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Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 ltd figur* for Groator Kings Mountain b dortvod boa tko IBM nag* Mountain city dlroctory mnu. Tho city Balte figun to boa Um Dated state* e*n*u* of I860. Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, April 5, 1962 Seventy-Third Year Pages Today PRICE TEN CENTS Neislers Proffer Gift Of Tract For School Site BITES HELD — Funeral rites for Lester A. Hannon were held Sunday. Mr. Harmon died sud denly Thursday after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. L A. Harmon's Hites Conducted Funeral rites for Lester Harmon, 54, were held Sunday at 4 p.m. from David’s Baptist church, of which he was a mem ber. Mr.. Harmon died Thursday night in Presbyterian hospital in Charlotte. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was rushed to the hospital about 7 o’clock. A native of Cleveland County, he was owner of Harmon Ga rage in the Midway Section. He was the son of Thomas A. Har mon of Kings Mountain and the late Mrs. Harmon. He attended Kings Mountain 'schools and was a member of David’s church and a past master of Fadrview Lodge 339 AF&AMi He was currently serving as Coach of candidates in the masonic ladge. Rev. N. S. Hardin and Rev. W. L. McSwain officiated and ma sonic burial followed in Moun tain Rest cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Dessie Lovelace Harmon; his father; two sons, Dale Harmon of the U. S. Army in Germany and Billy Harmon of Kings Moun tain; one daughter, Mr®. Bill Babb; two brothers, Hubert and Claude Hannon and two sisters, Mrs. T. E. Wilson and Mrs. R. M. Dover, all of Kings Mountain. Local News Bulletins LIONS DIRECTORS Directors of the Kings Moun ttain Lions club will gather for a dinner meeting Thursday at 7 o’clock at Cline’s Restaurant. WEIR AT HOME Sam Weir, Kings Mountain • insuranceman, is recuperating at home following hospitaliza tion for a back ailment. Mr. Weir was a patient at Char lotte’s Presbyterian hospital. AT HOME L. June Cloninger, who un derwent lung surgery several weeks ago at Western North Carolina Sanatorium at Black Mountain, was released Friday and is convalescing at home. A family spokesman said Wed nesday Mr. Cloninger is doing well. KIWANIS CLUB A representative of Pritchart Paint and Glass company will give a program to include dis cussion and demonstration on plastics at Thursday’s meeting of the Kiwanis club. The civic club convenes at 6:45 p. m. at the Woman’s club. SERVICES CONTINUE Revival services are continu ing nightlv this week at Oak View Bap‘ict church on York road. Rev. Floyd Willis, pas tor of Westover Baptist church, is leading the services at 7:30 p. m. nightly through April 7. ON SCAN'S LIST Miss Mitchell Ann Lynn and David Nelson Smith, Kings Mountain students at Apoala chian State Teacher's college, were listed on the dean's list for the winter quarter just end ing. To make the Dean'is list a student must carry at least 15 hours and achieve a quality point rating of not less than 3.00 on all work attempted with no grade below C. Blanton Is Tapped For NCPA Award Community Service Honor To Druggist Charies D. Blanton, Jr., Kings Mountain pharmacist, will bo presented the Bowl of Hygeia a ward for service to hiis commun ity in ceremonies at the Sir Wal ter hotel in Raleigh Sunday af ternoon. Mr. Blanton will be the fourth recipient of the annual award. It will be presented by Richard A. Velz, director of public relations, A. H. Robins Company, Rich mond, Va. It will be the annual awards session of the North Carolina Pharmaceutical association. Prior winners have been Har old Van Day, Spruce Pine, now member of the State Board of Pharmacy; Ralph P. Rogers, for mer president of the Durham Downtown Merchants associ ation, and Bill Randall, Lilling ton city councilman. Mr. Blanton is the recently re tired president of the Kings Mountain Chamber of Commerce, a past president of both the Kings Mountain Merchants asso ciation and Kings Mountain Jun ior Chamber of Commerce, and also a winner of the Jaycee’s “Young Man of the Year” award. He is a University of North Carolina graduate, Class of ‘53, and a veteran of army service. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Blan ton, Sr., he is associated with his father and J. L. McGill as a Kings Mountain Drug Company pharmacist. He and his wife, the former Libby Wilson of Gastonia, and two daughters live on Phifer road. Moose lodge Elects Thursday Members of Kings Mountain Moose Lodge 1748 will ballot Thursday to name officers for the coming year. Members will elect a governor, junior governor, prelate, treasur er and one three-year trustee. Gubernatorial candidates are Clinton Wood, the incumbent, Horace Brown, a past governor, and W. M. Huffstickler. Candidates for junior governor are Ray Cline, Millard Metcalf, and Bill iPhifer. Candidates for prelate are Jerry Ross and Dennis Goforth. Candidates for treasurer are Willie Grice and Charles (Whi tey) Bowen. Candidates for three-year trus tee are Carl Davis, Robert Webb, and Robert Ensley. Rabies Clinic Set Saturday Or. J. P. Maunry, veterinarian, has announced Pie following ra bies clinic schedule for Saturday, April 7th. The schedule: Leonhardit’s Grocery, 9 to 9:15 a. m. Claude Harmon’s Store, 9:15 to 9:30 a. m. G. A. OLail’s Grocery, 9:30 to 10 a. m. Cash Service Station, 10 to 10:15 a. m. Goody Bar-B-Q (Near Beth ware School) 10:15 to 10:30 .m. Blalock’s Park Inn, 10:30 to 10:45 a. m. City Hall, Kings Mountain, 11 to 11:30 a. m. Joint Lions Meeting Tuesday Members of the Grover Lions club will be guests of the Kings Mountain club Tuesday night at an inter-clUb meeting. J. Ollie Harris is program chairman for the meeting. iRoy Houser is president of the Grover club. The ioint meeting will be held at the Woman’s Club at 7 o’clock. BOTARY CLUB Kingn Mountain Botarians will hear Aubrey Mauney as guest speaker at their Thurs day meeting at 12:15 at the Country Club. TAPPED FOR AWARD - Charles Blanton, Jr., will receive the Bowl of Hygeia award of the North Carolina Parmaceutica! Asociation in Raleigh Sunday. Building Business Has Spring Boom Kings Mountain experienced a spring building boom this week, as evidenced by the issuance of five building permits Monday and Tuesday by acting building inspector Joe McDaniel. A permit was issued Monday to Haywood Lynch to build a one-story house on Blanton. Es timated cost of the five-room structure is $3,000. John B. Dilling was issued a permit Monday to build a two story residence on Victoria Cir cle. ‘Estimated cost of the eight room house is $18,000. Contractor is Marion Dixon. A permit was also issued Mon day to Florence and Etta Perry to make a one-room addition to their Watterson Street residence. Estimated cost of the project is $2,500. Contractor is Blue Rib bon Homes. A permit was issued Tuesday to J. K. Willis, Jr., to build a one-story house on Sims Street between Mountain and King streets. Estimated cost of the six-room residence is $9,000. Contractor is Marion Dixon. A permit was also issued Tues day to Harris-Teeter Super Mar kets for the construction of a one-story supermarket on W. King Street between Piedmont Avenue and Gaston Street. The four-section building will cost an estimated $60,000. Contractor is T. R. Burroughs Construction Company, Inc., Charlotte. Financial Firms Close Early Saturday 'Kings Mountain’s financial in stitutions this week announced that, effective April 1 the firms will close at 12:00 noon each Sat urday. Former closing hours had been 1:00 p. m. The announcement came from several institutional heads. Firms participating include First Union National Bank, Home Savings & Loan Association, and Kings Mountain Savings & Loan Association. Lutherans Set Lenten Series St. Matthew’s Lutheran church will observe Passion Sunday this Sunday. It is the traditional day on which the Atonement of Christ is observed, being the last Sunday before Palm Sunday. 'Dr. W. P. Gertoerding will prea ch on “Our Great High Priest." 'Regular Lenten services will be held on Wednesday at 7:30, using the theme: “God’s Forgiveness and Ours.” This is based on the sixth Petition of the Lord’s Pray er. Attendance has been good for Lenten service, and the communi ty is invited to participate, the pastor said in announcing the ser vices. CHURCH SUPPER Young people of Central Methodist church will sponsor a hot dog supper Friday with serving from 5 until 7:30 p. m. in the church fellowship hall. Delivery service may be had by calling the church. John Warlick New President Of Jaycees John Warlick was named pres ident by acclamation of the Kings Mountain Junior Chamber of Commerce as Jaycees com pleted 1962 politicking Tuesday night at Kings Mountain Wo man’s Club. Named first-president was Named first vice-president was was elected to serve as second vice-president. Elected to the secretarial post was Herman Greene and Bob Hullender was named Jaybird. Treasurer is John Lutz and a new-office, assistant treasurer, was filled by Bob Goforth. Elected to serve two-year di rector terms were Hugh Lancas ter and Bill Jonas. Holdover directors are Ray mond (Whistle) Goforth and Rev. Thomas Droppers. Officers-elect will be installed in May. President Warlick has been a member of the Kings Mountain Chamber for three years. He served as treasurer to the group in 1961. He is associated With C. E. Warlick Insurance Agency. Warlick, age 28, graduated from Davidson College and holds a B. A. degree in business. A bachelor, he served a tour of duty with the United States Navy. Following the business session at the Jaycee meet, Forrest Ro berts, North Carolina Jaycee dis trict vice-president of Gastonia, spoke to the group. A film, “Your Money’s Worth,” a documentary on inflation arid deflation prepared by the Fed eral Reserve Batik Spstem, was screened by program chairman David Kincaid. Armory Commission To Convene Friday The city armory commission will meet Friday night and is expected to name a chairman. With the new $135,000 Nation al Guard Armory nearing com pletion, a minimum of $4,000 is needed, Sgt. Charles Wilson said Wednesday to equip the armory with kitchen appliances, lockers, chairs, office furniture, tables and other equipment. In behalf of the armory, Mayor Kelly Dixon and J. Ollie Harris, both commission members, asked the county commission Monday *or a $1700 appropriation to aid in the purchase of the needed e quipment. The commission took the request under advisement. Members of the commission, as appointed by the board of city commissioners, are Mr. Harris, Gity Commissioner Ben H. Brid ges, Capt. Humes Houston, Na tional Guard commanding offi cer, the Mayor and City Clerk, ex officio. County Political Activity Apparently To Be Minimal HONORED — Ranee Henderson, Kings Mountain senior at Oregon College of Education, was re cently tapped by Phi Delta Kap pa fraternity as "Man of the Year," Ranee Henderson Is "Man 01 Year" Ranee Henderson, Kings Moun tain senior at Oregon College of Education in Salem, was recent ly named outstanding man of the year by Phi Delta Kappa fra ternity. Mr. Henderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Henderson of Kings Mountain, iis president of the fra ternity. Following his gradu ation, he expects to begin work on his master’s degree. Mrs. Henderson is the former Beety Ledford of Kings Moun tain. She has been a member of the faculty of Oregon School for the Deaf and continues in a sub stitute capacity. The Hendersons live with their two children in Salem. Dr. Clifford KarJey, head of the college education department, presented the award to Mr. Hen derson. High School Chorus To Give Concert The Kings Mlountain high school Mixed Chorus, under di rection of Mrs. J. N. McClure, will present the annual spring concert next Thursday evening. April 12th, at 8 p. m. in the school auditorium. The program will consist of sev eral different types of music in cluding religious and calypso se lections, among others. High School Band Wins Superioi Rating - First Time Since 1953 The Kings Mountain high school band won a rating of su perior in Group HI of the Wes tern State Band contests in Ma rion Saturday. A rating of superior is highest given in the state contests. The North Carolina Band Association presented a plaque to the Kings Mountain musicians and their director, Joe C. Hedden. Numbers played in competition were: “Tioga March” by Mere tta and “Scotch Folk Suite.” The judges, Richard Trevarthan of; Western Carolina college, Frank West of St. Andrews at Laurin burg and William Spencer of ASTC, requested the Kings Mountain band play "little Suite; for Band.” Local musicians also played “Sunlit Summitts” and ‘Woodland Journey.” Members of the Kings Moun tain band are: Flutes: Susan Plonk, Gail Heavner, Eleanor Ware, Dora Kireus. Obie: Connie Dixon. Clarinet: Carol Jean Goter, John Clemmer, Linda Walker, Sara Hendricks, , Del Goforth Becky Burton, Rita Bell, Lynda Mauney, Karen Wood, Danny Finger, Cindy Ware, Angela Ruff, Elaine Russell, Sheila God frey, Linda Watterson. Alto Clarinet: Alice Neal. Bass Clarinet: Lawrence Mau nev. Comet: Kenny Barnes, Tom my Bennett, Glenn (Wemer, Jer ry Ford, Leslie Joy, Mike Gofor th. Saxophone: Lyn Cheshire, Pat tie Howard, Spencer Moore. BAND DIRECTOR ■■ Joe C. Hed den has been Kings Mountain band director since 1945 with ex ception ol three years he was employed by a county industry. The Kings Mountain band last won a superior rating in 1953. Bassoon: Joan McClure. French horn: Johnny Bennett. Baritone: Gary Wilson. Trombone: Buz Shuford, Win Goter, Robert Phifer, Danny Walker. Bells: Mary Ann McCurdy. Drums: Vivian Wilson, Billy Belt, Billy Weaver, Jimmy Lew is, Don Ware, Johnny Moore, Lana Arrowood. Tympani: Joan Howard. Peggy Ware is drum major. Only Two Posts Yet Contested In May Primary BY MARTIN HARMON County politics, apparently, will be a tame affair, both in the May primary and in next No vem'ber’s general election. Time is running out, as the deadline for filing for county and township offices is at noon Friday, April 13. As of Wednesday noon, Coun ty Elections Board Chairman Ralph Gilbert reported, the only county-wide contests official for the Democratic primary are for the two elective open positions in the county recorder’s court, judge and solicitor. Two Shelby lawyers seek the judgeship, being vacated by Rue ben B. Elam, who is retiring. The candidates are Crawley B. Cash and Joe F. Mull. Two more Shelby lawyers, Lynn Hobbs and Norris (Dick) Lackey, seek to succeed Bynum L. Weathers as solicitor. Mr. Weathers is a patient at Western Carolina sanitarium. Meantime, county Republicans haven’t yet honored the public promise of their chairman, Pier ce Cassedy, -that the -Republican party will field a team for coun ty offices. Odds, at Wednesday’s report, were that there will be few', if any, county races in No vember. Bob Maner, West Kings Moun tain GOP precinct chairman, said he attended a GOP meeting Tuesday night, but that potential candidates were not apparent. In the Democratic field, other than the two contests extant, there have 'been a paucity of rumored candidates. Judge Jack White, of Kings Mountain, Who indicated earlier he might seek to unseat Senator Robert F. Morgan again, said Wednesday he doubts he’ll offer. 'Lone other contests involve two constableships, in Number 8 and Number 9 townships. With exception of Knox Sar ratt, chairmen of the board of county commissioners, majority of the Democratic incumbents have either paid their filing fees or have indicated they’ll seek renomination and re-election. (With the county commission on a staggered term arrangement, only two of the five positions are open this year. Incumbent David Beam seeks re-nomination as Dis trict 3 commissioner in the pri mary, and Ralph S. Elliott seeks nomination to the District five spot, being vacated by Chairman Sarratt. Both seek four-year terms. Lenten Series At Resurrection Resurrection Lutheran church is continuing Lenten services at Sunday and Wednesday services, the pastor, Rev. George Moore, has announced. At the Sunday morning wor ship hour Mr. Moore will preach on the theme, “He Comes Etern ally” and at the evening service at 7:30 the sermon topic will be “Numbered With Sinners.” Mr. Mloore will deliver the mes sage on “Holy Art Thou” at the! Wednesday evening service, A pril 11th, at 7:30 p. m. The Lu ther League will serve refresh ments during a fellowship hour after the service. Legion Meeting Friday Evening Regular meeting of Otis D. Green Post 155, American Le gion, will be held Friday night at 8 o’clock. Principal 'business of the meet ing will be receiving of the re port of the nominating commit tee for officers for the coming year. Nominating committee mem bers are H. O. (Toby) Williams, chairman, Gene Gibson and John Weaver. LODGE MEETING There will be a stated com munication of Fairview Lodge 339 AF&AM on Monday night at Masonic Hall, Secretary T. D. Tindall has announced. BOARD OFFICIAL - Georg? Thomasson, Kings Mountain lawyer, is a member of the coun ty elections board. He was elect ed secretary at the recent organi zational meeting. Thomasson Is Board Official George B. Thomasson, Kings Mountain lawyer, is the newly elected secretary of the Cleve land County elections board. Following appointment of the board by the State Board of Elections, the board organized, re-electing Ralph Gilbert, Shelby Democrat as chairman, and Mr. Thomasson, a new Democratic member, secret a ry The Republican member, also a new appointee, is John Me Brayer, Shellby builder. Mr. Thomasson succeeds C. B. Cash, who resigned to seek the judgeship of county recorder’s court, and Mr. McBrayer suc ceeds G. V. Hawkins, veteran GOP member, who is ill. Mr. Thomasson, a graduate of Duke University law school, is solicitor of Kings Mountain Re corder’s court. He is currently a Lions club zone chairman anil past president of the Kings Mountain club. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church. He is a son of Mrs. C. F. Thomasson and the late Mr. Thomasson. His wife is the former Marion Arth ur. They have a baby daughter. Jaycees Selling Auto Seat Belts Kings Mountain Jaycees, in conjunction with a statewide pro ject, are offering automobile seat belts to local citizens at a price of $4 per set. David Kincaid, project chair man, told the group Tuesday night the retail price of the Jay cee offering is much less than belts offered at retail outlets. The belts come in colors of black, gray, red, green, brown, and blue. They come complete with bolt and anchor assembly for instal lation. Persons wishing to purchase seat belts should contact a Jay cee member. Dr. Jennings Here Sunday Dr. Lowell Jennings, Gastonia medical doctor, will conduct 11:00 a. m. sendees Sunday at First Wesleyan Methodist Church. Dr. Jennings before entering medical practice served for three years as a medical missionary to Africa. Prior to his African assign ment he had served as a medical missionary to India. MACEDONIA SERVICES Revival services aire continu ing each night at 7 p. m. through Saturday at Macedon ia Baptist church on Grover Road. Rev. A. A. Bailey of Bess emer City's First Baptist chur ch is voting evangelist and Allen Jolley of Kings Moun tain's First Baptist church is directing music for the special services. IMPROVING Booth W. Gillespie, who suf fered a stroke of pairailysis four weeks ago, was reported slow ly improving this week at Charlotte’s Rehabilitation Hos pital. Neisler Portion 0! Phifer Road Site Offered By MARTIN HARMON The board of education has - been offered as a gift a portio of the Phifer Road site it has ui • der option, and has "obtained i - , ■ price on 44 acres of the Gofertl Plonk site lying north of U. £ 74, both possible locations of the new consolidated high school, Paul M. Neisler, Sr., has in- . formed the board of education that Neisler Brothers, Inc., owner of approximately 20 awes of the 73-acre Phifer Road site, which has been under option to the board for more than a year at $500 per acre, would give the schools this land. This report was conveyed to the board at a called meeting Wednesday morning. Following the meeting, members of the board, accompanied by T. H. Co thran, members of the firm of Architects Associated, Inc., visit ed the Phifer Road site and stir- . veyed it personally. At the meeting, the board had received the following reports on the Goforth Plonk site: 1) Marvin Goforth, who own, 44 acres of the Goforth flPlonl property said he would seJl th board 28 acres at $1500 per act* and the remaining 16 acres a $1,000. 2) C. S. Plonk, Sr., co-owner with the J. O. Plonk Estate of a bout 32 acres adjacent to the Goforth property, had informed board representatives he, on his part, would make available to the hoard whatever acreage desired, ' but could not indicate price until he conferred with the J. O. Plonk Estate. 3) J. Wilson Crawford, owner of nine lots possibly desired in Country Oluib Estates, had infor med board representatives he would accept the price set toy an appraisal team. 4) Garrison Goforth, owner of one lot, and James Lybrand, own er of two lots desired, had not been contacted. 5) Bun Goforth, owner of one j lot possibly desired had not toeen contacted. The Crawford and Bun Gofor th lots, though net mandators-, Chairman Fred Plonk noted, had been recommended by state plan ning officials as ideal for a ma jor entraneeway, as well as to enhance the appearance of the plant. Meeting last Friday morning, the board had constituted Chair man Plonk, Vice-chairman H. O. (Toby) Williams, and Superin tendent B. N. Barnes a committee to ascertain 1) whether proper ties in the Gofomth-Plonk site would be available for purchase, and, if so, 2) the asking price of these properties. At the Friday meeting, it was reported that three additional sites had been proffered, the J. D. Hord farm near Bethware school, the J. Dixie McDaniel tract near Bethlehem school, and a tract owned by Lee Yarbro and Butler Dixon also near Beth lehem school. (Following the inspection of the Phifer Road site Wednesday morning, several board members expressed renewed interest in he tract cornering at Phifer and Fulton roads, a site previously given cursary attention. School officals point to several major eon (derations in picking a site, among them: 1) relative cost of real estate conjunctive with development costs; 2) state transportation requirements and costs (the law precludes th.> transporting of children to as signed schools wihin 1.5 miles of the child’s residence); 3) relative cost and availability of utilities. In the latter direction, indica tions are that some members of the city commission feel the city would be in better pnation to serve the Goforth-Plonk proper ty. At least one member of the city commission has commented that water, fire protection, sew age disposal, electric and g is service would he easier anti cheaper to provide there. Seniors To Sing In Choral Festival Six Kings Mountain high school seniors will go to Greensboro Fri day to participate in the state eho ral festival. They will be accompanied by Mrs. J. N. McClure, director of the Mixed Chorus of which they are members. Seniors making the trip includ< Jane Hamforight, Mike MeSwaWi. Linda Eaker. Curtis Floyd, Bobby Waters and Dottie Gibbons.
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