Population
Greater Kings Mountain 10,320
City Limits 8,256
This ilgure for Greater Kings Mountain is derived from
the 19SS Kings Mountain city directory census. The city
iimits figure is from the United States census of 196$>
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VOL 77 No. 26
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, June 30, 1966
Seventy-Sevetirth Year
PRICE TEN CENTS
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Raises For All City Employees To Be Recommended
Independence Day
Events Are listed
HONORED — Sam Weir, Jr.,
veteran member and post
president of the Kings Moun.
tain Lions club, bos won Dis
trict Lion of the Year honors
for the second consecutive
year, the honor occorded by
Lions organizations in District
31-C. Mr. Weir is a Kings Moun-
toin insuranceman.
Sunimei Schools
Enrollment Up
Enrollment in the two federal
ly supported summer school pro;
grams has increased by 45.
Principal Howard Bryant, of
the pre-school “Head Start” pro
gram at West school reported
enrollment Tuesday at 140, up
20 from the third day’s opera
tion. He said his nine-teacher
school and enrollment are in
proper balance.
D. B. Blalock, director of the
Title I reading program, report
ed enrollment had increased to
526, bringing his 34-teacher al-
lotiment in balance with enroll
ment.
The Title I which also has a
speech therapist and art instruc
tor on its staff, added a nurse
this week, who will work under
the direction of the county
health department. Pupils will
be tested for sight and dental
deficiencies, as well as for gn-
ral physical well-being.
The pre-school children are al
so receiving physical examina
tions. Principal Bryant said he
had been surprised to learn that
tests showed a majority of the
140 have low hemogld-in counts,
indicative of improper diet. “Too
much soda pop and chocolate,
too little lettuce, green vegeta
bles and other dietary basics,”
Mr. Bryant commented.
Both Mr. Bryant and Mr. Bla
lock reported their schools “in
high gear” and operating
smoothly.
Hal S. Plonk
Hons TrMdent
Many Events
Scheduled
Foi Holiday
The Fourth of July will be a
time of picnics in the park, fam
ily get-to-gethers and patriotic
celebrations in which Kings
Mountain area citizens will take
part.
American Legion Post 155,
Kings Mountain Country Club,
_ake Montonia Club, Inc. and
Davidson Park are arranging
special activities.
Kings Mountain area citizens
will salute the birth of independ
ence in various celebrations
planned throughout the coi.xmun-
ity on Monday.
Ringing of church bells at 2
p.m. will kick-off a community
wide old-fashioned Fourth of
July celebration being sponsor
ed by American Legion Post 155.
Hole-in-one and (greased pole
contests, sock races and egg
rolls and horseshoe pitching will
be held from 2 until 7 p.m. with
cash prizes to the winners. Bingo
games for all will be held from
2 until 4 p.m. with socks and
bedspreads to the winners. A
live band will play for a rock-n-
roU dance, for teenagers from 4
until 7 p.m. “Dixie HillWllies”
will play for a square dance
freen 8 until 12 p.m. Admission is
$1 per couple or stag. The kitch
en will be open for serving of
supper from 7 until 9 p.m.
All events will be held on the
grounds of the American Legion
building on East Gold street.
Mayor John H. Moss will make
the patriotic address at 8 p.m.
followed by a fireworks display
at 8:30.
Concession stands on the
grounds cf the American Legion
building will offer hot dogs,
hamburgers, popcorn and cold
drinks during the 10-hour cele
bration.
The arrangements committee
includes Comimander Clinton Jol
ly, Mayor John H. Moss, Dick
Shaney and David Delevie. As
sisting will be Rev. C. R. Good-
son, Clyde Whetstine, H. D. Mc
Daniel, Gene Wright, W. D. Mor
rison, Jack Bridges, J. W. Glad
den, Glee E. Bridges, Clyde San
ders, Robert Wright, Bob Smith,
Frank Blanton, Guy Henderson
and Jim Clinton.
“The committee asks all resi
dents, every man, woman and
child—to pause as the bells be
gin to ring”. Commander Jolly
said, and reflect upon the signi
ficance of Independence Day.”
Hearing Thursday
On Zoning Plan
Big Revision
Of 1948 Law
Is Indicated
Houily-Rated
Minimnm $1.40,
From $1.25
ON BOARD — William Law.
rence Plonk has been oppoint-
ed to o five-yea]^ term as a di>
rector of Kings Mountain hos
pital. He will succeed George
W. Mauney. retiring alter two
terms and also veteran retiring
president. Hill Lowery was re
appointed to a second five-
year term. The board was to
organize for the coming yectr
ot a meeting Wednesday night.
Mis. Morris'
Rites Conducted
Funeral rites for Mrs. Iva
Lincbcrger Morris, 68, of Norfolk,
Va., wife of C^de M. Morris,
were held Sunday at 4 p. m.
from Oakdale Presbyterian
church, Clover, S. C., interment
followingfin thqxhurch cemetery.
Mrs. MotrisVkfd Friday, In Nor-
jblfc j4 -r;
A form*". Kings Mountain citi
zen, Mrs. Morris, before marri
age, did private duty nursing
and was also employed by the
late Dr. W. L. Ramseur at one
time. She moved to Norfolk
about 20 years ago.
In addition to ner husband,
she is survived by her step
daughter, Mrs. Peggy York of
Virginia Beach, Va.; two sisters,
Mrs. N. D. Whitesides of York,
S. C. and Mrs. Fred Spurrier of
Gastonia. Also surviving are two
grandchildren.
Public hearing on a massive
revision of the city’s zoning ordi-|
nance will be held Thursday
at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall court
room.
The ordinance envisions per.
imerer zoning to one mile out
side the city limits. Finishing
touches to the proposed zoning i-
map were being made Wednes-1
day by Gary D. Hicks, of the Do-I:
partment of Conservation and
Development’s community plan-;
ning division. The additions were
dictated by the city’s recent an--)
nexation of several tracts. ! 1
Mayor John Henry Moss said
the hearing will be conducted
with view toward adoption of the
revised zoning ordinance. I
Public hearing will also bej
held on proposed adoption of
building, plumbing and heating,
and electrical codes, which con-
forrh to state codes.
The committee on city em
ployee salary and wage scales,
will report and the commission! Mrs. Ai'thur Allen, Jr., daugh-
is expected to adopt an interim Mr. and Mrs. Sam Weir.
Jr. of Kings Mountain, was
graduated Saturday \ with Asso
ciate in. Arts degree iftom Fa.sh-
ion Institute of Arntrica in At
lanta, Ga.
The former Marlene Weir re-
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GRADUATE — Mrs. Arthur Al
len, Jr. has been graduated
from Fashion Institute of
Americo in Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Allen
Wins IMploma
Mrs.
Mayor John Moss has issued a
proclaimation calling upon citi
zens to join in the bell-ringing
ceremonies and participate, in
the day’s program. He emphasiz
ed the committee’s request of all
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appeppriation to jwovide for city
i^t'aitians^.,'ii;om July 1 until
1966-67 budget.
Ma3mi‘ Mosstsaid he would in
form the board of a special meet
ing on July 5 for consideration . . , ...
and tentative adoption of the!honor seal on her di-
1966-67 budget. Law requires fi
nal adoption by July 28 and ten
tative adoption not later than 20
days previously.
Larry Patrick
Got in Politics
Iordan Reports
To Fort Rucker
Chaplain (Lt. Col) Howard R.
Jordan has been ordered by the
Department of the Army to 15
days of active duty training at
Fort Rucker, Alabama. He will
leave Kirrgs Mountain on June
30th and return on July 16th.
While there he will be attached
to the office of the post chaplain
and will be on duty with the
chaplain’s section in support of
reserve activities.
In his absence, W. A. Russell,
Church 'Lay Leader, will be in
charge of the church activities.
In event the minister is needed,
contact the church office
Mr. Russell will speak Sunday
morning, July 3rd, on "What Are
You Standing For?”
The speaker for Sunday, July
10th, will-be Rev. Kelly Dixon.
Hal S. Plonk was installed as the
32nd president of the Kings
Mountain Lions club Tuesday
night.
Other officers installed by Hu
bert Dixon, former Lions district
governor, were Howard Bryant,
first-vice-president, William Law
rence Plonk, second-vice presi
dent; Willie Williams, third
vice-president; Bill Moss, secer-
tary; Ray Holmes, treasurer;
Fred Withers tail twister; and
Larry Allen, Lion tamer.
Directors Installed were, for
terms ending 1967, Rev. Robert
Haden, Odus Smith and John
Reavis; for terms ending 1968,
W. G. Jonas, Richard Barnette,
and Jonas Bridges.
Mr. Dixon briefly outlined du
ties of the several officers, noting
that guidelines for all are con
tained in the constitution, by
laws and objects of the Interna
tiona^ Association of Lions Clubs
He commended the Kings
Mountain club on its perform
ance during 1965-66.
Retiring President Plonk pre
sented the district “Lion of the
Year" trophy to Sam Weir and
the “100 percent Secretary'
award to William Lawrence
Savings & Loan lone 30 Dividend
Payments Will Aggregate $118390
Quarterly dividends on sav
ings accounts paid by Kings
Mountain’s two financial institu
tions total $118,590.07,
The aggregate payment for
Home Savings & Loan Associa
tion was $75,751.28 (optional sav
ings totaling $49,828.70 and full-
paid shares totaling $25,922.58)
reflecting quarterly payments on
June 30 at the rate of 4.25 per
cent per year, secretary.treasur-
er Thomas A. Tate reported.
Kings Mountain Savings &
'Loan Association paid dividends
totaling $42,838.79 (optional sav
ings totaling $26,288.75 and full-
paid shares totaling $16,550J)4.
reflecting quarterly payments
from March 31 to June 30 at the
rate of 4.25 percent, secretary-
treasurer Ben H, Bridges report
ed.
Semi-annual payments by the
two firms at June 30 totaled
$235,782.96.
IMPROlflNG
Mrs. W. J. Crawford, who
^ suffered a broken leg last
week, is reported improving at
Gaston Memorial hospital She
is able to be in «- wheel cturir,
Cl aoQ reported.
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ll>d|feStBla UaUoMftyr.
Larry Patrick, high school
senior, tossed his hat into the
political ring during last week’s
Boys’ State on the campus of
Wake Forest college and Icjst by
10 votes the lieutenant governor
ship.
The Kings Mountain delegate
to Boys’ State won the nomina
tion from the Federalist Party
in a hotly-contested 2 to 1 pri
mary with Terry Fulbright, nep
hew of U. S. Senator Fulbright.
The final count was 107-52. A
third candidate received 20 votes.
In his race with Nationalist
candidate Phil Batten, tho Tho-
masville youth edged Patrick by
10 votes to serve with Larry Pas-
sar as governor of Tar Heel
Boys’ State,
Boys’ State was attended by
480 boys, all representing Amer
ican Legion Posts in the state.
Other delegate from- Otis D.
Green Post 155 was David Wil
son. .1
Patrick, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Patrick, was elected a
city commissioner, a county com
missioner in local government
elections-and was a candidate
in state-wide primaries in which
a governor and lieutenant gov
ernor were named Thursday.
Party conventions were held,
there was the usual speechmak
ing, and Joe Graver of Greens
boro was Patrick’s campaign
manager.
The Federalist Party was the
conservative party. In his cam
paign speech, Patrick said "Ev
ery fiber of .my being is dedicat
ed to (our cause. While no party
can really guarantee, if a party
deserves victory it will surely
find it. Democracy is the world’s
great hope, and North Caro
lina's greatness is the greatness
of her people.”
He added, "Let this generation
light a lamp of liberty that will
iliuminate the world. Let us sot
a standard of responsibility that
will Inspire the world. This gen
eration will keep Its rendezvous
with destiny and will not fail.”
ploma. A member of Gam(ma
j Gamma Toy sorority. Mrs. Allen
I also served on the Advisory
j Board for her dormitory. Before
I transferring to the Atlanta
school, Mrs, Allen -attended St.
Andrews college at Laurinburg.
Going to the commencement
exercises were Mr. and Mrs. Al
len, Jr., now of Charlotte; Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Weir of Kings
Mountain and Mrs. Fred Falls,
Jr. of Fayetteville, sister of Mrs.
Allen.
By MARTIN HARMON .
The city city committee on sal
ary and wage scales will recom
mend pay increases for all city
employees at Thursday night’s
meeting at City Hall.
Among the major recommen-|
dations: I
1) Establishment of a mini-]
mum of $1.40 per hour (now
.$1.25) for all hourly-rated em
ployees.
2) A beginning salary of $80
per week for rookie policemen,
with increments of $5 each three
months to a maximum of $100,
based on a 54-hour week for
nine months which includes
school traffic patrol duty, and a
48-hour week for three months.
Present top base pay for police
men is $83.88, after 18 months
experience.
3) Six paid holidays for all
employees. (Where dut.v on holi-
da,vs is required, employees on
duty will receive double pay.)
4) two weeks paid vacation for
all employees.
5) Full-time firemen $90 (from
$75).
Mayor John Henry Moss noted'
that oplicement would continueI,-
to receive uniforms free and full |
contribution of six percent of I
gross pay into the State Officer’s I
Retirement fund. |
to receive free hospitalization in- f
surance and a $5,000 life insur- 1
ance policy. j
Department head weekly rec
ommendations will include: ■
Grady Yelton, superintendent
of public vwrks, $150 (from
$132:66). ■ ■ -
Joe H. McDaniel, Jr., city clerk,
treasurer and tax collector, $150
(from $133.41).
Mrs. Grace C. Wolfe, asistant
city clerk and treasurer $100,
(from $90). i
Hunter Allen, electrical super
intendent, $130 (from $115.50).
George Moss, water plant sup
erintendent, $100 (from $86.9.5)
based on 48 hour week.
Frank Blanton, gas superin
tendent, $100 (from $91.51).
Chief of Police Paul Sanders,
$125.50 (from $105).
Police Sergeant Earl Stroupe,
also clerk of recorder’s court, $115
(from $99.93).
Beam Is Upended
For Commission
C. A. GREENE
Commission Nominee
‘if’ .i;
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B. E. (POP) SIMMONS
Commission Nominee
I Harriet Evans,
{Pop Simmons,
! Greene HBnneis
David Beam, county commis
sion chairman, trailed three oth
er candiates Saturday in the run
off primary for two Democratic
commission nominations.
Challenger C, A. Greene led
the balloting, while Incumbent
B. E. (Pop) Simmons placed
second, edging the second chal
lenger, Fritz Morehead, Jr.
Mrs. Harriet Roberts Evans
easily won the nomination for
county treasurer over Mrs. Doris
D. Osborne, 3172 to 2004.
The county commission totals
were: Greene 2899, Simmons
2441, Morehead 2283, and Beam
2213.
Only slightly more than half
the vote total was recorded on
Saturday as compared to the
M'ay 28 first primary.
Number 4 Township voted with
two of the three Democratic
nominees, again supporting Mrs.
Evans, who is a sister of Jus
tice of the Peace J. Lee Roberts,
land awarding Simmons second
spot to Beam.
The township totals were: Mrs.
Evans 299. Mrs. Osborne lOfe.
Beam, 243, Simmons 224„ More
head 146, Greene 145.
Mrs. Elvan^ has no Republican
opposition in November.
Greeneand Simmons will face
Republicans Sam Proctor and
Pierce Cassidy
In district Congressional bal
loting, W. Hall Young, nominee
two years ago, again won the
right to challenge U.S. Congress
man Basil L. Whitencr. Young
defeated Donald Wirick of Gas
tonia
Mrs. Logan's
Rites Thnisday
Funeral rites for Mrs. Alma
Westbrook Logan, 80, of
napolis, fonmer Kings Mountain
citizen, will be held Thursday at
2 p.m. from Lady’s Funeral
Home Chapel, graveside services
following in Kings Mountain at
3:45 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist
church cemetery
Mrs. Logan died at 12:30 Tues
day in Presbyterian hospital at
Charlotte. In declining health
for several years, she died sud
denly.
Dr. Charles C. Coffey will of-
ficate at the final rites.
Born in Blacksburg, S C. June
9, 1886, Mrs. Logan j was the
daughter of the late Robert
Alexander Emlie Elizabeth Jones
Westbrook.
She had made her home in
Kannapolis the - past-12—years
with a daughter, Mrs, Jan P.
Schinhan.
Other survivors include two
daughters, Mrs. Glenn F Nixon
and Mrs. Betty L. Wilcox, both
of Charlotte; two sons, Robert
M. Logan pf Raleigh and Har
old G. Logain of Charlotte; four
sisters, Mrs. G. G. Scruggs of
Gaffney, S. C., Mrs. D. F. \^is-
nant of Belmont, Mips Jen E.
Westbrook of Derita and Mrs.
John M. Little, Jr. of Kelton, S.
C.
Also surviving are 14 grand
children and two great-grandchil
dren.
PERMIT ISSUED
Kelly. Dixon, building con
tractor, was issued a building
permit this week to construct
an addition to Trinity Episco-
pal church at cost of $7,0(X).
Two classrooms will be built to
Trinity Day School for use by
pre-school v and kindergarten
Lancaster Won
Radio WBT Contest
'Lancaster, S. C., was winner
of the 1965 Com(munity pride
contest conducted by Radio
Stati.-in WBT Charlotte.
Losing competitors, along
with Kings Mountain, were Le
noir in North Carolina. Clover
an Chester in South Carolina.
Results were received by J.
Ollie Harris, past president of
the Cliamlwr of Commerce,
this wt*ek ,
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Methodist Men
Give To Needy I
The Methodist Men of Cen
tral Methodist Church have just
concluded a most successful
clothing drive for the Blue Ridge
Methodist Service Program, Inc.
This Program was -officially-
accepted: by the Board of Lay
Activities of the Western N:)rth
Carolina Conference and was
adopted as an official project by
the Methodist Men’s Clubs of tho
Conference. The Program has
distributed garments to over
1500 families free of charge
since January 5, 1962.
The Methodist Men’s Club col-
Icxited and shipped 14 barrels of
clothing donated by various fam
ilies of the church. The clothing
is for distribution to families in
Yadkin, Ashe, Surry, Wilkes, and
Iredell counties.
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MRS. HARRIET EVANS
Treasurer Nominee
Coitral Methodists Vote To Raze
1905 Sanctuary; Project $250,000
Mrs. Medlin. 25,
Pies ln Rlue„
Funeral services for Mrs.
Mary Percy Long Medlin, 25,
wife of a former Kings Moun
tain citizen and daughter-in-law
of Mrs. Rosa Medlin, were he^
Saturday in Raleigh at Owens^'^
Funeral home.
Mrs. Medlin lost her life in an
early morning fire at the Med
lin home in Orange, Va.
The family was out of the
burning home, but for some un
explained reason Mrs. Medlin
dashed back.
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Surviving are her husband.
Rev. William Medlin, and two
children, Jerry Long, by a pre
vious marriage, and Cathy Med
lin.
Burial was in Raleigh.
Central Methodist
church , .
hold services for the last^tlmc
Sunday in the present aandhary
which was built ih 1905.
The congregation voted pre
ponderantly Sunday (106 to 7) to
proceed to replace the sanctuary
at a cost estimated at $250,000.
B. S. Peeler, Jr., chairman of
the building committee, said raz
ing by Bradley-Jenkins, of Gas
tonia, is expected to b^in next
woGk pr “Uw iQUowlag vwk ot-
may the latest”.
His estimate of $250,000 in
cludes constructioin of the new
sanctuary and furnishing it.
Contracts he expects to be
signed within ten days. In initial
bidding, the committee regard
ed the bids high and are negotiat
ing with the several low bidders.
Other members of the building
committee are John C. Smathers,
Fred Wright, Jr., Marvin Byers,
and Grady Howard.
Dog Quarantine
Ends Thursday
No. 4 Township Dog Quaran
tine ends Thursday (tonight)
at midnight.
Approximately 100 stray
dogs have '-een killed during
the 30day (luarantine, county
and\ity officials report.
Pet owners are reminded to
keep their pets confined dur-
in-r the 3U-day period.
Independence Day
Holiday For Most
Independence Day will be a
holiday for vast majority of
Kings Mountain citizens.
For a great number. Inde
pendence Day will spell a
week’s vacation, as majority
of the area's textile plants
close for the traditional Fourth
of July holiday week. Dry
cleaners also plan a week’s
close-down.
Kings Mountain retail es
tablishments and financial in
stitutions be closed, as will
Kings Mountain post office and
City Hall offices.
Elmer Lumber Company will
close Monday, as will the
Kings Mountain Herald.
The city’s barber shops plan
a two-day close-down on Mon
day and Tuesday but will
open all day Wednesday, in
contrast topolicy of closing
that day.
It will -be a holiday for the
666 pupils enrolled in the two
federal summer school pro
grams, but the 149 in the regu
lar summer high school will
attend classes as usual. ^
Cockrell Rack
From Viet Nam
Cetptain William F. (Bill)
Cockrell arrived Sunday in San
Francisco, California after a
tour of duty in Viet Nam.
The Grover service-man is son
of Mr and Mrs. W. Fred Cock
rell.
Mrs. Cockrell joined Captain
Cockrell in San Francisto and
they will come to Grover this
weekend for a visit. The Cock
rell children. William F., Ill,
Kelley and Dawn, are in Grover
with fheir grandparents. ■*"
Mrs Bill Cockrell and family
have lived at Fort Benning in
Columbus. Ga. while Captain
Cockrell Iras been on overseas
assignment^ ■
PICNIC POSTPONED
The Junior Woman’s club
has postponed its July picnic,
scheduled for Friday, until
sometime in Au.;ust. club pres
ident Jackie Blanton said. Miss
Blanton said many mambers
are vacationing and that the
club will not hold its July
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