Population
City Limits. 7.206
TIm population Is from the 0. S. Government census
report for 1950. The Census Bureau estimates the nation's
population gain since 1950 at 1.7 percent per year, which
means Kings Mountain's 1954 population should approxi
mate 7606. The trading area population in 1945. based
•a ration board registrations at the Kings Mountain
office, was 15,000.
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VOL 65 NO. 5
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, February 3, 1955
Sixty-Fourth Year
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Bulletins
DYER TO SPEAK
Dr. (Robert A. Dyer, supply
pastor for First Baptist church
and Gardner-Webb college
faculty member will discuss
his hobby. “The Development
through Special Breeding and
Cross-breeding of Canaries in
an Effort to Develope a Red
Canary’’ for members of the
Kings Mountain Kiwanis club
Thursday night at 6:45, Maso
nic Hall.
BLANTON NAMED
C. n. Blanton, Kings Moun
tain druggist, has been notifi
ed of his election to the com
mittee on socialized pharmacy
and medicine toy the National
Association of Retail Drug
gists. Mr. Blanton, a vice-pres
ident of the North Carolina
Pharmaceutical association, is
currently serving as the North
Carolina organizations legisla
tive committee chairman for
Cleveland county and as a
member of the committee on
papers and queries.
LIONS MEETING
G. A. Munson, general man
ager of the Bessemer City plant
of Lithr-m Corporation of A
merica, will address members
of the Kings Mountain Lions
club at their meeting next
Tuesday night at 7 o’clock at
Masonic Dining hall. He will
be accompanied toy J. N. Mc
Clure, mining engineer, and
Fred Dixon, office manager.
The program was aranged toy
l, w. Webster and Sam Weir.
IN NEW HOME
Mr. and (Mrs. Raymond Welch
moved last week to their new
home on N.. Sims street. They
had resided on S. Tracy street.
Mr. Welch operates his plumb
ing repair service, known as
Welch Plumbing Shop, from
his home.
ON HONOR ROLL
Rachel Plonk, W. P,. Fulton,
and Dick McMackin, all of
Kings Mountain, were listed on
the honor roll for the first se
mester at Lenoir-Rhyne col
lege, Hickory. Miss Plonk was
listed in the first honor group,
the two men on the second
honor group at the college.
SHRUBBERY SALE
The Kings Mountain Garden
club is conducting a shrubbery
sale Thursday (today) at 9 o’
clock on the vacant lot on W.
Gold street across the street
from the John (L. McGill resi
dence.
»
AT GARDNER-WEBB
Charles H. Sellers, of Kings
Mountain, is among the 31
new students enrolled for the
second semester at Gardner
Webb Junior college, Boiling
Springs. The new students
boast the school’s enrollment
beyond the 400 mark.
I -
IN BAND CLINIC
Bill Sanders, Nick Smith,
Don Hord, Butchie Houser, and
Harold Ellis represented Kings
Mountain high school in the
all-state Iband clinic and con
cert held in Gastonia Friday
and Saturday. The 100-picce
band represented 36 North Car
olina schools.
TO BE DISCHARGED SOON
Mrs. C. C. (Bus) Oates was
said by relatives Wednesday
no be improving rapidly, and
is expected to Ibe discharged
from the Baptist hospital,
Winston-Salem within the
next day or two. Mrs. Oates
underwent a major brain oper
ation at the hospital January
19.
IMPROVING
E. E. Marlowe, Kings Moun
tain auto dealer, who received
a severe arm fracture in a fall
at his home January 22, is re
covering satisfactorily, but will
toe hospitalized at least two
more weeks, relatives reported
Wednesday.
B & L Shareholders
Will Meet Tuesday
Shareholders of Kings Moun
tain Building & Loan association
will meet Tuesday afternoon in
the office of the association at 5
o'clock for their annual meeting.
The shareholders will elect di
rectors for the coming year and
will hear reports from officers
on the association's activities
during 1954.
Merchants May Organize
Industry Development Firm
hycees Invite
Civic Club Aid
For Recreation
Itives from”1 allJ1Kinf rePresenta-1
civic and veteran* gS Mountain
l^ith the city paV^i^tions
ti°n commis^on Lt recrea‘ 1
for Thursday Feh™ be?n called ,
I flail at 8 py’m t?^17 at City
for an enlarged r^^SC»ss pJan«
land program6 d ecrbat,°n plant
on1sISaytia0tn2CTmission met
HaJi and, aw m_ at City
ness, formulated ath other busi
Projects to submit tnOU‘iine °*
gamzations for thoito °toer or-1
as a project. r accePtance I
a&reeed7oCsecurenaCpTrmisSi°n aJso
reation director Jtth* manent rec
Secretary jL* h'"ul6 month. '
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to Other organiS.«obe sfubmitted
ration, Mr. White f°r com
agreed to secure t and also
gmeer to draw r>I„landscaPe en
scaping and grassm^fh f°r ,and
reation arteas g the tw° rec
Chairman Fred w n. I
Ported that twnlJI' f,onk re
will be ready for 5lming P°ols
summer, with work °Pe,ration by
completion on both °W nearing
group selected ^ile ?roje^ts- The
houses at the pS ^hthe bath
day meeting. * the Satur
ll"«hncl«C,0:"”“«?•»« "earg a j
Joe Hendrick who ■C,ty Clerk j
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f*r commis^n8 af/^ 8ixmem-j
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City Tag Sales
For 1955 Short
In spite of a heavy rush of
buying through Monday, about
half of Kings Mountain auto
owners have still neglected to
buy city auto licenses for 1955
and are in danger of a citation
to court for non-compliance
with the law.
This was the word of city of
ficials Wednesday morning.
The Chief of Police has beten
instructed to tag cars not show
ing the new 1955 city tags, it
was stated.
Total tag sales through Wed
nesday was 572. It is estimated
the city’s car population is in
excess of 1,000 vehicles.
Piessly Heads
Library Board
New officers of the Jacob S.
Mauney Memorial Library board
■vere eltected last Tuesday at a
meeting of the group at the li
brary.
Dr. W. L. Pressly, pastor of
Boyce Memorial ARP church, v/as
sleeted chairman, Mrs. H. R. Neis
Ser, vice - chairman, and Mrs.
James E. Castle was elected sec
retary. Haywood E. Lynch, retir
ing chairman, presided.
Members heard a report by
Mrs. Charles Dilling, librarian,
rated to continue the children’s
story hour to be held alternate
Saturdays at the library, and
changed the library opening hour
to 9:30 a. m. each day.
The library is open on Mondays
from 2-5 and from 7-8 p. m., on
ruesday only morning hours are
observed, on Wednesday from
9:30-12 noon, 2-5, and 7 until 9 p.
m., both morning and afternoon
hours are observed on Thursday
and Friday, and only morning
lours are observed on Saturday.
In addition to the officers,
members of the board are Mr.
-ynch, Mrs. W. R. Craig, Dr. D.
F\ Herd, Mrs. W. T. Weir, and
VIrs. W. L. Mauney.
Willie Seawright
Charged In Shooting
George Houston, Negro of Hill
top, is in Kings Mountain hos
pital recovering from pistol shots
in the right hand and right thigh
sustained from a 32-pistol Sun
day in a shooting scrap on Cans
ler street.
Free under a $200 bond on a
charge of assault with a deadly
weapon with intent to kill is
Willie Seawright, Cansler street
Negro, and boot black at Central
Batfber Shop.
The shooting, which was in
vestigated by Chief of Police
Hugh A. Logan, Jr., Sgt. Tom
Gladden, Officers Jack Stone and
Laymoh Cornwell, was said by
Mr. Logan, to have occurred at
the Seawright residence around
5:30 p. m. after a dispute over a
Negro woman had arisen be
tween Seawright and Houston.
Trial for Seawright has not
been set pending Houston’s re
lease from thehospital.
Police said Houston has just
been freed after completing a
sentence on the county roads.
Polio Fund Lists $1385 In Hand,
Over $3,000 In Sight, More Needed
Contributions to Kings Moun
tain’s fund campaign for the
March of Dimes grew to more
than $3,000 during the past week,
but still left a deficit against the
goal of $4,500, campaign officials
reported Wednesday.
J. C. McKinney, treasurer, said
deposits to the fund account to
tal $1,985, and Co-Chairman Ben
H. Bridges, Jr., said additional
contributions not yet reported to
the treasurer would push the to
tal well over the $3,000 mark.
The reports followed a heavy
weekend effort on the part of
rilany groups for the fund to
fight infantile paralysis.
Wednesday afternoon another
effort for the campaign, a radio
two-hour auction over Station
WKMT, a joint project of the ra
dio station and the Kings Moun
tain Kiwanis club was conducted
and was also expected to swell
the total of contributions. *
Mr. McKinney said his figures
included incomplete reports from
the industrial division, headed by
Campaign Co-Chairman W. J.
Fulkerson, incomplete reports
from the schools division, and re
ceipts from Monday night’s mo
ther’s march which netted $193.24
for the fund, in addition to a pre
viously reported contribution
from the Kings Mountain bowl
ing league.
Mr Bridgles said that monies
deposited did not include the re
ceipts from two Sunday promo
tions sponsored by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce. The road
block netted $377 for the fund
and the Gospel Sing at the high
school netted $311, including con
tributions by the audience of $56.
25. Mr. Bridges said the Optimist
club, handling business section so
licitations, would report at least
$500 when its work is completed
and he estimated industrial di
vision gifts would add another
$800 to the total.
“We urge aH soliciting commit
tees and committee members to
complete their work and make
their reports as quickly as possi
ble,” Mr. Bridges said, "for we
are anxious to compile our re
ports and determine what clean
up work is necessary to attain
our goal. Kings Mountain has an
enviable record of supporting this
worthwhile appeal and we do not
want to fall short.”
Mr. Bridges also asked indivi
duals and business firms who
have not yet contributed to for
ward contributions, by check or
cash, to Treasurer McKinney at
First National Bank.
Bridges, Osborne
Outlined Need
At Retailer Party
The Kings Mountain Merchants
association may seek to organize
an industrial development cor
poration for Kings Mountain,
Sam Collins, newly-installed pre
sident of the organization, said
Wednesday.
Mr. Collins said he had discuss
ed possibility of organizing such
a corporation — which would
have as its principal functions ex
pansion and diversification of
Kings Mountain industry — with
several citizens and had received
much encouragement.
Gastonia has a tax-supported
corporation of this type, Shelby is
in process of organizing one, and
numerous other communities
have followed this route for ob
taining new industry.
Mr. Collins’ statements follow
ed a suggestion advanced by Ma
yor Glee A. Bridges and Indus
trial Committee Chairman Robert
Osborne at Monday night’s annu
al banquet of the Merchants as
sociation.
Mr. Osborne said he had been
informed Monday by the North
Carolina Department of Conser
vation and Development that a
firm seeks to locate in North
Carolina which requires 20,000
square feet of floor space and
would employ 600 persons. He
noted that Kings Mountain has
all the desired requirements for
the particular industry except
floor space.
Mayor Bridges suggested the
organization of the Industrial De
velopment corporation and ex
pressed the opinion that a mini
mum capital of $10,000 would be
required.
As this type of corporation has
operated in other communities, it
has built buildings which were
subsequently leased or sold to in
coming industry.
Two weeks ago, Kings Moun
tain was informed by the State
Department of Conservation and'
Development that a firm manu
facturing women’s panties sought
to locate in North Carolina,
[would employ about 200 persons,
mostly women, and required a
bout 11,000 square feet of floor
space.' The floor space did not
prove available, and Mayor Brid
ges said he had been informed
that this firm is going to Durham.
“Industry is coming south,” Mr,
Osborne said at the merchants
meeting, "and Kings Mountain
can get its share, if it puts forth
the proper effort in the proper
direction.”
Group To Discuss
Drama On Friday
Bill Trotman, of Winston-Sal
em, director of “Sword of Gid
eon” last summer, is to meet with
Little Theatre officials at the or
ganization’s office at the Wo
man’s club building Friday even
ing to discuss plans for the com
ing season.
Meek Carpenter, Little Theatre
president, reported that continued
discussion of plans for presenta
tion of the drama of the Battle
of Kings Mountain was the main
item of business at the club’s reg
ular monthly meeting, held Tues
day at 8 p. m.
Mr. Trotman, a graduate stu
dent at the University of North
Carolina, will be unable to direct
the production this summer. He
is expecting to be drafted for
wwtj v* it** the armed ocrvlcco,
Survey Sel Friday
At East Elementary
A new survey seeking addition
al playground space for East Ele
mentary school is to be made on
Friday.
Superintendent B. N, Barnes
said yesterday he has an appoint
ment with G. Sam Rowe, surveyor
of Newton, Friday at 9 a. m. to
begin work on the new plant.
The school board for some time
has been seeking to purchase ad
ditional land fo rthe school from
Consolidated Textiles, Inc., but
has been unable to complete ar
rangements.
ARP MEN'S MEETING
The Men’s organization of
Boyce Memorial ARP church
will hold a supper meeting at
tits church Monday evening at
7 o'clock. Mr. Hodges, of Shel
by, will make an address. Gar
rison Goforth is president of
the organization, while W. S.
Fulton, Jr., la program chair
man.
Retailers Hold
Annual Banquet;
i Collins Installed
More than 150 merchants, their
employees and guests gathered
for the annual banquet of the
Kings Mountain Merchants asso
ciation Monday evening, as the
group enjoyed a fun-filled enter
tainment program and witnessed
installation of officers of the as
sociation for 1955-56.
W. W. Smith, Rutherfordton in
surance salesman, gave an ad
dress on "Salesmanship”, outlin
ing what he called the principal
requirements for a successful
salesman. He listed them as main
taining enthusiasm, a desire for
accomplishment, and honesty
with customers.
"No man gets more pleasure
out of life than he gets out of
his work,” Mr. Smith declared.
John H. Lewis, retiring presi
dent, gave a summary of Mer
chants activities during the past
year, listing major projects as
the “highly successful Christmas
opening parade, the merchants’
joint sponsorship of the erection
of the Christmas nativity scene,
and the institution of the Cour
tesy nickle parking system by
the city”. He said the association
currently has bank balances in
excess of $300.
Paul Walker, out-going vice
president, installed newly elected
officers and directors.
Sam Collins, who assumed the
office of president, thanked the
{members for the honor conferred
| on him, commended the retiring
| officers for their good work, and
i predicted that the association
"will go forward this year.”
Other officers installed were
Fleete R. McCurdy, vice-president,
Jonas Bridges, Fred Haithcox, W.
L. Plonk and Richard Barnette,
two-year directors, and William
Jonas, one-year director. John H.
Lewis is an ex officio director for
one year. Holdover directors are
Ross Alexander, Hubert McGin
nis, and Martin Harmon.
Glee A. Bridges superintended
a prize drawing for the ladies,
and B. S. Peeler, Jr., presented
the speaker. The banquet was
convened with group singing of
“America” and Rev. Phil Shore,
Jr., president of the Ministerial
association, said the invocation.
Floral arrangements were
made by Allen’s Flower shop.
The banquet menu included
country style steak, fresh corn,
green beans, tossed salad, stuffed
celery, olives and pickles, hot
rolls and butter, coffee and
orange fruit cake with whipped
cream topping.
Scouts To Note
45th Birthday
Kings Mountain Boy Scouts,
Scouters and Scoutmasters were
completing plans this week for
annual observance of Boy Scout
week, scheduled for February 6
12.
Jack Hullender, Troop 5 Scout
master, said displays of Boy
Scout work are being prepared
for Kings Mountain store win
dows and indicated other events
would be arranged for Kings
Mountain Boy Scouts’ observance
of the 45th anniversary of the
founding of the Boy Scout orga
nization.
Morrison To Take
Loan Agency lob
K. E. (Red) Morrison is to as
sume duties on Monday as man
ager of K. M. Loan and Finance
Corp.. Kings Mountain small loan
agency.
Mr. Morrison will succeed Al
fred D. Boyles, a native of the
North Brook section, who has rie
sicrnori in antirin«tion nf hpinp
called to active duty with the arm
ed forces.
The new manager is resigning
his position at Cooper’s, Inc., ef
fective on Saturday. He has been
with the furniture firm for al
most two ytears.
Mr. Boyles had held the loan
position here since August, 1953.
Belle's Installing
New Concrete Floor
Belk’s Department Store began
work this week on replacing
the floor of its Battleground ave
nue building.
Workmen were cracking the
terrazo tile covering and remov
ing the supporting beams under
neath in preparation of pouring
a concrete covering and installing
an asphalt tile over-lay.
Hilton Ruth, manager of the
firm, said A. P. Warlick is con
tractor for the dement work,
while Kelly Dixon is handling
the carpentry requirements.
The work will require about
four weeks, the contractors esti
mate.
Kings Mountain Area Job
Total Is At 18-Month Peak
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Gas Customers
Now Number 20,
Beechum Says
V. L. Beechum, superintendent
of the Kings Mountain Natural
Gas System, said thfe city was
serving 20 customers on Wednes
day. *
He said more services are be
ing installed as rapidly as possi
ble and invited citizens expecting
to use gas to make their deposits
at thfe City Hall utilities office,
superintended by Joe H. Mc
Daniel, Jr., assistant city clerk.
He also noted that the city is
still accepting gas tap fees at $10
a fee expected to be increased
materially whfen the construction
of the system is completed.
Deposit fees are $5 for residen
tial customers, $10 for commer
cial customers, and $25 for indus
trial customers. The deposit fee
is refundable on suspension of
service.
Gas customers will be billed for
monthly consumption on a sepa
rate card-form bill from other
utility services, in conformance
to the rules and regulations gov
erning the operation of the gas
system. Thfe gas system, though
operated by the city, is a sepa
rate operation, due to the method
of financing. The city’s credit
and regular revenues are not in
volved in the gas service, thfe
building of the system having
been financed through revenue j
bonds totaling $400,000.
Mr. McDaniel said the billing
system would otherwise compare
with the city’s water and powfer
utilitifes, with meter readings to
be taken about the 17th of each
: month and with bills to be mailed
Jon the first day of each month.
Board To Meet
Thursday Night
The city board of commission
ers will hold its regular Febru
ary meeting at 8 o’clock Thurs
day night at City Hall.
Items of business thus far list
ed on . the agenda are routine,
Mayor Glee A. Bridges said Wed
nesday.
Included are request by Mrs. J..
M. Rhea for city water service on
Shelby Road, appointment of a <
member to the city recreation
commission, and receipt of bids '
for the purchase of a car for the
police department. ,
Mayor Bridges said the term of ,
Fred W. Plonk, member of the
city recreation commission, is
expiring.
City Clerk Joe Hendrick said he
also expected to have ready for
board consideration a list of
street assessments. Under stat
utory procedure, the board will
call a hearing for consideration
of the assessment scroll for the
March meeting.
School Officials
Discuss New Plant
Preliminary draft of plans for
the new elementary school
building in the northern part of
the city have been temporarily
approved by state school board
officials.
Superintendent B. N. Barnes
said that he and Architect T- W.
Cothran of Shelby met with state
officials in Raleigh on Wednes
day, January 26, and discussed
the new' building.
Final preliminary plans for the
buildin" must ?.pT'rov6d hv
the state group before work Is
started on detailed building
plans and bids asked on the pro
ject, Mr. Barnes pointed out.
LENNONS MOVE HERE
The family of R. S. Lennon
moved here from Mullins, S. C.,
last week into the residence at
108 E. Ridge street formerly oc
cupied by Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
! Abbott.
Rates Still Same
On City Electricity
January’s power bills reflect
no rate changes, Mayor Glee
A. Bridges noted this week,.
Though the total billings for
the month were higher than in
December, Mr. Bridges said the
increase was due to increased
consumption of power, largely
attribu:able to cold weather.
The Mayor said that a Herald
report on the month’s billings,
published last week, 'had
brought ten telephone calls
from customers complaining
about the ‘rate increase.”
Settle Plane
Found In Lake
The body of Dr. Herbert G.
Settle, brother of Mrs. Samuel
Hughes, Meadowbrook Road,
Kings Mountain, was recovered
last Friday from Lake Moultrie,
near Moncks Corner, S. C.
The Fort Mill, S. G., doctor had
been missing since August 4, 1953,
when his private plane disappear
ed while on a flight from Char
lotte to Charleston, S. C.
Thle plane had been spotted in
Lake Moultrie a day earlier by
the South Carolina wing of the
Civil Air Patrol as it conducted a
search for a missing fisherman.
The body was recovered by a par
ty led by Berkley County Sheriff
John Hill. The search group lift
ed the planle wreckage out of 18
inches of Lake Moutrie mud.
The Settle plane had been the
object of a widespread search at
the time it disappeared, but no
clues to its whereabouts were ob
tained. With the lake water low,
the tail section of the plane came
into view.
Col. A. A. Pate, commander of
the South Carolina CAP wing,
said Settle apparently had tried
to parachute from the plane but
did not havb time.
Col. Pate said the emergency
doors of the cockpit were unlatch
ed and that Dr. Settle apparently
tad taken his parachute out.
Part of it was found draped over
he tail section.
Col. Pate identified th'e number !
>n the tail section as correspond
ng with that registered under
Dr. Settle’s name.
Graveside services for Dr. Set- '
le, 45, were held Saturday at
■Vest Side Cemetery in Lancaster, j
fhe Rev. Clyde Alien of Charles
on, a former pastor of the Meth- t
)dist church in Fort Mill official- i
‘d, assisted by the Rev. J. H. Mar j
in of Lancaster.
Dr. Settle was a native of In- j
nan and was the son of the late I
Hr. and Mrs. George F. Settle.
He was married in 1937 to Mjss j
Hdna Plyler of Lancaster.
He was graduated from Clem- 1
son College and the Medical Col- j
bge of South Carolina at Charles- |
on. After an internship at Roper i
Hospital, Charleston, Dr. Settle
-vent to Fort Mill to practice me- j
dicine.
He was a surgeon, specializing
n proctology. He was a member
if the York County Medical So
:iety, the Tri-County Medical So
I'i'ety, the South Carolina Medical
&ssn., the American Academy of
General Practitioners, the Shrine,
[he Elks Club, the Civil Air Pa
trol and the Aircraft Owners and
Pilots Assn., and he was a former
steward of St. John’s -Methodist j
church in Fort Mill.
Survivors in addition to his sis- |
ter include his wife, a brother, j
Lawrencte Settle, of Inman, and I
i sister, Mrs. Byron Rector, of
fryon.
MRS. MAUNEY NAMED
Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, of
Kings Mountain was named a
member-at-large on the board
of the North Carolina division
of United Church Women at
the annual meeting held in
Charlotte recently.
Carpenter Reports City Tax Bills
83 Percent In Before Penalty Date
Kings Mountain’s 1954 tax levy
was 83 percent paid prior to the
close of business Tuesday, final
day (before institution of statu
tory penalties on unpaid taxes.
Clarence K. Carpenter, tax su
pervisor, said payments through
February 1 aggregated $137,018.
38, against the total levy for the
year of $165,079.49.
Penalty of one percent thus
applied to the $28,60661 out
standing on Wednesday mom
ing.
The penalty rate increases
henceforth at the rate of one
half of one percent per month.
Mr. Carpenter noted that col
lections for the current year are
outpacing last year’s not only in
percentage of collections but in
principal amounts. With the to
tal levy up about $40,000, more
taxes have already been paid for
1954 than the total of the 1953
levy.
Unemployment
Claims Drop
To 206 Weekly
Economic conditions in Kings
Mountain — as they relate to the
work force — are stronger in
Kings Mountain today than at
any time since August 1953.
This was the statement yester
day of Franklin Ware, manager
of the Kings Mountain office of
the Employment Security com
mission, who said all industrial
plants are in operation, many on
six-day work weeks.
Listing comparisons in statis
tics for the end of January with
those of a year ago, Mr. Ware
noted that unemployment com
pensation claims for the month
just ended averaged 206 per week,
compared to the 750 per week in
January 1954.
Mr. Ware also noted that con
struction work has been a boon
to the Kings Mountain economy,
with several city jobs now under
way expanding the market for
construction workers and helpers.
During January the employ
ment office had 82 new applica
tions for work, received 75 job
orders from employers, and filled
67 vacancies. It listed in its ac
tive job-seeker file 348 persons at
thle end of January.
In January 1954, the job-seek
ing file showed 429 names, with
only 42 job orders received dur
ing the month, and only 33 per
sons placed with employers.
Thus far, the office has been
able to refer workers for all po
sitions open, with the exception
of laboratory assistants and knit
ting machine fixers, Mr. Ware
continued.
IC Projects Net
$688 For Polio
Two Junior Chamber of Com
merce projects added some $688
to the annual March of Dimes
drive it was reported at the regu
lar meeting of the group held at
Masonic Hall Tuesday night.
Highlight of the meeting was a
humorous address by Ollie Har
ris, Cleveland County coroner and
Kings Mountain mortician.
K. E. (Red) Morrison, road
block chairman, reported some
5377 in contributions collected
from motorists on East King
street Sunday afternoon.
Clavon Kelly, gospel concert
chairman, reported some $311
profit on the sing program at
Central auditorium Sunday af
ternoon and told the club that
Dan Huffstetler, promoter of the
jvent, gave the club "a better
leal” than bargained for to in
crease the polio fund. He report
ed r full house for the program.
The club also went on record
is approving the city industrial
commission’s effort to secure new
industry for the city. Jack White,
Bill Eldon and Bill Jonas were
appointed to a committee to work
with the city group.
Joe Hord was welcomed as a
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Yes, Mr. Groundhog
Saw His Shadow
Fill the coal bin, check the
oil tank, and don’t moth ball
the red flannlels.
Wednesday’s balmy tempera
tures, first recent break in a
long Kings Mountain area cold
wave, are not expected to be
come chronic.
The famous February weath
er prophet, Mr. Groundhog,
saw his shadow in Kings Moun
tain and environs, and reported
ly scampered back into his
earth • bound cavern for 40
more days of wet and shiver
producing weather.
Mr. Groundhog saw his sha
dow by all the known tests.
Some contend that he emerges
at high noon and only at this
particular hour in the day dobs
the shadow-seeing ritual apply.
Others say the whole day
counts and if he sees his sha
dow at anytime during the day
light hours of February ?. the
winter season has 40 more days
of fury in store.
There was 'no question about
it Wednesday The sun broke
through the clouds shortly after
10:30 and was still beaming
through at high noon and after.
On the basis of the Ground
hog theory, the earliest Kings
Mountain can hope for balmy
spring breezes is Mar#h 13 —
still nine days in advance of the
official demise of Ki*g Winter.