Population
Greater Kings Mountain 10,320
City Limits 8,008
This flguie lor Greater Bags Mountain Is derived from
Me IMS Kings Mountain city directory census. The city
Halts figure Is ffom tbs Wetted States census of I960.
VOL 72 No. 22
Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper
Pages
Today
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, June 8, 1961
Seventy-Second Year
PRICE TEN CENTS
Judithanne Early
Peggy Ann Black
Frances Elizabeth Owens
Joyce Ann Blanton
Diana Neal
Patricia Owens
Kimbrough Cashion
Beauty Pageant
Saturday Night
Local News
Bulletins
TO CONFERENCE
C. J. Gault and Mrs. Gault
are attending the Western
North Carolina Methlodist Con
ference at bake Junaluska this
week. Mr. Gault iis delegate
from Central Methodist church.
KIWANIS PICNIC
Kings Mountain Kiwanians
and their family will hold
their first picnic of the summer
Thursday alt 7 p. m. at Lake
Momtonia. Beef barbeque pla
tes will be served.
UONS MEETING
Newly elected officers of the
Kings ' Mountain Lions club
will be installed at Tuesday’s
night's meeting of the club,
President George Thomasson
said this week. The club con
venes at the Woman's Club at
7 o’clock.
Sarah Hendricks
Is Top Scholar
Twenty-.one high school stu
dents won awards and scholar
ships during commencement ac
tivities last weekend at Kings
Mountain high school.
Award Day was held Friday
during an assembly program at
the high school. t
Mary Lillian Lewis, a senior,
recipient of Die Kiwanis citizen
ship medal, also received a scho
larship to Greensboro college.
Sara Hendricks, a sophomore,
was awarded the Plonk scholar
ship medal. .
James Swansson, a senior, was
winner of the Etenforth award
and the OBausoh and Lomb honor
ary science medal for chemistry.
Martha Sue "Welch, a senior,
was a Danford Award winner.
She will be a scholarship student
at King’s Business college next
Sear.
Susan Kesler, who received the
National Guild Scholarship from
the National GuiW of Piano Tea
chers, also won the Paderewski
Gold Medal for achievement. A
senior, Miss Kesler will enter
Meredith college in Raleigh this
fall.
line nauomu j^eiense iea.cn
fir’s Scholarship went to (Martha
Lou Ware, senior, who will apply
it at Appalachian State Teacher’s
college in Boone.
(Billie Jones, senior, received
the Bausch and Lomib Science A
ward for chemistry, the John
Philip Sousa Band Award pre
sented by the Kings Mountain
Bany in memory of Billy Shu-]
lord, the National (Math Medal,1
and the Jaycees Teen-Ager o1
the Yea. Award. He was also dis- ]
tract representative in the More
head scholarship competition. He
plans to attend N. C. State col
lege and major in physics.
James (Punch) Parker will at
ted the Citadel tins fall on a
full athletic scholarship. He was
awarded the Most Valuable Play-'
er award.
Two scholarships were presen- j
ted to Margaret Ann Jackson.;
She is recipient of a Mary Bald
win Honor Schcflar scholarship
and a Presbyterian Board Scho
larship. .
An athletic scholarship to Wes
tern Carolina college went to
Jerry Adams who played left end
and center for the football team.
Niamey Hovis was winner of the
Woman’s Club poetry award and
was third pltace winner in the
Western Forensic contests. j
John Trim, freshman, copped
' (Continued On Page Eight)
Kings. Mountain
Beauty Event
Attracts Eight
Eight Kings Mountain beauti
es will be contending Saturday
night for the title of Miss Kings
[Mountain as the Jaycee spon
sored annual pageant gets und
erway at Central School Audito
rium.
Entries in the pageant are
Sandy Myers, Peggy Black, Fran
ces Owens, Judithanne Early,
Joyce Ann Blanton, Kim CashSon,
Dianna Neal, and Pat Owens.
Tickets for the show are on
sale from any Jaycee at $1.00
for adults and 50 cents for chil
d'rep. Tickets will also be availa
ble at the door.
The pageant is divided into
three segments and contestants
competeJiii evening dress,
talent, and Bathing suit divis
ions.
Pageant chairman David Bai
ty said Wednesday he hopes a
good crowd will turn out to view
the choosing of Miss Kings Moun
tain.
"Thlg is a community project
and the girls would appreciate
the fact that Kings Mountain is
behind them,’’ he said.
And he also noted the pageant
should be a very good show.
The Miss Kings Mountain pa
geant is an official Mass Ameri
ca preliminary, the winner rep
resenting the city in the Miss
North Carolina contest.
Contestants:
Sandra Lee Myers, Sandy for
short, is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon D.. Myers of Route
2, Kings Mountain.
She is a rising sophomore at
Woman’s College in Greensboro.
She is eighteen yeans old and
stands five feet and three inches
talL She has brown hair and ha
zel eyes.
The (Myers Have lived in Kings
Mountain for two years, original
ly hailing from Mt. Sterling,
Ohio.
Miss Myers likes tenons and all
sports, including 'bowling and her
favorite food is potatoes.
For her talent presentation she
will (do a song and dance routine.
(Continued On Page Five)
CHAIRMAN _ Wilson Griffin is
newly-elected chairman of the
Official Board of Central Meth
dist church.
Griffin Heads
Methodist Board
E. Wilson Griffin, Jr., of Griff
in Drug Company has been nam
ed chairman of the Official
Board of Central Methodist chur
ch.
For a number of years Mr.
Griffin served as secretary to the
board and was chairman of
.planning the
biliJ/iing -Geji%ars •fcdtjfhetio'tj
al Plant. He also served as vice
chairman of the Official Board
last year and filled out the term
when Chairinan "Sam H. Stallings
moved to Smithfield, N. C. last
fall.
Elected to serve with Mr. Griff
in as vice-chairman is Grady K.
Howard and secretary to the
board J. Fired Withers.
DuBose To Speak
At Union Service
This Sunday night at 8 p. in.
Kings Mountain Baptist church
will be host to the weekly Union
Service. The Rev. 3. Da non B. I>u
Bose, Jr., will preach.
The schedule has been cample
ted for the series of Sunday night
services for the summer. The
last services for the summer will
be at Resurrection Lutheran
church on July 16th.
The completed schedule is as
follows:
June 11 Kings Mountain Bap
tist; 18 St. Matthew's Lutheran;
25 Central Methddist
July 2 Trinity Episcopal; 9
Boyce Memorial ARP (service at
Kings Mountain Baptist); 16 Re
surrection Lutheran.
The offering at each of these
service* .is used for flat' support
of the Bible Teaching -program
in the public schools.
Hie first service oif the year
was held last Sunday night at
First Presbyterian church.
Department Budget Requests Total
S807,000, Minus "White Way" Item
The new city admMstrMtian
has some budgetary fun in store,
Qty Clerk Joe McDaniel said
(Wednesday, after totaling ap
propriation requests from de
partment heads. ' |
Appropriation requests total
$807,000, about $110,000 more
than estimated expenditures for
the year ending June 30 and with
no mention of the appropriation
for “white way” improvements
to which Mayor KeHy Dixon andi
some members of the commission
are committed.
(Put another way by Mr. Mc
Daniel, estimated income from
sources other than taxes fails
$243,000 Shy of the spending re
quests and maintaining the cur
rent year’s tax rate of $1.45 (ex
clusive of the five cents recrea
tion tax) will return about $440,
000. The implication is a potenti
al tax rate of a minimum of
$2^0 though the clerk is first to
guess that the commission will
take out the paring knife rath
er than to increase the tax rate
by any major amount
These figures are still valid af
ter including provision tor the:
estimated surplus of $40,000 Mr.;
McDaniel thinks the city will;
(Continued On Page Bight)
IN!sTALL£D _ W. D. (Bed) Mor
of Otis D, Green Feet 155. A*
Le«iea. in
Merged Compact High Is Opposed
Blood Program
"Gallon-Club"
Numbers Up
Kings Mountain doses out its
Red Cross “blood year” with
Monday’s final -Bloodmobile-cal),
a check rof Red dross records
shows that (the continuing ability
of the Kings Mountain chapter
to maintain good standing in the
program is due largely to (regu
lar donors, who give, give and
give again.
Yates Harbi/son remains Kings
Mountain’s top donor in the
Kings Mountain chapter area. In
ithg four-gallon club for several
months, his record shows four
gallons, six pints.
Close behind and sole other
member of the four-gallon club
is Troy Lee Wright, at four gal
lons, one pint.
The three-gallon club lists ten
members, including Haynes T->~
erH. Dr. D. F. Hold/
Grady Howard, R. Lawrence Lov
ell, George H. Mauney, Furman
[ Wilson and Jasper E. Wilson.
The two-gallon donor group
numbers 29 members. They are:
Wayne H. Anderson, Charles
E. Ballard, John H. Beam, Paul
H. Biddy, James Boheler, John A.
Cheshire, Bay W. Cline, Clarence
T. Dixon, Prances Edens, Winni
fred Fullton, Robert ti. Gantt, C.
J. Gault, Booth W. Gillespie,
Paul Ham, Jr., George H. Houser,
Jake Hord, B. F. Maner, Carl F.
Mauney, William B. McSwain,
Charles A. Neisler, Dr. Philip
Padgett, B. Sj Pee'ler, Jr., phailie
M. Randall, Hood Watterson,
Martin L. Wilson, Jt\, Charles E.
Wilson, Robert Lee Wilson, Flet
cher Wright, and Stokes Wright.
The one-gallon club, onetime
a province of only a few, is now
nearing the 100-member marts,
with 96 in this category. They
are:
Lee Absber, Sam Adams, Mil
dred Ballard, Paul Bell, D. L..
(Continuei / From Front Page)
Pupils Aiding
Battleship Fund
| Kings Mountain area school
pupils are doing their bit to
bring the USS North Carolina,
famed World War II battleship,
home, Rush Hamrick, Jr., county
chairman at ithe fund cam
paign, said this week.
Reporting $965.60 in hand
Wednesday, Mt. Hamrick said
West, East, North and Davidson
schools have met 100 per cent
the requested quota of ten cents
per pqpil, while Harry Jaynes,
Central principal, has told him
that $82.70 will be • forthcoming
representing his school's 827 pu
pils.
The local area contributions:
West. Ben H. Goforth, Jr., prin
cipal, $33.70; East, R. M. Kenne
dy,principal, $45.94; •North, Ho
ward Bryant, principal, $41.30;
Davidson, Connie Allison, princi
pal!, $28.20. I
Bethware school contributions
swelled the fund $30, while Wa
co school was In the 100 percent
class with $34-90.
Reports are still to be received
town Grover, Compact and Park
Grace schools.
The American Legion has con-;
tributed $100 to the fund through
the North Carolina Department.
The state wide $250,000 fund
will defray expenses of bringing!
the big battle-wagon to its per
manent home at Wilmington,
where a 36 acre site is being pur
chased by citizens of New Han
over county. St will serve as a
state museum. TMte ship is two
city blocks long, and high as a
15-story building.
Commissioned on April 9, 1941.
she was nicknamed '‘Showboat"
by navy seamen. She participa
ted in every major Racifoc offen
sive in the Pacific during World
War H, earning 12 battle stars.
Diehard Dissidents Petition
For Another Vote On20c Tax
jejss:
IE VAN PUTNAM
Kings Maintain
Students Win
College Degrees
A number of Kings Mountain
area students are receiving de
grees from colleges and institu
tions, three of Wharf* are gradu
ating from schools^ f medicine,
law, and dentistry.
They include:
Thomas P. Baker, son of Dr.
•and Mrs. L. P. Baker, received
the degree of Doctor of Dental
Surgery in commencement exer-l
•rises Monday at the University
of •North, Carolina. Dr. Baker is
married to the former iBeth Hord,
of Kings Mountain, and they are
parents of a son, Tommy.
Palmer Huffstetler, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Huffstetler,
was graduated Monday from the
School of Law at Wake Forest.
Mr. Huffstetler, married to tire
former Mary Arm Beams of Kings
Mountain, earned his B. A.
from Wake Forest college in
1959.
Buford I. Hamilton, brother
of Mrs. John C. McGill, was gra
duated from the School of Med-l
icine at the University of Penn
sylvania. Dr. Hamilton earned
his B. A. degree from Erskiw?
college.
Jessie Van Putnam, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A- L. Putnam, gradua
ted Monday from' the School of
Pharmacy of the University of.
North CaroMna and has joined
the pharmaceutical staff of Cen- i
tral Drug Store in Bessemer City.,
At UNC, Putnam* was vice-pres
ident of the Senior class and his
torian of Kappa Ps» fraternity.
Donald E. McCarter, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar MdOarter,
was graduated yesterday from
(Continued on Page Might)
ALVIN CHARLES NEWCOMB
JACK M. CROUCH
County Board
Seeks Opinion
On Petition
The county board of education
has referred to its attorney an
other petition from the hard
core group of citizens who op
pose the consolidation of Num
ber 4 Township schools.
A. A. Powell $nd Qeorgo Ham-,
rick,, attorneys i>* the dissfafcnav
presented the petition Monday,
claiming 800 signatures of citi
zens of (the area who petitioned':
,‘We, the undersigned citizens,
residents and qualified voters in
the area hereinafter described
and constituting and being more
than twenty-five (25o/n) per cent
of the number of voters in the e
lection creating staid special tax
district and residing therein do
hereby petition your Honorable
Board of Education of Cleveland
County, North Carolina, to call
and hold an election for the pur
pose of ascertaining the will of
the people in said area as to
whether a special local tax of
twenty cents (20c) per One Hun
dred Dollar property valuation,
which previously has been voted
and approved 'at an election held
on the 14th day of May, 1960,
shall be revoked and abolished,
and that said election be called
immediately and held as soon as
lawful notice thereof can be giv
en "
The petition further stated
that there is currently no debt in
the district and that no election
to revoke the (tax last May had
been held within one year.
Supt. B. N. Barnes said the
county board of education had
indicated Its attorney, Joe Whis
nanit, of Shdlby, would ask the
attorney-general for an opinion
on whether the county board has
.jurisdiction on the request. Mr.
Barnes added It would be pre
sumptuous on his part to guess
what the attorney-general might
opine.
The Shelby Star reported that
Attorney Powell told the county
board he had other weapons in
his anti-consolidation arsenal
should the latest one be ignored
or otherwise fall.
METER RECEIPTS
Parking meter receipts for
the week ending Wednesday
totaled $139.85, including
$10l!30 from on-street meters,
$24 from over-parking fees, and
$14.55 from off-street meters,
City Clerk Joe McDaniel re
ported.
Bloodmobile To Retain On Monday;
Estimated Needs Are 180 Pints
The last Bloodmobile call of
the year Is Monday, with the Red
Cross blood collecting crew to
set up at Kings Mountain Bap-!
tist church and with an estima
ted 180 pints needed to balance
the "blood" books for the fiscal
year ending June 30.
Rings Mountain Baptist chur
ch, scene of the recent successful |
Bloodmobile visit, invited the
Red Cross (to use its facilities a
gain, noting that air-condition -
ing should be of benefit to both
Bloodmobile team and donors.
Anyone In good health and
between (the ages of 21 and 60
is ehgShie to give blood. Ser
vicemen and married persons be
tween 18 and 21 aare eligible.
Others 18 to 21 must have paren
tal consent to give blood.
The Bloodmobile will be in
operation from 11 a. m. to 5 p.
m.
“Monday’s will be the final
visit of this year and our last
chance ito balance the usage-do
nation equation," Mrs. O. W. My
ers, Kings Mountain Red Cross
Wood program chairman said.
"The Bloodmobile visit offers
almost every citizen of the area
an opportunity to render a ser
vice to humanity and to share in
a civic responsibility,” she con
tinued.
IN HOSPITAL
Charles Blanton, Kings
Mountain druggist, is a patient
in Charlotte Memorial hospital
where he is undergoing treat
ment tor a kidney ailment.
Davidson P-TA
Group Confers
With Schoolmen
The Kings Mountain hoard of
education outlined Sts tentative
thinking on consolidation of Da
vidson and Compact (high schools
to a committee of Davidson
school patrons Tuesday night.
William Orr was spokesman
for a group of about 12 David
son patrons who had requested
the meeting with the school
group.
Orr, president of the Davidson
Parent-Teacher association, read
a prepared statement in which he
noted the favorable history of
race relations in Kings Moun
tain, then proceeded to promise
that, were Davidson students as
signed to Compact, an attempt
will (be made to gain admission
to the nearest plant which is
Central.
The Negro population stands
reSdy to withstand loss i>£ friend
ship and economic pressures in
an effort to gain equal education
opportunities, Orr continued, and
took the board to task for alleg
ed unfair past treatment, point
ing to the Davidson high school
plant as inadequate.
Supt. B. N. Barnes and school
board trustees acknowledged
that tentative thinking would
merge the two high schools at
the Compact plant and pointed
out several points, including vo
cational agriculture Shop, gym
torium and other factor's, which
favor the Compact utilization.
Chairman Fred Plonk and
Supt. Barnes refuted the conten
tion that the Davidson folk hhd
been shorted, contended that ex
penditures in land buildings were
greater per capita during the past
decade than those for the white
population.
It was also pointed out that
state education officials would
not approve the building for a
high school plant for a three-tea
cher school.
Wednesday night the board of
education was to discuss the con
solidation situation with represen
tatives of Washington school pu
pils now in the Kings Mountain
district. About 90 pupils, who at
tended Washington last year, are
effected by the township consol
idation.
The 'board also pointed out that
no definite, decision has been
made.
The board also:
1) Re-elected (MBs* Jeannie
Easterling, teacher of Bihle, on
recommendation of the iBible-tn
the- schools committee.
2) Authorized application for
two prefabricated steel buildings -
(Continued. On Page Eight)/
Weaver Talcing
Honea Path Call
Rev. Jack Weaver, pastor of
Temple Baptist churt'h here the
past three yearn, wifll complete
his duties at the end of Sunday
services.
Mr. Weaver has anrwited a call
to become padtor of the 600
member Chiquola Baptist church,
Honea Path, S. C.
Ift. Eugene Poston, president of
Gardner-Webb college, has ac
cepted an Invitation to serve as
supply pastor and will conduct
services beginning June 18.
Appointed to .the five-member
church pulpit committee are T.
B. Yarbrough, chairman, James
Childers, Paul Ledford, Everett
Fleming and J. C. Clary.
During Mr. Weaver’s pastorate,
the church increased its physical
worth by about $60,000, including
purchase of 'land and houses and'
building educational plant faci
lities to house 450 persons. A to
tal of 101 new members were
added. Current church member
ship is 376.
Mrs. Weaver is the farmer Rite
McCarley. They have two daugh
ters, Cheryl Weaver, 9, and Deb
bie Weaver, 5, and a three-year
old son, Kris Weaver.