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?wifh speeding, was fined $10 and
?costs. _
Curtis Smith, 32-ye>ar-old Ne
3?ro arrested on June 22 by Of
ficer A. C. Stewart and charged
-with speeding, taxed with costs
?nd prayer for judgment con
tinued. . . .
Thomas McQueen, 19-year-old
Tiegro of Charlotte, arrested on
June 24 by officers Ellison and
Hawkins and charged with
Speeding and running red Hght,
/ined $25 and costs.
Z. A. Merrier, 38-year-old Ne
gro of Gaston ia, artested on June
20 by officers Street and Ful
ton, charged with running a red
light, fined $10 and costs.
Charles L. Carroll, on three
?warrants charging him with
driving drunk, driving with im
proper license plate and as
sault On a female, requested a
trial by jury. Bond was set at
$300.
Edward Jackson was confined
to jail for 30 days after he was
found guilty of breaking into a
store with intent to steal and
injury to real property.
Prayer for judgment Was con
tinued against Rolwrt Freno
Ramsey, arrested by Officer
Stewart and June 22 and charged
with passing at intersection.
Prayer for judgment was con
tinued for 2 years against Char
les Carroll Niedringhaus, of
Shelby, arrested by Oflcer Stew
art on June 24, and charged
with passing at an intersection.
George McDonald, arrested on
charge^ of illegal possession and
transporting of non taxed pajd
whiskey, and driving without li
cense, was fined $50 and costs.
New Drive-In
Theatre Opens
Diane 29. the new drive- In
motion picture theatre owned by
F. B. Grigg, opened to a packed
house on the evening of June 21,
?Mr. Grigg reported this week.
He said it was n< "*sary to
stop admitting cars 1.' ? inutes
before show time The n .? thea
tre, across U. S. J'j from Drive
in Theatro formerly operated by
Mr. Grigg. has a capacity of 730
automobiles. He estimated the
crowd at the opening at 2,400
persons. ?
The new theatre features a
four- way entrance to the box of
fice, a huge screen of 3,600
square feet, walkways through
the center of the field, and neon
lights on the screen tower.
As quickly as the ground "wts
up", he added, the car parking
area will be paved.
The average price paid last
year for flue-cured tobacco was
54.7 cents a pound.
First Cotton
Bloom Reported
Robert (Rob) Adams, 50-year
old Negro farmer, brought the
first' cotton bloom of 1951 to the
Kinga Mountain Herald Wednes
day morning.
Adams, who farms 10- acres of
cotton for Grady and Greer Cash
near Kings Mountain Airport,
said he had "farmed cotton ever
since I was big enough."
Mailman Bryan Hord also
brought in a bloom, sent by
Grady Cash and from the same
acreage. Mr. Hord, who carries
mall route two, said he had not
seen any other cotton blooms on
hljj route.
Adams reported that the 10
acres had "good season (rain)
but the rain kept us from plow
ing a week or more ? then we
would plow a couple of days and
it would rain again."
A tenant farmer for Floyd
Herndon for 12 years, Adams
purchased a two -acre plot and
house near Compact scljool and
for the past two years did not
plant any cotton but raised
truck crops. His wife died May
30. They had no children.
When asked If he had sprayed
his cotton, Adams said, "I've
sprayed once and there is no
sign of boll weevil. All that stuff
Is fatten the weevil and kill the
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has two hogs. . .
He reports that the 10- acres
should be in full bloom by July'
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Bur Mil Leading
With Nine Wins
Burlington Mills, Inc., Phenix
plant softball team completed
the first round of Men's Softball
league play undefeated and
started off the second round
with a bang, downing Craftspun
15 to 5 on Monday for their ninth
straight win.
Bob Huffstetler led the Spin
ners at the plate with 3 for 5.
Junior Bennett had 2 for 3 and
Luther Bennett, 2 for 5, includ-'
ing a homer.
Roy Pearson scattered six hits
over the route for the winners
but Wallace Shockley gave up
10 hits and 13 walks for the los
ers. Largest crowd of the season
was on hand for (he battle.
Rocky Ford had 2 for 4 for
Craftspun. Umpire Tillman Pear
son tossed Bud Reynolds and
Coley Guyton out of the game
for argueing.
On Thursday, June 21, Burling
ton downed Margrace 7 to 3 to
finish out the first round of
league play undefeated. Pearson
held the losers to four hits, two
each by Cloninger . and Pink
Ware. He walked seven and had
a two-hit shutout working until,
the seventh,
Jim Conner and Bruce Thor
burn each had 2 for 3 for Bur
lington, one of Conner's being a
homer. Coley Guyton had 2 for 4.
Ware walked three while giving
up nine hits.
Craftspun downed the Ameri
can Legion 17 to 4 on June 21 as
Wallace Shockley held the losers
to a hit by Tignor and got 2 for
3 at the plate himself to pace the
11-hit Oraftspun attack.
Action Thursday featured Bur
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Hospital Log I
VISITING HOURS
Daily, 10 to 11 a. m.
2 to 4 p. m. and 7 to ? p. m. $
PATIENT UST AT 11:30 A. M.
THURSDAY:
Mrs. Myrtle Mack, Kings
Mountain, admitted Friday.
Mrs. Viola Wright, rout 2, ad
mitted Monday.
Miss Thelma Summitt, route 3,
admitted Tuesday. >
Miss Dorothy L. Gfisg, route 3,
Shelby, admitted Tuesday.
Mrs. Panelle Ledlord, Kings
Mountain, admitted Wednesday.
Mrs. Eva N. Cline, route 2 'Bes
semer City, admitted Wednes-i
day.
Mrs. Virginia Adams, Kings
Mountain, admitted Thursday.
John W. Mayes, Kings Moun
tain, admitted Tuesday.
Paul E. Reynolds, Cleveland
ave., admitted Thursday.
Baxter McDaniel, city, admit
ted Thursday.
ADMISSIONS AND DISCHARGES
DURING THE WEEK:
Mrs. Betty Jo Putnam, city, ad
mitted Friday, discharged Sun
day.
Mrs. Virginia Short, city, ad
mitted Friday, discharged Mon
day.
Miss Helen Sue Ledford, city,
admitted Saturday, discharged
Wednesday!
Mrs. Sonnie Green, city, admit
ted Sunday, discharged Wednes
day.
Mrs. Louise J. Lindsay, Bel
mont, admitted Monday, dis
charged Thursday.
OTHER DISCHARGES:
Mrs. Barbara Howell, route 2,
Sunday. " *
Mrs. Pauline Biddix, city, Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Margaret C. Spurling, 212
Parker St, Wednesday.
Mts. William C. Bell, 204 E.
King, Friday.
Miss Inez Bradford, city, Wed
lington at Bonnie and Craftspun
at Mar grace with Legion draw
ing a bye. No games are sched
uled next week.
Mrs. MUchem Wins
Grayson's Prize
Mrs. Ruth Mitchem, widow of
Ralph Mitchem, of 29 E. Gold St.,
was the lucky-number winner 'of
the diamond ? studded wrist
watch offered last week by Gray
son's Jewelry as an opening pro
motion on its new store, The
Jewel Box.
Some 480 persons registered
for the drawing. Mrs. Mitchem's
lucky number was 785.
Second Baptist
Bible School Ends
The Vacation Bible School of
Second Baptist church came to
a close last Friday, followed by
commencement exercises Sunday
night at 7:30. Mrs. H. L./ Fipps,
principal of the school, was in
charge of the program.
There was a baptismal service
at the beginning of the program^
Special recognition of the
workers and co-workers was gi
ven' by Mrs. Fipps. The staff in
cluded: Mrs. Harvey Laughter,
Mrs. W. H. Wilson, Int. depart
ntent; Miss Louise Gladden, Mrs.
Horace Benfield, Mrs. Alfred
Wright, Junior boys; Mrs. I. W.
Ledford, Mrs. J. C. Clary, Mrs.
Jake Thornburg, Junior girls;.
Mrs. Foster Flemming, Mrs. Ho
ward Allen, Primary * Miss Jiary
Ruth Fleming, Mrs. H. H. Smith,
Beginners; Co-workers, Mr. Carl
Hedgepeth, Miss Joyce Fleming,
Miss Joyce Gladden, Wade Bag
well, Erwin Caldwell.
Enrollment was 149 and aver
age attendance 118.
Also recognized were Jack
Chaney and William Fipps,
church members present from
the Armed Forces.
nesday.
Mrs. Lula Flum, city, Thurs
day.
Jack Floyd, city, Friday.
Everett H. Peason, 210 Dllllng
St., Tuesday.
Mrs. Letha Wyatt, route 2,
June 28.
Mrs. Carrie W. Lingerfelt, Dal
las, Friday.
Bill Wells Polls
Hot Belief Job
In 14 To 4 Win
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Righthander Silly Wells, of
Grover, came on ln the fifth With
Game of June 27
JUg? Mtn. Jra. AB R H PO A
Mauney, 3b 4 3 0 2 5
Klmmell, 2b 3 1 2 1 4
Bob Wells, lb 6 0 1 u o
Dellinger, ss 5 2 2 3 3
Cobb, If 4 12 10
Spencer, c 5 1 2 6 0
BeH, rf 3 0 0 0 0
Bill Wells, p 2 1 l o 1
Saine, cf 5 2 2 2 0
Moss, p, rf. 5 3 3 1 0
Totals 42 14 15 27 13
Voldese Jm. AB R H PO A
Temple, cf 4 1 l - 3 0
Envln, 2b 2 10 13
Rhoney, 2b 2 0 0 12
Beep, ss 4 112 5
Lambert, if 4 1 B 0 0
Benfield, rf 4 0 0 1 0
Clark, 3b 4 0 110
Cline, lb 3 0 0 13 0
A bee, c , 4 0 0 5 0
Bumgardner, p 1 0 0 0 1
Rhyne, p . 3 0 1 0 1
Totals 35 4 ~6 27 12
Kings Mtn. 120 420 050 14
Valdese 000 400 000 4
E: Bob Wells, Dellinger, Saine,
Moss, Erwin, Rhoney, Reep,
Benfield, Clark. RBI: Mauney,
Klmmell 2, Bob Wells 2, Cobb,
Spencer 3, Saine 3, Reep, Lam
bert 2bh: Dellinger, Rhyne. 3BH:
Reep, Klmmell; HR: Saine. SB:
KimmelJ. Sac.: Spencer. DP:
Klmmell to Dellinger to Bob
Wells. Triple Play: . Rhoney to
Reep to Cline. LOB: KM 10, Val
dese 5. BOB: off Moss 1, Bum
gardner 3, Rhyne 1- SO: Moss 3,
Bill Wells 3, Bumgardner 2,
Rhyne 2. HO: Moss 4 for 4 in 4;
Bill Wells 2 for 0 In 5; Bum
gardner 9 for 9 in 4 1/3; Rhyne 6
for 5 in 4 2/3. HBP, by: Bumgard
ner (Dellinger, Kimmell), Rhyne
(Klmmell, Cobb). WP: Bum
gardner, Rhyne. Winning Pitch
er: Billy Wells. Losing pitcher:
Bumgardner. Umpires: Harwell
?and Quinn; Scorer: Barber; Time
2)10.
none out and a man on second
at Valdese Wednesday night and
held the Waldensians to two hits
and no runs the rest of the way
as Kings Mountain's juniors
posted a 14 to 4 victory.
" Southpaw Darvin Moss start
ed and gave up three hits and
four runs in the fourth and a ,
lead-off double in the fifth be
fore Wells took over, Moss going
to right field.
Moss pounded out a triple and
two singles in five trips to lead
the 15-hlt Kings Mountain at
tack, which featured a 400-foot
homer by Center Fielder Don
Saine in the fifth with none on
and a long triple by Second
Baseman Jim Kimmell, who
added a single in three trips.
Fielding gem of the game was
a triple play started by Substi
tute Second Baseman Luther
Rhoney, of Valdese. Carl Dellln
ger, ss, led off the ninth with a
double down the third base line
and the center fifcider dropped a
high fly by Don Cobb, If. With
runners on first and second, Ken
Spencer, c, hit a hot liner that
Rhoney jumped and car.ght,
whirled and threw to Shortstop
Dallas Reep to double off Del
'ingr'- and Reep's throw to first
nipped Cobb.
Kings Mountain also had some
fielding gems, Kimmell starting
of a double play to Deilinger to
First Baseman Bob Wells. Kim
mell nipped a runner at third
on a fielders choice and in the
same inning, took a throw from
Deilinger to cut off a man a sec
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Late Classifieds
FOR SALE ? 6-room brick
veneer house at 506 Cres
cent Hill Rd. Inspection
by appointment o n 1 y.
Owner leaving town.
Phone 4Q4-J. j-22-tfn.
FOR SALE ? '49 Ford Custom 8
Fordor, Color Blue, Radio, Hea- .
ter, Whitesidewalls. This cax.js
clean inside and out Hord
Herndon 2 miles out on Gro
ver road, Highway 29. j-29-pd.
LOST-? Ladies Elgin wrist watch,
yellow gold with expansion
'band. Thought lost near Res
surrection Lutheran play
ground. $25 Reward. Phone
630-W. j-29
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