VOL. 75 No. 40 Pages Toda y 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 Continue*/ On Page 8 Local News Bulletins l__——-1 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 Ctmtinurd On Pagr 8 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, Continued On Page 8 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 :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 Continued On Pune s 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 Continued On Putt, 8 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 - 4