Population
Greater Kings Mountain 10,320
City Limits 8.008
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VOL 75 No. 30
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, July 23, 1964
14
Pagoi
Today
Established 1889
Seventy-Fifth Year
PRICE TEN CENTS
City Envisions Tax Rate Cut; Tax Values To Jump
Business Development Firm
£hows Profit; Taps Crawford
PRESIDENT—J. Wilson Craw
font and all of (icon and di
rectors wore elected by the
Kings Mountain Business De
velopment Corporation at Tues
day's annual mooting.
Welfare Board
Meeb Monday
li»e Cleveland County Welfare
^rartl will hold an oryanl/aflvial'
fB^fing Monday night at 7:30 in
^nelby to elect a new chairman to
succeed retiring chairman Km
mett Matthews.
It is likely the board will re
consider its recent action in vot
ing tj close the Kings Mountain
welfare branch, though Supt. Ben
Carpenter said Wednesday he
knew of "no new developments In
the matter." Reconsideration lias
been recommended unanimously
by the county commission.
Shelby high school principal
Wayne Caudill has been appoint
ed to a three-year term on the
board. The welfare hoard is made
up of five members, tu.> appoint
ed by the county commission, two
by the State Department of I'u >
lie Welfare, anti one by the other
members. Caudill was selected by
the latter gtoup at a recent meet
ing. AH are named for three year
terms wdh a limit if two conse
cutive terms. Mr. Matthews com
pleted his second term June 30.
Mrs. Aubrey Mauney, Kings
'Mountain, and A. L. Warlick. of
Polkville. serve through next June
30 on appointment by the state
welfare hoard, while Carlos Y mng
and County Commissioner Ralph
Elliott serve through June 30.
1966. on appointment by the coun
ty commission. Mr. Elliott resign
ed recently from the county com
unission.
■Mr. Caudill has been principal
■ Shelby high school since 1953,
served previously as principal of
Shelby Junior high school He
h«dds a bachelor’s degree from
ASTC. a master’s degree from
George Peabody college anti has
took graduate study at UNC. He
and his wife are parents of two
children.
Minimum Of 12
Teachen Needed
The Kings Mountain district
schools require a minimum of 12
teachers for the coming year.
Superintendent B. N. Barnes said
Wednesday.
They include:
Four high school teachers:
three at Kings Mountain high
school for general science, com
mercial subjects and English:
and one at Compact high school.
Eight elementary teachers:
two at Davidson school; four at
Bethware to teach a third, a fif
th and two sixth grades; and
two at East to teach a seventh
and eighth grade.
The board of education Mon
day night employed two teach
crs. Mrs. Mary Montague Davis
of Shelby. Bethware teacher, has
taught four years in Richmond.
Va. Mrs. Eva Egerton Amick of
Urlby, special education teach
P. taught at Tryon school three
yean.
CimtimttvU On Puyc 8
New Director,
All Officers
Are Elected
J. Wilson Crawford, realt ir and
Kings Mountain businessman, was
ic-electcd president of Kings
Mountain Business Development
Corporation, as were all officers
and directors, Tuesday.
The stockholders also named
3. F. Maner, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, a director
ind recommended that the presi
dent of the C of C be asked to
cerve each year as a member of
the board of directors.
Stockholders, in annual meeting,
.teard a financial report that pro
fit after taxes of the corporation
during 196-1 was $5,475.69. Capital
stock totals $22.sio and the cor-:
poralion’s net worth at Julv 14.
1961 was $22 X10.
President Crawford, in his an
nual report, noted that the cor
poration had been instrumental
in assisting three plants to locate
in Kings Mountain which will em
ploy over 400 persons on an es
timated payroll of $1,000,000.
Erection of K Mills, a 36.000
squajrp fopt textile plant on Floyd,
street, is xtndcrway. The we JCiflj'
operation is expected to employ
about 200 persons and officials
are hoping the firm will he in op
etation by autumn.
Bids were opened by the city
last Thursday on 5.500 feet of as
bestos cement water pipe to be
uspd to install a water line to the
mill.
Other officers are Fred W.
Plonk, vice-president; and Ben II.
Bridges, secretary-treasurer. Ot!t
er directors are file** A. Bridges.
W. K. Mauney and B. S. Neill.
Kings Mountain Business De
velopment Corporation, spons. >red
bv the Kings Mountain Chamber
of Commerce, was organized Oc
tober 21. 1957 with Mr. Crawford
as its first president. Mr. Craw
ford and all other officers and di
tvi tors have been re-elected each
subsequent year.
Privilege License
Sales New $3857
City privilege license purchases'
increased to $3.S57.25 through
Wednesday, City Clerk Joe Mc
Daniel. Jr., reported.
Tlte total compares with $5600
the city expects to receive this'
year from license purchases.
Mr. McDaniel noted that penal
ty of five percent per month ap- ,
plies after August 1.
CAMP KEUNION
The annual Camp family re
union will be held at Byrd Hut
in Patterson Springs Sunday.
Pienic lunch will be spread at
1 p.m.
r awultt — mt*. i o m m y
Burk*, top above, and Miss
Ellen Burk* have Joined the
faculty of Trinity Day School
for th* coming year, headmas
ter Rev. Robert Haden ha* an
nounced.
Day School
Facility Complete
The Trinity Day school has an
nounced its opening dates for the
lHtil-tio school year.
Classes f >r tin* Pre • School
group tfive-year-olds) will begin
on September 7. the kindergarten
< four-year-olds> begins the fol
lowing Monday. September 14.
The headmaster of Trinity Day
school is the Rev. Roc.ert L. I la
den. Jr., deacon-in-charge of Tri
nity Kpiscopal church. Mr. I laden
is a graduate of University of The
South. Sewance. Tcnn. He receiv
ed his bachelor of Divinity degree
from Virginia Theological semi
nary. Before entering the minis
try. Mr. Haden taught at Blue
Ridge School for Boys in Hender
Continued On Page 8
Coooty Tax Rate Will Be SL19;
Commissioners Te Adept Badge!
The Cleveland County board ol
commissioners has adopted a gen
eral county tax rate of $1.19 per
$100 valuation on a total county
with* property valuation estimate
of $175 million.
County Auditor Max Hamrick
said final figures on the budge-t
are to be approved by the com
missioners Monday. He said he
Ivad asked commissioners to set
the tax rate in advance of budget
approval so that the tax office
can begin preparing tax bills for
the now fiscal year.
The $175 million estimate is
higher, Mr. Hamrick pointed out,
' than he estimated initially when
he filed a tentative budget on es
timate of $1.22 per $100 valua
tion.
Residents of Kings Mountain
school district will pay a total
county tax of $1.63. including -If
cents per $100 for current ex
penses and debt serv ice on an es
timated tax valuation of $38 mil
lion. Shelby school district resi
dents. with a 45 cent special
school tax. will pay $1.64.
The total tax rate is made up
i of levies for schools, a levy lor
; the general fund and special lev
It* for such purposes as health
and welfare.
School levies, whieh the coun
ty collects and divides among the
1 three school systems on a per
student basis, are 23.S cents per
$100 property valuation for school
yurrent expenses. IS.tt cents for
regular capital outlay, 13.5 for
debt service and seven cents for
special capital outlay.
Last fiscal year's tax rate was
$1.57 per $100 property valuation.
It is difficult. Mr. Hamrick ex
plained. to compare this $1.57
rate with the new $1.19 rate They
are calculated, he said, on differ
1 ent assessment ratios, or pen-ent
age of properly on which taxes
will be levied. Last year's assess
men! ratio was generally assum
»*d to he 32.5 nor cent, while the
new ratio is 05 percent, same as
that of the City of Kings Moun
tain.
This means that a property
owner who paid the $1.57 rate on
32.5 per cent of his pmpert> last
fiscal vear will pay the $1.19 tax
rate on 65 per cent of his proper
1 ty this year.
Meter Receipts
From Inly
Reach S10.075
City cotiers wore swelled $10.
075.94 during fiscal year 1963
1964 by motorists who parked at
city parking meters.
Tin- meter funds included for
overparking from on-street and
off-street meters and from fines.
Expenditures were $4100. in
cluding salary of the meter of
fice), maintenance and supplies.
The balunic of $5,975.94 is ear
marked recreation.
Motorists who overpark in
Kings Mountain are taxed 25
cents. If they fail to pay the 25
cents within 72 hours a $1 fine
is applicable.
The coin-operated meters are
for one-hour and two-hour park
ing. A nickel will enable the
motorist to park his vehicle for
an hour on city streets.
Soil Problems
At School Site
ThP’Wiiig* Mountain board of
education discussed a “soil” pro
blem at site of the new district
school at Monday night's regular
monthly meeting.
Awaiting detailed report from
school engineers, the h iard specu
la ted that shortening cf the chim
ney stack, installation of a blow
er. or larger footings may elimi
nate s >ft dirt in soots of the gym
and heating room area. The soft
soil will not hold the foundation
of the building firmly and certain
areas of the f tundation are too
soft to hold the high chimney.
In other actions, the board:
It authorized the superintend
ent to purchase a .» ho >1 bus on
recommendation of tin* state
transportation committee. Mr.
Bat nes is t > confer with the mm
mittee chairman. Mr. Anderson,
on the purchase.
21 was informed that proper
ties of the late Hugh Williams
near North school pr >perty is for
sale.
3* heard a request that a fence
he constructed between the
school's West school property and
the Earp-Dettmarr property near
the sch iol.
-It voted to retain the account
ing firm of Hamrick A- Redding
for the annual school audit.
5t heard Richard Kerehaud. a
representative of Cleveland In
surance Agency of Shelby, who
invited the b tard to consider pur
chase of school child insurant-*:
from his firm. The school child
insurance has lieen secured in
prior years from Pilot Life In
surance Company.
tit Supt. Barnes reported that
schools sccrctarv Mrs. Wanza Y.
Davis is attending the state secre
tary's conference in session this
week.
7> set the payroll period for
teachers to end on 2oth of each
month.
It's Moving Time
At County Offices
Cleveland County commission
er* Monday officially inspected
and accepted the now $1-10,300
i mntv office building on N. C.
ISO between U. S. 71 and U. S. 71
A.
The approval was subject to the
completion of minor construction
items, and commissioners gave
future occupants of the building
permission to move in at their
discretion and to notify the boarn
when their moving will lie com
pleted.
One wing will house the county
agricultural agent's staff, the
county forester. Soil Conservation
Sm-vicc. ASC offices. Kll \ offices
Federal Crop Insurance Corpora
tion. state poultry diagnostic lab
oratory and Dairy Herd Improve
ment Association lahorat ory.
Two other wings with separate
entrances will house i-ount>
school offices and . iunty welfare
offi»-es.
A itublic open house is planned.
INDUSTRIAL FIRMS WIN AWARDS — Charles Mauney. chairman of the Kings Mountain Red
Croes blood program, presents engraved plaques to Clinton Jolly, superintendent of Carolina
Throwing Company, and Neil O. Johnson, rig ht. manager of Foote Mineral Company, emble
matic of these firms' top participation in the blood program during 1962-63 and 1963-64. The sec
ond annual award to the industry with the high est percentage of blood donors was made by the
Kings Mountain Rotary club. Mr. Mauney. chair mem of the blood program for a second year,
made the awards presentations at Thursday's Rotary club meeting. (Photo by Carlisle Studio).
Throwring Firm
Wins 1964 Awanl
SPEAKER—Dr. c. Hebert Ben
■on. president of the new Gas
ton Community College at
Dallas, will address Kings
Mountain Kotarians at their
noon mooting Thursday.
Benson To Speak
To Rotarians
Dr. C. Roliert Benson, pi osident
of Gaston Community college at
Dallas, will address Kin:;* Moun
tain Rotarians .at their 12:13
meeting Thursday at the Countrv.
Club.
Dr. Benson '.v ill speak on a pr-'
gram arranged by Rotariun Tho
mas L. Trott.
A native of Salisbury'. Dr. Ben
son was educated at B >ydon high
school. Catavha eollcg' and the
University of North Caiclira. He
earned hotli his M.A and l»h.D.
from UNC. His professional ex
perience has included serving as
elementary school tea *her and
principal, high school teacher,
coach and prim.pal ani <ollege
Dean of students, professor of
eduectlon. chairman ,>f the Eng
lish department and president of
College of Tli • All.cm irlc.
A ruling eldet in ilm f res by
terian church. Dr. Benson has
been active in scouting and in the*
Kiwanis club. As a student he
played varsity football at Cataw
ha college and led the North
State Conference in rowing in
19-10. He served in the I'SN'R
; from 1942-1." as small boat offic-,
cr ui the Nwmuudy mwwon. 1
Foste Mineral
Was ‘63 Leader
In Blood-Giving
Carolina Throwing Company
employees boast id the highe.
percentage of blood donors du.
ing 1963t>4 .md received an <*n
graved plaque, compliments ol
iho Rotary tlub. 'Thursday.
The Rotanans also presented
the 19d2-*>3 plaque, which had
been on order, to Foote Mineral
Company, the industry placing
highest in the bio tdmobile pro
gram that fiscal year.
Charles F. Mauney, blood pro
gram chairman for the Kings
Mountain Red Cross Chapter,
made the presentation.-. Clinton
lolly, superintendent f Carolina
Throwing Company, and Neil O.
Johnson, manager o f toolc’s
Kings Mountain operation, e
ivpted tlie awards. Mr. Mauney is
general manager of both Mauney
Hosiery Mills and Carolina
Throwing Company.
Tlie Kings Mountain civic club
presented the annual awards as
highlight of their regular Thurs
day luncheon meeting at Kings
Mountain Country Club. Rotari
■ns and their guests had earlier
heard an address by Robert \V
Continued 0« P'ii/3 s
— Mvaaiu (ftp)
Simmons has luccMdtd Ralph
Elliott on the board of county
commission* is.
Simmons Named
To Ci
Broadus E. ipopi Simmons has
t>een appointed to the Clevelan 1
County hoard of commissioners
suciavding Ralph S. Elliott, re
sinned.
Announcement of Simmon's ap
pi .ntrjx-nt was made by Clerk o
Superi ir Court J. \V. Osborne
whose duty and responsibility it
is to appoint some person in case,
of resignation during an unev 1
piled term.
In fits letter of resignation to !
Comm. Chairman .1, Broadus Elli ‘
dated July Is. Elliott stated: "I
have recently accepu*d employ- j
ment » hii*h will carry me out of
CoMfiNin </ Oh Page S
New Garbage Law Is Under Fire
By Some Citizens; Hearing Held
County commissioners say
l hoy're being swamped with com
plaints since tin* new ruial gar
bage disposal and collection or
dinance wont into I'f/cvl July 1
No changes wore made in the
ordinance by the commissioners
at Monday's mooting but they dis
cussed the complaints with the
contract garbage haulers and
health department officials.
They suggested that the ordi
nance hadn’t been given "a suffi
cient trial'' and that many rom
plaints had arisen from public
misunderstanding of iis provi
sions.
The hoard asked the press, ra
dio. health and farm officials to
assist in puhlieii4ng the ordi
nance.
'Hie new law di ’ides the -nun
ly into three gari ige collection
arena and the cuuuly I.** issued
permits to three haulers to work
in tin1 areas The ordinance re
quires the haulers to meet strict
provisions in the c -lleciion and
d s[K>sal <>( garbage in a sanitary
manner Previously, the county's
tural residents were served by
unsuperx ised garbage haulers
whose dumps were not rotated.
At the meeting were represen
tatives of the three contract |
hauling o >m pant as: Gerald WB
! son’s KZ Sanitation Co.. A. M. I
Boggs Sons upper Cleveland
Sanitation Service anti Hugh
Phillip's Sanitation Service, also
appearing were I>r. Z P. Mitchell,
county health officers. sanitarians
James S|iears and Ralph Dcd
mond of the Cleveland County
Health Depart ment; sanitarian
\V. M. White ot the Cawha Coun
ty Health Department; and citi- (
C'uufmucU On PUtfc i
$1.50 Tax late
Long In Vogne
May Be Paced
By (0-65 Cents
Though final figures are in
complete. the city envisions a $7
mill »n increase in taxable valua
tons. City Clerk Joe McDaniel,
ir. said Wednesday, and a reduc
.<»:i in the tax rate for fiscal year
961 65 from 60-65 tents.
Initial totaling indicates a tax
ible property total of $20,500,000
nmpared t > the 1963 tax base of
513.212.MVi anti a 1962 tax base of
jl2.0XX.597.
Tin- $1.50 lax rate, in vogue
lore since 1937. is expected to be
■et at X5 or .90 |»er $100 valuation
y the city board of commission
rs M >nday night at a special
■leeting at 6 p.m. in City Hall
ourtroom. Mr. McDaniel said.
The new tax rate is expected to
eflect a cut of from 60-65 cents.
Mr. McDaniel said the new bud
et for 1961-65 will he based on
he $2n million taxable property
aluation.
The tax rate was cut from $1.70
‘o SI50 during the fist*al year
1956-57.
C'raftspun Yarns ha« become
he city's largest taxpayer, with
t property \ aluation of $2,246,063.
Burlington Mills, which last year
held the top position, is now sec
ond largest, with valuation of
$1,063.2X2. Carolina Throwing
Company is third at $205,095.
Mauney Mills is fourth at $937.
753; and Mauney Hosiery Mills is
fifth at $447,513.
Moat of the taxable property
icrease will be derived from the
idustrial and business categories
nd the expansions of several
lants accounting for the jump.
Property valuations for busi
tesses approximates $9,054,075;
or white citizens S9.X59.347; and
or colored citizens $515,363. Mr.
IcDaniel added.
sethwaie rail
?lans Underway
Th»> Beth ware Progressive club
arbecuc, which heralds the o|«*n
ng ol the Bethware Fair. will he
eld Wednesday, Aug. IS from
►:30 to 7:30 at Bethware school.
The fair, which will open Clevc
ind County's season, will be
'opt II 19 on the grounds of the
school.
Cameron Ware, fair manager,
announced that R. C- Lee Rides
will he featured similarly to fairs
of the past decade.
Approximately $jno in premi
ums will hi- oifcrcd hy the spon
soring club.
Home, farm and school exhibits
will be displayed in the school
gymnasium and shop.
Progressix *• Club officers will
serve in the same capacities in re
gard to the fair.
They are Harold Hord, presi
dent; Robert Ware, secretary;
and John O. Patterson, treasurer.
Fair committees were appoint
ed at Monday night's meeting of
the Hethware Progressive Club.
School tolls Ring
Again August 27
School bells are only one
month away for Kings Mountain
district pupils.
For pupils, the 1964-65 term
will begin with a half-day ses
sion on Thursday. August 27.
and a full day of school on Fri
day. August 28.
High school principal Harry E.
Jaynes reports for duty July 31.
all other principals on August
M. and all teachers on August
25.
The six-weeks summer school
session ended Friday.
Band Drills Brain
Here August 10
The Kings Mountain high
school hand will begin drills for
the full marching season on Au
gust 10. with the first meeting
to be held at 6 p.m. in the
school hand room, director Joe
C. Hodden has announced.
Mr. Hodden requests that all
members ho present for this
first mooting and to notify their
fellow bandsmen.
Tlie early drills are necessary
in order to train new members
in Hie fundamentals of drilling,
to learn new music, issue uni
forms. and to begin training
for tiic first football showing