, 1968
its
Population
Greater Kings Mountain 2I,9M
' 3ity Limits 8,256
OrMrtof King* Meuntota flgura li dartrtd Ifom tiM
bpaeittl Unitad Stotaa Buiaou of tba Canaun rap«rt o
Jjanuoiy 1866, oad iacludaf tha l4,tM populatloa e
fNumbar 4 TowDtMp. OBd tha ramcdnlBg C*1S4 tnm
lnumbar 5 Towaihip, In Claralond County ad CmaOdt*
' Mountain Towiublp In Qaiton Connty*
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Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper
VOL. 80. No. 29
Lstabtished 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, July 18, 1968
bevenry-hignth Year
PRICE TEN CENT?
Mobile Home Supplii
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Water Project Plans Due
Here
{Kings Mountain
Kinder Firm's
Ninth Plant
Construction
Likely To Start
In October
Col. W. K. Dickson, engineer for
the city, said Tuesday night final
plans and specifications for the
Buffalo Creek water project will
be ready for city (‘ommi.ssion ac
tion cn August t with beginning
ol construction anticipated in
October.
He said preliminary plans have
been filed with the State Board
of Health and other agencies in
volved, including the Department
ol Housing and Urban Develop
ment which has made a grant
or $456,000 for the estimated $3.38, CHAIRMAN - Jamor E Hern-
million proicet. , portaet in J. E. Hern
Colonel Dixon .s.aid the Company and a school
level will be quite stable at <361 re-elected chair-
HospitalDonatioBs$l
Goal Increased
8,318;
J
\
to 744 feet above sea level, mak-!
man of the beard of trustees
Opped Building I
Costs Feaied
By Trustees
By martin HARMON
The official clo.sing of the fund
\ campaign for the Kings Mountain
hospital building program show
ed cash-in-hand and pledges at
^$188,318 and clutated decision by
hospital trustees and campaign
officials to increase the goal to
$22'.00(;.
The total of gifts and pledges
is by far the largest anumiit c\ci
raised in the Kings Mountain area
by public subscription, topping
by some $76,000 the $112,000
r*i-
CELEBRATES 89th BIRTHDAY —• A. H, aComwelL weU’known
Kingr Mountoin citizen^ celebrated his 89tb birthday Sunday.
Members of his family at home to help him and Mrs. Cornwell
E celebrate the occasioSfr«t.j^i»mUy dii^Mwere BM. «nd Mzs. £;-
W. Sanford of HartwelL Ga.. Mr. and Vernon leTaolcU of
BishopvUle. S. C; Mrs. Leon Purse of Summerton. S. Mrs. 0« £.
Hawkins of Macon. Ga.. Mrs. Giles Cornwell and Mr. and Mrs.
Giles Cornwell/ Jr. of Cleveland/ OhiO/ ond MUs Margaret Corn-
well, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hoyes and Mrs. Dewitte Cornwell, all
of Kings Mountain. Mrs. Willie Vincent of Rocky Mount, daughter
of Mr. Cornwell, and Giles ComwelL Sr. of Cleveland, Ohio, son
cf Mr. Gornwell. were unable to ottend the get-to-gether.
ing the lake ideal for recroation.il | Cleveland County Technical
development. Maycir John Himry! Tuesday night. A ma-
Moss subsequently announrod trustees was
that city plans are to d.-velop the ' , ^ definitely
lake area as an all-purpose rec- ,he County Home
reational facility. ; pj^perty lor the site of a new
Sub.cequen11y. the commissmn ^he board has been ... - , ^
formally retained Coates Field , ^Q^gidering the property since ’ cash and pledges for John Gam
Service, Inc., of Oklahoma City, jech goined independent status ble Memorial Stadium at Kings
Okla., as site negcliator for; announcement : Mt untuin high school,
right-of-way and the 7.3 tracts of ^ dome's closing by i Decision to raise the goal Wii*-
property required for the Buffalo' counts. 'dictated, hospital officials said
;« 1,..^ _ construction
ccsts will increase the initially
estimated $150,000 of local funds
needed for the 32-bed, two-story
addition.
If the bids, hopefully, are with
in the estimated total of $850,000.
a,U
Creek lake W'hich will inundate
1500 acres and provide a 55-milc
shoreline.
The Coates Company is a
specialist in the site acquisition
field and also maintains offices
in Atlanta, headed by Vice
^^New Davyidson”
Hambright, Jolly i
On Welfare Body
^nd"Lans^;ffj«^rof?d:^^
I said, the "overage" will be de-,
, President A, A. Sargent. Mr.
■'gent noted tharthlTThlN^^
was founded 18 years ago \<‘lth ■"IT'' 1 said the “overage'
one client, currently has 92 )„x,."bb college faculty incmbei '
ject.s underway in the United, from Boiling Springs are new
States and Canada, 1 o’" Cleveland Coun-
Her.schel O. Brown, assigned the : ly Welfare Board,
Kings Mountain proiect, said in >>'■ Hambright succeeds Mrs.
the Wo weeks he had been .study Aubrey Maunoy of Kings Mo.in
ing maps and seeing property ' ff.'’
owners he had received "a good T-, Warhek of Lattiniore, both of
reception”.
whom were not eligible for re
For the recreation facility plan-!, appointment since both had serv-
voted to cnc or more needs forj
improving the present 75-bcd
plant. !
He enumerated these needs as:
1) Installation of central air
conditioning;
2> Expansion of the obsletrica],
department;
3) Expansion of the cafeteria:
HONORED FOR CAMPAIGN WORK — George H. Houser, left,
chairman of the fundraising campaign for Kings Mountain
hospital- is presented a silver bowl "in appreciation for the suc
cessful Kings Mountain Hospital fund campaign", by George W.
Mauney. hospital president, on behalf of the board of directors.
(Paul Lemmons photo).
ning, the commission voted to re
ed two terms. Mr. Jolley was ap
4» Building of more storage
New Name
o
Local News
Bulletins
building PERMIT
Mrs. M. C. Falls has purchas-
0(1 a city building permit for
addition of a room, estimated
to cost $500, to her residence on
liPaikor street.
Schools To Buy
Lockers, Locks
For Two Plants
j The Kings Mountain board of
education Monday night designat-
'ed the former Davidson school
; building as‘ the Kings Mountain
Especial Eklucatlon Center, since
taTn GaTdneVGidTey & county board of
of Winston-Salem, which Mayoi commissioners at the June meet
Moss termed “one ot the most dog f , paign Chairman George H. Hou-’
outstanding specialists in recrea■' Wednesday by the state — .'-...w,,irivr
tion facility planning in Eastern ^
United States.” j three nominees Other nornmees
Col. Did<son estimated con- Blanton and Wilson jj. anticipated from an
struction time on the Buffalo jirug
water project at from 14 to 18 ' '^^rluk succeeded ..Ii. gjjj King, of Kctchum & Com i
months. Gnffm on the weltaro *5<^3rd executive director of the
area.
Mere funds arc indicated. Cam
ser said, noting numerous drive
workers hav'o yet to file complete
11 New Teachers
Elected By Board
By MARTIN HARMON
Kinder Manufacturing Com
pany. of Eikliarl, Indiana, largest
supplier to the mobile home in*
du.stry in America, will open its
ninth manufacturing facility in
Kings Mountain within the near
iuture.
Joint announcement was made
Wednesday by Clifton E. Kinder,
president, and L- E. Hinnant and
J. Ollie Harria, co-chairmen ol
the mayor’s industrial committee.
liH company pros.dent said
inili.d employment at the Kings
Mountain plcnt will be 100 per
sons, locally employed, with an
ticipated maximum employment
of 200 within two years.
The Kinder Company manu
factures furniture, bedding and
dinette sets, and also supplies
travel tiviilcr and t i^k-up camper
cu.«hiors and bedding to recrea
tional vehicle manufacturers.
President Kinder said:
"Inlormation iurnished by L
E. Hinnant and the company's
market analysis indicated the
Kings Mountain location would
, hi' iieally suited to serve the
rapidly expanding home and
travel trailer industry in the
; Carolinas and adjoining states."
Kinder Manufacturing Com
pany began operation in 19.56 in
Elkiiart, Indiana. The Company
has seen tremendous grcsvth
since that time and is presently
operating eight manufacturing
facilities m the following hfca
tions: Elkhart, Indiana; Dear
born, Michigan; Cassopolis. Mi
chigan; Americus. Georgia; New
ton, Kansas; Wilkes Barre,
Pennsylvania: Rialto, California
and Mt. Vernon, Texas.
! The Kings Mountain plant will
contain 54.000 square feet of pro
duction space and a 3,000 sejuare
[foot office. It will h<- the most
^nodern of any Kinder facility^
The plant will be located in the
Kings Mountain Industrial Park
on a 10-acre site adjacent to the
J. E. Herndon Company. Con
struction is scheduk’d to begin
immediately and is expected to
take 90 to 120 days to complete.
President Kinder also announ
eed that Clinton K. Linn, vice-
i:resident of the firm, will serve
as general manager of the Kings
Mountain plant. Mr. i^inn has
served as general manager of the
Newton, Kansas, plant and most
ccently has served as general
Sewage Project
Well Underway
several years ago. /campaign, said Wednesday ThSnlrinn
Mr. Hambright was notified of room remains for gift ($1500) QlllCK^XtlinKlIlQ
his appointinent Wednesday by ,^,^ ^ memorial. ! AvOrtS ACCldeilt
letter from Raleigh. He said he other memorials available are
would write his formal letter of five-figure range, includ-1
acceptance today. New appoin- surgical equipment ($15,000) i
tees were to take office effec- x-Ray equipment ($25,000).
“The contractors are shooting tivc July 1st. j Hospital trustees Monday alter-
for a November completion date.": A native of Grover, Mr. H‘)o^,noon presented Chairman Houser
Col. W. K. Dickson, city engin-, bright is a partner with his ^ silver bowl in app*’ecia-
eor, thus described progress on ily in R- Hambright & Son ^york in serving as
the $1.3 renovation of the city’s, Groceiy and Hambright s P uol «lthairman of* the successful cam-
sewage disposal system. OH Company. Ho is a member of
-- - - - - fhrv iv'in«y« Mountain hospital
METER RECEIPTS
Parking meter receipts for
ihe week ending Wednesday
totaled $201.65, including $132.-
1,5 from on-street meters, $49.,5()
from fines and $20 from off-
slieet meters.
He said Blythe Brothers & ihe Kings
Chairman Houser commented
! l-ial rathw^than reg“ulaG^°«^S Company aim at this date in spite! Wc.1n<-.sday. "The successful cam
tion purposes.
Quick thinking by a city po
lice officer averted an aecklcnt
Friday in dcvvntown Kings
Mountain.
A Southern Railway cxp>vss
truck, wliich had l>oen paiked
out-of-ge-ar in a parking sp a-t'
on S. Batilegroind Av-'inie,
started to roll across the street
about 2:3 p.m.
City Police Officer MalUicw
Petlv, traveling north on S.
manager of the Rialto, CaliforniA
plant. He served four y«»rs in
the U. S. Air Force during World
War n and has been active in
the mobile home industry for the
past 13 years. He is a past presi
dent of the Kansas Mobile Home
Association, a member of the
V. F. W.. Kiwanis, Elks, Amerl-
( an Legion and the Moose Lodge.
He and his wife. Dorothy will
The city board of education moving to Kings Mountain in
Monday night employed 11 new future,
ic n hois, including a principal foi 3 statement, Co-Chair-
Park Grace schtiol and a higli ^^3^ Hinnant and Harris said,
school band directoi. “We are highly pleased that the
Richard K. Greene <.f Al.i.'.i iyspe<ted ‘'j"'*';"
will beceme laimipal of Park Company will soon be a Kings
Richard Greene
To Be Principal
At Park Grace
HARMONS IMPROVED
M. L. Harmon remains a
patient at Kings Mountain hos
pital and continues to show
improvement. Mrs. Harmon, ill
at home cl'ue to an attack of ar
thritis, also continues to show
improvement.
firemen benefit
Oak Grove Volunteer Fire
Department will sponsor an
auction sale to buy emergency
breathing cxiuipmont for the
fire department Sat urday be
ginning at 3 p.m. at the fire
department located beside
Champion’s Cotton Gin in the
Oak Grove community. Chief
of the Oak Grove Volunteer
Fire Department is W. E. Kuy
kendall.
TC^ CHARLOTTE
Grover Mayor C. F. Harry. Jr.
was transferred Tuesday from
Kings Mountain hospital to
Charlotte Memorial hospital
where ho is being treated for a
heart ailment. Mayor Harry
k suffered a heart attack on May
29th. wa.*? showing improve
ment, and was rehospitalized
during the weekend for B
klooduloli
In other action, the boaixl:
1) appropriated $2,500 for
ploynnent of an adult for secre-|v*,ii k • ^ u-.j »
tarial duties at Kings Mountainj Col.' Dickson estimated con- parents of two chddren and the
high school. I struction of the new two-million lamily resides in Grovei.
2) approved purchase of 810 gallon daily capacity plant at the 1 hhoxtqt
lockers for Central Junior high junction of Muddy Fork and Buf-j lomes M Wild(‘r will
school from Southern Schools falo creeks as half-complete. | • '‘How
Sorvico of Canton, N. C. at cost He saki laying of the LM-mcli, oso the 'sun av
Of S63S per locker and installa- main from the Mauney tank near; Do 5ou l*cel at the
tL ehar^o of gS cen“h ! Bennett Brick & Tile Company;
3) voted to purchase built-in; to the main plant has begun and, at ■< "8* ‘Mountam ^
combination locks for all lockers said the contractor would have
at Kings Mountain high school| "tw'o or more crews on the Imc-j
and the new lockers at Central j laying Job next-week. ' Summ r
scliool at cost of $2.10 each. Stu*
her of the
j*ears.
police force two
City Budget Adoption Scheduled
f(‘e, to be applied t^oward cost of ICablevision Gommittee To Report;
the locks.
4) contracted with Torminiz
Service to control roaches, ants
buildinl?r 1^the'district systeml Consideration and formal a(top_' agendi is report of the „ Rhea Md saw hailstones hi" a-^ lemons f, i"hb.ning
for a $450 yearly fee. _ J fion of the 1968-69 budget and a. P- “PP^^^^^ durin^a U'undcrs.orm in which .Miean and Great Falls area, he
valorem tax ra e will bo one of a Kings ^ ^ Rus fCtinriW o" «n Moun- Bnibdingnagia.i ice balls .smash■ said. On<- tore through the loof
several ma]<.r Items tm the agon . D-anch sc ^ K UsoT^00^ ^ windows and windshi.-hls of a . onvcrtihlc and 26 stit. hcs
da for Tuesday night's city com- 'J- J' : 'hood tiding area dc^gnatlon. dented cars, and frightened people were roquirod lo close the < uts
G. ic ciemcnlaiy school and Motmtain indust^rial citizen.
from Bessemer City high school ^ i7«nrv «aid
wlierc I’.c was hanii director. Ma>oi John Hen > *
lie, too, IS highlv pleased at the
(')ihcr new additions to the Ihgh tiecision of the Kinder Company,
sdiooi faculty include Dean commented. “Kinder projects
Wv'stmoreiand of Grover who will largest beginning operation
teach stK'ial studies; Miss lino ^f any new' industry locating in
^ene Johnson of Mount Holly xings Mountain in many years.
K'ominued On Page Eight) feels its emphasis on at
tracting responsible industrial
(Continued On Page Eight)
A mama m r sa m mm ^ Mkw ■ mm bsb zb www ■ n
A re-zoning request by Mrs.
Avaionia H. Weaver and Mrs.
Elizabeth Rhea for their adjoin
ing lots at the rorner of West
Mountain and Walterson street ^,.,11
lias drawn opposition from near- A Kings Mountain couple va om alliMiioon and blew in cool-
cationing reeentiy in Uoc'kvil!*'. ing biee/es. Hailstones grew to
size largely in tlie
of need and the standpoint of at
tainin^ the goal."
The county commission has
authorized the sale of $.500,090
iiospital bonds not later tlian Feb
ruary 1969, and tho remaining
funds have been indicated from
charitable foundations.
I Petition Is Filed
' Opposes Re-zoning
LUTHERAN TOPIC
Rev. Charles W. Easl* y will
use tlK' sermon topic, "'I'lic
Pist Is Always Ka^y ', at Sun
day morning w'orsliin servi'c.s
at 11 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Lu
theran church.
Baibeis, Cn Vacation In Maiyland,
Witness Big-as-Lemons Hailstones poL, f« pha
5) approved assignment of 17 v'alorcm tax rate will bo one of a
students, d<'niod seven requests
for a.ssignment.
mission meeting.
6) voted to mark off student
parking spaces at Kings Moun
tain high school.
TO UNC
Three Kings Mountain stu
dents took pre-regi.stration
sessions at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
this week. They wore Grady P.
(’heshire, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John A. Cheshire; Rick Finger,
son of 'Mr. and Mrs. F'red
Finger: and Charles Jeff Mau
ney, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. L.
Mauney.
The board also Nvill condi|rt
Public hearing by lhe”cify com- who were caught and bombarded in thi' hvn:\ of the driv(*r. In the
is scheduled for the outdoors. downpour that followed, roads
ho
the
on
tentatively
85 . -
Principal change expectwl in aliovo estimates
the budget will be allocatini the Tuesday night.
$17,006 additional surplus differ The Mavor w'll also p-'sent Ratterree, Mrs
once between the actual surplus the new K’n^s Mount.iin Neigh-' Mr. and Mrs. Claude H
and estimated surplus. The initial
balanced budget to total $2,
g05^ _ _ . ..
Another major item on the opment. ' ' Continued On Page 8
rejectpd filed. ■ • •
.Signers are Mr. and Mrs. B. D.lJ^treak of nearly suffocating heal exercise at Quantico.
Margaret W’ard was broken by the arrival of A loial paper earried a pii turc
Ham-i thunder squalls that on some of a volunteer fireman holding
liailslones in iiis lianas
luok exactly like large
initial, borhood Analysis report compiled bright. B. M. Hayes, Sr., Mr. and areas dropped hailstones a> bi ^ w D*
2,508.. Ibv tho North CDvolina Depart-, Mrs. J. E. Gamble, Mr. and Mrs.' as emon.s. The thui derrt. i ^
i ment of Conservation and Devel- Robert G, Cox. A. B. Summitt, C, front began to daikcMi
over the area ul about 4;30 p.m.
Tlie North Carolina Utilities
Commission has granted Kings
Mountain Public Housing Au
thority, Inc., condemnation au
thority [or acciuiring real prop
erty.
Technically, the power is
granted in "a certificate of pub-
lie convenience and necessity”.
Public hearing on petition by
the authority was held in Juno.
'I'liero was no opposition. 'Hie
eerlificato became operative
Wednesday.
John L. McGill, chairman of
tho authority, commented, “It
is the intent of Kings Moun
tain Public Housing Authority
to lisp this power only in
friendly actions where it is
m*('essary to e!<*ar titles to par
ticular properlicsi**