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Population Greats Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 7,206 j Th* flgm lor Owatn Xing* Mountain I* derived from | tba 1*55 ring* Mountain city directory cotuu*. Th* city limit* figur Is from tn* United State* census of 1U0. VOL. 71 No. 36 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, September 8, I960 1C Pages |U Today Seventy-First Year PRICE TEN CENTS Telephone Service Becomes Dial Operation Sunday PRESIDENT GEETS DIXON — Kelly Dixon, of Kings Mountain, was greeted by President Dwight Eisenhower at the White House last week, as the Kings Mountain Congressional candidate joined 13S other Republican Congressional aspirants in a two-day confer ence to acquaint the candidates with GOP aims and policies. Bethware Fair Opens Wednesday ACCEPTS CALL — Hey. Wayne Ashe of LilesvUle bets accepted the call to become pastor of Mac edonia Baptist church. Ashe Accepts Macedonia Call Rev. Wayne Ashe of Lilesville, N. C. has accepted Che August 21 call of the congregation of Mac edonia Baptist church as their pastor and he and his family will move (to Kings Mountain on September 23. Rev. Ashe, a native of Bryson Cifty attended Galrdner-Wetob College, Carson • Newman and Southeastern Seminary. Prior to accepting the pastoral post at Macedonia he had serv ed for the past six and one-half years as pastor of Gum Springs Baptist churdh, Lilesville. Before going to Lilesville, Mr. Ashe served at Berea Baptist church, MooresviMe. Mrs. Ashe is the former My rtle Oitoby of Belmont The Ashe's have one son, Steve, age 13, who will be an eighth grade student at Central school. Mir. Ashe will finish his duties at Gum Springs church on Sept j tember 25 and will assume his, pastorate here September 26th.! The Macedonia church has1 been without a resident pastor since Rev. T. A. Lineberger ac-, cepted the call of Pleasant Kill Baptist church in Morganton last November. Rev. S. L. Lamm, professor at Gardner-Webb College has been| serving as interim pastor for the local church. FIRE City firemen doused an oil stove blaze at the Ramsey home on Broad Street Friday at 9:00 p. m. No damage was reported. Community Staging 13th Annual Event The 13th annual Bethware Community Fair, billed by Fair officials as one of the oommun ity’s ‘mhigger and better” fairs, opens Wednesday for a four-day run. Again offering prizes for exhi bitors, plus entertainment for the young folk, the event will be held on the Bethware School Grounds. The Bethware (Progressive Club, which sponsors the fair, announces a full program of e vents, including: Opening Day Wednesday the fair will officially open at 4 p.m. with games and contests for chil dren in the afternoon. Drawing for prizes will begin at 9:30 p. m. and a fireworks display will follow. . Children’s Day on Thursday will feature reduced Midway rides for the kiddies. All exhibits will (Continued On Page Eighti Stallings Resigns At Mauney Firms Charles Mauney Will Become General Manager Sam H. Stallings, Jr., general manager of (Mauney Hosiery Company, Inc., and of Carolina Throwing Company, has resign-, ed to become an active partner in the Smithfield insurance ag ency of his late father, it was an nounced this week, by W. K. Mauney, Jr., president of the two firms. Concurrently, it was announ ced that Charles F. Mauney, Kings Mountain native currently i with E. I. duPont de Nemours, of Kinston, will succeed Mr. Stall ings. President Mauney told em ployees in a notice posted last week, “It is with sincere regret that it has become my duty to inform you of the resignation of Sam H. Stallings, Jr., as general manager .... We give credit to him for many improvements in our operation and policies today which could have been the dif ference between our being in business today or out of business several years ago. It is going to be hard to replace him ....’’ Mir. Mauney said Mr. Stallings’ departure date is indefinite and that he will remain with the firm for several weeks to ac quaint his successor with the work. i Mr. Stallings will assuine the management of Sam H. Stallings' & Son, a general insurance ag ency in Smithfield. He came to Kings Mountain as an industrial engineer for Phe nix plant of Burlington Mills in 1948 and joined Mauney Hosiery Company as general manager January 1, 1952. He assumed the; same duties with Carolina Throwing Company on its form ation in June 1955. Mr. Stallings is a past presi dent of the Kings Mountain Lions club, a member of Central Methyl is t church, a Mason, and recipient of the Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service award for civic work. He was first president of the Kings Mountain United Fund, Inc. Mrs. t Stallings is the former Peggy J&eConnell, of Wilming ton. They have five children, Pat, Sandy, Bob, Greg and Pam Stall ings. Charles F. Mauney will join Mauney Hosiery Company of Oc tober 1. He joined DiiPont’s dacron manufacturing firm at Kinston on graduation from North Car (Continued Un Page Bight) Schools Of Township list 1051 Pupils; City Enrollment Up Eight No. Four Township schools, af ter showing a drop of 60 pupils from last year on first day en rollment, at the close of the fifth school day showed a gain of 61 pupils, topping last year's first day tally by one. First day enrollment in the schools totaled 3,990 while fifth day totals showed an increase to 4,061. The 1959-60 first day tally was 4,050. Kings Mountain city schools, after the surprising drop of 14 students from last year on op ening day, (rallied ito show a 38 gain at the close of the fifth day, a gain of eight over last years figures. Supt B. N. Barnes said that is not too surprising, since fifth day enrollment figures usually are higher than those on enroll ment day. The overall fifth day enroll ment In city schools was 2316 an eight gain over the 2308 figure of last year. Central High school is still lacking, but has climbed to 511. j First day enrollment figures for the high school recorded 499, off 25 from last year. The 511 figure is 18 off the fif th day enrollment figure far the 1959-60 record. The Davidson High school fif th day record was 61 for highi school, a drop of four pupils from i opening day. The opening day mark of 66 was five pupils less than last year. Mrs. Eloise Nickels, principal of Park Grace Elementary school reported enrollment is up to 163 at her school. First day enroll • ment at the school was 157, a drop of 17 students from last year. Mrs. Nickels said the figure was higher, but several families moved away, taking their chil dren from the school. Compact showed a gain of 16 students after the fifth day, eight In both elementary and high school. The elementary en rollment stands at 403 and the high school enrollment at 100. Compact school on enrollment day had showed a gain of 22 ov er last year’s totals. According to J. Horace Griggs' figures at the county school su perintendent's office in Shelby, Beth ware school’s enrollment re mained unchanged from the first; day marie of 510. However, the school dropped two in the elementary depart ment, but gained two in the high school division. Grover school showed an in crease of 11 in the elementary; department, but a decrease of 17 in the high school from first day figures. First day enrollment at Grover Showed a drop of 43 from last year. First day enrollment at Gro ver was 556, 423 in the elemen tary department and 133 in the high school department MANAGER CHANGE — Scon Stallings, above, for the past nine years general manager of Mauney Hosiery Company and Carolina Throwing Company, has resigned. He will be succeed ed by Charles F. Mauney. Wharton Yonth Drowning Victim Robert (Bob by) Wharton, 17 ; year old Kings , Mountain youth, y drowned a c c i- i| dentally about i noon Saturday in Little Swan ! Lake in Gaines- j ville, Fla. Efforts by' Wharton’s fath- f ar and another y brother to aid I the young I swimmer were \ futile. The Wharton other member of the Wharton party, the youth’s mother, was on the shore at the time. Putnamf County Sheriffs Dep uty Allen Patten, who investigat ed, said the youth drowned near the shore of the lake in water a-; bout eight feet deep when his! diving mask became flooded. . The Whartons, enroute to Tam pa, Fla., where their son was to enter Florida Christian College, had stopped in Gainesville for a visit with another son, William Wharton, director of admissions at the University of Florida. (Mr. Wharton transferred from! the postoffice in Hollywood, Fla., to the Kings Mountain postoffice I more than two years ago. BoMby Wharton was an honor graduate in the I960 class at Kings Moun tain high school. Funeral services for young; Wharton were held Monday! morning at 11 o’clock from Jon es Johnson Chapel in Gainesville. Evangelist Forrest M. McCann, pastor of the 14th Street ChUrch of Christ, officiated, and inter-! ment was in HiMcrest Memorial Park. In addition to his parents and brother, Wharton is survived by, his paternal grandparents, Mr.' and Mrs. L. B. Wharton of Mid dleburn, W. Va. Postmaster Charles Alexander and Mrs. Alexander and Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Hord went to Gaines ville for the services. KIWAN1S MEETING Football Coach John Gamble ■will be guest speaker at the Thursday meeting of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club. The club convenes at 6:45 p. pi. at the Woman’s club. Funeral Rites For Mrs. Suber Held Saturday Funeral rites for Mrs. Artie Parlier Suber, 75, were conduc ted Saturday at Harris Funeral Home. Mrs. Suber succumbed at Kings 'Mountain hospital at 1:10 p. m. last Thursday, following a stroke of paralysis suffered a week earlier. She had been in ill health for several months. A native of Taylorsville, s!he was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John T. Parlier, but had lived most of her life in Kings Mountain. She was wellknown in Kings Mountain, having been ac tive in the operation with her husband, Sam R. Suber, in the restaurant business some years ago. She was a former mem ber of the Woman’s Club and a member of First Presbyterian church. She was first married to Rich ard Thomas Cansler, Who died in 1918. Surviving are husband, and six children, Mrs. Nell Cranford, Mrs. Joe Foster, Mrs. Conran Falls, Mrs. Humes Houston, Ro bert Suber, Jr., and Mrs. Carl Wieiesner. Ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive. The final rites were conducted by Dr. Paul K. Ausley and Rev. Herbert D. Garmon. Pallbearers were Hunter Al len, Harry Page, Ted Gamble, Glee A. Bridges, N. M. Farr, B. S. Peeler, Jr., Carl Finger and George H. Mauney. Interment was in Mountain Rest cemetery. Rites Conducted For Mrs. Oates Funeral rites for Mrs. Laura Mae Oates, 79, were held Mon day ait 2:30 p. m. from Harris Funeral Home Chapel, interment following In Mountain Rest Cem etery. Mrs. Oates died suddenly Sat urday night at her home after an illness of several years. Widow of Charles A. Oates, Mrs. Oates was a native of South Carolina, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs Ftrank Morrison. She was a member of the Kings Mountain Baptist church. Surviving are two sons, C. C. Oates of Clearwater, Fla., and Rufus S. Oates of Kings Moun tain; two daughters, Mrs. V. A. Hoyle of Chapel Hill and Mrs. Maude Steele of Charlotte; two sisters, Mrs. T. M. Davis of Don alds, S. C. and Mrs. D. T. Majors of Greenville, S. C. Also surviv ing are five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The final rites were conducted by'lhe Rev. Marion Dubose and the Rev. B. L. Raines. Active paU bearers were W. T. Weir, Harold Crawford, Eugene Roberts, A. W. Kincaid, W. F. McGill and Yates Harbison. Attack Fatal To M/SgL Stroup CM/Sgt Arvell Lee Stroup, 40, died Saturday of a heart attack while stationed with the Armed Forces in Labrador. Word of the Kings Mountain serviceman’s death was received Sunday by (his sister and two brothers who live here. Funeral arrangements are in complete. A Kings Mountain native, M/9gt Stroup was the son of (Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Stroup. He was a Mason and member of Grace (Methodist church. He was a veteran of 18 years service du ty in the Air Force. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clara Hutchins Stroup of Green ville, S. C; one step-son, Jimmy Hutchins, also of Greenville; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Raleigh She han, of Gastonia, formerly of Kings Mountain; four brothers, John Stroup of Gerton, N. C., Lu ther Stroup of Fairfield, Calif., George and Walter Stroup, both of Kings Mountain, and two sis ters, Mrs. Ervin Ellison of Kings Mountain and Mrs. Paul White sides of Hickory. BOUND OVER Ben Thrift, of Kings Moun tain, was bound over to Su perior Court Tuesday on Char ge of first degree murder of his wife, Mrs. Dona Jolley Thrift. Judge Rueben Elam ordered the defendant held without bond. TWENTY YEARS WITH BELL — Mrs. Virginia McDaniel Arnette, chief operator of the Southern Bell telephone exchange here, will complete her duties at the Kings Mountain office with the cut-over to dial service. She joined Southern Bell in 1940, became chief op erator in 1947. Chief Operator 20-Year Veteran Effective Sept. 11, Mrs. Vir ginia McDaniel Arnette, chief op erator for Southern Bell Tele phone’s Kings Mountain exchan ge, will take a leave of absence from the company — two decades after she first donned a headset and asked, “Numiber, please?” for the first time. There’ve been a lot of changes in telephone operation in the seemingly brief span of 20 years. When Mrs. Arnette joined Sou thern Bell, she was one of four telephone operators here and worked under the direction of Mrs. Myrtle MtoDaniel, then chief operator. Today, as manual operation nears the end of the line, Mrs. Arnette supervises a corps of 28, No longer do the onetime famili ar requests, “call the doctor", “give me the drug store”, “Sally ones’ residence”, and “I want the Mayor” get honored with quick plug-ins. The answer now is, I’M give you information,” a subtle reminder that a telephone direc tory is under the thumb of the caller, or should be. The great increase in growth of the exchange made the demise of the friendly, personal service mandatory. Rememibering a few numbers was possible, but re membering a great number wasn’t. Mrs. Arnette’s iten ture was mark ed, in the early days, by fire in the local exchange. Firemen re moved the night operator from the burning building and a tem porary telephone was installed to handle emergency calls. Next day, a switchboard was set up in the Woman's Club and essential service was maintained. Service was back to normal in nine days. Cut-over to dial service wilt mark the demise of the “Cen tral” institution here. Two open ators, along with Mrs. Arnettc will (take temporary leave of ab sence, two will be transferred te the Gastonia office, and ten have already been transferred to other tContinued on Fape Bight) More Ulan 100 Students Of Area Enrolling At Colleges. Schools A Herald survey just complet- j ed showed over 100 students will: attend colleges, junior colleges, universities, prep and finishing schools, and other institutions for post high sdhool training this year. For many, classes will begin: next week for opening fall terms. < ' Students are sprinkled throu-1 ghout states from North Carolina to Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky,1 The Herald has made every effort to obtain the names of all Kings Mountain area stu dents attending colleges and universities. However, recogni zing the possibility of omis sions, the Herald would appre ciate the names of any students who may not have been includ ed with this group. Mississippi, and Tennessee from a total of over 40 schools. North Carolina State College at Raleigh leads the field with 11 Kings Mountain students. Ten students from this area favor the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, eight will enroll at Lenoir-Rhyne, and seven each will attend Appala chian State Teacher’s College at Boone, and Western Carolina College, at Cullowhee. A number of students seek spe cialized training in the nursing and business fields while several are in graduate schools. The complete list follows: NORTH CAROLINA STATE — Elmer Norwood, Steve Powell, Philip Humphries, Leonard Smith, Jr., Noel Webster, Wray Plonk, Jr„ Barry Smith, Buddy Corrnor, Glenn Grigfc, Jr., Tommy Smith and David Plonk. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA — Hugh Wayne Mayhue, Steve Kesler, Linda Bi ser, Hunter Neisler, Jr., Mike Mc Kee, Jerry Patterson, Mac Len non, and Charles O. Allen LENQIR-RHYNE COLLEGE — HalUe Ward, John McGinnis, Ca role Plonk, Freida McGinnis, Ju dy Cooper, Jo Ann Lackey, Luth er Barnes, and Phil Maunev. WESTERN CAROLINA OOL UEGE — Gene Gibson, Don Tig nor, DeWayne Caldwell, Troy Dover, Paul Dover, Jerry Web-! ster, and Roger Blackwell. APPALACHIAN STATE TEA CHER’S COLLEGE — Dianna Neal, Jean Hicks, Tillie Arro wood, Ronnie Layton, Mickie Lynn, Fairylee Davis, and (Bud Mayes. EASTERN CAROLINA COL LEGE — Jimmy Blanton, Gary Blanton, Jerry Cloninger, Harold Ellis, and David Roberts. WOMAN’S COLLEGE, Greens 'boro — Bobbie Lynn, Peggy Black, Nancy McClure, Carolyn Walker, and Sarah Cox. HIGH POINT COLLEGE — Shirley McDaniel and Mary Sides. BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE, (Continued on Page Eight) Southern Bell Reports System Ready To Change Kings Mountain’s .Southern Bell telephone exchange will cut over to complete dial operation Sun day morning at 12:01. Workmen were still busy at the new $441,000 exchange on West Mountain street Wednes day, making final checkouts of equipment and putting finishing touches on the bliding itself. Carl Stuckey, a representative of Western Electric company, e quipment manufacturers, said, ‘We’re ready.” The actual cut-over involves re moving of bloek-outs now separa. ting the old system from the new dial operation. Manager Floyd Farris point ed out that the dial operation in Kings Mountain is the first all number dialing. ■He said, “The new system is easier, faster and more accurate that the combination of exchan ge and number dialing, eliminat ing confusion 'between use of let ters and digits. Scientific exper iments and actual usage have shown that all-number dialing results in fewer errors, and also contributes to more efficient and economical operation.” With the cut-over, the exchan ge’s present staff of 28 operators will be eliminated. Only person nel in Kings Mountain will be members of the office staff and service personnel. Kings (Moun tain information and distance op erators will answer calls at the Gastonia exchange. The large 85 x 131-foot ex change building, constructed of reinforced concrete and brick, ‘contains commodious business and service offices, lounges and plenty of expansion space. With equipment currently in stalled, Kings Mountain's 3,245 telephones can be expanded to 5.000. Sufficient space is avail able for equipment additions to provide for 10,000 telephones Here. Growth in number of tele phones has been great during the past two decades. In 1939, the Kings Mountain exchange listed 397 t e le p h o ne s By 1947, the total was 897, and by 1952, 1839. A year latetr the 2,000-mark was passed. Southern Bell occupied a por tion of the quarters it is vaca ting in the Fulton building on September 1, 1925. Southern Bell lists its new ex change investment as follows: lot and building $166,960; inside equipment for dial operation $248,500; and outside equipment, including cable and other costs, $26,000. The Kings Mountain exchange basic designation is 739. Full seven-digit dialing is required. Mr. Fanris noted that the "Code 704’’ designation has no present significance as regards Kings Mountain calling. It will be used in the future in long distance dialing. "For the moment, ignore any use of the code number,” Mr. Farris advised. One Directory Error Reddens Bell Face , Compilation of a telephone directory is a tedious chore and, even with great care, er rors are known to crop up. While the recently distribu ted directory, to be put into use Sunday morning at 12:01 a. m„ a few errors have been discovered, Manager Floyd Farris said Wednesday. At least one phone number has been found to be incorrect. This is managed by putting the number on "intercept”. When the number is called, an operator will ask, "Who are you calling?”, then give the caller the correct number. One error will be of little ef fect but does give Southern Bell folk a tinge of red coun tenance. I It is address error. The address of Southern Bell is listed in the new directory at 134 S. Cherokee street, which is ithe location of the quarters Bell is vacating after 35 years to 208 W. Mountain street. WITH HIGHWAY PATROL Robert Y. Green of Kings Mountain is one of 34 new highway patrolmen who will be graduated Friday at the In stitute of Government at Cha pel Hill. The ceremonies will follow 12 weeks of training. Mr. Green has been assigned to the Salisbury troop.
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