Population
Oreater Kings if^”“'*<jin ^1,914
City Limits 8.465
OrMier Mountedc •jur# u d«ilT«d from tM
United statM Buieou of tbo Connus ropoft o
iOBvary iSM. uid laeiudeo tbo 14,990 populotloa o
buiiiboi 4 Township, emd tao romolnlog 6,124 lioa
nusa:,«i 5 Township. In CJerelond County and Crowdor
nship to Qaiton County,
Kings Mountain's Reliable Newst>aDer
VOL 83 No. 21
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, May 25, 1972
Eighty-Third Year
PRICE TEN CENTS
rogram Reservation Approved
Parij
%
FAT CHESHIRE
NELSON CONNOR
LARRY EVERETT HARDIN
LARRY WOOD
Co!i ege Diplomas
Awarded Four
DELEGATES — Janet Bridges,
top, Lynn Blanton are Girls
State delegotes from Americon
Legion P(^t 155 Auxiliary.
Girls State
Delegates Named
Janet Bridges, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bridges, and
Lynn Blanton, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs, F. L. Blanton,
will reiresent Otis D. Green Post
155 American Legion Auxiliary
at Tar Heel 6irl State June
18-24.
The two young women are ris
ing seniors at Kings Mountain
high scliool and will attend tne
week’s ccAirse in citizenship and
government at the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro.
Both wore selected for quali
ties of citizenship , scholarship,
and leadership.
» Co - chairmen of the Girls
tale selection committee for
the au.xiliary were Mrs. Ken
Cloninger and Mrs. Jackie D.
Borrett.
f
Connor
Hardin, Wood
Are Graduates
A number of Kings Mountain
area students are nveiving de
grees in college c'onimenccmeiit
exercises.
They include:
Grady Patterson (Pat) dies-
hire, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jolm
A. Cheshire Jr. of Kings Moun
tain received the A. B. degree
in c*ementary education from Kr*
skine college Sunday during out
door commencement e.xercises
■beginning at 2:39 p. m.
U. S. Senator Ernest F. IIolI-
ings spoke at the exercises end
ing Erskine’s 133rd academic
year. Erskine President Joseph
VVightman conferred appro.xi-
maiely IGO degrees upon senioi-s
at Erskine college and Erskine
Theological seminary.
Cheshire, a 196S gi'aduate of
Kings Mountain high school,
transferred to Erskine fr m tlie
University of North Carolina at
Chapel 'Hill. He reamily was
honored at Erskine college “Stu
dent of the Month*' for May.
While at ErsKine he was presi
dent of the Euphemian Literary
society, oldest organization at
the college, and active in drama
tics. •
Larry Everett Hardin, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hardin of
Spartanburg, 3. C., formerly of
Kings Monntain, will graduate
May 31 from East Tennessee
University with a degree in jour
nalism.
Huffstetler of the Beihlehem c im
munity and the late Mr. Ifuffstet-
(Continued on Pu<jc EUjht)
Auxiliary Plans
Poppy Day Saturday
Poppy Day is Saturday and
women of American Legion
Post 155 auxiliary wil! con
duct a stre<?t sale in the down
town area for benefit of dis
abled veterans and veterans
projects.
Mrs. Lillian Mitchem is
chairman.
Said Mrs. Mitchem: "■Me
morial Day is a very special
time, dedicated to remem-
ibrance of those who died in
America’s defense and the
auxiliary d :es that by the
wearing of the red Memorial
Poppy. Let’s place a poppy
over every heart on Poppy
Day and help our own vot'*r-
ans and their famIHe.s by our
action This is an annual proj
ect of the auxiliary c mcluotc'd
on the Memorial Day week
end and the poppies are the
work of disabled veterans in
hospitals across our state as
part of their therapy and re
habilitation.”
4
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Qi
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U V/ iLi'
The blciii.d c.uaty ..
conseiuun will ot co-.i.cmd Sat-
urdav aaernoon ar liie county
(ou.-in:,ucc at j o'ci .cl; and State
Senator Marshal Raudi . of the
V k.vfland • 'ia.ston-LIm.i-ln-lCulh-
ci.ord dl-Uict wdi deliver the
keyiio.e addi’ess.
P;m^]pal bujiiios.j of the con-
Vv.ntioa udi be ile.uon ou u..i-
eers, iinUidiii,'’ a la.-vv ciiai.unan,
.And a jfi touiny e.\e.,u-
ti.e i^ hcdrinan Ca^.i-
c-.ai Vvaie, cii Mountain,
Lhaicniari I r tiic l.;ur
lioi uiin. lUi.-t U la v. .11 no: ec a
caodivia.c lor re-clocUon.
•
Older Tice.'s to U- namr'd at
the counly locci iir hide a
cite tiUi.iiian, uiio must bi- ui
thi‘ .st.x opyceitc tj ihc Lluiiriiiaii;
a st'cend V...' ciialrman, wito
mu.M be a!' a minority race ii me
nmi;.iiy (o.-istJtutes at least 20
per cent o. the rcgLstiTcd Uenio-
AiiUie voters in tiio county a.'.d
i: neither liie chairman n.a- l.rst
vi(C‘ Lluii-rman is a memixT of
the minority race; a third vice
Ciia.fiiian, who must be 3(; yc.^rs
old or u.Jocr n iK Ulier'oi Uie hrsi
. (have O'Ui.A.’As me at) ajtd under;
a secretary; atid a treasurer.
The couiity‘conventi.jji alsi will
elect four iiK niber^ to .sc-rve on
tile State Lemoirau.* e;\ecutiv(*
eoinmitice. it also mint name 43
di legal, s to the lOiU eon ;n'>-
si. nal di.stiiel canvx-nijon, whieii
will be iu'id at 1 p.ni. :-..Uuv lay,
June !(;, in llaKory, ana 13 di le-
gaU's to the stau* Ueinu. rutie
.. .iiventian, whicit is slat.'d l^.r 11
u-m. lue.sua>, Ja:i. L\), in Kaleigh .s
Uanon iireiia.
The county c/nvenium is to
iKuiio two jnem.....-.s to the .imu-
gre.sional disadet e.-.ecuiAc ei.-ni-
initU.'C, two menioeis to <i oi.uo
.SMiatoriiil d..siricl e.xtnulot- i' wn-
init.ee, and two irummcr.; to a ju
dicial district e.xcvUtive c'onmiit-
tee.
Joidan, Bioyhill
MmvmcQi
Wednesday
By MARTIN HARMON
The D(‘pa^^m(^•lt of Housing and
Urban Devtlatnn-'nt has approved
a progriwn re-iervaron fw 08
unit.s ol l-.A-nmt public housing
and $27,200 planing loan, the
.May>.- and public hou-iog ( f/'ic-
:al,; were infc',.rad Wednesday
m nmin.:.
.'iiL.o.incement was made by
Pn '-d .St re.*: Senui >r B. Everett
Jf.rdan and United State.-’. Repro-
sen;.' Lv(' James I'. Bnyhiil.
Th(* app-ovcl .^'"ccitii'-l 2d units
MHS Gi'aduates
(is Largest Class
268 Seniors
Sipkmas
(le.sig
nt'ci
for
the
elderly
•and
48
LOlUV
-..i.o
1. .1
11 n.
ts, ai. i
re,
;:e-
.sc-nl':
1 >1
lial
an;.
..'.•val cf
the
up-
l-IIuii
lic.n
for
1(1-:)
unit.s
filed
by
King
■: M:.
untain
Public H'.;u:;-
ing
AuDi.
last ye
a 1.
HONC:-iED — Sej3ior J. Oil e
Harris has hr.n avrarded th2
Jef£eriK»n Lv;ard .'ho.m the 7 • rth
Ca.'cliaa puntinl Directors As-
s aviation ci wn.ich ho is ci past
picsldeat.
iki J0I3 Award
'no I.uuf?SS
The 6vS unil.-^ will cast an e.sti-
mated $1,25(1.000 and will bring
to appmximately $1,600,009 the
invoshnent in Ijw-rent housing
in King.s Mountain.
Mayi r J. hn ilenry Mos.^ com-
mmu.d, “We a:-;.' highly pleased
at i.art al app"„.a] U this a.ppli-
laticni MiJ lujperul tluil the pro-
pr.Mii will be anien.k'd
to i mvide fi ir the t.ilal oT 190
unit,;.'
J >liii L. chairman ol
K;n^ , M un: lin Puhlic Housing
Aalh Ine., c inmifnled, “'Phis
is good lu .vs^ indeed. Since the
!: .ci.ai't .;(‘gan OL(upylng the
I i!i iio.ihng units in July
Ih.' 1’’ • ‘ui MP.cy rate has ,soii uf
Senator J. OUie Harris, Kings
Mountapt inoriieian, rccievod tre
coveted Joifeison Awarh from
the North can.Iina a aiu ial i'T-
OcLors ^Vssociation a, tiie cecenl
conventi. n in Grcen.:.>.;oro.
The handscrri-' engraved pia-it;;'
Is awar.lovl annuaiiy to one past
incsilfiu ol the assoei.ition for
outstanding service to the organ-
izati<'n.
Mmaior Ilarrij^ wa.s [iresidcnl
of the stall* association in llUic
69.
Q.vni'i- :ind i»i>erator of Ilarri.s
i-’.ii; Tal liom(^ iiere, Seriiiior
Harris announ .s.-.-'i- d u; . *.■'
ago IK' would not s^ r?!; rco lcc:-
i'ui lo .1 scivn.i ic'iin In liie slaa*
icgLslature.
He was pre..etiicd Hie awaid
al a Inche.m at IToJidr.y Inn
Foui' Seasons in (Jreeiisboro.
Graduation exercise.s Hor 268
Plin-n Mountaiii High Siliooi sen
ior; will bo held Phiday at 8 p.m.
al oonn Gamble Stadium.
KMiiS Piincipal J. C. Atki/ison,
a.ssi tod by Superintendent Don
J. and Cluef 'Marshal Lynn
Blanton, will p^iresent the diplo
mat.
'Members the senior class of
1072 will participate in the pro
gram. The processional and re
cessional will be played by the
KMHS freshman band.
David Bblin, vice-president of
elans of ”12, will give the inveea-
t o.: and Ed Robb.s, class presi- ^^en elected president of the
dent, will give the welcome. Kings Mountain Little Theatre
riw KMIIS senior choir will coming year. She succ-
present special musi<-, sino'ing eeds Gone Austin.
“Tlie Ih.ad Not Taken” and <^ther new officers named at
“YouTl Never Walk Alone.” ^ general membership meeting
Danny Khodes, vice-prcsi.Iont Thursday night at Park Grac*e
of tlie senior class, will present school are Roy Holmes, vice-
fi TT«v the class of 72 and after the Pi’^sident; Mrs. Kay Wiesener,
i.t. Jaim.i C. Biantjji, USN, pr, mentation of diplomas, Diane secretary; and Stan Gaines,
^ * Cornwell, class treasurer, will pie- treasurer.
sent the da.-s gift. It will bo ac- The new board of directors in-
cepHNd by Tommy Bridges, a meim- elude Steve Baity, Mrs. Aubrey
COMI/IEKDGD — Lt James C.
Blaatcn is recipient of the U.S.
Navy Commendat on Mbdal for
seivico in Vietnam.
Li iknten
h i'Dsmerided
PRESIDENT ~ Joe Ann Walker
McDaniel has been elected
president of the Kings Moun
tain Little Theatre for the com
ing year.
Mrs. McDaniel
Is Elected
Joe Ann Walker McDaniel has
Mr. and Mrs.
:i virtually 190 percent wiHi LUanton of Kings Mountain, re-
a conHnuh-g waiting list. Addl* ceived the Navy Commendation
*** na */ aT I ceremonies conducted ber of the Kings Mountain B^rd Mauney, Mrs. Bob Cox, Mike
lin milt program I3 under recently by the Secretary of the p^^jy^ation. Muscat, Mrs. Ray Homes and
t.ie puolla housing plan Navy. Kathryn Owens seoretary of Brenda Nea.
hlf A"" Ihe clacks, will give the be^ntic- Directors of upcoming plays
u.i.ar vvmcn tnc utr Blanton and thcir son, are living tkitL ' to be presented during the year
Hawaii whore Blanton is con- Junior marshSTs Will include will include: Mrs. Ray Holmes
un t-’, research work wifii ma- Lynn Blanton, chief; Laura Plonk, who will direct the Fall produc-
’ <ievci(>pci j.jne mammals with the Naval Thomas Shirley. Janet Hun, Vic- ^^on; Joe Ann McDaniel who will
leni 1.) tin* .same firm for
Hu* new 1>-approved program was
given wht n applivation wa^ filed.
Nursing Home
Dixon 4-H*e73
!t;ef Bake Sale
Dixon Comnuin.ly -MI club will
SIH)n^or a bake sale Siiluj'day
morning on downtown streets
beginning at 9 a. m. Donois of
homemade cakes and g») die^ are
asked to deliver them to Dixon
Privsbytorian church by S:39 a. in.
ITo:jeods from the bake sale
will help send a delegate to the
•ITI Ciii^ens.'iip Week program
in Washington, D. C.
Co-cliairmen of the project are
Mrs. Pete Caveny and .Mrs. Car-
veth Wells.
Tiiio To Sludy
Licence Tex
.Vl friMdly lon-iKn Si-nior sijon-soij-s include Mrs. nate director.
\ i Jorees engaged in armed confl.ct Helen Ausley, Allen Dixon, Mrs.
against Ihc North Vietnamese Betty Gamiole, Eharle.s Knight,
and Viet Cong communist ag- Mrs. Carolyn MeWhirter, Mrs.
grt'ssoi’s in the Republic of Viet- Brenda Neal, Gary Osborn, Mrs. —
nani from January to July 1971. Suber. CaoIfC rAfivlirJllA
Wiiile serving with Explosive CJv.irlotto Shuford and Mr^. Emily VvUlAIVCHtC
Oi'ilnanee Disposal Training and The senior class motto is Kings Mountan Convalescent
Lvaluaiani Unit One, learn Through Love Anytiiing Is Pos- & Nursing Home, Inc. is apply
Light I'w'o, as assistant o.ficer in sible”, the colors are r»d and ing to the State Board of Health
n rarv c-iTTwchaige and later as officer in vvliiie, the flower is the white for a c'crtificate of necessity to
uy e Aivi charge. Lieutenant Blanton con- carnation and the class song *s construct a 69-bed facilitv
•i. rce4"Muird iv''’^lharThcirw-;^ tiniudly provided exix-rt as-si.,t- “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” Joe R. Smith, president; said
signed M<mday that thcic was ^nd advice to the Vietnam- Mrs. Myrle H. McClure, diiroctor the ccrtiricate was ruled neces-
im pioja.,le caii.se to pre.ss ^se. Acting as senior advisor f-.r of tlie K.MHS choir, and Donald sary by the state attornev-cen-
charges against K.ngs Moun- the Vietnamese policies and pro- Deal, director of the KMHS bands, oral and guessed its issu^ce
turn Police duel T'om McDevitt (oUuros, he was directly resinm- will dirwa the six?dal music. issuance
in the .May 5 doata of Mrs. sible for introducing a weekly —
On autlKudzation hy th<» board
of c\>inmis.sion(*rs, Abayoi* John
iiinery Mo^s .Mtniday nighd a;-
polnle^l a throe-niemlx'r romnut-
fee to make a study lor recom
mendations for u()-daii:ig the
privilege lieeiLse ordinanci*.
The lhr(*e are Commissioners
U'. S. Hidilix, Norman King and
City Clerk Joe M( Daniel, Jr.
The privi ege licimse lax has
returned tlie city thus far tiiLs
fiscal year $d7i'U :1. slightly ovi*r
the Inulg.-t esiinaie of $6750.
GOP To Elect
Transco Fetes
Area Employees
guessed its issuance
would require a’x>ut 90 days.
The Kings Mountain firm has
cut its ties with Homes of Care,
Inc.j of Greenville, S. C., which
had planned to merge the two
f rmsy and build the facidt
Homes of Care is involved in
projects elsewhere, Mr. Smith
Si nora Ilug.iCs Uilliams. situation report and a valid ix*r-
.Mrs. WUUamsi died of in.juru's scmnei evaluation system which
sustained when she was hit by resulted in maintaining only the
a police car driven by MvDev- (Continued on Paiji EUyht)
iti, who was in pursuit of a
speeding V(*hicle.
'Tiiree eye witnesses, including
txvo city |K>Iitx»Tnen, testified in
M D(‘viit’s iK'iialf. The Williams’
family at rncy, J)on Pam.^-ur of
<;nsiojiia, did not present any Cleveland County Ropub icans
witnesses. will elect a new chairman and
Cli.ef Mi'Dovitt testified that other officr
S.'^iriniuiml'ivMrauunlxinvil^^^ vc-nlion Friday „ight at 7:30 p. C. M. Springer, plant managr-r, and economical expansion.
; 1 t i/ courhouse in Shelby and gifts were announced foo* '
ly 10:39 p. m. on May o and - •
Employees of Compressor Sta
lion 145 of Grover oTTransconfi- said.
iu*ntal Gas Pipe Line Corporation The 69 bed nursing and con-
wx*re cited for 863 days without valesccnt center is planned for
a lijst-ume accident at ceremon- 29 beds for ambulatory patients
ies Wednesday evening. and 40 beds for natic’it*; ron”--.
handsome plaque emblema- ing extra care. It is T-type con-
Is at llie county eon- tic of the honor was pre-ented to struclion and designed lor easy
Al c,^riM,r^n economical expansion.
President Smith said the fac-
^ 1 fnj ■■ ,i*’'i ‘fr DeWayne Robinson, county each employee contributing to the ility will be agle to accomodate
S36a Not Cashed la 54 E\rll:ivr: tEt
C33?B!ka!cs CiJ7 Bsol-keepfng ™
.^l( l;evltl s.:..! a 1966 gray offirers. kw ..r 4.1
When nvijilonts of cluvk.s den’t
c:ls;i tin .n (pii -kly, llio payor';
book.'-: g(*:. complh'ah'd.
So it was with the .•ily, wlien
the ewner cf a $1.(100 Kipgs
MwUnta.in n'CTcation b .-nd, issued
in 1951 an 1 maturing during fis
cal 1070-71 failed l(-.gai.’i red^'mip-
tb:n i.-.' the l):.’*;d “In a t.inely
nuinm'r”—!;y Juno 30, 1971.
It meaiU tlie i i(y c )nrnis'<ion
WLs reguinxl to amend the ordi-
nan:<' wlierehy if will 1. lU'bon
und ,■ Hie .^.>-;’;iIk'd tw.>-thir.is
lavv to p.ovi.ii* the city's .-;ha.re <>i
a sewage lu-ijcet wliic-i will di
vert 59),000 -allons cf effluenl
daily Irem the over-loaie,! lMc-
Gill Creek treatment plant to the
PIb>l Ureek plant.
Ala.ximum i,-;.suah!e is .'*112.000
and the uniendine:it a:I ipted Mon
day niglu so pnivides.
Whil<‘ tile m .nc*y lo provide re
demption v.Ms in eiTvr.nv with a
New Yci.-k bank, the pac ing a.gent,
and unretnrnable to the city, the
fact (C lun-re.U mptlon (thefxmd
w;e; redeemed subsequent to June
30, 1971) meant that the city Iiarl
amort i:a\i (>niy $169,000 during
the fL:‘al year ending la.st June,
rather than the scheduled $170,-
000.
Tlie (Ity had intend<Kl is.suing
only $110,000, Mayor John Henry
(Continued on Page Eight J
"A y%''E
J
s,','eel"‘ the meeting, wil hurg. S. C. ed care, medicare VA and pri-
M Vv ... feature the election of Party The sidety dinner was attend- vate.
‘^ s.:..I J' officers. ed by repreikmiatives of the com-
he.it, w t I a ulh Carolina li- Speaker for the meeting has pany from Texas and the Cao^o-
p.att*. was trave.ing wo.st not -been announced. linas.
on King at a high rale of sp'ed. —
.McDev.tl said the car passed a
line ol traffic wliich was slopiu’d
on the west side of the stop
iConiinuvd on Page Eighth
Blccdf^d Ner-ded
F?»r ^I’.-geCTr-OP.d
Grafton Withers Triple Winner;
52 KMHS Students Win 72 Awards
WINS SCHOLARSHIP — Jarkie
Metralf, dcTughter of Mr. and
ent of a S500 scholnrsliip from
Mrs, Kenneth Met-alf, is rtcipi-
th® Dover Foundation. Mss
Metcalf who graduates Friday
from Kings Mounlain high
school, ig among 16 Cleveland
County seniors who oro recipi
ents of the Dover owards. Miss
Motcalf, who will enter tTNC-G
in the fall, also holds a Roxie
King scholarship to UNC-G.
Craf’. n Wlthi'ps was the t >p a-
v/ar l-winiu'r in the annua] Kin.gs
T.c.\js E. Mes-^i(k, Jr., four-y<* ir- .M uintain lli'bi S. liool Award.s
-..hi Ml-. ;nul Mrs. Dav cer(*m inie.s Thur.-;day.
James Mi-sdck Third slre<*t. Withers Wi)n llio .\mi‘ri:*an Le-
will luuh'igo .*;)cn heart .surgery gion’s Outstanding Senior Awanl,
in ('Iia.rl >f(‘ July 1. the Bauscli and I-,omb Honorary
-Blood donors are iK-htg aouglit Si.ciuv Award and an All-South-
far the child and i>er.-:ons wlio weidrrn Conference ba.sehall a-
\v:int to d »na?e are Invlte<I to ward.
d( iMt(* i:i (lie child’s name at a A tot:il of 57 awards were pre-
G:’. on ciunlv blni'dm>hjl(* vHit. sented for scholastic ami athle-
Ml'. Me.s.d.k said a hlyvlmohile tic adiievemont.
\Isit K planned today rThiu>^d:u ) GHirr award winners included:
fr »:ti 10:30 until 1 p.m. at S(»iilh Dctie TarroU. CrLsco Award;
BaptLst church in Gas- Hettio Cox. KH.\ Award; Bt'tay
tc !;a and anotlier visit is act t^fuemn. P.iolo.gy Award; ‘Beverly
Jam* 7ih at the Mount Holly Plonk, Chc-mi.sti-y Awtrd; Karen
A:n''r!:'an Urgion huildin". Hinbwi, Billy Shuf Mxi Award; D<'h- j
.Miss Hcle-i Jenkins of the Gas. hie Francis and Karen Simrks, ,
Ionia Ri'd Cro-is paid that dona- TW\S Award: Rhonda iBoll, Crea-
tl 11-; slundd 'bi* made at ekher tlvo Writing Award; Vicky ^ ewi.s, '
a B!ivlmf>bile or the lied Cross Pcetn* Award; '
BTirl Center in CharloHe, hut not Also, Atlrian Beam, Oubstanding
at Cljarlottc Memorial hospUal Senior Draftsman Award; Tiim
where the child Is under treat- Ecliols, Kiwanis Club Citizenship
ment. Award; Jason Poiu'hnk, Mathema-
Thc youngster is .son of Mr. and tics Award: Tim Echols, Assdeia-
Mrs. Messick of Gastonia. (Continued on Page Eight)
Iniant's Rites
Are Conducted
Graveside services for Patricia
Dawn Buchanan, infant daugh
ter of Robert D. and Jack e
Ledford Buchanan of Route 3,
were held Monday afternoon at
3 p. m. from Bessemer City
.Memorial cemetery witj^ Rev.
Allen Morrison officiating.
Surviving other than the par
ents are a sister, Tonid Ann
Buchanan of the home; the ma
ternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. MHlIiam Fortner of Gas
tonia; and the paternal grand
parents, Mr .and Mrs. Robert
Lee Buchanan of Bessemer City.
SPEAKER Rev. T. A. Lineber-
ger will fill the pulpit ot Sun
day morning Homecoming Day
services at Macedonia fi^tist
church*
Lions Broom Sale
Is Now Underway
Kings Mountain Li :ns o’ub
memibors are conducting the an
nual broom sale for beeflt cf
the blind.
Chairman Richard Greene says
the Lion.s have on sale hrooms
for both home and industrial
use. All proceeds benefit area
blind citizens.
Other memibers of the civic
committee promoting the sale
are Ray Holmes and BUI Bates.
i^y