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Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, December 16, 1954
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Local News
/ OPTIMISTIC CLUB
Sale of Christmas trees toy the
Optimist club Lb still under
way at City Hall parking lot
on Cherokee street. Trees ars
priced from $1.25 to $2.50. Pro
ceeds go to the club's fund for
boys' work. x
$,V' ~ ONE rape
Only one eall was answered
by City Firemen this week, ac
(cordlng to P. D. Fulton, city
fireman. Sunday night, fire
men answered a call to Gaston
street to extinguish a blaze. in
a hollow fee.
BUILDINQ PERMITS
On Wednesday, Building In
spector J. W. Webster issued a
building permit to Crescent
Hill Development Company to
erect a one story seven room
house on Hillside drive. The
permit was issued at an esti
mated cost of $10,000.
YtHJS F BOG BAM
The Grace Methodist Church
Sunday School will present
their annual Christmas pro
gram at the church Sunday,
December 19, at 7 o'clock. The
program is entitled, "O Wor
ship The King."
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On Friday, December 17,
there will be a turkey and
chicken pie supper at Beth
. ware school sponsored by Beth
ware P-TA. Supper will be ser
ved from 5 30 until 8 o'clock.
-Admission will be $1.00 per
plate for adults, and 75 cents
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K1WANIS MEETING
Members of the Rings Moun
tain Klw^nisclub will hold
their regular weekly * rrieeting *>
at Masonic Dining I{all Thura- .
day evening at 6:45. A Christ
mas program has been plan
ned by Sonny Peeler, program
chairman. ? v i*
CAKE SALE
? The American Legion Aux
iliary vr.*!!! hold a cake sale, in
front of Toy Land, located next
door to the A and P Store, -
Wednesday beginning at 9
a. m.
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PLAT POSTPONED
The Senior High Fellowship
of -First Presbyterian church
has announced ih at their play,
originally scheduled to be 'pre
sented by the group on Fri
day, has been postponed. until
January 8 because of conflict
ing activities.
WOMAN'S CLUB
Hie Junior Woman's clufb,
continuing Its clothing drive
this week for needy of the
community, wiH collect used
'i: clothing Thursday and Friday
All. persons who wish to con
tribute to the drive am asked
to call 464-?, 162-W, or 1182- -J.
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METER RECEIPTS
, Het receipts from the city's
1 parking meters for the ^eek
ending Wednesday at noon
were >139.15, according to Miss
Grace Carpenter, of ?lty clerk's
office^
CITY BOARD
City Board of Commission
; era will convene at a special
'meeting Monday night at City
Hall to open bids for a ditch
digging machine for the Gas
Department The meeting has
? been set for 7 o'clock,
MOOSE MSETDtO
The regular meeting of
Moose Lodge No. 1748 will fee
held Thursday night at 8:15 at
> the lodge on Bessemer City
road.
JRings Mountain postoffice,
already In the middle of the an
nual, Christmas mall rush, will
remain opervon Saturday until
ft p. m, to accommodate citizens
Mrs. Aubrey Gay
Killed In Wreck
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Former Citizen
Died
Rites Thursday
Mrs. J. Aubrey Clay* about 50,
former Kings Mountain citizen
and school teacher, was killed in
stantly at 6:45 Tuesday night,
when the car she was driving
collided head-on with a van-type
truck driven by Cecil Powell, of
Polkville.
The accident occurred near Wa
co on Highway 150. Mrs. Clay was
alone, returning from a shopping
trip in Shelby, relatives said. The
1953 Chevrolet Mrs. Clay was dri
ving was virtually demolished
and the new ti-uck, which Mr.
Powell was driving to Shelby for
Lutz-Yelton Tractor Trailer Com.
pany for subsequent delivery to
Patterson Flowers, overturned
and was badly damaged.
Patrolman D. W. Spratt, who
investigated the accident, said his
investigation indicated the truck
was on the wrong side of the
road when the accident occurred.
Mr. Powell was not critically in
jured, though he was reported
under treatment at Shelby hos
pital suffering from severe shock
and lacerations. No charges have
been preferred pending an in
quest^ -5*5 gpS7\
Coronor J. Ollk Harris said an
inqufest date has not been set He
also s did Mrs. Clay suffered a
broken neck, and that both arms
and lege werie broken, in addition
to other injuries. ' V, L
For Mr. Cay^U -econd #hock
occurred Wednesday morning As
relatives were telephoning Mr.
Clay's sister, Mrs. Sf. T. Long, of
Wadesboro, to convey the news
of Mrs. Clay's tragic dfeath, they
found Mrs. Long trying to call
them; She: had awakened Wed
nesday morning to find her hus
band . dead. He had died during
his sleep of a heart attack.
Mrs. Clay, the former Miss
Zona Hord, a daughter of Mrs.
W. G. Hord and the late Mr.
Hord, of Waco, had beten a- mem
ber of the faculty of Waco, school
for the past nine years. She also
directed the school's glee club.
She was an active member of
Waco Baptist church, serving as
pianist, choir director, teacher in
the Sunday school, and director
of the BTU.
Former citizen of Kings Moun
tain for many years, Mrs. CJay
was a / teacher at Park Grace
school and had served as organist
for First Presbyterian church.
She was a graduate of Woman's
College, University of North Car
olina. ?: ,
.Wmerai rites will be conducted
Thursday afternoon at Waco Bap
tist ciiunefnH^Xorclock, to con
ducted by the pastor, Rev. &urley
S. Turner, assisted by Rev. A. M.
Klsor and Kov. P .D Patrick.
Burial will be made In the church
oemeteiyv-.:;1.' <
Surviving are her husband, her
mother, three brothers, Loren
Hord, ' Cherryvilie, Raymond
Hord, .Shelby, and Alvin Hord,
Richmond. Va., and three sisters,
Mrs. Elisha McBrayter, of Shelby,
Mr*. J. F. Niven, of Albemarle,
and Mrs. F. P. Patton, of Wash
ington, D.C.
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Herald To Publish
Day Early Next Week
The Herald's annual Christ-,
mas week edition will be pub
lished next week one day in ad
vance of the regular publication
date. It will actually- come off
thfe press next Tuesday night,
but under date of Wednesday,
December 22.
The edition will include
Christmas greetings from bust' "
ness firms, advertising aids for ;
last ? minute shoppers, the cus
tomary full local news content,
plus special Christmas ? time
feature material.
Advertising deadline will be
Monday at 2- o'clock, and mer
chants desiring to reserve space
for Christmas messages should
call the Herald by Saturday.
Persons desiring nbws items in
the Christmas week edition are
also requested to contact the
Herald as 'early as possible.
Society news deadline will be
10 a. m. Tuesday; with other
news required to be in hand
by 2 p. m. Tuesday.
Following next week's edi
tion, the Herald will close at '
noon Wednesday for the re
mainder of the wetek, resuming
operations on Deoember 27. It
will publish on regular schedule
its edition of December 30.
Mrs. Thornbdjifr
Sites Conducted
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Funeral rites for MrsTsarah
Elizabeth Thorn burg, 78. resident
of route 3 who died Monday at
10:45 p. m. at Kings Mountain
hospital, were conducted Wednes
hospltal, wer econducted Wednes
day at 3 p. m. from Patterson
Grove Baptist, church.
Rev. J. J. Thornburg, Rev. Love
Dixon, snd Rev. Howard Dover
conducted the rites. Interment
was made in the Bethlehem Bap
tist church cemetery.
A native of Cleveland county,
Mrs. Thornburp was the d-.-uphter
of the .late David J. and Mary
Finley Williams, She was mar
Med December 25, 1904 to Robert
S. Thornburg, who survives. She
was a member of Patterson
Grove Baptist church.
Surviving. In addition to her
husband, are five sons, Ray,
Floyd, and Fred Thornburg, all
of Kings Mountain, Theodore
Thornburg, Charlotte, and Otha
Thornburg, of Rock Hill, S. C.,
and two daughters, Mrs. M. J.
Bell, Sr., and Mrs. A O. Steelte,
both of Charlotte.
Two brothers. W. A. Williams
and W. M. Williams, both of
Kings Mounts in. two sisters, Mrs.
Price Harmon and Mrs. W. A.
Sellers, both of Kings Mountain,
a half sister, Mrs. Harley Queen,
of Shelby, 15 grandchildren, and
12 grsat - grandchildren also sur
vive. hj
Active pallbearers were Ben
Hamrick, Tom Hamrick, Frank
Ham tick, Edwin Moore, Lindsay
Wood and Travis Wright.
Deacons of Patterson Grove
Baptist church and members of
the* Kings Mountain fire depart
ment were honoraay pallbearers.
Charlotte
>| lev. H. Gordon Week ley, pus.
tor of First Baptist church tor
the past 30 months, resigned that
pastorate on Sunday to accept
tf\e pastorate of Providence Bap
tist tfiureh, Charlotte.
Rev. Mr. Week ley will termi
nate his duties here with even
ing services December 29.
W. B. Logan, chairman of the
church's board of deacon*, said
that Da. R. A. byet. Gardner
Webb college professor, wiU ser
ve as supply pastor until a new
.p?jpr is obtained. A special
church conference has been call
ed, for Sunday to elect a pulpit
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Mr. Weekley came to Kings
Mountain >? from ? , Wilmington,
Charles Yelton
Awarded Plonk
Blocking Trophy
8*?iorrinH J6/10"1 hl?h ?Ch00l
3i ^^^a?,El'ard' Was a"
warded the Fred Plonk Blocking
K/J- 1954 a, ,he annual
Kings Mountain Lions club foot
ball banq^t held Tuesday night.
SGnf ?Cth, ereUe Car,t?n pro
tea
Praise for their blocking wSSltJ
during the 1954 season proWess
Last year's
blocking trophy
winner was Ron
nie Layton, end,
n?w in thb air
force.
Awarding of
the trophy was
one of the high
lights of the an
nual Lions club
event, which also
featured a hum
orous address by
CcJach E. C. Dug.
i-. . _ gins' ?' North
u. ?eience cf?ampion Ap
r? Stfte Teacher*, college.
ggiRS was aic?fed on the
speaking rostrum by Ben Quinn,
#ii^ o^rence.? guard for astc
from Cherryvllle, who also reeled
off a good quota of witty anec
dotes. Jake Hord, Jr.. ol Ktags
ountain, ASTC assistant foot
ball manager, attended the ban
addres8- C?ach Duggins
strongly against over
?f college athletes.
at APP'achian gives
!!? 8oholar*hips, but stated
that they go only to boys willing
in t?JCeep thelr scholastic
ln 8??d order, and who were
young men of character.
,.3e,'Ch.?Tar5K,p h'"6i lnW
??? 8vl?*.d- ^ qw?uoris
what the boy Is going to get for
his scholarship. For Instance, If
you want engineering, don't come
to Appalachian," he advised.
? "*V8Uggeated that fotbail only 1
tht ? i' ? .years and reminded ,
that, after school days, even foot
ball players havfe to earn a living.
I#ra,8?? the Klngs Mountain
team for its successful 1954 re
cord and commended the coaches
tor their good work.
Carlton Prose-lied team
members and introduced Coach
PUgfL*n?" I>I^sldent Jacob Cooper
and Presented gifts to
the high school coaching staff,
to ,lhe Program, Sam
Stalllngs welcomed Jonas Bridges
as a new member of the club
Simpson Elected
Master Of Lodge
James B. Sitrpjon was elected
master of Fai.View Lodge 339,
A. F. A A. M.. sit annual ejection
of officers of t!se lodge Monday
night He will succeed Boyoe
Gault.
Other officers elected were:
Lester Harmon, senior warden,
succeeding Emmett Row; Thom
as Tindall, Junior warden, suc
ceeding James B. Simpson; O. T.
Hayes, treasurer, succeeding J. C.
Keller; Joe H. Daniel, Jr., secre
tary (re-ejected); and Boyce
Gault, three-year trustee, suc
ceeding Ollie Harris.
Holdover trustees are ' Paul
Walker and Paul Owens. .
The retiring treasurer, Mr. Kel
ler, was given a standing ovation
for his long period of serv ice as
lodge treasurer.
| All new officers v/ill be Install
ed at an emerjenct communica
tion of the Lodgfe Monday even
ing, It was announced by Secre
tary McPaniel. . ;
Baptist Choir
To Sing Cantata |
The 30-volee adult choir of First
Baptist church will present a spfr
cial Christmas musical program
Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The choir will sing a cantata,
written tor sopranos, altos and
baritones, entitled "Chimes of the
First Baptist Church Plans
Purchase Of Adjacent Land
Gault Resigning
Hospital Post;
Successor Named
William V. (BHl? Gault, labora
tory X-Ray technician at Kings
Mountain hospital for the past
three years, has resigned effec
tive January 1, and will be re
placed by Robert H. Gregory of
Black Mountain.
Gregory, for several years
an X-Ray technician with Veter
ans Administration hospitals, O
teen - Swannanoa division, will
assume his duties hfere on Janu
ary 3, it was announced by Grady
Howard, hospital business mana
ger.
Mr. Gault is resigning to accept
a position with the Union Clrcula
tlon Company, of New York, N.
Mr. Howard said.
.<?1egwry is 28 years and
a Baptist. Mrs. Gregory is a reg
istered nurse.
Mis. Smith's
Rites Conducted
rltes 'or Mrs. W. F.
' Werf conducted Sunday
P- ?; ,r?m Second Wesle
church, interment
following in Mountain Rest cane
ttiy.
Rev. Hujver Smith, the pastor,
Sn? C*TtPr' -and
Kelly Dixon conducted the rites.
Mrs. Smith died Friday after
rtbon in Folkston, Ga. while en
route here from the Smith winter
home In Tarpon Springs, Fla. She
was being brought to Kings
Mountain by ambulance.
A native of Cherokee County,
S. C., she was the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Miles P. Ham
mett. She was first married to
Lewis A. Wilson. Who died in J936
She was a member of Second
wesreyan Methodist church.
Surviving, in addiiion to her
husband, are three sons, Broadus !
Wilson, Gaffney. S. C., Martin L.
Wilson. Kings Mountain, and Jes
sie Wilson, Washington, D. C.,
two step-sons, Leonard Smith and
Clarence Smith, both of Kings
Mountain, a daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Ware, Kings Mountain, and three
step . daughters, Mrs. Emmett
Ross and Mrs. J. J. Cable, both
of Kings Mountain, and Mrs. Fur
man Farley, of Hazel wood.
_ Six brothers, Forrest Hammett,
Port Orange, Fla., Lewis Ham
mett, Madison, N. J., and Nesbitt,
Claude, Jessie, and Ed Hammett,
all of Gaffnev, S. C.. five sisters,
Mrs. Henry Hodge. Mrs. John R.
Jeffrfes, Mrs. Pichird Poole, and
Mrs. Hicksoh Jones, all of Gaff
Jiey, S. C., and Mrs. Lillje Mulli
nax, Spartanburg, S. C.
Thirteen grandchildren, 19
step - grandchildren, eight great
grandchildren, and three step -
great grandchildren also sUr
[Vive.
_ Pallbearers were Buddy Smith,
Sammy Crawford, Bud Ballard,
Charles Wilson. Martin Wilson,
Tr., and Richard Wilson.
Bites Conducted
For Mis. Hull
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Funeral rites for Mr*. Margaret
Jane Hull, 73. whri died suddenly
at her home on Well* street Fri
day morning at 8:30 of a cerebral
hemorrhage, were conducted Sun
day at 3 p. m. from Boyce Memo
rial ARP church.
Dr. W. L. Pressly, the pastor,
conducted the rlt ed. Interment
was made in Mountain Rest ceme
tery
A native of York county,- Mrs,
Hull was the daughter .of the late
C. H. and Roxanne Huffstetler
Camp and the widow of George
M. Hull who died in 1942. She was
a member of Boyoe MemorUi
4RP church.
.Surviving an a fcc.i, George J.
Hull and two daughter*, Miss Co
Estelle Hull and Mrs. R. H.
Burton, all of Kings Mountain,
Pour grandchildren also survive.
Active pallbearers were Garrl
IKjISSj?*
ELECTED ? Or. Paul E. Hend
ricks, of Kings Mountain, was
elected vice-president o! the ;
Cleveland County Medical sod.
?ty (or the coming year at the
dinner session o! the society In
Shelby Monday night. Dr. Hend
ricks succeeds Dr. H. C. Sherrill.
New president elected was Dr. D.
P. Moore, of Shelby, who sue- ,
ceeds Or. John Hamrick.
BuiMil Bonus
To Total $6,000
Christmas bonuses totaling
-$6,000. are being paid thls?year to
employees of* the Phen.ix Plant,
a unit of Burlington Mills, it was
announced today by Superinten
dent J. T. Lathem, who also an
nounced the plant's holiday ope
rating schedule and plans for the
annual Christmas party.
Despite the poor year experi
enced by the textile Industry gen
erally, the company is happy to be
able to pay Christmas bonuses
again this year, Mr. Lathem said.
On a company-wide basis, Bur
Ijngton will piy out approximate
ly $465,000 to i's production em
ployees.
Superintendent Lathem said
Christmas holidays at the Phe
nix plant will be observed from
the end of the third shift on De
cember 22nd until beginning of
the first shift on December 27th.
The annual Christmas party for
employee's children will be held
at 2:30 p. m. on December 19th
at the Joy Theater. Santa Ciaus
will be on hand and gift bags
containing toys, candy, fruits and
a variety of other gifts will be
distributed to all employee's chil
dren 10 years of age and under.
Prior to distribution fit the gifts
there will be a brief Christmas
program including Christmas mu
sic, movie shorts, door prize a
wards, and introduction of guests.
POLICE NEEDY FUND
Chief Hugh A. Logan, Jr., is
sued a statement this week
reminding citizens wishing to
donate to the police needy
fpnd that they have only 10 ,
more days In which to do so, I
The money and toy? collected
.from the drive will toe distri
buted Christmas to under
privileged children All persons
wh> wish to rontr )ute to the ;
drive arc asked to call 254, I
720 or Co'fV ' reoman at 73.
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Herald To Erect
New Building
In Near Future
_,^i.rst Baptist church U com
?? i ? arrangement? to purchase
pffim ? pr?perty on South
2??on; avenu? including pur
Purchase of the two properties
waS authorized by membSp
vote on December 8. The trans
actions have not been completed
but agreements with the property
owners have been reached. *
thl. ral,d' on completion of
the transaction, will make plans,
immediately for the erection o?
a new building to house its pj
ng - publishing business at a site
wiliy retUa^eterm,ned' The Herald
will retain occupancy of its pre
^nt kU1 ^ing untU ,he Projected
building Is completed.
The Herald also owns the pro
perty now occupied by the real
dence of Mrs. Peari McDoSl
However, First Baptist church al
so authorized its trustees to seek
acquisition of this lot, which Is
the church's obtaining a
?u ^ 81^ for the new Herald
offer In T fh ,'he church could
jacent lot! ^ the thlrd ad
Jack White, Kings Mountain
attorney and one of the First
Man!1.81 trustec8- sa'd the addi
tional property is being acquired
for eventual expansion of thb
2m ?h*P P,ant- ?n acquisl
,?n'w present Herald building
truitep?Ut|i^rtfd by the chur?h. the
trustees indicate, for additional
ilv ?nn o1 8pace and *or fa?
lly and group gatherings.
. T?5 "erald building is 22.5 fetet
r, on. a ,ot 225 by 1:50
^"Ipped with central
ThP enai^ ws tWo rest rooms,
ine u. c. Mauney property is
Continued On Page Eight
Craftspun Yule
Party Announced
Annual Christmas party for
employees and families of Craft
fj 1Jarns' Inc-. will be held Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock at Cen
tral school auditorium.
An Entertainment program has
oeen arranged for the annual e
Pete Rthi Ah' f!tature Panhandle
Pete, the AshevJlie one man band
A?tht?rPITor|td aS k gU6St on the
Arthur Godfrey show, the Pan.
string?' the Martin Brothers
tan tfanAr i. 8 a Pro'essionnl
H.rowTphlmp" ?
ket Ir?oF^i,IIP8 Sald SCme 400 tic
event have been dls
tributed to children under 12
countrt? hage a,B0 8aid 12
wav 2 S*? W,?Uld ** given ?"
,o ,he nnn
He added that Craftspun Yarns
ionuLP7'ug $3,??? Jn Christmas
bonuses to its employees.
Chi*!*, tex,'le f,rm W,H observe
Christmas holidays from 6am
lumber 23 to 6 a. m. December
Merchants Ready For Peak Bosh
Of Christmas Season Shopping
t
Kings Mountain retailers were
readying themselves this week
for the big Christmas season
rush expected to get In 'full
swing this weekend and cohtinue
through Christmas Eve,
Merchants, particularly appar
ej and hardware store*, have re
ported earlier - than usual buy
will
merchants
Satsidar hours
time -hopping
Christum John
Ing this
retailers
but *o me othl*'
a lot of
looking, with final buying defer
red. These groups expect especial
ly heavy sales during the eight
shopping days remaining before
Christmas.
Stocks are still good tn most
lines, and are being filled in by
heavy express arrivals. Both Ex
pressman Jesse Carpenter and
Parcel Post Dellveryman Tate say
that deliveries have been heavy
this we<k. Toy stocks are report
ed good with most dealers.
Some apparel merchants say
they have had difficulty obtain
ing full shipments of some spec
ialty items customarily offered at
the Christmas season, but, gen
erally, at lwust partial shipments
have bteen received.
With majority of Kings Moun
tain Industry humming, mer
chants think Christmj? season
sales will equal and perhaps ex
ceed those of the 1853 season r
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Long Weekend
To Be Holiday
For Most Finns
Majority of Kings Mountain in -
dustrial firms will observe short
holiday periods during thte Christ*
mas season, a reflection of im- *
proved business in the textile In
dustry.
l"W?nnJ.e,Xtik? ?"iclaI ^marked.
hrye.n?fd,to run." as he reported
his holiday operating schedule
iv Z ?Vhe firms a closing on
eral ComnnK wfek?nd- Fo?te Min.
eral Company, in the mining field
M. Ln0perat,e "stra,Rht through"!
ej Thhr?ham7 5 Caatle rePort
d, with the mining operations to
be, suspended on Christmas Day
Dav?mrhriTS Sal(1 ,hey oxpeci to
.^ tfnas bonuses, some
Vh y u, 1 not pay Christmas
jekfed othors Wf*e unde
^T?"ncin* Christinas bonus
n?u iiS (?r e"ipl?y??B were Mau
wm nZ ComPa"y. Inc.. which
will pay bonuses of two percent
to employees of less than five
tnV^JZVlCe' ,an" foUr lucent
?P ?y<?s Wlth moro than five
years service.
Sadie Cotton Mills will pav a "
!\ua; though George Ilouser
totaled.0 t0taJ figUr? has not been
Burlington Mills' Phenix plant
ciiff?ay er?ployees S6-000. while
Craftspun Yarns, Inc., will pay
^Ptoyee, $3,000 to holiday
Neisler Mills, Inc.. Margraoe
and Pauline plants will suspend
?f*l??ong Jrom Thursday morn
<23' to Monday mor
ning December 27. with the ex
ception of the finishing plant at
J*"*?/*- which will operate
through the 23rd. Park Yarn Mill*
??"\pany . wlU follow the same
Roifay 55hedulQ' 118 will Lambeth
Rope Corporation, Craftsriun ^
Yarns, and Burlington Mills.
Mauney Mills, Inc., and Bonnie
Mills Company will suspend ope
rations Friday morning, Decern
Z4, and resume operations !
the morning of December 27
? Sadie Cotton Mills Will close at
6 a. m December 23 and resume
operations the following Wednes
day, December 29.
Mauney Hosiery Company will
close the morning of December
and resume regular schedules
on Tuesday, December 28.
Aubrey Mauney, -of Kings
Mountain Manufacturing Com
pany, manufacturers of coarse
yarns, reported orders slim. Mr.
Mauney said schedules would de
pend on orrie-s and that work
stoppages would not qualify for
| holiday". designation.
School Board Meets
At Central Mondcy
Regular monthly meeting of
the Kings Mountain city district
board of school trustees is sche- >
du led I for Central school Monday j
at 7:30 p. m. *> j
Continuation of discussion of
plans for a North elementary
school building is expected,
i School officials announced this
week that East school went On
regular schedule after removal
jof four primary classes from the
I old building to the now-completed
new four-room addition. - [j
Davidson school elementary j
students have also moved Into the I
I 6 iSi x>"roorn Negro elementary ]
building, leaving only some 69 J
high school pupils in the old struct 1
ture. Both new units were o<s 4
cupied on November 29.
195S City Auto Tags '
Are Now On Sale
City auto license tags for
1955 are now on sale at City
Hall.
The tags, which all inclty
auto owners are required to dis
play on their cars by February
1, may be purchased at the us
ual price of $1.
The 1955 tags are the same
color as last year with the ex.
ception of the background
which is gold instead of silver.
The decals are required to be
displayed on the windshield of
the vehicle.
Joe McDaniel, of the dty
clerk's office, said Wednesday
thtt approximately 25 tags,
which were put on sale Tues
day, had already been purcha* ?
ted by motorist Wednesday mor>
ning.