Population
Greater Kings Mountain 10,320
City Limits 8,008
1M> tl«ui« lot Onoln Uni* Mountain i< detieed liom
Ik* IMS Mouatoln etiy dtieciory c-niu- TW city
■alii liqutf is Iron, tb« United Stain ceniai ol I MO.
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VOL. 75 No. 9
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, March 5, 1964
Seventy-Fifth Year
IS
Pages
Today
PRICE TEN CENTS
Ellis And Dover
Seek Re-election
SEEKS RE-ELECTION--J. BrOOdUS
Ellis, chairman of the county
commission, is candidate for re
election to a third term.
Board Stndies
School Plans
Final floor plans for the Kings
Mountain distrk-t high school arc
being studied by members of the
board of education and by offi
cials of the state's school plan
nine division in Raleigh.
Conferences are projected by
the board within the next few
days with representatives of Mar
vin S. Durlaeh A Associates. Ike
mechanical engineers, and with
Earl Heffner, electrical engineer.
Superintendent B. N. Barnes said
Wednesday.
necessary, Mr. Barnes said.
e board will confer with the
state planning officials.
He declined to aticmpt to set
a timetable for final approval of
the plans and invitation adver
tising for bids.
The plans were rerrived here
Saturday morning and were post
ed to the Raleigh agency the
same day.
Meantime, the architects arc
completing detailed specifications
for the projected plant to be huil
cn Phifer Road
Citizens voted $1.1 million in
bonds for building of tin- new
high school on March 10, 19t>2.
SENIOR CITIZENS
A covered dish luncheon meet
ing of the Senior Cili/.cns club
will be held Friday at 12 noon at
the Woman's club.
Buford Cline
Runs Again
For School Post
Grover’s J. Broad us Kllis. com
pleting his sixth year as a county
■ommissioner, and Hugh Dover,
of Shelby, are seeking re-election.
Botti (Misted their filing fees
Monday afternoon as candidates
subject to the May .’if) Democratic
primary.
Another entrant into the coun
ty rates Monday was Huford
Cline, incumbent member of the
county hoard of education and
.irst incumbent to seek Demo
cratic re-nomination.
Mr. Ell's. ehi"rma nof theeouit
t.v commission, has opposition
from Colenutn Goforth. Stoney
Point dairyman, who announced
last week.
Mr. Cline seeks one of five no
minations to tin- education hoard.
Three non-incumbents are seek
ing school board nominations, in
cludin': Charles W. Klliott. Polk
»ill*-. Hit hard Alexander. Moores -
boro, and Robert F. tBobi Cabi
nets, Lawndale.
Other contests to date include:
For register of deeds - . Ivev
Whisnant. incumbent, and Ralph
Tucker.
For county commissioner from
District I Charles A. Bridges.
Spurgeon Hewitt, and J. D. IDoc>
T ucker.
Mr. Ellis is a vttetun Grover
political leader. Itavlng served as
Graver mayoi several terms. He
is a World War I veteran, a Bap
tist. and Kivvanian.
Mr. Dover is an officer of Shel
by Wood Preserving Company
and a veteran radio announcer.
He is a World War II veteran and
a Baptist.
Mr. Cline is a dairyman and
onetime deputy sheriff, a Bap
tist. and World War II veteran.
White Will Speak
Al Legion Meeting
Jack II While will address
members of Otis D. Green Post
l.r«T*. American 1-egion. at their
regular March meeting Friday
night.
Commander J II. McDaniel. Jr.,
said the meeting hour will he ad
vanced to 7 o'clock, with mem
hers I.- hr' served salmon stew
following the meeting.
Mr. White, judge of city record
er's court, is a candidate for the
North Carolina Senate.
RETIRES--Sam R. Suber itHnri
Saturday at superintendent el
the city** Mountain Rest ceme
tery. completing ever 22 yean in
that position. Hi* successor is Ken
Jenkins.
Cemetery Boss
Saber Retires |
By MARTIN HARMON
Sam K. Sulu i , w;io superin
tended the city's Mountain Rest
cemetery for 2s. years, retired
Saturday, milling over the man
agement to Ke.-: Jenkins.
Mr. Suber assumed the remi’
tery superintendeney on Fehru
ary 15, 1942. and, rivalling that
he found tli«* cemetery in poor
condition. rerrlls, "I promised I
would give Kings Mountain the
best cemetery in the South, and
I have ttideavoted to do just’that.
I appreciate th« cooperation oi
the people and the several city
administrations which have giv
en me hearty rupport in mv ef
forts. I am prout! of my work anti
pledge full cooperation to m>
successor. Mr. Ken Jenkins, in
helping to maintain the cemetery
at its present good condition.” •
.Mr. Suher Jemed the city w-heii
J. U. Tltomson was mayor, lie
recalls other nter.a ers of the ad
ministration were W. K. Maunoy
Ladd Hamrick, and Charlie Wil
Hams.
Mr. Suiter, who obser\ed hi
79th birthday February 20, be
came n naturei.zed lliited Stale
citizen in 1913. after arriving it
this nation from Lebanon in 190*
at the age of 21. He spent thro,
years with a brother in Caffney
S. C.. before coming lierc in 1909
He has lived h* re sine. and ha
iteen active in Humorous busincs
enterprises.
Older citizens remember .Mr
Suber as chief of the Candy Kit
‘■hen. which he operated in t'r
building now occupied by Kaglc’
Stores. Subsequently pc purchas
ed and operated Wiilef .id s Cafe
located in what is now the office
: of Dr. J. K. Anthony. Later, hi*
moved the restaurant business to
his present residence at S. Pied
mont avenue
Air. Suber quickly developed in
' Continue! On Hi tie f
Cole Enjoys 90th Birthday
WrAU OLD. Joseph Laadrum Colo, kaowa by moot « "Hack
Joo". cokbratsd hte SOth birthday Friday. February U. Just tear
«- nfla. ih^ 4^^— ^ Mom -»-»- * —o *-—■ hhAW-»
Q0y* BIiVI UN lOW| Ol SBQS NOUhiQUI COMOralOQ in OHIO QSSI*
By DICK WOODWARD
Joseph Lanuium Cole, bcttei
known as "Uiitlo Joe", or jusl
plain. "Mr. Coi<", celebrated his
90th birthday Friday. February
2S, only four days after the town
of Kings Mountain celebrated its
SOth.
Kings Mountain officially be
came a town on February 24
1874.
Mr. Cole can e to K'egs Moun
| tain in the spruig of ls9ti. a few
'months after h» was married to
Martha Klizahcih Dickey, whom
he met in Rutherfordton County.
Before coming to Kings Moun
tain he was employed in a tex
i tile plant in Clifton, S. C.. where
! he was an appientice spinner.
"I went to work at tin* age of
i nine”, he said. “And my wages
.amounted to tm cents |>er day
when I first started”, hi* added.'
But ten cents i* day in 1883 was
.a fair wage, I .ciausc most of the
long-time skilloo wo. kers only
framed two and three dollars per
week.
Upon arrival in Kin >.s Moon
•ain. Jo«\ at flu* age of 22. went
to work at th-* old Mauney Mill,
better knnwti as the Old Mill, and
he reports th;;! while working
there as a sla.* 1 er. hi* wore out
one slasching machine and later
worked In the Dilling Mill, where
I he was responsible for putting
! yet another sicfher to test.
"I wore out two slashers in m>
10 years of mill work”, he said.
: “And I enjovel every minute of
; it", he grinned
Mr. Cole built a home at his
. present r**sideree in 1928. but it
was destroyed bv fire ti 1931. An
: »ther structure was erected in Its
i plaie. and this has been his home
, since that time
He and his wife, whom he af
j fectionateiy called “Mattie \ rals
OnUimtei 0» Payv H
$2 Million Hospital Bond Approved
Moss Probable
House Candidate
Kings Mountain
Man Confirms
He May Offer
John Henry Moss, o» King!
Mountain, confirmed Wednesday
he may be a candidate for thi
Democratic nomination for tht
House of Representatives.
Fields Young Jr., announced
that he would not. as he initially
planned, he a candidate for the
Cleveland House seat being va
rated by Rep. Jack Palmer, who
is retiring.
Mr. Moss acknowledged he hat
contacted numerous friends boll
here and in other sections of tht
county with what hi* termed "gen
erally favorable comments."
He said. "I expect to make a
definite decision withi.i the next
few days."
With Mr. Yeung retiring from
the field, which followed bv a day
Pat Spangler’s withdrawal from
the senatorial contest. Kings
Mountain’s Jacl. H White is, the
lone candidate for the two Demo
cratic General Assembly nomina
tions from Cleveland County
There have licen numerous spe
culations as to possible candi
dates. but non,- as yet with any
public credence
it was known that Mr. Span
gler was receiving encourage
m*it to le-cnit-t the contest with
Mr. White for the senate, as well
as for the House sea*. However,
Mr. Spangler had made no public
indication he would re-enter the
candidate's circle. Another name
mentioned as a possible candidate
is Tom Cornwell, prominent far
mer.
Otherwise ti.t- speculation list
has been filled with apparent de
clinations. at least to date.
Mr. Moss is a manufacturer's
representative of the Western
Carolinas League, whi -h won the
minor leagir.* attendance trophy
for 19(13. lit* himself was recently
honored with the 1963 Will
| Wynne award, given annually to
the North Carolinian adjudged to
: have contributed most to bast-ball
during the year.
A Kings Mountain native, Mr.
Moss, a World War II veteran, is
a former city i ommissioner.
He spent several years in pro
fessional hasehal! as general
manager for Pock Hill. S. C.. anti
subsequently with the Detroit Ti
ger organization. Later he was a
Wisconsin public relations consul
tant and was active in several
state-wide campaigns, including
that of I’nited States Senator
William Proxmin* (D-Wis.)
Mis. Randalls
Rites Conducted
Funeral rites for Mrs. Ethel
Davidson Randall, 70. wife of A
T. Randall of the Oak Grove com
munity. were laid Wednesday at
-1 p.m. Mondav night at 7 p.m. in
Cleveland Memorial hospital at
Shelby after a 10-day illness.
A native of York County, Soutn
Carolina. Mrs. Randall was a
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs
John Thomas Davidson. A grad
uate of Boiling Springs college,
she taught sehonl in the Kings
Mountain system for several
year*. A member of First Presby
terian church, she had taught a
Sunday School i 'ass at Oak Grove
Baptist church for many years
and was oast president of the
Cleveland County Home Demon
stration club. She was Oak Grove
community coriespondcnt for
Kings Mounta„i and Shelby news
papers.
Besides her husband. Mrs. Ran
dall is survived hy four sons. Alex
Talmadge Randall of Morganton:
Hugh Randall of Hendersonville
an<l Bayne and Robert Randall,
both of Shelby: three brothers.
Thaddetis S. Davidson of Chicago.
III.. Frank Davidson of Shelby
and Hubert Davidson oi Kings
Mountain: nm sisier. Mrs. Edith
M Harmon of Largo, Fla., and
nine grandchildren.
Rev. James Holder officiated
at tlie final ntes and interment
i was made in Ute dumb ccnMary.
MANAGER . . Robert H. Goforth
will serve as Kings Mountain
area manager for L. Richardson
Preyei. Democratic candidate for
governor.
Goforth Named
Preyei Manager j
Robert H. Goforth will serve
Kings Mountain area manager
for L. Richardson Preyei, candi
date foi tlie Democratic nomina- j
tion lor governor.
Mr. Goforth's appointment was'
made by Charlie Peeler, county
manager.
Mr. Goforth is office manager
for Hoke Electric. He is an active
Jaycee, having served ns presi-'
dent and in numerous other po
sitions. He is a deacon of First
Presbyterian church and served
as chairman of the Multiple Scle
rosis fund campaign here.
During World War II he served
in the navy, including two years
on duty in the Atlantic aboard
tin CSS Randolph
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hall Goforth.
Mrs. White's
Bites Conducted
Funeral rites for Mrs. Fannie
1-aura White, 87. widow of Wil
liam K. Whit.* were held Tues
day at 3 p.m. from Kngs M >un
taia Baptist church of which she
was a member.
Mrs. White succumbed in Kings
Mountain hospital at 6:30 p.m.
Sunday after s< \oral years of de
clining health and a serious ill
ness of four weeks.
A native of Cleveland County,
she was the daughter of the laic
Mr. ami Mis. Noah Ross. Hoi
husband died in 1953.
Surviving ar* five sons, Ernest
Continue.1 On Pu#r S
Margin Is 35?
'Tor"; Township
"No" By Seven
flevxeland Coun.v v \
wl l>v a narrow marjjai of .'«.T
k'M's Saturilay lo ho. row sj nnl
lion for hospital expn .... n.
The count) was 2S .J :. ;.si:
.ng the bor.ils ; nc! 2.572 .i-.-alnst.
The Shelby prre.net s were in
strumental in . pp.uval of ih«
.wilds, each o! the f4v .• jn<*«-in< ■
returning heavy mar.-.is in fa
vor.
Kings Moi/»tain‘> wo pi...11 t-.
.eearded majorities, out Grover
was egn.-ist l»> seven and Beth
ware voters said "no ' by 1 • >
J8. The N'upiIhm I towns p del;
rit was the same as Grovers
icven votes. Tii. towns!.ip lota •
were; |.V> tor: 1H2 aga.nst.
Rul'd are i pie.-in •>
ng the Wind i--*ue were D- ible
ihoals, Dover Lawndale. M* res
ioro. and Queens. AM others t>
ut til'd "n<<" .run'ins. ranging
'rom Lari's -e. to Rolkvtil- lie
The v ite was only aiwmt IT
tereent of Cleveland County's
••oting potential
Hast Kings Mountain suptwutod
ISO to 141: Wist Kings Mon- :.i
207 to l.'tft. Th Grover tola was
70 for. 77 against
Under terms -f the lord res»>
lution. $1.5 million w II he us. .!
for renovation ond expfci on < !
the Cleveland Me-noii.il pia t
Shelby, with $.'iOOism> to |m- us • • .
for expansion ... tin Kings Mout
tain plant.
B >th hospital units anti, ipate
'implement ll tends fr >:n the t-d
era! government unde-.* the llill
Burton art end possibly so.
state funds.
Mrs. PrtKflv's
Mother Pa?set
Funeral rit***- for Mrs Bessie
Arey Cowan. 7h. of Si :• s\ iv
mother of Mr. \V. I.. ProssK ol
Kings Mountain. wen- lv <| Tm
ri*y morning 11 o'clot k from
Statesville's 1 .rst Pieshyterian
church.
Mrs. Cowan, wli • ha i
iting the Presses here. >u.. cv.b
e<l Sunday mj'ht in *li- K..
Mountain hospital follow:- _• .r
illness of sevval months.
A native of Iredell t unt;
was the wider, of lienj • n.n Allen
Cowan wh > d.ed in l!»i2 Sue vv ■■
a daughter of the late Mi and
Mrs. Be i Arey and i m< i of
t h e Statesville Presbyterian
church.
Besides her daughter here,
Mrs. Cowan u survived by a
daughter. M ss Bessie Mae Co
wan. of Monrte: >ne i not her. .1
A. Arey of Raleigh; two s.siers.
Mrs. Eugene Hendley >i States
ville and Mrs. G. Mt’Clure el
Clarksville. Tenn . and o:>e grand
son, James Allen Pie-sly. ine<li
cal student at the I’nivetsity o'
North Carolina
Rev. \ >il) I'. Mrtln n iff!
ciated at the final rites and tv
torment was made in Oakwood
cemetery.
SPEAKER • Rcbei! W. Scott of
!!u 7 Risci will a.’drec Ki -.qa
M intaln Lion end t.ieir faimci
guo' c! ti. uiuuici Fermet's
if. jh benquei Tuesday.
Licas, Farmeis
Tc Hear Sceit
K ■ >ert W. (M h Soilt di Haw
Kite:, cainl.dati for lieutenant
■o.ernor ul North Ca ••hna and
son of the fair, or pi\."in;»r a.ul
m- m' «r. \V. !<■ a Si ott, will make
the prit: ioal ai . < > at tne Kindis
Mountain 1 rluVx annual
Karmet'ji Nigh. banqu't Tue-dav
Tile affair, whicn a nually ho
nors farmer:- of No. 1 i ownship,
Will Ik* held , ' 7 o'ol e l-; at the
Woman's i i'i. L.on \\ lliam Law
ren<e Plonk i.; chairman of the
committee an arrangements.
Over 11*. i fa- *i .> til.* Lions
are expected to attend.
Sum. who 'ep.iff! ‘dfivvT as
Master of tne Mate '.(range at
the organization's annua] meet
itlg iti Stalest ile last October. is
a dairy farmer. In 19.is he and his
wile were nasi id by Lie Nat: »nal
fJrango as one of the five out
standing Hr.in:, Young Couples
in the nation. In he was
named chairman of the Agrieul
tural Commitle. of the National
<•range, i jio'.'.eti il voii •• in shap-1
mg nat. mal a r.. ultural policy
In addition te his Orange acti
vities. Seott is ;• dd'eetor tl the
Han!-: of ILi' nicer, i memhei
of 'he Alar) • II I LvvjtiVes eiuh.
tile Hurlinctat ..lare.ii. e Ohm
her of Comtmvo. Slat • Hoard >t
Conservation ;"id Development
Commission, flitter H.inks Sea
shore Pin !-- Ounmis'ioii, a ruling
elder in the L'pwfjeld Presbyter
ian church ant ;i Rotanan.
The Lions f; rtner's \ ht i.-m
niitfee inhale- Chad nan Plonk.
Kdwin Moore ami John Seism.
HOSPITAIIZED
Raymond Kosiei is imf-rovine
in Cord n Mcmcrial hospital at
Ltti million Mi Fi-ste suffered
it hear’ ad.uk Tuesday while at
work at Burlington Mills in i.-n
cointoM. The Ko-tet family r« side
hen .
HOSPITALIZED
Mrs. Ralph Mauney entered
lh. sby teriait hospital at Charlotte
Tuesday foi observation and
treatment.
Slater Mill Gutted By Fire;
Loss Is Estimated At Million
Slater Ma*»ulaeturing Company
*i«s gutted by flames early Sun
lay morning in what Owner A. J.
'later termed a million dollar
loss.
Only the records of tm- com
lany weresa\t.| as the fire swept
hrough the big plush-making
extile plant on York iload.
Mr. Slater soid lie had no fire
nsurance coverage ami that he
x-ould not re-ouild. lie said cur
rent prices .*f i”s products would
not justify the investment.
He told tin* Herald he suspect
'd arson, hut Fire Chief Flo\d
rhoinbuiR and Chief of Police
Paul Sanders saiil Wednt sday
:hey had uncovered no e\ idenoe
lo support a possibility of arson.
Karl Hatcher of Rut her ford ton.
date fire marshal's represent* ■
live, was here Tuesday to exam
ine the ruins r.t.d is to return.
Chief Sanders said.
The Slater firm manufactured
fahiics used in casket linings aiid
specialized In plush materials
used in toy-mrklng.
Mr. Slater was quoted as say
ing he’d never purchased fire in
iwnuivii ui S) >oiu» ux inn uwk.
and, monoy-wiso. is .i n .id id tin1
Kamo". Ho told tin- Herald that
small lint fires are go tone to tho
opera Inin, added that the tin;!.I
ine wasn't sprinkleied lie ni.-e
with freqtirtit minor i.r«s. wai.
itamage would f*a\ proved groat
or than tiro damage
Moamimo. vmi‘ s; o ,• >ie
had visilod the fire so, n> to so.
whom thoir j.» - had been.
A check v i i I .• count,\ oft.
of tho Kmplojr out So urit\ oor.
mission shoved tliat their files
revealed no real i;um!»,i o!
openings for weavers working at
tho Slate*- firn*. \V. K. Lau^iit.
of tho Noisier Division of Massa
chusettg Mohair Plush company,
said Wednesday his firm > ' pret
ty full ui> at tho moment" but had
ompioyi-d t•■. i of tho Slat*-; cm
ployees.
The alarm was reported it -V-’d
am. Sunday *»> Paul Dover. Mi'
Jaok IVtorson and suhsi-quontlv
by others. Motn reporiod tho\
heard aii 'ex| losion". ?>lrs. Ra>
Talliort. awakened at tho sanu*
time, said it was mom of a "pouf"
sound. Site speculated mat the
roar occurred wlicu liic Xuc UoLu.
through l(if ’ of (if jmi|ijm*<1 the
windows. ih'hi anrlcralrd b>
flesh an
A u Mi a* ' i-1 >.., 4 !• .im
the s i.ithuvst . :'i| the fiiv was
mi! ■! . -.tit .'i a iii" the linemen
arrived a f -v.' minutes after the
alami was Sounded. They fought
lilt Iila/e for seveial ii.uis. and
ii was Mi|; smoldering Monday
meriting. Residents a> far tlistant
.1 K.i't Ridge street f -It the heat
fi in tlie hla/.«.
Ail Karl resioent a l l th • |s>
lie*' station to r.sh I Vs'* Serg« ant
• L. Wright. "Is all of Kings
Mointain hurt ng?
Older residents termed the fire
the most expensive in the -ity's
histoi\ anti one <if the most sfw
taular from standpoint *f s /e.
A portion of the Slater plant
was i'iii!t shortlj after World War
It hy Haywood P. Lyneh and the
late P (' Mauvov and was oner
ilti’ll As Bet»V y.-e, Mill. V- SI 1
te>- bought Pie building after the
original ermipnient was s dd. He
had expanded it he.n ilv. in el tid
ing installation of finishing equip
menu
Director? Scon
Will Discuss
Expansion Plans
I r,'i W. Maltney,
>f Kimk^ Mountain II »ptial. ea.
ed b\ upprn 1 n: Salim I v’s
'•trl is'Ui pruj< s.; f*»i hospital
mpr<>\t*tncnts uul .wprt • ,«.•) ,
laid Monday the board ■•! <li;•
:crs will lx* conv. nod s. mi 1 d:>
a plan* ln> expansion . iht*
Miil il ij‘i pi I’ ’
I '■ 1 1 ai* «•! the approval
smu . Kings Mountain hospital
*v. 11 havi S'* n nor: m eounty
luiai: .mi hop-* *•. obtain ad*
Id am.11 funds from tho federal
•* vernrrciii under the Hill.Burton
lit. A small >talo appropiiation
11 • • > prim available.
Mi. Mauncy said that applica
ioti for Hill Burton funds will he
nadi in th< neat tuture.
" *th a burgeoning occupancy
'< Kings Mountain hospital
Is -I the S.TII«. of Walter W.
look Ass<m tales, of Charlotte, to
'icpati ,1 survey eMimating tu
ute spa it* requirements of the
tospitai. The iiook firm ha. sja .
iali/ed in hospital planning and
irchiteeitno (or many years and
a.is architeet lor the original
plant opened in |‘»5I.
The present plant represents
in investment of a million dol
lars. about .'!J portent of tlu* mon
■J eountj’ funds and the remain
let in Mate anti federal funds.
Fulton Rites
Held Satuiday
I- ina| i iU-s f«. Painter D. Fui
:o:.. 7<>. .vho n i i. if i i inty* after
many years a riemhei of the city
■ •f Kings M *untain fire depart
ment. were In-li* Satunlai at 2 p.
m. fr >m r li st I M-shyte. ian church
*>f which he was a member.
Mr. Fulton died Thursday af
tor noon in Veteran's hospital at
Durham whet • lie had ln.fi ho*
pilali/ed for a heart eoniiition for
several uii'ks Death was attri
hated to ieii!.,on a.
A natixc nf Cleveland County,
!i.* was a son * f the late Mr. anil
M s. John I). Fulton, fie was a
la’gionna'ie. ve teran of service in
World Wat 1 end a former city
policeman
The eity f.re department, in re
s| * t for the late fireman. had its
fire truck lead the fun.-ral prows
sion.
Mr Full >n is surviv d by his
wife. Fmma Frances W.therspoojt
Full n •* Y a ! K C.. three sons.
W r Fulton *>l Cresk.ll. X. J..
■Ian ■ v Oren 1 niton of Gastonia
an *11’.ml Fuiton of Kings Moun
utit ■ o - . ■ ,t
(' -fr.er. Jr. of I • ssetn City and
Mrs. J hit Cli timer, Jr. of Gas
tonia: one brother. J. I>< , k Fill
toil of Kim’s Mouiiio.n and IK
gi andrhildren.
Di I Mu I K. Auslex and f>r. W.
I. Presslv officiated end inter
ment, was ;n M main Rest .■erne
ten Letamna os .if American
!-• •" Post l.V> were active pall
hf*;»: fi s.
rarl Wells’
Rites Conducted
Kuwr.il rite lor Captain Kail
Wells. T>. wer- held Friday at I
l»m. from the Chajiel of Harris
Funeral ’onto, full mi!itar>’ bur
.il following ii. Mountain Rost
■ ■emotery.
The retired Army Captain, vet
eran of militny service from
1010-19.11 and subsequently dur
m.- World \\'a II in the Philip
pine Islands, dktl of a heart al
ia * Wtxlnesdi.\ ai Fo' t Jackson.
S C. army hospital He had tieen
in II health foi se\ei d months.
A pas' commander of Fairview
U«kv :«!• AF .V AM. he was a
Mason. Since retirement, he and
hi- w ife, tile f mer Klena Kloris
Wells. ha\e made their h*cne on
i! >ver road A Cleveland County
tint ve. lie w i 1 ie s >p of the late
Ml • I Mrs. Aaron Wells.
lies )es i.s wife Captain Wells
is sni ". tied h\ • s st< r. Mrs Ha
II sc'
and four rot iters. Hunter and
Wayne Wells of K it..- Mountain,
lie: lei Wells Washington. P.
C and Pa.lev Veil- of Richmond,
Vi
Chanl.t n l.e an of Fort Jack
son officiated r the rites
CORRESPONDENT
Mr- Juclv Bolton Palis, wife
ot Kd.vard Pai:s of the Oak dro
ve e.immunity, will serve as Oak
i!n»i> community correspondent
for the Herald suiveeding the late
Mrs. A. T Randall. CIti/ens of
Hit Oak dime community may
uJOlas.^ Uu. Uuvte «i TJSoblfk '