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Population
Greater Kings Mountain 10,320
City Limits 8,256
Thii figure for Greater Eingi Mouiitain it derleed from
the 1955 Kings Mountain city directory census. Tbs city
limits figure is from the United States census of 1965.
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VOL 77 No. 27
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, July 7, 1966
Seventy-Seventh Year
PRICE TEN CENTS
City Budget Up $300,000 To Record $1,320,486
Brooks First Areal
Viet Nam Fatality
Kings Mountdn
Infantryman, 18
Died Inly 3id
Local News
bulletins
FROM HOSPITAL
Ben H. Bridges, secretary-
treasurer of Kings Mountain
Savings & Loan Association,
v/as discharged from Charlotte
Memorial Hospital Sunday. He
continues to recuperate at his
home.
METER RECEIPTS
Parking meter receipts dur
ing the past two weeks total
ed $448.95, including $298.30
from on-street meters; $101.25
in fines; and $49.40 from off-
street meters, the city clerk’s
office reported.
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Year-Ead Surplus $257,950;
GasSystem Budget $396,857
Candidates To Be
Guests Of CAGO
Candidates ror 43rd district
tatives and for 29th St»tc Sena
tor will be invited tcLatfend next
Wednesday night’s meeting at
Kings Mountain Count:^ Odb of
the Cleveland Organization of
Governmental officials.
Invitation was issued yester
day via the CAGO executive com
mittee.
The candidates for the House
are W. K. Mauney, Jr., Rep. Rob
ert Falls, and William D, Har-
rill. Democrats, and Col. Harry
P. Bedell, (ret.), James E. Dool
ey and A, Hobart Green, Repub
licans. Senate candidates are
Senator Jack H. White i and
Marshall Rauch, Demoevrts, and
Kelly Dixon, Republican.
After considerable discussion,
the executive group tabled for
further study suggestion by Dr.
Hubrt Plaster, Shelby mayor,
that the CAGO organization be
invited to join the cities of Shel
by in supporting legislative ef
forts to abrogate the 1965 terri
torial rights bill for power com
panies. Malcolm Brown, Shelby
schools superintendent, said he
questioned whether the school
agneies should ';e a of if*®
fight, agreed “in principle’’ to
Chairman John Henry Moss’
contention that “CAGO is no bet
ter than its ability to form a
solid fron on whatever aims it
has or may have’’.
At the suggestion of Supt.
Brown, the group voted appoint
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By MARTIN HARMON
Pvt. Christopher Eugene
Breoks, l.S, Company B, 35th In
fantry Regiment, 25th Division,
is Kings Mountain's first fatal
casualty in the war in Viet Nam.
His mother, Mrs Gerald Lee
of Route 1, York road, has been
notified by the army that her
son died of gunshot wounds on
Sunday.
Pvt. Brooks was a 1965 'rrad-
uate of Kings Mountain high
school and entered the army
shortly thereafter.
Other details had not been
learned and funeral arrange
ments awaiit further information
from the army. Harris Funeral
Home will be in charge of ar
rangements and Major Critten
den, of Davidson, has been nam
ed suiwivor's assistance officer.
In addition to his mother, pvt.
Brooks is survived by his father,
Walter Lee Brooks, of Dallas; a
sister. Miss Betty Sue Brooks,
at home; and his maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bx»y
Phillips, of Kings Mountain
so surviving are three step.yon»-
ers, Carroll Lee, United States
Navy, Max Lee and Emmett Lee,
both of Kings Mountain.
Foote Sets
Wage Incieases
E. R. Gotor, Manager of Foote
Mineral Company, Kings Moun
tain Operations, announced
seven cent s per hour across-the-
board pay increase and improve
ments in fringe benefits. All
changs are effective July 1,
Additions in fringe benefits in
clude an increase in shift differ
ential for the thii'd shift and im
proved surgical and hospitaliza
tion insurance
In making this announcement,
Mr. cioter commended all em
ployees for a job well done dur
ing the past year, making these
benefits possJcle. He also re-em
phasized the importance of safe
ty, both as an individual and as
a part of the Foote team.
SUFFERS STROKE
Ben R. Willeford, who suffer-
ed a stroke Friday, remains
in serious condition at Kings
Mountain hospital.
Bevenues
s mm
ast Year
MAUNEY RECEIVES PLAQUE — George W. Mauney, at right above, is shown receiving an en-
graved plaque from the Kings Mountain hospital board of directors which he served as a member
for ten years and presidenf for nine. The retiring member is accepting the award from, vice-
president R. E. Hambzight as other members look on. Seated from left, directors Mrs. George
Houser and Charles A. Neisler. At right. Grady K. Howord, hospital administrator; and R. S.
Lennon, secretary-treasurer. Not pictured are Hill Lowery, Williom Lowrence Plonk and George
H. Mauney, all trustees. (Photo by Lem Lynch).
Clly's Banks Oiler
City High Interest
Kings Mountain’s two b-:nking
F . institutions. First Union Naf.on-
^Cf I al Bank of North Carolin.a and
eSaA A I Citizens Bank & Trust
The city’s natural gas system : City of Kings Mouniain top rates
is o-xpcclcd to gross $:j9G,975 in ; Co-mp iny, have pr-7Ir’-cd the
t’i(‘ current fiscal year or $20,375 i on short-tcr.m ccrlificaJcs of clc-
moro tl-.an the fiscal year ended ; posit,
last Thursday, | Buth liave offered to pay five
The amended budget for tlio per qpnl intemst on 30-day cor-
orovious year placed gross ro-1 tificates and ,5,15 per cent on 60-
:cip:s at $376,,5(X) which enabled 89-day certificates,
centribution to the city's general 1 Tire commission Tuesday night
budget of $127,910, or $27,910 authorized the Mayor and City
■ ■ ■ ' " * monies in
funds and
more than liad been anticipated.
In the budget for !he coming
Clerk to invest city
these certificates as
year, tentatively adopted by the planned expenditures perritted,
roard of commissioners Tuesday j Th city has several escrow ac-
night, sales are anticipated as'counts and has periods of heavy
tollows: residenticil, $131,250; income which swell the treasury
commercial $104,500; public' lor short-term periods,
building sales $7500; and tl in-' — ~
dustrial customers $149,625, Oth-1 AlUldSOll
Mauney Complet
er revenues are expected to total
$4000,
Profit figure of the past year
is retained as estimate of avail
able monies for other city pur
poses. The city expects to pay
Transcontinental Gas Pipeline
Corporation $240,0(X) for the gas
it distributes, salaries and wages
of $16,240. Equipment mainten
ance is budgeted at 2,000, sup
plies at $4000, engin^'mg fees
at ■^isd advcfriKing at
flOOO.
iDelegation Demands City To Cuib
Alleged Dixie Paik Disturbances
Hambfijdrt's
Bites Conducted
Funeral rites for Ervtn Ware
Hanibright, 53, former i-esldent
and onetime textile designer at
Neisler Mills’ Margrace Plant,
were held Tuesday at 3 p.m.
from Shiloh Presbyterian church
in Grover.
Rev Steve White, assisted by
Rev. Steve Huntley, officiated at
the final rites and interment
was in the Grover cemetery.
Mr. Hambright died Saturday
at 5:30 pj.-n. in Fort Hamilton
Veterans hospital after a lengthy
illness. A native of Cherokee
County. S. C., he was the son of
Mrs Ida Ware Hambright of
Grover and the late Jaextib F.
Hambright. He was a direct des
cendant of Colonel Frederick
Hambright, Revolutionary War
hero at the Battle of Kings
Mountain. He was a veteran of
World War II.
Besides his mother, he is sur
vived by his wife, Elizabeth
Frederick Hambright; his sister,
Mrs J, M. West of Annandaje,
Va.; four brothers, Jakie D.
Hambright and Paul Hambright
of Grover, Myers T Hambright
of Kings Mountain and Fred R.
Hambright of Chester, S. C.
A delegation of Juniper and
West Gold street citizens Tues-
daymirght asked-the city board of
commissioners to “do something"
about the Dixie-Trailer park near
their residences.
Specifically, G. L'. McDaniel,
Jr., said there had been a dis
turbance in a trailer near his
home the previous night which
produced, he said, shooting,
screaming and crying by a wom
an and child, and made him 'and
his neighbors fear for their safe
ty
He charged that, in spite of
several calls to police, they an
swered only one and then stayed
only “two minutes and did noth-
ing."
Officer Ernest Beam, one of
the investigating officers, said a
m'an he considered to be drunk
was in the yard of the trailer,
but that he never left the prem
ises. Meantime, Officer Beam
added,’the man’s wife told the
officers to leave, that she did not
want their services. Officer
Beam said that Warren Reyn
olds, owner of the trailer court,
who had been summoned by
neighbors arrived, volunteered to
see whether he could calm the
man and proceeded to do it.
Meantime, he said, officers regu
larly patrolled the area through
out the remainder of the night
Mayor John Henry Moss, who
had atoo been called, corroborat
ed the complainants report of
ipudi distorbance. I
Jack White, acting city attorn
ey, explained to the delegation
-that the law, iOs the-officers had
stated the previous night did
not permit invasion of a person’s
residence without a warrant, un
less they had seen the crime or
had reason to believe a felony
was I'neing committed. He said
the complaints of the previous
evening constituted a misdemean
or or misdemeanors and that the
recourse of the delegation was to
swear a warrant charging public
nuisance
One lady in tlie delegation
kept inquiring, “What is a police
department for? What do they
do?"’ She alluded to the recent
pay increase of city policemen
and, as she left remarked, “1 still
didn’t get the answer to my
question.’’
To suggestion that he and oth
cr members of the delegation
swear out warrant, G. L. McDan
iel, Jr., said he would fear for
his personal safety should he
take such action.
He asked the mayor and com
mission to visit the site to see
the trailer, which they did fol
lowing the meeting.
Commissioner Norman Ring
questioned friends who live in a
trailer nearby and was told
theTe was no shooting, other
than firecrackers.
The man’s brother, Officer
Beam said, said the alleged dis
turber of the peace owned no
sun.
City EmploYees
Pay Ifikes Voted
The city board of commission
ers Thursday night voted an 11
percent across-the-board salary
increase to all dty etpployees.
With all members present ex
cept Com.mi. T. J. Ellison, the
board upped the city payroll by
,$37,540, giving all city employees
their lii'^ general pay hike since
1963.
Effective last Friday, all hour
ly employees receive a minimum
of $1.40 per hour, a 15-cent in
crease.
“The pay increase brings
Kings .Mountain up to par with
other municipalities in North
Carolina”, Mayor John H, Moss
commented following action by
the board.
Action was made following
rccom nciidation of a city em
ployee salary schedule commit
tee including the mayor, caty
Clerk Joe H McDaniel, and Com
missioners Ellison, O. O. Walker
and Cline.
The mayor noted that the cotn-
mittee reviewed and examined
the proposed dty budget and dis
cussed salaries of each employee
>vith the various department
^'^There will be no increase in
the tax nMijrw added.
G. H. Manney
b Snccessoi
On Htspital Body
George H. Mauney was cJcctcxi
president of the Kings Mountain
hospital board of trustees at the
anniual meeting Wednesday
night.
Re-elected vice president was
Robert E. Hambright, of Grover,
and re-elected secretary-treasurer
was R. S. Lennon.
The board elected William
Lawrence Plonk to s five-year
term as a director, succeeding
George W. .Mauney, retiring after
two terms and also veteran re
tiring president.
Hill iowei-y was reappointed
to a second five-year term. Two
other members ai'c to be named
to the executive committee, of
which the officers arc ex officio
'members.
The retiring chairman Was
presented a handsome bronze
plaque emblematic of his nine
years sc'iTicc. The plaque was ap
propriately engraved in recogni
tion by his fellow trustees for
“outstanding service to Kings
Mountain Hospital mid to the
community.’’ Vice - president
Hambright made the presenta
tion.
The retiring chalnman had
previously .'’crved as a county
hospiTal trustee before 4<ifl:gs
Mountain hospital was built.
During the business part of
the meeting the directors author
ized a $2.50 increase in hospital
room rates dictated, they said,
by rising operating costs and
costs of materials, supplies and
labor The new daily rates, now
in effect, are: private roams,
$18; Semi-private, $15;“^ and
wards, $12.
CHAIRMAN — George X. Mau
ney has been elected chairman
of the Kings Mountoin hospi-
tol board of trustees.
Rice's Gtandson
Dies In Vietnam
A grandson of a Kings Moun
tain citizen has lost his life in
Vietnam.
iloyd F. Rice, 604 Phenix
street, has learned that his
grandson Private first class Har-
'old Ayers, 18, died of a gunshot
wound, received during a 40-day
major operation, pn Juno 26.
Pfc. Ayers attended Lamar
school, Jonesboro, Tennessee.
He was a imember of Company
A, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Division.
Department Store
License Fee Cut
The city commission Tuesday
night adopted the existing
privilege license ordinance for
1966-67 with a lone change.
License for non-chain de
partment fioros was reduced,
from $.50 to $25.
Mayor John Hcnr.v Moss
said the change was made to
make the fro comparable to
that of non-chain furniture
stores.
Tlio license for chain stores
of all types is $.50.
Liccn.ses wore duo and pay
able .July 1 and penalty of five
percent per month applies af
ter August 1.
Capital Outlay Appiopiiations
Represent 32 Percent of Budget
By MAR'HN HARMON
More than 32 percent, of the
city's tentative record budget—
cxclusiv'e of the $1,300,00() sew
age system bond project—is car-
imarked for capital outlay (long
term) improvements.
The figure of slightly oyer
SIOO.OOO anticipates these major
projects:
1) building of a million-gallon
water tank adjacent to the Cher-
ryville Road water tank and re
pair of the clear well (for stor
age) at the Deal street filter
plant, both for $100,000.
2) construction of a public
'wcArks, utility and garaige build
ing $60,000. y
3) renovation of City UaHSlOr
510.
4) curb-and-gutter installations
$108,028. (see list of streets Le-
low).
5) street paving $31,219 (see
list below).
6) two garbage trucks with
packcre one additional, one re
placement) $22,000.
7) sidewalks $.5000.
8) bookkeeping machine $16,-
032.
9) pumper for fire department
$10,000.
10) other automotive equipment
$7,500
Additionally, eeveral streets
are scheduled to be resurfaced
(see list below).
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Griffin Heads
Rotaiy Club
■Wilson Griffin, Kings Moun
tain pliarfhacist and partner in
Griffin Drug Company, will he
installed as president ■ of thr
Kings Mofuntain Rotary club
Thursday.
The civic club meets for lunch
at 12:15 at the Country Club.
R. Devere Smith, outgoing
president, will install the new
slate of officers
Other new officers are Charles
F. Mauney, vice-president; Fred
Dixon, secretary-treasurer; El
more Alexander, T m Tat e,
Charles Wilson and Devert
Smith, director.s; and W. Skellie
Hunt, sergeant-at-arms.
Don't Put Pennies
In These Meters
All donations to tin' city
recreation cO'n,mission are ap
preciated if freely given.
But Policeman Ralph i Babe)
Ware, who superintends the
city’s parking meters, thinks
the nearly $6 in pennies glean
ed from the 2.5 meters on the
'new parking 1 )t al the corner
of Mountain at Cherokee pro
bably were not freely given.
The hitch: the.se two-hour
meters will give value received
onjy for nickels and dimes. ,
Wliile accepting pennies, the
meters register no parking
time in return.
Proflts^bT I liFT'arking“ffuq7“
ero go to the reerealion pro
gram. t
New Stadium '
Bids Invited
The Kings Mountain baard of
education is readvc'itising for
bids for general eonsiruction and
electrical work for Jolin Gamble
Memorial Footliall Stadium.
Ben T. Goforth Plumbing
Thursday submitted the low bid
for plumt;inig.
Srfiool officials and arehitoets
expressed the hope tliat the new
bids, to be opened July 21 al 2
p.m. In Schem Suprintumdent .B.
N- Barnes’ office, will be “more
in line’’ and Vhat work can be
c<»mpletcd in tii re for the start
of the football season in early
September.
It it the third time bids have
been “too hljfh’’ .an general con
tracting and electrical work.
The total of the three low bids
Thursday, for general const ruc-
■tlon, eleettdeal and plumbing,
was $60,213.51, more than twice
the amount ttie architect esti
mated
Ortgblal pBbs called for the
stadium to sSTbullt at a cost of
385,000. Contois already have
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All Sheets
To Get Water
And Sewei Lines
The City of Kings Mountain
expects to spend $1,320,486, some
$300„000 more via its regular
budgets during the fiscal year
which' began last Friday, than
in the year just ended.
Chief roa.son the budget esti
mate, as tentatively adopted
Tuesday night, makes this in
crease possible is a June 30 yeaiv
end surplus of $257,950.
Other factors are increased es
timates of utility sales and in
creased taxaxfle valuation.
Meantime, the commission
voted to retain the present ad
valoren tax rate of 9^ per $100
valuation.
While pay increases for all
employees add a sizeable amount
to planned expenditures, the
great portion of the increase is
for capital improvements total
ing $400,584 for specific purchas
es and projects, plus $25,000 as
a contingency fund.
Revival Speaker
Rev. J. Fade .\ndcrson. pastor
of Memorial Presbyterian church
in Montgomery, Alabama and a
former Kings Mountain summer
supply paster, will be evangelist
for revival services beginning
Monday ai Dixon Presbyterian
<<hurrh.
Mr. Anderson w’ill speak at
jirrvices Monday through Friday
at 7:30 p.m. Rev. James S. Mann,
pastor, will open the .services on
.Sunday evening at 7:30.
Rev. Mr. Anderson, a native of
Hor.sc Shoo Bend, N. C.. w'as
summer assistant pastor at Dix
on and First Presbyterian
burcbes bore in 1948-49 when
lie was a seminary student. He
and his wife and six children
w'ill bo house-guests of Mr. andj The budget provides for tht^
Mrs. Thomas Humphries in the j additional employees, a utility
Dixon cornmunity. The Andersoq j meter reader, a building inspeq-
i
In presenting the proposed
bud^4« Tuesday night. Mayor
-Joihtt Henry Moss told the com*
mission, “This is a sound bud
get. It is designed to provide
water and sewer lines to every
city street, to hard-surface all
city streets remaining unpaved*
to provide much-needed curb-and
gutter and sidewalks in many
areas, and to provide the several
departments with the tools and
equipment they need to do their
work more quickly and more e£* r
ficicntly."
family will al.so visit in Horse
Shoe Bend with Mr. Anderson’s
mother.
A graduate of Columbia Theo
logical Seminary, Decatur, Ga.,
Rev. Mr. Anderson has served
numerous pastorates including
Olney Presbyterian church, Gas
tonia, and First Presbyterian
church of Greenwood, Mississip
pi. He was called to the Alabama
pastorate from Mississippi a few
months ago.
The Anderson children are
tor, and an inventory clerk. The
gas system budget provides for
employment of a meter reader
and it is anticipated the two will
relieve elctric and gas depart
ment linemen of this monthly
duty and make them available
for regular duties at all times.)
Inome
Biggest item of anthicipated
income is from sale of power and
I water, at $592,500; the better
^ I than quarter-million surplus is
Mark largest item; current ye%r
’ taxes are expected to increase by
$7,000 to $174,000; and fourth
is $127,910 profit from the gas
system. These are the only six-
figure items.
Visitors to Kings Mountain Outgo
National Military Park have top- The city’s debt service require-
ped all previous records, Supt. ment for the year is $30,000 prin-
B. F. Moomaw has reported. j cipal, $9,625 Interest, and $100
A total of 8,563 visitors from 27; fical agent fee.
states, the District of Columbia,! The recreation funds expects
Greece and England logged their|to expend the the $11,000 antieL
names in the Park Museum the pated to be returned by the
weekend of July 4th. A total of special recreation tax (five cents
2.438 people walked the Battle- of the gross 85 cent rate).
ex-
Jane, S c o 11 i e, Bruce,
George and Becky.
Park Visitors
Set New Record
ground trails, 2,273 visited the Anticipated general fund
._rnMseuni._an.d , there were-e total-pediturcs- by—depcotments-
of 1.1901 vehicles on the grounds Cemetery $12.9«r7n
Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
July 4th was favorite day for
visitors as the area attracted
many tourists.
Since January 1, a total of
169,171 visitors to the monument
have set a record to date, Moo
maw said.
Cemetery $12,99TO.
Administrative $38,035.
Sanitary $43,262. - ’
Street $139,207.
Police-COurt $^,626
Fire $31,320.
General $120,897.
Water & Sewer $87,032
Electric $285,905.
Highway Commissionei Gairison -
Asks Aid On New Access Bead
W. B. Garrison, division high-,tern. Such agreement has beew
w'ay commissioner, has asked the invited previously but not al>»
board of education to aid in tained. D
right-of-way information as a i In other action, the board:
prelude to possible construction! 1) Acceptedthe offer of Hamt
of additional access roads to rick & Redding to conduct thd
Kings Mountain high school. annual audit of local school
The road, requested previously, funds at $5.50 per hour,
by the board of education, would | 2) Accepted the resignation Ot
be built from U. S. 74 south to! Harry Jaynes as Kings Mountala
the west side of the school. liigh school prindpal.
The board voted to seek the] 3) Appointed D. L. Parker acl>
aid of Davis & White, attorneys,! ing principal until a leplacv
to supply the information. j ment for Mr. Jaynes Is elwt^
In another action, the board I and on scene. (Mr. Paiher is no#’
authorized Superintendent B. N. a candidate for the princl|^
Barnes to 'write parents of Gas- ship),
ton County pupils attending 4) Continued
Kings Muntaln schools that these year with Pilot iJOp
pupils may not be able to at- . Company for pupX •
tend here during the next school
term, pending agreement with
Uie Gaston County school sys-
surance at fl.TXj
sij^e rate
for onsf
Itturance.
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