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L 77 No. 19
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, May 12, 1966
Seventy-Seventh Year
PRICE TEN CENTS
ineial'Bound,
fteis In Wieck;
illins Chaiged
Irs. Ernest Hayes and Miss'
rgaret Cornwell were en
|te Macon, Ga., about 12:30
iday afternoon due to the
ith of a brother-in-law. i
/ithin a few blocks their trip
interrupted, when Mrs.
Iiyes’ 1963 Buick was struck
the corner of Gold street and
krk road by a 1965 Chevrolet
Mice say was driven by Ray
pnson Sullins, 1537 Belmar
rive, Gastonia. Sullins is free
ider $200 bond and charged
lith public drunkenness, viola-
ion of the prohibition laws and
priving on the wrong side of the
jad. Trial is docketed for Moh-
lay in city recorder’s court.
i
The Chevrolet was proceeding
east on York road, the Hayes car
south. Damage to the Hayes car
/as estimated at $450, and to the
IChevrolet $400.
None were hurt.
The sisters returned to Miss
[Margaret Cornwell's and they
proceeded to Macon in her car.
The brother-in-law was O. E.
Hawkins, 57, who died Sunday
morning at 3 a.m. He had been
ill since last July when he un
derwent an operation for a brain
tumor.
Surviving are his wife, the for
mer Lucille Cornwell, of Kings
Mountain, a daughter by a previ
ous marriage, Mrs. Nick Brock,
of Macon, and two grandchil
dren.
Funeral rites and burial were
in Macon Monday afternoon.
Community Improvement Plan Is Approved
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City Annexes
Four Tracts;
Total 65 Acres
2 New Precinct
Chairmen In Area
PRESIDENT — Rev. Howard
Jordan has been elected presi
dent of the Kings Mountain
Ministerioi Association for the
coming year.
Jordan Heads
Minister's Group
Rev. Howard Jordan, pastor of
Central Methodist church, has
been elected president of the
Kings Mountain Ministerial Asso
ciation for the coming year.
Number 4 Township has two
new Democratic chair.Tien of its
four precincts and a third has
changed assignment.
Biennial precinct meetings weri
held Saturday in a prelude to thi
county convention at the coiurt-
housc in Shelby the coming Sat
urday and to be convened at 2 p.
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Hugh D. Ormand, veteran
chairman of West Kings Moun
tain precinct, said he was not a
candidate for re-election and
was replaced by J. Ollie Harris,
former East Kings Mountain
chairman, who changed residence
several weeks ago. Other mem
bers are Mrs. F, A. McDaniel, Jr.,
vice-chairman, Mrs. C. T. Car
penter, Jr., Wilson Crawford and
Martin Harmon.
Willard -Boyles was elected
chairman of Bethware, replacing
Cameron Ware, who declined the
chairmanship because he is a
member of the county election
board. Mr. Ware was elected a
committeeman and others are
Mrs. H. A. Goforth, vice-chair
man, Mrs. Lamar Herndon, and
John Jones.
Leonard Smith was elevated to
the chairmanship at East Kings
Mountain. Other members are
Mrs. Fred Withers, vice-chairman,
Mrs. J. E. Lipford, OUs Falls, Jr.,
and S. A. Crouse.
Bob Hambright was re-elected
chairman at Grover. Other mem
bers are Mrs. Paul Byei’s, vice-
chairman, Mrs. Arthur B Davis,
Arthur B. Davis, and Clyde Ran
dall.
County Chairman Clint Newton
announced this week he would
seek re-election.
All Democrats are invited t»
the convention, he said, as he an
nounced that candidates for coun
ty and district offices would be
invited to make two - minute
speeches. Township office candi
dates will be recognized.
Mrs. F. A. McDaniel, Jr., coun
ty vice-chairman, is not eligible
for re-election by virtue of her
having been recently elected
chairman of the county’s Women
Democrats. Syr
The executive comimittee, which
includes 28 precinct chairmen, 28
vice-chairmen, president of the
women’s organization, president
of the Young Democrats, and im
mediate past chairman of the
executive committee, elects offic
ers.
Mr. Jordan succeeds Rev. C. R.
Goodson, pastor of East Gold
Street Wesleyan Methodist
church.
Other officers will include
Rev. H. G. Clayton, pastar of
First Nazarene church, vice-presi
dent; and Rev Floyd Willis, pas
tor of Westover Baptist church,
secretary4reasurer.
Chairmen of the various coim-
mittees will be: Rev. Thomas
Richie, pastor of Boyce Memorial
ARP, radio; Dr. Paul Ausley, pas
tor of First Presbyterian, Bible-
jln-SchooIs; Rov. Curtis Bundy,
Oak View Baptist, county home;
Rev. Goodson, chairman and
treasurer of the welfare commit
tee which includes Rev. George
Julian, pastor of Second Baptistr
^d Rfv. IJ^vid .Castor, pastor of
|| ;ResurfBcti6h Ltttheran cNwcch;
and Rev. Robert Mann, pastor of
First Baptist church, chairman of
the committee on hospitals.
Boaid Adbpts^
Two Resolntions
The city board of commission
ers adopted two resolutions at
Tuesday night’s regular May
meeting.
Unanimously approving a Aux
iliary Police Unit, the commission
said a training class will be
started as soon as possible and
noted that up to 10 vacancies are
to be filled Auxiliary policemen
will work under supervision of
the city police deparb.ment and
assist at recreational activities
and youth programs, among oth
ers.
The commission also invited
the community to participate in
the May 21—June 21 Clean-Up
and Beautification effort, calling
on citizens to utilize 10-30 gallon-
size garbage cans with covers in
disposing of garbage.
Legion To Serve
Buffet Luncheon
American Legion Post J55 will
serve a buffet lunch Sunday from
12 noon until 2 p.m.. Commander
Dick McGinnis has announced.
Plates are $1.50 for adults and
75 cents for children under 12,
McGinnis said.
Mrs. Margaret R. Ward will
serve the meal.
Four outside-city properties ap
proximating 65 acres of land were
annexed by the city commission
Tuesday night following public
hearing.
The full board approved the re
quests of Mr. and Mrs. C. Erskine
Watterson, Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey
Mauney, J. Wilson Crawford and
Hal S. and Fred W. Plonk.
The Wattersons own land ap-
proximatin^^27 feet on linwoiod
road and 500 feet on Brookwood
drive, the Mauney property is 18
acres in the southeast of the city
at convergence of 1-85 and N.C.
161 York road, the Crawford tract
is 27 acres, east side of York
road, and the Plonk properties
are 20 acres south of Kings
Mountain Cotton Oil Coirpany.
The city also accepted deed for
two acres of land from the
Plonks to be used as a recreation
area in the Crescent Hill section.
In other actions:
1) The natural gas system bud
get was hiked by $39,i500 to an
all-time high of $376,500 for the
present fiscal year The ma.vor
explained that “excellent busi
ness’’ requires the adjustment,
meaning, he said, the city will i"e-
ceivc $39,500 more in gas sales
this .vear than anticipated in the
budget.
2) Recognized officially the
recreation department a depart
ment of city, meaning full-time
einployees of the recreation de-
parti.rent will receive benefits af
forded other city employees.
31 Approved on an “if and
when funds are availble” basis
petition for paving, curb and gut
ter of portion of Woodside Drive.^
4) liaard^ Srpirtt F. Hayei
praise Stj poH'cMhen for their
“efficient manner in operation of
the department’’. Mr. Hayes com
mended city police for their
quickness in -apprehending a hit-
run driver in a May 1 accident in
which his wife was involved. He
•also suggested a “raise in pay’’
for policemen. He told the board
he appeared before the city com-
.mission “to give out some bou
quets.’’
The police department also
drew praise from city officials
present.
Attach Fatal
To Boadus Cash
Ihineral rites for Broadus C.
Cash, 53, were held Tuesday at
3:30 p.m. from Cherokee Street
Baptist church, interment fol
lowing in Mountain Rest Ceme
tery.
Mr. Cash died Sunday night in
Meridian, Connecticutt where he
had lived the past five years.
Death was attributed to a heart
attack.
A native of Cleveland County,
he was a veteran of World War
II.
Surviving are his son, Fred
Cash, of Belmont; and Vernon
Cash of Connecticutt; and five
grandchildren.
Rev. George Leigh officiated at
the final rites. . *'
Clean-Up Drive Committee
Lists Campaign Objectives
PRESBYTERIAN
Dr. Paul Ausley’s sermon
topic Sunday morning at First
Presbyterian church will be
“Assembly Actions.’’
TO WIN DEGREE -> Tommy Gil
bert will be groduoted in com
mencement exercises at Lime
stone coUegeat Gaffney. S. C.
Tommy Gilbert
To Win Degree
Thomas Lee Gilbert, Jr., of
Shelby, fon.Tcrly of Kings Moun
tain, will receive Jiis B.S. degree
in biology Sunday in commence
ment exercises at Limestone col
lege in Gaffney, S. C.
Gilbert, son of Mr and Mrs.
Tom L. Gilbert, Sr. of Jackson-
vllic,i Fla., formerly of Kings
Mountain, is associated with
Medical Aides Laboratories, Inc.
in Shelby.
He and his wife, the former
Jane Byars of Kings Mountain,
reside in Shelby at 836 East Main
street with their two children,
Jeff, age four, and Leann, age
three. Mrs. Oilbert-is daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Byars of
Kings, Mountain
Fall Craimittee
To Nombei 112;
City Sab-Divided
The steering committee of the
community-wide clean-up and
beautification campaign — to
begin May 21 — Wednesday
adopted a set of objectives for
the month-long effort. —
The committee also:
1) Completed carving the city’s
five political wards into sub-
districts.
2) Announced a total of 112 citi
zens will have key positions in
the campaign, including five
ward steering committees, three-
member district committees in
Wards 1 through 4, and a five-
member district committee in
Ward 5. (Ward 5 is largest, both
in area and population).
The committee, which includes
Elmore Alexander, chairman,
Haywood Brook.s, Rev. M. L.
Campbell, Charles E. Dixon, and
Mrs. George Houser. Mayor John
Henry Moss is an ex officio mem
ber.
The following objectives were
listed:
1. It has been noted that wo
have in our city numerous parcels
of property on which arc located
many ita.ns such as abandoned
KIWANIS CLUB
J. T. Price of West Asheville,
Lieutenant Governor of Kiwan-
is District 1, will pay his offi
cial visit to the Kings Moun
tain Kiwanis club at their
Thursday night meeting at 6:45
p.m. at the Woman’s club.
Registiais Say Slow, Candidates
Not Too Slow; Primaries May 28
Tickets On Sale
" Foi YDC Rally
Cleveland County Young Dem
ocrats are beginning ticket sales
this week for a party rally May
23 at Brackett Cedar Park.
William (Bill) White, Kings
Mountain lawyer and chairmarr'
of the YDC, said tickets are $2
and the rally is expected to at
tract 1,000 of the party faithful.
, ‘There will be live music, good
barbecue and old-fashioned poli
ticking’’, said White. Mr, White
said the various political hope
fuls will be present lor hand
shaking and campaign speeches,
si^ieche
Slow, slow, slow say the voting
registrars concerning the political
pace. »
No too, slow, say the candi
dates busy criss-crossing the
county in an effort to shake all
hands possible before voting day
now just 16 days distant.
All candidates agree on one
fact: Cleveland is a large coun
ty.
Principal major development
of the political week was an
nouncement by Democratic
Chairman Clint Newton that he
stands for re-election.
Another was announcement by
United States Senator Everett
Jordan that Clyde Nolan, Shelby
realtor. Is his Cleveland County
manager, a role Mr. Nolan filled
successfully in the Senator’s
campaign six years ago.
Otherwise, in spite of a "long”
ticket with 59 candidates, a
sheriff’s race icluding thre can
didates, a county commission
yace featuring eight candidates
for two nominations, a treasurer’s
race with four candidates, and
various other races, the Demo
cratic primary campaign had all
the outward appearances of be
ing a gloved campaign.
Candidates were meeting peo
ple, counting on the wining
smllje and bright appearance to
bring thern through.
Numerous candidates visited
Kings Mountain during the past
week, including Rep. Robert Z.
Falls and House Candidate Wil
liam D. Harrill, of Forest City.
Sheriff Candidate Ambrose D.
Cline, Senator Lyn Hollowell, and
County Commissioner Candidate
David E. Zeam made return trips.
Kings Mountain House Candi
date W. K. Mauney, Jr., criss
crossed his home county and
made a return visit to Rutherford,
while Senator Jack White was
spending the bulk of his polltik-
iog time in nci|;AhflrtnS Gaston.
Clinton lolly
Clinton Jolly, superintendent
of (Carolina Throwing Company,
D. Green Post 155, American
was elected commander of Otis
Legion, in annual post elections
held last Thursday. He will sue
ceed Dick McGinnis.
Other officers elected were
C^ne Wright, first vice-corn- automobiles, discarded and unus
mander; Bruce McDaniel, second j od lumber, discarded automobile
vice-commander; J. H. McDaniel, tires, bathtubs and refrigerators
Jr., finance officer; David Dele-1 along with many other discarded
vie,, sergeant-at-arms; H. O.; items. Situations such as this are
(Toby) Williams, historian; Rob- j not only unsightly but are unsan
ert Hurlburt, chaplain; Genejitai'y. Items such as these, left
EARLY CALL$ VirELCOME _
^ Citizen* who haV(» .derelict
"cars, other heavy debRs, And
dcrclirl homes who plan to
avail themselves of the city’s
proffer to remove them free
during the. clean-up^.campaign
May 21 - June 21 can get the
service prior to May 21, if they
wish. Indeed, the,, city sanita
tion department, envisioning
many calls of this servica,
want to get started with tBe
job quickly as possible. Mayor
John Henry Moss reminded
Wednesday.
Eligible To Vote?
I Saiuiday Last
Registration Day
I Is your name on the registra
tion books?
choral director.
Cenilal Students
To Give Concert
A free concert by the Seventh
and Eighth Grade Choi-us of
Central Elementary school will
be given Tuesday night at 7:30
in Central auditorium.
Principal R. G. Franklin said
parents and friends of students
are invited to attend.
The pragra.m will be under the j if not, Saturday will be your
direction qf Mrs. J. N. McClure, i last day to get it there prior to
the May 28 primaries.
i Registration books have been
! open f )r the past two weeks but
j registration activity has been
I negligible.
I Total for the township is 24
! new voters, four at Grover, 10 at
I East Kings Mountain, 11 at West
Kings Mountaip and six at Beth
ware. In addition, there were sev
eral transfers.
Tlie registrars will be at the
polling places again Saturday un
til sundow.n.* New fai-nilies to
Kings Mountain must register if
they wish to vote. Twenty-year-
A native of CSaston County, Mr. ^dlds who will observe their twen-
Carpenter was the son of thejty-first birthdays by the day of
late Mr.^and Mrs. Walter H. Cai -! the general election in November
are eligible to register and vote
in the piimaries.
Attack Fatal
To Carpenter
Jesse Lee Carpenter, 60, vet
eran Southern Railway express
representative, died Wednesday
evening at 6:30 p.m. on duty at
the Southern Depot here. Death
was attributed to a heart attack.
He had not been ill.
Funeral arrangomenfs, which
are incomplete, will be announced
by Harris Funeral Home.
penter. He was a member of
Boyce Memorial ARP church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Rosie QUeen Carpenter; one
daughter. Miss Evelyn (^rpenter,
of Charlotte; and three .sons.
Gene Carpentei^f Kings Moun
tain, S/Sgt. Donald ‘L. Carpenter
6f the USAF in Phoenix, Arizona,
and S/Sgt. Larry K. Carpenter
3f the USAF at Myrtle Beach, S.
C.
Also surviving are four bro
thers, Charles Carpenter, James
Carpenter and Bill Carpenter, all
of Kings Mountain, and Carl Car
penter of Los Angeles, Califor
nia; six sisters, Mrs. Walter
Whitaker, Mrs. Paul S.mith and
Mrs. Andy Dover, all of Kings
Mountain, Mrs. Manley Starnes
Of Shelby, Mrs. Max Clark of
Bessemer City, and Mrs. George
Walden of Savannah, Ga., and
two grandchildren.
Steffy, service officer; Charles T.
Carpenter, Jr., member of the
scholarship committee; and
Hoyle (Snooks) McDaniel, Robert
Wright, Ben T. Goforth, J. T. Mc
Ginnis, Jr. and E. C. (Abie) Mar
tin, members of the executive
committee.
The new officers will be in
stalled at the June meeting.
Band Concert
Set For May 19
Annual spring concert of the
90 picce Kings Mountain high
school marching band will be
held Thursday evening. May 19th,
at 8 p.m. in the cafeteria of the
new high school on Phifer road.
The program is free to the in
terested public and is under the
direction of Director Joe C. Hed-
den.
Concert program will feature
marches, novelty numbers, classi
cal tmusic and music of two
Broadway shows, “Carrousel” and
“Wizard of Oz.”
Members of the band are:
Flutes: Myra Ware, E>ebbie
Hurlbut, Kathy Plonk, Barbara
Hord, Janet Bowman, Eleanor
Ware, Jane Crawford, and Ca
mille Leonard.
i Clarinets: John Clemmer, Lin
da Allen, Mary Jo Hord, Del Go
forth, Grace Moore, Angela Dot-
son, Don Bridges, Mike Brown,
Barry Bumigardner, Morris Pat
ton, Albert Thombs, Wendell
Bunch, Bernice Bowen, Vickie
Bowen, Gloria Greene, Cindy Jol
ly, Diane Kceter, Charlotte Mar-
tin, Jean Phifer, Paulette Phifer,
Phyllis Putnam.’
Bassoon: Cindy Ware. '
Comets: Leslie Joy, Larry
Wood, Archie Maples, Victor
LaugHridge„ Mike Boheler, Rich
ard Etheridge, Philip Hsher,
Marie Goforth, Mike McDaniel,
Roger Philbeck, Larry Stacey.
French hams: Mike Greene,
Brent Goforth, Tommy Bridges,
Tommy Cle.-nmer, Ronnie Har
mon.
Contra • Bass Clarinet: Paul
Ledford.
Bass Clarinets: Nancy Ware
Continued On Pago 6
untended, breed all types of ro
dents which are unhealthy and a
definite detriment to our citizens.
We, therefore, request our fel
low citizens to take inventories of
their properties and if they find
situations such as described, take
steps to remove them.
2. Vacant lots left to grow over
with all types of vines, etc tend
to breed all types of rodents and
also are a definite detriment to
all citizens We request that any
one owning such property clear
away such growth in order to
eliminate an unhealthy situation.
Continued On Page 6
City Leases
Parking Lot
The city commission Tuesday
night voted to lease the adjacent
lot behind City Hall from Kings
Mountain Savings & Loan Asso
ciation to be used as a 28-car off-
streeti parking lot.
Agreement by the city and
Kings Mountain Savings & Loan
Association is that the city pay
the association 30 percent of the
meter profits for rental.
The city will also pave, grade
and beautify the area and it is
anticipated that a water foun
tain, trees, boxwood shrubbery,
and lighting will enhance the
area, Mayor John Moss said . A
public telephone booth will also
be installed.
The city has a five-year lease
and an option-for renewal.
Two-hour meters wiH-“ be in
stalled. Improvements are expect
ed to cost $1350., the mayor told
the board.
Under terms of the agreement,
“the lessee will ere^t parking
spaces Milth parking meters on
the premises and in addition to
this, pave said property and as
considemtion and rental for the
premises-shall pay to the lessor
30 percent, of the monies collected
from said meters, with 40 percent
of said collections going to the
parking meter company and 30
percent to fhe lessee. The park
ing meter money and the a-
mounts paid te the lessor shall
be doae oa a muatbl^ basis.”
Lions Nominate
New Officers
Hal S. Plonk, Kings Mountain
realtor, has been nominated for
president of the King.s Mountain
Lions club for the coming year.
Other nominees, presided by
the nominating comimittee at
Tuesday night’s meeting of the
civic club, are:
For First Vice-President: How
ard Bryant.
For Second Vice-President: Bill
Plonk.
For Third Vice-President: Wil
lie Williams.
For Secretary: Bill Moss.
For Treasurer: Raymond
Holmes.
For Lion Tamer: Larry Allen.
For Tail-Twister: Fred With
ers.
For Directors, terms expiring
1968, Bill White, Bill Jonas and
James Stoll.
Members of the nominating
committee are Harry Jaynes,
chairman; Odus Smith and Jonas
Bridges.
Persons who have moved from
one precinct to another should
register to vote.
Persons denied registration in
1964 because they could not read
and write are now eligible to reg
ister and vote.
Mrs. J. H. Arthur is West Kings
Mountain registrar at tlie Nation
al Guard Armory, Mrs. Nell Cran
ford is East Kings Mountain re
gistrar at City Hall courtroom,
Mrs. J. B. Ellis is Grover regis
trar at Grover fire station, and
Mrs. John D. Jones is registrar
at Bethware school.
Registrars noted there is some
confusion concerning a change in
the election laws, whereby the
residence requirement for voting
is one year in the state and 30
days in the precinct. The former
law was 90 days in the preciTwl.
Registrars also noted that a
person who will become 21 years
of age by the general election
day in November is eligible to
reigister and vote in his party pri
mary,
Federal Approval
Soaght; Prelade
To foants. Loans
The board of city commissioners
Tuesday approved an application
to the federal government which
could lead to numerous giants
and loans for community im
provements.
Officially, the application is
entitled “Presentation of a work
able program for community im
provement for small communi
ties” for the elimination and
prevention of slums and blight
in Kings Mountain, N. C.
It was prepared by Traffic *
Planning Associates, of Hickory,
is described by Charles H. Davis
of the Hickory firm as the initial
step in obtaining federal grants
or loans for any desired and at
tainable facility.
The application, if approved,
would result in the appointment
)f a five-member authority to
conduct any approved programs,
a citizens advisory committee,
and a committee on minority
housing. I
Subsequently, the commission
appropriated $2000 to cover costs
of preparing the application, and
indicated it would make an ad
ditional $4,000 appropriation dur
ing the fiscal year beginning
July, to further the project.
Should a project or projects be
approved, t*ft« appropriation
would be repaid to the city treas
ury.
Various and sundry federal
programs are included, recreation
facilities, which are eligible for
federal grants of up to two-thirds
cost, residential area improve-
ments, eligible for grants up to
three-fourths cost, open spaces
improvements such as parks and
playgrounds eligible for grants
up to 90 percent of cost, and pub
lic housing, which are eligible for
100 percent loans.
Already projected here are a
recreation facility, uplifting lor
the' business district, and a city
public utilities building.
Also projected is extension of
Railroad avenue and renovation
of City IJall.
The application has been filec
with the area coordinator, urbai
development, Atlanta, Ga.
Eight Receive
Safety Awards
striving to
Safety is simply
stay alive’^
North Carolina Labor Commis
sioner Frank Oane, of Raleigh,
speaking at Friday night’s safety
Registrars in Number 4 Town-! ^"'^t’ds banquet in Shelby, said
ship also noted that few citizens, i iti 1965 a total of 1,631 per
former voters but disenfranchis- ' sons died on North Carolina high-
ed in 1964 due to inability to pass ways while 150 dieid as the result
the literacy test, are now eligible on-the-job accidents.
to vote by terms of the 1965 fed
eral voting rights act. Registrars
said few have availed themselves
the opportunity.
Latheian Pastor Charles Easley
Explains Presbyterian Action
(Editor’s Note: Last week a
Kipgs Mountain Herald editorial
criticized the action of the Pres-
obedience. Rev. Charles W. Eas-*^
ley, pastor of St Matthew’s Luth
eran church undertakes to /ex
plain the Presbyterian action in
this article which he entitles “A
Second Look at Civil Disobedi
ence.”)
At the recent convention of the
“Southern” Presbyterian Church
many forth-right stands were
taken. Among them was a state
ment on "Civil disobedience.” In
making this stand the Presby
terian Church, U. S. takes its
place beside practically every
other major Protestant denomin
ation in our country. They have
all had .something to say on the
matter.
“ The situation is this. The
churches have all favored civil
disobedience AS A LAST RE
SORT. That means, when there is
evil afoat in bad laws and all
the due processes of law have
loUed to bring a change for good
Mr. Crane presented awards to
52 Cleveland County industries
and businesses for top safety rec
ords during 1965 at the annual
awards program sponsored by
the Shelby Chamber of Com-
mei ce and the N. C. Department
of Labor.
Foote Mineral Company’s
Kings Mountain Operation re
ceived the top award—a bar cita
tion for eight years without a
tiime-loss accident. Accepting the
aw-ard was Howard Broadwater,
general superintendent, as 24 em
ployees looked on.
The banquet at Hotel Charles
attracted a crowd of 200, includ
ing executives and employees of
the honored firms.
Commissioner Crane said the a-
wards are based on one of three
standards: firms which operated
for a calendar year without a dis
abling injury; firms which a-
chieve a 40 percent reduction in
their rate of disabling '■ injuries
and right, it may be that citizens I during a year; and firms which
will have to refuse to obey the are able to operate 50 per cent or
bad law in order to keep from'better than the state average fo
Raraes To Head
College Rand
Kenneth fjarnes, rising senior
at North Carolina State Univers
ity at Raleigh and son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. N. Barnes of Kings
Mountain; has been elected presi
dent of the University Band for
the coming year.
The band is composed of 175
students.
Barnes plays first cornet.
their industrial categories with
regard to on-the-job accidents.
Among firms receiving firs^-
year certificates in the “larg»
firm” category were Carolii.a
sinning.
This has been misunderstood
by many both within and with
out the church. It has been
branded a move by the “lib
erals.” Some
it is the church “meddlirrg” where I iery Mills and Laimbeth Rope
it has no business. Be that as it I CorponatkHi, all of Kings Moun-
may. To say the least it is a! tain. In the "small,firm” catej,
dangerous position. gory, those with under 50 em
If the church’s stand is mis- ployees,,^ a/ two-year certificate
understood in the smallest way, Continwd On Page 6
it can lead to ANARCHY. A state j —
where no laws are obeyed and Mom Had Speclol
everyone does what is right in
his own eyes»- And certainly the
church of the living God would
■be* the last to advocate such a
break-down in society. Not with
its emphasis on unselfishness
and brotherhood, where the
rights of others are always held
in highest esteem under law and
order.
The church is not advocating
Continued On Page 6
Birthdor GUI
A young Kings Mountain mo
ther thinks her birthday gift is
special
Mrs. Milton El Hope, Jr. on her
birthday Tuesday gave birth to
her third child—a girl—in Kings
Mountain hospital.
The baby’s father is now sta
tioned in TWjifiand. The family
reakle^ at Ml Landing atreat.