Harold D. Cooley of Nashville
Is North Carolina’s senior repre
sentative in Congrss, having
serv-ed 22% years.
Guilford and Wake lead all
other North Carolina counties in
the number of farm ponds with
more than 1,300 each.
The numlber of farm acres Irri
gated In North Carolina increas
ed form 2,083 in 1949 to 25,423 in
1954.
Announcing
Hie Purchase Of
Logan Cleaners
E. C. <Abie> Martin
I have purchased the business known as Logan Cleaners and owned
and operated by W. Lawrence Logan for the past eight years.
The business will continue to operate under the same trade name of
Logan Cleaners and will continue its connection with its downtown
location. Bill Baker's Pick-Up Station.
We have already installed some new equipment, plan to install
more, and have added personnel in order to provide you the best and
most prompt dry cleaning service.
We offer both cash-and-carry and pick-up-and-delivery service six
days weekly, both at our N. Piedmont avenue plant and at our W. Moun
tain street pick-up station. Both locations will continue as pick-up sta
tions for Finger Laundry.
FOR QUICK AND EFFICIENT SERVICE
Leave your Clothing at the location
MOST CONVENIENT FOR YOU
ONE DAY SERVICE ON REQUEST
Logan Cleaners
Phone 1019 ^
N. Piedmont Avenue
Bill Baker Pick-Ua Station
West Mountain street
Phone 57-J
Kirkpatrick Named
To NBTA Post
The convention of the Nation
al Business Teachers Associa
tion today elected as its president
for 1957( M. O. Kirkpatrick, pres
ident of King’s Business College
in Charlotte. Kirkpatrick is the
first Carolinian and third Sou
therner to hold this national of
fice in the sixty-year history of
the organization. The 4500 mem
bership is divided among high
schools and four year colleges
(76%); independent business
colleges t(8%): and students and
others interested in business ed
ucation (16%).
Prior to his present position,
Kirkpatrick was for 20 years
vice president of Cecil’s Business
College in Asheville. He is a past
president of the Southern Busi
ness Education Association (1942
44), the North Carolina Associa
tion of Business Schools, and the
Charlotte Chapter of the Nation
al Office Management Associa
tion. He has also served as a na
tional director for NOMA and as
a member of the executive board
for the National Association of
Accredited Commercial Schools
and the National Association and
Council of Business Schools. He
is the vice president of the Busi
ness Education Research Asso
ciates, a non-profit corporation
organized for research in the
field of business education. Sfince
1944 he has served as a member
of the State Advisory Board of
Commercial Education. Recently
he was appointed to the Presi
dent’s Commission for Education
Beyond High School. He is lit-ted
in “Who’s Who in the South.”
JOINS FIRM — Dan Huffstetler
former Kings Mountain fumitui
dealer, has joined Johnson'
Furniture Company, of Gastonia
as assistant manager, it was an
nounred this week by the manr
gement. Mr. Huffstetler will con
t nue to r< ide here.
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LITHIUM PROMOTES TWO MEN — Charlie Ballard, left and Robert
Campbell have been promoted to shift supervisors by Lithium Cor
poration of America, according to announcement this week by Bruce
Thorburn, personnel manager.
Lithium Corporation Promotes
Charlie Ballard, Robert Campbell
Promotion of two employees to
positions of shift supervisors was
announced this week by Lithium
Corporation of America.
Promoted January 1 were
Charles Ballard, of Kings Moun
tain, and Robert Campbell, of
Shelby
Mr. Ballard, former profession
al and semi-pro baseball star, at
tended Lenoir-Rhyne college and
subsequently served in World
War II with an army quartermas—
ter trucking company. He operat
ed Piedmont Washerette before
joining Lithium Corporation’s
Bessemer City plant in January
1955. He and his family live at
620 Meadowbrook Road.
Mr. Campbell joined Lithium
Corporation in October 1954. He is
a navy veteran and was a radar
man, second class, when dis
charged. He and his family live
at 300 Peach street.
Both men have undergone in
tensive training programs, Bruce
Thorburn, personnel manager,
said.
Lutherans Name Five Councilmen
i>t. Matthews J-.utneran church
elected five councilmen and heard
annual reports at a congregation
al meeting Sunday night.
Elected to three-year terms
were Jacob Cooper, Carl Finger,
George H. Mauney, and Richard
McGinnis. A. S. Kiser was elected
to a two-year term and Carl
Mauney was named delegate to
synod and conference, with Ben
H. Bridges and Jacob Cooper ap
pointed alternates.
Report of the treasurer show,
ed total receipts for the year of
$57,776, with gifts to benevolen
ces from this amount totaling
$35,000. All organizations report
; ed growth in membership, with
the Pastor’s report showing
growth in church membership
particularly in the numbers of
members communing.
Officers and committee chair
men are to be elected at a meet
ing at the parsonage on Monday
night.
Projects stressed for 1947 are
the remodeling of the parish
building and the Evangelism
Mission to be conducted Febru
ary 10-17 by Dr. Paul Graf, Mln
neapolls minister. Otis Falls, Jr.,
and James Lybrand are serving
on the preparations committee
for the special services.
INTELHGRAMI
Check the correct word:
1— Tibet is now (an independent republic)
(under the control of Communist China).
2— The capital of Tibet is (Lhasa) (Dairen).
3— Japan’s new premier is (Tanzan Ishibashl)
(Ichiro Hatoyama).
4— According to the armistice of 1949, the Gaza
Strip belongs to (Egypt) (Israel).
5— In charge of the UJi. project to clear the
blocked Suez Canal is Lt. Gen. (Raymond
Wheeler) (Lawton Collins).
6— The northernmost town in the United States
is in (Maine) (Minnesota).
7— If the Mississippi-M 1 s s o u r i River were
stretched out east to west, it would be
(longer) t»horter) than the UiL-Canadian
border.
8— Anti-British raids, protesting British control,
have flared, up in (Northern Ireland)
L
9—Played with stones and brooms^ this sport is
known as (sconing) (ending).
‘ 0—Describing a person as being gauche would
be a (compliment) (insult).
Count 10 for each correct choice. A score of 0-20 is
poor; 30-00, average; 70-80, good; 90-100, excellent
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