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VOL.61 NO. 2
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Sixty-First Year
N. C-. Friday. January 13. 1950
YES, POLIO IS EXPENSIVE
;3X)88.50 i
ilHflprT TTl U ?? _
COST CHART for 15 MONTHS
HOSPITAL
LABORATORY
* VYSICAL THERAPY
dlrr-TREAT m^nt" '
BRACES-ARM SPLINTS
SPECIAL SHOIS
MARCH OF DZMB$ DOLLARS HELPED HER? Five- year -old Nesbitt Ann Burdsali of Midwe* City.
Okla- is back In school today after 13- months of hospitalization. Nebbie was stricken with Infantile
paralysis in June 1948, her spine, right shoulder, arm and hip, her left shoulder and leg severely affected
by the crippling rUsimsit r",'"kTinii county Chapter ol National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and
jhfcbiiispwwu tepuil MjiBiei fet first 15 months' as detailed atafflfc For years to come, expenses will
continMe in rtlmlnUhhigdoroo. Hqpplolltesni ^pssiel shsss. STMh proof that Nebfot* can walk a
jiiIii TlwgHliuT of coct of car* and treatment for thousands of polio victims is carried by National
Foundation through contributions to March of Dimes drive, January 16-31.
Kings Mountain Polio Drive
To Begm&QuoUi Is $ 5,000
RATINGS ANNOUNCED
Kings Mountain tourist hom
es have received the following
ratings from the Cleveland
County Health department, ac
cording to announcement last
week: Grade "A", Peeler's Tour
ist Home and Morrow Tourist
Home; Grade "C", Maple Tour
PURCHASES HOME
Mr. and Mrs. W, T. Grayson
have purchased the residence
at the corner of Gold and Cans
ler streets from Mr. and Mrs.
Charles A. Goforth, ft>' ; The
-transaction was - d&i&pleted
Tuesday and the Graysona ex
pect to take occupancy in the
near future. ? . i
tax ustihc S
Only 16 days remain for hst
ing of properties for taxes
without penalties. City Lister
Otaren& Carpenter and County
Lister H. D. Rafterree were
staying busy this week, but
they said they should be even
busier, if a last-minute Jam
S> were to be avoided. Both
r. Rater ree and Mr. Carpen
ter are ?t Oky Hall daily from
8:30 a. m. to 5 p. ro.
LEGION SQUARE DA*C? ,
L The American Legion will
f>re *nt a square dance st the
Legion build i. ig off York road
on Friday night from 8 to 12
p. m. Hamrlok's String ;Band
will furnish the music. The
public is Invited to attend. Le
gionnaries are being a4ked to
wear Legion caps.
U BEANY 8TOBT (OUR
Mrs. P. D. Patrick will serve
* story teller and Mrs. Harry
'age' as hostess st the regular
HHWy smyry hour period ior
ernoon st 4 o'clock. The period
'raJj^SHf iL^Sght
MAM* TO START
semester examinations
? will begin next Thurs
nuary 19, and continue
days, ending Friday,
> 20, si 2:30 p. m? *c
to annouwrtiiwet by
Lane, high school prln
Kings Mountain's quota for the
annual March of Dimes cam
paign which gets underway next
week will be $5,000, and W. K.
Maurtey, Jr., chairman of the
drive here was busy this week
oompietiiwr his organization. ,
Victims of infantile paralysis and
to pay for research to find better
means of treatment, is to be con
ducted between January 16-31.
Kings Mountain and Number 4
Township were mos; generous In
response to the appeal for funds
for the fight against polio last
year, contributing some $7,400,
far exceeding the $5,000 quota.
Large portion of the money gi
ven remains In Cleveland County
to treat Cleveland County victims
of the dread disease which preys
particularly on children.
The year 19(9 was a relatively
tight year for polio in this par
ticular area, with only a few ca
ses reported. However, 1949 was
a heavier year than even 1948 for
the nation as a whole. The dis
ease has a habit of striking . In
particular sections of the nation.
During 1949, New York, Texas,
> and Cailtorniawere very hard
hit. In KX8, North Carolina was
one of the states with highest po
lio figures. '
Mr. Mauney said the campaign
here this year would follow close
ly the drive o t last year.
"It is easy to ask for funds for
this campaign," Mr. Mauney said,
MP*>r thvre isn't a citizen who la
pet familiar with what polio
mean* both here jmd in other
section' the state and nation.
Hie National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis has made It pos
sible for all victims to obtain spe
cial treatment which many could
not afford, a no 1 an sure that the
people of the Kings Mountain a
rea will again support this cam
pa i? n to theiHmlt of their abJIi
InftffirmemjrlHJhe ma<fr^Qas
Mr. (irtgg suffered a heart at
tack Wednesday night at nine
o'clock and suocumbed an hour
He wis an employee <*t Ran
kin MU1, Gaston la, and a member
of West Gastotrta ARP church. He
was a son at Mrs. Susanrw Wri
ght Grigg and the late S. In
'surviving, in addHlon to Ills
The staff thinks today's issue of
the Herald looks funny too . . .
. The staff to not even sure it
likes the result, as yet, but prom
ises some further experimenting,
if neceeary, to bring about the
most pleasing and desirable
"New Look", available.
The reason for the change in
appearance is installation of a
new newspaper press, not brand
new, but new for the Herald. It
is a Miehle flat-bed press, No, 1A,
which the Herald purchased from
J. R. Harrison, press dealer and
mechanic, by way of the Monroe
Enquirer.
The new press has several po
tential advantages for the Her
ald, including: (1) enabling the
Herald to print a standard size
newspaper of eight columns
width, and with each column
measuring exactly 12 pica cms
(two *nches); (2) improved ty
pography, meaning that the Her
ald printing will be leas subject
to light spots and bhirs and
therefore easier to read; and (3)
insurance, meaning that the old,
aged Cottrell preas used here tot
the past 30 years was getting de
crepit and infirm, and thus It waa
always a question a* to Its com
pleting the week'* several press
funs.
Shortening of the width of the
columns from Id ems to 12 ems
will mean that the Herald's new
columns are designed for ihevast
mass of prepared advertising ma
terial used In almost all news
papers. This will improve the ap
pearance of the majority of ad-,
vertiaing, which has been af
flicted In the past with waste
whKe space on the borders. In
addition, the new Herald page
is longer by one and one-haM in
ches, which will aid in handlihg
of large advertising mats previ
ously unusuable. In shoH, the
new Herald page coincides in
sfctfr wWh * ?pote-flf York
Times, the Charlotte Observer,
the Shelby Star, the KnoxviHe
Sentinel, and almost all other
mftfor newspapers of the nation.
An sdbitkmaT advantage to
the Herald will be aertHt* to
handle more news and advertis
ing copy with less press runs.
Same amount of lineage can be
put in 12 pages of the new Her
ald as formerly appeared in It
pages of the six-column Herald.
Another advantage will fee op
S tender District
Scout Chairman
[1950 Officers j
Named For Local
SSA Kstricf I
2 U was announced this
h^^t"der- ,an actlve Scouter.
*h!L as l0cal chairman of
a2dext^?^ a?d or?a^tion
K?n<, i ?" SinCe coming to
&*?raln' and ?,ri?r ?o
i> (t, O he-served as chairman
H. , "IS"ICI
uiree years. He also served a? a
oI th* ,P<* ?ee council
sir?1"" and ?? a
WMphnnnder W1" ?"<*ed Rev. J.
ofhi! as di9tr,ct chairman.
iq2? . officers of the district for
?1950 Include: OlHe Hrfms, vice
chairman; Chatfie Blalock .
wW^fr9j?ueLi ?? C. WUsohT~T
[H. Patterson and" Kev. J. yy pmk
iips, neighborhood commission,
ers.
Plarw are already underway for !
observance here of annual Boy
^ut week, February 8-15, &
Wring the annual district ban
cal comn?l??s of the lo
oubifc* organization win be
published next weeif.)
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June 3i Deadline
Fer NOP Q Renewals
ttewto^ply^^&s ii- j
"ne <?nWnT ''
local examiner, said fcis'week
Mr. Wright is In Kings Moun
iTsh?7h ay and ls located
wJk InyJZZL?f ** re* o{ the
H. acoordan?e with the 5- 1
)York 'or state employ, j
ffS'}r^1cou'Jy examiners office 1
is closed on Saturdays.
J^ttiZena ,n the N- P. Q, ca
c2Ln *Ve themselves a lot
fy foT ren^? .nn,ni5? ??me ??*.
.i y ror renewals. Every other
fro up we have examined had a
unrtf (+.UnJ|ber ?f Peiw>n? waiting
Ion* **** and we had
*>?* wahs for those
Sp1 S^wSg^** ?*
Club To B? Closed
For Two- Week Period
^^a,n Country Club win??
^2 w*eks- w,th ^?e
exception of the golf shop! it was
announced this wUk
SCOUT CHAIRMAN ? Rev. W. H.
Stender. pastor of St Matthew's
Lutheran church, has been nam
ed chairman ot the Kings Moun
tain district for the coming year.
Mr. Stender succeeds Rev. J. W.
Phillips. ; --
Mcs. W. T.Weir
Addresses Lions
Members of the Kings Mourt^
tain Lions club, at their regujar
meeting Tuesday night, heard
an informative address by Mrs.
W. T. Weir, high school librarian,
on the subject of "Communism?
How It RelategrTo Our Way Of
Life."
Pointing out that the Commu
nists endeavor to Infiltrate every
walk of ltye to breed trouble and I
discontent. Mrs. Weir gave some
interesting information on Com- 1
munist activities in the United
States.
entitled "U^V
S. R." printed on high-grade pa
per and multi-colored, which, she
said, she found In October In the
library mall, box. Examining the
matfial she found it full of Com
munist propaganda and pictures j
of Stalin, and noted that it was
printed at the Russian embassy
in Washington. Since October, the
magazine has been arriving reg
"I assume this magazine is go
ularly each month.
ing to all the high school librar
ies of the nation," Mrs. Weir said,
but she added that the magazine
was. 'not placed on the library
^helves here.
Communists work both inside
the law and outside the law, Mrs.
Weir deolared, and listed Sam
Hall as the man in charge of
spreading Communism in the
Carollnas. She pointed out that
the pommunlsts are trying to get
into the schools, labor, the gov
ernment, and even the civic
clubs, and added that they have
been, in a measure, successful.
She Hated as Communist con
trolled several labor unions, in
cluding the communication work,
ers, the longshoremen, electrical
workers union, and a smattering
(Cont'd on pa go (jwelve)
Sfr-Moath Qt; Statenwt '
Shows Budget Ii Underspent
Financial report of the city's
?** m?n*
ths of the cilrrerit fiscal year show
the $302,176 budget underspent.
The report, presented the city
commissioners at their regular
January meeting Wednesday aft
ernoon. Showed that the city
?pent In the first six months end
1m IMinfikiirjll. a total
SOI 31, or <7.4 percent of the totaJL
anticipated expenditures for the
vvr:--;
The report also showed total
Income for the ftrat six months of
. fdwitot Income Hem was from
the sale of water and lights, to
t?Hfl?t $90,212.49, while the sec
ond 'W|Wt Hem waa fM J&8JB&
from taxes on real and personal
frope^y, the latter Item rspre-<
senting about 70 percent of the
^S|WCted income from this figure
diving the year. -
The December report showed
December ban* balances at W!>,
035.39. '
yjBSjfctamn of the report show,
ed lncpme from water and Hght
deposits at $2,040, income from
eoiit cost? and fines at SMA16.82,
and from privilege lkanaas fe
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Parking meters had returned
OlwH (P city coffers, but II*'
night. ? .
;i ? I ?! i.M'iniii'nwm.ix I -?-*i ? ?I P III I.w mill
depart nwnts totaling $110,440.21
follow: ?/ ?v\
Administrative f 7,970.68
SMiL . 17,576 .16
?'WfSnKi-' ' ':2.334.80;
Sanitary S.064.M
eF L . 'MS*
0. 0. Walker
Not Available
For City Post
O. d. Walker, former Kings
MountaiiV business man and now
general superintendent of N. E.
Brewer Construction Company of
WinsionSaiem, toid the Heralds
this week he is not available at i
rinre for cMe pbslffon '
of city engineer.
Mr. Walker's name had been
advanced as a possible successor
to Joe S. Evans.
Mr. Walker, who frequently
visits here on weekends, said a
number of persons had asked
him about the possibility of his j
accepting the city position and
asked the Herald to report the -
statement.
Judge Barnes Heard
23 Cases In Court I
Ralph Elliott, hu?rt>and of th?
former Ml** Sara Mat Fall* of
King# Mountain, w tm elected one
of two vke-prewidents of the Car
oMnas Qinners Association In an.
nual si ?Ion at Shelby last week
end.
Mr. Ettkm, who Uvea In the
Sharon community, had formerly
served on the aMDClatton's board
pf director* He la well-known in
Kditie Mountain. ^ ?
ltJIUMMQ PERMITS "
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A total of 23 cases A'ere heard ,
In the last two sessions of City
Recorders court according to a
' study of court records.
I Fifteen cases were heard in
session Monday afternoon and j
i eight were disposed of during the ;
session held^on January 3. Judge
? jfif - ?
Wine defendants vverg-oom-ioted ;
ohargaa
? W | Ifc 1 | J-|
pvin ic
mikiwmess
or.
Highlight of the two sessions
was the case of Floyd McClain,
43-year-old-Kings Mountain Ne
gro, . who arew the highest fine
from the court in recent years.
> McClain was fined $750 and
tests and given a suspended sen
tence of 9 months after cbnvic
tion on charges of driving drunk
(3rd offense), driving after li
cense had been suspended and
1 altering drivers license. His dri
vers license was revoked and he
was sent to Jail for nine months
for failure to pay the fine.
Other cases heard Included:
Oti'te against Roy B. Brookshire,
of Gastonia, charged with reck
less driving, ordered to pay costs
ory, $08.06 to Shelby hospital and
others. He was driver of a car in
volved in an accident with Mr.
Gregory's automobile on Decem
ber 13.
Jim Ballard, for nubile drunk
enness and resisting arrest, fined
$25 and <7osts and ordered to
pay $450 for a police cap.
Charles W. Greene, reckless
driving, taxed with the costs."
Bobby Keit& Sellers, reckless
driving, costs.
Plato Durham Herndon, reck
less driving, costs.
John T. Doster, Jr., of Great
Falls, S. C., driving drunk, fined
$100 and costs.
Elvin Brown, assault on a fe
male, costs.
With row Brown, disposal of
mortgaged property, noli pros.
James Greene, Jr., disposal of
mortgaged property, noil proas.
Robert White, violation of mo
tor vehicle laWS, noli pross.
Martin Andrews Etters, reck
less driving, fined $25. and costs
Paul Hartsoe, public drunken
ness and illegal possession, fin
ed $5 and costs.
* Buford Martin Jarrett, of Shel
by, no drivers license, fined $25
and costs.
Pool flyers Owner
Of Parol Station
Paul Byers, well-known Kings
Mountain service station attend
ant, is now owner of Che Pure Oil
Service Station, located on the
corner of West King street and
Battleground avenue in the for
mer location of the bus station.
The station Was formerly leas
ed from the Purol Company by
Jack Arnette. Mr. Byers w?s a sta
tion attendant- during that time.
/ The station will offer car re
pair and washing and greasing
service and will carry a complete
line of Purol gas and oil products,
Mr. Byers said. The tUm.t^U-akrc-1
be dealer for Yale tires and tubes
and batteries.
The building has been reoently
remodeled and is completely mo
dern la appearance. '
Ralph Elliott Named
Officer Of Gfatners
City May Set Up
lA>ne*Light Rate
CANDIDATE ? O. Max Gardner.
Jr., 27-y*ar-old so a oi the late
O. Max Gardner, former Governor
and Ambassador. announced
Thursday he would be a candi
date for the North Carolina Sen
ate. ?ub|?et tn fh? Way i^mnrm.
tic primary. Mr. Gardner is the
The i /in district senatorial post
following announcement by In
cumbent Lee B. Weathers that he
would not seek re-election.
Kiwanls Club
Hears Chiott
"Do not forget that independ;
ence oro motes enterprise," Joe T.
Chiott, of Asheville, told members
of the Kings Mountain Kiwanls
club January 5 on the occasion of
the local civic club's annual in
stallation rfight program.
Mr. Chiott, past lieutenant
governor of Kiwanls division one,
urged- his-hesters to strive foK
greater heights in 1950, declaring,
'^Kfwanians are the grass roots of
America." . '
"Ours Is a priceless heritage
passed down by our forefathers,"
he continued. "Kiwanians are not
members of a play club, but trus
tees of the community. We must
not rest on our Jaurel9, for the
past Is a prologue."
In his address, Mr. Chiott flay
ed the Communistic programs
"which eat into our principles."
Pointing out that Hitler did not
allow individual thinking, he re
ported that the former German
dictator ellmiated 4,600 civic
clubs. Mr. Chiott declared there
exists in America too much
"pink"' thinking, and flayed the
several socialized programs now
being advanced, with particular
attention to socialized medicine,
which, he said, England had
learned does not work. He de
plored fhe governmentT? heavy
spending and concluded, "It is
up to Americans to keep what
our forefathers left us."
Following his address Mr.
Chiott installed the officers of the
olub for 1950. They are: Hugh Y.
Ballard, president; L. E. Abbott,
first vice- president; J. L. McOIll,
treasurer; Harold Cogglns, secre
tary; and W. Falson Barnes, Glee
Edwin Bridges, Amos Dean, Dr.
D. Hord, Rowelt Lane, J. H. Pat
terson and -Rev. L. C. Plnnix, di
rectors.
Clarence King, of Shelby; re
tiring lieutenant - governor, pre
sented the pin of that office to
Byron Keeter, 1980 lieutenant -
governor at Kiwanls district one.
He was presented by B. N. Barn
tm. and J. L. McOill introduced
Mr. Chiott. *
Mr. Keeter was also honored
with a plaque from the olub, pre
sented by Rev. W. H. Stender,
(Cont'd on page twelve)
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Idea Advanced '
At Wednesday 1
Board Meeting .
L. c. Parsons, superintendent of
the city's water and light depart
ment, was instructed by the city
commissioners Wednesday to
make a study of .light rate reven
ues with a view toward eliminat
ing the three dflfferent rates cur
rently used by the city and es
tablishing only one light rate.
The Idea was advanced by
Commissioner Carl F. Mauney,
who pointed out iht*t the varian
ce in rates created complaints on
various sides, caused the li&ht
department undue trouble, and
also made accounting more cost
ly. He suggested that a customer
who used 50 kilowatts should ba
charged for 50 kilowatts, regard
less of whether he used it for
? liglu>i| ?'wo?lng, or-ottrr
fer purpose.
.i.:?lfijaiggfi?tlon found qulok
greement by other members of
the board.
Actions of the board at the
Wednesday meeting were other
wise routine.
The board heard a delegation
of Deal street residents who re
quested paving of that street,
and heaid the reading of a pe
tition from Fulton street residents
who asked curb and gutter im
provements to Fulton street ex
tension. No action was taken.
Otherwise, the board voted to
ask Bonnie Cotton Mills to re
move the platform on the mill's
cotton warehouse, in anticipa
tion to improvements this spring
to E. Gold street, and ft voted to
refund M. C. Poston $4.00. when
.it 4vag found- a lot owned by Mr.
?Poston had been twice listed for
taxes last year. I
The board also inspected the
City Hall with a view to provid
ing the Red Cross with better of
fice facilities, but took no action
pending arrival of erectors for A
new water-and-Ught department
billing machine.
Smith Funeral
Friday At 3 'M
Funeral services for John North
Smith, 76, former mining engi
neer and longtime resident of the,
Ey Bethel community, will W
held Friday afternoon at threes
o'clock at El Bethel Methodise
church. 5|
The rites will be conducted by
the pastor. Rev. Mr. Swlnk. Mil
sisled by the former pastor, Rev. .
Mr. Forbls, and burial will
made In the church cemetery.
Mr. Smith, who had been in HI
health for several years, died at
his home at 4:30 a. m. Thursday
morning. He was a member at
the B1 Bethel ctiurch, and a form
er Sunday school teacher and su
perlntendent. He Was a veteran
of the Spanish-American War.
He was the son of the late John
and Sue Hopper Sm4th.
Surviving- are Ms wife, the for*
mer Adas Margaret Emily Huff
stickler; two sons, Robert D.
Smith, of Pomona, Fla., and Wal
ter Smith, of Oastonia, and three
daughters, Mrs. Robert Ware,
Kings Mountain, Mrs. C. D. Gam.-,
hie, Wax haw, and Mr*. Guy Rob?
erts, Shelby. One brother. B. A}
Smith, of Kings Mountain, sur
vives Also surviving ' are 1 i
gra (Klchlldren and five great
grandchildren.
Another son, Eddie Smith, sue*
cum bed In 1946.
[B&tk Stockholders
Officers At Tuesday Meeting
Meeting ahortljr after rhe 49th
annual ?ookholdora' meeting
Tuesday directors of the First
National Bank voted two Impor
tant chang? in policy, according
to announcement by President
Frank R. Sutrrtner*.
They are: (1) to pay two per
cent interest on saving* accounts
on amount* up to fl,000; and
C3) to eliminate service charges
on checking accounts of churches,
church organizations and certain
other non-profit organizations.
'Tke directors also voted to In
st ail an arir- conditioning system
In the Bank, the Installation to be
y>mpJ?*ed by the current sum
Actions by the directors follow,
sd the annual stockholders meet
ing which completed the King"
Mountain bank's 50th year, and
which showed that l^?9 was one
of Hie years in the history