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?? It A ? Blind! Buy A Broom From Your Lions Club Salesman This Weekend ? . ?; -. v.; ? V City Limits 7.193 (Final Unofficial Census 1950) Immediate Trading Area 15.000 (1945 Ration Board Figures) VDL. 62 NO. 5 *J O Pa^es T oday ' Sixty-Second Year Kings Mountain, N. C., Friday, February 2. 1951 Established 1889 PRICE FIVE CENTS Local News Bulletins stort hour Regular story hour for chil dren through the fourth grade will be held at Jacob S. Mau ney Memorial library Friday from 4 to 5 p. m. with Mrs. Hal Morris as teller and Mrs. Frank Ussery as hostess. All children are urged to attend. < WALL HERE SUNDAY Dr. Zeno Wall, of Shelby, for mer Baptist Orphanage super intendent and former pastor of Shelby First Baptist church, ?will deliver 'both morning and evening services at First Bap tist church in the absence of . the pastor, Rev. T. L. Cashwell, Jr. CONTINUING STUDIES Rev. T. L. Cashwell, Jr., pas tor of First Baptist church, left Monday lor Louisville, Ky., where he will take a two-week study course at the Baptist Seminary. He will return to Kings Mountain on February 10th. NO MONET WEDNESDAY No revenue was collected from the city's parking meters Wednesday. Meter Officer S. R. "Pop" Davidson reported that lie was unable to fit the key Into the meter lodes because all the machines had "frozen up." during the Icy weather this week. CITY TAG SALES - ?' Sale of 1951 city vehicle 11 cenae plates had reached a to- . t*l of fcl toy okWng time Wsd nesday according to a report by I City Clerk S. A. Crouse. Over 1,100 tags were sold by the city fn 1950, indicating the possi bility that some motorists had not made purchases toy the February 1 deadline. CLUB NIGHT A club night party will be held at the Kings Mountain Country Club Saturday even ing at 8 o'clock, according to announcement this week by the social committee. The ev ening's entertainment will In clude dinner and dancing. Members are asked to make reservations as early as possi ble. . ? JATCEE MEETING Regular meeting of the Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce will be held Tues day evening at 7 o'clock at the high school cafeteria. Follow! n the meeting, a rehearsal of the Jaycee Minstrels of 1951 will be held at the auditorium. Captain Hayes AwaidedDFC Captain Oliver T. Hayes, Jr.j husband of Mis. Gloria Brown Hayes *nd son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver T- Hayes, Sr., has been 'a warded the Distinguished Flying Croat for "outstanding meritori ous aervice" in Korea. ' The officer, Who is serving as ? pilot with the Third Bomb Group of the Fifth Air Force, was ci ted for a mission he flew on Au gust 33, 1980. The accompanying citation says that Hayes was pilot of ? B 26 attack bomber dispatched In a night intruder mission over Communist-held Korea on that date. "As he neared enemy territc-.'," the citation says, "he noticed a loss of power in the left engine of Ms plane. Although he would have been justified in returning to hMtMiiWHtuse of the trouble and the darkneas, he proceeded on his course, attacking the <?#! my as briefed, although the left engine was delivering progfeca*! slvely leas power." V . 3 Hayes landed safely et his base In Japan. His "aggressiveness to trepidity and self less devotion to duty," were cited as reflecting -"greet credit on htmaelf, his or ganisation and the United States Afar ftwoe." Captain Hayes has been 4n this ? since IMS and Is a vet<^ Air Force in the European <*f operations during World War H. 7 . *nt overseas In April, 1950, he was stationed at i ag. pi*,. cfcll Woman's Club Suspends Use By Civic Clubs Officials of three Kings Moun tain civic clubs, the Kiwanis and Hons clubs and Junior Chamber of Commerce, were notified by the Woman's Club last weekend that future use of the clubhouse would be denied after January 31. Though the Lions club had al ready made arrangements to hold I regular meetings at the Masonic i Lodge dining hall, officials of the ! other clubs expressed surprise at I the Woman's Club action. In letters to heads of the three I clubs, the Woman's Club wrote: "Having released our present official hostess as of January 31, 1951, we will be unable to con tinue offering the use of our fa cilities for your meetings. We trust this will not cause you any Inconvenience and that you will be able to make satisfactory ar rangements. "With since good wishes for the prosperity of the club of our town, as we work toward mutual objectives, we remain, most sincerely, Executive Board, Kings Mountain Woman's Club." Included was a copy of a let ter from the Woman's Club exec utive board to Mrs. I. Ben Gofor th, who has ibeen serving meals to the three clubs. It read: "With all proper appreciation for your past activities we wish to Inform you that your official services as hostess of the Kings Mountain Woman's Club will ter minate as of January 31. 1951." The Kiwanis club has made temporary arrangements to use the high school cafetria for its meetings. The Jaycees will meet at the high school cafeteria Tues day night and at that time will ^um the matter. It is expected that -the mfii join the Lions at the Masonic Lodge din ing hall, President Faison Barn es sarfd. Though no mention was made of the matter in the letters of notification, it was understood that the rental fees foruse of the Woman's Club building was In volved. The Woman's Club had been charging the civic clubs six dollars per evening for use of its facilities. Several weeks ago, it discussed the matter with repre sentatives of the civic clubs, at which time the Woman's Club said 4ts rental fee was too low to cover operating costs and ad vanced the proposition of charg ing a 10-cent-per -plate tax on the hostess. - ? - At the time, the Lions club suggested that, if rates were in sufficient, that the Woman's Club adjust rates charged the clubs ! without the per -plate fee. Home B. & L Had Good Year Annual meeting of stockhold ers of Home Building & Loan as sociation was field Thursday af- , temoon, January 25, at City Hall courtroom. The stockholders heard reports on 1950 operations | and re-elected all directors. Report -by A. H. Patterson, sec retary - treasurer, showed the as sociation had passed the one mil-. Hon figure in total assets for the first time In Its 38-year history, with total assets of $1,009,779.06. 06. Mr. Patterson also reported that the association made 156 mort gage |oans during the year, to taling $293,818.12, Including 62 loans for construction of new homes, 18 for the purchase of homes, and 76 other loans. Total stockholders at the end of the year was 1,293, including 121 col ored citizens, "Mortgage loans at the end of the year totaled $850,95042, rep resenting an increase lor 1950 of $106,718. Total number of loans hi force was 496. DMdends paid during the year to shareholders at the rate of three percent total ed $28,288.52, and the association added $14,000 to Its reserve fund, which now totals $69,000. The association's earning rate for the year was 4:8442 percent. The Shareholders approved the addition to the reserve fund and voted the directors authority to change the nam# of the associa tion to "Home Savings and Loan Association," should the direc tors'see fit. It was explained that many associations are now chan ging the names to include Pie savings designation at the ?ug. gestlon of government finance agencMfc. The shareholders also passed a resolution commending the offi cers and directors for their vofk| in guiding the association throu Dr. OFFICIALS AT HOSPITAL INSPECTION ? Pictured above at the final Inspection of the new Kings Mountain hospital Monday are six Individuals who had important roles in the building of the new unit here. They are. standing, left to right. W. K. Maun ey< Hunter Nelsler, and L Arnold Klser. Number 4 Township members of the county hospital board of trustees and seated, left to right, are William P. Crosland. of Columbia. S. Cm general contractor. Robert Moser. administrator of Cleveland County hos pitals. and Walteq W. Hook, pf Charlotte, architect. (Photo by Carlisle Studio, Kings Mountain. N. C.) Officials Approve Hospital; Opening Delayed Until March Beds For Unit Not Yet Received From Supplies Federal and state hospital a gencies put their stamp of ap proval on the Kings Mountain hospital Monday, as was sched uled, but the hospital will not he opened by the anticipated date of February 12. It now appears that the hospi tal will not be ready for use prior to Mar oh J, due to a delay in shipment of hospital beds. Robert Moser, administrator of Cleveland county hospitals, said the suppliers had promised de livery of the beds by February 24, "but he offered the opinion that the shipment may not arrive by that date. Meantime, work continues on installation of other equipment, for the kitchen, operating room, and. other special-type units re quired at hospitals. Monday was a busy day at the hospital as the county board of hospital trustees met with fed eral and state officials, contrac ted and architect Walter Hook for a final inspection of the building. It#ee4|lsp . Announced that 5 dans are now being formulated or construction of an additional wing to the hospital, to provide additional beds, and to toe known as the Lottie Goforth Memorial ftiOi eight) GOFORTH HOME Charles A. Goforth, Sr., well-, known Kings Mountain barber, returned to his home Thurt day from Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose St Throat hospital, where he had undergone an .opera tion for removal of a cataract from his left eye on January 24. HI* condition is described as satisfactory. Work Underway On Voycee Show A 60 member cast is hard at work on the forthcoming show, "Jaycee Minstrels of 1951," sche duled for presentation on Friday and Saturday evenings, February 16 and 17. Jaycee officials report that this year's show ?will be even more enjoyable than laaft year's mins trel, which attracted large audi ences at two performances. The new show will feature the Jaycee endmen, plus a large chorus, which will include both men and women. It will be an all local talent performance. Admis sion will be 40 cents and 60 cents. David D. Saunders is directing the minstrel. Youth Services. At First Wesleyan The Young People of the First Wesleyan Methodist church are observing youth week toy partic ipating 4n various activities each night and Sunday this week. On Wednesday evening Miss Roberta Wylie, returned mission ary to Africa, spoke to the young people of the church showing, films of her work. On Friday evening Rev. W. D. Argo, pastor pf the iRagan Mill church, and Mrs. Atgo, will be guest speakers and will render special music selections. The Young People will fill of fices In the Sunday School on Sunday morning. At the worship service, Kenneth George, minis terial student at Central College, will preach. Climaxing the week's services will be the A Capella choir from Wesieyan Methodist College which will render a concert of sacred music. The evening serv ices begin at 7 o'clock. lions Busy Selling InMjhts Duing Weekend To Aid Blind - ' " ? < ? MenYbers of the Kings Moun tain Lions club will become | temporary broom und met sales men this weekend, as they con duct the annual mje for the ben? . efk of (he blind. The two items *re products manufactured by blind i>er?ons st Guilford Industries for the Blind, in Greensboro. Profits from the sale are retained by the local club for aid to the blind and j to purchase glasses tor needy children. , G Prices of the items are: house $1.50; Industrial " 'I .. ? . "The brooms and matsllH comparable in price to other | similar products and are of su perior quality," George Hooser, chairman of the sale, sa ? Tho olty haa been divided into disti-kfts with teams of lions des ignated to make house to house calls on particular Itum. Other members of th#' dub committee include W. K. Mauney, Jr., Horace Hoid and Fred Dau Khtry. v **Tnie people of the communltj have always been very ftspon uf- ~ Polio Campaign Beports Lag; Total &111 Report of cash-in-hand on the Number 4 Township March of Dimes campaign was $2,113.32 Thursday morning, and it brou ght a plea from Chairman Sam Stallings for committee heads to complete their work and file reports with thte campaign treas ure*. Mr. Stallings -pointed out that the drive was scheduled to end on January 31 and that officials are anxious to close it out. "While <it appears we are lag ging, on the basis of reports to date, I am sure the campaign Is going well," Mr. Stallings said. "However, diive workers in Shel by and in other parts o f the county have virtually completed their work, and we are anxious to close out the campaign as quickly as possible." The Number 4 Township goal Is $6,000, representing its portion of the county quota of $20,000 with which to aid polio victims and to fight the disease. Robert Morgan, of Shelby, said Thursday morning that Incom plete reports Indicated the coun ty ifeouM go over the top on Its quota. Campaign workers here should make their reports to Treasurer J. C McKlnney or Chairman Stallings. Merchants Are Choosing Officers t V^v^v - * ' ?; ? t't- \ * ~ ;'4" . >. Members of the King* Moun tain Merchants association are currently balloting t>y mail to choose officer* for the coming Deadline for the voting i * Sat urday. Candidate# for the office* of president, vice-president and di rector were nominated toy com mittee. / | They are: For president, T. W. Grayson and Hilton Ruth. For vice -president, G. E. Bridges and Warren Reynolds, for directors, (three to, he chosen) W. S. Ful ton, Jr., Dan Huffstetler, Paul McGinn Is, Menzell Phifer, Gene Roberts and M. E. Stanton. Members of the nominating' committee were I, C. Bridges chairman, H. E. Lynch, O. W. My pT.t and C. E. Wsrllck. ????? Association members who have noi yet returned their post card ballots are urged to return them i|*p. m. Saturday. Mission Chuich To Hold Initial j Services Sunday First services of the new Luth eran Mission in Kinga- Mountain Will be held Sunday morning at West school, it was announced yesterday by Rev. Vance Daniel, pastor. Rev. Mr. Daniel arrived in j Kings Mountain Tuesday. Sunday school will be held at 9:45 a. m., with preaching serv ices to follow at 11 o'clock. On Wednesday evening, a Len ten service will be held at the school at 7:30. The Mission church has made arrangements to use the West school facilities until it builds its church building in Crescent Hill. Plans for the building are beirig completed by the architect and the church expects to erect its building as quickly as possi-; ble. The church will be known as "The Lutheran Mission in Kings Mountain" until formal organi zation of the church, which, Mr. Daniel said, would probably take place on Easter Sunday. Rev. Mr. Daniel has not mov ed his family here yet, due to sickness, but they are expected to move next week. The Daniels will occupy a new home on Mea dowbrook Road. The Mission church 1s being organized by former members of St Matthew's Lutheran church. Piayer Day Program Given Program for Kings Mountain's annual World Day of Prayer ob servance, to be held Friday, Feb ruary 9 at First Baptist church, at 10 a. m., was announced this week by Mrs. W. L. Pressly, pro gram chairman. Theme of the program is "Per fect Love Casts out Fear." It will include audrence partic ipation features, as well as indi vidual prayers, talks, and read ings. Taking part on the program will be Mrs. P. D. Patrick, who will give the invocation, Mrs. Pressly, who will introduce the program, Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, who will give the prayer of con fession and penitence, Mrs. Paul Mauney, who will discuss "Agri cultural Migrants," Mrs. T. L. Cashwell who will talk on "In dians," Mrs. C. A. Butterworth, who will dl9cuss "Christian Lit erature and Christian Colleges," Mrs. Jacob Cooper, who will speak on "Where Our Offering Goes." Mrs. Baltiens, Latvian na tive, will also make a brief talk. The World Day of Prayer ob servance is a community-wide service, i.-nder sponsorship of wo men's groups 6f the several chur ches. Hardware Firm Ownership Changed Bridges & HamrJck, well-known Kings Mountain hardware firm, will in the future be operated as Bridges Hardware Company, ac cording to dissolution notice pub lished in today's issue of the Herald. Under the terms of the dissolu tion, which was effective January 2, 1951, the partnership of G. A. Bridges, D, R. Hamrick, J. C. Brid Ses and G. E. Bridges, known as ridges * Hamrick, is dissolved, and the concern will be operated by G. E. and J. C. Bridges, trad ing as Bridges Hardware Compa ny. The new partnership is assum ing the debts and obligations of the old concern, as well as ac counts of Bridges * Hamrick. Glee A. Bridges will continue to be active in the firm, he said) though it will be under the man* agement of his two sons. Lippard To Address Scouters Of District SCOOT SPEAKER ? Rev. A. W. Lippcrrd, of Morganton, will be the speaker at the annual Scout Parent banquet and meeting of the Kings Mountain District. Boy Scouts of America, to be held Tuesday at 7 p. m. at the Masonic dining halL Peterson Rites Set For Sunday Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ann Peterson, 73, resident of North Piedmont avesue who died Thursday around 6:25 a. in. at her home of a heart attack, will be held at Hope-veil church, near Blacksburg, S. C., Sunday after noon at 3 o'clock. Interment will be In the chur ch cemetery. Mrs. Peterson was a native of Cherokee County. S. C., and was the daughter of the late John and Sarah Ann Martin. She had been a resident of Kings Mountain for 46 years. . Surviving are her husband, Ed Peterson, two sons, Jasper L. and Walter Peterson, and four dau ghters, Mrs. John Sanders, Mrs. Simon Sanders, Mrs. Fred Hen son and Mrs. Marvin Styers, all of Kings Mountain; a sister, Mrs. Ora McDanlel, of Blacksburg, S. C; and 21 grandchildren. Funeral Conducted For Hugh Mauney Funeral rites for Hugh Taylor Mauney, 49, well-known Gastonia salesman, were held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at Carothers Funeral Home chapel in Gaston ia. Mr. Mauney, husband of the former Miss Mary King of Kings Mountain, died suddenly Monday night in a hospital at Seneca, S. C., death * ilng attributed to pneumonia. - Mr. Mauney was in Seneca on a business trip. He was a tailor ing representative for Globe Tail oring Company and during the past year called at Kings Moun tain at Hughes Clothing Store. Surviving, in addition to -his wife, are two sons, Hugh Maurtey, Jr., and Thomas King Mauney, both of Gastonia, a sister, Mrs. I. N. Alexander, Gastonia, a brother, Frank M. Mauney, his father, C. Murphy Mauney, Columbia, S. C., and his mother, Mrs. C. M. Mau ney, Gastonia, Mr. Mauney was a Mason and an Elk. He was a (former member of the board of stewards of Gas ton ia's Main Street Methodist church. He had been associated with Globe Tailoring Company for the pa?t 12 years. He was a native of Gastonia and at ? one time operated a business at Un lor, S. C., and Inter a business at Gastonia. . . .. ? _ ; ? 7~ : I 235 Beceiving (Men To Take Pre-Indaction Exams Tlraisday Cleveland County's selective service board will tend its kng est group of men for pre-induc tlon examonatlons next Thursday since the re activation of the se lective service program. The board has sent orders to 235 registrants to report to the board office next Thursday morning for transportation to Charlotte for prelnduction phy sical examination*. Men found fit for duty will then be eligible for Induction Into the army, after a minimum delay of 2\ daya. W Mra Clara Newman, clerk to the selective service board, said almost ail registrants in the 20 yearold age group were order ed up for examinations. The group Includes men born as re cently as October 1930. On February 19, the board will send 95 men for final Induction Into the army. The to&ard received thhi week formal regulation* from state se lective service headquarters on processing of college students and also received certain Instruc tions concerning lists of occupa tional deferments. Mrs. Newman said the latter regulations had Just arrived and that the board had not had time to study them thoroughly. iiow ; ever, she added, a hasty perusal , of the regulations indicated few, if any, occupations in this area ' would qualify as deferable. Annual Banquet Will Be Held Tuesday Night Rev. A. W. Lippard, chaplain of the State Hospital at Morganton and Burke County Scout official for the past five years, will 'be the featured speaker at the an nual Scout-Parent banqupt and I meeting of the Kings Mountain District, Boy Scouts of America, to be held at the Masonic dining hall Tuesday night at 7 o'clock. The announcement was made by H. C. vyilson, new chairman of the Kings Mountain district. "The Rev. Mr. Lippard has for the past five years been a strong arm of the Scout program In Burke County. He has served as chairman of the Burke County district arid a s vice-president of the Piedmont Council for two years. As annual banquet speak er he will bring a strong Scout ing message," the announcement read. Tickets are now on sale for the banquet, Mr. Wilson said, and anyone interested in Scouting is invited to attend. All Scouts and parents of Scouts are especially urged to attend the meeting, he said. The Kings Mountain district banquet is an annual feature of Boy Scout Week, which is "being observed all over iihe nation February 6 to 12. This year the Boy Scouts of America are celebrating the for ty-first anniversary of the pro gram. Since February 8, 1910, more than 17,750,000 boys and men have served in Scouting. The Kings Mountain district this year Joins with over 2,750,000 hoys and men who are actively enrolled in over 75,000 units to "Strengthen Liberty," the anni versary theme. ? Scouts all over the country are training for Civil Defense jobs in order to he prepared to serve in. emergencies. Final Bites Held For Vane Wells Funeral services for Francis Vane Wells, 60, resident of route one, Kings Mountain, who died Tuesday night around 8:30 in a Gasrtonia hospital after a nine day Illness, were held Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Oak View Baptist church. Rev. C. E. Oxford, Rev. E. O. Gore and Rev. W. L. Pressly offi ciated and burial was in the - church cemetery. A native of Cleveland county, Mr. Wells was the son of the late John and Mattie Sellers Wells. He was a member of Oak View Rap. tirit church. Most oi his life he had devoted to farming but for the past eight years he had been employed by Neisler. Mills, Inc. His wife, the late Mrs. Mamie 1 Compton Wells, died In February 1950. Surviving are four sons, John Wells, of Alta Vista, Va? and Ral ph, Claude and Henry Wells, of Kings Mountain; seven daugh ters, Mrs. M. P. Lockridge, Mrs. Carl Morrow, Mrs. John Bumgard ner and Miss Virginia Wells, all of Kings Mountain, Mrs. P. R. Gladden of Charlotte, Mrs. Jack Bumgardner, of Lowell, and Mrs. R. L. Deal, of Oastonia, a brother, W. Mike Wells, of Kings Moun tain; a sister, Mrs. V. L. Bookout, of Burlington and eleven grand-, children. Masons Heaz Di. Caldwell More than 200 Masons and their wives were present Tuesday night for the annual banquet of Falrview I.nrlge No. 339, A. F. & k. M., held at the Masonic Din ing hall. Feature of the evening was an address by Dr. Wallace E. Cald well, of Chapel Hill, Grand Mas ter of North Carolina. Dr. Caldwell made an interest ing address, in which he outlined the -advantages of Masonry, both to a community and to the indlvU dual. Arnold W. Klncaid served as > master of ceremonies and Past * 'Master S. A. Crouse made the ad dress of welcome. Mrs. Sam Stall ings responded. Thirteen of 20 ? widows of former members of Falrview Lodge were presented by John H. Floyd, Past Master. , " (Cont'd on page flv?) ^