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Grover High School Graduates 22; Agriculture Teacher Jones Resigns On Thursday evening the Grover High School graduating exercfRes were held In the school auditorium. Mra. F. B. Hambrlght played the processional and the reces sional as the seniors marched, led by Treva Ponder, chief marshal, and the two class mascots, Tom my Dycus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dycus, and Elaine Dixon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Dixon. The Salutatory Address was de livered by1 Marie Roberson. Supt. J. H. Grrgg made the address to the seniors. The Mellow Tones quartet sang "Faith of Our Fa thers, and Crossing the Bar". Dan Jones presented the awards; reading, Pauline Bess; salutatory, Marie Roberson; yaldlctory, Mar shall Van Dyke; citizenship, Pau* line Bess. The two athetotic med als given by the S. A. Crisp fami ly In memory of their son, M. B. Crisp, a casualty in World War II, were won by Theo Huffstetler and Don White. Diplomas were given to: Char lie Mullinax, Jane Pinkelton, Don - White, James Allen, Pauline Bess, Louise Casey, James Childers, Sarah Faye Dixon, Margaret Earl, Gertrude Farrls, Sam Fitch, Albert Hambrlght, Dan Hardin, Frances Huffstetler. Phyllis Lall, Naman McDanlel, Marie Rober son, James Van Dyke, Marshal Van Dyke, Jack Wells, Ottls Wright, and f<ed Yarbro. Dan Jones, agriculture Instruc tor at the school for the past five years, has resigned to enter other work. The FFA boys honored Mm on Wednesday evening with an ice-cream supper at Neisler's mom w Outvalues them all for roominess, \* comfort, safety, visibility. Stop in today and see the '52 DODGE-the car buy of the year! REYNOLDS MOTORS 507 E. King St. Kings Mountain, N. C. . . . And the talk of the town is today's low price lor a BIG '52 DODGE spring. On Thursday evening dur ing the commencement exercises, the boys presented him with a beautiful wrist watch. Rev. Mr. and Mrs. George West moreland, of Elizabethton, Tenn., visited Mrs. Mary Westmoreland Sunday evening. Mrs. D. J. Montgomery spent several days last week with her husband In Aiken, S. C. Mrs. Stowe Wright and Mrs. Elbert Allen were hostesses to the senior class on last Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Wright. The home was beautiful ly decorated for the occasion. The center-piece for the table was an Immense cake topped with "Sen iors '52" C. A. Mullinax has been spend ing some time in Memorial hos pital In Charlotte for treatment. The PTA held its last meeting of the school year on Monday af ternoon at 2:30 at the school. Mrs. Rebecca Lutz gave the devotion al, which was followed by a *hort business session. The nominating committee made Its report and officers for the new year were elected. They are: President, Mrs. A. F. Collins; vice-president, Mrs. Edward Barry; Secretary, Mrs. A. G. Dillingham; treasurer, R. JB. Keeter, A social half-hour fol lowed. Hostesses were Mrs. J. H. Lee. Mrs. O. S. Walton, Mrs. Guy Willis, and Mrs. Ben Goforth. At assembly on Tuesday, Coach Gene Turner presented athletic letters to his players. Small let ters for two years of basketball were given to Theo Huffstetler, Sally Davis, Mary Louis? Ellis, Betty VVatterson, Tommy Keeter, Bill Wells. In baseball ' ? Eddie and Jerry Tucker. Large Letters for four years' play were given to: Jane Pinkelton, Albert Ham bright, Charlie Mullinax, and Don White. In baseball, Naaman Mq Daniel. MrS; F. B. Hambright present ed her music pupils in a recital This was for her elementary stu dents and included Ronald Queen, Martha Raines, Carlene Allen, Joan Yates, Doris McGinnis, Car olyn Childers, Uremia Dover, Cyn thla Wright. Buddie Lee Hughes, Judy Batchler, Fonda Bridges, Larry Collins, Stevle Powell, Claudia Goforth, David Herndon. Alfred Queen, Judy Sue Palmer, Helen Hudson, Vernon Dilling ham, Elizabeth Bolin, Lucille Hudson, Claudia Moss, Linda Whitwor'th, Betsy Shaw, Nancy Love, Jaqultha Rountree. Marvin Hardin has returned home alter working In Lakeland, Florida for the last few months. Bobby Keeter, USN, Norfolk, Virginia spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Keeter. Donald Kiser, USN, Norfolk, Virginia spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vance Kiser. ? Harold Queen, USN, Norfolk, Va.,- spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Queen. Mrs. Max Norman and son Jim my have returned home after spending three weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brower, In Philadelphia, Penn. Mrs. P. 'H.Moore, Sr., of Rome, Ga., spent several days last week with her son, Rev. Park Moore, Jr., and Mrs. Moore. Miss Ada Mae Moss has re turned to New York, after spend ing a two months visit with her mother, Mrs. W. W. Moss. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Goforth spent the week-end at Myrtle Beach. B. H. Field, USN, Virginia Beach, spent the week-end with the M. C. Hardlns'. . Mr. and Mrs, Max Rollins, c! Llncolnton, spent, the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Rube Rollins. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Klrkpatrick, of Lowell, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. R. B: Keeter. George Royster has arrived home after being discharged [from the army. He had been stationed in San Francisco, Calif. Miss Audrey Hope, of Raleigh, spent the week end with her pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Hope. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Roberson and children visited Mr. nd Mrs. Hunter Ramsey on Sunday even ing. Mrs. YVillard Gowen, of Boston, Mass., has Joined her husband at Camp Lejeune, after spending two weeks with Mrs. Bud Hardin here. Pfe. Bud Harding of Camp Lejeune spent the weekend with his wife. Pfc. Herbert Bowers and Pfc. John Moro visited Pfc. and Mrs. Hardin over the week-end. Kenneth Pndtt Gets Promotion Johnston Island AFB? Airman Second Class Kenneth O. Prultt, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Prultt, Route 1 Kings Mountain, has re cently been promoted to the grade of Airman First Clsss at Johnston Island Air Force Base In the south Pacific. . Airman First Clare Prultt, a postal clerk with the 1506th Air Base Group at Johnston Island, arrived here in August of 1951. Enlisting in the Air Force in March of 1951, A 1/C Prultt com pleted his basic training et Shep pard AFB, Texas and served a brief tour in the Hawaiian Is lands prior to arriving on Johns ton Island. The 1506th Air Base Group at Johnston Island, a branch of the Military Air Transport Service, Pacific Division, provides strate gic mobility of personnel, cargo, and combat aircraft for the Arm ed Forces in the Far East Opera tional services of the Military Air Transport- Service Include air ways and Air Communications, air weather, air rescue, and air flight advisory suport A graduate of Kings Mountain Central High School; A 1/C Prultt was employed at the Kings Mountain Post iffice before his enlistment In the Air Force. He'll be heading for a state side assignment in a few months, Airman Prultt enjoys here a well rounded recreation program dur ing his off duty hours. Surf board riding, water skiing, sail boating and deep sea fishing have provid ed A 1/C Prultt with new and exciting thrills during his one year stay at Johnston. _ ; -T ? ? ; . . ' A driver in North Carolina who gets his initial license this year can look forward to paying $2,975 in federal and state automotive taxes over the next 25 years. The state gasoline tax of 7c per gallon raised $67,346,000 for North Carolina last year, or 10.7 per cent more than in 1950. Motor vehicle taxes were the biggest money raiser for North Carolina last year, providing 33 per cent of all state tax revenue. *** V s roou Oiui Kings Mountain's Newest ? You Have To See It To Believe It! Plenty of Lights? Refrigerated Produce Hem Clearly Priced Wide Isles " Large. P??~ "* - jee It To Bt x i/i Lights? Refrigerated Pi | Every Ilem Clearly Priced Wide Isles For Pleasant Shopping Large. Free Parking Lot Adjacent - I Meats -Poultry -Produce - Groceries ' When You See Our New Store You'll Agree With Us That We Have What You've Been Looking For A Few of Our Everyday Rargains 2', SIZE , lAMf-WTO no. i CAN ach ^0Uatoes * 27c CLOROX Carnation-Pet-Borden's nt . .. 10c 2 Ten uart . . 17- ^ ....? oro. \ j* ' > ; "ffiifKI1 ? I _ s; ? ?, f :,u> ? ? x ' ? mumtffC modified Stocks At Charlotte Friday CHARLOTTE. ? . rhe opening race of Charlotte's summer mod ified stock c#n season, scheduled this Friday night ?t the Southern States Fairgrounds, is building up an entry list which will like ly include every top modified driver In thin section of the South. Promoting the venture is the veteran team of Suck Baker, Ike Riser, and Roby Combs, and they have announced that this week's entry list Is already past expec tations. Baker, the old-head Charlotte driver who has ' always ranked with the beat in the dangerous business, beat the field by fill ing In an entry blank shortly af ter it was printed. But early malla this week have shown that Baker will be piloting his No. 87 Ford against a rugged and ex perienced field when the feature flag drops Friday. Charlotte came through with three immediate entries ? Sam Waldrop, 'Mickey Fenn and Bud dy Shuman. Then Concord add ed Banks Simpson, Dink and Bill Wldenhouse, and Kannapo Us came through with Ralph Earnhardt and Fireball Roberts, now living In the Towel City. The South Carolina contingent, always trouble on any track, was heard from when Joe Eubanks, Cotton Owens, Leonard and Er nest Tippett, and Rex StancU fired in signed sheets. Two of the famous Flock bro thers, Tim and Fonty, hope to be on hand, as will another well known . brother team, Monroe's Jlinmy and Speedy Thompson. And Curtis Turner, the Roanoke, Va? speedster who doesn't miss an opening race anywhere if he can help it, telephoned. last night that his entry was in the mall. This group, plus approximate ly 20 less known drivers, should make the planned 70 laps of ra cing a wide-open thriller. Time trials are at 7 o'clock, the first race at 8 sharp. Chorus Sings At Guilfoid The Kings Mountain High School Mixed Chorus, under the direction W. Howard Coble, gave a concert at Guilford College and Guilford College High School Friday, May 9. The' program Included "Lamb of Gpd", arranged by Melius Christiansen; "The Holy City" by Stephen Adams; "Hail, Our Re deemer" by Raymond Rhea; "I Want To Be Ready" by Noble Cain; "Certainly Lord", arranged by Theron Kirk; "Then Conquer We Must" by Katherlne Mauney; "The Gettysburg Address" by Rol lin Pease; "Morning Now Bec kons", arranged by C. F. Man ney; "Blue Skies" by Irving Ber lin; "The Erie Canal", arranged by Fred Waring, "Country Style", arranged by Kred Waring; "The Syncopated Clock" by Leroy An derson; "Sourwood Mountain", arranged by Harry Wilson; "Ken tuck Babe" by Adam Geivel; and "Oklahoma" by Richard Rodgers. The Girls Trio composed of Mel t>a Tindall, Evelyn Cline and Do lores Davidson, sang "Religion Is A Fortune" by Noble Cain and "In The Still of The Night" by Cole Porter. Miss Barbara Gault accompanied. Miss Gault also gave a piano solo, "Pavane" by I Revel.' The chorus enjoyed a delicious dinner at the College. Later in the afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Coble entertained the chorus with light refreshments. The parents and friends accom panying the group were Mrs. I. B. Goforth, Sr., Mrs. Rody Sch enk. Dr. W. P. Gerberding, Mr. Ervin Allen, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Davidson, Miss Alice Ave ritt, Mrs. C. J. Gault, Jr.. Mrs. W. A. Chllders, and Mrs. Robert Allen. By Melba Tindall I-. ' ML L Burton Funeral Held Martin Llndsey Burton, aged 69, died on (May 13. He Is survived toy his wile, Mrs. Agnes Bridges Burton, six sons, (Marshall, Archie, Jesse LaUren ce, Ira and Forrest Burton, route 3, all of Kings Mountain, three daughters, Mm Bessie Hunm, Mrs. Juanita Blanton, tooth of Kings Mountain, ?nd Mrs. Vergle Anthony at Cherryvllie, 14 grand children and live great-grand children. For the past two years Mr. Burton had made his home in Cherryvllle hut ie had lived in the Kings Mountain vicinity for many years. ' Funeral rites were held last Thursday afternoon at Patterson Grove Baptist church, with in terment following in the church cemetery. 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