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) /He, Po- Be. se- 0 gradu- school. I nn »■*”• ivaila’)le re id'- • c()n^''5ts sVk ' r- ITnrr' 't 'linfT t->fe I'ni- la ve’-.et willi ''.•1 Popnlation Greater Kings ^1,914 City Limits 8.465 GiiMisr Kiiiy* MuuntalB .juia U d«rtT«d irom tM Unllvd t»tatA» Bureau ol the Ceneiu report 0 laavwej 196S. ond locludet Um 14.990 populotltio o MumlMr 4 Townsblp. and tuo rematnlnv 6«124 Iro* itoiuMr S Townsblp. tn Cleeolond Coimtr and Crowdor .</»«.ntmn Township to Gaston Co«tf. 4^5 Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper VOL. 83 No. 34 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, August 24, 1972 Eighty-Third Year PRICE TEN CENTS t. Nursing Home Need Certificate Hearing Tuesday City Schools Expect 4300 Enrollees Fred Lockridge ^^Tlites Conducted Tiansier Firm Founder Dies Alter Attack Kurioral ritrs for Kro:! Wil liam L’». kri(i'4<*, G-l founder of Loi kridgc Transfer Company and tmnor and operator of the Kings Mountain business for a number ci years, wore conducted y.ujiday afternoon at 4 p. m. fmm First Baptist church «)f which ho was a men.' .er. Mr. Lockridge sufft'red a heart attack Friday morning at S:15 a. 111. wliile driving his truck on Fast Kin.; stend. He died at Kings 'M'Hintain hospital about 25 min- ute'< latei. Ilis truck hit a utility polo and knocked off power in the area for 30 minutes later, lie had been in apparent good liealth. H(*v. S. L. Lamm of Boiling Springs was assisleil by Rev. Holx'rt Mann of Boone, a former pastor, in officiating at the final rites. Interment was in Mountain • *st cemetery with memlx*rs of le Men’s Choir of the church as active pa]!lx*aiors. Mr. Lockrklge was son o*f Ihe late .Mr. and Mrs. William Calvin Lockridge of Kings Mountain. lie was a mein’ er of the Men’s Choir of First Baptist chureh. .Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Kunice Melton Lockridge; one daughter, Mrs. William Wise Jr. of Kings Mountain; and two sisters, Mrs. Lui^o Jenkins and Mrs. Ben Short, both of Kings 'Mountain. Stockholden To Meet Monday A meeting of stockholders of Kings Mountain Convale.sctmt and .Nursing Center, Im*.. will be held Monday night at 8 o’cl(x*k at King.s Mountain Savings & Loan Asset) Uition. ITeiildenl Joe R. Smith urged all .stockholders to attend the Monday night meeting. Eveiy School At Capacity Ox Ovei-Filled School bells will ring out for over 4,300 students in the Kings Mountain school district this morning at 8:30. Students at Kings Mountain High, Central Junior High, five elementary schools and the Early Childhood Education Center (Compact) will go through orien tation and registration this morn ing before spending their first fuil day at school Friday. Supt. Donald Jones said that every school in the district is eith er "filkKl to capacity or over crowded.” fic said over students w4ll register at I SUCCUMBS ^ Fred W. l^k- : ridge died suddenly Friday of ! a heart attack. Funeral rites I were held Sunday. Building Permit Activit'y Brief Building jj^ormit issuance was brief during the pa.st week. Codo.s officer W.VV. Laughter issued per- Wilts to: Ted Jones, 108 Castlc- Bo d Hoad, for a $1500 utility luniling: Allen’s FItwof Shoj), 614 Fast King street, for erection of a $125 ijign; Mrs. James Messick, SOS Third 'street, for $500 in repairs; and Dcnidd P irker, S(X) Henry street, for $300 in nxrf repair. Crossroads Show Attracts 2500 Cf'unti7 music fans are a-und- ant in the Kings Mountain area. Proof was the week-end crowd of 2,500 at Cross Roads Music Park in the Oak Grove commun ity. The feature attraction was Freddie Hart, Nashville record ing artist, whose “Bless Your Heart” is No. 1 on the country Musu' hit parade. Enjoying long- running popularity are two other hits by Hart, his first, “Easy Lov ing” and “My Hang Up Is You.” A native o<: Phocni.x City, Ala., Hart told Sunday afternoon’s audience that he was born in a family of 1.5 and had only a third grade education. He got into the country music business in the early 50's and after “Easy Loving” the road up was easy. He gave his Sunday audience a preview of several new songs he’s w'ritten and re- coidc<l: “I’ve Got The All Over For You AH Over Me” to bo re leased by Capital Records the first of the year; and “Unlxdiev- aLle Love” to be released Sept. IS. Hart was accompanied by his si.x-pUM’C band, “The Hart Beats.” 'Willard Boyles, promoter and organizer with Tom Brooks of •Crossn'ads, said, in addition to Hart, Crossroads favorites have lieen Loretta Lynn, Coim'ay INvit- ty and Del Reews, all of the 'Grand Ole Opery who have drawn capacity audienc<4 of 3,306. Miss Lynn is booked for October shows at Crossroads. Crossroads, a 15acre music park owned by B & D Welding, was the brainchild at Tom Continued On Pa<fe Mountain high. Teachers have been at work all week preparing their program and attending meetings and lec tures. Dudley Flood and iGene Causby of Raleigh spoke to school personnel Wednesday on “Human Relations,” a topic which Supt. Jones said the school program is to be centered around this year and in the future. Students at the elementary schools will he dismissed this morning at 10:30. KM High will will continue to take English 1 on a yearly basis. Sophomores will be of'ered two English courses, Composition 1 or Woman Injured Shelby Cyclist Hurt In Earlier Mcnday Accident Five persons weie injuied one crilically—in Uvo sejiarate traP ic ac( idenls in Kings Moun- $1,250 tain Monday mght. Kings; Mima Johnson Brooks, 23, I Route 2, Kings Mountain, listed in critical condition follow- i ing a 9:20 p. m. accident on West ; 'Mountain Sirced A*ar the Nation al Guard Armory. Also injurctl in i the two-car mishap were Peggy I Blac'kburn and Donna B'ackburn, ' also of Route 2. According t o investigating Kings Mountain Poliic* Li. John ny Helk, a 1971 Chevrolet driven by Donald B’ackburn. -10, of Route 2. wa.s traveling east on Mountain Street an<i .stoppei to make a left turn. A 1963 Ford driven hy Mrs. Brooks wa.s also ; going east on Mountain at an apparent high rate of speed. The Brooks car repoidodly Blaek'urn’s car but careened off ii.i traveled approximately 53 yards ; and cRpped a utility pole, knock- i ing o);' power in the area of Mountain for almost two Introduction to Language Art _ Atkiiaagn said,.the lattey u, pass ] a grammar'course for the aveP sideswijxxi it, age student and the Composition 1 is for college-bound students. Junior and senior English stu dents will have a large variety of l-^y^st courses to choose from. Those in- i dude Print, SlghLs and Sounds, a| Cevtinued On Page Eight course which will deal with j newspapers, radio, television and | « ||i| ■ other information medias; Short | lUeillDeiS Stories and Plays; Contemporary! Fiction; American Experiences;, 'Myths and Legends; Public Speaking; Journalism; Short Stories and the Novel; Adven tures In Sports; Business Voca tional English; English Literature Continued On Page Eight HERE THURSDAY — U. S. Con- giessman Jim Broyhill cf Le noir will pay a visit to Kings Mountain Thiusday (today). Bloyhill Visltiaff Today Con.:rcssman James X- Broy- hiJ] has announced his su.mmer office hours schedule for Cievc- land County. The Congressman will he in CU've’and county on Tliursday itodavi and his sched ule is as follows: 34 More Firms Face Relocation Problems In Downtown Face Uplift Grayson’s Jewelry, whicji open ed Thursday in brand new (|uar- tcr.s, i.s first of 35‘ Kings Moun tain business to bt* relocalcxl downtown. (Jeno While', dire'efor of the Kings Mnimtain Reck'v'eloji.nent Commission, (?xpre.'sod himself a.s quite* plea.sed with rriv-nn’s; K I cation, to 133 West Mountain street, and .said otlu*r bu.siiu's.ses will bo r(.‘lK‘ate«l “as resources become available” in the central bu.sjness di.Rrict projo'ct to reno vate downtown. ■‘First otTligalion of the Rede velopment Commission”, sidd the din dor, is to insure that a busi ness is able to make a smfxiih and .snti.sfaetory transition to a new location. ,4^rogram.s such as llie Small Bu.siness Administra- ticn Displacement Loan may be utilized by any business relocat- • ig due to urban renewal ac- Im.” To be relocated ..arc thepo firm.s in the downtown ^ea: Adams & Orr Ca'b Company; Dellinger’s Jewel Slu>i); Warlk’k Insufance Agency; Hoke Electric; Lynch Furniture; George B. Tliomasson, Attorney: Ilelcn’^ 'Beauty Salon; Dixon Chevrolet; F^lls Used Cars; Burton Cab; Phifer Hardware; IJruIges Hardware; Mefjinnis De partment Store Annex; McCurdy Clc'aners; Slewe’s Radio & 'PV; Saunders Cleaners; .Sudie’s Beauty Salon; Cash Brothers; Central Barbi'r Shop; Meric Norman Cos metics; Kings Mountain Florist; G'Krigg (iarage; Myers Printing; Cathy'.s Beauty Salon; City Ice and Coal Company; Kings Moun tain Farm C<*nter iwarx'house) il’rice’s Cabs;; Rt^yster OH Com pany Gulf Station; Fi'od Plonk ' aiihling; Triangle Finance; Dur ham Life Insurantv; Mountain 'Lanes IkwvHng Center; Kings 'Mountain Mirroir and .Ronnie Mill, (displaced) (Mr. White invites all questions about the project be directed to his office, 739-2003, at City Hail. First Union Open Full Day Effective Monday, First Union National Bank stopped closing for a two-hour “lunch break”. The bank is now open from 9| a.m. to 5 'p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.'m. Fridays. L. E. Hinnant, vice-president, said the decision to lengthen op eration schedules is an effort to improve service and to relieve congestion both “inside and out side” the bank, including parking and drive-in window service. Charles Hamilton, manager of First Citizens Bank & Trust Com pany, said his firm is considering lengthening schedules but has not yet arrived at a decision. Hear Dr. Plonk T'he college student today is serious and crincerned not a- l>out what his tcach<*r thinks, bpt in terms of relevancy to himself. This was the judgment of Dr. Martha Plonk, Kings Mountain Kings I 12 neon Mountain 11 a. m. 'Mayor’s office. /helhy—2:30 p. m. -Court IIou-'O m. to 4:30 annex. to P- Congressman Bi’oyhill extend.-, an invitation to the tnihlic to visit with him and discuss any legislation or problems involving native and Oregon >51 .ite Univer j’''’*: f‘'f>>'ral governirK'nt. No ap Cansler Tracts Are Auctioned Kings Mountain p^ty schools and R^^bort G. Cox wpre high hid d^rs last Thursday tfor the Mrs. George Cansler Est.'rte propt^rty Imnting on West Mountain and West King streets. The schools bid $20(X) for Tract, I at 5(18 West iMountain street, fronting 90 feet on West Moun tain with a median depth of 351 feet, and occupied 'by a (Kvclling. iRobert G. Cox bid $1000 for Tract II, seven lots on West King, total fronting 196 feet. The non square tract I3 181 feet ‘at the back line, 114 feet on the west side, end 92 and 88 feet on the east side. The Cox bid was raised, Com missioner J. A. West roT>orts, by Billy Joe Sipe by the required five percent. The re-bidding will start at $1100. The property is being sold un der order of the Superior Court to settle the Cansler^ Estate in an action brought by Diana C. Wohl- ford and .Miss Karen Caaslor a gainst Mr. and Mrs. Luther Cams- ler and Anthony Oansler, respond ents. Auction bids remain open for ten days. If raised by five per cent a resale auction is required. sity professor, as ndated to the Kings Moiuitain Lions club Tues day night. Dr. Plonk continued. “He was born in the fifties and therefore grow up In a period of ai^fhience. He likely has a car, creating parking problems all over the nation’s campuses, and ho wants moix* student say-so in running the universities.” At Oregon Stale, Dr. Plonk said, the stiklents are getting more say-so, with sjudent repre sentation on '■ oards'f'and commit tees, which she regilJ^Hs as hav ing proved beneficial' hotli U) the welfare of the university and to the student. \V"hen the v<*ting age* was low ed to l*-^. with ils <loul)h* im plication of privilege and icspon- sibility, the student government organization with student funds, retaini'd an attorney to interpret and advise the new “of age" stu dents. Dr. Plonk compared the eiuca- tt^'nal function of On»gon State as a combination of Woman’s College at GnM'nsboro and N. C. State in the forties ccxxl. liberal arts, science, and business aci- minist rat ion. Oceanography, she (Continued on Page Eight) pointinenl is necessary. Coker Captured In York CounlY Elforcl Guy Coker, 25-year-old prison es.’apee from Gaf^ey. S. /.,and (enter of a mx-^ive man hunt in the area after being de clared an outlaw, was captured Thursday niglit in York County. S. C. Coker, lodgt'd in Cherak«‘e Coun ty Jail in Gaffney, had be(*n se? v- iiH a 12 year sW'rttence for armed rohbery. Ho is also cliarged with rape of a fivo-y(*^ar-old' Kings .Mountain girl A( wording to police rejxirts, Cckcr was apprehend(*d by two ■mote.rists who spotti*d him walk ing down a road in South Caro lina. Area Health Council Hearing At City Hall By MARTIN HARMON CIp\ eland - (;a.s(t>n - Lincoln Health Planning Council, Inc. will (onduci a pu die hc'aring at J .'iiy HaH Tuesday night at 7 ^ -’li.i.k on application of Kings B M(.untain Nur.sing an.l Con\al- escent Home. Inc., for c^’rtificate ‘ c ne(‘d to build and op( -.ite a ' nursing i(m\ aloscent lionie lacil- I i'y- ! Wade W. Mitchem and Mis. Mary Edith Rogers. Gaston i ounty members, announced the ' public hearing and staled, “Tin* ^ public is incited as well as* all J'. ins luuiri,.' any sjx'cia! inter- (*st or kn' w.cdgp in liic applica- : tions or the effect of granting a i ii. ('n. Mr. .Mitchem nr*te I “Th(* pro- vedun* wir [)V cs .s»'t forth under C'haiitcr V.) c llie General Stat utes of Xorih I'arolinn. .m l Hu es and Regulations sot down b-y the State Ijoard of Health.” Whi'e net a sub-agency of the Slate Boar i of liealth, which is the ag('ncy actuary charg<*d witTi ikciul});; medic.‘1 (Mre ia.'iJitic<. 'he a*-e:t health planning ( uincils are chained l y law with res])on- sihiiity lur recommending, or not 'c - i; Mum iiii". grantin.; of certi- l’c:rtcs t)f need for medical and-or mi^sin : honu* facilities. Ml. Mit ‘hc*m s.'M 1 the h<*aring here will lx? the first conducted hy 1h(‘ tliree-county planning loimcil. which inc’uded 12 mein- ‘hors and with all three o: the area counties represented. Joe R. Smith, president of ’"ings Mountain Nursing and Home. Die., said, “I am hi'chly jiieascfl with'the call for a pub’ir hearing *»n tlm rerli- ; ficate f>f nct*'l l hope ail pcr.sons 'interestjHi in seeing this needed facility a fact will attend the hearing and make their informa- . tion and views known.” flavor J(‘hn. Hcniy Moss join- jed Mr. Smith in urging attend- I ance at the hearing. “Many of us i are aware (ui a personal (basis I of the need for this facility. Our I ni(!dical contingent and hospital ;personnel know the situation even ' more grapiiicaily.” ! The mavor said he wtjuld pro- : pose adoption of a ri'solutjon of support to flu* city commission at Monday night’s meeting. Dr. eiiarles Adams, immediatf* past pro.^ident of the Kings M um- tain Hospital medical .>taff. com mented, “There is no question ot m ed. All of us have elder pareiiL^ in need of this type of care and with no place to go due to lack of iaLilitu.cs.” DeBrule Succumbs To Heart Attack Gurney Textile Supermtendent Dies Suddenly Funeral rites for George Pal mer D< Brule*. 62, of I Groves stn?ot. were eanducted Sunday atlernoen at 2:3') from (dace United McMhi'di.'^t church of which he was a m(*nilx*r. Mr. DcBinJe was dead on ar rival at King.,- Mountain hosi>:ta2 at G:.”).5 p. m. Friday aft^r sr.*- f(*r:ng a he*aii attack at his homo. lie was in apparent good health. Superintendent of C’ara Plant of Gurney Industries in Gastonia, Mr. DcBrulo was a formc*r sup erintendent of Craftspun Yarns of Kings Mountain. A graduate of Cliffside high school he was a Kiwanian, a Shriner, a Ma-.cn and a member nf the Kil; loig'‘*. He was son of .'Stephen D?- Brule c!' Henrietta and the late Mr.s. Olga Morchead DeBrule. In acidition to his father, he 'is survived hy h’s wife Mis. ‘Nellie Head DeBru’e; one sc-i I William J. DeBrule of Fore 4 I City; two daughter. Mrs. JaT-^es 1 Pryor of Gastonia and Mrs. G'lry Helms of Kansas City, Kan-ns; one sister. Miss Selma DeBru a of Ilenriella; and seven grani- children. i Rev. N. C. Bush, his pasr' r, officiated at the final ritcw at; ! Miss Gains will be a sophomore j interment was in RutherfoTl student this fall at Appalachian ■ County cemetery. State University in Boone. She re ' Active pallbearers were J -'e turns to srhooi the latter pact ol: McDermott, T. J. Kl’ison Uu.sjell the month. GIRL FRIDAY — Rene a Goins of King? Mounain^ sophomore student at Appalachian State University, has been employed 'as “Gill Friday" in Mayor George Newton's office this summer in Bessemer CHy. Renee Goins rr Renee Goin.s, daughter of Mr. 1 end Mr.'. W. E. Goin.'^ cf 602 Phe-; nix street, is.g'GiH Friday” to!' Bt ssemer City Mayor George New ten this summer. I A graduate of Kings M<3untain high school. Miss GoLius played clarim t in the Iiigh scho.)l band and All-' a si heel bus driv(*r. She participated in the “.Mis.'-*. Be.sa*- mi*r City” beauty pageant last year. A pclit.Val scion'X? major, llic Kings Mountain student is at- t« riding college on three scliolar- shipa. A major ambition, she says, i* t J acquire a van or Volk.s bus and tour tile country East and Wo.st Cca.<i and return, stopping tc •w.irk at temporary job.s along the route tf' earn her board and tra vel expenses. ; Smith. Clyde Jenkins, tare. Mean Valentine and Ra *^h Hayes. Continue d On Pagr Ei/fht Natlrn?i! For Mrs. larreft Tdrs. B. M. Jarrett of She'^oy U ediies day was elected national president o' the American I La'gion Auxiliary at the annual Iconxention in Chicago, Illinois. I The national conference open- f*fl Saturday and L’oncludes today. As national viie prc'sidont Jarrett will servo as president elect and will autumatUMliy oO- Two Students Win Degrees Two Kings Mountain students an* among tin* 2S0 summer gradu ates of Western ('arolina Uni* vc'r.Njty at c'ullowhce. Rec«’iving the . bachelor of DIXON SERVICE iFnnd.'iy evenin^r worship serv ice will be ho! i. Sunday at 7:1.5 p. m. at Dixon Preshyteiian (hurch with Rev. Rolx'rt Wilson* to deli\c*r the sermon. Special inusio will N* by tlio choir under direction of Gk'nn 'Hountice. Expert Crystal-Gazers Can Bank Cash In Herald Football Contest The Herald's first football contest for the 1972 high school and college season can be found inside this week's paper. Ajl fans arc urged to enter the contest, which will appear for the next 10 weeks. All you have to do is pick the winner of the 13 games listed in the advertisements on the football contest page. Enter the winner in the contest ballot and return it to Football Contest. C/0 The Herald. P. O. Box 752. Kings Mountain, The first place winner will receive a check for $15. Second place will poy $10 and third place. $5. In case of ties, a tie breaker game will be used to decide the win ner or winners. Each week, we'll pick the top high school and college games in the areo. This week's contest includes only high school teams but the areo colleges begin play next week. Your entries must be 1 eceived by the Wcda</sday pre- ceeding the Friday or Saiiiday games. School District Opinion Expected KitiLi.«i Mountain nffudals jan* still awaiting word frt>m tin* .'<ta!o att.iriK’y gi'n<'ia”s office* on I ^^')l('t!t('r Of no! a si'i*tion in Ka.'<t Kings -Mountain is inside Hu* city ;-v-hool district. j SjqU. Don Jotx's rcporiiMl at | Monday night's niotilhiy nn'oling ! ol tin* l).'ard o! (’lucation that a ruling was due from Andy Vt*- : noy, an agn'iil willi the attorney ! ’.(‘iH'i’al'.s offi.c. * i I h<> l.oan s,-t up a m.-olinc: for,, vas Darrol! Wav 1>: 1.) p. m. UiHlnos,lay til ai-^ouss „f p,s Hast Mmi lao nihn;; Iml oiir ol the Hianls hp is tlio son of Mr altornoy, J<riry Trammell, report-j e l Hial a do i.'-ion stiB had not ! been r<’a(’h{*i. Jones said \’eni*y was bunnos- (‘d to call .\ttorney Jut-k V\hile .■amietinu* tndiv arid giv(‘ him an Ctoitinu- d On Pngr Tieo Mis, Lvneh's Statement Text .\t a n’oent me(*iing of n'tail- (*rs sch<‘dul(*'I to 1)0 di.spiac<*d l)y the CeiHral Husine.vs District Redevr!onm<*nt project Mrs. Hay- ^vo() I K. Lynch read a j)r(*pared st.)tf*ment. Text of the stati'inent foMow.s: Owner-i. di.^jdaced tenants. Com-’ lit i.ssione .s l'>)mmitt(*e nu*mbors. Mayar and Urban Renewal Din'c- t(ir: My fir.st remark is a que.iition? Ilnv Veil inlormed arc the corn- mlssioiu'is?, the eommitt(*(*m('n?. and the young din’ctor? Hav** y.ai nu*n n*all\ done y«xtr home vverk’:* Hive yon ri'ad and .studio! the ruh*'-^ you have set bt'fon* you to go hy? Me have not liad elenr (*ut in formation on the Housing and ,Coniinued On Paga Eight >»had her June I This .summer site lyt I first-tiuK* experjiii^^ as a so^.tp- taxv,^(x4ting in the offiix* of the ' 'niavor in neighboring Bessemer City. the national president in 1973 at the nat’onal con- ; vention in Honolu’u. Hawaii [Mrs. .Tarrett has been a mem- lor of the Warren F. Hoyle Unit ] S2 American L(?gion Auxiliaiy in .She’ y for 39 years, serving in .various offices on the unit, dis- ‘••■gt, division and department •\( -s. and as state president in |19()(). Sinev that time she has served on the national as chairman of music. comniurHca- tions. national .security, GiPi#Na- tlon, (diildn'n and >f»uth and vet eran’s affair.s and n'habilitation. For 22 year.s .she has l>«*en exe* scienci* d(*gr(*i* in psychology with Carolina and has s«'rv(*d as presi- i concentration in physical erlu- sis Ass(Kdalion for w't'storn North Whet )untain St. and Mr.*:. E. n.al'b. He is married to the form**!’ Sara Ni <»ng of Win- slon-Sak'in. Cheryl Ann Floyd of 213 Par rish Dr.. Kings Mountain, re ceive i the bachelor of arts do- gr(H* in soc ial science's and soda! \'e!fai(». She* is the daughter of Mr.s. Clara A. Floyd. eutive director for the Tubomilo- d<*nt of the N. C. Fcnleration of business and Prof(*s.donal Wom- (*n’.s Clubs and as state pr(*sid(*nt o' the Auxiliary of Chii’opratic Association. Wife of the ’ale Dr. Bufori Martin Jarrett of Shelby, she was Slielby’s Woman of the Year ii\. IPbOand is list.'d in Who’s Who in American Wcmicm and in the Book of Southc'rn Per-onalities. I Mrs. Essie Ware Goforth Succumbs At 87; Rites Conducted On Tuesday FiMK'ral services fer Mrs. PNsie Wan? Goforth. ST. of 1006 Shelby j Hoad, were conducted Tuesday * afiernotm at 1 p. m. from Kl I Bethel United Metlnxiist ( hurch j ’of wliidi she wa.s a member. ! Her^ pa.stcn*. Rev. E. L. Mur- ; phy. ofi iriated at the final rites and interment was in El Bethel cometerv. I A< live paBhearer.s were Hol land Dixon, Jim Uloningor. Paul Ware, Curtis Weir, Jr., L<nvis Weir .and George Wan*. Mrs. (k'forth di(*d Sunday in I the Kings Mountain hn^pit.al sfH- er declining health for several years. ' Shu was widow ol Wiiliam Franklin Goforth, who dic'd in 1919. and daiigliler i)f the lato : Mr. and Mrs. Rufus C. Ware of Kings Mountain. j A native of Kings Mountain. 1 she was a charter menYx'r of the ■women’s .‘^oeic'ty of Christian Sendex* at Kl Bethel Mt'thodist ielniiTh and .Sunday .sidioo' t('aehor ! in the JunioJ' nejiartment for 20 years. Surviving are hvr) daughters, ..Mrs. Robert Randall and Mrs, ■ |T2.oyd Patterson.* both of Kings .Mountain; two sisters,’Mr.s. J. B, ^Sejf and .Mrs. j. F. Ware, ihoth of Kings .Mountain; seven grand- Sidiildrcn ami 14 gfcal-grandchU* dren.