% v Population City Umit? 7.206 Trading Area (IMS Batton Board rigutw) VOL 64 NO. 25 Established 1889 ? ? ?' ? ? 1 ? ; - ? ? . Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, June 24, 1954 ? 14 Pages Today Sixty-Fourth Year PRICE FIVE CENTS local News Bulletins UNION SERVICE Sunday night's Union Service for ' five city church congrega tions will toe held at Boyce Memorial ARP church with Rev. K. Douglas Fritz, pastor of Resurrection Lutheran church, to deliver the message at 8/ o'clock. Special music will toe furnished by the church choir under the direction of Mrs. N. F. McC.iJL > ' DAR REQUEST Colonel Frederick Hambri ght chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, is re questing that all pastors of city and county congregations, offer a special prayer for peace at church services on July 4. OPTIMIST CLUB Regular meeting of the Kings Mountain Optimist Club will toe held at the Kings Moun tain Woman's Club Thursday night at 7 o'clock, according to announcement toy Neal . Gris som, president, who urged all members to attend. PASTOR'S ASSISTANT Hilda King, daughter of Mr. ?end Mrs. T M. King, is acting as pastor's assistant to Rev. Gordon Weekley, Jr., of the First Baptist church, in the ab sence of a promotional direc tor. Miss King is a senior at Furman University, Greenville, s. c. ? V MOOSE P?e-orgei*Mte?*l> meeting of persons Interested in the Loyal Order of Moose will toe held at City Thursday at 7 p. nv. Rocky McGivern, membership official, announce ed this we*k. KTWAWIS ME ETING | C. X Horn, superintendent of preparation and dyeing at , Spindale Mills, will address members of the Kings Moun tain Kiwanls club at their Thursday night irjeetlng. He will apeak on the subject "Keystone of Freedom." The club convenes at 6:45 at Maso nic Dining Hall. ' MORRIS PROMOTED Major L. J. Morris. USA, has recently been promoted to that rank by the army. Major Mor ris, now attached .for duty In the quartermaster corps at iRed River Arsenal, New Boston, 1 Texas, is the husband of the former iMiss' Virginia Plonk, of Kings Mountain. SINK NAMED Jack Sink, former high school and Legion junior coach here, i>.*a been named to the athletic j sl&ff of Myers Parte school, where he will coach the Mus tang linfe and the junior high baseball team. He recently completed two years service in the army. *? OFFICE CLOSED Dr. L. T. Anderson, chiro practor, announced thjf week closing of his office Fnday for one week. He will reopen on July 2. ? 1 ? ? " ' RETURNS FRIDAY Dr. iP. G. Padgett is to return Friday from Duke University t where he has been attending lectures and clinics in cardi ology and studies In electro cardiography on a post-crad ? uate seholanWiw'^i:-:;^ . '? ONE C ALL ANSWERED Cfty firemen answered one call this past week, according to C. IX Ware, fireman. Satur day morning firemen answer ed a call to extinguish an oil stove blase at the residence of Mrs. Florence Hope on Clin ton drive. No damages wapp ': reported* ? City Board lob* Am Re-Shtiifled Democrats T o Pick Township Officer ELEVATED ? C. D. Blanton, Kings Mountain pharmacist, has been elected second ?ice-presi dent of the North Carolina Phar maceutical association for 1955 56, according to results, of mall balloting announced last week end. Mr. Blanton is currently serving as third vice-president of the association.; Home t & L To PayJ2M21 Home Builds* * toan associ ation will pay dividend* to shareholders on June 30. totaling $21,121.37, it was announced Wednesday by A. H. Patterson, secretary- treasurer. - Mr. Patterson1 noted that the payments will not he made this year In advance of June 30 on suggestion from the auditors, adding that check* covering di vidends On full-paid shares will be posted on. that date. Optional and Installment shares pay ments will toe credited to ac counts as of June 30. The dividends will include: $11,511.65 on full-paid shares; $8,297.66 on optional savings shares; and $1,312.06 on Install ment shares. The payments represent a semi-annual division of profits at the rate of three percent per annum. . . CHILD BITTEN Steve Grlgg, two-year-old son, of Mr. and Mrs. IJob Grtgg, Jr., was bitten by a non-ppisonous snake in the yard of hU home Tuesday morning. The child was taken to the Kings Moun tain hospital for treatment and -was discharged Wednesday, Dr. John McGill was the at tending physician. A large segment of * Kings Mountain's industrial employees will have Independence Day holi days, with approximately half of the holidaying group to be fifee from normal duties next week, and the remainder to be free the week of July 5-12. Closing next week, June 28 July 5, Will be Crfcftspun Yarn*, Inc., Ntoisler Mills, Inc., Mauney Hosiery Company, Inc., and Sadie Cotton Mills. Sadie Cotton Mills will not ahutdown completely, operating at about one- third of capacity. Cmftapun, as was pre viously announced, will make va cation* payments to employees of two percent of earnings for em ployees of Ins than five yean service, and 'four percent of earn ings to employees of more than five years service. % ? Closing the following week of July 5-12 will be Consolidated Tex tiles, Inc., Phenix plant ^of Bur lington Mills, Inc., Mauney Mills, Inc., and Bonnie Mill* Company. Both Mauney and Bonnie, operat ing short tlm?jttr**pveral weeks, will susgjnd the prftfeetad doe ings if yarn orders are ifccetved. a full-week, two-plus shift opera tion, will allow time off for em ployees desiring a vacation, but win operate as nearly at capacity as possible, General Manager Frank Burke said. He added that all employees with continuous service of six months and longer will receive vacation-bonus pay ment* approximating a week's pay. Park Yarn Mills Company, J. C. Smathers said, will suspend operation* from July 1 for ten days, resuming on July 12. Foote Mineral Company, now listing 175 employees, will ope rate a* usual, on a iwvenday week for its mill, and flvte and one-half days for itt mining ope rations, according to E. R. Goter. Mr. Goter Said the company fol lows a policy of staggering vaca tions. Herald Publishing House will operate on regular schedule, and also expects to stagger vacations. Majority M? retail merchants VlBtala Monday. July 5, for their fnutttlonal one-day holiday, and the city's laundry cleaning indu* try has announce ,i)l thHr firms will close for the full WMk of wfcfrmt im m#** . > Saturday Voting Will Determine ? ? ? " ' - Constable Race Number 4 Township Democrats will nominate a constable Satur day in a sfecond primary, choos ing between C. A. (Gus) Huff stetler and Ervin Ellison. Huffstetler le Dad Loving Mom Pleases Ginger Ginger Payne, seven-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Er nest Payne, won a special prize of $5 in a rectent contest of the Charlotte Merchants as sociation men's apparel divi sion for her reason for liking her father. Adding four words to the phrase, "I like my Daddy be cause. .... the Kings Mou n tain child wrote. "I like my Dad dy because he loves my moth- ' er." - Charles Dudley, Charlotte Merchants association secre tary, said the judging commit tee liked the on try sufficiently to add a prize for Ginger Payne. The contest was con ducted as a phase with a Fath er's Day promotion.' . Seven Teachers Resign Positions Members of the city district board of school trustees, in regu lar monthly meeting at Central school Monday night, discussed results of the June 12 bond elec tion and conducted a mass of rou ting business. - No action was taken on the classroom building program. Superintendent B. N. Barnes reported seven faculty resigna tions and the board employed Miss Mary Bess Plyler, of Great Falls, S. C., as a second grade teachter at Central school. Resignations accepted were from Miss Margaret Hoffman, high school English; John Porter, Central eighth grade; Mrs. Bill Page, home economics; John Charles, East eighth; Mrs. Thesis Warlick, Central first; Mrs. Tom my Owens, East piano; and Mrs. Ezella M. Robinson, Davidson elementary. In other actions, the board: - 1) Employed Janitor L. A. Greet for summer work. 2) . Authorized a debt service payment of $3,247.50 to the city. 3) Passed a motion requesting the city to install a fire hydrant near the new Negro elementary school. 4) Authorized continuance of school child and football player's insurance with Pilot Life Insur ance Company, with the nine months school child insurance rate remaining at $1-25 for the school year. 5) Authorized acceptance of a bid alternate on the East school building project whereby Hoke Electric Co., the low bidder, fur nishes fixtures at hi* bid of & 170. 6) Authorized the board chair man and secretary to meet with the county board of commission ers on July 5 to discuss the an nual school budget inquests. The Mtlon was taken after a prelimi nary study of the budget The board will request an 11 cent rat* for capital outlay, 11 c?ttts for * service, and XL cen$ for plus 20 Legion Auxiliary Installs Officers For Coming Year New officers of the American Legion Auxiliary for the year 1954-55 were installed Thursday night at a meeting at the home of Mrs. James S. Ware. Mrs. Sam Collins was installed auxiliary president and Mrs. John Kezzlah was elected to the office of vice-president. Mrs. Sam Ham rick Is secretary ? treasurer, Mrs. John W. Gladden, historian, Mrs. M C. Amos, chaplain, and Mrs. Charles Moss, Sr., sergeant-at arms. Officers were Installed by Mrs. B. M. Jarrett of Shelby, who also jjtve an entertainment program of selections on the accordian, be fore the Installation service. Mrs. C. L. Jolly, ifellring presi dent, conducted the business ses sion, and members heard a report of the national auxiliary conven tion In session in Asheville last month. Mrs. Collins was a dele gate to the convention and gave the report. Committee chairmen appointed for the year by the president are: Americanism, Mrs. James Hou ser; Child Welfare, Mrs. J. E. Mauney; Girl's State, Mrs. J. M. Rhea; Membership, Mrs. C. L. Jol ly and Mrs. J. N. Gamble; Music, Mrs. F. R. McCurdy; National Se curity and Legislature, Mrs. P. G. Ratterree; Pan-American Stu dy, Mrs. Rowell Lane; and Poppy chairmen, Mrs. Gene Steffy, Mrs. Hal D. Ward, and Mrs. J. M. Rhea. Mrs. D, E. Tate is Rehabilita tion chairman, Mrs. James Hou ser is flower chairman, and Mrs. Paul Mauney is Community Ser vice chairman. Members of the telephone committee are Mrs. Charles Moss, Sr., Mrs. P. D. Ful ton, Mrs. Lloyd Phifer, and Mrs. C. L. Black. Mrs. Fred Haithcox Is chairman In charge of publici ty Mrs. Lloyd Phifer was co- hos tess for the Thursday meeting, and during thte social hour follow ing the meeting, a dessert course was passed. Rites Conducted For Mrs. Parker Funeral rites for (Mrs. Faye Delores Parker, wife of Noble S Parker, of Shelby road, were con ducted Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 from El Bethel Methodist church. Rev. Boyce Huffstetler, the pastor, officiated, and was as sisted by Rev. R. L. Fort) Is and Capt. Fred Boyette. Mrs. Parker died Monday in a Gastonia hospital. She Was the daughter of John G. and Mrs. SsllVe Elliott Martin of Kings Mountain. She la survived, la addition to her husband, toy two sons, John Steven Paiker and a two- day- old Dr. James M. Lane To Join Hendricks L * ? ' }*"?? ":*'*?* . * " % * * : .? '*??* " Gaffne; Native To Begin Work Here July 1st. Dr. Paul E. Hendricks, Kings Mountain medical doctor, an nounced yesterday that Dr. James j M. Lane, a native of Gaffney, S. C., will become associated with him in the general practice of medicine on July 1. Dc. Lane is now completing his interneship at Greenville Genpral hospital, Greenville, S. C., follow- 1 ing graduation in 1953 with the M. D. degree from the Medical College of South Carolina at Charleston. The son of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Lane, of Gaffney, Dr. Lane was graduated from Gaffney high school as class valedictorian in 1946. He attended Davidson col lege and received the Bachelor of Science degree in 1950. At Davidson, Dr. Lane was a mem ber of Alpha Epsilon Delta pre medical society and Gamma Sig ma Epsilon chemistry society. He was a member of Alpha Kappa Kappa medical fraternity at med ical college, Mrs. Lane is the former Miss Anne Smith, of Greenville, S. C. Dr. Hendricks has been a Kings Mountain physician since January 1947. On his return last year from act ive duty In the army, Dr. Hendricks opened a clinic at the corner of Cansler and Gold streets and resumed his active practice. ?? ? , . ... I Manne; Speaks To Veterinarians Dr. J. P. Mauney of Kings Mountain was one of the featured speakers at the 53rd annual meet ing of the North Carolina State Veterinary Medical Association held In Winston-Salem this week. Dr. Mauney spoke to the group on "Mastitis In Dairy Cattle" and served as the moderator for the discussion on this problem. The meeting Was held at the Hotel Robert E. Lee in Winston Salem, June 22-23, and was attend ed by veterinarians from all sec tions of North Carolina. City Bays Hydrants, Defers Action On Privilege License Schedule The City board of commission ers awarded contract for a num ber of hydrants arid related equipment to Grinnell Company at $2,485, less two percent dis count for ten-day payment, on low bid Monday night. Only other bidder was Tidewa ter Supply Company. The board also deferred for ' further study, with probable ac- 1 tlon at a special meeting Friday, adoption of the 1954-55 privilege license ordinance. City Attorney J. K. Davis, absent to attend another meeting, Commissioner J. H. Patterson, and City Clerk Joe Hendrlck were named as a committee to make recommenda tions on tightening provisions governing peddling, after J. H. Lewis, Merchants Association president, had made suggestions concerning several sections of the ordinance. Question of legality of phrasing and taxing arose, and the city clerk noted an ordinance now on the city books prevents order-takers from accepting de posits- prior to delivery of mer chandise. fti another action, the board voted to suspend pay of Mrs.'Sbi clalr Bridges as keeper of the City lake, effective June 30. Commissioner J. H. Patterson and M?yor Glee A. Bridges uld bud from sale of fishing permits. The board action provided that Mrs. Bridge* be offered continued fnfe rcTit.il if ?he.vtfhhed to continue Y". -jsJtt j v>," "ff"' . i to handle details of city lake fish ing- - The board further: 1) Adopted a technical ordi nance permitting spending again st the 1954-55 budget during the final week of the current year. 2) Authorized seeking of bids for a half-ton and threequirter ton truck, both to be equipped with defrosters and heaters, one for the public works department, and the larger truck for equip plAg with a hole-digging appara tus for the electrical department. 3) Received as information an acknowledgement of the city's re quest for widening Nprth Rail road avtoiiue from L. E. King, Southern Railway superintendent at Greenville, S. C. 4) Voted to sell a parcel of ?crap materials to a Gastonla dealer for $100, which Mayor Glee Bridges said was the high offer obtained. 5) Ruled churches are not re quired to pay building permit fees for building of parsonages. 6) Voted to send.E. C. Nichol son to a city planning institute at Chapel Hill. July 12-16, with Joe Kendrlck as alternate. t) Voted to install a traffic signal at the corner of Cherokee and Gold streets. 8) Voted tatalUtlon of a street light on Katharine street, near the W. B. Simpson residence, but deferred for coet estimate suggestion of Commissioner Phil lips to Install a street light In the area near the residence of Jake Sutar, All member* of the board were fNWMSt and all decisions were TO PRACTICE HERE? Dr. James | M. Lane, native of CSaffmy, S. C.. will become associated with Dr. Paul E. Hendricks, Kings Moun tain physician, in the general practice of medicine on July 1. Mauney Installs Lions Officeis Officers of Kings Mountain Lions club tor 1954-55 were for mally installed Tuesday night by D. R. Mauney, of Cherryville, past district governor. Mr. Mauney charged the offi cers with their particular duties, praised the club for its long rec ord of service, and told the mem bers of the Club It is their duty to cooperate in forthcoming ac tivities of the club. Jacob Cooper, incoming (presi dent, commended Retiring Pres ident Ollle Harris and the other officers and directors for their work during 1953-54 and said, "I want all of us to show the en thusiasm and interest to make our club go forward on the base that has been built." Other officers are: Dr. Nathan H. Reed, George Thomasson, and Martin Harmon, vice-presidents; Hubert Davidson, secretary; John H. Lewis, treasurer; J. W- Web ster, Lion Tamer, David L. Saunders, Tail Twister, and Sam Staiiings, assistant Tail Twister; Jim Rollins, Edwin Moore and Gene Timras, director?; and Charlie Moss, Clyde Whetstlne, and Leonard Smith, holdover di rectors. . Prior to the installation, Joe Hendrick, retiring treasurer, Continued On Page Eight ? 1954-55 Estimate Up By $45,000 Over Last Year The clfv board of commission ers Monday night tentatively adopted a $'172,431 budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, an Increase of $45,128.50 over the budget finally adopted for fiscal 1953. The board also set permanent ly the 1954-55 tax rate at $1.70 per $100 valuation, which had previ ously been adopted tentatively. Estimates ot expenditures for the coming year are increased in almost all departments. The only declines anticipated are in the cemetery department, off $350, and In estimated expenditures for equipment known as capital out lay, set at $20,562, qff about $13, 000 from last year. While administrative costs, at $16,229, are estimated to increase ionly slightly, the commissioners '? expect to spend $10,000 more on streets than last year, or a total oj $61,500. The board estimates the sanitary department opera tlon will require $20,500, up $3,000, and anticipates spending $51,764 for water and sewer ser vice, up $5,000. Police protection is expected to cost the city $12,000 uiore than was estimated for 1953 54, or $48, 414, and fire protection, at $17, 070 is estimated to cost $2,000 more. General department expendi tures at $53,477 are up $8,000 from last year's estimate, while light and power department ex penditures are estimated to re quire $113,390, up $11,000. Debt service costs will be $58, 750, an Increase of $16,350. Estimates of anticipated reve nue show that a major portion of the Increase Is expected to accrue from Increased ad valorem taxes. The commissioners expect to re ceive $150,000 from this source, compared to the $112,000 actually collected thus far in 1953-54, and 1 also anticipate slightly more in come from old taxes, at $5,000 up $3,000 from last year's estimate. The board anticipates an in crease in utilities receipts of $10, 000, for a total of $240,000, and an Increase of $1,000 to $27,000 from the state's Powell Bill street aid. The board cut its estimate of re. ceipts from sale of auto tags to $1,000, off $100, and cut Its esti mate of receipts from privilege license salefe by $500 to $5,000. Among other major revenue Items anticipated are: sale of cemetery lots, $3,000; Intangible tax refund from North Carolina, $4,200; parking meter receipts, $7,000; franchise taxes from North Carolina, $3,200, and park' ing space rentals, $75. Court costs again are expected to return $6, 500 to the city treasury. The board thinks it will rbceive only $2,500 from street-paving as. sessments, exactly half Its guess for the past year. Bell Seeking Rate Increase The North Carolina Utilities commission is hearing currently a plea of Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company for a $1. 778,000 rate increase In North Carolina. The caste is a continuation of an original Bell request for a $3, 426,000 increase in rates, of which the commission allowed $1,648,000 effective April 1953. The original commission deci sion was appealed, both by the North Carolina attorney general on behalf of the citizens of North Carolina, and by Southern Bell. After a series of travels through Superior Court, the North Caro lina Supreme Court remanded the Bell appeal to the Utilities commission. Floyd Farris, of Shelby, Bell manager for thte Shelby and Kings Mountain exchanges, said he could not guess what effect, 11 any, a favorable decision would have on Kings Mountain ex change rates, Mr. Farris said the rate schedule Is worked out by the Utilities commission aftter consultation with Southern Bell. If the Increase is granted, the monthly rental rates could be raised, and tntra-state toll char ges raised, or Increases could ap ply to some exchanges and ex clude others. ATTENDING CONVENTION Chief Hugh A. Logan, Jr., is attending the annual conven tion of the North and South Carolina Law Enforcement As sociation at Greenville, 9- G?. !?;tfcls week. .