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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.