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Population Greater Kings Mountain 16.320 City Limits ' 7,206 n* figure tot Greater Ting* Mountain li derived from OH H6S Sag* Mountain city directory census. Tke City Units figure Is Irons the United States oensus ol 1950. 1 Q Pages 10 Today / Sixty-Eighth Year VOL 68 No. 14 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, April 4, 1957 PRICE FIVE CENTS Mayor To Recommend Referendum On Fluoridation Recreation Conunision Maps Extensive Plans For Summer % 4 Local News Bulletins TO ATTEND CLINIC * tDr. iD. F. Hord and Dr. iR. N. Baker, Kings Mountain den tists, wi'll attend a clinic on Oltiildren’s Dentistry at Chapel Hill Thursday. YOUTH CENTER FILM A motion picture, "Flight To morrow”, will Ibe a feature of Saturday night's Youth Center entertainment at Central Meth odist church, it was announced tby W. F. Young, director. The (film will begin at 8 o’clock,. The center is open on Saturday evenings from 7:30 to 10. p. m. MASONIC MEETING Regular meeting of Fairview ■Lodge A. F. & A. M. 339 wild Ibe held at Masonic hall Monday night at 7:30, it was announc ed by Denver taW3^a*retary. TO TEXAS Reginald A. Murray, son of (Mr- and Mrs. Boyer Murray, re iports Saturday to Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex as, wfhere he reports for air fore duty as a second lieuten ant. DIXON SERVICE Dixon 'Presbyterian church wild resume Sunday morning ohurCh services Sunday at 9 o’ clock, with the schedule to con tinue throughout the summer months. Services have Ibeen hefid for several months at 3 o’clock each Sunday afternoon. MUSIC FESTIVAL (West school will ihold a mu sical festival, “The World’s Children”, Monday evening at 7:30 ipjm. in the school audi torium. The program is under direction of Mrs. Richard Mc Ginnis, city schools music sup ervisor. Tire public is invited. LEGION MEETING Regular monthly meeting off Otis D. Green Post 155, Ameri can Legion, will be held alt the Dost (building Friday night at S o’clock. Principal business to be conducted iwill Ibe a report of the nominating committee, which includes John Gladden, Chairman, Richard McGinnis and Odus Smith. Moose Election To Be Thursday Annual election of Officers of Moose Lodge 1748 iwil'l Ibe hold Thursday, it iwas announced by Horace Brown, governor.^ Hie voting iwnlil Ibe conducted from noon to 8:90 pan. and the re guitar Thursday night meeting at the lodge wild not ibe held. POUdwing are the nominees: For governor — Kenneth E. (Med) Morrison and Clyde Gard ner. fflor junior governor — T. W. Grayson, Louis IB. Ortnand, Wll'lie Grice and George Newton. •For (prelate — Thomas Mea ctvam, J. M. Queen, Dennis Go forth, and J. D. iHuss. iFor trustee (one year) — War ren Harmon, Netfll Hu Mender, James G. Parrish, Wilbur Tucker and L H. Palls. Fas trustee (three - year term) —Thomas Bearden, Manley -For rester, Earl Sarvis and 'Arthur Comweffl. iFor treasurer — Ross Alexan der, Gaither Ledbetter and John Lackey. Tennis Courts May Be Ready By Weekend The city recreation commission outlined a Ibroad program for the coming season Monday night as Jake Early, recently named city recreation director met with the hoard for the first time. The di rector assumed his duties Mon day. Pending arrival of equipment, the first recreation facility will 'be opened this weekeifc. Tennis balls, racquets and nets have been ordered, and Mr. Early said he hoped to have the puJblic courts near the Deal .street pool open this weekend. Meantime, the board voted to employ John Gamble, high school football coach, as pool director for the .summer at $55 per week, and announced the pools would open for the summer season on June 1. In addition, the commissioner voted to offer for sale season tic kets for swimming at the follow ing rates: family, $10; adult $7; and student (including high schoolers) $5. (Chairman 'Dean Payne noted the season ticket would be a considerable saving for regular swimmers. Other (plans for the season in clude: а) organization of a mens softball league. 2 Organization of a women’s softball league. 3) Organization of a Pony Lea. gue for young (baseball players, ages 12 to 14. The Pony League play will get underway about June 16, Mr,. Early said. 4) Operation of playgrounds for children, ages 5 to 10, at Cen tral, East, West, and Davidson schools, peginning about June 18, from 9 a. m. to noon. The play grounds would be supervised Iby senior high and college students who will be paid for their ser vices. 5) Building of Shufflefboard courts at the Deal street pool. б) Horseshoe pitching pits in both Davidson and Deal street pool areas. Mr. Early commented, ‘If any citizen has any suggestion about expanding the recreation pro gram, let me and the commis sion know.” iAnd Chairman Payne pointed out, “Our meetings are always open to the pulblic. We meet on first Mondays at 7:30 at City (Hall, apd we cordially invite any in terested to attend and to offer suggestions for improving the city recreation program.” Attending Monday night’s meeting were Chairman Payne, Director Early, Charles E. Dixon, Fleete MdOurdy, and Secretary Gene Mitcham. LIONS MEETING AT 9:30 IRoy Palmer, Duke Power Company official of Charlotte, will give a lighting demonstra tion at Tuesday night’s meet ing of the Kings Mountain Lions ciuib. The meeting at the Woman’s Club will !be at 6:30, rather than the customary hour Of 7 o’clock, in order to avoid conflict wlith the Lions sponsored Lonzo and Oscar show at Dixie Theatre. WINS AWARD — Paul Hendricks, Jr., high school freshman, enter ed a winning exhibit in the Science fair conducted in Salis bury Saturday. Students from 14 counties competed in the show. Hendricks Gets Science Awaid Paul Hendricks, 'Jr., Central school ninth grader, Iwon a first place award for a physical sci ence entry in the district science fair in Salisbury Saturday. Students frolm 14 counties en tered projects in the fair. The Rings Mountain student’s win ning project, entered in the Jun ior division of the fair, was an exhibition including working models on the uses of magnets. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Hendricks. Stowe, Grayson Save Fisherman L. P. (Skimp) Stowe and T. W. Grayson, Kings Mountain businessmen, witnessed the death of a 21-year-old Negro and rescued his employer on March 27. The Kings "Mountain men, Mr. Stowe reports, were fishing in the backwater of the Wat eree river between Liberty Hill and Camden, S. C., when they noticed a small boat capsize a bout a quarter - mile distant. The local fisherman cranked their motor and rushed to the scene and picked up the flound ering fisherman. The Negro had disappeared in the muddy water. The Camden life-saving crew was summoned, began dragging operations, and recov ered the body of the drowning victim about 2:30 p. m. Mr. Stowe said that the oth er boat was equipped with life preservers but that the preser vers were trapped under the capsized boat. In the excite ment, the Kings Mountain m^n failed to learn the name of the man they fished from the Water.. METER RECEIPTS Parking meter receipts for the week ending Wednesday at noon totaled $177.66, including $149.79 from on - street meters and $27.87 from Cherokee park ing lot meters, City Clerk Gene Mitcham reported. lodge RudisQl Non-Suits Charge Against Kings Mountain Doctors iA $150,000 civil suit against Drs. John C. and Kenneth MoGdM Of Kirtgs Mountain, and Dr. Thomas H. Wright, Jr., at Char lotte came to a sudden conclu sion Monday afternoon in Cleve land County Superior Civil Court’s March - April session. The suit was dismissed upon motion ot defense attorneys toy the presiding jurist, Judge J. C. ftudisiia. Defense attorneys made the motion that the suit be dismissed on grounds of a demur oretenus to the complaint of the plaintiff, This means tWa/t the attorneys were saying that the oompdairvt upon which, the action was based did not contain legal cause fox action. Judge Rudisill sustained the motion, and thereby agreed with the attorneys for the delfense. The action had been brought against the three physicians by William J. Bailey of Kings Moun tain. Mr. Bailey charged that the three doctors had ‘twrongfuily*’ committed him to the state a sylum in October, 1955. IBailey, through his attorneys, Hugh Wells of Shelby, and Park er Wheedon Of Charlotte, entered notice of appeal to the State Su preme Court. Defense attorneys were Falls & Falls, John Mahoney, and Hor ace Kennedy, all of Shelby, Car penter and Webb and Hunter Jones, all of Charlotte. Anstett Blasts Heiald Editor For Editorial “Usually newspaper editors are brilliant people, but it looks as though your local paper goolfed on this one,’’ Dr. R. P. An stett told the Kings Mountain Ki wanis Club Thursday night. !Dr. Anstett, Cleveland County civil defense director, was refer ring to a recent editorial in The Herald, which inferred criticism Of a portion of the city’s purchase of radio equipment for combined city - civil defense duty. - The Herald's editorial of March 21 entitled “Where Our Money Goes” charged flagrant waste by the United States defense estab lishment in declaring surplus ex pensive equipment. For example, the City of Monroe, it was report ed iby Mayor Glee A. Bridges, hac! obtained a minimum of $25,000 in equipment (from typewriters to bulldozers) for only $675 under the civil defense program. The editorial did not criticize all of the radio equipment pur chase, merely the extra base sta tion, which some city officials have acknowledged, will not be used to great extent. The director pointed out that a communications system is one oi the most important factors in a successful civil defense program. He .said, “The local newspaper carried an editorial blasting the city for purchasing radio equip ment for use in this program. I do not understand this stand at al'l. “If you know what to do you’ll live — if you don't know what to do, you’ll die,’’ he warned. “Survival in case of an enemy attack will depend entirely upon you, and your civil defense vol unteer workers,” he added. ■Dr. Anstett told Kiwanians and guests that Cleveland County is in < the midst of a critical area. He said the county has seven primary, number one targets surrounding it. He named these targets as Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston • Salem, Asheville, Oak Ridge, Aiken, 3. C., and one Vir ginia target. He aited the need of an active ground observer program here, and explained how radar was sometimes ineffective in picking up low-flying planes. The county director aiso heap ed praise upon Harold Hunnicutt, Kings Mountain’s deputy civil defense director, for the role he had played in getting the city to purchase radio equipment, and for his aid in setting in a ‘“ham” operated, emergency communica. tions system. Dr. Anstett was introduced toy Mr. Hunnicutt. President Harold Coggins presided. Baity To Assume Hexald Sports lob 'David Baity, high school senior, will take over the Heralld sports editorship effective Monday. iHe will succeed Rdbert L. Hoff man, who has resigned to be come assistant Sports editor Of the High Point Daily Enterprise. Baity will graduate from Kings Mountain high school in June and will handle his duties on a part - time basis until his gradu ation. He has been associated with the Herald in a part - time capacity for the past two years. He is president of the high school’s National Honor Society, a memlber of the Key lOlulb, copy editor and reporter of the Moun taineer, high school newspaper, and was editor-in-chief of Mile stones, the school annual. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Baity, Sr,. Park Obelisk To Be Renovated Bids are -being Invited this week for cleaning, re-painting and waterproofing the 87 - foot Obelisk at Kings Mountain Na tional Military Park. Ben Mootrnaiw, park superinten dent, said ibdds will be opened at the park on April 23 at 11 a. m., and added he hoped iwoik on the monument would (be started within 30 day& He said the spec ideations require completion o! the work within 10 weeks of ac ceptance of bids. The obelisk is hoHcrw, except for a 200-foot capper tube whfcfl ie in the center and is ftntbedded in the ground. Luther Bennett Enters Race ForWard3 Commission Post All City Hall Positions Now Are Contested T. Luther Bennett paid his fil ing fee for city commissioner from Ward 3 Wednesday morn ing,'Which has the effect of re newing the 1955 contest for this position on the city board. Mr. Bennett, employee of Bur lington Industries’ Fhenix plant and also an insurance salesman, Will oppose T. J. (Tommy) Elli son, the incumbent, Who seeks re-election to a third consecutive term and a fifth term on the board. Mr. Bennett’s candidacy also means that all of the six elective city hall positions are not con tested. In 1955, Mr. Bennett ran second to Commissioner Ellison in a three - way contest. The count was: Ellison 937; Bennett 587; and Ralph Ca.rrigan 185. After filing, Mr. Bennett made the following statement: “I am filing for city council man for the City of,Rings Moun tain solely in the interest of bet ter government. I have no politi cal affiliations with any group or persons. If elected, I will do my yery best to keep an open mind on all issues and will! vote on same according to my own convictions, keeping in mind that we want honest City Government that represents all of the people and not any special segment.” Both Mr. Ellison, an East Kings Mountain grocer, and Mr. Ben nett are members of Grace Meth odist church. Otherwise, politicking of t h e week was limited to personal work by the several candidates which now number 19. One potential development which would have effected the city commission race failed to occur, when the county board oil commissioners named Blanch Williams as a deputy sheriff re placing Buford Cline. C. A. (Gus) Huffstetler, Number 4 Township (Continued On Page Ten) Hoivath Report: "Mill Will Run" “I intend to run this mill,” Ernest Horvath, president of Massachusetts 'Mohair IP lush Company, is reported to have told management and supervisory personnel of the Neisler Division in a meeting Tuesday alfternoon. Jim Amos, office manager of local operations, reported (Mr. Horvath s statement was in an swer to a question concerning the rumored sale of the Neisler Di vision plants, two of which are in Kings Mountain. “The rumor is unfounded, and I’m sure Mr. Horvath would not have made the statement he did if any sale was anticipated,” Mr. Amos added, IHe reported that local produc tion is stable, and that "pros pects look better than they have in past weeks.” Borne of the local operation is running two - shifts five days, While other portions are operat ing four days on a two . shift schedule. Mr. Amos said the sale of a Lowell, Massachusetts, pile falb ric plant, announced last week, would further strengthen the po sition of the Neisler Division. Ap proximately 32 looms at Mar grace Mill, and most of the Pau line Mill Is set up for production of pile fabrics. • Mr,. Amos also added that the Bllentooro plant of Neisler Divi sion is making pile fabrics sole ly, and that the plant is operat ing full - time, five days a week with three shifts. Joe O'Shields, personnel man for local operations, announced last week that he was resigning to accept a similar position with another concern. Mr. Amos reported Wednesday that a man "from within the or ganizadion” will replace Mr. O’ Shields, but added that he wa not at liberty to! name the ne« personnel manager. Me stated tbai» Mr. 0"Shieldi will train the ne*v man for sev »ral weeks prior to reporting for nis new post. CANDIDATE — T. Luther Ben nett filed notice of candidacy Wednesday for Ward 3 commis sioner. He opposes the incumbent, T. J. (Tommy) Ellison. Presbyterial To Meet Here Women's Missionary Society of Boyce Memoriail ARP church will be host Tuesday to the forty-nin th annual meeting of First Pres byterial, which will convene at 10 a. m. for the morning session. Mrs. Kenneth iRaymer, of Trout, man, will preside, and Mrs. N. F. McGill will be organist. Major portion of the morning session will be devoted to re ports, including those of officers, and cause secretaries. Scheduled to make reports are Mrs. W. L. Pressly, Kings Moun tain vice - president; Mrs,. J. L. Hood, Troutman, recording secre tary; Mrs. Banks Brown, Hunters ville, corresponding secretary; Mrs. George Lemmond, Charlotte, statistician; Mrs. Fred Harris, Charlotte, treasurer; Mrs. Mac Sample, Mooresville, historian; and Mrs. Kenneth Raymer, presi dent. Other reports will be given by Mrs. Forrest Sherill, Stoney Point, on junior - intermediate work; Mrs. Bill Burgess, Huntersville, on home missions; Mrs. W. T. Spencer, Gastonia, on literature and Christian Education; Mrs. J. E. Smith, Jr., Salisbury, on tem perance; Mrs. W. L. Mundhenke, Statesville, on Dunlap orphan age; Mrs. C. R. Morrison, Scotts, on foreign missions; Mrs. Fleet Yandie, Charlotte, on White Cross; Mrs. H. E. Pressly, Char lotte, on thank offering; and Mrs. J. P. Smith, Charlotte, on stew ardship and spiritual life. Aifter lunch, the afternoon ses sion will convene at 1:45. Mrs. Clyde Walker, Statesville, will conduct a memorial service, and B. S. Peeler, Jr., otf Kings Mountain will sing M'alotte’s “The Lord’s Prayer”. Standing committee reports will be receiv ed and Mrs. Joe Moss, York, S. C., will speak concerning Bon dar ken, the Church’s summer assem bly grounds. Dr. J. M. Lesessne, president of ErSkine college, will discuss the work of the college and nominations will be received for offices in the organization. Newly elected officers will be in stalled by Dr. P. G. Padgett, Kirjig.* Mountain physician. Committee on arranging the program included Mrs. W. L Pressly, Mrs. Forrest Sherrill and Mts. George Lemmond. C, P. Goforth Funeral Rites Are Conducted iFuneral services for Clarence Price Goforth, 83, retired rural mail carrier, were conducted Monday afternoon from First Presibyterian church. Mr. Gofortlh, who died at his home at 7:05 Sunday morning, had been in declining health for the past several years. His death however, was not expected. Mr. Goforth was for 31 year a rural mail carrier of the King: Mountain postoffice. He Was a veteran of the Spanish - Ameri can War and was a past presi dent of the North Carolina Rura Mail Carriers association. He wa. a former member of the Lion: club, and was for many year, financial secretary of the loca Woodmen of the World camp. Hi was several elections registrar i,. Ward 4. A memlber of First Pres byterian dhureh, he was a forme: superintendent of the church Sunday school. A son of Beattie and Adeline Ormand Goforth, Mr. Goforth wa. twice married, first to Laur; Whitesides Goforth, who died ii. 1916. In 1919, he was married to th. former Mrs. Lizzie Ham-bright Pruett, who survives. Also sur viving are a son, P. C. Goforth, Kings Mountain, a daughter, Mrs. iRObert S. Jenkins, Sr., oi Shelby, and a step . daughter, Mrs. W. L. Coley, of Red Springs. Six grandchildren arid eight great • grandchildren also sur vive. The rites were conducted by Rev. P. D. Patrick, the pastor, as sisted by Rev. E. M. Smith, pastor of Dover Mill Baptist church, of Sheliby. Burial was in Mountain Rest cemetery. 'Pallbearers were Bryan Hord, Hall Goforth, Harry Page, Hal bert Welblb, C. D. Blanton, and J. W. Webster. Members of the Men’s Bible Clatss of First Presibyterian church were honorary pallbearers. Lonzo & Oscar Here Next Week Lonzo and Oscar, stars of the Grand Ole Opry originating over WSM 'Nashville, Tenn., will be in Kings Mountain in person at the Dixie Theatre Tuesday and Wed nesday nights in a Hillbilly Jam boree sponsored by the Kings Mountain Lions cluib. 'i'he Lonzo and Oscar show in an aiil-star act featuring three other entertainers, all of (whom 3re individual performers, as well as members of the hillbilly band. The show has ibeen a Grand Ole Opry feature for the past eight years and has ibeen pre sented on television shows of both Kate Smith and Eld Sulli van. Tickets tfor the Show are now on sale by members of the Lions club. Adult tickets cost $1, and students under 12 will ibe ad mitted for 50 cents. Jonas (Bridges, chairman of the committee on arrangements, said doors will open at 7 o’clock both evenings. The entertainment will begin at 8 ip.m. each evening. NCEA Birthday Party Thursday To Celebrate Education Advances Kings Mountain unit of the North Carolina Education asso ciation will hold a Centennial Birthday party Thursday night at North school the party celebrat ing 100 years of progress in North Carolina education and the 100th anpiversary of the organization of North Carolina Teachers asso ciation. The 1857 organization is the predecessor to today’s N orth Carolina Education association. Thfeme of the Thursday night dinner meeting, which wiil! be attended by school hoard mem bers, teachers, and laymen in terested in the schools, will be “A Century of Progress Through Education”. An historiai draima will depict the history of Kings Mountain education during the past three quarters df a century. The first teacher association was organized at Warrenton ir. July 1857 and regular meeting; were held until the Civil Wai forced abandonment of the or ganization in 1862. ft was 18K before reorganization was ac complished and membership wa; limited to student body member of the University of North Caro lina summer school. In 1884, ; Teachers Chautauqua was organ ized on a statewide basis. The teachers group became the Nort Carolina Education association i' (Continued On Page Ten) Voters Would Register Choice At May Election Mayor Gloe A. Bridges will recommend to the board of com missioners Thursday that the city conduct a referendum at the M'ay. 14 election on the question of fluoridating the city’s water sup ply The board will convene at 6 o'clock Thursday afternoon at City Hall courtroom, the meeting having been advanced from 8 o’ clock to allow the city commis sioners to attend the NEA cen tennial birthday party at North school. Mayor Bridges listed the fluori dation recommendation on his advance agenda for the regular April session. Fluoridation of the city’s wa ter supply was advanced origin ally this year by the Kings Mountain Kitwanis ciulb and has the endorsement of the city’s medical and dental stalflfs, the Junior Woman’s club and other groups. Some individuals are opposing the proposal. Proponents say fluoridating the water supply would be beneficial to children’s teeth, preventing cavities. Oppo nents say fluoridation is harm ful to older persons, a contention denied by the proponents. Mayor Bridges added he anti cipated his recomlmendation will be accepted by the board. The Mayor said the agenda for Thursday afternoon’s session is otherwise light. He said he ex pects Mrs. Hunter Neisler to ap pear before the commission in behalf of Jacob S. Mauney Public Library. He will also ask the board for action on the request of J. D. Lynn for a license as plumbing repairman. The matter was tabl ed at last month’s session. The mayor said the projected joint session of the sdhool board of trustees, the recreation com mission and the city commission to discuss operation of City Sta dium had been cancelled, also due to the NEA banquet which is scheduled to begin at 7 pirn. School Groups Named By Board The Cleveland County School Board re-elected J. H. Grigg to a two-year term as county sdhool superintendent, and appointed district committeemen at a reg ular meeting Monday afternoon. The following committeemen were named for school commit tees in this area: Grover — Frank Royster, G. R. Rountree, M. H. Camp, Stough Wright, and Broadus Matthews. All these committeemen were re. appointed. Bethware — Charles Spearman. Harold Herndon, Stokes Wright, Hill Lowery, and Eugene Patter, son. Mr. Spearman and Mr. Hern don were named to the board for first terms. They succeeded H. A. Goforth and C. D. Harmon, both of whom were rotated off the committee after six years’ ser vice. Under the present system, no committeeman can serve more than six years in consecutive terms. Park Grace — Harold Clonin ger, R. B. Wright, and James W. Cloninger. Harold Cloninger is a new committeeman, succeeding J. H. Medlin. Compact — Roy Bell, Luther Jamison, Lonnie Whisenant, Is. rael Goode, and Andrew H. Brown. Mr. Bell and Mr. Jamison are new members succeeding J. M. MoCree and Wesley Williams. The committeemen were ap pointed for two-year terms. Something "Fishy" About This Crash Bees, bugs, sneezes, and eye trouble have caused many an automobile accident, but Satur day afternoon a goldfish was said to have been responsible for an auto accident at the in tersection ctf Battleground ave nue and Gold street. The report follows: Miss Bil lie Gail Welch, of 208 Sims street, attempted to make a right turn into Battleground avenue. A bowl of goldfish, which had 'been placed on the seat beside Miss Welch, over turned. A goldfish landed un der her skirt. Miss Welch re leased the steering wheel, causing her 1955 Chevrolet to strike a parked 1953 Ford. The Ford was owned by Rosooe Green. The accident occurred about 5:30, police reported. Property damages were esti mated at |200.