Population City Limits 7.206 Trading Area 1 5.000 (IMS Ration Board Flguraa) Kings Mountain's RELIABLE Newspaper 14 Pages Today ?i VOL 63 NO. 18 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, April 30, 1953 Sixty-Third Year PRICE FIVE CENTS Fellowship Day Program Given Local News Bulletins TO HOUSTON Rev. Gordon Weekley, pas tor o f First Baptist church, and Mrs. Weekley, wil attend the Southern Baptist conven tion In Houston, Texas, May 411. MEMORIAL Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Whisnant will present a co*py .of "Stew art's Head of Christ'1 and pla que to the First Baptist church library at services Sunday morning in memory of their son, Kenneth Dean, who lost his life In an accident last Thanksgiving. PROMOTED Ray Black, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Black, has recently been promoted to the rank of chief warrant officer, accord ing to information . received here from Augsberg, Germany, where CWO Black is on duty. CLINIC A pre- school clinic for child ren who will enter West Ele mentary school next year will toe held in the West School au ditorium Tuesday, May 5, at 1:30 o'clock, according to a re cent announcement. TO CONVENTION W. K. Mauney, Jr., *nd Sam Stalllngs are representing Mauney Hosiery (Mills, Inc., at the National Hosiery Conven tion in session in Atlantic City this week. KIWAN1S MEETING Charles E. Boyce,- of Mem phis, Tenn., official of the Na tional Cotton Council of Amer. lea, will address members of the Kings Mountain Kiwanls club Thursday evening at 6:45>. The club meets at Masonic Dining hall. TRANSFERRING Delvin Huffstetler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Huffstetler, is at home on leave this week prior to reporting for duty on Sunday at Norfolk; Va. He has been assigned to the USS Don ner, a floating drydock. METER RECEIPTS A total of $159.83 was collec ted from the city's parking meters Wednesday morning, according to a report from the city treasurer's office. Morris Boyles' Rites Aze Held Morris Blaine Boyles, 50, resi dent of Second street, died sud denly in the yard of his home Monday morning. Death was at tributed to a heart attack. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday at 3 o'clock from Slsk Funeral Home here. Rev. Floyd Hollar, pastor of Moun tain View Baptist church officiat ed with burial following in the Buffalo Baptist church cemetery. Mr. Boyles was the son of the late John Boyles and Mrs. Dochla Wood Boyles of Crynerton, who survives. Surviv|t|f |||'idditlon to his mo ther ag^JHplrtfrters, Mrs. Clyde Lanier of Lincoln ton, Mrs. Syd ney Coffee of Cramerton, and Mrs. M. L. Denfon of Blacksburg, S. C.; and two brothers, Hill of Ktrrjg Mountain and Roddney Local Mules To Don Straws On Friday Churchwomen To Conduct Special Rites Kings Mountain churchwomen will gather at Resurrection Lu theran church Friday evening in observance of May Fellowship Day, Theme of the observance is "Ci tizenship, Our Christian Con cern." A covered dish supper will be' served at 6 o'clock with the ser vice to follow. Mrs. J. ?. Bridges will discuss the theme topic, and Mrs. Paul Hendricks will lead the devo tions. Mrs. O. W. Myers, presi dent of the Kings Mountain 1 Council of Churchwomen, will make a brief talk on the Nation al Council of Churches. Mrs. Vancfr Daniel, In charge of music for the service, will ac company Mrs. E. R. Goter, who will sing Bitgood's "The Greatest | of These Is Love." May Fellowship Day is one of the three nation ? wide observ ances of churchwomen of all de nominations. World Community Day and World Day of Prayer emphasize world needs. May Fellowship Day emphasizes lo oal needs. "All women of the community are urged to attend this service," Mrs. Myers said. MnLKimbiell's Bites Conducted Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Jane Kimbrell, 69, who died sud denly at her home here Wednes day afternoon, April 22, at 5:05 o'clock, were held Friday at 4 p. m. at Kings Mountain Church of God. Rev. G. G. Easom, the pastor, Rev. J. W. Phillips, pastor of First Wesleyan Methodist church, and Rev. Frank Petrosino, former pas tor here, officiated and burial was in Mountain Rest cemetery. Mrs. Kimbrell, widow of the late George Kimbrell, had been In ill health for the past five months but her death was unexpected. She was a native of Oconee County, S, C,, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. King Collins. She had lived in Kings Mountain for the past 12 years. Mis. Kimbrell was a member oi the Kings Mountain Church of God and was employed at Mau ney Hosiery Company. ? Surviving are five sons, Wood rbw W. and Charles R. Kimbrell, both of Kings Mountain, and Wil liam E. Kimbrell of Raeford, Fla., Robert B. Kimbrell of Atlanta, Ga., and Willis M. Kimbrell of Greenville, S. C., and three daugh ters, Mrs. Ella Rippy, Mrs. Es telle Burton and Mrs. Ralph Spake, all of Kings Mountain. Sixteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren also survive. School Board Re-Elects Barnes For Two Years B. N. Barnes wag re-elected superintendent of city schools for a two-year term at a meeting of the Kings Mountain district board of school trustees held at Cen tral school last Friday afternoon. Chairman A. W. Kincaid pre sided and all members of the board were present. Mr. Barnes reported that Mrs. C. Q. Rhyne, Mrs. J. FT. Thomson and Miss Carlyle Ware bad indi cated intentions of retiring at the end of the present school year. All are of retirement age. Mrs. Rhyne is principal of West Elementary school and Mrs. Thomson' is principal of East school. Miss Ware is second grade teacher at West school. Rowell Lane was re-elected principal of Central school and Miss Alice C. Averitt was re-elect ed supervisor of white schools. No action was txken concern ing the Bible department, await ing reports of the annual meeting of the local churches' Bible com-* mittee on May 11. AH other white teachers were re elected for one year. J. A. Gibson was re-elected prin cipal of Davidson Negro School and all teachers there were re elected with the exception of Mrs. Kittye Winston, fourth and fifth grade teacher, who had tendered her resignation due to the fact that she did not plan to teach next year, Mr. Barnes reported. Aiuiu al May Day Set For Friday ___ Kings Mountain high school May Day festivities, presented annually toy the physical educa tion depajrtmteB*. will be held' Friday night, May 1 in the bigh school auditorium. Miss Cornelia Ware, high school senior, will be crowned queen of May by her maids-of honor, Connie Bennett and Shir ley Falls. Other attendants are: seniors ? Gail Sellers and Joan Thomasson: juniors ? Janice Allen and Susan Moss; sopho mores ? Joyce Owens and Mar cla Yarborough, and freshmen ? Janet Byars and Katherine Ware. Program dances are to be giv en by the physical education classes and time of the festiviti es has been set for 8 o'clock. May Day, sponsored annually by the "K" club activities organ ization of the high school, is di-. reeted by Mrs. Hill Carpenter. Mrs. Aubrey Mauney History Contributor Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, of Kings Mountain, was one of the contri butors to the recently published "History of the Lutheran Church in North Carolina", which has Just come off the press. Mrs. Mauney was author of the section recounting the history of the Woman's Missionary So-< ciety of the church. The work was published in ob servance of the sesqulcentennial anniversary of the Lutheran church in the state. It wag edited by Dr. Jacob L. Morgan, Dr. John Hall and Dr. B. S. Brown, Jr. Bed Cross Bloodmobfle To Return Friday; Supply Badly Depleted a The Red Cross Bloodmoblle will make another visit to Kings Mountain Friday, one of several extra calls to replenish the Char lotte area blood bank. The blood bank waa nearly ex hausted due to demands of the recent train wre. ' ? Politicking On Increase During Week The pace of political artivltV quickened. perceptibly during the past week, as all candidates began their final drives for votes and victory. But the spotlight, unquestion ably, was on the three-man mayor's race which gave all prospects of becoming a torrid affair, indeed; ???.??? ?, Mayor Garland Still stepped up his circuiar production to near once-a-day basis, and Can didates. Glee A. Bridges and George W. Allen were knocking on doors in all parts of the city! There wasn't much unanimity a mong political crystal-gazers. Each of the three was being Ticked to finish first, last and second hif h. No additional candidates en tered tho field, which remained at 18 candidates for seven offi ces. Candidates, supporters, and observers alike thought the can didate list "all done.' This meant that J. R. Davis would be unopposed for re-election as Ward 1 school trustee. Lone two-man race in the Ward 1 commissioner between James (Red) Layton, incumbent, and w. Sage Fulton, Sr. Three candidates seek each of the other positions. "Hie other candidates are: Ward 2 ? L. E. Davis, incum bent, Warren E. Reynolds, and J- H. Patterson. Ward 3? -Olland R. Pearson, incumbent, T. J. (Tommy) Elli son and Clarence L. Elgin. Ward 4 ? Harold Phillips, O. T Hayes, Sr., and Floyd Williams! Ward 3 ? W. G. Grantham, Sam Stallings and Dt. L. White. Rites Conducted For Mrs. Moss Funeral services for Mrs. Gene va Allen Moss, 18, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock from Second Baptist church. Rev. R. L. Hardin, pastor of Macedonia Baptist church, offici ated, assisted by Rev. B. F. Aus tin, Second Baptist pastor, inter ment followed in Mountain Rest cemetery. Mrs. Moss, \frife of Jack Ed ward Moss of Kings Mountain, died in Bapth i hospital at Wins ton . Salem Sunday morning at 10 o clock following a serious ill ness of six weeks. She had been in declining health for several months. A native of Cleveland County, she was born and reared in Kings Mountain. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist church, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Allen. She was a 1952 graduate of Kings Mountain high school Her husband is employed with the clerical staff at Myers' Depart ment store. Mrs. Moss is survived by her huband, her parent., and two brothers, Harold D. and Law rence Allen, both of Kings Moun tain. Active pallbearers were Dwight Alexander, Dewitt Guyton, Char les Guy ton, Donald Welch, Guy Fisher, and Bill Stone. nfTS?obea^?'er? members of the 1952 and 1953 senior classes of Kings Mountain high school. vicisr*C CrOWd at,ended the ser PRESBYTERIAN ? Dr. F. Cross ley Morgan, native of England and noted Biblical student and lecturer, will conduct a Bible conference at First Presbyterian church beginning Sunday morn ing and continuing through May a. Bible Conietence. To Start Sunday Dr. F. Crossley Morgan,- Bible lecturer, will conduct a Bible Con ference at First Presbyterian church beginning Sunday. Dr. Morgan, who conducted a conference at the Presbyterian church some years ago, attracted large audiences at that time. He is noted as one of the nation's out standing students of the Bible. He will conduct services both morning and evening beginning on Sunday. On Sunday morning at 11 o' clock Dr. Morgan will speak on "Christ and the Derelicts of So ciety". On Sunday evening, at 8 o'clock, he will discuss "Christ the Friend of the Penitent." Dr. Morgan will devote morn ing services from Monday through Friday at 10 o'clock to a study of the book of Haggai. Evening services subjects are: Monday, "The Emprise of Jesus"; Tuesday, . "The Banishment of Fear"; Wednesday, "The Chris tian Home"; Thursday, May 7, "The Mighty Work of the Spirit of God"; Friday, May 8, "A Psalm of Worshipping Universe". A native of England, Dr. Mor gan came to this country in 1919, following World War I. in which he served in France, Belgium and Germany, and was gasyc !. Jaycee Ladies Night Tuesday Paul Walker will be installed as president of the Junior Cham ber of Commerce at the club's annual ladies night banquet to be held Tuesday at 7 p. m. at Ma sonic dining hall. J. B. Brahme, state president of the Jaycees, will install Mr. Walker and other new officers of the organization. Jack White is chairman of the ladies night committee. Program for the occasion has not been an nounced. Mr. Walker will succeed Joe Hedden as president of the group. Presidents of the Kiwanis and Lions clubs and the Cherryvllle, Gatonia. Shelby, and Bessemer City Jaycees have been invited to the banquet. City's Furniture Stores Setting For flower Show Beginning Monday Kings Mountain Garden Club, in co-operation with Kings Moun tain furniture dealers, will spon sor a flower show beginning Mon day, and continuing through Sat urday, May 9. | Furniture wlll.be displayed in the ?tore$ and garden club mem bers will arrange flowers suitable to the furniture displayed. Kings Mountain citizen^ are In vited to visit all local furniture stores and see the following ex hibits: " 1) Balrds Furniture will dis play lawn furniture and play ground equipment Flower ar rangements by Mrs. Philip Pad gett, Mrs. George Houaer,, Mrs. George Maunejr. A' 2) Cooper* a. Inc. will feature a living room suite. Flower ar rangements wilt be done by Mrs. J. L. McGill, Mrs. Howard Jack son. and Mrs. Dan Finger. 3) McfJinnis Furniture Store will show a bed room suite. Flow er arrangements will be done by Mrs. J. K. Herndon, Mrs. Byron Keeter, Mrs. John Cheshire, and Kirs. Vernon Crosby. 4) Rainwater Furniture Store will display kitchen and break fact room furniture. Flower ar rangements will be done by Mrs. H. C. Mayes, Mrs. Carl Mauney, Mr*. J. A. Neisler, and Mrs. Drace Peeler. 5) Sterol's will show porch-and ?lawn furniture. Arrangements will be by Mrs. W. L. Ramseur. Mrs. Hunter Neisler, and Mrs. M. A. Ware. Mrs. W, L. Pressly is club chair man for this project . .M ? H .i ? W-. . -v.v J Registrars Say Registration Total Higher Registration books forfhe May 12 city flection will close Satur day. Saturday will be tho third and final day that registrars will be l at thi- respective polling places to I handle registrations. The subsequent Saturday. May |9. will in- Challenge pay, v.hcr* all candidates, or other citizens may scan the list of iegistered citizens for errors and protest their inclusion. The pace of reglsteration was somewhat faster last Saturday. All registrars reported increas ed number of names were added to the books. Approximately 100, about double the previous Satur day's registration total, were add ed. Mrs. J. T. McGlnnis, Jr., Ward 5 registrar, added 30 names to her book, which was the largest total for the day. C. L. Black, in Ward 1. added 25. The count top : ped 20 in Ward 3, and, at 4 o' | clock, was 17 in Ward 4. , All registrars will be at the polling places all day Saturday. The polling places are: Ward 1 ? City Hall. Ward 2 ? City Hall. Ward 3 ? Phenix Store. Ward 4 ? Kings Mountain Manufacturing Company. Ward 5 ? Victory Chevrolet Company. Methodist Series To Begin Sunday El Bethel, Grace and Central Methodist churches of the West ern North Carolina Conference, will hold a series of services be ginning Sunday. Rev. William L; Asher, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, Cape Charles, Virginia, will be the guest minister at Centrhl church. He will preach at 11 o'clock and 7:30 p. m. on Sunday and at 7:30 each eveing of next week through Friday, May 8. "Mr. Asher was educated at Randolph-Macon College and Duke Universtiy. He has had broad experience in the field of youth work," Rev. Phil Shore, Central pastor, said. Rev. Grover C. Jenkins of Union Level. Va? will be the speaker at Grace church, Rev. C. L. Grant, pastor, has announced, "e -vice will n* j-j o'clock . on Sunday and will be held at 7:30 p. m. each night through May 8. "The public is cordially invited to attend these services," Rev.' Grant said. Rev. William R. Jones, of Buck, ingham, Va., will be the speaker at El Bethel church, Rev. Boyce Huffstetler has announced. Ser vices there will also begin Sunday morning and will be conducted each evening at 7:30 p. m. through May 8. "Rev, Jones is a veteran minis ter and a native of Wentworth, N. C. We invite everyone to visit us and hear him during this re vival," Rev. Huffstetler said. Rev. Huffstetler, Rev. Grant and Rev. Shore returned last Fri day from Virginia where they conducted a series of services at churches In the Virginia confer ence during the first-half of the mission. One of the outstanding fea tures of the week, which is called the Methodist Evangelistic Mis sion, is a visitation program con ducted by laymen of the local churches. Each morning during the week, ministers of the Gastonia Metho dist district win .T^et ?u First Methodist church, Cherryville, for a period of instruction, discussion, and reports, concluding with lunch. Filing Deadline Wednesday at 5 p. m. Would-be city officeholders hart until 5 o'clock next Wed nesday afternoon. May 6. to (tie notice ol their intentions with the city clerk. Deadline lor filing has been designated at that time by City Clerk Joe Hendrick, who also serves as secretary of the elections board. Persons expecting to get their name* on the ballot for the May 12 election mast HI* a statement of Intention with the clerk and pay a filing fee of ftv* dollars.