M ?" " 1 ?? mi i. '?? ?w< ? ?.. ? -? U* Population City Limit* y . ;v. ... /?>.. . 7*206 pidlug Ana . .... ;. 15.000 ^|S?i5 on Boar* FlgoiM) 1 C Pa9es 10 Today VOL.62 NO. 52 Sixty-Second Year Kings Mountain. N. C.. Monday, December 24. 1951 Establi*hed 1889 Four Badly Injured In Saturday Wreck Local News Bulletins '49 Ford Sedan Was Stolen Car, Police Report LIBRAE^ SOUDAY Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Library will be closed until Thursday, according to an nouncement by Mrs. Charles G. lulling, librarian. STUDENT SERVICE The December 30 Sunday ev ening service at First Presby terian church wHl be conduct ed by college student mem bers of the church, according to announcement by the pas tor, Rev. P. D. Patrick. CHRISTMAS SOtlCE First Presbyterian church, a galn this yew, Is presenting a live Christmas scene on the lawn of the church. The final presentation of the season will be given tonight from 7 to 8 o'clock., LIONS WONT MEET Members of the Kings Mountain Lions club will not meet Tuesday night, due to the Christmas holiday, according to announcement this week. CANDLELIGHT SERVICE A candlelight worship service will be held at the Ressurrec . tion Lutheran church on Christ mas Eve at 11:00 p. m. The young people of the church plan a Christmas caroling. KIWAN1ANS WONT MEET f The Kings Mountain Klwanis Club, as Is its customary policy, will not meet Thursday night. The dub regularly cancels its Christmas-week meeting. Next meeting of the club will be Jan uary 3, when officers for 1963 will be installed. Brigai' Death lint In City Sine* 1947 ? Kings Mountain missed its fourth cbnsectutlve year without an in-city traffic fatality by Id days. > The death on December 13 of William Brings, aged Kings Mountain Negro, brought to an end a period of over four years m which the city escaped a traf fic death. Briggs was struck by an auto at the Intersection of West King [V street and Railrbad avenue on December 9. He died of injuries Of Shelby hospital - three days later. J -Vv The last previous highway death occurred on November 24, 1947. Oliver Martin, of Bostic, was almost Instantly killed in an auto-truck collision at the corner of King street and Piedmont ave nue In a driving rain storm. He died before an ambulance could get him to a Gas+utla hospital. Prior to that fatal accident, the etty hsd escaped an auto death fear almost two and onehalf years. One person was killed In an accident inside the city in July, 1945 according to police rScorvls. . , -2ft-: The dty received traffic safety awards for the years 1& ? - He was the son of the -late Wil liam and 'Martha Brow Bennett Survivors include his wife, .Mrs. Essie Smith Bennett; two broth ers, Clyde T, Bennett local con tractor, and W. O. Bennett both of Kings Mountain, and a sister, Miss Margaret Bennett of Kings Mountain. Culm! s Christmas Story Now when Jesus too. bom in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the ecut to Jerusalem, ? , | Baying, Where he that is bom of the Jew*? for we have mm Ma star in the east, and ore come to worship him. When Herod the himff had heard theee things, he was trou bled, and all Jerusalem with Mm. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto htm, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it ON HONOR NOLL Miss Shirley Arthur, of Kings Moantain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Arthur, was ltated on the first-quarter senior acade mic honor roll at Ffaoe Col lege, Rallegh, according to an nouncement by tne registrar, Frances J. Golden. V Miss Prances Summers and oward Coble. The pastor, Dr. W. ,/Gerterdlng, will give a brief ledUation* v ,k HiF. P. D. Patrick, pastor of lr?t PrwrbjrteiJar/ oh arch, . will -each the sermon at his chur lit written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the I land oj Juda, art Hot the least among the princes of Juda for out of thee shall come a Gover nor, that ehaU rule my people IsratL .. Then Herod, when he had pri vily called the toiee men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. And he eent them to Bethle hem, and ?aid, Go and search di ligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again , that I may come and worship him alec. ?>.'? When they had heard the king, they departed; and, to, the star, Barton Bites Held On Sunday Funeral rite* lor Andrew Lea Burton, 58, of route I, Kings Mountain, were held Sunday af ternoon at 3 o'clock from Patter son Grove Baptist church. Rev. O. C. Teague officiated and interment was In the church cemetery. ? - : ? )fr. Burton died at Ms home at 7:10 Friday night, following a long illness of eifeht years; He was a member of the Pat terson Grove Baptist churn and' a former employee of the Cora mill. '? - Surviving, are his wife, Mrs Virginia Falls Burton, 'four sons, Dorus Burton, Clarence Burton. Doyle Burton and Harold Burton, all of Kings MoiintaUt* Jour daughter, Mrs. B t>. Sellers, Mrs. J. L. War lick. Miss Thelma Burton and Miss Shirley Burton, all of Kings Mountain, IBHBb which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child toot. " " . ? j . When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And when they were oome into the house, they saw the young child with Mary Ms mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: amd v)he? they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Mm gifts; gold, amd frankincense, and myrrh. , And beHtg warned of Ood in a dream that they should not re turn to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. "y Matthew 9:1-1* Chriitman Parties , Held Aft Bulliigtoii Christmas parties were held at Phenix Plant, Burlington MUle, inc., all day Friday. Each department of each shift held email parties at the mill. During tint time gifts that had been placed under a Christmas tree were exenan^ea oy memoirs of the departments who had drawn name*. Superintendent John T. U them spoke informally to the groups at each meeting. , Tlit departmenul gift ex changes ended -a series of Christ mas parties at the plant which included one for supervisor* and a theatre visit from Santa Claus attended by aogne 900 employees Two Are Overcome By Monoxide Gas Mrs. Hammett, Mrs. Thomas In Narrow Escape Two Kings Mountain women had a narrow escape from death early Sunday morning when they were overcome by carbon monox. ide poisoning. Still "very ill at Kings Moun tain hospital are Mrs. Margaret Ware Thomas and Mrs. Paul Hammett, both 23 years of age. The accident oocurred during the process of getting the Ham mett car out of the ditch near the railway underpasc on the Grover highway. According to Mrs. Ware, she had accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Boo tie Hammett to Johnny's the trio started to return home, Woody Rawles asked if he might return to Kings Mountain with them. Near die railway under pass on the Grover Road, the oc cupants decided to make a turn and (backed into a ditch. They had summoned police officers to help them and, according to Jack Stone, sheriff's deputy, some ten men were required to lift the Hammett Chevrolet out of the ditch. The Job required about an hour, Mr. Stone said. Nothing unusual was noted and Deputy Stone said he and Deputy L. L. Ham rick had gone to Silver Dollar Grill for a cup of coffee, when Mr. Rawles rushed in to call for an ambulance. Mrs. Ware and Mrs. Hammett had remained in the car, with the motor running, while efforts were 'being made to remove the car from the ditch. It was thought that the extra amount of carbon monoxide gas resulted from a clogged exhaust pipe. Both were given artificial res piration immediately and were given emergency treatment on arrival at the hospital by Dr. P. G. Padgett. RUDDOCK HOME Lt. William O. Ruddock, in jured in a plane crash at She reveport, La., Monday night, arrived home Friday. With hi* wife laid uncle, the Kings Mountain Korean veteran flew to Jackson, Miss., then trans ferred to ground transportation due to bad weather. Lt.. Rud dock sustained several head cuts, a broken collarbone and severe bruises in t!?? B-29 crash which claimed the live* of four men and injured ten others. Today's Edition Final 1951 Herald Today's Herald Is the final Issue o! 1951. According to regular policy, the Herald has advanced its fi nal issue of the year to appear prior to Christmas. Thus to day's edition replaces the one which ordinarily would appear on December 17. In today's edition, a large number of business firms are using advertising space to con vey Christmas greetings to their patrons. The next Issue of the Herald will be published under date of January 3, 1952. Mis. Ganison's Bites Contacted Final rites for Mrs. Frances Nalr Garrison, 88, wife of the late Rev. J. M. Garrison, were con ducted from Boyce Memorial A. R. P. church Friday afternoon at 3 q'clock. Rev. W. L. Pressly officiated and interment was in Mountain Rest cemetery. Mrs. Garrison died at her home on West King street at 1 o'clock Thursday morning, following a cerebral hemorrhage suffered four hours previously. One of Kings Mountain's eldest citizens, she had been In her apparent normal health until her final sud den illness. Mrs. Garrison's abiding inte rest wta In the religious life of the community, and she constant ly practiced her beliefs.' Mrs. Garrison was born in 1864 in Rock Bridge County, Virginia. She was a member of Boyce Me morial church where her husband had held the pastorate for over 40 year*. She moved here with her husband In 1892 and except for a few years when they lived at Anderson, S. C., where her hus band held a pastorate, had lived in Kings Mountain since that time. Her husband died in 19%, Surviving are a nephew, John Nalr, of Summltt, N. J., and two nieces, Mrs. Jed Wilson, of Clif ton Forge, Va? and Mrs. Frank England, of Greenville, Missouri. Deacons and elders of Boyce Memorial church served as hon orary pallbearers. Active pall bearers were J. E. Anthony, Jr., B. D. Ratterree, Lindsay Mc Mackin, Marriott Phifer, W. S. Fulton, Jr., Fuller McGill and Garrison Goforth. HO COURT TODAY City recorder's court will not convene Monday, with the next session of court before Judge E. A. Harrill to be held Mon day, December 31, at 2 p. m. _______ ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? " . + ' Annual Tax Listing Job To Begin January 1; Eazly Listing Advised ... I _ PI ? _ _ ' - (AantMri tax lladitg will begin Tuesday, January t for both city county, according to Joint announcement this week by Clarence Carpenter and B. D. Katteiree. ' : ? ' Mr. Carpenter is the city list taker and Mr. Ratterree is the county list taker for Number 4 Both list taken will be at City Hall throughout January with tha exception that Mr. wtteqM as is customary, wtll make three visKs to Grover to better am>n?. modate Grover citizens with the property listing, Job. Mr, Ratterree wfll bi ?| Hem don'* Store to Grover on consec utive Mondays, beginning Jan nary 14 HRmgH quired to tm lixir flro parties, both ml andHbersonal, for tax es In addition, all males below the age ut 90 years are required to llat for poll taxes. Taxable property Includes all real eatate, *!: personal pro perty, including dogs, firearms, television sets, radios, house hold equqipment, automobiles and any property of value. Both Mr. Carpenter and Mr. Ratterree are urging citizens to list their properties early. :,*Thpre Is always a last-minute rush," they pointed out, "and those who list early in January will save themselves much time and trouble." It was pointed out that penal ties can be assessed on thoee who fall to list their properties, or on thoee who list them late (after January 31). Is addition ?o listing tholr properties, farmers will be aak ed to furniah information to Charlie Ware, term census lister. ' i , ?, jtSSaUi ? aB& Last-Minute Shoppers Ccowd Local Stoies Kings Mountain citizens were busy this weekend preparing for Christmas. Retail stores bulged with pa trons Friday and Saturday, as citizens kept busy at completing shopping lists, and merchants an ticipate another busy day Mon day before the Christmas holiday. Holidays began for many citi zens of the area on Saturday, and a large number will be free of regular duties until December 31. Other holidays will be shorter, as will be those of retail stores. Majority of retail stores will close two days for Christmas, re opening for business on Thurs day. Some businesses and offices . took Monday as a holiday rather weekend. Included In this cate weewend. Included In this cate Sftores Open Late Majority of Kings Me-jniatn retail stores on observing Sot moans tt^ will be apes' until 7 o'clock. A few will bo Mi* ;.-f later, principally the |OMHM who expect to remain open un til 9 p.m. gory are city offices, which will re-open Wednesday morning, Ek- j mer Lumber Company and Kings Mountain Laundry. Industrial firms to be closed all week include Park Yarn Mill, Nelsler Mills, Inc., Mauney Mill, Sadie Cotton Mill, Lambeth Rope ' a Corporation, Slater Manufactur ing Company, Loom-Tex Corpora tion, Kings Mountain Manufac turing Company. Craftspun Yarn Inc., and Bur lington Mills' Phenix plant re sume operations Wedn e s d a y, while Frieda Manufacturing Company resumes operations Thursday morning. Closing two days for Christ mas will be the First National Bank, both building and loan as sociations and majority of retail merchants. ij New Year's Day will not be an offlclcial holiday in Kings Moun tain, the Merchants association having recommended that the stores remain open as usual. However, some firms plan to close for the day, and some will take two days for the New Yearns j holiday as well. Among firms closing January 1 and 2 are A 6 P Food Store, Balrd Furniture, ,, and several other firms. - Postal Bosh Now Subsiding The Kings Mountain post off ice staff reported the Christmas 1951 mail storm virtually over Satur day afternoon. In spite of the nastiest at wea ther and peak loads of Incoming and outgoing mail, the racks were kept clear even through the heaviest of mailing*. Peak day was Tuesday, De cember 18, when cancellations on outgoing mail totaled 20JH4. The Christmas . mailing sea son appeared to begin, acc^M)r?fr to postcffice records, as ?ar)y as December 11, when cancellations totaled 4,728, as opposed to nor mal daily cancellations of ap proximately 3,000 pieces, of mail. The total then Increased dally until the peak was hit 53# week. Friday's cancellations to taled 13,631. Assistant Post mater George Hord reported sale of mon thai* 110,000 of the red two-cent stamps, the riding ticket for the big majority of Christmas The big Christmas mailings sent postal rec. the calendar year 1051 well over the $40,( which means that for year Kings Mountain will continue to enjoy ?tatua. ? pffo keep the mail .. to assure delivery by ? ? _ Continued On Paige Bight