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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1952
Page
1
Local bulletin notes Mr and Mrs Paul Smyce and family leaving Friday to make their home in Greensboro. Also reports NC tangible tax refund of 706.98 to city and Navy discharge for Oren Fulton.
Capt. Paul E. Hendricks of the Army Medical Corps left Friday for Birmingham Alabama to report for duty, after spending a two week leave with his family at Camp Gordon Georgia.
Sgt William H. Davis son of Mr and Mrs Ernest L Davis of Walker Street departs Sunday for Niagara Falls municipal Airport where he will be stationed He has completed 20 months service in Japan and Korea including 9 months in Korea
Tickets for the Kings Mountain Merchants association employer employee barbecue will go on sale this weekend. The event is to be held on June 18 at Lake Montania. Price per person is 1.50. Tickets available from J C Bridges J C McKinney or E E Marlowe.
The city announces acceptance of pre-payments on 1952 tax bills with a two percent discount based on a tax rate of 1.80 per 100 valuation. State law allows June two percent, July one and a half, August one, and September one half percent discounts. net due October 1. Cleveland County adopts two percent in August.
In Kings Mountain area politics, Bobbitt orders a second primary as Blackburn, incumbent four-time constable, trails Byers by 643 votes to 222 short of a majority after a five-man race. Blackburn may file for a second race within five days of canvass. other contests include Parker vs Bobbitt for supreme court judgeship and Hodges vs Rowe for lieutenant governor.
Horr Trustee Franklin Harry of Grover was named to the county hospital board of trustees representing Number 4 Township by the county board of commissioners at their Monday meeting. He will succeed L Arnold Kiser, veteran member and current vice chairman, who completes a three year term. New trustees include M H Walker Number 1 Township succeeding Kester Hamrick R J Rucker Number 6 Township succeeding John Crawley Marvin Putnam Number 5 Township succeeding M C Whitworth and Everett Lutz Number 10 Township succeeding W T Warlick. The new trustees meet at Brackett's Cedar Park on June 18 with incoming and retiring trustees and their wives. Five trustees are appointed annually for three year terms. Number 4 Township representatives with unexpired terms are D Blanton and Hunter Neisler.
Jaquitha Roundtree of Grover daughter of Mr and Mrs Glenn Roundtree was reported improving after infantile paralysis. She recuperates at Asheville Orthopedic hospital after transfer from Kings Mountain hospital where diagnosis noted partial neck paralysis easing. Family hopeful for quick complete recovery. Regular Kings Mountain Little Theatre meeting next Tuesday at East King Street office with President B M Peeler Jr. leading officer elections and plans for Sword of Gideon.
Dozen Kings Mountain area students are listed among 1952 graduates from colleges and universities. Names include Margaret Ratterree daughter of B D Ratterree with a master's from Woman's College UNC William A McSwain of Kings Mountain with an AB from Senior Rhyn e College Sph Wilburn Northcutt son of Mrs Marie Northcutt graduated from Davidson College Margaret Ann Arthur daughter of J H Arthur earned an AB in biology from WCMC Billy Gene Amos son of M C Amos earned a Bachelor of Science from Wake Forest College Elizabeth Lynch Tolleson daughter of Haywood E Lynch and wife of Lt George Tolleson earned an (Continued On Page Eight).
Seventy seniors received diplomas at Kings Mountain High School on Tuesday night. C. W. Phillips of Greensboro delivered the address and H. E. Lynch presented awards. Don Flowers led the class as president and announced a gift to build a retaining wall between the garage and school to curb erosion and offer seating. Arnold W. Kincaid accepted for the board. other officers and mascots named. diplomas awarded by Principal Rowell Lane to a large crowd.
Kings Mountain ministers announced a summer series of Sunday evening union services in June July and August. Churches include St Matthew s Lutheran First Presbyterian First Baptist Boyce Memorial ARP and Central Methodist with ministers from each church preaching in neighboring pulpits.
The city board of commissioners will hold its regular June meeting Monday at 7 30 evening. Agenda includes year end items such as the privilege license ordinance and similar matters, according to city administrator M K Fuller. Work on the 1952 53 city budget is underway but not expected to be on the regular agenda.
In Kings Mountain Sunday a Piper Cub crash at 6 p.m. at Kings Mountain Airport killed Pilot Roy Hooker of Charlotte and injured passenger Robert Larkin Howell of Gastonia, who died early Monday. Witnesses said a stall during a low altitude stunt caused the crash near Dr. Morrison’s airstrip. Firefighters battled flames for 45 minutes. Coroner Ollie Harries reported Hooker burned severely and Howell suffered burns and injuries. The scene drew a large crowd as authorities investigated with CAA agents Karl Lindemann and Odell Garison.
Miss Celia Edwards of Asheville will serve as youth worker at Central Methodist Church for June July and August. A Greensboro College graduate she recently completed a year at Garrett Biblical Institute and Northwestern University and plans a masters. She has taught and counseled in Methodist church summer schools and will oversee children and youth activities. Reverend J J Brendall hails her as an attractive capable director.
Unofficial results from four precincts East and West Kings Mountain Bethware and Grover show William Umstead winning the gubernatorial contest by 194 votes with 900 to Olives 0 and Dunaway 7 while Luther Hodges leads for lieutenant governor and Robert Morgan defeats Clyde Nolan in Shelby. Local races for the county board of education and constable see Edwin Moore and Paul Byers among leading names. Morgan led Nolan overall 763 to 618 with Nolan strong in West Kings Mountain box and Morgan prevailing in other precincts.
Kings Mountain prepares to reopen its West King Street bus terminal by mid June after months of halted work. J B Thomas the contractor continues paving and interior finishing while J F Quattlebaum of Queen City Coach Company cautions two items remain before opening. The city has lacked a terminal for over two years since the previous Purple service station and a brief East King Street station were closed.
The weatherman postponed street re surface work by Taylor Construction, delaying the Shelby area job on U S 74 and delaying the Kings Mountain project. City administrator M K Fuller said work would begin as weather permits, with resurfacing planned for about one third of maintained streets and additional dust preventive measures using MCO asphalt base.
Mrs Hattie Pitner Chandler of Maryville Tennessee mother of A B Chandler of Kings Mountain died last Saturday. Funeral services were conducted in Maryville on Monday afternoon. She was the wife of Gilbert FE Chandler who survives. Mr and Mrs A B Chandler returned to Kings Mountain on Monday after attending the service.
Representatives of Cole Layer Trumble company are re valuing real property for tax purposes in Cleveland County. In Kings Mountain, Jack Jordan of Salisbury said he was finishing field work on uptown commercial realty while another crew began residential field work. Industrial field work has not started.
Arnold Kiser vice-chairman of the Cleveland County Board of Hospital Trustees asks for a photograph of Lottie Goforth to prepare a suitable portrait for the Lottie Goforth Memorial wing at Kings Mountain hospital. Dr P Lewis executor will arrange safe return. The portrait is needed as the new wing nears completion with furnishings to be installed.
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