Local News Bulletins and Community Meetings
Story Hour at Jacob Mauney Memorial Library Friday at 4 9 pm with Mrs E T Pott as host and Mrs Frank Ussery plus Miss Frances Sisk as storytellers. Kings Mountain Ministerial Association holds a regular meeting Monday at 10 30 at Central Methodist Church. City parking meters yielded 164 95. Permits issued to Sam Davis for West Mountain residence 3000 Nell Crawford for York road shed 100 Crescent Hill Development Co for Meadowsbrook five room dwelling 3000. Otis D Green Post 155 American Legion meets Friday at 8 pm to review building committee progress on an addition. All members urged to attend.
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E. T. Pott
Jacob 8
Mauney Memorial Library
Frank Ussery
Frances Sisk
Kings Mountain Ministerial Association
Central Methodist
City Hall
Sam ©. Davis
West Mountain Street
Nell Crawford
York Road
Crescent Hill Development Co
Meadowsbrook Road
Otis D. Green
American Legion
Legion
East Gold Street
Fire damages home of L D Cash at Gantt and Brice
Fire crews responded to a blaze at the home of L. D. Cash on the corner of Gantt and Brice streets last Thursday night. Fire chief Grady King estimated damage at two thousand dollars with the dwelling suffering smoke and room damage but the fire brought under control within a short time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Cash
Gantt
Brice
Grady King
Dam
Baday
Iainder
Kings Mountain Parks Board weighs playground site study
The Kings Mountain Parks and Recreation Commission met at City Hall to examine site options for a new playground. They require about a 50 acre area and will have an architect survey available locations for suitability. City Administrator M. K. Puller was authorized to proceed with work at City Stadium including drainage and topsoil. Attending members included Mrs. Paul Mauney and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Mountain Parks and Recreation Commission
City Hall
M. K. Puller
City Stadium
Paul Mauney
Parks and Recreation Commission
Harry Pege
P. D. Patrick
Aubrey Mauney
W. K. Mauney, Jr
George Houser
Arnold” Kincaid
Fuller
Eastern Star Head Visits Here Friday
The Worthy Grand Matron of North Carolina Mae Hicks Willman will pay a social visit to Kings Mountain Chapter in the hall Friday evening at 7 20. A program features beauty and mascots Bates Jo Bridges and Glee Edwin Bridges Jr grandchildren of Glee A Bridges Worthy Patron All Eastern Star members invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Order of the Eastern
Mae Hicks
Willman
Asheville
Kings Mountain
Hille
Bates
Jo Bridges
Glee Edwin Bridges
Glee
A. Bridges
All Eastern Star
Kings Mountain Men Lead Cleveland County Induction Group
Ten Kings Mountain men were among 34 Cleveland County residents sent to Charlotte on Wednesday for induction into the army led by Charles Jefferson Wells. Members include Rufus Henry Weathers Charles Cletus Moore Charles Plato Carpenter Jr Charles Junior Thrift Charles Anthony Whisnant and Franklin Moore among others. Three local men failed to report and faces possible FBI action. Next Tuesday 70 men depart for pre induction exams, risking exhausting the age cohort. censorship order on board activities looms, a rare wartime policy shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Mountain
Cleveland County
Charlotte
Charles Jefferson Wells
Sludea
Rufus Henry Weathers
Charles Cletus Moore
Charles Plato Carpenter
Charles Junior ‘Thrift
Charles
Anthony Whisnant
Franklin Moore
Arnold Cullen Sheehan
Bert Augusta Thrift, Jr
James Robert Brackett
Clara Newman
Kings
Mountain’ Area
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clarence Webber, Jr
Otis Tones
Willie James Archie
Cleveland | Board
Selective Service Board
Newman
the Herald
Cleveland Board
Selective Service
Guard Seeks Enlistments in North Carolina National Guard
Capt Humes Houston commanding the Third Battalion 120th Infantry North Carolina National Guard announced a plan to raise the Kings Mountain unit to 108 men from 60. A nationwide recruiting drive is under way with veterans able to enter at old ratings. Men 17 and older may inquire at the Armory on Beason's Creek Head daily from 8 a.m. to closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humes Houston
120Th Infantry
North Carolina
Natonal Guard
Houston
Kings Mountain Cos
Rational Guard
Draf
Kings Mountain
National Guard
Beeson’s Creek
Request To Organize New Lutheran Church Approved By Board
The Mission Board of the North Carolina Lutheran Synod approved the petition of 54 St Matthew's members to organize a new Lutheran church in Crescent Hill residential development. The group, granted mission status recently, expects an American board minister in early 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Board
The
North Carolina Lutheran Synod
Petisioners
Paul McGinnis
W. K. Mauney
McGinnis
Fom
Petiioners
St. Matthew’s
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
St. Matthew's Church
Rites Conducted For Mrs Foster
Funeral services for Mrs. Marsha Jane Foster 61 wife of Charles Meek Foster of 27 Elm Street were held Wednesday at St Matthew's Lutheran Church officiated by Rev W H Stender of Cameron. Burial was in Mountain Rest Cemetery. She was a native of Cleveland County and survived by her husband four Foster children two Weavers and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marsha Jane Foster
Charles Meek Foster
Elm Street
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
W. H. Stender
Cameron
4. C
St. Matthew’s Church
Mountain Rest
Cemtery
Joseph W. Weaver
Mary Jane
First Wesleyan Sermon by Rev C B Kistler at 7
Rev C B Kistler of Colfax, vice president of Young People's work for the Wesleyan conference, will deliver the evening sermon Sunday at 7 o'clock at First Wesleyan Methodist Church per Pastor Rev J W Phillips announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Wesleyan
C. B. Kistler
Colfax
Wesleyan Conference
First Wesleyan Methodist Church
J. W. Phillips
Little Theatre Play Praised By Big Tuesday Night Audience
About 400 people attended the Kinga Mountain Life Theatre production of You Can’t Take It With You Tuesday evening at the school auditorium. Hart Kaufman comedy drew hearty laughter and applause as the Vanderholt household and the romance of Alice Sycamore and Tony Kirby played out. Emelyn Gillespie starred as Alice with Jimmy Spivey as Tony, directed by Mrs Mot Tate, and a large cast including Evelynn Stanton Rheba and Penny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinga Mountain Life Theatre
Martin Vanderhott
Alice Sycamore
Emelyn Gillespie
Tony Kirby
Jimmy Spivey
Kirby
Sycamore Clan
Mra. Mot
Tate
Evelynn Stanton
Penny 1
Martin Vanderhot
Bumgardner Wins Contest In Poultry Judging
Harvey L. Bumgardner of Kings Mountain won first place honors in poultry judging at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. He helped North Carolina State College place second overall, finishing 14 points behind Kansas State College with 3 948 to 3 962. Bumgardner scored 1 404 of 1 500, taking top in market eggs, fifth in production, and high color in breed selection. He received 95 dollars, a 50 dollar watch, and two medals. He is active in Alpha Zeta and Poultry Science Club, and considers graduate work at the University of Maryland. State College officials praised the team’s finish as a high honor and a sign of North Carolina progress in poultry production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey L. Bumgardner
Hazel Bumgardner
Kings Mountain
Chicago
Ill
Bumgardner
North Carolina State College
State
Kansas State College
Alpha Zeta
National Honorary Agricultural Fraternity
Poulty Science Club
Wesley Foundation
Fairmont Methodist Church
University of Maryland
State College
America
North Carolina
Girl Scout Fund Over-Subscribed in Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain citizens surpassed the Girl Scout fund quota, with total contributions of 1205.30 against a 1100 target. John L. McGill, chairman, praised the community for its generous response and thanked the finance committee and soliciting teams for their diligent work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Mountain
Girl Scout Fund
John L. McGill
Rive
Girl Scout Organization
Girl Scouts
McGirl
City and Engineer Weigh Sewage Survey Plan
The city board of commissioners discussed an engineering survey of the sewage disposal system with Raleigh firm William C. Olson Company. If chosen, the survey may cost about 2500 dollars, with work starting around January 1, 1951 and findings by February 15, 1951, including consolidation options and cost estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of Commissionea
Raleigh
W. Mengel
William ¢. Olson
Mengel
Menger
W. K. Dickson
Charlotte
State Board of Health
Dickson
Olsen Company
Greene addresses ARP churchmen on giving and service
Men of the Church organization of Boyce Memorial ARP held a dinner meeting electing officers for the year. Fred Warren, Charlotte banker, spoke on Something for Nothing noting that money alone is not enough and urging churchmen to devote time energy and other talents to church and community work. He recounted a Rome trip won on a TV show and contrasted Catholic devotion with broader church service. Rev W L Pressly presented him, and ladies served a turkey dinner.
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Boyce Memorial Arp
Fred “Wren
Charlotte Banker
John Cheshire
Franklin Ware
C. L. Black
Wendell Phifer
John L. McGill
Greene
Union National Bank of Charlotte
Rome
New York
Italy
Former Coach's Son Drowns in Florida Canal
Clyde Asbury Canipe Jr., 18, son of Clyde Canipe, former Kings Mountain coach, and Mrs. Canipe, drowned last Saturday morning in a canal near West Palm Beach. The Canipes lived in Florida since 1961, details of the accident remain available locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Asbury Canipe, Jr
Clyde Canipe
Kings Mountain High School
Canipe
Florida
Canipes
West Palm Beach
Fla
Os. Camipere
Ecg Goon Ak “School
Lenoir Rhyne group to perform Life with Mother Monday
The Lenoir Rhyne Playmakers under Mrs Pearl Setzier Deal present Life with Mother a three act comedy at the high school auditorium Monday night Curtain up at 8 Admission 60 cents for adults 20 cents for students Kiwanis club sponsorship notes Broadway roots and 1880s family life. large cast and period costumes expected with Kings Mountain audience. Supt Barnes Principal Lane and Howard Coble to attend South Piedmont district Schoolmasters club meeting in Charlotte Friday night with program including music from Kings Mountain and Charlotte Central high schools and a talk by Elmer A Helker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois- Anna DeOrsey
Taylorsville
Gastonia
James Kiser
Balls Creek
Lenoir-Rhyne
Kings Mountain Kiwanis Club
Miss DeOrsey
Mother Day
Mr. Kiser
Father Day
High Sheel
Lenoir-Rhyne Kers
Pearl Setzier Deal
Clarence Day
Ienoir Rhyne
Mother
Kings Mountain
Kiwanis Club
B.N. Barnes
Rowell Lane
Howard Coble
South Piedmont District
Charlotte
Coble
Charlotte Central
Elmer A. Helker
Lane
Lions To Honor Mountaineers At Football Banquet Tuesday
The Kings Mountain Lions club will honor the 1950 WHS football team at their annual Friday night banquet at the Masonic Lodge Hall in Newnan. Clarence Stasavich, head coach of Lenoir-Rhyne, will address attendees along with members of Lenoir-Rhyne and Gardner-Webb coaching staffs. Special guests include J K Buddy Lewis and J R Bradshaw of Gastonia, who led last summer's Legion Junior baseball team, with many out of town sports writers expected. The event typically draws a large crowd and extra honorees include Mountaineer members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Mountain Lions Club
WHS
Masonic Lodge
New
Clarence Stasa- Vich
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Lenoir-Rhyne
Gardner - Webb College
J. K
Buddy) Lewis
J. R. Bradshaw
Gastonia
Legion
Mountaineer
Plans Abandoned For Morrison Building Site
Kings Mountain mayor says Queen City Coach Company may build a bus station here with several sites in view. The Morrison site at Cherokee and Gold Streets was dropped after Dr. D. M. Morrison refused a temporary lease. the Hosiery Shop now operates on the site. City board rejected permanent approval due to traffic, leaving Kings Mountain a flag stop since 1949 with no waiting room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Herndon
J. H. Quat-tebaum
Queen City Coach Company
Hi Company
Kings Mountain
Cherokee
Gold Streets
Morrison
D. M. Morrison
Gold-Cherokee
Gold Street
Christmas Program At Central High Delights Local Audience
The Kings Mountain high school dramatics class and mixed chorus present a Christmas program at Central auditorium on Thursday December 14 at 8 o clock. The dramatics class will perform a playlet Why The Chimes Rang and the chorus will sing Lords of Many Lands directed by Miss Sara Alexander and Howard Coble. Jean Lynch narrates with performers including Maxine Jenkins Rheta Gamble Peggy Cloninger Minnie Sue Mit chum Sonny McDaniel Bob Matin Bud Falls Charles Guyton Billy Bumgardner Penelope Jane Cansier and Latvian students Aldis and Andris Baltins. The chorus numbers 60 students. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Mountain” High School Dramatica
Central Auditorium
Lords of Many Lands
Sara Alexander
Howard Coble
Jean Lynch
Maxine Jenkins
Rheta Gamble
Peggy Cloninger
Minnie Sue Mitchum
Sonny McDaniel
Bob Matin
Bud Falls
Charles Guyton
Billy Bumgardner
Penelope Jane Cansier
Aldis
Andris Baltins
Suber Buys First 1951 City Auto Tag
City tags for 1951 arrived yesterday and were put on sale by Sam Suber the city cemetery superintendent who made the first purchase. The tags resemble the 1951 North Carolina style with Fed numbers on a white back. City residents must buy tags for all motor vehicles per city ordinance and they are available at City Hall clerk’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Suber
North Carolina
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Cleveland
Mission Board of State
Harvey Bumgardner
N. C. State College
Little Theatre
Arge
F. A. McDaniel
I. B. Goforth, Jr
Rheba
Franklin Pethel
Earmichael
Faison Barnes
Phillip Padgett
al Ralston
Olga
Clay Poston
Henderson
B.S. Peeler, Jr
M. E. Stanton
Mr. Poston
Betty Cash
Flowers
Eh Peeler, Jr
Miss Kitty Lou Sutton
Betty
Girl Scout
Queen City Company
Quattlebaum
Herndon
Lions
At Central
Suber
City
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