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Population Greater Kings 91.914 City Limits 8.465 OrtKitcr Kings MoimtolK Is dsriTsd iroa tM spsvtrd UnltrK Statss Bursou of lbs Csasus fsport 0 Janvari 196B. und Ineaudss *bs U.MO population o Rumbsr 4 Tovrnsbip. oad tus rsnainlag 6.124 lien h ^mLsf B Township. Is CiSTslcni<1 Countr oad Crowdsf Township Ip Qastoa CowatT« . - Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper VOL 83 No. 12 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, March 23, 1972 Eighty-Third Year PRICE TEN CENTS 635 Rally To Support Of KMHS Principal Atkinson GRADUATX — j}ebbie Brown, 'recent gtodu ia of Moss^ Fash ion Institute in Atlanta, Go., was winner of the Gold Medal lion Award in fashion design ing. Designer Award To Debbie Brown rx*fcbie Br''‘.vn, daughter of Belk Manager Bill II. Brown and Mrs. Brown, has cotmpleted her studies at Massey Fashion Institute in Atlanta, Ga. and was gi^duated with honors. Mifs Bmvn. al.so' elected to ‘‘Who's Who In American Junior C'^llw'ge? ard Universitits”, ’won a Gold Medallion Award in design at the 1972 Awards Banquet at Regency Hyatt House in Atlanta, Her entry was among four win ners among 73 contestants. Judg ing the entries were designers Ann Fogarty of Nc^^Vor'k, Kas per of Joan Leslie, Willi Smith of Shanghai and Tijan, Ltd. and fashion director Sol Kent of RiJek’s in Atlanta. The winning students fcvore interviewed by WQXI-TV Wnd modeled their entries. Tlie Kings Mountain st:!dcnt spent one ciuarter of her studies at Massey Junior college in Lon don, England and also pari' ' it- ed in the Now York Fa hicn 3'.u- ny Tour. Mi.ss Brown was oh the Presi- tent’s List and D<?an’s List while a student at Massey. Construction On Foote Plant Now Underway Constructicn began last Thurs day on the projected naw Foote Mineral Company plant. Fiskc-Carler Construction Cor.i- pany, of Sparlanbui^g, 3. C., is contractor and grading of the site near tlie present Fcote works is inderway. Completion of the now plant is scheduled for late 'Xcember, according to Howard Broadwa ter. * The plant will prodince sp<>du- mene lithium ore of low iron content for one of their princi pal customers, a ceramics manu- facturei-. /Mr. Broadwater declined to re late size or cost of the nev/ facil ity ncr the name of the ceramics manufacturer, with the inference these items ar& trade ecrets. ‘Foote originally announced last Octoiber it was phazing out its Sunbrl'ght, Va., operation and that a completely new plant wo Id be constructed here. 'Foote’s home offices .re at Exton, Pa. Legion Post Tops Goal Tlie American Legion, Depart ment of North Carolina head- (juarters in Raleigh indicates that Kings Mountain Post No. 155 has conductod a highly success ful memi':ership drive. Bruce McDaniel, commander of the post, has received a letter from Department Adjutant J. Carroll Wilson reporting that I’ost No. 1.55 has exceeded its Legion Membership Incentive G al for 1972. The Legion Adjut ant e.xpresscd congratulations and thanks to the pest leaders and membership workers for their effort. A statement of high praise for the local post w’as issued by Charles B. Hod.son, of Chapel Hill, department commander of K io Ameri'can Ln ion. Commander Hodson said, “The iiiemibci'ship of every Legion- nain' makes ;i!t possible for the American Legion to maintain service for the sick and disabled in hospitals. Memiborships make possible all the Legion pro grams. such as care for nef?dy children, baseball, 'Boys’ State, I3oy Sc‘ ut tro»»ps, oratorical con tests, community sorvioe, law and order, and all the others. I am proud to congratulate Post No. 155 upon this notable achievement.” Post Commander McDaniel ex plained that “'Reach Out—It’s CcHinued On Page Eight Bank Taps Hugh Johnston Hugh W. Johnston of Gastonia, president of Royal Villa Motor Inn of Kings Mountain, was elect ed chairman of the board oif'Car olina State Bank at the first an nual stockholder’s meeting held Monday. Johnston is a real estate devel oper who has extensive real es tate holdings and business inter ests in t/his area. He succeeds R. Glenn Powell, president of Powell Oldsmobile-Cadillac, Inc. as board chairman at the new hank. All directors of the bank were re-elCcted at the stod^holder’s meeting. They include Alfred P. Aldridge, Jr., W. Eugene Hunter, Jerry L. Frye, Dr. George E. Prince, John C. Houser, Daniel C. Gunter. Manuel E. Kane, Charles W. Costner, Jr., and Ro(4< F. Zam m'iello and R. Glenn Powell. John Houser, native of G'rover, was re-elcx’ted president and chiot executive officer of the bank. C. Spem'er Allen was named vice president and Joe M. Pace was named loan officer. Carolina State B.ink, which opened for business on October 18, 1971, new has total resources of more than $3 million, ten em p-lcyecs, 936 stockholders mcco than 2,400 accounts. QTY BOARD The city commission will con vene Monday night at 7:30. A- geiula for the mating is in complete. CLUB P ■»»*«'«*<[* ukKn*.*** C“ ■ > Clinics Set For Pie-Schooleis Clinics for pre-school children will begin on April llth at Beth- ware school from 1 until 2:30 p.m. Similar clinics are slated at the same time on April 13th at North school, April 14th at East school, Apuil 19tih at Grover, and April 20th at West school. r.ctirtration forms are being f!‘ 'rL uted at the various elemen- tr: • plants and via the superin- trn'ent’s office. Parents are ask ed to ccmplete the forms, giving the child’s complete record of vac cinations, birth certificate and physicail examination by the fam ily doctor. OPTIMIST ORATORICAL CONTEST WINNERS —All five entries in the onnual Kings Mountoin- Grover-sponsored Oratorical contest won handsome trophies Thursday ot the Kings Mountain Op timist club. Glen Roberts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Roberts of Kings Mountain, and Preston Short, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Short of Grover, were declored the top winners from the two clubs and received a trophy and a S25 savings bond and participated in the district contests Sunday at East Lincoln high school. The students composed their own speeches on the topic, “Our Chal- lenge-<*Involvement“ with Ronald Nonney as vocational guidance counselor. Judges were Oren Wyatt of Shelby. Hugh L. Smith of Boiling Springs and Margaret Jordan of Gastonia. The winners, from left to right, Reggie Perkins, Ricky Monison. Preston Short (Grover first place) Glen Rob erts, (Kings Mountain first place) and Larry Ayers, (Herald Photo by Jim Belt) Magisti'ates Get Bulwiakle Memo Four Methods Arrestee Can Be Released Chief 27th Judicial District Court Judge Lewis Bulwinkle has issued a memorandum to magis trates in the district reminding thorn there are four ways a per son aw'aiting trial may be releas ed from custody. Bulwinkle said that many peo ple think they have only two choices when they arc being held pending trial: 1-Pay a bond fee; cr 2-Remain in jail until the case is disposi’d of. The memorandum pointed out, hC'Weror, that there are feur choices: 1-Rclea.«e on own recog nizancx'; 2--\n un.^ec'urixl bond; 3- A cash bond; and -l-A secured bond. 'Bulwinkle tc.ld the magictrato that defendaiUs arc entitled to bt' told by a judicial cfficer. who has no financial stake in the matter, what alternatives are available for his release. Tlio memoncidum al.so pointed out that ii is the magistrate*.-* duty to the defendant to siv that bail not exce-.sive. The judge said tliat magis- Irates should not release on his CAvn recugni/aiiee or upon an un- scxrured bond one wlio: 1-Is not a resident of North and Carolina; 2-Ls <ihargt\l with a felony, as-aull on an ofii.Hir or ebstirucling. re-isfing or delaying an offitei; 3-I.s known to have failed. v\ilh ut gc<<i eiuce, to ap- in court; 4-Appcars to have Six Students On Dean's List Six Kings Mountain area stu dents at Appalachian State Uni versity are listed on the dean’s list for the winter nuart^r. They are Rickey iTean Camp, a junior; Gloria Diane Greene, a senior; Cliarles Andy Greene, a senior; Roy lA»e Huffslotlor, a jun ior; Nancy Darnell Reynolds, a junior; and Terry Wayne Spencer, a junior. To qualify Tor the honor a stu dent must maintain a B average on at least 15 quarter hours of work with no grade below C. l/Cpl. Bunch Mas Surgery Laneo corp nal JNinny Bunc h, son C'f Mr. and Mr.*?. Kelly Buneh (* Kings Mountain, lUKU rwent j-.irgery Tuesday at ramj) Lejeune, N. C. r-i’n:‘h is rep''rtedly d-ing fine. i ar-K- and lotUvs mav bt' mailed t' irx'.al Jolinny Bunch. Ward 11, U. S. Naval Hospital, Cc.cnp Lejt'une, N. C. 'iii^2!dse Bites PlSO Pknned Sun- at 6 Continued On Page ^'a7t Firemen Are Busy: Cotton Fire, Mobile Home, Rock Group's Van Dobbins' Child's Rites Conducted Funeral ritc.sifor Patricia Diahe Do hin.s, ll-month.s-old, were con- du'ted Sunday afternoon at 2 p. m. from Temple Baptist church with Rev. Prank Shirley officiat ing. Oralve.'ide sorvilccs were hold Wednesday oJternoon from (Beth el 3aj>list church cemetery in Rutherford county. The child died unexpectedly Friday in Hendricks-Durham-Lee CUnfe. Surv^iving are her mother, Mrs. Diane Dobbins; and her grand- ^ father, Roy Dobbins, of 110 Lack- I'V street. An early mornin|i} fire Monday completely destroyed mobile numher 28 in the Dixie Trailer iPark on West Gold Street. A spokesman for the city fire department said the trailer was owned by Warren Reynolds and occupied by Danny Parton, A/ccordinig to the spokesman, a neighbor spotted the blaze a- r. und 1:05 a. m. and called the fire department. The trailer was destroyed by the time fireman arrived. iparton was not at home at the time. Cause of the fire is not known. City fireman answered two other calls during the past week which resulted in heavy damage. /Friday at 5 p. m., an undeter- niined fire damaged part of 350 'bales of cotten stored in the warehouse of CrafUpun Mills. A fireman said the bales of cotton were stacked and the fire started on the inside of the bales. The cotton had to ibo removed bale by bale. The fireman said some of the cotton was n<»t dam aged and some was damaged on ly by water. A traveling rock group had its van truck damaged heavily Mon day as it stopped at the 1-85 iPhitlips 66 station. The driver told city fireman that the motor ran hot and when he stopped, it caught on fire. The motor of the van was heavily damaged and an organ inside of the van was scorched. Other mu sical equipment was not dam- Continued On Page Eight Ci :nmunily-\viio Ea.^lcr ri c Service^ will ho lu'ld a.m. on .April 2nd in M''m()rial Park of M .untain R<*st ivmeiery und‘:r Ic-ictcfship of the Kings M. jr.-tain MOni'- torial Ass ■•.■iation. Al loa.'^t one • th<‘r Sunilsc sciv- i.c i-j I lanno.l. (* ingn aatinii.s of rixon an.i Shik.-h I’n'shvacria:! (luuchr.? will gather in Gr- ci 1-r a h'urri.'i* S. i. vi.e t.> he* f Hew- i t -.y breakfast at tbe .''irtah (inir.h and an early-morning wn' serviee. Rev. Robert Wilson will deliver the Easier sermon. Rev. Wilder's Mother Pesses Funeral rile.s for Mrs. Emma P. ol Wilder, 90, of Raleigh, moth er cf Rev. JameS M. Wil ier ol King-- M untain, were conduMot Wodne.sday at 1 p.m. at .Mitchell Funi'rH Home in Raleigh with the Rev. James F. Heaton officiat ing. Interment was in Mount Mori ah cem<’tery. iM.'^. Wilder died TneXloy. Other survivor.s include her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wilder, and three grandchildren. Erskine Singers To Sing Here Next Tuesday The KinriC Mountain chapter of the Erskine College Alumni as sociation will present the Erskine College Choraleers, touring mixed chorus of the college, in a sacred concert Tuesday, March 28, at 8 p.m. in the Bf>yce Memorial A. R. Presbyterian church in Kings Mountain. / Erskine college alumni, par ents, friend.s, prospective stud ents, and all other interested per sons are invited to the concert, part of Erskine’s 12lh annual Choraleer tour. Preceding the concert w’ill be an alumni chaper meeting at 6:30 p. m. at the church, at which a covered dish supper will be serv ed. Mr. and Mrs. N rman Mc Gill are co-president of the Kings 'Mountain alumni chapter. On VTednesday, March 29, at 10 a. m., The Chor.ileers will sing at icings M.)untain high school. Under tlie direction of Dr. Rog- ('• ■'T -hael. The Choraleers will \\ -f rm ex.’crpts from the M>'art •"Reituiem” and selections by Wil liam Byrd, Anton Bruckner, Franz Schubert and Ralph Vau- Ghn-Williams. On the rt. rrent tour, March 21- 2^' The Choraleers are singing in cluirchos and schools of Georgia and l)oth Carclihas. During prev ious tours The Choraleers have sun.,- in almcst every state of the Eastern seaboard and west ward as far as I^uisiana. Tliey have arprared before members of the U. S. Senate in Washing ton and sunir at the New York World’s Fair. Tlie Ch raloors include a Kings Mountain student, Frances Sulli van Mc'lill, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. C. MiGill. 703 Hillside Drive, who sings in the alto sec tion. A .sephemore music major. Miss McGill is a 1970 gradluate of Kings Mountain high school . Lc^nd To Lead Revival Series Macedenia Fcpti^^t chur.'h will h id revival services beginning r.iind'iv, Marcli 26 at the 31:00 a.m. servi. o. The Sunday eivoning servi:*o will begin at 7:30 p.m. and c'lntinuo through Friday, Aiar.'h 31. Rrv. Eugene Land will bo the evangel is-t. Rev. Land Ls a graduate of the Southern Baptist Thcologiinl Sem- inaiy and the pastor of the Sec ond Baptist church. The pastor, Rev. L. D. Scruggs, invites the public to -heair Mr. Land along with gos,pel musde, solas, duet.s, quartets, and choir members In a special musJeal un der the direction of Miss Pam Mc Call. 93 Citizens Registered In Township N.imes of 93 new voters were add(xl to the regi.stration book.s Saturday at the four Kings Moun tain area prordnrts on first of three regisiration dav'. Busies: polling pL’ue was the Grover Ke.--cue ^jua ! where Mn J. B. EJlis logged the names of 36 now votens. Placing recend wa-« the We-t Kings Maunlain prer'n't at the Arm. ry wh«~re M:s. J. H. Arthur regir'ered 32. M.'-.t. Nclle yianiO:d 19 nairres at I'ily Hr!!, the Ea-t King^ Mountain pclling pla V, and Mrs. J. A. E. Conner registered six new voters at 3eUi- v.-are sohr/ol. Ihe polling w;!! ^e cp?n again Saturday fr m 9 a.m. unfl 6:30 p.m. and again the faliowirg Saturday at the same hours fer the purpose cf registering new voters. It co.-:U nothing to rogi.ster and no literacy tests are required. New voters or new residents in the county must ge‘t their names on the books to vote. However, anyone who already is registered to vote in a general election need not register. Mrs. Cranford point ed out that 18-21 year-olds are eligible to vote in Ihe fir.st pri mary, but only if they are regis tered. Some 17-year-olds also can vote in the primary—if their 18th birthday comes oefore the Nov. 7 general election. Anyone can reg ister who is a U. S. citizen, who is at least 18 by the date of the Nov. 7 general election, and who has been a resident of this state for at least one year and of his precinct for at least 30 days. Year-round registration is open at the Cleveland County Board of Electioas office in the court house Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. Orr Centends Firms SsgiegaL mW: Five Building Permits Issued Five building permits were is- .sued cV ring the past week by Woodrow* Laughter, city build ing inspector. In addition a perimeter zoning {ermit was issued to Foote Min eral Company. Permits were issued to: Henry Clippard , 827 First street, for a $100 metal utility building. Herman Bolin for remodeling a building for a nurseiy at 705 Ram^cur, cstimalt'd cost $-4>)00. Charlie Blalock for mmodel- ing the garage apartment at .511*2 Wed Mountain street, est imated cost $.50. H»~war(l N. Robinson, Jr., for buildinj a residence at 102 North Carsler street, estimated cost $13,637. C. \V. Vav.ghan for a w'ork- sh ’p-^torage building at 701 Stone street. -.AGLE SJCUl' Kim Kimmell cf Newberry S. C., gremdson of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ware cf Kinq- Meuatain, is recipient of the Eagle Award, highest honor in Boy Scouting. Kim Kimmell Is Eagle Scout Kim Kimmell, M-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kimmell of New'jorry. S. C., former residents, was rc:‘entl3’ 'presentiKl the Eagle Sr ut award at .St. James Luther an church in New^borry, S. C. Al the annual Sports Aw^ard Banquet of Gallman Jr. high sehcol, which was held March 17, he received the “Tiger” tro phy for f(X)lball, which symbolizes leadership and hustle. He also was presented the ‘“Best All A- round" trophy for basketball. The fc-ctball team, of whrch Kim was the quarterback, had a perfect 8-0 roL’ord. The 'basketball team, aLso undefeated, won the conference title and two invitatbnal tourna ments, -.viading up with a 14-0 record. Kam, an eighth grader, is a straight *A’ student. He is the grand.son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ware of Kings Mountain and Mr. and Mrs. Har ry Kimmell of Monrm*. N. C. Pianists Get High Marks Three youthful pianists scored well at dLtrict contest held Sat urday in the Mauncy Music 'building at Lenoir-Hhyne college. Kenny Maunoy. son ef Mr. and rs. David Mauncy, won top rat ing of superior, wdiile Cindy AIc.xander, daughter of .Mr. and r.s. Cliarles Alexander, and Joy Bridges, daughter of Mr. and Mr.s. J. C. Bridges, won ratings of e.XL*ellent. Walton Cole of the Appalach ian State iniversity music de partment served a ; judge. The students are pupils cf Mrs. Martin Harmon. iifi^ndkis METER RECEIPTS City parking meter receipts for the week ending Tuesd-ay totaled $115.50, including $88.40 from on-.streot meters. $18.75 in fines, and $8.35 from off-streot meters. Carroll Child's Rites Conducted Fune.-al .sendees for Uarry Dale Carr :!1. 6. who w'a.s killed Frkiay in an automohile wreck in Tu- eumcari. N. M.. were ('onduet('<l Tuesday at 2 p.m. at ”',,1 ‘Funrr- al Home in Kings Mountain by the Rev. M. J. Mot>.se. Burial was in Mountain Rest Cemi'tery. He was the .«on of Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Carroll. Surviving other than his par ents are his paternal grandoar- rnts, Mr. and Mrs. -Teff Carroll cf Kings Mountain_^ and his mater nal grandmcTthor, Mrs. Eunice West of Spartanburg. S. C. U. S. Representative Nick Gal- ifianakis, Democratic c<.ndidate for the U. S. .^cnale. paid call on Kings Miuintain last Tluir day. Late arriving from .‘^he’by, he gave no interview but spent his lime louring City Hall and bus iness firms. He was necompaniod by Attor ney Jack White an i Ge rge Tia)mas.son. a friend in their Duke day.^. Bill l.amb, county (•n“n-.-ri n manager, and J. L. Wilkie, .8he'l'.y insuran:-cnian, and Ru .sel Walker. <'f Asheboro, the state campaign manager. The n-year old oongres.sman is completing his se.-ond term in the Hou.so, after prior service as a state legislator. BENEFIT SATURDAY Bethlehem Vkolunteer Fire De partment will sjx^nsor a barbe cue chicken suppt»r Saturday from 5 until 8 p.m. at the fire department in the Bethlehem c mmunity. Grace and Macedonia Choirs Sing Easter Cantata Sunday Afternoon Combine<l Choirs of Grace United MidluxiLst and Matvdonia Biipti'it churclu's will sing the Easter Cantata, ‘‘No Greater Love” by John W. Peterson Sun day afternoon at 5 p. m. al Grace United Methodist church. Miss Pam ^loCall is directing the cantata and Pianist will be Larry Rollins. Both Mi.ss M(.?Call an.i Mr. Rollins are students at Gat*dner Webb <x)llege. 'Flni'ty choir memlK'rs will pre sent the program, to which the intert'sted community is invited tg attend. By GARY STEWART Kings Mountain High C Principal Jake Atkin^n, who hv3s been criticizt'.i bv sc.mo citizens since a race -.i^t at ...'e * .he 1 a month ago, dicw .--uppert iivm other citizens at Monday nigii. j monthly meeting of the b.>aivl Ci eduv’ation. Howev(‘r, the sch:>ol board, c!:y hall and downtown budnes m^.n were criticized by William Orr. a Negro who is chairman of tiie school ad\isory committee. Several citizens, both bftck or J while, attended the meeting only a few persons took the i to comment on the recent di ance at KMHS. Jim Amos, chairman of a gre supporting Atkinson, gave board a petition containing 635 names of persons slating that At kinson is the man to head tiie high school. Am«os, who spoke only briefly, told the board that “I and 635 others feel that Mr. Atkiason is the man to help u.« do this job. But he can’t do it alone.*' The petition asked that all citizens support Atkinson end “pray that race will not be an issue in Kings Mountain again.” At least two mem'oers of the “concerned parents”, who circu- latc*d 'petitions seeking Atkinson’s ouster, were present at the meet ing but did not talk. Orr, who was lete arriving and w'as asked by board chairman George Mauney' 'if he had any thing to say, said “I’m not con cerned about the principal. You could bring any principal here and he would have the same problem. “1 lay fauk on the .system that requires blacks to file a report with the federal government in ord(*r to get decent job.-;. Blacks are the last hiriHi and first fired. “Downtown Kings Mountain.*’ Orr continued, “is one of the most segregated tow’ns in Nortli Carolina. Go downtown ajid look at how many blacks are employ ed there*. And city hall Ls a segre gated institution. Tliey promLsed l.) have blacks working there.” Orr told the bouM tliat bhick teachers with master’s degrees ha\-e not i)een able to get jobs in Kings Mountain. Superintendent Don Jones defended the board by telling Orr that the blacdt teach ers }iM mas'rr’.s degrees haven’t applied fer jo:)s here. “You first must wake up.” Orr told the board. “Do your duty'. Place more black teiichers in Kings Mountain High School. “The best kirls in North Caro lina go to Kings Mountain High School, both bla:'k and white,” Orr continued. ‘"We’re at fault. Don’t fault these kivls cr the pvin- cii-al. He’s been hero only three years.” Orr also said that “white stu- dc’t? Ixave been taught that huy’re superior to blacks. If I had bec*n taught that I was su- l>crii)r, I’d go out here and think it loo. “Black kids are pushed into a corner,” Orr added. “You can’t push them any further.” Orr also said that he has had reports of teachers kicking kids. "This brings ircu le,” he Siiid. The heard denied this. Oir .-at down at this p^)mt but later t.K)k tlie floor again and asked “ihiw many beard mem- bi rs st'iid their c'hikiren to priv ate sehojN?” At that point Jim Hcr idon raised !iis liand. indi:«i- V-- 1-^3^ I3 3 private school. “Our problem is hatresd,” saSd Or.. ^ w.,.i tlu* kid> but W’i:h tile adults. The e’s to > miKh hatred between bla.i; and wli.te. The whi e man mu -t le:irn to l.>.e the black man and the black man mu-t lo-irn to love the white man. Until you wipi* this hate away, we’ll have trouble.” he said. (JtnjfhiKrrf On page Eight Bond Concert Thursday 7:45 .Vnmnl Spring Uomvrt by the Kings Mountain high <cdux>I band and Kri'-^hman B;\mi will lx* held Thursday evening at 7:45 p.m. in Central sclux)l auditorium. The hands will play .seloi'tioins from the state band eontc'sts in wdiieh the>- particij)ated recx»ntly. Donald Deal Ls band director. Then* is no admission chargo to the concert.