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1972 Population Pfreater Kings 9L914 City Limits 8.465 Qt«ai«r Kiu^s MountalB jutm It d*rtT«d Ifom U>t 8P*cjcl United Ktate* Bureou of tb« Census report s ionuary 1966. und tnciudes ttoe 14,990 population e liumlier 4 Township, and tbS remoJnlng 6,124 lror< e^oUrer 5 Township. In Cleretond County and Crowdor <»■ -xtiTtw Toivnshln In Gaston County. 44i Kings Mountoin's Relioble Newspanei VOL 83 No. 24 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, June 15, 1972 Eighty-Third Year PRICE TEN CEras ■%!S' New Sub-Station Bids Are Let t LITTLE THEATRE PLAY CAST — Members of the cost of "Ladies In Betlrement", which plays .Friday n'ghl and Saturdoy for last two performances, ore pictured. Seoted, left. Joe Ann Walker McDaniel and Den se Lloya right Standing, from left Brenda Neal. Nancy Wiesener. Vivian Ham rick. Joe HuUender and Kay Wtesener. (Herald Photo by 1. G. Alexander) Two Shows fiy Theatre Group Friday. Saturday “Ladies In Retirement", a my stery-comedy being presented by the Kings Mountain Little Thea tre, is scheduled for its final two showings Friday and Saturday nights at Parkgrace School. Curtain time both nights is 8 p. m. Gene Austin, member of the Little Theatre, estimated last Saturday’s crowd at 100 and ur ges these who mis-^ed last week’s run to attend either Friday or Saturday. "The storm hurt us la^t Fri day,’’ Austin said. "1 think some of. the people might have thought we didn’t have lights. Hut we were real pleased with Satur day’s turnout." The play is under the dirc.Uon of Stephen ^aity, who dou bles in the stage role oi ■ ^ates". Only other maio mein.-.ei ui the cast is Joe A. Hullenuar Jr., who plays Albert Feather. Joe Ann Walker McDaniel, president of the r^ittle Theatre and a favorite actress of Little Theatre goers, portrays Ellen Creed, proprietor of Estuary, House, an old Pre-Tudor farm house in Gravesend along the Thames. Other supporting roles are playcxl by Kay Wiesener as Lucy Gilliam; Denise Lloyd as Loono: ra Fiske; Nancy Wiesener as Louisa Creed; Brenda Neal as Emily Creed; and Vivian Ham rick as Sister Theresa. Dr. McGill To FUl Pulpit iDr. Kenneth H. MoGill, mis sionary to Africa, will fill the pulpit at Sunday morning wor ship hour at 11 o’clock at First Presbyterian church. A former Kings Mountain medical doctor and partner in MdGill Clinic, Dr. McGill and his family are now on furlough from the mission field. Dr. McGill will show slides of his work to highlight the pro gram. City May Buy Emergency Power Equipment Parts of the northeast section I of Kings Mountain were without | o’ectrjcal power for aibout three j hours B rid ay after lightning* struck the Gaston Street substa- ik-n. Mayor John Henry Moss said 1 the statfon sustained a direct! lightning strike resulting m 11 three holes in the substation. : The power was off from approx- i ! imately 5 p. m. until around 8; j 30 p. m. ! Mayor Moss said present plans I call for the shutting down of | power operations there from i j 5:30 a.m. until 8;30 a^m. this 1 Sunday to replace the damaged i partj. I Friday’s storm caused consid-, erable damage to surrounding i towns in Gaston County but no major damage (other than the j loss of power) was reported here. At Monday night’s city board meeting, commissioner W. S. Hiddix suggested that the city purchase small diesel generators to provide auxiliary power i case of an emergency. The boaid voted to authorize Mayor Moss to appoint a committee to study the possibility. The board accepted a low bid of $33,000 from the ill Power Supply Co. for a new substation on York Road. Mayor Moss said the city has a contract with Duke Power Company to Increase ;he capability at the Gaston Street station from 10,000 K. W. to 12,000 K. W. The bid by Mill Power Supply [ undercut a bid by A. J. Ridby ] Co. by $220. The Ridby bid was $13,200. Other bids were Bryant Supply Co., $15,190, and West inghouse Electrical Supply, $15,210. JACK PALMER. JR. : I M. L. CAMPBELL Open House At Health Facility Friday; Many Use Free Clinics The City of Kings Mountain and the Cleveland County Health Department are holding an open house at their new public health facilities at the community cen ter Friday from one until two o’clock p. m. Mayor John Henry Moss said that all citizens are urged to at tend the open hpuse. With donations from the Lions, Kiwanis, Rotary and Jaycees clubs on cooperation with the Cleveland County Health Depart ment, the city has been giving free clinics at the community center on Fridays from 11 a. m. until 1 p. m. Mayor Moss said that the fac ilities have recently been expand- imI, allowing the city and county health department to extend ser vices. Richard Steeves, director of the county health department, said Kings Mountain’s ".satellite clinic" provides many services, Including maternity and planned I parenthood .services, a pediatric program for children ago six weeks lo years, veneral dis ease treatment, etc. Steeves said the local clinic has been serving 50-75 patients each week. "At first, we had a very small space there," commented Steeves, "and that space was inadequate for that number of people. But now we have much more space and the ability to perform many different function.s at one time." Steeves said that the county health department has also been working closely with the school principals, giving tests to determine if children had any physical defects. "A lot of the time, "Steeves said, "wc can’t treat these peo ple in Kings Mountain but the ones we can’t treat there we can make arrangements to transport them to the county clinic. "■Kings Mountain has taken quite a step toward extending ! health services and to making ; the services available to more , people," Steeves added, "and we’- ' re pleased to be working closely with the mayor and city comis- sioners on the program.” 74-Bypass Survey Teams Are Working Survey teams are working to ; meet a November 1 deadline on t!ie initial phase of the U. .S. 74 j Bypass of Kings Mountain high way project, Divi don Engineer | I Ken Maunoy of Sliel'by said We<i-: nesiay. t ! 'Mr. Mauney .said a design I hearing is sdiedulod for n''.vt I spring which will be the final pnolic heaj-ing on what he term ed a "going" project. “All properly owners will know in the spring just how they wi’l te affected by the proposed road", said Mr. Mauney. Hear ings heretofore have been corri dor or location hearings, he add ed. No exact limetabie on the by pass is available. Mr. Mauney said after surveys an? complel •:!, it wou.ti re(iu;re live or six months to dovelope the iinil plans which would be made known at a puDiic hearing. ! Haiper: No Plans l or Fropeisy The city ccmml^sinn, f( llo.ving a public hearing, approved Mon day night reque::! for rez.:r..!:g 9.^2 ajres cf land on Ea.'t King street from liglit industry to nolgh'borhocd business by Mrs. Maude Plonk Harper, et al. Thomas W. Harper, hucoand of Mrs. Hai.-pcr, said several devel,-p- ers are interested in the site for a proposed sliopping center but that no decisions have been mode. The petition states the site will be for the expansion cf business and commerce in conjunctian with existing neighborhood busi ness. No one appeared to oppose the rezoning. It Al An* .a 1 7 2 Jf/ii m&S MOUHTMN Legionnaires To Convention Five Legionnaii-es represent ing Otis D. Green Post 155 and throe Auxiliary members will at tend the annual stale convention of the Legion and Auxiliary this weekend in Durham. Heading the Legion delegation are Carl V,. Wiesener, candidate for Division V Commander, Bob Davies, District 23 commander, John W. Gladden, Carl Wilson and Adjutant Joe H. ilcDaniel. Auxiliary President Elizabeth Stewart, Treasurer Orangrel Jol ly and Chaplain Ruth Gamble will attend the Auxiliary conven tion. Cobb Rites Are Conducted Graveside services for Alger B. Cobb, 73, who died Saturday at Broughton Memorial liospital in Morganton, were conducted I Monday morning at 11 o’clock I m Mountain Rest cecmetery. i Rev. Frank Shirley, pastor of Temple Baptist church oLiciat- ed. iMr. Cobb was a native of Kings Mountain, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William P. Cotb I He is survived by two brotliers, Dewitt Cobb of Kings Mountain land Orville Cobb of Asheville; . and one sister, Mrs. I. H. Diffee of Cherry Point, N. C. TO BEAUTY PAGEANT — Debbie Timms, the reigning Miss Kings Mountain, at right, departs from home for the week-long Miss North Carolina Pageant, a preliminary to the Miss America competition, in Charlotte, Mrs, Robert Smith, left, her chaperone for this week's events, helps her load her car Sunday as they prepared to drive to Charlotte. (Photo by I. G. Alexander) Debbie Timms^ 20 ^ Seeks Third Title ED HENRY SMITH Palmei, Smith IH. L Campbell Aie Appointed Tenth District Democrats Sat Urday elected county commission-1 First Union High Bidder iFirst Union National Bank w’as high bidder for $110,000 in sani lary sewer bonds and notes is sued by the City of Kings .Moun tain and sold by the local Govern ment Commission at 11 a. m Tuesday in Raleigh. iNet interest cost is 2.S0 per cent with 153 days maturity date. First Union placed six bids with the range of bidding from 2.80 to 3.22 percent, according to Harlan E. Boyles, secretary. I GRADUATE — Gloria Diane I Green has received h-r degree I from Appalachian State Uni- ' vers.ty at Boone. I Gloria Green Wins Degree Miss Gloria Diane Green, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O-.ai lEud) Green, has rec-eived her Bachelor ol Arts di'greo i:i psy- chL:l{,gy frum Appalachian Siau* Univensity at B(icne. She will enter GtHirgia Stall- University in the fall tor a thi-ee year program which will lead to a daotoiatc -in clinical psytholo- g>’- Miss Green was prc.sident of the Germ'an club at ASU, active ill the BaptLt Student Union Touring Choir, the House Coum ’l and as a hall monitor her fresh man year. She was li.stt\l on tJie honor rcll. This summer slie is cm-ploycd by Oxiord Indusiiies. HOSPITALIZED Jesse Yarbro entered Kings M /antain liospital yesterday for surgery. He is a patient in Room 219. 86 Beauties Are Competing In Queen City Debbie Timms, 20, daughter of Mr. and ^Irs. Gene Timms, seei\s a third beauty crown in Charlotte this week. I She is vicing, along with 65 ; other Tar Heel Iwaulies, fur the : title of “Miss North Carolina i 1973" in a full week of pageant [activities in Charlotte's Ovens I Auditorium. | Miss Timms, a vivacious I blonde who hopes to teach ole-' ' mentary-age childi’en after she | graduates from Limestone col lege in 1974, is also a talented ■ pianist. She played a piano con- ' ctn’to by Rachmaninoff Tuesday <‘vcning in the talent division of the pageant. !Miss Timms will mo- 1 del a white evening gown in Fri- I day's evening dress competition at 8 p. m. She appeared in a blue swimsuit in last night’s swimsuit comix'tilion. Saturday night’s finals, vvliii-h get underway al S:39 p. m., will 1k' televised by WBTV. Mrs. Rolieit Smith is Miss 'rimms’ chaperone in Charlotte this wi*ek and both departed i from Kings Mountain for the ' Queen City on Sunday. ' North Carolina jayews are sponsoring the pageant. The lo cal coni<’siant is sponsorixi by ’ Kings Mountain Jaycees. The cUj orr.nilsslun formally passed a roa .‘.atiOii .slonday night cai’ing for a ram for solid w'aste disposal il^at ui.i inc-ucle ' establishing and operating a landfill or landliKs al the vory ■ earnest date- - i. j Ju ly 1. The reciuost has been forward- ; ed to B. E. (Fu;: ) Simmons, chairman of the county board of commissioners. The board pledged its support to work with the county agency in the “implementation of a pro gram for letter environment for Cleveland County." Full text of the resolution fol lows: RESOUTION WHEREAS, the City Commis sioners of the City of Kings Mountain have been giving thought and study to the matter of environmental conditions, particularly as related to solid waste disix)sal, and WFIEREAS, aiAer much study and consideration, it is felt that the matter of operating landfill servioes could best be accom plished by Cleveland County in order to provide equal services to all ihe citizens of Cleveland County, NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Kings Mountain do here by encourage the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners to adopt a solid w'aslc program that will include establishing and operating landfill or landfills, whichever is determined as bel ter programing to serve all Cleveland County citizens, at the very earliest date possible, and if it is at all leasible, that those landfill services be esta 'ished and operable by July 1, 1972. FUTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and the City Commis sioners of the City of Kings Mountain pledge their support to work with the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners in the implementation of a program for a bettor environment for Cleveland County. er nominee Jack Palmer Jf- as delegate and Kings Mountain a- griculture teacher M. L. Campbell alternate to the Party’s national convention. Republicans from the lOlh Dis trict on Friday night at Morgan ton picked Ed Henry Smith of Kihgs Mountain as a Presiden tial Elector for the 10th District Continued On Eight Board To Study Rate Inaease Mayor J. Henry Moss has ap pointed a four-man . committee which includes himself to evalu ate Duke Powc'r Company’s e- lectrical rate incix^ases. The committee is to report Us study to the city board of com- issioners at its next meeting in July. Serving on the committee with Mayor Moss are city clerk Joe McDaniel and commissioners Ray Cline and Jonas Bridges. Nuptials Posed No Problem Friday When Lights Went Out In City Electrical power will be off Sunday between the hours t)f 5:30 and S:30 a. m. while city cmws are repairing the Gasiun; street substation which was dam-! ag(Hl by lightning during Friday’s i.reak summer storm. | Electrical Supt. Earl Turby- fill said lightning burne<i hoU*s. in the sleelcovering of the sub ' station. Lightning also slruck; a transformer on Morris streid. blowing the main switch, about 5:30 p. M. The city was without power for: several Innirs, from 5:30 until shortly after tS. but was not ful ly restorcxl in the Linwood area until close to midnight. One minor accident wa.s re-! ported on Mountain Street, during the period and rescue u- nits assisted city police in di recting traffic. Kings Mountain hospital used its own emergency power facilities. I Major discomfort was to housewives who had to make oihcr sui)per preparations for their families. De.'^piti' the power Xailiue, one Kings Mountain couple marrieil. Anne Hoke Fingc*r and Chuck Easley, witli a.'-sisianci* of their parents, obtaiiunl candles and these wer(» dislrihulof! !o guests and wixiding party and tlio cou ple said their “I do’s" in an all- candlelight S p. m. cmemony. Di'ganisi Virginia Hinn.dnt ’ lay- ed the piano, instead. By tin* lime the r(Hx*plion was getting underway in .St. .Matth<’w’s Lu theran church fellowshij) liall, ■ the lighl.^ were turmvi on. i Alayor John U. Mass ('Xiiresswl ] appreciation to Ihe city eleetri-, cal crews, the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad, the Kings Moun tain police I>epartment and Aux iliary Police for their efficient work in restoring service. i TO WASHINGTON — Tommy Berry is representing the Dixon Cemmunity 4-H club tjhis wecf: at the 1972 4-H Citizenship Short Course in Washington, D. C. He returns home Sunday. Tommy Berry To Washington Tomlmy Berry, son of Mr. and Mr.-;. T;'m Berry *cf the Dixon com munity, will attend the 4-H Oi:i- zenship Course in Washington, D. V . as a delegate from Cleveland County 4-H clubs. Berry, a high school junior, .«'rved iis preskli*nt of the Dixon Community '4-11 club for two yoar.s, has been active in 4-H work for seven years. He has serw’od as a junior leader and has i(;ppeil numerous awards in dis trict 4-H comjH*tition for prajeet; W'.;rk in.luding a first prize fori liis ira.tor project the 'past two| yeais among Cleveland County 4-H'ers. The week's Citizenship Short CoLinscs, designed for 4-H mem- bc’irs of senior liigh school age, are conducttnl at the National l-II Center in \V-:isInngton, D. C. by the National 4-H Foundation to supplement the 4-H <*lub’s on g..ing citizen.ship training. Citi- zen-sliip toinc.s relating to the 4- H’ers amct'pt and resjx>nsibilitie.‘< cf citizensliip are covered in :io- .stniblies and opportunity ses- .Mons at the Cciiiter. School Board Meets June 21 Tlie Kings Mountain Board of Education will hold its June meeting next Wednesday at 12 noon at the Royal Villa Motor Inn. The meeting was originally scheduled for Monday night. Mn. Payseui's Rites Thursday Mrs. Myrtie Smith Payseur, 78, widow of Dorus C. Payseur, died suddenly Tuesday night at ao p. m. in the Kings Mountain hospi tal. Funeral riles will be held Thursday afternoon at 4 p. m, from Grace United Methodist church. Mrs. Payseur. who had been in declining health for some time, became ill at her home al 814 Church street. She was a native of Cabarrus county, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Smith. She was a member of Grace United Meth odist chui’ch. Surviving are two sons, Carl Payseur and D. C. Payseur Jr. and four daughters, Mrs. Furman Wilson, Mrs. Bill V’aughan, Mrs. Carl Price and Mrs. William H. McGinnis, all oif Kings Mountain. Also sur\iving arc seven grand children. Rev. N. C. Bush will officiate at the final rites. The body will remain at Harris Funeral Home until 30 minutes bt'forc the serv- iit's when it will lie in state at the churcl). Interment will be in Mountain Rest et'metery. laycee Car Wash Saturday At 9 Kings Mountain Jay(H.H?s will sponsor a ear wash Saturday for benefit of the Jaycee Little Lea gue. Jaycees will uash cars begin ning at 9 a. ni. at Ulark’s Good year Center on Battleground A- venue with all proceeds to be us ed to help defray costs of the Little H'ague trip to Atlanta, Ga. to st'b a majoi’ league baseball game. 'Tom Jenkins is project chair man. He started appreciation ♦o Ken Melton, manager df Clark’s, ' for use of his facilities for the project.