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Population lP G< e/tter Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 T'm llyui' lor Ctia.tl r:■><)» Mmd u it dttivM Iron r.r I'jjh kuki v» am elv i«mu. Tfc» city M- -- ml 1«M. Hall, tlfurr >• Item i)m Uuid Sl«l«i ctm-ji C _I VOL. 7h No. R Fstsblb'ie't 'UHv Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, February 25, • 965 •| /] Pages i f 2ilay j 1 H.-i ;.LNT« iciuity Via Rooi lia iii ms-Hectei * hail Repeat 1, Mj.rtiu hat.mo:: ■ t . » .•< v r.uaily out ih' - selling business - ..i.. hi : .1. pillowing a nigin t.... i.; approxi 1 ■ . ar:. its \ .ilii.’il at i i ;w.;. oi t »>t year’s H.ir ;ht thieves a v i< it tin- .(.of. then clrili . •• I i oft tl:o lipi i. il.Mir to . 1*11 l. I(M„ TP« rfii: vpresumably driiled i, 1 • k «ft another door at the . * . which proved a waste of , as the doot led Into the tr.i .It blit. I’• i. e theon.i that the thieves .. a bat ry p .wered eleetric !< ga*m entry and exit. Winn • Ihxii manager Yates u .ison sa.d it is impossible to ..ii'.w whether any other goods vere taken, but he added, "We don't miss anything else.” In their pursuit of cigarettes, •■'< ihlevc> not only claimed ear ■ ■ns and larger packages, but nptied all hut one (»1 the pack i ks at tile ehts-k out counters. P.-li Chic! Paul Sanders said sci o| scales had been knocked '■nto the floor. He speculated the i< .is might have thought the s«ales a cash register. Tin Harris ‘I eeicr robbery last \! v. *.i which thieves drilled a itc and made off with $3,913.40. remains unsolved. In that rob i-i-v means of entry was the same. Police were on the lookout Wediii sday morning for a white pick-up truck bearing a South Carolina license plate which had ^. n noticed in Kings Mountain Bring the previous two duys "■I v.as observe I as recently as a.m. Wednesday. Manager Han son commented. "Th< thieves vvi<re very consul c ate. They i u. their hole imme d; - ely over our floor drain. With II tjpis rain we’d have lx .-n manning t!>c mops 'til the rool ■■; airman arrived.” *---* ^«■> ; Local News ! i Bulletinsi I I AUTO TAG King- Mountain auto tags, heing >o!d ihis year by the <lub. remain on sale at llarri.- Funeral Home. Sales iinmittec Chairman Sam Weir reported Tuesday 1685 have In n sold. AT FASHION FORUM Mrs. Ila Morrow attended the !Hth annua* Hair Fashion For um and Irade Show in Colum bia. S. C. February Mrs. Elizabeth Brett accompanied Mrs. Morrow. The show was Reid at V\ade Hampton Hotel. ANTHONY RETURNING I).. J. K. Anthony and Miss Elizabeth Anthony, vacationing at Palm Harlan, Fla., art* scheduled to return this week. WEEK OF PRAYER Km s Mountain Baptist • him hwomen are sponsoring at week ot prayer services \tareh 1 5. it has been an •limn s*d by Mrs. <>. 1). Walker. .■• sider.i of iln> Women’s Mis 'iottary Society. KIWANIS PROGRAM Fled Withers, dins-tor of In dustrial Coofieration Training. w addition to the high school , urr ilium, will gi\e the pro am at Thursday night's Ki w.mis club meeting at 6:15 p. a. at the Woman's elub. C1VES PROGRAM Mis. Luther Joy. secretary to Ki -gs Mountain Merchants As s< .ation. gave flic program on I edit Bureaus", at Wednes day morning's meeting of fhe I'rcdil Women's U:eaklast club .;t Holiday Inn. ON DEAN'S UST Houston Huffman, Kings Mountain student at Wofford , clle ;e in Spartanburg. S. C.. #s been listed on the dean's l for the fall semester. He is I* son of Mr. and Mrs. R T. 1 lull man. W. S. Biddix, Jamrs s Guyton File For City Board Post j&ddix Bens m Ward 2, Guyton In 3 Two more cand.dates en:ei -d the spring polil.cal campaign this week. W. Sclmore Biddix. Kir ;s M- amain insurance man, filed I uesday for flu* Ward 2 rdy ccmmisslon post, while James L. Guyton. masonry contractor, f.l cd Wednesday fur the Ward 3 commission s|n»t. It Is tile ond entry into poll tii's for Mr. Biddix, 12. who un su vessfully challenged Commis sioner Eugene Goforth two years a#* >. ami tin* first entry for Mr. i Guj ton. 31. Mr. Biddix is « representative of Pilot Life Insurance Company, wh.i resides at Uri Owens street with his wife, the former Marie Mope, and five daughters, lie is a Kings Mountain native and a member of Kast Gold Street Wes leyan church. Mr. Guyton, his wife, the for mer Shirley Yarhro, and two daughters, live at 707 Groves street. He is also a Kings Moun tain native and a memtier .»f Piedmont Baptist church. While Mr. Biddix and Mr. Guy ton are first entries in their re spective wards. Mr. Biddix can didacy poses a possible re-match between him and Cimm. Go forth. , Should Ward 3 Commissioner T. J. (Tommy l Ellison run again, as anticipated. Mr. Guyton will In* challenging him. Eight candidates are now in the field for six offices at City Hall and one board of education position. The Candidate list to date: Far Mayor Mayor Gle«* A. Bridges, Kelly l>i.\on. and John Henry Moss. For Ward 1 Commissioner Garland E. Still. For Ward 2 Commissio'iei W. S. Biddix. For Ward 3 Commissioner James L. Guyton. For Ward -I Commissioner Comm. Norman King. For School Trustee - Mrs. ! ena W. McGill, incumbent. Club To Employ Manager Soon Henry Noisier, president of Kdtgs Mountain Country Club, said Wednesday he anticipated the hoard of directors would act t.» cmpl >y management for the club this weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Ailn Berlin have resigned. effective March 1. Mr. Noisier said tin* club house committee, chaired by William | Herndon, ha.* b*-on interviewing a large number of applicants and anticipates being ready to make a re.-ommendation within the week. Mcantirre, Mrs. Berlin will continue to manage the club un til a new manager is on scene. CANDIDATE — Siemore Biddix is a candidate for Ward 2 city commissioner in the May city election Five Senatois Reply To Mayoi Five state senators ha' e re plied to Mayor (lire A Bridges plea for protection of pov r selling cities in any new legisla tion relating to utility sales. All promised a willing and sympathetic ear concerning tin municipal p >sitiion .ci proposed legislation and Senator Hei tor Mc’-can, of Robeson, wrote he was fully conversant with the situation, as Lumberton lik Kings Mountain, distributes pow er. Senator Ralph Scott, of Ala mance. wrote, “...you can rest assured if it has any diverse ef fect .n «*ny large segment >1 otir population. I will not o for it ” Other replies came from Sena tor Roy Rowe, of Pender, who said lie introduced original REA legislation manv sessions ago. Senator Sam Whitehurs'. of Craven, and Sen at >r Oral Yates, of Haywood. The power selling cities well be restricted to present sab's terri tories under legislation proposed by Rural Klectrification Associ ations anti Public Utilities. Mayor Protests Long Train Stop A near hour-long stop <•( a 20t> car Southern Railway freight Mocked traffic at the Piedmont Avenue. Baker Street, and Lin wood Road crossings Wednesday morning elicited a strong pro test to the rail company by May. or Glee A. Bridges. Mayor Bridges said he tele phoned J. R- Brosnan. Greenvilie division su|>erintendent. and told him. "We can't put up with this ' The Mayor said the long stop caused some school pupils to Ik tardy Wednesday morning. Mayor Bridges said Mr. Bros nan told him he would check in to the Wednesday incident — as well as the general problem — at once. Benefit Bridge • Fashion Show Set For Heart Fond Thursday Night Pal Lee. Woman's Dirertor of WBT. Charlotte, will serve as (ommentator for Thursday night's Heart Fund Hern-fit and fashion show at the National Guard Armory. The benefit will culminate a month long effort to raise funds for the I9ti."> Heart Fund Drive in Kings Mountain. The show will begin at N o'clock and will feature the show ing of spring fashions hv four lo cal department stores, Helk’s Fulton's McGinnis and Plonk Brothers. The list of m slels in cludes: Lynda Maunev. Scarlett Morrison, and Connie Padgett for Plonk's; Joan Howard. Mrs. George B. Thomasson. Ann Ar thur Thomasson. Mrs. Otis Falls, Jr. and Linda Falls for Fulton's: Mrs. Boyd H well. Mrs Wendell White. Betty Cable. Linda Sher tor. and Susan Plonk for McGin nis; and Mrs. John Tria. Mrs. Woody London. Mrs. Boh Hull ender, Mary Beth Ramsey. Shan Continued On Puyt t» COMMENTATOR — Pat Lee. radio and television personali ty. will be commentator for Thursday night's Heart Fund beaelit at the Armory. Scwty Stycrs, I:istedl ‘ Sure" E, MARTIN HARMON I’d Tn 1 .1 tixity increased one ..h:,l dtui ig the past week, with entry o! iwr more Candi da < f nd s into further indica . k ns in ndid ites rumored, pas i I.- and |irnhdhli>. Bobo: t iBobi Smith. hardware salt .'lan. s lid iu har| received ■oiv-idt. ,,ul.* encouragement to Mr* Lena W. McGill lor Uie - -tiool board |»>st and in ilt atetl tie would make a deci s,on on whether to make the race soon. Another regarded as a "sure” entry is Dewey Styers, newspa |K‘r circulation representative, ex pected to challenge Incumbent Norman Kirs lor Ward I Com missioner. With toe exception of Comm. King and Mayor tliee Bridges, incumb'nt <ity administration members were stsll silent offici all> on whether they will seek reele.-tk.n. 'hough political ob s rvers anticipate all will. One rumor has O. O. Walker, a dry deane: and retired con st ni. ion n an. opposing J. K. 'Zip' Rhea in Ward .1 — hardly onsidered i'kc-ly, since Mrs. Walker is Mr. Rhea's aunt. An other unchecked nHnar put Char lie Ballard, Lithium Corporation personnel manager, into the race against Mi. Rhea. C >t ett Nich olson. who pressed T. J. Kllisoti in 1983 may offer again, one ob server repot led. There was -j paucity of conjec ture on what candidate or can didates the Negro community will produce this election season. Pti.icipai u. r. *r .s that William Orr will become the first mem bor ot his ran' to seek the may or's post. For the past Jour elections, ihere has been a Negro candidate for the Wat I 3 commission scat. Filing deadline is April 28. Mrs. Kitchen's Rites Friday Mrs. Nancy MeSwain Kitchen. 73. died Wtxlnesday morning at 3:13 am:. in Royster Mem .trial hospital at Boiling Springs. Funeral riles will be held Fri day at -I p.m. from Second Bap tist church. Re\. (iistrge Julian will officiate, and interment will he in Brihlchem cemetery. The body will lie in-state at the i heivh 30 minutes before the rite*. A native of York County, S. C\. Mrs. Kitchen was the widow of Henry Kitchen. She hail been in ill health lor several months. She was tin- daughter of thi* late Mr and Mi . Thomas Walk er Kitchen and a mem tier of Sec ond Baptist church. Mrs. Kitchen is survived by her sis;cr. Mrs Annie MiAbee. of Kings Mountain. Baying Stray Dogs Bring Complaints Mayor tllo A Bridges said Wednesday I lit* police depart ment is rec eiving numerous and frequent c alls from all sec lions of ihi* city complaining of stiay dogs which howl at night and disturb rest. The Mayor noted that the city dog ordinance requires owners to keep their dogs con tained and he advised owners : to “bed down" their dogs at ' night. lie himself was awakened at 3 a.m. tec-e' ly h\ a howling park. Tile law permits police to slay strays, or other dogs not contained by their owners. ON DEAN'S LIST Eugene Daniel (Irigg of King Mountain qualified for the dean’s list for the fall sc treater recently completed at Campbell college at Buies Creek. Dean A. I! Burkot has reported. senate, house Honor Davis, x legislator fi ■ Si lie mt i:«- \ ■;< I K ng< Mountain Aitomi) J. It. I:.vis :hc i .u.*o»Us ..f th<‘ t ml at ih* ri.urion <1 his part*! r Sc ia or Jatk White. Subsequent!) Hep. >;««■» Kali* I ;i. f-d ;n the i: use «>f R pi. ij; v . i:t> i»2_» ihtl M:. Dav. a.-s . loiir.f i cm-.c . having n’i'vf ii .n ih- Hi.*! >c soft. Senate. White, in. .il< it illy. .is ii fiee nu.T er 1103 in t ie State i^e’islali\tf building. Hef >ie returning to Raleigh Monday afterni’ n. he s u l ij • favors the tiill to make Charlotte College a braneh of the Greater ■ . ait) of N trth Cat and also favors thehill in .all a fit.11.on l.un.i election fat' r.iads. T.te formula f.>r division of tltr funds would provide $130 million for primary r >ads. $73 million for secondary roads, irui $73 mi! lion for state highways through cities anti towns. Cleveland i >un- ! ty would re.five sor.e $2 million lrom the latter two items. Kings Mountain more than $300,000. Noting that the legislative s« s sion is getting underway, as usual, at a fairly slow pare, •Senator White said it doesn't mean the members aren't busy. He eited his schedule for one day : last week: breakfast at S as the i guest of Governor Dar. Moore at the Executive Mansion, a com mittee session at 9:30, another committee session at 10:30, i-on voning of the Senate at noon, a ‘ bus trip to Camp Butner for in- j sportion of this expansive state operated facility, a social en gagement in the evening. Senator White said the Butner 1 o|»eratinn finned h'.< effort to restore to the appropriations list j the education department's re quest tor 13 additional teachers to teach school agt* children .it | Butner ami the state’s three oth er mental institutions. Cleaning Him Damaged By Hie Fashion Cleaners, owned b\ Gene Austin, suffered consider able damage Monday afternoon, as a result of a fire stemming from burning cleaning fluid. Amount id me damage had not been assessed Wednesday,' but included extensive damage to presses, smoke to clothes and building. A valuable wedding dress was severely scorched. On Tuesday shortly after noon, the department answered a Cher-, ryvillc road alarm where a sta- j tion wagon owned by William Morgan was afire. Chief Floyd Thornburg said the entire interi or Has demolished. Morgan live* in the Ebenezer church commu nity. Hospital, State Officials Confer George W. Mauney, president of Kin^s Mountain hospital, anil Administrator Grady Howard won in Raleigh Wednesday to eonler with officials of the state Mediial Cun* commission on plans for expansion of the hoc pital. Voters of the county authorized a two million dollar bond issue for hospital expansion, with $5«>.000 designated for Kings Mountain hospital. Approval of plans by rhe com mission is preliminary to obtain ing share funds from the federal and state governments. GIRL SCOUT GETS TOP AWARO —• !cr 1", cr rtc .titer of Mr. and Mis. Otis Tails. Jr., is recipient of the Curved fca>, hijht't lio..or i:i nl ->u v, Her motuer. o* .; >ht. p. nts the award, while Mrs. Howatd Pur-lev Cade.tc : c. • : , r ci soy Mi monal ARP church, locks on. Miss Falls recently advanced to Co ctti ? o' i *r<i.. .uni ■ iioop !J. Ic-d by Mr. M. D. Phi fer and Mrs. Dcrus Bennett. The av-aid was j: .d hi :.i of Tue.-day nrcht spec.al Girl Scout program held by seven troops of Kin;- Mcui on: Cut S oi ‘ at fPresbyterian church fellowship hall. Brownie i. Co:t : i:a . r . ..t . .ve a “Thinking Day" prcr.tain in which they depicted Girl Scout activities cl vu c- co.ir.'.it , of ihc world. A near-capacity crowd attended. Lambeth Rope, Chesterfield Give $1CG0 Each To Stadium Architects Get Go-Ahead On Drawings The board of education have approved preliminary sk, ; !i< - ;>! John Gamble stadium and authorized Charles \!«»rri >n lllier and Asso late- to proc-ed with working drawings Chairman J. K. Herndon. Jr., said officials of the stadium fund - raising committee, Co Chairmen Charles Noisier, Carl K. Mauney and Charles Harry III. along with Coach Bill bales, met writ the board and Ha architectural . engineering firm Monday morning. The stadium will be '■>- a'ert south of the new hath sciiool mi Phifer Hoad With the football field virtu.itlv North S u.h Tie location is virtu. .1;. a natural bowl. Chairim.!' ill talon .-I-• ITcIlminary |>l..t\s call for in stallation ot t -i\ !<> c 11 v< :t tu drainage, and t it ere "t >n of con crete stantis to mm i> 1 on the west side and ereitio:. of Ictm steel-wood s»‘.its on the east •»: visitors' side. He said the steel wood ea.ir. section, at about ST pi r '■ at. was It-.s p*e»* iable that costing about SIT |ht s at. would require mo-« inaiun r.u- • Til, gross ditleti ’i ot < • $).*>,< *>-’• ili. toted de isut: < tile ehcajier i;i<tai ation. Initial estimate vv.is that Me stadium vv.ll c.-t itimi. sw Chairman Herndot said tin architects were told to r« turn as quickly as possible with detailed grading plans in order that bids may be invited. x u< lccnmbSi Funeral riles for Dewey P. Randall. t>7. \eleran Ronnie Mill overseer, were held Sunday at 3 ;>.m. from St. Matthew's Luther an church. Kev. Charles Easley officiated at the final rites and interment was made in Mountain Rest cem etery. Mr. Randall died at 7:15 p m. Thursday in Kings M >untain hos pital after two weeks' illness. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Guy Randall. A mem her of St. .Matthew's Lutheran church, he had not been ahsi nt in 12 years until his hospitaliza tion Friday, February 12. for pneumonia. If e was a charter (member uX 51a Frank it. Sum m«*rs' Sunday School . lass. Surviving are his wife, '!>■■ I»la Guyton Randall he married in 1915; >ne non, Jack Randall, ol Tokyo. Japan; ! *ur daughters, Miss Ruth Randall of Kilims Mountain. Mrs Joe M Moon* of Cherry llill. Nov. Joi sey, Mrs. Robert Wren of (.a* Ionia and Mrs. I low aid Helens of (■olden, Col >rado A fifth daut*i ter. Mr>. Donald Allen, of So by. died in lfkil Also surviving are two sistei • Mrs. Oscar Green and Mr J W. Layl >n. .mill of Kin«s Mountain: and 10 grandchildren. Active pallbearers were Ja= <>> Cooper. Dr. \V. L. M.iuney. Willie (Irb-e, William Sirmii** IVn II. Bridges and L. Arnold Kiser. ELECTED — jt.c:< H gl> sen ci Mi. aud T-1. ot Kings Mountain end resi deni manager of 1 uhoias Tu: key Bree 17 11 ■ , Inc„ of Pcg^l.ma. S. C., fctr-n elect ee’ picsido ‘ oi the South Caro line Tuiks y F: n aiion. Mis. ..ughe1-' is the f.i ;n Cl -ra Humphries cf Kinr Mountain. They aie parents of two t 1 dren Beth and Mailt Hughes. Davis Before Supreme C~urt Km^s \in i i;«i \ : . . . ); Davis ji;j. t >• Supreme t' r •>•!._'. i i ius's i.i s •> ;. i\N \t■■ sup Malthi ,v. I t .1 M th^ws & Ka;i.»> Both (lair f.x ions !i i 1 suiuid ... ; «M 'ii Su .. I 'UI l. .'IH O ‘l nts ltd. trial. Af'<-r ■ ath R C S. v :eat ira. i . .! >n. .^ou in i way su-.i .. M.ath. seeking <_'! i for lit :t ;1 i alio* to the switch oris n > vi-. uK cil in tin1 t wilit in. .'tat- i” f»r Matthews’ iar struts ti e •• ■Suhsa qv.. ntlj the Mati , u • Eslsip. airf.np the e n . n e struck !> . \i ;t ,t ’ , <. ! ■ tor sued, seeking $5*t,UilO dan. a^es. Janies .Mullen ,ol tl.istou.c represents the rail eompa; y. Mi. Dor is anticipates a tv. ,■ able iiihnu within tw < t.i ..m weeks. Dr; CLUBS CONTEST ki . s Mou nini. ii t .r St bool's Distribute.e 1 hi u.e elllb tv.i.- )>• We i i.tt to Ul rlt; ll eotr'st.s v. t!i s,\, . scii'is |i Ttieij ,.i .i.c n a cl tt tisitur. 'it s lie;iKiristi.itton ntl |»Ul>ik '[it.ilui i.. ests. The dl.st.Ht Winners Will Vie ill state comjxiutiou. Gross Pledges ft’ear $$9,000; uoal £80.000 K.d- M'-uh;.! :, a* will be united to itintiibuir to ihe John (>i:t •!.. Stadium tunl dui »ti.: t house t i • • anvass 1 !>•! •!.!> II until !» P-ni . i»:l! Bates hi s announced. Meant . .1. V. i..-uji (h wford iml J. t >1!,»• |. , i in! men ! in :i - ■ t ti,ms report ! two . In. • il $|imn) gifts .. . l • ••in i a.id ii:c oilier lii n Chest <-i ield Varus. In. . of pageland, •'». * . 'll ■ firm owned by the J. A. N• • ier famih . '•"r. H,. • mid itizens who ^ i i i.nn or sign ■ f ' id t.j mi; ini.h a $s0. "Hi fund 'I \e to uild a siailium • hunun;. In o' nr i i •: M, B ites said i he hi. • i i ' mu- solicitation aouIiI l-i res ‘ deii. * • | 1 i '= s F Mill i v. Ill i * .i.-u i. reported cash 1 I i. I ' • ii. SM.2n-t.22 tor an about SiiMH# •verall. Mr. H;. •> reported eheoka in: \V. Mack Hanna. Mrs - "Ill 1.0 V. \ . Ml s. Ruth hi nk. Mi • V. !. Kamseui Mrs. V. Hat !i. Jamis S Teague. M:s> OtliM i Black. Mr and Mrs. 1"'; It. <: unhj. Mis. Willie Patti n. Mi . All- M. Mathe ■on. Mrs. Amra I’alyer. .Mis. Ili/aheth Cti.ole. W’iiliam /. '. - V Ruth III ;ers. Fred V. ineis. Ktttay Foundation, T1..* A i .1! 1 \ y, \V 1*. Wen i*it F ; J. R Davis. Fulio: > ■ oil ill! Store. Chesterfield am -1:11s M s. J I res II. Page. 1- K liinna' R .ten II. lirv.uit. J Nev. tc Hu,lies Rot ... t 1. liiali • .la k 11. A and J. Lee Roberts. Onuited ti >>ni the list ot Mat lev ’.iiujs films and ffi •ials who pledged a total of S21. psi was the name >1 Dr. \V. L. Mauney Oldo o «f On f’nilf * Young Citizens Plcsn Organization \ .■! y i'- ; in pl.t i« «fvani/f t n>*n* p ti; i'.i pulito al or • on P HI* "ic l't ,..t iii tin.1 !'.i an, s*.lli this Bid Ho -aid th«‘ l:roup \v S in ■ lot) '{m» IS .1 *«• o: and would . k > -n >• indi . • :- :K« .s v. \io.v i **'» oan didiito.- \ i pa i ques tions and issues. Prtst,- ;s i ron oil ioiniil£ the < ; r >, iti> • ,1 fall Mr. Ti^noi at 73S# ,'j~
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