Population City Limits 7.193 (Final Unofficial Census 1950) Immediate Trading Area 15.000 (1945 Ration Board Figures) 1 Q Pages 10 today VOL. 61 NO. 50 Sixty-First Yeai Kings Mountain. N. C.. Friday. December 15. 1950 Established 1889 PRJC>2 FIVE CENTS yiocal News j ulietins mmmmrn 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 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. ? 1 A ? 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 loard 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