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.< y ? KM | Population City Limits (1940 Cmuw) 6,574. Immediate Trading Ana 1 5.000 (1945 Ration Board FigtiMB) VOL.61 MO. 15 Pages Today PRICE FIVE CENTS Kings Mountain. N. &. Friday, April 14, 1950 Established 1889 Sixty-First Year | Local News | Bulletins BUILDING PERMITS Building permits *ere issu at City-Hall to Vanna Guy ? ton, on Saturday, for addition of one roonrt, $300, and to T. H. Barnett, on last Friday, lor ad dition of two rooms, $500. METER RECEIPTS AiOft-ai of $163.23 was collec ted from tile city's parking 'me ters Wednesday according to a report by CKy Clerk S. 'A. Grouse. u/BIM IfAVF ?Mr. and Mis. W. O. Weir, and son Bill, moved last week to Charlotte, where Mr. Weir is associated with Southern Dalr Jgt, Their Charlotte address is Garden Terrace Apartments, 1531 E. Boulevard. , . LEGION MEETING A supper meeting -will be held by members of Otis D. Green POst 166, American Legion, Sat urday night at the Legion build ing. from. .R:3 ft. far* 9 , business session will be held at 7:30. Hamburgers are to ^ fea ture the menu. LEGION DANCE Regular weekly square dan ce of Otis D. Green Post 186, American Legion, will be held at the Legion Building FWday aftghf, pm 8 o'clock until mid night. The public is invited to Mtteod. ' Members of the Kings Moun tain Junior Chamber of Ooan aowos MriU hold their tegular Westing at the Woman's Club Ulged^ ' Kings Mountain nan, is sche 4ute4*?*aice overtbe duties ot mail messenger at the Klhgs Mountain poatofttag/ o? April 15, according to announcement by W. E. Blakely, ; I i . , ? ?? ? r. Maoillf of the Kin g* Moun tain Junior Chamber of Com merce were to attend a supper meeting at Chertyville Thurs day night, where the local or* Wimsm P rthwtton of a hto&bt Chamber at Commerce In the nedghbor Funeral Held For Mrs. Gob Funeral rites for Mrs. Lydie GoftaT** <* M*Aln Coins, were (Mild Sunday Afternoon at Second Baptist church, witti Rev. B. F. Aitftfaand t . o W.JDtgh officiating. Burial was made In Mountain Kent cemetery. ?'A.., Going bad ! I King* Mountain . unit a her death at Shelby teospital Thursday night at U -o'clock. She bad moved to Shelby only three daya MMe entering hospital. "'Wjk*i9* a daughter of the late James and Sara Tiddy. Surviving are her husband, three eons, Boyce Goina, of King* Mounain, Bright Go4ns,with the \array at Seattle, Wash.., and James Goirts, Pueblo, Colo., one step-eon, Will Goina, of Waxhaw, tour daughters, Mrs. John Wig gins, Mrs. Ray Colltrta and Mrs. C4aj Williams, all of Shelby, and Mrs. Russell McAbee, of Kings MOpntair and three atep-daugh tera, Mr "rank Roper, King* Mounts Mia. Ramp Bomesley, .CherryviUe, and Mr*. Roy Hanea, A ndeison, S, (YpUso surviving are two brothers, James Tiddy, Shel by, and fttak TMdjr, Bradenton, Wa., 38 gra.MJctoiidrenKmd three gNftgiaijrtihlldian. Is Last Day G uess '50 Census Friday Is Che last day to make a guess In the Herald's 1950 cen sus-guessing sweepstakes, and thereby qualify to win $15. Deadline is 5. p. m. Friday aft ernoon, and mail entries post marked later than that time wll-l be disallowed. Much interest has been eviden ced In the guessing game, and the ideas of the City of Kings Mountain's total 1950 population vary widely. . Thus far, only one person has guessed a figure lower than the 1940 census. The guess was 6,548 against 1940*s population figure of 6,574. On the other hand there have been several astronomical guess e*. Vast majority of those guess ing differ with both the extrem es. Biggest number of guesses thus far has been In the 8,000 range, with 31 persons choosing a figure beween 8,000 and 8,999. Second largest hypn 1n Hip 9,000 group, while the third larg est number place their estimate in the 7,000 range. There is * good sprinkling of people who feel the population will ?op 10,000. The first guess received came to the Herald last Friday from George F. Gettys. Mr. Gettys thinks the 1950 census will show Kings Mountain to number 8,887. The rulesTbf the contest follow: (1) Contest closes at 5 p. m. Friday, April 14, 1950. (Mail en tries must bear postmarks not la ter than this hour and date.) (2) The contest is open to all ci tizens of No. 4 and 5 Townships, with the exception of the imme diate families of the several enumerators In the Kings Moun tain area and employees of the Kings Mountain Herald and their immediate families. (3) Entries must be on the blank printed in today's edition of the Herald, or on copies of the blank which are obtainable at the Herald office on S. Piedmont avenue. (4) In case of a tie, the $15 prize will be divided equally a mong the winners. (5) Should none guess the ex act number, the person or per sons closest to the official 1950. census flgule ror ~ Kings Moun tain will be declared winner "of the contest. (6) The award will be made as quickly as the official census -fi gure is announced. - (7) The contest is not open to children under 12 years of age. KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, Kings Mountain, N. C. My estimate of the official population of the City of Kings Mountain for 1950 is > . 4 .. . City. . . v (Mail or bring this blank to the Kings Mountain Herald, Kings Mountain, N. C. Entries muat lie received not later than 5 p. an. Friday, April 14, 19rt0, or postmarked not later than that hour and date Please .typewrite information a>bove or prist It Jegibly.) The Kings Mountain KlwaidS' club unanimously endorsed last Thursday night a resolution rec ommended by Its boaid of direc tors urging the City of Kings Mountain to employ an adminis trator. The resolution follows: "WHEREAS, The Kings Moun tain Khvanis Club, is vitally In terested in the conduct of our City Government; "AND WHEREAS, we believe the City Government like any other business must ba capably and efficiently administered; "AND WHEREAS, the City of Kings Mountain Is St present without an administrator or other single individual upon whom full responsibility can be placed and who would be readily available to Jte general, public. "AND WHEREAS, we d6 not be lieve that It should be the duty or function of the members of the Board of Commissioners to per form routine duties. "BE IT NOW THEREFORE RE SOLVED, that the Kings Moun tain Ktwanls Club go on record as supporting and strongly recom mending the employment of a qualified and competent admin istrator lor the affairs of our City." W.B. (Bill) Thomson, well known Kings Mountain man, has accepted a position as chemist and dyer at Cannon Mills, plant No. 6, in Concord, and will as sume ills duties there on April 24. Mr. Thomson, a native of Ab beville, S. C., has been associat ed with Nehder Mills, Inc., here in a Similar capacity for many years. He came here in 1983 and, with exception of service In the army during World War n, has been with Neisler continuously since that time. Mrs. Thomson, the former Miss Nell Ormand, and children . do not efepect to move to Concord un til the close of school. Beth-Ware community farmers gathered at the Beth-Ware school auditorium Tuesday night for an organizational meeting of a com munity branch of the North Car olina Farm Bureau. Some 40 farmers of the commu nity heard an address by Flake Shaw, of Greensboro, executive vice-president of the North Car olina Farm Bureau who outlined policies of the organisation ami ttvttes of the organization. ' The organisation meeting at Beth-Ware was * part of the Bu reau's effort ?o secure a mini mum membership of 1,000 in Cle veland County, about double last Lions Members Hear Hamilton Discuss Wills Congressional Candidate Char les E. Hamilton, of Gastonia, ad dressed members of the Kings Mountain Lions Club Tuesday night. I Mr. Hamilton, making a "non political talk," discussed legal technicalities in will-making and handling of estates. He was introduced by Glee A. Bridges, prominent Kings Moun tain merchant and former county commissioner, who presented Mr. Hamilton as "the next Congress man from the eleventh district." Only in one instance did Mr. Hamilton discuss politics at all, and that was In reply to a ques tion put by Dan Huffstetler, fol lowing the close of the address. Mr. Huffstetler, pointing out that since Mr. Hamilton was a potenti al Congressman it would be in teresting .to know his views, ask ed for them. The reply: "I pledge to serve the people of this district, con scientiously, fairly, open -minded ? ly, and democratically, and my yntPS ?n laffLnlaLLiMfr -**?-? termlQfid by the yiews?t-the peo ple of this district." Pointing out that will-making was a needed, but usually neg lected, duty on the part of all, Mr. Hamilton reviewed some 10 peculiarities of the North Caroli na law relating to the subject, ci ting a number of Instances which proved the several points. Among the peculiarities cited wferc* * (1) No will made in North Car olina by a person under 21 Is val (2) North Carolina recognises im Merita of wills, (a > an oral tathMd w*H witnessed by three Mrtth two witnesses (which must be found inooi die personal ef fects of the deceased; (c) a pro perly prepared and witnessed will (two witnesses required, three are better.) (3) Marriage In North Carolina voids a will. '(4) N. C. law prevents the use of witnesses who are beneficiari es. (5) Proof of existence of undue j duress or leek of mental capacity voids a wMl. (6). Changes In wills which are unwitnessed void that particular section. (7) A woman can leave her husband out of a will altogether. (8) A wile can always dissent from her husband's will within a year and got her lawful part of the 'properties. (9) Lock boxes are frozen at death, until inventoried by clerk of court .. (10 individual checking ac counts of deceased are frozen at death. Mr. Hanpilton urged prompt at tention ci persons In having mortgages cancelled and sugges ted that husbands should keep their wives informed, insofar as possible, on their buainess af fairs. It saves ? lot of misunder standing and trouble later on," he declared. Cum hiUn in Kims Moun tain and Number 4Townshlp was still underway this week', and prospects were (hat in the In -city censurteklng would not be com pleted prior to April 82. y>. B. Blalock, Number 4 Town p crew leader, Said Wednes day that no urban section of Kinsrs Mountain had yet been completed, though he added that progress is being made and somf sections ewere nearing comple tions, except tor call-backs. Be thought the rural census of Number 4 Township might re quire as nrneh as two months or more. . . f . He also revealed that college student* currently av ay front heme, will mi osont in the local population figure. The y will be credited to the city and county In which they ar? attending school. On the other hand, students now ?W?y in prep schools and other schools of pre -college level will be ftflA to their citien and confides* ? ^ *?. * Every effort Is being made by the enumerators to count every man, woman a 3d ett lid, Mr. Bla lock said. Aftet^ April 22nd, he Bumgardner Enters Commissioner Race; Ware Out For School Board lit* AMD OLD UhkUCBAlId by, was elected last week chairman of the Cleveland County Demo cratic Executive committee. He succeeds Clyde Nolan, right. Shelby realtor, who resigned following his announcement of candidacy for the North Carolina Senate. DuCourt Properties To Be Sold May 12 Properties oi DuCourt Mills, Ine? bankrupt, of Kings Moun tain, N. wiH be aoM at auction to the highest bidder at the coun ty courthouse door In Shelby at noon on Friday, May 12, accord ing to notice of sale prepared by J. L. Donhell, substitute trustee. .The action amounts to Core closure on a deed of trust execu ted by DuCourt Mills, Inc., In fa vor of Pilot Life Insurance Com pany through Its trustee, on July 1, 1046. The property to be sold by the trustee Includes all the realty of the company which Includes the mill plant, 71 houses, and other property, and virtually all fixtu res, machinery and other personal property at the plant Specially exempt from the sale are the plant sprinkler sys tem, 62 Draper Mantel E four harness cam looms, and one Bar ber Colman warper, model HC. Sale of the property has been authorized by Herbert Ldwen thal, referee In bankruptcy. The notice of sale states that the property to be >old may be inspected from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Mondays through Fridays, throu gh May 11. It further states that successful bidder will be requir ed to make a cash deposit of five percent at the amount of bid with the substitute trustee and that the sale will be subject to 1990 taxes. <v Two previous efforts to sell the property in New York brought only one bid, that for the houses alone. Effort had been made to satisfy claims of secured creditors In the previous sales, resulting in an upset price of $346,000. Pilot Life Insurance Company holds first mortgage on the pro perty in the amount of $150,000. The plant has been idle since early January 1949. In full oper ation it employed some 300 per sons and had a weekly payroll of about $15,000. Funeral services for Mrs. Cor rie Neely Aon Dettmar, TO, long-' time Kings Mountain citiwn, hut for the <Mu? two years ? resident c < Gastonla, were hekl Sunday ?ftsipoo* at St. Matthew's Luih MMt djpMh. ->v. W. H. Standee officiated and interment was in Mm. Dettmar, an invalid for M Sewwi, had tmm ?ertously ill for two weeks prior to her death at her home in Gas Famed Boy? Choif , Will Sing H?it ^ Tht fimtsrt Charlotte Bars choir will itag a piogram of mule bin at tho high school auditorium on Friday night. April 28, according to anno an commit this week by the Kings Mountain Lions club, which will sponsor tho appearance of the choir here. The choir, which has presen ted concerts in Badio City and Madison Square Garden. Now York, has also featured in coast-to-coast radio shows. It presents a two-hoar variety show with m?4cd selection! ranging from "Bwoo| Adeline" to "La Cucuracha." - ? Twins To Play j Here, Miami The Mauney Twins, Miles and Ernest, duo-pianists who launch ed their professional concert ca reers several months ago, will play a benefit concert here ?n April 26, and will play at the In ternational convention el Ki wan ts International at Miami, Fla., in May, according to announce ment ifcade here this week. The local concent by the Kings Mountain musicians will be tin der Kiwanls club sponsorship. The concert here will be pre sented on Wednesday night, April 26, at 830 at the high school auditorium. Further details concerning the program and admission prices will be announced next week. Girl Scout Film Booked By loy Multiple actlvties of the Girl Scout organization are the sub ject of 'Women of Tomorrow" a special attraction at the Joy Theatre on Monday and Tues day's bitting. Among the topic covered are programs tor Brownie, Intermedi ate, Senior, Mariner, and Wing Scouts; the Interantional Camp Meeting at Cooperstown, 1*. T., and others. The film is * two-reel | Technicolor special. ? . , , ,-i John D. Jones In Township Constable Race Kings Mountain had four can didates seeking Democratic nom ination for county offices this week, plus four candidates seek ing nomination for Number 4 Township constable New East Cleveland residents seeking offices elected by cottn Uy-wide voting were Hazel B. "Bumgardner, prominent Route 1 poultryman, who announced his candidacy for the county board of commissioners, and Wayne L. Ware, another prominent Kings Mountain farmer, who announ-^ -ced his candidacy ior uie county board of school trustees. Whitney Wells, well ? known j Dixon community farmer, had ; previously announced lor the board of school trustees, and Ol- j Filing Deadline Deadline lor filing notlc* ol candidacy I6r county political offices Is Saturday. April 15. at 8 p. m. Notice ol candidacy and filing Ihi must b* in tho hands ol C. H. Hmdrir, county ittetlMi board chairman, by .that tlm? Saturday, according to North Carolina law. Us.Jiaixia km seeking election as county coroner. The new candidate in the town ship constable's race? customari ly a hard-fought affair ? is John D. Jones, former Kings Mountain and Cherryville policeman. Mr. Jones sought the office in 1946, ran second and did not ask for a second primary. Others seeking tfiis office are Will L. Blackburn, former constable, Marion D. Blaekweil and Clarence G. Myers. Payment of the filing fee to the county elections board by Mr. Bumgardner assured a race for the three places on the board of county commissioners. Incum bents Zeb V. C 1 1 nc, A. C. Bracket! and Henry W. McKinney are seeking re-election. Through Wednesday, no other candidates had announced for the county board of commissioners. Mr. Bumgardner is making his first bid for poltlcal office. He Is a former weave room overseer of the Margrace Mill here and lives on the York Road. He is a mem ber of the Kings Mountain Lions Club and Central Methodist church. Born and reared near Kings Mountain, ha is a life-long citizen of Cleveland county. He la the son of Ed Bumgardner. In announcing his candidacy, Mr. Bumgardner said he had long been Interested In county govern ment, and, if nominated, would strive to Serve the best interests of aU Ch? people of the county. Mr. Jones, now employed at Margrace Mill, has 10 years' ex perience in law enforcement. He lives at Route 2, Kino* Mountain, off the Shelby road. Other political developments during the past week included action of the Democratic execu tive committee 'In naming C. C. (Oobby) Horn, former party sec retary, as chairman of the exec utive committee, succeeding Clyde Nolan, of Shelby, who re signed, following announcement | of his candidacy for the North Carolina Senate. Mr. Horn was succeeded as Democratic ?ecre ta?y by David Royster, of Shelby. Action oj the committee was unanimous in both instances. Mrs. V. R. Summers is -vice-chair nan of the committee. The sheriff's race, involving Incumbent Hugh A. Logan, Jr., Former Sheriff Raymond Cline, '(Cont'd on page eight) FOR CONSTABLE ? ftariooTSr BlockwelL above, u ofte of four candidates seeking the Dvmocra tic nomination lor Number 4 Township constable. Boaid Holds Bontine Meeting Members of {he city board of commissioners met in regular monthly session on Wednesday afternoon and disposed of a num ber of routine matters. Ma)or portion of the dlscue ,*ion n( the meeting concerned street matters and watt largely Inconclusive, with the exception that the city street crew wan In structed to widen one block ot Floyd street to its required width. The board also instructed L. C. Parsons to make a property check of petitions for improve ments to StoWe-F&irvJew-CW* street and Deal street. l Both these streets are schedul ed for hard - surfacing, In a Joint ?tate highway -<cky propect, in the near future. The board took no action on ? complaint by Harvey Roberta that his property w as being "ta ken" for Qantt street, but it went in a body to survey the situation after adjournment. The board heard a delegation of citizens who ' live on Sims street end Sims street extension request installation of sewer -Une amounting to about 1.065 feet. Grier Si-pea was spokesman :? ft* the group end explained thet the citizens of the section had been waiting tor two years for instal lation o t sewer lines. Septic tanks in the area are inadequate and causing trouble, he told the board, and several outside toi lets have been condemned by the sanitarian. He saJd 12 new hous m i fere to be bulk on the street, > '? provided sewerage facilties ate supplied. The board promised immediate investigation of the matter and indicated they would do (heir best to have a sewer line install ed. Actions by the city board fol lows: (1) Ordering of painting of the city water tank at a cost of $330. (3) Ordering of payment o< $200 to iewls Hovis for damages to his car when it hit "a sewer main obstruction on Qty street (3) Ordering of payment to At torney J. R. Davis, $175. and to Mitchell and Pershing, New York attorneys, $187.57, for legal work in connection with the issuance by the city of $18,000 in bondsL (4) Ordering granting of a free V parking space in front ol Imperial Theatre for $12 annually. (5) Ordering a letter otf protest to Southern Railway concerning over- long blocking of street [crossings. The board aleo instructed Mr. Parsons to order two stoplights, looking to immediate replace ment of tlnq Hght at the corner of Gold street and Batttogiouadt Acting on protest of Tar Finance Company that the $10||li privilege license fee was "<wp:Y.vi siVe," the board instructed City Attorney Da^is to 1 rrvestigara&l practices of other cities in setting rates on Joan agencies, banks, etc. ? Hal Ward, mayor pro tempore, ! resided in the absence of Mayor Ek Herndon. Ail board merabec* were present. Police Have Pahr Of "Lost" Bicycles tig your ? Kings Mountain police found ft pair at unclaimed btryeiee at lo cal theatre* about two weeks ago ?