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mmmm: - *? ? "t ?'%'? "'S ' ? ? ? City Limits Population Trading Ax?a ?H ? NO. 30 . 7.206 1&000 Established 1089 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday. July 23, 1953 Sixty-Third Y?r 14 P a g e s T oday PRICE FIVE CENTS - ?i r ?vf S* 1 . Slater Firm Now Building Addition Local News Bulletins TO SPEAK ? .Miss Ann Worthy Johnson, Red Cross field representative from the Atlanta regional of fice, will be at City Hall Mon day at 8:00 p. m. to make a talk to Bloodmobile committee memfbers and all other persons interested in the project. JAYCEES The Kings fountain Junior Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Red Cross Blood - mobile Drive scheduled for July 31. All members are urg ed to sign as many contribu tors as possible. WOMAN'S CLUB Mrs. J. M. Cooper is the new house chairman for the Wo man's Club succeeding Mrs. I. G. Patterson, retiring president who had fe^en handling the house rental.'<Per?ons or orga nizations wishing to use the club house on specified occa sio ml may contact Mrs. Cooper at Telephone No. 310. ' LIONS meeting; wiTF wnost to members of the Kings Mountain Lions club for a picnic supper on Tuesday night at 7:15, according to an nouncement by W. L. Plonk, program chairman. GROCERY SOLD Buford Ware has purchased the grocery business on Oak Grove Road,' formerly opera ted by Boyles Cash Grocery, Willard Boyles. former owner of the business, has announc ed. UNION SERVICE Sunday night's union service for five city congregations will ?bf held at Resurrection Luth eran church with James D. Newsome, summer supply pas tor at First Presbyterian chur ch, delivering the message at 8 o'clock. WOUNDED Cpl. James E. Lary, son of ?Mrs. Minnie L. McLain of route 3, has been reported wounded in U. S. casualty list No. 861 from the Korean war front He la one of eight /forth Carolinians listed among the Army wounded on the list, and no detail ? of the action in which he was injured were gi ven. HOMECOMING Homecoming will be observ ed at Grace Methodist church - Sunday. A ?>fcnlc lunch will be spread at 12:30 with special singing to begin at 2 o'clock. The public is invited to come and bring well filled baskets, Rev. C. L. Grant, the pastor, said. METER RECEIPTS A total of $116.11 was collec ted from the city's parking me ters Wednesday morning, ac cording to a report from the city treasurer's office. Bridges Hoy Ask $500,080 Bond Vole Mayor Otoe Bridges In formally ir.?iit1oii?d a bead election again to the city board of cpmmlsstonors last week, this time indicating bo may ask thou to call an elec tion on issaanoo of a half-mil lion dollars for a eailoty of Manufacturer Is Expanding Plant Capacity Work is underway on a $30,000 addition to Slater Brothers Kings Mountain plant, according to an nouncement this week by C. W. Cradic, superintendent. The Slater firm, which current ly employs approximately 70 per sons in the production of drapery materials, novelty plush, and pow der material, hopes to occupy the new addition by autumn. Mr. Cradic said the addition would be used to house three warping machines, one for rayon and two for cotton, and one beam ing frame. The addition will in crease the number of Slater em ployees to approximately 100 for a three-shift operation. The building will be of- brick and concrete block construction, 70 feet by 141 feet. Slater Brothers also operates a plant at Double Shoals. Its home office is at Patterson, N. J. Floyd Jackson Dies In Wreck s Floyd Edward Jackson, 21 year-old Kings Mountain man, died in a Gaffney h6spital Friday" at 7 p. m. as the result of inju ries sustained in an auto-truck collision near Blacksburg about one-half hour earlier. Earl H. Giles of Gaffney, driver of the truck, his son, Jerry, and another boy, riding in the truck, received minor injuries. Jackson, who had served with the Armed Forces for three years, had seen overseas duty in Ger many and was released to inac tive, status three months ago. Born August 24, 1931 in Chero kee county, he was the son of Marion and Anna Childers Jack son, who live in the Park Yarn Mill community here. .He was employed by a Gastonia textile plant. Military funeral rites were con ducted Sunday at 3 p. m. from Canaan Methodist church, near Smyrna, S. C. Rev. Paul Lan drum, the pastor, Rev. P. D. Pa trick, pastor of First Presbyteri an church, and Rev. Clay Chil ders, pastor of Park Yarn Na zarene church, officiated. Interment was In the church cemetery. Surviving In addition to the pa rents are three brothers, Frank Jackson, of Kings Mountain, and George and Stonewall Jackson, both of the home, and three sis ters, Mrs. Jeanette FrUbee, Mrs. Carrie Almond, both of Kings Mountain, and Miss Vangie Jack son, of the home. Serving as active pallbearer* were Delbert Jackson, Garland Jackson, Howard Jackson, Floyd "Gibb" Jackson, L. A. Sellers, George W. Sellers. Ray Childers, and James Childers. RESIGNS ? Rev. Vance Daniel, pastor of Resurrection Lutheran church, has resigned effective October 1. He is accepting a new mission pastorate at Decatur, Ga. Pastorate Here Rev. Vance Daniel, pastor of Resurrection Lutheran church, has resigned effective October 1, he Informed the fchurch council last Thursday evening and the congregation at Sunday morning services. Rev. Mr. Daniel said he is re signing in order to go to Decatur, Ga., where he will serve as pastor to another mission church. Mr.' D*niel, first ; pastor of the Resurrection church, helped to or ganize the Kings Mountain church. He came here on January 29, 1951, and first conducted ser vices in West school auditorium. Since, the church has constructed a handsome plant in Crescent Hill and now numbers about 125 members. Mr. Daniel is a specialist in mission work, having previously organized Trinity Lutheran church, Sianford, and Messiah Lu theran church, Salisbury. During his tenure here, Mr. Daniel has been active In Red Cross work, having served aS blood program chairman of the Kings Mountain chapter. Harmon Property Bid Is Haised _____ The T. N. Harmon property at the corner of Battleground ave nue and Falls street will be re sold for the third time on August 8, following a raise of the previ ous high bid to $7,911.75. The bidding for the August 8 re-sale will start at that figure, bid made Monday by B. D. Rat terree, Kings Mountain realtor. M. L. Harmon was the previ ous high bidder, having had the top bid of $7,535 at the July 11 re-sale. The sale is officially announced by Martin L. Harmon, Jr., com missioner, in a legal notice' ap pearing in today's edition of the Herald. Henry Writes Contractor Walker Curb-and-Outtei Work Won't Pass Tom Henry, the city's superin ten dent of publlcworks, has no tified O. O, Walker that the curb and- gutter work on. Watt Gold street is unsatisfactory and has demanded that some of the con crete be re-poured. V= Mr. Henry set forth his com plaints and demands in a letter dated July 16 and rrfad to the city board of commissioners at their meeting on the same day. Mr. Henry told the commission ers that J. D. Hord, foreman, had declined completely to accept sug gestions when Henry was check ing on" the construction. Henry sai4;fi|e job showed sowy work, msnship throughout, that the con crete woufd crack in winter, gnd .that the Job was short on the re quired concrete yardage* Mr. VVsIker was awarded the contract for the curb-and- gutter job on 16w bid of 93.10&9S on June 19. Following is the text of the rienry letler. >- y It is with regret that I m&st take these steps to officially in form you that the curb and gutter Installations on Gold st. between Sim's st. and Juniper at. Is of very poor workmanship. There are many jte*r>8 that must be correct ed to my satisfaction, my being responsible to the taxpayers of the City of Kings Mountain uvsee I that all phases of the work Is; done as specified. The first pre requisite for harmonious working conditions with any authority is respect for his request. They should be carried out so that they dp. not have toJ?e made an order. representative on tMa Job has 4fcot yet learned this alter ,ht* many year* ot experience In this line of work. There is not a distance between any two stations of this curb and gutter that will meet the specifications in all re m ^ ?a. ,ln? ? ? a-. - * specis. i nere are a?trrepencips either to thickness, grade, align ment, finish, tooling, curving, testing -strength, nperatfon for expansions, driveway width, radi CtmtimuAd On Pag* Might Clean-Up Week Begins Thursday Citizens Asked To Cooperate In Program The city board of commission ers has designated the forthcom ing week ? Thursday, July 23 through Thursday, July 30 ? as city-wide Clean-up Week and is asking all citizens to cooperate in improving the sanitation and appearance of the city. The city is spending about $250 to $300 as its part in the clean-up effort to employ an airplane spraying service to spray all streams flowing through the city. Max Mullis, of York, S. C? has been employed to do the spraying In an effort to rid the city of a seemingly large mos quito and fly population. He Will also spray the city dump off York Road. Mayor Glee A. Bridges, in a statement this week, asked Kings Mountain citizens to cooperate by removing rubbish from their pre mises, cleaning ^ vacant lots, and spraying insect - breeding spots on their own property. He point ed out that city ordinances, re quire the regular cleaning of va cant lots and added that citizens who cannot otherwise clean their lots may obtain mowing service from the city for approximate cost of $3.50 per hour. - ,:T? make ?h? city ciean-up campaign effective, everyone must cooperate," Mayor Bridges said. "No matter how much ef fort the city expends, or some in dividuals expend, the job won't be well-done unless everyone par ticipates, "There's no reason to prevent Kings Mountain from being the i most clean, most healthful com munity in the *vhole area." , Mayor Bridges said the polio epidemic in nearby counties fo cuses attention on the need for the clcan up effort here. Schools Employ Five Teachers I ^ . I Four new teachers were elected j at the regular monthly meeting [ of Kings Mountain district board of school trustees. Mew teachers elected were:M^ Miss Jo Ann Easley, of Greens boro, elementary teacher. Miss Dorothy Hollis Lachmund, of Blacksburg, S. C? high school English. Mrs. Betty Kendrick, of Ellen boro, primary. Mr*. Elizabeth Lael Morrison, of Kings Mountain, elementary. Mrs. Erma W. Thomson, who ! had considered retiring, was re elected principal of East school. | The board voted to construct ! a cafeteria on the southeast cor ner at West Elementary school and to convert the old cafeteria and kitchen to two classrooms after viewing revised plans for the construction. Mr. Barnes reported that the sta a board of education building planning committee had reccom mended the changes when he met with the group in Raleigh on July 13. , V. W. Breeze, Shelby architect, , and Mr. Holland of his staff, met . with the board and presented his | revised plans. In reference to the East Ele mentary school building plana, Mr. Barnes also reported that the j itate committee suggested sever al changes in the plans submitted , and that J. L. Beam, Cherryville architect, fs at work on a revised [ me*: 't Mr. Barnes also exported all dwellings removed fr6m the con struction site of the new Negro elementary school bat that the ne?r site had not been feljy Clear ed pi dwellings. CulilBuination prof-eedings have not been Tk? , board !? plans on the new prior to totting construction. Chairman A. W. sided and Trustees and Fred W. Plonk for the meeting. /i BLOOD CHAIRMAN- _ Dr. p. G. Padgett, above, has been ap pointed blood program chair man for the Kings Mountain Red Cross chapter for the year which began July 1. Padgett To Head Blood Program Dr. P. G. Padgett, Kings Moun tain physician, will head the Red Cross chapter blood program as chairman for the year which be gan July 1, Announcement of the appoint ment was raa<tat Oy chapter offi cials this ? Hoyle D. (Snooks) McDaniel was appointed public informa tion chairman for the blood pro gram and the chapter and Carl F. Mauney was named blood do nor recruitment chairman. Dr. Padgett succeeds as blood chairman Rev. Vance Daniel. Bloodmobile Here July 31st A bloodmobile visit is scheduled for July 31 at the Woman's Club j House on East Mountain street from 11 a. m. to 5 p. m. "All citizens are urged to come I out and give a pint of blood which is sorely needed for our fighting ! men in Korea and also to be used in conjunction with the gamma globulin campaign which is under way fighting the polio epidemic," Dr. D. G. Padgett, new bloodmo bile chairman said yesterday. All persons who do not have transportation to the blood center can get transportation by calling Plonk Motor Company (138), Vic tory Chevrolet Company (49), Marlowe's, Inc. (1010) or Dean Bulck Company (330). Names of citizens who have contributed as much as one gal | Ion of blood were given by Snooks McDaniel, new public in formation chairman. They are Miss Winifred Fulton, Yates Harbison, Furman Wilson, Dr. O. P. Lewis. Troy Wright, Hood Wat terson,.Dr. D. F. Hord, Lawrence Lovell, David >0. McDaniel, and Fletcher Wright. Several other citizens need only one pint to become members of the gallon club, he added, many of them new citizens who donated at prior residences. "If there are others whom we have not listed, please contact the Red Cross office and give them your name so the list will be kept complete," Mr. McDaniel said. "Help make this list grow by ma king your contribution now," he urged. Mr. McDaniel also pointed out J.at Kings Mountain hospital us ed 48 pints of blood for its pa tients during June. In addition to supplying whole blood and Its serlvltlves, the Red Cross supplies donors where fresh blood Is needed. "We need local donors right now for Mr. Hutchlns, whb mUst have blood less than 12 hours old In order to combat a disease. Per son* desiring to hav? their names placed on the donor roll are In vited to contact the Kings Moun tain Red Cross office at City Hall," he continued. , Carl F. Mauney, new recruiting chairman, announced that the Ju nior Chamber ? t Commerce is sponsoring the July 31 visit and urged all citizens to make an ap pointment with a member of the club or with the Red Cross office to donate a pint of Wood, ft 2? > < Board Passes Budget. Sets Poll, Tax Rates The city hoard of commission ers held a bu?v session last Thursday night> as they formal ly adopted a $427,302.50 budget set the tax rate for the current year at $1.30 per ?100 valuation and the poll tax at ?2. No change w.*?> made in the budget and tax rate figures adopt, ed tentatively last month. oTJ'.e b?*rd. on suggestion of Building Inspector J. W. WVj.stor also voted Jo up the scale of build ' ing permit charges, from a maxi sunrlw Kfln^,donars to 51 nor ! 51, (XX) of building cost, and order ed torn down two shacks at the F?r,n?r Kirffc and Cansler street which had been previously con demned. The derelict shacks are owned by Mrs. Foster Love of New York. ? In other actions, the board vot ed to buy at $1,648 an air com pressor which It has been usine for several months on a rental purchase option arrangement from North Carolina Equipment Company, and invited bids on motor grader and police car. The bbard also asked bids on a used I far ley . Davidson motorcycle which it wishes to sell. On recommendation of JIunter Allen, superintendent of the pow er department, the board invited bids on re-placement of power lines from the Duke substation thf? cl*y ? distribution system. Mr. Allen explained that all the wires were overloaded and, in addition, were on one pole He ,d damage to the particular pole could mean a power black days th? Wh?le ?ity for several The board also: II Authorized refund of $149 52 to Tom Strickland and T. F. ridges for pipe they purchased to install a water line. The pre vious administration had made the refund arrangement 2) Voted to join the National Safety council at dues of $25 nor annum. 3> Agreed to pay George Pat- | t'Mson. of Shelby. $32.75 per' month for his service in main- i taming the city's radio equipment ! Mr. Patterson appeared before I the board and told the members , he could not continue to do the work at $28.75 per month 4) Referred to City Attorney J r? tTV'/f f?r, checkinB a Plea of Gus Huffstetler, now a city police man. that city taxes for several prior years were assessed in er- ' ror. Mr, Huffstetler claims he I lived ? outside the city limits at i the time and that a cab he owned i was not subject' to the citv'a nro- 1 perty tax. 5) Voted to supply power for operating a paper baler to J C Clary, provided Mr. Clary guar anteed to use the service for a minimum of on<i year. 6) Cut the pay of Tax Super visor Clarence E. Carpenter by L P?1" month. Commissioner Harold Phillips, who made the motion, explained that the action was taken to make salaries of all department heads the same at ?325 per month. J> v?ted wage increases to cer tain hourly rated and weekly paid employees, and a raise of *100 per annum to George Moss water plant operator. 8) Voted regu:a. policeman's pay status to Everette Bridges, police department desk sergeant. Mr. Bridges will receive $189.50 per month and regular Incre ments based on tenure. He had previously received $175 per month, with no provision for in creases. 9) Tabled suggestion of Chief of Police Hugh Logan to up the pay scale of the police depart ment. s 10) Tabled for Investigation a request by D. C. Mauney that the Conttnued On Page Bight Battle Drama Cast Ready For Opening PUBLICIST ? Alan Phillips has spent the last two months hand ling publicity, as well as other work, for the Kings Mountain Little Theatre'*! 19S3 production of "Sword of Gideon," which opens Thursday night for a 12' performance season at the Na tional Military Park. Plonk School " Program Snnday The Plonk School of Creative Arts, of Ashevllle, will give a program of Bible readings and music at the 11 o'clock service hour on Sunday morning at Res-, sGrreetlon Lutheran church. It' was announced this week by the Rev. Vance Daniel, pastor. The readings will, include the Miracles of Jesus Christ, taken from the Gospel of St. Mark. Other readings will, be taken from Knhil Gibran's ."Jesus, the Son of Man". Featured soloist at the program will l>e Alice Burnet te, soprano, who for the past three years has been a student of voice at the Manne's School, New York. Chor al selections will include Stanley Dickson's "Thanks Be# to God" and "In the Night Christ Came Walking". The Plonk School was founded, and is operated by, two Kings Mountain natives. Dr. Laura Plonk, who is director of the school, and Dr. Lillian Plonk, as sistant director. M Hospital Board Elects Yelton Paris Yelton, of Shelby, was elected chairman of the county's hospital board of trustees at the annual organization meeting held at Brackett's Cedar Park on July 15. C. F. Harry, of Grover, was elected vice-chairman of the board. Mr. Yelton succeeds C, C. Horn, of Shelby, and Mr. Harry suc ceeds Hunter Neisler, of Kings Mountain. Both Mr. Horn and Mr. Neisler have completed three year terms on the board. C. D. Blanton was re-elected treasurer of the Kings Mountain unit. KIWANIS PROGRAM Hugh Wells, Shelby attorney, will address members of the Kings Mountain Klwanls club Thursday night at their regu lar meeting at Masonic Dining hall at 6:45. Members of the Klwanls Little L-eague te^m will be special guests a* '.r.e meeting. Third Set (M Twins Born Friday To Woman Of 26 At Hospital Here A 26-year oid mother gave birth to a third set of twins'and her eighth child at Kings Mountain hospital last Friday night. !.. Mrs. Ray Owens, native of Kings Mountain, now living In McAdenviile. and her twirj sons were reported "doing fine" by hoapital autha/itles Wednesday morning. ? The twins, born about 8:30 Fri day night, weighed three pounds each, with Dr. P. Q. Padgett at the attending physician. The former Miss Bonnie Heav ner, Mra. Owens is the daughter of Mr*. Minnie. Heavner of Kings Mountain, and the late F. F. Hea vier. Her husband, Ray Owens, is a native of Rutherford county. "Twins are common In both families." Mrs. Owens said. The Owens' first set of twins, who died shortly after birth, were bom in 1947. A second set, girls, were born In 1949. One died 24 hours after birth, but the other, Sherry Lee, was four years old on June 34. Other children in the family in elude Baxter Roger, eight, and Kathy Diane, two. 12 Performances Are Scheduled At Amphitheatre Officials of the Kings Moun tain Little Thorn re watched the Clouds and hoped for drying skfes yesterday as they prepared for Thursday's 1953 opening of "Sword of Gideon", the outdoor historical drarr.a commemorating the Battle of Kings Mountain. Alan Phillips, publicist for the drama, said Wednesday that everything is in readiness for the opening, with ticket sales in creasing considerably during the past week. ? Mr. Phillips predicted that, with good weather, the opening will attract a capacity audience. Florette Henri's drama is writ ten against the background of the ? October 7, 1780, Battle of Tickets for "Sword of Gid eon" are on sale daily untU 5:30 at the Kings Mountain Little Tboatre office, 510 E. King street On performance. - nights, the boxoffiee at the ' military park amphitheatre o pens at 6 o'clock, AdxqUsiOB prices are: reserved seats, 12; * General ad amission, 11.20, aqd children, 60 cents. Kings Mountain which turned the tide of the Revolutionary War against Great BvMata. The story involves as the hero Reece Mo Dermptt, a patriot, and a half (breed mountain girl, Sally, Intri gue and the continuing rift be tween neighbors, which included both Tory and Whig, form the drama of the story. Lead roles are played by R. G. Plonk, Jr..' as the rangy McDer mott, and Jean Cash, ys the pret ty Sally, Both are newcomers to the cast. A Nick Moss, of Kings Mountain and New York, is director of the ?production. "v. Rehearsals have been under way nightly at the amphitheatre of Kings Mountain National Mili tary park, erected virtually at the site of the famous military engagement. Performance dates are July 23, 24 , 25, 30. 31. and August 1. 6, 7, 8, 13, M. 15. Armed Forces Exams Given 17 Wednesday Seventeen Cleveland county men underwent physical examl nation at the Charlotte induction center Wednesday to determine their fitness for duty in the arm ed forces. The Cleveland county oard has a call for 15 men for Indue tion on August 3, and a call for 40 men for pre- Induction physical ' examinations on August 17. Blackburn Tiad Re-Sale August 1 Commissioner's resale of the property of the late W. L. Black burn has been set for August 1 at 10 a. m. at the site In Grover. The bidding will begin at $8,400 on the large block of property, which Includes a dwelling and several outbuildings. Resale was necessiatated by a five per cent increase of the original bid by J. B. Ellis. Glenn Roundtree was the high bidder at $8,000 at the first com missioner's. sale. G. S. Blackburn is the commis sioner. * i - -- ? i Merchants Picnic Set For August 12 The annual Kings Mountain Merchants association employer employee picnic will be held Wednesday, August 12, at Lake Montonla. It was announced this week by Yates HaTblson, chair man of the committee on ar rangements. Mr. Harbison said Red Bridges' would serve a barbecue dinner, 1 and he suggested that association members and their employees make plans no^ to attend the an nual outing.