3 3 1 IQ Pages i ^ 10 Today Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, March 7, 1968 Seventy-Eignth Year PRICE TEN CENlf Six of 8 Teams Set For Bi-Conference Tourney Davidson Likely Plant For Retarded MACHINERY ARRIVING FOR NEW ADDITION — Clinton Jolly, left general superintendent of Corolino Throwing Company, ond Ken Short, maintenonce superintendent inspect a new X,ee8 on a stretch yam machine, among the machinery being installed in the firm's SI million addition. The addition vrtll house new machinery for the making of stretch yarn and the modem faci lity will provide jplas for 30 new employees and will increase production 30,000 pounds per week. (Photo by Isaac Alexander) Dobbins Charged In Thet^, Mayhem Chevrolet Firm Property Loss Set At $1,002 Koimio Lee Dobbins. 26, 110 tackcy Street, a former empioy- (M», ly eharged with vanclalizinj' Victory Chevrolet Company early Tuesday morning; and also with theft of a new car. He is further charged with fail-1 ing lo stop for a police depart ment car with blue light and' siren operating, driving without | an MUto license plate, and for 1 failing lo observe a traffic signal j- .stop light. Bond has been set at $3,0(K) and had not been made at 4:30 Wed I nesday afternoon. The charges emanating from Dobbins’ alleged visit to Victory Chevrilel Company involve* $1.- 0(12.97 ‘‘malicious damage to l)rop<"rty”. which including Miiashing of all the firm’s store ■^Continued on Page 6) ' _ Rick Hngei Is Moiehead Scholai, One oi 104 Recipients In Nation Long-range school planiimg by the district board of education Wednesday night will probably mean only one physical plant change in the educational system for school year 1968-69. ! Pending approval of funds un der Title VI, Davidson school plant will be utilized for voca tional rehabilitation of the men tally and physically retarded. This program is set up to begin with tho school year beginning m September. ^ The education board’s dream for long-range improvements will be presc-'nted Thursday to the State Board of Education along with plans for a proposed 12- classroom addition to North school, preliminary plans which the board approved in regular meeting Wednesday. Bids for the project, estimated to cost $41,^,000, are to be receiv-* ed at 2 p.m. on March 28. Architect Eugene Warren of Charlotte presented plans for the addition last week. Mrs. Wanza Y. Davis, secretary to the sup(‘r- mtendont, said Mr. Warren did not indicate the addition could be completed by the Fall open ing of school. Major portion of the cost of tlie new school will be covered by the school system’s S374 f)00 pro rata share of the 1963 statewide SlOO million school bond issue. The remrinder w’ould bo co\ered by available capital outlay funds. Area Appreciation Dinner on Tuesday SPEAKER — J. Melville Brough- tan, Jr., Democratic guberno- torial candidate, will make the address at Tuesday night’s Areo Appreciation Night banquet of the Kings Mountain Lions club. Mayor To Name Committee Candidate Broughton On Rostrum Democratic gubernatorial can didate J. Melville Broughton, Jr. of Raleigh will be the principal .speake* at Tuesday night’s Aiea Appreciation Night of the Kings Mountain Lions club. The Farmer’s Night bamiuoi, held annually by the civic club : to honor farmers of the area, has been extended this year to en compass area businessmen, said Bill Plonk, chairman, and Edwin Moo»-e, co-chairman, of this year’s event. Dinner will be served at 7 o’clock at the Woman’s club. Lion Plonk will introduce Mr. Brough- ♦nn. Lion Moore will be toastmas ter. i Mrs. Broughton is also expected to attend the affair. Mr. Broughton seeks the nom ination for governor in the Dem ocratic primary race wi-.h Lt Ciov. Robert W. Scott and Char lotte dentist Dr. Reginald Haw kins. A practicing attorney in and Mayor John Henry Moss said Wednesday he ^^ill appoint mcm- One of the requirements for bers of a model cities committee Raleigh since 1951, he served by obtaining release p f the state by early next week. appointment of Governor Um- bond funds, Pupt. Donald Jones He said the (*ommittee will aid stead as chairman of the state told the board, is for the system in the formulation of Kings highway commission from 1957 61 to outline its proposed lojig-r^ge. Mountain's application for panic- and is a former Ra^igh. CU>' olans and proposed ^ Solicitor. He serv^ by appoirtt- al buildings including Davidson., program which is administered ment of Governor Hodges on the Comnset, Park Grace and East by the Department of Housing North Carolina Hospitals Board schools ' land Lhban Development. of Control. He is a veteran of As presented by Jones, the long! Members of the committee will Marine Corps service, is Episco- range plans call for: i represent ten generic categories: palian and is Special education classes at education, health, housing, social Park Grace school services, employment, (rime and Kindergarten at East and Com delinquency, transportation, new oact plants technology, historical preseiva- An elemental^ school to be tion, physical environment, built in the vicinity of the new urban renewal, high school on Phifer road to oave the way for all tho propos ed changes. Continued use of Bethw'are and Grover plants. 12 classroom North school ad- iition to en^ible North Elemen tary to handle about 35 i>erccnt of the total number of students in grade 1-6. West school would ovontuallv , , , . he discontinued es p-. elementurv medal for meritormus seivi^ Mountain, is one of 11 win- sehool and the facintv ners of S1.400 annual Katherine used as an administrati.-e office, September 1966 to Stpt( mb( r 106<. schniarohins at and instmctional materials cen- ‘er. Of'ice’'s are eurrentlv housed ^ - /'V7 j' at Greensboro ■n a residence adiacent to the.Capt. Benson is son of Mr. and, a' Central .Tunior hi-h school. j Mrs. Lamont Benson of Decatur. | she is daughter of Mr. and The school board anproved the'Ga. Mrs. R. M. Dixon of Charlotte, lone-range plans, subsequent to^ Captain Benson was cited for 31,^, plans to major in P’rench. change, depending upon future; •■professionalism developments. NEW CHIEF ON DUTY — Kings Mountain's new police chief, Thomas McDevitt, 36, of Ashe ville, assumed his new duties Friday morning. He is a veteran of 12 years os a low enforce ment officer. The McDevitts have rented the residence at 606 West King street. CHAPEL HILL Fn'derick Eli Finger HI (Ricki, sun of Mr. and Mis. F. E. Finger Jr- nf 307 S. IJMtlleground Road. Kings Moun- lain. has received a Morchead Award to study at the University ol North Carolina in Chapel Hill- Th(* announcement is made by Hugh G. Chatham of Elkin, chair man of the hoard of trustees of llu* John Motley Morehead Foun dation. Finger is a student at King.s Mountain High School. His award is worth s,000 for four year,? of study at UNC. As a student, hi*; activities in clude being a m('mher of the Na tional Honor Society, Hie foot- iKiIl, baskethall and bascmill ti'ams, and the Varsity and Science Clubs. Moreh('ad Awards were first pio.senfed in 19.51. They are granted on the basis of outstand ing merit as reflected in acade- |kuc ability, character and leador- ilhin. Need is not a consideration. Finger was among a record (Continued On Pago Six) Captain Benson Wins Citation Photo radar intelligence offi cer Capt. Larry L. Benson has been awarded the first oak leaf cluster to the Air Force commendation medal for and is father of three children. Born March 24, 1922, son of Alice Willson Broughton and the late Governor J. Melville Broughton, he was educated in the Raleigh schools, at Wake Foiest college and tho University of North Carolina School of Law. Annette Dixon Wins Scholarship i Miss Annette Dixon, grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gladden and W. E. Dixon of ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTED Robert O. (Bob) South- well. left, chairman of Kings Mountain's successful 1967 United Fimd campaign, was presented a plaque for outstanding ochieve- ment at Monday night's Kings Mountain United Fund banquet at the Woman's club. W. Donaid Crawford, right, UF president, made the presentation and also presented certificates of merit to business and industriol leaders and individuals for outstand ing community service. Principal address was made by Lionel Brunnemer of Gostonia. (Photo by Paul Lemmons). KM United Fund Officers Elected Cheshire Heads Group; Peeler Drive Chairman Smith Reynolds scholarships the University of North Carolina high WINS AWARD — Rick Finger, j high school sonlor. Is recipient of a Morehead Scholarship ' Award for four years study ot I the University of North Coro- I lina at Cbopel HilL 05d Or "Go Fishing?" David L. Saunders gave a statement to the Herald la.sl week he wLshod to cooperate with the Kings Mountain Mall project and Charles D. Blanlpn announced a tentatively sched uled meeting for Tuesday to discu-ss the project with Mr. Saunders and other members of the mall executive committee. Mr. Blanton said he was in formed by Mr. Saunders by telephone shortly before the 9:45 a.m. meeting that he had business out-of-town and could not attend. At the post office lobby Wed nesday morning. Mr. Saunders said he’d completed his Tues day business. How many did he catch? “Six”, Mr. Saunders replied. The mal executive commit tee met without Mr. Saunders but with a representative of Cameron-Brown Company, a mortgage-banking firm, and discussed financing of the mall project. Mr. Blanton said his eommii- tee would continue lo .seek co operation of Mr. Saunders on obtaining an option for pur- cha.se of the lease he holds on the Cherokee street building he and Stowe’s Radio & TV oc cupy. He also expressed confidence arrangements can be complet ed for obtaining the building owned by Mrs. Vera M. Cooper and occupied by Sudle’s Beauty Shop. udgement and I technical ability which contribul-1 A senior at Garinger {ed to the success of reconnais- school in Charlotte, Miss Dixon sance programs and intelligence is president of the French club ' collection efforts.” and treasurer of the Honoi So- • ! ciety, among other school activi ties. She is also a finalist in Na-' tional Merit Scholarship competi-j tion and a finalist for the Angier B. Duke Scholarships. The Reynolds scholarships are renewable for four years of study! at UNC-G. Other Entries To Be Settled Thursday Night By JOE CORNWELL Herald Sports Editor The WN’CHSAA Bi-Conference Tournament, b(Hween the South- vve.stern and Northwestern Con ferences. will be played in Kings Mountain, beginning March 11 and lasting through March 12. The linals being played on Marcli 12 (Tuesday night), at ; S:30. Tin* tourney begins Monday at 1:00 with the Northwei^tern Play- I off \Vinn(*r playing the South- ; wi-siern runner-up in the girls di- visio j. Then at 5:30 the South- ; we.'itei n Play-«jff winner will meet I the Northwestern Runner-up. In Hie boys division, at 7:0C, ■ the Northwcsl(Tn Play-off Win- ;icr will me(*l the Southwestern Runiier-up. At 8:30. the SouHi- wesicin Play-off Winner will ' play the Northwestern Runner- up. The A.ssociation Basketball : Tournament will be played in tho 1 Kannapolis High School Gym. m j Kannapolis. N. C. The tourna ment is .scheduled for March 14. In that tournament the North or South Piedmont Champion will meet the Northwestern or Soulhvvostern Conference Cham pion. ai 7:00 in the girls division. At 8:30 the North of South Piedmont Conference C'hampion will meet the Northwestern or Southwestern Conf(*rence Chan- pion. This tourney will detide ’hv WNCIISAA Champion. North Stanly and West Row> n are the teams from the North Piedmont Conferent'e already go ing to their Bi-Conference Tour nament. which is going to be played in Conc'ord. North Stanley won the '/Ills division with a 16-2 record. Wtf Rowan won the boys also with i. 16-2 mark. In the South Piedmont Confer ence, Statesville and Kannapolis are the two teams that are def initely going to their Bi-confer ence 'lournament. Statesville clinched the girls division with a 11-1 conference rt'cord. Kannapolis won the boys with a 14-2 record. Morganton will be playing in tho girls division of the Bi-Con ference. in tho Northwestern and Southwestern Bi-Conference Tour- John A. Cheshire, Jr.. Pat lei-- nament, in Kings Mountain, son Oil Company executive, has In thf* Northwestern Bi-Confer- hten elecKd president of Kin^s ^‘nc(‘ Tournament Morganton is Mountain I'nitid Fund for 196.s. Hie only girls team that will be Mr. Chcsliiri' succeeds \V. Don- definitely playing in the tourna- ald Crawtord. In the boys division, Ma- Shuford (.Scoop! Peeler. Foote i*on, the team that defeated Miiu'ial Comjiany emiiluvee. lias Kings Mountain last year, will be b('en elected campaign c’lvaiiman lemaining team that is def- foi- tln‘ fund-raising cam- initely going to the tournament. I>aign. "Tile King.s Mountain Moun- I)irectors elected for two-year tninoers and the Crest Chargers, terms are Mis. Charles Mauney. along with tho Shelby and Chase Hob Southwell, Siiuford Peeler High girls teams are the teams :ind Kvle Smith. .Mrs. Chailes are definitely going from Ad:-ims was elee((*rl a (lirectoi- to 1^’** Southwestern. RESOLUTION A resolution of commendation from the city board of educa tion to the Kings Mountain high school basketball teams was approved by the board of education at regular meeting last week. Eight Of Fiity-Eight Street Items Exceeded Non-Bid Limit Since 1965 By MARTIN HARMON A chock of City of Kings Mountain vouchers for street improvements since February 15. 1965, reveals eight of fifty-eight payments exceeded statutory limits. Payments since June 22, 1967, when the statutory limit for non-bid budgeted expenditures became $7500: PRESIDENT—John A. Cheshire, Jr., has been elected president of Kings Mountain United Fund for 1968. TO LINCOLNTON Schools Supt. Donald Jones. Board of Education members George H. Mammy and Mrs. John L. Mc'Gill. all school prin cipals of tho district .scliools and Miss Ali('o Av(*ritt. schools teaching consultant, attended the Distrk't 14 meeting of the N. C. State School Board As.‘io- ciation Wednesday in Lincoln- ton. f'll th(' uiK'xpired t(M*m of Dick Mixoy, who moved lo AshevilUv Hold-over directors aro Mrs. Sam Robinstm, Joe .'smitfi. Larry Ham rick and Harold Cog.gins. Now oflic('rs wen* (*l(*ctod at a Ul' A])rr(‘oialion banquet .Mon day night alt(*nded by .5(1 busi- Cha.se clinched tho Conference Crown, in the girls division, with a 1-1 record. Their only loss com ing to from tlu* hands of the Kings Mountain Mountainetlc.s. Kings Mountain, the only un defeated team in all the conu-r- ences combined, won the South ness and industrial leaders and Championship with a 20- parlicipating agencies at the recMvd. Woman's club. ON LEAVE rii.-k .Moore, of the Militarv P'di, .* Corps at Fort Gouk n. (la., i-- spending a 10-day J(*a\e with his parents. Mr. and .Mrs. Cle\ t Mnoj(». Thi* Sht*lby girls won the right to play in the tournament by de feating Kings Mountain, in the Southwestern tournament. The Crest Chargers won their right lo play by upsetting Shelby in the semi-finals of the South western Tournament. Mrs. Barrier Files For Education Post Date Amount Payee 10/10/67 $ 9,047.30 Asphalt Paving Shelby, Inc. of 8/ 4,67 15,882.17 Spangler & Sons Bolore was $3500: June 22, 1967, when the statutory limit 4/25/67 $33.23-9.99 Spangler & Sons 12/20/66 28,952.63 Spangler & Sons 9/12/66 16.90 Spangler & Sons 8/26/66 3,679.17 Asphalt Paving Shelby, Inc. of 6/30 66 24.224.19 Spangler & Sons 6/10/G5 10,760.40 Spangler & Sons MRS. MARY LOU BARRIER Two women entered the politi cal arena this w('ek by formally announcing their candidacies. Mrs. Mar\ L »u Lamm Barrier. 38. of flu* Toluca community near Lawndale, filed as a candidate on lh(* Democratic ticket for a seat on tile county bcjard of educatiop, limning sin* said “independent of an\ group.” Mrs. Jam(‘s M. Harper. Jr., of .Southport filed for the Domo