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Population City Limits 7.206 Trading Area 15.000 (1945 Ration Board Flgurw) NO. 34 12 Pages Today Sixty-Second Tear Kings Mountain, N. C? Friday. August 24. 1951 Established 1889 PRICE FIVE CENTS I Local News |Bulletins| PARKING MONEY A total of $147.97 was col lected from the city's parking meters Wednesday afternoon, according to a report by Acting City Clerk Joe McDaniel, Jr. MASONS TO MEET An emergent communication of Fairview Lodge No. 339 AF & AM will 'be held (Monday night August 27 at 7:30 for work in the Third degree. All Master Masons are invited to attend. ' WARE REUNION The family of James Grimes Ware will hold their annual reunion at the home of James S. Ware Sunday August 26. A picnic lunch will be served at 1:00 p. ih. ?' LATTIMORL HOME George F. Lattlmore, who re cently underwent an operation at Charlotte Memorial hospital, returned to his home last Fri day. His condition is reported much improved. ASSUMES DUTIES Ed Martin assumed duties with the Kings Mountain JPo lice department Saturday, Au gust 18, according to an an nouncement toy acting police chief, S. R. Davidson. Mr. Mar tin is a native of the El Bethel section where he resides with his wife and two children. IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Charles Campbell, li brarian of the Jacob S. Mhuney Memorial library, is a patient in the Presbyterian hospital in Charlotte. Mrs. Campbell an? : tered the hospital on Tuesday for observation and treatment Her condition was reported as satisfactory on Thursday. Beginning Sunday night and continuing through September 2, services will be held each night at 7#Q at the Second Baptist church. The services will he conducted by the young ministers of the church. The young people will be In charge of all activities duriag the re vival. Everyone has a special invitation to attend. LIONS MEETING Members of the Kings Moun tain Lions club will hear a mu sical program by the Twilight Quartet at their regular meet ing at Masonic Dining Hall Tuesday night at 7 o'clock, ac cording to announcement by Dan Huffstetler. . Members of the quartet are Sonny iMoss, Jack Moes, Ken Jenkins, and Basil Lovelace. J. D. Walker, of Shelby, accompanies at the &lano. Shelley Faces Trial For Avchdale Theft John M. Shetley, 52, employee of Archdale Farms, will be tried in Cleveland County recorders court Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock for larceny according to Lee Roberts, justice of the Mtefc Mr. Roberts said yesterday that Shetley was arrested on a war rant signed toy Sheriff J. Hay wood Alleiw-i* shet^p^BHtortedly uwi confession that he took a money box In fP!p and dhecks from the offloe at ft 1 1 1 1n* . He Is bMng charged with larceny of the earn, which was f93ak.i<! Constable W. L. Blackburn made the investigation after H. R. Harris, office manager, re ported the theft W. G. Ellison, assisting the Investigation, later found farm and the officers dbtalned the signed confession from Shet* ley, Mr. Harris had discovered the box missing alter he had return ed from luftch on that date. Shetley was . employed fjgr 'Mfr chdale Farms as a "milker." Cox To Graduate Fran Army QCS ' Sob^' Otoe Cox, sonatf/lfltt and Mrs. B. F. Co*, will be com? missioned aftimy lieutenant at graduation exercises of Company F, Class 33, Army Officer Candi date School next Wednesday. The exercises are to be held at Center Thea?*e, Fort Riley Bans. Bffora ?Bterin? officer candl date school in Man&of this year, Co* served eftpiBeas in {fee Kg ' ?Pc for 16 months, during which time he was stationed oa Ha waii and Eniwetok as * Mftttaiy u- Policeman. jr.. ?;'A HE FERGUSOn RIFLE MtfOKM*V* I* m HJHitiSON iffttu. COLONEL FERGUSON TO LIVE AGAIN ? Pictured above U the museum ease at Kings Mountain Na tional Military Park which contains the now-rare Ferguson rifle, lirst successful breech -loading gun. The diagram at loWtor left explains the mechanics , . of the breech mechanism. CoL Ferguson, the lam ed British officer killed at the Battle of Kings Mountain, is one of the leading characters in "Then Conquer We Must," the historical drama cammemozatlng the battle. The production opens for a three-weekend showing at the park on September 21. Robert St Lawrence, of Gas ton i a, plays Col. Ferghson. (Photo by Carlisle Studio.) Ferguson , Soldier -Inventor, Leading Character In Drama British Leader * -i- , ' -1 >w> "i* w At Age Of 37 BY EDWARD H. SMITH Colonel Patrick Ferguson, commander of the British forces at the Battle of Kings Mountain, was a good soldier; brave, intel ligent, energetic and humane. He entered the army as an officer when only 14 years old and serv ed with distinction In Germany, France, W the West Indies and America. During the Revolution Ferguson commanded small de tachments of picked men with special success. He was the best shot In the British Army, and at one time commanded a Battalion made up of nothing but champion marksmen collected from all the other regiments in the entire Bri tish Service. He died fighting for King and country at the age of 9 Wl.-y CoL Ferguson will live again this Fall at the scene of his death when Then Conquer We Mutt Is presented at the Kings Mountain Battleground. Robert Dlncton of *tbM Conquer We Must" are ilrtsg that all pecsons taking raise of soldiers IB the drama, as well as others Interested in taking part in the production, be pssssnt at the Kings Mountain Little Theatre en E. King street Friday even ing at T:W. farts are to be as signed and measurements for ceetamee taken. The office is ? located In the building former ly occupied by Billie Gene Beauty Shop, -.??."j St. Lawrence, Gaatonia radio an-, nouncer will play the part of the British office*. Ferguson is best known .for two things: His famous remark thit he was "On top of Kings Mountain, and God Almighty and ail the rebels in Hell cannot move nif from it?"; and for having Invented . the first breech-loading rifle. While It has never been clearly established that his gun was the first breech-loader, It was certainly the first success ful one, and the first to be used by a military force. Ferguson's own picked command was equip ped with the weapon, and used ft with devastating success dur ing the first years of the Revo lution in the North. At the battle of Brandywine in 1777, Ferguson's right elbow was shattered by a musket bell, crip pling him for life; and during the months he spent In the hospital his prize Battalion was disbanded and the Ferguson rifle with drawn from general use. It was far aheodf of Its time, and jther commanders Jealous of Ferguson. or lacking his vision, refused to 1 ' *- * ? I DltTOM*! i DlAIMa -aA- ... n ..ill or tne prejunic to.-,xrri his gun and On Pag* Might Merchants Schedule Labor. Day Holiday Xing* Mountain Merchants will obatm Monday, Septem ber 3, as a holiday, according to customary practice. It was announced by the Kings Mountain Merchants associa tion. Most retail firms will close for the Labor Day holiday, ac cording to the by-laws of the association, which listf Labor Day as one of the six regular ly scheduled holidays during the year.' The holiday will provide re tall salespeople with a long weekend. According to custo mary procedure, the merchants also close on the Wednesday afternoon following. lunior Chamber Met On Tuesday Night Regular meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce was held at the Masonic dining hall Tues day night. President W. K. Mauney, Jr., presided and only routine busi ness was discussed. rJack White, state chairman of the youth activities committee, made a report on the district meeting at Kannapolls recently. . g#?(fef'jSink attended the meet w jam. Club. Actio? Against Davis tpMSed E. Dav W; Charging hlai ^ntb. violatlon of the privilege tax law, was dis missed in Recorder's court action here Monday afternoon. Judge E. A. Harrlll presided. DaVli Haw madl an over payment of his 1949-30 license, according to testimony, and the City Board' at ttpr time had'fli* cided to let the over-payment, which was double the actual 1949-50 tax, stand for the 1950 51 license, although the 1950-51 li cense was not actually issued John J. M.i honey, OTiflMta' the defense attorney.' Twelve additional cases were heard at the session, including five cases In which defendants were found guilty of public drunkenitetis. eluded: tinued one year on payment of cost* In a case against Berfle Lee Adams, Negress, who was found guilty of Illegal possession of non-tax-paid whiskey. Sentence was withheld against Fred MulUnax on a (Charge of7 bandonment and no ?>-?uppo*t. MulUnax was to be confine* for 30 days In the Cleveland County Jail to be looked alter by a coun ty physician after whk?h time CTipSHBOf. Page Bight i mMMm W& rn t: M Local Bed Gran Disaster Relief Fnnd Still Shy Kings Mountain still needs $174.45 to meet its $550 quota for Red Cross disaster relief for the Missouri Valley area. L. E. Abbott, chairman of the Red Cross emergency appeal, said the fund was increased dur ing the week to $375.55 through a gift of $33.84 from the Patter son Grove Baptist Sunday School. It was the only additional gift received during the week. Original quota was $275 and Kings Mountain's, along with quotas throughout the state and nation was doubled when a new estimate of the vast damage was made. The fund will be used to relieve suffering throughout the area. "We are very anxious to meet the quota," Mr, Abbott said. "I hope all persons who have not given will contribute to the fund. In order that Kings Mountain may do its part in a charitable, Christian gesture* to these peo ple in need." Donations should be given to Mr. Abbott, or to Mrs. J. N. Gam ble, Red Cross executive secre tary. - < I City Wants Bids On Uniforms, Cars . x . . i The City of- Kings Mountain will receive bids on September 10 for winter uniforms for po licemen, and for two new four door conventional sedan automo bile*.' Sealed bids should be filed prior to that time with Joe H. McDaniel, Jr., acting city clerk. Legal notices concerning the bldis are published in today's is sue of the Herald and full infor mation can be obtained at the City Hall office. Notice of bid on the automo bile* states that proposals for purchase of the city's 1940 Ford and 1949 Plymouth be Included, since the purchase will be made using the vehicles as a part of the cost on the new cars. City Contracting For Engineering Survey On Natural Gas Distribution Myers' Film Loses Change, Suit To Thief A thief or thieves entered My ers Department Store Monday night, raided the change box in the cash register and made off with a brand new suit of clothes. Store officials were unable to determine definitely whether other articles had been taken. The thief (police think it a one-man operation), entered from the roof through a trapdoor over the staircase, risking his neck by climbing down a thin, raveling rope. He made his exit through the basement door, by removing the baf across it. In addition to the money and suit, the culprit left dirty hand prints on the recently-painted wall. The robbery was not discover ed until the store was opened Tuesday morning. City police and the State Bu reau of Investigation are work ing on the case. It was the second robbery in tfhe block in the past month. The Herald Publishing House was re lieved, of its change lour week ends agQ Bethwaie Faiz Barbecue Set Free tickets to the fourth an nual Bethware Community Fair Barbecue, scheduled for next Wednesday at Bethware Bchool, were mailed to premium book advertisers and supporters this week. John H. Rudisill, Jr., secretary of the fair, said that additional tickets for guests and friends could be obtained at $1.50 each by calling him at Bethware school. ?"*? ? The annual barbecue has be come one of the season's most popular events and is a prelude to the annual community fair, whlciu is scheduled for Septem ber 13, 14, and 15. "We are looking forward to a capacity crowd," Mr. Rudisill said. The dinner will begin at six ?P- m. Funeral Held Foe Mrs. Gold Funeral rites for Mrs. Eva Beam Gold, 76, widow of R. C. Gold, were held Monday after noon at 3 o'clock at Double Springs Baptist church, with in terment following in the church cemetery. The rites were conducted by Rev. J. W. Suttle. Mrs. Gold, a Kings Mountain citizen for 37 years, succumbed at her home on West Gold street at 8 o'clock Saturday night She had been in ill health for several years. Mr. Gold died in 1949 and their only son, Dr. Lorin L. Gold, died in 1931. Mrs. Gold was a member of First Baptist church. Surviving are two brothers, Solon L. Beam, of Shelby, and George Beam, of the New Hope community. Deacons of First baptist church served as pallbearers. "Gripe" Session To ?e Hold Tuesday < ? "i Second of Mayor Garland Still's series of "gripe" meetings will be held at City Hall court room Tuesday night at 8 o'clock, the Mayor announced yesterday. City officials will be oh hand to hear complaints by citizens on any matter under the city's Juris diction. The session will be informal and the Mayor is inviting all citi zens to attend. mel^i0^orker Askv(f For City = ? - ^ ? A Kings Mountain Red CroM committee asked the county board of commissioners Tuesday to assign a public welfare worker to Kings Mountain on a full-time basis. The committee included Mai D Ward and W. t- Plonk, directors, and Mrs. J. N. Gamble, executive ?owtary of the Red Cross. Mr. Ward aald the request was it: Ki,' made by the Had Cross due to a Urge Increase In calls on the Red Ctom office for public wel fare service ,as well as failure of the city board of commissioners to Include a $800 public welfare appropriation In its 1951-52 bud get. The Appropriation had beert.f>Airt to the Red Cross foi public welfare work. Mr. Ward said the county com missioners were sympathetic with the needs of King* Moun tain and the area tor a full-time welfare worker, but explained that the county board had little jurisdiction over the county wel fare agency, which it predomin antly supported by the federal and state governments. The com miaalo'iers referred the commit tee to the county welfare board and to the agency for further In formation,!. . . Action Against City Officials Non-Suited McSwain Entered Non-Suit Motion On Wednesday Legal action against Kings Mountain city officials seeking to restrain the pay of City Ad ministrator M. K. Fuller was vol untarily non-suited Wednesday. Peyton McSwain, attorney of Plaintiffs A. P. Warlick, H. C. Roberts, and R. C. Stroupe, re que?* jd a volutary non-suit and it was ordered by Clerk of Su The motion for non-suit follow perior Court E. A. Houser. ed statement of Mr. Roberts and Mr. Stroupe, made shortly after the suit was filed, that their names were used in the action "without authorization", and the non suit motion was made before City Attorney J. R. Davis filed an answer to the complaint. In the complaint, ^he plaintiffs had charged that Mr. Fuller was, In fact, a city manager, and that the city had not authority to em ploy a city manager. The judgment handed down by Mr. Houser reads: ''Upon motion of Peyton Mc Swain, attorney for the plaintiffs, requesting a voluntary non-suit in this action. "It la hereby ordered that a Judgment of Non-suit be and the same Is hereby entered against the plaintiffs and in favor of the defendants in the above entitled action. "This the 22nd day of August, 1951." Park-Grace Sets School Opening Park-Grace Elementary school wll open for the fall semester on Tuesday, September 4, at 8:30 p. m., according to announcement by Mrs. J. C. Nickels, principal. Around 190 students are expec ted to report for school on open ing day, Mrs. Nickels said. The! school, which is a county unit, operates on a similar sche dule to that of Kings Mountain city schools, following the same opening and holiday schedule. The faculty list at Park-Grace school is the same as last year. Teachers are Mrs. Boyd Mlnlck and Mrs. Miles Beam, of Shelby, Mrs. Nevette Hughes and Mrs. Paul Weaver of Kings Mountain, and Mrs. Carl Davidson, of Waco, in addition to Mr*. Nickels. Mrs. Hal Ward will again operate the school lunch room. Three Schools Will Be Sold According to legal notice In today's Issue of the Hmald, the county ?ard of education will sell-at public auction at the court house In Shelby on September 3 three abondoned school proper ties. They Include: Dixon school, Lawndale elementary school, and Ross Grove school. According to the notice, signed by J. Hi Grigg, secretary, the bids will stand open for raising for a period of ten days and the board reserves the right to re ject any or all bids. COIOTNBD TO ROME J. C. Lackey, secretary-treas urer of Kings Mountain Build ing k Loan association, has been confined to his home this week due to illness. ? WINS MASTER'S ? Mia* Bonnie Mcintosh, of Kings Mountain, was awarded the degree of Mas ter of Mu*ic at Northwestern University at the close of the re* cent summer session. Miss Mcintosh Wins Master's Miss Bonnie Mcintosh, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Mcin tosh, of Kings Mountain, received the degree of Master of Music at summer graduation exercises at Northwestern University, Chi cago, 111. 'Miss Mcintosh, a former teach er of piano in Kings Mountain city schools, is a graduate of Flora McDonald college. She was presented In gradu ate organ recital at Northwest ern on July 24, playing Bach's O Major Trio Sonata VI, Frartck's B Minor Chorale, VI dor's Symphony VI, and Vierne's Westminster Carillon. Retaileis Show New Fall Goods Kings Mountain merchants have been busy the past week op ening new fall merchandise for the back-to-school trade. ,Wlth school opening In the city and Park Grace schools only ten days away, appearel mer chants are anticipating increased demand for shoes and children's wear, as well as for fall goods in both men's and women's lines. Expressmen, both rail and mo tor, have been visiting local stores regularly and the new goods are replacing limited re maining stocks of summer mer chandise. In spite of unusually hot wea ther during August, Merchants report that some hardy buyers have already been buying wools, heavy gabardines and corduroys for fall and winter wear. They expect full opening of fall goods purchases during the next two weeks. Miss Keeter Heads McGllls of Gaston The McGllls of Gaston met for their annual reunion at Bethel Church Arbor, off the Cherryville Road, on Wednesday, August 15, held a brief devotional program, elected officers and ate a sump tuous picnic dinner. Miss Betty Lou Keeter. of Shel by was elected president of the Clan, and other officers elected were Mrs. J. H. Patterson, vice president, and Miss Mary McGlU, secretary- treasurer. Miss Keeter succeeds Ml4s Wllmot Whites ides, of Gastonla. Miss Willie McGill Is the permanent keeper of vital statistics. Following the devotional con ducted by Miss WMtesIdes, pray er was led by Rev. E. B. McGill, of Florida, and Miss Willie Mc Gill reported on births, marri ages and deaths during the year. Mrs. Isaac McGUl gave the re port of the nominating commit tee. An estimated 79 persons atten ded the reunion. nWAicw vtcmc Members of the Kings Moun tain Klwanls CHub were to pic nic ?t Oak Grove Thursday night at 6:15 for their regular weekly meeting, m Three Citizens Seek Changes In Zoning Law The city board of commission. . .. a ?P?c'al meeting Wed nesday afternoon, authorized the mayor to contract with Barnard firm to L^uisiana engineering jirm, to conduct a survev to de 2h^asib,lity of nat"ral gas distribution in the city tho "der. t<?rms 01 the contract Sir, e"g,lneor,n8 -firm will com pile data concerning potential demand for natural gas service its feasibility in relation to con' cost. ??StS' and estlmates ol The survey will cost the citv one dollar. Should the city decide L? en,!er 010 business ofnaSa! gas distribution, the engineering firm would receive a fee of six Percent of the construction cS In return for furnishing speclfl ?? ii"m and 8UPervlslng the in system ?f the d?strlbutlon Action was taken by unani mous vote after A. S. Hall reore f,entatlve of the firm, had out lined his company's cervices as engineering consultants. *0* I," "u," S"ld ?*? ?& In other actions, the board inii Voted to hold public hear " .requ,ested chan?es ln the ity zoning law at the next reg of ?25ftlng on SePtember 10. 2) Deferred action on appoint ment of a sollcitar for recorder s Deferred action on appoint nicjit 0/ q city clerk. . 4) Voted to waive the city's or dinance prohibiting loud speak to, the benefit ? ,heTs 2? V. r<fCruiter> wh? has asked talT ^ h" k? ?ake a ^-minute t? business district walkw?v?d 1? construct graveled walkways along portions of E. ler st nwood ave ' and Cans 6) Voted to rent the parking place on Battleground ave., for re,'t,cd by Dr. p. G. Pad fvim KinK? Mountain Drug fn ^8ny' h the Pflrking place 7? vreSeiJed for Physicians, thl ^amed Jack HuHender to the city recreation commission succeeding Fred Daugherty and added W. w. Tolleitt to "hi "l mPnH?rnmlttee set UP to recom mend improvements to City Sta Zoning questions on which the rhfj Tl11 ho,d a hearing In elude: 1) request by E. T. Plott er ofFSt rCMa" ?i',C? at the com nUP. o? 3nd c,eveland ave ] rocluest of Wallace Shockley to expand his grocery store on Second avenue; and 3) request of Phillip Baker iodevel ope the property of Dr L p Ra ker which fronts on tx?th' Moun tain and King streets. Commissioner B. T. Wright K?dl>CUSSion on o{ t I 8Uggestln* that At torney J** white be returned to avtf Commissioner Red Layton suggested that Judge E jli1?""111 dldn't want a solicitor," and Commissioner Olland Pear son said he didn't thJnkasofl" tor is needed. Mr. Layton later [n7hr?d'*Td "ke to ** Wh'te IhA k1 ^ut wasn't that one of u/ g Political Issues?" Mr Wright tfien suggested deferring [he matter until a fmufe meet On the city clerk discussion Mayor Still suggested appoint-' ment of Clarence E. CarpW.?, Continued On Page Eight McDoniel Urges / License Purchases The city's delayed shipment of dog tags have arrived and are available for purchasers at the City Hall office, Joe H. Mc Wanlel, Jr., acting clerk, said Wednesday. Mr. McDanlel also urged dog owners to purchase dog licen ses, stating that purchases to date indicated a dog popula tion of ^nly 34, which he guess ed wots somewhat below actu al figures. Certificates of vac cination against rabies mast be shown before dog licenses will be issued. He also announced that the police department Is making a routine check X business firms to determine whether 1951-52 privilege licenses hapre been purchased. Be estimated that 35 percent of Kings Mountain business establishments have not yet bought privilege Uceu
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