m lurs* ond Mr, Population ^^^reater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 Thia figure for Greotrr Xfngt Mountain ti derived from ih(r 195b Kin<;» Mountain city dlrectorv ecn:»us. The city Umitft llyure as (lom the United States census of 1960. VOL. 76 No. 4^ 16 Paq&s Today Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper bstabiisSod 1889 Kings Mountain, N, C., Thursday, December 9, 1965 Seventy-Sixth Year PRICE TEN CENT Speedier US 74 Traffic Is Sought Davidson Coach Banquet Speaker Annual Lions j ~ Party Tuesday f or Gridmen cur PACK ORGANIZED — Cub Pack S8, of Kings Mountain, was newly organized on November 25th. The pack is sponsored by Boyce Memoriol Associate Reformed Presbyterian church. Pictured ere, front row, left to right. Gene Turner, David HuUender, Robbie Bridges, Chucky Austin, and Gory Howzc; second row, left to right, John O. Plonk, Jr., Bobby Wore, Roger Eaker, Keith Fronk- lin, ond Chris Laughter; third row, left to right, Mrs. Leonard Ware, den mother, Jimmy Eaker, den chief, Mrs. Bill Laughter, den mother, and Paul Fulton, packmaster. Not present for picture taking was Curtis Salmon. Homer Smith, head football' coach at Davidson College, will i bt‘ the guest speaker at the 1965 , ions Club fojlball banquet i Tuesday night at 7:00 at the' Kings Mountain Woman’s Club. The banquet is given annually by the local Lions Club honoring | iho mevT. ers of the Kings Moun-1 ^ tain high school football players! and coarhes. The first banquet was lielcl in 1939. Smith reco*!itly completed his first season as h<*3(1 coach of the Wildcats and in «o doing, led Da* vid.«on to its bc.'n Sandlin, Tom Jefferiee, Ray Clark and Jerry Ruppe, who in vestigated traffic signal inter sections with King and other in- i brought comments of oppo subsequently | sition from secretarit^s FRB Harl Money Action Draws Fire Bridges Predicts Building Funds Will Tighten The federal reserve board’s action in raising the discount SPEAKER « Davidson College football Coach Homer Smith will be the guest speaker at the 1965 Kings Mountain Lions Club football banquet Tuesday night at the Woman's Club. Gas Victims' Funeral Held tersections, and conferred with Mayor John Hen ry Moss, who had re a dislrict witli Lincoln, willi one senator. Noting that tlie "ideal" f »'* the House representation is about 37,.''Uii per represent at iv’o. Sera t(»i' White saul Clevel.ind almost tpialifies for two and added, “that would be mighty fine*". . . _ He addexi he’d heard much talk I .iffice of Schools about the lllh Congressional Dis- | Rarnes. trict. with much sp<*culation that ! , •, * C'onKri'ssmnn Basil L. Wliiton.-r I 'n micl Novomhcr anjiitcct cn- ,D) ami Charles R. J.inas (R) j S'lr^’ers were authon/ed to com- would find themselves i-n the I revision of plans desi,?ned same district. All the Sentitor i to p.ire consiriiftion costs and to would v(‘nUirc on con uossional | realignment was to predict "as gorry..randcring U.S. Gypsum Is New Mining Citizen Here Di.xie Mines. Inc.. Heflin, Ala., mica producers, was merged, ef fective December 1, with United States Gypsum Company. Dixie Mines, Inc., has operat ed a mica mine here on X. C. 216 south. Neal Pritchard. Di.xie office manager, wrote local suppliers recently to inform them of the Tiu* three jewelry firms, Dellinger’s, Grayson’s and Wil lie’s. were open until 9 p.m. on F 'idiys. beginning last Friday night and will conli-nue that pr)licy until Christinas. Dellin ger’s uill also be open on Thursday night until 9 o'clock. Stadium Bids To Be Opened I James E. llenidon, Jr., former , chairman of the Kings Mountain j board of enames Harris 'The Kings Mountain Junior Woman's club will conduct a Mother’s March during January for benefit of the 1966 March of Dimes campaign against birth defects. Members of the club voted to conduct the camptugn effort here, Miss Jackie Blanton, presi dent, said. Shelby Attomej- Fred Flow’ers I was named Cleveland County I drive chairman for the Cleveland tion. As the discount rate (price at up" county^ ped to 4.5 percent, the board also ^ ainnei authorized payment of up to 5.5 percent interest on certificates at Hotel cneetin, Charles Friday night. Rev. Forrest Teague W'as elect- ^ chapter chairman and J. Ollie of deposits of more than 30 da>-s. ^ xfnnnrain was First Union National Bank Ha™* “ fiisi uiiiuu I re-elected nct'-chairman. Other now offers .d p notes officers named were Mrs. James paid quarterly ;Davis, treasurer, and Mrs. Recca in $100 increments of $oOO wretkrv $100,000. The savings & loan as sociations offer 4.25 percent in-) terest, with semi-annual pay ments, on amounts of $5 up. Fiee-Toll ^port Due Next Spring Results of a current study now being conducted by Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph . ^ J (Company on relative cost ...rtuit-i luv a cii«i* would be made and he hoped de- eomparable demand for free toll j rfeiivered to Holy Angels H be made by Janu-] ^ ^ ^ ^ j pg throughout Cleveland | Belmont. Attorney Joe Mauney presided, i J. Marse Grant, state-wide vol- Other committee chairmen were also appointed, including those on the executive commit tee, speaker’s bureau, women’s division and others. During the annual meeting a check for SoOO was contributed Jo the Birth Defects Treatment Center of North Carolina Mem orial hospital in Chapel Hill which is supported by state chap ters and ser\*es the entire state. Also $100 was donated by the local chapter for a wheel chair cision would ary 1. Alexander invited individuals not contacted by UF volunteers to mail their contribution to Mrs. Helen R. Blanton, treasurer, First Union National Bank. Funds derived from the 1966 United Fund campaign will ben- was'efit eight organizations, includ- ‘ ing the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad, American Red Cross. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Kings Moun tain high .school band, Jacob S. Two loin Postofiice Staff 'Two new* city carriers joined the staff of Kings Mountain Postoffice last Saturday, Post master Charles L. Alexander an nounced this week. Employed were Bob llullender and Frt*d H. Bridges. Mr. Hullend(»r was formerly manager of Belk’s Men’s De partment and Mr. Bridges was employed by Neisler Mills Divi sion of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company. At Belk’s, Mr. HuUender was succeeded by Lanny Smith of Moore sx'ille. service throughout Cleveland County is due next spring, Floyd j Farris, Shelby exchange mana-1 ger, said \\ednesday. lunteer chairman of the March of Several farm groups and oth-■ ers i Recorder", was guest speaker. He spoke on research programs canied out by tlie Foundation in the field of birth defects and fol- I for free tolls on all calls within I the bounds of the county. Mr. Farris noted that Bell is currently making 32 such sur- j address. Western N, yeys in the 24 counti^ m which,^ Field Representative Dabney it operates in North Carolina. SUPPER Cleveland County Re.scue Squad wdll sponsor a hotdog and hamburger supper Satur day from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. for benefit of the Squad’s building fund. Open house will bo held on Saturday at the Squad Hcadquart(*rs at 312 Parker street. Delivery sc'rvico Is obtainable by telephoning 739-2077. iCottington. Jr. of Charlotte, I showed the 1966 campaign film. An Extra Measure." As the father of a physically Continued On Page 8 One-Way Enhance To East School To Be Recommended ToCityBoaid Mayor John Henry Moss will recommend a one-w'ay street ap proach to East school as a safety measure at the city commission meeting Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Restricted only from 8 to 9 a. m. and from 2:45 to 4 p.m.. the following w’ould be one-way: Ljmn street west only, from Cleveland to Church; Church street north only, to Linwood road; "Woodside drive west only, from 1 Cleveland to Church. I The plan would have traffic Mauney Memorial Library, Com-1 moving W’est into East school’s pact high school band, and I entrance roads during "take-up" Continued On Page 8 I and “let-out" hours, with all traffic exiting on Linw^ood roadj and Church. Other items listed on Tuesday night’s agenda include: 1) Report of the .Mayor on en gineering progress of the sewage disposal project. 2) Receipt of bids on purchase of a ditching machine for , the gas department. 3) Consideration of retention of Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Fla., for recodifica tion of city ordinances. Robert D. Ussery, of the Tallahassee firm, is to be present to present a proposal. Two Distinguished 1941 Army Recruits I William McChesney Martin, I chairman of the Federal Re- ^ serve board, currently in a I storm center over the boards 4 to 3 decision to raise the bank discount rate and make money more "hard", w'as a fi nancial whiz kid in his twen ties. when ho first became chairman of the FRB. In 1941 he resigned to volun teer for duty as an army priv ate at $21 per month. He underwent basic training at neighboring Camp Croft, S. C., at Spartanburg, and was a member of the 38th Training Battalion. Another member of the bat talion and resident of the same barracks was a Kings Mountain recruit, now Mayor John Henry Moss. “You didn’t have to ask to know he was a fair-haired boy." the Mayor rec'alls, who said he knew Marlin only casually.