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Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 nu» flour* for Otootor Han II Uto IMS King, Mounted* city 01 UrnUa flgur* 1* from tk* UaitoO MwMM If OortroO M >n»u». Tk* dty UUI *1 I MO. * VOL 74 No. 51 1C Pases ID Today Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, December 19, 1963 Seventy-Fourth Year PRICE TEN CENTS Kings Mountain Citizens Anticipating Holidays Local News Bulletins METER RECEIPTS Parking meter receipts for the | recent week totaled $241.60, in 1 eluding $161.40 from on-street me ters, $52 from over-parking fines, ; and $29.30, from off-street me ters, City Clerk Joe McDaniel, reported. ROTARY PROGRAM Rev. Thomas Droppers, Priest in-charge of Trinity Episcopal church, will present a Christmas program at Thursday’s Rotary club meeting at the Country dub. Two new members, T. W. Gray son and Dorcus Bennett, will be Inducted. SHANEY SPEAKER Richard Shaney, member of the *N. C. Highway Patrol, presented a program on safety at last week’s Rotary club meeting. Charles Wilson was program I chairman. Carl Theis of Char lotte, Dorus Bennett and Dr. Craig Jones were guests of the club. DANCES FOR TEENS Kings Mountain Country Glttb v/ill sponsor a dance tor teen agers who are children of mem bers December 28th from 8 until 11:30 p.m. Mike Gunter and an 11-plece orchestra from -da will provide music for MEETING CHANGE Q Kings Mountain Moose Ledge [48 holds regular meetings on uesday instead of Thursday. Lodge members meet at 8 pan. on the first and third Tuesdays * of each month. _ CHRISTMAS PROGRAM A Christmas Story, n,eluding a pantomime in song and verso, will be presented at Grace Meth odist church Sunday evening at 7 o’clock. The interested com munity is invited to attend, Rev. Norman H. Pusey, pastor has announced. CANDLELIGHT SERVICE The annual Christmas Eve Candlelight service will be held at 11 p.m. Tuesday night at First Presbyterian church, Dr. Paul Aiusley has announced. STUDENT SUNDAY College students from First Presbyterian church will conduct the service at morning services December 29th at 11 a.m., Dr. Paul Ausley, pastor, has announc ed. CANDLELIGHT SERVICE . Dixon Presbyterian church will Arid the annual Christmas Eve wSandlelight service at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Rev. James Mann, pas tor, has announced. Distribution of treats and gifts will follow. HOSPITALIZED T. A. Pollack entered Kings Molmtato hospital Tuesday for treatment of arthritis. He is ex pected to be discharged during the weekend. Central Grade Was 85 Central School cafeteria, on Oc tober 17, was rated 85 by repre sentatives of the North Carolina State Board of Health. The cafeteria was downgraded for: 1) Unclean flowers; 2) Outside opening lacked ef fective screens and self-closing doors. 3) Fly repellant Jan wasn’t operating, 3) Unclean stoves and refrige rators. 4) Unclean counters, shelves and tables. 5) Lack of health certificates. (I ns To Give Baskets To Blind Kings Mountain Lions will ga ther Monday at 7 p.m. at B & B Food Store to distribute Christ mas food baskets to the blind. Lions President Odus Smith said all members are invited to attend and participate in the an nual project. Monday’s meeting will replace the regular December meeting, iMjr. Smith said. f Empty Stocking Fund Growing Christmas Cheez fond For Needy Reaches $544 The Empty Stocking Fund reached $544.36 this week and Kings Mountain ministers con ducting the appeal-for-the-needy had high hopes it would exceed the goal of $800. Booths osn Battleground Ave nue (in front of Belk’sf, atHar ris-Teeter Super Market, Winn - Dixie and A & P Stores are be ing manned this weekend by lo cal ministers and laymen who will invite other Empty-Stocking fund contributions. “The Christmas season finds us with many requests and if we fill all these "stockings” we will need to exceed our quota of giv ing to help the needy”, a spokes man for the ministers' group said. The Ministerial Association is a clearing house for the needy project. Those who know of needy families should contact Rev. C. R. Goodson, pastor of E. Gold Street Wesleyan Methodist church. Rev. H. G Clayton, pas tor of First Nazarene church, is treasurer of the Empty Stocking Fund wid checks may be for warded to him. Empty Stocking gifts this week included: Circle 1, Kings (Mountain Bap tist Church, $5. Circle 2, Kings Mountain Bap tist Church, $5. Brownie Troop 1, Central Meth odist Church, $3. ' Mr. and Mrs. SpaKes, $2. Missouri J. Morgan,'$2. (Medical Pharmacy, $25. Dilling Heating $25. Circle 2, First Presbyterian Church, $25. Circle 6, First Presbyterian Church, $25. Ladies Bible Class, First Pres byterian Church, $12.95. iRings Mountain Herald, $10. Dellinger’s Jewel Shop, $10. Sadie Mills, $10. Southern Railway, Kings Mountain Local, J. E. Turner, A gent and Switchman, $22. Total $544.36 Religious Music Kiwanis Feature The Kings Mountain Kiwanis club will celebrate Christmas Thursday evening and Monday at noon. Aubrey f.Mauney, chairman of the club’s committee on support of the churches, said that Thurs day evening's program will be a traditional program, the 35-voice high school mixed chorus, direct ed by Mrs. J. N. McClure, singing the cantata "The Song of Christ mas”. On Monday at noon, a program entitled “The Christmas Spirit" will be presented. Sarabeth Simpsin will soy the Christmas reading of St. Luke, and a playlet by Mrs. J. B. Simpson’s West school third grade will be pre sented. Mrs. Juanita Logan will sing “Jesu Bambino”, by Yon, and Mrs. N. F. (McGill will play a piano solo, an arrangement of “Silent Night”. Next Herald Issue To Appear Monday The Herald will advance its next issue to appear on Monday evening under date of December 24th. The traditional pre-Christmas Herald will include special Christmas feature materials, up to-the-minute news happenings, Christmas greetings from (busi ness firms and regular advertis ing content. Advertising deadline will be Saturday at 4 p m., socitey news deadline Sunday at noon. Pic tures to appear in the Christmas week edition should be received at the Herald not later than 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The December 24th Christmas Eve edition will replace the regu lar December 25th edition. School Boaxd Holds Meeting Two definite actions were tak en by the Kings Mountain Board Of Education at the monthly meeting Monday night. Board chairman James E. Hem don was given the authority to use a stamp signature on checks, and the board authorized Super intendent Barnes to accept the low bid by Friday with regard to installing folding bleachers at the Compact high school gym nasium. A three man delegation, head ed by William Orr, president of Compact Parent Teachers Asso ciation, met with the Board and requested additional parking fa cilities to take care of the park ing problem which exists when athletic contests are held at the high school. The delegation fur ther requested that portions of the high school building be painted, and Supt. Barnes inform ed the delegation that painting of the cafeteria, and portions of the elementary building would be painted as soon as possible. Applications were considered for the sixth grade teaching va cancy at East Elementary School. Action was delayed pending fur ther information concerning ap plicants. A carbon copy of a letter writ ten by Lee C. Phenix, chairman of the Cleveland County Board of Education, to the Secretary of the State Department of Public Instruction, requesting a County wide survey of public schools, was read by Supt. Barnes. Bids were reviewed for repair of the Bethware School room, but definite action was witheld. Children's Party Sunday Aft Legion Otis D. Green Post 155 of the American Legion will be host Sunday afternoon to some 400 underprivileged children of the community at the Post’s annual Christmas party for the needy. Children between the ages of six and 10 are being invited to attend and will be picked up at their homes by Legionnaires sometime Sunday shortly after noon. ^ Santa Claus, assisted by Le gionnaires, will distribute gifts to the children after they have j been served a hot meal of hot dogs and hamburgers with milk. United Fund Drive Is Lagging, Fall Reports To Be In lanuazy 1 unuea tuna eomriDuuons to taled $11,000 this week and Chair man Robert O. (Bob) Southwell urged solicitors to make full re ports by January 1. “We want to close the drive in Kings 'Mountain about January 1 and solicitors are urging last minute contributors to do so this month”, Mr. Southwell continued. The report from Industries is about 40 percent complete, Mr. Southwell said, and there are many others to hear from. "United Fund gifts are of course tax deductible”, Mr. Southwell reminded those who would like their gifts counted in 1963. ; Chairman Southwell noted that tne 519,41a goal provides operat ing funds for the upcoming year for seven charitable and service organizations. The beneficiaries of the cam paign are Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts, Kings Mountain high school band. Kings Mountain chapter, American Red Cross, Cleveland County Life Saving afid Rescue Squad, Davidson Compact band and Jacob S. Mauney •Memorial library. "All these organizations are local, rendering service to all our people. Failure to attain the full budget means that the organiza tions must operate on restricted basis”. Chairman Southwell com City Board Again Vetoes Power Proffer The city board of commission ers Jast Thursday again declined a proffered contract for power from the Department of Interi or’s Southeastern Power Associa tion. Though the terms had been al tered, City Clerk Joe H. McDan ielj Jr., was instructed to write the Department of the Interior declining the proffer, on grounds that tidicated savings would not be commensurate with additional bookkeeping costs and inferential controls on rates. The Southeastern Power asso ciation wants to sell the city up to 20 percent of its power con sumption, most of which is re sold. Several weeks ago the city said "no”. Since then a clause has been deleted from the contract which gave the Department of the In terior rate-regulating authority. Still, the board of commissioners indicated, there are implied con trols. Mayor Glee A. Bridges com mented, “The City of Kings Mduntain has had a most pleas ant association with Duke Power Company, and its predecessor companies, for many years, in fact, since 1905. We expect to continue it." In other actions the board let contract for two pumping sta tions, replacing two Imhoff-type seynerage disposal tanks, to the low bidder, A. P. White and Asso ciates, of Charlotte, at $34,458. The board voted Christmas bonuses of a week’s pay to all employees with »fx months ser vice and a halt-week's pay toall other employees. Lutherans Plan Yule Sendees St. Matthew’s Lutheran church’s Chiistmas services be gin Sunday at the 11.a.m.. service when botlj Senior and Junior choirs will sing Christmas an thems and the congregation will join in carol singing. The service will be broadcast over Station WRMT. At 5 p.m. Sunday the children of the Sunday School will present the annual White Christmas pro gram and the junior choir will sing. Afterwards, there will be a Christmas party with Santa Claus to present a small gift to each child. After the party, youth of the church will go caroling. At 11 p.jfl. Christmas Eve, St. Matthew’s will hold the annual musical service with a candlelight processional by the choir, special Christmas anthems and congre gational singing of familiar ca rols. There will be a brief medi tation by the pastor. The church will be decorated with Christmas trees ornamented with Chrysmons, religious sym bols made by women of the church. “We invite the community to join with us in these worship services”, Dr. W. P. Gerberding pastor, said. ARP Youth Choir To Give Program The Youth Choir of Boyce Me morial ARP church will present a program of Christmas carols during a candlelight service to be held Sunday at 5 p.m. at the church. Lyn Cheshire will be narrator for the program and Rita Bell will be pianist. The choir is un der direction of Mrs. Eugene Steffy, assisted by Miss Reta Phifer. Mrs. W. L. MdMackin is Choir Mother. The program will open with a medley of carols followed by a call to worship and congregation al singing. Scriptures from Luke will illustrate the Christmas Story, the Tov/n of Bethlehem, the shepherds on the hillside, the manger scene and coming of the wise men. Candles will be lighted at the close of the service. Members of the choir are Wen i dell Bunch, Pat Cheshire, Donna ■ Crawford, Rita Crawford, Corky | Fulton, Doyt Phifer, Jean Phifer, Paulette Phifer, Elaine Queen, ! Phyllis Queen, Marcia Ware, Roy ; Whitaker and Susan White. nativitt scene The Grover Community Council is sponsoring a live nattotty 1 scene in Grover this Christmas l season, it has been announced^ Registration Books Will Open Here On Saturday County ABC Referendum Is Asked By MARTIN HARMON “I think the board would like to know the feelings of the peo ple." That was the statement Wed nesday of J. Broadus Ellis, chair man of the county board of com missioners, on the question of 'e gal liquor in Cleveland County. Commission Hugh Dover, is categorically against, he con firmed. The request was posed by Ralph Gilnert, chairman of the county elections board, at Mon day’s meeting of the County board of commissioners. George Thomasson, secretary of' the elections board, said, "All I know is what I read in the pa pers." Chairman Gilbert made it ex plicit that he spoke as a private citizen, not for the elections board. Mr. Gilbert reported 61 tele phone calls, including 56 for his position, and five against. When 'Mr. Gilbert spoke to the board, he estimated that the tax revenue would be $500,000 per yegr for Cleveland County.. Dixon 4-H Club To Give Play The Dixon Community 4-H ' club will/ present a one-act come dy, “Twas the Eight Before Christmas”, Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. at Dixon Presbyterian chprch. Members of the cast include: Lynda Hardin as Janice Lang ford. Gary Stewart as Bill Rider Patsy Welch as Edith Langford Tony Stewart as Oliver Lang ford. Joy Welch as Louise Rider. Paul Farris as Charlie Rider. Mike Graham as Ranny Lang ford. The Langfords and the Riders have been neighbors and close friends for years. They complete ly understand and admire one another, until one day when Mrs, Rider phones the Langford home to leave a message and Ranny, the youngest answers the call. He is engrossed at the time in a co mic book so how could anyone expect him to relay the message correctly. He gets the message so garbled that everyone goes far afield and both families are I embroiled in a real spat and right before Christmas. ■ a lames >. amitn s Rites Conducted funeral rites for James Frank lin Smith, 45, were held Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. from Firs! Presbyterian church of which he was a membtr. Mr. Smith died Thursday al 2:45 p.m. in Oteen Veterans hos pital after a long illness. A Kings Mountain native, hf was the son of Mrs. W. F. Smith, who survives, and a World Wai II Veteran. He is survived, in addition tc his mother, by his wife, Mrs. Sa rah Frances Wilson Smith; onr son, James V. Smith of Gastonia i and one daughter, Mrs. Ronnit Bingham, of Virginia Beach, Va and two grandchildren. Also sur ' viving art three brothers, Vernor ' Smith and Jack Smith, both ol Kings Mountain, and Clyde Smith of the Army in Texas; anc three sisters, Mrs. Hobart Dye | Mrs. Roy Pearson, both of King! Mountain, and Mrs. Frank Dur , ham of Lancaster, Calif. ! Dr. Paul Ausley, assisted b> Rev. Thomas Droppers, officiat fed at the final rites and inter ! ment was made in (Mountain Resl j cemetery. JAYCXE TREE SALE ( Kings Mountain Jaycees are of ' fering Christmas trees for sale ; from the lot across from the , Woman's club, East Mountain [ street. Trees vary in price fron 1 $3 to »-50. MASONIC MASTER—Carl M. Lo gan has been elected master of Fairview Lodge 339 AF&AM for the year succeeding Joe Donald Roberts. New officers are to be installed Dec. 30. Huskey Named Guard Captain The appointment of Bobby P. Huskey, former captain in the United States Air Force Resterve, as a Cantain in,the North Caro lina Air jvatibnal Guard, was an nounced by Governor Terry San ford. Huskey was born in Kings Mountain and presently resides with his wife and children at 605 ; Delwood Terrace, Hendersonville, N. C., where he is employed by Duke Power Company. Captain Hus key received his bachelor of science degree from North Carolina State College in Raleigh in 1957. He received pri mary pilot training at Mariana Air Force Base, Florida, basic I pilot training at Selma, Alabama, in 1958 and combat crew training at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, in 1959. Captain Huskey began his mili tary career in January, 1957, when he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force Reserve, where hie has served until his present appoint ment in the North Carolina Air National Guard. He is assigned to headquarters of 145 Aero-med ical Transport Group in Char lotte. Mis. Alexander's Bites Conducted Final rites for Mrs. Lula Brid ges Alexander, 73, widow of L. L. Alexander who died last May 31, wtere held Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. from Central Methodist church of which she was a mem ber. Mrs. Alexander died Thursday morning in the Kings Mountain hospital following an illness of several months. She was a native of Cleveland County, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Bridgtes. Surviving are three sons, Post master Charles L. Alexander, James Alexander and Dwight Al exander, all of Kings Mountain, and five grandchildren. Rev. Howard Jordan, assisted by Rev. Floyd Willis, officiated at the final rites and interment was made in Mountain Rest cemettery. Little Federal Issue Decision Is January 14 By MARTIN HARMON Registration books will open Saturday for the special state wide election on an amendment' to the North Carolina Constltu-1 tion. 1 The amendment—labeled the “little federal" plan will be a- i dopted or rejected by North Ca- j rolina citizens on January 14. Ralph Gilbert, chairman of the; Cleveland County elections board,' said all Number 4 Township c lection officials aree continuing j to serve. Registrars and polling places are: East Kings Mountain, Mrs. Nell, Cranford, City Hall Courtroom, j West Kings Mountain, Mrs. J.; H. Arthur, Armory. Bethware, Mrs. J. D. Jones, Bethware school. Grover, Mrs. J. B. Ellis, Grover fire station. Cleveland County's legislative delegation, Senator Robert Mor gan and Representative Jack Palmer, are opposed to the a mendment. They point out that 19 percent of the population could control the House of Representatives. The amendment would reduce the representation of populous counties in the House of Repre sentatives by 20—-from 120 to 100, one per county-- and would in crease the number of senators! by the same amount- from 50 to 70, to be determined by popula tion. A 25,000 vote differential in se nate districts would foe permissi ble. On the present senate arrange ment, Cleveland County, longj with one senator, is in a four-' county district. Cleveland nas long enjoyed a senator each bi ennium. By population, Cleveland j shomld have two-thirds of one senator. Under the “little federal" plan Cleveland would be qualified for one representative and one sena-i tor, on basis of 66,000-plus popu-| lation. Opponents, including Cleve land's political leaders say, in of-! feet, “Watch that 25,000 dispari ty!” The Republican party is op posed to the amendment. The Democratic party has no position. Judge Dan Moore, Democratic candidate for Governor, from Haywood, declines a position, stating that the issue will belong settled before he goes to the bal lot box with Judge L. Richard son Preyer, Dr. I Beverly Lake and two other primary candi dates. Judge Preyer, from Guilford, is opposed. delevers Sustains Facial, Hand Burns i Ross Lefevers, Lithium Cor poration employee, suffered pain-1 ful burns to his hands and face Tuesday morning in an accident > at the plant near Bessemer City., Mr. Lefevers is a patient in Kings Mountain hospital. He is employed in the electrical maintenance department of the plant. ; Postoiiice Business Is Brisk; Monday Tops For Outgoing Mail Business is brisk at Kings Mountain postoffice. Monday’s cancellations, accord ing to Postmaster Charles L. Al exander, climbed to a record 14,538. Tuesday’s cancellations total ed 13,056. Saturday’s cancellations were 9,139. Thursday and Friday’s cancel lations of Christmas mail are ex pected to reach a peak in Christ mas mailing, the postmaster not ed. Postmaster Alexander said that Kings Mountain citizens are i mailing at a rate of from 2000 to 2500 letters daily this week. He reminded that now is tne time to mail in order to avoid the last minute rush at Post Office win dows. “Every facility of the Kings Mountain postoffice is being ex panded to render maximum ser vice”, the postmaster continued. The Postoffice will remain open all day Saturday until 5 p.m., he added. Gifts should be packed in stu? dy cartons, wrapped with heavy paper and tied securely with strong cord. It is best to print the recipient’s full name, street address, city and ZIP Code num ber, making sure to include an extra label inside the package. Holiday Period Varies: Several Paying Bonuses A largo segment of Kings 'Mountain area citizens will en joy a several-day Christmas holi day. Length of the holiday is varia ble, and some firms had not de termined Wednesday how many days of the Christmas week would be free from regjlar du tilFs. Some firms will pay Christmas bonuses based on length of Ser vian Christmas parties are being held by most establishments with gifts and/or bonuses being distri buted to employer!, a Herald survey revealed. Phenix Plant of Burlington In dustries will suspend operations at the end of the second shift on December 21, resuming the morning of December 26. Em ployees eligible by length of ser vice for vacation pay will receive their checks this week. The an nual children's Christmas party was held Sunday with Santa Claus on hand to distribute gifts. Carolina Throwing Company will operate on full schedule. The annual employee Christmas din ner is scheduled at the American Legion building Thursday (to night). Mauney Hosiery Mills’ annual employee party will be held Fi% day night at the American Le gion building. The mill will be closed from December 20 to De cember 30th. Minette Mills at Grover will close at 6 a.m. December 21, re suming operations at 6 a.m. De cember 26th. Christmas bonuses will be paid. Park Varn Mill will be closed from December 24th at 3 p.m. until the morning of December 30th. Kings Mountain 'Manufacturing Company will be closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Holiday schedules arp not de finite at Duplex-Shannon, Inc., Bonnie Cotton Mills, Sadie Cot ton Mills, and Craftspun Yarns. All plants of Neisler Mills Di vision of Massachusetts 'Mohair Plush Company will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with some departments to be closed December 23. All plants will resume operations December 26. Mauney Mills will suspend at 2 p.m. Dec-ember 24, resuming op erations December 30. Holiday pay, based on length of service, will be two and four percent of earnings. Slater Mills will be closed Christmas week and employees will receive bonuses of two per cent of earnings. Waco Sportswear, Inc. will be closed from Friday, December 20th until December 30th. A Christmas party for employees was held Monday night at the Kings Mountain Country club. Foote 'Mineral company will operate on full schedule with ex ception of the mines which will shut down Christmas Day. The annual Christmas party for em ployees was held Friday night at Shelby Elks Lodge and at Holly Hawk Center. Lithium Corporation of Amer ica's Bessemer City plant will be closed Christmas Eve and Christ mas Day. The annual employee Chris! mas party was held Friday at Shelby Moose Lodge. Lambeth Rope Corporation will be closed two days, December 21th and December 25th. The Kings Mountain Herald will advance its Christmas week edition, according to long-stand ing custom. The issue which would normally appear under date of December 26 will be pub lished Monday evening. Decem ber 23, under date of December 24th. Kings Mountain district school pupils* will get the longest holi day. Schools will be closed from Friday omtil January 2. Stores Open Here Until 9 This Week Kings Mountain retail mer chants will be open until 9 p.m. nightly Thursday, Friday and Monday nights to accommodate Christmas shoppers, Merchants Association President Robert O. Southwell said this week. All department stores, variety stores, jewelers and furniture stores will observe later closings wi(h exception of Christmas Eve when merchants will close at 6 p.m* or latter, if they desire.