f Population Greater Kings Mountain 21,914 City Limits 8465 • Gi ‘atvf MountolB flyui* U tf#nv*d tivm Um tist church of wliich lie wps a mem be;. ■Rev. f rank Sliirloy will offici al e at the final rites, and inter ment will be in .Mountain Rest cemetery. Mr. Davidson died Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock in ithe Kings Mountain ha-ipilul of a licart and kidney ailment He had been hos pitalized five days. He was son of the late James Meek and Eudocia Turner David son, lie served as Police Chiol in 1951-52 aftcir having served on the force two years. He went from Kings Mountain to Dallas as Chief of Police and later join ed Wix Corporation_as a guard. He was a veteran oT iboth World War I and World War 11. j Surviving are his wife, one son, | Tony Ray Davidson; two half-1 brothers, EM F. Turner of York, I S. C. and James G. Turner of I Rock 'Hill, S. C.; and one sister, \ Mrs. F. C. Thomas of Chestc'T, S. C. Board Decree.s Advance Tuition ' Graduation Date Set I* rt nesday, June 2 at John Gamble Memorial Stadium. The board of education set the date lor school finals Monday night and approved a refcom- mendatiion of the Ministerial As- scKiiation that the local list olf participating churches at the baccalaureate service be expand ed to include a larger number of churches from the entire school diitrict. Plans call for a Negro minister, an additional Methodist and Baptist and an outstanding outsidc'r. The expansion will in crease the Hve-year rotation plan (from 'Methodist, Baptist, Presby terian, Lutheran, etc.) to 10years. Last schoolday for students will , be June 2 and June 4 for teach ers. HONORED — David Carl Smith, son of Mr, and Mrs. Carl E. Smith, is recipient of o Certifi cate of Merit in Firestone's 1971 scholarship program. Smith Wins Merit Award David Carl Smith is among the 184 high school seniors across the nation to receive a Certificate of Merit and a $100 U. S. Savings Bbiiil In the 1871 Scholarsliip A ; wards Program of The Firestone' Tire & Rubber Company. ! Smith, 18, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Smith of KPD 1, Kings Mountain. Tie is a senior at Delinquents Too Numerous, Board Declares The board cf education has "by necessity’’ adopted a new policy requiring out of 'districit .-tudents pay tuition 10 days prior to the first day of school. The action is necessary because some students who live in the outside district area are delin quent in paying tuition fees. Tui tion for this year js due May 15th. Credits are withheld until payimcnt is made. In other action, the board: 1) heard a report from Supt. Donald Jones that grading is completed at the new high school tennis icourts and that asphalt should be poured within the next few days. 2) approved the sending of a thank you letter to the Kings Mountain KiwanLs club thanking them for that organization’s re cently e.stabli.shed shoe fund for nwdy children. The local civic ciu'b, said Mr. Jones, liad been, real contributors to the school' program. 3) approved Jones’ recommend ation that the tuition for sum mer sclicol be increased firom $30 to $40 due to operation inc-reases. 4) approved the sending of a letter to the- firm of Hamrick and Redding of Shelby -that If the system’s Title I audit fop the 1939-70 -sriiGcd year is not com- Scoggins Challenges Cline; Bob Smith, Jake Sipe Filed t: HERE FOR PAGEANT — MUs Kings Mountain. Linda Fcdls. dapghtei of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Falls. Jr., will present special En tertainment and crown Miss Kings Moimtain 1971 at the Joy- cees-sponsored beauty pageant Saturday night. Ty Boyd, WBT- WBTV personolity, will serve cm master of ceremonies for the 8 p.m. pageant in Central school oudltorium. Eight Are Vying For Beauty Title Retiring Queen Will Perform; Ty Boyd Emcee Gifted School Taps Two Chris Holmes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Holmes, and Doug Sincox, son of Dr.' and Mrs. Frank Sincox, have been invited to at tend the .program for gifttM chil dren at Western Carolina Univers ity at Cullowhee this summer. Holmes Ls a sixth grader at North school and Sincox is a sixth jadtu- at East school. Clover, S. C. high school. His pletcd by Sept. 1, 197'1, that the father is employed at the Gas tonia plant of Firestone Textiles Company. The Merit Award.s are in recog- .nition of the applicants’ outstand ing high school rpcords. In this year's Firestone Sdipl- arship Awards Program, 41 high school seniors from 21 states and Brazil won full .sclioIarshi[)s for study toward a degree in approv ed colleges and universities of their choice. The 1971 Scholarship winners in the Carolinas: Donna M;irie Aitwood of Kannapolis and Kalihy bcaird "by ncui|)s are cnvii-;ag(‘d initially, ages 2 to 3, 3-4, 4-,5, and 5-8. ‘We need comimunlty involve ment from indivitluals and from civic groups,” Chairman Mauney said. "When the organization is funictioning in full we hope to be able to make tt self-supjjorting and think wo can.” Committee chairmen announc ed hy Chaiirman Mauney are Rev. M. L. Caimpbell, equipment; Mrs. Helen C. Logan, food; and Dick Shaney and Jim Jenkins (co- chalrmen), personnel. Persons interested in helping with the day care center should contact Chairman XT^iuney, M'sy- or John Henry Molss or members of the ccimimiission, who are Mr. Caimpbell, Mrs. Logan. Mr. Shan ey, Mr. Jenkins, Clint Rankin, Carl DeVon. Mrs. Frank J. Sin cox, C. A. Allison and Mrs. John Blalock. He is -a member JBynum Clia- L'l ..\ME Zion church and the American Legion. Mrs. Hunter is the former Ann PfM'kins. Tliey..xire parents of two cTiildrcn, Ma,' te, age six, and Antonius, ag^ tyo. Poliiica^|L'ttbu:d Poses Mys.'ery ' A [Mdilical caril %|)i)eared at C ity Hall on the bullotin board Wcdneyd.iy and created a bit ol mysleiy. One 'S. R. Pear.son .sought '.VJpixirt for Ward 4 Commis- siitier in the election of May 10. He 'liad not filed his candi dacy and it oex-a-sloned a re mark from City Clerk Joe 'Mc Daniel that either the candi- (tate or tho jM-inter h.id erred. Tile Kings Mountain election is on May 11. Tlicrc was no S. R. Pear.son listed in the telephone dircic- tory. A teh-phonc check with Til- man Pearson, however, cleared the mystery. HLs brother’s card had traveled a bit far afield— -at least, out of the area to do him any practical good at the 'ballot box in 8o.s.-»emer City. S. R. Pear.son is completing ■his firsit term on tho 'Bessemer City commission and is seeking re-eleotion. ■Who will be ‘tlU&s KHg*. tMountttin 1971 ?”. The new beauty green will be crowned in the Jayc<'e-®pon«ore,l pageant Saturday nighit at 8 I p.m in- Central Junior high I school auditorium. I -Ty Boyd, W1BT-.W1BTV person- lality. will be master of ■eremo- nies for the pageant, which will j feature special entertaimnent by I Linda Flails, the rcigniiig Miss Kings Mountain, and "Miss 'OherryV'ilie.” After competition in evening dress, swimsuit and talent ev ents from the eight contestants jU’ges w:i!'l select a second run ner-up, first runner up, and IMiss Kings Mountain. The con testants themselves will select ■'Miss OongeniaMty.” The first place winner re ceives a $200 sCholaivsJiip, and a tropliy. Handsome trophies also go to the runners-up and to the ■winner of the coveted ".Miss lOongeni'ality” title. Sliaite Senator Marshall Rauch, Mrs. Basil L. Wliitener and Mrs. Jo Allred — jedges for the pag eant — will meet the contest- ar'ts for the first time Satut.Xay morning at Roya'l Villa Motor Inn. Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Dix on, Jr. and Mr. and M’rs. J. A. Cheshire, HI will honor the con- t