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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1945
Page
11
Charlotte OPA officials announced the district will forward all mail regarding institutional and industrial sugar rations to the Raleigh OPA office, which will become state headquarters shortly after January 1. The Raleigh office will handle shipments and correspondence once established.
Clyde B. Hoey United States Senator from Shelby will address the South Mountain District Brotherhood gathering, speaking on Evangelism. The program includes hymn No. 202, Scripture reading John 1:34-49, prayer by Rev. C. E. Bernhardt, special music, and introduction of the speaker by Rev. J. D. Sheppard.
The article notes the high school will again field a baseball team and lists the 1946 football conference schedule with seven opponents. Basketball schedule shows Rutherfordton away, Cherryville away, Tri High home, Marlow away, Lincolnton away, Hickory home, Rutherfordton home, Shelby away, and Hendersonville home with dates in late winter and fall.
The Kings Mountain club details a year of community service including funding recreation facilities, a full-time supervisor, and prizes for 4H and high school essays. They hosted veterans, aided hospitalization efforts, funded stadium lighting, and conducted vocational guidance for seniors.
Businesses in town plan holiday hours with tow services theaters and drug stores open Christmas Day while drug stores stick to Sunday hours. The post office and U S holiday are observed. The First National Bank and merchants close Tuesday Wednesday and New Year’s Day by a state holiday declaration. Kings Mountain Herald also plans to restart with this issue and will not be open on December 31.
City firemen were summoned twice to Powell’s on York road Friday. The first alarm came around 1 80 p m and the blaze was put out, traced to greased rags in the gun interior. Damages totaled several hundred dollars to belts and machinery. A second call at 5 30 reported embers from the first fire rekindling. no further damage. The gun, built last fall, is owned by Van B Powell of Cheraw.
Church services listed for morning worship at 11:00 with Pastor P D Patrick and Sunday school at 9:45 led by Harry Page. afternoon services at Friendship Chapel 2:00 and Dixon 1:30 with respective superintendents. Young Peoples Vespers at 6:20. Thursday evening Cub Scouts meet with Mrs Grady McCarter and Mrs Jam on Houser.
Sabbath school at 10:00 led by John E Gamb le followed by morning worship at noon with a sermon by Dr. G L Kerr of Winston Salem The church has no Wednesday evening prayer service Lutheran Church Rev William H Stender pastor December 30 1945
A fragmented notice lists services and meetings at a church in Conway including a sermon by the pastor and children's activities. It mentions a 9:45 gathering, an 1100 42 reference, an intermediate league at 6:20 and a 6:30 tether event with Langme at 6:30.
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