Population Cltsr Limits (1940 Census) 6.574. TwrtUng Area 15.000 (1945 Ration Board Figures) Sixty-First Year (PRICE FIVE C.SlfTS Established 1889 I Local vNews I j Bulletins I I !i ?OTCE MEMORIAL FILM A motion picture film, "Salt of the Earth," will be shown ax Boyce Memorial ARP chur ch on Sunday evening at 7:30, according to announcement by the partor, Rev. W. L. Pnessly/ The ;pub1ic is invited to ateud. X4QION SQUABS DANCE Regular weekly square dance of the Otis D. Green Post 155, Ameirican Legkm, will be held Rrlday night at the legion {wilding off York Road from 8 o'cloj^R to midnight. The pub : ilc Isj invited. I LEGION FISH r?T Members of Otis ?>. Green Paatl^SS, American Legion, will - hold- a flalh fry at the Legion BulUttng Saturday night at 6 o'clock. Price per person will be 5 [tents. Members are asked to bmig new member prospects. j METER RECEIPTS Pacing metier receipts for the Mnpek which ended on Wed nesday totaled $149.74 accord ing til a roport by City Clerk S. A. Crotase. buildwt;* permits ' Bu|lding permits were Issued at City Hall during the Qui ?week to C. A. Huffstetler, City Oab Co., on Wednesday, Cor construction of an office build ing, |100; and to Sterehi's, rnc. on Monday, for repairs, $50. BKv-g 1 ' - TAX PENALTIES ? Penalties on uiwakl 1949 tax bills to both the city and ooun ty aipply* February 1. A penal ty at one percent applies Feb ruary 1, with additional penal ities added each month there of**. V PRESBBYTERIAN SUPPER The men of Hnt Presbyter ian church will hold a supper meeting In the fellowship Ball th*^ church Friday evening W&m. S ~~ Pgr wSm\ speaker. All men of the church are urged to abend. BANQUET CHAIRMAN T. W; Grayson has been nam ed chairman of the special com mfttee to handle erangements for the annual baniqnet of the Kings Mountain Merchants as sociation, according to announ cement this week; Other mem bers are to be* named soon. The banquet will be held on February, but the date to still tentative.--'- . : ?? ???? H I ?II HI Ill I ? t TAG SALES LAG Sales of city auto license plates were reported lagging this week -by city officials, with . ' only 656 sold against a total la 19*9 of over 1100. It brought a reminder from dty officials that the dty poMce department will begin citing motorists into court on February 1, In event chey do hot display the 1950 city tags on the automobiles. v LIONS MEETING Members of the Kings Moun tain Lions club will hear an ad dress by W. Falson Barnes, Kings Mountain attorney, at Jtieir regular meeting at the Woman's Club Tuesday night at 7 o'clock. Mr. Barnes Will discuss the "Operation Econo my" mpvement now underway throughout the nation and the potential advantages to the na tion of ; Congress' enactment of The Hoover ref?orLt; . . . A? I l?li ?" '? i i ?? 1 DRAWING OP ADDITION TO FIRST BAPTIST EDUCATIONAL BUILDING ? Shown above is the ar chitect's o I tha !?oi>c--p,t addition to tho First Baptist church ?durational building, "rhich is expected .to cost ubout 540,000. -fo complete the financial drive and get work underway this j' < spring. Architects for the addition are Van Wagoner and Cothvan, of Shelby. Fiftt Baptist Church To Build $40,000 Addition Thi# Spring "Peeping Tom" Case Cratfimed r- Case against Wilbur Glenn Per. kins, 28-year-old Kings Mountain man, charged with "peeping torn", was conCUiued In ^Wngs Judge W. Faison Barnes presid ed over the session. Perkins was arrested around 3 p. m. January 6 by Constable W. G. Ellison on a warrant charg ing that he "secretly peeped Into room occupied Joy a woman." The act took place on January 5 at the home of G. L. Wright accord ing to the record!?; ' : ; Witnesses listed on the court records included Louise Wright, H. G. Bark ley, G. L. Curry, P. R. Sanders, and Mr. Ellison. - It was brought up in court that Perkins was convicted in August 13, 1941, In Shelby on a "peeping torn" charge and was given a two- month* suspended sentence on payment of costs. He is free under $600 bond. / .A tota] of 11 cases were dls (Cont'd oh page ten) Mi*. W. C. Ledford ; Injured In Accident Mm W. C, Ledtord was painful ly injured when struck by a car Wednesday night around 7 o'clock near the corner of Walker street and Ca^sler street. Edward McNalr, 27, Kings Mouirtaln Negro school teacher, of route one, surrendered to the sheriff's office in Shelby around two hours after the accident. He had stopped his car, a 1941 Poh tiac, after the accident but left the scene without giving his name Shd- license number and before Investigating officers ar rived. Mrs. Ledtord was not hospital ized. She received a face bruise/ left hand bruised and scratched and a bruised left leg. ~ State Highway Patrolman W. D. Sawyer and Officer R- O. Hord investigated the accident Ac cording to the report, McNalr was tum*nR fTtrrr. CanSw tfxee* into WaHoer street and the car brush ed Mrs. Ledford, wty> was walk ing on the shoulder. There to no sidewafk along Walker street at the place of the accident. McNalr to charge with hit and run and reckless driving. . ,.rf. : ~ '-aiJ The First Baptist church ex pects to ask for bids in the near future on construction of a three story addition to the church's ed ucational building, according to announcement this week. . Estimated cost of the addition, according to Van Wagoner and Cothran, archtects, is $40,000. The church anticipates start of tor. The church recently voted to accept the recommendation of the hoard of deacons to endeavor to raise 920,000 for the building fund between now and April With a special drive set for Sunday, April 19. The -building fund al ready totals $20,000, it was re ported. The new addttion will be 44.3 by 52 feet, and will contain as sembly room and1 classrooms, with a portion cA the basement to be devoted to a combination dining room and recreation room. The structure will be Joined with the present educational building on the West side, behind the church's Scout Hut. Plans are designed for eventu al re-arranging of the present ed ucational building for full utili zation of space available and for most commodious arrangement The Kind drive for the new building. Is being promoted through, the church's Sunday School department. The building committee for the project Includes: Byron Keeter, chairman, Arnold Kincaid, build ing fund chairman, Mrs. Will Mc Gill, secretary. Glee A. Bridges, E. C. McCJain, Wray A. Williams. Mrs. J. K. Willis, J. C. Keller, and Rev. L C Pinntx and Miss Lula Mae Teague, the last two ex of ficio. . Dyer To Conduct Bible Study Here Dr. Robert Dyer, former Mis sionary to China who is now a professor at Gardner-W?bb Col at, will conduct a church-wide le study of the Book of Acts in the First Baptist church Janu ary 23-37. 1 he period of study will be held each evening from 7:30 'til 9:00. Dr. Dyer, a graduate of the Sou thern Seminary in LoOisvtlle, Ky., Is an able teacher and a real stu dent of die Bible. The public is t*rtttfd to hear him. Electric Bate The Cfty of Kings Mountain'* current electric rate acedules, first effective May L 1944. include three rate schedules. Schedule S-1U used lor lights. Schedule HC for hwadng or cook in#, and Schedule 1 Combination LCH la a combination rate where both light and heating electric usage is. chargeable under one meter. tr-V^v? The rates follow: Schedule R-l: first 1Q kwh at 7.50c; next 20 kwh art 7.00c; next 20 kwh at 6.00c; next 250 kwh at 5.50c; next 300 kwh -at 5HX)c; next 400 kwh at 4.00c; naxt 2000 kwh at 2.00c; all over 3jOOO kwh ?t 1.75c; monthly minimum charge 50-75. ^ Schedule HC ? Heating or Cook ing: first 100 kwh at 2.00c; all over 100 kwh at "1.75c; monthly minimum charge $2.50. Schedule 1 ? Oon*bniatk>n LCH ? Lights, Heating and Cooking: flret 50 kwh at 4.00c; Next 50 kwh at 3.00c; next 100 .kwh at 2.00c; ill over 200 kwh at 1.75c; monthly minimum Charge $3.00. Lutheran Ball; Here On Sanilac ? A district rally for Christian Education Year appeal for Luth erans of North Carolina, will lie held at 9t Matthew's Lutheran church on Sunday at 3 o'clock. Rev. Wm. H. Stender, St. Mat thew's pastor, la chairman of District % The program will Include a workshop conducted by the Rev. David P. Cooper, promotional sec retary of Lenoir Rhyne College. Inspirational speakers for the program wilt include the Rev. Hugo L. Drearier, pastor of Holy THrrity Lutheran church, at Hic kory. Mr. Draaaler will speak on. ""Why Chey?" Rev. George L. LAngle, paator of Holy Trinity Lutheran church, Gawtonia, will apsak on "The Challenge/* Oor.gr eg alfcmal commit tecs from the aureeundlng Churches, along wRh vmtfiou and ether la tereatsd members, will be In at tendance, at tMs first district workabop to be h*>ld In North Car ollna. v fm The commutes Hwnthm from St. Matthew's Lutheran church are: W. K. -Vfauney, chairman; Mrs. Raymond Mann. Mr. ?tl Mrs. Carl Waunay, A. S. Kiser. R L. Plonk, W. K. Mauriey, Jr., Ja cob Cooper, W. L. Plonk, end Hu ChfMian Higher Educa * eeekinf to S.OOO/MO for eollego* and Ml it the United Luther MM of America, to aaalrt i their vast program of Ik etfucrtlon and of young men and women ******* I* ^ Chur Saunders Finn Sold Thursday To C. K. Hughes D L. Saunders,, owner of Saun ders Men's Shop announced Thursday sale of the firm to C lyde K. Hughes, of Union, S. C, The transaction was completed Thursday morning. , The -business is temporarily closed, but Mr. Hughes told the Herald he expects to re-open the ! business under the trade name of i Hughes Clothing "Company next i weekend. . Amount of the purchase price which included Inventory and fixtures, wan not announced. F" Hughes Is owner of Hughes Clothing Company, of Unibn, a mens wear and ladies' ready-to wear firm. He has been In the clothing business for the past 15 years. * e?pects to announce tun details concerning the re of the firm next week. ^The Saunders' firm was open ed as Saunders-Davis in 1946 a partnership between Mr. Saund ers and W. L. (Bill) Davis. Mr. Saunders la^er purchased the Da vis Interest and has operated the store since as Saunders" Men's Shop. v TJ}e has been managed by P. D. Saunders, wlio will join nio agy 1,1 "opeiAtiuir~5r Saunders* Dry Cleaners, lt was anuounced. ? Scout Leader To Visit Area ' rural Ad vfser, Girl 8cout/ national staff, 2 ** a visitor to the Pioneer Girl Scout Area coun cil the week of January 23-27 During her visit she will work with the various aduk groups in ,COU?tle* ~ Cleveland, <*?ston. Lincoln ? oh the next steps in the development of the Council. nr?ffng h?f yea? ?f ex penenoe as a National Staff i Mtas Morse has given ^^^Iw-eeavlewrtd the orgjo-, ^5.^ *n ?ev9ry neW ot Girt Scouting. Aa Rural Adviser for "nLted States has und???andlng * and ^ organizational practices and trends. She Is es Pecially interested In the 2W* th A*1?? Councils since, this tyt>e "^organization te geared to serve ?,Yer a wWer territory, including all rural districts . ^at *? ?dult groups P1!L?coutln? may have an op portuirfty to hear Mias Morse, meetings have "been scheduled*^ se?t,on8 <** the Area dur ing the week. Girl Scouters In Kings Moun eurrounding territory (Oontd on page ten) $1,000 Sought toSave fifcCarter Girl's Life faces ormnoit ? x?r - Mc CartM' (dMN) nlne-ytot'old dcro - ghtor of Mr. aad M?/. K*ily Mc* Cort?, tana a dclicat* h?ot op ?ration dislgni A to MV* bw Il<*. The Herald Is aiding an uffiil for funds to mtun this yxmng Kings Mountain cram a c*? I to Ut* and to become h*althy CpL Cox Edits Amy Newspaper -V' -J Cpl. Bobby Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cox, now stationed on Enlwetok with th? army. Is edi tor of an army newspaper pub lished for the Eniwwtofc detach ment by the Special Service de tell The New Year's edition of the paper, recently leeched here, la a new*-fuied mimeographed pa per, cowering sUt pages printed on froth sides. It included such features as a review at &M9. ?ports aerm the base movie ache. ? - ? ? fl United Wees release. Allen Seeking Sheriffs Post; Announcement First Of Season Merchants j Are Voting j Tor Officers Ballots were mailed members ] 1 of the Kings Mountain Merchants] ? Association Thursday for election I of officers and directors for l'-VSO [01. . -i The voting .will be conducted according to former practice, with two presidential hominess and 10 director nominees. The person getting most votes for president will be declared elected, with the second nominee to serve as vice-president. Of the "ten nominees for direc tor, association members are to vote for five, with the five high est to be elected. The nominees for president, ac cording to announcement "by W. Fa i. son Barnes, secretary, are T. W. Grayson and Wilson Craw ford. Nominees for directorships -in elude: C. E WarUrk Faui Mcuinnis, Drace M. Peeler, Yates Harbinson, Amos F. Dean, Charlie Spearman, Haywood ..E. LVnch, F. R. McCurdy, and C. D. Blanton. Diretors elected will serve for a two-year term. Holdovef directors for the com ing yea t Include J. C. Bridges, O. W. Myers, Ollte Harris, and Har old Coggina, retiring president of the association, ex officio, v Members are being asked to return their ballots Immediately after receiving them. The voting will close next Tuesday after noon January 24. Presbyterians To Hear Brazilian Ismael Andrade, a native of Brazil who is now doing gradu ate work at Columbia Theologi cal Pi-mlnary, Divat ur, Ca., will speak in Kings Mountain Sunday at First Presfbyterlan church and at Dixon Preart?yterian church, ac cording to announcement by the pastor, Rev. P. D. Patrick. Mr. Andrade wll speak at First Presbyterian church at 'both morning and evening services and will be heard at Dixon Pres byterian church at 3:45 Sunday afternoon. "Mr. Andrade is a dynamic speaker," Mr. Patrick said. "His coming is a privilege and the church cordially invites the pub lic to hear him." At the evening service, Mr. An drade will girve a halfhour sacred concert prior to the devotional period. CANDIDATE -r- Heywood Allen announced Wednesday his can didacy lor sheriff of Cleveland County, subject to the May De mocratic primary. Mr. Allen, a former Kings Mountain police man. is also a former deputy sheriff. He was the first candi daw To off?r for county ?fftn Grttl- a, grocery and dry good* The ?ia?ltar March of Dimes coin boots have been distributed ill Over the city, and last year*? March of Dimes wishing wall has been set up at the First National ? Banw Corner. The request from W. K M*u,n ey, Jr., chairman of the drive, to Kings Mountain citizens was "to five a Hftie extra" this year. The quota of $5,000 is somewhat higher than last year, for the $5,000 quota of 1949 was for Num ber 4 township. Mr. Mauney oxiprc? ad confi dence that the goal would be reached. . "Everybody remembers the dread summer of 1948," Mr. Mau ne*. remarked, "when ?very par ent lived in fear that poHo would hit hia home. And it did hit ma ay." Funds contrMn*ed to the March . of Dimes are used for treatment, and reha>blke?!on of infantile paralysis vHJthns, for research to determine the cause of the dis ease, and for roar arch to deform Ine improved method* of treat ment and prevention. The drive is echedvW* to con tinue through January ad