Population
Greater Kings Mountain 10.320
City Limits 7.206
Ttw figure for Greater Kings Mountain is derived from
the 1955 Kings Mountain city directory census. The City
Limits figure is from the United States census of 1950.
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|0 Today
Sixty-Fifth Year
VOL 65 NO. 42
Established 1889
Kings Mountain N. C., Thursday October 20,1955
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Winners Listed
For Floral Fair
Local News
Bulletins
DRIVE SUCCESSFUL
The Kings Mountain Jay
cees have expressed their
thanks to the residents of
Kings Mountain who helped
make their recent paper drive
a success. President Bill Jonas
said that the club received a
bout 4,000 pounds of paper in
this drive. He added that the
club is planning to hold a
drive about once every two
months, and urges residents to
save paper for these events.
AUXILIARY MEETING
The regular meeting of the
American Legion Auxiliary
will be held Thursday night
at 7:30 o’clock at the home of
Mrs. Paul Mauney. All mem-’
bers are urged to attend, and
are requested to bring their
gifts for the veterans.
ELECTED
Miss Bobbie Barrett, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Bar
rett, has been appointed a stu
dent marshall for the year
1955-56 at High Point college.
Thirteen Juniors were chosen
by the faculty on the basis of
scholastic ability and partici
pation in college activities.
LIONS MEETING
Member of the Kings Moun
tain Lions club will hear an
address by A1 H. Field, of Hic
kory, governor of Lions dis
drict 31-B at the regular meet
ing of the club Tuesday night
at 7 o’clock. The club meets at
Masonic Dining Hall.
CITY TAX REPORT
A total of $104,176.87 has been
received by the city tax office
since July 1, Tax Supervisor C.
E. Carpenter, said Wednesday.
The total includes taxes for
1955 and prior years, plus pen
alties. The figure excludes dis
counts earned for early pay
ments.
Wirth Pays Call
To Battleground
Director Conrad L. Wirth of the
National Park Service, Washing
ton, D. C.' Mrs. Wirth and Region
al Director Elbert Cox, Region I,
National Park Service, Richmond,
Virginia, visited Kings Mountain
and Cowpens National Battlefield
sites last week, as part of their
inspection tour of thte Southeast
ern Units of the Park Service in
the region.
While here they covered most
phases of the activities of the
two areas administered from the
local office at the Battleground.
Particular attention was given to
future needs of the Park here and
the site at Cowpens.
Mr. Wirth expressed his ap
preciation of the great and un
selfish Public Service rendered by
the Kings Mountain Little Thea
tre, Inc., in presenting the Kings
Mountain Drama over the last
five seasons. He said he hoptes
that it will be continued as a
permanent production.
While here the Wirths and Mr.
Cox were luncheon guests of the
Moomaws.
Dr. W. P. Gerberding
To Conduct Mission
Dr. W. P. Gerberding, pastor
of St. Matthew’s Lutheran church
will conduct a week’s preaching
mission at Chapel Lutheran
church, East Gastonia, beginning
Sunday.
Pastor of the Gastonia church
is Rev. Hoyle Lee Whiteside,
Kings Mountain nativte.
Bethware To Reopen
On October 31st
Bethware school will re open
on Monday, October 31, Prin
cipal John Rudisill said Wed
nesday.
The school, which employs
the split term in order to close
during the fall harvest season,
has been closed for the past
several weeks. Originally sched
uled to re-open on October 24,
the re-opening was postponed a
week due to a heavier-than
sometimes cotton crop- Mr. Ru
disill said.
Mrs. Carl Mauney
Wins Award;
Entries Heavy
Witmlers in competition in
Wednesday’s floral fair Were an
nounced yesterday as record
crowds visited the Woman’s club
for the 52nd annual flower show
of Kings Mountain Woman’s club.
Mrs. Carl Mauney was winner
of the sweepstakes award given
to the lentrant receiving the most
blue ribbons and the most rib
bons in the show, while four other
entrants received tri color seals
for outstanding entries.
Mrs. John L. McGill won the
tricolor seal given in the ar
rangements division while Dor
lette Moss, Grover man, won the
tri color award in the horticul
ture division. In the Junior divi
sion, tri-color seals went to Joan
McClure and Sara Del Hendricks.
Judges were Mrs. Clark Bro
ward, Mrs. Hall M. Johnston, and
Mrs. Allen Little, all of Charlotte,
who judged in the arrangements
division, Mrs. B. H. Moore, Gaf
fney, S. C., Mrs. Ann Phillips- and
Mrs. E. Stanley Moore, Jr., both
of Charlotte, judges in the horti
culture section, and Mrs. W. L.
Pressly, Kings Mountain, Mrs. J.
A. Kiser, Hickory, and Mrs. E. W.
Cummings, of Winston Salem,
who were judges in the junior di
vision of the floral fair.
There were 98 entries ip the
Junior division of the 1955 show
and there was an increase of en
tries in other divisions as well.
As customary’ as in previous
fairs, entries were invited from
the public. The bazaar division,
which was not judged, featured
displays of cann'ed goods, aprons,
and other homemade articles as
well as homemade cakes, pies,
and candies. Meals were served,
and awards were presented Wed
nesday night at 7:30 p. m.
Garden clubs had prepared an
exhibit of church arrangements
which were given special awards.
Mrs. J. M. Cooper and Mrs. P.
G. Padgett were chairmen.
A complete list of winners in
each division of the fair follows:
Diviion 1—Arrangements
Section A—Open Classes
Class 1—Symphony of Flowters:
An arrangement using a sheet of
music with flowers to carry out
its theme. Any materials permis
sable. Mrs. John L. McGill, 1st;
Mrs. Sam O Davis, 2nd; Mrs. H.
C. Mayes, 3rd.
Class 2—An arrangement us
ing fruit and/or flowers of arti
ficial materials, Mrs. H. R. Neis
ler, 2nd.
Class 3—An arrangement of ar
tificial fruit combined with fol
iage and/or fresh flowers, Mrs.
M. A. Ware, Sr., 1st; Mrs. H. R.
Neisler, 2nd.
Class 4—Simplicity: an ar
rangement in a bottle Mrs. W. L.
Pressly, 1st; Mrs. W. R. Turner,
Sr., of Gastonia, 2nd; Mrs. G. E.
Bridges, 3rd, and Mrs. Sam Davis
honorable mention.
Class 5—Frosty Mom: an ar
rangement of green and white
in a white container, Mrs. Hugh
Ormand, 2nd; Mrs. W. M. Gantt,
3rd.
Class 6—Still Life: (a flower
arrangement with other objects,
designed to make a composition
or picture)—Mrs. W. R. Turner,
Sr., 1st; Mrs. J. C. McGill. 2nd;
Continued On Page five
HONORED — Airman second
class Robert L. Martin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. (Abie) Martin, of
Kings Mountain, was named
"airman of the month" of the
332nd Fighter-Interceptor squad
ron, stationed at McGuire AFB,
N. J.
Martin Honored
At McGuire AFB
McGUIRE AFB, N. J.—Airman
Second Class Robert E. Martin,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Martin of Wells St., Kings Moun
tain, was recently named “Air
man of the Month” of the 332nd
Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at
McGuire Air Force Base, New
Jers'ey.
Airman Martin received the
award for "the highly efficient
performance of his duties and his
continual outstanding appear
ance.” As a reward, he received
a three day pass to New York
with tickets to leading Broadway
shows, a ride in a jet airplane
and an engraved wallet bearing
his squadron’s insignia.
Airman Martin has aspirations
of someday becoming an Air
Force Officer to satisfy his life
long ambition to become a pilot.
By receiving this award, Air
man Martin will be in competition
with airmen from all other squad
rons for “Airman of the Month”
for the entire McGuire Air Force
Base. Win, lose, or draw, our hats
are off to A/2c Robert Martin
who is doing an outstanding job
in the mission of the Air Defense
Command.
McLane To Speak
To Presbyterians
Dr. S. Brooks McLane, presi
dent of the Presbyterian Texas
Mexican School for Boys, Kings
ville, Texas, will speak at morn
ing worship services* Sunday at
First Presbyterian church.
Dr. Lane has served as presi
dent of the Presbyterian institu
tion for 23 years and under his
leadership the school has grad
uated more than 2500 young m'en
Rev. P. D. Patrick, the pastor, re
ported. The institution has 22
buildings- all of which, except
one, have been built by the stu
dents he said.
In addition to regular high
school subjects, thte boys are
taught the value of work to equip
themselves for useful lives, Mr.
Patrick added.
Dr. McLane will also preach at
3 p. m. services at Dixon Presby
terian church.
METER RECEIPTS
City parking meter receipts
for the week ending noon Wed
nesday totaled $197.94, accord
ing to Miss Grace Carpenter of
city clerk’s office. The street
meters returned $157.77, and
the off-street meters brought
in $40.17, she reported.
Oates Killed, Four Hospitalized
In Chenyville Road Auto Clash
A two-car collision five miles
north of Kings Mountain on the
Cherryville highway Saturday
night about 6:15 took the life of
I,eroy Oates, 27-year-old Negro
of the Ebenezer community, and
injured four other occupants of
the cars.
Oates and companion, Eural
Roy Mauney, Jr., 20, Negro of
Shelby, were reported to be flee
ing from a previous accident In
Gaston County when the fatal
smash-up occurred.
The 1951 Chevrolet occupied
by the two Negroes rammed In
to a 1951 Pontiac operated by
Clyde J. Bridges of Kings Moun
tain. Investigating officers said
it looked as though the Chevrolet
left the road and then went out
of control when the driver tried
to pull it back too hurriedly.
Mauney toid the officers that
he did not remember anything
about, the second accident, nor
did he know who was driving
the Chevrolet which was headed
towards Kings Mountain. The
car operated by the Negroes (be
longed to Mauney’s father.
Mr.. Bridges and his two sons,
Clyde J, Bridges, Jr., and Arthur
David Bridges, were hospitalized
with injuries received in the ac
cident. Mauney was also taken
to the hospital with minor inju
ries.
Both Mauney and Oates were
thrown out of their car, and Pa
trolman D. L. Owen, the investi
gating officer, reported that it
was impossible to tell which of
the men was operating the car.
There is some question as to
the county where the fatality oc
curred, since there is only a dis
tance of a few feet separating
Cleveland and Gaston counties
at the scene of the accident.
Patrolman Owen also said
that It had been raining in tha
vicinity where the accident oci
curred, and that the ro^ds were
wet at the time of the mishap.
Mr,. Bridges and Clyde J. Brid
ges, Jr., are still patients at
Kings Mountain Hospital. Arth
ur David Bridges was released
from the hospital after first aid
treatment Saturday.
No arrests have been made as
a result of the accident.
Bennett Gets North School Contract
Hoke Electrical
Sub-Contractor;
Cost $223,000
C. T. Bennett of Kings Moun
tain, was awarded the general
contract for the new North
School building Monday night
by the Kings Mountain School
Board of Trustees at its regular
monthly meeting.
Bennett was chosen on the ba
sis of his low bid of $172,550.
This bid was the final figure af
ter the school board had discuss
ed the various alternatives pro
vided in the specifications for
the building. Bennett’s bid was
$950 lower than that of A. A.
Ramsey & Son, who placed sec
ond.
Twelve contractors submitted
bids on the building’s general
contract. These companies and
their bids were:
C. T. Bennett — $172,550; A. A.
Ramsey & Son — $173,500; C. M.
Morrison — $174,478; P. S. West
Construction Company — $175,
570; Burke Lumber Company —
$176,696; Graham Construction
Company — $177,910; Beam Con
struction Co. — $176,525; W. R,
Patton Co. — $186,150; Guy Frye
& Sons — $186,624; W. E. Dale
Construction Co. — $186,839; C.
P. Neal — $191,610; and R. K.
Stewart — $195,085.
These bids represent adjusted
figures taking into consideration
all alternates rejected or kept.
On the original base bids, Ben
nett was fifth in the bidding, but
the choice of alternates cut his
figures lower than the other 11
competing companies.
The heating contract for the
new school was awarded Me
chanical Construction of Char
lotte on the basis of low bid of
$23,684.
Gastonia Plumbing & Heating
Company was awarded the
plumbing contract on a low bid
of $15,260.
L. A, Hoke of Kings Mountain
received the electrical contract
on a. low. Ibid of $12,395.
The total amount of contracts
let Monday night was $223,889.
The required completion date
for the school had been set at
August 15, 1956, by the school
board in a previous meeting.
The board inserted a penalty
clause in the contracts, which
would penalize the contractors
a set amount each day past Au
gust 15 that the building is not
completed.
In the case of the general con
tractor, Bennett, this amount was
set at $50 per day. The other
contractors would be penalized
$25 per day.
The new elementary unit will
house about 420 students when
completed.
Delegates to attend the School
Board meeting in Boone on Wed
nesday, October 26, were elected
by the board Monday night. The
delegates are A. W. Kincaid,
chairman of the board; B. N.
Barnes, Dr. P. G. Padgett, and
Rowell Lane.
The board discussed the possi
bility of social security coverage
for the cafeteria workers, but
Continued On Page Ten
Rites Wednesday
Fox Mrs. Cline
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock
at First Baptist church in Shelby
for Mrs. J. Raymond Cline, 62,
a former resident of Kings Moun
tain, who died at her home, Shel
by, Route 3, Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Cline, the former Miss Le
ola Borders, was a native of Cle
veland County, and the daughter
of the late Eizie C. and Susan
Wilson Borders.
Her husband, J. Raymond
Cline, is a former sheriff of Cle
veland County.
Survivors include her hus
band, two sons, Haywood Cline
of the home, and Fulton Cline
of Charlotte; two daughters, Mrs.
Frank B. Abernethy of Hickory,
and Mrs. Robert L. Brooks of Ra
leigh; three brothers, Mike, Her
bert and Tom Borders/ all of
Shelby; six sisters, Mrs. J.. A. Al
len, Mrs. R. E. Roberts, Mrs. Z. V.
Cline, Mrs. G. C. McClure, Mrs.
Eizie Lee Beam, all of Shelby,
and Mrs. Dewey King of Chapel
Hill; and nine grandchildren.
Services were conducted by the
Rev. Zeno Wall, the Rev. John
Lawrence, the Rev. Cline Bost,
and the Rev. Lawrence Roberts.
Burial was in Elizabeth church
cemetery.. •
Mrs. Cline had been a member
of First Baptist church of Shelby
and later the Elizabeth Baptist
church. She had taken a very ac
tive part in the women’s work
of both churches, and was presi
dent of the Women’s, Missionary
Union at Elizabeth church at the
I time of her death.
NEW NORTH SCHOOL — This is an architect's drawing of the new !
proposed North School building as prepared by Van Wageningen
& Cothran, architects of Shelby. . The building will consist of 12
classrooms, a library, cafeteria-play area combination, and an au
VAN WACDJmiNCtN t COTHBAM-A.UUMCJMTECn'JMCLBY-'JtC.
ditorium. It will be constructed ol brick and concrete blocks, and
will accommodate about 420 students. The modern design of the
school uses dome lights for natural lighting and utilizes many
other up to date facilities.
U. S. 29 By-Pass Was Opened
To Traffic Monday At 1:30
TO HOLD REVIVAL—The Rev.
A. P. Millen, pastor of Friend
ship Baptist church of near Gas
tonia, will conduct a series of re
vival services at Temple Baptist
church. The revival is scheduled
to begin Monday and continue
through October 30.
Millen To Hold
Temple Services
A series of revival services will
begin at Temple Baptist church
Monday, and will continue
through October 30, Rev. H. G.
McElroy, pastor of the church,
has announced.
The revival will be conducted
by Rev. A. P. Millen’ pastor of
Friendship Baptist church located
on the New Hope road near Gas
tonia, he said.
Services will be held each even
ing at 7 o’clock. Sptecial singing
under the direction of E. O.
White, church choir director, will
be a feature of the revival, Mr.
McElroy reported.
Weathers Appeals
Road Sentence
A verdict of guilty was handed
down October 12, toy a Cleveland
County Recorder’s jury against
Ernest Weathers, of Fallston,
on a charge of violation of the
Peeping Tom act Weathers ap
pealed a six months road sen
tence imposed on him toy Judge
Reuben Elam.
The charge against Weathers
grew out of an incident August
18, in which Weathers was spray
ed with toird shot after he al
legedly was seen toy Edward
Stowe Deveney Peeping through a
window of the Deveney residence
on Shelby highway.
The result was a counter
charge filed against Deveney by
Weathers accusing Deveney of
assault with a deadly weapon.
The charge against Deveney was
also slated to be hedrd October
12, tout was declared a mistrial
toy Judge Elam after he held
that a statment made in the
presence of the jury that Weath
ers had been convicted was pre
judicial.
Deveney's trial has now been
set for., November 8.
Weathers said his presence in
the Deveney yard was due to
looking for a hubcap which he
had lost from his car.
Weathers, who made bond of
$100, was represented toy Attorn
ey Ernest Gardner.
Thoroughfare 4
South Of City
Cost $701,000
The new U. S. 29 (by-pass South
of Kings Mountain was opened
to traffic at 1:30 Monday after
noon five days ahead of prior
estimate and only two days aft
er scheduled completion of the
paving contract.
Actually a small portion of
the by-pass — from Archdale
Farms on U„ S. 29 to the inter
section with U. S. 74 east of
Kings Mountain — was opened
last Friday morning at 11 o’clock,
when the entrances from U. S. 29
were opened to traffic.
The road, partially four-lane
and partially two-lane was built
at a cost of $701,000, exclusive of
right-of-way cost, J. D. Peek, as
sistant engineer of the sixth di
vision reported. He listed cost
breakdown in these round figur
es: moving 'buildings $15,000;
building of structures, $172,000;
grading and drainage, $214,000;
paving, $300,000. ■
The new by-pass required
more than two years to construct.
It is a limited access highway,
with two bridge installations to
provide cloverleaf design en
trance and exit from two princi
pal intersecting arteries, U. S. 74
and N. C. 161 south to York.
The road is four-lane from its
U. S. 74 intersection to a point
South of N. C. 161 on the Rich
ard Owens farm,. It converges to
single lane at this point and con
tinues to Archdale Farms. Cur
rently under construction, from
Archdale Farms to the northern
limits of the Town of Grover, is
a second two-lane strip for U. S.
29. This portion of the road is
not expected to be completed for
several months.
Mr. Peek said no information
was yet available on traffic to
tals on the first days of the (by
pass’ service, nor figures avail
able on the reduced traffic on S.
Battleground avenue, until Mon
day U. S. 29 South and now U. S.
29-A.
Hilton Ruth, manager of Belk’s
on Batleground Avenue, inquired
Continued On Page Ten
KIWANIS SPEAKER — Reuben
Elam, judge of Cleveland County
Recorder's court, will be guest
speaker at the Thursday night
meeting of the Kings Mountain
Kiwanis club. The club meets at
6:45 at Masonic Dining hall.
Hayes' Condition
Termed Serious
City Commissioner O. T. Hayes,
Sr., is in serious condition at
Kings Mountain hospital, his
physician. Dr. John C. McGill,
said Wednesday.
Mr. Hayes, hospitalized both at
Gaston Memorial hospital and
Kings Mountain hospital for the
past three weeks, is suffering
from a heart condition' plus kid
ney complications. In addition, he
developed pneumonia over the
past weekend, but Dr. McGill said
pneumonia was “receding” Wed
nesday.
Terming Mr. Hayes’ condition
as “serious,” Dr. McGill said Mr.
Hayes has been placed in an oxy
gen tent and is being administer
ed glucose.
MOOSE MEETING
The regular meeting of
Moose Lodge No. 1748 will be
held Thursday night at the
fodge on Bessemer City road.
Light ASC Vote Results In Ties;
Final Township Results Pending
Only about 160 Cleveland
County farmers voted Tuesday in
the Agricultural & Stabilization
committee elections, and the
small vote resulted in at least
one tie in each of the county’s
11 townships.
J. D. Ellis, ASC secretary, re
porting the incomplete results,
said ties may be resolved by two
methods: 1) calling a second e
lection, and 2) determining the
respective positions where ties
exist toy lot or drawing- He said
he felt the latter method would
probably be the choice of the
nominees involved but doubted
the results would be complete
before Friday.
Under the election system,
farmers of each, township or com
munity committee voted for five
of ten nominees. Nominee ac
corded most votes become chair
man, while the second-runner is
vice - chairman, third runner is
regular member, fourth is first
alternate and fifth is second al
ternate.
The tie in Kings Mountain (No.
4) Township occurred in the
chairmanship, with Clyde Randle
and Stowe Wright polling most
votes ^nd thereby all even for
the chairmanship. The other
three spots were settled, with
Otto (Toiby) Williams being e
lected regular member, Willis
Harmon first alternate, and J. N.
Hughes second alternate.
In Waco (No. 5) Township, Gi
les Sellers was elected chairman,
with John D. Cline elected vice
chairman. Then the ties occurred.
William Wright and Kenneth
Wright polled the same number
of votes for regular member. One
will become regular member, the
other first alternate. All th'e re
maining No. 5 nominees were
tied for the fifth elective spot of
second alternate. They are: Ro
bert Borders, John F. Carpenter,
Howard Huffstetler, A. S. Kiser,
Dewitt Randall andi Harvey Lee
Stroupe.
Only eleven farmers visited
Bethware school to cast votes in
Kings Mountain township, while
only ten visited Waco school to
cast votes in Waco township. .
Had more pteople voted, Mr.
Ellis guessed, the troublesome
ties would not have resulted.
Kings Mountain
Teachers Named
To District Posts
Several Kings Mountain teach
ers and former teachers were
elected to offices at the North
Carolina Education Association’s
South Piedmont District meeting
in Charlotte Friday.
One of the highlights of the
meeting was the business sessions
of the divisions and departments
of the organization, at which
time officers were electedi
Miss Alice Averitt of Kings
Mountain was elected secretary
of the division of supervisors; J.
E. Huneycutt of Rockingham, for
merly of Kings Mountain, was
named president of the division
of superintendents; Miss June
Rogers of Kings Mountain was
elected secretary of the Bibie de
partment; J. A. Kiser of Kings
Mountain was named vice-presi
dent of the audio-visual depart
ment; and Mrs. E. W. Neal of
Kings Mountain a member of the
Bessemer City school faculty, was
elected president of the social stu
dies department.
Approximately 2,000 teachers
and school personnel from the
South Piedmont District attended
the NCEA meeting. Dr. Glenn L.
Snow of the National Education,
made the address at a general
session in David Owens Audito
rium Friday morning.
The various departments and
divisions held their business ses
sions Friday afternoon and even
ing.
Girl Scout Fund
Beaches $200
First reports received from
campaign workers in the Kings
Mountain Girl Scout fund cam
paign revealed contributions of
$200 against a goal of 1,200
Chairman George H. Mauney said
Wednesday.
Mr. Mauney said the reports
were scattered and that he hoped
thp soliciting teams would com
plete their work—and attain the
goal—by the weekend.
R. S. Lennon is chairman of the
advance gifts work and the gr-oup
of solicitors includes the chair
man, Mrs. Fred Plonk, Dr. D. F.
Hord, Dr. Nathan Reed, Mrs.
George H. Mauney, Mrs. Sam
Davis, Mrs. Carl Mauntey, Mrs.
Paul Hendricks, J. C. Bridges,
Mrs. Fred Wright, Jr., and Jacob
Cooper.
“Kings Mountain did not reach
its goal in last year’s campaign
and we particularly want to reach
it this year-’ Chairman Mauney
said. He noted that Kings Moun
tain’s share is a small percentage
of the $19,000 sought in the Pio
neer ArPa council, which includes
the Kings Mountain district.
“I think Kings Mountain should
and wants to do its part,” Mr.
Mauney concluded.
Mrs. Wanza Davis
Named For Office
Mrs. Wanza Y. Davis of Kings
Mountain was elected secretary
of the South Piedmont District
of the North Carolina Associa
tion of Educational Secretaries at
that organization’s annual mfeet
ing in Statesville Saturday.
Other officers elected were Mr.
Harold E. Hewit of Hickory, pre
sident; and Mrs. Doris Cudd of
Shelby, vice-president.
The association of educational
secretaries was organized in 1950,
and has 179 members in the
South Piedmont District.
ONE FIRE
Firemen answered a call
Monday on Deal street to ex
tingush a trash fire, according
to C. D. Ware, fireman.