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Section THE WAY WE WERE 35 Years Ago In Kings Mountain Taking A Stroll Down Memory Lane Greater Kings Mountain City Limits Population The figure for Greater Kings Mountain is derived from the 1955 Kings Mountain city directory census. Limits figure is from the United States census of 1950. 10.320 7.206 The City Reliable Newspaper VOL. 65 NO.37 Established 1889 Cleveland CountyFair Opens Next Tuesday For 32nd Year Local News Bulletins HOSPITALIZED Mrs. Jacob P. Mauney is a patient at Gaston Memorial hospital. She was reported im- proving Wednesday by mem- bers of her family. GRANTHAM BETTER City Commissioner W. G. Grantham who underwent an appendectomy at Kings Moun- tain hospital last weekend, was reported improving satis- factorily on Wednesday. JOINS PLONK'S Arthur Walker, well-known Kings Mountain man, has join- ed Plonk Brothers & Company as salesman in the ‘men’s de- partment. He replaces Don. Bumgardner who resigned to enroll as a student at Western Carolina college. KIWANIS MEETING Members of Kings Mountain Kiwanis Club will hold their regular meeting Thursday ‘at 6:45 p. m. at Masonic Hall din- ing rtoom. Coach Everette (Shu) Carlton will be guest speaker of the evening. MOOSE MEETING, The regular - meeting of Moose Lodge No. 1748"will be held Thursday night at the lodge on Bessemer City-roads JAYCEE MEETING : Members of Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold their regular meeting Tuesday night at 7 o'clock at Masonic Dining hall. Mrs. Cline’s Will Is Probated The will of Mrs, Sarah Isen- hower*Cline, who died April 20, 1949, was recently probated in the office of Clerk of Court E. A, Houser. The will, dated September 19, 1942, was found among the per- sonal papers of her husband, A. E. Cline, after Mr. Cline’s recent death. Mrs. Cline had directed that all her properties “kept everything that belongs to me as long as he wants it”. Subsequently, she bequeathed to her sister, Mrs, Anna Isenhow- er Mauney and her family cer- tain stock in a hosiery mill, and further directed that her real es- tate be sold with the residue to be divided equally between all her nieces and nephews. Mrs. Cline further directed: “If I have anything personal that the children wang, I want Anna’s children to have first choice. I want them to have the things they gave me. Last but not least, I want my clothes given to the needy, all the family does not want. This is written leaving more love than anything else.” Dr. Jacob P. Mauney, a nephew, qualified as executor of Mrs. Cline’s will. New School Plans ‘Approval Is Near The city board of school trustees may meet Friday to formally approve architect plans for the new North ele- mentary school and to adopt a resolution advertising for bids on the 14-room plant, : B. N. Barnes, superintendent of city schools, said the plans have been fully completed by Architect T. W, Cothran and that the Friday meeting would depend on return to the city of Board Chairman A, W. Kincaid. Currently, individual mem- bers of the board are perusing the plans, If the Friday meet- ing is not held, the formal ap- proval and advertising resolu- tions would likely be taken at the Monday night regular meet- ing’of the board, My. Barnes added. Mr, Barnes said thp board seeks earliest-possible litting of contracts in order to assure use of the new plant by opening of the 1956-57 school term. i Saturday, September 23, Premiums Up, Entertainment To Be Broadened Cleveland County’s 32nd -annu- al fair will open for its five-day run next Tuesday, again featur- ing new attractions designed to make it the largest and most va- ried fair in the world. At the helm of the big, sprawl- ing operation is Dr. J. S. Dorton, who is predicting that attendan- ce for the 1955 event will break all previous records, barring un- forseen bad weather. As is customary, school child- ren from Cleveland and surroun- ding counties will get a free ad- mission ticket for particular days of the fair. Cleveland county school day will be next Tuesday. Kings Mountain school day will FAIR TICKETS Grandstand tickets, ‘both general admission and reserv- ed seats, are available here from Kings Mountain Jaycees who are using The Appliance Center, S. Battleground avenue, as ticket sales office. Reserved seats for the grandstand per- formances vary from $150 to $2, depending on the admis- sion for particular performan- ces, while general admission seats are priced at $1, Jaycee ‘President Bill Jonas announc- ed. ‘be on Friday, September 23. Tick- ets will be distributed through the schools and in Kings Moun- tain, September 23 will be the usual fair half-holiday, school officials have announced. Among the feature attractions of the fair will be the George A. Hamid évents at the grandstand, including ice varieties of 1955, scheduled each evening at 8 p. m., a performance by Irish Ho- ran’s Lucky Hell Drivers, on Tuesday evening at 10 p. m. and Jack Kochman’s Lucky Dogs, to be seen at 10 .p. m. Thursday, September 22. Back for another year will be the World’s Championship Rodeo, to be given each afternoon except when the big car races are held featur- ing drivers who customarily com- pete at the famed Indianapolis Memorial Day “500.” The James E. Strates’ mile-long midway will furnish the carni- val this year boasting new at- tractions and intricate riding de- vices designed to thrill and chill young and old. Competition among fair exhi- bitors is expected to be keenest ever, with premium money up- ped to $15,000. The Rev. John W. Suttle, af- fectionately known to Cleveland- ers as “The Little Preacher’, and who has for over 65 years served as a country preacher in this county, will be honored Thurs- day evening, September 22. Rev. Mr. Suttle was first to direct the Fair's Poultry department and for the 32nd year has been the Fair's unofficial chaplain and “greeter,” having attended more regularly than any officér or di- rector. METER RECEIPTS City parking meter receipts totaled $159.39 for the week ending Wednesday, Septem- ber 14, reports Miss Grace Car- WINNING DRESS — Jean Hicks is pictured above modeling the | dress she made which captured for her a first-place award in a sewing contest conducted by the Singer Company last week. A student at Central high school. she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal D. Hicks. Jean Hicks Wins Sewing Contest Jean Hicks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal D. Hicks, of Kings ‘Mountain, was adjudged winner of first place in a county-wide sewing contest conducted by Sin- ger Sewing Machine Company. Miss Hicks, a student at Cen- tral high school, was awarded a set of scissors. Among the runners-up in the senior division was Jane Byers, of Kings Mountain, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. R, M, Byers, who was given a sewing box. In addition, Mountain winners received gifts of material from Belk’'s Depart- ment store here. Miss Hicks, along with Brenda |. Hamrick, Shelby first-place win- ner, will represent the area in a regional contest to be held soon at Charlotte. The. Charlotte win- ner will be awarded a trip to New York. Morrison To Take Loan Agency Job K. E. (Red) Morrison is to as- sume duties on Monday as man- ager of K. M. Loan and Finance Corp., Kings Mountain small loan agency. Mr. Morrison will succeed Al fred D. Boyles, a native. of the North Brook section, who has re-: signed in anticipation of being called to active duty with the arm. ed forces. Y The new manager is resigning his position at Cooper's, Inc, ef- fective on Saturday, He has been with the furniture firm for al most two years. Mr. Boyles had held the loan penter of the city clerk’s office. position here since August, 1953. turned out in force last Saturday morning to greet two visiting Shrine delegations, the uniformed Divan and the Oasis Temple band. Standing, left to right, are T. W. Grayson, Denver King, Fred Wright, Jr., N. F. McGill, E. W. Griffin, Paul A. Jones, of Winston. Salem, Potentate of the North Carolina Shrine, Sam Collins, D. L. Saunders, Mayor Glee A. Bridges, George W. Mauney and J. Leel Roberts. udeling at front are J. H. Thomson, S. Casper Chandler, of e, Charlott Faye Meacham.) Shrine Recorder, and John Smathers. (Herald photo by # ‘Hancock, the two Kings |: + Mill, Inc, to ex" a Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, September 15, 1955 Bobby Early Cops. Spelling Contest Bobby Early, a 14-year-old West school eighth grader who says ‘he wants to be a Methodist mis- sionary to Africa, won the Char- lotte Observer's five-county areaj ‘spelling bee last Friday night and; ; in the! al pelling at- Wash- ington, DB. C,, on May 16, Young Early out-stood eleven other candidates who were school champs from Union, -Mecklen- burg, Lincoln, Gaston, and Cleve- land counties. At Washington, he will com- pete with 60 other boys and girls. in the national contest, with a’ trip to New York and $500 cash’ award awaiting the winner, : Early, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Early, of Kings Mountain; defeat. ed Richard Berryhill of Love's Grove in Lincoln county. Berry- hill had stumped his toe on “bois- terous”. Early successfully spell- ed that word then copped the championship by reeling off “tempestuous”. The contest was over in 30 minutes. Early outlined his ambition to be a missionary to Randolph Charlotte Observer staff writer here Tuesday. He al- 50 said that his chief hobbies are stamp and coin coilecting, along with music. W. R. George, principal of West school and Early’s home-room teacher, described him as an ex- cellent student. Bobby's father, Jake Early, is a former major league catcher for the Washington Senators and is now groundskeeper for the Charlotte Hornets. Jaycees Hold Ladies Night Installation of new officers and an address by J. Graham Morri- son, former Lincoln County farm agent, highlighted the annual la-| dies’ night banquet of the Junio; Chamber of Commerce, held at, Masonic Hall Tuesday at 7:30 p.| m. i : William G. (Rill) Jonas was; {installed as president of the club, succeeding Wilson Griffin. In. stalling officer was Edgard “Red”. Garganus, North Carolina na- ‘tional director of Williamston, (who also installed the following Lofficers: Clavon Kelly, first vice presi- dent. Herbert Mitcham, second vice ‘president, R. G. Plonk, Jr., secretary. Louis Sabetti, treasurer. Delbert Dixon, sargeant-at: arms (Jay Bird). . § Charles Dixon, William Hern- don and Clinton Jolly as two-year directors and Dean Payne, one. year director. . Mr. Morrison kept the over- with his wit and humor in an ad- Continued On Page Six Tax Collection Drive Planned Tax Supervisor Clarence E. Carpenter said he would begin special efforts, effective October 1, to collect all delinquent perso- al property taxes for the years 1945 through 1954. Mr. Carpenter said the collec- tion efforts will include 1) garn- ishment of wages, 2) attachment of personal property, and 3) oth- er legal means to obtain pay- ment of the delinquent accounts. He added he may seek permis- sion of the board of commission- ers to advertise the names of de- linquent taxpayers as other citi- es have done. Mr. Carpenter estimated the delinquent personal property taxes total in excess of $15,000. Urging payment prior to Octo- .| ber 1, Mr. Carpenter noted, "At least 95 percent of the city’s tax- payers pay their accounts each year and they cannot under- stand why the remaining five percent are not required to pay their tax bills.” | Webster Issued | Three Permits Three building permits were issued Monday by Ruilding In- spector J. W. Webster, A permit was sv ad to Bonnie one story frame house or ‘'.nke street, at an estimated c- : of $2,000. Mauney Mil! - inc, was issued | a permit to er~~" a building to be used as'a wir house, at an-esti- | mated cost 0” 33,000. A permit ws issued to Norman Ddvis to bui'd an addition to his ‘house on W=-> road, at an esti- mated cost of $400. 4 Sixty-Fifth Year Morgan Thinks Abandonment Of Public Schools Is Possible PRICE FIVE CENTS GRQUND BROKEN FOR NEW BUILDING—Mrs. A. P. Falls, 81, oldest member of Patterson Grove Baptist church is shown with the shovel as ground is broken for the church’s new $50,000 education- al building. Other persons participating in the ceremonies are from left to right, Frank Hamrick, Brotherhood president; Mrs. Falls, Grady Scism, chairman of the board of deacons and of the building fund; Edwin Moore, Sunday school su- perintendent; Max Putnam, church clerk; and the Rev. J. J. Thornburg, pastor. - flow crowd of some 100 in stitches. RECEIVES DEGREE —Miss Fay- lene Falls, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Craig Falls, received a bach- elor of science degree in physical education and social studies from ASTC, Boone, last month. She is a member of the Cove Creek high school faculty, at Boone. Supper Set Saturday For Legionnaires’ American Legion Post 155 will have a free supper for members in good standing at the Legion Hall Saturday. Supper will be served one hour only, from 7 p. m. until 8 p. m, Cards have been sent to mem- bers reminding them of this sup- per. These cards must be filled out and mailed back by Thurs- day. Record Crowds Are Expected At Bethware Bethware Community dpened the ‘gates of its eighth annual fair Wednesday at 1 p. m. Opening day was designated as children’s day and a host of youngsters were on hand to take part in games and contests that were arranged for them, Myers Hambright, manager of crowd in the history of the fair is expected to attend this year. A full schedule of events has been lined up for the four day event, Many exhibits have been set up to take care of the large numbers of persons entering in the competition for prizes. Thursday the fair will open at 1 p. m. for the judging of all ex- hibits and in all other depart- ments. The midway, with its shows and rides, will be in full swing, and drawings for prizes will be held at 9:30 p. m. Immedi- ately following the drawings, fireworks will be displayed. Friday's schedule includes spe- cial events and the regular draw- ings for prizes with fireworks to follow. : Saturday, the fair will open at 1 p. m. and remain open until midnight. Drawings and fire- works will be displayed at 9:30, and the shows and rides will be offered as other entertainment. Premium lists telling of the va- rious departments open for com- petition are available from Mr. Hambright. This annual event is sponsored each year by the Bethware Pro- gressive club. ~ The Kings Mountain Woman's | Club will hold its first Book Fair next. Wednesday and ,Thursday, September 21 and 22, with a show- ing of 3,500 volumes from Strau- ghn’s Book Store, of Greensboro. Ms, W. L. Mauney, chairman of the project, issued an invita- tion to all Kings Mountain citi- zens to attend the book fair and to purchase whatever books they find desirable. Mrs. Mauney said -all types of books will be displayed, including best-selling fiction, children’s books, biography, historical works and other types. No admission. will be charged. The event will be conducted from 10-a, m, to 9 p. m, on both Woman's Club To Hold Book Fair Here Next Wednesday, Thursday Wednesday and Thursday. The Book Fair is a prelude to the annual fund campaign for books for Jacob S. Mauney Me- morial library and Book Fair of- ficials have suggested that books be purchased as gifts for the library, for Christmas gifts, or for home libraries. Mrs. J. N, McClure is serving as co-chairman of the project. Committees include: Exhibits, Mrs. T. L. Kesler, Mrs. Harry Page, and Mrs. Luther Cansler; hospitality, Mrs. W. L, Ramseur, Mrs. W. T. Weir, Mrs, P, G. Pad- gett and Mrs. Paul Mauney; fi- nance, Mrs. Sam Davis and Mrs. Jacob Mauney. the fair, has said that the largest | Bethware Fair Is Underway, Continues ThroughSaturday ELECTED — B. S. Peeler, Jr. has been elected to the presidency of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club for the year beginning in January. He will succeed J. C. Bridges. Kiwanis Elects Peeler President The Kings Mountain Kiwanis Club elected new officers and di- rectors at its meeting last Thurs- day night. Sonny Peeler was named to ‘head the club as its president in 1956. He will succeed J. C. Brid- ges as president of the organiza- tion. an Other officers and directors e- lected were Harold Coggins, first vice-president; John C. Smath- ers, second vice-president and program chairman; and Ben H. Bridges, James E. Herndon, Jr. Richard S. Lennon, Joe N. Me- Clure, Fleete McCurdy, Joe A. Neisler, Jr., and William L. Press- ly, directors. These new officials will take office in January 1956 to serve for one year. A secretary and treasurer will be named by the bodrd of direct- will probably bbe held Thursday night. % Firemen Answered Two Fire Alarms Firemen answered two calls this week, according to a report of Ted Gamble, fireman, Monday, firemen extinguished tains and window shades at the Camp residence on Cansler' st. Wednesday, September 7, firemen were called to the residence of W. E, Herd, of Cleveland ave., to extinguish a car blaze. Dam- age to the car was reported to have been extensive, ) Senator Assessed Assembly Opinion In Address Here State Senator Robert Morgan, of Shelby, thinks abandonment of the public school system in North Carolina a distinct possibility if de-segregation is forced “all at once”. Senator Morgan made the statement during a question-an- swer period following his Tues- day night address to the Kings Mountain Lions club. He noted that the statement was his opin- ion on what the General Assem- bly might do and not necessarily an indication of how he, himself, | might vote on the question, After i the meeting, he remarked he would have to think “a mighty long time” before voting to abon- don the public school system, but noted that the temper of Eastern North Carolina opposing de-seg- regation could swing the issue. Previously, Senator Morgan had voiced whole-hearted support of Gavernor Luther Hodges’ ap- peal for continued segregation in_ the public s&hools, voluntarily, if not otherwise, The Senator also said he felt the one possible means of continuing North Caro- lina’s historic segregation in the schools is by further equalizing school facilities for Negroes. Senator Morgan, who was pre- sented by Ollie Harris, as the “Governor’s right-hand man’, in the 1955 General Assembly, said the Assembly had been castigated as a “cap-pistol” legislature and praised as- “one in high accom. plishment”, “You be the judge,” he invited, then reviewed major legislation passed by the Assembly. He not- ed that the sales tax changes were indeed “scatter shots” in an effort to obtain required revenue and suggested that the whole re- venue act needs to be re-consider- ed to remove inequities. He refer- red to his support of additional. taxes on luxuries (tobacco, beer, . whiskey) rather than on necessi- pended for education, aggregat-- ing about $140 millions per year. - ors at a called meeting, which |* a blaze which had ignited cur-g Of that total, 60 percent goes for public schools and the remainder for state-supported colleges and universities, He offered the opin- on that the recently appointed commission on higher education would be beneficial in eliminat- ing duplication of courses and thereby result in more education for less money. Senator Morgan offered the opinion that Cleveland County’s total state tax bill will not be . greater during the next two years, with rate cuts on agricul- . tural machinery balancing some: of the new taxes. He invited support of the forth- coming vote to allow the legisla- ture to convene 30 days later (in February rather than January) and praised Governor Hodges as “one of the best Governor's in Y our history”. In the question-answer session; . he praised the action of the legis- lature in tightening rules govern- ing health-and-accident insurance and defended the new laws cover- ing procedures for dispensing certain drugs and barbiturates. George Thomasson reported | the Jaycee-Lions softball benefit } a financial success and Jacob \ Cooper presented a membership certificate to F. A. (Pete) Mc Daniel, Jr. ke WS Gas Line "Overage™ Bills Being Mailed The city natural gas depart- ment was busy mailing state- ments Wednesday to citizens for installation fee on natural gas lines. : Assistant City Clerk Joe Mc- Daniel said majority of the bills are Tor “overage” extensions on original gas taps bought by citi- zens at $10 each, He noted that the original contract specified that the $10 covered .the tap fee plus line extension.on.the citizen's property of 75 feet, with additional footage t& be paid for at 50 cents per foot. Currently, the tap fée is $30 and provides a 60-foot gas line, , With additional footage at 50 cents per foot. This page brought to you as a public service By Jones Intercable JONES INTERLRSLE,. sess lm Kings Mountain, N.C. E. King Street At } Canterbury Road | 739-0164
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