Kings Mountain Merchants Offering Dollar Days Values And Prizes
Population
City Umlti 7.206
Trading Area 15,000
(1945 Ration
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VOL.63 NO. 21
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, May 21, 1953
Sixty-Third Year
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Local News
Bulletin
AUDITOR HERE
Dave Robinson, Winston-Sa
lem CPA, arrived here Tues
day to audit the city's books
lor the period July 1, 1952 to
May 15. Mr. Robinson conduct
ed the audit last year as head
auditor of Ernst & Err^set.
METER RECEIPTS .
A total of $153.35 was collec
ted from the city's parking
meters Wednesday morning,
according to a report from the
. city treasurer's office.
AT CONVENTION
C. E. Hamrick, Liberty Life
insurance company represen
tative is among the company
salesmen being honored this
week for 1952 sales records at
the company convention in
New York. (A news release on
the convention in last week's
Herald erroneously carried the
name of Mr. Hamrick as "C. E.
Wai-yck.")
KTNG IMPROVING
Fire Chief Grady K. King, a
patient at Charlotte Memorial
hospital for the past two
weeks, was reported Improving
Wednesday from an Illness di
agnosed as pneumonia and
pleurisy* He expects to: return
home Friday.
ALUMNI MEETING
Rev. and Mrs. P. D. Patrick
attended the annual Columbia
Theological Seminary alumni
meeting in three-day session in
Decatur, Ga. May 18-20. Rev.
Patrick is president of the a
lumnl association. ->
PROMOTED
Major Charles C. (Bus)
Oates, army air corp reserve,
has been promoted to that
rank under date of May J.1, ac
cording to notification received
here last weekend. Major Oates
is a World War II veteran.
DENTAL MEETING
Dr. R. N. Baker and Dr.
D. F. Hord, Kings Mountain
dentists, attended the Annual
North Carolina Dental Society,
which convened in Pinehurst
May 18-20.
MASONIC MEETING
An emergent communication
of Fairview Lodge A. F. & A.
M., 339 will be held Monday
evening at 7:30 for work in the
first degree, according to an*
nouncement by Joe iricDanlel,
Jr., secretary.
TO HEAR HALBERSTADT
Dr. W. L. ITalberstad t, pf
Charlotte, will address mem
bers of the Kings fountain
Lions club at their meeting
Tuesday night at 7 o'clock at
Masonic Dining Hall.
wots AWARD
Charles Blantofr. son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Blanton, was
named as winner of the Merck
Award given for excellence In
scholarship in pharmacy at the
University o| North Carolina,
according to 'annobncement by
the University last week.
CLEAN CEMETEHY
, Cleaning of El Bethel ceme
tery is scheduled for Saturday
morning at 7 o'clock. Persons
are asked to bring tools for
cleaning, according to an an
nouncement made this week.
Students May Win
loy Summer Pi
James Layton, of the city re
creation department, yesterdav
isttad an appeal to plfoiMt. '+|
school students to assist their
children in filling out a question
naiM Issued through the ffihdols,
Students are being asked to an
swer several questions and to
state their preferences In recrea
Students are also being asked
to complete the following cen
tenet: TTor the coming pitatxr
sseL^*. **-****
Best two letters W01 be selected
and winners awarded
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Summer Fashion
Show 0? Friday
Woman's Club
Scene Of Show
At 8 O'clock
The Kings Mountain Junior
Woman's club will present a
Summer Fashion Show Friday
evening at 8 o'clock at the Wo
man's club.
Theme of the show, an annual
project of the Junior Woman's
Club in cooperation with the ap
parel merchants of the Kings
Mountain Merchants association,
is "Shop at Home".
Apparel dealers have been busi
er than ever this week, choosing
models to show the latest in sum
mer garments. Models, both .wo
Lmen and children, are all from
Kings Mountain.
Mrs. James B. Simpson will
serve as commentator, and piano
selections will be played by Mrs.
F. R. McCurdy. A special feature
will be a vocal solo by Miss Bar
bara Matthews. Spedal prizes
have been donated by members
of the Merchants association.
BeUc<?, JCeetaF**, Myers, Plonk's,
Reba's and the Wee Folk Shop
will participate in the Summer
.Fashion revue, showing beach
wear, play togs, sun dresses, af
ternoon dresses, with accessories,
and other summer fashion fa
vorites.
Funds made from this project
will be given the Woman's club
to use In decorating the club
lounge. Admission will be 75c for
adults, 25c for children. Tickets
may be obtained" from members
of the Junior Woman's Club or
purchased at the door.
Temple Revival
Now Underway
Rev. Robert Harding is preach
ing a revival series at Temple
Baptist church, the services hav
ing begun Wednesday night and
scheduled to continue through
May 31, according to announce
ment by the pastor Rev. I?avid
Morris.
Services are being held each
evening at 7:30. ,
Ed Powell is conducting special
singing at the revival services.
STEP-MOTHER DIES
Mrs. Rosa M. Alfton, step
mother of Mrs. Byron Keeter,
died during her sleep Tuesday
night at her home at Powells
ville. Funeral was held Wed
nesday, Mr. and Mrs. Keeter
attending the rites. Further de
tails were not available here.
FUNERAL HELD ? Funeral ser
vices for Mrs. Mary B. Goforth,
veteran manager of the Kings
Mountain branch of the state's
Employment Security Commis
sion were held Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. Goforth died early
Monday morning following a
heart attack.
Mr. tiaferth
Heart Victim
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Bradford Goforth, 48, who died
in Kings Mountain hospital Mon
day morning at 6:2 ii following a
heart attack suffered twelve
hours earlier, were conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
from Boyce Memorial Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church.
Rev. W. L. Pressly, pastor of
the church, officiated and inter
ment was in Mountain Rest ceme
tery, .
^Irs. Goforth, wife of Ben H.
Goforth, was manager of the
Kings Mountain branch of the
North Carolina Employment Se
curity commission. She had been
recuperating at her home on Shel
by road . for several weeks for
leg injuries sustained when In a
fall. Otherwise, she had been In
apparent good health and her
death was a shock to her family
and associates.
A daughter of the late W. T.
Bradford and Mrs. Eliza Brad
ford Goforth, who survives, she
was a former Boiling Springs
school teacher. She had been em
ployed by the North Carolina
Employment Security commission
for 20 years and had served as
manager here for many years. __
Mrs. Goforth was a member
of Boyce Memorial ARP church
and active In tht> civic and re
ligious life of the community. She
Continued on Page Eight
"Next Mayoi" Becomes Ex-Ma?oi
With Bl^ist At lion Curtain" Law
?
' Garland E. Still, who while
placing second In the May 13
city election had advertised him
self as "the naxt mayor", became
an ex-mayor last Thursday night
shortly after 8 o'clock.
Me changM'<jgjv.-mind about*
calling a run-oif s^ectlon, as lw
hart formally requested the pre
itiljf'SS' Clifs a. NktfK, com
menting on rumors concerning
n yithdrawal of Former Ma
ye* CUsrlend till from a MK 1
off election for the position.
WM iM? week:
"Sdsmh are being circula
ted that t paid Mr. Still certain
sums of money to "**" down.
In all fairness to Mr. Mill, and
myself. I want to say definite
ly toot I did net pay him efts
ted asnt. So far as I knew be
same down on bis own accord.
vioaa day, swore in his leading
opponent, Glee A. Bridges, con
grrtu later! him, wistysd him good
luck, then issuec a final state
omit, blasting the five Just- in
stalled dty commissioners Cor
v :mk .
"Iron Curtain anti-handbill ordi
nance. The new commission una
nimously had passed the anti
handbill ordinance at their first
session, an obvious blow at the
Still campaign methods.
Retiring Mayor Still wrote un
der date of May 14:
"Before I filed for a run-off in
the Mayor's race, I was informed
that the incoming board would
be very cooperative. This failed
to mature in the first meeting
this morning. It was more like a
Gestapo waiting to chop my head
off. .?
"The first and only ordinance
to be passed was to make free
dom of speech unlawful.
"I want no part of this commu
7 thinking, so I hereby wlth
my request for a run-off in
IhiTlgltf.rffiljfo. Wan il E. Still
the I&c-Mayor, "? ? ? * *
"P. S. The Iron Curtain is again
lowered around the City HalL"
Ex-Mayor Still also received
from City Clerk Joe Hendrlck ?,
five-dollar refund, having posted
ir%tth the nfc-off ft qoet. Ml
Hendrlck said the election law
required no fee for a run-ott elec
tion and that ti>e tec had been
'mm* in error. 5
Dollai Days
Promotion
On For Weekend
The Kings Mountain Merchants
association and two dozen of its
retail merchant members are pre
senting a second annual May Dol
lar Days sales event beginning
Thursday morning and continue
ing through Saturday. * |
Described as the most ambiti
ous trade promotion in the asso
ciation's history, the participat
ing firms are not only offering
a multitude of bargains of almost
every type, but, in addition, are
offering a host of valuable prizes
absolutely free of cost with no
strings attached.
Each participating firm has
registration tickets. Citizens
should visit the stores, and sign
the tickets as many times as they
can. Prize drawings will be held
in each store on Thursday and
Friday. On Saturday, at 7 o'clock,
all tjie tickets will be gathered in
a huge cage, whirled around, and
the lucky: number drawn. The
lucky person will receive a ?349.-,
50 RCA television set, which is
on display in the window of
Sterchi's. Accord^g to President
J. Q. Bridges, Radio Station
WKMT will broadcast the draw
ing via its Central Methodist
church line. However, he pointed
out that the winner does not have
to be present. Drawings will be
held in the several stores on
Thursday and Friday at; 5:30 p.
m.
Another new arrangement for
this promotion is the agreement
by the city to cover up Us park
ing" meters for the three-day e
vent. Shoppers may park as long
as they like, without fear of the
po'Ij??man working the meter
beat, * . '
Several spokesman have spok
en over Station WKMT this week
outlining the general plans for
the promotion, and two more
spokesmen are scheduled for
Thursday and Friday evenings at
7 o'clock. John Lewis, chairman
of the trade promotion commit
tee, will speak Thursday night,
and Hilton Ruth, former chair
man. will speak Friday night.
Through special arrangements
with the Joy Theatre, all chil
dren under 12 years of age will
be admitted free of charge to the
theatre for a special show on
Saturday morning beginning at
9 o'clock. The features will be the
technicolor adventure production
of "Robin Hood" and "Penrod",
two full-length features, plus two
cartoons.
Becxeation Body
Wants Director
Meeting last Friday, the city
recreation commission adopted a
resolution favoring the employ
ment of a full-time city recrea
tion director, and asked that the
city turn over to its treasurer all
monies earmarked for recrea
tional use.
The commission also recom
mended the employment of James
(Red) Layton as a temporary
summer arrangement at * salary
of 160 per week.
The secretary, pro tempore, Dr.
W. P. Gerberdlng, was Instructed
to acknowledge the most recent
proposal of Burlington Mills to
use their property for a recrea
tion plant site and to check with
an Atlanta architect concerning
plans already considered for a
long-range building program.
G. C. Kelly, treasurer of the
commission, *aid he had confer
red with Duke Power Company
concerning removal of power
lines from the Burlington Mills
recreation plant site, and that
cost oi the removal was to be
submitted toy Duke Power Com
pany.
The commission authorized
use of City Stadium for a bene
fit baseball game *y the King*
Mountain Klwanls club on the
night ?f June 26.
All actions of the board were
unfinltr~i** with these membMItt
present: Dr. P. O. Padgett, chair
man, Fred W. Plonk, Q. C Kelly
W. K. Mauney, Jr, Rev P. D
Patrick, John La them, Dr. W P
Gerberdlng, Mrs. J. H. Patterron,
t?a* Mrs. Harry Page. *
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BRIDGES ADMINISTRATION AT FIRST SESSION? Pictured above as they met in first session last Fri
day Bight are the six members of the newly elected city administration. The commissioners were
sworn in Thursday morning. Mayor Glee A. Bridges took the oath of office as mayor Thursday
night, after the retiring mayor. Garland E. Still, changed his mind and withdrew his request for a
run-off election. F*ont, left to right, are Commissioner W. G. Grantham. Ward 5. Mayor Bridges. Com
missioner W. Sage Fulton, Sr., Ward 1. Back row. left to right, are Commissioners J. H. Patterson.
Ward 2. T. J. (Tommy) Ellison, Ward 3, and Harold Phillips, Ward 4. (Herald Photo by Carlisle Studio.)
City Administration
Ex-Commissionei
Layton Hired
Foi Play Post
The newly elected Bridges ad
ministration got off to a brisk
start on handling city business
last Friday night.
The board:
1) Accepted 'the $*">50 bid of
Dave Robinson, CPA, to audit the
bookc of the city from the begin
ning of the fiscal year to July 15.
Mr. Robinson handled the audit
for Ernst & Ernst, of Winston
Salem, last year. He has since
opened his own accountancy busi
ness.
2) On unanimous recommen
dation of the city recreation com.
mission, employed Former Com
missioner James (Red) Layton
at $60 per week to serve as direc
tor of the summer recreation pro
gram as a temporary summer ar
rangement. Dr. P. G. Padgett,
chairman, and Dr. W. P. Gcrber
ding, secretary of the recreation
group, had made the request of
the board. . .
3) Re-employed all city em
ployees for 30 days at prevailing
salary and wage grades.
4) Returned to 'Superintendent
of Public Works Tom Henry du
ties Of supervising the city water
plant.
5) On request of Commissioner
T. J. Ellison, authorized installa
tion of a street light at the corner
of Church and Oak streets.
6) Appointed Tax Supervisor
C. E. Carpenter as Tax Collector
and Delinquent" Tax Collector on
all 'personal and real property.
Mr. Carpenter has had reported
about $35,000 in unpaid tax bills
for 1951 and 1952, and City At
Continued on Page Bight
Alley "Dustdown".
Dirt Obtainable
The city board of Commission
ers approved last .Friday a policy
of the city public works depart
ment as follows:
1) To furnish dirt, as available,
to citizens at $1 per load.
2) To oil drives and alleyways
as a dust preventive at city cost.
Tom Henry, public works su
perintendent. said, persons del
ing the service should phone 912.
Service will be given as weather
and work schedules permit, he
added. iMw'
Poppy Day Sale
To Be Saturday
Poppy Day will be observed
here Saturday, according to
announcement by the Ameri
can Legion auxiliary.
Mrs. Hal Ward, chairman of
the Poppy Day sale, said she
anticipated a record sale for
the benefit of maimed war vet
erans.
Spring Concert
lluirsday Night
Annual spring concert of the
Kings Mountain high school band
will be presented Thursday (to
night) at 8 o'clock in the high
school auditorium.
Band numbers will include
"Cifcue Parade", "Three Blind
Mice"i "Blue Room", "Memory
Lan , "Just A Cottage Small",
"Body and Soul", "Deep Purple",
"Red Rhythm Valley", "The
Gypsy Baron'', \ "La Haron Pan
Americana", "Deep River Rhap
sody", "The Rifle Ranger March",
and "New Colonial March."
The program features popular
semi-classical, and novelty num
bers and no admission is charged.
J. C. Hedden is director.
Board Enacts
Anti-Handbill
Ordinance
Five new city commissioners,
just sworn into office last Thurs
day morning,. unanimously pass,
ed an ordinance restricting met
hod of distributing handbills.
The ordinance, presented by J.
H. Patterson, Ward 2 commis
sioner, and seconded by W. Sage
Fulton, Ward 1 commissioner,
read: "That it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm, or corpora
tion to distribute handbills or
anything of printed matter with
in the city limits of the City of
Kings Mountain by, placing same
in or on automobiles parked with
in the city limits and/or to hand
same to pedestrians in the City
of Kings fountain, with excep
tion of those advertising gale of
goods, or ball games." .
Mr. Patterson said Shelby, a
mong other cities, had a similar
ordinance.
Otherwise, the meeting which
began 20 minutes late due to pic
ture-taking and other formali
ties, was principally routine. May
or Garland Still administered the
Continued on Page Eight
Dr. Phil Elliott. Rev. Fred Ha;
To Make Commencement Addresses
Dr. Phil Elliott, president of
Gardner-Webb College, and Rev.
Fred J. Hay, former Kings Moun
tain pastor, will deliver the major
addresses during graduating ex
ercises at Kings Mountain high
school. *
B. N. Barnes, city schools su
perintendent, made the announce
ment at the regular monthly
meeting o% the Kings Mountain
district board of school' trustees
Monday night at Central school.
Rev, Mr. Hay, of Dillon, 8, C.,
pastor at First "Presbyterian
church here during 1919-22, will
deliver the baccalaureate ser
mon at Central school auditorium
on Sunday, May 31, at 8 o'clock.
Dr. Elliott will deliver the
commencement address at the
school on Monday, June 1 at 8
p. m.
The board further discussed
several items In connection with
the purchase of Uhm! for the new
Negro elementary- school and in
structed the building committee
to continue negotations.
The board authorized Mr; Bar
nes lo conduct a summer school
on the same basis as last year
and approved plans for a band
summer school, similar to last
year's.
Mr. Barnes read the group a
letter from Lester Martin, of
New York City, president of
Loom- Tex Corp., in which he re
quested detailed information on
certain land the board is consid
ering obtaining to enlarge the
East Elementary school play
ground. The board ordered a
survey made on the property.
The board approved minutes of
the April 20, April 24, May 7 and
May 1? meetings. Chairman Ar
nold Klncald presided and Fred
W. Plonk and J. ft. Davis were
present.
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Sewer Lines
Paiks, Streets
Needs Listed
Mayor Glee A. Bridges, infor
mally commenting during his
first session In the chair of the
city's presiding officer, said he
was going to ask for bond issue
votes very soon to provide the
city with two recreation parks,
one for whites and on^ for ne
groes, street improvements and
sidewalk installations and .for
water and sewer line extensions.
The Mayor said at the new ad
ministration's first meeting last
Friday night, "We had the for
mer administration because we
did not concentrate on helping all
the people all over town. I am
going to ask for bond issues
shortly to give the people what
they need."
Mayor Bridge's did not indicate
what amounts he would seek for
the three facilities Improvements
he mentioned.
The mayoral pronouncement
was the highlight of a brisk hour
and- forty minute session. The
Mayor also asked:
1) That strict attention be paid
to business at meetings and that
Organization of the new city
administration was completed
at the Friday night meeting of
the board, as Mayor Glee A.
Bridges appointed members of
the board to the following du
I. ties:
Electrical commissioner ? W.
Sage Fulton, Ward 1. s .
Finance commissioner ? J.
H. Patterson, Ward 2.
Water and sewer commis
. sioner ? T. J. Ellison. Ward 3.
Police commissioner ? Har
old Phillips, WaTd 4.
Street and sanitary commis
sioner ? W. G. Grantham,
Ward 5.
Ticket- topping Commission
er Ellison had been elected
mayor pro tempore at the first
meeting of the new board on
Thursday morning, prior to the
decision of Former Mayor Gar
land E. Stilt not to call a run
off.
dll routine matters be handled
with dispatch.
2> That now ideas hp advanced
only after considerable thought
and not "rushed Into", In what
he described as an effort to end
stopstartandreverse action.
"Let's not be In haste on new
stuff. Let's be definite and know
where we're going," he said.
3) A strict tax policy of favor
ing none. "On taxes," he said,
"don't favor anybody. Let's clean
up City Hall, then get on the
outside and collect them."
4) That the police department
be courteous to all.
Mr. Bridges also expressed a
desire to be relieved of the may
oral duty of countersigning
checks, pointing out that the
books are audited periodically
and that the city clerk is bonded.
The request was granted unani
mously.
24 Firms Cooperate
For Sollar $ays
A total of 24 Kings Mountain
retail firms an. participating
in the weekend Dollar Days
promotion on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday.
The group Includes dealers
in almost every kind of com
modity. The 24, as listed by
President J. C. Bridges of the
Kings Mountain Merchants as
sociation, follow:
Alexander's Jewelry, Baird
Furniture, Belk'ii Department
Store, Bridges Hardware. City
Auto & Home- Supply, Cooper's,
Inc.. Crawford's Market. Del*
linger'* Jewel Shop, Dixie
Home Store, Eagle's 5 & 10
Store. Grayson's Jewelry. Home
Service Company, Keeter's De
partment storp. Kings Moan
!??n Drag Company, Myers*
nopmtmont Storo. Phifer Hard
ware. Plonk Brothers & Com
pany, Plonk Motor Company,
Reba's fashions, Rose's 5-10
25c Store, Stercht's. Victory
Chevrolet Company, We* Folk
Shoppe and Western Auto
ee*. ? *
store. v >?