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(1945 Battoa Board Flffuiw)
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VOL 63 NO. 47
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Kings Mountain's RELIABLE Newspaper
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, November 19, 1953
14
Pages
Today
Sixty-Third Year.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MAYOR Burs JAYCEE LAWN MARKER ? Mayor Glee A. Bridges
is shown above purchasing a Jaycee reflectorized lawn house num
ber marker from K. E. (Red) Morrison, left, project chairman, as
the project was begun this week. The markers sell for S2.98 and 75
cents of the purchase price goes directly to the Damon Runyon Can
cer Fund. (Photo by Carlisle Studio.)
Local News
Bulletins
SUFFERS ATTACK
S. P. Grissom, father of Neal
Grissom of Kings Mountain,
suffered a heart attack last
Sunday and is a patient at
Gaston Memorial hospital in
Gastonia. (Mr. Grlssom's condi
tion Wednesday was reported
as critical. <
WHEEL CHAIR
Kings Mountain firemen
were responsible for a gift of
a new Wheel chair to Will A
dams, Negro, TO, son of Nancy
Adams, who has been an in
valid for a number of years.
The chair was. delivered Tues
day, November 10.
THREE FIRES
City firemen, answered three
calls last week, according to
report of C. D. Ware, fireman..
On Saturday afternoon there
were two grass fires exting
uished, one on Gold street and
one on E. King street. Sunday
afternoon a grass fire was ex
tinguished on Morris street.
No damage was reported.
TO CHERRYV1LLE
H. Y. Ballard, former Park
Yarn Mills superintendent, has
accepted a position with
Rhyne-Houser Mills, according
to information received here.
Mr. Ballard, since leaving
Kings Mountain, has been af
filiated with a Belmont textile
firm. The Ba)lard family is re
siding in Oherryville at 113 E.
First street
LIONS MEETING
Members of the Kings Moun
tain {Lions club will see a mo
tion picture at their meeting '
Tuesday night devoted to pub
lic education, on a program ar
ranged toy the publicity com
mittee of the Kings Mountain
Education association unit
The club meets at Masonic
Dining Hall at 7 o'clock.
Chnzch Calls
Rev. R. D. Fritz
Resurrection Lutheran church
has extended a call to Rev. R.
Douglas Fritz, of Hildebrand, to
accept its vacant pastorate.
. While the call ha* not been for
mally accepted, members of the
pulpit committee said Mr. Fritz*
acceptance is anticipated momen
tarily. ,
The Resurrection pulpit has
been vacant since the depasture
of Rev. Vance Daniel, the
church's first -minister, who left
< )cl ober 1 for
Members of thte pulpit commit
tee include Paul McGinnls, E. K.
Whltener, Fred Plonk, Dorus Ben
nett* John Caveny and Rufus
City Is Readying
For Thanksgiving
/jjhe city Is ready
Thanksgiving this week, with
churtfbe* preparing special ser
ikM housewives maUog tar- -
toy reeervottons and checking
an fruit supplies, and others
looking lorweud fee the annual
to dt
x ne signs we ar
? ..?g are worth the purchas*
price," K, E (Red) Morrison,
chairman ol the Jaycee commit
ee stated this week.
"The signs are very pleasing
\ the daytime and reflect bril
intly in car headlights at
ght, enabling persons looking
? your home to find it easily,"
added.
'he lawn signs will he avail
> from - iber of the
Commerce,
orders w"1
or Pint
a week-long se
ot morning and evening re
vival services at Temple Baptist
church on Sunday morning at 11
o'clock.
Announcement of thte revival
was made by Rev. David Morris,
pastor of Temple church, who
said that services will be held
each evening at 7:30 p. m. and,
beginning Monday, each morning
at 9:30 a. m.
The series is being sponsored
by thte Young Men's Cla??
Grigg, Jr., tear*"
>n ??"**" "
laycees Selling
Lite-A-Lawn
House Markers
Kings Mount* ?- "
gan a *"
Kings Mountain Jaycees be- 1
gan a project this week of sell
ing reflectorized lawn markers,
with the slogan "Lite-a-Lawn ?
Bring Cancer Out of the Dark" 1
tying thte effort in with the na
tional organization and the Da- 1
mon Runyon Cancer Fund.
The signs sell for $2.98, with
75 cents pf the purchase price !
going directly to the Damon
Runyon fund.
I No one is bein^ -
nate ?
or tele
voee mail order blank,
rage 3 Second Section.)
The project is a nation-wide
one being sponsored by Jaycees
all over the United States.
"Be certain you get the "Offi
cial Junior Chamber of Commer
ce Lawn Sign," Chairman Morri
son said. "You can tell it by the
carton it is wrapped in."
Luth
? in ?, "y xn
??jsr
Level ' ,^de E r ' -i
wilt . *?. Jji^l
it. B.
.?or, and will close
^?iurday evening.
."Mr. Luther Is one of our
younger evangelists. Many heard
him when he was here about a
year and one-half ago and I'm
sure they will want to hear him
again. Thoste who have not heard
him should not miss the oppor
tunity," Mr. Grigg said.
Plans were also announced to
open the church nursery ??o>*
evening for the services and pe,
ions desiring transportation t
the church are urged to call anj
of these phonte numbers for rides:
970-W, 304-J, 1047 -J, 564J, or
1073J3.
. Mr. Luther is pastor St the
jPlne Level Baptist church. '
Junior Chamber
Is Conducting
Annual Appeal
Kings Mountain Jsycoos will'
be~ln a drive today for funds for
the Kings Mountain school band.
A minimum of $l,500-$2,000 is
needed by the band to make e
quipment repairs and to ir
chase new Instruments, Wilson
Uritfln, chairman of the band
fund drive announced Tuesday
night. ,
Long wlnnfer of high awards in
band playing and marching com
petition, the Kings Mountain
unit , last year added additional
top ratings at the annual state i
contest at Greensboro.
The unit received much praise
for an outstanding performance
during the half of the UNC-No
tre (Dame football game at Cha
pel Hill last Saturday and also
gave annual performance at the
Lenoir Rhyne homecoming game
last month.
The band accompanied the
Kings Mountain football team
on trips to Cherryville and Ru
therford ton this season, and
played for all five home gatnes.
No solicitation for the musical
group was made last year but
funds are badly needed this sea
son.
"Band work definitely helps
build good citizens," Mr. Griffin
said yesterday, "because it tea
ches a student to be a part of the
group ? to harmonize with his
neighbors. We feel that, as In
the past, the citizens of Kings
Mountain are aware of this and
will continue to support the unit
in every way."
Merchants will be solicited toy
Jaycee teams and individual do
nations may be made to any
member of the club. Checks
made payable to the Kings
Mountain School Band, may be
mailed to: Band Fund Drive,
P. O. Box 508, Kings Mountain.
Officers of the Band- Parent
Association this year are Eugene
Roberts, president; Mrs. A. W.
Kincaid, vice-president; Mrs. J.
H. Arthur, secretary; Mrs. W. R
Houser, treasurer; Ollie Harris,
publicity chairman; Sam Weir,
past resident; and Joe Hedden,
director.
Masons To Honor
Past Masters
Past Master's night will be ob
served by Fairview Lodge Num
ber 339, Ancient Free and Accept
ed Masons, at an emergent com
munication on Monday evening
at 7:30 at Masonic Lodge Hall,
according to announcement by
D; ET. Tate, Master.
Mr. Tate said the Fellowcraft
degrfee will be conferred and ask
ed that all Master Masons plan
to attend. ? w
Following the degree work,
Charles K. Pugh, of Gastonia,
wiil recognize past masters.
Past masters planning to at
tend the communication are Dr.
^ PA ^k?r' Dr- J- E- Anthony,
Dr. O. P. Lewis, M. A. Ware, O.
T. Hayes, P. F. Dilling, J. H.
Fl?yd S. A. Crouite, J. E. Hern
K. Crook, C. J. Gault, Jr.r
A, W. Kincaid, and Paul Owens.
Refreshments will be served by
Eastern Star Chapter Number
123.
"Ring Around Elizabeth" Drama
|K Saturday Little Theatre Bill
The Little Theatre will present
It* first play of the season, "Ring
'Around Elizabeth," Saturday
night at 8 o'clock in the Central
school auditorium.
The play is being offered ad
mission-free to the citizens of
Kings Mountain apd surrounding
areas. ? ?/
An hilarious three-act comedy,
"Ring Around Elizabeth," was
presented on Broadway In 1942,
and was an outstanding, success
last summer at the 'Flat Rock
Theatre near Hendetaonville. ,
1 It is a family-type comedy of
fering several eccentric charac
ter* caught up bi a highly- am us
Ing situation. "Considered nelth
m i m 4 Mfflm
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er too high -to row nor low-torow
for anyone, the play should pro
vide . great entertainment for
all," according to Mis* Jean
Cash, director.
Meipfcers of the cast are: Ber
nice Clonlnger as "Elizabeth
Cherry," the fceleagured house
wife whose home contains a
back ? breaking collection of
it>ol)e4 and coeentric relatives:
Dettmt Dixon, as her hustoand
who Isn't too much help
in straightening out the confus
ion; Dr. Bob Baker, as "Hubert
Cherry," her father-in-law who
chases fires; Johnsie Wars, as
"Laurette Styler," her mother
Continued On Page Might
Pumpage Cut, But Water Supply Dwindles
Griffin Chairman |
Of Band Campaign
BAPTIST SPEAKER ? Dr. B. C.
Land will conduct a week's re
vival series beginning Sunday
at First Baptist church. The se
ries will devote its theme to
stewardship.
Land To Conduct
Baptist Revival
Dr. B. C. Land, director of the
Stewardship Evangelism associa
tion, of Jackson, Miss., will be
guest minister at First Baptist
church next week for a series of
stewardship sermons, according
to announcement by the pastor,
Rev. H. Gordon Weekly.
The' opening service will be on
Sunday evening at 7:30.
Plans for a month of special
emphasis upon "Thfc Stewardship
of the Christian" have been form
ulated and carried out by a spe
cial committee known as the ste
wardship committee. L. L. Benson
Is chairman and other members
are A. W. Kincald and W. B. Lo
gan.
The rtevival. is under the spon
sorship of the Mens' Brotherhood,
of which Fred weaver is presi
dent. Tuesday night six cottage
prayer services were held in va
rious homes of the membership
under the direction of Brother
hood members.
Special Stewardship films have
been shown each Sunday night
during the month.
A newly formed budget com
mitted, under the chairmanship
of J. B. Keeter, is studying the
budget and is to report to the
church.
The revival services will be
held each night next week at 7:30
in the church sanctuaiV.
Mrs. McGinnis
Won Treasure ? '
Thirty-one Kings Mountain
merchants collaborating in the
Appreciation Day Treasure Chest
promotion will hold their second'
prize drawing Thursday after
noon at 3:30 at the Firat National
Bank corner, with thb Treasure
Chest total at $147.
Last week's giveaway was
handled in short order by J. C.
Bridges, Merchants association
president.
The first ticket pulled from the
big cage listed the name of Mrs.
Ruby McGinnis, who works at
Sadie Mill and llvtes on Floyd
street, and Mrs. McGinnis was
right on hand to claim her. prize.
The 30 percent ticket gave her
$39 in trade certificates spend
able at any participating firm.
Mrs. McGinnis expressed sur
prised pleasure at being the ini
tial week's winner, but had not
"really thought I would win .
Later on, Mrs. McGinnis invested
a portion of her trade certifi
cates In groceries purchased from
Crawford's Market, while anoth
er portion went to other firms for
othter purposes. ?
rules require a Mj?>.
son to be present to win, commit
ted i* emhoyj. tod
eftaity for pulling several tickets
before finding a winner.
The crowd gathered HfipjV
estimated at be
tween 200 and 390 persons.
Member* of the merchant com
mittee handling the drawing aire
John H. Lewis, chairman, Ross
Alexander, J, B. Keeter, Fred
Halthcox, and Dan Huffstetler.
School Trustees
Argue Auditing
Contract Matter i
Discussion of the annual city
schools audit of local funds and
principals accounts highlighted
the . regular November meeting
of the Kings Mountain district
board of school trustees, held at
Central school Monday at 7:30
p. m.
Mrs. H. E. Lyrtch told the board I
that she wanted a different au
ditor to do' the work "than the
same ohes we've had for the
past 25 years, 1 guess."
The discussion came up ahc
Superintendent B. .N. Barnes told
the board that the state local
government commission had ap
proved a contract with Jano &
Jones for the annual audit.
Plummer F. Jones, CPA who is
associated with George H. Em
ery & Co., Statesvllle, is a part
ner in the new firm, Mr. Barnes
jsaid, and suggested the change.
The board -had voted to con
tract the Emery firm to prepare
the 1952-53 audit at the Septem
ber meeting. "If I had known the
question of letting the audit was
going to come UP. I'd have been
at the meeting," Mrs. Lynch
said, referring to the September
meeting.
The board declined to approve
the Jano & Jones contract. "The
party of the first part should be
the George H. Emery & Co ac
cording to our motion," Trustee
J. R. Davis said.
All members of the hoard were
present cxcept Dr. P.. G. Padgett.
Chairman A. W. Kincaid presid
DEAD ISSUE
Consolidation of Number Four
Township schools into a single
administrative unit is being
considered as a "dead issue"
by members of the Kings
Mountain school board present
Monday night On question
from Superintendent Barnes,
Chairman Kincaid Instructed
him to Include a summary of
the matter be placed in the
minutes to include the 9 to 1
defeat of the matter in the
Bethware district straw ballot
and the refusal of Compact Ne
gro district committeemen to
sign the petition asking the
county school board to call
the election on the issue.
ed.
James Layton, city recreation
director, appeared, before the
board and requested use of the
gymnasium for the department's
basketball program. ' "We will
only use the gym when it isn't
being used for school activities,"
he said.
Mrs. Lynch moved that the
board consider the request, take
it up with the school coaches
and give Mr. Layton an early
answer. Mr.. Davis seconded the
motion, stating that there is ''no
opposition from the school
board."
In other actions, the board vot
ed a supplement of $150 to Miss
Elizabeth Collette to coach the
girl's basketball team for the
season, authorized purchase of
new building insurance on advice
of the architects; authorized pay
ment of $350 to Odessa Shields
for a vacant lot and $300 to CatfT
erine Boyd; and voted to pay O
dessa Shields and Sara Bennett
$50 each for damages.
Mr. Barnes reported on the pro
ject to' improve the lighting in
the primary department at Cen
tral school and the board voted
to erfiploy Marion M. Packard to
do the enginering phase of the
work, -
After the meeting, thte board
visited tha primary department
where Mr. Barnes showed the
work already completed there.
The hall floor had beten sanded
and floors in two of the rooms
have been completed.
Harmon Property
Re-Sale Saturday
Commissioner's re-sale of the
T. N. Harmon Estate property at
the corner of Battleground ave
nue and Falls street will be con
ducted Saturday morning at 10
o'clock at the site.
Bidding will begin at B. D. Rat
tense's high bid of $9,983.13. Fol
lowing the sale, the bidding will
rema'n open for ten days.
The property fronts on three
streets, Cherokee. Falls, and Bat
tleground, and Is 100 feet by 230
Met, and tt is occupied by a two
apartment frame dwelling.
It was first offered for sale
last May and Saturday's will bp
the eighth re-sale of the property.
Martin L. Harmon, Jr., is com
missioner, and Davis and WMte
are attorneys.
School May Buy
Williams Property
Tiustees Visit
Alternate Aiea
Foi Negro Site
The board of school trustees
r.iay purchase a 15-acre tract
from Wray A. Williams to pro
vide sufficient land for its new
Negro elementally plant now un
der construction.
The school board visited the
site Wednesday morning, and J.
R. Davis, Ward 1 trustee, said
later in thte morning that the
board has a verbal option for 60
days to purchase the tract at
$1,000 per acre.
Should the Williams tract be
purchased, the B. D. Ratterree
Estelle Weir Estate property, pre
viously sought by the board,
would not be required. Owners
of the tract have refused to sell
and adjacent property owners
have objected strongly to board
plans for obtaining the tracts via
condemnation action.
School board members first dis
cussed the Williams' property
in full meeting Monday night at
thfeir regular November session.
At that time, discussion indicated
the board would like to buy some
of the Williams property but ac
tually needed only four acres.
Mr. Williams offers 15 acres
minimum.
However, Mr. Davis said Wed
nesday it is possible the city could
use a portion of thfe Williams pro
perty for a proposed Negro re
creation plant, Mayor Glee A.
Bridges has Indicated. Such pur
chase would lower the school's
Investment in site.
Chairman A. W. Kincala re
ported developments In the site
situation since the last meeting
and members of the board pre
sent agreed to visit the Williams
property on Wednesday.
A spokesman for the petition
ers opposing the sale of the Rat
terree-Weir land to the school
said this wfeek that the group was
not protesting the location of the
school building but were against
plans to build a ball park therb.
"We want the school to hold the
line at the creek and not pur
chase any of the Ratterree-Weir
land on our side of the creek," he
said. "Therte is plenty of land on
the other side that is available.
We want the school to go that
way," he added.
Final Location
Oi By-Pass Near
Progress continues toward fi
nal location of the U. S. Highway
29 by-pass, Division Engineer Le
wis B. Peck said Wednesday.
As was indicated following the
public hearing on the Highway
29 by-pass here several wteeks
ago, the changes being mapped
for the by pass are south of the
line as shown on the map origi
nally pasted, enabling the High
way Department to eliminate
crossing major spodumiene de
posits of Foote Mineral Company,
as well as other mineral lands
owned by Charlie Moss, Mr. Peck
said.
Generally the changes antici
pated from the original mapping
are west of Highway 161, Mr.
Peck stated. '
"We're not quitfe ready for any
final statements on the location,"
Mr. Peck said, "but we're close
to it."
It Is still the intention of the
highway department to let con
tracts on the by-pass construc
tion work next spring, he added.
KIWANIS SPEAKER? C. C. Hope,
JrM Charlotte banker, will ad
dress members of the Kings
Mountain KlwanU club at their
meeting Thursday night at 6:45.
Mr. Hope will speak in connec
tion with the state-wide observ
ance ol "Know Your Bank" week.
Banket To Speak
To Kiwanis Club
G. C. Hope, Jr., assistant vice
president of the Union National
Bank, of Charlotte, will address
members of the Kings Mountain
Kiwanis club on Thursday night
at their meeting at Masonic Din
ing Hall at 6:45. m
Mr. Hope will speak to the club
in connection with the state-wide
observance of "Know Your Bank"
Week.
Mr. Hope Joined the Union Na
tional in May 1947 after attend
ing Wake Forest college and the
graduate schools of Harvard uni
versity and Rutgers university
and aftter 30 months active duty
with the navy in the Pacific area
during World War II.
He is currently an assistant
vice-president of the Union Na
tional.
In Charlotte, he is active in
civic and religious affairs, serv
ing with the Chamber of Com
merce, United Appeal, Lions club
and other organizations. He is a
deacon of Charlotte's First Bap
church..
Summers' Unit
Aiding Koreans
Will you help the needy child
ren of Korea?
This mimeographed headline
to an appeal for old clothing
and funds to provide a Christmas
party in ? war-ravaged area of
Korea went out to all members
of the 32nd Engineer Construc
tion Group, recently, and among
the 32nd Engineers helping out
is Lt. Frank A. Summers, of
Kings Mountain.
Lt, Summers forwarded the
mimeofcraphed sheet on to his
father, here, with this penciled
note, "Place now located over
run 4 times by armies. Every
thLng deslroyed."
Mr. Summers, president of the
First National Bank, went to
work with the help of a number
of Kings Mountain retail mer
chants whom he invited to do
nate their shopworn stock they
considered unsalable. "A soiled
collar or faded color won't make
any difference to the cold and
hungry, " was the general theme
of tne Summers request.
Prio; to last Saturday's guar
Continued On Page Eight
Patterson Red Cress Chairman,
Manney To Head Fund Campaign
I. G. Patterson, Kings Moun
tain dealer, was elected chairman
of the Kings Mountain chapter,
American Red Cross, and W, K.
Mauney, Jr., was elected fund
campaign chairman, at th? an
nual meeting of the organization
hfeld at City Hall last Wednesday
evening.
Mr. Patterson succeeds Rev, W.
L. Pressly as chairman, and Mr.
Mauney fills the position held
last year by* Hilton L. Ruth.
Other officers elected were:
Rev. P. D. Patrick, first vice-pre
sident; Mrs. C. E. Nelsler, se
Icond vice-president; Mrs. Grady
W. King, secretary; and Mrs. P.
G. Ritterree, treasurer.
New directors named were
Mrs. C. D. Blanton, Mrs. Harry
E. Page, Mrs. J. E. Mauney, Au
brey Mauney, Dr. D. P. Hord, V.
L. Neal, of Grover, W. O. Gran
jum, and ft. E. Marlowe,
Holdover directors arc Eugene
Patterson, Mm. J. E. Herndon,
B. S. Nelll, John L. McGlll. J. H.
Thomson and Henry Ntelsler.
Mrs. J. N. Gamble it executive
secretary of the organization.
Gold Mine Area
Being Tested
For Sources
Kings Mountain's water prob?
U?m continued for still anol Jor
week and brilliant, hazy, dust
filled sikes offered little support
t? the weather observer's predic
tions for Thursday showers.
The city's situation on Wednes
day morning was this:
1) Daily pumpage iit a new
low of 5S5.000 gallons on Tues
day. following voluntary restric
tion by Foote Mineral Company
of an additional four hours.
(Foote, the city's biggest water
customer, is now pumping city
water only 12 hours daily.)
2) A still declining water level
at the city lake, though at a slow
rate. Mayor Glee A. Bridges said
the levfel had dropped four-plus
inches in the past week, none on
Sunday, and not more than one
inch on any particular day.
3) The city Is still pumping
from Davidson Scout Camp creek,
and was dynamiting and explor
ing in the old Gold Mine area
Wednesday morning seeking nfew
sources of raw water.
4) The county sanitation offi
cer had ruled against use of wa
ter from the old wells on Cherry
ville Road, even with chlorina
tion. The water should be filter
ed, he said, and doubted advisabi
lity of using it without filtration.
Need for rain was mentioned
by many ministers in prayers at
Sunday services.
Meantime, citizens drove grimy,
dust - covered automobiles, and
the few who had their cars clean
ed out-of-town found the clean
ing didn't last long.
The water, due to necessity of
heavier chemical treatment for
purification, had a strange taste
that imparted a bitter, metallic
flavor to coffee.
The news was good from Foote
Mineral, where Manager J. E.
Castle reported the water recla
mation system "doing better than
we expected". Reclamation of the
wash water used in the ore min
ing process enabled Foote to cut
its city water consumption to 12
hours per day. It has been on a
16- hour ration for the pW stev
eral weeks.
Mr. Castle said the reclamation
success meant the company could
continue operations Indefinitely
on the 12-hour pumpage schedule.
The city had to locate another
irrigation rig, being used to pump
water from the Davidson Scout
creek, when O. Max Gardner, who
had lent his, reported he had a
customer for the system. Anoth
er was located by Police Chibf
Hugh A. Logan, Jr., at the farm
of Woodrow Wilson, Route 1,
Shelby, and the city was obtain
ing the Wilson rig on a rental
basis Wednesday.
Mayor Bridges said city work
men were busy Wednesday morn
ing tapping small lakes in the
Gold Mine area, and were drill
ing to see if it were possible to
tap water in the old Gold Mine
shaft.
George Moss, water plant ope
rator, reported the Tuesday drop
in finished Water pumped, which
followed the further Foote cur
tailment.
During September, the city
pumped an average of 817,000
gallons of finished water per day.
Continued On Page Eight
Mrs. J. B. Bell
Bites Conducted
Funeral services for Mrs. Min
nie Ledford Bell, 71, wife of J. D.
Bell and resident of route 3, were
conducted Wednesday at 3 p. m.
from Oak Grove Baptist church.
Rev. C. C. Crowe, pastor of the
church, and Rev, Luther Haw
kins officiated. The body was In
state at the church one-half Ijour
prior to the rites, and interment
was made in the church ceme
tery.
Mrs. Bell succumbed at her
home here Monday afternoon at
3:45 following a three-year Ill
ness. She was a daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Berry Ledford
and was a charter member of
Oak Grovte Baptist church.
Surviving in addition to her
husband are two sons, Alvin Bell
and Edmond Bell, both of Kings
Mountain and three daughters,.
Mrs. Faye Ross. Mrs. Walter
Blanton, and Mrs. Edna Ervin,
all of Kings Mountain; and one
adopted daughter, Mrs. Janle
Hamriek, Kings Mountain.
Also surviving are five broth,
ers, Ed and Kemp Ledford, both
of Lincolnton. Galther and Jessfe
Ledford, both of Kings Moun
tain, and Cleophus Ledford of
Cherryville.