Population
City Limits . 7.206
The population Is from the U. 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 7608. The trading area population in 1945. based
on ration board registrations at the Kings Mountain
office, was 15.000.
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VOL. 65
NO. 9
Established 1889
Sixty-Fourth Year
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Local News
Bulletins
SOCIAL SECURITY
A representative of the Gas
tonia Social Security office will
be at Kings Mountain City Hall
to handle claims and other so
cial security business begin
ning at 9:30 a. m. on the morn
ings of March 7 and March 21,
it was announced by Joseph P.
Walsh, manager.
WEST SCHOOL
The fifth grade of West
school will present a program,
"The Story of Our Country”
based on the history book they
are now studying, at the school
auditorium Friday at 8 p. m.
An offering will be taken to fi
nance a field trip the group is
planning in April.
ONE PERMIT
One building permit was is
sued this week by Building In
spector J. W. Webster. Monday,
a permit was issued to N. E.
Chapman to erect a house on
Margaret street, at an estima
ted cost of $3,500.
MASONIC MEETING
An emergent communication
for work in the second degree
will be held by Fairview Lodge
A. F. & A. M. 339 on Saturday
night at 7:30 at the Masonic
Lodge, Secretary J. -H. McDan
iel, Jr., has announced.
TAG SALE
A total of 1072 city auto li
censes for 1955 had been sold
through Wednesday morning,
according to Miss Grace Car
penter, of city clerk's office.
Fifty-two of the total had been
sold this week, she said.
MOOSE MEETING
The regular meeting of
■Moose Lodge No. 1748 will ibe
held Thursday night at 8:15 at
the lodge on Bessemer City
road.
TAX PENALTY
Penalty on over-due 1954 city
and county tax bills advanced
to two percent, effective Wed
nesday. The penalty rate will
advance at one-half of one
percent henceforth until the
accounts are paid, according
to North Carolina statute, City
Tax Supervisor C. E. Carpenter
noted. *
Directory Census
fob Progressing
City directory census-taking
Was reported progressing satis
factorily Wednesday.
J. Neal Grissom, president of
the Kings Mountain Optimist
club, sponsor of the project to
bring Kings Mountain a city di
rectory for the first time, said
the representatives of Southern
Directory Company, of Asheville,
report good progress on the list
ing of citizens for use in the di
rectory.
Principal difficulty encounter
ed thus far has been in listing of
house numbers, Mr. Grissom said
he was told. Some houses are not
numbered at all, and others ap
pear to have conflicting or in
correct numbers.
The census-taking job is ex
pected to require a month at
least, with publication expected to
follow in abbut three months.
The Kings Mountain city direc
tory will include five principal
sections including a classified
buyer’s guide; a numerical tele
phone directory; a directory list
ing names, spouse’s names, places
of employment and addresses of
all citizens age 17 and over; a
classified business directory; and
a street guide. The street guide
will locate all streets of the city,
also will note the number of re
sidents in a particular dwelling,
and whether the residence is
home-owned.
Publication of the directory
was assured several weeks ago
after members of the Optimist
club and a representative of the
directory company sold sufficient
advertising in the directory to
justify publication.
Gas Department
Lists 50 Patrons
The city’s Natural Gas depart
ment reported Wednesday it is
serving 50 citizens with natural
gas.
Supt. V. L. Beechum said a
half-hundred citizens are now be
ing serviced.
A total of 51 persons and firms
had paid meter deposit fees, Miss
Grace Carpenter, city office clerk,
reported.
Patterson And Ellison Ask Re-Election
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Area Red Cross Fund Campaign Underway
AWARDED CERTIFICATE — Sgt. Billy E. Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hunter Allen, has been presented a certificate of achievement by the
Army Security Agency for “outstanding performance of duty while
serving with a classified intelligence activity at HQ, ASA, Far East
from 10 Nov. 53 to 15 Jan. 55." Sgt. Allen is shown at right above re
ceiving one of the four certificates presented by Col. Roscoe C. Hug
gins, chief of the ASA Far East unit. Sgt. Allen was released from
active duty at Ft. Jackson, S. C., on February 19.
Tutor May Ask
Blue Law Vote
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City Board
Will Convene
Thursday Night
The question of amending city
blue laws to allow showing of
motion pictures on Sunday is ex
pected to arise again at Thurs
day night’s regular meeting of
the board of city commissioners.
The commissioners last month
heard a plea from Ed Tutor, man
ager of Joy and Dixie Theatres,
for permission to show motion
pictures on Sundays during non
church hours, but have taken no
action on the request. Mr. Tutor
said Wednesday he would meet
with the commissioners again
Thursday night and would ask
for an expression on the ques
tion. In event the commissioners
do not approve the request, Mr.
Tutor said he would ask that a
referendum be called on the
question at the May election.
Other scheduled business will
include the public hearing on $7,
603.18 in street assessments for
paving work on portions of sev
eral city streets including Mau
ney avpnue, the back alley be
tween Battleground avenue and
Continued On Page Eight
Herald Classifying
Its Want Ad Page
The Herald inaugurates this
week for the convenience of
its readers a new service.
The Herald want ad page,
appearing on page 7, this sec
tion, has been classified simi
lar to the manner in which lar
ger newspapers present their
classified advertisements.
The classification of the ad
vertisements will prove of ben
efit to readers in that it will be
easier to find whatever item
or service they seek. Thus a
person interested in renting a
house will be able to turn im
diately to the “For Rent” clas
sification and a bargain-hunt
er will be able to look at “For
Sale”, each without having to
find his desired information
by scanning the whole want
ad offering.
AT CITY HALL
The State Department of Rev
enue will have a representa
tive at City Hall from 9 a. m.,
until 5 p. m. Friday, and each
preceding Wednesday and Fri
day until April 15, the final
filing date of State Income
Tax, Deputy Collector B. F.
Hege, of Shelby, announced.
Kings Mountain Teacheis Elect
Baines To NEA Life Membership
B. N. Barnes, superintendent of
Kings Mountain City Schools,
was awarded a life membership
in the National Education asso
ciation by teachers of the Kings
Mountain organization Tuesday.
He was chosen by secret ballot
and received an overwhelming
majority. The money contributed
for the NEA life membership will
go into the building fund for a
national headquarters in Wash
ington, D. C.
Mr. Barnes has served the town
of Kings Mountain as a school
official for 27 years. He first
came here as high school princi
pal and served in that capacity
for five years. He is now in his
twenty-third year as superinten
dent of the city schools. In 1952,
his twenty-fifth year in Kings
Mountain, he was honored at a
banquet and presented with a sil- [
ver bowl in token of his service.
Undter Mr. Barnes’ leadership
and guidance all the schools have
become accredited, and the high
school has become a member of
the Southern Association of Se
condary Schools and Colleges.
Continued From Front Page
HONORED — B. N. Barnes, su
perintendent of city schools, was
voted a life member of the Na
tional Education association by
members of the Kings Mountain
NEA organisation Tuesday.
1955 Campaign
Minimum Goal
Set At $5220
Kings Mountain and Number
4 Township’s 1955 Red Cross
fund campaign — with a mini
mum goal of $5,220 — was for
mally launched Tuesday morning
on the traditional March 1 start
ing date.
Campaign workers met for a
kick-off breakfast meeting at
Kings Mountain Country Club,
heard Chairman Henry Neisler
announce his campaign commit
tee chairman, and listened to a
brief outline of Red Cross activi
ties by Miss Antoinette Beasley,
of Monroe, a regional Red Cross
official.
Mr. Neisler predicted that the
minimum goal would be reached,
and voiced the hope that the goal
would be exceeded.
He reported that B. S. Peeler,
Jr., chairman of the advance gifts
committee, had completed the ma
jor part of his work and that the
special gifts quota of $1200 was,
already “over the top”.
On Wednesday night, the Ne
gro division, headed by Rev. R.
L. Garvin and with a quota of
$400, was to hold a kick-off meet
ing at City Hall.
At the Tuesday morning meet
ing, Mr. Neisler noted that the
Negro division was the only one
to top its 1954 quota.
Other chairmen and quotas
are:
Professional, Dr. D. F, Herd,
Jr., $400.
Schools, Rowell Lane, $200.
Outlying business area, C. E.
Moss, Jr., $100.
Industrial employees, John
Smathers, $1200.
Business, J. L. McGill and Glet
E. Bridges, $1200.
Residential, Mrs. J. C. McKin
ney, $800.
Grover, Bill Harry, $400.
Rural - Bethware, Hall Goforth,
$200.
Mrs. McKinney said the resi
dential solicitation will follow for
mer patterns, and listed indivi
dual block chairmen as follows:
Mrs. O. P. Lewis, Mrs. John Che
shire, Mrs. Bun Goforth, Mrs.
Sam Stallings, Mrs. N. H. Reed,
Mrs. E. C. Martin, Mrs. W. L.
Pressly, Mrs. J. E. Mauney, Mrs.
A. J. Argo, Mrs. Carl Mayes, Mrs.
Arnold Kiser, Mrs. Humes Hous
ton, Mrs. B. N. Barnes, Mrs. C.
T. Carpenter, Jr., and Mrs. Ralph
Ware.
Mrs. F. A. McDaniel, Jr., is
publicity chairman for the cam
paign.
Miss Beasley outlined the many
services of Red Cross as simply
a series of “friendly, neighborly
acts on a big community - wide
and nation-wide scale”.
She noted that Red Cross home
service activities keep parents in
contact with servicemen when e
mergencies arise, and said that
value of blood donated to North
Carolina patients through the
Red Cross blood collection pro
gram last year would have a
market value, if sold, of more
than $1,000,000.
Citing a personal example,
Miss Beasley said she was assign
ed to the community of Shalotte,
in Eastern North Carolina, after
it was struck by the full force of
Hurricane Hazel. Red Cross
brought material aid in the form
of food, shelter, clothing and
equipment, plus hope to these
victims of the now-famous Hurri
cane, Miss Beasley said.
Chuich Women
Elect Officers
New, officers of the Kings
Mountain Council of Churchwo
raen were elected Friday at the
World Day of Prayer service at
First Presbyterian church.
Mrs. J. R. Simpson was elected
president, Mrs. James Rollins
was named vice-president. Mrs.
Jimmy Dickey was elected sec
retary, and Mrs. D. W. Blanton
was named treasurer. Mrs. C. S.
Plonk, Jr,., is the new historian
and Mrs. J. C. Bridges is publici
ty chairman.
Over 300 women attended the
three services held during the
•ay. An offering of $61.28 was
taken to ibe used for a wide va
riety of charitable purposes.
AMONG THE CANDIDATES — Pictured above are
three candidates for city political office, subject
to the May biennial election. Commissioners T. J.
Ellison, left, and J. H. Patterson, right, filed noti
ces of candidacy this week. George W. White, cen
ter, tiled two weeks ago tor the Ward 4 commis
sioner's position. Mr. Ellison seeks his fourth term
as Ward 3 commissioner, while Mr. Patterson
seeks re-election to a second term as Ward 2 com
missioner.
Foote Mineral Will Appeal
Trial Examiner’s Rulings
Jobless Claims
73 Percent Oil
From Year Ago
Unemployment compensation
claims in Kings Mountain drop
ped 73 percent in February under
the same month of 1954.
The claims drop, as reported by
Franklin Ware, manager of the
Kings Mountain branch of the
state’s Employment Security
commission, reflects busy indus
trial schedules, which finds, vir
tually all types of industry work
ing on full operating schedules.
For February 1954, Mr. Ware
reported, 2,415 weeks of unem
ployment were claimed by cover
ed employees in Kings Mountain.
For the month just ended, Mr,
Ware added, only 640 claims for
unemployment compensation pay
ments were filed, a drop of 1775
from 1954, and an average of 160
per week, compared to the Febru
ary 1954 average of 602 per week.
Other figures in Mr. Ware’s
monthly report bore out the im
proving trend in Kings Mountain
area employment which began
last August.
The office processed 87 job or
ders and placed 75 persons in em
ployment. Eleven of the 75 place
ments were veterans.
During February, the office re
gistered 116 persons seeking jobs,
more than the 75 of the compar
able month in 1954.
Active file of job-seekers at
the employment office was 369
for the month just ended. It to
taled 450 in February 1954.
Commenting on the report, Mr.
Ware said, “The textile industry
of the Kings Mountain area re
mained at a high level of opera
tions for the month of February,
For this reason, quite a few in
experienced workers applied for
employment and increased the ac
tive file with good potential trai
nees. There is much less person
nel turnover now than prior to
1954 in almost all industries.”
Lt. Bridges Taking
Two Weeks' Training
CHARLESTON, S. C. — Lieute
nant Glee E. Bridges, USNR, of
707 Landing street, Kings Moun- j
tain, N. C., is on two weeks ac
tive training duty at Sixth Naval '■
District Headquarters, U. S. Na
val Base, Charleston, S. C.
Lt. Bridges, a graduate of the
University of North Carolina, is J
a partner of Bridges Hardware.
He is a member of USNR Elec
tronics Division 6-17 in Shelby,'j
N. C.
Married, he and his wife,.Mar
tha, have three children, Edward, j
Tom and Lynne.
Lt. Bridges is thte son of Mr.:
and Mrs. G. A. Bridges of Kings j
Mountain, N. C.
Chief Warns Drivers
To Abide By Rules
Cooperation of all Kings
Mountain motorists in observ
ing the limited meter parking
zones, no parking zones, and
the proper parking of cars on
the left side of the road is (be
ing asked toy Police Chief Hugh
A. Logan, Jr.
New signs, as an added re
minder to motorists denoting
the limited parking times,
have (been erected this week
at these zones, Chief Logan no
ted.
Chief Logan also warned mo
torists who do not cooperate
to expect citations for these
parking infractions.
Lions Sponsoring
Dance Events
The Kings Mountain Lions club
will sponsor two squarle dances
at the Central school gymnasium
on successive Saturday nights, it
was announced this week by J.
W. Webster and Charlie Moss,
co-chairmen of the project.
The dances will be held on Sat
urday night, March 5, and Satur
day night, March 12, from 7:30
p. m. to midnight.
Mr. Webster said that Saturday
night’s program will feature the
music of Carroll Spencer and His
Lonesome Valley Boys, plus a
square dance demonstration by a
half-dozen couples of the Cram
erton square dance team. Walter
Dixon, of the CTamerton team,
will serve as caller.
Sam Weir will be in charge of
concessions and tickets good for
either night’s event) are on sale
at 50 cents per person.
Tickets may be obtained from
Mr. Webster, Mr. Moss, or J. C.
McKinney at First National Bank
as well as from other members
of the Lions club.
Proceeds will go to the club’s
activities fund.
Company Refutes
Unfair Practice
Charges Of Eadie
Footle Mineral Company will
appeal to the National Labor Re
lations Board rulings of a trial
examiner that the company and
two employees have been guilty
of unfair labor practices, J. E.
Castle, general manager, said
yesterday.
John H. Eadie, NLRB trial ex
aminer who conducted hearings
in Gastonia last November on
charges by the CIO Steelworkers
union that the company and its
representatives were indulging in
unfair labor practices, has ruled
that the company erred in dis
charging Robert Martin, Blacks
burg, S. C., bulldozer operator,
and also that two mine foreman,
Larry Day and Dathia Sanders,
were guilty of unfair labor prac
tices.
The trial examiner disallowed
union charges that Manager Cas
tle and Assistant Manager Ed Go
ter were guilty of unfair prac
tices.
The report of thte trial exami
ner suggested that Martin be re
turned to work with pay retro
active to the date of discharge.
Under NLRB procedure, Mr.
Castle said, the company has 21
days in which to comply with the
rulings of the trial examiner or
to appeal to the NLRB for a re
view of the case.
“We’re innocent and this is
merely Round 1,” Mr. Castle said,
in announcing that the rulings
will be appealed. He said that
Martin was discharged when he
couldn’t be located on the job for
more than two hours.
The November 15-16 hearings
conducted by Mr. Eadie grew out
of efforts by the United Steel
workers of America to organize
Foote Mineral Company employ
ees into a Steelworker local. The
employees voted by a large mar
gin against the proposal to make
j the Steelworkers their bargaining
I agent.
Walsh To Speak At Kiwanis Club's
Annual Farmer's Night Thursday
xvmgs ivioumain iviwams uuu
will hold its annual Farmer’s
Night banquet Thursday night,
with an address by Joseph P.
Walsh, manager of the Gastonia
area social security office, to fea
ture the program.
Dr. Jacob P. Mauney, Kings
Mountain veterinarian, is chair
man of the Kiwanis club commit
tee in charge of the event. He
said 100 area farmers have been
invited to attend the dinner and
that the program was arranged
due ta particular interest among
farmers in the new social security
provisions which now apply to
farmers, both for benefits and
on covering their employees. Mr.
Walsh’s topic will be "Social Se
L-uniy /vs u^r-necis me rar
mer”.
An entertainment program will
feature music by J. Carroll Spen
eer and his Lonesome Valley
Boys.
Members of the Klwanis com
mittee in charge, the club’s Agri
culture and Conservation commit
tee, are Dr. J. E. Anthony, Ed Go
ter, Glee E. Bridges, and Lewis
Hovis, in addition to Dr. Mau
ney.
METEH RECEIPTS
Net meter receipts from city’s
parking meters for week end
ing Wednesday at noon were
$158.63, Miss Grace Carpenter,
of city clerk's office, reported.
Two Incumbents
Add Theii Names
To May Ballot
J. H. Patterson, Ward 2 com
missioner, and T. J. (Tommy) El
lison, Ward 3 commissioner, an
nounced this week they would
seek re-telection and deposited
their filing fees with the city
clerk.
It w'as the only filing activity
of the week.
Filing by Mr. Ellison for re
election on Monday answered neg
atively the rumor voiced in some
circles that he would oppose Ma
yor Glee A. Bridges, who is seek
ing re-election.
The announcement by Mr. Pat
terson, who is seeking his second
term, was anticipated among po
litical observers. All City Hall in
cumbents, with the exception of
Harold Phillips, Ward 4 commis
sioner. are seeking re-election.
Mr. Phillips has said he won’t
seek re-election, but continues to
parry questions on whether he
will seek the mayor’s position.
Filing by Mr. Patterson creates
the lone contest to date, Tilman
Pearson having previously filed
notice of candidacy for the Ward
2 post.
George W. White is seeking
election to the Ward 4 spot now
held by Mr. Phillips, and W. Sage
Fulton, Sr., seeks re-election to
the Ward 1 spot.
Still vacant are candidates for
the two school board positions to
be filled in ward voting in May.
Mrs. Haywood E. Lynch, Ward
2 trustee, announced last week
she would not seek re-election,
and Arnold W. Kincaid, Ward 3
trustee and board chairman, has
not made known his intentions
formally. School trustees are
elected for six-year terms.
Rumors were sparse.
Hilton Ruth, mentioned as a
possible school trustee candidate,
said he would not run "at least
as I see it now”. Another possible
candidate being mentioned for
the Ward 2 school position was
B. S. Peeler, Jr.
Former Mayor Garland Still
said Tuesday he was “undecided”
about seteking political office a
gain, and Former Mayor Tom
Fulton was being variously quot
ed by citizens, some saying he
will seek the mayor's spot, others
saying he will not. Mr. Fulton
himself had made no formal pro
nouncement.
Glenn White, one-time school
board trusted, who resumed resi
dence here last year, was quoted
as saying that conversation pro
jecting his candidacy is academic,
since he ,did not resume residence
here, after living in Gaffney, S.
C. , until last May 20, insufficient
residency to meet citizenship re
quirements.
Incumbent Patterson, superin
tendent of Kings Mountain Man
ufacturing Company, is a mem
ber of Central Methodist church
and the Kings Mountain Kiwanis
club.
Incumbent Ellison, who is seek
ing his fourth term as Ward 3
commissioner, is an East Kings
Mountain grocer and a member
of Grace Methodist church. He
served on the board from 1947-51,
was defeated in a close vote in
1951, and was again elected to
the board in 1953.
Retailers Alter
Easter Schedule
The Kings Mountain Merchants
association board of directors vot
ed a slight change in midweek
half-holiday policy at their Tues
day meeting.
Under the action, stores will
remain open on the Wednesday
aftternoon prior to Easter and
will close on the Wednesday af
ternoon following Easter, in spite
of the Easter Monday holiday.
Previous policy called for remain
ing open all day Wednesday in
weeks containing full-day holi
days. The directors voiced the
opinion that the change would
benefit the buying public.
Standing committees for the
current year were named by Pre
sident Sam Collins. They include:
Trade promotion. Richard Bar
nette, chairman, Jonas Bridges,
W. L. Plonk and Martin Harmon.
Picnic committee, John H. Le
wis, chairman, with remaining
members to be named later.
Christmas opening committee,
Fred Haithcox, chairman, Ross
Alexander, Bill Jonas, and Hu
bert McGinnis.
Industrial committee. Martin
Harmon, chairman, Bill Jonas
and F. R. McCurdy.
The board voted to schedule
stemi-annual Dollar Days promo
tions for the months of August
and February.