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More About Meter BUI (Cont'd from front page) ' tionai .purposes. Texts of the two Mil* follow! The General Assembly of North Oarolina do enact: ' SECTION 1 At the regular municipal elec- 1 tion to he held in the City of Kings Mountain, North Oarolina, on Tuesday, May 8, 1951, there shafi <be submHaed-^or "Aetermhra tion hy the qualified voter# of aaki city voting in such election the question of the use of park ing 4neter money and at said election "the following ballot shall he used: "For the use of parking me ? ter money for recreational i purposes." "Agalst the use of parking meter money for recreational i purposes." SBCTION 2: The said election shall be Call ed and conduoted and the results thereof determined .nnd declared by the governing body of the City of Kings Mountain as is now pro vided by law for the election of the Mayor and qther members of I the governing body of said city and the holding of said election and the canvasing of the re turns and all other matters per taining to said election shall be as provided by law for the elec tion of the governing body of the City of Kings Mountain. If a ma jority of the votes cast in said e lection shall be in favor of the use of the parking meter money for recreational purposes then the M?yor and Board of Commission ers for the City of Kings Moun tain shall have the authirlty to use any part or all of said park ing nveter money for said purpo ses and that the said Mayor and Board of Commissioners shall be the sole Judge, as to how much of said money may be ufci-d for said purposes from, year to year, said purposes being the establish me/it, main ten?ncc and operation or any and all recre?tkr.al facil ities in said city Including -play grounds, . Tec neat ion centers, swimming ftobls and the acquisi tion of lands and buildings for such purposes. SECTION 3: All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are repeal ed, SECTION 4. This act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ra tification. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 1: That the governing body of the City of Kings Mountain may in its discretion appoint a solicitor for the. recorder's court for the City of Kings Mountain to serve until ithe first Monday In July or until next succeeding municipal election and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified and each succeeding solicitor shall serve for a term of two years and until his successor 4s duly appointed and qualified; that the governing foody of the City of Kings Mountain shall al so fix the salary to be paid Jto said solicitor; SECTION 2: That section 3 of Chapter 174 of the Public-Local Laws of Nor th darClina of 1943'shall be a mended by striking out of the last four lines beginning with the word "'provided" and substi-. tuting the following: "Provided, however, that If the defendant demands a trial toy Jury and upon motion of the de fendant or his attorney, any case coming on to be heard in said Kings Mountain Recorder's Court shall be removed to Cleveland County Recorder's Court for trial before a 'Jury, the defendant first depositing $6.00 for said jury trial and that no case shall toe removed to Shelby except for a jury trial." SECTION 3: This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ra tification. THURSDAY FIRE City firemen answered an a larm Thursday afternoon at the home of Furman Gladden. 3CTT Waco Road, only to find the <iiv on the Gladden back porch already extinguished. The tire, had originated from" a pan of bt ashee. Only minor damage resulted. It was the 13th alarm answered by the department this month. More About Klwanicms (Cont'd from front page) ly half the national average. "But improvement is being made," he mid. "North Carolina is growing green. Corn yields per acre have doubled in six years and Atlas wheat has kept us in the wheat business. The key to further progress and success Is research, both in industry and agriculture." Mr. Ray was presented toy Lewis Hovis, a college classmate. President L. E. Abbott presid ed and welcomed the farmer guests, and Glee A. Bridges pre sented spAlal guests, Including County Agent Howard Clapp, and Assistant Agents Henry Cameron and W. W. Brawley, Soil Conser vation Representative Joe Craver, and Martin Harmon, Herald Edi tor. He a lijo recognized Bill Ruth and Bob Huliender, new mem-, bers of the Kiwanis-sponsored high school Key Club. Allen Herndon was winner of a specKl guest prize in a draw ing conducted by Dr. D. F. Hord, Jr. Arrangements for the banquet were made by the club's agricul ture committee, including James Anthony, Harry Page, Arnold Ri ser, Lewis Hovis, Glee A. Bridg es, B. M. Ormand and Myers Hambright. 11 Check the Expiration Date printed on the Addrew Label on your HERALD every week. Renew promptly I $2.50 a year; SI .40 six months; 80c three months. Herald :s . ? ' V*fe ?>* * v . 1. ? . . ' - - - ??? 'J, * *\H,- V k'1t* Central Baseball Practice Slowed By Weather; Opener Set ?? 3rd With the opening game set for April 3 at KutherfordtonSpin dale, Coach Don Parker's Kings Mountain nigh school baseball club has been fighting the wea ther the past two weeks trying to get set for another Western <AA) confernce slate. . Most practice sessions to date have been held at the gymnasi um and on the small playing a rea there rather than in the paTk. Bain has hampered city efforts to place the diamond at Cky Stadium in fit shape for baseball. Infield practice so tar has con sisted of a "one lane" diamond I near the gym, where the fielders line up behind ea<?h other and take turns fiieding the pellet. Hitting practice and flv-baU chasing by pitchers and outfield ers is the major work accomplish ed at the ball yard to date Seven players from the' 1950 team are candidates for the cur rent outfit. The list includes Se nior Jim Cobb and Jimmy Kim mell, a sophomore, and Kenneth Dalton, a junior, infielders; Se nior Steve Jones and Dwlght Alexander, a Junior, outfielders; and 'Charles Painter and Harold Pearson, both juniors and right handed pitchers. r ~7 ? " ~~ ' ' ? ' | Several members of the 1950 reserves and a trio of fteohmen are expected to help the current aggregation. . Don McCarter, OIHe Harris and , Ronnie Layion are the promising first-year men, Harris is an in fielder, played regularly ait sec ond base with the 1950 American Legion Juniors. McCaner, who saw action at the keystone with the Juniors late last wimmer, Is an outfield candidate. layton la a catcher. Other infield candidates In clude Dewitt Guyton, Bob String fellow, Harold Spears and Don Bumgardner. Stringfellow i*? a senior, the rest are Juniors. Jim Crawford, is a promising candi date for the catching Job held down last season by Chubb Cobb, who dropped out of school. Billy Shytle will be missed from the 1950 infield. A senior, Shytle dropped of school and/en listed in the Navy last week. Other outfielder prospects are Harold Rhinehardft, Jack Wells, Barry Short, Dean Smith and Kenneth Davis. Short Is a senior. Smith and Davis sophomores and the rest are Juniors. Missing from the 1950 outfield are Richard White, Gerald Val entine and Vernon Smith, White graduated, the other pair quit More About School Board (Cont'd from front page) gymnasium at Compact within the year. It was also pointed oik that land at the Compact site is sufficient for the additions of the Six -room buildinp (a separate brick unit), for the gymnasium, and other future additions. , Supt. Barnes listed the needs at Davidson as more toilets, a heating plant, and general reno vation; Pinal action on *he~ semi-con solidation thought possible at the present time will 'be consid ered on April 2 when the two hoards meet again in Joint ses sion. At the suggestion of City Trustee J. R. Davis, it was stated that the feeling of the <ftty board school. Carl Moss, 1949 and 1950 star ting pitchier, graduated, leaving only Painter and Pearson to hold the hill. Horace Cunningham is also missing. All are righthand ers. 1 Help in the pitching depart ment must come from Thurmond Burns and Ben Hudson, both so phomores out for their first sea son. Hudson is a Shelby native, moved to Kings Mountain last fall. Coaches Jack Sink and Bill Cor dell are assisting Mr. Parker. Team managers are Guy Fisher and Gene Patterson. was thfct it would approve the semi-consolidation and ' would take elementary and primary pupils out of the county system at the ratio of two to one. Action was postponed, pending discus sion with patrons of both Schools. Under the proposal, Compact elementary school would remain much as it is. However, the coun ty would he able to close .Vesti bule and Gold Mine, now' sub standard schools, and would be able to teach Ebenezer area pu pils closer home. Also, county school buses would bring the elementary pupils affected to Davidson, then transport David son high school students to Com pact I Advantages 1n teaching ar rangements under the semi-con solidation would Include: (1) elimination of the present s4t-up at Davidson where a teacher has more than one grade; (2) ex pansion of the staff of Compact high school, to provide more specialized teaching. MOre About Honor Society (Cont'd from front page) truth." Pobby Edens explained the meaining of the chapter's col ors. "The blue is lor truth and the flame gold Is for the light with which truth radiates throu ghout the world," he told the group. Clifton Morgan explained that the torch Is a challenge to apur us onward to achieve our goal a.id that it is ? reminder of our motto, "Light la the Symbol . of Truth." The Society'# roster was ? re viewed "by Audrey Byars, secr tary. She recalled those who had been honored In the past While the Inductees were be ing conducted to the stage, mu sic was furnished by Howard Co ble. Gene Mauney presented the Inductees to Principal Bowell Louie, who welcomed them Imto the chapter and presented them with membership cards. The new members wrote their names on the scroll, lit the candles, and stood before the president to make the pledge for member ship. . '*?/. ; John Warllck, Donald Patter son, and Jim Yarbro sang "I Would Be True," to conclude the program. More About Politics (Cont'd from front page) erate Piedmont Drug Store. Mr. Wright is a well-known Kings Mountain barber. A native of Kings Mountain, he has lived here almost all his life. He ia a member of First Baptist Church and the Kings Mountain Lions club. CHILDREN'S SANDALS ? * - ? An Eastei Shoe For Every Boy 01 Gill Black Patents in "Mary Janes," "Baby Doll Pumps," and Black Patent Wedge Heels. W' **?> ' *u,\' ' '* j * '* .*? 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