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Population r reater Kings Mountain 91.914 City Limits 8.465 Qi <at»c JUBfft MouatolD flgura la tfarivad tvaoi Ik* Usltad Itcnaa Buiaou at tba Caoaua taporl • rnvari IMS. laeludM tfca 14«M0 populotloA • Romkai 4 Townatalp, and Ika tMMdiUng tdM traa 5 Townablp< In Claaaland Couatf nd Crowdaf* Mountaia Townahip tn Oolen Co—1»> Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper Pages Today VOL. 82 No. 45 Established 1889 Thursday, November II, 1971, Kings Mountain, N. C. Eighty-Second Year PRICE TEN CENTS Supreme Court Hearing Appeal Of Double B Ranch Pre-Thanksgiving Dance Is Slated A Pre*Th.'nl<3givln;; dance will be held at the Kings Mourjtain C .r.munKy Center on Ncvcimbi’r 20lh w'A'iX mus.’c by “The -Magnifi cent u. Cactenia. l.ic dance is under sponsorship ol the Recreation Depaotmont. , Danolng.will be Trcm 9 until midnigh., said Recreation Dlirec- toi H^y Pearson. ^ Final Showings This Weekend Final porrormancos cf the Aga tha Christie my 'tery thriller — ‘ I'he Mousetrap” — will be pre sented by the King.s Mo-untain Lilt’e Theatre Friday and Satur day eveningj. Curtain time is 8:15 in the au- ditC'.iu'.Ti of Park Grace schcol. A tf. tal c. 102 citizens attended the two opening iperformances last weekend and Little Theatre cdicialsarc honc.ul this weekend audiences will be larger. Mrs. Jee -Ann Walker Mctaniel L directing cn eight^mci.-nber cast in a stcry cf intrigue which takes place in an English guesthouse cn a snc'.vy wurter night. Lead roles r.-e being portrayed by Mr. and M:s. Reb Wiesener who arc ‘he gueU house preprie- tcTS in the farnHy-rated play. Other supporting roles are play ed by Mrs. Nan Jean Grant as ‘Mrs. Beylos”; Mike Muscat as C.iri'tcgher Wren; Rodger Me- Craw as Major MetcaH; Nartcy Wiesener ao Miss Caswell; Rich ard Dedmon as Mr. Paravicni and Joe HuUender as Detective Sgt. 1 x-ttor. All cast members have polished Lritish accents and British setting « and costumes add to the how. In England "The Mousetrap" has 4=” xyed the longest run in theatre circles since epening there in November 1952. 16 Area Oiiicers Finish 60-Hour Training Course Sixteen a-rca pcliccmen rccen't- ly fill,Silled a 60-hc‘.ir police train ing sjlic'cl at Kings Mountain C:.mmunity Center. KM Police Clilef Thomas Me- Devitt. Dot. William Roper and Shclhy Police Chief Barry Lee conducted -the classes. The 60-hour sos.sion was the C' mpkvian of a 120-hour course which began last Oclcber, Chief McDevitt said. ‘These ofificcrs came on their own time and furnished their own tcanspoi'tation," the chief added. Ch’ef McDevitt said a course is conducted here each year and after a two-week break a special ized course will be offered. McDevitt prarsed the officers for using their own tihie and ex pense t.' better their knowledge c. palice werk. ••David C:i n of our depart’mont had set: hours of school last year," said the chief. "No one In our depii'.ment has less than 278 hourii Oif classrcxjm training." CUficers completing the 6i>hour course recently were Robert Ford cf Bessemcir City, Bill Broome cf Kings Mountain, Thillip Wlfher- spoon o! Kings Mountain, Mrs. Jane T.uelove of Shelby, B. D. HcTlifield of Boiling Springs, George Hilton of Kings Mountain, Stc. e Philbeck oi Shelby, Richard Belt c* Kings Mountain^ William Hargett of Belmont, Mike Criswell o: 2e:s<'.r.cr City, Danny Griggs of Shelby, Jerry Patterson of Shelby, Danny Wright of Shelby,, James Bavker of Belmont, John Hamrick of Belmont and T. S. Ballard cif Kings Mountain. i ^ -i •♦'.Ski I FINISH POLICE SCHOOL, — Policemen pictuici t; schc ol at Kings Mountain Community Center. The Chief Thomes McDevitt KM Dct. Williom Ropor left to right, arc Lt. Robert Ford of Bessemer City. Phillip Witherspoon of Kings Mountain ncse-TCj. Belling Springs. George Hilton of Kings Mountain same order, are Richard Belt of Kings Mountain Mike Criswell of Ee&semer City. Darmy Griggs of Wright of Shelby. Not pictured were James Bar Icrd of Kings Mountain Reserves. (Photo by b.>ve recently completed a 60-hour police training coarse was taught by Kings Mountoin Police ond SI? Iby Chief Barry Lee. Pictured on front row. rtl. Eill Breome of Kings Mountain Reserves, Mrs. Jc;.~e Truclove of Shelby. B. D. HolUfield of n.r^sives and Steve Philbeck of Shelby. Back row. Pclice Eepartment, William Hargett of Belmont. Sholb/ Jerry Patterson of Shelby and Danny ber and Jolin Komtick of Belmont and T. B. Bol- jiTT. Eelt), Points oi Law ike Questions Put To Court Appeal cl' Buford Cline and \>. rk. Muiney, Jr., trading as l)i. le 2 Ranch on poinits-of- ia.v ciucr'itncd by app<‘llants in Bui-al / Creek area condemn- allon -ic.ion by the city soiled- ulo i L • hearing bciore 'the Noitli <ar lina Supreme Court Thux. d ty merning al 10;3C'. In the p:j:nls-« -law Ut gaHon a..j. .la:; quo tiwU, anujig o'.li- t. ilim.s, light tile c'ly to c.ndif.Mi ihv ir e.'.y t/ p.o- vide a water rrs.-. v> .r and nee- ci.'gj .0. t!ie city •{.. have: an c:gh't-f..>I bell of property above t. ..na;ed nu in inundaiion b> the r« ..c.AOi/ av ; ant.:ur V3o. Tlio cityV. cjiglnecr.'. .:end the belt i. nc ■••'•iry u- -aijure no I'.j .J- iiig i. priva'ic propi- >. On ::l;Ti.lar qui ...lUii/. in ( Ihcr ccndC'.nuduan a:’..ijnj, Si per- ior Court juJge-; hai.e rule! in lavor ci ihc Rufas L. Plonk Rites Conducted Dairyman Succumbed November 4 Second Cansler Hearing Set; Trailer Park Bid Is Tabled Commission 11 ff Shovel Coal Tc Start Fire “You’ve got to shovel coal to get the fire started," Irwin Belk, Cif Charlotte, governor of District 31-C Ldons, told members of the Kings Mountain club Tuesday nighy Mr. Belk outlined civic work of the Lions Clubs of both district and state, giving particular at tention to rehabilitation of the blind and participation in devel opment Ox Boys Home cf North Carolina. Ho said that 12,500 citizens of North Carolina are legally blind and that ‘‘rehabilitation means rehabilltaticn". ‘They can out- bowl you and play basketball like Dukc-Carolina." he continued. He noted that Lions Interna tional is the largest civic club, with clubs in 146 nations — all cf the free world. He added, “The Cemmunist nations don’t permit meetings like this. He urged attendance of Kings Mountain Lions at ground-break ing cccemonics Thursday for a .• third :cottage at Camp Dogwood, I a blind rehabilitation facility, ^ and for a Beys Home dormitory a t Huntersville. International President Robert J. Uplinger is to take part. Mfs. Lanes Uiban Renewal Rites Conducled Hearing Set Funeral rites for Mrs. Ruth Beatty Lane, of 110 Waco Road, were held Friday afternoon at 2 p. m. from the Ghapel of Harris Funeral Home, interment follow ing in Mountain Rest cemetery. Rev. S. W. Avery officiated at the final rites. Mrs. Lane died Thursday morning at 2:15 a. m. in the Kings Mountain hospital. She wa.^ the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Beatty. Surviving are her son, Robert Earl Beatty of Kings Mountain; four brothers, Ben Beatty, Kings Mountain, Hunter Beatty of Gas tonia, Earl Beatty of Hickory and Ken Beatty of Clover, S. C.; and three sisters, Mrs. Ann Self of Cherryville, Mrs. Pearl Mic- Dowell of Kings Mountain and (Mrs .Ola Wells of Clover, S. C. Also surviving are two grand children. ROTARY CLUB State Senator J. Ollie Harris will give a report on the Gener al Assembly for 1971 and also give some remarks on the spe cial session at Thursday’s kneh- eon meeting of the Rotary club at 12:15 at the Country club. Scouts Win Merit Awards Five memtoers of Boy Scout 415 received merit awards before a board of review recently. The troop is sponsored by Otis D. Green Post 155 American Legion. Making advancements were Robrt Cox, Jr., water skiiing and rahbit raising^ Mike tMurphree, athletics and personal fitness; Scott Ledford, athletics; Brian Falls, cooking; Ben Cox, rabbit raising. Menrbers of the. advancement committee wore Grady Howard, Bob Cox and Douglas Falls. The city commissicn Monday night formally called a second puolic hearing on the $J.2 mililon CanslcT Sticet area urban renew al project fox Docomber 6th at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. Rode.clcpmcnt Commission Di rector Joe Lancy told the board that “between now and date of the second hearing we will solic it the roc. mmendations a:id com ments cf the city planning board," Mr. Laney, who prt'sented a re- pjrt frc'in the fir-i liearing Nov. 2, said s:me 62 person.-^ attciuled and the tone was "very friendly" arid “we fed most productive.” •'No one speke in exposition to the piojccl", said Laney. Ho pointed out that “we arc rc:iuir. :l b> Mio General Statutes cx No.th Carolina to bring the plan before the city board fur thei: approval." M.’. Laney stated a't the initial hearing by the redevelopment commission last wetx that the cemmifsion envisions a:‘cual start cn the prajed in early 1972 - late January cr February, wi.h .-ome 275 dwelling units, 75 of tlicm Continued On Page Six Harris Funeral Needs Us Chairs Some three wrecks ago some one b rvowed a dozen green mi'tal (hairs frvm Harris Funcra'l H(..iic and the staff knows not wliom. Tile Harris staff would aj>Drc- ciate a telephono call and vviii send a truck for the chairs. Holiday Bazaaf Set Dec. 1 Annual lioM lay 'haza^ir to be spcn-crcd by Central Methu-dist (liurthwcmcn will be hel:i on Wt*dn(S'lay, Deec’mber 1. begin ning at 2 p.m. in tlie church edu cational building. Clvcle members are biny stitch ing hrdiday tabUH l >lhs and mak ing a variety of Chrisiimas o.nu- imcnts in atldition to (^Iher yule gift soloclions to .sell at the ba zaar. IP. nicmado 'cak(\s, pies and goodie's will als\) b(' available and supper will b' .served frem 5:30 until 8 p.m. Meal tickets are now cn .sale at $1.75 for adults and $1.00 for (hildren. Advame tic kets may he obtained frnn Mrs. Ccangrcl Jolly or Mrs. Carl Mayes cr any ciicle member. Funeral Rites For Roberta Wylie, 13 Years Missionary To Africa Funeral rites for Miss Roberta Wylie, 65, of 1020 Elam Road, were held Sunday at 3:30 p. m. from First Wesleyan Methodist church which she was a me.n- ber. Rev. Carl Sparks officiated at the final rites, assisted by Rev. Edwin Gris'coe and Rev. Watson Black. Interment was in Moun tain Rest cemetery. Miss Wylie, a retired mission ary of the Wesleyan Methodist church, died at 9 a. rp. Friday in the Kings Mountain hospital after seven weeks illness. She served in Africa 13 years before her retirement in 1965. In lieu of flowers the family has designated memorials to the Women’s Missionary Society of First Weslej'an Methodist church, Suiwiving are her stepmother, Mrs. David Wylie of Spartan burg, S. C.; one stepbrother, Misher Sheehan of l,awndale; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Pearson of Kings Mountain and Mrs. Paul ■In»,de of Gastonia; three step sisters, Mrs. Burl Nolen of Kings Mountain, Mrs. Reba Cooksey of Portland, Oregon and Mrs. Paiul- ine Stowe of Spartanburg, S. C. ‘Miss Wylie, aifter her retire ment from the mission field, worked for a number of years in a supervisory capacity at the Or thopedic hospital in Gastonia. She was also head of the Infir mary at North Carolina School for the Deaif in -Morganton for a num'ber of years. She retired in 1965 due to ill health and therea'fter made her home with her sister, Mrs. Rdbert Pearson, at 1020 Elam Road. Two Bieak-Ins; Tumlin Anested Kings Mountain police -reported only two break-ins during the pait week and, oelieve it or not, tele vision sets were not the target Ox thieves. The la'aal department has had its hands full lately trying to track down TV thieves but s-mall merchandise was the target of the latest entries. Early Saturday morning, East King Piiillips 66 service .stati | was broken into and police ar rested Vance J. Tumlin of 810 Second Street in connection with the entry. Police charged Tumlin with breaking, entering and larceny a-bcut 1:30 a.m. Saturday. He was arre.sted a short distXice from the station. Cfficcrs said a nmall amount of merchandise had been removed from the station but all was re covered. Tumlin is being held in Cleveland Ccumty jail under a $500 bond while he awaits a hear ing in -district court. Sunday night, thieves entered the National Guard Armory and stole two .communi(ations radios and thirce fla.'-'hlights. An at tempt to open the safe failed. Police are still investigating that break-in. UF Drive Now At $27,053 Commission To View Site, Review Plans Tiic city commi-^ion Monday night tmled “for review of the 1 lan.s and viewing of -the site" re quest by .M. E. Brown to build a trulc-r paik on Cansler Street ex- Jisicn. Atti; n came after Shelby atl ’r- ney Jolin R. Dovim-, representing Mr. rrc.vn, a.kod the board to la!;e imiiK'diatc action cn the re- qu ; whicii Dover siii i had Ix cn api roved i J the zoning board with .vii.iip cinciiviincnto. ‘".My client”, said M-r. Brown, “is spending CiKOsidcraolo t*me and m nc'y and we would appreciate yuir f'peedy action on the mat* ti J.” Dover said the Brown jdan meet-? the (ity’s ordinanei's and re(iuiri‘m('iits of the state board ck iK’alth. f May r John Henry Mot^.s said the oard “would like to review the I Ians and view the site" be- fd o taking actiim. Dover fumi.s'h- (d copies of the trailer paik plans and ask( d that if the board view ed the site Jf action w’ould bo taken by the next nu'cting. May- ( .• Moss reiteraied that decision would be made after the ccimmis- sicn view the site. Fomei Coach T J Speak Here Charlie Bryant, former asist- ant basketball coach at Wake Forest University under Coach Bones McKinney and former as sistant to Coach Norman Sloan at N. C. State University, will be guest speaker at Thursday’s meeting of the Kiwanis club. Mr. Bryant is now associated with First Union National Bank of Gastonia. The program wdll be held at 6:45 p. m. at the Woman’s dub. Phillips Buys Seven Pennib Phillips Development Company, of GaiTnoy S. C., has purchased seven building ipermdts for con-' s*'ruction of resi(lences on North- w'oeds Drive and Groves street in East Kings Mountain. James A. Childers has purchas ed a permit to build a seven-room residence, estimated to cost $30,000, on Marion street. The Phillips Company permits: Corner Groves and Northwoods seven-roem, (»sima't(fd cost $16 000 13C'J Northwoods^six-room, cs tl.Tiated c(X;t $15,0CaJ. 1212 Northwoods seven-room, es timaik'd cost $16,1)00. 1201 Northwoods six-roc-.m, csti mated co.*;! $15,000. 1100 Groves, six-room, estimat od cost $14,800. 1308 Northwcod.s, six-room, os timated cost $14,300. , 1107 G'.oves. six-riaum, estiim-at cd 10,:! $14,800. ‘Funeral .services for Rufus Lawrence Plonk, 8-1, were con ducted Saturday at St. Matthew’s Lutheran church. Mr. Plonk, prominent dairy man, (lied at b o’clock Thursday morning ac Kir- s Mountain hos- p al. He had i,’OL>n in ill healtih for a year and seriously ill for several months. He had entered the hospital on Octebr 18th, his S4th birthday. Rev. Charles Easley, the p-as- t ccnduc'.ed the final -rites. He characterized Mr. Plonk as “a man who worked with the earth” and as a “meek man.’ Meekness by Biblical definition, said the pastor, implies “power blended with gentleness.’ Mr. Plonk was a member of St. Matthew’s church, a former memiber of the county board of edt cation, and former Farm Se curity Administration (now Farm Home Administration) county committeeman. He w'as a 1910 graduate of Lenoir Rhyne col lege. His parents were the late Wil liam Lafayette and Regina Ware Plonk. Surviving ar his wife Kath leen McGill Plonk: a son, Wil liam Lawrence Plonk; and four daughters, Dr. Martha Plonk, Corvallis, Oregon, Mrs. L. J. Mor ris, Signal Mountain, Tennessee, IMrs. J. T. Sutton, LaGrange, and Mrs. Timothy Gladden, of Kings Mountain. Also surviving are a brother, William Luther Plonk, Kings Mountain, and three sisters. Dr. Lillian Plonk, Asheville, and Mrs. M. L. Harmon. Sr., and Mrs. Mary Lovell, both of Kings Mountain. Seven grandchildren survive. Interment was in St. Luke’s Li thoran cemetery. Pallbearers were Ilal S. Plonk, Dr. George W. Plonk, John O. Plonk, Carl F. Mauney, Fred Finger and Martin Harmon. CANDIDATE — Carl V. Wiesen er is a candidate for Division V commander of the American Legion, Department of North Carclina. Division V is largest ir. the stote. Carl Wiesener In Legion Post Carl V. Wiesenc-r, pa.^rt com mander cf Otis D. Green Post 155, American Legion, is serving his s5€cond term as vice chairman of the national Americanis.Ti com mittee. Mr. Wiesener is a former Dis trict 23 cem-mander and vice eem- mandec and is in the running for the O'ffice of Fifth Division Com ma nde.\ He is co-ow’ncr and president of M ui ‘aincer Pliarmacy and has long been active in legion and community affairs. He was com manding cfficer cf a service ship during and after occupation of Japan and wa? discharged as a lieutenant, senior grade, August 25, 1946. He i.s m-jr.-ii’d to the former Pete Eu'’?('r and they and their children reside on Gaston sti'cet. fl King.s M)unt;un’s United Fund d ive reaclitvi $27,053.45 tihis wca}k with industry turning in ever $2,000. The new total i.s almost $1,000 over la-t week's mark cf $23,107. With .«*ev(‘:al more divlsicnf? yet to rei.:'i.t United Fund (ifficials are highly oiMimhTtic tliat they’ll roar'h the.ir original goal oi $34,5C2. Revival Series Is Continuing Revival services are -continu ing through Sunday at 7:30 p. m. each evening at Bethlehem Baptist church. Rev. Curtis Hundy, pastor of Ross Grove lEaptist church of Shelby and former pastor of Oak View Baptist church, is the vis iting evangelist. Bill Mc-Daniel is directing the song service. FieliminaiY Hearing On Murder Charge For Geraldine Roberts, 27 A 27-yea.r-old Kings Mountain woman Geraldino Roberts of ChUd(*rs Street, faces a prelimi nary murder hearing Thu-.-sday, November 18, in Cleveland Coun ty District Court. She U charged with the slay ing last Friday of a Shelby man, Sidney William.son, at the Rob ert.: hciiTie. Williamson was .shot following an argum^mt wi-th iMlss Roberts. Mi--s R(;'')ert.s told Det. William Roper that WilliaTn.son throalen- cd to kill him.seli with a 20guage shotgun and when she fried to grub the gun from him, it went OIL Roper said Wednesday that an autopsy revealed that Williamson was also shot with a CO-2 live pistol, tne which shoots BB pel lets. Roper .«aid six pellets pene trated WiUiamon’s 4rou.«crs and eritered his legs and stomach. Dit. Roper and PtI. M. M. Hun ter an.swered a call to Miss Rob erts’ heme shortly after 10 p.m Friday. They found Williamson scml-conscious and lying in a bedroom floor. He died shortly after being rushed to Kings Moun tain hospital. Guard General Urges "Re-Ups “The .Nalicnal Guard is a fam ily prc'pc ition as was the militia hcxoro uj” Major General F’erd C. Davis, a:ijulant-gencral of the North Carolina National Guard said here last Thursday night. Tlio General urged guardsmen to re-enlisl wlicn completing their statutory six-year terims. He dcrlarc'd, “The church doesn’t take you for just six years, nor does the mojriage vows Ox any religion." He continued, “I want one year for the six we gave you during your statutory six years.” The General nTcrred to the Bat tle of Kings Mc'Unlain, pointing out that the Mountain Men came down from the hills and moun tains becaiifc they had bc^n tlireatencd by enemy forces. *‘rhey fought to prctceL their fam ilies and their liomes," 'ho relat- eJ. "This natio-n has its tr'^Mbles, but the United St'jtes of A.i.eri’ca is still -the greatest nation the wcrld lias even known and wc want it to stay that way." Mrs. Davis preceded her hus band on the rostrum, urged wives cf guardsmen, many of w’hom were piescnt, to participate in ac tivities of the unit. ether rlficers pointed out bene fits accruing to guardnmon, in cluding a highly liiberal Insur ance program, as well as an im- prj'vlng pay scale. I Numerous Kings Mountain citi- zen.s, inicluding Senatevr J. Ollie Harris, Rci;:-;csentative W. K. Mauney. Jr., and Majw John Henry Moss attended the Armory piograim. Altic Sale Is Centmuing Co’dral Methodist churehwamen are continuing their attic sale this weekend — on Friday and Satur.lay — in the building for- mc'-rly occupied by Ken’s Snaak Sh:'p on M^est Mountain street. Deers will open at 10 a.m. beth day.s and a gOv>d selection of used clothing for men, w'omcn and (hlldren arc on display and avail able to the public at bargain piTves. LODGE MEETING Emcri^ent communication of Fairview Lodge 339 AF&AM will be held Monday night at 7:30 at Masonic Temple for work in the first degree, announces Secretary T. D. Tindall. Ljcal Group To Conference Seven Kings Mountain area pe«>ple attended the fall confer ence of the American Lc»:ion and Auxiliary at Hilton Inn, Gre^ensboro, during the weekend Representing th Legion Post 155 at sessions of the American Legion were Carl V. Wissener, Joe H. McDaniel, Jr., Bob Da- Jehn W. Gladden and Carl WilsDn. Mr. Wiesener is a can didate for fifth division comman der. . Representing thet Post 155 Auxiliary at the Friday evening and Saturday sessions was Miss Elizabeth Stewart, auxiliary president. Acwmpanying Miss Stewart was Mrs. Margai'et Greene of Stanly, fifth division president. Re-zonlng Requests Indicate Two Shopping Centers Projected Here Four tnets of land to-taling ap proximately 33 acres may be- ermo two shopping centers if re- zening requests arc appiroved. One of tlie two requos'ts—that o: Ml. and Mrs'. Job nC. Caveny,— was approved by too city board of ct-inimissioner.s following pub- Uj hearing Monday night. The second request by heirs of Marvin and Ada Goforth wag fou*- warded to the zoning board and will be returned -to the city com- mi.-'sion after their recommenda tion. Mr. Caveny stated in his re quest that he expects to build a decorative fabric and upholstery shrp 071 the York .road site — which includes two tracts totaling 17 acres. Caveny, who opCiTTes Caveny Fabric Shop on Margraee road and is opening King.s' Mountain Upholstery on Battleground ave nue, said a Charlotite developing firm has taken ah option on one cf the tracts — .some (*ight cueres— to build a small shopping center. Caveny says he plans to locate his fabric shop (>n the other tract, facing Interstate 85 near the Rcyal Vill:* Motel. He .said it was his understanding the Oiar- Ic'to firm had already signed sev- e!al lease's but wa.s not aw'aro of what firms would In' located in tihe center. He spc'culated a sup ermarket and drugstore would be included. Mayw John Henry Moss r(>port- ed to the city board Monday night that Garrison Goforth and his si.ster. Miss Mae Sue Goforth, have asked rozoning of the Mar vin Goforth property on Slielby road from R-20 lo General Bu.si- ncK-s be u.sod for shopping center purposes. The two tracts of land total nearly 16 acres and this property is locked on the north .'■'ide of U. S. .. west of Kings Mountain. Sorn^ portions of the property is coniTguous to the city limits. Mr. Goforth, contaeted by the Herald yt'sterday evening dwlin- ed to comment on his plans foir use oif the property.