Newspapers / The Kings Mountain Herald … / Jan. 1, 1953, edition 1 / Page 25
Part of The Kings Mountain Herald (Kings Mountain, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Central Cageis Hit Bessemer City Here Monday Night In 1953 Opener Kings Mountain high school's varsity basketball teams open the 1953 season at Central gym nasium Monday night against teams from Bessemer City high school. The girls game is slated to get underway at 7 p. m. The non-conference affair will be the only practice game before the Western A A conference sea son gets going here January 9 with the locals entertaining Tri High. The boys took Trl-High twice iast season, 36-20 and 69 41, while the girls lost both contests, 42-54 and 31-45. The locals continue the 12 game loop slate on January 13 at C-liffside. The new state high school reg ulation limiting scholastic teams (to two games per week busted *ip plans for several preseason contests for the Kings Mountain high teams. Practice got uruierway in both local camps Tuesday after a hoi iday layoff and Coaches Hon Far ker and Everette Carlton figure to hav>; iheir clubs ready lor the opening battle. Coach Carltoti has 11 letlermen in the girls camp and prospects are thebrightest in several years. Forward .Shirley Falls, 1952 leading scorer with a near-17 point - per ? game average, and Gertie Jenkins, who scored 126 points last season, are expected to bo the mainstays of the Moun taineerette's attack. Other veteran forwards back on the team from last year are Ocraldine Harnett and Nora Jane Deese, promising regular materi al. Included among the remaining leitermen are Margaret Lewis, Mart-dene Spake, Anne Dilltng, Rachel Jolly. Jane Ormand, Pat Davis and Nancy Bishop. Ollle Harris, Jim Klmmell, Bill Kulh_?nd Boh Hullender are the Setterrnen rrai R lor Coirrtr Par Iter's boys quint. kimtnell placed third in indi vidua 1 scoring last season with 1 14 points in 14 games and will probably continue to be a leading floor-man on the club. Harris, lanky junior, played in 13 games last year anil should hit his {stride this year. Several graduates from last year's "B" club are in the thick of the fight for starting positions. Clyde Falls. Bill Briggs, Gene Stone, Don McCarter, Richard Oeorge and Ronnie Layton paced the 1952 "Bees" to an excellent a?*ason. Milton Hope, Jr., out for his first try at basketball, shows promise. * "B" Teams -fin: Kings Mountain high "B" clubs have played two games to KOREA VETERAN ? Sgt First Class James A. Burton, 20, above, is currently home on a 30-day leave after returning from about 8 months duty in Korea with the 28th division. The young soldier, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Bur ton, is a veteran of over four years service in the army, with over three years in Panama. He is to report to Fort Jackson, S. C.. when his leave expires. CAGE SCHEDULE ?Jan. 5 ? Bessemer City Home Jan. 9? Tri High Home Jan. 13 ? Cliffside Away Jan. 16? Belmont Away Jan. 20 ? Belmont Home J<in. 23 ? Cherryville Away Jan. 27 ? Open Jan. 30 ? Lincolnton Home Feb. 3 ? Open Feb. 6 ? Cliffside Home Feb. 10 ? Lincolnton Away Feb. 13 ? Open Feb. 17 ? Shelby Home Feb. 20 ? Cherryville Home Feb. 24 ? Trt-Hlgs Away Feb. 27? Shelby Away ( * ? non - conference ) date, with the girls winning one and tying one and the boys break ing even. On December 18, both boys and girls clubs swept to easy wins over teams from Arlington Junior high of Gastonia. On December 12, the girls tied Cherryville's "B" team 22-all and the boys lost to the classy Cherry ville "Little Ironmen". John Charles is coach of the boys "B" team, while Coach Carl ton also tutors the Junior misses in addition to the varsity sextet. Rural youth organizations have more than doubled their member ship In North Carolina in the past 10 years. MORS ABOUT News Highlights (Continued Prvm Paga One) Year Tenure As Treasurer; Gro ver Soldier, Elmer G. Allen, Is Now Reported Killed In Action; Little Theater To Talk Drama With Mrs. Henri; KUer Won't Seek Commisslonershlp ; Engi neer Begins Study of City's Elec trical Rates; Comedy Scheduled Monday, Tuesday; Second Paper Gets Out Sample; Illness Fatal to Lockridge; Miss Cobb Wins Read ing Medal;. City To Call Special Bond Election; Blackburn Is Out of Constable Race; Kings Moun tain Band Again Wins Highest Rating at Music Festival; Mayor Appeals Reckless Driving, Speed ing Charges to County Court May SaturdayTs First Registration Day; City Commissioners Amend Blue Law; Fellowship Day Ser vice Friday; Daniel Named Bipod Chairman; Rev. David Morris New Temple Minister; Plonk School Plays Won Highest Rat ing; Hardin Child Cancer Victim; Retailers Offering Big Bargain Lists; Barnes Again School Activ ity Group President; Janelle Bed sole, Kenneth Roberts Win Con tests; Board Sets $1.80 Tentative Tax Rate; Saturday Last Day For Registering; Models are Listed for Fashion Frolic; Kiwa. nis Club Completes Plans for Horse Show; Davis Reports On FPC Hearings; City to Receive Street Re-Surfacing Bids at Spe cial Meeting on Monday; Lottie Goforth Wing Nearlng Comple tion; Ten-Month Surplus ot City Is $3,714.00; Commencement Speakers Listed; Graduation Be gins for 70 On Sunday; Citizens Will Go To Polls On Saturday; Motor Court Opened Here; City Accepts Re-Surfacing Bid, White to Succeed Judge Harrill; Huff stlckler Rites Held On Sunday;. Second Baptist Church To Build Modem $100,000 Church Build ing; Carlton Accepts Coaching Position. June Bus terminal May Be Opened June 15, Quattlebaurr* Says; High School Graduated 70 Tuesday Night; Two Men Die In Plane Crash Here On Sunday; Harry Appointed Hospital Trustee; New Electrical Rate Schedule Adopt ed; Terminal To Op^n Monday; Paul Byers To Be Operator; Se cond Baptist Ground Breaking Ceremonies Set For Sunday at 3; Atlanta Resident Killed In Wreck; Goforth Portrait Fund Drive Begins; Industry Planning July 4th Holiday; Goforth Wing To Officially ? Open On Friday ; Herald Initial Circulation Audit Report Released By Chicago Firm; "Sword of Gideon" Casting Scheduled ; Terminal Now Due To Open On Friday; Drawn Out Ar gument C&uses Arrest of Jacob BurrU on Forgery Count; Second Primary Set For Saturday; For mer First Baptist Pastor Sue 1 V WINS TELEVISION SET ? Shown above, left Is Jo Ana Grant, Church street, winner of the prize drawing at Dellinger's Jewel Shop on Christmas Eve and recipient ot the 21 -inch RCA television set also pictured. More than 6,000 people registered for the contest. Pictured at right is Richard Spencer, Dellinger's watchmaker, who made the presentation. (Photo by Carlisle Studio.) cumbs. July Thieves Loot Safe At Lambeth Rope ; Oak Grove Pastor Receives Honor ; Argument On Audit Poses Charter Quorum Question; Belk's Buys Men's Store Building From Dr. D. M. Morrison Friday; City's Tentative Budget . Is . $480,517; Commissioner Suits Not Yet Ca lendared; Pvt. H. C. Tate Dies In Okinawa; Harris Legion's "Most ?Valuable"; Kings Mountain Radio Company Gains Permit; Masons Honor C. T. Cornwell ; Board U namlously Votes To Retain Ernst & Ernst; Little Theatre Changes Opening Date For Drama To Sep tember 11; Grand Jury Rules City Jail Unfit; Citizens Protest "Loyalty" Action; Grover School Patrons Disagree On "Split Term"; National Guard Gets Highest Rating On Army Test; Charles Named To Succeed Sink; Miss Matthews Off Thursday To Beauty Event; City Board Pares Tax Rates; Denver Gladden Drowning Victim; F-? vey Law son Korean Vlctlrvj.^Splt Term" Issue Is Compromised By Board Action. .* August Weekley. Accepts First Baptist Call; Goforth Portrait Drive To Close; Settlemyre Commission ed As Artist; Fire Destroys Three Grover Firms, Blaze Damage Es timated At $50,000; Nurses Home Prospects Good; Grover Switches to Dial Phones; Approval Is Gi ven Negro Schoo^Han^^ Com plaints Voiced Agaist New Ra tes; Plumbing Firm to Move Here; KM Citizen Reports Im pressions of European Rebuild ing; Abbott Will Head Annual Band Drive; Rites Held Friday for Bobby Hord; City Street Re surfacing Work Underway, Sev eral Jobs Complete; Tickets On Sale for Fashion Show; Officials Expect Enrollment Hike for New Term; Battle Drama To Open in |Two Weeks. September 1,991 KM Area Pupils Begin School Term; Fifth Annual Beth ware 'Fair Ready to Open; "Sword of Gideon" to Open Thursday; Lawson Rites Sunday At 3; Dairy To Cease Distributing Milk; City Board to Pare All Power Bills; Anthony Dairy To Deliver Here; State Approve Nurse's Home; Board of Health Orders Sewage Improvements; Schools Schedule Nine-Program Guidance Series; Both Sides Claim Victory After Court Judg ment In Civil Action; Bennett A warded Contract To Build New St. Matthew's Lutheran Church; Author To Attend Battle Drama This Weekend; Kings Mountain Off-To-School List Reaches 115. October City Will Observe World Com munion; . Final "Sword of Gide on" Weekend Starts Thursday; Shore and Grant Get Methodist Assignments Here; Gastonla Man Hurt In Wreck Friday; "Mile of Dollars" Drive Is Start ed; Shelby Attorney Has Office Here; Jaycees Planning Observ ance of Annual Fire Prevention Week; Lions to Conduct White Cane Sale; Registration Books Open For First Time Saturday; Seminary Head to Preach Here; "Autumn Harvest" Prize List Gi ven; Sewer Bond Election Ma chinery Set Up; Stadium Ad ministration Conveyed by City to Recreation Commission; Ra zing of Church Starts Next Week; Three Democratic Rallies Sot, Ike Group Is Formed; Books Will Ck>se Saturday; Woman's Club Will Present 49th Annual Floral Fair On Wednesday; Gift of Roses Received Here; Citizens Will Go to the Polls on Tuesday; Commissioners Exonerated On Charges of Misconduct; 5,788 El igible Voters Listed in Town ship; Schools Schedule Hallow e'en Fetes. November General Elsenhower Landslide Victor, Stevenson Ahead In City, Ike Gets Township Margin; Win ners Listed for Floral Fair Com petition; Schools of Community to Join in Education Week Ob servance; Former Citizen Sill cide Victim; Plnkney Roberts, Jr?, Reported Killed in Action in Korean War; World Community Service. Friday; Bond. Election Registration Starts Saturday; City to Condemn Unsafe Build ings, Parsons Retiring; City De =H*ery Route Extensions Reques ted toy Postmaster Blakely; Pad gett to Head Recreation Group; Timms Opening New Food Store; Garden Club District Meeting Attracts Crowd; Trustee* to, O pen Nurses' Home Bids Novem ber 21; Battle Possible Movie Theme; Blackburn Dies of Heart Attack; Church Services, Holi day to Mark Thanksgiving; Moss Wins King's College Award; "Chicken Every Sunday" Sched uled for Two Performances On Weekend; Yule Opening Plans Progress; Rites Conducted for S. A. Mauney; Kenny Whisnant Accidentally 3hot; Nurses' Home Contract Let; Manager System Opinion Is Sought. Decemb?r Sewage Bond Election Set for Saturday; Santa Claus to Come By Helicopter for Merchants Party Here Thursday; Kenny Whisnant Dies of Wounds; yule Decorations Entries Urged; City Gets Natural Gas Allotment; Re " ' If 1 ll~ I KINGS MOUNTAIN Hospital Log I VISITING HOURS Dcdly. lO to 11 ?m. I 2 to 4 p. m. and 7 to 8 p. m. ? PATIENT UST AT NOON WEDNESDATi W. T. Kiser, city, admitted Wednesday, December 24. John Ross, city, admitted Wed nesday, December 24. J. A. Wright, city, admitted Saturday. Mrs. Helen Logan, city, admit ted Sunday. Chris Raines, city, admitted Junday. Mrs. Ruth iMcCray, city ad mitted Monday. Mrs. Ralph Britton, city, ad mitted Monday. Mrs. Vera Crocker, city, ad mitted Monday. * Mrs. Helen Henson, city, ad mitted Tuesday. Mrs. C. B. Moss, city, Admitted Sunday. Mra Grathel Lail, city, admit ted Tuesday. Mrs. Edith Self, city, admitedt Wednesday. PATIENTS ADMITTED AND DISCHARGED DURING THE WEEK: Tommy Bridges, city, admitted Tuesday, discharged Wednes day. N Mrs. Thelma Whitstlne, city, admitted Wednesday, December 17, discharged Wednesday, De cember 34. Walter Humphries, city, ad mitted Tuesday, discharged Wednesday. Rena Ramsey, city, admitted Wednesday, discharged Thurs day. Helen Crane, city, admitted Tuesday, dlseha. ^ed Thursday. Katherine iMoGinnls, city, ad mitted Wednesday, discharged Friday. Floyd Mc Daniel, city, admitted Friday, discharged Saturday. Mrs. Thomas Arnold, admitted Monday, discharged Thursday. tall Firms Now Showing Christ mas Wares; Lions to Fete Moun taineers At Grid Banquet; Por trait Unveiling Services Sunday; Bobbins Accepts Bethlehem Call; Sewage Bond Issue Defeated Saturday; Citizens Give 109 Pints Blood Here on Monday; Allen Memorial Church Dedicatory Services Will Be Held on Sun day , Assessments Listed for Street Paving; David D. Saund ers Buying Laundry; Ministers Name Daniel President; Commu nity Preparing For Yule Holiday; City Employees Honor Parsons, Veteran "Boss"; Fire Wipes Out All Belongings o t Local Family; Yule Programs Are Scheduled lor Christmas; Postal P eak Re ported Past; Several Firms Pay ing Bonuses To Employees. Mary Elizabeth Smltn, city, admitted Saturday, discharged Monday. - ? .y ? lv Faye Gladden, city, admitted Saturday, discharged Monday. Peggy Sanders, city, admitted Thursday, discharged Saturday. Mrs. Essie Wright, city, ad mitted Thursday, December 18, discharged Tuesday, December 23 Dean Westmoreland, Grover, N. C., admitted Wednesday, dis charged Thursday. Mary Fletcher, city, admitted Friday, discharged Sunday. Keith iMcAt?e, city, admitted Sunday, discharged Tuesday. Leonard Taibush, city, admit ted Saturday, discharged Wed nesday Ozle Adams, City, a^uitted Monday, discharged Wednesday. OTHER PATIENTS DISCHAR% GED DURING THE WEEKt Don Bennlx, c>ty, admitted Sat urday,' December 13, discharged Wednesday, Joel Maible, city, admitted Thursday, December 18, dischar ged Sunday. Mrs. Jewel Rath bone, city, ad mitted Friday December lft.dls charge i Monday. Mrs. Ola Goins, city, admitted Saturday, December 20, dischar ged Thursday. Mrs. Fred Ramsey, city, admit ted So nday, December 21, dis charged Wednesday. Mrs. Pearl Goudejock, city, admitted December 31, discharg ed Tuesday. Arthur Eisenhower, city, ad mitted Wednesday, December 17, discharged Sunday* FIRE ALARM City firemen answered an a larm Wednesday morning at 8:15 o'clock and extinguished a blaze at 002 W. Gold street No damage was reported. The fire started from an oil stove In the home, it was believed. LATE CLASSIFIEDS FOUND? Biywn wallet contain ing small sum of money. Ow ner may claim by identifying and paying cost of adv. See Ken George at Balrd Furni ture, phone 5ft. M FOR SALE ? Bouse and lot on Ramseur Street. Sam Phillips. l:lpd. SELL IT THRU THE ? r 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 I "m M I . .1 . ? " ~y: ?>.' H: . i M ii I. ii iiri - I E&jh** * I m *b 1 ? ^ V, ;t .;? - pt-c- ,
The Kings Mountain Herald (Kings Mountain, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Jan. 1, 1953, edition 1
25
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75