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6:1 !d. 1:7 / ,.1 Popnlation Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 This flgura tor Qrsatsr dags Meuatata Is dsilTsd fi<sa ths INS Uags Mouatoia dly (Uractorr esasus. Tbs city Itaalta dgun Is team lha Ualts4 Btotss Masus of ISM. I". J . Kings Mountmi^s l^jpllable Newspaper ^ age s T a Am y yOL. 77 No. 15 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, April 14, 1966 tf^eventy-Seventh Year PRICE TEN CENTS Mauney Out For House; Wilson To Run For Board Sub*Division Regulations Are Adopted By ELIZABETH STEWABT The city adopted an ordinance Tuesday which spells out respon sibilities of developers and the city in development of residen tial sub-divisions. A few of th^ requirements: —1-) Blocks shall be between 400 and 1200 feet. 2) Blocks shall be wide enough to provide for two tiers of min imum-depth lots. 3) Minimum lot size (8,000 square feet). 4) Minimum lot width and deptli. 5) Street width (by class, ar terial, collector, alley, etc.) Following a lengthy pufclic hearing on proposed sub-divi sion regulations, the board made 16 revisions, for the most part clarifications in wording in the proposed -lordinance; then preceded to adomt revisions be fore finally okjwing the build ing code. ^ The ordinance establishes pro cedures and standards for the development and sub-division of real estate and for surveying and plating, it was pointed out by Jeiry Hicks, community plan ning consultant. State Depart ment of Conservation and De velopment. The regulations, which govern all subdivisions of land within the corporate limits, were en dorsed by the city planning board, the city zoning commis sion and a committee from the city board headed up by Comm. T. J. Ellison. Deleted from the ordinance was one whole section (Section 81) detailing street improvemwits, including grading, curb and gut ter, paving, sidewalks and utili- Continued On Page 8 B. Frank Cox Hord Successor I Number 2 Postal I Position Goes To Veteran Clerk e B. Frank Cox, veteran Kings V Mountain Post Office employee, has been named assistant post master, according to announce ment by Postmaster Charles L. Alexander. I ■'in Cox who succeeds George B. retired December 30, WINS PROMOTION— B. Frank Cox has been named assistant postmaster ot Rings Mountoin Post Office where he has been employed 27 years. Weir Repeater "Lion'of-Year" ■m' Reynolds—City Dispute Still On A dispute on the city’s trailer policy btetween Realtor Warren E. Reynolds and the city com mission continues. A long arawn-out discussion at Tuesday night’s April meeting of the board brought no action from the full board present, although all five commissioners took plats home with them to study and agreed to reconsider Reynolds’" request at a special meeting April 21 at 7 o.m. Reynolds, who owns Dixie and Deal Street Trailer Parks, asks a waiver on what he terms minor deviations from the new ordi nance setting* up specifications for trailer parks Ward 3 Comm. Norman King said that to adhere to his re quest would be "unfair” to other trailer park owners and suggest ed that Mr. Reynolds comply with requirements in the ordi nance. Mr. Reynolds contends tue parks were already extent before the ordinance was pased and contends he should be allowed to utilize the seven trailer foun dations unoccupied before the trailer ordinance was approved. Attorney William (Bill) White disagrees with Reynolds’ opinion that the new ordinance is retro active, pointing out that trailers placed since the ordinance was enacted would have to comply with requirements. "Others have and are complyiiig,” White said. Reynolds has placed two or three trailers since the ordinance was passed. "If you'll pay me for the park. I’ll close it up tomorrow,” he told the board. Comm. King commented, "It is not our wish to put you out of business. Attorney White noted that a revision to the ordinance to al low for exisiting trailer spaces would make the regulations less stringent. However, he made it plain he didn’t approve of this measure. Ward 5 Comrh. O. O. Walker said the plats show some of the Reynolds lots do not comply with requirements. Mr. Reynolds said that six spaces (Lots 31-36) are available for trailer at his Dixie Park and Lots 8-9 are vacant at the Deal Park. Atorney White suggested that plats in the commission’s hands should have already-located trailers inscribed and bounda] lines indicated. Sam Weir is a repeater as Kings Mountain’s “Lion of the Year”, an honor accorded by vote of his fellow members. In balloting Tuesday’ night, Mr. Weir was reported a “hafnds- dowh winner” by President George Pibnk, ■ adding, “as was expected.” “We all know he sold ten times more fruit cakes than any one else did and also did an ex cellent job in organizing the club’s city tag sale,” President Plonk continued. Mr. Hord, 1985. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Mr. Cox joined the Kings Mountain Po.st Office staff as a city carrier January 1, 1939. “Since 1939 Mr. Cox has serv ed in varied capacities in the postal service,” Mr. Alexander commented, “and he is well vers ed in postal knowledge.” Before joining the Post Office here, Mr. Cox worked for a time in the office of Burlington Mills Phenix Plant. His wife, the former Mildred Cobb, is also a native of Green ville. They are members of Kings Mountain Baptist church. Mr. Cox is a Mason. Mr. and Mrs. Cox are parents of three children, two daughters and one son, all of whom are married. Their son, Major Rob ert (Bob) Cox is now stationed in Pennsylvania. There are seven grandchildren. , V Mr. Weir was also accorded district “Lion of the Year” hon ors last year. A past president of the club, he is a member of First Presby terian church. His wife is the former Mary Ervin, of Burke county, and they have two daughters. He is Kings Mountain representative for Metropolitan Lite Insurance Company. Erskine Alumni Name Mrs. Gamble Mrs. J. E. Gamble is the new president of the Kings Mountain area Erskine alumni association. She succeeds Mrs. E. W. Neal. Other officers elected at Mon day night’s supper meeting were Mis .Ava Ware, secretary, and Mrs. John C. McGill, treasurer. The group voted a $25 gift to be used by the college as a “fit ting memorial” to Dode Phillips. R. M. Kennedy made the noi;Tii- nating committee report. City Rays Two Trucks 'The city board of c-immission- ers Tuesday accepted the low bid on two new trucks for the sewer and electi'ical departments at cost to the city of $3551.84. Low bidder was Victory Chev rolet Company. Othei^j^bid for two (4 ton pick-up trucks was $3602 froiT^outhwell Ford. The city is trading in a 19.54 model pick up and retaining ji 1957 truck to ';e used at city ga rage. The council had asked for bids on two trucks, both on “straight sale” bcisis and “trade- in” basis. In other actions, the board: 1) honored petition requests for paving, curb and gutter on an “if and when funds are avail able” basis on Marion street from Hawthoone to Meadowbrouk; Mica Road from Waco Road to Fulton street: Temple Drive from Walker street to Fulton street; and Fulton street frum Cansler West to Dead End. 2) agreed to close a section of streets at the extreme corner of Gaston and I'loyd street w’hilc “filling in” or leveling of some of the pr.uperties of W. K. Mau ney, Jr. is being completed by W. K. Mauney, Jr. and Superior Stone Company. Mr. Mauney i said ho would deed a 50 foot Present for the meeting were | street which runs to Floyd and Dr. Joseph Wightman, president i Bennett to the efty. The project is of Erskine college, and Mrs. a beautification project of this Wightman. j area, Mauney said. Hosiery-Maker Paid Filing Fee On Wednesday Kiwanis Talent Show Thursday; Proceeds For Stadium Lighting da^ Fifty-two Kings Mountain stu dents will i.;e competing for tro phies in the Kiwanis Club’s ninth annual Schools Talent Show Thursday (tonight) at 8 p.m. in Central Auditorium. The civic club’s major fund raising project of the year is earmarked for lights for the new John Gamble Memorial Stadium. I'-ocal Kiwanians furnished the lights for City Stadiunj and offi cials are optimistic that tonight’s talent show will be a sell-out. Tickets will be on sale at the door. gS' r Young folk will bo performing in five divisions: third and fourth graders; seventh and eighth graders; first and second grad ers; fifth and sixth graders; and high school. B. S. Peeler, Jr. will serve as master of ceremonies. Talent will range from vocal solo and duet numbers to dancing of “The Charleston”, a comedy, ballet, combos, tap dancing, a magician act, an organ solo and recitations. Trophies will go to the wlmxers and certificates will also be pre sented to all those participating. Performing will be: third and fourth grades: Jerry Morrow, Sandra Sellers, Laura Carpenter, Michael White, Vickie Putnam, Terry Echols, Becky Scruggs, Barbara Medlin and Cheryl Bar rett; seventh and eighth grades: Wanda Kay Blanton, Mike Kiser, Ted Wright, Ronnie Payn^, Mary Susan McCarter, Sozanne Amos; first and second grades; Julie, Pat and Sallee Durham, Donna Moss, Denice Stroup, Sam Robin son, Jr., Douglas SincbxT'lSammy Appling, and Therc.sa Mullinax; fifth and sixth {grades, Randy Floyd, Ricky Rhea, KarJa Smith, Katlierine Owens, Diane Wells, Tim Ecliola, Larry Huffstctler. Mike McDaniel, Dale Russell, Glenn Harmon, Jane Lovelace; and high school: Junior McKin ney, Rosemary McKinney, Terry McKinney, Kay WC b, Jimmy Eaker, Mickey Floyd, Kemp Mau ney, Paul Dunn, Mike Floyd, Dar rell Whetstlne, Joe Cornwell, Pl^p Wright, Harold Meacham, Toinmy Davison, Jerry Anderson, and Larry Robinson. DELEGATES — Barbara Plonk, top, and Jo Bridges have been selected as delegates to Tar Heel Girls' State by the Ameri* can Legion Auxiliary. Girl's State DetegaterNamed Ml iJarbara Anne Plonk and Edith Jo Bridges, rising high school seniors, have been cho.sen to rep- irnsent American Legion Auxiliary Post 155 at Tar Heel Girls’ State June 26--July 2. Announcement was made by Mrs. J. M. R.hca. chairman of tlie Auxiliary’s Girls’ State carmit- tce. Twenty ■ seventh annual Tar Heel Girls’ State will be held on the campus of the University of North Carolina at GreensJ oro and brings together outstanding girls from the state for a week of special programs. Miss Bridges, 17, is a daughter of Mr. and^rs. J. C. Bridges. She is active in scliool affairs and in Kings Mountain Baptist church. Miss Plonk, 17, is a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. ,George W. Plonk. Also active in school affairs, she is a member of Resurrection iLuthcran church. Girls’ State was originated and establislicd in 1940 by the Amer ican Legion Auxiliary Depart ment of N. C. as an Americanism project to provide for high school girls of the state an opportunity to study and practice citizenship in a democracy. F'or 26 years it has developed within several thousand young leaders a deeper scn.se of their responsibilities .as citizens and proved to be a prac tical source of instruction in the structure and operation of state government. The week’s activities will in clude a daily resume of world events, devotions and flag cere monies, dormitory parties, talent shows, one day in Raleigh with stop-overs in Durham and Chapel Hill, and closing exercises with the election of a governor of 'far Heel Girls' State. W. K. Mauney, Jr., Kings •Mountain hosiery manufacturer, filed candidacy Wednesday for a IJrd district seat in the state .louse of Representatives. Carl F. Wih.an, lYiote Mineral .’c rpany maintenance supervisor, ^..n Wcdncccla,, he will file can- .'djacy with the elections board jr the county commission on Thursday. . IMr. Mo.'ncy became the fourth I -incUdate seeking Democratic •ominations for the three -ISrd i listricl seats. Other candidates : iro" Rep. Robert Z. Falls, nf i Jlcvcland, Rep. Thurston .\r- | .xige, of Polk, and Willi.am D. 1 larnll, of Rutherford. Mr. Wilson is'the fourth an- icuncod Democratic candidate or the comity commission. In-' .•umb( ntr David Beam and B. E. Sini'rons seek re election, while Fritz Morchcad, Jr., of Swains- ville , is the other challenger. Filing deadline for (General Ass. miily district, county and lown.^hij) offices 's noon Friday. Four members of the county oaid of education arc oeeking re-election. They arc J. D. Ellis, who filed Wednesday, Bobby Aus tell, Buford Cline and Bob Cab- iness. ^Announcements by the two Kings Mountain men were, tiic ‘.wo principal ones of the week. Mr. Mauney is a Kings Moun tain native and president of Mau ley Mills, Inc., and Carolina Throwing Company. He is also associated in the -ownership of Ideal Hosiery Company and Cleveland IIosiei*y, Inc. He is a graduate of Lenoir Rhyne college and a member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran church. He is president of the recently organisred Indus- Associatio'i of Kings Moun- ftfie 'ssrornr tain, Inc., and a past president Pharmacy, of Kings Mountain Lions club. Mrs. Mauney is the formei- Mary Elizabeth Simpson. They have four children. Mr. Mauney commented, “I 'rave long been Interested in gov ernment in North Carolina and have wanted to servo in an elect ed capacity. I am Interested in the continued progre.ss of Cleve land c Dunty, the 43rd district, and of the state, agriculturally, com mercially and industrially.” He said he would make a more detailed statement in the near future. Mr. Wilson is a Kings Moun tain native, army veteran of World War II service in Europe, who for the past six years has been athletic director of Otis D. Green Post 155, American Legion. He is president of Kings Moun tain Optimist club, also a mem ber of the 40 & 8. With Foote Mineral Corpany the past 13 .vears, he previously worked for the DuPont Corporation in Cam den. S. C. Mrs. Wilson is the former Evelyn Weaver, also a Kings Mountain native. He is a member of Christ the King Cath olic church. Mr. Wilson said ho would make a formal statement after filing Tliursday. Four Property Owners Seek Annexation To City Limits Mrs. Plonk's Niece KUled Hrst KMRAC Dance Saturday Saturday night social activi ties for King.s Mountain young people sponsored by the Kings Mountain Recreation Activities Commission begin on Saturday. A five-piece combo, “The Dra- cos’’, wiil provide music for dancing from 8 until 11 p.m. at the National Guard Armory. AH youth from freshman through high school up to age 20 will be admitted free to all activities with a KMRAC mem bership card and a copy of the rules of conduct. The card will be available at 25 cents each at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Arm ory, a spokesman for the com- LICENSED — Ralp Ragan Harp er. Jr., recently won his North Carolina pharmacist license on completion of examinations con ducted by the state board of pharmacy. 1 Pharmacy Roaid Licenses Harper Ralph Raigan Harper, Jr., of Kings Mountain, has been award ed state pharmacy license, follow ing successful cciT.pletion of ex aminations in March. Announcement was made by H. C. McAllister, secre-tieasurer of Carolina HJard oT Linwood Lot, Three Tracts Are Included The city boarcF of commission ers Tuesday approved public hearing on petitions for annex- ! ation for approximatelv tfi acm of land int othe city limits and rcZCfU'U 'iwo ioi.j to i.i.iuo- trial expansion Rezoning request was from Craftspun Yarns, Inc. The firm will build on Linwood road. Roy L. Baines will be th( contractor; Requests for annexation in clude: If properties ofi Mr. and Mrs C. E. Wattersen, 127 feet on Lin wood road and 500 feet on Brokwod drive. 2) eighteen acres in the south east of Kings Mountain at con vergence of 1-85 and N. C. 161, York road, properties of Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Mauney. 3) twenty-.seven acres (1572 feet, east side of York road), property of J. Wilson Crawford, portion of 52-acre tract he recent ly purchased from Mr. and Mrs. ! George Houser. 4) approximately 20 acre.s south of Kings Mountain Cotton Oil Compay, properties of Fred W. and Hal S. PlonR. The Plonks are deeding to the city two actes adjoining this propr-rty for a rec reation area. A1 tracts join the city limits. Mr. Harper jo’ncd tlie pharma ceutical staff of Kings Mountain Drug Company eifter graduation from the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy last June. Since he completed theunc- yrar practical apprenticeship re quired of North Carolina licens ed pharmacists. Mr. Harper is a Gastoniai na ture. Mrs. Harper is the former Diane Fite. Tliey resdle with tiieir daughter Carolina at 102 Iloxford r-oad. Industrial nims Are Expanding City building permits purchas ed during the past week call for construction of buildings total ing $169,000 in estimated vaiuc. inclufling major additions to two industrial firms and another afl- dition to a manufacturin t enter prise. eSroftspun Ya d £^)uilding pc Make Signds At 29 MPH At a speed oi 29 miles per hour, a motorist can navigate all traffic signals on King .street, from Railroad avenue to Cleve land and vice versa, without stopping. So say tlie traffic engineers of the State Higliway & Public Works committee. It was not detailed how much cooperation is required from mo torists ahead. Meantime, Mayor John Henry Moss reported, a re-study on traffic at West King and Country Club road is being evaluated by tlie traffic engineers. After an earlier survey, the engineers de clined request of the city for a traffic signal at that point. Mayor Moss said, “I have high hopes a traffic signal will be installed, certainly to be opera tive at peak traffic periods.” ELECTED — Henchol Wright Jr. has been elected president of the Christian Volunteer Bond at Gardner-iebb college. Wright Heads College Band Herschel (Buddy) Wright Jr., of route 1, has been elected presi dent of the Christian Volunteer Band at Gardner-Webb ColH^ge. Wright is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Wright. He will direct Activities 6i the organization during the 1966-67 “SchDol year. C^HadhTjan ae^ve^ organization which serves as the arm of the Baptist Union. 'Tlie CVB volunteers visit churches and missions in the area conduct ing youth revivals. Helping fn youth weeks, filling pulpits, etc. Tom Ballard, professor at the college, is faculty advisor to the organization. Yarns, Iiic.. purchas ed enmilding permit for $1(K).00(). covering a recenl ad(iiti(jn and another -one projectc'd. Barbara Louise Edwards Falls, a 19-ycar old Lenoir-Rhyne Col lege coed, was killed about 7:30 [mission said yesterday a.m. Wednesday a:out 10 imiles i Benefitted by a $500 city ap- west of Newton near the Lincoln j propriation, the group expecls to County line when the car she offer properly supervised youth was driving rcportMly went ofll activity for the total cornmunity. of control and hit another car. (Other events this‘’month will The 1963 Ford drivcn'by Mrs. include hobbles, dancing and Falls hit the left side of a 1962 -special interest activities Friday, Mauney Hosiery .Mills, Inc., ])urchHsed a building permit for $50,000 for a iwo-slory brick ad dition on Pine Street. W. K. Mauney, Jr., purchased an $8,006 permit foj a hi'ick ul- dition to th(> Cle\eland Hosiery Mills plant on Ruope street. Oilier building pet rit purchase was by J. Wilson Crawfoid f sr constiMction of an $11,000 six- room brick residence at 314 Ful ton street. Smith Joins New York Firm W. Barry Smith, Kings Moun tain native, has joined the public relations firm of Mel Adai.m.s and Associates, Inc., New York, the company announced today. In his new position, Mr. Smith will work on 4he various aerospace accounts handled by the agency. Prior to joining Mel Adams, hf was a public relations staff as sistant in the Pu;olic Relation-: Department of The Babcock & Wilcox Company. Mr. Smith received a Bachelor Continued On Page 8 Mayor To Talk To HUD OHidal About Recreation Building Grant Grysler driven b y 62-year-uld Irene Sox Heavner, a school teacher in the Lincolnton City Schools. Mrs. Heavner is report ed in good condition 'at Catawba General Hospital. - Mrs. Falls, a bride of one month, was on her way to classes at Lenoir-Rhyne when the acci dent occurred. Mrs. Falls Is the niece, by marriage, of Mrs. M. L. Plonk of Kings Mountain. a dance on April April 22 and 30th. Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, repre senting the Woman’s club, is chairman of the commission. i^hiyor John Henry Moss will go to Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday to discuss with federal officials pos sibilities of obtaining a fcdcraJ grant for construction of a recre ation center building. Linder terms of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, grants arc availa' le for frftancing uputo two-thirds the- cost of such facilities. Mayor Moss will confer with John P. Harris, regional director for community facilities, Depart- mentof Housing and Urban De velopment. . The city recreation commission The Woman’s club spearheaded recently conducted a survey the project as part of its com-1 through the school systemi to de- munlty improvement work and termine desires of school pupils other members are: Ma3mr John concerning additional recreation- Henry Moss, ex officio, Rev. al facilities and activities. Charles Easley, Rev. Howard' By far the largest number#— Continued On Page 8 1230 — fcU a recreation building the greatest need. Second in popularity was a mu nicipal golf course with 198 cit ing such a need, while 117 saw-a need for more tennis courts and 106 felt additional recreation ac tivity supervision Is needed. On the activities list, with 23 activities listed, the nine most PQgular were baseball, basketball, football, swimming, tennis, bad minton, checkers, and shuffle- board. Age group 5 to 10 gave top choice to swimming, second to tennis. Age group 11 to 13 also listed swimming as first choice, but ac corded second preference to base ball. The teen-age group (14-18) liked basketball best, with plan-' ned Saturday night youth rccre ation a close second. Several lUces For Legion Posts Floor nominations of candi dates for offices of Otis D. Green Post 155, American ‘Legion, pro duced a four-candidate cont^t for commander, and several oth er contests at last week’s regu lar meeting. The four commander candi dates are Carl Weisner, Clinton Jolly, Carl Wil.son, and John W. Gladden. Other contests in the May 5 voting: First vice-commander Gene Wright and Vardell NeaL Second vice-commander—Bruce McDaniel- and Hob Smith. Adjutant and finance officer— Joe H. McDaniel, Jr., and Horace Cunningham. Ehcecutivc committee (five to be elected I - H. D. McDaniel Robert Wright, Ben T. Goforth! W. D. Wise. Tom Bi-yant, J. t! McGinnis, Jr., Abie Martin and Jack 'Bennett. The following are unopposed: sergeant-at-ai rs, David Delcvie* chaplain, Bob Hur? urt; histor ian, Otto W'illiamsi service offle- ■er; Gene Steffy; and scholarship committee, C. T. Carpenter, Jr. KM United Fund Meeting Monday ^ An organization of Ki'S* Mountain United Fund for coming year will be held night at 7:30 at City Hall room. All citizens' are invIM 'tend, CoChsijEOTen Graf|y: aid apd Einiura AltYniiim Month Oi May Clean-Up Month Mayor John H. Moss said he will recommend a “May Clean- Up Month” program to the city commission at its April 21 meet ing. The mayor said he is antici pating the effort will be conduct ed city-wide and he invited the city commission to make sugges tions and enlist the total com munity’s cooperation in this project.