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*)
Population
Greater Kings Mountain 2I|9H
City Limits 8,256
The Greater Singe Mountain figure U derteed from tiM
•pectol United State* Bureau of the Ceneu* report o
January 196S. and Ineludee the l4,fM population o
Number 4 Townehlp, and the remaining •.134 Iron..
Number S Townihlp. In Cleveland County and Crowder*
Mountain Township In Gaston County*
VOL. 80. No. 30
Established 1889
Kings Mountoin's Belioble Newspaper
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, July 25, 1968
Pages
Today
Seventy-Eignth Year
PRICE TEN CbNI^
School Board Consider! HEW Ultimatum Friday
Capital Expenditures
$384,987
Board Remands
^Re - Zoninfi Bid
Three Other
Properties
Are Re-zoned
By martin HARMON
The city commission Tuesday
remanded to the zoning board
loi turther consideration peti
tions of Mrs. Avalonia H. Weaver
and Mrs. Klizabeth M. Rhea for
rezoning for neighborhood busi
ness their lots at the corner of
West Mountain and Watterson
streets. !
Three other re-zoning petitions!
were unopposed and were ap-j
proved. !
These were the Charles G.
C'ampbejl property at the coiner
of West Mountain and CaiLsler
streets, optioned to Kings Moun
tain Savings & Loan Association
Ircm residential to neighborhood
business; the Kings Mountain
Convalescent & Nursing Center
property north of Kings Mountain
Hospital, from Residential 6 des
ignation to Residential 20; and
> the George W. Mauney property
at the corner of West^old street
and Phifer road, from residen
tial to neighborhood business
Curb-and-Gutter
Is Big Item
In New Budget
MARTIN HARMON
The City oi Klng.«i Mountain ha.s I
budgeted $384,987 for capital im
provements during the current
fiscal year.
Thi.*-. appropriati«)n was the
total for permanent improvements
included in the record $1,522,465
budget ordinance adojilod Tuc.s-
day night.
The budget was up by the ap-
E. L Stewart
Rites Conducted
Wednesday
K M CablevisioD'
Wins
Bridges Says
10-12 Channels
To Be Available
Kings Mountain Cablevision,
Flashing Signal
Now Three-Way
Funeral rites for Edward J.
Stewart, S3, retired farmer of
the Dixo-i c-oinmunity, W(‘re held
Wedr.c.sd.jy aftcinoon at 4 p.m.
from Heihh'hein Baptist eharch
of which lu was a mombt r.
a 15-yoar francliise for cablevi-
.sion operation within the city,
jonajf Bridges, president, lold
EVANGEUST—ReT. Cline Bor
ders of Lovmdale will be eron-
gelist for revival services be
ginning Sunday at Potterson
Grove Boptivst church.
Bolden To Lead
Bevlval Series
Rev. Cline Borders, associate
The re-zoning board, meeting | director of the Seminary Exten-
prcximately $17,00() addition. ! jnc., was awarded Tuesday night
surplus over the estimate made
in late June.
Meantime, the city commission
made official its indicated Cijc the city commission his firm cx-
per $100 valuation advalorern
tax rate—same rate prevailing
for several years.
The capital outlay breakdown
includes:
11 $122,565 for curb-and-gutler
installations (Henry street €*xien-
sion t') Brook wood road, Wood-
side drive from Fallingwood to
D<*ad End, Monroe avenue from
Groves to Jackson. First street
(contract awarded) also incliKU's
driveways and catch basins. i vice
Monta Vista drive from Wil.son
to Falls, Waco road from Gantt
peeled to provide Kings Moun
tain subscribers service troin ten
to twelve channels, including
UHF stations currently broad
casting from Charlotte. |
Such service is regulated by I
the Federal Communications I
commission, he added, when
asked when service could be in
augurated. He hoped, he suid.
“we will be close to offering '^er-
a year hence.
Under terms of a CATV Ordi-
. ,xf x* j w t 1 nance priorilv adopted by the
board, the firm will pay the city
on July 15, had recommended ap
proval of all the re-zoning re
quests by unanimous vote, Chair
man Fred Plonk said Wednesday.
B. D. Ratterree led the opposi
tion to the Weaver-Rhea re-zon
ing request, after Robert Bradley,
attorney representing the would
be purchasers, had told the lom-
mission intended use of the prop
extension west from Hillside drive,
Hawthorne road from Marion to
Hillside drive and Season creek,
Katherine street from Fairview
to Second, Cleveland ayetutp from
East King to Ridge (one side
only), Phenix street from Clove-
land avenue to Tesseneer prop
erty, Ashley Park-Rockford road.
Downing street. Wales road. AI-
Mr. Stewart died Monday afler-
A once-flashing traffic signal \noon at 1:30 in the Kings Moun
tain hospital after illnc‘ss of sev
eral years.
A native of Cherokee County,
South Carolina, he was S(Jn of
thL laic Michael Mauney and
Victoria Downey Stevvail. He
was married to 'coriie McDaniel
Stewart who died suddenly July
7lh after suHoiing a heart at
tack. Both Ml. and Mrs. Stewart
had been in d(‘elining health for
several years.
i Surviving are U>ur daughters,
j Mrs. James Thompson of Palat
|ka, Florida; Mrs. Arthur Bill-
! cliffe of Kings Mc^.ntain; Mrs. J.
! Ilay.vuod Allen of SlKdhy and
' Mrs. J. W. Palmer of York,
South Carolina. Al.'^o .surviving
are 10 grandchildren and
^ great-grandchildren.
Rev. Clarence
is now fully operative giving
efi .stop-go-caution instructions.
The signal and the corner of
West Mountain and Watler.^on
streets at the West School r r
nor was ordered operative by
the city hoard of commission
ers Tuesday night.
Authorising a traffic study
committee to include three
commissioners, appointed by
tlie Mayor, and the Chief of
Police, the commission honored
the request of Lt.-Col. Robert
G. Cox and Horace Kiser, West
Mountain ro.sidents, tor activa
tion of the signal.
IN NEW POST—Rance Hender
son has accepted a position as
director of the West Suburban
Assc^iotion for the Hearing
Handicapped in Lombard, Ill.
Ranee Hendenoh
WSAHH Diiectoi
Lt.-Col. Cox suggested. Tit
should help to slow down thes('
drivers who want tc drag 'orn
down in back, spin wheels and |
burn rubber.”
Sion Department of the SouUiern Fairview street from
Baptist Convention, will be evan
gelist for revival services begin
ning Sunday morning at Patter
son Grove Baptist church.
The Sunday services are at 11
a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and services
during the week through Friday,
Augu.st 2, are at 8 p.m., said the
erty was for a drug store, without I Hilliard Plyler.
soda fountain, employing a 4.000 graduate of
souare foot buildine. ^ake Forest University and
Fourth street to Linwood road.
Gold street from Cherokee street
tc York road).
2) $16,276 fo paving—(W'ood-
side drive from Fallingwood to
Dead end, Henry street extension
to Brookwood, Cherokee street
from Dick.son to Dead end, Wil
son street from Monte Vista to
Dead end. N. Goforth street from
Sipes to Dead end, Glenn street
from Grace street to Church. May
street from Church to Grace.
Bridges Drive Extension and
Dixie .street. Battleground ave
nue rfom sidetrack to Falls on
right, Battleground avenue from
Gold to sidetrack on right, Mead-
owbrook road extension west from
Hillside drive, Roxford road,
Downing- street, Wales road, Al
lison street).
3) $29,497 for water and sew-
Thursday. July 11 at City Hall, f** installations. Major water
19 of the now 29 Kings Mr^mtain i include the Henry street
Junior Policemen held then* first ^xt^n-'^ion line, Ashley Park wa-
meeting. The young’ men voted Hne, 12-inch line from Gantt
for their president. Tommy Shir- Major sewer items
F.'mcGUI Jr.? Mr^.' Margaret’i 7/ Vice president, Johnny l^mjs on ^
Liiiior •vrr« RMth r...fnrth^.nH McDcvitt; and their sergeants, Ashley Park, and King
square fcKit building. ; c *u * ^rvu i : i o
Mr. Ratterree said he objer led Southeastern Theological Semin-
bei auso of additional danger to I "‘‘y- He has served pa.storate.s in
North and South Carolina. Rev.
and Mrs. Borders and family
make their home in Lawndale.
school children from increased
auto traffic and the fact he had
been promi.sed an audience when
the zoning board met. He was not
notified of the zoning board hear
ing, ho said.
Previously, City Clerk Joe Mc
Daniel. Jr., had read the names
of seven of 20 petitioners initially
opposed to the re-zoning petition,
the seven having called to say
they wanted their names with
drawn.
Withdrawing their names were
Mrs. Margaret Ware, C. D. Ware,
N.
L. Miller, Mrs. Ruth Goforth, and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Goforth
Sr.
Mr. Ratterree .said, “Some few*
Aracked out because they thought
it would hurt their busine.ss or
something. Tho.se on there who
didn’t crawfish I reckon are still
with me.“
Others opposed were:
1) Mayor J. L. Davenport, of
Mt. Holly, owner of the former
Carlyle Ware property at 403 W.
(Conthiucd 0» Pitjje Six)
Junior Police
Elect Officers
annually five percent of gross op
orating revenues or $2400, which
ever is the greater. Additionally,
the firm will pay the city $3 per
poltr pet' year for c?reh utility*'
pole used by the Cablevision
I Kings Mountain Public Housing I _ ^ — •
The ordinance sets service ren- ^ Authority, Inc., was high bidder; |n ContraCt AWafCl
tals at $4.95 per month and S3 , Saturday for a 2.3 acre tract on ;
PHA Bid High
'if01 Property!'
Ranee Henderson, Kings Mour.-
five tain native and son of Mi. and
Mrs. liay iiendcison, will assume
McMahan and duiit's August 1 as director
R(‘r’jamerF.'Graham officialed <f tbe Wrst Suburban A.-isociation
lor ihr Hearing Handicapped in
Lombard. Illinois.
at the final rites.
Active pallbearers were Eltfni
Stewart. Max Stewart. Met'oy Ste
wart. Rob(*rt Dixon. Bill Herndon
and Bruce McDaniel.
i Freight Difference
Mr. Hender.son has for the past
six years been on the .staff of
Oregon School for the Deaf in
.^alem. Oregon, serving as head
, football and track coach, athleiic
director and mere recently as su
pervising teacher of Die higi:
school department and the voca-
addition.
per month for each additional, the south side of the Kings Meun-' “Free-on-board^ Kings Moun- lional department. In
set. Installation charges will be tain Special Education ''Center tain” won a S6..o9.'5 contract for M.. H(*nd(*rson has s<*rved as di-
$10 for the initial set, and $5 for (New Davidson school) property; gaibagc containers for Kings rector of cxlra-cuiThcular a.Tivi-
each additional set. : auctioned by the Kings Mountain i Mountain’s Maple Leaf Slc'ol tie.'.
school district board of educa-I Company Tuesday night,
tion. ' Uid—for 10 garbage con
tainers of eight cubic yards, throe
The bid price was $4200. wliich qj j.jj. yards and two of two
Thomas W. Harper, executive di- ^ cubic yards — appeared third
rector ol the housing authority. pjgbest of four,
said was the value set by Frank i indicated low bid rif
The ordinance requires the
company to pay any costs to the i
city resulting from its installa
tions.
Giant (kmtiact
Signing August 1
Top officials in charge of ur
ban renewal of the Atlanta re
gion, Department of Housing
and Urban Development will
come to Kings Mountain Aug
ust 1 for formal signing of
contracts with the city for fed
eral grants.
They are John D. Edmunds.
Region in director of urban
rent'wal, and James R. Pat
terson. area coordinator for ur
ban renewal in the two Caro-
linas.
Contracts will bo executed
for the $302,680 neighborhood
facility grant, and for the $450,-
(KH) Buffalo Creek water pro
ject grant.
With the previous grant of
$365,700 for the sewer system
project, the total of federal
© grants for City of Kings Moun
tain projects is $1,118,380.
Mayor John Henry Moss will
sign the contracts on behalf of
the city.
Bobby King, Myron George, and
Britt Leigh.
Policeman Ellis King and Chief
Thomas McDevitt are in charge j
of the organization. '
Monday night, July 22, the boys
with their leaders held their sec
ond meeting at the Kings Moun-
^ain Police Club on York Road.
President Tommy Shirley open
ed the meeting. Chief McDevitt
explained the necessity of abid
ing by the ci'eed and also gave
a brief discussion on appearance.
A hotdog supper was served
after the meeting. The young po
licemen presented Chief McDevitt
Kamper.s sewer pump, pipe and
manholes.
4) Equipment—Garbage truck,
packer and containers; police
cars $5,0(XH. fire truck ($24,(M10i.
electrical department truck ($30,-
000), gas lines ($12,500), neigh-
fContinued On Page Six)
The commission awarded the;
franchise, renewable foi ton
years on agreement of both par
ties, on recommendation of a spe
cial committee, which included;
Commissioners T. J. Ellison,
chairman, Ray Cline and Norman i
King. Chairman EHi.son said the
committee had proce.ssed one i
other application for the frari- j
chise. from Statewide Cabk-vi-
sion, Forest City.
Other officers of Kings Moun
tain Cablevision. Inc., are Rich
ard McGinnis, vice-president; Eu
gene Timms, secretary; and L. E.
(Josh) Hinnant, treasurer.
Hoyle, cf Cherryville, registered
appraiser.
The sale remains open for ter.
days.
Should the bid be raised by
fKe percent, another
would bo held.
Mauney Heads
Rotary Club
Charles F. Mauney, general
$600 (loss one percent, ten d ly-)
of Quality Equipmenl Company
of Charlotte was FXTB Milwaukee.
Wise., and the .second indaaied
low of S8198 of A. K. Finley & As
sociates of Charlotte was FOB
auction, Oskkosh, Wist. Baker E(|uipm<*n!
j Company of Charlotte proved
ond low at $7155 F'OB
Mountain.
Quality Equipment won the
contract ff)r a garbage paekc!
unit at $,5887 FOB Milwaukee. The
HAYNES WINNER
R. Ed Haynes, 216 North Wel
don street. Gastonia, won a
Tiger Sweepstakes wortli $.50
via the promotion sponsored by
Esso service stations. Mr. Hay
nes is a local customer of Mt-
Gill’s Esso Servicentei. No pur
chase is necessary by custom
ers to participate in the sweep-
stakes.
Finley firm Lakei pj-j, work with the d(‘af.
WS.YHH is a progiam that pro
vides locally, as opposed to a
which the packer will be mount-
City's Uiban Renewal Application
Meets Requirements, Hummel Says
Kings Mountain’s Survey and
Planning application 'for a feti-
I with a birthday cake which wasi^i'^l grant for the proposed Cans-
cut and served for dessert. i ler street urban renewal project
The following have agreed to satisfies all current federal re-
abide by the creed and have rex
ceived their membership cards:
Morris Blalock, Randy Harrison,
Bobby Jackson, John T. McDevitt,
Donald D. McDevitt. Richard D.
Collins. Morris T. Collins. Tommy
F'. Shirley, Barry S. Laughridge,
Paul B. Leigh, Jeffrey B. Jones,
Bobby L. King, Gregoiy S. Cook,
David H. Bridges, Johnny M. Sisk,
Also G. Laughter, Myron G.
Geoi’ge, Mark S. George, Bruce
W. King, Terry E. Johnson, Mark
McDaniel, Bennett J. Masters, Jr.,
Michael J. Coleman, David R.
Sanders, Elmer C. Martin. George
quirements for funding.
Whether the Kings Mountain
grant will be approved, Don Hum
mel, assistant secretary for rene
wal and housing assistam'o. De
partment of Housing and Urban
Development, wrote U. S. Repre
sentative Basil L. Whitener, de
pends on fund allocations. Ap
propriations for this purpose for
the current fiscal year are $750
million, similar eligible applica
and Carolina Threwing Company,
has been installed as president; gjj”g”uthwells bid was s(i749
of the Kings Mountain Rotary |
club for the coming year. j
Installation service for new I
officers was held at the club’s j
regular noon meeting Thursday;
at the Kings Mountain Country 1
club..
firm $6011, FOB their factoric.-.
Victory Chevrolet Compenv.
bidding $6695 edged Southwell
Motor Company for the truck on residential .srhf)oi. an educational
Other new officers include Fred
Dixon, first vice-president; Ed
Goter, second vice president;
Robert H. Goforth, secretary-
treasurer; Larry Hamrick, assis
tant secretary - treasurer; and
Charles E. Wilson, sergeant-at-
arms;
METER RECEIPTS
Parking meter receipts hir
the week ending Wedne.sday
totaled $188.75, including $128.- ^ ,, .
50 irom on-slro.-t motors S42.75 1 Stato oolloxo in No.lh-
from fine*:, and $17.50 from off- | (-alif. Ho has also studied
street meters. at Williamette college in Oregon.
Past
is one of the most progressive
communities in my Congressional
District. The urban renewal pro
ject for which the survey and
planning grant is desirwi is ur
gently needed for low-income
families at Kings Mountain.
“I am hopeful, therefore, that
every possible effort will bo made! tin editor is Russell Zc-rbe.
by your office to expedite favor-1 —.
able action on the survey and
planniriJ application. I "assure|
you I will d<*eply appreciate any,
personal assistance you might be!
able to give in the matter." '
Mr. Hummel’s July 17 reply,!
forwarded to Mayor John Henry |
No More Window Service Saturdays
At The Kings Mountain Postoiiice
Effective Saturday, all regular has
tions total approximately $800 Moss by the Congressman, foi-
milliori, leaving a $50 million in- lows;
balance. 'This is in reply to your recent
Rep. Whitener had -
FROM SALT LAKE CITY
Mr.s. David R. Hamrick je-
written letter concerning the Survey andi turned Tuesday night from Salt
Lublaneski. Chad A. Ledford, j Mr. Hummel July 2: Planning Application for the! Lake City. Utah where she ac-
Bart George and Roger D. Hovis. “This is with further reference proposed Cansler Street i'"banf companied her grandchildren,
to my recent inquiry concerning renewal project (R-96i in Kin'^S] Jon David and Gianna Mane
urban renewal survey and plan- Mountain, North Carolina. Moore, home. The Moore chil-
ning application number R-96 sub- "This application has i
mitted by Kings Mountain, North , processed and found to satisfy
Carolina. 'all current Federal roquirernents
i "I was very pleas<*d to learn for funding. I would like to point
.from Mr. Lyon’s letter that the out that we presently h'^ve be-
applioation is being processed at fore u.s as of July 1.’ rt(>S, new
'the present time. Kings Mountain (Continued on Page
b('en directed to submit his
♦ , J ff in Saturday window service will he plans by September 1 regarding
». . president ana ex-o ic o Kings Mountain his proposals on how and when
director is Rev. Charles W. eollcction of mail Saturday delivery on city icsi-
i from street dc'posit boxes will be dential routes should be handled' there has
New directors are Robert L. adjusted to conform to the gen- IcK*ally. '
Bradley Ken Culberson. Dr. John orally iess-lrequent Sunday col- An effective date for the elim-!
C. McGill, and Tom Tate. Bulle- IcH'tion schedules. inalicn ot Saturday resideniial ^
Postmaster Charles L. Alexan- delivery here and nationally is,
der said the curtailing in po.si; I then expected to be established
i service was ordered bv Postmas- b\ the Di'pastmenl. the postmas-
IMPROVING ter General W. Marvin Wat'-<'n ter explained.
Joe Lee Woodward, schools j to comply with the cutback re- Tlie exact total of the overall i
truant officer, Is improving at Squired by Congre.ss uiuk'r tlie rc- employment cut that will apply' ’Ph'ase forward to this office
Kings Mountain hospital where <enlly-enacle(i titx bill by redin ■ locally is not yi-t known, and it ( within Id days a plan concerning
ing. some postal s(*rviees and cur- will b<‘ affoctc‘d to .some extent the reorganization suggested in
tailftig new hiring. by the rapidity of job turnover in ■ this letter. Otherwise this office
Poslmaslei Alexander said the the local staff in the months in; will have no alternative other
Post Offiee Department agreed to mediately ahead. HtAvevei. tin than to forward your adminis-
the reduction in funds for the postmaster said he expects the trative unit's file to Washington
1969 fi.seal year that began July cut to be serious. 'with the recommendation that
1 and Is not a.sking for a re.-ta- To make the overall cutback, administrative enforcement pro
Board May Ask
Charlottesville
Appointment
Kings .Mountain district school
tru.stees will meet FYiday night
to determine what course of ac*
tion to take in the wake of the
Department of Health, Education
and Welfare’s turn-down of the
board’s request foi additional
time to desegrate the 190-mcm*
her all-Negro Compact school.
Meantime, City Attorney Jack
H. White ha.« been retained by
the board of education to confer
with the attorney general in Ral
eigh “as to the course ol action.”
.said Board Chairman George H.
Maunej. “HEW apparently wants
••fre**dom of choice'' plans thrown
)ui notwithstanding the Supreme
Court’.s rulings”, said Mauney.
Chairman Mauney said board
members may go to Charlottes
ville. Va. this w'eek to confer with
Dr. Eloi.se Severinson, regional
civil rights director who intorm(*d
Supt. Don Jones in a letter July
19th the board had 10 days to
submit a plan for desegregating
Compact school or face possible
cut-off f)f federal funds.
Supt. Jones was out-of-town
yesterday and unavailable for
comrreni.
De.segregalion of Compact must
become e:lettiv<‘ this fall, ac
cording to the HEW ordei. The
board of education had request
ed that it be given until next
year to eliminate this one re
maining all-Negro school in the
system. *
In reque.sting a delay until
next year, the board said school
assignments had already been
made for 1968-69 and that insuf
ficient time remained to make re-
assignments. said Mauney. Chair
man Mauney said yesterday that
all the Negro students assigned
to Compact for the fall term had
eho.sen to attend Compact via
the systems freodom-of-chojce
plan.
HEW’s staff representatives,
following a review in March of
Kings Mountain's desegregation
c'ompliance, suggested that all- '
Negro Compact could be elimin
ated by pairing the school with
predominately white Park Grace,
so that each school would have
three fully-integrated grades
each. A formal recommendation
to this effect came 83 days later
on June 11. HEW suggested that
Park Grace be made a primary
school with grades 1-3 and Com
pact school be utilized for grades
4-6.
Dr. Severinson wrote Supt.
Jones: “Thank you for your let
ter of July 12. 1968. The Office
for Civil Rights is pleased to
hear that you were able to imple
ment some of its suggestions for
further desegregating your school
system, (one full-time white
teacher has been assigned to
Compact for the cximing year and
another white teacher would
h;%'0 taught at Compact part of
th(^ day and at another school
the remaining time”).
“F'ven though the closing of
David.son school was a forward
stej), (Davidson has been con-
and an M.A. from San Fernando verted into a special education
center) this office feels that the
all-Negro Compact school has to
dt'segregated before Kings
Mountain City cajt be consideied
in compliance under the Civil
Rights Act of 1964. Title VI.
“According to your correspond
ence. the problem you are con
fronting seems to be one of giv
ing proper notice to the parents.
There are no major administra
tive obstacles to prev'ent your
implementing our requests set
forth in our letter to you on June
11. Wo therefore suggest that
been sufficient time
to inform the populace of the
possibility of reorganizing the
grade strueture of the Compact
and Park Grace schools with the
appropriate reassigning of facul
ty so that they would be substan
tially desegrated by September
1968*
.Mr.s. Hender.son, the former Bet
ty U'dlord of Kings M mruain.
has also been a iru'mbi'r of the
faculty of (Jregon School foi the
D(‘al. They are parents of two
children. David, ago nine, and
Julie, age eigiit.
In his new position .Mr. Hen
derson will .suporvis<‘ a stafl of
4.5 including 3.5 teachers, an au
diologist. psychologist, curriculum
diri'clci. social worker, homo ed-
uiator and four secretaries. In
addition to duties as directr)r. Mr
Kings Henderson wdll also teach on a
limited basis at De Petal Univer
sity in Chicago. III., instructing
one c(>urs(‘ per quarter in the uni
versity’s program to train toacli-
program for 23.5 deaf students.
Mr. Hend(‘rson holds an M.S.
d(»gree from Oregon College' of
Educaticn in Monmouth. Oregon
ho is receiving treatment for a
respiratory ailment.
PICNIC
Kings Mountain Kiwanians
and their families will gather
for a picnic Thursday night at
7 o’clock at Lake Montonia pic
nic area. Hamid Coggins is
chairman of the food commit
tee.
dren. son and daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. K. Moore, had been
visiting their grakdparents the
past month. The^ made the
trip by plane. Mlrs. M<K)re is
the former Norma Kay Ham
rick,
i tion of any money cut from it.*^ tc the 19(j(> level, post office's ha\r
budget. been ordered to fill only liirci'
I “The Postmaster Geneinl", Mr. out of lour vacancies as they {<c-
i Alexander explained, “told us we cur.
i could opt'iate within the budget Postmaster Alexander also inl
and maintain postal seivices at ed that beginning July 1 all plan
er near their pre.sent level if wi'ined I'xtensions of city and rural
did not hav<' to reduce employ-‘ delivery were curlailod. At this
ment to the June 1966 levM'l. ” time lliere are no plans to j)ro-
' Mr. Alexander noted that he (ConUnued on Page 6)
ewdings be initiated.'
LUTHERAN SPEAKER
Rev. John A Pless of Hickory,
executive dircitor of North
Carolina Lutheran Homes, will
fill the pulpit at the U o’clock
morning worship service Sun
day at St. Matthew’s Lutheran
churcli.