illation Greater Kings Mountain 21,914 City Limits 8,256 The Greater King, Mountain ilgure ie derived iron the special United States Bureau oi the Census report o January 198S. and includes the 14.990 population o Number 4 Township, and the remaining 6.124 iron Number 5 Township, in Cleveland County and Crowder' Mountalq Township in Gaston County. Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, July 27, 1967 Pagos Today PRICE TEN CENTS VOL. 78 — No. 30 Seventy-Eignth Year HANDWORK AND CRAFTS—The children, seate 1 around the table, are being instructed in using paints. In addition, they are taught in units of s tudy, including the story hour, the bedroom, the itchen and tl^e out-of-doors. Numerous field trips were conducted. (Photos by Isaac Alexander) rr„,„rrrrr,,rrr„„rr,r,rrrrr,, c IN SAFETY ROOM—A safety room is feature of the summer pro gram, Operation Head Start, which ends Friday. In the photo graph above students observe safety signs as they ride tricycles. CHILDREN AT PLAY—The 138 pre-schoolers en died in the second summer of Operation Head Start do lots of things. In the photograph above students play an the floor in the activity room. WINS CAMPEHSHIP—Susan Fite, 14-year-old daughter of Mr. v and Mrs. Henry Fite, has won a two-week Sawyer Memorial campership to Camp Rotary, among three Girl Scouts honored &y the Pioneer Girl Scout Council. A First Class Scout, she is a member of Troop 4 Cadettes. The camp program starts Sunday. (Photo by L. M. Lucas) MUSIC DIRECTOR-HR. Mer ton of York, S. C., how owumOd duties of music director at Mac edonia Baptist church. Morton Assumes nChuich Post W Macedonia Baptist church regular monthly conference July 9 called H. E. Morton York, S. C. as Director of (Music of the local church. Mr. Morton has served seven (Continues 0% Paffe SiektJ as? Cadette Scoot First From Area To Be Honored Susan Fite, 14, will take her guitar to Camp Rotary Sunday but her practice sessions may be short during a projected lull two weeks of activities. The Kings Mountain First Class Scout won a full two-week campership for outstanding scout ing accomplishments in the Pio neer Council and Sunday will join Senior Scouts at Bowman’s Knob for camping out in tents and outdoor training which will (Continued on Page Eight> Head Start Summei Program Ends On Friday Operation Head Start, the fed eral government paid summer program for economically de prived pre-schoolers, ends on Fri day. The 138 youngsters and mem bers.. the .tub** eludes jtine teachers, nine aides and nine volunteer aides, will be treated to a watermelon slicing on Friday morning at Lake Crawford picnic area. Director Howard Bryant said the children will begin the day, as usual, at 8:30 a.m. with a snack and participate in various room activities, including units of work in the kitchen, bedroom, storytime and out-of-doors. Fart of the six weeks program has been devoted to field trips. Some young folk enjoyed a first ride on an elevator and escala tor. They visited a museum, li brary, fire department, postof fice, a church, and supermarket and were fascinated by a dairy operation. Director Bryant said yet anoth er phase of the program has been the care of the child’s health. Each has undergone com- j (Continued on Page Eight) Rites Conducted For Miss Hord Funeral rites for Miss Marjorie Hord, 76, longtime veteran Kings Mountain schoolteacher, were held Friday at 3 p.m. from Kings Mountain Baptist church of which she was a member. Miss Hord died Wednesday night at 8 o’clock in the Kings Mountain hospital following ill ness of two weeks. A native of Clevalen,d County, she was daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hord. A graduate of Kings Mountain high school and Linwood college, she taught school for 47 years for the most part of the time in Kings Mountain. She had also taught in Waco and Stanley. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. D. G. Littlejohn, Mrs. J. K. Willis, both of Kings Mountain, and Mrs. P. M. Mauney of Shel by; and five brothers, George Hord, Fred Hord, and Ned Hord, all of Kings Mountain, Roy Hord of Charlotte and Joe Beech Hord of Maxton. Rev. Charles Summey officiat ed at the final rites, and inter ment was in Elizabeth Baptist i church cemetery near Sneiby. Funeral Bites Held On Wednesday For Mrs. Henry McGinnis, 37 Funeral rites lor Mrs. Cora Smith McGinnis, 77, widow of Henry Wade McGinnis, were held Wednesday at 4 p.m. Irom Cen tral Methodist church. Rev. D. B. Alderman officiated at the final rites, and Interment was in Mountain Rest cemetery. Mrs. McGinnis died Tuesday morning at 7 a m. m the Kings Mountain hospital after several month’s illness. She was a native of Richmond County, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs. John Smith. She was a member of Central Methodist church. Her husband died in 1965. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Grad> Howard; three grandchildren Joan, Pattie and Geeper Howard all of Kings Mountain; and three slaters, Mrs. Ruth Potts, Mrs. laila Medlin and Miss Beulah Smith, all of Charlotte. m SEVEN LEGS.'?/—That's right, the two boys above, Bobby Dean Bridges, 13 (left) and Andrew Parker, 12 (right) found a seven legged frog in the Bonnie Mill Pond Sunday. The extra three legs are fin ,tho frog's left side. Bobby is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bridges of 30S Lake St. and Ray is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Parker of Kings Mountain. City Asks Renewal Of Workable Plan Workable Plan To Be Filed By September 1 Application for renewal of Kings Mountain’s workable pro gram for community improve ment will be filed with the De partment of Housing and Urban Development prior to September 1. The plan was approved for a one-year period last September 1 and is renewable providing the city shows evidence of progress in implementing the plan — aim of which is use of private and public resources to both elimi nate and prevent slums and blight. Adoption of a formal resolu tion by the city commission Tues day night follows recommenda tion of the city redevelopment commission headed by Carl F. Mauney, chairman. Otto.tr mem bers are William Herndon. John °ionk, Tom* Tate and diaries Mexander. Renewal of the progr-m for mother year makes Kings Moun tain eligible for federal grants for community improvement. In a second resolution passed by the commission Tuesday night, (Continues On Page Eight) GRADUATE — Ernie Payne has received an AB degree in his tory and political science from Western Carolina Univer I sity at Cullowhee* Ernie Payne Wins Degree j Ernie Payne, son of Mr. anc Mrs. Ernest C. Payne of King Mountain, was recently gradUat ed from Western Carolina Uni /Continues On Page Bight) Dixon Recommends Water, Sewer Sanitary District Sewage System *388.500 Grant To Be Approved The city commission Tuesday adopted a formal resolution call ing for long range water and sewer facilities planning for the Kings Mountain urban areas. Action followed closely on the heels the mayor’s announce ment that Kings Mountain can expect favorable response to its request for $388,500 in federal grants for assistance in renova tion and expansion of its sewage disposal and treatment system. Reporting "all plans are ready” prior to advertising for bids on the proposed Buffalo Creek water project, Col. W. K. Dickson, the consulting engineer, said, ‘‘Kings Mountain’s proposed water pro ject could be an intricate part of any overall plan for Cleve land County.” “Kings Mountain must move now in the develop ment of the project for the fu ture of the city and its urban areas", said Dickson. Mr. Dickson praised the fore sight of “the setting aside of Buffalo Creek in 1962 by the State Stream and Sanitation Committee as Kings Mountain source of water” and said, “I foresee great possibilities for total development of water and sewer services for future growth of Kings Mountain and urban areas.” Establishment of a sanitary district for both water and sew ! er services and guidelines gov erning outside customers along the outfall line to the treatment Gerald Thomasson Managing New Kings Mountain Office Supply A new Kings Mountain busi ■ ness citizen, Kings Mountain Of fice Supply & Equipment Com pany, is now open for business. Gerald Thomasson, manager, ' said the firm will specialize in office supplies and equipment and offer printing service. Employed as secretary-clerk is Mrs. Claudette Butler Corn, wife of David Corn, a member of the city police department. The firm is located in com pleted renovated quarters in the former Economat Washerette on the corner of S. Cherokee street. The building was purchas ed from Dr. D. M. Morrison. Kelly Dixon was general contractor, City Floor Service installed as "halt tile on the floors and City Heating furnished the heating air conditioning system. Electri cal contractor was L. A. Hoke Electric. I The interior is enhanced by i birch paneling and the show win dows of the