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Kings Mountain's Re!i<xble Newspaper
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VOL 76 No. 38
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, September 23, 1965
Seventy-Sixth Year
PRICE ‘I'hN CcN/j
Army Secretary Resor To Be Celebration Speakei
US 74 Hearing September 30
PRINCIPALS AT BANK LUNCHEON TUESDAY —R. S. Lennon, left. Kings Mountain banker, Carl
G. McGrow, president of First Union National bank of North Carolino, and Paul M. Neisler, Sr.,
chairman of Kings Mountain First Union Nation al Bcmk board of directors get together following
a 1 o'clock luncheon given by the local bonk honoring President McGrow Tuesday, (Herald Photo
by Bill Jackson).
McGraw Praises
KM Leadership
Kings Mountain
Native Honored
KM Board
People are moist important in
providing leadership for pro
gress, and Kings Mountain has
been blessed with progressive
people, Carl McGraw, Kings
Mountain native and president of
First Union National Bank of
North Carolina said here Tues
day.
Mr. McGraw spoke to more
than 100 Kings Mountain area
business and professional men at
a luncheon, given in his honor by
First Union’s Kings Mountain
board of directors.
Summating Kings Mountain’s
history, he noted that what is
now the City of Kings Mountain
was once the postoffice of White
Plains and that Mrs. J. W. Tra
cy, in naming the town, honored
the Mountain Men of 1780 who
defeated the British here and
turned the tide of victory for the
striaggling colonies.
He noted that a gold mine
opened near here In 1834 produc-
ei more than a imilllon dollars in
gold, and said it was a predeces
sor to the current mining oper
ations for lithium ore, limestone
and mica.
He praised the founding fam
ilies of Kings Mountain. Mau-
neys, Neislers, Falls, Plonks,
Wares and others for their in
dustry and progressive spirit and
noted that textiles boast 11
plants in the immediate area
He told the audience his firm
will begin construction in the
very near future of a new two-
story bank building and noted
that Kings Mountain stockhold
ers of First Union, increased by
ten percent since the merger
with First National five years
ago, own stock valued at more
than a million dollars and col
lect dividends totaling $40,000
annually.
Mr. McGraw reviewed briefly
the fabulous growth of First
Union stating it sassets have in
creased ten times in the past sev
en years to $600 million, making
First Union the nation’s 12th
largest and the state's third larg
est.
The fbank has 1600 employees
in its 43 branches with a S9 mil
lion annual payroll. The bank’s
loan limit has risen to $5.8 mil-
Continnrd O' Page 8
KM Citizens Aiding
Betsy-Rovoged City
Mayor John Henry Moss has
directed an appeal to Kings
Mountain area citizens to aid.
with cash, used clothing and
household 'goods, or both, the
'hurricane - ravaged city of
ILocltport, La.
Harris Funeral Home will
serve as a desposltory for
clothing and household goods
and cash contrUcutions should
be given either to J. Ollie Har
ris or William Plonk.
Several cash donations were
fowrarded to Lockport Wednes
day and a large parcel of
clothing from Plonk Brothers
& Company will be shipped
Thursday.
Mayor Moss talked by tele
phone to Lockport Mayor No
lan E Toups who said there
remains many needy persons
from Hurricane Betsy, which
cost many lives and wreaked
great property damage in the
New Orleans area. Mayor
Toups said even conumunica-
tions have not yet been com
pletely restored.
The Mayor urged citizens to
make their donations of goods
and cash this weekend. “We
hope to ship a real quantity of
go^ by Monday,’’ he added.
Iff
KMHS Fiosh
Get New Conne
"Woik Woild'
Kings Mountain high school is
jJie of 260 in North Carolina to
jffer a new course to help ninth
graders get an introduction to
che world of work.
North Carolina’s high schools
are the first in the nation to of
fer the new course—called In
troduction to Vocations, or IV—
first offered in 45 schools in the
state in the fall of 1963 on an ex
perimental basis. It was offered
last year in about 100 schools.
This fall the course is no longer
experimental. It is being offered
in about 260 schools—An increase
of 550 percent since 1963-And is
supported partially by federal
funds this year. Already New
Jersey and Washington are go
ing into a similar program and
other states are investigating the
possibilities.
Myers Hambright, a member
of the vocational agriculture de
partment, is instructor of the
new course open to only high
school freshmen
What is this program that has
generated such contagious en-
thusiaism?
It is a course which will help
ninth grade students get to
know themselves, their abilities
and their interests and to relate
themselves to the opportunities
awaiting in the world. For the
first time they will have a chance
to study and explore the many
vocations which are available in
a changing world where new vo
cations are !bom every day and
Continued On Page 8
Map Is Posted
At City Hall
On Wednesday
By MARTIN HARMON
Re-hearing on the proposed 7.3
mile relocation of U. S. 74 here
will be held at 11 a.m. September
30 at the Kings Mountain Na
tional Guard Armory.
Announcement was made by
W. B. Garrison, of Gastonia, |
member of the highway commis- j
sion and R. W. McGowan, assis
tant chief engineer in charge of,
location. |
Detailed aerial map of the pro- •
posed route, to scale of one inch |
to 400 feet, was posted at City
Hall Wednesday afternoon. The j
map shows the proposed new:
route in yellow and the structures 1
in red. \
The proposed route is the same
on which hearing was held here i
on May 5.
The re-hearing was scheduled •
on request of the city board of i
commissioners on grounds many j
citizens effected by and adjacent
to the proposed route did not I
have sufficient opportunity to
study the map at the May 5
hearing. Mayor John Moss and
Senator Jack White specifically
requested that a detailed map of
the proposed new route be posted
well in advance of the hearing.
The east takeoff from present
74 would be west of the US 29-
1*85 intersection. 'The road would
proceed northwesterly, crossing
the Bessemer City road south of
East school, and transversing the
Southern Railway tracks between
Burlington’s Phenix plant and
Mullins Textiles. Slightly west of
Piedmont avenue the road would
turn southwesterly, cross present
US 74, and move west some 600
to 700 feet south of Bethware
school, reintersecting with US 74
about a mile east of the Buffalo
Creek bridge.
Full interchanges would be
built at Cleveland avenue and
Piedmont avenue, with a partial
interchange on Waco road. Phe
nix street would be deadended.
Principal opposition to Uie pro
posed rerouting at the initial
hearing was expressed by Ned
and Fuller McGill who own prop
erty near the east take-off, by
some residents at the Piedmont
avenue interchange who antici
pate losing their homes, by citi
zens with commercial interests on
US 74 west — the latter urging
the initially proposed 3.13 mile or
"short” route, and by J, E. Hern
don, Jr., then-chairman of the
board of education who declared
the safety of children attending
North school would be in ques
tion.
Conversely, some citizens of
the Piedmont avenue area who
appear to be directly in the path
of the proposed road favor it.
These are concerned only that
fair remuneration for the prop
erties will be received.
Engineer McGowan told the
Herald last week, "The highway
commission certainly doesn’t
want to ram anything down the
throats of Kings Mountain citi
zens if they genuinely don’t want
it” He added he hoped all citi
zens interested in the proposed
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Reynolds To Defy
Ban On TraOers
Warren E. Reynolds, Kings
Mountain realtor and trailer
park owner, said this week he
will not honor the city’s recent
ly-enacted ordinance banning up
to 120 days i-nstallation of any
more trailers within the city
limits.
"My lawyer say's they can’t do
that,” Mr. Reynolds commented.
He added he has five trailers
on order he intends to use as
trailer-residences.
The city recently banned in
stallation of any more trailers
within the city limits for up to
120 days, following recommend
ation by the zoning board^
Meantime, the zoning board is
examining trailer ordinances and
zoning laws of other cities in an
effort to provide a recommend
ation for regulating use of trail
ers for residences and trailer
parks.
Downtown Revitalization Plans
Approved; Questionnaire Mailed
The mayoral committee on
downtown developcnent Thurs
day night approved a plan call
ing for 1) a modern shopping
center in the 'business district, 2)
pedestrian malls, 3) l{XX)-car
parking facilities, 4) store re
fronting and 5) beautification of
the railroad area.
No price tag or time limit was
set for the project but the com
mittee discussed formation of a
non • profit corporation which
pansion, how many off-street
parking spaces the firm provides
for employees and customers,
how much gross floor space the
firm now occupies, estimate of
approximate percentage of total
dollar receipts or gross income
in 1964 received from customers
living inside the city limits and
outside, and if the owner w'ould
be willing to contribute finan
cially (in proportion to direct
benefit) to physical improve-
PANEL FOR TUESDAY NIGHT TOWN MEETING—Dr, Z. P. Mitchell, county health officer, at far
left. Cleveland Recorder's Court Judge Joe Mull, clso of Shelby. Mrs. Bill Russell, Mayor John
Henry Moss, Mrs. Aubrey Mauney and Roy Pearson were photographed above as thev ciscussei
community needs at a town meeting Tuesday night. Other panelists, not pictured, ere hen Poston
and Harry Sondling. both of Shelby* county juvenile court officers. (Photo for the Heroic by Bill
Jackson).
Specialists List Community
Needs; Opinions Are Voiced
KMHS Social Events PvAiifilc TIiTAiin
HaIIaH vIOWllS 1 niOng
Cleveland
Temporarily Halted
Out - of - school hours social
events at Kings Mountain high
school have been suspended
temporarily by action of the
board uf education.
Chairman George H. Mauney
said the building has not yet
been accepted, as some con
tractors have minor corrections
yet uncompleted^
Already one has claimed stu
dents or other occupants caus
ed some minor daoiage.
It was therefore the reason
ing of the board, Chairman
Mauney said, that use of the
'building will be limited to the
regular five^lay schedule from
6:30 a.m.
Glenn Paysenr
Dies At S7
Glenn Payseur, 57, Kings
Mountain native and son of the ! year,
late Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Payseur, i prides itself in hs clean approach
would handle the business of the ments (including off-street park-
committee, Chairman John Plonk , ing) for customers in downtown
said. ! Kings Mountain, among others.
Fluoridation,
Play Center
Recommended
A crowd estimated at 115 citi
zens, discussed community needs
and heard suggestions for im
provements from a panel of spe
cialists in six fields at Tuesday
night’s initial Town Meeting at
City HaU.
Audience reaction was spark
ed by Suggestion No. 1 from Dr.
Z. P. Mitchell, the county health
officer, that the municipal water
supply be fluoridated. A refer-
endu.*!! here several years ago
killed a proposal for clly water
fluoridation.
Mrs. Moffatt Ware, Sr. quick
ly said she was “against” his
opinion that fluoridation is not
detrimental to a human being.
Dr. Mitchell not'sl that dentists
advocate fluoridation for better
teeth for children and his exam
inations of children’s teeth dur
ing 27 years of practice here and
in the county further echoed this
fact.
Mrs. E. W. Griffin, Sr. said.
"I’d like to make a motion that
we fluoride our water supply at
once." The crowd applauded
loudly.
Dr. Mitchell also suggested
that a sanitation surve>' of Kings
Mountain and environment be
made in the near future, a study
which, he said would improve
the health of its citizens. He sug
gested a civic club could lead the
project. He offered the assist
ance of his department which in
cludes four sanitarians.
Judge Jee Mull, the county re
corder’s court judge, was ad
dressed many questions from the
audience after he was asked by
panel moderator Mrs. Bill Rus
sell, What can we do to help the
teenagers of our com.T.unity?
The Judge said, “I’m in a busi
ness I beg people not to patron
ize. Over 5()0 young people from
ages 18-20 have ‘■:een tried in my
court already this year and the
figure gi’ows every da.v. They
are there because they’ve brok
en the law. You as parents can ' Mr. Floyd. Stopping overnight
start obeying the law yourselves : with Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Kim-1
and teach your child or neighi>or mel at Saluda. S. C., they receiv- ^
to respeet the law. A parent ed the death message there. !
should not teach fear of a police- ! Mr. Floyd was a time study
man. Take him to the police sta- ' specialist for Neisler Mills. Inc.,
tioin at an early age and let him and subsequently for Long Shoals :
Fairgrounds
Tuesday, the gates SNsning open
on the 42nd annual Cleveland
■ County Fair. And, as usual, the
midway, the exhibit halls and
the grandstand activity at the
Cleveland (^uniy Fairgrounds
will dominate interest in these
parts until the lights flicker out
late Saurday night.
Three more da>'s remain, and
I fairgoers are breaking all previ-
j ous records both in attendance
i and in entering exhibits,
j Kings Mountain School Day
will be Friday when students will
I be admitted on passes. Special
i emphasis is placed on education-
, al exhibits at the fair.
TTie Deggeller Shows, a mid
, way on w’heels, brings sideshow’
I attractions and over 50 rides to
; the sprawling fairgrounds this
The midwestern outfit
died Wednesday afternoon at
3:45 p.m. in the Kings Mountain
hospital following illness of five
months.
to the county fair appearance.
The Barbara Allen Show will
'be seen ever>' night and Fridas
afternoon in front of the grand
Funeral will be conducted at island. Miss Allen, talented an('
Central Methodist church at 4 i versatile country and western
o’clock Friday afternoon, with in
terment at Mountain Rest ceme
tery, Rev. Howard Jordan will
conduct the rites.
Mr. Payseur was a member of
Central Methodist church and a
fonmer employee of Foote Min
eral Company.
He is survived by his brother.
Baxter Payseur; his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Paj’seur; and his nephew,
Jimmy Payseur.
personality, was selected by Bill
board Magazine as one of the
nation’s most promising singers
Continued On Page 8
Resor To Reviei
Parade Here,
Speak At Park
Stanley R. Resor, secretary
the army, will make the prin-
pal address for the 185th an
ver.sarj- of the Battle of King*
Mountain celebration.
Congressman Basil L. WWb
ner. of the in;h North Caroli
district. wirM Mayor John Hei
ry Moss Monday night of t
soere;ary’s acceptance.
Secretary Resor will f!y by j)
ol.^ne from Washington on S.
urday, October 9, will review thij
mammoth baMle celebration
rade starting at 2:30 p.m., a
he will speak at 4:30 pm. a'.
‘he ampliithcatrc of Kings Moun*
tain Xatio-nal Military park.
Co-chairmen of the battle cel
bration committee. Mayor M
and Bill Bmwn. .s-aid they
highly T>le»«ed at Se'’“retary
aecentance of the speakirj
nvitation.
Meantime, it was announ'
that ‘1: o t h Carolinas bea
queens will be in Kings Mountal
■ luring the celebration. M;
North Carolina will be in Kin
Mountain on Thursday and
day, October 7 and 8. while ^
South Carolina, one of the t
finalists in the recent Miss Am^
ica pageant, w’ill be here on Octo-j
I her 9 to appear in the parade
I and to lead the grand celebrfcl
tion ball that evening
Announced previously was the.
I appearance of the famed Gold^ L
Knight^ sky-diving team fronjl'l
Fort Bragg, who w'ill perfora J
heir feats on both October 8 •
Plans call for a full prograc^i
of events beginning the everiin|B
of October 6 and including taler®
shows, beauty contests, stre
lancing and the Kings Mountaiii
Bessemer City homecoming fo
:all game, ail culminating will
Saturday’s parade, for whici
jenenal Joe S. Lawrie. command
ng general of the 82nd Airborne]
iirision. will serve as grand |
marshal. ,
Meantime. Mayor Moss wa#,
bu3>’ Wednesday apprizing pre5-
viously-invited dignitaries of fln*>
il details and renewing the in*
vitations. Area United StateA-^
Congress. Governors from
surrounding states, and manl
')ther leading officials have i
invited to attend.
Already more than 100 unl'|
have accepted invitations to a
pear in the parade.
Secretary Resor and other di
inguished visitors will see th
:>arade from a reviewing stand
o be erected on Railroad avenuej
Mr. Resor, a former partne
for ten years in the New Yor
law firm of Debevoise. PlimptoivJ
Lyons and Gales, became secre-
tar>' of the army on July 7, onl:
“WO months after his appolntl
ment as under secretary. He ij
\ World War II army veteran off
he European 'Theatre, served
the Battle of the Bulge in de^
fense of Bastogne. France, as
second lieutenant. He was award|
Hi the Silver Star, Bronze Sb
ind Purple Heart and his
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Sub-committees are already at
work on lists of items which
take priority. Promotion chair
man Charles E. Dixon mailed
letters to all business citizens
Wednesday which included a
surey form the merchants are
asked to fill out. The two-pa?e
survQFt “Merchant’s Opinion in
the Kings Mountain Business
District”, is to be returned to the
committee Friday. Included are
questions about any plans for ex-
John Vorhees of the Commun
ity Planning Division of the
State Department of Conserva
tion and Development told cem-
mittee members. Mr Plonk said,
that matching federal funds can
be obtained for improvements of
facilities used 'by the public. This
John Floyd
Dies In Florida
John Floyd, former Kings >
Mountain citizen, died at 8
o’clock Wednesday night in a'
Bay Pines, Fla., hospital.
His sister, Mrs. P. D. Herndon, ■
and neice, Mrs, Howard Ware,'
were en route to Florida to visit i
learn to respect law enforcement
officers.”
"We nred to change ■’lur own
opinions because our young peo
ple. (I fit) not like to use the
word teenager,) look to us for
guidanct'”
"I’m a teenager, and I’d like
to see Kings Mountain youth
have a choice of places to go on
Saturday nights. I’d like to see
Milks. He was a onetime auto
dealer here. He had been in ill
health for the past several years, i
Mr. Floyd was a veteran of
both World Wars I and II. j
Funeral arrangements are in- '
complete, but the final rites will
be here and burial will be in
Mountain Rest cemetery.
would include the pedestrian | our community have a recreation
malls, parking lots and improve- ground for dancing, games, mo
ments along the railroad, he I ciaBzing run by Christian people
said. The property owners would I where we won’t have any youth
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PERMIT ISSUED
J, E. Herndon Company was
issued a building permit this
week to rebuild its City street
warehouse. Estimated cost is
$8000.
BANK PRESIDENT RECEIVES BADGE — Kings Mountain May
John Henry Moss, left above, presents a Mountaineer Day ba
to Charlotte banker Corl G. McGrow, Kings Mountain native
presiident of First Union National Bank of North Carolina '
of-honor here Tuesday at a luncheon given by the Kings
tain bank board of directors at the National Guard
(Photo by Bill Jackson).