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Hoy W. Cline for Word 1 Commissioner Garland E. Still for Word 1 Commissioner Dewey Styexs for Word 4 Conunissioiier O. O. Wolker for Word 5 Commissioner J. E. (Zip) Rhea for Word 5 Commissioner Benjamin Brown for Word 5 Commissioner Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits Tliis figure tor Greater Kings Mountain Is derived from the 195^ Kings Mountain city directory census. The city limits figure is from the United Stotes census of 1$60. VOL 76 No. 18 Kings Mountain's Reiiable Newspaper Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, May 6, 1965 Citizens To Polls Tuesday For Biennial Voting •li. S. 74 Hearing Is Lively McGowan Replies To Objections Aie Listed R. W. McGowan, highway corrimission’s assistant cliicf en gineer in charge of road location and design, made these replies to citizens voicing complaints to : the projected 7.3 mile U. S. 74 ' by-pass (which he termed a partial thru-way and a partial by-pa?s): 1) The schools say we will kill kids. But cverylime they migrate to these good roads to build new schools. All these roads are fenc ed in school and residential areas. The projected routes do not preclude other future im provements to the in-city street system or approaches. 2) The north route is a high- mU a area. 3) A town which can afford an 18-hole golf course is pretty prosperous. 4) Walkways and sidewalks will be provided in school areas aiid there will bo no service P )ads. 5) (Answering George II. Mau- ncy) Transcript (tape-recorded) of this hearing will be studied by the federal Bureau of Public Roads at all lev-ols, iiK’liuling Ra leigh, Atlanta, and Washington, as well as by effected agencies of the State Highway commis- sioh. All appraisals are based on today’s value and future poten tial by experts, both state and local. Ninety percent of property owners settle on these appraisals, Continued On Page d P. H. Wilson Guest Stolen From Abbey Newest member of the P. H. Wilson family — a homing pigeon — is going back home today. Mr.s. P. H. Wilson has heard from the pigeon’s owner — Rev. Martin Hayes. O.S.B., of Bel mont Abbey College, that he will come for the Wilsons’ guest. The Wilsons found the iden tity of the ov'ner by writing the Richmond Times-Dispatch for information. A metal iden tification tag wrapped around the pigeon’s leg bore the in scription “Richmond, Va. No. 10981F57,” A letter from G. S. Amory, Richmond, Va., revealed that I Rev. Mr. Hayes received the Ligeon several years ago as a gift from Amory. The Amory- Hayes-Wilson pigeon was one of several stolen from Belmont Abbey two months ago. North Piedmont - Llnwood Interchange Would Cut Wide Swath In Residences By MARTIN HARMON Largest swath of developed property that will become the roadbed of the projected U. S. 74 by-pas.s, no matter which of the projections, the short 3.13 mile one, or 7.3, will occur at the N. Piedmont avenue interchange. Time did not permit taking of notes, but among the build ings within the path of right-of-way requirements are Roberts Chocery, the residences of George C. Smith, Mrs. W. M. (Jantt, two dwclling.s owned by W. K. Mauney, Jr., residences of George H, Mauney, Dr. L. P. Baker, Misses Ida and Gussie Huffstetler, John George, Jr., Clyde (Whitey) Bridges, the Mrs. H. W. McGin nis residence and others. The 7.3 mile projection also envisions: 1) Dead-ending Phenix street where it would c’onverge with the new road. 2) A diamond interchange a*^ NC 161. 3) A bridge under the Southern Railway tracks between Phenix Plant of Burlington Industries and the former Loom-Tex plant. 4) A bridge under Cansler street. .t) a partial diamond interchange near Nebo creek. 6) A diamond interchange at county road 2036, go south of Bethware .school, re-entering US 74 to the west. 7) The project is estimated to cost $6 million. Low Stadium Bid Painfully High By MARTIN HARMON Members of the board of edu cation did not smile yesterday as they opened bids for the John Gamble stadium. Low base bid, among five, wa.s $112,700, by Elmore Construction Company, of Catawba, and the base bid provided only home-side grandstand, plus lighting, grad, ing and sodding of field, and ex clusive of visiting side grand stand and pressbox. Addition of steel stands, plus visiting side rest rooms and pressbox, would add $20,730, for a total bid of $133,430. More preferable con crete stands for the visitors* side would add another $11,911 or a total of $145,341 — all exclusive of engineering fees. The Elmore completion promise is 150 days. This would place the project at a round-figure $150,000, or $70,- 000 over the $80,(X)0 fund cam- Continued On Page fit Mayor Says City For New Route; Groups Oppose By MARTIN HARMON Need for an 18-hoIe golf cour.se at the country club, safety of school children, self • admitted and non-self-admilted ef*onomic intere.sts, history of prior con frontations with highway loca tions, and the *‘I-85 . U.S. 74 death trap** came in for discus sion in a lively two-hour public hearing on the 7.3 U. S. 74 Kings Mountain by-pass at the Armory Wedne.sday. After Highway Commissioner J. Clint Newton opened the hear ing and Commission Engineer R. W. McGowan had outlined the route, terming the project a $6 million one, Mayor Glee A. Bridges was the first citizen-com mentator and declared himself and the five-man city commis sion “for the road, as is. 100 per cent”. J. Wilson Crawford, former president of the Chamber of Com merce and current president of Kings Mountain Business Devel opment, Inc., gave the Mayor qualified support. He noted he had no property involved, then objected to dead-ending Phenix street and the point it would in- ters<H?t with the proposed by pass. He further objected to the current projection for providing Continued On page 6. CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR — Mayor Glee A. Bridges, left, ex-Mayor Kelly Dixon, center, and John Henry Moss are vying lor the post of mayor of Kings Mountain. Mr. Moss was a city com missioner in 1947-49. Heart Attack Fatal On Monday To John Rryson Mauney, Age 70 Funeral rites for John Bryson Mauney, 70, city commissioner from 1931-41 and former grocery- man, were held Wednesday at 3 p.m. from Central Methodist cliurch of which he was a mem ber. Mr. Mauney suffered a heart attack Monday about 10:30 a.m as he stopped his car at the King St.-Watterson intersection stop light. He died 30 minutes later at Kings Mountain hospital. A native of Gaston County, he w^as a son of the late James Lon- za and Laura Carpenter Mauney. Before his retirement, he operat ed a grocery store in the Bur- lingtim Mills community for many years. He served five terms on the board of city commission ers. Mr. Mauney served as a direc tor of HomeSavings & Loan As sociation for several years and at one time operated a realty business in East Kings Moun tain. He was a vbteran of Army service during World, War I, a Mason, member of Fairview Continued On Page 6 Moss Asks 74 Map Posting John Henry Mo.ss, candidate for mayor, addressed a letter to the director of the State High way Commission Wednesday aft ernoon asking that a detailed property map on the U. S. 74 by- pa.ss—shown at the hearing here a few hours earlier — be posted at City Hall. Moss was among citizens at the hearing who spoke brief ly. He took no position on rout ing, but suggested the highway department should make every effort to keep effected property owners up-to-date on develop ments. He said ho wrote the depart ment on learning the detailed map shown was the only one available and could be seen by the public only at Raleigh head quarters of the commission. Mr. Moss* letter to Director W. F. Babcock follows: *T attended a hearing this morning covering the proposed Continued On Page 6 Dr. Sam Robinson Is Plonks Partner Registrars Add 374 Names To Pollbooks SURGEON—Dr. Sam Robinson, formerly of Lourel, Miss., has Joined Dr. George W. Plonk in in the practice of general sur gery. Retailers May Sell State Tags The Kings Mountain Aler- chanta Association board of dir ectors voted unanimously Thurs day to proceed with efforts for its retailer o'ffice to become a dealer for North Carolina auto mobile liceiise plates. Directors named Gene Timms to head up a committee. They in structed the committee to contact Senator Jack White in Raleigh following report from President Continued On Page 6 Tennessee Native Joins Dr. Plonk Dr. Sam L. R >binson. 36, na tive ot Dayton, Tcnn(*ssec, join ed Dr. George W. Plonk, in the practice of general surgery this week. The new doctor comes to Kings Mountain from Laurel. Mississip pi, where he had been engaged in private pracliL'e for three years. Dr. Robinso<i took pre-medioal training at Vanderbilt Univers ity in Nashville, Tennessee and received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Tennessee. He completed resi dency in surgery at the Univers ity of Mississippi in Jackson. He is a veteran of 2*/^ years service in the Air Force, serving in Germany. Dr. Robinson holds member ship in Alpha Kappa Kappa medical fraternity and Sigma Mu social fraternity. Mi^. Robinson is the former Annelle Smith of Memphis, Tenn. The Robinson family hicludes four children, Cynthia, age eight; Sam, Jr,, age seven; Jeff, age four; and Jerry, age two. The Robinsons are members of First Presbyteriafi church. They have occupied a residence at 1010 Sherwo<^ Lane. Dr. Plonk recently occupied a new medical clinic on West King filxeet Names of 374 citizens were added to the city’s pollbooks on four successive Saturdays as cit- I izens registered to vote in Tues- ! day’s election. ! Saturday was the busiest for jrtgistrars as 225 names were I added at eight precincts. On sub sequent Saturdays the count was: j 102, 29 and 18. Ward V leads the precincts in new registrations with a total of 148 names added to the poHbook. During Saturday registrations, Ward 1 registrar C. L. Black re ported 21 new registrations and two transfers; Ward II i^gistrar R. D. Goforth added 26 and transferred two; Ward III regis trar Mrs. Ruth Bowers reported 28 new registrations, six trans- fei-s into her ward and four transfers to another precinct; Mrs. Vera Cash, Ward V regis trar, had 36 new registrations and transferred three; and Mrs. Paul Patterson reported 101 new names added in Ward V and two transfers. At Grover, Park Grace and Bethware polling places where voters will help determine elec tion of two school trustees, the count was: 13 at Park Grace where Mrs. Ruth Cloninger is registrar; seven at Bethware w'hei’e Mrs. Frank Ware is regis trar; and six at Grover where Mrs. J. B. Ellis is registrar. A Kings Mountain biennial political campaign, outwardly quieter than most in the past decade, will climax Tuesday at eight polling places where voters will choose a mayor, five city commissioners, and two members of the board of education. Hottest campaign of the eight has been the contest for mayor, where Mayor Glee A. Bridges is defending against two challen gers, ex-Mayor Kelly Dixon, and John Henry Moss, onetime com missioner. Both Mayor Bridges and Mr. Moss have been active at the vote-seeking business for : weeks, utilizing communications media and personal visits. Mr. Dixon has confined his cam paigning largely to personal poli ticking. The commission races have been outwardly quiet, with ob servers crediting W. S. Biddix, unsucce.ssful Ward 2 challenger two years ago, with waging the most active campaign. He, along with Thomas B. Eubanks, free lance writer, attempt to unseat EXigene Goforth, seeking a third term. Other contests find cx-Mayor Garland E. Still challenging Ray Cline in Ward I; James L. Guy ton challenging T. J. (Tommy) Ellison in Ward 3; Dewey Styers challenging Norman King in Ward 4; and O. O. Walker is challenging his nephew (by mar riage) J. E. (Zip) Rhea in Ward 5. Two incumbent board of edu cation members seek re-election. Mrs. J, L. McGill, seeking a second six-year term, is chal lenged by Robert Smith, while Holmes Harry, of Grover, com pleting a four-year term, and seeking a full six-year term, is challenged by Mrs. Vorlee Flob- erts, first Negro woman to seek public office in the Kings Moun tain area. In-city voters will ballot only for the school board candidates of their choice. While the caimpaign is outward- Continued On Page d Challenge Day May 8. Is Saturday, LUTHERAN SERVICE Dr. Charles Easley’s sermon topic Sunday, the third Sunday after Blaster, at St. Matthew’s Lutheran church will be “Quebns In Every Age.” There will be a service of blessing of a new processional cross. Facts Are Listed On Tuesday Voting Following arc thumbnail facts concerning Tuesday’s upcoming city and board of education elections: Polls open: 7 a.m. Polls close: 6 pjm. In-city voters elect: a may or and five ward commission ers to serve two-year terms. All voters elect: two school trustees for six year terms. Estimated vote for city of fices; 2500. Estimated vote for school oX« Hcea: 250(k . . .y
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