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Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, January 28, 1965
Seventy-Sixth Year
PRICE TFN CENT*
Mayor Glee A. Bridges Files For Sixth Term
Bridges tint
Candidate
«*65 Season
By MAHTIN RAMSON
Mayot dice A. Bridges is seek
.ng a sixth term.
The- Mayor paid nis $1UU filing
fee yesterda> and is the first
candidate to file formally for the
^Aicnnial city election in May.
j^Rln a statement Wednesday. the
^Wayor said:
"I like the work.
"I like the people.
“We have some unfinished
urgent work to do.
"The southwestern pan of the
city’s sewage disposal system
has been condemned by the state
stream sanitation committee and
must b»* replaced with a modern
system. Engineering work for
this new installation is under
way and work on the new sys
tem must begin by the last of
this year.
“In my first administration as
Mayor, the city constructed a
modem system to serve the east
ern portion of the ritv. and 1
feel my experience in that work
will prove beneficial.”
Still at less than his normal
gait as the result of a tali on the
ice* ten days ago. Mayor Bridges
was nevertheless on duty W«»d
nesday and aiding in the annual
tax listing chore.
Age 70. .Mr. Bridge's is a native
of the Lattimore section of
Cleveland County who has lived
in Kings .Mountain since MHO.
He is a navy veieran ol World
War i and a sell-described “born
joiner”. He is a past commander
of Otis D. Green Post 155, Ameri.
can Legion, a Mason and Shrin
§ member of the* Veterans of
reign Wars, the Moose- Lodge,
d Kings Mountain Baptist
church. He expic;s to log his
twenty-fifth year of perfect at
tendance at tile Kings Mountain
Kiwanis club in March. Hi has
been a licensed pilot tor 15
years.
Mayor Bridges served four eon
sc.-utive terms from 1953-61. lost
the 1901 election to Mayor Kelly
Dixon in a dose run-oft. then
.•.nnc* back last year to defeat
Mayor Dixon.
Previously he had served a
dozen years on the county com
mission. serving a* chairman for
eight year*. lli< firs: political of
lice was as a member of the
Kings Mountain board of educa
tion.
Mrs. Bridges is the former Ad
dic Hamrick, of Kings Mountain.
They have four children. J. C.
and (ilee E. Bridges, successors
to their lather as Kings Moun
tain hardwaremen. Nelson
Bridge's, of Marietta, (la., and
Mrs. Eugeni Schenk, of Water
loo, la. There* arc* it grandchil
dren.
Rites Thursday
'or Gas Lynch
^■Funeral services f ir Augustus
Wtevenson UIusi _yn»Hi. 70. 1373
(irover Konl. will o held at First
Baptist church at I o'clock Thurs
day afternoon.
Mr. Lynch. a World War I
veteran, died at 7:23 Tuesday
ni>;ht at the Veterans Adminis
tration hospital. Oteen. He had
t«cen in ill health (or several
months.
lie was a native of Rutherford
county and a member of First
Baptist church.
He is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Edith Queen Lynch; a bro
ther. Ayden Lynch, of Burling
ton; a stepdaughter-in-law. Mrs.
Vernon Crosby, and a step-grand
son, Steve Crosby, both of Kings
M initain.
The body will lie in state at
the church for a half-hour prior
to the final rites, to he conduct
ed by Rev. B. L. Raines.
Burial will be in Mountain
Rest cemetery.
Active pallbearers will Is- Cline
Barber, Will Harp, John Fisher.
W. Falls. Dewitt Patterson,
.md Clarence Ledford.
Bridges Bays Two
Bnildinq Penults
T. F. Bridges purchased the
first building permits issued by
the city in 1965 Tuesday after
^boon.
S Mr. Bridges bought ftermits to
Wr nstruct two six room brick
residences on Boyce street, each
estimated to cost $8,000.
SEEKS TERM SIX — Mayor
Slot A. Bridges filed notice of
I land id ary for re-electioa yes
terday te a sixth term.
fax Listing
b Extended
j Tax listing will continue
| »*'*-#niehnut the county and in the
cities through Tuesday — two
longer than the originally
lu.ertised closing dale of Janu
, 30.
Max Hamrick, county tax su
! pcrvisoi, said Wednesday a check
j 01 the law revealed it is preserib
{cd that listing shall begin on
: January 1 and continue for 30
days.
The exception is when New
1 Year's Day is a holiday, or when
I other holidays are taken within
January.
Mr. Hamrick said there have
been two halt-holidays in the
period, therefore, by law, listing
: must be continued without pen
alty for late listing through Feb
ruary 2.
This will be good news, Mr.
Steve Harmon. Kings Mountain
lax lister, and Mrs. Ruby Alex
ander, assistant to Number 4
Township lister Conrad Hughes
guessed odnesday morning.
“We’re not as busy as we
i should be.” Mrs. Alexander com
1 mentod. "and I’m afraid there
i an- going to be a number of red
| check marks indicating penalties
i fti a numhei ol citizens.”
The law requires all property
owners to list during the 30-day
! period. Failure to list draws pen
alties. as does late listing.
Baptist* To Give
"Tear Is Review"
1 The evening service Sunday. ;
January 31. at First Baptist
I church will feature "The Year in
Review.’’ Many of the highlights
of the life of the church during
1964 will he shown in color slides.
Included will be pictures of Girl*
Auxiliary Coronations. Vacation
' Bible School, Summer Camp.
! Youth W’eek. ami also some
sienes from the mvnl Christmas
ihogram and the Christmas
i Youth Revival.
The time for this service is
7:30 p.m.
John H. moss
Likely To Oppose
Incumbent Mayot
By MARTIN HARMON
A mtv likely barrier to Mayor
Glee A. Bridge®’ serving a sixth
term is John II. Moss, baseball
Icngut president.
City Commissioner Hay Cline,
a rumored candidate tor the
city's top executive position, will
not seek that office, he said Wed.
nesda> afternoon.
Following Mayor Bridges’ fil
ing Wednesday. Mr. Moss, a one
time city commissioner from
Ward -I. acknowledged It*- is < on
sidering making the race for the
mayoral post.
He said. "I have been receiving
encouragement from a consider
able number of citizens anti I
am seriously considering hecom
ing a candidate for the offtcr ol
Mayot."
He added, "However, I want
to talk with more people about
this most im|M>rtant office- in our
municipal life. Should I become
a candidate, 1 am determined to
giv* the campaign and the office
Hie same kind of desire, effort
and long hours of work that has
proved successful in our baseball
program "
Otherwise, city political talk
was minimal.
Comm Cline said In- had not
discussed with other member® of
the city board his or their spring
political plans. He presumed, he
said, that most ol the members
would seek re-election in May.
Also to be elected in May is
one* of thr«-e in-city members of
the board of education, the six
year term of Mrs. Lena W. Me
Gill expiring. Mrs. McGill has not
indicatf-d whether she will be a
candidate .again.
Mr. Moss is president of the
Western Carolina.® League and
was instrumental in its organiza
tion. lie formerly was in the De
troit Tiger organization, subse
luently was in public- relations
work in Wisconsin.
He is a Kings Mountain native,
anti World War II veteran.
Penalty Deadline
Spun Tax Cash
T!i»* pace of city and county
tax 196-1 payments increased this
xeek in anticipation of next
Tuesday's initial penalty day on
anpaid hills.
Though he did not have i .m
[>lete totals. County Tax Collect
or Robert Gidney, guessed ttiat
payments are normal to date and
for the season.
City Clerk Joe McDaniel. Jr.,
reported collection of 61 percent
.f the $177,266 levy.
Collections of S10K.OSO through
Tuesday also represented 72 per
cent of tin* $150,000 the city had
estimated it would collect on *61
liills during the year ending June
10. 1965.
Penalty of otu* percent applies
Tuesday.
Political Pot Boiling At KMHS;
Nine SeeUno Student Body Offices
It's political season al Kings ,
Mountain high school when- nine
students are seeking the schools
t ip posts in student government.
Convention Days were Monday
and Tuesday and studetns nar- !
rowed the field to nine candi- ;
dates. Campaign managers are j
busy this week endorsing their *
favorites for president, viec-pres- j
idem and secretary of the Stu-!
| dent Participation Organization. ;
Posters, badges. hats and even
hair ribbons invite the voter to |
I vote for Jane or John.
Thursday will he devoted to
speech-giving by the candidates
and their managers will use var
ious and sundry ways to entire ,
the voter at the polls Friday. 1
There will he campaign promises
galore presented in a variety of
speeches during student assem
] hly at 1 p.m. Friday is election
day.
The candidates are:
For president, succeeding Rich
ard Gold, are three juniors: Scott
Cloningcr, Neal Cooper and Phil
ip Buneh.
For vice-president. succeeding
Steve Goforth, are three sopho
mores: Chucky Gladden. Tommy
Goforth and Nelson Conner.
For secretary, suc<-ceding Nel
son Conner, are: sophomore Jane
Morris, junior Larry Liuian and
freshman Sharon Cold.
APPOINTED — Cameron War*.
war appointed last weak to
new city recorder's court Judge,
as a member of the county
elections board. Both are Dem*
aerate. Other members are
Chairman Ralph Gilbert (D)
Funeral Is Held
For Amos F. Dean!
SUCCUMBS — Amos F. Dean
died suddenly Wednesday
night ot a heart attack. Fu
neral rites were held Saturday
morning.
Heart Campaign
Starts Monday
The coming month will he
"big push” month for Kings
Mountain’s l!*»s heart fund cam
paign and a wide variety of ac
tivities will he scheduled to boost
the total ol contributions to the
fund to fight heart dlsea.se.
Mrs. F. S. Morrison, wile of the
president of Associated Sales.
! Ini., will head the campaign for
! funds and complete list of area
j volunteer workers, in addition to
full schedule of activities, will he
! announced next week.
| Plans for the February Heart
’ Fund campaign were mapped
; Friday night when campaign
j leaders held a dinner meeting at
I Governor's Inn in Shelby.
J. Ollie Harris, rural Heart
Fund chairman for Cleveland
County, met with 23 area chair
men to discuss plans for the
campaign.
The statewide goal for the 1965
Heart Fund campaign is Shlo.fKXt.
Mrs. J. Spencer Love of Greens
boro is state chairman. Mrs.
Fields Young. Jr. of Shelby Is
publicity chairman f >r the coun
ty campaign.
The Kings Mountain chairman
noted that memorial gifts may
: be forwarded to hot at 106 Edge
moot Drive. The gifts will he ap
plied to the current drive for
funds.
Mrs. Morrison is the former
Elizabeth Lael of Glen Alpine
and she and her husband are par
1 ents of four children: Betty, a
junior at Salem college; Marion,
a high sell >ol senior; Scarlett, a
high school sophomore; and Rio
; ky. a second grader. Active in
church and cormunity affairs.
Mrs. Morrison is a member of
1 First Presbyterian church, an
officer of the Woman's club and
a member of the Country Club.
Mr. Morrison was chairman of
the 1961 Heart Fund drive and
Mrs. Morrison served as publici
: ty chairman.
Kings Mountain citizens gave
; generously to the 196-1 Heart
Fund Drive.
Diseases of the heart anil blood
! vessels are the nation's foremost
health problems, cing responsi
ble for 5-1 6 |n>r la-tit of all deaths
in the nati in. The 19oo Heart
Fund will support an attack a
gainst this No. 1 enemy-through
, research, through public and pro
fessional education ami through
community liealth programs.
Foote stadium
Gift SUMO
Foote Mineral Company is
giving $1.11011 for (mildim: the
John Cambio football stadium,
not tho $350 reported last week
by J. Wilson Crawford and J.
Ollle Harris, co-chairmen of the
industrial solicitation commlt
t»>e.
The co-rhairmt'n said Wed -
nesda> they had misunder
stood Foote officials concern
ing amount of the j»ift.
i Neil O. Johnson. Foote min
erals division manager, said
his firm mailed Tuesday a
, check for $350. first of three
i payments on the $1,000 pledge.
30-Y eai-Old
Auto Dealer
Jies Suddenly
f”un«ral rites for Am<« Frank
lin Dean, 30, Kings Mountain
businessman, were held Saturday
at 11 a m. from First Baptist
: chuivh of which he was a mem
I her.
Mr. Dean, owner of Dean
Buick Company, sueoum-.ed sud
denly Wednesday night at 10:30
! pm. at his home Death was at
triouted to a heart attack.
The automobile dealer, a na
tive of Wendell, was a son of
Mrs. Pearl Scarborough Dean of
Raleigh and the late ftenjamin
Franklin Dean. He we* a grad
uate of Wendell high school and
attended Wake Forest college
and Judge Pell's Law School in
Raleigh.
Surviving besides his mother
arc* hi* wife, the former Lodcma
Morris who he married in 1939;
two sons, Franklin Dean, a sen
ior at Appalachian State Teach
er's college, and Tommy Dean,
a senior at Kings Mountain high
school; two daughters, Mrs. Phil
lip Broom of Edwards AFB.
California and Miss Joann Dean,
an eighth grader.
Also surviving are two sisters.
Mrs. Charles Vestal of Raleigh
and Mi*. Fred Miller of Fjur
ehild*. Calif.; and a grandson,
Phillip Ward Broom.
Rev. B L. Raines officiated at
the final rites and interment was
made in Mountain Rert cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Ertie
Powers, George Houser. Jacob
Cooper. Ernest Haves. Dr. P. G.
Padgett. Clayvon Kelly, Bill Bel
ton and James Carroll.
Hone S. & L
Had Big Yeai
Assets of Homo Savings &
Loan association neared the sev I
on-million mark in 1964.
Up $*19,620 during the year. ] I
total assets at December 31 were . i
S6.926.74S.
These and other facts on 1964 i
operations were presented at !
Tuesday's annual shareholders
meeting by Thomas A. Tate, sec
retary-treasurer.
The shareholders, after being
served refreshments, re - elected
all directors, and in a brief ses
sion following the directors re- i
elected all officers.
Officers, in addition to Mr.
Tale, are Dr. J. E. Anthony. '
president; G. A. Bridges, J. H. |
Thomson and A. 11. Patterson,
vice-presidents; Mrs. Emily A.
Herndon, assistant secretary - ,
treasurer Jake A. Dixon, manag
er of the Bessemer City branch;
Mrs. Nancy S. Seism and Mrs.
Phyllis S. Dixon, tellers.
Directors are Dr. Anthony, Mr.
Bridges. Mr. Thomson, A. H. Pat j
terson. Mr. Tate. J. B. Maunev. I. |
(J. Patterson, B. D. Ratterree.
Jack H. White, Dr. Paul E. Hen- |
dricks and R. S. Plonk.
The firm's legal staff includes
Davis & White and George B.
Thomas son.
Tlie shareholders approved ac '
tion of the directors in transfer
ring $46,995 into reserves, in
cluding $33,000 in the general re
serve fund and $13,000 to the
surplus account. i
Other highlights of Mr. Tate's !
report:
Loans increased by $621,646 to 1
$5,996,334; savings accounts in- j
creased by $720,623 to $6,220,600
General deserves total $525,517.
Dividend payments totaled a
record $256,666.
At year end then- were 3137
savings accounts (including 727
at the Bessemer City branch!
and there were 1362 mortgage
loans t including 369 at Bessemer
city*.
'17a* association -made 332 loans
during the year.
On the anniversary of Pearl
Harbor the Bessemer City
branch topped a million in sa\ -
ings a.-counts for the first time.
Attorney J. R. Davis and oth
er shareholders praised tin* offi- i
cers and directors for their g.»od j
work.
The office staff served refresh
meats. :
NEW AMBULANCE FOR RESCUE SQUAD — Captain Ccrbe:t Nicholson, (seated) of the Cleveland
County Rescue Squad, is "buying" on ambulance from Chailes E. Dixon, of Victoiy Chevrolet Com
pany. while Banker R. S. Lennon, right, inspects it It is a bargain buy. First Union National bank
is financing the purchase free. In turn. Victoiy Che/rolet will buy the ambulance back a year
hence. This is the Life-Saving crew's fourth such "purc.ha.sr'
SELECTED — Lewis Stewart.
Kings Mountain high school
senior, has been notified of his
selection by Congressman Basil
L. Whitener to undergo exam
inations for the USAF Military
Academy.
Stewart Tapped
By Whitener
WASHINGTON. D. C. From
lis office jn Washington Con
gressman Basil L. Whitener an
louneed this week that he had
selected J>>wis k. Stewart, son of
Vlrs Charles K. Stew at :. "stj
tYoodland Drive. Kinjs M.nn
am. and Mr. Stewart, of Chat
lotto, to take the competi
tive examinatui for the Cniteil
state:; Air Force Academy
Youne Stewart is a student at
Kinifs Mountain High Schoo! and
is active in acadomi. and athle
lie activities. He is a membet of
ihe 1.3tin Clul» and participate
in a number of other school
groups. He is a tner er of the
football and basket ball Iranis.
Theyoun-: man a ni mts-i .1
Ihe First Weslev an Me! Innhst
Church. Kin>;.s M luntain, is pres
<lent of his Sundav S -ho.il Class,
ami is very active in Wesleyan
I’outh activities.
Tl»e Air Force Academy is lo
cated at Colorado Springs. Colo
ado. Graduates receive eommis
;ions as second lieutenants in the
FitVular Air Force.
Lawrence Logan’s
Rites Conducted
Auto Salesmen
Died In Sleep
Early Monday
Funeral r.tes for William
Lawrence L'i„an. .‘>7. Kin ' -
Mountain ait! > salesman aid
businessman. wore heid I'uesday
at 1 p.m. from Km.’- \ioun:ain
Baptist ciiuri’h of which ho ’Aus
a member.
Rev. Marion DtiBosc ff • .ited
at tile service, anti intei meat
was made in Mountain Rest . *m
etery.
Mr. Logan, in i!t health the
past month. di> d about fi a m.
Monday morning lie was I nti
dead i.i in.- bt-d a ,.ut - non. by
It.s wife witen -lie went to tvtak
en him He had just re ently
Ixvii discharged from the hospi
tal.
A native of Cleveland County.
Mr. Logan was th*’ -<»n d Mi
Mary Little Logan of Winston
Salt r and the late William F
Logan. For the p.a-t s;\ years he
had lH*en employed as a salesman
b\ Victory’ Chevrolet C >mpan>
He for merly owned and perated
'Logan I try Cleaners for years
Surviving, in addition t » his
mother, are his v\ ft*. Mrs. Helen
Cornwell Logan; two sons, Lairy
Logan an<l Lane L<*;. n. both o'
the home; five tlaightiis. Mr
Bill Bell tif Coluiuli.a. S. C. Mrs
Carl King, Jr., of (iustonia. Mis
Alfred Tate Mrs it. m \ D in
Herndon. l> th " K Moun
tain. anti Miss Sallv Lo.’ in of
the home; one brothe:. Klin* .
Logan of Kannupofs; two -i
lers. Mis. K. (!. Lackey and Mrs.
Charles Sams. ts>th «.! Win.-ton
Salem; and nine ■ ranr4 hildren.
A e t i v e paliln no; . wet
Charles Dixon. Louie K i n g.
Janies Alexander. Ju k An: tt*
Plato (loforth and V <i. tit ant
Vim.
five KMHS Seniors Among Nine
Candidates For PPG Scholarship
Nine senior students attending
liigh schools in Shelby anti King'
Mountain have qualified as final
sts in Pittsburgh Plate Glass
foundation's scholarship compe
itton and will be interviewed on
February 17 to determine the
vinner of the four-year award
icing offered by PPG for the
.hiid straight year.
J. V. Schweppe, Foundation
\gcnt and Manager for Pitts
)urgh Plate Glass Company's
Shelby Finer Glass Plant, an
louneed the following finalists;
lune Digh, Max H. Hopper. Ag
les VV. Thompson anil Vtiar Jor
•ensen. all of Shelby high school;
lohn Caveny, Jr.. Peter Hauser.
„yn Cheshire. Jan Williams and
ipenoer Muutc, all ul ,
Mountain high .school.
The students wen* designated
finalist* in the PP(J Foundation
Scholarship Program l»\ the Xa
ttonal Merit Schoiatship Ootisir
ation who evaluated ‘heir results
on the National Merit Scholar
ship Qualifying Test given last
spring. The nine finalists «ptali
ft«“d lr«Mn nmun.’ 7.1 applicants
competing from high schools in
Shelby and Cleveland Count\
Mr. Schweppe said the finalists
will l>e interviewed b> a three
member scholarship committee i
composed of E B. \Vcalhcrapoon.
Dean of Admissions f*»r Men.
Duke I’niversity; Dr. Joyce II. 1
Shealy, professot of Psv chologs.
Queens College: and H. Kdmunds
Cuninuu.U Uit * i1
RITES HELD — Funeial rites
lor W. Lawrence Logan were
held Tuesday afternoon from
Kings Mountain Baptist church.
Firemen Begin
Fund Drive
Bethlehem V ilunteer Fire Do
part mem, Iii> i» heyinninn a
in.iii drive t • tii t i fir<* station
hi a Joi immediately west of and
adjacent ».* tin* O. A. Lall G.o
■ery in the lie.Jilehem tummun
ty.
The 125\2UO lot was donated by
i'.harhe Blalock.
The newi\ • organized depart
ment lias already app.iinted a
nultl.ii^ committee which is
a "iki ’ on details as to neetls,
•equirerents and cost of on
itrui-tiii,i of the station. It will
»• financed by voluntary dona
ions. hake sales ant! other fund
•aisiny events.
•i tn Yarbro, Rout 2 . is fund
i i .i>uit*r .inti it*.- , > i.t'iiti in*
addressed in cat. •! Mr. Yarbro.
•Ml dona lions are a\ dedietf.de.
t >. .a - ,,i tin. r.fihi, . o Fire
Department in.-lui.i ; I; y D:\on,
'hauman • ! the board of direc
-- istant
ha.rinan: Fred T.ite secretary:
Inn Yaiitro. treasurer; Charlie
Blalock. t hiel: lloyd Howell. as
tistant chief.
I'. . 'ms include Marion Div
>n. Ilal Morris, Floyd McDaniel,
lernia > Blalock. Chat let Spear
nan. John Ti la. Bill Babb. Jerry
Morris. Andrew Brown. David
'Vise. Paul Lancaster. James
ipakes. David I’ Smith and Jake
V *ker. Chanl.tin is the Rev.
till Shy tie. Captains are Jerry
Morris. Bob Morris. Hill.e Falls.
■> 'u-Ias M -Daniel and John Tria.
turn :a.its are Bill Babb. Jack
-all. Robert .'a. eny. Olell Ben
on am. Liol> Kaic.