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fl wer hai! (am pri Luri Population Greater Kings Mountain 21.914 City Limits 8465 <3i 'Jt9> ttiogt MouaiolB tlTui* U d«rlv*d ttom IM •p«rir] Uniird Stolon Barvau of th* C«MU» roport 0 Iaiii>ary oad includo* Iho 14.990 populotloa • Number 4 Township, and tl}» rnmoinlng 6.194 tton Number S Township, in Cleveland County ond Csonrdnr' «»«»» r/>'«/nslUp In Gaeton CoontT* Kings Mountain's Reliobie NewsT^aoei VOL 86. No. 10 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, March II, 1971 Eighty-Sixth Year PRICE TEN CENTS Five Incumbents Seek Re-election; Kelly Dixon Ex-Mayor Seeks Ward 5 Seat. Opposing Shipp / '4 JOINS OXFORD MILLS MANAGEMENT TEAM ^ Tomes Rish. left, and Willionn Mason, right hove joined Oxford Mills in Kings Mountedn. Mr. Rish os IcontroUer .Ond Mr. Mason as jos- sistant plant mcmager. Mr. Mason, d native of Canada, hos moved tc Shelby. Mr. Rish, who comes from Atlanto. Go., hos located in Kings Mountoin. Rish. Mason Are Olfidals Joe Machnik, Plant M- iagc (i‘ Oxf()j‘(l Knitting M i/i I'i'ngs Mountain, has anr.'».,nce(‘ ilio ad 'ition of two now -nom lit'i’s to the comp^any's ma lagoi ial tt am: James Rish and Wii l am Mason. k Mr. Risn joins Oxfori Knit Ft n_r Mills as Controller. Hh wa« i. '’cvntly transi''rit‘<t fror. CV fords homo office in Atlanta wlioro lie served as a mem er o. t) 0 rn.porato o.C'ounting s‘^ff. ^ j, » aduato of Georgia State Uni'• I' sity, Mr. Rush holds a Msster^ I‘I'gi'v e in Business A’.minlstra- t on. At Oxford, he assum ;s the r»'^ponsihilities of the account- i. g -and payroll departments. .Mr. Hisli an<i his wifv', Judy, have purchased a home on North Cansler street here. Both aix* nv mlK'rs of Fir^^t Baptist cluireh. Oxf.ird also welcomes Mr. fMa- son as Assihtant Blast Mana ger. A native of Canada, Mr. Mason stu'-ied industrial engin- cerir:g at the UniVvTSity of To ronto, and later worked in the knitw<?'ar an<l apparel industry in a variety of staff and manag<T- i .1 functions for over •twenty years. Initially as an Industrial Kngint'cr, his responsibilities rover -d work measurement in a mi iti plant knitwear company folto-wrd by an a'!ded responsi bility, d' Production Control Management in the same compa ny. In tli^ lO.oO's, Mr. Mason mov- e.i his family to the United .Stales’ where ho continued work itig in tlu» knilw -ar industry in a consultin.g capacity, and eventu ally as a .Senioi* Engineer with > i:iM ti and Frank Associates. Mr. Mason, his wife and fam ily I'.av.* n'cently relocated tc this ai-ea and are residents of Slmlby. O’vlord Knitting Mills is a Division of Oxfoid Industries. Inc., which is a diversified man- ufaCurer an ! distributor of ap- 1 ar 1 and dictating and copying eiiuipmcnt. T!ie Atlanta based firm has annual sales of approx imately 13S million dollars pr nu rily in appaiel. Rites Conducted Foi Mrs. Price Funeral rites for Mrs. Eva Hawkins Price, 09, were held i?aturday,“February 27tli, at First IVipti.st ehufch, with the Rev. Roto- erf Mann and Rev. Olin Heffner tifficiating. Interment was in Bethlehem chureli eemetery near Marion. Mrs. Price died February 25t:h in the Kings Mountain hospital aft er several month's illness. Slie was daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Augusta Hawkins. She made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Summers, 915 Sharon Drive. Surviving, be.sido.s her daugh ter, are her brother, Walter C. Hawkins of Asheville; and two sisters, Mrs. A. M. Reel and Mrs. K H. E. Randolph, both of Forest W City. By MARTIN HARMON No ciity office will go begging for the next two years due to lack of candidates in the May 11 election. Five incumbent city commis sioners have filed for re-election. The five were joined by fr..- mer Mayor Kelly Dixon, who fil ed Wednesday aSternoon for the Ward 5 commissdon scat being vacated by Mrs. Maude R. Walk er. Mr. Dixon’s candTclacy creates^ a contest for the position, which is also being sought by Howard Shipp. I Incumben-t candidates are Ray I W, Cline, Ward 1; W. Soimore Biddix, Ward 2; T. J. (Tommy) Ellison, WaTd 3; Norman King, I Ward 4; and James J. Dickey, Ward 6. Oomm. Cline, convpleting his fifth term, is a veteran employee of Mauney Hosiery Company. He is a navy veteran of V^orld War II, member of St. Matthew’s Lu theran church, Veterans of For eign Wars, and a Moose life member. He is a memtoer and past commander of the Ameri can Legion and also a past dis trict commiander o? !he Legion. Mrs. Cline is the former £hiza- betih Huffstickler. They have three sons, three daughters, and 21 grandchildren. Comm. Biddix, completin-g his third term on the commission, is I a representative of Sturdivant I Life Insurance Company. His ■Accompanying Mr. Ware was j company has tvvice honored him Hal S. Plonk of Kings Mounitain. i as “man of the year” and for the t past three years he has been president of the key producer’s club. He is Sunday school super intendent and trustt^ of East GolkJ Street Wesleyan Methodist church, a Mason, Legionnaire and ^ air force veteran <rf World ‘WST" II. Mrs. BuMix is the former Ma rie Howe. They have five daugh tors and five grandchildren. Comm. Ellison is the comimis- sion veteran and is completinig his 18th year of service. He served from 1947-51, 1953-57, and from 1961-71. He is owner of Ellisonls Grocery. He is a Mason and a member of Grace Methodist Church, and past chairman of its board of trustees. Mrs. Ellison is the former Roberta Ballard. They (Co^itinxved on Page Six) % y RAY W. CLTNE W. S. BIDDIX T. J. ELLISON NORMAN KING JAMES J. DICKEY Worei Plonk To Raleigh Dinner Cameron Ware, chairman of the Cleveland County Democratic Party, led a delegation of a doz en Democrats to the Je^erson- Jackson dinner in Raleigh last Saturday. Sewer-Use Hearing Is lohnl. McGill Will Not Offer The polifiical rumor mill con tinues to grind out slowly for the upcoming municipal and board of education political wars. One rumor was killed: John L. McGill, retired former parFner in Kings Mountain Drug (Company, will not be a candidate to sukx^eed Mrs. Maude R. Walker is Ward 5 commissioner. Mr. McGill told the Herald, “I considered the possi bility of becoming a candidate and weighed it carefully. I have decided I will not offer.” One rumor going the rounds this week w’as that Hugh A. Lo gan. Jr., former Cleveland County sheriff and Kings Mountain po lice chief, who retired January 1 from the prisons department, may challenge Ray W. Cline for Ward 1 commissaoner. Another was that George B. Hord, retired assistant postmas ter, may be a Ward 5 commission- Ward 5 commissioner candidate. Youth Rally Set Saturday Macedonia Baptist church of Route 2, Grover road, Kings Moun tain, will conduct a youth pally Saturday night, March 13, begin ning at 7:30 p.m. Kkicst speaker will bo a Clhris- j tian iphormacist Speaking on drugs and drug abuse. Youth will "Bing Along With Joy” and fallowing the service there will be a time of fellowship and refreshments. All youth are invited to attend, said Rev. L. D. Scruggs, .pastor. IRA Taps Mis. Simpson (Mrs. James B. Simpson, East school reading teacher, was elect ed president of the North Caro lina Council of the International Reading Association at the Coun cil’s three-day meeting last week- >e Tn EVANGELIST — Rev. Guy E. Johnson of Spindale will be speaker for revival services March 21-26 at Macedonia Bap tist church. or candidate. end at White HouseTnn, Char Another was that Dan Finger, of Hoke Electric, Inc., may be a GOSPEL SING Pi Dimont Baptist church will sponsor a Gospel Sing begin ning at 2 p,m. Sunday with tlio Bridges Family of Shelby and the Psalmsmen Quartet of Gastonia to be fv'atured. The interested community is invit ed to pai'tcipate, said Rev An sel Center, pastor. lotte. Mrs. Sfmipson, president-elect, will plan next year’s spring con ference, to be held in Raleigh, and will! preside over the con ference in 1973. She will succeed former Kings Mountain teacher, Richard CUilyer, as president. Mr. Culyor is now a member of the Reading Department staff of Ap palachian State University at Boone. Mrs. Simpson and another Ea.st school teacher. Miss Jackie Blan- led reading discussion ses sions at the Council mw'ting Mrs. Simpson led a discussion at ‘•Motivation Techniques That Work” and Miss Blanton led a discussion of “How To Teach Word-Attack Skills.” Over 1,000 educators attended the 10 group discussions on ‘‘PracticaJ Aspects Of Teaching Reading.” iMrs. Simpson, wife of James B. Simpson, is the former Sarah Herndon, daughter of Mrs. P. D Herndon and the late Mr. Hem- dOD. She is a graduate of the University of Nopth_^ Carolina at Chapel Hill and is"^ working to wards her master’s in reading at Appalachian State University. Macedonia Sets Revival Series Macedonia Baptist church will hold revival services each eve ning March 21-26 at 7:30 p.m. with Rev. Guy E. Johnson, evan gelist. Mr. Johnson is a graduate of Gardner-Webb college of iBoiling Springs, N. C., Furman University, Greenville, S. C., and Southwest ern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has conducted revivals in thirteen different states, and he has organized and built several churches. At present he is pastor of Main Street Baptist church, .Spindale, N. C. The pastor. Rev. L. D. Scruggs, invites the public to hear Mr. Johnson along with gospel music, solos, duets, quartets, and choir numbers in a special musical un der the direction of David Low ing. State Agency Has Approved Proposed Law The city commission Tuesday night called a public hi^aring foi March 23 on a proposed sewage- use ordinance. Commissioner James J. Dickey, chairman of the city sewage com mittee, told the board his com mittee, the city engineer and in dustry representatives, along with officials of the state Department of Water and Air Resources Com mission, had been working for six months to obtain a sewage- use ordinance “with which every one can live.” " "To all I say ‘thanks’ for what I consider a very good ordinance proposal,” C^omm. Dickey com mented. Col. W. K. Dickson, city engi neer, reported that the Depart ment of Water and Air Resources had approved the ordinance. The Colonel commended the work and spirit of cooperation of the city committee and Industry' represen tatives. Schoolmen. Legislators To Talk About Pending Educational Bills Area legislators will meet with members of the county’s three school boards — Kings Mounitoiin, Shelby and Cleveland County boards of education Monday morning for a 7:30 ajm. break members will be given opportun ity to discuss educaHonal needs with tlhem, said Supt, Donald Jones. Expected to attend are Senator J. Ollie Harris. Senator Marshall fast ait Royal Motor Inn Reatau-1 Rauch, Rep. Boib FaMs and Rep. pant. IW. K. Mauney Jr. alorf? with The group is expected to dis-1 members of the three lairds and cass educational blllK in the superintendents of the three sys- legislature and school board terns Mrs. Dunns Rites Conducted Funeral rites for Mrs. Margaret .Amanda Dunn, 64. of Clifton Forge, Va., formerly of Kings .Mountain, wore hold Monday aft ernoon at 3 p.'m. from First Pres- bjTerian chuR*h, interment fol lowing in Mountain Rest ceme tery. Dr. Paul Ausley officiated at the final rites. Mrs. Dunn died Saturday at 10 a.m. in a Staunton, Va. hospital She was daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs John E. Osment and a member of Kings Mountain’s First Presbyterian church. Surviving are her son, James Dunn, of Clifton Foige, Va.; her sister, Mrs. Robert E. Farley of Co\’ington, Va.; three grandchild ren and six great-grandchildren. In other actions the city passed a resolution formally calling the biennial city and board of educa tion elections for May 11 and re ferred to the city attorney for re view a pow’er contract proposal from Duke Power Company. The commission also: 1) Received bids from Ronnie Turner Construction Cbmi>any of Cfesar, $7976.70, and A. P. White & Sons, Charlotte, $17,906, foi water and sewer lines to serve DcRose Industries in Kings Moun tain Indu.strial Park in Gaston County. The low bid was liighoi by $699 than the amount approv ed by the Gaston County board of commissioners for the projovt and the Mayor was instructed to confer with Gaston officials wn- cerning letting the bid. 2) Passed a resolulion transfer ring to the debt senice fund $27,500 from the water bond ac count, the amount representing interest earned on bond account certificates of deposit. 3) Referred to a study commit tee a proposed agret'menl be tween the city and the Division of Inland Fisheries, Wildlife Re sources Commission. 4) Passed a re.solution extend ing the date of beneficial oei'u IJancy of the Buffalo Creek water treatment plant from March 11, 1970, to March 1. 1971. 5) Passed a resolution com mending the City of Shelby on its being named an All-American city. 6) Called public hearings for April 13 on re-zoning petitions ol Aubrey Mauney ancl of Hal S. and Fred W. Plonk, both of whicli have been approved by the zon ing bocud. Holland Case Proceedings Are Halted Preliminary hearing for Bruce Douglas Holland, 18. charged with jxisscssion of marijuana, has been continued in 27th Judi cial Court until Thursday, March 18th. Judge Robert Kirby of Cheirry- ville halted the trial Thursday after the defendant told the court three persons had offered to pay his fine and get tlie charges re- duted to a U*sser offense If he would accept the blame for the incident that resulted in (*harg<’is against himself and three other persons. Judge Kirby ordered an investi gation into the allegations made by Holland. Lt. David Corn of the Kings .Mountain police depart ment said. Lt. (2orn, investigation officer, said the judge made no ruling on a motion by defense attorney, C. A. Horn, to reopen charges a- gainst Devere Rogers Smith, Jr., 18, and James Edward Mauney, 20, both otf Kings Mountain. Corn said Holland, along with Cindy Gail Alexander, 16, ol Kings MountaiiT, and Smith were arrested December 6. 1970 on charges of aiding and abetting in the possession of marijuana. Corn said he charged .Mauney with possession of marijuana. Corn said the original chargc.s against all four were nol pressed with leave in district court Feb. 11 and a new warrant was drawn against Holland charging him with pos session. A<xording to Corn, Holland testified that George H. Mauney of Kings Mountain, father of James Edward Mauney, and .Mr. and Mrs. DeVere Rogers Smith, parents of Smith, had on several occasions offered to pay his fine and get the charge ag^iiinst liim reduced. Holland alleges that Mauney and the Smiths talked to him and his parents about the matter. Corn said purpose of the inves tigation is to determine if the eases against Mauney and Smith should be reopened and if any new charges shoula So filed. ^launey. Smith, and a new wit- nc.-vs, Ronald King, Testified as slate wilno.sst's and sajd they hrid seen Holland at a cxrbin on Lake Montonia owntHi by George Mau ney of Kings Mountain with a bag of green material. Mauney and Smith said Holland and Cin dy Gail .Alexander were in Mau- (Continued on Page Six) Rite.s For J Conducted , N. Gamble McDaniel Dies Of Suffocation A 45-ycar old Gaffney, S. C. man, Clyde W. McDaniel of 405 Oakley St., was killed about 12:15 p.m. Saturday when the roof of a house he and two other per sons were tearing down on Waco road collapsed on him. Cleveland County Coroner M. D. Walker said McDaniel was ap parently standing outside the house w'hen the roof fell and pin ned him under it. He said Mc- DanieL his son, Don, and broth er-in-law Earl Sanders, all of Gaffney, w'cre tearing down a house on the Waco Road by hand. Walker said the man had appar ently removed the bracing from the w’alls, causing the roof to fall. Walker reported the man died from suffocation from the weight of the roof on his chest. Kings Mountain police, rescue squad and a wrecker worked 40 remove McDaniel from the debris but he was dead on arrival at Kings Mountain hospital at 12:35 p.m. Funeral rites were held Mon day in Gaffney, S. C. LUTHERAN TOPIC "Do All Things Work To gether For Good?" will be the s:Tmon topic of Rev. Charles Easley at Sunday rno.^ning worhhip services at 11 clock at St. Matthew’s Liui'heran church. Rev. Easley is ctnlin- uirtg a Lenten theme, “Serious Questions For Serious People.” Wildlife Group Named by Moss Mayor John Henrj' Moss an nounced apix)intment Tuesday night of the Kings Mountain Wild life committee, as previously au thorized by the city commission. Members include City Commis sioner Norman King and W. S. Biddix. George Ruppe, Eugene Goforth. J. Pait Tignor, K. E. Mor rison, HoNvard Bridges, C. T. Dix on, Eugene McSwaln, Joe Lee Woodward. Jackie D. Barrett, Rev Robert McDowell, Bon Brown, and Janies Simi)son. Retired Textile Man Succumbs In Alabama Funeral rites for James Nor wood (Pete) Gamble, 72, were held Wednesday afternocn at 2 p.m. from the Chapel of Harris Funeral Home, interment follow ing in Mountain Rest cemetery. Dr. Paul K. Ausley offilciated at the final rites. Active pallbearers wore BetJ Maner, Hall Goforth, Joe Thom son, Henry Neisler, Bill Grissom and Herman Campbell. Mr. (Gamble, retired textile w'orker, died .Monday morning art 10 a.m. in Sylacauga, .Ala., where he was visiting his son and fam ily. Mr. Gamble had been in ill health for several months. He was son of the^ate Mr. end Mrs. John Jackson Gamble of Cleveland County. His wife. Mns. Ruth Davis Gamble who died in 1965, was e.\e<*utive secretary of the Red Cross chapter for many years. He was a member of First Pres byterian church. Surviving are his‘'?on, Charles J. Gamble of Sylacauga, Ala.; two brothers. Robert Gamble and Tom Gamble, botli of Be.-^emer City: one sister, .Mrs. B. D. Rat- torree otf Kings .Mountain; four grandchildren. DIXON SERVICE Sunday evening worshv ser vices will be held Sund-^y at 7:15 p.m. at Di.xon ITesbytcr- ian chuivh with Rev. RoNnH Wilson to deliver -the message. and Troop 92 Clean-up Advance Guard; City-Wide Committee Is Appointed I help in any way we can. . . ! Arwrv„«,.i.Qti/-.»•» was expressed by ; square. She was charter member Dr. Padgett's Mother Passes Funeral rites for Mrs. Tilden R. Padgett, 89, of Forest City, moth er o' Dr. r. G. Padgett of Kingj* Mountain, were held Wednesday ofternoejn at 4 o’clock from For est City’s First Baptist church W'ith the Rev. Dillard Mynatt of ficiating. Iritermont was in Cool Springs cemetery. Mr.s. Padgett died Monday at 9:30 p.m. at her home. SJie had been in declining health for sev eral years. A native of Rulherfwd Oount;>', she was the daughter of the late Barney and DeliJali Harrill King. Mrs. Padgett was the finsi presi dent otf the Forest City Better ment club in the early 1920’s and the person chiefly responsible for l)lanning and planting the public VFW, Auxiliary Meeting Monday Members of Frank B. Glass Post 9811 VFW and Auxiliary will hold regular meetings Monday night at 7 p.m. at the Post Homo on Grover road. Supper will be served follow’- ing the meetings. By MARTIN HARMON Boy S.’out TrfH>|i 92 lias volim- ! Appreciation . - ^ r- leered its services in the upcom- the .Mayor and all members of; of the Forest City Woman’s club in<» city-wide clean up campaign , the city commission. i^ formerly Fifth District and in fact, lias already gone to i Building inspector Woodrow . chairman of the Garden Clubs otf work on the project. i Laughter, who is coordinator of: North Carolina. . the upcH)ming campaign, told the I An alumnus of Meredith col- Momb('rs of the troop appeared v^^rd that owners of 12 derclidt i loge, she formerly served on the with their Scoutmaster Jim Yar- and two out-buildings hoard of the Forest City Librar>', bro and Troop Committeeman Bob hove agreed for their houses to Maner at the city board of c-om- ^e razed and addeif that several missioners meeting Tuos<lay nigh! (^vnors of junk cars had also giv- to volunteer their servuvs. ; permission for these to be re- John Knox McGill, six'aking for moved. the tr<x>p, told tho^ commission Donald D. Jones fs general _ his trooi) would lii<e to “police, chairman of the clean up, fix-up, Padgett of Shelby and James T. the area in vicinity of the paint-up committee. [Padgett of Forest City; four Other members, announced by daughters, Mrs. Nolle P. Norris of the Mayor Tuesday night arc i Mrs. Gus Thomas otf Commissioners Ray W. Cline'andj Hendersonville, Mrs. Le.x Hood otf T. J. Ellison. Mrs. E. W. Griffin. Matthc'ws, and Mre. J. W. Grif- ' fin, Jr. of Forest City; one brotih- er, G. C. King of Asheville; two sisters. Mrs. Frank Masters otf St. was a former Sunday School teacher at First Baptist church and was a member of the Senior Citizens club. tBesidcs her son here, she is survived by two sons. Dr. Charles up intersection of US 74 and West Mountain street and volunteered to maintain the area where the Girl Scout monument replUti is located on a permanent basis. Subsequently, Scout McGill handl'd Mayor John Henry Moss* Mrs. James Houston, a list of abandoned John McGinnis, Bob Wt>tositer, Mrs. James Rushing, Jim Dowming, Otis Falls, cars the i Mrs. Joe Neisler, Jr., Mrs. Jackie Augustine, Fla. and Mrs. Morri- Scouts had compiled in an a-1 D. Barrett. Jim Yarboro, Grier I Jones of Pittsburgh, Pa.; 14 round-town surv(>>'. 1 Sipes, John Henry Mitchell, John grandchildren and seven great- Scoutmaster Ya-rbro then com-1 Reavis, Bill Baker, Mrs. Bob Dav-i grandchildren, mented, "We’re here to sympa- i is, Mrs. John L. Bess, and Otis Dillard Mynatt officiated thize, not criticize. W’e’re here to - Tomes. 1 at the final rites.