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i Population City UmlU ......... ..... ... 7.200 Trading Area 15.000 : . ? ? (IMS Ration Board PiguxM) VOL 62 NO. 48 III ' Established 1889 Kings Bfoontolirs RELIABLE Newspaper Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, November 27, 1952 14 Pages Today Sixty-Second Year PRICE FIVE CENTS Manager System Opinion Is Sought Local Newt Bulletins CLOSED THURSDAY Driver's licenses will not be Issued Thursday at City Hall according to W. W. Wright, li cense examiner. The bureau will be closed for Thanksgiv ing he said. ' IN FRATERNITY Donald Patterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Patterson and a sophomore at Western Caro lina Teachers college was a mong 13 students initiated in to the college chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, national teachers scholastic fraternity, at recent ceremonies. } TO CONVENTION Dr. Nathan EL Reed, Kings Mountain optometrist, will at tend the annual convention of the North Carolina Optometric Society, which convenes In Ra leigh at Sir Walter Hotel from Sunday through Tuesday. NO MEETING Regular Thursday night meeting of the Kings Mountain Klwanis club will not be held due to the Thanksgiving holi day, it has been announced by club officials. IN MARINES Wesley T. Herron, husband , J of Mrs. Margaret Clark Herron and son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Herron of Bryson City left Tuesday for service in the Ma rines. He is to report to the Marine base at Parrls Island, S. C. TO HEAR TREXLER Rev. Leroy Trexler, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Cherryville, will present a re port on the recent convention of the United Lutheran Church in 'America at Resurrection Lu theran Church at 7:30 Sunday evening. He will use a film strip in presenting this report: Season's Initial Play Presented Very small but complimentary audiences, witnessed performan ces of "Chicken Every Sunday" >by members of the Kings Moun tain Little Theatre at Central school auditorium last Friday and Saturday evenings. The 21 -member cast gave an excellent portrayal of the famous Broadway play, written by Philip G. and Julius J. Epstein from the novel toy Rosemary Taylor. The play, first of the Little Theatre season, was very well cast, with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stallings playing the lead roles as "Jim and Emily Blachman". | The hilarious script revolves a round the "Blachman" boarding } house in Tuson, Arizona, in 1916 , and features, among other inci dehts, the nightly mystery of the "creaking back stairs." The boarding house collection of characters included an old maid school teacher, "Miss Gil ley", played by Mrs. Bruce Thor burn, who finally announced her marriage to her frequent visitor, played by Ed Smith. "Mrs. Law son", played toy Mrs. M. K. Ful ler, made her son "Jeffrey", play ed toy Sherrill Spears, write poe try until he lost his front teeth attempting to capture a suspect ed German spy from Boston, W. P. Fulton, before finally assert ing himself and winning the "Blachman's" attractive daugh ter "Rosemary", played by Billie Sue Gibbons. Jimmy Splvey p ortrayed "Jake", an eccentric old mining prospector.; Dr.- R. N. Baker, a Niysterious can-opener sales man; Mrs. Betty Mettauer, the colored maid; Bill Briggs, the trolley conductor; Mrs. .Rudi Wu ennenberg, the widow who "hogs" the bathroom; Miss Ber nice Harrison, the gay divorcee; MeA Carpenter, her ex-husband; Rudi Wuennenberg, tlie minister and Mra- Dudley Rainey, the yeo deling ex-actress. Connie Padgett and Sandy Stallings played excellent roles as the "Blachman" chiMren, ?^Oliver" and "Rtithle". Danny Thorn burg was seen as "Eagle", i Continued on page eight Planning Body May Recommend System Change A possible movement for the adoption of the city manager form of government in the city was begun Tuesday by the city planning board. In a letter addressed to heads of 'public affairs committees in all of the city's civic and service organizations, the city planning board asks for an expression of opinion from the clubs regarding the advisability of adopting the city manager-council form of government for Kings Mountain. The letter merely states that the Planning board, which In cludes Byron Keeter, chairman, ? ,E- Abbott, secretary, c. E. Neisler, Carl F. Mauney and Hal Plonk, Is considering recom mending steps toward the adop tlon of the city manager type of government and wishes an ex pression of opinion on the mat The matter was referred to the membership of the Lions club Tuesday night and the proposi proved43 overwf,elmingly ap Secretary Abbott said the plan ning .board met on Tuesday with all members present He pointed out that the planning board merely has authority to recom mend and that such final recom mendations as are agreed upon will (be presented to the board of commissioners. He assumed, he said, that some action on the f?a*'er might be required both by the General Assembly and bv a vote of the citizens. Nurses' Home Contracts Let Contracts for the construction of the Kings Mountain Hospital Nurses' Home were awarded last I-rlday afternoon and work on the new structure is expected to begin next week. The contracts totaled S40.S69.00, with three of the four bids ap. proved from Kings Mountain xirms. Logan Supply Company secur ed the plumbing contract at a price of $3,651.50, Kings Mour, tajn Tin Shop the heating con tract at $2,123 and L. A. Hoke the electrical contract at $1,762, General contract was awarded to Clarence M. Morrison, Shelby contractor, at $33,333. C. C. Horn, of Shelby, chair man of the Cleveland County hospital board of trustees, an nounced the awarding of the con tract at a meeting of the hospi tal trustees on Friday. V. W. Breeze Associates, Shel by architectural firm, drew plans for the new building, which will conform with the architecture of the rest of the Kings Mountain plant. The eight-room home will ac commodate 13 beds and will be equipped with kitchen, living room and other accessories It will be located on the east side of Juniper street, in the north west corner of the hospital lot. DISTRICT MEETING The Southern District of the Lutheran Brotherhood will meet at Resurrection Lutheran Church on Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock. Rev. Vance |>anlel will speak on the subject, Saved To Save Others". Plonk School To Give Piogram Sunday Morning Students and faculty membefs of the Plonk School of Creative Arts, of Asheville, will present a Christmas program of Bible readings and music at Resurrec tion Lutheran church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Announcement was made by the pastor, Rev. Vance Daniel, who extended an invitation to the public to attend the special program. The program will Include: 1. Devotions, The Reverend i Vance Daniel. 2. Adagio ? Sonata Opus 13 Beethoven, Therese Collet. 3. Hymn 1, "O Come, O Come Emmanuel".. 4.. Bible Verses and Afamalc Version of The Lord's Prayer, Laura Plonk. 5 Lord's Prayer, Malotte, Cho rus. 6. Introduction ? Program. La ura Plonk. 7. Prophecy of the Coming, of The Messiah, Florence Andrews.. 8. The Divinity and Incarna tion of Jesus Christ, Laura Plonk. 9. Prophecy of the Coming of John the Baptist, Charles Hart. 1<X The Annunciation and The Magnificat, Lucy Griffith. 11. The Birth of John the Bap tist and Zacharias' Prophecy, John Reeder. ' 12. Anthem ? O Lovely Nitrht, Praetorius, Chorus. 13. The Birth of Jesus as Re corded by St. Matthew, Barbara Bain. 14. The Birth of Jesus Christ as Recorded by St. Luke, Jim Hamil ton. 15. Anthem ? Mary's Lullaby, 1-ltJi Century Carol, arr. by Win slow, Chorus. 16. The Presentation of the Child Jesus In the Temple, Don na Simons. 17. The Wise Men, Nancy Plonk 18. Beside Thy Cradle, Bach, Chorus. 19. Closing Remarks, Laura Plonk. 20. Hymn, 21, Adeste FIdeles. 21. Benediction, The Reverend Van-v* Daniel. 22. Ameft, Chorus. The public is invited to attend this program. METER RECEIPTS A total of $152.65 was collect ed from the City's parking me ters Wednesday morning ac cording to a report by the city treasurer's office. VIEW OF RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH ? Shown above is the newly completed nave of Resurrection Lutheran chureh. The dossal cloth and organ chamber openings are covered in red velvet, which blends handsomely with the light blue of the walls and the off-white of the wood work. The pews are brown and off-white. All ligh ting is indirect. Not shown is the cry room at the back of the auditorium. It was announced that the church will be open at all times, for use of in dividuals for private worship. (Photo by Carlisle Studio.) Red Cross Bloodmobile To Visit Kings Mountain Again December 8 ? I I Kings Mountain automobile dealers will furnish transporta tion for persona wishing to do nate "blood at the December 8 bloodmobile visit. 1 J. T. McGlnnis, of Plonk Mo tor Company, made- the an-, nouncement and urged citizen."! ?to make arrangements for trans portation with Kings Mountain Red Cross officials. Other dealers cooperating in the project are Reynolds Motors, Dean Buick Company and Vic tory Chevrolet Company, Mr. Mc Ginnis said. : . Rev. Vance Daniel, blood drive chairman, said this week that average blood consumption at Kings Mountain hospital Is cur rently about a pint a day, which means that the local collection only about matches local use,' 0 - leaving" no blood for use of the armed services and for storage for emergency uses. "Our collection quota is set to Insure that we get enough 'blood to replace that which is needed locally, for' the armed services and for storage for emergency use and it is most important that we meet that figure. In fact, we should go far above the quota to offset inroads made toy local use so that more blood will toe available for our fighting men in Korea," Rev. Daniel said. Quota for the December 8 col lection Is ISO pints. The mobile collection unit will again be set up at the Womans club. "Make your date to give blood now with Red Crow officials," he added. TO PREACH MERE ? Rev. I George Lingl*. of Gas ton ia, will conduct a week's' preaching mil- j sion, beginning Monday, at Re surrection Lutheran church. Ser vices will be held at 7:30 each evening through Friday. Merchants Plan Annual Balloting Nominations for* officers of the j Kings Mountain Merchants as- 1 soclation were made Mondiy at' the monthly board of directors meeting. Balloting will be conducted by mail, with members receiving the ballots next week. . Nominated for president were Hilton L. Rufh and J. C. Bridges, while nominees for vice-president included W. G. Grantham and Sam Collins. The members will be asked to choose four of eight nominees for director vacancies. Those nomi nated include: Fred W. Plonk, B. S. Peeler, Jr., Johnny Plonk, El mer Rhea, Yates Harbison, I/. L. Alexander. Bobby Bridges and D. E. Tate. ? Kenny Whisnant Accidentally Shot Kenny Whisnant, five-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Gywn Whisnant of Meadow brook Drive, was In a serious condition at Kings Mountain hospital late Wednesday after noon following a shooting ac cident. Youn<; Whisnant was wound ed in the chest with a 22 cali ber bullet. Details were not immediate ly available, but it was thought the young boy was playing with the loaded rifle when it was accidentally dis charged. The accident occurred about 4; 15 Wednesday after noon. Dr. J. L. McGill and Dr. Craig Jones were giving emer gency treatment at Kings Mountain Hospital. Lingle To Pieach Service Series At Resurrection Rev. George L. Lingle, pastor of Gastonia's Holy Trinity Lu theran church, will conduct a week's preaching mission at Re surrection Lutheran church be ginning on Mohday. Rev. Mr. Lingle is the son of a Lutheran minister and a gradu ate of Lenolr-Rhvne College and Lutheran Theoligical Southern seminary. Services will be held each evening at 7:30. (Monday through Friday. His subjects for the week will bo: Monday: "Saved to Save Ot hers". Tuesday: "Beware of False Prophets". Wednesday; 'From Death to Life". Thursday: "The Folly of Sin-, ful Indulgence". Friday: "As Ye Go Preach". A. A. Schedules Public Meeting The public is being invited to attend an open meeting of Al coholics Anonymous to be held nt Resurrection Lutheran church on Sunday, December 7, at 3 p. m., according to announcement this week by officials of the Kings Mountain chapter, "We ask the public to attend* not out of curiosity but because of interest ,ln some soul -sick al coholic," a spokesman said. "Alcoholics Anonymous in the Carolinas has done \,onders. but we need further undemanding of the work on the part of the pub lic to reach others needing help." he continued. Dixon Revival To End Sunday Revival serv ices at Dixoi, Pres byterian church will continue through Sunday night. Rev. Cha rles W Solomon, well-known Montreal evangelist and former aid to Billy Graham is conduct ing the Week's series. R. B. Osborne and Arnold Jack son are ih charge of the singing Time? of the services is 7:30 o' clock each evening. The public is invited to attend these services. Rev. p.. D Patrick said in making the announce ment. OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANK Christmas Decorated Door Contest NAME Street and Number ...v..... ...................... .... ... Place a check mark in square to designate the division in which you will enter: ? ( ) Garden Club residents Entry blanks must be In not later than noon. Saturday. December 20, 1952. and judging will be between 6 p..m and 9 p. m., December 22, 1952. Pill In, clip and mall to P. O. Box 764, Kings Mountain, N. C. Sponsored by the Garden Club Council of Kings Mountain. ( ) Loom-Tex Mill ( > (raft spun Mill < ) Burlington Mill ( ) Pauline Mill \ ? "IMIIlIt ATIIII ( ) Kings Mtn. Mfg. Co. ( ) Sadie Mill ( ) Bonnie Mill ( ) Mauney Mill ( > Park Yarn Mill t ) Margrace Mill ( ) Colored residents < ) Non-Garden Club residents Red Cross Names Four Directors, Reelects Pressly Rev. W. L. Piessly, pastor of Boyce Memorial ARP church, was re-elected chairman of Kings Mountain chapter, American Red Cross, at the annual meeting of the organization last Thursday evening. In addition to re naming Mr. Pressly as chairman, the organ ization elected four new direc tors for the coming term, inclu ding John L. McGiU, Eugene Pat rson, Mrs. Perry McSwain, and R. 13. Kecter, of Grover. Reports on various phases of Red Cross were presented, inclu ding the blood collection pro ram, home service, Junior Red Cross, and other activities. Mts. J. N. Gamble, executive secretary, told the group that costs of collecting blood have in; creased considerably and that provision will need to be made for the Increase in the budget for the forthcoming year. She also reported initial work on the bud get for the coming year, follow ing a conference with the area official from Atlanta. B. S. Neill served as chairman of the nominating committee. Two Minor Accidents Reported By Police None was injured in the. two minor accidents reported in the city this week, according to a re port by city police officers. On Friday morning at 5:40 a. m. two cars collided 'at the Inter section of King st. and Rnilroa t avenue. Drivers of the two ears were listed as Bryte Henderson, who ran under a red light and collided with a car operated iby Thomas C. Lingerfelt of Besse mer City. ? j A vehicle operated by Harold Medlin of Concord ran into the back of a stopped car at the in tersection of North Piedmont and Railroad avenue Tuesday even ing at 1:25 p. m. The right rear fender of the vehicle operated by Brian Smith of Gaston i a was smashed, police said. Investigat ing officers were Be;i Sessoms and W. (i. Ellison. Yule Opening Next Thursday Santa Claus comes t . ? Kint?s| Mountain. next Thursday, Decem - ber 4. Plans for the annual pre Christmas visit of the children's friend are going forward, and a large throng of people are ex pected to attend tho program The program, scheduled for Thursday afternoon, December 4, at City Stadium, will include various features, with the ap pearance of Santa Claus as the highlight Treats will he distri buted to all children -tor years of age and younger. The event will mark the an nual opening of the Christmas Shopping season .in Kings Moun - tain and is being held in lieu of an opening parade, the latter customary for the past few years. Full details on the event will i be announced next week. CHALLENGE DAY Saturday is Challenge Day for the approaching December bond election. Registration books for the special election open for three weeks, were* closed at sunset last Saturday The voting on the question, whether the city shall issue $606,000 in bonds for sewage system improvements, will be conducted the following Satur . day. Rites Conducted ?? ' ? * ? ? " For S. A. Mauney . -> ? v Long Illness Fatal Sunday ll To Industrialist Funeral sorviCOK Tot Samuel August it s M aujicy, 78, prom inent Kings Mountain .manufacturer, were iiolcl Monday afternoon at 4 O'clock at St. Matthew's Luthe ran oh u rcli, with Interment fol lowing In Mriuntain " Rest ceme lory. ?; . Mr. Mauney, who hail boon in flet'Unity? health for the past several years, died Sunday: after noon at 5 o'clock at Kings Moun tain hospital, where he had been a patient for the past several weeks. President of Kings Mountain Manufacturing Company, with which he had been closely iden tified since he was 17 years of age, Mr. Mauney was an active. Lutheran lay leader and civic leader of Klrlgs Mountain, where he spent almost all of his life. A native of Lincoln county, where he was bom October 17, 1871. he was the son of. the late Jacob S. and Margaret Juletta Kudisill Mauney. He was educat ed in the public .schools of Kings Mountain, and, at the age of 17, began ?vorking at the company store of Kings Mountain Manu facturing Company. Two years later he went to work as a clerk in the mill, a company founded, by ids father and uncle in 1889, for the manufacture of gray sheeting Since 1906, the firm has manufactured carded yarn and has grown to the point that it now employs aijout 135 persons operating 7.320 spindles. The company recently inaugurated an employee's profit-sharing plan. Among other enterprises with which Mr. Mauney was associat ed was the Indian Creek Manu facturing Company, of Lincoln Continued on page eight D- C. Paysour Dies Suddenly Funeral services for TVrtrus Clay Paysour, ">0. resident of Church Street, will be. conducted this afternoon at 3. o'clock from (Jfaee Methodist church. Rev. C L. Grant, pastor of the church, will officiate with inter ment to follow in Mountain Rest cemetery. The. body will- lie in state one-half hour prior to the services. Mr. Paysour died suddenly i Monday evening at K: 30 p. hi. of | a heart attack. lie had been in ap parent good health An employee i of Loom -Tex Mills he was a ste ward and treasurer of Grace Met hodist Church, of which he Was*a i member. Survivors in addition to his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Smith Paysour are two sons. Car! Paysour. Kan; sas City, Missouri and D. C. Pay sour of Kings Mountain; four daughters, Mrs. Furman Wilson, Mrs. Coleen Price and Mrs. Hel en Vaughn of Kings Mountain and Doris Jean Paysour of the home; fiv? brothers, Lawrence, Burton. Theodore, Edison, and Russell, a I ! of Lincolrton; four sisters, Miss Cietus Paysour of Kings Mountain, Mrs. Oljs Rhy ne, Bessemer City, Mis, Hubert High, Dallas, and Mis, dy Sjimmey of Castonia; a. ? o grandchildren. Members of the board of. ste wards of Grace Me" hod i. si church will serve as- pallbearers. Christmas Club Members Splitting S24.000. First National Bank Reports Approximatoly 400 members of the First National Rank's 1952 Christmas Club will ?' receive checks next week totaling more than $24,000. The checks to members, al ready drawn under date of I>e cember 1. will be mailed Monday. The total number of members and aggregate amount of savings is approximately four times greater than the 1951 total, bank officials reported. Meantime the bank, which is now opening accounts in the 1953 Christmas club, is expecting ano ther big increase "in membership, as the Christmas Club gains in popularity. First payments on the 1953 club memberships are due next week. F. R. Summers, president of the bank, pointed out that the 1952 club increased by four tim es, in spite of tiie fac. 'hat- in dustrial plants were operating at club opening time on short sche dules. Inviting citizens to take ad van age of the Christmas club plan, Mr. Summers said. "The* club is a benefit tb both the individual members and to the merchants of the community. Numerous per sons, inquiring about date of the current club payments, have re marked that club membership has resulted in savings they would not otherwise; have made. Many 1952 members have already opened 1953 accounts," he added. Of the persons who opened 1952 accounts, more than 90 per cent have fulfilled the contract. It was stated. FUNERAL HELD? S. A. Maunoy, prominent Kings Mountain citi zen, died Sunday afternoon at Kings Mountain nospltal follow ing a long illness. He was 73 years of age. Funeral rites were conducted Monday afternoon. Holiday Plans Are Traditional . i Kings Mountain pauses today to observe Thanksgiving, .'before charging into the annual pre Christmas season hustle and bat tle. Chief activities during the Thanksgiving observance here are special church services, fam ily dinners, and other customary Thanksgiving Day features, in (-hiding hunting ventures and re lated, activities; <"ity schools closed shop Wed nesday afternoon for a . long weekend holiday"; They will re sume regular schedules Monday. Hethware, however, in the coun ty system, limited its Thanksgiv ing holiday to a half-day, Thurs day afternoon. With l he exception of service stations and some outlying busi nesses, majority of retail estab lishments are planning a Thanks giving holiday, DfUg stores are planning a limited schedule of operations, while other firms Will be shut tight for the day. Service stations wil operate on regular schedule, as will majority of in dustrial establishments. Three churches have scheduled special Thanksgiving services. Boy ce Memorial AUI1 church will hold its annual Thanksgiving morning program, with a half hyur service at 7:30, followed by a breakfast at a. m. Commit tees in charge of arrangements for the. breakfast. includes W. L. McMackin, C. L. Black. Oscar Mc Carter and W. G, Grantham. The special offering at the Thanks giving service goes to the chur ch's Dunlap Orphanage. First Baptist church will hold an early morning service at 7:30, The pastor, Rev. H. G. Weekley, will preach on the subject, "The Thin Thread of Thanks," and Miss Frances Summers will sing, "Thanks Be to God." St. Matthew's Lutheran church will hold its special Thanksgiving' service at It) o'clock Thanksgiv ing morning, with the pastor, Dr. W. 1'. Oerberding. discussing "National Blessings." Special music will also be a feature of the service. Merchants Suspend Wednesday Closings Wednesday was the final mid - week half ? holiday for merchants prior to the Christ maSi holidays. All Kings Mountain retail stores are expected to' be open next Wednesday afternoon and for subsequent Wednes day afternoons through Christ mas Eve, December 24. The policy change is made annually by the merchants of the city to accommodate holi day-season shoppers. HOSPITALIZED Mrs. J.. N. Gamble, executive secretary of the Kings Moun tain Red Cross Chapter has been recuperating from a vir us infection at Kings Mountain hospital. She was discharfed from the hospital Wednesday.