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Population Greater Kings Mountain 21,914 City Limits 8,256 The grafter Kings Mountain figure is derived irom the special United States Bureau oi the Census report of January 1966. and includes the 14.990 population of Number 4 Township, and the remaining 6.124 from Number 5 Township. In Cleveland County and Crowder's Mountain Township in Gaston County. VOL 78 No. 16 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, April 20, 1967 Pages Today Established 1889 Seventy-Eignth Year PRICE TEN CENTS Barnes Ending 40 Years With School On June 30 STEPPING DOWN — Schools Supt. B. N. Barnes is stepping down after 40 years as a school administrator here. Cash Balances Of City $441,670 The City of Kings Mountain had cash balances of $441,670 at March 31, the three-quarter mark of the city’s current fiscal year which ends June 30. Of the total cash balances, ap proximately $204,000 was invest ed in savings accounts in banks and savings and loan associations. Meantime, receipts for the three «trters had totaled $1,092, 846, 82.8 percent of the year’s an pated revenue, while expend!;. ..... es had totaled $778,542, or 59 percent of the budgeted total for' the year. Seven receipts items were “over collected”, including current year taxes, privilege license taxes, in tangible taxes, street assessments, Powell Bill gas tax refund from the state, cemetery income, and accounts receivable. Big reason for the low expen diture percentage' was in the cap ital outlay account, with only $153,878 expended versus the $425,584 budgeted. However, ma jor expenditures in the final three months were anticipated, for the new two-million gallon water tank, normal spring street improvements, and for the new hydraulic load garbage truck and containers. Only over-expanded fund was recreation, with $11,000- budgeted and $11,475 spent. (This account increases as tax collections in crease and as parking meter pro fits increase.) Gas system operations showed 72.5 of budgeted income received and 66.1 percent of expenditures made. Mon's Best Friend Saves Wile's Life “Pixie”, a Boston bulldog, was credited with saving the Hife of a former Grover woman Parly Tuesday when fire razed the family farm in Paris, Ten nessee. Blease Goforth, formerly of Grover, enroute home after a visit in Kings Mountain with his daughter, arrived home Tuesday afternoon to find his home destroyed by fire. Mrs. Goforth, asleep alone in the house, was awakened in the early morning by the dog’s barking and she and the pet escaped from the burning building. The flames also de stroyed several outbuildings. Origin of the fire is unknown, the Kings Mountain daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Houser, said Wed nesday. She said she learned the news from her stepmother by telephone and talked to both parents since. Mr. and Mrs. Goforth, farm ers, moved from Grover two years ago. METHODIST TOPICS Rev. Howard Jordan’s ser mon topic at the 11 o’clock worship hour Sunday at Cen tral Methodist church will be “Christ Lives In Me.” At the 7 p.m. service he 'will use the topic, “Seeking Christ.” TO RECEIVE BIDS - Otis D. Green Post 155, Amer can Legion, will receive bids at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon for a major addition to the post building. Lockwood Greene A Associates are architects for the projected new south side wing. Superintendent Not Candidate For New Contract By MARTIN HARMON Kings Mountain board of edu cation will' need a new superin tendent of schools on July 1. 'Bahnson N. Barnes, a school administrator here since 1927 and superintendent of schools since 1934, told the board Monday night he is not a candidate for a new contract at the expiration of his current one on June 30. “My decision is that I can’t be expected to do this kind of job any further,’’ he told the board. Supt. Barnes said he had been under terrific strain since the death of his father nearly two years ago. He said his mother is an active 91, but, as executor of his father’s will, it has been in cumbent on him to manage the estate, meanwhile administering the 10-point school system which, he added, “I have not shorted.” He said he was proud of his record here, where he has spent 40 of his 41 years of school ad ministration. He pointed to the fact of con solidation of the area schools, the building of the high school, and the integration of the school sys tem as accomplishments. “It will not occur before June 30,” he added, “but accreditation of all elementary schools in the district is now a formality. All the w6fk has been done.” He said accreditation has been prevented due to lack of physical facilities, which the building of the high school has alleviated. Supt. Barnes defended accu mulation of local capital outlay funds, declaring Kings Mountain high school and the Gamble stad ium would not have been other wise, bond money and contribu tions being insufficient. Board Chairman George H. Mauney told Mr. Barnes that Kings Mountain “is indebted to you,” adding “You’re the only Kings Mountain superintendent I know. You will be hard to re place.” Supt. Barnes was graduated from Wake Forest college in 1926, spent a year as principal of a Robeson county school near his home. He came to Kings Mountain the following year as high school principal when the whole Kings Mountain system had a faculty of 27. Today’s fac ulty totals 175, with more than 4200 pupils. He is a member of First Bap tist church, the Kiwanis club, and is the veteran president of the Western North Carolina high school athletic association. During his superintendency, a gymnasium was constructed at Central school, major additions were made at West and East schools and North school was built. Mrs. Barnes is the former Julia Catherine Mauney. They have two children, Luther and Ken neth Barnes. Alfred fucker Is Candidate Three-Way Race In Ward3 Filing Deadline Is On Monday At 4:30 P.M. A three-way race ior Ward 3 commissioner was created Wed nesday morning as Alfred C. Tucker, superintendent of Duplex International, Ltd., filed notice of candidacy. Mr. Tucker joins James L. Guy ton in challenging Incumbent T. J. (Tommy) Ellison for the Ward 3 commission seat. Mr. Tucker was the lone new candidate during the week. Deadline for filing for city hall and school trustee offices is 4:30 p.m. Monday afternoon. Other races find Richard E. (Dick) Shaney challenging Ward 5 Commissioner O. O. Walker for the Ward 5 seat and Bill Babb and Alex D. Owens vying for the board of education seat being va cated by H. O. (Toby) Williams. Unopposed as of Wednesday were Mayor John Henry Moss and Incumbent Commissiohers Ray Cline, Ward 1. W. Si Biddfx, Ward 2, and Norman King, Ward 4. Mr. Tucker came here three years ago from Spartanburg, S. C. He attended schools in Union, S. C., and California, and is a veteran of the Korean War. He is a member of the Church of God, and president of the Kings Mountain CB Radio club Mrs. Tucker is the former Thelma Stone. They have four daughters and the family resides at 512 Monroe avenue. Fire Razes Peterson Home A frame house owned by Dar vin Peterson was described as almost a total loss after a fire started in an oil heater last Wednesday. Firemen answered a call at 5 p.m. to the home on Gillespie street. City firemen also answered a call at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at the home of John Hullender at 205 Fairview street. The fire apparently started around a fuse box and firemen reported there was no serious damage. SAFETY COUNCIL Regular quarterly meeting of the Blue Ridge Safety Council will be held Thursday, April 27th, at Marion Senior high school in Marion. Dinner will be served from 5:30 until 7 in the school cafeteria. The safety program will begin at 7:30. Wiliams and Weaver Co-Chairmen Of CASAB, "Dry" Organization Willie Williams, jeweler, and Fred Weaver, postal employee, have been named co-chairman of CASAB, Citizens against the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages. Hazel L. Gill has been named vice-chairman and John L. McGill treasurer. Mrs. Andy Huffstetler previously had been named sec retary. Members of the executive com mittee, in addition to the officers, are J. Ollie Harris, Don Craw ford, Rev. Clyde Goodson, Rev. Robert G. Mann, Rev. R. IL» Gar vin and Mrs. George Julian. Rev. Mr. Mann, who has serv ed as temporary chairman, said Wednesday that future meetings will be held weekly at 8:45 Wed nesday nights at the National Guard Armory. Initial meetings were held at First Baptist church. Mr. Mann said: “The purpose of CASAS is to serve as a rally point for those who are opposaed to the sale of alcoholic beverag es. Senator Jack White, of Cleve land has introduced legislation calling for a local referendum in Kings Mountain. This organiza tion will seek to express the sen timent of the “Drys”, as oppossed to the organization promoting the “Wets”. ” The Steering Committee is made up of representatives of each of the churches within the city limits of Kings Mountain. They are: Central Methodist; Kelly Dixon; First Presbyterian, Hall Goforth; First Baptist, Fred Weaver; Kings Mountain Baptist, Ollie Harris; E. Gold St. Meth., Mrs. Essie Stepp; First Wesleyan Meth., Buddy Medlin; Nazarene, Raymond Gregory; Boyce Mem. A.R.P., Don Crawford; Eastside Baptist, Luke Hoyle; Second Bap tist, Russell Me A bee Faith Bap tist, Charles Smith; Temple Bap tist, Clyde Blackwell; Mt. Zion Baptist, John Ross; A.M.E. Zion, James Adams; St. Paul’s, Taft Clark; and Grace Methodist, Mack Murray. Other churches in the city are invited to send a representative to serve on this committee, Mr.; Mann added. SUPERINTENDENT — W. R. Herndon of Kings Mountain has assumed new duties as super intendent of Rion Quarry in Winnsboro, S. C., Superior Stone Company has announced. Hern don, a veteran in quarry op erations, joined Superior Stone H years qgp. He was promoted from'the Statesville Juarry. Board Elects Seven Principals Seven of the Kings Mountain school district’s ten principals were elected to new one-year terms Monday night. They are Evan J. Evans, L. L. Adams, C. A. Allison, R. M. Ken nedy, James S. Scruggs, Howard Bryant and David Wyatt. James C. Ayers, Park Grace principal, was not a candidate for election. Action on election of Glenn Brookshire, high school princi pal, and R.G. Franklin, Central principal, was deferred. Mr. Brookshire had not indicat ed forrnally-'he wishes election, as state law requires, Supt, B. N. Barnes said. Complaints from some former Central faculty members had been lodged against Mr. Frank lin’s administrative methods and board members indicated they will interview Mr. Franklin and perhaps others. 60 Registered On Saturday Registration activity at the three outside city precincts picket up stream this week but regis trars at ward polling place in side the city reported a slow day Saturday. Only two Saturdays remain for voters to register for the May 9 city and board of education elec tions. At the outside city precincts voters will help determine only the election of a member of the board of education representing outside city school patrons. Mrs. Harold Herndon, Beth ware precinct registrar, inscribed 25 new names on the pollbook, at Grover Mrs. Jim Scruggs regis tered 11, and at Park Grace Mrs. Jim CJoninger registered six. At inside - city precincts, Mrs. Paul Patterson, Ward 5, regis tered seven, Mrs. Vera C. Cash, Ward 4, registered ei?ht and Mrs. Ruth Bowers, Ward 3, reg istered one. Mrs. Cash reported at least 10 citizens ‘‘checked to see if they were registered.” New citizens must register to vote. Citizens who have changed residences within the city must otonin transfers. Registration book« —“»in f>Den on Saturday e-*** *’-'»! following Saturday fre-- 7 o r->. ■until 7 p.m. and witl up -- publ!c inspection and challenge: on May 6. Voting precir>''<’~ »*•<>: '"i.rd 1 at City Hall cou>-’’-oc~' ■ Ward 2 at the American Leg:on building; (Continued on Page Sight) Mrs. Hambright Succumbs; Rites Held On Monday Graveside rites were conducted at Mountain Rest cemetery Mon day morning for Mrs. Margaret Nettie Patterson Hambright, 84. Mrs. Hambright, widow of Gil bert Dickson Hambright who died in 1932, succumbed following an illness of several years at 5:30 Saturday afternoon at Greenbrier Nursing Home, Gastonia. She was a Cleveland County native, daughter of the late Emanuel and Barbara Shuford Patterson. She was a member of Kings Mountain Baptist church. Surviving are a son Clude H. Hambright, of Kings Mountain, and four daughters, Mrs. L. P. Stowe and Mrs. H. Lawrence Pat rick, both of Kings .Mountain, Mrs. W. P. Jackson, of^rock Hill, S. C., and Mrs. Myfon A. Rhyne, of Graham. Also surviving are nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The final rites were-conducted by Rev. James Wilder, assisted by Dr. Paul K. Ausley. DeBiule Rites To Be Thursday Funeral services for Mrs. Ocie Reba Putnam DeBrule, 64, of Henrietta, stepmother of George P. DeBrule of Kings Mountain, will be held at Temple Baptist church in Henrietta Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. DeBrule succumbed in a Rutherford hospital Tuesday aft ernoon following a two-year ill ness. She was a Cleveland County native, daughter of the late L. Clifton and Pantha Jones Put nam. Also surviving are her hus band, Steve J. DeBrule, a step daughter, Miss Selma DeBrule, of Greensboro, five brothers, Wilford Gay, Arvil, Shatter and Samuel H. DeBrule, all of Shelby, and Howard C. DeBrule, Pheonix, Ariz., and- a sister, Mrs. Vera Mc Swain, of Shelby. Three grand children and four great-grand children survive. The final rites will be conduct ed by Rev. Raymond Hudson and Rev. Joe Davis. Burial will be in Sharon Church cemetery in Cleveland County. METER RECEIPTS Parking meter receipts for the week ending Wednesday totaled $215.80, including $127. 30 from on-street meters, $23.25 from off-street meters and $65.25 in fines. FIRST UNION PROMOTES BANKERS—Elmore Alexander right, has been promoted to the High Point branch bank ol First Union National. His successor here ap branch manager will be Kings Mountain citizen and Charlotte banker, L. E. (Josh) Hin nant, left. Hinnant Succeeds Alexander AtBank Alexander Wins Promotion To High Point In a management change ef fected 'Friday, Elmore R- Alex ander, executive officer in charge of First Union National Bank’s Kings Mountain branch, has been promoted to the same position at the High Point office, and Law rence E. (Joshi Hinnant has suc ceeded to the management posi tion here. The changes were effective Monday. After serving on the staff of First Union here, Mr. Hinnant was transferred to the general office in Charlotte in 1963, where he has worked with the auditing department, though retaining res idence here. Mr. Alexander succeeded R- S. Lennon as Kings Mountain exec utive officer nearly two years ago, after joining First Union in 1964. A South Carolinian, he had joined First Union in 1964, after serving as president of the Caro lina Bank, Graniteville, S. C. Ac tive in civic affairs during his tenure here, Mr. Alexander was nominee for president of the Kings Mountain Merchants as sociation for the coming year. .Hinnant, who is married to the former Virginia Summers, at tended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He joined First Union National in 1958. Election Petition Approved Here; Gaston Board's Action Is Awaited Henry Whitesides, attorney for East Kings Mountain citizens of Gaston wishing annexation to the Kings Mountain school dis trict, predicted children of the 60 odd petitioners would attend Kings Mountain schools during 1967-68, as they are now. The board of education, on request of Kings Mountain leg islators, asked that 25 percent of profit allocations from Kings Mountain ABC stores, if es established, be paid to the Kings Mountain school district. The vote was 3-0, Mrs. John L. Mc Gill abstaining. Holmes Harry was absent. Barring the holding of an elec tion (required on approval by Gaston and Kings Mountain boards of education), no court, the attorney said he felt, would fail to continue the court order under which the East Kings Mountain children are attending Kings Mountain schools this year. Kings Mountain board of edu cation proceeded to approve the petition for election. Attorney Whitesides said he anticipated action by the Gas ton board at its regular May 1 meeting. The area is bounded by 1-85 on the south and a line running northwest east of the Linwood road. J. E. Herndon, Jr., told Mr. Whitesides that property owners on the west of the railway wish ed to be annexed, too. He outlin ed the problem of a group of children on a dead-end street which would be difficult to be served by a Gaston school bus. Mr. Whitesides suggested re quest be made by separate pe tition. In other actions, the board: 1) Assigned Ray Sammy! Green, 700 West Mountain to the second grade at West school. His parents recently moved to Kings Mountain. 2) Authorized holding of a summer school. (Continued on Paye Eiyht) PRESIDENT—Glee Edwin Brid ges, hardwareman, has been elected president of the Kings Mountain Merchants Associa tion for the coming year. Bridges To Head Retailer Group Glee Edwin Bridges, hardware-j man, has been elected president! of the Kings Mountain Merchants Association for the coming year. Mr. Bridges will succeed Charles E. Dixon. Marion I Willie) Williams, jew eler, will serve as vice-president. Elected to the board of direc tors were John McGinnis of Mc Ginnis Department Store, Joe Smith of Kings Mountain Sav ings & Loan Association, Larry Hamrick of C. E. Warlick Insur ance Agency, Bennett Masters of Harris Funeral Home and Rich ard Barnette of Cooper’s Furni ture. The new officers will be in j stalled at the annual employee employer banquet of the associa tion on Thursday, April 27, a j 7:30 at the American Legion building. I Copier Available At C Of C Office Kings Mountain Merchants As sociation ancj Kings Mountain! Chamber of Commerce have! leased an electrostatic copier and i the copier is available to mem-! bers and the interested public,j spokesmen for the two associa-: tions said this week. ) A nominal fee will be charged! for use of the copier: 25 cents! each for the first fov copies and1 ten cer s each for each addition-, al. BUILDING PERMIT Mack Jordan has purchased i a building permit for installa- i tion of siding on his residence | at 109 N. Watterson street. Es- I timated cost is $1500 and Pied mont Pacific is listed as con tractor. City Will Tap Canteibuiy, Daily Creeks By MARTIN HARMON The city hopes to have an aux iliary raw water supply within the next two weeks to assure an adequate supply, whether or not the summer is long, hot and dry. Engineers have found that Milk Dairy creek will supply 720,000 gallons daily with Cantebury creek supplying 300,000 for a total additional of 1,080,000 gal lons daily. These two new sources, plus the 120,000 gallons from the old system wells and the 300,000 oeing obtained from the Gold Mine, adds to 1,500,000 gallons daily over whatever is obtainable from the York Road and David son reservoirs. Under normal weather conditions these two resevoirs supply 1,800,000 gallons average per day and show a five-inch drop in water level, due to evaporation, between May and October. “The conditions, of course, are not normal, “Mayor John Henry Moss said, as he announced com pletion of details for tapping Milk Dairy and Canterbury creeks. Both streams have been approved for sanitation by the State Health Department. Superintendent of Public Works Grady Yelton, Herb Kimmel and Jerry Ross went to Anniston, Ala., Wednesday afternoon, where they will load for truck transport to Kings Mountain more than five miles of eight-inch pipe, T’s, plugs, gate and check valves which the city is borrowing from the army corps of engineers. Total weight of the shipment will be 190,500 pounds. Supt. Yelton said he anticipates beginning the ground-top instal lation of the eight-inch line not later than Tuesday, The city, now putting into service the new two-million gal lon storage tank on Cherryville road, will have total storage capacity of potable water of 2,800,000 gallons. Round-the-clock operation of the Deal street treatment plant would provide 2,664.000 gallons of potable water daily. Mayor Moss said, as he appeal ed to individuals, industry and commerce to make every effort to conserve water until the aux iliary sources are operative, ‘‘This effort is designed to assure an adequate supply of water during a dry summer and autumn. All, of course, hope the drought will not persist. Meantime, work is continuing at full speed on the Buffalo Creek project." The Mayor said topographical maps of the Buffalo area will be completed by the engineers with in ten days - preliminary to high way department approval, which is necessary concerning roads that would be inundated. Cancer Gifts Reach $262 Gifts to the Kings Mountain Cancer Drive via school solicita tion totals $262.50, Mrs. Jack White, chairman -of this phase of the campaign, said yesterday. The break-down by schools fol lows: North school, $53; West school, $49; East school, $8; Cen tral school, $32.60; Davidson school, $15.50; Bethware school, $20; Park Grace school, $9; Kings Mountain high school, $55.50; Grover school, $15; and superin tendent and staff, $5. LODGE MEETING An emergent communication of Fairview Lodge 339 AF&AM for work in the first degree will be held Monday night at 7:30 at Masonic Hall, Secretary T. D. Tindall has announced. Fellow Officers To "Gift" Barrett City police officer Jackie D. Barrett may have a present from his fellow officers when he reports for work today. The veteran policeman has been object of considerable teasing from his friends this week. Barrett was patrolling on two occasions when his vehicle, a city police ear, was wrecked. Policemen had obtained a three-wheel bike Wednesday on Barrett’s off-duty day and have the bike ready to give him Thursday.
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