MO^AIN HMALb, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. tlwH^r, Octibif If I IfN emeus COMING TO CHARLOTTE — Ringling Brothers Benrnum St Batlafy Circus returns to the Charlotte Coliseum Wednesday. NofTunber Sth^ for a five-doy run. (Sfcus Coming To Charlotte CaiARajOTTE -^men_'ihe Circus Ringmas'ter cracks his whip, things start cracking. But what happens when the whip- crackers start cracking? You’ll find oiut when the Ring- ling Bros, and Barnum & Bailey Circus plays Charlotte Coliseum Wednesday, November 9 through Sunday November 13. For among the star performers are Poland’s whip-cracking, knife throwing experts, the Alberts. Though the Alberts — Father and daughter — are making their first swing through Ameri ca, they were experts on cow boy and Indian warfare long be fore they ever set foot in this country They learned their techniques from watching old Wild West movies between per formances of the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show in Europe. In their act, the Alberts treat their audiences to a dazzling display of whip handling and knife throwing. The high point finds daughter Patricia spread- eagled to a large wooden disc. When the disc is rolled, her Father outlines her shapely form with knives which he throws with expert and pinpoint pre cision, .The Alberts are just one of the 17 new acts featured in this year’s circus. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, with Matinees at 3:30 p.m. Friday. 2 pm. Saturday, and 1:30 and 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets, priced from $2 to $4, are now on sale at Charlotte Scliseum. Children will be ad mitted for half price Friday afternoon. CB Radio Club Dance Saturday Kings Mountain OB Radio club will sponsor a masquerade dance Saturday night at 7:30 at the National Guard Armorj’. Officials bill the event as games and fun for the whole family and tickets are on sale at $1.25. Two bands, the Marquees of Gastonia and Bill Lytton’s West- erneers, will provide music. Grady Baker will be at the elec tric organ. Library Didn't Ask UF Inclusion Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Li brary board of directors Noted recently not to apply for inclu sion as a beneficiary member of the Kings Mountain United Fund fo^- 1967. Grady Howard, a director of both the librai^ and on th<» bud get committee of the United Fund, suggested that the United Fund leadership felt it should concentrate its fund-raising ef fort for strictly charitable agen cies rather than for agencies which are tax supported or par tially tax supported, as is the library. In past years, the budget has included $1,000 for the library book fund. The unanimous resolution stated appreciation to the United Fund for' its past memberships. After a report by Mr. How ard and Chairman Charles Eas ley on two meetings with thej board of Shelby" LTbrao; the'SOi-1 rectors authorized the chairman to investigate legalities to de termine whether 1) Jacob S. Mauney Library could partici pate In a Jol~t county library ar CHAIRMAN — Lany Burton, high school senior, is chalmaon of homecMnlng festivities this year <xt Kings Mountain high scheoL ' Harold Bridges' RitM Conducted Funeral rites for Harold V. Bridges, 43, of 201 Fulton St, were held Saturday at 4 pun. rangement inon tax-supported L from Chestnut Ridge Baptist KalUdays Speak At ABP Church Dr. and Mrs. W’. C. Halliday. nissionrtfies on furlougli from ’lio Verde, Mexico, showed .slides and related experiences of their 40 years serviix* in the ARP Church, at Boyce Memorial ARP church here Wednesday might. A congregational covered dish supper wits served with mem bers of- the Flora Halliday circle in charge of arrangements. The circle was named for Mrs. Halli day. Dr. and Mrs. Halliday have bwn asociated with Rio Verde Bible Institute for many years. METER RECEIPTS Parking meter receipts for the week ending Wednesday totaled $204.25, including $135.30 from oti-street meters $23.40 from off-street meters and $45.75 in over-parking fines. REVIVAL SERIES Revival services are continu ing through Saturday at Allen Memorial Baptist ’’hurch in Grover. Rev. George Willis, pastor of New Buffalo Baptist church, is evangelist for serv- ives at 7 p.m. The Field Museum of Natural History has one of the most eje- tensive natural history libraries in the world. Story-Telling Clinic Slated Miss Frances Cee, Children’s Service Community Librarian for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Libraries, will conduct a Story-Telling Clinic at West Elementary School, on West Mountain Street, at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, November 1. All li brarians, teachers and other in terested persons are invited to attend. Miss Lee is a native of Ches ter, S. C. and a 1966 graduate of Winthrop College. She work ed in the public library of Ches ter before and during her col lege days and came into the profession completely “sold" on her work. KlWAmS CLUB James E. Dooley of Shelby, , Republican candidate to the North Carolina House of Rep- ; resentatives from the 43rd Dis trict, will be guest speaker at Thursday night’s Klwanis club meeting at 6:45 at the Wo man’s club. Late ClafiUied PRODUCTION SUPERINTEN DENT NEEDED — Must have at least 10 years in supervision of knitting department and maintenance and repair of knitting machines. Apply to EMPLOYMENT SECURITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, 503 North Lafayette St., Shelby, N. C, 10:27-11:17 or 2) in a county library sys tern (tax-supported). Mr Howard was elected as sistant secretary of the board. Report of Mrs. Charles Dill- ing, librarian, showed member ship at September 30 of 3376. church, interment following in Mountain Rest cemetery. Mr Bridges died Thursday aft ernoon at ,Gaston Memorial hos pital. He was a member of Waco Baptist cdiurch and a veteran Circulation of books for the, of World War II. quarter ending September total ed 6061, including 3797 juvenile books and 2254 adult books. NEED TICKETS? Democrats reguiring tickets for the county-wide rally at Shelby City Park may obtain them at the office of J. Lee Roberts, justic*; of the peace, Mr. Roberts has announced. AT SALES CLINIC Jim McGinnis, of McGinnis Furniture has just returned from Drexel and High Point, where he attended a special three-day sales clinic and furn iture forum held by Drexel Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Dora Lee Ross ‘Bridges; two sons, Charles and David Bridges of the home; one daughter Bev erly Bridges of the home; his mother, Mrs. Vada Vaughn Bridges of Shelby; one brother, William Hoyle Bridges, Jr. of Atlanta. Ga.; three sisters, Mrs. James Dover, Mrs. Betty Greene and Mrs. R V. Parker, all of Shelby. BUILDING PERMIT D. P. McDaniel has puchased a city building permit for ad dition of a porch, estimated to cost $800, to his residence at 705 Stone street. Newspapers Produce Light And Information* Their Absence Results In Darkness. Coirect information is invaluable to a free people and for keep ing a free people, free. - Few other nations of the world are as fortunate as the United States, which, through the wisdom of their forefathers, is le gatee of a heritage of freedom of speech, of assembly, of re ligious worship, and of the press. Maintaining of these freedoms has not always been easy, but they have nevertheless been maintained through the years. A free press is the cornerstone of the others. Without the disse- I mination of the news—factual information gathered by train ed professional newsmen — the other freedoms would soon be abrogated in practice, if not in the text of the United States CoDstitutioa .I** *TUi —wipapir b »iMmbar «f ih* Audit Bureau of Cireulatlona, • Aonproftt, coopmthR. MMeioUMi •< publishan, advartism, and advertisinc agenciaa. Our lirettUtioB h auditai at lagular Intarrab by exparbaoed A J9.C. dreulation auditors and thair raporta art mad* svaflabla Ip our advartbara without obligatioB. MBASURB OP •BRVICB...M ARK OP INTBORITV 1 BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE f iii . I Since They Hatdied, They're Really Growing ■■'mM Susie's learning that little chicks grow into plump poultry quickly, just as a little Savings Account can grow into a big one. Start Susie's financial nest egg now ... open her own Savings Account, and with the help of reg ular deposits, plus our interest rates, it'll grow into flock of dollors. Come in now, start those dollars "hatching." I # Safety of Investment # Surety of Return Our Current Annual Dividend Rate Is (4.75 per cent if compounded) • WE PAY DIVIDENDS QUARTERLY • It Used To Be $10,000 Now $15,000 i Every Savings Account Insured to $15,000 By The Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation Home Savings & Loan Assn. Plentyof Free Parking — Drive-In Window Service Dr. I. E. Anthony, Pres. Thomas A. Tate, Sec.-Tfeos,

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