Population City Limits 7.193 (Final Unofficial Census 1956) Immediate Trading Area 15.000 (1945 Ration Board Figures) VOL.61 NO. 42 . . Sixty-First Year . ? ? . 1 Kings Mountain. N. C.. Friday. October 20. 1950 Pages Today Established 1889 PRICE FIVE CENTS CHORAL SOCIETY TO GIVE CONCERT ? Shown above Is the Kings Mountain Choral society, non-pro. lit musical organization, which will present its second public concert on Tuesday evening at the high school auditorium. Tuesday's program by the 35-volce group will Include semi-classical, religious and popular music. Local News Bulletins MAUNEY ELECTED Aubrey Mauney, of Kings Mountain, was elected a mem ber of the Foreign Missions board of the United Lutheran Church in America at the be ennial convention in Des Moin es, la., recently. > BAND TO G-W The Kings Mountain school band is scheduled to attend the Gardner-Webb homecom i n g game Saturday afternoon at Boiling Springs. .The Bulldogs are to face Presbyterian' Junior College in the league battle be ginning at 2:30 p. m. LEGION SUPPER A hamburger steak supper ?will be held at the Legion Building for all Legionnaires on Saturday night from 6:30 to 9 p. m. according to announ cement by Adjueant James Bennett. KIMMELL ILL William C. Kimmell, father of Harry Kimmell of Kings Mountain, was reported in a se rious condition Wednesday night at Black Mountain San atorium after suffering a heart ^attack. PAPF* PICK-UP Sunday's paper pick-up con ducted by the Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce, was estimated at 15,000 pounds by Jaycee officials, who had not yet received actual totals Thursday. It was announced that the Jaycees anticipate con ducting another paper collect ion in January, though a defi nite date has not been set. HUNNICUTT NAMED Harold Hynntcutt, blood pro gram chairman of the Klng9 Mountain chapter, American Red Cross, has been appointed <o the quota and scheduling committee of the Charlotte Re gional Blood center, it was an nounced this week. The com mittee met Jn Charlotte Wed nesday to discuss ways and means of increasing the reserv es of blood, in response to a call from General George Mar shal], secretary of defense and chairman of the American Red Cross. It was indicated that number of visit of the blood mobile will be stepped up. Barnes Ordained As Baptist Deacon In a special service, Sunday night B. N. Barnes was ordained as a deacon in the- First Baptist church. This is one of the high est honors which a Baptist chur ch can confer.upon a layman. The ordination sermon was gi ven by lUhr. T. W. Fogleman, pas tor of Bethlehem Baptist church. His message was based on two passages of Scripture, Acts 6:1-7 and First Timothy 3:8-13. Mr. Fogelman presented the histori cal origin of the office ?? dea con, the qualifications of a dea con, uid the duties and privileges of a deacon. At-the conclusion oTthe mes sage. the pastor Invited the mem - ben of the de?eon board to par ticipate in the ceremony of "lay ing on the hands." The members of (he congregation were then given the opportunity at express - ing their confidence In Mr. Barn es by extending to him the right hand of fellowship. Choral Group Sings Concert On Tuesday The Kings Mountain Choral So ciety will -present a concert of Ne gro spirituals, semi-classics and religious numbers on Tuesday ev ening at 8 o'clock at the Kings Mountain high school auditori um. The non-profit society, organiz; ed last March, presented an Eas ter cantata last spring and will be giving its second public con cert- ? : Also to be featured on the pro gram will be a group of songs by the Girl Scout Choraliers. The choral group is directed by Franklin Pethel, with Mrs. Au brey Mauney as accompanist. Tho five-part program follows: Part I ? "Adoramus Te," Pal es?rlna; "Now Let Every Tongue j Adore Thee," Bach; "Lamb of God.", Christiansen; "Hallelujah" Praise Ye the Lord,1' Lewando wskl; "Echo Song," Di Lasso. Part II ? "Dedication," Wil son; "Cindy", Wilson; "Oh, Dear! ' What Can the Matter Be?" Ru bik. Part III ? (Girl Scout Choral iera) ? "Girl Scouts Are We," Rl venburg; "Santa Lucia," Neapo litan boat song; "Ole King Cole," Chambers; "Slumber, Slumber," Targett. Part IV ? "Thunder," Swjft; "Every Time I Feel the Spirit," Swift; "Swing Along," Cook. ? Part V ? "June Is Bustln' Out All Over," from "Carousel," Rodg ers; "Great Day," from the mu sical play of the same name, Youmans. Members of the choral group include: Sarah Alexander, Mrs. Rhea Barber, Betty Cash, Mrs. Herman Campbell, Bobbie Grantham, Ber nice Harrison, ATrs. Dean McDan iel, Patricia Prince, Mrs. Paul Smyre, Pat Smyre, Mrs. Y. F. Throneburg, Melba Tindall, Mrs. Franklin Ware, De lores Davidson, M<*ry Frances Friddle, ? Dorothy Fulton. Emelyn Gillespie, Ellen Med lin, Mrs. Philip Padgett, Juanlta Warren; Pat Henderson, W. P. Fulton, Dr. D. F. Hord, Gene Mau ney, David Mauney, B. S. Peeler, Jr., Jack Still, Johnny Warllck, Howard Coble, Reginald. Murray, Robert Osborne, Dr. Phillip Pad? gett, Winifred Fulton, Mrs. Sarah Beam, and Ted Ramsey. TO SPEAK HERE ? Arch F. Cole man, Southern Pines public rela tions counselor, 1 will address members of the Kings Mountain Lions club at their meeting on Tuesday night. lions To Hear Arch Coleman Arch F. Coleman, of Southern Pines, will address members of the Kings Mountain Lions club at their meeting next Tuesday night, to be held at the Woman's Club at? o'clock. Mr. Coleman, currently a pub lic relations counselor and repre senting the North Carolina State Optometrlc society, will speak on a program arranged by Dr. Nathan H. Reed. According to the Southern Pines Pilot, which recently pub lished a feature story concerning him, Mr. Coleman has a varied and colorful- background as an author, traveler, speaker and ra dio commentator. He has worked in Central America for United Fruit Company, sold deisel mach inery in Mexico, and written short stories for the Saturday Fv enlng Post. During the war, he first trained personnel In the Of fice of Secret Services, then be' came a secret service agent him self, traveling and working in Spain, North Africa and other points. Mr. Coleman is tentatively scheduled to discuss "Highway Safety" in his address here. Annual Library. Book Fund Drive To Begin Next Week; Goal &000 The annual fund campaign for books lor the Jacob S. Mauney Memorial library will begin next week, under direction of the li brary committee, and with a campaign goal Of $2,000. The goal of $2,000 was describ ed as a "minimum" need, since books cost a minimum of |2.00 each. Last year the goal was not reached, which meant that, dur ing the past year, the committee was not able to increase the vol umes at the library to the extent it wished. Sines (he opening three years ago of Jacob S. Mauney Memori al Library, circulation figures, have continued to grow. Figures reported this week by Mra. Char les Campbell, librarian, showed total circulation of 15,398 during the year ended September 80.] This compared with circulation of 13,315 for Che previous year, and 7,414 for the first year. Registered borrowers of books from the library total 1,023, and total volumes on record ?re 3, 629, not including some 600 addi tional used books which have been donated to the library. Dur ing the past year, persons who kept books longer than the Allow able period pakl $50.53 In fines. "We would like to increase the number of volumes by at least 1,000 during the coming year," one spokesman for the library committee Mid. "Only by In creasing the volumes can we ad equately serve the community." . Members of the library com mittee include Rev. W, L. Press ly, chairman, Mrs. E. W. Griffin, Mrs. W. a Craig. Mrs. W. T. Weir, and H. E. Lynch Betty Yam Mill ! Sale To Slater Firm Rumored Unconfirmed information Thu rsday indicated that Slater Bro thers. a ? manufacturing concern of Patterson, N. J., is planning to purchase the former Betty Yarn Mill property from Troy White heads of Charlotte, and will use it for the manufacture of plush. Slater Brothers have recently "purchased the Double Shoals yam mill, near Shelby. Sources considered . reliable said that the New Jersey firm has an option of the property here and that the transaction will pro bably be closed within the next few days. > Mr. Whitehead, Charlotte ma chinery dealer, was out of town Thursday and could not be rea ched. Betty Yarn Mill was originally built and operated by D. C. Mau ney and Haywood E. Lynch, of Kings Mountain, in the manu facture of low-count yarns. These owners later sold it to Mr. White head. At least one effort to put the plant back into operation was made a firm which was suppos edly buying the property from Mr. Whitehead, but it never got into production. Kiwanis Club to Sponsor Show The Kings Mountain Kiwanis club will sponsor an appearance here on November 7th of Birch, the Magician, according to an nouncement made by club offi cials this week. Among the features of the Bir ch show will be his scheduled es cape from a strong packing box, well-nailed, and made by Elmer Lumber Company. He also is j scheduled to make a pony dis appear from! ull view. Featured along with the magi cal show, will be .Mabel Sperry, ' xylophone soloist. Admission lor the show, to be j held at the high school auditori- , um, will be 60 cents for students and $1.20 for adults. Proceeds will go to the Kiwanis club's fund for underprivileged children. Mountaineers At Newton Friday Kings Mountain high school is scheduled to journey to Newton Friday night to meet the New ton ? Conover Red Devils in a Western (AA) Conference game, i Game time is 7:30 p. m. The game will jr>ark the annu al Newton-Conover high home coming and the Kings Mountain school band will also make the; trip and take part In the cere monies. The Mountaineers will enter the game in poor physical condition, with Tackle Gerald Valentine,' Guard Robert Davis, Tackle Char les M?"ney, and Centers Bob Hul lender and Kenneth Davis al! on the ailing list There was also a possibility Thursday that Tailback Jim Kim mell would be unable to play be cause of illness in his family. The Red Devils run from a split -T formation and Coach Shu Carlton says "they have a good ball club." Right Halfback Reitzel, who is rated as one of the loop's best backs, sparks the Newton attack. Reitzel broke his leg last season and did not play against Kings Mountain, the Mountaineers win' ning 13 to 0. Reitzel was playing his last season last year but con ference officials voted to allow him to play another season. Other Red Devil standouts are Fullback Martin and End Hewitt. Earl Broome to coach of the New ton-Conover team. Kings Mountain Is to move back to City Stadium October 27th for the final r.o.ne game of the season, Mt. Holly's Hawks furnishing the opposition. ASGUSTBATION Registration books for the November 7th general election will again be open M precinct polling places Saturday, from 9 a. nL to 6 p. m. Registrars re ported very limited registration on last Saturday. *? ? . Will Pick Nominee F or Commissioner On Monday CARdUSEL PRINCESS ? Central high school has elected Miss Bar bara Gault as their representative In the Carolina's Carousel to be held in Charlotte on November 16. Princess Gault is a junior in high school. Her hobby is music and she is also interested in sec retarial work. She is the daughter Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gault, Jr. C. P. Miller Rites Conducted Graveside services were held at Mountain Rest cemetery Wednes day at 1 o'clock for Clarence Pres ton Miller, 90, of Chester, Virgin la, father of Mrs. Fred E. Finger and Mrs. Joe A. Neisler, of Kings Mouniain. Rev. P. D. Patrick officiated at the rites here. Funeral .services were held in Chester, Va., Tues day morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. Miller died at hLs home .Monday after an illness of sever al years. He was a native of Lin coln County and was the son of the late Jacob Emanual Miller and Victoria Virginia Rudlsill. He was a member of the Ches ter Presbyterian church. Other survivors include two sons, Jacob E. Miller, of Tulsa, Okla., and Clarence Miller, of Chester, Va.( two daughter, Mrs. R. G. Morrison, of Hickory, and Mr3. A. F. Plaxlco, of Southport; one brother, Zeb Miller, of Wil liamsburg, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. John Ragan, of Hickory, and Mrs. Charles Fort, of Gastonia; and 15 grandchildren. . Pallbearers weer Fred Finger, Martin McCarter, J. A. Neisler, Jr., ; and Dan Finger, of Kings Moun tain, Carl Finger, of Cherryville, and Clarence Morrison, of Hick ory. . : Missing Any Ladies Lingerie? Chief N. M. Farr of the Kings Mountain police department an nounced arrest of a 14-year-o!d Negro girl on Wednesday and urged cooperation of citizens in "getting rid ofr several items ot ladies' lingerie reportedly stolen by the girl. "A good many of the items this girl had in her possession when we arrested Ker Wednesday morning have been claimed by persons who were aware their homes had been entered. The, remainder of the items, we be-! lleves, were taken from homes and never missed," Chief Farr' said. Desk Sergeant R. O. Hord ex- j plained that the department "had a time" catching the girl. "We know of around 10 or 12 homes she had entered and we answered numerous calls during the past week," Officer Hord said. "The girl would spot a house j where the door was open and | would walk right In and help herself. If someone was at home <he girl always had an excuse ? "is this the house where they want a baby sitter' or ' do you need any worit done' were some of them," he continued. The unclaimed clothing items are at the police department of floe at City Hall. The girl was taken to Shelby Wednesday afternoon for trial before Cleveland County Juvenile Court Judge Everett Houser. The county .Democratic execu tive committee will meet Mon day evening at the office of C. C. Horn, county chairman, to nomi-.J nate a- 'Successor to the late Hen ry W. Mckinney as a. nominee for county commissioner. Notices of the meeting were be ing mailed Thursday, to the coun ty's 28 precinct chairmen nnd there was some hope in Kings Mountain, that, the committee would name an eastern county citizen for the post. . Prominently mentioned here as possible nominees were L. Arnold Riser, Joe A, Neisler, Carl F. Xiauoey, and Hazel Bumgardner. Mr. Bumgardner was a candidate for the nomination last spring and failed of nomination by only some 200 votes. There was no guarantee, of course, that Number 4 and '5 townships would get the nod. Other county citizens were also being mentioned for the <Rost, a mong them Grady Burris, Moores. boro cotton ginner and farmer, and Senator Lee B. Weathers, Shelby Star publisher, who is not running lor re election as state senator. Under present law, Clerk of Court E. A. Houser is empowered to make interim appointment in event of death or resignation of members. He has indicated that he will name the executive com- ! mittee's nominee for the unex- j pired portion of Mr. McKinney's term. Chairman Horn told the Herald. Mr. McKinney died suddenly at 5:30 Monday afternoon at Roy ster Memorial clinic at Boiling ; Springs. Death was the result. of a heart attack He had enered the | clinic for treatment of a severe j cold. Funeral rites were conduc- i ed Wednesday afternoon at Trin ity Baptist church. PARSING MONEY A total of $150.72 in revenue was collected from the city's downtown parking meters Wednesday according to a re port by City Clerk S. A. Crouse. GHAOE "V As i OH Hev. T. W. Hager is the new pastor ot Grace Methodist church. A minister for the past 33 years, Mr. Hager be gan his work here on October 8. Hager Pastor For 33 Years Rev. T. VV. Hager, now pastor ot Grace Methodist church, is a vet eran of 33 years in- the Metho dist ministry. Mr. Ilager, who succeeded Rev. G. W. Fink as pastor of the local church, came to Kings Mountain following a fou* year pastorate at Caraway Memorial church ir. Greensboro. He is a native ot Lincoln coun- i ty, and Mrs. Hager is the former Miss Essie Edwards, also of Lin coln county. The Hagers have five children, all married. They are Mrs. Cros by Morrow, of Mooresville, Webb HageV, of Albemarle, Rev. Parker Hager, of East Bend, Clarence Ha ger, of Salisbury, and Mrs. Theo Crouch, of Winston-Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Hager occupy the! church parsonage on Church j street, which has recently been| renovated. Floral Fail Set For October 27; Rules And Prize List Announced A long prize list for various di visions of competition for the .forthcoming Floral Fair of th$ Kings Mountain Woman's Glub was announced this week, along FLORAL FAIR RULES 1. All entries must be made between 8:00 cmd 10:00 on the morning of the Floral Fair. 2. Exhibits must be in place by 10:30 A. M. No entries may be removed be fate 8:00 P. M. 3. Specimen flowers should be exhibited In milk or Coca cola bottles. 4. All flowers in horticultur al division must be grown by exhibitors. In this division, ar rangement does not count but quality and condition of flow* en. number of varieties, etc.. are to oe standard for Judging. 5. All exhibits, with the ex ception of potted plants, shall become the property of the Club and shall be for sale. with entry rules for the compet itors. Date for the event has been def initely set for Friday, October 27th, and officials are anticipa ting a record-breaking fair. The prize list follows: Aprons Fancy Aprons ? 1st ? Handbag ? Myers' Dress Shop. 2nd ? Box of Candy ? Kings Mountain Drug Company. Fancy Utility Apron ? 1st ? 24 lbs. flour ? Peterson Grocer/. 2nd--l lb. Cha9e & Sanborn coffee ? Pauline Store. Utlrtty Apron ? 1st? Electric clock ? City Auto and Home Supply. 2nd ? Two garments cleaned ? Saunders Dry Cleaners. Miscellaneous Fancy work ? Shampoo and Se< ? Blllle Gene Beauty Shoppo. Article made by child under 12 1st One box Hershey bars ? 4derholdt Grocvry. 2nd ? Two tickets to lmiH>rial Theatre. Cakes Pound Cake ? 1st ? Miro electric percolator ? Margrace Store. 2nd ? $4 dry cleaning ? McCurdy Cleaners-Dyers. Angel Food Cake ? 1st? Table cloth set ? Neisler Mills. 2nd ? 3 lbs. C'risco ? B & B Food Stores. Cocoanut Cake ? 1st ? 500 lbs. coal ? ? Weir's Coal Company. ?nd ? $2.50 ? Park Yrrn Mills. Chocolate Catye ? 1st? Evening in Paris Cosmeic set ? Griffin Drug Co. 2nd ? $2.50 ? Kerns Brothers. Devil's Food Cake ? 1st ? Record album (y o u t choice) ? Bllle's Record Shop. 2nd ? One quart paint ? Mar lowe's. Miscellaneous Cake ? 1st? Picture ? Cooper's, Inc. . ?2nd ? 10 lbs. Red Band flour ? McCarter Grocery. Cup Cakes ? 2 garments clean ed ? Bill Baker's Pick-up. Cake made by child under 12 ? 1st ? $2.00 ? Superior Stone Co. 2nd? $1.00 Superior Stone Co. Cookies made by child under 1st ? $2.00 ? King's Garage 2nd? $1.00 Central Barber Shop. Pies Lemon Pie ? 1st ? Mais Oui Cosmetic set ? Griffin Drug Co. 2nd ? Can of waxi? . McGinnis Furniture Co. Cocoanut Pie ? 1st ? $2.50 ? Kerns Brothers. 2nd ? Lubricating Job ? Pure Oil Station. Butterscotch Pie ? j 1st ? 1 gallon Prestone ? Plonk Motor Co. ? ?, 2nd ? 5 lbs. sugar ? Stowe's Grocery. Chocolate Pie ? 1st? ^Sole and heel ladies' shoes (Cont'd on pag? eight) Central P-TA Will Conduct i Clothing Drive Thjv Central Elementary Par ent - Teacher association will col lect used children's clothing for ?distribution to needy children be ginning at noon next Wednesday afternoon, according to action of ! the group at a meeting this week. Mrs. tlporge Houser is ' chair mart" of the prppect and announc ed that the used clothing collec ted will be distributed to needy children in all schools of the ctiy. v it izens of the community are being, asked to place bundle.-} of used clothing on. their porches by noop next Wednesday. PTft members will pick them up. [ 'The clothes should be usable," Mrs. Houser pointed out. "and cleaned." .She also asked that sl/zes bo pinned on shoes and garments if possible. "The P-TA feels that many us able clothes are available in Kings Mountain homes which children have outgrown or other wise can no longer use themsel ves," Mrs. Houser said. "Op the other hand, teachers report that many children in the city schools are ii clothed. We want to put these usable, but unused, old clothes to work." She said the clothes collected will be distributed to needy chil dren by the teachers in all the ciiy schools, including Davidson school. If bundles placed on individual porches are accidentally missed next Wednesday, Mrs. Houser asks that the citizens call Mrs. Houser at .l08 J or Mrs. Hunter Neisler at 5 19- J. Induction Call For Nine Nov. 1 The Cleveland county selective .service board has been ordered to furnish nine men for induction into the army on November 1. Mrs. Clara Newman, board clerk, said seven of the men would be called from the group of 77 which were found physical ly fit October 6th, since the board's pool of men available for induction is only two ? other than the October 6th group. Mrs. Newman also reported that only three Cleveland county pro fessional men registered Monday under the so-called doctor draft. They included Dr. P. E. Hendricks, of Kings Mountain, and Dr. Paul Nolan,, of Lawndale, both medi cal doctors, and Dr. G. C. Sloan, Shelby dentist. The group came close to being four. However, after visiting the board office to register, Dr. D. F. Hord, Kings Mountain dentist, found that he was not required to register, having previously serv ed a sufficient amount of time in the army. Under registration require ments, professional men educat ed under the services specialized training programs who did not serve on active duty for 21 mon ths were required io register for possible call to service. Mrs. Newman said the Cleve land board has not yet received a pre-induction call for Novem ber. On Wednesday, two Kings Mountain area men were among the group of 13 Sent to Charlotte for induction Into the army. They were Jesse James .Rhodes and Ralph Jennings Smith. Board Seeks Six Local Area Men V The Cleveland county selective service board Is still seeking to locate six Kings Mountain area registrants. Those sought by the board In clude Jacob Bradley, Lee J. Owens, Edward Junior Martin, Willam Henry Howze, Willie James Archie, and Wiley Richard Ogle. Persons having information on the location of any of these men are asked to notify the board at Shelby. SHORT ON QUOTA Kings Mountain citizens gave 73 pints of blood at the Tues day visit of the Red Cross Bloodmobile at Margrace club house. Quota for the visit had number at visits of the blood? Give Your Out-grown Children's Clothes In P-TA Collection Next Wednesday > *???''.' - *' f'.. ?' . * v 'if V '*.v/V ? *.'? r .-V ? ? % . '* ?- ' . ? . ?" > -A"./-.', >?"'.** ' . " ' 4 /' . . , : ^ , V ^ . Itk. ? ?Si..;*. ?. "-v-v ?,-<?** -

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