2'* City Limits 7,199 (Pinal Unofficial Census 1950) Immediate Trading Area 15.000 (1945 Batlpn Board Figures) ? ? 11 Pa&es Today VOL. 62 NO. 8 Sixty-Second Year Kings Mountain. N. C.. Friday. February 23. 1951 lor**-: r-:r ^ ^ .??"tTT..1 . ? " in ' 1 established 1889 PRICE FIVE CENTS YOUNGSTERS TURN TRAINMEN ? Shown above aro members of the second grade of Park Oraco School together with th? train they constructed in a unit project. The 33 pupils had to hare help from Jim Medlin. Marshall Core, and Aubsey Clay in getting materials to make plywood wheels which would turn, but other than that the children built the train themselves. Before the youngsters com pleted the train project, they'd gone into business, taken a day's train trip and received prized gifts from the president ol Southern Railway. (Photo by . Carlis)'.) Local News Bulletins AT BAIRD'S Mrs. Lillian Moore, of Shelby, Is the new bookkeeper at Baird Furniture here. She replaces Miss Martha Cox, who resign ed to accept a position with Pauline Mill. HAS OPE RATION n ft strnnwers, preslawt or Joe H. Thomson; industrial gifts, Charles Neisler; residential, Mrs. Sam Davis; bus iness and .professional, Jayeees, under direction of the- public health committee, Dr. Nathan H. Reed, chairman, Dr. D. F. Hord.i Jr., and Dr. L. T. Anderson; rural division, Edwin Moore; Grover,! C. F. Harry, Jr.; schools, Mrs. Grady King; Negro division, M. L. Campbell. Chairman Campbell has called j a meeting of the Negro division solicitors for next Wednesday ev- 1 ening at 8 o'clock at City ? Hall | courtroom. The local budget, which claims 71.1 percent of the minimum quo ta, is as follows: General and Home Service Salaries $1,500.00 Home service assistance 1,200.00 Disaster Preparedness and Relief 25.00 First Aid and Accident Prevention . . . : 100.00 Blood Program 362.00 Junior Red Cross .... 10.00 Contingencies and expenses 1,165.00 Total $4,362.00 In commenting on, the . fq said the conanltfm would strive to conduct a concentrated drtve which would be completed in ? minimum period.' Mrs. Harmon's Rites Conducted Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane Harmon, 76, resident of route one, Shelby, who died at Shelby hospital at around 8:40 p. m., (Monday night, were held at Beulah Methodist chu;ch Wed nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. W. E. Rufty and Rev. Frank Jordan officiated and bur. ial was in the Beulah cemetery. Ml*. Harmon fell two weeks ago and suffered a broken hip. She was the widow of the late Charles Harmon, who died In 1934. * She was a member of Beulah | church. Survivors Include two sons, Frank Harmon, of Shelby, , and Luther Harmon, of Loup City, Neu.oska; five daughters, Mrs. Fred Ooode and Mrs. Lloyd Wolfe of Shelby, Mrs. Giles Sellers and Mrs. James Lackey, of Kings Mountain, and Mrs. Charles Henderson, of LoweH; four bro thers, Frank Gamble and H. W. Gamble, of Kings Mountain, John Gamble of Shelbyk and William Gamble, of Chesnee, S. C.; IS grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Mrs. Harmon was a sister-in law of Miss Ella Harmon, Mrs. Minnie Crawford, Mrs. T. P. Mc GH1, M. L. Harmon and T. N. Harmon, all of Kings Mountain.. Ted, Warren, Leonard and John Frank Gamble. Paul Roberts and Childers Cash served as ac tive pall-bearers. FIDDLER'S CONVENTION The Beth-Ware Progressive Club will present Its Third An nual Fiddler's Convention at Beth -Ware school auditorium Saturday night, beginning at 7:30. A large number of string bands and individual perform ers are expected for the event Admission will be 80 cents for adults, 25 cents for children. OPERATION POSTPONED Operation to correct the heart condition of Mtke Reynolds, 14-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Reynolds, was postponed by Duke hospital of ficials. The baby was returned home Sunday. Duke surgeons felt the child yum too young to undergo sWh a tedious opera tion and advised special treat ment for eight to tan month*, at Ot at time, they hope to pair form the operation. The child it WILL PREACH HERE ? Dr. Jo-! seph Owen, pastor of Main Street Methodist church, of Gas tonia, will conduct a special se ries of services at Central Metho dist church here beginning Sun- ! day evening. Methodist Series To Start Sunday Dr. Joseph Owen, pastor of Main Street Methodist church, ! Gastonfa, wih preach a series of ; sermoris at Centr.?! Methodist church here beginning Sunday; evening. The series will be a part of the ; district- wide evangelism pro gram of the Gastonia district. I During next week, the western portion of the district will have special services, while during the following week the eastern por tion will have special services. Services at Central Methodist church will be at 7:30 each even ing, Sunday through Thursday. the finest preachers in all Meth odism," said Rev. H. Brendall, Central pastor. "We cordially in vite the public to Join us for what We know will be an Inspir ing series of messages of en couragement" Bites Conducted Foi Mrs. Williams Funeral services lor Mrs. Jesse M. Williams, 84, who died at a hospital In Charlotte Monday a round 9:30 a. m. were held at Central Methodist church Tues day afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. J. H. BrendaH, Jr., the pas tor, officiated and interment was in Forest Lawn Mausoleum, in Charlotte. Mrs. Williams, the former Miss Harriett EMzabeth Pendley, had been an invalid for several years and had been seriously ill for a bout a week with pneumonia. She was the widow of the late J. M. Williams, pioneer textile ex ecutive in Kings Mountain who died February 18, 1949. She was a member of Central Methodist church. . Mrs. WilTiam* to survived by three sons, J. H. Williams and Charlie S. Williams, of Gastonia, and H. S. Williams, of Winston Salem; five daughters, Mts. Lil lian Hendrix, of Beaufort, ; Mrs. F. G. Watteraon, of Kings Moun tain, Mrs. L. D. Shuford, of Forest City, Mrs. L. C. MinCh, of Char lotte, and Mrs. Stanley E. Huff man, of Columbus, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. J. E. Murphy, of Atlanta, Ga,; 16 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. H. C. Wilson, E. W. Griffin, Sr., Beivin Ware, L. L. Alexander, Grady Patterson and J. E. Hern don served as active pallbearers. r < ? Afar Force Revokes Phifer'* Orders Marriott D. Phifer, Kings Mountain business man and a master-sergeant in the AJr Force reserve, received notice from the Commanding General, 14th Air Force Headquarters, on. Monday morning that his orders to return to active A'Jty had been revoke e., The telegram revoking the or ders arrived only a few hours be fore Mr. Phifer was to leave for Maxwell Field, Ala., to receive physical examination prepara tory to returning to active duty. The telegram stated that the orders had been revoked due to heavy enlistments In the A)r Force. ... A ffl' |M OF1MATIOW W. F. Hemdon, wen-?nown retired contrac^, underwe^ condition was reported . Because the anniversary date fell so near Christmas, ap propriate ceremonies marking the occasion were postponed until Marcn 1. During the ceremonies five year service certificates will he awarded to 70 employees who have been with the company continuously during that period. Superintendent Fred Daugherty will preside at the open house festivities assisted by Ben Nut tall and Bruce Thorburn of the Phenix staff. Frank Asbury, manager of Burlington's Cotton Spinning Di vision and other company offici als are expected to be on hand for the occasion. The Phenix plant, one of 77 in the Burlington Mills organiza tion, manufactures cotton yarns, some of which is used in Buriing ton weave plants and some sold to outside interests. One of the older mills in this section of North Carolina, Phenix has a history that dates back to 1886. It was known originally as Dilling Mills Company and. was operated for approximately 50 years under that name, from 1886 until i936. During nr city commissioner; Ward 2, Ltoyd Davis, loser to Incumbent Cu/1 Mauney for the satae position in 1949 by something less than 100 votes; Ward 3, W. B. (B1T1) Logan; Ward 4, H. C. Wilson and Clyde Jolly; Ward 5, T. W. Grayson. Mr. Grayson admitted to. the Herald that he was contemplat ing making the race in May, but had not yet definitely made up his mind. The observer who sup plied the listing said that Mr. Davis was a "sure" candidate. Considerable speculation re mained on the mayoral situation, still hinging, it seemed, on whe ther Mayor J. B. Herndon offers again, or whether he decides to retire. Mayor Hemdon has beert known to remark several times during the past 18 months that (Cont'd on page eight) Special Service Set For Sunday; Conrad To Speak Dr. F. L. Conrad, of Salisbury, president of the United Evangel ical Lutheran Synod In Ngtrth Carolina, will be the officiating J officer at ground -'breaking serv | ices for the Lutheran Mission in | Kings Mountain on Sunday aft ! ernoon, at 3 o'clock. The services will be held at ! the site of the new church, at the corner of Crescent Hill and Hawthorne roads. Announcement of the special services was made by Dev. Vance Daniel, mission pastor. It was also announced that Dr. ! Conrad will preach at morning j services was made by Rev. Vance ! o'clock at West school auditori um. Officers of the new church and Sunday school department will participate in the ground-break ing services. i The church organization inclu des: Church council ? Laney Dettmar, Paul McGinnis, E. K. Whitener, F. W. Plonk, Hal Plonk C. T. Bennett, Rufus Mitcham, Stowe Divenney, and Rev. Mr. Daniel, chairman ex officio. Lay chairman, Paul McGinnis; secretary, Laney Dettmar; finan cial secretary, Herbert Mitcham; treasurer, Dorus Bennett; build ing fund treasurer, F. W. Plonk; building committee, Hal Plonk, chairman, C. T. Bennett, E. K. Whitener, F. W. Plonk, J. C. Caveny, Hubert McGinnis; head . usher, Hal Plonk. The Sunday school organiza tion Includes: John Rudisill, su perintendent; Laney Dettmar, as sistant superintendent; Gaither Ledbetter, secretary; Bob Led better, trep.ru rer; teachers, Mis. Fred Plonk, nursery, Mm Paul McGinnis, beginners, Mrs. Phil bp Baker, primary, Mrs. Gene Glad den and Mrs. Dorse Wh it ?sides, juniors, Miss Essie Foster. Inter mediates, Laney Dettmar, sen iors, Mra C. S. Plonk, Jr., wo men's Bible class and Paul Mc Ginnis, men's Bible class. Final Bites Held. For I. T. Goforth , Funeral services for James Thomas Goforth, 75, of route two. Kings Mountain, who died a round 1:30 a. m. Wednesday morning alter an illness of lO days, were held at El Bethel Me thodist church Thursday after noon at 4 o'clock. Rev. Ray Swink and Rev. W. L. Pressly officiated and "burial was in the church cemetery. He was a former farmer and & retired groceryman. His first wife, the former Miss Ida Hamrick, died in 1917. He was a member of El Bethel church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Eliza lita;K Bradford Goforth, two sons, Herman and Timmons C. Goforth, of Kings Mountain; four step -daughters, Mrs. Mary Go forth, of Kings Mountain, Mrs. Ben CornweH, of Akron, Ohio, and. Misses Virginia and Rebecca. ' Bradford, of Cleveland, Ohio; three step-sons, W. T. Bradford, of Charlotte, Charles A. Bradford, of Cleveland, Ohio, and John Brad ford, of Akron, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. Elijah Hamrick, of Ellenbo ro; two ^brothers, Harry Goforth, of Splndale, and Hatcher Gofor th of Ellenboro; and three grand children. Boyd Harrelson, Rufus Doster, Myers Hambright, Hal Morris, /ohn RudisiTl and Jasper War% served ?s active palbeareTS. Cagers In Finale Here Tuesday Night ' Kings Mountain high school's j 1951 varsity basketball teams 1 close out the season at Central gymnasium Tuesday night cr gainst teams from Belmont high school. The opening tip off Is set for 7 o'clock. The Mountaineers travel to Shelby tonight (Friday) for an other shot at the Shelby high Lions, who edged the locals hers on February 9th 43 to 41 in ' a second, "sudden-death" ores- i time period. t / The Friday night games are I scheduled for the Shelby school gymnasium (not the Re creation Center) and the open er Is set to* 7 p. m. Belmont's boys edged Kings Mountain en January 30th at Belmont by 45 to 43. A pair ot wins will Insure the local quint a high Western (AA) confer ence standing for the season