Population
Greater Kings Mountain 10,320
City Limits 8,008
Thl» figure lor Greater Kings Mountain Is derived lrora
the 1955 Kings Mountain city directory census. The city
limits figure Is from the United States census of 1960.
Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper
Pages
To da '2
VOL 73 No. 34
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, August 23, 1962
Seventy-Third Year
PRICE TEN CENTS
Business Tax Values Up $900,000
Modernization ,
By Industries
ToUp Tax Take
I City tax valuations of busines
and industry show a healthy
jump over last year, Acting Tax
Supervisor Joe McDaniel, Jr.,
said Wednensday.
Preliminary totals show total
ibusiness property ad valorem
tax valuations in the city at $5,
006,161, exclusive of the South
ern Railway valuation which is
supplied by the State Board of
Assessment.
The figure to date is up by ap
proximately $706,000 from last
year’s business valuations of
$4,270,606. Southern Railway’s
1961 valuation was $188,070. As
suming the same figure, the in
crease will he nearly $900,000.
Majority of the increase stem
med from modernization or pro
grams at three textile firms,
Craftspun Yans, Inc., Sadie Cot
ton Mills, and Mauney Mills,
Inc., Mr. McDaniel noted.
The differnce will 'be consider
able for the city treasury. Mr.
McDaniel says the 1962 tax pay
ment increase from business or
industry will increase, on basis
of the city’s $1.50 per $100 rate,
from $64,059 to $75,092, or ap
proximately $11,000.
Big gain was in personal pro
perty (which machinery is cate
gorized), with the current figure
$1,931,778, compared to $1,135,
433 last. y«ay. ,i-j
Real estate, exclusive of Sou
. them Railway, Is currently $3,
B 074,383, compared to $3,135,173
" last year.
Mr. McDaniel said final totals
on property values of individuals,
including residential realty, au
tos, household goods and other
personal property has not been
totaled. He anticipates an in
crease in these values, too, in
dicating the final valuation in
crease will be at least $13000,000,
if not more.
Last year’s valuation trJtal was
$11,753^)00.
Local News
Bulletins
CHURCH "SUPPER
The Flora HaHiday circle of
Boyce Memorial ARP church will
serve supper to tfae YPCII. lirtes -
mediates and Junior groups Sun
day evening at 6 p.m.” during
their regular Sabbath evening
meetings.
FIRES
Kings Mountain's Fire "Depart
ment received one alarm (during
hhe past week. Fuller McGills,
Ttrarn, outside the (Sty limits off
Linwood Road, was struck by
lightning. Only the livestock
was saved.
PERMIT ISSUED
One permit was issued Satur
day to P. B. Phillips to bulk! a
one-story residence on Second
Street. Estimated cost of the
structure is $2000.
SERVICE SCHEDULE
Resurrection Lutheran church
will conclude its schedule of ear
ly morning services with this
Sunday’s services. Sunday School
will be held at 9 a.m. and morn
ing worship at 10 a.m.
THEE SWIM
Members of the Mayney, Rebel
and VFW teams in the city’s
youth baseball program Who
still have their uniforms will re
ceive a free swim In the Beall
Street Pool when they return
their uniforms to pool director
Jake Early.
KIWANIS CLUB
Don Crawford, Kings Moun
tain scoutmaster, will report on
his recent trip to Camp Phil
lont. Boy Scout ranch in Cimar
New Mexico, at Thursday’s
wanis club meeting at 6:45 p.
m at the Woman’s club.
“iv
ANNUAL PICNIC
First Presbyterian church will
hold its annua) Sunday School
picnic at Lake Montonia picnic
area Wednesday beginning at
Amity, pas
tor, nas announced.
GRADUATED—Miss Kaye Fran
ces Barnette, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Barnette, was
graduated in histology from
Charlotte Presbyterian Hospital
School of Medical Technology
last Friday night. Miss Barnette
has joined the staff of the hos
pital.
Board Surveys
Site Survey
Meeting in Tegular monthly
session Monday night the Kings'
Mountain board of education
moved a step closer to realizing
the new high school plant that
is to be erected on the Phifer
Road.
Completed plans from the sur
veyors were available on three
of the four parcels of 11 and com
prising the school site and 'Were
studied by the members of the
board.
Plats of the Martin Phifer pro
perty, Phifer estate propery and
the Phifer?gift property were re
viewed.
Surveying of the approximate
20 acres ito be donated by the
Neislers was handled hy the
donors sand a plat was mot yet
available.
The plats showed that the
land encompassed a little less
than the old deeds designated.
Total] acreage of the three plots
was 5332 acres.
It was decided hy the board
to have a master plat drawn so
that a foetter picture of the site
might he shown.
Following the review, the
board authorized Chairman Fred
W. Plonk and Supt. B.' N. Barnes
to sign checks to cover the land
purchase at the fime the plat is
completed and deeds are prepar
ed.
In a non-related matter, the
board decided to talk ■with rep
resentatives of the C. T3. Warlick
Insurance Agency before tak
ing action on a request by Bob
Maner'that the premium for the
school system’s insurance be
split among all the school dis
trict’s insurance agencies.
The “Warlick Agency is pres
ently the producer of the insur
ance and, according to Mr. Man
er, shares the premium with on
ly one Other agency. The Arthur
Hay Agency.
Attendance Officer
The board voted unanimously
to hire Thomas (Red) McKee as
attendance officer for the 1962
63 school year. The employment
of McKee will be on the same
basis as the previous attend
ance officers until permanent ar
(Continued On Page Ten)
Coroners Elected
Harris President
Kings Mountain
Mortician Heads
State Coronets
(J. Ollie Harris, Kings Moun
tain mortician and veteran Cle
veland County coroner, was e
lected Saturday president of the
North Carolina Coroner’s associ
ation.
Mr. Harris was elected at an
■Asheville convention to succeed
I>r. John C. Young, of Buncom
be, who had been elected Friday
president of the comers’ nation
al association.
Elected to terms beginning
January first were Dr. D. R
Perry, Durham, first vice-presi
dent; C. A. Boyce, Edenton, sec
ond vice-president; E. W. Hardy
Greenville, secretary; and G. C
-Saunders, Oxford, treasurer.
Mr. Harris is a former presi
dent of the North Carolina Mor
ticians and Embalmers associa
tion.
A Kings Mountain business
man for . 35 years, he is a_ .past
commander of the American Le
gion, Post 155, and a past -presi
dent of the Kings Mountain
Lions dub.
He is unopposed for a fifth
four-year term as Cleveland cor
oner.
Mrs. Harris is the former Ab
bie Jane Wall, of Shelby.
Hypnotist Here
September 8th
The Kings Mountain Optimisl
club will sponsor a demons tra
tiorn (of hypnotism here at the
high school auditorium Septem
ber 8, it was announced toy Har
old Phillips, Optimist president
A preview of the evening
show will be available free to al
citizens when the star of the
■show appears at City Hall to be
gin a tour of the city through
busy traffic. The hypnotist wil
drive himself white blindfolded
Mr. Phillips said Acting Folic<
Chief Paul Sanders has agree*
to be a passenger and that Ma
yor Kelly Dixon will tolindfoh
the hypnotist
Nozarene Church
Sels Homecoming
HorrUteoinmg services will b*
held Sunday at First Church o
the3>iazajcene.
Sunday School services wil
begin at 9:45, and the pastor
Rev. U. G. Clayton, Wall conduc
11 o'clock services.
Following picnic dinner on th
grounds, a song service will be
gin act 2:30 p. m. featuring visit
ing tjuartets and other groups.
FROM VACATION
Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Pressly
have returned fron» a -vacation
to Massanetrta Springs, Va. Dr.
Pressly will fill the pulpit at
Sunday services at Boyce Memo
rial ARP church of which he is
pastor.
Mayor Dixon Earliest To Announce
For Re-election? Not Formally...
By MARTIN HARMON
Is Mayor Kelly Dixon the ear
lier-announced candidate tor re
election in city political history?
Not formally. t *
Commenting on Charlotte Ob
server Reporter Mike Soper’s
feature of last weekend, in
which Soper stated, ‘He is con
sidering re-election." Mayor Dix
on said, "He asked me if I-would
seek re-election, and I told him
once a person's in office it’s
somewhat hard not to seek re
election."
Mayor Dixon was elected in
May of 1961 for a two-year term
in a run-off election with Ex
Mayor Glee A. Bridges.
Though the fall general elec
tion tor county, state, and nation
al aHotrs intervenes in Novem
the bienniideMV
lew
nine
The Observer’s query, the
answer by the Mayor, and com
ments by political observers in
dicate that many are speculating
on the city political situation as
it may be newt spring.
Most political observers re
gard ex-Mayor Bridges a ‘'sure”
candidate to make a comeback
Indeed, some opine that the for
mer mayor has been running
from the day of his defeat, after
four consecutive terms as the
chief executive at City Hall.
Other potentials for the may
oral slot are less apparent. How
ever, political observers not*
that ex-Mayor Garland E. Stil
has been a candidate consecutive
ly since 1949. He won in 1961
lost to Bridges In 1963. Another
candidate of '61, David IL. Saun
-indicted he want t*>
HEADS STATE GHOUP—J. Ollie
Harris, veteran Cleveland Coun
ty coroner. was elected last
week end president of the North
Carolina Coroner's association.
Questions Posed
To City Retailers
Kings Mountain Merchants as
sociation is polling its member
ship on three questions:
1) Do you favor publication of
a new city directory?
2) Do you favour a pre-Christ
mas parade?
3) Do you favor adding to the
city business section Christmas
lights?
Allied questions in connec
tion with the parade and Christ
mas lights are: Will the mem
bers contribute to one or both
of these projects.
Several years ago the Mer
chants association suspended its
annual pre - Christmas parade,
traditionally launching the
Christmas shopping season here,
‘ in order to charmed these funds
for new business section lightsi
Last year, the association had
no parade, nor added to the
Christmas lighting arrange
1 ment.
Two city directories have been
published here, hoth by Miller’s
Southern Directory Company,
ASheville. The first, pdblnshed in
1955, was sponsored by the Opti
mist Club. The ‘second was pub
lished in I960, minus sponsor
ship.
Whitenei Here
On Wednesday
Congressman Basil TL. Whiten
er, of "Gastonia, harr ? during the
brief recess of the House of Re
presentatives, was a Kings Moun
tain Visitor Wednesday.
The Congressman said, “We
were able to recess because we
are far ahead of Use Senate in
disposing of pending legisla
tion.'"
A candidate fdr re-election to
a fourth two-year term In No
vember, Mr. Whitener is oppos
ed by Carroll IM. Barringer, Con
over Republican, in a new dis
trict, labeled North Carolina's
tenth, and With a different make
up of counties from the oki elev
enth district, which he has rep-j
resented since 1957.
Mr. Whitener didn't discuss
politics but did praise the lead
ership of House Speaker John
McCormack, (successor to the
late Speaker Sam Rayburn.
Mr. Whitener is ninth ranking
Democratic member of the House
Judiciary committee Which cus
tomarily handles majority of
House legislation. The committee
include® 15 Democrats and ten
Republicans.
LIONS CLUB 0
Kings Mountain Lions will
hear Don Crawford, local scout
master, report on his recent trip
to Camp Philmont, Boy Scout
Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico,
at Tuesday night’s meeting at
7 p. m. at the Woman’s club. Mr.
Crawford will speak on a pro
gram wm*g»d by «Uon * Edwin
Hop—.
Hot Roddeis
Fined, Wanted
By Jduge White
Kecorder s court judge Jack
White issued a warning to fu
ture traffic violators Tuesday
afternoon In the regular weekly
court session.
Judge White stated that traf
fic violators, particularly those
under 18 yeans of age, appearing
before him in the future will find
that sentences will toe considera
bly more severe than in the past.
Evoking the warning from
Judge White was the case of
four teenage boys appearing be
fore him on charges of racing
arising from a contest held b>
the youths August 19.
Jessie Leland Meacham, 80.
Rhodes Ave., and James Uoyi
Alexander, 711 I/inwood Dr.
were found guilty of racing
while Steve Douglas Devenney
201 Rocksford Rd., and L. V
Brooks. 611 Floyd St., were fount
guilty of aiding and abetting ii
racing.
In sentencing the youths th
judge stated that they were ex
tremely lucky that the charge
did not read pre-arranged racing
Pre-arranged racing carries a
minimum fine of $500.
Each of the youths was senten
ced to 90 days suspended on the
conditions that: 1) they pay a
fine of $50 and court costs; 2)
attend the driver’s training
schod for one month; and a)
not violate any motor vehicle
law for a period of one year.
Other court action included:
John Wilton Flack, Ruther
fordton, was sentenced to 30
days on charges of public drunk
enness and violation of the pro
hibition laws.
Louise MsiKinney, 407 Parke
street, four months or $26 and
costs of court for violation 'o
prohibition laws.
John Dawkins, 209 Tracy St.
was sentenced 30 days each oi
charges of assault on a lemal
and trespassing. Sentences wer
suspended upon payment o
court costs.
Charles Samuel Cline, York
Road, was found guilty of oper
ailing a motor vehicle withou
proper registration and sentene
ed to 30 days or $10 and coart
costs.
Found not guilty of a charg !
with a deadly weapon was Gun
etha Falls, 409 Childers St.
Cases continued until the Sep
tember 4 session of court were:
Leo Hector, Shelby. Worthies'
check. Lona Mae Hush, Lawn
dale, assault with a deadly wea
pen. Jack A. Wood, 308 Fsirview
St., no operator's license.
The larceny off a radio ant
mirror charge against G. V. But
ler was nol pressed with prose
cuting witness to pay coart casts
Ted Barron, Shelby, charge*
with bastardy and non-support
requested jury trial and poste<
the jury fee.
Submissions:
Robert Lee Lewis. King
Mountain, improper passing, 30
days or one half the costs.
Johnny Hill, Avondale, dispos
ing of mortgage property, 30
days or cost and pay off the
mortgage.
WllMam Anthony Goins, 602
Phenix St., following too closely
(Continued On Page Ten)
Wanlick Firm
Opposes Split
C. E. Warlick Insurance Agen
cy bought advertising space in
«he Herald this week to oppose
the plea of B. F. Maner Agency
for a split-up of school district
insurance commissions among
other agencies.
Mr. Maner, who was success
ful in a similar plea to the dty
commission a few yeans ago, re
iterated the plea tor another
time to the board of education
Monday night.
The Warttck Agency, which de
dined to accept its share of dty
insurance commissions, charges
that Mr. Manet's plan will re
suit In higher insurance costs to
the school system, deny that the
split system is widely practiced
in North Carolina, and says it
saves the schools insurance dol
lars by writing school system co
urage at reduced commissions.
Additionally, says the Warlick
Agency, It welcomes competition,
lad opposes "in oitndnAe” any
MS CHAPTER MAKES PRESENTATION — John H. Zombis Is pic
tured above receiving a wheelchair from the North Carolina Mul
tiple Sclerosis Association as I. C. Davis, left. Kings Mountain
chairman of the MS appeal, and Mrs. C. R. Mulis, state chairman,
and Gene Efird. patient service corrdinator, look on. The MS drive,
which ended here this month, raised $535.10, more than double the
amount from the '61 campaign. The wheelchair was presented to
Mr. Gamble, the former football coach, on Tuesday. (Herald Photo
by Clarie Gils tad) * — ...
PROMOTED — Major Robert G,l
Cox. son ®f Mr. «nd Mrs. B. F.
•Cox of ^njs Mountain, recently/
Teceived his promotion write ser
ving with the armed forces owe
seas. The Cox icanily has berm
reassigned to Corpus Chrim,
Texas, where Major Cox is at
tached *o the 0. S. Army Trc ins
partatton Base Maintenance Unit.
Stores To Show
Fall Fashions /
Friday Night
The Junior Wony tn-s ciub will |
present “Back • .7 ,0 . school”, its
fall fashion she w at the Wo
man’s club Frl Jay' at 8 p. m., in
cooperation / with locai mer
chants. f
'a9,’’.>arel division memiber
| °* / tings Mountain Mer
j chant* / issociartion — Belk’s, Pa
Ige s, ¥ ulton’s, and Plonk Broth
ers 7 - will participate In the
sboy /. Mary McLean’s of Gasto*
n** will straw one bridal dress
1 one attendant's dress for
a* rtumn.
'Mrs. Henry Noisier will be
commentator for the show. Two
weal numbers, School Days” by
Sarah Frances Mauney and
"Autumn. 'Leaves” by Joan Me
Clure vvja feature the program
A third, student, Debbie Brown
will present art demonstrations
Numenoes other students will
model including Miss King's
Mountain Sandra Myers, Cleve
land ' pemnty D, liry Princess San
dra 1 an d Miss Bethwarc
Fair Frankie H amrick.
Mr s Robert Champion. Jr.
< ‘Otmtinnbd on Page 10)
, Got E ducation
® In 1 [orea
A Ka$gs Mourn ain seroiccaman.
:®p 4 William L. Etters, i* home
ffj-om Korea after 15 nuantthe du
“t'J' and -what he regard* as an
nr teres ting education.
iEtter* son ol Mr. arid Mrs.
Jrihn W. Enters, was a battery
etork in an rnmjy e ight-tech ar
tHtery u*it and wrrmmertts, ”Kr>,
rea was pretty *goo<i drtiy for
mer He adds, '1 h id bo idea
people Kwe like they da There
is no comparison to our stand
ard of living. The Koreans as a
whote are ’very courteous and
polite.”
A training unit for Korean,
soldiers, Etters’ battery number-1
ed more than 100 Korean troops,
only 20 Americans.
Eight-inch artillery is the big-!
gest in Korea, has capability for|
firing atomic as well rte convert-1
tional shells, Etters notes.
He joined the army on Decern
ber 16, 1960, had basic training
at Fort Jackson, S. C., then went
to artillery missle school at Fort
SHI, Okla., before going to Ko
rea toy plane. The return trip
was «#cwer, via the navy trans
port USS Mitchell. Coincidental- ,
ly, Ettas' older brother mfy, 1
been transp trted on the Mi
ehel] }*, Korea ; for duty durln
the I- .oiean war « |s a forward o'
serve, r for a mot 'or company/
A i najor probli n for A:rv
caas i n Korea, h« K>.y<s, is »
tinguit fling fcetw>4 1 'North '
reaas, .the former1 e ferny ■* ,
ftffl oo nattered so, an 1 the / So
There « ‘re \nutiM }ro
TX^(3 W fecks on all ro 'tds, i
anti all South' Ko "V*is .■
dudmg tsriMans a in neo ed (
£"«.2?sssr ■-* *
Night tune « inmu.ati t m
md anyone seeking to run
a roadWock -arts br
hot. Anyone, who fcSte to n Vi
e«t an identification Pv v
i isonn Korea and was heacril
ter over Radio Peipdne
ss^5rrsS'toCy
After a 30-day furtoupti tv'
..Sis
Full Schedule
For Students
On August 30
Bv HAROLD PEARSON
Wednesday, August 29, will
mark the end of the Summer hi
atus for approximately ' 30(1
Kings Mountain area school ci
tizens.
Opening day enrollment, last
year was 4164.
Summer vacation will come to
a close as the pupils report to
their respective schools at 8:30
a. m. for a short day of teacher -
pupil orientation before launch
ing on the regular 180-day school
term, Thursday, August 30.
Wednesday, room and class
assignment will be made, text
books and supplies issued, the
daily schedule will be reviewed
and lessons will be assigned.
Book rental and other fees will
also be collected.
The school busses will run on
schedule Wednesday, and all ca
feterias will operate Thursday
for the first time.
Teachers will report to their
assigned schools Monday, Augu
st 27. for a morning of orienta
tion on school philosophy, - pro
cedures and requirements. • Or
ganizational patterns (including
-schedules), grading systems,
distribution of supplies, equip
ment, class roles and textbooks,
along with the. issuance of state
and local curriculum guides and
record books, will be a part of
the. teachers’ Monday morning
activities.
At noon Moncray a Mturai
will be held in the West School
cafeteria honoring the new teach
ers at West, North, East. Cent
ral Bethware, Grover and Park
Grace- schools; -Members of the
board of education and their
wives and 'Mrs. B. N. Barnes are
also invited.
Following the luncheon a gen
eral meeting of the teachers wall
be held with Supt. Barnes pre
siding.
Book rental fees this year wall
be $6 for high schoolers ang
$1.50 for elementary pupils. Oth
C-r fees will depend upon Jhe
! course of study pursued by the
individual student .
Premium rar
3<*nt policy WhitSi is carnedy
£ Hlot I^e Insurance Com
pany will lie 51-J5- y. tu.
,°I ^7 p e "cE ” od at
Kings Mountain high school and
Principal Harry Jaynes
the opening day enrollment to
reach 950.
At Kinsrs Mountain h gn
S£s are request™ to
eater «r»uEh the
with juniors using the Ea
trance. __
Sophomores
Vest entrance and treshr
a enter from the North.
Principal L. n Adar
iates an m tollmen to
lents for the Compa
Rites For
Luther V
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man, died 's’
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