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Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 for Grantor Xtngr Mountain tho* I955“2ing» Mountain d Urdu figure u Iran the la a ■ ■ it fma IB OflnTOU UVU eeniua. no dty nutu of IMS. Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, January 24, 1963 Pages Today VOL 74 No. 4 Established 1889 Seventy-Fourth Year PRICE TEN CENTS Local News Bulletins METER RECEIPTS Parking meter receipts for the week ending Wednesday totaled $173.80, including $118.10 from on-street meters, $38 from over parking fees, and $17.70 from off street meters, City Clerk Joe Mc Daniel, Jr., reported. LEGION AUXILIARY Otis D. Green Post 155, Ameri can Legion Auxiliary, will hold regular meeting Thursday, to night, at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. J. E. Mauney. Mrs. J. M. Rhea will be co-hostess. BAPTIST MEN'S DAY Baptist Men’s Day will be ob served in virtually all area Bap tist churches Sunday, January 27t.h. In many of the churches the men will have charge of the service. AFSCOMMITTEE The Kings Mountain American Field Service Committee will meet Thursday afternoon at 2 o’ clock in the office of Principal Harry Jaynes at Kings Mountain high school. ROOTAHY SPEAKER Miss Susan Hoad, Kings Moun tain exchange student from Aus tralia, presented the program at Tuesday’s Rotary club meeting at the Country Club. Hiss Hoad, high school senior, showed slides to illustrate her program. Thom as L. Trott was program chair man and Rotary President Jack White presided. PTA TO MEET Major Ronald Smith, associate director of Civil Defense in Cleveland County, will be guest speaker at Monday night’s Park Grace P-TA meeting at 7 p. m. in the schol auditorium. Major Smith is former Civil Defense representative in the state. The interested public is invited to at tend. KIWANIS CLUB Rev. H. D. Garmon, Central Methodist pastor and a Kiwan ian, will present the 1962 achievement report of the club for Thursday night’s Kiwanis program at 6:45 p. m. at the Woman’s club. Mr. Garmon is chairman of this committee. HOSPITALIZED Jack K. Bennett underwent ma jor surgery last week at Veter an’s Hospital at Durham. Mr. Bennett is a patient in Ward 5-A. Relatives who visited him Sun day said he was recuperating satisfactorily. Mis. Ratterree's Rites Thursday Mrs Ruth Wicker Ratterree, 68, widow of Pride G. Ratterree, Sr„ died Tuesday night at 9:45 p. m. at her son’s home in Char leston, S. C. Suffering from cancer, Mrs. Ratterree had been ill for sev eral months. Funeral rites will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock from Harris Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. W. L. Pressly, pas tor of Boyce Memorial Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, will officiate, and interment will be tirade in Mountain Rest cem etery. Mrs Katterree, a native ot Sanford, N. C., was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George G. Wicker. A registered nurse, she had served in France dur ing World War I Her husband died in 1947. For many years she was treasurer of Kings Mountain chapter, American Red Cross, She was a member of Boyce Memorial ARP church. She is survived by her son, Pride G. Ratterree, Jr., and two sisters, Mrs. W. E Atkinson of Kenly, N. C., and Miss Bessie Wicker of Vista California. Three grandchildren also sur vive. Youngster To Grow, Learn, Then Talk Richard Etheridge, 11-year old son of Mrs. Dorothy Pat terson Etheridge and grand son of A. H. Patterson, long time secretary ant} vice-presi dent of Home Savings & Loan Association, was by far the the youngest shareholder at Tuesday’s annual meeting of the association. He declined a second trip to the refreshment table, later, when Vice-President Glee A. Bridges, who was; presiding, invited “our youngest member present" to say a few words, he replied, “No, I think I’ll wait to grow and learn some more." Young Etheridge hasn’t missed an annual meeting sin ce moving to Kings Mountain. City Recreation Cage Loop Desegregated On Team Vote CANDIDATE — Harry E. Jaynes, Kings Mountain high school prin cipal, is c candidate lor vice - president of the six-county south western district of the North Carolina Education association. Jaynes Seeks NCGA Office Harry E. Jaynes, Kings Moun tain high school principal, is a candidate for vice-president of the southwestern district of the North Carolina Education associ ation. The district includes six coun ties, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford, Catawba and Ire dell. Opposing Mr. Jaynes is Lester Propst principal of Lincoln Jun ior high school. Election will be by local NCEA units in mid-February. Campaigning is underway and expected to peak for the Febru ary 5 winter district meeting scheduled for Hunter Huss high school, Gastonia. Mr. Jaynes is a former prin cipal of 'Monroe high school, and a onetime athletic coach and teacher. He is a graduate of Western Carolina college and al so holds a master’s degree from xhe same institution. He is past president of the Kings Mountain NCEA unit. Presbytery Names Cansler Luther Cansler, eider of First Presbyterian church, was elect ed to a three-year term as treasurer of Kings Mountain Presbytery at Tuesday’s meeting of the church body here at First Presbyetrian church. Mr. Cansler succeeds W. Roy Robinson of Gastonia. Wesley Daniel, elder of First Presbyterian church of Gastonia, was named moderator for 1963 succeeding Rev. Murray Love, pastor of Gastonia’s Olney Pres byterian church. Rev. Mr. Love delivered the morning sermon following observance of the sac rament of the Lord’s Supper. Dr. Paul Ausley, pastor, and eld ers of the host church led the communion service. Women of the host church served lunch eon. Dr. Ausley, chaimuii of the commit tee on Presbytery’s Council, reported that $227, <Continued On Page Eight) Negro Tigers One Of Six League Teams By HAROLD PEARSON Kings Mountain’s public rec reation program is desegregated — by a unanimous vote of the white participants. The city’s basketball league is comprised of five white quintets and one Negro team. A vote of th«~* tanagers and coaches of the five white teams last week wholeheartedly approv ed the admission to the league of the Tigers, a team of local Negro basketball players. Managers and coaches partici pating in the vote of approval okayed the admission because they “had been playing and prac ticing with the group” since the basketball facilities were opened some weeks ago, Recreation Di rector Elmer Ross reported. All participants in the league had been working out at the Armory, and had been playing with and against members of the Negro quintet. The league, as originally set up, was scheduled to open with four teams playing each Tuesday and Thursday. A fifth team sought admission and Ross, newly-appointed recrea tion director, was faced with a scheduling problem. It was at this time that Roose velt Adams, manager of the Tig ers, came forward with the re quest that his team be granted league membership. Director Ross called a meeting of the managers and coaches to consider the proposal and the Tigers were voted admission. Ross is of the opinion that this makes the local league unique in North Carolina and that “it is working out fine now and will continued to work out well.” One of the better teams in the league, the Tigers defeated the Vernon Crosby team, nick-nam ed “The Others” Tuesday night, 43 to 37. The other four teams and their managers are: Mountaineers, Jer ry Ross; Ramblers, Leroy Styers; National Guard, Bob Wilson; and Hawks, Vernon Smith. Tripleheaders are played in the Armory each Tuesday and Thurs day. Rites Thursday For Mr. Routh Robert Edward Routh, 79, of Carbon, Iowa, father of Mrs. Wil liam A. Russell of Kings Moun tain, died Monday night. Mr. Routh and his wife, who survives, had made their home here with the Russells from 1960 until last Fall when they return ed to Carbon, Iowa. Mr. Routh was a retired barber. Mr. and Mrs. Russell and their daughter, Lynn, left Tuesday for Iowa. Funeral rites for Mr. Routh were to be held Thursday in Carbon. In Kings Mountain, the Rouths had attended Central Methodist church. Truitte, Alleged Robbeiy Partner, Still At large—Is Well Tattooed City police and other law en forcement officers throughout the area are still seeking Jimmy Truitte, alleged partner in the January 9 armed robbery of East King Esso Service, and escapee from a Harlan County, Ky., pris on camp. The robbery resulted in the sui cide of a Grover youth, Jimmy Eugene Hopper, 19, found dead in his city jail cell about 17 hours after the robbery. Chief of Police Paul Sanders said Wednesday Harlan authori ties have furnished local police a description of Truitte. Say the Kentucky officials, ac cording to Chief Sanders: His birth date is either March 4, 1945, or March 4, 1947. He looks older than he is and his parents live at Bond, Kentucky, in Cum berland County. He was arrested in Harlan County for petty theft, on October 29, 1961, along with three other youths, all who have been released Truitte escaped September 28, 1962. The youth is a tattoo artist’s dream, bearing the following tat too marks: 1) A cre-cent with star is on his left hand. 2) The inscription “Born to Lose’’ on his left hand. 3) The leittere "L-O-V-E” tat tooed on the fingers of his right hand. 4) The word “Maxine” on his right wrist. 5) “Don’t worry Inuna Wil liams” on his right arm. 6) A big cross tattooed on his back. The Harlan County authorities added the notation, “No girls wrote him while he was in pris on.” Haskel Wilson, night operator at East King Esso, was robbed of $110 in cash, after pumping $4.25 in gas into the tank of Hop per’s car. The Hopper youth’s statement to local police, after he gave him self up to Rutherfordton police, was that Truitte fled on foot when the c*r stalled in Shelby, with all but five dollars of the cash and with the pistol of Hop per’s grandmother. Truitte is described as being 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing ibout 145 pounds, with blue eyes ind black or dark brown hair. CHAIRMAN — Charles Mauney will serve as chairman of the educational division of the 1963 Cancer drive in No. 4 Township. Charles Mauney In Cancer Post Charles Mauney, general man ager of Mauney Hosiery Mills and Carolina Throwing Com pany, will head the educational division of the 1963 Cancer Drive in Kings Mountain. First phase of the campaign during February and March — the edueaitonal and information al division — aims at informing citizens of the seven warning signals to detect cancer via a speaker’s bureau which will pre sent programs at the various civic clubs and other meetings in No. 4 Township. The fund-raising drive, which begins in April, will be headed by Mrs. Jacob Mauney. Other committees will be announced later. A. V. Nolan, Shelby, is Cleve land County chairman of the ed ucational-informational division of the drive. Noting, that in 1962 there were 144 cancer cas es reported in this county, drive leaders said jf there is early de tection of cancer, the death rate can be greatly reduced. Thirty five people died of cancer in Cleveland County last year. Mr. Mauney listed these mem bers of a speaker’s bureau which will provide programs on cancer in Kings Mountain, Gro ver, Beth ware: Dr. W. J. Col lins Dr Avery MoMurray, Dr. M. B. Yeoman’s, Dr. John Hunt er, Rev. Forrest Teague, Rev. C. O. Greene, Wayne Caudill, (Continued On Fnge Eight) Safety Council Meets At Aimory Safety awards for 1962 will be presented as highlight of the quarterly dinner meeting Thurs day night of the Blue Ridge Safety Council at the Kings Mountain Armory. Any employer is invited to at tend the meeting, including Kings Mountain retail merchants and/or industrial firms. Reser vations for the barbecue dinner should be made with E. R. Gofer at Foote Mineral Company. The meal will be served from 6:30 until 7:30, Ben H. Goforth, per sonnel manager at Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company’s Shelby plant said yesterday. Wilford Jones, safety director of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Com pany of Winston Salem, will make the evening address. Pres entation of awards will be made by Bill Silver from the North Carolina Industrial Commission. Dr. W. L. Pressly, pastor of Boyce Memorial ARP church, will give the invocation. Mayor Kelly Dixon will wecome the grotup and H. S. Baucom, direct or of safety from the North Car olina Industrial Commission, Ra leigh, will present the speaker. New officers and directors will be elected. Mis. Black's Sister Passes Funeral rites for Mrs. W. B. Dil lard, 81, of Enoree, S. C., sister of Mrs. Clarence Black of Kings Mountain, were held Friday from Enoree Methodist church. Mrs. Dillard died last Wednes. day after being in declining health tor several months. Other survivors include eight children and two other sisters, Mrs. J. B. Wilbanks of Greenville, S. C. and Miss Bonnie McMahan of Anderson, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Black went to Enoree Friday for the final rites. Belk's To Begin Extensive Renovation Belk’s Department Store ex pects to launch an extensive re modeling this weekend, weather permitting, Manager Bill Brown announced this week. Plans call for installation of a new front, with new show windows and canopy, new light ing and particularly extensive remodeling of the section of the building now housing the men’s department. Personel was at work this week moving men’s wear stock into the other section of the store. In the plans are remodeling of the men’s store second floor, now used for storage, for retail display of goods. Utilization of this space will provide the firm about 2100 additional square feet of floor space, Mr. Brown estimated. The steel supports in the men’t store will be elimi nated The Belk’s building fronts 84 feet on South Battleground ave nue. Mr. Brown did not detail plans for the store’s departmentaliza tion after the renovation is com pleted, “We still have some figuring to do on that,” he commented. “We dread the tear up and the mess the renovation will re quire, but feel our customers will that the difficulties v.Vll be worth the inconvenience when the renovation is completed.” he concluded. Mauney Named To NAM Post W. K. Mauney, Jr, president of Mauney Hosiery Mills, Inc., has been appointed a member of the government economy committee of the National As sociation of Manufacturers. Notice of the appointment was received recently in a letter from W. P. Gullander, president. Mr. Mauney expects to attend the organizational meeting of the committee in New York on Feb ruary 5. Incoming chairman is Frank lin Farrel III," president of Far rel-Birmingham Company. Out going chairman is Paul Belk nap, president and treasurer of Charleston Rubber Company. Mr. Belknap, who will preside at the organizational meeting, has indicated principal attention will be given to the proposed federal budget for th fiscal year ending June 1964, recently sent to Congress by President Ken nedy. . Home S & L Had Good Year Home Saving & Loan Associ ation shareholders held their annual meeting Tuesday, heard reports on a prosperous year, and re-elected all directors. Key word in the report of Thomas A. Tate, secretary-treas urer was "up”. He reported: Assets up 8 9 percent by 579,166 to $5,295,089. Savings up 9.12 percent by $410,762 to $4,680,344. Loans up 8.9 percent by $478, 348 to $4,454,629. Dividends up to $171,235. Reserves up by $49,018 to $458, 764. Shareholders gave formal ap proval to the addition to the reserve fund. Jacob Dixon, manager of the association’s Bessemer City branch office (these figures in cluded in Mr. Tate’s general re port), showed that loans in creased by $116,229. He noted that the Bessemer City branch reached a million dollars in as sest on December 20, 1962. Following the shareholders session, at which Vice-President Glee A. Bridges presided, the directors re-elected Dr. Anthony president for his 33rd annual term and all other officers who include Glee A. Bridges, A. H. Patterson, and J H. Thomson vice - presidents: Mr. Tate; Emily A. Herndon, assistant secretary treasurer; Phyllis S. Dixon, tell er; and Mr. Dixon, the Bessemer City branch manager. The legal staff of Davis & White and George B. Thomasson was also re-reatined. COURT OF AWARDS First Court of Awards for Kings Mountain Girl Scouts will be held Tuesday night at 7 o’clock at Boyce Memorial ARP church. CITY TAG SALES Sales of 1963 city auto tags to taled 668 Wednesday, Mrs. Hous ton Colfe, assistant city clerk, said. The total is more than one third the 1774 sold during 1962. Law requires that ne tags be purchased and displayed not lat er than February 15. Needs vs. Money Available New Snag Toward School IN NEW PASTORATE — Rev. James F. Kerman is the new pas tor of Christ the King Catholic church succeeding Rev. Thomas P. Clements. Keenan Assumes New Pastorate Rev. James F. Keenan assum ed pastorate duties January 4th of Christ the King Catholic chur ch succeeding Rev. Thomas P. Clements who has assumed the pastorate of St. Joseph-of-the Hills church of Leaksville. Father Keenan will also di rect the various mission outlay ing in Gaston County, Cherry ville, Bessemer City, Dallas, Ran lo and Spencer Mountain. A native of Staten Island, N. Y., the pastor, 41, is a graduate of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1943. He served five years active duty in the Army in the Anti-aircraft and Airborne divisions and grad uated from St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, Md. He has held former parishes in Edenton, Ahoskie, Charlotte, North Wilkesboro, Greensboro, Lexington and MtocksVille. He was a member of the Civil De fense Council at Lexington. Credit Union Holds Meeting Shareholders of the Margrace Employees Federal Credit Union elected officers, heard a finan cial report of 1962 operations and declared a five percent dividend on all shares as of December 31, 1962, at the annual meeting Sat urday morning. The officers include Hugh D. Ormand, president; F. W. Davis, vice-president; and Luther Cans ler, manager and treasurer. Named to the credit commit tee were Jack Anthony, chair man; L. L. Ware, Boyd Mont gomery, John H. Bumgardner and Lee Dixon Named to the supervisory committee were Mrs. Joyce C Roark, chairman; Mrs. Ann W Tria, secreiary; and William F. Laughter. In his financial report, Treas urer Luther Cansler reported assets of $180,373.03, including: loans, $119,382.84; cash, $60,160. 18; investments, $50,000.00 ant other assets of 830.03. In the liability column: shares, $156, 476.82; reserves $15,444.02; ant gains of $8,45221. Architects Sa; 9,000 Feet Must Be Pared Plans work for the new Kings Mountain high school are halt ed again with the problems of deleting some nine thousand square feet of floor space from the desired instructional area specifications. Present requirements call for 89,250 square feet of floor space, which, in the opinion of school architects, will swell to 116,025 square feet when allowances are made Cor walls closets, rest rooms, and other service areas Original estimates of the square footage of the $1,100,000 structure called for not more than 100 thousand square feet. Members of the school build ing committee are presently working on possible deletions from requested educational area requirements. Supt. B. N. Barnes called Ra leigh Monday morning to request assistance from state officials in solving the problem. Dr. Dwayne Gardner, educational consultant with the state Div ision of School Planning and ad visor to the local group during panning stages, was out of town at the time 4nd not schedued to return until Friday. State officials, Dr. Gardner and Marvin Johnson, state engin eer, are to contact Barnes upon their return Friday to schedule a meeting for the purpose of re solving the present diff-culty. Barnes is hopeful that this meeting can be scheduled for the early part of next week. In the meantime, he has re quested that the architects visit comparable schools to check space required for offices and other facil.ties. Architects for the new build ing feel that no more than 100 thousand square feet of space is possible from the 1.1 million bond authorization. This is figured at $10 per square foot, which, officials feel, is the bare minimum. Plummer Rites Held Wednesday Funeral rites for John Francis Avery Plummer, 85, of Rt. 6, Shel by, were held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., from Elizabeth Baptist church of Shelby. Mr. Plummer is a half-brother of Fred Plummer and Miss Nan cy Plummer of Kings Mountain. He was a Mason, a member of the Fairview Lodge, and a mem ber of Elizabeth Baptist church in Shelby. Survivors: sons, Dewey Plum mer of Santa Fe, N: Mex., Ray mond Plummer of Rt. 6, Shelby, Bussie Plummer of Los Angeles, i Davis of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Al-! ma Newton of Shelby, Mrs. Pearl Mullens of Mobile, Ala., Mrs. Everett Hambright, Mrs. W. B. Arnold, both of Atlanta, Ga.; brothers, M. M. Plummer of Char lotte, Hill Plummer of Concord; sister, Mrs. Crude Craig of High Point. Burial was held in Elizabeth Cemetery, with Rev. Charles Sum mey in charge of the service. City Law: Firing Of Air Rifles Illegal; Bean Shooters Are Too Shooting an air rifle within the city limits is against the law and police are on the lookout for those who break it. Research in the city code re veals that Chapter H, Section 10 provides: “No person shall shoot or pro ject any stone, rock, shot or other hard surface by means of a slingshot, bean shooter, air rifle, pop gun, bow or other similar contrivance ...” This section further provides that archery shooting is per missible within the city limits but only on a range approved by the board of commissioners. Section 11 of the same Chap ter amplifies the prior prohibi tions reading, “No person shall fire any pifctol, gun, or firearms, fireworks or other pyotechnics for sport or amusement.” In other words rock-throwing battles are prohibited, iced snow ball fights are against the law, and use of air rifles or RB guns are too, within the confines of the Kings Mountain city limits Today’s big problem — en hanced by Christmas gifts of air rifles — are the results of air rifle firing by youthful marks men who, in the absence of oth er targets, are concentrating on street lights, window panes, and other stationary targets. The cost and trouble is prov ing greatest for the city itself The electrical department can’t keep the expensive street lamps replaced until others are smash ed by the air rifle experts. Outside-city shooting is of course, not involved by the city ordinance, where game birds in season and non-protected birds are fair game. But even minus the regulations, | birds aren’t would-be in-city tar gets. Kings Mountain is a bird sanctuary anr has been for ten or more years. The word from the police de partment is that infractors will be caught and charged with vio lation of the law, in this in stance a misdeameanor. Court ■ costs, minus fines, approximate ; $19. CHAIRMAN — L. E. (Josh) Hin nant will head the 1963 Heart Fund campaign in Kings Moun tain, Hinnant Heads Heart Campaign L. E. (Josh) Hinnant, Kings Mountain banker, w.ll head Kings Mountain’s 1963 Heart Fund Drive in February, Heart Month. Mr. Hinnant, appointing chair men of the various campaign activities this week, noted that announcement of committee workers would be made within the next week or ten days. Ed Hamilton of 'Shelby, fund raising chairman of the Cleve land County Heart Council, an nounced appointment of Mr. Hinnant as Kings Mountain chairman of the annual appeal i Wednesday. [ Harvey B. Hamrick, Dover Mills executive who is president of the Heart Council, commented, "By working with the North Car olina and American Heart as sociations, the people of Cleve land County will be contributing to the research activities of both organizations. In addition, there are many projects which can be undertaken loeal|y, which will be of real significance in stemming the tide of heart disease, which are a major cause of disability and the leading cause of death in the nation.” Kings Mountain area citizens gave generously to the Heart Fund Drive in 1962. Mr. Hinnant, assistant vice president of First Union Nation al Bank, is serving as secretary treasurer of the Chamber of Commerce and on the board of di rectors. He is also a director and treasurer of Kings Moun tain County Club and a Rotate* ian. He and his wife, the former Virginia Summers, have two children. The family attends Matthew’s Lutheran church. Mr. Hinnant serves as secretary of the church council. Commenting on the forthcom ing drive, Mr. Hinnant said, "Dis eases of the heart and blood ves sels are the nation’s foremost health problem, being responsi ble for 54.6 per cent of all deaths in the nation. The 1913 Heart Fund wil support an at tack against this No. 1 enemy — through research, through pui» lie and professional education and through community health programs.” Lions See Film On Telstar I Members of the Kings Moun tain Lions club got a technicolor lesson in satellite communica tions Tuesday night, as Floyd Farris, Southern Bell manager here, presented a film on Tel star, the communications satel lite. In his remarks, Mr. Farris said that launching cost for Tel star were three million dollars, and he had no figure for the ac tual expenditure on the project. He said need for an additional means of inter-continental com munication arose due to heavily increased telephone traffic be tween the United States anc’. Europe. The co-axial cable, laid on the bottom of the Atlantic, can handle only 350 calls at ana time. Meantime, in a decade, calls increased to 4.5 million per year, up from one million. Telstar's expected life is two years and is not operative at all hours. It is reasoned, he said, that, by means of relays, three communication satellites in orbit could provide 24-hour per day service. The film detailed the launch ing of Telstar I and its tracking stations here and abroad.