Missionary Allen Craig to speak at church services
Local bulletins announce Missionary Allen Craig from Africa will speak at the morning worship at the Presbyterian church and at the School of Foreign Missions in the evening. A special Foreign Missionary Day is set at St Matthew's Lutheran Church with all departments meeting at 9 45 a m for the annual service. An offering will aid rebuilding efforts in Tsington China. A second degree ceremony is planned at Fairview Lodge 339 A F and A M Tuesday at 7 30 p m with four candidates. A correction fixes East school’s Bangla Day total from 4 96 to 21 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Craig
Africa
School of Foreign Missions
Craig
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Jacob Cooper
Board of Foreign ‘Missions
The
United Lutheran Church In America
Tsington
China
A. Specia
Fairview Lodge
A. F
A. M
CV. Gault, Jr
Fourandidates
East School
Herald
VPW Meeting Post Commander Announces January 29 Session
Post Commander Frank Glad den announced that Johnny W. Blackwell Post 2268 VPW will hold a meeting Friday January 29 at 7 30 PM in City Hall. The gathering will focus on the election of officers for the coming year and urged full attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VPW
Frank Gladden
Johnny W. Blackwell
Iriday
City Hall
City Tag Sales Reported 587 Licenses Sold Thursday
City officials announced that 587 city license tags had been sold Thursday morning, detailing the total figures and linking the sale to a citywide licensing drive.
Home Building and Loan stockholders meet next Thursday
Annual meeting of Home Building and Loan Association stockholders will be at City Hall at 5 o clock next Thursday. The gathering marks the twenty fifth annual meeting and will include annual reports and election of officers for 1948. Tax listing advances as city and county takers report many residents still unlisted with penalties for failure to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Home Building & Loan Association
Ci Hall
Financial Institution
Nia Ae
Maattae Mountain Kiwanis Club Meeting Notes
Thursday January 15 the Maattae Mountain Kiwanis Club heard an address on the Constitution of the United States. Other guests included Gene sites and WM Warlick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Fenuary
Maattae Mountain Kiwanis Club
United Taten
Gene Sites
WM Warlick
Wigan
Thomasville Names E C Brandon Jr City Engineer
Thomasville mayor announces the appointment of E C Brandon Jr of Thomasville as city engineer and supervisor. He will assume duties February 1 and will plan expansions of sewer and water facilities while supervising engineering operations. Brandon, 34, will not be city manager and will receive 350 dollars monthly plus 50 dollars car allowance. He is a Virginia Tech graduate and former industrial engineer with local firms and construction work. He plans to move his family soon after February 1 as housing is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Tom Fulton
E. C. Brandon, Jr
Thomasville
Brandon
Fulton
Suffolk
Bran.aduate
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Thomasville Chair Company
Army Reserve Corps
Corps of Engineers
the Herald Thursday
Barnett Opens Cleaning Firm In Kings Mountain
R E Barnett announces Victory Cleaners on Piedmont Avenue adjoining Piedmont Drug Star. Formerly with Hords Furniture and Kings Furniture, he has eight years in sales and dry cleaning. The firm will offer pickup and delivery with a phone line likely by February 1. Barnett, married with two children, joins the Lions Club and volunteer fire department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Barnett
Kings Mountain
Victory Cleaners
Piedmont Avenue
Piedmont Drug
Barnett
Hord’ S
Kings Furniture Company
Jarnett
I. Barnett
Kings Mountain Lions Club
Merchants Group To Elect Officers In Kings Mountain
Ballots for the Kings Mountain Merchants Association officer election will go out this weekend. Nominees for president are Joe Lee Woodward and Harold Coggins. Nominating rules call for a second-high polling to elect vice president. Eight nominees vie for four director posts: E. E. Marlowe, W. G. Grantham, Sam Davis, R. M. Snow, Sam Weir, Hilton Ruth, L. H. Lowe, and John Fisher. Hold-over directors include Martion Phifer, C. F. Thomasson, B. C. McClain, Wilson Crawford, and J. W. Milam ex officio. Retiring directors are O. W. Myers, J. B. Keeter, B. C. Neill, John L. McGill, and Martin Harmon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Mountain Merchants Association
Joe Lee Woodward
Harold Coggins
E. E. Marlowe
W. G. Grantham
Sam Davis
R. M. Snow
Sam Weir
Hilton Ruth
L. H. Lowe
John Fisher
Red Cross Official Visited Local Chapter Tuesday
Larry Williams of the Southeastern Area Headquarters in Atlanta visited the local Red Cross chapter Tuesday to discuss funds with John L. McGiff and Carl F. Mauney. The Merchants Association employer-employee banquet planning committee was announced by President J. W. Milam, naming Hilton Ruth as chairman with G. A. Bridge, Blalock, and L. Hi. Lowe on the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Williams
Southeastern
Atlanta
The
Red Cross
Mr. Juidms
John L. McGiff
Carl F. Mauney
Merchants Association
J. W. Milam
Hilton Ruth
G. A. Bridge
Ao" Blalock
L. Hi. Lowe
Clinton Couple Named Managers of Kings Mountain Club
Mr and Mrs Archie Clark of Clinton are slated to assume management of Kings Mountain Country Club Inc. They will reside at the club with Mrs Clark handling dining and guest services while Mr Clark oversees operations. President Pionk praises their extensive country club experience and credits former managers for stabilizing operations since the club opened last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Kings Mountain Country Club, Inc
Archie Clark
Kings Mountain
Kings Mountal Country Club, Inc
Fred
Clark
Seém
Washington, D.C
Intry Club
Shes
Clarks
Pionk
Tanner
Behabf
Muysel
Micahi
Fulkerson
Cub
Enone
Jaycees Endorse Teacher Demands in Hendricks Meeting
Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce backs the Kings Mountain teachers' association demand for a special legislative session to consider cost of living pay raises. Dr. Paul E. Hendricks spoke on heart diseases, noting rheumatic heart disease as a major killer linked to viruses from streptococcal infections and poverty. Grady Howard’s motion to support the teachers passed unanimously with minimal discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Mountain
Paul E. Hendricks
Hendricks
Grady Howard
Cage Tourney Begins Tuesday in Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain Lions Club semi pro basketball tournament starts Tuesday at Cent gym. First round Tuesday, semifinals Friday, finals Saturday. Entries include Tyner Motor Company All Stars Shelby Blue Socks Monroe Red Rockets Bessemer City Five-Bettis Brothers Five-Bettis Township Firestone Gastonia and Kings Mountain Independents. Single elimination, not IBAA sanctioned. eight teams expected. Deadline Saturday. page six notes further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Mountain Lions Club
Cent Gymnasium
Tyner Motor Company All- Stars
Shelby
Blue Socks
Monroe
Red Rockets
Bessemer City
Five-Bettis Brothers
Firestone
Gastoni
Kings Mountain Independents
Independent Basketball Association of America
IBAA
Nnet
Stars To Sing Here Wednesday at Central Church
Richard Maxwell a national radio singer joins Margot Power Arthur Godfrey Talent Scout and Mildred Young in a free concert at Central Methodist Church on Wednesday January 28 at 730 pm. Proceeds support Veterans Hospital Programs with bedside radios for wounded veterans at Oteen hospital. Organizers note sacred numbers only and invite public to hear these New York radio stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margot Power
Arthur Godfrey
Central Methodist Church
Veterans Hospitals
Richard Maxwell
Mildred Young
Veterans Hospital
John
Seth Parker
Mr. Maxwell
CBS
Mutual Network
United States
Veterans’ Hospitals
Maxwell
Buffalo Civic Symphony Orchestra
New York
Oteen Hospital
J. G. Winkler
America
Building Permit Issued for New Five Room House
City Clerk S A Crouse issued a permit at City Hall this week for a new five room dwelling on Alexander Street. The $4200 project was awarded to Charles L Alexander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.A. Crouse
City Hall
Alexander Street
Charles L. Alexander
Mayor Secures ICC Allocation of Tank Cars
Kings Mountain expects a shipment of six tank cars carrying kerosene and fuel oil to ease a critical shortage. Mayor H. Tom Fulton secured action after telephoning ICC officials in Washington and railroad managers in Dallas. The emergency supply will be distributed among dealers, stores, service stations, and direct home buyers at cost despite higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Mountain
H. Tom Fulton
Fred Wplonk
I. G. Patterson
Dallas
Texas
Fulton
Homer C. King
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Southern Railway
McClain
Patterson
Dalla
Ms. Plank
Local Bottling Firm Changes Its Name to Kings Mountain Bev
RB Grigg plant manager announced the rename from Bob's Cola Bottling Company Inc to Kings Mountain Beverage Company Inc. The firm now bottles D Lite line including D Lite Cola Punch Grape and Lemon. Larger bottles will be used when available. Stockholders include Grigg Clarence Hicks and C F Allen not active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob) Grigg
Bob's Cola Bottling Company, Inc
Kings Mountain Beverage Company, Inc
Mr. Grigg
Clarence Hicks
C. F. Allen
Inventor Otto Hehn Plans Month in Kings Mountain
Otto Hehn, noted inventor of Nu-Screen curved glass cinema surface, will spend a month in Kings Mountain to test a new 15 color colorization method for film. He will work at Dixie theatre and visit Chicago to access lamps for the Color-Vision process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Hehn
Focal
Kings Mountain
Dixie Theatre
Chicago
Hehn
March of Dimes Campaign Begins with Committees Named
A Kings Mountain drive for the March of Dimes Infantile Paralysis campaign was announced. Solicitation committees were named from the Kiwanis club Lions club and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Harry fe Rev J G Winkler L Arnold Kiser Paul Mauney HL Campbell chaired Kiwanis. Lions committee chaired by Ruth and Weir Edwin Moore Ben Ballard chaired by Spearman Grady Howard J D Long Tames and Menell Phifer. Kings Mountain quota set at $2000. a strong push for liberal gifts to meet the goal and fund emergency relief for 1944 memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uctation Commie Forte
Annings
BN. Birnen Chaloen Ji
J. G. Winkler
L. Arnold Kiser
Paul Mauney
HL. Campbell
Lions Club
Hans Bis Ruth
Chai A
Fillion Tuddy
Bi ‘Weir
Edwin Moore
Ben Ballard ' Se
Ralph
Frosty) Spearman
Grady Howard
J.D. Long
Tames
Menéell Phifer
Barnes
Kings Mountain
Mr. Barnes
Hure
Kings’ Mountain
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George D. Heaton
Myers Park Baptist Church
Charlotte
Pioneer Girl Scout Council
Armington Hotel
Gastonia
Kings Mountaineis
Merchants
Jaycees
Newton
Entor
March of Dimes
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