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Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 Thu Ityurc tor Greater I11141 Mountain is He need from Iho l»i Kinfe Mountain city directory census. The city Units Hfttre Is Iron the Unite* Stales census el IMS. VOL. 75 No. 19 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, May 7, !964 Seventy-Fifth Year PRICE TEN CENT* CLUoWvSMC.«I Win AWARDS — >«• *.».«• land County women's clubs won major bon* ors at the North Carolina Federation of Worn* en's Clubs' annual state convention last week. The Shelby Junior Woman's Club won the all* ver punch bowl given lor its help-a-home proj ect and the Kings Mountain Juniors won a silver tray for their Children's Clothing Closet. From left in photograph above are Mrs. Wal* ruvMWU4u».* «. ...w . _‘Aty, Ma Howard Perry, project chairman. Mrs. Bill Jonas, president of the Kings Mountain dub. and Mrs. John H. Gamble, project chairman. The Clothing Closet is operated year-round in an upstairs room of the superintendent's building at Kings Mountain high school. Last year the Closet distributed over 3.000 garments to the area needy Hugh Lancaster New President Of Jaycees The Junior Chamber of Com merce install.-<i new oi'tlcrrs for 19G4-B5 as highlight of the dub's annual ladles' night banquet Iiesday night nt ib. the Wrtman's Members an-I guests also heard a humorus address by Rev. W. J. Medlin, pastor of First Methodist church of Cherryville. who inter spersed his remarks w th hits of philosophy. Mr. Medlin told Jay.-ees. their wives and guests: “We have a duty to east a light which reflects and shines through darkness.” The program v. as arrangesi by W. G. Jonas who presented Mr. Medlin. Three Javeees were honored for speciol service to the civic club. They were Bill Stone. Boh Goforth and John Warlick. Two Jaycees. who are “aging out”, were recognized; W. G. Jonas and Bole Goforth. President Bill Allen presided and Jaycee Charles Blanton pre sented special guests. Bob Go forth said the invocation. The* Jaycees went on record as endorsing toll-free phone service to Gastonia. Charles Blanton of Shelley, past president of the Shelby Jaycees. installed the* slate* of officers headed by Hugh 1 ancastcr pre sident. Others serving with Mr. I-^neastor wdl he: Ja oh Dixon and Howard I.utz. vice-president: Dave Putnam, secretary: Gerald «omasson. treasurer: Jim Me ntis. Jaybird: and Bill Allen, ite director. Directors with terms expiring in will he Fred Tate* and Bill Stone. Hold over directors art* Bill Culp and Don Dixon. President Allen, m the* annual report, n deal that Kings Moun tain Jayee*es were host to the 21st district mee*i>n< September -1. In addition to its many oommnnttv projevls. the* ch:h gave Sl.Oflll to ward the* purchase of a new fool ball sc jre-hom-d and bought shoes for needy children via the annual Christmas tree sale. Kight now member* were inducie*d at a mevphership ' ish party in July and the annual family picnic- was hold in August. .iaye*<*e*s conducted the MS. campaign in June. Group Meets Thursday Annual dinner meeting of thej Wcsie-rn North Carolina High School activities association will he held at Hudson se*hool Thurs day nigh'. High school principal Harry Javncs and members of the . aching staff will attend. Supt. B. N. Barne-s. veteran president, said an executive hoard me*e*ting will precede the ^wiiual dinner meeting. ^■Ic said In* did not know, who ^hcr proposals would he heard t<> change the “sudden death" rule adopte*d last May for de termining football champion ikijjs lux iciUila iu. couleaUuu. Saturday Postal Paring Effective Local News Bulletins LODGE MEETING (tegular communication of Fairview Lodge AF & AM will Ik* held Monday night at 7:.io at Masonic Hall, Secretary T. D. Tindall hr.s announced. TO PINEHURST Mr. and .Mrs. W. G. Grantnam and Mr. a.id Mrs. Charles E. l)i.\o i attended the 29!h annual contention of the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association in Pinehurst May 3-6. BENEFIT Tin* Grover Rescue Squad will sponsor an ail day cook-out Sat unlay from 11 a.in. until s p.m. at the Grover Rescue Building, Captain Fain liarn-aright has an tiounced. Plates are $3 per person for steak dinners and chicken plates at $1.2.'). L B TRUSTEE W. K. Ma’tney of Kings Moun tain was elected a member of the Lenoir Rhyne «ollcgo board of trustees at the annual convention last week of the North Carolina Latheran Syn<Kl meeting in Kan napolis. ELECTED Rev. R. Douglas Frit/, of Sails bury, a fornter pastor of King. Mountain's Resurrection Luther- j an church, was elected a trustee j of Lenoir Rhyne college at the annual convention last week of the North Carolina Synod of the Lutheran Chur -h in America. JUBILEE PARTY I'he annual Jubilee Birthday Party of the Women’s Society of Boyce ‘Memorial ARP church will lx* held Monday evening at 7 o'clock in the church fellowship hall. TO WIN DEGREE Janet E. Hamrick of Kings Mountaip is rirong 391 students who are candidates for degrees from Tennesace Tech at Cooke- i vllle. Tenn. ibis spring. Tin* 48th commencement will be held Mas ai-June 3th. VETERANS MEETING The regular meeting of Vete-. vans of World War 1 and Auaili ! ary of King* Mountain Barraek*< 3275 will he held Sunday at 3 p. ul at City Hall courtroom. I une window To Be Open Satwday Postal servier- here* and throughout the nation will be constricted offii-t i\< Saturday and on future Saturdays, under nrw postal policy effective throughout the nation May I. Principal changes at :hc Kings Mountain post office. as outlined hv Postmaster Charles L. Alex ander. are: It Only one window will open on Saturday, from 8:30 to noon. 2t No money orders will be sold at the postoffiee on Satur da> (though rural subscribers may still purchase money orders from their carriers on Saturday.) 3) Box rent will not be accept ed on Saturdays. 4 • Postage meters will not be serviced on Saturdays. ">t Unmounted city carriers "ill handle parcel post packages on Saturday deliveries, only if I hey do not weigh more than two pounds. tit Parcel post delivery service via truck, will no longer bo made on Wednesdays, comply ing with the- department require men- to restrict parcel |xist de livery by r:'uok, to fi\e days per week. The- Saim lav consolidated w in doiv will offer stamp sales, par cel |cost transactions, registry and C.O.D sc-rviees. Tho Postoffice Department, w hen announcing ihe new sen ice restrictions, said the changes would result in s.n ing some S12.7 million per year in (tostal costs. Byais to Head Optimist Club W. O. I Doc i Iiyacs lias la-on elected president of the Kings Mountain Optimist club f ir 1964 65. He will succeed It. \Y. 'Hob' Hurlbut. Other oi fict-rs will include Meat! Valentine, \tee-president: T. W. Hiyam. viee-presidonl; and I directors Homer Jones, Jack Seism and Sleepy Fleming who were named to one - year lei ms and directors Carl Wilson. Hill McDaniel, and Leonard Smith to! two-year terms. Ernest Payne.: Sr. will serve as secretary--tress urer. Rev. Civile R. Hood son as chaplain and (Jail McDaniel as sergeant-at-arms. Six memliers of the i luh at tend<-d last weekend's Optimist state convention in Raleigh and brought home a trophy and $o<. caah tor pun iy omnberaiup Foote Mineral Posts Pay Increase Jemccratic invention is Saturday B.en.ilal .onventim of Cleve rrl Couutv Ik i,(nra!i will tie :• !(i Cie><t:»nd Ously court hum- S •tui ;*y .ilienujon, begin . n;» ai 2 • k. v. th party factors pri-dieting a i • ord titrn •u t. Coun'y C:ia::m;,n (Tnt Now on will preside a id ill party ld.datos |"i (iiwrai Jv, •uii’ty c-mp :ss,«ii» and other m i <•. nom.nations I! t <■ invited to n.akc hr .of s;h-*- ii • (”nndid-iio4 f . township oHioes v .11 In ro u;»n:.od. Otht. paity oM •• s i-re Mis. . K. Lipfo-rl « . Kin .s v >unt.iin. inri A. A- I’owell, ol Shoiby. \ ioe I h urm ii a id II: v.d !ioy ;or, of j H'lliy. sorr-.a’y-t .rasurer. Delegates • • tin* convention, ox , ffioio. aro ..iimen and vice • -hairmon of <••• h of the county's 1 is voting pre-inots. hut All De:n •fiats aro m- itod and urged to be* i iresent. Expe-ti-d to boo*! attendance is lie county's Women's Democratic irgani/ation. formed last year, tnd handling the task of boosting ittondan<e at the tegular bien nial convention. Following tile convention, the •xbcutive committee, of which all hairmon and vice-chairmen ol ho county's 2' voting precincts nc oxoflieio niemliers. will con I rone to el«>et of(icc*rs fir the 'firthcoming Wo years. Delegates from Number t • Township are: Bet Invar p. Cameron Ware and Mrs H. A. Col- i th. • East Kincs Mountain. J. Ollio Harris and Mrs. .1. K. Liptord. ftl'.iis <t. IV F Hnnihipiht. Jr. tnd Mrs. Fain Hambriint. West Kinds Mountain, llagh D. ■frmand and Mrs F. A. McDaniel. |J. Two Awarded Scholarships Warren Goforth. Jr.. son of Mr. and .Mr*. Wan on Goforth, land Calx in Lockridgc, son of Mr. anil Mis. Campbell Lockridge. aavo txvn iwardcd Gordon II. Chambers' scholarships to college ; ay Koote Mineral Company, it was announced Wednesday by Neil O. Johnson. Foote's Kings Mountain operation mrnager. The scholarships are awarded to children of Foote employees and are renewable up to four years of college training provid ed the recipients maintain a "B" average. Mr. Johnson s i.il Goforth and Loekridge e.\pe»t to attend Appa lachian State Teachers college at | Boone. The Chambers scholarships j wen* first axv irded in 1!C>I ny Gordon II. Chambers, then presi I dent of the Foot Mineral Com pany. ^atfle Scout Wins Honoi Eagle Srmit Ray White will represent the Kings Mountain area at Junior Leader training course at Philmont Boy Scout Ranch in Cimarron. New Mexico, this summer. White was selected because of his leadership tn Troop fit a.s a Junior assistant Scoutmaster .ind his teaching ahilities a: the Jun ior Leader Training course held last March at Brackett's Cedar Park. School Planning Team Due Tuesday A survey leaio of the Division of Seho >1 Pl-inn.n Depart ni°nt of J’u »li • Instruction. will arrive here Tuesday to begin work on a eounlyw ide study of school needs. Superintendent B. N. Barnes said the school staff .s currently gathering s'Kit maps of area school popu' ition and other re quired data. Tlie survey team will study the school needs o> all thr>e of the (smnty*s school districts, on re - quest of the thiew boards of edu-! cation. ROTARY SPEAKER i liter Bea.u. vice-president of Carolina Freight Carriers Corpor ation of Cherryville. will Ire guest sjK-aker at Thursday's Ro tary club meeting at 12:15 at the Country Club. Mr Be im will give highlights of his trip to Russia last Kuntim r on a program ur lauded by K. G. Huuk. Jr. 4‘ Registrations in Township 966; Books To Close May 16 All Registrars Schedule Extra Working Days Vote: ivuior.s jn \,i . ii,-i i r.wnshipi.t leased by 657 to 966 during the past v ih k o 1 to future* obtained from the lour precinct icgistrurs. Meantime, in an e ffurt to speed the task of registering anew all voters in th • touns.tip the regis trars scheduled additional public 11 gist rat ion jm rinds. Mrs. Nelli* Cranford. East Kind's Mountain. iat (,\t> Hall', anti Mrs. J. U. Arthur. West Kings Mountain, • at the Armory •. a ill Ik* ai the preeiiitts on Thursday, Saturdays a*id Tuesdays through the final registration day on Mav 16. Mrs. J. I>. Jones of Bethware. will be at Beth ware school from 3 p.m to 9 o.m. on Friday and a gain on May l.i as well as on Saturdays through May 1*> Mrs. I. B. Ellis, of Grover, will be ai Frank K yster's Store in Grover from 10:30 a m on Thurs day. as well as on Saturdays at the Grover tire station. The lUneni registration is | completely new and persons who ■ do not register by the dose of the hooks ten days hence will not be able to vote >n the May 30 pri mary elections, nor in the June run-offs, should these prove ne cessary. In Number I Tmnsh.p, itizens registering as Democrats out numbered Republicans altout ** to 1. in spite of efforts of GOP load ers to increase the Republican registration total. The township break - d *wn through Tuesday was: Democrats sj3. Republicans. 1 IS. and Inc! • pendents 23. It is estimated a minimum <•{ 3.1190 persons are eligible to re .■ister to vote in Number 1 Town ship. The township breakdown b\ p ilitieal affi'iation to date is; East Kings Mountain IVmo crats 233. Republicans _>v Inch pendents 11, total iff*l West Kings Mountain IV:-.. crats 37s Republicans 35. Inde pendents It, total 127 Bethware Pc.Tioerati* 1*3. He publicans t3. total 11*' Gro* er Democrats 95, Repub licans 10. total 103. Toll-Free Poll Starts May 16 Southern Dell Telephone * »phone \- Telegraph Company will mail explanatory loiters and postal card ballots to Kings Mountain area subs« ribers start ing May 16 to determine whether Kings Mountain area patrons wish toll-free service to Gastonia and Dallas. The new service would add alxtut lT.onn tilephones callable by Kings Mountain area patrons without toll charges. Tin service would increase the monthly rental for residential subscribers to a maximum of tin cents and for business subscrib ers SI-Vi. The survey is being conducted by Bell at the urging of the Kings Mountain Chamber ol Comment On Tuesday night, members of till' Junior Chamber of Com merce added their endorsement Legion Baying Adjacent Lot Otis D. Green Dost 135 Amin can Legion, is purchasing a 23 \ 161 foot lol on the no tli side ol the Legion building properly. The organization voted at its meeting last week to purchase the |ot for $7*1 from Kings Moun tain Textile Cot porati m, of whom major stockholders are L. Arnold Kiser. George 11. Houser, ami Carl F. Mauoey. Post Commander Joe McDaniel. Jr., said the property would pro vide the I-egior. post with needl'd area for ingress ami lu the 1*5100 tedding. i t SPEAKER — Rev. lhc.nas S. Haggai. scli-styled "minister-at large/' will speak here Tuesday nigh: at the 26th anual banquet ot the Kings Mountain Lions "lufc Lions To Hold Ladies Night Rev. T m Haggai 11:vh Point "minister at . »!:■*• . will s(x-ak at the 2<>th annual ladies night ban quet «»f the Kings Mountain Lions . lit > ><i • \ The event vvil! held at the Womanii Club beginning at 7 o’clock. ArKtoun "rent of pr< 'am de tails was made by Jon is Bridges, chairman of the oommittee on i rraii moments A onetime minister .it Rink Hill. S. C . Ir. Ilat!> i. suhse nuer.tly s‘v ved the K:iii‘1WihkI Baptist church in Irgh Point, building it from mission status with services held in a school, to a membership -•! T.'o w h .i mod ern new chut eh plant. l»i 15163, a group >f 120 busi nessmen from New Yorl; to Tp\ as formed the Tom 11a. ai and Assoeiates Kn elation, which ev shied Mr. Hn.'gai to oe.- »mo a minister at large. As su-n. he ad dresses ehur.-h business atul civic groups throughout theni'ion. He aKo i> commentator for a synrii tated radio program, hearrml throughout the .-southeast. known a> "Values for l iving Other member of the commit tee on arrangements is \V K. Maun'-y. tr.. who .-;s ! oh mem bers to notify him not later than Saturdai the number ol guests they export to attend Tuesday night’s banquet. Twa Scouters In Honot Club Manley Hayes and Eugene W bite ass slant S outmastet and Juni c assist at t Scoutmaster >f Boy Sen it Troop 5)1. I ve hoe elected to membership in Ordei of the Arrow. ..n honor <•> aniAi lion of campers. hligihilitv for ele. t >n requires a good scouting background, 15 nights camping e\peren<v and nomination hy their Inal unit The two Scooters will .<» to S.-hie'i- S.’--'ii Ki-si-.aation di.s weekend for two day do lion ceremonies. Funeral Rites For Mrs. McGill Thursday at 4 Funeral rites f<u \i:>. uaura Path n M : i! 89, «,u odd rhi:i-lay afternoon .ii ! o'clock ai Patterson Gr«v > Baptist church Mi s M• <»jr• died at Kilims Mountain h< spual Tuc lay after noon at 1:30. In ilj health for sev eral ycais slip hail suffered a hr >ken hip a week a:rn. Mis. M-•«: 111 was a daughter of ■ he late Ira Hardin and Margaret Whitesides Patterson. She was the widow .t l.rnost Lee McGill, who died in IShe had resided with a daughter. Miss Mary Me 'Jill, at 311 \V. Gold street She w;is .i member of Patterson Grove Baptist church. Surviving, in addition to her dan tiller h"ie are two other da.I'-htcrs. Mrs .1. K. Houston, Blakely. Ga.. and Mis Allen llerndon. S;i*rmeifield. Fla., and two s.eis. \\ lliam I McGill. Ad a ins Hun. S C\. and Huliis L. M.-GMI, Salihury. Five brothers and two - survive. A II Patterson. R. p. Patterson, De witt Patterson, and i. (I Patter - *n. all of Kin.js Mountain, and Wray Patterson, of Dawson, Ha and Mrs. ('. S. Plonk. Sr., and 'Its A P. Falls both of Kings Mountain. Si- ^rand-children and one great grand-child survive. The body will he at Harris Funeral home until a half hour prior to the 'ini rites, which will e conducted hv Rev. Richard Plyler and Rev. Marion DuBose. Burial will In- in the church ceme tery. The fam'P. requests tliat mem orials. in I.• i of flowers. lie yriv en to the Pallet son Grave church building fund Powell Heads lemon Post Jay Powe<I has horn dinted • 'mnumli'r of < his p. Green Post 155. the American Legion for 1064-65. Mr. P'wHI will succeed Joe H. McDaniel. Jr. other of fir *rs named in annual club balloting Friday night were: David Delevie. first vice com ma niter. Roliert i Bob! Smith, second vi.v-oommander. Gene Wright serjeant-at-arms. J 'in W. Gladden, historian. Grady Howard, service officer. Kianklin 'Varc. chaplain. loe McDaniel, Jr., adiutant. The five-mar. executive com mi'tiv \..* 1 include Hduce McDan <•1. Carl Wi! in. Fred Wright. Jr.. John Dilling and VardMI Neal. H O. 'Tohyt Williams was named chapman of the scholar ship committee. METEP RECEIPTS Parking meter receipts for the w< ok ' die Wednesd.tv totaled sjn.li) including Stl't from on street meters. S77 front oxer puking fines, and $23.10 from off street meters City Clerk Joe M< Daniel, Jr., efiorted. Indicated Total Of New Valuation Due Within Few Days, Hamrick Says By MARTIN HARMON The county's property evalua tion (<ir ta\ purposes. hein.r von chicled by ( ulo, Layer. Trumble Company of Oayton. Oliio, s nearing completion Countv \ti •litoj Max II tmrick .'aid Wedncs day. "We should have a definite m dication of the total within a tew days,” Mr. Ham: u-k said Wednesday. Meantime, the of fit al» of kin^s Mountain. S hr i by and other in corpora ted towns in the county, are he’inning to look in the di rection of the calendar, as budget preparation time for 1MH-65 is at hand. State lav • which dir..a tod the current revalue!ion if i*i.-i>em for ta\ imd w neh wiil dictaic revaluation in the future ai £i£ht>ear rata v*L,i al*o nuiies hal connlics and cities to adopt a hud;vt and .set the an nual tax rate not later than July at "N rn .ilh ” Kings Mounam t’lty Clerk loe Alt Daniel. Jr., Mid t-vs week, we usually have the budget a H*nt completed by mid May. with the tentative and for mal adopion., ol both budget and tax i de sul>M-ruent formalities.’’ Little work has yet hcen done. The cities, as far as taxes are . •nerned. must await receipt of ounty figures. as state law’ also de tales that tee eouny govern- i nient is the valuation assessment agency. Asked what legal harriers! would have to Is- surmounted in event the ne-v valuation figures aren’t in hand on time to meet the Jul\ 2X1 h deadline. )lr. Ham-1 lids replied. ’’ 1'hcv 11 be m Ui CaaUmwd Oaf«s( » Hourly - Rated Employees Receive Raise Foote Mineiul Company announ • I Wediic ‘lav a w;i.’c inen*ase of five Cents per h im to alj Kings Mountain hourly -rated employees. Neil O. Jonnron, Kings Moun tain manager -aid the increase was effcitivc May 1 and will la* reflected in pi'checks *oing to employees this weekend ■'Tills increase is in recognition f the continued high perform ancc of the employees t>oth in pin shirt ion and safety Currently, the K.ngs Mountain operation is into its seventh consccuthe year without .1 I ut-time accident This outstanding safety rc-ord has brought awards from tin* Na tional Safety Council, the Ameri can Mining Congress, anil from tin- Ninth Carolina Department of Labor.” Mr. Johnson did not announce the number of Foote employees benefited by the increase. Ife did say. "MV !i«v<> a highly stable employment situation, with many of our employees with Foote foi ten years or even long-' er.” Cavenv Chosen for WC Project John Caveny. Jr., rising Kings Mountain high school senior, has l»oen invited to become a member of the superior and giftisl student project to !>o held at Western Carolina college for superior tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students th.s summer from July 2f>- August 19. ll«* will hi* a memHrr of the chemistry class. The Kings Moun tain student attended Western Carolina college in the summer ■ if IfkVt where in* jiass-‘d fresh man English with an A grade. Son of John C. Caveny and the late Mrs. Caveny. young Caveny is a member of the high school honor society and the Science club. Students offensl this privilege are chosen on this basis: high school record: scores on scholas tic anility: I «t-i tests of education al development; tnd recommen dation of school officials. Tn Way Spring Conceit Tin- Kin::1: Mountain high school oO-picc hand will present its annual spring com *rt Thurs day i tonighti at S p.m. in the high school auditorium. The concert is free to the pub lic. ■I*ie Ileddfen directs the band which will play overtures, march es. instrumental solos and novel ty numm-rs Member.-; of the band are: Trombones: Bil: Shuford, An dy Davis. Win Outer. Mike Neely. KoImi i Phitbr and Allen Dover. Baritones: Danny Walker and Charles McSwatn. Tenor Saxophone: Steve Ashe. Baritone Saxophone: Charles Padgett. Bass Clarinet: Cindy Ware. Bassoon; Jor.n McClure. French horn: Johnny Bennett. Coronets: Mike Goforth Leslie Joy. Sandy Mauney, Mike Greene and Mike Lovelace. Basses: Charles Wright and W-wldy Strickland. Bass Drum: Johnny Moore. Cymbals: Joan King. Snare durrn: Vivian Wilson and Billy Weaver. Tvmphony: Joan Howard. Bells: M try Anne McCurdy and Sandy Bayfield. Saxophones: Connie Dixon, Barbara Plonlr. Ronnie Maples and Gerald Wright. Oboe: Priscilla Padgett. Flutes: S'tsr.n Plonk. Debbie llurlhut and Eleanor Ware. Clarinets: John Clemmer, Dell Goforth. Lynda Mauney. Becky Burton. Man Jo llord. Grace Moore, Linda Allen. Angela Ruff, Sheila Godfrey Paulette Phifer, Gary Benton and Phyllis Putnam. Ernest Honrath’s Father Passes Funeral rites fot Akos Hor vath. father of Ernest Horvath, of New York. were held in New York. officials of Noisier Mills di v ision of Massa. husetti Mohair Pluah company have reported Finest Horvj.th is president of Ma*aduui£<. iu Mohair Flush com*
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