o \ i Population Greater Kings Mountain 21,914 City Limits (1966 Census) 8,256 City Limits (Estimate 1968) 9300 Th« Gteut«r Klog* Mountaio llguT*> ig tferivtd from tb« ipccial United Slates Bureau ol the Ceneug report o lonuary 1866. ond Includeg the 14.990 population o Number 4 Townghtp. ond the remaining 6.124 froa Number S Townghip. in Cleveland County and Crowder* Mountcdn Townghip In Gogton County. k*tvJ A ' VOL 81 No. 10 Established 18^9 Kings Mountoin's Reliable Newspaper Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, March 6, 1969 Pages Today Seventy-Ninth Year PRICE TEN CENTS Condemnations Ordered; Contract Signings Tuesday IL V V't J V. C/ CA.L!L€fr UMITED MtTiiODtST CtiURCH Kt>lC% M C , H*C‘ PROPOSED GALILEE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Galilee Church One Re-Zoning Request Yea, Ground Is Broken HONORED*^ C. P. Barry wos honored on his 2Sth anniversary with Durham Life Insurance Company at a dinner Thursday night. Insurance Firm Honors Barry 'i'he Gastonia Staff of The Dur ham Life Insuianco Company honored C. P. Barry at a dinner at Helen’s Restaurant in Besso- Galiloe United Melhociist church broke j^round for a $S0,000 church , plant Sunday morning. | I It will be erected on a three ' ! acre tract on paved state road ! 22S9, Kings Mountain Lake road, just off York Road thrt*e miles southeast of the city. The now building will contain approximately 7,(KX) square feet ] of space, 4.600 feet on the upper i Itwel (onsisting of narthex. sanc tuary, chancel, choir room, pas tor’s study and three classrooms. | The lower floor of the propos- : ed structure will consist of 2,5001 feet of floor space and will in-' elude a nursery and four class rooms, a kitchen, equipment room and bathrooms. Two of the class*i rooms on the i pper level will, □pen to expand the sanctuaryi and three of the classrooms ad | joining the kitchen open up to form a 1200 s(|uare feet fellow ' ship hall or recreation room. The building, or>;ina!ly de signed* of masonry and prestress- HUD Concurs On Contracts For Project By MARTIN HARMON The city commission is cxpec* ed to sign contracts Tuesday with suctessful bidfiers on the Buffa lo Crc<*k water project. Alayor John Henry Moss said the a ;en:la item will read “con- ‘sideidlion of execu‘ing contracts with successful bidders on the Kings Mountain water jiroject.” Inclusion of the i;em means that the Depar ment of Housing and Uiban Development, partici pating ia the piojcct witli a $4.Vi,000 grant, has concurred in 'the ciy commission’s tcmtalive bid awards. ’ A pre-construction conference was held here Tuesday afternoon, with the successful bidders, Col. W. K. Dickson, city engjne<>r and members of iiis stalf. Mayor Moss, City Clerk Joe McDaniel, Jr., and Public Works Superin tendent Grady Yel.on participat ing. Once contracts are signed and “proceed" instructions given, the several contractors will lx? work ing against a 360-ndeninatioM umler yaids noiib of SR 2033. with anjnhercnt ri.ght oi imminent do- 84-foot high dam, approximately main wide and 200-foot spill- I'lxler 'hese staiut<‘.<. the city will enter con iemnation action DECORATED Sgt. Paul A. Seism has received the Bronze Star while serving in Vietnam. Sgt. Paul Seism | Wins Bronze Stai mcr City on Thur.sday night, at ed concrete, has been revised to 7 p.m. The occasion was to celo frame construction and brick ve- bra'.e his 25th year with llio com noer. Total bids cxc-oeded $SO,000. pany. including sanctuary furnishings. Mr. and Mrs. Barry were pro- Air conditioning is being omit- sinted a silver bread'tray by his, ted but can he added later a 16cal associates. spokesman said. The church plans Soventwn people were present, to erect tho complete structure including Mr. and Mrs. W. G. but only finish and furnish the Smith and Mr. and Mrs. William sanctuary and chancel at pres- P. Anthony of Kings Mountain. cnt. Other areas will be complet- The Durham Life Insurance od as funds become available, a Company of Raleigh, will honor church spokesman said. An in Mr. and Mrs. Barry with a trip to tensive fiimi-raising is underway a night patrol nez. Virginia Beach the we<'k of June for $15,060 to complete the build- of Tom Ky when his position 26th. While there they will at- ing. '■vas attacked by an enemy force tend the annual Presidents’ Club Rev. T. A. Powell of Shelby isi®^ undetermined size. Comention of tlie company at pastor of the church, and Clyde citation read that “Al- tlio Cavalier Hotel, Virginia Adams is chairman of the build- thou'^h severely wounded by ene- Beach, Viiginia. Mr. Barry will ing committee. Fred Simmons is grenade fragments and he awarded a watch at that time, architect for the pro.ject, E. Har- ^ gi,„shot iwound, Sgt. Seism sentative W Mr. Barry joinc.1 the company vey Rogers is general contractor,, defensive requested the Slater street re- zoning. Chairman Plonk said no objections were raistnl. The recommendations go to the city !)oard of commissioners for ac'ion. Board Affirms Ward 6 Member A 24-inch wa'er main will Ix' installed from the treatment plant and laid along U. S. High- Wilson will appoint a tlirep-man^ apprais al team. (The Cieik, usually, will ask the (•it.\‘ and defendan* to name one eacli, with Ihe two to a^rce on a third appoiniet*.' Tile appraisal commit toe musi repor‘ witliin ten days. After re- the way 74 to connect with the pres- of the finding, the cii> ent ci'y system. The contract places in escrow with the Cleik specifies more than seven miles'amount^ »>! the app-iai.sal By MARTIN HARMON It’s at least serrri-officiai. of 24-inch pipe, as w ell as smaller sizes for lateral lines. Pancake Supper Tickets On Sale Kings Mountain Rotary club members are selling tickets for a pancake supper to bo held March 14th from 5 until S:30 p. team’s finding. Defendant and plain'iff have right to appeal the finding to Superior CoiTt. if eiiher or both are not satisfied. In a condemnation action in 19.54, ‘he city was dissatisfied with the appraisal team’s find ing an.! appealed it. Subsecjuent- Iv. defendant c*ounier-sued. Two more brought. Alter a detailed i*eport on land a« quisif ion progress Monday night, the ci’y commission voteth. Winner of the city-wide ]iUD tOvlay. event will compete in the Char- Mr. Harper said the arcliitcets lotte Observer-sponsored regional tiope it will he possible 'o issue bp<' which awards a trip to Wash bid invitations late this month, ington. D. C. for the national fin- — A syndicate including North als. . - ^ Carolina National Bank. Domi- The oral contest was held Fri- ' chatved from Ilia U. S. Army Sijj- contractor. Paul Auten is plumb-^ dJcSlLdotv ,,S«bscquonlly. as requirod by nick & Dominick. luc.. and Met - dtt.v. Ton students advan.'od to nal Corp, he was assicnod to the ing contractor. Stone Heating & shin iiis men succeeded in roDcil d'e commission, at ■ * rill Lynch, Pierce, Fennel, and the finals Kings Mountain area wiiere he Air Conditioning was low bidder Tnemv with a minimal''Tr'’'’ ""n '.7 ".'"Smith «as low bidder I'cesday Glass ,s a pupil ot Mrs. Top emmy vviin a minimum (.yp formally the biennial city on $3,oo(),')00 Mountain Glee E. Brnlges and Richard amount of^ loss of lives and board of education elections,, water bonds a' an average inter- Greene, equipment.’’ , adojitiiig tlie ordiiunce setting! est rate of 5.2S02 percent. " ~ is presently employed. On the air conditioning contract 5Ii*. and 51rs. Barry live al 217 Pews ami furnishings will be in- Fulton Street and are members stalled by Carrikor Church Fur- of Bethany A.R.P. Church wliere niture Co. Mr. Barry is an elder and Sun- The building is expected to be day School Superintendent. He has been a member of Kings Mountain Lions club for 22 years. Howard Heads Tax Vote Group Continued On Page Six DISCHARGED Mrs. Nolle \V. Riser. East Sv'hool teacher and wife of M. H. Riser, was discharged from the local ho.spitnl Wednesday and continues to re<*uperate at her home. Sgt. Seism’s address: Company D, Isl Battalion, .52nd Infantry, 19Sth Infantry Brigade. Heindon "Thinking"; Mrs. Lynch, Mullinax Consider Race In Ward 2 Grady K. Howartl, administra tor of Kings Mountain hospital. By MARTIN HARMON several administrations on her Tlu* city political candidalo lis‘ desire to see Kings Mountain rcnKiincd constant at five during: fluoridate the ci'y water supply the past \ve('k, though political; as a dental cxinservation mcas- was appointed chairman of the conversa'ion increased somew'hal ure. Kings Mountain school district volume. 1 Secondly, ^Irs. Lynch said, she 'V ^^!'**‘* *ax ro'erondum liason committee, incumhH'iit city coinmis-: wo-i Id seek scrapping of the vvaixl ^ * by the Kings Mountain board of sioners have paid their filing'system with a return to “sweep education on Monday night. fees. I stakes" elec'ions. “I like Mr. Mr. Howard will head a steer-: q'bere was no groat increase in|Buldix,’’ Mrs. Lynch said, “but, in.g committee to work with sim-,tbii number or rumored candi-'you sec, if I offer I must run a- ilar committees from the Bholby, though Jerry Mullinax was gainst him.” knd county districts ‘o proniolo reported to ha\e told friends he! James E. Herndon, .Ir.. was; passage of the May 24 school would “definKely” offer in Ward'asked if he will seek a second supplement referendum. Ilis com- 2. six-year tenn on the hoard of; niiltcH* will b<‘ composi'd of 'W0| Also in Ward 2, Mrs. Haywood education. “I’m thinking about; fcpre.sentatives from each of the r. Lynch, second woman to serve it," was Mr. Hc'rndon’s rojily. 10 schools of the dislrict. An- and fir.st to be elect('d to the School board Chairman Georgy Xiounccmont of commit ees will Kings Mountain hoard of eduia- H. Mauney's ‘erm is also expir- b** made when all arc contacted tion, sai l she had been consider- ing. and a:re<» to s<*rve. irt^ offeri’ig for the city tommi.s- Mayor John Henry Moss, oh-; . Moa* mm'h of a 50-cent st hools sion pos' to which W, S. Biddix viously running, said lu* would ^ fiuprlcment will be I wicd in the! seeks rc-el<*ction. consider filing aflei* the final de- f Kings Mountain distrii* if the .Mrs. Lynch said she had two tails on Ilu* water project are ' levy authorization is apiH’ovc it is considered likely Kings (county seat Goldsboro* wcni ‘o Mountain high school will be' Branch Banking & Trust Corn- owners with whom the city must deal. With three it is a matter of legal pap<'r work for ‘he threo ai-e donating their properties *o the city. These are U. L. Patter- .son, donating tracts of 56.65 and 23.18 acres; Jean Schenck. do- na‘ing a tract of 16.4 acres; and Virgil McIntyre, donating a tract of 6.9 acres. (Deed is in hand from Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins Mor rison for their proi)ort.v, of which 14 aces was a peicentage gift to the city.» The o 'her ten include the five on which condemnation was or dered, the Shelby Realty and Gaymont Construction property and: D Dover Mills property on which a use agreement is in pro- Kings Mountain high l>cing draiwn: more than 25 years,' Luther Hoyle property on Funeral rites for .Miss CXlessa Black, 6S. retired KiTY^s Moun tain schoolteacher who taught biology at school for Tickets On Sale Foi C Oi C Banquet 'Pickets are on sale at the of fice of the Kings Mountain Chamber of Commerce at the •Bus Terminal for the annual C of C banquet to be iield on Monday, March 17th, at 7 p.m. at the Amoriean Legion Hall. -Mrs. Paul Williams, secre tary, reminded that deadline reservations is Wednesday. Plans for the affair are well underway and are being head ed up i)y Gene Timms, presi dent. ; pany at 5.2123 percent. Mayor John Henry Moss was in Raleigh for the bid opening ' and signed acieptance of the low : bid. In a statemen' to the press fol lowing th<» bid opening, North ; Carolina National Bank said yields on tlu* City of Greensboro issue, ranging from four to 5.10 ' percent in 1998. reprc.s<*nt lh<‘ highes' tax ext'mpi ben(*fit for #iveslors in AA bonds in North I Carolina since the Civil War. Yields on the A-ralod City of Kings MiHintain bonds range , from 1.1 p(‘rccnt in 1970 to 5.J p<*r(enl in 1996. The Wayiu* County Ixmds ma- , lure in 1982. V _ vears, woro hold Saturday at 2 p.m. ‘ agroomorf ha* boo:i rcacli- from l'ir.st Bapti.st church of ‘“'I- 'T'l’a problem tioiv i.< a pro- B('s.s<*mer City. P^'i’ty line leg<‘, aiul John D. Cline. Miss Black also studied at Wakej Frank Hoyle, of Cherryville. Forest University, tlie University| North Carolina regis'ered ap- of Viivinla. tlie Universiiy of praiser who set “before taking’’ North Carolina and Api»alachian and “after tahing” values on all .Slate Universiiy. She had taught the pi\>pt‘rties, outlined the sev. ( Coatiantd On Poge Six . c'onfhiHcd On Pogt: Six