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Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 Thli figure for Greater Kings Mountain Is derived from the 1955 Kings Mountain city directory census. The city limits figure U from the United States census of 1960. Established 1889 Pages Today VOL 72 No. 13 Kings Mountain, N. CM Thursday, April 6, 1961 Seventy-Second Year PRICE TEN CENTS Williams, Harry File For School Board Positions County School Body Declines Approval Of “Secession” Bill Local News Bulletins ON HONOR ROLL Jean Hicks of Kings Moun tain has 'been named to the honor roll alt Appalachian State Teachers College for the winter semester. A senior at Appalachian, Miss Hicks is practice teaching at Shelby this spring. She wiil complete her work for a degree in Au gust. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Hicks of Kings Mountain. RAINBOW GIRLS Members of the Kings Moun tain Assembly, Order of the Rainbow for Girls, will attend church services together Sun day, April 9lth, at Kings Moun tain Baptist church, at 11 a. m. All Rainbow Girls are urged to attend. METER RECEIPTS Barking meter receipts for the week ending Wednesday at noon totaled $127.94, including $97.54 from on-street meters, $14 from over-parking fees, and $16.40 from off-street me ters, tCity Clerk Joe McDaniel reported. TO RALEIGH Mrs. W. B, Logan is in Ra leigh today (Thursday) on business but will return home tonight. Mrs. W. D. Byars is accompanying her. APPLICATIONS INVITED Applications for membership in the Cleveland County Life Saving and Rescue Squad are now being received, it was an nounced this week. The squad plans to offer a first-aid cour se for the benefit of new mem bers and others in the near fu ture. Mis. Herndon's Bites Conducted Funeral rites for Mrs. Hannah Lee Blalock Herndon, 80, widow of W. Pinkney Herndon, were held Friday at 4 p. m. from Kings Mountain Baptist church of which she was a memlber. (Mrs. Herndon died Thursday in Jhe Kings (Mountain hospital af ter a week’s illness. She was a native of Cleveland county, dau ghter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Blalock. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Howard Purs ley; two bro thers, Clyde and D. B. Blalock of Kings Mountain; and four sisters, Mirs. Whitney Wells and Mrs. Maxie Herndon of Kings Moun tain and Mrs. J. B. Royster and Mrs. Marlon Beam of Grover. One grandchild also survives. The final rites were conducted by Rev. M. D. DuBose and -Rev. IB. L. Raines and interment was in Mountain Rest cemetery. School Peisonnel Sob Group Named John Z. McBrayar; of Moores txxno, has been appointed chair man of the school personnel sub committee of the Cleveland Co unty Citizens Committee for Bet ter Schools, it was announced yesterday by Harold Love, chair man. Other members of the sub committee include J. C. Bridge® and John Cheshire, Jlr., Kings Mountain; John Gold, Grover; Raymond Jones, Laittimore; Wil lard Boyles and Claude Harmon, Bethwaire; Sam Goforth, Eliza beth; Mrs. R. H. Pruett, John Oaiwley and B. A. Lefler. Shelby; Ed White, Casar; Bill Henry and Yates Lee, Folkville; Julian Price, Moriah; and Edwin Patter son, Patterson Springs. Mr. Love has appointed Mr. Cheshire to serve or,' the com mittee, replacing Charles A. Neisleir. Mr. Noisier resigned. Mr. Love said, because he is out-of town frequently. Attorney General Says Schools In City District The county board of education on advice of /the North Carolina attorney-general, has declined requested endorsement of a pro posed 'bill which would permit some residents of the Compact, Grover and Beth ware school ar eas /to vote to secede from the Kings Mountain district. The ooard of education had previously asked the, attorney general to answer two questions, Supt. J. Horace Grigg, said) 1) are the park Grace, Grover, Com pact and Beth ware schools now considered a part of the Kings Mountain school distract and 2) would ithe county board of edu cation have any legal right to endorse a 'bill providing for se cession on a part of the district? Supt. Grigg said the attorney general replied that the adjacent schools, voted into the Kings Mountain district last May 14, are now considered a part of the Kings Mountain district, and that the eeunty hoard had no legal right to approve or endorse such proposed legislation. The four schools are (still being administereed by the county board of education, under court order, until the end of ithe cur rent fiscal year June 30. The county board, visited Monday by a delegation of citi zens supporting the proposed bill, adopted a resolution it no ted that, in keeping with its po licy of neutrality in the Number 4 Township school issue, it would accept any area into the county system which might be in 'position to join the county system by legal means. " Present law provides for a co unty area to vote itself into a city district but does not contain provisions for secession from a city distret to join a county unit. The proposed bill, 'advanced by citizens opposed to the merger, would apply ito Cleveland Coun ty only and the Number 4 Town ship situation particularly. Supt. Grigg commented that ‘The county board in stating a willingness to accept ao area, merely duplicated the action of the Kings Mountain district board prior to the consolidation election when it said, “If you want to come in, we’ll accept you.” Open House Set By Rescue Squad The public is invited to inspect the new home of the Cleveland County Life-Saving & Rescue Squad, Inc., at an open house Sunday afternoon from 2 until 6 o’clock. The new building, located at 312 E. Parker street, was con structed largely by crew members themselves and paid for by do nations from Kings Mountain ci tizens and business firms. (Delbert Dixon, an officer of the squad, said, “We appreciate very much the generosity of the citi zens of Kings Mountain for their support in this project and we hope they will visit the new build ing at the open 'house Sunday.” School Committees Continue In Office Park Grace, Beth-ware, Compact and Grover school committees will serve until June 30, J. Hor ace Grigg, county superintendent of education said Wednesday. District committees for the coming two years were not na med for the four schools sis they were this week for other county schools, the board of education anticipating assumption of ad ministration of the four schools by the Kings Mountain board of education, Mr. Grigg added. Citizens of these four school areas voted last May 14 to con solidate with the Kings Moun tain district. Legal action to ab rogate the election result N was pending on last June 30, legally dictated date on which consoli dations are effective. Subse quently, a temporary injunction against the merger was dissolv ed but the presiding judge or dered ' that the county schools continue operation of the four schools until pending litigation was tried. This litigation was voluntarily non-suited on Novem ber 29. Kiwanis Talent Show Thursday The fourth annual Kiwanis club ' sponsored Schools -Talent Show will ibe Weld' Thursday nighit at 8 o’clock in the high school auditorium. Tickets are on sale and may he purchased from any Kiwanian or will be available at the door. The Show will feature talented youngsters from the four ele mentary schools and the high school who will Ibe vieing for pri zes from the civic club. Proceeds from (the show will go toward the building of a field house with dressing rooms and showers for city stadium. The show will (be divided into four divisions and will include these students: Bobby Bennett, Mossie Card, Tim Oates, Barbara Hord, (Mickey Floyd, Imogene Hamforight, Donna Bell and Wanda Camp, all of whom are third and fourth graders; Sarah (Beth Simpson, Faye Lewis, Lynn Lovelace, and Jane Lovelace, all of whom are first and second graders; Diane Wilson, Mary Jane Griffin, Rickey Laney, Dean Freeman, Scott Cole, Danny Qrejen, Philip Ruff, Richard Wil son, Diane Alexander, Danny Lewis, Mjary Beth Ramsey, Kathy Cabaniss, Mary Leigh Mauney, all of whom are fifth and sixth graders; and Freida Burton, Je wel RObbs, Sandra Spangler, Peggy Plonk, Petie Lynn, Larry Smith, Patty Huffstetler, Paula Almond, Diane Hamrick, Ger hard Piel, Glenda Stroupe Pame la Morrison and James Fisher, all of whom are high school Stu dents. LEGION MEETING Regular meeting of Otis D. Green Post 155, American Le gion, will be held Friday night at 8 o”ok>ck at the Legion building. Free refreshments will be served and the firing squad will drill following the meeting, Adjutant Joe McDan iel announced. Negroes Want Super High School, But At No Delay To Integration Negro school leaders ot Cleve land County have petitioned the county'is three boards of educa tion tor establishment of one or two “standard modern super high schools” tor Negroes, plan ned tor use “tor future integra tion in which we hope will not be in the too far distant future.” fThe petition was presented to the county board of education Monday and received without ac tion. “We are not making these re o.immendations with any view toward perpetuating segregation of our schools, but with recogni tion of the fact that' our present high school students need all the advantages of an adequate edu cation NOW,” the petition reads. The petition asks for the es tablishment of two Negro super high schools, if Grade 10-12 stu dent population is sufficient, and only one otherwise. The Negroes seek a "standard modern super high school” to provide "ill the advantages of a “broad diversified curriculum, superior and qualified teachers, sufficient and adequate equip ment, modem functional build ing, etc. The petition states it is signed by committeemen for all Negro schools of Cleveland County, as well as by the several principals and Parent-Teacher association representatives. Kings Mountain area signers of the petition were: Compact — J. Aker Crocker, E .lijah Ross, Luther Jamerson and L. L. Adams. Davidson — William Qrr, Ja mes Adams and C. A. Allison. £3 Mrs. Neisler Cancer Fund Drive Chairman Mrs. Hunter Neisler, again ser ving as Chairman of the Kiirjgjs Mtountain area fund campaign for the Cleveland County Cancer society, Was announced commit tee leaders who will aid in the solicitation. They include: (Residential areas, Mrs. J. Fred Wright, Jr., Mrs. J. E. Herndon, Jr., and Mrs. J. O. Plonk, Jr. Industry, Booth W. Gillespie. Outlying business, Hunter Neisler. (Negro division, Mrs. Cannie Brown and Frank Mitchem. The Kings Mountain area gave a record $2600 for the cancer fund in 1960. (Funds were used it® provide aid for cancer patients and to aid re search in determining causes and hoped for cures for ithe disease. Mrs. Neisler noted that memo rials to deceased citizens and re lated gifts are credited to Kings Mountain’s total campaign con tribution. No quota has been set. The campaign will 'be conduct ed throughout the month of A pril. Armory Project Moving Forward Deeds for additional armory site acreage have been forward ed to Raleigh and advertisements for bids for construction of the new Kings Mountain National Guard armor/ are to be placed in the near future. Sgt. Charles Wilson, of the Kings Mountain National Guard | company, said he-has been < in formed that advertisements for bids will be placed within ten days to two weeks. The city purchased Phifer Road property of the Willefbrd Estate and a small tract on Mountain street from the R. S. Plonk Estate for additionally re quired acreage for the site at a total cost of $7500. Architects were here last week and the National Guard has been hauling dirt to the armory site in order to raise grade for sewer service, Sgt Wilson added. Total cost of the armory, pen ding actual bids has been estima ted at $140,000, of which the fed eral government has appropria ted $105,000. The state ^provides 7.5 percent of the cost of con struction, with 17.5 percent, plus the site, required from local funds. Rev. DuBose's Father Passes (Marfbn D. DuBose, 83, of Ath ens, Ga., father of Rev. Marion DuBose, pastor of Kings Moun tain Baptist church, died in Ath ens Tuesday. IFuneral rites will be held Thursday at 3 p. m. from - the First Baptist Church of Athens, of which Mr. DuBose wasa mem ber. -A retired professor of German art the University of Georgia, Mr. DuBose had lived in Georgia al mlosrt all his life. He had studied in Germany. The body will remain at Bern stein’s Funeral Home until the hour of the funeral service. Rev. Mr. DuBose went to Georgia Sunday night. Other survivors are his wife, of the home; and two grandchil dren, Clyde and James DuBose, of Kings Mountain. Church Steeple To Be Mounted The 52-foot steeple of Resurrec tion Lutheran church is schedu led to be mounted on its church top base Thursday by a mam moth crane. Work is to Start a bout 10 a. m. Rev. George T. Moore, pastor of the church and a former arch itect, describes the planned erec tion as “quite an operation.’’ The steeple frame delivered here several weeks ago was hois ted heavenward at ground level, anchored with guy wires, and covered with copper sheeting. After mounting on the church - top base, the steeple will tower 96 fqet into the Air, and Rev. Mr. Moore thinks, will be Kings Mountain’s highest point. The steeple is topped with a five-foot Celtic cross. Resurrection church recently observed its tenth anniversary John L. McGill “Mr. Kiwanian” KIWANIAN OF YEAR — John L. McGill was honored as "Kiwan ian of the Year" by the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club Thurs day. Hace For Mayor Program Monday First of a scheduled series of five programs called “The Race for Mayor” will be broadcasit ov er Station WKMT Kings Moun tain Monday afternoon at 6 o’ clock. A panel of three citizens will interview three of the four an nounced candidates for mayor, with Jonas Bridges]station man ager, serving as moderator. Appearing on the initial panel as interviewers will be Coroner J. Ollie Harris, Oity Judge Jack White, and Herald Editor Martin Harmon. Mayoral candidates Glee A. Bridges, Garland E. Still and Kelly Dixon have agreed to ans wer questions on the unrehears ed, liive program, Station Man ager Bridges said. The manager previously said Candidate D. L. Saunders had declined to appear for the joint interview, objecting to the fact that questions Ito candidates would not be provided in advan ce of the broadcast. Mr. Harmon will be the lone permanent member of the panel, with other citizens serving as in terviewers on subsequent pro grams, scheduled for succeeding Monday through May 8. The program format calls for each candidate to get five min utes time for a talk on any sub ject he chooses. Optimists Elect Payne President Dean Payne was elected presi dent of Kings Mountain’s Opti mists Club Thursday night dur ing, Charter Night festivities at the American Legion Hall at 7:30 p. m. The group hais been working to establish a club in Kings Moun tain and succeeded, chartering with 45 members. Other officers include James Guyton and Norman King, first and second vice-president; Bill Parsley, secretary-treasurer; Har old Phillips, sergeant at arms; and W. D. (Doc) Byers, Charles Porter, Carl Wilson, John Hurl burt, Jack Seism, and Jay Powell, directors. Optimists are concerned pri marily with boys work and have extensive recreational programs to combat juvenile delinquency. Rabies Clinic Schedule Given Scedule for a fourth rabies clinic to be conducted by Dr. J. P. Mauney, veterinarian, was an nounced this week. The clinic has been scheduled for Saturday, beginning at 9 a. m. and continuing to 12 noon. The schedule follows: Odell’s Store, from 9 to 9:15. Grigg's Store, from 9:15 to 9:30. Waco Post Office, from 9:30 to 10 o’clock. Water’s Service Station, from 10 to 10:15. MjcSwain’s Store, from 10:30; to 11 o’clock. Putnam’s Store, from 11 to 11:30. Sevan’s Store, fram-ll:30 to 12 noon. , . t Club Initiates Annual Award For Top Member John L. MhGill, Kings Moun tain druggist, was honored as "Kiwanian of the Year” by the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club Thursday. A charter member, a past president, and club treasurer for many years, Mr. McGill is re cipient of the club’s first “Mr. Kiwanian” honor. The award was made in tele vision-style "This Is Your Life” fashion with pictures of Mr. Mc Gill used as (the story of his life and his association with the club were reviewed. 'Harold Coggins, a past presi~ dent, and Dr. D. F. Hord, a di rector, painted out some of Mr. McGill’s experiences as treasurer particularly to focus attention to his longevity of service. Mr. Cog gins, who noted that both he and Mr. McGill were fond of golfing, presented a golf ball to Mr. Mc Gill. A partner in Kings Mountain Drug Company, Mr. McGill is a1 past president of the Kings Mountain Merchants Association and an elder in the Boyce Memo rial ARP church. He and his wife, the former Lena Ware, live on West Gold street. Lybrand Named Jaycee President James Lybrand, Cleveland Ooun/ty tax appraiser, was elect ed president of the Junior Cham ber of Commerce by acclamation as the Jayeees met in regular session Tuesday night at Kings Mountain Woman’s Club. Others elected included Bill Allen, first vice-president; Her man Sparks, second vice-presi dent; John Lutz, secretary; John Warlick, treasurer; Bob Pearson, Jaybird; and David Kincaid, Thomas Droppers, and Raymond HJ, Goforth, directors. The new officers will assume their duties May 2. President-elect Lybrand has formerly held first and second vice-president posts in the local Jaycee chapter. He has actively participated in the club activi ties during his five-year nfem benship. A graduate of Kings Mountain High school, he served a two year tour of duty with the navy during World War II in the Pa cific theatre. He is married to the former1 Louise Carpenter and the father of a son, James, Jr. Retiring officers of the Jayeees include Bob Goforth, president; Jim Lybrand, first vice-president; Bill Allen, second vice-president; Bill Moss, treasurer; Thomas Droppers, secretary; and Herman Sparks and Otis Falls, Jr., dir ectors. Holdover directors are Charles Mauney, Bill Jonas, and Charles Blanton. FIRE Firemen were called to Rey nolds Enterprises, Inc. wash - erette again Monday for a third time within a month to douse a blaze In a clothes dry er. No damage was reported. SEEKS RE-ELECTION — R. Cole man Stroupe is a candidate for re-election to a third consecutive term as Ward 5 commissioner. Mrs. Dilling's Rites Conducted (Funeral rites for Mrs. Emmie Sirtuonton Dilling, 78, widow of Walter S. Dilling, were held Tuesday ait 3 p. m. from Harris Funeral Chapel, interment fol fsWng in Mountain Rest ceme tery. iMrs. Dilling succumbed art: her home Sunday at 6:35 p. m. after a year’s illness. A native of Fair field Counity, S. C., shte was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Samuel Simon,ton. Active in the civic, religious and social life of the community, Mrs. Dilling was a memiber of Boyce Memorial ARP church and a charter member of the Wo man’s Club, the Eastern Star, the Thursday Afternoon Book club and Colonel Frederick Hamlbri ght chapter, DAR. She was also a charter member of United Dau ghters of the Confederacy. Surviving -are one daughter, Mrs. Booth W. Gillespie, of Kings Mountain, one son, Robert F. Dilling of Atlanta, Ga., one granddaughter, ' Mrs. Franklin Pethel of Greensfboro, one great grandson, Brian Pethel; and three sisters, Mrs. E. A. Har rill and Mrs. J. M. Patterson, both of Kings Mountain, and Mrs, S. C. Calder of Greenville, S. C. Dr. W. L. Pressly, assisted by Dr. Paul K. Ausley, officiated at the final rites. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorials be sent to the Cleveland County Cancer Society. Active pallbearers were Thorn ton Harrill, Malcolm Patterson, Jack Arnette, Arnold Kiser, M. D. Phifer and Harry Page. New Election Officials Named Mrs. Frank Ware will serve as registrar at Bethware for the up coming school trustee election to be conducted May 9. Mrs. Ware was named this week to replace Mrs. Will Wat terson, who said she would be unable to serve. Both initially-appointed jud ges, Leonard Gamble and H. O. Williams, declined to serve. Mr. Williams became a candidate for a school trusteeship Tuesday. One replacement has been na med. Mrs. Myers Hambright will be one of the Bethware judges and City Clerk Joe McDaniel said lie hoped to obtain anoth er replacement within the near future. In Ward 3, H. R. Murray has declined to serve as a judge and has been replaced by Mrs. Bertie McDaniel. Registration books will open April 15 in all city precincts, and, for registration for school trus tee voting, at Grover fire station, Bethware and Park Grace schools. "Emergency" Quota Is 225 Pints For Tuesday Bloodmobile Visit The Red Cross Blood mobile will be in Kings Miounain Tues day for a one-day visit, at which the minimum goal of the blood collection is 225 pints. Red Cross officials ate terming Tuesday’s visit an "emergency visit,’’ noting that unless a por tion of the Kings Mountain Red Cross chapter’s current year blood deficit is erased, a special collection must be scheduled in May. The current year deficit is ap proximately 170 pints of blood, based on usage by local area pa tients and the 12-pint-p^r month quota assigned Kings Mountain for use at Veterans hospitals. The Kings Mountain chapter a rea includes Number 4 township. Kings Mountain Baptist chur ch will be host for Tuesday’s Blood mobile visit, and the Blood mobile will be in operation from 11 a. m. to 5 p. m. i Mrs. O. W, Mjyere, chairman of the Red Cross blood program here, and George H Houser, co chairman, issued a statement ur ging full response to the Tues day call for blood. “This program reaches out to help everyone in need of blood at no charge for blood used," they noted. “Erasure of at least a part of the Kings Mountain ferea de ficit is imperative.” Several years ago. Kings Mountain citizens gave nearly 400 pints of blood at a one-day visit. At that time, Kings Moun tain wa$ threatened with loss of the blood program. Stroupe Seeks Re-Election; Goforth Files Two additional candidates paid filing fees for city elective offi ces during the past week and two citizens filed for outside-city school trustee positions. Additional candidates for city offices are Eugene Goforth, can didate for Ward 2 commissioner, and K. Coleman Stroupe, Ward 5 commissioner who is seeking re-election to a third consecutive term. W. O. (Otto) Williams, Patter son Grove community farmer, fi led Tuesday for a school trustee post, and Holmes Harry, Grover textile mah, filed for school trus tee Wednesday. > Under recently enacted amend ments to the city election law, school trustee candidates at this year's election must reside in a reas of the expanded Kings Mountain school district which lie outside the Kings Mountain dty limits. All voters of the dis trict, both inside and outside the city limits, may vote for two school trustees. The candidate polling the highest number of votes will be selected for a six year term, while the candidate polling second highest number of votes will toe elected for four years. (Mr. Goforth’s candidacy cra aites a contest for Ward 2 com missioner. Until he filed, John W. Gladden was the lone candi date for this position. (Mr. Stroupe’s candidacy brings ito three those seeking the Ward 5 commission post. Two candida tes, J. E. RJhea and Hazel Lee Gill, had previously filed. Candidate list for the six City Hall jobs now totals 20, with contests assured for all positions. Four of six incumbents are seeking re-election. Not yet in the race are Boyce Gault, Ward 2 commissioner, and Ben H. Brid ges, Waid 4 commissioner. Both are expected to seek re-election. Mr. Goforth, a flooring con-, tractor, has lived in Kings Moun tain almost all his life. A one time professional baseball play er, he is a member of Central Me thodist church and a World Wa,r II veteran, having served over seas with an army ordnance corps. Mr. Stroupe, a barber, is art active member of First Wesley an Methodist church. He was first elected 1o the city commission in 1957. \ Mr. Williams, a Kings Moun tain native, is a graduate of Wake Forest college. He was an army air corps pilot during World War TX and Is a former president of the Kings Mountain Lions club. Mr. Harry, a Grover native, is a director of Kings Mountain hospital and a member of the hospital executive committee. He is a member of the Grover school district committee. The candidate list to date: For Mayor — Glee A. Bridges, incumbent, Garland E. Still, Kel ly Dixon and David L. Saunders. 'For Ward 1 Commissioner — Rjoss Alexander, incumbent, Ray Cline and C. H. (Cat) Houser. For Ward 2 Commissioner — Eugene Goforth and John W, Gladden. For Ward 3 Commissioner « Luther T. Bennett, incumbent, T. J. Ellison, Olavon Kelly and Cor bett Nicholson. For Ward 4 Commissioner Paul W. Ledford, Willis Bagwell, Norman King and Clinton Wopd. (For Ward 5 Commissioner — R. Coleman Stroupe, Incumbent, J. Elmer Rhea and Hazel L. GUI. (For school trustee (two posi tions open) — H. O. (Toby) Wil liams and Holmes Harry. Activity Bus •r Due Thursday Kings Mountain high school should have its new activity bus by Thursday night. Superintendent of Schools B. N. Barnes was notified Wed nesday that the new bus will be "eady for delivery at 3:30 Thursday afternoon in High Point and he expects to take delivery himself. The new bus will cost $5505.03, is built on a Ford B 700 chassis and equipped with a heavy-duty V-8 engine. It will have 42-passenger capa city. One of the specially or dered “extras” is an inside luggage compartment, with in gress from a special door at the rear of the bus. Of the total cost, $2600 is be ing provided by the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club. The remainder will be from high school funds.