Population
Greater Kings Mountain 21,914
City Limits (1966 Census) 8,256
City Limits (Estimate 1968) 9,300
...<t Gr«at«r kings Mounterio Ugar* U derlTtcl Uom (M
iptciol Uaitod Siatas Bureau of the Censuf report e
ionuury 19i6. ond inctudet the 14,990 population o
Number 4 Township, and the remaining 6,iS4 lion
Numbet S Township, in Cleveland County and Crowder
V iiw f;a«ton County
VOL 81 No. 47
iEstablished I8t$9
Kings Mountain's Reliable Newsaapei
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, November 20, 1969
Seven^'-Ninth Year
PRICE TF.M
£
iirsm
Ground Is Broken
For Family Inn
Million Dollai
Motel Undeiway
At NC161-1-85
11
KM Is Expected Ceaigia Uroups
* _ hi 'mv>i F ilm
To Meet Bond Test
Giouncl was broken he:e Tues
day for a million-dollar Arthur
Smith’s Family inn. j
Iiu,(:;h .Johnston, cf Gastonia,'
LEGION OF MERIT — Lt. • CoL |
Robert G. Cox has been award*
ed the Legion of Merit for meri*
torious service during a year's
tour of duty in Vietnam.
Bob Cox Awarded
Legion oi Merit
Lieutenant • Colonel Iloborl G.
Cox, of King.s Mu. itain, has be4*n
awarded the LcKioa cf Merit for
distinguished service in Vietnam,
du.ing a year's tour of tUuy end-1
in* last July 23.
Col. Cox was serving as com
manding officer, 313th Aviation
Support unit, Saigon heliport.
lie is n<'w serving as US Air
Reserve advisoi, lOsth Infantry
Division, at Churlotlo. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Cox
and he and his family live at 509
West Mountain.
direction of the President
under the pi\>vi.sions oi the Act
of Congress, approved 20, July
1912, The Legion of Merit is^
avvaicled to: Lieutenant Colonel
lioberl G. Cox, Olc57.o291, SSAN:
2-15-32-2293, Transportation Corps
who disti^gui^hcd himself by ex
cept ionaliy meritorious service to
the Government, displaying pro-
iLssionalism ani dedication to,
dui>, vvhik? se.ving as command
ing oifitier of the 313th Aviation
Support init, Saigon Helipoi't,
Republic of Vietnam during the
period 26 July 196S to 23 July.
1939. Lie Cox’s contribution to
the extremely successful opera
tion ol his unit was bi-ought a-
lx)ul b> his keen insight and day
to day assessment of the numer
ous problems at hand. H.s out
standing ability as a commander
vv.ts a key factor in the resolu
tion of these problems. Ltc Cox
< stablislied a rigid ground anJ
flight safety program and was
instr umental in re-establishing
lire Saigon Heliport ti’affic pat
tern which greatly reduced the
conflict l)e.w(en the opK'ralion of
rotary 'vving and high perform
ance aircraft. Ry virluro of his
p.olcssional acumen, Ltc Cox
Continued On Page 8
paiiner wi;h the radio • leievi-
sion entertainer in building a
fleet of motels, s-akl Wednesday
g.a..:Pi; sNOuld lerjuirc three to
four weeks, depending on weath*
e.’ conditions, w'ith actual con
struction expected to leqclre six
monlh.s.
•*\Ve hepe to he in business by
the bc'ginning of summe:,” Mr.
Johnston, Gastonia Ijiwvc: and
devcioiK}., commented.
The initial establishment will
include 100 iroms, a .swimming
pool, and commercial building
which will include offices and a
modern rest:iui*anT.
Aim cf the firm is to make
[ : ditions at minimums of .5C
rooms as needed, with the
eventual goal 300 lOoms.
The Inn is being constructr^d
on a seven-acre tract at the in-|
terseclion of the York Road and
Inerstato So, the property be-'
ing adjacent to. Scoggins Gulf.
Sjcrvicc.
Earthquake: 8:05
Wednesday Night
A minor earthquake wa.s felt
throughout the southeastern Uni
ted States, including Kin/s
Mountain, at 8:05 Wednesday
night.
U. S. Weather Bureau officials,
report('(l the earth(|uako lasted
13 seconds. Siesmograpli repor,t
' as to strength of the tremor hadi
not been learned .
Chief of police Tom McDevitt,
at his home on West King slieel,
f<*lt the tremor, as .’id his ncMgh-
hor Mrs, Fix*d Thornburg, who
thought someone was trying to
enter her basement.
Several at prayer mooting at
the Boyce Memorial ARP church
felt the tiemor.
Mrs. Grady Mowaixl thcc.ght it
was vibration from her washing
machine which rattled her win
dows.
An announcer at a Forest City
radio station told his listeners
he’d had lots of reports but ask
ed his j-steners not to call the
station “unless you know some
thing”.
Greer, S. C., notified Kings
Mountain police a tremor had
been felt.
BOARD TO MEET
R(‘gular mooting of the city
board of eomm’ssloners will be
hel l Tueday night at City Hall
courtroom at 6:30. Agenda has
not been ecmpleted. City Clerk
Joe McDaniel, Jr., said.
Moody Rate "A":
Luiuberion Issue
Attracts No Bids
t K.ngs .Meuntrin is among l-I
1 North Carolina cities the socrc
ilaiy of the Local Government
I on—thinlci—w111—ha’i'c—fr*—
d:f]iculty ma:keiing bonds au-
thon/.ed by the voters under the
SIX perce:it inlcrcst rale eeiling
Another 62 municip.alit os ap-
pea.- to do so, said Harlan
Boyles.
3 .le H^9 Generaj Assemhlj
I lifted the ccilin.g, L I the new
“nocciling” law applies <»nly to
bonds of municipalities aulhor-
izeri after passage of that ad.
King.s Mountain's stake m the,
SIX percent limitation denvc's
from the March 13, 1935, Sl,30(».-.
00 s; . age bond aulhc.’ization, of
'1.10 I’.oard of di.cclo.s of
jwi.. > .ilouata..! Co.jv a.e.-^cent
\ . -"sg Cfi-Cr at a special
;.i:' ,.1*:: Novtinbcr IVth approv
ed a ne . p .ip.iscd ny c. Don-
ol liomes of Care,
...c., Oi (iieenviiic, S. C., to loim
j. ne»v- North i.‘aiul.na co.pOia-
..(} 1 to i.c ki.own a.s .he ivings
.1 .Lin.ain iionivj ol ca.e, inr.
1.1. r..crL(\ vs.il no <• -Cilvc as
. «oii •i.-' s.'i.u-e.i ),do.s oi boiii cu.-
J.;. . po: o. e it.
JoiU. u.’oK j.Kon:cn was m.ndc
,y Joe pM.>uit‘»it of
».ng.i Mouiii.n Coavalcsccnl
:——cr:—iJ. Uiald
Thanksgiving Rile
To Be Wednesday
Dl C. D. White
Ctnnmunity-wlde
Service Speaker
whicii only $1,000,000 has bc'Cn
/
APPOINTLw — Cemeron Ware
has been appointed by Covern-
or Eob Scott to the State Ecard
of Corrections.
^ Ware Is Named
To State Board
I llrSUC .l.,
The con’^ect'fin bci'.etm the
, ti'Cn r.'.orxy mc.ket an 1 sale <»
I bonds, at rales of six percent or
I less, airead/ appaieni in m.my
I olhe: aieas of tlie nation Mlie,
! City of Chicago, a Pennsylvania
school issue, among otliersi came
to North Carolina for the firs;
time Tuesd-ay when a bid..invi-
\ tation of ^3.2 million by ilie City
, of Lumberton failed to attiacl;
I a bid.
Secretary Boyles was (luotc.l Mr. Ware replaco.s Roger In-
■ as sayin.T ,tlie S2 cities, with gram of Haw River on the borad.
Moody credit ratings of less than, Reappointed was Clyde Harris
“A”, or with no uting, most of Sali.sbury. a former logi.slator.
likely won't attract bond buyers Appointed to repiare Mrs. E. F.
until the money nvarkot loo.sens. Allen of Lenoir was James R.
Kings -Mountain’s Moodv rat Twisdale. Jr. of Halifax, larmi'r
ing Is “A”. * and busino.-^sman, and Di. Fred-
Tho other 13 cities with bond A. Williams of Grocn.sboro,
Cameron Ware :h Kings .Mean
tain, chairman of the Cleveland
Cr.unty Democratic Party. h:i<
been appointed by Governor Eob
Sc*ott to tile Stale Board of Cor
rections.
ufhorizations at the si.x percent director ol Planning and Dc’vcdop- jj-jq jcti.sonably immediate future.
ning this week
committees to help conduct
drive on January 10-11.
ment at A & T University in
Greensboro, replace.^ Hampton D.
Haith Ol Winston Salem.
Govenor Scott designated Sen
ator Edgar J. Gurganus ot Mar-
ton County as chairman ol the
Board 01 Cormetion.s.
A Cleveland County native. Mr.
Ware is son of Hu* late Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne L. Ware, Sr. ot the
El Bethel-Bethware community.
Ho U a parin(*r in Mountain View
Farms and is a graduate of North
State University at Raleigh.
City Continuing
Leaf Collection
Iowa Supreme Court Gives Forsyth
Custody oi Children; Ages 9.6
€
Appeal of a former Kings
Mountain man for custody of
his livvo children following his
divorce has Ijeen honored by the
1( wa Supreme Court in a 7-2 de
cision.
.Mark Wayne Forsyth, of Co-
d:tv RapMs. low’a, foimer chem
ist at Lithium Corporation and
Last Kings .^lounlain resident,
won custody of his nino-v ear-old
daughter and six-year-old son,
afier a lower court had award(*d
custody to M'-s. Paula H
Forsyih, also of Cedar Rapids. '
Following ai-e pirtion.s of a
news report of Jerry Szumskij
appearing in the November 13j
issue of the Des Moines, Iowa,
Register. 1
The court majority said it is
“generally assume .1 that the!
best interest of younger children
is served by pl:icing them in the,
mother’s cus^^ody.”
But, it said, “this i.s an infer
ence” ha.sed partly on the as
sumption that the mother “keeps
tiu* home, pcrfoims the house
hold duties and will have more
time to devote to the cliildren
and their welfare.”
The majority in the 7-2 deci
sion said this assumption does
not apply in the case of Mrs.
Paula Du,an Foisyth against
Marvin Forsyth, both of Cedar
Rapids.
The justices reversed a decision
by Linn County District Judge J.
Paul ya.'ghon, who has award
'd M s. Fo: s.» ih a divorce and
custody of a (laughter, 9, and
son, 6.
“Both there parents love the
.•■hil’ren ond both are morally
fit ;o rare for them,” said the
decision, wiitt('n by Justice Wil
liam C. Stuart. “The governing
pvincijili is the best interest of
the children.”
In the (*ase of the Forsyths,
“both mo’her and fatlie:* work
and plan to hire a housekeeper”
the court said, adding:
“...The evidence shows the
husband pei formed -a Large
share of the household duties
Ol iinarily performed by a moth
er: spent much of his free time
with the children; supervised
Continued On Page 8
LEADERS m/s. Don Crawley
is Cleveland County chairman
of the Cerebrol Polsy compodign
ood Marvin Teer is Kings Moun
tain choirman.
Ceiebral Palsey
leaders Named
Mrs. Don CiAA'ley of Shelby
will serve as Cleveland Couni.v
chairman of the United Cerebal
Palsy Campaign for 1970 and,
Marvin Teer, who rocentlv joined I
First Union National Bank heroi Albemario. Chapol
as commercial loan ol.iccr, will, Concord, Favettcville, II‘-h
be Kinp Mountain chaiiman. p„.,„ Greensboro, I.oxinuton,
The two c.tairmen were bej<in. Statesville,
appointment of Wilmin<;ton an.1 Wins-
lon-Salem.
. . , X • Included in the gr()up which
Area ccreba] palp patients in pn.w.-ms are Ashe-
day care centers throu,ghout the,,.Lenoir, Moore.sville and
county and those in rehabilitation alf rated Baa.
programs will Ix'nefit from ihe^
campaign for funds. Also, pari; M.'’,yor John Henry Moss com-
of the fund are alloted for re-^mcniel. “I am ijuite highly elat
search. ed at the confirmation by the
Mrs. Crawley said the 1979 Local Government ccmimission
fund-raising effort will bo the scncta.y of Kings Mountain’s
first in ihis county for several sc.tul fiscal position, meantirro
years. The c*oi'nty chairman is; being highly sympatiietic with
the former Jackie Phillips of the plight of those cities plagued
Raleigh. Her husband is associ- by flu* h‘gh moiKs market. Weather pe:'mitt'.ng, the city is,
ated with Pilot Life Insurance^ lie continued, "The first Moss. continuing leaf-gathering daily..
Company in Shelby. They have administration inherited a sound from Monday morning to Salur-I
two sons, Jonathan, .age two, and fiscal situation. Our particular day noon.
Christopher, age 3 1-2. Theyj a!- complin.ent is that the City of Public Works Supei:nicndent
lend Shelby’s Central Methodist Kings Mountain has been able to Grad. Yelton reminds: Put thci
chinch. is-SLie $4 million in bonds during leaves on the euib at tiu- street,'
Mr. Teer. a native of Hills- the past 18 months and still K*- minus brush (a sepa:atc colle;*-,
boro, has been w’Uh Fiist Union tain a top ciedit rating.” tion senncoi. <
in Charlotte for the past four. -• ■ —
and one-half years where he has
m:inagcd the Amity Gardens;
b.anch. Previously, he was with'
fnlernational Harvesttm in the'
accounting department and serv-’
od in the Marino Corps reserve.
He is a 193-1 graduate of Cataw-j
ba eolh'ge wdth an A. B. in busi-'
noss administration.
Yates Harbison's
latkei: Passes
Funeral riles for William Mo
ran Ilarb^son. Si, of Morganton,
father of Yales Harhison of
Kings Mountain, were held Sun
day afternoon at 3 p.m. from
[First United Metho.hst eh-.Tch of
•Mo.'gnnton of which he was a
; member.
' IPs son hero is manager of'
‘Winn-Dixie Stores. '
Mr. Harh'so-1 died Frid>v rnor-'
ning in Grace hosnital at Mnr-i
ganton af'er illness of eight
months. He wa.s member of a
family of 11 hoys and tlnee girls.}
and seven brothers and one sis-
, ter survive him.
Also surviving are h^■^ wnfe;|
another .son WilLom -I. Harhi-
son, Jr. of Morganton; three
daughters, M's. Wipinm Houser
and Mrs. Berle Nog^le, both of
Morganton. and Mrs. Jim Kirk
patrick of Carv; and a number
of grandchildren.
Ho had retired from Interna-
' Continued On Page 8
Tm JI ' k. I ... I ..—n-
>11.ne, o:-.c. tl o: H.imcs <;f Ca.c,
li'u ., of (t.<
.•IwU.iiain Homes of
Jmo, inc., is to ihuild a.i 85 bed
. onvale.sren; ard ce.tler
on Sipes si.a ■ ! biiiiiid Kings
.'.loan, j.n hosp lal appioximuto
.. .. is na’.I-mulion dL»Lais.
(’.'n.st.i). lion of tiie facility
wi’i :)C.:;in as >• on as me. ,or is
v:oiisun.at;d, said Smith.
Lsi.mated consiruttion time is
.-lix I.) (*ight months woiking
a,, s.
A .na,y..iiy o. s‘Ovk in the
Moanrain corporation is
LeLl i)\ mirnhc' s of ilu* board
• •f ili. <; :er>. a. suring approval of
■ L'.o! G*iS \,:i Mo-nu-iv n glifs
a L>n.
rew' rr):*pv)r:\r.on will he
i.i ..poraicd t.> i^-M.e 125.000
s.-a.e.s of stock of $1 par value,
rndtr the me.ger agre(*menl the
ivings M . Itain eorpo.ation will
ijVvii 10 pcicini cf the stoik. the
Homos of Cate, Inc., gioup will
10 percent, and tite remain-
*'“**> pei.eiit wil] be owned by
.Aioic.h Nu.sing Homes Group
Oi Gcoigia.
Homes of Can* operates some
Vi nursing h(jm( s, Alotech four.
“The merge.’ has many bene
fits to the ki:tgs Mountain cor-
I)oraiiv)n.” President Smith point
ed out. “Principally, it will mean
a functioning nursing home in
Dr. rharl(‘- H. White, superin
tendent ci the Gastonia District
o» the United Methodist church
an.l <;e( retarv of the General Unit-
Al.so impoilant is the fact that
■'.^nc.'ship is experienced in man-
tagemen an,, has thi* financing
abiliiy to proceed with construc
tion.”
Address V/anted
02 Men Overseas
.Mayor J‘'!in Henry .'^loss is
seckin.g ad.iresses of Kings
Mountain aiea set'vicctnen serv-
-i'lg ove.seas in ordc.- that the
city ma-. send Diem Christmas
greetings.
Relatives and friends should
b:ing the addresses to the
Mono.'s nffi,o or telephone
Diem, using Phono 739-2533.
DIXON SERVICE
Sunday morni:ig w’or.ship s(*r-
vi(0.i will be lu*ld at 9:30 a.m.
.Sunday at Di-.on Pre^ibytorian
church. P(*v. Robert Wilson will
deliver tiie message.
cd Methodist Church of the world,
will delivei the sermon at th(' an
nual community • wide Thanks
giving srr\ice Wednesday night:
a! 7:30 p.m. in Central school
auditorium.
Di. White will use the .sermon
tapir. “You Can’t Give Thanks
icr .Nothing.”
'J nr CoinlMncd Choi:s of Kings
Mountain Bapti.ct churth, Central
Viethr.dist church and First Pres
byterian church will sing two an
them';, “Thanks Be To Tliee” by
Handel and “Come, Chri.stians
Join To Sing" by Mueller. Allen
Jolley, minister of mu-sic at First
Baptist church, will direct the
musif and Mrs. Aubr<y Mauney
•vvill be organist.
Numerous- mini.sters of the area
will participate on the program.
Dr. Cliark*' E. Edwiu-ds will lead
in the rcsixmsivc reading. Rev.
Carl V. Sparks will read the scrip- ■
lure and say the Thanksgiving!
prayer; and Rev. James Wilder,}
president of the sponsoring Kings
Mountain Ministerial .Association,
will preside. Rev. Carl Sparks i.s
(hainman of the program commit
tee and Rev. .Albert Ha.stings is
cliairman of the com-Tiittee on ar
rangement.':.
Major John Henry Moss will
read the President’s Thanltsgiving
Proclamaion to open the servic’e. i
“All chureher of the area are
invited to participate,” said Rev.
Wilder in making the announce
ment.
'HT-
I ^
f
Rites Conducted
For Mrs. Bush
Funeral rit(‘s for Mrs. Virginia
Ware Bush, 72, were hold Monday
morning at 11 o’clock from West-
over Baptist church, interment fol-
, lowing in B(*thloh(*m cemetery.
Mrs. Bush died Saturday at
'8:50 in the Kings Mountain hos
pital after illness of two weeks.
Fhr was a native of Kings i
.Mountain, daughter of Mr. and!
?slr^. MilO' H. Ware. She was a ,
, rnemhe.- of Wostover Baptist
church. !
Surviving arc three daughters.
Mrs. Curtis Bullington of States- ,
ville, Mr.-;. John Stegall of Char-
Ictfe and Mrs. Waltei Jones of
('astro Valley. California: three
sons. William Bush of Jackson
ville, Bruce Bush of Groen.slxiro
and Ha.vwood Bush of Kings'
Mountain; a brothei, Harmon
^ Ru-^h c»f Kin.gs Mountain: and
four sisters. .Mrs. Jake Hord. Mrs
■ Tam Roberts, bfdh of Kings .Moun
tain. Mrs. Charles Wright of Shel
hv and Mrs. Cyrus Falls of Dune
din. Fla. .Also surviving are 17
grandeliildren and lour great -
g andi hildren.
Rev. Archie- Chapman officiated ■
at the final rit('S.
Active pallbearers were Jake*
Hord Ji.. Ashlev Smith. Rog<*r
' Rush. Wiley Pittman, John Wright
^ anti Marion Dixon.
SPEAKER ~ Dr. Charles D.
White, superintendent of the
Gastonia District of the United
Methodist church and also sec
retory of the Generol United
Methodist Church of the world,
will be the principal speaker at
the community-wide Thanksgiv
ing service Wednesday evening
ot 7:30 at Centrol schooL
Glass Tapped
Aide De Camp
Ray Gallagher, Redfield, S. D.,
Commandor-in-Chief of the Vot-
('ransof Foreign Wars of the Unit
ed States, has announced the ap
pointment of Harold Glass, Kings
Mountain, North Carolina as Na
tional .Aide de-Camp, V.F.WL
•*Th(* ever-lengthening record of
V.F.VV. accomplishments will con
tinue to grow as long as we ha\-e
men of the calibt'r of Mr. Glass
helping to write,” said Gallagher
in making the ann.auncemenl. “It
has long been the practice of the
national organization to select
Tien for this appointment who are
dedicated to serving their com-
:-nunities and to furthering the
ideals of the nation and the Vet
erans of Foreigsi Wars. .Mr. Gla.ss
ha.s proved over the years to be
such a person and I am proud to
publicly commend him for his
efforts.”
.Mr. Glass, son of Mrs. Frank B.
Gla.-i.*? and the late Mr. Glass, is
a partner in Glass Grc.'’ery. Ho is
1 past commander of Frank B.
Glas.s Post 9811. Veterans of For
eign Wars, and has held offices
■)n the loial. district and state
levels. Heand his wife. Janice, and
‘hildren live on Grover Road.
i
S'!
RAMBLIN' REBS HERE SATURDAY — The Ramblin' Hebs, a 16-piece orchestra formed within the
nationally known Ramblin' Rebs Drum and Bugle Corps of Gastonia, will play for the Otis D. Green
Post 155 American Legion dance Saturday night from 9 until midnight at the American Legion
building. The orchestra has played for state Legion conventions and was the official orchestra
for the State Department dance at the recent National American Legion Convention in Atlanta.
Several members of the orchestra are shown in the photo above. Legionnaires, their wives ond
guests ore invited to attend.
Clc'sses End
A 21-hrur course in Riot Con
ti ol for new polii'c of.icc.s and
auxiliary policemen will end
riutrf- ay (tonight i at City Hall.
Inst'u.'tor for the class is Sgt.
Hoi Hayes.
The Rot ('ont.ol class is par!
if a 12f)-hoiir basic .Police .Sei
ne'' sc’oooj in vvhii h city police--
men arc* participati'tg.
Othc'r inst"ucto: s are Police*
:'h ef Tom Mcn(*vilt, Lt. William
Rope, of the Dt'tectivc Divisio’i
and Sgt. Jackie Banott.
METER RECEIPTS
Parking meter receipts lor the
week ending Tiu'sday totaled
$146.10, including $113 from on-
.str(*et meters. S12.55 from off-
street meters and S21..55 from
fines.
I Donors Reach
2-Gallon Level
Fred H.':dges, Janies Downey,
lenno'il .Masiers and David
Lardncr all leached the two-
xallon dopor lcv(*l vviion they
ave bh>o<l at the November
Iloodniobile at the National
:iua.<l Armory. Five dono. s also
ivtchoi the one gallon lec{4;
Ted Guffey, Hill Hord. Steve
ilarmon, .Marion Johnson. and
D.*ace Pe('Ier.
Red (boss officials had stress
'd the nerd for a heeny turnout
0 build rose:ves fo;- the holi-
l.a.vs. a : i the g >al for llrs visit
'l l I been set at 10 ) pints, but
in‘ turn out was not good on
his visit, is donors p:esentcd
lumselvcs, 62 pints wore g'ven
and 3 j<'iev-ied. q'he e wo / five
first time donors among the do-
io..^ I' new appears that a ma!;e
up visit will need to be sched-
ii’:d to meet the c.’itic il peed for
for the lioH ay season when
-Is i\ c espe’Inlly high.
The Dirt (' lea.iiing in.d.strios for
donor turnout on ilvs v'sit \\c.o:
Maanev ILi.^ie:y M.ll.'^, 9 doao.'s;
Foot(' M: leral; 6 donors: at'd .5
donois fiom Lamb<uh Rope Cor
poration.
Volunt(?or workers numberi'd;
6 Doci(»rs. I nurse, and^7 ladies
to staff the Bloo imobile.
Next regular visit for the
'Hoodmobile is scheduled for Fob.
23, 1970. however, officials expect
to call for a makeup visit to meet
the noi'ded calls for blood in De
cember.