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Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 7,206 Th» 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. Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, April 17, 1958 1 jj Pages ID Today VOL 69 No. 16. Established 1889 Sixty-Ninth Year PRICE TEN CENTS Business Development Firm Contracts Almost Complete Local News Bulletins ON DEAN'S LIST The Dean’s List for the win ter quarter at King’s Business college in Charlotte includes the following students from Cleve land County: Betty Hord, Jean nette Ivey, Hilda Herndon, Na dine White, and Gary Allran. P-TA MEETING Dr. Paul Sarazen, of Shelby wiL speak on “Mental Health” at the meeting Thursday night at 8 p. m. of West school P-TA in the school auditorium. RALLY The Spring rally for the Sen ior High Fellowship of Kings Mountain Presbytery will be held at Lincolnton Sunday. A number of young people from First Presbyterian church will attend the rally. PRESBYTERY Rev. P. D. Patrick, pastor, and Dr. P. G. Padgett, elder, represented First Presbyterian church and Dewitt Hambright, elder, represented Dixon Pres byterian church at the meet ing of Kings Mountain Presby tery Tuesday at New Hope church. ON HONOR ROLL Mrs. Bob Gofrtoh, was listed on the second quarter honor roll of Appalachian State Teachers college at Boone. Mrs. Goforth compiled a straight “A“ average. KIWANIS CLUB Central high school’s 32 voice mixed chorus group will perform for members of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club at the civic club’s regular Thursday night meetihg at the Woman’s club. The club con venes at 6:45 p. m. The chorus is directed by Charles A. Bal lance. REVIVAL Rev. Clarence Dodgens, of Blacksburg, S. C., will begin a series of revival services at Victory Baptist church Sunday night Services will be held nightly through April 26 at 7:30 p. m. POLICE OPENING The city commission and chief of police are accepting applications for a police de partment temporary openin,. Chief Martin Ware said Wed nesday. The policeman would be assigned to duty for a per iod of 16 to 18 weeks during summer vacation period and his employment would be on temporary basis. WINS II RATING Jerry Patterson, Beth ware high school student, was a warded a rating of II or “ex cellent” at the annual North Carolina Piano Con test-Festi val at Woman’s College, Uni versity of North Carolina, last Saturday. He was among 57 high school pianists participa ting in the event. laycee Minstrel Tickets On Sale Advance ticket sale 'for Jaycee Minstrels of 1958 is now under way, Jaycee spokesmen 'announc ed Wednesday. This year’s show, a revival of a former popular Jaycee function, is scheduled for two nights, May 2 and 3, at Central school audito rium. Advance tickets, at lower pric es, are available from any mem ber of the city schools band — beneficiary of the proceeds — or from any member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. D. D. (Salty) Saunders, a mem ber of the Jaycee committee in charge, said the school band is in dire need of funds for instrument repair and other requirements. Tickets on advance sale are 75 cents for adults, 35 cents for stu dents. Gate admissions will be $1 for adults and 50 cents for stu dents. Other members of the Jaycee committee are Charles E. Dixon, J. T. McGinnis, Delbert Dixon, Joe Cornwell, Raymond (Whis tle) Goforth and Otis Falls, Jr. 'Grading Work Is Underway For Building Grading work on the Waco Road site of a new Kings Moun tain industry was begun Mon day. Subsequently, virtual comple tion of contract arrangements for building of the 11,200 square foot building was announced by J. Wilson Crawford, president of Kings Mountain Business Devel opment, Inc., which is construct ing the building on a lease-pur chase option arrangement with a New York knitter, who is form ing a new North Carolina Cor poration. Mr. Crawford announced that Hobart Dye, Kings Mountain con tractor, will serve as general superintendent of the construction project on an hourly basis. Sub-contractors, in addition to Kings Mountain Landscaping Company, which is handling the grading work, are: Concrete and footings, Spangler Ready-Mix Concrete. Heating system, Dilling Heat ing Company. Plumbing, Ben T. Goforth Plumbing. Wiring, Hoke Electric. Roofing, Kings Mountain Sheet Metal Works. Floor covering, City Floor Ser vice. Mr. Crawford said the contract arrangements were completed Tuesday with all decisions of the board of directors unanimous. The building will cost in ex cess of $50,000. It will be a brick-concrete block structure, with sprinkler system, and is being built on a lot pur chased from W. A. Williams by the business development firm. The knitting firm, which will manufacture crocheted and knit ted sweaters, is expected to em ploy about 100 persons. The development firm contract ed recently to construct the build ing and have it completed in 90 days. Lawyer Optimistic About Annulment Attorney E. A. Harrill guesses Mrs. Lucille Shope, 42, will get her 25-year-old marriage annul led. Mrs. Shope, mother of 17 chil dren, recently discovered that her husband, Charlie Shope, had been married to Rilla Anderson nine days before their marriage. A resident of the Mauney a partments on Piedmont Avenue, Mrs. Shope’s husband left her in Bessemer City in August 1956. She and her eight children liv ing at home have been receiving welfare assistance. Eight of the seventeen have died. Harrill started annulment pro ceeding Tuesday by filing at the Gaston County courthouse. U. S, Senator Scott Succumbs Senator W. Kerr Scott, who would have been 62 Thursday, died shortly after 5 p. m. Wed nesday afternoon at Alamance County hospital, Burlington. The former Governor was hospital ized last week following a heart attack. SPELLING CHAMPS — Rhea Lineberger, daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Lineberger, and Don Champion, son oi Mr. and Mrs.: J. R. Champion, won the annual spelling bees conducted in the high school and elementary grades in the city schools. Two Students Top Spelleis Rhea Lineberger, Central school; eighth grader and daughter of Rev. and Mrs. T. A. Lineberger, will represent Kings Mountain in the Charlotte Observer - sponsor ed spelling bee on April 25. The 13-year-old student, as win ner in the contest conducted in the elementary grades of the city schools, will compete with other winners in Charlotte. The Char lotte winner goes to Washington, D. C. to compete for other priz es. Winner in the high school spell ing contest was Don Champion, Central school ninth grader and son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Champ ion. , Miss Lineberger, a talented or ganist, has served as accompanist for musical programs at school •and is organist at Macedonia Bap tist church. She is an honor stu dent in Mrs. Juanita Logan’s eigHth grade. As high school winner, Champ ion will be awarded the annual medal given by First National Bank. BARBECUEf Central Elementary P-TA will sponsor a barbecue at the school cafeteria April 19. Sup per tickets will be $1-25 for a dults and 60 cents for students. Tickets are available from the school children, Ray Sisk, Ver non Crosby, Mrs. Wanza Davis, and at City Service Station, Bridges Hardvyar^, and Kings Mountain Drue: Company. Woman's Club Launches Project To Bring Exchange Student Here Kings Mountain Woman’s club has begun a project designed to finance the schooling costs of a foreign exchange student for next year. The Women’s organization, in conjunction with civic clubs of the community, are sponsoring the program which will enable a for eign exchange student to study in the high school. ' As one project to raise 60 per cent of the yearly upkeep of the student or $650., the Woman’s club is sponsoring a benefit brid ge and rook party the evening of April 25th. Refreshments will be served and prizes will be given according to Mrs. Henry Neisler, chairmajn of the club’s special projects committee. Tickets for the benefit may be obtained from Mrs. Neisler, Mrs. Charles Blanton, and Mrs. L. S. StroUpe. Reservations may be wide by contacting Mrs. Neisler. Funds are to be reported to the American Field Service Inter national Scholarship Committee by May, Mrs. Jacob Cooper, presi dent, reported. She added, “We! feel that we as a community are indeed fortunate to be able to! have one of these superior young people in our high school for a year. In 1957 there were 1,039 ofi these students in homes and1 schools all over America, thus learning for themselves first hand the true meaning of democracy and the American way of life.’* Dr. and Mrs. P. G. Padgett have j offered their home and family life to the student who will study one school term in the high school. Shelbians Buy Development Finn's Stock Kings Mountain Business De velopment, Inc., reported this week sale of $500 in stock to a number of Shelby business firms and individuals. Purchasing stock in the Kings Mountain industry expansion firm were Shelby Concrete Pro ducts, J. L. Suttle, Jr., Insurance Company, Mai A. Spangler, Sr., Dr. Craig Jones, Spangler & Sons Concrete Company, R o y s te r Transport Company and Star Publishing Company. A spokesman for the group said the stock purchases were made as an informal gesture of friendship and in an effort to en hance the business development of the county. J. Wilson Crawford, president of the Kings Mountain firm, said he was highly pleased at the purchase and appreciative of gesture on the part of the Shel by citizens. Teen Road-e-o laycee Project Local teen-agers will be given a chance to show their driving skill May 14 in the Jaycee spon sored “Teen-Age Road-e-o” to be held in the Dean Buick Company used car lot. Valuable prizes will be award ed in the contest. A total of $4500 in scholarships will be given away in the National Con test, and Delbert Dixon, Jaycee president, reported local prizes will be warded also. “The Road-e-o provides the op portunity for the teen-ager to demonstrate his acquired driv ing skill, while showing the re sponsible citizens of the com munity the need for the driver education classes," he said. The Jaycees are promoting the Road-e-o because they believe in safe and educated drivers. Mr. Dixon said the local win ner will be sent to state compe tition. State winners will meet in the national competition later in the summer. All teen-agers who have no police record are eligible to en ter. Entry blanks have been placed in Griffin Drug Company and are available to all who are in terested. Miss Hicks Wins Reading Contest This year the Jaycee Reading Medal will be awarded to Miss Jean Hicks, winner of the high school reading contest held Thurs day in an assembly program. Competitors included Miss Toni Williams, sophomore read “The Black Cat” and Margaret Wells, junior class student giving '‘•Dark Victory”. Miss Hicks whose reading was entitled “Submerged” competed in the Western Conference Dis trict Forensic contest held here Monday and placed second in the district. A high school senior, the win ner is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Hicks, of Juniper Street. Selections of the winner was made by judges, Mrs. Carl Fing er, Mrs. J. !B. McLarty and Mrs. Dan Finger. Becky Brandon To Go Abroad Becky Brandon, 16-year-old daughter of a former Kings Moun tain city engineer, will spend a month abroad this summer as an exchange student under the American Field Service Ameri cans abroad program. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Brandon, now of Si. Peters burg, Fla., she was selected from four applicants for the exchange trip. During her stay abroad, she will live in the home of a foreign family. Designation of the nation she will visit has not been made. Churchwomen Plan May Fellowship Day Plans to hold the annual May Fellowship Day program are being completed by the Kings Mountain Council of United Churchwomen. May Fellowship Day is one of three observances of church women annually. The other two observances are World Commu nity Day and World Day of Prayer. The program in May will be held on May 2nd at 7:30 p. m. in Resurrection Lutheran chur ch. Mrs. W. M. Ganit is presi dent of the local churchKvomen’s organization. Gardner Seeks House Seat; Lynch Or Thomasson May Run Races Develope For Two Seats On Commission The May 31 Democratic pri mary candidate list has increased considerably during the past week, bringing opposition for two incumbent county commis sioners and producing filing fees from a number of incumbents. The new candidates for county commissioners are: Kester Hamrick, currently con stable for Number 1 Township, who will oppose Knox Sarratt, county commission vice-chairman, for the District V post; and William A. Hastings, who is opposing John D. White, veteran of four years on the commission, FILING DEADLINE Deadline for filing for coun ty officers, subject to the May 31 primary, is Saturday noon, April 19, County Election Board Chairman Joe Mull re minded Tuesday. He noted that a change in statute ad vances the deadline from 5 p. m. to noon, and urged that all would-be candidates take note of the change. for the District IV nomination. District IV includes Townships S and 11. District V includes Townships 1, 2, 3 and 7. Posting his filing fee Tuesday was County Coronor J. Ollie Harris, of Kings Mountain, who seeks re-nomination and re-elec tion to a fourth four-year term. J. Lee Roberts, veteran Num ber 4 Township justice of the peace, has also filed his candidacy for renomination. Other incumbents who have posted their filing fees in the past week are J. W. (Bill) Osborne, clerk of Superior Court, Reuben L. Elam, judge of county record er's court, and Bynum Weathers, I solicitor of county recorder’s court. The added contests for county commissioner brings the number of commission races to three. In cumbent Carl P. Finger, of Kings Mountairi, is opposed by two can didates, J. Broadus Ellis, of Grov er, and A. A. Barrett, of Waco. The commission candidates are elected on a county-wide basis, re sult of a change in law by the 1955 General Assembly. However, a citizen can seek the commission ership only from the district in; which he resides. Another contest pits John C. Anderson, Shelby citizen and Kings Mountain radio advertis ing sales, against Mrs. Lillian Newton for the county treasurer ship. Baptists To Honor Quakenbush Family A fellowship hour honoring Rev. Aubrey Quakenbush and his family will be held after the evening service on Sunday, April 20, in the First Baptist church Fellowship Hall. Invitations have been mailed to the members of the church. Rev. Quakenbush has resign ed as pastor of the First Bap tist church here and plans to move to Clinton, North Caro lina, on May 1, where he will become pastor of the First Bap tist church. LEE ROBERTS J. OLLIE HARRIS Hospital Here Is Fully Accredited Credentials Are Received On Inspection Kings Mountain Hospital is now a fully accredited hospital. Manager Grady Howard and other hospital officials were no tified this week by the Joint Com mission of Accreditation of Hos pitals that the Kings Mountain hospital has met the require ments of the accrediting organi zation and will be fully accredited for the forthcoming three years. During the past year, the hos pital has operated under tempo rary accreditation. The hospital underwent an in spection by Dr. T. Norlander, of the Joint Commission staff, on February 26. The Joint Commission repre sents five participating organiza-1 tions, including the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Physicians, the Ameri can Hospital association, the A merican Medical association, and the Canadian Medical association, i It accredits hospitals in both the Uniaed States and Canada. The Joint Commission states that accreditation (which is vol untary, not compulsory) means that the hospital here has a sound and safe building, good facalitles and equipment, special hospital services, a medical library, a com petent medical staff, nursing staff and administrative staff. Accreditation also assures that j all patient records are properly kept, the commission states. Kings Mountain hospital now and safe building, good facilities has 50 beds, having been ex panded twice since it was open ed in 1951. In addition, a nurse’s home has been constructed. LIONS MEETING Regular meeting of Kings Mountain Lions Club will con vene at Woman’s Club Tues day night at 7:00. Program plans were incomplete Wed nesday. City Will Open Mountain Street To Carpenter Street—Ii And When Mountain street will Do opened to Carpenter street, via City Sta Sium, if right-of-way is attain able and when funds are avail able, the city commission voted last Thursday night. H. R. Parton appeared before the board to request the street opening and said he would con vey 40-foot right-of-way to the city on property owned by him. Though it wasn’t succcincitly stated, conversation indicated the street would curve northward at City Stadium, then turn east to Carpenter. Mr. Parton said opening of the street would en able him to develop some lots on Carpenter street property. The commission again receiv ed as information a plea from the city recreation commission for net parking meter receipts. Making the request was Fleete McCurdy, commission chairman, who said the commission didn’t intend to squander the money but hoped to save the bulk of it tor the eventual building of a recreation building. Also present was B. F. Maner, another mem ber of the recreation commis sion. Both said they envisioned a full summer recreation program, with an abbreviated winter pro gram to include midget football. Mr. McCurdy told the city board members the commission expects to lease the Davidson pool for operation during the forthcoming season. In other actions, the board 1) Authorized obtaining of bids for pipe for installation of a 12-inch water line to serve a new industry locating on Waco Roa^d. 2) Authorized the Mayor and Chief of Police to visit_ the schools to issue warnings con cerning the wanton breaking of window panes throughout the city. 3) Transferred the $20,946 con tingency fund to the capital fund. Paving Petitions Invited By City The city wants street - paving petitions in hand by April 30, Mayor Glee A. Bridges said Wednesday. The Mayor pointed out that work on the 1958-59 city budget is currently underway and that all street - paving work must be budgeted. He noted that the city anticipates completing bud geted paving work during the summer, insofar as possible. Paving petitions should be fil ed with the city clerk. 14 Are Named For DeMolay Fourteen candidates for mem bership in the Order of DeMolay chapter being organized here were approved for membership by the advisory council Monday nighlt, it was announced by Bruce Thorburn. The group included Don McKin ney, Chip Thorburn, Wray Plonk, Jr., Noel Webster, Mac Lennon, Phil Padgett, Jr., Phil Mauney, Jr., Barry Smith, Buddy Kircus, Glenn Etters, Richard McDaniel, Eddie Ross, Jr., DeWayne Cald well, all of Kings Mountain, and Terry Martin, of Bessemer City. Mr. Thorburn said the advisory council expects to complete its initial group of 25 soon and pre sent schedule calls lor the Gas ton chapter of the order to confer degrees in early May. Order of DeMolay, sponsored by the Masonic orders, is an or ganization for young men, ages 14 to 21. Band Clinic Scheduled Paul Bryan, conductor of Duke University bands, will conduct a clinic for members of the Kings Mountain High school band on April 25 and 26, it was announced this week by Charles Ballance, high school bandmaster. Mr. Ballance said a number of Shelby high school bandsmen will also participate. After the two-day clinic, the clinic band will present a free concert on the evening of April 26 at Central auditorium. Police To Sponsor "Pickpocket" Jack London, who bills him self as “The Amazing Pickpock et”, will present his entertain ment act here Thursday April 24, under sponsorship of the city po lice department. Mr. London will give a free demonstration of his abilities at noon April 24, driving blindfold ed, an automobile through the city streets, according to an an nouncement by Buck Bridges, po lice office desk sergeant. The London show will be held at Central school auditorium at 8 p. m. Admission will be 35 cents for students and 75 cents for adults. Proceeds will be used by the policemen for their clubhouse and shooting range project Three-Man Race Likely for House Job Ernest A. Gardner, Shelby lawyer and former Cleveland County representative in the General Assembly, filed notice of candidacy for the House post late Wednesday afternoon, op posing Jack Palmer, Jr., Shelby mortician. Mr. Gardner's filing indicated liklihood of at least a three-man race to succeed B. T. Falls, Jr., now district solicitor, as two Kings Mountain citizens are con sidering making the race— though both won't. Haywood E. Lynch, Kings Mountain realtor, had not yet de cided whether he would seek the office. However, if Mr. Lynch declined to offer, George B. Thom asson, Kings Mountain attorney, indicated he would pay his filing fee prior to the noon Saturday deadline. Mr. Thomasson said he would not offer, should Mr. Lynch de cide to enter the race. Tile Cleveland County House of Representatives seat has been vacant since last summer, when Mr. Falls was appointed district solicitor, succeeding James B. Farthing, of Lenoir. Kings Mountain has not claim ed hometown representation in the North Carolina General As sembly since the twenties. First, J. R. Davis served in the House, and subsequently the late H. Tom Fulton, Sr., served in the Senate. _ Monday Brought P. 0. Tax Rush Monday was Kings Mountain's “T-Day”. Charles Alexander, Kings Mountain postmaster, said the big rush to get tax reports and pay ments off to Greensboro and Ra leigh was on April 14, with Tues day, the deadline day, somewhat secondary in volume. How many missed the due date? “Just a few stragglers on Wed nesday,’’ Mr. Alexander comment ed. Bulk of the last-minute tax re port mailings were posted to Ra leigh, indicating that the with holding tax arrangement of the federal government lessened ma terially last-minute income tax reporting activity in this direc tion. And the North Carolina Reve nue Department was also getting the bulk of the cash, Postmaster Alexander said money order pur chases showed. Fiddlers Show Set For Friday Twelfth annual Fiddlers Con vention sponsored by the Beth ware Progressive club will be held Friday night at 8 p. m. Announcement was made by William (Bill t McDaniel, club of ficial, who said the program is to be held at Bethware school auditorium. Mike Lattimore’s Teen-Timers will furnish 30 minutes of rock n-roll music at 7:30 p. m. before the competition gets underway at 8 p. m. This group will also per form during intermission, Mr. Mc Daniel said. Among entries in the contest are Gaston County Playboys, Hill billy Cutups, Raiders of Dallas, Windy Mountain Boys, Skyline Playboys of Cherryville. Four Mountaineers, and several other groups. ‘We invite citizens of the com munity and area to attend this annual event”, Mr. McDaniel added. faycees Schedule Sunday Paper Drive Kings Mountain Jaycees will conduct a paper drive pickup Sunday afternoon beginning at 2 o’clock, it has been announc ed by Jaycee Delbert Dixon. Mr. Dixon said citizens of the community are urged to depos it waste paper outside their res idences and Jaycees will pickup the paper Sunday afternoon. Citizens who wish the paper to be picked up at another time are urged to contact Mr. Dixon at Elmer Lumber Company (phone 25) or Charles E. Dix on at Victory Chevrolet Com pany, (phone 49.)
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