ZELMA SCliUGCS MARY WRIGHT MARGARET SWAN3SON Area Students Receive Diplomas Six Kin:JS Mountain h i h Kay Maunoy, daupflifer of Mr. .1 graduates were among! and Mrs. Carl F. Mauney, 809 tlu» 329 graduates of Kicig's Col- East King Street, lege in Charlotte who were a- I Tne otners were Miss Zelma ward'd diplomas at the college's | Scruggs, daughter of the Rev- loth annital commeiuement pro- erend and Mrs. H. S. Scruggs, gram on Novo.rbor 20. 818 Second Street, who received Goneial Business Secretarial a diploma for completing the Ad- diplcma^j were pretjented to Miss vancod Secretarial Course. Paul Maiy Ailecn Wright, daughter of Smith, son of Mrs. Paul .Sr.irh, Mr and Mrs. Fred J. Wright, j 109 Myeis Street, received a di- Jr., Hawthorne Road; and Miss 1 Continued On Puffe <> KAY MAUNEY BECKY STOWE FISHER PAUL SMITH Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 Thii f!qui« for Greater Kings Mountain 's derived from -ISSS.Kings Mountain city directory census. The city tlgurs U from tha United Slates census of 1960. Kinqs Mountain's Reliable Newspoper Pages Today VOL 76 No. 48 bstablished 1889 O Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, December 2, 1965 Seventy-Sixth Year PRICE TEN CENT ebb Gifts Top $100,000 sifi (If TOPS SIOD,000 — Richard rr>i'.*T) Mcr •'’v ere^-ntive efficer cf the new First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. in Kings Mountain^ hands Charles M aney a check for SS.OOO. Mauney, center, was area chotrman of the CczdnerAVcoo College campL'ign in Kings Mountain > Gro/er and Patterson Springs which netted over $100,000 with the First Citizens Eank gift. Dr. Eugene Poston, president of the college, looks on. Mrs. Plonk's Rites Conducted Funeral rites for Mrs. Grace Berry Plonk, 76, were held Mon day at 3 p.m. from First Pres byterian church of which she was a member. Dr. Paul K. Ausley officiated at the final rdt's, and interment was made in Mountain Rest cemetery. Wife of R. Grier Plonk, Sr., Ml'S. Plonk succumbed Saturday at 9:30 p.m. in the Kings Moun tain hospital following illness of three weeks. She was a native of Gasl.on • iunty, a member of the Thurs- y Afternoon Book club and long active in affairs of her church. Ill addition to her husband. Mrs. Plonk is survived by two sons, Harold Plonk of Kin 4s Mountain and R. G. Plonk. Jr. of Shelby; two daughters. Mrs. J. D. Mercer of Wurzburg, Ger many. and Mrs. A. A. Lackey, Jr. of Fallston; one brother, Fred Harris of Tampa, Fla. and one sister, Mrs. Estelle Meador of Union, S. C. AL'o surviving are three grandchildren. Mrs. Plonk had been long ac tive in Circle 5 of First Presby terian church of which she was a former secretary. Born in Gas ton County, she moved to Flori da at an earlv ago and was edu cated in the schools there. She suffered a light stroke three week.? ago, was hospitaliz ed and suffered a second stroke prior to her death. Active pallbearers were her nephews. Robert Harris of Co lumbia. S. C.. Caswell Taylor of Gastonia and John Domlas Mea dor of Union, S. C.. also Hal Plonk, Eddie Camohell. Eugene Goforth and Malcolm Patterson. BENEFIT Cleveland County Rescue Squad will .sponsor a hotdog and hamburger supper Dec. « th from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. r benefit of the Squad s build ing fund. Open house will bo held the same day at 312 Park er street. For deliKpry, call 739- 2077. uries Fatal To Rickie Wilson fm iS-Year-Old Tenth Grader * Richard (Rickiei Wayne Wil son, 15-year-old Kings Mountain liigh school sophomore, died Wednesday morning at 10:30 a. m. as the result of head injuries sustained in an automobile acei- dopt early Saturday in Hickory. ' Funeral rites will be held Fri day at 3:30 pj.T. from Second Baptist church. The body will re- ! main at Harris Funeral Home j until 30 minutes before the rites. His pastor. Rev. George Julian, ‘ and Rev. W. A. Redmond will i officiate, and interment will be i Continued On P(ige 6 Branch Bank Names Maxey I Richard E. Maxey, Assistant Vice President of First-Cili/ens Bank & Trust ('ompany, has been named i*esident manager of the bank's Kings Mountain Of fice, slat!i to the figure vliic/i it; fpr.'cLupJc Lficir $2,5,OOO i :oal and by far the most im- • p ev ; « {• - p:tign, ixjscentag.'- ' '.vi.a*. of any the rolle; c has con- aiL'ted tills year. Acti\(‘ solicitation in the Kings .1 U'.cn area ceased in Ui.* , i)etohri witji $02,546 pledged or , :iven but “quiet” work by cam-1 paign leadcis continue.i resiilt- ng i!i lhi» vveelvS anoouncementi of succ**^Rs by Charles Mauiiey, [ area chairman. j iiiUiard E. .tRicH Maxey, cxe- j cutive officer of the new First i i Citizens Bank and Trust Co. ' which will open in Kings Moun- | I tain, nKKte official presentation' I of the pled-,e. Maxey 13 present- I “ ly assistant vice-president of the ^ Fir.si-Citizens Bank and 'Triis^ ! Co. of Hickory. He and his fam- ' ily will move to Kings Mountain 1 Dec. 20. His wife is the former ! Jane Julian, daughter of Mr. and | Mrs. I. B. Julian of Fayetteville. N. C. Maxey is a graduate of Lenoir Rhyne College and is presently a senior at the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University and is vice-president of his class. 1 Gardner-Webb is in a $1,125.-1 000 campaign for development j and expansion of its physical fa- I cilities'. Over $1 million has :otm 1 raised in the Cleveland-Ruthcr- 1 ford Cmmties area and in 1966! the campaign will move into | Gaston County and into Chero kee County, S. C. The Kmgs Mountain area un der the guidance of Maunoy, Bob ] Maner, canvass chairmen; John] O. Plonk, sirecial gifts chairman; J. C. Bridges, Fain Hambright and Jonas Bridges, division lead- el’s and many others had its to tal bcosUxl by a .$50,000 gift from the W. K. and D. C. Mau- ncy families. From the point of that gift the organization at tempted to match it dollai'-for- dollar. First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. aids many colleges out of its Holding Foundation. The bank was started in 1898 in Smithfield and has grown to a point that it is located in 47 cities. Lewis R. Holding is president, Robert P. Holding is chairman of the board, Frank Holding is vice- president and George Brodrick of Charlotte is regional vice- president. Negio Woman Bound Over Kings Mountain Recorder’s Court Judge George Thomasson Monday found probable cause in a murder charge against Mar garet Hopper of 411 Morris Street. Mi.ss Hopper is charged In the November 13 death of Negro J. Hue McClain. A preliminary hearing was held at 2 p.m. ses sion of Recorder’s Court Mon day. Witnesses appearing against Miss Hopper included Sheriff J. H. Allen, Kings Mountain police man Jackie Barrett an^ Dr Jo seph Leo Dr. Lw testified tliat he ex amined McClain and termed his death as coming from shock and excessive loss of blood. Time of death was around 3:40 a.m. No- Continiicd On Page 6 r»/s A MERRY CHRISTMAS...! ^ KELP THE FUHD KPO^Sa^SC B> KINGS MTN. HiNlSTERIAl ASSOCIATION:: EMPTY STOCKING PROJECT UNDERWAY —Kings Meuntoin Ministerial Association launch d its annual Christmas-seoson Empty Stocking oppeal Saturday and first-doy gifts totaled $107, Rev. C. R. Goodson. project chairman reported. The booth is located in the downtown business di: trict end will be manned by area ministers through Christmas Eve. Gifts will oid the area needy and make Christmas merrier for the indigent. Rev. Mr. Goodson, left pastor of East Gold Street Wes* leyan Methodist church, ond Rev. H. G. Clayton, pastor of First Nozorene church, are pictured a* bove. Operating the booths this weekend will be Rev. C. C. Bundy on Thursday, Rev. Grier on Fri day, and Rev. Darrell Coble, Rev. George Julion and Rev. R. L, Garvin on Soturday. (Photo for the Herald by Paul Lemmons) Stadium Bids To Be Opened By Architects Here Dec. 14 Methodist Choir ' To Sing Cantata Here On Sunday The 26-vo;ce Senior Choir of Central Methodist church wdll sing “Christmas Oratorio’* by Camille Stant-Saens at the 11 o’clock morning worship service Sunday. Mrs. J. N, McClure, organist- choir director, w’ill direct the presentation. Vocal soloists will 1 include Mrs. Delbert Dixon, so- I prano; Mi's. Bill Allen, mezzo-so- iprano; Miss Teresa Dixon and j Miss Becky Dixon, altos; Jaco*.? Dixon, tenor; and B. S. Peeler, ‘Jr., baritone. The music of “Chnstmas Ora- i torio” is written in the style “pastorole” and is built about ! the birth of Christ, with a inen- ! tion of the prophecies and a i grim hint of the coming tragedy [which the birth and prophecies Grading, Seating General Contract Bids Invited Three sots of bids for grad ing and drainage, coniTetc r.cat- ing and general construction of the proposed John Gamble Foot ball Stadium will be opeiuxl De cember 14th at 2 p.m. Architect-engineers are invit ing bids in the several categories to be “in” by that date, James E. Herndon, a mem-'.cr of the br>ard of education said Wednesday. The bids will be opened by the membei's of the board of educa tion and the stadiun committc? in the offices of Scliaol Supt. B. N. Barnes. Stadium officials expressed the hope that contracts will lx» l^t at the Tuesday, Dec. 14th, meet ing. Three sots of bids will be opened, including; 1) grading and drainage; 2) concrete stadium scats; 3) general contract, including electrical, plumbing, lighting, prossbox and concessions. In mid-NovenV)or architect • engineers were authorized to complete revision of plans de signed to pare construction costs and to invite bids as quickly as possible. When bids were invited last spring, only one or “turnkey” bid was asked. Result w'as that the total cost 'w’ould have ap proximated $145,000, some $65.- 000 over the $80,000 contribu tions sought for constructing a 4,000 seat stadium. Meantime, contributions and pledges have topped $83,000. Lions Are Holding Fruit Cake Sale The Kings Mountain Lions club is continuing its annual fruit cake sale for benefit of the blind. The civic club is again offer ing the popular Claxton three- pound cake for $3. Both light and dark cakes arc available. Proceeds from the sale are used by the Lions to aid the blind and also those with sight deficiencies. Gene Timms and Howard Bryant are co-chairmen of the annual cake sale. Other member sof the com mittee are Edwin Moore, War ren Burgess and George Dia- cou. Rita Bell Attends Lions Bowl Events Miss Rita Bell, Kings Moun tain Homecoming queen, parti cipated in a talent show and beauty contest preceeding the Lions Bowl football game at Forest City Friday night. In the talent division Miss Bell played a piano solo, “Alla Bur lesque” by Kuhlau, and on Sat urday, along with other home coming queens from the area, she roile in the pre-game parade. The teams wore made up of senior stars from the Southwest ern 3-A and Northwestern con ferences. The North team won the gatme 28-6. Kings Mountain coach Bill Bates was head coach of the South squad. Postanastei Says "MaU Eaily" Kings Mountain Postmaster Charles Alexander is offering suggestions to patrons to guide them in planning their Christ mas mailings. Inviting citizens to “mail ear ly”, the postmaster lists the fol lowing information on mailing deadlines, local and out-of-town areas, including: MIDDLE AND FAR EAST Gift Parcels — December 5. Greeting Cards—December 14. Air Parcel Post—December 18. OVERSEAS (Including Armed Forces) Air Mail or Air Parcel Post no later than - December 10. LOCAL and NEARBY AREAS Gift Parcels - December 14. Greeting Cards- Decembc'r 15. Postage Rates For Greeting Cards U.S. CANADA MEXICO 1st Class — 5c 3rd Class — 4c AIR MAIL — 8c All other Countries Sealed — 11c Unsealed — 5c (Air Mail Consult your lo cal post office). GREETING CARDS 1. Address your cards com pletely, clearly and correctly. 2. Separate Cards, using LO-. CAL and OUT-OF-TOWN labels. 3. Use First Class Mail...It may he sealed—contain written message; will receive priority service: will be forwarded to new address if known, or return ed to sender. 4. Always use ZIP Code as part of your retum address. Continued On Page f> for(*shadowcd. The text used was done into English from the Latin by Na than Haskell Dole, an American poet and translator of many famous works. Choir members are: Sopranos Mrs. Bill Allen, Mrs. Delbert I Dixon, Miss Mary Alice McDan- ! iel. Mrs. W. A. Tinsley, Mrs. Ren- j nett Masters, Miss Bi'ssie Bu.n- I gardner, Mrs. John Warlick, j Mrs. Charles Blanton. Miss Cin- ) dy Ware. Miss Myra Maunoy. i Altos—Mrs. Baxter Payseur, Miss i Teresa Dixon, Miss Libby Alex- ]andcr. Miss Kay Mc.Swain, Miss ; Becky Dixon, Miss Myra W’are, Miss Debbie Timms. Tenors—W. A. Russell, Jacob Dixon, Arthur Walker. John Warlick. Basses — B. S. Peeler, Jr., Carlcton Harris, Delbert Dixon. Bill Allen, Rich ard Etheridge. 80-Voice Choir Perfoims Well By ANNE JAMES HARMON The SO-voice combination of the Cleveland County Choral Society and the Chorus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte performed excerpts from Handel's “Messiah” with musicianship and meaning at the Kings Mountain Baptist church Tuesday evening. Under the skillful direction of Harvey L. Woodruff, of Char lotte, both soloists and choir caught the pulse of each rhythm and sang the intricate Boroque phrases with delightful lightness. The words wore clearly articu lated and the blending of voices was beautiful. But the chief characteristic of the performance was the alive currency with which each Bibli cal statement was presented. Tenor Robert Carter's “Com fort Ye. my people” could have been the voice of the prophet, and the lovely tones of mezzo- soprano Polly Willis were just right for “He Shall Feed His Flock.” “For unto us a Child is Bom” portrayed the excitement of the women and pride of the men’s voices, and among the most res onant sounds in the oratorio was the phrase “Wonderful, Counsel lor.” “And the government shall be upon his shoulders” portraycKl a martial air and caught the mood of the mantel of such a respon sibility. Robert Docker, minister of music at Elizabeth Baptist church, Shelby, has a beautiful bass voice and his solos demon strated great range. Dolores Poovey of Mt. Holly, gave the angels announcement to the shepherds. Former Kings Mountain citl- Continued On Page 6