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i VOL. 78 No. 2 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, January 12, 1967 Seventy-Eighth Year IQ Pages IQ Today PRICE TEN CENTS MISS NORTH CAROLINA AT OPENING — Nannette Jackson Minor, of Charlotte, the reigning Miss North Carolina, will snip a ribbon of SI00 bills to formally open the new main office building of First Union National Bank Tuesday afternoon at 4:30. An open house will follow the dedication ceremonies at which First Union National Bank officials will participate. Tours of the new plant will continue until 8 p.m. tf first Unions Open House To Be Tuesday Dedication of the new First Union National Bank Building at 125 South Battleground Avenue will be held on Tuesday after noon at 4:30 p.m. The grand opening and open house at the modern facility will immediately follow the dedication ceremonies and will continue un til 8 'p.m.* The public is invited to attend and to inspect the new facilities. The dedication will feature brief remarks by C. C. Cameron, chairman of the general board and chief executive of First Un ion from Charlotte; Paul M. Neisler, Sr., chairman of First Union’s Kings Mountain board; Elmore Alexander executive of ficer in charge of the Kings Mountain office; and John Hen ry Moss, mayor of Kings Moun ftain. Nannette Jackson Minor, Miss < North Carolina 1967, will cut a ‘ special ribbon to open the bank. The "ribbon” she’ll cut is uni ^que it’s made of $100 bills. Other highlights of the bank opening will include tours of the modern facility and a Treasure Chest loaded with valuable gifts which visitors may try to open with keys distributed to them up on entering the new facility. Also on hand will be an .elec tronically programmed talking si*-foot Robot which appeared recently at the N. C. State Fair in Raliegh. A number of prizes will be awarded. Bank employees will be sta tioned in the various depart ments of the new bank to ex plain each operation. Refreshments will be served. The new bank, a half-block! north of the present bank build ing, is a two-story structure of brick and glass construction and will boast two drive-in windows, and elevator and will provide a bout three times the floor space of the bank’s current quarters. The lot contains 14,000 square feet, which will allow ample parking as well as room for drive-in banking facilities. Bank's Moving Schedule Given First Union National Bank’s schedule for moving their Kings Mountain office to the new building a half-block north is: Bank closes at 1 p.m. Tues day (3 to 5 p.m service sus < Continued, On Page Six) CONDUCTING COURSE — Mrs. Devere Smith, sales representa tive of the Charlotte office of Reynolds and Company; stock brokers, will lead the first of three investment courses Tues day night at 8 p.m. at the Wo man's club. Fiist Investment Class On Tuesday First class of a free three-part investment course to be taught by Mrs. Athlene G. Smith, rep resentative of Reynolds & Com pany, New York stock brokers, will be held at the Woman’s Club Tuesday night at 8 o’clock » Subsequent classes will be con ducted on January 24 and 31. At Tuesday’s session, Mrs. Smith will discuss the subjects, “Why Securities’’, "Types of Se curities’’, "Stock Exchanges” and “Investment Ideas for Selecting Stocks”. A forum period twill follow. Lewis Oimand Church Speaker Central Methodist church will continue with the second study on "Affluence and Poverty — Di lemma for Christians” on Sun day afternoon- January 15th, be ginning at 5 p.m. The speaker for this session will be Lewis Ormand from the Cleveland County Welfare De partment, who is also Director of Adult Education at Gaston Community College. He will speak on affluence and poverty as they relate to our local sit uation. Following a snack supper at 6:00 the filmstrip "How Things Hide People” will be shown. Mayor: City Should Aid Private Sector McGill Chairman Of Housing Group Tate, Harmon, On, Wilson Are Appointed John L. McGill, partner of Kings Mountain Drug Company, has been appointed chairman of ;he Kings Mountain Housing Authority. He and the other four mem bers, named by Mayor John Hen ry Moss on authorization of the city commission took oaths of office -Tuesday morning. Mr. McGill was appointed to a five-year term. Other members are Brooks Tate, four-year term; Martin Harmon, three years; William Orr, two years; and Carl F. Wil son, one year. Future appointments, except to fill unexpired terms, will be for five years. Mrs. Brenda Cobb, secretary to the Mayor, was named tempor ary secretary. The Authority took immediate steps to incorporate. In brief remarks, following the oath - taking, President McGill stated appreciation for his ap pointment, adding, “I recognize the great responsibility accom panying the appointment of my self and each of us, and I shall endeavor to discharge it to the best of my ability.” AH the appointees ace mem bers'of > 13-man mayor’s com mittee on minority housing. After incorporation, the hous ing authority will consider re tention of an architectural-engi neering firm and make applica tion to the regional office of the federal .Department of Housing and Urban Development for ap proval of 1) a specified number of housing units and 2) a plan ning loan.' Housing units authorized will be financed by sale of bonds, payment guaranteed by the United States government. Club To Install Dan M. Unger Dan M. Finger, president of L. A. Hoke Electric Company, Inc., will be installed as presi dent of the Kings Mountain Ki wanis club Thursday night at 6:45 p m. at the Woman’s club. Mr. Finger will succeed hard wareman Glee E. Bridges for 1967-68. Other officers will include Joe A. Neisler, Jr., first vice-presi dent; Hoyle D. McDaniel- second vice-president; Don W. Blanton, secretary; and John L. McGill, treasurer. Directors will include W C. Ballew, John Davenport, W. Lewis Dellinger, George DeBrule, Rev. Thomas Richie- Dr. Sam Robinson and John C. Smathers. Wallace Carpenter, Lieutenant Governor of Division 1, will in stall the new officers. A report of 1966 Achievements of the club will be given by Grady Howard as program highlight. Wives of Kiwanians are in vited to attend the dinner meet ing CHAIRMAN — John L. McGill has been appointed by the Mayor chairman of the Kings Mountain Housing Authority. Ollie Hams Hospitalized J. Ollie Harris, Kings Moun tain mortician and Cleveland County coroner, is a patient in Charlotte Memorial hospital where he is being treated for an ailment diagnosed as kidney stones. Mr. Harris entered the hospital Monday night. Bennett Masters, a member of the Harris Funeral Home staff, said Harris is “doing fine.” Mrs. Williams Succumbs At 90 Funeral rites for Mrs. Ida Williams about 90, were held Monday at 4 pm. from Mount Zion Baptist church of which she was a member. She is survived by Willie Hughes, of Kings Mountain, with whom she had made her home for a number of years and two step-children. Bombing Threat Proved Hoax Thursday’s “bombing" of Belk’s was a hoax. An unidentified voice on the telephone at 11:45 Thursday morning said to a clerk: “There’s a bomb set to go off in 15 min utes." Store Manager Bill H. Brown vacated the building. Police, sum moned by Brown, searched the store for an hour and 15 min utes. Police Chief Paul Sanders and Officer William Roper investi gated the incident. The store reopened for busi ness at 1 p.m. Belk’s Store here was entered by robbers 12 days ago who en tered via the roof and left with goods valued at about $10000 re tail. Volunteer Firemen, Life-Savers, Empty Stocking Managers Praised Resolutions commending three Kings Mountain volunteer and service organizations were voted Tuesday by the city commission. Commissioners praised the Empty Stocking Effort of the Greater Kings Mountain Minis terial Association, the work of the Cleveland County Rescue Squad and the city fire depart ment. The Empty Stocking provided Christmas cheer for 122 'families, distributed $1200 worth of new clothing and toys and $500 in toys repaired by the Kings Mountain Jaycees. In 1966 the Empty Stocking provided aid to 210 indigent families; coal and fuel to 44; medicine to 10 fami lies; and transit to 12 familes. The fire department staff of four full-time firemen and 18 volunteers answered a total of I 135 fire alarms during 1966. Or ganized on May 22, 1931, Kings Mountain Fire Department has a rating of seven. There have been two fire chiefs in the per sons of the ate Grady W. King and Fire Chief Pat Tlgnor. Length of service of the members var ies from two years to 28 years. Cleveland County Rescue Squad answered a total of 438 calls far ambulance service during 1966, traveled 18,937 miles and spent 1 278 hours on trips. Vol unteers were on the scene of 161 car wrecks, 141 emergenc'es, sev en drownings, six fires, and made 39 “blood runs” to hos pitals. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Cleveland County Life Saving Crew (Kings Mountain Rescue Squad) was chartered by the State of North Carolina; and (Continued On I'uya Six) Moss Presents Six-Month Report Of City Work By MARTIN HARMON After reviewing the activities of the city government during the first six months of the current fiscal year ended December 31, Mayor John Henry Moss Tuesday declared city officials should provide leadership for puoiic and semi-puDlic progress in the private sector of the community as well as in the governmental sector. The Mayor mentioned: 1) Community need for a nurs ing center for the elderly, ap pointing a committee including commissioners O. O. Walker, Sei mpre Biddix and himself to pro mote the project. 2) Community need for a day care center, naming a promotion committee of commissioners Norman King, T. J. Ellison, Bid dix and himself. 3) Need for a motel facility. 4) Further promotional devel opment of the Battle of Kings Mountain Shrine. 5) Adult education in skills, noting that beginners in a school for masons had proved able to earn $2.80 per hour on comple tion of the course taught at Com pact school. He reported that city cash bal ances at December 31 exceeded $336,000, with $259,500 drawing interest Among major accomplishments he listed during the period June December, he included initiation of the urban development pro ject, establishment of a public housing authority, the neighbor hood facility and water projects, and purchase of a water storage tank, due to be in service by March 1, and adoption of sub division building regulations, a new zoning act, and electrical and building codes. Mayor Moss concluded, “The citizens of Kings Mountain have given us unheralded cooperation. I pledge the same in return, on my behalf and on behalf of this commission.” Among commission action Tuesday were: 1) Approval of request of Mrs. Myrtle Sanders, executor of the estate of Arthur Clyde Sanders, to transfer two taxi franchises to Paul R. Sanders. 2) Authorization of advertise ment of street assessments on Roxford Road, Sims Street, Brook wood Drive, Owens Street, West Gold Street, Landing Street, Go forth Street, Fallingwood Drive, Silver Street, East Ridge Street, and Phenix Street. 3) Calling of a public hearing on petition of Glenn Carroll for annexation of the southeast cor ner of his lot at Benfield Drive and Second street to the city. 4) Approved establishment of the urban beautification pro gram, to be superintended by the planning board and a special committee of five including Comm. Ellison and four mem bers to be named. Cup-And-Saucer "Idealogical" First Baptist church has open ed what Rev Robert Mann, the pastor, terms a modern coffee house, open to all regardless of sect- with teen agers especially invited. Rev. Mr. Mann describes the project: “One of the revolutionary con cepts in our society today is that of a “Coffeehouse”. It is not a restaurant, although 'one may get a cup of coffee there, but it is rather a meeting place. A sound ing board. The stock in trade is idealogical rather than food. “The First Baptist church is Mountain by opening the CUP and SAUCER, on $. Piedmont Avenue, next to the Herald build ing. The CUP AND SAUCER is open each Saturday evening from 7:30 — 10:30 p.m to young peo ple who would like to discuss ideas, play games, drink hot chocolate or coffee- and dough nuts. There will be no charge for admission or food. Various programs are planned for special evenings, and on some evenings there will be a formal program, Just the casual atmo sphere of a "coffeehouse” where one may meet others and talk. Clyde Sanders Rites Conducted IN GREEN BERETS — Sgt. Abraham Ruff of Kings Moun tain is a member of the “Green Berets" following completion of Special Forces Training in Fort Bragg. KM Sergeant In Green Berets FT. BRAGG. N.C (AHTNC) — Sergeant Abraham Ruff, 24, whose mother, Mrs. Mary E. Ruff, lives on Route 1, Kings Mountain, N. C., became a mem ber of the “Green Berets1’ Dec. 15 upon completion of Special Forces training at the John F. Kennedy Center for Special War fare, Ft. Bragg- N C. As a Special Forces candidate, he received several months of training in guerrilla tactics and counterinsurgency. He also re ceived instruction in the methods of teaching modern medicine, im proved agricultural practices, techniques of local government, communications, and basic com merce to native villagers. Special training was given in I infiltrating hostile territory to train, equip and advise guerrillas in combating the enemy. He will now be assigned to one of seven Special Forces groups around the world. Robert Gault Wins Promotion Robert Gault, Gastonia bank er and Kings Mountain native, has been promoted 'from assist ant vice-president of Gastonia’s Citizens National Bank to man ager of the bank's Northwest Branch. Mr. Gault joined Citizens Na tional in 1946.1n Gastonia he and his wife and two children live on Whitson Road. They are ac tive in St. John’s Methodist church where he is a member of the Official Board and teaches a Sunday School class. He has been active in the Jaycoes and Optimist clubs. DSA Nomination Deadline Extended Deadline for citizen nomina tions for the annual Jaycee Dis tinguished Service or “Man of the Year” award for 1966 has been extended to January 15, Chairman Charles D. Blanton said this week. Meantime, the annual DSA Award banquet, tentatively scheduled for next week, has been postponed until February 7. Jegioj, Manager Dies .tts *2*, «« cemetery. e Jn Mo untaj„ / Ugfa**epoatmlS8e]; of Otis I ^el4r^CTf at /former ]vryftJ®r® bis wife, fh„ Bobby Sanders,' “f^E ’ °na Son’ i ifdanU“hlor ^au., GaJJie, Chief pau^re<? broth. hrs aU 0f lr? Snd »owa?dasaerf felS?p"3? /^a«a^°SS35J-»£ Wfe^arers were r fegp?S I 155 W«r* honorary £*' *Sg* n t««pa,gn /it was 3 for CJ<?veianrt o J'und isgssSr&ns S&S&J&5 r™PaiSn durine w nned for the LDong aetive "f Heat-t Month /agerUPofJt0jJns°n to genema] ^art i&» r£,sj? sheiby"a> i23 mm£nV,e iotte, Uank and Jives in p/,na The local 8r' i oa fried o'ut ^"^n win . 'be drives of th C(lnJun(,,'on with’ and a " r1 ‘be North w,‘b ■■"™;- tadc«ch"“;t *SSiS all"Zd *C«£""* /°k^ •«»« employee jj?1*® Southern ftei. : &s->-i.w XT?' •««' Water Picture: Davidson Lake Level Up; Mine Pumpage Steady The cold chilling rains of the past week have materially in creased Kings Mountain’s water supply, Superintendent o‘f Public Works Grady Yelton said Tues day. The water level of the David son auxiliary lake had risen two feet within the week. 'That’s a lot of water,” he noted, adding, ‘‘but the level is still a long way from the top." Meantime, the city continuer, to claim about 300 000 gallons per day from the Old Gold Mine shaft Pumpage has held steady at that rate since the city began operating its pumps on a 24 hour per day basis December 20. Otherwise, on the water sup ply front, Mayor John Henry Moss has scheduled conferences with state and local officials of both the Soil Conservation serv ice and Farmer’s Home adminis tration for next Wednesday mor ning. Both agencies have indicated full cooperation in the effort of the* city to build a reservoir and treatment plant on Buffalo Creek IN CHURCH POST — Miss De loris White has accepted a call to became minister of music at Macedonia Baptist church. Deloris White In Church Post Macedonia Baptist church, in regular monthly conference on Sunday extended a call to Miss Deloris White to serve as min ister of music and youth leader of the church to replace Douglas 'Led'Cord who resigned recently to accept a similar position with Ridgeview Baptist church of Mt. Holly. Miss White is a graduate of Kings Mountain high school, Gardner-Webb college, Appa lachian State Teacher's college and will finish her second year at Southeastern Seminary at Wake Ftorest College in June. She is majoring in Christian Ed ucation. She is the daughter of Mr. ant Mrs. C. O. White of Kings Mouri tain and has been a member <<£ the local church since early youth. Her services to the church in past years have included Junior and Intermediate teacher- Jun ior Training Union leader and church organist She is presently serving as Superintendent of young people’s department and Intermediate Training Union lea i der. Rev Wayne Ashe, pastor, said “we feel that we are very fort unate in having one within the membership of our own congre gation with the training, dedica tion and willingness to accept this place of service. We feel that we could have found no one better-trained or more dedicated than Miss White and we’re look ing forward to continued growth in the church music department under her leadership.” Three Given Suspended Terms Three Kings Mountain men were given suspended sentences Thursday in Cleveland County Recorder’s Court on charges of shot gunning the Midpines home of Ddus W. Greene the evening of Dec. 14. The three — Roger Connor 21, William McGinnis, 21, and Ar thur Sprouse, 20, were given nine months, suspended upon the con dition that they pay the court costs and reimburse Greene for damages. All three were charged with conspiring to damage real prop erty. McGinnis was also charged with damage to real property and Connor and Sprouse were al so charged with aiding and abet ting in damage to real property Members of the Greene family were asleep in their home the evening of Dec. 14 when shotgun pellets ripped through a picture window. Hite loins Griifin Drug Charles W. Hite, Jr. of Gas tonia, a 1966 graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy at Chapel Hill, has joined Griffin Drug Company as pharmacist. Announcement was made by Wilson Griffin, owner of the firm. Mr. Hite is married to the former Barbara Clemmer- a member of the faculty of Gas tonia Public Schools The Hites are currently residing in Gas tonia but expect to move to Kings Mountain as soon as suit able housing is located. “We are happy to have Mr Hite join our staff", said the local druggist.