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Population City Limits 7.193 (Pinal Unofficial Census 1950) Immediate Trading Ana 15,000 (1945 Ration Board Figures) VOL.62 HO. 10 Sixty-Second Tear Kings Mountain. N. C. Friday. March 9. 1951 Established 1989 PRICE FIVE CENTS Local News I Bulletins| CARPENTER BETTER Earl E. Carpenter, who suffer ed a severe heart attack sever al weeks ago, was reported considerably Improved by members of his family On Wed nesday. FULTON BETTER ' W. S. Fulton, Sr., who was se riously ill over the weekend, was reported improved Thurs day morning. Though still con fined to bed, It was expected that Mr. Fulton would be up I and about again by the end of the week. Mr. Fulton became ill last Saturday evening. TO ATTEND MEETING W. E. Blakely will attend a meeting of the finance commit tee of the Board of Trustees of Eraklhe college on Monday. The meeting will be held at Spartanburg, S. C. LEGION MEETING Regular monthly meeting of Otis D- Green Post 155, Ameri can Legion, will be held Friday night at 7:90 at the Legion building, according to announ cement by James Bennett, ad jutant. RECEIVES CAP Miss Betty Falls, daughter ?of Mr. an**. Mrs. Otis Falls, has finished her 6-month course in pre -clinical training at York County hospital, Rock HOI, S. C. She reoeived her cap in spe cial candlelight ceremonies at Oakland Baptist church, Rock Hill, on Thursday evening, March 1. CHURCH FILM The motion picture "Like A Mighty Army" will toe shown at evening services Sunday at First Presbyterian church. The film portrays the transforma tion of a selinsattafied congre gation which is awakensd to , constructive work. - ? STORY HOUR Regular Friday afternoon story 'hour for Xflrfldren at Ja cob S. Mauney Memorial Li brary will begin at 4 o'clock. Mrs. P. D. Patrick will serve as story .teller, with Mrs. Frank Ussery as hostess. LODGE MEETING A stated communication of Fairview Lodge No. 339 A. F. & A. M. will be held Monday night, March 12, at 7:30. All master Masons are Invited to attend. ELKINS TO DUTY Capt, Estel E. Biking, army reservist, left this week for Fort Knox, Ky., where he re ports Friday for active duty with the 3rd Armored division. Capt Elklrvs served In Europe with the 2nd Infantry division during World War II. His wife Is the former Miss Polly Crouch. auiLDixa hamrs B, 'tiding permit was issued at (X. - Hall during the past week t*. Haywood E. Lynch, for construction of # business building 'OB West Mountain stret, $3,500, and to Ava Ware, for repatas to pouch, 9250. First Lt. and Mrs. FVed sJ Finger arrives here Sunday [from Camp Chaffee, Ark., where Lt. Finger has been on active duty. He reports on Mon day for duty at Indlantown Gap., Pa. V OTTO IfAVT . Fred WMte, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. White, , and Curtis Wright, son of Mr. end Mrs. Kosafc Wright, left March 8 for duty In the navy. They were sent to San Diego, Calif., for ba stc training! . ' ' NEW FO CLERK lames O. Tate, of 711 Pied mont avenue, has been ap pointed substitute clerk at Kings Mountain postoffice, ac cording to announcement by ?t*master W. E. Blakely. Mr. .ho served in the army .. October 1946 to October y*9, had been employed at "Milne Mill. H? replaces Ken neth PruKt Who enlisted last Thursday in the Army Air Queen City Bus Station Expects To Clear Property Soon WINS AWARD ? Cpl. William H. Davis, of Kings Mountain, has been awarded a Certificate of Achievement for his services with an Air Force bomber group In Japan. Davis AF Group "Man-of-Month" Cpl. William H. Davis, of Kings Mountain, serving In the air force in Japan with a bomber group, was recently named "Man of the Month" by the group com mander, according to information received here. Cpl. Davis Is the son of Mrs. Er nest L. Davis, 109 Waco road, and the grandson of Mrs. Betty Em ery. In the Air Force for 18 months, CpL Davis Is 19 years of age and has been in Japan since Septem ber -9. The Certificate of Achievement signed by Lt-Col. El kins Read, Jr., commanding, reads: "Cpl. William H. Davis has displayed exception*! diligence *n Uiu MM formence of his duties. He has shown outstanding traits of Char acter- and Ms loyalty and devo tion to duty have been most praiseworthy." ? Utile Theatre Gives "Rebecca" Some 250 persons attended the Tuesday evening performance of "Rebecca," second presentation of the current season by the Kings Mountain Little Theatre. 13ie play,, an adaptation of the Daphne du Maurler mystery, was directed by Mrs. Joe S. Evans, Jr. Stars of the show were Mrs. I. Ben Goforth, Jr., as Rebecca, and Jimmy Spivey as her husband, Mr. de Winter. Leading support1 lng roles Included Dr. P. G. Pad gett, and Miss Emelyn Gilles pie, as Major and Mrs. Giles Lacy, who provided comedy relief, and Mrs. A1 Ralston, who made an effective performer as the morbid maid, Mm. Danvers. A particularly outstanding fea ture of the performance were the ?Mge settings, which might well have been at home in a profes sional perferipar?c?. ? . * ; HOWARD TO REPORT First Lt Grady Howard, U. S. Marine Corps Reserve, Is to leave Monday for Camp Le Jeune, where he will report for active duty with the Marine Corps. Deeds Conveying Bus Station Site Are Received Queen City Coach Company hopes to proceed with the build ing of a bus station jn Kings Mountain as quickly a? possible, J. H. Quattlebaum, district pas. senger agent for the company, told the Herald Thursday. Deeds to W. King street proper ty purchased >by the company have now been delivered, and, Mr. Quattlebaum said, the com pany hopes to clear the properti es, including the old house which is to be demolished, in the near future. He said that an a a hltect would then be assigned to the project to perfect plans for the building, adding that these plans would have to be submitted to the Nor th Carolina Utilities Commission and to Greyhound Corporation officials, for approval. He said Greyhound would have the option of participating in the new building, either on an own ership basis or an a carrier-ten ant basis. . Mr. Quattlebaum Baid the Queen City Company did not an ticipate any difficulty in obtain ing federal government approval for construction of the bus sta- j fion.here, in view of the fact that none exists. Under present regu lations special permission must be obtained to construct commer cial buildings costing more than $5,000. Seven Azea Men Aie Inducted ? ? ? - Seven Kings Mountain area men left from Shelby Thursday morning, with a group of 45, for induction into the army. The group from the Kings Mountain area included Gene Richard Green, of Grover, Robert Lee Hogue, of Waco, FVank Wes ley Burris, Harold Clifton Shook, Arthur Pinkney Baity, Jr., Her bert Hord Camp and William Erakine Harmon. On Monday, the county selec tive service board will send a large group to Charlotte for pre induction physical examinations. A total of 150 registrants- have been ordered up for the exami nations. Mts. Clara Newman, clerk to the selective service board, said Thursday that Aprid quotas for both pre-induction and induction have not yet been received from selective service headquarters In Raleigh. Lions Will Conduct Bond Fund Drive Th? King* Mountain Lions Club will conduct the annual financial campaign far tins King, Mountain school band, anrwdlug to action this writ by the dub's board of directors. The dab oxpocts to conduct the campaign in April and will formulate plans for the project at Its meeting Tuesday night ft The Red Cross BloodmObdle re turns to Kings Mountain next Wednesday, with the community assigned a quota of 200 pints of blood. , The Bloodmobile Will set up at the Woman's Club Wednesday morning and will be In operation from 11:30 to 4:30 p. i?The 200-pine quota is a record one for the community, and of ficials estimate that 350-400 po tential blood donors will be re quired to provide the desired 200 pints. Many donors are turned down for a variety Of reasons, from low blood pressure to other ailments*/. f?v? * Blood quotas have bee-n incre ased due to' the pressure of de mand from the armed force s, now. using great quantities of blood and blood friasma to serve lives of men wounded In Korea. Mrs. Joe S. Evans, Jr., recruit ment chairman, quoted the .fol lowing telegram Teceivs#. from officials of the area bank In Charlotte: "Blood center cannot meet requirements for Korea un less your unit meets quota. Pleese put every effort behind (Cont'd oA page eight) sEmm TO SPEAK HERE ? John Harden, ?Ice-president in charge of pub lic relations (or 'Burlington Mills Corporation, will address mem bers oi the Kings Mountain Lions club on Tuesday night. Harden To Speak To lions Club John Harden, of Greensboro, vice-president in charge of pub lic relations for Burlington Mills Corporation, will address mem bers of the Kings Mounta in Lions club at the regular meeting of the organization Tuesday. The club meets at the Masonic Dining Hall at 7 o'clock. Mr. Harden, prior to becoming associated with the Burlington concern; was a veteran North Carolina newsman. He was for many years a member of the staff of the Salisbury Evening Post, took a leave of absence to handle publicity for Gregg Cherry in the 1944 gubernatorial campaign, then 'became Governor Cherry's private secretary. He served brief ly on the staff of the Greensboro Daily News before Joining Bur lington Mills as the chief of pub lic relations. Guard Unit Seeks 18- Year-Old Recruits Capt. Humes Houston, com manding the Kings Mountain Na tional Guard unit, reminded Kings Mountain 18-year-olds this week that they have a standing invitation to Join the local guard company. Under present policy, Capt. Houston pointed out, members of the National Guard are noi eli gible for service via selective ser vice. "With Congress ready to enact legislation drafting 18-year-olds, It vould appear advantageous to these men to enlist in fchett local guard company," Capt. Houston said. . ' _ Full Information concerning service In the National Guard can be obtained from Sgt. Ned Gantt at the National Guard Armory daily from 8:30 to S p. m. "* -? - . . t Newton Man loins High School Faculty B. D. Cordell, of Newton, and a recent graduate of Lenoir Rhyne college, is a new addition to the faculty of Kings Mountain high school. . Mr. Cordell, according to an* nouncement by Supt. B. N. Barn es, was employed for the re ?ma'nder of the present school term, as Instructor in' physical education. He Will also serve as assistant baseball coach. A vacancy In the teaching staff was created when Everette Carl ton reported for active' duty with the Marine Corps. Charlotte Group Meets With Jaycees A group from the Charlotte Ju nior Chamber of Commerce and Jaycette clubs ihet with Kings MounUin Jaycees and. their wiv es at the Masonic dining hall Tuesday night. Dave Harris, Charlotte club president, Dr. and Mrs. Carlton Watfclns and Mr. and Mrs. Burt Kennedy lead ft discussion at the meeting on formation of an aux iliary or Jaycette group in Kings Mountain. Dr. N. H. Reed made a report on the Jaycee phase of the itod Crow drive, Faison Barnes presided and announced membership of the nominating committee, which Includes rail Fulton, Grady Ho ward, Jake Cooper, Bunk Houser and Fleete McCurdy. Honser Seeks Nominatioiis For County Iota E. A. Houser, Jr., clerk of Cle veland County Superior court, has asked Democratic precinct com mitteemen of Number 4 and Number 5 Townships to consider a recommendation for an interim appointment of a district 2 covin ty commissioners. - v Committee members received the letters Thursday morning. Mr. Houser said he was antic ipating passage of the special bill in the North Carolina General Assembly which will provide for addition of two county commis sioners. Under the terms of the bill as introduced by Rep. B. T. Falls, Jr., last week, Mr. Houser is empowered to appoint mem bers of the board of commission ers to complete the interim term from the two vacant districts, Districts 2 and 3. (District 3 in cludes Number 9 and Number 10 Townships). The five precincts in District 2 include East Kings Mountain, West Kings Mountain, Grover, Waco. The five precincts in' District 2 and their Democratic commit tee membership includes: East Kings Mountain ? Ollie Harris, Chairman, Mrs. Humes Houston, Otto Guyton, J. E. Mau ney, Faison Barnes. West Kings Mountain ? J. K. Willis, Chairman, Mrs. Ruth Gamble, Hi D. Ormand, Howard Jackson, Martin L. Harmon. Grover ? ? J. B. Ellis, chairman, j Mrs. Alfred Collins, S. A. Crisp, T. R. Hambright, Vance Kiser. Waco - ? M C. Whitworth, Chairman, Mrs. J. F. Wacaster, Maude Whitworth, M. P. Harrel son, Stough Miller, J. H. Hord, Z. V. Cline. Bethware ? * J. W. Watterson, Chairman, Mrs. Lamar Herndon, 2. C. Randall, H. A. Goforth, La mar Herndon. Lake Montonia Meeting Held Annual meeUng of stockhold ers of Lake Montonia Club. Inc., wag held at City Hall courtroom Tuesday night. D. C. McSwain, of Gastonia, was elected president to succeed Frank Young and Carl F. Mauney was named vice-president, re placing E. W. Griffin, Sr. Other officers elected included B. S. Netll, Jr., secretary . treasur er, replacing H. R. Hunnicutt; Harry Page, assistant secretary treasurer.; Hilton Ruth, 3-year di rector; Dr. O, P. Lewis, 2-year di rector replacing Mr. Mauney; and W. R. Husk ins, of Gastonia. J. W. Grimes, o'f Kings Moun-I tain, and Claude L. Wyrick and W. T. Spencer, of Gastonia, are hold -over directors. The club voted the board of di rector* the authority to Increase i all dues by not more than SO per cent retroactive to January 1, 1951. Stockholders dues per share would be increased to $18 and associate members dues to *15 should the board vote the top increase. The (roup also voted to have the treasurer send out statements lor annus! dues -alter the annual meeting each year, instead of at the flrat of the year as has been the practice. ? . Mr. Mauney gave a report fiom the grounds committee and Joe Lee Woodward made a report" lor the fish committee. The presi dent's report and the treasurer's financial statement were read and the group voted an amend ment to the by-laws providing, that the Immediate past presi dent and secretary - treasurer be come ex -officio members of the board Of directors. ? - ? i. . i Progress Reported On Water Changes Ctty officials reported this week that residents of the Burlington Mill community are rapidly ac complishing changeover to new water line* recently installed by theclty. It was estimated that some 40 percent of the 82 homes have completed the changeover with more making arrangements for the change dally. Under the cut-over to metered lines, the elty has allowed the residents until March 21 to com plete the work of' installing new Hne*. After that time, service on the old un- metered lines Mil be discontinued. TO SB EXAMINED Rowell Lane, high school principal, leaves Friday for Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Ala., where he will receive physical examination prepara tory to returning to active duty with the Air Fowe. Mr. Lane hold's a major's commission in the Air Force reserve. George Allen Files For Mayor; McCurdy Is Running For Board OUT FOR MAYOR ? Ueorge W. Allen, Kings Mountain business - man, filed notice of candidacy this week for mayor of Kings Mountain. Mr. Allen was the first candidate to file for the office of mayor, to he decided in the biennial city election on faTt 8. Dog Quarantine Effective Friday All dogs In Cleveland County I are under quarantine effective today according to an order is sued yesterday by Dr. Z. P. Mit- ! chell, county health officer. The quarantine was ordered following receipt of a positive re port on a rabies test made on the head of a dog killed in South Shelby and numerous reports of mad dogs in the county in the last few days. | j." According to the law, all dogs running at large anywhere in the county during the quarantine are to be killed by law lnforce ment officers. The ban is for six weeks, to be iifted April 20 if conditions per mit, according to Dr. Mitchell. He said the move is for the protec tion of lives and property in the county and urged full coopera tion. Dr. Mitchell also urged all owners of dogs to have them vac cinated if this precaution has not already been taken. "Rudolph." Canine Stage Star. Missing "Rudolph," canine star of the Little Theatre's opening produc tion this season, has been miss ; lng from his home for two weeks and his owners are requesting help In finding him. The small white rat terrier came into the home of Mr. and Mrs, Cad Mayes -during Christ mas 1949 and was tagged "Ru dolph,", (because of his red nose. The pup disappeared from the Mayes residence on East Ridge street on February 23rd. ?Hie 'family Is requesting infor mation as to the dog's wherea -botrts, -fearing 4ie became lost and. was picked up by someone wtio didn't recognize him or was fltol en Citizens who attended the. play, "You Can't Take It Wtth You," at the .hjgh. fchool auditorium la*t fall are being urged fo be oh the [lookout for the animal. Two Additional Candidates Out Foi City Posts George W. Allen has announ ced his candidacy fOr mayor and Fleete ft- McCurdy has announ ced his candidacy for Ward 5 commissioner. Both men posted their filing fees with City Treasurer S. A. Crouse on Tuesday. Mr. Allen's candidacy came as no surprise as he had indicated for several weeks that he would make the race. Only other candidate thus far for the several city offices and two school board positions to be filled at the election of May 8 is B. Hudson Bridges, a candidate to succeed himself as Ward 4 commissioner. The rumor mill, however, was considerably more active, with the latest hot-ofthe-griddle ru mor listing Glee A. Bridges, for mer county commissioner, as a potential candidate for mayor. Othe possibilities included Carl F. Mauney, Ward 2 commis sioner, and Hal D. Ward, Ward 5 commissioner, with the outside chance that Mayor J. E. Herndon might seek re-election: It was generally conceded that Mr. JMauney and Mr. Ward, cur-, rently members of the city board, would not oppose each other. While Mr. Mauney said he was not yet ready to make a state ment concerning the race, Mr. Ward said he would either be a candidate for mayor, or would bp a candidate to succeed him self. - Otherwise, the political gossip listed several possible candidates for the Ward 5 school trusteeship, which B. S. Neill announced last week he would vacate. They in cluded E. E. Marlowe, Fred W. Plonk and Tolly Shu ford, all known to be considering offering for this position. Only other formal development was an announcement by H. C. Wilson, prominently mentioned as a possible contender for the Ward 4 city board post, that he would not seek this office. Both Mr. Allen and Mr. Mc Curdy are Kings Mountain busi ness men. Mr. Allen, who owns Aliens Antiques, has been a citizen of this community for 21 years. He was 'born in Number 4 Township, fand- served as Kings Mountain's chief of police fTom 1930-33. From 1921-23, he was mayor of Easley, S. C, For some 20 years, Mr. Al len was engaged in municipal construction work, including the building of water and sewer In stallations. He Is the lather of five children. ' In announcing his candidacy, Mr. Allen Issued the following statement: "I am aware of the responsibilities of mayor, and, if elected, will assume them. I have no desire to punish would be enemies or to reward friends, other than endeavoring to serve the entire population. "I shall do my best to be fair to everyone, striving at all times to be right I plant myself on that one word "tight," and I will re fuse to ?be moved from it, once I ?have found it. ? "I "believe in progress, without (Cont'd on page eight) Bed Cross Fond Campaign Began Tuesday; Solicitors Are Active j ,t 1 1 , i Kings Mountain's 1951 Red CM e fund campaign got under way Tuesday morning, following a -kick-off breakfast at the Coun try Club, with 40 committeemen present. Feature of the breakfast was an address by Mrs. Ruth Searle, of .the Southeastern area office in Atlanta. Mrs. Searle emphasized the heavy calls now being made on the Red Cross from the armed for ces, along with the many civilian services which Red Orosw strives to keep itself in readiness to handle. Mrs. Searle herself customarily works with the disaster relief branch of the Red Gross and re cited many personal experiences of speedy Red Orosis action fol lowing disaster from storm, flood, and explosion. ? ??.?$ " Campaign Chairman Aubrey Mauney presided at the meeting and urged the committee mem bers to complete their solicits-, tton work as quickly as possible. Goal of the campaign is 6,139. Completion of two major so licitation organizations were an nounced this week. Mrs. Grady King, chairman of the schools division, announced the following sub-chairmen: Gen. tral school, Mrs, Harold Coggins, I East school, Mrs. Grover Lackey, West school, MJss.Carlyle Ware, Grover and Dixon schools, Mrs. W. F. Powell, Beth Ware, Mrs. Hal Morris, Patterson Grove, Mrs. W. K. Crdok, and Park Grace, Mrs. J. C. Nickels. J. Edwin Moore also announc ed the rural solicitation organi zation, as follows: Oak Grove, Will Watterson, Frank C. Ware, and Rev. C. C. Crowe; Patterson Grove, Lawrence Seism, Hugh Falls and Eugene Patterson: Be thlehem, Mrs. Lamar Herndon; Lamar Herndon and Rev. T. W. Fogleman; Dixon Presbyterian, J. G. Darracott, Rev. P. D. Patrick; El Bethel, Wayne L. Ware; Dav id's Chapel, Rev. Lawrence W., McSwain, Mr*. Lawrence Me-; Swain, Ira Falls; Oakview, John Bumgardner, Rev. Earl Oxford, J. E. Connor and Hoyt Patton; Al len Memorial, Rev. Lawrence Mc. Swain. "We have an enthuiaatic or ganization and I have no fea^ that the Kings Mountain Red Cross quota will be reach Chairman Mauney said. "We I would, of course, very much like V) over -subscribe It" WOUNDED IN ACTION ? Pic. Evan* Hugh Carroll, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Carroll, received wounds in action in Korea Jan uary 30. Pic. Carroll is only I7 years of age. having raised his age to enlist in the army last May. Kiwanis To Honor Fanners oi Area Some 10C Kings Mountain area farmers "have been invited as guests for the annual Farmer's Night Banquet of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club, to be held next Thursday evening, March 15,- at the Masonic Dining Hall at 7 o'clock. ! Principal speaker of the even ing will be L. L. Ray, of Raleigh, member of the department of I Foundations of N. C. State Col lege. Mr. Ray, a graduate of the State college agricultural school, has been active in agricultural affairs for many years. He was formerly associated with -a num ber of dairy manufacturing con cerns and later held the position of secretary of the Dairy Manu facturers Association of North Carolina. Lewis Ho vis, a college class mate, said, "Mr. Ray is a good speaker and one who weaves con siderable humor into his .re marks." Arrangements for the annual meeting are being handled by the club's agricultural committee which includes, J. E. Anthony, Jr., chairman, Harry Page, director, Glee A. Bridges, Arnold Riser, B. M. Ormand and Myers Hambri ght. Invitations from the club and from individual Kiwanians were mailed to farmers of the area Monday. ARP Youth Choir To Give Program The Youth Choir of Boyce Me morial ARP church will present its second annual musical pro gram on Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Music from the Psalms will feature the program, which will abao Include the reading of Bibli cal passages and prayer. The choir, which includes 15 voices, is under the direction of Mrs. John E. Gamble, assisted by Mrs. Garrison Goforth. Mrs. W. L. McMackin is choir mother. Alexander Named Scout Coordinator Charles L. Alexander has been namer coordinator of Boy Scout service in the Civil defense pro gram. A former Scoutmaster of Troop 7, Kings Mountain, Mr. Alexand er has a long background in 1 Scout work. The announcement was made by H. C. Wilson, chairman of the Kings Mountain Boy Scout dis trict. Scouts are to play an important role in the local civil defense pro gram. Ollie Harris is director of the civil defense committee. - Hospital Beds Here; Tables Are Needed Principal Items of equipment lacking now delaying the open, lug of the Kings Mountain hos pital are tables for the emerg ency room and delivery room* hospital officials sold Thurs day. Other equipment not yet re ceived Include six bassinets (some have arrived), rollers for beds, certain kitchen equip ment and office equipment Beds and bedside tables ar rived during the past weekend. No further equipment Invoi ces had been received Thurs day morning, thus the opening date for the hospital could not be estimated. ? '