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Bulletins
TN NEW PARSONAGE
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Petrucelil
have moved into the new Church
of God parsonage. They expect to
hold an op<n house in January.
ATTEND MEETING
John Gladden, district American t
Legion commander, attended the
meeting of ^he state executive
committee In Raleigh last Satur
day.
-WOODMAN CHRISTMAS PARTY
Woodmen at the World will give
a Christmas party at WOW hall
Tuesiay night December 20. Mem
bers are asked to bring favorite
dish, and a gift suitable for men
or women.
NEW BULLETIN BOARD
Installation of a new, lighted
church bulletin board for Central
Methodist church has been com
pleted. The bulletin board is a gift
of Mr. and Mrs. B, S. Peeler and B.
, S. Peeler, Jr.
CUT TAG SALE
A total of 180 city auto tags for
1950 had been sold through Wed
nesday, according to announce
mem by S. A. Crousc, city clerk.
The tags are required to be dis
played on autog owned by city
motorists by January 1
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RITES FOI INFANT
Brief graveside rites Were held
' Sumi afr ? irfte rnooq>fae-<thc infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Smith, who died at the age of one
&ky. Rev. X- C- Pin'nix conducted
the rites at Mountain Sett ceme
tery. '? ? - . v
STANTON RESIGN);
M. E. Stanton, personal loan
manager at Finn National Bank,
has resigned that position, accord
ing no announcement by B. S.
'MeiU, executive vice-president.
While Mr. Stanton's resignation
is not effective yntil December 31,
Mr. Nelll said, he has been reliev
ed of his duties. .
v , ? B3WANW MEETS FRIDAY
, The ?ilf3 MbumiHn Wwanis
club will meet FrlSay night at
6:48 at tho Woman's Club. The
meeting was postponed from
Thursday night to avoid conflict
with the Lions club football ban
quet. The program will feature a
film "Pageant of Pragr?? " Pro
k disced for the Case Implement
Company, the film portrays the
progress of rMn during the last
WOO year* Lewis Hovls arranged
the program.
BROWNIES ON MS
Wednesday afternoon, Decem
ber 21, at 4:30 p. m. over Station
WGNC Gastonia, Kings M-nn
. tain Brownie Scout Troop No. 14
will present a radio version of
"The First Christmas Tree In New
England." Brownies participating
will be Judy Cooper, Judy Cox,
(Becky Blanton, Bobbie Stender,
tfane Thom p*>n, Guy Ann Hender
son, Norma Kay Hatnt+ck, Peggy
Craig, Phyllis Dean, Becky Thorn -
burg and their leader, Mia. J. B.
Simpson.
Merchants To Aid
Lost-Mlanlo Shoppers
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City Boaid
Passes Bond
Ordinances
The cky board of commissioners
held its regular monthly meeting
at City Hall Wednesday night, at
tending to a number of routine mat
ters.
The board foriftany'eriatflea nec- ;
essary ordinances to Issue $18,000 in ;
public improvement bonds, includ |
ing $9,000 in waterbonds, and $9,000 ,
in sewer bonds, as prepared by Mit- J
chell and Pershing, New York bond I
attornsy, and adopted a technical j
orfllnahce in connection with the I
bond matters making S. A. Crouse
officially the city clerk and treas- j
urer, according to the North Caroli- '
na statutes.
The board also: (1) appointed
Clarence Carpenter as city tax list
er for 1950 at a fee of $250, and (2) j
voted to order the city police depart- j
mem to stop checking parking me
ters on Saturdays at 6 p. m. as on |
week days.
All members of the board v were '
present with the exception of Carl
F. Mauney.
The bond action merely formaliz- !
ed action of the board at a special
meeting on November 28 to pur
chase facilities of Crescent Hill De
velopment Company in Crescent Hill (
and of Glee A. Bridges on Landing .
street. Remainder of the funds over!
the amounts to be paid for these j
facilities will be available for other j
waters and sewer capital expendi
tures.:
'Mayor J. E. Herndon called atten
tion of the board to a statement
from Lewis Hovis for $225, repair to
automobile which was damaged
several weeks ago wtienvlt hit a
manhole on City street. After <Jis
cuasion by- the board on the ques
tion of the city's liability, the Ward
on>n?fltfri by COiftnitsstoner A. H.
PffftenxM, authorized City Attorney
J. R. Savfs to set tie the matter with ,
Mr. Hovis.
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Thirty-eight shares ol stock of El
mer LUjnber Company, Inc.. were!
W>ld at public auction at the City
Hall Monday for $15,200.
Successful -bidder was Mrs. f. E.
Lipford, who had announced that
she was bidding for Mrs. Agnes
Thomaason, widow of the late J. B.
Thomasson, who had owned the
stock at tiie time of his death.
Two other persons entered the bid
ding. Mrs. Lipford opened the bid
ding at $100 per share, par value of
the stock, and W. T. Weir raised to
$110. Dr. W. L- Ramseur entered a
bid at $135 per share, and the figure
cofttinued to mount rapidly. Mr.i
Weir's' last bid was $275. but D.I
Ramseur continued to bid to a top i
of $385, before Mrs. Lipford's finall
bid of $400 per share.
The stock was sold by A. H. Pat
terson, executor of the J. B. Thom
asson ??ate, and the sale was con
ducted by Attorney J. R. Davis.
OOLLEOK STODEKTS AT HOME
MARS HILL.? The following stu
dents from Kings Mountain en
roiled at Mars Hill College will re
turn home for the Cttristmaa holi
days, Friday, December 16- Janu
ary 2: Demauth W. Blanton, Jean
'Thinson McClaln, Wade R. Mc
Swain, and Barbara Jean Mat
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Christmas Herald
On Regular Schedule
Th# 1949 calendar dictates that
the last issue of the Kings Moun
tain Herald prior to Christmas
will be published on regular
i schedule, a departure from policy
of the past several years.
I Next week's issue will come off
i - the press on Thursday afternoon.
| and under date of December 23.
In this issue, a large number of
merchants are planning to convey
Christmas greetings to their cus
tomers. Since this feature of the
Christmas issue of the Herald has
been a popular one for many
-yean, the Herald staff will make
every effort to contact all busi
ness firms. Firms wishing to place
a Christmas greeting advertise- _
men t should call the Herald.
After next week's edition, the
Herald will close at noon Decem
ber 23 and reopen Tuesday morn
ing. December 27.
KiwanSs Honors
Past Presidents
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"Today neither of the words 'work' ;
or 'thrift' are In good reputation in '
America," Dr. R. C. Granberry, pres- j
ident of Limestone College, told
members of the .KiwaTvta club De- '
cember 8 at -a program honoring the
club's pasi- presidents.
Dr. Granberry, speaking on the
subject, ? "What Made America
Great, \ declared that work and
thrift were one of four important;
factors in the growth of this nation j
.
The others, he said, were <*) the
conviction of freedom within a
framework of la,w; <2> the convic
tion of the necessity of free enter
prise; and (3) th* conviction of the
vihicn of t moral I tndi wllciftHfl
Rowel 1 Lane served a* toasrm as
ter at the meeting and recognized
the following Kiwals presidents:
Ladd W. Hamrick, now of Boiling
Springs, W. E. Bl&kely, Harry Page,
W. K. Mauney, Glee A. Bridges, B.
S. Peeler, John L. MeGilh L. L. Ben
son, and J. B. Keeter, Tmr late Dr.
R. N. Baird was another Xlwanis
president.
Dr. Granberry was introduced by
Paul Coggins, president of the Gaff
ney Kiwarris club.
A delicious turkey dinner was,
served, and special tabic decorations
were furnished by Lindsay's Flor- }
ists. x, ?
Holiday Season
Parties At Club
Holiday season paries for afl age]
groups have been scheduled for the1
Kings Mountain Country Club, it j
was announced this weptr*
A children's party will be held at
the club on Friday afternoon, De
cember 23, from 4 o'clock until 5:30,
with Mrs. James B. Simpson in char
g c at arrangements.
Ot) December 29, the club has
scheduled a dance for the Teen -Age
group, and the club wiH hold K'a
customary New Year's Eve danoe on
December 31.
Music for both dances will be
furnMie^ by The Statesmen, a
danoe band led by Sammy Cauble
of Belmont, and playing regularly
at engagements In Raleigh and the
viclnky of If. C. State College.
Latvian Family, first Displaced
Family Hearc. Arrived On Wfllfandiiy
Vint* Mountain's first European
displaced persons arrived here Wed
nesday.
The family at Ave Latvtons was
aent here by the National Lutheran
Council rewttlemem service under
the assurance of Aubrey Mauney.
They sailed from Bremen, Germany,
on December 2 and arrived in Kings
Mountain around noon Wednesday.
Alekeander Grants, 44, former
government ' clerk in Latwte*
is the head of the family and other
meroftiers Include his wife, Alina, 4B
a daughter, Inta, )?, and two sons,
Adnrta, 6, and Alnis, 3.
The Grants, who apeak very little
EngMsh, spent fWe yean In a dis
placed persons camp near Berschtes
gaden, Germany, where Mr. Grants
was disrtpiinary officer of the area,
WMch housed some 600 parsana.
They were originally sent to thlsl
country under assurance of S. A.j
Mauney, who warn to place them on
a farm, but the farm is not now a
vailable and his eon, Aubrey, had
Che assurance transferred.
The family is nam housed in one
of the Kings Mountain Manufacur
ing Company'* hou?e? and Mr. Mau
ney said he plana to employ Mr.
Gr**ts to <k> outaftde work. He ex
pects to send the oMer children to
school.
Mr. Grants also termed in Latvia,
working in the short summers on a
dairy tirm owned by his wife's peo
Pl*.
A number of citizens have aided
the family in setting up housekeep
ing, Mr. Mauney said, and the fam
ily is busy getting settled in their
new home.
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Local Teachei
Group Supports
Federal Aid Bill j
I ' The Kings Mountain unit of the
North Carolina Education associa
tion has adopted a resolution. urging
favorable action on Senate Bill 246 j
to provide federal aid for schools j
without federal control of the spend
ing.
Announcement of the action of the
local teacher group was made this
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The resolution states that the fed
eral aid i>: needed to equalize edu
cational opporttfntty throughout the
nation.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, we realize the educa
tional inequalities existing among
the states; and .
Whereas, we recognize the futile,
efforts of the poorer states to offer
adequate education to their youth;
and
Whereas, we believe that to main
tain a democratic form of govern
ment each child must be trained to
ihe fullest extent of his Innate ca
pacity in order to become a forclful
citizen in whatever states he may
choose to live in adulthood; and
Whereas, we believe thai, because
of unequal distribution of both chil
dren and wealth, Federal Aid to
Education is the only solution to
the problem, therefore
Resolved, that. the Kings Mountain
Unit of the North Carolina Educar
tlon Association go on record as urg
ing the House of Representatives to
take favorable action on S246 or on i
a similar bill providing federal aid
without federal control as early in
January, 1950, as It Is possible.
CtajKh-Unveils
Mauney Memorial
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hemdon and
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Mauney return
ed this week from Jackson, Miss.,
where they attended on Sutiday the
first services in the new Trinity. LUj
theran Church.
The services Included the unveil
ing of Che Mauney Memorial Tower
setting, a gift of the W. A. Mauney
family of Kings Mountain and Lin
colnton, and honoring the late W. A.
Mauney and the late D. H. Mauney.
The Tower setting graces the en
trance of the new $160,000 structure.
The program for the opening cer
emony described it: "This copyright
ed setting was given by the W. A.
Mauney family of Kings Mountain
and Llncolnton, N. C., in memeory
of W. A. Mauney, (father) and D.
H Mauney (son). The statue of
Thorwaldsen's Christ was sculptur
ed by Drapato Studio, New. York
City. The stained glass window and
revolving globe of the world are the
work of Henry Keck Studio, Syra
cuse, N. Y."
The program, acknowledging gifts
of fl9,62? "in their names," showed
pictures of W. A. Mauney, D. H.
Mauney, and W. K. Mauney in ad
dition to Dr. and Mrs. P. P. Hagan.
Pastor of the Jackson church Is
Rev H. B. Sohaeffer, D. D., former
pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran
church here. One of the ded4oat|on
speakers was Rev. W. B. Scheaffer,
son of Dr. Scheaffer.
loycMs, Lions Plan
Yale Cheer For Needy
Mwitin of ths high school
band, "wwtlwwd obT last Satur
day M thotr schsdnlsa pick-up of
top for andwptivliefed children,
wore bl?ssd with hotter woathor
Thursday and trass Ml wwfc gath
Sriag thorn la tins for ? repair fob
by mombsrs of ths Lisas dab aad
Junior Chamhss ?f ClSSWl.
?atls McDaaioL lofcos Christ
that aismbsv of both dabs would
gather at Manasy Moslary Com
pany Tuesday night to put tbo
U-ys In good repair.
Mr. McDaalol said th? Lions
ta gtviaf Christmas baskots to
tho pom. Tbo bmksts ars to bs
distributed ths moaning ef Do
rrmb?r 24. Thoy wtU b* ptspaisd
ths night of ths 23rd. also at
Manasy Hosiery company.
HEADS MINISTERS ? Ree. J. H.
BrendalL pcstor of Central Metho
dist church, has been elected presi
dent o! the King* Moutain Minister
ial association for 19S0. He succeeds
Rev. J. W. Philips.
BrendaUTo Head
Ministers' Group 1
Rev. J. H. Brendall, pastor of Oen-j
tral Methodist church, has been
elected president of the Kings Moun
tain Ministerial association for 1950.
Election of officers for the coming
year was held at a meeting of the
association held on Monday.
Mr. Brendall will succeed as pres
ident Rev. J. W. Phillips, pastor of
First Wesleyan Methodist church. 1
Other officers elected were: vice
president. Rev. T. W. Fogieman, suc
ceeding. Rev. L. C. Plnnix; secre
tary,. Mr. Philips, succeeding Rev.
C.W. Pink.
Other principal business of the
meeti/ig was a resolution by ? the
ministers asking that they use the
Red Cross as a clearing house tot
Christmas gifts to the underprivile
ged. The ministers are being re
quested to forward lists of needy
families, with correct addresses, to
Mrs. J. N. Gamble, Red Cross execu
tive secretary. In this way, It was
pointed out, duplication would be
avoided.
Legion To Hold
Yule Square Dance
Otis D. Oreen Post 155, American
Legion, will hold a Christmas
Square dance at the Legion build
ing off York Road ne*t Thursday
night, Decerhber 22, beginning at 8
o'clock.
Announcement was made by Com
mander Paul Mauney, who said a
good band had been signed for the
dance.
He also announced that the Le
gion building will be open to mem
bers on Saturday night 'of this week.
, BUILDING PERMITS
Building permits were issued at
Cfty Hall on Tuesday to W. K.
Crook, for repairs to house on
Yord road, $400, and to Jacob Bur
ris, for repairs and addition of a
room to house on Tracy street, I
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Approval Comes
Over Objections
Of City Board
The North CaroHna Utilities. Com
mission has approved the present
temporary site of the Kings Moun
tain bus station.
Information concerning 'he decls
ion ? in spite of refusal by the city
board of commissioners to approve
it ? was contained in a letter from*
the commission's director of motor
passenger transportation under date '
-cf December 10.
Meantime, Jack Arnette, local srta- '
tton agent who holds a lease on the
E. King street location where the
terminal has been operated for the
I past several weeks, did not say
j Whether he would go ahead with
plans to re model the building ac
cording to outlined specifications for
more waiting room space and addi
tional rest rooms.
Mr. Arnette was in conference
Thursday with Clayton Love, Queen
City Trallways repersentative, and
J. A. Livingston, Atlantic Grey- (
hound representative, discussing op
eration of the local terminal.
The letter from E. A. Hughes, Jr.,
of the Utilities Commission, wa?
addressed to 'J. H.- Quattlebaum.
vice president in charge of traffic
for Queen City.
It reads;
"On October 29th we returned to
you the proposed plans for the Kings*
Mountain Bus Station, showing the
approval of this Commission.
"Since the Commission apiproVed
the proposed plans, it appears that
the town officials of Kings Moun
tain have indicated that they will
not aprove the building or the lo
cation.
"This Is to advise that far as
this Commission Is concerned, the
present location and the propose*
extension to the ststlorr hove our
approval and you are authorized to ,
proceed with remodeling the sta
tion according to the plans which
have been approved by this Com
mission." v
The city board, though it had no
direct authority in the matter, had
oevertheleas declined to give a let
ter of approval of the East King/
street site, and In several conferen
ces with bus company representa
tives, had objected to the location*^
as too far from the center of the cciy.
It has also suggested unofficially
that the bus companies should build
a terminal here.
Mr. Arnette said he expected to
have an announcement concerning
the local terminal within the next
few days.
Library Schedules
Friday Story Hear
1 i
A story hour will be held at Ja
cob S. Mauney Memorial Library on
Widay afternoon at 4 o'clock tor
third and fourth grade age groups,
It was announced yesterday by Mrs.
Phtlliy Bakei.
M ft. Garland Shlll --will be the
story teller, ancl Mrs. E. T. Plott will
serve as hostess.
The library was over-flowing for
last week's story hour and a capac- .
ity attendance is expected for Fri
day's story hour.
Bed Cross Hopes To Set Becoid
On January 4th Blood Collection
"January 4th might not b** good
time to giv? blood but. rerftembeJ^S
It'a time when blood will b# need
ed badly by patients in hospital*
who have been injured in holiday
accidents," Harold Hunnicutt, chair,
man of the Red Crofs blood program,
said tMa week.
The ned Cross BioodmoMIe is ,
scheduled to visit Kings Mountain
lor the fourth time on Wednesday,.
January 4, 1990. The unk will again
be set up in the Woman* ch?b house. {
Blood from the blood mobile drive*
is processed and sent out by (he
Charlotte regional blood bank to all
ho^oital in the area, for use with
out charge (except for administra
tive fees which vary in different
hospttals) by patients needing blood
or its derivatives.
? ' A goal of 100 pints, enough to aup
piy the area hospkaJe needs in an
average day, is set fof each v!*1r of
the bldodmotyiie.
"Whether you are rich or p*or In
as little as an hour's time vov
give a Christmas present ? - nfnt
of your blood ? that msv
for a fellow-man, one Who'? he
stricken with some deadly disease
or one who may have been serious
iy Injured in an accident, or even
yotaraett. You have It In your power
to save Uvea ? blood) donated by ci
tizens all over the Charlotte area, to
saving live* and easing suffering
every day ? and your gift of ttfe is
needed," Chairman Hunnicutt con
tinued.
Mrs. J. N. Gamble, Kings Moun
tain Red Cross chapter secretary,
has reported that several Kings
Mountain people have recently used
blood supplied through the program.
Two children are bei~g supplied a
blood derivative for ?. rare type of
internal bleeding, '.e said, and
without a steady supply of blood
from the Red Cross program would
be unable to continue their fight
against death.
Members of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce are aiding the drirve by
aeiVtng on the recruitment commit
tee headed by Mr*. Ben H. Goforth.
Persona wlshlngrto contribute blood
are urged to contact a Jaycee, Mrs.
Goforth or the Red Cross office, in
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