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Thursday, Mhy l'2, 1966
Grover P-TA
Honors Mrs. Jones
GROVER — Mrs. 0. L. Jones,
Grover first grade teacher retir
ing at the end of this school
term, was honored by the. Parent-
Teacher Association Monday
night at a covered dish supper.
Mrs. Jones was presented a
handsome silver bowl.
•Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Beam
have returned from Florida
where they spent a week, among
other insurance representatives
who earned a week’s trip far out
standing sales performanee.
Mrs. William F. Cockrell, Jr.,
wife of Capt. Cockrell, appeared
on a special telecast from Fort
Benning, Ga. Sunday and numer
ous Grover citizens viewed the
program. Captain Cockrell, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cockrell,
is stationed in Viet Nam. The
program featured the role of
“waiting wives’’ and fam.ilies
whose husbands and fathers are
oversea.?. Mrs. Cockrell led the
discussion.
TH6 MOUNTAINEHR’
%
uthiam Notes
^ I" Sales Inaease
Actira
FRESH OR PROCESSED?
Lithium Corporation of Amer
ica today announced increased
sales and earnings for the first
Cotton fatmeis
To Co To
i Cotton farmers in Cleveland
County w'ill vote this month to
decide whether they want to be
loiee
its Crowd
fames Bell's
fiStes Condneted
Foilr hundred B-)y Scouts and I Finail rites for James Landrum
1100 adults participated in the j Bell, TfO, were held Wednesday at
I Cleveland County Scout Campo- 111 a-rfi. from the Chapel of Har-
ree dUring the weekend at Loy j ris Ftinoral Home, interment fol
The day might soon arrive products during the period a-
when your youngsters will ask
ynu if peas really grow in a can.
Even today, many a little one
wouldn’t recognize a pea in its
pod.
Mom is the cause of it all. She
doesn’t bring home fresh pro
duce for her family much any
more. Processed fruits and vege
tables are winning her over.
The Economic Research Serv
ice of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture notes a dramatic
shift in consrimer interest in the
supermarket shelf competition
between fresh and processed ve
getable.?.
-. In 1930, almost 78 per cent of
quarter of 1986. Sales of lithium i able to sell or lease their cotton j whit^ Methodist church camp \ lowinjg in Mountain Rest come-
j tery./
j Mr?. Bell died Monday morning
in tl^e Veterans’ Hospital at Dub-
ilin, |Ga. foll.rwing illness of sc\-
mounted to $1,595,000 and earn
Ings from lithium operations a-
mounted to $120,000 before re
serve for deferred taxes, cc.Tij-
pared with sales of $1,394,0Q0 and
earnings of $114,000' before tax
reserve during the first quJirter
of last'year.
Operations of LC.Vs wholly
su';s!diary. Beryllium Metals &
Chemicals Corporation, were con
tinued on a reduced basis dur
ing the garter, and EerMet’s
losa^jfejte4,he period amounted
to ^5,0(Wjj|^ijared with $57,000
during th^Srst quarter of 1965.
During the quarter the combin-
the fruit consumed by each Amer- ] ed net earnings of LCA and Bcr-
WoUe Bites
Held Saturday
Funeral rites for Lawrence
Mai-shall Wolfe, Sr., 86,. of the
Beulah community, were held
Saturday at 2:30 p.m. from Beu
lah Methodist church of which he
was a member.
Rev. Joseph R. Petree officiat
ed at the final rites, and inter-
•rrent was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Wolfe, a retired farmer,
died Thursday night at 8 o’clock in
Cleveland Memorial hospital aft
er several months illness. A na
tive of Cleveland County, he was
the son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Walter C. Wolfe.
His wife, Mrs. Mary Etta Lack
ey Wolfe, died in 1958.
Surviving are his daughter.
Miss Mary Pearl Wolfe of Kings
Mountain; two sons, John C.
Wolfe of Sault Sainte Mario,
Michigan and Marshall Wolfe, Jr.
of Kings Mountain; eight grand
children and six great-grandchil
dren.
ioan was purchased in fresh form.
Processed fruits and juices ac
counted for only 22 per cent’of
all the fruit bought over the
counters.
By 1964, processed fruits and
luices had captured half the mar
ket. They were bought in canned,
frozen or dried form.
A similar history is recorded in
the vegetable annals. Fresh vege
tables in 1930 comprised about
two-thirds of total per capita use.
Processed items made up the
rentisUijing third.
In 1964, processed and» fresh
vegetables wound up in a dead
heat, with the exception of such
items as lettuce an escarole.
Where there was a choice be
tween the fresh and processed
forms, though, the fresh item.s
were losing ground rapidly.
allotments outside the county,
Charles J. Hamrick, Chairman,
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation County Caxmlttec,
has announced. The referendum
on the question will be conduced
by mail during the period May 16
through May 25. Ballots may also,
be delivered by hand to the ASCS
county office.
near Belwood.
;
Foiir Kings .Mountain
troops participated.
Eleven Scouts from Troop 90,
First Presbyterian church, were
aocompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh A. Logan, Jr. and J. C.
Wright. - j
^ Thirty-nine Boy Scouts repre-
The only question to be decid-1 sen^d Troop 91 of St. Matthew’s
ed by the balloting is whether up-1 Lutheran churcli and transporta-
land cotton allotments may be ition was provided by Rocky Ford, i
transferred during the next 3 j Herbert Lel.gh, Mr. and Mrs. Mar
years to other farms outside the | vin Blanton, Bobby Collins
years lO oiner larms ouisiae ine »••• > ji ui.v,
county which are owned or con- i Slcoutmaster Otis Falls. Matthew | Lew.s,
trolled by someone else.. Such Pouchak was acting loader andjwferoh
era!' weeks. He was a son of la-tc
Mr..' and Mrs. James Boll of
Cleveland County. A painting
contractor, he was a veteran of
f afley Law's
Hes Conducted
and i fFiineral fer Harley Xhi'odore
World War I. i Scientists say carbon dioxide
He is survived by his brother, j Is being added to the atmosphere
Manuel Bell of Dallas, and his at the rate of 6 billion ton* a
sister, Mrs. Effie Greenwood of year. It is coming from burning
NcmfolK, Va. of petroleum, coal and gas.
i ^ f vjeorge Julian, pastor of;
Second Baptist church, officiated' ' ‘
at the rites. NORTH CAROLINA
GASTON COU.\TY
Moss Completes superior court
r, ,fr NOTICE .SERVING -
Selling Course { summons by
I Douglas Moss . -of Southwell j PUBLICATION
! Motor Corp., Kings Mountain, ' Betty Burgin Lewis Plaintiff (s)
i lias been certified as a graduate h yg.
I of the Retail Selling course con-; jack Bate Lewis defendant (s)
i ducted in Spartanburg recently The State of .North Carolina
I hy a staff instructor of Ford Mo- ^ This is a Civil Action and not a
tor Company’s Atlanta Marketing special Proceeding
I Institute. The defendant (s) Jack Bate
I Certification of course com pie
I lion was announced by L. C,
; Brock, director of the Ford Insti
tute.
Institute subjects range*
from
Lewis will take notice that an
action entitled as, above has been
commenced in the Superior Court
of Gaston County, North Caro
lina, the cause of action being
-Met, after tax reserve, amounted
to ^6,000 compared with $3,000
during the first quarter of 1965.
Harry D. Feltenstein, Jr., presi
dent of LCA, reported that the
company’s research concerned
with the production of potash,
sodium sulfate, and lithium from
Great Salt Lake had continued
satisfactorily during the period
and that construction of new
evaporation ponds at the (Lake
by LCA and its partner, Salzdet-
furthj A.G., of West Germany,
was proceeding on schedule.
According to Mr. Feltenstein.
the company’s expenses for the
sales promotion of lithium hypo
chlorite and for research were at
an unusually high level during
4^e-first quarter of 1966, account
ing for most of the increase in
transfers may be made by sale or
by lease. In na case may trans
fers be made outside the State.
An affirrative vote by at least
two-thirds of the countv’s cotton
farmers who vote will nermit
laiim-is WHO \uii- win wirriiiii i i n n , V tt i j • -n i
such transfers for the next threej ant. Paul Bell, Sa.m Lovelace and i>ital. He had been m ill health j t^n-state area.
People who claim to kfiow the : Research, and General
housewife’s motivations say con- j Administrative e.xpcnses dur-
vonience is the drawing card I period,
which is winning friends for pro- j
cessed foods. In some cases, con
sumers say they simply prefer
the taste of proces.sed product. In
addition, processed fooeis are a-
vailable throughout the year, and j
are fairly consistent in quality.
serious about spurning fresh
foods. May the day never come
when they’ll prefer processed
i men to those who tend to be a
upland cotton groups, 1967-69. A
referendum on .the same Question
was conducted last fall through-'
out the Cotton Belt, and growers
in 349 counties at that time ap
proved the allotment transfers.
The v'ote this May will be held
only in counties which disapprov
ed such transfers in last fall’s
vote.
The upcoming vote by mail
marks a first in program admin
istration. Farmers n previously
have been able to vote by mail in
annual ASC committeeman elec
tions, but the method has neyer
before been used in a commodity
program referendum A ’ ballot
will be mailed to all cotton pro
ducers on record in the county,
together with information dcs-
cri'-ing the program’s purpose
and operation. Any cotton produc
er who has a question about the
referendum or about who is eligi
ble to vote, is urged to get in
touch with the ASCS County Of
fice.
(v; r • management and merchandising absolute divorce on the grounds
57, of 405 E. King street, courses for dealers and their de- of separation for more than one
Monday at 4 p.m. from 1 paj-tment managers to salesman- I year and the said defendant (s)
Manley Hayes served as troop j lyreewill Baptist church of Caro-1 ship and specialized workshops | will further take notice that he
leader and instruct.or of Scout- jlScn, interm.ent following in Pro- (qj- staff members. is required to appear at the of-
masters. j \fidence Methodist churcli ceme-, The Atlanta Marketing Insti- i flee of the Clerk of the Superior
Troop 93 was represented by ; t|ery in Rutherford County. _ ltute annually-enrolls, more than ; Court of said County in the Court:
17 Scouts and Alton Dover, Scout-1 ; Mr. Laws died Saturday at 4:45 ; 2.500 sales specialists of Ford j house in Gastonia, North Caro-
master, and Buford Ware, assist- : R.m. in the Kings Mountain hos- Motor Company products from a lina within twenty days after the
25th day of May, 1966, and file a
written answer or demurrer to
the complaint in said action; or
the plaintiff will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in
said complaint.
This the 20th day of April
1966.
George C. Holland
Clerk Superior Court
Hamrick, Mauney & Flowers
Attorney for Plaintiff t
4;2S—5-19
Bill Babb furnLshed transporta-' the past several months.
tion.
Fourteen boys, along with
Scoutmaster Gene Tignor and As
sistant Boyce Eaker, represented
Troop 294.
Kenneth Pruitt, leader of the
newly-organized troop at First
Baptist church, attended the day
time training sessions and spent
the nights as guest of Troop 91.
A nature of Rutherford Coun-
ty, he was the son of the late .Mr.!
and Mrs. Jerry D. Laws. Me was >
an Army veteran of World War '
II.
Surviving are three sisters,
Mrs. Jesse Barnes, .Mrs. Robert \
Moss and Miss Laura Laws, all |
of Kings Mountain, and a broth-j
er, Troy Laws of Kiiigs .Moun- ■
tain.
RESIGNS POSITION
Richard PL (Dick) Shaney,
member of the North Carolina
Highway Patrol and former
Kings Mountain citizen, re
signed Monday, accordin.g to
announcement by Sgt. Van
Hoy of the Highway Patrol.
Sgt. Van Hoy said Slianoy has
accepted another position and
will reside in Shelbv.
CONTINUED BY POPULAR DEMAND
Plonk’s Customer Advantage Sale
Newly Added Merchandise At RifUculously Low Prices
Additionaly Added Stocks At Prices Fomretly Advertised.
SPECIAL LOW SALE PRICES WILL PREVAIL T^RU SAT.,
MAY 14th. T
MEN'S “REG. $3.00
SPORT SHIRTS
Reg. and Ivy Styles
Many New Patterns Just Added.
$2.18
CANNON GUEST TOWELS
Slight Irregulars of 43c Value
6 For $1.00
LADIES' REGULAR $2.00
CAPRI PAJAMAS
Wash £ Wear Cottons
62c Pr.
LADIES'
BERMUDA — JAMAICA — KNEE-KNOCKER
SHORTS
All Colors & Sizes
a27
GIRLS' WASH & WEAR
COTTON PAIAMAS
Sizes 7 To 14
$1.00
I mk
HUNDREDS OF MEN'S WASH & WEAR
SPORT SHIRTS
Excellent Patterns To Choose From.
$1.00
BOYS' WASH & WEAR
SPORT SHIRTS
Button Down Ivy Style Collors.
All Sizes Up To 16
$1.00
LADIES' AMERICAN-MADE
COTTON BLOUSES
Assorted Patterns — Checks — Solids
Sizes 28 To 38
88c or 6 For ISjOO
THOUSANDS OF YARDS OF
COTTON AND COTTON BLEND
DRESS GOODS
Beautiful New Spring & Summer Patterns
Values To $1.00 And Higher.
Special 59c Yd.
MEN'S regular $4.00
KNIT SjillRTS
Machine Washable — 50% Kodel & 50% Cotton
Whites & Colors — Sizes S-M-L-I^
$2.99
MEN'S 100% NYLON TRICOT WHITE
DRESS SHIRTS
No Iron Wash & Wear. Plain — Permanent Stay
Collars. 2 Pockets. Sizes l^TTo 17.
$2J5 or 2 For SSM
PLONK
EVERETT JOBDAN,
The
■Vi!?
Man
Long before
Everett Jordan
sought public
office he
showed an
active interest
In th e
Democratic
Party, He gave
to the
Democratic
Party unselfishly
of his time _
and energies.
The Democrats of North Carolina recognized him as a true leader, and he served as Chairman of the
State Democratic Executive Committee under two distinguished Governors, Scott and Umstead, from
1949 to 1954, at which tirne he wa^ selected as Democratic National Committeeman. He served in this
post until he was appointed to the Senate in April, 1958, by Governor Hodges. He was elected by the
people to serve the remainder of the late Senator W. Kerr Scott’s term in 1958, and re-elected in 1960.
Senator Jordan was born in ^amseur, N. C., the son of the Reverend and Mrs. Henry H. Jordan. He
attended Rutherford College and Trinity, and in 1924 married Katherine McLean of Gastonia. They
have three children and eight grandchildren.
After serving with the U. S. Army in Europe in World War I, Senator Jordan began work as a sweeper
in a Gastonia textile mill where he worked up through the ranks to become superintendent. In 1927 he
came to Saxapahaw as a young man and organized a tfextile company and re-open^ an abandoned
cotton mill. The Jordans still live in the village of Saxapahaw, near Burlington. \
Senator Jordan has always taken an active interest in civic and church affairs. He has taught the
Adult Bible Class in the Saxapahaw Methodist Church and has been a member of the Board of Stewards
since 1927. In recognition of over 40 years of active service to the Boy Scouts of America, he was
presented the coveted Silver Beaver Seput Award. He has been Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the
Alamance County Hospital for 21 years, fie was a member of the N. C. Medical Care Commission from
1945 to 1951 and a member of the N7 C. Peace Officers Benefit and Retirement Commission from 1943
to 1951..He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Elon College, Duke University, and American
University, and a Shriher. • ,
In recognition of his outstanding community service, he received the North Carolina Citizens
Association’s DISTINGUISHED CITIZENSHIP AWARD in 1965.
Vote For
B. Everett Jordan
United States Senator '
1
Democratic Primary, May 28,1966
CLYDE NOLAN, Cleveland County Campaign Manager
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