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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 Limits figure is from the United States census of 1950. VOL 69 No. 13 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, March 27, 1958 Sixty-Ninth Year 10 Pages ID Today PRICE TEN CENTS LEGIONNAIRES ATTEND BANQUET — Some S00 Legionnaires in Division 4 of the American Legion of North Carolina gathered in Kings Mountain Saturday for the annual Go-Getters banquet. Otis D. Green Post 155. of Kings Moun tain, was host to the gathering. Among officials present, pictured above, were Charles Groves, second from left, fourth division commander; Dud Robbins, of Burgaw, state commander standing beside Ray Cline, Post 155 comman der; Mr. Franks, commander of the Newton post; National Executive Committeeman Gres ham of Albemarle; Nash McKee, department adjutant; Mr. Chambers, of Mooresville; and Shelton Hutchinson, department chaplain. Sev eral other visiting Legionnaires in the photo graph were not identified. Go-Getters banquets are held annually to honor Legionnaires who have secured ten or more new members. Enter tainment by a professional minstrel group fea tured the program. Local News Bulletins WARD'S ACCOUNTS Mrs. Margaret Ward was high bidder Saturday at the public auction of accounts of Ward’s Seed & Feed Store, in voluntary receivership. Mrs. Ward bid $400 for the more than $28,000 in accounts. PROMOTED Kenneth C. Hamrick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hamrick of route 3, has been promoted to the rank of Airman Second Class at Sewart AFB, Tennessee where he is stationed. GOFORTH HOSPITALIZED Ben T. Goforth, Kings Moun tain plumber, was reported im proving Wednesday. He is re ceiving treatment at Kings Mountain hospital for an ear infection and pneumonia. COMMISSION MEET The recreation commission will meet Monday night at 7:30 in City Hall according to an nouncement by Fleete McCurdy. P-TA MEETING Central P-TA will hold its annual spring festival and elect new officers at the regular meeting Friday night at 7:30 p. m. in the high school audi torium. KIWANIS CLUB Ben F. Moomaw, superinten dent of Kings Mountain Na tional Military Park, will show films about volcano activity an l earthquakes on the Hawaiian Islands where he served as park ranger, at the Thursday night meeting of the Kiwanis club. The club convenes at the Wom an’s club at 6:45 p. m. PLAY RECEIPTS Senior class play receipts from the Thursday night and Friday matinee performances totaled $341.48. Mrs. Carl Fing er, director of the play, said net profit was expected to ex ceed $250- Proceeds will Pa>' for the senior gift m the school. LODGE MEETING ftegula- meeting of Kings Mountain Moose Lodge will be held Thursday night at 8:00 o’clock. SERVICE Dr. W. P. Gerberding, pastor of St. Matthew’s Lutheran church, will conduct Holy Week devotions over Radio Station WKMT next week, Monday through Friday, at 9 a. m. His theme will be "Jesus' Last Week.” LIONS DIRECTOR Directors of the Kings Moun tain Lions club will hold their regular monthly meeting Thursday night at 7 o’clock at the office of Dr. Nathan H. Reed. Mrs. George Hull Injured Fatally Kings Mountain Citizen Struck By Motor Truck Mrs. Fay Barnett I.'Jll, 33, wife of George Hull, 109 Parker street, died at Gaston Memorial hospi j tal Tuesday night at 10:20 after j being struck by a motor express truck a short time earlier on Franklin avenue in Gastonia. Jesse William Messer, of Ashe ville, driver of the Frederickson Motor Express truck, said the Kings Mountain woman stepped in front of his truck. He told in vestigating Gastonia officers that he swerved his truck to the left in an effort to avoid the accident but that the right front of the cab hit Mrs. Hull. The driver said his speed was between 25 to 30 miles per hour. Gastonia police records list the accident as occurring at 9:35 p. m., near Rockett’s Service Station in East Gastonia. The truck was moving west. Officer Terry, of the Gastonia department, said Wednesday af ternoon the truck driver is being held under $1,000 bond. The of ficer said the coronor had not yet ruled whether an inquest will be called. He also said investigating officers had not yet reported any :yc witnesses to the accident, ex I cepting the truck driver. According to ihe police report, ! Mrs. Hull arrived by ambulance : it the Gaston hospital at 10:05. She was pronounced dead 15 minutes later. Funeral rites were incomplete Wednesday, pending word from a brother, Carl Barnett, who is serving with the air force in Ger many. Surviving, in addition to her husband and brother, are two daughters, Linda Hull and Gloria Hull, and three sisters, Mrs. Nell ie Mae Moore and Mrs. Barbara Jean Burton, both of Kings Mountain, and Miss Mary Lou Barnett, of Charlotte. Her par ents Mr. and Mrs. Neal Barnett, of Kings Mountain, also survive. Mrs. Hull was a member of Boyce Memorial ARP church. ELECTED — Guy Fisher, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Fisher, has been elected to membership in Who’s Who In American Colleges and Universities. A Junior at Len oir-Rhyne college, Fisher is also president of the hall commission and Lettermen's club, a football and track star, and a political leader on the Hickory campus. Job Situation Little Changed Though claims for unemploy ment compensation declined for the month ending Tuesday, Man ager Franklin Ware of the em- j ployment service branch office j here says the employment situ- | ation remained relatively static, j Mr. Ware noted that claims to taled 2120, an improvement over the 2456 of the pervious month. However, he noted, the period covered exactly two week, three days less than in some months. He also reported that 651 per sons were actively seeking work at month's end, compared to 626 the previous month. During the period, the agency placed 23 persons in jobs, up one from the previous month. | Re-Zoning Proposal Arouses Ire i Of Residential Area Neighbors Proposal to re-zone Landing street extension to industrial des ignation brought heavy opposS tion from residential neighbors last Thursday night and resulted in the board of city commission ers’ defering action to re-zone. Objections included devaluatior of residential realty in the neigh borhoood, plus side suggestions for diversifying industry. George W. Mauney, who said he owned property within a bloc! of the proposed industrial site ; was one of two present at the] i hearing not voicing objection. Mr. ! Mauney suggested he would pre- j | fer a modern, well-landscaped in-J dustrial building to thfe present ] brambles. J. Wilson Crawford, president of Kings Mountain Business De velopment. Inc., which had sought the re-zoning, told the group that Mayor Glee A. Bridges, who owns the property, had offered to do <Continued on Page Eight) Baptist Injunction Made Permanent --—--4 Mayor Bridges Asia Babcock For New US 74 Mayor Glee A. Bridges discuss ed with Highway Chairman W. F. Babcock last Thursday at an area session in Shelby possibility of a new U. S. Route 74. The Mayor said he had in vited E. L. Kemper, division en gineer, to come over for a visit and to inspect possible routes. The Mayor favors a new road which would leave present 74 near the west city limits, swing south to cross Phifer road and pro ceed east west of Landing street, underpassing Southern Railway and continuing in an arc to inter sect with the four-lane U. S. 74 or U. S. 29. The above route was surveyed several years ago, but no action Was been taken. There was some discussion at the time, and since, of widening King street (present U. S. 74) to a distance of 68-feet, which Mr. Kemper has described as con forming to federal bureau of roads standards. The widening would require obtaining of 36 more feet of right-of-way. Mr. Kemper said Wednesday determination of the most feasi ble route would be in the province of the state commission, subject to engineering recommendations the commission might order. Logan Denies Radio Sale Aid Former Police Chief Hugh A. Logan, Jr., denies bitterly that he sought to aid the sale of Motorola radio equipment to the city, and Mayor Glee A. Bridges says he was misunderstood in his state ment concerning it. Meantime, the Mayor is still awaiting word from Salesman Dick Marable concerning a radio receiver for which the city has been billed but which the city did not receive. Mayor Bridges said he had made several telephone calls, in addition to posting several letters, asking Mr. Marable to make con tact but to no avail. Meantime, the city is declining to pay the Motorola item of $134. Motorola claims the receiver in question was ordered by V. L. Beeohum, former city gas super intendent. The Mayor said Mr. Beechum, via telephone, said he didn’t order it. Former Chief Logan says he’ll be happy to return the gift, if the city were billed for it adding, “I wouldn’t have asked the city to buy it, for the city had all the receivers it needed.” Easter. Sunrise Service Planned Rev. W. C. Sides, Jr., pastor of Grace Methodist church, will de liver the sermon at annual East er Sunrise services at Mountain Rest cemetery Eastern morning, April 6. The traditional community-side Easter service will be held at Memorial Park of Mountain Rest cemetery and will -begin at & 30 a. m. Other ministers who will par ticipate in the service are Rev. J. W. Phillips, pastor of First Wes leyan Methodist church; Rev. H. G. McElroy, pastor of Temple Baptist church; Rev. P. D. Patrick, pastor of Frist Presbyterian chur. ch; and Rev. Frank E. Blalock, pastor of El Bethel Methodist church. The city schools band will play prior to the service and the First Presbyterian choir will sing an Easter anthem. The annual service is arranged and sponsored by the Kings Moun tain Ministerial association. Community Concerts Drive Now Underway Annual membership drive of Piedmont Carolinas Communi ty Concerts is now underway, Mrs. U. L. Patterson, Sr., of Shelby, president of the asso ciation, has announced. The campaign for members began Monday and will be con ducted this week through Fri day, Mrs. Patterson noted. Headquarters will be in the Gold Room of Hotel Charles, Shelby, and interested Kings Mountain area citizens are invi ted to contact Mrs. Patterson in Shelby or the headquarters of the association. Annual meeting of the con cert association is to be held in Shelby on the ev-ming of March 31st at 7 o’clock p. m. J. Broadus Ellis Is Opposing Carl Finger For County Post Red Cioss Drive Nearing Close; Reports Urged The Red Cross fund campaign is expected to be completed this week, Paul Walker, Kings Moun tain chairman announced Wed nesday. Mr. Walker, who said that all reports have not been received from campaign workers, urged j contributions "large or small’’ to j be turned in to the drive officials so that full report may be made. “We anticipate”, Mr.’ Walker continued, “that the chapter goal of $5625 will be attained in this fund appeal.” Citizens who have pledged do nations may mail donations to Kings Mountain Red Cross Chap ter, in care of Paul Walker, or may contact Mr. Walker or any other worker in the campaign who will collect the pledge. The Red Cross renders numer ous services to area people via its aid to servicemen and their families, to the needy, in long term rehabilitation aid to dis aster-stricken families, the blood program and in providing other improved and expanding service to the American people. Barber Elected By VFW Post Ray Barber was elected com mander of Kings Mountain Post 9811, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at the regular meeting of the post Thursday night. Mr. Barber succeeds Charles L. Alexander as commander of the VFW organization. Other officers are Mr. Alex ander, senior vice commander; Billy Oloninger, junior vice com mander; Marion Dixon, quarter master; Harold Glass, advocate; Roy Bohelor, chaplain; Ezra Stef fy, surgeon; Hugh Falls, three year trustee, and Marvin Goforth, veterinarian. Wray President Of Country Club J. E. (Zip) Wray has been e i lected president of the Kings Mountain Country Club for the coming year. He succeeds Bruce Thorbum. Other officers elected at the organizational meeting of the re cently elected board of directors Monday were Bruce McDaniel, vice-president; Dr. Nathan H. Reed, secretary; J. C. McKinney, treasurer. The board voted to hold regu lar monthly meetings on first Wednesdays at 5:30 p. m. Members of the board are the officers, Bruce Thorbum, Joe A. Neisler, Jack Amette, Clayton Kelly, W. K. Mauney, Jr., J. Wil son Crawford, Jon N. McClure and Charles E. Dixon. Methodists Set Special Services Holy Week services will be con ducted at Grace Methodist chur ch beginning Palm Sunday. Rev. W. C. Sides, the minister, will bring the messages, and the choirs of the church will render special music. Services will begin at 7 o’clock each evening and will be held through Friday. Holy; Communion will be administered on Thursday. “We invite the public to join in these services,” the pastor said. Barnette Names Retailer Groups Appointment of standing com mittees of the Kings Mountain Merchants association has been announced by Richard Barnette, president. Included are: Trade Promotion — Paul Mc Ginnis and F. R. McCurdy. Picnic — J. C. McKinney and Gene Timms. Christmas Opening — Glee E. Bridges and J. T. McGinnis. Membership — John*Warliek and Otis Smith. Banquet — Charles E. iDixonj and Dick McGinni". Holiday Closing — Otis Smith, I A. B. Mikeal, and Hilton Ruth. J. BROADUS ELLIS JOHN C. ANDERSON HAYWOOD ADDEA PRE-SCHOOL CLINIC Pre-School clinic at Park Grace school will bo held Mon day, March 31. at 9 o’clock a. m. at the school, Mrs. M. C. Pos ton, first grade teacher, has an nounced. Parents who have children to enroll in September should bring them to the Mon day clinic. Anderson Seeks Treasurer Job; Sheriff Files Cleveland County’s first major contest of the 1958 primary in volves particularly the Kings Mountain-Grover-Waco area. The race developed last Thurs- j day, when J. Broadus Ellis, Grov er businessman, filed notice of j candidacy for the District II coun-: ty commission nomination. Mr. Ellis paid his fee shortly after j Carl P. Finger, Kings Mountain laundryman and incumbent, had] paid his. Mr. Finger had announc! ed his candidacy a day previously, j Another indication of an up coming race was the filing by j John C. Anderson for the position of county treasurer, a post iongj held by Mrs. Lillian Newton. Mrs. Newton is expected to ask re nomination. Mr. Anderson, a copy writer and advertising salesman for Kings Mountain Radio Sta tion WKMT, lives in Shelby. Other candidates were begin ning to get their hats in the ring. Sheriff Haywood Allen paid his i filing fee Tuesday, formally plac. I ing his bid for a third four-year term as sheriff. Meantime; Jack Palmer. Jr., : SHelby mortician, filed notice of i candidacy for the vacant position of North Carolina representative from Cleveland County. Mr. Palm er seeks to succeed B. T. Falls, Jr., of Shelby, now 16th district ^solicitor and unopposed for nom ination, following the close of the filing period for sate and district offices last Friday. Another candidate who has no opposition for the Democratic nomination is Basil L. Whitener. of Gastonia. 11th Congressional district U. S. Representative. Palmer’s candidacy for the! North Carolina House seat may mean that the primary will at tract three candidates. Haywood E. Lynch. Kings Mountain busi-i ; nessman, and Hugh Wells, Shelby lawyer, previously announced they expected to seek the office. Nei ther have filed. There was little initial reaction to the Ellis-Finger contest, but [ some observers said they antici pated a close race. Both Mr. Fin ger, appointed to the commission in February, and Mr Ellis, had | told friends they were willing to accept appointment if Clerk of Court J. W. Osborne tendered it. j Mr. Finger got the appointment, j Supporters of Mr. Ellis weren’t j happy. Last week, Mr. Ellis suc cumbed to what he termed "pres- ! sure” from his friends to contest Mr. Finger in the primary. Mr. Ellis is a 64-year-old navy j veteran of World War I. He has long been active in Democratic politics, serving several terms as mayor of Grover and for 20 years j serving as chairman of the Gro- : ver school district committee. He I is a member of First Baptist J (Continued on Page Eight) Business Development Group Has Alternate Site For Knitting Firm Kings Mountain Business De velopment, Inc., has made verbal agreement to purchase an alter nate site for a knitting firm which anticipates locating here, Presi dent J. Wilson Crawford said Wednesday. The new site, adjacent to the city limits, is owned by W. A. Williams and is also bounded by Waco Road and property of R. C. Gantt. The property has been surveyed, and representatives of the industry prospect are due here over the weekend to inspect the alternate site and to discuss conclusion of contract arrange ments?' The alternate site — if it is suitable)to the industry prospect — will eliminate necessity for re-zoning of property on Landing street extension, a proposal strongly opposed by residential neighbors of the Landing street site at. a zoning hearing last Thursday. Mr. Crawford said close in spection of the city zoning map indicated that no in-city industrial sites remain which would not re quire re-zoning. The knitting firm has indicated it will employ initially about 80 (Continued on Page Eight) ELECTED — Vernon Tate, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Tate and a ris ing senior at High Point college, has been elected president of Del ta Zeta Chapter of Delia Sigma Phi Social Fraternity. Mr. Tate, who has served as Rush chair man and as director of engineer ed leadership in the fraternity, is ! majoring in general science. Dissident Suit Is Apparently Headed For Trial A two-hour hearing Tuesday morning on the Kings Mountain First Baptist church issue result ed in Judge Dan Moore's making permanent an order restraining church officers from expending monies in the church building fund or disposing of the church’s real property. Technically, Judge Moore denied motion of the majority group’s counsel, James Mullen, for a de murrer. As the situation now stands, barring further efforts at com promising among the two groups -who differ over building a new church plant on a new site — a civil suit filed by F. A. (Pete) Mc Daniel, Jr., in behalf of himself and other members of the minori ty group, will be aired in Super ior Court. In an effort to settle the issue, Judge Moore invited the two groups to meet in separate ante rooms to the Cleveland County courtroom, suggesting that coun sel for each see if the groups couldn’t be brought to agreement on a settlement. Subsequently, t n e minority group amended their recent for mal compromise offer to: let the minority keep the South Piedmont avenue church site, with building and furnishings, and let the ma jority group have all remaining church real property, plus the $80,000-plus building fund. The amendment meant that the mi nority group was willing to add the First Baptist office building (formerly tile Herald building) and a 22.5 x 150-foot on S. Pied mont to its original compromise offer. The majority representatives at Shelby Tuesday declined. Yates H&rbison, chairman of the First Baptist board of deac ons and a member of the majority group, said Wednesday some of the majority group were discon certed by press reports on the Tuesday hearing which did not explain the reasoning for refusal of the second compromise offer. Mr. Harbison said these felt it could not accept any compromise without a church vofe, but could only recommend a compromise. Rev. Aubrey Quakfenbush, pas tor of the church, commented Wednesday that lie thought major elements of both sides of the controversy feel it foolhardy to expend monies required in li tigation, He also said he felt some agreement on the dispute will be reached in 30 to 60 days. Barring some agreement, the dispute will continue, with the restraining order in force, until the McDaniel litigation is tried. The Judge was quoted as chid ing members of 'both groups for reaching “the point of stubborn ness” and suggested that, should further voting on the issue or its ramifications bo conducted, that an independent moderator con duct the session. Bethwaie Class To Give Comedy The Bethware high school sen ior class will present a three^act farce comedy, “Cupid in Pigtails”. Friday night at 7:30 at the school auditorium. Proceeds will aid the seniors in their annual trip to Washing ton, D. C. The cast includes: Sadie Seism, who will play Susie McAdams; Robert Seism, as Todd Adams; Pat Hamrick, as Gail McAdams; Becky Falls, as Mayhelle McAd ams; Phyllis Welch, as Dorothy Vanderford; Ray Herndon, asRol lo Sappleton; James White, as Murchison Fogg; Faye Woods, as April Fogg; James Turner, as Beasley Fogg; Paul Camp, as Pete Farley; l>aphine Lovelace, as' Beth Farley; Johnny Chap man, as Squegee Squires; Plat Bridges, as Ollie Mae Squireis; Pat Short, as Gertie; Moffatt Seism, as Carter Prescott. The player in the role of tire Mad Butcher is not revealed. Admission will be 30 cents for students, 60 cents for adults. Retailers To Close On Easter Monday Majority of Kings Mountain retailers will take a holiday Easter Monday, in accordance with by-laws of the Kings Mountain Merchants associa tion. The retailers will he open all day Wednesday preceding Eas ter and will be closed on Eas ter Monday and on Wednesday afternoon following Easter, ac cording to announcement by Mrs. Elaine Queen, association secretary.
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