Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 7,206 TIM flgure lor Greater Kings Mountain Is derived Iron tlM 1155 Kings Mountain city directory census. Tho city Units flguis U from too United States census of 1950. 22 Pages Today Kinas Mountain. N. C.. Thursday. October VOL 70 No. 42 Established 1889 Seventieth Year PRICE TEN CENTS Official Advises Bond Vote Before Merger Election Local News Bulletins HAM SUPPER Westover Baptist church will sponsor a ham supper, the meal Ito toe served from 5 un til 8 p. on. Saturday in the ch urch social hatll. Homemade cakes and pie will be served with the meal. Delivery ser vice may be obtained by tele phoning 516-W. P-TA MEETING Park Grace P-TA Association will hold its regular meeting Monday night at 7 p. m. in the school auditorium, with Dr. Harvey Bumgardner as guest speaker. He will show slides he „ made while in Poland serving as Raleigh’s ommunity ambas sador. KIWANIS CLUB Kings Mountain Kiwanians will be shown films taken on Treasure Island at their Thurs day meeting at the Woman’s club. The club convenes at 6:45 p. m. AT CONVENTION Ollie Harris, owner of Har ris Funeral Home, will return home Thursday from 9t. Louis, Mo., where he has been attend - inig the convention of the Na tional Funeral Directors As sociation. RECORDER'S COURT Monday’s session of City Re corder’s Court was postponed until Thursday afternoon at 2 O’clock n the absence of Re corder’s Court Judge Jack White. - - LEGION DANCE Hague Sisk and his orches tra will play for the American Legion Dance at the Otis D. Green Poet home Saturday night from 9 until 12, Com mander J. T. McGinnis an nounces. Member and guests are invited. HOST TO MINISTERS The city ministerial associa tion was guest of city police men at a Monday morning breakfast meeting at the City Police club on Davidson Lake. Chief Martin Ware said a round-table discussion on juv enile crime featured the meet ing. Houston Black Wins Promotion Houston Black, Kings Moun tain native, has been promoted by Carolina Power & Light Comlpany to the personnel divis ion. The promotion was effective October 14. Mr. Black, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. (L. Black, Who has been living in Rockingham, soon will move to Southern Pines. A graduate of Catawba college, Mr. Black attained a master’s degree at the University of Nor th Carolina. A former Rocking ham teacher and coach, he join ed Carolina Power & Light Com pany in 1956 as a sales represen tative. * Active in civic affairs in Rock ingham, Mr. Black is a teacher at the Rockingham First Presby terian Sunday school and is the president of the recently-organi zed Rockingham Civitan club. He has formerly served as chairman of several Charitable fund-raising campaigns. Mrs. Black is the former Vir ginia Buie, of Wagram. They have two children. Davis Improved Sp/4 Ken Davis, son of Mr. and Mis. Lloyd E. Davis of Kings Mounltiaiin, was able to be home lasft weekend after being hospi talized the past six weeks for a condition diagnosed as polio. The Kings Mountain service man^utltaohed to the First Regi ment, First Battalion art Fort Bliss, Tex., was told by army doctors that the nerves and mus cles in his right foot and leg were paralyzed and he has worn a brace since his hospitalization at Williams Beaumonlt hospital. Davis returned to Font Bliss on Monday. Liberty Life Staff Second 100 Percenter Kings Mountain’s United Fund campaign is progressing satisfac torily, (Publicity Director George H. Mauney reported Wednesday. Mr. Mauney listed the Kings Mountain Liberty Life Insurance Company staff as the second bus iness group to become 100 per cent contributors to Kings Moun tain’s first United Fund appeal. Mr. Mauney said other reports were incomplete but that indica tions are the campaign is going well. Mauney Hosiery Company and Carolina Throwing Company employees have pledged United Fund contributions of $1953, he reported. Campaign goal for nine partic ipating groups is $18,000. In another direction, Neil John son, Foote Mineral Company gen eral manager, urged Foote em ployees to support the united ap peal. aui. tiumiouu wiuic “You will see from the attached folder, this is the First Annual United Fund Drive for Kings Mountain and was organized for the purpose of eliminating the many small drives made through out the year. This is a method generally used throughout the country and found to 'be success ful and less 'bothersome to the in dividuals. Since this is the first one for the Kings Mountain area, I am sure that all of us want to make it a success. This can only ■be done 'by each of us doing our part. "Remember, everyone making a small contribution, within their ability to do so, will ihelip put this fund over the top." Campaign workers are asking hourly rated workers to contri bute an hour’s pay per month and salaried workers to contri bute one percent of their annual salary, as a fair share of the ov erall budget. Charitable, service and civic groups to benefit from the do nations are the Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Jacob S. Mauney (Memorial library, Kings (Mountain school 'band, Cleveland County Life-Saving crew, city re creation commission, Davidson school (band, and a special educa tion fund for retarded children. Bell Building Work Underway Work began this week on the new Southern Bell dial exchan ge building, scheduled to pro vide dial telephone service here nexlt September 10. fThe Bell building is being con structed, at a gross outlay of $441,000, on (the lot alt the comer of Mountain and Cansler streets. Atlantic Construction Com pany, of Charlotte, is contractor, and J. N. Pease & Associates, al so of Oharidtte, is the architectu ral flirtm in charge. s Homecoming Set At KMHS Friday Parade, Dance, Football Feature Homecoming Brenda Goodson, an athlete herself, will reign as queen ol the homecoming football game and activities at Kings Mountain High School Friday. The tall, attractive brunette wiho is a first string guard on the girls basketball team will be crowned queen of the annual homecoming festivities at the halftime of the (Mountaineers game with Lincolnton at City Stadium. The queen is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Clyde R. Goodson. She is president of the business club and a member of several other high school organizations. Her court and sponsors for the senior football players will con sist of: Diane Neal sponsoring Jimmy Blanton, Carole Plonk sponsoring Don Fisher, Karen Raines spon soring Mike Ware, Linda White sponsoring Gary Blanton, Connie Padgett sponsoring Paul Hend ricks, (Linda (Lee Bennett sponsor ing Steve Henderson, Judy Palm er sponsoring Harold Crawford, Freida McGinnis sponsoring Roy Hammett, and Rose Malcolm sponsoring Phil Mauney. The queen will reign through out the day’s activities beginning with the homecoming parade Fri day afternoon and continuing through the homecoming dance at the gymnasium following the game. The parade is scheduled to form at the school at 4 o’clock Friday afternoon and will follow a route through the business dis trict. The football team, the band, cheerleaders and cars and floats representing the clubs and organizations at school will take part in the parade. Kickoff time for the grid game is 7:30 p. m. and the queen and her court will enter the Stadium 15 minutes earlier, riding in con vertibles. The queen will be dress ed in formal attire and the court mmbers in suits. The winning car and float in the parade also will be announced prior to the game. Coronation ceremonies during halftime will last about 20 minu tes. The queen will be escorted by Jerry Wright and will be crown ed by Barbara Lynn, president of the “K” Club. The "K” Club is in charge of all the Homecoming festivities, except the dance. Mothers of the senior players will be special guests at the game, and will be presented a corsage by their son’s sponsors. The dance at the Gymn follow ing the game will be sponsored by the Stattx ’n Dramatics Club. Sanf oid, likely Candidate, Says "Special Interest" Cash Won’t Do Terry Sanford, ithe Fayetteville lawyer Who is an unofficial can didate for governor, visited Kings Mountain briefly last week in Ithe course of a short vi sit to Cleveland County. Mr. Sanford discussed his cam paign prospects generally and indicated what some of his gen eral themes and policies will be come formal campaign time. Among them: 1) He will accept no “special interest” campaign contribu tions, he said, pointing to his belief that the governor of all citizens should not be ‘tied” when entering the governor’s of fice. 2) He believes North Carolina sufficiently endowed financially to do an improved job on edu cation. 3) He feels North Carolina is on the right track in its Indus trial development program, but thinks agricultural development may have been lost somewhat in the industry-seeking shuffle. He said he thanks North Carolina can expand both. 4) He has no fixed date for for mally announcing his candidacy for the Democratic nomination subject to nej*t May’s primary. A onetime state senator from Cumberland county, Mr. San ford gained statewide prom in VISITOR — Terry Sanford, like ly candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination next spring. made a brief visit to Kings Mountain last Friday. Cnee as the manager of the late W. Kerr Scott’s successful cam paign for Ithe United States Sen ate against Alton Lennon in 1954. (Mr. Sanford exhibits a differ ent personality from the late Senator Scott. When answering a question, he gives ready but less Impulsive -answers* Senator Scctet was known for his flavor some comments and his ability (Continued on Pmgo Might) HOMECOMING QUEEN — Bren da Goodson. daughter of Rev. and Mrs. C. R. Goodson, will reign over Friday night's foot ball game as Homecoming Queen. She was recently selected by the student body as the 1959 Queen. Miss Goodson will also lead the Friday afternoon pa rade. Saniord: Results Of Poll Helped Last summer’s Goldsboro News Argus poll of editors of the state on leading candidates for governor in 1960 placed Fayette ville lawyer Terry Sanford well in front of the potential field. Did the poll results help, Mr. Sanford was ashed here last weekend. “It would have been nice had the results been the same and the poll been taken after Thanksgiv ing, Mr. Sanford grinned in reply. “Yes, the poll results seemed to help considerably.” Numerous other possible can didates were mentioned in the News-Argus poll. Oone of them, Lt.-Gov. Luther Earnhardt, of Concord, has since removed him self from consideration. Considered likely opponents for Sanford today are John Larkins, the Trenton lawyer and Democ ratic national committeeman, and Addison Hewlett, of Wil mington, speaker of the House of Representatives in the 1959 General Assembly. State Treasur er Ed Gill is also listed as a pos sible candidate. Mrs. I. P. Mauney In P-TA Post Mrs. Jacob Mauney was elected vice chairman of District 2 Par ents and Teachers at the recent P-TA convention in Lenoir. The new slate of officers also include another Kings Mountain woman. Mrs. J. B. Falls was e lected secretary of the group which includes 11 counties and has a membership of 16,571. Mrs. Fred L. Rash of Lenoir was elec ted Chairman of the group. Representatives from Ashe, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cle veland, McSDoWell, Mitchell, Hoke, Rutherford, Watauga, and Yan cey counties were present. J. V. Mills, principal of the host school, Davenport Junior High, welcomed the delegates. The program featured the theme, ‘Tor Our Children A Creative Life In A Changing World.” . Principal Harry Jaines of Cep: tral high school invited the dis trict to hold its 1960 meeting in Kings Mountain. Ittveniles Admit Series Of Thefts Three juveniles, picked up for questioning on a theft at Bridges Hardware by Officer Paul Saun ders, admitted under questioning they stole a variety of items from several other Kings Mountain firms. Officer Saunders said the lads had a quantity of ball point pens, one pipe, .22-caliber rifle shot, fish hooks and other gear and ad mitting pilfering items from Ro berts Store, each of the three drug stores, Phifer Hardware, Winn-Dixie Store and Western Auto Store. No charges were preferred. The youths parents ordered them to make apologies to the owners or managers of the firms and they did, Officer Saunders said. ! Hodges. Hill Land County's Business Climate Governor Luther H. Hodges and David H. Hill, president of Pittsburgh Glass Company, cred ited Cleveland County’s '“healthy business climate” with the Pitts burgh decisions to make Cleve land County “the fibre glass cap ital of the world.” Both labeled a “healthy busi ness climate” as a place in Which all the people work together for mutual benefit. President Hill further stated that the pride in performance of Pittsburgh employees at the new Shelby plant was the principal factor in Pittsburgh’s decision to expand the Shelby plant by 50 percent — even before the initial construction program is complet ed. *'Our customers tell us that the Shelby plant’s fibre glass yarn is the best in quality they’ve seen, and that’s a tribute to the em ployees producing it. Its quality will get everi better,” Mr. Hill de clared. J. V. Schweppe, manager of the big-plant at Washburn switch, presided at the mammoth lunche on at Shelby Presbyterian Chur ch, Which was attended by more than 200 Cleveland County busi ness and industrial leaders, Pitts burgh officials, and visiting dig nitaries. Mr. Schweppe described sever al "moments of magic” which have occurred since the original decision to (build the multi-million | dollar plant at Washburn’s Swit ch. Among them were 1) Pitts burgh’s getting into production ahead of schedule; 2) the product was initially good, 3) customers were impressed with the product; j and 4) of Pittsburgh’s more than t*)0 employees, 97 percent are na tive North Carolinians. President Hill declared. "We never made a wiser decision than ‘ in coming here.” ! Governor Hodges predicted ! that the new industrial citizen’s | effects on the community would I be far-reaching. The Governor also reminded his audience tliat there is not, nor should not be, any disposition to ignore indus trial citizens already present who are interested in expansion. The Governor earlier had pre sided at dedication ceremonies at the new plant. Among North Carolina officials present for the luncheon, a part of the day-long open house Pitts burgh was holding at the fibre glass plant, were U. S. Senator Sam Ervin, Congressman Basil L. Whitener, State Senator Ro bert F. Morgan, J. C. Cowan, vice-president of Burlington In dustries, and William P. Saun ders, former Kings Mountain cit izen, who is director of the state’s industry-seeking organization, the ^tate Department of Conserva tion and Development. * Major Reich Praises Gnard Annual federal Inspection of the Kinge Mountain unit of the National Guard was held last Wednesday, with (Maj. William F. Reich, assistant inspector gen eral of the Third Army Area from Ft. McPherson, Ga., in charge. “Maj. Reich Wad nothing but praise for our Guard,” Capt. Humes Houston said, and he add ed, “we think the inspection was the best ever over a period of 12 years." An official rating is to .he received in three weeks. Continents on the Guard were these: 1) records and administration —in very good shape. 2) reorganization — outside storage area seemed sufficient but not enough to offer protec tion from the weather for all the equipment which had been stored here. 3) classroom facilities — not enough room, hampered by space because of type of building. 4) equipment — would be clas sified as superior in its main tenance and use. 5) question in ranks — ans wered by personnel, because of previous training and interest shown by attendance and willing ness to learn. 6) appearance of personnel — superior.. 7) training — the highest de gree of training which he had ob served during his conducting in spection for the TWrd Army Area, covering several states. 56th Floral Fair Winners Listed mis. Herndon Top Winner At Floral Event By ELIZABETH STEWART Mrs. J. E. Herndon took top honors in the Woman’s Club Garden Council floral fair Wed nesday, receiving both the sweepstakes award and a itri-co lor seal. The sweepstakes award goes to the holder of the mo.ytt blue ribbons in the entire show. In the horticulture division, an Af rican violet exhibited by Mrs. Herndon captured the tri-color seal. Mrs. Jaimes Herndon, Jr. re ceived the award of distinction for her patriotic red and white arrangement on the theme, "A Time of War.” This award goes to the highest scoring blue rib bon winner with a total point score of 95 or over. It is the first year an award of this type has been made ait a flower show. The tri-color seal in the ar rangements division went to Mrs. Carl Mauney for her display of roses. In the Junior division, Donna Ann Crawford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Crawford, won the tri-color seal for her dish garden exhibit of “A Time to Plant.” Judges for the flower show were Mrs. W. B. Garrison, Mrs. Paul Kincaid, Mrs. Ennis Jack son, Mrs. W. R. Turner, all of G&Storrtar Mrs. T. N. Hatner, Mrs. Stanley Moore, Jr., Mrs. Eugene E. Humphries, and Mrs. J. S. Phillips, all of Charlotte, and Mrs. R. L. Lewis of Bessemer City. Wednesday’s show, an annual event, Attracted a record crowd of visitors for the all-day fair, including a bazaar and flower show. Theme at the show was “To Everything There is a Sea son”. Complete list of winners in (the various divisions follows: 3bi.nun d Artistic Arrangements Class 1—'To Everything There Is A Season" — Kings Mountain Garden club (Mrs. W. K. Maun ey, Jr.) 1st; Kings Mountain Gar den club, (Mrs. John Cheshire) 2nd; Magnolia Garden club (Mrs. Will Herndon) 3rd; Town and Country Garden club (Miss Elizabeth Anthony and Mrs. W. M. Moorhead) 4th; House and Garden club (Mrs. Hugh Ormand and Mrs. George W. Mauney) 41 h. ((An arrangement depicting (the spirit of fall.) Class 2 — “A Time to Every Purpose Under the Heavens” — A composition as you like it: Kings Mountain Garden club (Mrs. Vernon Crosby: 1st place; Open Gaite Garden club, (Mrs. (Continued on Page Five) 1 TO MORGANTON — Rev. T. A. Lineberger has resigned as pas tor of Macedonia Baptist church to accept the pastorate of Pleas ant Hill Baptist church in Mor ganton. Rev. Linebeiger In New Post Rev. T. A. Lineberger, pastor of Macedonia Baptist church the past 5% years, resigned Sunday to accept 'the pastorate of Pleas, ant Hill Baptist church in Mor ganton. The Pleasant Hill church in the Enola oomrnuiuty has a •membership of 550. (Mr. Lineberger came to Kings Mountain from Parkview Baptist church art Durham. While here he has served as RA leader for Region 8 which includes ten as sociations in North Carolina. He is currently president of Kings Mountain Ministerial Associa tion. During his present pastor ate the Macedonia congregation erected a handsome new sanctu ary and educational plant. Mrs. Liineberger is the former Faye Smith of Dallas. The Line bergers have (three children, Rhea, Lou, and Tommy Lineber ger. ARP'S Plan Special Program The Dunlap Home CHoir from Tennessee will present a musical program at Boyce Memorial ARP church Wednesday evening, Octo ber 28, at 7:30 p. m. Members of the church and vis itors are also invited to join in a family night supper at the chur ch at 6:30 p. m. Picnic supper will be spread in the church fel lowship Wall after which the mu sical program will be held in the sanctuary. . Tuesday Voting Day On State's S34.400.W0 Improvements Bonds Kings 'Mountain area citizens will Join fellow North Carolin ians Tuesday in deciding wheth er the staite will borrow $34.4 millions, or portions thereof, for new state buildings. Indications are ithat the vote in Kings Mountain will be neg ligible, as registrars report vir tually no registrations activity. Mrs. Nell Cranford, East Kings Mountain registrar, said she had registered no new voters during the three-week registration per Tuesdcry Election Polls will be open at 6:30 a. m. Tuesday morning for the statewide $34.4 million bond election for capital improve ments for state institutions. They will close ait 6:30 p. m. Local voting points are: East Kings Mountain, alt City Hall; West Kings Mountain, at Vic tory Chevrolet Company; Gro ver, at Grover fire station; and Bethware, Beth ware school. iod and had had a lone vote to inquire on whether he was reg istered. Citizens have pointed out that Kings Mountain has one particu larly local stake in the forthcom ing bond issue election. There are nine separate issues, and a vo ter may mark "yes” or “no” on each. One issue (Number 4 on the official ballot) concerns is suance of $500,GOO in bonds for hospital construction. If approv ed, tthe state will have its share of funds in several hospital con strudtion projects, one of which is a 25-bed addition to Kings Mountain hospital, which the state medical care commission has indicated it will approve, if the funds are voted Tuesday. Another issue concerns issu ance of $100,000 in bonds for the state’s share of funds in armory building. Kings Mountain is not included in the group which will share in this fund, but comple tion of previously approved ar mories will escalate Kings Mountain to the top of the list, says Capt. Humes Houston, com mander of the Kings Mountain National Guard company. By far the major amounts of the bond >issu£ election are $18, 891.000 for buildings at state ed ucational institutions and $12, 053.000 for buildings at the sta te’s mental institutions. Other issues include: 1) $1,500,000 for community college improvements. 2) $466,000 for improvements at state training schools. 3) $140,000 for improvements to the state blind rehabilitation center. 4) $500,000 for improvements to state port facilities. 5) $250,000 for construction at historical sites of the state. Baines, Grigg Told Contingency Clause Unbinding liter Merger By DAVID BAITY Assistant Attorney General Claude Love has advised school officials to (hold a bond election for a consolidated high school plant first and to vote on a mer ger proposal subsequently. The city board of education was given this information by Supt. B. N. IBarnes at Monday nigWt’s meeting. (Mr. Barnes and County Schools Supt. J. Horace Grigg had conferred with the state officials in Raleigh on Oc tober 13. Plans to date called for a con solidation or merger vote, to be contingent on a subsequently suc cessful tvind election for a town ship high school. • Mr. Love, Barnes reported, pointed out that this method would be legally questionable. “If the consolidation vote should go through, but the 'bond vote not be passed, we would nevertheless be consolidated — minus funds I for the new school.” ’Love pointed out that we could proceed as planned With the present proposal, hut since the object of all parties concern ed in consolidation is to provide a modern, large high school, it would be better to hold the bond vote first and then consolidate,” | Mr. Barnes said. In discussion, it was brought out that the county board of ed ucation has the power to set up a special school bond' area and ask the county board of commis sioners to call a bond election. The bond district in the pres ent case would be the area taking in Bethware, Grover, Park Grace, and Compact schools. When and if the bond election were successful, a consolidation vote would be held. The board declined any action , on the consolidation issue when Supt. Barnes reported Mr. Grigg is notifying district school com I mitteemen of the outcome of the | talks with Attorney General Love. In other actions the board: 1) Revised the driver’s educa tion budget, taking five sixths of the teacher’s salary from local funds and one-sixth from state monies. The program was origi nally budgeted for fewer classes, but demand was large. 2) Heard a report from Supt. B. N. Barnes that sidewalk, curb, and gutter assessments amount ing to $235 were due. The curb sidewalk, and guttering work was done on Parker street on proper ty of Davidson school. 3) Voted to pay expense for school secretaries to the N. C. E. A. meeting in Hickory as a spec ial concession for this year only. 4) Discussed improvement of the play area at Davidson school. 5) Tabled action on purchase of fire alarm units from Garland E. Still until a state inspector checks the city schools property and makes recommendations. Methodist Youth Aiding UNICEF This Halloween the Methodist Youth Fellowship of Central Me thodise church is paiticipalting a long with millions of other chil dren in aiding UNICEF, (the U niited Nations International Chil dren’s Emergency Fund. ; UNICEF helps “All ithe world’s children.” Through UNICEF, chil dren all over the world are giv en food and clothing. Many painful diseases which would consume the bodies of millions of children if UNICEF did not provide the medicine ito combat thelm. In addition ito aiding chil dren in foreign countries, UNI CEF also helps the underprivi ledged children in the United States. One penny sent to UNI CEF can provide enough peni cillin to cure as eaise of yaws, a v severe Oriental disease. "Help the young people of Central Methodist church to help someone else. When they knock at your door, don’t meet them with a blank Stare but give gen erously of your nickles and di mes,” a spokesman said. They will be “Trick or Treating” for UNICEF on Halloween night from 6:30 to 8:30 p. m. SERIOUSLY ILL Otis Falls, Sr., recuperating from an operation at Kings Mountain hospital, became se riously ilL again Sunday night. He suffered a collapsed lung, said to be the result of a blood clot He was reported resting better Wednesday afternoon.