Population greater Kings 91.914 City Limits 8.465 ...* Qt.aier Kiu^s Mountati .7ui«, It d«i1v«d tr«M tM spavinl (Jolted statM BureoD ol the Centut report e jaDi>ary 1966. (*ad laciudee tlie 14.990 populoUtMl • NumPer 4 Towiublp. and toe remcdnlag 6.124 Ire* h.'iuMr 5 TowmUp. In Cleeelcnd County ond Crowder* - le Ooetee Cownte Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper VOL 83 No. 46 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, November 16, 1972 Eighty-Third Year PRICE TEN CENTS First Union Files Application For New Branch Bank City Electric Bills Be Higher NCrilNEE — F.obort Seminars Man&i. hi9’h school senior, is a ncraiucc fer a Morehoad Schol- ar>,h:r tc the University of h'erth Carolina. Manor h Nominee .1. C. Atkinson, Principal of ];in:^'S Mountain hi^h school, hast r.'ccivcd an official notice from! ih.' Cleveland Countiy Morehoad' \Vwai\l Committee an- k'loiinrinjr the selection of Robert, 8 t'nimers Man^r, son of Mr. and; Mrs. n. K. Manor, as one of the nominees for fulher consideration for an awarf! by the Morehoad FoiinilatOn. In January, Manor v-.il] he interviewed t:y the Ois- trft IX Cominitlee, competing wdh other nominivos oi the dia- tri( t. .Mai' r, a . eniar and honor roll student at Kinrjs Mimntain high stdr-ol, is co-o.iitor (if the annual, a mi'mhor of tlie Nat onal Honor .‘:o. iety and of the Science and Math clubs. He was a Junior Mar hal, attended iCovernors School, and received th? Ameri can C’hemieal Society Scholarship in Ch(‘niistry as a semi-finalist. Also, he is a mem er of First rr<'‘byterian chufch. Olhf'r nom nees, both of Shel- hv higli school, are Wnrren Win j .s'ow >!r'Murry and James VVil-1 liam Morgan. | .Morehon.>e paid undergraduate ed- urations at UNC ai Chapel Hill.i the value of the awn i for N. C. | ir'^hlcnts being $^,2.00 per year or; fer four years of study.: There are 21 und''reraiualo Moreliend S^-hnlars and ?! gradii-| ate and’ prof(*ssionaI fellows cur- n'lUlv enrolled at Chanc' Hill, Maner ranks sixth in His senior, ( lass ef 272 meinbers. | ^ porn ENrORSEMENT The Kiirrs ATeantain Kiwanis Chi'), at its monthly nu’oting Th'.ir-iday. wont on rc^’ord .'!up- ]•. ;■! ha 'lu' up'.'tnning $2.5 mil- 1 "I s hod bnid referendum, (Ilia iir-'i^idcnt Lcwi.s Dcllin,j%'r rvp:;rtcd. Five Chafftf ?! In Tiiirbey Theft Five persons, irn’liuling one Kiifu's Mountain man, wore ar- rt'Sied S iturday afternoon ami (haigcr! with .stealing turkeys from the farm of .Tack Hughe.s on Route 2. Kin^^.s 5Tountain. p.'ni'tv Sh('rTf Willuir Renton arrested William Clark Mnnrw. o'>, of fill Piedmont Avenuo, King >T'unlaiii; J’mmy Frank (’old.**. Jr., 22, ('f Winter HaN'on, K'a • Kalhrm P e. Is T.f'onard, 20, of Va’-v Robert A’len T;<>nrKa{i. 21 of Hickory; and Phillip loon Pedge, 21. of H'okorv. Rcn- t.Ml charge! the five witii larceny and tre.snass’ng. .Ac-or.ding to Renton, he was on patrol on T^!'-"’n Sehoo^ Road V lu*n he spott'*d a ear parked on a dead (mi road. He va’d ho drove o'\’n 1h(* r'ad and a *, he pulled nli«n'’’side the ear h" .saw peonle (oming out of tlv» woods carrying four turkeys, one of which was . ileed. ' Ad five released junder ' b^nd each T>en'’Rng a hear- iTV' on Pec. 6 in 27th Judicial District Court. Decembei Bill Will Reflect Duke's Hike December electrical bi’li will reflect incTca.se in cle.trc rates to censmmors voted by the city ci.mmiision Monday night. It i.s the same electric schedule as Duke Pewer Ci^mpany’s along with an all electric rate with a budget system to home owners, Gary L. Beckham, associate of Southeastern Consulting Engi neers, Inc. of Charlotte which made a study of Duke’s increased rale to the city, pointed out at Monday night’s commission meet ing that in December 1970 the city pa.ssed a surcharge to take care of the rate increases from Duke and for the last two months the city has absorbed the addi- ticnai costs from Duke at a cost of approximately $10,000 per month. Kay D. Cohan; a spokesman for Southeastern, told the commis sion that the new rates would be competitive with those of sur- roundiny towns and in most eases lower. He was to furnish city clerk Joe McDaniel with a cepy showing the amount of in- cn a.->cs. Ml. McDaniel had not rc.tivej the new rate schedule v. , dnesday afternooit^ ^ Acitan by the full boariTcam^ afier the c-onsulting firm .recom mended the city adopt thfe^ same ckclric rate schedule as Duke P. wer, which furnished electric pjwer to the city. FcuiChaigedv In Bieak-In , Kings Mountain police haN«?4r- reeted four Charlotte men and charged them with the Monday n ght breaki-n of Mountaineer Pharmacy on Mountain Street. The four were identified as Wallace R. Cartrette, 17, Alan T. Edwards. 19, Jack S. Mabry Jr., 19, and Kirtus L. Guzman, 18. Al four were charged with breaking and entering. Guzman was charged with possession of barbituates and possession of j heroin. Mabry w'as charged with possession of syringes. Cartrette was charged w th driving under the influence of drugs. Police Chief Tom McDevitt said police were on the scene of the ■ rcak-in before anything was stolen. He said a side window was Token eiil oi the building. McDevitt r''portem. at the .American Legion building. \XT in, I Bank Will Buad bua Wound ratals" Shopping Center ♦♦♦♦ ♦I tnn ttttt To McCarter, 18 Seminar On Drugs Here On Thursday GOLD STAR MOTHERS LUNCHEON HELD SUNDAY—Members of Kings Mountain's Otis D. Green Poet 155 Auxiliary and Shelby's Warren F. Hoyle Post 82 Auxiliary entertained 80 Gold Star Mothers ot the annual Luncheon Sundoy at Hotel Charles in Shelby. From left to right in photograph: Mrs. Robert McRorie of Rutherford ton. District 23 president; Mrs. Curtis Moser of Shelby, Unit 82 president; Miss Elizabeth Stewart, of Kings Mounta n, Unit 155 president; Shelby Commonder Buren Whisnoent and Mrs. Whisnant; Mrs. B. M. Jarrett of Shelby, national vice- president of the American Legion Auxiliory; Mrs. Ralph Adcock of Hickory, Division V president; and Mrs. J. Frank Roy of H llsborough. North Carolina Department President of the Am#lean Le gion Auxiliory. (Isoac Alexander Photo). Cline Vs. City Commissioners Meet Friday Commissioners in the city’s' condemnation action against Am brose Chne' to obtahl -his fpoper-- ty for use in compl^ng the Buf falo Creek reservoir will conduct an appraisal hearing, Friday; mom:ng at S:30 at the county courthouse. ^ ' The commissioners a# Robert Davies, Joe Graver and 'NVray A. Plonk Sr. Mr. Davies had been nominated cy the city and Mr. Plonk by Mr. Cline. Commissioners will file report of the award after the hearing to Mrs. Ruth Dedmon Cerk of Superior Court. The Buffalo creek water proj ect first appears on the minute books of the c ty in July 196B. Citizens authorized a $3 million bond issue for the project in De cember 1967. When filled the lake will be slightly larger than Lake Eure. The city is arcady getting the bulk of its water from Buffalo. A cofferdam was built for tempor ary impoundment. O^k Gfove 9ois Revival Ministrial students from Gard nor Webb college will lead w’oek- end fcrviros at Oak Grove Bap tist church. Tommy Huddleston will lead Friday evening service at 7, Lar-| rv Tuner will speak at 7 p.m. Saturday, Ricky Josey will fill the pulpit at H a.m. service Sun day and Bob Thomas will bo the «Ty>'»Vor the closing service Sunday at 7. Prior to the Saturday night service. Danny Hinton will pre sent a progr.am of '^Gospel Magic” from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Cured Addict Will Lead Program Today Mrs. V’^icki Jackson, curea uf a ! $350 per day heroin habit and ; now employed by the New York ; Narcotics Commission, will lead j a “Mom ano Thankfiil'’ will be the sermon topic of Dr. Paul Ausicy at Sunday morning wor ship .servjf'es at U o’clock at First Pre byterian church. ^ Friday Deadline For Registration F’riday is the last to reg istcr if you aren’t registered to vote in the schools $2.5 million uiiJ i-efcrendum December 16th. Supt. Donald Jones reminded this week that citizens may regis ter at the coimty board of elec tions office on the first floor of the courthouse -Monday through Friday or may visit their pre cinct ix^glstrar in their homes to place their names on the voter books. If you voted in the general election, you are eligible to vote. Chairmen of the various pre cincts and their phone numbers are: Bethware, Mrs. Alice Connor, 739-3657. Grover, Mrs. J. (B. EHis, 937- 7772. East Kings Mountain, Mrs. Nell Franford, 739-3132. West Kings Mountain, Mrs. 1. IT. Arthur. 739-5318. Purpose of the bond issue is o provide funds for building a tow junior high school and audl- orium at Kings Mountain high •choo! and improvements at the listrict’s elementary plants. . three r»10: $2,358.00. Post Office: Bud Medlln; $334.- 50; $10 00. City Employee.s: Bud Medlln; $669.00; no contributions. Slate Park: Don Crawford; $334.50; $55.00. Raotist Series \s Continumq Kvangellstirs serviocv are cen- fnuing through Sunday at Tem ple Baptist church with Rev. C. C. Crow as evangelist at 7 p. m. services each cveninfr. A nursery is l>cing provided for the servjees and special singing is being featured. Rev. Mr. Crow is a retired Baptist minister and former moderator of the Kintys Mountain Baptist and Sandy Run assoda- tions.