1 Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 TMs Unit tat Gn«tai Burnt Mwta» it Mitn4 tnm llw IW Elan Nkuw, city tftnctaty want*. TW city llalli Attn u <>«■> Ik* Ohm Min cum M IMS. VOL. 75 No. 23 Established 1889 Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper_ Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, Juno 4, 1944 _^ _Seventy-Fifth Year 1C Pages IQ Today PRICE TEN CENT* I Dianne Nani Elaine Burton Nancy McClure Sandra Mytn 4 Undo Moore J«Y Hudson Delorer White Gay Jolley J*rry Wright Johnny Jonoc James Plonk Clyde Carroll White Is Senate Nominee; Run-off On June 27 College Diplomas For 16 Students Kings Mountain Students Win College Degrees Sixteen Kinpr Mounta.n area students w»K among li»e large number reviving diplomas from colleges, universities and junior colleges this week. They included: Nancy Caroi McClure, daugh ter of Mr. rnd Mrs. J. N. Mc Clure, and Sandra I je Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Coition Myers, wore graduated with bachelor of arts degrees and Lin- 1 da Jane Moon, daughter of Mi i at. Mr*. J. F’ank Moore. raeeiv- j M *J.S. in hor.ie eeononues from Plie Cniversity of North Carolina at (.reensboro. Appalachian State Teachers college graduated five area stu dents with ILS. degrees Friday. They were Wii'iam Clyde Carroll Joy Christire Hudson. Barbara Dianna Netl, Martha Lou Ware and Mary relures White. Son of Mi. and Mrs. J. C. Cat roll, Mr. Carroll was active In Beta Beta Beta, national honor ary society *or biology majors, and the Highland Biological So ciety. Miss Neal, daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Fred K. Neal, was an officer of Lie home vonomics club and 01 Cln Lambda Chi so rority. She -vas on the staff of The Rhododendron and listed in Who's Who. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hudson. Miss Hudson was also a home economics ma jor and \* il' allend summer HONORED — lav. F. D. Patrick. Davidson Honon P. D. Patrick Davidson Celk'gc t-onft*rrod on Rev. I*. D. Cat lick. former Kin^s Mountain vinisler. the honorary degree of Dot lor of Divinity at annual eommei.cement exercise* Sunday. The Presnytcrian minister is a Davidson alumni and a graduate of Columbia Theological Semina ry where he is now director of do (hmtiHHtd On l*Uf/c X High SM Approval Expected; Indicated Total Cost S1.43SJ68 School a(Ur:iilt anticipate ap proval of the Kins* Mountain district lush *o.:ooi project by the state board mi education Thurs day and anticipate letting con tract* Friday. undeaired alter substituting some ma ^nei^Hrihe con.iacts total flJOK 76X91 or the 122,000 square foot building to be constructed on Phi fcr Road. Equ pment cost* art' estimated ai SI 1,000. the irvhi lect'a fee, four and one-half per oent, will api’oximale $59,000. and the co..t of the 73-plus acre site was $270m- which, will place the approximate cost of the plant at $1,438,76*. Bond iasut> authority of $1,100. 000 is thereby exceeded by $338, duttfwtucd On Puyv 8 Citizens Urged To Take Test For Eye Disease Kings Mountain area citizens 35 anil old"- are invited and urg ed to obtaii a tree examination for the dread i ye disease glau eoma at a ‘-liP.i to hi" conducted at the Naf mal Guard Armory Thursday ft am noon until 6 p.m. Two Chi tott< s|Hi-ialisls will conduct the -ii tic. along with the aid of members of the Kings Mountain Lions Club, sponsor of the clinie. anil wives of Lions. The examination is painless. The Kings Mountain Lions elub has as a continuing major project sight conservation and aid to the blind. Howard Bryant, chairman of the committee in charge of the clinie. said. “The cluh regards Thursday's > link as the major preventive * ftort in its history in the direction ot sight conserva tion.’* He commented further: “Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness among adults over 35 years of age in the United States. It is estimated that before the end of ifKit. one million men and women will bo <>n the road to bllndnes: unless they receive proper meik.-al attention. Sight lost because ot Glaucoma cannot he restored out sight remaining can be sav«d. "Some of the symptoms of Glaucoma are as follows: fre quent need for changing glasses, inability to adiust the eyes to a darkened room, blurred or foggy vision, and sis nig rainbow-col ored rings i.round lights. Chronic Glaucoma often develops pain lessly as it builds up pressure and gradually destroys eyesight. The Lions c*ul. will also have a booth at which citizens will be invited to ili their eyes to the North Car >lina eye bank. Trans planted coi ner.s have been a means of s'ght for persons with damaged corn. as. Cooperating in the clinic here are the Cleveland Countv Medical society, the Ni rth Carolina Com mission for the Blind, and the North Carolina Society for the ! Prevention of Blindness. Kmi RECEIPTS Parking meter receipt' for ’he week ending Wednesday total ed $216.15. Including $139.50 from on-street meters. $55 from over-parking fine*, and $21.75 from off-street meters. City Clerk loe McDaniel. Jr., reported. Seniors Getting KMHS Diplomas 142 In Class Graduating From KMHS One hundivo and forty - two Kings Mott;. In in high school son- 1 iors received tieii diplomas Wed nesdav night, .ilong with a c-hal- ] lenge to “f«:v moral eriscs”. The 71 bo\s ;>nd 71 girls earlier heard Dr. W. L. Pressly, pastor of Boyiv Merrorial ARi* ehurch.: deliver the ba-a alaureate sermon Sunday night in which he chal- ■ lenged then to use "the gifts they : have and the o| Democrats voted "right- in relation to i ountywide rt suits m all hut three races in last Saturday's primary. Chief am<>uv> the right" tallies was the sunucri it nave Jack II. White lor tlu* slate Senate nomi nation. W'h’te swept more than NO percent of tr.« votes in the four township piis n> ts. polling lsstJ to Charles I'etih s 119. The White margin was 1*17 votes. The tow n -hip was “wrong” on its own District 2 county commis sioner. Her • Kings Mountain gro cer Don Glass won heav y support in the Kings Mountain precincts and ran a heaiilty third at Beth ware to lead t:. for 1030 Spurgeon Hewitt, the eountyv/lde leader, got 179. while J. P. Tin nor won 131, Only other * wrong" was for the county itc..rd of education. Hothware. k Crane foi labor commissioner and Ed Lanier for insurance commissioner. As in the county.-voter totals set a record. Falls, Tucker, tad Dover Primary Victors Jack H. Wh:ic, Kings Mountain lawyer, is C'e\ eland County’* Democratic nominee for tnr slate senate. He defeat<“i Charles lleath : Shelby gas eor.sultant, 7530 to 6192. a mat gin of 133^ votes. R'»hert Z (Hob) Kalis polled. 7101 to defeat Fields H. Young, j Jr., and Fred .V. Simmons for th« . House of Uopiesentatives nomi nation. Young had 1107 and Sim mons 2‘>l 4. Ralph with 7215. de feats! In.imicnt Register Whisnant. l>y S7: votes. Whirna'ii had 6343. In Number ? Townsn.p, Con stable Charles \V. ' Rocky i Ford j easily won it nominal join over Kdd Gantt, n\ a margin of lss.7 to 392. For Distr: t 1 county commis sioner. Inmrunt Hugh Povei trounced lla.rt Woodson, formet Shelby mavor, by 9112 to 3913. For Pisti ic 2 county commis sioner. Incumbent J. B. Kllis le<' a field of thiv but failed to wir . a majority over sec«>nd-runne "oleman G< forth. Ttie vote: KIP "•01-1: Goforth JS21; Donald P Glass 19S9. For Pistil, t I county eommi: sioner. Spu’geon Hewitt also le. l field of iHru but faded to at ain a majority over second-run ler Charles Bridges. Sr. Th 1 .’oto: Hewitt V’o9, Bridges 126* j I. D. Tut tie • 3225. Four ineurr.ia’nts. and new com •r Robert F. Cu hi ness w ••*«' nomi nated to tlte fi.ve county Ixtard of 'ducation seats Cabiness placing wond. The vote : Charles Forney. 7.29s; RoIh'I'I F. Cabinnss, 7.221; Buford Cline, 6 655; J. P. Kills 6. 271; Bobby ,‘,usiell.6.171; Karl Jordan. 52.1*?*; Ch. lies Beam. I. 917; B B. Jiliott. 3.5*3; Charlie* Klliott. 3.1V.; Richard Alexander,j IMS; and ililiv Williams, 3.167. j to Bridges Medal Winner Jo Urid -'-s, ; freshman, won , the covet cl I'tonk Scholarship award and seti.or Connie Shaw received the i. wants Citizenship ! mclal durirg Awards Pay Wed | nesday at Kings Mountain high school. The melt Is were among 30 pro- j aented to high school students | during the annual spring com j me neemeo* Miss Bridges is daughlei of Mr , and Mrs. J. C. Bridges. The Plonk seh ilarship iim.al is given to the high school si extent with the high-I est scholastic r\«»rage. Miss Shaw is daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Shaw of Glover. The citizen- , ship medal is presented by Kings l C'vMlilutd On 1‘ajti x WINNER — Jack H. White U the county's Democratic nomi nee lor 31st district senator. He is unopposed in the gener al election He is the iirst Gen eral Assembly nominee from Kings Mountain since 1928. Smith Apparent 32-Vote Losei Edward II. Smith, of Kin^s Mountain, is appal cntly a 32-volt* loser i.» VV. Mali Young, of Avery C inly, loi it., n-nih district Re puftliean nominal ion for I he United Slams IiOU.-c of R« presen tat ivies. Tuesday’s on'k-ial canvas of the votes, as reported by the Char Conf'1'Utd On P'l'ii s' Governor. Commission Races Definite Cleveland County Democrats will return «o the polling booths June 27 for several run-off elec tions. They will help determine whe ther L. Ri -hart;son Preyer, lead er by 25.. former Major league m" HU- basem in anil World Sees participant. will bo the guest ker at the second annual Hot t> C hib baseball ban Uti l at the Kings Mountain Coun try Club Th tr. day at 12 o'clock. Tlte banquet will honor the high •••bool baseball team and the M«it valuable 1 Aver for the year wi| be presented the John Moss Award, which is being given for the seiond time. Barry Gibson, 'tvh Mountaineer pitcher, was presented the first annual award last »var. 100*1 S Ttii' John Moss Award is pro son ted to the outsta n d i n <; Kings Mountain player by the Western l"aro 1 i n a s League President, who has been iustixi mental in pre serving minor league baseball in this art' -. OtUci dijlllUuka win# will hi* prea-nt in.ludr Hai Smith, former catcher lor the St. Louis Cardinals, inn i urrent manager of the league-k ading Rock Hill Cardinals, -mu I'auj Speskenbach, Slrit.OOn hoi'iit player who is a pitcher for Mu Rock Hill Cardi nals. Bill Ward, shorts director at WBTV was scheduled to no guest speaker, but uuc to illness w ill not be obi • to attend. Ward en tered a FI ..'ida hospital several weeks ago ana has been suffering from an ul< er ottai k. Hues) speaker Stanky is a well known figure in the baseball world, having pla>cd w.th the old Boston Braves and the New York Giants. He parti, ipated in the 1JM7 World Series with the Braves and was a .nen Iwr of the 19NI IM-nnant - winning New Y-*rk Giants. A se.end baseman, he was known during his playing days as an outstanding perform er who gave «i! he had to the game. Stanky is presently the farm director fo- the major-league St. C'oM.'tita.d On Ftajjc •