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> Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 7,206 T*s floor* lor Greater Kings Mountain Is derived from tbo 1855 Kings Mountain city directory census. The city limits figure is from too United States census of 1850. VOL. 70 No. 26 1 G P«»9es IQ Today Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, July 2, 1959 Seventieth Year PRICE TEN CENTS • Local News Bulletins ON DEAN'S LIST Dick Hunnicutt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Hunnicutt, was listed on the dean’s list for the past quarter at Belmont Abbey. He ranked in the top 10 in a class of 90. LICENSE OFFICE Cleveland County’s driver’s license Bureau will Ibe closed on July 3 and 4, it was announced toy Vernon Stroud, driver’s li cense examiner. YELTON ILL Grady Yeiton, city superin tendent of public works, was receiving examinations for a suspected kidney ailment at Gaston Memorial hospital Wednesday. METER RECEIPTS 'Parking meter receipts for the week ending Wednesday at noon, totaled $118.64, City Clerk Joe McDaniel reported. Included was $19.18 from off street meters and $99.46 from on-street meters. Mis. Ross, 78 Died Wednesday Mrs. Elizabeth Ross, 78, wife of William A. Ross, died Wed nesday afternoon at 12:13 at her home at 813 Second Street after several year’s illness. IA native of Cleveland County, Mrs. Ross was a member of Sec ond Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William McClure. Surviving in addition to her husband ate six eons, Yates, Elmer, Johnny, William, Richard, and Thomas, all of Kings Moun tain: five daughters, Mrs. J. A. Lybrand, and Mrs. John Queen of Rings Mountain; Mrs. Dander Mineey, Gastonia; Mrs. Lloyd Mitchem, Shelby; antl.Mrs. Jam es Campbell, Charlotte. Also surviving are 40 grand children and 48 great-grandchil dren. Funeral services will ibfe held Friday a't 2 p. m. from Second Baptist. Church. The body will lie in state at the church 30 minutes •before the services. ROv. Albert Hastings, Rev. C. C. Parker, and Rev. Flay Payne will officiate, and interment will be in Moun tain Rest Cemetery. i I --——j— County Tax Rate Up Nine Cents . Cleveland County’s tax rate will jump nine cents (Car the cur rent year 'to provide a record budget of $1,850,001. The tax rate wiill toe $1.48 pier $100 valuation, compared to $1.39 for 1958. The budget increase is $195,740, and includes increases in appropriations for county wel fare payments, hospital aid to thle indigent, salary increases for most county employees, and in counity debt service. In the Kings (Mountain school district the tax rate will be $1.68, including the 20 cents 'per $100 school supplement. School's claim Ithe major share of the 'budget, at 57 percent, for a total of $1,023,135. These funds are shared toy the three districts, Kings Mountain, Shlefllby and counity, on a per capita pupil ba sis. Kings Mountain listed about 13 percent oif the school popula tion according to the 1958 form ula. The tax rate increase came in spite of a $1,000,000 increase in tax valuation. The budget and tax rate are based on an estima ted Valuation of $87,500,000. Lake Montonia Club Sets Annual Picnic Lake Montonia Club will hold its annual July 4 picnic and swim ming meet, beginning at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon, President F. A. Young has announced. Members will 'bring their own picnic lunch and beverage® wall be served by the club. A fireworks display will follow the picnic. Privilege Licenses Now Due For *59-*80 City of Kings Mountain pri vilege licenses for 1959-60 are now due, City Clerk Joe Mc Daniel said this week, the old license® expiring on June 30. Mr. McDaniel said notices have been mailed all business firms known to be doing bus iness in Kings Mountain. He pointed out. however, that fail ure to receive a notice does not exempt a business firm from purchase of license. Penalties apply after July 31. t Commission Orders Survey For U. S. 74 By-Pass Juniors To Open Against Newton Here Thursday BY NEALE PATRICK Wiith their baits blazing as hot as the weather, the Kings Moun tain juniors banded Forest City their elimination papers by a 14 6 tune Tuesday night, 'and will begin proceedings against New ton in another best-of-five ser ies here tonight. The first game of the quarter finals set wiith Newton is card ed for City Stadium Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. The two teams will shift to Newton Fri day night, and then come back here for the third contest Satur day night. Newton finished its second round action one night earlier than did Kings Mountain, disposing of Shelby in the four th game of the set Monday. Kings Mountain’s berth in the area quarter-finals is believed to be the first time in the two decades or more of Legion base ball here that the local kids have advanced beyond the first round of eliminations. The New ton series will pit the coaching talents of two ex-pro baseball teammates against each other. Newton is coached by Hal Aber nathy, a former teammate of Fred Withers’ in the old Western North Carolina League. Leading Newton players include outfield er Randy Ewing and catcher Dale Yount. The Otis D. Green Post kids pounded 13 hits, including a pair of seventh inning homers, to bounce Forest City in the sud den-death fifth game at Shelby Tuesday night. Sid Franklin cracked a grand-slam homer and Jerry Morris a two-run clout in the big, “lucky” seventh when K. M. poured over seven runs to turn the game into a rout. Jerry Wright gained the vic tory, his fifth against one de feat this season, although he turned over the mound chores to Bobby Biddix in the eighth inning, ft might be noted, how ever that Jerry was more the victim of the sweltering heat than of the Forest City baits. Wright’s departure to right field led to a protest by Coach Earl Freeman of Forest City. He lodged the complaint that he was playing the game under proltest because Jerry played the oultfield while wearing his jac ket. The Kings Mf. bats which had (Cont’d, on Page 2, Section B) Merger Vote Bid May Be Posted Indications are /that Number 4 Township school districts may present request to the board of education to call an election on the question of merger with the Kings Mountain school district Friday. Normally, /the county board of education convenes on Monday, but J. Horace Grigg, county schools superintendent, .said the meeting will be advanced (to Fri day at 2 p. m. due to (the July 4 weekend holiday. Several weeks ago, chairmen of ithe several district committees agreed to a plan of government for the merged district which would guarantee representation to the full district, and it is re ported that several district com mittees have approved the plan. Under the proposal, board of j nine persons would govern the merged district, with the number to be reduced to five as Kings Mountain district members’ terms expire. The counity board is empower ed to call an election on the merger question on petition of three of the four districts effect ed. The four are Grover, Beth ware, Park Grace and Coiqpact. KIWANIS CLUB "Little League Night” fea turing showing of a film in co lor of the all star baseball team will be a feature of the program Thursday night of the Kiwanis club. The club con venes at 6:45 p. m. aft the Wo man’s club. Same Tax Rate Expected To Prevail Tentative adoption of the 1959-60 city budget is anticipa ted by Monday, not later than. Tuesday, City Clerk Joe Mc Daniel said yesterday. He noted that state law re quires tentative adoption of the budget not later than Tuesday. (Budget work is virtually complete, he said, will provide for expenditure of slightly more than $600,000, and anticipates retention of the $1.50 per $100 •ad valorem tax rate. The $1.50 includes five cents per $100 for recreational purposes. Marshal Gore "Doing Fine" Marshal Gore, Kings Moun tain citizen who underwent a major heart operation on June 24, has been reported “doing fine” and is expected home sometime next week, his son, Marshal Gore, Jr., said Wednes day. Mr. Gore’s surgeons at Univer sity of Pennsylvania hospital told his family that Mr. Gore apparently is experiencing no heart pains. Prior to ithe operation, Mr. Gore suffered increasingly fre quent severe pain which normal ly-prescribed drugs were not al leviating. The Philadelphia surgeons, f>rs. Kirby and Johnson, perform ed an operation to open a partial blockage of the aortic valve. The surgeons employed (the mechani cal heart-lung machine, better known as the "substitute heart” which does the work of the heart while the surgeons are doing their corrective work. Young Gore said his father’s operation required four hours. Mr. Gore suffered from intract able angina pectoris, Dr. John C. McGill, his Kings Mountain phy sician said. Mr. Gore had previously un dergone heart surgery at Emory University hospital, Atlanta, Ga., when certain chest arteries were tied off to relieve pressure on the partially blocked aortic valve. Whew! It's Hot! Is Vox Populi The weatherman tried to mod erate his tot summer blasts Wed nesday, but he was only mildly successful. 1 I An early morning overcast gave up to tot sunshine again by 10 a. m. and the thermometers zoomed upward again. There were several 100 degree postings in thfe past heat wave and the 2 p. m. reading in the sjhade Wednesday was a rough 95 degrees. The general Piedmont CaroM nas prayer was for a refreshing shower that would break the heat spell. Citizens Taking July 4 Holiday Or Planning It Kings Mountain Citizens were readying for the July 4 holiday this week. In fact, some were already en joying a holiday as several tex tile plaints were idle this week. Others won’t suspend operations until this weekend, with vacation time following Saturday’s Inde pendence Day holiday. Retail store employees, how ever, were looking forward to a busy Independence Day, as ma jority Of Kings Mountain retail firm's are to be open for business on Saturday, with the holiday to be taken on Monday, July 6. Many Kings Mountain firms are staging sales promotion 'for the weekend, beginning Thursday and (contin uing through Saturday. Exceptions to the Saturday work plans are the city’s three financial institutions. First Na tional Bank, Kings Mountain Savings & (Loan association and Home Savings & Loan associa tion will We dosed Saturday, but will 'be opbn for business on Mon day. City Hall offices will conform to the retail merchant schedule, being open 'for regular hours Sat ' uirday and not opening again un til Tuesday morning. The employment service office win be dosed Friday and Satur day. Many Kings Mountain folk aire already enjoying beach and mountain resort fun, while others 'have been content or plan to spend vacations at home. 'Home entertainment includes two July 4 picnic outings. Grover Development duh iis holding its annual July 4 celebration, with Lt.-Gov. Luther Barnhart to ad dress the group and a full day of activities planned. Lake Monitonia club is also holding its annual pic nic outing. Brown Assumes Davidson Duties Lawson Brown, former high school principal, began his new duties as superintendent of Da vidson County schools Wednes day. His family remains here brief ly but expect to join Mr. Brown In Lexington in the near future. City schools Superintendent B. N. Barnes said Wednesday that a replacement for Mr. (Brown, nor for William George, resigned North school principal, has been employed. He added that several applica tions far the 'positions are in hand and thlait he anticipates board of education action in the near fu ture, probably Within the next week. Jane Yates, 6, Will Be Featured In T-V Movie (H Polio Foundation BY ELIZABETH STEWART Six-year-old Jane Yates, crip- j j pled since birth, is an active first-grader who likes the bicy i cle, hoola-hoop, and particularly j wants to learn to skate. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. i Hugh Yates, have high hopes her | ambition will be realized, al i though the youngster is without i j a right hand and wears a leg ; brace. '“Jane’s a remarkable lilttle girl”, Mrs. Lewis Bulwinkle, ex ecutive secretary of the Gaston chapter, National Infantile Para lysis Foundation, said Wednes day, “and the way she has help-; ed herself should be inspiration! for others who have had similar; ailments.” Mrs. Bulwinkle was speaking; ait the Yates home wnene the' youngster was being photogra-i phed by representatives of the National Foundation who are including the story of her fight against birth defects in a new March of Dimes movie which will be nationally televised this year. More movies are to be made at East School Thursday morning at 10 a. m. Parents of children enrolled in Mrs. Maeie Coving ton’s first grade last year are asked to be present for the pic ture taking, Mrs. Bulwinkle re quested. A classroom scene will be included in the sequence show as will the pictures made when Jane’s treatment began at Orthopedic Hospital in Gastonia. Research in birth defects, a major target of the March of Di mes this year, is closely allied to work already done by the Na tional Foundation scientists on the work of the living cell, Mrs. Bulwinkle said. Medical resear ch afters hope in solving birth defeat problems, and pictures will include other children suf fering from the three faces of crippling. Besides birth defeats, other areas of March of Dimes activity are polio, arthritis, and virus diseases. In addition to Jane, the Yates family includes Charlene, an llith grader, and Eric, a high school freshman. Employment Picture Here Looks Good The Kings Mountain branch of the state employment service en joyed one of its better months in June, Manager Franklin <L. Wane, Jr., said this week. 'During the four-week period ending June 25, only 966 persons applied for unemployment com pensation benefits, first month j in many that the total was less I than 1,000. In June last year the I total was over 3,000. j Otherwise, Mr. Ware reported the employment service married 80 persons with employment, a gainist 107 job openings. In addi tion, four persons found employ ment out-of-town. With 1-56 new applications for jobs, including some high school graduates just joining the labor market and other school students seeking summer work, the total number seeking work here was 465 at June 25. (Mr. Ware said an increase in construction activity has upped employment and Said be anticipa ted a further increase in this category. Meantime, majority of the textile employers are in good Shape order-wise, and are adding to employment scrolls. Hospital Praises Second Baptists WINSTON-SALEMThe work of the Second Baptist church of Kings Mountain is attracting in terest Of 'Baptists all over North Carolina. Recent reports from [Baptist Hospital at Winston-Salem show that the church made a tremen dous increase in lilts annual con trilbution to the care of the needy sick at the institution this year, giving 500 per cent more than it did Hast year. The offering for the i hospital is given each Mother’s I Day. With this money from the Baptist Churches of tfle state, the hospital is able to finance an ex tensive program of care for the needy sick which amounts to 40 per cent of its total work. I Because of this unusual record in giving, Rev. Albert R. Hast ings, who has 'been pastor since the fail of 1958, was asked to out line the plan of work which mak es 'it possible for such an accom plishment. He explains that any one who knows anything albout this chur ch knows it is ‘‘missionary-mind ed,” pointing out that since 1922 it has been the mother of four churches, three in Kings Moun tain and one in the suburban sec tion of the city. It spends about $100 a month on looal missions, through the work of the Women’s Missionary Society, and in the years before it 'handled its part of the foreign missions program through the Cooperative plan of the church, it supported its own foreign missionary. Much of .this he credits to the fact that the congregation is well informed. It works on study cour ses throughout 'the year, learning about the work of the church, not only in North Carolina and other states of this country but also in other countries. When there is some special ac tivity coming up, such as .the an nual offering for the hospital, the church makes special prepara tion, he explains. For instance, a well planned and comprehensive ■program of education was con ducted 'for several weeks before [Mother’s Day. 'By the date of the ’ offering, every family in the con i gregation 'had been given the op i portunity to learn a great deal a ; bout the hospital and the service ! it gives. With this knowledge, the [Rev. Mr. Hastings explains. it 'Was only natural that families j should give generously. The church is showing remark able growth. In October, 1957, it [bald 313 members. Today, it has ! 427. The Sunday School enroll. ; mOnt is 407, including the 27 | member extension department, . and attendance has been averag ing 75 per cent of enrollment since last October. It is easy to understand the growth in the work of this chur ch for its members show the same concern for .their community that : they give their church’s well be [ ing. They take patlt in community ! activities and also conduct in their church activities which belief it I the community as a whole as well as the church. 'Participation ! in a baseball league, a Boy Scout I program, and other interests ■Which reach out into the every ' day life of the pco'e of Kings 'Mountain is something the church I does as a matter of course. Luther Barnhardt Speaker At Grover NEW PASTOR — Rev. H. D. Gar-1 mon has arrived in Kings Mountain to begin pastorate du-, ties at Central Methodist chur- j ch. The Garmon family moved here last week. Gannon Assumes Methodist Post Rev. H. D. Garmon, pastor of Rutherfordton's First (Methodist church the past fivfe years, has assumed pastorate sutties alt Cen tral MSethodiisit church. Mr. Garmon succeeds Rev. James B. McLarty who has gone to Concord as a result of changes made ait the recent Western Nor j ith Carolina Methodist Conferen ce. The Garmon’s’ are residing at; the Teaeherage uintiil painting is ! completed at >th!e parsonage on E. ‘ Mountain street. Mr. Garman was educated at: High Point college and Emory University. He is married to the1 former Lutciille Tomans, nativtej Charlottean. The Garmons have three Children, Amelia, age 16; Russell, age 13; and Brenda Gor mlan, age 7. / Evans Displays First Cotton Bloom Ed Evans, Negro farmer of route 1, has displayed the first cotton 'bloom this season. ‘We’ve got cotton knee high,” Mr. Evans remarked when hie brought hlis bloom to the Her ald office on Monday. The first cotton bloom was re ported last year about July 4th. * State Official To Make Address At July 4 Fete The Grover Community Devel opment Council is completing plans this week for a big July 4th community-wide celebration, according to announcement by Charles F. Harry, III, publicity chairman. Lt. Governor Luther Barnhardt will make the principal address at 11 a. im. on the Grover sdhool grounds and a picnic lunch will also be served. Mr. Harry noted that a feature of the morning activities would include numerous contests in cluding speech contests, sack ra ces (men and women), greasy pole climb, and foot races. In the afternoon the Minette Mills Softball team of Grover will play a doubleheader with Knowles Electric of Atlanta, Ga. The annual affair is expected to attract a large crowd from Grover and surrounding commu nities, Mr. Harry said. 'Festivities officially get under way at 9:30 a. m. Monday. State Senator Robert Morgan of Shel by will introduce Lt. Governor Bamihiardt. “We Invite the community and others to participate in this old time community 'picnic,” Mr. Har ry continued, and he added, “We anticipate large crowds from the Grover artea will want to join us in this Independence Day cele bration and annual holiday ga thering.” The Grover Community Devel opment Council has led numerous projects in Grover since its or ganization and also sponsored the July 4th picnic last year with large crowds joining the Grover citizens in the fun and activities Of the day. / Mtemlbers of the Council who helped plan the event were W. Fred Cockrell, Mrs. Ralph Go forth, Frank Royster, Mrs. Lois Gold, and Holmes Harry. Gaimon To Speak At Union Service Sunday night’s union service will 'be held at Central Methodist; church ait 8 o’clock. Rev. H. D. Garmon, the pastor | who is a newcomer to Kings' Mountain, will deliver the even ing message. The community-wide service is I under sponsorship of the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association, i Nicholson Says Charges By Hayes Are Erroneous And Misleadina Oorbet Nicholson, city gas su perintendent and licensed bonds-1 mian, salid this week that charges | eontderriing bis bonding sideline 'by Bandsman Ernest Hayes were “very misleading.” Mr, Hayes Charged that Nichol son gets preferred, treatment on the bonding business by City Hall confreres. He also said Mr. Nich olson did much of his work dur ing hours he is on duty as gas department superintendent. Mr. NiCholson, in his state ment to the Herald, said: “In a recent issue of the Kings Mountain Herald, and at a call ed board meeting on the night of June 23rd, Ernest Hayes made statements concerning the acti- j vities of the bonding business: that were very misleading. Such statements as the fact I was neglecting my duties as Gas supt. of the city of Kings Mtn., I would likp to say that since I have been on this job, I have never neglected a call day or night. I do have working hours, but I stand by at all times for emergency calls. If any citizen will truthfully say that I have not been punctual making calls, I would like for them to give me a ring or call the Mayor or any board member and teU them aboyrt it. I would welcome any j ! such accusations. “What work I do as a profess-' ional bondsman is done after or before my working hours. How ever, my work as Captain of the Cleveland County Life Saving' Crew is a gratis job (free). I stand by on Saturday and Sun day at City Hall. Then on num- ; erous occasions when returning, from Charlotte or any other trip, of the emergency work, I come! by the City Hall and do some bonding. Another statement that j needs some clarification is the $500 a week statement is exag gerated very much. The net fees for any bondsman in Kings Mountain would do well to run as much as $25 per week. I will say again that most of the bond ing or arrests are made on the week-ends. The following is a list of the amount of arrests made during the month of June up to the 25th of 89 arrests, I bonded 35% of these 65% was made by the person himself or either another bondsman. This is record taken from (the arrest sheets and all that I signed was before or after working hours except three of them, one sign ed at 7:45 AM; one at 1:45 PM and the other one was signed by the Mayor for me. This one was from South Carolina, brought in by the State Highway Patrol for speeding. (The mayor’s state ment is that he was on an emer gency trip to Charlotte and was in a hurry. I was not at the City Hall. He called Mr. Hayes and told him a man from S. C. want ed bond. Mr. Hayes refused. Then he took it upon himself to sign the bond for me). “I don't appreciate being ac cused of things that I am not guilty of, and that is my reason for answering the above state ments." Babcock Says No Decisions Yet Finalized The State Highway commission last week voted to commit funds for 1960-61 for by-passing Kings Mountain With U. S. 74. The commission, 'by its action, apparently declined to 'accept thte recommendation of Division En gineer E. L. Kem'per, of Shelby, ; who favors 'the Widening of King s trebt, which bisects the City and Which has been labeled a “bottle neck” by Highway Commission Director (W. F. !Baboock. However, IMr. (Babcock inform ed the Herald this wbek, "We have not made any finalized de cisions on 'this -matter, and I Will discuss this with IMr. Kemper and our planning engineers in this near future.” Mr. Babcock confirmed the Statement of Sam Beard, public relations director for the com mission, 'that he and his staff would be happy to discuss the matter with Kings (Mountain citi zens. “In fact,” he said, “we look for ward very much to having their thoughts on the matter.” He said that the project now gobs to the planning department for study and suggested he felt some information from the plan ning division should 'be in hand before the discussion with Kings Mountain citizens is held. "We hopb to (be able to get to gether with you within the next 90 days,” he added. Mr. 'Balboack Mad previously told the Herald via telephone, af ter (the commission action, that the Commission anticipated a by pass to link with Interstate 85, the four-lane North-South limit ed access boulevard now under construction. Mr. Kemper said, after recom mending the widening Of King street, that his. recommendations are based on fbesb reasons: 1) Widening of King street would be Cheaper. 2) King street is the shortest distance to connect with the four lane boulevard to Shelby and points west. 3) Motorist take poor roads if and when they find it shortest. 4) By-passing the city limits to north or south bisects mineral properties which increase right of-way problems. Mr. ;Babcock said be doubted the federal roads bureau would share in costs on widening WV King. He said the federal! govern ment would Share to the extent of 50 percent on a by-pass outside the city limits. Opinions of Kings Mountain ci tizens, as expressed to the Her ald, vary on the questidn of by passing or of widening Kiinlg street. Business interests on King, pointing to the result of the U. S. 29 by-passing, are anxious for U. S. 74 to be retained on King. Con versely some home owners along the route are averse to providing th’e highway commission with ad ditionally required right-of-way. Forest City Protest Not Yet Official Forest City’s protest of Kings Mountain’s win at Shelby bn Tuesday night apparently has been nipped in the bud. Coach Earl Freeman of For est City lodged a protest in the ninth inning of Kings Moun tain’s 14-6 win regarding Jerry Wright playing in right field while wearing a jacket. Jerry donned the jacket when he went ito the outfield after pat ching the first seven innings. Commissioner Charlie Car penter heard the protest made at the game and discussed the matter with Freeman. But the Forest City Post hiad not filed a written 'and official protest with Carpenter yesterday. State Legion baseball rules specify that all protests 'be made in; writing within 24 hours after the alleged infraction of Ithe rules occur. CarpCnter said Wednesday morning -that unless the official protest is received the protest is invalid. Freeman referred to base ball rute 1:11 (z 3) in making his protest. The rule reads. “No player whose uniform does not conform to that of his team mates shall be permitted to participate in a game.”