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Population Greater Kings Mountain City Limits Tkia Hfurf lot Gimmi |U|< Mtuwi Ik* ItU Uav* Movatoin city dlmlwy limits ftfnrt la from tka MM IMm i 0.320 8.008 U -»-■-- *- - — »» atnren iron caaaaa. TIM ci«T aaaua at 1«M. VOL 75 No. 6 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, February 6. 1964 Seventy-Fifth Yoar PRICE TEN CENTS Railway Won’t Pay For Lights At Fatal Crossing "Close To End" On School Plans, Architect Says “Wo're close to the end." Arehi tect Thomas II. Cothran said Wednesday of i omplcte plans for the new Kings Mountain district ifcol ^Pve’ro working with the engi neers. and specifications are near ly complete. But our work am' the engineering work must mesl together," he continued. He said he and his partner Fred Van Wageningen, had been working Saturdays and Sunday: for the past three weeks and ex pect to work again the f ill week end in order to present plans fo: consideration to the hoard of edu cation next week. Claude Heffner, of Hickory, is electrical engii ecr for the pro jeet. and Marvin I>urlach and As sociates. of Columbia. S. C\, arc mechanical engineers. "Even specifications arc hard ly simple," Mr. Cothran addpd. “There are no less than 2tl0 doors in this huilditig " “Big problem, of course,” he continued. “is designing a build ing to fit tile i mited budget." Citizens vote*. a $1.1004)01) boml issue authority for construction of the new plant on March 10. 1962. 1 r Local News I Bulletins T6TXR0T A/ 1C Herman (Buck* Stewart left Wednesday afternoon by plane for San Francisco. Cali for nia. He leaves from Travis. AKH California Saturday for Japan where he has been reassigned h> the IJSAF. San of Mr. and Mrs George T. Stev art, he has spent a 10-day leave with relatives. VETERANS MEETING The regular meeting of Kings Mountain Banavks .1275. Vete rans of Foreign Wars, will be held at City Hall Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Veterans art* invited to bring their wives for anorgani/ational meeting of an auxiliary group. 1117 TAGS SOLO A total of It 17 city auto li cense tags had been sold through, Wednesday morning. City olli-i cials reminded that deadline for| purchase and display of the tags without |K*nalty is February 15. TOOTH GROUPS Youth group-, of First Presby terian, Dixon Presbyterian anti Shiloh Presbyterian churehes will hear Rev. Tommy Brown, mis sionary to Korea, at a supper Sunday at 6 p.m. at the Grovei Church. Shiloh young people will he host to the other churches. ▲ 4-H CLUB MET ^Vhc D xon I II club planned plbgrams and completed projects ■electtoils at the regular Tuesday night meeting at Dixon Presby terian church. Margaret Ham bright had the devotions and President Patsy Welch presided. LIONS CLUB Dr. Robert Bass, member of the faculty of Limestone college •t Gaffney. S. C., will speak on The Batik* of Cowpens”. at Tuesday's Lino, club meeting at 7 p m. at the Woman’s club. HOSPITALIZED Palmer D. Fulton fentercd Vet nans Hospital at Durham Thurs day for treatment of a heart con (lition His add*ess: P. D. Fulton Ward 7-B, Veteran's Hospital Durham, N. C. COMPLETES COURSE Orous Husky. 606 Gantt St. Kings Mountain, has completed a rourse in servicing electrical ap pi inner* and has been awarder* a diploma hy the National Radio Institute of Washington. D. C. He finished the prescribed course of technical studies with creditable grades. WINS CITATION Miss Miriam C. Muller, a junior at Lake Erie College. Painesville. «lo, was awarded the Faculty fit ion for Scholarly Distinction the basis of her high academ ic performance during the recent ly completed Fall Term. Miss Nloller is the ward of Dr. and Mrs. P. G- Padgett at Kiqp Mountain. t White Is Opposing Spangler For State Senate Nomination CANDIDATE — Jock H. White. Kiags Mountain attorney and fudge ei city recorder's court, has announced ho will took Demo cratic nomination lot the state senate from the new 31st district He opposes It. Patrick Spangler. Foley Cobb's jBites Conducted j - Tine! rites for Felev p. Cobb.1 62, were held Monday ai 4:30 p m. from Resurrection Lutheran church, interment following in Mountain Rest cemetery. Mr. Cobb suicumhed of a heart attack Satunla\ afternoon at 3:3fi pm. while on a hunting trip bc twet'n ,Mooresv:lle and Ellen boro. He was nished to Cle\ eland Me morial hospital at Shelby where he was pronounced dead on arriv al. A native or Gold II.II. Mr. Cobb was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William P. Cobh. He was an employee of Slater Mills and a member of Resurrection Lutheran church. Surviving an* his wife. Mrs Ruth Bennett Cobh; three sons. Foley Cobh. J;.. Donald Cobb, both of King* Mountain, and James W. Cobb of Beatty, Neva da: and three daughter, Mrs. Eugene Tignor of Kings Mono tain, Mrs. Doan Ramsey o f Charleston. S. C. anil Mrs. Phil-1 ip Myers of Browns Mill. New Jersey. Also surviving are four' brothers. Dewitt. A. B. and liar mon Cobh of Kings Mountain and Orville Qobh of Kannapolis; one sister. Mrs. Hope Biffin* of Have-' lock; iiine grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Rev. George Moore officiated it tin* services. Active pallbearers wen* Devere Smith. Dorus Ben nett. Hal Plonk. Fled Plonk. Weslev Bush and Dr. George! Plonk. ?loob Condition Is Satisfactory Tommy Plonk, 17-year-old high i school junior, is reported in rea onably satisfy tory conditinti at I ?harlott«> Presbyterian hospital. Young Plonk underwent sur- ] ’cry at the Charlotte hospital Monday morning, following so 'ere jaw and lace injury Sunday j ’fterno.»n whe.i a JU-caiibpr rifle lischarged at his home shortly ifter 2:30. The bullet entered at his left aw. broke the jawbone, deflected nd emerged under the left eye.1 Hiere was no permanent eye da nage. He was given emergency treatment at Kings Mountain lospital befor-’ transfer to Char 'otte. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. I Clarence S. Plonk. Jr. Vobvnavy Board Mooting At 6 pan. The regular February 13 meet •! ng of the city commission will ■onvene an hour earlier than usual at 6 p.m. Mayor nice A. bridges reported this week. He said he called attention to; the change, due to conflicts with; other meetings, in order that per sons having ih.sines* at the Feb ruary meeting have early notice' i of the change in hour. 1 Kings Mountain ' Lawyer, Judge Will Make Race Jai!< II. While, Kings Mountain attorney and judge of oily re corder'* court, will npiKwp R Patriot Span- lor, Shelby and Kings Mountain businessman. for Democrat'<■ nomination to the North Carolina Stale Senile Judge White announced hlr candidacy Wednesday am! said hi would pay his tiling fee to th< ounty elections board on Thurs day. As he had pi i \ ously indiciatcd Judge White T-c.de his annouiee neni following ratificatioin of the Democrats county executive committiv of a party agreement whereby Cleveland and Lincoln counties will .••hare one of the two senators a!luted the new -'list district, with Catawba and Alex ander sharing the other. Under atrre. ni< lot Cleveland will nominate a senator for 1964 and 19M). Mr. Spangler had announced he would be a candidate several1 months ago, following announce ment of veteran Senator Robert F. Morgan that hp was retiring, j Mr. White opimisimI Senator Morgan for the nomination in the 19ti0 pr'miry, losing by some‘100 votes in rjn election attracting well ever 9,000. lie said Wednesday lie seeks the office as a result of heavy eneouragemeir of citizens from all parts of Cleveland County, as well as encour; go men t from eiti I zens in other counties of the new! 31st district. He stated, "I feel I can Is- of service to Cleveland County and the 31st senatorial district. I ex pect to suspend mv law practice! to campaign, end if nominated and elected to serve in the Gen eral Assembly. I expect to make fully clear mv thinking on all matters at issi., and I welcome the ik*cision of the Demo -ratic executive eomn ittce in indorsing, a meeting at which all candidates will he invited to present their views.” Attorney White has Imh n asso ciated in law practice with J. Roan Davis sin«v 1951. Me earn ed bachelor and law degrees ai Wake Forest college, and served with the list infantry division during World War II in the Fa cific theater. He is immediate past president of the county har association and Kings .Mountain Rotary chib, is a member of the American Legion, an Klk. and city recorder judge- since 1953. He is a member of Kings 'Mountain Baptist church past deacon and trustee and current teacher of the. Men's Bihft. class. Mrs. White is the former Dor cas Cline, of Kallston. a teacher at Beth ware s. hool. The Whites have three child-1 rcn. HERE THURSDAY L. Richard son Preyer. candidate for the Democratic nomination for gover nor. will be at City Hall here Thursday at 4 o'clock to greet Kings Mountain area citisens. Preyer To Visit Kings Mountain Judge L. Richardson Prayer. Democratic hard.date fair ~*the nomination for governor, will bring his campaign to Cleveland County and K.ngs Mountain Thursday. Kings Mountain will be the Cleveland egrets spot for Judge Preyor, as he pays call at City Hall at 1 p.m. to greet Kings Mountain area eiti/ens. after en tering the county at Waco and t»eing ac-ompciiunl by caravan to Shelby. He expects to arrive at Shelby at 2 p.m.. where he will snip the ribbon in front of his county headquarters office at 5 Hast .Marion, lie will then greet citizens there, with refreshments promised in the form of dough nuts and coffer Preyer follows by a vwk the appearance here <>j a competitor for the nomination. Judge Dan K. Moore, of Sylv.s. Preyer is from Ctecnsboro. re signed the jutl.-esh p of federal middle district court to seek the governorship. Charlie Peeler. Shelby realtor, is directing arrangements for Prayer's Cleveland County visit. Judge Prcye: is a navy veteran of World War II. served as a North Carolina Superior Court jujdge before h.s appointment as a federal judge by the late Presi dent John P. Kennedy. TO COSTA RICA John Avery Seism of Kings Mountain is among a group of 1-1 Methodists who have gone to San Jose, Costa Riea to build a ehureh for a suburban Method ist congregation. The group will return Feb. lfi. Mr. Seism is rep resenting the Young Adult Pel lowship of Myers Park Methodist ehureh. Charlotte. Politicking line At High School: Nine Candidates Seek SPO Posts Kings Mountain's under • 21 population was busy politicking this week. Like their older counterparts who are busy jumping hands all over the county and state, high school student; here are seeking votes, too iront other high school students and gaining experience in the business of politics. "It's a lot of fun and we learn voting procediitcs tins way which we'll practior v hen we're older" an I It h grade- said. MtUilay was Convention Day at Kings Mountain high school and nine students were chosen from a field ot many aspirants for president, vice-president and secretary-treasurer of the Stu dent Parlicipa'.on Organization or student body Since Monday campaign man agers, busy endorsing their fav orites. bough* cardboard a n d lettering supplies for promoting their candidate-;, posters, badges, hats and even hair ribbons invite the voter to “vote lor Jane..." Thursday wilt Im* devoted to speech-giving l.y the candidate* and their managers who will use various and sundry ways to en tice the voter the |Mi|is Friday. Ait innovat.on to tlt<- folk tune. "Where Have All The Flowers Cione" is expected to be used hv supporters of presidential candi date Cold. Members of The Vil agers, a folk singing group of students, have written words lo the music whuh they’ll ring. There will tv campaign pro mises galore presented in a varie tv of speeches (luring student as sembly Thursday afternoon. The eandidater are: For president, a rising senior: Itiehard Hold. Tommy Itlack aitd Neil McCarter For vice-president, a rising jun ior: Neal Cooper, Scott Cloningor and Stove Gofrrth. For secretary-treasurer; Susan Mercier, rising senior; Nelson Conner, rising sophomore; and Mary Ann Houser, rising junior. 1 Brosnan Says Company Won't Install Signals Southern Railway o.vslem is sympathetic with the pro lem but will spend no money to install safety s gnals at the Gold street crossing. President D. VV. Bros nan has written Mayor tJlee A. Bridges. The letter o' President Bros nan to Mayor Bridges lollovvs: “This is in lurthcr tespouse to your letter about the installation of signals at thr Gold street cross ing in K.ngs Mounain. “We have had our engineers consider your suggestion that blinker signals be installed at Gold Street and In* controlled by the same mechanism that con trols the Mountain Stic t cross ing some four hotidied feet away. They have concluded that this vould not be 'c-chnieally feasible. "Any accident which causes loss »f life <>r serious injuries is a tra gedy which w • all deplore. It is entirely impossible, h >»v<-v«t, for Southern Railvay to provide sig nal protection at all grade cross .ngs. Cumulative costs of install ing such protection would be overwhelming. "While we cannot participate in the costs of providing signals for crossings ,-uch as this one. ! assure you we will be glad to co ojieratc in the r installation if this can be accomplished without cost to us." “I appreciate very much your interest in this matter.” Mayor Bridges did not com ment on the letter except to say that he would refer it to the city hoard of commissioners at tin; February meei.ng ne\t week. GOP Planning Lincoln Day "A Salute to Barry Gold water for President" will be the theme of a Lincoln Day Supper to be sponsored by the Cleveland Coun ty Republican Party <>n Saturday, February s. at 7 p.m. at the Hotel Charles in Shelby. Speaker for the event will be Robert Strickland of Wilkes boro, vice-president of Lowe's Hard ware and Republican member of the 1!*C3 North Carolina House of Representative: from Wilkes County.. General rnar man for tin* fund raising event is Robert (Bob! Manor of King* Mountain. Serv ing with him ere Richard Sahlic. arrangements; Mis. John E. Pa vison, publicity, and Wayne For sythe. program. Tickets may be ordered by phtne or mail from Financial Chairman Ed Smith of Kings Mountain. The supper is the first of its kind for Republicans in Cleveland County and organizers hope to make it an annual affair. Repub lieans in the surrounding coun ties of Rutherford. Lincoln. Gas ton. and Ca*iwha. where no Lin coln Pay celebration is planiusl. are invited to attend the Cleve land event. Further sup|>ort of Senator Goldvater's candidacy among Cleveland County Republicans was evidenced at the County Con vent ion on February 1 w here a resolut.on endcralng Goldwatei for Presid»'fit was unanimously approved. Optimists Set Final Try-Outs Final try-outs for the Optimist olun talent show February 15th will be held Friday night at 7:3o p m. at the National Guard Arm ory. The top 10 linalists. who may be groups or ind.\ iduals. will hi named by a eommiltee of judges and will appear in the February 15th talent event and Optimist sjmnsored danci that evening at the Armory. Many valuable prizes will in clude gift eei til n ates and jewelry, according to Lawrence Adams, chairman of the Optimist com mittee which includes W. D. By ers and Tom Bryant. Tile Fabulous lm|>alas of Shel by will prov ide music for danc ing which will follow the talent entertainment Friday. February 11th, Chairman Adams said. SENIOR CITIZENS Regular lutuheon meeting of the Senior Citizens club will be held Finlay at 12 noon at the Woman’s dub. Covered dish i luncheon will he served. WORLD DAY Or PRAYER COMMITTEE — Met. - Sers of Kings Mountains World Day ol Prayer committee are pictured above with Mavor Glee %. Bridges as he signs an official proclamation narking Friday. February 14th. as World Day of Prayer in Kings Mountain. From left, seated around the mayor's desk, are Mrs. D. L. Bennett. Mrs. Arno Haas. Mayor Bridges. Mrs. John C. flcGill and Mrs. Paul Maur.ey. Standing, from left, are Mrs. Hunter Neisler. Rob. t O. Southwell Mrs. Lawrence Lohr. Miss Mae Sue Goforth. Rev. B. L. Raines, Rev. R. L. McGaha and Mrs. O. O. Walker. Not present for the picture taking were Rev. Man -n DuEcte. Mrs. Theraos Durham. Earl Ledford and Mrs. 1. J. Ellison. The committee represents lU segments of community lile. All churches will or open from 11:15 until 11:45 a.m. for February 14 se-vices. Kings Mountain hospital, mills and nines with loud speaker systems will have pray ei services conducted by local ministers and where this is not possible whistles and sirens will sianal the beginning cf a two-minute period of silent prayer. Stores will close for one hour to al= low employees to attend churches of their choice. (Photo for the Herald by Carlisle Studio) famous Rhodes' Funeral Rites Held Saturday Funeral riles for Caleb Juniou Rhodes N>. | iui>(|<- P . Y ;; Mills in 1*105. v - re held Satindav at 3 p.m. from Resuriv. i: l.u theran church. Mr. Rhodes six l umfs il .11 i.mv man Home in White Rook, S. C Friday mornin Sim I: s rein, ment he had mi.de his hi me her* «ilh a dau"ht< •. Mis. Fred Pi. ,k. Crescrtit CircL in app itentlj good health, he died .f .1 1 u - attack. A native tit Line dn Comm h< was the son o.‘ the late Mi and Mrs. John M. Rhodes He w.i first married t. the t'oinin I Plonk -if Kill}'' Mounta.n who died in 11*17. I Its second wife w the late Fulla Toneme Rhodes of Raleigh. Surviving are two d.'iightei Mrs. Plonk of K and Mrs. Ber* Moore of Ruth"* fordton; a s- n. Hr. John S. Rhodes of Rahi/ih; two sisters Mis Lillii* Cromer of White Ro t S C. and Mrs. Mabel St tewalt oi Denmark. S. (\. 11 "rand, kildren and six gitMt-"iandi h ldr«i Rev. (Jroijie Moore officiated at the final rites and iidcrm -nt was made in Mountain Res! cemetery. Active pallhvarei > were Dorus Bennett, Dr. (i«urge Plonk. Ku gene Tignor. John ltutler Plonk. Clarence Plonk lr. and Hal S. Plunk. METER RECEIPTS Meter r.wipt for th« week ending Wcifnesi'ay it no. total ed $Jo7 75. includm^ X1S7 troll on-street meters and Sis 7.7 tmm off-sticei mob rf. r.u'ludeil is $51 in fines for overpark.'tg. Special Service At Resurrection Dr. Reinartz Will Preach Here Sunday !>< I:j#;• Ii i; I:, .nail/. presi dent < i ihi* Lm In-run Tin olujjic .i y. at < S. will dei.\>. i •«■ v. . -1.11- .it IJi -uit*'*' lie i i. Th- a church Sunday moi'.iins it sei \ ices coinmem.irat* in.; the i (i*i . mversarj of ihc church's jn.ii'i !U'V. George T. \|lH >’ ( FolImv.r <' ilu 11 * cl< k ser ines at llli* i i • h. a col ’icc>» ti >.ial < *»vered • !i dinner will lie held al tii K.n ’s Mountain Wo mans did' A th:*. function. the history of ho church oi^aniaed i:i 1861 will . a-w . (I and em phasis wnll o'* civen the eiiut . h - future* n.’oils .kid plans. I' «ai i< • members of the churah will b« rero ’iii/imI. deceased member* honored, and (la VJ tun. mem!>ei.* afftliiit.n-z dui in;: the Moore pas I .rate will he i • . iHU'./ed. Mernhciship of the church i> now mm Dr. lie.nan. , uni I assuming the pte-idere y of Ihc seminary .d Columbia, was secretary of i i* United Ltd Inn a , Chinch in Amor aii from 1H’7 tht• *»!;::» infln. Ordained a 1 utlu-iun m.'-ustei ill 192'a. he iciacd in many I’CLA capacities, v as on Ihc isimniiliet « d ih * I utherai ('iiutin m <1 fin /'<«(/» *' Annual Boy Scout Week Will Start Friday; Special Events Planned Numerous activities an- pro jc*cted in Kin;. M iwitu n dur.i. Ilic annual observance of Scout Wccw Fchruai . 7-13. Sunday will la* Hoy Scout Sun day in most Kings Mountain arc churches and L*ny Scouts in lull dress will at lend church services and sit in a group at the church which sponsor.; I heir troop aid organi/.v i •‘Scouting fan Make Tlti Dif ft*rencv" is th<* theme of the na Holt-wide ohsevame which be gins Friday, i'ehruarv Tih and ends next Thuuday. .Ninety-foui coys in Tioop 1*1 began Iloy Sc<»ut Week hy goir» to tlw Gastonia YMF A for swm. mui^, wrestling. basketball and varied .irii. il h ' Tuesdax night Smulr’Mslfr I I s Falls. .11 re. I>ki tt'il. T!ii* troop \i il set ,i record ;«1 Thill'S*!*} s * Inn: jilt's i Court al Honor at Ciiill.il ‘lolhodisl church In e;n:i.:u; more than V •nhani i'rn<':a> s.inda>. iho trnoi members will \ -at uniforms ant 11> 's«* who aic member:: of Cen M il > .ii It a ill attend the morn inson' -os th< i •. while other) .n Tt. oji VI. ■-;> sort'd In Si Matthew's I.utt'oii.'.i ohureh. v:l attend the Su .day School am moininj worship sen ice* ai tin Lutheran eliureh. Troop itt of St. Matthew's i: the largest lloy Seoul troop ii Kup Mountatt.. 7C SPEAK HERE — Dr. P. E. Hernartx. Lutheran Theological -cminary president, will preach at Sunday morning services at Resurrection Lutheran church, as the church notes the fifth anni versary of its pastor Rev. George 1. Moore. Blood Bank At Giovei On Monday Grocer R< > ut- Squad will spon '■i :i \ is I hi the I led Cross Kl"iwl:n ■ iilo u\ Grover Monday. , Ke iruai\ loth I)moi's will lx- prin-esscd from 11 a nt. until j | m at tln< Reucut S | i id Building. Knox Neeley, a memlier of the Unit said this week. Goal o' the one-dux oollecliahi is 1 'J~> pi.its ot iihtotl ann Mon day's xis;t will he the first to (•lover this fis. al yt\ir of the regional blood nillivtin^ unit. Industrial i| >ta ot blood-giv ing at Monday's \.s t is ‘Hi pints of IiIihhI. a sjtokesman of the Kings Mount.ir.i Red u •>> rhap ter said. This means that in order for Minette M.lls entpl vves and their employers and .heir land 1m-~ to quality lor .ndustrial eo\ erage. the blood-giving quota is !*'st pints j.-ulv ant fas' xisit of the year should reach 9t> pints of blood, officials continued. »
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