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Mountaineers In Finale Here Friday Against Forest City Iroiunen Homers Massacre Central Nine Tuesday Kings Mountain high School rings down the curtain on the 1954 baseball season at City Sta dium Friday afternoon at 3:30 p. m. after suffering a 12-2 loss to. the CherryviHe high Ironmen Tuesday afternoon at CherryviHe. Forest City-will.be the oppo nent for the {inale and if will be Jte fit at meeting of the Wo teams on the diamond this sea son. The big Cherryvllle bats ac counted for Xour homers, two tri ples. and a double in the masa ere as the Mountaineers were able to garner only five bingles off the offerings of Big Bob Tur ner. Kings Mountain's big blow was Struck by Shortstop George Har ris, who homered with none on KINGS MOUNTAIN AB ? H ro A Don McCaiter, C I O 1 I .J George HA it In. m 4 1 1 2 2 Milton ttoiv, of ' 4 I) O 2 0 James Abornalhy, If 4 I 0 2 0 Ken Roberta. 2b 10 13 2 Ollle Harrln, lb 4 0 1 12 1 Charlea Smith. .')!> lot 1 I Jerry MtCirtrr, rf I Of) 0 0 Charlea Rlanton. r{ .'I 0 0 10 Enrl Marlowe, p 2 0 6 0 a X ? Runny Ainettc 0 0 0 0 o TOTALS 53 a S 34 11 CHEBH YVILLn AB R H PO A Ronlarl Tunter, If 5 1 ;t o 0 Jim Lnll. 2li 5 1 2 2 2 Saint*. 2b 0 0 0 1 0 HnnlaJ Whllwker, its 5 2 3 2 0 0 .11 .. ? ^ n Darren LaM, ?a 0 0 O 0,0 Bob Turner. p 3 0 1 0 1 Ralph St-lHln. rf 3 2 O' O 0 X ? Taller, rf 1 0 0 O 0 Dick Mnuney. 3b 5 1 1 3 a Bob Dollliifiei , c fi 2 3 7 l.arry Thoi uberg. Hi 5 1 2 11' Glim, lh 0 0 0 1 .ii MrNeele/, cf 4 2 ? 1 0 0 i ez ? Daugcrhurl 0 0 0 0 ? o TOTALS 41 13 IS 2 7 14 X? V%lked for Marlowe tn (Hh. *? KlleJ aul for ScUm In 8th. vz -At bat for McNeeley In Kth when Mauney wa? caught off 3rU fur final out. KINGS MOUNTAIN 000 100 100? 1 5 3 CHEBRYVtUX 015 004 00k? 12 It 2 K. . Abeniafhy. Smith 2. Delllnifcr. Thorn berit . RBI: G. Marrt*. R ' Turner, Whltaker 3. Solum. Petllnger 2. Thornbern. MrNeeley; 2MII : WhILtker. 31111: R Turner. II Ttirner. HH: G lUurl*. Wliltaker. Delliniter. l'horn bfirf. McNeeley; SB. It Turner. 1. U>H 3. Whttuker. Detllhfjer.- McNeely; DP: Mau ' ney to Salne, I.OII: Kinga Mtn. 10. Cherry vllle K; ROB off Marlowe 1. II Turner 3: SO; Mhi-.'owo 1. R Turner (5; Hit by pltehef. by: B. Tinner <llope>: I'll: Deltlmter. I'm plret: llt-nvner an I t'onnoC, Sooicr: Gil bert. DIXIE Your Family Theatre Friday - Saturday Double Feature Rex Allen ? in ? 'Phantom Stallion' ALSO Sterling Hayden ? in ? FLAT TOP" PLUS Serial ? Cartoon Monday - Tuesday Robert Taylor Stewart Gran^ar ? in ? AH The Brothers Were Valiant" Technicolor PLUS Cartoon Wed. - Thursday NEXT WEEK Clark Gable Gene Tierney ? In ? NEVER LET ME GO" r Keith Lay ton Tosses ? No- Hitter Tuesday Keith Layton, classy Pony i league southpaw, pitched a no. hitter against Firestone at City Stadium Tueso?y afternoon Kings Mountain won the ? ga me 24) as Layton faced only ,21 men in the seven innings He struck out 11. Coach Wi|i Grlce's nine got the pair of runs on four hits and contributed only one error behind the lefty's pitching pfer J formance. I In the seventh. The Mountaineers left 10 runners stranded. Cherryvllle opened the scoring in the second with three straigh' home runs by Bob Dellinger, I-ar :ry Thornbery, and McNeely' The winners pushed five markers a ; cross in the third on four hits, jiwo stolen bases and a Kings ? Mountain error. Three runners scored In the sixth, highlighted by ??J,hrfe'Pun hom,er by Ronald Whitaker. I Kings Mountain managed Its jflrst tally in the fourth. With two down, James Abernathy was safe (when the catchier missed a third strike and advanced on a single fry Ken Roberts and an error on OHle Harris' grounder. He scored on a?passed ball. Don McCarter, Ojlie Harris and Charles Smith contributed the ot her three Kings Mountain hits. Loyton Re-instated By Pa?ks Board The parks and recreation com mission re-Instated James (Red) Layton to his position as recrea tion director, after suspending ! him last Saturday for being a Way from the city without knowledge of the commission, j The commission also voted to ! employ John Charles as summer | assistant. a similar, position Mr. j Charles held last year. Mr. Laytoin told the commls- ' sion he had made a trip to Jack- j sonvlllc, N?C.. to discuss a slm- j ilar position ther? had car trou- I ble and was delayed getting home. At the Wednesday meeting, j Chairman Fred Plonk said he i held a check from Bryan Hord ! for $800, covering cost of the lot Mr. Hord is buying from Burling j ton Mills, a parcel of the recrea- I tion plant tract. At the meeting Saturday, the recreation commission declined i to lower the price of its $800 of fer to Mr. Hord for a portion of the BurMll recreation site ad jacent to the Hord residence. The commission voted that the offer expire, if not- accepted, in five days. All members were present ex- I copt John Latham and the actions ' were unanimous^ The city board of commission- , ers had indicated it would accept i StiOO for the lot, fronting .20 feet ! on Cleveland avende, if the recre ation commission approved. How ever, there was no formal action ' on the matter. Guard To Observe Armed Forces Day The Kings Mountain National! luard will join in the National Observance of Armed Forces Day' Saturday with open house from 1 p. m. 'til 5 p. m. at the Armory i on Phifer road. Sgt Charles Wilson of the local ! unit said Wednesday that all e tplipment Including vehicles, radios, weapons, and various training aids will be on display .'or the public at the open house. MAIDS OF-COTTON Miss 'ortlie Hardin, Miss Car olyn Bell, and -Miss Catherine Harrvbrlght will represent Cen tral. Bethware, and Grover schools fn the annual Maid of Cotton parade at Shelby Satur day and will compete for the title of Queer of Cotton. The Queen will be crowned at 5 p. m. Saturday at Fort Cotton on .the square in Shelby. IMPERIAL THEATRR Kings Mountain. N. C Phona 134 TODAY. THURSDAY. MAY 13 "BACK TO PARADISE" in Technicolor ? - with Gary Cooper Two Cartoons FRI. - SAT.. MAY 14-15 " DOUBLE FEATURE OPEN AT 11 O'CLOCK "The Man From "THE JUNGLE Black Hill" GIRL" with Johnny Mack Brown with Et>mba Comedy and Cartoon MONDAY AMD TUESDAY. MAY 17.lt "SHARK RIVER" in Color ? with Steve Cochran Two Cartooa* * WEDNESDAY AMD THURSDAY ? MAY If. 20 "SNOWS OF nUMANlARO" with Susan Hay ward, Gregory Mb awl Aw Gardner Two Cartoons ' No Extra Charge Watch for the big ona wniny ?i k ' i i ?" Hunter Neisler, Shuford Gain Handicap Finals Hunter Neisler and Tolly Shu ford are scheduled to settle the championship of the annual Spring, Handicap Golf tourna ment at Kings Mountain Coun try clutj this weekend. Jake Cooper and John Smath ers are to battle for the. top hon or in; the consolation division. Mr. Neisler defeated Charles Neisler 4/3 in the semi final match to gain the finals berth and Mr. Shuford defeated J c McKinney 3/2 after nosing out George W. Mauney l Up in the quarterfinals. Mr. Cooper defeated Jay Pat terson 1-up and Mr. *Smathers downed J. E. Neisler 2-up to gain their berths in the consolation finals. The final matches are to be completed by Monday. Lions Observe Ladies Night Members of the Kings Moun tain Lions club honored their wives and special guests at their sixteenth annual ladles night ban quet Tuesday night, with a Am j filled entertainment program fea turing the event. . The program featured music jby James Chasteen, Bessemer (City soloist, and a humorous .ad dress by Sam D. Bundy. FaTm jville schools superintendent. The club nominating commit tee also made its report on offi cers for the coming year. It in cludes: for president. Jacob M Cooper; first, second, and third vict . presidents, Dr. N. H. Reed, George Thomasson and Martin Harmon; for secretary, Hubert Davidson; treasurer, John H. Le wis; Lion Tamer, J. W. Webster tail twister, David L. Saunders; assistant tail twister, Sam Stall ings; two-year directors, Gene i imms, James Rollins, and Edwin Moore. Mr. Bundy, a rapid-fiif speaker who specialized in telling a silbse quent witty tale before his audi ence had recovered from the pre vtous one. entitled his remarks Let s Do More in He sug gested that, in doing more for , civic, religious, and economic 1m provement, citizens should be sure o* wh?t they say, sure of their sources, accomplish their aims and continue to aim higher. He also advised against a stand off. "It-can't-offect-me" attitude You must effect and be effected If you're to get anything out of life," he declared. He said that all civic organlza tions are founded on the Idea of service to others and that, if clubs do not function in this direction they should "send their charters hack to Chicago, or whereever ? headquarters are." Mr. Chasteen. accompanied by Miss Blenda Huneycutt at the piano, sang three numbers and received heavy applause from his audience. Lions President Oilie Harris P?slded- and recognized guests. W. L. Plonk presented the enter tainers and introduced Mr. Bun dy, and Rev. Phil Shore gavfe the invocation. Rev. Douglas Frlta welcomed the ladies. Nylon hose were presented the Indies a.id'a red rose was pinned on their lapels by the Welcoming ! committee. Oak Grove Church ( Memorial ' Day Sot J. R. Davis. ICIngs Mountain attorney, will make the princi pal address Sund ly morning at 1 11 o'clock at annual Memorial I Day services of Oak Grove Bap j tist church. j It will 'be an all-day service, with picnic dinner on the | grounds, and with special sini? ! Ing in the afternoon ! Befthware P-TA Heard Forney Charlies Forney, of Lawndale, member of the county hoard of education, addressed members of the Bethware P-TA at a meeting last Thursday night and discuss ed the forthcoming county-wide school bond election. Mr. Forney also answerted a serka of questions from the audi ence of more than 100 patrons, who attended the meeting, list ing in detail formula for distri buting 'the proceeds of /the elec tion and other facts. BOT INfUKKD , Coleman Relnhardt, 13, ion of Mr. and Mrs. T. & Reln hardt of Myers street, received a broken ankle Tuesday when a tractor ran over his right foot According to Officer Tom Gladden, the accident o<*urred on the torn of Lum Gantt lo cated on Waco road. The boy was reported Wednesday to be Improving. LUTHERANS WORK OH GROUNDS? Saturday wa? "Lutheran Work Day" at Resurrection Lutheran church and men of the church work ed on beau till cation of the ground* as pictured in the above scene. The new church is located on Creecent Circle. Morrison Oneration Scheduled Friday A sum of $327.25 had been donated by Interested citizens Tuesday for an operation for little Butchte Morrison, son of Mr., and' Mrs. W. D. Morrison. Goal of the drive Is $500. The tfhlld was born June 24, 1952, with a tumor on Its spine. Not expected to live at the time, the youngster is now nearly two years old. Butchle's legs are paralyzed and he has never been able to lie on his back. The operation, if successful, may permit the child to learn to walk with the use of 'braces, It was pointed out. The child will be taken to Baptist hospital in Winston Salem Thursday. Dr. Alexan der, a noted surgeon, is to per form the operation Friday morning, L. E. Abbott, at First Nation al Bank, is serving as treasur j er of the fund drive. Tigers To Play Here Saturday Kings Mountain's Tigers will face . the CaroleerJ Blutes here at I City Stadium Satimlay afternoon I at 2:30 and will play the Jackson ville, Fla., nine here on May 21. The Jacksonville club features a New Orleans Negro girl, Ma rlon Parks, at first base and Man ager William Orr announced that tickets for the game are now on sale at McCurdy Cleaners and John Mitchem's Grill. A shadow ball game is also ? billed on the same, card, to start at 7:30 p. m. The Tigers will be bolstered for the bl^ scrap with players from Charlotte, Gastonla, and Belmont Manager Orr reported. FIRE ALARM City firemen answered a fire alarm Thursday to 19 Baker street and extinguished an oil stove blaze at the home of Bill Allen. No damages were repor ted. MEN SERVING TIME Bobby Joe Duncan, 19, James Henson, ^md Mose Bracy, N6> gro, who were tried In City Re corder's court Monday after noon, failed to pay their fines and were sent to the county prison camp Tuesday to begin serving their terms, the police department reported Wednes day. LATECLASSIFIEDS APTS. FOR RENT ? one 3- room and one 4- room. Close. Write c/o PO Box 804, Kings Moun tain 5:13 tfn. ? Softball League Seeking Sponsors " , . * ?.? Sponsors for the Kings Moun tain recreation commission's men's softball league teams are desperately needed. Two teams wjio had exprtes^.d intentions ol entering the l<x>p have failed to find sponsors and threaten the league. The teams dropped out the day befort the season started. Any group interested In spon soring a team . is urged to con tact Red Layton or Ellis King. SUBSCRIBE TO TBE HERALD Hullender Bites Held On Tnesdlf ? ? ? , Funeral services for Mrs. Alber ta Hullender, 65, who died at 5:50 a. m'. Sunday at Kings Mountain hospital after an illness of one year, werte held Tuesday at 4 o' clock from First Wesleyan Meth odist church. The pastor. Rev. A, J. Argo, and Rev. Floyd Hollar officiated and burial was in the Hullender ceme tery off Cherryville road. Mrs. Hullender resided ? tft Gantt street and was the wife of tt. W. Hullender. She was the daughter of the late John and Jane Hill Alberty and was a member of White Oak Baptist, church in Greensboro. ' Surviving are her husband, thre^ sons, Edgar Hullender of Danville, Va., George Hullender of Bessemer City and Harvey Hullender of Kings Mountain; and four daughters, Mrs. Edward Bell of Shfelby, Mrs. Evelyn Left* wich of Kings Mountain, \Mrs. Oleta Bradshaw of Painter, Va., and Mrs. Beuna Carroll of Gas tonla. A sister, Mrs. Lula Wells, of Swepsonvllle, 19 grandchildren and five great ? grandchildren at so survive. Serving as- active pallbearers were Charles Blade, John Whitfe, John Bumgardner, JPete Peterson, Carl Herndon, and Lawrence Led-, ford. NOW AT YOUR FAMILY IH1JUBE ? family bargain ? ' Monday Thru FrldayS'- rts MaT Bring |ADW the 125c 545 Family PLAYGROUNDS OPEN Stay Fox The Movie? Bargain For Everyone! FRIDAY-SATURDAY -J 'til 8.45 Children FREE Under 12 SUM. - MOV- TOES? 2 WG pssm mm WED. - THURSD AYj-lBIGHTTS rut CAMMMO ' 1 | that ? ! rut wlsT i \wnxorvi STIBI-IMO "ALEIH On the Hew Beautiful Pool Lane Road THE ROBE" As It Was ' Meant To B? Smb. I Heard U*?6 la The I Great I Outdoors! MORS ABOXJT City Board Continued From Page One E. W. Griffin on an account for limb-cutting by the power depart ment. In a detailed letter, Mrs. Griffin stated that' a five-dollar charge for the removal of oik? limb from a tree at the Griffin residence was unjust. ? -6) Received a report from May lor Glee Bridges that he had em ployed Willis Williams as part time Janitor at thfe library at $6 per week. 6) Tabled a request for funds from the Shelby Chamber of Commerce for use in publishing a brochure advertising Cleveland County. 7) Approved request of Chfef of Police Hugh A. Logan, Jr., to attend a forthcoming convention of Carolinas police chiefs at Greenville, S. C., and voted to send the city's lone Negro police man, Laymon P. Cornwell, to a convention of Negro law tenforce ment officers at Greensboro on May 20-21. Mayor Bridges reported he could find no minutes covering agreement between the city and D. C. Mauney, whtereby Mr. Mau ney contends, the city agreed to open a street In the area south ON T-V FBIB^T; The Pantomimes, '? group of hi gn -school students . who Imitate the Sunshine J*?ys to ! records, : will appear oil WB-TV Friday morning at 9-30, it was anhouneed Wednesday.. Mem bers of the group are Ronnie Laytoti, Buddy Mayes, Palmer Huffstetler, and Ranny Am ette, who Is replacing' Milton Hope. The group, with Hope participating, - furnished the program for the Charlotte Op timist Club ladies night, held at El Morrooo Supper Club May 6. of Gold street and to connect with Falls street. Action on the matter was tabled for a further search of the minutes. The Mayor also called atten tion to the fact the city Is experi menting with "hot-mix" paving on Floyd street and expressed the opinion the higher cost Is Justified in an improved paving result. Mayor Bridges also reported that he continued to receive com plaints on paving assessments en acted in January, but poftited out that the complainants had not appeared at the public hearing on the assessments. To the Mayor's question, City Attorney J. R. t)a vis replied, "Nothing you can do about It." -y ? ?* MONEY FROM HOME Now Your Cinemascope Theatre With True Stereophonic Sound PERFECTLY AIR-CONDITIONED LAST TIMES THURSDAY "JACK SLADE" ? uMKusuMiawmiu roue LATE SHOW SAT. 11 P. M *? H? y/mimi hf DAMOWRf 1HY0N MalMiMNMi Mwiftntta P I .U 5j : Latest News
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