wm^
w^m
col
and
'ago.
liege
ench
o a
;oun-
year
t of
ident
:lu s
ident
:ierk
a, to
ial
arme
m of
ite *4,
Con-
the
plary
three
l'4\T'J
W'iUi
H
1-^
,A'
*
KMH5 AWARDS DAY WINNERS — Pictured are- four of the top
winners of scholarships onnounced on Awards Day at Kings
Mountain high schooL From 'left to right: Elizabeth Stewart.
f
president of American Legion Auxiliary awards Unit's 155 first
$500 scholarship to Nancy Wiesener; Legion Commander Lind>
bergh Dixon presents the $2,000 American Legion scholarship
to David CoUins; Miss Helen Logan presents ACT scholarship
fcr S400 to Tcmmy H nton and Tom Trott presents the N. C. In
surance Agency's SLOOO award to Tommy Shirley. Hinton won
six awards.
i
(Photos by I. G. Alexander)
Population
Greater Kings Mountain 21,914
City Limits
8,465
The Greater Kings Mountain figure is derived from the
Special United Stales Bureau of the Census report of
January, 1966. ond includes the 14.990 population of
Number 4 Township, and the remaining 6.124 from
Number 5 Township, in Cleveland County and Crowders
Mountain Township in Gaston County.
nt
Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaoe?
Today
Plus 8-Ppge Tabloid Supplement r*
VOL 84 No. 22
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, Ma4 3i, 1973
Eighty-Fourth Year
PRICE TEN CENT?
Engineer Recommends 'Catch-Up’ Gas Rate Hike
Ten Seniors Win
(n Grants
* )
k- Ji
OXFORD SCHOLAR — Jack
White, Jr. is among 10 David
son college students selected to
study at Oxford University for
six weeks this summer.
lack White
Oxford Scholar
Jack White Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jack H. VVMiito, has bt'C'n
» selected as one of 10 Davidson
ctillege students who will study
at Oxfortl University for six
weeks this summer.
This program, sponsored jointly
wiih Mary Baldwin college, is de
signed to introduce students to
the cultural and intellectual
life of England since 1870. Its
instructional approach is the lec
ture-tutorial arrangement typical
of British universities.
All students attend the Iectuix?s
of Oxfoid’s Internalional summer
school, and are divided into
smaller groups for weekly tut
orials with Oxford faculty
members. In particular, students
will be studying British literature
and history.
The program
2 to August 10,
lasts from
KMHS Holds
Its Annual
Awards Day
Scholarsh'p grants totaling |
more than tff.2()0 were w'on by '
10 King.s Mountain high school j
seniors and announced during
Awards D:iy Friday morning at i
the high jschool. |
A full four-year athletic srh-
olar.ship went to senior wrestler |
Allied Ashe, two scliolaivhips
Wurth $2,000 to Tommy Shirley,
a $2,1K)0 scholarship to David
Collins, a $500 scholarship to
Nancy Wiesener. three scholar
ships totaling $1150 to Janet
Sneed, three scholarships total
ing $S00 to Thomas Hinton, a
$UX) scholarship to Flankie
Stokes, $150 scholarship to Ai
Icne Boyd and $100 each to Jer
ome Cash and Vickie Huskey.
Thomas Hinton, son of Rev.
and Mrs. Russell Ilinton, copiH*d
llie coveted Kiwanis Citizenship
mwial, the American Legion
Outstanding .Senior award, tlie
viOO ACT scholarship, the John
Philip Sousa Band award the
C. Beta Chi scholarsliip of
$200 from Alpha Della Kappa
and a $200 music scholarship
from Mars Hill College.
Tommy Shirley, son of Rev.
and Mrs. Frajik Shirley, won the
$l(K)0 N. C. Association of In
surance Agents scholarship plus
a $1,0<K) scliolarship from Gener
al Motors,
The first annual Ralph Schus-
ler award for outstanding ser
vice to the school went to senior
Roger Eugene Goforth, son of
.Mr. and Mrs. Gene Goforth of
route two.
David CoUins, son of Mrs. Sam
Collins and the late Mr. Collins,
won the American Legion $2,000
scholarship, a $500 grant for
each school year.
Nancy Wiesener, daughter of
‘Mr. and Mrs. Carl V. Wiesener,
won the American Legion Aux
iliary’s first scholarship for $500.
; Janet Sneed woji the $I(X) Ro-
Julyilary scholarship, a $250 Sallie
MISSIONARY FAMILY — Rev. and Mrs. Paul B. Johnson and
lomily will arrive Wednesday from Davao City. Phillipines for
a year's furlough in the city wnd will live in F.rst Baptist church
missionary heme on S. Goforth street. Rev, and Mrs. Johnson
are pictured with children: David, 11; Ray eight; and Alien,
six months. '
Johnsons To Take
Sabbatical Here
IJcv. Paul B. Jolui.son and fam
ily will arrive in Kings Mountain
Wednes<lay from Davao City,
Phillipine.s. Tlie ni'issionary luHi.se
of First (Baptist cJiurch -will be
thefr home for tlie year of fur-
lough.
but Mr. W'hite I Southall Cotton Woman’s Cli»b
hopes to travel in Europe for ap-j scholarship and a $500 grant
proximately three weeks b<Tore:from Dover Mills,
the summer session b(»gins. He is I Jerome Cash won a Gardner
a rising junior at Davidson, pur-> Webb scholarship and Vickie
suiing honors wmrk in English Huskey won a $100 Dover Mills
and Amercan history.z | Continued 'On Page J^ight
Frederick Hambright DAS Charter
Is Presented To Manney library
> •
Charter Numtx?r 1349, Colonel
•Te(ierick Hambright Chapter,
Daughters of the American 'Revo
lution, has been presented to Ja
cob S. Mauney Memorial Lforaj^
for permanent pu'blic display.
The charter, issued February
1918, shows tiiat l^ie Kings
Mountain DAR chapter wias or
ganized December 27, 1916, with
20 charter membeirs.
The charter was signed by Sa
rah E. Guem.sey, president gen
eral, Emma L. Crowell, national
recording secretary, and counter-
(Continued On Page Eight J
The Johnsons have sjumt ft>ur
years in the Phillipines as mis
sionaries with the Foreign Mis
sion Board of the Southern Baptist
Convention. Prior to going into
work with the Foreign Mission
Board, Rev. Johnson was pastor of
Patterson Springs Baptist Church,
near Shelby.
First iBaptist chutch of Kings
Mountain provides a home at no
cost to a furloughing missionary
family. Two other missionaries
have lived in the home, the Troy
Bennetts of Bangladesh, and the
Ronell Owensbys, formerly of
Venezuela.
The Johnsons will be available
for speaking and teaching en
gagements during the year, and
their address will be 104 S. Go
forth St., Kings Mountain.
■Members of the Johnson fam
ily are Paul and Vera, and chil
dren: David, eleven; Ray, eight;
and Allen, six months.
Appreciation Day
Event Here June d
The annual eounty-witle vol
unteer api)reciation day will fu'
cj served in King.s Mountain at
the Community C<*nier on June
9.
J. lX)n Sliields, coordinator of
the office of emergen. . sei vices,
is chairman of tiie event, at
wliieh the county honors its ci
tizens who give wUhout l)ay |
their time and talent for coun-i
ty services.
64S Attended
Kick-Gfi Banquet
101 July Crusade
, A banquet cr.vvd of GIO launch-
. cd plans lor the Greater Ki:ig.<
I Mean.a.n iu;id Plitip i ; !igi'u.s
crusadi' Wedno.-day night.
Di. Philpji, nationally kji«.\vji
evangc..-,i ..cm l.OAjjigion, K.s..
whc>e lepuiatian as a g.: .1
teiier well Kn^Aii. patterns iii>
scroll .IS ailoi t.ie o-oJical J’.i.ii
w\v:> V,* Je.ai-. ile laj.i tlie aiivii-
ente at me Coinmunity (\iiior
Inat he receives .sc.aic criiivism
.or the iii.uiner I I try n.
tL.l a si ay man . an put In...-
sel: ij] that i>lace.”
il» used the i-awable, *Tlie
Kingdom c; He;ui‘n liiicned ,
UiU.i a meieliaiUmaa ibu iiic-s-'
m ill. U Like a : :ad ;
mai., lie sai.t, a C;i:.siian (
-uuc (.cniction of Ins jaa.lujt.
ile nnusl oo sold on Ins product. ;
2> Liao a ; d .)U.-inessma:i, X-.r
«'ll!as;iaii must realizi- a lu ed ur i
in.s i>rodu: l; Like a ■.uisn.es.s-'
man a Clnisiian must make ec.-i- |
j lai t; lie must be willing lo la.e j
' i ..mpeiitioii. I) Liki‘ a bu.sniess- |
man, it cc.sts .somidiinig to tx* a ,
: .-uccessiul (.'lii'isiian. .'ji It takes
j v-Murage I) be in business and
ccuitigt' to be a nri.sii-.ni; and
A busincssjnaii lias to in.spire
V. afal**ine in jie.iple uiu wo.k
fi.i Inm and d ^es a L'lirislntn.
lion.
In. Jdiilptd, e\-alcaliolie and a
mmisler oi the gospel for 25
\ears, un.lerweiu surgery of the
\uvai cli H.ls .‘^e\eral years ago
and was e.vperieii. ing me
lioar.seiu's-; as lie neaced tlie end
of liis addre.xs. lie came lime
film a .suevcssful erusade in Le-
oanoii, Cypius, jAmdoa -and Isratd,
Tiu* July 22-29 Kings .Mountain
Cru.-ade will be pi eroded by an
area-wide prayei mt'eiing ihi.s
Sunday at Central Metliodis:
chuivli; a B.iek to Bethel Day on
j June 23; anollier area {iraytM'
i meeting on June 21; sihritual
pieparatioji rallit's on June 25.
j July 2, July 9 and July Hhh; a
i 21-hour prayer vigil July 21;
Continued On Petge Light
:HARLES HERMAN SPARKS, JR. BEN HUDSON BRIDGE?. Ill
i
JEANIE LOWRY
Graduation Exercises On Friday
For 250 KM High School Seniors
City Has Fulfilled
Permit Obligations
The city ha.s fulfilled “statutory
obligations at this point” on its
application for a $477,000 grant
for sew'age system expansion and
•improvements.
The city was sci notified by Ray
mond D. Cozart, chief of the ad-
mimi.st.rative and operation.s, per
mit branth, National Pollution
Di.scharge Elimination System.
The King.s Mountain project
number is NC0020745,
M ke Ili.di. class
i\i', will pic.<<‘iu tile
i\‘})re.sental-1
graduating
clas.s anti <lipl(imas wil{ hr pi-^*-
senied t>y Principal J. C. Atkins,
assist<*d by Siqd. Dun.tld Joens
: and Joliii ButU‘r Plonk
^ marshal.
' (liluT junior
. Kenneth Faria^,
I Cindy jp t in-.tin,
; Tony l;cam, Jtn
marshals are
Jimmy Fitts.
Donna JtitK's.
.Morrtjw, Jtthn
Kings Mountain high school
will graduate 250 seniors in c<*r-
emonies Friday niglit at S o’
clock in John Gamble Memorial
Stadium.
Sc'iiior clas.'i officers will con
duct the 5<'rvice which will be
gin with a procvssional to .“Pomp
and Circumstance” by the high
school fix'shman band.
Thomas Ilinton. senior class
vicx' president, will give the in
vocation. Que<*nie .Mackey, class
re])r('.‘<enlative, will introduce the
president, Donald Le<lford, who
wall give welcoming rem.trks. A
vis Owens, treasunn-, will inake,N*n Dixon, ( hartes Knight. Mrs.
the presentation of the cl.ass gift Carolyn McVVlnrlcr. Cary Os
lo George H. Mauney, chairman! born, Mrs. rb bi'rt Saber, and
j of the hoard of (vtucalion. and .Mrs. Marvin T’ihm'.
Janet Bridges, secretary, will give- Tin' gi'a<iuation st'rmon was
I the benediction. dolivcixxl Sunday night -by Rcw.
j The high school choir will .sing Boyd Kisller, pastor of First
j‘T’ll Walk With God” an\ Wc-i Ww»sleyan church, in ceremonies
ve Only Just Begun.” ^ I in the school gymnasium.
Four Students
Win Degrees
f rom Colleges
B(‘n Hudson Bridges, HI. .son of
.Mrs. Kathleen M. Bridge.s of Kings
Mumuain and the late Ben H.
Bridges was graduated from the
8ch0;>i o! Law of Wako Forest
University Monday,
He received the J. D. degret* aiul
also was honored with a top a-
ward, the StiKieiil A<l\cK’acy A- j
ward for jjc.'holasiic achiiwomeni j
-;iven by tlie National .Vssccialiuji ;
of Trial Lawyers. j
A total of 7.5i) .'^Uidenls receive-l j
degrees from \Vakt» Fo^e^r in
.suimmer ^Mninieiumieiu e.\er- ,
cises. I
.Mr. Bridge.s will be a.sse -lated ’
' McGill, She.la Ad ims. Janet
Hoyles, Joliii Deal and Terri Lc-
hols.
I Senior sponsiirs are .Mrs. Paul
lAir^ley, Mrs. Julin Gamble, .\1-
chjefjwilh tlie Salisbury law firm of
I Woodson, Hud.son and Bu.shy. He
is married lo the fornuT Brcktke
^ Reynolds of Salisbury. His un<lt‘.‘
graduate work was <ioMe at Ca
tawba college, from wliivdi he re-
<eive;l liLs degree. He is a grad
uate of Kings Mountain higli
.<clr»ol and t\>mplt»ie<l si.x monllis
Army Re.^erve training.
Kings Mountain area .sliKients
are ixnxMving (iegr<'<‘s from col
leg<‘s and uni\<'rsiti<'.^.
Nancy Darni'Il Idw'nolds. <laugh-,
ter of Mr. an i Mrs. Janies F.
lieynohls of the fk'ihleiu'm com-
inunily, receiveti lier B. $. in
Early Chikiho.xl felucaiion from
Appalachian State University at.
Continued On Pago Eight
NANCY DARNELL REYNOLDS
I Nc Emergency
"'Just Practicing"
Motoii is travt'I'iig on Ka<t
Ki’ig .‘Street last Wednesday in
the area of First Presbyterian
church probably thought a real
! emergency had taken place,
I It wasn’t.
Girls in Cadette Scouting
were comjdt'ting a nnnit badge
in “('mergt'iicy preparedntvss
clialhmge.” Four girls W'cre sup-
jiascd to have been vi'etims of
a car accident and others were
te.'-iing “emergency prepared
ness" in getting tiiem to the
liospital.
One lib* saving unit hail
been aborted, (and bad bt‘en
told this w'as a test ea.so). hut
the best laid plan.sw<'nl awry.
lhih(*known i.) her leaiier.s,
c.iu* young lady calk'd a .‘<(\‘ond
a mini la nee wlmse driver thought
Hkyc really was an aetadent.
The St'out exjilained: “No
emergency. Jast practicing.”
Second Indicated
On Result oi New
Transco Requests
By MARTIN HARMON
William 1'. r,uvv.i..is. the » ; ‘
natural gas oiiginct'r. luts rc.L,ti-
nnmacd .nut lae ci.y a., .ca.-e
wnniematc'iy Inc jiri.c t. g.is
it.s I u^i iinei.s ny .'■<.3 criils i:cr
Im .1 ana ■. uoi. K'ct, vvn..-h. nr.
! Evlwa.^l.s .<ay.s. i> Hie .tv icil in-
! eie.i.H* in i.ti' iu.<r g.i.- , u‘
ci.y jiays Siiice i.n* lad m rca.'-c
J it mv. aoU Januaiy 1. HlVl.
9 .11’ I agii.eri . VI. * i.‘ I 1. i( ' :
a].!,.nica5i, n oy Ijaji.s. on nen.al
1’.in* ..iiU/.i, t..L‘
• IN.- .siq]dici. n *•. b( n.r tiic
. I'i K.ai lower toiiiin.- a ks
ao.ijii.'iiai ijiCiiM t <.J . Ciivo
per .\LJF.
Aj..ie .Mr. Kd.v.; .I.s os
d<uib. that tile i-c. w:H g-ain i.ic
iLilJ imrea.-e a.-Kc i, iie
pali'.-i Iraii.-'C.; \viJi I'c.i'i.t* .'-..loe
inc:i\L>c and n MaiaiejMi.s tii.it,
A lull and 1. a lurtiur liaroujo
is gianU'.l, t.,<* c.i\' i .i i a Jur-
uuT late liii\e, i- . uxc, ihe i ar-
ii.uJar iJu.r.i.M* {.ms vJier e-^.i-
ialc t cc.st.s — .sala.as, nmlt'rials,
j in.sujance, tvc. that liave oc-
j cunx'd duiiiig tlie {las; 29 ni.udh.s.
liie engineer made an oral le-
{icj't to Lie city c .inm- a;.i :i
.\1 mday night’s meeting a..d, a^
he did two years a : .. declared
lliere is no imincdiau' yrotiK\i
fur any iiureaM' in die si^.ply -1
gas. In tact, lie a Me 1, Hio vity
and (.i!hr 'Iransco cu ioniers,
can e.\{H*it a cut by 29 {accent la
Augu.<l, resuH cl a Supreme
Couri ruling in a ‘■s!iare-aiid-
.^•han'-al;l;e” decision ordeiing
..a-s cumptitiies to cut all
mers by liic w<ame penx'niage
when cuts are effectuated.
“Vou arc no 1- ngt'r a de to e.v
{'aiiii your >\stein,” Mr. Edwnirds
told tile commission.
lie .said ground rules are .sjx'H-
o«i out on which retail cusa. iners
—in event of worsening of liie
sliortage — will U' cut off first.
Elec tric eonqranies u.^ing gas lo
generate electricity would :h* cut
tirst, then industry, then iv.cdt'ii-
lial users, and last instituiions
like hospitals.
‘.Mr. Edwards letter of 'I'liesday
folknvs:
••Investigation of Ihe Minute
B<x>k indicati's tliat Ihe last, in- ■
crease in gas rates waspa.ssed in
Ur Commissitmof’s niecling ,f
January 12. 1971 and became ef
fective with tlie January biHing.
W this time, Hie fiimi gas cudn-
mers wx*re increa.'-c'.l Sc {x'r M K
nul intenui>t ible eu-^lonicrs in-
creast'd by 7o pt'r M(.’F.
“Since this increa.se, the cost
>f ga.s lias iruTea.sed 8.3c per
(Continued On Page Light’
Dog, Cat, Pet Quarantine Begins
In City Friday; 60-Day Duration
Kings Mountain’s fiO day quaf-
antine on unb'aslied dogs, cau
and other four-fiX)t<xi animals
goi's into effect Friday.
All animals unaittmded and off
llu'ir owner's imqitTty will bo
picktxl u{) and 4k^troy(*d, a’L\\)nI-
ing to city officials.
The quarantine was order'd at
last niujitli’s city hoard meetin'^ 1 works iJcuartimciiL
after numer.nis citi.'cns c«'m-
{dainod aN>ut stray animals
causing a nuisance.
Comm. Jonas Bridges liavl seiz
ed as iTiairman of a o'nimiittH' to
study the {»r<>!dcni and rec in-
nn'iidcNi the (luaraniine.
Tlie ({uarantine is under Hu»
su{H'r\isk>n of the ixditx* de{Kirt-
menr, ma\'(>r’s office and puolic