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(f) *) Population Greater Kings Mountain 2I|9H City Limits 8,256 The Greater Singe Mountain figure U derteed from tiM •pectol United State* Bureau of the Ceneu* report o January 196S. and Ineludee the l4,fM population o Number 4 Townehlp, and the remaining •.134 Iron.. Number S Townihlp. In Cleveland County and Crowder* Mountain Township In Gaston County* VOL. 80. No. 30 Established 1889 Kings Mountoin's Belioble Newspaper Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, July 25, 1968 Pages Today Seventy-Eignth Year PRICE TEN CbNI^ School Board Consider! HEW Ultimatum Friday Capital Expenditures $384,987 Board Remands ^Re - Zoninfi Bid Three Other Properties Are Re-zoned By martin HARMON The city commission Tuesday remanded to the zoning board loi turther consideration peti tions of Mrs. Avalonia H. Weaver and Mrs. Klizabeth M. Rhea for rezoning for neighborhood busi ness their lots at the corner of West Mountain and Watterson streets. ! Three other re-zoning petitions! were unopposed and were ap-j proved. ! These were the Charles G. C'ampbejl property at the coiner of West Mountain and CaiLsler streets, optioned to Kings Moun tain Savings & Loan Association Ircm residential to neighborhood business; the Kings Mountain Convalescent & Nursing Center property north of Kings Mountain Hospital, from Residential 6 des ignation to Residential 20; and > the George W. Mauney property at the corner of West^old street and Phifer road, from residen tial to neighborhood business Curb-and-Gutter Is Big Item In New Budget MARTIN HARMON The City oi Klng.«i Mountain ha.s I budgeted $384,987 for capital im provements during the current fiscal year. Thi.*-. appropriati«)n was the total for permanent improvements included in the record $1,522,465 budget ordinance adojilod Tuc.s- day night. The budget was up by the ap- E. L Stewart Rites Conducted Wednesday K M CablevisioD' Wins Bridges Says 10-12 Channels To Be Available Kings Mountain Cablevision, Flashing Signal Now Three-Way Funeral rites for Edward J. Stewart, S3, retired farmer of the Dixo-i c-oinmunity, W(‘re held Wedr.c.sd.jy aftcinoon at 4 p.m. from Heihh'hein Baptist eharch of which lu was a mombt r. a 15-yoar francliise for cablevi- .sion operation within the city, jonajf Bridges, president, lold EVANGEUST—ReT. Cline Bor ders of Lovmdale will be eron- gelist for revival services be ginning Sunday at Potterson Grove Boptivst church. Bolden To Lead Bevlval Series Rev. Cline Borders, associate The re-zoning board, meeting | director of the Seminary Exten- prcximately $17,00() addition. ! jnc., was awarded Tuesday night surplus over the estimate made in late June. Meantime, the city commission made official its indicated Cijc the city commission his firm cx- per $100 valuation advalorern tax rate—same rate prevailing for several years. The capital outlay breakdown includes: 11 $122,565 for curb-and-gutler installations (Henry street €*xien- sion t') Brook wood road, Wood- side drive from Fallingwood to D<*ad End, Monroe avenue from Groves to Jackson. First street (contract awarded) also incliKU's driveways and catch basins. i vice Monta Vista drive from Wil.son to Falls, Waco road from Gantt peeled to provide Kings Moun tain subscribers service troin ten to twelve channels, including UHF stations currently broad casting from Charlotte. | Such service is regulated by I the Federal Communications I commission, he added, when asked when service could be in augurated. He hoped, he suid. “we will be close to offering '^er- a year hence. Under terms of a CATV Ordi- . ,xf x* j w t 1 nance priorilv adopted by the board, the firm will pay the city on July 15, had recommended ap proval of all the re-zoning re quests by unanimous vote, Chair man Fred Plonk said Wednesday. B. D. Ratterree led the opposi tion to the Weaver-Rhea re-zon ing request, after Robert Bradley, attorney representing the would be purchasers, had told the lom- mission intended use of the prop extension west from Hillside drive, Hawthorne road from Marion to Hillside drive and Season creek, Katherine street from Fairview to Second, Cleveland ayetutp from East King to Ridge (one side only), Phenix street from Clove- land avenue to Tesseneer prop erty, Ashley Park-Rockford road. Downing street. Wales road. AI- Mr. Stewart died Monday afler- A once-flashing traffic signal \noon at 1:30 in the Kings Moun tain hospital after illnc‘ss of sev eral years. A native of Cherokee County, South Carolina, he was S(Jn of thL laic Michael Mauney and Victoria Downey Stevvail. He was married to 'coriie McDaniel Stewart who died suddenly July 7lh after suHoiing a heart at tack. Both Ml. and Mrs. Stewart had been in d(‘elining health for several years. i Surviving are U>ur daughters, j Mrs. James Thompson of Palat |ka, Florida; Mrs. Arthur Bill- ! cliffe of Kings Mc^.ntain; Mrs. J. ! Ilay.vuod Allen of SlKdhy and ' Mrs. J. W. Palmer of York, South Carolina. Al.'^o .surviving are 10 grandchildren and ^ great-grandchildren. Rev. Clarence is now fully operative giving efi .stop-go-caution instructions. The signal and the corner of West Mountain and Watler.^on streets at the West School r r nor was ordered operative by the city hoard of commission ers Tuesday night. Authorising a traffic study committee to include three commissioners, appointed by tlie Mayor, and the Chief of Police, the commission honored the request of Lt.-Col. Robert G. Cox and Horace Kiser, West Mountain ro.sidents, tor activa tion of the signal. IN NEW POST—Rance Hender son has accepted a position as director of the West Suburban Assc^iotion for the Hearing Handicapped in Lombard, Ill. Ranee Hendenoh WSAHH Diiectoi Lt.-Col. Cox suggested. Tit should help to slow down thes(' drivers who want tc drag 'orn down in back, spin wheels and | burn rubber.” Sion Department of the SouUiern Fairview street from Baptist Convention, will be evan gelist for revival services begin ning Sunday morning at Patter son Grove Baptist church. The Sunday services are at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and services during the week through Friday, Augu.st 2, are at 8 p.m., said the erty was for a drug store, without I Hilliard Plyler. soda fountain, employing a 4.000 graduate of souare foot buildine. ^ake Forest University and Fourth street to Linwood road. Gold street from Cherokee street tc York road). 2) $16,276 fo paving—(W'ood- side drive from Fallingwood to Dead end, Henry street extension to Brookwood, Cherokee street from Dick.son to Dead end, Wil son street from Monte Vista to Dead end. N. Goforth street from Sipes to Dead end, Glenn street from Grace street to Church. May street from Church to Grace. Bridges Drive Extension and Dixie .street. Battleground ave nue rfom sidetrack to Falls on right, Battleground avenue from Gold to sidetrack on right, Mead- owbrook road extension west from Hillside drive, Roxford road, Downing- street, Wales road, Al lison street). 3) $29,497 for water and sew- Thursday. July 11 at City Hall, f** installations. Major water 19 of the now 29 Kings Mr^mtain i include the Henry street Junior Policemen held then* first ^xt^n-'^ion line, Ashley Park wa- meeting. The young’ men voted Hne, 12-inch line from Gantt for their president. Tommy Shir- Major sewer items F.'mcGUI Jr.? Mr^.' Margaret’i 7/ Vice president, Johnny l^mjs on ^ Liiiior •vrr« RMth r...fnrth^.nH McDcvitt; and their sergeants, Ashley Park, and King square fcKit building. ; c *u * ^rvu i : i o Mr. Ratterree said he objer led Southeastern Theological Semin- bei auso of additional danger to I "‘‘y- He has served pa.storate.s in North and South Carolina. Rev. and Mrs. Borders and family make their home in Lawndale. school children from increased auto traffic and the fact he had been promi.sed an audience when the zoning board met. He was not notified of the zoning board hear ing, ho said. Previously, City Clerk Joe Mc Daniel. Jr., had read the names of seven of 20 petitioners initially opposed to the re-zoning petition, the seven having called to say they wanted their names with drawn. Withdrawing their names were Mrs. Margaret Ware, C. D. Ware, N. L. Miller, Mrs. Ruth Goforth, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Goforth Sr. Mr. Ratterree .said, “Some few* Aracked out because they thought it would hurt their busine.ss or something. Tho.se on there who didn’t crawfish I reckon are still with me.“ Others opposed were: 1) Mayor J. L. Davenport, of Mt. Holly, owner of the former Carlyle Ware property at 403 W. (Conthiucd 0» Pitjje Six) Junior Police Elect Officers annually five percent of gross op orating revenues or $2400, which ever is the greater. Additionally, the firm will pay the city $3 per poltr pet' year for c?reh utility*' pole used by the Cablevision I Kings Mountain Public Housing I _ ^ — • The ordinance sets service ren- ^ Authority, Inc., was high bidder; |n ContraCt AWafCl tals at $4.95 per month and S3 , Saturday for a 2.3 acre tract on ; PHA Bid High 'if01 Property!' Ranee Henderson, Kings Mour.- five tain native and son of Mi. and Mrs. liay iiendcison, will assume McMahan and duiit's August 1 as director R(‘r’jamerF.'Graham officialed <f tbe Wrst Suburban A.-isociation lor ihr Hearing Handicapped in Lombard. Illinois. at the final rites. Active pallbearers were Eltfni Stewart. Max Stewart. Met'oy Ste wart. Rob(*rt Dixon. Bill Herndon and Bruce McDaniel. i Freight Difference Mr. Hender.son has for the past six years been on the .staff of Oregon School for the Deaf in .^alem. Oregon, serving as head , football and track coach, athleiic director and mere recently as su pervising teacher of Die higi: school department and the voca- addition. per month for each additional, the south side of the Kings Meun-' “Free-on-board^ Kings Moun- lional department. In set. Installation charges will be tain Special Education ''Center tain” won a S6..o9.'5 contract for M.. H(*nd(*rson has s<*rved as di- $10 for the initial set, and $5 for (New Davidson school) property; gaibagc containers for Kings rector of cxlra-cuiThcular a.Tivi- each additional set. : auctioned by the Kings Mountain i Mountain’s Maple Leaf Slc'ol tie.'. school district board of educa-I Company Tuesday night, tion. ' Uid—for 10 garbage con tainers of eight cubic yards, throe The bid price was $4200. wliich qj j.jj. yards and two of two Thomas W. Harper, executive di- ^ cubic yards — appeared third rector ol the housing authority. pjgbest of four, said was the value set by Frank i indicated low bid rif The ordinance requires the company to pay any costs to the i city resulting from its installa tions. Giant (kmtiact Signing August 1 Top officials in charge of ur ban renewal of the Atlanta re gion, Department of Housing and Urban Development will come to Kings Mountain Aug ust 1 for formal signing of contracts with the city for fed eral grants. They are John D. Edmunds. Region in director of urban rent'wal, and James R. Pat terson. area coordinator for ur ban renewal in the two Caro- linas. Contracts will bo executed for the $302,680 neighborhood facility grant, and for the $450,- (KH) Buffalo Creek water pro ject grant. With the previous grant of $365,700 for the sewer system project, the total of federal © grants for City of Kings Moun tain projects is $1,118,380. Mayor John Henry Moss will sign the contracts on behalf of the city. Bobby King, Myron George, and Britt Leigh. Policeman Ellis King and Chief Thomas McDevitt are in charge j of the organization. ' Monday night, July 22, the boys with their leaders held their sec ond meeting at the Kings Moun- ^ain Police Club on York Road. President Tommy Shirley open ed the meeting. Chief McDevitt explained the necessity of abid ing by the ci'eed and also gave a brief discussion on appearance. A hotdog supper was served after the meeting. The young po licemen presented Chief McDevitt Kamper.s sewer pump, pipe and manholes. 4) Equipment—Garbage truck, packer and containers; police cars $5,0(XH. fire truck ($24,(M10i. electrical department truck ($30,- 000), gas lines ($12,500), neigh- fContinued On Page Six) The commission awarded the; franchise, renewable foi ton years on agreement of both par ties, on recommendation of a spe cial committee, which included; Commissioners T. J. Ellison, chairman, Ray Cline and Norman i King. Chairman EHi.son said the committee had proce.ssed one i other application for the frari- j chise. from Statewide Cabk-vi- sion, Forest City. Other officers of Kings Moun tain Cablevision. Inc., are Rich ard McGinnis, vice-president; Eu gene Timms, secretary; and L. E. (Josh) Hinnant, treasurer. Hoyle, cf Cherryville, registered appraiser. The sale remains open for ter. days. Should the bid be raised by fKe percent, another would bo held. Mauney Heads Rotary Club Charles F. Mauney, general $600 (loss one percent, ten d ly-) of Quality Equipmenl Company of Charlotte was FXTB Milwaukee. Wise., and the .second indaaied low of S8198 of A. K. Finley & As sociates of Charlotte was FOB auction, Oskkosh, Wist. Baker E(|uipm<*n! j Company of Charlotte proved ond low at $7155 F'OB Mountain. Quality Equipment won the contract ff)r a garbage paekc! unit at $,5887 FOB Milwaukee. The HAYNES WINNER R. Ed Haynes, 216 North Wel don street. Gastonia, won a Tiger Sweepstakes wortli $.50 via the promotion sponsored by Esso service stations. Mr. Hay nes is a local customer of Mt- Gill’s Esso Servicentei. No pur chase is necessary by custom ers to participate in the sweep- stakes. Finley firm Lakei pj-j, work with the d(‘af. WS.YHH is a progiam that pro vides locally, as opposed to a which the packer will be mount- City's Uiban Renewal Application Meets Requirements, Hummel Says Kings Mountain’s Survey and Planning application 'for a feti- I with a birthday cake which wasi^i'^l grant for the proposed Cans- cut and served for dessert. i ler street urban renewal project The following have agreed to satisfies all current federal re- abide by the creed and have rex ceived their membership cards: Morris Blalock, Randy Harrison, Bobby Jackson, John T. McDevitt, Donald D. McDevitt. Richard D. Collins. Morris T. Collins. Tommy F'. Shirley, Barry S. Laughridge, Paul B. Leigh, Jeffrey B. Jones, Bobby L. King, Gregoiy S. Cook, David H. Bridges, Johnny M. Sisk, Also G. Laughter, Myron G. Geoi’ge, Mark S. George, Bruce W. King, Terry E. Johnson, Mark McDaniel, Bennett J. Masters, Jr., Michael J. Coleman, David R. Sanders, Elmer C. Martin. George quirements for funding. Whether the Kings Mountain grant will be approved, Don Hum mel, assistant secretary for rene wal and housing assistam'o. De partment of Housing and Urban Development, wrote U. S. Repre sentative Basil L. Whitener, de pends on fund allocations. Ap propriations for this purpose for the current fiscal year are $750 million, similar eligible applica and Carolina Threwing Company, has been installed as president; gjj”g”uthwells bid was s(i749 of the Kings Mountain Rotary | club for the coming year. j Installation service for new I officers was held at the club’s j regular noon meeting Thursday; at the Kings Mountain Country 1 club.. firm $6011, FOB their factoric.-. Victory Chevrolet Compenv. bidding $6695 edged Southwell Motor Company for the truck on residential .srhf)oi. an educational Other new officers include Fred Dixon, first vice-president; Ed Goter, second vice president; Robert H. Goforth, secretary- treasurer; Larry Hamrick, assis tant secretary - treasurer; and Charles E. Wilson, sergeant-at- arms; METER RECEIPTS Parking meter receipts hir the week ending Wedne.sday totaled $188.75, including $128.- ^ ,, . 50 irom on-slro.-t motors S42.75 1 Stato oolloxo in No.lh- from fine*:, and $17.50 from off- | (-alif. Ho has also studied street meters. at Williamette college in Oregon. Past is one of the most progressive communities in my Congressional District. The urban renewal pro ject for which the survey and planning grant is desirwi is ur gently needed for low-income families at Kings Mountain. “I am hopeful, therefore, that every possible effort will bo made! tin editor is Russell Zc-rbe. by your office to expedite favor-1 —. able action on the survey and planniriJ application. I "assure| you I will d<*eply appreciate any, personal assistance you might be! able to give in the matter." ' Mr. Hummel’s July 17 reply,! forwarded to Mayor John Henry | No More Window Service Saturdays At The Kings Mountain Postoiiice Effective Saturday, all regular has tions total approximately $800 Moss by the Congressman, foi- milliori, leaving a $50 million in- lows; balance. 'This is in reply to your recent Rep. Whitener had - FROM SALT LAKE CITY Mr.s. David R. Hamrick je- written letter concerning the Survey andi turned Tuesday night from Salt Lublaneski. Chad A. Ledford, j Mr. Hummel July 2: Planning Application for the! Lake City. Utah where she ac- Bart George and Roger D. Hovis. “This is with further reference proposed Cansler Street i'"banf companied her grandchildren, to my recent inquiry concerning renewal project (R-96i in Kin'^S] Jon David and Gianna Mane urban renewal survey and plan- Mountain, North Carolina. Moore, home. The Moore chil- ning application number R-96 sub- "This application has i mitted by Kings Mountain, North , processed and found to satisfy Carolina. 'all current Federal roquirernents i "I was very pleas<*d to learn for funding. I would like to point .from Mr. Lyon’s letter that the out that we presently h'^ve be- applioation is being processed at fore u.s as of July 1.’ rt(>S, new 'the present time. Kings Mountain (Continued on Page b('en directed to submit his ♦ , J ff in Saturday window service will he plans by September 1 regarding ». . president ana ex-o ic o Kings Mountain his proposals on how and when director is Rev. Charles W. eollcction of mail Saturday delivery on city icsi- i from street dc'posit boxes will be dential routes should be handled' there has New directors are Robert L. adjusted to conform to the gen- IcK*ally. ' Bradley Ken Culberson. Dr. John orally iess-lrequent Sunday col- An effective date for the elim-! C. McGill, and Tom Tate. Bulle- IcH'tion schedules. inalicn ot Saturday resideniial ^ Postmaster Charles L. Alexan- delivery here and nationally is, der said the curtailing in po.si; I then expected to be established i service was ordered bv Postmas- b\ the Di'pastmenl. the postmas- IMPROVING ter General W. Marvin Wat'-<'n ter explained. Joe Lee Woodward, schools j to comply with the cutback re- Tlie exact total of the overall i truant officer, Is improving at Squired by Congre.ss uiuk'r tlie rc- employment cut that will apply' ’Ph'ase forward to this office Kings Mountain hospital where <enlly-enacle(i titx bill by redin ■ locally is not yi-t known, and it ( within Id days a plan concerning ing. some postal s(*rviees and cur- will b<‘ affoctc‘d to .some extent the reorganization suggested in tailftig new hiring. by the rapidity of job turnover in ■ this letter. Otherwise this office Poslmaslei Alexander said the the local staff in the months in; will have no alternative other Post Offiee Department agreed to mediately ahead. HtAvevei. tin than to forward your adminis- the reduction in funds for the postmaster said he expects the trative unit's file to Washington 1969 fi.seal year that began July cut to be serious. 'with the recommendation that 1 and Is not a.sking for a re.-ta- To make the overall cutback, administrative enforcement pro Board May Ask Charlottesville Appointment Kings .Mountain district school tru.stees will meet FYiday night to determine what course of ac* tion to take in the wake of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare’s turn-down of the board’s request foi additional time to desegrate the 190-mcm* her all-Negro Compact school. Meantime, City Attorney Jack H. White ha.« been retained by the board of education to confer with the attorney general in Ral eigh “as to the course ol action.” .said Board Chairman George H. Maunej. “HEW apparently wants ••fre**dom of choice'' plans thrown )ui notwithstanding the Supreme Court’.s rulings”, said Mauney. Chairman Mauney said board members may go to Charlottes ville. Va. this w'eek to confer with Dr. Eloi.se Severinson, regional civil rights director who intorm(*d Supt. Don Jones in a letter July 19th the board had 10 days to submit a plan for desegregating Compact school or face possible cut-off f)f federal funds. Supt. Jones was out-of-town yesterday and unavailable for comrreni. De.segregalion of Compact must become e:lettiv<‘ this fall, ac cording to the HEW ordei. The board of education had request ed that it be given until next year to eliminate this one re maining all-Negro school in the system. * In reque.sting a delay until next year, the board said school assignments had already been made for 1968-69 and that insuf ficient time remained to make re- assignments. said Mauney. Chair man Mauney said yesterday that all the Negro students assigned to Compact for the fall term had eho.sen to attend Compact via the systems freodom-of-chojce plan. HEW’s staff representatives, following a review in March of Kings Mountain's desegregation c'ompliance, suggested that all- ' Negro Compact could be elimin ated by pairing the school with predominately white Park Grace, so that each school would have three fully-integrated grades each. A formal recommendation to this effect came 83 days later on June 11. HEW suggested that Park Grace be made a primary school with grades 1-3 and Com pact school be utilized for grades 4-6. Dr. Severinson wrote Supt. Jones: “Thank you for your let ter of July 12. 1968. The Office for Civil Rights is pleased to hear that you were able to imple ment some of its suggestions for further desegregating your school system, (one full-time white teacher has been assigned to Compact for the cximing year and another white teacher would h;%'0 taught at Compact part of th(^ day and at another school the remaining time”). “F'ven though the closing of David.son school was a forward stej), (Davidson has been con- and an M.A. from San Fernando verted into a special education center) this office feels that the all-Negro Compact school has to dt'segregated before Kings Mountain City cajt be consideied in compliance under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VI. “According to your correspond ence. the problem you are con fronting seems to be one of giv ing proper notice to the parents. There are no major administra tive obstacles to prev'ent your implementing our requests set forth in our letter to you on June 11. Wo therefore suggest that been sufficient time to inform the populace of the possibility of reorganizing the grade strueture of the Compact and Park Grace schools with the appropriate reassigning of facul ty so that they would be substan tially desegrated by September 1968* .Mr.s. Hender.son, the former Bet ty U'dlord of Kings M mruain. has also been a iru'mbi'r of the faculty of (Jregon School foi the D(‘al. They are parents of two children. David, ago nine, and Julie, age eigiit. In his new position .Mr. Hen derson will .suporvis<‘ a stafl of 4.5 including 3.5 teachers, an au diologist. psychologist, curriculum diri'clci. social worker, homo ed- uiator and four secretaries. In addition to duties as directr)r. Mr Kings Henderson wdll also teach on a limited basis at De Petal Univer sity in Chicago. III., instructing one c(>urs(‘ per quarter in the uni versity’s program to train toacli- program for 23.5 deaf students. Mr. Hend(‘rson holds an M.S. d(»gree from Oregon College' of Educaticn in Monmouth. Oregon ho is receiving treatment for a respiratory ailment. PICNIC Kings Mountain Kiwanians and their families will gather for a picnic Thursday night at 7 o’clock at Lake Montonia pic nic area. Hamid Coggins is chairman of the food commit tee. dren. son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Moore, had been visiting their grakdparents the past month. The^ made the trip by plane. Mlrs. M<K)re is the former Norma Kay Ham rick, i tion of any money cut from it.*^ tc the 19(j(> level, post office's ha\r budget. been ordered to fill only liirci' I “The Postmaster Geneinl", Mr. out of lour vacancies as they {<c- i Alexander explained, “told us we cur. i could opt'iate within the budget Postmaster Alexander also inl and maintain postal seivices at ed that beginning July 1 all plan er near their pre.sent level if wi'ined I'xtensions of city and rural did not hav<' to reduce employ-‘ delivery were curlailod. At this ment to the June 1966 levM'l. ” time lliere are no plans to j)ro- ' Mr. Alexander noted that he (ConUnued on Page 6) ewdings be initiated.' LUTHERAN SPEAKER Rev. John A Pless of Hickory, executive dircitor of North Carolina Lutheran Homes, will fill the pulpit at the U o’clock morning worship service Sun day at St. Matthew’s Lutheran churcli.