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1965 sh Ot l)»“ Lucilld i\c. > m(T nt Phflj.. *. Walk- tu«» rhonuts /. M. L. ill ami was in 5 Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 This figure for Creairr Kings Mountain 's derived from the 195!) Kings Mountain city directory cenaus. The city limlis figure is from the United States census of 1960. /OL 76 No. 29 Established 1889 Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, July 22, 1965 Seventy-Sixth Year PRICE TEN CENT’ First-Citizens Application Approved Wednesday First Union National Ups Savings Interest Rates 'Mm'-. * ! SCHOOL. CLASS AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ^ Pictured above ctre DiGinbers of the Bible School class which recently completed a week's program of activities at First Presbyterian church. Freni row, from left, Sarah Maner, Barbara Rheo, Kelly Adams, Darrell Austin. Jeff Moss, Hayne Neisler, Richard Goforth and Pat Durham. Second row, from left, Mrs. Darrell Austin, I Mrs. Coman Foils. David Neislcr, John Plonk, Douglog Sincox, Roy Clemmer, Sandy Southwell, Steve Southwell, Julie Durham. Miss Jane Houser and A. Chalmers Hope, Jr., director; third row, from left, Mrs. Frank Sincox, Donna Blanton, Laura Clemmer, Becky Blanton, Terry Harmon’ Mary Adams, Bo Moner and Scott Moss. Fourth row, from left, Mrs. Sam Robinson, Lee Ann Campbell, Becky Plonk. Cynthia Robinson, Scott Neisler. Parks Neisler, Miss Coral Ramseur. Mrs. Robert H. Goforth and Dr. Paul Ausley, minister. (Photo by Bill Jackson). 130 Teachers Re-Elected; West Plant Organization Set Interest Rates On Savings Now 4V2 Percent Savings interest rates will be increased from 41 4 per cent to 4'a per cent on saving bonds is sued by First Union National Bank effective today. R. S. Lennon. Vice President ■of the Kings Mountain office, said the rate will be the highest guaranteed interest paid by any .ank in this area and is the high cst interest rate which insured bank.c; are allowed to pay. Interest will be paid to deposi tors bv check every six months. 'Bonds can be cashed on any in terest date with 90 days notice and will also earn the full 4^ per cent guaranUHjd interes rate. Bonds will he i.ssued for a three-year term and will be a vailable in minimum denomina tions of $500 with additions in multiples of $1(X). Letler.s are being mailed to bank customers presently hold ing 4-1/4 per cent savings bonds, announcing an automatic in crease to 4^2 per cent beginning August 1. Bonds up to $10,0(X) are insur ed by the Federal Deposit Insur ance Corporation, an agency of (he Federal Government, and are guaranteed payable in cash. First Union will build a new main office building here, it was announced last week by Paul M. Neisler, Sr., chairman of the Kings Mountain board of direc tors, and Carl G. McGraw, presi dent, follo^ving approval of the bank's Kings Mountain board of director. Plans call for construction of a modern banking two-stoiy building to provide full banking services, most modern banking equipment and fixtures, drive-in service facilities and ample cus tomer free parking. Education Board | Hires Teachers | For 65‘66 Term i I 'riie King.s Mountain (h.strict ; board o ' tMlu.''ation Friday re-j elected I'lO leaeliers for school- ! year | Also re elected were all sehooi [ principal.; of the nine plants of j the city system and Miss Alice j C'. Averitl. seliools teaching con- ' sullani. I • 'i'he hoa’"(i unanim jusly olTer- I a re-employment to ail teat-\- ' eis having an “A” certificate or Iiigher and tlu)s<> with “B” certi- licates who have ofirned credit i toward the "A” cerlificate. Kecommi’tulatioiis to the su- pi'i’intendent were made by the principals of tin* seliools in which the teaclKM-s lauthl last year. Helen B. Ansley. Billy H. Hates. Odessa Black. Willard G. Hovd. Carolyn N. Finger, Coy B. FronelKM’gcr, Sara S. Griffin. Mardecia E. Ilarrill, Joe C. lied- den, Mary Sue M. Howard, Kab- by W. Hussey, Fenton I,. Larson, H(‘len L. Logan. Juanita M. Lo gan. Mattie B. Lowery, Carolyn M(.Whirter. Carl MeWhirtcr. H. Moss. Glenda O'.Shields. Don ald L. Parker, l'’oster Pewell, P. a 1 p h Scheues.sler, Charlotte Sluiford. Warren H. nrgess, James M. SI nil. Fddys L. A'are, Kimhrougli Cadiion. ImogeiK' L. Jiihnron. Myers T. Hambright. Paul H. Hairbright. Mai'^aret H. HairfI, Betty R. (him' Ie. Syhile ii. VV'ih* m, James F. Withers. Wilii.nni Cashion, lelha B. Mor ris. Alohma Culler, Ruth P. Or- mand, Je.ssie R. (hccni. Harriet H. \*;ui Dyke. Martha B. Chris- Hmlniry, Sarah B. Tiarndson, Sel ma Hazemey. Richard (''ulver, ^lartha Yarbro, Edna Hendricks, Vieloria L. Logan, Nell W. Biaer. and Rebecca L. Kendrick. » A!so Jacqiieiine Blanton. RovSa- Carlisle, Winnie M Still, Hel en B. Baker, Maxine B. Grayson. Dapline L. Stoll, Virginia D. Black, Anne F. Bryant, John William Goins. Edith R. Jones, Continued On iPetyo 8 ■ i/i I : OPENS FIRM — Charles E. ' Dixon has announced this week ho will open Charles E. Dixon Mortgage Company. West School Most Crowded Of Nine Units The city board of odcation Monday night voted to retain 11 classes at West school for the coming school term. The board anticipates the plant will house one first grade, two second grades, two third grades, two fourth grades, two fifth grades, and two sixth grades for a total of 36.0 pupils. West school is the most over crowded plant of the nine plant district, S^iipt. B. N, Barnes told the board. Me.mbers discussed in formally the assignment of 15 first gradeis, six third gra<lers, five fifth graders and five sev enth graders to the Park Grac*e Continued On Page 8 Brisk Building Period Foi City, Peimits For Yeai Total SMSJOO ON NEWS STAFF — Sandy Compbell, rising senior at the University of Tennessee and son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Campbell of Kings Mountain, hos joined the staff of the Knoxville News-Sentinel as a reporter. He is a Journalism maJOKt The period July 1964 to Juno 30, 1965 was an active construc tion year within Kings Mountain, a summation of city building permits issued during the pt'riod reveals. Value? of permits purchased by ouilders totaled $606,700. Ma,jonty of the construction is residential There were 4S per mits issued for building of ono- I family dwellings, the value of ' the permits purchased by build ers totaling $54S,7no. J'wo permits were issued for , building of two family apart- I ment buildings, the value of the j permits purchased by builders j totaling ^8,000. The city clerk’s office also ro- : ported nu.mcrous permits issued I for building of garages and al- I terations to homes. Board To Adopt 1965-66 Budget The city board of commission ers will formally adopt the 1965- 66 city budget and formally set the tax rate Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m.; Mayor John Henry Moss has announced. The city anticipates record in come and expenditures of $997,- 338.78 for fiscal year 1965-66, with no change in the ad valor em lax rate of 85 cents per $1(K) valuation. The tentative budget repre sents an increase of $66,338.78 from 1963-64. At the sp(»cial called meeting the c*ommission will also hear a report from the mayor follow ing his c«>nference with newly- appointt'd Highway Commission er W. Garrison of (»astoniaon proposed routes for the U.S. 74 By-Pass. The mayor is to talk with Mr. Garrison early next week. The commission will also hold public hearing on proposal to a- mend Section 4D of the zoning ordinance on request for zoning variance by Anchor Development I Corporation. Anchor wants to j build one 12 • unit apartment I building on West Gold slrect. Bible School Starts Monday j Dixon Presbyterian church has [scheduled Bible School for all age groups beginning Monday and continuing through Friday from 6:30 until S p.m. Rev. James S. Mann will serve as principal of the school. Miss Libby Alexander will be in charge of music, and loaders will include: Mi's. Thomas Humph ries and Mrs. Billy Hughes, 'Be- ginnci's; Mrs. Calvin Humphries and Mrs, George Sellers, Primar- jies; and Miss Gerry Humphries, Mrs. P. Q. Hambright. and Miss Anmittie Farris, Juniors. Rev. Mann will lead a Bible Study for young people and a- dulta. School Plans To Be Refiled Barnes Confers With HEW RESIGNS — Rev. Morion Dd- Bose, for six yeors pastor of Kings Mountain Baptist church, has resigned to accept a call as pastor of Newington Baptist church in Gloucester, Vo. DuBose Resigns Pastorate Here The Reverend Marion D. Du- Bose resigned from his pulpit at the Kings Mountain Baptist church Sunday with an effective date of August 22 to leave for his new charge at the Newing ton Baptist church, Gloucester, Virginia. Rev. DuBoso came to Kings Mountain Baptist six years ago as pastor, from Rowietts, Ken tucky. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia with an A.B. and M.A. degree and holds a Bachelor of Divinity Degree from Southern Baptist Theologi cal Seminary, Louisville. Ken tucky. He U past president of the Kings Mountain Ministerial As sociation. Mr. DuBose will preach his last sermon at the Kings Moun tain church on August 22 and he and his wife and two sons, Clyde and Jaimes, will move to Glou cester. Development Group Sought The Kings Mountain Planning Com.:tjittee met Thursday morn ing in regular monthly session with Jerry Turner of the Divi sion of Community Planning of the State Departmimt of Conser vation and Devcloj)ment, which is assisting the city in its plan ning cndeavoi-s. Mayor John Henry jMoss, also present for the meeting, indicat ed he would appoint a seven member downtown and busim*ss development committee and sug gested the Kings Mountain plan ning group work together with this committee in implementing recommendations that will be fortlu*oming from Air. Turner’s office. Chairman B )b Manor said the n’quost for appointment of the committev came during the reg ular mooting. Mr. Maner said planning commission meml)ors “feel such a group can l>o valu able at a time when we are be ginning to see signs that physi cal progress can be made here. The commission has been large ly working with theor.v. The time for arliort has arrived.” Manor said the Downtown and Business Development Commit- j too, working closely with the [planning Commission would pro- [vide a broad base for the needt'd [action. Membership of the new I committee is expected to lean heavily toward downtown land lords and tenants. A joint meeting of the two groups has been sched.uled for 7:45 p.<m. August 5th at Cityliall Qourtroom, Maner aaid. HEW Oilidals Met Wednesday, To Discuss Plans Supt. B. N. Barnc>. Teaching ■ Consultant Alice C. Averitt and Central Principal R. G. Franklin were in Raleigii Wednesday foi .cnferenccs with the Division ol Jehool Planning for organizatio 3f a Junior high school progran. .n Kings Mountain. The Junior high school would be housed in the present Central hi?h .scho-)! building when it is vacated next .xonth and the new high school plant is occupied on Phifer road. .Schools Supt. B N. Barnef- was also to confer with officials of the Department of Health Education and Welfare in Ra leigh while in Raleigh. Kings Mountain’s pupil assignment plan for the upcoming term still remains in Washington, D. C. at the Office of Education but not yet approved. Full file of newspaper clip pings. the initial and amended school assignment plan has been forwarded to the Office of Edu cation. Ml. Barnes was meeting at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon with HEW' officials in the office of Supt. of Public Instruction Can'oll in his Raleigh office. Supt. Barnes told the Herald at presstime Wednesday that “we went over the plan with the HEW officials and they gave us some su.ggcstions for sending in our plan again.” Revisions to the initial and a- mended school assignment plan were suggested to the superinten dent and Mr. Barnes said the plan would he filed asain with some additions and clarifications. Men's Chorus To Give Program The Men’s Chorus of First Baptist church will pro.^cnl a program of sacred music Sunrlay evening. July 2.3, at 8 p.m. Ftaturcs of the concert will in clude hymns. sj)irituals. and cho ral reading of tlie scriptures. Dramatic lighting ami the use of tape recordings will add to the effectiveness of l!ie presentation. The Men's Chorus lias an <’n- rollmeni of 24. Organist for tiie group is Mrs. F. H. McCurdy, church organist. Allen Jolley, mmister of music and education, is director. Iviii'tiSi'LR — Rev. C. C. Parker of Mount Airy, Go., will become pastor of Piedmont Baptist church on August 1. Piedmont Calls Rev.C.C-Parkei Rev. C. C. Parker, of Mt. Airj', j Ga., will assume duties as pastor U)f Kind's Mountain's Piedmont Baptist church on August 1. Mr. Parker and his wife will occupy a new parsonage on Brklges Drive, Rev. Parker has served as pas tor for several years at Hazel Creek Baptist church ot Mount Airy, Ga. He will sucevod he late Dr. B. A. Bf»wers as pastor the Kings Mountain church. Rev. James Collette of Gastonia has been serving as supply pas tor since the death of Dr. Bow ers. An evangelist, Rev. Mr. Park er ha.s led revival st'rvices at Piedmont church and at other churches in the county. He and his wife have sons and daughters who live in Clevelaml County^ Police Chief Says: Drivers Slow Down “Slow down motorists” is the advice of Police Chief Paul Sanders. Chief Sanders issued a warn ing to drivers this week that speeding and improper muffler laws will be enforced in the city and he reminded motorists that law enforcement officei's an' on duty 24 houre a day to enforce the laws. “Please slow down and heed traffic laws for your own safe ty and that of olhei's”, the police chief added. Miss Maigaiet Ratlenee Is Named Western Carolina Dean Of Women Miss Margaret Ratterroe. for merly of Kin::s Mountain, has been appointed Dean of Womci at Westcin Carolina College, Cullowhce. and will assume her duties September 1. She is the daughter of Mr. and Ml'S. I?. I>. Ratlenee of 111 West Mountain Street. Miss Ratlerret"* holds the bach elor of arts and master of cdu cation degrees fr.)m the Univers ity of North Carolina at Grc'ens- horo, and has done additional graduate study at Auburn Uni versity, UNC at Chapel Hill and Gret'nshoio. and at WCC. She Ikis taught at every level from first grade through college ■ and has had experience as leach ^er. principal, supervisor, and ; guidance director. I Aliss Rallerree was principal ' of an elementary school at Fort , (Benning. Georgia, and later was ; director of the entire guidance ! progi'am in the Federal schools j at the bast' 1 I She helped Initiate the spivlal program for gifted students in j Winston-Salem and worked in I (Continaed On Page 8J | IN NEW POST Miss Morga- ret Ratterree has been op- pointed Dean of Women ot Western Carolina college in Cullowhee ond will assume her new duties September 1. She is daughter of Mr. ond Mrs. Bi> D* BfirttoirMi Bank Hearing Held Wednesday In Raleigh By ELIZABETH STEWART 'Pho State Banking Commis sion W’cdncsday morning approv. od application of First Citizens Bank and Trust Company for permission to establish a branch here, Conmissioner of Banks Shelby Cullom told the Herald, Norwood Pope, vice-president .n charge of public relations for First Citizens Bank & Trust - .Vorth Carolina's fourth largest confirmed the application ap proval to Mayor John H. Moss ind said he anticipates action by he Federal Depf>sit Insurance wOrr>oiation would be taken viihin 30 to 60 davs. Concurrently with its applioa- ion to the banking commission, ^irst Citizens applied to the ^DIC for permission to open lere. Mr. Pope said that First Citi zens officials were hopeful for early approval by the FDIC as ve are anxious to make plans or a Kings Mountain operation IS a member of the business .‘omm unity.” Gofprge ir. Broadrick. vice- president of the Charlotte branch of P'irst Citizens Bank & Trust, presented the application before the hearing conducic'd by the oanking commissioner and at tendee! by a group of Kings Mountain citizens. The Kings Mountain group was recognized. Comm. Cullom said. There were no objections rererded in opposition to the ap plication. There were no com ments from the group of busi nessmen attending the hearing, Comm. Cullom added. First Citizens Bank & Trust C o m p a n y. headquartered in Smithrield, has 97 branches in 46 North Carolina towns and cities, including two in Gastonia and nine in Charlotte. L^wis R. Holding, president of First Citizens, has stated that a Kings Mountain branch wrmld bo a completely s<?parale unit with its own officei's and a full- sei-vice bank. He added, “We provide no less than 78 banking services in all.” First Citizens has assets of $417 million. Largest of the 9'? branches are at Raleigh and Charlotte. It anticipates opening here at the D. M. Morrison building, 131 West Mountain sti'eet. Kings Mountain has been serv ed by a single banking house since April 1929. when C'Ommer- cial Bank & Trust Company headquartered in Gastonia, dos ed its doore here and in several surrounding communities in which it had branches^ At the turn of the century, there were three banks. First National Bank, founded in 1900, marged with First Union National Bank of North Caro lina in I960. Mrs. Anthony Dies Wednesday All's. Katie Neal Anthony, 54, wido^v of Arthur Pinkney An thony, succumbed Wednesday at 12:45 in the Kings Mountain hos pital following illness of several weeks. Funeral arrangements are in complete pending arrival of rela tives from Ohio but will bo an nounced by Harris Funeral Ho.me. Mrs. Anthony was a native of "i^ltweland County, daughter of Ml'S. Dovio Bowens Neal and the 'ale M. C. Neal_ She was former- y employed at Beth ware school 'afeteria and was a member of Bethel Methodist church. Surv'iving, besides her mother, are three sons. Robert N. An thony of Dayton. Ohio. William P. Anthony and Tony Reid An thony, both of Kings Alountain; ^wo daughters. Mrs. Kenneth Gatos of Hyattsville, Aid. ami Mrs. Jack Eaker of Kings Moun tain: three bi\>thcrs. Paul Neal of jAlarietta, Ga.. Fred Neal of Kings Mountain and Dewitt Neal of Spartanburg, S. C.; and two sisters. Mrs David Hamrick and Mrs. Edward Anthony, both of Kings Mountain. Also surviving arc five grandchildren. CAMP REUNION The annual Manson Camp reunion will be held at the Byrd Hut at Patterson Sprin,;s Sunday with picnic lunch to be ^ved 4t 1 o'clock. ,