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S p ort S imm./ . b* c h 4 This corner Sneaked off and viffcad the new Hickory recrea tion water over the Avekend and ttlia thing o 1 beauty. The building, of modern design -ItipPKtt quite completed and the grounds ? baseball diamond, Boffball diamond, tennis oourts, t?m landscaping, etc. ? arent finished up yet but you oould tell it wm a super undertaking. Entering from the side-front door you come bsto a huge arena, wkh & full size basketball ocurt and a fancy-looking ring for box l??.?Wttag owt.Hto* oent^T juTirp circle. Some boxing matches had Jwtft been reeled off the night be SHg Don't know how many people oould be seated for basketball bug the folding-into-the-wall '?hots IlRLES carpenter type seats ran 10 or 11 rows high more than the full length of the cage court. Lots of folks are al ready saying the place is not big enough ? can't seat eno>*gh peo ple. Shuffle board courts were laid off mo that they were uncovered when the stands were folded up and near the main front entrance was ? foyer and stair case (downstairs^ that is) with two large rooms leading off? a read ing and "candy bar" room and a larger reception room. Downstairs you encounter rest rooms and numerous feani-and individual dressing rooms and beneath the basketball court EIGHT beautiful new bowling al leys, four brand spanking new billiard tables and space for 20 ping pong tables or whatever type games the plana called for. The hack wall of the down stairs game room was glassed In and over-looked a field large e nough for a baseball diamond, Softball diamond, football field, horsfi shoe courts, ?vt?. The reception room upstairs over- looked a spot of ground lar- 1 ge enugh for <t dozen tennis1 courts. Future school plans are inte grated with the recreation af pro gram. Plans call for a new Jun ior high school building on the opposite oomer of the recreation area. And the school board plans several gymnasiums at grammar l schools. We were escorted through the layout by one John Charles, star tailback with the Lenok-Khyne -Boa/# - for - ths -past- ais,\e?J sea sons, who will spend the summet wilting for the recreational de partment. Let us start dreaming! You can never tell, maybe someday... | 61VE YOBBS TOMT! Neisler Mills Tax Heel Finance Finn Opens Here Formu" opening - Tar Heel Fi nance Company at 118 Battle ground road was announced this wcolf M. E. Stanton, well-known King:* Mountain man, b* mane ger o f the firm. Mr. Stanton, a native o f Clover, , S. C., and veteran of World WaTlI | moved to Kings Mountain ? on ! March 1, 1949, u> assume a posi- j ilon as teller with First Nation- 1 iai Bahfc. He was previously em- 1 ployed at the First National Bank ! of Clover, and is married and bar two children. He Is a member of ] the Lions club and Ficst Presby ! ferian church. The firm, a branch office oTTSr Heel Finance Co., of Charlotte, is located in the J. E. Herndon build ing formerly occupied by Mar- j lowe's Home * Auto Supply. The building has been extensively re modeled since the Marlowe com pany moved to new location on Mountain street. The new company makes small loans on household furni ture and other chattel, handier automobile loans and does in dustrial factoring Liens Schedule Talent Shows The Kings Mountain Lions club's third annual local talent show will be conducted on two evenings, March 23 and 24, it ( was announced this week by , Gene Timms, chairman. Mr. Timms said the March 23 show would betor elemantary students, whilethe March 24 show will be for high school stu dent performers. Dan Huffstetler is entry chair man, Mr. Timms said, and entri es are open to students of ?eth Ware school, Grover school, Parte Grace school, as well as Centtarl, West and Bam schools in the city system. ' School' teachers are assisting Mr. Huffstetler with the work of obtaining entries. All types of amateUr entertain ment are expected tor the events, with suitable prizes to be award ed the winners. ? Admission to the shows will be 30 cents for students and 60 cents for adults. Other members of the commit tee in charge Include Joe Towles, Dr. Nathan Reed, Bill OSborne, J. C. McKinney, J. W. Webstar, Ee tle Powers, and George Houser. Mis. Bookout's Bites Conducted Funeral rite* for Mrs. Gazzie Irene Bookout, 78, wife of William Bookout, were held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock ait Beth lehem B apt its church, interment following In the church cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. T. W! Fogleman, assisted by Rev. W. G. Cai.vp, and the body lay In state for half hour prior to the funeral services. Mrs. Bookout, native of Cleve land county, had lived at 504 W. Mountain street for the past five years. Site succumbed on Tues day morning at 2:30, following a year's illness. She was a daughter of th* late Nancy and Ira Beam. Surviving, in addition to her husband, are two sons, Buford Bookout and George Bookout, both of Fairfax, VS., two broth ers, William Beam and Monroe Beam, both of Graver, and three sisters, Miss Ellen Beam, of Kings Mountain, Mrs. Florence Johnson of Badin, and Mrs. Blanche Hern don, of Rehobeth, Va. Troop M Brownie Scout troop 24 of the First Baptist church met Satur day afternoon for our tegular meting. After regular opening of the meeting we made chocolate cookies. We sang our Brownie Smile song, and had our good bye circle and then we went home. Betty' Sue Klrby. Troop 4 CkL -Scout T&qobJIo. i <it . Su Matthews Lutheran church met Wednesday, March 1 at the home of our leader, Miss Helen Ram sey and were entertained with a hamburger supper. The troop col ors of yellow and green were us ed in attractive table decorations with green shamrocks as place cards. Jonquils and other early spring flowers were placed throughout the home. After the supper we played bingo until time for us to attend Lenten vespers at Saint Matthew's Lutheran church. Jo Anne Smyre. Girl Scout troop No. 4 met Tuesday, March 7, in the recrea tion room of St. Matthew's Lu theran church. After roll call and short busi ness meeajng at which time ord er blanks for Girl Scout cookie sale were distributed, we learned a folk dance which we are to give Saturday night at the Juliette Low birthday party at the Wo man's Club. Sundby,. March 12, we are to celebrate the birthday of Juliette Low, founder of Girl Scouts in America. We closed our meeting with our Good-Bye circle song. Jo Anne Smyre. Troop SS ? Brownie Scout Troop Number 33 met Tuesday afternoon in the church basement. The meeting was called to order by the presi dent and the toll was called. Mrs. David Hamrlck visited our troop and made a talk about Juliette Low. We worked on our aprons and those who finished their a prons helped make oookies. We started learning a new folk game. We ate our cookies and nad our good bye circle Next week we meet at our reg ular time on Monday. (Peggy Black, Reporter. Troop S2 TVoop No. 32 of the Presbyter ian church met M?rch 8. Presi dent Polly Page called the meet ing to order. Secretary Rathy IHoyle called the roll. All were I present, except Martha Houser. 'We had the Pledge to the Brown ie Flag and sang our two Brown ie 9ongs. Then we said the Pledge to the United States Flag. Mrs. Hamrlck, a visitor, told us that they would give all the Brownie troops a party at the Woman's Club Saturday night the 11th, at 7:00. We will start selling Girl Scout cookies Monday the 13th. Georganna Mocw, Repoter. Troop 32 j Troop No. 32 of the Presbyter Man church met Wednesday, Feb ruary 22 at 3:30. We had the Pled ge to the Flag. Then Mrs. Page, our leader, gave us a short his tory on two great Americans, George Washington and Abra ham Lincoln. Then Polly Page, Ann Falls and Diane Gamble ( -sang tm> aongg.? Tire names - ol 5 'them were "George Washington" ; and "Amerlcann Flag." We play ed some games. Then our leader ' dismissed us and w? went home. Personals Georganna Moss, (Reporter. Dr. and Mrs. Zeno Wall o f Thorn asville spent last week with theii daughter, Mrs. Ollle Harris and family. Mr. and Mrs. Ollle Harris, Ol lie, Jr., and Becky, spent last Sunday In Greenville, S. C., with his father, Mr. J. F. Harris. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fortune and ! children of Hickory were week lend guests of Mrs. Fortune's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Neill. Mr, and Mrs. Hunter Hudson of Charlotte spent Sunday with Mrs W. L. Fortune and Mrs. Pau line Weaver. Mrs. Otto Ware returned Sun day from the Memorial hospital inn Charlotte where she under went a serious operation two weeks ago. She will be confined to her home for several weeks but is Improving nicely. ^ Miss Helen Chandler, of Provi dence, R. I., returned to Providen ce. Thursday after spending sev eral days in Kings Mountain as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. King and other friends. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. [Charles Harrill were Mrs Gordon .Leslie and Gordon Leslie n of Newberry, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. lOetes and children of Spartan burg. Mr. and Mrs. H. F, Grose of Statesville spent Sunday with | with Mr. and Mm. J. L. Teague. ? The many friends of Mrs. Teague' {will be happy to learn she re (turned from the Gaston Memorial hospital last week. make mine a lyjcKetlrick Spark tor Whtnivir you wont to v ihlne, you'll woo r thli' drtii. Thf re'i o tporkle to the royon crepe -ot If It were dusted with dlomondi. A flash of amber beads at the belt. And wonderfully glowing colon turquoise, toast, fcelly. red, novy ond block. Sizes 1 2 to 20. S14.95 MYERS' DRESS SHOP Second Floor The Herald ? $2.00 Per Year BUY IT NOW! 21 Days Yet On This Elgin Special Oiler 50 PIECE SET Win. Bogers Silverpla te Service for 8. In four different pat tern*: Society. Belored. 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