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? , *f . Population City Limits 7.206 Ik* population U from the O. S. Government census report lor 19 SO. Tbe Census Bureau estimates the nation's atloa gala sine* 19S0 at l.T pntMt par y?, which ? mags Mountain's 1954 population should approxj 7CM. TIM trading area population 1* IMS. based M ration boar a registrations al the Kings Mountain ? ? 1S.OOO. Kings Mcantaixi's RELIABLE Newspaper Pages Today VOL 64 ...HQ J.I , I Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Wednesday, December 22, 1954 Sixty-Fourth Year PRICE FIVE CENTS J k : i . t. jgsa^:- : -iv Trustees Select Stowe Site For Elementary School ? I WHAT'S FOB CHRISTMAS ? The Charlotte Ob server recently carried the picture abtn after Staff Photographer Jimmy Dumboll made It at Trey's annual Chr.stmas party lor children of the Gaston Orthopedic hospital. The young miss with the querulous expression Is Jane Wall Is Tates, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh ' Totes, of Kings Mountain. The child has been a patient et the Orthopedtc hospital since she was ten months old. and is receiving corrective treat ment and surgery for disability of the right aim and leg. Already she has undergone two major operations. (Photo courtesy of Mr< DumbelL) % ?' }J" ? ' ? ? ? * - ? " ? ?IT Local News oixom plat) ' ' Annual Christmas, play "At* Dixon PreaftjytJerlah church will lie held Thursday night at "f j>. m. A one-act comedy will be presented. The public' is in vited to attend. ? PRESBYTERIAH . A program of Christmas mu sic iby the combined choirs of i ' -.First Presbyterian chur?h will toe presented in the main sanc tuary of the church Wednes day evening at 8 p. ?n., Tommy Banes, minister of music, an* r nounced. NATivrrr aqtaipc A Nativity seen* will be pre- J sented in the yard of the First Presbyterian church Wednes day, Thursday, and Friday ev enings between 6:30 and 7:00 o'clook. The Pioneer Fellow ship is ln charge. ?? V POI-ICE NEEDY FTJND Persons wlsfilng to donate to the police needy fund may still do so, as donations will be col lected by the Poliei- depart ment until Christmas Eve, : v- Chief Hugh A. Logan, Jr., stat ed Tuesday. Persons wishing to - ? >' contribute are asked to call 254, 720 or Coley Freeman ^ 73. 3 WEAVER DttClUiOEP ||SjKi&!' S/agt Ivan E. Weaver, aon of Mr. and Mrr. Ralph Weaver, j arrived home Saturday from Camp Kilmer, N. where he received an honorable dis charge after fo4r years of ser vice hi the Air Force. Sgt. Wea ? Yer spent the final two years of his enlistment on duty In ' England. " & ? . ? ^ T. , ~ I-4U ? D ?? ? m MM Ml ttesurrectron, St. Matthew's Events listed : - " - Christmas Eve 11 o'clock ser vices at St. Matthew's and Resur jrection Lutheran churches will highlight religious services in the community celebrating the annu al observance of the bliHh o f Christ. ? ' Both candlelight services will feature religious music of the season. i At Stz-Malthew's, (wo robed j choirs will sing six Christmas an thems, vith Miss Frances Sum mers to render a solo. Congrega tional singing will include four Christmas hymns, and Dr. W. P. Gerberding, the pastor, will read the Christmas lessons and a short meditation. The bells will play at 10:30 and an organ prelude by Continued On Pagm Five ? .i . ? - ? ? ? - ;~y. ft, ?? ' ? Retailers Observing Later Closing Hours Majority of Kings Mountain retailers will be open late through Christmas Eve to ae commodate last - minute shop pers. - 'Saturday hour? have been de creed for the three days before .Christmas, meaning that de partment, variety and Jewelry scores will be open until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, "Thursday, and Friday. Furniture' and hard- . ware stores will close at 6 p. m., while grocers will remain opten later than their regular 7 p. m. Saturday closing. One ' grocer said he would remain open un til 8:90 through Christmas Eve. Majority of rttillem will not resume Wednesday half - holi days until January 5, It was an nounced, due to the" decision to lengthen the Christmas period closing through Monday. Mer chant a will toe open for bualnMi as usual art New Year's Day. PostoHice Letter Cancellations JB P..M. King* Mountain postoffice re corded 21,822 letter cancellation* on Monday, topping last seaaon ??? high mark by over 4,700. and on Tuesday at 3:25 p. m. had reach ed 12,925 a* both incoming and outgoing mail continued Heavy. High mark last qftaaon waa the 17, Of* recorded on December 21. Cancellations from December 10 through 3:25 yesterday (Tues day) totaled 119,6% with the, "rush" beginning on Decf-mbor 14 j when the average of about 4,504; for December 10 and 11 Jumped to 11,826 for the day. Canoeila tlons for December 15 aruf \? con tinued to rise (11,870 . 13^)96) to 15,134 on December 17 and drop pad to 13?55 on laat Saturday, Sunday cancellations during the period Indicate the big Jump, with SSI recorded on December 12 and 2,880 on last Sunday.* Record high daily cancell. was recorded on December 1949 at 25,018 but F E. Blakely Mid thamHHII J although continuing to rise each of the paat several years,: are spread out Wetter through coop eration by the public In tbe?da-. partment's publicity urging* i Christmas mailing. t>t ??,'\ r No . were available Tuesday on parcel post mailings, with the 'cancellation figures on" including letters ed. Parcels are cancelled by hand and no record is kept of the num ber Of' pieces mailed. Both Incom City To Pay Mauney $300 Fox Easement The city board of commission ers voted Monday night to pay Paul Mauney $300 for right-of way for a sewer line into the new sewage treatment plant, accept ing Mr. Mauney's offer, on the request for easement. The right-of-way calls for a 1,200 ? foot, strip into the plant. The board also voted to pur chase a Sherman dltchter from Hardin - Dixon Tractor Company, of Shelby, for the gas depart ment, at cost of $4,185 plus $126 for an additional bucket. The city had advertised for bids on an Eve- - rett ditcher. Hardin-Dixon was low bidder on the Everett ma chine by more than $500 and its bid . on thfe Sherman machlnp, which the board voted to buy due to its all-purpose features, was also well under the bids of other companies on the Everett ditcher. Other bids were: R. & A. Tractor Company, Gastonia, $4,50?) ; Con Gas Deposit Fees The city board set deposit fees for natural gas service Monday night as follows: resi dential one-family unit, $5/ small commercial and indus trial, $10; aU other. $25. tractors Service, inc., Charlotte, $4,560.98. The board bought the Shannon machine over objections of Gat Department Superinten dent Vincent Beecttum, who Wild be preferred the Everett machine. In other actions the board: IX Employed Joe Goforth as city hall Janitor, replacing John Kilgore, at $30 per week. 2) Deferred action on a bid of a Gastopi& concern for city scrap, instructing Public Works Superintendent E. C. Nicholson to seek at least two additional bids lor tne scrap. 3) voted permanent employ ment at $25 per week for Mrs. Mildred Fall*, who had been on temporary duty as d&y shift desk stergeant In the police depart ment. Mrs. Falls 2111s a depart ment vacancy created by resigna tion of R. R. Carrlgan, She had been on temporary duty due' to illness of some policemen. 4) Voted installation of outside city gas taps, when and if permis sion is obtained to sell gas -out* side the city limits, at cost on time and material basis, which wrtll include cost of high pressure regulator. 5) Set the city Christmas holl-.| day schedule, for all departments I except police and fire and a few I Employees in public works for j December 24 and 25. 6) Authorized two?^eeks extra pay for Supt. Nicholson, in lieu of vacation time. 7) ^Authorized re-rooflng of old part of water works building at $745 by Kings Mountain Sheet Metal Works, If funds are avail able.' ? 9) On recommendation of com mittee, voted "to pay J. W. Webs Continued On *'aff0 Might Merchants Gear For Final Posh Kings Mountain merchants were ready for the last-minute big rush of CHMitmas shopping Tuesday after a brisk weekend ot purchasing. Virtually without exception Kings Mountain merchants re ported heavy sales begiitnlnff last Friday and continuing through the first days of this week. With three shopping days re maining before Christmas mer chants Expected their sales staffs ? even though heavily augment ed with extra personnel ? to be heavily pushed to handl* the ex pected volilme of purchases. Stocks are still in good ahapfc most merchants reported, some aided. Jyy^laat-mJntf* arrivals of eXprom and pafoe; poet contain MASONIC MASTER ? James B. Simpson was installed Monday night as master of Falrriew Lodge AF & AM 339. Mr. Simp son succeeded Boyce Cault. Masons Install New Officeis Officers for the coming year of Fairview Lodge 339, AF & AM, were installed Monday night at an emergent communication at Masonic Hall. Past Master Paul W. Owens as marshal, and Past Master C; J. Gault, Jr.t served as installing of ficer. The officers Installed were; .Ja mes B. Simpson, master; Lester A. Harmon, senior warden; Thomas D. Tindall, Junior war den; O. T. Haytes, Sr., treasurer; J. H. McDaniel, Jr., secretary; O. Fred Weaver, senior deacon; T. C. McKee, junior deacon; t, C. Davis, senior Stewart; Frank Bal. lard. Junior Stewart; and- J. A. Walker, tyler. St. Luke's Christmas Story And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this faxing was first made when Cyrenius uxis governor of Syria). ? And ail went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from QalQee, out of the city of Naza reth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which called Bethlehem;' (because he was of the house and lineage of David; ) To be taxed with Mary his es poused wife, being great with ' child. And ?o it was, that, while they j Were there, the days were accom plished that she should be deliver ed. And she brought forth her first- ] born son, and wrapped him in vwaddling clothes, and laid him In a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around about them : and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not : for, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, -which shall be to all people. For unto you is bom this day tn the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrap ped in twaddling clothe s, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heav enly host praising Ood, and say img, Olory to Ood in the highest, and on earth peace, good win toward uti W1VWK And it came to pass, as the an gels were gone away from them' into heaven, the shepherds moid One to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and eee this thing, which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known nnto ?*. . * And they come t oith haete, and found Mary and Joseph, and the Imitm ft turn injiii rr- - ?-< . ?WW*. ? . wnWIyCr ? And u>fcen they had seek it, they made knoum abroad the saying which wat UAd them coneernmg And all they that heard U won dered at thbee things which were told them by the shepherds. ? (Bt. Luke Citizens Readying For Yule Holiday Wk Most Retaileis Decide To Take Extra Holiday Kings Mountain citizens readi ed for Christmas this week in busy fashion, endeavoring to com plete their Christmas shopping in time for the annual holiday pe riod, which, generally, will be a short one here this year. Majority of industrial firms are suspending operations for a shorter ? than - sometimes period, with many textile firms taking only a two-day respite. Majority of the city's retailers have also upped their holiday schedule by dcci^'rj; to close from Christmas Eve through Monday, December 27. They will re-open for business on Tuesday morning, December 28. According to John H. Lewis, president of Kings Mountain Merchants asso ciation, a telephone check of sev eral business firms indicated that virtually all types of retail busi ness would close on Monday with the exception of hardware deal ers. Mr. Lewis said that Western Auto Storte indicated it wotild be open as usual and Blalock's Park Inn said it would be open Monday. Closing for the extra day, he said, would be department stores, variety stores, Jewelers, some grocers, and several of thte auto dealers and garages. The holiday schedule of dry cleaning firms will coincide with the long week 'end of the merchants, while Fin I ger Laundry bxpects to close Fri day at noon, also re-opening Tues day morning. Drug stores will be Continued On Pago Eight Ballard Buys Phenix Stoie Frank Ballard has purchased the business known as Phenix Store from Floyd Payne and as sumed operation of the firm on Monday. Mr. Ballard, a veteran of about 25 years In the grocery business as owner and operator of Ballard-; Grocery, said he would operate both businesses, with Mrs. Bal lard as manager of Ballard Gro cery. He will manage the new firm under the same trade name it <ias carted under other owners, Phenix Store. R. E. Carrigan, former city po liceman, has been employed as clerk for Ballard Grocery. Mr. Paynte has owned and ope rated Phenix Store for the past seven years. He has not announc ed his future plans. HEADS MINISTERS ? Hev. Phil lip L. Shore,' Jr., pastor of Cen tral Methodist church, was re cently elected president of the Kings Mountain Ministerial as sociation for the coming year. He succeeds Dr. W. L. Pressly. Shoie President Of Pastor Group Rev. Phillip L. Shore, Jr., pas tor of Central Mtethodlst church, was elected president of the Kings Mountain'Mlnlsterial asso elation, for the coming year at a meeting of the organization De cember 13? Mr. Shore succeeds Dr. W. L, Prtessly, pastor of Boyce Memo rial ARP church. Other officers elected are: Dr. W. P. Gerberdlng, pastor of St. Matthew's Lutheran church, vice president; Rev. A. J, Argo, pastor of First Wesley an church, secre* tary-treasurbr; and Rev. Douglas Fritz, pastor of Resurrection Lu. theran church, radio chairman. Expressions of appreciation were made to the retiring presi dent and other retiring officers for the service during tbte year, and to Rev. H. Gordon Weekley, pastor of Fifrst Baptist church, who leaves next week, to assume fhe pastorate of Providence Bap tist church, Charlotte. It was announced that thfe Jan uary meeting of the association would be a breakfast meeting. Clay Death Inquest Underway Tuesday Inquest' by coronor*s Jury Into the death of Mrs. Aubrey Clay, Killed December 14 in a head-on auto-truck collision near Waco, was to be held at 5 o'clock Tues day aftemopn at the county courthouse in Shelby. Kings Mountain Telephone Users To Pa? Higher Bental Bates Soon Kings ?Mountain telephone sub scribers will pay higher rentals for their service in the near fu ure at a result of a decision of .he North Carolina Utilities last WWI\? Top increase on Kings Moun ;aln residential users will be 35 ?entS' per month, while top busi ness rate Increase here will be 90 cents per month, both figures exclusive of federal excise tax, which is now ten percent. j Southern Bell Telephone Com pany will realize $1,084,710 per year from the increased rates, after paying state and federal in come taxes. Kings Mountain subscribers will feel the Impact of the new rates with their January billa, Floyd Farris, group managjr said. The new rate schedule ? which also includes slight In creases in long distance toll charges ? were effective Tues day. '? %',X ; Here are the new rates com pared with the former rates for the Kings Mountain exchange, as reported by Mr. Farris: . New Old Business one-party $950 $8.60 Business two-party $8.25 $7.35 'Business four-party $7.25 $6.35 Business rural N -$4.45 $4.25 Residence one-party $4.20 $3.95 Residence two-party $3.45 $3.25 Residence four-party $2.95 $2.75 Residence rural $2.95 $2.75 ?Outside City limits only (All jates are quoted without the addition of the tten percent federal excise tax.) In coritrast to being pleased by the commission decision granting the Higher rate schedule, South ern Bell, which did not redelve Its fully requested Increase, express ed disappointment at the decision. J. S. Stone, North Carolina gen eral manager said, "While the new rates will not provide earn ings comparable to the earnings of other Industries, we will con tinue to make every reasonable effort to provide each person In our area with the kind and a mount of telephone service he wants." .. . Mr. Stone said the commission authorization falls short "of pro viding the earnings we need". Schools Buying Marlowe Lot For West Plant Kings Mountain's board of school trustees voted to purchase the Stowe property as the site for the proposed, new North ele mentary school building, voted to purchase at $8,000 additional land for West school, and com pleted plans for re lighting Cen tral school building at the regu lar monthly meeting of the group held at Central school Monday night. The selection of the Stowe site ? located south of McGlnnls street between North Piedmont a venule and Ramstur street ? cleared the way for Architect T. W. Cothran, of Van Wageningen & Cothran, Shelby architectural firm, to begin work on plans for the proposed 12 to 16-classroom building. Mr. Cothran signed a contract with the board calling for a fee of five percent of the cost of the new building. The board has been discussing merits of two proposed sites for the new building, recommended by the state school board after a survey team report of a study of the Kings Mountain schools on July 7. The survey team recom mended the Stowe site as being near the center of pupil popula tion. The other site undter discussion was fi the comer of North Cans? fer and walker streets. Superintendent B. N. Barnes re ported that the state school board had approved plans for construc tion of a 12-16 classroom struc ture. Thte board, with all members present, discussed the two site* and future expansion of the city system and unanimously agreed on the Stowe site. The board instructed Mr. Coth ran to proceed with sketches for a building which could be made into an 18-room plant and to be gin work on detailed plans for constr.vctlon of 12 rooms. Mr. Barnes reported that he and Trustee Fred W. Plonk had , secured options on most of thft: property and had agreements from all adjacent property own ers to sell land needed for the school. Some 15-20 acres win be purchased for the site. The board voted unanimously, to purchase property on S. Wat terson street ? adjacent to West Elementary school from E. E. Marlowe at a cost of $8,000. The property measures 85 feet by ap proximately 400 feet. The board voted to advertise for bids for relighting Centrals school after completed plans fer the project were submitted by M. M. Packard, Shelby engineer* and approved by the board. The state school board tentatively ap proved the plans on October IV with recommendations, and final approval was made on November 1 15. Mr. Packard met With the group Monday night and the board approved his final plans. The project was begun over A year ago and Mr. Packard retain ed to draw the plans. Slim-line flourescent fixtures are to be us ed (n the relighting. The board agreed to accept bids calling for immediate completion of relighting the primary depart ment at the school, with the re mainder of the work to be started on June 1, 1965. The board is advertising for bids on the project this week, the notice appearing on page 5. see Continued On Page Bight Today's Herald One Day Early Today's Herald is published one day fn advance of regular schedule. The annual Christmas week edition, It includes spedaU y prepared Christmas greetings from majority of the city's re tall firms and service establish ments, a large quantity of Christmas feature material, the paper's regular features, upto the-minute news developments In Kings Mountain and adver tisement* from local merchants with last ? minute gift sugges tions. Next week's Her* Id will ap pear on regular schedule. It will come off the press on Wed-, nesday night, December 29, uiv der date of December SO. " .
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