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Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 7,206 tha figure tor Snatit King* Mountain U derived from the 195$ tlngi Mountedo city directory cenaua. The city Unite figure la Iron too Doited State* cornua ol 1950. Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, May 26, I960 IQ Pages IQ Today VOL 71 No. 21 Established 1889 Seventy-First Year PRICE TEN CENTS Democrats To Name Nominees In Saturday Voting Bennett Asks Reinstatement Of Carrigan GRADUATED — Richard Eugene George, son of Mr. and Mrs. John George, was among 951 gradu ates of Eastern Carolina college. He received a B. S. degree in physical education and science. He has begun work on a master's degree in guidance counseling. $250 Scholarship To Beauty Victor The Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce announc ed plans this week for reviving its “Miss Kings Mountain" con test. The beauty pageant will be a held on Saturday night, June 11, f in the Kings Mountain high school auditorium. Harvey Bum gardner will serve as chairman of thfe event. Winner of the ‘Miss Kings Mountain” contest — already at tracting nine entrants — will be selected on the basis of talent and beauty and will represent Kings Mountain in the Miss North Car olina pageant at Charlotte this summer.. Kings Mountain girls seeking the title are Gale Kircus, Judith anne Early, Kim Cashion, Bar bara Yarbrough, Paula Owens, Norma Jane Hamrick, Judy Ki ser, [Dianna Neal, and Sarah Cox. The contest is open to young women 18--28 and entries should be directed to Mr. (Bumgardner. ‘Miss Kings Mountain of 1960” will receive a $250 scholar ship applicable to the school of her choice plus a wardrobe of bathing suit, street dress, and formal for the state pageant. Jayoee President [Bob Goforth announced these committee for the Kings Mountain pageant: Mr. Bumgardner, general chair man. Bob Maner, awards and judges. Bill Allen, staging. . Bob Hall, tickets.. Raymond E. Goforth, hbuse and ^ ushers. Young GOP Will Organize An organizational meeting of Cleveland County Young Repub licans will be held at City Hall courtroom Thursday night at 7:30. Dave Morton of Charlotte, who has been instrumental in the or ganization of Young Repulican clubs in Mecklenburg County, is expected to assist in the organi zation of the Cleveland club. Membership in the Young Republican Club of Cleveland County is open to bath men and women 14-40, a spokesman point ed out yesterday. Interested Kings Mountain ci tizens are invited to attend Thursday’s meeting. GOP Also Has Primary Races \ Cleveland County Republicans will cast itheir ballots in the Re publican Primary Saturday to , decide two state nominee con tests. I Republicans seeking the lieu ■k ten an governor nom in ation are ■o:ha Barden Batten, David Bail ^ ey and S. Clyde Eggers. Candidates for insurance com misioner are J. E. Cameron and Deems H. Clifton. Them are no Republicans of fering for county elective posts. Alexander Backs Chief; Gault Might Resign By MARTIN HARMON Four of five members of the city commission were contacted by the Herald Wednesday concer ning possible adtion by the com-1 mission on the suspension of Of ficer Ralph Carrigan. Police Comm. Luther Bennett called the Herald late Wednes day afternoon to say, “I feel that Officer Carrigan should be rein stated. I have talked with Mayor Bridges and asked him to ask Chief Martin Ware to reinstate Carrigan. I feel Officer Carrigan will be reinstated.” Meantime, Comm. Ross Alex-1 ander, lone commissioner to figiit discharge of the Chief, Officer C. E. Ware and Gas Supt. Corbett j Nicholson, commented, “1 will support the Chief.” Comm. tBoyce Gault said he had had “no plans” hut conferred with Comm. Bennett earlier and that Mr. Bennett “wants a meeting to discuss it.” He added he is con templating resigning from the commission and continued, “If I’m still on the 'board, I’ll meet with them, if they do it pretty quickly.” Comm. 'Ben 'Bridges said, "I have no comment. I don’t know.” Under the City of Kings Moun tain form of government, only | the city commission has the pow er to employ and discharge. A de ! partment may recommend on em ployment matters and has the po jwer to suspend an employee, I pending action of tfye commis i sion. Helms Resigns Recreation Post Charles Helms, recently ap pointed city recreation director,1 has resigned effective on selec-j tion of a replacement. . City Clerk Joe McDaniel, also secretary-treasurer of the city ; recreation commission, said Wed I nesday members of the commis I sion are prepared to recommend that Roger Blackwell be named director. Mr. McDaniel said Mr. Helms i will remain here until an appoint ment is made and that the Deal I street pool will open Saturday on schedule and remain open there after on a daily basis. Mr. Helms told Mr. McDaniel he had decided to return for a third year to a Southport Boys| Camp, where he is a faculty member. PEPSI SALE PROFITABLE Kings Mountain Jaycees Pep si Sale held last Sunday pro ved profitable, the club netting some $83 on the project. Robert L. Goforth, president, said a total of 1100 Pepsis were sold and Wished Ito thank all the local people for itheir response. Profits from the sale go to the civic improvements funda WINS DEGHEE — Dr. Bobby Pat terson is a recent graduate of Southeastern Baptist Seminary. Louisville, Ky., and has accepted pastorate duties in Florida. Rev. Patterson Gets Doctorate Rev. Bobby Earl Patterson, son of Mir. and Mrs. Dewitt Patterson, recently was graduated wiith the Th. D degree from Southern Bap tist Theological ^Seminary, Louis ville, Ky. Dr. Patterson has assumed pastorate duties at First Baptist church, Eustis, Fla. A Kings Mountain native, Dr. Patterson was graduated from Kings Mountain High School, class of ‘48. He subsequently at tended Gardner-Webb college and received his B. A. and M. A. degrees .from Baylor University in Texas. He was ordained, after completion of his seminary work in 1956, by his home church, First Baptist, of Kings Mountain. While in graduate school at Southern Baptist Seminary, Where he received his B. D. de gree, Dr. Patterson was a teach ing fellow of Dr. Eric Rust in the fields of theology and philosophy and also served a Baptist pastor ate. He was married in 1953 to Barbara Baum of Fort Lauder dale, Fla., also a Baylor gradu ate and a social worker for some time in Louisville. The Pattersons have moved from Louisville to Florida. Grover Count Same As 1950 Grover’s unofficial 1960 popu lation is 535 persons, Mayor Franklin Harry was informed by the district census director last weekend. Should the unofficial figure be come officials, Grover will have retained, exactly, its 1950 popu lation. Mayor Harry said he wasn’t particularly surprised, noting that Grover’s town limits are con stricted and that there wasn’t much room for Town of Grover population growth during the decade. There has been much growth, he said, in the areas im mediately adjacent to the town limits. Graduation Exercises For KMHS Seniors To Begin Sunday Evening Graduation exercises for Kings Mountain high school’s Class of 1960 will begin Sunday night at Central auditorium with the bac calaureate program. The graduation night program will be on Tuesday night. Both programs will begin at 8 o’clock. Rev. Max Linnen, pastor of Boiling Springs 'Baptist church, will preach the baccalaureate sermon and Dr. Paul A. Reid, president of Western Carolina College, will deliver the address on graduation night. Sunday night’s program will feature special music by the Girls’ Chorus directed by Charles Ballance. Rev. (Marion DuBose, pastor of Kings Mountain Baptist church, will give the invocation, Rev. B. L. Raines, pastor of First Baptist church, will read the Bible selection, and Rev. H. Methodist church, will pronounce the benediction, Arnold W. Kin caid, vicechairman of the board of education, will present Rev. (Continued On Page Ten) SPEAKER — Or. Paul A. Reid president of Western Carolinr College, will deliver the princ? pal address at 1960 graduatior exercises for Kings Mountair seniors Tuesday night. Firing Threats Against Trio Ilring Protests By MARTIN HARMON city board of commissioners fail to ' to discharge Chief of olice Martin Ware, Officers Charles E. Ware, and Gas Superintendent Co; ..ett Nicholson Monday night, as Comm. Ross Alexander, aided ‘by a vc cal audience, demanded reasons ior the dismissal of the three employees. Comm. Alexander was aided ani aoettcd additionally by a petition be ring 437 persons who protest; .1 the dismissal of the trio Wwi.out hearing, as well as the p. .oMo-tKe meeting help and presiding officer help of the Mayor. Results of tne hectic Monday I night session, as of Wednesday noon, were these: 1) Officer Ralph Carngan was under suspension by Chief Ware on charges of disloyalty and tale-bearing of unfounded ru rmoir-itype information to mem bers of the commission. 2) Mayor Glee A. Bridges un officially had announced he will seek -re-election to a fifth term. 3) Comm. Boyce Gault, he told the Herald, was considering ser iously resigning his Ward 2 seat. 4) The four-man majority hadn’t decided if and when they’d aat on Officer Carrigan’s suspension. The Monday night session saw Comm. Alexander label a state ment of Comm. Coleman Stroupe “a lie”, and found Comms. Ben Bridges, Boyce Gault and Stroupe unwilling to comment on the pre viously suggested ‘ resignations” of Chief Ware and Officer Ware. Comm. Bridges did comment on the Nicholson matter, stating that some of the commissioners, for several months, had been dis cussing possibility of combining some of ithe work of the natural gas department with that of oth er city departments' to save the city money and get full utiliza tion of manpower. He said he felt Nicholson has done an ex cellent job. Comm. Alexander retorted not ! ly, ‘TVo men serve 600 custo mers. Neither Grady Yelton nor Huniter Allen have any knowled ge of the gas operation. It wasn’t discussed with me. I am the gas commissioner. Coleman particu larly has said department heads (commissioners) should recom mend. I didn’t ask him to re sign.” Oomm. Luther Bennett, near the end of the session and after intermittent calls from the audi ence for reasons for the resigna tions requests, arose from his seat to say, “I’m the so-called police commissioner.” He said he had obtained Chief Ware full au thority of the commission to op erate his department and that “a lot of things should not be brought out into the open." He continued, “I don’t think the de partment has been rim efficient ly or is being run satisfactorily.” Chief Ware arose to reply, “I’ve asked permission to clean out the trouble-makers. The commission won’t back me when I ask.” Mayor Bridges, prompted by Oomm. Alexander and by decli nation of other commissioners to peak, had related the back ground to the Monday night ses lion. With the statement to the board, “don’t caU my hand", he icknowledged a meeting of the ull commission had been held Thursday night on the matter, vith no action taken. One oom lissioner, later identified as Mr. >txoupe, called at 9 o’clock Fri ay morning for an appointment vith the Mayor at 11. Mayor 3x-idges said four members of the >mmission came in, asked him o get resignations of the three ren, plus that of officer Jack Jarrett. Subseauently, he said, the quartet withdrew the name of >ffioer Barrett. Previously, the layer had said, “I don’t always ondane the actions of the ma arity of the commission but I lave to take orders.” (Ed. Note: 'omm. Alexander had said he /as in Charlotte Friday morning, iad no warning of a Friday norning gathering. Comm. Ben aatt told the Herald he happened n by coincidence, in that he was eeking information about get ing a heart patient some aid rom the county chapter of the Vmerican Heart Society). The (Continued On Page Ten) CLOSE RACE INDICATED — Senator Robert F. Morgan, left, of Shelby, four-term state senator, is being challenged in his fifth term bid by Jack H. White, Kings Mountain attorney. A newspaper poll indicated a near photo finish. Should Mr. White win, he would be Kings Mountain's First state senator since 1927. White -- Morgan Encounter Close City Gas Budge! Amended Upward The city had to amend its natural gas department budget last week, as it was running out of kilter. The trouble: too much rev enue. Joe McDaniel, Jr., city clerk, told ithe commission necessity to amend upward is “good news for the city, not as good for the customers.” Mr. McDaniel said that the bitterly cold winlter had upped consumption and, concurrently, the city’s profits from the sy stem’s operation. The old budget balanced in come and outgo at $121,500. The newly amended budget for (the year ending June 30 balan ces income and outgo at $140, 000. KM Baptists Here Sunday Sunday School workers repre senting 68 churches in the Kings Mountain Baptist Association will gather lor workshops here Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Host churches are Kings Moun tain and First Baptist churches. Principal speaker will toe Dr. Herman Ihley, secretary of the Sunday School Department of the Baptist State Convention. Others to lead the 1960 theme, “Teach ing Them All Things” will be: D. P. Brooks, Jack Bagwell, Mrs. Myra Motley, and Miss Hilda Mayo. Department leaders who will lead lesson planning in depart ment conferences will include: Mrs. A. G. Davidson, cradle roll; Mrs. Eugene Roberts, nursery; Miss Naomi Edens, beginners; Rev. B. L. Kincaid, primaries; Rev. T. W. Estes, juniors; Rev. Jack Weaver, intermediates; Rev. Don Catoaniss, young people; Rev. W. V. Tarlton, adults; and Mrs. Tarlton, extension. . In announcing the Sunday as sociation - wide meeting, A V. Nolan of Shelby , Sunday School workers superintendent, noted that it is the fourth consecutive year the Kings Mountain Asso ciation has achieved a standard of excellence in its Sunday School program. Rev. C. O. Greene, associational missionary, will recognize the new standard Sunday Schools and Jack Bagwell will bring the Southern Baptist’s personal com mendations to Sunday School officers. In the Kings Mountain Associ ation 23 churches have attained the standard of excellence and eight additional ones are ready to apply, Mr. Nolan pointed out. "Our association, Mr. Nolan poin ted out, places particular empha sis on the training of teachers and officers.” Other officers planning the conference here are: Ro land Leath, associate Sunday School superintendent; Rev. W. (Continued on Page Ten) Both Candidates Showing Strain 01 Campaigning BY MARTIN HARMON If the 250-person poll of the Shelby Stair ds any criterion, State Senator Robert F. Morgan and Kings Mountain Judge Jack H. White will head for Saturday night’s ballot count in a possi ble photo finish. The Star reported results of its 250-person poll Wednesday and said 250 persons divided like this: Morgan 47 percent, White 46 percent; undecided, seven per cent. Senator Morgan is seeking re election to a fifth term as Stalte Senator. Judge Jack White is making his initial bow into the political arena as a candidate. There were indications this week that the campaign is wax ing both close and warmer. Mr. White said he "had run into some “rough stuff” in other sectors of the county. Senator Morgan said he’s “loaded” for his opponent or a couple of issues. Meantime, the final appeals of both candidates in the current e diition of the Herald are logical and mild In treatment, indicative of their mutually reported agree ment ito keep the firing on a lof ty plane, avoiding acrimony and mud-slinging. Mr. White is calling attention to ithe fact that his election will mean the first Kings Mountain representative to the General As sembly since the late Senator H. Tom Fulton served in the 1927 session. Senator Morgan is detailing highlights of his record during his eight yeans in office. Mr. White expressed bitterness Wednesday ait the recent edi torial comment of the Daily Star, in which the Star defended Sen (Continued On Page Ten) Governor, Senate Constable Races Get Top Billing BY DAVID BAITY Cleveland County Democrats go to the polls Saturday to “speak their piece” via ballot on state wide and county contests in the Democratic Primary. Heavy interest in the Kings Mountain area attends the guber natorial nominee race, a four-way contest between candidates Terry Sanford, Malcolm Seawell, Dr. I. Beverly' Lake, and John Lar kins. Particular interest also attends the state senate race and the No. 4 Township constable contest. | Candidates for state senate are Jack H. White, Kings Mountain, attorney, and Robert F. Morgan,! Shelby feed and seed dealer. The race for Number 4 Town j ship constable is a four-man af ! fair between Richard E. (Dick) ' Ware, who opposed C. A. (Gus) ELECTION FACTS Polls will be open from 6:30 a. m. until 6:30 p. m. Polling places in No. 4 Town ship include: Grover, Grover Fire Staition; Bethware, Beith ware School; West Kings Mountain, Victory Chevrolet Company, Inc.; and East Kings Mountain, City Hall. The number of ballots for No. 4 Township Democrats will be three. The number of ballots for No. 4 Township Republicans will be one. Huffgtetler in (the piarnary two years ago; J. F. (Crap) West moreland, Grover police officer; Elmer G. Ross, also a farmer can didate for the post; and incum bent Charles W. (Rocky) Ford. County Commissioner J. Broad us Ellis, District 2, and Knox Sarratt, District 5, and Justice of the Peace Lee Roberts were un | contested in their posts at the j close of filing deadline April 15 j and thereby won renomination. Other state nominations to be settled are races for lieutenant - governor, Supreme Court justice, insurance commissioner, and j North Carolina Senator. David M. McConnell, C. V. Henkel, and II. Cloyd Philpot make up the lieutenant governor list; Robert McIntosh, Addison Hewlett, Robert W. Gregory, and B. Everett Jordan are candidates for senator; William J. Cooke and Incumbent Clifton L. Moore are contestants for Supreme Court justice; and John N. Fred erick and Incumbent Charles F. j Gold are candidates in the insur j ance commissioner race. | Other county - wide contests include Dan W. Moore and Ral ph J. Tucker for Register of Deeds: U. L. Patterson, Jr., William Hugh Dover, and Fred H. Grigg, for District 1 County Commissioner; Barney P. Peeler and David E. Beam, for District 3 County Commissioner; John D. White and Gene Turner for Dis trict 4 County Commissioner; and Charles D. Forney, Jr., Wal ter Davis, Edwin Moore, W. H. Lutz, J. D. Ellis, and Buford Cline for the County 'Board of Education. PARKING METERS Parking meter receipts for the week ending Wednesday at noon totaled $109.77, including $96 from on-street meters and $13.77 from off-street meters, City Clerk Joe McDaniel report ed. Miss Scoggins, 111, Is Honored By Students; Veteran Is Retiring avuss Janet Scoggins, veteran Kings Mountain high school tea cher, was paid homage last Sat urday by former students and class organizations she has spon i sored during her 25-year tenure. ! Now retired — and not present for the special program due to ill health — Miss Scoggins was paid tribute by both faculty and students in messages and gifts delivered by the Future Teachers to her in Greenville, S. C. ■Future Teachers taped the pro gram given in chapel last Fri day at Central, then arranged for it to toe presented again for Miss Scoggins on Saturday. “We knew she’d cry, so we even took along a hankenchief ”, j they reported. Miss Scoggins was presented I an orchid toy the Future Teach ers and other handsome gifts | from the Latin club, the French (Continued On Page Ten) i HONORED—Miss Janet Scoggins, veteran teacher, was honored Saturday by her former students. Miss Scoggins is retiring after 25 years in the teaching profession! here. ACCEPTS CALL — P.ov. James Mann of Williamson. S. C. has accepted the call to l.e:ome pas tor of Dixon Presbyterian church. iFour members of the five-man M am Access Dixon Call Rev. James Mann of Wil’iam ston, N. C., has accepted the call to become pastor of Dixon Pres byterian church. Mr. Mann, his wife and two sons, expect to occupy the Nor thside Presbyterian church man se in Gastonia sometime in June. Mr. Mann will be serving as pas tor of both Northside and Dixon Churches. Rev. Walter Baker of Gastonia and Rev. W. D. Rachfoid of Charlotte are supplying the Dix on church. Mr. Mann is the son of Dr. and Mrs. J. O. Mann of Charlotte. Dr. Mann is former regional director of Christian Education for the Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina. Rev. James Mann is a graduate of Davidson college and Union Theological Seminary. Be fore becoming pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at William ston, he had served churches in Conocrd and Abbington Presby teries. School Board Discussed Merger Kings Mountain oity school board met this week for informal discussion of problems faced in the recent consolidation of Kings Mountain, Bethwa.ro, Grover and Park Grace schools. Supt. B. N. Barnes said the first consideration is replacing board members J. W. Webster and A. W. Kincaid, who will step down June 30 so that two county representatives can join the school board. Mr. Barnes pointed out that the meeting Monday afternoon was not for the purpose of taking any action in the matter, but to dis cuss possibilities of choosing .the new board members as soon as possible so they can be in on the planning stages of the consolida tion. The second problem, of imme diate concern, is the transporta tion of students out of the city to junior high classes in Grover and Bethware and the return of high school students into Kings Mountain high school. All principals involved, Barnes said, have been asked to preoare a list of prospective school bus drivers, but to make no ap pointments. Mr. Barnes said he will meet with the district school bus su pervisor and the county super visor A. M. Sherline to work out the routes. Drivers will be ap pointed after the routes are ar ranged. On Thursday Mr. Barnes will meet with R. J. Denny, state ag ricultural education representa tive, in a conference with the two agriculture teachers in the district’s schools tio work on es tablishing an agriculture depart ment in the new consolidated school. Friday, Mr. Barnes will meet with W. L. Latham of the Divi sional School Planning Commis sion, to work on problems of ad ministrative organization in the consolidation. Beth ware Sensors Plan Class Trip Some 25 members of the Beth - ware high school senior class leave Monday by chartered bus on the annual class trip to Washington, D. C. Mrs. Bill Powell, senior spon sor, Principal and Mrs. R. G. Franklin, and Mrs. Perry Me Swain are serving as chapero nes for the trip. The class is expected to re turn to Kings Mountain on June 3rd.