1 A Pages I "f T oday VOL.61, NO. 7 Love Says Companies Are rr Out on Street " Populatimi Otr Limits (1940 Consus) 6*574. , ? Immediate Trading Area 15.000 (1945 Ration 17.1950 Established 1889 ? . - i Local News Bulletins SEEKS OFFICE Fred A. Hill, former high eray patrolman kere, announc ed recently thathe would be a candidate tor sherifif of Stan ly county. Now living an Albe marie, Mr. Hill seeks to win the Democratic nomination. CLUB DIRECTORS ? Directors of the Kings Moun j(M& Country Clufb will hold e dinner meeting at the club FrUt&y night at 7 o'clock, It was announced by Oiliie Harris, secretary. Full attendance is MePKK SUCCUMBS Funeral rites for Silas McBee, a brother-in-law of Mrs. HIKon Ruth, . of Kings Mountain, were held Wednesday in Hi?h (Point Mr. McBee, veteran superinten dent of public works in High Point, died Sunday morning at a. m. . Hie Kings Mountain school band concert which was sched uled for next Thursday night has been advanced to March 16 Joe Hedden, band director, announced this week. The con cert wiM be given in the high Members of OOm P. Green post 195 will hold a fish fry at the Legion Building off York "ad Saturday night, firotn 7:)0 to 9:90 p. m. All members are urged , TO ATTKM) TtNO ? /^BSWiwwOMDbSiEMountain jliycee.s arid their wive* are V expecting to atend the third quarterly board meeting of the Mate Junior Chamber of Com ; ,-|ifwaxv organization a "Greens boro Saturday and Sunday. A mong those expecting to attend ob Cooper, district vice president, Kings * Mountain President Grady Howard, W. S. Fulton, .-(Jr., Fattson Barnes, Ralph Spearman, and Joe Heti JAYCEE MEBTDtG Regular meeting of the Ju nior Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Woman's Club Tuesday night. The program session will be turned over ?o I. Sen CJoforth, Jr., it was an nounced, who win diaoiiiki ptans for the forthcoming Jay '-?* ' ' k. .-\Ty ATTEND CONFERENCE ]!' J&L M*uney, Paul Smyre, I*, W. L. Mauney wnd ftev. W. H. Stender attended the Southern Conferertoe of Che Lutheran Synod of North CaroOdna on Wednesday. Hie conference, held at St. Martin's Lutheran church in Albemarle, was a workshop on "EvangeHam," on which the Synod is placing ma jor emphasis for lflOO. Mrs. Garland Still wiH serve as Story teller at the regular FYiday afternoon Story Hour period at Jseofb S. Mauney Me mortal library, w*h Mrs. Paul ?. Hendricks as hostess. The p?tod begins at. 4 o'clock and is designed for chfldren from grades one through eight. Trustee Named On Wednesday Foi Bankrupt DuCourt Mills, Inc., is to be sold at public auction at a bankrupt sale on March 25th, according to information given the Herald Thursday by M. J. Follin, vice president tin charge of the loan department of Pilot Ldfe Insur ance Company. The DuCourt company was ad Jutioated a bankrupt ? In the full meaning of the word ? on Wednesday, and the court ap pointed Frank lyn Ellenbogen, of New York City, trustee. This ac tion followed acknowledgement last week mjr George Duckowney, Who had been representing the he had hot been successful in re organMnfp'lhjft' Company to'|fti satisfaction of the creditors. Pilot Life Insurance Company holds first mortgage on the pro perty for 1160,000, plus accrued Interest. In addition, the Pilot company has assumed certain other obligations on a temporary basis, prime one being payment water bill. The city had threatened to cut off th< W |? ter supply for non-payment, and this development helped to pro duce Che crisis wMch resulted in ntment of the trustee. Pilot appoir paid t the cfty the $600.90 Water bin Thursday morningv City Clerk HI county tax Mils for 1948 and 1940 which are payable prior to satis faction of secured creditor*,."* ? *|nI^\M||':-||Ka ix-en trying force action on the DuCourt -mat ter for several months," Mr. Fol in the Herald by telephone from his Greensboro office. "How. ever, the referee in bankruptcy felt we were secure and wanted to give the DuCourt company suf ficient time to reorganize. Pilot is particularly Interested in get ting the plant bade in operation," Mr. Follin continued. The DuCourt Company pur chased the plant from Burlington Mills for a reported prioe^l?U? 000,000. DuCourt operated stead ily until January 1949 when it tloaed down oamplately and tike company filed petition in bank ruptcy. Impact of the shut-down oQfUrii community waa hard, as the ?plant, at full production had em ployed some 290 to 300 p?fawj% McBSmH The condition of R. C. Baker, prominent Kings Mountain grocer who underwent an e mergency operation at Gaston ?Memorial ^hospital Monday night* was reported as fair on Ifouaday mornlhg. Mr. Baker hospital and his case a~ ruptured for What Indigestion three weeks pre viously, Mr. Baker had been In apparent good health. Red Cross Campaign Quota Here Is $5,533 Fond Drive Is To Begin On Maidi 1st Kings Mountain's 1950 Red Cross Fund Drive quota will be 96,533, it was announced yester day by OIHe Harris, who with L. E. Abbott, Is co-chairman of the drive. rrr'f Harrt^&ald that of th to ld ngs Mounaain for Number 4 township use by the Kings Moun . tain chapter, with the remaining 25 JL percent going to the nation al organization. This means that $4,144.13 la earmarked for local use, with $1. 388 going to the national organ ization. Mr. Harris also announced that Mott Taylor, local dry cleaner, will head the colored division of the oampaign. The drive will get underway on Wednesday, March 1, with a krickaff breakfast of campaign committee chairmen at the Kings Mountain Country plub, Mr. Har ris said. _. ? * **Moet"6rtis are aware that *5. 933 is a large sum of money to raise," Mr. Harris said, "but I am confldem the Job can and will be done. "With an estimated population in Kings Mountain alone of 8,000, the quota figures out to only a bout 08 cents per person. ' "The Red Crass is Kings Moun tain's only social service ageqpy operating at home all the time. It's therefore especially necessary that the quota not only be met, but exceeded if possible." 54 Complete A total of 54 Kings Mounain high school students are to re ceive certificates signifying their completion of Red Cram first aid training, it was announced this week. The Instruction, given by Mrs. Hill Carpenter, is designed to aid in the prevention of accidents Those qualifying tor the cer rtfifcatea are: Marcelene Spake, Ruth Strickland, Marjorie Tease new, loan Thomasson, Wflma Walker, Annie Mae Whetstine, Madge Wright, Betty Wright, Ra chel Bla.iton, Sue Bridge*, Shir bey Bumgardner, Ann Ohikfors, Martha Cole, Joaim Crawford, Ruby Crawford, Ruth Crawford, Nan Man Gaum, Betty Gladden, Hazel Green, Martha Green, Ka (Cont'd on page eigtvt) bilHng depin*tiat , ,1 n il r, ?i f i> isl Mil ? ii 1 n r>ft ?? 4 ?r {no iwnon? fiww fosjuy ?opcrw* ed addressograph to handle ad dressing, and a Craph<*ypo to "cut" the addressographjptetes. Hie machines have heen on or der for about a ywar. The new machines set housed In the Ot y Kail quarters at one Mcne occupied toy the Bed Cross office, and will also require some space in a new room adjoining ihp rr>a yor'fl office. The ttSW room is being formed by knocking out some partitions In the closet ad joining the mayor's office and the former Janitor's supply room. Henceforth, the mayor will be without a ctaaat and the Janitor's Merchants' Annual Banquet Monday A capacity audience is expect ed to fill the high school cafe teria Monday evening at 7:30 for the annual Employer-Em ployee banquet of the Kings Mountain Merchants Associa tion. Chief address of the evening will be made by Wade Saund ers, Gastonia lawyer and hum orous speaker. City Electric and Plumbing Company, Inc., is announcing this week the opening of its Kings Mountain branch. The new linn, which speciali zes In osles of virtually all types ; on matured shares, $9,942.51 - on prepaid stock, $2,575. The association closed 1949 taSrtri???' 1,,?28 ?#1?reholders including 112 cojpred citizens year th? association m?<1* 373 loans, including - 120 ? - <*? y?^7SST*SjM? ^Jrhe dlrscCof were to meet on Thursday evening to organize for tbe current year, o the association are: LH^.n Bridges, Dr. L. P. Ba Mo C- W- "lender R. LMauney C P. Thomasson, W. Mrs.GoId'i Guardian Seeks Cash Recovery *^ted la?t Friday J", Cleveland Superior S^'?" Jj Boam. guardian ^ ^ GoW. against Glee A. ?e ?tate of ?? C. Gold, to collect $8,404.50. - Th? piaintlff contends that at JL de*th 01 R- c- GoId- ttle defendants flttalified as executor *!? recTue?t of Mi? OoM and received from her S?ti2^7rnn>em bonolntied on *?? ?** ? W ""Us demand been complied wtth it 1* ru^^f08 u!?ld *** H?*?M Tuesday that his attorney. J R. , Hhtr Lfo>ini^ating *n *na- j S5uS a,>d it ? ?*mld o* ?ka in the near future. yr MaaaaMpnMpHF V' , IN SENATE RACE ? Shown abort are Senator Frank V, Graham, toft and Bobort Rico Reynolds- right, who m major contestants lor the ~8+Mm 8? to TwmtaattWFNfHhrttwy *>?mKaittUC frtlflTtffY'.^rbfiflgT Senator Beynolds. who rotired from politics in 1944. defies the North Carolina East-West tradition in ssetrlng the office. He had been rumored as a candidate against Shelby's Senator Clyde Hoey. before his announcement that he would oppose Graham tor the unexpired portion of the term of the late J. M. Broughtan. CagersInSemi-Finals Play Friday at 7:30 - Capacity crowds are expected rW'M the semi-Anal gameioifplay in the Junior col lege conference basketball tour nament Which is scheduled to go down to the wire In the finals Saturday night at Central gym nasium. Friday night's first game is scheduled to get underway at 7:30 oVrlock and pita the winner of Thursday afternoon's opening game between AsheviMe ? Bilt Thursdoy Scores Asfcu-Blltmors 48. Mitch* 11 46. Spartanburg 61. Mara Hill SO. more and Mitchell against the winner of the Bekmont Abbey ? Lees-McRae game ? Thursday night. The second game Friday night will pit the winner Of the Thurs day 5 o'clock game between Spar tanburg and Mars Hill against the winner of the Thursday night game between Gardner-Webb and Brevard. Saturday night's play will pit the lasers of Fttday night's gam es in the opener, with Friday's winners squaring off for the ti tle. Spartanburg edged Gardner* Webb Tuesday night 63-62 at Boiling Springs for second place in the schedule race and forced a last minute switch in the brac kets of tournament play. Belmont Abbey and Lees-Mc Rae ended regular play with i dentfcal 7-6 records, Brevard took down sixth place, Mars Hill sev enth and Mitchell eighth. The semi-finalists ? all four teams set to play Friday night ? (Cont'd on page eight) Capacity Thiong Attends Amual Kings Mountain District Banquet More than 300 Scout*, Cubs, Sctmtsrs and other guests were present Monday rfight for the an nual Kings Mountain district banquet held at the Woman's Club. The group heard an inspira tional address by Rev. George Schott, Jr., pastor of Calvary Lu theran church of Spencer, ana heard imports on the past year's Other features Induded pres entation at 10-year service (Ins to Scoutmaster* Jack Hul lender and Laney Dsttmar. the letter in troduced a* the "dean ot Scout ing in Kings Mountain." It was annuonoed thai the Gub 5? "out peek of the ASP church wee rated first in the pre-beiKjoet un I form Inspection with a score ot J3. Other ratings included: Troop 2, 90; Trop 5, 88; Troop 1 and Lu theran Cub pack, 87; Grace Me thodist Cub peck, 78, and Mace donia Cub Pack, -M. fltas. Mr. sc*K>tt, in Ms address, pointed to the failure of the world in developing youth, end led for fu? support of the to 21, and added that K costs the governments 1235 per criminal captured. 'Wow much better," he sugges ted, "would It be to spend this money on prevention." He flayed the /indifference to the problem* of youth and peace by the average dttoen, pointing out that the many people fall to vote, thereby making the nation lea* strong. "The task of the Scout organi zation- 1* not merely to teach crafts," he continued, "but to teach cleen living by the high moral code known as the Scout Law." Rev. J. H. Brendall gave the In vocation opening the banquet, and Scoutmaster Dettmar led the salute to the flag. George H. Mauney gave the finance report and Aubrey Mauney recognized the respective Scoutmasters. Scout Executive R. M. Schiele, presented the Eagle badge to Jack Still. FoHowing Mr. Schott's address, a playlet "Strengthen (be Arm afi Ube*y/* was presnted by the fol Ajfj - _ f ij. i - n Damsau - iivmi f mtor Still, Gene Mauney, James O/ ?ny, Douglas fall*, Paul McGin- : His, Jr., John McGinnis, Dewitt' and Jay Patterson. 1 World Prayer Day Service Scheduled * Kings Mountain church peo ple will Join with others throu ghout the nation on Friday,. February 24. in Dhssrrancs of annual World Day of Frayer. The Kings Mountain service will bo hold at 10 a. m. at Bay* co Memorial A HP church on the world-wide theme "Faith for our Time." Members of various churches will present the pro gram, of which Mrs. Frank R. Summers 1s chairman. Services will be bold in 90 different nations around the globe. The public is lnrlted to attend. Bites Held Foi L L Guyton Funeral services were held at Grace Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock for Luther Lawrence Guyton, 45, of Great Falls, S. C., and a former resident of Kings Mountain Who died in a hospital at Lancaster Saturday morning. Rev. G. W. Fink, pastor, and Rev. C. Y. Cooley and Rev. B. F. Austin officiated and buital was in Mountain R e#?t cemetery Mt. Guyton hcul suffered aj heart attack about two weeks previously and died after having suffered two additional attacks. He was a son of the late John J. Guyton and Mrs. Frances COM) Guyton, who survives. ?e was bom in Cherokee county, S. C., and had lived in Kings Moun tain for 25 years. He was a tex tile worker. Other survivors include Ms wife, Mrs. Carrie Ballard Guyton, two daughters, Mrs. James Sut tle, of Great Falls, and Miss Peg gy Guyton of the home, two bror thers, Coley L. and Otto Guyton, of Kings Mountain, and four sis ters, Mrs. I. P. Todd, Miss Ruth Guyton, Mrs. Leon H?mtick and Miss Lottie G' . ton, all at Kings Mountain. Pallbearers were OUn Moss, Forrest Moss, Clyde Templeton, Neal Allen, Prkrkard Roof and lohnny Gardner. ? HARMON IMPROVED T. N. Harmon, w*M -known Kings Mountain man, who hW '.l been a patient In Gaston Me morial hospital for the