Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 This figure lor Creator Zings Mountain Is dsrtosd Irons tbs 1855 Zings Mountain city directory census. The city limits figure Is from tbs United States census of i960. VOL 73 No. 44 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, November 8, 1962 Seventy-Third Year PRICE TEN CENTS Local News Bulletins PLEDGES FRATERNITY Jerry Wright, Kings Mountain student at Erskine college, has been inducted into the Order of St. Andrews, leadership fratern ity. Wright, son of Rev. and Mrs. Ray Wright, is president of the Block E club and secretary of Men’s Council at the Due West institution. ON COUNCIL George H. Mauney of Kings Mountain was named ito the ex ecutive board of the Piedmont Boy Scout Council at the Coun cil’s annual meeting at Gardner Webb college Thursday night. The Council embraces 11 coun ties. New president is C. Frank Goldsmith of Marion. FAIRVIEW LODGE Hiere will be a stated com munication of Fairview Lodge ■339 AF&AM Monday night at 7:30 at Masonic Hail, Secretary T. D. Tindall has announced. XIWANIS CLUB A chemist with Bell Chemical Company of Lowell will present the program at Thursday’s Ki wanis club meeting at 6r45 p.m. at the Woman’s club. HARVEST DAY Sunday is Harvest Day at Pat terson Grove Baptist church. Rev. E. S. Elliott of Shelby, supply pastor, will deliver the morning message. Offering goal for Har vest Day is $2,000. PERMITS ISSUED City officials issued two build ing permits during the past ■wedk. Otis Falls, Jr., was issued I a permit November 2 to make a $2000 addition to his house on Jackson Street. A permit was is sued November 7 to Luke W. and Frank Hoyle to build a $15, 000 house on Sharon Drive. FIRE CALLS City firemen answered two fire calls during the past week. No I vember 2 they were called to douse a grass fire near the Roy al Motel. On November 5 they I were called to 803 Third Street where slight damages were caus ed by a clogged flue. METER RECEIPTS Parking meter receipts for two f weeks ending Wednesday totaled I $404.30, including $234 from on I street meters, $100.25 in ovcr I parking fees, and $40.05 from I off-street meters, City Clerk Joe | (McDaniel, Jr., reported. RECORDER'S COURT The weekly session of City Re |- .oorder’s Court will be held I'Thursday, November 8, at 2 p. m. VICE-MODERATOR Rev. B. L. Raines, pastor of First Baptist church, was elected vice-moderator of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association at the Association’s 112th annual meeting here last week. m COMMITTEE MEETING W A meeting of the nine-member study committee of the county’s three school districts, authorized to study possibilities of merging the three units into one, will be held at Hotel Charles, Shelby, Thursday evening. Cafeteria Ruling Poses Problem Public Gioups Cannot Use Cafeterias By MARTIN HARMON A recent opinion by the attor ney-general limits the use of school cafeterias throughout North Carolina and poses prob lems in the Kings Mountain area and Cleveland County, Specifically, the attorney-gen eral’s ruling, given in a letter to the superintendent of public in struction October 12, states that boards of education cannot adopt rules and regulations under the provisions of G.S. 115-1X3 mak ing the school cafeteria facilities available to civic clubs and oth er community organizations. Superintendent B. N. Barnes said the ruling had been passed to all principals of the Kings Mountain school disicrict, as well as to school cafeteria managers. Mr. Barnes said Principal James Scruggs had scheduled a meeting for the Grover cafeteria, with arrangements now being made for another location. On basis of the text of the at torney-general’s letter, Mr. Barn es conjectured, Boyce Memorial ARP church would not have been able to use West school cafe teria during tine church’s 'build ing program. He did not know, he added, whether the Bethware Progres sive Club is using the Bethware cafeteria as a meeting place. He further conjectured that the attorney-general’s ruling 1) wilt be contested in the courts, or 2) the law will be changed by the 1963 General Assembly to pro vide community organization use of cafeterias. wumjr uuaiu ui cuuta* tion, probably with more com munity-used cafeterias than oth er school districts of the county, acted Monday to request the county’s legislative delegation to seek alleviation of the ruling. According to the law, said the attorney-general, school cafeteria facilities can be used for supper and evening meetings of school activities, teachers’ meetings, boards of education gathering and similar school-related func tions. Runaway Girl. 16, Leaves For Home A sixteen-year-old girl be gan a long trip home to Iberia Parish, Louisiana, Wednesday morning in the custody of her mother and two officers from the sheriff’s department of that Parish. Kathleen King, the red haired youth, was met at H a. m. in city jail by her mother to begin the reutrn trip to Louis iana. She had been lodged in the local jail since Saturday when city police officers had detain ed her at 515 Fhenix Street. The pick-up had been reques ted in a warrant from the Iber ia Parish sheriff. ^ Elections Boaid Teaser: Roberts I Winner; Is Republican Putnam? By MARTIN HARMON When the Cleveland County Elections board convenes Thurs day morning to canvas the votes ol •RuMday’s general election, its job will be a little more than the usual perfunctory certification of the precinct tabulations, winners | for county and township offices, and certification Of totals for dis trict and state officers to the tNorh Carolina Board of Elec, tions. The question; Will both J. Lae Roberts , Democrat, and Elzie Lee Putnam, Republican, be cer- j tjfied as Number 4 Township j justices of the peace? Roberts, a longtime mag's trate, won 1073 votes in township ^balloting, while Putnam was ac corded 651 votes Roberts carried Pall but the Betbware precinct, where he hed a nine-vote deficit to Putnam, and wHl be certified. The basic question: Were Rob erts and Putnam opposing each other, or was a Democrat ticket of one opposing a Republican ticket of one? Concurrently jn. volved is the question of the number of "township justices electable. AH .agree a township is allowed a minimum of three electable justices of the peace. Some say townships are permit ted one additional for each 1,000 population. 0‘hers say townships are permitted three additional for each incorporated cominun ity. On either contention, Num ber 4 Township would be permit ted not less than nine. Raymond Maxwell, secretary of the North Carolina Elections board, offers the ooinion that Mr. Roberts and Mr. Putnam were opposing each Other. An assistant attorney-general has of fered a contrary opinion. County Election Board Chair man Ralph Gilbert, a Democrat indicated last week he would honor the ’Maxwell opinion. Re publican member John MeBray. er is expected to voce for certify ing Putnam. George T h o m a s s on. Kings Mountain lawyer and Demoerat (Contmued On Page Eight> IN WHO'S WHO — DeWayne Caldwell, Kings Mountain sen ior at Western North Carolina college, has been elected to mem bership in "Who's Who In American Colleges and Universi ties." Caldwell Named To Who’s Who DeWayne Cal dwell is •among the 29 Western Carolina College students named to “Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities’’, it was announced ‘by Dr.. A. K Hinds, WOC dean. Dr. Hinds said students are chosen for this honor * chemis try at Tufts College and the Unl vp-sity c»f Minnesota. ■He received his Ph. D in An. alyt'ca1 Chemistry from the Un! vcmity of Minnesota. He is l'sterf in Amerwi '!er> o' Srienre and Who's Whc The rp\v laboratories cor-' let ed In 19G0, cover lS.POO squire HONORED — Dr. R. B. E lies tad. development and research direc tor for Lithium Corporation of America, was honored "Wednes day when the firm's #ew re search facilities were dedicated as the Ellestad Research Labora tories. feet and contain ofllees and Jab oratories for thirty personnel, ijpa.e is also provided for aji alytical, inorganic, prgrnic re. search and development labora tories in addition ti a technical library. ...... In accepting the dedication Dr. Ellestad sa d that he d d so only “on behalf of the individuals who have worked with me In the past nnd whose efforts have contri buted so much to the company." I Morgan, Palmer Get New Terms In Assembly Cleveland County remained quite solidly Democratic Tuesday, as more than 9,000 voters set a modern record for non-presiden tial year voting and returned opposed Democratic candidates majorities of approximately 3 to 1, Garnering most votes for any single contested office was State Representative Jack Palmer, Jr., who won re-election over his Re publican challenger, Mrs. Mau rine S. Moore, by 6761 to 2133. On the deficit GOP side, Col' F. Maner, Kings Mountain candi dates for the county board of education, was top vote-getter 1 with 2430, exactly 199 votes ahead of another Kings Mountain t GOP candidate, Edward 11. Smith, who pulled 2231 for one of two State Senate seats trcm the 27th Senatorial district. Senator Robert F. Morgan had 6754 votes, B. T. Jones, of Ruth enfordton 6362, and L. L. Moor man, the other Republican, 2044, in Cleveland voting. Senator Morgan and Mr. Jones were elected easily. Though re turns had pot been received from McDowell county, both were well ahead of their apposition in Rutherford county with 15 pre cincts reported. Other Cleveland County totals for apposed candidates, Cleveland County reelected to a four-year term David E. Beam, district 3 'county eoimrnissioner, 16613 to 2300, over his GOP op ponent CKf-ttys Bingham. I Other 'totals for they county | board of education Were: Bobibj G. Austell 6796; Buford D. C3ifW‘ 6844; Walter Davis 6S62; and Charles D. Ffarney, Jr., 6897. Elected to a four - year term as county commissioner minus GOP opposition was Ralph S. Elliot’, from District 5. Mrs. Elli ott is the formin' Sara Mae Falls, of R-ngs Mountain. iFtir major offices. Cleveland supported Basil L. Whitener (D) .Tor tenth district congressman fay '1)557 to 2573, and gave 1U. S. Senator 3am J. Ervin, of Mor gamon, a majority of 6GK8 to •2371 over his GOP opponent (Claude L. Greene, Jr. 1 General Election SIDELIGHTS Number 4 Township citizens east 1773 votes at Tuesday’s gen edhI election, with West King Mountain logging 757, East King; Mountain 591, Beth ware 215, and G’-over 210. Bethware’s counting ■t tore was first over at 7:50 p. m., while'West Kings Mountain’, was last, at 9:55 p. m. * * * Odell (Dunk) Bennett got a ■shock when he visited the Eas Kings Mountain precinct to vote Tie couldn’t vote, he was told, a amotationhy his name read “de ceased”. Mr. Bennett reported himself very incensed even a. f.he idea, much less the prosper-, and pronounced in no mnoertai terms he was very much alive. Wttn the proof in the flesh, the election oflitials permitted him te aide. * * * Absentee votes weren't m great factor in Tuesday’s voting here. Four ritizns voted absentee at West Kings Mountain, three a! East lKings Mountain. * * * Straight ticket voting may not be preferred *jy individual candi date*, tout the flection officials who most conclude 12 hours duty with the countiny chore, ajrprt date. And at the Bethware pre cinct the straight ballot voter: in the state office wars mlgh well h«ve stayed "home T'p't -were 97 balots with a big "X*' in the Democratic Circle and the same number on the GOP side * * * Bob M’-ner, the education board candidate was the firs* voter at West Kings Mountain Mrs. J. H. Arthur, the registrar >aved her voting for last. Mrs. J. D. Jones. Bethvn>’e re? istrar, appeared hale and hearty afte*- her hospital bout of the previous week. • * * A.t Bethware, J-mes Ghar-rtfo-: cast the fi’-st ballot Mrs. B*tt Sue DeBruler th? last. At O-o '*e- .Time' F. A’Vn voted first, and M*-s Gene Turner was the j poll—closer, I: WINNERS — Senator Robert F. Morgan, above, and Representa tive Jack Palmer, Jr„ easily won j re-election Tuesday to new terms | in the uonerai /i^senibl'-'. Mor i gan will be serving his sixth t term. Palmer his third. 1 .. I 11. W. Gamble's ; Rites Conducted j (Funeral. riles for John Wafter I | Gamole, 65, were bv-.d Wednes day afrevnoon at. 4 o’clock fftim | First Baptist ehurdh, of w>.i?h he was a member. Mr, Gamble ditd Monday night at 11 p. m. in the Kings Mountain hospital after a several week’s illness, A native of Cleveland County. I’he was the son of the, late Mr. and Mrs. William G jmib'e. He was an employee of 'ilassachus. otts Mohair PIusli (Company’s UNeisler Mill*, division.. Surviving are his /wife, Mrs. Mary Dianna O'Brien Gamble; ifcnrr daughters, Mrs. Pink Ware 'of Kiiaigs Mountain, Miss Dianna Gamble of the horn/*, Mrs. .lohn *W. %snce of Mon r be and Mrs. •Charles Shy tie of Huntsville, Ala.; one t.pother, W. J.. Gamble of Bessewer City pud two sis ters, Miss Milena Mtje Gamble o" Gastonia and M s. James H. Blark of'Charlotte Also surviv ing acre hire grand children. Rm I3."L<. Raijie:|, assisted fjy fRev. 'EdWiTi Ricks, .officiated at the CmaliiritoE and i titennenit was in Mountain Rest t tmetery. Actives' pa 11 be® re rs were Bill 1Laughter, Tates IT irtvison, ilfas. Kkell rBobcder, Hi’Hard IVtack, .Johnny Beam aatd l,ee Dixon. legion Dcme \ Set For So tnrdey I The Ottis EL TJieen Amei -an Legion Ih>st T55 will have its regular l*-weekly dance Sat r day night in the p ira auditorial i. | Music for tttre dan*e will be h H meireoio it* havener comoo wn cn •features an ric «-gan anfl A wocaBiist. Admission' to the member-1 yuest dance is J2 p»*r couple Supper will IV nerved by the psrjft starting ar SfSO p.m. 1773 Township Citizens Vote In Election Xun&er 4 Townsfiip oiti. ins, like their Cleveland County neighbors, supported Pc:m» rats in Tuesday’s general elch.lon, though not by as gr« 1 a major ity. A total of 1773 townsh'p e 'i zens east ballots at the loin vtA ing precincts and returned mar gins of approximately 2 to 1 lot most Democratic cand dat« Examples were the KKM U 573 marg'n given State RepreM ita t've Jack Palmer, Jr., evoi Mrs. f.Iau.'ine S. Moore, and thi 1074 to 573 margin given David 32. Beam for the county cominion : over Gettys Bingham. I An exception was Both F. bart er’s 779 votes for the county board of education, a sduot tn 'on wh'.-h resulted in ntrnii nu split ballots. With five Dc ‘*' fl ic nominees ar il only one RrpK lican in the person of Mr. Mtm i er, a K-ngs Mounta n c lur ■. many ballots had marks bes.de the acmes of four Dtfnricjafs ' and the lone Republican. Unvcst total among the Democrats wJ;. Charles D Forney's 1054. wf-he the highest was J. D. Eil.s fl’Jf'’. Tine township also gav* Ec. 'ward H. Smith 639 votes fo> l e State Senate, again'f 559 U 7-. L. Moorman his GOP nmnmj; I mate while recording 1099 U-r | Senator Robert F. Morgan an J 1'-’ incumsbent E*izac t*c garnet tf 1* or LfW'grt'Bo- . Whitpne.- had 105". nra'nst roll M TJa-rinRer's fiW. For United States Senate, Sam J. Ervin, Jr.. had Claude U. Hrcene. Jr., 028. Gar den. (WJ, Other con res itru 1 - result sin the township*. For Commissioner of Tn*u.®r.ce —-Cdwin S. Lan>er '/re Court Emery.B. PenRV *E’ *> 42; Lewis P. ITamLn, Sr., Li*.. For AssPV*iata Jtr ■ rp of prone (W-Str-ie Shlmp «T>> WO; Erviri B. Tuck" . Jr.. <<*>. The township, as d d the <'<>’1 ty and stale, suppo sed aVI '•! the halfdozen amenrllT.onts I* North Carr Vina CV-shuton .• • '>■ oring moft heartily tne ' 4 | reform of the courts by ’ 130r). Least approbation. 1.408, was, given the arr.enc.ti-* • i to empower the General A1- ‘ 11 • 4>ly. to/ra'se salaries Of cerwe 1 constitutional officers dv/ ;ra] weeks. She was a nafivA . f Cleveland County, daughtei ef the late Mr. and Mrs. Felix < ;.v,' roll. Her husband died March of this year. Surviving are five daughtert, Mrs. Floyd Thornburg. Mrs. John Williams, Mrs. Horace Bell, M s. Frank Hamrick, all of Km's Mountain, and Mrs. Gilbert Hi d of Hickory; and th*-ee sens, I'.mP Patterson, Lloyd Patterson Eugene Patterson, all of K:n; v Mountain; 14 grandchildren, ar.d six great-grandchildren. Rev. Bruce Norwood, assird'd by Rev. E. S. Elliott, off ci - % at the final rites and was- in Patterson Grove nj eerrie ' Pallbearers were John. n Wiliams, Kenneth Cook, Grne erson, Je-ry Patterson, Jay Pa, ter son and Robert Ware. 3 Funeral Services Are Conducted -c For Retired Teacher Carlyle Warn Funeral .nervines for Miss Ct»r iyle Ware, ,S0, r e t i y ed Kjnfcs vioiimain pa»-<• school t&sx;wc \ os condU'U*d at F>t-1 Rtvsby , /ian church on Sa.urday aft i moon. Miss Ware died at Kings ‘rountair ho-pltal Friday" mom ng ai 6:30. She had been ill tor :everai months. A Kings Mounta'n native, she «’,as a daughter of the late Mr , nd Mrs. James Alexander Ware. Ret ring as a Kings Mounts in ' tchool faculty member in 1953.1 Miss Ware continued to live in school, work as a lu:e teacher. he ;if-. nif.’W L-re. byterln Church br“' °f '«y “ie™‘ ”<*™* m«: Dr. Paul K. Ausley. p ‘"to™*™1 js c7* pVbySetchui£ **”* (Continued on Pagc ^ w