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•k in ^ vn? 1., ►ortant social er In lUt to- rker is wages month , June, a so- ust be * that lat on- re- may verage for the that e cate- s and >Iy to where in any er' La") by sit- mst be evenue ter the jomes- 16 who matter re re- to call ^ office n Ave, St Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 Thtf flour* for Oroator Xing* Mountatn U derived from the iSSS Klinn Meutitolo elty directory eefutu. The dty UmiU flfure U from the Uplted States census of IMO. 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- On Page 8 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.