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 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 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. 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