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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1952
Page
4
Kings Mountain Little Theatre presented The Campbells a Smoky Mountain comedy to about 400 Monday and Tuesday nights at Central School auditorium. I Ben Goforth Jr directed an able cast led by P G Padgett as Ma Brannigan and Rudi Wuennenberg as Kingston Campbell with strong stage setting and committee work noted.
Tryon R H Brady announces Piedmont Boy Scout Camp at Lake Lanet will open June and run ten weeks through August. Capacity rises to 2500 to accommodate 2600 Scouts and leaders. 128 troops last year. Camp director is R M Schiele of Gastonia. staff expanded. programs cover swimming life saving canoeing nature crafts pioneer skills and advancement. Courts of Honor weekly and Mawatha pageant slated. parent attendance days and Scouter contests featured. various counties provided troops with more expected.
Charles D. Blanton Jr., son of Mr and Mrs C D Blanton, was the sole Kings Mountain high school student at the University of North Carolina to join Phi Eta Sigma during a five year span of study. Dr Ernest L Mackie, UNC dean of ident awards and distinctions, announced the achievement in a university release.
Kings Mountain Baptist Association conference for pastors will be held May 5 at 10 o clock at First Baptist church in Shelby. Discussions on Ministerial Ethics led by Rev. C. C. Crow and Rev. John S. Farrar. The devotional service conducted by Rev. R. L. Hardin. Announcement by Rev. W. L. McSwain, secretary of the Association. Entomology added to Tar Heel 4H Club projects for 1952. A small Irish potato acreage is planned for 1952.
The study shows that students achieving the highest scholastic rankings at the University largely come from North Carolina's public high schools with 18 or more teachers on the faculty. It notes requirements for Phi Eta Sigma membership and mentions that two freshman students must earn A's and the rest B's in their first quarter or year.
The report states 499 school buses were involved in accidents in North Carolina last year. It cites 1 560 traffic accidents caused by defective brakes in the state. It adds guidance on controlling Japanese beetles in soybeans with IDDT dusts or sprays.
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