Population
Greater Kings Mountain 2sl,914
City Limits (1966 Census) 8.256
City Limits (Estimate 1968) 9,300
Gr<NXt«r ktags MouBtaio tlffurc U derived Irem tbd
■pec«rj United States Bureau of the Census report o
Innujry I9b6. ond includes the 14.990 population e
Number 4 Township, and the remoining 6,124 fren
Number S Township, in Cleveland County and Crowder*
Mountodn Township In Oanton County.
Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper
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VOL 82 No. 19
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, May 7, 1970
Eightieth Year
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Harris, Mauney, Siaimons, Allen, Dedmon Winners
Clean-up Weekend Underway Today
City To Haul
Miss Alice Averitt S'"***
Resigns Position
Morth Principe i
Rei Successor;
Qllm Changes
.Al ii sj)(\‘|;il (jf tin'
Kin;::-' .MoMiUiun Hoar.I of Ldiica-
tioti li(‘l ( at iHMii yt*st<*i'da>.
fhaay.t*.- Ip. .>«'hnol i)i*r.‘<onm*l wove.
iMiPit aiul ai'o anil unut'd by I'iu
]'i liniOiMiclll Pl)?l JoiU'S.
A iorJin.'.: to Suj)!. Joiioii, Miss
•‘I’m* A.orilt, who lias .st'r’oii as
sHju'jA'isor of ilu' Ki!i;,s Mountain
C'iJy Ii.'k plorJiHl to tako
an <‘aiT\' rotiroiiK'nt in oiaier that
'ho may taki* lari' oi porsonal
ami Ino ino'.-. ;iilaj;^.
tlowan! Hiy.ant, pilnoipal of i
Norili olomonl.iry .'<f!io il. \vas|
oh'otod l’ rcplaat' Miss y\voritt
wliilo Ui.-han! tlriMm, prinoipul of
Hast (‘loincMitary scluiul. was
I raiisfont (1 to t!u' North olomon'
fary s. liool amt wais also oloctod
Ihvul Start dlroolor.
V. A. Allison, principal of the
Kh!;;.s .Mountain .special t'diicallon i
r •uicr. wa.s appointed inincipal of
Ka.sl.
in makin^f Ih<* Jinnounccmcnt
vc.sioi'-lay, Sui)l. Junes said; "Miss
A\crill has simacsI the Kin^s
.Mminlain .school system vv(*Il and
i-|:eiiai!\' in lh(‘ oNcrall iiislrue-
tional pra.mMui which lias b(*ne-
lilcfl tr im lier eir-irts. Slu' has
;n*<>n insinmuMital in tin* develop-
meat of m*w pro.i;rnins.”
.\ re.soiiilion exiut'.ssin;' appro-
eialion tor lu'r many .\(‘ars »)1'
dedication and imtirin.4 efforts
v\as pas.sed hy tiie hoard.
Mi.s-: .\\('ritl. ulp» came to
Kin,i;s Mountain in liC)l, has .serv-
(':i IP \ears as eilv superintend
ent. I'.iMoio comin.Li Ijj IliLs cit>
she taiiL;lil in O.xfoid loi nine
years in the elementary grades. ■
in jnniar hiL;h ami also was in- ! of
valvcil in pre-si-Iio( I work durin;; 1 hr
Today, Friday and Saturday 1
iue.o been desi;:»naled as Clean-
Up We<‘kend in Kiny^s Mountain'
vvitli the {)rojeet divsi^ned to in-1
Volvo all Kin.'js .Mountain citizens-
and meritin;? enfore<*ment of the.
city's anti-litter policy, accoiding :
to yiiaiiman Donald Jone.-;.
^ .
PRESIDENT — Frank Hinson
has been installed as president
of the Kings Mountain Jaycees
for the coming yeor.
kycces Elect
Frank Hinson
Mew President
Frank Hinson was installed as,
president of the King^- Mountain'
Jayeees al that gr.>up’s annual:
Ladies Night iield Tuesday at the
Woman's Club. He sueeeeds Bill.
i.'arri^an.
Klecled to serv(' with Hinson for'
tile m\i year W(*re Larry Alhni,
fi'sr \ice president; Robert Left-:
wieh. .s(‘eond vice president: John'
Mitchell, .seeretary; Jim Clordn-
ger, hea.suror; Bill (Irissom. state’
dircM lor; Boh Myers, stugeanl-at-1
arms.
The new president is 32 years|
agi' and is <'mployed by Wil-
, Kendrick. \Vr)rkman and|
City trucks will pick up debris
eoHccted during the three-day
drive and will slay on the job
llirougli Salurda.'c in order that
tin' project may he* effecr'ive. Spe
cial em{)lia.d< i.s placed on
' clcaiiitig up road.s, .sidewalks,
streets, alley-i, vacant Iol-> and
■ other areas in t!ie eit.v.
Tin? city eammis-ion establish
ed ;i (omniilhM' to carry out the
iToji'ct. commiilee meail er.s in-
Mmlinir Bo\ and .Scout
leaders. ])r(*sid(*nK (»[ local civic
dub^ and commissi meis who
.serve as ward chairman. Jone.s,
will) is tli(' overall chairman, i.s
Dresi.'linU of the local Kiwaai.'
riub.
In connection with iheelean-up
program, an in-.scliool cleanuji
i t»rojcei is being undertaken. Jones
said. Using the slogan "Da it now*
—Flean Up tlu* Historical (bty”.
students are asked to sign a
Itledgc which reads:
‘T pledge that I will not b<'
; “tlTro’wIng any kirffroT
’ trash or rlebris on my homeroom
floor, in tlie scliool, on tlie .side
walks, streets. i)ark.« or anywhere
in the e<immuni1y. I will pick up
any tra.sli. boltle.s. paper and oth-
1 er litt(*r thal i find anywhere and
dej)osit it in a proj)er container.
; I will do anylhing 1 can to makt*
my .sck;K)l. my homo and my
’ cf.inmunity a cleaner, healthier
and more beautiful place in which
to live."
C’hairman Join's said anyone
wiio has trash to be hauled away
may call for i)iekup by dialing
file sanitation (k'iiartnient at 739-1
BT31 or City Hall. 739-2o(il and arately and
739-2563. sion charge.
124 Youths Seek
Work In Summer
Girl Applicants
Outnumber Boys
By 82 to 37
HONORED — B. P. Cooke ha*;
been named officer of the month
of April of the Kings Mountain
police force.
Spring Concert
Spring concert by the lour
bands in Hie e ly school .system
will be held on Thursday, Ma>
lllh at S p.m. in the auditorium
oi Cential Junior liigh school.
Performin ^ will be mc'mkcr.s
of the seventh grade baml. the
eighth grade b-and. the fresinnan
band and Hie Kings Mountain
high school l>and.
P^ach group will perform sep-
there ks no admis-
Cab Committee To Report Tuesday;
Public Works Building Bids Due
l.hi' summer months. Ht‘r
learliing cNpei ien. cn haw
ill Ki'Han.ss iili’ and I'ahor Fity in
aiid tiiion to her first post at
Simth Mills near Klizabeih City.
.\ .giAiiluah' of Allanlie i'lirislian
when* .'he earned her .\.l*. ligiee,
.-ilu' »il-^o ri'ceived her .M.,\. .from
realmdy C'ollege and ha-; doiu-
gradnale vsoik at the Utiiversily
of N’.irlh Carolin.i al rhajud Hill
and at (Irei'iishero. .Slu* also at-
ti'Jidfil Western t’arulina and Ap
palai'Iiian Stale Ihiiver.sity.
•Mi.-.s Avi'iilt ha.': in*eM a nu*in-
her of tile North Fandiiia Kduea-
tio'i A.ssociation since entering the
teaching jn'()tes.';ion and .''t*i\ed a.-:
slate ehairnian of pubiii' n*lation.s
.is well as on a numhor of otliiM-
M'lv.A eommilloes. .\l Oxford she
was lov.il president of ela.ssrooin
tea.‘hors, t'urrentl.v .slu* is jiresi-
fli'nt of Delta Kappa tiamma. Beta
Kji.dkni ebapier. her
h'lm to exj)ir(* in June
.1as seeretary of i offieialed and interment
tlu* N. t. division ol suporvisors i(,jhn\(‘d in Mountain Rest Conie-
and directors in.struelion and
wliili* ill Oxford .sejvi'd a*; pii‘.':i i
deni of tlu* Oxford ehapli'r of the.
American A.s.s(M*ialion of Univi*rs-i
other i Warren Archiloels of (’harloilo.
beei' Member of (have Unil<*d Metho-
(list ( hureh. hi' and Mrs. Hinson
ari' ptirents of three eb.ildren:
Jeff, 9, v'liris. (1. and Belli, eight
monllis. He \y- tlu* outgoing prc'i
dent o. East School Parent-Teach-
ei Ass.udalion and wa.s loei'nlly
aiipoiiili'd U) tlu' citywide el(*an-
up. paint-up, fix-ui) campaign
ominilK'e. He i-'. al.so a pa.st
slate director. fir.st viee-pri'sident
and treasurer of the Kings Moun
tain Jayeees.
Reynolds Rites
Held Friday
Funeral rilev' for William How
ard Reynolds, .57, of (iOS (Jantt
Street, wen* conducted Friday at 4
p.m. from T(*nipl(» Bafitist Church
two-year I ,,j' which he was a member. The
! Rev. Frank Shirl<*v and Rev. R. L.
Tlu* city eommi.'ision is expect-i
ed to j(*e('iv(* at Tuesday night’s'
meeting a ri'jKirl of il.s throe-
nu'mher taxi eominilli'e mi issu
ance of four additional lax fran-
(hi.ses. I
Chairman Jim Dickey so s*aid
at lh(* .April 2S iiu*(*ling. Otlu'r
nienihi'i.*-' of the eommiltee are
I'ommi.ssioners Ray (‘line and W.
S. Biddi.x,
Ollu'r
genda:
items on the ufieoming a
I
ily Women.
A nu'iiiiH'r of Central
Methodi.'t ('hureh, until
she taught a Sunday Seliool class
and ha.s taught clas.ses of older,
youilis, women and mor<- recent-!
ly a class of .sev(*nlh grader.s.
.Mi.ss Averitt is a native of
Cumbi'iland eoiniiy and daught(*r
('f tiie late, Mr. and .Mrs. L. M.'
Averitt. 1
tery.
Ri'vnolds di(*d Wi'diiesday, A])ril
29, at 12:15 a.m. at Ids lionu*. Son
of the !at(* Mr. and .Mrs. Walter
1) Public lu'aring on annexa
tion petition of the Arthur Ham
rick bd. by till* I'slati* adniinis-
Iratoi'. j
2t R(*eeii)t of hid.-^ for eliemioals ,
for Hu* Bnilalo Cri'eK water treat- '
m(*nt plant.
3) Reei‘ipis of nids for a public!
works building.
4i (’onsideration of ri'.solulion
of n'spect to Kings Mountain son-i
ior citizens.
FAYE PRESSLEY
’ R('yn.;ld.s. lie is surviv(‘d by his
United wid.nv. Mrs. Evelyn Bolton Rey
recentlyi tbyiM* sons. William Rey
nold- o Kings Mountain. Richard
Reynolds of Oiiorado Springs,
Folo., .'uid Jerry Rc'vnolds of fa-;
coma, Wasidngton; one daugli-
l(*r, Mr-i. Raymond McDowell of
(hover; ihrei' brothers, John and
Warren R(>ynnl,ls of Kings Moun-i
tciin and Rol)(*rt Reynolds of Pho<'-
Sunday Services
For Mrs. Moore
Foote Mineral
Award Goes To
Faye Pressley
City Lot-Mowing
Charge $6 Hour
The city puJilic work.s de
partment will mow and clean
vactint lol.s at a elnirgo of $6
per hour. Pulilie Works Su|K'rin-
lendenl (;rad> Aelton , said
Wi'diU'sda.N.
Cili/en.s needing Hu* .servie
should phone Hie dej)arlnu*nl
olTice. 739 6731.
1 nix, Ariz.; Hir(*(
Frawford and Mrs. Ralph David
son of Kings Mountain md .Alr.s.
. J. ( . McConnell of Cliarlottc; and
fivi grandehildien.
Mrs. Dovii* Adams .Moori*, S7,
of Route 1. Kings .Alouniain. died
Friday at 1 a.m. in Kings .Moun
tain Hospital.
Widow of Hu* lali* Janu*s .Aladi-1 for
son Moore, who di(*d in 1932, she
w IS a membi'r of Patterson drove
BENNETT IMPROVING
Janu'.s Bt'nneU. a heart pn
lienf at CIiarloHr* Memorial
hospital, vsas r('porli’d im[)ro\-
ed VA’etlne.sdtiy. Siirg(*oM.s had
pul a permanent paeeniaki'r on
his lieart.
sisters, Mr.s. Tomj Baptist Chiireh \vlu*re fuiu'ral rites
W(*re eoiuliieled Sunday al 3 p.m.
, with the Rev. Richard Plyler of
ficiating. Burial wa.s in the
church eenu‘h*ry.
Surviving are three .son.s. kkivvin
and Frank .Aloore of Kings .Moun
tain and Jo(' Moore of Cherry Hill.
N. J.; nini* grandchildren and five
great graiuleliildr<*n.
The family has reijni'sled that
memorials be made to Hu* organ
' fund at Patterson (hove ehmeh.
Tlu* Scholirsliip I'onimittei* of
Foote Miiu'ral ('omtiany has a-
wardi'd a .sehol.ir.ship to Kaye
Pressley in recognition of her fine
sehulastie record in high school
and her apparent liiiih potential
a .suece.ssful eolli'ge career.
Five is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. .L V. I’ressh'v. Her father is
(‘mplo\(*d at tlu* Kings Mountain
()per;Hions of I'oole Miiu'ial Com
pany.
Having lieen accepted at North
( arolina Stale llnivigsity. Faye
oxpi'cts to major in C'lu'mlstry.
After eonijileling lier undi’rgrad-
ii ili* work, slu* hopes to continue
her ('duc.iiion toward a.Doctorate
In either Clieniistry or Bio Cliom-
isiry.
Fax.* xxa.s ehosi'n as a recipient
(Cviithuicd Oh Pikjc
A total of 12-t applications for
summer employmeiu line hi*en
reci'ived by the Mayor’s A'oulli
Summer Phnployment eomniittee.
Chairman Franklin Ware .said
Wednesday.
()1 Hu* total, S7 art*
box's.
girls, .37 are
'■W(» anlieipat.* -ievi'i-al mart*
applications fiin* r<tib*go ..stu
dents xvlio liaxe been bailed ap-
phc.'Hion forms” ('hairmaa Ware
added.
f’urtlier announcenieni an Hu*
'•e Tiiitmenl will be ma.le next
vxt'ek.
^ Mauney 60-40
Victor; Harris
10-1 In County
J. OHu* Harris easily won the
29th di.striet nomination for the
State S(*nale Saturday and R(*p-
; rcsentative W. K. Mauney, Jr.,
palled GO percent of the votes (*<ist
ta rc'pul.so the challenge ot Hal
I S. Plonk for Seat 1. 43i'd district.
I Mr. Harris, who retired as coro- ,
' lu^r to .seek Hu* Senate offici*, won
j over Grady Thomas, Sliolhy ac
countant, by almost 3 to 1, w'hilo
I carrying liome Cleveland 10 to LI
Tlie total for the tvxo-eounty dis
trict was Harris 9565, Thomas
337(;. Harris’ Cleveland margin
wa.s 601(‘ to 546. lii.s (Riston mar-
! gin 3555 to 278-1.
('iiallenger Plonk \|as heavy at
Imme carrying Kings Mountain by
72 jercenl, adding the Bethvvare
precinel by 2 to 1. eanwing Waco
and I'.-iing Grove: bx thri'c. Rut
be vv-u- no match for the incum
bent in Hie large Shelbx jireeincis.
nor RnHu'rtord count,? which
returned Mauni'y a 900 vote ma-1
jerity and in P dk whirh gave the'
Represent at ix'e a 61.5 vote major-
il.x. Mauney‘s Ch'veiand majority
wa.-' 7Sr. Tlte loials woia.* Maunev
37.3:> and Plonk 2913.
Both (UHealed caiKiidaie.s Iiave
ple.dgi J tiieir supjK^rt ti tlu* \x in-
ner.*: in the general (.’li'etion in
N'oxembe.*.
M*. Harris will be opposed bv
Republican James Atkins. Ga.'.*-
tonia attorney, and .Mr. Mauney’s
Republican opponent is A. Hobrfrt
Greene.
UONS EVENT — Ueutenant.
Governor H. Pat Taylor, Jr., xiill
be the featured speaker at
Tuesday night's 32nd annual
Icdies night bonquet.
Lt.-Gov> Taylor
Will Address
Ladies Night
Lieutenant Governor Pat fay
lor will be speaker at Hie thirty ,
secoiifi annual laditv night ban-!
fpiet t • be spnn.<orrd by the
King' ?-lountain Lions Club Tues
day evening at 7 p.m. The event
is one ol the highli
year.
Hambrighti
I Rulwinkle Have
I Run-Off Calls
Cleveland County Democrats
I are expected to .have opportunity
'o xote in a “short ballot” sec-
: ond primary May 30.
i District Judge Lewis Bulwinkle,
j jf (Jastonia, has stated he xvill
I nrike a run-off call against Dis
trict Judge John Friday, ol Linc-
olnton. who led Saturday’s ballot
ing for Superior Court judge of
flu* 27th district.
.Myers Hambright, of Kings
•Mountain, ha.*-’ indieati'd he will
:'all a runoff against Phil Ruc7;er,
who placed .second in a race lor
j fwc sells. Incumbent B. E. (Pop)
) 5imm;)n.s led Hu* six-.^ian race
; and had a (dear majority.
Bulwinkh* led in his homii
county of (Riston and in Cleve
land. but fViriay piU*d a big ma
jority in Lincoln to lead Bulwinkle
rS23 to 6290, wliile Henry Fowler,
j also of Gaston, polled 3174.
I Sof'ond runner Rucker failed to
: obtain the majority figure of 3105
ly 18.5 votes.
j .Simmons pulled 39-57 x'otes,
Rucker 2920. Hanmright 213( . Roy
‘^..iLee Dedmon 179S. Yates Smith
and W. W. Lxneh 518.
In other county rates, Mr.s.
Ruth S. Det’mon unseated Clerk
of Superior Four! 4269 to 2567,
Ills of thei -^IJcn xvon riftimi-
nation to a sixtii term, turning
Meantime. Mayor .kilin Ilenrv
Mo--.s, addrejs.sed h'tlers to polen-
jgial employers yesterday. outUn-
t ing'Tfte program and detailing i
i .succe.ss for the pa.st two years,
'rile letter reads:
'] h(' .Mayor and Kings .ATounlain
.ity ('ommis.•^i:)nPI>^ iifxui re-
: cpK'si Oi' mairy industrial and
! 'vj-:iM(*ss leaders, proudly an-
i nounct* Hie (*s1ahli.shnient af tiu*
' Third Annual May«M>’ YouHi Sum-1
mer Employment Program. In for-'
! mulaling this .years commhlee.
j the eommissioner.s xvere most foC'
: funate to .set-un* Mr. Franldin
j AA’are as a third term idiairman
Ml. V\'an‘’s experieiu-e \x iHi Hu*
' Employment Security Commis
sion made la.si years project one
I of till* .sinti's most sueeessful pro :
I .grams. AA’e vxere able lo place 325
of our youHi in .some i.ype of em-
ploymenl during thi* summer of
1969.
Wo are a.gain eallhig on .v.iu
I to encourage you to consider the |
employmenr of aur xoung peo-'
pie. It is estimated Hiat there are
in excess of 400 higli scliool and
e(dle.ge students in our immedi-
ai(* area of Kijrgs Mountain eli-’
gible for emoloyment. In many
cases Hiese students need to bi*
gainfully employed this summer
to lielp nrovi.it* increy ro ,-onlinue
th(‘li education this f.nl.
'The Mayor and (’ity C’ofnmis- •
sioner.s and Hie Mayors Youth
Summer Eniiiloymi'nt Committee
an* asking that prixale business
and ijidustry help Kings .Moun
tain by providing nuMninglul
jobs toi Hie.se desi*rxjng young
m<*n and xxonu'ii. AVe are lurther
requesting that xim let us know
what your needs are by filling
in the encloscnl job di'scription
cards; and w<* in turn will help'
screen for possi'nle eatulidales to
fill your positions.
Plea.st* loiward earils and oth
er eorrespondenci* to Hie .M.S.E.P.
Fommitlee, Kings Mountain ('itv
Hali. P. O. Box 112!). Kings .Moun
tain. We count on .x’on to su])porl
tlxis worthwhile community pro
ject and employ oiir .xnuth.
Very truly yours, I
John Henry .Mo.-'.s i
Mayor
Hearing May 26th
' lOn Neiscc Plan
Hear.Tirg w ill be lu*If| in federal
d;stricl court. .SoLifliein Di.striet of
.\ew York. May 2(i al ]() a.m.. on
N'eisto. rm*., hanknijn. on a pro
posed debtor's arr:ingement befon*
Ron Babin, r(*tf re<* in bankruple.y.
'I he debtor proi»oses ilie.si' ar
rangements;
1. Af)ML\CTRA'I'l(T\_Ail co.sI>
and e.xpi'Msds o| Ha* proceeding
are to be paidTn'eash. upon con
firmation hereof, or are to be
paid as otlierxxd.se agre(*d uptin
between the dehloi and the ad*
rpinisir.ition credit >rs.
2. PRIORITV F1..A1.M.S-.A11 debts
entitled p. priorii.x in payment
are to b(* paid in full ’upon con
firmation hereof, or are to be'
p;Hi.) a-- oHierwist agreed uj)on.
betwi'cii Hu* debtor and the jiri-
ority creditors. i
3. UN.SKCURED CLAI.M8 — All
geiu'ial unsecured claimants shall
be paid 12'::', of tbeii claims.
wiHiouI ii l(*resJ, In casli uj)on
cun.irnuitio 1 o| tins arran.gement
MEIER RECEIPTS
Parking meti*r r('C(*ip|s for the
w(*ek ending Tue.sday totaled
8130.6.5. /.icluding .8115.7.5 from
oii-slri’i't meters and Sll.iK)
from off street nK'te/s.
Lt. Gov. Taylor will bi* intro-'
duced by Li:)ri W. K. Mauney, Jr..;
who has just been re-elected toi
f.ie House ol Repri'sentatives trorr
the 43rd District.
'To be held al the Woman’.* i
(Hub. I'resldeiil Ray H. Holme i
xvill ini’sidi* at tiie (went xxhii'h
vxil) open with group s.iti.ging of
“.America■’ to be follow(*d by th#*
pledge to fhe fla.g vvitli Lior
(ieorg(* 3'hornas.son leading the
pledge, and invocation by Lion
Willie Williams.
Bill Bate.< xvill (‘xti'iul a xvel
come to the ladies and .Mrs. Mar
tin Harmon xvill make the re
spon.se. Ray H. Holmes will pre
.sent .special guests and after Lt
Gov. 'Tajlor’.s addies.s, distributioir
of faxors will be carried out with
Carl Goforth, \V. K. Mauney, Jr
and others in chargt*. Tne group
will adjourn bv singin.g “Good
N'ight Ladies.”
The Lions Club was charfoied
in June, 1938 xxdtb 19 charier
rncmbi'rs and is a unit of Lions
International, the xxmrld’s larg
est eixie organi/atio.i. The Lions
(’lub is King.s .Miunlain’s oldest
internationalK chartered civic or
ganization. I
One of thi* principal worlds ol!
Lions evervxvheK* is sight con-!
':ercation through aid to the indi
gent blind, visual clinie.s end'
purchase of gla.'.si's f-ir needy
.sehofil children. Tlu* local cliibi
inis been identifi(*ii with virtually
every comm unity-wide rivie ef
fort -siner* its organization.
back .Marion .8. J mes 5642 to
1124, and M. \V. AA'.dker took the
corrner’.*-' nomination 3!)64. over
Aate.« T. Mitcli(*m 1741 and K. C.
, Withrow 993. Mrs. Mary Um Bar-
; Tier 4587 and Robert Stone 4221
j wiih.stoori Hit* board of education
challenge ol Fred M. Simmons
I 2806.
j Bobby F. Manor is tin* lone Rc-
j publican nominee for Hic coun
j ty commi.ssion.
! rtampton Childs. Jr., was nom-
; inat(*d for 27ih di.striet solicitor
' over Frank Rankin by 11464 to
, 5682.
■ /
Legion Election Rit of Hassle;
Write-In Winner Ruled Ineligible
Two Students
Are Finalists
In Chemistry
King.s Mountain High School
has been notified that Ixvo local
.students have plact'd in the toj)
three finalists in Hn* Competa-
five .Academic Content in Cliem-
istry. John Ballew and Wa.vnc
Swofforef are finalists.
First place winner will be an
nounced at Chapel Hill on Sat
urday. The winner receixes a
four-year tuition scholai>hip to
UNF-Chiipel Hill. La.st year Rich
ard Elheridgi* of King.s Mountain
plaei'd first in the slate in
ihemistry.
Monday’s annual election at
Otis D. Green Post 1.55, American
Legion, has result(*d in a iiasslc*
as a lesult of cm ploy et* Robert
RiilT’.' write-in U'ad for eommand-
(*r and ordering in' Hie ex(*cutiv(*
(•ommillei* of a second eh'clion to
be held May 11.
The e.xociitixe eommiHi*e inti'i-
pH'ts memhf'rship action of Iasi
(>clul)(’r declaring an cmplo.vci*
11*6 eligible to hoM nHi<*(* means
Ik* is not eligible to run for of
fice.
.Mr. Riitf. currenll.x nr>T' vice-
commaiiiler. i-onlends olherw ise.
He sa.X's In* will seek xvrite in
•cofrs a;‘..Mii Mondax. meantime
[nolcsling till* o!(k*rinc. of a .s(*c.
ond decision to “hi.dier L(*gion
iuHiorili(*.*,“.
•At the (*Ie,-tioii. Mr. Rulf was,
accord(*d .5!) wrih'-in liallols.
Commander Carl Wilson 4‘) and
Bob Dax'ies 29. 'Tin* s(*<‘oMd elee-
lion ballot will again li.st Wilson
and Doxies Tm' eomm;uid(*r and a
ii(‘ for llihd pTici* on lh<* schol
arship coinmill(*e l>eiwi*cn Frank
lin War<* and (Jraily Howiird. boHi
of vxhom polled 64 x'ntes. will lx*
.*:elH(*d. .Alyer.s HambrighI and 1..
K. ilinnanl xxert* (*l(*(l(*d.
Ruff eonU'iids the e\t*euti\(‘
l•(^mmiHec. xxhicli mi*l Tiu*.sday
night, erred 1 • In ordi*ring a lu'w
election, 2» in ruling that an I’m
idoyci* »annoi lx* (*|(*cto(J to of-
rice, and 3) that the Amefican
Winners Given
From Kiwanis
Talent Show
Five winning talent acts from
Hte tliirteenth annual Kiwanis
school talent show presented
riuir.sday c'ening. April 30, have
b(‘(*n announced as folloxvs:
Division I, including entries
■roni tiiircl and fourth graders;
.'^oii.xa .McAbee, fourth grade al
X<»rll) .''"bool, vacal sole. 'Second
Hand Rose'’. 8!ie i.-. the daughter
d Mr. and Mrs. Brooks McAbee of
82.5 -econd Street.
Division H. sexenth and eighth
rra.fles: Angt'la .McAbt'e of the
eighi!i gradi* at Central school, in
i song and dance routine “If My
Friends Could See Me Now”. .She
:s al.*:!* the d iuglil(*r of Mr. and
Mrs. Broolis .MeAbt'o of 825 S(*c-
md Str('t*l.
Division HI. first and .second
, vradc.s: R ihin ilarry. second .grade
• at Grover Sv'hool. a hatful routine
“Hawaii Fi\e-0”. She is the
daugliti'i- of Mr. and Mrs. C. F.
I Harry, III of Grover.
; Division TV. fifth and si.xth
grades; Nmelty dance. "The Ilok-
Ih* slalctl. “I ha\(* been I'lcclt'd' ‘W P(Jkcy’’ by Jackit* AVray. Susie
lommaiuk*!' by Hu* m(*mbers and Blanton. Ton.x' Ahiie. 'D’le.sa How
am itrotirsl ing tlie second election [ ell. lionaiil Hamrick and (Jeno
to higher Ic'gion authoritii*s. I re- Sip(*s of tlu* sixth grade, (hover,
fuse to aece|)t Hu* ili'eisjon ofj Dix ision \’. high school; Doug-
outgoing officers on vuiilifig ilioi las Ki*(»msler in a piano .solo
('lection n*sidls for commander, wiiicii was his own arrangement,
1 am I'ligibit* for <'l('c(ion. hut no'".A .Summer Kv(*ning”. Hi* is the
(’l(‘cted members bolds offit t* un i'^on of Mr.s. Mary Li'na Byers of
Routi* 3 Box .57.
The sli.xv xxMs held in Contra!
Klenu'ntary school auditorium
Thur-sday at 7:30 p.m. Proteeds
from the <*venl will In* a| pi ed to
Hu* lenni.s court fund at the high
la'gion by-laws d(*c!are anx' mem
i)(*r in good standing shall lx*
able i(; lun for. he eu'dted, and
lioM olfjee.
til he i.s insfiilled.”
Others eh'cled:
First xiee • comm.inder. (done
Gibson: s(*i*ond x i(*(*-eominan(J(*r,
1, mis SabeiHi*; adjutant l lnance
offu (*. J(M* .MeDanii*]; eluiplain,
John Gladden; sergeant-at-aims.
J;u*kj(* Barr(*tt; a.ssi.<i.int sergi'anl-
at-arms, (5(*org(* Hull; liisiorian.
David J. l)('U*vie: five-member
(*\eeutl\(* eommill(‘(*. Hen 'V. Go-
lorih, Ren Hoixl. J. T. MefUnni.'!.
Jr.. Vardell N'e:iJ. ami Roberl Go
forth.
Adjutant Mcn.inb*! .slated:
“.M a m(‘(‘Jing of Hie ol'flc<*rs of
Otis I>. Green Post 1,5." lu'ld on
Tuesday night following Eu* elec
tion It was voR'd It) for. 0 again.si.
Robert Ruff .ibstainlng to deelare
Hie election for commandi'r null
and x'oid ’(x'cau.si* of the in^ligl-
scliool.
Little Theatre
Tryouts Friday
Kings Mouniaiu I.iith* Theatre
will h»dd ojieii try (Hits Friday
night ;d 7;3() at the Woman’s
('lub building. Three oiu'-acl
plays w HI be prodiua'd in Jutu*.
Edna Si. Abnceiit AlilRiy’s •’Aria
T)a Ca|>o“, a ill b<* directed by Heb
Wjesc*jM*r;
'Tad MincI’s “Impromptu” to be
hilily of Rol)(*rt Rulf to hold an din’eti'd by Hugh Smith. Shelby;
offie<* and Im* a full time employe George Kelly’s “Tlu* Flattering
of the club at the .same time. Word" to he direeti'd by Terry
fCiHitium d Oh Pufje Six/ Osborne, Gastonia.