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Spring Handicap Golf Tournament Underway At K. M. Country Club Tlie anual spring handicap golf tournament is underway at the Kings Mountain Country club J.nd wild continue through May . 15. Club pro Percy Caird said that the tournament is being conduct ed on a 36-hole medal play ba sis this spiring, instead of the match play held in past seasons. The tournament is open to members only, with an entry fee of $1 and some 60 members are expected to pastticipaite, accord - tog to Card. Handicaps have been assigned all members and net scores will Ibe u-ed in determin ing (the chanjypion. Prizes wi ll “be wwared winners. Carl Blanton won the handicap ■ cap tournament title last year, CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere appreciation to our friends and neighbors, and a special thanks to Drs. Hendricks and Durham and the nursing staff of Kings Mountain Hospital, for their many expressions of kindness and sympathy at the death of Waiter C. Smith. SIGNED: THE FAMILY OF WALTER C. SMITH. Mir. and Mirs. Warren Parrish and Mrs. Fred Smith came from Bock Hill, S. C. to visit Mr. Par rish's sifter, Mrs. Conrad Hughes and Mir. Hughes. itSsthiRmYKlfi* DRIVE IM TH t ATI Ml jSS Always $1.00 Per Car Load! OPENING THURSDAY . . . 7 BIG DAYS! 1ST AREA SHOWING Thuis. Fri. Sat. 2-BIG HITS1 Show Times "Atlantis" 7:45 - 11:30— "Sheepman" - 10:00 THE STRANGEST ADVENTURE YOU WILL EVER EXPERIENCE! M-G M Presents. A GEORGE PAL PRODUCTION ArUJITIJ THE LOST CONTINENT , METROCOLOR . ANTHONY JOYCl JOHN WALL • TAYLOR • DALL Plus!_ "SHEEPMAN" _ Color Glenn Ford Added Attraction Start SUN. "LET’S MAKE LOVE" _Color _ _ Marilyn Monroe • Yves Montano Sun.-Mon.-Tues-Wed Show Times • “Let's Make Love 7:45 • "Atlantis" 10:00 _ • “Sheepman** 12:00 defeating H. I>. McDaniel in the match play event. The handicap tournament is an annual spring affair at the Country Club and is not to be confused with the club cham pionship event in the fall. Members iplay 36 holes in the handicap tournament at any time prior to the final date, May 15, the only requirement being that the entry play at least nine consecutive holes. At least two entries in the tournament also must play together, thus, attest ing ito each other’s score. MORE ABOUT County Board (Continued On Page Eight) j system of sucfh a plan, said the | voting would be done by separate districts sudh as Kings Mountain City Administrative district and the Shelby Administrative dis trict and a majority of each dis trict must vote to enter the coun ty-wide plan or that district would remain intact and un-mer ged. If thie Shelly district voted “no," it would remain the Shelby district and not be a part of a county-wide system, he pointed out. •In reply to a question of how the county Wide plan would af fect No. 3 school (Mr. Grlgg said, "I shudder to mention it, consid ering the recent No. 4 Township controversy, but if a county-wide plan were effected, the county board of education could move some of the Grover and Beth ware folks over to No. 3 school and we could keep No. 3 School a® it is, which we planned origi nally,” Uturs. - Fri. MAK* r/AY * for Sat. G'JY MADISON • PATRICIA MEDINA The 13 GREATEST SHOCKS .j of all ^ -^r time! Mytel; Sun. - Mon. - Tues. swcuw: LtWlS ‘GANTRY 2^ THEATIE (MORE ABOUT) Final Registration fContinued From Front Page) ge Day, when any interested citi zen may examine the pollbooks for the purpose of challenging the names of any citizens they feel should not be listed on the pollbooks. The registrar will ac cept the challenges along with grounds offered, ttfien convene on Monday with the election judges in the particular ward and de termine whether the name should be sttriken from the rec ord. City officials last remember challenging adtivity in 1951. Following are the officials of the Tuesday election: Ward 1 — C. L. Black, regis trar, Mrs. Nell Cranford and Mrs. Willie Grice, judges. Ward 2 _ Mrs. H. R. Parton, registrar, Mrs. Ruth C. Thomas •50n and R. D. Goforth, judges. Ward 3 — Mrs. Ruth Bowers, registrar, Mrs. B. P. McDaniel and Rochel Connor, judges. Ward 4 — Mrs. Paul Cole, re gister, Brooks Tate and Mrs. Vera Cash, judges. Ward 5 — J. T M.oGinnis, Jr., registrar, Mrs. Charles Ballard and Mrs. Paul Patterson, judges. Bethware — Mrs. Frank Ware, registrar, Mrs. Myens Ham bright and William Wright, judges. Park Grace — Mrs. James Clominger. registrar, Mrs. T. W. Smith and L. June Cloninger, judges. MORE ABOUT Boys* Stole (Continued From Front Page) in the organization of political parties, campaigns, elections and the enactment and enforcement of their own laws within a myth ical 51st state, i “'Boys’ State is one of the fin est youth-training programs sponsored by The American Le gion,’’ Commander J. T. McGin nis said. “The youths learn not only the functions of government but also the role that a good cit izen must play to discharge his citizenship responsibility. They learn by doing how a good gov ernment depends upon the active interest of every citizen.” Hauled into court on a charge of stealing a package of pork chops, a roan in Montgomery, Ala., denied the Whole story. He said the meat was beef steak. \WACky/iS THE WORD '-1 FoRfTl COLUMN PICTURES — I FRED ItOHLMAR PRODUCTION JACK , LEMMON Neisok rkeWACK'EST SHiP inthe*\RMV INFMASCOPF V COLOR HELD OVER! Thru Saturday ! ! SOUTH SCREEN DRIVEIh The finest ' and the targest Starting Sun. The story of a man, i land, a lovet CinemaScop* and MCTROCOLOR FRI. THRU. WED. On the North Screen dm DORIS DAY REX HARRISON JOHN GAVIN Atfjcfnicfktjace. TO MY FELLOW CITIZENS: I IT HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE AND A PLEASURE TO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS CAMPAIGN WHICH WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT BOTH FINANCIALLY AND MOR ALLY. IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE THAT I CAN FUL FILL THE PROMISES AND PLEDGES THAT I HAVE MADE TO YOU THROUGHOUT THIS FAIR CITY. IT IS YOUR WELFARE AND TO YOUR CHIL DREN THAT I AM COMMITTED IF I AM ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF WARD 4 COUNCILMAN. I IN VITE EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU TO LISTEN I TO MY RADIO BROADCAST ON MON.. AT 5:15 ON W. K. M. T. IN THIS BROADCAST I WILL OUTLINE THE PLATFORM ON WHICH I WILL FIRMLY DEDICATE MY EFFORTS. I IN VITE YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS AND EARNESTLY SEEK YOUR SUPPORT IN THE COMING ELECTION. Norman King Monday Court Session Routine Monday’s session of City Re corder’s Court was routine, Jud ge J<ack White disposing of doc keted cases in about an hour. Dispositions: Archie Weaver, 403 Cansler St., assault on a female, resisting an officer, and two counts of viola tion of prohibition law, capias issued on failure to appear in court. Charles Cooke, 113 Spruce Street, assault by threat, found not guilty. Milas E. Wilson, Broad Street, non support, nine months, sus pended upon the conditions he pay $13 each week for the sup port of his wife and child, that he be of good behavior for nine months, and that he pay the costs of court. Pearl Harmon Black, 218 Sec ond Street, driving under the in fluence, capias issued on fail ure to appear for charge. Ronald W. Greene, Gastonia, exceeding a safe speed and driv ing with improper muffler, 30 days, suspended upon payment of a fine of $5 and the costs of count and the condition he not violate any motor vehicle laws for 90 days. Bill Miltchem, vagrancy_more than the third offense, six mon ths active sentence with the sti pulation that he be given no hard labor While on the road. Mitchem appealed the sentence and 'bond was set at $100. Johnnie Ray Alexander, non support, capias issued for wife who failed to appear to prose cute. Mprris Howard Hardin, route 2, violation of prohibition law and driving under the influence, 12 months, suspended upon pay ment of a $110 fine and the costs of oeurt and the further condi tion he be of good behavior for 12 months and his driver’s licen se be revoked for a yealr. Submissions included: Roy Freeman, speeding, 30 days, suspended upon payment of half the costs of court. Enslow McClain, speeding 50 in a 35 m. p. h zone, 30 days, sus pended upon payment of half the costs of court. William Haynes, non-support, noi pressed, but costs paid. Howard Franklin Dill, stop light violation, 30 days suspend ed upon payment of half the costs of court. Ray Arrowood, improper muff ler, 30 days, suspended upon pay ment of half Ithe costs of court. Police Report Two Accidents City police officers reported! two minor accidents within the! ciity limits this week, one occurr ing Tuesday and one Wednes-' day. Property damage in each was less than $100. The Tuesday wreck oeeured ore W. Kireg at 10:05 p. m. and in volved a car owned by Beatrice Evelyn Dawkins of 207 Cansler street which was parked on King Street and a car driven by Har old Gene Baumhafser of rural route 4, Meier Road, Maryland. Investigating officers R. R. Car rigan and William Roper report ed Baumhafser was going east on King Street, pulled too close to the parked Dawkins car and hit the %ont bumper and fender doing about $20 damage to the Dawkins vehicle and none to the Baumhafser car. The Wednesday accident oc cured at 8:30 a. m. on E. Moun-, tain street and involved carsj driven by Dean Payne, Piedmont: Avenue and Thomas Bernard Ramsey, 14L6 Thrift wood Drive, Charlqtte. Investigating officer Martin Ware reported Payne was park ed in front of the post office with the right side to the curb and Ramsey started to pull in, cau ght the right end of the rear bumper with his bumper, break ing off the end of the Payne ■bumper. Compact School Lists Programs Compact School has announ ced a calendar of school activi ties beginning .this week and continuing through commence ment. Principal I,. L. Adams said a program by high school students will feature a P-TA meeting Thursday at 7:30 p. m. A discus sion of the coming school elec tion will follow the program. Mir. Adams said parents are urged to register at Park Grace school Saturday if (they plan to vote in the May 9th elections. May Day Festivities begin at 12:45 Thursday with the corona tion of May Queen Patricia Corry at 7:30 Friday night. The Junior Sepiiar Prom wil be held on Fri day, May 12th and the school musical for elementary and high school grades will be May 16th. The 8th Grade Commencement ment will be May 25, the Sopho more formal on May 10. Senior Class Night is May 25th. Rev. Gieger, pastor of Dallas First Baptist church, will preach the baccalaureate sermon on Tuesday, May 30th, at 7:30 p. m. Lewis C. Dowdy, dean of the school of education and dean of the faculty at A&T College in Greensboro, will make the com mencement address on May 31st. Promotion Day is also May 31st. (MORE ABOUT) Saunders Endorses (Continued From Front Page) stadium field house, though' Mr. Still suggested the city ^schools might share some of the cost. To a question by Gene Timms, Mr. Dixon, a Republican, repeat ed he did not intend for party lines to enter his management of the city. All said they favored employ ment of a full-time Negro police man, and Mayor Bridges recalled that It was he who had first rec ommended the addition of a Neg ro policeman to the Kings Moun tain police force. Both Mr. Saunders and Mr. Di xon said, in specifying their in dustry-getting plans, they would appoint a citizens committee to work on the problem. Mr. Still, who had compared local outside water rates to Shel by’s in a campaign circular, said one reason far the differential is that Shelby’s inside city rates are much less lower than Kings Mountain’s. Mayor Bridges Te-iterated his statement that the city loses money on its water operations, I (MORE ABOUT) Fellowship Day (Continued From Front Page) and Mrs. George Moore, will ren der special music. Rev. George Moore will pronounce the bene diction. May Fellowship Day is one of three annual observances spon sored iby churdhwomen. Mrs. J. H. Arthur, publicity chairman, pointed out tMat the theme this year points up “our responsibili ty not only as individuals but as Christian groups. The responsi bility and the freedom of the churcihes are matters of nation wide concern.” i Mrs. L. L. Lohr, president of the Council of Church 'Women, is sued an invitation to the commu nity to join in the special service. An offering will be received for 'benefit of the Migrant Work. I Rural Box Program Asked The annual rural mail box im provement program — to assist the Postal Service in providing more efficient deliveries and to stimulate efforts to 'improve the appearance of th!e countryside — will be held May 15 to 21, the Post Office Department announ ced today. The program is to encourage - patrons to provide suitable mail receptacles erected and maintain ed for easy and safe accessibility, presenting a neat appearance, and affording protection to the mail. The Post Office Department listed these suggestions for rural mail box improvement: Boxes that are not properly e rected, or not maintained in good serviceable condition retard the delivery of mail and expose it to the weather. Boxes which are no longer ser viceable Should 'be replaced. Name of 'box owner should be inscribed on the side of the box visible to the carrier as he ap proaches, or on the door if box es are grouped. Boxes and supports Should be kept painted preferably White, but other colors may be used. Mail boxes on rural and star routes must be located on the right side of the road in the di rection of travel of the carriers in all cases when? traffic condi tions are such that it would be dangerous for the carriers to drive to the left in order to serve the boxes, or Where their doing so would constitute a violation of State or local traffic laws land regulations. The approaches to boxes should be filled and prop erly graded and unobstructed at all times. N e gro News BY CANNIE a BROWN 201 N. Cansler St (Mrs. Sarah Lewis, Mrs. Glayds Worthy, Mrs. Alene Lewis and Mrs. Electa Link attended North Carolina Twenty-Second Beautici an and Cosmetologist convenion held in Charlotte last week. Mr. Jake Johnson and Mr. Robert; Lee Lewis accompanied them to John son C. Smith university on Sun day. The trip was very much en joyed. Purchase your ticket now for the P-TA Dinner May 12 at Dav idson’s cafeteria. Price 75c. You may get them from the following people: Mrs. -George McClain, Mrs. Dorothy Brown, Mrs. Louise Cole, Mrs. Katherine Wilson, Mrs. Lilia Miae Thompson, Will (Brown, C. A. Allison, and' Mirs. Marie Burris. There will be services Sunday night 7:30 at Shady Grove Bap tist church. Rev. Gainwell Smith will be the guest speaker. St. James Baptist church and Mt. Pleasant Baptist church of Bes semer City, and St. Peter’s Bap tist church of Grover will partic ipate in the services. Mrs. Jesse •Mae Woods, sponsor. Funeral services for Tom Mc Abee were Weld last Wednesday at Kellys Chapel Methodist chur ch, where he was a member. Rev. E. A. Robinson, pastor officiated. Mr. McAbee had lived in Kings (Mountain for a number of years. He made his home with his dau ghter, Mrs. Geneva Gamble. Oth er survivors are a step-daughter, Mrs. Katie (Wallace of Winston Salem. - (Funeral for Esau Logan, who died Monday, will toe held Sun day afternoon from St. Peter’s Baptist church of Grover. The body will be taken toy Gill & (Brown to the home on route two Saturday. Surviving Mr. Logan are his ■wife, Mrs. Ruth Roberts Logan; four sons, William and James Logan of (Baltimore, Md., John! Logan of Kings Mountain and 'Matthew Logan of Paris, N. J.; ( four daughters, Mrs. Virgie Smith and Mrs. Pearline Lester, both of Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Louise Dawkins of Paris, N. J., and Mrs. Peggy Houser of Charlotte; one sister, Mirs. Marie Earls of Gaff ney, S. C., and two half-brothers, and 25 grandchildren. DEGREE INFANT Graveside rites for the infant son of Samuel and Zeola Jack son Degree were held Wednesday at 11:30 a. m. from Bessemer City city cemetery. The infant died at birth Monday in the local hospital. DANIEL INFANT Graveside rites for the infant son of Herbert and Dorothy Dan iel were held Tuesday morning from Vestibule AME Zion church cemetery. The infant died at bir th in the local hospital. Saturday Rally To Honor Gill Kings Mountain Negro citizens will honor Hazel Lee Gill, can didate for Ward 5 commissioner, at a free fish fry and baseball game Saturday afternoon. The ballgame will get under way at 2 p. m. at the Davidson Park with the fish fry to be held later in the afternoon. Mr. Gill, a partner in Gill and Brown Funeral Home, is the third Kings Mountain Negro to seek a city elective office. He opposes Incumbent Coleman Stroupe and J. Elmer Rhea in Tuesday’s mun icipal election. Mr. Gill’s candidacy was en dorsed by the Negro League of Voters. , Trying to shoot mice with a 22 i cal. pistol resulted in a bullet 1 wound for a Louisville, Ky., man. | “Prom now on I’m sticking to I mouse traps," he said. DR. K. G. KELLOUGH Chiropractor 306 E. King Phone 739-3811 Tues. & Thurs. 11-1.2-5 Sat. 8-10 a.m. Mon., Wedu Fri. • 2005 S. York St. Gastonia I Backs, headaches, asthma, nerves, necks, shoulders, and high blood—respond best to Chiropractic! # Cut Flowers f Corsages § Potted Plants ... If mother is away, send her flowers by wire. We feature FTD wire ser L vice. ORDER EARLY FOR BEST SELECTION! ALLEN'S FLOWEB SHOP 624 E. KING ST. PHONE 739-2556 Be Ready Tor Success Said Brock ‘’Be ready when your oppor tunity comes, this is what makes success,” said John Brock, Jay cee national director, in a speech prior to in stalling new officers of ithe Rings Mountain club in Ladies’ Night festivities Tuesday nighjt at the Woman’s Club. Brock was quoting English Prime Minister Disraeli and fur thered the point with a state ment by playwright Moss Hart who said a sense of taming is e lemenitary to success. Brock noted that the success he ispoke of was not necessarily of a' monetary nature, but more ex plicitly a success of one’s life. He painted out Jaycees have a great opportunity for personal success by following the creed and aims of the club. In the club’s community betterment program, members have leader ship training and come to realize the true values of living; he said. He notpd the new officers had made a further step in their training and wished them suc cess. New president of the Jaycees is Jim Lybrand. First vice-presi dent is Bill Allen and second vice-president is Herman Sparks. Treasurer for the coming year is John Warlick, and Jaybird is Bob Pearson. Directors elected are David Kincaid, Thomas Droppers, and Raymond E. Gofoifth. Brock also presented Delbent Dixon with an "exhausted roost er” pin. Dixon aged out of the club effective of the Tuesday meeting. Age limits for member ship in the Jaycees is from 21 to special guests present for the Ladies’ Night Banquet included Torn Trott, president of the Ro tary Club; Mr. and Mrs. George Thomasson, representing the Lions Club; Mr. and Mrs. George Ho user, represen ting the Woman's Club; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Payne, representing the Optimist Club; Miss Eliza beth Stewart, representing the Junior Woman’s Chib; district vice-president Henry Whitesides and his wife; Cliff Reeves, also a district vicepresident; Mr. and Mrus Luther Joy; h. H. Cam pbell, and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cooper. A program of exhibition danc ing was presented toy Mr. and Mrs. William Cuaitin, instructors with the Arthur Murray Dance Studies in Charlotte. A feature of the program was an audience participation con test. Contestants were Mr. and Mrs. Herman Sparks, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lytorand, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Fails, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Whitesides. Top honors in the contest went to Mrs. Henry Whitesides and Herman Sparks. SAf£ AS AMERICA U S S^VlfNGS BpNDS BULLETIN: Kings Mountain Shell man tells you where J to get today's ? Super Shell for top performance Here is your chance to try the remarkable gasoline reported in the Shell Bulletin on page 8 of Section B. It is now available at all of the SI ell Dealer Stations supplied by F. W. Plonk Oil Company. Pick the station nearest you. Then try today's Super Shell gas* oline. You'll soon hear and feel the difference that is top perfor mance! "Today’s Super Shell, with nine ingredients, is the finest gasoline I’ve ever handled,” says Shell distributor Plonk. See the SHELL ad explaining new Super Shell with TCP in Sec tion B, Page 8 of today's Herald. Get today's Super Shell from these Shell Dealers -Service is their Business Conner's Shell Ser. GROVER ROAD Phone 739-9941 Oates Shell Service 601 E. KING ST. Phone 739-4111 Piedmont Shell Ser. 215 N. PIEDMONT AVE. Denver Shuler, Operator Gamble's Shell Ser. 121 BATTLEGROUND AVE. Phone 739-4121 SHELL DISTRIBUTOR KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. Re-elect Boyce H. Gault WARD 2 COMMISSIONER \ •Conservative •Progressive i ; •Fair A vote for Boyce H. Gault is a vote loi experience in the success ful management of you city. City Election, May 9,1961 Tour Vote and Support will be Appreciated