Population
City Limits 7.193
(Final Unofficial Census 1950)
Immediate Trading Area 15.000
(1945 Ration Board Figures)
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VOL. 61 NO. 50
Sixty-First Yeai
Kings Mountain. N. C.. Friday. December 15. 1950
Established 1889
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SCHOOL HOLIDAY
Friday will be the last day of
classes in Kings Mountain
- schools lor two weeks, accord
ing to announcement toy B. N.
Barnes, superintendent of city
schools. Students will return
from a two-week Christmas
holiday to classes again on
January 1. I
HORD RESIGNS
Policeman R H. Hord, desk
sergeant, has tendered his res
ignation as a member of the
. city police department, effec
tive Friday, according to an
nouncement by M. K. Fuller,
city administrator.
ON HONOR ROLL
Montreat ? Frances Lee
Bridges, daughter of (Mr. and
Mrs. James R Bridges, route 1,
Kings Mountain, has been
named to the Honor Soil at
Montreat College, N. C., for the
- first school term. The college
honor roll includes those stu
dents receiving a grade of "B"
or above in each subject.
ON HONOB BOLL
RALEIGH. ? Among the 63
students at Peace College listed
on the honor roll for the first
quarter of the school year which
ended a week ago is Miss Shir
ley Arthur, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Arthur, 209 W. King
St, Kings Mountain.
Phenix Employes
To Receive Bonus
Christmas bonuses totaling
$10,000 are being paid this year
<o employees of Phenix, ? unit of
-Burlington Mills, it was announ
ced today by Superintendent R.
F. Daughtery, who also released
plans tot the plant's annual
Christmas party to be held Sun
day, December 17.
'It has been a good year gener
ally for Burlington Mills and the
Company is happy to be able to
pay Christmas bonuses again this
year," Daughtery said.
On a company - wide basis,
Burlington Mills will pay out ap
proximately $725,000 to is produc
tion employees.
The annual Christmas party for
children of employees ait Phenix
will be held a'< 2:00 o'clock Sun
day afternoon in the high school
auditorium. Gifts will be given to
children 10 years of age and
younger, following a brief Christ
mas program of movies, "draw
ing for prizes and refreshments.
Plant holidays will be observed
beginning at the end of the sec
ond shift on December 22, and
ending with operations being re
sumed at the beginning of the
third shift on December 26.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eve
lyn Ruth Ware, 29, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. M C. Fells and wife
or Gene (Bud) Ware, who died
Monday at 2 p. m In Shelby hos
pital, were held Wednesday aft*
or noon at (he First Baptist chur
ch. Interment followed in El Be
thel cemetery.
Mis. Ware died shortly after gi
ving birth to a son in Shelby hos
pital. Her attending physician
Or. Charles Padgett, said death
resulted from pulmonary edema,
secondary to heart failure. He re
ported that the hospital had no
previous evidence of heart trou
ble.
Surviving are her husband, her
parents, a daughter, Sara Jlnette
age six, and the five -day -eld
son, Anthony Keith.
She was the sister of Lewi*
Clyde, and M C Falls, Jr., all of
Kings Mountain; Mrs. Lucille
Bridges, Mrs. Colleen Crawford,
Miss Norma Falls, and Miss Pratt
Falls, also of Kings Mounain, who
also survive.
The funeral rites Were conduc
ted' by Rev. T. L. CaShwell, Rev. J.
H. Brendall and Rev. R L. Swink.
Pallbearers were Harold Ware,
Ken Ware, Bd Mexgtr, Raymond
Hartsoe, and Jake James.
Choral Society, Five*, Churches
To Give "The Incarnate Word"
Yale Program
Set For Sunday
At Anditorium
"The Incarnate Word"-, a can
tata and pantomlne by Robert
Elmore and Robert B. Reed, will
be presented by the Kings Moun
tain Choral Society and five
churches of the city Sunday, De
cember 17, at 8 p. m. in the high
school auditorium.
?Rev. T. L. Cash well will narrate
the production, featuring music
by the choral society under the
direction of Franklin Pethel, and
pantomime by members of the
A. R. P., Central Methodist, First
Baptist, First Presbyterian, and
St Matthew Luthern churches,
directed by Mrs. Joseph S. Evans,
ft.
The production, divided into
four parts moves from the yearn
ing of mankind for the coming of
the Messiah Into the story of the
first Christmas with the (bringing
of gifts by the shepherds and
Magi. The concluding part pic
tures Christianity as sought by
people In all walks of life? child
student, physician, nurse, or sol
dier.
Soloists for the cantata are
Juanita Warren, Emelyn Gilles
pie, Burlie Peeler, Jr., and Lillian
Barbar. Mrs. N. F. McGill will as
slat Franklin Pethel as organist.
A cast of characters for the
pantomime Include: Mary, Mrs.
Dan Finger; Joseph, Dan Finger;
angels; Mrs. Henry Neisler, Sara
Kincaid, Rita Gamble, Grace
Carpenter, Shirley FaHs, Joyce
Biser, Jean McRae, Dorothy Mc
Carter, Mrs. Ben Goforth, Mrs.
David Nelll, and Jane Ormond;
shepherds, Dick Webb, Johnny
Riser. Charle? aisuney, Joe Ware,
Bobby Gofoith, Walter Griffin,
Ben Goforth, and Paul McGlnnls.
Wise men are B. T. Wright, Da
vid Neill, and Hal Plonk; ser
vants of wise men, Eugene Ro
berts, Henry Neisler, and Halbert
Webb; pilgrims, Margaret Rat
teree, Mrs. J. H. Brendall, Mrs. W.
T. Weir, J.( G Darracott, Naomi
Edens, Rev. P. D. Patrick, Rev.
J. H. Brendall, Rev. W. L. Pressly,
Mrs. John Gamble, Mrs. E. R Ro
berta, Mrs. C. D. Blanton, Betty
Evans, David Plonk, Cynthia
Plott, Annie Roberts, Falson Bar
nes, Mrs. C. E. Warllck, Mrs. J. N.
Gamble, Clifton Morgan and C.
E. War lick.
Lighting effects for the pro
duction will be handled by Fur
man Wilson and I. Ben Goforth,
Jr.
Club Schedules
Holiday Parties
Christmas holidays will bring
a variety of dances to the Kings
Mountain Country Club, Jack Ar*
nette, chairman of the entertain
ment committee, announced Oils
ujaaV "~
WtTTIV,
A pre- Christmas dance will be
held (or club members Saturday
hlght, December 23.
On Christmas night, a dance
is scheduled (or the teen-age
group of the club, and a New
Years Night dance for club
members is set (or January L
Gene Wallace and hts band
from Gastonla and N. C State
College, will furnish music for
all the dances.
Schootxadit Report Reveals
Suiplw Balance of $71121
King* Mountain City Schools
shof*rd * surplus balance Of
for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1950, according
to the audit report recently com
pleted by George H. Emery, cer
tified public accountant, of Sta
tesvHle.
The report, received by the
scftool board, listed total assets
for the recent fiscal year at 9821,
382.34.
A breakdown on assets includ
ed: cash on hand, $36,437.24 ; de
posit with county to apply on
bonds not yet due for payment.
$2,000.00; school property. $782,
945.00. Further breakdown of
school property assets showed
sites valued at $56,000 00; build -
as, $666,410.00; and equipment,
450.00. Library books, also
included in school property as
sets, are valued at $11,02500.
Liabilities listed in the report
Showed $900 for State loans and
a bonded indebtedness of $109
603.33, for a total liability of
iW. ?: .v
receipts from Cleveland county,
$31,150.16; vocational education,
$1,778.00; veterans training pro
gram, $8,952.05; and chinches and
civic organizations ? Bible tea
cher, $2,558.65.
A total of $117,204.96 irf dls
bursements of local funds was
listed in the report. Of this, $15,
787.60 in supplementary salaries
and $424.34 in supplementary ja
nitor wages; and $7,155.09 for vet
eran training are among items
reported in current expense*. A- J
mong capital outlay items are
listed: new buildings, $1,099 82;
alterations and additions, $36,
508.95; and equipment, $19,984.
88. *
The completed audit included'
a check of all tran - act ions had i
itHtfg the recent fiscal year, as
weli as verification of the assets !
and Usrbilities at June 3 0. 1950.
In summing up his report, the
auditor gave the foUowing opln
ton: - . - .
"Subject to theforeproing com
iments, and after having perform
ad >11 i ~ - -
Next Week's Herald
To Come Out Earlier
The Kings Mountain Herald
will publish its edition next
week one day earlier than us
ual.
Advancing the schedule
means that all news copy must
b? received in the office by
? noon on Wednesday and that
all advertising copy must be
placed by Tuesday afternoon,
and both readers and advertis
ers are being requested to note
the change.
In next week's edition, many
merchants will say "Merry
Christmas" totheir patrons
through the medium of the Her
ald pre-Christmas edition, a
^ feature that has proved quite
popular in past years. Follow
ing the publication of next
week's edition, under date of
December 21st the Herald will
close for the Christmas week
end. re-opening on Tuesday
morning, December 26th.
Bankrupt Auction
Set For Monday
Notice of sale at public auction
to the highest bidder, for cash, of
the assets of the estate of Joe
Lee Woodward, trading as Wood
ward & Son Men's Shop, on Mon
day, December 18, at 1 p. m? has
been giver* by L. T. Hamrick,
trustee In bankruptcy.
The auction will be held at
the former place of business on
Mountain street. Included in the
wishing equipment,
golf clubs, and other sporting e
quipment; merchandise consist
shoes, shirts, hats, pants,
suits, coats, and various hard
ware items; and all fixtures con
sisting of glass showcases; shelv
ing, tables, typewriter, and cash
register.
Also to be sold are a 1941 Chev
rolet sedan, and a lot at Lake
Montonia, to be sold at the dis
cretion of the trustee. At the same
time, all uncollected accounts re
ceivable, or any other property
belonging to the estate, may be
sold, subject to the confinnation
of the court
* *lso Klven of a hepr
lng, following the auction, to con
sider any claims to any of the
property and to consider confir
mation or rejection of any bids
received. The hearing will be
held In the County Recorder's
Court Room, in the basement of
the Mecklenburg County Court
House, in Charlotte.
Mr, Woodward opened the lo
cal firm, a retail men's and spor
??* ?oods store, on March 21,
1946. The firm was adjucated a
bankrupt on * petition (lied by
creditors on October 13th of this
year.
JAYCEK NOTICE
The Junto* Chamber of Com
merce Employers Night, origi
nally. scheduled for Tuesday
night has been postponed and
no dinner meeting will be held
by the club it has been announ
ced. However, the organization
will meet Tuesday night at
7:30 p. m. at Victory Chevrolet
Co. to repair toys collected this
week in connection with the
club's annual Christmas pro
gram.
Pie-Christmas
Buying Rush
Is Expected
The Christmas -slioping rush in
Kings Mountain is expected to
get in full swing during the cur
rent weekend.
; . I
With only eight shopping days
remaining until Christmas, mer
chants in all line* of busines?
were readying thmeselves for
eight full days of heavy buying
on the part of the public.
Merchants report that buying
for Christmas -giving purposes
began somewhat earlier this year
than last, 'but that the buying has
been in spurts. Thus they, antici
pate the usuaj last minute flurry
to buy gifts.
Merchants do not expect to be
embarrassed in supplying the
needs of the buying public. Shel
ves, counters and warehouses are i
wel-laden with goods, including
the most popular Christmas-sea
son merchandise.
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Kiwanis Club
Hears Cunent
A longer, healthier, and hap
pier life through better dentis
try was pictured by Dr. A. C. Cur
rent, Gastonia dentist, tp Kings
Mountain Kiwanis club members
at Thy^l^s^Unnor njeetta^. ^
Dr. Current, chairman of the
public relations committee of the
North Carolina Dental Society
and member of the advisory com
mittee to the Dental College of
the University of North Carolina,
envisioned North Carolina taking
a leading role in dental progress
in the South. He s?ld that the
Dental College at the University
of North Carolina *1 rapidly be
coming a school leader In re
search and modern teaching me
thods.
A vital function of the North
Carolina Dental Society, Dr. Cur
rent pointed out, Is In supplying
a speaker from its ranks at any
time to go anywhere In acquaint
ing North Carolinians with latest
developments in dental service
and health.
Dr. D. F. Hord introduced the
speaker following supper and the
recognition of guests.
Station Matter
Causes Concern
E. A. Hughes, director of mo
tor passenger ^transport for the
State Utilities commission, wrote
City Attorney J. R. Davis this
week that failure of the city to
approve the proposed bus station
location In the Moriaon Building
"gave the commission quite some
concern."
. . It was our understanding
that the lease agreement had
been worked out, and that the
City Authorities were perfectly
satisfied with the proposed loca
tion," Mr. Hughes wrote.
He continued: "In view of the
low revenue derived t>y the bus
companies from ticket vales at
Kings Mountain, k Is almost ne
cesary that some such arrange
ment as proposed, that Is, the
lease of an existing building, be
worked out, as we believe it
would be v~ry difficult to find
sufficient coitvenlence and ne
cessity to require the building of
a bus station by the companies
involved.
"If the City of Kings Mountain,
however, desires a formal hear
ing before the Commission, the
writer will be pleased to present
such a petition to the Commis
sion tor its consideration."'
STORY HOUR
The kiddles will have a
chance to hear a group of
Christmas stories and Christ
mas records In this week's
story hour at Jacob S. Mauney
Memorial Library Friday after- ?
noon at 4 o'clock. Mrs. Prank
Ussery will be story-teller and
"Mrs. David Hamrick will serve
as hostess. All children are in
vited to attend. r
CHRISTMAS SCENE
A Christmas scene'ln an out
door pageant will be presented
by members of the First Pres
byterian ?hurch for three nights
preceding Christmas. The scens
December's
City Board
Session Held
Regular December meeting of
the city board of commissioners,
held at City Hall Wednesday af
ternoon, was a routine session ]
with action limited to reading |
and approval of minutes of pre- J
viou.s meetings \
There was considerable dis- j
cussion irt the two-hour session, |
however, as the board considered i
a contract for a sewage disposal |
plant survey from William v C. '
Olsen Company of Raleigh, and
considered contents of a l<?tter
from the North Carolina Utilities ,
Commission's director of moto: |
transport in which the director
expressed regret that the* ar
rangements for a bus station in
the New Morrison Building had
not been accepted.
The *>oard deferred action on
the sewage disposal contract for
further study, objecting to several
clauses in the proposed contract.
In brief, the engineering compa
ny offered to make a survey of
the system and furnish recom- j
mendatlons for a fee of $2,500.
Should the city decide to act on
the recommendations, the Olsen !
company offered to furnish blue- i
prints and specifications and t.o
supervise the construction pro- ;
Ject for an over-all fee of six per
cent of the cost of the construc
tion. .
The board also heard a represn
tative of American Telephone and '
Telegraph Company, Edgar H. B.
Parkin, offer to purchase a por
tion of the city reservoir property
off the Cherryville Road for the
purpose of constructing a radio
tower. The board deferred any ac
tion of this matter, pending study
of the tract to determine whether j
the property might be needed at
some future time for another wa- j
ter reservoir.
Another visitor to >fhe board (
meeting was A. S. Hair, represen- j
tative of fearnard and Burk, engl- j
neers. Mr. Hall wanted to sell the
city the services of his firm for an
engineering survey to determine
possible entrance of the city into J
th field of natural gas distrlbu- \
,tion. Mr. Hall said his firm would
make the -survey for one dollar, j
Should the cky decide fo enter,
the gas distribution business,
Barnard & Burk would furnish
plans and specifications, super
vise the construction Job and ren
der other engineering services for
a fee of six percent of the con
struction costs. Mr. Hall's "horse
back" opinion of the cost of set
ting up a gas distribution system
in Kings Mountain was $SX),000 ;
to $700,000. The board deferred
the matter for study.
The city's November financial
statement showed utilities re
ceipts for the month at $18,269.84.
The bank balance at the end of
November was $57,931.23,
Filial Bites Held
for Mis. Owens
- Funeral services were held
Monday at 2 p. m. at Bethlehem
Baptist church for Mrs. Rettie
Whlanarit Owehs, 67, wife of John
Owens, route one, Kings Moun.
tain, who was found dead In bed
at her home Sunday morning.
Mrs. Owens had apparently
suffered a heart attack early Sat*
urday night and died during the
night
A native of Cleveland county,
she waa a member of Bethlehem
Baptist church. Rev. T. W. Fogle
man, pastor of that curch, officia
ted at final rites and burial was
in Bethlehem church cemetery.
Surviving are her husband;
four eons, Richard, Charles, -and
Alex Owens, all of Kings Moun
tain, end Fred Owens of Bessemer
Gity* three daughter, Mrs. Will
Black, of Bethany, S. C., and Mrs.
Arthur Aden and Mrs. Kelly Mc
Carter, of Kings Mountain. She is
survived by 22 grandchildren.
Mm, Owens was the sister of
Alex Randall, Mrs. Floyd Hem
don, Mm. Theodore Herndon and
Mrs. Pink Lee, of Kings Moun
tain, Mrs. Lafayette Roberts, of
Shelby, and Mrs. Alfred Brown,
of Liberty, S. C. .
Pall bearers were Lamar Hern
don, Charles Herndon, Otho Rob
erts, CampAxMl Roberts, Bane
Randall, Buren Randall, and Joe
Brown.
X-Ray Machine
Schedule Given
The Cleveland County T-B X
ray machine will be in Kings
Mountain from December 19-22,
to provide free chest X-ra y? for
Kings Mountain citizens.
The. unit will be at Burlington
Mills' Phenix plant on December
19 and 20, and will set up at
::raftspun Yarns on DAoomber 21
and 22. The unit will operate from
10 a. m- to 4:40 p. m. daily.
Primarily designed to examine
persona for tuberculosis symtoms.
he pictures are also useful in Ut
Telephone Rates Will Advance
In Kings Mountain January 1st
Pie-Induction
Call Is 75
For January 12
The Cleveland County selective
Service board has been ordered j
to send 75 men to Charlotte for
pre-inductlon physical examina
tions on January 12.
The next group thus will be ex.
air.lned exactly one month fol
lowing Tuesday's examination j
group, when 4-1 of 61 Cleveland j
county men were found physical
ly fit for service In the army.
Mra Clara Newman, clerk to
the board, said no further indue- i
tlon calls have yet been received.
More frequent and heavier calls
are anticipated, however, accord
ing to information announced by
state selective service headquar
ters this week. Since the retreat
of American forces in Korea, the
army has hiked its request for
more men.
Mrs.. Newman ?aid filling of the
January 12th call will cause the
Cleveland "board to dip heavily
into Its 20-year-age group of reg
istrants.
Ministers Ask
Daily Prayer
Beginning Monday at noon,
mill whistles and church bells
will remind townspeople to set
aside their work for one minute
dally and join In a city-wide
i prayer for peace. . .
The pause forprayer was urged
by the ministers of the city Mon
day 1n a regular Ministerial as
sociation meeting. Pastors also
decided to carry the subject of
prayer in their sermons.
All schools and many business
firms have been contacted and
have endorsed the plan which
carries "I,et Us Pray Every Day,"
as its slogan. All mills and stores
are urged to pause from 12 a- m.
to 12:01 p. m. for a concerted
prayer for peace.
In other principal business of
the meeting, Rev. P. D. Patrick
was elected to head the associa
tion for the coming year. Other
officers elected were Rev. T. L.
Cash well, vice-president; Rev. T. j
W. Hager, secretary; and Rev. W.
P. Monroe, chairman of program
committee.
Nancy Plonk In
Christmas Play
Nancy Plonk, Kings Mountain
student at the Plonk School of
Creative Arts In Asheville, is a
member of the cast of a Christ
mas play, "A Child Is Born," to
be presented at the school Friday
evening, December 15, according
to announcement received here
this week.
Miss Plonk has the role of The
Innkeeper's Wife in the play. *
modern dramatization of the Na
tlvKy. The work was originally
written for the program, "Caval
ade of America,'' and was broad
cast over the National Broad
casting Company network on the
night of December 21, 1942. In
the original cast Alfred Lunt
played the part of the Innkeep
er and Lynn Fontanne played the
Innkeeper^ Wife.
The play is one of two being
presented by the Workshlp Play
ers of the Plonk School during
the Christmas season.
Stasavich Heard By 150 Penons
At Animal Lions Football Fete
A crowd of 150 persons was pre
sent at the Masonic Lodge Hall
Tuesday night for the annual
Kings Mountain Lions club foot- 1
ball banquet, an address by Clar- j
ence Stasavltch, Lenoir-Rhyne
football coach and motion pictur
es of two Lenoir-Rhyne games, j
Coach Stasavich emphasized
the secondary importance of foot
ball, other sports and extra-cur
ricular activities to the principal
business of teaching students
how to earn a living. Though '
secondary, he suggested, extra
curricular activities are most Im
portant In teaching young peo
ple how tollve.
"Foptball Is a part of the side
show of schools," he remarked,
pointing that some school* had
; found the sideshow taking over
; as the main event, with results
unfortunate for both the school
and for football.
Football, he poiijted out, de
velopes character by teaching co- ,
operation, hard work, and the
will tr> finish a particular *Mk. It
Also develops a man's personality
and breeds personal hapir
?/jai'A
ced "by Pride Ratterree, Lenoir*
Rhyne assistant coach and well
known Kings Mountain man.
W. L. Plonk served as toastmaa
ter and recognized several spec
ial guests, including J. K. I-ewls
and R, J. Bradshaw, of Gastonla,
Legion coaches here last summer,
Cloyd Hager, of Hickory, former
president of the Western Caroli
na League, Coaches Wayne Brad
burn and Norman Harris, of
Oardner -'Webb College, and Ho
well Lane, high school principal.
Konoreej at the banquet were
the coaching staff and members
of the 1950 high school football
team, who were recognized by
Coach Everette Carlton.
Martin Harmon Introduced vis
iting sports editors, including
Lawrence Smith, Hickory Dally
Record, Ken Alexander,. Gaston la 1
Gazette and C. T .Carpenter, Jr.,
Kings Mountain Herald. '
Following the banquet. Coach
es Stasavkrh and "R itterr<?e show
ed pictures of the recent Lenoir
Rhyne ? Elon and Leaolr-Rhyne
Gui) ford game*. . ;?*
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Later Store Hours
Begin December 21st
Majority of Kings Mountain
merchants will begin observing
later hours (or the benefit of
Christmas shoppers on next
Thursday. December 21st a
partial surrey by the Herald in
dicated yesterday.
The Merchants Association
board of directors had voted to
make shopping hours optional
~ for the final week of Christmas
shopping, but major depart
ment stores and others announ
ced they would not begin ob
serving Saturday hours until
December 21st. On that date
Myers' Department Store, Belk's
Department Store, Plonk Bro
thers and Sterchi's will begin
staying open until 7 p. m. Roo
ter's Department Store will al
so follow this policy, with the
exception that this firm will be
open until 9 o'clock on Friday
night. December 22nd. /?
Merchants will be closed on
Christmas Day. will be open De
cember 26th and the morning
ol the 27th. They will resume
the customary Wednesday half
holiday on the afternoon of the
27th. This arrangement coinci
des with the by-laws of the
Merchants association.
Mis. Jenkins'
Final Rites Held
Funeral services lor Mrs. Alice
Barber Jenkins, 69, wife of Ho
ward Jenkins, who died at her
home at 103 Parker street Satur- 1
day night, were held at First
Presbyterian church Monday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock.
Rev. P. D. Patrick, pastor of the j
church, of which she was a mem - 1
ber, officiated and burial was in
Mountain Rest cemetery.
She was a native of York, S. C.,
and was the daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barber. She
had been in failing health for the
last two years.
Survivors include her husband,
three sons, William H. Jenkins, of
Greensboro, B. F. Jenkins, of
Mayo, S. C., and Thomas H. Jen
kins, of Leaksvllle; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Lawrence Burrage, of
Williamsburg, Va? and Mrs. Pat
rick Curlee, of San Matio, Calif.;
three brothers, Banks Barber, of
Kings Mountain, Lee Barber, of
Atlanta, Ga., and Gus Barber of
Shelby; two sisters, Mrs. D. H.
Ilouser, of Kings Mountain, and
Mrs. W. F. Rhodes, of Tampa,
Fla.; 18 grandchildren and nine
great - gr a ndch i ldren.
Mrs. Jenkins" nephews served
as active pal bearers.
Woodmen Plan
Sqnaxe Dance
The Kings Mountain Woodmen
of the World will present a
Christmas square dance at Ar
cadia Skating Rink next Thurs
day night, -December 21M, ac
cording to announcement this
week by Ray Smith.
A good string band will be on
hand to furnish the /nusftc, Mr.
Smith announced.
The dance will begin at eight
?Vclock. Admission will be 75
cents per person.
Shelby, Grover
Calls Available
Without Charge
Kings Mountain telephone sub
scribers start paying higher rates
for use of their telephones on
January J.
- The North Carolina Utilities
commission granted increases to
Southern Bell Telephone' and
Telegraph Company qn Tuesday,
1 the rate Increases to be effective
immediately. The hikes will be
reflected in December billings
which subscribers will receive on
January 1. 1951.
Majority of business phone
subscribers will pay an addition
al rentalof $1.75 per month, while
majority of residential users will
pay an additional rental of 75
?cents per month.
The rate increase has some
benefits, since on January 1st.
toll charges will not be charged
a'ginst Kings Mountain subscrib
ers in call to Shelby and Grover,
a service currently free only to
(business phones, according to an
nouncement by E. N. Orr, Jr.,
Gastonia district manager. Mr.
Orr also said that calls to Besse
mer City would be free in the
near future ? as quickly as
Southern Bell completes install
ation ? f certain equipment in
Bessemer City.
Free service to Bessemer City
and Shelby for all users was a
mong the requests made of the
company in recent months, when
i the Kings Mountain Junior
j Chamber of Commerce and a cM
lisjens' group opposed the rate in
' creases. These groups also asked
for dial service, insfalatlon.
Though the general increases
throughout the state for Southern
Bell totaled only slightly more
than half the amount asked by
the ccunpany, Southern Bell vir
tually got what it asked in the
way of regular rental rates for
the Kings Mountain exchange. It
did not get permission to hike
its rates for long distance calls,
and no Increases were granted for
connection charges, nor on ex
tension telephone rental rates.
Subscribers to semi-public tel
ephones will find thier daily
guarantee rate raised from 15
cents per day to 21 cents per day.
The following table shows the
new monthly rates as compared
to old rates:
Business Phones
New Old <
One-party
I Two-party
Four-party
I Rural
$6.50 $4.75
$5.75 $4.00
$5.00 $3.50
$3.50 2.75
One-party
Two-party
Four - party
JRural
Residential
$3.50 $2.75
$3.00 $2.25
$2.50 $2.00
$2.50 $2.00
State Defense Head
Will Speak Here
Plans for E. Z. Jonas. North
Carolina dlroctor of civil de
I?bm. to address a Joint moot
ing ol Kings Mountain civic
clubs on January 23 ban boon
rninonnwd by Olllo Harris, lo
cal director o! civil defense.
Jooeo will give an overall
picture ol the defense pro
gram and stress local help in
proper functioning of the or
ganisation. in his address to
members of Lions, Klwanls,
and Jaycee clubs.
Harris also announced the
appointment this week of Paul
Hauney as deputy civil defen-.
so director of Kings Mountain
Other appointments for coor
dinated work in defense plan
ning were: M. K. Fuller, admin
istrative officer; Police Chief
N. M. Parr, in charge of police
protection; Grady King, fire
protection; Hunter Allen, pub
lic utilities; E. C. McClain.
chief warden; Harold Hunnl
cutt, industrial plant protec
tion. Several other appoint
ments are to be made later.
ARP Yule Program
To Be Wednesday
A Christmas program featuring
a playlet "Christmas at the Old
Woman's In the Shoe," will be
presented Wednesday, December
20, at 7 p. m. at the ARP church.
The program will include, ih
addition to the playlet, several
songs, and Scripture readings un
der the direction of Mrs. W. L.
Pressly.
A traditional visit from Santa
Claus will follow the program.
METER RECEIPTS
A total of $167.44 in revenue
was collected from the city's
parking meters Wednesday, ac
cording to a report from City
c*"k A Crow