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W4 * VT'^Ct'JA4. Page 8 Phillips Names Two Committees CHAIRMAN — Harold Phillips, member of the Yarn brokerage firm Radcliffe & Company and a former city commissioner, heads the 25-member mayoral industry-seeking committee for the Kings Mountoin areo. Local News Bulletins NO WRECKS City police reporfod Wednes day morning that they did not investigate any highway acci dents during the past week. ROTARY SPEAKER Robert E. Land, summer as sistant at St. Mattliew’s Luth eran church, will present a program on music at Thurs day’s Rotary club meeting at 12:15 at the Country club. Land is a Lenoir Rhyne college grad uate. Mrs. an at morial SUFFERS FALL Charles Dilling, librari- Jacob S. Mauney Me- library, has been eon- fined to her home the past two weeks after breaking her left arm during a fall at her home. Mrs. Dilling expects to return to work in another week. BUILDING PERMITS Tile building permits were purchased at City Hall during the week. Luke W. Hoyle bought a permit to build a five-room resident, expected to cost $10,000. on Silver street. Robert Parton bought per mit to add a room and bath at 800 Second street, the cost es timate $1000. CIRCLE TO MEET Circle 3 of First Presbyterian church will meet Monday at the home of Mrs. Eloise Nickels at 305 W. Mountain street. POWER OFF SUNDAY Duke Power Company will change taps in the city’s trans formers Sunday morning at’ 6:30 a.m., Electrical Superinten dent Hunter Allen said this week, and city ekx'tricily will be cut off five or ten minutes for the change, he said. MEETING SET The committee on Dow’nlown Improvements will meet Thurs day night at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall courtroom. Chairman John Plonk has announced. Charles Sellers, community planning consultant with the Depart ment of Conservation Devel opment, will meet with the group. JOINS LIONS John Revis, with Barwin Knitting Mills, was inducted into membership in the Kings Mountain Lions club Tuesday night by (k*orge Thomasson, past president. Ramsey Rites To Be Thursday F^uncral rites for Logan May berry Ramsey. SO. f>f S02 F'irst street, will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. from the home. Rev. H. G. Clayton, Rev. Darrell Coble and Rev. C. C. Parker will offi ciate and interment will be in Mountain Rest cemetery. Mr. Ramsey died at Pi a.m. Tuesday following several years’ illness. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Ramsey, he was a mem ber of Fir.st Nazarene church. Surviving are his wife, Rosa Lee Ramsey; five .sons, Lawr ence. Harvey, Charlie. Lloyd and Paul Ramsey, all of Kings Moun tain; two dau.ghl(‘is, .Mrs. Jack Wells and Mrs. Mexle Bed-solc. both of Kin.gs Mountain; one sister, Mrs. Guy Bennett of Kings Mountain; 11 grandchildren; 20 great • grandchildren anrl one great-great grandchild. I By ELIZABETH STEWART F'ii'st two subcommittees n five to be appointed ,y Harol Phillips, chairman of the newlj named 25-mcml>er mayoral corr. <T.ittee of industry-seekers, writ announced Tuesday night. Named to a conservation aiK development dciiartment liasoi commill(N» were Robert O South well, George W. Mauney, C. E Neisler III, Wilson Crawford an Chairman F*hillips. A committc. of gcnt’ral industrial developer includes Scan* Morrison, Ben T. Goforth, John Dilling, D. L. Ben nett ami Bill White. .Mr. Phillips said he will nam< meml)ori of data and job oppoi tunity cci.T.mittees within th( next few days and that letten will go out to the full commit let this week. Also attending the oi’ganiza tional meeting at City Mail wen Mayor John Henry Moss, Georgt Lewis, representative of King Mountain Indjstrial Park. J. Wil son Crawford, pre.-iidenl of Kings Mountain Business Development Cnporation, and Pat Spangler of Shelby, a charter member of Kings Mountain Business Devel opment Corporation and a first vice-chairman of the board of directors of the Stale Depart ment of Conservation & Develop ment. Mr. Spangler praised Kings Mountain for facilities conducive to locating new industry, includ ing recreational, educational, and religious, reasonably - prictxl homes, clean labor rarket and good community attitude. He praiswl the organization of Kings Mountain Industrial Park, Inc., said he anticipated that in three ; or four years a food processing ; plant would locale in the coun- ■ ty. "We are in the hub of the | I finest land for growing toma- ' j toes in the world’’, Spangler said, noting that Heinz Tomato Com pany is an industrial prospect. "If this materializes". Spangler said, "farmers all over the coun ty can process tomatoes, apples and peaches.” A use for bi-produets of mica mining is also needed in this area, Spangler said, whether glass plant or wiiatevoi*.” "We can’t handle another industry in I the Shelby area right now”, j Spangler said, explaining that ] Shel y is not able to staff its in- ’ dustry. He said Fiber Industries | iK’cds 1500 high school graduates to staff iw'o new plants being built in Salisbury and Greenville, SoiTe suggestions to the new ' committees from Spangler were: li The C & D in Raleigh is being flooded with inquiries now ! from industry-set'kers Get them ! details on Kings Mountain, data, 1 pertinent facts on the new Indus- i trial Park, other sites, what you ; have to offer including job em ployment surveys. 2) One new pl-ant with KM) em ployees in Kings Mountain {an mean $710,000 more personal in come a year. 31 Sell Kings Mountain as “bedroo.n” of Charlotte. Encour age citizens to live here and work in Charlotte. Payroll checks would be spent here. 4) The industrial payroll in Cleveland County has doubled over the past five years. He not ed that a chicken processor is now looking at a site on High way 150 North, that he awaits an urban renewal plan before moving his operation to the county. Chairman Phillips, salesman for a yarn brokerage firm, said, ‘Tve sold a lot of goods, but I’ve never tried to sell Kings Mountain. I’m (*onvin(ed that’s what we have to do.” Mayor Moss, pltxlging his sup port, said. ‘T have visited all our present plants in the past six months and I pledge to them my wholehearted supi>ort in their ex pansion plans and am dtxlicated to working any num er of hours as a footman for this committee I and suh-committees. Ftn'l fne to ■ come in my office anytime, or call me at homo, the mayor said, “The Pie<lmont Carolinas is I the California t»f the East”, May- I ')r Moss continued, "You men j represent a cross-section of our j business community and I am hononxl that you accepted re- ! sponsibility on th(‘ Kings Moun- i tain Industrial Committee and lam grateful for your concern for I the ever-growing future of our ; hometown.” Karen Fite Mrs. Haskell Seism KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUm^AIN. N. C. Thursday, August 26, 1965 I Fain Hambright Pcst'.naster Alexander pi'eslded at the Thursday morning session and headed the committee plan ning the seminar for the conven ‘ n. .Mis Fain Hambright sang “America the Beautiful” at uu VVedn(‘.sday moining assembly which featured addresses b> Postal Service Officer W. T. Marlin (tf Greenville, S. C. and National President Henry J Stoffer. J. B. Eason, regional conirc ’.Ier of Atlanta. Ga and J W. Wiiiburn, po.-'tal srrvieo of ficer of Favetieville. made the keynote speeches at ihe after njon ses-iion. The UK) p()slmaste:s, their wives and gueds loured ;he U.S.S. North Carolina Rattle Jhip Wednesday afternoc:i. At the Tliursd-ay night anquet he orincipal address was mule by Howard L. Cook of Washing ton, D. r.. special executive as st.irii to the Post.raster Gen- ral. D.t. Gerberdmg Sui'vivl-ng are h:.-; wife. Mrs. .Mildred L. Gerberding; three 'ons. Tommy GerhKmding of the tome; Rev. John H. Ger! nrding >[ Denver, Colorado, and Dr. William P. (Jerberding, Jr. of ■^acilie Palisades, California; win (laughters. Mrs. William .Irohs of Duluth, Minnesota, and Mrs. Carl Sailland of Seittle, vVusliington and a f .ster daugh- ;er. Mrs. Ren Dale of Kensing ;on, M<1. Also sui viving are a brother. Dr. R. H. Gerberding of Mound. .Minnesota and 16 grand children. The family has requested that m lieu of flowers memorials be made lo ihe Board of W’orld Mks- dons, 231 Ma<lison Avenue. New York, New Y.^rk Mis. L. E. Hinnant and Mrs. Tohn Heniy Moss flew to St. Aetershurg Tuesday night to at- end the final rites. KIWANIS PROGRAM Members of the high school coaching staff, Bill Bates, Bill Cashion. Don Parker and Bob Husst'y will give the program at Thursday night’s Kiwanis club meeting at 6:45 p.m. at the Woman’s club. Their subject will be. "Football.” FOOD SUPERVISOR — D. H. Brown hos Joined the Burger Barn restaurant as food and service supervisor. Brown Joins Burger Barn D. H. Brown, food service su perintendent with the U. S. Air Force, has joined the Burger Barn restaurant in Kings Moun tain. Brown will be food and seiwice supervisor for the local firm. Burger Barn officials also an nounce yesterday the opening of their franchise division with offices located in the Reynolds Realty Building at 120 York Road here. Brown will maintain offices there and wdll be in charge of procurement, personnel training, quality c'ontrol, inventory records and accounting. He will serve all new franchised units as well as the model unit now operating on York Road here. The new supervisor is a na tive of Lake City, Tenn.. and is a veteran of 27 years service in the Air Force. His specialty has been in food service management. His most recent responsibilities involved the complete planning and programming of 4,100 meals per day at the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro. legion Sets Free Supper A free ham and turkey supper for members of Otis D. Green .^ost 155, the American Legion, will be held Saturday frcir 5 un- :il 8 p.m. at the Legion Hail on York road The supper honors John W. Gladden, membership chairman for 1966, who has already signed 76 of 401 members for the year 1966. Other events for Legionnaires vill include: the first Go Getter party on Thursday night Septem ber 23. Any Legionnaire signing '.9 members far 1966 will be eli gible to attend. The dance season for members and guests will be kicked off on Saturday night, Septorber 25, with Don Deal and his Orchestra to provide music. A Gold Tournament is planned and Legionnaires interested .-should contact the Golf Commit tee in care of IK) Box SOI. President Answers Aunt Sally's Letter Mrs. Sarah (Aunt Sally) Payne Groves, 90, wrote President John son last week and she had a let ter yesterday expreisin? the First Family’s syrpathies that he \i ill and a patient in Kings Moiui tain hospital. Mrs. Groves has been an inva lid for several years but enjoy:* television, especially addresser by LBJ. The President also sent a family picture to ^Irs Groves The letter, delivered by friend: | of Ml'S. Groves to her at the hos : pital this week read: "Wlien the j President learned you were ill. 1 he asked me to send you this let- i ter and note and he hopes you will gain back your slrengtii each day and be much, much liet- ter.” It was signed by a pre.sl- dential assistant. The average smoker consumed 200 packs of cigarettes la.st year. Ceylon is on the Indian Ocean First traces of man in India dates back to 400.000 B. C. Beet sugar is refined at Gar den City, Kans. The garfish is swift. Railroad hospital cars used during World War II to trans port wounded men are still in u.se. Twenty-five of them were converted to cirrus cars by Ring- ling Brothers, Barnum and Bai ley. I Mobile homes are now avail- I able in Early American, Danish I modern, French provincial, rustic I or contemporary styles. I The Hebrew and Roman laws gave fathers a very rigid control 1 over their families. The home of tobacconist R. J. Reynolds at Winston-Salem, N. C., will be preserved. Cooper Infant's Rites Conducted Graveside funeral rites for Robert Franklin Cooper, infant •on of Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt Cooper of ShoLy road, were held Wednesday at 4 p.m. from De votions Gardens of Mullins, S. C. The child died at birth Wednes day morning at 3 aim. in the Kings Mountain hospital. Other survivors include his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Au gustus Ford of Lake View. S. C. and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cooper of Mullins, S, C. Stadium Gifts Reach $83,395 Contri:utions to the John Gam ble Football Stadium reached §83,395.29 this week, Fund Direc tor Charles F. Harry III report ed Mr. Harry njted that pledges to build the new' l.OOO-seat sta dium total $39,539.22 while actual cash-on-hand totals S43,S5G.07. Checks this week included those from: Dr. W. L. Mauney, T. Lewis HovLs, Dean Payne, Audlcy Tignor. Robert Fleming and Harold Phillips. .t. r WINS SCHOLARSHIP — Kathy Ellison has been awarded an A. G. Myers scholorship to at tend G^ton Memorial Hos pital School of Nursing. Kathy Ellison Wins Scholarship •Kathy Ellison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ellison, has been awai tk'd an A. G. Myers scholar ship lo attend Gast.yn Memorial Hospital School of Nursing tins rall_ .She will be a freshman. Miss Ellison is a 19.55 graduatIBp of King.s Mountain high scIkjoF where she was a member of the National Honor Society, a ma jorette, secretary of the FHA. . usiness club. Future Teaeher s. Science club and Latin cltub. She was also art editor for thesrhoo! newspaper. "The Mountaineer.” Miss Ellison is a past w'oMhy advisor (»f Kings .Mountain Or der of Rainbow for Girls. A. G. Myers scholarships are given annually to a deserving girl entering fJaston Hospital School of Nursing. Miss Anita M mtgomeiy. daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Montgomery, has reurned from Atlanta. Gh.. w’here she visited relatives and saw’ a performance of The Beatles in Atlanta Sta dium. Off-tO'Sehool? 'ihe b(xl> w'as taken to home at 2 p m^ Wednesday, the School Open I Students will find highway I work ren paving drives on their ' first (lay and science students can expect no laboratory work until mid-month. [ One lack effects all, student.s and faculty alike. Cafeteria equipment is arriving daily, but in dribble.s, and. as .Superintend ent B. N. B-arnes put it, "not enough yet to cook on”. The ta les have arrived, however, and .-;pare chairs are available. Principal Harry Jaynes has an opening day "surprise” for the estimated l.(K)0 pupils and half hundred staff members: He’ll tell them whether to bring their own lunches to school Friday, or whether the s(’hool will use a box lunch arrangement. He has no intention to order fasting. Douglas Burton Four Students Win Diplomas Four Kings Mountain area stu dents received degrees in college commencement e.xcrciscs last week. Douglas Eugene Burton, son of R. H. Burton, received his B.S. in biology and Judithanne Early, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Early, received her B.S. in pri mary education from Western Carolina college at Cnllowhee Friday night. Mrs. Sarah Bridges .Sei'^ni, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walt er Hood Bridges, was graduated Friday in summer comi.mence- ment exercises at Lcn(»ir Rhyne (‘ollege. Slie rec*eived an A.B. de gree in grammar grade educa tion. Wife of Hubert Haskel Seism. Mrs. Seism complet(*d her educa tion in thi*ep yeaia by attending summer sessions and regular sessions the year round. She will teach fourth grade at East school this fall. She is granddaughter of Mrs. W. E. Bridges of Kings Moun tain. Karen Fite of 608 Stone street I'eceived her Associate in Arts de gree Friday during the annual summer commencement at Gard ner AVobb Junior college in Boil ing Spring:-?. Mis.s Fite is daughter of Mrs. Clyde Fite of Kings Mountain and the late .Mr. Fite. She will enter VV'estern Carolina college in the fall. LODGE MEETING An emergent eommunicaMon of Fairview Lodge 3.39 AF&AM wdll be hold Saturday night at 6 p.m. at Ma.sonic Hall, Secre tary T. D. Tindall has an- noumed. In observance of Past Master's Night, supper will be .served at 6 p.m. by the Order ol the Eastern Star. You'll want the Kings Mountain Herald — a great big, news - filled letter from home — to keep you informed about your home area evenis. For the Full College School Term ONLY f) Anywhere
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