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'2 *) >. IS Popnlaiion Treater Kings 91.914 City Limits 8.465 t (2i *at«r Huiy* MouAiala jtm It d*rlT«d ir— IM ip*url United stautt Burean of the Cenmit rapott • lonvary 196ft. uod lacludee *h» 14,960 populaU«« • fcoiaoer 4 Towntblp. and renudttln9 6,i24 trot S Township, tn CloTelcod County and Crowder T^^oaliSr te Ooeton Coi»ty. Kings Mountoin's Reliable Newspaper VOL. 83 No. 43 Pages Today Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N, C,, Thursday, October 26, 1972 Eighty-Third Year PRICE TEN CENTS School Bond Referendum Set ForDecember Ist^ 95 16 Bond jitiorneys Rule Advanced Bate By Week K n ;s Mountain’s million I'xjnd rorcTondum will be held on Doc. ly, instead of Dec. 9, as origina’ly announced. Supt. Donald Jones said Wed*' tv'sday the date change came a- bout due to a mix-up between local school officials and :oond- ing attorneys in New York. » “Wo had originaMy set Dec. 9 3 the date,” said Jones, “an: the attorneys agreed cn it. Rut wlicn they started setting their .‘'Cheiulc of advertis ng and e- vents leading up to the election, somehow they got geai^ for a Dc'comber 16 election.” Jones explained that he tried to persuade the attorneys to re .schedule their events amund De cember 9 but they woiPd not. “There wasn’t anything we could d".” ho said. “It is their 1 sponsihil’tv to s^oc that every asnert of the eVetion is carried cut legally. So they have the fi- lUl authority.’’ Jones said the change should not affect the final outcome, of tlie vote. We’ll have another week to work,” he noted. >Teanwhi>. the school system has persuaded the county elec tions office to open the books for those persons who aren’t pre sently regi‘;tered and would like to vote in the school bond elec* lif’n. IVrsonT interesting in register ing, however, must do so with th(» chairman of h's precinct. Tlios? chairrren, and their phone numbers, include: Rethv/arc: Mrs. Alice Connor, Grover: Mrs. J. B. Ellis, 937* 7772. East Kings Mountain: Mrs. Nell Cranford, 739-3132. i.We''t Kings Mountain: Mrs. J hi. Arthur. 739-5318. P Purpose of the school bond e- loction is to provide funds for building a new .iunior high srhoo’, and auditorium at Kings Mountain High, and improve ments at the district’s elementary schools. Inthei Wright Rites Thnisdav CANDIDATE Jesse Helms, candidate for the U. S. Senate on the GOP ticket will bring hir. campaign to Kings Moun tain today, Helms To Call Heie Thnnday Jesse Helms cf Raleigh, Re- puiblician candidate for the Unit ed States Senate, wSill bring his camipaign to Kings Mountain Thui^ay. The Citizens for Helms Com- mUtec has iannounced that Mr. Helm.'^ wtill visit in downtown Ki-rTg3 Mountain at 10:15 a.m. He wi'il go from Kings Moun tain to Shelby ^ a campaign appearance in dowTiitown Shelby at 10:45. ‘The ipiubltc is invited to comje out and meet the candidate and jcin him on his visit to Cleveland County”, said a spokesman. Hoyle Barton Wins Promotion iloyle barton, Kings Mountain .lalive, and son of aC". S. A. Bur- toi, has been promoted to the position of vice president of Law rence Ohrj^er Plymouth Corpor ation in Richmond, Va. Mi'. Burton joined the firm two years ago as general sales man ager. He is married to the former Miss Jane Osborne of Kings Mountain and they are parents of two children: David and Leslie. DIccy Donation ?utsUF Gifts Over $16,600 I A $1,C00 contra ution from Di cey Mills pul Kings Mountain’s ! United 1* und drive over the $ld, 1 000 mark this week. I Mrs. Becky Seism, secretary- i treasurer for the local campaign, I said the current total stands at i $1€,185. Last week’s total was I $12,000. Kings Mountain is seeliing a goal of $33,450. Club Endorses Funeral services for Luther Wilbur Wright, 59. of Route 3, Kings Mountain, will be conduct- J fm,*■■■->. el at 4 p.m. Thursday at Mary’s IfOllCI ISSllC drove United Methodist Church by Rev. W. C. Stroupo and Rev. H. G. Clayton. The body will ibe placfHl in the church at 3:30 p.m. ami iuirial will be in the church c(‘metery. .Mr. Wright. 59. died Monday while on a deer hunting trip in Union County. S. C. Un on Coun ty Coroner Fred Phillips ruled that death was by natural caus es and ordt*Ted that no .inquest would bt' hold. Wri.glu was reported missing on .Monday and his body was found Tuesday. The'Union f/jH; ty .Sherriff’s Department and res cue s<!uad, along with rescue squiids from Lawrence and Ches Kings Mountain Wlaman’s club members have unanimously en dorsed the school ibond issue for funds for school improvements. Mem'bers took the action at a recent mooting, according to an- niouncement by Mirs. Haywood E. Lynch, president. Wilson To lead Eastside Series Rev Jim Wilson of Chesnee, S. C. is evangelist for revival ser* ivees beginning, Sunday and con tinuing through November 5th ter (X)untios, joined in the search.! at East Side Baptist church on Wright, 59, was a native of York road. ;^!oveland County and was the R^:>n of the late Mr. and Mrs. Pin kney Wright. He was a World Cont%nut:d On Page Eight Services will be held each even ing at 7:30. Legionnaires To Conference Three Legionnares represent ing Otis D. Green Post 155 and senting the Unit 155 Auxiliary will attend the fall conferance of North Carolina Department of the Legion and Auxiliary this weekend in Atlantic Beach, N. C. They are Adjutant Joe H. Mc Daniel, Carl Wilson and Bob Davies, who is also 23rd District Commander and Auxiliary Presi dent Eliza'beth Stewart, Mrs. Orangrel Jolly, Mrs. Ruth Gam ble and Mrs. Nancy Dover. Hh ' White Cane Sale Proceeds $600 Second roadblock iby the Lions flub for support of the White Cane program will be held on Cunday. The Lions will be stationed at the overhead bridge signal on 1 West King street and at the NC| 161 'bridge on York road, starting' f at 2 p.m. Members will meet in I the First Union National Bank f parking lot shortly before 2 to go to their assignments . Proceeds from the first road block Sunday totaled more than $eoo. Grady Childers is chairman of ^ the White Cane sale. jr Proceeds are used at both state, and local level to promote sight conservation and aid to the blind. TALKING POLITICS ~ Jim Hunt, left, Democrotic candidate for lieutenant governor, talks about the upcoming Nov. 7 elec tion with two Kings Mounta n High School teachers during visit here this week. Center is Dean Westmoreland and on the right is Mrs. Charies Baird. (Photo by I. G. Alexander), Hunt Want LLst: r Park Land Kindergartens Also Promoted By Candidate Human Resources Committee Envisioned Mayci John lit nry Moss .'^aid WeJiK daj he will rc':on'( ne:id to the city cemmi^su. n appointment Oi! a seven-mom’M-a- Human Re sources cemmittee, w-ith particu lar du'les in several areas ol community activity. He listed the areas as: 1) Rousing. 2) Job IVainiing. 3) laymen 1 opportunity. 4) Jcb placemen-' cvalua icn. 5) Sc'*,.:-. citize : “with tmpha- sis on utilizing their skills in service;, including part-tiime em- ' P'loymcnt”. 6) Juvxnilc rehabilita*. i.n. 7) Day core center. 8t F' I curagement of social anJ cultural programs. ^ 9) Infc mational serv’ices for health, social, and veterans af- iairs. Mayor Moss said he envisi''n'T appointment of represemtatives irem industry, business, educa tion, gcve.nment, m'incrities and women. H<! commented: “It is hoped the committee can maintain an oTJee in ♦he new comin>un)ity center building and that one r*" the first efforts would be in developing job toaining in coaperaiii.n with industry need ing employees, ^nd concurrently a placement evaluation plan foi benefit otf the employer and his pitential employees.” John England's Brother Passes Funeral rites for John A. En gland, 75, of Rockingham, bro ther of Broadus England of Kmgs Mountain, were conducted Wed nesday afternoon from Carter Funeral Home of Rockingham. Mr. England died Monday. Other survivors include three sons, Richard England. Kenneth En'glarvd, both of Salt Lake City, Utah; John England of Rocking ham; a stepson, Jimmy Sellers of Charlotte; and two daughters Mrs. Rachel Hi’dreth of Aber deen and Mrs. Dorothy Wooten of Atlanta, Ga. Senior MYF'ers To Trick Or Treat Senior MYF”ers of Grace Unit ed Methodist church will “trick or tre^t for UNICEF,” on Sun day afternoon. Young people will meet at the church at 2 p. m.. to. conduct their annual Halloween project. . Ail funds contributed loy citi Rev. Harry Vance is pastor of ,zens are earmarked for the Unit the church. led Nations Children’s Fund. I fe. w - • s .J POPPY WEEK PLANNED BY VFW — Membars of Frank *8. GIom Post 9811 Veterans of Fore’gn Wors will observe National Poppy Week next week, beginning Monday. Members will conduct a street sale of poppies for benefit of veterans projects. Mayor John H. Moss signs a city proclamo- tion dssignoti^ Poppy Week as Mrs. Robert Ruff, president of the VFW Auxiliary, and Commander Jock Smith look on. (Photo by Isaac Altxondf) |i Jim Hunt, Democratic no.minee 41 for lieutenant governor, came to ii'Kings Mountain last Friday after- j i noon, in probably his final Cleve- :, land county appearance before [ i the November 7 general election. ! Hunt stopped 'oy Kings Moun-1 ta n high school, shook hands | with the faculty and some stud-; ents as they departed the build ing fellowing the Close of school. He also paused for some street campaigning and completed his tour with a brief stop at city' hall. Two i-ssues that Hunt stressed wore public kindergarten for ail five-year-olds in the state and ac- quisiton ^y the state of more park lands to protect our natural resources. Hunt said he was aware of the I Crowders Mountain issue. He: pointed out that North Carolina has st)ent only $S million for parks since 1915. He plugged the statinvide $40 million tn^nd issue I which will double the amount of land for state parks. In stressing bs support of ‘tate supported kindergarten for all five-year-olds. Hunt pointed out that nationally S5 per cent ef this age group attend some kindergarten public or In North Carolina 25 SAFETY MEETING Quarterly meeting d the Blue Ridge Safety Couincil will be held tonight at Forest .City Ele- ■mentary schctcl in Rulherford County. Dinner will be from 6 until V and reservations should be made with Dan King, Cone Mills, Haynes Flam, Box 218, Henrietta, N. C. >•*; v:.v ' "cn-y/ ; SPEAKER — Dr. George F. Schott of Columbia, S. C. wTl fill the pulpit on Reformation Sunday at St. Matthews Luthe ran church. Schott To Fill Lutheran Pulpit The Rev. George Frederick Schott, D. D., professor of Sys tematic Theology at the Luther- rn Theologica’ Seminary, Col umbia, S. C., will be the preach- e* for the 11 a. m. scrv.ee at St. Matthew’s Lutheran church Sun- type' of day rhorning. The Festical of the private. Reformation, a day recalling tlie ^ per W'nt of five-year-olds are in fojynding of the Lutheran church, ■ kindergarten and that only three will be celebrated. Dr. Schott | and one-half per cent in the state will speak on “The Ilighlcouinocs, attend state supported kindergar- of G^.” In the colorful proces-■ tens, he said, sion will be the choirs of the| Flunt noted that poor children church and those carrying tlie i attend fcxierally fu re<i k nier- symbolic gifts of the Reforma-1 garten and th u well-to-do fam- tton to Protestantism. St. Mat-iiHes send their children to priv- tnew’s pastor, the Rev. Ro ert E. |ate kindergartens, but many chi!- Allen, iw’ill serve as the l.turgisl dren from average income fam- -or the service. lilies lark kindergarten oni>ortuni Lutheranism traces its officialities. Hunt said this is wron<» and l>cginning to 1530 when the that the state should move ahead Augsburg Confession was mul; to a pulilic k mlergarten system to the imperial dirt of the Holy, designed to provide this great op- Roman Empi!*e. I'his was the cul- pcrtiinily for all ehildren. minat on of a struggic that began j Hunt, a poMshed rampaignor. when the Augustinian monk. Mar-1 apix'arei confident of \ ictorv hut tin Luther, nailed his O') th^sos His .supporters against to the Witten erg chun h door in 1.517. As a result of the Uefc»r- matlon. Lutherans wer*^' led to re claim the central motif of the Gospel as ' their chief doctrine. 1 that man is nlace l in a right re-i lat^onshio with God thmngh th<' i death of Christ and man’s faith I in and claiming of that event. ‘ Lutheranism teaches that man is helpless at gooddeixllng him self into heaven, that salvation is net “time off” for goo i behavior or a reward for s^'nices ’'cnder- ed. "nstend, saivation is a g’ft freely given by GfKi to the believ ing Christian regardT^s of tlie worthiness of the re(’ei\cr. A former instructor in nible and history at Lenoir Rhyne col lege, Dr. Schott has serv'd churches in North and South Car olina. He, also, has served ex tensively in the general 'work of Continued Oh Pago Eight over-confidence. Mrs. Hannon s Rites Conducted Funeral services lor Mrs. Mol ly Huffstetler Harmon, 86. of 300 Lackey street, widow of W. Avory Hermon, w'ere conducted Satur day afternoon, Oct. 14, at 3 p.m. from Temple Baptist church, in terment following in El Bethel Methodist chuadi c'emetery. Bantitv: church. Her pastor Rev. Frank Shir ley, officiated at the final rites, assisted by Rev. E. L. Murphy, pastor of El Bethel Methodist church. Mrs. Harmon died at 6:30 a. m. Oot. 12 in the Kings Mcunlain hospital follow mg several yeaxs declining health. She was a of Cleveland county, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Levi Huffstetler. Her late husband died in February 1972. She was a member of Temple Baptist chlrch. Surviving are her daughter, Mrs. Edna N. Coon of Kings Mountain: t w*o grandchildren. Robert Lee Coon Jr. of Oxford, Ohio and Howard Avory Grayson of Temple Hills, Md.; and five great-grandchildren. No School Monday For Area Pupils •Kings Mountain school stu dents will have a day off Mon day as teachers spend the Day ev’aluaii'ng t.hc'f; pupils. Supt. Don Jones said that if there are any parents who would like to talk with the teachers a- bout their children are welcome to do so. However, Jones encour ages the parents to come to school between the hours of 9 a. m. and 12 noon as the afternoon hours are expected to be used for meetings. VETERANS DAY SERVICE HELD ^ Mayor John Henry Moea (fop photo) right, is shown presenting an engraved plaque to Major General Ferd L. Davis during Veterans Day ceremonies Monday. In bottom photo. National Guordsmen form o color guord for the patriotic ceremonies. Gold Star families of the orea ore pictured in the background with the crowds present ot Mountain Rest cemetery for the city's first onnual 'Tribute to Veterans." (Photo by Isoac Alexonuer) Geo. Davis Urges Patriotism In Fact Fnilding Permits; Food Store, 1, Residences Ke^'ent oHy building permits i.ssucd one to Lut/-YoR('n Oil Crmpany for construftion cf a ford store, estimated to cost $3*;,292 on Linwood Road. Con- factor i*: W. E. McCluney Con- '••ructL-n Companry, of Gaffney, S. V, Other permit.s issued: Ml', and Mrs. Dan Finger, for cst'mated $28,400 residence at 204 Edgemont Drive, Marion Dix on contractor. City Auto & Truck Pa/rts, Inc., addition to building at 209 York Road, estimated cost $7010. Linda and BUI Sanders $1021 estimated addition to i^idence at 500 .MonrcH' Avenuut Mrs, J. II. Rcblfc, estimated $13,39.5.50 re.'iidence* at 706 West Geld Street, Mario^ Dixon con tractor. Benjamin Brown, estimated $2.>0J) ix'mrdeling to iresidence at 11.3 North t'ansler Street. Alan Jones, estimated $430 fence at 3(M Fulten street. Roy Connor, c^stlmafed $300 re pairs to 300 York Road residence. Perimeter zoning plapement permit tio Batrbara WoDd, at Stin nett Acres Trailer Park. Street Improvement Work Will Begin City of Kings Mountain streets imFro\ement program will get underway tiiis week. Curb • a nd-g u 11 er work will staiTt fird with street-paving to get underway tMouuIay, tviayor John Henry Mo.ss said. Skidm )ro Con.driu ticn C'^m- pany, of Belmont, lias the eur'i- aml-gutter cxintract, aiwi Neal Hawkins Company, of Gastonia, the paving contract. Janet Bridges KMHS Princess yiss Janet Sue iBridgt*s has ht'oii nanvHi the Carrnusei Prm- cevs from Kings Mountain high school who w ll go to Charlotte I to participate in the Carolinas’ ^ Carrousel Thanksgiving festival. , Miss Bridges will compete against 32 other princesses for the title of “Queen Carrousel A.AVli” during her two day stay in the Queen City and will also e lt‘alurcHl in the 26th annual Carrousel Thanksgiving day pa rade along with other featured events. The Carrou::el Quern srloctcvl w'ill receive a $.500 siho!arshlp and will travel over 12.(XK) miles during her reign as a “good; will” emissary for the Carolinas to other major festivals through out the rniiMtry. Miss Bridges i.s the 17 year-old daughter of Mr. an<i Mrs. J. C. B dges "of .302 K<igemoiit Drive. Her talent is sewing and she also enjoys dtHxuipage. She W’as elect ed to Girls State, DAR Good Clti/en, NHS and secretary of her senior class. She stands 5 feet 3 Inches and has light brown hair and grey eyes. Veterans Day Service Held Here Monday Kings Meuntain’s first annual '■jii.-ute to Veterans" attracted a large crown Monday despite rain w'liich started falling just as the memorial wreath was being dis played dn Veterans Park ol Mountain Rost comeTory. Majcr General Ferd L. Davis, ct mmianding offii'or of the Niorth Carolina National Guard, made ' the patriotic address in which he ihallengi'd Americaiis to “prac tice patriotism." He siiid “patrio tism is just like exercising, no go d ui:’c.s; i ractu-ed.” The Adjutant General of North Carolina and his wife of Zebulton arrived in an Army helicopter at 5 p.m. to be greeted by a National Guard Color Guard who advanced the colors. Mrs. B. M. Jarrett of Shclb.v. national vdcc president of the Amoriv’an U'gion AuxiW-, ary, led the National Anthem, accempanied by the Kiqgs Mcnin- tain high sc hool band. The K.MHS Girls Clioir. under direidion v)f Mrs. J. N. McClure sang “Let There Be Peace", “Faltle Hymn of the Kopubl e". “G;-1 Bless Amcri:-.!" an<l "This Is My Coun try. ’ Mayor J'>hn M ; introduc ed llu' spt'akef and as i<ted by Malor Genera! Davi^-. .\mer^A•^n L'gion Department . ^nrmandet .Ta’k Craiik'r.l of Concord and VINV Dop.irl merit C'mniander Fred Howell of Kannapolis, plac ed the memorial wreath in the oemotery and “I;>os“ by the high selaxrl band climTxeil the c(Te- monie^). Bon Case Icvl the pUsige to the flag an<l Comjnandcr^ Lind'')0!g Dixon of Otis D. Green Pod 155 and Jack Smith ol Frank B. Glasg Post 9811 rtvognized guests] I>avio.«5 gave tlie vvadev^me. Continued On Pago Eight '
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