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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
1
Brief notices from state and national news report a small plane piloted by Jimmie lying Instructer at the local home in Wadesboro injuring occupants who were discharged from hospital after minor injuries. The plane, owned by BL Chewning, was not badly wrecked and details are sparse across multiple briefs.
Local Centennial Committee appointed to organize the 100th anniversary celebration of Cleveland County. The mammoth three day event will run August 26 to 28. Members named include Minance, W. K. Mevney, Mrs Myron Rhyne, William Plohk, Charles Thomas, L. W. Hamrick, and Tom Fulton.
Washington reports federal government and New York City officials launching a joint drive against official milks prices directed at Dallas. Waxahachie County Jail swelled with 90 alleged pacifist followers, 58 arrested yesterday after attempts to distribute literature. They await District Attorney Forrester Hancock’s decision on possible action.
Jimmy Bord To Tene By Jimmy Hord, noted aviator, will start next Tuesday afternoon at Hawk Haven giving flying instructions to interested people. Contact Mr Harold Hunnicutt who cooperates with Hord in this venture. Hord offers special pricing to the first female student. Last Sunday passengers flew over Kings Mountain from Hawk Haven in two ships, one piloted by Hord and the other by D L Willis of Shelby. Several hundred visited the local airport recently opened by Hunnicutt.
A fragment recalls a circus owned by a man with a large green parrot and his daily ritual. The performer would chant warnings to the crowd each afternoon and again before the evening show. A spectator named Ria repeated the admonition, a favored moment of the act.
The Mayor of Kings Mountain proclaims June 5 through 7 as Flag Week inviting residents to display flags on homes, businesses, cars, and municipal buildings and to hold patriotic events to express love of country and support for American democracy. The proclamation is dated May 29, 1940, signed by Mayor J. B. Thomasson.
The Vacation Bible School at the Lutheran Church begins Monday morning June 10 at 9:00 and lasts two weeks. Rev. L. Boyd Hamm serves as director with a corps of teachers. Classes are planned for ages three through high school, plus a special class for high school pupils. Miss Rose Hamm directs music, guiding Bible based instruction for all attendees.
The Kings Mountain Laundry, long run by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Roberts, was purchased by Mr. Howard H. Hughes of Hamlet NC who brings 88 years in the business. He plans machinery additions to boost efficiency. Ownership transfer occurred Monday with Hughes and his wife already in Kings Mountain directing operations. Rev L B Hamm spoke at the Hickory Lions Club Ladies Night banquet at Hotel Hickory.
Ministers in Kings Mountain plan union evening services across five churches for the last Sunday in July and through August. The calendar includes Memorial A. R. P. Church July 28, Central Methodist August 4, First Presbyterian August 11, First Baptist August 18, and St Church August 25 with various pastors preaching. Simultaneous Vacation Bible Schools June 10 21 will be held in most represented churches. Rev J W Frederick to lead service at the County Home on the first Sunday in July.
Mr Aubrey Mauney was elected as one of twenty delegates from the North Carolina Synod to attend the national meeting of the USCA in Omaha Nebraska in October. The State President of the N Lutheran Brotherhood Hamm was also an elector and an alternate. The synod gathering was held in Mount Forks last week.
W R Craig Jr of Life Insurance Company of Virginia earned a complimentary trip for 1939 excellence in new business. He traveled to New York Tuesday for an agents convention, will visit the fair, and plans to return the following Sunday.
Town announces a daily garbage collection system under J. K. Thomasson to improve cleanliness. Residents urged to place waste at curb by street, with a complete list of routes published elsewhere after the issue.
Methodists announce a Church School of Capural for boys and girls aged 4 to 14. The two week program runs Monday through Friday starting June 10 at 4 o'clock each afternoon. Mrs E W Griffin will supervise with a faculty including Mrs W OR, Miss Dorothy Patterson, and others. Devotional, music, recreation, and exhibits are planned with a closing exhibit and picnic likely.
Lions in Kings Mountain elected officers for the coming year at a regular meeting Tuesday evening at Mountain View House. New officers to be installed at the next meeting during Annual Ladies Night. Attendance chair Tom Fulton noted 29 members with 100 percent attendance badges. District Governor Dan Stewart praised the club for high attendance, projects, and 80 percent membership growth. Lions discussed monthly July through September meetings with nearby communities. Civic drive includes a proposed high school and municipal stadium near the Duke Power Substation and Central School assisted by other groups.
Central Methodist Church hosts an ice cream supper on Saturday evening June 8 at 6 pm on the church lawn. Miss Dorothy Patterson's senior girls class organizes to send representatives to the Lake Junaluka summer conference, with proceeds for a fund. The public is invited to attend.
Kiwanis Club hosts Kings Mowstan High School team and coaches at a weekly meeting at the Woman’s Club. Speakers praise the team’s progress, with 18 players named and a record of eight wins and two losses. A moving picture "Play Ball America" and a talk by coach Smart highlight the event. Eugene DeForest Heald will speak at the next meeting about traveling experiences in wartime countries.
Representatives of Durham Life Insurance Company under Shelby and Gastonia officers hosted a banquet at Mountain View House last Thursday evening with their wives. The event honored staffs qualifying for the President's Club this year. Kings Mountain figures cited include J. C. Robinson T. W. Grayson and J. B. Pollock. Robinson reported roughly a 200 percent business increase here since June 1937 and noted Kings Mountain has led the company in debit condition for three consecutive years.
Opinions Expressed on This Column argue that while Americans agree on building defenses and that the Army and Navy should decide needs, the unresolved issue is who shall direct production. The plan hints at placing control in government hands with expert advisers. Cont'd on pastorial page.
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