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POPULATION City Llmlti (1940 Ceo?u?) 6.S74 Imrrediate Trading Area 15,000 (1945 Ration Board Figures) VOL. 60 NO. 31 . 1 i - ,x Kings Mountain. N. C? Friday, August 5. 16 Pages T oday PRICE FIVE CENTS Harris And Grantham *' ?*Y'? H-.- ? '} * ./ ./? . * r. ? ; 1 ? ? To Head Horse Show Local News Bulletins > - l-.M. -? . Kiwanis-Lions Event Scheduled For October 5 MRS. MANGET DIES Funeral rites for Mrs. Paul Mangel, fdrmer Kings Mountain citizen, Were held at Newnan, Ga., .following her death on July 18, it was learned here this week. METER RECEIPTS Parking meter receipts for last week totaled $123.13 according to a report from the office of City Clerk S. A. Crouse. BUILDING PERMITS Building permit was issued at City Hall Monday to t>. C. Maun ey for permission to move a build ing near the corner of East King street and Cleveland avenue. ATTEND 4-H WEEK l/uther McSwain, Jr., and Bob Huskeyi of the Beth-Ware 4-H Club, are attending the 16th an nual 4-H Club Week at N. C. State College, Raleigh. FIDDLERS' CONVENTION An old time fiddlers conven tion, featuring seven string bands, will be held at Beth-Ware school Friday night at 8 o'clock, it was announced this week. Admission , will he 25 and 50 cents. MOUNTAINEER CLU* ?? . Dfficttrv and .directors -fif... The. Mountaineer Club, Inc., are sche duled to meet Friday night at the Kings Mountain Herald office at 7:30 p. m. | - v LEGION MEETING Regular meeting of .Otis D. Green Post 135, American Legion, ' will b? held Monday night at 7:30 | at Cfty Hall, according to an- i nouncement by David J. Delevie, , adjutant. UNION SERVICE ' "Rev. L. C. Pinnlx,' pastor of First | Baptist church, will deliver the ] .sermon at Sunday night's union ! service, to be held at 8 o'clock at j First Pr esbytxeian church. Subject ! ?of Rev. Pinnix's sermon will be "The Victorious Life." ? I AR? SERVICE' Rev. W. P. Grler,. Jr., ARP nfln- ! Ister of Rock Hill, S. C?. will fill j the pulpit of Boyve Memorial ARP j churcfc here for morning services ! on Sunday. The pastor, Rev. W. L. | Pressly. and his family are on va cation. '? .... j AT CONVENTION George Mom, superintendent of ? the city water works, is at Dut- j ham this week, where he is attend- 1 Ing the annual convention of thy \ state's water works operators be ing held at Duke University. . ; OLD CAPERNAUM RITES Annual memorial services at Old 'Capernaum-cemetery, near Waco, will be held Sunday, August 7, It ww announced this week. Servi ?ces will begin at 11 o'clock and dinner will be served on the ?grounds The memorial service; will be held in the afternoon. v : ' ""'--'-?I'- ' "CLINE" HOU3E RE- SALE Re-sale of the "Cline" house by t the city school board of trustees wlli be held Wednesday afternoon st 1 o'clock on the premises. The ?ale, at auction, will begin st $700 the cumm> high bid on the house made by Wray A. Williams. Un der the terms of sale, the' house must be removed from tbe premi ses within s reasonable time. aiWftW WMUM Charles Kerault, high school student of Charlotte who won a ?rip to the national Jaycee conven tion by virtue of a speech before the V. C. state convention at Ashe ville, was to speak before mem bers of 'he Klwanbr dub at the regular Thursday nljjht meeting, fits subject was to he "I Speak for ? Democracy." B. S. Peeler, public committee chairman, ar range* the program, ? Jimmy Harris was elected chair i man and W. G. Grantham co-chair j man of the Kiwanis-Lions Kings Mountain Horse Show, and the show was scheduled for October 5, .at. a nleeting of the joint planning com mittee Tuesday evening. ?' The group, including Gene Timms, Harry Page, Ertle Powers, J. G. ? Darracott, Jim Anthony, W. S. Ful ton, Jr., Sam Stallings, Tolly Shu ford, Sam Weir, Byron Keeter, Drace Peeler and L. E. Abbott, met at the home of Byron Keeter, named ma jor committee heads, and other wise laid plans for the event. The show will be a successor to the annual Lions club show, a Labor Day event for the past five years, j Mr. Harris served as chairman of ' the Fourth Annual Lions club show in 1947. He is also a veteran of show circles throughout the area. Mr. Grantham, a Kiwanian, is also a horse fancier, having entered hors es in a number of local shows, and < others throughout the area. "The following committee heads were named (first named as chair ^second as co-chairman): Stable ? Drace Peeler,. Sam Stal- ? lings. Grounds ? Ha1 Ward, Harry Page. 'Finance and Advertising ? W. B. 1 Logan, J. L. McGlU. Publicity and Promotion ? By- i ron Keeter, H. Tom Fulton. Concessions ? W. S. Fulton, Jr., I Tolly Shuford. I Tickets ? L. E. Abbttt, J. G. ? j Public Address system ? Ertle' Powers, Jim Anthony. Reception ? Gene Timms, Glee A. Bridges. ; j Treasurer: J. C. M'cKinney. I Still . Raided Early i Thursday; 3 Nabbed ? ? * ? Officers destroyed two liquor stills about three miles south of Kings Mountain early Thursday morning according to a reliable source. War rants have been served on three men captured near the stills during the raid. The raiding party ? including ! Constable W. G. Ellison, Chief Dep uty J. H. Allen, Deputy D. H. Street, and R. O. Hord ? cut down the dis tilleries and captured some 15 one half gallon Jars of "white lighting." Arrested were: Luther Burns, ac cusal of manufacturing liquor, and Guy Butler and Ben Beatty, accused of aiding and abetting m manufact- ' ure of liquor and transporting for purpose of sale., ? i Woman's Club, Mills, Sending Youths To Camp S>.TU> TO Kings Mountain cii'^ren who ordinarily would not h:u ? the opportunity, have enjoyed a tteeR of work, play and fun a; L*k,> Craw forii day camp this aiinviricv. and ?more arc scheduled to enj.>\ the same this month, through a cooper ative program arranged by Kings Mountain industrial plants under sponsorship of . the Kings Mountain Woman's Club. The participating plants are pay ing 53.50 per child, aged seseh to fourteen, this amount covering the $2 camp fee and the SI.30 bus* fare for a week. The three hours at camp, each of the 5 days, include nature study, handicrafts, and swimming, under qualified instruc tors. Each child takes his own bath ing suit, towel, and lunch. Mm. F. B. Fefton is camp supervisor. In July, approximately 70 children attended the camp from the Bonnie, Mauney, Sadie mills, and Kings Kings Mountain Mfg. Co. This month, the Pauline. Margrace, Park Yarn and possibly Crafstpun will each send a large group of children. ?For the last week in August, the Woman's Club, with the' assistance of the Junior Woman's Club. and perhaps other civic organizations of the community, plans to finance a bus load of yongsters who otherwise : would be unable to attend the camp. Arrangemcrts will be made at the same time for other children of the city to go and pay their own expen ses. This project is one chosen by a committee of club members as an entry in the "Build a Better Commun Ity" contest, sponsored by the Gen eral Federation of Women's Clubs in cooperation with the Kroger Com pany. The Club hopes that this will, be a step in the direction of oommu nity playground and swimming pool to the near future; and intends to. direct Ha efforts to that end. . Th<; project committee from the club is composed of Mrs. Paul Mauney and Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, oo-chairmen; Mrs. S. M. Brown, Mrs. J. N. Gamble, Mrs. W. T. Weir _ Jaycees To Sponsor Air Show August 28 The Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce will spon sor an Air Show at Morrison Air port on Sunday afternoon, August 28, it Was announced this week Sam Collins has been named ' general chatsman of the event and reported Tuesday night that plans were underway for an ex cellent show. Still awaited is CAA approval for the show, but no hitch in ob taining this approval is anticipa ted. Further announcement concern ing the show is to b? made next week. Contracts A warded For $ 43,059 Improvement To West School Pink Bell Is Bound Ovez On Rape Count j i Pink Bell, 40-yoar-old Nt'tjro, was bound over 10 the next term of Cle- . | veland county Superior court un der a $2,500 bond Monday in Re corders court on a charge of rai>e. Judge Faison Barnes found probv j able causJe in the ease at regular ! weekly session of court held here at j City Hall Monday. Bell had been ar- j rested dn July 29 on a warrant by ' Eioise Webber, his sister, and char- j ged with rape of her daughter's 11- t year-old girl. The act allegedly oc curred on July 22. According to Chief N. M. Farr, who made the arrest along with Of- , ficer S. R. Davidson, the victim and j her mother, fiom Virginia. were visiting at the home of Beil's moth er at 115 Watterson street. The act suposedly took place while the re mained of the family had gone to church, leaving the Negro man with the girl. Bellas mother stated, Chief Farr said, that the man had been on a two-weeks drunk. Bell said, refer ring to the alleged victim, "she don't know what she's talking about," ac cording to Mr. Farr. He pleaded "not guilty." Other cases heard on the 8-case, docket Included one defenadnt con victed on charge of public drunk enness. Case a gainst ^Richard Wood, char ged. With reckless driving was dis missed. 1 Samuel B. Jackson, charged with reckless driving, was fined $35 and costs. James R. Guin, for speeding, paid a fTne *10 and costs. ?Donnie Hue Gamble, of Bessemer City, for operating a vehicle with an improper muffler, was fined $10 and costs. James L. Bell paid a fine of $fi and costs for illegal possession. Withrow Brown, charged with driving without an operators per ? mit, was fined the minimum under state laws, $25 and cost*. Country Club Party Features LeCroy Band Dinner and dancing, featuring th? music of George LeCroy and his Quintet, of Gastonia, will highlight the entertainment of the evening at the regular monthly club night at j the Kings Mountain Country Club Saturday night. Announcement of the club night ? program was made by the entertain- j ment committee. Members are being urged to make \ reservations for themselves and their out-of-town guests as early as possible. Bulwinkle To Retire; Numerous Possible Candidates Mentioned Major A. L. Bu twinkle, veteran 1 11th district congressman, announ ced this week that he would not be a candidate to succeed himself next ! spring, due to ill health. | The announcement ? which came as a surprise in spite of the fact that Major Buhvinkle had spent five months in Befhseda hospital early | lit the year and the past two months at his Gastonia home immediate | ly touched off a wave of speculation ; as to Congressman Buhwinkle's suc cessor, including a number of trial i balloons for Savorite son-candidates. 1 The announcement also appeared , to set up another* sure scrap be : tween forces of Gov. Kerr Scott and j the ao-caDed Old 'Liners of North ; Carolina Democratic politics 'Prominently mentioned as possi > ble candidates already are: Basil Whfcener, Gastonia lawyer and district solicitor. Woodjww Jones, "Rutherfoi-dton lawyer and representative in the 1949 General Assembly , Charles Z. Flack, of Forest City, long-time figure in party ciwfle and chairman of the 11th district De mocratic executive committee who recently -re^ifned under Scott pres sure aa clerk to the state Utltlles commission. ' ?Peyton MdSwain. Shelby lawyer, ex- army colonel and former special Superior Court Judge, Who was ap pointed by Gov. Gregg Cherry and PLANS tO HE TOE ? M?J o. A. X. Bui winkle, w,rrtn* his 14th tm M U. g. Cm*m? man. ?hl. week that ht will lot be a nidi dote to ttee Md hlmaeW la th? De mocratic primary n?x? *ptlng. was not re-appolnted by Gov. Scott I Ralph Gardner, of She thy, lawyer} son oi the t*te O. Max Gardner. ? ' D. Max Gardner, h.. of Shelby, who will complete hte law course at the University next spring. L?e B. Weathers, veteran senator In the General Aaserrfbly and pub li^hcr of the Shelby Daily St?f. f Other* regarded aa possibilities are J. W. Osborne, Shelby lawyer, Carl Howard, of Bejssemer Ctty, Gas ton county representative to the General Assembly and a staunch supporter of the Scott program, and Clarence Ridings, who opposed Mr. Bulwinkle for the Democratic nom inatlon in 1948. Mr. Howard, however, was re- , cently dismissed by Commissioner , Joseph Graham as a rural road ad visor. The Shelby candidates also appear to have one strike against ! them, unless their fallow townsman, Senator Clyde R. Hoey, should de cide not to seek re-election as U. S. j Senator. Withdrawal of Sanator Hoey is not anticipated. Major Bulwinkle has served in 1 Congress continuously, with the - i caption of 1929-31, since his election ' In 1930, holding the honor of win ning the Democratic nomination 15 times. H? holds Important commit- j tee assignments in the House of Re- ; present atlves and is regarded as an authority on aeronautics. He has snnounoed that he ex- ' pects to resume the private practice of Mw in Gastonla. Tou and my other friends ace as sured after my term of office expir es. that I will continue to take an active interest in the welfare of the Nation, the State and' the District," Congressman Bulwipkle wroU Chairman flack and other members .of the district executive committee. County Advertising Delinquent Taxes The Cleveland county tax col lector is advertising property for sale tor delinquent 1948 taxes this week, and the City of Kings Moun tain tax collector will begin ad vertising for delinquent taxes next week. Robert Gidney, county tax col lector. asked citizens who are now delinquent on their taxes to note that penalties and advertising costs must also be paid. Checks received for tax bills which do not include sufficient funds to cover these added costs have to be returned he pointed out. The pen alty on delinquent 1948 taxes is now four and one-half percent, and the advertising fee is 25 ^ents for each week the property is ad vertised. City collector S. A. Crouse is urg ing all who have not paid 1948 taxes to take care of the matter before next week. Woodward Named To Trade Group RALEIGH. ? Joe Lee Woodward, prominent local business man, ha> been appointed to. the Research and Extension Committee of the North Carolina Merchants .Association, it is announced by Willard L. Dowel 1. of Raleigh, oxecurive vice president of the 7,000-member merchants or ganization. The appointment, was made by John M. Carroll of Atiheville, 'pres ident of the Association. In announcing the appointment, Dowel I explained thta the functions of this committee are to study, in vestigate airri recommend to the Board of Directors of the Association plans for promoting the interests of the Association, including new serv. ices and functions to be performed by the organization. ? * ? I Simpson Resigns Merchants Post James B. Simpson, secretary of the Kings Mountain Merchants as sociation, tendered his resignation Monday night. Mr. Simpson asked that he be re ileved of his duties "as soon as pos sible," and hopes to vacate the posi tion by September 1, he told offi cials of the organization." President Harold Coggi'ns said Thursday that no definite action for lilling the post had been- taken, "but' said he hoped to make an announce ment in the near future. Mr. Simpson declin^i to divulge his future plans. He tols served as manager of the local trade group for the past 14 months, having sue ceeded Ned MCGill in that capacity. During his tenure, the association has expanded its services, and in creased its credit bureau data. Prin cipal expansion has been In the field of trade promotion, featuring the customary Christmas opening celebration, and last spring's suc cesful Bargain Days promotion. The association last fall sponsored a city wide Courtesy campaign. School Asks Bids On Hooting Plant The city school board Is advertis ing today for bids on a proposed renovation of the hea'ing plant at Central school, B. N. Barnes, superintendetn of schools, said the renovation plans will call for two new boilers, plus other allied equipment designed to modernize the system for greater efficiency. ? ?Deadline for bids win be 10 a. m. August 17 .and plans and speci fications may be obtained from th^ office of the superintendent, or from the office of V. W. Breeze, Shelby architect. The school board reserves the right to refuse all bids. EL BETHEL SKVIVAL Hev. C, G. Isley, of Winston - Salem, will conduct a week's re vival services at El Bethel Me thodist church, beginning ?t morn ing services at 11 o'clock Sunday. The services will continue through Saturday, August 13, Work Underway; Job To Require Three Months i. . ? ^ ??*?..;: The city board of school trustees accepted low bids on additions and renovations to West grammar school 'Tuesday totaling $13,059, and work I was scheduled to have begun j Thursday morning. The following were successful bid ders: i. General contract, to R. L. I/?wmait, of Shelby, $31,324. i Heating contract, to Cash Plumb ing and Heating Company, of Gas tonia, $6,695, . ? . Plumbing contract, to Cash i Plumbing and Heating Company, of Gaston ia', $1,570. Electrical contract, to L. A. Hoke, i of Kings Mountain, $3,200. Estimated time required to com plete the buildinp program, which wil) include addition of two class rooms, an office, first air room and music room, is 120 days. B. N. . Barnes, superintendent of schools and secretary to the board of school trustees, said the electri cal contract assumed expenditure of $2,000 for fixtures. It is possible, he said, that the electrical fixtures will cost less than this amount and that the contract- would be reduced to take advantage of any cosi saving 'on fixtures. ' A total of five contractors entered . bids for the general contract seven ^fcid for the heating and seven for the plumbing contracts, and four entered bids for the electrica( con tract, Closest "squeeze" by a successful bidder was on the heating contract, in which the Cash Plumbing and Heating firm nosed out Robinson Plumbing and Heating Company by ten dollars. The Robinson bid was $6,975. I A. A. Ramsey, of Shelby, was sec ond low bidder on the general con 1 tract at $31,892, and other bids in cluded: C. T. Bennett, Kings Moun tain, $33,240; Barger Construction Company, $36,840; and James L Beam, Cherryville. $39,466. On th? plumbing contract. J C2. Dudley entered the second iow lid, at $1,773, -while Anthony and Franks, of Lincolnton, were hi^:: at $2,359. L. A. Hoke's $3,200 bid for th?- elec i tricai contract won over the second ! iow bid of Canipe Electric Company, iSheiby, at $3,650, while Y. R. Wen i sil Company was the highest bidder for the electrical contract at $4,673. * . ? 'Mr. Barnes said the total bids ap | proximaled architect's estimates on jth? oost of the renovation Job. Mrs. Hoyle Dies; Rites Held Sunday Funeral rites for Mrs. John Hoyle, former Kings Mountain citizen, were held in Maiden on Sunday, follow ing her death Friday at noon. |.vMra. Hoyle was reared In King? Mountain and was the sister of Mrs. J. H. Davis, Luther Barrett and F. C. Barrett, of Kings Mountain. She had suffered a long illness. Miles Mauney To Play Benefit For DAR Mi leg Mauney. talented King* j Mountain pianist, will play a ben efit concert for th? CoL Frederick.. Hom bright chapter. Daughters of the American Resolution, at th? high school auditorium Friday night. August 19. | Announcement of the forthcom ing concert Was made this week by Mas. P. H. Summers, regent of I the OAS. Further announcement concern* . ingthe concert will he made next week. Tickets are expected to g? on sale soon. I \ ' t "The DAB is deeply grateful fee Mr. Manner's generosity." Mrs. Summers said. "The concert will i be a I seat lev Kings Mountain eU I tlzens interested in music." ' I Mr. Mauney. ton of Mr. and Mr*. W. K. Mauney, is now heme en i wtatlofc le and his brother. Cf nest Mmraey. make up a talented duopiane team and are current ly conttaulng their work la ?? 1 sic la Wtm Task. ^ ? J