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PopnlatioB ' Creoter Kings Mountain 9L914 City Limits 8.465 Kiaga M«u»taia Offura to «»rlv«d tnm IS* 9P9UH Ualttd StotM luNcro ol thm C«Biuf nport • ImcuT ItM. 04 ladudM tt« 14.tM popotqtloa 4 Svmbvr 4 Towathlp. od Um lymcrtaiag I«I44 no S«o&<ir % Towoblp, to CtoT«toad Cooty oad Ciowdtf* TtfwoMp to Ociito Cooto. Kings Mountain's Relioble Nowspope^ VOL/82 NO.B6 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, September 9, 1971 Eighty-Second Year PRICE TEN CENTS US 74 Corridor Route Hearing Here On October 12th Mrs. Neislei s Funeral Rites Thursday at 11 Funoral rites for Mrs. Margaret Milton Noisier, 25, will be held Thursday morning at_ 11 o'clock from First Presbyterian churcih. Dr. Paul Ausloy, pastor,' assist ed by Rev. James Fogartie ot O will officiate at the rites. IntenmeriE will be in Mountain Rest cemetery. 'Mrs. Neisler died Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock at her home at 505 Crescent Hill of self- ihfli'cted gunalhot wounds, accord* ihg to the puling Wednesday of Cleveland County Coroner M. D. (Bub) Walker who conducted the investigation with officers of the Kings Mountain police depart ment. Mrs. Ncisler’s body was found at 10:20 ajm. by Mrs. Larry Ham rick when Mrs. Hamrick went to the Neisler home to pick up Mr.s. Neisler who was going to inter view a maid, the coroner said. Walker said Mrs. Neisler and Mrs. Hamridc were talking on ttie telephone at ai^roximately 9:55 a.m. and when Mrs. Hamrick Arrived at the house 25 minutes later, she received no answer, jtrs. Hamrick went into the house And found Mrs. Neisler lying on A bed with a .32 caliber piatol ^ide her head. She had been fihott once in the stoifiaoh and <mcc in the right temple, accord- il^ to the coroner.' Mr. Walker si&i Mrs. Hamrick found the N«»^ers* two-year-old daughter hi/'^nother room playing. Mrs. NfisJer had written a note to her ligand, the coroner said. Iln lieu of flowers the faimily designated memorials to the i^rican Cancer Society. ^|#rvivin.g are heX husband, I Aunter Ramseur (Chip) Neisler, ||r.; their daughter, A!my Stevens Neisler; her parents, Mr. and ws. Roy Stevens Milton of Vero Beach, Fla.; and one sister,. Mrs. Balm Oakey of Roanoke, Va. '74! ^ ‘''X rX YOUR HELP, 'MLSecmsul/Jpr/} are RESCUE SQUAD FUND /CAMPAIGN TWO-THIRDS COMPUEITE Members of the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad ore hard ot work to top a quota of $8^00 for equipment. Captain Delbert Dixon, left and Henry Lewis, CB radio duD leader, are pic tured at the Labor Day re&t stop orea on U.S. 74 ot the western entrance to the city os volunteers provided coffee to weary mootrists during the weekend received over S1#000 in donations. (He raid Photo by Jim Belt) ^ Ware jReports Labor Market Is Very Tight The Kings Mountain labor mar-! kot is quite tight, Franklin Ware, manager of the Shelby office of the employment secuHty com- , mission said Wedne^ay. * For August the unemployment rate was down to 1.1 percent of ifhe 21,6((4 persons in t^-covered job,-;. The rate was 1.4 percent in July. In August there were only 15 continued claims for unemploy- mcnit Cv/miK?n.saticn from Kings tMcuntain, 240 in all of Cleveland CVwnty. “We need job applicants badly,” iMr. Ware commented. . Mrs. Violet Dixon is at the Kings Mountain Community Cen ter Mondays to register job appli- •cants and on Thursday to han dle claims. Job openings are available for sliipping clerks, machine fixers, card tenders, slubber tenders, cir cular knitters and sewing ma chine operators. iMr. Ware said not as many high school graduates of lost spring entered the labor market as he had hoped. Only 54 of 225 making themselv^ applicants for permanent emiployment. “Some were going into service, others entering oollege,” he ex plained. Herndon Property Will Be Acquired KM Rescue Squad Drive Does Well Bumgardnei Is Improving Kings Mountain race driver Don Bumgaidner remains a pa tient in Charlotte Memorial Hos pital following a wreck several weeks ago in a stock car race in Concord. , iBumgardner is out df the in tensive care unit and is in good spirits but still has severe aim and shoulder pains. A fcimily spokesman said Wed nesday that his arm and Shoul der injuries will require surgery but the doctors said he must get much stronger before they can operate. Car-Wash Benefit For Mrs. Green iDixon Community 4-H’ers will wash cars Saturday at City Autio & Truck Parts foir benefit of the Frances Green Kidney Fund V -vh the young people are spon- .The drive was lagging Wednes day with gifts reported at $1,599.31 at First Union National Bank, treasurer for the campaign- Already used for medical bills from the collection effort are $1100 from the local fund and $1000 ooilected from inmates ot the Shelby Prison Unit who spon sored a car wash in Shelby re cently. iMrs. Green underwent a kidney transplant August 5th in Cliarlotte Memoriai hospital. Mayor To Newsman ”1 Don't Know" i ‘T don’t know.” Mayor John Henry Moss was summoned to the phone Wed nesday aftcrn<M)n by Howard Cov'ington, Chariotte Obsc'rver ireporter, who asked if the May or were a possible c'andidate for 10th district U. 3. Representa tive. Reporter Covington told the Mayor he had heard his name mentioned in speculation a- bout possible candidates for fihe 'Ji office. The Mayor told Mr. Covington ho wag naturally appreciative that anyone might be mention- 'ing him, but that, as a full -time mayor, he is saddled with ^*«/»veral large and importanit ^aicipal projects which de- mind his time. wr* .• STEWARDESS — CaUiy Jo Har din has received her stewardess wings from Piedmont Airlines and is based in Roonoke, Vo. Stewardess Wins Wings iMiss Cathy Jo Hardin has been awarded stewardess wings by Piedmont Airlines following c-om- pletion of an intensive four week training course at the service car rier's home office in Winston- Salem. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dari Hardin of Kings Mountain, Miss Hardin is based in Roanoke, Virginia. During her training Miss Har din studied first aid, passenger service techniques, weather and safety procedures. Miss Hardin is a graduate of Kings Mountain high school and 'also attended Gaston college in Dallas. Prior to joining Pied mont Miss Hardin was employ ed by Ferguson Gear company in Gastonia. Fund Campaign Is Two-Thirds Completed Walter D. (Butch) Morrison, Jr., 19, has been an avid Citizens Band Radioman for several years and operating from his wheel chair doesn’t hamper him a bit. Hegave the first five dollar bill to the CB club’s eurnnvt project Saturday to aid the Kings Moun tain Rescue Squad in its fund raising drive for $8,(X)0 for a new amibulanice. The fund drive reached the two-thirds ccimplole mitrk Wed nesday afternoon und CB’ers arc leading volunteers with collec tions of $14GO.G8. Radio' Day Sat urday collections totaled $900 from on-:3trec.-t contiributor.s and a Labor Day Weekend rest .stop WINS MEDAL — Colonel WiU- iam O. Ruddock has received a meritorious service medal ior service in the U. S. Logistic Groups Ankara, Turkey. Col. Ruddock Wins Medal Colonel William O. Ruddock, Kings Mountain native, has re ceived the Meritorious Service Medal for outstanding noncom bat meritorious sen-ice during his tour of duty as director of pm- I Hubbaid Advises Giant Application I By MARTIN HARMON I E. C. Hubroard, assistant direc- ! tor of the state Water and Air j Resources commission, has sug gested the city and Its neighbors j apply for state lunGs for regional planning of water and sewage disposal systems. The recent General Assemibly appropriated $200,090 for plan ning arul advanced engineering on sewage disposal systems and $100,000 for waiter systt'ms. Mayor John Henry Mosg dis cussed regional planning infor mally with Mr. Hubbard, Charles Coburn trf the Water and Air Re sources commission, and Harlan Boyles, director of the Local Gav- crnmenit commission, recently at a chance meeting in Gastonia. LMayor Moss said he felt the city commission would want to seek the planning grant. “Regional development will re quire cooperation between Cleve land and Gaston TOuTmties, Bes semer City and King Mountain,” the Major comimonted. A cooper ative program would be more extensive in scope and undoubt- (xlly cheaper than if each agency proceeds seixiraitely. “It will <>ix?n the way for re- Mis. Herndon Agrees To Sell Laige Parcel ,, The Redevelopment Commis- i sion has announced that agree-' ment has been reached in nego tiation for the .Mountain Lanes property adjoining the First Un ion Bank. The 42,000 square foot tract extends from Battleground to Cher<rf<ee Street and includes the bowling lanes «itid the ware house portion of the buildirrg oc cupied by Sterchi Furnifure. The ' property, owned by Mrs. J. E. | Herndon, Sr., is expected to be purohased in the near future. This is one of the largest sin gle parcels scheduled to be pur chased by the commission and director Joe Laney has expressed optimism concerning purchase of several additional parcels in the near future. With this purchase the redevelopment commission will have acquired eight parcels totalin-g over two and a half acres downtown. Laney expressed his apprecia tion for the cooperation of the individual property owners since the com>mlission has acquired all properties thus far through nego tiation. He said this is “the besft indication that the community is fully behind Che p^ram whidh is tile main inglredient to suc cess.” brought in an additional $1,000 i curoment and production, head- from motorist.s who stixpped for t ({uarters, the U. S. 'logistic coffee during the busy Labor Day! Gn>up, Ankara, Turkey^ wet^kend. ! In this important assignment. Kings Mountain Jaycees are 1^ outstanding catling on area businessmen and j and devotion to duty industry officials this week in an I'vere instrumental f)a'ctois m the effort to complete the goal by ^’csolution of many pioblems of « iiTDiwrlance to the Air Mis. Green Doing Well (Mrs. Frances Green remains a patient in Room 7735 of Charlotte Memorial hospital whore she is reiwrted “doing well” and is now allowed visitors. The Kings Mountain woman un derwent a kidney transplant oper ation A-ugust 5th and received a healthy kidney from her si^er. ROTARY PROGRAM A representative from the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad will be quest speaker at Thurs day’s meeting of the Kings Mountain Rotary Club at 12:15 at the Country clubi next week, end of a two-week dtivo for funds. 'Young Morrison, w^ho keeps a constant check on CB activities with other club members in a 150-mile area via radio from his Oak Grove community home, thinks the drive goal will be toipped. Henry Lewis and other “bud dies” of young Morrbon kid him a lot about chatting with “girl friends” but he doesn’t mirtd. Afflicted with spinal difficulty almost all his life and confined to a wiheelchair, Butich Morrison enjoys basketball and foofbal via the television set, h'ls a riK/tm full of tapes and as^>rte(l radio equipment and keejw busy. He Continued On Patfe Eiuht Foixrc. lie (iemonstraled the “highest degree of professional ism, dedication to duly, knowl edge, enthusiasm, initiative, and effective management df person nel.” Colonel Ruddock, In hus pres ent assignment as Commander of Defen.sc Contract Administra tion Services District, Birming ham, is re.sponsibile for the ad ministration of government con tracts with industry in Alabama Mississippi, Northwest t^lorida, and Tennessee. He diix'cls the ef forts of 130 civilians and 35 Army, Navy, and Air 'Foixx? mili tary ijer.sonnel and has adminis tration <)f more than 1,500 exm- tracts with a dollar value in ex- C<infiinu‘(i On Pno9 EUjht Wilson To Speak At Homecoming iRev. Donald Wilson, a former minister, will fill t'he pulpit at Homecoming Day services Sun day at Dastside Baptist hurch. IRev. Wilson, Superintendent Of Missions at Three Forks As sociation in Boone, Will speak at the 11 o’clock morning worship service. tpicnic lunch will be spread it 12:30. The afternoon Song service, which begins at 1:30 p. m., 'will feature Darry Woods and Cindy Ale.\ander with the Temple Youth Choir, Bethlehem Youth Choir, West Franklih Quartet, and Che Youth Choir of Gastonia, Chunch oif God Youmig People and many more. iRev. 'Harry Vance, pastor, is sued invitation to the nterested NOSSIONER — Rev. Floyd Eu gene Sides, pastor of Chrlstus Victor Lutheran church o< Dur ham. will be evangelist (or special services beginning Sun day at Resurrection Lutheran church. Sides To Lead Lutheran Series gional growth and should be a eommunity to join in the service, particular boon to the East Kings Mouriitain and York Road areas. The city already has some basic utiliti(^ on Yoik Road, including two resorvoks, a gas main, wutor lino and electric power line. “Kings Mountain’s programmed n('(^ds for water and sewage sys tem are estimated at $1,790,000, a million for sewage treatmenit, $500,000 for sewage lines, and $21)0,000 for w’ateir system.” The Mayor said this figifre is included in the $150 million ^ate bond issue sdheduled for next year. Under the share formula, the federal government would .supply 50 percent of the $1,790,- 000, tile slate and dty govern ments 25 percent each. Construction Begins On 26-Unit Townhouse Apartment Complex Construction is underway by H. Fields Young, of Shelby, on a 26-unil luxury apartmimt complex fronting on West King street Country Club Road and Sharon Drive. The complex will represent an investment of aiiproximate-ly $425,000. Included will be eight threc- bt'droc'im units, to rent for $175 per month, 12 two-bedroom units to rent for $150, and six one- •bedroom units to rent for $125. Stove refrigerator, dish wa.sher, and garbage disposal will be in cluded in all units floors, includ ing clfxsets, will b(‘ carpeliHl, a clu'l)r(M>m will be im^uded, and a yvvimming p(x>l 25 “x 10 built. Afr. YtHing piirchas(»d the pnv|)- erty from John Hilling and Ben T. Goforth. It contains 83,2(X) sqiKire feed. •Plans for the townhouse style apartments were drawn by Jack Boyto, CharJolte architevt. It is the second iipartment in- V(*siment in Kings Mountain by Mr. Young, his $10(),000 eight- unit ctxmplex on Wesf (^Id street now nearing completion. Westovei Sets Homecoming •Homeeominig; Day will be oib- served Sunday at Westover Bap tist chuixJh with the Rev. Broad- us Matthews, first pastx)r of the chunCh, as guest minister. 'Rev. Mr. Matthews will fill the pulpit at the 111 o'clock morn ing worsihip hour. iPicnic lunch will be served at the noon hour, aiKl all 'memfbers, former mom'bers and friends are invit(Kl to participate. Joihn Ross, minister Of music, will lead a Gospel Sing, begin ning at 2 p. m. with the Cornwell Sisters, the Riverside Quartet and the Sons of Love Trio to be featured in the program of music. METER RECEIPTS Parking meter recelptts for the week ending Tuesday total ed $107.70, with $11.10 from ofif-streot meters and $96.60 from on-street meters. Plans Underway For Celebration The Mountaineer Days Parade will definitely be held on Wed nesday, Oot, 6, at 4 p.m., says Mrs. Lueil'le Williaims, spokesman for the Kings Mountain Choimlbeir of Commerce, one of the s(pon- soring groups. “We have contacted some busi nesses which might be interested in entering a float,” said Mrs. Williams, “and if there is any one wishing to enter one, we’d like to hear from them as soon as possible.” Mrs. Williams said she can be reached at the Chamber of Com- Citniinued On Page Eight • iResurrecUon Lutheran church will participate in an Area "Van- gelism Mission, Sunday through 'Wednesday, sponsored by the North Carolina Synod of the Lutheran Church in America. The theme of the Mission, “Send!”, will be developed throug'h a series of contemporary worship services using a fellow'- sibip supper, a hymn sing, a dia logue sermon, a Chancel drama, and a contemporary celebration of the Lord’s supper. The Mis sion will begin with the 11 a. m. service on Sunday, Septemiber 12. A covered dish fellowship supper will be held Sunday at 6:30 p.m. The services Monday^Wednesday will be at 7:30 p. m- The Rev. Floyd Eugene Sides, pastor of Christus Victor Luth eran cbuixih, Durham,'will be the missioner. pastor Sides is a 1962 graduate of Lonoir-*Rhyne col lege. He graduated from the Lutheran TJieological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S. C-, in 1966. Upon his gmduation, he akjcepted a call from the Board of Ameriican Missions of the Lutheran Church in America to serve as a/mission develoijer in t'he Reseaioh Ti'iangle, Durham. He has guided the congregation there to organization, through the construction o(f an impressive sarictuai'y and educational com plex, and into many aroas of creative ministry to the com munity in Which the clvurch is located. Pastor Sides serves the North Carolina Synod as a mem- iber of the Stewardsihip Commit tee. He is actively involved in the cornmunity in whilch he lives. ‘tAll memlbers df our commun ity are encouraiged to partici pate in t'hese services each eve ning, Sptemiber 12115. Join us as we celebrate the difference that Christ has made in our lives,” said Rev. A. Glenn Boland, pas tor. Recommended Alternate Veers To North By MARTIN HARMON The State Highway Commission has scheduled a public hearing on ^orridOr route for t\e U. S. 74 by- i>a4s for OoUober 12 at the Na tional Guard Armory at 1:30 p.m. Two public hearings have al ready b<‘en held, in May and September of 1965. Legal notice advcrti.sing the hearing is i>ublishod in today's edition of the Herald. The notice reads: “The North Carolina State High way ConTmission will hold a cor ridor public hearing on the pro posed rolcication of US 74 from iits interchange with 1-85 west to existing US 74 near SR 2319. The proposed corridor is north of ex isting US 74, Crosses Cleveland Avenue between Deal Street Park and East Elcmen'lary School, crosses the Southern Railroad be tween Phoenix Mill and Mullins Textile Mill, crosses Piedmont Avenue in the vicinity of Fulton Street and crosses Cansler Street in the vicinity of Brice Street. This location is the same as pre sented at the public hearings In May and September of 1965. Prom this point two alternate corridors will be shown. Alternate I Is the same as presenited at the earlier hearings. It parallels existing U3 74, crosses Kings Mountain Coun- Cry Club, crosses US 74 at SR 2036 and ties into existing US 74 near SR 2319. Alternate 2 crosses SR 2026 at its intersection with SR 2034, crosses SR 2034 in the vicin ity of Its intersection with SR 2036, thence westerly crossing SR 1001 in the vicinity of its inter section with US 74 and tieing in to US 74 near SR 2319. “Aerial maps setting forth the above are availcible for pUblic re view and copying at the City Hall in Kings Mountain and the Division Office of the North Car olina State Higlnvay Commission in Shel'by. “The hearing will consist of an e.vplanation of the alternate cor ridors, right of way protcedUres, and rcloiation advisory assist ance. The hearing will be opened m those present for any questions, oomments, statements and/or submittal of material pertaining to the proposed corridor. Addition al material may be submitted for a period of ten days from the date of the hearing to the office of Mr. R. W. Mlc-Gowan, Assistant Chief Engineer, Precomstruotion, North Carolina State Highway Commis sion, P. O. Box 25201, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. GOP Precincts Meet Thursday A joint meeting of Bast and West Kings Mountain Republi can precincts will be held Thurs day, Septemiber 16th, it 7:30 p. m. at City Hall. •Bob Maner, spokesman for the precincts, urges all memlbers to attend the organizational meet ing. Bethwaie Fair To Open WednesdaY! 24th Year For CommnnitY Event It’s Fair Time again^ in the Kings Mountain area. Gates to the 24th annual Beth- ware Ooimmunity Fair swing open Wednesday at 4 p.m. The Fair will run through Saturday night, September 18th. Tne fair is sponsored each year by the Bethware Progressive Club. Fair president Jiffi Yarbro said that for t'he fourtoenth year cash prizes will be offered for win ning exhibitors. Special drawings, midway rides and Shows and fireworks displays will highlight the event. Admission is free. Queen of the Fair will bo Miss Judy Ware, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Erskine Ware. The fak gates will swing open at t p/m. Thursday for. Children’s Day and will open at 3 p.m. Fri day and 1 p.m. Saturday. The fair closes Saturday at midnight. Entry deadline for general ex hibits will be Wednostlay and all entries will be judged on next Friday. Concession .stands offering a variety of fair food, midway rides an4i Shows and fireworks will feature the entertainment. As customary, exhibit halls will fea ture a variety of honTbgrown pro ducts from area farms and kitch ens and merchants will conduct drawings for free prizes. President Yaiboro said this year’s f^iir is expected to be “our best ever.” RIWANIS PROGRAM Rodney Dodson and Lem Lynch, partners In the Kings Mountain Mirror, new* weekly nrw-sipa|)er, will bo guest speak- en? at Thursday’s Klwani.s club meeting at 6:45 p.m. art the Woman’s club. V- SPORTS EDITOR — Goty Stew- art hag Joined the Kings Moun- tain Herald os sports editor lond assistont in the advertising and news departments. For fire years a sports writer for the Gastonia Gazette, he has work ed (or several years on a part- time basis In the Herald sports depoitmetilf ^