
Medlin, of the Lutheran Seminary,
Columbia, S. C., Rev. W. L. Pressly,
Rev. J. H. Brendali. and Rev P D.
Patrick, of Kings Mountain, and
Rev. 0. D. Sheppard of Shelby.
Holy Week is that portion of
Christ's life having to do with his
last days. It begins with Pa*ns Stm
day and His triumphant entry Into
Jerusalem and includes those im
portant details' whkrh have to do
with His institution of the Lord's
Supper, the prayer in Gethesemat?e,
the arrest and betrayal, the trials,
the sentence and the Crucifixion.
His death and burial, and finally
His resurrection. I
Recommend Saunders
For Droit Board
D. D. Sounders. Kings Mountain
World War II veteran, has been
recommended for appointment to
the Cleveland County Selective
Service Board, it was announced
this week.
Mr. Sounder s was recommended
to fill the vacancy created by the
departure of Gordon Riley, who
has moved to Greenville. S. C.
Mr.. Saunders, manager of
Sounder's Men's Shop, served In
the navy during the recent war.
spending much time 1b Pacific a
re as.
NancyHonkHas
Lead In ^
mwmvmm
Precious Stream." a ChinSse play
by S. I. Hslung. at the Plorik School
Theatre Friday and Saturday even
ings at 8:15.
Miss Nancy Plonk, daughter pf
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Plonk, of Kings
Mountain, will play the lead role of
"Precious Stream."
The play is an ancient Chinese
translation In four acts done in Eng
lish according to its traditional
style. It was first produced at the
Booth Theatre In "New York in 1935
by its author, and proved a popular
success.
The Plonk School production of
"Lady Precious Stream" i<s being
directed by Josephine E. Holmes,
lormor faculty member an? now pro
ducer of the Three Theatres, New
nan, Ga. - , :
?A number of Kings Mountain cit
izen* are expecting to attend the
production.
At LvtlifiM Church
"Christ The, King," a religious
sound film will be shown at St. Mat
thew's Lutheran church, Sunday ev
ening at 7 o'clock. The film is 90
minutes long, and is a drama of <he
life of Christ, especially the last
pan of His life having to do with
His Passion, Sufferings and Death.
' Christ The King, is said to be the
best religious film ever to' be made.
It is not to be confused with the
picture made some time ago, "The
King of Kings." This picture, "Christ
the King, has a full dialogue and
sound affects. The picture is espec
ially appropriate at this season of
the year When we approach Holv
Week, Good FY) day and Easter."
said the pastor, Rev. W. H. Slender.
There is no admission charge.
Bed Czoss Drive,
Extended; "Clean-'
George H. Mauney, chairman of
the 1949 Red Cross fund campaign,
announced yesterday that the drive,
which customarily ends March 31,
had been extended *nd that a clean
up campaign will bt conducted in
effort to reach the >6.202 quota.
The fund gained only allghtly dor
ing the past week, he reported, with
*4,059.71 now credited to the earn
pail#
JJMPBMfilivek-s gain of about 9100
wai toMtt m to the colored divis
ion at their meeting March 31m.
Chairi.an Mauney reported that
2 Ion Grove church had turned in
100 f .
-I am confident that the Number
Ellison, Guyton , Ward Running
For City Commissioner Positions
Jaycees Heard
State President
Billy Harrison
c[)am^l of Commerce, ad
dressed members of the Kings Moun
tarn organization at the regular
meefing Tuesday night. g
Mr. Harrison outlined the state
wide program of the organization
X2 ^mm?ncied the Kings Moun
tain chapter for its excellent record
of activity and civic service.
Hi* also pointed out many of the
currently successful projects and
programs of other organizations
J?nHUgn,?Ut the s'ate and urKod at
f at the sta,e convention to
be hold in Aaheville next month
Rush^Ha at- ,the mtetlnR included
Rush Hamrick, of Shelby, national
director, who presented Mr. Harri
i son, and Tom Jones, incoming pros
I Jdent of tho Shelby club.
' Ladli^N* Btrne5, chairman of the
,Ladies Night committee, announc
??uldatho heiiadies night banquet
Honnln k . on Mav 3- and Joo
Heddon, chairman of the X-Ray
.drive conducted last fall, read k
I ^ fhJ?Vhhivhi>the club Was inforfn
^ha Jlf/ ^ ? y ^"'Pment pur
<Ja?ed bv the Jaycees for donation
May l COUnfy ** about
lean Lynch Wins
Folton Contest
vriea" LynChi daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Haywood E. Lynch, was first
oi
Reading contest heid atcfflh
school auditorium Tuesday - mw-n
, ^nch gave as her reading
c""?? 'he Da"<" b" Ei
As Kinys Mountain winner, Miss
Lynch will represent the school iA
?nP" liminarios of the Cleveland
County Scholmaster's Reading con
^ h,eW in Shelby ^morrow,
second place went to Jean Cash
of Mr- and Mrs. David e!
S^w,0?rd "Eyc?" *
Other contestants and their read. 1
ings were: Myrtle Hoyle, daughter
"L ., nd Mrs- Arthur Hoyle,
Honey by Leota Hulae Black; An
and th dau?hter Ot" Mr.
and Mrs. PauJ Bishop, "Lawd n*
SUiC B)' C- M- &?*??"
daughter of Mr.
Beiuiett, "The Dog
Wolf. by Rose Wilder Lane.
Fuitn* ,s e,ven by ?? Tom
Fulton in memory of his sister, for
Sggf* a <eacber in the city
Fo?t Didn't
Sponsor Carnival
mSlil DV Gt?en Post 135 of ?be A
merican Legion did not sponsor the
appearance here last week of Harri
son jreater Shows, a spokesman for I
the organization said yesterday. I
Several reports were received in '
dlcating that the public was under i
I2LSW tho Logion p?st wa?!
j ^Ponsoring the carnival." the spoke*
| man said, but it did not."
CANTATA
The Central Methodist church
choir will present "The Holy City",
. a snored cantata, by Alfred R.
Gaul, Sunday afternoon at five
o'clock.
S2JB00 Short,
Up" Launched
14 township quota can be met," Mr.
Mauney said, "though it will re
quire some work. Initial check on
thi? year's campaign, as compared1
to last year's and others, indicates
that the prime need Is some addi
tional solicitation. Some prospective
contributors have sot yet been con
tocfed."
Of this year's quota, -4L 7 percent
Is earmarked to remain with the lo
cal chaprer for Had Crass worl< in
Number 4 township.
"Th?re is even greater need for
, our meeting the quota this year than
fin siveral past," Mr. Mauney com
t eluded.
CANDIDATE ? ? Among 'he candi
dates announcing lor city offices
this wwk was Hal D. Ward, who is
seeking election at Ward 5 commis
sioner.
Nominate Howard
Foi laycee Post
Grady Howard, well-known Kings
Mountain Insurance salesman, has
been" nominated to serve a.s presi
dent of the Kings Mountain Junior
Chamber of Commerce for 1949-50.
Report of the nominating commit
tee, made by Chairman Jacob Coop
er at the meeting of the organiza
tion Tuesday night, ali? included:
first vice-president, Faison Barnes;
second vice-president, Marriott D.
Phifer; secretary, Furman Wilson;
treasurer. Dean Payne; sergeant-at^
arms, Ben Ballard; -and two-year di
rectors, Wilson Griffin, Charles A
lexander, and Dr. D. F. Hord.
The .election of officers will be
cotlOTctoa irr the-- next meeting of
the organisation.
Myers Awarded I
Emory Fellowship
ATLANTA. _ Winifred Earle My
ers, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Myers,
112 Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain,
N. C., has been awarded a graduate
fellowship in physics for the acade
mic year 1049-30 at Emory Univer
sity, according to announcement by
Dr. Leroy E. L?emker, dean of the
Emory graduate school.
The awards, numbering 41, in
clude 12 tuition scholarships in re
ligious education and 24 fellowships
and Scholarships from $450 to $900,
In the following fields: biochemis
try, biology, chemistry, economics,
English, geology, history, librarian
ship, physics, political science and
psychology. *
* The entire graduate fellowship
and acbolarshy program is establish
ed to give opportunity for intensive
study and research and is part of
the expanding program of graduate
study at Emory University.
It was necessary to make selec
tions from several hundred applica
tions, and awards are made on a
basis of promise shown by the stu-l
dent in scholarship and leadership.
Mr. Myers attends Davidson Col
lege. He is a member of Sigma Pi
Sigma, physics honorary society.
' 1
Guard Unit Passes
3rd Army Inspection
Kings Mountain's National Guard
unit received a satisfactory rating
from Third Army at an inspection
held here on Tuesday.
Lt. Col. La Flamme, of the area
headquarters of Third Army, in
spected Hq. ft Hq. Co., 3rd Bn., 120th I
Infantry, local company, covering
administration during the after
noon and training Tuesday night.
Ratings given by army inspectors
are satisfactory or unsatisfactory. ,
Captain Humes Houston com
mands the local company and Lieu
tenant Frank Wall is the other offi
cer. The company has 31 men and
has around 48 vacancies.
Other battalion officers present
were Lt. <V>1. M. L. Parh?m, battal
ion commander and Captain Frank
Jenkins, both of Gastonia. Unit in*
structors present included Major
Carrier and Captain R. A. Prucnal.
BOARD TO MEST '
The city board of commissioners
will hold its regular April meet
ing Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at
City Hall, City Clerk S. A. C rouse
said only routine business Is Thus
far limed on the agenda.
Contest Assured
In Ward 3; Foui
Have Now Filed
City politic? took on a warmer hue
this week, as three more candidates
| filed for city office, subject to the
May 10th election. *
Two of the three. Incumbent T, J.
j (Tommy) Ellison, and Otto Guyton,
filed their candidacies, thereby sei
ting up the first contest for office*.
Other candidate to file was Hal
D. Ward, for Ward 5 commissioner.
I Total number of candidates now
formally in the field are four, Paul
Ledfard having filed for Ward 4 com
missioners several weeks ago.
Other developments were limited
to rumors, with the exception of a
statement by Mayor H. Tom FUltoiv
i In last week's political situation re
port by the Herald, the Herald po
litica] writer inadvertently left the
impression that Mayor Puiion would
not seek re-election. While .not for
{ mally announcing his * candidacy,
Mayor Fulton a^tred the Herald to
| clarify his position, saying "I'm sun?
running."
Considerable speculation was cau.s
jed by the action of Mr. Ellison, Ea.?:
j Kings Mountain grocer, in flllnfj
prior to other members of the board
Some thought Mr. Ellison's early fit
ing might break up the so-called
"ticket" candidacy of present mem
bers of the board. Others opined
that Mr. Ellison had merely desjred
to get his name in the pot ahead of
his competitiors. He did by a few
hours. Mr. Ellison filed Monday
morning, Mr. Guyton late Monday
afternoon.
Mr. Guyton, a native of King.s
Mountain, has lived here all his life.
He Is ah employee of Nelsler Mitts,
Inc., and has never before sought po
I litlcal office, though he has been
I tlve in politics for many years. Ho
lis a member of Grace Methodist
church, as is his opponent. .
Mr. Ward, who ran second in a
five-man race for sheriff three year;*
ago, is a former state highway pa
trolman and is proprietor of Ward's
1 Seed and Feed Store. He served in
the navy in World War II and is a
Presbyterian.
Meantime, there was more talk a
bout the possibility of mayoral can.
didates than any other, with most
observers still anticipating a race
between Mayor Fulton and Former
Mayor J. E. Herndon. Mr. Herndon
was saying "no," but many felt he
would change his mind by the fil
ing dealine which falls live days be
fore the election. George W. Allen,
previously reported as interested in
running for mayor, was now report
ed more cool to the idea. Mentioned
as a prospective candidate for Ward
4 commissioner is C. P. Barry, well
known Insurance salesman.
There was yet little activity in
Wards 1 or 2, as well as for the Ward
2 and 3 school trusteeships. Arnold
Kincafd, Ward 3 school trustee, wa*
non-committal when asked whether
he would sc .r re-election, but the
<";ineral opinion was that he would
offer.
Speculation on candidates for the
Ward 2 trusteeship included several
names; none of whom were sure to
offer. They are John Caveny, Joe
Lee Woowdard, Carl Mayes, and J.
H. Patterson. C. C. I Shorty ) Edens,
the incumbent, has indicated that
he will not see re election.
Throng Is Expected
For Sunrise Service
Tne Kings Mountain Ministerial
association is anticipating an at
tendance of 1,000 for the annual
Easter Sunrise service to be held at
Memorial Park of Mountain Rest
cemetery April 17, it was announced
this week by Rev. W. L. Pressly,
chairman of the committee on ar
rangements.
The service has become one of the
most popular community-wide ser
vices, and is being held at the cem
etery for the fifth consecutive year.
Rev. W. H. Stender, pastor of St.
MatttieWs Lutheran church, will de
liver the Easter message this year,
and special music will be rendered
by a special choir under the direc
tion of Mrs. N. F. McGill.
The service will begin at 6:30 a.
m? and will be preceded by a 15
minute concert by the Kings Moun
tain school band under the direc
tion of Joe Hedden. _