Population
City Limits 7,193
(Final Unofficial Census 195Q)
Immediate Trading Area 15,000
(1945 Ration Board Figure*)
Pages
Today
VOL.62 NO. 11
Sixty-Second Year
Kings Mountain. N. C., Friday. March 16, 1951
Established 1889
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_ OH DEAN'S LIST
'"'Miss Iris Patterson, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Patter
son, at Kings Mountain, is a
rnong the students of Erekine
college i qualifying (for the
dean's list, On the basis of first
semester work. Miss Patterson
averaged 90 or better Oft all
courses, according to announ
cement by Dr. 5S. A. Sloan, of
the college faculty,
srertiettwxt- -
Kerns Brothers, Kings Moun
tain trucking firm, has filed
suit In Cleveland County Su
perior Court lor $3,500 against
Southern Railway Company.
The Kerns firm alleges that a*
mourn of damages resulting
from an accident In Dallas,
?when a trailer-truck of the
trucking firm was hit by a
Southern train.
CJUIS IS DEntBBBO
The Army Air Force has
granted Rowell Lane, high
school principal, a delay in re
porting for active duty until
June 13. Mr. Lane returned
Wednesday night from Max
well Field. Montgomery, Ala.,
where he hul reported last
Saturday for physical examina
tion preparatory to return to
active duty. The delay author
ized will enable Mr. Lane to
complete his duties for the cur
rent school year.
SINGING CONVENTION
A singing convention will foe
held at Oak View Baptist chur
ch, several Cities south on
York highway Sunday after
noon at 2 p'<Aock, aoooidsoig to
announcement by Leonard
Smith. All singers and . quar
tettes are invited to attend, he
- ; New deacons elected toy the
congregation at Boyce Memo
rial ARP church Sunday were
Franklin Ware, R H. Burton,
Otto Wa**?frdTliwiooin Go
MHHHBHhA'''] c
AT CONVENTION
Dr. R. N. Baker, Kings Moun
tahl dentlet, has tfw> attend
lng the TW-Statc Dentlata con
ventton Oetog held at Wash
Sngton, D.C. jr- ? ?.
.?n
Hen^aW^nn
Oa^on
IrfMcal District '
Invites Conpact
Consolidation
The city school system expects
to modernize the Davidson Ne?
grO school In the near future,
renovation program involving a
sum that may reach $50,000, B?
V. Barnes, superintendent of
schools, M^d this week.
Mr. Barnes said that the school
board of trustees had been cog
nlzant of this need for a long
time, but that the project had
.been delayed pending results of
an Invitation to county school au
thorities to discuss a consolida
tion of Davidson colored school
and Compact colored school in
the county system.
Mr. Barnes said the city board
-felt that ? consolidation would
be beneficial to the present and
potential sudents of both schools,
over the long period, the heavier
portion of the financial .load
would be on the Kings .Mountain
School district.
At the aame time, he suggested
that a consolidation would
broaden the faculty of tfee con
solidated unit, result In the de
sired specialization of teaching
tasks, and also Improve an ex-:
pensive transportation problem
for the Compact school. Under
the present arrangement a school
bus picks up colored students on
the CherryviUe Road, proceeds
tluougii Kings Mountain and on
to Compact.
Mr. Barnes said he hoped that
the county and tftv school offi
cial could confer on the pro
posal in the near future. IT the
consolidation is not feasible, he
added, the city board wants to
forward its renovation plans for
the Davidson unit which are ex
pected to include installation of
a heating plant
CAIXKD FOB DUTY
Harold Clonlnger, gunner's
mate, first class, navy reserve,
has recently received orders to
undergo physical examination
preparatory to returning to ac
tive duty. He is to report in
April for examination at Char
leston, S. C, "
HEBE FRIDAY ? Dr. Gnlon
Johnson* of Chapel HllL officer of
the North Caxpiina Federation of
Women's Clubs, will make cm
addrsss at the Woman's Club
here on Friday night at 7:30.
Dr. lotason
To Speak Here
Dr. Guion Johnson, of Chapel
H1H, first vice-president of the
North Carolina Federation of
Women's Clubs, will speak at
the Woman's Club at 7:30 Fri
day evening on the subject of
"Current World Affairs."
The program, under the spon
sorship of the Senior Woman's
Club, was arranged by Mrs". J. K.
Willis.
The public is being Invited to
attend the address and Invita
tions have been issued to the
membership of all Kings Moun
tain civic clubs.
. Mis. Johnson Is also first v lot
president of the North Carolina
division, American Association at
Untoflriynr Women.
"Mrs. Johnson is a competent
and forceful speaker," Mrs. Willis
said in making the announce
ment, " and cancelled another
engagement In order to be In
Kings Mountain. We are expect
ing a huge crowd for her ad
dress."
Prior to the meeting, the exec
utive committee of the Women's
Club will enertaln Mis. Johnson
at dinnner at the Country Club.
ennial
D?vta was t?*n*-t?J to dttw ?
bttl for i'li'ijuiiiplftii to ttm Ma.
latin* wtitch ?MM <1> MuSto
the <aty to turn over Its parking
meter receipts for imp of the Rec
reation oommlsnlon, and (2) ?
4&WMMh?
to a current suit against the City
of Laurlnbmg concerning the dl
y 'Tglqn Ofpartdng meter fund*
for recreational purposes Under
PtWh to b? ora wn for wtfoa
by the General Assembly, the
??ywouldJ be able E *jve it the
fund* alhoald the Laurinbufg act
tie upheld. If not, the city epuld
?
The hill concerning the 9k,-,
rordor's Court eoables tfcfcjptty
board to employ a solicitor for
the court and would change the1
current law concerning appeal
from the local court's JurUwlic*]
ttotT to county recorder'* court
Under the new bill, no ea?es{
"wild be appealed except for the
I *" ??tic purpose of obtaining a
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Mission Named;
Seivice Sunday
The Lutheran Mission In Kings
Mountain adopted the name.
Resurrection Lutheran church,
at services last Sunday and for
mal organization of the church
.congregation will take place
Sunday afternoon aF~7 o'clock at
West Elementary school audito
rium.
Announcement of the service
was made toy Rev. Vance Daniel,
pastor, who also announced that
Dr. F. L. Conrad, of Salisbury,
president of the United Evangeli
cal Lutheran Synod of North!
Carolina , -will speak st the con
stituting service.
Services wltl begin Sunday
with Sunday School at 9:45 a- m.
and Rev. Daniel will conduct the
morning service at 11 o'clock.
Members will be received Into
the church at the 3 o'clock ser
vice. The public is Invited to Join
in the services of the day, Rev.
Daniel said.
A special showing of films ta
ken at the ground-breaking ser
vice, held on the site of the pro
posed building on February 25,
will be shown at the school at
.2:30 p. m. Sunday.
Greetings from representatives
of the church at large will be
brought by the following:
Mrs. E. R. Lineberger, of East
Spencer, president of the Wo
men's Missionary Society in Nor
th Carolina.
Ray CMne, of Mt Pleasant,
president of the State Luther
League.
Aubrey Mauney, Secretary of
the Lutheran Brotherhood in
America.
H. P. Krauss, of Winston-Sal
em, president of the State Lutfc.
eran Brotherhood.
? Rev. P. D. Patrick, president of
the Kings Mountain Ministerial
association.
Rev. Hoke Ritchie, of Lincoln
ton, president of the Southern
Conference of North Carolina
Synod.
W. K. Mauney, chairman of
the church council, St Matthew's
Lutheran church.
Miss Barbara Yount of Cherry*
ville, Children of the Church in
North Carolina.
H. E. Isenhour, of Salisbury,
Board of American Missions of
the 0. L. C. A.
- Rev. 1. D. Shepherd ot Shelbjr,
mission committee of the North
Carolina Synod.
Browning Bites]
Held Thursday
Funeral service-' were conduc
ted at Second Nassarene church
Thursday afternoon at 3 o^cIock
for Mm. Mary Wtlkeraon Brown
ing, 70, of route 1, wife of Bobert
A. Browning.
Rev. Taney Carter officiated
and Interment was tn Ebenezer
rmetery la Oaeton ^ountjr
Mrs. Browning died at her
home Tuesday aaound 10 p. ?
after an illness of several yip
She. 1m survived by her hus
band; ?wo sons, George and Wil
liam Browning, and two daugh
ter*. Mrs. Vetia James and Mrs.
Grace Thorn a* ail of Klngr
Mountain; two brothers. fbrrea
W. WIHwrson, of Charlotte, an*'
Grady Wilkerson, of Lowell; twe
rimers, Mrs. Ous Webby of Lev
ell, and Mea Laura Stephen* x.
Belmont; and flvegrandchildreit'
Bumgardner Choice
For County Board
NOMINEE ? Haul B. Bumgard
BH King* Mountain (ana* r, was
the unanimous choice of district
2 Democratic precinct committee
men to nit? the district as coun
ty commissioner.
Bites Conducted
Foi B. B. Dixon
Funeral services for Robert B.
Dixon, 88, who died at her home
on West Gold street last Friday
morning at 2:30 o'clock after an
illness of eight months, were
held Saturday at 3 p. m. at Beth*
lehem Baptist church.
Rev T. L. Casfhwell, Jr., pastor
of 71 -St Baptist church, of which
he was a member, officiated and
burial was In the church ceme
tery.
Mr, Dixon was formerly a far
mer and a carpenter. His wife,
the former Miss Frances Watter
aon, died in 1931.
He was the son of the late Ro
bert and Julia Cobb Dixon and
had lived In Kings Mountain nil
Ms -life His father was killed In
the Civil War.
Survivors include five sons,
Hin Dixon, or Hunteiwlile, and
Grady, Ira, Kelly and Lee Dixon,
all of Kings Mountain; five dau
ghters, Mrs. Sara Howell, Mrs.
R. R. Black-well, Mrs. Grler Slpes,
and Mrs. R. T. Huffstetler, all of
King* Mountain, and Mrs. L- H.
Calhoun of Shelby; 61 grandchil.
dren; and 46 great-grandchild
ren. ?? -
v Fred, Marlon and Delbert Dix
on, Walter Blackburn, Boyd Ho
weH and Bobby Huffstetler serv
ed as active pallbearers.
AVf To Observe
Holy Communion -
Quarterly Communion wHl be
celebrated at Boyce Memorial
ARP church at an evening ser
vice on Thursday, March 22, St
I O ? * ?1 ? ? *- * i n n ? rll >1 ii 4a - ? ^ ?
o ocjock. ~**corairvg to announce
aoeftt by the paator, Rev. W. L.
liMMy. ?
tt is the annual Candlelight
Communion service of the chur
dk. customarily observed at the
Easter season.
The Church choir, under the di
rection of Mrs. N. P. McGiH, *4H
render special music.
r juucnvo Momrr
vA total *A $153.11 to revenue
was collected from the city's
parking meters Wednesday.
Precinct Gioups
Are Unanimous
For Local Man
Hazel B. Bumgardner* Kings
Mountain farmer, Is the unani
mous nominee of District 2 De
mocratic precinct committeemen
for that district's county com
missionership.
In meeting at the county court
house Thursday afternoon, the
committeemen recommended to
Everett Houser, clerk of court,
that Mr. Bumgardner be appoln
ted to the board, when the Gen
eral Assembly finally enacts the
bill increasing the number of
county commissioners from three
to five.
Mr. Bumgardner was the only
nominee and won by acclama
tion. His name was placed in
nomination by Will Watteraon,
chairman of the Beth -Ware pre
cinct, and J. K. Willis, West
Kings Mountain, seconded.
Mr. Bumgardner, though an
unsuccessful candidate for the
county board of commissioners
in last spring's Democratic pri
mary, polled more than 5,600
votes. More than 1,700 of these
votes came from the two Kings
Mountain and Beth -Ware pre
cincts. He also won heavy sup
port at Waco and G rover.
The btll' providing for the
changes in the county governing
set-up has been passed by the
House of Representatives, and
has now been referred to the Se
nate committee on cities, coun
ties end towns. It is expected to
become law next week. On re
ceipt of the certified copy from
the Secretary of State, Mr. Hous
er expects to appoint the District
2 nominee as ? couny commis
sioner. Mr. Houser staid it would
probably be about three weeks
after passage of the bill before
the certified copy is received.
LEGION SUPPER
All members of Otis D. Green
Post 155, the American Legion,
are invited and urged to attend
a hamburger and fish supper
at the Legion building Satur
day from 6:90 to 9 p. m. accord
ing to announcement by James
Bennett, adjutant.
Kings Mountain Band, Girls' Trio,
Tea Owens Win Top Content Ratings
The Kings Mountain high
school band, the girls' trio and
a baritone soloist won top Fating*
of I (superior), at the annual dis
trict music contests held In Sal
isbury Thurs
Members ot the girls trio are
Evelyn Cttne, Melba Tindall, and
BfldaKlng. .
Tommy Owens won a ?perior
rating for his baritone solo.
The band competition was on
Wednesday# the vocal oontests
on THUrsday. ,r. '
lWBllW jlil>l itt
IjMliii.jtt, I iwM a
mong three of 12 competing
bands winning the highest ra
ting, which In turn qualifies the
band far MrtMttatton te the m*
nual Music Festival to be held
next month at Woman's OoBege
?t Greensboro. Other top ratings
also qualify for the Greensboro
festival.
Thq ban-1 was Judged by band
directors ot Duke university, Ap
palachian State Teachers' col
ltge and Eastern Carolina Teach
ers College. Their rating was u
iranl mous.
Other vooftl ratings for Kings
Mountain participants la Thurs
day's contests include:
Jerry Lynn, solo In (fcys' un
changed voices, II (e*caHwntJ
Mixed chorus, III (good)., ' '
Girls' chorus. III (goodh
Evelyn CI hie, soprano solo IV
(average).
Bobble Grantham, alto solo,
IV (average).
Other bands In Group III con
tests winning superior ratings
were Cherryville and Concord.
NOT TO BUN _ A. H. Patterson.
Ward 1 commissioner, said thl?
?Mk h* would not bo a candi
date (or r?- election.
Davidson Alumni
To Meet Monday
Head Football Coach Orowell
Little and Alumni Secretary John
L. Payne of Davidson, College,
will address the annual meeting
of the Kings Mountain chapter
of Davidson College alumni Mon
day night. .
The stag dinner meeting will
be held at the Kings Mountain
Country club and all Davidson
men in Kings Mountain, Besse
mer City and Grover are Invited
to attend. Following the dinner
and the talks by Littitf and Pay
ne, football movies will be
shown.
Beth-Ware P-TA
To Give Sapper
The Beth-Ware P-TA will spon
sor a fish supper at the school
on Friday night, beginning at
5:30 and continuing until nine
o'clock, with proceeds to be used
for the school's heating plant
fund.
Price of supper is 91.00, and
the public la urged to attend.
Advance sale of tickets indica
tes a large attendance, tt was re
ported.
ATTEND MEBTmCt
Among Kings Mountain tea
chers attending a district Ed
ucation Association meeting In
Statesville Monday night were
Mrs. W. T. Weir, Mrs. John
Gamble, Mrs. JuanXta Warren,
and Misses Margaret Goforth
and Margaret Ratterree.
Races Assured
Foi Majority
Of Positions
Ten additional citizens filed
notic* of candido"!' tnr city and
school board elective offices this
week, bringing the total to 13
now announced for the May 8
elections.
The past week's activity assur
ed races for mayor, all city com
mlsslonerships except in Wards
1 and 2, and for the Ward 5
school trusteeship.
The new candidates included:
For mayor ? Carl F. Mauney
and Garland Still. - --
For Ward 2 commissioner
Lloyd E. Davis.
For Ward 3 commissioner ? T.'
J. (Tommy) Ellison and Olland.
R. Pearson.
For Ward 4 commissioner ?
Paul Ledford.
For Ward 5 commissioner ? Hal
D. Ward.
For Ward 4 school trustee ? Dr.,
P. G. Padgett.
For Ward 5 school trustee ? W.
J. Fulkerson and Fred W. Plonk.
Candidates previously an
nounced included; for mayor.
George W. Allen; for Ward 4
commissioner, B. Hudson Brid
ges; for Ward 5 commissioner*
Fleete R. McCurdy.
Another major political an
nouncement of the week was by
A. H. Patterson, Ward 1 commis
sioner, who said that he would
not be a candidate for re-election.
Mr. Patterson said the press of
his duties at Home Building &
Loan association, and other alli
ed activities, would prevent his
offering again.
Mr. Still filed for mayor on
Saturday, closely followed by
Mr. Mauney, two -term represen
tative from Ward 2, on Monday.
In the commissioner races, fil
ing by Paul Ledford indicated
another interesting race in Ward
4, where Mr. Ledford lost to In
cumbent Bridges In ? close race
[ two years ago.
h Announcement of candidacy on
Wednesday toy Mr. Ward and Mr.
Ellison meant that a minimum
of four members of the current
board would be candidates for
the city governing body on May
8.
Only two school board posi
tions are open, with a race al- '
ready assured in Ward 5, where
W. J. Fulkerson, who paid his fil
ing fee last Friday, will be op
posed by Fred W. Plonk, who fil
ed Thursday morning. *
Dr. L. P. Baker, Ward 4 school
trustee, has not yet indicated
Whether he will seek re -election
to the post now sought by Dr. P.
G. Padgett.
Speculation was still, rife as to
other possible candidates. May
or 3. E. Hemdon said, "I'm still
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Hospital To Accopl
Patients April 2
The Kings Mountain hospi
tal will definitely open for the
acceptance of patients on April
t itbwt Momi, county hospi
tal administrator, said Thurs
day.
The practical opining will
bo preceded on Saturday and
Sunday, March ll jUd April 1#
bf m two-daf ojxHi house. with
a number of visiting officials
of participating organisations
Mb. Mosot emphasised thsso
plans " final."
The staff will begin work at
the hospital on March 28. Mr.
Moser said, to hate everything
in readiness for tho open honso