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KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. Thursday, June 13, H68 I 1 KINGS MOUNTAIN Hospital Log VrSITING HOURS DoUt 10:30 To 11:30 cun. 3 to 4 pbin. cuid 7 to 8 p«iB. Mrs. Virginia Bell Mr. Mack Camp Mrs. Agnes Cole Mrs. Bertha Dover Mrs. Sidney Dulln Huffstetler Mrs. Mattie Melton Mrs. Cleo Van Dyke Mrs. Mattie Wise Mr. Billy Bell Mrs. Carl Crocker Mrs. Melba DeFrlece Mrs. William Dyke Mrs. James Evans Mrs. James Hannah Mrs. Sybil Hardin Mr. David Harry f Mrs. Mack Jordon Mrs. Otto Kiser, Jr. Mr. Larry Link Mrs. Florence Lynn Mrs. Gladys Timms Mrs. Clara Wright ADMITTED THURSDAY Mr. Henry Goforth, Route 1. Grover Mrs. Paul Byers, 104 N. K. St., Bessemer City Mr. John Gann, 513 Rhodes Ave. Mrs. John Gibson, Route 3, Clover, S. C. Mrs. Bertie Rasor, 601 Jackson St. Mrs. Gloria Reynolds, 1011 W. Airline Ave., Gastonia Mrs. Myrtle Sanders, 613 E. GdIdSt. admitted FRIDAY Mr. William Houser, City Mr. Garland Still, 203 Piedmont Ave. ADMITTED SATURDAY Mr. Kenneth Crawford, 708 Landing St. Mrs. John Harry, Grover, N. C. Mr. John Mitchem, 25 Elm St. Mrs. Fred Spencer, Route 1 ADMITTED SUNDAY Mrs. John Gibson, Route 3, Clover, S. C. Mrs. Garland Hoyle, Route 1, Bessemer City Mrs. Johnny Lee, 802 Third St. Mrs. John Smathers, Country ;Club Rd. Mrs. Jack Lail, Route 2 Mrs. Mack Cooper, 406 Bridges Dr. JIDMITTED MONDAY Mrs. Howard Caveny, Route 2 Mrs. Everette Russ, 307 E. King St. Miss Margaret Sistare, 525 Katherine Ave. Mr. Hood Watterson, Route 1, Grover Mrs. Robert Pearson, Box 87, Bessemer City Mrs. Nina Mo.ses, Faulkner Rd.. Clover, S. C. Mrs. Glenn Pearson, Route 6, Shelby Mrs. Robert Lingerfelt, Route 1 ADMITTED TUESDAY Mrs. Beulah Rose, Route 1| Kings Creek, S. C. Mr. Robert Lee Stone, 1507 Shelby Rd. Mr. Vester Rippy, 108 Dilling St. Mrs. Glyde Goias, Route 2, Bessemir City Kat fy Bennett, 123 McGinnis St t Debbie Woods. Route 2 admitted WEDNESDAY Mrs. Lonnie Burris, 380 Crocker Rd. lean Davis Wins Post 155 Scholarship B .• * \ m OFFICERS OF HIGH SCHOOL VICA Officers of the Kings Mountain high school chapter of the VICA were elected recently. They include, from left, Mike Groham, secretary; Roger Porter, histori an; Roger Philbeck, chaplain; Judy Mayes, treasurer; Teresa Bell, editor; Joy Gaddy, vice-presi dent; and Cathy Carroll, president. Not pictured is Scott Patterson, parliomentorian. The officers will be installed in late August. Advisor is Myers Hambright. Mrs. Canon (Coyitinmd Fro^n Page One) Citizens club. She was daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Thompson. In addition her daughter here, she is survived by a son, Robert C'anan of Loraine, Ohio and five grandchildren. Two sons pre* ctHied their mother in death: Richard T. Canan and Walter T. Canan. The body will remain at Har ris Funeral Home where it will lie in state until the hour of ser vice. Miss Jolley (Continued From Page One) Mrs. John H. Gamble is Jaycee chaperone for Miss Jolly, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Tillman Jolly. Jaycee Frank Hinson is Miss Jol ly’s business manager. Citizens interested in obtaining tickets for the pageant finals and preliminary events may contact local aycees for information. Patsy Smith (Cftnt'mued From Page Onef and the company has no voice in Big Projects (Continued From Page Onef estimated $3.3 million and is ex pected to be completed by next summer. The lake will be located north of U.S. 74 on the Buffalo Creek about six miles west of Kings Mountain. School Bells (Contmued From Page One) be provided. Students have been selected on the basis of teacher recommenda tion, test scores, and need for participating in this program. Ap plications were received early in May and enrollment completed before the close of the school year so that all students who were acc‘epted could make plans to attend. Approximately 250 stu dents are expected to attend this special summer program. Military Rites Held Tuesday For Cpl. Moses ARP s Set Church School Vacation Church School will begin Monday and continue the selection of awards. The] through Friday at Boyce Memo- judges this year were David rial ARP church. Wilson-Barnes Wedding Thursday Miss Linda F. Wilson and Earnest A. Barnes, Jr., both of Rockingham, N. C., were united in marriage at the residence of J. Lee Roberts, Thursday. June 6. The couple are now residing in Charlotte, N. C. Mrs. Roberts Plans Trip were Sessoms of Catawba college, Har ry Livengood of Lenoir Rhyne college and Robert Tickel of Pfeiffer college. Miss Smith’s mother is employ ed at the Carlon Division of the coriipany here. A graduate of Tryon high school, Miss Smith was a member of the student council, president of the Future Homemakers club, treasurer of the Future Teachers of Ameri(‘a, a Beta club member, on the Yearbook staff, and DAR Citizen award winner. She plans to at tend Appalachian State Univer sity. She is an active member of Mary’s Grove Methodist church where she is a member of the MYF and sings in the choir. Among the other three scholar ship recipients is a Hunter Huss high school graduate whose moth er is employed at the Kings Mountain Carlon Plant here. Marilyn Diane Lutz of Gastonia is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aus tin Lutz. She plans to attend Gardner-Webb college. Mrs. J. Lee Roberts will be ac companied by her three sisters Misses Irene Sapock, Beona Sa- pock and Mrs. J. C. Cash with her husband, for a trip to California, Canada and the Pacific Coast. They will visit Mrs. Roberts’ brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sapock. who are resi dence of Los Angeles, California. I^ing the -month vacation, they will also visit the World Fair in San Antonio, Texas. Mrs. Rurton's Rites Conducted Classes for children and adults will be underway nightly from 7 until 9 p.m. Co-diiectors of the school will be Mrs. Paul Ham, Jr. and Mrs. N. F. McGill, Jr. Teachers will include: Mrs. Gene Steffy, Miss Paulette Phifer and Miss Susan White, Nursery 11; Mrs. Paul Ham, Jr., Mrs. Jimmy Robbs and Mrs. Dwain Lynch, kindergarten; Mrs. N. M. Farr, Mrs. Hubert Davidson, Miss Jane Hambright and Mrs. Norma Herndon, grades 1 and 2; Miss Reta Phifer, Mrs. W. L. McMac- kin and Mrs. Freddie Hambright, Grades 3 and 4; Mrs. M. D. Phi fer, Mrs. Linda Ivey and Miss Becky Burton, Grades 5 and 6; and Mrs. Eugene McCarter and Miss Elizabeth Anthony, Grades 7-8-9. Mrs. Jim Anthony and Mrs. Garrison Goforth will be in charge of music and refreshments will be served by Mrs. John L. McGill and Gene Steffy. Military funeral rites for Ma rine Lance Corporal William J. Moses, Jr., 19, killed in action May 29th in Vietnam, were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. from Chestnut Ridge Baptist church, of which he was a member, full military honors and interment following in the church cemetery. Cpl. Moses was a former resi dent of Kings Mountain. Son of William J. and Marjorie Starnes Moses, now of 3518 Card street, Charlotte, L/Cpl, Moses was a graduate of Charlotte’s Hawthorne Junior high school and Garringer high school. Be fore entering the service he was ' employed by Highland Park Mill, j He was a member of Kings ! Mountain’s Chestnut Ridge Bap tist church. Besides his parents he is sur vived by three brothers, Adiai, Johnny and Danny Moses, all of Charlotte: and two sisters, Mrs. Rosalee Luckadoo of Rutherford- ton and Miss Linda Diane Moses of Charlotte. Jean Ellen Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Davis, is win ner of the first annual college scholarship from American Le gion Post 155. The Post made the scholarship award this year for the first time to “a deserving son or daughter of a Legionnaire." The scholar ship will provide $500 annually over a four-year period said Com mander Carl Wiesener in an nouncing the award recipient. Miss Davis graduated Friday night from Kings Mountain high school. Chairman of the scholarship committee was L. E. (Josh) Hin- Hinnant. In announcing the awarding of the scholarship, Commander Wie sener said: "In 1956 the American Legion, under Commander W. D. Morri son, sponsored a young gradu ate student in Emory University Dental School. This student grad uated with honors and is cur rently practicing in North Wilkes- boro, N. C. TTie amount of this loan was in excess of $4,000.00 over a three-year period. Since that time the American Legion has loaned in excess of $6,000.00 to 11 individuals attending 7 dif ferent colleges and universities on both undergraduate and grad uate levels. The amount of these loans has ranged from $100.00 to $2,000J)0. "Last year, on recommendation of the scholarship committee and a vote of the American Legion membership, it was decided to award a $2,000.00 scholarship ov er a four year period to a de serving son or daughter of a Legion member," said Wiesener. "The American Legion is proud to take a part in encouraging the young people of Kings Mountain In their endeavor to seek a high er education." / fjnh City To Open Rids Tuesday Mrs. McCais Rites Conducted Mrs. Rarrett Passes Monday Mrs. J. Alonzo Barrett. 74, died unexpectedly Monday at 10 p.m. in a Gastonia hospital. Mrs. Barrett and her husband owned and operated Mountain View Service Station. Funeral rites for Mrs. Frances Rebecca McGill, 97, of Columbia, S. C., sister of Mrs. A. Hunter Pat terson of Kings Mountain, were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from College Place Methodist church of Columbia, S. C., interment and graveside services at 5:30 p.m. in Kings Mountain’s Mountain Rest cemetery. Mrs. McGill, widow of Thomas A. McGill, died Monday night after illness of three years. A native of Cleveland County, she was daughter of the late Per ry and Melissa Lackey Long and was a charter and oldest member of College Place Methodist church of Columbia. She was a former member of the choir and a former Sunday School teacher. Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. J. F. Cantwell of Columbia, Mrs. Arthur W. Hughes of Pittsburgh, Pa., one son, Thom as J. McGill of Pittsburgh, Pa., and three grandchildren and sLx great-grandchildren. Rev. Carl Clary officiated at the final rites. II Funeral rites for Mrs. Ina Painter Burton, 59, of 6(X) Land ing street, wife of Samuel A. Burton, were held Sunday at 4 p.m. from the Chapel of Harris Funeral Home, interment follow ing in Mountain Rest cemeterj’. Mrs. Burton died Friday night at 9:25 p.m. in Kings Mountain hospital after a two week’s ill ness. She was daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Frank lin Painter of Kings Mountain. Mrs. Burton was a member of the Church of Christ of Shelby. Tom Bollick officiated at the final rites. Surviving are her husband; three sons, Keith Allen Burion of Burlington. William Hoyle Burton of Richmond, Va., and Thetus Matthew Burton of the home; two daughters. Mrs. W. J. Mayes and Mrs. Morris Mauney. both of Kings Mountain: two brothers, Giles Monroe Painter of Salisbury and George Austin Painter of Belmont. Also surviv ing are seven grandchildren. IN NEW POST Steve Powell will join the faculty of St. An- drewr's Presbyterion college in the foil as a professor of math. Powell To loin College Faculty Central Pupils Win Top Honors Nonveterans as well as veter ans can buy low down payment homes from the Veterans Admin istration. Steve Powell, former member of the faculty of Lenoir County Community college at Kinston, will join the faculty of St. An drew’s. Presbyterian college at Laurinburg as a math professor in September. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Powell of Shelby. His par ents are veteran faculty mem bers in the Kings Mountain school system. Powell is a graduate of North Carolina State Univei'sity and earned his master’s degree in 1966 from Appalachian State Uni versity. He has taught in Kin ston for two years. Mrs. Powell, to whom he was marri€Ki on June 1, is the former Charlotte Diane Huneyoutt of Albemarle. Mrs. Powell taught fourth grade last year in Stanly County. Winners of awards presented in school finals at Central Junior high school have been announced by Fred Withers, principal. They include: Meredith McGill, spelling med al. Eddie Floyd, district scholastic art award. Betty Moss and Irelou Easley, DAR essay contest winners. April Brafford, £Mdie Floyd, Vivian Oates, Steve Ingle, Anne Finger, Grahon Withers, Ray Parker, Chip McCarter, Connie Pruitt. Larry Moore, Larry Huff- stickler, and Norma Morrison, DAR history awards to eighth graders. Nine seventh graders were all A honor roll students during the year. They are Richard Brown, Irelou Easley, Vickie Boheler, Da vid Caldwell. Robert Moore, Mark George. Laura Plonk, Jeanette Hunt and Tommy Shirley. Seven eighth graders were all A honor roll students during the year. They are Vivian Oates, Nor ma Morrison, Beverly Plonk, Ruth Ann Davison, Anne Finger. Betsy Greene and Grafton Withers. AT CRAFTSPUN —James Rush ing, top, and Miss Joyce Riser henre joined Craftspun Yarns, Mr. Rushing os foreman in the firm's cotton warehouse and Miss Biser os a secretary in the quality control department. Two loin AT KICK-OFF MEETING—Grady K. Howard, administrotor of Kings Mountain hospitoL stands before o drawing of the pro- I posed addition to Kings Mountain hospital. Drive workers held o progress report session Tuesdoy. (Photo Lemmons Photo) New Industry Will Locate In Shelby Plant Staff The city will open bids Tues day for a proposed 30,0(X) square foot community center to be lo cated on a 26-acre city-owned site on Cleveland Avenue. Bids were to be opened a week earlier but the opening was post poned at the request of architects to allow time for additional bids. Cost estimates of the center are $420,000, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development has approved a grant of $402,680 to help pay the cost. The Neighborhood Facility Building will house 14 offices and facilities for a number of activi ties ranging from Day Care to volley ball. 11' Focus" Editor To Speak Here Mrs. Jo-Ann Kelly, who edits "Focus” in the Gastonia Gazette, will be guest speaker at Thurs day's Rotary club meeting at the Country club. Thomas L. Trott is program chairman. Mrs. Kelly, wife of Charles J- Kelly of Gastonia, joined the Gazette three years ago when the family moved to Gastonia from Hackensack. N. J. Mr, Kel ly is associate with Colonial Neon Sign Co. The Kellys and their children, Charlie, age four, and Annie, age three, are active in St. Michael’s Catholic church. Mrs. Kelly was official hostess for the Gastonia Jaycee-sponsor- She was recipient of the Out- ed beauty pageant last summer, standing Young Layman’s award given by Gaston Jaycees. Mrs. Kelly will report on the Focus column's operation and answer questions on the column’s source of information. "Focus' carries questions from readers which are answered in the daily pages of the Gazette. Piedmont Baptists To Build Addition BUILDING PERMIT Crus H. Huskey obtained a city building permit Monday to build a garage to his residence at 606 Gantt street estimated to cost $200. Piedmont Baptist church will build an auditorium at the corner I of Benfield road and Piedmont I avenue estimated to cost $12,000. A city building permit was ob tained Monday to build the church addition. James L. Guyton will be con tractor fox the addition. Mrs. Oates' Rites Conducted Funeral rites for Mrs. Pearl Harmon Oates, 47, were held Wednesday at 4 p.m. from El Bethel Methodist church, inter ment following in the church cemetery. Mrs. Oates, wife of Carl Oates, died Monday morning in the Kings Mountain hospital after illness of three years. She was a member of the El James Rushing has joined Craftspun Yarns as cotton ware house foreman and Miss Joyce Biser has become a secretary in the Quality Control Department. Announcement of new addi tions to the firm's staff was made by J. E. (Bud) Rhea, personnel manager, yesterday. Mr. Rushing is a 1954 graduate of Kings Mountain high school and served in the Army in Ger many. He is married to former Joann Guyton of Kings Mountain and they are parents of two daughters, Janet Faith, age seven, and Joanna Lee, age four. They are members of Faith Baptist church. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Biser, Joyce Biser is a 1957 gradu ate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has been employed the past nine years as secretary at Central Methodist church of which she is a member. She is a 1953 gradu ate of Kings Mountain high school. Richardson Homes Corporation, Elkhart. Indiana has announced completion of plans iwliich will bring a half million dollar mo bile home factory to Shelby this summer on a 27-acre lot adjacent to the PPG plant five miles northwest of Shelby. The Shelby Chamber of Com merce Industrial Committee at a Wednesday morning coffee and doughnut session called by Chair man C. Rush Hamrick, Jr. made the announcement. Since January, the Shelby Chamber of Commerce and the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development have worked together to bring this announcement to fruition. :0m- Bethel church, native of Cleve- daughter of the Mrs. Edgar Har- land County, late Mr. and mon. Other survivors include four brothers, Fred Harmon and Joe Harmon, both of Shelby; Flay Harmon of Spindale and Preston Harmon of Kings Mountain and five sisters, Mrs. William Bell and Mrs. Jack Anthony, both of Kings Mountain, Mrs. Stacey Ded- mon of Shelby, Mrs. Gladys Sher- rer of Erwin, Tennessee and Miss Nina Harmon of Atlanta, Ga. Rev. E. R. Lynn officiated at the final rites. Kiwanis Club Honors Patterson On Market Kings Mountain Kiwanians joined in celebrating A. Hunter Patterson's 87th birthday at Thursday’s Kiwanis club meeting. Kiwanian Patterson was prais ed 'for his leadership in the dub and community, in the organiza tion of Home Savings & Loan Association and in church and community endeavors. He was presented a gift from the civic club. CARD OF THANKS The family of Mrs. Pansy Worthen expresses appreciation to the many friends for their many kindnesses and expressions of sympathy at the death of our loved one. Sam and William Worthen METER RECEIPTS Parking 'meter receipts (or the week ending Wednesday totaled $211.05, including $142.- 10 from on-street meters, $53.25 from off-street meters and $18.20 from overparking fines, the city's clerk’s office report ed. Scout Humphreys Wins Scholarship Frank E. Humphreys, 13-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Humphreys and Senior patrol leader of Boy Scout Troop 92 will represent Cleveland County on a scholarship to attend a 12 day junior teacher training course at Schief Scout Reservation near Mendham, New Jersey. Humphreys was chosen by a panel of Scout officials of the training committee. He joined the troop 92 in 1966 and has stead ily climbed the ladder of accom plishments in scout work. Last year he attended a special acquatic course at Schiele Scout Camp in Tryon, N. C. There he received merit badges in canoe ing, mile swim, life saving and scout life guard. In (October 1967, he attended a junior leader train ing week, which he will direct this fall. Tapped into the Order of the Arrow Humphreys held a good record throughout a week end ordeal, held at Schiele Camp. The Order of the Arrow, a fra ternity, consist of boys nominated for their knowledge of camping and scout skills. Twenty-one mer it badges are required for the Eagle rank, Frank has seventeen of them. He will leave Charlotte Via E3astem Air Lines, June 30, and will return July 12. While attending Schiele, he will undergo extensive training in scouting skills. After his trip, Frank will assume duties as di rector of Junior Leader Training Officers of the Shelby Chamber are Jack Palmer, Jr., president; Lloyd C. Boi^t and Earl W. Span gler, vice-presidents; and Paul P. Limerick, executive vice-presi dent^* Construction of tli^ pre-engi- neered 51,000 scjuare foot plant will begin in the immediate fu ture with production scheduled for Octol>er 1. Like Richardson's Indiana operation, the new struc ture will bo one of the most modern in the industry and will contain the latest engineering developments in equipment and machinery. It will be capable of producing 3500 homes per year and initially will employ a min imum of 50 persons. . COMMUNITY PRAISED In a joint statement issued by R<>b<*rl E. Richardson, President, and Richard M. Wilson, Vice President of Manufacturing, Shel by’s overall community spirit was cited as an important factor for the Richardson decision "Richardson needed a soujheast- I ern based manufacturing opera tion in order to more efficiently serve its growing markets in Vir ginia, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Northern Florida, and Eastern Tennessee. Because of its location in the center of this mo bile home marketing area, Shel by was one of many sites con sidered. Our final decision was strongly influenced by the atti tude of Shelby’s community lead ers. Their progressive spirit and the high degree of personal and community pride along with an excellent approach to social and civic situations was still another contributing factor.” Richardson Is Industry Leader Richardson Homes Corporation, whose home offices are in Elk hart, Indiana, was founded in 1946. The multi-million dollar firm is nationally recognized as a long time industry leader. lit operates the largest most modem mobile home plant under one roof in the woiid and employs in ex cess of 451) people. Initially, the Shelby operation will be headed by a management team from Elkhart. Fla'wn Sailor will serve as factory manager. A four year employee of Richard son, he is experienced in account ing, sales scheduling as well as management. Sailor is married and the father of two children. The Shelby plant superintend ent will be Charles Bonham. Bon ham has served in various super visory capacities within the mo bile home industry and was pre viously an industrial engineer with Chrysler Corporation. He is married and the father of four children. District Sales Manager, John McGuire, will also be based in Shelby. He has served Richard son in a similar capacity for the past two years. The McGuirq? have two children. Sailor, Bonham and McGuirle will be moving to Shelby in Sep tember. All other supervisors, clerical and plant personnel will be hired locally. Roger D. Mullinax Aboard Destroyer Damage Contfolman Fireman Roger D. Mullinax. USN, 22, hus band of the former Miss Peggy A. Howell of Grover, N. C., re turned to San Diego aboard the destroyer USS Pritchett. His ship has just completed a six-month tour with the Seventh Fleet off the coast of Vietnam. Supporting U. S. and allied op- erations ashore, the Pritchett' fired more than 7,IX)0 rounds high explosive ammunition enemy fortifications, storage afflP' assembly areas. In addition, his ship provided plane guard anc anti-submarine screening services for the aircraft carrier USS Kilty Hawk, USS Ticonderoga and USS Ranger. UNION SERVICE .Sunday night’s union service for five city church congregia- tions will be held at Rosuireo- tion Lutheran church with tl*e Rev. David L. Castor to deliver the sermon at 8 o’clock. CHURCH BENEFIT A King and Queen cont(^t for benefit of the Masonic Hall building fund of Long Branch Baptist church will be held at the church Sunday afternoon at 2:30. The program is under sponsorship of Miss Daisy Creo. 4.H SUNDAY Members of the Dixon Com munity 4-H club will conduct the worship service Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. at Dixon Presbyterian church in obser vance of 4-H Sunday. To give new cotton draperiera trim, tailored look, pin pleats vertically at the tK)ttom beta. Tie the pleats loosely togef"^ with a lightweight cotton and let them five days. "set” for four or AWARD OF HONOR for the Cleveland County district and will conduct a junior leader training weekend this fall. Scout master Ken Pruitt of Troop 92 will serve as adult advisor. Also attending the upcoming weekend event will be patrol leaders from all scout troops in the Cleveland district. Several leaders and members of the troop, sponsored by the First Baptist church, plan to send Frank bon voyage from the Charlotte airport. W. S. BIDDIZ MAN OF THE MONTH Monthly Ordinary DWUion m INSimANCK COMPANY Tolophono 739-6532 6:1 i 1 at
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