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Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 7,206 The figure for Greater Stags Mountain to derived from the 1955 Kings Mountain city directory census. The City Limits figure Is from the United States census of I960. Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper VOL 69 No. 6 Sixty-Ninth Year Pages Today PRICE TEN CENTS Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, February 6, 1958 Local News Bulletins BUILDING PERMIT City inspector, J. W. Web ster issued a building permit to H. C. Mayes on January 31 to alter a 2-siory wood house on E. Kidge st. as a residence. Es timated cost is !}>2,uuo. FLOYD INITIATED CHAPEL HILL—Jack Floyd, at Kings Mountain, recently was initiated into the Alpha Lambda Chapter of the inter national Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. NEW TEACHER A new addition to the high school faculty is Daniel H. .Morris, science and math teach* er. Mr. Norris graduated from Michigan State University and has done two years graduate study at Duke Umversity tow ard his Ph. D. degree. Mr. Nor ris is presently residing at 313 ■. Kings St. LIABILITIES: 32. Advance assessments . 23. Death benefits unpaid . 2t, Expenses unpaid . 25. Total liabilities . SURPLUS County To Pay Local Finn For Water Line The County board of commis sioners authorized payment to Massachusetts Mohair Plush Com pany, of Kings Mountain, $8,187, 48 as partial reimbursement for a water line run from Kings Mountain city limits to the Mar grace plant last year. The board had previously in dicated it would reimburse Mass achusetts Mohair when funds were available. Invoice photostats filed with the county auditor totaled $15,187.48. Auditor Max Hamrick said the remaining $7,000 would be paid when the money is in hand. The reimbursement comes from non-tax revenues, Mr. Hamrick explained. Since some of these revenues are budgeted to other expenditures, the payments can’t be made until non-budgeted funds accrue. The County similarly has re imbursed J. W. Wood Company at Shelby for an out-of-city water line and has indicated it would reimburse Dicey Fabrics, Inc., the new P. M. Neisler family plant at Shelby, both to come from non tax revenues. County citizens voted a bond 1 issue to provide water and sewer ' lines for Carolina Fibre Blass plant, Pitsburgh Plate Glass Com pany's projected Shelby firm. Humber of assessments during year 4 Race White Membership in good standing at the close of books 891. *• Aovtifu that tha information eiveil LEGION MEETING Regular monthly meeting of Otis u. Green Post 155, Ameri can Legion, will be held Fri day evening at 7:30 at the Legion building, it was an nounced by Kay Cline, com mander. JOINS BELK'S Denver King has joined the staff of BelK’s Department Store. He will serve as man ager of the Men’s Store, Man ager Hilton L. Kuth, announ ced. HAS OPERATION Mrs. F. E. Finger underwent an operation at Memorial hos pital, Charlotte, Tuesday mor ning. Her condition was report ed satisfactory Wednesday morning. GANTT IMPROVING W. M. Gantt, who suffered a heart attack ten days ago, was reported Wednesday to be re cuperating satisfactorily. He is still confined to his home. VFW MEETING Regular meeting of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9811 will be held at City Hall- Thurs day night at 7:30, according to announcement by Hugh Falls, adjutant. TO APPEAR "Junior Rancho”, Channel 3 TV show starring Fred Kirby, wlU Have as special guests Fri day Cub Scout pack 2 of St. Matthew’s Lutheran church. Mrs. George H. Mauney and Mrs. Ben Bridges will accom pany the group. tag sales A total of 577 city auto tags had been sold through Wed nesday, City Clerk Joe McDan iel reported. He reminded city auto owners that the tags are required to be displayed on their autos not later than Feb ruary 15. The tags sell for $1. SHAREHOLDERS TO MEET Annual meeting of share holders of Kings Mountain Savings & Loan association will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the association offices on Mountain street. LIONS TO MEET Dr. Joseph Godwin, psycho logy professor at Gardner Webb college, will address members of the Kings Moun tain Lions club at their meet ing Tuesday night at 7 o’clock. The program was arranged by Edwin Moore. The club meets st the Woman’s Club. Churchwomen Plan World Day Of Prayer Plans for the annual observ ance of World Day of Prayer are being completed by the Kings Mountain Council of Uni ted Churchwomen. The churchwomen sponsor three programs during the year. They are World Community Day, World Day of Prayer, and May Fellowship Day. Theme of this year’s World Day of Prayer service is “The Bread of Life.” The service will toe held on February 21st at 3:30 p. m. at First Baptist chur ch. in the foregoing report is true and correct igned. Secretary-Treasurer, J OLLIE HARRIS 108 S. Piedmont Avenue. Kings Mountain, North Carolina Phone 118 > OP ASSOCIATION t Jenkins, Mrs. S. J. Glover. Howard Herndon UMSPAID" ESS DATE Mountain, N. C. Mtn., N. C. n.. N. C. ngs Mtn., N. C. Charlotte. N. C. Kings Mtn.. N. C. n., N. C. herryviile, N. C. Kings Mtn.. N. C. OF DEATH 3-1-57 2- 27-57 3- 20-57 5-2-57 5- 24-57 6- 27-57 9- 15-57 0-28-57 10- 14-57 11- 11-57 AMOUNT $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $200.00 $100.00 $100.00 ASTONI Lamb To Supply At Second Baptist Dr. S. L. Lamb, Gardner-Webb college faculty member, will serve as supply pastor at Second Bap tist church, pending the obtaining of a regular pastor, it was an nounced this week. Dr. Lamb delivered the ser mon last Sunday evening and is to conduct three services weekly, two on Sunday and a Wednesday evening prayer service. TWe retiring pastor, Rev. How ard T. Cook, who tendered his resignation several weeks ago, completed his duties at Sunday morning services. HEADS DHIVE—L. Arnold Kiser will head the 1953 appeal for funds for the Boy Scouts in the Kings Mountain area, it has been announced by district officials. Kiser Heads Scout Drive L. Arnold Kiser, Kings Moun tain businessman, will head the 1958 appeal for funds for the Boy Scouts in Kings Mountain. Announcement was made by Rev. James B. McLarty, chairman of the Kings Mountain District Boy Scouts of America, who said that Mr. Kiser is completing his committees for the annual cam paign. Boy Scout Week begins Friday with more than 4,700,000 cub scouts, boy scouts, explorers, and ; adult leaders throughout the na I tion observing the 48th anniver sary of scouting. In Kings Mountain, the Thurs day night program of the Kiwan is club will feature an address by David P. White, of Shelby, chair man of the Cleveland County Dis trict Boy Scouts and vice-presi dent of the Piedmont Council. Guests of the civic club will be Boy Scouts, Scoutmasters, and members of the local scout com mittees. The club convenes at ’6:45 at the Woman's club. Mr. McLarty noted that Boy Scout Week sees the launching of a yearlong Safety Good Turn suggested by President Eisenho wer, honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America. In coop eration with other organizations giving leadership in safety, the scouts will promote traffic safety in March, April, and May; out door safety in June, July, and August, and home safety in Sep tember, October, and November. Penalty Added To '57 Tax Bills Numerous Kings Mountain tax payers paid 1957 city tax bills last weekend to avoid the one per cent penalty which applied Mon day. Tax Collector J. W. Webster said he hadn’t totaled the week end payments but guessed they would total $4,000. He also reminded taxpayers who are not delinquent on 1957 accounts that the penalty will in crease another one percent, in March and an additional one Half of one per cent each month thereafter. Insurance Agents Asked To Bid On Two Expiring City Policies City Clerk Joe Daniel has invit-« ed city insurance agents to post bids on two expiring city policies in time for the board of com missioner’s February 12 meeting. It will be the first bid opening on city insurance policies since the board’s recent decision to in vite bids. Both expiring policies are cur rently written by C. E. Warlick Insurance Agency in St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, St. Paul, Minn. One is a “fleet liability’’ and gives the city liability coverage on its motor vehicles, including $10,000 for each person and $20, 000 each accident for personal in jury, and $5,000 property damage for each accident, among other minor coverages. The other policy is called a "monies and securities" policy, and gives the city $3,000 maxi mum coverage on loss of monies or securities. Invited to bid on the coverages were five Kings Mountain agents, Mr. McDaniel said, including C. E. Warlick Agency, The Arthur! Hay Agency, B. F. Maner Agency Tom L. Trott Agency, and John LI George. Mr. McDaniel said considerable interest has been expressed in the bidding with several agents bringing in special agents to check the coverage asked. The board of commissioners recently changed its insurance purchasing methods after B. F. Maner had visited the board ur RECEIVES DECREE—Paul Hen kle McGinnis. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul McGinnis of Kings Mountain, received a master of science degree in chemical en gineering in graduation exer cises Monday at North Carolina State College. Raleigh. gitjg a system of commission splits among local agents, with orie ffgent designated to write all city coverage. Mr. Maner objected to the bid system, stating that bids could not vary under North Carolina coverage statutes unless cover ages were not the same. Heart Campaign Radio Auction Set Kiwanis-WKMT Sponsoring Charity Sale Kings Mountain Kiwanis club, in collaboration with Radio Sta tion WKMT, will conduct a three hour radio auction next Wednes- j day afternoon for benefit of the heart fund campaign. , George H. Mauney is serving as chairman of the auction. Merchants are donating gifts of merchandise to be auctioned and committee members reported Wednesday they are getting a good response to their appeal for goods to' auction. Members of the committee are Fleete R. Mc Curdy, Ben H. Bridges, and W. S. Fulton, Jr. Charles Neisler, chairman of the heart fund campaign, said the auction will be run as Wave form er ones for other charitable e vents. Bids will be accepted via telephone and, when an item is declared “sold", members of the Kiwanis club will deliver the item, or a merchandise certificate, to the successful bidder. “There'll be some real bar gains,” Mr. Neisler commented. All proceeds will go to the heart fund. lohn Spearman's Rites Conducted Funeral rites for John Spear : man, 60, were conducted Tuesday j afternoon at 4 o’clock from Oak View Baptist church, interment i following in the church ceme jtery. . Mr. Spearman died Monday i i morning at 2.55 a. m. at his home on route one after an illness of , three weeks. An employee of Mar. i grace Mill, he was a son of the; j late John and Mincie McMurray j Spearman. He was a deacon of , Oak View church. | Surviving; are his wife, Mrs. I Laura Mae Rice Spearman; four: j sons, M/Sgt. Johnny J. Spear - , man, Spokane, Washington; Ray. ;mond Spearman, Clover, S. C.. |and Earl and Glenn Spearman, I i both of Kings Mountain; two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Metcalf and Mrs. Robert Childers, both | of Kings Mountain, and one broth er and four sisters. They are j Charles Spearman, Kings Moun-, .tain, Mrs. Sallie Jennings, Glen dale, S. C., Mrs. Mary Coggins,1 j Spartanburg, S. C.. Mrs. H. E. I j Rogers Hendersonville, and Mrs. j R. If. Rice, Black Mountain, j Twelve grandchildren also sur i vive. Final rites were conducted by Rev. Earl Oxford, pastor, assisted by Rev. E. O. Gore, a former pas tor, and Rev. Norman Brown, pas tor of Bethlehem Baptist church. Rites Conducted For Mrs. Logan Pinal rites for Mrs. Susie Sell.' ers Harmon Logan, 83, who died Tuesday night at her home on Linwood road, were conducted Friday afternoon from First Bap tist church. Mrs. Logan died suddenly after becoming ill an hour before her death at 10:30 p. m. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Sellers, Mrs. Logan had been twice-married, first to Edward Harmon, who died in 1898, and then to John J. Logan, who died in 1939. Final rites were conducted by Rev. Aubrey Quakenbush. Mrs. Logan was a member of First Baptist church. | Surviving are four sons, Paul . Harmon, Thomas G. Logan, Sweetwater. Texas, Albert P- Lo gan and William B. Logan, both' of King= Mountain, and four, daughters, Mrs. Robert J. Love, I Kings Creek, S. C., Mrs. W. T.| Randall, Jacksonville, Fla., Miss; Mattie E. Logan, Charlotte, and I Mrs. Elmer Hardin, Kings Moun tain. Also surviving are 30 grancichil dren and 39 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Fred Ruth, Jim White, Ted Weir, Harold: Crawford, Johnny Beam, and Fred Weaver. IN PRODUCTION — Hal England, formerly of Kings Mountain, will make his second Broadway ap pearance in the comedy, "Love Me Little", opening April 9th in New York. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. England. Hal England In New Show Hal England, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. England, formerly of Kings Mountain, will make his second Broadway appearance in a featured role in the new comedy, Love Me Little,” opening April 9th (at the Helen Hayes Theatre. The attraction, which stars Joan Bennett, will go into re hearsal February 10th under the direction of Alfred Drake. A pre Broadway tour of New Haven, Boston and Philadelphia will pro ceed the New York opening. Mr. England, who made his Broadway debut last season in “The Beggar’s Opera” with Shir ley Jones, has appeared in nume rous television shows, including Kraft and Studio One. He is a student of Lee Strasberg and is handled exclusively by the Will iam Morris Agency in New York. Teens Can't Buy "Rocket Fuels” Kings Mountain drug firms are cooperating with suggestions of State Board officials in posting a prohibited list of sundry chem icals they won't sell to teen agers. The idea is to keep space-mind ed youngsters from blowing up test tubes, damaging property and injuring themselves in an effort to conduct home-made roc ket fuels. There are exceptions on A the voluntary sales ban: junior can get supplies off the prohibited list if 1) his parents accompany him when he makes the purchase, or 2) he has a "prescription” from his teacher of science and chem istry. Heie is the list of items teen agers will have difficulty in buy ing: Nitric acid, sulluric acid, po tassium chlorate, potassium per maganate, potassium nitrate, am monium nitrate, sodium nitrate, sulfuric nitrate, metallic perox ides, ammonium and metallic di chromides, chomic acid, sodium and potassium metals, and iron, aluminum, magnesium and zinc in powdered metal form. S. H Davidson Is Dallas Chief S. R. (Pop) Davidson, onetime city police chief, assumed the duties of police chief at Dallas Wednesday morning. Mr. Davidson was elected by the Dallas board of aldermen Tuesday night. He succeeded Chief D. E. (Dude) Hollis, fired by Dallas Mayor A. J. Maxwell, subsequent ly found guilty in Recorder’s Court of theft of gas and oil from the city. The judgment has been appealed. When Mr. Davidson reported for the $65 per tfceek chief’s job, it meant the end of tenure of Ben Brewer, who had been filling a policeman’s job since Hollis was (Continued on rage Bight) Pete McDaniel To Bring Action In Church Dispute Formal complaint by First Bap-' tist church members who dissent from the church plan to build on a new site may be filed in Cleveland Superior Court Thurs day, certainly before !he week end, Attorney Jack H. White said Wednesday. The complaint was being typed in final form Wednesday after noon. Attorney White did not give specifies of the complaint except to say it will be filed in the name of F. A, (Pete) McDaniel, Jr., member of First Baptist church who will say he is acting for him self and other members of the church. The complaint will also state that 216 First Baptist members have indicated a desire to main tain a church at its present site. Meantime, hearing on Mr. Mc Daniel’s affidavit, which result ed in temporary order against church officers restraining their disposing of real or building fund assets, has been postponed until 9:30 next Tuesday morning. Judge Dan K. Moore, of Sylva, will hear objections to continu ance of the restraining order in Gastonia. The defendant group, which wishes to build on the new West King-Sims street site, has re tained the Gastonia law firm of Mullins, Holland and Cooke. The formal complaint will be filed in Cleveland Superior Court, Mr. White said. Commissioner Finger Sworn Carl P. Finger, Kings Moun tain businessman, took the oath of office as a Cleveland County commissioner Monday morning. Sworn in by Clerk of Court J. W. (Bill) Osborne, Mr. Finger then sat with the board for the first time at the regular February meeting. Dr. W. P. Gerberding, pastor of St. Matthew’s Lutheran church, of which Mr. Finger is a member, was present for the oath-taking and gave a prayer on request of the court clerk. On convening of the commiss ion by Chairman Fitzhugh Hol lins, the commission elected Knox Sarratt, of Earl, as vice-chair man. The vice-chairman had been vacant since the death of Hazel B. Bumgardner, whom Mr. Finger succeeded. Mr. Finger got his first as signment when the commission was considering the resignation of the county veterinarian, Dr. T. S. Williams, who is accepting a position in Raleigh. Dr. Will iams was making application for the county job for a successor veterinarian to whom he is leas ing his practice. Mr. Finger sug gested that Dr. Jacob S. Mauney, of Kings Mountain, was interest ed in filling the position, which pays $175 per month. Suggestion was made to con fer with the county health de partment and Vice-chairman Sar ratt and Mr. Finger were named to attend to the conferring and report to the commission. Mr. Finger said the principal duty of the county veterinarian is to examine meat killed locally and being offered for sale. Bethware Patrons Ask New Election PROMOTED—Jack Ruth, former ly of Kings Mountain, was re cently promoted to the position of assistant treasurer of Ameri- \ can Commercial Bank, of Char lotte. Charlotte Bank Promotes Ruth H. L. (Jack) Ruth, Jr., of Char lotte, was elected an assistant treasurer of American Commer cial Bank at a recent meeting of j the board of directors. Mr. Ruth, son of Mr. and Mrs. j Hilton Ruth, of Kings Mountain,! has been associated with the bank since his graduation from David son college in 1953. A graduate of Kings Mountain high school, Mr. Ruth starred in j football, both in high school and at Davidson. He was president! of the Davidson student body his 1 senior year. New Gas War Fails To Excite Another gas war sprang into being last week, but most service station operators reported motor ists—who a year ago were driv ing miles to snap up bargain joy juice—seem unexcited about the eight-cent drop in the price of auto fuel. Prices at most outlets were posted at 24.9 cents per gallon for regular brands, 27.9 cents for middle grades. Cut-rate dealers were two cents lower on regular grade at 22.9 cents. Meantime, fuel oil customers also benefitted from a price cut by major oil companies of one half-eent per gallon, on all types, including kerosene, home-heat-ing fuel oil, and industrial grades of fuel oil. Business journals reported the fuel oil price decline due to over-1 supply. It was good news for heating oil customers here who are find ing their consumption considera bly over recent winter seasons, j as temperatures remain low for longer periods. Unemployment Claims In January At Record For Past Four Years Unemployment compensation claims zoomed to a four-year high during January, Manager Frank lin L. Ware, Jr., reported this week. However, he predicted a fall-off for the current month. Total weeks of claims for un employment compensation reach ed 2544 during January, with 24 77 designated "local” and an ad ditional 77 “inter-state”. Mr. Ware noted that Christmas lay offs in some local plants esca lated the January figure on a temporary basis and said there would be improvement for Feb ruary by about 60C weeks of claims. “Inter-state” claims come from persons laid off in other stales and who have returned to Kings Mountain until recalled or other employment is available. Among the states listed were New Jersey, Connecttcutt, Illinois, Ohio, Calif., and Louisiana. However, January set a new low for recent years in job orders, Only 28 openings were reported \ to the employment service, which filled 19 of them. Meantime, there were 104 new applicants for em ployment. j The January claims figure was highest it had been since Janu ary 1954. It was 70 percent over ‘the.total for January 1957 and 35 percent over December 1956. I Mr. Ware, however, reported that there are currently no “spot points”, industrial establishments having more than 20 persons on j the lay-off list. When “spot points” occur, employment serv ice personnel customarily visit thle particular plants to take claims of laid-off employees. Mr. Ware said the combed yarn industry generally is operating on gopd production schedules. He commented, “Some employees are optimistic for the future, others say they’re holding their own, but persons in the building indus-; ; try are looking for a heavy pick - j up as quickly as the weather, breaks.” Petitioners Ask New Vote On Split Term Bethware school patrons will vote again this spring on whether to abolish the so-called “split term” schedule, which takes chil dren to school during the summer months and brings a holiday dur ing harvest season. Petition bearing signatures of 62 Bethware school patrons was filed with the county board of education Monday. The hoard did not set a date for tlfe voting, but it indicated it would. The board guessed there might lie more schools wishing to vote on the same question and inferred it would like to hold all the voting at the same time. Bethware failed to abolish the split term in a vote last spring. A majority of voting patrons favored the change, but an in sufficient number participated in the voting. County schools, in addition to Bethware retaining the split term, include Polkville, Moriah, Casar, Bel wood, Fallston, Waco, Morresboro, Compact, Green Bethel, Camp, Vance, ^Douglas, Philadelphia and Washington. Signing the petition asking an other vote at Bethware were: Mrs. James Fitch, Mrs. Ben Edwards, Robert*Kale, Mrs. Frank Blalock, Mrs. Paul Hayes, J. W Rayfield, Mrs. Frank Hamrick, Mrs. Ben Marlow, Walter S. Smith, Robert H. Gantt, Mrs. C. M. Lail, B. C. Quinn, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Marion Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Towery, Mr. and Mrs. Ho ward Randle, Mr. and Mrs. Bain Randle, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Go forth, Mrs. T. H. Boles, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cashion, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Doster, Mr. and Mrs. Char les E. Goforth, Mr. and Mrs. Joe B. Herndon, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Canipe, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Beam, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hoyle, Mr. and Mrs. Plato Ledford, Hill Low cry, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Stone, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Anthony, Mr. and Mrs. Holland Horn, Mrs. Sto kes Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd «. Turner, Mrs. Nell Lowery, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bell, Mrs. Wylie Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Ranny Blan ton, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lovelace, and David P. Smith. Building Group Is Optimistic Business firms and citizens closely connected to the building industry anticipate a better year, economically, than was recorded in 1957. Part of the optimism, imong builders, sellers and suppliers, stems from the recent decrease in money costs and a consequent increase in availability of funds for long term loans under FHA mortgage terms. Otherwise, the optimism stems from the poor year of 1957 when new construction was heavily be hind the previous year. Kings Mountain financial hou ses say they have the money to lend for both new construction, home purchasing, and remodel ing. Ben H. Bridges, secretary-trea surer of Kings Mountain Savings & Loan association, said his firm closed in excess of 25 loans in January, many of them for new construction, and added the firm now has 18 loans in process, also a number of them for new con struction. A. H. Patterson, secretary treasurer of Home Savings & <Continued on Page Eight) Trailing Fire Wagon Is Misdemeanor Following a fire truck is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine and imprisonment, Mayor Glee A. Bridges reminded Kings Mountain citizens Wednesday. Mayor Bridges said there is apparently a growing tendency on the part of some Kings Mountain motorists to trail the city fire wagons when they’re speeding to answer fire alarms. The police department is be ing instructed to "crack down", the Mayor said, unless the prac tice is stopped.
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