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Population City Limits (1940 Census) 6.574. Immediato Trading Aim 15,000 v (1945 Ration Board Figursa) VOL.61 NO. 4 Kings Mountain. N. C. Sixty-First Year Local News Bulletins FLOWST CLOSED Traub Mickler, owner of Wal ter* Flowers, has cloved his bus iness here and returned to Ta vares, Fla., to re-enter t'-o fern growing ibutriness, it was learn ed this week. Mr. Mickler pur chased the local florist busi ness from C. H. Walter snarly In 1949. HATES ELECTED E. F. Hayes, Kings Mountain native, Was elected last week to the presidency of the Char leston, S. C., Central Labor Un < ion. Mr. Hayes Is business man ager of the Electrical Workers union with headquarters at Charleston. * GOING TO JAPAN Mrs. Hark H. Williams, the former Miss Pauline Ballard, left Thursday for San Francisco, Calif., where she will sail for ? Tachikawa, Japan," to join her husband, Staff -Sergertt " Wil liams, now stationed there with the army. LEGION SQUARE DANCE Regular Friday night square* dance of Otis D? Green Post 155, American Legitm, wtti be held at the Legion Building Friday night, beginning at 8 o'clock, with Hamrfck's String Band furnishing the music. The pub lic is invited to attend. legion pish pry A fish supper will be served menofbers and prospective mem. bets of- Otis D. Green Post 155, American Legion, at (he Legion Building off York Road Satur- - day night from 6:30 to 9 o'clock according to announcement this week by Commander Paul Mauney. ?'???< ? .1 POND DRIVE DATE Date for the fond drive for the Fi?t Baptist church educa plans for building of the $40,000 addition to the educational building. The Herald Is glad to correct this inadvertent error. Bequests Accepted % For Tourney Ducats Reserved seat tickets for the Western division junior college basketball tournament, to be held at Central gymnasium February 16-0.7-18, are expected to be ready for sale at an early date but, due to the fact than many tans have already been inquiring about the ducats, the committee has decid ed to take reservations now in on der to better accommodate per sons wishing to purchase reserv ed tickets. David Neill, chairman of the group, made the announcement and urged citizens wishing tick ets to contact him or Charles Nelsler. Reserved tickets far (he 8 games of <he tourney are priced st five ddlJars, he ssid. Around 100 sests are toeing reserved. The tourney is tosfag sponsored by the Mountaineer Club, Inc. . The tournament , will pit the eight top team* of the 10 -team Western Junior college conferen ce, with the' lour front-runners to participate in the state tourney to b* field in Shelby Vtabrnsry 23 <M- 95. Ashevllle . Silt-more, Gard ner - Webb, Lees-Mc&ae, and Belmont '' Abbey are currently leading the loop as the teams get into second round plsy. "Some of the reserved tickets have slready been spoken tor and ws hope this new arrange ment will 'better accommodate persons wishing to purchase re served tickets. Mr. Nelsler and I will be harppy to take reserva tions for seats until the tksksfts are printed," Mr. Weill stated. Franklin Pethel, minister of music ?t 9t Msttofw's Lutheran church, has been named by local choir directors as temporary chairman and director of fMe Choral Society to be organize.: st a meeting Thursday, February 2, at 7 AO o'clock In Hie auditorium of the Flrwt Baptist chforflv. At the meeting officers for the Bociety will be e looted, and re hearsal will begin for the canta ta. "Eastertide"' toy Protheroe. Bveryone interested in choral work Is Invited to be present at - ? ' ' 1 McCarter Girl Leaves Saturday i Goal Of $1,000 Almost Assured HEBE SUNDAY ? ' Elrin BJom g tad. Internationally known Nor wegian teaor/wlll present a con cert ol sacred music at First Bap tist church Sunday erenlng at 7:30. according to announcement by the pastor. Her. L. C. Ptnnlx. tow Urges Economy Support Pplntlng out many details of abuses and waste In federal gov ernment as shown toy the Hoover Commission, in .its report on gov ernmental re-onranlzation, W. Falson Barnes, K.. gs Mountain attorney, urged members of the Lions club Tuesday night to Join in the "Operation Economy" pro ject now underway over the na tion. - ? v ? The "Operation Economy" pro ject is toeing sponsored toy the United "States Junior Chamber of Commerce, which seeks resolu tions to Congressmen supporting ! adoption of ^he Hoover commis | sion recommendation, and person tntn in* mri Mr.' Barnes, in addressing the Lions, pointed out that the Hoo ver Commission was a bi-partisan committee of six Democrats and six Republicans appointed toy President Truman. The members elected Former President Hoover chairman. Following two years' work by some 350 .persons, the commission made its report, recommending to the Congress 288 specific propos als for the reorganization of the government, Mr. Barnes said. A doptlon of the proposals, Br. Barn es said, would, result in saving.} the federal government some three toillkm dollars annually with no curtailment of any pres ent federal services. Mr. Barnes listed several spe cific examples of governmental waste brought out toy the report. Major ones included: ? (1) At the end of the war the army was supposed to have had 25,000 tanfcs, tout only 16,000 could toe accounted for. Cost of each tank was $350,000; (2) The government built 910 five-room frame houses in Alaska at a cost to the taxpayers of $58, 000 per house, and 8CS in Guam at $48,000 per house. (3) Many federal agencies over-lap in functions, services and advice. One fanner had re ported .shelving conflicting ad vice on fertilization from five dif ferent federal agencies. . (4) Postctffice department inef ficiencies mean that amount of. a quarter's deficit is not known for sift* months thereafter, and it oosts His postoCAce department ?Mo and one-feaif cents for each one-cent .postal card mailed. (5) Civil service department needs re -vamping, with more at tention to screening for employ, ment and putting pay scale* on an squitatole basis. ?Sui dergo a ation, which, if su^-_ save her life. , The nine-yeaf-old Beth-Ware school student may win or losei in her gamble to live, but if she | loses it will not be the fault of Kings Mountain citizens. While the $1,000 sought to pro- I vide the life-saving operation is 1 Slightly short, the goal Ls "in I sight," with a total of $935.97 having been contributed in the space of seven days - to assure funds for theoperation. j The donations have come from the poor and the well-to-do, from church groups, civic groups, and other. The donations have rang ed in size from 19 cents to $156. Topical of the general attitude W*s the statement of *ne lady, who remarked, "I don't have much, but I have children and 3 know what sickness is. I want to give a dollar." ' Another mother brought her three-year-old boy along. "Tell the man what you want," she told the child. "Want* help the little girl," the boy stammered. Sinoe she had told him about the case, his mo ther resported, the three-year-old lad had been muchly worried." fiidal ? * * Hughes .Cloth^ Company, open Friday morning at 9 o'clock tinder its new management and owner* hip. y The Kings Mountain haber datfiery was sold on January 19 to Clyae K. Hughes, of Union, S. C? owner of Hughes Clothing Company in that city. The firm is offering special bargains on its re-opening this weekend, in an effort ,to clear its stock for the arrival of new spring merchandise which has already been purchased, Mr. Hughes said. Mr. Hughes, a veteran of World War II, has been associated in the clothing business for 15 years. He is active in civic affairs In Un ion, and currently serves as sec retary - treasurer of the Union Community Chest, t he Union Merchants association and treas urer of the Union Elk's club. He is a Mason and Shriner and a "?wist. He was chosen as reel pi - Junior Cham*x*r ??.n m will fe*iu... the firm would offer to*->,_ f, nationally- advertised prod itm. ' UBKABT STOHT HOUB Regular weekly story hour for children from grade* one through eight will be held at Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Li brary Friday at 4 o'clock. Mrs. W. B. Shnpeon and Mrs. Frank Hoyle will serve as story-tell- , era and co -hostesses. Last FVi dsy'e attendance reached the I over flow point, and this week arrangements have been made to entertain two groups, it was ' announced. Crawford Is Elected President Ot Merchants Group For 'Sfl-'Sl t I| I i' . u nlA ? - . V ? s TiA1.ii. UK v.. en*ii*> 1 axing 100 ? Applicants Songhi Wilson Crawford, prominent King* Mountain tfro<cer and bus iness man, has Men elected pw* Ident of the King* Mwntaln Mcr l chants association for 1900-51, ac cording to rssuHa of balloting a mong association member*. I Announcement was made by W. t-aison Barnes, aasociation T. W. Grayeon was elected vice president, and new director* e lected tot a two -year term art C. D. Blanton, Charles Spearman, Drace M. Pooler, Amos F. Dean, and Charlea E. Warlfek. \ Mr. Crawford la * former di rector in the association and la partner in Crawford's Market. The new officers will be instal led at (he annual banquet of the association to be held next mon th. llr.Crwwford wtiT Kay McCarter Fund f HONOR ROLL f Polly Page $140 ' Laura Pag* SI. 00 Browni* Troop 32. Firtt Pros by tori an S240 Lola Beatty S1B0 u. Evelyn BumgaTdner SI. 00 u T. E. Bumgardner SI. 00 , S. R. Subor $540 .sn Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Elam *5.00 " Mary Jane Van Dyke S1.00 ' Howard Jenkins SI. 00 r Ed Hartsoe S .50 M. W. Leigh and Family $3.00 01 Mrs. J. E. Dover Sl.00 i Mr. and Mrs. J. E. ? Mauney SI 0.00 s Mrs. Elma Stewart SSJO d A Friend S240 A Friend , $540 r O. H. Bollinger $240 Andrew Petrosino $140 a Patrick Murphy SZ50 e Miss Pinkie Randall $1040 Intermediate Department Preebytertan Sunday r< School $3040 11 A Friend $5.00 ic . Lepoe Ware ? . ? <?ILOO Bethlehem Baptist ~ Church $3042 Patterson Grove Baptist Church $27.75 Civilian Relief Fund $2540 Milt jrr??yfxenan Sunday School $10040 O. T. Haves $2540 Carlos L. Young, Shelby $540 Grace Neisler Page B0$0 Warren Reynolds MUM Alex Owens ' $2040 Mrs. Arthur Allen $2.50 Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Holder. G4totonia.fr. C. $1040 __ sijdb D. D. McCarter. SI. ^Clover $2540 Brenda * Soger Dixon S .19 Mrs. Fred Finger $140 Mr. and Mrs. Hood Dixon $140 Boyce Memorial ARP Church $5040 Kings Mountain Herald $2540 John C. Owens $10040 Office Employees. Neisler MiUs $1441 Mrs. C. E. Neisler $10040 Miss Bonnie Mcintosh $140 Miss Junita Warren $140 Central Methodist Church $156.00 A Friend $2540 A Friend $240 M. L. Harmon $140 TOTAL $93547 Church FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ? Lucian C. Pinnix, Pastor Sunday: 9:45 a. m. Sunday school. 11:00 a. m. Morning worship. 5:30 p. m. Youth choir. 6:15 p. m. Trailing Union. 7:30 p. m. Evening worship. Wednesday: ? 7:00 p. m. Prayer meeting. 8:00 p. m. Choir rehearsal. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH P. D. Patrick, Pastor Sundays? ? . 9:45 a. m. Sunday school. Harry Page, Supt. 11:00 a. m. Morning Worship. Sermon: "The Supreme Love and Supreme Challenge." ? 3:00 p. m. Sunday school and church at Dixon, J. G. Darracott, Supt. . 6:30 p. m. Youth Fellowship. Monday- ? ? ' 7:00 p m. Boy Scouts, Troop I. Wednesday 3:30 p. m. Brownie Scouts. 6.30 p. m. Girl Scouts, Troop 12 7:00 p. m. Family night supper. Friday? 3:30 p. m. Junior choir practice. BOYCE MEMORIAL ARP CHURCH Piedmont Ave. and King Street j William L. Pressly, Minister Sabbath school 10 a. m. Lewis Hovis, Supt. Classes for all ages. Morning service 11 a. m. Vesper service 5 p. m. Special music by the choir a each service. Young Peoples Meeting 6 p. m Cub Scouts Wednesday 5 p. m Prayer and Praise service 7;3C Choir practice at 8. . Coige and worship with us. ' ? BMP Perkins Dismissed Eleven cases were heard In regular weekly session of City Recorders court held at City Hall Monday afternoon and the case against Wilbur Glenn Perkins, which was continued at the Jan uary 16th session, was dismissed. . Perkins *vaa charged with "nrtmlhg to n" #*n '*? wftrant In "H!?Cfeffl7j>e5ped Info room occupied by a woman." Highlighted case of the Mon day session was the one against Conley Newton Allman, 42, of route on*, which was dismissed Allman was charged with dri ving drunk and was arrested a round 11:20 a. m. January 14 on "highway 29" according to court records. Witnesses listed on the docket included Officers J. D. Andrews and G. K. Camp of the police department and Deputies P. A, Hawkins and P. R. Sanders of the Sheriff's department. It was reported that the city policemen gave chase to Mr. All man but did not catch him until they got outside the city limits. They then called in the deputies to make the arrest it was under (Cont'd on page twelve) Race For Sheriff Is Already Hot; Cline Running, Logan Announces ? 5.V ' ' * . ?. of flmlaad Coonlf ahsrift Sheriff of tho M T*w< h? did not i LECMOM MSSTfttO Regular meting o< Otis. D. Green Boot 155, American Le gion, wtll bf held Tueoday night at 7:30 at The Legion Building o? York Bood. Mr. and Mrs. ftafcert WhM* have purchased the J*ck Day residence In Creacent HU1 to Haywood E. Lyn Politics in that voter's favorite, the county sheriffs race, speed ed up considerably Thursday with announcement by Former Sheriff Raymond Cline that he would again seek that office. Mr. Cline's announcement fol lowed by two day* announce ment by Incumbent Hugh A. Lo gan, Jr., that he would week re election. Thus, with the filing deadline almost three month* a way the Democratic primary sheriffs race la already a three man affair, featuring, in addi tion,' Former Deputy Heywood Allen. Another development in the sheriffs race was announcement toy Hal Ward that he would not he a candidate for sheriff. Mr. Ward sald he "could not run from a business standpoint." He said his ???* ?nd feed business herd keeps nuil "too tied down" to make the race. Other political announcements thus far (all for the several De mocrat to nominations) include: _FotJ lei* of court. Incumbent Everett A, Hoyser, Jr. For Recorder, Reuben Elam. Otherwise, the scene was still auket in Kings Mountain. Ollle arris, virtually a sure candi date for re -election as county coroner, has made no official an nouncements, and Falson Barnes, toying with the possibility of running for county solicitor efr tor the North Carolina House of Rf?[>re*entatlves also told the Her old he was not yet ready to make any announcements. Th-> rumor mill Indicated, however, that tf Mr. Barnes runs, he /Will likely make the race for the house seat. Some talk was going the' rounds on a county commissioner can didate from this sector of the Ha mi being prominently men (Cont'd on page twelve) SEEKS RE-ELECTION - Hu^h A Logos. Jim <Minmnrad this wwk he would b* a candidate to sac ctid UbmU tor tba office of Cle ??land County she*Mi. TttWn COKES ROME" On Sunday night, January 29 at 7:30 o'clock, the Luther Lear guesof St. Matthew's Lutheran church will sponsor a motion picture entitled '*enjl Comes Home' as a special feature of their missionary day prograta. Thia<picture deals with the bat tle of Christian \ulwions, und er-named and under financed, .?'ImfcWr mm* outpoit flC'dP"' mocracy. Timely to the hth de fida, mlktOMjmklAm in bold etrokes the dark hut challeng ing picture of the struggle be tween democratic Christianity and Cammuniam tor the youth of poot-war J "Hie offering received at thla service wftl be uaed on tba 194?50 Minion <pra0oot of the LtMMt Life Given Permission To DuCourt Mortgage PRICE FIVE CEKT9 1889 Citizens Have Four Days To List Taxes Kings Mountain and Number 4 Township citizens bare lour day? le't In which to list lor 1950 taxes. Tax books close at 5 p. m. Tuesday and all citisens who hare not listed are reminded that penalties apply on Wed- ! nesdcry. Both tax list takers ? Bright Ratterree, lor No. 4 and Clar ence Carpenter lot the City ol Kings Mountain ? will be at | the courtroom at City Hall irom 8:30 a. m. until 5 o'clock daily. Majority of taoc listings have been made but a large number of last ? minute listings la an- ! ticipated by the list taken. All persons axe required by law to list property, both per sonal and real, and males be tween the ages of 21-50 are re quired to list for poll tax. Far mers are also required to make a farm report to Charlie Ware, report taker, who will also be at City Hall. ? ? -r - ? - Pii. ' - ' I Bridge Expert To Teach Here i. Stan Czetwertlnski, Charlotte bridge expert, will conduct a se ries of bridge lessons at the Kings Mountain Country Club, with the first lesson to be given next Wed nesday afternoon at 1:30. Announcement of the series was made this week by Jack Ar nette, chairman of the club's so cial committee. The lessons will continue for several consecutive Wednesday afternoons, according to announ cement from the committee. Ef Jert fc*s fceen -made to avoid con flict wtth meetings of other sche duled clubs and organizations. Mr. Czertwertinskl, now an A merican citizen, is a former Pol ish prince. He is widely known In bridge circles as a touranment player and instructor. He con ducts a class in Charlotte regu larly and has participated In bridge instruction and lessons at Blowing Rock, Plnehurst, and other -.places. GRAYSONS MOVE Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Grayson moved this week into the home they recently purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Gofth- j th, Jr., at the corner of W. Gold, .and Cansler streets. ..Mr, and. Mrs. Goforth are living tempor arily with Mr. Goforth's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Goforth, Sr. Proceedings May Be Begun On February 15 Possibility of final settlement of the matter of DuCourt Mills, Inc., bankrupt, by the middle of April wa., indicated last Friday, according to actions at a meeting of creditors of the company in New York. The information was contained in a letter to Kings Mountain Lawyer J. R. Davis, from his re presentative Lyeth and Voorhees, New York law firm. There are still some "it's" In the matter, but, according -to the letter, Referee Loewentha!, at the January 20 meeting, gave permis sion for Pilot Life Insurance, holder of first mortgage against DuCourt, to comence foreclosure proceedings on February 15. However, Pilot agreed that the foreclosure sale would hot be held-eeartieeethan April 15; ? It was aiso agreed, Mr. Davis said he was informed, that If no feasible plan were forthcoming by February 15, 1950, DuCourt would submit to adjudication and that a trustee's sale of the mill and village would be held on March 25, 1950, the upset price to be $350,000. There was some question as to tile meaning of the term "upset price," but it was the opinion of Mr. Davis, and of R. Marion Ross, oi Charlotte, referee in bankruptcy In this district, that the term means price at which the biding for the DuCourt prop erties will start. Mr. Ross opined that a sizeable offer for the prop erties might already have been made and that Referee Loewen thai thought that $350,000 would be the proper starting told. Mr, Davis said he was inform ed that the debtor (DuCourt) ob jected at the creditor's meeting that not all the DuCourt proper ties is subject to the first mort gage held by Pilot Life. It was then agreed that eight percent of the upset price would be allocat ed to the free and plear assets, such as the superintendent's house, supplies and certain looms not subject to mortgage. The referee set Friday as the new date fur an adjourned meet ing of creditors' in event the debtor had a new plan to present to creditors, but it was the New Yom firm's opinion t hat this meeting would not be held, Mr. Davis stated. The referee is to be away from New York in Febru ary, and an adjourned meeting has been set for March 3, it was stated. In addition to the. first mort gage, there is a large second mortgage. Also outstanding a gainst the bankrupt firm are lar ge county and city tax bills (ag gregating upwards of $30,000), as well as numerous accounts from unsecured creditors. Wednesday Wrecks Involve Ten Cars Some 10 vehicles wereinvolved in. minor accidents In Kings Mountain on Wednesday accord ing to poHoe records, with one ac cident involving four cars. No one was reported Injured in any of the wrecks. Officers J. D. Andrews and G. K. Camp had a busy day of it Wednesday, catching the three major accidents. In the fbut-CSr collision, which happened around 10:45 a. m. near the intersection cif East King and (Cont'd on page twelve) Local Scoots The GWrl Scout Town Council celebrated its first birthday on Tuesday evening, 8 p. m. at Cen tral Methodist churCh. The speak er for the occasion was Miss Frances Morse. Miss Morse is a member of the field .staff of the national - Girt Scout organization. Her major re sponsibility is the development of Scouting for girls living in rural areas, as part of the national pol icy of making the Girl Scout pro gram available to all girls. She works closely with otfxer organi zations interested in rural life, many of wtalch are now sponsor ing Girl Scout troop*. >: A graduate of Western Reserve -University, Cleveland, Ohio, Mis* Morse has been assocated with, the 6irl Soout movement in a number of capacities. Beginning as a camp director and executive of a local Girl Scout council she has served as a regional director and camping adviser. In the lat ter office, she became one of the recognized authortfes on camp programs. An organ prelude was present ed by Franklin P<?t,hel. A program welcoming Miss Morse was planned by Girl Scout Troops and their leaders. The Color guards entered from central aisle placing their Amer ican flags an<} troop flags at the ' front of the sanctuary. Several hundred Brownies and Girl Scouts entered through the door of the Golden Trefoil in a setting of pines. The girls sang a greeting to Miss Morse as they formed a tremendous horseshoe ?encircling the entire sanctuiifry. Miss Morse and, Miss FunUer burke responded with t'he Girl Scout Hello song. A bouquet of yellow rosea was presented Miss Morse by two Brownies and two Girl Soout re presentatives. They were Brown ies Judy Cooper, Doris Parker, Scouts Kathryn Ware and Peggy By era. The group repeated the Girl Scout promise and sang taps. As taps were echoed by the organ the girls filed out the Golden Tre foil Door. a Rev. J. H. Brendall offered 4 prayer. 1 (Mrs. Luther Cansler presented Miss Edna Rankin, President of Girl Soout Pioneer Area, who lx> turn iptroduoed Miss France? Morse, speaker of the evening. IS*? Morse congratulated IClngs Mountain upon the gromr th of rhe Girl Scout organization and the Scouts for their splendid (Cont'd on page twelve) , " Polio Goiter Expected To Sink j final Pott Here Friday At 4 pjn. Arrival time Friday afternoon Of Galther McComha, goU pro at Shebby's Country Club, at the 18th hole ? the manhole at the Corn er of Railroad and Mountain Street here between Victory Chev rolet Company and the toy Thea tre ? i? expected to be arourid 4 o'clock. ff? al a stum to ralae funds for the March of Dimes. Mr. Mc Combs is driving a golf ball over a 12-mile cross country oourae from Shelby, beginning at 10 a. m. there. 'A large crowd la expected to be on hand here to Me MoCombe sink the final putt. Special oollection points have been designated in Kin#* Moun tain, db well as In Shelby, in or der that peroens may guesa the nuiriber of stroke* McCombs will require In covering the marathon course. Meantime, Kings Mountain's drive was going very well, with slightly more than one-fifth of the city's $5,000 quota listed as "cash-in-hand," and with reports from several other soliciting com mit fees expected to swell the to tal considerably. W. K. Mauney, Jr., chairman of the fund campaign here, said Thursday hp hoped to clean up the campaign by noon Monday, and he asked all soliciting groups to report their totals srf. ; v ; urn in funds to him or Treasure 1. C, McKinney by that deadline. [ "We oan ill afford to fall down on our quota, nor do we expect to," Mr. Mauney pointed oat. "While UMldenoe of polio in Nor th Carolina during 1949 was not heavy, greet expetuHteres are still being made to rehabilitate the many victim* ot infantile pa. ralasltf during the 1MB epidemic."