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KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C
Thursday, July 7, 1966
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JULY FOURTH ACTIVITIES •— Lem Lynch's camera depicts the varied holiday activities on Mon
day from those participated by the very young to those patriotic services of Independence Day.
At top left lO-year-old Betty Bradley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bradley, climbs to the top of
o greased pole for the second time to cop a SIO cash prize. At right Ricky Stroupe, age 21 months,
ond Derice Stroupe, seven, enjoy the pony rides. Not pictured on the lead pony is Derice's twin.
Denice, children of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stroupe. Jr. Local members of Shelby Unit of U. S. Naval
Reserves formed a color guard for flag ceremonies at 6 pan. Jim Dover, left, ond Robert Moore'
(bock to camera) lower the flag. John W. Gladden salutes, and John Hardin ond Steve Murphree,
for right stand at attention. The mountain is in the background ond at far right the steeple of
East Gold Street Wesleyan Methodist diurch. A group of youngsters in the lower photograph en
joy a sack race despite the hot weather. The city-wide activities on the grounds of the Americon
Legion Hall attracted large crowds.
Curb-and gi^ter is anticipated
I on these streets: Jackson, from
j Rhodes to Boyce; Fulton, from
Cansler to dead end; Temple
Drive, from Walker to Fulton;
Mica Road, from Walker to Ful
ton; Stowe Acres, from Fairview
to Second; Second, from Linwood
Drive tp limits; Blanton,
from Second to dead end; Mead-
owbrook Drive, from end of pav
ing to Hillside Drive;
Also, Hawthorne road, from
Marion to Hillside Drive, thence
to Reason creek; Walker, from
Pied ront Avenue to Waco Road;
Phenix, from Battleground ave
nue to Branch; Marion from
Meadowbrook t o Hawthorne;
Fairview, from North Piedmont
to Linwood Drive; East Ridge,
from Oriental Avenue to Lin
wood Drive; East ,Ridge, from
Oriental to end of pavirr? and
thence to ■ dead end; Landing,,
from Goforth fo Sims; Woodside
Drive, from Rhodes to Faling-
wood; Fallingwood, from Wood-
side to Bropkwood Drive; Brook-
wood, from dead end to 'L.in\vood
Drive; Siims, from Mountain to
Landing; Woodside extension to
dead end; Goforth, from Gold to
Landing; and Battleground, 100-
foot wall for parking lot. west
side of street along railroad.
Paving is anticipated on these
r©ots *
N. Goforth, from Sipes, to'dead
end; Alexander, from Brice to
to dead end; Laura, from Floyd
to dead end; Marie, from Floyd
Lackey; Cherokee, from Dickson
to dead end; Marion, from Haw
thorne to Meadowbrook: Grace,
from Linwood to James; Glenn,
from Grace t Church; May, from
Church to Grace; James, from
Church to Grace; Jackson, from
Rhodes Avenue to Boyce; Mead
owbrook, from end of paving to
Hawthorne; Bridges,Drive exten
sion and Dixie Street; East Ridge,
from end of paving to dead end-;
Woodside Drive, from Rhodes to
Fallingwood; Fallingwood, from
Woodside to Brookwood; Brook-
wood, from dead en to Linwood:
Falls parking area; Roxford
S. Battleground, from Gold to
Road, from U. S. 74 to Downing:
Fulton, from Cansler to dead
end; Mica Road, from Walker to
Fulton; Owens, from York Road
to dead end; Woodside exten
sion, from Fallingwood to dead
end; parking lot on Battleground
north along railroad; Wilson,
from end of paving to dead end;
Temple Drive, from Walker to
Fulton.
Scheduled for re-surfacing are
these streets:
•Stowe Acres, Fairview to Sec
ond; Second, Linwood to city
limits; Blanton, Second to dead
end; Landing, Goforth to Sims;
Church, May to Lynn; Lynn,
from Chruch to Cleveland Ave
nue; Phenix, from Battleground
to Branch; Sims, from Mountain
to Landing: Hawthorne road,
Marion to Hillside to Reason
Creek; Goforth, Landing to
Mountain: Walker; Piedmont
avenue to Waco Road; Cleveland
Avenue. King to Ridge; Fair-
view, N. Piedmont toLinwood;
East Ridge, Oriental to end of
paving; Goforth, Gold to Land
ing.
New Stadium
been let for some $112,000.
Grading is completed at the
Phifer road site and siting 50
percent complete, architects re
ported Thursday.
"Even if we accepted the bids,
which are excessive, we wouldn’t
be able to play night footi:;all
there this season,” said Schools
Superintendent B. N. Barnes,
who explained that the lone bid
der on electrical work cannot
complete the job for at least
five months.
All football games are schedul
ed for Friday nights and stadium
lightinig- is called for in electrical
work.
Only one firm .bid on general
contracting and electrical Vvork.
Four firms entered bids on
plumbing work.
Strickland and White of Shel
by submitted the lone bid of
$20,636 for general contracting.
They set the time of completion
at 90 daj-®.
Patterson Electric Co. of Shel
by, a division of Telephone Plow
ing, Inc., of D-jrham. submitted a
lone bid of $32,987.51 for electri
cal work. Completion time was
set at 150 days.
Be^s^^forth of Kings Moun
tain subtnitted the low bid on
plumbing work. He bid $6,590
and set job complctioin at the
same date general contracting is
completed.
Other firms bidding on plumb
ing included, Hoyle Plumbing
Co. of Shelby, $8,950; Albert
Turner Plumbing Co. of Shelby,
$9,600; and Gastonia Plumbing
and Heating, $9,900.
Life Insurance
At State Record
New Zoning
Law Approved
requested these properties be re-
zoned to neighborhood business.
The city (board of commission
ers Thursday night formally a-
dopted a zoning ordinance—a
big revision of the 1948 zoning
law — and approved building,
electrical and plumbing codes
which conform to state codes.
W. S. Fulton, Jr. requested
that 18 acres of land which dead
ends at Clay street be rezoned
for light industrial The acreage
is under option to an industrial
prospect, it was pointed out dur
ing the discussion.
A public hearing resulted in
three changes to the proposed
zoning map, also fonmally ap
proved by the commission, fol
lowing an hour’s discussion of
the ordinance _wjiich.jcqvere_^l
land within the city limits and
one-mile perimeter zone.
The ordinance sets minimum
standards for use of land. To be
^regulated will be the number of
buildings ailtpwed on a lot, the
size of the lots, the use of yards,
placing of signs, off-street park
ing and trailer parks. It is not
retroactive and does not affect
buildings .now benig used in con
forming situations, Gary D.
Hicks, of the Department of Con-
eervation and Development’s
Planning Division, pointed out.
The K-page ordinance desig
nate* 10 separate zoning dis
tricts, and according to Hicks,
was prepared; 1) to keep se
quence in growth; 2) to keep
from niixing land uses; 3) to get
the uses in different zones and
keep them separate, and; 4) to
plan what is existing now and
zone lor the future to help the
town grow. The ordinance was
prepared by both the city plan
ning and zoning boards in coop
eration with the C fp osBunun-
ity planners.
George W. Mauney, spokesman
far Kings Moun’ ’
ise, requi
area on W.
light busli
(residential
dertgnated.
both
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The 1966 zoning ordinance re
places an antiquated ordinance
on the books since 1948.
Area 4-irers
In Washington
4-H
Copes of the new ordinance
will be available at City Hail,
and finishing touches were be
ing made to the new zoning map
which also provides lor so.me
LOOd acres of- industrial- - zioned
property. The map groups most
business uses together. 'The ma
jority of suburban residential
zones will be in the perimeter
area The multi-family zones are
located near the central business
district. Heavy industrial zones,
which include industries often
objectionable in residential areas,
are located in the perimeter
area.
The zoning districts are: su-
burtcan, residential, single-'fami-
ly residential, two-family resi
dential, multi-family residential,
buslne.ss, light industrial and
heavy industrial.
A lOCTcmber board of adjust
ment will be named to hear ap
peals for variances from the or
dinance. Members of the board
wall include five citizens from
the city and five from the peri
meter area 'Fwo of the perimeter
area members are to toe from
Gaston County.
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In other actions:
1) An interim appropriation
ordinance was approved.
2) Mayor Moss was asked to
111>
write a letter to William (Bill
White, former assistant city
tomey and solicitor of recorder's
court, thanking him for “good
services rendered.” Mr. White
re«ntly moved to BrswMWt to
join a Brevard law-
Three Cleveland County
members left Sunday to attend
the National 4-H Citizenship
Short Course at the National 4-H
Center, Washington, D. C., July
3-9.
Representing Cleveland Coun
ty as delegates are Ann Allen,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Allen, Route 1, Shelby; Jamarica
Ann Smith, daughter of .Mr. and
Mrs. Alonzo L. Smith of Route
6, Shelby, and Jerry Goforth,
son of Mr. and Mrs, B. C. Go
forth, Jr., of Siodresboro.
Miss Allen is currently serv
ing as president of the No. 18
Community 4-H Club, Miss Smith
is vice-president of the Washing
ton Heights Sr. Club and Jerry
Goforth is secretary of the
Mooresboro 4-H Club.
The Clevciland County dele
gates traveled by charter bus
with other delegates from the
Southwestern District and will be
joined in Washingon by dele
gates from six other states.
Short course participants learn
through discusriona, tours, lec
tures, and recreational programs
to broaden their citizenship a-
wareness and leadership train
ing. The program is approved (by
the Extension Service policy
groups. 'The 4-H Foundation con
ducts the short course with the
cooperation of many resources in
the National Capital including
the Federal Extension Service of
the U. S. Department of Agri
culture.
Local businessmen, 4 H lead
ers, 4-H (members, and others
have provided the delegates
scholarship llunds to cover part
of their week’s expenses.
Gail Earnhardt, assistant home
economics extension agent, and
E. E. B^op, agricultural exten
sion agent, Cabarrus County wiB
accompany the N. c. Delegates.
•Hia oyonp return on Satur-
ment of a revenue study coihmit-
tee, and heard Shelby City Man
ager Phin Horton report that the
federal bill to set up water an<J
sewer districts had been report
ed favorably by the House Agri
culture committee.
Informed that the Shelby
schools would need space occu
pied by the Community Action
staff in three weeks, Mayor Moss
appointed a committee to obtain
new quarters including himself,
J. D. Ellis, county board of edu
cation chairman, Mr. Horton, and
Joe Hendrick, county manager.
Compact Facnlty
Membei Resigns
Miss Mary Rose Adair, home
economics teacher at Compact
high school, has resigned. Super
intendent B. N. Barnes said Wed
nesday.
M®anttaeji.U!e-bQaidLDl fiduca.-.
tion has elected the following
teadiers for the coming term:
Mrs. Joyce M. Bowman, Shel
by, elementary; Miss Ida June
McDowell, ML Holly, high
school; Mrs, Doris H. Parker,
Kir^s Mountain, junior high
school; Mrs. Brenda Thornburg,
Shelby, primary; Mrs. Elizabeth
Summey, Spartanburg, S. C,, jun
ior high school; Porter Odell
Griggs, Junior high school; and
Mrs.-' Katherine B. Moss, Gaff,
ney," S. C, elementary.
North Carolina families ended
1965 with a record 18,110,000,000
of life insurance in force, after
increasing their protection by
$2,638,000,000 during the year,
according to the Institute of Life
Insurance. It was the biggest
dollar increase in the state’s his
tory.
Both figures include $877,000.-
0(X) of Serviceman’s Group Life
Insurance 'on 88,000 men and
women from North Carolina
serving on active duty in the na
tion’s armed forces.
Including SGLI, North Caro
lina's overall life insurance pro
tection rose 17 per cent last year,
compared with 13 per cent for
the nation as a whole.
Among the 50 states. North
Carolina ranked 16th last year
in total life insurance in force,
and 11th in estimated population.
While population is an important
factor in life insurance trends,
total protection throughout the
United Sates has been growing
much faser than population, ac
cording to Blake T. Newton, Jr.,
Institute president.
Mr Newton said that, in addi
tion to SGLI, last year’s surge in
life insurance reflected the
strength of the economy, the
growing numbers of young peo
ple getting married and starting
families, as well as greater pub
lic awareness of the need for life
insurance and its vital role in
building financial security for
families.
Excluding SGLI, North Caro
lina families’ biggest 1965 gain
was in individual protection un
der ordinary policies, although
their (non-SGLI) group life in
surance also rose substantially.
They had $9,453,0(X),(X)0 of or
dinary life insurance in force^at
year-end, an increase of $955,-
000,000 or 11 per cent over 1964.
Other than SGLI, their group life
insurance climbed to $4,821,000,-
000 an increase of $607,000,000 or
14 per cent. They also had $1,-
492,000,000 of credit life insur
ance (up $170,000,000 or 13 per
cent from 1964) and $1,467,000,-
000 of industrial life insurance
(lup $29,000,000 or 2 per cent).
North Carolina families owned
8,860,000 life insurance policies
at the end of 1965, an increase of
278,000 during the year. The to
tal included 2,260.000 ordinary
policies (up 126,000); 1,122,000
grou p certificates other than
SGLI (up 95,000); 1,938,000 credit
certificates (up 13,000) and 3.-
452,000 industrial policies (down
44,000).
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censed in the State. I'or compar
able periods of 19W and 1965,
the figures were 5,211 and 9,168
respectively.
In making the summarj- of the
alarming rate at which motor
cycle rider deaths are increasing
in the State, analysts noted that
in general, the motorcyclist kill
ed wias not breaking the law as
now exists; collisions between
irotorcyclists and other vehicles
are the result of the fact that
drivers lol other vehicles do not
see the motorcj’cle until a colli
sion is inevitable.
As pointed out in previous an-
al>-ses by the Department, motor
cycle mishaps almost always re
sult in serious injury to those
on the motorcvcles ,
Mailbox Vandals
Flirt With Trouble
Postmaster Charles Alexander
reminded vandals who damage
mailboxes are flirting with pos
sible imprisonment, fines or
both.
He sai dthe postofficeis receiv
ing reports that many mail boxes
along the delivery routes are re
ceiving “rough treatment”. He
said that reports are that boxes
are being dented by I’ ottlcs and
in some cases firecrackres Some
patrons hav notified the post
master their boxes have been
found on the ground.
“This is a sorioas matter”.
Postmaster Alexander said, con
tinuing, “I feel sure that those
who would do this are not aware
of the consequences.”
This year, 1966, marks the 25th
or Silver Anniversary of the
Savings Bonds Program. The
first Series E Bond was purchas
ed by President Franklin D.
Rosevelt on May 1, 1941
A Series E Savings Bond pur
chased for $18.73 in May, 1941,
is today worth more than $39
and is oontinuin.g to earn inter
est. now at a higher rate than
before. ,
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Traffic Deaths
Reach 3,200
RALEIGH — More than 3,200
traffic fatalltieis in North Caro
lina during the first six months
of 1966!
City Valnation
Up $1,426,206
Incomplete figures of Kings
Mountain’s 1966 taxable valua
tion indicate a minimum increase
of $1,426,266.
City Clerk Joe McDaniel, Jr.,
waid January 1, 1966, inventory
figures for numerous in-clty
finms have not been filed with
the county tax supervisor. Fig
ures included for utilities and
the Southern Railway are those
of 1965.
'The valuation total to date Is
$22,916378, which would produce
gross tax Ullings of $194,793.46
at the cilty’s 85-cent per $1(X)
rate.
The total valuation in 1965 was
121,490.613. _
SirPLIES
CLUE AND PASTE
RING HINDERS
TEMPERA PAINTS
PROTRACTOliS
PENCIL SHARPENERS
TYPEWRITER ERASERS
MAGIC MARKERS
STAFF PENS
This would have been the cat
astrophic toll had all other motor
vehicles carried persons to death
aa regularly las did motorcycles,
say analysts at the Department
of Motor Vehidee,
At least 23 motorcycle riders
were listed among the 743 re
ported killed in North Carolina
traffic during the first six
months of this year. Last year
there were eleven motorcyclists
killed during th same period, and
In 1964 the first six months
count included five motorcyclists.
The final 1966 toll will be ap-
proxlmately 60 motorcycle riders
killed, if past patterns apply.
The (growth in the number of
two-wheeled vehicle® in oise in
the State has almost, but not
quite, kept pace with the growth
in the number meeting death
while enjoying the thrills of mo
torcycling on North Carolina’s
road®.
Latest figures from the De-
paritment show that through
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