I
POPULATION
Cit-r Limits (1940 Cen?u?) 6.574
Immediate Tiading Area 154)00
(1945 Ration Board Figures)
VOL. 80 NO. 15
Kings Mountain, N. C.. Friday. April 15, 1949
PRICE FIVE CENTS
J. E. Herndon Files
Local News
Bulletins
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JAYCEE MEETING
Regular meeting of the Kings
Mountain Junior Chamber of Com
merce will be held Tuesday night
at 7 o'clock at the Woman's Club.
Chief business of the evenirig will
be election of officers for the com
ing year.
GUEST SPEAKER
Rev. Lyman T-. Lance, president
, of the North Carolina Conference
of the Wesleyan Methodist church,
will speak at the 7:30 service at
the First Wesleyan Methodist
church Sunday.
SPECIAL COMMUNION
The Sacrament of the Lord's
Supper will be observed at Boyce
Memorial ARP church at a special
candlelight service at 8 o'clock
Friday evening. Special music by
the choir will include the anthem
"'Have Mercy Upon Us."
BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits were issued at
City Hall during the p&st week to
Wade Ford, on Tuesday, for con
struction of a business building on
Cora street, $300; to Waiter Eng
land on Monday, for construction
of a two-room house at corner of
Third street and Fairview street, '
$400; and to Belk's Department
Store, on Wednesday, for repairs
to roof, $600.
CHURCH MEETING
Rev. P. D. Patrick and C. E.
Neisjer, \lr., represented First Pres- .
bytarianeiiurch, and John Stewart
represented Dixon Presbyterian
' church at the meeting of Kings
Mountain presbytery held at the
Tryon Presbyterian church on
Thursday.
ATTEND PRESBYTERY
Rev. W. L. Pressly, W. E. Blake
ly and Oscar McCarter attended
the meeting of First Presbytery,
ARP church, held at Kannapolis j
on Tuesday. The group represent
ed Boyce Memorial ARP church.
KIWANIS PROGRAM
Miss Juanita Mae Lee, Miss Stu
dent Nurse of 1949 on North Car
olina, was to speak to member of
the Kings Mountain Kiwanls club
at the meeting at the . Woman's
Club Thursday night at 7 o'clock.
B. S. Peeler arranged the program.
MrrXST SKA VICE
The adult choir of the First Bap
tist church will present "Behold
tiie Lamb of God", a Lenten chor
al service with voicc-speaklng
choir, at the church on Friday ev
? enirvg at 8 o'clock.
Cancel Fund
Drive Begins
The drive for funds for the Amer
ican Cancer Society is underway
here, it wAs announced this week
by Mrs. J. H. Arthur, chairman.
The fund campaign is being han
dled as a project of the Woman's
Club and members are cooperating
in conducting the solicitations.
. Proceeds from the drive are used
In research in an effort to find a
cure for this dread disease which an
nually fe Us thousands of citizens
and which has baffled medical sci
ence for many years.
Kings Mountain contributed $800
to the fund last year.
First Quarter Postal
Receipts Show Gain
First q mutes postal receipts at
?hs Kings Mountain postof fic*
showed ? large Increase over the
tint quarter el IMS, according to
W. E. B lately, psalm ast?i.
The receipts for the first quarter
el IMS were ?11286.72. as com
pared wltt EMS&23 during the
first quarter last year, lor a total
hiUlH of S1.612.4S.
Maintenance el the local nost
ef Hoe receipts on the same bh*ts
daring the next three quarters
weald return the local postoflice
to first elans status.'
Mr. EkfliMr^iMpbtited ths gain
In postal receipts primarily to tn
creased put vol pest shipments.
Large Crowd
Expected
For Sunrise
Service
Community-Wide
Easter Service
Plans Complete
Kings Mountain area citizens will
begin theif 1949 observance of Eas
ter at 6:15 Sunday morning, with
some 1,000 expected to attend the
annual Easter Sunrise service to be
held in Memiri-al Park of Mountain
Rest cemetery. . ?
In the event of rain, the service
will he held at th? Central school
auditorium.
Opening the service, annually
sponsored and arranged by the
Kings Mountain Ministerial associa
tion, will be a 15-minute concert by
the Kings Mountain school band. j
with the service to start promptly at
6:30.
Rev. J. W. Phillip, president of the
association, will open the service
With the invocation, and Rev. J. H.
BrendaH, pastor of Central Metho
dist church, will read the Scripture.
Citizens who drive cars to the
Easter Sunrise service in Memo
rial Park of Mountain Rest ceme
tery are being requested to enter
?la DlUing street, following di
rection by Boy Scouts who will di
rect traffic. Laney Dettmar, Troop
2 Scoutmaster^ will be in charge of
the Scout traffic patroL Plenty of
parking spacf is available, it was -
announced by Sam Suber, ceme
tery superintendent/ and he ?M<
ed the request that motorists and
pedestricttif avoid trampling the
flowers and grass.
Rev. P. D. Patrick, pastor of First I
Presbyterian church, will pray the j
Easter prayer, and Rev. W. H. Sten- 1
der, pastor of St. Matthew's Luth- i
ieran church, will deliver the Easter j
(Cont'd on page eight)
Good Friday
Rites Planned
A three hour service of worship
and med Ration will be held at the
St. Matthew's Lutheran church Fri
day, beginning at noon. This service
commemorates the death of Jesus
Christ on the Cross and is held each
year on that day which has been
designated at Good Friday ? the Fri
day before Easter.
The three hours are divided into
seven shorter devotional periods of
about 20 minutes each, with a short
intermission between the periods.
Each period contains appropriate
scripture passages and hymns and
a brief meditation on one of the
Words of Christ spoken from the
Cross that day. The following are
the Words, the hours and the speak
ers:
1st Word, Luke 23:32-38, "Father
Forgive them, for they know not
what they do." 12:00 noon to 12:25
p. m. Speaker, the Rev. Wm. H. Sten
der.
2nd- Word, Luke 23:39-43, "Verily
I say unto thee, today shalt thou be
(Cont'd on page eight)
WINS HOEY MEDAL ? Demauth
Blanton, above, son of Ktt. and Mrs.
J. Wylie Blanton. won the Cleveland
county Hoey oratorical contest held ]
Monday night at Gardner-Webb col- ,
lege.
Demauth Blanton
Wins Hoey Medal
Demauth Blanton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Wylie Blanton and senior at!
Kings Mountain high school, was I
adjudged winner of t he Hoey ora- 1
torical medal in finals of the Annu
al contest held Monday night at
Gardnef-Wabb eoltcge." v...
Blanton won -the Davis Declama
tion contest held at Central school
March 30 and was one of six win
ners in the county preliminaries
held in SJielby on April 6.
Title of the winning declamation
was "Perennial Problem of Man
kind,!' by Thomas E. Dewey.
John P. Mull, of Shelby, winner
of the first Hoey contest in 1910, pre
sented to the medal to Mr. Blanton.
Others who competed for the medal
this year were: John Patterson of
No. Three Bobby Gold Wilson of
Bel wood, Hoke Thompson of Shelby,
John K. Snrfart, Jr., of Mooresboro,
and Harley" Dixon of Grover. Elimi
nated in the preliminaries last
week were Marion Benfield, jr., Bob
by Warltck and Bill Wright.
Three professors at Gardner-Webb
Revls Frye, Hubert Dixon, and Dr.
Robert Dyer, served as Judges.
District Scouters
To Meet At Camp
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The Kings Mountain district Boy
Scout committee will hold a weiner
roast at Davidson Scout Camp on the
York Road next Wednesday after
noon at 5 o'clock, according to an
announcement by Rev. J. W. Phillips
district chairman.
Mr. Phillips said he hoped all
Seouters'of the community would at
tend and look over the camp site,
as plans for its furfher improvement
are to be discussed.
He said Scouters should bring their
own welners, as the roast is a Dutch
affair.
Prominent Citizen B. C. Gold Dies;
Fnnetal Was Conducted Wednesday
Funeral services for Robert Cole
man Gold, 73. prominent business
man since 1916, were held Wednes
day afternoon, at 3 o'clock at First
Baptist church, with the pastor, Rev.
L. C. Ptnnix, officiating.
Following the service here, brief
rites were held at Double.' Springs
Baptist church, near Shelby, with
Rev. 4. W. Suttle assisting Mr. Pin
nix in conducting the rites. Inter
ment was In the Double Springs
church cemetery. The body lay in
state at each church for a half-hour.
Mr. Gold died In a Gaatonia hos
pital at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning.
He had been In ill health for the
past five weeks, since suffering- a
stroke of paralysis.
A native of Cleveland county, he
was reared in ,the Double Springs
community. He was the son of the
late Cynthia Pannel and Ben Gold,
but had spent much of his adult life
here. He was an active member of
the First Baptist church, serving on
the board of deacons, and was a for
mer fcky commissioner. He was long
identified In the hardware business
here and in Bessemer City, retiring
in 1947.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Miss Eva Beam, two brothers, Rev.
W. ML Gold, oft Ellenboro, and L.V.
Gold, of Indiantown, Pla., a id four
slaters, Mrs. W. S. Daves and Mrs.
W. ?. Covington, both of Shelby, Mrs.
S. C. Cooper, of Polkton, and Mrs.
Hart 'Justice, of C rouse. A son. Dr.
Lorin Gold, died in 1932 and anoth;
er son died in infancy.
Pallbearers were G. A. Bridges
Kings Mountain, Ben Bridges, Spar
tanbUrg. Durham Bridges, Shelby.
Hugh Gold. Amerlcus. Ga., Milam
Bridges, Panama City, Fla., and El
mo Bridges, of Bessemer City.
Candidacy For Mayor
Commissioners
Adopt Ordinance
On Sub-Divisions
The city board of commissioners, |
in regular April meeting Tuesday!
night, passed an ordinance recom- :
mended by the city planning board I
to regulate future residential sub- :
j divisions, with respect to length of]
blocks, Width of streets, and other
I similar details.
The recommended ordinance was
J presented by J. B. Keeier, planning
board chairman.
The board tabled action on ac
ceptance of street deeds to portions
: of Crescent Hill road, as tendered by
j Mr. and Mrs. Fred nlonk and Mr,
and Mrs. Hal Plonk, and by Mr. and
I Mrs. Campbell Phi for, pending check !
I on legal technicalities in the I'ionk
conveyance.
Bone of contention was a clause
in the deed which listed as a con
sideration that the city reimburse
the grantors for wa<er and sewer
line installations and for street build
ing according to prior agreements
found in the city's minute books.
Reading of the minutes of the.
March 11, 1947, meeting of thej
board of city commissioners reveal
ed that the city board, on motion by
M. A. Ware, seconded by W. K. Mau
ney, had agreed to reimburse Fred |
W. Plonk for expenditures for wa
ter and sewer lines when a mini- .
mum of ten one-family dwellings)
had been built in the Crescent Hill
development. The basi? of re-lm- ,
bursemerrt, according to the minutes |
was to be on (1) the amount ex
pended, or (2) cost of laying the lin- ,
es at the time reimbursement was
made, whichever the lesser amount. |
Mayor H. Tom Fulton and City
Attorney E. A. Harrill questioned
' be legaittx ofcJttg agreement and L
heboa r^ afwniwflmity
ble action on acceptance of the]
street deeds for further legal inves
tigation. Huriter Neisler made the
motion and Marriott Phifer second
ed. ? . .
The board declined, on the basis |
of lacktof funds for recreational pur j
poses, a proposal by W. K. Mauney,
Jr., oy which the city would have!
taken over Mr. Mauney's E. Gold]
street swimming pool for public op
eration during the coming summer..
The board instructed the mayor to |
write Mr. Mauney a letter thanking
him for the offer. ,
The board accepted the proposal ]
of George H. Emery, CPA, of States
ville, to conduct the annual audit
of <the city books at a fee not to ex
ceed $400.
The board heard a petition from
citizens to repair Chestnut street and
instructed the mayor to declare the
ctty lake open for fishing
Reading of the monthly financial
report by CKy Clerk S. A. Grouse
showed total income for March of
$ 17,231.14, and total March expen
ditures of $24,182.37. The city's bank
balances at March 31 totaled $33,
124.45. Of the total income, water |
and light receipts represented $13,
644.34.
Grigg Garage Robbed
Last Friday Night
Thieves entered Grlgg Garage on
North Piedmont avenue last Friday
night according to N. M. Fan, chief |
of police. .?
Around $15 was reported missing
from the cash register. j
Entry was made by breaking the |
lock off the frortt door, he said:
Merchants To Take
Holiday On Monday
Majority of Kinyi Mountain re
tail establishments will take a
holiday latter Monday in accord
ance with ? custom ef several
year*. It was an no need this week
by James I. Simpson, secretary of
the Kings Mountain Merchants
Mr. Simpson said that the (inns
will also close, as usual, on the
Wedneed ay afternoon following.
By-laws of the association des
ignate Easter Monday as one of
six regular annual holidays.
Alee observing the holiday y til
by the Flirt National Bank, build
ing and loans, and the stats em
ployment service office.
Other chief benSfictaries of the
Easter holiday season will be the
city's school children. School was
suspended with the close of work
Thursday, and will fee resumed
on' Tuesday morning.
SEEKS RE ELECTION ? Marriott
D. Phifer. Ward 5 commissioner. Ill- I
od his candidacy Wednesday I or re
election. He opposes Hal D. Ward,
who filed his candidacy last week.
School Trustees
Re-Elect Barnes j
B. N. Barnes, veteran city schools
superintendent, was re elected for a
two-year term at a meeting of the
board of city school trustees on
Tuesday night.
The board also instructed Mr.
Barnes to employ an architect to
plan some renovation, and possible
additions to. West elementary
school. _
Money immediately available for
school construction purj>oses ? from
the bond issue voted three years ago
T? ft* ? jfc representing the
shai'e 3T the local sch<wTd{st?dt in
the amount of authorized bonds al
ready sOId. Total Kings Mountain
district share from the tx>nd Issue
is $167,000.
Mr. Barnes said the boifrd was in
vesting major portion of the money
available in short term bonds until
further contemplated building pro
jects are begun.
Barnes Speaker
At Lions Meeting
Fai9on Barnes, secretary of The
Mountaineer Club, newly organized
athletic boosters group, outlined the
alms and plans of .the organization
at a meeting of the Kings Mountain
Lions Club Tuesday night.
Mr. Barnes explained that the pur
pose of the club Is to consolidate the
efforts and energies of all persons
interested in athletics to improve the
caliber of local amateur sports pro
grams. He said the club, indirectly,
would be building character in aid
ing such a sports program and
would be helping the community to
compete with others who are al
ready highly ^ports conscious.
As activities, he said the club
could furnish funds to expand
school athletic programs to younger
age groups and could* help obtain
the passage of the forthcoming $50,
000 municipal stadium bond issue.
Mr. Barnes was presented by Hil- j
ton Ruth.
NeisJer. Phifer,
Hudson Bridges
File For Board
Four additional candidates filed
iheir candidacies for city offices this
week. They are
For mayor, J. E.'Herndbn, former
mayor for three terms 'rom 1933
1939. ; 7,
Fqr Ward 1 commissioner, Hunter
R. Neislcr, incumbent commissioner.
For Ward 4 commissioner, B. Hud
son Bridges, well-known Ward 1
citizen.
For Ward 5 commissioner, Marri
ott D. Phifer, incumbent com mis
sioner.
Only other tacit -political devel
opment of the week was formal an
nouncement by C. C. (Shorty) Edens
Ward 2 school trustee, that he would
not be a candidate for re-election.
None of the developments were
surprising. Commeissioners Neisier'
and Phifer had been expected to
seek re-election by most political
observers, and Mr. HerndOn and Mr
Bridges had been prominently men
tioned as possible candidates for
the positions for which they have
filed.
The new series of entries in the
race assures contests in Wards 3. 4
and 5. As yet, none has filed for
Ward 2 commissioners, nor for either
the Ward 2 and Ward 3 school trus
teeship, which are to be filled in the
May 10th election.
There was question in some cir
cies whether Mayor H. Tom Fulton
would change his mind about seek
ing re-election, following the Wed
nesday morning filing of Mr. Hern
don. Mr. Fulton told the Herald he
was "simply not ready to announce
officially."
With the failure thus far of Carl F.
Mauney to file for re-election, there
was some specula tion Mat Mr. Mau
ney might not enter the race and
that L. Arnold Klser might offer for '
the Ward 2 post. It was thought
highly improbable that the two
would run against each other, due
to close personal and business asso
ciations.
.One political rumor concerning
the school board was that Mrs. Hay
wood E- Lynch, a former P TA pre*
ident, might offer for the Ward' 2
school post. Among others previ
(Cont'd on page eight)
Mrs. Goiorth
Wins Award
Mrs. Mary B. Goforth, head of the
Kings Mountain branch office of the
state employment service, has re
ceived the merit award form the
North Carolina Chapter of the Inter
national 'Association of Employment
Services for her booklet "From
School to Job."
The booklet, which collate* gen
eral material on Job opportunities
with local Job opportunities, is be
ing used as a text in vocational guid ,
ance in the Kings Mountain high
school and has been placed at the
disposition of all employment ser
vice bureaus throughout the state.
The state chapter award Is made
for the "most outstanding contribu
tion to employment service." The
bookjet prepared by Mrs. Goforth
has been entered as the North Car
olina entry for the International as
sociation competition.
Ov? - ,
all suit*. co*is? _
brjcs whJc tend to "catv ?>
foreign body ffftting ckwe.
Inventors ana developers