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Population City Limit* 7,206 Trading Ar?a 15.000 (1945 Ration Board Mguroo) Kings Mountain's RELIABLE Newspaper 1C Pages 10 T oday VOL. 63 NO. 12 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, March 19, 1953 Sixty-Third Year PRICE FIVE CENTS Local News Bulletins METER RECEIPTS A total of $160.92 was collec" ted from the city's parking meters Wednesday morning, according to a report from the city clerk's office. ATTENDS MEETING Martin Harmon, editor of the Herald, attended a meeting of the iboard of directors of the North Carolina Press Associa tion at Chapel Hill Saturday. MORRISON AT COOPER'S K. E. Morrison, former taxi operator, is now employed at Cooper's, Inc., Kings Mountain furniture store. Mr.. Morrison replaces Walter (Chuck) Huff stickler, Who is now associated with Sunrise Dairy In Gastonia. TO PALM HARBOR Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Neisler will leave Wednesday for Palm Beach, Florida, where they will attend the annual American Manufacturing In stitute, which convenes there. MONDAY FIRE City firemen answered a call to 212 East Ridge street Mon day afternoon at 6 p. m. and extinguished a blaze caused by a kitchen oil stove in the home. No damage was report ed. KIWANIS PROGRAM Tom X Brawley, of Gastonia, will show. a color film, ' "Let Freedom Ring", at the Thurs day night meeting of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis cluh. The club convenes at 6:45 at Masonic bining Hall. SQUARE DANCE Third in the American Le gion spring square dance se ries will ibe held at the LegloQ ibunamg" ow-'East G?d street on Saturday night ar8 p. m. . The public is invited to attend. FIDDLERS CONVENTION Annual Fiddlers Convention sponsored (by the Bethware Progressive club will toe held at Bethware school on Friday, March 27. ATTEND CONVENTION Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Peeler and Mrs. C. F. Thorn asaon left Wed nesday lor Ashevllle, where they will attend the 30th an nual convention at the Caroli na Lumber and Building Sup ply Dealer's Association.. Over 800 dealers In lumber are ex pected to attend the session. LIONS PROGRAM Channing Brown, of Char lotte, official of Southern Public Utilities, will address members of the Kings Moun tain Lions club at the regular meeting of the club Tuesday night at 7 o'clock at Masonic Dining hall. EMERGENT MEETINGS Emergent communications of Fairview Lodge, A. F. Sc A. M., will toe held Friday and Mon day evenings at 7:30 at Maso nic Lodge 'Hall. Work Friday evening will toe in the second degree. Wort? Monday evening will be in the (first degree. An nouncement was made by J. H. McDaniel, Jr., secretary,. Mrs. C. I Falls '? ? * - . " ? ? '--'v ' '1| Rites Conducted Funeral rites for Mrs. Maggie Ethylene Goforth Falls, 64, resi dent of route 2V were conducted Tuesday at 3 p. m. from First Presbyterian church. Rev. P. D. Patrick, the pastor, officiated assisted by Rev. P. L. Shore, pastor of Central Metho dist church. Burial was In the Long Creek Presbyterian church cemetery in Gaston county. Mrs. Falls died Sunday after noon at 4:25 at Kings Mountain hospital after an illness of two years. She had been seriously 111 for the past week. She was a member of First Presbyterian church and the daughter of the late Beattle and Odessa Goforth. Her husband, Cicero H. Falls survives. . Surviving in addition to her husband are one son, Cieefo H. Falls, Jr. of Kings Mountain; one daughter, Ml*. A. C. Delllnger of Kings Mountain and three bro thers, Clarence Goforth, I Ben Goforth, and Ormand Goforth, all of Kings Mountain. Also surviving is one grand child. Active pallbearers included Hall Goforth, I B. Goforth, Jr., Hugh Ormand, Robert Dixon, Hal Spurrier, and Plato Goforth. Little Theatre Play To Open Tuesday Night Kings Mountain Little Theatre will present a religious play, The Robe," at Central school auditorium Tuesday night at 8 o'clock in the first of three per formances. The second performance will be given at Central auritorium on Saturday night, It ifch 28 at 8 p. m., with the final presenta. tion at Bessemer City high school auditorium on Tuesday, March 31, at 8:15 p. m., spon sored toy the" Bessemer City Jun ior Chamber of Commerce. The play is from the noval by Lloyd C. Douglas, as dramatized by John McGreevery, and is be ing directed by Mrs. Aubrey Mauney. Members of the cast are Meek Carpenter who portrays "Marcel lus Gallio"; R. G. Plonk, Jr., as "Demetrius"; Mrs. I. B. Goforth, Jr., as "Diana Gallus"; Miss Bll lie Gibbons as "Lucia Gallio"; Mrs. Merle Beatty as "Sara"; John Curtis of Bessemer City a9 "Melas"; Sam Stalllngs as "Pau lus"; and I. B. Goforth, Jr., as "Pontius Pilate". Dr. R. N. Baker plays two rol es, as "Capt. Ful.vlus" and 'Ti berius"; Miss Bernice Harrison as "Helen"; Mrs. H. L. Campbell as "Cornelia Gallio"; Robert Grigg as "Senator Gallio"; Mrs. Franklin Pethel as "Phoebe"; Miss Barbara Matthews as 'Theodosia"; Phillip Baker as "Quintuis"; Miss Jane McGirt as '^Rhoda"; Dr. P. G. Padgett as "Simon Peter." The cast also includes Frank lin Pethel as "Caligula"; Sam Mitoehem as "Sarpedon";. and Mrs. Bruce Thorburn as "Sa lome". Hal Plonk, Hubert Carlis le, and Bruce Thortbum will play the part qf soldiers, Miss Joan Britt will play the part of a wo man and Connie Padgett will play the part of a child. The recently re-organized Cho ral society will present several renditions, Mrs. Mauney has an nounced. FrankUn Pethel will direct the group. Tableaus between the acts of the play will be given by Mrs,. M. A. Ware, Saim Stalllngs and Continued On Page Eight J, E. Wilson's Rites Conducted Funeral services for Jasper E. Wilson, 74, who died Friday nighl at 7:55 p. m. at the home of a daughter, Mrs. James Cole, were conducted Sunday at 3 p. m. from First Baptist church. Rev. H. Gordon Weekley, the pastor officiated assisted by Rev W. H. Redmond. Burial was in Mountain Rest cemetery. Mr. Wilson was a native of York County and a former em ployee of Margrace Mill. He was a member of First Baptist church and a resident of Fall-view street here. He died following a two year Illness. He was the son Of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ephrlam Wilson. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Annie Lee Lindsay Wilson; four sons, HaSkell H. Wilson, Harvey D. and J. E. Wilson, Jr., all of Kings Mountain and Delbert H. Wilson of th? U. S. Army; one daughter, Mr?. James Cole of Kings Mountain and One brother, John Wilson of Stanford. Also surviving are thirteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. Delbert H. Wilson is stationed with U. S. forces in Germany. Active pallbearers included E. B. Cooke, Will Pearson, C. B. King, Odell Pruttt, Dulan Cooke, and Dewey Caldwell. New Filings Increase Speculations On Who Will Seek City Positions ' Addition of three citizens to the list of candidates for city offices heightened speculation this week concerning other candidacies for the several positions, some of the reports being passed along at sure-fire and others as pure speculation. With three in the mayor's race to date, the names of Bruce Thor burn and M. K. Fuller, the latter recently deposed as city manager, were advanced as possible mayor al candidates, as well as that of Former Mayor H. Tom Fulton, still expected by many observer* to make the race. In Ward 1, where two posts, both the city commisslonershlp and school' board trusteeship, had still attracted no candidates, there was no lack of prospects. New on the Ward 1 commissioner list was W. S. Fulton, Sr., thought lkely to run on a ticket arrange ii'j-L ? * ment, or J. Pat Tignor and For mer Mayor Jim Herpdon. Former Commissioner T. J. (Tommy) Ellison was still re ported coming out In Ward 3, and, If not, then it would be D. L. Saunders, who served out a short term on the board several years ago. Paul Ledford, several times a candidate for Ward 4 commission er, was considering making the race again, and W, G. Grantham's name was still getting much play as a probable Ward 5 commis sioner candidate. For the lone school trustee post Up this year, George H. Houser was still regarded the leading possibility, though the name of Percy H. Dllling was also being mentioned. The voting will take place on May 12. GETS EAGLE AWARD Ed ward Ledford, above, of Troop 12 was awarded the Eaglo Scout badge, highest award in scout ing at regular meeting of Boy Scout Court of Honor last Thurs day night. Ledford is the son of Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Ledford of Kings Mountain. loe A. Neisler Club President Joe A. Neisler was elected pres ident of the Kings Mountain Country Club, Inc., for 1953-54 at a meeting of newly elected direc tors of the club Wednesday after noon. Mr. Neisler will succeed George W. Mauney. Other officers elected are: J. H. Patterson, vice-president; D. M. Peeler, secretary-treasurer; .and Harry E. Page, assistant secre tary* treasurer. Annual meeting of stockholders of the club was held Tuesday night. Directors elected for the coming year, in addition to the of ficers, are T. M. Shuford, L. E. Abbott, J. C. Bridges, Frank Hoyle, Hal Plonk, G. C. Kelly, Dr. W. L. Mauney, and John Smutti er*. Reports on the past 14-months activities of the club, as given by the dub- -of fleers and committee chairmen, showed that the club has enjoyed a prosperous period. In addition to reports of Presi dent Mauney and Secretary Treasurer Harry Page, the stock holders heard reports from L. A. Hoke, of the membership commit tee, George H. Houser, of the so cial committee, Joe A. Neisler, of the greens committee, and Char les A. Neisler, of the house com mittee. The reports showed a wide program of activities during the past year. Jack Arnette gave the report of the nominating committee, which also included O. W. Myers and P. M. Neisler. Noted Author Here On Friday Under sponsorship of the House and Garden Club, Mrs. Marie Johnson Fort, noted author and lecturer on flower arangements, will be presented here Friday at the First Presbyterian church recreational building. First of the two . session meet ings will be held at 10 o'clock Friday morning, with the second session to folow at 2 p. m. Author of the book "Flower Arrangements For All Occas sions" and nationally known lec turer on floral arrangements, Mrs. Fort has been Invited this year to lecture in 22 states. 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 Piedmont avenue. Price of the tickets are, one ses sion two dollars, or for . both ses sions, three dollars. Seniors To Give Comedy Diania Friday Evening Annual senior class play by members of the graduating class at Kings Mountairt high school will be presented at Central school aaditorium on Friday night at 8 o'clock. This year'R vehicle, "Go West, Young Man," a lively cqmedy in three acts, Js being directed by I. B. Go'orth, Jr., a member of the faculty and a Little Theatre player. Mrs, George Moss is facul ty advisor. Members of the cast are Shir-, ley Houser, who portrays "Jane Willis"; Bobbie Barrett may be s?en as "Tillie Beggs"; Darrell Austin as "Alkali Al"; Jerry King as "Harry Martin"; Jimmy Kim mell as "Wes Hopper"; Bill Briggs as "Ken Thornton"; Joan Thomasson as "Charlotte Stone"; Cornelia Ware as "Fran Davis"; Joyce Biser as "Bimsie Roberts"; Joan Caveny as "Edith Roberts"; Dolores Davidson as "Alicia Pringle"; Ben Hudson as "Tho mas Stanley"; Maxine Eubanks as "Liz Stone"; and Sonny Mc Daniel as "Count Dino Pozwal ski". Committees and chairmen (listed first) are: Stage and lighting ? Bill Ruth, Vernon Tate, Clyde Morrow, Gene Ellis, Thurmon Burns. Properties ? Louise Gladden, Freida Allen, Don Cloninger, Mar celene Spake. - Program ? Anne McKelvie, Harry Melton, Bobbie Oxford. Publicity ? Linda Baity, Eliza beth Camp, Ken Davis, Joanne Hill. Costume ? Pat Henderson, Maxine Jackson, Rebecca Moss, Nancy Hardin, Margie Tesseneer. Prompters ? Marie Cobb, Ja nell Medlln. Make- up ? Sonny McDaniel, Sandra Hovis. Sound effects ? Shirley Falls. Tickets ? Mary Roper and Shirley Bumgardner, co-chair men. Ushers ? Gall Sellers, Connie Bennett, Geraldlne Barnett, Ho ward Blanton, Kelly Weaver, Tim Gladden. ' ? The play was written by John Rand and is being produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, New York. A committee from the Little Theatre will judge acting in the play and pick the best actor who will be presentied an award at graduation exercises in June. Scott To Feature Farmer's Party Former ? Governor W. Kerr Scott will be the principal speak er at the annual Farmer's Night banquet of the Kings Mountain Lions club, according to announce ment this week. The banquet will be held the evening of April 14 at Masonic Lodge hall with all farmers of the area invited to attend. Ex- Governor Scott, now a Haw River farmer, was a controversial figure during the four years he spent in the governor's mansion at Raleigh. He had previously been the veteran commissioner of agriculture until running for governor and scoring an upset victory over Charles M. Johnson. He last made a public address in Kings Mountain Just prior to the Democratic primary election of 1948. Members of the Farmer's Night committee include Edwin Moore, chairman, Otto (Toby) Williams, Gene Patterson and H. B. Bum gardner. Board Authorizes Sewei Laying The city board of commission ers, in special session Monday af ternoon, authorized installation of a sewer line on Mauney avenue. According to the board authori zation, a small pumping station is also to be installed. Commissioner Lloyd Davis made the motion, Commissioner Olland Pearson seconded. The vote was unanimous, with Com missioners C, P. B*rry and B. T. Wright, Sr., absent. The board also authorized Tom Henry, city sanitary department superintendent to attend the wa ter and sewage institute at Chapel Hill on Thursday and Friday. Election Official Changes Announced S A. Crouse will serve as Judge In Ward 2 in the city elec tion, it was announced this week. Mr. Crouse replaces Mrs. George Allen who declined to serve. Replacement for Mr?. J. H. Ar thur, appointed a Judge in Ward 5, had not yet been named Wed need ay, City Clerk Joe Hendrick said 1 George W. Allen Enters Mayor Race; White And Williams Seek Ward Posts . , ? . ? , *" * : ' 4 /. ? >. -?* ... ;? ? _ ' ? ?- \ ' ;? ?' _ ? ;? , ? ; . ' - . ? " .. ' ' /? : .."'v V*. .... ' " /? ^ J '? ? ' ? . . A. * ' i.j?in m i DEDICATION SUNDAY ? Recently completed Bethlehem Baptist church parsonage will be dedicated at special dedicatory services Sunday afternoon at 2:30. The project was begun less than a year ago. Pastor's Home To Be Dedicated Moomaw Lookinq For Battle Period Relics Know of anyone possessing a musket or long rifle used in the Battle of Kings Mountain? Ben Moomaw, superinten dent of Kings Mountain Na tional Military Park, is look ing for a model for display at the park museum. Plenty of muskets and long rifles mc^fle prior to 1881 are on the American market." Mr. Moomaw said, "but we want locally one that was used for we're reasonablv certain was used in the battle." *! Mr. Moomaw said that he has received authorization for improvements to the museum display and would like to col lect other relics of the battle period, such as hand tools, china and others. Items may be donated, loan ed on perpetual loan or oth??^ wise transferred, he said. All items accepted will be preserv ed by processing at govern ment laboratories. Jaycee Minstrel Show 26th, 27th "Jaycee Minstrels of 1953" will be presented at Central school au ditorium on Thursday and Friday, March 26 and 27 8 p. m. D. D. Saunders, producer and director of the show, announced this week that rehearsals will be held on Friday night at 7:30 p. m. at the Legion Hall, on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p. m. at Central school auditorium, on Monday night at 7:30 at the Legion Hall and on Wednesday night at Cen tral school at 7 o'clock. Clavon Kelly will be the inter locuter of the show and K. E. Morrison, Lewis Falls, Jack White, Yates Harbison, Charles Dixon, Sam Mitchem and Bill Beam, of Shelby, will serve as ettdmen. Also included on the program are Mrs. Lewis Falls, Ed Smith, Mrs. Fred McDaniel, Jr., Miss Melba Tindall, Fred McDaniel, Jr., Harold Phillips and Mr. Falls in specialty acts, a large chorus and a band under the dlrectton of Joe Hedden. Tickets, priced at 60 and 30 cents, are now on sale by mem bers of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, sponsors of the show. Special Riies At Bethlehem Church Sunday Special services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at Be thlehem Baptist church dedica-. ting the recently-completed pastor's home. Rev. Garland A. Hendricks, di rector of church ? community development of Gardner - Webb, college, will deliver the dedica tory address. Open house will be held immediately following the service. The project was begun less than a year ago when the first offering for the construction was taken 'by the church on Easter Sunday. Ground was broken for the parsonage the latter part of July. Of solid brick construction, the new home has plastered walls, hardwood floors and is heated with a central1 automatic oil furnace. The house contains a living room, dining room, den, kitchen, four bedrooms, a pas to^'s study, and two baths. Estimated value of the par sonage is $17,500. Serving on the building com mittee were John Wyatt Blalock, Chairman. Hill Lowery, Treasur er, Harley Dixon, Earl Morris, Rush Dixon, Charles Lail, Mrs. Rush Dixon and Miss Collean Dixon. Rev. Ronda E. Rabbins is pas tor of the church. Paul Walkei To Head Jaycees Paul Walker was named to head the Junior Chamber of Com merce during the next year at the regular meeting of the organiza tion, held at Masonic dining hall Tuesday night. . v Other officers elected were: J. T. McGinnis, first 'vice-presi dent. N. H. Reed, second vice-presi dent. Clavon Kelly, secretary. Bill Jonas, treasurer. Harley Dixon, Jaybird. K. E. Morrison, Harold Phillips and D. D. Saunders were elected to two-year directorships. Carry-over directors of the or Continued On Page Eight * Red Cross Committee Chairman Urged To Speed Drive Reports Hilton Ruth, chairman of the Red Cross fund drive, said Wed nesday reports from committee chairmen were limited to a few divisions and he urged them to make report b this weekend at latest. "I hope committee chairmen will make every effort to com plete their work by this weekend and make a particular point to report their collection totals. "At the moment only approxi mately fl^SOO has been received, -vhich leave* $5,000 to be obtain ed. "We need to know where we ajfe in order that the proper clean up work can be done," Mr. Ruth continued. He said that almost all school reports had been received, out that work ftt the other major di visions Is not yet reported. "The half-way date passed last Sunday lor March and Red Cross month. Our drive is not hatf-wa^y over, which means we are be hind," Mr. Ruth said. Allen Opposes j Manager Form Of Government George W. Allen, who ran se cond in the torrid race for mayor in 1951, formally entered the 1953 mayor's race Monday. Also entering the political wars during the past week were Floyd Williams, who seeks the Ward 4 commissionership, and D. L. White, Who seeks the Ward 5 commissionership. Mr. Allen, recuperating from an eye operation, issued a state ment in which he stated opposi tion to tho proposal for a city manager system of government, which the voters are expected to decide at the May 12 election. Mr. Allen said he had always opposed the city manager system of gov ernment, but would be happy to abide by the decision of the voters. . , Mr. Allen is a dealer in antique furniture. Mr. Williams, an employee of' Margrace Mill, said he seeks the Ward 4 office on the promise that if he is elected, he will treat all persons fairly. Mr. White, an employee of Mauney Mills, Inc., Issued no statement concerning his candl- ? dacy. A total of 12 candidates have now formally filed for city politi cal offices, with a contest assured for every position except the Ward 1 commissionership and the Ward 1 school trusteeship. Three candidates seek the office of mayor and Ward 4 commissioner, which creates the possibility of a run -off election. The candidates to date: For mayor ? Garland K. Still, incumbent, Glee A. Bridges, and George W. Allen. For. Ward 2 commissioner Lloyd E. Davis, incumbent, and Warren E. Reynolds. For Ward 3 commissioner ? Olland R. Pearson, incumbent, and Clarence Elgin. For Ward 4 commissioner ? O. T. Hayes, Sr., Harold Phillips, and Floyd Williams. For Ward 5 commissioner ? Sam Stallings and D. L. White. Mr. Allen's announcement state ment follows: "The one purpose in my mind in entering the Mayor's race Is to be of service to the city. I would be happy if it could serve my community with honor as that would reflect some honor and credit upon my family and th?* friends who have shown con fidence in me. l wish to state here that I am strictly on my own, win or lose. I have no agreements with any individual" or group and there have been no trades made with anyone. If elected to the office I will carry out the duties to the best of my ability. *T believe I know the duties of the Mayor and if elected I propose to carry them out re gardless of what personal sacri fices I have to make. If I did not feel that I knew these duti es and were not willing to carry them out, then I would not be offering myself as a candidate. "A "big part of my life has ibeen spent doing the work that is re quired of the Mayor and I am prepared to ofaer this experien ce to the people of Kings Moun tain. I wish to make it plain that I have no desire to use the office so as to undertake to punish anyone. In the first place that would be cowardly and in the second place there are no pow ers that the Mayor has that would permit him to do so. I will not, at anytime, undertake to array one class against the other in order to get a few votes I would like to see the people of Kings Mountain live together in peace and harmony, dealing fairly and squarely with each other. When we can do that we will be makiiig progress and go ing forward to bigger and better things. "I place the Mayor's office on a very high level believing the conduct of the Mayor reflects in one way or another on the citi zens of the community. If elect ed I will endeavor to conduct my personal life as well as my official life so that It will re flect honor on each of us. "The question of city employ ees will naturally come up dur ing the campaign. To this I have to say that anyone now employ ed who is needed and Is doing a good Job has nothing to fear from me, tout if there are those who are not willing to give a Continued On Page Eight SEEK OFFICES ? Three citizens filed lor city political offices . during the past week. George W. Allen, top, is running for mayor, Floyd Williams, center, seeks the Ward 4 commissionership. and D. L. White, below, seeks the Ward 5 commibsio-iership. Blood Collection Goal Reached Kings Mountain area citizens flowed through the Woman's Club at a busy pare last Thurs day, exactly 150 persons donating a pint of blood via the Red Cross Bloodmobile unit. The total met the quota set by recruitment chairman W, J. Ful kerson and chapter officials and followed an intensive publicity campaign. Rev. Vance Daniel, Kings Moun tain Red Cross chapter's blood program chairman, said, "It was an excellent response and the chapter officials wish to express their appreciation to each person who gave their blood." Mr. Daniel acknowledged gifts of supplies including milk from Anthony Dairy and Ice from Kings Mountain Cotton Oil Com pany. List of donors follows: Lester R. Howell Grace E. Davis John A. Cheshire, Jr James Claude Gibson Clarence Y. Harbison Glee E. Bridges W. Boothe Gillespie Sam Stallings L. E. Abbott Tom Howard Harry Harry P. Roark . : ? ,; Mrs. Eva V. George Loreana Fleming Edgar W. Tucker Max G. Hardin Alexander Batch ler vj Charles E. Dixon Lewis Cllde Cole Carl Bagwell Ross Finley Alexander Charlie M. Randall Charles Dewitt Ware Doytt Falls Daniel D. Weiss Ira J. Falls R. David Kinca Id ? Continued On Page Three l