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Population Greater Kings Mountain 10.320 City Limits 7,206 The figure for Greater Kings Mountain Is derived from the 1955 Kings Mountain city directory census. The City LlMlts figure Is from the United States census of 1950. VOL69No73 U Pages Today PRICE TEN CENTS Local News Bulletins P-TA MEETING The Central school P-TA will meet Wednesday at 3:30 in the high school auditorium to view an NEA film, “Not By Chance”. TO TEXAS Second Lt. Reginald A. Mur ray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyer Murray, has reported for duty at Webb AFB, Big Springs, Tex as. Murray will be stationed in Texas for the remainder of his required pilot training. ENROLLS Herman Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Stewart, has en rolled in the freshman class at Gardner Webb college. He com pleted recently a four-year tour of duty with the Air Force. TO BESSEMER Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Young and children, former residents of Gaston street have moved to Bessemer City. Mr. Young will continue as assistant secre tary-treasurer of the Home Savings and Loan. BUSINESS GROUP Officers and directors of Kings Mountain Business Develop ment, Inc., will meet at City Hall Friday night at 7 o’clock, it was announced by Ben H. Bridges, secretary. CITY TAG SALES City auto owners Wednesday had purchased 304 city license tags for 1958, City Clerk Joe Daniel reported. MEETING SUNDAY Men of the Church of First Presbyterian church will con vene for a regular meeting Sunday night at 7:30 p. m. at the church. KIWANIS Harold Honeycutt, civil defen se official, will show the film ‘Communication In Civil De fense" at tlie regular Thurs day night meeting of Kings Mountain Kiwanis club. The club convenes at 6:45 p. m. at the Woman’s club. VFW MEETING Members of Veterans of For eign Wars Post 9811 will con vene Thursday night at 7:30 at City Hall courtroom, according to announcement by Hugh Falls SCHOOL BOARD MEETING The city board of education will convene Monday night at 7 o’clock at the office of Supt. B. N. Barnes for the regular January meeting. SPO Officers Are Elected Robert Osborne will succeed James Pressly as president of the Student Participation Organiza tion of Kings Mountain high school. After a count of Tues day’s ballots Osborne was deter mined a close winner over his opponent, David Plonk, former vice-president. The new eleventh grade president is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Osborne. The new slate of officers in clude sophomore Jimmy Blanton, vice-president, son of Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Blanton, elected over Jimmy Plonk. Gertie Pearson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.. Pearson was named secretary of the governing body, defeating Mickie Lynn and Don Gladden, all juniors. No election totals were dis closed. Foote Labor Vote To Be lanuary 29 The Foote Mineral Company National Labor Relations board election to determine whether the employees will accept or reject the organizing bid of the United Cement, Lime and Gyp sum workers, AFL-CIO, will be held on Wednesday, January 29 Neil O. Johnson, Foote gene ral manager, said he was noti fied of the date by the NLRB Wednesday. The NLRB pre viously had tentatively schedul ed the election for January 30. The labor union has claimed it has signed membership cards from a majority of eligible em ployees, a claim denied by Foote management. It will be the third effort of a labor union to organize Foote employees. At tempts in 1954 and in 1956 were unsuccessful. Water, Sewer Service Clerk To Name Bumgardner's Successor Clerk of Superior Court J. W. (Bill) Osborne will employ the same method in naming a suc cessor to the late County Com missioner Hazel B. Bumgardner as in naming Mai A. Spangler, Sr., as a replacement for Z. V. Cline, who resigned several months ago. As on the Spangler appoint ment, Mr. Osborne will not ask a formal recommendation from the Democratic precinct but said he would welcome comments of individual members of the com mittees. Mr. Osborne said he would use ■the “open door” policy in giving ear to recommendations from all “government-conscious” citizens, would weigh the recommendation then make an appointment. Under present legislation gov erning county commissioner elec tions, the successor to Mr. Bum gardner must reside in District 2, which comprises No. 4 and 5 Townships and, generally, is bounded by Waco, Buffalo Creek, Grover and the Gaston county line. There has been little specula tion on identity of a successor. The name of J. Wilson Crawford, president of Kings Mountain Business Development, Inc., has been mentioned, as has the name of L. Arnold Kiser, Sadie Cotton Mills official, who sought the of fice four years ago. D. L. Saun ders and B. D. Ratterree were re ported interested in the appoint ment. Mr. Osborne said it would be a week or more before he makes the appointment. He indicated he would seek to fill the post with a man "reasonably successful in business,” noting that the coun ty "is a pretty big business”. “I hope to appoint a man to help build a better county and better citizens,” Mr. Osborne said. Neislei Heads Heart Campaign The first full-scale Heart Fund drive in Kings Mountain, which got underway last week with the appointment of Charles Neisler, chairman moved another step for ward today when a treasurer and three committee chairmen were named. Charles Neisler has accepted the position of chairman of the drive which will open on Febru ary 1, reach its peak on Heart Sunday, February 23, and close on February 28. His appointment was announced here by Lester Roark, county chairman. Mr. Neisler named the follow ing local citizens to serve as ma jor committee chairmen: Mrs. Hugh Neisler, treasurer; William M. Herndon, chairman of spe cial gifts and contributions; J. C. Bridges, chairman of business district; and Mrs. Jack White, chairman of the residential dis trict solicitation. Previously the drive has been conducted in Kings Mountain by a treasurer appointed by the county chairman. NORTH P-TA North Elementary P-TA will meet in the school auditorium Tuesday night at 7:30. Rev. Au brey Quakenbush will conduct the devotional and an NEA film, “Not By Chance’’ will be viewed. Jaycees To Present DSA Award At Bosses Night Banquet Tuesday Presentation of'the 1957 “Young Man of the Year” award by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and and address by Frank Errigo, Charlotte Toastmaster, will fea ture the Jaycees annual Bosses Night banquet Tuesday. Wilson Griffin, program chair man for the event, said reserva tions are being received and urg ed interested citizens who wish to attend to contact him at Grif fin Drug company. The banquet will be at 7 P- rn., at the Woman’s club. The distinguished service a ward is annually presented by the civic organization to a young man of *he community, age 35 and under, who is recognized for 9ut standing service to the communi ty. Judges are selecting this week the winner of the DSA award from a number of nominations. Previous honors have gone to B. S. Peeler, Jr., Grady Howard, and Evere't (Shu) Carlton. The Jaycees annually honor employees of members at the Bumgardncr Rites Held On Tuesday Commissioner's Heart Ailment Proves Fatal Funeral rites for Hazel B. Bum. gardner, 54, prominent Kings Mountain farmer, poultryman, and a veteran member of the Cleveland County Board of Com missioners, were conducted Tues day afternoon at 3:30 p. m. from Central Methodist church. Mr. Bumgardner, who had been critically ill for the past week since he suffered a serious heart attack, succumbed Sunday night at 7:30 p. m. at his York road residence. A native of Cleveland county, Mr. Bumgardner was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. Edward Bumgardner. A county commis. ionen since 1950, Mr. Bumgard ner’s current term would have expired in December of this year. He was an active member of Central Methodist church and of Kings Mountain Lions club. Surviving are his wife, Lithia Mabry Bumgardner: two sons, Dr. Harvey Bumgardner, of Ra leigh, Pvt. Donald Bumgardner, of For* Jackson, S. C., and Miss Bessie Lee Bumgardner, of Kings Mountain. Seven brothers and a sister also survive. They are Ed Bumgardner, Ray Bumgardner, Clyde Bumgardner, John Bum gardner, George Bumgardner. Rev. W. P. Bumgardner, and Ralph Bumgardner, all of Kings Mountain, and Mrs. E. S. Hardin, of Shelby. Rev. J. G. Winkler, a former pastor of Central Methodist chur ch, and Dr. W. P. Gerberding, pastor of St. Matthew’s Lutheran church, conducted the final rites. Members of the board of stewards served as active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers were mem bers of the county board of com missioners. Interment was in Mountain Rest cemetery. K M. S & L Buys Kiser Property Kings Mountain Savings & Loan association has purchased the L. Arnold Kiser lot on Moun tain street, with the eventual in tention of erecting a new office building which would also house the savings and loan firm. Announcement was made this week by Ben H. Bridges, secre tary, who said the purchase price was $10,000. The lot fronts 45.75 feet on Mountain street and has a depth of 100 feet. In addition, it includes an alley to Cherokee street. Deed was delivered last week. Currently used for private ren tal parking, the lot will continue to be used for this purpose for the immediate future, Mr. Brid ges said. COMPACT MEETING Annual meeting of the Com pact Credit Union will be held Monday at 7:30 p. m. at the Compact School Agriculture building, it was announced by M. L. Campbell. * Bosses’ Night event held this year as part of the local club's com memoration of National Jayeee Week. Mr. Errigo, currently field su pervisor in North and Sou“:h Caro lina for Park Davis & Company, drug manuafcturer and distribu tor, will become assistant to the company’s branch manager in At lanta, Ga., in February. Well known as an extemporaneous speaker, Mr. Errigo joined 'the Charlotte Toastmasters club in 1956, then became a member of Toastmasters International. He has won both the Charlotte club contests and Western North Caro lina and state contests and has competed in Southeastern and re gional eliminations. Errigo was one of three winners in Inter national competition. “This is a highlight of the Jay cee club year”, Mr. Griffin point ed out," and we urge all Jaycees, their employers, and other citi zens of the community to join in this Bosses Night event”. RITES HELD — Final rites for Hazel B. Bumgardner, prominent farmer and county commissioner, were held Tuesday afternoon from Central Methodist church. Gault Submits Rate Revision Boyce Gault, electrical commis sioner, offered a possible com mercial power rate revision for consideration of the board of commissioners last week. Mr. Gault didn’t suggest im mediate action but said he threw out the figures for board study prior to action. This was Mr. Gault’s recom mendation: Under 5,000 KWH & 1.4 per KWH (prevailing rate for all over 2,500 KWH); from 5,000 to 10,000 KWH @ 1.3c; from 10,000 to 20, 000 KWH ® 1.2 cents; all over 20,000 KWH @ 1.1 cents. Under the proposal, a commer cial customer would have to use 20,000 KWH before he qualified for a rate lower than that paid by residential u^ers after con sumption of only 250 KWH. The present commercial rate became effective in February 1957, caused little upset among customers until summer weather put air-conditioning systems un der heavy pressure and escalated commercial power bills. Several pleas for relief were voiced to the board of commissioners, without result. Mr. uauit s proposal is tne nrsi indicating any possible relief, but, a survey shows, the slight downward revision would effect materially only a few commer cial customers. The old rate was .88c per KWH for all power over 2,500 KWH, the curient rate representing a 59 percent increase in tile base sche dule. The six-month interim state ment of the city shows power re venue running well ahead of budget estimates. City Clerk Joe McDaniel said. Young Heads Montonia Club Frank Young, of Gastonia, was elected Tuesday night to a two year term as president of Lake Montonia Club, Inc. The meeting was harmonious and there was only one contest for club offices. Harry Page, of Kings Mountain, was re-elected vice-president for a two-year term by an 18-9 vote over Hilton L. Ruth. Other officers elected for two years were: H. Lawrence Pat rick, Kings Mountain, secretary treasurer, succeeding George H. Houser; and Jim Wilson, Jr., Gas tonia, assistant secretary-treasur. er, succeeding Bob Crockett, Gas tonia. Elected to three-year terms as directors were: Dr. O. P. Lewis, Kings Mountain, succeeding George H. Mauney; and Bob Crockett, succeeding Mart Reid, Gastonia. Directors with unexpired terms are: Carl F. Mauney, Kings Moun tain, and W. D. Todd, Gastonia (terms expiring 1959); and J. Pat Tignor, Kings Mountain, and Walter Carroll, Gastonia (terms expiring 1960). Retiring President R. Lee Spen cer, of Gastonia, presided and thanked the membership for its cooperation during the past year. To a question voiced by Hilton (Continued on Page Eight) Fulton Everhart Dies In Accident; Rites Conducted Henderson Ful‘,on Everhart, 58 year-old Kings Mountain insu rance man, was killed instantly Monday at 12:40 as he was cross ing East King street to his car after completing an insurance collection call. The accident is Cleveland Coun ty’s first traffic fatality of 1958 and the city’s first pedestrian fa tality since December 8, 1951. Funeral rites were held Wed nesday at 2:30 p. m. from Central Methodist church, intermen-t in Mountain Rest cemetery. Mr. Everhart, employee of Vir. ginia Life Insurance company, re portedly had waited for an auto mobile to pass, then stepped into the street in the path of a ve hicle operated by Don Conner, 23. Conner is being held under recognizance bond pending inves tigation by County Coroner Ollie Harris and Kings Mountain Po lice Department. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William R. Everhart, Mr. Ever hart was a member of Central Methodist church and of the Woodmen of the World. Surviving are his wife, Kate Westmoreland Everhart, three brothers and two sisters, Albert and James Everhart, Mrs. Clyde Cole, all of Kings Mountain, Dan Everhart, Shelby, and Mrs. Lloyd Watson, of Bessemer City. Rev. J. H. Brendall, a former pastor of Central Methodist chur ch, and Rev. W. C. Sides, Jr., pas tor of Grace Methodist church, conducted '‘he final rites. First Baptist News Quieter The First Baptist church dif | ferences seemed less agitated this week. ( No litigation had yet been filed by the dissident minority which, [ through spokesman, have asked a division of assets between the minority which wants to retain [ the present First Baptist plant, I and the majority, which expects to build a new plant at the cor ner of King and Sims streets. The board of deacons was to convene in regular monthly ses sion Wednesday night, but Ydtes Harbison, chairman, said he did not know whether the continuing church difference would be dis cu ssod The board met in called session last Thursday night and look un der advisement a plea by D. Z Newton, Shelby attorney, that the members get together and solve their disagreements without court action. Jack White, Kings^Moun tain attorney and member of th minority group, had said last week Mr. Newton was among at torneys retained to prepare cour litigation. Mr. Harbison said Mr Newton asked to speak to th board, told the board he was visit ing in an unofficial, personal ca pacity. _ W T. Weir, a deacon and mem her of the minority group, quoted Mr. Newton as advising the two groups to find agreement,! adding that court litigation would prove most embarrassing and re. g re table to both parties. Mr. Harbison, who pointed out he was merely one member of the church with one vote, declined . to guess whether there is either a “possibility” or "probability” of an out-of-court settlement of the differences. He did say, “I don t think the courts of the land are the places to settle a difference among church members. He add ed, “We haven’t yet come up with a workable solution.” Attorney White, queried con cerning the possible litigations, said no suit had been filed, added, “We still hope to get the matter compromised outside of the courts.” Lions Heard Shelby Man Mai A. Spangler county commissioner and a key fig ure in the decision of Pitts burgh Plate Glass Company to build a fibre glass plant in the county, told Kings Mountain Lions Tuesday night a new coun ty courthouse will cost $700,000 and raise taxes. In turn, lie declared that “keep ing taxes in line” is a major pere quisite to obtaining new industry and payrolls for this county. He had also noted the need for a i million-dollar school plant in : Shelby. Concerning the county court (Contxnued on Page Eight) Lutherans Flan Parish Renovation St. Matthew's Votes $45,000 Remodeling Job St. Matthew’s Lutheran church has authorized a seven-member building committee to proceed with plans calling for remodeling of two parish buildings at esti mated cos*, of $45,000. Appointing of a committee, in cluding Mrs. Don Blanton, Mrs. Jacob Cooper, Mrs. Carl Finger, Ben H. Bridges, J. E. Herndon, Carl Mauney, and W. K. Mauney, featured the annual congregation al meeting Sunday night. The remodeling program will provide adequate rooms for *he Sunday School, particularly the children’s department, plus two new offices, an enlarged audi torium, and several new wash rooms. The church council authorized the special committee “to proceed with the remodeling of the two buildings under the supervision of James L. Beam, Jr., Cherry ville architect" a.'d recommended to *he congregation they “author ize the church council through its officers and finance o nmittee, to borrow whatever amount is nec essary”. Reports from other commi*tees showed membership gain of 31, an increase in financial receipts of 38 per cent in two years (in cluding over $30,000 received through the regular treasury and $20,000 given via societies, build ing funds, Lenoir-Rhyne college campaign, and Brotherhood Loan and Gift Funds.) The congrega'ion elected as Councilmen Glee E. Bridges, Carl Mauney, George W. Mauney, William Lawrence Plonk, and Carl Ramsey. The new officers succeed Otis Falls, Jr., J. E. Hern don, George Houser, Gus Kiser, (Continued on Page Eight) Rites Conducted For Clyde Fite Final rites for Clyde B. Fite, 40, who died Monday morning in Durham Veteran’s Hospital, were held Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock from Grace Methodist church. Mr. Fite, a native of Kings Mountain and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fite, had been in ill health for two years He was an employee of Burlington Mills, a veteran of World War II, and a member of Grace Methodist church. Surviving in addition to his parents are his wife, Leona Mur ray Fite; a daughter, Karen B. Fite, of the home, seven brothers and three sisiters, Raymond, Vir gil, Lloyd, Earl, Lee, Tony, and Miss Helen Fite, all of Kings Mountain, Louis Fite, of New Jersey, and Mrs. Hazel Shehan, Forest City, and Mrs. Clara Biv ens, of Cherryville. Rev. W. C. Sides, Jr., Grace Methodist pastor, and Rev. Leo nard Huffstetler conducted the services. Burial was in Moun tain Rest cemetery. HEADS DRIVE—Chairman of the 1958 fund drive appeal now un derway by the Kings Mountain Red Cross chapter is Paul Walk er, recently named to the post by Red Cross officials. Plans Underway For Fund Drive Plans for the forthcoming fund drive campaign in Kings Moun tain will be mapped by the execu tive committee of the local Red Cross chapter Thursday. Members of the committee will meet with Paul Walker, fund drive cnairman, and Miss Antion ette Beasley, field representative, for a dutch luncheon at La Royale Restaurant at 12 noon, according to announcement by Mrs. J. N. Gamble, the chapter’s executive secretary. Prince Assuming New Dufies Millard Prince, Kings Moun tain postoffice employee for the past ten years, is accepting sim ilar duties in Hollywood, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Prince and their family will move Saturday to Florida. The postoffice vacancy here will be filled by C. K. Wharton, postal clerk at the Hollywood. Fla. postoffice. The changes be come effec*ive January 25th. Mr. Prince, a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Prince of Kings Moun tain, joined the postoffice staff here in 1938 after graduating from Kings Mountain high school and attending North Carolina State college via the U. S. Army specialized training program. He is adjutant for Kings Mountain':: Otis D. Green Post 155, American Legion. Mrs. Prince is the tormer Lela Sigmon, of Hickory. WOMEN OF CHURCH Women of the Church of First Presbyterian church will meet Monday night at 7:30 p. m. at the church. Mrs. Park Moore, of Gastonia, President of Wo men of Kings Mountain Pres bytery, will be a guest at the meeting. No Cash, No Coin, Not Even Notes When Vault Time Clocks "Freeze" BY MARTIN HARMON Hilton Ruth, Belk’s manager, I strolled into First National Bank 'Tuesday morning and asked J- C. McKinney, assistant cashier, to J cash a 75-cent cheek. “Sorry,” Mr. McKinney replied. “I can’t give you cash, but 1 can give you a cashier’s check.” ‘'No, you Am’t,” Mrs. Helen R. Blanton, another assistant cash ier, interrupted. “The cashier’s checks are locked up, too!” It was a sampling of the "fun” the bank staff had Monday and Tuesday. The fun spelled: a locked bank vault, which included not only all the bank’s currency and silver but many of the record books, notes, etc.; a safe-cracking” job, which employed a pneumatic drill and an acetylene torch; a fire; entry by a gas-masked man with a rope tied around his waist; re pair of the “frozen" time clocks; and, finally, repair to the man 1 sized hole cut at the top of the vault and re painting. To add to the fun, the vault was still jammed as the stock- j holders convened Tuesday after-! noon in annual meeting. Reports of officers were in competition with the noise of cutting through! the 18-inch^s of brick, mortar and steel representing the vault ceil ing. The fire started when sparks from the acetylene torch ignited some of the records in the vault. But city firemen were on the scene quickly, doused the fire with foam, and the bank folk re ported, “Only slight scorch dam age.” From the financial standpoint, the trouble cost Yale & Towne lock company, from which the bank buys a service contract. The big vault door bolts are controlled by two manually-ope. rated time locks, which can be set to open up to 72 hours. One is a safety clock. Cashier Dick (Continued On Page Eight) ' Worn nannea I or 1958-59, City Indicates It will cost approximately $15, 000 to provide the city water and | sewage disposal service to almost ] every in-city residence, Supt. of j Public Works Grady Yelton esti mates. The report was made at last Thursday’s city board session and board members indicated they would try to include suffi cient appropriation in next year’s budget to provide the installa tions. In fact, the report encouraged the board to authorize purchase of a boring machine—to install lines across city street without breaking pavement—and caused the board to vote early install ation of sewer line of Benfield Road, at an estimated cost of $1387.50. It was noted paving of this road has ben held up pend ing the sewer line installation. In other actions: 1) The board voted to name Martin Ware, acting police chief since resignation of Hugh A. Lo gan, as chief at a salary of $300 per month, a raise of $25 per month. 2) . Heard a delegation repre senting 36 petitioners complain about the city’s burning brush on Landing street. The board agreed to halt the practice, but Mayor Glee A. Bridges said it might re strict 'he city’s brush collecting service. He said the bulky brush can’t be hauled to the city dump “without more men and trucks.” The city is to seek a less popu lated burning ground. 3) Purchased irom Meet Mc Curdy a lot adjoining the Na tional Guard motor pool building at a cost of $2300. The lot fronts 225feet on Phifer Road and has an average depth of 200 feet. 4) Agreed to pay the city schools $39.50 for expense the schools incurred in moving city stadium bleachers prior to foot ball season. 5) Tabled for further check of fer of state highway patrol to sell used sub-machine guns for $25. Chief Martin Ware said a new gun costs about $400. 6) Declined to change city policy to allow Ernest Maples to dump his garbage at the city dump. 7) Charged off numerous small accounts as uncollectible and in cluded in the motion charge-off of 1988.42 for utilities owed by the city recreation commission. 8) Authorized the clerk to in vest the following sums in the city’s two savings and loan as sociations: $3,000 from water and light deposits: $1295 from gas deposits; $1,000 from cemetery funds. 9) Tabled request of Officer P. A. Hawkins for the city to furnish 150 tons of gravel to improve the road into the city on which the police department plans to erect a club building and shooting range. Officials Air Policy Changes City policy on privilege licenses and charges for water to outside city limits customers could be changed in time for the coming fiscal year. Mayor Glee A. Bridges suggest ed at last week’s meeting that privilege license schedule remains “a hodge-podge” and suggested a meeting of retailers and others effected to discuss a possible clean-up. Meantime, Mayor Pro Tempore Ben H. Bridges told the Herald he would like to see privi lege license taxes eliminated for th most part, both on grounds of difficulty of administration and on the questionable practice of charging legitimate businesses for doing business in the city. Mayor Bridges, as he has done before, brought the board some information concerning rates oth er cities charge out-of-town water customers. He said many cities, (Continued on Page Eight) Churchwomen Set Annual Meeting Annual business meeting of the Kings Mountain Council of Churchwomen will be held Tuesday morning at 9:30 a. m. in Boyce Memorial ARP church. Announcement was made by Mrs. B. N. Barnes, publicity chairman, who said all mem bers of the church women's organization are being invited to attend. New officers for the year are to be elected and plans for the year's work are to be discussed Mrs. Barnes said. Mrs. Douglas Fritz is presi dent of the Council.
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