Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 Au flour* tor (boater dug* Mountain la derived from the 1955 Kings Mountain city directory cornua. Tha city limits figure la from tn* United Stataa conaua of ltto. Kings Mountain, N. C.t Thursday, February 8, 1962 Pages Today PRICE TEN CENTS VOL. 73 No. 6 Established 1889 Seventy-Third Year School Bond Election Registering To Start Saturday Local News Bulletins ON DEAN'S LIST Four Kings Mountain stu dents are among the 356 at Appalachian State Teacher’s college on the dean’s list for the fall quarter. They aire Mit chell Ann Lynn, Judith T. Putnam, Glenn C. Sellers and David Nelson Smith. LODGE MEETING Regular communication of Paiiirview Lodge 339 AF&AM will be held Monday night at 7:30 at Masonic Hall, Secretary T. D. Tindall has announced. LUTHERAN SERVICE Boy Scouts from St. Matt hew’s Lutheran church will attend church in a body Sun day on Boy Scout Sunday. Sunday will also be observed as Transfiguration Sunday at St. Matthew’s, one of the most significant festivals of the church year. COMPLETES DUTIES Charles Woodward completes his duties Sunday as organist choirmaster of St. Matthew’s Lutheran church. Mr. Wood ward, who joined the Lutheran church in this position three and one-half years ago, has accepted a similar position at First Presbyterian church in Wilmington. BETHWARE P-TA Bethware school Parent-Tea cher Association meets Thurs day night at "7 :30 p. m. in the school auditorium. RAINBOW BAKE SALE Kings Mountain Chapter Or der of the Rainbow for Girts is sponsoring a 'bake sale Sat urday morning beginning at 9 a. m. in the vacant building a oross from Griffin Drug Com pany on Mountain street. HOSPITALIZED Wayne Wells is a patient in Veterans Hospital at Columbia, S. C. where he is undergoing observation and 'treatment. Mr. Wells is a patient in Ward No. 3. COURT OF HONOR Kings Mountain Court of Hon or for district Boy Scouts will be held Thursday, 'February 8, at 7:45 p. m. Central Metho dist church. The district din ner meeting is to 'be held Feb. 26th at 6:30 p. m. lalt Hagers Restaurant. COMPLETE COURSES Two Kings Mountain area pUbli'c school teachers, Glenn Alton Dover and William A. McSwam have completed ex tension courses conducted by Appalachian State Teacher’s college, Boone, according to an nouncement by Dr. David Mid dleton, assistant director. RADIO SERVICES Morning worship services during the month Of February will be broadcast via Radio Sta tion WKMT from First Presby terian church. MOTHER'S MARCH Junior Woman's ClUb mem bers conducted the Mother’s March for Polio on Thursday night. Donations totaled $54.98. who wish to contribute may forward itheir donation to 'Har ry Jaynes, chairman, New Mar ch of Dimes, Central School. OPTIMIST MEET The Optimist Club of Kings Mountain will meet In regular weekly session Thursday at 7:00 p. m. at First Baptist Church Fellowship hall. The meeting will be the monthly business session. KLEENEX SALE King*: Mountain Javcees will stage their bd-annual Kleenex Sale Friday between the hours oi 7 and 9 p. m. Club members will be offering the faeal tis sues at five regular boxes for $1.00. PERMIT ISSUED City officials issued a pearoit to Hobart Dye Wednesday to build a one-story residence on Meadowbrook road. Estimated cost of the six-room structure is $15,000. Grover Lions, Mayor, Kiwanis Favor Bonds Mayor Kelly Dixon Wednes day added his endorsement to the forthcoming school construc tion bond issue, ito be considered by votters of the school district on March 10. “I think It’s a good move, for the classrooms are badly need ed,” the Mayor said. He added he agreed with the opinions of some that costly con struction "frills” should be a voided. Numerous clubs and organiza tions have lent their support to the $1,100,000 'bond issue pro posal, the latest being the Kings Mountain Kiwanis cluib and the Grover Dions club. Previously endorsing the bond issue were ithe Kings Mountain Chamber of Commerce, Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce, Number 4 Township Grange, and Kings Mountain Re publican precinct committees. A & P Building To Be Expanded A 4500 square foot addition is projected Iby A & P Tea Com pany for the Kings Mountain unit. Tom Moore, member of the corporation owning the build ing leased by A & P, said Wed nesday construction is expect ed to 'begin soon on an expan sion of the present building, which will be widened to the south. Several months ago, the lot adjacent to A&P was purcha sed- t... Lions Add $100 To Bible Fnnd $100 contribution from Kings Mountain Lions Club brought the Bible-dn-the-Schools commit tee of ithe Ministerial Association closer to Its expanded budget committment for the current school year, Treasurer Paul Aus ley reported Wednesday. An additional $828 is needed to even the budget for the year. The budget got out of kilter on two counts: 1) Ithe general state wide teacher pay increase; and 2) the fact that the Bible teacher up-graded her teaching certifi cate to an "A”. iDr. Ausley said Wednesday some school area citizens feel that Bible teacher is paid from funds raised by the 20 cents supple mentary school tax, but noted the assumption is false. “The total support of the Bible in-the-Schools programs comes from the areas churches, the Ministerial Association, and oth er friends” the pointed out. Contributions last week from a business firm, Second Baptst church and David's Baptist chur ch amounted to $135. ‘The Bible committee deeply appreciates these contributions and yearns for additional ones,” Df. Ausley commented. Civic clubs have been asked for aid. Other committee members are Dr. W. L. Fressly and Rev. J. W. Phillips. Foote Purchases Niagara Smelter PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Foote Mineral Company has announ ced its purchase of Niagara Falls Smelting and Refining Company, (Buffalo, N. Y.) from Continental Copper and Steel Industries, Inc. (New York, N. Y.). The price was not disclosed. Niagara -.producer of a full line of master alloys and fluxes for the metallurgical industries _ has operated as a division of CC SI since 1945. L. G. Bliss, Foote president and; (Continued On Page Eight) City Tag Deadline Fast Anoroaching Brisk purchase of city auto tag's is anticipated during the forthcoming week. Sales totaled 969 Wednesday, only about half the total the j city expects to sell for 1962. And the law requires that in-city auto owners display the new model tags on their autos not later than February 16th, on pain of summons to court and a five dollar fine. Failure to display the tags by due date is a misdemeanor. Hie tags sell for one dollar. City Is Expected To Call Gas Bonds ; Action Likely At Regular Board Meeting The city board of commission ers probably will act Thursday night on instructions from the Local Government commission secretary to redeem outstanding gas system bonds within limits of monies now held in the gas sys tem bond redemption fund. The bond covenant provides for redemption at particular periods within the year at a premium not to exceed four percent. The city now has about $150, 000 in the redemption account, currently owes $370,000 in bond ed indebtedness. (Latest retiring bonds are re quired to 'be redeemed first. City Clerk Joe McDaniel, Jr., says commissioners have indicat ed privately they will vote to re deem the bonds. Chief variance in the city and Easterling’s position is one word. The city has interpreted the bond covenant to provide optional choice on undue bond redemp tions, while Mr. Easterling inter prets the provision to be manda tory. Other items on the Thursday night agenda are comparatively routine, Mayor Kelly Dixon said. 'Among them are: 1) Holding a hearing on sever al street improvements assess ments. 2) Consideration of requests for vapor street lights by East Gold Wesleyan church and by Roy Mauney, for the corner of Katherine avenue and Groves Street. 3) Consideration of purchase of a lot for installation of pro posed switchgear equipment as recommended in an electrical system survey. 4) Consideration of a request by George Moss, water plant su-j perintendent, for purchase of tank level transmitter equipment, estimated to cost $945. 5) Consideration of a proffer for a 25-foot square strip of pro perty adjacent to East King Esso Service. The board will convene at 7 o’clock at City Hall courtroom. I BSA Night For Kiwanis Thursday Is Boy Scout Night, at the Kiwanis club. The Kings Mountain Kiwanians will pay tribute to scouting in a special program 'ait Which a num ber of area 'Boy Scouts and Scou ters Will be honor guests. (Mason Carroll of Shelby, Scout District Public Relations direc tor, will lead a panel discussion of “Scouting.” Other members of the panel Will include J. 'Bailey Phelps, gen eral manager of Fiber Industries at Earl, and Rush Hamrick, Jr., of Shelby, president of Kendall Medicine Company. AH three men are active in scouting in Cleve land County. (Continued On Page Eight) IN NEW POSITION _ Robert Cashion, son of Mrs. Minnie Cashion of Kings Mountain, has accepted a position with the House Appropriations Committee in Washington. D. C. where he is organist at Avondale Baptist church. Mr. Cashion. who has been living in Washington since Christmas, was formerly employ ed by the FBI. He graduated from Kings Mountain high school and King's Business coll ege. His address in Washington is 1951 Biltmore St., N. W„ Wash ington 9, D. C. Retailer Gioup Nominees Listed Glee E. Bridges, hardwareman, and John Warlick, insuraneeman, have been nominated for presi dent of the Kings Mountain Mer chants association for the coming year. Retailers will elect an associa tion president, a vice-president, and four directors in mail bal loting within the next week, Mrs. Luther Joy, Merchants Associa tion secretary, said Wednesday. Other nominees are: For vice-president: Harry E. Page and James Crawford. For directors (four to be cho sen): B. S. Peeler, Jr., Ben H. Bridges, Don Falls, P. 'H. Wilson, Lloyd Putnam, Ben T. Goforth, Dick McGinnis, David Baity and| Mrs. Sue Young. Tentative date of the annual; employer - employee banquet has, been set for March 23rd. Corn-; mittee in charge of arrangements for the annual affair includes; Mrs. Joy, President, Bill Jonas,! Harry Page, Mrs. Merle Beatty, j Bob Southwell, and Tom Tate. Cnty Tax Payments Heavy Last Week Tax payments swelled city coffers last Wednesday and Thursday to the tune of $28, 511, as taxpayers conveyed check prior to the incidence of a one percent penalty on Fri day, Acting Collector Joe Mc Daniel reported. Payments up to the deadline were $128,169, or 77.5 percent of the 1961 levy of $165,315. Additional non - payment penalty of one percent applies on March 2. Roses Aie Red, Violets Aze Rlue, Valentine Offering Of Many Hues What happened to the senti mentality of St. Valentine's Day? Where went the endearing phra ses on the lacy cards? Some of today's Valentine messages say, “You want to be loved? Try the yellow pages!” And... “It’s St. , Valentine’s Day, and on this auspicious oc casion, I thought you’d like to hear from a secret admirer. So, if I run into any, I’ll certainly let you know.” And...“Dear, if yoo’ll be my Valentine, I’ll bring you compas sion, happiness, love,' all the fi ner things of life, .and DEBTS”! And.. .“Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet, And so are you ... Well, wlhat did you expedt for a quarter? ORIGI NALITY!” And finally ... “Since I can’t be with you on Valentine’s Day .. .1 hope you don’t mind if I go out with your best friend.” These are actual quotes from Valentine cards available at most drug stores. Ah, romance. j But there are still some prim verses in circulation. To wit: Valentine throught for Someone ■Dear... “You’ve a certain way about you, That makes you very dear, Your’e that special kind of per son, Who is pleasant to be near — ' That’s why it’s such a pleasure To remember you this way, And send the warmest wishes, For your happiness today. An for the much ultra-romantic, this nifty little verse comes in a double size card with laoe and ribbons: “With every day that passes Dear— Your love means more and more You add a meaning to my life, j I never knew before. You bring me so much happiness, By all you say and do, It isn't any wonder, That I’m so in love with you,” AH, ROMANCE! Junior Women Give Hospital Music System The Kings Mountain Junioi Woman’s club is presenting a Conley MoodMaster system tc Kings Mountain hospital to pro vide music for comfort of the pa tients. Cost of the project exceeds $200. (Funds were derived via a com munity birthday calendar drive held during the year. Grady Howard, hospital busi ness manager, in acknowledging the gift, said the hospital board of trustees is very grateful to the women’s organization. Long-play ing -taped music will be tied into the hospital’s present paging ■system, (Mr. Howard said, and background music from the Mood Master player will be played in the hospital corridors at certain hours of the day for comfort oi the patients, he added. Many other hospitals have in stalled similar systems, Mr. Ho ward noted. Junior clubwomen have con ducted several projects at the hospital. Several years ago they renovated the children’s ward and supplied draperies for the new wing and chapel. The clut which numbers 21 members, has Won two district awards on basis of its service projects, a child welfare cup in 1960 and a commu nity service award in 1961. Co-chairman of the project this year were Mrs. (Bill Allen anc Mrs. Jacob Dixon. Club To Sponsor Science Fair The Science Club of Kings Mountain hiigh school wiUl spon sor a Science Fair to be held March 1-2 at the Kings Moun tain high school. Students from grades 7, 8, and 9 of the Kings Mountain Consol idated School System arc eligible to participate in either the Jun ior Biological Science Division or the Junior Physical Science Divi sion. Students in grades 10, 11, and 12 are eligible for participa tion in the Senior Division of the Biological or Physical Sciences. Rules for preparing exhibits and entry blanks may be obtain ed from the Principal’s office of the elementary schools not hou sed at Kings Mountain high school. First place winners In 'both di visions will participate in the South Piedmont Fair to be held in Charlotte on March 24. All ex hibits and projects must be rea dy for judging by 9:30 a. m. March 1. Entry blanks must be returned to Mrs. Paul Ausley, KMHS, on or before Friday, Feb ruary 23. Awards for each division areas follows: Senior Division_Biological and Physical_First Place - $15; Second place - $10; Third Place - $5. Junior Division _ Biological and Physical_ First Place - $5; Second Place - $2; Third Place - n. Executive Body To Meet Monday The county Democratic execu tive committee will convene at the courthouse Monday afternoon at 4:30 to recommend Democra tic members of the county elec tions board. Current Democratic members are Ralph Gilbert, chairman, and C. B. Cash. State law provides that a county elections board be con stituted of three members, to be appointed by the state elections board, and requires that no more than two may come from one party. G. V. Hawkins is the Re publican member. Members of the Democratic ex ecutive committee is this area are Mrs. J. E. Lipford, county vice-chairman, J. OUlie Harris, East Kings Mountain, J. D. Or mand, West Kings Mountain, Cameron Ware. Beth ware, J. B. Ellis, Grover, and G. M. Murray, Waco, MOOSE SUPPER A chicken-and-dumpMng din ner will be served at the Moose Lodge free to members and thir wi’vs Sunday after noon from 5 to 8 p. m. More than 150 enjoyed a chicken supper at the Lodge Sunday GOP Convention Will Be Saturday Party To Talk Plans For Slate At Local Level The biennial Republican coun ty convention will be convened Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at the county courthouse in Shelby. Chairman Pierce A. Cassedy said Wednesday chief business will be election of county officers and discussion on efforts to field a team of party candidates at the local 'level. He said a leader in the district GOP organization has been in vited to address fthe convention, but thait firm confirmation hasn’t yet been received. Other officers, in addition to Mr. Cassedy, are Mrs. Maureen | Moore, vice-chairman, and Rus ! sell Laughridge, secretary-treas urer. i Mr. Cassedy, who has led the ■ patty for the past two years, is ' exoected to be re-named. He said he doubted that the j convention will get to the bus | iness of nominating candidates on Saturday, added it was as yet indefinite whether the party would seek to use the primary or convention method of nomi nating local office candidates and added, “We njigljt do if la ter through the executive com mittee.’’ Like the Democrats, precinct committee chairmen are ex offi cio members of the county exe cutive committee. “We hope 'to have a full slate j of local level candidates, though ' it may not prove possible. We’re I seeking fully qualified Candida-j ! tes," he added. Chairman Cassedy said ho an-i I ticipates a large turnout for Sat j urday’s convention. Moose Members To Fill Offices Unexpired terms of three offi-! cers will be filled in a special election at Kings Mountain Moose Lodge 1748 from 1 to 8 p. m. Thursday. Nominees to fill the unexpired term of Miles Bishop, prelate, are Ray Oline and Horace Brown. Nominees to fill the unexpired term of Arthur Sanders, two-year | trustee, and Harold Palls, three j year-trustee, are Bobby Bridges, jCarl Davis and Lawrence Ste wart. Installation of the electees will be at Thursday night’s regular meeting. ON CRITICAL LIST Cindy Powers, grand-daugh ter of Mr. and (Mrs. W. K. j Crook, is still on the critical list at Charlotte’s (Mercy Hospital | where she was admitted De- i eemtoer 22. Gas Billings Record $28,316 The city’s natural gas bill ings for the period for which customers received statements February 1 set a new high rec ord, City Clerk Joe McDaniel, Jr., reported. Customers got biills totaling $28,316, compared to statements of February 1, 1961, for $25,352. The increase of $3,064 was partially creditable to cold weather in the second half of (the billing period but other wise reflected addition of 76 customers over ithe previous year’s total. Barnes Outlines Bend Details "Our proposed new consolida ted high school ds going to cost us. It’s going to cost about a million dollars. But by spending money for temporary patch-up work and quonset hut class rooms, we’re throwing money down a rat hole,” Supt. B. N Barnes declared in addressing the King's Mountain Kiwanians Thursday night. Supt. Barnes was outlining th< need for a new high school to the group. Mr. Barnes reported that 811 students are enrol led for the pre sent 1961-62 high school tenm. Based on present school figures (not accounting for students who might move to the area or drop out) the 1962-63 high school en rollment will be 1.048, escalating to 1,183 for the 1963-64 term. En rollment will peak in the 1964 65 term with 1,243, dropping sli ghtly (the next year to 1220. “This is alarming,” Supt. Bar nes said, ''because we don’t have room ait Kings Mountain high schol for the 817 there this year.” Barnes noted it is possible dou ble sessions will be necessary be fore the proposed new high school is built. He said all available high school classrooms are in use and three temporary quonset struc tures have been, or arc being, e rected at the plant site on Ridge Street. The band has its head quarters in the former school garage. The superintendent’s ad ministrative offices were moved to new quarters in a residence adjacent to the school to make more classroom space avai labile. The bulge In school population has affected not only high school departments, but also elemen tary schools, he said. He noted all elementary I schools within the city limits are, taxed by overcrowded conditions, some schools having temporary Classrooms in partitioned areas in auditoriums, and libraries in (Continued On Page EightI Boy Scout Week Underway: Scouts To Assume City Offices Saturday By ELIZABETH STEWART Kings Mountain will have a new mayor, police Chief, fire chief and board of commissioners for one day only on Saturday. That’s the day Kings Mountain Boy Scouts assist the heads of city government in the respective duties. Two boys from each troop will meet at City Hall, at 9 a. m. to choose those among them who will serve in a city post. Citizens who call Mayor Kelly Dixon’s office may be surprised to hear a voice saying, “This is Mayor Plonk speaking.’’ Tommy Plonk, Troop 94, Eagle Scout, will be mayor-for-a-day. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Plonk, Jr., he was chosen by a district Scout ing committee. Other activities are planned during Boy Scout Week which be gan yesterday. Kings Mountain Kiwariians will honor Scouts and Scouters Thursday night at Kiwanis-spon sored “Boy Scout Night.” Boy Scouts will attend church in a body Sunday night at the church which sponsors each troop. Over 1® boys are active in Boy Scout organizations in this community. Troops are sponsor ed bv Resurrection and St. Mat thew’s Lutheran churches, East Gold Street Wesleyan Methodist church. Piedmont Baptist church First Presbyterian church and ..... .... MAYOR-FOR-A-DAY Tommy Plonk, Troop 94 Boy Scout, will, bo Kings Mountain mayor-for-a-j day Saturday as local Boy Scouts j fill City Hall positions. ; First Wesleyan Methodist chur-j eh. A troop is being re-organized | by Kings Mountain Baptist chur ch. Boys may join a Boy Scout! troop at the age of 11. Highest! rank is Eagle with a palm a-; warded for each five additional merit badges. Registration New; Eight Voting Places Registration books will open Saturday for the first time for the (March 10 bond election ’at which Kings Mountain adminis trative unit citizens will determ ine whether to borrow SI ,100,000 for a school construction. Chief item on the drawing hoard is a high school plant. 'No eligible citizen is currently registered, a completely new reg istration being required. The books will be open at the eight designated polling place for three consecutive Saturdays February 10, 17, 24, with March 3 challenge day. For citizens living within the city limits the boundaries of the voting districts conform to the j city’s five wards. ! Citizens living outside the city | limits will register and vote at | the same places as in the May 14, 11960, consolidation election, to wit: 1) Citizens of the Grover county precinct will register and vote at Grover fire station; 2) voters residing in the former Bethware school district will reg ister and vote at iBet hware adbool; 3) all other voters outside the Kings Mountain city limits will register and vote at Park Grace school. Registrars, who will be at the polling places Saturday and on each registration Saturday from 9 a. m. to sunset, are: Bethware, Mrs, J. (D, Jonhs Grover, Mrs. W. W. McCarter; Park Grace, Mrs James Clonin ger; Kings Mountain Ward 1, city fire station, C. L. Black; Kii*j Moun tain Ward 2, City court room; R. D. Goforth; King-, Mountain Ward 3, Phenix Eton-, Mrs. Ruth Bowers; Kings Moun tain Ward 4, Kings Mountain Manufacturing Company club room, Mrs. Paul Cole; anti Kings Mountain Ward 5, West school, j Mrs. J. T. McGinnis, Jr. Woodward Rites Held Wednesday Funeral r'tes for Mrs. Lula Dickey Woodward, SI, were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 p. m. from Kings Mountain Baptist church of which she wass a mem ber. Mrs. Woodward died Tuesday morning after suffering a heart attack. 'A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and (Mrs. James F. Dickey. Her husband was the late James Daniel Woodward. Mrs. Woodward taught a Sun day School class for more than 40 years. Site joined the Baptist church at age 11. She is survived by her son, Joe Lee Woodward, of Kings Moun tain. The final rites were conducted by Rev. Marion DuBose, pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. - B. L. Raines, pastor of First Bap tist church. Interment was in Mountain Rest cemetery. Active pallbearers were Ted Weir, Eugene Roberts, Dorns Littlejohn, George Hord, Tom Tate and Harold Coggins. C. B. Edwards' Rites Monday Funeral rites for C. R. Ed wards, 54, Albemarle druggist and brother-in-law of Mrs. John Caveny and J. M. McGinnis of Kings (Mountain, were held Mon day afternoon from the Luther an church of Albemarle. Mr. Edwards died suddenly Sunday after suffering a heart attack. He was married to the former Faye McGinnis of Kings Moun tain. At one time he was employ ed as a pharmacist by Griffin Drug Company. Besides his wife, Mr. Edwards is survived (by two Children, Charles and Alice Edwards of the home; a brother, Arthur Ed wards of Charlotte, and a sister, Mrs. Rudd Cline of Mount Holly, Postm WiH IloSe Rev. George T. Moore will note his third anniversary as pastor of Resurrection Lutheran church Sunday. Mr. (Moore conducted his first service as pastor on Ash Wednes day, February 11, 1959. During his pastorate, church membership has grown and the church has erected a steeple on Its Crescent Hill structure.