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AT CAMP PENDLETON — Ma
rine Pic, Phillip D. Ruff, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ruff of 805
Boyco street, is stationed at
Comp Pendleton Marine Base in
Colifornio. He entered the serv
ice August 2nd. 1968, took basic
training at Parris Island. S. C.
and advanced training at Camp
^Lejeune. His address: Pfc. Phil
lip D. Ruff 2435462 Unit 1316
1st Rapt. Co. Staging Bn. MCB
Comp Pendleton, California
82055.
MOL'k' Aiiorr
B*C Lad
f(^t/nthin(‘({ h'l'tiin l*nffc f >
City's f’.ary Aflaniy <»1 Asheville
Rillmorc taps the free threw ae-
euraev eharl with a .itaS iuMvent-
a^e, liaviiij' missed <inly nnce in
24 attempts.
V(K)rhees is the hi.i^hesl scerinj
team. aveniv^in.L* H7 j)ainls per d'H-
in;;. The South Carolina team al
so has l)JM‘il the easi(‘st to seore
ajjainst, suireiulerinj; an av(‘ra^(‘
of lOL.'S points per yame, KrsKiiK'
h(‘a(ls tlie defensive* list, allowing
just (>S.l point': a >;em(*.
Clallin i.« the fi(*ld ;joal p(*re(*nt-
a.ijr* leader, havint? eonnei-led ori
••9. just ahead .if Westnn Cato-
llna’s ..01)7. Aslievilh* - Biltmore
i.*! tops in tree ilui.w i t urai v
with .742. lolI.iAod h> WtT a't
.728. (daflin is the rehoundin;.^
noii.ixr; spiti.N'G.s. .v. c.
Thi* IJulldotis of Ciarlner-W'ehh
ColI<*jje start 19(19 with a .)tli
Plata* ratin.y: in flio Nafiortal Jun-
ioi* ('olUi^t* poll, d'he Hulltio^fs
with a r<*eortl of 12 1 moved from
seventh in the pr(‘-holiday rating.
Fifth is th(* hi.uhesi any (iartlner-
\Veho team has Ix'en in national
I tankiit.'j:s in the history of flard-
, ne:’-\\'e'i)h baskt'lhall. liankin^'s
j r(‘]eas(d toda.v IneliuhsI ^am(*s
pla\<‘d throu,'.(li .hmuar.v 1th
uvhiih foi' (lie nulIdo<;s was
their first loss* and rlid not in-
elude wins over Miami Da le, Al)-
i‘<jham lialdwin, and C’lemson.
'Pile Florida trijj [U'oved to the
IJulldo^'s that fln*.v (-(udd come
haek from a d(*feat and play a
t;los(* half ana* ay:ainsj a fou.ith
opj)on<‘nt; the Iiull(|o;/s weit* de-
fealtd h.v tlie witUsi mai;’in in
several years hy Indian liivei’
Iuni<ir (’ollejp* of Fort IMeree.
M.a. i;UM')9.
On .Monday tuKlit tlu* Iinlldo.y:s
played a fine Miami Dade scjuad
and tlelealed them in an over-
tim<‘ SPSS on a three point pla>
by Ki-nl(' Fh*min;( in tlit* elosin.y
seeoiuls of lh<‘ overtiim*.
‘The final road f^ame c niie in
■pillon, (la., where tlu* Dulldo^^s
pla.w'd up to their- national rank-
.n.^s. With four playei-s in double
f;-:. res ((lilmore, Flemitr*;. Ke-
beek, Adams) the HuIIdo;'s rolled
fiver- tin* flohh’n Stallions or;' A-
l)raham lialdwin 9d*77 to hrin.Lf
Fieir record to 12-1.
.NATIDNAl..
iWli
iONQE
:ty
JJ
Due Wednesday | Now Laigest In Company's ^tory
H
>y'>
Tho city commission will i-c-,
celvo bids on the Buffalo Creekj
water project until 2 p.m. next;
Wetinesclay ajItem,oon. 1
Col. W. K. Dickson, onj^incorj
for the project, has reported
numerous construction firms]
have ol)taincd plans and specifi-^
cations. i
'Hie ontilneerins cost estimates j
for the impoundlns ix'servoir on]
Buffalo Cieck, land acquisition,!
seven plus m'les of 24-inch line,,
treatment plant and other Items
in the project are $3338,000. i
A three million bond issue was!
voted hy citizens on December 5,'
19G7, and a Dt'partmont of Hous-I
int? and Urban Development:
fjrant of $150,000 has been ap
proved. !
The lake on Buffalo creek will,
cover a-bout 1700 acres, will em-l
play a dam 84 feet high, and the!
exiiandable treatment plant will'
hvave initial capacity of four mill-'
ion gallons daily.
total telephpne gain for the past
Local News
Bulletins
NATIONAL HONOR SOQETY TAPS NEW MEMBERS - The Kings Mountain high school chapter
of the National Honor Society inducted new members in recent ceremonies at the high school.
Seated, left to right Reid Horton. Susan Biimgardner. Carolyn Long, Brenda McCree, Brenda Leach.
Cecelia Morrison. Vickie Turner. Barbaro Hord and Steve Sipe. Standing, left to right Corky Fulton.
Cathy Hardin. Debbie Sprouse. Cathy Carroll. Debbie Plonk. Judy Blackburn. Alan Hambright and
Robert White, Third row, from left Paul Thombs. Don Bridges. Nancy Reynolds. Jimmy Sotelo. Ross
Springer, Tim Webster. Tommy Bridges. Richard Etheridge end Doug Sessoms. (Photo by Isaac Alex-
der).
The World
f (iiuit ({ Frtnn Pn<f(' 'I'hrvc^
Like *'Kai-alc”, they’ll he* r«*sj)ccl-
C(l.
.(u^Jt a siv>i t limi' I had to
speak ff» on<* of my students a-
bf)u! his h-id coruluct. Ih* later
iha'ikf'd me for i-.-irin','' that much
alxiul him. "It's gofxl to know'
stim *o:ie (.ires," he said. "Caring
fo) s«»nH-o;u* and doing somclliing
NHS Inducts
Ten Students
New Members
MORE ABOUT
H. W. Gamble
CitntinHed Erom Page One
leader, iiaving snared almost (il it is two diffej-f nl matters."
I)er cent ol missed
games. S. (’. State i'
average leadei with
per ermiesl.
sliots in it.s
the ie))ound
'>« .9 |■(‘lrievl•s
Prospects
ff'taithfttfii kiiiiii Thnt ■
Carroll Nlclioisfin, Dale* Whit
mire, Marshall McCall, and Clyde
MiCall. liosman Iligli .School:
Donald Wil.son. Tony Triplelte,
and I'erry Tavlor. \\'alau.;a
High School; James Finns and
Stephen Stf'wart. Crescent High
S-hooI; Konalfl Crceii and Cary
TIamrick. Ciiase Higli Sdiool.
From these tryouts Coach Ilar-
rise hopes to got a strong fresli-
man base tt) go into the four
year program. Harris has signed
All-Stater Ken Ikuius from Grci*n-
ville, S. C.
Ddcnvl our youlli against de-
liti'i.cn.-y .in I aim them vvitli
su. h weapons as .sidt*-thrust kick
.-.filed ‘rc'spi't-r’. head karate
ciM]> t .died "considerafion", a
i-t)U!i.lhousi* kick calli'd "under
standing", and the most jjower-
lui of ail, thrust kick to hc;»d,
called "love".
Gamble of Shelby and daughters,
Mrs. Edna Matthews of Miami.
'I'he Kings Mountain high Mrs. Ruth Dutton of Hick
s. hool c liapler of the National
Honor Society inducted 10 new
m(*mhcrs Fri.iay in ceremonies
in the high sc liool gymnasium.
'Phe lU’vv memix'rs are Susan
lUirng.ardtier, Barbara Hord, Reid
Horton. Norma Lail. Carolyn
Long, Brenda .McCreo. Brenda
Leach, Vickie Jean Turner. Ce-
cilia Morrison and Steve Sip<*. BvAtUn^C
NILS memlx*rship is based on'Wl*S« OAvlHfll iB
scholarship, leadership, service
Miles Thornburg
Rites Conducted
Fletcher Child s
Rites Conducted
DIXON SERVICE
SAFETY' COUNCIL
Ik'gular (|uar-lcily d i n n e r
meeting oi tlu* Blue* Riilgi* Safe-
t.v C(nim-il will he held Tfuirs-
day. January 23rd. at 6:30 at
iruni(*i Hus.-; high .school, Gas
tonia. “Tlu Generali »n Gap" of
Slanl(*\ will providi' imtertain-
meni and program will he oy
.Sgt. .Mosiellei of ih(* N. C. High
way Patrol. Pu'scrvali))Ms for din
ner should he made with Kd
Gate.'-' or Lcul.se t'liilders, Phair
Vain.'.. Inc., .Mc-Adenv ille.
ind character. Tommy Bridges
jju'sented the inductees to Prin-
eipal J. C. Atkin.son.
Ross Springer, president of the
NILS chapter, presid<‘<l at the
mifl-term induction program. Rev.
Fharics Easley, guest speaker,
challenged the student body to
1)0 courageous in all they do to
make the world of tomorrow a
h(*i-ter place in w'hich to live. At
the c<Jncrcsion of the message
.Nancy Reynolds, accompanied by
.\ndrea Iluffstetler, sang, "You’ll
Never Walk Alone." Rev. Mr.
Easley was intr(Kluc(*<1 by Alan
Hambright.
Oilu*!' NH.4 members taking
Funeral services for Gregory!
Kenneth Fletcher, six-months-old |
son of Mr. and Mrs. George L.
Fletcher of 400 Hill street, were-
held Sunday at 3 p.m. from Faith;
Baptist church with the Rev. W.i
T. Luckadoo and the Rev. Flay!
Payne officiating.
Interment was in Mountain
Rest cemetery.
The child died Friday momirtg'
at 6 o’clock al his home.
In addition to his parents he isi
surviv'c?d by two brothers, James*
Funeral rites for Miles Oliver! L.amar and George Michael
Charles M. Fisher Thornburg, 77, retired secretary F'l<-4chor of the home; the pater-
of Kings Mountain with whom he and <lirector of Groves Throadi*^^^ giandparcnts, Mr. and Mrs.
makes his homo. Company of Gastonia, former Fletcher; and the mater-
Mr, Gamble remains active in resident of Kings Alountain, were. grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. i
(hurch and Cf^mmunity life. He Monday aflemoon from Gas-1 Ingle of Leicester, N. C.
attended services at El Bethel, tonia's First Baptist church. In-
where he is a member, on Sun- h rment was in Gaston Memorial j j
Mr. Thornburg died Sunday at;
2 a.m. in a Gastonia hospital.
A native of Cleveland County,. a “ ” i
he was son of the late Jonathan
S. and Nancy Ann Harmon : talker Arrrowo^, S7. of route
'ITiornburg. His father was died VVednesday afternoon
memlwT of one of the pioneer 12:30 in the Kings Mountain
Mrs. Lila Messer Brovi n died families who settled in Dallas. '
Dr. Samuel Maloney, member
of the Department of Religion,
Davidson college, will fill the
pulpit at the 9:30 a.m. worship
service Sunday at Dixon Pres
byterian church.
STUDENT TEACHER
James Pat Murphy, son of Mr.
and Mrs;. C. V. Murphy of Kings
Mountain, senior student at Ap
palachian State University, is
doing his student teaching dur
ing the winter quarter at Myers
Park high ‘school in Charloile.
He is teaching physical educa
tion under the supervi.sion of
Gus Purcell.
GASTON TEACHER
Michael S. Smith, senior stu
dent at Appalachian State Uni
versity. is doing his student nearby citfes have grown and
Friday At 3
teaching in sociology and de
mocracy in action at Hunter
Huss high school in Gastonia.
He is son of Mr. and Mrs. Man
uel D. Smith of King.« Mountain.
Rites Conducted
after illness of four'
Sunday at 5:15 a.m. at her home Coming to Gastonia in 1919, Mr.
wee!^.
in LoAvell. Thornburg was employed sever-. Funeral rites will bo held Fri-_
Airs. Brown, daughter of Mrs. al years as accountant for thejday at 3 p.m. from Bethlehem!
Sam Alosser of Gastonia and the Armstrong chain of mills and the Baptist church of which he was*
late Air. Messer was born Alarch Modena and Morowobb Alills. a member. P^ev. Russell Fitts, as-.
12. 1912 in Lowell. Joining Groves and Thread Co.isisted by Rev. John Fraz.ier, will
Surviving, in addition to her in 1923, he was named a directorj officiate at the final rites and in
mother, are her h'jsband. Leo O. and secretary the (following year, termont will be in the churchy
Brown; two brotlrers, Marshall retiring in 1956. Since that time! cemetery. ,
and Ralph Messer of Gastonia: ho had served the company in an The body will bo taken to the-
and thrw sisters. Mrs. Ollie advisory capacity. home Of his daughter, Mrs. Edna;
Brow'll and Mrs. Sarah Rice of Mr. Thornbunr enlisted in the Johnson, 604 Mica street, Thurs-'
Gastonia and Mrs. Iva Lee Avery U. S. Army during World War I,; diLV afternoon by Harris Funeral
ol. King's Mountain. [later to be commissioned a lieu- Home.
Funeral services were held tenant and app<nnted head of the. A native of Fairfield County. S.;
STUDENT TEACHER
Mrs. Majorie Huffstetler Kir-
cu.s, wife of Buddy Kircus and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. T.
Huffstetler, is doing her student
teaching in the fifth grade at
Rhyne school in Gastonia. Mrs.
Kircus is a senior .student at
Appalachian State University at
Boone.
BAPTIST TOPIC
Rev. Jafnbs M. Wilder will
use the'sermon topic, "Has
Anyone Seen God Lately?", at
Sunday mooting w'orship serv
ices at 11 at Kings Alountain
Baptist church.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ADCj^TION OF AS
SESSMENT ROLL FOR SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS
MADE ON CERTAIN STREETS IN THE CITY OF KINGS
MOUNTAIN AS LISTED BELOW:
Pur.siiant to hiw . not icc is luMvI)y given lliat the assess
ment roil ndaling to special improvements made on cer
tain streets in lh(* C'ity of Kings Mountain has been com
pleted. Thi« assessment roll lias het'ii deposited in Hie of
fice of tile eily eh'rk where* same' may he inspeeled I)y any
interested citizen.
Notice is Iimviiy giv(*n that the city commissioners will
hear any allegations and en- objections in respect to sucii
assessment on January 2S, IVHU) in eouneil cliamhers at
City Hall, Kings Alountain. -\. C’. Ui)on final eonfirmalion
of such assessmemt roll copies of same will f)e dt'livered to
the city tax eolieetor, w ho w ill proceed to eolleet said as
sessments according to law.
The work herein reltM'red to lias been done, and this
notice is hert'hy given tinder and [tursiiant to the provision.-:
of Chapter .56 of the Public Laws of 1915, as amended. The
names ol interested owners and or their rt‘s[)i'etive repre
sentatives. together with the assessment to l)e made, and
showing the properly to he a^osst'd tu’e as follows-
FAIRVIEW STREET - NO|||h PIEfOMONT AVENUE
TO LINWOOD ROAD
!*rifuJ*r -^huiday at 4 p.m. in the Colonial iavesligating and auditing de- C.. Mr. Anowood was son of thol
* ” ’ ,v*,.v I i -m .If Chapel of Carothers Funeral partmont o'! the overseas account-1 lat(* Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Arro-'
i^^(.ss>ms. u(\ at Officiating minister was ing Office in New York City. wowi.
the Rev. C. V. Garver. Burial was At First Baptist Church Mr.i Surviving are Ids wife. Mrs.
Plonk, Doug Scs.soms, Judy Black
Imrn and RoIx*i r White. They re
viewed th<‘ purpose of the orgtm-
ization, recjuircmenls for mem-
h(*rship and significance of the
nioltr). emblem and torch.
Cathy Carroll recited the poem.
"Hold High the Torch'* to wn-
elude the eCMemonies.
Sponsors for tlie NH.S arc Airs,
'roily Shufor.l and Dean West-
morelan<l.
in Ciaston Mbmorial Park.
MORE ABOUT
Civic Center
C<tnfinne<l Fnnn Page One
Thornburg served 40 years as a-Addie Huss Arrowoml; one step-
deacon and 10 years as general! son, Vanee Hu.ss of Norfolk, Va.;
superintendent of the Sunday three stepxiaughters, Mrs. Etina
School. IIo seiA'ed a year each as j Johnson of Kings Mountain, Mrs.;
president of the North Carolina EcLvari .Mote of Fore.st City and
Baptist Training Union and as Mrs. Nellie Brakefield of Higg-,
ready by June 1 when the Deal president of the Uorth Caro- anum. Conn.; and a sister, Mrs.,
Street Pool opens. Wilson com- Baptist Brotherhood. Gussie Alendenhall of Gastonia.
mented that a cover over the ^ 40-year member of' *
pool vvould allow swimming to the Gastonia Civifan Club, iwhich ¥t|__
continue during the summer le- served as president in 1938. Ini J £U J[f|CK|0]!|C0
gardless of the weather and that received a 30-year “faith-,
winter svyimming could be pel- service certificate" from Civi-
mitied with a heating system. International. In 1958 he
to date ha« iK'cn o*i- Wilson estimat<*d that ten v^TOte and published "The Thread
■uiminislritive or^r^'n- Kings .Mountains pop- ,■ Life." Incidence of influenza w'as
admini.siiativt organ- :« jnvnlvod in some form w_ rr^,. .
BUILDING PERMn
City building permit has b#H'*n
is.sued to Ira R Bumgardner for
construction of an eight-roftm
dwelling, ('stimatwl to cost $20.-
000, on Hillside Drive. Johnio
AIcKinney is listed as building
contractor.
Late Classified
FOR SALE — G(X>d, u.s(>d piano.
I Phone 739-3317 or 739-5061 after
I 5 p.m. l:16-23i>i
TAG SALES
A total of 710 city auto tags
had betm sold through Wednes
day noon. The tag.s are on sale
at City Hall courtroom by
members of the Lions club at
$1 each.
CARD OF THANKS
MORE ABOUT
Beautification
('itntinnetl Fnnn Page One
“Activity to date has licen
maiilv in
Seems Abating
L. F. LOT
100
75
72
75
()5
60
SO
LINWOOD ROAD TO DEAD END
L. F. LOT AMOUNT
•’>h.5 10.05
K) 12.01,
AMOUNT
50.00
87.50
86.00
87.50
82.50
80.00
40.00
NAME
Jay Motor Co., Iiio.
James H. Pearson
Richard G. Ross
William RoptM*. Jr.
Ruby Falls
Kenneth Bumgardner
Olin Sutherland
PHILLIPS DRIVE
NAME
Eugene Roberts
Mack Farris
JAMES STREET-CHURCH STREET TO GRACE STREET
name L. F. LOT AMOUNT
Charles Oliver lOti.l .58 05
H. R. Parton 125.8 62 ti5
J. B. Hawkins 46.0 •>;>, oo
BENNETT DRIVE - PHENIX STREET TO BRANCH
STREET
name l. f. lot amount
Addie Mao Baity i)S 49.00
Mary Jane Hamrick loo 50.00
Faith Baptist Church 120 6o!oo
Louis Black U;8.2S S4 14
Andy Dover 110 Bal. Due 15.00
CLAY STREET - CLEVELAND AVENUE TO POINT
izatjon and at thi.s tim<* tin* plan
ning is in tlu* V4 ry early .s!ag<*s—
initial surveys to analyze pr<?.senl
land use, and determine the pres
ent structural condition of all th<*
buildings in Ok* area. The area in
g<*neral is hound('<l by King
.street on the .North and Gold
.8tr<‘et on the South, 4‘.\1en<ling
from City Stre(‘l in tlu* West to
Piedmont Street In tlu* East. If
you n*side or ofwrate your busi
iK'.ss in Ibis thirty acre area you
A ill no do -ht St 4* members of
llarluiur - ('o* per .-XsstidiU's in
Illation involved in some form ■phomburg was first mar- thought to be diminishing Wed-
of organized play whether on former Miss Clyde ne.sday.
ehiklron’s or adult level. He ^tams of Atlanta, who died in: Drug stores .said the peak .seem-
ualizod that the now' center vyill; ^^^2, jn 1954 he marrie<l the for-: ed easing on basis of prescrit-lion
provide a complete recreation Louise Mayes. ! drugs sold and school officials
pro-pam for youth an<l adults .surviving are his wife; one said attendan'ce averages remain
and special piograms for senior Miles O. Thornburg, Jr. rtf higher than usual for this time of
METEF RECEIPT?
Parking meter receipts for the
\v(*ck ending Tuesday totaled
$190.80, including $129.50 from
on-street meters, .S4S.50 from
fines, and $12.80 from off-
street meters.
W’o wish to express our heart
felt appreciation to the many
friends and neighbors for their
many kindnesses and expressions
af sympathy at the death of our
U)Vod one.
The Family Of
Gregory’ Kenneth Fletcher
FOF; SALE
citizens.
Subei Heads
Montonia Club
..Atlanta; one brother, J. Thomas year.
iThornburg of Milledgeville, Ga.; Supt. Don Jones s<dd North
one sister, Mrs. W. C. Dixon of •‘school had a larger than u.sual
, Charlotte; and four grandchll-, number of ab.sence.s Monday and
; dren.
the ru'ur
n(\-<*-'s-ii» i
p;' v’ l(* tlu
IP- *; t)f f)-
’ipla nnin;
frM
as t}u*y gather
t'lation which will
’ 's for d(*velop-
It plans lor tlu*
NAME
Wilma Sellers Kirby
Ed Paterson
George J. Peterson
Leon Hami'ick
CHEROKEE STREET
NAME
E. H. Ci'ouch
AMOUNT
1.5().()()
24.69
87.56
WELLS STREET TO POINT
L. F. LOT AMOUNT
156 75.66
GRACE STREET • LINWOOD ROAD TO JAMES STREET
NAME
Mary Jane Hamrick
H. R. Parton
Lola Mae S. Hal!
Virginia and Waller Wiggins
Goy Bolin
Elma S. and Jantd Gantt
Darvin Peterson
si'liedulcd to he
compl(*ied in Si'*>?ember. 1969 and
the beginning of 197-) should find
us already slarte<l on tlu* project
work. Thu.s, Kings .Mountain is
l)roc4H'<ling with twenty Hive bth-
er progressive .North (’’arolina
cities who, as of Juiu' 30, 19Gs
had 4)V<*r ,S16S,(MH).OIM).00 allotted
ill appi’ove<l urban rt*newal j)ro-
jeets."
In otlier actions:
Flexible Pip** Tool Company,
livision of Rockwell Manufactui-
Ing Company, Dallas, Texas, was
low bidder and was awaidixi con-
iract for a .se\v<*r pipe rtKlder.
Tlu* firm bid $3,121.93. Other l)id.‘'
were (.\irolina Pipe Supply &
Kijuipnient Co. of Charlotte.
,$3,120 and Pariudl Supply Co. of
Concoid, 83,167.25.
Spangh*r & Sons of Shelby was
the low hid<U*r of three and was
award<xl contract for improve-
nu*nls on six strt*ets. Otlier bids
■vere Ski Imore Construction Co.
) f ru*lnu)nt, $36,210. and Neal
S, R. (BobI Suber, Jr., has
t'.een elected president of Lake
Montonia club succewiing Carl
I', ykiuncy.
0:lu*r of.icors elected at Mon-
(!-.y night’s annual stfjckholder
nu'cting were Neill Carson. Gas
tonia
lord.
Police Report
Two Accidents
City police investigated two ac
cidents during the wo(‘k.
Christopher Stove Croshy, 17. of ing,
vice-president; Don Craw- 409 S. Battlograunrl avenue, told
secretary • treasurer; and police a milk truck blocked his
. Tuesday but that the attendance
figure was normal Wednesday.
Kings Mountain high .school r(*-
corded only 26 abs(*nces Tuesday,
far below normal for the season,
^ Supt. Jones noted.
Grady Howard, hospital admin
istrator, said the limitation on
visiting patients continues, though
he too thought the illness a1>al-
FROM RHODE ISLAND
AMOUNT Hawkins Contractors of Gastonia.
Tom 4'rott, as.sistant secretary ' vlew Tue.sday morning and he
tivasuror. pulled from his driveway into ihei
George H. Mauney was elected path of a car operated by Shiiley
to fill Mr. .Suber’s uno.\pirc<lI Lemons Trull, 27, of 108 Sadie
teim as director, while Everett: Loop. Damage to the right n^ar*
Ih uden, of Shelby, and Boh fender of the Trull car was esti-,
Crockett of Gastonia were elect-i mated at $125. Damage to the!
ed directors for three-year term.s. right front fender of the Crasby
Annual financial statement pre- vehicle was estimated at $150.
s<*ntefi to the membership show’- Crosby w’as (h-argri failure to*
ed the club had receipts of $t)093, see safe movement. Sgt. David R.
cxpemlitures of StS92. Corn was investigating officer. '
Six stock transfers were i*c*- Mrs. \rirginia Rathbone Sims,
cord(^d durin>.T the year: W. \V. 32. cf 28 Bennett Drive, told po-
Tolleson to Rob<.*rt H. Neill, Bon- lice .she was backing from her
nu? F. Norris to Rolxiit H. How- driveway Sunday and struck the;
ard. Hugh Logan to Lucy K. left front door and side of a park-*
C-ichcrcft. ^^v^o^ A. Rh\’ne to, wi car owned by Wilburn Guy,
Robert H. Beason, D. L. Bennett' Me Daniel, of 803 W. Gold street,
to Glee E. Bridges, and Noll damage to the McDaniel vehicle,
Cranford to Thomas B. Ballard. estimated at $^5. Damage.
. to the right rear bumper of the
Sims car was estimated at $5. L.
D. Beattie w’is investigating of-
! fi(er.
.Miss Brenda Gail Hamrick,
staff member with the Mental
Health Clinic in Shelby, ha.s re
turned home after a vacation
with friends in Rhode Island.
.Miss Hamrick is daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Hamrick.
XZWANIS PROGRAM
Bill Cashion, Kings Moun
tain high school driver educa
tion instructor, will bo geest
speaker at Thur*sday's meeting
of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis
c4ub at 6:45 p.m. at the Wom
an’s club.
CROSSNORE PROJECT
Collections of clothing and
household articles for Cross-
nore School in the North Caro
lina mountains may be loft at
the home of Mrs. J. H. Thom
son on West Mountain street
any weekday morning. The pro
ject is sponsored by Colonel
Fi'cdcrick Hambright Chapter.
DAR.
MOVING TO BOONE
Mr. and Mr.s. R. K. Moore and
children, Jon David andGiannia
Marie, arc moving from Salt
Lake City, Utah, to Bofme as
.soon ns living quarters become
available. Mr. Moore will be
.s)*!f-employed in Boone. The
Mof)res are visiting Mrs. Moore’s
parents. Mr. and Mrs. David R.
Hamrick. Mrs. Moore is the
former Noima Kay Hamrick.
AT MEETING
J. Bruce Trammell. Regis
trar and Coordinator of Devel
opmental Programs at G^ton
College iri Dallas, was one of 16
educational development offio
ers fixiTn junior and community
colleges in North Caroline.
South Carolina 'and 'Virginia
who participated in an ,orien
tation. work.shop sponsored by
the Regional Education Labr>r-
atory for the Carolinas and
Vi^lnia in Durham, January
Brick three bedroom or two
bedroom and den house on 305
N. Carptmter St. Kitchen and
dining combination, fire place
in living room, large bath,
large screened side porch, also
screened back porch. Fenced
back yard. In.sulated w'eather
striped, new- forced air gas
furnace. No one liv(*d in sinc(’
refini.shod. Large closets and
storage. Could fix basement.
Price $11,500.00. Vacant.
KENNETH GEORGE
487-6552
l:16-pil
NOTICE
Brick home for sale in Bidhlo-
hem area. Move irt immediate
ly. Almost new, 3 biKlrooms,
carpet, bath and half, large
family room, built-in kitchen,
carport, storage room, half
acre lot. Good loan can be as
sumed w’ith small down pay
ment. Call Larry Hamrick at
739-3611.
LlGtfn
BOOKKEEPING JOB — 15 years
(‘xpt^rienoo, seven with depart
ment store and eight with aido-
motive. Will also keep books in
my home. Call 739-5983 after 6
P-m- l:16lfn
WANT TO BUY — Old Lawnmow
er.s you don’t want that won’t
run. Will pay $3 tor them. Call
7.39-2202. Will pick up. l:16tfn
42.56
S(i..56
41.56
42.00
12.56
41.56
8S,;*>6
1:16
Sio.kio.sii. work will include
cuih and gutter. caiGi Ivasins and
dii\(*ways on p«^rtions of Rox-
lord road, Downin^r .street. North
Tracy .stn***!. Gaston street, ^ton- SI5.5N4
tc Vista Drive, and Waco Road.
tfif,ri/cfl ilK‘ transfer of
LUTHERAN TOPIC
"rhe Good Wine of Any Mar
riage" will l>e the sermon topic
of R<'v. Chai'los Easley at .Sun
day morning worship services
at U at St. Matthew's Luther
an chunh.
debt service, S7.S.320; and
capital outlay, 826,096.
Authorized tlic tran4'er of
815IMXM) from the Utility Fumi to $20,000 fn>m capital fund to com-
the following funds: g(*n(*ralniunity center account.
SCHOOL BOARD
Regular January meeting of
the Kings Mountain Board of
EfKcation wmH bo held .Monday
night at North school at 7:3#).
Boani memlH‘rs will inspect the
new addition which is scluviiil-
ed for final in8i)oefion by tin*
arcIUt('ct s Wcdne.sduN'.
Pic. Whiteside
Is Army Cook
.VHA TRAN'G, VIETNAM (AH-'
T.\C) Army Private First Class'
James E. VMiiteside, 20. a 4966
graduate of Compact High
School, Kings Mountain. N. C.,
was a.s.signed Dercmber 12 to the
T Field For(*e Vi(‘tnam Artillciy
near Nha Trang, \Tetnam. as a
eot^k.
MEN WANTED
3 Experienced Truck Drivers
1 Experienced Mon for Woter and
Sewer Deportment
1 Experienced Man For City Gas
Deportment
Apply At City Hall. 8:30 to 5.
Monday through Friday
In 1968 Southern BeU Tele- year,
phone Company experienced the Commenting on the year a-
largest demand, for now service head, Mr. Ryan s^d North Caro-
in its history in Nortb Carolina, llna’s growth and progress would
John J. Ryan, Vice President and' place even greater demands on
General Manager announced to- the firm than in 1968. To meet
' North Carolina's communications
A record^73.500 Southern Bell needs, record $74 million con-
tclephones were gained in 1968,, structi»il program is underway
brln-Ting the Company’s Jolal toi to ii^proVe and expand telephone
almost 1.1 million phonog in the, service.
state. Charlotte gained approxi-' A large part of the state wide
mately 14,800 phonos in 1968, rep- construction program also calls
resenting slightly more than 20 for additional cable routes into
per cent of BelTs North C.trolina suburban and rural areas where
population gowth and shifts have
put a seveto strain on present
facilities. Mr. Rya^n said, in addi
tion, residential phone users are
calling more than they used to.
and tiiis is requiring more cen
tral office cHjuipment for resi
dence calling than a few' yoar-s
ago. Phone users are now placing
nearly six million local calls a
day, Mr. Ryan pointed out.
Stalcw’idc, several new central
offices ere included in tlie 1969
construction program, and many
major additions to present offices
will be started In practically ev
ery area of the state.
The new year will bring closei*
to reality the new ull a-moilcni
Electronic Switching Olf.tc, i i-
pable of offering a wide range of
services to both business and resi
dential users. Charlotte and
Winston-Salem will be among the
first cities in the South to have
such an office. Construction on
the buildings to house these of
fices will move closer to comple
tion in 1969.
Customer Direct Distance Dial
ing facilities will be added in sev
eral cities, and by 1970, all South
ern Bell areas wiL have this .serv
ice in North Carolina, making
North Carolina one of Bell’s first
aJl'DDD states in the South.
In many areas, where tKvo
f)
their merging population and in
dustrial development have creat
ed dual "communities-of-interest.’’
telephone equipment is being
added to provide "extended ajva
.•ailing service" for greater cus
tomer convenience, eliminating
the need for long distance call
ing betw’oen the two nearby
areas, Mr. Ryan said.
In a number of central offices,
txlUipmont for Touch-Tone di^irtg
is tKnng installed and by the end
of 1969 over onc^third of South
ern Bell’s North Carolina custo
mers \Wn have the option of sub
scribing to Touch-Tone.
In ad<li1ion, a variety rtf more
'Sophisticated equipment is being
installed thraughout the state to
meet the growing needs of Indus-
1 try. education, medicine, law’ on-
[ forcement, and government as
i communications techniques ad-
, vance in the area of data trans
mission and computer science,
Mr. Ryan said.
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