VOL 65 NO. 22
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, June 2, 1955
Sixty-Fifth Year
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Population
Clt> Limits ... . ... 7.206
The population It from tho U. S. Government count
report for 1950. The Centum Bureau estimates the nation's
population gain since 1950 at 1.7 percent per year, which
mi tmr Kings Mountain's 1954 population should approxi
mate 7909. The trading area population in 1945. based
Da ration board registratiou at the Kings Mountain
office, was 15.000.
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Mrs. Jean McRae Diaz
Miss Bobbie Oxford
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Miss Rachel Sellers
Miss Louise Gladden
Local News
Bulletins
X-HAY UNIT
Cleveland county mobile X
ray unit will toe in Kings
Mountain in front of Belk’s De
partment store on June 14 and
at Park Yarn Mills on June 15
it has toeen announced.
NO LEGION MEETING
Regular monthly meeting of
American Legion Post 1S5 will
not toe held as scheduled Fri
day due to the opening home
game of the Junior Ibasetoall
season here and the Depart
ment Convention, which will
toe underway in Raleigh. The
June meeting, at which new
officers are to toe installed,
will probably toe held June 9.
MOOSE MEETING
Members of the Kings Moun
tain Moose Lodge No. 1748 will
hold their regular meeting
Thursday night at 8:15 at the
lodge on Bessemer City road.
METEB RECEIPTS
Receipts from city parking
meters for the week ending
Wednesday at noon totaled
$168, it was reported by Miss
Grace Carpenter of the city
clerk’s office.
RETURNS TO WORK
Clarence E. Carpenter, city
tax supervisor, returned to his
duties Monday. He had been
ill for several weeks following
a major operation at Charlotte
Memorial hospital.
Dr. Reed To Attend
Course .Next Week
Dr. Nathan H. Reed, Kings
Mountain optometrist, is to at
tend a post-graduate course at
Pennsylvania State College of Op
tometry in Philadelphia next
week.
His office will be closed Mon
day through Saturday, he an
nounced this week.
At Philadelphia, Dr. Reed said
he would study' a course covering
some of the newer developments
for better care of the human eye.
Area Students
Get Diplomas
From Colleges
Numerous Kings Mountain stu
dents at junior colleges and col
leges ol the area are receiving
diplomas at annual commence
ment exercises.
Among the graduating group
are:
Mrs. Jean McRae Diaz, foster
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. D.
Ratterree, now of Miami, Fla.,
who received an A. B. degree in
primary education, and Gene
Ashby Mauney, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, who receiv
ed an A. B. degree in business ad
ministration in commencement
exercises at Lenoir-Rhyne college
Monday.
Miss Betty Ledford, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. L W. Ledford,
who received a B. S. degree from
Carson-Newman college, Jeffer
son City, Tenn., on May 27.
Miss Hilda King, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul King, who re
ceived an A. B. degree in music
from Furman university on Sun
day.
Miss Bobbie Oxford, daughter
of Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Oxford,
Miss Louise Gladden, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Gladden,
and Miss Rachel Sellers, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sellers
all of whom were graduated from
Gardner-Webb junior college May
20.
William Zura Cashion will be
among the graduates at the com
mencement exercises at Newber
ry college on Sunday.
1829 Cara Take
Safety Lane Test
A total of 1829 cars passed
through the safety check lane in
the city’s safety week observance.
Chief of Police Hugh Logan,
Jr., said 204 cars drew reject
slips, with 1625 qualifying for
"o. k.” tags. Majority of the re
jects were attributable to defec
tive steering gear, he added.
Mr. Logan issued a statement
thanking the many citizens who
helped to staff the safety lane,
where autos were provided a ten
point mechanical inspection test.
AWARDED UTTER
Henry Harper, .brother of Mrs.
C. A. Goforth, Jr., has 'been a
warded a letter in golf at Ca
tawba college.
Carolina Mines To Launch Operations Soon
Nine Applicants
Undergo Exam
For Postmaster
Nine applicants for perma
nent appointment as Kings
Mountain postmaster underwent
written civil service examina
tions Saturday at Gastonia post
office building.
Two additional applicants,
Acting Postmaster W. T. Weir
and postal employee Lalon
Franks, will take the examina
tion on June 11. Mr. Weir and
Mr. Franks asked for and were
granted a different examination
date. Several postoffice employ
ees were taking the examination
and it was not possible for all to
take the examination on the
same day, Mr. Weir said.
Those who underwent the ex
amination last Saturday were
Ben F„ Cox, Millard Prince, Ken
neth Pruitt, Yates Harbison,
George Lubaneski, Raeford
White, Harold Glass, iR. G. Whis
nant and Charles Alexander.
George Hord, assistant post
master, and Bryan Hord, rural
carrier, had made application
but decided not to undergo the
examination.
The examination will have a
50 percent weight in determining
appointment of a permanent
postmaster here, according to
original announcement of the
civil service commission.
Mr. Weir became acting post
master on the retirement of W.
E. Blakely.
Gas System Now
City Property
The Kings Mountain natural
gas distribution system officially
became city property last Thurs
day afternoon.
The board of city commission
ers, meeting in special session,
formally accepted the system
from the contractor, Leo T. Bar
ber, with the proviso that final
payment would be made when
the city attorney is satisfied that
all accounts owed by the sub
contractor, Smith Welding Com
pany, are satisfied.
Engineer Bill Edwards, of Bar
nard & Burk, estimated the 10
percent construction cost pay
ment withheld is approximately
twice the amount owed by Smith.
Mayor Glee A. Bridges noted
that a $242,000 performance bond,
covering 100 percent of the origi
nal contract for the system, will
be in force for one year as a gu
arantee against any defect in the
system, due to materials or work
manship.
The complete cogt of the sys
tem, including changes and addi
tions to the original plans, will
approximate $162,000, the engi
neers have reported.
The engineers also estimated
that Contractor Barber would
show a loss of $20,000 or more
on the project, an estimate borne
out by Mr. Barber himself sev
eral weeks ago. The Barber bid
was $50,000 less than the second
low bid of Blythe Brothers.
Homecoming Sunday
At El Bethel Church
El-Bethel Methodist church will i
observe homecoming at services
Sunday at the church, Rev. Boyce
Huffstetler, the pastor, announc
ed.
Rev. R. M. Hauss, of Shelby, a
former El-Bethel pastor, will de
liver the morning address at 11
o’clock, dinner will be served on
the church grounds at 12:30 and
Rev. J. G. Allred, of Polkville,
will lead the afternoon song ser
vice.
HAYES EXECUTES OATH — The second Bridges Administration be
came complete shortly after 10 o'clock last Thursday morning, as
Mayor Glee A. Bridges, left, administered the oath of office to O. T.
Hayes, Sr., elected to the board of commissioners for Ward 4 in a
run-off election on May 24. Other members of the administration
had been sworn in on May 12.
Board To Convene
Thursday Evening
The hoard of city commission
ers, fully intact for the next two
years, will hold its first regular
meeting Thursday evening at 8
o’clock at City Hall.
The board has convened 'brief
ly twice during the past week,
both times for specific matters
bearing the “rush” tag.
Mayor Glee A. Bridgs did not
detail particular items on Thurs
day night’s agenda saying it
will be "just a regular and rou
tine” session.
Customarily the board formal
ly organizes at the first regular
session following the biennial e
lection, including election of a
mayor pro tempore. Ward 3 Com
missioner T. J. Ellison is the cur
rent mayor pro tempore. Several
administrations 'have accorded
the duties of the vice-mayor to
the commissioner polling the lar
gest number of votes in the elec
tion, though the Still adminis
tration did not.
Another matter expected to be
considered is the election of de
partment heads, routinely re
appointed for 30 days on May 12.
Their appointments thus expire
on June 12. Indications from the
commissioners are that virtually
all the department heads will be
re-appointed, with the major
question mark Chief of Police
Hugh A. Logan, Jr.
Mr. Bridges did not say whe
ther commissioners will be nam
ed to head particular depart
ments, as has 'been the practice
during the past two ye'ars.
Several policy matters may be
advanced iby individual members
of the board, but budget work
for 1955-56 won’t be on the a
genda until the July session.
City Clerk Gene Mitcham said
department heads are now pre
paring their budget requests for
the coming year.
FAMILY NIGHT
Boyce Memorial ARP church
will hold family night Monday
at 7 ip. m., the program begin
ning a week of Vacation Bible
school at the church. A picnic
supper will be served.
School Officials Decline Comment
On High Court's Segregation Edict
Local school officials declined
comment on the Supreme Court
ruling of Tuesday in which the
high' court said segregation in
public schools should be ended
"as soon as practicable”.
Both J. H. Grigg, superinten
dent of county schools, and B. N.
Barnes, superintendent of Kings
Mountain •chools, said they wish
ed to study the Supreme Court
edict and to receive official com
ment from North Carolina school
officials.
Generally, the attitude of
North Carolina officialdom was
that the Supreme Court, by not
prescribing de-segregation proce
dures nor setting a specific date
for de-segregating, ruled accord
ing to the requests of southern
states. - -
The Supreme Court ordered the
particular cases it was consider
ing remanded to lower courts for
implementation of last year’s
edict to end segregation in pub
lic schools. Chief Justice Earl
Warren read the five-page opin
ion, a unanimous decision of the
court.
“As soon as practicable” could
have different meanings In dif
ferent states and was being in
terpreted differently by various
people, depending on points of
view.
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Power Will Be Off
On Sunday Morning
City power will be cut off
for two half-hour periods on
Sunday.
Assistant City Clerk Joe Mc
Daniel, Jr., said Duke Power
Company had informed the
City that power service will be
suspended from 5 to 5:30 a. m.
and from 9 to 9:30 a. m. on
Sunday.
Duke Power Company has
notified the city of the suspen
sions.
Library Invites
Memorial Books
Mrs. Hunter Neisler member
of tire board of Jacob S. Mauney
Memorial library, reminded citi
zens this week that presentation
of memorial books is an excel
lent means of memorializing
friends and .of increasing the
value of the library.
Mrs. Neisler noted that the li
brarian keeps current lists of of
ferings at alF times, in all fields,
music, gardening, fiction, biogra
phy, interior decorating, and oth
er subjects.
"The library board feels that
gift of a book to the library is a
mot fitting memorial and tri
bute,” Mrs. Neisler commented.
Circulation of books continues
to increase at the library. Throu
gh last week the May total was
1695.
Assessment
Hearing Set
The board ot city commission
ers 'held a brief special session
Monday morning and called a
public hearing for the morning
of June 30 on $10,372.66 in as
sessments on property owners for
public improvements.
The tentative assessment roll
covers curb-and-gutter installa
tions on Meadowbrook Road
(from Joyce to Hawthorne), and
paving improvements on Stone
street, Baker street, Ramseur
street, Gantt street (Fulton to
Bridges), Joyce street (Meadow
brook to Crescent Circle), Clay
street, Elm street, Oak street,
Crescent Circle (Joyce to Haw
thorne) and Gantt street (Walk
er to Fulton.)
The hearing has been set for
special session at 10 a. m. June
30. Assistant City Clerk Joe Mc
Daniel, Jr., said the curb-and
gutter cost figures at $1,125 per
foot, w*hile the paving is at 75
cents per foot.
In other actions the 'board a
■greed to serve two outside city
citizens with water, provided the
property owners pay costs of the
pipe. The requests had been
made toy Leonard Huffstetler, on
Groves street extension, and by
Raymond Cline, to serve a house
on Floyd street extension.
Arson Suspected
In Waco Road
Fire Tuesday
Arson is suspected in the fire
which damaged an unoccupied
house just outside city limits on
Waco road Tuesday night around
11 o’clock.
The house is owned by H. Tom
Fulton.
Investigating Officer L. L.
Hamrick, of Cleveland County
Sheriff’s office, said a bed quilt,
partially burned and saturated
with kerosene, was found in the
loft of the house. Officer Ham
rick said that the person or per
sons responsible for the arson,
evidently using a carpenter’s
saw horse for elevation, carried
in the house for that purpose,
knocked a hole in the ceiling of
the house, threw the quilt in the
loft and then apparently poured
a quantity of kerosene in the
loft. The celotex ceiling was also
saturated with kerosene, the of
ficer said. Entry to the house was
thought to have been gained
through a back window, Officer
Hamrick said.
Damage as a result of the fire
was estimated at $600.
Firemen answered a second
call Tuesday to extinguish a
grass fire on York road.
Hobby Produces
New Shampoo
Billy F. Throneburg, formerly
of Kings Mountain, now a chem
ist for Hercules Power Company,
Kingston, N. Y., has collaborated
with another chemist in a spare
time hobby to develop a new
shapmoo.
The product, tradenamed
“Swiv”, is 'being marketed in the
Kingston area aT'dro??' stores 'affd
beauty shops.
The produce contains “lustre
zol,” a new conditioner used In
shampoo for the first time, and
is being produced in three gra
des, for normal, dry, and oily
hair.
Currently, the chemists are
manufacturing their product in
their spare time in their respec
tive kitchens, Mrs. Y. F. Throne
burg, mother, of the chemist,
said.
The partner is David T. Zebree,
who attended Waynesburg Col
lege, Pa. “Swiv” was first mark
eted May 19, after more than five
years of experimentation by the
two.
New Law Extends
Discount Period
City taxpayers, accustomed to
paying tax bills in June to obtain
a two percent discount, have two
months longer to qualify for the
full discount this year.
Legislation passed by the 1955
General Assembly, on request of
the board of commissioners is
responsible for the change.
Under the new law, citizens
may obtain the full discount of
two percent to August 31. The
same schedule has been in vogue
in the county for several years.
JAYCEE MEETING
Kings Mountain Junior
Chamber of Commerce will
hold their regular meeting
Tuesday night at 7 o’clock at
Masonic hall.
ORDAINED — A. B. Foils, Jr.,
was ordained recently by Mace
donia Baptist church as a Bap
tist minister.
Falls Oidained
As Minister
A. B. (Bud) Falls, Jr,., of Kings
Mountain, was ordained as a
Baptist minister toy Macedonia
Baptist church Sunday, May 15,
at morning church services.
The service was conducted by
Rev. E. B. Hicks, of Shelby, Rev.
Donald Wilson, pastor of East
Side Baptist church, Rev. T. A.
Lineberger, Macedonia pastor,
and Rev. R. E. Rob'bins, pastor
of Bethlehem Baptist church.
Mr. Falls, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. B. Falls, Sr., is a student at
Gardner - Webb Junior college
and is pastor of Plainview Bap
tist church. He had been serving
as a supply pastor at the Plain
view church for sometime prior
to accepting the pastorate.
Mr. and Mrs. Falls have two
children, Kay, a ninth grade stu
dent at Central school, and Bud
dy,. a fourth grade student. Mrs.
Falls is bookkeeper at Baird
Furniture company.
Union Services
To Start Sunday
Five Kings Mountain church
es will collaborate again during
the summer in a series of union
services, with the first to be held
Sunday evening at St. Matthew’s
Lutheran church, with Rev. Phil
Shore, Jr., delivering the sermon.
Participating churches are St.
Matthew’s Lutheran, Central Me
thodist, First Presbyterian, Boyce
Memorial ARP, and Resurrection
Lutheran.
Remainder of the June sche
dule follows:
June 12, at ARP, Rev. P. D.
Patrick.
June 19, Central Methodist, Dr.
W. L. Pressly.
June 26, at First Presbyterian,
Rev. Douglas Fritz.
Shore To Conduct
9 O'clock Services
Central Methodist church will
begin 9 a. m. Sunday morning
services, in addition to the regu
lar 11 o’clock service, on Sunday.
Rev. Phil Shore, Jr., pastor,
made the announcement and
said the new schedule will toe
used during June on a trial 'basis.
Members of the church and ail
other citizens are invited to at
tend the early-morning service,
toe said.
High School Awards 59 Diplomas;
Medal Winners Are Announced
Diplomas were received by 59
Kings Mountain Central high
school seniors at annual com
mencement exercises at the
school Tuesday evening. Dr. A.
C. Reid, Wake Forest college
philosophy professor, delivered
the graduation address.
Dr. W. L. Pressly delivered the
baccalaureate sermon at the high
school Sunday evening, with Rev.
P. L. Shore, Jr., reading the scrip
ture. Invocation was said by Rev.
Douglas Fritz, and benediction
by Dr. W. P. Gerberding.
Rowell Lane, high school prin
cipal, introduced Dr. Reid. Rev.
A. J. Argo gave the invocation,
and benediction was said by Rev.
Howard T. Cooke. The audience
sang "America, the Beautiful”,
and the mixed chorus, under the
direction of Miss Margaret Cole,
presented ‘‘You’ll Never Walk A
lone”, as arranged by Rigwald.
Presentation of diplomas was
made by Principal Rowell Lane,
while the class gift, a public ad
dress system and spot light, was
presented by Peggy Jean Rippy
The following are awards pre
sented to high school students:
Dewitt Blanton was awarded
the Baush & Lomb Honorary
Science award, the Danforth a
ward, and the Kiwanis Citizen
ship medal. Anita McGinnis and
Peggy Rippy also received Dan
forth awards.
First National Bank Spelling
medal was received by Linda Bi
ser, and the Jaycee Reading me
dal was received by Carolyn
Brown. Peggy Gunnells received
the Plonk Scholarship medal, and
Fern Barrett, was awarded the
Western Forensic Reading me
dal. Neal Patton and Gerry Lo
gan received the Woodmen of
the World School Bus Driver's
Safety awards.
The following elementary
school students were presented
awards:
Connie Padgett, student at Cen
tral school, was presented the
Baker Reading medal, and Geor
ge Franklin, Jr., was presented
the Central PT-A Declamation
medal. Margaret Wells was a
warded the Central P-TA Read
Continued On Page Five
Herndon Says
Firm To Mine,
Extract Kyanite
Plans for mining and concen
trating of kyanite in the Graig
mont section between Crowder’s
and Kings Mountain were an
nounced this week by J, E. Hern
don, Kings Mountain business
man and vice-president of Caro
lina Mines, Inc.
• Mr. Herndon said the company,
organized and incorporated sev
eral months ago, win mine kya
nite-bearing ore from the 261.5
acres it owns and/or leases in
the area and concurrently re
leased the report of Harry J.
Wolf, New York mining engineer
and consultant, who has examin
ed the properties and who has
recommended the mining ven
ture.
Kyanite is used in a variety of
manufacturing operations and
products, with the major use as
a refractory material for lining
high temperature furnaces. It is
used in making glass, in spark
plugs, and enamelware. Kyanite
is the product being obtained in
the operations of Commercial
Ores, Inc., the mining company
at Henry's Knob, in York county
near Clover, S. C.
Mr. Herndon said that com
pany officials have plans for the
concentration plant and are cur
rently discussing purchase of
equipment from manufacturers.
He added it is possible the com
pany will be operating by autumn
and by January 1, 1956 at the
latest.
Carolina Mines, Inc., in its cer
tificate of incorporation, is au
thorized to issue two million
shares of common stock of $1
par value. Mr. Herndon said
298,000 shares are currently be
ing sold to supply initial capital
for the launching of operations.
Officers are A. S. McCulloch,
Vancouver, B. C., president and
treasurer; Mr. Herndon, vice
president; J. R. Davia, Kings
Mountain attorney, secretary; J.
B. Hamilton, Vancouver, assis
tant treasurer; and J. J. Mulli
nax, Kings Mountain, assistant
secretary. All the officers are di
rectors, with the exception of Mr.
Davis. Mr. Herndon says the
charter calls for nine directors,
with five to be elected later.
The report of Mr. Wolf, the
engineer, was based on a visit to
the area last December and on
reports from extensive core-drill
ing by the North Carolina State
College Minerals Research labo
ratory at Asheville.
Mr. Wolf wrote, “The deposit
of kyanite under review has de
finite merit as to both quantity
and quality. In comparison with
numerous other deposits that
have been exploited in the re
gion, its potentialities are out
standing. In the light of current
markets and prices for the ma
terial, it appears to offer the ba
sis of a successful commercial
enterprise. Estimates of quantity
and quality of ore available for
economic exploitation.indi
cate 3,224,000 tons of material
which has an average kyanite
content of about 38 percent.”
Group To Conduct
Light Bulb Sale
Sponsors of a cerebral palsy
drive have announced plans for
a house-to-house sale of electric
light bulbs on June 17 as a part
of the organization’s efforts to
raise funds to combat the disease.
Quota for Kings Mountain in
the county drive is $3,500, with
the total being sought in Cleve
land County at $10,000. The Ju
nior Chamber of Commerce and
the Moose Lodge are co-sponsor
ing the Kings Mountain effort.
Funds raised will go toward
establishment of a county clinic
for treatment of cerebral palsy
cases in the county, officials not
ed.
Swimming Pools
To Open June 10
The city’s two new swimming
pools are tentatively scheduled
to open on June 10, according
to joint announcement by May
or Glee A. Bridges and Recrea
tion Commission Secretary
Jack White.
Plastering of the interior of
the pools was underway Wed
nesday, and Mr. White said
"we’ll test them with water this
weekend.”
The two pools, one for whites
and one for colored, were built
from a $150,000 recreation bond
issue approved in January 1954
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