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Population City Limits ...... ... 7.206 Trading Ar?c 1 5,000 (1945 Ration Board Figures ) Kings Mountain's RELIABLE Newspaper ? 14 Pages Today VOL. 63 NO. 29 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. CX, Thursday, July 16, 1953 Sixty-Third Year PRICE FIVE CENTS CITY GETS SAFETY AW A AD ? Mayor Pro Tempore T. J. (Tommy) Ellison, center. Is receiving from Harry Matthews, representative of the State Highway Patrol a National Safety Council plaque, emblematic of the city's record of not having a traffic fatality during 1952. Sgt. J. B. Kuykendall, left. Patrolman C. D.Fort une, and Chief of Police Hugh A. Logan, Jr., right, look on. The presenta tion was made at City Hall last Friday. Local News Bulletins FLOWER JUDGE Mrs. W. L. Pressly, of Kings Mountain, was one of the Jud ges on flower arrangements in the State Gladioli Show held in Hickory last week.. FILL PULPIT Rev. E. W. Fox, of State", vllle, former pastor of Central Me thodist church here, will deliv er the message at the 11:00 o'clock service Sunday at the church. r ___ GERBERDING HOME Dr. W. P. Gerberding has re turned from vacation and will preach the morning service at St. Matthew's Lutheran church Sunday. His subject will be "A Pleasant Journey." HOMECOMING Homecoming services will be held at Grace Methodist chur ch July 26 with lunch to be served picnic style at 12:30. Special singing will be a fea ture of thfe afternoon and all former members, pastors, singers, and friends are urged to attend. FROM CONVENTION Carl Wiesener, Abbott Labo ratories Field Representative, has returned from New York whore he attended a week con vention of the Abbott associa tion. ? ? ? ENLISTS Jimmy Weaver, son of Mr and Mrs. Ralph Weaver, has recently enlisted In the Ma rine Corps and reported on July s' to the station at Parris Is land, S. C, for recruit training. St. Luke's Church Plans Auction Trustees of St. Luke's Evan- 1 geltea! /Lutheran church are an nouncing this week date of an auction sale of the church build ing, including fixtures and ben ches, and" a small tract of tim ber. . * ' ' The sale will be conducted on August 15 at 10 a. m. on the church propei ty, located aibout seven miles northwest of Kings Mountain on the old Waco road. The sale was' announced "by trustees of the church, A. S. Kis er, James M. Lackey and Rufus Plonk. The building and the fixtures will toe sold separately, it was announced, and the trustees re serve the right to reject any or all bids. The purchasers will have 90 days in which to remove the building and tinofoer from the premises under the terms of the proposed sale. 580 Ate Barbecue At El Bethel Church El Bethel Methodist church's Ml ?T BjltoOWW .l?>t Saturday was- a resounding success, Pete Heavener, chairman of the pro ject, said this week. Mr. Heavener estimated that 900 persons partook of the bar becue, which was served from 11 a. m. to 9 p. m? ' Mr. Heavner issued a state - f-: MPHjib commlttee In which he thanked all persons cooporattaf to mi the affair ? auxess. Drama's Opening Only Week Away Rehearsals Now On Each Night At Amphitheatre Kings 'Mountain's' contribution to North Carolina's burgeoning historical drama industry, "The Sword of Gideon," will- open for a l2-i>erfomiance season one week hence on Thursday, July 23rd, Members of the large cast are hard at work readying for open ing night, with rehearsals und erway nightly at Kings Moun tain National Park amphithea tre,' site of the outdoor produc tion, and in the immediate area of the Battle of Kings Mountain, which the drama commemorates. Kings Mountain Little Thea tre, Inc., will thus open its third season as sponsor and producer of the Kings Mountain commem orative outdoor production. Mrs. Phillip Padgett, ticket sales chairman, said Wednesday that numerous requests have been received for full informa tion concerning the drama and described advance ticket sales as satlsfatory. Many requests have been received from far distant I points, she added, also predict I ing greater attendance this sea : son due to the change of show | datrs to summer. 2<tld the ? w( jther woulc'. be more prodio j table and tourists in the a-ea should swell attendance, Admission will be $:? for re served seats, $1.20 for general admission, and 60 cents for chil dren under 12 years of age. Tic kets ate on sale daily at the Lit tle Theatre office, 510 East King street. Two cast additions were an nounced this week. Director Nick1 Mo.<w statirtg that Rev, p. P. Pa-' trick, who stood out in the role of Rev. Samuel Doak in the 1951 production of Bab Osborne's 'Then Conquer We Must!", will share the role this year with Sam Stalllngs, and that Bob Isenhour, who played the fiddler In the production last year, will again repeat the performance. The Kings Mountain produc tion attained official recognition this year, when the North Caro lina legislature appropriated $2,500 for support of the drama Publicity . wise, this year's! production has probably heen given wider play than previous ly. fcy press, radio, and televis ion. Next Tuesday -a number of the cast Is scheduled to appear over Greensboro's WFMY-TV in! a half-hour show. A similar pro- 1 gram Is being planned for WBTV, and spot announcements are being telecast regularly over WBTV. Leading roles in the drama are being taken by R. G. Plonk, Jr., in the part of Reece McDermott, and Jean Cash, in the role of Sally. All performances are schedul ed to begin at 8 p. m. McDAITIEL HURT Gail MeDanlel, Elmer Lum ber Company employee, auf , fered severe laceration or two ' fingers in an accident at the plant late Wednesday morn ing._He was receiving treat [ mertt at Kings Mountain hos i pitaL- ; ?> p? ? ? - Privilege License Buying Slumps Purchase of city privilege li censes slumped considerably during the past week. City Clerk Joe Hendrick reported Wednesday morning. According to Mr. Hendrick. license purchases during the week totaled only $182.50. .... Varments , to date total SI.* 817.87. Anticipated collections from this source are $6,000. Mr. Hendrick reminded that penalty will apply at the rate of five percent per month af ter July 31. I ? , Hendersonville Firm Picks Hoyle Frank L. Hoyle. Jr.. of Kings Mountain, assumed duties Mon day of executive vice-president of the First Federal Savings and Loan association of Henderson [vine, Mr. Hoyle succeeds H. B. Kelly. I who resigned to accept a position with an Asheville bank, no.v . opening a Hendersonville hranc.i. | Recently for many years a loan j examiner for Reconstruction Fi nance Corporation. Mr. Hoyle is j a former examiner for the Fed eral Home Loan Bank board.- He? was previously an assistant sec-' retary for savings and loan as sociations in Shelby and Burling ton. The Hoyle family plans to move to Hendersonville in the near fu ture. Mrs. Hoyle is the former Miss Mildred Moss. They have two children. Cathy and Frankie Hoyle. A graduate of Shelby High School. Mr. Hoyle studied busi ness administration at N. C. State college for two years and later was a student of law, higher ac countancy and CPA training with LaSalle Extension University.. He was licensed to prac-Uee lav.- in 1935. and for a time was solici tor of the county court at Shelby. He served in the armed forces in 1944-45. In 1927 he resigned as assistant secretary and assistant treasurer o{ the First Federal Savings & Loan Association at Shelby to en ter the practice of law, and in 1940 he went to Burlington as an executive of the First Federal there. The next year he was em ployed as an examiner of the Fed eral Home Loan Bank Board, In which capacity he twice examin ed the First Federal in Hender sonville. After five years 'vith the bank board he became a loan examiner for the RFC and he has just now been released because the corporation is being abolish ed. . . .PRESBYTERY CAMP | Georgeanna Moss, Linda Mor ris, Rebecca Rollins, Reggie Painter, Joe Campbell, and VkHc Smith, of First Prestoyter lan church, Klsh Ham bright and Carveth Wells, from Dixon church, and Miss Cornelia Dick- and James New so me are attending Pioneer conference at Kings Mountain Presbytery camp," near Saluda. Commissioners j May Consider Spraying City The city board of commission- i ors u\U hold its postponed July reguklA meeting Thursday night at 8 o'clock -at City Hall, accord ing to announcement by City Clerk Joe Hendrick While a busy session is antic ipated, majority- of the work scheduled is in the routine cate gory with the exception of one item, it was stated. The board is expected to con sider suggestions for spraying the city as an anti-mosquito, an ti-fly measure. Also on the agenda is further and most likely final considera tion of the 1953-51 budget, al ready tentatively adopted and expected to be finally adopted with only minor changes, if any. The same applies to the tenta tively set tax rate of SI. 50 per $100 valuation. The board will also receive regular monthly reports on fi nances and operations. Grace MYF Sets Sumnter Festival The annual summer festival and bazaar of the Grace Metho dist church MYF of Kings Moun tain will get underway at seven o'clock Saturday evening on the playground of the church which face the Bessemer City - Kings Mountain highway. Handicrafts and home baked foods will be offered for sale, as will hot dogs and cold drinks. Games, contests and music will be features of the evening's en tertainment. Cake walks, an ole-time tra dition, will be renewed for this one night with various prizes to go to the winners. Everyone pre sent will toe eligible. A king and queen popularity contest for children between the afees of l'and 6 year# will >be an outstanding feature. The boy and girl receiving the largest number of votes is to be crowned King and Queen of the festival, receive prizes, and become MYF mascots for the coming year. Proceeds from the Summer Festival will go' to the Grace Methodist church MYF Youth Educatlon&l Building Fund. Admission to the grounds is free. Officers of the Grace MYF are Elizabeth Camp, president, Ha zel Nance, vice- president, Leona Smart, secretary, and Mack Mur ray, treasurer. Golorth-Watterson Clan Held Reunion Annual Goforth and Watterson reunion was held at El Bethel church last Sunday, July 12., A bountiful lunch was spread at the no n hour and a large crowd was present. Present officers of the clan were re-elected to serve forvthe comirvg year, a spokesman for the group said. Area Consolidated School Site Options To Be Sought LAWYER ? George B. Thomas son, Kings Mountain native, is announcing the opening of offi ces for the practice of law in Kings Mountain. Mr. Thomasson will open his offices on Monday. Thomasson Law Office To Open George B. Thomasson, Kings Mountain native and son of Mrs. Ruth C. Thomasson and the late C. F. Thomasson. Sr., announced yesterday that he is opening of fices for the practice of law on Monday. . Mr. Thomasson is a veteran of World War II having served with [the 100th Infantry Division in France and Germany. He was graduated from Davidson Col lege in 1948 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. White at Davidson he Was a mem ? her of the Sigma Phi Epsilon so cial fraternity. In June 1951, Mr. Thomasson received his law de gree from Duke University, where he was a member of the Delta Theta Phi legal fraternity. Mr. Thomasson is a member of the Bars both in North Carolina and the District of Columbia. For the past year, he has been employed by the United States government as assistant chief of the Contracts and Legal branch, Office of Ordnance Research, on the campus of Duke University in Durham. ' Mr. Thomasson will occupy of fices formerly occupied by Attor ney Kaison' Barnes in the Profes sional Building over Griffin Drug Company. MEETING SET Members of the Kings Moun tain Lions club will hold mon thly supper meetings at the Country Club on last Thurs days, according to announce ment this week by President J. Ollie Harris. Lions Organize For Coming Year; Standing Committees Are Listed The Kings Mountain Lions club organized for the year 1953-54 at its Tuesday night meeting, as club vice-presidents read commit tee appointments and Ollie Har ris, incoming president, outlined a 10-point plan for increasing the club's service to the community. President Harris specifically asked all memfiers to be active in club affairs, (o strive for full attendance, to expand the mem bership, to increase fellowship, and to increase the club's aid-to the blind work. "Finally," he said, "t want all, the members to be good Lions." Lee Roberts welcomed J,. La mar Moore as a new member of the organization. Following are standing com mittees of the club which will work under Ertle Powers, first vice-president! ~ Constitution and by-laws ? C. D. Blanton, chm., Carl Mayes, TOm Pollock, Ross Alexander. Community betterment ? Carl F. Mauney, chm.. Lee Roberts, Mai tin Harmon, B. T. Wright, Sr.. Otto William* Program ? William Plonk, chm.. Tolly Shuford, Martin Har mon, H. B. Jackson, and Hilton Ruth. Membership ? Edwin Moore, chm., H. D. War<J. Dan Huffstet ler, Hubert Davidson, Boys and Girls work ? James Houaer, chm., C. D. Ware, J. G Darracott, James Rollins, D. L. Saunders, J. Lamar Moore. Welcome and fellowship - Charles Moss, chm.. Hazel Bum Gardner. Craig Falls, G. P. A1 dridge and Rev. P. L. Shore, Jr. Committees which win work under Jacob Cooper, second vice president, include: Reception and sick C. P Barry, chm.. Rev. P. L. Shore, Jr.. William Houser, and John Lewis. Ways and means ? J. W. Web ster, cnm.. Dan Huffstctler E. E Marlowe, George Houser, Hilton Ruth. Health ? Safety and Welfare Hugh A. Logan, Jr., chm.. A. C Dellinger, Paul Howard. Bulletin and publicity - Jack White, chm.. Martin Harmon Sam Stalllngs, Jr. Attendance ? J, G. Darracott. chm.. Denver King, Richard Bar nette. Gene Patterson. Hal S Plonk. J. H. Rudisfll. Jr. Committees to work under Dr. Nathan Reed, third vice-president include: Finance ? Joe Hendrick. chm.! C. P. Barry, J. C. McKinney. Clarence Jolly. Sight conservation ? T. W. Grayson. chm.,?Dr. Nathan Reed. Warren Reynolds, Paul McGinnis. Lions extension ? W. K. Mau ney, Jr., Chm., Clyde Whetstlne, Dr. D. M. Morrison. Citizenship ? J. E. Rhea, chm., Charles Warlick, Jacob ' Cooper, E. K. Whitener, Johnny Kerns. Food Horace Hord, chm., Sam Weir, Fred Dixon, Hubert Aderholdt. Music ? Leonard Smith, chm., Paul King, Gene Timms. Three Possible Tracts Listed By Committee Members of the majority, of school . ommitteps concerned met at Grovcr school Monday night and continued discussion on the proposal to consolidate. Principal action of the croup was to instruct the site commit tee, which includes Fred Plonk, Kings Mountain, W. B. Harry, Grover, and J. C. Randfe, Beth ware, to obtain options on possi ble sites for, an area high school which would serve Kings Moun tain, Grover, and Bethware high school populations. The option instruction follow, ed a report of the committee, gi ven by Mr. Plonk, which listed three possible sites, all with suf ficient acreage, for a high school plant. The three were: 1) a site on York. Road near the proposed Highway 29 by-pass- 2) a tract off Shelby road, beh'.na Blalock's Park-Inn; 3) a tract of the form er Lee Herndon property on the old Grover Road. Mr,. Harry, who also served as chairman of the Monday night meeting, said suggestions as to other sites would be much ap preciated toy the site committee. Otherwise, the meeting wtis largely routine. Representatives were present from Grover, Beth ware, the Cleveland County 3oard of, Education, and Kings Mountain. B. N. Barnes, Kings Mountain district superintendent, reported that information on procedure for consolidating the several dis tricts had not yet been received I from Raleigh. I The c?mmittee? will meet &? gain at Bethware school on July 21 at 8 p. m. Hit-Run Driver Is Bound Over Grady Brown, 26 ? year ? old Kings Mountain . Negro, was bound over to Superior Court on charges of hit-and-run driving in a preliminary, hearing Monday before Judge Jack H. White hi Kings Mountain Recorder's court. The two-car accident, which oc curred about 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon on Highway 161 just inside the Kings Mountain city ; > i.ij* red three persons and .. one other. On ;? second, count of driving while under the influence of in toxicants. Bro<vn was. sentenced to serve one-year on the roads'. He did not give .notice of appeal, j Bond of $1,000 was set on the hit-and-run driving count, and de fendant did not make bond. He was Jailed Tuesday morning. Calvin Williams. Gaston Coun ty resident, was driver of the wrecked car. Brown .was driving a '39 Chevrolet with six other pas sengers in the car. Other passengers in 'he Wil liams Ford and the Packard, driv- j en by John Belcher, preceed- 1 ing Williams' car, were Margaret j Brakefield, Ben C. Hayes. Edna : Williams, and John Brakefield. They told virtually the same ac- I count of the accident, saying it j occurred when the car driven by Brown passed the Williams vehi ' cle. Occupants of Brown's car were drinking, they said. The de fendant did not stop after hitting the car. Williams' car was a total loss, and the right rear fender of Brown's vehicle was damaged. Also testifying in the case were City Police Officers, H. L. Glad den, B. P. Cooke, and Chief Hugh A. Logan. Jr., who made the in vestigation. Other cases heard in tap Mon day session included: Jimmy Gunnells. charged with driving without an operator's li cense, was sentenced to 30-days work on the roads suspended up on payment of a fine and costs of court. . i Nolle Prosse was taken by the state in a casa against Jack Smith, who was charged with destroying personal property. Olivia Sarratt, Negress, receiv ed a 30-day suspended sentence on charges of assault on Martha Hughes. Negress. Court ordered that the warrant, charging the defendant with assault with in tent to kill, changed to simple assault, as evidence \yas not pro duced to clarify grounds of an attempt. One defendant was found guilty of public drunkenness. MINISTER ? Rev. J. W. Phillips, soon to become pastor of Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist chur ch at High Point, will deliver the Sunday night union service ser mon at Boyce Memorial ARP church as special guest minister. Phillips Union Service Speaker Rev. J. W. Phillips, who will complete a seven-year pastorate of First Wesleyan Methodist church on August 2, will deliver the city's union service sermon Sunday evening at Boyce Memo rial ARP church at 8 o'clock. < Announcement was made by the pastor, Rev. W. L..Pressly, who said Mr. Phillips will be the guest minister for the five par ticipating churches. Mr.. Phillips Is a former president of the clVy's ministerial association and has been active in civic affairs, as well as religious work. He will begin his new pastor ate at High Point on August 9. Rev. Mr. Phillips came to Kings Mountain from Altavista, Va., in 1946, after previously serving churches in Jamestown and Hen dersonville During his pastorate here the church membership has more than doubled, and Sunday school enrollment has increased substantially. In addition, im provements to the church plant, included Installation of a cen tral heating system, erection of an educational building, remod eling of the church auditorium, and addition of new art glass windows. He served for two years as chairman of the Kings Mountain Boy Scout district and is 3 form er county vice-chairman ,of the Pieil m??nt ( "m i nil Plott Starting Development E. T. I'-Jott. Kings' Mountain realtor an/1 bulkier, said i-his week he is beginning construction of a new $100. GOO residential develop ment on Rhodes avenue, off Lin wood Road. i Mr. Plott said the residences1 will be four and five-room homes, j some of brick and sonic of frame construction. He added that pur- j chase terms would ar'iou .mini- ! mum flown payments of $3.>0 to $700. with the contract tii iwn fot ! one to 125 years. ' at the* option of the purchaser Mr. Plott said he has cmstfyet erl about (><1 ito.nes in Kinrjs Moun tain since he entered the btulding business in 1919 Building & Loan Changes Charier Shareholders of Kings Moun tain Building & Loan association adopted a new charter at a spe cial meeting Tuesday night. Majority of the changes were minor and technical in nature. Including change of a provision which limited the association from issuing more than $1,000 000 in stock. Under the change, the association may issue unlim^ jted amounts. Another change increased the! board of directors from ten to twelve members. The sharehold ers elected as the eleventh direc tor B H. Bridges. Jr., and left vacant for the time being the other directorship. Following the meeting, the ; board of directors, also in a tech-H nlcal action, promoted Mr. Brid ges to the position of secretary- i treasurer, and elevated J. C. Lac key to the position of vice-presi dent and general manager President W. K- Mauney pre sided Over the two sessions. Nurse's Home Furnishings Bids Accepted ;<? ? <>utlt\ b Mi'.l of hospital tiusuvs accepted hiiN totaling $.1 i ?? ' urn isiiin.: the nur s lion ' kings .M rinlain hos p.' if. .1 i-i.t! : -ocl Wed afternoon. In session at tlu* hospital here, the tmsteo.; accept.' | 1 < ?\y l-espon sible In : , i i. ,,| f >ui . itego ? i :? s of ?<) at is fnHoW.s; I'm i ...nit furniture ; 1 ?< V Home n.l Supply, o 1 sh?'iii;? .. r.. Km- bedroom furniture, Win clifstiM Sim' 1 1 .apply, of Char lotto, SLVHl For Irn.etj (.Quality Textiles, Greenville, S C,. $192.70. For housekeeping anil janitori al supplies .1 II. Anderson Com pany. Raleigh. $252.15. Robert Mom r. hosp'tal admin istrator, told the board that the nurse's home is virtually com pleted. with painting now under way. and lie said lie anticipated the home would he available for occupancy by September 1 at the latest. R. J. Rucker, of Shelby, acted as chairman at the meeting. Legion To Rent Part Ol Building Regular monthly meeting of Otis D. Gren Post 155, the Ameri can Legion, was held last Fri day night at the Legion Hall. Members present made a con tribution to bo presented to Gene Steffy, World War- H veteran, who suffered a disabling accident at his home several months ago. Members also agreed to allow club privileges to members sign ed before the off Ma I year begin* and John Gladden, membership officer, reported 15 members sig ned for 1954. The post also agreed to rent the old part of the building and voted to secure a lease contract with the rentor, D. R. Mauney of Cherryville. on the best terms for the good of the organization, Commander C. E. Warllek pre sided and Mr. Gladden offered opening and closing prayer*. Seventeen members were present The post approved an executive committee proposal to try to bor row sufficient funds to pay all current outstanding debts from mortgage holder J. Bun Patter son. S Harmon Property Bid Now $7,535 M L. Harmon, Sr. was hig^ bidder Saturday at the second commissioner's te sale of the T N. Harmon Estate property al lite corner of Battleground ave nue and Falls street. Ills hid of $7.3.V> topped other bids- p]ac,e<l hy B. L>. Rarterret and M. D. Phifer. The ? sale will remain opet ?through July 21. Should the hl? bid lie raised by the legally t ^ quired five percent, the property will be auctioned again Bethware Resumes Classes Monday j?choo! bolls toll again Mondaj for Bethware school pupils] v ho will begin an eight-weed summer term, along with maJoriJ ty of the other rural schoir- ohfli dren of the county. Not opening for the summer split term are Park Grace school and (Jrover school. C rover aban rlom .1 the split term alter patrons disapproved it ii< i special clecrl lion. Bethware Principal J. II. P.uiil-J silt, Jr.. said everything is in rea diness for the beginning of the new term, with a~ full faculty.. Baker Injured Frid< _ In Motorcycle Crash' Philip Baker. Kings Mountain dental technician, is receiving treatment in Gaston ? Memorial hospital for injuries sustained In a motorcycle accident Friday night-. Mr. Baker sustained brokenl ribs, several broken hones, and! lacerations in the accident, which! occurred as he was returnir from drama rehearsal at K'ngs| Mountain National Military Park.| He was transferred from Kings Mountain hospital Sunday. Hli condition was improved Wednes day. ?< LODGE MEETING An emergent communication for work in the third degree ] has been called for Monday, July 20, at 7:30 p. m.,. at th? Masonic Lodge according to announcement by Joe McDan iel. secretary of Fairvtew Lod ge No. 339. A. F & A. M