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Kings Mountain's Relioble Newspaper
Pages
Today
VOL 76 No. 13
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N.C., Thursday, April I, 1965
Seventy-Sixth Year
PRICE TEN CENT'
Sewage Improvements Deadlines Will Not Be Met
Kings Mountain Tapped For Community Pride Contest
Stadium Fund Shy By $7318;
Pledges To Date Are $72,681
Superior Stone
And Employees
Donate $2,000
The John Gamble Stadium
Fund grew to $72,681.39 this
week, shy by $7,318.61 to com
plete the $80,000 campaign to
build a new football stadium.
Meantime, J. Wilson Crawford
and J. Ollie Harris, co-chairmen
of indu.strial solicitations report
ed two additional gifts — a gift
of $2,000 from Kings Mountain’s
Superior Stone Company and em
ployees and $500 froTi Otis D.
Green Post 155, the Amerian
Legion.
Jay Powell, Superintendent of
Kings Mountain operations, tie-
li\’t»red the Superior check Tues
day.
Charles F. Harry, III, fund
treasurer, reported that actual
cash-in-hand totaled $26,023.93
and included gift of $250 from
Paul Mauney, Inc. and $100 gift.'
from Gastonia Double Cola Bot
tling Company, Ben T. Goforth
J|umbing, City Floor Service and
TTynolds Realty.
Treasurer Harry noted that
pledges now total $46,657.46.
Kings Mountain Kiwanis club
will devote its full profits from
Thursday (tonighCs) schools tal
ent show to the stadium project,
club president W. S. Fulton, Jr.
said.
Mr. Harry reported other cash
gifts during the week from; Dr
Charles K. Padgett, Mrs. W. T.
Weir, Bessemer City Ice and Coal
Company, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Lutz, Quality Sandwich Company,
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Adams, T.
W. Gamble, Reynolds Realty
Compan>, Cottonwood Restau
rant, Walter D. Harmon. Mr. and
Mrs. John Henry Moss, Cooper’s,
Inc., Miss Ailoen Mullinax, Mrs
Edith R. Jones, Miss Piccola Bla
lock, Miss Dorothy McCraw, Miss
Lowell Ellis, Mrs. W. F. Powell.
Joe Lee Woodward, Mrs. Marga
ret J. Crocker, Mrs. Sai'ah W.
Wilkins, Burlie S. Peeler. Jr., and
Mrs. '3bn Goforth.
John Gamble Stadium will
have a seating capacity of 4,000.
w'ill also bt' equipped for track
and will have an ample press'oox
It will be erected south of the
new high school plant on Phifer
road.
Aim of tile fund raising com-
mittet? is to have the stadiur
n'ady for use when the football
^ason opens in September.
^In announcing stadium gifts
■^lis week Harris said, “This is
ihe type of cooperation we have
received (from Kings Mountain
folk and we are deeply appre
ciative.”
Co-Chairmen Charles Noisier
and Carl F. Mauney echoed their
invitations to business firms and
individuals who have not yet
made contributions or pledges to
the stadium project to do so Im
mediately so that remaining
monies may be obtained and im
mediate start on construction be
made in order that the stadium
may be in use by the opfening of
the 1965 football season.
r
NEW MEMBER _ Cameron
Ware was sworn in Saturday
os a new member of the Cleve
land County Board of Elec
tions, his appointment made
by the County Democratic
Executive committee. Ware will
serve the unexpired term of Re
corder's Court Judge George
Thomnsecn.
Klansman's Identity
Not Yet Coniinned
The Herald has learned, but
not confirmed, the identity of
Kings Mountain’s Ku Klux Klan
chief.
State Grand Dragon James
Robert Jones, of Granite Quarry,
was quoted by the Shelby Daily
Star Tue.sday. as saying that a
Klan ha.s been organized here
since November and that the
Klan*s Cleveland County organi
zer lives here. Jones said he
would address a rally here May
1.
Several citizens have confirmed
evidence of Klan recruiting ef-
f rts here. Items:
Policeman Bill Roper found an
iipplication blank on his front
porch.
Continiied On Page 8
ASP Church
To Build Manse
Members of Boyce Memorial
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
v’hurch voted Sunday to construct
X manse on the church-owned l^t
on Sherwood Drive.
The members vole<l to proceed
with the construction Lmmediale-
ly as they accepted low bids
from Melvin Wright, general
contractor, Hoke Electric Com
pany, electrical work, Ben T. Go
forth, plumbing, and Patterson
Oil Company, heating.
Total of the low bids was
slightly less than $24,000.
Plans call for building a 2300-
square foot residence, to include
four bedrooms, a family room,
living room, kitchen and two
aths.
The manse lot is betweeii the
Gunter and E. J. Machowicz res
idences.
The chui’ch has been without
a manse since sale of the former
orooerty to Christ the King
Catholic church. Subsequently, a
residence' on Meadowbrook Road
was rented for u.se as a manse.
Architect for the manse is J.
L. Beam, Jr., who also designed
the church’s educational build
ing on Edgemont Drive.
Members of the manse com
mittee are Mrs. John Cheshire,
chairman, Mrs. R. M. Kennedy,
Mrs. Eugene McCarter, Lindsay
McMackin and Kelly Bunch.
Continued On Page 8
Work Underway
On Downtown
Beautification
Preliminary work is underway
on a downtown beautification
study, members of the Kings
Mountain Planning Board said
this week.
The planning body, which
meets here monthly with Charles
Sellers of the N. C. Department
of Conservation and Develop
ment report that preliminary
plans are in the hands of State
personnel in Raleigh.
Concrete recommendations arb
expected from the study this fall.
Board members note the work
will involve close cooperation be-
Iw’een the State Highway Com
mission, Southern Railw'ay Com
pany, and local businessmen.
Tentative plans call for
changes in present automobile
parking, traffic flow, and the
creation of mall effect with var
ious plantings along the railway
right of way.
The local board reports “con
siderable progress” since Octo
ber 8, 1964 when the city board
of commissioners signed con-
' tracts with the N. C. Department
' of Consej-vation and Develop-
I mont and the U. S. Government.
, Com'.Tiissioners appropriated $6,-
009 of local monies and the Fed
eral Government contribution
was $9,000. This money purchas
ed a several phase contract deal
ing with Sub-Division Regula
tions. Population and Economy,
[Land Use Analysis and Down
town Beautification.
During the past five years,
Sub - Division regulations have
been drafted, approved by the
city commission and provisions
made for their introduction as
legislation in the General Assem
bly by Senator Jack White. This
would extend Planning Board
Authority to a 1 .mile perimeter
area outside th^ city limits and
would insure skilled usage of
land now undeveloped. The Pop
ulation and Economy studies
will provide much of the basis
for decisions conc'crning land us
age. members of the planning
board point out.
Meetings of the Planning
Board are open to the public and
are held third Thursdays in the
Chamber of Commerce office.
Board members are Mrs. George
Houser, Mrs. J. E. Herndon. Tom
Tate, Wilson Griffin and Boib
Maner.
Kings Mountain
Among Six Cities
Honored By WBT
By MARTIN HARMON
Kings Mountain is one of six
Carolina cities tapped by Char
lotte Radio Station WBT to par
ticipate in the station’s annual
Cemimunity Pride contest.
Announcement was made Wed
nesday by J. Ollie Harris, presi
dent of Kings Mountain Chamber
of Commerce following a con-
terence Tuesday night with Paul
B. Marion, executive vice-presi
dent of WBT.
The other competitors are New
ton and Lenoir in North Caro
lina, and Lanca.s’er, Chester and
Clover, South Carolina.
Mr. Harris said WBT will visit
each of the cities for a full day’s
broadcasting at dates yet to be
set. Ty Boyd and other members
of the WBT staff will tour the
community and will conduct
four-minute interviews with 15 or
more citizens, including the may-
01, civic club leaders, and others.
Basis for the award will in
clude both public and private
improvements, community pro.
grams for recreation, industrial
expansion, and general and spe
cific community appearance.
Last year’s winner was Cam
den, S. C.
Albemarle copped the honor in
1963 and Wadesboro in 1962.
Awaiting the winner will be a
cash gift of $1,000, as w^ell as a
handsome trophy.
M?. Harris commented, “Both
on behalf of the Chamber of
Commerce and myself personal
ly, I am delighted that Kings
Mountain is among the six com
munities chosen for this year’s
WBT Community Pride contest.
Win or lose, participation will
benefit Kings Mountain. But we
want to win.”
Mrs. Verlee Roberts Files
For Board Of Education Post
Annual Kiwanis Club Talent Show
Thursday; Proceeds For Stadium
• j
ELECTED — Terry Leonard,
son of Mr. ond Mrs. R. B. Leon
ard, Tuesdoy wot elected presi
dent of Aveiy dormitory at the
University of North CoroUno.
Proceeds from Thursday
night's eighth annual talent
show sponsored by the Kiw’anis
club will benefit the John Gam
ble Stadium Fund. Kiwanis Pres
ident W. S. Fulton, Jr. said this
week.
The Schools Talent Show' is
expected to attract a large crowd
to the Kings Mountain high
school auditorium at 8 o’clock.
I Mr. Fulton said prizes will rie
given in five divisions, including
trophies in these categories:
first and second grades: third
and fourth grades; fifth and
sixth grades; seventh and eighth
grades; and high school.
Admission is 75 cents for a-
dults and 35 cents for students
and tickets went on sale this
I week. Tickets may also be pur
chased at the door.
B. S. Peeler. Jr. will serve as
master of ceremonies.
Mr. Fulton noted that this
year’s show promises a variety
of entertainment by groups of
talented youngsters.
White Co-Signs
Liquor Tax Bill
Senator Jack White, here over
the weekend, said he had co-sign-
cd a bill which w'ould add a tax
of five-cents per bottle to liquor
sold in North Carolina, the pro
ceeds to be used to build two
alcoholic rehabilitation centers.
Estimates are that the five-
cent bill would produce $1,700,-
000 per year.
Another provision is that any
amounts over and albove that
needed for the alcoholic reha
bilitation centers would be used
in the mental health program.
(The state operates one center
at Camp Butner.)
Othenvise, tho Senator report
ed:
1) A bill to include Kings
Mountain under the statute rt-
lating to sub-division regulations
had been introduced by him on
March 24 and had be(*n passed
by the Senate.
The bill was requested by the
city at the behest of the city
planning commission.
2) He expected to introduce
this week other local bills re-
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U. S. 74 Hearing
Expected In May
Plans for the U. S. 74 through-
way, to be constructed in the
northern section of Kings Moun
tain, should bo ready for public
hearing shortly after May 1.
This is the information W. W.
Wyke, of Shelby, division engi
neer, said he had received re
cently from State Highw'ay com
mission officials in Raleigh.
State law requires that adver
tisement of the hearing be pub
lished tw'o times prior to the
hearing, Mr. Wyko said, adding,
“And w'c hope it will be longer
than that.”
The hearing precedes obtain
ing of right-of-way.
Mr. Wyke also noted that at
Thursday’s commi.ssion session
in Raleigh the commi.ssion is to
consider request for paving of
drives at the new Phifer Road
high school plant.
He did not know, he added,
what progress has been made
toward decision on improving
Phifer Road. ‘‘Commissioner (J.
Clint) Newton has been attend
ing to that,” he commented.
She Opposes
Holmes Hany
For Position
Mrs, Verlee Roberts, 34, 'le- i
came a candidate for the Kings j
Mountain district board of edu- :
cation this week, first woman i
from the Negro community to
J file for public office. |
j Mrs. Roberis’ candidacy was
, the lone addition to the city’s po
litical sweepstakes this week and
I brings to four the number of
I candidates for two seats on the
board of education.
All city and board of education
incumbents seek re-election and j
with the election just six weeks
distant on May 11, Ward 5 Com
missioner J. E. (Zip) Rhea is the
lone unopposed candidate.
Filing deadline is April 26.
Registration books open April
10.
Wife of Andrew P. Roberts,
barber and sign-painter, Mrs.
Ra’rerts has been emploj^ by
the city as supervisor at the
Davidson Park the past four
years. She is a past president of
the Davidson school Parent-
Teacher Association, a membbr
of the executive board of the
P-TA, and is currently Davidson
P-TA treasurer. The Roberts’
son, Curtis Lee, is a sixth grader
at Davjdson school.
An honor graduate of PriHe
high school, Salisbury. Airs. Rob
erts graduated from Woods Mor
gan Beauty college of Charlotte
and worked for Hoyle’s Beauty
Shoo of Shelby for 11 years. The
Roberts’ have lived in Kings
Mountain 10 years, aro active in
Bynum’s Chapel AME Zion
church where Mrs. Roberts is a
member of the budget committee,
I a conference worker and a mem
ber of the usher board.
Announcing her candidacy
Tuesday, Mrs. Roberts said, “My
reason for seeking a scat on the
school board is because I am
deeply interested in the education
of all our children.” She contin
ued. “I am not only interested
in education but in civic affairs
and other activities of the Kings
Mountain area.”
The candidate list to date:
For Mayor — Mayor Glee A.
Bridges. Ex-Mayor Kelly Dixon
and John Henry Moss.
For Wal'd 1 Commissioner —
Comm, Ray Cline and Ex-Mayor
Garland E. Still.
For W’ard 2 Commissioner
Comm. Eugene Goforth, W. S.
Biddix and Thomas B. Eubanks.
For Ward 3 Commissioner —.
Comim. T. J. Ellison and James
L. Guyton.
For Ward 4 Commissioner —
Comm. Norman King and Dew'ey
A. Styers.
For Ward 5 Commissioner —
J. E. (Zip) Rhba,
For Board of Education—Mrs.
Lena W. MdGill, inoumbent, and
Robert (Bob) Smith.
For Board of Education (out
side city district) B. Holmes
Harry, incumbent, and Mrs. Ver-
lee Roberts.
CANDIDATE — Mrs, Verlee
Roberts is a candidate lor
school trustee in the May 11
city election.
Foote Promotes
H. M. Broadwater
Howard M. Broadwater has
been appointed general superin
tendent of Foote Minereil Com
pany operations at Kings Moun
tain, according to an announce
ment by E. R. Goter, operations
manager.
Mr. Broadwater joined Foote
in 1955 as a member of the en
gineering staff at the company's
Sunbright, Virginia operation.
In 1958 he w’as transferred to
the Kings Mountain operation.
Prior to his present assignment
he served firat as plant engineer
and later as production superin
tendent. He received his degree
in Industrial Engineering at Vir
ginia Polytechnic Institute in
1942.
Many Building
Permits Issued
The past week was the busiest
of the year for the city building
inspector, issuance of building
permits shows.
Luke Hoyle purchased permits
to build two brick <lu{)Ie.\ apart
ments on Cansler street, at an
estimated cost of $20,(XH.) each.
J. Wilson Crawford purchased
permits to build a one-story hi ick
dwelling at 915 Brookwood Drive,
estimated to cost $14,000, and
another to build a seven-room
brick residence at 912 Sherwood
Lane, estimati'd to cost $22,000.
T. F. Bridges bought a permit
to build two one-story houses on
Bridges Drive, estimated to cost
$9,000 each.
Dr. Thomas P. Raker bought a
permit to add a room to his
Hawthorne road residence, esti
mated to cost $3,000, and A. R.
Smith bouglu a p<'nnit for an ad
dition to his Katherine Avenue
residence, Estimated to cost
$1,000.
Mayor Candidate
Would Launch
Center Drive
John Henry Mo.»5s, candidate
‘’or mayor, proposed yesterday an
immediate program to build a
ciVic and recreation center, com
munity building, improvements
to the downtown business area,
and efforts for industrial growth.
Mr. Moss .said he had talked
Alih W. K. Mauney, Jr., who via
the W. K. Mauney, Jr., and Mary
3. Mauney Foundation, made an
inilal gift to the city two years
ago for a civic and recreation
center of $3000.
“Mr. Mauney told me the
foundation will give additional
sums for this purpose and that
he invites gifts from other inter
ested citizens,” Mr. Moss said.
“If elected mayor, this impor
tant project will get my immedi
ate attention,” he declared. “We
need a greatly expanded recrea-
I tion program for both youth and
1 adults.”
‘If eleried mayor, T shall im
mediately appoint a citizens’
committee to begin this very im
portant project.”
Mr. Moss said he had conferred
at length last week with W. P.
Saunders, acting director of the
state department of Conservation
and Development concerning
planning and improving the
downtowm business area and on
industrial growth.
“Mr. Saunders assured me the
department will cooperate to the
fullest extent and invited me to
call on him at anytime,” Mr.
Moss related.
Subsequently, he said he had
discussed community planning
with Bob Maner, chairman, and
with Mrs. George Houser, a mem
ber of the city planning cx)mmis-
sion, adding, “I have as.sured
them that I. if elected mayor,
will cooperate fully with the
commission and do everything
possible to help accelerate its
work.”
Uafns Slow
Citv Work
Mayor Glee A. Bridges remind
ed citizens this week that the
heavy March rains has had a
telling effect on the city’s strebts.
March rains have slowed much
of the city’s normal spring work |
to a snail-6 pace. |
“We’re behind on street navmg i
and curb and gutter installa
tions, as well as simole sti'bet-
oatching, all of which we’ll do
just as quickly as the weather
man cooperates.
“It has rained 23 days durinp'
March.” he continued. “Ten davs
after the weather clears, call mb
if these scheduled jobs aren’t
completed.”
Continued On Page 8
Legion To Nominate
Officers Friday
Nomination of officers for the
coming year will feature the
regular monthly meeting of Otis
D. Grcbn Post 155, American Le
gion, at 8 o’clock Friday night.
Refreshments will be served
following the business session.
Adjutant Joe McDaniel, Jr., said.
Mayor Attends
Senate Hearing
Pow'er • soiling cities gained
ground in their war with Rural
Electric Cooperatives and the
public utilities Wedne.sday in a
hearing before the Senate Utili
ties committee, Mrs. Davetta L.
Steed, seerdary of the League of
Municipalities thinks.
Mrs. Steed said members of the
committee appeared impressed
with th(? plight of the cities,
which would be restricted to .sell
ing power to areas now served,
regardless of how much a city
might expand in the future.
Mayor Glee Bridges was a-
mong the many mayors and city
officials attending the Wednes
day hearing.
Mrs. Stood said the auditorium
of the State Legislative building
was tilled for the hearing.
Phin Horton. Shelby city man
ager, is chairman of cornmittce
seeking to kill, or amend, the
bill, to protect the cities.
EASTERN STAR
New officers of Kings Moun
tain ch.ap*er 123, Order of the
Eastern Star, will be installed
in formal ceremonies -April 13lh
at Masonic Hall.
Bloodmobile Here Monday; Needed:
258 Pints To Meet Year's Quota
The Rod Cross Bloodbank re- will mark the last in this fiscal
turns to Kings Mountain Mon
day and a goal of 258 pints of
blood lias been set by chapter of
ficials.
Officials strbssod the fact that
Kings Mountain is behind 116
pints of t)loo<l in its blood quota
lor the yeoi' and Monday's visit
year.
Total collection to date is 594
pints of blood, officials point out.
Donors will bo processed at
Kings Mountain National Guard
Armory from 11 a.m. until 5
p.m.
W. K Dickson,
Engineer. Says
Little Work Done
by MARTIN HARMON
Kings Mountain will not meet
its deadlines with the state
stream sanitation committee on
the city’s pledged clean-up of its
western sewage disposal system.
W. K. Dickson, of Charlotte,
the city's engineer, said by tele
phone Wednesday that no plans
will be filed with the committee
Tlmrsday, as was stipulaU'd in
the agreement with the commit
tee made by the Dixon Adminis
tration.
Nor will the city have constinic-
tion begun by January 1, 1966,
deadline.
The other deadline is for hav
ing the system in operation by
January* 1, 1967.
Mr. Dickson acknowHedged that
very little wmrk had been done
on the plans.
He said further that, since
plans are not prepared, Kings
Mountain will not apply for fed
eral grants to aid in payment of
the construction until a year
hence.
Under present statutes, the
'ederal government will make a
grant for such projects of up to
^ percent of the cost, exclusive
of land and a few other minor
terns, E^ngineor Dickson said.
“What will w'e tell the com
mittee?” City Clerk Joe AIcDan-
el, Jr., inquired.
Mr. Dickson said the city
would have to relate that thb
olans simply are not ready and
will have to beg an extension.
Mayor Glee A. Bridges had not
’'eturned from Raleigh late
Wednesday afternoon and could
not be reached for comment
j 13 Suspended
For 'Tasting"
Thirteen high school students
drew suspensions for various
periods of timt? recently, after
two of them brought an aJcoholic
"^'erage to school.
Eleven others joined the two
n “tasting” or “nipping” the
beverage.
Thus Principal Harry Jaynes
detailed thie recent infractions
which, via rumor, had ballooned
•nvolve other, more serious in
fractions and a much greater
number of students.
Air. Jaynes told the Herald
W’odnesday his investigation rte-
vealod:
“None was selling whiskey.
“There is no truth to rumors
that several girls are pregnant.
“There is nothing to rumors
that the studfents were using
narcotics.”
Club Endorsing
Toll-Free Service
Bethw'are Progressive club
cndoi*sed county-wide non-toll
phone service at the March
club meeting at Bbthware
school.
The club voted “to go on
record” as approving toll-free
county-wide telephone service,
a spokesman for the civic or
ganization said.
Cancer Fund
Drive To Start
Mrs. Jack H. White, Kings
Mountain teacher and wife of
Slate Senator White, will serve
as Kings Mountain chairman of
the 1965 Cancer Fund Crusade
which gets underway Thursday.
The Kings Mountain drive will
seek $3,000 for funds to combat
the dread disease.
A kick-off luncheon for Cleve
land County volunteer workers
in the campaign will be held
Thursday at 12 noon at Hotel
Charles Civic room, publicity
chairman Fred Flowers and C.
M. Peeler announced. Principal
address will be made by Mrs.
Donald Stone of Raleigh, execu
tive director of the Cleveland
County Cancer Society.
The dutch luncheon Is expect
ed to attract committee chair
men in the drive from the coun
ty, Jim Taylor of Shelby is gen
eral chairman which will follow
the theme, Cancer Crusade.
Clev'oland County’s quota in
the month-long effort is $20,(XK).
Mrs. White is expected to an
nounce her commitioes within
the next few days.