Fipililifi
City Limits
VOL 75 No. 50
Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, December 10, 1964
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Seventy-Fifth Year PRICE TEN CENTS
dfole Programs
To Inaagnzate
Christmas K
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Four Kings Mountain churchea
plan Christmas musicals Surma)
Tiro Central Methodist choir
under the direct ion of Mrs. J. M
McClure, wilt present, "Christ
mas In Song", at 5 p.ni. & .nd: *
afterntion with Harry E- Ja>*nt
?" v ng >* narrator and Jacc
Dixon, Mr*. Delbert Dixon, Mr
li.il Aden, U. 8. Peeler, Boh M
Daniel and Mrs. Bunnell Master
as featured soloists.
Three of the four choirs b
Kings Mountain Baptist ehufd
will sing the Christmas Cantatt
"Chimes of the Holy Nigljt", te#
by Herman Von Berge and mutt
by Fred B Holton, at.5:90 pan
Mrs. J. C. Bridges will direct the'
adult, junior ana youth choirs it
the musical program.
The Kings Mountain h i gh
school -K>-voice choir, under IM
direction of Mrs. J. N. McClure,
will present a program of tradi
tional Christmas music at 7:30 p
m. at Resurrection Lutheran
church.
The Penley's Chapel Methodist
church choir will sing the cant%
ta. “Love Transcending", ana s
Christmas candlelight setVfce
^feill be held at 7 p.m. at Uif
^Hmtrch on Cherryvllle mad. Rax.
W L. Huffstetler has annourtlwL
Rex-. Kelly Dixon will fill the
pulpit at the Sunday nfoming
worship service at 11 oModt.
Pastors of the four chuflrhe*
have issued an invitation to the
community to attend.
The Kings Mountain Baptist
ihoirs include: Church Choir. •
Sopranos • Mrs. BUI Crawford
Mrs. Harold Crawford. Sr.. Mrs
R. G. Franklin. Mrs. Bobby Huss
ey. Mrs. Harold Coggins. Miss
Annie Roberts; Altos-Mrs. Odel1
lienton, Mrs. Marion Dixon. Mrs.
D F. Hord. Mrs. Edith Womack.
Mrs. James Stoll. Mrs. Jac!
White: Tcnors-fJene Austin. J. C
Bridges. James Stoll: Basses •
Dr. D. F. Hord, Mirion Dixon
Marion Williams. Members of th«
Youth Choir arc Judy Morrison.
Linda Robert*. Jan-» Cj|p. Bar
bara Hord, Ann Owens. Susan
Owens. Wanda Clark. Rita Blan
ton. Beverly Willis. Jane Craw
ford. Brenda Williams. Elaine
Dixon. Jo Bridges, Mary Jo Hord.
Laura Stowe, Gary Benton.
Dwain Yarborough. Don Bridges.
Clyde DuBose, Michael Boheler.
James DuBose. Members of the
Junior Choir are Susan Cash.
Katherine Owens. Janet Bridges.
David Hord. Richard Stowe. Jim
tnv Stoll. Vickie Boheler. Shelia
Dixon. Jan Willis, lletty Cox and
Kathy Cox.
I Members of the Central Metli
rodist Choir are: Sopranos: Libby
Alexander. Mrs. Bill Allen. Bas
sie Burrqardner, Mrs. Delbert
Dixon. Mrs. Bennett Masters.
Mary Alice McDaniel. Mrs Bill
Tinsley. Cindy Ware; Altos:
Becky Dixon. Teresa Dixon, TV
resa McDaniel. Mrs. Bill Russell.
Mrs. Baxter Payseur. Myra
Ware; Tenors: Jacob Dixon. Bob
McDaniel. Bill Russell. Arthur
Walker. John Warliek: Basses;
Bill Allen. Delbert Dixon. Carle
tan Harris and B. S. Ffeeler.
Local News
Bulletins
-fmfc saLK
Boy Scout Troop 92 will sell
Christmas trees beginning
Monday at the lot beside
Stroupe Barber Shop on Pied
mont Avenue. Trees will sell
for $1 and up and persons
may call 739-3238 or 739-2109.
Kelly Dixon has purchased a
building permit for the con*
I struction of a two-story, six
room dwelling at the “*
Grover street sod f
avenue, estimated to
000. It Is the dm permit tar
sued sind October “
Other member of the eommis
ilon is Broadus (Pop) Simmons
A h© i» completing the . terjn of
l«lph Elliott, who tealgned sev
:ral months ago. Simmons has
wo years remaining of Elliott's
term. % *
Chairman Beam joined the
ioard after election in 1960.
Also assuming office Monday
was. Ralph Tucker, who succeed
’d Ivey Whisnant aa^ register of
Fellow Shrinen
Hmw Omand
.Captain B. MceR.Ormand, re
Wn Rail'
tired Southern Railsyay conduc
tor. wd* honored by fellow Kings
fountain Shriner* In the mam
.noth football program for last
Saturday's 2Sth atuugu football
garnet tdr • the . benefit' of the
Shrine hospital-^^Tippled chil
' The inscription under an ex
*Jlem phptoKraph of Capt. Or
nand. weaving the Oasis Temple
'tat roads: "Nobles ait the. Kings
fountain arm wish to salute W
year-old Nbbfe & Mask Ormand.
89, retired Southern Railway
eihityee add 100ft Shriner. No
tto Ormand was initiated in the
Shrine on December 4, 1919.”
.Signatories to the tribute were
Dr. X E. Anthony. Db. L» P. Bak
er. Glee A Bridges. Charles EX
Dixon. Otis Falls. W. G. Grant
ham, E. W. Griffin. Ralph Harri
ses WUUajn -M. Hesndoa. .L- Ar
nold' Kiser. George W. Mauncy.
Dr.W. L. Mauncy. Joe McDaniel.
h L- McGill. Dr. J. C. McGill. N
F: McGill. P- M. Noisier. John O.
Plonk. Jr., J. Lee Roberts. D. L
Saunders. J. C Smothers, X H
Thomson. O. O. Walker. George
White. Feed Wright. Jr . and C.
E. Neisler, Jr..
.Shriner Glee Bridge* says he
understands Capt. Omand Is the
ehfest. settve Sltriner in the Carp
H. L
preaideat
National Bank
son of H.
Mountain.
In
Banking atJRu
Ruth la
settoai
IS
Denver King
Dta; Fnneral
BHet Thnnday
Deliver O. King. .>1. died sud
denly Wednesday mornin* at 11
o’clock at hi* homo. Death was
attributed to a heart atm. k.
Funeral rite* will be 't-ld
Thursday at 4 p.tn. from Kings
Mountain Baptist chut eh. Die
body will remain at Harris Fun
eral H *-fie until 3:90 when it will
lie-in-state at the church Rev.
Marion DuBose will officiate it
the final rites and inteim^nt w.ll
be Ut Mountain Rest cemetery.
Son of Fred ami Mamie Cun
ningham King of Kings Moun
tain. Mr. Ring was employed as
a salesman. He was employed in
Belk't Melt's Denartment for a
number of years. He was a mem
ber .of King* Mountain Baptist
church.
Besides his parents. Mr. King
is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Loutse Klhg: one son. Jerry
King, of Gastonia; three grand
children; and one sister. Mrs.
> George Lewis of Bessemer City.
HdM WedaHday
’ Fuhersl rites for Ira Clinton
Spratt. 81. tvere held Wednesday
it 3 pm. from Kings Mountain
list church, interment follow
ing in Sandy Plains Baptist
church cemetery near Lattimore.
Mr. Spratt died Monday after
I noon in the Kings Mountain h->s
: pital after several years' illness
i He was a native of Cleveland
'County and had made his home
I in Kings Mountain the past 20
.years, lie was a former cm
' ployee of Mauncy Mills and a
| member of Kings Mountain Bap
' tist church.
The son of the late Samuel and
I Sallie Anderson Spratt. he is
! survived by his wife, Mrs. Cora
Bridges Spratt; three daughters.
• Mrs. Grady Davison of Moores
boro, Mrs. Willard Irvin of Ta
i coma Park. Md. and Miss Bea
ll rice Spratt of Kings Mojntain;
;a sister. Miss Minnie Spratt. of
‘ Kllenhoro; five grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren.
Rev. Marion Dubose and Rev.
W. G. Camp officiated at the fi
nal rites
§**. Bites
Lot
Two
Omi For
Kings Mountain Jaycees are
offering Christinas tree* for sale
again this year on the vacant lot
across from the Woman's club on
East Mountain street.
Proceeds from the sale of the
Canadian balsams, wrapping pa
per and tree stands will go to
the Kings Mountain Stadium
Fund.
The lot will be open daily from
3 p.m. until 9 p.m. Trees vary in
size and are priced from $2. $2.30
and $330.
Veterans of World War I
will gather Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
at City Hall courtroom for a
regular meeting. Quartermas
ter F. H. Glenn has announced.
Tl.OJ'H i wuutfiM — Pictured cuov* an tlra bn mum loot
ball players awarded trophies for their outstanding perform
ances during the past pigskin campaign. Left to right. George
Plonk holds the John Gamble Scholastic Award presented him.
Pat Murphy. Mountaineer Leadership trophy. Lyn Cheshire.
tred r ionic eiocicing trophy. Coach Bill Eates displays 1964 SWC
Championship trophy. Richard Cold. Dr. Gecrge Plonk Most
Valuable Player Award, and Pat Hord. 1964 Most Improved
Player.
Empty Stocking
Fund Helped 100
Families in'63
I Hungry children are tragic at
any time.
The Christmas season makes
their plight oven more pitiful.
Kings Mountain * Empty Stock
ing Fund, an Operation Santa
Claus effort to provide Christmas
cheer lor the indigent, continued
to grow this week, as Kings
; Mountain area ministers report
, ed $376.10, Donations of 125 from
■ Patterson Oil Company and $15
from Circle 6 of First Presbyter
i ian church were also renorted
Ministers from virtually all
1 area church congregations are
manning collection stations in
1 the business district, ringing
; hells to fill empty stockings this
j Christmas with gifts of food.
! clothing, and toys.
Last December over 100 needy
i families benefited from Kings
Mountain's Empty Stocking fund
| as over $17')0 was raised in id
| dition to gifts of clothing and
! toys. Any surplus following
Christmas is list'd for food, cloth
ing. anti fuel to m?et emergency
needs throughout the year,
j Used toys art* being accepted
, and Kings Mountain Auto club
will pick them up anil repair
them if you call 739 2312. Rev. C.
R. Goodson. project chairman,
noted. A new collection booth
I has also been added on Rattlc
; ground avenue. Mr. Goodson add
ed.
The Kings Mountain Minister
ial Association, in addition to
manning downtown collection
| booths, is contacting merchants.
, business firms and manufaetur
' ers. asking them to share in the
15IRI effort Last year theiv was
almost 100 percent participation
> from this group.
| The committee making his
j canvass of the business interests
i of the comm.mity includes Rev.
Charles Easley, pastor of St.
Matthew's Lutheran church, and
Rev. B. L. Raines, pastor of First
Baptist church.
i Persons wishing to contribute
to tlie Empty Stocking Fund by
mail may forward their checks
in cart* of Mr. Raines or Mr.
Easley.
United Fond $1000 Fiom Goal;
Collections Record $184100 Now
Mauney Mills and Sadie Colton
Mills, with pledges of $1,000 each
from Employees and Compact
high school with pledgt* of $VX*
from teachers, joined the honor
roll of United Fund contributors
this week
"Our goal Is in signt and we’ll
make it”. UF Chairman Charles
F. Mauney said Wednesday, ex
.pressing himself as highly picas
oed that approximately SI per
cent or fl8£13-65 of a goal of
$23/100 has been paid or pledged,
a record In United Fund giving
in Kings Mountain.
Nine funds will benefit from
1965 United Fund receipts which
are shy fay $1X100 the 1965 goal.
Chairman Mauney said the
drive wiil be continued through
Dooombcr In a letter addressed to
1100 individuals and businesses in
' No. 4 Township this week {
Pledges this week included a
number of donations from indi- ;
viduals plus those other contri
hutions from businesses and1
schools:
Davidson high school, $270.
Spangler's. $20<>.
First Union National Hank.
$300.
Cooper Furniture. $xo.
McGinnis Department Store,
$70.
Foote Mineral Company, $.Y>">.
McGinnis Furniture Co.. $30
A * P Food Stores. $210.
Winn-Dixie Stores. $70.
Chairman Mauney's letter, ad- I
dressed to all friends of the
Kings Mountain community, fol- ;
Con Joined On Pwj*. & < 1
Gold Mountaineer
"Most Valuable”
McGinnis Noins
95th Birthday
Homy W. McGinnis. longtime
Kings Mountain citizen, celebrat
ed his 95th birthday Tuesday.
December S.
Mr. and Mrs. McGinnis, who '
live at HOT X. Piedmont, had
numerous visitors during the day. |
friends anti relatives who called
to give birthday greetings to the
well-known Kings Mountain citi
zen.
The McGinnises are parents ol
one daughter. Mrs. Grady How
ard. anti have three grandchil- ;
dren
‘,,od "odnosda?y±‘v,0r Gmifney
homo on Wa- ar he,
Z*n °[ on* "<*k fo,l°»ing i
.fay mornIr^'°as wij‘ behold Fri
ipftsn tsrzss
J°m<; until t£ funeral
Rev- R. L McCah Ul °* service
“,.|!h*> Mna/ °"ivia?e
i^o^'SnSrs
°*',h«* late^'*®* '^'daughter
s*nipsot, C urtis. 8 an<l Nancy
««>* her so8 her huahand
nlf* Mountain* ,» ^a^nev of
•ers. Mrs. j ,. VI ',!|'t‘e daugh
•Mounuin. A, “ <»f Kings:
J Jamestown ^is(Tand,o
^n*. Charles Y°'k. anri
fh.**n>. Pa. A,^,0rs °f Hoi hi,
ThT *Jr«"'ers.‘ \v T'r*0* a«*
. ' J ■ Curtis, both , ^"urHs and
and Frank Curti • ?C. Charlotte
and °no si*,or. M®f ?r<*nsboro;'
of f°r, Min s JJ"*- L n. njai,
, " and ,w0 17 grandchil■
d'Vn. ,w° tfreat-grandchij.
£wS<'’"
T*ier todays
jailor, illVjSS* Mountain
,^'da.v night ,n^ ^n,i, * P m.
hristmas season ,*<voniniodate
, M<«« have s- ", *?Pers.
‘*C)nJht' Polk'y ^nt^M'h'' ,,, , ,,n
One retailer, ru?,,CttriMl mas.
;^hop. .aid ho woo/w u*** s Jewel
' * Thursday and ivn Opon Un
' hrually aJJ lvt„ 'u,a> nights.
iv- -Ssnss
"■»*• mart, *7*hf
Another i-,»m , year
oflytwo weekT*!?,' 'Bu« it's 1
Eve.- *wk# «U Christmas;
Cheshire, Hold,
Mwphy, Plonk
Award Winners
Approximately 125 people.
Lions Club members, guests, and
football players and roaches
were on hand Tuesday night at
the annual Kings Mountain
Lions Club tootball banquet,
honoring the coaching staff and
members of the team for their
outstanding game performances
.luring the past pigskin cam
paign.
Pat Murphy. Richard Cold. Lyn
Cheshire. Ceorge Plonk, and Pat
Hord were the winners of the
five awards presented.
The awards were presented
tear the close of the meeting.
Kings Mountain High School
Principal Harry Jaynes presented
the John Gamble Seholasiie A
ward, which went to senior
guard George Plonk. Plonk, a
ine standout during the past
year. was a member of the l!Mil
Southwest Conference All-Con
letencc team.
Assistant and Little Mountain
per Coach Bob Hussey presented
the Most Improved award to
fullh.i-k Pat Hold. Hord was s«v.
ond only to halfhaek Steve Bak
er in rushing, and was the
team's number one pass inter
ivptor and a standout on defense.
Tin- Fred Plonk Blocking Tro
phy, pros* nted by assistant coach
Bill Cushion, was awarded to
tackle Lyn Cheshire. Cheshire,
Cunliuiiril Oil /*•<;/» J
ACHIEVEMENT NIGHT
(Teveland County I II A
chicvt merit Night will bo held
Thursday night. December •
17th. at 7:30 p.m. in Shelby .
Armory. Annual achievement 1
awards will ho presented to
outstanding 4-ll'ors from the
area and county.
High School
Honoi Roll
Lists 123
Forty three Kings Mountain
high school school students were
lotted t>n the "A" honor roll and
'1 students were IisOmI on the
"B" honor roll f, r the second
six-week s grading jkumxI just
ended.
“A” students included:
Seniors: Joyce Bolin. Margar
et Bryant. Ken Bunko.vski. Vick
ie Conner. Jewel Haves. Nancy
Luhlanc/ki, Carolyn Jones. Judy
Morris. Linda Mullinav J.mmv
Pressley. Jan Williams, Sandra
Wright and Bet t v F Yates.
Juniors: Faitliel Toney. Dar
lene Oliver, Maty Jo |lord. Mary
Ann Houser. Scott Cl- nlnger,
Nc tn Co •per. Wav re M Her
Mike Goforth. Charles Wright.
Libby Alexander. Jay Bridges,
Philip Bunch. Diana Hunkowski
Dale Byars. Jackie Dane. Paul
ette Patterson, and Rita Bell
Sophom >res: Dennis Bridges,
Larry Kin ton. Nadine Bell. Lar
ry Patrick. Kenn> Plonk, Chucky
Gladden, and Jane Morris
Freshmen: Daic Randall, Brent
Goforth, Carolyn Falls, Juno
Frederick. Dann> Dyke and Jell
Maunev
"B" students included:
Seniors: Patricia Lewis. Susan
Plunk. Billy Patterson, Oeorge
Plonk, Danny \> al. Hu/ Shuford,
Linda Shorter, Linda Stacy. Pat
Strickland, Neil McCarter. Silen
cer Moore, Teresa McDaniel.
Janice Woods. Linda Wright, Te
resa Dixon. Kathy Ellison. Kloise
Beam. Peg •> Bumgardner. Jerry
Chapman. Jimmy Cl.ininger, I
lcne Gantt. Mary Helen Goforth.
Kay Core. Jimmy Fitch. Richard
Franks. Linda Fitch. Jean Ham
rick. Carolyn lleavner. Jeannette
Henson and Sandra Huffstetler.
Juniors: Gloria Jean Falls. Lin
da Ann Ross. Angela Lee Ruff.
Roger L. Ross. Hon Crimes. San
dy Scales. Faye Smith. Jackie
Smith. Vickie Armstrong. Linda
Webster. Marlene Oliver. Oynda
Lynn, Susan Lowery. Rodney
Hardin. Leslie Joy. pa trie: i Hul
lender. Vickie Jackson. Teresa
Jolley. Don Pruitt, Maty Dix n.
Rebecca Dunn. Ann Patterson.
Vickie Petty. Lvdia Poole. Phyl
foitfim/ol Poo- S'
Fairview Lodge No. 339 Will Lay
Corneistone for Bnilding Friday
Fair view Lodge 339 AF & AM
will lay the cornerstone for a
new Masonic Temple on Landing
street Friday afternoon at 3
o’clock.
G. Dudley Humphrey, Grand
Master of Masons in North Caro
lina. will conduct the cornerstone
laying, assisted by oilier officers
of the Grand Lodge and officers
of the Kings Mountain lodge.
Kings Mountain Masons will
gather for an emergent common
(cation at 2:3tt p.m. in Masonic
Hall, according to announcement
by Thomas D. Tindall, secretary.
Charles A. Han is. Grand Secre
tary. will also be present for the
services.
Members ol Kiiijs Mountain
Chapter 123. Order of the East
ern Star, will serve dinner fol
lowing the ceremonies.
The lot for the new Masonic
Lodge hall was donated for the
purpose by .Noisier It rot hers. Inc
Located on the north side of
Landing st reel just east of Trin
ity Episcopal church, it fronts
200 feet on Landing street, and
it is approximately 22.‘> feet deep.
Plans call for the construction
of a building expected to cost a
bout $35,000 and to include, in ad
dition to Lodge room, recreation
al and social facilities.
Ralph Harrison is chairman of
the Lodge finance committee and
Hobert Dye is chairman of the
Lod«c building uamiitta,
Mauney Plants,
Officials, Pledge
Fourth o! Goal
B> MARTIN HARMON
Mauney plants and officials
have pledged $2<-,dfl0 to the
•i.dlding m tin* projxwed new
G.ambl, Stadium.
\ntmuntemenl of the pledge
vv i- made Wednesday by J. Ol
io Harris at <1 J Wilson Craw
ford co-chairmen of industiial
.-olicitations. lor the citizens’
• ■ mmifee s,-eking funds to build
a tiestiidiuni at Kings Moun
tain high school, now under
. .instruction.
Tile pledge represents exactly
one ijuarter ot the $M..inn) min
imal goal tli, . it bens’ commit
<■< ha- -a*!.
While details have not been
•li- tt-si-i in great detail, the
i it . en* mmmittec envisions a
ad.urn somewhat akin to the
■''•lijv high school stadium,
with seating capacity of 4.<MI0.
:l also likely will provide facili
ties for track, and. of course,
would he lighted for night
events.
Carl F. Mauney, one of the
Mauney plant officials, is co
chairman of the fund raising
campaign, along with Charles A.
.Noisier. Charles K. Harry. III. of
Grover, is secretary-treasurer.
The um of the committee is to
have the stadium ready for use
in the 19B5 football season, to
coincide with the scheduled open
ing of the new high school.
In announcing the pledge of
the M.uney group. Mr. Harris
commented. "This gifi provides
a giant step toward the commit
tee's goal of having a stadium
ready for use next fall.**
The $>*• 1,000 goal of the Gam
ble Stadium committee is by far
the largest area fund-raising ef
fort in many years if not in its
historv
Kings Mountain's athletic
teams have used City Stadium,
with a seating rapacity of about
22‘>0 since the late thirties. It’s
principal tenant has been the
high school’s athletic teams, to
which the City of Kings Moun
tain assigns first priority.
Previously, the high school had
a stadium at the site of the
pr«*sent Ia-gion Building and its
pi edoccssoi was Julian park, lo
•ated between South Deal street
and York road.
Citizen contributors have re
ently provided stadiums at Lin
colnton and Cherryville. Shelby’s
stadium was built by the same
route. Belmont and (lastonia are
•ontemplating similar drives.
Bell Retained
On Death Chaige
II C. Bell. 19-year-old Kings
Mountain Nc ro, was picked up
by two officers from the New
Haven, Conn. Police Department
Tuesday afternoon and charged
with murder, police said.
The youth, who had b«en visit
ing a brother in Connecticut!,
told Kings Mountain police he
aught a bus to Kings Mountain
Saturday morning at 3 a m. after
the slaying of another Negro
man in New liaven Friday night.
Kell . ailed city police Saturday
night and gave them this story:
He and Thelbert Kay Burnie,
SO. Negro, of New Haven, had
been involved in “some trouble"
prior to Friday’s slaying. They
net that night on the street in
front of a coin laundry and a
4reed to "shake hands and make
up. Bell .'aid he shot Burnie
twice in the stomach when the
man advanced on him with a
knife after threatening "to eut
his throat.” Bell said he ran af
ter pulling the trigger of his .22
caliber pistol ami caught rides
until he got back to Kings Moun
tain. Bell told poh.v he could not
identify the man he shot hut
that he and the man had been
friends and had iteen in an argu
ment alxHit a week ago.
City |>oliee called New Haven.
Conn, officers and verified the
story They reported that Burnie
died Saturday. The Kings Moun
tain man lodged in Kings Moun
tain jail until Tuesday.
Police saiil Bell did not have a
criminal record in Kings Moun
tain lie gave his address in
Kings Mountain as Margrave
road.
TO TAX SCHOOL
Mr*. Billie H Logan, tax ac
countant. is attending federal,
state and social administration
schools this month. Mrs. Logan
began the courses of study this
week.