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Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 7,206 rtm agon tor Grantor Kings Mountain to dorfrad bom ton IMS Kings Mountain city dtractery com us. Tbs city l*n*ts agon to bom tbs Units* Status csnsas of IKO. VOL 70 No. 8 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, February 26, 1959 Seventieth Year PRICE TEN CENTS Local News Bulletins ONE FIBE City Firemen were called to Second Street about 1:30 Wed nesday afternoon to douse a grass and lumber fire. No ap preciable damage was report ed. STOBY HOUR The Community Affairs de partment of the Woman’s club will conduct a Story Hour at Jacob S. Mauniey Memorial Li brary Friday afternoon at 4 o’ clock. Mrs. Norman McGill will be in charge. KIWANIS CLUB Dr. Russell C. Henry, Shelby pathologist, will address mem bers of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club Thursday ftight at 6:45 p. m. The club convenes at the Woman's club. P-TA WORKSHOP Sgt J. B. Kuykendall of the State Highway Patrol will lead a program on highway safety at the city-wide P-TA work shop to be held Thursday night from 7 until 9 p. m. at North school auditorium. Student dri ving teachers will also partici pate, and high school students are particularly invited. BUILDING PERMIT - J. W. Webster, city inspector, issued a permit to Bay Owens and Minnie Heavner Ito nfake a oone story addition to a house at 809 N. Ramseur street be tween Bridges and Lackey street last Monday. Estimated cost of the alterations is esti mated at $500. LUTHERAN SERVICE A full Lenten communion service will be held Sunday morning alt 11 o’clock at St Matthews Lutheran church, with Dr. W. P. Gerberding to speak on “You Need Prayer.” Subject for the Wednesday night Lenten service will be "The Betrayal". CLUBWOMEN Kings Mountain clubwomen who desire to Join a Woman’s club choral group are invited to attend the first practice ses sion Thursday night at 8 p. m. in the basement of the Wo man’s dub building. Mrs. J. N. Module is directing the group. HOSPITALIZED Sara (Butch) Houser, daughter of Mr. and Mis. W. P Houser, has been hospital ized since last Tuesday follow ing major surgery ait Baptist Hospital, Winston Salem. Miss Houser is a junior at Wake Pores* college. ELECTED liiss Ruth McCurdy, daugh ter ol Mr. and Mis. F. R. Mc Curdy, has been elected a freshman representative of the House Coundl governing body at Birmingham Southern in Alabama. HEADS ALUMNI Bill Briggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Briggs, of Kings Mountain, has been named president of the Salisbury-Ro wan chapter of the Pfeiffer college alumni asociation. Mr. Briggs is program secretary of the Salisbury YMCA. JUNIOR CLUB ifttew (Ann Parrish, fashion editor of the Charlotte Obser ver, will present a program on spring fashions alt the Monday night meeting of the Junior Woman’s club. The dub con venes at 7:30 p. in. METER RECEIPTS Parking meter receipts for the week ending Wednesday at noon totaled $117.21, Including $100.25 from on street meters and $16.% from off-street me ters, the city clerk reported. CITY TAGS A total of 1620 Kings Moun tain auto owners had purchas ed 1956 dty auto tags through Tuesday, Clerk Joe McDaniel reported. Neislei Family To Take Over kCll On Monday Joe A. Neisler and members of his family are major stockhold ers of a new South Carolina cor poration which is purchasing Palmetto Yam Mills, Inc., of Pageland, S. C. Via the purchase from Textile Banking Corporation, of New York, which acquired Palmetto from Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company last August, Palmetto returns to a portion of its former ownership. Mr. Neds ler' was one of the owners of Nedsler Mills, Inc., which sold its holdings to Massachusetts Mo hair in 1955. The Pageland mill has 7,000 spindles and produces rayon yarn. Mr. Nedsler said here Wednes day that the new corporation, Chesterfield Yam Mills, Inc., will assume ownership on Monday. No management changes are contemplated. His son, Hugh M. Nedsler, until a month ago an employee of Massachusetts Mo hair, will go to Pageland imme diately to Join the Chesterfield firm. Jack Turner will continue to manager the firm. Other children of Mr. Nedsler listed as stockholders are J. A. Neisler, Jr., Robert P. Nelsler, and Mrs. Betty N. Timber! ake. The J. A. Neisler family is the second of the former Neisler Mills, Inc., stockholders to re sume textile ownership. The P. M. Neisler family built and -is operating Dicey Fabrics, Inc., in Shelby. Term Of Office Bill Is Hopper State Senator Robert Morgan introduced a bill Monday night to effectuate last week’s decision by the city board of commission ers ito call a referendum on ques tion of whether the mayor and/ or board of commissioners will serve two or four-year terms. If enacted as anticipated, the vote at the May 12 election will determine whether city officials elected the same day will serve for two years of for four years. Text of the bill entitled "An act to amend the charter of the City of IK mgs Mountain, North Carolina", follows: "The General Assembly of North Carolina, do enact: “Seatdan 1: That on the sec ond Tuesday of May, 1959, this being the regular (municipal e lection for the Mayor and the Board of Commissioners and at said election there shall be sub mitted a ballot for the voters to vote on the question as to whe ther or not the Mayor and Board of Commissioners shall be elect ed for a period of 4 years. The ballot shall read as follows: Yes No Mayor 4 years — - Com- > missi oners 4 years —— - Section 2: In the event a ma jority of voters shall answer “yess" for f years for the Mayor, then the Mayor at said election and each municipal election thereafter shall be elected for 4 years and if the majority of the voters answer “yes” for (the Com missioners, the the Commission, ers at .said election and each municipal election thereafter shall be elected for 4 years. Section 3: That this act shall be In full force an deffect from and after its ratification. Saunders In Mayoral Contest; Seven Citizens Seek Offices Red Cross Fund Drive To Start; Goal $6,000 Annual Red Cross fund cam paign, with a goal of $6,000 will get underway Monday. (Extensive preparations for the campaign have been made, Hay wood E. Lynch, publicity chair man, said this week. Dr. W. P. Geiherding, chair man of the campaign, said this week he is confident that Kings Mountain, as it Was in the past, a gahj will answer the appeal for funds. ''Every penny of the goal is needed to support the many wor thwhile local and national activi ties of Red Cross,” Dr. Geiher ding commented. ‘Numerous citizens will serve as campaign solicitors. President Eisenhower is sched uled to make an address Sunday in kicking off the nationwide campaign. Business Finn Officers Named Temporary officers of Kings (Mountain Business Development, Irac., became permanent Tuesday night, as stockholders adopted constitution and by-laws for op eration of the industry-seeking firm. The officers are J. Wilson Orawford, president; Fred W. Dlonk, vice-president; and Ben H. Bridges, secretary - treasurer. Other directors are B. S. Neill, Glee A. Bridges, and W. K. Mau ney. Financial report of Secretary Bridges at December 31 showed stock purchases of $22,810 and total assets of $53,675, including the building occupied by Waco Sportswear, Inc., on Waco Road, and $1,006 in cash, liabilities, in addition to capital stock, includ ed a mortgage loan of $29,010 and reserves for taxes and depre ciation Of $1,854. Secretary Bridges also gave the stockholders a detailed report on the corporation’s agreement with Waco Sportswear, which provides option for the lessee to purchase within five years ait fix ed amount Waco can exercise purchase option and receive ere dtt for rental payments, minus expenditures for taxes, insurance and repairs, during the five year period. The by-laws provided for six directors to manage the corpora tion, the six directors to be elec ted annually, provided for hold ing of an annual stockholder meeting and for special meetings as the directors deem necessary. AT ROTARY MEETING Rotariians C. T. Bennett, Jack Mercier, Haywood E. Lynch and Thurman Warlick attended the Rotary District Conference, which Includes 40 clubs In Western North . Carolina in Asheville last Friday. Mr. Lyn ch accepted In behalf of the local club a gift from the dis trict dubs. City Was 85 Years Old Tnesday; First Property Valuation $21195 BY MABTIN HARMON The City of Kings Mountain was 85 years of age Tuesday. Organized on February 24, 18 74, (the Town of Kings Mountain was operated for more than two years before the voters success fully exercised the right of the ballot and duly elected their of ficials. It wasn’t because no election was held. The first election on May 1, 1874, found R. O. Sugg re elected mayor, but in August the results of the election and board actions during the period were removed from the records. The minutes merely stated that it had been found the May election was Illegal. The result was that the city's first officers, appointed at the February 24 town meeting, re sumed their eeata. Them woe W. A. Mauney, Mayor, Dr. J. W. Tracy, D. C. Beam, W. T. Falls and F. Dilling. All had been ini tially sworn in by A. F. Weir, justice of the peace. The city’s first constable was Emmanuel Paitteraon, and Joe W. Garrett, who wrote a fine Italian script, was the first secretary of the board. R. H. Garrett was the first town treasurer. At the May 1,1876, election, W. A. Mauney remained as mayor, And Mr. Sugg, who didn’t get to serve as mayor previously, be came a board member. Others e lected were F. Dilling, R. P. Ro berts and J. W. Garrett The first town ordinances were adopted on February 25, 1874, and the initial one declared drunkenness a misdemeanor, HEART FUND BENEFIT — Kings Mountain Kiwcnians. at a radio auction Wednesday afternoon, helped boost the community's gifts to the heart fund. Valuable merchandise, donated by Kings Moun tain merchants, were auctioned via Radio Station WKMT to the buyer telephoning the highest bid during the program. Project Chairman F. R. McCrudy is pictured above as he auctions an item during the special program. Temple Baptist Will Sell Bonds $604)00 Issue For Education Plant Planned Temple Baptist church plans issuance of $60,000 first mortgage bonds for construction of an ed ucational building, first step in a long-term building program. It is the first time a Cleveland County church has used bond fi nancing, Rev. Jack Weaver, the pastor said ip giving details of the band sale. Current mortgage loans will be retired with first proceeds from the bond sale, he noted. flfoe bonds will be Issued in denominations of $100, $250, $500, and $1,000 and will bear simple Interest of five percent. First National Bank will serve as paying agent and will also of fer a bond purchase financing plan whereby bond buyers may acquire 'bonds at ten percent of the face amount. The bank will lend the balance and the bond loans will be repayable at up to 24 months on the $1,000 bonds and in shorter terms for lower denomination bonds. Temple church members will hold a loyalty banquet kicking off the bond sale on Tuesday night at First Presbyterian chur ch recreation building. The bonds will mature and In terest will be payable at six months intervals, on April 1 and October 1. American Bond Company, of Atlanta, Ga., 4s directing the bond sale, with C. J. Cole, field representative in charge. Rev. Mr. Weaver said the chur ch is to be incorporated, with Horace Ross to be president, Mrs. Jessie Pennington, secretary, and Lloyd Putnam, treasurer. W. C. Waters is chairman and Cecil Smith, co-chairman of the bond sale campaign. The church unanimously a dopted the financing plan at a February 1 congregational meet ing. IRev. Mr. Weaver said the bonds would be offered to citi zens both within and without the church. He noted that church bond fi nancing originated some 27 years ago, though It has been employed in this area more re (Ornmmki om Pops Mght> i Sixty Attend Sweetheart Fete A .group af sixty attended the first annual Sweetheart Banquet of Kings Mountain Baptist chur ch held February 14 ait Kings Mountain Country club. John Ed Daves of Shelby en tertained at .the program, which Included a devotional by Harold Crawford, Sr., prayer led by Gene Roberts, and a toast by Miss Peggy Ware. Miss Carolyn Walker rendered several solos, accompanied by Mrs. J. C. Bridges. In the honor court, Miss Bev erly Yarbrough was chosen queen, David Roberts, king; Peg gy Ware, princess; and Jimmy Littlejohn, prince. The banquet was dismissed by a benediction by Mrs. Thomas Tindall. Easter Seal Sale Opening A lot of money will be needed in 1959 if all of the crippled chil dren and adults in Cleveland Counity are to continue receiving rehabilitation services from the Cleveland County Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Mrs. Ray Allen, general chair man of .the annual Easter Seal Sale said this week. The sale opens Friday and will continue through Easter Sunday, March 29. "The Cleveland County Society for Crippled Children and Adults was able to contribute $300.00 to the special Education program of retarded children, help present a Christmas party for crippled children, buy a walker for per sons unable to obtain one them selves, pajamas and clothing for children at the Gastonia Ortho pedic hospital, and other services not available elsewhere," Mrs. Allen said. She said that approximately 90 percent of the funds contri buted during the annual Easter Seal appeal finances services within the anas where raised. Rumor Mill Grinds Ont Many Names David <L. Saunders became the city’s third candidate for mayor when he paid the filing fee last Saturday. It was the only new candidacy of the week. itiowever, the rumor midi was beginning to grind out names of Possible candidates for city and adhood board offices at somewhat increased speed. Charles E. Blalock, Kings Mountain grocer, confirmed re ports he is considering adding his name to the mayor’s race, and some comments were heard indi cating Coleman Stroupe, Ward 5 commissioner, might also seek' the mayoral post Others dis-j counted this report, said they ex pected Mr. Stroupe to seek re election. A't least two citizens were re ported as possible entries in the race for one school board post. Mrs. John L. McGill was said to be interested in seeking the posi tion as was Drace M. Peeler, lum ber company official. Mrs. F. A. (Boots) McDaniel, Jr., has al ready filed for the trusteeship which J. R. Davis is vacating. Other possibles included C. H. (Oat) Houser, who may seek the; Ward 1 seat held by Ross Alexan- J d<y, and George W. Mauney, said1 to be a possible candidate for the [ Ward 5 seat on the commission.1 Another possible Ward 5 candi date is J. T. McGinnis. Thus far no candidates have filed for either Ward 2, 4, or 5 commission seats. Mayor Pro Tempore Ben H. Bridges, once considering die mayoral race, is now leaning to seeking re-election as Ward 4 commissioner, he in dicated Wednesday. Charles E. Dixon, mentioned as j a possible Ward 5 candidate, told the Herald he would not seek the office. Meantime, Garland E. Still, former mayor and again seeking to unseat Mayor Glee A. Bridges, | issued a statement in which he; said, “Should I be elected to the high office of Mayor I would fa vor a lower tax rate, as well as a lower power rate. I would also favor adequate appropriations for a modern recreational center. This, I think, could easily be done bir putting the city on a more sound and economic basis." Mr. Saunders, the new mayoral candidate, served a short interim term an the city commission several years ago on appoint ment to succeed Ladd W. Ham rick. Mr. Saunders had unsuc cessfully opposed Mr. Hamrick in the 1941 election. He has not held public office otherwise. Mr. Saunders is the owner of Saunders Dry Cleaning and Laundry. He Is amember of Kings Mountain Lions Club and Central Methodist church. The candidates to date: For Mayor — Glee A. Bridges, incumbent. Garland E. Still and David L. Saunders. For Ward 1 Commissioner — Ross Alexander, incumbent For Ward 3 Commissioner — Luther T. Bennett, incumbent, amd T. J. Ellison: For school trustee — Mrs. F. A. McDaniel, Jr. GROVER PHYSICIAN—Dr. Char les Adams will begin the practice of medicine in Grover in the near future. He will become the com munity's* first resident doctor since 1939. Grovei To Get Resident Doctor Dr. Charles Adams, now com pleting an interneship at Cone Memorial hospital, Greensboro, will begin the practice of medi cine in Grover in the near future. Dr. Adams' decision to estab lish his practice at Grover cul minates a long effort by Grover citizens to obtain a medical doc tor. An office bulding will be constructed for Dr. Adams and efforts are underway to obtain drug store facilities. Dr. Adams is a native of Glen ville, W. Va., and graduated from Glenville State college. He holds a masters of arts degree from University of West Virginia and a medical degree from the University of Virginia. He served with a surgical research team in Korea and subsequently at Wal ter Reed hospital, Bethesda, Md. Grover has not had a resident physician since the retirement of the late Dr. George Oates. Rev. Trent Howell, who spearheaded the effort to obtain a physician, said it had been about 20 years since Dr. Oates retired. Since that time Dr. E. V. Moore, of Shelby, Dr. T. A. Campbell, Jr. of Blacksburg, S. C., and Dr. Robert Jones, of Shelby, have maintain ed part-time office hours in Gro ver, but it has been about two years since Dr. Jones discontin ued the service. Dr. Adams and his wife have an infant child. Cast Chosen For Senior Play Kings Mountain high school seniors will present the threenact play, ISpring Green” March 6th at 8 p. m. in the school auditori um. Cast for the production was an nounced this week. In the play are: EUlzaheth Brown as "Nina Cassell”; Corn elia Houser as "Mrs. Rumble”; Tiliie Arrowood as “Soootie Cas sell”; Steve Kiser as "Mr. Put nam” ; Hal Lie Ward as “Tony Cas sell”; Pat Foster as "Pinkie Ames”; Barry Smith as "Dunk Doyle”; David Plonk as “Bing Hotchkiss”; Brenda Thornburg as “Genevieve Jones”; Phillip Piadgett as “Major Todd”; Bobby Early as "T. Newton Todd”; Bet ty Sue Kirby as "Eula Hotch kiss”; Gilbert Brazzell as "Dr. Luther Blodgett”; Norman Bum gardner as "Officer Ryan” and Buddy Smith as "Billy.” Proposed Conference Regrouping Not Suitable Here, Says Barnes By NEALE PATRICK The four Conferences of the Western North Carolina High School Athletic Association of which Kings Mountain is a part face the possibility of being re grouped on basis of enrollment, football prestige and travel. Secretary W. C. Clar> of the WNCHSAA has forwarded a set of proposals for possible regrouping to the members, asking their study and consideration of the regrouping of the schools. Supt B. N. Bames of Kings Mountain, and president of the WNCHSAA, said that the propos als are in no way official and have been sent to members for information only. “We know that some of the schools may want a regrouping for one reason or another,” says Mr. Barnes, “And Mr. Clary has worked out the present proposals bn the basis of a questionnaire sent to (the members. But the proposals are In no way official and are merely for study so thal the schools can decide what we need in the way of changes, U any.” Supt. Barnes said the proposals as listed "would not suit Kings Mountain." The proposal regarding the Southwest and Northwest Con ferences would divide the mem bers into two sections based on enrollment, football winning re fCkwrtfcwtf on Pag9 Bight) Laymen To Make (Sty Survey Starting At 1 Kings Mountain churchmen will collaborate ion a city wide religious census on Sunday In an effort to list the church affili ation , if any, of each and every citizen of the comimunity. The census is under the spon sorship of the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association which conducted a Similar survey in 1956. Laymen representing all chur ches of the community will gath er at Central Methodist church at 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon for instructions and street assign ments. B. F. Maner is chairman of the census organization which also includes a steering committee in. eluding three ministers: Rev. James McLarty, pastor of Cen tral Methodist church; Rev. W. C. Sides, Jr., pastor of Grace Meth odist church; and Rev. Jack Wea ver, pastor of Temple Baptist church. The canvass will also be con ducted in the Macedonia church community outside the city li mits. “We urge everyone’s coopera tion’’, a spokesman lor the as sociation said, and he added, ■'this information is badly need ed to enable our churches to best serve each individual. In many areas of Kings Mountain we have had a tremendous turnover in population in the two years since the last census was held.” Citizens will be asked on Sun day to 1) give their address; 2) j give the street and house num | ber; or 3) give the location of ! their home rather than the mail I ing address. Students Begin Bus Fund Drive Central Ihigh school seniors have set a $1500 quota for their project now underway — to pro vide a school activity bus as the gift from this year’s graduating class. The drive is being conducted in the community Monday through Thursday. All contributors are receiving complimentary tickets to the se nior play March 6th and gifts will be acknowledged in the pro gram. Proceeds from the play will go into the fund. The present activity bus — in use the past 13 years — furnishes transportation for sports, band, and other school activities. Three previous graduating haws made donations to the fund. t Former Citizen Wins Honor Mrs. J. F. Niven, farmer Kings Mountain citizen, Is Albemarle's ‘Woman of the Year for 1958." Mns. Niven was presented • plaque at a banquet fen Albemar le on February 13. A former school teacher at Park Grace school, Mrs. Niven is the widow of Carl Davidson. She was married to Mr. Niven several years ago and has lived in Albemarle since. She was honored, Mayor D. A. Moose said in making the presen tation, “for her many outstanding contributions to the civic, religi ous, and educational life Of the community. She was selected by a panel of judges from nomina tions submitted by the public. Mrs. Niven, the ‘Woman of the Year," resides at 422 South Fourth Street in Albemarle. She is a teacher of second grade stu dents at Central Elementary School, an active member of the iP-TA., a member of the North Carolina Education Association and Childhood International, a sponsor of the Future Teachers Club, and a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, one of the highest honor organizations to which a teacher can be elected. A member of the First Presby terian Church, she sings in the church choir, works diligently with children on programs pre sented to various groups, and is superintendent of the Children’s Department of the Sunday School. Mrs. Niven is currently serving as president of the Women of the Church, and is a member of the planning and advisory committee for the young people of the chur ch. She is a member of the Dog wood Garden Club, and is often called on as a speaker for all (Contmuna on Pag• Bight)