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OL. 79 No. 49
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., December 7, 1967
PRICE TEN CENTS
DEDICATION — Erie A. Trigg is
esident of Alcan Aluminum
ipany of Cleveland, Ohio,
rere Monday for the dedication
of the company's first facility
the Southeast.
fANAGER — George H. Porgen
the manager of the new Alcan
aluminum Company mobile
tome service center here.
I New books added to the shel
ves of Jacob S. Mauney Memo
rial Library totaled 1,319 during
«he tflreee-month period, July
through September.
I The circulation report for the
lame period showed the juvenile
population is reading more than
their elders. A total of 5,144
books tfor young folk were circu
lated against a total of 2,877
boofcs for adults.'
These reports were given by
Mrs. Charles Pilling, librarian,
to members of the Library Board
at Tuesday’s regular meeting.
Mrs. Pilling said that total
book registration for the period
.was 3,766.
| It was also reported that shelv
ing, recently purchased from
Southern Desk Company, has
peen received and will be install
Mteto accommodate 500 books.
*(Hrs. Dilling also reported that
Bn apartments at the library
Kave been rented.
s. Clary's
es Conducted
Funeral rites for Mrs. S. A.
■lary, 85, of Shelby, mother of
(rs. Victor Hamrick of Kings
fountain, were held Saturday at
p.m. from Mt. Sinai Baptist
hurch, interment following in
he church cemetery.
Mrs. Clary died Thursday after
loon in Royster Memorial hos
fital. The widow of S. A. Clary,
(is, Clary was the former Wittie
one Pearson,
daughter of the
ite Geoige and Mary Champion
Other survivors Include four
»ns, four daughters; two sisters;
I gnuJdWiiidren; 100 great
•andchildren and 18 great-great
randchtldren.
Service Center
To Be Operating
By Mid-Ianuary
By MARTIN HARMON
Alcan Aluminum Company,
Cleveland, Ohio, dedicated its
first plant in the Southeast Mon
day, a mobile home service cen
ter, with production scheduled to
begin by mid-January.
The facility, operated in the
24,000 square foot Mauney Build
!ng at 311 Childers street', will
! employ ultimately about 25
persons.
George Poggen, plant manager,
said that the month’s Interim be
tween Saturday’s open house and
opening of production will be
utilized in completing equipment
installation, employing and train
ing production workers and in
otherwise readying to provide
painted aluminum products for
the mobile home and recreational
vehicle industry.
At Monday’s dedication. Presi
dent Eric A. Trigig said vie ini
tial investment in the Kings
Mountain operation approximates
$250,000.
" OPEN house
Alcan Aluminum Company-is
holding open house at its new
Kings Mountain . facility, 311
Childers street, Saturday after- 1
noon from 1 to 5 o’clock. Qf
ficials willconduct guests on a
tour of the plant and refresh
ments will be served. . K
“The mobile home industry is
the largest purchaser of painted
aluminum in the United States
jtoday," said - Mr. Trigg, as te
commented'On Alcan’s new faci
lity. “This year the industry will
consume about 66-thousand tons
of painted ’aluminum stock, and
a substantial amount of this ton
nage will be used in the Caro
linas, which ranks as the nation’s:
sixth largest producer of mobile
homes and recreational vehicles,”
Trigg added. “Within a 100-mile
radius of Kings Mountain,” he
continued, “are 30 manufacturers
of these vehicles.’*
President Trigg, John Henry
Moss, mayor of Kings Mountain,
and Mr. Roggen, plant manager
of the new facility presided at
the official ribbon-outting and
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Abernathy's
Rites Conducted
Funeral rites for Thomas Henry
Abernathy, 73, of Grover, were
held Saturday from his home in
Grover. Rev. Stewart. White and
Rev. Dwight Mullis officiated, and
interment was in Rose Hill ceme
tery.. • ,' ■<
Mr. Abernathy died Wednesday
at Oteen hospital after an Illness
of five years. He had been seri
ously ill for two months.'^
A retired postal employee, he
had worked at Shelby Post Office
for 39 years. His wife, the former
Renner Brackett, operates Renn's
Cafeteria in Grover. He was a
member of Shelby’s Central Meth
odist church and was a veteran of
World War I. He was also a mem
ber of Cleveland Masonic Lodge
202, the American Legion, and
Warren F. Hoyle Post where he
had received his 50 year pin.
In addition to his wife, he is
survived by a son, Robert Aber
nathy, of the home; a daughter,
Mrs. F. A. Davis of Fort Worth,
Texas; a brother, George C. Aber-i
nathy of Fprbestown, Calif., and
five sisters, Misses Mary and
Martha Abernathy, Mrs. L. N. Bu
chanan, Mrs. Nell Herrin,, all of
Shelby, and Mrs. Alma Abernathy
of Martinez, Ga.
BOARD TO MEET
Regular meeting of the city
board of commissioners will be
held Tuesday at City Hall at
6 p.m.
■Central Methodist Choir To Sing
Maunders "Bethlehem" On Sunday
The Senior Choir of Central
Bihodist church will present the
Bstmas Cantata, “Bethlehem”,
Ti. H, Maunder Sunday after
non at 4:30 in the church sanc
lary.
E. Cuthbert wrote the text for
le Christmas Cantata.
The cantata is composed of
three parts with the Biblical
Story of the Shepherds, Kings and
Our Gifts.
Mrs. J. N. McClure, church or
ganist and choir director, will
direct the presentation.
Rev. D. B. Alderman, pastor of
the church, said the commurflty
is invited to attend the -program.
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CANDIDATE — J. Malvllle
Broughton, Jr., son of the form
« governor and United States
Senator, announced this week
he; will be or candidate for the
Democratic nomination for gov
ernor. (•":
Mattie Taylor
Dies At 104
■** Fuderiil r rites for Mrs. Mattie
Taylor, 101, were held Wednes
day afternoon, dt 3:30-from By
num Chapel AME Zion church of
which she wail a member.
Mrs. Taylor died Friday after
declining health for some time.
Born in Gaston County March
1, 1863, she was the former Mat
tie jBoyd. Widow. of Jim Taylor,
she, was, mother of nine fchildren,
three rif^whom survive. They are
Mrs. Emma Taylor; MrS. Bertha
Reid and Clyde Taylor, all of
Kings-Mountain.
Other Survivors include 29
Srandeh'ildren; • 42 1 great-grand
lildren; ' and one great-great
grandchild.
Rev. R.'L. Garvin, Rev. J. M.
Alexander, Mrs. M. L. Campbell
and Rev. W. J. Campbell offi
ciated ht' the final rites.
Tributes from the church, Com
pact community and friends were
made by Mrs. 'Beatrice Patterson,
Roy Brown, and Mrs. M. Meek.
Carl Bennix sang a solo and the
church choir sang the hymn,
"What A Friend We Have In
Jesus."
Mrs; Taylor, the Kings Moun
tain area’s eldest citizen, had
lived almost all her life in the
Copipact Community. Her long
illness had confined her to her.
home but she was able to do
light housekeeping on her 103rd
birthday when she told a report
er her secret of longetivity was
“love the Lord and work , hard.”
Mis. Vick's
Bites Conducted
Funeral rites for Mrs. Jean
Evelyn Vick, 76, wife of Ernest
Vick, were held Wednesday at 4
p.m. from Macedonia 'Baptist
church, interment following in
Mountain Rest cemetery.
Rev. Wayne Ashe, assisted by
the Rev. Archie Chapman, offi
ciated at the final rites.
Mrs. Vide died Monday at 6:20
p.m. in the Kings Mountain hos
pital after several months ill
ness. She was daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. James Peeler.
Besides her husband, she is
survived! by two in-others, Wil
liam O. Peeler of Kings Mountain
and Clem B. Peeler of Wills,
Texas; and three sisters, Mrs.
Florente Mope of Paw Creek,
Mrs. Novena Hatcher of Greer,
S. C. and Mrs. -Paul Owens of
Hendersonville.
'ATTENDANCE AWARDS
Twelve Kings Mountain Lions
dub members received perfect
attendance pins at a recent
meeting. They were Richard
Barnette, C- P. Barry, John
Bedford, Howard Bryant, Ray
Holmes, Edwin Moore, Bill
; Moss, Hal Plonk, Johnny Rea
i vis, Odus Smith, Willie WU
1 liams and W. L. Plonk. *
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Jaycees Launch
Toys For Tots
Appeal Monday
At least two Christmas-season
projects in Kings Mountain will
provide Operation Santa CJaus
for the indigent.
Members of the Greater Kings
Mountain Ministerial Association
announced plans this week to
conduct the annual Empty Stock
ing appeal for funds for the nee
dy.
Toys For Tots, a project of the
Kings Mountain Junior Chamber
of Commerce, will get underway
Monday, Project Chairman Her
man Greene said this week. Mr. j
Greene said the Toys for Tot I
headquarters has been set up on
the East Mountain street park
ing area across from the Wom
an’s club. He sa’d citizens with
good, used toys to donate to the
area needy may deliver them to
the booth or call any Jaycee for
pick-up service. The toys will be
repaired by Jaycees for delivery
to children on Christmas Eve.
"There are many needy ehil-j
dM*”, said Mr. Greene,” and”#t>*
can -use any and all toys which
can be repaired to, assure some
needy child a brighter Christ
mas."
Rev. Robert Mann, chairman of
the Empty Stocking appeal, ssid
ministers will again mann tne
Empty Stocking' booth and ring
Christmas bells for the needy on
Battleground Avenue in the busi
ness district. Christmas shoppers
will be asked to contribute to the
project. Committees from the as
sociation will begin calling on
area businessmen next week to
solicit contributions for the char
ity project, said Mr. Mann.
For six years Kings Mountain
ministers have served as a clear
ing house for helping the needy
of the community. During the
1966 Christmas season a total of
$3,500 was contributed to pro
vide food, toys, clothing and
staple items to 225 needy fami
lies of the Kings Mountain area.
In addition, the gifts were used1
during the year to provide fuel,
medicine and food to the area
needy.
“About 320 families received
aid during 1967 who would not
have received this help had it
not been for the generous gifts
of Kings Mountain citizens", said
Mr. Mann.
The Empty Stocking booth will
be set up in front of Belk’s said
Mr. Mann.
Clubs and individuals who wish
to make contributions to the ap
peal may forward checks to Mr.
Mann in care of Postoffice Box
786.
laycees Begin
Tree Sale
Christmas trees Will go on sale
this weekend at the Jaycee Tree
Lot on East Mountain street
across from the Woman’s club.
Jaycee Project Chairman Her
man Greene said a variety of
trees will be available in prizes
ranging from $2 to $4.
The annual fund-raising proj
ect will support community ef
forts Qf the civic organization,
said Mr. Greene.
NOTES NINETY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY — William Webster Hardin
observed bis 95th birthday Sunday at a birthday dinner attended
by his three sons, his daughter, and their families. Mr. Hardin
has 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family
gathering was held at his home in Kings Creek, S, C. Children of
Mr. Hardin are Elmer Hardin and Webster Hardin, both of Kings
Mountain, Byrd Hardin and Miss Vera Hardin, both of Kings
Creek, S. C-, two sons and a daughter, Melvin and Marvin Hardin
and Miss Vinnie Hardin, are deceased. (Photo by Lynda Hardin).
Water Pipe Loan
Won’t Be Renewed
ORDINATION
Ordination and installation
of new deacons will feature
the 11 o’clock morning worship
service at First Presbyterian
church. Raegan Harper will be
ordained and new members of
the Class of 1970 to be install
ed are B. Manley Hayes, Jr.,
Henry P. Neisler and Robert
Southwell.
Rites Conducted
Foi Mis. Hoke
Funeral rites for Mrs. Pearl
Hoke, 65, widow of L. A. Hoke,
were held Wednesday at 11 a.m.
from Central Methdtdist church
of which she was a member.
Rev. D. B. Alderman officiated
at the final rites and interment
was in Mountain Rest cemetery.
Mrs. Hoke died Tuesday morn
ing at 1:45 a.m. in Turner Con
valescent Home in Shelby after
several year’s illness.
She was daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Franklin
Watterson. Her husband, an elec
trical contractor, died May 25,
1965.
Surviving are her daughter,
Mrs. Dan Finger; her son-in-law,
Dan Finger; two grandchildren,
Anne and Danny Finger, all of
Kings Mountain; three sisters,
Mrs. M. H. Biser of Kings Moun
tain, Mrs. M. M. Barber of Chat
tanooga, Tenn., and Mrs. J. A.
Kiser of Raleigh; and a brother,
Charles K- Watterson of Char
lotte.
Stewards of Central Methodist
church served as active pallbear
eres.
Official Results
$3,000,000 Water Bond Election
December 5,1967
"_T Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward
—I H HI jv v Totals
FOR (129 i 20T| 275 | 243 | 534 ('1382
AGAINST ~ 1 T 10 t 8 I 15 I 35 (
TOTAL VOTE j 131 J 211 ( 286 | 261 j 572 ( 1451
Hodges Writes
Letter Received
Election Day
By MARTIN HARMON
There was one untoward event,
from the city’s standpoint, on
Tuesday, as citizens approved the
Buffalo Creek water project by
an over-whelming margin.
The North Carolina director of
civil defense’s letter to Mayor
John Henry Moss stating that
the city’s loan of water pipe from
the army would not be extended
past March 22—was received in
Tuesday morning's mail.
Wednesday morning the board
of city commissioners concurred
in the Mayor’s suggestion that
all efforts be exerted to obtain
further extensions of loan per
iods, since development of the Buf
falo will require well over a
year.
We 11 surely need that pipe
unless we have a Noah’s flood,”
Commissioner Ray Cline remark
ed.
Letter from Director William
M. Hodge* to Mayor Moss, under
date of December 4. follows:
‘‘This is to acknowledge receipt
of your letter dated 24 November
1967 sending us an executed copy
of agreement for the loan of gov
ernment engineering equipment
to the city of Kings Mountain.
‘‘When this equipment was
made available to Kings Moun
tain in April 1967, it was to fi
nish the city with a temporary
loan of emergency equipment to
alleviate a critical water shor
tage. With the extension to 22
March 1968 the city of Kings
Mountain will have had this
equipment eleven months.
“We have been advised that
this equipment was made avail
able for civil defense training
purposes in alleviating a tempor
ary critical water shortage situa
tion. This equipment cannot con
tinue to be made available on an
indefinite basis, since it was not
loaned for the purpose of provid
ing long-term supplement water.
It was our understanding that
during the tipie this equipment
was on,loan the city was to pro
vide a more permanent solution
I (Continued on Page 6)
$3 Million Bonds
Supported 20 To 1
Sewage Project
Bids Due Today
The city board of commis
sioners will convene at 2 o'clock
Tuesday to receive bids on an
estimated $1,300,000 sewer sys
tem renovation and expansion
project.
Bonds for the project were
approved by citizens at an elec
tion in March 1966.
In July, the city was award
ed a federal i?rant for the pro
ject of $388,500.
The present McGill treatment
plant serving East Kings Moun
tain will be doubled in capacity
to treat one million gallons
daily.
A two-million gallon daily
capacity plant is to be con
structed on Potts Creek.
Tuesday Election
SIDELIGHTS
The Gastonia Gazette head
lined the results of the water
bond election "Kings Mountain
Votes Wet”, an obvious allu
sion to the June ABC ejection
at which voters said “bone
dry”.
It was in the minds of the
voters too. “Voted wet yet?”
was a common question at the
polling places Tuesday, as
June’s wets and drys teamed
to vote overwhelmingly for wa
ter. Dry Leader Rev. Robert
Mann had mentioned it from the
FITsf Baptist pulpit Sunday.
Dry Leader Yates Harbison,
leaving the polling booth, greet
ed Mayor John Henry Moss,
"Mr. Mayor, I’ve lived long
enough to vote wet!”
Mrs. Ruth Bowers, Ward III
registrar, left the talking at
her precinct to Judges Rochel
Connor and Mrs. D. P. McDan
iel. She suffered from laryngi
tis and could eke out little
more than a whisper,'
Mrs. Emma Blalock was the
last voter at Ward V. Could
she vote for her husband who
was sick? Mrs. Paul Patterson
asked if he were outside in the
car. “No, he’s home in bed with
a fever of 104,” Mrs. Blalock
replied. He was unable to vote.
Oth'er polls-closers were ex
Police Chief’ Hugh A. Logan,
I Henry R. McKelvie, Mrs. Jane
; Hinson and Mrs. Clyde Mur
phy.
Polls-openers, Wards I to V,
were Mrs. Nell Cranford, a
judge, ex-Cotnmissioner Boyce
H. Gault, Mrs. Plato Heaven
er, Mrs. S. O. Kirby, a judge,
and Tom Barnette.
Coroner Ollie Harris was a
solid bond issue supporter. One
less enthusiastic citizen labeled
him “Admiral of the Fleet”.
* * *
Joe Yale, the Industrial As
sociation secretary who ques
tioned the water bond project
and who livesin Gaston county,
was the target for many barbs.
Cityman Tilman Pearson quip
ped he was taking a voting
booth to Gastonia. "Joe Vale’s
gotta have a place to vote,” he
declared. ,
Lions To Honor
Mountaineers
The annual Lions Club Foot
ball Banquet will take place on
Tuesday, December 12, at 7:00
p.m. at the Kings Mountain Wom
ans Club.
The guest speaker will be the
head football coach from Appala
chian State University, Carl J
Messere.
The banquet, annual sirtce
19-10, honors the high school
football team.
Four trophies will be award
ed at the Lions Cluub affair.
Trophies to be presented are: j
George Plonk Most Valuable
Player Trophy. Fred Plonk Best
Blocker Award, John Gamble
Scholastic Award, and the Most
Improved Player Award — I
awarded by the KMHS coaches.
In addition to these four
trophies, all senior players will
receive plaques.
(Continued on Page 3 Sec. B)
Funds To Provide
Big Lake, Lines,
Water Treatment
By MARTIN HARMON
Kings Mountain citizens went
to the polls 1451 strong Tuesday
iiid cast an overwhelming vote,
1382 to 69, in favor of issuing
S3,000,000 in bonds for the Buf
falo Creek water project.
The margin was 20 to 1.
Only one time before—at the
March 10, 1962, district school
bond election—had more in-city
citizens cast votes in a bond elec
tion. That total was 1530, the
margin of favor 4 to 1.
All wards returned heavy ma
jorities. Ward I at City Hall
claimed the largest preponder
ance, 129 to 1.
The voting culminated 18
months work by city officials,
the city engineers W. K. Dickson
& Company, numerous govern
ment agencies at federal and
state levels, private firms and
individual citizens.
The project calls for expendi
ture of $3,338,000 to: build a re
sevoir on Buffalo Creek north of
State Road 2033 which will form
a lake with 55-mile shoreline, a
four million gallon daily capac
ity treatment plant near the
dam site, a 24-inch seven-plus
mile transmission line Into the
city distribution system, pump
ing stations and other required
accoutrements.
The issue in water-short Kings
Mountain appeared virtually non
controversial until the city com
mission adopted a resolution of
intent on proposed water rates
to pay for the system. Under
the resolution, basic water rates
would be increased via a 90 per
cent surcharge. The volume rate
cut-off, now .1875 per thousand
gallons, would be 25 cents per
thousand after one million gal
lons per month. An qutuside-city
industrial differential of 25 per
cent would be imposed.
Some large industrial users
questioned the project on the
grounds a smaller, less-costly ap
proach would provide adequate
water.
Moss: Thanks
For Your Support
Mayor John Henry Moss issued
the following statement following
Tuesday’s water bond election:
“The citizens of Kings Moun
tain have responded magnificent
ly to .meet a community water
crisis. They have shown determ
ination and togetherness of ef
fort to accomplish the task of
solving todays emergency and
meeting tomorrow needs.
“The city commissioners and 1
are most grateful for the support
of the citizens for the Buffalo
water project.
“Their unmatched support for
the water bond referendum ex
pressed a desire for community
action—to move forward and to
build a better life for all the citi
zens for the enlighten and alert
decade of the 70’s.
“We pledge ourselves to be
ever deligent in our efforts and
serve with responsibility to every
citizen.
“Again we wish to express our
sincere appreciation for your
support—your confidence and ask
you to assist us in making Kings
Mountain the city of opportunity
and progress.”
At Wednesday morning’s com
mission meeting for the official
canvass of the votes, the commis
sioners unanimously seconded and
adopted motion of Commissioner
Norman King to issue a resolu
tion of appreciation to the
church, civic and trade organiza
tions and individuals endorsing
the water bond issue and to com
munications media for their ef
forts to inform citizens of de
tails of the project.
FRUIT CAKE SALE
Kings Mountain Lions club
members are conducting the
annual Christmas-season sale
of Claxton fruit cakes. Mem
bers who have not picked up
their. supply to sell should
contact Lion Gene Timms a**
Timms Furniture.