Local News Highlights Barred Outing and Bridge Event
Nessler Mills chief dyer Halbert Webb will attend the American Textile Chemists and Colorists summer outing at Myrtle Beach this weekend. A building permit approved by City Hall will fund W. M. Gantt’s Linwood road dwelling remodel estimated at 1500 dollars. Graveside rites are set for two day old Jack Rodney Short, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Short. A second Kings Mountain Master Point bridge game will be held at the Kings Mountain Country Club Thursday night. The barn of Mill Gordon, a local Negro farmer, was destroyed by fire on June 19, with two mules and stored feed losses noted.
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Halbert Webb
Nessler Mills, Inc
American Association of ‘Textile Chemists and Colorists
Myrtle Beach
8. C
Kelley Dixon
City Hall
W. M. Gantt
Linwood Road
Jack Rodney Short
A. T. Short
Kings Mountain Country Club
Kings Mountain
Gordon
Ebenezett Church
Wan ‘Cheopletaiy
Aiearoyed
Kings Mountain Files Gas Tax Claim On City Streets
Kings Mountain will file its claim for gasoline tax rebates under the Powell Bill based on 28 miles of city maintained streets certified this week by the North Carolina League of Municipalities engineers. The city seeks its share in the rebate using population and street mileage, with deadlines affecting eligibility.
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Kings Mountain
North Carolina League * of
North Carolina Highway
Wecommission
General Assembly
Comula
Eltigg
Kings Mountain Plans One Day Fourth Of July Holiday
Many Kings Mountain residents will enjoy a one day holiday for Independence Day with banks closed and drug stores on shortened hours. Griffin Drug and Kings Mountain Drug plan morning and afternoon hours, while most restaurants and service stations stay open. The Kings Mountain Herald will run on a regular schedule as residents anticipate week long trips to beaches and mountains or chores at home.
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Kings Mountain
Vally Hall Federal
Kings Mountain Drug
Griffin Drug Company
Kings Mountain Drug Company
Kings Mountain Herald
Mad Mountain
Clapp Reports Weevils Active in Local Fields
Clapp notes weevil activity amid blight and advises cotton growers to inspect fields, dust or spray promptly. If boll weevils are not found, continue close field checks. city clerk Joe Mes provides parking metrics on Wednesday.
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Clapp
Joe Mes
City Street Crews Begin Dust Control Steps
City crews wage dust battle by priming first step in hard surfacing process. Mat coating applied on portions of City street Sadie Mill Cemetery Drive Dilling and Cherokee streets. First street has been stoned and is ready for priming.
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Joep
City Street
Sadie Mill
Cemetery Drive
Dilling Street
Cherokee Street
First Street
Radio Skit Sunday Dedicated To City
Charles Loveland of Shelby presents a 15 minute program on WOHS AM FM Sunday at 6 45 p m dedicated to Kings Mountain The patriotic features a narrative Mountain Men written by Loveland with musical background Loveland associated with Esther Mills Inc Shelby recently published a book featuring the title poem The Mountain Men
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Charles Loveland
Shelby
Wohsam & FM
Kings Mountain
Mr. Loveland
Esther Mills, Inc
Wildlife Biologist To Inspect City Take In Kings Mountain
Duane Raver, biologist for the state Wildlife Resources Commission, will visit Kings Mountain Friday to inspect the city lake and advise on increasing fish numbers. The plan comes after City Commissioner James Layton requested details, with J H Cornell, chief of the commission's fish division, providing the recommendations.
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Duane Raver
State Wildlife Resources Commission
Kings Mountain
James
Red) Layton
J. H. Cornell
Commission
Layton
Attend Convention With Mr and Mrs Stallings
Mr and Mrs Sam Stallings lead attendees at a local convention event noted in the brief, with organizational heads and guests featured. The report records their roles as president and organizer within a community gathering.
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Sam Stallings
Tail
the Kings
Ware & Sons Elevator Reels In High Yield Wheat Crop
Ware and Sons Elevator reports a bulging wheat crop praised for high yield and quality. Local growers describe strong production prospects across multiple fields, with buyers eyeing steady demand as harvest accelerates.
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Ware & Sons
Textile firms plan holidays as Kings Mountain survey finds spotty demand
Herald survey shows uneven textile activity with many shops planning shutdowns from July 2 to July 9 and several mills announcing two week lay offs or modified schedules. Mauney Hosiery and Nessler Mills will pause for two weeks. Craftspan to resume full seven day operation Friday with bonuses. Lambeth Rope to grant paid vacation followed by voluntary extra pay. Kings Mountain Manufacturing declines holiday week. several mills may issue Christmas style bonuses elsewhere. details reflect a mixed local market ahead of a seasonal lull.
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the Herald
Kings Mountain
Spoet
Tex
Mauney Hosier
Mills, Inc
Tak
Nessler Mills, Inc
Neisler
Maumney Hosiery
Craftspun Yarns
lIne
Lambeth Rope Corporation
Craftspun
Kings Mountain Manufacturing Company
Buington |Mins
Ponte Sau "Pasery
Yarn Min
Sadie Cotton Mill
Worn Tex Corporation
Phenix
RF. Daugherty
Oearn
Sadie
Mile
Mauney Hosiery Mills Plans New York Sales Office
Mauney Hosiery Mills Inc of Kings Mountain will open a New York sales division in the Empire State Building around August 1. W. K. Mauney Jr said the firm will staff the office with Marvin Ross heading the sales division. The five year lease covers 4200 square feet on the Empire State Building’s 41st floor with redecorating already underway, making the building fully occupied.
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Mauney “Hosiery Mills, Inc
Kings Mountain Men's
New York
Empire State Building
W. K. Mauney, Jr
Mr. Mauney
Marvin Ross
Briarcliff
N. Y
Lesman
Mauney Hosiery Mills
Mauney
Roberts Fined On Four Counts In Whiskey Case
Fred Roberts 47, and wife Iva Jane 42, found guilty on multiple counts of illegal non tax paid whiskey. Fred fined totals and costs, Iva Jane fined 275 plus costs. Judge W F Barnes presided. incidents include June 8 porch raid, nine and a half gallons found under a trap door, and a later possession arrest. Also several other cases heard, including three public drunkenness convictions.
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Fred Roberts
City Recorder's
Iva Jane Roberts
W. Faison Barnes
Roberts
India’ Auto
Re- Jung
Mabel Watson
Ruth Whitesides
Hac
Henry Ellis
ARP Church Hosts Union Service Schedule
A union service conducted by five denominations will be held at Boyce Memorial AR Church Sunday evening at 8. The service will feature St Matthew Lutheran and Central Methodist congregations. On July 29, Rev. P. D. Patrick will lead the ARP service.
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Second Union
Boyce Memorial Ar
St. Matthew
City board enacts license and electrical mapping contracts
The city board authorized M. I. Miller to map the electrical distribution system for 2850 dollars and kept the 1951 52 privilege license ordinance unchanged. Licenses for 1951 52 are due July 31 with penalties. the action followed a contract discussion.
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City Board of Commissioners
M. I. Miller
Aboro
Miller
Board of Commissioners
City Board Alters Two Actions In Brief Session
The city board of commission met Friday afternoon June 22 in a brief session to modify two prior actions. It amended a motion to raise Kings Mountain Bus Co fares to 15 cents, replacing it with a resolution endorsing the increase to the North Carolina Public Utilities Commission. It also changed a purchase plan for gasoline from Fred W. Jonk, removing a two year term and requiring monthly procurement bids when over $1,000, per legal guidance from City Attorney E A Harrill.
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City Board of Commission 8
Kings Mountain Bus Company, Inc
North Carolina Public Utiliies Commission
Fred W. Jonk
Shell
Theorthcoming
E.A. Harrill
Reynolds Child Heart Victim Reynolds Child Death Rites
Graveside services were held for 18 month old Michael Reynolds at Mountain Rest cemetery with Rev. J. H. Brendall officiating. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Andrew Reynolds, a Kings Mountain native nicknamed blue baby, died after a congenital heart condition. He survived by his parents a brother Thomas Richard Reynolds and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Cristy S. Reynolds.
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Michael Colon
Reynolds
Kings Mountain
Thomas Reynolds
Michael “Olon Reynolds
Thomas Andrew Reynolds
Mountain Rest Cemetery
J. H. Brendall
Central Methodist Church
L. C. Pinnix
W. P. Gerberding
Tees Te Bae
Durham
Thomas Richard Reynolds
Cristy S. Reynolds
Mat tie Campbell Hoke's Funeral Held in Lincolnton
Mrs. Mattie Campbell Hoke mother of L A Hoke died Sunday night at her Lincolnton home. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 1 pm at First Baptist Church Lincolnton. Burial followed in Holly Brook Cemetery. Survivors include her son L A Hoke of Lincolnton, a Charlotte resident Link, seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren, brother Murphy Campbell of Maiden and sister Mrs George Soard of Newton.
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Mattie Campbell Hoke
L. A. Hoke
Lincolnton
First Baptist Church
George Soard
Newton
Hollybrook Cemetery
Mountain boys clash with Valdese on Saturday at City Stadium
Kings Mountain climbs to a four game win streak hosting Valdese at City Stadium Saturday night with 8 pm kickoff. Shelby visits Monday in a city showdown after a recent schedule shift by coach Bradshaw. Kings Mountain (5-4) sits tied for third with Shelby (5-4) as Hickory leads. recent wins include 8-7 in 10 innings over Haywood and a 14-4 thumping of Valdese the week prior.
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Kingg Mountain
American Legion
City Stadium
Valdese
City Park
Shelby
J. R. Bradshaw
Hickory
Kings Mountain
Rutherford County
Ray County
Haywood County
Forest
Mather
Guy Tanle
Kingstain
Ruthwford
Fred Kiser
Ander
Billy Wells
Canton
Waynewville Lads
Letty Kiser
Wells
Mountaineers
Waldensians
Sirine
City Cemetery
Superinten Oo
Unprecedented Fuller Contract Action Voted 3-1
The Kings Mountain city board voted 3 to 1 in a special session to contract City Administrator M. K. Fuller for two more years at his current pay, with James Layton dissenting. Attorney E. A. Harrist will draft the contract under state law, and police authority returns to the administrator. Fuller has served since July 1950 after moving from Laurinburg where he was city manager.
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City Board of Commissioners
M. K. Fuller
B. T. Wright, Sr
Fuller
C. P. Barry
Lloyd E. Davis
James
Red) Layton
Orland Person
Layton
Wright
E. A. Harrist
the Herald
North Carolina
Board of Commissioners
Kings Mountain
Laurinburg
Davis
Baseball Loop Sets Age Limit For Class B Play
Officials Bruce Thorburn and Red Layton announced changes to Recreation Baseball League rules. Boys born on or after July 1, 19e7 become eligible, creating a 14-year age cap for the four fifths size diamond. Play starts July 10 with opener at Reynolds Motors and Craftspun, then July 13 games feature Craftspun, Reynolds, Mauney, and Burtington.
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Pito
Recreation Baseball League
Bruce Thorburn
Red Layton
Nelington
Craftspun
Mauney
Reynolds Motors
McCurdy
Reynolds
Burtington
Me. Thorburn
Mr. Layton
Will Grice Ghauney
Ellis King
Craft
Rhea Barber
Flette Mccurdy
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Toei Har
Cleveland County
Boyd Beam
Beam
Lawndale
Mauney Firm
ARP Church
Red
Reece
Mr. Miller
L. A Hoke
Charles Moss, Jr
Theresa Stanton
Kings ‘Mountain Hospital
Scotland County Memorial Hospital
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