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Established 1889
PRICE TEN CENT*
Mountaineer Days Celebration To Begin Sunday
Mayor Denies Compromise Agreement
Bridges Angeied
By Inference
Of Caipentn
JfMayor Glee A. Bridges do»*s not
appreciate being charged with
falsifying, and did not.
Commenting on a statement
attributed to Cleveland County
Welfare Superintendent Ben Car
penter in Tuesday’s Shelby Star,
the Mayor declared:
•'I'll fate anybody, regardless
of age or si/e. and tell him he's
“Mayor Bridges," the Star
quod'd Carpenter, “accepted the
Utmpromis* i proposal and
pledged his cooperation and best
effort to it. He spoke only as an
individual but said that he
would personally work for its
acceptance.’’
Carpenter w a s quoted as
claiming a proffer to send a wel
fare department interviewer to
Kings Mountain two half-days
per week, a proffer made official
by the county welfare board
Monday night by 3-0 vote, had
been made several weeks ago
through an interested third par
ty
Mayor Bridges continued, “I
never made a statement that 1
would support such a compro
mise. Now I'm stronger than
ever. Unless the welfare branch
is reopened as outlined to the
county commission, we shall pro
ceed on our plans to leave Cleve
land County.
•‘And we have plenty of sup
port.” he added.
fLast Thursday, a three-mem
•r delegation representing
Kings Mountain civic organiza
tions. had visited the county
commission and told the rom
mission re-opening of the Kings
Mountain branch with a lone
case worker and full-time secre
tary would be acceptable. Other
wise, said the delegation, the
group would proi-eed in 30 days
on indicated efforts to leave
Cleveland Countv
Jonas Bridges, chairman of the
delegation, said there are no new
developments from his delega
tion. He commented. “There have
been no further meetings and
won’t be until the 30-day mora
torium expires."
Meantime. Mayor Bridges
plans informal talks with Gas
ton County officials concerning
possibility of the Kings Moun
tain area’s joining neighboring
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Local News
Bulletins
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COMMUNION
A The sacrament of Holy Com
^rn union will be observed Sun
day at the 11 o'clock service at
Resurrection Lutheran church.
Rev. George Moore, pastor, will
use the sermon theme. "Faith
of Our Fathers."
TO PRESBYTERY
Dr. Paul K. Ausley. pastor,
and Elder Harry Pace will rep
resent First Presbyterian
church at the fall meeting of
Kings Mountain Presbytery
Tuesday at Goshen Presbyteri
an church in Belmont. The
Goshen church is celebrating
its 200th anniversary.
SENIOR CITIZENS
The Senior Citizens club will
gather for a covered dish
lur.cheon Friday at 12 noon at
the Woman's club.
REUNION
The William and Susan Ran
dle reunion will bo held Sun
day at Bethlehem Baptist fel
lowship renter. Lurnh will lx'
spread at 12:30 and all friends
and relatives an* invited to at
tend.
CHURCH BENEFIT
A sale of hot doss and home
made cakes and pies will be
held Saturday from 11 a.m. un
til 8 p.m. In the fellowship hall
►of Grace Methodist church un
der sponsorship of Penley's
Chapel Methodist chun-h. For
delivery service, telephone 739
3391.
Kings MountainUnitedFund
Kickoff Is Thursday Night
PRINCESS — Linda Shwm.
high school senior, has boon
namod Carrousel Princess and
will participate in the Thanks
giving Day Carolines Carrousel
in Charlotte.
Miss Stems
biases mi an
rancess
.Miss Linda Sherrpr, h i g h i
school senior, has been named
Carrousel Princess lor 1961 and ,
will represent Kings Mountain in |
the C'arolinas Carrousel Thanks- ;
giving Day activities in Char
lotte.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Sherrer. Miss Shorter was
chosen by her fellow classmates
this week.
Miss Sherrer is active in the
Future Homemakers chapter,
the Future Teacher's organi/a- 1
tion and is a member of the staff
of ‘•The Milestones", school year
book.
Invitations have been mailed
t« 32 North and South Carolina
cities to elect a Princess for the
isth annual C'arolinas' Carrousel
Nov ember 25th and 26th in Char
lotte.
Kings Mountain high school
has participated in the event for
17 years. Last year Mary Anne
McCurdy was the Princess from
Kings Mountain.
The Carrousel is the Carolinas’
oldest <*ontinuous Festivals oper
ating without interruption since
1917. The event is still growing
in stature and national reputa
tion. Queens of the event have
been honor Queens in Minneapo
lis: St. Petersburg, Florida; Rich,
mond. Virginia; St. Paul, Minne
sota; and many other places.
Reigning Queen XVII is Miss
Barbara McArver of Gastonia, N.
C. The Queen candidate for 1965
is Miss Sharon Ahsher of Kan
napolis, N. C. who will be crown,
cd at the Coronation this year.
For the Thanksgiving Day
event this year the Prinopssos
will ride on floats sponsored by
businesses or civic groups In
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Campaign Goal
$20,800; Dicey
Gift Is $500
United Fund volunteers in No.
4 Township will kick-off the
1965 drive for funds at an or
ganizational meeting Thursday
(tonight) at 8 pm. in the offi
ce* of Mauney Hosiery Company.
Charles H. Mauney. chairman
of the drive which seeks a goal
of $20,nnn. acknowledged an ini
tial gift of $500 from Dicey Mills,
of Shelby, and said he anticipat
ed all solicitation work would
bo completed during the month
of Octobei.
Mr. Mauney is urging all cam i
paign workers to attend Thurs- |
day night's meeting to map
plans for the drive.
Committee* chairmen already j
appointed hv Chairman Mauney
include: E. R. Goter, industrial;
Joe C. Hodden, special groups; l
Bob Hullender. business; John H. •
Moss, special gifts; and John \
Warlick. speial projects.
Kings Mountain citizens have ^
not met United Fund goal* tlUPj
past four or five years and UF:
officials expect this year to con-!
centrate efforts on industrial giv- j
ing and special categories. Mr. i
Mauney noted.
Seven charitable and sendee
organizations were beneficiaries
of the 1964 financi.il campaign.
They included: Boy Scouts of
America. Cirl Scouts of America. I
Kings Mountain high school '
band. American Red Cross.1
Cleveland County Life Saving
and Rescue Squad. Davidson
Compact school hands and Jacob
S. Mauney Memorial library
Failure to attain full budgets
means that the organizations
must operate on restricted basis.
Under the United Fund plan,
several organizations join for
their solicitation campaigns. .
sharing receipts on a pro-rata
formula based on the particular
organization's percentage of the I
initial budget
Individuals were asked last
year to give a day's pay for the
support of the seven organiza-1
tions.
K Mills Plant
Set To Operate
K Mills. Inc., Kings Moun
tain’s new upholstery fabric*
manufacturer, will begin opera
tions as quickly as yarn ship
ments are delivered. Superinten
dent Halph Johnson said Wed-.
nesday.
Mr. Johnson said 52 looms
have been Installed and arc
ready to operate, including 22
double shuttle Jacquards and 30
W-3’s.
The firm, in addition to weav ;
ing both cotton and synthetic,
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Kmss Mountain area dealer*
lor General Motors ears are
hopeful the United Auto Work
ers strike against G-M will be
settled within the next few days.
Dealer situations here vary.
Charles E. Dixon, of Victory
Chevrolet Company, said his firm
is "in good shape for 30 days".
He estimated his new 1965 mod
el inventory as a 30-day supply.
"After that, should the strike
continue, we'd be hurting." Mr.
Dixon said. He also said his serv
ice department has a good in
ventory of parts, with the excep
tion of sheet steel items for body
work.
Amos Dean, of Dean Buiek
Company and Boyd Lackey, of
Bessemer City’s Lackey • Falls
Pontiac. Inc., said their inven
tories of the new '65 models —
shown for the first time the day
belore G-M employees struck —
are short
Mr. Dean said he has thiee
new Buicks in stork and experts
another to arrive — completed |
before the strike. This one. how- !
ever, is sold. He also said parts
are short.
Much the same report came
from Mr. Lackey, who said his
'65 model inventory totals two
new Pontiars and a demonstra-)
tor. His parts situation could be
better, too, he says.
All feel the strike will not con
tinue Ions, since the wage issue
is not involved. The UAW com .
plains of too much overtime and
also wants longer shift breaks.,
Additionally, there are numer
ous local issues in G-M estab
lishments throughout the na >
tion.
General Motors officials said
this week the strike is costing
G-M employees $7 million per
day in wages.
EVANGELIST — Rev. Wayne
Deitz of Lilesville will lead re
vival services beginning Sun
day at Macedonia Baptist
chuicb.
Deitz To Lead
Macedonia Series
Macedonia Baptist church on
Grover road will hold its fall re
vival beginning Suniiav and con
tinning through October 10th, ac
cording to announcement by Rev.
Wayne Ashe, pastor.
Rev. Wayne Deitz. pastor of
Lilesville Baptist church, will be
visiting evangelist He is a grad
uate of New Orleans Baptist
Seminary and h a d pastured
eh arches in 1 ouisann. Mississip
pi and Virginia hef >re going to
Lilesville seven years ago.
Services will he held nightly at
7 p.m. anti nursery facilities will
l>e available for nursery • age
children.
Douglas Ledford, minister of
music, will he in clnrge of con
gregational ami spe ial singing.
Rev. Mr. Ashe said the public
is invited to attend litem' special
services.
Six Will Suspend
Mid-Week Closings
A half-dozen Kings Mountain
department and variety stores
will tie open a full six days each
week starting Monday.
These firms have announced
they are suspending the Wednes
day inid - week half • holiday:
Plonk Brothers tc Company. Inc..
Bclk's Department Store. Pose's.
Kagle’s. Fulton's Department
Store, and Cato's.
Firms in related fields contin
uing the half holiday will he
ifcCinnis Department Store and
Page's Men’s Store.
Estes Bond To Ploy
For Legion Donee
Buddy Kstes and his orchestra,
of Pock Hill. S. ('., will play a
return engagement here Satur
day night at a dance at the Leg
ion building for members of Otis
D. Green Post 155 and their
guests
Announcement was mark* by
Dick McGinnis. chairman of the
committee on arrangements.
Dancing will be from 9 p.m. to
midnight, and dinner will be
served Irom 5 p.m.
Admission to the dance will be
$2 pet couple.
Trinity Sponsoring
Outreach Program
Trinity Episcopal church is
sponsoring a radio program.
"Operation Outreach”, over sta
tion VVKMT at 10:45 a.m. Mon
‘lay iOci. 5t through Friday
• Oct. 9.,
The program will include a
series of five talk* by The Rt.
Rev. M. George Henry. Bishop of
the Episcopal Dicti-sc of Western
North Carolina.
Tin* titles of the five talks
are: 1, Why go to Church? 2>
The revelation of God and thp
Bible. 3( Freedom from law. 4i
What is a Christian? 5t What
dues it mean to be saved 7
NGEA District
Meeting Friday;
School Holiday
K.ngs Mountain district school
pupils will take <• holiday Friday
as school leathers attend the
12nd annual convention of the
Southwestern District of the
North Carolina Education Asso
ciation meeting in Hickory.
More than 2.000 educators from
Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston. Ire
dell. Lincoln and Rutherford
counties an* expected to attend
the day-long meeting.
The programs will he centered
around assoeiational activities
and professional improvement.
During the afternoon tin* 2X de
partments and divisi ms art*
scheduled for professional moot -
itigs. New officers for each group
will be elected
The morning general session in
P. E. Monroe Auditorium on the
campus of l^enoir-Rhyne college
will 1m* presided over by Harry
E. Jayne**, principal. Kings Moun
tain high school, district presi
dent.
Hie principal address will be
delivered by Dr. Seymour Kersh,
Director of Educational Re
sounvs. The Asia Society. New
York. His topic will lx* "rhe Stu
dy of Other Cultures: Windows
and Mirrors.”
Others appearing on the pro
gram are Dr. Charles F. Carroll,
Raleigh: Dr. A. C. Dawson, Ra
leigh; and Male Sanders. Wil
mington.
District officers other than
Jaynes are: N S. Cranford, Gas
ton County, vice-president; Mrs.
Elizabeth S. Storie. Statesville,
secretary; and Laxton Hamrick.
Mount Holly, district director.
Incoming district officers will
lie installed hv Miss Sanders.
They an*; N. S. Cranford. Gas
ton county, prcsiditit; Mrs. Cla
rinda A. Britt. Catawba county,
vice-president.
Brooks Rites
To Be Saturday
Funeral rites for Lonnie V.
Brooks. 52. formerly of Kings
Mountain, will lx- held at Harris
Funeral Home chapel Saturdav
n.orning at 11 o'clock.
Mi. Brooks <lie«l Tuesday morn*
ing at Firland Tuberculosis San
itarium. Seattle. Wash., after
several months' illness.
The body is scheduled to ar
rive by air from Seattle Friday
afternoon.
Mr. Brooks, a native of Rogers
ville. Tenn.. was a onetime
Kings Mountain textile employ
er*. a member of Second Baptist
church, and a veteran of World
Mar II.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs.
Ozellc Hudson Brooks, of Kings
Mountain: two sons. Clinton
Brooks. Columbia. S. C.. and L.
V. Brooks. Jr.. Kings Mountain;
three daughters. Mrs. Charles
Wilson. Mrs. Verleen Herndon,
and Mrs. Cill Carrigan. all of
Kings Mountain; a brother, Bar
ney Brooks, Cordele. Ga.; and
two sisters, Mrs. Gail Klkins,
Rogcrsville. Tenn., and Mrs. J. C
Hatcher, Cordele. Ga. Six grand
children also survive.
Tlte final rites will lx* conduct
ed by Itev. Darrell Coble and
buriul will be in Mountain Rest
cemetery.
Haas Resigns
At Mohair Firm
Arno Haas, dyeing superinten
dent of Massachusetts Mohair
Plush Company's Kings Moun
tain o|M<ration. has resigned ef
fective September 11.
Mr. Haas came to Kings Moun
tain in November 1957. after 16
years with International Looms
of Elizabeth. N. J.
He and Mrs. Haas live at 300
W. Gold street. They are mem
bers of Trinity Episcopal church.
Mrs. Haas is active in the Wo
man's club and other organiza
tion.*;.
Mr. Haas has not announced
his future plans.
Joel Helms has been promoted
to succeed Mr. Haas. Associated
with Mohair for severul months.
Mr. Helms came here from Bel-,
moot.
STATE BEAUTY QUEEN PLANS VISIT — Miss North Carolina.
Sharon Kay Finch of Thoinasville. will visit Kings Mountain
Thursday. October 8th to launch a full weekend of activities
during Mountaineer Days, which begin Sunday. Miss Finch will
make an appearance at the National Guard Armory at 8 p.m.
tor a talent shew. She will serve as mistress-of-ceTemonies and
will also perform several numbers on the program.
WBTV To Feature
Historical Event
Kings Mountain
Battle On Screen
At 6:30 P.M.
CHARI/ITTE — “Th<‘ turning
point of the war in the South.’’
That was Thomas Jefferson's
comment on the Revolutionary
War’s Battle of Kings Mountain
which will be featured on "Land
of tiie Fret',’’ Sundav. Oct. -I at
t’>:30 p.m. on WBTV.
Written by Ed Smith ui Kings
Mountain with aid from the
Kings Mountain Park historians,
the program is illustrated with
rare photographs and detailed
eloseups of the diorama of the
Battle at Kings Mountain Na
tional Military Park.
The narration is carried by
nvo men — fiick Taylor and Jim
t’rcmins — with actors dressed
ill costumes of the |>erind to dra
matize actual dialogue in the
form of letters and re|K>rts. \c
tors ap|>curing during the pro
gram are Jim Rogers, Peter Haz
elton. Norman Prevatte. and
Krisl Vinroot.
A highlight of the program
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School Officials
For Meeting On
James K. Herndon, Jr , and
Coorge II Mauney. members of
the Kings Mountain hoard of ed
ucation, and Superintendent li.
N. Barnes will go to Raleigh
Thursday for a general meeting
of school officials, public offi
cials and citi/eus supporting the
$100 million school construction
band issue.
The bond issue question will be
determined bv vote of citizens at
the November 3 general election.
The Kings Mountain area stake
in thebond issue is S371,.>57. The
Shelby district share would be
$t22,707, and the county distrid
share would be $733,797. The
$100 million is carved for divi
sion by legislative act setting up
the election on the basis of per
capita average daily membership
for the 1901-62 school year.
All Cleveland County boards
of education, as well as the coun
ty commission, have passed reso
lutions endorsing the bond issue.
CHAIRMAN — D. B Blalock.
Sr.. Dixon community tanner,
has been re-elected chairman
of the Cleveland County ASC
for the coming year. Other
committeemen are Charles J.
Hamrick, vice-chairman; Car
mie Brackett, regular member;
Major Philbeck. first alternate;
and Charles C. Goforth, second
alternate.
Go To Baleigh
State Bond Issue
The Kings Mountain reiterated
its endorsement at a recent meet.
>ng.
Chairman Herndon noted, “The
state can amortize a Sinn million
ttontl issue without any increase
in taxes. Conversely, lotul howl
issues mean that county tax bills
«o up."
Referring to Kings Mountain
district building minis. Mr. Hern
don said the district needs imme
diately about $Km.mill, with the
major project an addition to the
new Davidson elementary plant.
School officials discussed in
formally the Davidson plant ad
dition with Architect J. L. Beam.
Jr., this week.
Dr. Charles? Carroll, state su
(H-rintendent of public instruction
commented on state-wide needs:
"Each of Noith Carolina's 171
county and city school systems
needs new buildings or major re
novations of existing school Xa
C'vHtouted Oh Payo $
Park Official
Is To Speak
At Battleground
King-s Mountain area citizens
will celebrate Mountaineer Days,
beginning Sunday, with special
activities commemorating the
ISItli anniversary' of the Revolu
tionary War Battle of Kings
Mountain.
Miss North Carolina. Sharon
Kay Finch, of Thomasville, will
officially launch a special three
day Merchants Association spon
sored Iradr promotion and hat
tie celebration Thursday with
numerous events scheduled Octo
I* y 9 atsd 10, climaxing on
next Saturday with a mammoth
parade at I p.m.
Sunday's opening celebration
will be held at 3:3) p.m. at the
Park Amphitheatre of Kings
Mountain National Military Park
under sponsorship of the Park
Service and chapters of the
Daughters of American Revolu
tion from Kings Mountain. York,
Fort Mill. Lancaster, Chester,
Spartanburg, Gaffney, Gastonia
and Shelby.
Libert Cox. regional diret tor of
the Southeast Region of the Na
tional Park Service, of Richmond.
Va„ will make the principal ad
dress and music will be provid
ed by the Fort Mil!. S. C.. high
school hand. A!! citizens of the
I urea are invited to attend.
Miss North Carolina will he
| guest of honor at a dutch sup|HT
1 October Slit at 6:311 pm. at the
Country Club. Merchants Asset
i ciation officials, their wives. Jay
l eves. and civic club presidents
I and their wites w :i attend. Miss
Finch will be mistress-of-ccrc
monics for a big talent show
that evening at S pm. at the
National Guard Armory . She will
also pcrlorm on the program,
along with Mercury recording
star Diane Ray of Gastonia. Miss
Ray will serve as tine of the
i judges lor the talent event winch
will gii»- cash prizes to top win
ners. Admission will be 50 and
25 cents.
Among talent entries are: The
ties of Kind's Mountain;
Debbie Froneberger. a« rordinist;
Country Music Boys; Downing
| Family; Toby Williams anti Ap
! palaehian Cowboys and others.
U>. al talent should contact Bill
H. Brown, chairman of the enter*
I tainmcnt et»inmitlee, at Belk’s;
j B»nas Bridges. Merchants associ
: tturn president, at Station
A KMT; or Humes Houston, cele
►ration chairman, at Kings
Mountain Drug Company for en
try information.
Thirty four units have already
**•<• > entered in the parade anil
itlii r< interested should contact
Mrs Ida F. Jo\. Merchants Asso
■iation's secretary, at the asso
,a:ion offict s or Don Dixon, pa
rade chairman, it Victory Chev
rolet company. Numerous school
bands, floats, school beauty
queens. Miss Mountaineer. Miss
Shelby, Miss Compact High, the
Gaston County and Cleveland
'ounty Horsemen's Association,
Bill more Train. Sunrise Dairy.
| Optimist club and others will
j furnish entries. Winner of the
, h'-s! costume among the women -
i tolk will ride in the parade along
i «'ith top winners in the talent
event. A street (lanee is also
planned for Friday evening of
the celebration week.
Full calendar of weekend ac
tivities will be published in the
Herald next week.
Meantime, members of the
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Mis. Hinnant
In DAR Post
Mis L. E. Hinnant of Kings
Mountain was elected director of
District Throe of the North Ca
rolina Society of the Daughters
oi the American Revolution at
ttte 15th annual meeting last
Wednesday at Sardis Presbyter
ian church in Charlotte.
I he Kings Mountain woman is
past regent of Colonel Frederick
Hambright Chapter. DAR. Mrs.
J. K. Herndon, regent, and Mrs.
Hinnant represented the local
chapter at the meeting.
Mrs. Hinnant succeeds Mrs.
Max W. Holland, district direc
tor, from Matthews. Mrs. John
M Holbrook of Gastonia was
elected vice director and Mrs. T.
Marion Hunter of Belmont was
named secret ary-treasurer.
Mrs. A. M Cornwell of Lin
colnton. state regent, made the
principal address.
Represents! at the meeting
were DAR chapters from Char
lotte. Cornelius. Matthews. Pine
ville. Gastonia, Kings Mountain,
and Uncolntmu
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