Population
^Greater Kings Mountain
jHCity Limits
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21,914
8,256
The Greater Kings Mountain figure is derived from the
special United States Bureau of 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.
Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper
Kings Mountain, ’N. C., Thursday, May 11, 1967
Seventy-Eignth Year
Pages
Today
VOL 78 No. 19
Established 1889
PRICE TEN CENTS
Ellison, Walker Easy Victor s; Run-Off In School Race
Downtown Mall Is Being Planned
Lithium Union
Election May 18
145 Employees
Are Eligible
In NLRB Vote
Approximately 145 employees
of Lithium CorpOratioh of Amer
ica’s Bessemer City operation
will vote May 18 to determine
whether the AFL-CIO Oil, Chem
ical and Atomic Workers shall
become their spokesman with the
company’s management.
Charlie Ballard, personnel man
ager, said the election will be
held between the hours of 6 to 8
a-m. and 2 to 4 p.m., with repre
sentatives of the National Labor
Relations board conducting the
election.
Eligible employees are produc
tion and management personnel
and laboratory technicians.
Organizer for the union is Mr.
Drenner, of Winston-Salem.
Mr. Ballard described the pre
f - Mmg politicking to date as
vJPte gentlemanly from both
union and management support
ers”.
Kiwanis Sets
Ladies' Night
Jesse O. Barbour, district man
ager of Equitable Life Insurance
Society of Morganton, will make
the principal address at Thurs
day night’s annual ladies’ night
banquet of the Kings Mountain
Kiwanis club.
Dinner will be served at 7
o’clock at the Woman’s club.
A past lieutenant governor of
District 1 of Kiwanis Internation
al, Barbour is a past president of
Morganton Chamber of Com
merce and was Morganton’s Man
of the Year in 1959. He is past
president of Morganton’s Cham
ber of Commerce.
A native of Virginia, Barbour
was educated at Lynchburg col
lege, the University of Virginia
i and Duke University. He is chair
man of the Morganton school
board and past champion of the
Carolinas Left Handed Golfers
and National Champion of the
Senior Left Handed Golfers.
«rbour is married to the form
dith Goodwin and they have
children and one grandson.
RESIGNS — C. Glenn Brook
shire has resigned as principal
o! Kings Mountain high school
to accept a position with the
state Department of Public In
struction.
KMHS Principal
Resigns Position
Glenn Brookshire, principal of
Kings Mountain high school, has
resigned to accept a position in
the testing and pupil placement
division of the State Department
of Public Instruction.
Mr. Brookshire will assume his
new duties on J'uiy 1.
Mr. Brookshire’s resignation
brings to three the number of
principal vacancies in the system.
James C. Ayers, Park Grace, did
not ask re-election, and R. M.
Kennedy has resigned to accept
a position at Erskine college.
Completing his first year as
principal here, Mr. Brookshire
succeeded Harry E. Jaynes.
Native of Taylorsville, Mr.
Brookshire oame to Kings Moun
tain from the principalship of
Guy B. Teachey school in Ashe
boro, and had previously been as
sistant superintendent of Ashe
boro high school.
He holds a bachelor of arts de
gree from Lenoir-Rhyne college,
a master’s degree at Appalachian
State college, and has done post
graduate work at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Mrs. Brookshire is a native of
Asheboro, the former Judith Free
man. A daughter was recently
born to the Brookshires.
"Weis" Issue Statement of Aims
And Have Opened Downtown Office
Citizens for Legal Control (of
sale of alcoholic beverages) an
nounced this week opening of an
qffice on South Battleground
avenue.
Charles H. Mauney, a member
of the steering committee, said
Mrs. Mildred M. Whetstine is
serving, as secretary.
The office is located in the
building most recently occupied
by City Paint Store and will
serve as an information center
for ‘“distribution of facts setting
forth this committee’s position
favoring legal control of the sale
of alcoholic beverages,” Mr. Mau
ney stated.
Mr. Mauney continued:
“We do not favor increasing
the consumption of alcoholic bev
erages. Ours is entirely a posi
tion supporting legal control of
these sales and for channeling
revenue from sale of alcoholic
beverages to the benefit of all
citizens of the City of Kings
Mountain and of the Kings Moun
tain school district.
“The office will be open during
regular business hours Mondays
through Saturdays preceding the
June 13 election on the question
of legal sale. Any and all citizens
desiring, information are invited
to visit the office.
“We want all elegible citizens
to register and vote in order that
the decision will reflect the true
thinking of the city.”
Property Owners,
C of C Making
Feasibility Study
By MARTIN HARMON
Mammoth plans for private
development of a mall serving
the downtown shopping area and
including a 400-car-plus free park
ing area were detailed this week
by Richard E. Maxey, chairman
of the downtown development
committee of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Anticipated is the purchase of
property in what is commonly
known as the “back lot”, and
other properties bounded by Cher
okee street, East Gold street and
South Piedmont avenue.
Razing of the buildings front
ing on the south side of Chero
kee street, from Kings Mountain
Florist to the Morrison building
is anticipated, as well as some in
other areas.
Currently underway is an ap
praisal of costs by registered ap
praisers, cost of this service be
ing underwritten by the Cham
ber of Commerce and property
owners fronting on the proposed
mall. Report is due by July 1.
The property owners will de
cide whether the project is fea
sible when the appraisal report
is received. If feasible, the prop
erty owners will form a non
profit corporation, with shares to
be issued and assessments made
on basis of footage owned. Fi
nancing would be 25 percent
cash from the corporation, with
amortization of the balance over
a period of ten to fifteen years.
If the project proves feasible,
the corporation will seek lease
of Cherokee street and the “back
lot” alley from the City of Kings
Mountain.
Abutting property owners
would then be expected to reno
vate their back doors to “fronts”,
with windows for merchandise
display and easily-accessible en
trances.
Mr. Maxey said participants
have exhibited much enthusiasm
for the development project.
“To await federal government
aid on such a project means, we
have been told by federal of
ficials, a wait of at least five
years. We are confident the job
can be done within months
through private initiative and
enterprise. It is imperative to
have ample free parking in mer
chandising centers, if these cen
ters are to survive, and as the
parking center developments
have demonstrated,” Mr. Maxey
commented.
Election
SIDELIGHTS
Clarence L. Black, the veteran
Ward 1 city election registrar,
does not believe in levity at the
polls. Commenting disgustedly on
the three voters in Ward 1 who
wasted their ballot lor mayor by
placing an “x” by the name of
John Henry Moss, then writing
in another (two for Kelly Dixon,
one for Bootblack Don Bennix),
he declared, "All fools aren’t
dead yet!"
It happens every election. K- E.
Morrison drove out to the Beth
ware box to cast his ballot for
school trustee, found himself un
registered, remembered he had
voted at Bethware only once,
supporting the bonds to build
Kings Mountain high school. But
that was in 1962 and a new reg
istration was ordered in the
spring of 1963.
Among citizens awaiting re
(ty0i8 ativj uo panuttuoQ)
OFFICIAL RETURNS
Education Election May 9,1967
Board Of
Ward Ward Ward Wood Ward Peak
in
IV
Bath
Grace Grover ware Total*
Mrs. Kelly (Bernice) Bunch
34
64
65
“6T
78
~47
172
11 i 67
25
506
467
Alex D. Owens
30
49
76
158
28
44
Bill Babb
total No. of Voters
25
w
41
72
m
58
397
201 | 5
240-76
8
"79~
457
1159
158
Wage Hike Posted
By Foote Mineral
DELEGATES — Jeff Mauney.
top, and Pat Cheshire have
been named delegates to Tar
Heel Boys' State by Otis D.
Green Post 155, the American
Legion.
Boys' State
Delegates Named
Charles Jefferson Mauney and
Grady Patterson Cheshire have
been named delegates to Tar
Heel Boys’ State June 18-24 by
Otis D. Green Post 155, the
American Legion.
Both are rising seniors at Kings
Mountain high school. Mauney
is son of Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Mau
ney. Cheshire is son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Cheshire.
Jeff Mauney has been elected
editor of “Milestones”, the stu
dent yearbook, at Kings Moun
(Continued on Page Eight)
Auxiliary Water
Now Flows Fully
Water from Milk Dairy
branch and from Canterbury
creek was flowing into the Deal
street water filtration plant
Wednesday afternoon to the ex
tent of approximately 1,080,000
gallons per day.
Completion of the Canterbury
link-up marked fruition of a
several-week project to obtain
an auxiliary source of supply
to supplement the city's water
shy resevoirs.
Total from the auxiliary sup
ply is more than half the city's
average daily requirement of
raw water.
Mayor John Henry Moss said
the successful project was com
pleted quickly due to the
"hard work of Superintendent
of Public Works Grady Yelton,
virtually every member of his
department and Commissioner
O. O. Walker."
He added, "Obviously, with
out the cooperation of civil de
fense officials at state and lo
cal level, the United States
army which furnished th» wa
ter lines on loan, and property
owners who allowed the city to
cross their properties. Kings
Mountain would have faced a
long, hot and dry summer,
with rationing of water a very
probability."
Hourly-Rated
Employees Get
Seven-Cent Hike
E. R. Goter, manager of Foote
Mineral Company’s Kings Moun
tain operations, announces a
wage increase of 7c per hour for
hourly employees, effective May
1, 1967.
Effective the same date, com
pany-paid fringe benefits were
also improved by increasing the
straight life insurance from $2,
000 to $3,000 and accidental
death insurance from $1,000 to
$3,000 per employee.
“We appreciate the loyalty,
good workmanship and safety
performance of each employee,”
sail Mr. Goter. “With this con
tinued teamwork, new equipment
and increased capacity, we look
forward to making the next sev
eral years eventful and produc
tive.”
Currently, the Kings Mountain
operationsj productive capacity is
being enlarged by the addition
of a Third Flotation Circuit.
Complementing this addition,
mine capacity has been increased
with the purchase of two 3-yard
shovels, 35-tone Euclid trucks and
an enlarged ore-crushing sys
tem.
Thieves Loot
Hairis-Teetei
Three hundred and fifty car
tons of cigarettes stolen from
Harris - Teeter Supermarket in
Kings Mountain late Friday or
early Saturday morning were re
covered over the weekend by
Tobe Bell in a patch of woods
off Waco Road.
Thieves entered the establish
ment by breaking a glass in the
front door and made off with the
loot, the second such robbery to
take place at the local establish
ment in the last several years.
Investigating officers stated
that the cigarettes were found
just off Waco Road by Bell, who
notified officers.
A check Wednesday evening
with the Cleveland County Sher
iff’s Department revealed that
the break-in and theft were still
under investigation and that no
arrests have been made.
"Bon Mots" Aplenty
At Board Meeting
The ‘‘bon mots” were flying
at Wednesday morning’s city
board of commissioner meet
ing.
Comm. Ray Cline, moving
approval of petition to pave
Kiser and Cline streets from
Sadie Loop to Floyd street,
commented, “Cline street wasn’t
named for me but for a form
er sheriff (Raymond Cline).”
Campbell Lockridge, seeking
help from the city to relieve
a drainage problem at his home
site, declared, “If something
isn’t done soon, I’ll have to
fence it in and charge admis
sion to see the junior Grand
Canyon.’’
IN RUN-OFF — Mrs. Kelly
Bunch, top, led the voting in a
close race for school trustee
Tuesday. Alex D. Owens, who
placed second, has called a
run-off. It will be held May 25.
Legion Elects
Gail Wiesenex
Carl Wiesener defeated Com
mander Clinton Jolly and past
Commander John W. Gladden for
commander of Otis D. Green Post
! 155, American Legion, in annual
post elections last Thursday.
It was an election which saw
heavier - than - usual voting and
politicking and found floor nom
inees, as was Wiesener, finding
more-than-customary favor with
the voters.
The vote for commander was
Wiesener 93, Jolly 51, Gladden 12.
Other results:
For first vice-commander, Bob
Smith 83, Gene Wright 75; sec
ond vice-commander, Jay W.
Powell 96, Bruce McDaniel 60;
for sergeant-at-arms, Horace Cun
ningham 79, David Delevie 77;
for chaplain, Charles McCarter
89, Haywood Brooks 64; for his
torian, Fred Wright, Jr. 97, Var
dell Neal 56.
Ben T. Goforth 122, Hobart
Dye 111, J. T. McGinnis, Jr. 86,
James Lybrand 78, and George
Ruppe 77, were elected to the
executive committee, over Jack
Bennett 74, James E. Amos 71,
Carl Swan 68, and Elvvood Hun-;
ter 36.
Unopposed were Joe McDaniel.!
Jr., for adjutant-finance officer,
150; S. A. Blanton, assistant ser-j
geant-at-arms, 141; Gene Steffy, j
service officer, 149; and L. E.
(Josh) Hinnant, member of the
scholarship committee, 145.
The newly elected officers will
be installed in June.
Marshals Named
For Commencement
Junior marshals for the 1967
commencement season have been
selected at Kings Mountain high
school.
Marshals, chosen on basis of
scholarship with an average of
“A” on conduct, are Co-Chiefs
Danny Dyke and Donna Craw
ford, Sharon Gold, Jeff Mauney,
Judy Fitch, Stan Yarbro, Carolyn
Falls, John Parker, Billy Wil
liams, June Frederick, Kathy
Holland and Mike Hoyle.
SpES lanes Thurman Rhodes Home
After 19-Month Tenure In Vietnam
By MARTIN HARMON
“When I saw the Washington
coast I almost cried."
That’s how SpE5 James Thur
man Rhodes, 24, expressed his
gladness at being stateside again
after 19 months duty in Vietnam
as a truck driver with the 554th
platoon, 159th transportation bat
talion.
Rhodes, who worked for N. F.
McGill & Son, Kings Mountain
Drug Company and Massmo, Inc.,
before volunteering for a three
year bitch in the army on April
Fool's Day 1965, worked out of
Quinhan, hauling every frontline
need, from ammunition to food
and medical supplies.
Rhodes went to Vietnam as a
passenger on the USAT General
U, S. Gardner, confesses to get
ting seasick during a seige of
rough weather, and found the
rapid-transit jet plane return
transportation more to his liking.
After processing in Seattle,
Wash.,he arrived in Charlotte at
4:30 Sunday morning for a 30
| (Continued on Pago Eight)
Mis. Bunch
Leads Owens
In Close Race
By MARTIN HARMON
Moss Administration II will
have the same personalities as
Moss Administration I as a re
sult of Tuesday’s municipal bal
loting in which Commissioners T.
J. (Tommy) Ellison and O. O.
Walker won handily over their
challengers.
Surprise, if any, was occasioned
in the school trustee election,
where Mrs. Kelly Bunch led
Alex D. Owens, the runner-up,
and Bill Babb in close voting.
Mrs. Bunch had a 39-margin lead
over Mr. Owens, 49 over Mr.
Babb.
Mr. Owens formally called for
a run-off, to be conducted May
23, late Wednesday morning.
Comm. Ellison, Ward 3, and
Com. Walker, Ward 5, topped
their challengers in all five wards.
The totals were: Ellison 764,
James L. Guyton 138, and Alfred
C. Tucker 133 for the Ward 3
seat; and Walker 781 and Rich
ard E. Shane.y 258 for the Ward
5 seat.
Members of Moss Adminis
tration II will take the oath of
office at swearing in ceremon
ies at City Hall courtroom
Thursday morning at 10 o’clock.
The school trustee vote was:
Mrs. Bunch 506, Owens 467, and
Babb 457.
Mayor John Henry Moss, Com
missioners Rav W. Cline, Ward
1, W. S. Biddix, Ward 2, and
Norman King, Ward 4, were un
opposed. Mayor Moss topped the
ticket with 957 votes, Cqmrn- Bid
dix was second at 849, Comm.
King third at 832, and Comm.
Cline fourth at 813.
Tuesday’s municipal voting at
tracted fewest number of voters
(1064) since the strict ward sys
tem was scrapped prior to the
1947 election.
Comm. Ellison, first elected to
the commission in 1947, was
elected to his eighth two-year
term and is dean of the board in
point of service. CVmm. Walker
was elected to a second term, as
was Comm. Biddix, and Mayor
Moss, who was Ward 4 commis
sioner in 194749. Comm. Cline
was elected to his fourth term,
Comm. King to his third.
Both Mrs. Bunch and Mr.
Owens are newcomers to politi
cal contests and the winner will
succeed Trustee H. O. (Toby)
Williams, retiring after complet
ing his first six-year term during
which he represented the out
side-city district.
Mrs. Bunch, the leader, was a
last-day filee for the school po
sition on April 24.
The May 23 run-off will be con
ducted under the same rules and
by the same officials who con
ducted Tuesday’s election. Regis
tration books will not be opened.
Memorial Day
Services May 28
Kings Mountain Memorial Day
services will he held in memorial
park of Mountain Rest cemetery
on Sunday, May 28.
The second annual commemo
ration is under sponsorship of
American Legion Post 155 Auxili
ary, American Legion Post 155,
Frank Glass Post 9811 VFW, the
Kings Mountain Ministerial As
sociation and the City of Kings
Mountain.
RE-ELECTED — Commissioners
T. J. (Tommy) Ellison. Ward 3,
and O. O. Walker. Ward 5,
were re-elected to office Tues
day.
Diivei Training
Classes Set
I Summer classed in driver's ed
I ucation will be conducted in the
! schools beginning June 5th at 8
j a.m. at the high school.
j Instructor will be Bill Cushion
who said that boys and girls who
will have become age 16 by Sep
tember are eligible to enroll.
Prospective students need not
now be enrolled in school, Cash
ion said, explaining that instruc
tion is also available to those
students who may have dropped
out of high school at age 16.
The sessions will include class
room instruction for two hours
daily plus driving experience.
There is no fee for the course.
Prospective students may reg
ister by telephoning 739-5401 or
applying at the Kings Mountain
high school on Phifer road.
Sellers Rites
Are Conducted
George C. Sellers, 64, of Route
2, Cherryville, died Sunday morn
ing at Gaston Memorial Hospital
following an illness of five days.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from his home at 2 p.m. Tues
day by the Revs. John A. Lowder,
Grady Greene and Martin P.
Hurles. Burial was in St. Marks
Lutheran Church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Viola Heffner Sellers; his moth
er, Mrs. Mike Sellers of Char
lotte; three brothers, Delah Sel
lers of Jacksonville, Fla., Hazel
Sellers of Belmont and J. W. Sel
lers of Charlotte, and one sister,
Mrs. . John Sellers of Kings
Mountain.
He was a member of Cherry
ville’s First Methodist church.
OFFICIAL RETURNS
City Election May 9,1967
For Mayor _ _
John Henry Moss
Ward I Comm.
Ray W._CUne_
Ward II Comm.
W. S. Biddix
Ward III Comm.
T. J. Ellison
James L. Guyton
Alfred C. Tucker
Ward IV Comm.
Norman King
Ward V Comm.
Richard Shaney
O. O. Walker
Total No. of Voters
Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward
I II III _IV _V Totals
~8ll~T42T202Tl78 ! 3$4 I 957
77 i 1 IT I 169 i 147 I 303
813
69 | 134 | 177 ! 158 1 311 1 849
58 I 123' T 185 | 137 261
12 I 18 I 20 I 42 f 46
18 | 11
20
12 I 72
764
138
133
72 1 115 ! 181 158 306 832
24 I 34
65 | 121
47
168
48 j 105
144 f 283
258
781
90 I 158 i 225 j 194 395 i 1064