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Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper VOL 73 No. 15 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, April 12, 1962 Seventy-Third Year PRICE TEN CENTS Fulton-Phifer Road Tract Available At $500 Acre Craig Falls Opposes Osborne For Clerk Of Superior Court PRINCIPAL - Jake G. Hord, Jr.. Kings Mountain native, was ele vated to the principalship of East Elementary school of Gas tonia on Monday to succeed Nor ris Shuford who is retiring in June. lake Hord Named School Principal Jake G. Hord, Jr., sixth grade teacher at East school in Gas tonia and a Kings Mountain na tive, wlU'l become principal of the elementary school upon re tirement of Principal Norris Shu ford In June. Mr. Hord is son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hord, Sr., of Kings Mountain. A graduate of Appalachian State Teacher’s college, Mr. Hord earned Ms master’s degree in 1960. He joined the East school faculty in 1960, having previous ly taught the third grade at Wil son school for two years and the seventh and eighth grade at Wray Junior Mgh school for two years. He served a six mon ths tour of duty in the Army. Mrs. Hord is the former Mary Lou Patrick. She teaches the fourth grade at Abernathy school. The JJords live in Pinecrest, Gastonia, and are members of Bradley Memorial Methodist church. The newly-elected principal was recently named president of the NCJEA unit composed of all Gastonia city teachers. Veteran Principal Norris is completing his 34th year as principal of East school. He is 65. City Law Requires Two Weed-Cuttings Mayor Kelly Dixon remind ed citizens Wednesday of a city ordinance requiring owners of vacant lots to cut weeds a minimum of twice yearly, once by June 15 and again by Au gust 15. The ordinance specifies that failure to obey the ordinance can result in a fine of $1, with each additional day to be con sidered a .separate offense. The ordinance also specifies that the city may attend to the weed-cutting and assess the cost to the property. Edwin Moore Otters Again For School Post Craig D. Falls, Kings Moun tain grocer, filed candidacy Wed nesday for clerk of Superior Court, subject to the May Demo cratic primary. Mr. Falls opposes the incum bent J. W. (Bill) Osborne, who has served as court clerk since October 1956, when he was ap pointed to succeed E. A. Houser, Jr. It is the Kings Mountain man’s first time to seek public office. Only other candidates to file for county-wide offices during the past week were the five in cumbent members of the county board of education, including Edwin Moore, of Kings Mountain, Charles D. Forney, Jr., Walter Davis, Buford Cline and J. D. Elliis. All are Democrats. Mr. Falls became the third Kings Mountain citizen to seek a county - wide elective office this year. J. Ollie Harris, veter an coroner, seeks re-election. Owner of Falls Superette on York Road, Mr. Falls is a Kings Mountain native, a son of Mrs. Pat Falls and the late Mr. Falls. For 30 years he was an employee of Nedsler Mills. (He is a member of St. Mat thew’s Lutheran church and Kings Mountain Lodge 1748. He is married to the former Frances Hord. They have two daughters, Mrs. Bill Cash-ion, of Kings Mountain, and Mrs. Bert Voet, of Wilmington. Mr. Osborne was elected to the unexpdred Houser term in 1958 and re-elected to fill a full four year term in 1958. He is a Shel by lawyer, onetime elections board chairman, and recorder’s court judge. In several elections, Mr. Falls has served as an election offici al of the East Kings Mountain precinct. Mr. Falls paid his filing fee to Chairman Ralph Gilbert shortly before noon Wednesday. Mr. Osborne had filed formally on February 27. Easter Sunrise Service Planned The Kings Mountain Minister ial Association announced plans this week for its annual commu nity - wide Easter Sunrise ser vice, to be held at 6 a. m. on Easter Morning at Memorial Park in Mountain Rest cemetery Rev. H. D. Garmon, who made the announcement, said the form of the program would be similar to those of previous years, and that Rev. Marion DuBose, pas tor of Kings Mountain Baptist church, will preach the Easter Sunrise sermon. The high school Glee club, un der direction of Mrs. J. N. Mc Clure, will sing special Easter music. Featured soloist will be Allan Jolley, minister of music at First Baptist church. The high school band, under direction of Joe Hedden, will play a pre lude of Easter selections. (Continued On Page Eight) Bible-in-Schools Program Facing ■fi2 End Unless Underwritten Now The Bible-in-the Schools pro gram of the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association must be, underwritten by church, civics groups, and individual pledges now or the teaching of Bible in the city schools will be cancelled for nexit year, Dr. Paul K. Ausley, program chairman, said Wednes day. He noted /the difficulty of the associaition in meeting the Bible budget for the 1961-62 school year and commented the pro gram could not be continued on such a haphazard basis. Letters of appeal have been sent out to all churches asking each minister and treasurer to tiring the matter of pledging support to the Bible program be tore his church directors. Budget for the 1962-63 school term will be approximatsly $4,800 and the entire cost must be underwritten by the churches, civic groups and individuals. No state tax money is used to em ploy a teacher of Bible in the public schools. “During 1961 we had $3,739 pledged, which means churches will have to increase their pled ges by 28 percent to meet the new budget,” Dr. Ausley said. Dr. Ausley asks that pledges be made as soon as possible. Due date is during September 1, 1962 and May 15, 1963. “This is a worthwhile program and most conducive to building character and developing moral responsibility. A student who voluntarily signs up for the e 'ective Bible course in school re j ceives three and a half times as much Bible instruction than he | (Continued On Page Bight) CANDIDATES - Craig D. Falls, above, filed Wednesday for clerk of Superior Court, opposing J. W. (Bill) Osborne, incumbent, Ed win Moore filed Monday for re nomination as a member of the county board of education, a pos ition he has held for the past decade. Jonas Bridges Lions Nominee Jonas Bridges, general man ager of Radio Station WKMT, has been nominated for presi dent of ithe Kings Mountain Lions club for 1962-63. Mr. Bridges is currently the club’s first vice-president. Other nominees presented at the Tuesday night meeting by George Thomasson, chairman of the nominating committee are: Odus Smith, first vice-president: Wesley Bush, second vice-presi dent; C. P. Barry, third vice-pre sident; Harry Jaynes, secretary; Carl Goforth, treasurer; Clyde (Whitey) Bridges, Lion tamer; and Richard Barnett, tail twister. Nominees for the two-year terms as directors are Jack Hau ser, J. T. McGinnis, Jr., and Joe McDaniel, Jr. Hold-over directors with one year term’s remaining are Dr. George W. Plonk, William Law rence Plonk, and Howard Bryant. Other members of the nomina ting committee were Edwin Moore and Eugene Timms. Club elections will be held on May 8. Board To Meet Thursday Night Two advisory groups wiU dis cuss findings and needs with the city board of commissioners Thursday night ait the 7 o'clock meeting at City Hall. The City Stadium committee will convene with the board to discuss its recommendations for imoroving City Stadium, and Ollie Harris, chairman of the Ar mory commission, will present a request for funds for equipping the nearly-complete new armory. Other matters to receive board attention, according to Mayor Kelly Dixon, include: 1) Application of Lloyd E. Da vis for the position of city build ing inspector. 2) Confirmation of sale of a 25 x 25 foot Off-street lot near East King Esso station at the bid price of $411. (Continued On Page Bight) Three Contests With Filing Deadline Near Filing deadline for county po litical offices is Friday at noon. As of Wednesday afternoon, there were only three contests for county-wide offices, all family arguments among Democrats for that party’s nomination. Meantime, County Republican Chairman Pierce Cassedy said Wednesday his party numbers some prospects for candidates, though he declined to name which particular offices Republi cans might seek. “We hope to have some Repub lican candidates filing prior to Friday noon,” Mr. Cassedy com mented without further elabora tion. He did note that Cleveland Re publicans are gathering month ly in various parts of the county and have scheduled a May 1 meeting at Casar. He also noted organization of a Shelby Repub lican dlub which is meeting reg ularly. The Democratic primary con tests to date are: For Tierk of Superior Court - J. W. (Bill) Osborne, Incumbent, and Craig D. Falls, Kings Moun tain grocer. For judge of Recorder’s Court - Crawley B. Cash and Joe F. Mull, both Shelby lawyers. For solicitor of Recorder’s Court -- Lyndon L. Hobbs and Norris (Dick) Lackey, both Shel by lawyers. Unopposed are Sheriff Hay wood Allen, Treasurer Mrs. Lill ian E. Newton, Coroner J. Ollie Harris, David Beam, incumbent county commissioner from Dis trict 3, and Ralph S. Elliott, who seeks the county commissioner seat from District 5, the latter seat being vacated by Chairman Knox Sarratt. In Number 4 township, J. Lee Roberts seeks re-nomination as justice of the peace, and Char les Ford seeks re-election as con stable. The five members of the coun ty board of education aire also unopposed, as is the county’s state legislative delegation, Sen ator Robert F. Morgan and Rep resentative Jack Palmer. PERMITS ISSUED City officials issued a per mit Wednesday to John H. Childers to build a garage an nex to his home at 808 Church Street at a cost of $300 and a permit Trursday to Four Sq uare Gospel Church to build a one-sitory church building at •the comer of Second and Blan ton Streets at an estimated cost of $3,000. HONORED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE - Char les Blanton, Jr., center. Kings Mountain phar macist, is pictured receiving the A. H. Robins "Bowl of Hygiea" award for outstanding com munity service from the North Carolina Phar maceutical Asociation. Richard A. Velz pre sents the award to Mr. Blanton as Association President Robert B. Hall of Mocksville looks on. The community service award, a plaque model ed after a sterling silver bowl, was presented as a highlight of the annual state convention of the Pharmaceutical Association in Raleigh last weekend. Two Scholarships A Added By Kesler WINS AWARDS - Stephen Kes ler, UNO senior, has been award* ed a National Science Foundation fellowship and a Fulbright scho larship, both major scholarship awards for graduate study. He had previously been awarded 3 Woodrow Wilson fellowship giv en by the Ford Foundation. AT PRESBYTERIAN The Session of First Presby terian church will meet Sun day morning art 10:30 to re ceive new members, the pastor, I>r. Paul Ausley has announ ced. UNC Senior Wins National Science, Fulbright Awards Stephen Kesiier, Kings Mountain senior at the University of Nor th Carolina, will go to Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., next fall under a National Science Foundation fellowship, second of three major scholarships to be awarded. Initially chosen for a Wood row Wilson fellowship granted 'by the Ford Foundation, Mr. Kes ler was notified last week that he was being awarded a Ful 'bright scholarship for study a broad at a university of his choice. His plans, his father Thomas L. Kesier said, are to accept the National Science foundation fel lowship,awarded for nine mon ths of study, and to accept the Fullbright scholarship, given by Senator J. W. Fulbright, of Ar kansas, if the National Science Foundation grants him permis sion to interrupt the nine mon ths at Stanfox-d, Should this per mission foe gi-anted, he will study in Melbourne, Australia, for six months. He will foi'ego the monetary leeward of the Woodrow Wilson fellowship, but will retain the (Continued On Page Eight) HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTS MEMBERS - Sev Kings Mountain high school Juniors by the local chapter of the Na Sodety during a special program Friday. The 17 inductees represent 10 percent Of the Junior class. From left to right above, front Fag* Fattie Sara Hendricks, Felma Lynn, Janie Cox, Peggy Plonk and Sandra Spangler. Second row, Linda Goforth, Paul Smith. Marilyn Dixon, Jackie Hughes. Robert Plonk, Gary Collins, Kenneth Barnes and Dennis Beatty. Absent from the picture because of Illness is Ann Cooper. SPELLING CHAMP - Sara Nell Moss. Central school eighth gra der, is Kings Mountain's spelling champ and will represent the schools in the Charlotte Obser ver-sponsored spelling bee. Sara Nell Moss Is Top Speller Central eighth grader Sara Nell Moss is Kings Mountain’s spelling champ and will repre sent the schools in the Chanotte Observer regional spelling bee. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Moss. At the school spelling finals Tuesday Sara Nell outspelled top spellers fiom each school in the consolidated system to be de clared the winner. Preliminary “bees” had alrea dy been held in the various school systems and winners nam ed from each to compete in the finals. Students were given a written spelling test of 100 words Mon day by Bethware Principal R. G. Franklin who was pronouncer. Judges were Mrs. Wilson Grif fin from Central school, Prin"i pal R. H. Bryant from North, Mrs. W. F. Powell from West, Mrs. M. C. Poston from Park Grace, Mrs. Jessie R. Greene from. Bethware, Miss Sue Bor ders from East and Principal James Scruggs from Grover. Vieing for the spelling cham pionship in addition to Miss Moss who represented Central school, were Jo Bridges from Park Grace, Norma King from North, Mary Ann Morrison from Beth ware, Danny Dyke fix>m West, Bobby Clack from East, and Martha Herndon from Grover. Kings Mountain's spelling Champ is 14. She is act 've in the Pioneer fellowship of First Pres byterian church. Neislers Owners; Gdorth-Plonk Asking Price Mmi S80 000 By MARTIN HARMON There were these developments this week concerning selection of a site for the new high school plant, as reported by Chairman Fred W. Plonk, of the board of education: 11 Noisier Brothers, Inc., re ported it would make available up to GO acres of the property at the southwest corner of Fulton road and Phifer road at $500 per acre. C. S. Plonk, Sr., and the J. O. Plonk Estate said whatever ac reage required of this property in the Goforth-Plonk site would be available at $1,000 per acre. 3) Architects were surveying both the Phifer road tract, under option to the school board of ed ucation at $500 per acre, and the Neisler tract. 4) The Ciiy of Kings Mountain has been asked to work with the architects to provide estimates on relative costs of utilities ser vices to the three tracts now' re ceiving major consideration. 5) The board hopes to meet with the architects either Thurs day or Friday for a discussion of relative merits of the several sites. 6) The board is receiving an I increasing number of suggestions | that it give consideration to the I Houser property on York road. Chairman Plonk noted that relative costs of grading, clear ing, and utilities services, ats well as pupil transportation load, will be factors in deciding which of any site will be chosen for the high school plant. An additional factor effecting the two Phifer ■road sites is potential need for widening Phifer road. He said the State Highway commission has been asked to confer with the board on this matter. Offering price of the several sites are: 1) Phifer road sate, about 73 acres, owned by the Butler Phifer Estate, Martin Phifer and Neis ler Brothers, under option ait $500 per acre. The Neisler portion of j about 20 acres has been tendered | ms a gift, making (the approxi mate cost $25,000 to $27,000. 2) The Nei :lcr Brothers tract, up to 60 acres at $500 per acre, | approximate cost $30,000. 3) The Goforth-Pionk tract north of U. S. 74 and adjacent to Kings Mountain Country Club and Country Club Estates, in volving about 42 acres of Marvin Goforth lands at $58,000 ($1500 for 28 acres and $1000 for 16 ac res) and about 32 acres of ad jacent land owned by C. S. Plonk, Sr„ and the J. O. Plonk Estate at $1,000 per acre, $32,000, a total of $90,000, exclusive of co t of lots owned by Garrison Goforth, two by James Lybrand, nine by Wilson Crawford and one by Bun Goforth. The Craw ford and Bun Goforth lots are regarded as desirable but not mandatory. Concert Thursday By Mixed Chorus Annual spring concert of the Kings Mountain high school Mixed Chorus will 'be held Thurs day evening at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium. Mrs. J. N. McClure will direct the concert, which w"l include the following program of selec tions: “Tamale Joe” by Richardson, “Marianne” by Ross, “Hold ’Em Joe”, Thomas, “Banana Boat Song” from an arrangement by Simeone, Williams’ “The Halls of Ivey,” Nobel Cain’s "America”, "My Own”, “Give Me Your Tired Your Poor’ by How e-Stef fie, and Grant’s “They Call It America.” Following a short intermission the Chorus Will sing Rodgers’ “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” “Green Cathedral” by Hahn, a Swedish folk meloiy, “Children of the Heavenly Father”. “rn A (Continue On Pane Eic/ht) .NATIONAL Weatherman To Speak At Annual Kiwanis Club Famer's Banquet Kings Mountain Kiwanians will honor area fearmens at the annual Farmer’s Night banquet Thursday night. Featured speaker will be Paul Bowers, of Charlotte, who is as sociated with the U. S. Weather Bureau. Mr. Bowers will outline proce dures of weather forecasting in a program which is expected to attract more than 50 farmers from Num'ber 4 township. Mr. Bowers is a native of San ford. Members of the Kiwanis pro gram on arrangements for the event are Jack Barham, ehaii^ man; Sherman Perrv. Glee E. Bridges and N. F. McGill. Dinner will be served at 6:45 p. m. at the Woman’s club. B. N. Barnes is president of the civic dub.
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