Population City Limits 7.199 (Final Unofficial Census 1950) Immediate Trading Area 15.000 (1945 Ration Board Figures) ni iRi 14 Pages T odd y VOL.61 NO. 38 Sixty -First Year Kings Mountain, N. C., Friday. September 22. 1950 Established 1889 ' ... - PRICE FIVE CENTS local News Bulletins LIONS MEETING Members of the Kings Moun tain Lions Club will hear an address by Rev. T. L. Cashwell, Jr., pastor of First Baptist chur ch, at the regular meeting of the organization at the Wo man's Club on Tuesday night at 7 o'clock. MBS. GANTT BETTER Mrs. W. M. Gantt, who be came ill while attending serv ices at Central Methodist chur ch on Sunday, was reported much better Thursday. Her ill ness has not been definitely diagnosed. PARKING MONEY A total of $153.08 in revenue was collected from the city's parking meters for the week which ended at noon Wednes day according to a report by City Clerk S. A. Crouse. MRS. DILLING BETTER Mrs. W. S. Dllling, who und erwent a major operation at rloueu. Jast Thursday, Septen>fi*?Fl4th7 ~ waj reported Improving steadi ly this week. - BUILDING PERMITS Building permits were issued at City Hall during the past week to C. L. Fulton, for remod eling residence on West Moun tain street which was damaged by fire, $3,000; to Arnold W.. Kincaid, for addition to resi dence on Church street, $1,000; and to Crosland Construction Co., 25- room hospital, $276,000. AT DARLINGTON ROME, Ga. ? Gene Roberts has entered Darlington School in Rome, Ga., where he is a member of me senior claas. " Darlington is a non -military atory school founded in preparat 1905. Dr. Dr. C. R. Wilc?x is presi dent of the school, and Dr. E. L. Wright i* headmaster. SERIOUSLY ILL Mrs. William Lawrence Mau ney is seriously ill at Memorial hospital, Charlotte, following birth of a son, Thursday, Sep tember 14th. Members of her family said she had showed slight improvement on Wed nesday, but that her condition was still regarded as very se rious. IMPROVING Mrs. D. C. Mauney, a patient at Mercy hospital in Charlotte, for the past several weeks, was reported to be showing im provement this week. Mrs. Mauney suffered a series of paralytic strokes, following an initial attack at Orescent Beach, S. C. YOUTH DETAINED City police reported Thursday they had detained a 12-year old youth this week on charges of robbing Bridges Airport of a- . | bout eight dollars in cash ear ly lh July. The youth will be tried in juvenile court, before clerk of Court E. A. Houser. AT C0HCOHD COLLEGE ? ATHENS, W. Va.? ? George Lu blanezki, of Kings Mountain, has returned to Concord Col lege, Athens, W. Va., to com plete his senior year. Lublan ezki is president of the Student Government assoclatlbn, sec retary of Sigma Tau Gamma, social fraternity, and manager of the Student Union snack bar. MUCH IMPROVED Mrs. Claude taambright, well .known Kings Mountain citizen who has been seriously 111 tor the past several weeks, was re ported much improved Thurs day. Members of her family said attending physicians at Memorial Hospital, Charlotte, told them she would be out -of - dinger, barring unexpected complications within the next few days. She has been able to be out of bed for brief periods during recent days. Herald Cash Box Robbed On Tuesday A person or persons unknown entered the HeraM Publishing House Tuesday night, rifling the cash box at $12 and taking ano ther small amount from the soft drink money box. Folic* are Investigating the case, but had reported no ar rests Thursday afternoon. The thief or thievas entered the : office through the window to the ladies' rest room. Majority of the i \ money taken was la silver. A fsw > bills were also taken, but the ? ii pennies were ignored Nothing else of value was misc*. f ?? * v'V* * .* pA;-*-. *''''*? Employment Security Branch Is Given Independent Status Letter Received By Local Office From Kendall The KingB Mountain office of the state Employment Security commission, since its establish ment In July 1944 a branch of the Shelby office, has been given in dependent Status. Mrs. Mary B. Goforth, manager j of the Kings Mountain office, an nounced the change this week, following receipt of notification from Col. Harry R. Kendall, state chairman of the commission. The change In status is effective as j of September 1. "The change in status will not mean any change' in function," j Mrs. Goforth said. "However, it j can be taken as an indication that the work of the commission is firmly established as a perma nent, rather than temporary, ser vice for Kings Mountain . and the j Kings Ml?'"'**" " At the time the office was open ed in Kings Mountain, it was a one-employee branch of the Shel by office and was at. that time known as tl\e War Manpower | commission. It was established primarily for the purpose of keep ing area plants with sufficient personnel during the critical war man power shortage. The office was located at City Hall, with Mrs. Goforth formerly with the Gastonla branch, as manager, in erviewer and stenographer. Since that time, the local bran ch has continued to expand its services. It moved to its present quarters on Cherokee street in June 1945 and today has four full-tUne employees attending to I the several functions of the em ployment commission, including Job placement, servicing of work order* ?uid talcing of claims for unemployment compensation. The Kings Mountain office, as It has In the past, will serve all of Number 4 township and the ad jacent portion of No. 5 Township. In addition to Mrs. Goforth, other members of the office staff are Mrs. Littlie Bouldin, super vising interviewer in the claims branch, Mrs. Wanda Arledge, in terviewer, and Mrs. Violet L. Dix on, stenographer. Two Special Services Sunday At ARP Two special services will be held Sunday at Boyce Memorial ARP church, the Sabbath school observing annual rally day, the regular 11 o'clock services to be devoted to a history of the chur ch. Junior and primary depart ments will give the program at the Sabbath school rally, at which Sabbath school officials are anticipating an attendance of 200 Mrs. M. A. Ware will give the "History of Boyce Memorial As sociate Reformed Presbyterian Church" at the 11 o'clock services, one of several services planned in a "Know Your Church" series, according to announcement by Rec. W. L. Preasly, pastor. fff ? , ? ' ? - - ? ? ' ' ' _ - ' ? - Contest Features Homecoming Gome A feature o! the homecoming ? football celebration on Septem- I ber 29 will be announcement of the winner of the "King Gradi ron Mountaineer" contest to pick the most outstanding foot ball player who has performed at Kings Mountain high since the game was first played in 1922. Official ballot for the voting is printed on page five, first section, of this edition of the Herald. The contest closes at noon Tuesday. The contest is being conduc ted by school officials and ev eryone is urged to turn In a ballot, a spokesman said this week. ' The sports column, "Sports shots," on page five first section, is devoted this week to rosters of many of the teams that have played football at. Central. Faix School Day j Set For Friday ; Friday will be School Day for Kings Mountain school children at the Cleveland County Fair, which completes Its annual show ing over the weekend. City schools will suspend op- j era t ions at noon Friday for a j half-holiday to enable students to get an early start to the Fair- i grounds, according to announce- ; mem by Supt. B. N. Barnes. Cleveland and surrounding coun ties have already visited the fair since Its opening on Tuesday, ac cording to reports from fair offi cials. Particular attention is being devoted this year to the special exhibit, prepared by the county Agriculture Workers' council en titled "Whip the Boll Weevil." It is getting particular attention due to the ravages wrought to cotton of this area by the insect. Dr. J. S. Dorton, general man ager of the fair, added a word on the cotton situation Thursday, urging farmers to get away from cotton as a main crop, and fur ther urging them to adopt a com bination live-at-home and dairy ing program, v- ; The weather man has smiled on the fair this year, with ideal au tumn temperatures providing warmth In the day and a pleas ant nip at night. On Friday afternoon, the third of three programs of harness rac< ing will 'be offered the spectators, while the annual AAA-sanction ed 6ig car auto races are sched uled fo* Saturday afternoon. George Hamid's grandstand va riety program has been shoyvn each afternoon and evening. On the midway, James E. Stra [ tea shows are presenting the uls lual in entertainment, featuring 26 rides and 23 shows. Members Named To City Parks Commission Appointment of 10 members to the City Parks' and Recreation commission, according to ordi. nance enacted last week .by the city board of commissioners, was announced ttiis wee!:. The board re-appointed all members of the former advisory commission. The Ordinance provides lor five-year terms of membership, staggered so that two members' terms expire annually. Thus, terms of appointment just made vary. They include: One year, Arnold W. Kincaid and Mrs. George Houser; two years, Mrs. Aubrey Mauney and Mrs. Paul Mauney; three years, Dr. P. G. Padgett and Rev. P. D. Patrick; four years, Mrs. Jay Pat terson and Mrs. Harry Page; five year%?-HuBtap Moiwlor W. K. Mauney, It. Mrs. Paul Mauney told the Her ald Thursday that the commis sion would irteet, probably next week, to organize. Specifically, the group will elect a chairman and treasurer, along with other necessary officers. Under the ordinance passed last week, the commission is em powered to receive and disburse funds for recreational purposes. Principal purpose of the forma tion of the commission Is to be gin a long-range program to ob tain public recreational faciliti es. Terms of the ordinance re quire an annual report from the commission tj). the. city boards commissioners, as well as other reports which the city board might require. Fan, Winthrop Find Ring Owner ROCK HILL. ? Police Chief N. M. Farr of KingB Mountain, N. C., examined the gold ring turned in at headquarters. The ring was engraved with the seal *>f Winthrop college. On one side of the seal was "Class of 35," and on tto? other, "BS." The initials "E. L." were inscrib ed inside. Chief Farr wrote a letter to Winthrop college. There therec ords were checked for a 1935 gra duate receiving a bachelor of science degree and whose initials were "E. L." Two alumnae fit the description. To Winthrop's inquiry, the for mer Miss Edith LaRoche replied that the ring did not belong to her. Now Mrs. Henry Bennett Barker of Allendale, she still had the class ring he received while a student at Winthrop college. The news from Winthrop and Chief Farr of Kings (Mountain brought unexpected Joy to Mrs. William E. Mickle of Rock HJil, the former Miss Elizabeth Lus* sardi of Spartanburg. The college ring she lost lour years ago while picnicking at Kings Mountain park was being returned. ItTk Ciu*eas Bn ? ^ tt&? Last week, particularly during the weekend, was a banner week ; in Kings Mountain for furniture and appliance dealers, a* citizens of the area ruahed to buy bed room suites, atoves, refrigerators, and other ao-oalhed "hard goods" prior to the September 18th ef fective date of new federal regu lations on credit. At toast two furniture dealers reported record * freaking one dajr sales figure for Saturday, and another reported, It appear ed many folks thought no credit would be available after Satur day." Actually, the credit restrictions on such goods tare, in some in stance*, no more stringent than some Arms were requiring al ready. Oen dealer reported ? sale In points v A customer, h# said, remarked that she wanted to buy a bed room suite "bsfore those restric tions so on." In the course of the transaction, she diose a bedroom suite selling for $235. When the Mler asked (be routine question about how much down-payment ahe wished to make, she replied, "Will WO be all right?" According m the new restric tions, the reou iVed down -payment wotrkl hsive -been only $23, or 10 pssesm of the total S?le. Dealers feel (hat the credit re strictions will h*"* * sffect *ri " i * Kt i' . ??? Afe? % sales here than the heavy buy ing prior to the effective date. - Principal requirements of the new regulations which became effective Monday are: Down payment* of at least one third, and maximum maturities of 21 months for automobiles. Down payments of at least IS percent, and maximum maturi ties of 18 months for appliances; refriegatora, food freezers, radio or television sets, phonographs, cooking stoves, ranges, dishwash ers, lroners, washing machines, clothes, driers, sewing machines, suction cleaners, air conditioners and dehumidified*. Down payments of at least 10 percent and 18 months maxi mum maturity for furniture and rugs. Down payments of at least 10 percent, and 30 months maxi mum maturity for home repairs, alterations ? r Improvements. The new regulation does not contain down payment require ments for article* costing less than $100 although, unlike die former regulation, maturities are limited. .">'?? ? ? Installment loans for the pur chase at afty listed article carry the same limitations tits* apply to the Instalment sale of the ar ticle; other installment loans are limited to a maximum maturity of 18 months. No Parking Order Affects 3 Streets Official notice of an ordinance adopted by the city board of com missioners at a meeting on Sep tember 13 restricting parking on three city streets is published Ih this week's edition of the Herald. Anyone violating this ordinan ce will be guilty of a misdemean or; the ordinance reads. Fine for violation was set at five dollars ($5.00) or thirty (30) days In Jail. The "no parking" sign was hung on three streets: On the west side of Phenix street to the end of Loom -Tex properties. On the east side of Battle ground avenue from Falls street to Gold street. On the west ftfe of Ralkoad avenue from Chestnut street to the intersection of Railroad and Baker streets. Ed Early Undergoes Army Physical Exam OpI. fid Early, army leservist, underwent a physical examina tion aft Fort Bragg Monday, prep aratory to His being called to ac tive duty. Opl. Early served 34 months in an army ordnance unit during World War R, (Deluding 27 mon ths 1n the European Theartre.