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Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 TM* tan tot Gfrater liny. Mountain it derive* Ira* tfen IMS Dm* Innini city directory ceaeut The city MMI* Mure It front tha United motet ten tut of IMd. VOL 75 No. 29 Established 1889 Kings Mountain's Roliable Newspaper Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, July 16, 1964 Seventy-Fifth Year PRICE TEN CENTS EAGLE SCOUTS WIN CRUNCH AWARDS — Philip Bunch, right above, and his brother. Wendell, received the God —h Counter Award, the church's highest award in scouting. Sunday at Boyce Memorial ARP church. Fourteen-year-old Wendell earned his Eagle last month after three years in scouting. Fifteen-year-old Philip received his Eagle at age 13. is holder of both the Silver and Bronse Palms. Both Eagle Scouts are holders of the Webelas Award in scouting. The God and Country Award goes to Eagle Scouts with 100 or more hours service to their local churches. Both bays are members of Boyce Memorial ARP church and of Troop 90 of First Presbyterian church. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Bunch. r Local News I Bulletins j - .-» ON DEAN'S UST Paul Smith, a junior ac counting student at King's College. Charlotte, made the Dean's List during the spring quarter. He was initiated last fall into the King’s College chapter of the Phi Theta Pi national commerce fraternity. LODGE MEETING An emergent communica tion of Kalrvlew Lodge 339 AKA AM will be held Saturday night at 8 o’clock at Masonic Hall, Secretary T. D. Tindall has announced. SAFETY MEET Regular quarterly meeting of the Blue Ridge Safety Coun cil will be held July 23 with dinner at ti:30 p.rn. at Brac kett's Cedar Park. Reservations should bo made with Glenn Williams, personnel director at Ora Mill in Shelby. NEW MODERATOR Rev. James Holder, pastor of Oak Grove Baptist church, is the new moderator of the Kings Mountain Baptist Asso ciation. succeeding Re\. John Lawrence of Shelby who has resigned to enter a new field of work. Mr. Holder was vice moderator. Mr. Holder was named moderator by the Asso ciational General Board June 22. ON DEAN'S UST Bo|by C. Biddix and Sara Hen dricks, Kings Mountain students at Wake Forest College, were among 422 students who quali fied for the spring semester dean's list. Biddix is a June gre uate and Miss Hendricks is a .ising sophomore. ON DEJIN'S UST Paul Smith, Kings Mountain student at King’s college in Charlotte, was listed on the dean’s list fur the spring quarter. K1WANIS BARBECUE Kings Mountain Kiwamans and their families will gather for a family barbecue Thurs day at 7 p.m. at Lake Mon tonia picnic area. SCHOOL CONTINUES Vacation Bible School is continuing this week through Friday at First Presbyterian church from 9 until 11:30 a m. for children kindergarten age through pioneer*. welfare Board Will Meet On July 27 It is pro'tao.e tlu> ctwnty wo I taro ooard a ill reconsider its ac tion is voting > • close 1*10 Kings Mountain .veifate branch at its next scheduled meeting the eve ling of Jniy ;r7. Rconsidcrat on lias ocen rec ommended unanimously by the county commission. Emmett Matt’iews, roii’nl chair man of the hoard, said Wednes day ho is no longer a member, his term ha> r.<* expired June 30, and added he understand* His successor will : e W’avn > Caudill, principal of Sh< lby high school. Under the welfare board set-up. two member? ne appointed by the North Carolina Board of Public Welt .r,- two members are ip|hiint(*d '•)' il.c county commis sion. and the • th memi«cr is ap pointed by the oilier four. All are tamed for thr-eycar terms with a ’imit of tv o < onsetutive terms. Mr. Matthews I as completed his sec tnd term Mrs. A'tbr-y Mauncy. of Kings Mountain, and A. I.. Wirlick. of Polkville. sei e through next June 30. on appointment by the state welfare board, while Carlos Young, and C utnty Commission er Ralph Elliott, serve through June 30. If,'*;, i n appointment by 'be county commission. Street Sign Vandals. Beware! Noting considerable vandalism concerning damaging and re moving city street signs. Mayor Glee A. Bridges warned Wednes day police are being instructed to arrest the vandals, or, where children ;rre juveniles, their parents. "These street signs are expen sive and it is not right to let people destroy valuable city property." the Mayor said. Phone Bills To Be Less For Rural Patrons Building Permits For Year $748,450 Brisk Building Activity Here During *63-'64 Tht* period July 19*13 to June 30. 1904. was an adlw construc tion year within Kings Moun tain. a summation «>t city build ing permits issued during the period reveals. Value of permits purchased by builders totaled $74H. 450. Majority of the construction was residential, including a $12.* ton parsonage constructed by Faith Baptist church. Largest construction permit issued was for $130,000 to Shan non, Ltd., tnow Shannon-Du plex, Ltd.* for a major expan sion. Also among the major eon struct ion permits were the Hen drieks-Durham Clink, now be ing built at the corner of Moun tain and Juniper streets, at $37. 900, and the rebuilding of the Purol Service station, corner of W. King and N. Battleground, at $25,500. CAGO Meeting Held On Tuesday Cleveland Association of <5ov ernment O. f.. .ala voted Tuesday night to seek assignment <»f a community sc«\ke consultant to the county isp»U t a fe<l--ral pro gram :*dm.red by ’he De partment of Health, ^duration and Wei fate The gt ,<]i ,d-o heard report from Phin Holton. Shel’iy c.ty manager, o.i incorporation of the group. Ho. t l road the articles of incoruorstior. and said he an ticipnted receipt of validated cor poration pa;v:ts of the non-pro fit firm m*r -enPirily. Theartic.p. j rovide that mem bership will include members of the thr-e boards of education ami the three sj;s*iintond?n;r mem bers of the county commission. Shelby and Kings Mountain com missions, mayors ami other ad ministrative officials, tnd pro vides for bioaeening of member ship to include officials ot other incorporate*’ towns in the county. Tlte assorts*.<>n will be directed hy a l2-me*r,be» hoard ef direv tors. to serve terms of two-years each, except:ng the initial i>oard. when six members will be named to one year terms. Tin* assoc’e.tmn will t* • empow ered to participate in loint pur chasing. to spur industrial de velopment. purchase and own lands and equipment, to own manufacturing properties, and to borrow money. Chairman llultert Plaster. Shel by mayor, ne :.e<! a nominating committee in< it:'ling Cecil Cilliatt. chairman. J. K. Ileindon. Jr., and Lester Roark. He named to a committee to submit corporation by-laws inel. ding Phin Horton. Malcolm Br« wn and Max Ham rick. ON VACATION Rev. J. S. Mann, pastor of Dixon Presbyterian c h u r o h. and Mrs. Mann are on vaca tion for two weeks. In the pas tor's absence, supply pastors will fill the pulpit at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning services. Schools Schedule More Holidays; Ouch! New Toni Starts August 27 Tarring a 1 over do** of bad weather. King* Mountain district : school puuiK will enjoy more ] holidays dun;.; the coming school : year. schedule to.- the commg year, as adopted 'iv the lioard of cdu . -ation. provide for a iull two wee' s of holiday at Christmas, from Dceep.bo: 18 to J imicrv 4. and four days *up from twoi at Kas'.er. from April la-20. The joksr: school days lost pri I or to Christinas holiday... if any. wo.ild etlirOiau the December 21 and 22 holi lav:-, and school days 1 lost prior »o Easter, if any. would cost a maximum of three of the i four Lastci season holidays now tehcdulcd. For pupil*. ti.t li!ti-l i> term be gin with a halt-day section on Thursday, August 27, and a full day of who... on Friday. August 28. High School Principal Harry Jaynes rr|>mfor duty July 31. all other pro. -ipals on August 11. and all test-' ei» on August 23. October 2 will re a ho'iriay and the day of distnt loaches' meet ing Htanksgiving holidays will be November 2;* aud 27. '^ast day of nh>>ol will iv May 31, with tea iie>: completing their ycat's duties or. June 2. RE-ELECTED — George W. Mauney hoe been re-elected president of Kings Mountain Hospital. Inc., as were other officers at the annual meeting Wednesday. Hospital Board Names Mauney The Kings Mountain hospital board of trnvccs re-elected all officers and <1*rectors for Ifitrl-tio at the annu .l meeting of Kinjfs Mountain Hospital. Inc. lasl'TOW nesday. George V. t-attmy was re-elect ed to a third term as presideint. Holmes 111 ‘ i \ was re-elected vict«-preside» t ..nd R. 3. Lennon was ic-ele el secretary. Mrs. George tf. fTi.ser and Mr. l>-n non were r.* Icted to a live-year li'imon the I rid of ti vs tees. Hie oosg 'al is operated by a non ■ prof!' iporatio.t. Kings Mountain I.’ -i itsl, Inc., under lease i >m Cleveland "ounty at a dollar pc v'ir. Management of the hospitn. - vested --n a ten memlK'r bo-.i-; of trustees who serve ilve-vr • • tei ms. Miss McGinnis In New Post Miss Anil i IcGinnis. daughter of Mr. anil Mrs. 1'aul McGinnis of Kings M* i • i. ;iin. has joined the str.ff of Gtnigia Slate Indus trial School ’u. Girls as a social worker. Miss MoGii . s began her new duties Jun > 1 l!h a-.d is residing at 130 Lind1' -ah Drive, N. E., Apartment K l. A graduate r I.cnoir Rhyne college, Mis, McGinnis was grad uated last r. oath from Tulane (.'diversity Sheol of Social Work. New Orleans La., with a master of arts de«r«**» Graver To Honor Barber Fantily The town of Grover will offi cially welcoro' the corrmunity’s new physic »n Dr. Theodore A Barker, ami Mrs. Barke*, Sunday aflem M»n .v j leivption at the Grover Cli” • Dr. HaiW. tomes to Grov er after co 'v’min,. his "iteriiship at Mcmori->l Mission hospital In \shcvdie. A n ::ive of Jaroso, Co lorado, he dut his pre-medical .studies at I'tik n college in Lin coin. Nebraska Me attendiHl the Luma Lindt Vedi*«l School in L vs Ar.gele-. California and serv ed four years .1 the I’. S. Navy. Mrs. Bark* r is a native of Lin coin and tin Barkers are parents of a son. J«».:i ••». age tvvo-and-a half They >*iv Seventh Day Ad ventists. Kings Mountain area and Grov er citi/ens arc invited to meet Dr. and Mrs. Barker from 2 until 3 p m. Sundav stu-rnoon. Charlie Harry. I * l. .» Grover, said this week in announcing pla.ts for the affair. Mr. Ilarrv : aid rivent temodel inp of the Gm-.tr Clinic l.as heen completed. Tie t >wn of Grover was left without a resident phy sielan at tlw ilealh of Dr. Lewis ■ R. Licum. Heavy Cots In Mileage Line Charges By MARTIN HARMON Telephone bills to he received by Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company rural pa trons will refleet rate reductions for line mileage charges. Kings Mountain exchange ru ' ral patrons, and other rural patrons throughout the state, are henefitting from a $1,369,000 cut ordered by the North Caro lina Utilities commission sev eral weeks ago. Manager Bryan Mouek said this week: 11 th»* base rate area has b«vn extended by approxi mately half-a-rnile from its foimer boundaries; 2> the line mileage rates, formerly charged for each quarter mile distance from the base rate area, now is charged on basis of zone hands, rathet than quarter-mile bands; and 3) healthy cuts in phone rental charges are the result for mail) rural patrons. Some samples of former mile age charges and new ones: In Zone 2, a person with a private or one party line paid a mileage charge of $10.71 per month, plus federal tax. He will now pay $2.50 per month plus federal tax. a saving of $9.03 per month. Two-party service mile age charge >n X >ne 2 was $5.58, js now $.65. while four-party servin' mileage ehirg.- was $2.in, js now $110 In Zone 1. one-party mileage charge was $6.96. is now $1.38, two-party mileage charge was $3.62. is now 83 cents, and four parly mileage charge, formerly $1.76, is now 55 cents. Zone 3 figures were not sup plied. However. Mr. Houck said only a very few phones an* in Zone 3. Zone 3 begins at the in tersection of St. Luke's Church road and Sweezy Koad. Among points now within the expanded base rate area are El Bethel Methodist church, a point about an eighth of a mile south of Grigg Town, and the north ern tip of the city's York Road resevoir. Other < itts stalled by South ern Bell in^iu :c lower i barges for so-called rj-ecial equipment, including phones especially de signed for persons with hearing deficiencies. The special charge I for colored phenes has been cut from S7..->0 t > $.>. Intra-North Caiolina long dis tance toll ra'es have been cut on '•alls to points more than 83 miles , distant. Mr. ili/a-l, noted it is the third cut in lo- g distance rates within the pas« three years. Mr. Houck commented. "While the recent ci i in federal income tax rates di, tated the utilities commission '..ecision in ordering <>ur rates to be pared, a partial factor in Soi't|-«*in Bell’.: ability to pare rates is efficiency of op. nations am i! modern equip ment." Utility Poles i Nat Ad Media The city wj:s busy Wednesday 1 clearing its utility poles of now out-of-date t.u'.'ieal placards and others erect e.' sin<v vo*ing day. bringing a reminder from Mayor OI«* A. Bridsci of the city's ordi nance forbiddirg use of its pro perty for ed\ -rtislng purposes. Mayor Bridges cited the city ordinance «.vh:i I; reads: "No sign is i * be attached to any post, polr*. tn c oi oth-?r support on any street, sidewalk, or other pu lie prop nor attached to any pole belonging to thte city, wherever sioia’ed.” Mayor Brrig'-s said die ordi nance will b-> enforced. Stockholder's Meeting Tuesday Annual meeting of stockhold ers of Kings Mountain Business Development, Ine., industry--pro motion firm, will be held Tues day morning at 10:30 at City Ball courtroom. The agenda will include re |>orts of President J. Wilson Crawford and Secretary-Treasur er Ben H. Bridges. The stockhold ers will also elect six directors lor the coming year. Present directors are Fred W. Plonk, also vice-president, the olher officers, W. K. Maunev, B • & Neill and Glee A- Bridges: Funeral Thursday For Mrs, Neisler Rotary dub meeting. Scott To Speak To Rotations :£.£» SSiSSi Mr. Scott h-d Clifton Blurof Aberdeen in a ‘» Close run o'. met* •" «h‘‘ Ma> Democratic prir-rary. ; Jack H. •Al-ite will !»««"} ^ of I'.ivv River, son o« late ’ Govern-r and Scnatoi Kerr Scott. Followin' l.t ‘Leon «’d “*J;‘ dress by Vr.SM.tt, the Kotanam Will present ptonw" , divlSion rrr%-. ^ visits to Kit • Mountain duringi the fiscal y-Hi Just end* l. Two Receive laycee Honots former K nB« Moun’^iti Jay cecs Robert ' o.m Gofcith an Willi i n tBi'.l’ Jonas net* l,rt .'l •Kx aait.d Rooster cer sentea r.\ at Uticatos by f>-e b-ea • ( ll. service to C’e civic Active m irbership in the « |E limited t.youni1 and 36 years old. -vt a ,|cd.. Jonas wer* a *ou ,tifi upon accepum « * cates. !r^r“':.c m ssSf-MsiMfS mem tiers. Textile Leader's Widow Succumbs At Age Of 93 j Funeral lor Mrs. Ida Pauline Neisle*r. 93. will be* hold Thurs day morning at 11 am. from! First Presbyterian church of which she was a charter inem bei. The hod\ will remain at Har ris Funeral Home until taken to* .he church -i I> Paul K \usley will oMiciate at the final itcs and ■n* •n.ient will no made n Mountain il« st cemetery. M:s Neisler died Tuesday at j 5:15 p.m. in the Kings Mountain hospital following several years t ol declining health. Daughter of the late William Andrew and Susan Ramseur Mauney, Mrs. Neisler was the widow of Charles Eugene Neis- ! ler, who foun-Ii-d the Pauline, , Margraee and Patricia Mills of Kings Mountain. Mr. Neisler tiled in 1931. Her lather was j Kings Mountain's first mayor. A native of Cleveland County, born October 29. 1870. she was j a graduate of (iaston college of: Dallas. She was a charter main- j bcr. an organizer and regent ol ' Colonel Frederick Hamhright > Chapter. DAK. a charter mem bcr of United Daughters of Con-t federacy, a patron of Queen's College, a former member on the board of regents of Barium1 Springs Orphanage at Barium Springs, a former member of ■ the board of Presbyterian Home: at High Point, a life member of Women of Presbytery, i niembei ■ of tin* board cf Mission Court in Richmond .it' served on the board of Will mi Black Home ar Montreal *or a number e*f years and a nr-Tih r emeritus of the Thursday Af.e-moon Book club. Surviving are lour sons. C. E Neisler, Jr.. Paul M. Neisler, Sr.., both of Kings Mountain, and Hunter R. Neisler, of Kings Mountain and Hilton Head. S. C and J. A. Neisler, Sr . of Lake' Waivamaw; three daughters. Mrs. Harold R. Hunnieutt, Mrs Harry K. Page*, both of Kings Mountain, and Mrs. W. F. Brew er of Norfolk. Va.; two half-sis ters. Mrs. F. R Summe'rs anel Mrs. J. K. He*rn<lon, both of Kings Mountain; 17 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. The* family has re*<|ue*sted that in lieu ot flowers memorials be' designated io Barium Springs Orphanage, I‘.mum Spiings, or Pre*sbyterian Home. High Point Active pa!lbe*nrcrs will be- Mrs Ne*islt*r's grandsons. C. E. Neis ler, HI, Joe* A. Neisler. Jr., ‘ Charles A Neisler. Harold Hun I nicult, Jr., Hunte*r Neisler. Jr., and Hugh Miller Neisler. Honorary pallbearers will be e»ffice*rs of Fii>t Presbyterian churi’h. Easter Monday No Longer Holiday. Mid-Week Closing Policy Retained kings Mountain merchants, at a general meMlcuship meeting of tli** Merchant*- association, made comparativeiv minor changes in current holiday and dosing hour policies. The membership voted to olimi nat>* the Ei- e. .Monda holiday and to observe only Christmas day as a ho!if'ex. In the past, a split police has been n vogue, some merchant opening for busi ness on !>*• -r>e; M. othi-rs tak ing an addit'-J ial holiday. Lal»or Day, Indopcrdenoo Day and New Year's Day remain holidays. The Wedn.- ’ey afternoon half holidav policy tentains unchang ed and will be suspendel on the W -dnesday i receding Thanks giving 'this y»ar November 15.' It will be icsumed following Christmas. No general yolit y w as evolved I go\ tnin;: cl ^ hours during the days immediately pteooding i Christmas, arid. tudccU for the month of ! H< er.ihcr. The mcr chants voted to arrange closing hours by typo., ot business. Kffort will '*> mutlo to effect joint ac tion on the pai • <»f department and variety -t res. jewvlers, gro cers, hardwares etc. Several d*-j ailment store man agers said Cvy expected to re- , main open later on Fridays dur Ing December, and daily during j the week it -mediately preceding Christmas. The meeting was called hy President Jcn.ts Bridges after a series of hacKtng-and-filling de cisions prij.* to the recent Inde pendence Dry. which by calendar accident, was <*i, a Saturday. The result was l.t« some firms were open, some nt*:e closed. Harold Co.: ■ ns, furni'ure deal er. observed .hat the merchants w »re liein? v.iifair to the shopping pu! lie w hen tlt.y failed to adopt schedules h. lufficiont time lot informing Uw public. I EAGLE SCOUTS — WUUam (Corky) Fulton. III. top atoora, and Charles Padgett won tholr Eagle awards recently. They are attending the National Bay Scout Jamboree in V a 11 e y Forge. Fa. Boy Scoots Win Eagles Two K i n g s Mountain Boy Scouts received their Lagle a wards, higher.: Jionors in scouting, recently. diaries •' I’.idjvtt, lc>-year-old son of I>r. ai"l Mrs. 1* G. i*adgett, and V/illia? i sage (Corky* Ful ton. III. 13-yen -old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Fulton. Jr., were awarded Eagi ■» in tecent ehurch presentaiioi . Padget: I ‘reived his kai;l<- dur ing Court of II nor held at Al ders gate Methodist cirirch in Shelby. Ful» ,.t teceived his Eagle at Boyce rial ARP church July 5th in a presentation made by his pa-:.«r. Dr. W. Pressly. I-ulton earn .1 his Eagle badge in 2’j years as a member of St. Matthew's La ! eran church Troop 91 of which <"»tis Falls. Jr. is scoutmasto*-. «' idgett has l»een a Boy Scon' o five years and Is active in First Presbyterian Troop 9n of vvh:.-h I’tnry McKelvie is scoutmaster Both En d' S. ..its are in Valley Forge. Pa. itS« ' ding the Nation al Bov Scout 1 mooree. City Streets ft.99 Miles The City cl Kings Mountain maintains WP miles of city str uts, of wl.i*h 33.SS miles are hard-Mirfac-s*. the city's current apolicatimt for Powell Bill monies shows. Additionally. miles of stit'ots have been improved with stope and o ' s: i! base T prepar ation for hard--itrlaein.;. Another 1.75 miles ar • listed as unimprov ed. The annual fund application shows the -i y addl'd .9S mile to its system ciuiirg the past year. C’tv Clerk .(.-e McDaniel said the anticipated nudget lor the current yea-vv !1 ineliH** funds for paving n-.ajority of city’s un paved streev. __ The city recc ved over S3&0OO in Powell Bill funds last year. Plie payment is based on a share of gas tax receipts of the state, with !'•> h population and str «et mi lea ye (Wring the amount of nayment. TO FLORIDA POST I)r and Mrs W P. C.erber- ~ ding and son. Tommy, moved 1 Thursday to St. Petersburg. Fla . where Di Gerbenttng la beginning new (lulu's as as sistant ministei of Redeemer ' Lutheran church. Ttie C.er herding- are living at 501 59tll j Sued, South. .