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« #) ^ Population Greater Kings Mountain City Limits 21,914 8465 Qi44t«( iuo9t MouDtolB ayurs u irBin tiM •p«cirj United Bureau of lh« Coiuut roport • foni'ary I9ti6. oDd iseludeft tb« 14.990 population o Number 4 Township, and tljo remaining 9.124 fro* Humber S Township, to Cl^elcmd County and Crowdor* •*" ^-^^-nehlp tit gooton Couatr# Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaoei Pages Today VOL. 86. No. 7 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C,, Thursday February 18, 1971 Eighty-Sixth Year PRICE TEN CENTS Nursing Home Contractor Wants Area “Subs” District System Is Recommended IIEART FUND DRIVE UNDERWAY — Sunday is Heart Sunday and voliinteer Heart Fund workers will be canvassing the com munity for funds to help combat diseoseg of the heart. Jaycees will mcmn a roadblock ot the overhead bridge on U. S. 74 Sun- doy afternoon. In the photogroph: Cynthia Alexander, left, daughter of Postmaster and Mrs. Charles Alexander, Zelena ftoore and Karen Howell (both covered up with balloons) con duct Balloon Days for the Heart Fund on city streets. The Balloon pOY promotion wog headed up by the Home Economics deport ment of Kings Mountain high schooL Mrs. John H. Gamble, c^oirmon. (Photo by Isaac Alexander) Rob Harrington To Speak Here MINISTER — Jerry Zxnighter, Kings Mountain senior at Southwestern Baptist Seminary and son of :Mr. and /Mrs. Wood- row Loughter of Kings Moun- Ml has accepted a coll to ithe ji^jrate of Casar Baptist ctmrch and will assume his du ties March 6th. Jerry Laughter Is New Pastor Jerry Lau^htor, senow at South eastern Baptist Th<H)l<)gi<'al Sem inary lias aoreplod a call to the pastorate of Casar Ba|pUst diun’h, Casar. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Woodrow Laughter of Kings iMountain, and is married to the fornier Francos Williams. The Laughters have two children, Ken ny 4, and Renee 8. A former resident of Gaston'ia, Laughter served in the Gaston iBaptist Association for eight years as music director. While at Southeasitern he has been the pasitor of Wakeminster Baptist church in the Raleigh Associa tion, and servos as vire-chaiirm'an erf the Student Coordinating Coun- dil at the som'inary. The Laughters will bogin their work at Casar on Mariii Blh, and will move to the field afTer grad- uaition. BAPTIST TOPIC • Ilev. Janies M. Wilder wilt the sermon topic, “Can Survive?” at Sunday ning worship services at 11 ck at Kings Mountain Bap- chureh. Bourbon Street Chaplain Here Thursday Night Rev. Bob Harrington, the “Chaplain of Bourbon Sir.ot”, will speak at 7:30 tonight (Thur rsJay) at Kings Mountain ;Com- munily Center. Harrington’s appearance hero is sponsored by the Kings Moun- taip Rotary club. The nationally knovm evangel ist will be at Gardner-Webb evd- lege on Friday night at 8:30 p.m. and again at Gardnor-Wei b ccllege Saturday morning at ir. II v/ill also speak at Ovens Alt ’- itorium in ('harlotte at 7:50 p.m Saturiay night. The Baptist l^iymcn’s Witness ing Foundation is i?|X)nsoring Harrington’s appearance in North Carolina. Mr. Harrington has appeared on nartionally^televised shows, in cluding the Art Linkletter show, and is a poftular speaker. - Speaking for the Rolairy club, Charles Alexander said, “w^ hope to fill 5,000 seat Kings Mountarin Civic Center for this even-t, which is free, and oi)en to all.” Mr. Alexander described Mr. Harrington as a dynamic speak er. Harrington gaini'd nation-wide rix^ognition for his rministry in the night spols of New Orleans Bour bon Street in Louisiana. He said Harrington’s appear ance here is <‘o-s|K)nsored by the Kings Mountain Ministerial Asso ciation. 18-Year-Olds Vote Favored By Democrats The Cl veland County Di’mo- ciatic executive committee h?^ ‘.ocommended ’oy unanimous vote J.at t!::* county resume iu-* for n*er ryslem of electing county s-ominl.ssioners from districts. Under the recommendation, '.he s.veral districts woul^ con trol ihe residence of the c.ndi dates, but all voters wou-ld vote for a represenlativo from all the districts, both in primaries and in the general eler'uon. Ch"irman Cameron Ware out lined the plan and said he felt the f.vct of representation iron; all areas of tho county vviiulo improve the political and govern inental climate of the whoK county, Charles T. Carpenter. Jr . chairman of the West King* Mountain precinct, moved acopt Ion of the resolution. The executive committee also endorsed unanimously proposal- riready inlroduc'ed in ithe cu: r nt General Assembly to con vey the right to vote to IS-year- old North Carolinians for state, county, and municipal offices. The Supremo Court has ruled that a f ederal statute conveying the ri'gh't-to-vote to 18-yoar-olds for federal offices is const itu- tionial. another action, the com- lotte last weekend. . -.t .-j i’r — »r*u In mitee <'*lected Mrs. 'Pat postoST of Shelby, a vice-chairman, suc ceeding /the late Mrs. Warren Gamble. Chairman Ware estimate^ 30 members of the committee were present at Friday ni;:ht’s rne. t- ing and that 75 percent of the county’s 28 precincts were rep- risented. Cafeteria Workers Get Pay Raise Cafeteria employees received wage boosts via action of the Kings Mountain boairi of educa tion Monday night. The board raised the salary schedule for cafeteria employees from $13 to $14 per day for man agers and from $1.45 to $1.60 p(»r hour for workers. Federal mini mum wages wore raised as of Fob. 1. TNie increase will be retroac tive to January 15. Field House Is Approved Judy Bayfield In WCU Choir Judy Rayfield, Kings Mountain freshman at Western Carolina University at Cullowhee, has been selecti'd for membership in the Pop Group Singers, a 30AX)ice choir. •Daughter of .Mr. and Mns. J. W. Rayfield, Miss Rayliold will .join the singers on tours, on con certs and in performanjces at the Miss Oatiunount Pageant. The group will sing in the play, “Carniival”, wh'ich is being presented by the WC Litt'le Thea tre Saturd'ay ni^fht in OulloWhee. Miss Riayfield Is a voice major .studyiing under the direction of Dr, Termplo Snrith. She Ls a grad uate of Kings Mountain high school. The city board of education voted Monday night to employ the firm of Van Wageningen and •Cothran Architects to prepare plans for an athletic field house for the high school. The board also passed a reso lution expressing appreciation on the high school football team’s first place in Sportsmanship' selves, she said, are aTED FOR SERVICE—Mrs. Ida F, Joy reedved a service plague from Continental Troilways at the bus company’s district lun cheon meeting lost Wednesday in Charlotte. Mrs. Ida loy Receives Plaque Mrs. Ida F. Joy, manager O'f the Kings Mountain Merchants As sociation’ Cred'it Bureau the past 13 years, was honored by Conti nental Trailways at the bus com pany’s districft meeting in Chair- Smith Says Contractor Bid Accepted Homes of Care, Inc., has ac cepted bid of general contractor for building a P'Tsing horn- here, who in turn would like to receive bids from Kings Moun tain -area sulvoont motors. Joe R. Smith, orcsidcnt of Kings Mountain Nursing and ConVal scent Home, Inc., said VVednrrday, “We arc going for ward.’ Unlike bid ding in this stale on public facilites, v/horo srv tcI contracts, other than the gener al are required by law. a private facility may award tho' full con tract to the general contractor, as Hemes of Care, .’nc., has cho sen to do. “They want lo^a] bids and in vito them,’’ Mr. Smith said. ! Included are bi ’s on electric?! install.otions, plum* ing, mechani- ng), roofing, tile work, etc. 1 Fi^m^» wishing to bid on tlie * work. Mr. Smith said, should ask for plans .and specific' Mons by v/ritmg or t lephoning C- W. Nev. ton. Homes cf Care, Inc., 1117 Daniel Building, Greenville, ‘ S. C. 29602 telephone S03-232- i 2203. j Plans call for an 85-b'd facili- ] ty to bo constructed on a nine-1 acre tract on Sipes street, near ; Kini.5S Mountain hospital. Francis Caedidat For Re-Eleciion The Kings Mountain woman, who is resigning her posst Maroh 1st, was preseniled a service plaque from Continental Trail- ways. Mrs. Joy has JiTso served as manager of the Bus Terminal and Western Union, also operated by the Merchants Association for a number of years. Representatives of tho company from Washington. D. C. and Dal las, Texas attended the lundieon at North Tr>’on Holiday Inn. KMHS Computer Is Demonstrated Miss Brenda Hoyle, high school math teacher and two of lier stu'ents, Paul Pouchak and Jack White, Jr., demonstrLted basic operation of the com-pciter terminal to members of the board <>f education Monday night. Miss Hoyle called student re action to use of the computer no^ only in math classes ’out from ehe'mistry, pliysics and other a- reas of study “fantastic”. Tlie computer itself is located in P.aleigh. In Octob r of last year Kings Mountain high school joined the small number oJf high schools in the irfate to acquire such compu ter facilities. Miss Hoyle said there is a high rate of utilization among the students and the students them- realizing Grades for the 1970 fall seasonithat math is nwe than a i»ub in the Southwestern Conference, ject, it’s a way of thinking Cox Said "Sure" Mayor Candidate^ Supporters Aim For Full Slate By MARTIN HARMON Veteran political obsorvvrs of tho Kings Mountain municiiKil scene say the current pre-election season is the most sparse for both activity and rumored candi dacies they can remember in more than two decades. The word was going around this week, however, that Lt.-Col. Rob ert G. Cox (NSA-R), manager of tho Chamber of Commerce and its conjunctive Jobs 70 program is a “sure” candidate to chal lenge threc-term Mayor John Moss. The further word is that the Cox su|>i>ortcrs are aiming at fielding an aeross-tho-boaixi slate for the six city commissioner- ships. Thus far, with the May 11 elec tion less than three months dis tant, the candidate list for city hall offices is blank. Mayor John Henry Moss Is re garded «'is a “sure” candidate foi a fourth tertm, as are almo.st all the members of the city commis sion. Biggest question mark is Mrs. Maude R. Walker, Ward f? commissioner. Stmie .‘^ay, a few weeks ago, that Mrs. Walker ex peeled to retire. Tliey s;\y now she is re-considering and very likely will join the Mayor and the other five commissioners in seeking re-cloction. Clavon Kelly is being mention ed as a likely candidate in Ward 3, though he told the Herald a few weeks ago he didn’t e.xpect to run. In Ward 4. ex Commi5;sioner Coleman Stroupe and Ken Rob erts have been mentioned as pos sible challengers against Nor man King. On Wednesday, a man who gave his name as Earl Morris, callwl the Herald to inquire a bout the filing fee for mayor. He was told it is $100. ITie city commission will for mally call the election, naming election officials, designating poll ing places, registration dates and setting forth oithor details, at their regulao: March meeting. Mauney Supports S. Mountain Park Rep. W. K. Mauney, Jr. of Kings Mountain today strongly endors ed development of a state park in the South Mountains region of Cleveland and Rutherford Coun ties and pledged fo work on half of the effort. “I am pleased the North Caro lina Board of Conservation and Development has seen fit to put this area at the top of its prior ity list,” Rep. Mauney said. “Such a park will benefit the citizens otf this important urbanizing region,” Ho observed. The State C and D Board sanc tioned the proposed site on the recommendation of the Parks Committc'e headed by Tom Hamp ton of Durham. The committee had visited the site at the urg ing of the Western Piedmont Council of Governments. The Council of Governments j sent to the C and D Board copies of a resolution approved by its exccutno committee urging de velopment of a state park in the South Mountains. Mauney is a member of the Conservation and Development Committee in the N. C. House of Representatives. The veteran Cleveland County Democrat sorv'os on other key com'mittees in the House, including tha:t for Appro priations. Establishment of a state park in the South Mountains area ad iacent to the Unifour Complex will become a reality with the endorsement of the N. C. Board of Conservation and Development last weekend, it was predicted here today. Mayor Robert Wakefield of Granite Falls, Chairman of the Recreation Commission for the Western Piedmont Council of Governments, said broad biparti san support for the park will be sought in the General Assem bly. Tho state board endorsed the plans for a park during its quar terly mooting this past weekend in Linvillo. A recommendation was made by the State Parks Comimdttec headed by Tliomas Hampton of Durham. Accompanying the request from the State Parks Committee was a resolution from the executive commitloe of the Western Pied mont Council of Governments. The resolution cited the bene fits of such a park to the resi dents of the Unifour Comp>x and the entire state. It carried the C. Lambeth of Morganton, Wake- .signatures of Chairman Donald field, Dr. Glenn Deal of Alexan der County, and T. Cass Ballcnger of Hickory. During a recent meeting of the U n if our Recreat io n Comm iss ion and the State Parks Committee, plans for tho state park and an- -^ther regional fxuk for the Uni four Cofmplex were discussed. The State Parks Committee a- greed to participate in plans for the regional park which would serve as a “pilot pr^cT*^ for the state. Tho regional park would include family entertainment and educational facilities. COUNTY WINNER — Reb Wies enei, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl : Wiesener, is Kings Mountain and Cleveland County winner in the annual American Legion sponsored Oratoricol contest on Americanism. Reb Wiesener Wins Contest Reb Wiesener. son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl V. Wiesener, is Kings Mountain and Cleveland County winner of the annual Aimeri’can Legion Oratcxrical Contest. His three-minute speech was entitled, "I Speak To The World For America.” On Wednesday Wiesener won the di.'gtTict contest and will com pete Tuesday with four other dis trict winners in Division 23 con tents in Hendersonville. The Di vision winner advances to slate competition. Winner of the na tional contest receives a $10,0(X) scholarship. The contest is open to all high school seniors in Cleveland Coun ty. Each contestant is asked to write an eight to ten minute speech on .Americanism. Tho con testants mu.st be familiar enough with tho Articles of the Constitu tion to bo able to give a three- minute talk about either of them the judges elect to choase. Judge in the Ux^l contest was Mrs. Bon T. Goforth. A senior student at Kings Moun tain high school. Wiesener is the local winner in the Frank B. Glass Post 9811 Veterans of For eign Wars Oratorical Contest. Ho is among three finalists in the 16-club district. The district •win ner advances to state competi tion. Outsidc-City Schosl Board Incumbenl Files Phillip A. (Tippy) Francis, vice- president cf M.nelte 'Mills at Grover, fikd for re-election Tues day to his outside city di.'^trict scat on the Kings Mcxintaln' Doard of education. Francis has served on the board since December 196S when he was elected to fill the unexpired ouUide city district seat then filled by the late Holmes Harry, who had resigned due to illiK’ss. Filing by Mr. Francis was the Icne political activity of the week. Mr. Francis is the third candi date to file for tho board of edu cation. Joe A. Noisier, Jr. and Tommy P. Bridges have filed foi the in-city seat from which Mrs, Lena W. .M^i-Gill will retire in May. A native of Blacksburg, S. C., Francis was gradualt^d from the Blacksburg schools and attended the University of Soutli Carolina. He also .sales manager of Cleveland Products, a division of Minette Mills of Grover. Mrs, Francis is the former Jean Har ry, daughter of Mayor C. F. Har ry, Jr. and Mrs. Harrj*. They are parents of a son, Phillip, age 18, and a daughter, Deobfe, ago 17. They arc members of Shiloh Presbytenlan church where Fran cis is a member of the board of deacons and president of the Men of the Church. In his filing statement Mr. Francis said; “I think the next few years ahead will be verj- in teresting for education. There are a lot of new’ ideas coming up and more than any other re.ison this is why I decided to throw my hat in the ring. It will not be a time without problems but it will bo very interesting to say the least. ” New Office Hours At Bus Station Office hours at the Merchants Association, Western Union and the Bus Terminal will change, effective March 1st, Merchants Assoc'.iation President Bill Gris som announced Wednesday. Tho offices will bo open Mon day, Tuesday, Thursday and Fri day from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 12 noon. Employees of the Asso<’iation are .Mrs. Donald Roiirk, manager of tho Credit Bureau: Mr.-?. Turner Jones, Jr. and Mrs. E<ldie Re.-v-s. B. K Barber's Rites Conducted Broadus K. Barber. 66, of 818 Grace 8t.. died of cancer at 2:20 p.m. Thursday in Kings Moun tain hospital after several weeks illness. He was the .son of the late Mr. and Mr.-;. Beattie Goforth Barber and a veteran of World War II. Survivors include the wddow. David Jane How.ll Barber; Two brothers, Cline Rarber of Kings Mountain and Carroll Barber of Charlotte; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Yarbrough of Kings Mountain and Mrs. Annie Hartley of Le noir. Funeral serv'fces were conduct ed at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Har ris Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Mitchell Pruitt. Burial was in Bethlehem Baptist church come- to^>^ Active pallbearers were Bill Black. Clark Rushing. Ted Weir. Johnny Barber, Ralph Ware and Cline Hcirtlev. VESPER HOUR “Victorious Love” will he the 5-er:v.cn topic of Rev. James Wild, r at Sunday evening ser vices at 5:30 p.m. at Kings ntain Baptist r)u:icli. CITED — Larry L. Orr of Kings Mountain has been presented the Bronze Star for meritorious service in Vietnam during the period of October 1969 to Sep tember 1970. He is now a Char lotte accountant. Bronze Star T® Larry Orr Larry L. Orr. son of Mr. and Mrs. William Orr of Kings Moun tain. is recipient of the Bronze Star while serving in Vietnam as a First Lieutenant in the Quar termaster Con)s of the Unitevl Stale.s Army. Tho Kings Mountain man is now omployod in the Aevounting Department of Humble Oil Com pany in Charlotte. A graduate of Compa<i high school and A & T University, he Is marritN:! to the former Jane Pressley, dauglitcr of Mr. and Mrs. Plato Pressley of King.s Mountain. They live in Oharlotte. The Bronze Star Medal Cita tion. by direction of the President, reads: “The Bronze Star Modal is pre sented to First Lieutenant Larry L. Orr, Quarterma.<ter Corps, United Stall's Army, who disting uished himself bj' outstandingly meritorious service in connoctian with milit.ar>- operations again.st a hostile force in the Rejmblic of Vietnam. During the perkhi Oid- ober 1969 to September 1970 he consistently manife.'^tod exem plary professionali.'-*m and initia tive in obtaining out.‘;tanding re sults. His rapid a.^.se.ssment and solution of numerous problems in herent in a combat env'iror-Bmont greatly enhanced the allied ef- fe( tivene.-’s agaTii.st a determined and aggn'ssive enemy. Despite many advcr.'^ities he invariably performed his duties in a reso lute and efficient manner. Ener getically applying his sound judgment and extensive know ledge. he has c*ontributed mater ially to the succo.ssfiil accom plishment of the Unitixl States mission in the Republic of Viet nam. His loyalty, diligence and devotion to duty were in keep ing with the highest traditions irf the military* service and re flect groat credit uiwn himself and the United States Army.” Brenda Hoyle Young Career Woman Oi '71; loy Welch Is Alternate Tlie Shelby Business; and Pro fessional Woman’.s club Tuesday night named a Rings Mountain teacher. Miss Brenda Kathiym Hovle. as “Young Career Woman of 1971.” Miss Hoyle, daughter of .Mr. and -Mrs. Hubert A. Hoyle of Shelby, teaches college propra- : Tory mathematics at Kings Moun- | tain higli si^IkwI where shi* is in charge of I'omputor terminal and sponsor of Mu Alpha Theta hon orary national math club which she organized. First alternate was Miss Mary Bartlo.s, fifth grade teacher at James Love school in Shelby; and .second alternate soUvtiHl was Miss Joy Welch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I^e.ster Welch of Kings Miountadn and owner and opera tor of Stylon Hair Fashions and Wiggorj’. Eacii of tho throe finalists made a short speec'h on what her ca- ri'or means to her. and it was on those speeches that tho con testants were judged. Judges were Mrs. Robert Burns, Mrs. Cecil Gillialt and Mrs. Roy Devimon. Miss Hoyle receiwd a B.S. in mat liemat ies from AppaIai'h i a n State University in 19t^>. At ASU. she was active in various activi ties, was honor student tooi'her, a dean’s list Jrtudont. an under graduate mathematics assistant and w'a.s recipient of the Shelby Junior Woman’s club scholarsliip, the ASU Academic scholarship and the Prospective Teacher's scholarship. She is now wtwking on her master’s degree. Backhoe Bids Are Very Close Low bkiders among four on a baokhex* machine included Queen City ICquipment Company, of diarlotte, and HardiivDixon Trac tor Company. Inc., of Siiclby, ac cording to bids received by the city Monday night. It was tho sixxind bidding on the machine, occasioni'd by com plaint of tho representative of Western Carolina Equipment Com pany that low-bidding Qui^'n City’s John Deere maehine did not meet sixvifications at the first buiding. Queen City re-poslovi its initial bid on tho leasi'purchase rx'- quest. $9305 plus sales tax, a rental fee of S725 jx'r month for Hiree to nine months with t.be full rental payments to apply to purchase prict^. Hardin-Dixon cut tho ha.se price on its Ford machine by SM.30 to $9140 plus sales tax. The lease rental figuring was more com- plieated. Nine month.*; ir>tere.‘i| was assossiHi at $713.(U). with first and s<Hynul monthly payments of $587.89 |H'r month j>a\ablc on date of I’ontract. If purcliase were to be made within three months, the rentals Winild be fully n'bat- able, if more than tbuH* and than nine months t)ie interest v\x>uld bo prorated. Allison International. Inc., of Cliarlotle. bill $9399.:t6 plus sales tax on its International hackhix*, I (Continuid On Faye Eight)