Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 I City Limits 8,008 if"™*0!* city directory caaaua. Tfea city HBdU Oman la bom tlu Uniud ItotM naaiu af IMO.^ * VOL. 74 No.49 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, December 5, 1963 Seventy-Fourth Year PRICE TEN CENTS Local News Bulletins ELDERS LECTED The First Presbyterian church congregation elected three new elders Sunday. They are P. H. Wil son, Herman Campbell and Paul J>uney. RADIO BROADCAST Sunday services during the month of December will be broadcast via Radio Station WK MT from St. Matthew's Lutheran church. Dr. W. P. Gerberdivip will use the sermon topic, ‘‘The Glori ous Climax” this Sunday morn ing at 11 a.m. LEGION DANCE A "Remember Pearl Harbor” Dance will be held Saturday night at the American Legion from 9 to 12 p.m. Music will be furnished by the “Musical Chromes”, and admission is $5 per couple. A square dance caller will be present for several danc es, but ballroom dancing will be the keynote. TO TAX SCHOOL Mrs. W. B. Logan is attending tax school in Charlotte this week IN HONOR GUARD Dennis Michael Howie of Mt, Holly, nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Joy of Kings Mountain was an honor guard at President Kennedy’s funeral last week in Washington, D. C. Howie is in the Air Force stationed in Wash | ^igton. VETERANS TO MEET The Badge 3275 chapter of the Veterans of World War I will hold its meeting Sunday after noon, December 8 at 2:30 p.m. at the City Hall. ROTARY CLUB Shelby Rotarian Roland Leath will address Kings Mountain Ro tarians at their Thursday noon meeting at the Country club. Mr. Leath, minister of music at Shel by’s First Baptist church, is ex pected to report on a recent trip to Germany. MASONS TO MEET Regular communication of Fair view Lodge 339 AF&AM will be held Monday night at 7:30 at Ma sonic Hall. New officers will be elected for 1964, according to an nouncement by Secretary T. D. Tindall. VFW BARBECUE « Frank B. Glass Post 9811 of jthe Veterans of Foreign Wars ’'will hold a barbecue for mem bers and their wives December 14th at 7:30 p.m. at the lodge on Grover road, according to an 5iouncement by Commander Har >ld Pearson. FREE BOOK WEEK Kings Mountain citizens who have borrowed books at Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Library are in vited to return them during the week of December 9-14 at no 1 charge for service, according to announcement by Mrs. Charles Dilling, librarian. FIRE MONDAY City firemen answered a fire alarm Monday night to 3. E. Herndon Company. No damages were reported. Contract Letting December 14th The city likely will let contract on construction of two sewerage pump stations—to replace Im hoff-type tankj in the Superior Stone Company area —at the regular meeting on December 12. Mayor Glee A. Bridges said Wed knsday. fT A. F. White & Associates was I apparent low bidder last week at $34,458, among six. The new construction was En visioned in the city's committ ment to buiitt modern sewerage disposal facilities to serve the western portion of the city. Su perior asked that this portion of the work be speeded as one of the disposal tank was in their immediate area of operations. | Superior offered half the cost, if tboth of the tanks were replaced. Th city commission agreed. Ministers Launch Fund Drive For Yule Cheer For Indigent SPEAKER — Representative Jack Palmer of Shelby will address Kings Mountain Klwanians at their Thursday night meeting at 6:45 p.m. at the Woman's club. Rep. Palmer is expected to report on accomplishments o( the last general assembly. Palmer To Speak To Kiwanians Representative Jack Palmer ol Shelby will be guest speaker al Thursday's Kiwaiiis dub meeting at the Woman’s club. Mr. Palmer ir expected to give a report of the last general ses sion and the special session oi the General Assembly and is ex pected to comment on the "Little Federal” plan, program chairman R. S. Lennon said. Kiwanians meet at 6:45 p.m. for a dinner meeting. A question - answer session will follow the address by Representative Pal mer. Alexander Says "Start Mailing" The Postmaster had his arfnual Christmas ‘present* ready today for his patrons and, to nobody's surprise, it v.yis his perennial suggestion to “Mall Early." "Christmas shopping and mail ing is, for most people, one of the heaviest chei%s at Christmas, and if I can persuade some peo ple to get it done right now I think they will agree later when they are taking it easy while others rush around that I have 1 given them a very good present." Postmaster Charles L. Alexander said Wednesday. Virtually all Christmas mail ing can be disposed of now by observing the following five sug gestions, Postmaster Alexander explained: 1. Do your shopping for your Christmas gifts now. 2. Check and revise mailing ' liits for cards and presents. 3. Package and mail Christmas parcels promptly. Don’t worry about being too early Just mark them “Do Not Open Until Christ mas." 4. Buy Christmas cards now and address them right away, separating them into out-of-town and local bundles, Mai] them im mediately with ZIP Codes on them and you've got It made, ex cept perhaps for that last min ute card you forgot to send to Aum Minnie. 5. Now is the time to buy your Christmas Stamps. We have plen ty on hand including, this year a brand new Christmas issue. If you. use the five cent stamp on your Christmas Cards, Post master Alexander noted, they will be sorted and delivered first and, if you include your return address with your ZIP Code number on each card envelope, they will be forwarded in the e vnt of a chang of addrss, of if they are undeliveraMe, they will be returned to you for correction of your mailing list. Also, re member you can write personal messages only on Christmas cards sent by First Class mail. Nothing but your signature is authorized on cards sent at the unsealed. Third Class rate. The Postmaster warns against Herald To List Empty Stocking Contributions Kings Mountain Ministerial Association, launching this week m Empty Stocking Fund to pro vide Christmas cheer for the needy, reported $26 contributions .'rom two firms. The Empty Stocking fund will provide food for needy area fam lics, both white and colored, and ministers indicated there is a long list. Mrs. C. R. Goodson, wife of the iastor of East Gold St. Wesleyan Methodist church, will accept all alls (739-3215) and names and tddresses of the area needy -vhich v/ill be reported to a Min eterial Association committee. The ministers will call at the homes of the needy. "This is a good way to maxe this year a good Christmas for others who need our help. It will make you feel good to give some (Me a helping hand”, a spokes man for the association said Wednesday. He continued, “There are many who need help this year, and the only way we can meet all of these needs is to ask fop.. JCRUt support'in this matter. The Em ! pty Stocking Fund will help all . who apply, regardless of creed f or color.” Checks should be made payable : to the Kings 'Mountain Minister ial Association Empty Stocking Fund and mailed to Rev. H. G. | Clayton, 407 S. Cherokee St. A booth on Battleground Avenue will be manned by local ministers who will receive Empty Stocking ! contributions and contributions ; may also be forwarded in care of the Kings Mountain Herald. Names of those who contribute will be published in the Herald. Donors to date: Rippy Jewelry, 211 N. Pied mont Ave., $25. Piedmont Lunch, N. Piedmont Ave. $1. VFW To Conduct Poppy Day Sale Frank B. Glass Post 9811, Vet [ erans of Foreign Wars, will eon : duct a poppy sale lor benefit of ; disabled veterans Saturday. The all-day street sale will ; begin at 9 a.m. Commander Har I old Pearson reported, j Co-chairmen of the poppy sale are Marvin Goforth and Gene ; Stef fy. FHA BANQUET The Future Homemakers of A-1 meric-a chapter of Kings Moun j tain high school will honor their mothers at the annual mother daughter banquet December 20th at 7 p.m. at the Woman’s club. TO SPEAK — Congressman Basil L. Whitener will be guest speak er at a Christmas party and bar becue of the Men’s Brotherhood al Oak Grove Baptist church Monday night. Rep. Whitenei ! To Speak Friday | Congressman B^sil L. White 1 ner of Gastonia will make the TJtTh'eipal" '?d tariffs with the North Carolina Utilities Com mission which will reduce mile age charges by extending the present Base Kate Area and by introducing a new Broad - Band Zone Plan and reclassify Grover into its power rate group. “The net effect of the proposal would be increases of 10c to 20c in some Grovfcr residence custo mers’ bills, and decreases, gen erally larger, in bills of custo mers with mileage charges,” F. B. Houck, Manager, said. Busi ness customers will also be af fected. Houck said, “Grover is one of 39 communities in North Caro lina included in these changes. As a result of these changes. Southern Bell's annual revenues would be reduced approximately $23,000 on a state-wide 'basis.'' Houck added that the propos ed plan will correct inequities which have resulted from the continuing growth and industrial expansion in this area. Houck said, ‘ The extension of the Base Area and introduction of the Zone Plan will result in a decrease of monthly mileage charges for many customers.” i The Broad-Band Zone Plan is j relatively new in North Carolina ] and it will result in lower mile j age charges living outside the j '.lew Base Rale Area. Foi exam j pie, a customer with two-party j residence service living two miles j from the Base Rate now pays j $2.56 in monthly mileage charges. ! Under the new Zone Plan, he j would pay only 75 cents in mile ! age charges. “Telephone rate groups for lo* j cal service are based on the ' number of main telephones with ! in the local calling art a of a ; community,’’ Houck said. “Some communities with local • calling areas approximately the ; same size are paying different I charges for the same general ser i vice. The inequities can only be eliminated by reclassifyipg af j fected communities to their pro-! I per rate group/’ Houck pointed | I out. Under Grover’s new classifica tion, residence private liiie ser vice, will increase 20 cents, two party service 20 cents, four par ty service 15 cents, and eight party service 15 cents. Business j rates will increase 50 cents for private IJnes, two-party lines 30 cents, four-party lines 50 and 20 cents for eight-party lines. '64 United Fund Edges Upward To $11,000 Cash received and pledges on the current year’s Kings Moun tain United Fund campaign to taled $11,000 Wednesday, near ing the $19,000-phis goal for 1963 Chairman RcJbert O. (Bob) Southwell reported. Chairman Southwell said re-! ports had not been received from’ several solicitors but noted, "It looks good.” The drive will continue a wefek or 10 days. Special gifts this week brought the cash and pledges "in hand” to $11,090. To date only Burlington Indus tries Phenix Plant among the in dustrial gmp has reported its United Fund results. Mr. Southwell also said that the business division is little more than 50 percent reported. "I feel that with a little more work we will exceed our 1963 goal” Chairman Southwell added. The United Fund goal is $19, 415. Funds derived benefit these participating agencies: Kings Mountain high school and Com pact-Davidson school bands; Ja cob S. Mauney Memorial Libra ry; Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cleveland County Life Saving & Rescue Squad, and Kings Moun tain Red Cross Chapter. Chairman Suothwell urged all solicitors to complete their work this week so that work on the drive may be completed within the next week, or 10 days. y. . Mrs. Hartsoe's Mother Passes Funeral rites for Mrs. W. E. Martin, 82, of York, S. C., mother of 'Mrs. Wade Hartsoe, Jr. of Kings Mountain, were held Wed nesday at 2 p.m. from First Bap tist church of York, interment following in Canaan church ce metery at Smyrna, S. C. Mrs. Martin died early.Tuesday morning at Divine Saviour hos pital after a short illness. Bom January 14, 1882, she was the daughter of the late John and Polly Pruitt Moss, natives of Union county. She was a member of First Baptist church of York. Rev. Horace Story, assisted by Rev. Wayne Ashe, officiated at the final rites. Survivors include three sons, William C. Martin of Highland, California, Carl Martin of Knox ville, Tenh.; 'Marshall Martin of York, S. C. and six daughters, Mrs. Cora Lee Howe of Clover, Mrs. Essie Street, Mrs. Mildred Warmouth, Mrs. Berdell Clark, all of York, and Mrs. Hartsoe of Kings Mountain. A sister, Mrs. Jess Lanier, of York, survives. Also surviving are 21 grandchild ren and 19 great-grandchildren. School Needs Survey Planned The Kings Mountain board of education is expected to hold a special meeting this week to dis cuss joining Shlby city schools and Cleveland County Schools in a county-wide school study sur vey. Supt. B. N. Barnes said he had not been able to gather his group for the meeting earlier this week but anticipates a meeting some time later this week. Shelby school board members agreed Monday night to cooper ate with the county school board in a survey of local school needs if the survey ix conducted by the State Department of Public In struction. Shelby board members prefer red the state survey group be cause little expense would be in volved. Last Wednesday, Supt. Barnes met with other superintendents and board chairman in Shelby for discussion and it was agreed that the three boards would be ap-i proached about participating in a county-wide survey. ACHIEVEMENT NIGHT Cleveland County 4-H’ers will hold Achievement Night Decem ber 14th in the Shelby Armory. Recognition of the most outstand ing 4-H members in projects and activities will be made. Recrea tion and refreshments are plan ned. » BANQUET SPEAKER — Jim Hick ey,; COach of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, will speak at Friday night's annual Kings Moutnain Lions club foot ball banquet. The Tar Heels will play in the Gator Bowl Decem ber 28 agaihst cm as yet unnam ed opponent Yale Spirit Not Foi Dogs King!* Mountain new dog ordi nance Will go into effect this weeHcnd, Mayor Glee A. Bridges said Wednesday: *, d Reminding citizens of the ordi nance wljieh asks dog owners to keefc their .dogs up from 7 p.m. until :7; a.nj-, the mayor said city polled officers will pick up all dogs which are 1) without col lar; or 2) have not been vacci nated. ’..._ - "Vour officials are. trying to be reasonable and ask your co operation”, the mayor continued. “There arc two sides to every matter and we ask your coopera tion”, hie added. The new ordinance was passed by the board of commissioners at the November meeting. Dog owners are subject to a firie or 30-day jail sentence if they fail to comply with the ordinance. Yule Buyers Are Buying Kings Mountain merchants re ported a heavy upsurge in sales this wleek. The Christmas shopping sea son, which beg ills traditionally with the end of Thanksgiving, is well underway, merchants report, With a heavy influx of buying noted last weekend and continu ing heavily this week. Kings Mountain merchants re port themselves well-stocked with merchandise suitable for gifts and giving. "We don’t have all the items we wish we had,” one merchant remarked, “but we have more than we’ve ever had before.” All types of goods are availa ble for sale, including toys for all ages, holiday apparel, jewelry, and otjjer items of Christmas season goods. “And the prices are right,” an other merchant commented. Merchants are open six days weekly and many are remaining open until 9 p.m. Fridays until Christmas. Carolina Coach To Address Football Team By DICK WOODWARD Two new awards will oe given when Jim Hickey, coach of the Gator Bowl-Bound North Caro lina Tar Heels, will be guest speaker at tne annual Kings Mountain Lions Clu > Football banquet Friday night at the Wo man's Club. 'Mr. Hickey, coach of the co champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference, being tied with the North Carolina State Wolfpack (Liberty Bowl-Bound), will ad dress the Kings Mountain high school Mountaineers, themselves co-champions of the Southwest Conference, though victims of a "sudden death” playoff loss to Shelby. Among other highlights of thb event will be the presentation of the Fred Plonk Blocking Trophy, the George Plonk Most Valuable Player Trophy, and the John Gamble Scholastic Trophy. Two additional trophies which will be given for the first time this year, one will be presented to the football player, who has, in the opinion of tire reaching staff, demonstrated superior leadership ability throughout the season. The now trophy will be an annual award, presented by thie coaches, and will be called the Leadership Trophy. The Most Improved Trophy will be given for the first time this year, and will be awardfed to the senior player who has shown the most improvement over last year’s play. This trophy will be given by the coaches. Howard Bryant will present the blocking award, Dr. George (Continued on Page 2) Choii To Sing Two Cantatas The 75-voice Junior Choir of Shejby’s First Baptist church will present two Christmas cantatas, “Lo, A Star" and "What Gift Have I?” at Kings Mountain Baptist church Sunday. Under direction of Mrs. Blake McWhirter, formerly of Kings Mountain, the choir will present the program, by Robert Graham, at 3 p.m. Mrs. McWhirter is the former Melba Tindall of Kings Mountain. Carol Mattero, the state win-1 ner in Training Union memory work, will recite the Lukian Christmas narrative. Gwen Bis sette will sing a solo, “Sweet Lit tle Jesus Boy” and a duct will be; sung by Bob Causby and Chris Hudson. Mrs. Julian Hamrick will ac company at the organ. “The public is cordially invited to share with us this message in song”, Kings Mountain Baptist church pastor Rev. Marion Du Bose said in announcing the pro gram. CITY BOARD The regular December meet ing of the board of city com missioners will convene at City Hall Courtroom Thursday, Decem ber 12th, at 7 p.m. Mayor Glee A. Bridges anticipates a routine agenda. Funeral Bites Will Be Thursday For Mrs. Lucille Cansler Falls Mrs. Lucille Cansler Falls, 54, wife of Coman Falls, died Tues day night at 11 o’clock in Kings Mountain hospital following ail illness of several months. Funeral rites will toe hold Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. from First Presbyterian church, of which she was a member. The body will remain at Harris Fun eral Home until 2:30 p.m. when it will lie in state at the church. Dr. Paul K. Ausley will officiate at the final rites and interment will be made in Mountain Rest cemetery. Dr. W. P. Gerberging will assist in conducting the ser vice. A Kings Mountain native, Mrs. Falls was the daughter of tho late Thomas Canslor and Artie Parlier Cansler. She had operated Jack and Jill Kindergarten in her home for many years prior to her recent illness. Surviving, in addition to her husband, are her stepfather, Sam R. Suber of Kings Mountain; one son, Coman Falls, Jr.; one daugh ter, Mrs. Kenneth D^vis; two sisters, Mrs. Nftl Cranford andi Mrs. Joe Foster; two half-sisters, Mrs. Humes Houston and Mrs. Carl Wiesener; one half-brother, Robert Suber, all of Kings Moun tain. Pallbearers will be Harry E. Page, C. T. Dixon, Carl P. Finger, Harold Coggins, Hall Goforth and Charles Ballard. • • • Beth Planning Firms Aie Good, Says Officials By MAftTlN HARMON "I am glat* to know that Cleve land County Is together." This was the statement Wednesday afternoon oy William F. Henderson, executive secretary of the North Carolina Medical Care Commission. Mr. Henderson said that his letter to James L. Rogers, Ad ministrator of Cleveland '.Memor ial Hospital, was merely design ed to encourage county - wide planning of hospital expansion, not to deter it. It would be better, Mr. Hen derson said in a telephone con versation, if, in the future Cleveland County (and all coun ties) planned their expansions conjunctively. At the same time, Mr. Hender son gave high marks for hospital planning to Jack B. Norman As sociates, Hospital Consultants, of Greenville, S. C., who did the planning for Cleveland Memor ial’s expansion, and to Walter W. Hook Associates, of Charlotte, who conducted the survey on Kings Mountain’s Hospital ex pansion needs. Mr. Henderson said the 1963 General Assembly appropriated $1,000,000 for hospital expansion, $500,000 for fiscal 1964 and $500, 000 for fiscal 1965. He said the maximum available for any pro jtect is $100,000, adding, “It doesn’t mean that any or all pro jects will get the maximum." Cleveland Memorial anticipates use of $1,500,000 in county funds for renovating and increasing Its present 186 beds. Kings Mountain Hospital anticipates use of $500, 000 in county funds for increas ing its bed capacity from 75 to 100, including addition of ancil lary facilities, plus pouring of footings for eventual expansion to 200 beds. Both units anticipate federal matching funds, though neither have committments from Mr. Henderson’s agency, which must 1) endorse applications for fed eral monies lunder the Hill-Bur ton Act) and 2) for any state monies which might be available. Mr. Henderson in his letter to Mr. Rogers, Cleveland Memorial Hospital administrator, noted that newspaper accounts indicat ed an upcoming bond issue for hospital renovation and expan sion. He suggested funds were limited and that surveys, as both hospitals have obtained, should be discussed with the state Med ical Care Commission for a check-out on costs and final de termination of needs. Reiterating he was glad to know that the management of the county’s two hospital facilities were in agreement on the pro posed project, Mr. Hendrson said he appreciated a county’s willing ness to work together to improve its medical care service. Nativity Scene To Be Erected A nativity scene, purchased by retailers last Christmas season, will be erected on the grounds of Kings Mountain hospital this weekend. The Merchants Association al so this week replaced burned-out bulbs in the downtown Christmas lights which burned for the first time Thanksgiving evening. Jaycees Plan Yule Tree Sale Kings Mountain Jaycees ex pect to launch their annual Christmas tree sale Thursday night. The Jaycees anticipate a ship ment of spruce avid will offer them for sale from the Baker lot on East Mountain street, a cross from the Woman’s Club. Bill Culp, chairman of the Jaycoe sales committee, said the trees will be offered for sale at $2.50. $3, a-nd $3.50. Proceeds are earmarked for shoes for indigent children. METER RECEIPTS City parking meter receipts for the week ending Wednesday to taled $211.60., including $22.40 from off - street meters, accord ind to report by City Clerk Joe McDaniel, Jr.