k- Population Greater Kings Mountain 21,914 City Limits (1966 Census) 8,256 * City Limits (Estimate 1968) 9300 The Greater Kings Mountain llguro It derlntd from thn •peutal United Siaieii Buieau of the Census report o fonuory 1966. and Includes the 14,990 population o Number 4 TownsUip. ond the remaining 6*124 Iron Number S Township, in Cleveland County and Crowdor* Mountain Township In Gaston County, VOL 81 No. 12 Established 1889 Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, March 20, 1969 Pages Today Seventy-Ninth Year PRICE TEN CENTS Work Began Wednesday On Buffalo Water Project Appreciation Night Banquet To Be Tuesday Annual Area Appreciation Night banquet of the Kings Mountain Lions club will be held Tuesday nigIT at 7 p.m. at the Woman’s cL b. The traditional Lions Farmers’ event has been expanded to in* elude leaders of business and in dustry. Guest speaker will bo Schools: Superintendent Donald Jones whoi will discuss the May 24th refer- , endum on a county wido .W-a-nl ' developed Monday as supplemental school tax authori-i zalion an 1 a five-eent tax and $850,000 bond issue for Cleveland County Technical Institute. Shaney Candidate For Commissionet He Opposes Mn. Walker In Ward 5 First contest of the spring poll* Howard HryaiT. is chainnan of Richard (Dick) Shaney filed no tice of candidacy for Ward 5 ci y commissioner. lie challenges Incumbent Com missioner Mrs. O. O. Walker. Mr. Shaney joined Carolina Itho arrangements commitloc Throwing Company three years which Moore. also includes Edwin-personnel director. P'or 11 Gault Wins Bank Promotion Boyc-e H. Gault, Jr., formerly Kings Mountain, h, moted to automated services ac count officer of Charlotte’s North Carolina Na’ional Bank. | ORMAND CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY — Batie Meek Ormand cele brated his 100th birthday Tuesdoy. He is pictured above cutting a birthday cake at First Presbyterian church Sunday. Special services at the church honored the retired Southern Railway con ductor. (Photo by Carlisle Studio) Captain Ormand Tielebrates 100th CANDIDATE ^ Richard (Dick) Shaney is a candidate for Word 5 City Commissioner. He chal lenges Incumbent Commissioner Mrs. O, C. Walker. Elliott Bites To Be Thursday years he servej as a N. C State highway patrolman. He is married and father of two childien. ' In hi.s filing statemen* Mr.; .Shaney gave his reasons for fil-' ir f for the commissioner’s post.! “After giving considerable* of Kings Mountain, has been pro- mnfA/i »r» ' Ward .o Commiss. jncr have de cided once again to run for this impertant office “First let me say there were His parents live at 112 North ^ number of things t>.a‘ prompt- Deal St. in Kin.s Mountain. He <'^'1 me to make this decision. 1.) is married to the former Phyllis I Utal Kings Mountain m^eds Funeral rites for Jolin S. K\V\- Welch, formerly of Kings Moun- modern, rrcgiessive thinking ot , 71, will be held Thursdav tain. They have two children.; councilmcn to assis‘ its mayor in r.f ernoon at 2 o’clock at Harris Gault is a giadua e of Kings i the completion of the many pro-j Funeral Home chapel. Mc.rntain high schqo! and studi- j*>cts now in progress. With the; y\’c. Elliott, a Kings Mountain od accounting at King’s College, i completion of our community, native and World War I veteran. He began his business career; building and wa-.er project, effi- died Tuos lay morning at 10 iwith Burlington Industries, Inc., ■ fient planning in the administra-, o’clock a: the Veterans Adminis- land joined the First National; tion of these projects are vitally! traMon hospital at Otcen. He had iB.ank of Kings Mountain in 1962.; necessai'y if our community is to'been ill several months. He served in. the clwck procesf--w"-^*ve maximum benefi*. -^froml was a son of tlie late Mr. ‘ing, bookkeeping and teller de-.thom. I feel my experience in ■ and Mrs. Eugene Elliott, ipartments. After subseciuent business and recreation would Suniving are a brother. Leo banking experience in Charlotte, help greatly in future planning. Elliott, of Charlotte, and three he joined NCNB in January oi 2.) For the past number of years sisters. Dewev Falls and this year. ‘ I have sat on the sidelines like Mrs. J. G. Martin, both of Kings He has been a Sun lay School mane of you, lookin, Big Machines Felling Trees, Clearing Area Ey MARTIN HARMON ClearinT and grubbing of the Junalo Crock lake* are-! began it 11 o’cloik Wednesday morn- ng. By mid aflernoon many trees ud l)oen fcdled and many acres •leaied by the two big Catcrpill- ir tractors of Phillips & Jordan, f Robbins villc. sub con I ra(*‘ors >f the eJearing-grubbinj woik. Ma>or Jolin Henry Moss said he order of priority on the year-1 .ong construction job will be to juiid the* four-million gallon! rea ment plant, meantime laying* ^he sevem-mile 21inch pipeline*. “Using this construction plan. >ur c'nginecr.s, W. K. Dickson & Company, ftv I the city will be able to obtain water from Buffa lo Creek wi’hin a fc'w monfhs ind thereby -avert anoth«*r water: shortage,’’ Mayor .Moss comment ed. The 210 piggybaik rail cars ot ’ pipe is (i.e to bc‘gin arriving; March 27 from Armco Ste<*I Com pany. Dennis P'ox, rosidc'nt engi neer, said lie expected lie con- ractor. Ray D. Lewder Company of Albemarle, to begin the linc- layir r by .March 31. Mr. Fox said at the jieak of i*onstruction tlic projec* will have' at least llK)0 employees on the jc;>. Earl Max Phillip.^, foreman of the cJoaring-gruhhing firm, sa\s the big Caterpillars cost approx-! inia’ely $70,000 each. 'Pwo were on the job Wi iiiesday and ho sakl expected to bring in up to four more as the work progress es. Onex* the pii '* is put along the; highway and Armco Steel repre- sentaMve will kisiiect it to deter mine whether any was damaged in shipment. Lockridge Transfer Company will haul the pip<* from Charlotte or Gastonia. Unloading pf>int had Arm- 1 PRESIDENT — Joe Smith was installed as president of the King? Mountain Chamber of Cemmercc at the annual bon- quel Monday night. Birthday congratulations from President Nixon over KM) birth-Army veteran day cards, and telegrams from near and far were received Tues day by Captain Batie Mesk Or mand on his 100 birthday. The 1'e‘ircd Southern Railway conductor spent a quiet day at home Tuesday alter numerous parties and celebrations during the weekend. Thursday night the Kings Moun'ain Kiwanis club honored him at their regular meeting at : (ho Woman’s club. I Sunday rnornmg at First Pre.s- 1 byteridn thurch now offering plates wore dedicated *o Mr. Or- i mand and the Presbyterian Elder ' for many years received a hand some “Book of Letters” which included those from President Nixon, Son.itor Sam .Irvin and other di‘;ni‘arics. A covered dish luncheon was spread at the noon 'hour in the cTiurch fellowship ' hall. His ha.so is filled with flowers wliirh were also sent from friends He has been a Sunday School mane of you, looking m on our Mountain, and Miss Nell Elliott, ‘ t h/>f>n hv teacher at Oakhurst Baptist D’liBcal procx?ss w1‘h disappoint- ef Portsmou h, Va. eo Stt^l ^ church here since 19G5. Gault is ment, in many ca.ses concerning Rev. George Jclian will con- Vwo ocfjrv.-,t an Armv veteran failure of our noliticians to get diw th« ‘tsumai HOSPITALIZED ^Irs. W. G. Hughes is a pa- Mont in Ocala, Fla. hospital after suffering n heart attack Monday. Mrs. Hughc.s, 91, had been in Ocala, F^la. since Christmas visiting her son, Robert Hughes and family. Her two daughters and grandson, Jack Hughes, Mrs. E. C. Mar tin and Mrs. Phillip Baker have gone ‘o Ocala. Rites Thursday failure of our politicians to get duct the ser\u*e. involved in key issres facing outt* Interment will be in Mountain town, state and nation. I feel *hi.s Rest cemetery, lack of involvment has caused — to a great dc’.roo many of our'fy -■ Tlf*! social and economic problems ; jg||| that burden us ‘oday. We seem to live in a day and age when, many politicians put their perso nal carecL’s a^iove what is best for the majorl y. Fence straddl-! Funeral services for Seth Don- ing, non commital. no comment aid Wilson, 79, will be held Thurs- tvTie actions seem to be the or- day af ernoon at 4 o’clock at C(mtinucro-; - sented an Elornal Flame of Froo-| dom to the ci‘y .Saturday night j as thefr .50th anniversary gift to I Armed Robbery Charged Two Boys After Arrest For Barrett Theft son appraisal teams next week. laycees Set Election Night Thursday the 13lh was an un lucky day for two yo.ihful rob bers in Kint s Moun'ain. The two Gaffney, S. C. boys, arrested <*arly Friday morning and charged the armed robbi‘ry Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wilson. Bi„ carrig’an have hern T-To \i-nc a rialirfwi Amnlnvrf> r>i • * j .j . .. nominated for president of Kings Mountain Jaycecs. [oe R. Smith and were on display at a family’ 1? (' Phillips Oli Service open house Sunday afternoon at i>ttition missed the 18o turn-olf StonCi open house Sunday alternoon - I Die Woman’s club. Over 200 *‘»uth and took Superior ! 'r:(Mi(ls from "he city and neigh- service road wliich dead-<’nds boring toums attended. when 'wo tires blew’. j “Captain Meek’s” 53 years They abandoned the car, walk-j with the railroad feature Mis. George Hope. Damages . to the cars totaled $456 and t. ihe Ihuilding at $50. police reported. Mis.s Sanders, of 104 McGinnis street, was j>nr(Xite to soliool. In n .second automobile acci(I(*nt Mayor Moss said Clerk of the community. i Court Paul Wilson has ndicatwl Corcinonu's were held :it 8:30 ho would appoint the thvee-per- in Veterans Park of Moun'ain; Rost cemetei . before a crowd es timated at 1.50. Commander Carl Wicsener pro- .sented the flame to the ci y am! it was acropted by Mayor John Henry Moss. Lifting of tlie flame took place at 9 p.m., exac- he. r that Frank Hinson, Ken Roberts the Tomb of the Unknowns was lighted by the American Legion the at Arlington National Cemetery. Rev. Edwin Criscoc* gav(> tnc jaycc^s will elect new officers invoca ion and .Mrs. John Henry on April 1. Moss, president of the American Other nominees for office are: Legion Auxiliary, h'd the pledge For firs vice-president: Bill to the flag. Grissom and Bill Carrigan. Sa; 1 Commander Wicsoier. "In For second vice-president: Jim pre.scnting this flame of frtx'dom, Hobbs and Bob Myers. |the American Legion and Aiixili-! For secretary: Glenn Etters ary want to emphasize ‘he deep and Geral.l Thomasson. i»nd lasting symbolism of this For treasurer: Larry Smith light which will lx* a local roflec-; and Jake Dixon. ! Cinithmed Oa Page Eight WINS FELLOWSHIP — Dr. Law- L. I.«hr. Tr„ has won a two-year iellowship In chemis try from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Country Club Stockholders Elect I>ohr Hinnant, Authorize Big Expansion Fellowship Stockholders of Kings Mouiiiaiii Country Club Tuesday moved to proceed on an oxpansi(.»n program estimated li C).*-*! $250,000. .Action by tlu* grmr au'lmrizc.s the jiurchasc of 55 additional acres of land for an tS hoh* golf jour.