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Population Greater Kings Mountain City Limits flout* tot Ctawatot 1955 Slavs Mountain city « at* 1c Irons the (MM 10,320 8,008 “ 0*1110(1 UvH esuus. (to Cltf ssm to 1999. 16 Pages Today _v Vol. 74 No. 19 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, May 9, 1963 Seventy-Fourth Year PRICE TEN CENTS New Petition Foi Expanding City Bounds ' The city commission is expect ed !to annex an area of more than four acresno the western city limits Thursday night and to receive a petition for further an nexation !to the west The commission will act on a petition of nine property owners on Rockford road for annexation, and, since all property owners are represented on the petition, the annexation is regarded as a formality, Mayor Kelly Dixon said. He also reported receipt of a petition from Marvin Goforth, who asks the city to annex 10 large lots lying adjacent to the Rockford Road area. Otherwise, Mayor Dixon said he would recommend to the commis sion: 1) Re-surfacing of West Moun tain street, from Piedmont to Battleground. 2) Appointment of several po licemen as justices of the peace. 3) Approval of a half - dozen requests for street lights. 4) Paving of the City Stadium entrance. 5) Installation of a steel fence along the railway banks in the overhead bridge area. The commission will also con sider a request from the police department for two auto radio re ceivers and discuss two rights-of way problems, one Kiser street extension, the other West Ridge street extension. The commission will convene in City Hall courtroom at 7 p.m. Local News Bulletins _ J COURT OF AWARDS Kings Mountain Girl Scouts will have a Court of Awards at the First Presbyterian church Friday at 7:30 p. m. BUILDING PERMIT Henry Belk was issued a build ing permit Friday by Assistant City Clerk Grace C. Wolfe to 'build a one-story brick residence on N. Ramseur street. Estimated cost of the new home is $9,000. THIRTEEN ARRESTS City police officers made 13 ar rests during the weekend, accord ing to report of Desk Sgt. Earl Stroupe, Jr. CONFIRMED Eleven members of the Confir mation class of St. Matthew’s Lu theran church were confirmed at Sunday morning services. The new members have been mem bers of Dr. W. P. Gerberding’s Catechetical class the past two years. SPECIAL SERVICE A special Mother’s Day service and infant baptismal service will be held Sunday at the 11 a.m. morning worship service at First Presbyterian church. MOTHERS TO BE HONORED The East Gold Street Wesleyan Methodist church will have special services Sunday at the Sunday School hour. Gifts will be presented to the youngest and oldest mother, and Rev. Clyde R. Goodson, pastor, said that his message will be especially for mothers. At the 7p. m- service, Mrs. J. W. Phillips will speak to the ladies of the church On the subject of missions MOTHER'S DAT SERVICES There will be special emphasis on Sunday School attendance at First Church of The Nazarene Sunday, May 12. Every mother attending Sunday School will re ceive an orchid. Oldest mother present, youngest mother present, and the mother with the most children present will receive a gift ATTEND CONVENTION Mr. and Mrs. GJenn Spearman have returned from a week’s trip to New Orleans, J,a.. where they attended the convention of the Gulf Life Insurance Co., held at the Roosevelt Hotel. The trip was a gift to the Spearman’s as an award for Mr. Spearman’s sales production with the Life In surance Co. ELECTED — Joe McDanieL Jr., has been elected commander of Otis D. Green Post 15S, American Legion. He will succeed J. E. (Zip) Rhea. Legion Elects New Officers Joe H. McDaniel, Jr„ city clerk, was elected commander of Otis D. Green Poet 155, American Le gion, in annual post elections Friday. He will succeed J. E. (Zip) Rhea. Only contests were for the five positions on the executive committee. Elected were James Bennett, Gene Gibson, John W. Gladden, Bob Smith, John W. (Red) Morrison. Other officers elected are: Carl Wilson, first vice-command er; Carl Weisener, second vice commander; Wesley Bush, adju tant-finance officer; Franklin Ware, chaplain; Frank Blanton, sergeant-at-arms; John Weaver, historian; Grady Howard, service officer; and Glee A. Bridges and Charles E. Dixon, scholarship wrnMss,..*... Mr. McDaniel is retiring adju tant and a navy veteran. Installation of the new officers will be conducted at the June meeting of the post. Students Win Forensic Honors took honors in the annual Wes tern district forensic contests at Newton - Conover high school Ap.-il 29th. Neil MoCarter won first place In the oratory division or "Teen icide”, an essay by Maxine Reim ers. In the girls’ division, Libby Al exander copped second place honors for Alfred Noyes’ poem, "The Highwayman.” Third place honors in the girls division went to Linda Neal or her presenta tion o Hilda Guldseth’s “The Great Emancipation.” Miss Odessa Black, Mrs. Wil liam Kay and Carl McWhirter were faculty advisors. Miss Neal and McCarter are sophomores and Miss Alexander is a freshman at Kings Mountain high school. William Anlhony Goina To Holland William .(Bill) Anthony, son Mrs, Katie Anthony and the late A. P. Anthony, and two other Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company employees will leave Thursday, for Holland to aid in the Initial start-up of a fibre-glass yarn plant. The trip expects to be in Hol land two months. Accompanying Anthony will be Earl Lail of Shelby and Herman Spangler, Rutherfordton. Hie Razes Mitchem Home Fire razed the five • room resi dence of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mitch em, Park Grace road, Friday about 7:30 p.m„ city firemen re ported. The house and furnishings were partially covered by insurance.! Firemen said the house was a to tal loss. Kings Mountain fire depart ment also answered another fire alarm Saturday at 2:30 p.m. to the residence of Jacob Cooper, 107 N, Piedmont avenue. There was no damages reported from | the eletcric heater, reportedly cause of the blaze. . i ‘ CLUB MEETING •: Kings Mountain Rotarians will father Tuesday at 12:15 at#ttte Country Club for their regular weekly meeting. Rotarian Marion DuBose is program chairman. Bowling Team National Champ Kings Mountain Captures Cash At Bethesda By MARTIN HARM ON Kings Mountain has a national champion for the second consecu tive year. A five • person Kings Moun tain team, participating last weekend in the National Duck pin Bowling tournament at Be thesda, Md., rolled an aggregate score of 1816, including its 28 pin handicap, to retain its na tional title in the mixed regular booster division. The five member team includes Albert Brackett, John Dilltig, Fur man Wilson, Mrs. Lib Bolin Gault, and Mrs. Jenny Oates. Mrs. Janet Burns substituted for Mrs. Gault and joined the oth er four for an aggregate score (no handicap) of 1678 good for second - place in the “B" Booster division. Teaming with Charlotte bowl ers in other divisions, Albert Brackett was a member of two sixth place finishers in the na tional tournament and Wilson and Dilling were members of one sirth place team each. Perusal of the national tour ney records revealed that the na tional champion score of 1816 was the highest figure recorded in the [ regular mixed division singe 1957. At: 1788 net pins, Furman Wil son was the leading scorer with 134-99-146—379, closely followed (Continued On Page 2) Bach New Member Of Rotary Club Dr. Ricardo Bach, Lithium Cor poration chemist, was inducted as a member of the Kings Moun tain Rotary club at the civic club’s Tuesday meeting. Inorganic research is Dr. Bach’s principle work. He came to this country five years ago from Argentina where he had lived for 15 years. He was horn in Germany and educated in Swit zerland. Dr. Bach is making his home in Gastonia. Erskine To Honor Dr. Henry Pressly Dr. Henry E. Pressly, Charlotte minister and brother of Dr. W. L. Pressly, of Kings Mountain, will receive the honorary degree if Doctor of Divinity from Erskine college, his alma mater on May 27. Dr. Pressly studied at Princeton seminary, and at University of Edinburgh, Scotland, then serv ed as a chaplain during World War II with the 88th infantry division in Italy. He earned a doctorate in 1950 after further study in Scotland and in Eng land. PRESIDENT — BUI Allen was in stalled as president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce for the coming year at the annual ladies' night banquet Tuesday night. Jaycees Install BUI Allen Bill Allen was installed as pres ident of the Kings Mountain Jun ior Chamber of Commerce at the organizations eighteenth annual Ladies Night banquet at the Wo man’s Club Tuesday night. Other officers, installed by Joe Wells, JC district vice-president, of Rathe . ford ton, were Hugh Lancaster, first vice-president; John Lutz, second vice-president; Jake Dixon, secretary^ Bob Hul lender, treasurer; Bob Goforth, Jaybird; and Charles Blanton, Bill Jonas, Bill Culp and Bot Mincey, directors. John Warlick, outgoing presi dent, who was installed as state director, presided. James B. Garland, Gastonia attorney, spoke to the g oup fol lowing dinner. Referring to the 300th anniversary of the state of North Carolina, Mr. Garland traced the history of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Garland was presented by Charles Blanton. Bill Jonas presented .special guests and Joe Wells installed four new members, including Howard Lutz, Jim McGinnis, Bill Childers and Clyde Cobb. The invocation was delivered by Bob Goforth, and Bill Jonas introduced guests of the club. ! Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Allen, is IBM supervisor for Rex Mill, Ranlo. He and his wife, the former Barbara Camp, have a son, David, age 1, and * re mem bers of Central Methodist church. 'Favors were presented to the ladies. BIRTHDAY PARTY Women of the Church of First Presbyterian church will hold the annual Birthday party Wed nesday night at 7:30 at the church. Principal speaker will be Miss Anne Cook who did medical work in a mission station in Mex ico last summer. Lions Celebrating 25th Birthday At Ladies' Night Banquet Tuesday Hilaries n. uuuen, nauonauy known sales promoter and enter tainer, will make the address as highlight of the 25th anniversary banquet and ladies’ affair Tues day of the Kings Mountain Lions club. The banquet will be held at 7 p/m. at the Woman’s club. Presi dent Jonas Bridges will preside and introduce the speaker. W. K. Mauney, Jr. will give the address of welcome and a committee of Lions will superintend giving gifts to the ladies. Mr. Bridges will also recognize special guests. Program committee for the sil ver anniversary banquet include: President Bridges, Howard Bry ant, J. T. McGinnis, Jr. and Rich ard Barnette. John Morgan of Charlotte will provide ditpver music on the Ham Born and educated in Kentucky, Charlie Cullen received his early training in dealing with people as a house to house salesman during college years and later as salesman for Lever Bros. Co. and foreman for Chrysler Corp. Af ter serving in Europe during T SPEAKER — Chorine E. Cullen will make the wldniw at Tues dap night's 25th annual Lions club ladles' night banquet education for a small college in World War II, he became vice Continued On Page Eight Contract Likely For Electrical Re-building The city commission is expect ed to award contract Thursday night for re building the electri cal distribution system. Mayor Kelly Dixon said Wed nesday he anticipates the com mission will let firm contract on a portion of the project /nd pro visional contract for the remain ing portion. Under statute, a city commis sion is not permitted to contract past its term of office, nor over budgeted expenditures. Terms of office of the present administra :ion expire May 16, or when suc cessors are duly elected and qua lified, and the current year’s bud get carriers an appropriation for only a portion of the electrical system rebuilding job. Apparent low bidder on the project is Hunter & Walden, of Charlotte, with a gross bid of 3130,638.70, who edged Bryant E lectric Repair Company, of Gas tonia, by less than $220 at $130, 858.05. Other firms posting bids, open ed last Thursday, were: Harris & Wright, Charlotte, $143,891.69; L. W. Routh, $144,628.24; Georgia Electric Company, Athens Ga., $150,279.75; and Floyd S.' Pike, $153,014.40. Mayor Dixon saicj all of the bids are subject to downward re vision of around $26,000, each firm itemizing in inclusion for switchgear equipment, now being manufactured on order by the city. The downward \?vision would include the $24,995 foe the switchgear equipment, plus freight from > ippiug point. Junior Women Win Honois The Kings Mountain Junior Woman's club won recognition at the North Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubc Con vention held last week at Grove Park Inn in Asheville. Kings Mountain Juniors won honors for its Children’s Clothing Closet work, described by club leaders as the “best project not connected with the local welfare department.’’ In the Community Affairs De partments, Kings Mountain Jun iors won a certificate of merit in competition for the .Mamie Brown Latham silver tray. The awards were on work dur ing 1962. Mrs. Jacob Dixon, presi dent, and Miss Elizabeth Stewart, immediate past president, shared leadership of the club during the year. Xne Kings Mountain club of 21 members has maintained a Cloth ing Closet at the high school for several years. The project is headed by Mrs. John H. Gamble. Last year, over 3,000 garments were distributed locally to Kings Mountain needy children and a dults. The Closet is well-stocked year-round in the superinten dents building of the high school. For its community affairs a ward, the local club was cited for its community service work. For several years the club has copped district honors and won the community service silver bowl two years for this project. The club last year supplied a mu sic system for use of the pa tients of the local hospital. This year the club recently gave a check for $150 toward payment of a heart machine for the hos pital. The machine is to be de livered by June 1, Hospital Ad ministrator Grady Howard has notified Junior clubwomen. In making the announcement of top awards, officials said: The Community Affairs divi sion awarded the greatest num ber of prizes, significant in the organization dedicated to com Continued On Page Eight "Befitted" School Plan To Raleigh A “refined” floor plan for the new Kings Mountain district high school, including a grading grid graph, went to the state’s division of school planning Tues day. . The architects wrote, in a let ter accompanying the floor plan, they felt that the minor changes previously suggested by Marvin Johnson, and other officials of the school planning unit, had jeen met. Tie architects added they are eady to proceed at once with de tailed scale drawings. 17 Seeking Eight Positions; Registration Reaches 3128 Registering Period To End On Saturday City registration figures for j nexc Tuesday’s biennial election j increased to 2,549 and Kings Mountain school district registra tions to 3,128, registrars reported Monday. Saturday is the final day to re gister for the two elections, when in-city voters will choose a may or and five commissioners, and will join with outside-city citizens of the school district to elect two members of the board of educa tion. The current registration is all new, meaning that no citizen is registered to vote unless he has registered since April 13, when the new poolbooks were opened. Saturday will also be Challenge Day, when candidates or other in terested citizens have the right to inspect the books to determine whether those listed are legally and properly elected. Registrars guess that the final registration day will probably be the busiest, particularly in the outside city precincts where the total of 579 indicates many citi zens haven’t yet had their names inscribed on the new books. Registration totals through Saturday by wards: Ward 1, 310; Ward 2, 404; Ward 3, 451; Ward 4, 525; Ward 5,. 859; Bethware, 2 61; Grpver, 162; Park Gvace,156. ! Location of precincts and offi cials for the upcoming elections are: Ward 1, City Hall courtroom. C. L. Black, registrar, Mrs. Nell C. Cranford and Mrs. R. C. Eth eridge, judges. Ward 2, American Legion Building, R. D. Goforth, registrar, Mrs. Tom Trott and Mrs. Ruth C. Thomasson, judges. Ward 3, East school, Mrs. Ruth Bowers, regist ar, Rochel Conner and H. R. Murray, judges. Ward 4, Kings Mountain Man ufacturing Company clubroom, Mrs. Paul Cole, registrar, Mrs. Vera Cash and Brooks Tate, judges. Ward 5, National Guard armo ry, Mrs. J. T. McGinnis, Jr., regis trar, Mrs. Charles Ballard and Mrs. Paul Patterson, judges. Bethware, Bethware school, Mrs. Will Watterson, registrar, William Wright and Mrs. J. D. Jones, judges. Grover, Grover fire station, Mrs. J. B. Ellis, registrar, M.s. W. W. McCarter and Miss Ethel Martin, judges. Park Grace, Park Grace school, Mrs. James Cloninger, registrar, John Cloninger and Mrs. Geo.ge Barber, judges. BAKE SALE Ladies of Christ the King Catholic church will sponsor a bake sale Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. in the vacant building next to Sterchi’s. Mother’s Day gift items will include a wide as sortment of homemade foods. CANDIDATES — Among candi dates for election to city offices at i Tuesday’s election are W. Seimort | Biddix. above, who is seek ng the ; office of Ward 2 commissioner, and Avery (Mas!-:) Murrey, a candidate for Ward 3 commission !”■ _ Ross filesi nder Critically 111 Ross Alexander, former city commissioner, remaps in critics: I condition in Charlotte Memorial hospital. Dr. John C. McGill, his attend ing physician before he was mov ed to Charlotte, said Mr. Alexan der is sufferi-ng from a brain hemorrhage. Members of the Ai exande- family were in Charlotte yesterday. Close friends here sa'd he had not regained consciousness. iMr. Alexander was transferred from Kings Mountain hospital Monday afternoon about 1:30 p. m.. He had been hospitalized Monday morning, Dr. McGill said. SESSION MEETING There will be a meeting of the session at 10:25 a.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian church to re ceive new members, Dr. Paul Ausley said yesterday. : Annual Kiwanis Club Talent Show j Will Be Held Thursday At 8 p.nt. The sixth annual Talent Show, sponsored by the Kings Mountain Kiwanis club, will be held Thurs day night at 8 p. m. at the Kings Mountain High school aud itorium. Participants, are winners of preliminary contests held earlier this month in each school of the Kings Mountain system, are di vided into five divisions. They include: Division I (third and fourth grades) Diane Cornwell, singing “Around the World" and "How Great Thou Art”, accompanied by Mrs. J. M. McGinnis: Jimmy Amos, singing "Prayer of the Norwegian Child”, accompanied by Mrs. J. C. Bridges; Brenda Stone and Douglas Bell, singing [“Swinging Along”, accompanied I by Sherry Bell; Susan McCarter, [ doing a baton act, "Die Columbus Baton Act”; and Debra Bums, singing “Roving Cowboy”, accom ; panied by Miss Rebecca Putnam. Division II (seventh and eighth grades) Rickv Phillips, a dance, "Toe Twist USA”; Mary Leigh i Mooney, gongs “Over the Rain bow” and "Moon River”, accom panied by Richard Culyer; Gaith er Bumgardner, piano solo, "Hun garian Concerto”; Pat Butler and Sarah Butler, a duet, "Patches”, accompanied by Mr. Culyer; My ra Ware, piano solo, “Tara’s Theme”; Sue Ernst, Donna Craw ' ford, Vickie Wood, Janet Putnam and Larry Wood, singing "A Girl’s Work is Never D<>:ie”: Phil lip Wright and Tommy Limbaugh, guitar duet, "Crazy Guitar”. Division III (first and second grades) John Knox McGill, a song “Take Me out to the Ballgame”, accompanied by Mrs. J. C. Brid ges; Phyllis Faulkenbury, a read ing, “Original Rhymes”; Martha Janc'Mauney and Fanny Thron burg, singing "Thf Right Some body to Love”, accompanied by Mr. Culver;;' Cheryl Barrette, . danoe, "Mexican Hat Dance”; and Shelia Hardin, singing "Sad Movies Make Me Cry.” Division IV (fifth and sixth gmdesi Tim Oates, a dance, “Swingin’ Safari”; Ginger Finger and Frances McGill, song and Continued On Page Eight School Trustees, City Hall Races To Be Settled By MARTIN HARMON Kings Mountain area voters will go to the polls Tuesday to choose among 17 candidates to fill eight elective offices. Voters who live within the city limits will elect a mayor and five ward commissioners and will join with outside-city voters in the Kings Mountain school district 10 elect two members of the beard ol education. Holding major interest, as is •ustomary, is the three-man con test for mayor, with ex-Mayor '“llee A. Bridges and Brooks Me Abee challenging Mayor Kelly Dixon, completing his first trim. Also gaining top interest is the ■chool trustee election, where three candidates, Incumbent Flee’ Plonk, James . Herndon, Jr., anc George H. Mauney seek two six year terms. In Ward 3, Commissioner T. J (Tommy) Ellison is being chal longed by Corbet Nicholson, who trailed by 54 votes two years ago, and Avery (Mack) Murray. In Ward 4, three candidates seek to succeed Commissioner Ben H. Bridges, retiring afier three terms. The candidates arc ex-Com missioner Paul W. Ledford, Noi man King, who placed second to Comm Bridges two years ago, tod Willis L. Bagwell. In Ward 2, W. Seimore Blddix is challenging Commissioner Eu gene Goforth, and in Ward 4, Hazel Lee Gill is challenging Commissioner J. E. (Zip) Rhc;'. In Ward 1, Incumbent Ray Cline la unopposed. In the mayoral campaign, Mr. Bridges seeks to regain the seat he held for eight years and lr t to Mayor Dixon in a close run off election in 1961. The Dixon margin was 116 votes out of 2210 cast. Mr. McAfee also ran for mayor two years ago, placing fifth of five with 42 votes In the first election. The mayoral campaigning has been quiet in tone, with public pronouncements of the contest ants in similar vein. For city contests, all dtlrcno may vote for all candidates, the ward boundaries merely limiting candidates to the aprtlcular corn missioner’s seats they seek. All school district voters may vote for two board of education members. Here again a ward sys tem is in vogue, with the five member board Including three members who reside within the city of Kings Mountain and two residing in other areas of the school district. Dr. P. G. Padgett, comp’et'ng 12 years as a school trustee, is retiring. Polls at all precincts will open at 6:30 p.m. and will cose at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, last registration day, is also Challenge Day. Should challenges develop, the official of the particuar precincts will meet on Monday to rule on the validity of the challenges. Should run-offs be indicated following the Tuesday voting, second • running candidates have • five days in which to issue for mal demands for run off elec tions. The city commission, by statute the elections board, will convene at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning to canvas the vote. Elected officials will take their oaths of office on the following morning, May 16, also at 10 a;m.„ at City Hall. Facts Are Listed v On Tuesday Voting Following are thumbnail facts concerning Tuesday’s up coming city and board of edu cation elections: Polls open: 6:30 a m. Poll? close: 6:30 p.m. In-city voters elect: a mayor and five ward commissioners to serve two-year terms. All voters elect: two school trustee1- for six-year terms. Estimated vote for city offi ces: 2,000. Estimated voted for schuol 1 offices: 2,400.