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VOL 70 No. 17 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, April 30. 1959 Seventieth Year PRICE TEN CENTS Established 1889 Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 7,206 Tbs figure for Greater Kings Mountain Is derived from tbs 1855 Kings Mountain city directory census. The city Limits figure Is from tbs United States census of 1850. 1C Pages ID Today Committeemen Discuss ARP Church Buys New Plant Site ELECTED — Gaither Ledbetter has been elected governor of Kings Mountain Moose Lodge 1748 for the coming year. Mr. Ledbetter succeeds Horace Brown as head of the organization. May Day Fete Friday Night Traditional May Day festivities at Kings Mountain high school will be held Friday night ait 8 p. m. in the school auditorium. Crowning of Gertrude Pearson, senior, as Queen, and presenfa itaon af ttihie May court will feaituate the activities. The program is under sponsor ship of the “K” cluto. ■Attendants 'and escorts include: Freshmen, Beverly Yatibro, Mike Dixon, Linda Bennett, Don Tig nor; Sophomores, Mary Lillian Lewis, Jaimes RJPbbs, Marlene WCir, Jerry Wright: Juniors, Car ole Plonk, Jimmy Blanton, Judy Eairiy, Jimmy Plonk; Seniors — Brenda McDal'P, David Plonk, Patsy Brooks, Graeme Reeves. Jean Alien and Maude Owens are maids of honor, flower girls in clude Barbara Plonk, Debbie Thornburg, Ann Sanders, San dra Lynn, and Elizabeth Bunch. Tnainlbearers are Susan White and Tommy Gerberding. Nelson Connor is crowrtbearer, and Bren da Thornburg will crown the queen. Douglas Burton and Paul Ful ton wSl lannounce the festivities and dances will be toy the ,physi cal education department. Mis. Phifer Heads P-TA New officers of West School P TA were installed Monday night alt the regular monthly meeting. Miss Alice Averitt, teaching consultant, installed Mrs. Marri ott Phifer as president; Wesley Bush, vice-president; Mrs. Gene Timms, secretary; and Mrs. J. C. Bridges, treasurer. Prior to (the installation pro gram, Dr. Paul Nolan spoke on “Maturity Through Guidance and Health”. Grady Howard present ed the speaker, and Mrs. Harold Crawford, P-TA president, pres ided. Rites Conducted For Mr. Parrish Funeral rites for Theodore ] Lawrence Parrish, 51, former Kings Mountain citizen, werfe held | Sin Burlington at McClure Funeral Home Tuesday af ternoon. Mr. Parrish, a supervisor for Burlington Industries in Burling-i ton, died Sunday night at Univer-! sity of North Carolina Memorial; hospital. He had been hospitaliz- j ed for two wOeks after suffering | a brain hemorrhage. Mr. Parrish ’ 'had lived In Burlington 16 years. | Son of Mr. and Mrs, W. W. Parrish, of Kings Mountain, he is survived 'by Ids parentis, hSs wife,! Mrs. Winnie Bennett Parrish, a son, Sammy Parrish, a daughter, Mrs. Denoy Fowler, and flour granddMildiren. Also surviving art? five sisters, Mrs. Hugh Yates, Mrs. James Layton and Mrs. patisy 'Barrett, a® of Kings Mountain, and Mrs. Caynelle Thrasher, Winston-Sal em, and Miss Patti Parrish, Sar asota, Fla. 'Burial was In Blon cemetery, I Burlington. Members Vote 94-5 To Buy Edgemont Trad Members of iBoyoe Memorial AfRP Church voted by 94 to 5 Sunday to purchase property on which ithey Intend to use eventu ally for the construction of a new church plant. The property fronts ton Edge manit avenue, west from Kings Mountain Hospital. It Is bounded on the east by the Kings Main tain Country Club golf court e, amd on the west by the J. C. Srrta tMers residence 'and other vacant lots. Sunday’s vote instructed the committee to purchase property from the R. S. Plonk Estate, Dr. ■Glenn Kiser, of Salisbury, W. J. Fulkerson, of Greensboro, and Elmer Lumber Company. John Cheshire, Chairman of the lot committee, said Wednesday that debds are being drawn for all the tracts except that owned by Elmer Lumber Company and that price discussions' are contin uing. Other members of the com mittee are Marriott D. Phifer and N 'F. McGill. Aggregate pride of the Kiser, Plonk and Fulkerson tracts is $12,850. If the Elmer Lumber Company tot (95 x 180 fronting on W. King) Is acquired, the tract the church Is acquiring will appro xffimiartje 4.1 aortes. _ Sunday’s vote also instructed the committee to ascertain if purchase could toe made Of the Dewitt Neal residence land a va cant tot on W. King ownbd by Charles Blanton. Decision to ac quire the additional lots w® be made by another church vote. Boyce Memorial ARP Church established a building fund about 'Six years ago and funds are a vailaMe for the purchase of the property being acquired. No dis cussions Concerning 'launching of construction have been held. However, Chairman Cheshiiiie out lined at Sunday’s meeting long term plans for eventual construc tion Of a Church, an educational building, a parsonage and recre ation 'building. 100 Registered Last Saturday Approximately 100 persons signed on the books last Satur day as registration for the May city elections went Into its sec ond week. Mrs. H. R. Piarton, registrar at Ward 2 has a total of 26 new re gistrants, while C. L. Black at Ward 1 signed on 10, with 4 transferrals in and three Out going transform Is. E. O. White of Ward 4 had 19 new registrants, while Mrs. J. T. McGinnis of Ward 5 had 26. Three transferred into Weird 5 and 3 ou t Mrs. Ruth Bowers of Ward 3 signed on 119 with 4 incoming transferrals and 5 outgoing trans ferrals. Books are open from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. each Saturday through May 9. May 9 will also be chall enge day. Voting places are: Ward 1, City Hall; Ward 2, City Hall; Ward 3, Phenix Mill Store; Ward 4, Kings Mountain Manufacturing Company Club Room; and Ward 5, Victory Chevrolet Cotenpany. Trot! President Of Central P-TA Tam Trott, Kings Mountain in sura joeman, has been installed as president of Central Parent Teacher association, succeeding Bruce Ttanbum. Other new officers are Prank Little, vice-president; Mrs. R. S. Lennon, secretary; and Mrs. George W. Plonk, treasurer. The P-TA voted alt the April 20th meeting to meet on third •Wednesday afternoon*, rather than third Monday evenings, ef fective ait itihle beginning of the 1959-60 school term. The meetings Wifi be heM at Central school. IrnStaiHatian of the new officers was conducted by Mias Alice Averttt, city “chords teaching su pervisor. Pregnant for the meet ing concerned teen-age discipline problems. WINS SCHOLARSHIP — Dewitt Blanton. Kings Mountain senior at Western Carolina College, has won an assistantship for furth er study at the University of Mississippi. Blanton Wins Scholarship Charlies Dewitt Blanton, Jr., senior' at; Western Carolina col. lege, has been awarded an assist antship in the amount of $1800 ait the University of Mississippi for study next year. Blanton, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dfewitt Blanton, Is a 1955 graduate of Kings Mountain high school, where he was president of the student body and a member of 'the National Honor Society. He is majoring in chemistry and mathematics at WOC, and is president of (the newly-organized student affiliate chapter of the American Chemical Society. He has been consistently named to the Dean’s List and the honor roll, and is a member of Alpha Phi Sigma, national honorary scholastic fraternity. Last fall he ■was chosen for "Who’s Who A mong Students in American Col leges and Universities.” Contests Held At Bethwaxe The annual reading and decla mation contests sponsored at Bethware school by the P-TA were held on Monday night. First place in ithe girls’ divi sion went to Norma Blackwood and winner <j£ first place in the boys’ divison was Charles Wriight. Tina Falls placed sec ond, with Jan Yarbro placing third in the girls division. Hers bell Wrighit placed second in the declamation division with Mike Lovelace placing third. Also piairtiaipating in Ithe con tests were Betty Jo Evans, Jean Hamrick, Norma Spearman, and Glenn Lovelace. Judges were Mrs. Garland Still, Kings Mountain, and Mrs. Claire Leonhardlt and Mrs. Earcie Com well, Shelby. Celt's Litter Slightly Mixed Isaac Ray of E. Riidige street Was one 'Dor Ripley.1 He reports that has household oat gave birth to four Mittens land an opossum Hast weekfend. iMr. Ray says thait he discov ered the cart with her offspring Monday morning when he un booked the ttool shed hack of (his house. He says (that the cat was placed in thte shed Saturday night and had not (been out, nor Wad anyone entered the shed un til he opened lit Monday morn ing. "The cat doesn’t seem to know thfe difference in thle kittens and the opossum,” said Mr Hay. "She is taking good care Of them ail.” Candidate List Set With 20 Seeking Seven Elective Jobs No "Gag" Rule On Dentists, Official Says Dr. D F. Hard, Kings Moun tain dentist who is leading the effort to obtain fluoridation of the city waiter supply, reported re ceipt of a letter from an official of the Niorth Carolina State Den tal society this week to Which the official branded as false allega tions in an article to the April 23 Herald that the American Dental Association has a “gag rule” on its members. rThte letter, from Andrew M. Cunningham, executive secretary of the North Carolina Dental So ciety, follows: "Thank you for your letter of April 23 enclosing the article dip ped from the KINGS MOUNTAIN HERAHD, of April 23, 1959, which Charges among, other things that Section 20 of the Principles off Ethics of the Amer ikjan Dental Association “inMbdts fa dentist from expressing him self publicly if he disagrees with his Society’s position.” The im plication, of course, is that this section Of the Principles of Ethics operates as a “gag rule” on mem bers of the Association. “Section 20, emitted "Health Education of the FutoUSc” reads as fofflows: "A dentist may properly participate in1 a program of heal th education of the public involv ing 'such' media a® the press, ha did, television and- leeturle, pro vided that such programs are in keeping with the dignity Of the profession and the custom of the dental profession of the commun ity.” “One of thb duties of the Judi cial Council of the American Den tal Association is “to provide ad visory opinions regarding the in terpretations of the Principles of Ethics.” In 1957 'this official body of the Association issued the fol lowing advisory opinion on Sec (Continued on Page Eight) —I— -,— Lions Nominate Edwin Moore Edwin (MOone, Patterson Grove farmer, has 'been nominated to 'serve as president Of the Kings Mountain Lions, dulb for the year beginning July 1. Other nominees include Martin Harmlon, first vSce-pdeslildenit; Lawson iBrown, second vice-presi dent; Hal S. Plonk, third vice president; Odus Smith, secretary; John Talley, Lion tamer; Jonas Bridges, tail twister. iNOmonees for twoyfear terms as directors are A. ‘B. iMdkeail, W. P (IBM) Bennett, and Eugene Gladden. Holdover directors, with onie-year terms remaining, arte Grady Yeltan, Charles IBaMartce and Sam Weir. Members of 'the nominating committee were J. W. Webstter, chairman, Dr. N. H. Reed, and Eugene Timms, all pagt-presi. idents. The club heard a program on employer • employee relation ships at the Tuesday night meet ing. Kings Mountain Kiwanians To Hold Annual Ladies Night Thursday Kings Mountain Kiwartians will hold their annual ladies’ night banquet Thursday night at 7 o’ clock at the Woman’s dub, and advance reservations indicate a capacity crowd. John C. Smathers, chairman of the ladies’ nighit committee, said thtey anticipated the program would attract a large number of mearfbers, their wives, and other guests. -x Combining a novelty entertain, mem ad and performances by a singer trumpet pfaybr, the piv> gram WEU feature a full presenta tion of Highly skilled acrobatics and juggling on umicydies and rol ler skates by a team of profes skmals who have appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and “Thfe Big Top." Billed as Foster & Harris, the team will present “Fantasy on ,Wheels.” Miss Mary Jo Andrews, Whose act has met with success in the leading supper clubs and hotteis throughout the country, will sing and play 'the trumpet. Miss Andrews, Who 'has jusrt fin ished an engagement at the fa mous Brown Hotel in Louisville, Ky., is an honor graduate of the University of Georgia Where shte held sdhoiarsSiips in voice and trumpet. Other members of the ladles’ night oommittee include Hiarry Paige, B. S. Pteedcr, Jr., John L. McGfB, and H. R. Huradoutt. (Mrs. I. Ben Goforth, Sr., - will serve the meal. Gifts will be pre sented to the ladies. President George H. Mauntey will preside. Raines Accepts Baptist Charge First Baptist Church Calls Edenton Man Rev. Botnar L. Rainbs, pastor of Menton's Rocky Hock Baptist church the past six years, will be come pastor of Hirst Baptist chur ch here June 1. The locail Church has been with out a pastor since Rev. Aubrey Quakenbush resigned a year ago to become pastor of Hirst Baptist church of Clinton. IMr. Raiiines announced his resig nation at the Edenton church Sun. day. Rocky Hock Baptist church is the largest rural church in the state. Rev. (Mr. Raines, who has serv ed pastorates in the Laurens, Sa luda, and Waccamaw associa tions, Was led in numerous bui ld ing and remodeling programs in cluding the building of a new ‘parsonage, two educational plants, and the relocation and 'building Of a church containing 'bom sanctuary and educational units. A 25 room educationial unit has been constructed during Mis prtesent pastorate ait exist of $40, 000, with 75 percent of the indebt edness erased. Son of Rev. and (Mrs. Luither H. Raines of Uong Oreek, S. C., the new minister, 44, is a 'graduate of Long Creek Baptist Academy at Westminister, Furman Universi ty -at Greenville, and Southeastern Baptist Seminary at Wake For est. He did graduate work ait Ala bama Polytechnic Institute, Duke University, and also attended -New Orleans Seminary. (Mrs. Raines, ithe former Nora Ohamlblee of Anderson, is a -grad uate of Winthnop college. They Wave four children, Margaret, 17, Karen, 16, Henry, 14, and Broad us, 10. 'Members of the pulpit commit tee included W. F. Daughter, chairman, Mrs. A. W. Kincaid, Mrs. John Gamble, W. F. McGill, Fred Wte-aver, W. B. (Logan and Alton Ivey. Serving at (alternates were Mrs. 'Baxter Wright, Mrs. R. G. Wbisnant, Paul Gale, and JameS White. Still Says Dodger Demise Hard Work “How does it feel to be a gentleman candidate?” The reply by Garland E. Still, erstwhile master of t he printed political barb, replied, “Its hard work.” Then he explained: wim printed circulars I could leave them at 14 or 15 pubMc places and they spread like wildfire. Without them. I must try to talk to each individual voter.” Mr. Still has thus far not used hte broadsides as he has in previous campaigns begin ning in 1951. Otherwise, along the mayoral candidate front, Mayor Glee Bridges says he’s taken a lot of teasing on the political gag whereby patrolman A. D. Kim brell signed a warrant indict ing hlim for swimming in the j public water supply. Both Pa trolman Rimbrell and Mayor Bridges acknowledge that some folk took the joke seriously. Other details of the joke were quite valid. Patrolman Kim brell did borrow the Mayor’s canoe and the Mayor did get dunked. Candidate Dave Saunders, campaigning heavily, says the biggest battle he’s had has been in persuading the voters he’s not a tool of Mayor Brid ges and planning to withdraw In event a run-off would be possible between him and the Mayor. “I'm running to win," Mr. Saunders says" and there’ll be no withdrawals on my part.” NEW PASTOR — Rev. Bonus L. Raines of Eden ton will become pastor of First Baptist church on June 1. Legion To Elect New Officers Otiis D. Green Post’ 156, the A merlean Legion, will conduct club iba'lloting for new officers Friday from 1 until 8 p. m. alt the Legion Hall. Commander Ray Cliine listed these names appearing on the ballot. Only one office is con tested. They include: For commander, J. T. McGin nis, Jr. For first vice-commander, Olyd'o Whetstine. For second vice-commander, Ray Oliine. Far adjutant and finance of fi cer, Joe McDaniel. For chaplain, David Delevie. 'For historian, W. D. Morrison. For sergteajnt-ajtJarms, George Franklin. Five members will make up the executive committee and Candi dates (are: Ross Alexander, Eu gene Gibson, Bill McSwain, E. C. Martin, Bill Phifer, and Toby Wil. liams. 6 p.m. Saturday Closings Set Kings (Mountain merchants set the holiday dosing schedule at a meeting recently of officers and directors. They also set closing hours tor Weekdays at 5:30 p. m. and voted to remain open until 6 p. m. On Saturdays. in discussing holiday closing the merchants 'took these actions: July 4th — Stores will be open on Saturday, July 4th, but will close Monday, JUly 6th. Stores Will remain open the Wednesday afternoon preceding the holiday ‘and dose the Wednesday after noon afterwards. Labor Day — The stores will observe the Labor Day holiday. Thanksgiving — Stores will be (Cent,tinned on Page Eighti Fluoridation. Tenure Votes Up Interest The filing period for Kings Mountain's elective city and school Offices ended Monday with the candidate list cut ait 20 for seven election positions. It meant — with May 12 (elec tion day less than (two weeks a way — that Kings Mountain citi zens can concentrate completely on the four elections they will 'help determine. These include: 1) the election to fill the office of mayor and five ward commis sioners at City Haiil Which 'has at traded 17 candidates. 2) the election 'for a six-year term to th4 school trustee poi<t J. R. Davis is vacating. 3) The election to determine a) Whether a mayor will (be elected for a two or four-year 'term and to) whefther thte commissioners will 'be elected 'for two or four year terms. 4) The ‘informational” voting whereby the citizens will reap prove, or rescind, thteir action of two years ago in ordering ifihe commission to fluoridate the city water supply. Wihlile the election has no legal status, members of the present administration unan imously have commdtttted themsel ves to abide by the May 12 result. PoK ticking remained outwardly quiet, though the subject was in creasing ais a conversation piece and candidates were getting cal louses on their hand-shaking palms. Again, registration was brisk in the five wards last. Saturday, as on (he first registration day the iprevious wetek, on indication that t'he citizens may (be keeping their political thoughts to them selves but are intending 'to make the biennial trek to the polls in droves. In the City Hail race, only the contests in Wards 1 and 2 are sure to be decided on May 12, as the election laws grant secortd runners right to call for a stecond voting if the leader doesn’t ob tain a clear majority in Round 1. These wards find only 'two can didates seeking office. In Ward 1, Incumbent Ross Alexander is op posed by C. H. (Oat) Housbr. In Ward 2, Incumbent Boyce H. Gault is opposed by A. Dewitte Oomwell. Largest group of candidates seeks the Ward 5 commission seat, where R. Coleman Stroupte, the 'incumbent, is challenged by Charles E. Blalock, Roy J. Brown, and Curtis V. Gaffney. In Ward 3, Incumbent Luther T. Bennett faces the chattlteniges of T. J. (Tommy) Ellison, veter an of four previous terms as Ward 3 cwrunffissioner, and C. ' Glenn White, one-time member of the city board of Education. In Ward 4, Incumbent Ben H. Bridges is being challenged by Ex-Commissioner Paul W. Led ford and J. Clyde Gladden. Again, the Mayor’s race is 1 claiming top interest and observ ers report that each of the three candidates are hand at work in an effort to corrail votes. Mayor Glee A. Bridges, seeking a fourth term, is opposed by exMayor Garland E. Still (1951-53) and David L. Saunders, who served on the commission in 1947 by ap pointment. In the race for the lone school board position, all the candidates (Continued on Pape Eiqht) Jaycees To Honoi Ladies Tuesday; New Officers Will Be Installed The annual ladies’ night ban quet of (the Junior Chamber of Commerce will be held Tuesday night at 7 p. m. at the Woman’s club. Installation of new officers for the comtnig year will be a feature of the event. Wives of members and presidents of (the various civ ic clubs will be special guests. Jonas Bridges, manager of Ra dio Station WKMT, will present an entertainment program of hu morous recordings of radio oral lapses and rrtiseues, President George Thomasson said. Clyde Tomblin, district vice president of Spindale, will eon duat (the installation service. Darrell Austin will lead group singing, and Mrs. I. Ben Goforth, Sr. will serve the meal. Officers to be installed include B. F. Maner, president; Robert H. Goforth, first vice-president; Jim Lybrand, second vice-president; Jake Dixon, secretary; Wesley Bush, treasurer; Gene Patterson, Jaybird; George Thomasson, state director; and Bill Childers, Otis Falls, Jr., and Robert Hall, directors. Hold-over directors in clude Bill Allen, Raymond Go forth, and Manley Hayes. All Adjacent Districts Attend ButPaikGiace By MARTIN HARMON School committeemen of three county school districts discussed ways and means of consolidating into the Kings Mountain city ad ministrative district with Kings Mountain school officials ait a meeting at Beth ware school Tues day night. Of the four adjacent county school districts likely to be ef fected by the proposed consoli dation, only Park Grace district was unrepresented. Beth ware and Grover represen tatives expressed enthusiasm for joining the Kings Mountain dis trict and Compact representatives contented themselves with ques tions concerning possible effects on Compact school. Hill Lowery, chairman of the Bethware district committee, was named chairman of the meeting and J. H. Grigg, county school superintendent, aided by B. N. Barnes, Kings Mountain superin tendent, outlined legal procedure requisite to consumating the edu cational marriage. "If there ever was a time, now’s the time", Mr. Grigg commented, as he outlined the necessary pro cedures. He said petitions imust be filled to the counity school board by a majority of the district commit tees outside the district (Kings Mountain) they wish to join. Fa vorable action by the county school board would result in an election on the question of amal gamating and on paying the 20 cents iper $100 supplemental school tax in vogue for more than two decades in the Kings Moun tain district. In turn, Kings Mountain’s board of education would have to approve the applications for amalgamation and hold an e leotion of iits people to determine whether they wished to honor the desire of adjacent areas to con solidate. On favorable volte the Kings Mountain district would have complete supervision of its new area, excepting operation and maintenance of buses. Three of Kings Mountain’s five education board members were present and left no doubt on the attitude of the Kings Mountain board. J. R. Davis, Fred W'. Plonk, and Arnold W. Kincaid expressed 5 full approbation of the consoli dation proposal. Discussed by the group were many technical phases concern ing the consolidation. Supt. Barnes told the group he felt a ward system should be ar ranged whereby all areas of the expanded district would be as sured representation and he re viewed the arrangement whereby East Kings Mountain schools were consolidated with Kings Mountain district. After Mr. Barnes had explained the elective method of the East Kings Mountain consolidation, John Gold, of Grover, commented “I think that would be agree able.” - Mr. Grigg said the territory to be added ito the Kings Mountain district now has 1801 school pu pils with a taxable valuation of about $9,000,000. Kings Mountain district has 2340 pupils with a taxable valuation of about $11,* 000,000. Also discussed was possibility of building a new high school plant to accommodate pupils in the consolidated district Mr. (Continued on Page Eight) Pregnant Women Do Get Fluoride Dr. Kenneth McGill, King’s (Mountain physician, said this wfeek he retains fully his posi tion in tavor of fluoridating the public water supply and also noted that; he has learned doc tors do proscribe fluorides for expectant mothers. Olty Commissioner Ben H. Bridge® asked Dr. McGill this question at the recent public hearing on the question after Dr. R. N. Baker had said than a baby’s teeth are formed pre nataily and that fluorides in the diet of an expectant moth er would assort the toby’s hav ing better teeth. Dr. MCGili said, “I was mis taken on stating that fluorides 'are not included in vitamin mineral preparations for ex pectant mothers. I have found that Lederle Lalboraitoriles, one of the leading pharmaceutical houses, has included calcium fluoride in its pre-natal cap sule."