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VOL.62 NO. 50
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Sixty-Second Year
Kings Mountain, N. C.. Thursday. December 13, 1951
Established 1883
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Local News
Bulletins
BUILDING PERMIT
A building permit was issued
Monday at City . Hail to Tom S.
Henry to construct a residence
on Landing street at an esti
mated cost of $4,000.
SELLERS PROMOTED
Bobby X. Sellers of the U. S.
Air Force now stationed at
Pope Field, has recently been
promoted to Sergeant He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Sellers, route 1, Kings Moun
tain.
PARKING MONET
A total of $166.87 was collec
ted from the city's parking
?meters for the week ending
Wednesday according to an an
nouncement of city clerk, Joe
Hendrick.
MBS. HUNTER ILL,
Mrs. C. F, Hunter, former ci
tizen of Kings (Mountain, mo
ther of. Mrs. L. C. Parsons, suf
fered a stroke at her home in
Charlotte Saturday morning.
Her condition was reported
.much improved Wednesday
morning. "
CHORDS ON RADIO
The Kings Mountain high
school mixed chorus, under the
direction Of W. Howard Coble:,
-will present a half-hour pro
gram over Radio Station WOHS
Shelby on Monday afternoon
beginning at 2:30.
JAYCEES MEETING " ,
The members of the Junior
Chamber a I, Commerce will
have fheir OlKwSp tUSllus
a| .-Jheir meeting Tuesday
night '^t 7 o'clock in the Masonic
Dining halKjAnnouncement was
made by Jack White, program
chairman*
ATTEND MEETING
Rev. W. 1* Pressly, pastor,
John L. McGill, elder, and Mar
riott O. PhtfKfe??|MNfo repre
sented Boyce Memorial ARP
church at <be special <n?etl|iK
of First Presbytery \in Char
lotte Tuesday. Principal busi
ness at the meeting was ac
tion on the petition of two
Charlotte ch ix ..es to be re
leased to join . in Mecklenburg
Presbytery, Pr. jyterian Chur
ch, U. S. The petitions were
granted.
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Keeter, Plonk.
Abbott Named
On Mans , Body
The elty board of commission
ers considered a wide variety of
business at the regular Decem
ber meeting Monday night, ran
ging from delinquencies in pur
chase of privilege licenses to blue
laws. >
It appointed three members to
the city planning board, includ
ing J. Byron Keeter, chairman, L.
E/ Abbott and Hal S. Plonk, and
will appoint two additional
members after receiving recom
mendations from the three men
named.
It ordered a crackdown on bus
iness firms Which fall to pur
chase privilege licenses by or
dering therr^ closed, If licenses
sue not purchased by January 1,
but eliminated one source of
grievance by defining the $15 li
cense fee on elecrical appliances
to mean ''heavy appliances."
The board took no action 'on
the blue law matter, after state
ment by several commissioners
that the Kings Mountain Minis
terial association hoped to obtain
cooperation of firms now doing
business on Sundays to close
during church hours.
At the instance of Commission
er Jairtes Layton, the board in
structed M. K. Fuller to "do what
he deemed necessary" to Improve
City Stadium. Including In the
recommendations are sodding of
the banks with grass and Impro
ving the drainage of the playing
.atea. ,
The board appointed Acting
Chief of Police S. R. (Pep) David
son chief of police by a vote of 4
'to i. Commissioner Olland Pear
aoh cast the "0<j".;Y#te. It voted
to raise his salary by $20 to $255
per month, and approved $1,0 per
month salary raises for Robert
Wright, water plant operator,
-Prank Hlanton -and^flarry Wilson,
linemen, and a $25 per month
raise to Tommy Owens, office
cleric. Blanton and Wilson will
draw $210 monthly, Wright $200
and Ovfens $175. The board voted
an extra two -week's pay to Chief
pavldson In lieu ?f a vacation
he did not take.
The board voted to issue salary
checks to City employees on Sat
urday before Christmas, to give
each employee a gtttof flye dol
lars ior Christmas?* and to close
the city off lce tfor a Christmas
holiday December 24 and 25.
It accepted street deeds from
W. A. Williams, for a street In
Davidson Heights, and from" R.
H. and Sallle Hord and from
Florence and H. C. Roberts for a
30-foot road on Gantt street
The board, on* advice of its at
torney, J. R. Davto, agreed to
leave the matter of operation of
a dog pound to the county.
Tom Moore, representing Slater
Brothers, asked consideration of
installation of an eight-Inch wa
ter line to *,'|ve this company's
plant, in order that a sprinkler
system might be installed. .. The
board promised investigation of
the request.
E. A. Harrlll appeared before
the board to question a 95,000
gallon lump in the Kings Moun
tain Laundry water consumption
during November, and C. L. Black
made a similar complaint con
cerning the water billing for his
residence. Both were promised a
Continued On Page Bight
With the effort reported as
"going good," Jayeese reminded
cttisens Ihis week of the city
wide drive to oolloot food for
Klrtg* Mountain's most needy
families for ChristM)^
The Junior Cham^H of Com
merce, In coop /ration with most
Kings Mountain grocery firms,
last wedc 1 aon.^hed the collection
with the theme, "Buy a Can,
Leeee a Can!" f
'Merry Christmas Baskets"
have been set up in cooperating
stores ?nd citizens are ??lng
t ? . . ' ?
City Tags Arrive.
On Sale Monday
Jo# Hendrick, city cleric re
ported this week the arrival o 1
city auto tags lor 1952 and an
nounced that they would be on
sale Monday at the customary
lee of one dollar.
The tags hare white numer
als on a deep red background,
coinciding In color with the
North Carolina vehicle license
plates.
Deadline lor purchase o( the
tags without penalty U Janu
ary 31. 1952.
John Patterson's j
Rites Conducted
Funeral services for John
Lynch Paterson, 41, of route two,
were held Wednesday afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock from David's Cha
pel Baptist church. , ,
Rev W. L. McSwain and Rev.
Spurgeon Scruggs officiated and
interment was in Sunset ceme
tery, Shelby.
Mr. Patterson died at Shelby
hospital .Tuesday at 2:30 a.m. af
ter an illness of only one week.
He had been an employee of
Lily Mills in Shelby for the past
.25 years and was a member of
David's Chapel church.
Surviviors include his wife,
Mrs. Alda McSwain Patterson,
his mother, Mrs. v Lee Black
Wright, a son John Otis Patter
son, and a daughter, Dorothy
Ann Patterson, all of Kings
Mountain; three brothers, Floyd
Patterson, of Shelby, and Ho
ward* and Everett Patterson, of
Kings Mountain; and a sister,
Mrs. Garland Bowen, of Kings
Mountain. ? '
Dawltins Girl
Struck By Auto
Marilyn* Guynetha Dawkins,
Negro. 11, received minor injur
ies when she was hit by a car
Tuesday afternoon In the open
zone along the rail tracks near
the Intersection of Battleground
avenue and ?ast Gold street.
According to the report of in
vestigating officers, Ed Martin
and B. F. Stssoms, the vehicle*
driven by? William Matthew
Clack, was moving south and
made a right turn in the zone
jund into the sun, Mrs. Clack said
he failed to see the child on
bicycle. '
Mr. Clack agreed to pay doctor
bill and have the bicycle repaired,
police said.
Will Biiggs
Hit B; Anto
WL'.l Bviggs, Negro, remained
in a critical condition at Shelby
hospital Tuesday after being
struck- by an auto Sunday night
at the intersection, of King street
and Railroad avenue. -
The "vehicle, driven by David
Starnes, was making, a left turn
when it accidentally hit Brlggs
who was ., walking across the
street, according ? to the Kings
Mountain police officers report.
laycees Report Good Cooperation
0BP|KK> o?Needy Yule Promotion
Anderson and J. T. McGlnnls are
In duu?e of Advertisi hg and col
>on and Fred Wright, ft, head
>jckaging and distribution
groups.
Chairman Mcbaniel said yes
terday that he waspleaaed with
progress of the drive to date and
that he anticipated much more
giving to the drive as Christmas
[day- approaches.
MgHat Plonk Brothers Gro
?ed this weeks aa
the "moet-fllled"
stages of the
aMve.pattohs and clerks at the
participating firms are reported
ly highly /Interested in the pro
I Met and aapkfl over flowing bas
kets before the drive cloees on
Saturday, December 22nd.
c*When grocery topping this
- ' toil* tihs 1
Of the otty and
s Can!*' Chair
Cast Announced
By Choral Gioup
For "Bethlehem"
The Kings Mountain Choral
society will present the three
part pageant "Bethlehem", by J.
H. Mr\;nder, Sunday evening at
8 o'clock at the high school audi
torium. ?
Soloists will be Mi's. Juanita
McSwain Warren, Lt. Robert
Warren, Burlie Peeler, Jr., I. B.
Goforth,. Jr., Mrs. Virginia Leo
pard and Miss Emelyn Gillespie.
The pageant is under the direc
tion of W. Howard Coble, with
Mrs. Aubrey Mauney as accom
panist at the organ. Mrs., W. L.
Pressly is director of pantomime,
and Mrs. Pete McDanlel Is in
charge of make-up.
The three-part pageant will in
clude: 1) The Shepherd's Gifts;
2) the Kings Gifts; and 3) Our
Gift.
Characters of the pantomine
are: . Mary, Mrs. Dan Finger;
Joseph, Dan Finger; Angel, Mrs.
Henry Neisler; Shepherd Boy,
Phillip Padgett, Jr.; Shepherds,
Rev. J. H. Brendall, Rev. T. L.
Cash well and Rev. J. W. -Phillips;
Wise Men, Rev. W. P. Gerber
ding, David Neill and lial Plonk;
Servants of Wise Men Eugene
Roberts, Halbert Webb, J. G. Dar
racott, Dick Webb, C. E. Warllck
and Rev. W. L. Pressly; Pilgrims
of Today, Mrs. J. N. Gamble, Mrs.
W. L. McMackin, Mrs. J. H. Bren
dall, Rev. P. D. Patrick, W. Fal
son Barnes, Mrs. Gene Steffy,
Patty and Kenny Steffy, Mrs.
John Gamble, James Pressly,
James Allen Pressly, Phillip
Chambley, Douglas Burton, Ha
rold Hunnicutt, Sam Stallings
and Billle Mabry.
Members of the 35-member
Cbrral Society are: Burlie Peel
er, Jr., president; vRobert Os
borne, vice-president; Bernice
Harrison, secretary; Mrs. Vir-,
ginia Leopard, treasurer; and
Hazel Armstrong, Suzanne Ar
rowood, Mrs. Herman Campbell,
Evelyn Cline, Dolores Davidson,
Mrs. Vance Daniel, Mrs. Delbert
Dixon, Winifred Fulton, Dot Ful
ton, Emelyn Gillespie, Pat Hen
derson, M^ry Mallard, Mrs. Gene
Mitchem, Mr?. ' Deap McDanlel,
Carletty MeDanlel.'Tf rs." Phillip
Padgett, Mary Ann Rice, Mrs. W.
O. Ruddock, Francis Slsk,. Mrs.
Paul Smyre, Pat Smyre, Melba
Tindall, Mrs. Juanita Warren,
Delbert Dixon, Eugene Gladden,
I. B. Goforth, Jr., David Mauney,
Gene Mitchem, Reginald Murray,
service for a large segment of
The pageant will be a union
service for a large segbent of
the community, many churches
having cancelled evening services
on Sunday evening. 1
Phenix To Fay
$11,000 Bonos
Jll^OOO are being paid this year
to employees of Phenix Plant, a
unit of Burlington Mills, it was
announced today by. Superinten
dent J. T. Lathem, who also re
leased plans for the plant's an
nual Christmas party to be held
December 16, 1951.
Despite; the poor year exper
ienced by the textile industry gen
erally, the company i* happy to
be able to pay Christmas bonuses
again this year, Mr. Lathem said.
On company-wide basis, Bur
lington Mills will pay out approx
imately $767,000 to its production
employees.
The annual Christmas party
for children of employees at the
Phenix Plant will be held Sunday
at 2 o'clock in the Joy Theatre.
Gifts will be given to children ten
years ol age and under, follow
ing a brief Christmas program.
1 Plant holidays will be observed
beginning at the end of the sec
ond shift on Saturday December
22, and ending with operations
being resumed at the beginning
of the third shift on Wednesday
y\ , ? ri ? m l? nw Otffe *
uootmoor m.
Award -jMjgirs
Ruth's Father
Hilton Ruth, of Kings Mountain,
was honored at last Saturday's
Third Annual Pythian Bowl foot
ball game.
A trophy was given in His hon
or to the player voted the out
standins dayer of die aame bv
tniaa, according to a news ac
count appearing In tiie Salisbury
Chrtfctmas bonuses totaling
P?,r
well, Jr., pastor of^Flrst Baptist
church, has been elected, presi
dent of the Kings Mountain Min
isterial association (or 1952
Pastors Elect ....
T. L Cashwell -
Rev. T. L. Cashwell, Jr., pastor
of first Baptist church, was elec
ted president of the Kings Moun
tain Ministerial association for
1952 at the regular December
meeting of the organization
Monday morning.
Mr. Cashwell will succeed Rev.
P. D. Patrick, pastor of First
Presbyterian church.
Other officers elected are: Rev,
Y. H. Carter, pastor of Second
Wesleyan church, vice-president;
Rev. Vance Daniel, pastor of ?es
surrection Lutheran' ohtirch, sec
retary - treasurer; and Rev. W.
L. Pressly, Boyce Memorial ARP
pastor, Rev. Mr. Patrick and Rev.
G. G. Easom, pastor of the Chur
ch of God, members of the pro
gram committee.
The nominating committee In
cluded Mr. Patrick, Rev. . J. H.
Brendall, Central Methodist pas
tor, and 'Rev. J. W. Philips, First
Wesleyan pastor. This committee
also reported that the annual
cdmmunlty-wide Boy Scout ser
vice will be held at First Pres
byterian church early in Febru
ary and that Rev -Mr. Philips
would delivw the sennon'at tty*
annual community -wide Easter
Sunrise service.
Stores Postpone
Longer Schedules
In spite of a permissive action
of the King* Mountain Merchants
association, it appeared Wednes
day, that majority of Kings
Mountain retail merchants
would not lengthen shopping
hours prior to Thursday, Decem
ber 20.
Information given the Herald
?by several merchants follows:
.. Majority of department and
variety stores will observe reg
ular hours through the forth
coming week through Wednes
day, December 19, They will ob
serve Saturday hours (open until
7 p. to.) beginning Thursday, De
cember 20, and continuing throu
gh Christmas Eve.
Schedules of Jewelers will ap
proximate that of the majority
of the department and variety
stores, with the exception that
they will remain open Until 9
p. m. on Christmas Eve.
Furniture stores agreed last
week to remain open until 7 p.
m. on Saturday, December 22,
and Christmas Eve. *
Virtually all Kings Mountain
retail establishments plant a
two-day Christmas holiday. They
will close on December 25 and
26. . *? **
The Merchants association has
recommended that New Year's
Day not be observed as 6 holi
day. However, Yates Harbison,
manager at Dixie-Home Store
and Tom Davidson, A * P Store
manager, said their firms would
be closed two days for the New
Year's holiday as welL
Pofttotdce Qpwi
Saturdays All Day
v
I
Volunteer Firemen Might
Resign Effective. Jan. 1st
Throng Hears
UNC's Justice
At Grid Banquet
Charlie (Choo-Choo) Justice,
former University of North Car
olina football star and how a
UNC assistant coach, proved
Tuesday night to he as nimble at
the speaking platform as he for
merly was on the gridiron, as he
spun yarns for a capacity crowd
at the annual Lions foot*
ball -banquet.
Justice pleased his audienc#
with humorous tales of football
experiences, several of them at
the expense of Art Weiner, high
school coach and his former all
American team-mate.
He then Invited question* from
the floor and answered a dozen,
before showing pictures of the
1948 UNC victory over Louisiana
State university. "We don't have
much to show from the past sea
son," he remarked.
The banquet was given in hon
or of the high school football
team and Coach Weiner received
a big hand framthe large audi
ence when, in the process of in
troducing Justice, he said, "I
have enjoyed working with these
boys very much and am looking
forward to working with a num
ber of them again next year."
Co-Captain Charles Mauney
presented team members and Ol
lie Harris recognized guests of
the club, Including Pride Ratter
ree, Lenoir-Rhyne line coach and
Kings Mountain native and high
school officials.
Prior to the program, Charlie
Moss welcomed James Houser as
a new member of the Lions club.
The principal words of wisdom
passed to ttie high school play
ers by the all-Amerlcan Justice
were 1) not to take favorable
publicity too seriously, and 2) to
study. Mr. Justice" pointed out
that the best player in the ?tforld
can't operate without the aid of
ten other players, and added the
opinion that the National Colle
giate Athletic Association is go
ing to require more stringent at
tention to scholastics on the part
6t players.
Some other Justice pronounce
ments in the question-and-ans
Continued On Page Eight
Bites Conducted
For Mrs. Connor
f * - ? f i'W"- ?"* V *? '' s
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie
Jean Connor, 67, widow of the
late John B. Connor, were held
Sunday at 3 p. m. The Rev. T. L.
Cash well, Jr., officiated and in
terment was In Bessemer City
cemetery.
Mrs. Connor died ?t her home
at 105 Battleground avenue Sat
urday morning at 4 o'clock. She
was a native of Stanley County
but had lived In Kings Mountain
for the past four years. She
formerly resided In Gastonia,
where she was a member of
Armstrong Memorial Presbyte
rian church.
Survivors Include three sons,
J. C. Connor, Greer, R. A.
Connor, of Shelby, and E. T. Con
nor, of Lumberton; three daugh
ters, Mrs. J. P. Panther, of Kings
Mountain, Mrs. H. N. Panther, of
Shelby, and Mrs. C. B. Carjyle, of
r Gastonia; 22 grandchildren, and
one great grandchild.
KIWANIS 8PEAMH ? John
Payne William*, of Montreal will
addret* member! ol the Kings
Mountain Kiwanis club
Kiwanis Club
To Hear Williams
John Payne Williams, profqs
sor of education at the American
College of Life Underwriters, will
address members of the Kings
Mountain Kiwanis club at their
meeting Thursday night at 6:45
at Masonic Dining Hall.
Mr. Williams will speak on the
subject "Challenges Ahead".
Announcement was made by
Rev. P. D.. Patrick, program
chairman.
Mr. Williams is a graduate of
Davidson College, Class of *16.
He later obtained an M. A. de
gree from Columbia University.
He was a faculty member at
Davidson from 1926 to 1938 and
previously was associated with 1
the college, as YMCA secretary.
Boaid To Stndy
Sewage Survey
The city board of commission
ers has tentatively scheduled a
special meeting for Monday night
at City Hall to consider the re
port of Olsen Engineering Com
pany, which includes recommen
dations for revairiping of the
city's sewage disposal^ system
and expansion of the city's water
distribution system.
F. H. Mengel. engineer with the
Raleigh firm, conducted the sur
vey and Is expected to be present
to explain In detail his report.
Pending Monday's meeting, the
boferd ol commissioners did not
discuss or consider the report at
the session this week.
Azelias Donated
To City Codietery
Nine azelias have been given
the city for use at Mountain Rest
cemetery and 100 rose plants.
Sam Suber, cemetery superin
tendent, said that- Mrs. Charles
Warlick Ws the donor of the
beautiful azelias, which were
planted near the Dilllng Street
entrance yesterday.
The rose plants were the g?ft
of the city beautHlcatlon com
mittee. ?
day night.
Schools oi Pie-Bell Era Discussed
In High School lottnalists Series
(Ed. Mote ? Jb? Bmi Mouxa
acb6ol }ouraallixn akwl
i* interprntlrig th? chronological
lofdet of tho story of the Kings
r Mrmntnin arhooU. In order toll
labout th? school* Otf tto? f? >>U
tod baring ttM oppeHoatty of
2eaf&lng (Boot **** tfflieels of
Thi?
article, the iMtftk in a H
byaMaabers of th*|
WWm4-m *>n interview given
by 8. ?. Woir.)
| fj " the
Kings Mountain community, Mr
vlng children feom the old sold
mine through the surrounding
country, w? ? ?| ||Mp||||1il
tng located on tho prwent lot
of Mr*. G. D. Hambrlgtit, on Bat
tleground avenue. Tie property
vm then owned toy W M. Palls.
, The seats were mad* of heavy,
unpaitrted slabs with legs fas
tened to the back aide. They had
ao backs. Desk* were Hot used
and there was. one blackboard on
legs. The pupils used chalk sim
ilar to that in use today. Students
used slates for figuring but used
copy books, pen and ink for prac
ticing penmanship. To one aide
of the room was fastened special
writing board, planed smooth
and about two inches thick. The
ink was kept on the board. There
was a special bench for it and
the children went to that bench
to practice penmanship. On one
side of the room there was a rock
chimney and an open fire place
tn which wood was burned. The
students cut the wood, made the
fires, and cleaned the room.
Tsaehsts
The teacher waa hired by free
school committeemen, who reli
ed on their own Judgment in se
lecting someone capable of tea
ching. There wnee no special re
quirements for teachers In that
day. Hie term consisted of three
months of free school each year.
Generally, the fourth month waa
paid for by subscription, the
Contkmti PfcifrigHl Ukfkt
Board, Firemen
In Disagreement
Over Procedure
The city board of commission
ers may be faced with the neces
sity of replacing in the near fu
ture the 18 volunteer members
of Its fire department, including
Fire Chief Grady W. King.
Differences between somi
members of the board and Its
volunteer fire-fighters have been
pronounced, almost ?lnge th?
board took office laat May, and
delations have been more strain
ed in the past few weeks.
Chief King said Wednesday
that "Under present instructions
for answering alarms the volun
teer members 01 the fire depart
ment are giving notice of resigna
tion, effcct've January 1."
The relations between ' the
board and the fire department
have worsened since early No
vember when the board ordered
a radio, first ordered for the fire
chiefs car, not Installed. Origi
nally the radio was to be Install
ed In the chief's car to speed his
calling of the general alarm
when It appeared grass fires
were getting out of control.
Procedure has been, Mr. King
said, to ring the general alarm >
at any time a citizen reports his
residence or other property
ablaze. If. a grass fire was re
ported, It has been policy for
Chief King himself to Investigate
and to determine danger of the
fire's spreading.
"We feel If we make as many
as a dozen useless calls, It Is
worth It If, on the next, we save
a person's property," Mr. King
said. ? , ? ' '
As understood by the firemen,
procedure suggested by the board
is to let the two paid on-duty
firemen answer an1 alarm in the .
Number 1 fire truck, then sum
mon the firemen by general
alarm,
"Under the present circum
stance, we feel forced to resign,"
Chief King said.
Tha-matter was aired by the
board without any tangible re
sults at Monday night's meeting.
Commissioner B. T. Wright
made a motion as follows: "That
the fire chief be allowed, to run
the department at the best of his
Continued On Page-JSight
Child Injured
By Auto Friday
' 1 " 11 ?
Charles Franklin Wilson, five *
year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Wilson, who suffered a
broken leg when hit by ah auto
last Friday afternoon, remained
irt a very critical condition Tues
day.
According to a report of the
investigating officers. Ed Martin
and B. F. Sessoms, the child was
playing in the street when he ran
in front of the vehicle, driven by .
Wade H. Strange, of route three.
The youth was taken to Kings
Mountain hospital.
No charges were made against
Mr. Strange, police said.
Mrs. Mauney Is
Appointed Chairman
Mrs, Jacob Mauney has been
appointed chairman o tf the Junior
Red CroSii for the Kings Moun
tain chapter of the American Red
Cross, aoccrding to an announce
ment by Mrs. J. N. Gamble, exec
utive secretary for the Kings
Mountain chapter. ,
Plans are now being made for
the annual Junior 'Red Cross
drive whidh is conducted throu
ghout the schools in Wo. 4 Town*
?hip.
Mrs. Gamble stated that the '
Junior funds were restricted to
Junior activities only and part of
the funds were sent to overseas
Chllldren's relief.
Herald To Advance
Christmas Paper
As has beea the eastern for
the past star ftais, the Bsgi '
Meaatdm Msrslrt will sdwsw
Its ta*. scheduled for Christ
The edltten will be distrlbv
ef December VLW wtlTbe the
Christines edition and