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VOL 63 NO. 10
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Kings Mountain's RELIABLE Newspaper
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, March 5, 1953
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Local News
Bulletins
TUESDAY FX HE
City firemen answered a call
near Lincoln Academy Tues
day night at 8 o'clock to the
home at a Mr. Alexander.
Cause ol the lire, as reported
toy firemen, was explosion of
an oil stove. The home w?3 al
most completely demolished.
TO CONVENTION
Mrs. Earl Ledford, Mrs. Ar
nold Klncaid, Miss Melba Tin
dall and Miss Betty Lou Mel
ton will leave Tuesday morn
ing to attend the W. M. U.
State Convention to be held at
the First Baptist church in
Wilmington, March 10, 11, 12.
BAPTIST BROTHERHOOD
Dr. &. S. Synder, pastor of
the Seigle Avenue Presbyteri
an church of Charlotte, will be
the featured speaker at the
Kings Mountain Baptist Asso
ciatlonal Brotherhood meeting
to be held at th? New Hope
Baptist church at Earl -Friday
night ? ^
STREET ASSESSMENTS
Citizens owning street as
sessments paid in $2,907.46 In
to city coffers during the past
week, City Cleric Joe Hendrick
reported Wednesday. Assess
ment bills went out last Fri
day, and are payable at net
through Marah.
EXPECTED HOME
George W. Allen may toe dis
charged from Charlotte Eye,
Bar, Nose Se Throat hospital
Thursday, according to report
yesterday. Mr. Allen is recu
perating from an operation for
the removal of a cataract from
his eye.
NO NEW CANDIDATES
For the second consecutive
week, no new candidates filed
for city political office. Hie
election will toe conducted two
months hence, on May 5> to
fill city offices and the Ward
1 school trusteeship;
crnr tags
City {pollcemMv$ite looking
for looal cars not wearing 1953
city license tags yesterday, ac
cording to Joe Hendrick, city
clerk. "They're tagging them,"
Mr. Hendifek remarked. City
tag sales to date were 983.
KIWANIS PROGRAM
John C. Greene, general man
ager of Radio Station WKMT,
will address members of the
Kings Mountain Kiwanls club
at the regular meeting Thurs
day evening at 6:45 at Masonic
Lodge I)inii*K aittvy
' METER RECEIPTS
. A total at $19245 was collec
ted-UKjW^ city's parking
meters Wednesday morning,
according to a report from the
. rity- '
SQUARE DANCE
Is
spoagMk?B|MMin dance- at ,
the Legion building on . East
Gold street Saturday night at.
8 o'clock. Admission will be
one dollar for men and fifty
cents for ladle*, Chairman BUI
Jonas has announced. The ? ?;
public is invited to attend.
ATI EM I) HEJUUKO ,
/ OUle Harris and Rev. P. D.
Patrick, represented the Cleve
land County Citizens Commit
tee for Good Government (for
merfcr Allied Church League)
at. the hearing in Raleigh
Tuesday on the proposed bill
. to call a liquor referendum in
the Mate. The two wen among
1,500 Nortfi Carolinians pres
ent to urge support of the bill
to call an election on the ques
. y tkm of returning North Caro
lina to bone dry status.
Greene Reports
Broadcastinf
Teste Passed
Station W KMT Kings
Mountain goes on the air early
Tuesday morning, with regular'
contlnulng throu
ghout the day.
During the past week, WKMT
ha? "been on the air after mid
night for equipment testing.
Special engineers were listening
at posts within the station's pri
mary coverage area, and these
reports have been most satisfac
management reports,
with the signal heard clearly
and strong at all points within
the station's pattern.
The station will operate dur
ing daylight hours on the clear
channel frequency of 1220 kill
cycles. The station's transmitter
is used in conjunction with a
large ground reflector system to
Insure clear reception at all
times, regardless of weather
conditions
Representing a Considerable
Investment on the part of the
owners, John C. Greene, Jr., and
R. H. Whites idea, W K M Ts
studio and transmitter building
on the Bessemer city road are
completed and ready for (broad
cast purposes.
The antenna tower, made by
me Wincharger Compar\y, stands
200 feet above surrounding ter
rain. The tower Is a guyed -type,
affording a stable tower con
duction to withstand high
winds. The ground system,
whkOi consists of 120 copper ra
dlals "buried in the ground and
radiating from the base of the
tower, makes possible a strong
er, clearer signal.
Ttie Installation of studio and
transmitter equipment was com-,
pleted last week and subsequent
equipment tests have shown
that it is working satisfactorily.
In discussing the engineering
aspects of W K M T, Mr. Greene
said that "every effort has been
made to insure the finest statlc
possible." He added
WKMT Should be heard clear
ly within a 75 to 100 mile radi
us under adverse weather con
ditions, and event farther under
ideal conditions."
The station is owned and op
Continued On Page Bight
School Students
To Hear Dr. Hoke
. R?y E. Hoke, member of
the faculty of Kings Business
College, will address students at
Kings Mountain high school on
^arC^,6'Ja.tJL ?'clock- His speech
pitied "Three Philosophies of
Dr. Hoke has been a college
professor for thirty years. He is
a consulting psychologist, colum
?dl? Personality, and au
also the Director of
.e^. ychologlcal Service Center
Li A n ?"8, - Dr> Hol*e received
and?^A' dcgrees ftom
Frartklln and Marshall College.
2 ? was earned at Johns
Hopkins University.
Board Members
Aii Differences
On Court Ruling
In discussion over employing
a new policeman Monday after
noon, members of the city board
of commissioners aired again
their differences of opinion con
cerning delegation of iboatd au
thority to department heads.
In the discussion, Mayor Gar
land E. Still remarked, "The re
straining order just effects this
board," referring to the order of
Judge J. A. Clement restraining
the actions of former City Ad
ministrator M. K. Fuller.
Commissioner C. P. Barry dis
agreed, saying the order applied
"eternally," if at all. Commis
sioners Layton, Wright, Davis
and Barry thought, they said,
that hiring and firing authority
could be delegated to " depart
ment heads, in spite .-of the or
der. Commissioner Pearson
thought not.
The discussion occurred while
the board was accepting the res
ignation of Police Officer B. F
Sessoms and naming to suc
ceed him Martin S. Ware, recom
mended toy Chief H. A. Logan,
Jr., as a replacement. Ware, the
Chief said, was a former deputy
bherfcff, a veteran of law en-,
forcement work and an able In
vestigator.
In other actions the board au*
thorized the street department
to alleviate several drainage
problems and a sewer problem
at the Grady McCarter residen
ce,- Involving several citizens in
the East King street? Deal street
area.
It also voted to change its "no
parking" edict lor the south side
of Linwood Road to the north
side, and voted to charge a
$290.75 electric power bill for
last summer's Little League and
Softball programs to the city re
creation fund.
It authorized the purchase Tor
$100 of an old street sweeper
from the City of Shelby, for
parts.
Weaver Wins
District Contest
Kelly E. Weaver, Kings Moun
tain high school senior and win
ner of the Cleveland County ora
torical contest sponsored annual
ly by the American Legion, has
been declared 28th. District win-1
ner.
Weaver's winning oratory,
"The People's Constitution, Ours
To Defend", was adjudged first
place in the county last week. He
will now represent the district in
the Fourth Division being held
Thursday at 1:30 p. m. in the A.
L. Brown high school In Kannapo
11s.
A trophy will be awarded the
division winner, who will compete
for the department prize of a
$500 scholarship on March 13.
Weaver was sponsored by the
Otis D. Green, Post 155, local A
merican Legion group. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wea
ver of 604 West Gold street.
Principal Rowell Lane is chair
man of the local oratorical con
test committee.
LEGION MEETING
Regular monthly meeting of
Oti? D* Green Po ?t 155, the A
merican Legion, is scheduled
for the Legion building on
East Gold street Friday at 8
p. m.
Juveniles Bon Afoul Of Law, Make
Amends By Pilfering Pocketbook
TWO King* Mountain youths,
one age 13 and t!)? other age 11,
are to be tried In juvenile court
before Clerk of Court E. A. Hou
ser on March 12 on charges of a
long list of petty thefts which
Chief of Police Hugh A. Logan,
Jr., says they've admitted.
The youngsters were original
ly apprphondfHl last Friday with
canty they admitted stealing
from Kings Mountain Drug Com
Stny. Told toy Chief Logan to
nd themselves an odd Job and
pay for the ctolen Candy, they
contritely agreed. Next day. the
Chief relates, the pair reported
they had paid off the candy debt
and this statement was verified
by the owners of the drag firm.
It wasn't long, though, before
It waa learned that the "work"
performed by the two lads was
theft of a purse containing 90.85
ii " "V ^ ' ' ft" / 1 t*i * *1i */lT k* ~V'
from the home of (Mrs. John
Odds are the pair will he sent
to a correction home.
Here is the list of alleged ad
missions of malfeasance toy the
two lads, the misdeeds covering
me past two month*:
"Went , into Griffin's Drag
Store and took two (2) boxes of
candy and $140 in cash.
"went into the AAP store and
got some candy.
"Went into the Victory Chevro
let place and got some candy.
"Went into Mrs. Walter Hunt
slnger'a house and took two (2)
packages of cigarettes and $.75
in money.
"Cat front and back screen at
the residence of Mr. W. K. Crook.
#?nt into the B. F. Good
rich store and picked ug> a knife.
Oonrt?mil On Pa^m Sight
HIhikwixii-I
Red Cross Fund
Donations Urged
Widow Of Sheriff
Is Former Teacher
The widow of Sheriff Frank
Crawford of Cherokee County,
Killed Tuesday while serving
a warrant on an alleged ar
sonist, is a former kings
Mountain ?rhool teacher.
Mrs. Crav/ford is the former
Miss Jane Hill, of Murphy,
who taught eighth grade at
Central school during the
school year 1947-48.
Confirmation that Miss
Hill's husband was the slain
sheriff was obtained early
Wednesday afternoon from Su
perintendent Buick of Murphy
schools.
Funeral rites for Sheriff
Crawford are to be held at 1 1
o'clock Thursday morning.
Authorities were seeking
Henry Dockery, the alleged ar
sonist, on suspicion of murder.
Stafi Named
Foi "The Robe"
Little Theatre committees for
the forthcoming production of
"The Robe" were announced
yesterday toy Mrs. Aubrey Maun
ey, who is director of the show
scheduled for t\vo performances
on March 24 and 28.
Mrs. (Mauney said that one of
the features of the performances
Would be renditions by the re
organized Kings Mountain Cho
ral society, under the direction
of Franklin Pethel.
They include:
Publicity, Bruce Thorburn.
Stage, sets and properties,
Delbert Dixon, B. S. Peeler, Jr.,
and Ed Smith.
Lights and sound, Luther
Cansler and Phillip Baker.
Costumes, Miss Cornelia Dick.
Tableaus between acts, Mrs.
M. A. Ware, Sam Stalllngs, Mrs.
H. c. Campbell.
Tickets, Mrs. P. G. Padgett.
Program, Mrs. C. T. Carpener,
Jr.
Make-up, Mrs. Sam Stalllngs.
Prompter, Mrs. Charles Met
tauer.
Ushers, Mr. and Mrs. M. K.
Fuller, Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Hudspeth, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
White.
Rites Conducted
For Mrs. Hayes
Funeral rites for Mrs. Elizabeth
Pardin Hayes, 89, resident of
route 3, were conducted Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock from Zostr
Baptist church, near Shelby.
Rev. W. F. Monroe, Rev. J. R.
Howe, and Rev. T. W. Lovelace
officiated and Interment was in
the church cemetery.
Mrs. Hayes died last Friday
morning at 8:25 a. m. after an
illness of one month. She was a
native of Burke County and a
member of Zoar Baptist church.
She was the widow of the late
Thomas Hayes.
Surviving are four sons, Rives
Hayes of Kings Mountain, Otis
Hayes of Shelby, Yates Hayes of
Glovervllle, S. C. and Thede
Hayes of Grover; five daughters,
Mrs. Lona Lowrance, Mrs. Hattie
Glover and Mrs. Odessa Barrett
all of Shelby, and Mrs. Leone
Huffman at Boiling Springs and
Mrs. Viola Hord of Forest City.
Also surviving ar-- 56 grand
children and many gn>?t- grand
children.
Price To Open
New Florist Shop
City Florist Shop will open for
business at 202 Cherokee street
on Saturday morning." J .
Jjtkrhard Price, ownOr 0j)k
erator of the new firm, made the
announcement this week.
of 'Kings
Mountain and has many years
tO HEAR MISSIONARY
Miss Sophia Nichols, return
ed missionary to Brazil, will
speak at First Baptist church
Tuesday evening ?? 8 o'clock.
Miss Nichols is from Harts
villa, S. IX w . : >
$6,500 Campaign
Underway; Ruth
Predicts Success
The Number 4 Township Red
Cross campaign began officially
Monday, following kick-off meet
ings held last weekend.
Mrs. Anne Johnston, regional
official, addressed campaign
workers Friday night, outlining
campaign plans and discussing
the great need for Red Cross
funds, both on national and local
level.
Mrs. Johnston devoted particu
lar attention to the added need
for blood for fighting infantile
paralysis, due to the discovery of
I gamma globulin as a method of
preventing polio paralysis.
"Laboratories are now working
24 hours per day producing gam
ma globulin," Mrs. Johnston said,
"This means that two things are
required, donations of blood and
donations of money."
On Thursday night, the colored
division, headed by M. L. Camp
bell, Compact school agriculture
teacher, organized and accepted
Its quota at a meeting at City
Hall courtroom.
In a statement this week, H.
L. Ruth, township campaign
chairman, said that he felt the
fund campaign was off to a good
start and that, with Work, the
quota of $6,500 could be reached.
"Advance reports show our or
ganization is already hard at
work," Mr. Ruth said. "While the
quota is a large one, it is not too
large, and can be reached if all
do their part."
"Gallon" Club
Seeks Members I
Won't you Join the gallon
club?
That's the question being ask
ed these days Dr. Nathan H.
Reed, publicity chairman for the
approaching Red Cross Bloodmo
bile visit, scheduled for next
Thursday, March 12.
\ The gallon Club includes tho^e
Kings Mountain citizens who
have given as much as a gallon
of blood via the Red Cross col
lection program.
Dr.. Reed further lists ten citi
zens who are members of the
club. He says there may be
more, tout he's sure of the ten.
They are: (Miss Winifred Fulton,
Yates Haitoisonj Furman Wilson,
Dr. O. P. Lewis, Troy L. Wright,
Fletcher Wright, Hood Watter
son, Dr. D. F. Hord, Jr., Lawren
ce Lovell and David O. McDani
ek
"Kings Mountain hospital now
uses an average of one pint of
blood daily," Dr. Reed pointed
out. "It gives the blood to the
patient at no charge. Collection*
in the past in Kings Mountain
naven't toeen sufficient to leave
much blood for the needs of the
armed forces.'?
Dr. Reed said that the city's
automobile will furnish trans
portation to the Woman's Club
Bloodmobile station to persons
needing It. A telephone call to
any auto dealer will be suffici
ent, Dr. Reed said.
Dog Vaccination
Clinics Scheduled
The county health department
will hold a series of rabies clinics
in the Kings Mountain area on
Friday, according to announce
ment by the Cleveland County
Health department.
The schedule for the day's
clinics follows:
Shady Rest, Cherryville Rd.,
10 to 10:15 a. m.
Eaker Store. Mary's Grove,
10:15 to 11 a. m.
Barrett Store, Cherryville Rd.,
11 to 11:30 a. m.
Robert's Store, Cherryville, Rd.,
11:30 to 11:48 a. m.
Pauline Mill store, Waco Rdi,
11:45 to 12 noon.
Haavner Store, 12 to 13:15 p. m.
Merchants Name
Elaine Queen
As Secretary
Mrs. Elaine Queen wjll assume
the duties of secretary of the
Kings Mountain Merchants asso
elation on Monday, according to
announcement this week by J c
Bridges, president.
Qu.een vvin succeed Mrs.
John Lewis, who tendered her
resignation several weeks ago;
Mrs. Lewis will terminate her
duties with the association on
March 14, spending a week with
Mrs. Green to acquaint her with
M6 fr?il8' Mr" Brit,e?s said.
Mrs. Queen, wife of Dan
Queen holds a secretarial posi
wJ*h [1el1 Bakeries in Char
lotte She has formerly been em
ployed at Rawlings-Todd Com
pany, Cramerton, and at the
Government Printing Office,
Washington, D. C.
..'We aje very happy to obtain
he services of Mrs. Queen for
this position," Mr. Bridges said.
At tne same time, I would like
to state the appreciation of the
board of directors and member
ship to the retiring secretary,
Mrs Lewis, who has filled the
position quite capably."
Rites Conducted
For Victor Phifer
Funeral services for Victor Phi
of Kin&s Mountain
who died Monday at 5 p. m. at
j " were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
from El Bethel Methodist church.
#^eV' P ?yce "Metier, the pas'
tor, and Rev. W. L. Pressly offi
ciated and burial was in th<>
church cemetery.
Mr. Phifer, who had been liv
ing at Camilla, Ga., for more than
40 years, suffered a broken hip
In a fall on February 17. He ope
rated a grist mill for Frank Har
mon, also a Kings Mountain na
tive.
He was the son of the late But
ler and Amanda Dixon Phifer.
Surviving are seven brothers,
Arthur, Campbell, Martin, Lloyd,
Rufus and Jake Phifer of Kings
Mountain, and Demsey Phifer of
California and two sisters, Miss
Minnie Phifer and Miss Maggie
Phifer also of Kings Mountain.
Serving as active pallbearers
were Robert Ware, Hall Goforth,
Ormand Goforth, Shipp Falls
Butler Dixon and T. B. Ware.
Mrs. Mauney {
Contest Winner I
Mrs. Aubrey Mauney has been
? winner oi the North
Carolina Federation of Woman's
Clubs musical composition con
test.
Her Woman's Club "Collect"
by ,the Kings Mountain Wo
mans Club to open its meetings,
1/ w,nnln& composition and
be sung at the state conven
tion of the Federation at Wil
mington in May.
* entered in tfie con
test of the National Federation
of Women's Clubs.
BOARD MEETING
Regular March meeting of
the city board at comsniasion
ers is scheduled for Monday
night at City Hall at 7:30.
City Schools Bond
Share $> 892.80
The city school's share of
$67,000 in bonds to be issued
by the county for the public
schools is expected to be S7.
892.60, less proportional cest of
the bond issuance.
Estimate of the amount the
city schools will receive was
based by Superintendent B. N.
Barnes on the city schools'
share of the county-wide en
rollment, listed by Mr. Barnes
at 11.78 percent of the total
school population in the coun
ty*
Mr. Barnes said his estima
ted total would be the amount
if the bonds are issued imme
diately. The funds have been
earmarked for obtaining a site
for a negro school.
JC's Nominate
For New Officers
Four new members were wel
comed into the club, nominations
for next year's officers and di
rectors were made and work on
"Jayeee Minstrels of 1953" was
furthered at the regular meeting
of the Junior Chamber of Com
merce, "ield Tuesday night at the
Mason.c dining hall.
President Joe Hedden presided
at t.'-.e meeting and some 35 mem
bers attended.
W. S. Fulton, Jr., membership
chairman, welcomed Neil Hullen
der, Arnold Falls, Robert White
sides and Ed Smith as new mem
bers.
W. K. Mauney, Jr., chairman of
the nominating committee, read
his group's report which listed
nominees as follows: for presi
dent, Paul Walker; for first vice
president, J. T. McGlnnls; for
second vice president, N. H. Reed;
for secretary, Clavon Kelly; for
treasurer, Bill Jonas; for sar
geant ? at - arms, Harley Dixon;
and for two-year directorships, K.
E. Morrison, Harold Phillips and
C. T. Carpenter, Jr.
Holdover directors are Luco
Falls, Yates Harbison and Jack
White.
Nominations from the floor in
cluded: for president, Luco Falls
and Wilson Grirfln; for vice
president, Mr. Griffin and Mr.
Walker; for second vice-presi
dent, D. D. Saunders; for direc
tors, Mr. Saunders, Meek Carpen
ter and Charles Dixon.
Mr. McGlnnis announced re
sults of a poll taken at the meet
ing on a proposal to build a Jay
eee clubhouse. He reported ID
votes for the proposal, four a
gainst and four members voicing
opinions but not voting "yes" or
"no".
Mr. Saunders, chairman of the
minstrel show, announced prac
tice dates as lollows: Fridays,
March 6, 13 and 20 a* 7:30 p m.
at Masonic dining hall; Sunday,
March 22 from 1:30 until 4:30 p.
m. at Central school auditorium;
and Monday, March 23 at 7:30 p.
m. at Masonic dining hall.
The show, featuring an all local
cast, is scheduled for presentation
at Central school auditorium on
Thursday and Friday nights,
March 26 and 27. Tickets are now
on sale by Jaycees, priced 60
and 30 cents.
LODGE MEETING
Regular communcatlon of
Fairvlew Lodge 339, A. F. A A.
M., will be held Monday even
ing at 7:30 at Masonic Lodge
Hall, according to announce
ment t>y Joe McDaniel, secre
tary.
"No town In the state hap the
sewage disposal capacity, per
capita, that you have," Russell
McKee, of Morristown, Tenn.,
told the city board of commis
sioners Monday afternoon, as he
collected a $1,850 check for re
pairing the city's several sewage
disposal tank*.
( Mr. McKee declared the tanks
"now in good shape" and said
they "will take care of the situa
tion". He promised a 30-day
check on their operation for the
next three months.
He suggested their operation
could be further improved by the
construction of sand filters.
Tom Hfnry, sanitary superin
tendent, said some screen installa
tions were needed, which could
be done by his department, and
said that F. W. Baisdell, sanitary
engineer for the North Carolina
Board of Health, had promised
to work out an operational plan
for keeping the tanks In good
operating condition.
Major interest has been evi
denced in the statements and
work of Mr. McKee, who startled
the board members a few weeks
ago when he said the present
tanks, if operating properly,
would adequately handle the
city's sewage disposal problem.
Several city administrations
have regarded uewage disposal
as their major problem and three
administrations have vainly
sought voter approval of bond
issues for the construction and/
or re-building of disposal plants.
The present administration of
fered a $600,000 sewage bond is
sue proposal in December which
was defeated, as had been two
previous bond issue proposals.
Citizens To Get
Managei System
Choice In May
The city board of commlssion
lers and the city planning board
met jointly Tuesday night and
agreed to the calling of a 'city
manager system election.
Under the agreement, the vo
ters will vote for or against the
adoption of the Plan "D" city
manager system, modified ac
cording to the Laurinburg act of
1951, at the regular city election
in May. The i'vo boards will meet
again to ex. . inc the text of the
enabling act which Rep. B. T.
Falls is to introduce in the Gen
eral Assembly, and will also en
deavor to agree on an "everyday
language" explanation of the
changes under the proposed city
manager form.
Though the meeting was com-,
pletely. harmonious, with all mem
bers of the city administration
and four of the five members of
the planning board present. May
or Garland Still opposed the call
ing of the vote and tried to delay
final agreement on calling the
election. Mayor Still charged that
the planning board was trying to
ste up a dictatorship in the form
of a city managership, was trying
to relieve elected officials of their
rightful authority, and had sever
al other objections in similar
vein. Planning Board Chairman
J. B. Keeter, as well as other
members, denied the allegations ?
and countered with the statement
that the planning body merely
wanted the voters to choose their
system.
All members of the board of
commissioners stated their will
ingness to have the citizens votQ
on the matter, though Commis
sioner OUand Pearson said he
strongly opposed the city mana
ger system. Commissioner James
Layton indicated he opposed the
city manager system, too, but
pointed out that neither did he
like the present system of govern
ment. He said he liked the Shelby
system, where department heads
operate the city and make month
ly reports to the Shelby aldermen.
Commissioners Davis, Wright
and Barry all strongly favored
the election, but did not definitely
place themselves regarding the
city manager question.
Carl F. Mauney, planning
board member, said he felt any
business needed a man of experi
ence to run It and that the city
manager system set up that ar
rangement.
The arrangement agreed to by
the two boards was a compromise
and had been suggested over the .
weekend by Rep. Falls. The plan
ning board had first sought a
special election prior to the May
election and had sought to by
pass the city board of commis
sioners by having the county
board of elections call and super
Intend the voting.
Members of the planning board
present were Chairman Keeter, L.
E. Abbott, Hal S. Plonk and Carl ,
F. Mauney.
After disposing of the special
election matter, the board named
Commissioners Layton and
Wright to Investigate ei request
for gravel at the National Guard
motor pool by Charles Wilson.
The board also ordered a fur
ther check Into a sewage problem
at the Grady McCarter home, by
Tom Henry, sanitary superinten
dent.
Clyde Randall
Awarded Trophy v
J. Clyde Randall, Guernsey
dairyman of the Bethlehem com
munity was awarded the Charlie
Rack ley Guernsey Cup at a meet- '
ing of the North Carolina Guern
sey Association held In Winston
Salem on Friday.
Mr. Randle was also elected a '
director at the meeting of the
Guernsey Breeders Association.
He is currently president of the
Cleveland County chapter of the
association.
Mr. Randle won the award in
state wide competition on the ba
sis of sanitation, milk production,
and promotion of the sale of
Golden Guernsey milk in this
area.
MUSICAL PROGRAM '
The primary grades of Cen
tral school will be presented
In a musical program, "Com
munity Life" Thursday even
ing, March 5, at 7:30. No ad
mission will be charged, AH
children from the primary
grades will participate.