Seventy-Fourth Year
Population
Greater Kings Mountain 10,320
Limits 8,008
,or **ng» Mountain Is derived (rota
!£f..195? **“9* Mountain dir directory consul. The city
Unite figure le from tie United States census of 1M0.
VOL 74 No. 37
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, September 12, 1963
Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper
Pages
Today
PRICE TEN CENTS
WHY SEGREGATION IN NORTH CAROLINA % James a. mb
Race Integration began in America in the summer of
1619, when a small Dutch trading vessel pushed through
the weedy marshes of the James River and unloaded a
cargo of powder, tools and twenty strapping young Ne
groes from the Congo jungles. The ammunition and tools
were in high demand, but the Negroes represented a lux
ury which only a few of the four hundred colonists in
primitive Jamestown could afford. After some haggling,
however, the Dutch captain sailed away with a quantity
of tobacco and hides, which the settlers had obtained
from the Indians, and the Negro slaves became servants
with the same status as the white bondsmen, with one ex
ception ... the Negro’s bondage was not limited to any
specified time.
North Carolina, at that time, was a primeval wilder
ness . . . unexplored, uninhabited, unknown. A half.cen
tury later, when population in Virginia had increased to
24,000 and free land was becoming scarce, a few settlers
crossed the border into the fertile plains of the eastern
Carolinas, taking a few claves with them. In 1670 there
were only 2,000 slaves in Virginia, but the number in the
South had reached four million at the outbreak of the
Civil War.
Negroes were not imported by the South alone. 33,000
w'ere landed in Massachusetts, during the ten-year period
prior to the Revolution but, except for the enormous ship
ping profits, which sowed the seeds of fortune for many
old New England families, slave labor was not profitable
in these Northeastern Staies. Practically all of the Ne
groes came from Africa and were brought over, first by
the British, then by American shipowners in Massa
chusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut; but they were
re-shipped to the slave markets in the South, where mild
climates, large plantations and long work-seasons creat
ed a steady demand for this labor.
The slave trade was much more reprehensible than
slavery itself and the stigma of the profession, during the
nineteenth century, caused many New England merchant
men to abandon it. Opposition to slavery began in North
Carolina and, in 1774, the first Provincial Congress at New
Bern passed a resolution prohibiting the importation of
slaves, or the purchase of any which were imported from
abroad. Virginia followed suit in 1778 and Congress, in
1807, pased a law prohibiting any further imports into the
United States. Smuggling became active, however, until
1820, when it was declared an act of piracy, punishable by
death.
Original American slaves came from the Congo or
Ghana where they had lived for generations under a primi. j
tive tribal slavery, much worse than any servitude in the
United States. American sailing vessels carried large
quantities of Rhode Island rum, fire arms and ammunition,
and these were traded to tribal chieftons for a specified
number of saleable Negroes, which were rounded up, driv
en to the seashore and stored in the holds of ships. The
voyage of more than six thousand miles to the American
coastline was a terrible ordeal, even for first-class pas
sengers and crews. But, to the Negroes, crowded into the
hot, filthy and poorly.ventilated cargo space; with no
chance to move around and scarcely enough food and wa
ter to subsist upon; it was a horrible experience and many
died and were tossed overboard. Sailors tales of the voy-!
ages were circulated — sometimes published — and en
raged the emotions of conscientious Americans, in every
state. One incident which brought the matter to a climax
was a claim for insurance on “jettisoned cargo” made by
a ship’s captain. His statement was that he had been
caught in a severe storm in the south Atlantic, and had
been compelled to throw the cargo overboard to prevent
the ship from sinking. The “cargo” in this instance con
sisted of the Negro slaves he was transporting.
As slavery became, more and more, an integral part
of the social structure, harsh laws were enacted in all the
colonies, north and south, defining the Negro’s rights and
limiting his activities. Under these laws he u'as the sole
property of his master, could not testify against, a w'hite
person in court, could not congregate, except in church.
He was required to show respect to all whites, could not
use firearms, and was forbidden to marry, leave the plan
tation or learn to read and write without the master’s
consent.
These laws were enacted as a protection for the
whites against any attack or revolt. Rut they were un.
(Continued on Page 4—Section B)
FLAG PRESENTATION — American Legion
Post 15S presented a United States flag to the
Kings Mountain hospital recently. Hospital ad
ministrator Grady Howard is pictured above
holding the flag. Legionnaires pictured, from
wmmmt mm, m i m i n i mm' - mmmmmm is
left are Commander Joe H. McDaniel, Jr., John
W. Gladden and Mayor Glee A. Bridges. The
flag h'^3 been displayed on the grounds of
the hospital on W. King street. (Photo by Car
lisle Studio)
Holland Horn
f Dies Wednesday
Of Injuries
Holland Arnold Horn, 42, died
Wednesday shortly after noon of
injuries sustained last Thursday
in a tractor-traiier accident near
Rock Hill.
Mr. Horn had not regained con
>sciousness at Charlotte Presby
terian hospital where he was be
ing treated for injiuries.
Clyde Palmer Welch, of Kings
Mountain, died two days after the
accident as a result of injuries.
The two carpenters were riding
in a pickup truck which collided
with a tractor-trailer at the in
tersection of S. C. 160 and U. S.
21. Members of the Horn family
said the two men were working
in that area and were possibly
enroute from Charlotte to Rich
burg, S. C. to the home of Mr.
Horn’s brother.
Funeral rites for Horn will toe
held Friday at 3 p.m. from Oak
Grove Baptist church. Rev. James
Holder will officiate and inter
ment-will be made In the church
cemetery.
Mr. Horn is survived by* his
wife, Mrs. Margaret Huffstetler
Horn; two sons, Donald and Ar
nold Horn of the home; and a
daughter, Sandra; of the home;
two brothers, Thomas Horn of
Richburg, S. C. and Olland Horn
of Kings Mountain; two step
brothers, Earl Loven of Califor
nia and Charles Loven of Spar
tanburg. S. C., and one step-sis
»... ter, Mrs. Will Neely of Spartan
| ~ burg, S. C.
A veteran of World War II,
Horn served in the 394th Infan
try. He was the son of the late
lj Leola Ware and Lee Horn.
-.
METER RECEIPTS
Meter receipts for the week
Mending Wednesday at noon total
5 ed 5159.10, including $139.10 from
$. on-street meters and $20 from
Mon-street meters and $20 from off
-street meters, according to report
Strom Mrs. Grace C. Wolfe, assis
tant city clerk. ;
WINS DEGREE — Mrs. John H.
Gamble has completed require
ments for her master of arts de
gree in home economics from
Winthrop college.
Mis. Gamble
Wins Degree
Mrs. Betty Roberts Gamble,
wife of former high school foot
ball coach John H. Gamble, has
received her master of arts de
gree in home economics from
Winthrop College at Rock Hill, S.
C.
Mrs. Gamble completed re
quirements for her degrel at the
end of summer session, accord
ing to Dr. W. D. Livingston, re
gistrar. Two received the Master
of Arts degree and six received
the Master of Arts in teaching
Fourteen completed the program
for the Bachelor of Arts degree
and 20 the Bachelor of Science
degree. In addition to the 42 win
iiing degrees, there were four
students who received certificates
in business.
Mrs. Gamble, a graduate ol
Appalachian State Teacher’s col
lege with major in home econo
mics, is a member of the faculty
of Kings Mountain high school
where she teaches home econo
mics and serves as an advisor
for Future Homemakers of A
merica. She is a past president oi
the Junior Woman’s club. Tht
Gambles are parents of one son,
Joliony, They are Baptists.
Fifth Day
Enrollment
Reaches 4,221
Enrollment lor Kings Moun
tain schools reached 4221 for the
filth membership day, according
to figures released by Supt. B. N.
Barnes. This was an increase of
23 over the opening day total of
4198.
The fifth day enrollment also
represented an increase of 56 o
j ver last year's figure.
With the increase came no par
ticular difficulties in so far as
overloaded grade situations were
concerned, Mr. Barnes reported.
There are seven split-grade com
binations within the system.
The combinations are 1-2 at
Bethware, 3-4 and 5-6 at Grover,
3-4 and 6-7 at Compact and 2-3
and 5-6 at Davidson.
The systems total elementary
population reached 3012 and the
high school’s total population was
1209.
Total by elementary schools in
cludes:
Bethware, with 518 students
and 18 teachers.
East, with 439 pupils and 15
teachers.
Grover, with 393 pupils and 14
teachers.
North, with 410 pupils and 14
teachers.
Park Grace, with 204 pupils and
seven teachers.
Compact, with 367 pupils and
13 teachers.
Davidson, with 363 pupils and
j 12 teachers.
The high school enrollment at
1209 includes Kings Mountain
high school.
Freshmen, 163; Sophomores,
253, Juniors, 291; and Seniors,
267.
Compact high school:
L Freshmen, 80; Sophomores, 64,
Juniors, 45; and Seniors, 46
Twenty-nine students are en
rolled in special education classes.
C Of C Recommends Housing Code
Three More Days Remain
Of Annual Bethware Fair
Rides, Exhibits
And Firewoiks
Fair Features
Three full days remain at the
16th annual Bethware Commun
ity Fair which opened Wednes
day.
Billed by Fair officials as the
community’s “Bigger ar.d best
fait,” this year’s township event
opened yesterday at 4 p.m. on
the grounds of Bethware school.
An expanded list of exhibitors,
both commercial and agricultur
al, were readying booths Tuesday
night and Wednesday morning
in preparation for the event
staged annually by Bethware
Progressive ciuo. Sawdust was
spread along the midway early
Wednesday.
Exhibit halls are filled with
prize - winning exhibits which
will be judged and cash prizes
awarded Thursday (today). Chil
dren’s Day is also Thursday with
special events for the kiddies
planned from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m.
There are the customary mid
way attractions, rides galore, con
cessions and fireworks. Prize
drawings will be held nightly
and on closing day of the fair a
new bicycle will be awarded to
some lucky ticket holder. The
fair will close at midnight Satur
day. Bethware Fair opens at 3
p.m. Firday and at 1 p.m. on
Saturday. There is no admission
charge.
Miss Catherine Davis is 1963
Queen of the Fair and Willard
Boyles is president of the spon
soring Progressive club.
“There’s something about a
fair, and we think this year’s
Fair will attract record fair go
ers,” President Boyles said Wed
nesday.
Opening Day crowds were bles
sed with sunshine and clear
skies.
Powell Rebate
At $364)15
The City of Kings Mountain’s
share in the 1963 Powell Bill
Funds to 420 participating mu
nicipalities will be $36,015.43.
The allocation of $8,078,232.00
in Powell Bill funds was announc
ed Wednesday by the State High
way Commission. The funds are
distributed annually to qualified
cities and towns for use in non
highway system street work with- j
in their corporate limits. Checks
to the individual municipalities
will be mailed from Raleigh the
latter part of this month in order
that they will reach municipali
ties by October 1.
Powell Bill allocations are bas
ed on a formula using the popu
lation and street mileage in the
municipalities and the total allo
cation this year represents an in
crease over 1962 of $437,524.08.
The six largest allocations this
year were Charlotte, $732,550.83;
Greensboro, $486,161.54; Winston
Salem, $397,837.36; Raleigh, $344,
420.34; Asheville, $284,348.27; and
Durham, $272,600.41.
The Town of Grover’s alloca
tion is $3,170,19, up $408.15 from
1962.
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BRITISH ATTACK — Englishmen in Clevelond County left a sign
of warning and a British flag at the mock jail on Mountain street
Saturday as part of the town's “Mountaineer .Days" celebration of
the defeat of the British at Kings Mountain in 1780. (Photo, courtesy
Tcm McIntyre, Gastonia Gazette)
British Fly Flag
Over Mock Jail
Mountaineer
Celebration
Is Continuing
The British attempted Saturday
to reverse a defeat the Redcoats
suffered 183 years ago.
It was all “in fun” and part of |
a “Mountaineer Days” celebra
tion sponsored by the Kings
Mountain Merchants Association.
The British didn’t show up for
the rematch, scheduled at 9 a.m.,
but raised a British flag instead
atop the makeshift jail on Moun
tain street. A note, attached to
the jail, read, "Mountain men,
say a prayer or our weapons we
will bear..the Eritish are back,
so beware."
Their raid apparently was in
retaliation of a celebration of the
defeat of British forces at Kings
Mountain. The jail is used to
house males who refuse to grow
a beard as part of the celebration.
It was in protest of the decree
they wear a beard that brought
on the sneak attack.
Other Saturday morning acti
Continued On Page eight
Ratterree Notes
98th Birthday
S. C. Ratterree spent a quiet
98th birthday Wednesday with
his son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. B. D. Ratterree, on W.
Mountain street.
Mr. Ratlerree’s life-long friend
B. Meek Ormand was an invited
dinner guest. Several of Mr. Rat
terree’s friends and 'neighbors ;
called during the afternoon.
Mr. Ratterree enjoys good
health, reads his Bible daily. He
especially enjoys the New Testa
ment, has read it from cover to j
cover 284 times.
TO CONVENTION
John Dilling represented Dill -
ing Heating Company at an or
ganizational convention of the
North Carolina Warm Heating
and Air-Conditioning Association
in Durham Friday.
WEDNESDAY FIRE
City firemen were called to J.
*E. Herndon Company Wednesday
morning about 7:55 a.m. No dam
age was reported.
Chambei
Is Seeking
City Ordinance
Kings Mountain Chamber ol
Commerce is expected to recom
mend to the City of Kings Maun
tain a projected housing code
at Thursday night’s city commis
sion meeting.
The ordinance, as drawn up
will recommend that the city: 1
spell out in detail how undesira
ble property will be upgraded
condemned or removed via a
housing code similar to that use<
by the City of Gastonia; and 2
that the city employ a part-timi
building inspector.
B. F. Maner proposed the a
doption ol .the resolution at las
Friday's luncheon meeting of th
C of C at the Country Club. Mo
tions were made by Tom Tati
and Fred Wright.
The Gastonia ordinance was
cited by Mr. Maner as a proto
type.
The projected Housing Code
says, in part,: “There exists in
the City of K.ags Mountain hous
ing which is unfit for human ha
bitation due to dilapidation and
defects, increasing the hazards of
fire, accidents or other calamities,
lack of ventilation, light or sani
tary facilities, and other condi
tions rendering such housing un
safe or insanitary, or dangerous
or detrimental to the health and
safety, or otherwise inimical to
the welfare to the residents of
the city..:
11 Authorized Fred Drewes to
gather information for a broch
ure and publish same.
2) A managerial vacancy was
discussed, but no action taken.
31 An interium report on long
range planning was heard. Final
approval is pending from Ra
leigh.
4) Toll-free service to Gastonia
was discussed.
School Plans
Aie Progressing
School architects were busy
preparing working drawings
Wednesday at Shelby.
Supt. B. N. Barnes, Kings
Mountain Board of Education
Chairman James Herndon and
High School Principal Harry
Jaynes were in Shelby, Wednes
day morning meeting with Archi
tects Ered Van Wageningen and
Thomas Cothran.
Next step is the letting of con
tracts, Supt. Brines said. Archi
tects declined to say when this
phase of the sehoolwork would be
completed. They indicated, how
ever, “two or three weeks”, Mr.
Barnes added.
Supt. Barnes also spent the day
Monday in Raleigh conferring
with state school planning offi
cials.
Dr. Melvin Good, music eduea
tio n consultant, from Raleigh,
is in town this week conferring
with Joe Hedden, schools band
director, and Mrs. J. N. McClure,
director of the mixed chorus. Dr.
Good arrived Monday and will
return to Raleigh Thursday.
Retailer Outing
Is Wednesday
Kings Mountain merchants and
their employees will hold the an
nual summer outing Wednesday.
Sept. 18th, at 7 p.m. at El Bethel
Methodist church.
Women of El Bethel church
will serve the picinc-style meal.
Merchants may purchase tickets
for themselves and their employ
ees at $1.50 for adults and 75
cents for children under six.
! exchange student from Argen
tina, has arrived to study this
school year at KingB Mountain
! high srhool. Alter one week of
! school, ycung Pucci is well-pleas
ed with America.
Pucci Thinks
KM Friendly
Kings Mountain has in its
| midst an exchange student from
Argentina who is enrolled in the
12th grade at Kings Mountain
high school.
Jose Antonio Pucci, 17, from
San Meguel Do Tucuman, Argen
tina, will be in Kings Mountain
i for one year sponsored by the
j Foreign Exch itge Program. Jr/e
; is living with the John A. Ches
hire family.
Jose arrived ill Kings Mountain
August 24. He flew from Buenos
Aires to Lima, Peru, and entered
the United States in Miami, Flor
ida. After a three day visit with
j relatives he continued via Bus to
I Charlotte where he was met by
1 the Cheshire family.
Jose attended one year of col
lege in Argentina before coming
to the United States where he
was a pre medical student at the
University of San Meguel De
Tucuman.
Continued On Page Eight
165 Students
Oif-To-School
Addition of 15 to the Kings
; Mountain area’s off-to-sehool list
! brings the number of students to
I 165 the area will send to eollegees
and universities for post high
school training.
At Western Carolina college 24
students registered for the fall
term which begins this week.
New additions from last week’s
list includes the name's of Ga*y
Wilson and Mike McSwaln.
Appalachian State Teacher’s
college is second favorite of area
students. At Boone, 18 area stu
dents have enrolled for the 1963
64 term. New addition from last
week’s list is Kay Pearson.
Fourteen area students will at
tend the University of North Ca
rolina at Chapel Hill. Two addi
tions from last week’s list include
George Goforth and Dermis Beat
tie, both of whom will return to
the UNC School of Pharmacy.
Goforth has been employed here
this summer at Ki-ngs Mountain
Drug company.
Janice Bridges has enrolled at
Charlotte Presbyterian Hospital
j School of Nursing,
i Viola Ellison will return to
; Central Wesleyan college for her
! senior year and Bill Jf-ikins will
i enter the sophomore class at Cen
! tral Wesleyan.
! Alice Faye Neal is a student
I at Mt. Olive Junior college at Mt.
Olive.
1 . Continued On Paye Eiyht