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Population
Greater Kings Mountain 21,914
City Limits 8,256
The Greater Kings Mountain figure is derived from the
special United States Bureau of the Census report o
January 1986. and includes the 14.990 population o
Number 4 Township, and the remaining 6.124 iron
Number 5 Township, in Cleveland County and Crowder'
Mountain Township in Gaston County.
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VOL. 78 No. 20
Established 1889
Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper
Kings Mountain N. C., Thursday, May 18, 1967
Seventy-Eignth Year
Pages
Today
PRICE TEN CENTS
Mrs. Bunch, Owens In School Post Run-Off Tuesday
ABC, Beer-Wine Vote Called
Both Sides Spurring Activity
I Registration
' Books To Open
For 12 Days
The city board of commission
ers at a special meeting Friday
formally called the June 13 elec
tion on question of legal sale of
beer and wine for off-premises
consumption and establishment
of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Stores.
Registration books will open
Monday at all the five Ward poll
ing places and will be open daily
through June 3, pursuant to Sen
ate Bill 197 recently ratified into
law by the General Assembly.
Polling places are the same as
for the May 23 school board run
off election and the officials will
be the same.
Registrars will be at the poll
ing places from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
during the registration period.
Saturday, June 10, has been des
ignated Challenge Day, when the
books will be opened for public
inspection and challenge.
Voting hours on June 13 will
be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Formal notice of the board res
olution appears in the current
edition of the Kings Mountain
k Herald.
Dinner Honoring
Anthony June 20
A community-wide dinner hon
oring Dr. J. E. Anthony, recently
retired Kings Mountain physi
cian, will be held at the Ameri
can Legion building on Tuesday,
June 20.
Announcement iwas made Wed
nesday by Mayor John Henry
Moss and W. S. Fulton, Jr., Cham
ber of Commerce president. The
City and Chamber of Commerce
are co-sponsoring the event.
Dr. Anthony recently complet
ed more than 55 years as a med
ical doctor, his full practice spent
in Kings Mountain.
Tickets for the dinner, at $2 50
per person, will go on sale June
i
Board Approves
Beauty Course
The Kings Mountain high
school cosmetology department
has been fully approved by the
North Carolina State Board of
Cosmetic Arts.
Letter stating approval was
received from Mrs. Iris H. Law
rence, chairman, who said that
inspection of the facilities show
ed full state requirements re
specting sanitation and equip
ment had been met.
Approval was effective April
12.
Lithium Union
Voting Thursday
Herman Urges
All EligUbles
To Cast Votes
Production and maintenance
employees of Lithium Corpora
tion ox America, Inc., will vote
Thursday in an election supervis
ed by National Labor Relations
board representatives, on whether
they want to become a local
union of the Oil Chemical and
Atomic Workers, International
union.
This is the fourth attempt to
organize the nearby Lithium
Corporation plant, but the first
attempt by the Oil, Chemical and
Atomic Workers.
This union* however, was suc
cessful In winning a representa
tion election at Lithium's St.
Louis park plant, Minneapolis,
Minn., several years ago.
Previous organization attempts
by other unions have been un
successful, the most recent by
the AFL-CIO Steelworkers.
J. D. Herman, resident manag
er of Lithium and vice-president
in charge of manufacturing, in
letters to employees since April
28, consistently has unged all the
145 eligible employees to vote in
order that “the outcome should
be based on the wishes of every
employee concerned.”
Management, which opposes
the organization effort, has con
ducted its electioneering cam
paign principally via a series of
letters.
In the letter of May 15, man
agement pointed out, “It will not
do to assume that there will be
no strike or trouble here. OACW
called a strike lasting 10 weeks
at our former St. Louis Park
plant just 12 days after they took
over. OACW has called strikes in
the near-by states of Virginia,
West Virginia, and Kentucky
during recent months.”
Voting will be conducted dur
ing the hours of 6 to 8 a.m. and
2 to 4 p.m.
OPTIMIST CLUB
A film, “Airport Needs”, will
be shown at Thursday night's
Optimist club meeting at 8 p.
m. at the Optimist clubhouse.
Tommy Bridges, member of the
mayoral fact-finding committee
on airport needs, will give the
program, “The Best Investment
We Ever Made.”
Junior Woman's Chib To Promote
Sale oi Standard Garbage Cans
ELECTED — Ronald CampbolL
■on ot Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
CcmphoH. tan boon oloctod
pnoMont ot ttao ctndont govorn
Kings Mountain’s spring clean
up campaign is officially under
way.
Clayvon Kelly, publicity chair
man for the beautification pro
ject, said this week that during
the month’s campaign the city
again will dispose, on call, of citi
zens and business firms, heavy
debris and junk.
Mr. Kelly reminded the city
ordinance governing proper gar
bage disposal and junk cars will
be enforced and that the or
dinance information will be made
available to every citizen and dis
tributed door-to-door in pamphlet
form within the next few days.
He also said another phase of
the clean-up effort will be to en
courage all citizens to purchase
covered garbage containers for
their homes during a promotion
headed by the Junior Woman's
club. "For a very few pennies
you can get your garbage clean
ed up”, said Kelly.
Mr. Kelly noted that a third
phase of the city-wide beautifi
MAY QUEEN — Jo Bridges,
daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Bridges, wilt reign as May
Queen at traditional May Day
festivities May 19th at Kings
Mountain high school.
Jo Bridges
May Queen
Jo Bridges, high school senior
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Bridges, will reign as May
Queen -at traditional May Day
festivities Friday, May 19th, at 8
p.m. in the school gymnasium.
The festivities will feature the
theme, Fantasy in May.”
Miss Bridges, active in a num
ber of school activities, is co-edi
tor of the student newspaper,
The Mountaineer.”
Sandy Mullinax will serve as
maid of honor on the May Court
and senior attendants will be
Barbara Plonk and Mary Beth
Ramsey. Jurtior attendants will
be Beverly Hamrick and Nancy
Rayfield. Sophomore attendants
will be Cathy Carroll and Cathy
Hardin and freshmen attendants
will be Cindy Carroll and Deb
bie Timms.
"Drys" Making
House-To-House
Survey Of Voters
By MARTIN HARMON
With the June 13 referendum
on question of legalizing sale of
wine and beer for off-premises
consumption and establishing Al
coholic Beverage Control stores
now fact, proponents and op
ponents are increasing their ac
tivity in an effort to get enough
favorable votes in the ballot
boxes.
The operational format of both
groups will be similar.
IBoth groups will make an ef
fort to get as many of their
“faith” registered to be eligible
to vote on June 13.
'Both groups will utilize com
munications media of all kinds,
newspaper and radio, leaflets,
brochures, and posters, speaker
cadres and cash to promote their
positions.
At “wet” (Committee for Le
gal Control) headquarters, 119
South Battleground avenue, a
large coffee urn is maintained
for visitors, “Facts” are avail
able to any who want them. A
meeting for leaders was held
Monday night and a “Committee
of 50” formed.
The “drys” — Committee Op
posed to the Sale of Alcoholic
Beverages — have been meeting
each Wednesday night, first at
the First Baptist church, now
at the National Guard Armory.
Already a house-to-house survey
—with the twin aim to get a
definite sampling on sentiment
and to make some conversions
of the waverers and undecideds
—is underway.
A steering committee meeting
was held Tuesday night, budget
work initiated. The “drys” are
asking the churches to supply
campaign funds of not less than
25 cents per member. (Left-over
funds, if any, will be donated
to the Hebron Colony, an alco
holic rehabilitation center near
Boone.)
The "drys’’ feel they started
ahead, want to maintain and
widen their margin.
The “wets” acknowledge their!
course to victory is uphill.
MOSS ADMINISTRATION I BECOMES MOSS ADMINISTRATION II — Members of Moss Adminis
tration II took the oath of office in swearing-in ceremonies Thursday morning at City Hall court
room. Administering the oath to elected officials was Magistrate J. Lee Roberts, at far right. From
left to right. Ward 1 City Commissioner Ray Cline, Ward II City Commissioner W. S. Biddix,
Mayor John Henry Moss, Ward 3 City Commissioner T. J. Ellison, Ward IV City Commissioner
Norman King and Ward V City Commissioner O. O. Walker. Commissioner Biddix, commissioner
who polled the highest number of votes in the biennial election, was named mayor pro tern.
(Photo by Paul Lemmons).
Administration
Sworn; Biddix
Mayor Pro Tem
Ward 11 Commissioner W. S.
Biddix was named mayor pro
tem as the first official business
of Moss Administration 11 fol
lowing swearing-in ceremonies
Thursday at City Hall.
Mr. Biddix led in votes cast
for the five ward commissioner
posts in the May city election.
In other actions: the board
named the same depositories for
city funds, including First Union
National Bank, First Citizens
Bank & Trust Companyy, Home
Savings & Loan Association and
Kings Mountain Savings & Loan
Association and retained all city
employees and department heads.
After taking the oath of office
for the second term as mayor of
Kings Mountain, Mayor John
Moss called for “total develop
ment of Kings Mountain”. In re
viewing major projects under
way, he said.
"As we embark on another two
years of community service to
the citizens of Kings Mountain
we express extreme gratefulness
for your confidence in our pro
(Continued on Page Six)
SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT HONORED — R. N. Barnes, retiring after 40 years service in the
school system, receives an honorary copy of the Mil-atones K;ngs Mountain high, school year
book. which contains an appreciation for his many years of service as Superintendent of Schools.
Larry Burton (shown left), business manager of the Milestones, made the presentation, with
Editor-In-Chief Judy Morrison (shown right). Mr. Barnes, also retiring after 20 years m president
of the Western North Carolina High School Activities Asic elation, was accorded a rising vote of
thanks at a recent meeting of the association. M.. Carnes was commended as “one who never neg
lected his responsibilities In rendering decisions v.ith patience and foresight.'' (Photo by Isaac G.
James C. Atkinson
KMHS Principal
Madison County
Principal Named
To Vacancy Here
James C. Atkinson, principal of
Madison-Mayodan Senior high
school the past five years, will
become principal of Kings Moun
tain high school about July 1.
Mr. Atkinson was elected by
the oity board of education on
Monday to succeed Glenn R.
Brookshire, who was not a can
didate for re-election this year.
Mr. Brookshire resigned to ac
cept a position with the State De
partment of Public Instruction.
A graduate of Western Caro
lina college, Class of ’50, Atkin
son completed work for his mas
ter’s degree at the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro in
1958 and completed additional
graduate work at the University
at Chapel Hill.
He was a teacher in the Went
worth Schools of Rockingham
County for one year, was teacher
and coach at the Mayodan high
school for seven years, served as
principal of the Mayodan Ele
mentary school for two years,
as principal of the Madison-May
odan Junior high school for one
year and was re-employed by the
Mayodan board of education for
the coming year as principal of
(Continued on Page Six)
PRESIDENT — Rev. Wayne
Ashe, pastor of Macedonia Bap
tist church, has been elected
president of the Kings Moun
tain Ministerial Association for
the coming year.
Ashe Heads
Ministers Group
Iiev. Wayne Ashe, pastor of
Macedonia Baptist church, has
been elected president of the
Kings Mountain Ministerial As
sociation for the coming year.
(Continued on Paye Six)
Mountaineers Win Crown, Invade
Wilkes Central For Playofi Tilt
By MOODY HAMRICK
Herald Sports Editor
Coach Bob Hussey’s Kings Mountain Mountaineers de
feated Lincolnton at City Stadium Tuesday night, 12-0, to
capture the Southwest Conference baseball championship.
By virtue of the win the Mounties earned the right to
meet undefeated Wilkes Central, Northwest Conference
champ, Friday night at eight o’clock in Wilkesboro for
the bi-conference championship.
The winner Friday night will
play the champion of the Pied
mont Conference next Friday
night, May 26th, for the associa
tion crown.
North Rowan has already cap
tured the title in the North Pied
mont loop, but the South Pied
mont division is in a ihree-way
tie between Asheboro, Concord,
and Statesville. Tournaments this
week and next will determine the
winner and the team that will
meet the victor of the Kings;
Mountain-Wilkes Central game. '
Going into Tuesday’s game the]
Mountaineers had assured them
solves of at least a tie for the
Southwest Conference crown by
virtue of a 3-2 victory over Bel
mont Monday night in that city.
Up until last Friday night the
locals were in a three-way tie
for the loop title with, Chase and
East Rutherford, but both of
those clubs lost in loop encoun
ters Friday night while the
Kings Mountain - Belmont clash
was being rained out. Thus, the
Mounties took over leadership of
the league and on Monday night
assured themselves of a co-(
IC'ontinued on Page Three)
Run-Off Rules
No Different
From May 9
Kings Mountain school district
citizens will return to the polls
Tuesday to elect a member of the
board of education from the out
side-city district.
The contest is between Mrs.
Kelly (Bernice) Bunch, house
wife, who led the May 9 ballot-.
ing, and Alex D. Owens, farmer
and landscaper. Mrs. Bunch poll
ed 506 votes, Mr. Owens 469. Bill
Babb was the third-place finisher
at 457 votes.
The three-candidate race on
May 9 attracted 1459 voters in
the eight ward polling places,
with 1420 recorded as validly
marked in the school trustee
race.
On May 9, Mrs. Bunch was the
leader in four wards, Mr. Owens
in three, where the margins were
narrow for each in all wards ex
cept Grover. Here Mis. Bunch led
both candidates by 67 to 9, a
margin of 58 and 19 more than
her leading margin.
Obvious efforts of both candi
dates are to garner Babb votes at
Bethware, where Mr. Babb "Grov
er-ed” his opposition 201 to 39, a
margin of 162 votes.
Both candidates acknowledge
they have been busy contacting
voters.
The winner will succeed H. O.
(Toby) Williams, retiring after
his first six-year term.
Polls will open at 7 a.m. and
close at 6 p.m.
Voting places are:
Ward 1 — City Hall.
Ward 2 — American Legion
building.
Ward 3 — East school.
Ward 4 — First Wesleyan
Methodist Fellowship room.
Ward 5 — National GuanJ
Armory. /
Park Grace — Park Grace
! school.
Bethware — Bethware school.
Grover — Grover Rescue Squatl
building.
City Officials
Win Reelection,
Raises Same Day
Members of. the city adminis
tration, all of whom were re
elected May 9, had pay raises
authorized the same day.
The City of Kings Mountain
municipal officials pay bill,
Senaw Bill 220 introduced by
White 01 Cleveland on April
6, was ratified into law May
9.
Ratified on May 12 was
House Bill 776, introduced by
Mauney of Cleveland, to em
power the county commission
to appoint and set the pay of
an assistant coroner.
The Kings Mountain pay
bill, effective July 1, provides
that the mayor will be paid a
salary of $8500 per year (for
merly a maximum of $6000
and minimum of $600) and
that each commissioner will be
paid $900 per year (formerly
$25 per month, provided the
commissioners attended the one
regular meeting).
Legion Chief
To Speak Here
Robert W. Davis, commander
of the North Carolina Depart
ment of the American Legion,
will make the principal address
at second annual Memorial Day
services here.
Mr. Davis, a Salisbury attor
ney, will speak at services to be
held at Memorial Park of Moun
tain Rest cemetery on Sunday,
May 28, at 2:30 p.m.
The services are under spon
sorship of the Kings Mountain
VFW and American Legion posts,
the Legion Auxiliaryy, Kings
Mountain MinisteriV association,
and City of Kings Mountain.
200-Member Class
To Graduate May 29
Commencement exercises for
Kings Mountain high school’s
200-member class of graduating
seniors will begin on Sunday,
May 28th, with the baccalaureate
sermon.
Diplomas will be awarded in
finals exercises Monday, May 29.
Both programs will be held at
8 o’clock in Kings Mountain high
school gymnasium.