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Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 Titos figure lor Cinui Kin*s Mountain to Iron Ifea IMS Ito|t Mown an dry «mtoiy cum. Tto cttf ■MU Bfotr to Iron tto Uni ten Slates census el ISM. VOL. 75 No. 11 PRICE TEN CENT*: Family Ufa Council to completing plans for Tam. Uy LUo Education Wsok April 13.16 and represen tatives of the schools, businesses, churchss and dote dubs met Wednesday to formulate p»"-« The programs will be hold at Kings bigb school and win be open to parents, teenagers and the general public. Pictured above as they pool community effort toward "better living" are from left Mrs. B. G. WhUnont. Mrs. C. T. Carpen. t*r. Jr. Mrs. William G. Jonas. Mrs. ames Scruggs. Mrs. Paul Mauney. Mrs. BUI Babb. Mrs. John R. Cambio. IL W. Rurlbut Don Parker. 1L S. Lennon. Paul Hambrigbt and Roe. B. L. Raines. There were numerous representatives not pictured who were present for the planning session. $1.1 Millon School Bonds To Be Sold By Commission Commission Secretary Says Market b Good I J. R- Davis.' attorney for the I >ard of education, has advised w. E. Easterling, secretary of the local government commission, to shell $1.1 million in Kings Moun tain school district bonds. Mr. Davis said that Mr. Easter ling informed him "the bond market is good." and that he an ticipates a favorable sale. “I am sorry" Mi. Davis said, “I have not yet learned the full details of the projected sale which will be forwarded to me within the next few days. On March 10th. 1902 Kings Mountain school district voted to authorize the sale of Sl.l million in bonds to construct a building and to buy property. The board of education purch ased 73-acres on Phifer road from the Phifer estate. The tract includes gift of 20 ac rhes from the Noisier Brothers. Inc., a gift of several acres by the Phifer estate. Plans call for the accummoda ion of up to 1100 high school stu dents from the n£n(h to 12t.'i grades. Mr. Davis said he had instruc ted Mr. Easterling to sell the bonds on the advice of James E. Herndon, Jr., chairman of the board of education. Seniors Rehearsing ^juaual Class Play Rehearsals are uwlrruay at Kings Mountain high school for the Senior class production of ••Growing Pains", a three-act co medy to be presented Friday March 20th. A 17-membci cast is under the direction of Miss Lillian Quinn Admission will Ik* $1 for adults and 30 cents for students. The cast will include: Mik« Royster as George McIntyre Joan McClure as Airs. McIntyre John Tria as Professor McIntyre; Coral Ramson*- as Terry McIn tyre; Terry Leonard as Brian; Paul Rollins a' Hal; Jack Ho ward as Oniar; Steve Royster as Dutch: L V. Brooks as Pete; Priscilla Padgett as Mrs. Patter son; Virginia Goforth as Prud ence Darling; Connie Shaw as Patty; Mary Jcne Matthews as Jane; Willie Anthony as Miriam; Linda Oliver as Sophie; Jimmy Owens as the traffic officer; and Mary Anne McCurdy as Vivian. Chib Stockholders To Moot Tuesday Stockholder* of Kings Moun tain Country Club. Inc. will hold the annual meeting Tuesday night at 7 p.ni. W. S. Fulton. Jr., secretary. fid prime ribs dinner at $3 per jkte will be served promptly at o'clock. The business meeting will follow. REYNOLDS SCHOLAR — Phyl lis Pusey has won a four • year scholarship valued at S1200 an nually to the University of North CaroUna at Greensboro. Phyllis Pusey Wins Scholarship Phyllis Klaine Pusey, high school senior and daughter of Rev. and .Mrs. N. II. Pusey, is one •f 12 winners of Katherine Smith Reynolds Scholarships to the ldi versity of North Carolina at Jreens.ioro. Each is worth $1,200 a year and renewable for ftiur years. (Continued on Pope 6) Local Board To Raleigh On Thursday "A mailer or day*" is School* Supt. B. Barnes' guess on the dale of f-iial approval of school plan* and invitation advertising for hids for the new $1.1 million school plant. Supt. Barnes, Architect Thomas Cothran, high school principal Harry Jaynes and Earl Hefner, electrical engineer studied light ing and electrical specification* Monday. The* same group, with exception of Hefner, spent Tues day in Columbia, S. c\ where they conferred with Marvin S. Dur lach & Associates, the mechanical engineers, on heating specifica tions for the new high school. Supt. Barnes. Mr. Co'hran and Mr. Jaynes are to spend Thurs day 'todayi in Baleigh in confer* enees with officials of the Divi sion of School Planning. "We see nothing of major im portance to hold up advertising of bids", lioard of education chair man James Herndon, Jr. speculat ed Tuesday. Supt. Barnts said. Wednesday. "Today we know of nothing to cause delay hut at the same time we are perfecting the final plans and writing specifications." Architect Cothran concurred (Coa tin usd on fogs 6) "Village Carrier" Wiley Blanton Will Retire Friday.13th IT DICK WOODWARD J. Wiley Blanton, veteran of over a> years affiliation with the L’. S. Post Office, announced Wed nesday that he plans to retire from the postal service, effective Friday, March 13. Mr. Rlainton, who was horn and raised in Kings Mountain, began his long postal career in May, 1928. "I went to v orl: as a Village Carrier May 1 1928”. he reports. ''And the post office was located in the small building on Mountain -Street where the "Wet* Lantern Gift Shop is now located”, he re mem bered. After serving as Village Carri er for two years. Mr. Rlanton says that he was given tin* City Carrier's job. which he has held j since 19.10. "Tilings have changed quite a bit since I went to work”, he said. “And the costs for sending a letter in 19*28 was two cents, he surmised. When he first became a mail carrier in King:, Mountain. Blan ton said that he made two doliv [ erics daily, and began his days work at 7 a.m. and finished a round 1:00 p.m. Approximately 100 pounds of mail was an axerage City Carri er's load hack ip the 20's and 30's. but Blanton reported that with 1 the changing of Uw parcel poet law* in the IOY. the delivery of packages wax changed. Prior to the change in the law. carriers were required to deliver packages which weighed up to four pounds, but the change in the requirements required them to deliver only those packages which weighed two nounds or less. "I made two dclivc-'ics at the early days”, Bianton says. “And each delivery consisted of ap proximately fifty pounds*', Ik* added. Only one postal delivery pfcr carrier is in fuce at the present time. During his 3h years as a carri er. Blanton has logged over 200, «H0 miles up. t own, and around the streets of Kings Mountain. "I averaged r.hout IS mil*** of walking a day”, he reported, which is approximately 90 miles per week, and I-tOO miles a year. Blanton is presently operating a machine shop in the basement of his home, end is undecided as to the exact vrration he will un dertake. but report* that he will continue to work, and will sore ly mis* his previous job. “I will certainly miss the peo ple whom I have been used to seeing, but I will still be around to kid niv ma.i> friends whom I have acquired during my tenure as a carrier”, he chuckled. County Politics Is In State Of Flux Scott Opposes Any Increase In Tax Bate "I don't think w» ne-d any new taxes. With gains in revenue we ll be able to go forward.’ Lt. Governor Candidate Robert W. Seott gave Kings Mountain area farmers a less ii in govern-' ment as he delineated the duties of the offiee and suggested that the lieutenant jroverno'-, whoevei he might be. should hi* more ac live in fulfilling the duties of the offiee. ''We’ve lx*en blessed with good government. All of us are for progress." Candidate Seott spoke at the annual farmer's night banquet of the Kings Mountain Lions elub. He said. "I see no reason I would not be able to work with any Demoerntie candidate for gover nor.” Edwin Moore welcomed the guests anil William Lawrence Plonk preside*. I i I Seeks $1,000 Ralph H. Hayes of Kings Mountain, in hchalf of his 11 year-old son. Richard Eugene Hayes, has filed a civil suit a gainst Southern Railway Com pany for personal injuries total-i ing $1,000. The ,-ompliint contends the hoy was injured when the car in which he was a passenger was struck by a tr.iin at the Gold street crossing herv January 4th. The boy'* mother, Mrs. Ralph II. Hayes, was driver of the car.i She and three other o vupants of the vehicle died as a result of bn-1 juries received The other victims were Jerry R.-ndolph Ward. 14. Jeffrey Morgan Davis. S. and Raymond Harrison Hayes. 13. The complaint alleges that the railroad company was negligent, in that the train approached the crossing without sounding an au dible warning end in that the train was traWlfaig at a s|>ccd over the maximum limit. Pre-School Clinics Set Pre-s ho .1 clinics will begin in Kings Mountain schools April IB and parents with children who ex pect to enter lirst grade next September are urged to bring children for general health check ups. The following schedule will be observed by the nurses and health officers from the Cleveland Coun-' ty Health Department. April IB: Bet hw are school stu-i dints. 1:30 p.m. at educational building ot David Baptist church. April It: fit over school stu dents. 0 a.m. Grover home econo-1 mics building. April 20; Davidson school stu dents. 9 a.r.i. at .Mount Xion Bap tist church. April 21: Pirk Grace school students at 9 a.m. at Maivdonia; Baptist church. April 21: Compact school stu-i dents at 11 a.m. at Mount Olive Baptist church. April 21: \V< st school students; at 1:30 o.m. at educational build-! ing of Central Methodist church.j April 22: North school students at 1:30 p.m. at the health room of. North school. Pi<m« Students Play In District Contest Five piano students of Mrs. Martin ilarmon played in annual; district contests at Lenoir Rhyne college in Hickory Saturday. They were: Joan McClure who scored a rating of 1 or superior. Rita Bell am- Donna Crawford who scored a rating of 11 or ex igent. Beta Phifer a.nd D*l Goforth who scored ratings of 111 or av erage. RAINBOW BAKE SALE Kings Mountain Order of Rain bow for Girls will sell homemade cakes and candies Saturday from 9:30 until 12 noon between Belk’s' and Kings Mountain Drug com-! pany on downtown streets. Citi zens may olacr* special orders aflnd obtain delivery service bv tele phoning 739-5502: 739 3271: 739 1237 : 739-3175. Becky Stowe is Worthy Advisor. 1 Candidate And Mrs. Preyer To Be Honored Here Friday County Women Will Entertain j Preyer Couple Tile Cleveland Comity Women for Preyer organization has invit ed Kin^.s Mountain area Demo cratic women to meet guberna torial candidate Richardson Prey er and Mrs. Preyer at a istHee Friday from 11 a.m. until 12:30 at the Woman’s club. Preyer will campaign in Cleveland County Thursday night and all day Friday. He will ar rive in Shelliy Thursday evening for an inter-club meeting of Kfcigs Mountain and Shelby Hi wanians at 7 p.m. at Hotel Charles. At 12‘15 Friday. Judge Preyer will address a joint mcet-i mg of Shelby and Kings Moun tain Rotarians at Hotel Charles. At -I p.m. ‘•’riday reception foi | all women of Cleveland County is | slated at the Shelby hlks Lodge by Cleveland Women for Preyer. Miss Sadie Lutz of Shelby, chairman of V omen of Cleveland C mnty for Preyer. announced this week the appointment of Mrs. Charles T Carpenter. Jr. as coordinator of women's activities in Kings Mountain, Grover and Bcthware prennets. Mrs. Carpenter said. “I feel wo men should take more interest in politics and candidates. I am sure that Richardson Preyer fo the man for the governor's office and we invite all v omen of the area to meet Judge Preyer and Mrs. Preyer at Friday's coffee. I am certain voters will find Preyer has all the qualifii ations for bee >m ing one of our state's outstand ing governors." Mrs. Carpenter is the former Marion Laughtidge of Gastonia, daughter of A. L. Laughndgc of Datyona Beach. Fla. and the late Laura Rollins Laughridgc. She is a graduate of Gastonia high school and was employed at Gas tonia's First >ati<Cial Bank be fore her marriage. He* husband is sales representative of Interna tional Correspondence Schools The yhave two children. Charles Carpenter, IiT. age 11. and Laura, age 7. A member of Central MethcKlist church where she Ikis served as circle chairman. Mrs. Carpenter is active in all phases <*f commu nity life. She is a me.-rber of the Executive hoard of West school P-TA. the Woman's club, the county Democratic Women's club and the Country Club. She is a former Scout Den Mother, has served as residential chairman for the United Fund and is a vo lunteer Red Cross worker. Mrs. Carpenter is the second area resident appoints! to serve as a leader in L. Richardson Preyer's campaign for I la* gover norship. Robert II. Goforth is sie ving campaign manager in No. -1 Township. Bites Friday For John Mayes | Funeral rites for Johnny Rob ert Mayes, 13, will be held Friday at I p.m. from Chestnut Ridge Baptist lunch, of which ho was a member. Mr. Mayes died in tin* Veteran's hospital in Columbia. S. C. at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday following an ex tended illness. lie was a mechanic in a ma chine shop. Surviving an* his wife, Mrs. fie nova Randolph Mayes: a son. Jes se Wad<* Maye- of the home; a daughter, Linda Faye Mayes, of the home; three brothers. Ftvlo Mayes of Kings Mountain. Cha rles Mayes of Tampa. Fla. and James Mayes of Grover; four sis ters. Miss Mary Mayes and Mrs. Alpha Reynolds, both of Kings Mountain; Mrs Sarah Huntsing er of Bessemer City, and Mrs. Buna Jackson of Hendersonville. The body wll. lie in state at the home on route 1 from 10 a.m. Thursday until 2:30 p.m. Friday. Rev. W. L Thornburg will offi ciate at tlie final rites and in terment will be in the church, cemetery. WOMEN FOB PREYER LEADERS — Mrs. Cherries T. Carpenter. Jr.. | left, is the Kings Mountain chairman of the Women for Preyer or ganisation and Miss Sadie Lutz, right, is Cleveland County charman •1 Women for Preyer. The Cleveland Women's Prcyor organization will honor Gubernatorial Candidate Preyer and Mrs. Preyer at a coffee at the Woman's club Friday morning irom 11 until 12:30. Dr. Lee To Join HendricksDurham 1 CruMvillp S P VIvvlIVlIlvi Wi v« Doctor To Come Here Inly 1 Dr. Joe Leo ol (irecMtiilc. S. C. will come to Kind's Mountain in June to join I*.. Paul i. Hen dricks and I>r. Thomas Durham in the gonor.il practice modi cine. Completin'.; his inter..>:;ip at Greenville. th«- new nrat titioncr expects to hegir prac tice July I. Dr. Lev earned his B S. degree from Clemson college i-:t l!*di and his M S. in ISO:* A 1963 graduate of tin* Medical College of S nth Carolina, he is r< mernl.er of Ph Chi Medical atormty. Mrs. l.ee is the forr.ier June Chalmers of Anderson. s. c. .md a graduate of Limestone college. Dr. and Mrs la*e are patents of two childr**:. Nancy age three, and Stephen, age nine ntonths. Dr. Hendrick.. and Dr. Durham said. “We are very plctsod that Dr. L»*o is coming to Kings Moun tain." City Board Plans Routine Mooting Regular Match meo'tng of the city hoard of commissioners will he held Thursday at 6 p.m. at the courtroom of City Hall. Mayor Gliv A. Bridges, who said the agenda will tv short and routine, said the early meeting is planned so that those v ho want to may attend an inter-club meet ing of Shelby-Kings Mountain Kt wanis clu-s in Shelltv. Guhcma tonal candidate Judge L. Rich ardsott Proyer w ill In* the speak cr. LENTEN PROGRAM Rev. Howard Jordan, p.istot of Central Methodist chutvh. led a religious program. "The True Meaning of Lent" at last week's Kings Mountain Rotary c I u h meeting. TO BEGIN PRACTICE — Tie Kings Mountain atca medical contingent is '.oon to have an ad ditional general practi'ioner. Dr. Joe Lee will join Hendricks Durham Clinic July 1. Hampton Buys Keetei Finn Keetet > liu\ was sold Friil.i> to Jack Hampton of Blacksburg. S. C. Mr. I lampion could nut be run-' Laeted Wednesday and ii was not known whether the business will continue to ojx rate. Keefer's lne. was fuuiidl'd aver lo years ago h\ Mrs. Kinder and her husband, the late J. Byron Keeler. ROTARY CLUB Ihm l’arkci. high sciool facui l> member. will speak >n Family l.ife Kdu.atioii Week April 12-is and outl&ic plans fur the local observant at Thursdays Rotary club meeting at 12:15 at the Country Club. lonas Reports 47 New Members In C Of C Membership Drive Kin^s Mountain Chamber of Commerre, currentiy '.-onducting the 196J ncmlvnihip drive. ha> enrolled |7 new members, aci-ord ins t • report nl \V. (J. < liiil • Jo nas. membership chairman. Membership to dale totals 1 Is' "We a1.' highly pleased to an nounce those results of the cur rent membership drive". Mr. Jo nas said, lie congratulated can vasscrs for un excellent job and said the Chamber will continue the drive-for-members for the next few weeks The membership drive commit tee also includes Bob Kaimev, Ben II. Bridge?, and John Chets hire. • loal of the liKI campaign. Cha naan Jona.- noted, is 6n new mcmVii. Commenting on the drive. Jo nas said. "Before the drive be gan the C of C t ■ md there were 1 Irt firms who are not turn mem bers. We pled) ed that these firms would he personally eon tat-ted by this eoinmittee and it is not un reasonable t<* cxprcl to have 1J5 members after all contaets have been made." B. F. Matter ir priest lent of the Kings Mountain Chamber. Mrs. Hamrick flay Be GOP iouse Candidate Ey MARTIN HARMON Cle\elaful County politics re named in a state of flux this week. Jack If. White, judg-- of K.ngs .! .ii :: 1:1. uvo.de s rt reman d the lone rand date f • the tien. a I Assembly Judge Whit-* is a andidate for :he 31st d..strict Senate I>«mm • nomination. John I. .loss. president of the V r > t i : ti ('.: dirias Uas« hall .ea.’ui1 remained a pi ohable . an l.date. Mis. c. Kush ilamr it. Jr.. She]. >'• W ;rit4i 01 ih Y u. was a " - b| ■ e:ita> n the hustings for he Mouse seat, via the Kepuhli an ranks. Judge White said Tuesday he ' j:- working 01 the assumption hat he would h ive opposition. Fie u-knowledged that many of his ormer opponent's friends had ome into his ramp. Otherwise, the week's political •lews was limited to hi ienks at the Kin.;* M nmtain Liiftis club Farmer's Night banquet. One farmer <a P.epuhlieam •hided: "Was this a farmer's light or a Democratic rally?” Dr. Nathan II. Rood, tadtwister md his assistant. W K. Mauney. Jr., took partkular note of all "hallengers. by snipping ties and spraying a perfume no kiji to Chanel No. 3. Among those recognised were "'harles A. Bridges and Spurgeon Hewitt. who seek to surcwl John D. Whitt* as county commissioner. ntl Raloh r.ick«*r, who seeks to defeat Ivev Whisnant. Another who got the snip treatment was Coleman Goforth, chat'enger of County Commission Chairman J. Broadus Ellis. Robert \V. S.ott. chief s|M-.iker for the event expressed apprecia • on that he hatl not httl his tie snipped. Me remarked that Nines Moun ••tin haberdashers should he go mg a thriving business. "Vp Rites W«dnesday Kune ml rites for Clarence Lee Elgin. 11. were held Wednesday, at I p.m. from Faith Baptist •hur< h. interment following in Mountain Rest cemetery. Mr. Elgin succumbed Monday at 7 p.m. at his home on Phenix street after suffering from a heart condition lor several years. A native ,<f Bolton. S. C.. he vv as a former employee of Bur lington Mills and a m< mber of Faith Baptist church. He was the son of th»* late Mr. and Mrs. Wal ler Elgin aitd a World War II veteran. Surviving an* his wife. Mrs. Louise Bennett Elgin; one son. Randall Elgin of the Army at Fort Hood. Texas; two daughters, Joan and Janice, both of the it" no; one brother. Albert of f lone i Path. S. C. and three* sis i *r* Mrs. John Wright of High tit. -Mrs. James Hansford of V. iiliamston. S. C.. aitd Mrs. Jack rale "f Mel.ille. California. A granddaughter. Sonva Elgin also survives. Rev. O. R. Costner and Rev. Flay Payne officiated at the fi nal rites. Retailers Banquet Set For March 27 Ticket arc on sale at the Merchants Association oftiiv at SJ f >r the* animal employee employer Ikilinnet to he held Friday. March 27th. at 7 p.m. at the Woman's i luh. <;en«> Ashworth 0f Charlotte will make lh« after-dinner ad dress and now officc-s of the association fo» 1964 65 will be installed. The annual retailer banquet customarily attracts a large crowd and employers are asked to make reservations with Mer chants Seorot<.ry Mrs. Luther Joy. LEAP TEAS HOP The Future Teacher’s chapter of Kings Mountain high school will s|tonsor a Leap Year Hop Friday at 7:.T0 p.m- at the school g.vm. Tlie girlask-hov dance is expected to be an annual affair. CBITICALLT ILL Mrs. J. B. Thorr.assnn is being in wed by ambulance Thursday from Palm llailior. FIi. to Kings Mountain hosnital. Mrs. Thomas son is critically ill. members uj her family report.