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Merchants Picnic To Be August 15 The annua] employer - employ ee picnic of King's Mountain Mer chants Association will be held August 15 at Bethware School. Festivities will get underway at 7:00 p. m. The picnic supper will be ser ved from the Bethware School lunch room and will toe prepared by the women of El Bethel Me thodist church. Prices for adult plates will be $1.50 and for children under age 6, 75 cents. Mrs. Ida Joy, secretary of the association, reports an estimate of the number expected to attend must be given to the ehutvhwo men August 4. She asks that bus inesses notify her of the expect ed number from each firm plan ning to attend the fete by noon Saturday. Arrangements for the annual affair were made by a commit tee headed by Ben H. Bridges and including W. D. "Red" Mor rison and Mis. Sue Young. Church Bazaar Is Set Saturday First Nazarene church will sponsor a bazaar Saturday even ing, Aug. 4th. beginning at 7 p. m. in the church hut, 403 S. Cherokee Street. The bazaar is being sponsored by the Sunday School, the Young; people’s society and the Foreign Missionary society for benefit of the district, educational. Home Mission and retirement benevo lent budgets. A variety of items will be on sale, including homemade cakes and pies, ice cream, hot dogs and, a wide selection of merchandise. MORE ABOUT \ Postal fobs ,k (Continued from Front Page) Moore and Ervin Hughes. Mr., ( Hughes said Wednesday he had ■ been re called for temporary du-j ] tv by Railway Express Agency, of whom hs was an employee for six years, , J » . * •* Congressman Whitener wrote t tire postoffice department: r “Reference is made to your let- 1 ter of July 5, 1962. furnishing me with an eligible list fof the va- t cancies in the rural carrier force : at Kings Mountain, North Caro- 2 lina. i4 “It is my recommendation that t Mr. Bobby E. Henson, number t 1 on the eligible list, and Mr. t Fred A. Tate, number 3 on the , eligible list, be appointed to fill < the two vacancies existing in the position of rural mail carrier at ! Kings Mountain. “Both Mr. Henson and Mr. j Tate are veterans and are men ] of very’ fine character 1 feel that they will make excellent rural carriers. , Congressman Whitener wrote J Chairman Newton: "This will acknowledge re receipt of your letter of July 26. 1**62, advising me that the East Kings Mountain, West Kings; Mountain, and Bethware Pre cinct Committees recommend the, appointment of Bobby E. Hen son and Fred A. Tate to fill the. two vacancies in the rural car rier force at Kings Mountain. “1 deeply appreciate your promplnoss in letting me have the recommendations of these precinct committees. Based upon the action of the committees and in view of your personal recom mendation I have requested the Post Office Department to ap point Mr. Henson and Mr. Tate. Enclosed for your information is a copy of my letter, and when ever i have a report regarding their installation 1 will let you hear from me.” MORE ABOUT Gas Contracts fContinued From Front Page) sent. Hie motion also authorized J R, Davis, trustee for the gas sys tem, to cash savings and loan asociation shares of the gas sys tem's renewal and extension fund for payment of the expansion. MORE ABOUT Lewis Rites ('Continued On Page Eight) wrecked car. Carl Grady- Carpen t rested for bruises and swell treated for bbnases and swell ing and then released from the hospital According to Trooper E. J. Childress. Carpenter was driving west on State Route 75 when he met two ears evening to ward him side by side on a hill crest. Carpenter told the pa trolman that neither car gave him any room to pass a:id he was forced off the road and headlong into the pole. Neither car reportedly slowed down af. ter the accident. Investigation by the State Highway Patrol continues in order to locate the drivers. Mr. Lewis was first married to the late Susan Robinson and to them were bom four daugh ters and two sons, Mrs. Robert Robinson of Ktr.gs Mountain: .Mrs. Charles Helton. George E. and Carl M. Lewis, all of Gasto ria: Mrs Carl Ware and Mrs. Fix'd Jenkins, both of Bessemer City. His second wife. Mrs. Vir ginia Hamilton Lewis, ateo sur vioes. Two sisters. Mrs. Flora Lewis of Gastonia and Mrs. Hattie Rhyne of Dallas: three brothers. Weaver. Roy and Earl Lewis, all t»f Gastonia. 16 grandchildren and lb great-grrr^f-.i'-irett t'?3 CUIk'hC. t STERCHI MANAGER HONORED—Sterchi's of Kings Mountain plac-j ed second among 48 Sterchi Furniture stores in the recent "Pot of Sold" contest annually held by Sterchi's southern chain of fur niture stores. J. Kennon Blanton. Sterchi manager, is shown above receiving recognition for “outstanding high performance" in sales daring tbs “Pot of Gold" contest. In appreciation of the loyal sup port Of Mr. Blanton's associates, Calvin D. Mitchell, president of the Southern Appliances, Inc. of Charlotte, premated Mr. Plantan with a unique and handsome radio in appreciation lor 'fine coopera- j ton" given to Southern Appliances, Inc. by the Kings Mountain Sterchi organisation. (7 Million YearW ^ In Social Security Cleveland County receives $7 liiljon annually m social sefun V ^fenefits. Lex G. Barkley, Gas an i a Social Security district' manager, said in an address here' ’uesday. Mr. Barkley, speaking to Ro arians at a luncheon meeting, ioted that his office serves oiti ens of Cleveland, Gaston. Lin oln and Rutherford counties. "Don't neglect to make your laims and call on us at any ime for service.’’ Mr. Barkley aid in inviting Kings Mountain trea citizens to avail themselves d this service. Mr. Barkley, speaking on a program arranged by Neil O. kvhnson. also pointed out the nnovations in the Social Security aws. rhis Okra Pod Meal For Family Okra fanciers should see Ar- ; thur Sanders. The West Mountain street . resident and city electrical de- | partment lineman has a crop j of “running” okra that has run to quite some size. A prize pod he exhibited over ! the weekend should supply a couple of meals for a family of a dozen or more. The pe>d would put to shame a large ear of com This okra pod, growing from the vine in ten days, measures IS inches in length, S.5 inches in circum ference. Georgia Man In Wreck Here Paul Trcv Morgan, of route 2. Trenton, Georgia, vvas charged with a stop light violation Sun day after an automobile accident on E. King Street which involv ed high property damage and resulted in injury to three per sons. Taken to Kings Mountain Hos pital for treatment of injuries were Georgia Newton, of Route 2. Raleigh; Milliard Dean, of Durham; and Leon Morgan, of Trenton, Georgia. Investigating officer J. D. Bar rett reported Morgan ran through a red light at the inter section of E. King Street and Cleveland Avenue, striking a second car in the right side as the driver attempted to make a left turn from E. King Street in to Bridges Texaco Service Sta tion lot. The other vehicle was driven by Jimmy Douglas Taylor, of Route 2. Raleigh. Taylor was headed west on E King Street and Morgan was headed east. Damage to Morgan's car was st mated at $400. The Taylor ve h.cle was listed as a to*al loss. A Monday accident at the in tersevtion of Chestnut and Par ser Streets at 7:00 pm. involv ed cars driven bv Donald WayiM Champion, of 5tM Katherine Avenue, and Dave Huffstetler. oi Walnut Street. , Officers William Roper and B |P. Cook reported Champion made a nght turn from Parker Street onto Chesmut Street, ran too fat ov« or the left side of the road, and hr. the Huffsretler vehicle on the left fr>r,t fender Damages were not listed or the polite report. improving Mar e DuBose. oastor of Kings Mountain Baptist church, continues to s—orove after a sev eral week s illness. He rs a pa in Kings Maintain hos pital. School Site . | Survey Complete Surveying of the new high J school site was completed dur-1 ing the past week and the infor mation is in the hands of J. R. | Davis, city school’s attorney. Board action on transfer of deeds for the property is anticipated in the next few days. J. D. Turner, of Lawndale reg istered surveyor, did the sur- j vey. The school site, located on Phifer Road, is in two tracts, , some 20 acres owned by Nets-; ler Brothers. Inc., and about 59: acres owned by the Phifer Estate. Approximate price of the site was previously set at $26300. two gifts reducing the optioned price by a minimum of $12,500. August Is Tax Discount Time ! It's tax discount time again in dty and county, but the tax eol-: lector's aren't in too great a hur ry Neither the county nor Kings Mountain tax office has quite completed the chore of preparing annual ad valorem tax notices and it’ll simplify bookkeeping ifi early payers, who wish to earn the fully allowable two percent discount, to defer payment until about August 10. Joe Mcl>aniel, Jr„ city clerk and acting tax collector. 6aid that notices will be mailed toy mid-month to all city taxpayers Robert M. Gidney, county tax collector, said his office would follow its customary policy: 1 • notices will be mailed within a few daw to all citizens who pre paid taxes last year; and 2) no tices will be mailed on request to any citizen wishing to pre-pay taxes this month. Past history indicates citizens will earn discounts on about one third of both the county and city rax bills. Miners Meeting Is Saturday The fall meeting of the Caro hnas Section of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgi cal. and Petroleum Engineers will toe held Saturday in the Spruce Pine - Asheville area, pro gram beginning at 9:30 a. m. with registration at the Spruce Pine Country Club. Program for the event includes plant tours in the area and din ner at die Grove Park Inn in Asheville. The Carolina Section is com posed of 131 members and asso ciates located in North and Sou th Carolina, including geologist mining and metallurgical ertgi neers. and technical supervisors associated with the mining in dustry in these two states. M:nera! activity in the Carolt nas is confined largely to non meiailics. North Carolina ranks first in the nation in production of lithium minerals. feldspar, sheet and scrap mica and otiven ite; second in tungsten ; and third in talc. Persons interested in attending the meeting or who are eligible to join the organization should contact Netl a Johnson, Section Chairman, at Focte Mineral Company. ||~ KINGS MOUNTAIN f Hospital Log VISITING HOtmS Dolly 10:31 to 11:31 «L m. 3 to 4 p. m. and 7 to 8 p. m. Patient List at Kings Mean tain Hospital at Noon Wednss Mrs. Cora Allen. Mr. Jesse Bagwell. Mrs. Gertrude Barnett. (Mr. Hall Belk. Dora Black. Dolly Burton. Mrs. S. A. Cot*. Mrs. Bessie Davis. Rufus Davis. Rev. Marlon Du Bose. Mr. Jacob Homes) ey. Mrs. John Lewis. Mrs. dole MulHnax. MSss Jette Plonk, Mrs. Do vie Pritchard. Mrs. Marvin Rabb. Mrs. Pride Ratteree. Mr. Bobby Dean Tate. Mrs. Jacob Werner. ADMITTED THURSDAY Nancy Childers. Route 2, City. Wanda Hamrick, Route 3, Box maty. Mrs. Albert Head, 902 Rhodes Ave., City. ADMITTED FRIDAY Mr. Julius Burton, 212 Fair view St.. City. Mrs. Gaylen Covington, Route 1, Lawndale. Mrs. Roy Hall, 18 Pine St., City. Mrs. Sherman Oakes, Route 2, City. Mr. Tom Roberts, 406 Wilson St., City. Cora Lee White, Route 1, City, Mrs. Austine Wilson, 711 Floyd St., City. ADMITTED SATURDAY Otis Dean Greene, Jr., 3090 Mid pines. City. Mr. Henry Henderson, 415 S. Cansler Ct.. City. Mrs. Mattie Langley, Route 3, City. Betty Jane Pressley, Route 1, City. Mrs. Roy Smith, 604 Mauney Ave.. City. ADMITTED SUNDAY Mrs. Eugene Boles, 16 Bag ■vell Circle, Greenville, S. C. Mr. Charles Bumgardner, rtoute 1, City. Catha Lee Burris, 414 Belve iere Circle, City. Rodney Gordon, 216 Walker 3t., City. Mrs. Lloyd Idol, Route 1, Gro cer. Mr. James Martin, 911 Grace 3t., City. Mrs. Lula Henderson, 515 Phe-. nix St., City. Mrs. Blanche Poplin, 104 E. King St., City. James Ro6s, Bessemer City. Minnie Whisnant, 109 Tracy 5t., City. Mrs. Charles Wilson, P. O. Xox 148, City. ADMITTED MONDAY Mr. Albert Anderson, Route 2,1 City. Mrs. Hester Brantley, Route 1,; City. Mrs. William Grissom, P. O. Box 643, City. Mr. Roy Hall. 18 Pine St., City. Mrs. Joseph McDaniel, 811 W. King St. City. Mrs. Fallie Oates, Route 1, Bty. Connie Oats, Route 3, City, William Robinson, 709 Pied mont Ave.. City. Mr. Charlie Sellers, Route 3, C3ty. Miss Frances Thompson, 311; E. Georgia Ave., Bessemer City. ADMITTED TUESDAY Toney Anthony, 106 S. Dixon St., Gastonia. Scooting Party Headed Home A Kings Mountain Scoutmaster and three 14-year-old Scouts left Friday from Phiimont Scout Ran ch in Cimarron, Near Mexico, en route for home. They were to ar rive home Wednesday. The group, including Scoutmas ter Don Crawford and Scouts George Plonk, Jr., Lynn Ches hire, and Danny Finger, have been on a 12-day expedition at the ranch. Young Finger, reporter for the group, near the dose of the ex pedition said, “We're having a rough, rugged, happy time. The last few days have been very rugged. We haw hiked 12 miles in the last two days and have been through mountains and vallevs, cooking three meals a day.” Foot! on the hike included cer eal. milk, steak, potatoes, beef gravy, chicken, cocoa, lemonade, and “plenty of water.” The Kings Mountain group was with a party- of 30 from the Pied mont Council. Boy Scouts of A nerica attending the expedition at the ranch. Privilege License Penalty Now Applies Non - purchases of an esti mated $1000 in privilege li censes owe license fees plus five per cent penalties Thurs day. Sales picked up near the deadline, with license pur chases through Tuesday of $4435-25- However, the total was still $10© shy of the $5500 the city expects from this tax during the current fis cal year. Licenses were due July 1, with penalty' of five percent per month apply ing August 2. BAPTIST SPEAKER Rex'. Lawrence Roberts, retired Baptist minister of Shelby, will fill the pulpit at Sunday morn ing worship sendees at Kings Mountain Baptist church. Legion Leaden Are Appointed American Legion Commander J. E. (Zip) Rhea has announced committee appointments for 1962-63. They include: W. James Bennett, membership; W. D. Morrison, rehabilitation; John W. Gladden, child welfare; Hubert Aderholdt, America n ism; George H. Mauney, com munity service; William Plonk, oratorical; Gene Gibson, Boys State; Carl Wilson, athletic; Cari Wiesener, public relations; Jackie Barrett, security; Bob Smith, economic: OlHe Harris, graves registration; Otis Falls, Jr., Boy Scouts: H. O. Williams, agriculture; and Jay W. Powell entertainment. Bruce McDaniel was the first member to sign for ’63 member ship and the first Go-Getter was memfoerMup chairman Jim Ben nett. Thirty-four members have already signed for ’63 member ship. Go-Getters, those who sign at least 10 members, are treated to a steak supper by the Post. Mr. Bennett also announced that members ol the entertain ment committee are making plans for a class ballroom danc ing to be offered to Legionnaires and their wives. The class will be limited to 25 couples and a fee will be charged. Interested Legion naries should contact. Club manager Clyde Sanders or house chairman Jay Powell. Smith St Son Garage Open For Business Clarence L. (Grassy) Smith announced this week the opening of Smith & Son Garage on Floyd street extension. Wayne Self will be chief me chanic, Mr. Smith said, adding the firm will offer general auto motive repair service, excepting body work, with special empha sis on repair of automatic trans missions. RECUPERATING Mrs. Walter Myers, who under went an operation for a throat tumor, has been discharged from Mercy hospital at Charlotte! and is recuperating at her home.1 Funeral Set For Mr. Owensby J. F. Owensby, 79, of Peaceful Valley community, died at 9:45 p. m. Tuesday at his home. He was a retired textile work er and a member of Second Bap tist Church. His first wife, Mrs. Sara Farris Owensby, died in 1958. Surviving are his second wife, Mrs. Paola Rippy Ckvensby; four sons, Bennie Owensby of Kings Mountain, Russell Owensby of Bessemer City, Howard Owens by of Gaffney, S. C„ and Hamp Owensby of Asheville; three sis ters, Mrs. Fields Beil of Chase City, Va., Mrs. Hugh Farris and Mrs. BOb Sherer of York, S. C.; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be con ducted at 4 p. m. Thursday in Second Baptist church. The body will lie in state at the church for 30 minutes prior to the ser vices. The Rev. Victor Trivette and the Rev. C. G. Parker will officiate. Burial will be in Moun tain Rest cemetry. Arrange KTWANIS CLUB Charles Blanton, Jr. will ad dress Kings Mountain Kwanians at their Thursday meeting at 6:45 p.m. at Kings Mountain Wo man’s club. Mr. Blanton is a Kings Mountain pharmacist, past president of both the Cham ber of Commerce and Merchants Association. ROTARY SPEAKER Dr. W. P. Gerberding, pastor of St. Matthew’s Lutheran church, will address Kings Mountain Rotarians at their Tuesday meeting at 12:15 at the Country club. Gerald A. Munson has arranged the program. HOSPITALIZED Miss Blanche Poplin under went surgery Monday at Kings Mountain hospital to correct a broken hip sustained in a fall Saturday night. She was report ed improving satisfactorily Wed nesday afternoon. ments are being handled by Lutz Austell Funeral Home. Tussy's New, Exciting FLIP-STICK LIPSTICK and EYE SHADOW Both in Retfillable Case! 9 Lipsticks and Eye Shadow Plus Tax Combinations to Choose from Tussy lap - Stack $1.75 Plus Tax Five Luscious Lipstick Colors in one Container! TUSSY SALE! PERMIDEW TUSSY FULL-SIZE Lip Stick rs, 2 for #1 Save Helena Rubenstein Annual Beauty SALE You Buy: Coverfluid, the original French matte make-up in a tube. 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