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Population City Limits 7.193 (Final Unofficial Census 1950) Immediate Trading Area 15,000 (1945 Ration Board Figures) 14 Pages Today VOL. 61 NO. 43 Sixty-First Year KingsJMoantais. N. C.. Friday. October 27. 1950 Established 1889 PRICE FIVE CENTS Local News ; Bulletins \ BUILDING PERMITS Building permits were Issed at City Hall this week to Dr. Phillip Padgett, for construc tion of a seven -room brick cli nic on West King street, $15,. 000, and to Walter O. Huffstick ler, for construction of a four room dwelling on Monte Vista street, $3,000. CLUB NIGHT A Club Night party has been scheduled for the Kings Moun tain Country Club Saturday night. Dinner will be served at 7:30, with dancing and bridge to follow. Club members are asked to make dinner reserva tions as quickly as possible. ATTEND MEETING A. H. Patterson, secretary treasurer, and B. D. Katterree, director, attended the district . meeting of the North Carolina Building & Loan League held at Hickory Monday. PARKING MONET A total of $155.88 In revenue was collected from the city's parking meters Wednesday ac cording to a report by City Clerk S. A. Crouse. REPORTS SATURDAT First-Lt. Fred E. Finger will report for active duty with the army at Fort Jackson, Colum bia, S. C., Saturday. Crowd Attends Choral Concert A crowd estimated at 500 per sons was at the high school au ditorium Tuesday night for the second, public concert of the Kings Mountain Choral society. The audience applauded en thusiastically the renditions of the group, which included speci al arrangements of classical, spiritual and popular music. The choral group was directed by Franklin Pethel, with Mrs. Au brey Mauney, accompanist. Also sharing the program was the Girl Scout Chorallers, who sang a group of four numbers un der the direction of Mr. Pethel, with Miss Shirley Houser, as ac companist. Following the second group of songs by the chorus, B. S. Peeler, Jr., society president, made a brief talk outlining the purposes of the organization, and free wilL offering was taken. Program acknowledgements included: Baldwin grand piano. Case Brothers Piano Company, of Charlotte, flowers, Allen's Flower Shop, programs, Elmer Lumber Compatiy, The program also ac knowledged generous donations in support of the society by Da vid Mauney, Harris Funeral Home, Victory Chevrolet company and an anonymous donor. .... j Immediately following the per- ' formance, Mr. Peeler entertained the choruj and their friends at the Country Club. The Club was decorated in the Hallowe'en motif, using Jack-o ] an terns as lamp shades, and each guest was given a Hallowe en favor. After a period of fel lowship, refreshments, consisting of punch, ' cheese straws, cake, sandwiches, nuts, and mints were served to those present. Miss Allen Resigns Position At Belk's Miss Irene Allen, for many years bookkeeper at Belk's De partment Store, has resig?ied that position to' accept the position of head bookkeeper at Sims Memo rial hospital, Lancaster, S. C. Miss Allen completed her work at Belk's Saturday and has been replacad by Miss Joan Bridges. It was also announced that Mrs. John Lewis has been employ ?d as saleswoman, replacing Miss Ruby Burrage, who is on leave of absence due to the illness of her father. Slater Finn Buys Betty Yam MUI FtUcMl of tho Betty Tctrn *1111 property here by Slater Realty Company, of Vattereon, W. Jr W? completed WPW/lbfll a?*?ltmd county cotutheoM Monday. Whiie the dood was made to tbo realty company. Slater B rot hot* operate ? manufac turing enterprise which recent - 1> p..rrhn<M the Double Shoals ! milL and which they will tab* om on Docombor 1st. llth Tarn Mill was original ky built for the manufacture of yarr by D. C. Mauney and Hay wood C. Lfwlk They nH It to Troy Whitehead, of CharMtahrV who sold the pioptety te thr , Slate* ttrat. Annual Floral Fair To Be Held Friday ; ? r ? Woman's Club Event Expected To Set Records ? * Details for the 1950 Woman's Club Floral Fair have been vir tually completed and officials said yesterday they anticipated a record-breaking etrem in 'all de partments. They expect not only a record breaking attendance, but a rec ord-breaking competition for the more than '.00 -prizes offered for best exhibitions of flowers and best entries of culinary art. As is customary, dinner will be served at the Woman's Club both at mid-day and in' the evening. The dining room will open for the mid-day meal' at 11:30 and will be open until 2 p. m. It will open for the evening meal at 5 o'clock, closing at 7:30. The earlier open ing hour In the evening is de signed to accommodate persons who wish to attend the Mt. Holly - Kings Mountain football game. A turkey dinner will be served for $1.25, a chicken salad plate for 75 cents, and a children's plate for 50 cents. In addition, a la carte orders of cakes and pastries will be available. Out-of-town judges will begin their tasks of determining prize winners at 10 o'clock, the dead line for entries in the various competitive divisions. : Mrs. E. W. Griffin, chairman of the event, said yesterday that the current fair should be one of the best ever held. "The. committees have been working diligently and most cooperatively, and we feel everything is in readiness for the fair." The Woman's Club building has been recently redecorated. Bnnms Wins Party Nomination R. Grady Burrus, Mooresboro farmer and business man," was nominated for county commis sioner by the County Democra tic Executive committee in spec ial session Monday night and will replace the late Henry W. McKinney as a commissioner candidate in the November 7th election. Mr. Burrus won the nomination over Hazel Bumgardner, of Kings Mountain. In turn, Mr. Burrus was ap pointed a county commissioner to serve the remaining portion of the term of the late Mr. McKln ney, by E. A. Houser, clerk of court ? .'. ? v. ^ Mr. Burrus' name was placed In nomination by R. A. Lovelace, and Mr. Bumgardner's name wag placed in nomination by Ollie Harris, chairman of East Kings Mountain precinct. The vote was 16 votes to seven, and following the announcement of the total, Mr. Harris moved that the nomi nation of Mr. Burrus.be made u nanimous. x Mr. Harris also pointed out to the committee that residents of the eastern portion of the county in Number 4 and Number 5 town ships felt they deserved repre sentation on the county board of commissioners and urged support by the executive committee , of the movement to expand the membership of the board to five members. EXPKCtKD HOME CpJ. Bob Cox, son of Mr and Mrs. B. F. Cox, has arrived in California and is expected home on furlough within the next few days, members of his fam ily Mid yesterday. Cpl. Cox has been overseas in the Pa cific area for the past year. Annual Book Fund Compcign Underway The annual book fund finan cial campaign for Jacob S. Mauney Memorial library was underway this week, with sev eral committees already at work in an effort to obtain a minimum of S2.000 for the pur- ' chase of additional books for the library. The following solicitation committees are at work: busi ness section. H. E. Lynch and Dan Huffstetler; outlying areas west of railroad, L. L. Benson and George Houser; industrial. J. H. Thomson and George Hou ser. No reports on the campaign progress have yet been receiv ed. Little Theatre Group Formed A group of Kings Mountain cit izens reorganized the Kings Mountain Little Theatre last week and scheduled its first pro duction for the first week in De cember when it will present "You Can't Take It with You." Mooting on Thursday night, October 19th at the Woman's Club, the group elected I. B. Go forth, Jr., president, Mrs. M. E. : Stanton, secretary, and Miss Kit ty Lou Sutton, treasurer. Direc tors elected included Mrs. Philip Baker, who presided over the or ganization meeting, Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, Mrs, Moffett Ware, M. E. Stanton and B. S. Peeler, Jr. It was announced that Mrs, Ware will direct the production scheduled for December. Regular meetings of the mem bers of the Little Theatre shall be held on the first Tuesday of ev ery month, with the <a?y?tion of the next meeting, which will be held Monday, October 30, at 7:30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Stanton, 506 Crescent Hill Road. Anyone interested in becoming an active member of the Kings Mountain Little Theatre is re quested to contact Mrs. Stanton or Mrs. Aubrey Mauney. George Martin Rites Conducted Funeral services for George O. Martin, 35, resident of the Lake Montonia section were held at Oak View Baptist church Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev C. E. Oxford, pastor, Rev. B. P. Austin, pastor of Second Baptist church, and Rev. E. O. Gore, of Lenoir, former pastor, of ficiated and burial was in Moun tain Rest cemetery. Coroner W. G. McLean, of Gas ton county, said that Martin died early Sunday morning. He had fired a .38 German luger pistol, wtth the bullet entering his right temple after walking about a quarter of a mile away from his home to the top of a hill, he said. Relatives said they heard the shot it 7 a. m. Sunday and upon investigation found Martin's body in Gaston county, about 200 yards east of the Cleveland coun ty line, according to Mr. McLean^ A veteran of World War II, Martin had been 111 and depress ed, relatives said. He served in the European theatre with the 116th Regiment, 29th Division. He was the son of Mrs. Texie Roberts Martin and the late Am brose C. Martin of Kings Moun tain. Surviving are his mother and five brothers, Morris, Am wo?e J. D., end Thomas Martin ? Mountain. and Donald Martin, U. S. Army, Germany. School Carnivals Will Feature Annual Hallowe'en Observance School? of <he city will be the wnWt of 1950 Hallowe'en activ ity here, with each school having scheduled carnival activities for Tuesday nlgty. Central, East and West school parties set underway at 6 o'clock and aw sch duled to continue until 9 **, m., while the Park Grace school Hallowe'en carnval is scheduled to get underway at 7 o'clock. Parapt - Teacher organizations are promoting the events and are urging the attendance of parents as well as children. While all of the Hallowe'en parties are similar thereare some differences in detail. Central Eletrmtary P-TA offi cials announced that a conces sion stand wil be operated, where carnival > goers can buy hot dogs, hamburger*, cokl drinks and cookies. Admission will be five cents for children, ten cent* for edults. In addition to other ac tivities, the Central event will in clude a free movie. At East school, door admission Is five cents. Supper win be a vailable for those who wish it, according to the announcement, and a full schedule of events has been' planned. * t. West school, too, will have plenty of edibles for hungry carnival -goers, and this program will be featured by a cake auc tion and cake walk, as well as by movies, cowboy shows, and. other events. Park Grace officials also an uounced a varied program of en tertainment for the annual Hal-, lowe'en celebration. Coleman Hunks "Strong" Policy To Stop Russia Arch F. Coleman, a former counter-espionage agent of the United States government, told members, of the Kings Mountain Lions club at their meeting Tues day night he felt the current for eign policy of the United States would effectively thwart Russia's expansionist policy. Mr. Coleman, wha now lives at Southern Pines and is a public relations counselor, entitled his address "Russia's Foreign Policy" and, reviewing it ifc the light of history, said it had not changed for 200 years, since the death of Peter the Great. The late Czar, Mr. Coleman said, reputedly left a will out lining a long -term policy for Rus sia to expand. It called for con stant pressure to infiltrate and take over nearby nation^, stop ping short only to prevent war. Mr. Coleman said the will had never been found but that Rus sia's policy has followed this pat tern for ydars. He pointed but that Russia has been contained several times in recent history, once when the British said "no" to Russian designs on Afghanis tan in 1870, and again in 1904 when the Japanese said "no" to Russian efforts to obtain Port Arthur, and Darien. "The' same pattern has been constantly followed," he pointed out, "and how well it has -suc ceeded can be noted by the great growth in Russian territory." Mr. Coleman, who was station ed in Turkey during World War II, gave some interesting person al experiences in his counter-es pionage work, one the working out of a contract with a member of the Hungarian general staff, another a conference with a Ger man colonel. Both, at different times, had propositions for Unit ed States consideration. The Hun garian wanted theU. S. to invade Hungary with 20,000 paratroops. In turn, he promised that Hun gary would join the U. S., pro vided that their troops would be free to light Russia on the East. The German was involved in a potential plot to kill Hitler. After the scheduled assinatkm be pro mised only token resistance to an Anglo-American Invasion of France, again with the provision that German divisions be freed t? fight the Russians on the Eastern ? front. "Since Russia was our ally, the j proposals came to nothing," Mr. Coleman reminded. "But it seems the Europeans knew the Russians much better than we did." Mr. Coleman said he felt this nation is following the right pol icy in stopping Russian aggres sion, as in Korea. "The Russian feeling that she J can whittle us down by these out- 1 breaks is in error," he declared,] expressing the opinion that Rus- 1 sia has reached her military peak. He spoke on a program arrang ed by Dr. Nathan H-. Reed. - - Bites Conducted For Mis. Ware Funeral rites for Mrs. Margaret Mauney Ware, 73, wife of a form er Kings Mountain postmaster, were held Monday afternoon from Hovls Chapel at Charlotte, with burial following here. Mrs. Ware, who resided in the Newell community pear Char lotte, died Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock in a Charlotte hospital. She had been ill for the past sev eral months. Born hi Cleveland county, she was the daughter of the late Aa ron and Mary Jane Mauney. She ?was a member Of the Second church branch of the Covenant Presbyterian church. The pastor, Dr. Warner Hall, conducted the final rites. j Surviving are her husband, Ed win L. Ware; a son, Frederick A. Ware of Augusta, Ga.; a daugh ter, Mrs. John H. McLaughlin of Mecklenburg county; three sis ters, Mrs. James Borders of Char lotte, Mrs. Mary M. Rlppy of Shel by, and Mrs. M. L. McBroome of Miami; two brothers, John L. Mauney of Atlanta and J. B. Mauney of of Miami, and two grandsons. Pallbearers were M. R. Ware of Kannapolls, Guy Ware of Kings Mountain, Aaron Roberts of Fletcher, John, Ralph and Bai ley Mauney of Shelby. Saturday U Final Day To Register Sat 'day will be the last dor to register for thi If Minbtr 7th general ?taction. Books will be open at the respective polling plan* It am I a. u. to 6 p. m. Saturday. Ko ?ember 4th im born set aside as challenge day. Only a tow people hm rag - ? -* ? is the .books first Board Confers With State Health Engineers On Sewerage Plant Needs WOODMEN GIVE FLAG TO BROWNIE TROOP ? Shown above are members of Brownie Scout Troop 24, receiving tbr United States flag presented recently by Camp 15, Woodmen of the World, to the troop. The group includes, left to right, Sara Cox, Martha Lou Ware, Brenda Thornburg, Rose Malcolm, Lin da White, A1 Dunn, who presented the flag. Martha Matthews, Jane Gosey, Betty Sue Kirby and Jackie Merrill. Miss Naomi Edens is behind the Brownies at left, while Mrs, Jim White is behind the group at the right Brownie Tioop Receives Flag Kings Mountain Camp Number i Fifteen Woodmen of the World presented an American flag to I Brownie Scout Troop No. 24 in an \ appropriate ceremony held at the I First Baptist church on Tuesday night, October 17, at 7 :30. ' ?w ? I The Girl Scout colors of green and yellow were .-?flectively used in the floral decorations. The Girl Scout Troop 19 flag was dis played. A small table, covered in white, completed the setting for the impressive ceremony Guests included representatives of the Kings Mountain Camp Number Fifteen Woodmen of the World, Girl Scout Troop 19, par ents and friends of the Scouts and ! Brownies. - A Brownie song was sung, fol lowed by the welcome and oth er remarks by the Brownie Troop j Leader, Miss Naomi Edens. A film, "The History of the Flag," was shown. After the Brownies were in troop formation, Mr. A1 Dunn presented the American Flag. Brownie Mar tha Matthews accepted it in be half of the Troop. A full color ceremony, followed. The . Ameri can Flag was th*n displayed with the Girl Scout flag. The occasion was also marked with a "Fly-Up" ceremony for Brownies Phyllis Dean, Guy Anne Henderson, and Becky Thomburg, of Troop 14, and Martha Mat thews, of Troop 24. They were re ceived Into Girl Sctout Troop 19 by the Leader, Mrs. W. F. Hou&er, as both troops stood in formation. The Girl Scout Hymn concluded the program. Orange punch and cookies were served during the social hour which followed. Keeter's Adopts Family Night Plan Keeter's Department Store an nounced this week that it will ob serve later hours on Friday even, ings, beglntng November 3rd, to better accommodate the shopping public. Beginning November 3rd, the (firm will be open until 9 p. m. each Friday night. "In adopting the Family Night policy," J. Byron Keeter said, "we are merely providing longer ?hopping hours one night per week to aid busy people to shop, and, at the same time, recogniz ing a recent trend in merchand ising now being observed In near by cities. We feel the new Friday schedule will be a benefit to the people of the Kings Mountain 1 area." . % Rev. Glenn Easom New Pastor Here Rev. Glenn G. Easom has as sumed duties as pastor of. the Ohu rch of God. Rev. Easom replaces Rev. Frank Petrucelil who has moved Hillsboro, N. C.,'to the charge formerly held by the new mihister. / I lev. Easom bt married and has hree children. They have moved into the church parsonage on ?arker street. 40 to Be Examined On November 13th Forty Cleveland county men will be ordered to Charlotte for pre-induction physical exami nations on November 13th. ac cording to announcement by Mrs. Clara Newman, clerk to the county selective service board. Thus far it is the only pre induction call received for No vember, and Mrs. Newman said the group would include prin cipally 21-year-old registrants, i Nine men have been order ed to report next Wednesday for induction into the army. All Star, "B" Teams Play On November 3 Second game or a i wo- game se ries between the Kingj* Moun tain high school "B" team and the grammar grade All Stars is scheduled for City Stadium next r'riday night, November 3rd. The two teams were to meet in the first game last night (Thursday.) -A game scheduled for October 19 at City Stadium between the Central "Bees" and the Ruther fordton Spindale "B" team was postponed because of rain until Monday night but postponement of the varsity garhe at Newton Friday forced indefinite post ponement Monday. The two teams are to tangle at Ruther fordton on November 13th. Walter Harmon, David Neill and BUI (Sap) Harmon are coa ches of the AH Stars and Jack Sink, of the Mountaineer staff, is coach of the Central "B" club. Majority of the players on the "B" tea?n are graduates of the grammar program, whloh was started last year by the Moun taineer Club, Inc,, a sports boost er". organization. Girl Scout Week To Start Sunday j Sunday, October 29. will open! the seven day celebration of'Girl Scout Week. This annual event, which continues through Satur day, November 4, will be observ ed by Girl Scouts everywhere In the country. It la a nationwide occasion for the whole Girl Scout family, one' and a half million strong, to honor the memory of the founder of Girl Scouting. Ju liette. Gordon Low, and to tell the world what Girl Scouting is all about. In Kings Mountain, Sunday will be Girl Scout Sunday, and troops will attend their respec tive churches in a body. . Next Week, special Girl Scout programs will be given at the various troop meetings and window displays are being arranged in downtown business house*. Girl Scout Week Ls always cel-1 ebrated during the Week which includes Oct. 31, the anniversary of Mrs. Low's birth. The Seven Service Days of .Girl Scout Week highlighting the basic Interests and activities of the Girl Scouts are: Sunday, Go To. Church Day; Monday, Homertvaklng Day; Tuesday, Citizenship Day; Wed nesday, Health and /Safety Day; Thursday, International Friend ship Day; Friday, Arts and Crafts Day; Saturday, Out-of-Doors Day. During October 16 program workshops for leaders ami com mittee members have been held here and plans are already.form uiated for <he November work shop. TRANSFERRED Lt. W. O. Ruddock, army air forces, is being transferred from his present station at Mc Dill Field, Tampa, Fla., to Fair field Army Air Base, Fairfield, Calif., according to Information learned here this week. Mountaineers To Meet Mt. Holly Friday In final 1950 Home Game Final home game of the 1950 season for the Kings Mountain high school Mountaineers Is scheduled for City Stadium Fri day night against Mt. Holiy high's Hawks. Kickoff time Is 7:30 p.m. '! Kings Mountain will enter the game in the favorite's role but most likely without the services of two top linemen. Tackle Gerald Valentine suf fered a painful knee Injury in the 27-0 loss to Newton -Conover at Newton Monday night and Guard Robert (Dougal) Davis, who also handles the kickoffs and extra point kicks, still has not recovered from an attack of flu he suffered last week. Davis missed the .entire game Monday but was on the bench. He had to leave school Tuesday when his condition became wors<5. Valentine could hardly walk on Tuesday, ' Senior Jack Crouch W.il proba bly replace Valentine at tackle and Gene Welch, on offense, and Guy Fisher, on defense, will pro bably get the nod to replace Da | vis. I Six seniors, including three let termen, will be playing their last home g#me for Kings Mountain. The l??t-year men are Block ing Back Jim Cobb, Wingback Billy Shytle, Tackle Jack Crouch, Fullback WaHer Griffin, End Ray mond Goforth and Knd Steve Jones. Coach Shu Carlton called the Tuesday squad practice "the best drHl we've had in three or four weeks." The team was really in high spirits, he said. The Mountaineers will face an opponent Friday that doesn't op erate from a Tformation. Mt. Holly has been operating from the single wing and A-forma tlon. Kings Mountain's last four opponents have operated from the T-formation. Max Be?m is coaeh of the Hawks. . The Mountaineers will be seek ing their third Western (AA) Conference victory, and fifth of the season^ against the Hawks. Kings Mountain defeated' Mt. Holly last year 6 to 0 in a game played in rain and mud at Mt. Holly. Newtbn -Conover dumped Mf. Hoily this year 29 to 7. The Kings Mountain school band will perform at halftime. Officials Find Three Tanks Ovei-Loaded Members of the city board of commissio.ner.-i and city officials \vort> conferring 'Thursday with engineer.-? of the State department of Public Health concerning the city's sewer problems. .On Thursday morning,- several city board members accompanied the engineers on a tour of the present sewerage disposal plants^ and the board was meeting with the engineers again on Thursday afternoon. Here from the state department Were W. J. Stevenson and W. S. McKimmon, of Raleigh, and F. R. Blaisdell, of Asheville. Mr. Blaisdell told the Herald prior to the meeting with the board that their tour of the facili ties indicated three of. the city's five disposal tanks are badly ov cr-loaded, ineluding the McGlll." Ware and Mauney tanks. Informed that the city has not allowed connection of new sewer outlets in the McGill tank area for some time, Mr. Blaisdell said it is a possibility that the over loaded condition of the Ware and Mauney ianks might soon pre vent more connccrions in those areas. He indicated the health de partment group would talk with the city board about the possi bility for consolation of the sew erage disposal system through the construction of. one large plant, together with adequate pumping stations, with the plant designed to handle from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 gallons of sewerage daily. The state officials came to Kings Mountain at the request of Mayor J. E. Herndon and the city commissioners, in an effort by the board to appraise the imme diate and future sewerage needs r>f the city. Clothing Pick-Up Very Successful Central Parent Teacher associ ation officials reported "very ex cellent" response to the clothing collection conducted Wednesday afternoon for the benefit of needy school children. Estimates on the total amount of clothing- collected were not a vailable, but one spokesman said the pick-up exceeded all expec tations of the group. "People of the community re sponded most liberally,". Mrs. Humes Houston, president of the organization said. "The clothes given were, in many instances, almost new, they had been clean ed and will meet a real need." Clothing collected included shoes, winter coats, suits, cotton dresses, and other articles of ap parel for virtually all school ages. After completing the work o t assorting and sizing the clothes will be distributed by school tea chers to needy children in all of the city schools. "On behalf of the Central Ele mentary P-TA, 1 wish to express the full appreciation of the or ganization to each person w"ho helped make the collection suc cessful," Mrs. Houston said. Mrs. George Houser served chairman of the collection. First BaptistBTU Conference Sunday Members of the Baptist Train ing union of the First Baptist chiifch are requested to be pres ent at five o'clock on Sunday af ternoon for instruction on the ruU e9 of their offices. Conferences 1 will be held from 5:00-5:45 p. m., followed by a fellowship hour and light refreshments. The fol lowing groups will convene: Program committee: W. B. Lo gan, leader^ Membership committee: Jimmy Spivey, leader. Social committee: Lula Mae Teague, leader, Bible Readers' committee: Mrs. Yates Harbison, leader. Secretaries: Mrs. W. B. Logan, Meade,. Missionary committee: Mrs. L. ! L. Benson, leader. Leaders and Sponsors: Rev. T.. rL. Cashwell, leader.