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Population City Limits 7.206 Trading Area 15.000 (1945 Ration Board PlgwM) VOL.62 NO. 36 Sixty-Second Year , Kings Mountain. N. C.. Friday. September 7, 1951 Established 1889 PRICE FIVE CENTS Local News Bulletins MAGAZINES GIVEN Joe Dixoft, business manager of the Kings Mountain hospi tal, wishes to express his appre ciation to Mrs. L. L. Benson, and Mrs. Charlie Cash for the collection of magazines presen ted Saturday, September 1, to the hospital. BUILDING PERMIT A building permit, approved by Building Inspector Kelly Dixon, was issued at City Hall on Thursday to J. E. Hord to construct a one story residence on Carpenter street at an es timated cost of $1500. % * PARKING MONEY A total -of $136.80 was collect ed from the city's parking met ers Wednesday afternoon, ac cording to a report of acting City Clerk, Joe McPaniel. . ? * MAUNEY ELECTED Dr. W. L. Mauney, Kings Mountain and Shelby chiropo dist, was elected secretary treasure of the North Carolina Chiropody association at the annual convention of the or ganization in Asheville this week. ? PATRICK TO REPORT Rev. P. D. Patrick, home mission secretary for Kings Mountain Presbytery, will make a report on "Progress of the Kingdom", at the 14th annual Home Missions confer ence of the Synod of North Carolina at Red Springs on next Monday and Tuesday, INJURED IN FALL Bobby Herndon, employee of Marlowe's Center Service, suf fered a wrenched hip Tuesday afternoon after he slipped on * greasy surface and fell.. He ia a patient at Kings Mountain hospital. If reported Im proved Thursday. LIONS PROGRAM Dr. Richard Weaver, of Ral eigh, execuive director of the North Carolina Resource Youth Education commission, will ad dress members of the Kings Mountain Lions club at their regular meeting Tuesday night . at 7 o'clock at Masonic Dining Hall, it was announced by Ol lie Harris, program chairman. BARRETT SAILS Corp. James R. (Dick) Bar rett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Barrett, has left the Unit ed States according to a change of address received here this week. Barrett, who volunteered for service on January 15th, trained at Fort Bragg and Camp Stoneman, Calif. His new address: AF 14391238, Pro visional Squadron 476, APO 959, c-o Postmaster, SanFran clsco, Calif. . ... . Water Bfflingi 1006^16$ Rings Mountain citizens' water bills, reflecting rate Increases effective with August accounts, jumped considerably over July billings, last month under the former rate schedules. Total billings for August ( re ceived by customers^ S^Ptenbet i, totaled $5,534.42 as compared to total July billings of $4,616.65. Acting City Clerk Joe McDan Ittfr aaia the August total is-jMgk final, as mechanical and figur ing errors alwayscrop up in few of the approximately 2,000 water accounts, ^ 'Die water rate Increases and resulting increased billings brought fewer complaints from customers than did the August light antt^jjpw^^wHrof*' Mr McDanlel said. s Re-checks on complaints, how ever, showed that vast majority of the readings and billings, <pl electrical accounts were correct. Mr. McDanlel credited the in crease in power usage to the ex treme hot weather, with concur rent hetovy use by customers of fan's plus increased power ; itr quired to keep refrigerator tem peratures to their customary low M. C. (Mud) Poston, dty schools attendance officer, this week reminded parents that atate law requires children ages seven through 15 to attend school reg ularly. He also announced that he was available for duty%* city school teachers for any a .ndance prob 200 Boy Scouts To Participate In Camping Event, *v\ P-?od to p,mbc,|S"^3, are chairman. dl?Mct camping) sponsored^by 'the Kiw^'t being begins Fridav 2hS^fnis C,ub' o'clock. afternoon at 5:00 Remainder of thp o |ram call. ?t!St ???^c?2; r?S5ts Sg5?s: th2 e camporee events and of each o!T?he ?L^Unt ten P?ints rL "t camporee score card. Each even/wm a.S ^ at 9;15 group ten ^ lglVeJ^e w^ing SS^S.%. ?** inc,ud* building fire assF8-- ???.n*;v -i| points will an f/Tlv n' ten sreS^sw ted 100 guests an anticiPa" wil? ffSldthJ' w'e^klnd"1,9^^ tember 14-15 kend of Sep Drama Rehearsal Saturday Night The euUrexast and production staff of Then Conquer We Must it to meet at the Kings Mountain National Military Park amphi theatre Saturday at 7:30 p. m. for rehearsal of the drama schedul ed to open a six-performance stand September 21st. Officials of the drama pointed out that, the Saturday rehearsal is a change from a previously an nounced Friday night drill and urged full attendance. Persons wishing transportation to the park Saturday night are requested to be at the Little The atre business office at 506 East King street (Phone No. 485-LW) before 7 o'clock. Ticket sales, for the production have been, brisk according to Lit tle Theatre officials, with orders having already been filled from many sections of the country. Kings Mountain citizens plan ning to attend the opening per formances are urged to place or ders now for tickets. The amphi theatre seats only around 750 people, it was noted. The amphitheatre Is located abbut one mile east of the mu seum on the Kings Mo.i.<taln Na tional Military Parte toad. Performances of the drama are scheduled for September 21, 22, 28 and 2d and October 5 and 6. An announced October 7th per formance has been cancelled. Dr. JoHn ,ticC Here ^ill PraCt South Carolina Doctor To Open Offices Soon \ Dr. John C. Mo^lll, of VVilliam ston, S. C., has anounced that he will come to Kings Mountain about mid-October to open offi ces for the general practice of medicine. Dr. McGill was in Kings Moun tain twice last weekend to com plete arrangements for coming to Kings Mountain. Kc told the Herald it would require from four to six weeks for him to close his practice in Williamston, where he has been a practicing physician for the past year. Dr. McGill is the son of Dr. W. K. McGill, for the past 30 years a practicing physician at Clover, S. C. He was graduated from Ers kine College at Due West, S. C., in 1943 with the degree of Bache lor of Arts in science. He later obtained the degree of Doctor of Medicine degree from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., and served for more than two years in the army medical corps, in cluding 21 months in the Pacifc Theatre. He was a captain when returned to inactive duty status. After the war he took post graduate work at Charlotte Me morial hospital and at the Medi cal College of Virginia at Rich mond. Mrs. McGill is the former Miss Mabel ? Hamilton, of Statesville. She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. B. L. Hamilton,' Associate Reformed .Presbyterian mission aries to India. Mrs. McGill was born in India. Presbyterians To Hear Foushee Rev. Clyde C. Foushee, D. D? pastor Of Second Presbyterian church, of Spartanburg, . S. C-, will deliver the sermon Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at First Presbyterian church here. Dr. Foushee and Rev. P. D. Patrick, pastor of First Presby terian church are exchanging pulpits for the Sunday morning services. ? "Dr. Foushee Is a most able and gifted preacher," Mr. Patrick said, "and Kings Mountain citi zens will benefit by hearing him." GRAMMAR FOOTBALL . The grammar grade xootball committe was scheduled to meet last night (Thursday) at Baird Furniture Co. to discuss plans for the program this sea son. Eighth graders will not be allowed to play high school football and the grammar group hopes to Include that group in it's plans. , ? , i ' * : J ? Mrs. Mauney And Miss Gillespie CcSnI Mnsic Foi Battle Drama ?"?'..V : ' "* *, J'ti, ? ? - v 'li. ..... - ?. -k . - . ? ? . ? 1 Not only wai "Theft Conquer We Muit!", the historical drama commemoratlilp ' mm Mttle Of Kings Mountain authored Kings Mountain citizen. The conslderafiw varied music required as accompani ment for the drama also was composed toy Kings Mountain citizens. *; The two composers are Mrs. Katherine S. Mauney, wife of Aubrey Mauney, and Miss Eme lyn Gilespie, by profession a so cial service worker. ' WSm&pQrBit minuet for the colonial dance scene, showing a Tory party, a ballad entitled "My Father's a Tory", and the finale . "Thefa Conquer We Must", which bears same name as the title of the drama. ? Words for the finale were written by Robert Osborne, author ot the drama. .?? : Miss Gillespie wrote and ar ranged the overture, the battle music, the love theme, and wrote a special arangement of "Ameri ca", the latter being Uqed as Ac companiment in a scene featur ing as characters George Wash ington and ? senator of the Con tinental Congress. The Klnflk Mountain Choral Society wilt furnish the choral background for the drama, snd will sine the hytnn of thanks giving "We Gather Together" and the finale. E S Peeler, JK, Kings Mountain baritone, will sing a ballad of the Revolution ary War period, "How Happy a Soldier". 'Mrs. Mauney has been pre viously successful In composing and arranging. A veteran teacher of music and church organist, she majored In Latin at Woman's College at Greenaboro, later re ceived a B. S. degree J.n Music and Pipe Organ. Mm. Mauney has won a first prize in com position contest of the North Ca rolina Pederation of Music with her collection of organ and pia no numbers titled "Songs". These compositions set to music John Maaefield's poem "Beauty" and brought from England's poet laureate a letter of appreciation and congratulations. . Miss Gillespie was a student of voice and piano during four years at Ion gs Mountain high school, and played clarinet in the school band. Music contin ued to be one of her chief extra curricular activities while a stu dent at Salem college, during which time she sang in the opera "The Bartered Blr4" and in Paul Green's "Song of the Wilderness." She waa solo clar inetist tr* the Winston-Salem Civic orchestra for a year and a half and is- now a soprano solo (at for the Kings Mountain Cho and member of the TO PRACTICE HERE? Dr. John McGUL of Williamston, S. C.? has announced that he will come to Kings Mountain next month and will open offices for the general (.ractice of medicine. Mrs. Haxmon's Rites Conducted Funeral services for Mrs. North Harmon, 70, who died at he$' home on route two Saturday morning after suffering a heart attack, were held Sunday at 4 oclock at Bethlehem Baptist church. Rev. T. W. Fogleman, pastor of the church of which she had been a member for 58 years, and Rev. W. G. Camp officiated. Bur ial was In the church cemetery. She was the former Miss Miley Medlin, daughter of the late Aaron and Cynthia Gladden Med lin and was the wife of North Harmon, well-known farmer of the Bethlehem Community. She is survived by her husband a son, Willis Harmon, of Kings Mountain; a daughter, Mrs. Hunt er Jackson, of Shelby; a sister, Mrs. Ida Medlin, of Kings Mount ain; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A son Pfc. Roy Harmon was killed in action in France in 1941. Lengthy Agenda On City Board Docket Monday The city board of commission ers will have a full evening's) business to attend to at the reg^ j ular September meeting Mon- ! day night. Among the items already list ed on the agenda are; 1) Receiving of bids on a truck and truck body for the sanitary department, two police cars, and ten police uniforms. 2) Hearings on three requested changes in the zoning ordinance. 3) Establishment of a policy on c nstruction of sidewalks and curbs and gutters. 4) Consideration of several street petitions. Also expected to be in the a genda, continued from previous sessions, is employment of a city clerk. ? v ? An<jther item will be consider ation of the civil suit recently filed by a group of citizens seek ing to restrain the pay of City Administrator M. K. Fuller. City Attorney J. R. Davis said this week he was awaiting instruct ions from the members of the board on filing of an answer to the complaint. ?Mayor Still said that one com missioner had asked for inclus ion on the agenda consideration of asking bids on an annual ba sis for the city's automotive re pair work. In addition, the board will con sider reports bri August opera tions! The board convenes Monday night at 7:30. City Installing Water, Sewer Lines The city's water and sewer de partment is proceeding on the installation of additional sewer and water lines. The department has completed installation of sewer lines on Childers street, and on Tracy street (serving the area from Parker to Childers), and on Thursday was making an instal lation on Qantt street to serve the tblock between Waco road and Morris street. ' M. K. Fuller, city administra tor, said the department would begin work Monday installing a six- inch water main and hy drant on South Gaston street from Gold street. Bethware Officials Readying For Fair ? Fourth Annaal Event Begins Next Thursday It's fair time again. Citizens of the Bethware com munity will present the fourth annual Bethware Community Fair next weekend In what fair officials are terming In advance the "biggest a/id best ever." Important, addition to this year's fair program will he a fire works display each evening. John Rudlsill, secretary, also reports Increased Interest in the several displays and exhibits. He also announced that eight prizes will be given away each night, all on a strictly free basis, with no purchases of anything required. Trte lair opens on Thursday, September 13, a.t 1 p. m., with appropriate opening day ceremo nies. ? Friday will be Children's Day witti lower prices for children prevailing on the five rides of the Pee Dee Amusement Compa ny up until 6 p. m. In addition, special contests for children will be held in the afternoon. Another feature of the Friday activities will be a farm ma chinery demonstration at 2 p. m., and all judging will be complet ed on Friday. The Fair will continue through Saturday evening. No entrance admission will be changed. "We are looking forward to our best fair ever," Mr. Rudislll said, "and we hope all the citi zens of the surrounding area will come out snd pay us a visit. We believe the farm products enter ed this year will surpass all those of our previous three fairs.** ATT* WD MEETING Rev. and Mrs. P. D. Patrick left W<rtb?s4ay to attend a Synod Extension Committee - -? * ? - - tm , a . i meeting as First rrefoytcnaii church in Faytttevllle. , Work To Begin Soon On Addition Construction of the Lottie Goforth Memorial wing of Kings Mountain hospital is ex* pected to get underway soon. C. T. Bennett Construction Company, of Kings Mountain, successful bidder -,n the gener al contract, said Thursday that work on the addition to the hospital's west wing would be gin 1) as quickly as contracts are completed and 2) as quick . ly as steel and other required materials are on hand. Contracts were awarded to low bidders on August 30. The six?room addition will add 12 beds te the 22 the hos , pital now has. Miss Queen Sings For Junior Chamber The Junior Chamber of Com merce met at the Masonic din ing hall Tuesday night In a semi-monthly regular meeting. President W. K. Mauney, Jr., presided and welcomed several members back to the club who had , been away this summer. Jack White, program chair man, presented a musical pro gram by Miss Alleen Queen, tal ented Fallston soloist. Miss Adele Justice accompani ed Miss Queen at the piano. They were introduced by W. F. Gary. Fallston school superintendent. Shelby Center Wonts Local Team Entries The Shelby Recreation Center is completing its fall sctivities program and desires tMun entri es from Kings Mountain, JanMs (Red) Layton said this week. : .te said the Shelby Center seeks Kings Mountain represen tation In Its bowling Mmms and In its six-man football lesgue. St. Matthew's Lutheran Votes ? ? ' ' * * ?' ? ? *'< ' ' ??v" ' i ?>,*' ... ! ,* >.* * , To Build New Church Building Funeral Held On Tuesday Foi H. Y. Belk Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the home on Waco- road for Henry Young Belk, Sr., 78, who died suddenly Monday morning around 4:30 o'clock of a heart attack. Rev. P. D. Patrick, pastor of First Presbyterian church, of which he was a membfcr. officiat ed and burial was in the Grover cemetery. , Mr. Be Ik had- been apparent good health. Death came a few minutes after the attack. He was a native of Union Coun ty, N. C., the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Belk. He was formerly a farmer and had lived in the Dixon community for many years. He had also been a newspaper and magazine writer and at the time of his death was a columnist for the Kings Moun tain Herald. Mr, Belk had turned in the copy for his column for this edi tion on last Saturday morning and at that time had intimated he was not feeling very well. His weekly Newa of Nebo Valley, named after the community near the old Nebo creek bridge on Waco road just outside the city limits where he had lived for the past several years, has appeared regularly in the Herald for more than nine years. Mr. Belk wrote In individual, choppy style, and his handwritten copy was a typesetter's night mare. But his pungent wit and satire, recently reserved for Pres ident Truman and Henry Wal lace, attracted wide readership. His first wife, the former Miss Jennie Mae Beli, died in 19X4. HP remarried, to the former Miss Mamie Hardin, who survives. Other survivors include five sons, Emery Belk, of Atlanta, Ga., Hall and H. Y. Belk. Jr., both of Kings Mountain, North Belk, of the U. S. Army in Colo rado, and George Belk, of High Shoals; five daughters, Mrs. Gen eva McDanlel and Mrs. Aileen Ross, of Kings Mountain, Mrs. Carrie Bell Smith, of Gastonia, and Mrs. Mary E. Lingerfelt and Mrs. Befty Self, of Shelby; two brothers, Rev. A. E. Belk, of Gait ney, S. C., and Russell Belk, of Heath Springs, S. C.; three sis ters, Mrs. Ed Pruitt, of Spartan burg, S. C., and Mrs. M. L. Gaff ney and Mrs. Julia St. Clair, of Gaffney, S. C.'; 20 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Serving as active pall bearers were Frank M. Rippy, Elmer Ross, Fletcher Wright, C. J. Gault, Jr., E. W. Griffin, Jr., and C T. Carpenter, Jr. YOUTH NIGHT AT ARP Youth night will be observed at Boyce Memorial A. R. P. church on Sundtiy night at 7:30. The subject is "Christ, The On ly Answer". The public is cor dially invited. KIWANIS SPEAKER? Marlln H. Bruner, southern district mana ger oi Du Pont's public relations extension division, will be guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Kings Mountain Kiwanls club September 13. Brunei To Speak To Kiwanis Club Marlin H. Bruner, widely known speaker on chemical ad vances will speak to the Kings ?Mountain Kiwanis club at its regular meeting, September 13. on "Progress in Better Living." Mr. Bruner will demonstrate some of the recent developments in modern industrial chemistry and show why Industry in . the United States has been a!ble to give the people of America the highest standard of living in the world. He is Southern manager of the Extension Division of E. I. do Pont de Nemours and Company and maintains his headquart-, ers in Clemson, S. C. During the past 12 months he has talked at scores of meetings in the South. Mr. Bruner is a graduate in forestry of the Pennsylvania State College and has a master's degree from the Yale School of Forestry. He took additional graduate work at Yale, specializ ing in soils, botany, plant phy siology and pathology. He has had experience with the U. S. Forest Service in North Carolina, Tennessee, nad Loulsana, and with the Agricultural Extension Service in Arkansas and South Carolina. He Is a member .of the Society of American Foresters, is past chairman of the Forestry Section of the Association of Southern Agricultural Workers, and Is ac tive in other scientific and agri cultural organizations. KIWANIS PROGRAM Members of the Kings Moun tain Kiwanis clufo were to hear an address at their regular meeting Thursday evening at 6:45 by Robert Osborne, author of "Then Conquer We must," a drama commemorating cue Battle of Kings Mountain." School Enrollment Figures Show Slight Increase Over Year Ago Kings Mountain city schools and Park Grace school reported a total gain' over first day en rollment of 31 on Wednesday as 1,985 pupils reported for ' th$ 1951-52 term at the schools. Opening day at the schools went smoothly according to school officials and everyone was reported down to hard work on the fall semester. Attendance was higher Wed nesday than on opening day. Opening day enrolment totals showed a net gain of 23 students In the city schools over the 1950 first day total of 1,795. The city's 1,778 opening diy figure showed a decrease of 16 pupils in th% white schools and an increase in Davidson school enrollment of 39. Biggest loss was shown by Central high school, which drop ped 25 students over the 1950 opening day attendance but the white elementary units showed a gain of 9 for the net white schools losr. of 16. ? Davidson Negro elementary school reflected a gain of 31 pu pils, highest in the area, and Davidson high school showed a gain of eight for the increase of m. On Wednesday, the city schools' attendance had reached 1808, a Jump of 25 students, with die white schools showing an in crease of 22 and Davidson a Jump of three. At Park Grace school, 176 stu dents reported for opening day and another six came in Wed nesday to jump that unit's en rollment on the second day to 182 pupils. The opening total at Park Grace showed a gain of five stu dents over the 1950 first day fig ure of 171.. The 1,803 city schools total on the second day of school (Wednesday) was higher than the enrollment on the fifth day of the 1950-51 school year, when only 1,792 ptudents were listed according to the records. B. N. Bdmes, superintendent of city schools, announced this week that Miss Magnolia Came ron, of Lillington, had been elec ted to the Davidson high school faculty to complete the faculty list. The new teacher will teach home econrnics and science. The city's faculty Is 66 mem bers strong, Mr. Barnes said, and includes three more teachers than In 1950 51. The city's first grade popula tion showrnl an increase of three over, la*t year's total. Some 185 first-year students repotted for school on Tuesday. 'At Park Grace Tuesday, 22 new students reported. The total number of primary students enrolling Tuesday In city schools was 536. Park Grace had a total primary population CmUnued, On Pag* Eight Vote Unanimous By Congregation For New Plant The congregation of St. Mat thews. Lutheran church voted unanimously Sunday to construct a now chufch building. "I he church, organized in 1876 will observe its 75th anniversary by dedicating its new parsonage and by beginning a new church structure. I he St. Matthew's church coun H iJT*!? ,?n Tuesday n'Rht and * in ?n,l^Pated that committers will l?e appointed to handle the many phases of the new building program. ** The congregation also voted on Sunday to continue its regular Sunday evening services. "The vote of members participating was aproximately 75 percent in favor of continuing Sunday even ing services. Dr. W. P. Gerberding, the pas tor, said the evening services wili ? l.8 o clock a"d that they will be Informal, with particular emphasis on hyrpn-singing and prayer. On Sunday evening. Dr Gerberding will begin a series of men!?* ?" the "Ten Cdmmand !wtended an 'nvitation to the public to attend the services. Schools Offer Insurance Plan h?I5? uKin** "Mountain school board has again authorized of. rerlng the group accident insur ?n?RP? oy for scho?l students and B. N. Barnes, superintendent, has urged parent" to consider the Plan for their fvhool children. It3?s.t 01 th? Volley per student ?on^?ne dcilar, he said, and the student is covered by the DrS*?rHhe !uU 12 m?nths. provided the student is enrolled h?,uar I r?01 actuivity' from one hour before school opens until one hour after school closes each school day. The group policy, again taken out with Pilot Life Insurance Co., was first offered here to parents of school children by the school board late last year. That policy as for only nine months and expires on Tuesday. The policy covers all school ac a11 8por,s except Last year East school had 111 students to sign up for the poll cy at a cost to parents of $83.25. Fro. m the students covered, the policy paid a total of $96.50 in claims, $78.50 to one child, ac nrfni?Jfa.t0 RTP" Lane- Central principal, who reviewed last year s insurance operations Central grammar and hltrh school students covered by the laSt year *,ad 13 cairns filed for a, total of $135.50. The combined total premiums paid ^ ? students was $237 ???? ? P?licy Pays one thousand dollars for accidental death or for maximum medical expenses and one hundred dollars for maximum dental expenses. city school students are eligible to Join the policy, in cluding Davidson school pupils. Marines Promote Howard To Captain Grady Howard, well-known Kings Mountain man on active duty with the Marine Corfrs, has recently been promoted to cap tain. Capt. Howard, a veteran ot World War II, was recalled to ac tive duty on March 12, at that time holding the rank of firsti lieutenant. He is now attached to support battalion, supply command, of the Fleet Marthe Force at Camp Lejeune, and expects to go on maneuvers about September 15. Mrs. Howard, who has been with her husband at Camp Le Jeune, expects to' return to Kings Mountain during the three month maneuver period. Marlowe Purchases It C. Gold House The H. C. Cold house on West Gold street was sold Wednesday to E. E. Marlowe according to announcement toy G. A. Bridges, executor of the Gold estate Sale price was not announced. . A large crowd attended the public auction sale of many of the Gold household goods held at the residence on last Satur day, Mr. Bridges said, and the sale went well.