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PRICE FIVE CENTS
Possibility Of New World War
Admitted By Nation's headers
Chinese Crisis
Has Officials,
Citizens Womed
As the ninth anniversary of
Pearl Harbor approached, the
United States was on the brink of
a crisis which might explode Into
World War III.
United States troops, already
fighting as a major portion of
United Nations forces in Korea,
were retreating in the face of
heavy pressure from Chinese
Communist forces. The retreat
started only live days after Gen
eral Douglas MacArthur announ
ced the launching of an "end -the
war" offensive In Korea.
Previously, it appeared that the
war in Korea was virtually end
ed, until Chinese troops entered
the fighting In ever-increasing
number.
The Chinese actions during the
past two weeks reminded the na
tion of the Japanese action in
1941, when thelT bombers moved
on Pearl Harbor at the same mo
ment their diplomats were con
ducting peace talks in Washing
ton.
The Chinese Communists start
ed the peace talk rumors last
week by releasing some captured
American prisoners. The releas
es coincided with the departure
of a Chinese Communist delega
tion for hearings at the United
Nations in New York.
Secretary of State Dean Ache
son, In an address Wednesday
night, did not deny that possibili
ties of all-out war exist.
Mr. Acheson's was the most
formal statement by public offi
cials, but there was plenty of
talk behind the scenes and a
mong citizens of the nation.
President Truman talked about
using the'atomic bomb, the army
said It would need many addi
tional men which would mean an
almost immediate speed up in
the draft and its eventual broad
ening to take in more age groups,
and the Red Cross Issued emerg
ency calls to increase blood sup
plies.
Other public activity was limi
ted to the United Nations arena,
where counter charges of aggres
sion were being made. General
MacArthur had asked for a new
directive to handle the situation
in Korea. He has been In the uni
que position of watching enemy
forces, mass In Chinese staging
areas across the Yalu river, with
out the authority to attack the
farces until they crossed Into Ko
rea.
Across the country, the average
citizen held his breath, hoping
that the' ninth anniversary of
Pearl Harbor on December 7th
would find the United States in
relative peace. But the majority
of the citizens wondered Just
how long it would be until World
War III begins.
Local News
Bulletins
AT GRACE CHURCH
Rev. Boyce Huffstetler, stu
dent at WoffOTd College, Spar
tanburg, S. C., will deliver the
Sunday morning services at
Grace Methodist church on Di
? cember 3 and 10 in the absence
of the pastor, Rev. T.*W. Hag er.
HAGER TO HOSPITAL
? Rev. T. W. Hager, pastor of
Grace Methodist' church, left
Tuesday for Lowrance hospital,
MooreevlUe, Where he will un
dergo a minor operation. He
expects to be away for aibund
10 days. ?
JAYCEE MEETING I
Rev. J. W. Phillips will ad
dress the Kings Mountain Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce at ;
the tegular meeting of the or
ganization scheduled for Tues
day at 7 p. m. at the Woman's
Club building according to an
nouncement toy President Pal
son Barnes yvsterday^
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Little Theatre Play
To Be Given Tuesday
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a recent rehearsal of the three-act Hart-Kaufman comedy "You
Can't Take It With You" which will be presented on Tuesday night
at the high school auditorium by the Kings Mountain Little Theatre.
Pictured are. left seated. Sam Stallings, who has the lead character
role as Grandpa Vanderhof. and, right Jimmy Spivey who portrays
Tony Kirby in a romantic role. Standing from left to right are A1
Ralston, as DePinna, L B. Goforth, Jr., as Paul Sycamore.' and Frank
lin Pethel as Ed CarmichaeL The play is to start at 8 p. m. (Photo by
B. S. Peeler. Jr.)
The Kings Mountain Little
Theatre will present its first play
of the 1950-51 season Tuesday
night at 8 o'clock at the Kings
Mountain high school auditori
um when It revives the popular
comedy, "You Can't Take It with
You."
The play, written by Moss
Hart and George Kaufman, fea
tures a large cast, and is under
the direction of Mrs. Moifatt
Ware.
Rehearsals nave been under
way for the past several weeks.
Scene of the play is the living
room of a large boarding house,
with Its inhabitants customarily
having the habit of doing as they
please, when they please, and
paying no mind to anyone else.
As the play developes the living
room takes on mo/e and more
the appearance of a menagerie.
The show had a long run on
Broadway and was made Into a
successful motion picture hit.
Sam Stallings, as Grandpa
Vanderhof, plays the character
lead, while the romantic leads
are played by Miss Emelyn Gil
lespie, as Alkte Sycamore, and
Jimmy ^frey, as Tony Kirby.
Other members of the cast are:
Mrs. M. E. Stanton, as Penny Syc
amore; Mrs. Pete McDaniel, as
Essie Carmlchael; Mrs. 1. Ben Go
forth, Jr., as Rheba; I. Ben Go
forth, Jr., a m Paul Sycamore; A1
Ralston, as DePlnna; Franklin
Pethel, as Ed Carmlchael; Sonny
McDaniel, as Dbnald; Clay (Mud)
Pc?ton, as Henderson; Dr. P. G.
Padgett, as Boris Kalenkhos;
Mrs. Charles T. Carpenter, Jr., as
Gay Wellington; Faison Barnes,
as Mr. Kirby; Mrs. P. G. Padgett,
as Mrs. Kirby; B. S. Peeler. Jr., M.
E. Stanton, and Clay Poston, as
three G-Men; and Mrs. Al Ral
ston, as Olga.
The dhow is a three -act play.
(Cont'd ort page eight)
HEADS COUNTRY CLUB ? Hun.
tor R. Neisler hot been elected
president of the Kings Mountain
Country Club for 19S0-51. Mr.
Neisler succeeds H. B. Jackson.
Neisler To Head
Conntry Club
Hunter B. Neisler will serve as
president of the Kings Mountain
Country Club during 1950-51.
Mr. Neisler was ele M presi
dent of the club at an organiza
tion meeting of the Incoming
board of directors last Friday ev
ening.
He succeeds Howard B. Jack
son.
Other officers named are
George W. Mauney, vice-presi
dent, succeeding Ertle Powers;
David Neill, secr etary ? treasurer,
succeeding OIHe Harris; and
Charles A. Neisler, assistant sec
(Cont'd on page eight)
Plumber*, Fi Dealers Hashed
As InKMed Cold Wave Arrives
Kings Mountain citizens got
their fir?t dose of extended win
ter weather during the past week,
as thermometers registered be
low-freezing temperatures and
tried to stay there.
Snow fell last Friday night,
and Saturday morning dawned
clear and crisp, with 2 -degree
temperature*,
The results of the cOld wave
here were confined principally ts
efforts to keep warm and emerg
ency calls to plumbers to repair
water pipes which had burst aft
er freezing.
I\iel dealers did their most
rushing business in three years,
as patrons placed rush -order
calls to Oil coal bins and fuel
tanks. Supplies of fuel were ade
quate and the problem was con
fined to keeping up with calls.
One dealer reported Monday that
his delivery crew hadn't been
"caught up" since Friday.
The city's plumbers didn't get
their Sunday rest, as Saturday's
extreme cold played havoc with
water pipes, particularly in older
homes and, in those not blessed
with under-pinning.
Though still cold, the temper'
ature was higher Thursday.
Merchant^ reported Increased
demand forneavy-type clothing,
with particular attention to Mac
ketft. overcoats and heavy under
wear.
, Most people regarded the cold
wave as a good omen lor the
farmer, who has had to fight an
Increasing number of insects and
crop ? destroying bugs the past
two years. Cold weather la sup
posed to be the principal enemy
of the boll weevil, which damag
ed the 1949 cotton crop and vir- ,
tually devastated the 1990 crop.
Induction Group
Off Wednesday;
Exams For 70
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Next pre-induction call to be
filled by the Cleveland County
selective service board will be on
December 12th, when some 70
men will be ordered to Charlotte
for pre-induction physical exam
inations.
Filling the call will virtually
exhaust the 21 -year-old group of
registrants, Mrs, Clara Newman,
clerk to the board, said yesterday.
Some 15 registrants in the 21
year-old group will be available
for the next call, which may dip
deeply into the 20-year-old group,
depending on its size.
Next Wednesday the Cleveland
board sends 35 men to Charlotte
for final induction.
Thus far, no further calls have
been received, though the crisis
in the Korean fighting has brou
ght word from the armed forces
that the draft process will have
to be speeded to supply more
men.
Grid Banquet
Plans Progress
The Kings Mountain Lions club
was completing plans this week
for its annual football banquet,
honoring the members of the
high school football team. ?
Clarence Stasavich, head foot
ball coach and athletic director
of Lenoir-Rhyne college, will be
the featured speaker at the ban
quet, with the club inviting a
number of special guests, includ
ing out-of-town sports writers
and other sports dignitaries.
Accompanying Mr. Stasavich
here will be Pride Ratterree, for
mer Kings Mountain high school
and Wake Forest player, who is
an assistant coach at Lenoir
Rhyne, as weli'as other members
of the Lenoir-Rhyne staff.
^ir?yne
ceMTtrr 1350 season, <57oiTng It
out on Thanksgiving Day with a
one-touchdown victory over arch
rival Catawba.
The Lions football banquet
customarily attracts a crowd of
some 250 persons.
Club members expecting t o
have guests for the banquet are
being requested to call Dan Huff
stetler, club secretary, in order
that sufficient dinner reserva
tionscan be made.
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Rites Conducted
For Mrs. Joe Cole
Funeral servioes for Mrs. Mar
tha Elizabeth Cole, 72, wife of Joe
Cole of 305 Walker street, who
died Tuesday morning around 5
a. m., after an illness of three
years, were held at Flrsrt Baptist
church Wednesday afternoon at
4 o'clock.
Rev. T. L. Cashwell, Jr., pastor
of First Baptist church, of which
she was a member, officiated, as
sisted by Rev. W. F. Monroe, pas
tor of Temple Baptist church.
Burial was In Mountain Rest
cemetery.
Daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. James F. Dickey, she was a
native of Como, Miss., and had
lived In Kings Mountain over 50
years. She had been married for
55 years.
Survivors include her husband,
four sons',. Clyde, James, and Paul
B. Cole, of Kings Mountain, and
Doris B. Cole, of Charlotte; two
daughter^ Mrs. Vera Cash and
Miss Nina Cole of Kings Moun
tain; a sister, .Mrs. Lula Wood
ward of Kings Mountain; 13
grandchildren and one great-'
grandchild.
Active pallbearers were Boyce
Gault, Harry Page, Sdwin Moore,
Gene Roberts, M. C. Arr.os, and
Baxter Wright.
Honorary pallbearers were dea
cons of the First Baptist church.
Sunday Rally Day
At First Baptist
Sunday, December 3, will cli
max ? month's emphasis on
church loyalty at the First Bap
tist church when the members
will observe Rally Day. Goals for
each Sunday School department
have been set, and the aim is that
504 will be present on Sunday
morning. .
the hours of 2:30-4:90 the church
the hours of 22:30-4:30 the church
will be open for the Inspection of
the new educational building.
The building, which was occu
pied for the first time on Octo
ber 1, Is fully equipped to care
for Nursery, Beginner, Junior, and
Intermediate departments, ?nd
also provides space for four
Adult Classrooms. The public i<
lnvited to visit the c!.uich during
the afternoon, and it is hope
that an overflow crowd will t
present for both Sunday scho
and worship servtstffc
TWO OF THE SIX FLOATS IN ICINGS MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS PARADE ? Pictured above are. bottom
the Bridges & Hamrick hardware float, and, top the Phenix Plant, Burlington Mills, float, both of
which appeared in the annual Kings Mountain Christmas parade here Thursday afternoon. The Bridges
& Hamrlck float depicted a Christmas living-room complete with a gaily decorated tree with many
gifts and toys underneath and a fireplace with the stockings full of goodies. The float was built by
Glee E, Bridges and J. C. Bridges. The Burlington float wt- constructed by Sam Stallings of the Phe
nix office force, and presented an outdoor scene with a huge snowman, properly costumed and
equipped. The float was a trailer-type and measured some 32 feet in length, one of the longest floats
in any parade in this section. Other elements of the parade Included floats by the Kings Mountain
Ministerial association, the Patterson Grove church, the Queen City Coach Co., of Charlotte, and the
Merchants association Santa Claus float with Old Nick tossing out treats for the children, bands from
Kings Mountain, Lincolnton, Shelby, and Gastonia, Boy and Girl Scouts, a city fire truck, city officials
and ministers, Warren Reynold's donkey cart, Tom Sander's car and a vested choir. A flood of tele
phone queries at the Kings Mountain Herald Thursday concerning the time the parade was to start
evidenced the public's interest and a large crowd was on hand in pretty weather for the event. (Photos
by Carlisle Studio, Kings Mountain.)
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Parade Opens Yule
Buying Season Here
The 1950 Christmas shopping ?
season opened officially in Kings
Mountain on Thursday afternoon,
as the Kings Mountain merchants
association presented a mam
moth Christmas parade.
Christmas floats and high
school bands featured the big pa
rade, which attracted a large
crowd ol spectators.
In addition t*> th parade, the
merchants have been busy all
week stocking their selves and
display counters with Christmas
type merchand'se and decorating
their stores and show windows in
the Christmas motiff.
Almost all stores have comple
ted decoration work.
ftetailers report full stocks of
Christmas merchandise in all lin
es, from toys for the children to
appliances. *
Television dealers, already
finding it difficult to fill orders,
anticipate a peak demand during j
the next three weeks. .
Apparel merchants report am- j
pie supplies of both "standard" !
Christmas gift items, as well as
additional quantities of novelty
goods. ? .
Buying for the Christmas sea
son is expected to get into full
swing this week, though mer
chants report Some early-bird
shoppers are already busy at the
business of checking off shopping
lisUi.
?'"Kings Mountain merchants
are ready for the 1950 Christmas
shopping season," said J. Wil
son Crawford, association presi
dent. "Stocks are complete and
the vast majojrity of citizens
should be able to find what they
want in Kings Mountain,"
Christmas lights, including ad
ditional permanent - type decora
tions, have been installed by the
city electrical department.
Jaycee Waste Paper Drive Sunday;
Proceeds To Recreation Park Fond
All Kings Mountan citizens
were urged this week to be ready
for the Junior Chamber of Com
merce waste paper drive schedul
ed for Sunday afternoon from
1:30 to 4 o'clock.
Proceeds from the sale of waste
paper collected fhrough JayCee
drives will go into the club's rec
reation park fund, which will be
used to provide a recreation park
for the entire community.
The club la aaklng citizens to
place waste paper busies on the
curb for pfokup Sunday.
"We're going to be collecting
waste paper for some time on
both monthly general drives and
weekly collections," President
Palson Barnes said this week.
"Since the proceeds will toe used
to benefit the entire community.
we're requesting cooperation from
the public in our efforts. Save
waste paper all the time! When
we have a general drive, let us
know so we'll he sure to pick up
your .bundle," Mr. Barnes added.
Mr. Barnes requested persons
who have a, large amount of pa
per to phone him at 571 so that
arrangements may be made to
pick up m advance of the collec
tlon Sunday. *
The organization has arranged
for storage space for the waste
paper In a building In rear of the
Novellte Venetian Blind Co.
building on York Road.
Another general drive has been
scheduled for eaxly January. Ar
rangements have been made with
downtown merchants for weekly
pickups on Wednesdays.
Red Cross Ups
Blood Quotas
The Kings Mouniairi Red Cross
chapter, along with other chap
ters throughout the nation, got
emergency calls to increase blood
donations-this week.
Plans for stepping up the pro
gram in the Charlotte regional
area will be formulated Tuesday
at a meeting in Charlotte of re
gional officials and chapter rep- j
resentatives, according to an ]
nou.ocement by Mrs. J. N. Gam-]
ble, executive secretary of the
Kings Mountain Red Cross.
Mrs. Gamble reported receipt of
a telegram from Miss Marion Rit
zert, director of the Charlotte re
gion blood program, urging at- !
tendance at the Tuesday meeting
and stating that the call has been
issued for greatly increased blood
receipts between now an Deceit)
ber 31.
Miss Ritzert stated that blood
requirements, including military
needs, made it urgent that Kings
Mountain supply 200 pints of
blood at the next visit of the Red
Cross B'.oodmobile.
Mrs. Gamble said the next
scheduled visit of the Bloodmo
bile to Kings Mountain is Febru
ary 23, 1951, but she said it is
possible that a special visit will >
bo scheduled.
The increased need for blood
was understood to be the result j
of the new crisis in Korea, where j
heavy forces of Chinese troops
have entered the fighting against
United Nations forces.
Firemen Put Out
Big Grass Fire
The city fire department spent
about an hour Thursday after
noon fighting a grass fire be
tween the Southern Railway
tracks and Grace street.
Fire Chief G/ady King said the
firemen found a grass fire "about
a quarter of a mile long." He said
damage was limited to loss of a
few chickens caught in the blaze.
It was thought the fire started
from sparks flying from a passing
train.
City Declines Permanent Approval
Of Proposed Bus Station Location
{ Board Approves
Morrison Site
For Short Period
The city' board of commission
ers Thursday morning declined
to give approval to the building
at the corner of Gold and Chero
kee streets .as a permanent loca
tion for a bus station but did ap
prove the location as a temporary
station for a period of four
months. .
There was considerable ques
tion as to whether the building
would be utilitized as a station,
be available, on a temporary ar
rangement.
The city board objected to per
manent use of the building for a
bus station because of traffic
congestion on the street, result
ing from narrowness of the street
and a Southern Railway spur
track running to severaL ware
houses, and it expressed doubts
that the location would he at all
suitable on a permanent basis.
The board met in special ses
sion Thursday morning to act on
the matter, after Dr. D. M. Mor
rison, owner of the building, Paul
Byers, prospective manager of
l the terminal, and Atlantic Grey
hound Corporation had complet
ed arrangements for a five-year
lease and contract.
Dr. Morrison, Mr. Byers and
Greyhound expressed reluctance
to conclude, the agreement for
less than a five-year .period, due
to considerable expense required
for installation of sanitary facil
ities and waiting room accom
modations.
Members of the city board, at
the special session Thursday
morning, discussed the matter
for an hour and were in unani
mous agreement that the pro
posed location at the building
formerly occupied by the Vera
Dee Shop would be unsatisfac
tory from a traffic standpoint.
Other than the traffic problem, :
the board expressed the opinion
that no better location could be
obtained. ?
The resolution as passed by
the board read; "The board of
comissioners declines to' approve
as a permanent location for a
i bus station the building at th.e
corner of Cherokee and Gold
j streets, due to traffic congestion,
I but, due to the great need for ?
! shelter by bus passengers, ap
proves the location for a tempo
rary period, not to evceed four
months."
Prcstat at the special session
Thursday were Mayor J. E. Hern
don, Commissioners Hal Ward,
Carl F. Mauney, T. J. Ellison and
A. H. Patterson, and City Attor
ney J. R. Davis.
Under the proposed agreement
j between Mr. Byers, Dr. Morrison
| and Atlantic Greyhound, Mr.
Byers is to lease the building for
a five-year period from Dr. Mor
rison. He, in turn, is to make nee
essary sanitation installations
and Install other facilities and
will sign a contract as agent for
Atlantic Greyhound for a similar
five-year period. A similar con
tract has been drawn up between
Mr. Byers and Queen City Coach
| Company.
In an informal meeting Wed
nesday night, Fred Titlow, repre
sentative of Greyhound, said his
company had already approved
the arnngements and he had
been informed that the Utilities
Commission would approve the
arrangements, provided approval
could be obtained from the city
board of commissioners.
"Recognizing the great need
(Cont'd on page eight)
Mountaineer Club
Plans Free Smoke.
The Mountaineer Club will
give a free smoker Monday
night at 8 o'clock at the high
school cafetoria, according to
announcement Thursday by
David Net 11, secretary- treasurer.
The program will feature sev
eral films on football games
played by college teams of the
state, including the Duke -Car
olina game of 1949, the David
son* Richmond game of 1950
and the N. C. Stjate- Maryland
game of 1950.
Mr. Neill pointed out that the
Duke-Carolina pictures will
show All- American Charlie Jus
tice at his best in the thrilling
21-20 encounter.
No admission will be charged
and soft drinks and smokes
will be on the house. All Moun
taineer Club members are urg
ed to attend and to bring as
many guests as they wish. The
meeting is open to all persons
Interested in athletics. Mr. Neill
said.
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