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FIGHTER IN FORCED LANDING HERE ? The
F-51 single engine lighter plane o| the U. S. Air
Force, pictured above, was "bellied" in for a forc
ed landing near Putnam's store on Waco road a
bout 11:30 a. m. last Thursday. The pilot. Captain
J. E. P. Randall, 27-year-old Negro veteran ol
combat flying in Korea, was uninjured in bring
ing the craft, which had developed engine trou
ble, in for the "near-perfect" crash landing. (Cle
veland Times photo.)
Aii Force Pilot In Forced Landing
Near Kings Mountain Last Thursday
A 27-year-old Negro veteran of
the Korean war made a forced
landing about four miles north
west of Kings Mountain last
Thursday morning shortly before
11:30 o'clock, "bellying in" an
F-51 single engine fighter in an
open field.
Captain J. E. P. Randall, of
Roanoke, Va., thte pilot, was un
injured in the forced landing,
which came as the veteran pilot
was "some 10 minutes out of
Greenville, S. C." on a flight from
Dover, Del.
The crash occured in a field in
front of the home of Jambs Oates,
near Putnam's store on Waco
road. Capt. Randall walked away
from the crash, caught a ride at
the foot of the hill which was
the crash site and phoned Kings
Mountain police from the nearby
store.
Chief Hugh A. Logan went to
the scenb and placed the plane
under guard until county and
state officers took over. Desk
Sargeant Buck Bridges reported
a call from an excited youngster
shortly before receiving Capt.
Randall's call. After the first call,
h\? dispatched an ambulance to
the area but, luckily It was not
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The crash occured on the 50th
anniversary of flight, being cele
brated Thursday at Kitty Hawk,
N. C..
The plane, which Capt. Randall
"rode out" with the landing
wheels still up inside thte plane
because of the rough terrain,
skimmed along on the ground for
over 250 feet, scattering bits of
the fuselage and parts In its
wake.
A large crowd of curious found
their way to the scfene. A rescue
detachment from Donaldson AFB,
Greenville, S. C., arrived late In
the afternoon and dismanteledj
the plane, which was termed a
"total wreck" by the pilot.
"Smoke startted coming out the
right side, as I must have been
loosing cooler, and a couple , of
minutes later both sides were
smoking. I was cruising at 2.500
feet and didn't have time to climb
for a jump, so I picked a spot,
locked in and rode it out," he re
ported. The clearing is less than
400 feet long, aftd on top of a
knoll.
He "bellied" In at 110 miles an
hour, almost in a stall, he said,
able to look out the right side
only because of smoke and sun
light.
Air forcte veterans who visited
the scene shortly after the crash
described the landing as "excel
lent and very skillfully execut
ed."
Capt. Randall was enroute to
Fort Knox, Ky. He left Dover,
Dfel,, at 9:40 Thursday morning
on a ferrying mission. He is a
member of the 1708 Ferry Squa
dron, stationed at Dover, Del.,
and was flying under orders from
1708th Ferry Group, Kelly AFB,
Texas.
He is a veteran of five years
in the air forcte, is married and
has two children, both girls.
TO DO STORY
Holiday Magazine Is planning
another North Carolina story for
some time in 1954. Ovid Pierce of
Weldon, whose novel "The Plan
tation" won acclaim as one of
the notable books of 1953, has
been commissioned to write the
story and staff photographers
will illustrate it.
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I lie joyous Christmas bells,
t lie voices of the clioir boys, bring
to you itfjuin ull
the warmth of spirit
an J peace of heart
of this glorious season.
AM erry Ch ristmas and
A Happy N cw ^ ear to all!
LONK ' S
November Travel Up
I?& North Carolina
Traffic counts at North Caro
lina's three principal tourist vol'
ume check points showed travel
in November sharply ahead of
November 1952 volume.
Highest percentage increase
was ut the Wright Brothers Na
tional Memorial, near Kitty
Hawk, where the Golden Annir
versafy of Flight yas observed
Dec. 17. The first flight monu
ment atop Kill Devil Hill was
visited by 4,498 persons in No
vember, an increase of 928 over
the number visiting the aviation
shrine in November of last year.
Traffic on both the Blue Ridge
Parkway and in the Great Smo
ky Mountains National Park,
which converge in western Nor
th Carolina, showed a substan
tial increase despite the fact that
high altitude sections of the
Parkway are closed for the win
ter. The Blue Ridge Parkway had
215,286 visitors in November, up
85,399 over the same month last
year, and the Great Smokies re
corded 74,129 visitors, an in
crease of 16,254.
State Stories
Set New Record
The State News Bureau com
plied with over 250 requests lor
Information and pictures to il
lustrate stories on the observ
ance of the Golden Anniversary
of Flight at Kill Devil Hills.
This, said Director Ben E. Doug
las of the Department of Con
servation and Development, top
ped one of the busiest 30-day pe
riods in the history of the News
Bureau.
Among magazines carrying il
lustrated features on the first
flight this month were National
Geographic, Life, Parents, In
structor, Travel, Buick Maga
zine, Friends, Highway Traveler,
Editor & Publisher, Trail-R-News,
Motor News, Business Week, Au
tomobile Bulletin, Inn Dixie, Pe
gasus and other aviation maga
zines. Clippings received toy the
State News Bureau show that e
laborate feature stories were car
ried by the Atlanta Journal and
Constitution Sunday Magazine,
Chicago Tribune, Detroit News,
Minneapolis Tribune, New York
Times, New York Herald Tri
bune, New York Mirror, Cincin
nati Enquirer, Miami Herald,
Augusta Chronicle, Washington
Daily News and Washington
Times - Herald. Background in
formation and illustrations were
furnished by the News Bureau
either direct to the publications
or to their writers on the assign
ment.
Life carried a page in color on
Gaddy's Geese in its Dec. 14 is
sue, Newsweek for Dec. 14 had a
page on North Carolina's famous
Plott hounds with illustrations
by Hugh Morton, and Grit also
had an illustrated story on the
Plott hounds. Frank J. Miller's
color photograph entitled "Win
ter in the Blue Ridge" appeared
on the cover of the Lincoln-Mer
cury Times. "The Americas"
gave prominent display to the
illustrated story by Wallace ?.
"STlg on the "Highway to Hat
teras." American Rifleman car
ried Carlos Vinson's story of the
Cataloochee Beef Shoot. Travel
Magazine had a story on No*th
Carolina waterfowl hunting
New York Sunday News had a
two-page picture story on pony
penning. Highway Traveler had
photographs of Devil's Court
house and Devil's Garden in
North Carolina and Fort Laud
erdale, Fla., Daily News had an
illustrated feature on North Car
olina fox hunting.
Fur, Fish & Game Magazine
had a story on N. C. deer hunt
ing. and Real Magazine featured
N. C. bass fishing.
Business Week (Deo. 12) listed
Pinehurst "among the finest va
cation areas In the world," and
the Greater Philadelphia Maga
zine. December issue, revlewd
North Carolina as a prim vaca
tion objective with all attrac
tions ? coast, mountains and
winter resorts.
The London (England) Times
requested extensive Information
and pictures on the new Cape
Hatteras National Seashore and
Outer Banks for use In a feature
story soon.
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Happy Season . ? i
Another
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BAKER'S DRY
CLEANING SERVICE
Bill Baker R. C. Baker
St. Matthew's
Sets Traditional
Midnight Service
The traditional mid night musi
cal service will bfe held Thursday
evening at 11 o'clock, on Christ
mas Eve, in St. Matthew's Lu
theran church.
Two robed choirs under the di
rection .of Miss Margaret Cole,
with Mrs. J. E. Herndon accom
panying, will present eight Christ
mas numbers. Soloists will be
Misses Clara Plonk and Francfes
Summers. Pastor W. P, Gerber
ding will give a brief meditation
at the candlelight service with
tree.
Youth of the church will carol
for shut-ins before the service
Christmas Eve. Thte Youth of Re
surrection church will have lunch
with St. Matthew's immediately
following the mid-night service
and the carol on the streets.
Christmas Sunday will be observ
ed December 27th, with Christ
mas hymns, anthem and sbrmon.
The children's party was held
Saturday afternoon and the ,
White Christmas Service Sunday |
evening.
Area Boasts 18
Top Grade Cafes,
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The Kings Mountain area
boasts seven tdp-grade tourist
homes and eight grade "A" cafes
according to a report issued last
week by the Cleveland County
Health Department.
The.gradlngs were made dur
ing the last inspection period by
Thomas Strickland, county sani
tation officer with the depart
ment.
The report also lists six grade
"B" and three grade "C" cafes.
Only tight grade "A" tourist
homes were listed on the report,
which covered the entire county.
The other grade "A" tourist home
in the county is the Town House
Motor Court, Shelby.
The complete listings for the
Kings Mountain area:
Grade "A" tourist homes ?
Fishers Tourist Horfie; Kings
MounUlr. Motor Court; Lynch
Tourist Home, route 2; Maple
Tourist Home; Morrow Tourist
Home; Peeler's Tourist Home;
and The Rock Motel. -
Grade "A" cafes ? B & B Soda
Shop; Bus Station; Craftspun
Lunch Bar; Corner Cafe; Har
din's Lunch; Phenix Lunch; Sil
ver Dollar Grill; and Silver Villa.
Grade "B" cafes ? ' Griffin
Drug Co., 87.0; Horse Shoe Grill,
84.0; Old Mill Cafe, 88.0; Quality
Sandwich Co., 84.0; Shockley
Sandwich Co., 81.0; and Trout
Club, 88.5.
Grade "C" cafes ? Daisy's
Grill, 78.5; Hilltop Grill, 77.0; and
John's Grill, 78.5.
The Sixth Marine Corps Re
serve and Recruitment District
covers seven states. They are
South Carolfna, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia and Florida.
May the glory
of Christmas remain in
your heart
throughout a bright
New Year.
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yjJong with our mini! Christmas Greetings
we send to you and those dear to you every good
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wish for* a joyous season filled with good health,
good cheer, and contentment. And may your
Holiday happiness extend throughout the New Year.
We Will Be Closed
THURSDAY. FRIDAY. SATURDAY
DECEMBER 24. 25, 26
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