Population
Greater Kings Mountain 10.320
City Limits 7.206
The flgur* for Creator Ting* Mountain U derived from
the 1965 Xbqi Mountain city directory census. The City
limits figure Is from the United States census of 1950.
Kings Mountain N. C. Thursday, February 9, 1956
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HOSPITALIZED
J„ T. Malcolm, superintendent
of Lambeth Rope Corp., is im
proving after (being admitted
to Kings Mountain hospital
Sunday for treatment and ob
servation. '
DISMISSED
Coman Falls, Kings Moun
tain businessman, was dismiss
ed from Charlotte Memorial
Hospital Sunday annd has re
turned to his residence here.
Mr. Falls is reported to have
recovered nicely from a chest
operation, and is ablf to ibe out
of (bed.
TICKETS AVAILABLE
Mrs. Edith Carrigan, Unibn Bus
station manager, said Wednes
day that she has tickets for
the ice hockey games in Char
lotte February 13, 14, and 16.
Mrs. Carrigan reported the tic
ets were priced at $1.50 and
$1.75 and are reserved seats,
Box seats, costing $2 each may
also ibe ordered.
WINDOW BROKEN
A window in the front of C.
4. Gauii's grocery on piedmont
avenue was broken out last
Wednesday night, according to
police reports. Damages, which
were covered toy insurance,
were approximately $135. Po
lice say that a group of small
hoys were seen in the vicinity
prior to the vandalism.
COURT OF HONOR
Boy Scout Court of Honor will
be held at City Hall courtroom
Thursday evening at 7:45. At
the same hour a Cub leader’s
training course will toe con
ducted at Central Methodist
church. Announcements came
from Piedmont Council head
quarters, Gastonia.
AT GARDNER-WEBB
Arnold Bell and Jack Crouch,
of Kings Mountain, are among
35 new students enrolled for
the second semester at Gard
ner-WebL' College, according
to announcement by Mrs. Dor
othy W. Hamrick, registrar.
COMMUNICATION
An emergent communcation
■of Fairview Lodge for'work in
the second degree will toe held
Saturday night at 7:30 p. m. at
Masonic Hall, according to an
nouncement toy James B. Simp
son.
METER RECEIPTS
City parking meters return
ed a total of $167.60 during the.
.week ending Wednesday at
noon. On-street meters return
ed $14035, while the off-street
parking lot meters returned
$27.25.
ROBERTS BETTER
James i(Soup) Roberts, who
recently underwent an opera
tion at Charlotte Memorial
hospital, was reported Improv
ed Wednesday. Members of his
family expect him to toe re
leased from the hospital on the
weekend.
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Jaycees View
KM-ValdeseFUm
Coaches Shu Carlton and John
Gamble presented the films of
the Kings Mountain - Valdese
championship football game be
fore the Kings Mountain Jaycees
at a regular meting Tuesday
night.
President Bill Jonas reported
that some 35 members were pre
sent for the meeting. A report
on the District Jaycee Meeting
held at Shelby Monday night was
given also. Jonas reported that
22 members of the Kings Moun
tain club attended this meeting.
Coaches Carlton and Gamble
commented on and pointed out
the key plays of the championship
game, which Valdese won 14-6.
Carlton also reported that all of
Kings Mountain’s football games
will be filmed next year. >A mo
vie camera and other equipment
were recently purchased by the
high school athletic department
for this purpose.
Asl| Wednesday
Service Scheduled
St. Matthew’s Lutheran church
will begin its annual series of
Lenten services Wednesday, Feb
ruary 15, Ash Wednesday, with
an evening service at 7:30.
Dr. W. P. Gerberding, pastor,
said that the rite of Holy Com
munion would be administered at
the Ash Wednesday service and
that Sunday evening services will
also be held during Lent.
Annual Boy Scout
Banquet Monday
NEW OFFICIAL — William F.
Young, of Bessemer City, joined
the staff of Home Building &
Loan association on February 1.
He was recently named assistant
treasurer of the association.
IS Students
"Straight A"
Nineteen Kings Mountain high
schoolers were “Straight A” stu
dents during the first semester,
according to report from Bobby
Cashion, of the National Honor
Society.
Fifteen students found nothing
but “A” marks on their report
card for the recent six-week pe
riod.
Making all “A’s” for the semes
ter were.
Ninth Grade — Peggy Black,
Bobby Early, David Plonk, Mar
tha Houser, Mickie Lynn, Don
Tignor, DeWayne Caldwell, Jean
Allen.
Tenth grade — Polly Page,
Shirley McDaniel, Sherry Kelly
Linda Biser, Frances Williams,
Norma Kay Hendrick, and Mary
Frances Bridges.
Eleventh grade — Peggy Joyce
Reynolds and Doris Sellers.
Twelfth grade — Peggy Gun
nells.
Making all “A’s” for The recent
six-week term were:
Ninth grade — Peggy Black,
Bobby Early, Mickie Lynn, Becky
Ormand, Don Tignor, Carolyn
Walker and Richard McDaniel.
Tenth grade — Sherry Kelly,
Frances Williams, Norrna Kay
Hamrick, Diane Cansler, and Ann
Falls.
Eleventh grade — Peggy Joyce
Reynolds.
Twelfth grade*— Peggy Gun
nells and Barbara Bridges.
Safety Group
Re-Elects Canslei
Luther Cansler, paymaster of
Neisler Mills, has been recently
been 're-elected to the board of di
rectors of the Blue Ridge Safety
Council.
The Council, which is sponsor
ed by the North Carolina Industri
al Commission, has as its primary
purpose the promotion of safety
in the industrial plants through
out its seven county area. The
counties embraced by the council
include Cleveland, Gaston Lincoln
Burke, Rutherford, McDowell and
Polk.
Mr. Cansler has served as a
director of the council for the
past three years.
H. L. Parker of Marion, N. C.,
was elected as chairman of the or
ganization at the recent meeting.
"Boyles To Speak
At Father-Son
BSA Event
Alfred Boyles, publicity disec
tor of “Horn in the West,” will
make the principal address at
the annual father-and-son Boy
Scout banquet Monday night.
The annual banquet for the
Kings Mountain district will be
held at the Woman’s club, begin
ning at 7 o’clock..
Tickets are now on sale at $2,
entitling the purchaser to a din
ner for himself and his son or
another boy.
Mr. Boyles will speak on “The
Scoutmaster.” He is himself a
FUND DRIVE
The annual Kings Mountain
district Boy Scout fund cam
paign will begin Tuesday morn
ing, following Monday night’s
father-and-son banquet, Drace
M. Peeler, chairman, said yes
terday. Godl of the fund drive is
$2,000.
former Scoutmaster.
Other participants on the pro
gram will be Charles K. Bryant,
of Gastonia, president of the
Piedmont council, who will bring
greetings from the- council; Au
brey Mauney, district commission
er, who will discuss “Out Scout
ing Record;” Drace M. Peeler,
finance chairman, who will dis
cuss the current financial cam
paign for the district; and Rev.
James B. McLarty, who will out
line the new four-year Scouting
program “Onward for God and
My Country.”
Eagle Scout Jimmy Blanton
will lead the group in repeating
the Scout Oath and in the Scout
Benediction. Rev. P. D. Patrick
will give the invocation.
Booth W. Gillespie is chairman
of the Kings Mountain dtstricff
22 From Here
In Band Clinic
Twenty-two members of the
Kings Mountain school band will
participate in a band clinic Thurs
day under the direction of James
C. Harper, famed Lenoir band
master.
The Kings Mountain musicians
will join others from Shelby,
Cherryville and Gardner-Webb col
lege in the all-day clinic at §hel- '
by high school auditorium. Af
ter the all-day work session,
Kings Mountain director Joe
Hedden said, the 75-piece band
from the four schools will present
a concert at 8 p. m.
Attending from Kings Mountain
will be Flem Mauney, Billie Ma
bry, Mason Hughes, Rose Mal
colm, Judy Early, Mary Freeman,
Louise Owens, Georgianna Moss,
Edward Blanton, Bill Sanders,
Carol Barber, Larry Carpenter,
Louis Crawford, John Ruidsill,
Roger Blackwell, Gary Joy, Mac
Lennon, Jiifi Pressly, Kenneth Ro
berts, Charles Blanton, Don Hord,
and Nick Smith.
Clinician Harper is the veteran
director of the Lenoir school
band, which has copped many na
tional championships. The Lenoir
band has won top ratings in
North Carolina music contests
since 1933. He is currently presi
dent of the American Bandmas
ters association. •
ON DEAN'S LIST
Miss Sarah Jackson, daugh
ter of Mr., and Mrs. T. W. Jack
son, is among 30 students on
the first semester dean’s list at.
Montreat college where she is
a member of the senior class.
Jaycees Offering Stock For Sale
In State Development Corporation
Kings Mountain Jaycees are
offering stock this weekend in
the North Carolina Business De
velopment Corporation.
The stock sells for $10 per
share and will be used to foster
new and expanded industry in
North Carolina, Wilson Griffin,
chairman of the sale project
said.
The Jaycees through the state
have agreed to sell some $200,000
of stock in the Corporation. Tb
date more than $800,000 of the
$1,000,000 of stock authorized by
the state charter has been sold
by Governor Hodges and his
staff.
The million dollars, in combina
tion with other funds that can be
secured from members of the Cor
poration (up to $10 million)
would raise the per capita income
of North Carolinians by offer
ing encouragement, factual and
financial help to persons wishing
to start new industries or enlarge
old ones in suitable locations.
Since many towns have no in
dustry, and little hope of starting
bne without special help, they will
be “pulling themselves up by their
bootstrap” and at the same time
creating more Jobs and salaries
for Tar Heels, Mr. Griffin said.
Full information on the stock
in the Business Development Cor
poration, con be obtained from
Bill Jonas, phone 33, Wilson Grif
fin, sales chairman,-at phone 8,
Bill Eldon, at Foote Mineral Co.,
phone 1000, William L. Plonk,
phone 1133-W, or Charles Dixon,
Victory Chevrolet Co., phone 49.
The stock will not be available
after Monday morning.
SAFETY AWARD — Neil O. Johnson, Foote Mineral Company's Kings
Mountain plant manager, left, is shown accepting a safety plaque
from T. P. Hensler, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company safety en
gineer, denoting 500.000 accident-free operating hours at the local
plant. Both men were high in their praise of Foote employees for es
tablishing this fine safety record, and Hensler complimented the
company for its increasing work in the field of safety. '
Foote Gets Award
For Safety Record
Auto Tag Deadline
Is Next Wednesday
“ With next Wednesday the
deadline for showing ovrt-of
date city auto licenses, city offi
cials anticipate a rush of tag
buying this weekend.
Assistant City <3ierk Joe Mc
Daniel said 686 tags had been
sold through Tuesday, far short
of the estimated 1200 vehicles
owned by in-city residents.
The tags cost $1. Penalty is
provided for failure to purchase
and display the tags by the Feb
ruary 15 deadline, also the final
day for using 1955 North Caro
lina license plates.
Mr. McDaniel said police would
begin tagging cars for failure
to show new license immediate
ly after»the deadline.
Honor Society
Inducts Four
The Kings Mountain Chapter
of the National Honor Society
inducted four seniors as members
of the Chapter on Wednesday,
February 1,1956.
Those inducted were Kathryn
Ware, Jackie Arnette, Derice
Weir, and George Harris.
The requirements for member
ship into this society are ranking
scholastically in the upper third
of the class for the entire high
school career; having an A ave
rage on conduct with no grade
lower than B; and being favor
ably rated by at least half of the
society members, and four of the
faculty members on character,
service, and leadership.
Other society members are Bob
Cashion, Gary Allran, Flem Mau
ney, Harold Jackson, Butch Hou
ser, Donna Cheatham, and Caro
lyn Brown.
Scouter To Speak
To Kiwanis Club
Dr. Roswell C. Long of Char
lotte will be the guest speaker
at the regular weekly meeting of
the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club
Thursday night at 6:45.
Dr. Long will speak, on "For
ward to God and Country ” The
speaker has been associated with
Scouting for many years, and is
the holder of Scouting’s highest
award, the Silver Beaver Award.
Dr. Long has been active in the
Blue Ridge Scouting Council, and
is very well known to Scouters
throughout this area of the state.
Special guests for this Boy
Scout Week program will be the
Scout Masters of the various
Kings Mountain trooife.
MAUNEYIMPROVED
■ D. C. Mauqey, who is a pa
tient at Charlotte Memorial
hospital, was reported im
proved this week. Mr. Mauney
suffered a wrenched hack' a
bout two we^ks ago..
Accident-Free
Man Hours
Hits 500,000
Foote Mineral Company’s
Kings Mountain plant passed a
safety milestone Friday when T.
P. Hensler, safety engineer for
Liberty Mutual Insurance Com
pany, presented Neil O. Johnson,
plant manager, with a plaque sig
nifying 500,000 accident free man
hours.
Mr. Johnson in accepting the
award said,” This is an outstand
ing record and one we can all be
proud of. By comparison, in 1954,
we had 22 lost-time accidents,
which cost those injured appro
ximately $3,000 in lost earnings
for their families. I should like
to point out, however, that this
award is just one step toward
our goal for further achieve
ments. It is our objective to re
ceive a plaque for 1,000,000 man
hours of safe operations at- this
time next year.” ,
In closing, Mr. Johnson added,
“l know that all of you will be
interested in learning that Jan
uary 1956 was the best month in
Kings Mountain Division’s his
tory. This accomplishment wasn’t
because I was here, Jbut because
everyone up and down the line
worked together like a team.
Let’s keep it that way. By doing
so, you have better chances for
advancment, long-time job securi
ty, and increased prosperity.”
Johnson recently joined the
Kings Mountain Division as plant
manager, and added that he was
taking Friday’s meeting as an
opportunity to get acquainted
with his men.
Mr. Hensler pointed out that
500,000 safe operating hours in
the mining field is quite an ac
complishment. He praised the
Foote staff for its fine coopera
tion in the field of personal safe
ty, and added that the one mil
lion hour award was not far a
way for the Kings Mountain
plant.
A portion of the company’s ef
forts for safer operations has
been the installation of first aid
statons, the issuance of metal hats
to all personnel, issuance of safe
ty glasses, selling safety shoes
below cost, and equipping men
with wearing apparal where need
ed.
Kings Mountain B & L
Meeting Is Tuesday
Annual meeting of stockholders
of Kings Mountain Building &
Loan association will be held al
the office of the association Tues
da afternoon at 4 o’clock, accord
ing to announcement by Ben H,
Bridges, secretary-treasurer.
Stockholders will elect direc
tors for the coming year, wil]
hear reports of officers on 195E
operations and conduct other busl
ness as may be required.
William For d Assumes Duties
As Neisler General Manager
Board Defers
Electric Rate
Action For Study
The board of city commission
ers postponed, for investigation
and report, discussion on electri
cal rates at last week’s regular
monthly session.
Otherwise, the commissioners
adopted a noridance to penalize
parents of children who shoot air
rifles in business and residential
areas, returned George Thomas
son the vacant post of recorder’s
court solicitor, and ordered the
city’s taxf'operator permit law en
forced with Chief of Police H. A.
Logan, Jr., named inspector.
Mr. Thomasson went back to
the recorder’s court job Monday
on a fee basis. He will be paid
$3.50 per guilty verdict. Minimum
costs of court will be $18.10. Seve
ral months ago the board vacated
the position on the grounds it did
not have sufficient funds to pay
a salary. At the time, the late
Commissioner O. T. Hayes object
ed to the fee basis employment of
a solicitor.
Air rifle restrictions were sug
gested by Mayor Glee A. Bridges,
who told the board that all the
window panes at the Deal street
swimming pool were out and that
many complaints had been receiv
ed by him and by city police of
mayhem caused by air rifle shoot
ing. Under terms of the ordi
nance, a child’s parents will be
subject to a fine of $5, plus court
costs, if his child violates the or
dinance.
The taxi operator permit law
requires cab operators in the city
to obtain a permit to drive a cab
within Kings Mountain. In turn,
his permit, when isued, is requir
ed to be displayed in his cab.
Chief Logan said the city taxi
operators favored enforcement of
the law.
Mayor Bridges named Commis
sioners Sam Collins and W. G.
Grantham and City Clerk Gene
Mitcham and/or Assistant Clerk
Joe McDaniel to make a study of
electrical rates, particularly as
they affect commercial custo
mers. The Mayor has contended
some commercial customers are
buying power from the city below
cost. The committee is to report
at a subsequent board session.
The board voted to install a
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Neisler loins
Concoid Finn
Henry P. Neisler has accepted
a position with Randolph Mills, of
Concord. He assumed his new du
ties February 1.
Mr. Neisler is in charge of fab
ric developing and designing at
the Concord firm, duties similar
to those he has managed at Neis
ler Mills here.
A son of Mr. and Mrs. P. M.
Neisler, Sr., he is a graduate of
Davidson college, class of 1949.
He is president of Kings Moun
tain Country Club.
Mr. Neisler expects to continue
to maintain his residence here.
A SC MEETING
D. B. Blalock, of Kings Moun
tain, attended a two-day ses
sion Tuesday and Wednesday
of the Agriculture Stabilization
committee in session in Albe
marle.
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NEISLER MANAGER — William
(Bill) Ford, of Chapel Hill, as
sumed the duties of general
manager of Neisler division of
Massachusetts Mohair Flush
Company on Monday.
Webb To Head
Duke Fund Drive
DURHAM—R Halbert Webb of
402 W. Mountain st., Kings Moun
tain has been appointed to head
the annual campaign for funds
for Duke University in the Kings
Mountain area.
This will be one of nv're than
200 similar campaigns to be con
ducted throughout the United
States, beginning February 10, in
areas where former Duke stu
dents live in concentrated num
bers. It is part of the annual
Loyalty Fund drive, through
which the University’s alumni
give each year for the general
support of the Jniversity.
In announcing the appointment
of Mr. Webb, Duke President Hol
lis Edens stated: "The financial
needs of Duke, as is the case with
almost every privately supported
college and university in America,
are constantly pressing- Unre
stricted funds are needed, not
simply to sustain existence, but to
asure the highest quality in our
educational activities. Alumni and
friends, through the annual giv
ing program, must be relied upon
to supply these funds, and the im
portance of their endeavors in
this connection can hardly be ov
er-estimated."
Ware President
Of ARP Men's Group
M? A. Ware was elected presi
dent and N. F, McGill program
chairman of Boyce Memorial
ARP Men of the Church at their
Monday night meeting.
The supper session was in hon
or of the church choir. Martin
Harmon stated appreciation of
the group for the work of the
choir and Mrs. N. F. McGill, choir
director and organist, stated her
appreciation for the support of
the men’s group.
Following dinner, the group
saw a film “Strange Gods of In
dia," presented by John Cheshire.
SERVICES SET
The Rev.. M. C. Connor, retir
ed Wesleyan Methodist minis
ter, will conduct a series of
special stewardship services at
Gold Street Wesleyan Metho
dist church February 16-19.
The High Point resident will
hold the services each night at
7 o'clock.
Congressional Candidates Oiling
Machinery For Primary Campaign
Political activity in the 11th
Congressional district race lor
the Democratic nomination was
slight outwardly during the past
week, with exception of staterhent
by Judge J. Will Pless, of Mari
on, that he won’t be a candidate.
Meantime, Ralph W. Gardner,
of Shelby, came home from Wash
ington to occupy a house and op
en campaign headquarters, and
Hugh Wells, also of She»by, plac
ed advertising in newspapers of
the county to promote his candi
dacy.
Basil Whltener, of Gastonia,
was reported forming his organi
zation and hoping that Charlie
Hamilton, another Gastonia law
yer, would decide not to make the
race. Hamilton polled 15,861 votes
in placing second Jp retiring Con
gressman Woodrow W. Jones in
the 1950 first primary. He trail
ed Jones in the second primary
17,841 to 24,994.
In the upcoming state wide elec
tions, a second candidate entered
the race lor the lieutenant-gover
nor. Kid Brewer, the onetime
Duke athlete, now a Raleigh In
surance man, announced his can
didacy for the state’s Number 2
post, which has been vacant since
the accession of Luther Hodges
to the governor’s office. Gover
nor Hodges too, formally announ
ced he would seek the guberna
torial nomination. Other lieuten
ant - governor candidate is Lon
zo Edwards, veteran state legis
lator.
Local level Democratic primary
tickets will be short. Democrats
will nominate' five county com
missioners register of deeds, a
state representative and state
senator, and five county school
board members. Kings Mountain
township citizens will nominate
magistrates and a constable.
All the incumbents are expect
ed to seek re-election.
The primary will be conducted
on May 26.
Horvath Names
Former Official
Of Laurens Mills
William (Bill) Ford, onetime
Deering - Milliken textile execu-*
tive, assumed Monday the duties
of general manager of Neisler
Mills division of Massachusetts
Mohair Plush company.
Announcement was made by
Ernest Horvath, president, who
was here this week touring the
several Neisler plants with the
new official.
Appointment of Ford ends the
management committee arrange
ment under which Neisler has
operated since it was finally ac
quired by Horvath interests in
mid-December.
Horvath said that three mem
bers of the committee would now
be able to devote full time to their
particular duties. Howard B.
Jackson is Neisler’s director of
merchandising, Paul Mauney is in
charge of yarn processing and
procurement, and William F, Mc
Kee is controller.
Mr. Ford, new general mana
ger, will make Kings Mountain
his headquarters for superintend
ing the seven-plant Nqisler opera
tion.
He returns to the textile busi
ness after three years residence
at Chapel Hill, where he grew
beef cattle and handled real es
tate transactions. He was general
manager and treasurer of Deer
ing-Milliken’s Laurens Mills, Lau
rens, S. C., until 1953, and had
been associated with Deering
Milliken from 1941, when he join
ed Drayton Mills. Mr. Ford was
previously with Burlington Indus
tries as specialist in quality con
trol of spun yarn and fabrics. He
is a graduate of University of
North Carolina, Class of 1937, and
a native of Fairmont, Robeson
county, and a Methodist.
Mrs. Ford is a native of Cha
pel Hill. They have four children,
Gail, 13, Billy, 11, Michael, 5, and
Horace, 2.
The Fords expect to establish
residence here after the close of
the present school term, Mr. Ford
said.
Dimes Campaign
Fai Below Quota
Charles Dixon, co-chairman of
the Kings Mountain March of
Dimes campaign, reported Wed
nesday that the fund drive is lag
ging far behind the $5,000 quota.
Dixon said that only $2,550 of
the quota had been raised
through Wednesday morning, and
that the Kiwanis Club radio auc
tion to be held Wednesday af
ternoon was the only large pro
ject remaining on the campaign
list.
The co-chairman is also asking
that anyone who has not turned
in their donations, call 419 and he
will see that the money is picked
up. Dixon added that the cam
paign will be closed out this
week.
Library Tag Sale
Was Rained Out
Library Tag Day, scheduled
for last Saturday, was cancelled
due to the heavy rain and will
be re-scheduled at a later date.
Mrs. W. L. Mauney, chairman
and a member of the Library
committee, said announcement
would be made soon on the re
scheduling.
The tag sale was planned to
raise funds for purchase of books
for Jacob S. Mauney Memorial
library.
Grave-Diqging Fee
Termed Too Low
Sam Suber, the city cemetery
superintendent, thinks the city
isn’t charging enough for grave
digging. He told the board of
commissioners about it last
Thursday night.
Mr. Suber said Kings Moun
tain’s grave-digging fees,. at
$12 for vault size and $10 for
casket size, are much under
surrounding communities.
Mr. Suher also told the board
a Chicago firm wanted to build
a 200-capacity public crypt in
Mountain Rest cemetery. He
said a representative of the
firm said the crypt would be
; available to the public. Mayor
i Glee* Bridges told Mr. Suber to
I have the representative visit
the board at a forthcoming ses
sion, and to gather a schedule
of grave-digging fees from
neighboring cities.