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Population Greater Kings Mountain 10.320 City Limits 7.206 At flgm* for Greater Uitgi Mountain la derleed from the IMS Klava Mountain city directory census. The City Units figure Is from the United States oeasus of 1950. 1 P Pages I 0 Today VOL. 68 No. 16 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, April 18, 1957 Sixty-Eighth Year PRICE FIVE CENTS County Planning To Call Water And Sewer Bond Vote Local News Bulletins "KING OF KINGS" The Cecil B. DeMille epic film of the 1920’s, “King of Kings”, wlilil he shown at 'Central Meth odist church Saturday night at 7:30, if was announced Iby Wil liam F. Young, director of the church youth center. DISCHARGED S/Sgt. Jimmy Crawford has returned home after Ibeimg dis charged from the Air Force Sunday. Mr. Crawford will go to Philadelphia, Pa., in the near future for a training course in electronics with Bhilco Corpora tion. He will subsequently be assigned to a Philco pliant. COURT FRIDAY The regular session of City Recorder’s court scheduled Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock in city courtroom has been postponed until Friday at 2 p. m. PENLEY SERVICE Penley’s Ohdpel Methodist church will Ibe oipen Saturday evening from 7:30 ip.m. until after Easter morning Sunrise service Sunday for an extended prayer service, according to the pastor, Leonard iHuffstetler. OFFICE CLOSED | Offices of the Kings Moun tain driver’s license fbureau wild not Ibe open Friday, Alpril 19, as the examiners will be at tending a troop meeting. 'An nouncement Was made Iby H. L. Ndlan, examiner. ARP SERVICE Annual candlelight commu nion service at Boyce Memorial A!RP church Iwill be held Thurs day evening at 8 o’clock, ac cording to announcement Iby IDr. IW. 'L. Pressly, pastor,: The puibMc is invited to attend. AT MEETING Mrs. Don IW. Blanton, assis tant cashier olf (First ’National fianik, attended the spring imeetin'g ot the National Asso ciation off (Bank IWomen held in IFayettevilllle last weekend. The meeting iwas attended Iby 50 hank officials at 'Prince Charles 'Hotel. HOSPITAL AUXILIARY The Woman’s Auxiliary ol Kings Mountain hospital will hold its annual meeting at City (Hall at 8- p. rip the evening olf April 25, it was announced by Mre. Wanza Davis. i Political Gossip Qniet For Week K38ty politics remained out wardly quiet during the past week, as no new candidates filed for city or school board offices. Races are extant for mayor and five city commfesionerships, but Fred W. Plonk and Dr. P. G. Pad gett have no Opposition for re election to six - year terms on the board Of school trustees. As far as political candidates are concerned, the Herald could locate no particular rumors of further candidacies. A check was made Of several candidates al ready in the field and off other citizens, but no new potentials were added. Deadline for filing is April 29— ten days earlier than two years ago. A btilil passed by the Generali Assembly advanced the filing deadline to 15 days prior to the election, which, this year, will be held on May 14. Retailers To Close On Easter Monday Majority of Kings Mountain retailers will take a holiday Easter Monday, in accordance | with bylaws of the Kings f Mountain Merchants associa tion. The retailers will! be open all day Wednesday, according to report of Mrs. Elaine Queen, association secretary. Kings Mountain postoffice will be open Monday. First Na tional Bank will be closed as /will offices oi the Employment Security Commission and building and loan associations. $415,000 Issue Would Be Used For New Plant The county commissioners have set in motion leg ail procedure to call a $415,000 bond issue lor the stated intent Of furnishing water and sewer service to Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, tf and when the company builds near Shelby a multi-million-dollar fibre glass plant. The commissioners passed a notice of intention to apply to the Local Government Commis sion to call a bond election in the near future. County Attorney C. C. (Colblby) Horn noted that the election will be called under a bill recently passed by the General Assembly making such functions legal for county government. Under the present set-up, the voting will toe county . wide. Mr,. Horn said the proposed ibond issue may be discussed further when the county commis sioners convene again Tuesday. County Commissioner Hazel B. Bumgardner said the bond issue is based on “estimated” require ments, and does not include any funds for building water lines to Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company here nor to the new fabrics plant being built near Shelby toy P. M. Neisler, of Kings Mountain. Mr. Bumgardner said both these requests are small and it is the feeling of the commis sioners that these monies can toe provided from non-tax county revenues, as was the case in the county's aid to the nesw J. W. Wood Company plant near Shel by. Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company is now constructing a water line ‘from the city limits to its IMargrace plant here. It has asked the county to pay the bill. Continued On Page Eight Bobby Eariy Contest Winner iBdbby Early, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Eariy olf 406 Bast Ridge street, iwon first place in the dec lamation division of itihe Western District iForensic contest, held at Cool Springs hilgh school in iPor est City Monday. In competition with six other school representatives, .the Kings Mountain speaker gave a version Of the Apostle Paul’s speech be fore King Agrilppa as recorded in the Book Of Acts Of the Bible. Early, a isophomore at Central high sdhool, was representative of the Chariotte Observer in the 1955 National Spelling Bee in Washington, D. C., and the win ner of the local higih school spell ing contest Hast year. Miss Linda Biser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (MS. H. IBdser, was the local representative in t'he reading division at the Forest City event. She gave the reading, ‘IBeyond the Last Mile” by Gor don Morris. Miss Biser, a junior, is this year’s winner of the high school reading contest. She will receive the medal given by Kings Mountain Jaycees. Miss Odessa Black, teacher in the science department, accom panied the students to Forest City. TO GREENSBORO — W. J. Ful kerson, superintendent of Mar grace Mill, has resigned effec tive May 1 to join Burlington In dustries at Greensboro. He will be succeeded by Archie Will banks. W. J. Fulkerson To Join BuiMil W. M. Ford, general manager of Neisler Mills announced this week that W. J. “tOoaCh” Fulker son has resigned his position as superintendent otf NeiSler Mills effective May 1. Mr. Fulkerson has accepted a position with Bur lington Industries and willl work in finishing division in Greens boro. Mr. Ford stated that “it is with regrets that I accept “Coach's’’ resignation.. He has been a great deal of help to me since I came with the organization.’' !Mr. Fulkerson has been a lonig time resident of Kings Mountain having been employed by Neisler Mills for 22 years. Prior to his employment with this firm he was teacher and coach at Kings Mountain high school. A. T. Wilbanks will be superin tendent and R. H. Welbto, H. A. Goforth. Sam E. Hamrick, and Boyce Eaker will assume addi tional duties in dyeing, finishing, inspection and put-up operations. (Mrs. Fulkerson is the former Miss Ruth Ralby. They have two children. Mr. Fulkerson said he expects to move has family to Greensboro when suitable accom modations can be obtained. Woman En Route Hospital Injured Mrs. William Cope, en route Kings Mountain hospital Monday morning to be admitted for treat, ment for hypertension and a blood pressure disorder, was thrown out of an ambulance Mon day morning When the ambulance collided with a station wagon at the West King . Watterson in tersection. Though she received severe la. cerations and bruises She was not seriously injured, her attending physician reported. Nine persons were in the two vehicles. Given out-patient treat, ment at Kings Mountain hospital were Mrs. Charles Blalock, Mrs. Charles Blalock, Jr., Virgie La them and William E. Cope. (Continued on Page Eight) Jaycee District Vice-President To Be Named; Eldon Seeks Office Kings Mountain Jaycees will attend en masse a second dis trict meeting at Mt. noddy Thurs day nifght and hope to bring home the district vice -presidency. Bill Eldon, Foote Mineral Com pany plant engineer, ids a candi date for the top post in the 15 Clulb district, one of ten in North Carolina. Mr. Eldon is opposed by Ed Purdue, of the Lenoir Junior Chamber of Commerce. Shoulld Mr. Eldon win, he vvoiild became the second mem ber of the Kings Mountain organ ization to hold the position. Jacob Cooper was district vice-president in 1949-50. Jaycee President J. T. McGin nis, Jr., said the Jaycees will leave (for Mt. Holly froim the Woman’s Club at 6 tp. m. The Mt. Holly gathering is to toe held at the Mt. Holly Community Center. Mr. Eldon joined the Kings Mountain 'Jaycee organization in May 1953. A native of Philadel phia, Pa., he came to Kings Mountain in the autumn otf 1952. (Continued on Page Bight) CANDIDATE — BUI Eldon, Foote Mineral plant engineer, is a can didate for Tice - president of the second district of the North Caro tfeka Junior Ctxunher of Com merce. The election will be held at Mt HoUy Thursday night School Boaid Purchases Lot, Talks Insurance The city board off school trus tees agreed at its Monday meet ing to invite a representative of the State School Insurance com mission to outline hds service, in spite of indications by majority of board members they oppose insuring via this method. Currently, schools purchase fire insurance from Kings Moun tain agents. The issue ,was broached several sessions ago and first had the endorsement of Chairman A. W. Kincaid. It had the active opposi tion of J. W. Welbster and Fred W. Plonk. Mr. Plonk remarked, ‘•I am against putting govern ment into any more business,” and added that he had obtained some neiw rate schedules from lo cal insurance agents which he described as “very favorable”. In other actions, the board: 1) Voted to pay Alonzo Heave ner $800 for a lot 'near the North school property. Mr. Heavener had refused a $650 offer. 2) Deferred action on a recrea tion commission request to move a piece of playground equipment at Central school and agreed to let the recreation commission use a room at Central, East, Davidson and West schools, plus toilet facilities, for its summer children’s recreation program. Jake Early appeared before the board, said tlhe recreation group would take full responsibility for care and cleaning of the build ings, and would pay utilities ac counts. The North plant was not included. Supt. Barnes said the building couldn’t be “Swinged off” and the whole building would be open. 3) Agreed to ask property own ers adjoining Central school whe ther they wished gates in a fence to be Ibuilt on the west property line. The board indicated it want, ed no gates, but would allow property owners to have them at Bhe property owner’s expense. 4) Heard a report from Supt. Barnes that an old house on East school property had been sold for removal to John Sanders for $85. 5) Heard a report from Supt. Barnes that he expected Raleigh officials “any day’’ to discuss possibility of building a gymtori■ um for the Davidson pliant. 6) Approved defraying ex penses of Miss Alice Averitt and school principals to a Southern School association clinic in Kan napolis. 7) Heard a report from J. W. \ Webster that the West school roof is in bad repair and must be re covered. He said either tar-and felt or asphalt would be used, depending on the strength of the roof supports. Mrs. Weir Heads Cancer Canvass Kings Mountain (women will conduct a house - to - house can vass during the next two weeks to raise $2,000 as Kings Moun tain’s part in the annual (fund campaign tor the American Can cer Society. Mrs. S. S. Weir, Jr., wiil serve as chairman of the Kings Moun tain campaign and other mem bers oif her committee will in clude Mrs. M. iD. iPhifer, Mrs. Carl Mayes, Mrs. iDon IW. Blanton, and Mrs. Charles Alexander. Over 100 vollunteer workers will conduct the drive here, according to Dr. 3. IP,. Mauney, township Chairman. Wayne Ware, ‘Jr., will serve as rural chairman, Mrs. Holmes IHarry will serve in Gro ver as chairman ctf the 1937 ap peal, and J. C. McKinney will serve as treasurer. Cleveland County’s quota in the nation - wide effort to secure $30 million for cancer research, education, and service, is $12,000. "If we make our goal] (locally, we will toe helping to put scien tists to work today on problems which must Ibe solved if we are to save more lives tomorrow,” Dr. Mauney said. “Surely there is no more inspiring punpose,” he con tinued, "to which we can join ourselves than that otf pushing hack the darkness of ignorance, suffering, and untimely death to which so many are condemned.” j “As many as 25 local people j were helped last year through Cancer (fund contributions,” Dr. Mauney said, adding that last year over 250,000 persons died otf cancer. ME TEH RECEIPTS City parking meter receipts for the week ending Wednes day noon totaled $200.43, ac cording to report of Gene Mit cham, city clerk. Of this a mount, $34.05 represented col lections from ollf-street meters. \ City Election Registration Boohs To Open (Registration Ibooks for t h e forthcoming 'May 14 city election will open (for the 'first time on Saturday. It will be the first of three Sat urdays the IpolDbooks will be open for the inscription of names of new’voters and for the handling of transfers from one ward resi dence to another. The city is advertising for the first time this week full informa tion concerning the election. In the advertisement, the city lists the election officials, with a registrar and two judges for each Of the five ward voting places. The election organization has 'been completed with the fill ing of two vacancies. Mrs. Hugh A. 'Logan, Jr., will serve as a judge in (Ward 1, succeeding the late Mrs. (Lloyd Houser, and (Rev. Hoover Smith will serve as a judge in Ward 2, succeeding 'Richard McGinnis, who ndw lives in another ward. The five ward votinlg places are: Ward 1 — City Hall. Ward 2 — City Hailll. Ward 3 — Frank Ballard's Gro cery (IPhenix Store). Ward 4 — Kings Mountain Manufacturing Company clu)b room. Ward 5 — Victory Chevrolet Company lobby. The registration iboOks will 'be open on Saturday, April 20, Sat urday, April 27, and Saturday, May 4. Saturday, May 1(1, twill be Challenge day. The city election notice provides that the election officials will meet on Monday, May 13, to rule on any challenges in the particular wards at a time “convenient to themselves”. Appioval Given For S & L Branch !Hc*me Savings & Loan associa tion has been granted permission by the North 'Carolina Commis sioner o(f Insurance to open a (branch office in Bessemer City. Notice was received recently from W. C. York, deputy commis sioner, on petition by directors of Home Savings & Loan associa tion. A. H. Patterson, secretary-treas urer Of the association, has an nounced a special meeting of shareholders will be held on April 25 to effectuate the deci sion of the directors to open a Bessemer City 'branch. The branch office opening will re quire an amendment to the asso ciation’s charter. Mr. Patterson said he had no definite date for opening Of the Bessemer City branch, anticipat ed it would ibe within two to three j months. Quarters and personnel must be obtained for the new of fice. Mr. Patterson further noted that numerous Bessemer City citizens are currently customers of the association here. Bessemer City has no savings and loan as sociation. Moss Boy AWOL For Four Hours / Hunter Moss, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moss, Jr., was feeling none the worse yesterday after being lost Tuesday. The youngster followed his dog away from the Moss home Tuesday morning about 10 o’ clock and was found several hours later after a search party had scoured the neigWborhood for the boy and his pet. Paul Lancaster, Kings Moun- I tain Mica company superinten dent, found the boy in a field severail miles from the Moss home on Grover road. Lancas ter, who was working in that vicinity Tuesday afternoon, dis covered the Steeping youngs ter albout 2 o’clock. The child’s mother had noti fied the sheriff’s department Tuesday morning at 12:30 after she and some neighbors were unalble to locate the child. County deputies Geoige Allen, Paul Byers, and B. A. Williams, with the help of bloodhounds, searched the entire area and vicinity leading from the Moss home to the Dixon community section. Condemnation Bill Defended By Davis Falls Opposes Bill Sought By Lithium Film *i. xv. 'i-fa via, ivniga immii'i-aui lawyer and attorney for Lithium Corporation olf America, says Rep. B. T. Falls is wrong in opposing a .stream pollution bill the legis lator co-lintreduced “by request’’. The bill as introduced would allow any person to condemn lands olf another if he could get a certificate olf necessity from tlhe State Stream Pollution com mittee. IMr. Davis acknowledged be draw a proposed bill on behalf of Lithiulm Corporation but giving the condemnation right only to mining corporations. He said the bill as introduced was draiwn by the attorney general and has the support of the Stream Sanitation committee. Currently, Lithium Corporation needs acreage to build a second reservoir or settling basin for the water it has used in its lithium refining operation. Rep. IFalls was quoted as saying that the Owner of the site wants $1,000 per acre or $40,000 for the tract. Mr. Davis contends the property is worth probably $40 per acre. When a legislator tags a bill “introduced by request”, it indi cates he is not necessarily for it. Rep. iMax Childers, of Gaston, co introduced the bill-1 and also used the “by request” tag. Should the bill be passed, any one with a certificate from the Stream Sanitation committee, could use condemnation proce dure to acquire property. It is a privilege now vested in certain agencies df government and utili ty companies. Rep. Falls was quoted: “I don't think it ought to be done. Con demnation is too big a clulb to hold over anyone’s head. Mr. Davis thinks the bill’s o.k. Padgett Wants More Grammar Attention Dr. P. G. Padgett, city school trustee, wants all city teachers to give more attention to the speaking of the English langu age. ‘What is the math teacher’s responsibility toward speaking of correct English in the schools,”' Dr. Padgett asked Superintendent B. N. Barnes (Monday night. 'Mr. Barnes replied, ‘We don’t flunk a student in math due to his ipoor grammar, but all teachers should teach English, too." iDr. Padgett said he felt many teachers were not giving proper attention to the matter. TO GIVE SERMON — Dr. W. L. Pressly, pastor of Boyce Memorial ARP church, will deliver the ser mon Sunday morning at the an nual inter-denominational Easter Sunrise service. Easter Sunrise Rites Are Set Dr. W. L. (Pressly, pastor of Boyce Memorial AR)P church, will deliver the sermon Sunday morn ing at the annual city - wide Eas ter Sunrise service at Memorial Park otf Mountain Rest cemetery. The annual rite will begin at 6:30 a.m. It is sponsored by Che Kings Mountain Ministerial association. TRAFFIC NOTICE Citizens attending the Easter Sunrise Service Sunday morn ing are requested to use the 'Dulling street entrance or Che Gold street entrance. These are the only gates to the cemetery (which will be open. Alll gates iwill ibe opened after the ser vice. Boy Scouts will aid city policemen in directing traffic, it was announced by Sam Su Iber, cemetery superintendent. (Prior to the service the Bings Mountain school 'band, directed (by Joe Hedden, wii'l play a con cert of religious music. IRev. J. B. MdLarty, Central Methodist pastor, will say the in vocation, and Rev. Aulbrey Quack - enlbush, pastor of First Baptist church, will lead the responsive reading. Rev. T. A. binefoerger, Macedonia Baptist pastor, iwill read the Bilble scripture and Rov. Douglas Fritz, pastor of Resur rection Lutheran church, <wih pray Che morning prayer. Kev. P. D. Tatrick, First Presfbyterian pastor*will say the benediction, * (Miss Bonnie McIntosh will di rect the Central Methodist church choir in a rendition of Handel's "The Hallelujah Chorus”. School Trustees Re-Elect Barnes, Miss Averitt, Re-Employ Teacheis The city board of school trus- i tees re-elected Superintendent B.; N. Barnes to a two-year term Monday night and re-emiployed for one-year terms Miss Alice A v e r i 11, teaching supervisor, and majority of present faculty members. Only faculty members not re elected were those who had al ready informed the board they were not candidates for re-elec tion or those teachers who were employed after the school year began and with the understand ing that they would not be re employed unless vacancies oc curred. Not currently a memlber of the faculty, Miss Gussie Huffstetler, veteran teacher who suffered a heart attack several weeks ago, was re-employed by the board. The board also endorsed a deci sion of the Public Schools B.fole committee to employ Miss Caro lyn Bowman as Bible teacher, re placing Mrs. June Knox, who is resigning. Alii the decisions were unanimous. Teachers who had already in dicated they would not return to Kings .Mountain are E. L. Carlton, who next year becomes head football! coach in Gastonia. Joe Hedden, who has accepted the princilpalship of Piedmont school in the county system, Mrs. Sarah B. Dedmon, Miss Mary An ne Rice, Mrs. Velma L. Whitener, Mrs. Martha A. Yatlboro, Mrs. Tommy Owens, and Mrs. Mayola C. Winston, the last teacher oti home economics at 'Davidson high school. Teachers currently in rhe sys tem who replaced others who re signed during the year are Mrs. Charles Estep, Miss Doris Yar borough and Miss Geraldine Bundrick. The teacher election matter re quired eonsideralble time anu created sortie discussion. Question of election of three teachers who have reached the so-caMed compulsory retirement age of 65 was discussed a length. ' IMiss Jette Plonk, Miss Marjorie Hord and Miss Mattie Gidnej (Continued on Page Eight) Nine-Month City Gioss §512,000; $415,000 Spent ‘We expect to finish with a surplus,” City Clerk Gene Mit ham commented last week, as he explained details of a nine-month city financial statement. Though majority of the city’s revenue for the year has been collected, other than utility re ceipts, Mr. Mitcham thinks March 31 surpluses in four ac counts will assure a “black ink” fiscal year ending June 30. . The clerk's report showed oity income during the first nine months at $512,179 against ex penditures of $415,269. He reported bank balances at $138426 divided by funds as fol lows: General fund $76,89646; delbt service fund at $55,573; capital outlay fund at $4,848; and ceme tery fund at $809. JS'o balance was showed for the recreation fund. Mr. Mitcham ex plained that alii monies accruing to the recreation fund are turned over each month to the recrea tion commission. IHe also noted that some $23,000 of general fund monies represent water and light deposit fees and are therefore a “suspense” item. The oiity is planning to Invest this amount in local savings and loan associations. It iwas also pointed out that much of the city’s bonded indebtedness comes ! due in the final quarter of the ! fiscal year, whiidh virtually will J deplete the delbt service fund by June 30. The three - quarters report on the operation Of the oity gas sys tem revealed bank 'balances olf $54,955 and savings and loan de posits of $01,000. For the nine j months the system had grossed $74,313 and spent $62,014. A total ; Of $23,007 had been spenit frotm I the construction fund, another $14,332 from the sinking fund, | and $5,633 from the extension I fund. I ,, Randall Rites Held Wednesday Funeral service for Dock Frank lin Randal], 72, was held Wed nesday afternoon at 4 o'dloek from St. Matthew's IDutheran church, with interment fallowing in Mountain Rest cemetery. Mr. Randall died Monday after noon in Kings Mountain follow ing an extended illness. He was a son of the late Rolbert and Mary WSllis Randall. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bettie Mitcham Randall, a son, Charles Randall, Kings Mountain, and three (brothers, Lee Randall, Kings Mountain, and James and J. C. Randall, both of Cherryville. Final rites were conducted by Dr. W. P. Geiiberdirvg, pastor of the church. St Mark's Easter Report And when the sabbath teas past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spic es, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morn ing the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. And they said among them selves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? And when they looked, they saw the stone was -rolled dway; for it was very great. And entering into the sepul chre, they say a young man sit ting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment: and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here; be hold the place where they laid him. But go your way, tell his dis ciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre1 for they trembled and were amaz ed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they Were a fraid. St. Mark 16:1-8.