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Established 1889 Seventy-Second Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City ! -mits 8,008 This figure for Greater Kings Mountain is derived from the 1955 Kings Mountain city directory census. The city limits figure is from the United States census of 1960. Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, March 16, 1961 PRICE TEN CENTS Local News Bulletins P-TA MEETING The North Elementary School Band under the direc tion of Joe ’Hedden will pre sent a musical program at Tuesday’s meeting of the P TA at 3 p. m. in the school auditorium. Miss Willie Mc Gill’s third grade will present the devotional. METER RECEIPTS Parking meter receipts for the week ending Wednesday totaled $102.82, including $92.60 from on-street meters and $10.32 from off-street me ters, City Clerk Joe McDaniel reported. LODGE MEETING An emergent communication of Faiirview Lodge 339 AF&AM will be held Monday night at 7:30 at Masonic Hall, accord ing to announcement by T. D. Tindall, secretary. P-TA FATHER'S NIGHT Father’s Night will be obser ved by East School P-TA at the regular meeting Tuesday night at 7:30 at East School audi torium. PERMITS ISSUED M. H. Biser issued ttwo per mits this week for alterations to real property in Kings Mountain. Friday a permit was issued to J. P. Mayhue to make alterations -of $3,000 to his home on Grace Street, and Wednesday a permit was is sued to Paul Ham to make a Itwo-room addition to his home art 607 Floyd Street at an esti maed cost of $5,000. Church To Note 10th Anniversary Resurrection Lutheran church will celebrate the 10th anniver sary of its organization at spec ial services on Sunday. After the morning worship ser vice picnic dinner will be served to members of the church, former members and friends of the con gregation. lAn exhibit will depict 10 years growth of the local church. As a mission development of the United Lutheran Church in America, Resurrection Lutheran church was organized on March 18, 1951 with Rev. Vance Daniel as the first pastor. First services were held at West School on Feb ruary 4, 1951. Upon (the formal organization of the congregation in 1951, Mr. Daniel was called as the first pastor. He served in that capa city until November, 1953. After his resignation the Rev. R. Dou glas Fritz accepted a call to be the second pactor of the young congregation. He came to Kings Mountain on January 1, 1954 and served here until November 16, 1958. The present pastor, the Rev el end George T. Moore, began hi® ministry in Kings Mountain on February 11, 1959. For the period prior to organi zation, and for some time later, services were held in West School. Construction of the church build ing was begun in 1951 and the first service was held in the new building on December 2, 1951. The interior, with complete furn ishings, was completed in 1953. At a later date the interior of the education wing was completed. The parsonage for the church was started in 1954 and comple ted in 1955. At the present time the steeple for the Colonial style church building is under con struction, and should be ready to lift into place atop the brick tower next month. There were 81 adult members and 33 children listed as mem bers on the date of organization. Since that time the membership has increased to the present to tal of 262. The congregation is active in all phases of the work of the Church. There are three Circles in the work of the United Lutheran Church Women, one men’s organization of United Lu theran Church Men, a Sunday School far all members, two Lu ther League groups for the young people, one Boy Scout troop, and one Cub Scout pack. In planning the observance Mis. George Plonk and Mr. Carl Goforth are in charge of invita tions. Mrs. Ed Goter and Mins. A. J. iSlater are in charge of the dinner arrangements. Mr. Paul McGinnis and Mr. E. K. Whiie ner are in charge of the display and publicity. Refering to the history of Res urrection Lutheran Church and to the observance of the anniver sary. Pastor Moore noted the purpose of the celebration. He said, "It is, above all else, an op (Continued on Page Eight) Bennett Making Re-election Bid CANDIDATES — John W. Glad den, at top, is a candidate for Ward 2 city commissioner. Lu ther T. Bennett below, has filed for re-election to a third term. Armory Project Hits Stumphole Bond attorneys have told the city they won’t approve issuance of bonds, minus a citizens vote of approval, for building of an armory, but a start® National Guard official has indicated an extension of time will be grant ed for the deposit of required lo cal funds. City (Attorney J. R. Davis said Col. Roy Thompson, of the adju tant general’s staff, indicated ap proval of a (time extension of 30 days or more to enable the city to deposit the $24,500 local share of the federal-State-local project. Mr. Davis informed the city commission Tuesday night of his conversation with Col. Thompson and added that he had asked the official for a letter setting forth the specific time the deposit would be required. Meantime, the Commission launched another route whereby it might assure armory building funds, by adopting a resolution to issue $19,000 in bonds for that purpose, in spite of the opinion of the bond attorneys. j The resolution will open the Way for a “friendly” legal action in which a taxpayer will seek to prevent Ithe issuance of (the bonds. In this manner, the city would take the action to thfe state Supreme Court and obtain a ruling on whether armory ex penditures are a necessary pub lic expense. It was on this grounds, Attor (Continued On Page Eight) 15 Candidates Now In Held For City Posts Luther T. Bennett, two-term city commissioner from Ward 3, filed his notice of candidacy for re-election last weekend. He was the tone additional en try in a field now numbering 15 candidates far the six elective city offices., Prime political question re maining was whether the re maining three incumbents, Com missioners Boyce Gault, Ward 2, Ben H. Bridges, Ward 4, and R. Coleman Stroupe, Ward 5, will Offer for re-election. Most of the guessing was that they will. Like Commissioners Ross Alexander and Bennett, all are < completing their second terms. Mr. Bennett’s expected entry into the race brings to three the number of candidates seeking the Ward/3 position, Corbett Ni cholson, former city gas super intendent, and Clavon Kelly, au to" store credit manager, having previously filed. Contests still haven’t develop ed for two commission jobs. John W. Gladden is the lone can didate to date for Ward 2 Com missioner and J. Elmer Rhea is the lone candidate for Ward 5 commissioner^ The mayoral and Ward 4 races thus far are the most crowded, both equally, with four candi dates for each position. Challenging Mayor Glee A. Bridges, who seeks re-election to a fifth term, are Garland E. Still, a former mayor, David L. Saun ders, onetime commissioner, and Kelly Dixon, who took his first bow in politics last November (is RepubHoaa candidate for 11th district Congressman. In Ward 4, Paul W. Ledford, Willis Bagwell, Norman King and Clinton Wood are candidates for the position now held by Ben H. Bridges. There is a minimum of specu lation on whether more candi dates will fee forthcoming. Chief speculation during the past tew days listed T. J. (Tom my) Ellison as a likely addition al candidate in Ward 3, a posi tion he has held formerly. Other speculative conversation listed as a likely candidate Roy Brown, who sought the Ward 4 posit two years ago. Commissioner Bennett is an overseer of Phenix plant of Bur lington Industries and Grace Methodist church Sunday School superintendent. He is a former director of Kings Mountain hos pital. School Plans / Group Named Dr. Wyan Washburn, of Boil ing Springs, has been named chairman of a sub-committee on long-range planning of the Cleveland County Citizens Com mittee for Better Schools. Appointment of the sub-group was announced this week by Chairman Harold Love. Others named include Grady Howard, of Kings Mountain; Tom Austell, Earl; Wade Hend ricks and Mrs. Joe Thompson, both of Shelby; Jim Palmer, Ca sair; Ralph Spangler, Double Shoals; and Mrs. Elbert Grigg, Polkville. Palmer To Ask Fast Enactment Of School Election Amendments Endorsement of city election amendments by Park Grace, Gro ver, Compact and Bethware school committees were convey ed (to Rep. Jack Palmer Wednes day and the Cleveland represen tative planned to seek a speed up in passage of the bill. The amendments are necessary to enfranchise, for school trustee representation and voting, citi zens of the four school areas which voted last May to consoli date with (the Kings Mountain district. Rep. Palmer said Monday that he would have introduced the bill earlier, but wanted the text checked by local school officials for correctness. He said he would seek suspen sion of the rules in obtaining passage In the House of Repre sentatives and would ask Sena tor Robert F. Morgan to seek similar treatment in, the Senate. Meantime, the city commission tias postponed calling the May ) city and school trustee elec tion, pending passage of the en franchising amendments. Under new law, which would be eon/tin ucd by the amend ments, the City of Kings Moun tain conducts the school elec tions, therefore is charged with responsibility for naming elec tion officials, printing of ballots and canvassing of returns. Deadline for the city’s passing resolution to set the election is March 25, City Attorney J. R. Da vis fold the commission. The proposed amendments, in addition to providing the estab lishment of voting precincts at Park Grace and Beth ware schools and at Grover fire sta tion, would provide for election of (two school trustees on May 9 who reside in the new school dis trict areas adjacent to the city limits. One would be named for a six-year term, and the other for a four-year term. New registration would be re quired for residents of the school district residing outside the city limits. WINNER — Sandra Plonk, high school junior, won the District 4 Woman's Clubs sewing contest lor students in Boiling Springs Tuesday. She was sponsored by the Junior Woman's Club. Sandra Plonk Contest Winner Sandra Plonk, Kings Mountain high school junior, is winner of the District 4 Vogue sewing con test for students sponsored by ithe Federation of Women’s Clubs. Miss' Plonk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wray Plonk, represent ed the Junior Woman’s club in competition with students from Gherryville, Dallas, Forest City and FaUstpji. As district winner, Miss Plonk will go to Henderson April 5 for Stalte competition. Mrs. Thomas M. L. Moss, of Shelby, was win ner in the clubwoman division of the district contest held Tues day in Boiling Springs. Miss Plonk’s winning costume, which she designed as “the i deal costume for the high school student’s dress-up wardrobe”, was white and she wore it with color accenlts. The two-piece suit of white nubby cotton had elbow length sleeves, hip-length box jacket and sheath skirt. Beneath the jacket she wore a blouse of blue and white printed polished cotton, with round collar styled to be worn out over the jacket. Her hat, also self-made, was a pillbox which exactly match ed her blouse. To vary the cos tume, Miss Plonk had made an extra hat and collar of mulberry! red hand-screened cotton print.' The collar, detachable, can; be easily added to or rempved from the round neck of the ja cket. Mrs. John H. Gamble, home e conomics teacher at Central school, Mrs. Wray Plonk, and Marian Plonk also attended the! district contest. Miss Plonk, as local and dis-! ti’ict winner, will (receive prizes1 from the Junior Woman’s Club.! Scholarships are awarded win -* netrs in state-wide and national* competition. Retailer Banquet To Be March 24 Frank Ewrigo, Atlanta district manager of Parke, Davis & Com pany will make the principal address at the March 24 annual banquet of the Kings Mountain Merchants association, it was announced this week by Pares! lent Charles Blanton. The annual banquet, to be held at the Woman’s Club will be an employer-employee affair and ticket reservations should be made by telephoning the mer chants association office. A veteran entertainer and sp eaker, Mr. Errigo was third run ner-up in National Toastmaster’s club contests. Mr. Blanton described him, “A lumorist, with a point.’’ Tickets to the banquet are $2 each. Recently.elected officers of the association will be installed at :he banquet. GRASS FIRE City firemen weire called to Fairview Street Wednesday afternoon to douse a grass blaze. No damage was report- i ed. Action Deferred On Sunday Blue Law Referendum Issue Pastors Say Law Adequate, If Enforced The city board of commission ers deferred action Tuesday night on setting up a referendum on Sunday prohibitions after the Kings Mountain Mjinisterial as sociation decided that the current statutes are adequate, if enforced. IWhile a majority of the city commission say they favor a ref erendum, on the Sunday blue law question, there is little agreement on What question, or questions, should be asked the voters in a city-wide referendum on t h e issue. Commissioner Ben H. Bridges suggested the referendum might! be posed on two questions: (1) Favoring or opposing Sunday amusements; and (2) favoring or opposing Sunday business opera tions. The commission had previously asked the Ministerial association to consider the matter and voice its ideas on the referendum. The ministers convened Mon day morning, with 14 present, and, Dr. Paul Ausley, president, .reported, unanimously adopted the following statement: “The Ministerial Association examined statutes now on the law books of Kings Mountain and ffhd that they are adequate, if enforced, to meet our present sit uation. Therefore, we re-affirm the resolution presented to the City Council in December which is: ■ * “Be it resolved that, “We, as Mlhtstdrs appreciate the Lord’s Day and we deplore anything that takes away from the main emphasis of this 'day which is set aside for the procla mation and reception of the gos pel. i “We further affirm, that we who constitute the Ministerial Association, are not a law making group nor do we speak for our congregations and, therefore, feel that the present test of the 'Blue Law presented to our City Coun cil should be decided in a refer endum by the people of Kings Mountain.” Commissioners noted Tuesday night that the present ordinances relating to Sunday activities are both ambiguous and, perhaps, out-of-date. Following is the text of the city code book on Sunday regula tions: “SECTION 1. Sunday Regula tions. It is unlawful to open any store on Sunday for the purpose" of buying or selling merchandise, and it shall be unlawful for the proprietor of any store to permit; anyone to enter said place of bus- j iness on Sunday, with the ex ception of the clerks; if any store Shall be found open on the Sab bath, it shall be prima facie evi dence that the same was opened by the proprietor for the pur pose of selling merchandise; pro vided, further, that drug stores may remain open for the pur pose of filling doctor’s prescrip tions only. Provided further, that no soft drinks be sold between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. “SECTION 2. Motion Pictures on Sunday Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or employee or of ficer or officer thereof, operating a motion picture show or theatre in the City of Kings Mountain to operate on the Sabbath Day, or to show any picture or conduct any performance in the same to; which the public is admitted,; whether for an admission fee or! without an admission fee.” (ben House Set Faith Baptist Faith Baptist Church will hold open house in its new education al unit on Sunday afternoon. The first unit is one of four which the congregation expects to complete in a building pro gram now underway. Visitors are invited to inspect the new building during the hours of 2 and 5 p. m., the pastor ftev. Flay Payne said. The new educational unit houses the Sun day School department, nursery through young people. The building, of brick constru ction, fronts Cleveland Avenue. * Members of Faith congregation occupied the educational unit the first week in January. "We invite the community to visit our new plant on Sunday; afternoon", Mr. Payne added. FOOTE WINS SAFETY AWARD — E. R. Goter, left, general superintendent, and N. O. John son, plant manager, of Foote Mineral Com pany's Kings Mountain operation display the North Carolina and United States Department ot labor plaque signifying completion of the third consecutive year of operation without lost-time accident. Youngster Found After Big Search Ward 5 Precinct At West School Ward 5 citizens will vote at West school in this year’s city election. Asked by Victory Chevrolet i Company, the Ward 5 voting j place since orealtion of Ithe j ward system in 1939, to find new quarters, the city com mission voted last week to use West school as the'Ward 5 polling place, after Schools Superintendent B. N. Barnes said he felt the voting could be handled without interfering with school schedules. School Board Meets Monday Kihlp Mountain School board will meet in regular session in I the superintendent's office Mon- j day night at 7:30. Mrs. Wanza Y. Davis, secretary | to Supt. B. N. Barnes, in his ab sence Wednesday, said a definite [ agenda had not yet been diselo-l sed to her and she felt the meet- i ing would be a routine business j session. Youth Lost On Mountain Tuesday Night Steve Powell, seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Powell, Sr., slept safely in his bed Tues day night after being lost for more than three hours atop the pinnacle of Kings Mountain. Rescue squads from Kings Mountain, Grover, Shelby, and Gaston, the Kings Mountain Unit of the National Guard and numerous local citizens were called oult to search for the youngster who strayed from a group of seventh gTaders on an outing at the mountain. Several state patrolmen also joined in the search. Young Steve was found by his brother. Jay Powell, Jr., and Klaus Kopruch about 7:00 p. m. The three youngsters, in ap proaching darkness, remained a top the mountain, built a fire, and waited for searchers to reach them. Young Powell was attending a seventh grade outing at the (Continued (Jn Page Bight) Citizens Still Arguing Tax Bill; City Guesses Annual Cost $18,000 Governor Terry Sanford’s pro posals for removing sales tax ex emptions continued to get major attention here and throughout North Carolina this week, and the City of Kings Mountain add ed its voice Ito those in opposi tion. Specifically, the city reacted like many citizens when faced with a new tax. The commission Tuesday night adopted a resolution urging the General Assembly to leave mun icipalities exempt Stun paying sales tax, as they are under the current statute. In 'the absence of a copy of the proposed tax law, City Clerk Joe McDaniel estimated the city’s annual bill, if not exempt from the sales tax, might reach &18.000 Mir. McDaniel said he arrived at the guess by subtracting pay roll expenses from both the city and natural gas system opera tions and using the remainder of expenditures as sQbject to the tax. , It was noted that this amount represents a city ad valorem tax rate of 16 to 17 cents per 100 val uation. Though not completey unani mous, there continued to he evi denced here heavy opposition to imposing the sales tax on food and drugs, as appeared general ly throughout Cleveland County. This opposition was noted by Senator Robert F. Morgan, of Shelby, Tuesday when he co-in itroduced with Senator Max Tho mas, of Union, a bill calling for a tax of three cents on each pa ckage of cigarettes and compar able taxes on cigars, plus a one cent crown tax on soft drinks. The bill has been variously esti mated to return from $48 to $50 million during the upcoming bi ennium, which is the approxima tion for returns from taxes on food and drugs. The bill was la beled a substitute for the food and drug taxing proposals. Rep. Jack Palmer told the Herald he favors the Governor’s education program in most de tails but opposes the food and drug sales tax and hopes the new monies can be found from other sources. His position is similar to that adopted by members ol the Cleveland County Citizens Com mittee for Better Schools. Chairman Harold Love said a major segment of the committee met and took this position: 1) solid support for the Governor’s education improvement recom mendations; 2) preferable rais ing the funds by taxes on tobac co products, liquor and .soft drinks. Foote Wins Three-Year Safety Award Mo^?nLAIjn?ra! Company's Kings .fountain p)ant has been award ed k plaque for completion of three consecutive years without a lost-time accident. Plaque, awarded by the Nonfl Carolina and United States Department of Labor, was pre sented recently at a plant saf ety meeting. Individual safety pins were al so given ito 23 employees. Receiving pins for 10 years witire Dennis L. Goforth, E. R. Go ter, and Ernest C. Maples. Awarded five-year pins were Hilliard Black, H. M. Broadwa ter, R. Wray Canipe, Taft Clark, J. Verlin Connor, Timmons C. Goforth, R. C. Flow, T. W. Gor don, W. E. Hunst, N. O. Johnson, Erich Kopruch, D. R. Smith, John O Van Dyke, John O. Ware and C. F. Wilson. Two-year pins went to Robert F. Caveny, Earl O. Hollifield, R. W. Hurlbut, S. K. Peeler, Jr., and James W. Rushing. Country Club Meeting Tuesday Annual dinner meeting of stockholders of Kings Mountain Country Club, Inc., will be held Tuesday night kt 7 o’clock at the American Legion building. Principal business of the stockholders will be considera tion of a proposal endorsed by the directors for instituting a staggered term arrangement for directors, as well as election of 12 directors for the coming year, Dr. George W. Plonk, president said yesterday. Annual (reports will be heard from Dr. Plonk, from James A. Lybrand, secretary, and L. E. Hinnant, treasurer. Committee chairmen to make reports are Paul M. Nelsler, Sr., building and greens committees; Dr. P. G. Padgett, house commit tee; John McClure, membership committee; and George H. Hous» er, social committee. Retailer's Easter /) Schedule Given Easter closing schedules for Kings Mountain retail mer chants were announced this week and conform with the as sociation’s by-laws, President Charles D. Blanton said. The merchants will suspend the Wednesday half-holiday on March 29, Wednesday im mediately prior to Easter. The retailers will close on Monday April 3 for a holiday and will also be closed the afternoon of Wednesday, April
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