Population **?* ? * . . . ? - * . . . City Limits (1940 Census) 6.574. Immediate Trading Area 15,000 (1945 Ration Board Figures) VOL.61 NO 22 ? ? Pages Today Sixty-First Year Kings Mountain. N. C.. Friday. June 2. 1950 Established 1889 PRICE FIVE CENTS Y? ? " KINGS MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF '50 ? Shown above axe members of the high school senior class which was graduated Wednesday night. They are: back row, left to right Jack Rhea. Roy Moore, Richard Bridges, Robert Crawfond, Robert Sellers, Albert Brackett, Horace Cunningham. Grady Tate, William Plopk. Houston Smith. Ivan Weaver. William Allen, and Harold England. Third row, left to right Jack Hicks, Hugh Tompkins, Curtis Wright Robert Jackson, Dorthea Hope, Mary Lou Barnette, Ruth Dettmar, Jean Cash. Patricia Neisler, Gordon Beatty, Richard White, Carl Moss. Second row, left to right, Cornelia Gantt Billie Jean Bookout, Eva Nell Ross, Faye Caldwell, Iris Patterson. Billie Falls, Rachel Blanton, Norma Falls, Frances Montieth. Jo Ann Britt Evelyn Carpenter, Mary McKelvie. Front row, left to right Gay Bennett Marilyn Surber, Vlrgihia Cole, Betty Falls. Carolyn Earley, Dotty Smith, Shirley Arthur, Jo Ann Biidges, Doris Saudeis, Rose Marie Humphreys, and Iva Lingerfelt Diane Flow. ers and Sammy Houston arethe begged froniaUhf Local News Bulletins OLUB NIGHT Dinner, dancing, bridge and canasta will feature the pro gram of events for the regular monthly club night party at Senior President Curtis Wright presented the class gift to the school ? money to purchase ctaMic&l recordings for the sen ior English class, and it was ac cepted by Superintendent B. N. Barnes. Dr. Oomer made an inspira tional address in which he told the graduates they would face tour major tepts in life: induran ce, comparison, sacrifice, and ex poov :v He urged the seniors to consider what they oould do, ra ther than comparing their accom plishments to those of other*. The graduation program began on Sunday night with the com mencement sermon by Rev., W. L. Pressly, pastor of Boyce Memo rial ARP church. Both programs of the finals ex (Cont'd on page twelve) GRADUATED ? Ml&a Nancy Dickey, daughter of Mrs. Paul Beam, was among the 304 stu dents of Woman's College, Uni versity of North Carolina, .who received degrees at the 78th an nual commencement .of the school Monday. Miss Dickey re ceived an A. B. degnee in socio l09Y* ? Blackburn Wins For Constable W. L. Blackburn, former con stable of Number 4 Township, recaptured the Democratic nom ination for that office in Satur day's primary by piling up a clear majority over four other candidates in the only contest in this township. Mr. Blackburn polled a total of 1,237 votes, leading at all four boxes. "v John D. Jones, ag last-minute entry in the race, ran second with 469; folowed by Clarence Myers, 368; Marion D. Blackwell, 268; and H. G. Clemons, 101. Local Voters Favor Smith. Jones, Allen. Bumgardner. Wells, Ware ^ mmmmmmm ? i n ? .i i I in n i Rings Mountain area cittawB 'went to the poihs In record num bers last Saturday, and, a? cus tomary, voted with some winners and A WJ inrtees. I k was the first voting lor the wererV too mfimy m r < ? om'd on pa?e HP { . ??'A ???v. * ifc Pinnix Preaches Final Sennon Sunday Evening 1 J Rev. L. C. Pinnix, for the past six years its pastor, will preach 1 his final sermon as pastor of the; First Baptist church on Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Pinnix has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Drew, j Miss., Baptist church. His final1 sermon will be the first in the summer series of union services ( for five churches of the commun ity. > It was announced that a speci al service iS being arranged, and that a large crowd is expected for 'the service. ? Remainder of the Sunday ev ierting union service schedule for June follows: June 11 ? at Boyce Memorial ARP church. Rev. J. H. Brendall. June 18 ? at St. * Matthew's Lu theran, Rev. P.- D. Patrick. June 25 ? at First Presbyterian ! Rev. Mr. Brendall. , ' ?] Mountaineer Club Meeting June 9th The first annual meeting of the Mountaineer Club, Inc., will be held at Lake Montonia next Fri day night, June 9th, at 7:15 o' clock, rand wilt feat me a fiw becue for 1949-50 and 1950-51 members according to announce ment by Grady Howard and C. C. Edens, co-chairman of the ar | rangements committee. I Five new members of the club's board of directors will be elected at the meeting and reports made on the past year's operations. The organization's fiscal year, ends June 30th. ^ Members of the Kings Moun tain high school Monogram club and Coaches Everette Carlton and Don Parker have been invit ed to attend the supper, Mr. Ho ward said. The nominating committee has reported nomination of W. - S. Fulton, Jr., Charles A. Neialer, Da vid Neill, Carl F. Mauney and J. O'.lie Harris for the five two-year directorships. Nominations will be open from the floor at the meeting. Holdover directors in clude Dan Huffstetler, W. J. Ful ikerson, Charles Ehglish, C. T. 'Carpenter, Jr., and Br. Edens Jnd Mr. Howard. Officers of the cor poration are elected by the board of directors. Mr. Howard pointed out that membership cards, both new ones (1950-51) and those for the cur rent year's, will serve as "tic kets" for the barbecue, Persons wishing to join the club, an am ateur athletic boosters group, many secure membership cards for the coming year at the meet ing. ARP Bible School To Begin Monday The Daily Vacation Bible School o f Boyce Memorial Chur ch wlM be held June 5-14. The hours of this school will be from 9 to 11 a. m. All children between the ages of 4-14 are urged to at tend. The program has been well planned and excellent teachers secured. Flannelgraph materials, modeling clay, and moving pic tures will be used in the program. Among the pictures to be used are "Yellowstone Natnonel Park," "Navajo Children," "Realm of the Wild," "Lincoln: The Pion eer," "Boone Trail," and a com*c strip: "Bud Abbot* and Lou Cos tello." Refreshments will be ser ved each day by the circles. Thefamify night picnic will be , observed Monday night, June 5, j at 7:00. The commencement ever cises of the school will be held Wednesday night, June 14. Logan Returns $300 . Reward Money The Shelby Dally Star reported Tuesday that the McSwain case reward money of $300, which be came a primary election issue In the sheriffs contest, had been re turned to the donors of the mo ney, and, in turn, had been p'j?J to Arlon McSwain of Baling Springs, father of the child kill ed in a hit-and-run case. Sheriff Logan declined to pay the money to McSwain. The Star said Attorney General McMullan had told that newspaper Tuesday that he saw no reason to prevent payment of the money to Mc Swain. 59 To Receive Certificates M CN^ij mailing this wftkcml :<9 Blood Donor certificates to Kings Mountain citizens. Certificates arc matted to new Loom-Tex Expects To Be In Full Operation Within Next Four Weeks w?irp"' - ?: AUTOMOBILE IN WHICH FOUR WERE KILLED ?Shown above is the 1930 Mode) A touring car in which four persons were killed Just outside the corporate limits of Kings Mountain last Friday after noon in a collision with an American Bus Co. express. None of the bus pcEfsengeT* were seriously In jured but all the occupants ofthe car-? Everett M. Leonhardt, 20, his wife. Mrs. Joyce Aileen Leon hardt, 18. Mrs. Maggie Leone Whitworth, 37. and her daughter. Gladys. 2, all of route 2 ? were killed. Funeral services for the dead were held Sunday afternoon at Allen Memorial church, near Grover. (Herald Photo by Furman Wilson.) Sheriff To Be Chosen In Second Race and Recorder- Nominees W I SEMINARY GRADUATES ? William Frank Medlin. left and Hoylej Lee Whiteside, right were graduated last week from Lutheran The ological seminary at Columbia, S. C. with degrees of Bachelor of Difinlty. Both are members of St Matthew's Lutheran church. Both will bo ordained in a ?ynodical service at their home church on June 25. Juniors To Open Elimination Play Against Charlotte Here Monday First round play in the 1950 North Carolina American Legion Junior baseball program is sla ted to get underway Monda> with Coach Buddy Lewis' Kings Mountain team scheduled to face Charlotte's Juniors here at city Stadium at 8 p. m. On Tuesday night the Lewismen are to meet , Gajtorvia here. Kings Mounain is in league (two, of Area 4, along with Char- ' lotte, Gastonia, Harmony, Lin- j colnton, Taylorsvllle, Hickory,1 and Cherry vllle. Coaches Lewis and J. R. Brad ?haw, both former Junior base- , ball players with Gastonia and professional baseball players. 1st GAME TICKETS Special tickets for tho open ing game, which bars been obi sale lav three wssks. are pric ed at one dpUar for adults and fifty cants for children, and are , on sale at Griffin Drug Co.. and , City Ante & Room Supply and j bt msnihm of the American Legion. Regular admlss Ion tic. ' hots, priced at SO and *0 cents, will also ho on sale at the got* Mandtiy ?lght Sill rnlton. ticket sellers plsass tomato have been working with the Kings Mountain team Cor about ? month. The team has played five practice gomes up to Wed- 1 neodey, winning three end drop ping two. A two-game series with Gaffney, with the home game set j Friday night, is slated to wind- ! up the practice schedule. Members of the 1949 Kings Mountain team who are expected ] to see plenty of action this year j include Don (Cobb and Ken Spen- j cer, catchers, Bob Bridges, lb, Jim Kimmeli, ss, Billy Watts, 3b, Jim Huffstetler, Jerry Barker and Steve Jones, outfield, and Char les Ktrby, and Howard White, righthanded pitchers. Watts and Huffstetler, both of Bessemer Ctiy are playing their fifth and final year of junior baseball and Kim meli and Cobb, of Kings Moun tain,. are entering thelT third season, with one more year of eligibility. Other pitchers expected to bol ster the veteran mound staff are Bob Wei la, Clover, S. C., high school pitcher who Jives just in side North Carolina, Charles Painter, Central high achooL Don White, G rover, and Glenn Oates, another Clover high prospect who lives just inside the state, all righthanders. A pair of south paws, Fred Kiaer, of Tryon high school, and Darvir Moss, of West school, are also being counted on for hill duties. Ollle Harris, Jr., Central gratnn official count of 7,655. H. W. Me ! Kinney ran third, with 6,969. Ha- 1 zel Bumgardner, Kings Moun- I tain's candidate who failed of election, also gained considerably in the official returns at 5,622. Unofficial returns gave him only 4,981. One of three Kings Mountain citizens seeking office was elec- j ted, Wayne L. Ware, placing sec ond high among eight candidates tor the county school board. Citizens were still Waiting for ; .word from Willis Smith on whe- [ ther he would endeavor to over- | come a 50,000-plus deficit in his ? contest with Senator Frank P. I Graham, and from Charlie Ham ilton, oi Gastonia, on whether he would try a second race with front-running Wood row Jones for 11th district Congressman. Jones, who carried six of the seven counties in the district and Who now is Hated as the favorite to become the first Congressman from Rutherforu county in many years, holds a 3,460 ,-ote lead. The hulk at the Hamilton *v oport came from His home county of Gaston. The Hei?M could not roach Mr. Hamilton Thursday morning, but one Gastonia ctttacn In close touch with the fitusbon said he (Cont'd on page twsive) , Two-Day Payroll $1,038; Some 1,000 Seek lobs "?We anticipate being in full production in four weeks," M. T. McDearmid, superintendent of Loom - Tex Corporation, new owners of the former DuCourt | Mill, told the Herald Thursday. | "We are getting along 10() per 'cent* better than we originally anticipated at the job of cleaning up and getting things ready for operation," Mr. McDearmid said, "and we should have the spin ning machines running next \Veek and the warps on i Me looms by the following week." Already, he added, stock is I through the intermediates. | The new Kings Mountain firm did not lack for job applications. Already some 1,000 persons have , mi wiulju upphud^ MHt'lufWOyhtEiH ' I at Loom-Tex. .... 1 Mr. McDearmid said he did not ! know the e.vast number of per ; sons now on the Loom-Tex pay I roll here, but he' reported a two day payroll fdr last week at $1,038 ? first payroll at the plant (since DuCourt ceased operations j nearly 17 months ago. "We have experienced no trou bje at all," Mr. McDearmid con tinued, "even in spots where we anticipated the job of cleaning up and getting the machinery In running condition would be a hard Job." The company announced la?t | week that it anticipates a three shift ? operation. Loom -Tex oper ates several other textile plants. Rites Friday '43 For Mrs. Hope Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ann Hope, 65, widow of James I. Hope, who died Wednesday night around 11 o'clock after suffering a stroke of paralysis on Monday, will be held Friday at I p. m. at.* First Baptist church. Rev. L. C. Pjnnix, pastor, will officiate, assisted by Rev. T. W. Foglemah and Rev. W. F Monroe. The body will lie in state at the church for one half hour prior to the service. Burial will be in. the Bethlehem Baptist church ceme tery, near Kings Mountain. Mrs. Hope was the daughter of the late Milton and Sara Jane Bumgardntr. Her husband died about a year ago. She was a member of First Baptist church. Survivors include five sons, Rufus Hope, of Sharon, S. C., and Milton, Winfred, Lawrence and Charles Hope, all of Kings Moun? tain; three daughters, Miss Wil ma Hope, Mrs. Frank Rice and Mrs. Harry Riddle, all of King* Mountain; one brother, Kd Bum gardner, of Kings Mountain; on# sister, Mrs. Nettie Rector, of Gas* tonia; and 18 grandchildren. First Baptist Bible Study Starts Monday Vacation Bible school at First Baptist church Is scheduled to begin Monday morning at 8:30 a. m. and end on June 14. Students ages one through 16 are urged to attend. The school is out each morning at 11:30 o'clock and will feature Bible study, me mory work, singing, recreation and handwork. Miss Lula Mae Teague is prin* cipal and superintendents are Mrs. Howard Ware, nursery; Mr*. Rowell Lane, beginners; Mrs. Harold Crawford, primary; Mr*, J. C. Bridges, Junior "A"; Mr* Pete Barkley, junior "B"; and Mrs. L. E. Abbott, Intermediate. Beauty-Baby Event i Plans Advancing Ralph (Frosty) Spearman, chairman of theforthcoming twin promotion Baby and Beauty Con* teat of the Kings Mountain Jun* or Chamber of Commerce, said Thursday that plans for the two events are rapidly shaping up, and that Indications point to ex* eel lent contests. He announced thta the event had -been spilt, with the baby ?? vent now scheduled for Thursday night, June 15, and the Beauty contests (one for ages 15-17 and the other including young ladle* above 18) on Friday, June 16. He reported ?. number of entr|< ? in each contest division. Tickets lor the events will be on fftie aoon, he wML . c', ? 1