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4 Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Umits 8.008 Thl. ftfin lot Cmtn liafi MntMi it «*rhr*4 (ran Ik* lt»S Kla*. Mouatoi* dry knclonr nnn. Tk* city Hauls IKJur. I* Iran IM Unit** States «nw *1 IMS. *--J VOL 75 No. 7 Established 1889 Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, February 13, 1964 Seventy-Fifth Year Pages Today PRICE TEN CENTS PI£i>uj£ijHT"Rich<Bd Gold, ria toff MBlor. ha* bm aleetad pm Meat of the Student Participation Organisation for the taming year. Bichard Gold SPO President Richard Goli. rising srm >r a: Kin".-. Mountain high school and son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gold of Grover, was ele cted president of the student b«H.y in student elec tions Friday foi top offic«-s in the Student Part iri pat i<(n Organ ization. Gold defeated two other candi dates: Neil McCarter and Tom my Black, both of whom are also rising seniors. The new president will suceeed Warren Goforth. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Go forth. Elected to succeed Gold as vice president for 1P64-65 was Steve Goforth, rising Junior and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Goforth. Sr. ^ Nelson Catsaor. son of Mr. agd •rs. James E. Connor and a ris g sophomore, will succeed Judy Morris, rising senior, as secre tary-treasurer. Miss Morris is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. O Morris. Other candidates for the vice presidency were rising juniors Neal Cooper and Xoott Cloninger Other candidates for secretary treasurer w«*re Susan Mender ami Mary Ann Houser. The a/inuai elections were ac eompanied by student p ditickin and campaign speeches. ) \ ) I I r—---—— Local News Bulletins Mrs. F. A. McDaniel, Jr. has been elected secretary of the Women’s Democatlc club of Clev eland County, succeeding Mrs. Jack H. White, resigned. Mrs. O. O. Walker will suceeed Mrs. Mc Daniel on the board of directors. Under the club constitution Mrs. White may not serve as an officer since her husband is a candidate lor election to the state senate. ■ LEGION DANCE ^TJonald Deal and the Continen tals will play for a post Valen tine dams* at Otis D. Green Post 155. American Legion, Saturday night from ft to midnight. The dame will he for members and guests Admission is $2 per cou pie. LODGE MEETING An emergent communicotion of Fairview Lodge 339 AFAAM will be held Monday night at 7:00 p. m. at Masonic Hall. Secretary T. D. Tindall has announced. ELECTED John Hilling of Dilling Heat ing was elected a director at the first annual meeting of the North Carolina Warm Air Heating anc Air Conditioning Association in Greensboro last Friday. SCHOOL A School of Instruction for Ma sons will bo held by Fairview Lodge 339 AKA AM Monday thr ough Thursday with classes each evening at 7 p. m. at Masonic Hall. D C. Wright of Moo res boro is leading the school. METER RECEIPTS Parking meter receipts for the week ending Wednesday totaled $195.60. including $131.60 from Ktreel meters. $47 in over-park Hnes. and SI7 from off-street •rs. City Clerk Joe McDaniel, Jr., reported. Day Of Prayer Services Friday All Churches Set Services Friday Menu . k»«'" of World DW rraN' Short •erv»«* at ««rt ^jng. Mountain area m and held boSinn.nR at continuing until “ s w,„ Mountain retail - ,j noon r as’.KT^ss* •" - IwnS ™ur, »r,o, thoird-w. Where <ili,ens are notahle^o U-ave w«Jk •£{,£l7"a|‘ministers ers aie a\ai» * . . praver. I- - mlm'‘ of the area. WhWl** «* f*“ the beginning of th P* prayer. So-ro citi/ens will hold hf*'1,1 servh** Friday evenfing Kings Mountain M®^j^i£uon Bridges rtgwjj■ ® P donating last week officially a s Friday. Valenunes Kings World Day of W a win Mountain. p'“‘‘ lk> Department dttw disp^> a1-- - ,he world rre*-“r“-'--rw wide observant 1 ^ by the Co«mI' oi vu<;m a(i «en with Mr* ^ hther committee era! chairman. ^ Bennett, members are: • 1 ■■ paU, Maun Mrs. Arno Haa-. • . . Robert ey. Mrs tlunter V ^r^^.,. O. Southwell. -1 - Go(orth. Iy.hr. M«ss Ma r,.v. R. U Me R,‘u \L o O Walker. R*v (iaha, Mrs. u. w. Thomas Marin" I?l'^’ FJar, Ledford and Durham. Mr*. Mr* T. J Ellison. St. Mattr h Udhejranvehureh will I’lay >ts < ’"^niW-r. Mrs. Me sswf^-s-.rss this special daj mn day. Gene Wanton joins Heiald Gene Blanton. ofSh^; S •^ttSTc.TSrt* Thurs succed R“^‘nU.al superinten dent "of ^the Kings Mountain ' Herald. •raiu. KB£ — trades. _-_— FINALIST- John Trio. Jr. has been named a finalist in National Me rit Scholarship competition. He is a high school senio. Tria finalist In Merit Program John Tria, King s.Mountaln high school senior, has received iixirr the National .Merit Scholarship Corpm ation a certificate of merit hi recognition of "high perform ance in the National Merit Scho tarship Program" __ . j This distinction is w«n “bv ap proximately 1C.IVI0 students, a bout one-half <.f one percent of the secondary school seniors in the nation," From this finalist group will come the winners of the scholar ships offered. Public announce ment ol those selected will he made about April 23. Tria is the s- n of Mr. ami Mrs. John Tria, Sr. Saturday D-Day On Aato Plates Saturday is the deadline for buying and displaying elty au to license tags. City officials reported sale of 1335 new ’64 lags through Wednesday morning, indieat ing that about 400 city ear owners have yet to buy new tags. The estimate is based on 1963 tag sales. Penalty is provided for fail ure to purehase and di*pl:i> the tags by midnight Febru ary 16. The tags eost one dollar. HONOR STUDENT The name of Mary Jo Hord was inadvertently omitted from the list of tenth graders whose gra des placed them on the honor roll for the third six week's pe riod and for the semester at King Mountain high school. Cowpens, Not Kings Mountain. Was Tide Tuner, Prolessor Contends A Limestone college professor thinks the Buttle of Coupons. not the Battle of Kings Mountain, was the real tciViing of the tide in the American colonists' sue cessnwl fight lor inde|>endence from Great Britain. Dr. Robert Bass, sneaking to the Kings Mountain Lions club Tuesday night described himself as a professional teacher of Kn glish literature and a hobbyist in history, though he has written three books on Revolutionary War subjects and is underway on a fourth. The Battle cf Cowpens was fought January 17, 1781. well over three months after the colo nial success at Kings Mountain on October 7. 1780. Dr. Bass lists these principal contentions: It There was no follow-up to the Kings Mountain victory, with the mountain men returning to their homes and only a couple of the leaders fighting further. 2) Kings Mountain's British losses, except for Col. Ferguson,, were recently-tecruUed Tory co SPEAKER . . Kiwaste Lt Gw •row Donald J. Qaarlm will ad dmg Mountain UvobIq&i Thursday night.. lontets. witches? tin- heavy Brit teh Icnmu-s at C')W|)pn» were well CuntMiua On Pay* t> Optimist Club Talent Show, Dance Saturday A ten-aol talent show will precede a dance at the National t»u;;rd Armory Saturday night. The talent show and dance is bring sponsored hy the Kings Mountain Optimist dub. which will use the pro<-ec*ds for youth acti\ Kir's. Lawrence Adams, diairman of the committee* on arrangements, said advance try-outs for the ta lent show indicate the audience will enjo> excellent entertain ment and that comfictition will bo keen for the numerous prizes awaiting the winners. He also said that Grayson’s Jewelry has prodded 1(J0 records which will he given the1 fist 100 persons arriving for the event, which will begin at 7:30. Music for I lie dance will be furnished by the? Fabulous Im pa I as. Other members of the eons* mittee on arrangements are W. D. i Doc i Byers and Tom Bryant. "We are looking forward to a tremendous crowd,” Chairman Adams commented. Wells Funeral Held Wednesday Funeral rites for Whitney Wells. 71, were held Wednesday at I pan. from Kings Mountain Baptist church, of which he was a member. Mr. Wells succumbed Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Kings Mountain hospital follow* JrCT several months of ‘ ttefttniifg health. A native of Cleveland County, he was the* son of the late* Mr. ;find Mrs. Aaron Wells. A retired farmer and niglitwatehman at Massachusetts Mohair flush Compands \c islet* plant. Mr, Wells was ehiei of police* in Kings Mountain in 192B. He was a Ma s *n, member ot Fairvic*w Lodge 33!t AK * AM. Surviving arc his wife. Mrs. Sallic Itlalock Wells; one* son, Jc*ff Wells of Mocksville; five daughters. .Mr::. Klovd McDaniel Mrs. Morris Timms and Mrs. I>a Ihia Sanders, ell of Kings Moun tain, Mrs. M. P. K.r.ulli* of Green ville. S. C. and Mrs. W’oocirowMe Swain of Norfolk, Va. Also sur viving are five brothers. Wayne Wells, iltmter Wc*lls ond Karl Wells, all of Kings Mountain, Daily Wells of Richmond. Va. and llailey Wells <■; Washington; one sister. Mrs. I’.asil Francis of Blacksburg. S. (’.; 13 grandchil dren and seven great-gtainl.hil clren. Rev. Marion Du I Jos,* officiated at th>* final r tes and Masonic mi kil followed at Mountain Kc*st cemetery. Hospital Vote Books To Close Registration books will be open Saturday for the* final time* pre liminary to the February 29 hos pital ^instruction bond election. At Number 4 Township's four polling places there was little activity Saturday. Mrs. J. B. Kills added two new names to the Grover poll books, there was none reported by Mrs. Nelle Cranford. Hast King's Mountain, or Mrs. J. U. Jones at Bethware. Mrs. J. H. Arthur could not be reached Wed nesday afternoon for report on West King’s Mountain registration activity. A new registration is not re quired. However, un-registered citizens who expect to vote must register. Voters who have moved to different precincts should ob tain transfers. Challenge Day is Saturday. February 22. Ttic books will lx* open at all the county's 2H precincts Citizens will determine whet her the county shall issue up to $2,000,000 in bonds for hospital construction, including $1.5000,000 for replacements, renovations, and additions to Cleveland Mem orial hospital at Shelby, and $5:hi. 000 for a 25-bed addition, toge.h er with ancillary facilities at Kings Mountain hospital. The county anticipates it will receive comparable matching fu nds from the federal government under the Hill-Burton Act. with the Cleveland Memorial project tirst launched-given first priority by the county board of commis stoners. FOOTE AWABD- - Mrs. Juanita Steffy. Foote Mineral Company per sonnel secretary, is pictured above receiving from Foote Manager lfeil O. Johnson the first merchandise award made by the Kings Mountain Operation to an employee for her suggestion regarding an employees* Christmas savings plan. Foote recently adopted a new suggestion • system program designed to encourage employees to make safety and/or other suggestions for plant improvements. Three Contests For County Posts CANDIDATE - - Incumbent toy Whianost announced this week he will seek re-election as regis , ter ol deeds fee Cleveland County. Grover Hood Gifts Record Grover arva citizens donated a record 137 pint:, of blood at Mon day’s visit spopsored by the Gro-i | ver Hescue Unit. ”Actually. ’Jt»t donors visited j the blood hank from 11 until 5 ' p.m.”, Kings Mountain Red Cross I Chapter Blood Program chairman l Charles Mauncv said. There were 107 rejections. The visit was Grover's first, during the new fiscal year of the regional blood eolh-cling unit. Joining the exclusive one-gal lon blood donor club wore five' new members. including William \V. Little. Jobe lav Pruitte. Da vid R. Lovelace, Charles Duval and Hill Ihitnam. Goal of the visit was 125 pints of blood. Minette Mill employees led the collection. Donors were: Robert Peterson,' Jr.. J. D. Hand right. William D Brown. Willia.r. Andrew Ham mett. Gordon l* Myers. Raymond i Mullinax. Mrs. Shirley Deaton. Clarey C. Mull'nax. William D Dingus. Hubert Humphries, liar ry Roark. Sr., Ronald Queen Dean Durwood McDaniel. Mrs. Nell Payne. Clyde L. Rhea. James Douglas Dingus Paris K. Phil beck. Ernest Trull. Spurgeon Wright. Jail: Turner, Garmle Mo llis, Ronnie Martin. Floyd Coch Continued On Pupc ti Ivey Whisnant Seeks To Betaln Register Post Ivey VVhlsn:<n;, register of deeds, is a eat.uidate for re-elec tion. Mr. Whisnant. serving by ap pointment, su<v*eded the late Ke gister Dan W. Moore, and is op post'd by Ralph J. Tucker, of the Kli/alM-th community and assist ant county tar collector. -Mi Pucker announced his candidacy for the Deino. ratic nomination for register cf deeds several weeks ugo. During the past week, anothei name was added to th tsc secking District -I Democratic nomination to the county n mmission. Charles A. Bridges joint'd J. D. fDor* Tucker and Spurgeon Hewitt a> candidates fo- the commission seat being vacated by John D While, who is ictirmg. Both Mr. Whisnant and Mr. Bridges are Polkville residents. Ont> other county race was pro jeeted last week, when Jack II White, Kings Mountain lawyer, announced he would oppose K Patrick Spangler for the stair senate. Mr. Spangler having an CoHlimucif On P*ip«- <> Mayor Reports Many Citizens Want Underpass By MARTIN HARMON Mayor < 5lie A. Iliiiljes said Wednesday hr v. ill invite discus sion by I hr city com mission Thursdav night on (Hissi.iility of con.-1rootmg an underpass nrar the business district to < limiriatc some of i hr p'l-scni rail cross ing*. Mayor Bridges said hr hail re ceived numerous suggestions from citizens that an underpass be constructed and mat. sulwe qtKiitly. as mai.v as three of the present rail (tossings be cloned, including those at Gold street, at > the Mauncy Mill, anil at Cedar . street. “I am not recommending this ^ projei-t. hut 1 do want to get the I ldi-as of the mi-mlH-is of the com- * mission. Undoubtedly, the pro- I je< t wvuld be quite expi*n*ive and undoubtedly would r<‘quire a 1 bond issue." the Mayor comment-1J ,Hl ;1 Th** Mayor will also report for , mally to the commission on the letter of D. \V. Mr os nan, president of Southern Railway Company. I who wrote recently that Southern ; would not spend any money to i install warning signals at the i Gold street crossing, where four i persons were Killed in an auto lrain accident several wicks ago.. These will he the* principal , items of business on the regulai . city commission agenda Thurs- . day night. The meeting will he convened at 6 p.m., an hour ir . advance of the regulai- meeting hour. Several members of the commiaalpn have other engage ments on Thursday night. Another item will be m-eipt o bids for purchase of a truck cha sis for a dump truck. City Directory Is INstrilmted Kings Mountain's 1964 city di rectory was distributed this week. Actually. th-> yellow-bound vol ume is a two-city directory, in eluding Bessemer City. The directory includes four ma jor sections: li a classified di-, rectory, including business and industrial firn.s, clubs, and chur ches: 2> a section listing individ uals. with the names of theii spouses <if anyi, their trade or profession. wh *re employed, a:ul their residence address: 3* a nu merical phone directory; and 4» a street guide, listing individuals and businesses by address, along with phone number. The volume also includes sum maries of Bessemer City and Kings Mountain history’, with nu merous picture- of public build ings. The alphabetical directory of names requires 130 pages for Kings Mountain listings and 6S for Bessemer City listings. Publishers are Wmg Publiea lions. Inc., Columbia, S. C. Kings Mountain Merchants As sociation endorsed the publication of the directory. Kings .Motin tain's third, and first published in several years. Price of the directory is $30. Copies are obtainable at the of fice of the Merchants association.' Kings Mountain Savings & Loan Bad Good'S3; Officials Re-named Kings Mountain Savings & Loan association reached another million dollar milestone in assets and showed increases in loans, savings, and r. serves during Itltv't. Secretary • Treasurer lien II. Bridges told shareholder* at the annual meeting Tuesday. The aaaociaCon attained four millions in assets in Qrtoher 19»i3. and at DtvemVr 31 had assets of It.tion.ntin. up P > la.oot or d.3 per cent from the previous year-end. Shareholders rr-eleettsl all di rectors. George Lewis, of IV-sse mer City. J. H. Davis. Pr. L. I*. Baker. G White. Ben II. Bridges. B‘>vce II. Gault. Clyde Kerns, and !>•'. John C. McGill. After the shareholder session, directors re-elected all officers: Jr. R. Davis, president; Dr. L. I* Baker and C. G. White, vi«e presi dents: Ben II. Bridges, secretary - treasurer; and Mrs Ruhy II. Baker, assista.ii secivtai.v-treas urer. The director* also again t o tamed George II. Thomasson and| tin* firm of Dr.xis an<l While as attorneys. Other highlights of tin annual ri'iHHl of Mr. Bridges: Savings accounts inereased 13.5 pei\-ent, up SI Vt.tssi to $3,679,000, with total savings accounts at, year end 15K3. including 353 new accounts opened dureng the year. | Mortgage loans Increased $121.-{ 374. to $3,503,92I. up 3.59 percent.; with 213 new loans made during 1963. Reserves, after provision of. St.nut for fed<ial in*ome taxes, were increased hy $30,091. The reserves now total S3I9.S30. or 9.5 percent of the savings accounts to*«l. The assoeia'ion panl record tlividends to shareholders of more than $117.1100. coin|>ansl to the $119,900 of the previous year. The tolalw as up hy 24 percent. re fleeting I'otli a isne-quarter of one percent in dividend rate and the increase la savings account*. IV.tefcj'0 • • Co, Sssfesp-ag fear . 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