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Population
oter Kings Mountain 21.914
r Limits (1966 Census) 8,256
"ity Limits (Estimote 1968) 9,300
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Kings Mountain's Reliable News|p»apei
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VOL. 85, No. 46
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, November 12, 1970
Eighty-Fifth Year
PRICE TEN CENTS
Sweetree Mills Reveals Plans For Kings Mtn. Plant
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i Spoitsweaz; Building Slated
J lately Eatings
Sank Kings Min,
In !Sih Place
MEMORIAL SERVICES ON VETERAN'S DAT ^ Wednesdoy wos Veteran's Doy and ceremonies
were held In Memorial Pork of Mountoin Rest cemetery. Mayor John Moss, left, members of
Americon Legion Post 155 and Auxiliary, and officers of Frank B. Glass Post 9811 give a salute
os taps ore played to conclude the program and trowing placing of o memorioi wreath by the
menror. (Lem Lynch .Photo)
MemorialRitesF or W arOead
Wednesday At Cemetery
Mount Airy lios h(‘.‘n dr larcrj
ho sau-Ft f*ity in North (’orolina
r r.io'ori ; an I pi’i<\str)ans in
:ho o.CO') to lO.C')*) ]: ;>ii'a*ion ,
rrcup last ioar. iuoordinj^ to tho ;
r. C- la M - C t.aiiic*;
afofy rallnrs for ir.'f).
At ihr s trro rsthor rat
in.’:;s ww lislol with Kiiins
Viountain boir^ rnnlaa! rjtli.
Tho stato’s 25 citios and towns
■;n tliis (ato;Tory in.lu.h' 11 .sit i
no traffic dt'atlis. but i' ;• i.lac'
Aont to Mount Airy sin? o it Itad
‘he motor-vvh:c!o
'tration i f MbtiCHl. liio ranl<in;:-^
are based on t!u* ro'jistration
death rate, whi.di is t)io num
ber cf traffic deaths per 10,bG?
:egistrati ;n. ^
Kins:.s Mountain had one traf-,
'ie death with a m()t(?r vehi-lc*
rcfjistration of 8.4007 for a regis
tration deatii rale of 1.2.
Other cities in the same rate-
?cry with no fatalities were (din-
ton. Washington, Wayncsvillo,
rloxhoro, Can'Gr., Oxford, Laurin-
hurg b'.milhfield, VVilliai\stDh and
Morehead Cit>.
Bringing up the bottom of the
rankings was Newton, vvity a
registration death rate of 6.4 com
puted on six traffic deaths and
a registration of 9,3484. Ne^^don
also had the highe.st population
death rate of 90.1 bas<‘d on the
npin.ber^pf Xatolities per 100,000
papulation. '
Bose^ro
Dies Monday
!I 'James Roseboro, 57, of 315 N.
^racy St, died Monday morning
in Kings Mountain hospital. He
had been in doclining health one
year.
* 'He was a mdmber of Ebenezor
ftaptist Church and*had been em
ployed at Mauney Textile Mill
for 25 years.
r Survivors include the widow,
Bernice Ross Roseboro; one son,
James Edward Roseboro of Bos
ton, Mass.; one brother. Bill Rose-
iboro of Orange, N. J.; and one
lister, 'Mrs. Louise Berry of Shel-
by.
Funeral-arrangenjents will be
announced later hy'J. W. Gill and
Son’s Funeral Home.
Mayor Moss
Makes Address
! Kings Mountain citizens Wed
nesday morning held a memorial
service to War Dead at a Vote- j
ran’s Day service at 11 o’clock in |
Memorial Park of Mountain Rest
cemetery.
Mayor John Henry Moss mvide
the principal address and com
pleted the service by placing of
a memorial wreath followed by
the playing of “Taps” by Steve
Lynn.
Members of American Legion
Post 155 and Auxiliary and Frank
B. Glass Post 9811 VFW partici
pated in the program. Legion
naire James Amos led the oix‘n-
ing prayer and Mrs. Bennett Mils-
ters led group singing of “Amcr-
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final Performances This Weekend
for Little Theatre's Hit Comedy
I 'Mrs. Raymond Holmes as |
JCorie” and Gene Austin as !
ipaul” portray the title roles in !
the Little Theatre’s pix)duction of |
^Bardfoot In The Park”, whi-c^h i
blays again Friday and Satur- j
Say evenings at 8 p.m. at the
t^oman's e’ub. (
A sill ition comedy, the p-lay j
ifi tho scconii written by Noil Si*
UiotJ and enjoyed a lor.g run on |
Broadway. It is also a popular .
feature on television this season.'
i A good crowd attended the
tfirst tw'o performances last
ivockend. Mrs. Jo Ann Walker i
McDanUl is ^Mrecting the play
and Kay Holmes is 5*1 al e mana-
gor.
Other major relc.s are being
portrayed by Ms. Nan Jean
Grant as Corie’s mother; Rob
Wirsenrr as Victor Vc’as'o; Gary
Watson as the telephone repair
man and Dr. H. N. Baker as the
(Iclivciy’man.
Nancy Wicsener is- prompter,
Cathy Cox is i?i (-liarge of sound
•and lighting, Mrs. R'-hcrt Cox
is in charge of properties and
Mrs. Aubrey Mauney is house
chairman.
Sgt. Donald Long
Aeceives Medal
ROME, N. Y. Technical Sergeant
Donald G. Long, son of Clearan'ce
B. Long, Rt. 2. Bessemer City, has
received the U. S. Air Force Com
mendation Medal for meritorious
service in Thailand.
Sergeant Long distinguished
himscL' as a protective equipment
supervisor with the 354th Tacti
cal Fighter Squadron at Takhli
Royal Thai Air Force Base.
He was presented the medal at
Griffice AFB, N. Y., where he is
now assigned to a unit of the
Aerospace Dt'fease Command.
The sergeant is a 1952 gradu
ate of Bessemer City High School.
His wife is the former Nellie
Gilliam.
Transco Noting
Revenue Increase
Transcontinonlral Gas Pipe Line
Corporation has filed with the
Federal Power Commission sales
and transportation rates w^hich
would increase revenues epprox-
imatoly $10.7 million annually.
The increa.se is requested to be
come effective January 1, 1971.
without susp<'nsion.
The inerea.se would be about 2.5
percent of annual revenues based
on the test year ending March 31,
1970.
j President James B. Henderson
, pointed out that the higher rates
ire necessary to offset increased
j c'osts and to maintain an earn
.Mr. Sweet, Inc., divi.sicn of
Swt*etre(: .Mills, Inc. Oi Cherry-
villo, is a no A? Kings .Mountain
iiidu.stry, it wa-. jtintly announ •
< I }-e.‘'tcrda> h> I.. K. (J'.«’i > Hin-
nant an;l J. ( Hie li; ris, ca-idiair*
nicn «•' the m ;r’.; in.iu' .ial
cum mi tee.
Victor O.shorne cT Ga-tonia,
t'~csideiH o' th(‘ parent cempany,
said the firm is building a new
addition of 1.'),(>GG square feet to
J , ». for nerly -ar-
win MiHs ..a Car tI tTie sni
Waio read, to h'cjse 2''0 st .v'ng
rn.aehini •' uid to <-:n' i y b»”’.v^;'n ;
and 225 w men t; cw la Voi'
■pert.^w* aj. in.luding pantse’.'s. ;
Tae cutting and -••ewing < ' . i-.
ticn U expi t'* ! t ■ he i” if j
♦.ion between (V) and 90 days as
soon a'/ \ w is n.jie i i.
ihc firm '.vill cm doy prlneip.illy '
women v.ii will woik on the
firs' s’rfi. Osborne .sa‘d tlu',
garments will be rut. .se.vn and .
shipi>cd to retail firms. Shippin? !
W( n’t be dene licrr un'H a fu |
ture exraasien which w;H bring j
the plant’s fl-or space ;
to IC.OOli .'^■qiiare feet, 'aid Mr. Os |
iKiine, and will probably he coin ■
pleted within a yeir and a hal;
Tho first additian is exjiecte i
to b(* c minlcted b\ l-cbruary 1. !
Htmray I^nvkewicz of .'^i»arian !
burg, S. C. is manager ol I'm !
new firm and i.-- p.-e«cntly cem
muling fram Spartanburg. |
Mr. O.'-orne descrilK'd the new j
plant as a full, vertical mil'|
which will cut. sew and event
ually ship women’s sixirUwear tc
retailers.
He said local people will be
employed.
Co-chairmen Harris and Hin
nant said another announcement
is forthxx)nriing soon of another di
versified fiidustry expected to be
gin operation here. They con
firmed a metals product company
\s contemplating moving into the
city.
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itjTv^^uuoiiiY FOR KINGS mOWmTaIN 5lUia aanounced yeMeidoy plans to build a
new plant to employ 200-225 women to sew women's spodswedr on Waco rood. From left to right,
Ma/or John Henry Moss, L. E. (Josh) Hinnont Sweetree President Victor Osborne of Gastonia
end newly-eloctod Senator J. Ollie Harris. Mr. Harris and Mr. Hlnnant are co>chairmen of the
mayor's industrial committee. (Photo for the Herald by Lem Lynch)
ings level adc^quate to support
financing of thee ompany’s con
tinued growth.
The proposed rate of return
produces a return on common
equity which, in Transco’s judg
ment, represents a conservative
return for a company with Trans
co’s capitalization and other char
acteristics. ho said.
The application requests per
mission for Transco to adjust its
rates to tr.ick (parallel) any'ma
jor supplier rate increases during
the en.suing year.
Geeper Howard Is
ntehtad Scholar
Lake To Be Stocked
With Fish: Moss
Best legation for fish houses for
hatching and protection of fish on
the city’s lake on Buffalo Creek
will be surveyed soon by Dr. Fish
and Harr>’ Connell of the state
directory of fisheries, they told
.Mayor John Henry Moss during a
tonferonce with the state Wild
life Commission in Raleigh re
cently.
The w’ildlife commission’s re
port to the mayor was: "We’ll be
happy to stock the lake with
fish.”
The mayor w’as in Raleigh last
week attending a ^.-onference
with state officials of tho water
and safety commissions.
New Golf Course
Ready In Spring
A ne^v nine-hole golf course has
been completed at Kings Moun
tain Country Club and will be
ready for golfers in early spring.
Joe Costner is the golf pro and
club member at the local club.
Will Advance
In Competition
Grady Keever (Geciper) How
ard, Jr., IS-year-old Kings Moun
tain senior, was one of three sen
iors from the county nominated
for University of North Carolina
Morehead Scholarship Awards
this week, it has been announced
by L. Lymdon Hobbs, chairman of
the Cleveland County Morehead
Selection committee.
Howard, witli Michael Harold
Elliott and .Miclxiel Henry Griffin
of Shelby Higli were the nominees
.selected luesiay night following
interviews with 12 students from
the county’s four high schools.
George Melvin Coats, 17, senior at
Burns High School, wa.s named al
ternate.
The three youths will go to
Morganton soon after the first of
the year where they will compete
with other students from District
Nine. If they should be selected
on the district level, they will
continu** further competition be
fore the Central Committee in
Chapel Hill. Each scholarship a-
warded is worth $2,250 a year, or
$9,000 for four years of under
graduate study.
There are presently 291 under
graduate scholars and 32 graduate
and professional Fellows enrolUxl
at the University of North Caro
lina in Chajx'l Hill for the 1070-71
year.
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Susan Smith Is
Teenage Winner
Susan Smith is the new Miss
Teenage Charlotte.
A brown-eyed 11th grader won
the title over 14 finalists before
a crowd of 2.000 at Ovens Au
ditorium Saturday' night.
How does she fool as the new
winner? "Fantastic — a real
thrill.”
She will represent Charlotte
November 28 — December 5 in
tho .Miss Teenage .America Pag
eant in Fort Worth. Texas, and
I try for tlie national crown with
■ its $10.CM)() collo're scholarship and
. other m:ijo:* prizes.
I .As Miss Teenage Charlotte win
ner. Miss Smitli nwives a trip to
j ^o;t Worth, an A.M FM radio, a
I wrist watcli, and other prizes.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
NTrs. Rcherl U. Smith and a jun
ior at SvHitli M(';'klenburg.
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Three Attending
State Meeting
On Special Ed
Three representatives of the
Kings Mountain Scho..l unit will
participate in the 22nd Annual
, Conference on Exceptional Chil
dren being held in Winston-Sa
lem today through Saturday (No
vember 12-14) carrying out the
theme, "The Exceptional Child
! Within the Total ^hool.”
'They are: Howard Bryant, dl-
reetctf ol IXLStructlon; .Mrs. Peggy
McDowell, special ed. teacher at
North School; and Mrs. Jackie
Shell, special ed. teacher at Cen
tral.
More than 1.5(X) teachers, sup
ervisors, and administrators from
all 152 administrative units of
the public schools of the State
will attend the three-day session,
according to George Kahdy, Di
rector, Division of E.xceptional
Children and Coordinator for the
convention which is sponsored by
the State Department of Public
Instruction.
Subjects to be discussed at the
section meetings include: Educa-
ble .Mentally Retarded: Gifted
and Talented: Hospitalized,
Homebound and Crippled; Speech
and Hearing; and Trainable Men
tally Retarded.
Speakers will include: The Hon
orable Terry Sanford. President of
Duke University; Dr. A. Craig
Phillips, N. C. State Superintend
ent of Public Instruction; Dr. Je
rome Melton, Assistant Superin
tendent for Program Services, N.
C. State D(*partment of Publit In
struction; Dr. Anne Adam.s. De
partment of Special Education.
University of Texas; Dr. James
GallagJier, Director of the Frank
Porter Graham Child Develop
ment Center, Chai>ol Hill; Dr.
Winifred Northcolt, Director of
Knrl> Education Pngrani for the
Hearing Impaired. .Minnesota De
partment of E.'lu.’ation, Profes-
s'iT Judith Rothchil.1. Dire'^tor of
' Urban Leadership Dr»el<'pment
Program. .New 5’ork Universltv;
; and Dr. Albert RuHivan. Di'part-
I ment cf Education. University of
.Minnesota.
Mavoi Tc Turn Switch
Or Water Project Friday
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MRS. RAYMOND HOLMES
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GENE AUSTIN
KINGS MOUNTAIN'S RESERVE POUCE FORCE — Pictured above
ore memters of the Kings Mountain Reserve Police Force, now
celebrating the first anniversary of its organize. Hon. The men
were honored by city policemen and city csommissioners at on
“Appreciation Banquet” last week and presented certificates of
merit. From left to right: Jimmy Jenkins, William Young, Lewis
Cole. Willie Williams, Philip Witherspoon, O'Brien Brooks, A. K.
Walketi Dr. Frank Sincox, C^ige Hilton ond Don Roper.
I Kings Mountain citizens will
he u-iing water from Buffalo
! Creek beginning at 9 a.m. Fri-
I day marning.
' ('tfricials of the city anJ state.
! the city engineering firm, W. K.
, Uiekson & (' mpany of. Charlotte,
I and contra .'tors for the Kings
Mountain Pr^jeet on Buffalo Creek
will he for speda! cere
monies at tho site.
.Mayor John Henry .Moss will
officially pull the switch which
will b;ing tho water to Kings
Mi'untaln customers.
Dist wi'ek George Moqs, vd*'*
ran treatment plant manager, re
ported that tlie water flowing
through the new Buf alo Creek
treatment plant has hotter clarity
and is purer than the w*ator be
ing treated at the Di'al Street
plan. Ho had said last week that
“when the lake fills, the water
will be even more cle£i!r.”
Mayor Mo,ss .'wid yoslerday he is
highly pleased with the report
and invites all citizens who de
sire to attend the eeremonies.
Several area towns, including
Bessemer City, have request (*d
water from Kings .Mountain and
the mayir said he had met with
town offieials tliis \^eek, armg
with members of the water stu
dy committee from tho city c'oun-
oil. Ho said he had a vised Besse
mer City Mayor Sarvis that cost
of water to ^'ssemer City eusttv
mers would bo slightly more than
now paid by citizens of Kings
Mountain. He said water policy
.•<hcuid be established by mid-
January following feasibility stu
dies.
The now treatment plant at
Buffalo Crook has a rated capac
ity of four million gallon.> of pot
able water daily. Total cost will
approximate S.3..500.000. officials
estimate. Financing was done by
a $3,900,000 bond issue and a
$-450,0(X) federal grant.
Bond amortization has already
begun. Water customers are pay
ing the coast through a 90 percent
surcharge on their water bUlBi