Newspapers / The Kings Mountain Herald … / Oct. 14, 1949, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Kings Mountain Herald (Kings Mountain, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
? . POPULATION City Limits (1940 C?n?us) 6.574 Immediate Trading Area 15.000 (1945 Ration Board Figure*) I 16 Pages Today VOL. 60 NO. 40 PRICE FIVE CENTS Local News Bulletins W TH PLONK BROTHERS Lo> Costner has Joined the sales staff of Plonk Brothers & Com pany, it was announced this week. Mr. Costner, who has been employed at Bridges & Hamrick for the past several years, began vhis new duties Monday. FINAL SERMON Rev. Russell M. Kerr, of Wlnns boro, S. C? who has been preach ing a series of sermons at Boyce Memorial ARP church this week, will deliver the final sermon of Che series Friday night at $ o' clock. BUILDING mttm ? Building permits were issued at .City Hall during the past week to Mrs.. Annie K. McAbee, on Thurs day, for construction of a new flour-room dwelling on Second street, $400; to .R*ank .Sisk, .on. ? Tuesday, to re-roof funeral home on East King street, 9275; and to Oscar McCarter, on Monday, to .add two rooms to dwelling on West Gold street, 9700. Parking meter receipts for the ?week which ended at noon Wed nesday totaled $147.72 according to a report from the office of City Clerk S. A. Crouse. BAND TO HICKORY The Kings Mountain school band is among eight school and college bands which will participate Sat urday in annual homecoming day exercises at Lenoir-Bbyne college, it was announced this week by college officials. , III QUE CLUB RALEIGH, ? Mary Beth Hord. ^aughter^of Mr. and Mis. Bryan aopraoa Ho*d ?'n*s Arnold W. Kincald, prominent Kings Mountain citizen and presi dent of Ideal Machine Shop of Bessemer City, will head the va rious'church groups of -Cleveland County in a fund campaign de signed to 1?jj date . the $85,000 debt on the new $230,000 (lames Webb Gardner Memorial dormi tory for men at Gardner-Webb college, according to announce ment this week by Professor Ben Fisher, campaign director. The county's msNie X-Ray unit, which has been at Fhenlx Mill this week, will ?et up nekt Thurs - day ?hd Friday attMatfqey Mills, Inc? according to announcement by the ctamty hdalth department. The unit la completing the last day of a three-day schedule at Phenix mill tod^v ? SENIOR MASCOTS Diana Flowers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence flowers, and Sammy Houston, son of Mr. and Mas. Humes Houston, were chosen mascots of the senior class of Kings Mountain high school in balloiing conducted this week: . YOUTH SERVICE I /Kenneth George, ministerial student at Central College, Cen tral, S. C. Is to be the guest speak er at a WYPS special service to be held Sunday nigh: at $ p. m. at Second Wesleyan Methodist church according to announce ment by the pastor, Rev. YanCey H. Carter. Investiture Service At Grace Methodist . V * ? 4 !? ? On Sunday morning, October 9, Grace Methodist chufch held a Girl Scout and Senior Troop InvaftJtwe ^Ajf^Onwaid Christian Soldiers'' was played the Processional began Jedby a Boy Scout. Then followed a OA lor Guard composed of Inter mediate Girl Scouts. They were Mary Ann Beafn of Central Metho dist church, Cynthia Plott of Presbyterian, Kathtyn Ware of First Baptist, and Derlce Weir of First 1 r^byterlas. carried Troop flags, the American Rag,, and the Wortd Christian Flag. Pioneer Girl Scout ? **a Director. 'Miss Fannie Funderburke; Chair ftn sC the Local Council of Juliet (Cont'd on pag* eight) I- . M? Jh ? Otfoker Board VSon 5??tine; Vehicles Bought m^h^eregJS?rl of, ^mmissioners i mmm PubKV.S'1" 'o? ? ;"5 Garland Stillv f*rJnSr concern. .V^s; - S^V-j-SSS.1 y SB t?n<fln^ the'mLT*"' was if ^i-^oVn ^Jsstl *** fema,n<^ for] %??SgmM 5-c2wI5! M* "?u- ' which u fountain Men??fi?l Hi SsSSj ?2* i ?vi I J V* provlded thm.r L in Memo. | after hearing a board acted ' %??&,:" si?"? iy^r j " ? ?< wlK." ffis?SaS*!??s *????!& SSJJg M'moM.ri.U'l * - 7 I Com . tt P. *? ? bygj ?*??? J?, *> <>Wer. Und^'fh- f*e cJtP 1 S wSKLSS*' ^rula jj, ?? Uw' ?*e . Wte ?' ??? citSS ?if ^thout sa^s; *?2^, &?*& Of riw SS?SS?r-:| t1TV? J"<1? ?WS ' """"'?In I ?*H Withn^^'ng M? ?W. nWUiS?r*' ^* ea? Alj.nUrt,er*]> ?nd* ch^imf ah,r^ ?iiMe cwwd f"d *i^r-'*?deT?. I V3ES *>?? the ? ? ? LVMonday ntgtH. I Christmas Parade To Be November 17 The Kings Mountain Merchants association has scheduled its an nual Christmas opening celebra tion and parade tor November 17. according to announcement by Faison Barnes, association secre tary. in a letter to members this week. The Christmas opening date, which annually launches the Christmas shopping season in Kings Mountain. Is being held this year at the earliest date In history, and falls in line with the general earlier opening being observed in ether cities. The Merchants Association is now busy setting a budget and etherwiM laying.- plans far the ?vent Funeral Is Held For Mbs Bridges j . 'i y- v Funeral services-were held Thurs day at 3 p. m. at Central Methodist church to r Miss Esther Catherine Bridges, 65, native of Gaston county, who died Wednesday morning a round 9:43 after an illness of one month. Rev.' J. H. Brendall, pastor of Cen- ! tral Methodist church, and Rev. Guy Walker, of Gastonla, officiated and burial was In Long Creek Presbyter ian church cemetery. She had lived on Alexander street and was a member of Central Meth- 1 odist church She was a daughter of the late James and Mary Jane Gantt Bridges. Survivors include two brothers, J. F. and A. H. Bridges, of Gastonia, 1 and a sister, Mrs. L. L. Alexander, of Kings Mountain. Eight Cases Heard In Recorders Court Sight pases were listed in the doc ket of City Recorders court when the wg^'^weeEt^a^Bion at*c5ty Kali Monday afternoon. 1/ Two defendants were convicted on charges of public drunkenness. Other cases heard included: Clyde H. Dunn, abandonment and non-support, six months suspended on condition that he support his family. B. J. Myers, driving drunk, fined $100 and costs and ordered to sur render his> drivers license tor, one year. Bertie Beddix, affray, charged with the costs. William Fox Elkebert, of Cram er ton, charged with speeding 90 miles per hour, fined $10 and coats. Jess Heavner, charged . with As sault with a deadly weapon, sent to Jail for two months. Roscoe Crocker, .charged , with speeding 90 miles pet, hour, fined $25 and cort*.. To ParkHRM - Jtev. Clay Childress, new pastor of the Psrk Grace Church of fhe Ma- i earene, will preach his first sermon at the Kings Mountain church oh Sunday morning, it was announced this week. . ,.-v j Mr. Childress comes to Kings Mountain from High Point where he has been pastor of tne Calvary Church of the Wazarene. He succeeds Rev. Paul Home, who resigned several weeks ago. Oak Grove Road Will Be Paved lit Hist Phase Of Rual Program 'K .i-iz.g.2 ? .1 ij. sj* ;? .i' * fe * /'Vrrw^H &*< V ? ? ?. Highway Commissioner Joseph Graham announced Tuesday the ' {irst phase of rural road building* under the state's $200,000,000 rural road program. . Major road-paving Job of the ICings Mountain area will be paving of the road from Oak Grove church j to Kings Mountain, via Patterson Grove school, a distance of 5J3 mi lea, and paving of the road from"' Oak Grove church to "Route 74 near Beth- j Ware school. The latter paving is a portion of the improvement to the Cline Road, from end of the present pavement of Ccuntay Club toad via Oak Grope church. The Clin* road |b under the fedemi aid s-*?*??r roads progtaip for a ??**! distance of 7.1 milos. This, plus the paving of Route 150 from Waco south to GofOrth'a Store, will mean that Waoo citizens will have a paved road to Kings Moun taln, though' tt koomewhat law di rect than many citfaens, - in hpth commuitMss, had hopod for. Tha Cline Hoad and Highway 150 will croao at Goforth's Store, according to District Engineer H. D. Weaver. Mr. Weaver told the Herald Thurs. day morning that the road' from Oak Grove church to Kings Moun tain would enter the city via Nebo bridge. He aald the road had not' been engineered, and he did not know whether the bridge would con tinue in use or whether thia portion of the road would be straightened. Commissioner Graham haa stated publicly several times that, where possible, all roads tp be improved would follow present road-beds. However,' fee indicated that in -.in road* were unusually tjr ? IPPP of the program _ In making the at a*M no priority a _ ,,, , set for building the roads already listed Work is underway, he said, but many projects will not be start ed until neat spring. Charges Against Police Chief Fizzle At Thursday s Hearing H. R. Huiuiicutt Named Trustee Of Fabrics Firm ? - I Harold R. Hunnicutt was named trustee of Kings Mountain Narrow Fabrics, Inc., bankrupt, by the fed eral district court following a meet ing of creditors in Charlotte last Fri. day. At the same time, the creditors meeting was continued until Oc tober 24 to give the trustee time to make possible arrangements for op eration of the mill in bankruptcy. Mr. HtifthJftutt said the directors' and stockholders of the bankrupt firm are currently holding meetings to work out a plan, or plans, for operation of the firm, which they hope will be acceptable to the cred itors and to the court. Mr. Hunnicutt said he thought it quite likely that the group would be successful in its efforts to work out an acceptable plan. The company, of which Mr. Hun nicutt was a large stockholder and was serving as secretary-treasurer entered bankruptcy voluntarily on September 24, at the same time claiming assets in excess of its lia bilities and citing as the principal reason for its financial difficulties a lack of capital. Miss Jean Cash Festival Entry Jean Evelyn Cash, high school senior, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Cash" has been chosen Sch<Xjl ** ??noe*5v v compct? for tha titla of "Queen Christmas" in the Christmas festival to be held in Charlotte. November 16. The Kings Mountain contestant was selected by ballot by the high school stu dent body from seven senior girls, who had been nominated by their classmates. This is the third year Kings Mountain has taken pan in the Car ollnas* Christmas Festival. The princesses are chapesoned by wo men of ths Charlotte Woman's Club They are entertained ?t a luncheon' a theatre party. *md at an early af tarhsan buffet. Ths highlight of the ** the which Is followed by the Queen's Ball and coronation where "Queen Christmas of 1950" will be crowned. Each contestant, in addition to expenses paid, will re csnje cordage and a sou $?f; ?*,new 7^?*" Christ mar* .will receive a beautiful Jew ales crown and cash award from the festival f roup. v Application Op*n Po??oHl^e fob Applications for civfl service ex aminations for substitute clerk -car rier at the Kings Mountain post-of fice are now being accepted, it was announced this week by local post office officials. Application blanks may be se cured at the postoffice. Applicants must reside In the de livery of the Kings Mountain post of/ice or be bona fide patrons of the ?Kings Mountain postot/ice. Applications should be mailed to the Director, Fourth U. S. Civil Ser ?e*k>n? Temporary Building R , 3rd and Jefferson Drive, S. W., Washington 25, D. C. Preference is given veterans aS follows: disabled veterans, widows of veterans and wives of disabled veterans, 10 points, all veterans, five points. According to the bulletin announ- ; clng the opening of applications, the b*aic rate of pay for substitute cleric -carrier is $1.04 per hour, ' with five-cent per hour annual increases until the rats of pay reaches fl^4 per hour. The applicant is required to be a citizen of the United States, or owe allegiance to the United States, must be between the ages of IS and 50, sNsttto 5 iSet; a inches tall and Weight at least pound*. Certain ^*s*to *re eligible for waive* of snd weight require \ ' msmr < The Laate* Willing Wsrtcsr So- ! <>>d Will Bridges 4 t was an- 1 elety of conduct ?Si Ann Falls Draws Lucky Chest Key Ann Falls, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Coman Falls, proved to be a lucky young lady last Sat urday as the key she drew fitted the lock of Grayson's Jewelry Treas ure Chest. When young Miss Falls tried the lock with her key, the chest snap ped open, and she found insiade a valuable ladles' wrist watch. It was rhe first opening of the chest in the four-week promotion by Grayson's. Keys are obtainable by visiting the Jewelry firm. The customer Is ' not required to purchase any item, j However, his key is worth a dollar J on any purchase of ten dollars or ' more. Remaining prises to be placed in the treasure chest Include a la dies* watch, two men's watches, and a diamond ring, T. W. Grayson, owner of the firm, said. Falls Bays York Boad Building Oliver T. (Red) Falls, owner of' Novelite Venetian Blind Manufac- ! turing Company, has purchased the building on York Road from Charles F, Thomasson, Jr. The building was formerly occupied by Thomasson Builders' Supply. ? I Mr. Falls said he expected to move his business into the York road building within the next ten days. The Novelite firm .has been Vaca ted behind the Margrace Store. - The transaction was handled, by B. D. Ratter ee, Kings Mountain real tor. The consideration was not an nounced. Mr. Falls said the -Increased space provided in the York road building would enable the firm to have a show room for the various types of Venetian blinds, floor and wall cov erings handled by the firm, and would also provide needed ware house space. Davis PUads Ccm I#* High C?ait ' i i - Rings Mountain attorney 'J. R. Davis plead * case before the North Carolina Supreme Court Raleigh Wednesday. Mr. I>avis represents Plaintiff Ed gar Gardner ]n a suit against a Wil mington Insurance company In which plaintiff seeks to recover damages sustained in a fire at his home. The insurance company teas thus far *e fused payment of the claim on grounds that it was not filed within 60 days of the fire. Mr. Davis, in his address to th? court, contended that flush a techhicality should not be allowed to prevent payment of a just and valid claim. City Courtroom Was Over-Flowing For Still Hearing ? j "I feel that Chief Farr is more j honest than many people I have ev? er met, and I recommend Mr. Farr remain as police chief for the en ! tire administration." I This was the statement of Gar ' land Still, who for the last months ! has -been conducting a personal campaign against alleged corrupt" ion in the city police department, > at a public hearing held. by the city j board Thursday afternoon. { With that statement, Mr. Still clapped Chief of Police Farr on tfce leg and made his way out of the crowded courtroom. After the statement by Mr. Still there was a moment of silence, evi dently of disappointment to the tlarg? crowd assembled to hear the airing of the Still charges. Though the meeting of the city board of commissioners was billed as a hearing, It had a courtroom at mosphere, furnished by a large crowd and a battery of lawyers. C. C. Horn and John Mahoney, Shelby attorneys, were on hand In behalf of Chief Far r, City Attorney J. R. Davis was present, and Recorder Judge Faison Barnes was also present, os tensibly to preside over the meeting. Mayor Jim Herndon gave the pur pose of the hearing and said Mr. (Cont'd on page eight) Lions Heard David White : . - 'X. -;-?v Members of the Kings Mountain Lions club heard an address Tues day night At their regular meeting in the Woman's Club by David White, of Shelby, deputy district governor. ( Mr. White, speaking as a part of the local club's observance of dis trict governor's week, pointed out I the duties of the district governor and added that the task is an ardu ous one, requiring much trsvel and He ui*ed increased individual partici pi at ion in the work of the lo cal organization to make the club of even greater service to the com munity, and to thereby strengthen I the state, district and Intern* t?onal I organization. He pointed out that I the Lions movement now numbers more than 7,000 clubs in 25 nations and over 400,000 xnemebrs. Past Preiident J. G. Darracott wel. corned Rev. 1. H. Br en da 11 as a new i member of the club, sad President. Sam Weir reported the Lions club , broom sale resulted in a net of $302 ! to be used In local blind aid work. Mr. Wliite was presented by jiro I grim chairman Hilton Ruth. i Guests at the meeting included Rev. Russell Kerr, of Wlnsboro, S. C, and Rev. W. L. Pressly. School Band b Seeking To Have Membership To 100. Hedden Says The Kings Mountain school band is aiming tor 100 members, it was announced this week, by TMrector Joe Hedden. Concurrently, Mr. Hedden said [ that the band is now a 50-pteoe ag- 1 : gregation. with a number, of stu-1 dents in the beginner's class. ! He also said that some *0 school boys and girts have evidenced an .interest in learning to play a mu sical Instrument and thus becoming ! band members, snd that this num-i i ber has been approved as eligible j for membership. The Kings Mountain school band : has for many years ? with the ex ception of the wartime cessation of activities ? been one of the top- ex tra-curricular activities of the school. High point was winning of national honors at Miami. "*We are anxious to get the band to foil numerical strength in Instru mentation," Mr. Hedden said, "to enable the band to do Its best work." List of students approved a* eli gibie <orb and membership include. Barbara' Sue Smith, Klizabeth Aber nathy, poll Wright. Bobby Hopper, Harold Painter, Juh* Uadvson, Shir ley Bsrasttt, 'Gary Button, J. A. Cook. Charles Foster, HI Hie Jean Fleming. Bobby Horn. Heggie Paint er? Tony Kirby, Pranklin LAil, John ny- TVHetstlne, Jos Dean Beinhart, Lloyd (Sre?n, Patsy Malcolm, Mar tha Melton, Buddy Connor, Grace Delllnfcer, Carolyn Cash, Joyce Da vis, Garry Roach, Harold Blarvton, Arthur Barrett, Henry Foster, Wll Uam Hamm, Richard Bollinger, Bill Styers, Rebecca Oates, Patricia Short Harold Hord, Luther Barnes, (lean Hartaoe, Roger Plemnvons, Prank Hinson, Bruce Huffstetler, James Meredith, Charles Bridges, Johnny Dover, Josephine Smith, Ronnie ?. Cole, Gerald Plemmons, Charles Cash ion, Mary Helen Cobb, Opal Fos ter, Xouise Hul lender, Letha Marie Walker, Carolyn Upchurch, Betty Prince, Nellie Belotte, Edwin John son, Marvin Cobb, Harvey Turner, Johnnie Ray Carpenter, David Mar lowe, Peggy Jean Painter, Gary Joy, Barbara Parrish, Patsy Sisk, Duke Hovls, Carol Ann Jackaon, Glenn Harrelsln, Jerry Barrett, Jacqueline Dixon, Arnold Thompaon, Tex Has tin Sipes,. Hazel Thrirt, Patricia Alexander, Gerald Thomaseon, FYan ce# Ann Williams, Phyllis Jonea, Bobby Lingerfelt, James A Press ly, Beth Roberts, Jimmy Waters, 1* fene Champion, Andy Howard, J. D. Btddlx, Leonard Smith, Dorothy Mom, Sue Jane Bariatt, Bobby My era, Betty Lue Hefner, Bobby Lta Scot- Hovis, Shirley Mcintosh, Virl Biddix, Donald Beatty, Shirley Ma* Hlnaon. i
The Kings Mountain Herald (Kings Mountain, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 14, 1949, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75