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Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 7,206 Tb* figure lor Qrooter ring* Mountain U derived from tfen 1955 King* Mountain city directory census. Tbe city UHKn figure I* from the United States census at 195a. VOL 70 No. 5 Established 1889 Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, February 5, 1959 Seventieth Year 1C Pages ID Today PRICE TEN CENTS Is Seeking Re-election Local News Bulletins LODGE MEETING Regular communication of Fairview Lodge 339 AF&AM will be held Monday nighit at Masonic Hall, according to an nouncement by T. D. Tindall, secretary. Special business will be; conducted. ROTARY CLUB Graeme Reeves, Kings Mountain exchange student, will address the Kings Moun tain Rotary club at their meet ing Thursday at 12:15 at La Royal Restaurant. The pro program has been arranged by Thurman Warlickx COURT OF HONOR Court of Honor , for Kings Mountain district Boy Scouts will be held Thursday night, February 12, at 8 o'clock at Central Methodist church edu cational building. ON DEAN'S LIST Miss Martha Judy Cooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob M. Cooper, (has been named to the first semester Dean’s List— scholastic honor roll — at Len oir Rhyne college, Hickory. Miss Cooper is a freshman at the college. ON HONOR BOLL Miss Anita McGinnis, dau. ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mc Ginnis has been named to the first semester Dean’s List — scholastic honor roll —• at Len oir Rhyne college. Hickory, where she is 4 senior. LEGION DANCE Otis D. Green Post 155, A merioan Legion, will hold A dance at the Legion building Saturday night. There will be both round and square danc *ing, beginning at 9 o’clock. TO CONFERENCE Mayor Glee A. Bridges will go to Chapel Hill Thursday, where he will attend the Guv nor's Conference on Occupa tional Health. Rites Conducted For Miss Falls Funeral rites for Miss Mary E Hzabeth Falls, 87, were held Saturday at 3 p. m. from Harris Funeral Home, interment follow. Ing in Mountain Rest cemetery. Miss Falls died Friday morn ing in Hendersonville following an illness of three years. A na tive of this community, she for merly taught at Southeastern Teacher’s college in Waco, Tex as. She left Kings Mountain in 1903. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Palls. She was a member of Ruther fordton Presbyterian church. She is survived by one sister, Miss Laura Falls, also of Hen dersonville. The final rites were conducted by Dr. Paul Ausley, pastor of First Presbyterian church. Kings Mountain S&L Meeting Tuesday Annual meeting of sharehold ers of Kings Mountain Savings & Loan association will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the offices of the association. Ben H. Bridges, secretary-trea surer, said principal business will include election of directors and presentation of officer 're ports on 1958 operations. One directorship has been va cant since the death of R. L. Mauney. Jaycees Schedule Sunday Paper Drive Rings Mountain Jaycees will conduct a paper drive Sunday afternoon from 2 until 5 o’ clock p. m. Citizens may leave their bundles of old newspapers on the curb In front of their re sidences and members of the organization will conduct the pick-up. “We Invite the community to participate in the drive”, a spokesman said. The Jaycees use the funds from the drive to support regular projects. Textile Men Here Indicate i They Won’t Follow Cannon BETHWABE OBSERVES HOMECOMING - Kim Cashion, center, above, will reign as queen of the Beth ware High School Homecoming cel ebration Friday. She is shown with her court for the program at the halftime of the Beth ware-Lattlmare basketball game that night. Other girls in the court, left to right, are: Bae Falls. Faye Bolin, the queen, Jeanette Ham rick, and Carolyn Whets tine. Boys who will ser ve as escorts are shown on the back row. In the same Order, Tom Goforth, Feral Dover, Glean Hanelsan, and Arnold Huntsinger. Coach Pow ell will serve as escort lor the queen. (Herald Photo by Pennington Studio) FruitGrower Cameron Ware County Young Farmer Of ’58 CHAIRMAN — Fred W. Plonk has been named Kings Mountain area Boy Scout chairman lor the coming year. Fred W. Plonk Scout Chairman Fred W. Plonk Is the new chairman of Kings Mountain Boy Scouts, and Fred J. Wright, Jr., will serve as fund campaign chairman. Other newly-named officers are C. D. Blanton, vice-chairman, and Dr. N. H. Reed, secretary. W. B. Grimes will serve as co-chair man of the fund campaign. Chairman Plonk called atten tion to the fact that February 8-15 is National Boy'Scout week and listed several activities which will oo-incide with the launching of the annual fund campaign. Sunday will be Boy Scout Sunday, and next weekend Boy Scouts will take over reins of the city for one day, as Boy Scouts serve as mayor, city com missioners, and other official posts. On February 12, the Kiwanis club will be hosts to Boy Scouts of the city for the annual area Boy Scout banquet KIWANIS MEETING Regular meeting of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis dub will be held Thursday even ing at 6:45 at the Woman’s Club. Program for the meet ing wasn’t announced. Kings Mountain Farmer Wins Jaycee Award Cameron Ware, Shelby road fruit grower, is Cleveland Coun ty’s Young Farmer Of the Year and winner of the annual award given toy the Kings Mountain and Shelby Junior Chambers of Com merce. Mr. Ware received the award at a joint meeting of the organ izations held here Tuesday night at the Woman’s Club. \ _ Mayor Glee A. Bridges pre sented the award and described the honor winner as a success ful grower of “apples, peaches and grapes”. Mr. Ware operates Mountain View Orchard. He is currently president of Beth ware Progressive Club and a depart ment chairman of both the Beth ware and Cleveland County fairo. Also a feature of the award night meeting was an address by Henry Simmons, vice-presi dent of the agriculture division of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company. Mr. Simmons declared the South is one area of the nation which does not produce agricul tural products at capacity, though he ^lauded progress of recent years and predicted glow ing agricultural health by 1975. He noted that the nation is {Continued on Page Eight) PASTOR—Rev. George T. Moore, recently returned missionary to Liberia, has accepted the pastor ate of Resurrection Lutheran church. He will arrive here Tues day. Moore Accepts Lutheran Call Rev. George Truett Moore, a Lutheran missionary recently re turned from Liberia, has aocepte* the pastorate odt Resurrection Lu theran church. He will arrive here Tuesday and will begin his duties on Wednes f Continued on Page Eight) (Sty's Partial Blackout Not Due To Enemy Threats, Penny-Pinching The West Kings Mountain nightly .blackout, begun January 23, has no connection with civil defense, throat of enemy action, nor indicative of a city economy Wave. And the blackout may end Thursday, if weather doesn’t pre vent plane takeoffs from Indian apolis, Ind., airport, nor landings at Charlotte’s Douglas. Clause of the btacKout is a faul <1/ transfer regulator control in the Westinghouae regulator on the big transformer wMdh pow ers the street lights in the bus iness section and West Kings Mountain. The blackout area. Electrical Superintendent Hunter Allen says, is the general area from Piedmont avenue west. It happened like this, Mr. Allen reports. The regulator was hit by light ening and, as previously was sent to a Gastonia electrical firm tor repair, normally a two-hour job- This time the Gastonia firm couldn’t do the job, sent it on to a Charlotte firm. Meantime, the Charlotte firm contacted West inghoqse tor a necessary part, on ly to be informed that Westing house didn’t make the particular part, but purchased it from a manufacturer in Indlanapotis, (Continued on Pago Bight) Several Say They Favor Love Proposal Incomplete check of Kings Mountain textile manufacturers indicates a wait-and-see atti tude concerning last week’s an nouncement by Cannon Mills that this firm will raise its min imum wage to $1.25 per hour on February 15. A1 Maino, of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company, termed the $1.25 minimum “premature” and said his company has no immediate plans to follow Can non’s lead. W. K. Mauney, of Mauney and Bonnie Mills, said, “We want to pay higher wages, but two c2 our three mills lost money last year.” (Mr. Mauney heads the NuWay Mills at Cherryville.) Mr. Mauney said, however that he favors federal adoption of a $1.25 minimum wage, a proposal ad vanced several weeks ago by J. Spencer Love, president of Bur lington Industries. Mr. Love has said Burlington won’t follow the Cannon lead at this time. Mr. Mauney noted that yam 'manufacture is a “one process” operation, whereas weaving con cerns, like Cannon, produce a wide variety of products of var iable cost W. K. Mauney, Jr., of Mauney Hoosery Company, Inc., and Car olina Throwing Company, said no wage increases are contem plated. He, too, said he favored federal wage legislation to raise the minimum wage to $1.25 per hour, but added he didn’t want to be a trail blazer on a volun tary move as Cannon has done. He noted that many Mauney Hosiery employees work on piece rate basis and that wages vary, according to an employee’s pro ductivity. The Herald was unable to con tact other manufacturers but learned that Shelby textile firms have expressed no inclination to follow Cannon. There has beeen trade talk of a general wage raise throughout the industry, but the talk was for the third quarter. Textile buying is usually less brisk In the second or spring quarter, in dustry sources relate. City Tag Sales Increase To 1093 Sale of city auto license tags totaled 1093 Wednesday, City Clerk Joe McOaniel reports. He added, “We’ve got about six boxes of 100 each we still need to sell by February 15.” Mr McDaniel based his esti mate on Sales of 1958 tags. The city has pointed out that city ordinance requires not only purchase but display of the tags and that 'the ordinance will be en forced, with penalities to be as sessed motorists who don’t dis play the tags on their cars by February 15, deadline for display ing the North Carolina license tag, too. Scarlet Fever Not Epidemic Four oases of scarlet fever have been reported In Kings Mountain .since January 1, two of them to the same home, But Dr. Z. P. Mitchell, county health officer, says there appears little danger of an epidemic. It is customary policy to quar antine scorlet fever patients, but the quarantine period is now lim ited to the duration of the pa tient’s illness, Dr. Mitchell noted. It was once three weeks. Dr. Mitchell said, that new drugs used in treatment now re store the patient to health with in a few days and he noted that the incubation period for scarlet fever is not more than a week. "An exposed person will have scarlet fever within a week, or he won’t have it from that ex posure,” Dr. Mitchell said. Jimmy and Susan Littlejohn were reported Wednesday as “nearly well" by their physi cian, Dr. Paul Hendricks. NOT RUNNING — J. R. Davis, veteran school trustee, said yes. terday he won't seek re-election. Mr. Davis will complete ten years of service on the board of education in May. Davis Retiring From School Post J. Roan Davis, veteran member of the city board of education, will not seek re-election, he said this week. Mr. Davis will complete this year, his tenth year on the five member education board. He said, “I’ve been on the board long enough. The Kings Mountain attorney became a member of the board by appointment in 1949, replac ing A. H. Patterson, who resign ed to become a member of the city board of commissioners. Mr. Davis was elected in 1953 to the six-year term he will complete in May. School board positions, since 1957, have been open to any citi zen of the city school district A 1955 General Assembly act scrapped the ward system for merly in vogue. The six-year term was retained. Mr. Davis’ is the only term ex piring this year. Students Make "A" Grades Thirty-three high school stu dents made the “A” honor roll for the third six-week’s period just ended. Honored by the National Hon or Society of Central high school at a party Tuesday night were the following: NINTH GRADERS — Sarah Hicks, Billy Ramseur, Rhea Line berger, Gail Morrison, Dianne McDaniel, Kay Cansler, Sandra Bumigardner, Linda Bennett, Ca rol Goter, Brenda Herndon, Jane Houser, and Sara Rose Lennon. TENTH GRADERS — Margaret Jackson, Mary Lillian Lewis, Bil ly Jones, Sue Jean Wright, Mary Eljen Stroupe, Martha Sue Wel ch, Glenda Stroupe, Marshall Gore, Nancy Hovis, Susie Kesler, and Patty Huffstetler. ELEVENTH GRADERS — Jim my Plonk, Beatrice Moss, and Carole Plonk. TWELFTH GRADERS — Bobby Early, Gertie Pearson, Maryi Frances Bridges, Virginia Wall ace, Martha Houser, Graeme Reaves, and Mickey Lynn. Mayor Candidacy First Of Season Bridges Seeks Fourth Term A! City Hall Mayor Glee A. Bridges filed notice of candidacy for re-elect ion Wednesday morning. The Mayor seeks election to a fourth term. His candidacy is the first In the forthcoming May city elec tion and opens what, thus far, has been a late-starting political season. •As of Wednesday, Mayor Brid ges seeks a two-year term. It could be for four years, depend ing on whether the board of commissioners seeks to change length of city elective terms via act of the oenerai Assembly. Mayor Bridges is completing his third term, and his second as full-time mayor. In his first term, he was a $50 per month board chairman. Since that time he has devoted his full time to administering city operations. The Mayor has received for his services during his present term of office $4100 per year, plus $600 per year travel allowance. Of the total, $3600 is paid by the city and $500 from the city gas system. By law a city commis sion can pay the mayor as little as $50 per month or as much as $500 per month. Mayor Bridges made no formal statement in filing for re-elec tion. Until 1955 a veteran Kings Mountain hardwareman, Mr. Bridges has long been active in business, political and civic af fairs. He is a former school trus tee and a former chairman of the county board of commission ers. He is a member of the Ki wanis club, a Mason and Shri ner, a navy veteran of World War I, and a member of Kings Mountain Baptist church. Mrs. Bridges is the former Ad die Mae Hamrick. They have four children, two of whom, J. C. and Glee E. Bridges, are Kings Mountain businessmen. McGills Occupy New Offices Dr. John C. McGill and Dr. Kenneth H. McGill are announc ing today removal of their of fices to the new building they have recently completed at 103 South Watterson street. The new offices are in a mod em brick concrete block build ing, with spacious lobby and ample patients rooms. The building was constructed by Seth Construction Company of Lincolnton. The two brothers have occu pied offices on the second floor of the Kings Mountain Drug Company building. Political Rumor Mill Beginning To Grind Out A Few "Probables" There were two city political developments this week. 1) Mayor Glee A. Bridges filed for re-election. 2) School Trustee J. R. DaVis announced he would retire at the end of his present term in May. Otherwise, the political rumor mill was beginning to grind in what has been a late-starting bi ennial city election season. Though all the incumbent city commissioners are expected to seek re-election, none have made formal announcements. Ben H. Bridges, mayor pro tempore, has been toying with the prospect of seeking the mayor’s seat, but hasn’t yet decided. Friends think he'll seek to retain his Ward 4 commission seat Indications were this week an. other familiar name will be on the ballot as mayoral candidate. Garland E. Skill, former mayor and five-time candidate for the office, was reported ready to file again. Mr. Still was mayor in 1951-53, and lost to Mayor Bridges in a run-off two years ago. There has been no recent statement of intention from D. L. Saunders, who said several mon ths ago he would definitely run for mayor. There were additional names added for the ward posts. Listed as ready and willing to seek the Ward 4 commiss i onersh i p are W. L. Bagwell, Clyde Gladden and former Comm. Paul Ledford. Most observers think T. J. Ellison will seek to regain the Ward 3 seat he lost to Luther Bennett in 1952 and the name Charles E. Dixon, auto dealer, is being projected as a possible candidate against R. Coleman Stroupe, the Ward 5 commission ioners, both completing their first terms, are Ross Alexander, Hie other incumbent commiss er. Ward 1, and Boyce Gault, Ward 2. There has been little specula tion concerning the school board post, though Mrs. F. A. McDaniel, Jr., said several weeks ago she expected to seek the position. Candidates for city office must file notice of their candidacy and pay filing fee to the city cleric. RUNNING—Mayor Glee A. Brid ges has filed notice of candidacy for re-election. He is completing his third term, having been first elected in 1953. Wreck Orphans » Made Friends Two Georgia youngsters, sep arated from their family as the result of a Saturday wreck which took five lives, apparently made many friends during their brief stay in Kings Mountain. Jerry Taylor, 15, and his 7-year old sister, Joy Ann, were dischar ged from Kings Mountain hos pital Monday and left with re latives for Sparta where triple funeral rites were held Tuesday. Young Jerry Taylor made this statement: ‘“The people of Kings Mountain have been wonderful to us.” Attending physicians, who told the younger child of her parents and sisters’ deaths, said they felt she already knew it They added, “She must have sensed something because the children had so many visitors and then when the relatives started arriv ing she must have thought something had happened.’’ Still hospitalized here is Hen ry Galmer, 32, Negro, operator of the car in which the Negroes were riding. He suffered a bro ken leg and internal injuries. State Highway Patrolman R. E. Shaney charged Galmer with murder in the accident and said reckless driving and speeding were contributing factors. He said the Galmer car, headed west, evidently pulled out in an attempt to pass another vehicle and crashed head-on into the Taylor family’s car. Mrs. Mary Kirby, of Gafflney, S. C., who works in Kings Moun tain, gave Sihaney a written statement that said: “The car passed me as the highway turn ed Into a single lane. It must have been going better than 90 miles an hour.’’ Officers found two South Car olina traffic citation in the In jured Galmer’s wallet, both is sued during the last eight days. One was far reckless driving, the other for improper turning. Twelve persons have died in highway accidents in Cleveland County during January. The fifth death in Saturday’s wreck occur red in February and brought this year’s total to 13. Six fatalities were recorded in December. SUNDAY DINNER (The International Affairs Department of the Woman’s club will serve Sunday dinner at the clubhouse beginning at 12 noon. Tickets are $1.25 for adults and 75 cents for chil dren. Advance tickets may be purchased from Mrs. David Cash, Mrs. Grady Howard, and at Stroupe Drug Co. City Tax Levy 77 Percent Paid More than three-fourth of the 1958 city tax levy of $152,603 had been paid before late pay ment penalties applied on Mon day, Tax Collector J. W. Web ster reported. Mr. Webster reported collec tion of about $20,000 during January, bringing the total to $117,679, or 77.1 percent of the fcatal levy. Penal ty of one percent is add ed in February and another one percent penalty applies for bills unpaid In March. Thereafter the additional monthly penalty Is onehatf of one percent per monti.
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