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VOL 77 No. 20
Estab'isHed 1889
Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, May 19, 1966’
Seventy-Seventh Year
PRICE TEN CENTS
Drive To Begin Qn Saturday
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llE-ELECTED — J. Qint Newton, left, and Mrs. F. A. (Pete) Mc
Daniel, Jr., of Kings Mountain, were re-elected to top positions
on the Cleveland Co^ilty Democratic Executive committee at
at the onnuol convention last Saturday.
Democrat Rally
On Monday Night
YDC Sponsor
Biennial Event
At Blackett's
NURSING DIRECTOR — Miss
Mary Blockwelder will Join the
stoff of Kings Mountain hos
pital June I as director of
nursing service.
Nursing Director
To Assume Doties
Miss Mary M, Blackweider of
Charlotte will assume the posi
tion of director of nursing serv
ice at Kings Mountain hospital
June 1.
Announcement was made by
Hospital Administrator Grady K.
Howard. Mr. Howard said that
Mrs. Carl Childers will remain in
a supervisory capacity as an as
sistant to Miss Blackweider.
A graduate of Mercy Hospital
Scho^ of Nui’sing, Pittsburgh,
Pa., Miss Blackweider earned her
B. S. in nursing education from
Catholic University of-Washing
ton, D. C.
She has held several teaching
and supervisory positions in
North Carolina and is presently
employed by Presbyterian Hospi
tal in Charlotte.
Mr. Horrelson's
Condition Criticdl
The condition of Boyd Harrcl-
son, 73, retired rural mail car
rier, remains citical, members of
his family said yesterday.
Mr. Harrelson has not regained
consciousness since he was in
jured last Thursday aftrnioon at
1:40 in an auto wreck on U.S. 74
five miles east of Shelby.
He is a patient in Kings Moun
tain hospital.
investigating Highway Patrol
men Jim Bennett said Harrel-
feon’s car was struck in the rear
by a car operated by Lonnie Cook
bf Lincolnton. Cook received
emergency room treatment at
Kings Mountain hospital.
Bennett said Cook was charg
ed with failure to decrease speed
to avoid an accident.
Both automobiles were reported
“total losses.”
Dorocrats will gather for bar
becue, music and politicking at
Brackett’s Cedar Park Monday
night for "an old-time political
pally’'. »
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That’s the description of Kings
Mountain’s Bill White, president
-pi Cleveland County Young Dem
ocrats, the sponsoring organiza
tion.
The rally begins at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $2 each and are on
sale here at Morrison Loan Com
pany and First Citizens Bank &
Trjst Company.
The event annually precedes
the biennial Democratic primary.
All candidates present will be
invited to give short speeches.
Chairman White said.
'The event is expected to at
tract party members from neigh
boring counties, he added.
laycees Endoise
City Clean-Up
Kings Mountain Jaycecs en
dorsed the Kings Mountain Clean-
Up campaign, which gets under
way officially on Saturday, at
their Tuesday night meeting at
the Woman’s club.
Program for the meeting was
given by Clayvon Kelly of Kings
Mountain, a representative of the
Gaston County Health Depart
ment, who showed slides depict
ing unsightly areas in Kings
Mountain, calling attention to jw-
tential slum and blight arc\as in
the community.
Jaycces endorsed the clean-up
campaign and pledged to “help
in any way.’’. President Hcrrnan
Greene reported,* for the elimi
nation and prevention of slums
and blight in Kings Mountain.
The Jaycees will sponsor Linda
Sherrer in the “Miss Shelby’’
beauty pageant Friday night in
Shelby. It was announced that
advance tickets to the pageant
will go on sale this weekend at
Kings Mountain Drug Company.
Democrats
Re-elect All
Officers
J. Clint Newton, of Shelby, was
re-elected to a third two-year
term as county Democratic cheiir
man at Saturday’s biennial con
vention.
'Fhe executive committee also
re-elected Mis. F. A. McDaniel,
of Kings Mountain, first vice-
chairman; Dr. John Hitnt, of Lat-
timoro, second vice - chain ran;
and James Bcason. df Boiling
Springs, third vice-chairman.
The convention was marked by
harmony, two-minute speeches
y candidates for Democratic
nominations at the May 28 pri
mary, and Chairman Newton’s
promise to visit the county c»t.-
mission for extra funds prior to
the general election to pay regis
trars to visit the homes to get
un-registered voters on the poll
books.
The convention passed a resolu
tion endorsing the effort of
Ralph Gilbert, county elections
board chairman, to get Cleveland
eliminated from the provisions of
the 1965 voting rights act and
voted that any Democrat in good
standing at the state convention
would be a delegate.
Mr. Carpenter's
Rites Conducted
Funeral for Jesse Lee Carpen
ter, 60, was held Friday at 3 p.m.
from the Chapel of Harris Fun
eral Home, interment following
in Mountain Rest cemetery.
Rev. Thomas Richie officiated
at the final rites.
Mr. Carpenter, veteran ^tlulh-
ern Railway express representa
tive, died last Wetoesday ev^
ning at 6:30 p.m. on duty at the
Southern Depot here. Death was
attributed to a heart attack. He
had not been ill.
He was the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Walter H. Carpenter of
Gaston County and a member of
Boyce Memorial ARP church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Rosie Queen Carpenter; his
daughter. Miss Evelyn Carpenter,
of Charlotte: three sons. Gene
Carpenter of Kings Mountain,
S/Sgt. Donald D Carpenter of the
USAF in Phoenix, Arizona and
S/Sgt. Larry K. Carpenter of the
USAF at Myrtle Beach, S. C.;
four brothers, Charles Carpen
ter, James Carpenter and Bill
Carpenter, all of Kings Mountain,
and Carl Carpenter of Los An
geles, California; six sisters, Mrs.
Walter Whitaker, Mrs. Paul
Smith, Mrs. Andy Dover, all of
Kings Mountain, Mrs. Manley
Starnes of Shelby, Mrs. Max
Clai k of Bessemer City, and Mrs.
George Walden of Savannah, Ga.
and two grandchildren.
Nephews of Mr. Carpenter
were pallbearers.
ement Upped $50
Clubwomen To Serve
Lunch This Sunday
Kings Mountain Woman’s
club'^will serve Sunday lunch at
the Woman’s club beginning
promptly at 12 noon, a spokes
man for the club said this
week.
Patrons will be offered a
imenu of ham or chicken with
accessories. •
The American 'Legion Post
155 will not serve Sunday din
ner this week, a spokesman
said.
The Aneviean Legion will
resume serving on Sunday,
May 29th.
CHAIRMAN — William Law
rence Plonk. Kings Mountain
Dairyinan. will heod Cleveland
County’s June Dairy Month
proniotion.
Plonk Heads
Daily Month
Bill Plonk, -* Kings Mountain
dairyman, was recently selected
chairman of the Cleveland Coun
ty June Dairy Month Committee
for 1966. Also, elected was Dan
Jones of Bolling Springs as scc-
retary-treaisurer.
The purpose of the June Dairy
Month Campaign is to recognize
the dairymen of Cleveland Coun
ty for a job well done in provid
ing our people with a good sup
ply of wholesome milk and dairy
products During the month of
June, dairymen and the dairy
industry unite to tell the public
about the dairy industry and its
vital part in the economy of
Cleveland County and to promote
the continued support of milk and
dairy foods;
Several conumittees have been
named to co-ordinate the various
events during the June Dalr.v
Month Campaign. The ’’Kick-off
Breakfast” Comnyittee has Earl
Propst of Shelby as Its chairman.
This event will give dairymen,
dairy industry personnel, and oth
er community leaders a chance to
get toigethipr and welcome in June
Dairy Month in Cleveland Coun
ty-
Again this year the June Daii-y
Month Committee will sponsor its
“Half-Dollar” Caimpaign. Mystery
men will visit various restaurants
throughout the county during the
month of June. If the waitres-?
asks this mystery man to enjoy
milk or dairy products with his
meal he will leave her an extra-
half-dollar for mentioning dair.v
products to her customers dur
ing the month. Carl Debrew of
Shelby is Chairman of the Half-
Dollar Event.
One of the big events again
this year will be the Dairy Farm
Tour. Several daily farms
throughout the county will be
open to the public. This will give
many people an opportunity to
visit some of our modern Cleve
land County Dairy Farm's, and
see how milk is,being produced
on our dairy farms today. Roy
Cochran of Route 4, Shelby is
Chairman of the Farm 'r.:ur Com
mittee.
Ih order that we can tiring
many of our city frienils up-to-
date on the c langing Cleveland
County Dairy industry, speakers
will bo available during the
month of June for various civic
clubs and comimunity orgahiz.a-
tions In the county If .your club
would like a program on the
dairy industry dunng the month
of June contact Fred Parduc, 182-
i365 or Bill Plonk, 739-3-106.
Other committees formed were
the Finance Committee, Dou?
Cabaniss, Route 4, Shelby, Chair
man; and the Publicity Commit
tee, Fred Pardue, Assoc. Agricul
tural E.xtension Agent, Chairman.
Supplement {
Foi Year $185; |
Applies '66-'67 {
Kings Mountain d i s f r i c 11
schools faculty members will get
a $50 bonus for the year’s work
and the same $50 increase has
been approved for the 1966-67
term.
In effect, the action raises to
$185 the locally-paid supplement
to state teacher pay scales.
The $50 wil also be paid those
who receive larger than the basic
supplement.
In other actions Monday the
board elected Howard Bryant,
North School principal, to serve
as principal of the “Hoad Start”
program to be offered at West
school, pending approval by the
federal Office of Education,
which is anticipated momentari
ly.
The board accepted low bid for
24 X 30 mobile classrooms being
purchased with federal funds un
der tlie Title I program. Univer
sal Equipment Company, of Ra
leigh, was the successful bidder
at $14,090 plus sales tax.
Driver education program bud
get for 1966-67 was approved.
Noith'S^lRi^
Gets Giant I
PRESIDENT T, Lewis
Hovis has been elected presi
dent of the Kings Mountain
Optimist club for the coming
year. He succeeds Carl W. Wil
son.
T. L. (Lewis) Hovis has been
elected president of the' Kings
Mountain Optimi.st club for 1966-
67, He will succeed Carl F. Wil-
.son. -
Annual Lions Ladies Night Event
To Be Tuesday; Hamrick To Speak
ROTABT CLUB
Rotarlan Ben F. Moomaw,
superintendent of Kings Moun
tain National Military Park,
Will trace the history of the
Park Service at Thursday’s Ro
tary club meeting at 12:15 at
the Country Club.
C. Rush,iilamrick, Jr., of Shelby,
president ' fend general manager
of. Kendall Medicine Company,
will make the principal address
at 'Tue^ay night's 28th annual
ladies night banquet of the Kings
Mountain Lions club.
The program will begin with
dinner at 7|o’clock at the Worn-
an’s club.
President George Plonk will
preside. *
Other Lions taking part on the
program will be: Rev. David Cas-
tor. who will offer the invoca
tion; Rev. Robert ' Haden, who
will welcome ‘guests; and Wu-
llam White, who wUl present Mr.
Hamrick. Mrs. William Lawrence
Plonk will give the response to
the welcome, and other mem
bers of the ladles’ night commit
tee, Gene Timms, George Thom-
asson and Dr. N. H. Reed, will
distribute favors to the ladies.
Bill Jonas will lead the pledge
to the flag following group sing*,
ing of "America.”
Chartered June 1938, the Kinga
Mountain Lions club is a unit trf
Lions International, the world’s
largest civic organization, and
the Lion’s Club is Kings Moun
tain’s oldest internationally
chartered organization.
Ladies’ night is expected to at
tract a large crowd of Lions, their
wives, and otilryr guests.
City
Is At Woik
Cleaning Own House
Mayor John Henry Moss and
the city commission arc work
ing at practicing their preach
ments concerning the com'Tiun-
Ity - wide clean-up campaign
Btartlng(‘SatunJay.
The city is re-landscaping the
City Hall yard, by rcplacms
the large, over-grown plant?
with neat boxwood and also
adding an azalea .garden.
The city Is replacing all over
all garbage receptacles with
9$gallon tans with lids—which
it w a n 18 to be standard
thro'j^ghout the city — and Is
mowing grass on all vacant
city property.
TTie shrubbery removed from
tbe City Hall lawn was replant
ed at the peal Street recreation
area.. . -
N.?rlh Elementary iSieiiobl, a
mong scliool^participating in ilic
North Carolina Comprelicnsivc
School Improvement Project, will
share in a special grant of .$.30,-
000 making available to 17,000
North Carolina children of pri
mary school age a free bOvik
an:l for some it will be their first
“v( ry own fun-for-rcacling voJ-
U' r 0.
The "upgraded” primary pro
gram for first, second and (liird
graders was begun tliis year.
Other Cleveland County schools
participatini are Hunter Elemen
tary in the Shelby City Schools
system and Green Bethel in the
County system.
Announcement of the grant
w'as made jointly today hy the
donor’, the Fund for the Advance-
lent of Education, and the North
Car’olina Department of Public
Instruction.
To receive tire free books are
the children participating in
North Cai’olina’s Comprehensive
School Improvement Project.
Two other sciiool irnprovonenf
projects, of the 20 in the nation,
also will benefit fr.im similar
Fund for the Adaancemcnl of
Education grants. In this State,
the largest such program in the
nation, 192 elementary schools
from 111 of the State’s 169 school
administrative units participate
in the Comprehensive School Im
provement Project. CSIP involves
17,000 Tar Heel youngsters.
A book for each child in the
present CSIP mei.rbership is to
be selected from a list of books
prepared by the American Li
brary Association and supplc-
m e n t e d by recommendations
made by the State Department of
Public Instruction’s 'library and
Instructional Materials staff.
State Superintendent Charles F.
Carroll has fji-warded the lists to
school administrators and has
urged that each child be encour
aged to select his own book. He
explained that the gift should
encourage the “reading and own
ership of pleasurable books a-
mong the CSIP children.”
Dr. Woodrow B. Sugg, CSIP
director, said the special grant
was arranged by John J. Scanlon,
a Fund official. He explained
that the Fund’s interest in North
Carolina children is due, in part,
to the fact that 'an affiliated
agency. The Ford Foundation, is
helping to sponsor CSIP;iIn the
participating schools better and
more effective ways 'Of teaching
and learning reading, writings,
and arithmetic are being sought;
The project is jointly sponsored
by the State Board of Education,
The Ford Foundation, 'and The
North Carolina Fund.
Mr. Hovi.s lias served Hie chib
as a committee chairman, as a |
director, and as secretary-treas-j
urcr. ' _ I
“HoN'is has done a In'menflous j
job in the past few .yeais and I'm j
sure he will make us a great club j
president this next year”, Mr. |
Wils.m said. ^
Other officers in the governing ;
bo'ly will include Jack Seism and 1
Tom Yarbrough as vice presi- |
dents; Doan Payne as secretary- ‘
treasurer; Rc> ert E. Fleming as
■liair.ran and Wm. G. (Bill) Mc-
I>ani;el as sergeant-at-arms.
Directors elected for a two
year term are Grady Bridges,
Homer Jo-nes, and Leonard Smith
Current directors with unexpir
ed terms are Gene Lefever, Aud-
ley Tignor, and \V. D. (Doc) By
ers.
Installation is scheduled for
Friday evening. June 17th, a La
dies’ night event.
118 New Voters
In Township 4
Registratio)) lor the .’Ma.y 28
nrimaries escalated in Nu'i her 1
Township last Satiuday, as the
registration peri !c| ended at sun
down.
The registrais log^-ed 83 new
voters, to bi'ing the total to 118.
A total of 112 registci-ed as Dem
ocrats, four as Republicans, and
two an Indcpendoits.
West Kings Mountai)i 'added 31
for a total of 19, East Kings
Mountain 22 for a t )tal of .32,
Bethware 19 for a total of 2o, and
Grover ciglit fo)' a total of 12.
Saturday will bc'Vhallcnge clay, j
Meantime, the pacC’pf .politick-'
ing was spcedjtiiJ as candidates
sought to see as many voters as
poosible prior to .May 28.
19 Teachers
DM Met Seek
He-eieciion
i
j Tlio Kings Mountain hoa)’d of
: education .M .nday ic - elecied
: Idiss Alice Averilt, teaching s.,p-
eivisor, and 137 faculty m'eni ers
I; in the tcm-plant-system; ”
Superintendent B. N. Barnc.s
said faculty mcmbeis re-elected
j included tliose who had applied
for re election and who were rec-
! ommcndcci by tlieir principals and
' the superintendent. ,
j .Nineteen faculty m-embers did
' not ask re-election, including two
I cf reiiioment age. Several wore
I not l e-elcctcd for various 'reasons,
! including holding of tcacliing cer-
1 tilicaics Tf less than Grade A.
j Superintendent Barnes said it
'is piobalile some teachers will at-
j tain u])-graded certificates dur-
I ing tlie sLim'-rer and would be
' elected subsequently.
: Till: fu!J laeulty for the present
j tei'm totals 174. .
I Teachers noi asking re-election
j were: Mrs. Alohma C. Falls and
! Mrs. Ruth P. Ormand, Bethware;
-Mrs. Sarah B. Harrelson, Michael
11. Wzire, (Tlarence Chapman, and
Mrs. Eva A. Lewis’, Central; Mrs.
M'ary A, White, Mrs. Duelia W.
Johnson, and Mrs. Elsie M.
•Boreh, Compact; Mrs. Ethel M.
Crook, East; Mrs. Edith R. Jones
and Mrs. Sandra .M. Bassinger,
Grover; Miss Odossa Black, Mrs.
Angela D. Lackey, and Miss Sy-
bilo G. Wilson. Kings Mountain
high sciriol; Miss Willie McGill,
North; IMrs. Cariie G. Hughes.
Paik G)-ace; THis. Sandia D.
Hussey and Mrs. .Maud W .Mc
Gill, West.
Teachers re - oiectod Monday
are:
Mrs. Lctha B. .Morris. Mis.
Nancy B. McBra\’er. Mrs. Mari
guerite K. Powell, Mrs. Louise 1’.
Me'Whirler, Mrs, Jessie R.
Gi’ocne, Billy C Lemons, Mrs.
Martha B. Christenbuiy, Mrs.
Virginia B. Collins, Mrs. Anne F.
Bryant. .Mis.s Saia A. Cooksey,
Miss Miriam Moller, Miss Caro
Ijm Strickland, Miss Barbara .L.
Wilburn. Mrs. Martha C. Yarbro.
Richard C. Culyer, III, John W.
Goins, Miss Selma Hazo.mey, Mrs.
Maxine H Kenned.v. Larry S.
Miistead, Ronald S. Withers. M)’s.
Lina T. Owens, .Mrs. Harriet R.
Van D.\kc, Mrs. Edna B. Hen
dricks. Mrs. Ina V. Covsei’, Mrs.
Sara P. Adams, Mrs. Willie J.
Mabable, Miss Jeanette Surratte,
Miss Ora Jean Rocertsan. Mrs.
Marily-n H. Cabaniss, Robert B.
Bailey, Willia'Ti H. Hager, Miss
Sheila D. Holloway, M. L. Camp
bell, John L. Blalock, Quincy
Starr, Mi’s. Bernice B. Brown,
Mrs. Hilda C. Wilson. Mi s. John
nie G. Moore, Mrs. Coz.ell L.
Vance, Miss .Mary Rose Adair,
Isaac G. Alexander, Mi's. Camilla
B. Young. Mrs. Addie G. Grier,
Miss C. Juanita Herron, Mrs.
Wanda N, Hunt, .Miss Beulah M.
Miller, Mrs Virginia P. Wi.ggins.
Miss Garneil A. Dye, Joseph Pur-
vi.s, Mrs. Sopliyonia P. Campbell,
Mr.s. Adelaide M. Allis an, Mrs.
Lcla J. Wellmon, Mrs. Victoria
L. Logan, Miss Eoline Werts, Mi's.
Nell W. Biser, Miss Rebecca L.
Kendrick, Mi.ss Jacqueline W.
Continued On Puoe 8
Ward Chairmen,
Urea Chairmen
Are Appointed
By MARTIN HARMON
Kings Mnuniains month-long
cltan-up and beautification cam
paign will begin officially Satur
day morning at 9 o clock.
Chairman Elmore Alexander
said the basic ward and area
chairmen have been appointed
and that area sub-committee posi
tions are being filled.
He reported much enthusiasm
has been exhibited by rrany citi
zens in all areas and announced
■ h.at “most - improved” awards
wii! be made at the end of the
campaign to the ward, area, ward
vvitli most mcst-improved areas,
to the most-improved street in
each area, and most-improved
residence in each area.
The city is offering to aid the
clean-up of residential areas by
hauling away free heavy debris
such as appliances and autos and
has also offered to raze at no
•cost derelict buildings—^fcoth of
fers good only during the month
long campaign.
Mayor John Henry Moss said
there had been good response to
the city’s appeal for early calls.
“We’ve already got a pretty long
work-list,” he commented Wed
nesday. He said there have been
some requests to raz.e derelict
outbuildings and a few dereiict
residences, more requests to haul
away derelict cars, and an impos
ing list of requests for lot mow
ing .service.
In onganiz.ing the campaign,
the steering committee has nam
ed a chairman for e.ach of the
five political wardds, three area
chairmen in Wards 1 through 4,
and five area chainren in Ward
?. the city’s largest, both in area
and population.
In addition to Chairman Alex
ander and Mayor Moss, the steear-
■ng committee includes Mrs.
George Houser, Charles E. Dixon,
Rev M. L. Campbell. Haywood
Brooks, Otis Falls, Jr., Clavon
Kelley, and Avery Murray.
Ward chairmen are: Jacob
Cooper, Ward 1; Bovee Gault,
Ward 2; W. G. (Bill) Jonas, Ward
3; Harold Hunnicutt, Ward 4;
and Allen Jolley, Ward 5. -
Area cliairmen are:
Ward la, Rev. H. G. Clayton;
Ward lb, Charles E. Dixon,
Charles Blanton, Richard McGin
nis, Bob Maner. and W. S. Fulton,
Ir.; Ward Ic Mrs. J. E. Herndon,
Jr., and Mi's. J. O. Plonk, Jr.
Ward 2a, Mrs. Haywood^ E.
'_ynch; Ward 2b, Mrs. Carl F.
Mauney; Ward 2c, Rev. Clyde
Goodson.
Ward 3a. Rev W. T. Luckadoo;
Dard 3b, Yates Harbison; Ward
Sc. Mrs. Bessie Short.
Ward 4a, Rev. R. L. McGaha
and Paul Ledford; Ward 4b, Rus
sell .McA ee, and Thomas Dellin
ger; Ward 4c. Brooks Tate.
Ward 5a, Rev. R. H. McDowell
and Otis Tomes; Ward 5b, Mrs.
E. 'W. Griffin; Ward 5c, Mrs Eu
gene McCarter; Ward 5d, Mrs.
Jay Powell; Ward 5e, Grier F.
Sipes.
KMHS Bwd
Concert Today
Annual spring concert of tho
90-piece Kings Mountain higlt
school marching band will be
held Thursday (tonight) at 8 p.
m. in the cafeteriaSof the new
high school on Phifer'road.
Joe C. Hedden will dlr^ the
band in a concert program fea
turing marches, novelty num
bers, classical music and music
of two Broadway productions,
"Carrousel” and “Wizard of Oz.”
There will be no admission
charge and the interested com
munity is invited to attend. Mr.
Hedden said.
Country Club Pool
Opens Saturday
I Kings Mountain Country Club
swimming pool opens Saturday
morning at 10:0(^ R has been
[announced by pool committee
chairman Charlie Blanton,
i The pool will open on Satur
days from 10 ajn. until 6 pm
I and on Sundays from 1 to 6 p.m
I until the close of school.
Serving as lifeguards at the
pool will be Jay hsoid], Go
forth and Larry Uttkm
MAX CHILDERS
Candidate For
Senator
BROADUS F. HAMRICK
Candidate For
Sheriff
Hospmu,Bitt
Dr. J. P.
Mountain veter
Kings Mountain,
day for obser
ment.
Kln«a
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