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ROME ON LEAVE
Gene Mitohem, a member of
the U. S. Coast Guard and sta
tioned at Cape May, N. J., for
the {past several years, is home
lor a 10-day leave before re
porting to a new station tit
Norfolk, Va.
IN HONOR SOCIETY
Charles Ledford and Betty Led
ford. Kings Mountain students
at Gardner-Webb college were
tapped as honorary members
of the college Marshal Club at .
the annual tapping service May
12, according to announcement
.from the college.
KIWANIS METING
The Lincoln Academy chorus
will present a program of mu
sic at the regular meeting of
the Kings Mountain Kiwanis
club Thursday evening at 6:45.
The clufb meets at Masonic
Dining HalL
METER RECEIPTS
Parking meter receipts for
the week ending Wednesday,
May 21, totaled $159.11 accord
ing to a report by Joe Hend
ricks, city clerk.
BLANTON TAPPED
Demauth Blanton, Kings
Mountain Junior, was among
12 Greek and Latin students at
Wake Forest College elected in
to membership of Eta Sigma
Phi, national honorary classi
cal language fraternity, at a
meeting of the organization
last week. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wiley Blanton.
AT MARLOWE'S
Miss. Marilyn Lewis, of Sal
isbury, assumed the duties of
bookkeeper at Marlowe's,
Kings Mountain appliance
firm, on Monday. Miss Lewis
succeeds Mrs. Walter Harmon.
She is a sister of John H. Lew
is, Sterchi credit manager.
WIDENING STBEET
The state highway depart
ment is widening Cleveland
avenue from the corner of King
street to the Gaston county
city limits, part of a project
to widen the whole road-bed of
the Kings Mountain . Besse
mer City Road.
OPS SERVICE
Vincent Eddlns, of the OPS
field service poultry and diary
unit, will be at the oflfice of the
Kings Mountain (Merchants
association Monday afternoon
to supply price Information to
those who desire k.
PRODUCE MANAGER
Bill Brown, of Shelby, is the
new produce manager of Dix
ie-Home Store here, succeeding
DaYiny Webster, who has as
sumed the management of the
Cherryville Dixie -Home Store.
Mr. Brown was previously pro
duce manager of the Ruther
fordton store.
HAS OPERATION
Mrs. C. Glenn White, of Gaff
ney, S. C., formerly of Kings
Mountain, underwent a major
operation at Charlotte Memori
al hospital Monday. Her con
dition Wednesday was report
ed a3 satisfactory. Mrs. White
is the mother of Mfs. Vernon
P. Crosby, of Kings Mountain.
TO CONVENTION
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Blanton
left Wednesday /or Pinehurst
where they will attend the an
nual convention of the North
Carolina Pharmaceutical as
sociation. During Mr. Bla nton's
absence, G. E. Hayes, register
ed pharmacist trom Hickory,
will be at Kings Mountain
Dim? Company to assist J. I*.
McGill in handling the com
''s pharmaceutical busi
E2T
Hon* Shdw Profits
To Benefit Hospital
Mountain Klwanls
club fca* tarmarktd Its pros
profits on Its Ian* 4th
for tb# purchase
tot Kings
by ths
of directors last
duV? bdtotia
l?t
Blood Collection
Sets Local Record
TOP STUDENT ? Herman Maun
ey, sop of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Carl F. Mauney, has attained the
highest scholastic average a
mong Juniors In the North Caro
lina State college electrical ea<
glneering department He was
recently initiated into Phi Kap
pa Pbi, national honorary schol
arship fraternity.
Mauney Wits
Honors At State
Herman Mauney. a junior en
gineering student at North Car
olina State college and son of
Mr, and Mrs. Carl F. Mauney, of
Kings Mountain, was recently
Initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, na
tional honorary scholarship fra
ternity.
He was recognized also at a
May 10 -banquet of Tau Pi^
the Phi Beta Kappa of the engi
neering school, in honor of his
attaining the highest scholastic
average among studens to fhe
electrical engineering depart
ment and the third highest av
erage among juniors in the
State College School of Engi
neering.
Mr. Mauney. in addition, is a
member of Eta Kappa Nu, na
tional honorary electrical engi
neering fraternity, a member of
the American Institute of Elec
trical Engineers, treasurer of the
engineering council, vice-presl.
dent of the North Carolina area
of the Lutheran Student Asso
ciation of America, and vice
president of the eight- state Sou
theast Region of the Lutheran
Student Association of America.
Contest Winner
Miss Cornelia Ware, high
school Junior, won the first place
award in the American Legion
Auxiliary essay contest, accord
ing to announcement this week
by Mrs. J. M. Rhea, chairman of
the contest committee.
Miss Ware's 500 word essay on
"North Carolina's Place in the
Nation Today" was adjudged best
among entries from Kings Moun
tain and Bethware high schools.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs, S. H. Ware.
Second place award went to
George Harris, Central school
eighth grade student, and son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Harris.
MOVING TO NEW HOME
Mr. ?nd Mrs. David Nelil and
family are moving this week
into their recently completed
residence on Phifer road.
?
Local Donors
Give 156 Pints
On Recent Call
.
rwf M?.yA4thvV,sit of the Red
Cross Bloodmobile to Kings
Mountain resulted In a record one
^day collection for the communi
?! I56 p,nts of blood
were collected during the six
Bloodmobile was ofx>n
at the Woman's Club - ?
oJhn?"Kh 'ar shy of the desired
w?l? of blood' Red Cross vo
busy alm^teSiaS?enS^yeS aT a
Sybl^am ?' d?nors ?,fercd
m^?he?,it0wal col,ectl?n was 12
h 2h t i8^er than the Previous
high total set at the last visit
JgK, S4 **?<* weire donated by
Kings Mountain citizens
the^.nt"06^4"101' chalrrr>an of
tne Kings Mountain chapter's
saJd he
was well-pleased with the collee.
n though he laughed "I still
wanted 300 pints"
tem[o^n,i1CaI,ed P"ticular at
tention to the contribution of the
Ba,Iard family. Giving
0~?w,rLMrs- f*> B?""d
ueorge and sons John George
Jr. and Kenneth George ldU'
Sm Rn,? a'Jard W11,ia? a"d
f*? ,ard- Mrs. Roberta Bal
lard Ellison served as a volun
?? worker in the canteen.
were?86 Wh? donated the,r blood
Audrell B. Summit
Loyd B. Early
Alice VV. Fulton
Clyd^ W. Arn^d
Harold D. Bumgardner
Charles J. Chllders
Continued on Page three
Commencement
Speakers Listed
Rev, C. VV. Kirby, of Gastoni* I
superintendent of the Gastonfa
s*r'ct ?' the Methodist church
will deliver the baccaulareate ser
"J?" C. W. Phillips diS^r
of public relations at Woman's
College, University of North Car
ohna will deliver the comment
ment address for Kings Mountain
hlgh^ school s annual commence
tendem SUp"""1'
The baccaulareate sermon will
S.h??h?srday cven,n^ "
M,d""omas
befn n.S Junl?? have
?Ah.nf.medT?"4 Temcszr
Ware, ehtef, LlL. Toy?
?te*KenVw""*' Gilberl
vie. Kelly Weaver and Bill Rm?k
The selections were made on the
ZUlT <">'? 22TSS
e highest average named chief.
G-W BANQUET
Web!? rv!i l ? 8 nq U,ei ot Gardner
him 55,"e?e a,u?ni will be
tS] Rh j Max Gai"dner Memo
o , Student Center. Boiling
on Saturday at seven
Political Activity Is Negligible
With Primary Only Ten Days Away
Political Activity was still on
a low scale hew this week, out
wardly at least, though the May
31 primary Is only ten days a
way.
However, undercurrents Indi
cated that 'vork for favorite can
didates is well underway, with
principal attention being given
the races lor the Democratic
nomination for governor and the
contest between Clyde Nolan
and Robert Morgan for the 27th
district Senatorial nomination.
Also creating interest In po
litical conversation was the
nine-man school board sweep
stakes for five Democratic nom
inations. Two Kings Mountain
men are among the nine, Wayne
L, Ware, inoumt*nt, and Edwin
I. Mobre. With family fights go
tog on In otter parts of Hie
county, the school board situa
tion was regarded as wide open.
Chief interest hate seems to
be In the Nolan-Morgan race.
Mr. Morgan completed his or
ganization work here first, but
the Nolan forces began an all
out effort last week to disrupt
It Degree of success probably
won't be determined until the
ballots are counted the night of
May 31.
In the gubernatorial race, In
dications here are that coun
ty Umateftd forces have stolen a
march on the Olive force* in per
fecting a vote-getflng organiza
tion.
One professional vote -getter,
at least, was complaining about
the sorry state of affairs on cur
rent prices for vote-getting.
Registration books closed laat
Saturday, with all registrars re
porting reasonably ferlsk busi
ness throughout the registering
season. Saturday will be chal
lenge day.
TO GRADUATE Bobby E. Pat
terson, fton of Mr. and Mrs. De
witt Patterson, will graduate
Friday from Baylor University.
Waco. Tex. A ministerial student,
he plans to enter the Baptist
Theological seminary at Louis
ville, Ky.. next lalL
Bob Patteison
To Be Graduated
Bobby E. Patterson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dewitt Patterson, of
Kings Mountain, will be graduat
ed from Baylor University, Waco,
Tex., on Friday.
A ministerial student at Baylor
the past two years, Mr. Patter
son is being graduated with high
honors, having been exempted
from all his final examinations.
He is 20 years of age.
In September, he expects to
enter the Baptist Theological
Seminary at Louisville, Ky.
Prior to enrolling at Bayolr,- he
attended Gardner-Webb college.
Band Day Camp
Plans Listed
i ' ?<? .. . w . . I ?
Plans are underway for oper
ating a Summer Band Day Camp
here to open tentatively on Junp
16 and continue through August
8, according to announcement
this week by Joe Hedden, city
schools band director.
if the plans are carried throu
gh, it will be the first summer
in three ;earr- that a summer
iband program has been held
here, due to the absence of Di
rector Hedden In summer school.
This year's plans are more ex
pansive than those in former
years, and adopts a relatively
new idea in summer musical in
struction.
Mr. Hedden said that arrange
ments have tbeen made with the
directors of Lake Montonia club
to allow use of the l^ke by band
groups once Weekly. In addition
to swimming, the concurrent
recreation program Will include
softball, tennis, . badminton,
ping-pong and othec games.,
The sohoo' board has authoriz
ed the camp, providing it can be
made self-supporting. Mr. Hed
den said a preliminary survey
indicates some 50 band students
will register for the program. He
pointed out that a large regis
tration will lower the individual
cost of tuition.
Ten-Month Surplus
Of City h $3,714.00
, The City of Kings Mountain's operating surplus for 10 months
of the current fiscal year, ending April 30. was $3,714.50, according
to report of City Clerk Joe Hendrlck.
Working on compilations for the forthcoming preparation of the
1952-53 budget, Mr. Hendrlck completed the 10- month operating
statement tabulations last Thursday.
In tentative figures reported to the city board of commissioners
on May 12, M. K. Fuller, city administrator, had indicated a 10
month surplus, subject to checking, of approximately $34,000.
Mr. Hendrfck's figures are tabulations of monies actually re
ceived and actually expended during the 10-month period begin
ning last July 1.
His report follows:
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
Receipt*
29,860.23
38,961.19
50,388.55
4-1,691.97
25,800.37
31,662.70
50,430.70
32,179.12
27,219.21
27,021.11
Expenditure^
30.001.36
28,955.47
34,856.26
40,533.45
36,697.73
37.23133
40,783.77
35,011.47 I
32.686.20
37,744.61 1
Total Receipts 358,21*,. 15 Total Exp.
First National Bank of Kings Mountain July 1,
Cemetery Fund
354.501.68
46,24857
16,398.11
Sub Total
Receipts
'/rr-' .
:-5$l
62.646.fi8
358,215.15
42036'l'ii
354.501.65
.. i
Total Bank Deposit*
as of April 30. 1952 966,380.18
'I, .
City To Receive Street Re-Surfacing
Bids At Special Meeting On Monday
Sewage Project
Debt Limit
Waiver Ashed
The city board of commission
ers met in special session on Wed*
nesday night. May 14, and, after
discussing its sewage disposal
problems with J. S. Ameen, dis
trict sanitation official for the
?jtate board of health, passed a
resolution requesting the board
of health to recommend that the
city be allowed to exceed custo
mary debt limits to' handle the
problem.
Generally speaking, the Norih
Carolina Local Government com
mission does not allow a city to
issue bonds which would Increase
Its total bonded debt to more than
eight percent of its valuation.
On the basis of a $6,500,000 val
uation, this limit would be $520,
000. The city's bonded indebted
ness at the end of the current
fiscal year will approximate
$250,000.
The board also:
(1) Authorized construction of
concrete block ticket windows
and concession stand at City Sta
dium, which is now getting a
face-lifting in the form of a new
wire fence.
(2) Named C. E. Carpenter city
tax supervisor at a salary of $50
per month. Mr. Carpenter also
serves as police department desk
sergeant and clerk of city record
er's court.
In approving the further stadi
um improvements, the board au
thorized Tom Henry, assistant
superintendent of public works,
to proceed with the construction.
Sam Collins and C. T. Carpenter,
Jr., of the stadium planning com
mittee. made the recommenda
(Continued On Page Eight)
Klein Assumes
Church Duties
William R. Klein, of Atlanta.
Ga., recent graduate of David
son College, and now a student
at Union Theological seminary,
arrived here Wednesday to begin
his duties as assistant pastor of
First Presbyterian church.
Announcement was made by
Rev. P. D. Patrick, the pastor,
Mr. Patrick said Mr. Klein will
preach at Dixon Presbyterian
church at regular services at 3:45
Sunday afternoon and again at
evening services at First Presby
terian church Sunday evening at
7- in
BUY HOME
Mr., and Mts. Jack Bridges
have purchased the residence
of Mrs. Myrtle McDaniel on
Fulton Street and moved in
week.
HORSE SHOW ORGANIST ? Jimmy Richardson is shown above at
his electric organ, which he will bring to Kings Mountain to furn
ish music for the annual Kings Mountain Kiwanis Club Horse Show
June 4. Mr. Richardson played at the Kings Mountain show of two
years ago.
Crowd Is Expected
Fashion Show
Lottie Goforth Wing
Nearing Completion
Kings Mountain Hospital ex
pects to open its new 12-bed
addition, the Lottie Goforth
Memorial wing, on Monday
June 9, Joe Dixon, hospital
business manager said Wed
nesday.
Installation of some flooring,
completion of painting and
cleaning will complete the
work on the new wing, which
will provide six beds for Ne
gro patients.
Mr. Dixon said plans for a
formal opening were to be dis
cussed Wednesday evening at
the regular monthly meeting
of the hospital board of trus
tees.
Church To Confirm
Class of Seven
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
the sacred rite of Confirmation
will be conducted at Stt Mat
thew's Lutheran church, when,
seven youths will make their
vows before the altar.
The <;l-*ss has been under in
struction since .school started last
September. The youths will wear
white robes as the Pastor lays
.his hand upon the head of each.
This admits them to full mem
bership in the church.
They will receive .their first
Communion the following Sun
day, June 1, which is the Festi
val of Pentecost or Whitsunday.
The choir will sing special music
for "both occasions, under the di
rection of Howard Coble. The
public is Invited.
Membera of thp class are:
Sybil Blanton, Donna Cheatham,
Avery Howard, Keith Layton.
Billte Sanders, Jerry Smith, Jo
Anne Smyre.
At 6 p. m. the Lut'ier League
will give a supper for the class
The last evening service of the
year will be held at 7:30. Dr. W.
P. Gerberdin, the pastor, will
preach on: "Ten Days Waiting."
"Fashion Frolic"
To Be Presented
Friday Evening
A capacity croud is expected
to be at the Woman's Club Fri
day night at 8 o'clock for "Fash
ion Frolic." the Junior Woman's
Club presentation of summer ap
parel featuring fashions for
women and children.
The show is being presented
in cooperation with 'the Kings
Mountain Merchants association
and all members which sell ap
parel are participating.
They include Belk's Depart
ment Store, 'Plonk Brothers &
Company, Keeter's Department
Store, Myers' Dress Shop, Reba's
Fashions and Wee Folk Shop.
Also cooperating in presenting
the show are -Dellinger's Jewel
Shop and Grayson's Jewelry,
which are furnishing jewelry ac
cessories, ? and Sudie's Beauty
Shop, aiding in make up and
hair styling.
Twenty models will demon
strate ladies and misses styles.
While a number of children will
show, children's summer fash
ions,
Mrs. A- B. Chandler, chairman
of the con.mittee Fv. timing rhe
project, will sorv as commenta
tor, and the Woman's Club will
be decorated by members of the
several Kings Mountain Garden
Clubs.
Costumes will t>e shown to
wear at any time during rhe dary
or evening.
Advance sale of tickets has
been reported good. They arp on
Uale at all Mores participating
in the show at 50 cents. They
will also be available at the
door.
The models include: Miss Betty
Hayes, Mrs. Margaret Paysour,
Mrs. Sam Mitchem. Miss Bernlee'
Harrison, Miss Margaret Corn
(Continued On Page Eight )
High School Coaching Position
Will Be Tendered Shu Cailton
Lt. Everette Carlton, who ?s ex
pected to be released from active
duty with the Marine Corps in
Korea this month, will be offered
his former coaching job here ac
cording to action taken at the
regular monthly meeting of the
Kings Mountain district board of
school trustees held at Central
School 'Monday at 5 p. m.
Coach Carlton left his roach
ing-teachlng position here in
March 1P61 when he wiu called
to active duty with the Marines.
He is a veteran of World War
II and was a member of the Ma
rine reserves when called to duty.
Ail members of the board were
present during majority of the
s?ssion, with business mainly of
a routine nature.
The board voted to request a
survey of building insurance valu
ations and costs after letter from
the stale board of education in
surance committee offering the
serv ?.
Tru? v' J. R. Davis moved to
elect Miss Margaret Cjoforth,
of Rockingham, former teacher
here, to the faculty for next year
and to offer Lt. Carlton his for
mer position. Dr. P. G. Padgett i
seconded and the vote was unani
mous.
Superintendent B. N. Barnes
announced resignations, effective
at the close of school, of Mrs.
Emma M. Crowe, Arthur E.
Welner, Mrs. C. E. Mitcham and
Miss Stella Patterson, and the
board accepted them.
The bbard again discussed the
Central school principal situation
and voted to carry Rowel 1 Lane
as prlndpal of the entire Central
unit and Miss Willie McGlU as a
teacher. Miss McGIU, who has
been acting Central primary
principal tor several years,
had Indicated she did not a?ain
( Continued On Page Eight)
r .
City To Re-Top
35.000 Yards
Of Bad Paving
The city board of commission
ers will open bids at a special
meeting next- Monday night at
7:30 on the re surfacing of some
-35.000 square yards of city
streets.
The city- advertised for bids
last Saturday on the street re
surfacing job and discussed the
matter last Monday evening with
representatives of Taylor Con
struction Company, now handling
road construction work in the
Kings Mountain area.
Estimated cost of the re-sur
facing work is $20,000 to $25,000.
Streets to be resurfaced are
scheduled to be designated by the
city board of commissioners fol
lowing the acceptance of bid.
In conjunction with the re-sur
facing, the city also expects to
contract its already-approved oil
ing schedule on city streets not
scheduled for paving.
E. A. Harrill, since July 1
Judge of city recorder's court
tendered his resignation, ef
fective June 1. in a letter ad
dressed to the mayor and city
board of commissioner* dated
j Ma? 30. Mayor Garland Still
said the board would take ac
tion on the resignation at
Monday night's special meet
I
Officials of the Taylor Com
pany indicated they would enter
a bid of 60 cents per square yard
or $S per ton for the re surfacing
work, a or>e and one-half Inch
coat of "hot mix". They also in
dicated they would do the oiling
Job for one-half cent per gallon,
with the city furnishing instead
of oil a compound called "MCO",
designed to fce effective longer
than oil.
The Taylor officials said they
would be able to begin work be
tween May 29 and May 1, if their
bid is accepted.
In recommending the re-sur
facing, City Administrator M. K.
F idler said the city has 100.000
square yards of hard-surfaced
streets which need re-surfacing
to prevent their complete deter
ioration. He said he would recom
mend for re-surfacing those In
worse condition and/or those
most traveled.
He also stated that an examina
tion of street expenditures for the
current fiscal year indicated that
the re surfacing outlay would in
tot fere in no Way with paving of
streets already ordered hard
surfaced.
Prior to the street resurfacing ?
discussion, the city commission
ers had heki an informal con
ference on in city road problems
with E. L, Kemper and H. II.
Weaver, division highway offici
als.
Principally, the city asked the
state highway department's con
sideration of accepting Cansler
street In the state system and of
opening it to the vicinity of Mar
grace Mill.
Both representatives stated
that there seemed little posslbili
ty of state acceptance of the
street, due to an over abundance
of similar requests, both on city
and county roads, and a concur
rent Jack of sufficient funds.
Mr. Kemper and Mr. Weaver
said that the passing of the Po
wen Bill severly limited the
highway commission in taking
over additional in-citv roads.
Only action by the board at
?Monday night's special meeting
(Continued On Page Eight)
Best Bet For 74
Opening Next Year
E. L. Kemper, of Shelby win,
th division highway officio],
?old Monday night that th*
best guess on th* opening of
the new two-lane addition to
U. S. 74 between Kings Moun
tain and Gastonla is summer
19S3.
All culverts on the new road
bed are to bo poured early in
Juno, Mr. Kemper said, to bo
followed by re- grading of the
road-bed. With everytK'ng m
i**g oo schedule, the, road
might bo ready for opening in
tho late falL he speculated,
but added that schedules are
moro often missed than mot.
The road work on the new
two-lane section, which will
make the stretch a four-lane
boulevard, was delayed for
?ovoral months due to short*
?g* of stool.