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VOL 82 No. 15
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, April 9, 1970
Eightieth Year
PRICE TEN CENTS
City Board Will Hold Public Hearing OnCBD Project
Is Politicking
Bulletins ®
TICKETS ON SALE
Ticket^! go on sale tomorrow
• for the Kings Mountain Kiwanis
club's basketball banquet to be
held April 23rd at 7 p.m. in the
high scliodl cafeteria; Tickets
are $2 oac'h and may be pur
chased from any m^niber of
the Kiw'anis club or at the of
fice of KMHS Principal Jake At
kinson.
:eam:
impboving
Mrs.' Annie Jolly, organist it
Temple Baptist church, contin
ues -to improve in the Kings
Mountain hospital where she. is
recuperating from a fall.
FBOM HOSPITAL
Mrs. J. E. Herndon; was dis
charged la<!t Thurs<jay from
Kinfp Mountain hospital where
she had hern hospitalteed after
suffering broken rib-s via an au
tomobile accident in Virginia
several weeks ago. She contin-
uc.s to recuperate at her home.
DIXON TOPIC
‘The Cross and the Garden”
will be the sermon topic of the
Rcv'. Robert Wilson at Sunday
evening worship services at 7:15
at Dixon Presbyterian church.
Interest
Appears
Quickening
MEN*S BALLT
'Men of Kings Mountain^Pres-
byteiy will gather for a sunper
meeting and rallv April 19th at
Lipcolnton . First Pwbyterian
^church Dr. Lawrence Stell. exe-
■cutive secretar>" of the General
^ Council of the Preibyferlrin
Church, will make the principal
address.
I Interest in local and state pol-
I jtiqal campaigns appeared quick-
I ening this week, though several
i I candidates reported in thc r vote-
, seeking travels pi*eviousIy out-
Jwarl interest seemed minor.
One candidate ful it: “People
I to wliojVi T've talked seemed in-
jterestod and concerned in nation-
f [ al and international events, not
I poVdes.”
j And, May 2 Democratic Pri-
' mapj is .only 23 days distant.
I In Kings Mo ntain this week,
|J. Ollicl Ilariis. candidate for
I Senate Seat 2 in Gaston-CIeve-
land Counties was getting seme
good-naturc:j “rikbing” from
some of his Piedmont Avenue
! he ghbora.
j Local candidates have beer
; pumping hand.s this week and
1 most have d'stributed placards
and campa* i literature,
j Tr ends of Coroner Harris had
printed 3,1 by 22 placanis with
' his picture arr.l the invitation to
‘T^lect J. O'llie Harris May 2".
fru fM r I - - ' ite u ^rncon^ subsHtuted the face of
a "'“"“ey over tfto faci-
c li Mams on a plaoa..d on the
of tho Poaee J. Ijce Roberts
maRlstrate-s office is Ioeatc<t
serve, thq .Mbunt|i|n City
POUNttLOir —£. Ue of
QOitonla It coimtUor ot tho
Divttien of Vecotfowll Bohttblli-
iatldh.'ih tho'HlngB Moiiiilain
tehool iygtehi....' .
tee Heads
Rehab Unit
Narcotics
; Problem
I Mushrooming
ISays Plonk
Hal S. Plonk, Democratic can
didate for the State House of
Representatives, this week en
dorsed a program of narcotics a-
warcncss in every elementary
school In the state.
Plonk, a real estate broker and
developer, said the state ha.s been
too easy, too relaxed, too slow to
act against the mushrooming
problem of narcotics.
“Every law enforcement officer
dealing with this rapidly-increas
ing problem tells me that if you
wait until a chjld is 15 years old
to begin educating him, you’ve
lost him,’* said Plonk.
He added, “If you want to .save
society,” you’ve got to save the
children, for if you don’t do it
while they’re young, it’s' too late
when they get older.”
Plonk seeks Seat No. 1 in the
43rd District that embraces the
counties of Cleveland, Rutherford
and Polk. He has pledged to take
the issues and the record to the
voters and let them decide.
Acknowledging that such a
program of education will cost
money, Plonk said he feels it can
be done widi a minimum amount
(Continitrd on Page Eightt
i o- a fow fecfl.away from the King?
Mountain City H iM ahd thr
«tTtt TCvmKrr - 1 Hams Funeral Home.
n * I 2 i^tBe.iClhgs jMtwhtafn highl Otherwise, tho candidates were
jhoing se«n at . vie dub mootinBS
.Rob^'45. Lee of*Ga^tonia Satu^’day s Beth-
been namfed Reha^HltBtlon*C6un.‘*^*’<'^" Doparimont harbe-
selof of the'new unit.Ann benefit attracted a
been issued, to A1 Lutz; 800 Jack
son street for the erection of a
carport estimated to cost $60O.
/ METER BECElPtS
Parking meter receipts for the
week ending Wedne.sday noon
‘ totaled $130.00, including $116.-
10 from on-street meters and
$13.90 from off-street meters,
CiH' Clerk Joe McDaniel report
ed.
W. Voling i}{ Grover"wtn be his'or more.
seerrtary.
(CoMiniied. 6u Pagje Eight)
Culprits LtR
Mustang Wheels
T ^ Mustang Marh | ^ooresboroT Ya\prSmmrir"
I was relieved of Its wheels Tues. ^,^ trover, Myers Hambright of
, .day morning between 1:30 and 3 Kings Mountain. Phil Rucker.
worship hour at 11 o’clock at i a.m.^ and police, looking for theij^Q^ Dwimon and W W
Mynch, all Of ShelbV, all after the
SERMON TOPIC
Dr. Paul Ausley will use the
.sermon topic. “Could I Do
This?” at the Sunday morning
As far as the ni mher of can-
(li'.iates are concerned, the con-
te.st for the two seats on the
county board of commi.ssioners.
attracts the most attention. Sev
en candidates - six D. mocrats
.Tnd one Republican aix* seek
ing the two scats on the board.
Those who have filotl include
1 incumbent B. E. (Pop) S'mmons,
First Presbyterian church
ldtheraiTtopic
Rev. Charles Easley will use
the sermon topic, “On Knowing
How To Handle Our Humanity”,
at Sunday morning worship
.'services at St. Matthew!s Luth-
Jeran church.
TO SEMINAR
Rev. Albert Hastings, pastor
of David Baptist church, will
^attend a three-day seminar pro-
ffgram this week at the School
Bof Pastoral Care and Counsel
ing in Winston Salem.
Democratic nomination. Bob
Maner of Kings Mounlain i.s the
lone Republican seeking a seat
(Continried On Page Bight)
LODGl^ MEETING
Regular communication of
Tairv'iew Lodge 339 AF & AM
will be hold Monday n ght at
7:30 at Masoniic Temple, an
nounces Secret ai>* T. D .Tin-
lall.
Detective Lt. Bill Roper said Wed
nesday.
Lt. Roper said no charges have
been made., - . ^ .
Damages to the new car, prop
I erty of Southwell Motor Company,
! Including loss of the, wheels, were i DAff HA
estimafod at $500 ,Lt. Roper said.; ClWa BlAlVlf Is
He said fhe vandals jacked Y #t I
the car and in the process bowed; Ijiac In lTyAc|l
both bumpers, then left the **■ VAtliJll
; hide on the pavenibnt. ! Rev. Thomas Henry Grier, 74,
] Lt. Roper said city patrolmen; of Grover, was killed at 6:45 a.m.
had-che(?ked the lot of Southwell Wednesday when the car he was
operating crashed head-on with
a taxi operated by Ronald Carroll
Queen, 24, of Route 4, Shelby, on
Washburn Switch road in Shelby.
Funeral arrangements, which
are incomplete, will be announc
ed by M. A. Enloe Mortuary in
Will Piyor's
Bites Conducted
Funeral rites for WTl Pr>'or,
>1, were held Saturday after
noon at 4 p.m. from First Na?a-
rene.church, interment following
n Mountain Rest cemetery
Mr. Pryor d'i(?d Thursday'
Yiorning at 7 a.m. at Mar Glo
Ipinning Mill where ho nad rc
KJrted to work. IX'ath wi.s at- |
Tibuteci to a heart attack. j
A native of Cleveland County, i
he was the son of. the late Mr.
ind Mrs. Charles Pryor and a !
member of First Nazarene
church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Carrie Guinn Pryor; two step
sons, J-ames Gu nn of Washing
ton, D. C. and Bobby Guinn of
Kings Mountain; six si.sters,.Mrs.
Nelson Dixon, Mrs. Franklin
Davis. Mrs. Tom Champion, Mrs.
Jasper Philbeck and Mrs. Frank
Goforth, all of Kings Mountain,
.and Mrs. Ross Reed of Thomas-
ville; and three grandchildren.
Rev. C. A. Bost, ass sted by
Rev. E:iwin Chriscoe, officiated
at the final rites.
Student Job Pool
Organization Set
MEDAL PRESENTATION — Two owards were pcsthumously presented, to Marine Cpl. Gregory
Wayne Thomas in ceremonies ot Kings Mountoin City Hall Thursdoy. Mrs. Margaret Wore Thomas,
left, mother of the late CpL Thomas, receives two Vietnam decorations, the Military Merit Medal
and the Cross of Gallantry with Palm, from Captain Dillard W. Copeland of Greenville, S. C.
(Photo by Isaac Alexonder)
Thomas Awarded
Vietnam Medals
Posthumously
Mrs. Margaix?t Ware Thomas;
received two posthumous Vid -'
nartiese cicoorat ons, the Milioar.v ;
Merit Medal and the Cross nf |
(Gallantry with Pahtif'-earnial by!
her late son Corporal Gregoi-y :
Wiiyno 'I'homas, U. S. Marine
Corps, in ceremonies Thur.sday
at City Hall.
Tito citation jeads. “Ser\ice-
.Tian of courage anii’ rare seii-
-sacrifico, ho displayed at all
times the most tactful coopera
tion wh Ic aiding the Armed
Foiccs of the Republic of Viet
nam to re|K'l the Red wave un-
’ormining South Vietnam and
Southeast Asia.
“With a laady zeal and com
mendable response, he fought on
to Ihe end in every mission and
set a brilliant example lor his
follow marines.
“Cpl. Thomas (l ed in the por-
fonnance of duty May 21, 196S in
Vietnam. Behind him he leaves
the abiding grief of his com
rades - in - ajms, Vietnamese as
(Coutiniird On Page Bight)
Committee
Was Meeting
^Wedn^day
I'ho Ma>or's yeonimUiee on
youth employment organized foi
the summer at a meeting Wed
nesday night at City Hall.
Franklin Ware, who chair-
mannc(i tin' comm tteo last year,
sakl j)urpose is again to help
find summer jobs for liigh
school-age and college-age stu
dents who will 1)0 returnin.3 home
I lor the summer months about
I June 1.
! Mr. Ware estimated that this
! committee, in conjunction with
the Shelby offic'e of the Employ
ment Seourity Commission, of
1 which he is director, will be
• asked to help obtain 250 jobs for
i youth of tho community.
REGISTRATION DAYS
Students desiring summer em
ployment are invited to make
; application at the National
Guard Armory on Saturday,
April 18th, and Saturday, May
2nd, from 9 unti! 12 noon. Col
lege students nay have their
parents secure forms for them
and these may be mailed back
to the registrar. Efforts will be
made to place .junior college
age students in jobs in accord
ance with their majors, Chair
man Ware said.
The city's job pool last sum
mer placoil nearly 2o0 youtn ii
summer work, said Ware.
(Continued on Page Eight)
I Motor Cbm party at 1:30 Tuesday,
morning, returned to check again
laughter Of City's First Mayor
»eks Pictures Of All Mayors
an hour and a half lat(T and dis
: covered the vandalism. Lt. Roper
' said a similar incident occurred
I at Southwell’s a month ago when
j another 1970 Mastang, parked in-
' .side the locked fence, was jacked; Shelby.
up and the wheels removed. Assistant Coroner M. B. Walk-
I er. who investigated the accident,
i.said Grier, Negro minister, was
I dead on arrival at Cleveland
: Memorial hospital. Queen suffer-
j cd broken legs, back and head in-
I juries.
r.s. Frank Summers is chair- M. Noisier; William White (1889- Firemen from the Cleveland
n of a city committee seeking 90) J. L. McGill; R. S. Plonk <1890-! Volunteer Fire Department were
tures of all former mayors for 91.) Mrs. Hugh Ormand and Miss called to the scene but no fire
maiient display in (he newly Eva Plonk; W. T. Bradford <1896- vvas reported,
odclcd rotunda of Citv Hall. 98> W. Tom Bradford, Charlotte; According to N. C. Highway Pa-
Mrs. Summers, in turn, is"l..:'-* L 'T. White (1898-99) J. L. and Z:i-! trolman J.l* Evan.s-a witness re-
tacting descendants of former McGill; E.L. Campbell n901-| ported that Queen was traveling
mayors and others who may have 05) Charles B. Campbell; G. W. gputh on i\\e PPG road and Grier
access, or be able to locate, the Kendrick (1905-07) . Mrs. Harold; north. Queen was reportedly tra-
uKiyoral photographs. i vcling about 65 miles per hour
Mrs. Summers herself is a I ®nd on the wrong side of the road,
daughter of tbe first and several- ^ I crashed head-on.
limes mayor. W. A. Mauney, and *1”^; A. E:'Chne ' E\tafls said he charged Queen
■ has her father’s picture. : .! with driving leh of the center and
■Among a.ssignments to date tnanslaughter. According to Ev-
«,rc: (Dates of service are incom- .* wT. V.L-.! cars were total losses.
plete in Instances where the .may
ors had more than one term of
service.)
R S. Sugg (1874) Mrs. Nell
Ware (1920-21) Mrs. M. A. Ware;
and Miss Ava Ware; P. D. Hcrn-i*«i
don (1923-25) Mrs. P. D. Herndon;
J. E. Herndon <lfr»3:39) Mrs. J. E. ^
Herndon; J. B. Thomasson (1939-•
Mew Sounds'
I To Ploy Soturdoy
Grimes and Mrs. CharU-s Dilllng; IVV'm'"'"r “The Now Sounds” will pro-
W. Garrett (1877-79) .Mrs. loeo a music for Saturday night’s
^primes, Charles and Percy Dill- ?iq5lLegion dance at the
Wing; A. V. Falls (1880-81) Mrs. ^naerican Legion building.
^Booth Gillespie and Martin Har* ^““and btiii. Dancing will be from 9' unfl
mon; F. M. Garrett (1887) Mrs. Surviving former mayors are 1? j).m. and Legionnaires, their
Grimes and the DilHng brothers; W. K. Mauney, Joe H. Thomson, wives and guests are invited to
H. P. Allison tl887-89) Mrs. Paul H. Tom Fultort, and Kelly,Dixon, attend.
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SITE OF CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT
(Area is bounded by City, Gold and West King Streets and by Piedmont Avenue)
People Affected
In Project Area
Urged To Attend
Tuesday Meeting
Principal business on the city
commission for Tuesday night’s
regular meeting is conducting a
public hearing on the central bus-
ine.ss district redevelopment pro
ject.
Otherwise, the commission is
expected to designate the week
end of May 6, 7, 8 for an intensive
clean-up, fixup, paint-up effort
In which civic club.s, garden clubs,
ley and Girl Scout troops will be
a.skcd to cooperate in a “massive
effort.”
Mayor John Henry Moss said
he will also request of the board
authorization to form a commit
tee to make Kings Mountain ari
ill-American city.
SEE RELATED EDITORIAL
The Mayor said the CBD hear
ing will be for tlic purpo.se of ex
plaining the preliminary site
jlan, for hearing support for it
ind objections to it.
Joe Laney, director of the Kings
klountain Redevelopment Com
mission, said it will be .several
.ecks before final appraisals will
le compiled on prices of proper-
ies to be acquired.
Appraisals on all properties will
obtained from two registered
appraisers, these appraisals then
jeing reviewed by the North
'arolina appraiser for the De-
)artment of Health, Education
md Welfare. Mercer Simmons,
(Continued On Paue Right)
LICENSED — Bill Brooks has
received his pharmacist's license
and is a member of the stoff
of Griffin Drug Company.
lilt Brooks
loin^ Griilin's
Bill Brooks, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. Jennings Brooks of Lat-
timore, has been licensed as a
pharmacist and has joined the
staff of Griffin Drug Comfwny.
A 1969 graduate of tho Uni-
.orsity of North Carolina Schoc
»f Pharmacy at Chapel Hii.
h’ook.s lias been notified by the
'J. C. Board of Pharman that he
las sucv'essfully completed all
•e(|uirc'mcnts and has been duly
icensexi a reg stored pharma-
*ist.
Mr. Brooks earned his B.S. in
■Pharmacy in August 1969 and
'.as servtx! internship -at Boilinr
pring Drug Store and here at
Iriffin Drug. His train n - in.
‘ludes I'haimacy service in N. C.
Memorial hospital at Chapel
nil.
He is married to the former
tarolyn Raye Spangler of Latti-
-and they reside in Latii.
more.
Wilson Griffin, partner in
Griffin Drug, commented, “We
are extremely pro d of Bill
Brooks and c'ong’atulate him on
his achievement."
Democrats Elect
Carpenter Chairmon
Charles T. Cerix'ntor, Jr. na«
been elected chairman of the
A’est Kings Mountain Democratic
j Precinct.
i Mr. Carpenter was elected Sat
urday morning at tho precinct
i meeting caP/d by Chairman J.
; Ollie Harris.
Chairman Harris is a candidate
for State Senator and announced
i his decision to resign when pri-
^ mary opposition developed. Grady
Thoma.s, of Shelby, filed against
- Mr. Harris.