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I Population
Greater Kings Mountain 10,320
City Limits 8,008
I®» Cfottrr Kia^i Me jit*otn ti 4oatv«4 from
L . ***? *,B9* City dliK'ory ctutui Tho «8ty
umki% fisJt* to Horn the United Staten census el 19*0.
Pages
Today
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, September 24, 1964
PRICE TEN CENT*
VOL. 75 No. 39
Seventy-Fifth Year
SCENE FROM MOUNTAINEER DATS — Mis. J
Brown and young Ray Clemmer who an all out
wear during Kings Mountain's celebration Octa
with needle and thread this week se*|ing cos
trade promotion and celebration commemorat
War Battle oi Kings Mountain. (Herald Photo b
im Yaftoro offers (*lmhmtnti to young Cindy
fitted in Mountoinoor Days costumes they will
her 4-10. Kings Mountain womenfolk were bury
tames for the Merchants Association-sponsored
ing the 114th anniversary of the Revolutionary
y Raul Lenunoas).
Mountaineer Days
Plans Forwarded
"joins PEACE CORPS — Robert
Munson will deport for Ven
ezuela on October 3 for duty
with the United States Peace
Corps.
Robert Mnnson
To Venezuela
KoUTt Neil • M >b| Munson.'
m>u nt Mr. and Mrs (lorald A.
Munson •>> Kin :s Mountain, will
depart /or Venezuela on October
for duly with the United States
IVa.e Corps.
Mi- Muns >n. now vacationing
at home, is a Juno graduate ol
St. Olaf college. Northfiiid. Mm
cesota. Ilo holds a bachelor of
arts decree. __
In Venezuela Pea re Corps vol
unteers will prom do formation
ol cooperatives and engage in
rural lonimunily development.
T:k> will supplement the efforts
ol approximately 130 Volunteer*
already working in Venezuela in
liman anil rural eommunity de
xil pnic-nt. physical education
and i eei eat ion. and university 1
and si-, onilary education.
llie new Vo. unleers will or
ganize civic aeiion councils of
Us .il inhabitants Tin y will en
mm age them in cm ablisliing eo
^^ratives. home improvements.
Pat.on. school and road eon
struct ion. recreation centers, lo
cal industries and conservation
tVMfutucd Ua tuuv o
• %
North Carolina
Beauty Queen
Will Attend
Kings Mountain's preparation
for Mountaineer Days October
4-10 were well underway this
w<s*k.
Jonas Bridges, president of
the Merchants Association, which
is sponsoring the trade promo
tion and battle anniversary cele
bration. said that committees
were at work and that indica
tions are the festivities, culmi
nating with a Saturday after
noon tOctober 10) parade at 2
p m., will he "bigger and better"
than ever.
Miss North Carolina Sharon
Kay Finch, of Thomasville. will
appear at the Thursday night
■ October sth, talent show to be
staged at the National Guard
Armory. Miss Finch's visit will
he co sponsored by the retailers
and the Kings Mountain Javcees.
Because of previous engage
ments, the reigning beauty queen
won't be able to participate in
Friday and Saturday events.
Mr. Bridges said those inter
cstcd in taking part in the talent
competition should contact him
CoMfaNMtd On Payc e
Kings Mountain
Goldwater At Cl
By DAVE WEATHERS
A standing room only throng
parked the Charlotte Coliseum
Monday night to hear Sen. Barry
M. Goldwater. Republican presi
dential candidate, lash out vig
oursly at his Democratic opposi
lion.
Four bus loads of Cleveland
County supporters of the senator
made the trip to Charlotte and
joined in the five-minute stand
ing ovation accorded Goldwater
as he made his entrance to the
Coliseum.
One bus was transport for 28
Kings Mountain supporters. Oth
ers went to Charlotte in their
own vehicles.
Goldwater challenged Presi
dent Lyudon Jotuuuu to debate
MISS MOUNTAINEER — Becky
Kennedy, high school senior,
will reign over the Mountain
eer Days festivities in Kings
Mountain in October and will
ride in the October 10 Moun
taineer Days parade.
Six-Day Week
Fm Some Stores
Several K.ngs Mountain retail
firms have annount-ed this week
they will suspend mid week
Wednesday afternoon closings,
effective October 7.
Tlie firms, dry good* and va
riety stores. Include 1*1 >nk l»ro
rIters & Company. Ilelk's Depart
ment Store. Cato's. Rose's, Ra
gle's, and Fulton's Department
Stoie.
Paul McGinnis, of McGinnis
Department Store, said bis firm
would continue t.• observe the
mid-week half-holiday
Delegation Hears
larlotte Monday
him saving "Can my opponent
talk?
"What does my opponent have
to say?
“I challenge my opponent, the
interim President Ly ndon Baine*
Johnson, to face the issues. I
dare him to fate me la-tore the
world.
"I ask of him — debate!"
The candidate departed from
Ills prepared text by changing
the word demand to ask in "I
demand of him — debate!"
The Senator lashed out at the
present administration by as
sorting:
“Responsibility has shifted
from the family to the bureau
crat, from the neighborhood to
C'uNiiiiuuf U* Pujt, u
Davidson Addition Discussed
School Boaid
Will Consult
With Architects
Kings Mountain distrv t hoard
of education Monday reiteiatod
its supfton of id • November 3
stale school construction bond
election and concurrently agree*!
informally to consult with archi
tects concerning a major addi
tion t i Davidson v. hool
Chai.man Jares K. Herndon.
Jr., noted mat K.n.'s Mountain
district's share of the $' m.'KXMWt
sch ol b.hiding .ends, tf approv
ed. w;ll bt* $374.5".
lie pointed out that this a
m -unt would s<»|\.- Kings Moun
tain's immediate s .tool building
tv d». v. i <1 spit'd the priority
Davidson project, a: I, in con
trast to lo< al < onsirti. tion tond
monies, wihiIiI cost the taxpayers
no additional tax.
Other members < oneurnni.
The ment sdin.l survey re
!*ort by a Hoard of Public In
truction team pointed to the
need for abandoning tin* old Da
vidson plant and « xpanding the
six classroom Davidson plant.
In a busy but comparatively
routine session, the board also:
1| Formally elected Warren II.
But goss. ;is a teacher of high
s. hool Kiigh.sli, Mrs Carolyn Me
Whirtcr. as a teacher ol high
soil kiI history, and Mrs. Kthel M.
Crook, as a Bethware elementary
teacher, and an opted the resig
n at ion of Mrs. Joan Starrctt, who
is ill.
2, Authorized employment of
Joe Le»‘ Woodward to replaee
Attendance Counselor T. C. *Red,
McKee, who has resigned at a
salary of $300 per month, plut
travel.
31 Adopted the now state tra
vei pay scale of ci.ht-’ints pe
mile, formerly seven rents.
11 Approved attendance of
Mis K. S Lennon Hid M:s Wil
son <Iriffin at ;i weekend librar
ian's c <nfe e ;ce.
5, Authorized Chairman He n
ion lo negeti.it. with Lambeth
Roj>e Corpora*: n and the City
of Kings Mountain for installa
tion of a six ncil water line to
serve tile new Phifer Road high
sch-. 4.
t!| Authorized the superintend
ent to put chase s tenet* lal.ora
tm y equ pn nt 1 new high
school veil ie equipment e .fi
ratio 'S deter r.ine ■. .s. water and
other sc: v e cimneeti ins.
7, AuthOl ./ed attendance of
M;s. Wan/a Davis at a forthcom
ing conference on teacher retire
ment and serial security lunds.
Di. Bill Amos
Opens Offices
Dr. William K Amos.
M >untain native and son of Mi
ami Mrs. M C. A .mis. has open
rtl olliu's for the practice of der
matology m Phoenix. Arizona.
The Amos offi t is located in
Suite .'tilt. Park Ccntial, North
Medical Building, lot West I Vita
lina Drive.
I>r Amos was edu.ated ill !hc ]
Kills. Mountain >• iiools, at Wake 1
Forest college and Dowman Gray
School of Medicine. He completed
Ins internship, his residency and
his study of dermatology at Wal
ter Heed hospital m Washington.
D. C. For three years ho was at
taihed to the Station hospital in I
lleidclhutg. Germany
Mrs. Am.«. is the former Ruth
Troutman of Pine Bluff. The ■
Amoses are parents of two chil
dren: Laura, age s.\; and Au
drey. ago two Dr Amos is bro
ther of James K Amos of Kings
M unt.tin
Seventh Grader Says
Be What You Is"
Miss Fanny Carpenter, sub
slituting lor Mrs. J. K. Willis
as seventh sraile leather at
Bi thware school, invited the
pupils to write a short state
mem of what they wished to
bciurru in life
O n e unidentified pupil
wrote:
Be what you is
And not what you ain't.
'Cause if you ain’t what you
i*.
Yuu is what >«»u ain't!
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SEMI-FINALISTS FOR MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS—The six Kings Mountain high school seniors pic
tured above with Principal Harry E. Jaynes are among semi finalists in the Nctional Merit schol
arship program From lelt are Louis Stewart. Peter Hauser. John Caveny. Jan Williams. Lyn
Cheshire, and Spencer Moore.
Six KMHS Seniors Named
Merit Scholar Candidates
Wins ui-Orit-E — Hooeit Go
forth. former Kings Mountain
citizen, has earned the degree
of Master of Arts at the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
Goforth Wins
Master’s Degree
Robert Goforth, of Charlotte,
son of Mrs. 1. Be*i Goforth and
the late Mr. Goforth of Kings
Mountain, recently won the di
gress of Master of Arts at the
University of North Carolina
<Chapel Hilll.
Mr. Goforth is principal of the
Midwood Elementary s.-hool in
the Charlotte Mecklenburg school
system.
Mr. Goforth was graduated
from Kings Mountain high
school in 19>2 and from Appal.i
chiun Stall" Teachers college in
1957 with a Bachelor of Si lence
degree.
Ills wife was Mary Elizabeth
Goins, a burner teacher in the
Charlotte schools
Scott To Visit
Fail Thursday
Robert W. iBobl S* ill. Demo
era tie candidate for lieutenant
governor, will \isit the Cleveland
County fair Thursday.
Mr. Scott will b»- at the Dem
ocratic lair booth from I to ti
p.m.. then will talk with county
party leaders, before addressing
the Shelby Kiwanis club at 7
p.m.
I’rior to visiting ihe fair. Mr.
S< oil will make an address
Thursday morning al Monroe,
dedicating a new industrial
plant.
Local Qualiiieis
Umong 14.080
in United States
S\ K.r.ys Mountain li i y h
- 'Ii >| seniors an* s.-:ni-lip Mists
.11 th*‘ National Merit
Scholarship competition. it was
announced yesterday t»v Prmci
|*al Harry Jaynes.
The six are John C. Cavcny,
son of John (\ Caveii. and the
late Mrs. Cavrny. Joan A Cbe
shov. III. - in of Mr. anti Mis.
John Cheshire. Sr.. Ivter J
Ilaust i. .-.in ol Mr. anti Mrs.
Jaek ll.iu.-ii. William S. M> are.
son ol Rev. anti Mrs tleoiyc T.
Moore, lewis K. Stewart, son of
Mr awl Mrs C, K Stewart, anti
Jan K. Williams, daughter of II.
O. Wiliams awl the late Mrs
Williams.
The s x are amom I'll semi
f.nalisis nl n.itsii North Caro
linians who .underwent the com
petitivo tests last spring.
William Kay. high scho >1 yuid
ante dire. tor. noted that the six
represent 6.f* portvnt «f the fto
Kiny*. Mountain students who
entered the eomp* • i«i• • •.. three
times the percentage of the
state's Jits] per.-e:it rea. limy the
semi finals
The six are amony 11 .‘inn see.
iocs tin .uyhout the eountry who
attained Semi finalist status The
S«*mi finalist yroup is co:i.|*nsed
of the highest scoring students in
oaeh state and in I'nited States
territories. K'aeh semi finalist
now moves a step closer to win
niny a f »ur year Merit Scholar
ship to the colleye of hi- choice.
Semi-finalists must substantiate
their qualifying test |*ei (.o mance
('■tiitimuil on putic <•
LIBRARY ASSISTANT — Mrs.
E. W. Neal has joined the staff
of Jacob S. Mauney Memorial
library as assistant to Mrs.
Charles Dilliny. librarian.
Mis. Neal Joins
Library Staff '
\Ii K W XimI lia> jo.nod the
stud nf J.uob S Mauney Me
morial li raiy. ;•> assisiant i"
Mrs Charles Ihlling. librarian
l’on< urrently. the library board
anni.uileed i new and expanded
si tu dull' of library hours to be
(iiim efleelivo Oetobor 5.
The new sehedulo follows
Mondays, noon to ‘ p.m. and 7
to fl p.m.; Tuesdays. 9:'MI am.1
to 5 p in.: Wednesday - .'In a m
to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m : Thurs
days. and Fridays. ;i:3n a m. to
a p.m.; and Saturdays. !( .'Mi a m
t< noon.
41st Annual Cleveland County Fail
Opened Tuesday To Record Throngs
Then.- somethin}: about .1
fair, arid record crowds arc
flocking; through the turnstiles
lor the list annual Cleveland
County sp«vta< lc this week.
With th,«N' m *ie days remain
inji, fair officials were predicting
the Indian Summer weather
would continue. Fairgoers were
blessed with perfect weather
opening day anil Wednesday.
Kings Mountain school chil
dren and (’Icveland County I
ll'ers will l>c admitted to the
grounds on free passes Friday
Tuesday was school day for
, ounty school children.
Opening night was press night
at the lair wit ■ representatives
of the press and radio staffs ot
lire area umuxl lui a sicak sup
I*»r at Cle\eland Country club,
ewnplimenis of the fair aasoeia
tni, ami Tuesday's grandstand
show
Deggeller Shows has brought
■>2 l iilrs and side sh .w s to Shel
In tins year, ineluding two clou
bli> «k\ wheels, a sky liner, bub
ble bouaee. and tile world's larg
est pm'ible roller eoaster. Also
with the IV pellet Shows is the
Kaynell girl revue and 11 addi
tional top shows
The liurriiane llell Driver*
u,ll perform in thrill shows Fri
day afternoon and night and
Saturday night m front of tlie
grandstand.
An ,eIdod feature for fairgoers
with « flair lor neetllework is '
UuiituiucU Cot I'ujt, o
30-Day Delay
Is Decision
Of Committee
By MARTIN HARMON
Serious efforts to obtain Kings
Mountain area secession fri>tn
Cleveland <*>unty won? delayed
to days, on decision of a group
of Kings Mountain business and
• i\i. officials mooting at bohost
of Mayor Glw A Bridges.
Tin- group named a three-man
committee. including Jonas
Badges, president of the Mer
chants Association, llarry Jay
ties. president of the Lions club,
and Mayor Bridges, as a team
to make further efforts to return
a county welfare board branch
offio to Kings Mountain.
Jonas Bridges, named commit
ice chairman, did not delail
Wednesday what specific efforts
will ho made.
Among those attending the
Tuesday inornin. session were
Mayor Bridges. Jonas Bridges,
llarry Jaynes, Gerald A. Mun
son. YV f> i Doc i Byers, Bob Man
«r. Grady How ird. (leorge YV.
Mauney. Carl Finger. Ollie Har
ris. R. S. Lennon and John YY'ar
lick.
Meantime, the question of se
cession continued a major con
vernation pie e among citi/ens
and a continuing foj»i«- of news
paper copy.
Items
Tin- fias'onia Gazette quoted
Gaston county commissioners as
non-cominital on an annexation
of the Kings Mountain area. One
-aid he would wel timr Kings
Mountain, while the majority
said they would withhold com
ment until Kings Mountain made
an official approach.
Some Grover citi/ens were
quoted as ha\ ing no Interest in
swapping Cleveland residence
tor Gaston, though Mayor Frank
lin Harry used the occasion to
condemn the county's in-again,
out-again water line policy.
Senate Nominee Jack YY'hile.
Democrat. House Candidate Boh
Matter. Republican, and County
' ommisston t analdatc Jo*- A.
Noisier. Ji.. Republican. all of
King- Mountain, won- quoted by
tin* Siielbv Star ;h being upset
about the welfare board decision,
iiut not to tlx* point <>t secession.
Mrs. i!cnc Turner, drover cor
respondent for the Herald, ques
tioned whether drover citizens
interviewed represented a suffi
cient sampling and also called
attention to th< statement of Ro
land Tate, retired druggist, that
Kin s Mountain “took drover’s
schools" Mrs. Turner noted that
King' Mountain citizens had no
vote on the question of area
school consolidation.
h N. Karnes, superintendent of
schools, said secession of the
whol> Kings Mountain school
di'trii t would pose no school ad
ministrative problems, whereas
seces- on ol a part of the district
would.
Rov Thomp >n. veteran report
er fot the Winston Salem Journ
al. was m Kings Mountain Wed
nesdav checking on the si*ces
sion movement.
The tfastonia tia/ette editor!
ilized Mondav suggesting that
the d.iston i-ountv commission
should examine the facts, should
King- Mountain make its inten
tions formal.
Several Shelby citizens had
approached King- Mountain citi
zens on an individual basis con
cerning |H>-sible compromising
of the welfare agency dispute,
but nothing concrete was offered
on behalf of the welfare hoard
which voted 3 to 1 to close the
King- Mountain branch, then re
iterated its dtx'ision h> I to J
Th»- branch closed ten days
ago.
GOP Candidate
Speaks To Lions
Mali Young. Republican
candidate for the I'nited States
House of Representative*, flayed
f e d e r a 1 government economic
and social programs Tuesday
night in an address before the
Kin ■* Mountain Lions club.
The Averj counts citizen com
part’d the United States today
with ancient Kgypt as he noted
the United States iieu has gov
ernment granaries, government
power, and government loans,
lie asked. "What comes next,
our homes, our s hoots and our
churches?’’
Speaking ot the topic "Liberal
or Conservative". Candidate
Young described Literalism as
tree handedness, and conserva
tism as eonserv iiiott or livings.
"A man can be liberal if uslnj
CuhIiumM On fuyc a