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POPULATION City Limits (1940 Census) 6,574 Immediate Trading Area IS, 000 (1945 Ration Board Figures) 16 Pages Today VOL. 60 NO. 40 Kings Mountain. N. C.. Friday, October 7. 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS Local News Bulletins PLEDGE FRATERNITIES Five Kings Mountain students were among the 205 Davidson .freshmen pledging social fratern ities last w?ek, according to an nouncement by the college news bureau. Pledging Beta Theta Pi were H. L. Ruth, Jr., and G. *E. Still, Jr., and pledging Sigma Phi Epsilon were C. H. Mauney, Wil liam Herndon and G. H. Warllck. LEGION MEETING Members of Otis. >$. Green Post 155, Amefocan Legion, will hold their regular monthly meeting Monday night at 7:30 at City Hall, according to announcement by the post adjutant, David J. Delevie. ADMIRAL TO SPEAK Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacha i rias, U9N (retried), will address members of the Cleveland County Executives club ait a dinner meet ing at Gardner Memorial at Boil ing Springs on Friday evening October 14. He will discuss "Se cret Missioiis: Past and Future Se curity." Reservations for dinner should be in the hands of Secre tary W. M. Mlcklin, Box 122, Shel by, not later than October 13. LIONS MEETING Regular meeting of the Kings Mountain Lions club will be held Tuesday night at 7 o'clock at the Woman's Club. The program will be devoted to "Lions Education," according to announcement by H. L. Ruth, program chairman. ? CREDITOR'S MEETING First meeting of creditors of Kings Mountain Narrow Fabrics, Inc. .which filed petition In bank ropwy m ae'iKembei 24, .win i? heid Friday at 1 p. m. at Mscklen- . burg county courthouse In the county recorder'* courtroom. crrr board meeting Regular October meeting of the city board of commissioners is scheduled for next Wednesday af ternoon at 3:30 at City Hall. Only routine -business is so far listed on the agenda, according to City Clerk 5. A. Grouse. Parking meter receipts tor the -week which ended Wednesday totaled 9149.01 according to a re port from the office of S. A. Crouse, city clerk. A stated communication of Fair view Lodge ?Q. 3?, a. k I A. M. will be *?eH;i*onday night Oct. 10, at 7:30^ \ "-. - : ? ?<?? ? Basil Whitener, solicitor of the Ittth judicial district, addressed members of the Kings Mountain Stu ulor Chamber of Comraereeat their meeting at the Woman'* Club Tues day night. Mr. Whitener, who has been prom inently mentioned as a candidate! for 11th district Con great man la next spring's primary, made a strictly | non-political speech, confining his ? / remarks to work of the Jaycee or ? ganization. Mr. Whitener Is a former state I president of the Jaycees and Is very j active In both the Gastonia club and j the state organization. He praised the Ifoycee organiza tion as the beat for the development j of leadership qualities in young roeii. New Florist Firm Opens For Business Mis. W. C. Lindsay announced' this waak qpaningof Llndsay'^Floy ist, new Kings Mountain flower firm, at W2 East .King street, the building formerly housing Cash Plumbing Company. Mrs. Lindsay, who haa moved here I from 'Lebanon, MlstswW MR the busindH . ^ ^.r ?oth are graduates of The Gladys 'Turner Floral School, of Si, Louis, Missouri, she said. Her husband, W C. Lindsay, \* employed in 3heHjy with the C h I Construction Company the ns ? ' wnity lives off "East King street. i The opening announcement ssid the firm sfduldi Miss Cloninger Leading Winner At Horse Show The sixth annual Kin>?s Mountain horse show, co-sponsored this year by the Kings Mountain Lions and K J wan is. clubs, was reeled off at City Stadium Wednesday afternoon and night, with Mary Jo Cloninger I the young York exhibitor, repeating her triumph of last year. Miss Cloninger, showing most of hre prize horseflesh herself, captur ed no less than seven blue ribbons and about $200 in prize money. Six of the winnens she showed herself, while Miles Wright showed her Magnolia Honeyboy to place first in the five-gaited stake. Miss Clon- 1 inger was a crowd favorite, too, and ( was cheered on all her appearances. | Though rain clouds were threaten ing throughout the day, they failed i to open until the evening show and then only for a few minutes. The crowd was slim for the after- ! noon performance, but was much | better for the evening show. J The competition was fast, and Judge O. T. Fowler had a hard time or it in a /lumber of classes, several ! times finding himself forced to or der continuance of the class for two. or more horses. This was particular- j ly true in the amateur five-gaited i stake, which featured a large field ' of excellent horses.. One of the best features of the show, both from the exhibitor's and ! spectator's standpoints, was the musical accompaniment of Jimmy Richardson, of Shelbyville, Tenn. Young. Mr, Richardson played a Mamond organ and managed the f proper tempos for the particular events. The appearance of Mr. Rich ardson was a last -minute addition to the show arrangements. 'Jules Whitten, of Gastonia, was master of ceremonies, Stewart Delllnger, of Stanley, ringmaster. and Dfr. Jaoob Mauney, of Klr.gs Mountain, veter fjpfcly accident of the show result ed in no datftage to rider or horse, though It might have meen worse. Horace Leitzey, Bock Hill profes sional, took a turn around the ring too fast after driving Dashing Ode to the blue ribbon in the roadster stake. His roadster turned over and L?ttzey waa dragged along the ground for several seconds before getting a foto loose. But he got up grinning and. without injury. Byron Keet'er captured two rib bons, placing third with King 'O The Mountain in the Junior Walking Horse class, and taking first place in the amateur walking horse stake with his Wilson's Junior Allen. Xing OTTie Mountain is jointly-owned by H. Tom Pulton and Mr. Keeter. following the afternoon events, the exhibitors were guests of the sponsoring organizations at dinner at the Kings Mountain Country Club. Ribbon marshals were Misses Car olyns , McDanlel, Frances George, Shirley Arthur and Pat Neisler. "We are deeply appreciative of the support given us in presenting the sixth, annual horse show," Chair man JiotjUy Harris said. "The exhi bitors were highly pleased with the whole' event." PARR TO RALZIGX Police Chief N. M. Parr is sche duled to attend the mlly of state law enforcement officers at Ral eigh oh Wednesday. The meeting has been called by Governor Scott as a part of his war on boot leggers. -- X-Ray Unit To Be Al Phenix Plant The Cleveland County mobile X-Ray unit will set up for th?ee days at the Phenix Mill next Wed nesday. according to schedi le of the county health department. All persons in the area are urg ed to visit the X-Ray station for free X-Rays. The X-Ray requires only a few minutes. Notification is later made by card to the person receiving the X-Ray on the results shown by the pictures. The X-Ray unit will be at Phe nix Mill Wednesday, Thursday and F.iday. October 12. 13. 14. It will return to Kings Mountan to th? Mcruney Mill on October 20. 21. and to Bonnie Mill Novem ber 7-12. B. F. Ormand To Pieach Here Rev. B. F. Ormand, Jr., of Chad bourn, will deliver the sermon at regular morning services at First Presbyterian church Sunday morn ing at 11 -o'clock, according to an nouncement 'by the pastor, Rev. P. D. Patrick. Rev. Mr. Ormand is a well-kown former citizen of this community. He is the son the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ormand and a brother of Mrs. W. B. Thomson, of Kings Mountain. Tn recent months, the Chadbourn congregation under the leadership of Mr. Ormand has Just completed building of a new church. (For pic ture of Chadbourn Presbyterian church, see page three, Seotlon 1.) "It Is with real pleasure that the Presbyterian church welcomes home Rev. B. F. Ormand. He has been most successful in his ministerial work, artd we invite all citizens of the com munity to Join with the memebrs the Presbyterian church in hear Bids Am Sought On UMd Vehicles "Anyone may bid on the used mo tor vehicles now being offered for sale by the cifty," City Engineer Joe 1 Evans pointed out this week. Mr. Evans said no bids on the used vehicles ? which includes a 1942 Plymouth passenger car and a 1938 ball-ton Ford truck ? had yet been received, and he thought it possible some people might have been und er the Impression that only dealers could bid on the used vehicles. All that Is required is posting of a cashier's check in the amount of ten percent of the bid. Bids will be opened at the City Hall at noon next Tuesday. They should be .posted with the city clerk. BUILDING PERMITS Building permit was Issued at City Hall Wednesday to First Church of the Nazarene for con struction of a two- story, 14-room church building on Cherokee street, cost $MS>000. Other permits issued included on Sept. 30,' to Henry W. McGinnls, garage, $400; on Sept. 29, to G. E. Herndon, ga rage, $500; on Sept. 20, to Harry Page, tool shed, $100; and on Sept 19, to Mrs. Claude Rhyne, ad dition of room to residence on West Mountain street, 0600. Boles Are Given Fat Floral Fair Floorer Department Competition Rules to r entry of flowers In th? 1949 Woman's Ckvb Floral Fair to be held on October X, were announ ced this week by ehe committee in charge of the fair flower division. Members of the committee in elude Mrs. H. C. Mayas, Mrs. Byron Keeter, Mrs. J. E. Herndon, Mrs. M. A. Ware, Mia. E. H. Crouch, Mrs. C. t. Carpenter, Br., Mrs. W. 1. Press ly, Mrs. W. L. Ramseur, Mas. Milton Fryer, Mis. 3. L, McGllt. All flowers exhibited become the property of the Woman's club and will be for 4.. AW flowers and arrangements mut be in ciut> house B mnd 10 o'clock on the morning of the will take pl?oe from 10:30 to S*#< 3. Specimen flowers (perfect bloom ? mum M WUlA In milk* on i. ? muat grow flowers In Division I. " 4. In arrangement classes, materi al ***iAr' from any source. M . m.iy not %m m. unless out of town. ?Division 1? -Horticultural Division. Section A ? Rows. Clsss I: Red Roses (a) Best single specimen red rose. (to) Best collection red roses. Class Hi Pink. (a) Best specimen pink rose. (b) Best collection pink roses. Class III: Miscellaneous. (a) Best single specimen miscel laneous roses. Section B? Chrysanthemums. (a) Best collection large white chrysanthemum . Class 1: Yellow. (a) Best collection large yellow chrysanthemums. Cb) Best collection small yellow chrysanthemums. Class fH: Miscellaneous chrysan themums. ^ ? (a) Best collection large miscel laneous chrysanthemums. (h) Best collection small miscel laneous chrysanthemums. Section C ? Dahlias. Clsss V: Pink Dahlias. (a) Best collection kurge pink Dah (Cont'd en pafs H. Y. Ballard To Head Kiwaitis Club In 1950 H. ^ . Ballard has been c>l(*c;pd to serve as president of (he Kings Mountain Kiwanis club for 19~>0, ac cording to announcement by the club's election committee. Mr. Ballard, superintendent of Park Yarn Mills, Ls now serving as vice-president of the club. He will assume his new office in January succeeding Byron Keeter. L. E. Abbott was elected vice-pres ident of the organization.' Directors elected include. W. Fai son Barnes, Glee Edwin Bridges A mos Dean, Dr. D; F. Hord, Rowel 1 Lane, J. H. Patterson and Rev. L. C. Pinnix. Serving on the eufcctlon commit tee w^re past presidents of the club Including John L. McCiil, chairman, L. 1,. Benson, W. K. Mauney, Glee A. Bridges. B. S. Peeler and Harry Page. Lou Ann Hemdon Injured In Wreck Miss Lou Ann Herndon of Kings Mountain, and Misses Edith and Harriet Hook of Bessemer City, were Injured in an auto accident at Hick ory Saturday night when the auto mobile in which they were riding crashed into a Catawba Transit Company bus. Miss Herndon and Miss Edith Hook sustained painful lacerations and were hospitalized in Hickory at Richard Baker hospital, but both have since been discharged and are recovering satisfactorily. The accident resulted from defec tive brakes on the 1937 Chevrolet driven by Miss Herndon and own ed by W. \. Payne, of Kings Moun tain, police investigation revealed. J Miss Herndon had driven Miss Frances Payne to Lenoir-Rhyne col- ! lege for a weekend visit, and the i m wheri the aocident occurred. Accord ing to Miss Herndon, an approaching ! vehicle prevented passing the .bus, I and steep banks on the sides of . the j road forced crashing into the rear of ; the bus. Miss Herndon received a -0-stitch gash on the forehead and a brain I concussion, while Miss Edith Hook i sustained a fractured nose and a slight concussion. Local Citizen's Mother Succumbs Funeral rites were held Wednes day at Toccoa, Ga., for Mrs. W, J. Ounston, mother of Mrs. E. C. Mc Clain of Kings Mountain. Mrs. McClain was notified Tues day of her mother's death at her heme in Toccoa. She had been in de clinlng health tor the past year and had bsen seriously ill for the past four months. Her death Was not un expected. The tttes Were conducted at North cutt Funeral Home In Toccoa, and burial took place In the family cem etery plot. SurvivlM, m addition to Mrs. McClain;" Jre two sons and three daughters. Grammar Footballers Twin-Bill Saturday Th? sseosd doubts hsader toot ball event sf the Grammar Grade Athletic Progsom is sehsduled to be rssled off in City Stadinm on Saturday aifbt First game is sst to ?st underway at 7:J0 p. m. Park-Grace school is cheduled to face East school in the first game and Central and West schools are to tangle in the after la last Saturday night's open- ' lag double Mnr tek-Gsan gram- I mar school -Wildcats'* defeated i Central grammar school "Ballets" 6 to 0 ea a pass Interception run back by rollback Bobby McrFalU. and West grammar school** Chev rolet Hoe OevUs" and Com gram mar school "Inln Kate" (ought Rites Held Thursday For J. B. Thomasson TO ? REACH" HE RE ? R?r. Ruuell 1 M. Kerr, King* Mountain natir*. wiU preach at a special series of Hrricti at Boyce Memorial AHP ] church beginning Sunday and con tinuing through October 14. He 1* . now pastor of the Winnsboeo. S. C., | AH? church. ARP Begin Sunday A special series of services will be: gin at Boyce Memorial ARP church at morning services Sunday, with' Rev. Russell M. Kerr, pastor of the | Winnsboro, S. C.. ARP church de livering the sermons. ? The aervice<s will continue through -Friday, October 14, a* 8 o'clock each day when the evening service wlH be at 790, A native of Kings Mountain, Rev. Mr. Kerr Is the son of Rev. G. jUs. Kerr, a former pastor of the Boyce' Memorial church. He received his theological train ing at Erskine seminary and Prince ton seminary, after completing un dergraduate work at Davidson col lege. "We feel very fortunate in having Mr. Kerr come to us for a week of special services," said Rev. W. h. Pressly, the pastor. "He is an out standing young minister and we cor. dialiy invite all citizens of the com munity to hear him next week." Deadline Saturday Far Messenger Bids Deadline for filing bids for the po sition of mall messenger at the I Kings Mountain post of flee is Sat urday, Assistant Postmaster George Herd reminded local citizens this week. On Thursday mornirvg three bids had' been received for the position, which is granted by contract on low bid -basis. Charles E. Blalock, who has held the contract for the past , several weeks, resigned effective Oc tober 31. Persons interested in tfie position are required to file bids on special forms obtainable from the postmas- , ter, and they are to be addressed. "Proposal for Mail Messenger," with the name of tlie bidder on the out side. The bidder will be required to furnish his own truck, enclosed for protection of mail matter, and to carry all mail to and from dispatch , stations. Former Mayor Succumbed | To Heart Attack Funeral services for Jor.ah B. Thomawn. 7fi, citizen of Kings Mountain for more than 50 year**, were held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from First Presbyterian church. Mr. Thomasson died suddenly of a heart attack about 5 o'clock Tues day afternoon at the home of Mr*. J. E. Lipford, a si9ter-in-law, where he and Mrs. Thomasson were paying an afternoon call. Mr. Thomasson had complained of slight indigestion and lay down on the couch. When*. Br. J. E. Anthony arrived to admin ister treatment, he found Mr. Thom asson had already passed. He had1 been in apparent good health and ? his death came as a shock to his family and the community. Though In semi-retirement for the past several years, Mr. Thomasson, for years a prominent Kings Moun tain businessman, continued to ser ve as president of Elmer Lumber Company and was a vice-president of the Home Building & Loan Asso ciation. He served as mayor of Kings Mountain from 1939-41, was a mem. ber of the Kiwanis club and an ac tive Democrat. He was an elder of the First Presbyterian church, and served on the building committee of the present church, structure. For many years, he had spent the win ters In Palm Harbor, Fla., return ing to his East King street home for the summer months. p- native of York county, S. C.. he was th? son of the late James But ler and Kannle Bryan Thomasson. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Agnes Kendrick Thomasson, three brothers, B. M. Thomasson, Greenville, S. C.. J. C. Thomasson, Gastonia, and M. E. Thomasson, of Carolina Beach* anfi two sisters, Mrs. W. Y. Abresch, Gastonia, and Mrs. F. J. Schook, Car olina Beach. The final rites were conducted by Rev. P. D. Patrick, pastor of the chur ch, assisted by Rev. L. C. Pinnix, pas tor of First Baptist church. Interment was made in Mountain Rest ceme tery. Active pallbearers were I. G. Pat terson, L. Arnold Kiser, B. S. Peeler, Grady W. King, P. M. NeLsler, Sr., and Harry Page. Honorary pallbear ers were H. D. Hicks, B. S. Neill, J. O. Plonk, F. R. Summers, deacons and elders of the Presbyterian chur ch, and officers and directors of the Home Building and Loan Assocla* tion. 1 Grayson's Begins Special Promotion Grayson's Jewelry is launching this week a four-week Treasure Chest promotion, during which time some lucky persons will obtain for nothing five handsome prizes, in cluding two ladies watches, two men's watches and a diamond ring. Grayson's is advertising "no strings attached" and "ever>*>ne a winner." By dropping in the store, a persoiv gets a key which may open the chest, for there is one correct key it* each 1,000 to be given away. 12 key fails <to open the chest, the per son may still use the key as a one dollar credit on any purchase of ten dollars or more.' Mountain Men Defeated Ferguson Detachment IN Yean Ago Today October 7th is a banner day in American history, marking as it does, the anniversary of the Battle of Rings Mountain, which turned the tide of victory toward the strug gling American colonies In their fight to get free of the British yoke. Today mark* the 169th anniver sary of this battle, which, though inftnltesirrvally small In proportion and insignificant in material as compared with modern warfare, was erred I ted with being the beginning of die end of, British efforts to put down the rebellion of the colonies. The /older on Kings Mountain Na Mortal Military Park gives the fol lowing account of the Battle of Kings Mountain? "Pushing northeastwardly through the eold night rain, the (Mountain eer*) expedition forded Beosd River at sunriM in the continuing down " ' ? . ? j -'jj&M1* j ii -k, *>>"5- i f Jl*,' .? pour. But by midday on Octobe* 7 th rain had ceased, and as the fron tiersmen neared Kings Mountain their scouts confirmed Ferguson'* position there. Quickly the moun tain leaders devised a final plan of attack which was to surround th* (Idge upon which Ferguson camped and gradually to close In from al* sides "After dismounting and passing through Hamb right's Gap, some three-quarters of a mile west of Kings Mountain, the frontier de tachments moved rapidly into thetr pre assigned positions around th* ridge. Seeking cover in tfie woode* ravines, the Whigs advanced, and Campbell and McDowell hurriedly passed through the gap at the south - wsstsm end of the ridge, taking their positions respectively on th? UCont'd on page eight) . ^