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e not ) con- nsur-. ble. pros- iaries, office^ sum-' ed by,. 1, he' ndual th in* )n lot il se- Population ~ Greater Kings Mountain 10,320 City Limits 8,256 Thli iigute lor Greater Kingi Mountcdn is derived from the 1955 Kings Mountain city directory census. The city limit* figure is from the United States census of 1965. VOL 77 No. 24 Pages Today ''-S Kings Mountain's Reliable Kewspaper Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, June»16, 1966 Seventy-Seventh Year PRICE TEN CENTS Community Clean-Up Drive Extended To Jply 21 KMHS CLASS OF '41 HELD REUNION — Forty membors of tho Kings Mountain high school graduating Class of '41 who returned here for a Saturday reunion are pictured above. Front row> from left Eugene White, Clyde J. Bridges, Wilson Griffin, Betty NeUler Timberlake, Mrs. W. T. Weir, Shirley Houser Hudson, Sarah H. Ivey, Louise Hampton Gupton, Virginia Parker Spears, Betty Patrick Merritt, Rachel Smith Farley, Jo Keeter Rondolph. Second row, from left, Charles Alexander, Jomes Alexander, W. H. Putnam, Jim Dickey, Menzell Phifer, Fanny Littl^ohn Clay, Tomadge Frederick, Frances Crouse Hedden, R. G. Plonk. Jr.. Nancy Nichels. Meek Carpwiter. Wanda Maloney McCoy. Gene Tignor,HeIen Ramsey Blanton, WiUiom H. Page, Dorothy Green Jonas, James Gibson, RachM McClain Goforth, Alex Owens, Herbert Mitcbem, Madge Boyd King, Charles Ballard, Juanita MeSwain Logan, and Eugene Wright ^gs Mountain Class Of 1941 Holds Reunion Forty memicers of the Kings Mountain high school graduat ing class of 1941 returned here Saturday for a reunion. Buffet supper was served at the American Legion Hall. Ta bles were deroratefk^tn the colors, lavender and green, and centered with nfrangments of violets, the class flower. Mrs. W. T. Weir, sponsor for the class, was present as a spec ial guest as was class mascot Shirley Houser Hiudson. Class president Betty Neisler Timberlake of Staunton, Va., presented Mrs. Weir a miniature sun dial, noting in her remarks of welcome that “life is a high way and the milestones are the years.” She reminded graduates of the class motto, “Deeds, Not Words”, adding, “we live in deeds, not years.” I’ Dancing following dinner was to the music of The Starlightcrs band of Shelby. Invocation was offered by Tal- madge Frederick of Grieensboro. Mrs. Helen Ramsey Blanton headed the committee on ar- ran.gements for the get-to-gether. (Photo ^y Lem Lynch) CONTESTANT — Linda Sher- ler. Kings Mountain beauty queen and Miss Shelby 1966, will be a contestant in the an nual Miss Southern Textile pageant Saturday night in Mount Holly. Miss Textile Contest Set Linda Shferrer, Kings Moun tain beauty queen, will be one of 10 contestants vieing for the title of “Miss Southern Textile” iin the annual Mount Holly Miss Textile pageant Saturday night in Mount Holly high school audi torium. Miss Sherrer, 18 ■ year • old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Sherrer, was recently named “Miss Shelby”. The pageant is only open to contestants who have won titles in previous beau ty contests and are currently sponsored by Jaycee organiza tions. Kings Mountain Jaycces will also sponsor Miss Shen’or in the Mount Holly competition and Mrs Gerald Thomasson will be her chaperone. Crowned “Miss Kings Moun tain” in the Battle Anniversary Celebration last yfear, Miss Sher rer was second runner-up and winner of Miss Congeniality in the 1965 MiM Shelby pageant, came back this yiear to cop the crown. She is a student at Lenoir Rhyne cbllege in Hickory. In the talent division she will dance a modfcrn jazz number which she herself choreographed. Beauties from Charlotte, Con cord, Gastonia, Hickory, Lincoln- ton, Mnnroe, Stanley and Mount Holly will also participate. Kings Mountain Jaycees have advance tickets for the Saturday night pageant, Mr. Thomasson said. /; Mrs. Moss loins Nursing Stall Mrs. Gail Huffstetler Moss, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Huffstetler of Kings Mountain and wife of J. D. Moss, Jr. of Charlotte, was graduated Thurs day night from Charlotte Memo rial Hospital School of Nursing. The Kings Mountain native will join the nursing staff of Charlotte Memorial hospital, Mr. Moss is. also a native of Kings Mountain, son of Mr. and Miw. J. D. Moss, Sfi Mayor Testifies In Washington Mayor John Henry Moss testi fied before the House Agricul turo committee in Washington last Friday in support of legis lation to broadcri specifications for community development dis- trict.s. The Mayor spoke on behalf of the National League of Cftites, vvliicli he told the committee is an oisganization of more than 13..500 cities and towns, 10.000 of then under 5,000 population. Ho was accompanied at the hearing by Joe Hendrick, Cleve land County manager, and J. K. O'Rourke, general counsel of the Mational League of Cities. The mayor described the de velopment of Cleveland County Organization of Governmental officials and dbclared a specific effort to broaden the base of community action. He pointed out the associa tion's current study for obtain ing county-wide water and sew- tc service and told the commit- f(>e 'the obvious problems are those of financing detailed study, planning and imDiementation Ho suggested the CAGO group would have no objection to be ing included with neighboring counticst, both in North and South Carolina, on such a project should prove such arrangements rnost ftasible. Plonk Memorial Service Sunday Memorial service for Dr Lau ra E. Plonk will be held at the Plonk School of Creative Arts, One Sunset Parkway, Asheville, at 4 'clock Sunday afternoon. Dr. plonk, a Kings Mountain naUve and tfeacher here, was co- founder of the Asheviiia achool ip l9iJ4> .... GRADUATE — Richoitd E. (Dick) Moxey, vice . president of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, was graduated Fri day at the 17th annual session of Graduate School of Bonking of the South ot Louisiana Stote University. Maxey Finishes Banking School Richard E. Maxey, vice presi dent of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Kings Mountain, was one of 182 bankers receiving certificates at graduation cere monies on Friday, June 10, con cluding the 17th annual session of the Graduate School of Bank ing of the South at *-Louisiana State University, The school mbets for two weeks each spring at LSU in Baton Rouge under the auspices of 14 sjuthern bankers associa tions and LSU. Dr Cecil G. Taylor, Chancel lor of the main ca.mpus at LSU, spoke at the graduation. Orrin H. Swayze, Director of the school since its inception in 1950, pre sided at the graduation. Tlie complete course at the school requires spring attendance for two weeks at LSU for thrfee years. During this period, stu dent bankers receive 180 hours of classroom instruction, 30 hours of review, organizted eve- ning study, and written final ex aminations. In addition, a series of home study problems must be completed between sessions which require an average of 200 liours eac h year. Tlie school of banking was organized to pro vide advanced study in all as pects of banking, economieg, and law The faculty consists of some 90 professors, economists, lawyei-s, bankers, and busineae- men. Foil bnrollment this year Included 673 bankers from 20 states and Mexico. Besides lec tures i n 18 subjects, nmch of the work involved group work on hanking and economics with additional business case studies. Mr. Maxey was also elected vice president of the graduating class of 1966. TO MONTREAT Mrs. Charles Blanton, prcai- dent of Womfen of Kings Moun tain presbytery, is in Montreat attending a Synodical training school for officers. Mrs. Blan- ton will Mlurp iioipa Fiidai^ 764 Enrolled For Special School Projects A total or 7W students hri^' enrolled for two federal govern-1 ment-paid summer programs,' both of which begin Monday^ j A total of 611 have indicated ' I they will take the special read ing program “Title 1 ’ for eco- no.Tilcally - deprived children Grades 3-12, while 153 have en rolled for the pre-school "Head Start” program to be taught at West school. In both programs, pupils will enjoy a mommg milk-break and lunch at the school cafeterias, cj .lie pup.is, and free D. U, aflaiock .o d,..ci.pr of _ the reading program, with Don. Parker principal at Kings Moun-I tain high school (for Grades 7-• 12), L. Adamsc principal c.t ' Compact eind Mr. Blalock at Nor.h (for Grades 3-6). Howard Bryant is director of the pre- | school program at West school. I The reading program is a six- week course, the pre-school pro gram and eight-week course. In both, class size will approx imate 15, and each classroo.m teacher will be assisted by a teaching aide. The reading program class day will be 8:30 to 1, with w-ork in art, music, physical education and special thcraoy augmenting the basic reading course. The pre-school class day ■will be 8:30 to 12:30. Both Mr. Blalock and Mr. Bry ant reported their faculties near- complete Wednesday. The summer programs are be ing provided through federal- government gr*ntb approximat ing $159,000. • Five buses, will l>e employed on the following #(MKtale: BUS : To serveJjak G,rove— Waco Road Sectiq(|r Bus will Title I at North School; *j^en to West School for Hicad||$art; then to KMHS bus’II. To serve Highway 74 leaxang Kings Mountain and picking Up on right side and turning around at Buffalo Creek and back to Kings Mountain. This bus will now “shut- AT CONTRACT SIGNING — J. B. Archer, seated lett, regicnal director for manpowtq^training of the U. S. Department of Labor, and W. K. Mouney, Jr., seated tight, president of the Industrial Association of Kings Mountain, Inc., affix their signatures to a contract whereby the association will be provided with $56J)00 in funds for training 300 unskilled and/or semi-skilled persons. Wit nessing the signing are Congressman Basil L. Whitener, Lester Loiselle, area director, Tom V. Poole, state director, and Joe Vale, association secretory. Friendlier Ears For Textiles In 'Capitd, Whitener Says tic” bus from East One-Price Cotton; And Other Acts ^9 Praised “Textltee have had a friendlier ear in difVashington during the past fiw years in previous his- tor.v,” U. S. Congressman Basil L Whitener declared in ad- to North for Title I and West for Headstart, and then on to KMHS. BUS III: To serve York Road and Hill Top; then to Compact for Title I, then to West School for Headstart, then^o KMHS. BUS IV: To serve Mid Pines, in and around Compact School for Title I, then to West School for Headstart,“then to KMHS. BUS V: To serve Grover Area, then to Compact School for Title I, then to West School for Head start, then to KMHS. Central 1 dress here last Friday at a din- Speeders* Beware New Timing Device An electrical timing device to help curb speeding was approv ed Tuesday by the iboerd of city commissioners. "Speed watches” were suggest ed by a total of nine citizens who reported excessive speeding by motorists on Cansler, Watter- son, Gold, West Mountain streets, North Piedmont avenue and Linwood road. The “whammy”’ will be used this week on city streets. ncr celebrating completion of a local area job training program. The Congressman pointed to the one-price cotton program as a prime example and a more rc- ct'nt one inclusion in the House- passed “food for peace” bill a provision whereby cotton tex tiles can be sold under this pro gram. He predicted the Senate would retain that provision. “Food is important to hungry people,” he commented, “but clothes are important to naked people.” He also noted that a program is being developed to make pos sible the return to production of marginal mines, which he said would benefit several areas of North Carolina. Till' Repix’.sentalive was pre sento<l by State Senator Jack 11- While. W. K. M'auncy, Jr., president, presided at the dinner sessioin of the Industrial Association of Kings .Mountain, Inc-, with whom the $56,000 job training contract was,lef feet uated. Charles Blanton. Jr., Installed Pharmacy Association President pngUDSMT-^CbarlM D. man- to(B, Jtm !• tiM aowly la»rpiHad prasIdMtt of lb* Iforth Cozo- PlUBSMWtttioal flMOOlV* Charles D. Blanton, Jr., Kings Mountain pharmacist, was in stalled Tuesday as president of the North Carolina Pharmaceu tical association at the annual convention in Asheville. Thb Kings Mountain man also presented the first Charles Don ald Blanton annual award for service to pharmacy to Roacrl B. Hall, Mocksvillc pharmacist and an association vice-president. The award vvas e-stablishod this year by Mr Blanton, Jr., and his mother in honor of the late Kings Mountain citizen. Other association offiebrs in stalled were S. D. Griffin, Jr., Burlington^-first vice-president; James L. Creech, Smithfield, idecond vice-president; Earl H. 'Date, Lenoir, third vice-presi dent; and W. J. Smith, Chapel Hill, aecretary. The new presidbnt of the state association isi a graduate of the University of North Carolina Skhodl of Pharmacy, Class of 1953. He spent two years in the Ovntimied Ott Puga 8 IN NEW POST—William (Bill) White will join the Brevard law firm of Hamlin & Ramsey on Monday. White To .loin Brevard Firm Wi'li.ini (Bill I White. Kings MdiiiiUiiii liuvyer and solieitnr of cily i('(order'.s court, will join tlie Miewird law firm of H.imlin & liaiiisey on .Monday. KMi'. White iias been associated witli the King.s Mountain law firm 'f Davis, White & White sinei' .graduation from Wake Foi(-'t Law School in June 1961. H(‘ was .ippoinjed to tlic soliei- tor’.s jiest in eai^ February 1965. A nalixe of Laurinburg, he re ceived' his B.S. degree fre. r Wake I'on'st college jn 1957. He a 'itdiK'r of Senator Jack H. White, a partner in the law firm of Davis, White & White. In Kings M )unlain White has been active in the Kings Mean- tain J.ayi'ees and ' ion.s clubs His wife is tlie former Barbara Al len of Shelby. They and their fnm-mon'hold daughter, Lisa Ann. Iia'o resided on Sharon Dt'ivh. The Whites are members of First Bajitist church. . He is jiresident qf Cleveland County Young Democrats. I Archer lauds State Effort In Job Training4^ ! North Carolina, a pioneer, also has the best record of the 50 United States in training of man power in skills, and the job j naming contract with the In dustrial Association., of Kings j Mountain, Inc., is a first ol its i kind. J. B. Archer, of Chambersburg, Pa., regional director of the man- power development divi.sion. United Stales Department of La bor, made the statements here Friday night at a dinner follow ing signing of a $56,000 contract with the industrial association. He quoted the late President Kennedy,” Manpower is out greatest resource.” “It has been rbalizod we must dovelope some new approachc: to the (manpower problem. You’re doing that,” Mr. Archer contin ucd ifesaid the needs are two-fold: 1) t.) developc skills of workers: 2) to match workmen with jobs Witli passage of the Manpower Training Act of 1962, implement ing prior acts of 1960, 1937 and 191S, he continued. “We have the necessary tools to do the job. But it is the local comnjunity that make.s the tools w.ark.” He said over 4000 trainees had been funded for an average cost of $250. “Wc must develope the thrust to keep the present program go ing and get to the unskilled at the bottom of the barrel,” he concluded. Free Service Psofie!: Of City Still h Effect Kings Mountain'.? conununity* wide cl(an-i!p and beautification campaign will contini^ through July 21 and the city ^ill extend r.ar 30 days its proffei^to remove ^ debris f.'ce-af-charge. Elmoi'c Alexander, chaitiTon )f the c. mmittce for the iroiccr. yax-e a progress report 'to the beard of commissioners Tuesday night in which he prais- I 'd the work ot many people for [ heir -efforts in the campaign, .incicrw''.y the cast month. Mr. Alexander ''aid that ward -and area clinirmen in the cam- ' oaign will gather next week to [ make ' :rthcr plans for the clean up project. A t. ia! of 112 citizens have kvy Dositions in the c2iTp.aign. In other actions, the board; 1) authorized contract to A. M. ^Pullen Company for audit of city books at cost of $6 per hour. 2) ’ accepted petition from Sa die Cotton Mills for relocation of Kiser street, Gold street and Sa die Loop around the mill which is exuanding. 3> transferred taxi francliise from F. G. McDaniel to Henry Bishop. ' 4) accepted petitions for pav ing, curb and gutter and approv ed oq an “if and when” basis: Secoiift street, Linwood to city limits; Goforth and Landing streets; Marion Haxvthome to Meadoxvbrook; Stowe acres to Katherine street. Police Pay Scale Pet ledger Sheets City police regular weekly pay scales, per city office payroll k'dger sheets are: Chief of Police Paul Sanders $105.50. Desk Sergeant and Rtecorder’s rt Clerk Earl Stroupe $99.93. Officers, also justices of the peace, $85.88. Officers Rhea Barber, third ;hift desk sergeant, and David N. Corn, $64.37. All other officers, $83.88. Since January 1, all officers ex cept Chief Sanders, Sergeant xtroupe, and Officer Rhea Bar er have received extra duty pay. Thie city pays in the full six oercent of gross pay in behalf of 'he officers to the state police officers retiremfent fund. As it does for all othter em ployees, the city: 1) Provides the officters $5000 life insurance coverage. 2) Two-week paid vacation for those with one year’s sService. 3) A week’s pay Christmas bonus for those with one-year’s service. 4) A half-wetek’s pay. Christ mas bonus for those with less than one-year’s service. Police Pay Hike Discussed Tuesday Rex'. C. R. Goodson, pastor of East Gold Street Wesleyan Meth odist church, and former high way patrolman Richard (Dick) Shiincy appeared before the city board of commissioners Tuesday night t ) request pay hikes for city policemen. They pointed to pay scales in surrounding towns and cities. Mayor John Moss thanked the two men for their interest and said that a salary review com mittee xvill mieet soon to review salaries of all city employees. Otlicr Department of La':or of ficials spt'aking briefly were Tc(m V. Poole, state director. Lester Loiselle, area director, a- long witli Buell Bailey, managci of the Cleveland County office of tlie Employment Securitj commission. Stadinm Woik Bids Invited The Kings Mountain district board of^cducation is advertising for bids, to bo received on June 30, on tliree contracts for Gam ble Memorial Stadium. Bids are sought for genera) construction, plumbing, and electrical work. Meeting Monday night, the board authorized additional ex tra payment per contract on grading and drainage for rock removal on the stadium site. Ex tra payments due to rock have totaled $6060. Grading work is nearing" com pletion and construction of seat- Ida ie underwayi Petie Lynn Joins Griffin's Petie Lynn, daughter of Mrs. Ruth Lynn of Kings Mountain, lias joined the pharmaceutical staff of Griffin Drug Company for the summer months Miss Lynn, a fourth year stu dent at the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy, is working under a summer intern ship program. She began work Monday^ For the past threle summers .Miss Lynn has been employed by Kendall Medicine Company in Slielby. Legion District Menbeiship Up The 27th district, North Caro lina Department of the Ameri can legion, and its commander. Joe H. McDaniel, Jr., of Kings .Mauntain, have won axvards for suipaaaing 1965 membership to- 7'*®’ to notification by L. Eldon James, national com- manaer. Tl^ 13 posts in the Clevieland- Rutherford district had total membership at May 1 of 1784. district is among 12 of 31 in North Carolina qualifying for the awards. * *’°?.** in the district will be supplied honor riy-bona lor their- Commander Me-' Da^ has received the nation^ ii’iylwiaiiiit mmek