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Popnlation Great.K Kings Mountain City Limits 10,320 7,206 lor ItSS Slav* flgun It Dagi Mtuttcrfa It tftf Mraetorr mi at Its*. U Pages Today VOL 71 No. 29 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, July 21, I960 Seventy-First Year PRICE TEN CENTS Local News * Bulletins RETURNS FROM SERVICE Carl D. Falls, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oarl £. Falls of Route 3, was discharged Wednesday ISrom the U. S. Army following a three and a half year tour of duty. He returned Tuesday from a year’s service tour in German,' He is married to the farmer Juanita Boheler. VFW SUPPER The Kings Mountain VFW will hold a pre-supper for members Friday night from 8 until 9 p. m. at the clubhouse, it has been announced by Har old Glass who aisked members to notify him if they plan to attend. HOMECOMING There will be an observance of Homecoming at the Taber nacle of Love Sunday, July 24 at 12:45 it has been announced by W. H. Whitfield, pastor. Singing by special entertainers will follow the festivities. SUPPER DANCE Otis D. Green Post 155, the American Legion, will serve a free supper to members Sat urday from 5 until 8 p. m. A dance, for couples, will begin at 9 p. m. Dance tickets are one dollar. KIWANIS PICNIC Kings Mountain Kiwanians will gather for a picnic Thurs day at 7 p. m. at Oakdale Pres byterian church on York road. It will be the regular meeting of the club. SEWING CLASSES Mrs. John H. Gamble, home economics teacher in the dty schools, will teach the Si nger sewing course, "Young Style Maker Contest” Juty 25-30 at Central school. The class will toe offered from 8 a. m. to 11 a. m. darily to girls ages 10-21. In terested students should con tact the school. Phone 212, dur ing the mornings. JACKSON IMPROVING Howard B. Jackson, injured in a boating accident July 9, was reported improving Wed nesday at Gaston Memorial hospital. His injured right leg was said responding to treat ment, but attending physicians had not yet decided whether an operation will be necessary. MAYOR VACATIONING Mayor Glee A. ©ridges and members of his family are va cationing at Carolina Beach.’ The Mayor is expected to re turn to his office Monday. TO ORLANDO Mrs. Evelyn Early, Southern Bell Telephone operator, leaves for Orlando, Fla., Friday, where she will report tor duty as a long distance operator Monday at She Orlando exchange. Dixon Pastor To Be Installed Rev. James Mann will be in stalled as pastor of Dixon Pres byterian church on Sunday. A commission from Kings Mountain Presbytery will con duct the services at 4:30 p. m. Sunday at the church. They will also lead the services at North side Presbyterian church, Gas tonia on Sunday night which will install Mr. Mann as pastor; of that church. (Mr. (Mann comes to Kings i Mountain from Williamston, S.l C., where he was pastor of the Presbyterian church theie. Dix-i on has been without a full-time' pastor since Rev. P. D. Patrick resigned as pastor of First Chur-j Oh here and accepted a position j with Columbia Theological Sem inary. The church has subse quently been served by supply i pastors. Rev. Walter Baker, of Gastonia, and Rev. W. D. Ratch-I ford, of Charlotte. The (Manna have occupied the Northside manse at Gastonia. Icrycees To Sponsor Life-Saving Course Kings Mountain Jaycees are sponsoring a Junior and Senior Red Cross life saving course August 1-12, and interested per sons should contact Jaycee President Bob Goforth. Mr. Goforth said three Red I Cross instructors wilL conduct ! the course at the (Maple Springs pool and at the city swimming I pool. Persons who complete the course will receive certificates, emblems, and pins, Mr. Gofor th added. City Employees May Get Pay Increases PRINCIPALS IN HOSPITAL PROJECT — Mrs. Charles Alexander, left, and Mrs. John H. Gam ble were photographed above as they added the finishing touches to the Children's Ward at Kings Mountain Hospital, which the Junior Woman's club recently renovated. The women's organization, -of which both women are past presidents, installed roam dividers, wall decals for decoration, and made draperies. Previously, the club had furnished draperies for the hos pital. (Herald Photo by Pennington Studio) Kincaid Re-Named To Board; Hedden Again Band Director S *»- ■■Ki RENAMED — Arnold W. Kincaid has resumed his city board oi education position. He had re signed to permit appointment ol a representative from the arec being merged into the city dis trict He was appointed to serve the remainder of his lean. New Chinch Stowing Sunday Open house at First Baptisl Church will be held Sunday aft ernoon, and the interested com, munity is invited to visit the new church plant during the hours oi 3 and 5 p. m. Members of the church congre gation moved into their new church plant on West King streel on Sunday, July 3rd, with appro priate rilbbomeutting exercises preceding the opening. Superintendents and teachers in the Sunday School Department will help visitors on their tout of the handsome plant on Sun day. Rev. B. L. Raines, pastor, said a special week of evangelistic services will begin on Monday Rev, R. N. Carroll of Edenton will be the evangelist for the ser vices and Allen Jolley, of Shelby will direct the song services. Mr. Raines continued, “We ex tend a cordial invitation to the community to join with us in this oocsision.” Baptists Set Revival Series Sunday, July 24, is opening date for special evangelistic ser Vices at First Baptist church Rev. R. N. Carroll of Edenton is guest speaker. Allen Jolley ol Shelby Is directing the music. Services will be held each nighl during the week, except Saturday, at 7:30 p. m. On the opening and closing Sundays worship services will be held at 11 a. m. and 8 P m. The final service will be at S p. m. July 3L The Interested public is Invitee to attend. Education Body Is Pieparing For New Term By DAVID BAITY_ Arnold W. Kincaid, veteran city school board member who tendered his resignation to fur ther consolidation of No. 4 Town ship schools with Kings Mountain city schools, was reappointed to his position Monday night as the school hoard met in regular ses sion. Supt. B, N. 'Barnes reported to the hoard a formal resignation had not been submitted by school board member J. W. Webster, only a letter of intent to resign upon the effective date of the consolidation, and thus he is still a member of the hoard. The board asked unanimously that both be notified. Hedden Band Master Joseph C. Hedden, former band director at Kings Mountain High School for 11 years and present director of personnel at Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Shelby, was re-elected band di rector by unanimous vote of the board Monday night. Mir. Hedden resigned his teach ing position with the city schools system three years ago to accept a position as personnel director for Bost Bakeries, Shelby. Mr. Hedden will replace Char les Ballance who has directed band and chorus for the past three years. Ityr. Ballance resign ed near the end of the 1959-60 school term. Teacher Situation Supt. Barnes reported he has not been able to get any applica tion for the LatimFrench teach ing position vacated by Miss Ja net Scoggins on her retirement. Mir. Barnes said he sent out 75 letters to school superintend ents throughout the state but that replies indicate they, too, find it (Continued On Page Eifjtit) BANS DIRECTOR — Joe Kedden after a three-year absence, will return to the city schools faculty in September as band director He succeeds Charles Ball an ce who resigned. Beauty Pageant Now Underway Miss Kings (Mountain will ap pear in eaah event planned for the Mliss North Carolina pageant which got underway Wednesday in Charlotte. As entry No. 7, Miss Judy Ki ser was to appear in evening dress competition last night. She will appear in bathing suit or Thursday evening, in the talent division on Friday, and in the finals on Saturday When one girl from 10 finalists will become Miss North Carolina. The show begins each evening at 8:15 p. m. in Ovens Auditori um. Miss Kiser was accompanied to the state pageant Tuesday by Jaycee Harvey Bumgardner and (Mrs. Jacob Dixon who will re (Continued On Page Eight) Kings Mountain Baptist Church is launching a $60,000 renovation and expansion program, which will include construction of a parsonage on the church’s Haw thorne Road site. The Church voted unanimously on July 10 to launch the build j ing and renovation program In addition to construction of a parsonage, the several renova jtion projects include: 1) Change heating system ; throughout church from steam ! to hot air and air-condition the 1 educational facilities. | 2) Rebuild front steps so that ! they will toe easier to olirnib and | proportionate with the building. , 3) Paint the educational fatui ties of the church, < ! 4) Asphalt tile all floors, with exception of the Auditorium. 5) Renovate the adult Sunda) school department, under audi torium, to give room for assem blies, fellowships and prayei meetings. . The building committee ap pointed to supervise this renova , tion and construction for the church ist J. C. Bridges, chair i man, -Mrs. O. O. Walker, Mrs T. t>. Tindall, Harold Crawford, Sr., and E. R. Roiberts. W. T Weir will supervise the disman iteling of the existing heating system and the sale of this pip ing, furnaces and equipment I It is anticipated that contracts for the work will be let in the ! immediate future. Board Hiking Revenue Guess Bv Over 515,000 BY MARTIN HARMON Three members of the city board of commissioners were fine-tooth combing the proposed budget Wednesday afternoon with the end-poinlt effort a five percent raise for majority of city employees. Mayor Pro Tempore Ben H. Bridges remarked to Comms. Boyce Gault and Luther Bennett at the informal “working” ses sion, "I would like to be able to provide a five percent increase in salaries and wages of all em ployees other than department heads.” He noted department heads had received upward adjust ments last year. It appeared the seeking would be rewarded with success. Upward adjustment of revenue estimates produced slightly more than $15,000 in increased re ceipts from three categories. One SNOW IN JULY In spite of Wednesday’s high temperature, one Kings Moun tain citizen was thinking about snow. City Public Works Su perintendent Grady Yelton in cluded a $1400 item in his street department budget re quest for two snow plows of latest design, attachable to the city’s dump trucks.. (Mr. Yelton said 'he remembered the snow “fun” of the recent winter, ex pects to be ready for any up coming. was in hand, the city’s year-end cash surplus of $25,230 being a bout $5500 more than was initial ly anticipated. The commission ers and City Clerk Joe McDaniel also agreed that the street assessment receipts estimate could be upped from' $5,000 to $10,000 and that Ithe estimate for prior year’s taxes could be in creased from $17,500. to $22,500. A five percent pay boost would require about $7100, Mr. McDan iel said. Also in the session were Grady Yelton, public works superinten dent, and Hunter Allen, electri cal superintendent. There was some possibility that the commission might be able to increase slightly estima ted receipts from taxes and utili ties. However, lit was indicated any increase from these two ma jor receipt items likely would ac crue to a contingency fund, which was missing from the budget estimate already adopt ed tentatively. State law requires adoption of the budget mot later than July 28. Comm. Bridges said the Wed nesday session was to get the budget in final form, with adop tion likely within the next few days. Revision in estimated revenue and concurrent expenditures ac cording to the conversations of Wednesday afternoon would give the city a balanced budget of I $660,480, about $800 over actual I receipts for the fiscal year ended | on June 30. City Limits Being Expanded Kings Mountain's city limits were enlarged again Thursday i night when ithe city board of I commissioners annexed Arey Oil I Company and the unsold portion of the Plonk Estate property on W. Kings Street (U. S. 74). Annexation of the Wilson Crawford proposed restricted resi j dential development adjacent to the Arey property had been con tingent on the Arey Oil Company property’s annexation into the city limits. Both annexations Thursday night were as business property. J. Wilson Crawford, in discuss ing the annexation of his devel opment, asked that prior agree , menfcs be stated in ithe minutes | (Continued on Page Eight) Over-Parker Pays ; Big Fee To City Another citizen believes in the city recreation program. City officials opening cour tesy parking fee envelopes this week found one seemingly light in weight — until a $5 bill fell out. It was the second consecu tive week a donation for the re creation commission was re ceived. Last week’s was $3.00 Otherwise the courtesy envel ope receipts were $22. On-street i meters returned $98.10 and off street meters returned $12.29. Democrat Leaders Like Their Ticket HERE THURSDAY — Rotary Dhf trict Governor Russell Hanson will pay his official visit to the Kings Mountain club at its meet ing Thursday. Rotary Governor To Speak Here Russell Hanson, governor o: the 767th district of Rotary In ternational, will pay his officia visit to the Kings Mountain clul on Thursday. j Mr. Hanson will address Rc ! tarians at their meeting at 12:1! at the Country Club, Presiden \ Tom Trott announced. Governor Hanson is a membe and past president of the States ville Rotary club. He has beei active in church and communitj life in Statesville for many years He is past president and directoj of the Statesville Chamber o: Commerce, a trustee of Iredel Memorial Hospital, and a mem ber of the city school board. Ii 1958 he participated in Governoi Hodges industry-hunting trip t< New York City. Hanson was elected as a dis trict governor of Rotary Inter national for 1960-61 at Rotary’; 51st annual convention in Miam (Beach, Florida, last June. He is one of the 267 district governors supervising the activities of mor< than 10,600 Rotary clubs whid have a membership of nearly 500,000 business and professiona executives in 116 countries throu ghout the world. Hanson will discuss the lcoa club’s projects, how Rotary car be more effective in this commu nity, the part Rotary can play ir an individual business and pro fession, and also the important need in th!e Kings Mountain clul fills in Rotary’s vast foreign ex change student program. All Rotarians are urged to at tend. LIONS CLUB The Kings Mountain Lions dub will hold its regular meet ing Tuesday night at 7 p. m. at the Woman’s club. Program for the meeting was not an nounced. Democratic Team Meets Approval Of Party Officials BY MARTIN HARMON County and township Democra tic leaders are pleased with the Kennedy-Johnson presidential ticket and are anticipating a November victory, both in the nation and North Carolina. County Chairman Virgil Wea thers, acknowledging he would have preferred ithe positions re versed, labeled me Democratic tandem "a strong ticket”, and it very well may be the strongest a vailable to the party.” He continued, "Mr. Kennedy’s religion may be of greater con cern to some than to me. How ever, Senator Kennedy voted a gaiinst sending an envAy to the Vatican and against aid for paro chial (Catholic) schools. I think he’ll be conscientious and will not subordinate the interests of the country to any group.” Chairman Weathers said he , felt Mr. Kennedy’s speech ac cepting the nomination changed ' the thinking of a great many people. The candidate said he ' wanted no votes because of his religion, as he hoped none would - be cast against him for the same > reason. " Mrs. J. E. Lipford, of Kings Mountain, party vice-chairman, commented, ”I’m 100 percent tor ' Kennedy and Johnson and tor 1 Terry Sanford for governor.” Clyde Nolan, former party ; chairman and a delegate to the , Los Angeles convention from the ; 11th Congressional district said, “I believe it’s a winning ticket. His acceptance speech sold me.” | Mir. Nolan cast his vote in the presidential balloting for Senator ’ Lyndon Johnson. Other comments: J. Ollie Harris, veteran Demo ' aratic county corornor and chair : man of East Kings Mountain pre cinct: “I think the Kennedy 1 Johnson ticket will do all right.” , Hugh D. Ormand, chairman of [ West Kings Mountain precinct: I “It looks all right to me. Johnson, as vice-presidential candidate, _ helps the ticket.” S. A. Crouse, former chairman of East Kings Mountain precinct: “It’s a good ticket, maybe a Franklin Roosevelt ticket No. 2, ' with a Texas man to help. I be lieve it’s a winning ticket.” (Mr. Crouse alluded to the fact that Texan John Nance Garner was Roosevelt’s running mate in 19 32 and 1936.) H. A. Goforth, former chairman of Bethware precinct, “I’ll go a long with it” J. B. Ellis, county commission er and chairman of Grover pre cinct: “The ticket suits me. Some may not agree, tout I think Terry Sanford did what anyone should have done in supporting Kennedy and thereby looking after the in terests of the state.’’ Dixon Moderate On Civil Rights, To Vote For Nixon, lakes Lodge BY MARTIN HARMON Republican Convention Dele gate Kelly Dixon, also a candi date for 11th district Congress man, will leave foir Chicago early Friday morning, plans to cast his ballot for Vice-President Richard M. Nixon, for the GOP presiden tial nomination, and is leaning toward Henry Cabot Lodge, ti nted Nations representative and former United States Senator from Massachusetts, as a choice for vice-president. Delegate Dixon noted that neither he, nor the North Car olina delegation, is instructed and that he is not directly com mitted to vote for the Vice-Presi dent. What about the Republican platform ? Mr. Dixon replied, "I favor a moderate platform in respect to civil rights.” He added that three names have been mentioned most pro minently as a running mate to Mr. Nixon, including, to addition to Mr. Lodge, Senators Barry Galdwater, of Arizona, and Thur ston Monton, of Kentucky. It will not surprise the Kings Mountain delegate, he added, if New York Governor Nelson Rock efeller, in spite of strong state ments disclaiming a willingness to take the Number 2 spot does become the vice-presidential nominee. Delegate Dixon says he wasn't surprised at Senator Lyndon Johnson’s accepting the Demo cratic Number 2 position and thinks the same could happen respecting the GOP and Governor Rockefeller. Mir. Dixon will go to Chicago via automobile. He will travel with delegates James H.-Henley, of Stanley,who is a member of the convention credentials com mittee. Mr. Dixon will be at Chi cago’s Palmer House, headquar ters for the North Carolina dele gation. It will he Mr. Dixon’s first time to attend a Republican National Convention. Mr. Dixon opposes Rep. Basil Whitener, of Gastonia, the Dem ocratic incumbent, for the 11th district Congressional seat in the November 8 general election. WINS SCHOLARSHIP — Gale Kircus has been awarded the A. G. Myers Textile Foundation Scholarship for training as a nurse. Gale Kircus Wins Scholarship Gaie Kircus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Kircus, has been awarded the A. G. Myers Textile Foundation Scholalrship. The $500 grant will cover three-years’ tuition at Gaston Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Gastonia, where Miss Kircus will become a student in September. Miss Kircus is a recent gradu ate of Kings Mountain high school where she won the Dam forth award in school finals. Bell Business OfficeToMove I The business office of Southern Bell Telephone ' and Telegraph Company will be moved to the company’s new building on Mountain street Tuesday. Bill ,Paying and other business transactions will be handled at the new building effective Wed nesday morning, Manager Floyd Farris announced this week. Mr. Farris also noted that the construction and equipment in stallation schedule is being met, with the scheduled cut-over of Kings Mountain to dial operation to be consummated at 12:01 a. m. September 11. The Kings Mountain exchange, as previously announced, will be a seven-digit system, with the Kings Mountain call numbers 739. These digits are constant and will precede the individual tele phone designation of four digits. The numbers will begin at the 2000 group, which means that Kings Mountain’s new Number 1 (now the office of the superin tendent of Burlington Industries’ Phenix plant) will be 7392000. New dial numbers are not yet being given to patrons. “A few changes could be re quired,” Mr. Fatrris noted, “which would cause confusion and trou ble.” Florida Senator Smothers' Cousin John C. Smathers, Park Yarn Mills official, enjoyed a mea sure of family pride during the Democratic National conven tion when the name of his cou sin, Senator George Smathers, of Florida, was placed in nom nation for the presidency. “Most of us Smathers are na tives of the Haywood county a rea,“ the Kings Mountain citi zen said, “and Senator Smath ers’ folk moved to Florida when he was six years old. In turn, I left after prep school, and we haven't had too much contact since.’’ His most recent contact with his legislative kinsmen was in Charlotte, where Senator Sraa thers, who defeated former Senator Claude Pepper several years ago, was speaking at a Democratic rally. The Florida legislator is not ; the first senator in tire Smath ers family. An uncle of the ! Florida senator and kinsman j of John Smathers was a United States Senator from New Jer sey in the late thirties. The Kings Mountain man said he was tickled, on an auto trip to New York at the time, to find “Smathers For Senator’’ signs and billboards through out the state of New Jersey. Senator Smaitheirs, of New Jersey, now deceased, retired to Waynesville before his death.