i Population Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,008 Tiilt tigure toi Cr«at«r Kingi Mountain '■ derived from th« 195i Klngt Mountain citv cUrectory ceneue. The city oBUtt llguYo U from th« Uaito«( Stotei eoneue ol 1860. Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper VOL 76 No. 36 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, September 9, 1965 Seventy-Sixth Year PRICE TEN CENT‘ KM Industrial Training Program Being Organized r.T ■"i /} CAMPAIGN BEGINS — Gordner-Webb College's compoign for $1*125,000 resumes in the Kings Mountcdn area this month. The compoign has been successfully conducted in oil sections of Cleve land County during the months of March-July. Lenders in the Kings Mountoin-Grover-Earl area met with college offidals Tuesday night at the BdJ Restaurant in Boiling Springs. Shown at the meeting are* left to right Fain Hambright* division chairman; Thomas McGrow* vice-president of the college; R. Patrick Spangler* national general chairmon of the compoign which is nearing the $1 milUon mark; Charles Mauney who will direct the drive in the Kings Mountain areo* Bob Maner* canvass chairmon; J. C. Bridges* division leader; John O. Plonk* special gifts chairmon. New Hosiery To Be Constructed m Xli 4'inn Expects To Begin Woik By January 1 Cleveland Hosiery Mills, Inc., a new corporation, will build a men’s hosiery knitting mill which it expects to have in operalim by January 1. The new plant will be con structed south of Ideal Hosiery Mills on a new street being cut from E. Gold to Owens street. W, K. Mauney, Jr., president of the new firm, said 24 Scott & WilliEirs knitting machines of the latest type have been order cd, with shipment due in Decem- tv. Th firm will make Komet rib socks and will employ initially some 15 persons. The building to be constructed will be of brick construction with vermiciilite concrete roof. It will aggregate 3300 square feet of floor space and will be e.xpand- able. President Mauney said the firm anticipates a three-shift, round-the-clock operation. Other officers of the corpora n are Gcargo Ruppe, vice esident and general manager; iharlos Mauney, secretary; am Randy Carpenter, treasurer. Arthur Gosnell Dies At Oteen Arthur D. Gosnell, about 43. died at 3 p.m. Wednesday aftcr- nom at the Veterans AdminiJ tration hospital at Otccn. Funeral arrangements had not been made late Wednesday. Friends said he suffered fror dia:etes. He served with the army in Europe during World War II, is a former employee of ;- open at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Thurs day. Sept. 16 is children’s day with judging from 1 until 6 p.m. Midway rides will feature reduc- ?d prices for the young folk and here will be fireworks displays lightly through Saturday as well IS drawing tor free prizes. The Fair will open at 3 p.m. ’^riday and at 1 p.m. on Satur day. Sept. 18, closing at mid night. There will be the customary ridway rides and concessions. Fair President Seism said. Miss Susan Lowery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hill Lowery, will reign as Queen of the Fair. Considerable interest has been evidenced in exhibits being read ied by the womenf< 4, President Seism .s-aid. Department chair man are headed ly Mi*s. Claude Harmon, director, assisted by Mrs. Alton Dover and Mi*s. Hill Lowery. Other division chairmen include: Mrs. Frank Herndon, chairman, Mrs. Paul Bell and Ml'S. Willis Harmon, canned fruits and vegetables; Mrs. John W. Patterson, chairman, Mrs. Menzell Phifer and Mrs. John Williams, preserves, jellies and ja-rs; Mrs. Perry MeSwain, chairman, Mrs. Earl Morris, Mrs. Frank Ledford, pickles, relishes and meats; Mrs. Melvin Nantz, chairman, Mrs. Roy MeSwain Continued On Page 9 ■■Wm \ Kings Mountain will be announc ed at a meeting of Merchants Association directors and Moun taineer Day comi.nittees Thurs day (tonight) at 7:30 in the courtroom of City Hall, Mr. Brown said^ Meantime, Joe Vale, fonner manager of Fayetteville Radio Station WFLB and presently a broadcasting consultant, had been hired to head up the pro motion. The co-chairmen said that Vale had already had confirma- :ion with a 11-man U. S. Army ikydiving Team of Fort Bragg that they will participate in the celebration. He is also inviting the 440th U. S. An.my Band from Fort Bragg, plus numerous high school bands of the area. Invitations have also been sent to General Earl Wheeler, U. S. Army Chief of Staff; James Webb, head of the National Aero nautics and Space Administra tion; and Ret. Adm. Hyman Rickover. The Mayor has also said he will invite a national political figure to Kings Moun tain that weekend. Vice Presi- dent Huheit Humphrey will def- inilely not attend, the mayor said he had learned. our present industry by provid ing well-trained employees. It will serve new industry by spe cial training to fill required posi tions.” Openirfcg of registration for classes will be announced at an eai’ly date, Mayor Moss added. s*‘ Rothbone Hurt, Bike Uninjured Steve Rathbone, veteran Grif fin Drug employee, suffered leg injuries and a broken tooth in a traffic mishap Septemiber 1, His bicycle, which he navigates as a delivery vehicle for the drug store, was not damaged, but the right rear door of a 1964 Mer cury owmed by Haskell Wilson was—lo the tune of $50. City police said they were called to the parking area of East King Service Station about 6:55 p.m. to investigate the mis hap. Mr. Wilson, an attendant at the station, was reportedly mov ing his car from the parking lot when the collision occurred. Rathbone said he did not seethe car in time to avoid the crash. An avid bowler, Rathbone w^as expecting to return to the bowl ing lanes this week, injuries not- witlistanding. He didn’t miss work, although he used a cane for several days. Westem Caiolina Most Populai, As 161 Students Aie Oii-To-School QUEEN OF BETHWARE FAIR — Susan Lowery* daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Hill Lowery* will reign as Queen of the 18th annual Bethware Community Fair which opens September 15th for a four-doy run on the grounds of Bethware schooL A high school senior* Miss Lowery was chosen by the Bethware Progressive club which sponsors the agricultural foir. Premium lists are out lined in a fair catalog being mailed to fair exhibitors and patrons by the Fair committee of which Grady Seism is presi dent. Cash prizes will again be offered to winning exhibitors for the ninth year. There will be the traditional midway ottroc- tions and admission is free with children's day slated for open ing day at 4 pan. The Kings Mountain area will send 161 student.s to 50 colleges, universities, prep schools and schools for specialized training this tall. Western Carolina college at Cullowhee again heads the list with 23 area students enrolled for the fall term. Gaston Community college at Dallas is second favor ite of area students with 16 en rolled. Appalachian State Teach er’s college at Boone is in third place with 14 enrolled, and the University of North Carolina at' Raleigh is in fourth with 11 en rolled Kings Mountain area students whose names may have been in advertently omitted from the survey are invited to contact the Herald. A diligent effort has been made to obtain names of all area students going off to school. The complete list follows: WESTERN CAROUNA COL LEGE — Jane Houser, Jerry Adams, Eloise Beam, Fred Dix- cfn, Donna Huxleei linda SUcepf Susan Mercier, Beverly Willis. Jean Harlow DeHart, Edwin Ware, Joan Howard, Steve Mar lowe, Teresa McDaniel. Jim Med- lin, Lloyd Ormand, Janie Tram- fmell. Gene Allen, Ricky Goforth, Karen Fite, Ernie Payne, C:)nnie Shaw, Dwight Swan and Buddy Kircus. GASTON COMMUNITY COL LEGE — Bill Mullinax, Gene White, Patricia Strickland, Mike Arrowood, Danny Dilling, David Dilling, Johnny Dye, Joe Patter son, Mike Trammell, Corky Smith, Ernie Davis, Eddie Spen cer, Mike Ti'gnor, Diane Henson, Becky Kennedy and Marlene APPALACHIAN STATE TEACHER’S COLLEGE — Toni Ware, Pat Murphy, Diane Rob erts, Warren Goforth, Jr., Gay Jolley, Jimmy Falls, Tommy Black, Jimmy Clonlnger, Sammy Houston, Marlon Morrison. Steve Powell, Pam Childers, Cynthia On P