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Legion JuniOis In Exhibitions Here Friday, Monday Nights Coach J. it. Bradshaw's 1951 Kings Mountain American Le gion Juniors <Mre dated to hit turn go at City Stadium Friday Gaffney, S. C., junior in a re night at 7:45 o'clock. The two teams were slated to! play the first game of the series in Gaffney la?t night (Thurs day). King4 Mountain is to play the Rock Hill, S. C-, Juniors at . Rock Hill .'Saturday afternoon in ?ight game will mark the sixth a one-game series. The Friday exhibition game to date for the Bradshawmen. The Juniiys had four losses ? two to Bessemer City high school and two to the strong Monroe Legion Juniors ? going into the first Gaffney en counter. Coach Bradshaw's pitching staff at present consists of Fred Kiser and Darvln Moss, south paws, and Charles Painter, right hander, all from the 1950 team, and newcomers, Bill Rhea and Bill Wells (of ^Grover) right handers, and Dealis Burton and Grady Hoyle (of Bessemer City), lefthanders. Righthander Bob Wells, one of the mainstays of the 1950 Jun ior staff, is currently battling his high school team toward the South Carolina state champion ship. He attends school at Clover, S. C., and lives Just inside the" North Carolina line on York road. He is expected to Join tho team next week. ' . Jimmy Klmmell, shortstop, is the oniy 1950 infielder returning to the team.-Ollie Harris, Jr., sec ond baseman last year, suffered a broken arm on the first play of the first exhibition game this season and will probably be lost to the team all season. He was expected to be a mainstay been shifted to first base and of the short-fielders. Don (Chub) Cobb, 1950 receiv er, is back at. his cathcing duties this year and Ken Spencer, sub er, is back at his catching duties switched to an outfield post. Three promising high school infleldcrs, Dewitt Guyton, Kings Mountain high third sacker, Charlie Mulllnax, Grover high shortstop, and Carl Bell, Beth Ware high second baseman, head ihe 1 1st of other infield candi dates. Guyton was switched to first when Harris was injured. Mulllnax, at third, and Bell, with Don McCarter, Harold and Jimmy Matthews (both of Bessemer '-ity), Dean Spears and Dean Huskey (of Beth-Ware). Bob Huskey, Beth-Ware high product, is the only returning, gardener. Husky was. a sub in 1950, was sick for several weeks and his action was limited. Oth er outfield candidates are Jimmy SciuVleld (of Bessemer City). Bob Ronnie Layton and Bob Eng. ilui lender and Jo6 Harrison, promising catcher candidates, complete (he present roster Area 'A, League 2 schedule Is slated to be drawn at a meeting of team officials at Kings Moun tain city hail Sunday, according to announcement by W. C. Tim mons, Jr., of Charlotte, area com missioner. State elimination play is to bc?in on Monday, June 4 EXHIBITION SCHEDULE May 24 ? Gaffney? Away. May 25 ? Gaffney? Home. May 26? nock Hill? Away. May 28 ? Cowpens ? Home. Juno 1? Cowpens ? Away. June 4 ? State Play Begins. (*3 p. m. game. No Return game.) McCLAINS MOVE Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McClain moved Wednesday from their former home here at the Coop er Apartments to S h e 1 b y, where they have purchased a home at 505 Beaumond Street. Mr. McClain recently assumed the duties at manager of the Sterchi store In Shelby. 1 More About Power Distribution (Continued From Front Page) much. None Jt as ever dared or cared to do anything for the forgotten man, the man from in side the mill who has derived few benefits' other than long service to his or her employer. This .will take much of your time and consideration, much thought and many debates, many headaches and heartaches.. But on top of it all. 4t should be as one big happy family and wlfh the help of a Power much greater than our own, and. a great deal of patience and un derstanding, great things can be accomplished and will be ac complished. The majority of the voters put their trust in you, and that trust .should not be betrayed by any member. I also krtow that you will conduct yourself at alt times and in all places so aS not to dis honor your honored position and the trust bestowed Upon you. I would like for you to investi gate tl?e possibilities and the benefits, If any, whlcn might be derived from the sale of the city power distribution system to Duke Power Company or some other private utility company. The mills have found that they could not operate without a great loaf unless they have ac cess to Duke Power current. If it is better for the mills, then why would it not be more beneficial to the taxpayer? After all, a family Is a small corporation and can't operate in the red any more 'than can a larger corpora tion. Sale of the power system might entirely eliminate necessi ty for any bond issue, to provide the needed sewage system re vamping and water line exten sions and other capital needs, and should, in tarn, reduce pow er bills about ona-half. Some will say, "You can't operate the city without the income from power and lights." Your answer should' be, "How do all large industrial cities operate without any income from "power and lights and still have a lower tax rate?" We did not promise to enlarge the county for its boundary lines are permanent. But we did prom ise to build a greater city, and we can not build one in the small, crowded space in which it is now located. So naturally, the only thing to do, or which can be done, is to expand the city's boundary lines. * . ? . I present herewith certain rec commendations, concerning city personel, which, to save time, I shall ask you to consider and decide one by one: FIRST ? 1 recommend that Chief of Police Farr be relieved of his position as of now, with pay to June 10, 1951, and that City Policeman S. R. Davidson be named acting chief of police. SECOND ? I recommend that I. Garland E! Still, be appointed judge of city recorder's court and serve as full-time mayor, at the maximum salary of $3,600 per annum. As I will need no solici tor. the $1,800 salary of judge, the $1,200 salary of the solicitor and the minimum $600 salary of mayor will total the same $3,600 per year, thus adding no extra burden on the public. I consider this the most essential thing to do if this administration is to follow out "the promises to the taxpayer for a clean and econo mical city government. I recom mend payment of the present j u d g e and present solicitor through June 10, .1951. - THIRD? That City Administra tor M. K. Fuller be retained on the same basis as he Is now em ployed with one exception: that the power of hiring and firing be turned back to the board of commissioners. FOURTH ? Th?t Sam R. Suber, head of the s?4f-supportlng cem etery department, be retained on the same basts. FIFTH ? I am informed that Grady King's qualifications as 'ire Chief "car: not be equalled. I And AMOS has the BARGAINSI LADIES' ELASTEX SUITS $4.95 - $5.95 Boys' Trunks $1.69 - $1.98 Small Children's ? Suits $1.79 ? Boxers . SI. 00 ? Midriff .. 69c & 89c TEENAGE Girls' Elastex SUITS $1.98 - $3.98 < Men's Trunks $1.98 -$2.98 Boxer Shorts Boys' sixes. In Gabar I ? ? ? dine, sport chocks. De nim 54c to $1.98 Amos & Son 413 N. Piedmont ""'6- ' ? >. therefor* recommend the reten tion of Chief King, with <he ad ded recommendation from tfila board that he be lean quick in citing taxpayer* to court for min or offenses. Jv?t to break the spell I rec ommend that you tnveAlgate the possibility of having the garbage collected by contract. I feel k l? likely that the service would be improved and the cost lower. SIXTH, and* last for today, .but not least ? One Commissioner, knowing that I am not a fluent speaker, has suggested that I could leave town and that he could niake my speeches for. me. He loves to talk so well that I recommend Commissioner Lay. to for mayor pro tempore. Seventh ? I recommend -that no action be taken until a future meeting concerning re-hiring or firing other city employees. This board has already voted to re tain them until June 10, 1931. Monogram Club Dance Saturday The Kings .Mountain high school Monogram club will pre sent a square dance Saturday night at Central gymnasium at 8 o'clock. Admission for the dance will be thirty cents per person or fif ty cents per couple. A1 soft drinks wil be sold for five cents, a spokesman said. The public is Invited to attend. More About r . . ,? Board Dismissals (Continued From Front Page) . tion on which the board deferred action concerned re appointment of Fire Chief Grady W. King. Mr, Still recommended his reappoint, merit, stating "I am in^nned -that Grady King'? qualifications as Fire Cl)lef cannot be equal led", but no motion was forth coming after Commissioner Da vis suggested action be deferred. While tile discussion concern* ing the matter was underway, Bruce McDanlel, volunteer fire man present at the meeting, a. rose to inquire whether the city could fire a man who was nbt paid a salary. No official offered the information' as to whether Mr. King is paid for his services, but a check by the Herald show ed that Mr. King receives $25 per month as fire chief. Major surprise at the meeting was the mayoral recommenda tion and its acceptance that the mayor pro tempore appointment be given to Commissioner Lay ton. The past two administra tions ? perhaps others ? had made a practice of naming as mayor pro tempore the commis sioner receiving the highest number of votes in the election. Had this precedent been follow ed, the position would have gone to Ward 4 Commissioner C. P. Barry. After the vote, which Mr. Bar ry supported, he took the Hoot to cite the broken precedent, to state that he did not want the poeltion In any way, but to clarify a mtoimpression, he said, among some people who felt that the position of mayor pro tem pore went automatically to the commissioner who led* the tic. ket . 4 * On the question concerning discharge of the judge and soli citor, Mr. Tjayton questioned the legality of the change, and the phrase "if legal," was Inserted. Mr. Still had recommended that the hiring and firing au thority be returned to the city board. This did not prove accep table to the board and Mr. Still acquiesced. Mr. Fuller had made the point that routine employ, ment by board action would greatly increase the number of board meetings and would im pede prompt action. >The final action at the 50-mln ute meeting was setting of the regular meeting for the second Monday evening of each month at 7:30 p. m. The" board deferred action on authorlzing lnstallation of a 125. foot sewer line, requested by W. M. Gantt, on PhonU Street, y ON DUTY TOUR Major J, S. Evans, Jr., 'of Kings Mountain, army reserve officer, is on a two-weekk tour of active duty with the army at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Move About Garland Elected ~ (Continued From Front Page) Vis. A recheck of the precinct of ffcials' returns corrected the to taL v Chief interest had been in th$ mayor's race, and the margin of 366 votes by >rtilch Mr. Still won was no indication of the heat of the campaign, waged by Mr. Still via almost-daily campaign liter ature, and by Mr. Alien in the more conservative method of word -of. mouth, personal contact with a big worker organization. After the voting was over, two mirfor fights occurred. One, on Tuesday night, involved Irvln M. Allen and Irvin M. Allen, Jr., and the newly ejected mayor, and the other, on Wednesday morning, involved Irving M. Allen and the mayor. ? No great damage was done. The Herald could not dis cover any eye-witness willing to testify as to the beginning, blow paasing, or finishing of the two fights. Mr. Edens, in his recount re quest, merely pointed to the pos sibility of human error. His let ter-follows: "In view of the closeness of the reported unoffieial total of votes In the race between Mr. loyd E. Davis and myself for Ward 2 Commissioner, I hereby request that the Board of City Commie* sio-iers, serving as the Board of Elections far the City of Kings Mountain, order a recount of the ballots at the earliest possible convenience. "1 wish to point out that I do. not question in any way the hon esty or good intentions of the one or group of election officials. I do feel there id a possibility of human error sufficient to change the final results,, in view or the -unofficial totaL 1 "I wish to respectfully point out that a switch of four votes would, completely reverse the election result in which it now appears that Mr. Davis is .the winner .by 920 votes to 913 votes. "Thank you." Amos Dean Wins Handicap Event Amos Dean defeated Charles Neisler 4-2 this week to. win the First Flight championship of the annual Kings Mountain Coun try* Cluib spring handicap tourna ment: : Other results: Kenneth Crook defeated Jay Patterson 3-1 to win Second championship. George Houser defeated Hersh ey Flowers 3-2 to win Third Flight championship.- ? Reggie Murray defeated Pat vfcnier Resident Passes In Virginia ' yttnejwlitervices tot Mrs. G?l? Watterson, '88, who died Sunday at Saint Bt ides, Va? were conduc ted TuesdSay aftrmoon from Be thany Bapit-:at church at South Hill, VW., where she was a mem feaft-for roany years. Burial was in the church cemetery. For many years Mrs. Watter son and her kto?N0t?4UMl lived in the Bethlehem community near Kings Mountain, ^JpirvlVing. are five sons and three daughters W. L. Watterson of Kings Mountain. J. D. Watter son of Groyer, K. B. Watterson of Hampton, Fla., G. S. Watterson of Chase City, Va., and M. D. Wat terson of Charlotte; Mrs. W. O. Carter of Gastonia, Mrs. Eugene Summons of Chase City, Va., and Mrs. W. T. Sculfharp of Saint Brides, Va.; five brothers, J. . O. Blalock of Baskerville, Va., W. P. Blalock of Union Level, Va., J. P., T. D., and L. G. Blalock of Kings Mountain, and a sister, Mrs. Erastis Dixon of Kings Mountain,. Hoyis 1-up on il holes to win First Flight consolation. - Luther Joy won Second Flight consolation by default. Harry Page defeated Jay Pat terson, Jr., 1-up on 20 hoies to win Third Flight consolation. from STERCHI'S Complete Showing of Summer Furniture and Accessories Leatherett Chaise Cot ? $44.50 Only $1.00 Down Just the thing for perfect relaxation In sun or - shade. Easy rolling rubber tired wheels. $1.00 Down Ball Bearing prices begin at 5 Blade Mower Bunting Upholstered Glider Only $1.00 Down " <t ^ Colorful upholstered famous "Bunting" glider. 4* j[A Three passenger style. Baked enamel on steel frame and arms. ? * - AS yond * ImM te fee m Am. u eco nomical, u efficient M y?o m?M poasibly k*H ofr. Fine mthofuiy finish cebinete wllh safety type metal grill far added protection. MuKlple .peed. Bunting All Metal Gliders Only $1.00 Down ? * ; / j' All metal gliders In cool, summery colors. 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