Local Meter Receipts and Building Permits Reported
Net parking meter receipts for the week ending Wednesday noon totaled 136.75 dollars. City official Tommy Owens of the city clerk’s office reports a man named John Davis on Walker Street suffered a heart attack around 1 30 p m Tuesday and is in critical condition. Two building permits totaling 9 500 dollars were issued this week to Kelly Dixon for residential work, per city inspector J W Webster. Morrison of Cooper’s Inc left Monday for a three day GE training school in Raleigh. Jenkins of WellDenown Finger Laundry is bedridden with mumps after illness last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Owens
John Davis
Walker Street
Kelly Dixon
J. W. Webster
City Building ‘Spector
Raleigh K. Ey
Morrison
Cooper's, Inc
General Electric
Raleigh
Plonk's Welcomes Bumgardner as Mens Dept Salesman
Don Bumgardner, son of Mr and Mrs HB Gardner, has joined Plonkers Company as a salesman in the men s department. The announcement came this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PLONK
Don Bumgardner
Hb.gardner
Plonkers & ‘Company
Grace Methodist to Host Sunday Speaker in Gastonia
Sunday night worship at Grace Methodist church will feature Gastonia district preacher C W Kirby at 7 pm, followed by a quarterly conference. Rev C G L Grant said ARP church gave 1250 37 to the building fund, with a goal of 1250. Kings Mountain drivers filed 1954 city auto license stickers by Wednesday, two days past deadline. licenses cost one dollar and must be displayed as required by city ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Kirby
Metho
Gastonia
Grace Methodist Church
CG. L. Grant
ARP
J. E. Anthony, Jr
Kings Mountain
Joe Hendrick
Kiwanis Program Brings Miss Margaret St to Kings Mountain
Miss Margaret Stem, a Winthrop College graduate with a Duke University master’s, spoke to Kings Mountain Kiwanis on Thursday evening at 6 45 at the Masonic Dining Hall. The Kings Mountain Country Club will be closed February 7 to 15 for management in Atlanta and Palm Beach, but the pro shop and golf course remain open. Mayor Glee A Bridges and City Attorney J R Davis plan to travel to Washington D C February 8 for a Federal Power Commission hearing on the city’s natural gas allotment, with Mountain and Shelby seeking more time to build their case.
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Kiwanis
Miss Margaret St
Kings Mountain Kiwanis Club
Masonic Dining Hall
Stem
Winthrop College
Tom Duke
Kings ‘Mountain Country Club
B. B. Speidel
Country Club
Mana
Atlanta
Palm Beach
Fla
Washington
Glee A. Bridges
JR. Davis
Washington, D. C
Federal Power Commission
Davis
Mountain
Shelby
Barnard & Burk
Firemen Respond to Shelby Alarm in $125,000 Blaze
Firefighters answered a Shelby fire alarm as alarms spread through a structure causing about 125000 dollars in damage. No further details on injuries or causes are given in the fragment.
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Shelby
National Guard Wins Silver Award for 1953 Training
Kings Mountain National Guard Company, part of the 3rd Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, NC National Guard, receives the Silver Award for 1953 field training. Capt. Ray G. Burrell presents the emblem. The unit, praised after the December Third Army inspection, seeks 50 new recruits during National Guard recruitment month. Also notes a February American Legion meeting at Legion Hall hosted by Otis D. Green Post 155.
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Kings Mountain National Guard
Kings Mountain
120Thinfantry Regiment
North Carolina National Guard
Ray G. Burrell
120Th Infantry Regiment
Houston
National Guard
Kings Mountain Company
Iso
Legion
Otis D. Green
American Legion
Legion Hall
East Gold Street
C. E. Warlick
Chief Hugh Logan Named Scout Chairman in Kings Mountain
Chief Hugh A Logan Jr. was appointed chairman of the Kings Mountain Boy Scout district. A meeting was set to plan the annual Scout Week observance Feb 7 through 13. Town windows to be decorated by each troop. Sunday night the uptown scene holds the union service at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Scouts will act as city officials for a day on February 13. Logan, a one time Eagle Scout, helped organize Scouts and built a camp in Cabarrus County. He urges adult leaders to cooperate for a successful year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh A. Logan, Jr
Kings Mountain
Loepithairman
Logan
Five Uptown Sone
Resurrection Lutheran Church
Cabarrus
BSA
J. W. Webster
Merchants Banquet Highlights Kings Mountain Year
About 150 Kings Mountain merchants and guests attended the Kings Mountain Merchants Association banquet. J C Bridges retired as president and new officers were installed for 1954 55. The report noted a net member gain to 54 and amusement included pantomime by East School students. Rev Pressly gave the invocation, and new directors include Risa Alexander.
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Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain Merchants Association
East ‘School
Lenoir
J.C. Bridges
Conardensbia Apetecs
Yes
John
Rev
la Pressly
Te Kings Mountain
G. Grantham
Sincere
John Lewis
Paul Walker
Risa “Alexander
McGinnis Opens Floor Service Announcement
McGinnis announces the opening of McGinnis Floor Service after purchasing inventory from Novelite Venetian Blind Company. Oliver Falls of Novelite says he will work with McGinnis for weeks before moving to another line of work. The firm will offer floor coverings including rubber and asphalt tiles and vinyl inlaid Venetian blinds. McGinnis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Henkle McGinnis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill McGinnis
McGinnis
Novelite Venetian Blind Company
Oliver Falls
Novelite
Toeraniy
Mr. McGinnis
Mry. W. Henkle McGinnis
Girls Booked For Shoplifting In Gastonia
Two 18 year old Black girls Louise Pringle and Barbara Anne Biggers were booked at the Gastonia police headquarters on shoplifting charges. A dress identified by O. W. Myers as from his department store was found on one girl after police searched them. They had earlier visited Saunders Dry Cleaners seeking services.
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Gastonia
Parks Board Eyes Burlington Mills Lot for City Center
Parks and Recreation Chairman Fred Plank and Jr Chamber officials met Burlington Mills executives to discuss purchasing a 24 acre tract west of Cleveland Avenue for a city recreation center. The plan includes two white centers and one Negro center with swimming pools first, site options noted.
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Fred Plank
Parks and Recreation Commission
Burlington Mills, Inc
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Masonic Dining Hall
Jaycee
Jack White
Plank
Mr. White
Hunter R. Neisler
W. K. Mauney
John T. Lathem
Burlington Mills
Cleveland Avenue
Old City
Burlington
Recreation Commission
White
Charles Graves
Atlanta, Ga
Anae Bill George
West Elementary
Paul Walker
Hodge to Speak to Kings Mountain Woman's Club
Shelby case worker Faulton Hodge of the Cleveland County Welfare Department will address the Kings Mountain Woman's Club Friday night at the club house. He toured England Scotland Holland Belgium Germany Switzerland and France last summer with the International Youth Exchange program. The group sponsors exchanges to promote world peace. Hodge, a Mars Hitt Junior College graduate, earned a BS in sociology from Furman, an MA in sculpture from Louisville, and studied Christian ethics at Southern Baptist Seminary. Supper at 7, officers for the year to be elected and the constitution adopted.
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Faulton Hodge
Shelby
Cleveland
Tng
Hodge
Mars Hint Junior College
Furman Uni
University of Louisville
Southern Baptist Seminary
Louisville
Woman's Club
City Records Street Deeds In Cleveland County
City conveyances recorded at the Cleveland County Register of Deeds on January 28 include transfers to the City of Kings Mountain. Names mentioned include Inedaed five street er, Mire Bridges, Mr. and Mrs. Glee and Mr. Glee A. Conan rey tes tent om the.
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Kings Mountain
Cleveland County Register of Deeds
Glee
Mayor Bridges Faces Herald Editor Over City Affairs
The Kings Mountain Herald captures Mayor Glee A. Bridges replying to editorials and claims about city projects. He argues the city should not rely on others and questions whether professional engineering aid will be used in the $600,000 expenditure, while defending reported minutes and city responsibilities.
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Glee A. Bridges
Bridges
Herald
W. K. Dickson
Dickson
Fulton
Board of Commissioner
Board
Olson
Graves
Smith
Kings Mountain
County Plans 2.7 Million Bond Election for Schools Health
County commissioners move toward a 2 743 000 bond vote to finance school construction hospital expansion and a county health center. Attorney C C Horn to handle legal work with Mitchell and Pershing as bond specialists and election to occur as soon as possible with three separate ballot questions listing specific capital projects and county shares. Residents in western county seek hospital plant approval while Medical Care Commission has disapproved urging appeal.
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County Board of Commissioners
C. C. Horn
Mitchell and Pershing
New York
Shelby Kings Fountain
Cleveland County
Shelby Hospital
Kings Mountain Hosital
Medical Care Commission
Areng
Pete Ee
1953 Tax Take Up To 103 175
Tax payments rushed in before penalty day beating the deadline. Tax Supervisor C E Carpenter said the week’s receipts pushed the 1950 levy over the 100000 mark with a new aid in amount listed at 103175. This equals 81 percent of the 126006 18 levy and leaves delinquent 2291031. A 1 percent penalty applies and an additional 1 percent will be added to unpaid 1953 tax bills in March.
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C. E. Carpenter
Engineer Seeks Water For City
W. K. Dickson, a Charlotte engineer, met with Mayor Glee Bridges and Public Works Superintendent E. C. Nicholson at City Hall to discuss a city water survey. He aims to estimate the project timeline and identify additional water sources for possible city use as part of the post bond election planning.
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W. K. Dickson
Charlotte
Glee A. Bridges
Public Works
E. C. Nicholson
City Hall
Dickson
the Herald
City Lab
Burne & Spangler
Hatterson Jet
Mountain Hospital
Mayor Bridges Calls Herald Editorial Premature
Mayor Glee A Bridges wrote an open letter to the Herald Editor Martin Harmon criticizing last week's editorial on spending the 600000 public improvements bond. He defends planned open bids for major projects, pledges local labor use, and asserts city meetings and books are public.
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Glee A. Bridges
Herald
The
Bridges
Martin Harmon
the Herald
Ning
Kings Mountain
Govlerning Board
Band Fund Drive Nears Goal for Kings Mountain School Band
The Kings Mountain band fund drive is about halfway to its 1500 dollar goal, with around 750 raised so far. Junior Chamber of Commerce chairman Griffin urged residents and firms to contribute, citing the band’s long-standing city pride and inviting donations via Mr Griffin at the Kings Mountain post office.
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Fountain
Wii
Griffin
Ju Inior Chamber of Commerce
Kings Mountain
Kings Monta Soahand Igs Mountain School
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Io . Jenkins
Welldenown Finger Laundry
Humes Houston
Harry E. Stegall
Carlisle Studio
Hugh Logan
Parks Board
BurMil Tract
Mayor Flays
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