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Popniatioii Graaftr Kings Mountain City Limits 10.320 8.256 Um im iUift MoMMta c^r tbttmr cmumi. Tka diy tfm !• Ira* nw nSM McIm omwim o< MM. Kings Monnloin's Belloble Nnwapoper r 1C ' ' ■ Pages Id \ 1 Today —1 VOL 77 No. 45 SstablishwJ 1889 Kings Mountain, North Carolina, Thursday, November 10, 1966 Seventy-Seventh Year PRICE TEN CENTS Jordan, Whitener, County Democrats Are Winners oim'Event Set Choral Festival Ci llevei^i 25: SiWta To Cone iQnge ^Mountain and Number 4 1*^1 have a xmique Chriaitnhs-openlng this year. ' It will be the Kings Mountain 18166 Christmas .Carol Festival, fti eVbht of the ’evening of Fri day, l^ovember 25, jind expected id feature a^ 1000-voi^ group of singers',MnolOding church choirs, eiismbles'and soloists. The carol 'festival, is under sponisor^p of the' Kings Moun tain Merchants Association, with Presidenti'Charles E. Dixon, Al len JoUey, and Mayor John Hen ry. ■ Mass' as oo-phairmen. Sub committees wll indtide a half- hdlldM Kings Mountain area cttkehs. 7J»e singers will perform — and- lead conununity-itype sing- ihg from a platform in the paSd^., area of South Battle- gccund .avcPde, and other lUgh- fights '.wtil include: 1) Awarding of a trophy to thip detail' store adjudged to have besf'decoratcd atore windows. Jl lj^tihg for the first time df Clu^tmas street lights in the buShiCBs sedion . ■3^ Jk- pr&Chilstmas visit by ■Salfbt IClMis, wdlo will arrive by Hdfcdp^.. . ^ , fiiBtdaat Dbcon iype Of - Chi^atBSia operll bo;th uniqx|e '•attrac tive,,, emdhasisdhg the religious ' ''^^^ihg off, Christmas as well as dhfe' aec^ar ” iHe.added,‘“We want and an- thHpate area-wide participation.” Family Of Five lajiiied In Wtedc BQT DIES Eddie Pinson, oge 10, of ^to i. Grover, died eaily WodnasdoT night in o Char- lotia hospital after receiving ' InhniOB Wednesday afternoon m a thrM'Vehido collision at the intairsectioa of East King . and CfopontMT streets. Rites For Ben Bribes S & L Executive Fonni» Mmiiher Of Cfry Fimeral Htea for Ben Hudswi Bridges, 43,<' secretary-treasurer of Kings^ 'Mountain Savings A Loan Associaiioh thp past 13 years, •were held FWday at 4 p.m. from St. ‘ Matthew’s Lutheran churdi, intermeiit following in Mountain Rest c^etery. Mr Bridges ^ed last Wednes day night at 10:45 p.m. in the Kings Mountain hoapitiil follow ing several moiiths! illness. He was a native -of Kings Mountsdn, son o!f the’ late Bra Hudson Bridges,,.* Sr. and Lillie White Bridges, A graduate of Catawba college with a degree in business admin istration, he was a veteran of World War II Infantry sorvice in Europe, Wad: .a Prisoner of War. HO wts * fonder director of di«..'Ki]lgs hldunt^ Kiwanis IfTMiphewSi church vdieiie he served on the clwrch councfl. He was ...Sflso a director of Kings Mountain Savings & Loan Association, i. In lieu of floWers family has designated memoHal gifts to St. Matthew’s Lutheran church He is survived by-his wife, the former Kathleen"Mdrgan; three sons, Ben Hudson B^ges, III, freshman at Cata’wba' college in Salisbury; and William Douglas and Jacob Morgan Bridges, both of the home. Elected to three terms on the board of city commissioners from 1957-63, he did iiot seek re-elec tion to a fourth term when he and his family occupied a new residence on ',Che(»tnut Ridge road outside the dty limits. He served as mayor pro tempore during the lodges Administra tion. i' His pastor, Rev. .Charles Eas ley, officiated At the final rites. Directors of Kjngs Mountain Savings A iLdaii i^sociAtion were honorary pallbearers. They in eluded J. Roah DaVis, Dr, L. P Baker, Dr. Jdin C. McGill, C. Glenn White, 'Boyce Gault, George Ldvis ahd Clyde Kerns, Active pallbearers were Mayor John Henry MlOSs Glee Edwin Bridges, Carl P. Mauney, George H. Mauney, Charles Maimey, Carl Finger and Gus Kiser. IUTE^ held — Funetol rites for ^n Hudson Bridges, Jr., 43, W0tf held Friday. Mr. Bridges, aeowtary treasurer of Kings MjMjntgin Savings & Loon As- sooffrtion. . died' Wedsesday ni^t. V- north P.TA Regular meeting of North school parent - Teacher Asso ciation will be heid’'Tuesday night at 7:30 in the yiehool au ditorium. Be Kamed Nominations for the Optlmlst- sponsored awvds to-, “Teenagers of 1966” will Sib received throujh Wednesday, President Lewis Hovis said this week. 'The nominated letter should be addressed to Box 121, Kings Mountain. A young man and young wom en of the community will be honored during Youth Apprecia tion Week October 14-20 with a trophy recognizing them for their achievements. The awards are presented here Annually by the civic club. Deputy Sheriff Paul Byeis, 56, Dies Suddenly Funeral rites for Deputy Sheriff Paul A. Byers' 56, of Grover, were held Wednesday at 3:30 from Grover’s First Bap tist church of which he was a memter. Byers, 15-year veteran with the Cleveland ^imty Sheriff's De- partment, died suddenly Mond^ about 12:30 p.m. in the front yard of his residence. A doetpr sum moned to the scene Attributed death to a heart attack. Son of Mrs. Mattie Moore Byers of Grover and the late Wil liam Rufus Byers, the deputy had a heart ailment that hospitaliz^ him at Oteen Veteran’s hospital on Sept. 30. There a Pacemaker was permanently affixed to his heart to regulate heart action. He had been back at his role as a deputy since Oct. 10 and was apparently in active health until the sudden attack Monday. A native of Cherokee County, S. C. he had lived most of his life in Grover. He was active in the Grover Lions club, the Grover Rescue Squad, and was a veteran of World War II. Prior to his ap pointment as a deputy in I'OSl he had been ccmstable of Number Four Township. He died on the birthday anni versary of his mother. ^UlY-iviqg fn addition to Ms mother are his wife, Mrs. Frances Price Byers; two sons, Roger Byers of Shelby and Richard Byers of the home; one daugh ter, Karen Byers of the home; four brothers, W. D. Byera and Marvin Byers, both of Kings Mountain: Evans Byers of Las Vegas, Nev.; and Delbert Byers of Ellenboro; and two sisters, Mrs. Vance Falla of Gastonia and Mrs. Clarence £ &nith of Kings Mountain. Rev. Fred Crisp officiated at the final rites, and interment was in Grover cesnetery. Pallbearers were members of the Cleveland County Sheriffs Department. David Paul Patnam, 34, Sufieis Fatal Heart Attack: Rites Held ; MtA. Wynemo Pinson of Route j, Grover, and her four children received injuries late Wednesday afternoM in a three-vehicle ac cident'at the intersection of East K-lrig and Carpenter Streets. One. child, Eddie Pinson, was transferred to a Charlotte hos- pital.‘> He suffered a broken Jaw and lacerations of the head and neck, investigating officers re ported. He was also given artl fldAl respiration at the scene. - Mrs. Pinson also was given ar tificial respiration. She was still tmoonscious late Wednesday at Kthga Mountain Hospital. ■'ftmothy Pinson and Angele PinMn Were admitted to Kings Mountain Hospital. ’Dmothy sUf- ,fC^ t broken leg and laceration ■ of the- mouth and Angele suffer ed laceration of the leg. Another ttlW,* Christine Pinson, was re leased after being treated for ihlnor injuries. Investigating Officer David Com said that reports given him indicated Mrs. Pinson, driving « 1961 Ford station wagon, drov« rjorth on Carpenter St. into thaJ ^ j .. p . J»ath of a 1966 Dodge truck dri» Funcrai rues lor Liaviu raui bn by James Powell, of Rt. 1, Itawndale, which knocked the oar ipto a 1958 Mack truck driv en by Wilson Henry Sutton, of Sharon, S. C. Both truck drivers wcapM injuries, t Com estimated damages- as S K) to the Ford, $1000 to the •k truck and $1800 to the Se. Rq charges have been filed pending further investigation. $ A Is C^ommittee to iMk Sttccesf or A special cpmmittee of direc tors of Rings Mountain Savings 6 'Loan aasociation has been hamed to Interview possible suc- veasors to the late Ben H Bridges, the aasodation’s secre tare.treasurer. The committee Includes Presi dent J. R-Davis, ex officio, and Dlreetgni George Lewis, of Besse- Aier City. Royce Gault and C. CNOm W3ilO< lions Name CoBtgst Judges Hal Plonk, president of the Kings Mountain Lions club has announced the judges for local entries in .the Lions Internation al’s Peace Essay Contest. Mr. Plonk named R. O. South- well, an automobile dealer of Southwell Motor Co.; Mrs. L. E, (Virginia) Hinnant, a piano teacher and DAR leader of Kings Mountain, and Martin Harmon, editor of the Klnes Mountain Herald, and Lion past president. They will determine the club’s entry in the International Con test. The contest is open to all young people in Kings Mountain who are 14 years of age and un der 22 as of January 15, 1967. ._ ^(Continued On Page Eight) Maino Resigns Massmo Position Futnam, 34, were held Monday aftwmoon from First Baptist church, interment following in Motintain Rest cemetery. Mr. Putnam, route supervisor for Holsum Baking Company of Gastonia the past 12 years, suc cumbed suddenly Saturday about 4 p.m. of coronary thrombosis. Mr. Putnam suffered the heart attack while golfing with a brother and friends at a Cherry- ville golf course. He was a native of Cleveland County, son et'-Mf., and Mrs. Wayne Putnam of Kings Moun tain. A member of Patterson Grove Baptist church, he was a member of the board of deacons and active in th« Brotherhood or ganization. Because 6f building underway at the Patterson Grove plant, the fqnersi was held in First Baptist churdi with his pastor. Rev. Ridiaiq. Plyler, and Rev. J. J. Thornburg! a former pastor, and Janies Holder, (Oontim4 ^ SVC non heoit David Hul Put- Ratudor «4 « A1 Maino, general manager since September 1957 of the Neisler division of Massachusetts Mohair Plush .Company (now Massmo, Inc.) resigned effective October 24. James E- Amos, comptroller, said Mr. Maino did not announce his future plans before leaving Kings Mountain and retiring to his home in New Bedford Mass. Mr. Amos said no replace ment had been named and that Ernest Horvath, president, is spending a portion of each week attending to operations here. The corporate name of the firm was shortened to Massmo, Inc., October 17 Sherifi Allen I Top Vote^ietter j Among Vktois Democrats retained all Cleve-_ land County offices Tuesbay by ca.sy margins. Winning totals ranged from 2 to 1 to better than 2.5 to 1. Incumbent Sheriff Haywood Allen was elected to his filth consecutive four - year term. In cumbent Cleveland County Com mission member B. E. (Pop) Simmons was elected to a full four-year term on the board as was newcomer C. A. (Charlie) Greene. Incumbent Cleveland County Board of Education mem bers also won re-election easily. Sheriff Allen won, 6,010 to 2,- 305, over Refiublican Everette Goins, carrying 26 of the county’s 28 precincts. The only two pre cincts which gave Goins a ma jority were Mulls (124-118) and Casar (152-70). Allen’s best pre clnct was Shelby No. 2 where he received 728' votes to Goins’ 204. Sitqmons, a candidate for the first tlmp after being appointed in 1964'to.fUl an unexpired term, led the tjeket by a slight majori ty in the county commission race. He polled 5,468 votes to Green’s 5,420. Pierce Cassedy, former ooqnty Republican chair man, ran-third in the contest for two seats on the board. Cassedy received 2,896 votes and his run ning mate, Sam Proctor polled 2,493. . Incumbent Robert (Bob) Cab- aniss led the school board ticket with 6i051 votes. His total waa, the best showing of any opposed county candidate. Cabanlss. Jg. the newest membra of the board, now aerving'^i fR«t two - year' term on the board. The other five Democrata who were re-elect ed have served more than one term. In addition to Cabaniss, school board membeni who were re elected (with their total vote in parentheses) are Charles D. For ney (5,922); Bobby Austell (5,- 919); Chairman J. D. Ellis (5,- 895); Buford Cline (5,842). Setzer received 2,774 votes and McCurry, 2,717. Unopposed Democratic candi dates who went through the for mality of election Tuesday were: Mrs. Harriett Evans, county treasurer; B. T. Falls, Jr., Su perior Court Judge, 27th Judicial District; J. Ollie Harris, county coroner; Paul Wilson, Clerk of Superior Court; Joe Mull, judge of Cleveland County Recorder’s Court; Charles Wray, Jr., solici tor. • RALEIGH-BOUND — State Senator Jack H. White, left, was re elected Tuesdoy to a second term, and W. K. Mauney. Jr., was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives. It is the first'time in many years — if ever — two Kings Mountain citi- - sens' have served at the some time in the General Assembly. Kings Mountain Duo To Legislature Kings Mountain, perhaps for the first time in: history, will have two members in the 170- members North Carolina General Assembly in the persons of Sen ator Jack H. White, re-elected, aend Representative Nominate W- K. ^Mauney, Jr., elected. Both are Democrats. Lt. CoL Snow In New Post Lt. Colonel R. Maynard Snow, who retired September 30 after 24 years service duty, has ac cepted a position with Automatic Sprinkler Corporation of Ameri ca and will begin his new duties in Cleveland, Ohio, November 15. He is married to the former Alice Betty Mauney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mauney of Kings Mountain. Mrs. Snow is he.-e for a week’s visit with her parents. The Snows have been living In Omaha, Nebraska and expect to move to Cleveland as soon as housing facilities arc available. Other members of the Snow family are Anne, Linda, Dick and Jerre Snow. CiRira Democridic caodidates for the State H^se iiT the dis tricts comprised of Cleveland and other counties also swept to vic tory, winning in all the counties. The vote totals: For 29th district (Cleveland- Gaston) senate — Senator White 17,609; Marshal Rauch 18,427; Kelly Dixon (R) 11, 325. For 43rd district (Polk, Ruther ford, Cleveland) representative— Mauney 13,220; Rep. Robert Z. Joidan Maxgin 96,0(10: Whitener Tops Yoiing .,U. S. Senator B. Everett Jor- t-dan and 10th district U. S. Rep- ' resentative Basil L. Whitener won re-election Tuesday. I Senator Jordan, appointed to I succeed the late ^nator W. Kerr ' Scott, won election to his first full term in 1960. During the re cent 89th session, Senatw Jordan ranked 32nd among the 100 sen ators in seniority, served as Democratic chairman of the com mittee on rules and administra tion, and was a member of com mittees on agriculture and fores- f try, public works, and the joint committees on the library and on printing. In 1965, he was chairman of the committee for the inaugura tion of President Lyndon B. Johnson. With 2057 of the state’s 2181 precincts reported, the Senator led John Shallcross, GOP stand ard-bearer from Smithfield, by about 96,000 votes. Rep. Whitener, with two coun ties (Iredell and Alexander) in his district, held a lead of 11,683 votes over W. Hall Young, Avery county Republican. The win was a handy one for Whitener, as he won majorities in six counties, losing only to Young in Avery. All precincts had been reported but one in Avery. Whitener had round-figure margins of 800 votes in Iredell and Catabwa, 500 in small Alexander. However, his victory was only by about the 22,000 votes he fdfeated Young of his majority are atributed to Townsh^ All-the-Way Democratic: Total Of 1553 Citizens Cast Votes CHURCH BENEFIT Methodist Men of Penley’s Chapel Methodist church wUl serve fried chicken dinners with green 'beans, potato salad, slaw, rolls and gake Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. Plates are $1 and for delivery, coll 739- 4794. The churdi is located on UMR^vitte xoftd. Legion Votes Major Addition Members of Otis D. Green Post 155, American Legion, voted unanimously at the recent No vember meeting to build a major addition to the post building on East Gold street. Floor plan for the new south wing is posted at the Legion and Lockwood Green, Spartanburg, S. C., architectural • engineering firm, is completing plans and specifications. The addition is to Include en trance hallway, offices,'quarters for the Legion Auxiliary, lounges, a conference room and other fa cilities. Commander Clinton Jolly said a building fund campaign will be launched at the Veterans Day meeting Friday night. Hq said it is anticipated bids will be taken and construction begun early in 1967. A total of 1553 citizens of Num ber 4 Township cast ballots in Tuesday’s general election ma jority in each and all precincts supporting all Democratic can didates. Sheriff Haywood Allen, easy winner for a fifth four-year term, topped the township voting with 1119, while his opponent Everett Goins garnered only 290. The township totals in contest ed races: Rep. Basil Whitener over Hall Young 1059 to 466. US Senator Everette Jordan over John Shallcross 978 to 613. Supreme Court Justice Joe Branch over Hugh Monteith 972 to 459. ' Senator Jack White 1101 and Marshall Rauch 949 over Kelly Falls 13,187; William D. ■HarrUl.j home county, .af. Gaston and 13,056; Col. Harry Bedell (Rl 7^: James E. Dooley fR) 7569; A. Hobart Greene 7657. Dixon 539. W. K. Mauney, Jr., 1071, Rep. Robert Falls 971 and William D. Harrill 929 over Col. Harry Be dell 436, James Dooley 462 and Hobart Greene 440. County Commissioner B. E. j Simmons 982 and C. A, Greene 927 over Pierce Cassedy 502 and Sam Proctor 491. Board of Education Incumbents J. D. Ellis 1068, Bobby Austell 1026, Buford Cline 1041, Bobby Cabiness 1036 and C. D. Forney, Jr., 1030 over Marvin McCurry 485 and John Setzer 486. Re-elected without opposition were J. Lee Roberts, veteran Democratic justice of the peace, and Charles W. (Rockey) Ford, veteran Democratic constable. Cleveland. Rep. Whitener is completing his fifth term in' Washington, and serves on the House judici ary and District of Columbia committees. In the other lone state-wide race. Associate Justice of the Su preme Court easily defeated the GOP’s Hugh Monteith, mRAc To Sponsor |Hannon Passes Saturday Dance j In Newport News Election Sidelights Bill Brown, Belk’s manager, was the final voter at the Arm ory. It was nearly 6:30 and un known to Brown, was wortti a winning wager to a. citizen who said, “I’m sure glad to see you, pardner, get in that door.’’ The wager: more than 700 would vote at West Kings Mountain. Mr. Brown was Number 701. Kings Mountain Recreation Activities Association will spon sor a Saturday night dance for young people at the National Guard Armory. A band will provide music for dancing from 8 until 11 p.m. A small admission charge and a KMRAC membership card will admit young people. Volunteer Firemen Sponsoring Supper Bethlehem Volunteer Fire De partment will sponsor a barbe cue chicken supper Saturday and tickets are available at $1.50 from any fireman. Serving will be from 5 until 8 p.m. in the Fire Department building in the Bethlehem Com munity. Fireman Plato Heavener prov ed best guesser of the vote total at East Kings Mountain precinoL He predicted 475 voters would vote Closing hour came after Mrs. Lucille Elliott voted. She was Number 472. Election official Mrs. Ruth Thomasson had guess ed 480, Herald Editor Martin Hubert Pinkney Harmon, 47, of I^^rmon 497. Newport News, Va., Cleveland k n . • • rnnntv native was found dead' Placing ballots in their respeo. a, h. mtnt m Newport Newa. Mountain,, Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Heleft R. Earl, at Bethware. Cam- Thomas A. Harmon of Kings j eron Ware, member of the coun* Mountain, he was a veteran of j ty elections board, was the last World War II. voter recorded at Bethware. He is survived by a son, Larry j There were several write - in Harmon of Shelby; a brother, I ballots At West Kings Mountain, Claude Harmon of Kings Moun- I one voter scratched Senator B. and two s.stots, .Mrs. T. E. j^ Wilson and Mrs. R. M. Dover, ^ ^j-ote in E- D. Wilson as su GOP both of Kings Mountain. Also i vote agaiiist Supreme Court Jus- surviving arc two grandchildren, tice I. Beverly Lake, and yet an- .1 other listed Shelby Lawyer John Funeral arrangements, which j Mahoney (a Democrat) as ' a arc incomplete, will be announc ed by Harris Funeral Home. Vote 4-1 To Buy Packer, Containers GOP vote against Superior Court Judge B. T. Falls, Jr. At Beth ware, a voter wrote-ln GOF leader Bill Babb against Con stable Charles W. (Rocky) Ford •r ELIZABETH STEWART The city commission Tuesday night, over loud objections of Ward 5 Qomm. O- O. Walker, awarded contract on a garbage packer and 30 cl^ed containers at cost of $14,2^X)S. Low bidder a Hell Mark II eight cubic yar 6 cubic yard two cubic yu the packer, model, and 11 containers, six itMuhicrs and 13 containers was Quality Eqidpixtent Company of Charlotte. Actioni by the commission was by VOID of 4-4 Walker casting the dlSMitring liote. 'Walker’s mo- Utm to cflotsact to tbc low bidder for a Among nonogenarians voting were CapL B. Meek Ormand, 97, pdeker only there will be complaints from | and M. L. Harmon, Sr., 92. and to require merchants to buy the containers died for lack of a second. The new motion wa» made by Ward 2 Comm. W. S. Biddix and seconded by Ward 4 Comm. Nor man King, both of whom said they believed the city should provide the equipment and com mented “this will be a step in the right direction in our ef forts to clean-up the downtown area.” Comm. Walker was adamant. His reason for objectkai to the city’s purchase of tlur contain-1 motion passed unanimously, era, ba wud, “is beosHN) 1 ifeell (Continued On Pau^Eidht) residents who will want the I — same type garbage container.” i Election officials, who top off d The commissioners then ap-|12-hour day with the ballot proved a recommendation by counting chore, are quite ap- Mayor John H. Moss that the; preciative of those voters who city, for the first time, provide | use the straight-ticket “x” st the garbage collection service twice ' top of the columns. The split tic- weekly to industrial firms. | ket ballots require much time to “Is lyour motion to buy gar-1 count, parUcularly wlun the bsl- bage containers for them (the | lots J®***’ •• both indiustrial plants”? , asked Comm | those of state an4 coMty. At Wi Walker of Ward 1. Comm. Ray | ^ voters Cline who made the motion to. Democrat, 151 Republkona^^ provide the new service. Cline's i^ straight on ale state reply was in the negative. The | \ ' Republican Ictyder B|iA (Contitumd K