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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1952
Page
1
The Court of Honor for the Boy Scouts of America Kings Mountain district will be held Thursday night at 7 30 at Davidson Memorial Camp. A Scout Leaders roundtable will follow.
Members of Resurrection Lutheran church will spend Sunday at Lutheridge the Lutheran summer assembly grounds. The caravan from Resurrection is to leave from the church at 8 oclock Sunday morning.
Saturday marks national Flag Day with the DAR urging local businesses to display the United States flag from sunrise to sunset. The call emphasizes patriotism and public recognition of the flag across storefronts in the city.
Lt. William R. Merritt USNR will depart Monday for a three month tour of duty at Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan. Mrs. Merritt and two sons will remain in Kings Mountain with her parents Rev. and Mrs. P. D. Patrick during his absence.
A special Father’s Day program is planned at Central Methodist Church for next Sunday. The service features presenting a gift to the oldest and youngest fathers present and a sermon titled The Modern Father. Rev J H Brendall and Mrs Brendall with friends from Hickory and Pittsboro will depart June 19 for Mexico City to attend Lions International, where Mr Brendall will represent the Kings Mountain Lions Club. They expect to be away about three weeks.
Sunday evening union service for the community churches will be held at Central Methodist Church with Rev. W. L. Pressly pastor of Boyce Memorial ARP Church delivering the sermon. The June 22 service will be at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church with Rev. P. D. Patrick preaching.
Miss Cela Ann awards will serve as the Youth Worker at Central Methodist Church this summer arriving Saturday June 14. She will organize a College Youth Class Sunday morning in the Pastor's Study and meet the Senior and Intermediate MYF groups Sunday night. On Monday she will confer with The Board of Christian Education and on Tuesday with the Senior Mission Council at a Lake Montonla picnic council meeting.
Voters in Kings Mountain area expect the June 28 Democratic primary to be a calm race with the ballot listing only names. The candidates are Judge W. H. Bobbitt and R. Hunt Parker, as residents anticipate a tame contest.
Kings Mountain will launch a new bus terminal Monday managed by Paul Byers, former ticket agent and Democratic Constable nominee. The terminal, owned by Queen City Coach Company, will handle ticket sales information and package dispatch, with interior work and lunch room to follow as materials arrive from Atlantic Greyhound. Opening marks the first time locals will have a dedicated terminal, weather permitting.
The first Negro patient was admitted to Kings Mountain hospital Tuesday. He was Alexander Adams patient of Dr. W. L. Ramseur. Adams, who had shown symptoms of appendicitis, was dismissed Wednesday.
A early morning crash near Battle Ground Service Station five and a half miles south of Kings Mountain killed Rita Kaplan a 19 year old of Atlanta Georgia and seriously injured another passenger Edgar Peltz 24 of Hampton Roads Virginia. Peltz said he fell asleep at the wheel and the 1952 Chevrolet overturned several times. The accident occurred about 5 am Saturday and Kaplan died at Kings Mountain hospital at 11 45 pm Saturday.
Second Baptist church plans a Sunday ground breaking for a new educational plant and church building at 3 o clock on Linwood Road. Rev Judson L Wipperman of Dallas Long Creek Baptist will be principal speaker. The project, costing 100000, is led by builder Kelly Dixon with architects Ormand Vaughan Shelby. Church committee includes C M Lankford Horace Benfield and Rev B F Austin. other members listed.
The Kings Mountain Lions club held a Tuesday night primary election with Taft as first Republican choice and Richard Russell as first Democratic choice. Russell led 26 to 7 amid a mix of not New Deal ballots. Members compared candidates like Eisenhower Taylor Grant and Adlai Stevenson, noting Stevenson’s governance and NC roots in outlining qualifications.
Taylor Construction Co. plans to start resurfacing defective city streets around August 15. J. L. Robinson of the firm said they must complete a similar job in Winston-Salem before July 1.
City commission considered a new rate scale, moving to 10 cents per thousand gallons for high-volume users, with a 15 cent minimum, while approving or noting a series of routine matters. Actions included manhole damage claim, right of way negotiations, tax refund review, privilege license adjustments, and budget transfers.
Grover children under fifteen are quarantined after three polio cases surface. Brice Harry seven, in Asheville Orthopedic Hospital for a mild polio, his 18 month old brother Robert has non paralytic polio per Dr. T A Campbell. Cousin Jacquitha Roundtree has polio at Asheville hospital for two weeks.
A large crowd is expected for the Kings Mountain Merchants association employer employee barbecue next Wednesday at 7 Delagk Lake Montania. Tickets are available from E. E. Marlowe J. C. McKlyney C. Bridges or at the association office.
Miles and Ernest Mauney, twin concert pianists from New York City, won $1,000 on a Lifetime television show last Thursday. Earl Wilson notes they may be the hemisphere’s only twin professionals. They beat several contestants with top applause ratings and plan to buy a moving van for tour transport.
Macedonia Baptist church will host a week-long vacation Bible school led by Rev. Robert Hardin. Registration starts Friday at 5 PM with Mrs. B L Biddy as principal. The program runs daily 5 to 8 PM Monday through Friday for ages four to 16 beginning June 29.
The city started receiving pre payments on 1952 tax bills and 1952 53 privilege licenses. Miss Lucy Kiser was the first citizen to pay her 1952 tax, and Dixie Home Stores the first firm to buy the new year's privilege license. Assistant city clerk Joe McDaniel reported total tax payments of 377.97 and privilege license receipts of 597.62 up to Wednesday morning, with June tax bills qualifying for a two percent discount.
Mrs Helen Blanton a longtime First National Bank employee was promoted to assistant cashier after a board meeting. Joined in 1912 she has served as teller secretary and bookkeeper handling travelers checks and government bonds. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Ramsey she has resided in Gastonia since marriage to Don Blanton and remains active in Kings Mountain groups and St Matthew's Lutheran church.
The Greensboro city board adopted new power sale schedules effective with July meter readings and bills in August. Max Miller, the city electrical engineer, said some bills will rise while others fall. about 821 residential customers will pay more, 025 will pay less. The board increased outside-city limits differential by 20 percent, and introduced demand charges for residential and commercial rates with a temporary 1 minute demand meter schedule. The stadium will bill 46 kilowatt hours at five cents per kilowatt hour. nonpayment penalties start at one dollar after the 10th, with bills rounded to the nearest five kilowatt hours. The change, debated by Commissioner James Layton but deemed equitable, was approved unanimously.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors a Friday night donkey baseball game at City Stadium featuring Swilde the Jaycees versus the All-Stars. Game time is 8 p m with a live baby giveaway. Tickets cost 30 cents for children and 69 cents for adults. Jaycee officials expect a large turnout. Claven Kelly and Luco Falls handle publicity. team rosters include Jaycees.
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