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Population City Limits 7.206 Trading Area 15.000 (1945 Ration Board Flguxoe) Kings Mountain's RELIABLE Newspaper VOL 63 ^ NO. I i Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C.( Thursday, March 12, 1953 14 Pages Today Sixty-Third Year PRICE FIVE CENTS Bloodtnobile Goal Today 150 Pints local News Bulletins EMERGENT COMMUNICATION An emergent communication of Fairview Lodge No. 339 will toe held at Masonic Hall on Monday, March 16, for work In the third degree. J. H. Mc Daniel, Jr., secretary. COX PROMOTED Lt. Bofoby G. Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Cox, of Kings Mountain, has been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant effective February 28. Lt. Cox is now stationed in Tokyo, at tached to the Far East Com mand. COURT OF HONOR Regular monthly Court of Honor for Kings Mountain dis trict Boy Scouts will convene at 7:45 Thursday evening at City Hall courtroom. A Scduter's Roundtable will be held dur ing the court. SHIFTS STATIONS vRevu Grady Chaney said this week he was transferring his Sunday radio broadcast to Station WKMT Kings Moun tain, Ifrotin 7:30 to 8:15 a. m. He has ibeen heard over Station WGNC Gastonia. CHARTER NIGHT The Kings Mountain KiwanU club will observe annual Char ter Night at the Thursday night meeting at Masonic Dining Hall at 6:45. The meet ing will be a ladies night af fair, With " a mixed quartet from Gardner-Weibb college v furnishing the program. NURSES NEEDED The Board of U. S. Civil Ser vice Examiners at the Nationl Institutes of Health, Bethseda, Md., announces an examina tion for trained practical nurse with a salarly of $2950 per an num for employment at the National Institutes of Health, the Clinical Center, Bethesrta, Md., it was announced today toyM. C. Falls, secretary of. the Board of U. S. Civil Service Ex aminers at the local Postoffice where complete information and application forms may toe. obtained. All competitors will toe required to take a written test. Mis. Hambright Succumbs At 97 Funeral rites for Mrs. Mary Ann Dixon Hambright, 97, resi dent of route 2, were conducted Sunday at 2 p. m. from El Bethel Methodist church. ? Rev. Boyoe Huf fstetler, the pas tor, officiated assisted by Rev. D Patrifk, pastor of Ktrst Presbyterian church, and Rev. Park Moore * of Grover Shlloh Presbyterian' church. Interment was in the El Bethel church cemetery. Mrs. Hambright died laat Fri day afternoon at 1:3P after a seven -week illness, at the home of a son Quay Hambright on route 2. She had apparently been in good health prior to the time. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the jftfcf John and Prlacilla Goforth Dixon and the widow of David Robin son Hambright, who died in 1906. She Climber of Shlloh church" M Grover. A life-long resident of the Dixon community on route 2, she her eon, Quay on the Kings Moun tain - Grover road since her 111 nesa. vF\ Surviving are eight daughters, Mrs. Carroll Barber and Mrs. Octavia King, both of Charlotte; Mrs. Myrtle Matthews and Mr*. C. A. Royster, both of Greensboro, lfri. M Ortniwwl, <%, Mrs. Wade Milan and Mrs. J. A. Page, both of Sptortantwrg, S. ttd Mrs B L Price of Abbeville; and three sons, Varn Hambright. Hunters vllle, Quay And Dewitt Hambright, both of Kipgs Moun tain. ; Also surviving are 54 grand children, five great^- great grand children and many great-grand children. *? Grandsons of Mrs. Hambright swvad aa active pallbearers. Unit Sets Up At Woman's Club From 11 to 5 The Red Cross Bloodmoblle makes a return visit to Kings Mountain Thursday, with the local committee hoping for a busy day and minimum collection ol 150 pints of blood on the one day visit of the Bloodmoblle. The Bloodmoblle unit will set up at the Woman's Club and will be in operation from 11 a. m. to 5 p. m. Rev. Vance Daniel, chairman of tlie blood Collection committee of the Kings Mountain chapter, said much advance work has been done on recruitment for the visit through W. J. Fulkerson, recruit ment chairman, and Dr. N. H. Rct.a, publicity chairman, and a successful collection is anticipat ed. "It takes a steady stream of donors throughout the sik-hour period to provide 150 pints of blood," he said, urging all citizens to visit the Woman's Club tomor row. For Thursday's visit, Mrs. Ja cob Cooper will serve as canteen chairman. This function of the chapter is under the volunteer services division headed by Mrs. Luther Cansler.- City firemen and policemen have volunteered to help the Bloodmoblle set up for the day's work. Rev. Mr. Daniel also reminded citizens needing transportation to the Bloodmoblle station to call any auto dealer. Free transporta tion will be provided, he said. Merchants are being asked' to display flags in front of their business establishments, as a re minder of the Bloodmoblle collec tion. Since, the last visit of the Red Cross Bloodmoblle to Kings Moun tain, 103 pints of blood for plasma has been used at Kings Mountain hospital. Country Club Meeting Tuesday Annual meeting of stockholders of Kings Mountain Country Club will be held next Tuesday even ing at 7 o'clock In the dining room of the club, according to notice mailed members this week. The meeting will be a Dutch Supper at $1.50 per person. Principal items of business on the agenda include reports of of ficers and committee chairmen on the past year's activities and election of directors for the forth coming year. Reports Will be heard from George W. Mauney, president, Harry E. Page, secretary - trea surer, Joe A. NeLsler, greens com mittee chairman, Charles Neisler, house committee chairman, Geor ge Hauser, social committee chair man, and David Neill, member ship chairman. Following the annual meeting Tuesday night, newly elected di rectors will nieet Wednesday to organize for 1953-54. Club officials are uring a full attendance at the stockholders' meeting. Members unable to at tend are asked to designate some other uiembr to serve as their proxies. METEH RECEIPTS A total of $159-30 was collec ted from the city's parking meters Wednesday morning according to a report toy the city clerk's office. Election Two Months Away Finds Political Activity In Doldrums City political activity lang uished in the doldrums again the past week, with no new can didates in the race and few new names added via the rumor mill, in spite of W\ fact that election day Is now exactly two months away. There wete still no candidates in Ward 1, either for city com mlaaloner, or for the school trus teeship, Ward 5 Hsted a lone city ccmwhlaisioner candidate. Ward 1 Commissioner James Layton was reportedly saying to wjniA folk he would not offer tof re election, hut was telling oth ers he prdbahly would and some alright 3. Pat TJgnor would definitely offer for the ktm office. Former Mayor J. E. Herndon was also listed as a ? ? ' '"mm* possibility." George W. Allen, recuperating from an eye operation, was able to get out a bit and 'some were pointing to next week as possi ble announcement time for his rumored mayoral candidacy. Tommy Ellison, former com missioner, was still expected to enter tfce Ward 3 commissioner race, nov including Incurrtbent Olland Pearson and Clarence Elgin, and W. G. Grantham was stm being mentioned as a pos sible candidate for Ward 5 com miastoner. Sam Stalling! has filed for this position and Bax ter Wright, Incurrtbent, has not yuhllcly announced his inten ts* regarding the forthcoming ?taction. m TO LECTURE HERE? Mrs. Ma rie Johnson Fort, author and lec turer on floral arrangements, will lecture in Kings Mountain on March 19 at First Presbyteri an church recreational building under sponsorship of the House and Garden club. Club Sponsoring Floral Lecture Mrs. Marie Johnson Fort, na tionally - known lecturer on flower arrangement and author of the book "Flower Arrange ment For All Occasions" will be presented by the House and Garden club of Kings Mountain here at the First Presbyterian church recreational building, Thursday, March 19. Mrs. Fort, Who has lectured in many of the states and who has this year been invited to lecture in 22 states, has judged and ex hibits in the large floral shows In the South and Northwest She is a member of the 'Feder ated Garden club of New York and of the New York Horticul ture Society. Her membership In literary club Includes the Pen Woman's League of America and the Georgia Writer's Club. First of the two session meet ing is scheduled for 10 o'clock Friday morning March 19 with the second session at 2 o'clock that afternoon. Tickets may be purchased at the door or from any member of the House and Garden club. Out of-town persons may secure tic kets from Mrs. Jacob Cooper on North Piedmont avenue. Price of the tickets are for one session $200 and for both ses sions, $3.00. BROWNIES LAUNCH COOKIE SALE ? Shown above are four members of Brownie Scout Troop 32 starting to work on the annual Girl Scout cookie sale, which gets underway today. Pictured, left to right, rare Jane Houser, Betty Lee Jackson, Rev. P. D. Patrick, the customer. Nancy Hovis and Paula Shutt. Mrs. Harry Page is Troop Leader. Negro Jailed On Hold-Up, Intent Charges Arthur G. Dameron, 23-year-old Negro, waived preliminary .hear ing before Judge Jack H. White Saturday morning in Kings Mountain Recorder's court, on charges of attempted armed rob bery and assault with intent to kill. The charges were warranted by W. Banks Barber, proprietor of Barber's Cash Grocery oil March 6 when Dameron attempt ed to rob Mr. Barber In his gro cery establishment on West King street and further in the attempt to cut the grocer with a knife. Police Chief Hugh A. Logan, Jr., in reporting the robbery at tempt, said Dameron had entered the store early Friday morning about 7 o'clock and purchased some bologna and a .writing tablet. In an attempt to get the grocer into the back room of the store, Logan said that Dameron, in a written confession, had stat ed that he told Mr. Barber he wanted "a half a dozen eggs ? that he only wanted $50 from the grocer to pay up some debts", Mr. Logan stated. The grocer received cuts on the face and on the ear when he at tempted to free himself from the robber. When Mr. Barber called for help, Dameron fled, Chief Logan said. With the help of bloodhounds, the police traced Damferon to a house on Watterson street where Dameron was in hiding behind the chimney in the attic. Later, in the chief's office, he made a written confession of the robbery attempt, police report, Bond was set in each case at $1500 and defendant was trans ferred to Cleveland County Jail at Shelby. Investigating officers were Chief Logan, City Officers P. A. Hawkins, P. R. Sanders, and Ralph War?, and Deputy L. L. Hamrick. final Bites Held Foi Mrs. Moore Funeral services for Mrs. J. A. Moore, 79, who died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Marlon Shook on route 2 Thursday at 4 -a. m. were conducted Saturday at 3 p. m. from the Christ Luther an church In Stanley. Rev. Rufus Cuthberston, the pastor officiated, assisted by Rev. T, B. Huneyciitt and Rev. G. F. Houck of Stanley. Burial followed In the church cemetery. Mrs. Moore, a resident of Stan ley, had been In declining health for sometime. She was a native of Gaston county and a member of Christ Lutheran church of Stan ley.. Surviving are her husband, J. A. Moore; four sons, Oscar of Stanley, John and Miles, both of Dallas, and Robert Moore, of Largo, Fla.; and two daughters, Mrs. George Rhyne of Stanley and Mrs. Marlon Shook of Kings Mountain. Also surviving are^ttta slaters, Mrs. G. L. West of Stanley and Mrs. Albert Bolick of Newton and three brothers, Luther Withers of Bowling G*-een, S. C., John Withers of Stanley, and Banks Withers of Dallas, Texas; fifteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Cash-Poor Police Aid Loaded Lad City police officers D. H. Street and Ralph Ware, on night duty . Monday night picked up a young boy they had- noticM loitering about the business section. Upon in* vestigation, they discovered that he had run away from his home in Norfolk, Va. The young boy told the of ficers he was hungry and, feel ing sorry for the youth, the of ricers bought him a nice sup per at a nearby cafe. Noticing that the boy had something bidden trader his shirt/ the policemen took him to the police station and sear ched him, whereupon they found a knife which was 14 inches long. In his pockets, they also found $28, more the officers say than the pair of officers could produce. Police then notified the boy's parents in Norfolk, Va., and were told by his frantic mo- ? ther to buy the boy a ticket and put him on a bus for Nor folk. Tuesday night at 6:15 o'clock the run-away lad boarded a bus for Norfolk. Chief Logan reported that the boy still had $13 left after buying his own bus ticket Monroe Lovelace Rites Thursday Funeral services for Monroe Lovelace, 72-year old farmer of route one, who died suddenly at Kings Mountain hospital Tuesday at 10 a. m., will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from Oak Grove Baptist church. Rev. C, C. Crowe and Rev. Lut her Hawkins will officiate and the body will lie-in-state at the church for one-half hour prior to the* service. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Lovelace had undergone an operation last week and was apparently recovering satisfac torily. He had been In ill health for the past four months. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Lovelace. He hnd been a resident of the Oak Grove section for most of his life and was a member of Oak Grove Bap tist church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Marth^ Bell Lovelace; two daugh ter*, # Mrs. Will Watterson and Mrs. Frank C. Ware of Kings Mountain; a foster son, Culp Ford of Shelby; 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A brother, D. L. Lovelace of Kings Mountain, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Anderson of Easley, S, C., also survive. Anniversary Bites Planned The congregation of (Resurrec tion Lutheran cfturch will cele brate the second anniversary of the church at services Sunday. Dr. F. L. Conrad, president of the United Evangelical Lutheran 3ynod of North Carolina will de liver the sermon at the 11 o'clock service and H. E. isenhour, sec retary of the synod's mission committee, will bring greetings to Che congregation. Following the morning ser vice, a fellowship dinner will be served at ttie church. [Boards Agree On Vote Bill; Election Called For May 12 Minor Change Only Departure From Falls' Bill Kings Mountain citizens are expected to have an opportunity to decide on May 12 whether they want a city manager form of government, following appro val of the text of an election en abling acf by the city board of wmmlssioners and the city planning board Monday night. Though discussion on the act, as introduced in the General Assembly last Thursday by Rep. B. T. Falls, required an hour, only a minor change was recom mended for insertion. In one provision of the act, which mod ifies slightly the Plan "D" form as set forth in the state statutes, the board of commissioners re tains its authority to employ and discharge city clerk, tax collec tor, city attorney and city tax collector. Both hoards agreed that the city board should also retain its power to employ the judge of recorder's court and so licitor. It is anticipated by local of ficials that the bill will be pass ed in the near future. Rep. Palls, after introducing the act, had requested the House committee on cities, towns, and counties to withhold action until the city groups had agreed to its termi nology. Should the city manager sys tem be adopted, the city board of commissioners would em ploy a city manager who would be the city's principal executive officer and who would be re sponsible to the city 'board. In discussion of the election bill Monday night. Mayor Gar land Still, and Commissioners Qlland Pearson and James Lay ton again expressed opposition to the city manager system of government. Mr. Layton pointed out, that, under a Supreme Court ruling, a commissioner could be named to fill a city manager vacancy, and Mr. Pearson said he is op posed to the city manager sys tem, though he is quite willing for the citizens to vote on the matter. . J. B. Keeter, planning board chairman, replied, "This was not ?brought up to benefit a few peo ple but because we think it a better system of operation .... If this plan carries ? and the board doesn't cooperate, nor the manager doesn't cooperate, nothing will work." City Attorney J. R. Davis read the proposed enabling act and outlined content of references to other statutes. He said that the hill, as introduced, would leave the city election system as it is, with the -people electing a may or and five commissioners at large, and electing school trus tees for staggered terms by wards. He said the provision of the 1951 amendment requiring successful candidates to obtain a majority vote would not be effected. Text of the enabling act, as introduced by Rep. Falls, fol lows: "A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A REF ERENDUM ELECTION IN THE CITY OF KINGS MOUNTAIN UPON THE QUESTION OF A DOPTING A CITY MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT, SAID ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE OF THE MAY 1953 Continued On Page Eight Logan Organizing Junior Police League Boys Up To Age 15 Chief of Police Hugh A. Logan, Jr., "got a favorable nod from the hoard of city commissioners this week on his plans for Set ting up a Junior Police League, designed to coirfbat Juvenile de linquency and acquainting chil dren the business of law enfor cement 6f>ecial membership cards are being prepared and will he ?? vallable this weekend at the police office at City Hail. Mem bership in the Junior police lea gue will be open to boys up to 15 years of age, who are willing to take the oath of membership and to abide by Its terms. Principal features of the mem bership oath ?re: 'T promise that X will always respect and obey my parents. "I promise to be regular in my attendance at my school and at my church, and to strive to do my best to obtain an education. "I promise that I will always, by example of right living and right action, lead other boys to do right. "I promise always to be read?y to assist those in trouble who deserve help. "I promlsie always to be faith ful to the League In the execu tion of my duties and to attend all meetings if it is within my, power to do, so. '?J promise to obey the orders of the Chief, the Boy Chiel, and the officers of the Junior Police League, and to respect the rules." A master register of me-mfbers will be maintained, Chief Logan said. jC & E ^ / HERE SUNDAY ? Paul Vorona eff, escapee from Russia, will make a community -wide address at the high school auditorium Sunday night under the spon sorship of several local congre gations. Paul Voronaeii To Speak Here Paul Voronaeff, lecturer and evangelist, will .tell the story of his personal experiences, perse cution and suffering of 13 years in Communist Russia at Kings Mountain high school auditori um Sunday night at 7:30. This meeting is under the auspices of several local congregations.. . Mr. Voronaeff, iborn in Russia, was brought to American at an early age. Some years later his family returned to Eastern Eu rope to take charge of mission ary activtles in Greece, Turkey, the Balkans and Soviet Russia. His parents were arrested be cause of their religious work. Without trial they were sentenc ed by the Soviet Secret Police to life-long imprisonmerrt and ex ile in Siberia. His father was the president of the religious or ganization 'Christians of Evan gelical Faith' until his arrest and exile. While in Russia, Mr. Voronaeff was a student at the University of Moscow. Arrested by the So viet Secret Police, he served a term as a 'slave laborer' in Si Continued On Page Five Monday Board Actions Listed In regular- monthly session Monday night, the city board of commissioners: 1) Authorized curb-and-gutter installation in the 800-block of West Gold street, the abutting property owners to pay half the curbing co9t and one-third the cost of widening the street. 2) Authorized requests of Su perior Stone Company to change the course of Kings Creek as it effects the Kings Creek sewage disposal tank. 3) Cancelled, a charge of $800 it had billed Superior Stone Com pany for alleged damages to a manhole cover and cost of clean Continued On Page Eight MEN SOUGHT Two Kings Mountain area men, Who failed to report for armed forces physical exami nations Monday morning, are being sought by selective ser vice officials. They are Enoch Andrew White and Roy Lee Smith. Board Names Poll-Handlers For May Voting The city board or commission ers passed the formal resolution calling the biennial city election Monday night, which provides for the holding of the election on May 12. On that date -the qualified voters of the city will choose a mayor and five city commission ers,' while qualified Voters in Ward 1 will choose a school trust xee. The resolution provides that registration b>oks shall open at each of the five ward polling places for three successive Satur days, beginning April 18, with Saturday, May 9, designated as challenge day. The polls are to open at 7 a. m. on May 12 and cluse 12 hours later at 7 p. m. Filing fee is $5 for each office. Election officials for the five wards follow: Ward 1 at City Hall, C. L. Black, registrar, M. L. Harm0" Sr., and Mrs. Lloyd Houser, judges. Ward 2, at City Hall, Mrs. H. R. Parton, reigstrar, Mrs. L. C. Parsons and Mrs. George W. Al len, judges. Ward 3, at Phenlx Mill Store, Mrs. Ruth Bowers, registrar, and Rachel Connor and Mack Murray, judges. Ward 4, at Kings Mountain Manufacturing Company club room, C. P. Goforth, registrar, George White and H. H. Smith, judges. Ward 5, at Victory Chevrolet Company, Mrs. J, T. McGinnis, Jr., registrar, Mrs. J. H. Arthur and Grier Plonk, judges. Garfield Royster Suicide Victim Funeral services for James Gar field Royster, 51, resident of Mon te Vista drive who was found dead at his home Sunday at a bout 11:30 a. m. of a gunshot wound in the head, were held Tuesday afternoon at 4 p. m. from First Church of the Naza rene. Rev. C. E. McKenzie, the pastor, and Rev. P. D. Patrick officiated and burial was in Mountain Rest cemetery. The body .was discovered by Mrs. Royster upon her return from church services, lie had been in ill health for the past six months and had been a patient at the Columbia, S. C. veterans hospital for several weeks last December. Cleveland County Coroner J. Ollie Harris, who Investigated a long with Kings Mountain Police Chief Hugh A. Logan and Sheriff J. Haywood Alleq, of Shelby, said the fatal wound was self inflicted and that an inquest was not nec essary. Mr. Royster was a native of Cleveland County, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Royster. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with Company D, l?5th engineers, and was a member of Otis D. Green Post 155, the Amer ican Legion. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ola Sanders Royster, two bro thers, Ambrose Royster of Kings Mountain and C. H. Royster of Shelby and a sister, Mrs. Pearl Snider of Gastonia. Members of the American Le gion post served as pallbearers. WKMT To Take Air Thursday Morning Radio Station WKMT will definitely go on the air at 6:30 a. m. Thursday morning, ac cording to announcement from the station early Wednesday afternoon, Alan Phillips, commercial manager, said the opening, originally schedulod for Tues day, was delayed due to fall* ure of the station to receive fi nal author! ration to take the air from the Federal Commun ications commission. Authorisation was received by telegram shortly after 11 o' clock Wednesday morning, Mr. Phillip* added. The station will broadcast over 1220 kilicycles.