► Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 7,206 figure for Greater Hag* Mountain Is dsrtrsd boa tire last ring* Mountain ctty directory can*us. Tb* (Ur Limit* figure to from too UHM State* caaouo of 1850. Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, August 6, 1959 U Pages Today VOL 70 No. 31 Established 1889 Seventieth Year PRICE TEN CENTS All Lithium’s Operations To Be At Local Plant Local News Bulletins > KIWANIS Kiwanis President George H. Mauney will give a report of the Kiwanis International con vention held in Dallas, Tex., at the regular Thursday night meeting of the local civic club. Kiwanians meet alt 6:45 at ithe Woiman’s club. KIWANIS MEMBER Sherman Perry, historian at Kings Mountain National Mi litary Park, was received as a new member in the Kiwanis club at a recent meeting, and S R. Suber, Jr. was elected a director replacing W. R. Geor ge who is moving from Kings Mountain. BUILDING PERMIT City Inspector J. W. Web ster issued a permit to J. Wil son Crawford to build a one story residence at 709 Linwood Road at the estimated cost of $11,000. FAIBV1EW LODGE Regular communication of Fairview Lodge 339 AF & AM will be held Monday, August 10, 7:30 p. m. according to an announcement by secretary T. D. Tindall. » ON DEAN'S LIST Miss Butch Houser, senior at Wake Forest college, was list ed on the dean’s list for the past semester. Miss Houser is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Houser of Kings Moun tain. SLIGHTLY BETTER Mrs. J. W. Webster, wife of the city tax collector, was re ported slightly improved Wed nesday. She is a patient at Charlotte Memorial hospital, where she is undergoing treat ment for a kidney ailment. Her condition has 'been consid ered quite serious. FIRES City firemen were called to douse two blazes Tuesday, the first at Elmer Lumber Com pany at 7:35. The blaze was caused by defective wiring. A transformer fire at Slater Bro thers mill was extinguished at 8:30 p. m. No damage was list ed for either. HOMECOMING Homecoming services will be held Sunday, August 16, at Oak View Baptist church on York road, the pasitor, Rev. Earl Oxford has announced. The services will conclude a week of evangelistic services. HOSPITALIZED Mrs. John E. Gamble, fifth grade teacher ait West Elemen tary school, underwent sucoes *ful surgery at Charlotte Memo tial Hospital this week and is progressing satisfactorily. Powell BUI Aid Report Is Filed The city maintains 36.26 miles of city streets qualifying for the annual Powell aid appropriation, W. K. Dickson, engineer showed in the application filed recently for this year’s Powell money. Of the 36.26 miles, 25.74 are hard-surfaced, another 8.24 mi les have been given surface treatment with soil, stone or gra vel-itype surface, 2.28 miles of unsurfaeed streets. In addition, (the aity maintains 1.63 miles of unsurfaced streets which are less (than 16 feet in width and do not qualify for Powell fund money. Last year the city’s Powell fund share — which accrues on bases of population and caty maintained streets—was $32,241. 80, which the city reported it sp ent as follows: $5,702 for rou tine maintenance: $3,177 for pat ching and other crack-filling; and 23,362 for paving. Bloodmoblle Unit ftt Grover Monday w The Red Cross bloodmobile will be in Grover all day Mon day, and donors will be pro cessed at First Baptist church. Charles F. Harry, HI, of Gro ver. member of tne Lions club »*'*vch is ‘•'o-snousorinsr the vis it, said the unit will be set-up from 11 a. m. until 5 p. m. Grover Woman’s club is also sponsoring the visit. Petition Asking Widening Of King King Residents And Businessmen Seek 74 Retention Numerous Kingis Mountain ci tizens who either reside or oper ate business establishments on King street have appended their names to a petition asking the State Highway commission to widen King street, retaining it as U. S. Highway 74, rather than by-pass Kings Mountain with this major Hast-West highway. Persons circulating the petition said they already have obtained signatures of a considerable majority of the property owners, residents and business operators on King Street and will file the petition with the State Highway commission in the near future. The commission, last month, committed fundis for a by-pass. Subsequently, W. F. Babcock, commission director, said noth ing “is fixed, or finalized’’ pend ing making of surveys. However, he indicated he personally fav ored a by-pass, if it is at all fea sible. He also indicated he felt a tie-in with Interstate 85, now under construction south of Kings Mountain, the logical by pass route. Since Mr. Babcock’s visit here, he and other highway commis sion officials have stressed the immient hold-up to the state’s federal-state roadbuilding pro jects. Projects under the federal highway building program have been approved faster than funds have been derived frolm federal gasoline taxes. Congress is cur rently considering ways and means of providing additional funds to take up the slack. Mr. Babcock has guessed that, un less Congress acts, 'the road building program would be held up a minimum of nine months, perhaps longer. The U. S. 74 project would be a joint federal-state project, though on a 50-50 basis, Mr. Babcock said, rather than the 90 percent federal ten percent state formula for interstate roads like the Interstate 85 project. Following is the text of the petition now being circulated a mong King Street citizens, busi nessmen and property owners: “We, the undersigned, are all citizens and residents of Cleve land County, in the City of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, and also, have homes and businesses located on King Street, within the City of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. “It is our understanding that the State Highway Department is considering one of two proposi tions: to either by-pass Kings Mountain with Highway No. 74 or run Highway No. 74 by way of East King through Kings Mountain, North lOarofl&na. "We the undersigned, are de sirous of Highway No. 74 being widened along East King Street within the City of Kings Moun tain, North Carolina, as we feel that it will be advantageous to our businesses as well as to the well-being of our community.’' Rotary Club To Hear Maxwell Robert M. Maxwell, executive secretary of the Cherryville Chamber of Commerce, will ad dress Kings Mountain Rotarians at their Thursday meting. The club convenes at 12:15 at the Country club. Mr. Maxwell will speak on a program of “Competitor Rela tions” arranged by Wilson Grif fin, chairman of the competitor relations committee of the club. Each Rotarian will have a “com petitor’' as a guest, Mr. Griffin pointed out. , “It is our hope to have a sim ilar program every year" Mr. Griffin noted, hto encourage bet ter cooperation between the town and other communities and bus inesses”, he added. Privilege License Sales Total $4654 There was a rush last week end at City Hall as business firms beat the penalty dead line for buying privilege licen ses, but all the City’s firms didn’t get under the wire. City Clerk Joe McDaniel re ported purchases during the -week of $884.50, bringing the total for Ithe new 1959-60 licen ses to $4654.50, some $580 less than the city guessed It would receive from this revenue sour ce for the year. Mr. McDaniel noted that penalty of five percent per month accrues after July 31. Tank Exploded, Injured Connor Earl Connor, mechanic ait Hay es Tire and Recapping Company, sustained a mangled arm Satur day afternoon when an acetylene torch oxygen tank exploded and resulted in a small blaze. Ernest Hayes, owner of the company, said Connor’s arm was injured from the pressure of the explosion When thte tank blew out from the regulator. He said the oxygen caught fire, but made only a very soft, low flame. City firemen were called to the scene to douse the blaze, but no damage was listed except to the torch system. Connor was taken to Kings Mountain Hospital where he un derwent treatment. He was re leased Monday. Hayes said the mechanic’s arm was seriously injured, but no bones were broken and the ex tent of the bum was unknown. j England Child's i Rites Conducted Funeral rites for Brenda Joyce England, two-year-old daughter of A/1C and Mrs. Kenneth Carl England were held Wednesday at 3 p. m. from Second Baptist church. The child drowned last Tues day in an irrigation pdol in Tri poli, Libya, North Africa where her father is stationed with the Air Force. She apparently step-, ped into one of the pools last Tuesday evening. Surviving, in addition to her parents, are two brothers, Ken, Jr. and Charles Edward England, and three sisters, Patricia Ann, Norerta, and Pauline England. Also surviving are the grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. John England of Kings Mountain and Mr. and Mrs. Kennis Burchfield at Pres tonburg, Ky. The final rites were conducted by Rev. Albert Hastings, with in terment following in Mountain Rest cemetery. ' City Gas Take Tops Outgo By $53,895 Kings Mountain’s Natural Gas System has assets (totaling $584, 348,33, according to a report by A. M. Pullen & Company, Char lotte auditors. The audit covers (the fiscal year ended June 30, 1959. The sinking fund, covered cash on deposit, invesltment in stock, ana monies due from revenue fund, totals $87,476.26 while the revenue fund, covering cash on deposit, investment in stock,,and accounts receivable, totals -85, 379.95. Renewal and extension reser ve fund, taking in rasih on de posit, investment in stock, and monies from the sinking and re venue funds, totals $50,000 and the plant fund, composed of fix ed assets, land easements, trans mission lines and distributing system, service line installations, general equipment, office furni ture and equipment, and vehic les, totals $351,492.12. Gas sales during the period grossed $132,167.11 and other re venue totaled 1,749.77. Operating expenditures totaled $80,021.E5. After distribution of $52,597.76 to other funds a net of $1,297.37 was added to the sur plus account. The excess over op erating costs was $53,895.13. The audit showed a total of 529 gas consumers, an increase of 97 over last year. Residential consumers number 441; small commercial, 63; large commercial and industrial, 4; interruptible, 1; and schools ahd public buildings, 20. The custo mer increase was 97. Revenue bonds, series 1954,' outstanding amount to $400,000. First payment of 10,000 is due October 1. The audit lists insurance cov erage in force through March 13, 1960. In general liability insurance the department has $50/100 thousand limits for bodily in jury; $50,000 for property dam age; aggregate operations, $100, 000; aggregate protective, $100, 000, and aggregate contractual, $100,000. Limits of $50/$100 thousand are carried on bodily injury and $50,000 for property damage in the public liability policy. Completing the insurance cov erage is workmen’s compensa tion, $100 deductible for collision or upset, and comprehensive fire and thefit. Jaycee Paper Pick-UP Sunday Kings Mountain Jaycees will conduct a waste paper pick-up Sunday afternoon, beginning at 2 ©’’clock. Bob Goforth, chairman of the project, suggested that persons with large quantities of paper or persons wanting the paper ga thered prior (to Sunday should call him at 723-J or Bill Moss at 1175-M. Otherwise, citizens are asked to place their waste paper on the curb In front of their homes. Mr. Goforth also announced the Jaycee pick-up schedule for the forthcoming months as fol lows: Sunday, August 9; October 4; November 29; January 31, 1960; and March 26, 1960. Falls Restrained By Court Order From Interfering On Interstate 85 The State Highway commission obtained a count order Saturday from Superior Court Judge P. C. Fronbberger to red train (Mr. and , Mrs. Craig Flails from interfering with work on the Interstate 85 project The order was served on Mrs. Palls Saturday and on (Mr. Falls Wednesday. In addition, the commission fil ed a complaint in which it sleeks 'both a temporary and permanent injunction to prevent the Fails’ from further interference with the ooost®uctSon work on the pro ject involving Falls’ lands in the Jutue. Hearing on the petition is ' scheduled before Judge Waiter E. ■ Orissrrfan in Gastonia Thursday morning. Mr. Fails last week ordered Spamgter & Burns construction crews Off their property, on j grounds hight-otfAvay had not been obtained. In spite of the order, the construction crews returned last Thursday and again cut a water Mrie which served two ren tal dwellings of Mr. and Mrs. Biffl Oashiooi. It was repaired after pretest by Mr. Flails, Mrs. Cash nan's father. The highway commission com plaint, filed by Ham & West, Shel by attorneys, contends that North Carolina law gives the commis sion the power of eminent do main and thtait state Saw also pro vides that the commission “is au thorized to enter and take posses sion of the lands required by It > ‘prior to (bringing the proceedings j for condemnation and prior to the payment of the money tor the I said property.’ ” From the Fails, (the commis-: sion says it win use a strap of land about; 60 feet wide and 550 feet long along Highway 161,1 which, the oompftamit says, will fee' a part of Interstate 86. Prior to the Saturday legal aie- ‘ tion, the construction crew on the project had felled seven trees on Flails property. Mr. Falls said the crewmen hhdj also leveled a 10 x 18 foot out- j building on the property of thej OashHons and had moved a privy.! Sam Stallings Is Chairman Of United Fund Organization bridges, Bush, Lennon Named To Other Posts Saim S Callings will serve as Chiairmain of the local United Fund, in Kings Mountain’s first effort to combine its numerous charitable money-raising cam paigns. Othhr officers named axe J. C. Bridges, vice-chairman; Wesley Bush, secretary; and R. S. Len non, treasurer. Four directors have also been named. They axe Ben Grimes, mlamager of Fheniix Plant of Bur lington Mills; Grady Howard, Kings Mountain hospital busi ness manager; George H. Miaun ey, Mauney Mills official; and Ollie Harris, owner of Harris Fu neral Home. The United Fund organization became official at a launching session last week. On Thursday, the group will hold what is terms a “working” session on operational details with Mike Sten^trom, manager of thb Greater Gastonia United Fund. Under usual plans far organi zations of this type, Charitable agencies are 'invited to join in a cooperative, one-time-per - year fund-raising effort. After budgets are presented and approved, the campaign is launched. Persons may give to any one or all of the several agencies participating, designating those they prefer. Undesilgnated gifts are pro-rated on basis of percentage Of budigtet. Mr. Stallings, associated with Mauney Hosiery Company, Inc., and Carolina Throwing Company, has been active for many years in Civic affairs. " He iis a former president of thte Lions dub and an active member of Central Me th odist -church. He has participa ted in many charitable fund-rais ing Campaigns and has expressed enthusiasm for the United Fund type operation. Vice-President Bridges is a part ner in Bridges Hardware. Secre tary Bush is associated with C. E. Warlftck Insurance Agbncy and Treasurer Lennon is vice-presi dent and cashier Of First Nation al Bank. Adams' Shingle Out In Grover Dr. Charles Adams, first Gro ver resident doctor in 20 years, started general practice in the nearby community July 17. Dr. Adams was named a Staff member of Kings Mountain Hos pital last week. The new Grover physician is a graduate of Glenville, West Vir ginia State College and West Virginia University and holds the degree of doctor of medicine from Itihe university of Virginia. He is a veteran of a medical unit of the Korean War. Dr. Adams, his wife, and infant daughter moved to Grover on June 27. He has been practicing out of his dodtoris bag and awaiting completion of his new office building on Stonewall steret. His office is expected to be finished this week. Ardent efforts on the part of many Grover citizens and the work of the 32 Civic Community Development Council paid off when Dr. Adalms began practice. The last resident physician was Dr. George Oates, who re tired from active practice many years ago and went to Ruther fordton. The council, headed by the Rev. Trent Howell, pastor of Shi loh Presbyterian Church, began a search for a resident physician for the community about eight months ago. Dr. Rufus Hambright, former resident and now practicing phy sician in Greensboro, first spot ted Dr. Adams at Cone Memorial Hospital during his internship. Dr. Hambright passed on the in iormaition which eventually led to the securing of the doctor. OFFICE CLOSED Offices of Dr. L. T. Anderson, \ chiropractor, will be closed Au gust 10-17 while Dr. and Mrs. Anderson are vacationing at Cherry Grove Beach. HEAD FIRST UNITED FUND ORGANIZATION — Pictured are offi cers of Kings Mountain's first United Fund organization which will attempt to consolidate several of Kings Mountain's annual charl table fund-raising campaigns into one aggregate appeal. Sam Stall ings. top left, is chairman. J. C. Bridges, top right, is vice-chairman. Wesley Bush, below left, is secretary, and R. S. Lennon, below right, is treasurer. Tax Prepayment Month Is Here City land county taxpayers may pre-pay their 1959 tax bills dur ing the month of August and ob tain the maximum discount of two percent. R. M. Sidney, Cleveland Coun ty tax coffliector, said 'he would follow his customary procedure and would mail notices within the next week to taxpayers who pre paid their county taxes in 1958. Other taxpayers, who wish to earn the two percent discount should Call the county tax office in Shelby for a statement of their account. The city, on the other hand, will accept prepayments now, though tax notices havten’t yet been pre pared, partially due to the fact the city didn’t finally adopt its budget until July 28 and partially because of the serious illness of Mrs. J. W. Webster, wife Of the city tax collector. City Clerk Joe McDaniel said temporary receipts wild toe Issued to person 'and firms prepaying their flaxes, with permanent, re ceipts to follow as quickly as they are prepared. Plonk School Plays Friday The Plonk School of Creative Arts will present its summer per formance, including three one act plays, ait the school auditor ium Friday evening, beginning at 8 o’clock. The students will present Mor itz Jagendorf's “The Ghosts of Kalamazoo”. What’s Wrong with the Girls”, a comedy by Conrad Seiler, and Myrtle McCormick Grimes’ historical fantasy*' Jean ne D’Arc”. In the Seiler comedy, three Kings Mountain students play roles. Sue Hunnicurtt plays Miss Hazel Duckworth, Sandra Plonk plays First Actress, and Ercelle Stallings plays Second Actress. In the ‘‘Jeanne D'Arc” product ion, three other Kings Mountain students play roles. Beth Houser has the role of Jeanne D'Arc, Maid of Orleans, Peggy Plonk plays Rone, and Linda Walker plays Corrette. Auto Repossesor Returns City Gear The city recreation commis sion’s Babe Ruth league base ball equipment, which was in the hands of a Gastonia loan firm a week ago, has been re turned to the city. Jake Early, recreation direc tor, reported to City Hall last Thursday, the equipment had been reclaimed. Initially, his request to re claim the equipment had been denied by the loan firm, which had acquired the gear in re possessing an auto of one . of the coaches. Cento's Gives htoodeimg Waj| ta*n branch*!1^ Kings \r a maior h ann°nnoJi^t.Mo»n. ^hich\Ul rtT,od‘>iin^d **** day. mu m unde7wa^°^n sta^ionroitUro «m, pJa . / marqUee .£a new /jY>?,.ans *«-/ ssF&sss-ztesl 552*zg&l sjzrs£sy>rt: 2«£?; ^cement, n taking ® Bethel I Bevivol tS!E*„25!«I s^da?nl^^Shmc11 *«??/ *»* ££&at Ej ^REp/ thSlS^ be „e,ri / aEl Bethels 30 Pm. a new sen/.- **as **iso 3„h / V?g SuJJ?* ^beduJL^eed —ft"*—f technical and admin istrative personnel will transfer to North Carolina from the firm’s Minneapolis plant and offices. The company said it has ear marked $800,000 for the trans fer of general offices to the Nor theastern Atlantic area and its production and research facili ties to North Carolina. It expects the change to result in a $500,000 saving in the first year of opera tion and great amounts in sub sequent years. It expects to re cover over $400,000 from liquid ation of its Minneapolis facili ties. The $7,000,000 Bessemer City plant has been producing lith ium carbonate and lithium hy droxide. Transfer of production facilities means that the local area plant will produce many o ther products including lithium hydride, butyl lithium, and the base metal lithium, among oth ers, Mr. Neilsen said. Mr. Neilsen continued: “The decision to consolidate all of our production and resear ch facilities in North Carolina is based primarily on economic fac tors. In addition to its proximity to the major U. S. lithium reser ves our Bessemer City plant is favorably situated to the more important Lithium markets. Also important is the fact that we have found in North Carolina a most favorable business climate incorporating ample supply of power and water, a willing and able labor force and a public ap preciation of the value and pro blems of new industries. •“When the transfer of facili ties and personnel to our Besse mer City property is complete Lithium Corporation vyill have in North Carolina not only a mo (Continued on Page Eight) Gantt Funeral Conducted Friday Funeral riftes for William Mc Kinley Gantt, 60, well-known Kings Mountain businessman, were conducted last Friday from Central Methodist church of wh ich he was a member. The final rites were conducted by Rev. Herbert D. Garmon, the pastor, and by Rev. James B. Mc Larty, a former pastor. The family had requested that no floral tributes be made and designated the Central Methodist church building fund for mem orials in lieu of flowers. Active ' pallbearers were Hill iard Black. Baxter Payseur, J. H. Patterson, Ben H. Bridges, John C Sinathers, Wilson Crawford, John Mauney and Paul Walker. Honorary pallbearers included directors of Kings Mountain Sav ings & Loan association, mem bers of the J. R. Davis Sunday school class of Central Methodist church, and R. S. Lennon, W. T. Weir, W. L. Plonk, Floyd Wil liams, Virgil Self, and J. C. Mc Daniel, all of Kings Mountain, and Sloan Morrow, of Gastonia, and Boyd Putnam, of Shelby. Mr. Gantt’s body was entomb ed temporarily at Sharon Mem orial Mausoleum, Charlotte.