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Population Greater Kings Mountain 21.914 t-ty Limits 8465 MonmalD Il9iirw !• derived tic/m cim •px-,rJ S'ui»» Rurvau of Ihe Census report o Ion Jiy ond includat rbe M.9U0 popiilaUoB o Muml'pr 4 ■'■owntip. and Hje remaining 6.124 fioB NjuT'.^ei 0 ruM.irhip, in r!*»vr.it;nd County and Crowdef -n«ht.> tfi Ca«tr»n CouBty J-i VOL 06, No. 12 Established 1889 Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, March 25, 1971 Pages Today Eighty-Sixth Year PRICE TEN CENTS John Henry Moss Files For A Fourth Term > I'ISS LIMcSTONS — Debbie Timms« Kings Mcuntain fresh- n'Oii ext Limo-stone college in Caflr^y, S. C. was crowned ‘Mi ^ Lirjciitono" during the annual event Saturday night. Ti^ms Miss 1 imestone' Miss T')ol)()rah Timms^ daugh- t. i- ot -Mr. i'nd Mrs. '.'Ton* Tin'ins [ Kin:>’ Mountain is the 1971-72 Miss LinK'storc”. A t‘r. sl^mrn ir.ajoring in ole- nu'inary oducntlun. Miss '^Tlmms w.-s (Towiu'.l (inrin;; tho annual ovoni cA Li:TU sUriu' co!l(‘g.' Sat- i I'.’ay Sho was sponsorcvl h.v I.,Mml'<la Mil Sigma Fralernity ;md (luring the tal nt proseuta- t • pL yod Rachmaninoff’s Se- cdi.d Piano Concerto. 'iio m*\v “.M7''s Limestone"' was crowned bv Dr. Fr. d Uassett, sponsor of the Senior class. Sev- tuiM'eii .v-uing women '^•omixdx d lor (it(* tiile and w('re ju-. g.d on laient. poiso ami ixM sonality. Oiiu'.- winners w r,*: Peggy Ann Denny of liisliopville, S. C.. runrer-ui); Carolyn Grant (if And. evss, S. t\, second rimner- up: D bhi McDonakl of Colurn- S. :lirr l runner-up and J.tnc L :>cs <;i: Duncan, S. C.. foul til runnei-up. Sewer Passed Industries Fzaises City for Gdod Woik The city conrmi.-sion Tuesday n'dit unanimously adopted a .scwag(* use ordinance which May or John Henry Moss termed “a milestone” for King.s Mountain. Co.mmi.s.sioner James J- Diekey, in making the motion for adop- lion lo'Hawing a public hearing, said hi.« lommiltee, the city en gineer and industry representa tives, along with olficials of the dtate dcpartmenl of Water and .\ir Ht'sourees Commission, had been working for seven months to obtain a sewage use ordinance witli which everyone can live.’ Joe Kakassy, president of Area Industries, Inc., presented a let ter of commendation to the may or and all the hjard members for "their liime and effort in this un dertaking.” Area Industries in- (hides k Mills, of which Mr. Ka- kassy is president; Duplex Inter national; Carpet Industries; Craft- sjmn Yarns; Mauney Hosiery; Margrace Mill; and Oxford In- du.-itries; all of whom worked with the board’s sower committee in formulating the ordinance. No opposition to the ordinance was voiced during the public hearing. Prior to the hearing. Mayor Moss read (the 11-puge docunumt intcj tlie record. The reading took 40 minutes. Mayor Moss said: “I -think it is quLle notable when industry and eU*oted officials join hands against pollution.” Cliairman Dickey expressed ap- piticiation to .Mr. Kak«s.sy and cilu^r indu.'^try officials for thoLr “diligent effort to work out pol- lutiiMi problems. It’s oeen seven I months of pretty liard work”, ho coinmentt'd. To all I say thanks for what I considi'r a very good ordinance" he added. Mayor Moss read a letter from Roy il. Davi.s, associate regional engineer of tiie muni’cipal waste section. Department of Water and Air Ik'sjurc'os, approving the or McGill Describes .«y ,fp. Life in Congo, t. W. UrirnO His Work There "A By ANNE JAMES HARMON Dr. Kenneth McGill, rcxently ix'turned .Missionary from the Pri'snylerian Church, U. S., U) the Congo, Africa, sp<jke Sunday morn- ing at the Neal Baird Bible cltuss |v^ ' ' of Boyce Memorial AKP church of "" I winch he and Mrs. McGill wc'-re I members while he was in Kings ^ i .Mountain practicing medicine, a- Rites Conducted 'Will Work To Maintain Tax Rate" I EVANGELIST — Dr. T. U Cash well. Jr.» pastor ol First Baptist church here from 1950-52, will return to the pulpit here for evangelistic services beginning Sunday. Dr. Cashwell is pastor of Hayes Barton Baptist church of Rcdeigh. Former Pastor To Lead Series Dr. L. T. Cashwell, Jr., pastor of Hayes-Barton Baptist ohurch of Kaleigh. will be nduriiing to First Baptist church, Kings Moun tain, where he served from 1950- .72 as pastor, to lead m'vival serv ices bc'ginning Sunday March 2Sth and going through Friday eve ning, A^mil 2nd. Services will be gin each evening at 7:20 p.’m. and the Morning Worship Service on Sunday will begin at 10:50 a.m. Dr. Ca.^hwi’ll sc'rved as pastor of College Avt'nue Baptist church, Lenoir, after leaving Kings Moun tain; then served First Baptist cluirch of Albemarle, before com ing to Ills present pn.storate. He tis married to the former Helen Moon, anti they have two c'hildron, Tommy, 21 and Susan 18. He was educated in Gastonia City Sdioals (his father served McOill. 'Dr. McGill s{X)ke of his work as tihe sole doctor and .surgec^n at a bush (xmntry haspilal in Bi- banga in tho center of the Con go, and gave some facts about , tho geogiaphy and cultural and political elements of the country. The 90 bed hospital which usu ally acci^mmodates 130 patients, some of whom sleep on the floor, ta fact of no concern as local custottn is to sleep on mats on the ground), serves from 2500 to 3000 in-patients and 2000 out-pa- ^ tients a year and employs 35 people, “Discas<'s different from those encountered here are malaria and various liver fluke's,” Dr. Me Gill said, “but you also see many familiar to us in the United States.” Language was somewhat of a ipro/bU’im. The McGills studied French in Washington, D. C, be fore going to Congo, and in the country which speaks 80 differ ent (iialects, Taluba is tlio com mon speech in this area. "'But as I was told, you don’t have to talk to them to operate,” the surgeon stak'd. Evangelistic work goes along with tho medical, nurses liaving prayer with patients and a Con golese i>astor whom Dr. McGill described as an intelligent man and one of the strong leaders for the Pix'sbyterian (hiurch work.-' there. Asked how well Christianity was received. Dr. ivUGill said, “The patien-ts who come to . our hos|)ital say they are Christian, due. in part, to the Bt'lgian Cath olic influence, but the practice is another tiling. There is mucb animism and ancestor worship a- long with witchcraft which we certainly would not call Chris tian." Along with duties at the hos pital, Dr. McGill also has fiiarge of a TB ward and a lopr.isariam. RITES HELD — Funeral rites for E. W, Griffin, 87, were held Wednesday morning from Kings Mountain Baptist church. Kings Momitam Died 0n McsirlaY ; Fu'^oral rites for rilerhc Wil lson Griffin, S'L Kings Mouniai:i : pha^maci.'-'t and mi*r.-hani fi>r ; more than 5') yi'ar:-, w it' ht'hi ■ Wednesday morning at 11 o'- I clock from Ki’.igs Mountai:j F.ap- itist c'lurch of wiiich ho was a I mcml'jov. His pastor. Rev. James Wild r, was assisted by R^'v. D B. Aider- man, pastor d.' Central United Metho.iist ■ch-.M'ch, in officiating | at the final rit s. ! Intormenl was in Mountain Ro.st cemetery. Mr. Griffin died at 0:10 a.m. Monday in the Kin.L's .Mountain Spears Reports On Pollution Here Mayor John Henry Mos.s filed Wediu'sday for a fourth term, j He is ix'ing clialh'nged by Lt.-! C>d. R:>lx‘rt (i. Cox (R), wlio is manager of the King.s Mountain V hanvM'r of Commerce. The .Maytir made his formal an-! n.)unc('meni at a j.-ass-radio con- - • fiTenee Wednesday afternoon. To a (pie.siion he .said. “I will work to maintain the city’s ad valorem tax lale oi 85 cents ix'r: $UH> \aluativ)n. | Ho d(‘clincd to project th<*' gruwtn in ad valort'in tax basi' i ir ilu? coming y<*ar. but p)inl('d out that the lax ba.so ha.s grown I apprcMinately 815 inillian from 19;>5 to 19i)9, from .S21 million to $3d million. He anVu'd tliat the city’s p)wer kilowati demand has gj-o\vn from 4392 to 9(>30. He al.so pointwl out that the city s peak debt serv ice year w'as tiscal 1970 and by ^ne 1971 the bonded debt will luTve been re duced below $1 million, amount of bonds sold by the city to build the .sewage treatment plant on; r .i • i P.rtus Cr«.k and to expand fho | plant on Mc'Gill Creek. Ollier 8-^3 debt of the city ropresent.s bon(l.s | l.^<ued in l!l.>4 to build the initial ^ CANDIDATE—Mayor John Hen ry Moss filed his candidacy for fourth term V/ednesdoy. Youth Program Re-JIuthorized The city lommLssion Tuesday night api>roved the mayor's Sum mer Youth Employment i’rogram for 1971. .Mayor John H. Moss, in rc'quest- ing that the board apiirove the said 1 the during the past two liospiia^ following ilhii ss of sev-: oral montl,.-. He be.ame ill «j'.l j 'tUray'\ffte'r' and ‘ ' ^im of the pro-ram Is to ob- onemnnnia w'hilc visifng his i K,.iM I’-wxitam summer emplojTnenl for dau.eht('r and family in James-1 ^ m ! Y'^ith of the ari'a which “most town New York, was mov d sev-' k ‘ . * ri lime's means the differetu'c as to eral weeks ago from a X. Y. ^ whether the boy or girl Is able ^Jolin 'llenrv " ri'main in colk'ge” said the hospit?! to Kings Mount.ain hns- P:>RE3IDr.NT — John A. Cheshire has been elected president of tho Kingj Mountain Country club for ihe coming year suc ceeding L. E. Hinnant. Cheshire Heads Cci^ntry Clvh John Chc'sliire, partner in PatU rson Oil Company^ was elect ed president of the Kings Moun- t tin Country club at the annual meeting of oflicers and dire<ctors March IGlli. Mr. lTu*'hire sU(Tced.s L. E. (Jasa) Hinnant, (‘xei'uti\e officer of Fir.st Union Natinral Bank. Other new offieer-s are Frt'<l Wright, vice - president; Larry Uamriok. secretary; and Joe Smith, tre:isurer. New directors are Dr. George W. Plonk, D.mald McGinnis, John Hovv/e and Gene Thnm.s. Out.gcing dircitors are Mr. Hin nant. Charles Noisier. Dr. Sam Robinson and D. M. Peeler. fi; Jaycees To Sell Easter Orchids Kings Mountain Jayceo.s will conduct the .sale j>f Fkistc'r orchid.s with iproceeds earmarked for community projects. Presi(ient Ken Roberts snid^nd- ance ttck(?t sales will begin Trday with various Jaycees con ducting a stK'Ct sale in front of Myers PHnling on West Mountain street* dinan(‘(?. Mr. Davis wrote: “J j (Continual mi Page Six) Watlick Agency I To Manage Hay i Miss Helen Hay, owner of Kings Mountain's oldest insur ance agency, has info.meu lu'r cu.aomers sir is luniin;: the mana;n‘rnent of Hie -fi'im over to C E. Warlick insurance Agency I cFcctive April 1. ! ifh.o writes; “After many year.s of service as an insu rancx' ag. nt, 1 have made a long conisiderod :J‘ecision lo withdraw (from active parlici- ipation in the insurance' business. lAs of Ayril 1, 1971 I am turning tlio management of my agency over to the C. E. Warlick Insur- I ance Agency. I will cNsntinue to liave a financial interest in the busiiii ss, however, and I feel that it is lo the liest interests of my custiimens that T have chosen the Warlick Insurance Agmcy for continuing service to them. . “Mrs. Madge P, Warlick, John Warlick, and Larry H-amrick are well qualified professional a- gents who will most capably tak(? ca:e of your insurance n efs. Your renewals will con tinue to be issued as usual. As time goes on, I will pwbably be- cy)me (‘ompletoly inactive in the business, but during tho transi tion iieiiod wliile the Warlick Agency is ib'coming familiar will) my business, pRsise contin ue to call mo if you have any (pioiilions. I have listed below important infoi^mation for your use. “WHF:RE to REPORT CLAIMS: The Arthur Hay A- gency at 140 W. Mountain Street will continue open indMinitely. Telephone this agency at 739-3659 •as ht'retofoie or call the C E. Warlick Agency at 739-3611. If you call, the Warlick Agancy, 'be sure to identify yoursrlf as a Hay customer.” “Kings Mountain is makirvg much headway on the abatement of iKjUution”, James B. Spears, ^ director of the Cleveland County i ']<^s('s \\. ]ulai. He had been reported im 1 proving. I A form, r city commissioner, he was 3 native of Union Coun- I »v, son of tlie 1-ate Mr. and Mrs. Grrifin. He was mar- M0S.S is a Kings ■ Air Pollution Control Aufhority. I'j'''!former Mi-s.o M.-jh-1 told the city commission Tuesday they ce'e .rated asl lOrlo!' 1 2S!li their .>01h we.ding M,r. Spears said there arc 256 j ources of air pollution in the | f ’!! ^ owned and op<'ra- county and (xS in Khi^rMountain !'•‘(1 (’-riffin Drusj Store iiore for and No. 4 Tewnship. ! •3<1 voars prior lo his • Air i«llution is beins controH-ir -liromonl. A pradiiate of Win ed licre”, said Spears, ''and if.s i'Tate colle-e he was -radnaled only a matter of lime until the job i.s complete.” He siiid several plants had rc- iciitly in.-JlalUxi ctiuipme:it to control air pollution, including Neal Hawkins, 8.30,800; Kings Mountaan Mica Company, $50,000; U. S. Gypsum Company; and Foote .Mineral Company, $50,000. AH sc1io(jLs, with one exception, havt' t\>nvertt'd to gas-Iii'i'd furnacts and oiK*n burning has been elim inated at all scliools. he said. He said Che air pollution con trol program is in its fourth year from Sout]i''rn roll('g<' of Phar- ; maev in 1916. He was a former i Kiwanian. a Mason, ar.(i .‘Shrine*-. end ‘T iremher and trustee of! <^'art,linas League in 1959. Mountain native, born in the j Park Yarn Community, son of Manuel A. Moss and the late A-1 imanda Oates Mass. His grand- | father moved hen? from Earl in the mid-^'ighLies. Moss is an Army Veteran of World War II (1941- 45) wl)o served in Eiuroj)e. He wa.s a Ward 4 Com-mussion- er from 1947*49. subsequently was general manager in Detroit Tig- ers Miner U-asm- Sy.stcm far five J years, later was general manager of a professional f(H>tbail club. lie formed llu* John Moss Ag ency, a Public Relalian.s F'irm in Wausau, WisconHn. lie \Nas a leader in reviving Hie Western 51ayor Moss recommended ap pointment of Franklin L. Ware, Jr. lo head the program for tlie third year. Mr. Ware, manager of the Cleveland County ESC office, has worked closely with city of ficials and industry in correlat ing the program, said Mos.-!. Ho said the program Ls “purely volunteer.” Ward 1 Commissioner W. S. Kings Mountain Ba"'tist chun-h. j He was acti'e in religious, civic! an’, corrmiiniiy lif'. .'Surviving, in addition to his' wife, nic two .«ons. VVj!.'''on Grif*' fin of Kings Mount->in and Wal-i U‘r Griffin (’** High Point; a dau ghter Mrs. Robert .S. Hargar of Jamestoam, New Yak; and sev en gaud-hildr. n. Mo.-s was a manufacturer’s .sales agent covering seven (7) scutluastern states. i He has twice served as Chair-» man of Cleveland jYssoc'iation of; Givernmont Officials, is a mem-. her of State of North Carolina! Water Safety Committee, a mem- : her of Advisory Council on Urban : Studies and Urban Develoi>meiil • authorize c'ontinuance of the program, commented: “I'm glad lo bo able to make this motion. We didn’t have anything like tliis when I Wits growing up.” And, Ward II Comm. Ray Cline, in seconding the motion, quipped: “with all this future stuff, it Ixjoks like lie (the mayor) is going to run for re-eledion”. The ma>xw had no comment. . Ea.st Baptist church f.)r 32 years, This work is an outgrowth of I there, before retirement). Wake i prariices established in 1914 Forest college, and received Hie, when the first m^ical worker in ■ Doctor of Theology degree from | Africa, Kellresburg, worked in a Soutiicrn Bapti.st Theological Sein- thatched roof building and found inary in LouLsville. Kentucky. i ed the first leprosariam in Con- “Youaro invited ta attend those go and was a model for all tho services of rt'iit'wal and revival.”, i world. Also work was done there said Rev. Robert Mann, pastor. ! (Continued on Page Six) of oix*'r‘:vtion. He thanked officials; Tate. J. C. Rridg('.s. Alex Owon.s, of industry for their spirit of co- i Dan Finger, ('harles T. Carpenter, ofxiration. Active palltM'arer.s were Thoma.s; and on the programs ommitleoi Bruce Holland Is Bound Over; McDevitt, Horn fisk Investigation Bruce Holland, 18, of 816 West Gold street, was bound anything”. MeDevitt said he did over to, not recommend that charges be nol ivos^ed as was reported in tho Sht'^lby 8lar. He said he ('on- eurn'd with the decision to nol press the cases after district court Superior Court Thursday for ac tion by the grand jury on a fe lonious charge of possession of m'arijuana. District Judge Robert W. Kirby i-solicitor Julian Wray and attor- denkxl motion by defense aittor-1 neys involvt'd in the case review- noy G. A. Horn to dismiss the i ed the evidence. Wray said at the charges and commented: Rev. Harmon's Rites Gondneted Rev. J. Calvin Harmon, Sr., for merlv of the K\ Bethel Commun ity, die(i March 15. at the Metho- di.-t Retirement Home in Dur ham, N. C.. wlu'rc he had residtHl for several years. H(' would have been 95 years oM March 27, 1971, He was the s^'ii of the late Robert Summie and Catiierine Patterson Harmon of Kings Mountain. He was' a retired Methodist minister. Ho is survived by two children. John Jr. of Annandale, Virginia, and Mrs. RiVliard Cromartie. Jr. of Chicago. 111., five grandv-hildren. and one great grandchild. And several nieces and nephews frt>m tho Kings Mountain and Shelby area. Funeral ser\'icos wore hold Wednes<lay at 3 p.m. from Hall- Wynne Funeral Chapel in Dur ham and burii'd at Apex, N. C. Those attending the funeral from Cleveland County were Mr. and Mrs. Willis Harmon, Glenn ami Rob<'rt Harmon, Mr. and Mr.s. Homer Harmon and Mrs. Hunter Jackson. Jr. and Larry Hamrick. I Honor;iry pallbearers wore j Thomas Harper Dr. R. N. Baker. Bill Fulton. Dr. O. P. Lewis. Rich- of tho University of North Caro lina at Charlotte. He is a member of St. Matthews Lutheran chun.’h. the American U'gion, V.F'.W., Rotary, and Ell^s. Mrs. Mo.'s Ls the former Elaine From time of the original preliminary What I’ve heard in this hearing hearing “we just did not have there is reason to beliovo there, enough e^■ldence to go hn-ward are others guilty of criminal vio- with the case, lations. If the solicitor’s offic'e! New charge's against Holland wants to make other charges, 1 were brought after tho original that’s up to that office. I stronglyj cjises were nol pros.sed and the urge Chief MeDevitt and Lt. Corn j Holland preliminary hcarin; continue their investigation into! which started two weeks ago, this matter as they sec fit and ] was halted and continued after stiTongly urge that they look at | Holland testified that .G(*orge H. tho possibility of other criminal, Mauney and Mr. and Mrs. Lk'Verc charges." 1 Rogers Smith of Kings Mountain Kings Mountain Police Chief; had offered to pay his fine and Thomas MeDevitt subsi.'quently i got the charges against him re requested the State Bureau of In-1 duood if he would take complete vostigation and the Cleveland j blame for the charge. County Sheriff’s Dci>artment hold | The four youths were arrested an independent investigation of | on December 5. 1970, Jimmy the circumstances surrounding Mauney was charged with txis the arrests and dismissal of se«^.sion and the other three were charges against Jimmy Edward' charged with aiding and abet .Mauney. Cindy Gail Alexander, > ting in possession of marijuana. DeVere Rogers Smith, Jr. andiLt. David Corn said he .stoppe<i Bruce Holkuid. CJiargos of i^-1 Maunoy’s car on N. C. 161 near | piece 'y, stission of marijuana against' the city and a packet of mnn- Maunoy and aiding and ab<'ttingl Juana was thrown out of the win charges against the other three | dow of the car. were nol pressed with leave on. Chief MeDevitt, the only wit- Feb. 11. * ness to take the stand Thursday. Chief MeDevitt said he has] said Holland came to his offiw been asked by several people U on December 6, 1970 with his he was paid off to have the! father. “Bruce said he wanted to charges nol pressed. 'T have not | talk to me about the case. He taken a dime from anyone for‘ (Continued oti Pagfi Six) ard Curtis. Dr. D. F. Hord. Steve Beilke of Wausau. Wb«aonsin. i (Continued on Patfr Sir) : They reside at .504 Crc'scent Hill. Mayor's Announcement Statement Fledges Continued City Progress The following is a statemeirt rocrcxitional facilities which can made by J(»hn Henry Mass when be realized by tliis project. Every he annoui'.ced that he would st'ek Citizc'n will be abb' to share the le-clection i.> the offi(x> of Mayoi' re.-ourccs of this projotl and I of Kings Mountain. : pledge Hu* success of this pro “When 1 fiisl annoumvd for. joei for our present ajid future Mayor in HHi.5, 1 pledged that if ■ Citizens, elected, 1 would bring pUmn^l ^ WASTE TREATMENT progressive leadership to Hk j pii^t Creek and McGiW the ^ Waste Treatment Plant are now in full operation along with and i sewer lines. Here City Government and Citizen’s Com and’ in re- Mayor’s (>ffi<.‘e. Ihrogrossive leadcrsliip is basis of ni>' p;iiloseph>' in oix'ration of King-J M mntain I want to ront'V that pledge devoie m> li<?ving one of the major <*<.’ol<)gi- t‘‘j<'''^t ' cal problems facing our com munity. Tlie long range plan for treatmerrt includ<'s e.xpan Day Care Group Is Appointed Tlio city commission Tuesday appnncd Mayor John Moss’ rec ommendation for appointing a Day Care Commission, a non profit organization which will devel.^pe a daycare operation at the Kings Mountain Civic Center. The Mayor subsequently ap- IK'inted Charlc.s F. Mauney, gen eral manager of Mauney Hosiery Mills. ^ . !ir..i.nan of a 10-mem- b.r committee. Other members of the commit tee are Mrs. Helen Logan, Clint Rmkin, Carl De Von, Mrs. F. J. Finmx, M. L. Ca-mpbell, C. A. •Mlison, Jimmy Jenkin.s, Diek Shaney and Mr.s. John Blalock. In addition t.) the training of youth as well as a child care center, the program would help working mothers in that it would provide child care while the mother is at work in area textile plants. Tho mayor said he is enthusi astic about this program and that he is pleased with response to the propos('<.i projeet. Baud Couceils Set April 1st T!ie Kings Mountain High School 82-pietx' band and the 37- a free couci'rt at Centiral Junior high school auditorium April Ist at7:45(p.m. Band Dirtxdor Donald Deal said the high school musicians will tosk of making our ;.*iiy a better pUuv in whiv'h to live. With the . continued supiwrt ol the Oilizens. t'***^^ . . ^ . LoruMiuiu wuii smn of the systi'm, therooy mam- together wo \\ i ,, ^ \ taining a prt>ix'r balancx* with in tlie " 1 industrial and residential , i,.,^ I growth. Continued able leadership K nss Mountain has enjo>eil'7 ... • u i * i ^ unparalleled economic progress absohttoly n<x,^os. ana growth during this peri<Kl of •'<y«tomalK' expa.ts.on, nro'TOssiva' leadershil). Guided’ INDUSTRIAL GROWTH by a diX'p sense of rc.sjxms'ibility.j The Mayor’s Industrivil Com- lo-ciher witli the vigorous sup-: mitU'o and the City Government po7t and undivided cooiieration oj , Have shown steady iwxxgress in the thtizens and City Commis sioners, this City Government has resptmdcHl with achievements that will enrich and IxMier tJu> li\es of every Citizen. As Mayor. insuring a stable, healthy climate for the growth of our local in dustries as well as cixi|H'rating with and srvking out new Indus try which views Kings Mountain Senator Harris' Aunt Passes Funeral rift's for Mrs. Ocie Blanton Harris, 71. of Shelby, aunt of Senator J. Ollio Harris of Kings Mountain, were held Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. from Webb Cliaix'l of Shelby’s Firesf Baptist church, interment follow ing in Sunset eomotery. Mrs. Harris died Saturday morn ing at 10:30 in Clcwland Memor ial h(xs5>ital. She was daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs, William Asbury Blanton. 1 iH'lie\e I can wnlinuc to ft>rgc a preferred Kx’ation. Sinee be-! survi\'c'd by her hus- ahead with the challenges of the Suining my terms of offiec, we! band. Miller K. Harris; two sons, iutLuc cf King.s Mountain. • have had 12 new industries and Alhort Harris of Raleigh and WATER PROJECT I ^ c'ommercial and rtMail; John F. Harris. Ill, of Alexandria, Tho Kings Mountain Watoi i>u.sim'ss<'s Rx-ate here which hius:Va.: one daughter, Mrs. Howard Projtvt, a key implement of a‘ resulUxl in a ix>tential 1500 new| Farley of IRileigh; one sister, p^^y'Vho'piwrthpy 'wiil^ iK-ootmto future for all j Ji>b (n>p.^rtunities for <wr 1 Miss Solm.-i Blanton ot Shelby; in the stale contests on April 3. The intert\5ted community invited to attend. ,(dU. .It Marion: Citizens, is nearing completion, i Expcrieiux'd leadership is needed, and five grandchildrx'n. However, progressive leadership in this aa'a to give proper guid-i Rev. Gene Watterson and Rev, is vital to fully develop the po kir a well balamvd eco-; Dwight Mullis officated at the tential of economic growth and i (Continued on Pago Six) 1 final rites. 1 fa'voQrite sp M