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> Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 7,206 ra lor Orator Dags Mountain to dortood from ■fags Mountain city Oratory ora ns. Tbs dty to from too Dot tod Statu ora us of USB. Pages Today VOL 70 No. 50 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, December 17, 1959 Seventieth Year PRICE TEN CENTS Mohair Leading Talks On Incorporating New Town Local News Bulletins KIWANIS CLUB Kings Mountain Kiwanians will see the film, "Bwana Bow man” of William Nagley’s ele phant hunt with bow and ar row at their regular Thursday ^ night meeting. The club con ■ venes at 6:45 at the Woman's w club. HOSPITALIZED J. W. Webster, city tax col lector, who has been hospital ized at Charlotte Memorial hospital, is much improved, re latives reported this week. Mr. Webster is a patient in Room 231. ON DEAN'S LIST Richard S. Lennon, Jr. of Kings Mountain has been na med to the lean’s List at Oak Ridge Military Institute, it was announced here his week by Coil. W. J. Chanlder, Dean. Ca det Lennon made the Dean’s List by achieving a grade of B or higher for the six-week grade period tnding Nov. 25. HAS OPERATION Mrs. Robert M. Kennedy, Jr., wife of the East school prin cipal, underwent a major eye operation at Charlotte Eye, Ear, and Throat hospital last week. Her condition was re ported satisfactory Tuesday. Mi. Herndon's q Rites Conducted Final rites for Walter Theo dore Herndon, 64, were held Tues day afternoon at Bp.-m. from 'Bethlehem (Baptist Church, inter ment following in the church cem etery. Mr. Herndon, a retired farmer of route two, died in Broughton Memorial hospital at Morganton Sunday night following an ill ness of several years. He was a Cleveland County native and a member of Bethlehem Baptist church. He is survived toy his wife, Mrs. Minnie Randall Herndon; two sons, Charles and David Herndon, both of Kings Mountain; four daughters, Mrs. Rufus Etters, Mrs. W. T. Ledford, Mrs. Percy Lynn, and Mrs. Henry Black wood, all of Kings Mountain; three brothers, Floyd and Frank Herndon of Kings Mountain and George Herndon of Rock Hill, S. C-, and five sisters, Mrs. Ralph Dover of Cherryville, Mrs. Hor ace (Dover of Grover, Mrs. Clyde (Randall, Mrs. John Yartoro, and M!rs. William Yaitoro, all of Kings Mountain. Nine grandchildren al so survive. 1 Rev. Norman Brown, assisted by the Rev. W. G. Camp, officia ted at the funeral rites. %!horal Groups To Sing Cantata First Baptist church choirs will sing the Christmas cantata, "Love Transcending’’ by John W. Peterson Sunday evening at 7:00 o’clock. The Youth choir will introduce the program with "There’s A Song in the Air” followed by Christmas selections toy tooth cho ral groups. Mrs. F. R. (McCurdy is directing the cantata and James E. Amos is narrator. Soloists for the mu sical program will include Mrs. W. B. Logan, Miss Paula Cole, Joe Herd, and Charles Wilson. Rev. Bomar Raines, pastor, said the community is invited to participate in the service. Yule Programs Are Planned The annual Joy Gift musical program at First Presbyterian church will be held on Sunday night at 7:30 p. m. Various choirs of the church will participate in (the Christmas ■am which deals with need support of retired ministers, their widows and orphans. The Joy Gift offering will be receiv ^progr; Wf* su ed. . i On Friday night at 7 o’clock children of the Sunday School will hold their annual Christmas party. Christmas treats will be distributed and Santa Claus will pay a visit to distribute gifts. A soecial program has been plan ned. Gas Customers Get Reprieve On Rate Hike City Cost Less Via Compromise WithTransco Kings Mountain natural gas customers got a month’s re prieve an a gajs rate increase Tuesday night, as the city board of commissioners voted to accept a compromise offer of its sup plier which provides for a small er rate increase. Engineer Joe Register, of Greenwood, , S. C„ said the com promise would mean that the city’s gas bill from Transcontin ental Gas Pipeline Corporation would cost about $5,000 per year versus the $7,800 anticipated from the new rates made effect ive November 18. Transco increased the rates without the approval of the Fed eral Power commission, mean time putting funds in escrow to provide for refund of the added charge should the rate schedule not be approved, in whole or part. The FPC is noted for acting slowly on contested rate cases and the compromise will enable Transco to get its rate increase and to eliminate its escrow de posits more quickly. Last Thursday the city had or dered a six percent across-the board increase in all gas rate schedules, effective with Decem ber billings. By that action, the city declined to accept Engineer Register’s recommended new schedule. Tuesday night, Engineer Re gister was authorized to formu late a rate schedule which would increase the city Is gas revenue about $5,000. He said he would base his new recommendation on an “average” year. 'A cold win ter would return more than $5,000, while a mild winter would return something less. The Tuesday night session la sted two hours as the commiss ioners discussed percentage in crease by Transco, increase by cents per thousand cubic feet, plus the three factors determin ing the city’s cost of gas which are: demand charge, commodity charge, and ’’ratchet" charge. Comm. Ben H. Bridges, who last week had le$ the movement for an across-the-board increase in rates on the contention such a rate increase was fairest to all customers, again supported this contention. However, Engineer Register defended his original recommen dation as correct from all stand points. Finally, to Ben Bridges’ ques tion, he acknowledged that the original rate schedule might have been a little out of kilter. He noted particularly that the residential rate schedules did not encourage the use of gas for (Continued from Front Page) Water Rates Raised Quarter; Outside Boost !s 50 Percent NEW CITY WATER RATES Effective January 1, 1960, Billings Gals. New Rate Old Rate Up to 3M (min.) $1.25 $1.00 Next 37M @ .50 .40 Next 25M 9 .4375 .35 Next 50M @ .375 .30 Next 100M @ .3125 .25 Next 285M @ .2750 , .22 Next 500M @ - , .25 .20 Next 1000M 9 .2125 .17 Over 2000M 9 .1875 .15 New rate schedule adds 50 percent to inside-city rate for outside-city customer. Old rate added ten percent. Kiwanis Club Sets Turkey Shoot Kings Mountain Kiwanians have scheduled a turkey shoot tor Saturday, December 19th, and the interested public is in vited to participate. Proceeds from the event will go into a fund to provide a new school bus for the city school system, President John Smath ers said in making the announ cement The turkey shoot will be held at 2 p. ra. at the Davidson Boy Scout Camp on York road. Park Yam Wins Safety Award A certificate of merit for safe ty was awarded Park Yam Mills Company recently in honor of the company’s completion of 500,000 man hours of work with out last time accident. The certificate was made by the company’s insurance carrier, Liberty Mutual Insurance Com pany. Otis Wise, of the Liberty Mu tual, made the presentation at the monthly meeting of the Park Yarn safety committee at a din ner session at La Royale Rest aurant. The record was established in the period July 25, 1958, to Oc tober 10, 1959. Members of the safety com mittee are J. C. Smathers, man ager, Otis H. Hankins, superin tendent, and the firm’s overseers and supervisors. Shorter Yule Holiday For Textiles; Several Firms Are Paying Bonuses Textile Christmas vacation schedules will be Shorter this year, reflecting good business in the industry. «A partial survey of Kings Mountain firms on Wednesday also revealed that several firms will pay gift bonuses. •Meantime, school children were looking forward to [Friday and the beginning of Christmas vaca tions. City and Pari" G.-ace pupils were looking forward io a two week surcease from Ibooks. Pupils in county schools other than Park Grace were looking forward to a ten-day respite from books. Coun ty schools, like city schools, will close Friday and will resume op erations on Thursday, December 31. Following are industry holiday schedules: IMauney Mills, Inc., will close Saturday morning at 6 . m., re suming operations December 28. The firm will pay bonuses on a percentage of annual earnings basis, with four percent to em ployees of five years or more, two percent to all other employees. Rhenix Plant of Burlington In dustries will close at the end of the second Shift December 23 and will resume work at the begin ning of the third shift on Decern- j ber 28. Employees eligible by length of service for vacation pay will receive checks this week, j Supt. W. IB. Grimes announced. Sadie Cotton Mills, Inc. will ■■ . ys operate through Tuesday, resum ing on December 28. Bonuses will be paid on a percentage of annual basis. Foote iMineral Company will suspend operations on Christmas Eve at 3 p. m., resuming at 3 p. m on December 26. A bonus will be paid, Manager Neil Johnson said. Mauney Hosiery Company will suspend operations Friday at noon and will hold a Christmas party for employees at the Amer ican Legion building Friday after noon. Decision on a Christmas bonus had not been reached Wed nesday. Turkeys and hams are to be given employees. The firm Will resume work December 28. Carolina Throwing Company will operate continuously, but ef forts will be made to stagger work schedules in order that all employees will get vacations. Kings Mountain Manufacturing Company will suspend operations on December 23, restating on De cember 28. A bonus of two per cent of annual earnings will be paid employees. Massachusetts Mohair Flush Company's fMargrace and Pauline plants will suspend operations at 7 a.m. December 24, resuming at the same hour December 28. Em ployees will receive gifts. Parle Yam Mills will suspand operations December 23, resuming at 11 p. m. December 27. Mis. Patrick's Rites Contacted Funeral rites lor Mrs. Nelli Brown Patrick, 82, were held! Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock! from Harris Funeral Home Cha pel, interment following in Moun tain Rest cemetery. The final rites were conducted by Or. W. 1* Press Jy, pastor of Boyce Memorial ARP church; of which Mrs. Patrick was a mem ber. Mrs. Patrick died Sunday night in Kings Mountain hospital fol lowing an illness of three mon ths. A native of Mecklenburg county, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Wil liam Brown. She was the widow of Dr. John C. Patrick. Survivors include a number of nieces and nephews including Mrs. Hayne IBlackmer and James O’Farrell, both of Kings Moun tain, and Miss Kathleen O’Farrell of Washington, D. C. Students Plan Yule Pageant The annual Christmas program by the high school Bible dub, Girls Chorus, and Band will be held Thursday night at 7:45 in Central school auditorium. Numbers by the high school band will include: Jingle Bells ar ranged by Hal Leonard; Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring by Bach; Ades te tideles by Morton Gould; Pa rade of the Wooden Soldiers by Leon Jessel and Christmas Car ols. Thb Girls Chorus will sing: Twas the Night Before Christ mas, setting by Ken Darby; The Birthday of a King by Neidling er; Angel Voices Ever Singing, Old French Tune; In Bethlehem’s Lowly Manger by Frances Wil liams; and Bethl’em Lay a Sleep ing, Polish jaroL Participating in “The Story of Christmas,” a nageant to be pre sented by the Bible club, are: Ronnie Tignor as thb reader; Aundria Small as the prophet; Jewell Cooper as Ma^y; Carol Bridges as the angel; Delores White as Elizabeth; Bill Foster as Joseph; Don McAbee, Clyde Carpenter, Jimmy White, Gene Yates, and Eddie Sipes as the Shepherds; and Don Champion, Charles Herndon and Ray Hast ings as the wise men. j Thb pageant is under the di rection of Miss Easterling, the Bible teacher. Charles A. Ballan ce is band and choral director. laycees To Sell Christmas Trees Kings Mountain Jaycees are i again sponsoring the sale Of Christmas trees and they are j available at all sizes and price levels. The sale of trees is an annual protect of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The shipment of trees arrived from Canada this week and are on display at the j vacant lot adjacent to McGin nis’ Department Store. Jaycees will be on hand to ! - help buyers with their selec , I tions until 9 p. m each evening. New Rates Made Retroactive Mid-November The city board of commission ers upped its waiter rate sche dules to in-ci ty customers 25 per cent across the board at a meet ing last week. Outside-city water rates were increased 50 percent over the new in-city rate. The fncreased rates are effect ive wiith billings customers will receive January 1. In effect, the rates were increased retroactive ly to mid-November. Comm. Ross Alexander was the lone dissenter on the in-city rate increase, which was approved by 4 to 1 vote. He made the motion for the outside-city rate increase, in an action passed unanimously. The commission also increased by unanimous vote the fee for water taps.Water taps inside the city limits will henceforth cost $60, against the previous charge of $40, while outside city tap fees will be $75, against the for mer charge of $60. Superintendent of Public Works Grady Yelton had told the commission cost of materials' for a water tap is $63.04, exclu sive of labor. In the discussion on water ra tes, Comm. Ben H. Bridges noted that estimate by City Clerk Joe McDaniel that the water and se wer operations of the city show ed a loss of about $27,000 annual ly did not include expenditures for capital improvements (lay ing of lines, etc.) paid out of current receipts. Mr. McDaniel’s figures had included operational costs and capital improvements via bond issues. (Both agreed the figure would vary annually. Mr. McDaniel later said $5,000 had been spent for this purpose out of current funds from July through September) In other action the board: 1) Voted to retain Washington National Insurance Company as its carrier of hospitalization in surance, ip spite of a rate boost. 2) Named City Clerk Joe Mc Daniel assistant tax collector due to the illness of Tax Collect or J. W. Webster. 3) Declined a request of Ray D. Lane to use the city garbage dump for refuse dumping. 4) Agreed to sell pulpwood at the city resevoir areas to Char les B. Campbell at $5 per cord on the stump. The Mayor was instructed to assign Freeland Tidwell as checker. ONE FIRE City firemen answered a call Wednesday morning to douse an automobile blaze. The call came at 12:40 a. m. The car, a 1955 Ford, belonged to Bar bara Goins and sprang from a short circuit in the ignition sy stem. Fireman C. D. Ware said no damage, other than to the wiring was reported. Bethware Club Annual Banquet Monday Night L. M. Bauknight, Professor of Agriculture (economics and ru ral sociology) at Clemson Col lege will be featured as speaker at the annual Beithware Pro gressive Club Christmas banquet Monday at 7:00 p. m. in the Bethware School cafeteria. The program will be the in stallation of new officers and directors of the club. To be in stalled are Dale Volbracht, presi dent; Harold Hord, vice-presi dent, Stokes Wright, secretary; Bill McDaniel, treasurer; and Buford Ware, assistant treasurer. New directors to take office are Tom Hamrick, Eugene Hoyle, and Frank Hamrick. Cameron Ware is past-presi dent of the organization. Members, their wives, and guests will attend the banquet which is being prepared by Mrs. Paul McGinnis. Baptist Choirs To Sing Cantata Choirs of Kings (Mountain Bap tist church will sing the Christ mas cantata, *1Chimes of the Holy Night,” Sunday in a candlelight program at 5:30 p. n*. Mrs. J. C. Bridges is organist and director of the program which is open to the comtmuity. Choral numbers will include: ‘"Christmas Bells Are Ringing,” “How Beautiful Uuon the Moun tains”; “But. Thou Bethlehem"; “Earth’s Weary Waiting Done”; “In the Watches of The Night,” ‘-Good Tidings”; “Let Us Go Eevn Unto Bethlehem”, Jesus Our Lord,” “Break Forth Into Joy,;; “The Star In The Eastern Sky”; “The Lord Is Born Today”. Solo parts will be sung by Mrs. Marion Dixon, Mrs. R. G. Franklin, Mrs. Harold Crawford, Mrs. Harold Coggins, Mrs. Eugene McCarter and Gene Austin. Other members of the choir are: Miss Fannie Carpenter, Miss Frances Edens, Miss Naomi E dens, Miss Bonnie McIntosh, Miss Annie Roberts, Mrs. Jack White, sopranos; Mrs. Odell Benton, Mrs. D. F. Hord, Miss Sara Houser, Mrs. Jimmy Willis, and Mrs. George Womack, altos; J. C. Brid ges, Marion Dixon, Marion Du Bose, Louise Falls, D. F. Hard and Clavon Kelly, men’s voicee; Rhonda Deese, Elaine Dixon, M'ary Jo Hord, Jo Bridges, Larry Logan, Jimmy Louis, Susan Lit tlejohn Sherry McDaniel, Linda Roberts, 'Linda Stowe and (Beverly Willis, junior choir. Clubwomen Soy Beautify Homes The House and Garden clulb is encouraging Kings Mountain area citizens to beautify their homes at Christmas as an an nual clulb project. Mrs. George W. Mauney will present the club’s project to the community In a radio program Friday at 11:30 a. m. via Radio Station WKMT. Her program is entitled, “Make Your Home Glitter and Glow at Cmristmas.” “Decoratinf our home and/or -grounds will add to the beauty of the holiday season,” a spokes man pointed out. Hospital Officials Hope To Ask Bids By Maich; Bonds Favored Kings Mountain hospital hopes to be able,to invite bids on a 25 bed addition about March 1, as a result of the county’s approval of a $100,000 bond isse in Saturday’s election. Business Manager Grady How ard said architects's plans for the addition are already completed in part. He also said that he and George W. Mauney, hospital president, will go to Raleigh Thursday to confer with State Medical Care commission officials on the pro ject. The state body has already indicated appproval of the pro ject if the county’s share of funds — about 32 percent — was assured. Remainder of the cost of the estimated $275,000 project will be borne by the state and federal agencies. The county, voting result was slightly better than 3 to 1 in fa-j vor of the $100,000 bond issue,! with 1,042 in favor, aud 289 against. Voting was slight in all parts, of the county except Number 4 Township, where Grover, Kings Mountain’s two precincts and Bethware cast 837 of the 133- vo tes cast and gave the issue heavy: majorities. In Grover, it was 75 to 1 in favor. In King's Mountain it was 27 to 1. Waco, also ip the hospital’s service area, supported the election 20 to 10. Shelby citizens gave the issue a four-vote majority, 75 to 71, Boiling Springs favored the issue. Some county boxes were opposed in light votes. Heavy downpours cut the vot ing total Saturday morning. REV. J. W. PHILLIPS Pastors Elect J. W. Phillips Rev. J. W.Phillips, pastor of First Wesleyan Methodist church, was elected this week president of the Kings Mountain Ministerial association for the coming year. Mr. Phillips succeeds Rev. W. C. Sides, pastor of Gra^e Metho dist church. Other officers elected were Dr. Paul Ausley, pastor of First Pres byterian church, vice-president, and Rev. Marion DuBose, pastor of Kings Mountain Baptist ch urch, secretary. Rev. Herbert Garmon, pastor of Central Methodist church, was named chairman of the Minis terial association radio com mittee. ARP Choirs To Sing Sunday A Christmas service in scrip ture and song, “Jesus the Light of the World”, will Be given at Boyce Memorial ARP church Sunday at 5 p. m. by the Chan cel and Youth choirs. Part 1, ‘The Promise of the Light” will feature a hymn by the congregation, anthem by the youth choir and a solo by Mrs. W. L. Pressly. Part II, "The Co ming of the Light” will include two special numbers. ‘The Shep herds’ Vision” will be sung by Mrs. E. W. Neal and the two choirs will join in singing “Good Will to Men”. Part III, “The Sp reading of the Light” will fea ture a woman’s chorus, “Holy Night, Peaceful Night” and sev eral selections by the chorus. Appropriate scriptural select ■ ions will precede each part ot the program and the congrega tion will unite with the choirs in the singing of several Christmas carols. Dr. Pressly will lead the congregational responsive read • and have the prayer of dedica tion. Miss Elizabeth Anthony will act as reader and special organ and piano numbers will be played by Mrs. N. F. McGill, Organist, and Mrs. Garrison Go forth, pianist. Members of the Chancel choir are: Mrs. J. E. Gamble, Mrs. J. L. McGill, Mrs. E. W. Neal, Mrs. W. L. Pressly—solos; Paul Ful ton, Ben H. Goforth, Jr., Menzell Phifer, Wendell Phifer, Jr., Jam es Allen Pressly, basses, and Mrs. I. G. Patterson, Mrs. Gene Steffy and Mrs. Franklin Ware, altos. Mrs. N. F. McGill is the director and organist. The Youth choir includes: Lou ise Bailey, Libby Bunch, Becky Burton, Lyn Cheshire, Norma Farr, Lyn Goforth, Nancy Hovis, Gloria Hull, Neil McCarter, Fran ces Owens, Helen Owens, Ret a Phifer, Wendell Phifer, Jr., Buz zy Shuford, Kenny Steffy, Betty Styers, Frances Styers, Edwin] Ware, Danny Whitaker, and Fanny Whitaker. Mrs. J. E. Gam- i ble is the director and prganist. Mrs. Lindsay McMackin is choir j mother. TO RALEIGH MrS. W. B. Logan is in Ra leigKthis week attending cou- 1 nses id federal and state fax- ! aflon at North Carolina State ] College. She alaj attended si- 1 milar courses of instruction I held in Charlotte. Industry Fears Kings Mountain Annexation BY MARTIN HARMON Discussions have .taken place among outside-city indurtries adjacent to Kingis Mountain on possibility of forming a muni cipal corporation — an effort to block possible annexation moves by the city of Kings Mountain. A1 Main©, general manager of Massachusetts Mohair Plush Company's Neisler division, con firmed the fact of .the discussions Wednesday and commented, ‘The Margrace plant, at the mo ment, is the primary party in terested and none other hais ex pressed any definite opinion.” He added, “We're considering it whether the Margrace com munity is the only party or not.” The Mohair firm, jolted last week by a city water rate in crease which, Mr. Maino said, would cost his firm $10,000 per year on basis of present con sumption, does not anticipate with pleasure the possibility of having its properties within the city iimitis nor the concurrent additional ad valorem 'tax bill which would accrue, Several weeks ago, the city heard a report from Mayor Glee A. Bridges concerning new legis lation empowering a community to annex outside areas without a vote of the people concerned. According to the legislation, a city is required to furnish the outside areas all city services within a period of 24 months af ter annexation. Money or bor rowing authority to provide th ese services would have to be to hand before the annexation could take place. No firm estimates on cost of these services have been made, though an engineering firm guessed its fee for the required preliminary engineering survey would be about $15,000. Mr. Maino guessed that pro vision of these services would require about $3,000,000 in cap ital outlay and he said a 20 year-bond issue for 'this amount would require an average of a bout $330,000 annually in inter <Continued on Page Eight) Two-Day Respite For Retailers Majority of retail firmp will take a two-day holiday for Christ mas. It means that retail employees will get a three-day respite aft er the Christmas rush before re turning to work on December 28. Kings (Mountain (Merchants as sociation directors re-discussed the question of closing Saturday, December 26, at a Tuesday after noon meeting and re-iterated their previous decision in favor of a two-day closing on both Christ mas Day and the day following. Some retailers had indicated they would like to be open for business on the day following Christmas, but a Herald check Wednesday indicated that almost all will abide by the association policy. Meantime, the merchants are gearing for the final busy week prior to Christmas. Though bus iness, generally has 'been brisk, the merchants expect it to reach top pitch 'beginning this weekend. Most retail firms will 'be open Friday night until 8 p. m. to ac commodate holiday shoppers. They will close at regular hours on Saturday, Monday, and Tues day, but will be open until 8 p. m. again on December 23. No set closing hour was set for Christ mas Eve. N$xt Week's Herald E'nrly By One Day The Herald will publish its Christmas week edition one day early. The edition will go to press on Tuesday afternoon, Decem ber 22, will be on newstands (that evening, and will reach mail subscribers Wednesday morning. Deadlines will advance by one day. Those for next week will be: Advertising, 2 p, m. Monday; social news, 10 a. m. Tuesday; other news, 2 p. m. Tuesday. Merchants customarily use this edition to convey Christ mas greetings to their friends and parons. Next week’s edi tion will also include advertis ing of last-minute shopping bargains and suggestions, a long with the Herald’s custo mary full coverage of local news, social and sports events.
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