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VOL 62 NO. 41
Established 1889
Kings Mountain's RELIABLE Newspaper
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, October 9, 1952
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BUND WORK AS TRANSCRIPTIONISTS ? Purpose of the activities
of the NoVth Carolina State Association tor the Blind is to train
blind citizens for positions they can fill. Shown above are trained
blind persons at their desks at Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem,
where they aro serving as medical transcriptionists. The annual
White Cane sale, to be conducted Saturday by the Kings Mountain
Lions club, provides funds for the training of North Carolina's blind
citizens.
Lions To
White G
Sale
Local News
Bulletins
COURT OF HONOR
Regular meeting of Boy
Scout Court of H nor wili be
held in City Hall Thursday
night at 7:30 o'clock. Added
feature of the meeting will be
a scouter roundtable, it was
announced.
METER RECEIPTS
A total of $156.92 was collec
ted from the city's parking
meters Wednesday according
to a report by the treasurer's
office..
HOMECOMING
David's Baptist Church will
observe annual homecoming
exercises Sunday, October 12,
following the regular morning
services. ! A picnic dinner will
be spread, with music and fel
lowship to follow in the after
noon. "Everyon o isinvlted to
' attend," Rev. MoSwain said in
making the announcement.
REVIVAL SERVICES
Revival services will be con
ducted at Macedonia Baptist
church, beginning Sunday
nlghi, October 12, at 1 o'clock,
and continuing through the
morning service October. 19.
Rev. Reeves Cline, pastor of
White Hill Baptist church,
Kannapoiis, will conduct the
services, with Ew Powell of
Gastonia, .in charge of the
singing. Announcement was
made l> yt the pastor, Rev. R. L..
Hardin.
Kiwanis-Jaycees
To Hear Snyder
Dr. R. S. Snyder, Charlotte min
ister and authority on Russia,
will address a joint meeting of
the Kings Mountain Kiwanis
cJub and ?Junior Chamber of
^o nmerce on October 16, ac
cording to announcement by
Harry Page.
The joint meeting will be held
at the high school cafeteria,
but Dr. Snyder wili speak In the
auditorium, with other civic
groups and all citizens ln%rited to
attend.
Dr. Snyder has traveled ex
tensively in Russia and only re
cently made a trip to Russia and
other European nations.
The title of his address will
be "Communism, Threat of the
Future."
Democratic Rally
Date October 28th
Kings Mountain area Demo
crats will bold their pre-elec
tion rally on Tuesday night.
December 28, with Rep. Wood
row W. Janes delivering the
principal address.
The rally had been tenta
tively set I Or the previous
night, but October 28th date
was set to avoid conflict with
a similar rally in Shelby.
Confirmation of the date was
announced yesterday.
The rally will be held at City
Ball courtroom.
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Annual Sale
Aid To Blind
Rehabilitation
The Kings Mountain Lions
Club will conduct its annual
White Cane sale, for the benefit
of the North Carolina State As
sociation for the Blind, on Satur
day, according to announcement
by C. D. Ware, chairman of the
club's annual project. '? * |
White Cane pins will be vfended
on the street by a group of high
school girls, and Lions club offi
cials are hoping for a record sale.
The North Carolina association
for the blind Is one of three
North Carolina groups working
to aid the blind, the others being
the Lions Clubs of North Caro
lina and the North Carolina Coir,
mission for the Blind,
The association was formed in
1934 and one of its purposes is to
sOek legislation to create the
state agency which now handles
all governmental matters pertain
ing to the blind and their reha
bilitation. Principal program of
the Kings Mountain Lions Club
and Lions Internationa: i.? aid to
the blind.
Among the activities aiding
the blind made possible by last
year's White Cane Sale was an
institute for mothers of pre-,
school blind children. As a gen
eral policy, the association seeks
out and aids bli'id people to be
come self-supporting, particular
ly in . instances where such aid is
not available, privately.
Macedonia Revival
Begins Sunday
Revival services, With Rev.
Reeves Cline, of Kannapolis, con
ducting, are scheduled to begin at
Macedonia Baptist church on
Sunday evening at 7 o'clock.
The announcement was made
by Rev. R. L. Hardin, pastor.
Services are to be held each
day at 1 p. m. through Sunday,
October 19 and Ed Powell, of Gas
tonia, will conduct the Singing.
Rev. Mr. Cline is pastor of
White Hill Baptist church in Kan
nappolis.
"Everyone is cordially invited
to attend these services," Rev.
Hardin said.
New Methodist Ministeis Arrive,
To Preach First Sermons Sunday
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Kings Mountain's two new Me
thodist ministers will deliver
their first sermons on Sunday
Both Rev. Phil Shore, Jr., pas
tor of Central Methodits church,
and Rev. C. L. Grant, pastoY of
tor of Central Methodist church,
busy Wednesday moving Into
their new homes here.
Rev. Mr. Shore, who comes to
Kings Mountain after serving
the Gkbsonvllle Methodist chur
ch for the past year, previously
served for five years as pastOT of
Greensboro's -Mulr's Chapel
church, Ke has $lso served as
pastor at S'onevllle and as di
rfc^tor of the Wesley Foundation
at Chapel Hill. For three years a
navy chaplain, he served in the
South Pacific Theatre attached
to the Pirst Marine division. He
was gr^ftyatcd from Dul^e uni
versity in M05 and received the
degree o 1 Haefielor of Divinity in
194c, alsso from Duke. Mr- Snore
was born in Mocksvllle and his
father, Rev. P. L. Shore, Sr., also
a Methodbt minister, now serves
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CkACE ' PASTOR ? Re*. C. L.
Grant is the new pantor of Grace
Methodist church, succeeding
Rer. B. W. Lefler. Mr. Grant
comes to Kings Mountain from
Sou t)l Fork church near Hickory.
Radio Station
Construction
Is Progressing
Progress on the construction of
Radio Station Vv KMT, Kings
Mountain, is going forward and
the station may get on the air
waves by the middle of Novem
ber, John Greene, partner in the
enterprise said this week.
Mr. Greene, who terminated
his duties with Station WRHI,
Rock Hill, S. C., last Saturday,
and R. H. Whitesldes. Rock Htll
businessman, are partners in the
radio station and have filed ap
plication with the Federal ?Com
munications Commission to pur
chase the permit to operate a
station.
Mr. Greene said that approval
of the permit transfer.is expected
momentarily. The radio firm has
leased the building on the Besse
mer City Road owned by John
Mauney and located just across
the county line in Gaston county.
Mr. Greene said work on renovat
ing the building Is virtually com
pleted and that the radio tower
has been purchased and shipped.
Some equipment has already been
received and Installed, he added.
Mr. Greene said that the origi
nal permit granted permission to
operate a 500-watt station, broad
casting on 1220 kilocycles, but
that application for permission
to operate a 1,000-watt station
was filed with the. FCC at the
same time request was made for
transfer of permit to the Greene
VVhitesides partnership. Original
permit was granted to Kings
Mountain Broadcasting Company,
a corporation.
High School Seniors
Name Annual Stall
Staff for the 1953 "Milestone",
Kings Moyntain high school year
book, was ejected by the senior
class recently,
Linda Baity was named editor
of the publication.
Named as associate editors
were Cornelia Ware, Connie Ben
nett, Grace Carpenter, Joan Cave
ny, Peggy Crocker, Jim Kimmell
and Lossie Lynch.
Ben Hudson was named busi
ness manager with the following
voted to his staff: Shirley Houser,
Mario Cobb, Shirley Falls. Joyce
Biser, Dolores Davidson, Darrell
Austin and Anne Dilling
Bobbie Oxford was named as
circulation manager with Anne
McKelvie, Pat Henderson, Margie
Tesseneer, Gail Sellers, Rebecca
Moss, Janel Medlin and Lee Jack
son as assistants.
Named to the photographic
staff" were David Kmcaid, Bill
Briggs, Elizabeth Camp and Nora
J. Deese.
Board To Meet
Monday Night
Rmgular 'October meeting of
the city board of ?? >mmissioncrs
is .scheduled for Monday night
at 7:30.
Principal business on i tie a
gonda will be formal action on
resolutions to set up the $600,000
sewage system bond election, al
ready called for December G, in
cluding appointment of officials
for the special election.
The election resolutions, pre
pared by Mitchell and Pershing,
New York bond attorney, were
received by City Attorney J. R
Davis this week.
Other business will include
receiving of routine reports.
TO HEAD KIWANIANS ? Dr. D.
F. Hord, Jr.. Kings Mountain
dentist, has been elected presi
dent of the Kings Mountain Ki
wanis club for 1953. Election of
officers was conducted last week
by the club.
Kiwanians Elect
Officers For 1953
The Kings Mountain Kiwanis
Club elected officers and directors
for 1953 at the regular meeting
of the organization last Thursday
evening.
Dr. D. F. Hord, Jr., Kings Moun
tain dentist, Wilt serve as presi
dent, succeeding Harold Ilunni
Cutt. Dr. Hord was the only nomi
nee tor the office.
Other officers elected last week
are Paul Mauney, first vice-presi
dent, and Dr. W, P. Gerberding,
second vice-president.
Directors choseft for next year
are: John C. Smathers. David
Neill, ChaVles JWeisler, L. A. Hoke,
L. Arnold Kiser, B. S; Peeler, Sr., i
and Arnold W. Kincaid.
Ostwalt Speaks ?
Thursday Night j
Second and third in a nine-pro
gram series on child guidance
are scheduled for the ensuing
week at Central School auditori
um.
On Thursday night, at 8 o'clock.
Dr. J. H. Ostwalt, education pro
fessor at. Davidson college, will
make the principal address, dis
cussing "Children's Behavior Pro
blems". Dr. Ostwalt's address will
be followed by a motion picture
entitled "Palmour Street", which
outlines the development of men
tal health in the Ijome.
On Tuesday afternoon at 3:30,
a motion picture "Learning to
Understand Children", will l>e
shown. This film outline? the
teacher's approach in diapnoslng
the problems of her students, and
a remedial program.
The series of programs on the
theme "Learning to Understand
Our Children ' will continue
through November 25. It is being
conducted by a faculty committee
which is urging attendance hy all
parents of school children:
Dr. Oswalt is a former air force
colonel and has been a. member
of the Davidson college faculty
since 191S.
Dramatists Map
1952-53 Plans
The Kings Mountain Little
Theatre will present three major
productions during its 1952-53 Sea
son. according to decision of the
group at its Tuesday night meet
ing.
The organization also laid plans
for the sale of season tickets for.
the .uree productions, and wel
comed six new members into the
organization. They are Bill
Briggs, Phyllis Ware, Phillip Ba
ker and Mrs. Merle Beatty, of
Kings Mountain, and John Curtis
and Jane Looper, both of Besse
mer City.
.An Invitation to join the orga
nization had been extended to all
persons interested in dramatics.
I>r. P. G. Padgett, an officer of
the organization, said that any
person interested in joining the
Little Theatre contact him or
some other officer. There are no
membership fees, the only re
quirement being that the mem
t>er be interested in the work of
the organization. He pointed out
that not only actors, but set de
signers, production people, and
others, are needed in the organi
zation.
Jimmy Spivey is new president
of the organization, succeeding B.
S. Peeler, Jr.
PLEDGE FRATERNITY
Hugh. Nejsler, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe A. NeUler, of Kings
Mountain, and Moffatt Ware.
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A.
Ware, have pledged Sigma
Phi Bpsilon social fraternity
at Davidson College..
Friction Aired
At Thursday's
Board Session
Friction in the city's depart
ment of public works was aired
at a .special meeting, of the city
.board of commissioners last
Thursday afternoon, but only a
minority of the board was pres
ent to bear the discussion.
Present were Mayor Garland
Still and Commissioners Oliand
Pearson and James LaytOn,
while Commissioners Lloyd. Da
-Vis, C, P. Barry and B. T> Wright
were absent.
Mr. Pearson said two city em
ployees, whom he named as Ken
Steppe and Boyce Ware, had
charged Tom Henry, assistant
superintendent of public works,
with using city materials in
building a residence. Mr. Henry
exhibited a file ot invoices to
himself as evidence that only his
own property had been used,
Later Mr. Steppe was called
into the session and expressed
disgruntlemer.'. with Mr. Henry's
job assignments, stating, "I told
you I wanted to be treated like
a white man." He inferred he
was getting "all the dirty work,"
though he later admitted, in re
ply to a question by Mr. Henry,
that the assistant superintendent
of public works never shirked
doing any job himself.
Mr. Steppe had said, " I don't
get as good a break on the job.
I have to handle a pick -?wid ?sho
vel, while a Negro drives the
truck."
Kutrther discussion indicated
the colored man referred to had
been discharged.
Mayor "Still questioned the
employment of Kenneth Davis,
son of Commissioner Lloyd Da
vis, as a $-12 per week employee
at the city water plant, saying,
"He goes to school, he plays
football, when does he work?"
I City Administrator M. K. Full
er said that Davis handles the
-thiixl shift at the water plant
and that his duties are to see
that the reservoir tanks are fill
ed.
To the mayor's remark that
the job should be eliminated,
Mr. Layton said that the matter
should be settled when Commis
sioner Davis was present.
Fire Prevention
Parade Thursday
Highlight of the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce observation of
"Fire Prevention Week" in Kings
Mountain, a parade featuring the
school band, fire trucks and other
displays, was rained out Wednes
day and will be held Thursday
afternoon at 3:30 p. m.
J. T. McGjnnjS, chairman of the
club's fire prevention committee,
made the announcement and urg
ed citizens to eliminate all fire
hazards in their homes and ta
observe caution at ajl times in
dealing with fire making, whether
lighting a rigarefte firing hea
ters,
"Many firrs each year are in
dwellings, caused principally by
matches and careless smoking
habits and faulty electrical wir
ing and appliances. Home fire
safety is a family responsibility.
Kvery member* of the family has
a vital irtterest and should take
part in a checkup to find and
eliminate fire hazards," Mr: Mc
Ginnis said.
The Jayeees Are providing
check lists for home fire hazard
checks and Mr. McGinnis said he
would bo glad to give them to
anyone who requests one.
"Most industrial plants and
stores are .fire safety conscious",
Mr. McGinnis said, "but many
home owners are not. We are try
ing to impress upon Kings Moun
tain citizens the need for keeping
their homes, and businesses, free
of fire hazards ? before fire
strikes."
The Kings Mountain Fire De
partment Is cooperating with the
Jayeees in observance of fire pre
vention week.
Birthday Calendar
Deadline Nearing
Jack White, chairman of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
community birthday calendar
project, announced this week that
deadline for citizens placing their
names on the calendar is fast ap
proaching.
Persons listed under their birth
dates on the calendar are eligible
to receive many" prizes being a
warded by participating mer
Chants. Names must b<> turned
in by October 26. Mh White said.
Persons desiring to participate
in the -birthday calendar are urg
ed to contact a Jaycee, who will
explain the project. Jayeees are
{located in many uptown firms,
Chairman White said.
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ARP MINISTER ? Rev. Robert
Marshburn, pastor of Statesville
ARP church, wili conduct a
week's series of services begin
ning Sunday morning at Boyce
Memorial ARP church.
ARP Services
To Start Sunday
Rev, Robert Marshbum,. pastor
of Statesville ARP church, will
deliver a series of sermons be
ginning Sunday at Boyce Memo
rial ARP church.
The series 'begins at regular
morning services at 11 o'clock
Sunday morning, and it will con
tinue with services each evening
at 7:30 through Friday, October
17.
Rev. Mr. Marshburn is a gradu
ate of Princeton University and
of Princeton Seminary. He for
merly served a pastorate in Com
merce. Ga., and has done missio
nary work in South America.
"The series of services and ser
mons by. Rev. Mr. Marshburn is
the annual fall preaching series,
at Boyce Memorial church and wc
are very fortunate to have Mr.
,Ma,r$hburn with us," Rev. W. L.
Pressly, pastor of the church, said I
in making the announcement.
"The public .is invited to attend
any or all c,f these services."
laycees Organizing
Bessemer Chapter
: Some 30 odd young Bessemer
City men met with Jaycees from
Kings Mountain, Shelby, Ashe
ville and Gastonia in Bessemer
City Wednesday, October 1 to be
gin formation of a Junior Cham
ber of Commerce organization.
. Don Carpenter was elected tem
porary president of the fledgling
Jaycee group. Neill Carson was
named temporary vice-president.
Bill Kincaid temporary secretary j
and Jim Shuford temporary trea
.surer.
Mr. Carpenter appointed a by
laws committee consisting of
Everette Lutr., Warren Harmon,
Forney Lowe, Bob Lowe and Bob
Kincaid
jt. Bill Snow, of Asheville, state
extension chairman, and J. L. Wil
kie. third, district vice president,
attended the njeeting.
I Witscn Griffin, Kings Moun
tain extensions chairman, is in
charge of forming |the new club.
Little Theatre's Outdoor Drama
Completed Season Saturday Night
The Kings Mountain "Little,
Theatre closed its 12-performance
season -Saturday night of "The
.Sword of Gideon", having played
to approximately 1,000 persons.
The presentation of the outddor
drama, commemorating the his
toric Battle of Kings Mountain
at Kings Mountain National Mili
tary Park was termed ''success
ful" by Sam Stallings, business
manager of the production, and
hy other officials of the Little
Theatre.
The drama opened on Septern
ber 11 and continued on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday even
I ings (nf four subsequent wbek
jends. It featured' a large cast
from Kings Mountain. Gastonia,
Shelby and other surrounding
communities.
'The Sword of Gideon"* was
written by Florette Henri. \'ew
York author, and was di reeled
by Mrs. M. A. Ware.
Mr. Stallings said the Little
Theatre has scheduled a meeting
for October 21 to receive final
reports on this year's production
and to determine whether .< the
commemorative drama will he
produced in 195.1.
In a statement yesterday, H. S.
Peeler, Jr., recent lyretired presi
dent of the Little Theatre, ex
pissed appreciation to the Com
munity for its support of the pro
ject.
"Presenting an outdoor drama
is a large undertaking for an am
ateur group, arui our success
would not have t>ecn possible had
it not be^n for the great measure
of cooperation' given by rrlcmbers
of the cast, industry and mer
chants of Kings Mountain, the
City of Kings Mountain, the
King Mountain Herald and many
others. On behalf of the Kings
Mountain Little Theatre, I ex
tend our .deep appreciation," Mr.
Peeler said.
Pre-Election
Registering
Period To Begin
Registration hooks tor the No
vember 4 111 general election open
Saturday for the first time at all
precinct polling places, and with
most interest being evidenced In
a general election since 1928. *
Customarily the general elec
tion in. Kings Mountain and Dem
ocratic North Carolina hag been
a lack-lustre affair, with the city
joining the state in returning a
large Democratic majority.
However, registration is expect
ed to be somewhat heavier than
customary due to the considerable
interest being generated in the
heated presidential campaign.
Number 4 Township reglstra
lion places and the precinct regis
trars are:
Kast Kings Mountain, at City
Hall courtroom, Mrs. Nell Cran
ford, registrar.
West Kings Mountain, at Vic
tory Chevrolet Company, Mi's. J.
11. Arthur, registrar.
Hethware, at Hethware .school,
Mr,*}, ,11, A. Goforlh, registrar.
.(?rover, at T. S. K cot or Dry
Goods store. Hroadus Kills, regis
trar.
. Tne 'registrars will lie At their
desks from 9 a. m. to <3 p. m. to
register eligible voters, as well as
to enter transfers on their books.
To register to vote in -the elec
tion, a person must have been a
citizen of the state for one year
and of the precinct in which he
votes for four months.
Persons who have voted in, or
who have registered for county
elections since 1950 are properly
registered. However, it was point
ed out by Joe T. Mull, chairman
of the rounty elections board,
that persons in doubt about their
registration should make a check
of the registration books. Priftr to
the 19?K) Democratic primaries, a
new registration Was called.
While t hero are no county con
tests, to fro decided, there are Re
publican Democrat jousts at dis
trict, state and national levels,
i with tlie quadrer.nial presidential
campaign topping the list.
The registration books will be
open on three successive Satur
days through October 2r>, with
Saturday, November 1 set aside
as challenge day.
Sonny McDaniel
To Head Seniors
.. .
Sonny McDanie] has been nam
ed president of the senior cjass
at Kings Mountain high school.
The 1953 graduating class nan* j
-ed him as president in A, recent j
election.
Other officers elected were D.jr
rell Austin. vl.- e -president: Janell
| Med 1 in, secretary; and Dolores
Davidson and I'eggy Crocker, co
treasurers.
Class motto, ind a Way or
Make One , class colors, baby
blue and white, and class flower,
red rose, were also selected.
Sarah Frances Mauney and
G<?ry DoVinny were selected as
class mascots.
TO GREENVILLE
Harold' HunrtiCNtt left Wed
nesday to attend a textile
show held. in Greenville.
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SEMINARY HEAD ? Dr. Ben R.
Lacy, J r? president of Union.
Theological Seminary, will de
liver the sermon at morning ser
vices Sunday at First Presbyter
ian church as the Kings Moun
tain church, observes "Union
Seminary Day."
Seminary Head
To Preach Here
Dr. l$en R. Lacy," president of
Union Theollgical Seminary,
Richmond, Va? will deliver the
sermon at 11 o'clock services at
First Presbyterian church Sun
day, according to announcement
by the pastor, Rev. P. D. Patrick.
Dr. La^y will speak here on the
occasion of "Union Seminary
Day", being observed in each
church of Rings Mountain presby
tery. Students, faculty members
and other representatives of the
seminary will conduct the Sun
day services in all churches of the
presbytery.
Union Theological seminary is
the largest seminary of the Sou
thern Presbyterian church. Stu
dents enrolled come from 25
states and nations. It is the old
est seminary of any denomination
irt the South.
Dr. Lacy, ordained to the minis
try in Wl l, has hern associated
with the seminary since 1926: Me
was moderator of the ' synod of
the church in lfT>0 and is the au
thor of "Revivals in the Midst of
the Years". A graduate, of Davkl
son college, he was Davidson's
first Rhodes scholar, later serv
ing in France as- a chaplain in
World War I, lie is a trustee of <v
Ilatfipdcn Syndey College.
Three Fires Listed
During Past Week
Kings Mountain Jaycee.s and
?Fire DepartfnentV observation
of fire pri vi'rft ion week seems to ?
have been well ? timed? three
fires have been reported here
du.Hng the pa.-St week:
On, Tuesday, firemen answer
ed a call to B & B Soda Shop
where a stove had ignited. caus
ing slight damage.
On last Saturday morning- at
."> in a, in. two persons 'were in
jured in a fire resulting from a
portable oil stove at the Mack
GVi nt I Apartments on Linwood
road Young Herman Clemmons
suffered second degree burns
and a man suffered burns and
bruises after jumping out of an
upstairs window. Damage to the
dwelling was estimated at sever
al hundred dollars by Fire Chief
Orady King.
On last Thursday at 8:30 p.
m... firemen extinguished a
bla/e at the Walter Bess resi
dence on Landing street. ? '
Band Fund Total
Reaches $845.23
Contributions to the Kings
Mountain band fund Increased
to S845.23 during the past
week, according to report Wed
nesday by L. E. Abbott, chair
man of the fund campaign be
ing conducted by the Kings
Mountain Kiwanir. club.
The total left $654.77 re
quired to meet the minimum
goal of $1,500, ,
Mr. Abbott said several re
ports from soliciting commit
tees are yet to be received,
and he urged citizens and bus
iness firms who have not yet
made a donation to forward
one to him.