North Carolina Newspapers

VOL.62 MO. 16 ' Friday. April 20, 1 951 Established 1889 f ? 12 Pages Today . I . 1 .. . ?I PRICE FIVE CENTS Mq, H. Myers Ward 1 Candidate For Cjty Board ; 21 Seek Posts candidate ? m. h, (taafiay) Myers boa filed hie candidacy for Ward 1 commissioner.' op posing Hunter NeUler and James (Red) Lofton. H I i ? ?"f4 bical Hem KEETER nORSE WlNS ^ Keeter's Fashion 'Lady, own ed by J. Byron Keeter of Kings Mountain, wa a first place win ner in the mare class at the an nual August* Hore? Show, sponsored by the Augusta -Rid ing and Driving association, last Friday. $$ CONTEST JUDGE Joe Hedden, director of the" Kings Mountain high school, was one ?f three judges of last Friday at Wisthrop Col lege, Ro<* Hill. ? CONTEST WINNER ?' Mhfe Kathleen Dettmar, dau ghter o< Mr. and Mrs. h. C. Dett mar of Kings Mountain, Was first -place winner In advanced costume design at the recent twentieth annual exhibition otK student work at fUngling School of Art, Sarasota, Fls. . ... * - f'-'Z* .is ON HONOR ROLL Miss Betty J. Klser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A, S. Klser, of route 3, is the only student ?t Appalachian State Teachers^ College from Cleveland County*5 to make the honor roll for both , the fiurt and the second quar ters. * % >' BUILDING PERMITS Building permits were Issued at CHy Hall during the past week to B. S. Peeler, Jr., and to D. M. Peeler for construction of two new four-room dwellings on Ptriur street *t estimated cost of $1,500 each and to James B. Simpson . for construction of a new four-room dwelling off I South Gaston street; cast $5,000. Four icings Mountain area men were among the 39 Cleve land 'county selective service group Inducted into the army in Charlotte last Friday. we:*;: William Arthur Bennett, Billy Mtatln Bagwall and John Oates Plpnk, Jr., all of Kings Mountain, and Charles Lemar Houser, o t Grover. I AT POST BRAGG John O. Plonk, Jr., sen of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Plonk, Inducted into the army last Friday, has been assigned to the signal corps at Fort Bragg, according to information received by his JMKM*' Office-Seekers Peaking Toward May 8 Election Kings Mountain had one new candidate for city .office this week and one additional possi bility of a run -off election. M. H. (Smiley) Myors, textile employee and former cab opera* tor, filed notice of candidacy with City Ciertt S. A. Crouse Tor the Ward 1 commissioner, a posi tion already sought by Hunter Nelsler and Jam^s (Red) Layton. As of Thursday rioon, 21 candi dates had filed> for the six tfty and two school board elective po sitions. Only candidate yet with out opposition was Dr. P. 'G.I Padgett, candidate for the Ward 4 school trusteeship. ? Though the filing deadline does not arrive until five days prior to /the election (close of business at 5:30 p. m. on May 2V most political observers felt tjiat tiiei'e would uot be many additional candidates. With the election only 18 days away, almost all candidates were Increasing their efforts to seek out the voters for support, and the registrars at the flve pre cincts reported increased busi ness over the past weekend. Heavlets 'registration was in Ward 2, where more'thasi w) new voters placed their names on the book, and second most active sec tor was Ward 5, where more than 60 new names-have been added to the voting" scrolls, i The tempo of registration ac tivity and politicking was ex pected to increase as the May 8 voting day nears. In announcing his candidacy, . . 'It seems every candidate has a platform to stand on. Platforms are no good unless the candidate has the courage to make them work. In ti}e past tuWe bay been several representatives of indus try (dthtr than textiles), Inter ested in locating in Kings Moun tain but for some reason Slave not been encouraged to do to by our city representatives. ''If elected commissioner from Ward One I will jiot sir back and holler Who fired #iat shot, every time something comes up before the council, or holler "yes" to everything some other represen tative says, as some have in the past. v "Ou^watersupply is ample to take care of <at least 3.000 more people without any ^xtra ex penditures. New industries mean mote people, more people means more money, toore money insures our merchants .and business men more profits. So why not en courage Industry to locate In Kings Mountain. We haVe main line railroad and through -high way truck facilities to all the eas-| ern markets. "Looking after the Affairs of Klnga Mountain is an Important Job. and Should be put In capable hands. If elected I will weigh carefully each problem operate iy before acting on any." The House and Gardijfe? Club will present a preview of spring and summer fashions next .Wed nesday aftefnoon at the home of Mr. and WDwu-Faul M. KlWtf,' corner .af ? .Mjfrgfr . ? 'arid Gaston Kings Mountain women will model the latest in fashions from the exclusive Mary Rtc* shops of Camden. S. C, and Hamlet, N.C Those aerving as models are Mrs. Charles A. Neiaier, Mrs. Ro bert Neill, Mr& WHHam Ito*tock, Mm Hayne Blackmer, Peeler, Mrs Henry Neisier, Mm. Gaorge w. Msuney, Mrs. 3, A Netslar. Mrs. Arnold Ktoer, Mrs. H. ,-C. Mayes,. MUs Ann Maye.s, " "" t. Bridge*, Mrs X. A. S. O. Davis. and Mrs. of Sheikh lis at 3:3*^1 Of the Char ? - i ? WK; WONT MUM ? Dr. L. P. Baker, veteran school trustee and chair man of the city school board, an nounced Thursday he would not seek re-election as Ward 4 tmi Dr.Baker Won't Seek Re-election Dr. L. P. Baker, veteran chalr man of the city school board of trustees, announced Thursday he would not toe a candidate to r re election, thus bringing to com pletion at the end of his present term a period of 20 years of ser vice on the city school board. Dr. Baker, representing. Ward 4, was appointed to the school .board in 1931 at the death of C E. Netsler. He was subsequently elected to several successive terms. The popular Kings Mountain dentist said he had decided not to run for reelection. W^^?W*^aSd%Sfghmea. ny friends In Watd 4 *nd in oth er part* of tile city have urged me to seek re-election, I feel It is time for another to take ovtr my school board position. *1 have enjoyed vrtjr much my work on tin school board and ray retirement from membership does not mean that my Interest in the schools ofthe 'community is in any way diminished.'* (M To Give Art Exhibit The Woman's ?ub Art Exhi bit, featuring student work from all sdhoofe of the cRy and also paintings of adults, will be open ed to the public on Friday at the club building from 3 to 5:30 in the afternoon and from 8 to 10 o'clock in the evening. , ' In addition to painting* and water -colors, other type* of art will ateo be exhibited, including floral arrangements, handcraft, and photography. The art exhibition will Include work of students at Central, East and West schools, and by Mrs. H. L. Campbell's art class. Adults who.vrferti to enter chelr collection should call Mrs. Mof fat* Ware or Mrs. Luther Caneter. At 8 o'clock a program will be given to demonstrate the art of music, drama and dancing. Pass $8M-Mark I ' ? Contribution** to the ?Kin^s Mountain high school band fund, on Che balls of scattered reports Thursday morning, had .reached a total of more than $800, Chair man Tolly Shuford reported. 1 Goal of the campaign Is $2,400 Funds derived from the cam pal gn will be used to purchase fcand uniforms ?y?d other equipment during the forthcoming 1 2 mon: ths tot the pet? j -winning school Mr.' Shufotd Ms soliciting committee Will meet at Ms home on W. KUig strsft Friday evening ?t 7 o'clock to mrap' f>iana for successfully eompletir?g the campaign. Which is being con ducted by the Lions club. ? " W. K. Maaney. Jr. To Head laycees In Coming Year W. K. Mauney, Jr., was elected to head the Junior Chamber of Commerce for 1951 -5C at the an nua] election of the club officers held at the meeting of the or ganization -Tuesday night at the Masonic dining hail. Other officers elected includ ed: Ben Ballard, first vice-presi dent. Fred Wright, Jr., seond vice president. Dr. ~L. T. Anderson, secretary. Dr. H. H/ Reed, treasurer. , Lewis (Luco) Falls, sergeant at-arms (Jay Bird). Directors elected, all for two year terms, were I. Ben Goforth, Jr., J. C. Bridges, A1 Rolston and Bill Page. Holdover directors are Fred Weaver, J. T. McGinnis and Fleete MeCurdy. Retiring; direct ors are James (Stumpy) Houser, Wilson Griffin and Charles Alex ander. Only six^directors were elected during 1950-51. ? Only contests for the offices were for the presidency and di rectorships. J. C. McKinney was nominat ed for president. President Fal son Bar ias, who presided, call ed for a stand-up vote and Mr. Mauney emerged the /Victor. The four elected directors were successful over May hard Snow, Bill Jonas and D. D. (Salty) Saunders. President Barney announced that the club was sponsoring a visit here of the Pawnee Broth ers circus on April 20 (today), He said that the club would get 30 percent of all advance ticket sales to the two, performances of the circus and lb percerft of the ?gross at the ticket windows. Advance tickets, which Mr. Barnes said were not good for reserved seats, are on sale by the club member* and at Griffin the performances to puictan im vane? tickets. Proceeds derived by the club from this project, he said, go Into the organization's Kings Mountain Recreation Parte fund*m: ?? \ .TrvjaH? aj citizens wl.o ptan to attend Plans were made for the politi cal Campaign of President Barn es, Who has been nominated for the office of third district vice president by the club. A large delegation of club members i*. expected to attend the third dis trict meeting at 'Albemarle on Wednesday and the state con vention, set for May 18-19 4t Asheville. V ? ?" ? Mayoral Ch On Kissing Candidate Mipses George W. Allen, candidate tot mayor, M currently wearing the label, at least In some quartern, of the "Kissing Candidate." According to sources customar ily considered completely relia ble, Mr. Allen has not confined his kissing activities to babies, which is customary among seek ers of political offices. Mr. Allen, the t'Atrce Said, de monstrated his abilities only to older "babies," none less than 18 years of age, all female, and some a bit older than 18? The kissing Incident alleged ly happened at Belk's Depart ment Store, where, it was re ported , only one potential reci pient escaped without a bussing. The Herald made no effort to determine whether the vote-get ting effort was successful, but did check other department stores, failing to find any fuhher re ports of kissing activity on the part of Mr. Allen, or other can didates. , SENIOR PLAT The Senior Class Mil give a three-act play "But Pair To- 1 Morrow" on Friday night, April 27, at the high school auditori um. Th;; play is under tha-ip? rection of Mlas Sara Alexand er. Advance sale of tickets \ gan this week at -00 cents for adults, 30 cents for students. HOSPITAL GIVEN NEW TYPE PANEL TRUCK ?In the picture above, OUie Harris, on behall oi Harris Puneral Home. Is conveying the title to the 1936 Packard ambulance to Joe Dixon, bualnou manager of Kings Mountain hospital. Looking on are Bob Bridges, extreme left and W. C. Grantham, ex treme right. The former ambulance has been converted into a panel truck. (Photo by C<?rlisU Studio.) Rose Beautification Prqject Is Launched ' ? ? VF". ?>/. . ' '? ? ' ?' ? 1^-v- ' '? s .? : \"y 5 A long-term cKy beautif teat Ion program is. being -launched this week under sponsorship of the Kings Mountain Garden Club and the House and Garden club. Specifically, the long-term aim Is to make Kings Mountain the "rose city" of North Carolina. . Already supporting the pro ject,- la addklon to Hie sponsor ing organizations, . are Kings Mountain Lions club, Kings Mountain Klwanls . club, Kings Chambfr # Junior VS^ man's Club. The city has alio promised its ftiil coop eration in the project. The "Living Seeutification Progrartt** is the outgrowth of the recent visit here of Mrs. Edith Braze) 1 Evans, editor of Living magazine: Suggestions for the project w ere made by her and by the magazine, which, in turn, will give iOO Paul Scarlet climb it rose plants to the sponsoring groups for planting here. Co-chairmen of the protect are Mrs, Hunter Nelsler'' and Mrs. Sam Davis. , tin broad outline the propect includes: an effort to get orie climber rose at every home li) the community, beautlficatlon with climber roses of public buildings and Industrial plants, and an educational program on the . planting, fertilizing and growth of the plants. Committee heads named to for ward the project were announced by the chairmen as follows: Public relations ? Mrs W. L, Preasly, Mrs. George H. Mauney, and Mrs. Joe E>*SO Publicity ? Martin Harmon and Glee A. Bridges. Finance W. Prank R. Summers. Solicitations ? Sam Stalling. Site* t- W. K. Mauney, Sr. Ground preparation ? Glee E, Bridges and Mis. Carl F. Maun ey. Planting ? Mrs. Jim Herndon and Mrs. Clyde Kerns. * Upkeep ? Sam Suber. Selling? Byron K^eter. Other committee members are to be Announced In the near fu ture, together with full details concerning the project, it was stated'. ..^??1'., ?'/. " ? ?" ' - AT NCEA MEETING King* Mountain area teach ers attending the annual meet- -I tng of the North Carolina Ed ucation association at Ashe ville faat weekend Included Mrs. John Gamble, Mrs. Juaplta Warren, Misses Margaret Bat terree, Kittle Lou Sutton and Mary Mallard, of the cky*yn tem, and Principal John fiudl sill and Mns. Elizabeth Keel; at Beth- Ware. ; ' '/'? 4 ? .... * iJk i ? ?< ? ? ? ? ? < 'djjjS Subject* have not been assign ed, or announced, but it la gen erally anticipated that rarh will adopt as his subject aiMl^iieme ? Why i Should1!/ Be the ,'Mt Mayor of Kings Mountain.'* ' iMSr. Plonk said each speaker Will be limited to four mlnutea. The candidates will draw tor, a peaking position. .* J'. The Lions dub convene# at 7 o'clock at the Masonic Hall, St Matthew's Church! To Build New Maine St. Matthew's Luy>eran chur ch will build a n?w parsonage at the lite of the prmof man se. according to action taken by the church Sunday. Work .on dwnolliMig the for mer MlidMKi was already as* derway this week. The church will build . to eight tho mtrm at the present sit*, the church accepted a gilt of IfcSOO Item 8. A. Mauney. In Ilea of the lot at the comer *>1 Ridge and Gaston street which . Mr. Manney had formerly ten' dered for that parpose. Mis. Bettis Dies Following Bans Funeral rites for Mrs. Austell Bettis, 54, of Earl, mother of Mra. James H. Page, of Kings Moun tain, were conducted Thursday afternoon from New Hope Bap tist church, with Interment fol lowing in the 'church cemetery. Mra. Bettis succumbed" Wed nesday mor/iing ait 9:45 at Shel by hospital, the victim of severe burns sustained at her home Tuesday. Mrs. Bettis was punch ing a fire in an open grate, when the chenille robe she was wear ing ignitfd. She vva a teverely burned before the flames could be extinguished. She had been in 111 health for several months but had been improving dally. .Mrs. Bettis was the former Miss. Zella Hopper, of Earl. She had been a member of New Hope church for more than 40 years. Surviving, in addition to Mrs, Page and her husband, ar? the following children: Howard Bet tis, Selma, Austell Bettis, Jr., Shelby, Randolph, Billy and Gene Bettis, of Earl. DOn Bettis, Camp Pickett, Va., Allen Bettis, at home, and Miss Leo la Bettis, Gardner-Webb' college. A brother, Earl Hopper, and ft JMftrjr Mrs. Bynum Maunty, both of Shelby also survive. \ Funeral rites were conducted by Dr. John S, Farrar, assisted by Rev, J. L. Jenkins, Rev. C. < Crow, and Rev. John W. guttle. > * *'? - ------ - - ladfafll Dies In Track Crash Eulan B. RudMIl, 24. of Vale, died enroute to the hospital Sun day afternoon after an accident about four milse aouth of King* Mountain on the Tork highway. H? was the fleet; ?<?hwajr Occi dent victim of 1951 tn the King* ?? Sawyer, who inveatlgated. aald a spring on ttte truck apparently broke causing the ydung driver to lose control of the vehicle, a tractor-trailer Dteael owned by Carolina Trucking Co., Cherry - vtlte. Sawyer aald the trailer came unhitched and the cab left the road and rammed * largt trie. ??? '? ' tf,;.: - . K^'RudWll waa pinned in the dt moliahed cab for minutes be fore effort to '"r'c zti him suc ceeded, he aald. ' ~'y" ' * ? ? Hospital Given New-Type Track An ambulance now regarded as obsolete for its original purpose is now doing regular duty as a panel truck in the employ of Kings Mduntaln hospital. The converted truck Is a gift "to the hospital from Harris Funeral Home, made available to the -hos pital after the Harris firm re cently replaced Its 1936 Packard ambulance with a new 1951 cus tom -bu? It Poivtiac ambulance. Though It had been driven only 57,000 mil eat, the Packard was regarded as obsolete for the fast emergency work frequently required of ambulances. , ' Victory Chevrolet Company and Bridges Au,t? Parts cottabo rated to aid the conversion ot the ambulance Into a truck. The mo tor company's paint shop, using paint furnished by the parts company, did the renovating and the re-fltting. "The hospital is deeply appre. ciativa of this gift," Mr. Dixon said, "'for a vehicle was required to handle supplies and other hospital transportation problems. Harris Funeral Home and the other cooperating firms have helped us tremendously. While this vehicle may too old for am bulance work, it fills the hospi tal's needs to perfection." funlor Baseball Practices Saturday ' Coach J. R. Bradshaw of the Kings Mountain American Le gion Junior baseball team has called another practice session for Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock at City Stadium. A morning practice session for boys born in 1936 and after has also been called for 9:30 Satur day morning. Coach Jack Sink, of Kings Mountain high school, is to conduct this drill. Some 35 boys from Graver. Beseem?*. City, E-nhware and Kings Mountain reported for the initial practice sessltfn last Sat urday morning. Boys born in 1934 and after are eligible to compete In the Junior fee?ball program this seasoh. Presbyterian Youth y:ni Hold Retreat Thirty-two members of Presby terian Youth Fellowship and adult leaders will leave for a retreat at Kings Mountain Pres bytery's carnp near Saluda Fri day afternoon. The program will include rec reation, planning for the year's activities, and study. Mrs.' Carl Davidson will lead the group in worship Friday nigHt. There will be a Bible Study Saturday morn ing led by the oastor, Rev. P. D. Patrick ? - . Other adults attending will be Mrs. P. v. Patrick, Mrs. Paul Mail - ney, Miss Lillian Barber, and JmM Ruth. The retreat will end Saturday evening. * ???? ? ' Ellison Slightly Inftnrod Saturday ? ? a Officer Warren G. Ellison of the King* Mountain police de partment was aMghtly Injured when hif by an automobile on Cleveland avenue near his home on Saturday night around 10:19 p. m. " f. ? ii He was rushed to Kings Moun tain hospital where examination showed no broken bones and on ly alight injuries. Ellison got out of a oar into the path of the other vehicle it was reported. No charges were made! against the driver of Hie car. Lewis Indicates Goiorth Estate Funds. Available Plans are being forwarded for the Lottie Goforth Memorial ad dition to the Kings Mountain hospital and for the construction of a nurses' home, according to \ statement Thursday from Robert L. Moser, administrator of Cleve land County hospitals. Mr. Moser said Architect Wal ler W. Hook Is completing work ing sketches of the proposed ad dition to the hospital and has al so been instructed to draw pro posals for the nurses' home. Dr. O. P. Lewis, trustee of the Lottie Goforth estate, now val ued in excess of $30,000, .has In dicated that this fund will be a- > vailable for use on the construc tion of the wing to bear Miss Go forth's name. The wing is to in; ' elude an addition to the obstetri cal quarters at the hospital and quarters, with waiting room, for colored patients. The nurses' home would be in residential style from outward apperance, dormitory style in the interior, Mr. Moser said. Mr. Moser also announced pur chase of a gas machine and surgical suction machine for the hospital operating room, design ed to quiekly ready tho. operating facilities for almost any type of operation. He is still making an effort to obtain an anesthetist for Cleve- . land County hospitals, he added, stating that the anesthetist would divide time between Shel by and Kings Mountain units, with operations Scheduled here ? in great demand at the moment, : \ Mr. Moser said, and efforts to obtalrt a replacement for the for mer anesthetist at Shelby hospi tal have not as yet been success ful. Hospital officials and Kings Mountain doctors discussed pro. cedures and other related prob lems at a luncheon meeting at the Country Club Saturday. Those attending included all Kings Mountain ' doctors, J. D. Elliott, hospital board chaltTnan, L.' Ar nold Kiser and W. K. Mauney, i Kings Mountain trustees, Miss Vela Covington, head nurse at * the Kings Mountain unit, Mrs. Julia Lloyd, of the nursing school, Joe Dixon, Kings Moun- . (aln unit business manager, and Mt Moser. ' Youth Program At First Baptist The First Baptist church will observe "Intermediate Day" on Sunday, according to announce ment by the pastor, Rev. T. L. Cash well. Program of events includes a fellowship breakfast on Sunday morning at 8 o'clock for officers and teachers and members of the intermediate department, with Intermediates In charge of the opening exercises at Sunday school a* 9:45. At the regular IT o'clock morning worship service, the intermediate choir will ren der special music. . 6:45 p. m? Intermediates v '1 be in charge ot the general assembly program at the meeting ' of the training union, and they >vill participate fully in the even ing service beginning at 7:30. At this service, intermediates will occupy the choir and will serve - ?s ushers and the pastor will bring a special message, "What Jesus Offers to Young People." A feature of the evening ser vice will be presentation of Glol la et Patria awards to Scouts Carl Cole and Ralph Hullender. Firemen Put Out Train Flra Sunday Kings Mountain firemen vere called about 7:10 Sunday mo.n- . tng to "catch" a blazing Diesel 1% on Southern Railway's The famous New York-New Or* leans run pulled up at the sta tion here and the firemen had tbe blaze out in lee*, than 90 minutes. Ho. 96 pulled out of Kings Mountain about 10;30 after a re placement engine had been sent PARK1KC3 MONET A total of $157.49 in revenue was collected from the city's parte ing meters Wednesday ac cording to a report by City Ctogtt 3 S.A.Crouse. ?