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Population
Greater Kings Mountain 21.914
City Limits
8.465
The Greater Kings Mountain figure is derived from the
Special United States fiuroau of the Census report of
January, 1966, and includes the 14.990 population of
Number 4 Township, and the remaining 6.124 from
Number S Township, in Cleveland County and Crowders
Mountain Township in Gaston County.
Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper
Pages
Today
VOL 84 No. 17
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, April 26, 1973
Eighty-Fourth Year
PRICE TEN CENTS
On Court Decision: “Wait And See”
Park Yarn Mills
Sold By Jobnstoo
Kings Mountain
Piaitt Among 7
In Transaction
GARDNEr WEBE COLLEGE CHORUS HERE THURSDAY — The 54 voice Chorus of Gardner-Webb
ccllege will appear in concert here at Second Baptist church Thursday (tonight) at 7:30 p.m. un
der direction of Dr. Phil Perrin. The community is invited to hear the group. From left to right,
front row, Brenda Weed, Sandy Sykes. Suzanne McCarley, Jane Anthony. Jo Ann Fowler (accorh-
panist), Martha Stegal, Karen Smith. Mary Bowser. Joyce Campbell and L^bby Baxter; Second
row. from left. Loretta Sides. Nancy Spangler. B rod Fulk, Bobby Jones, David Padgett, Jack Cole.
Ken Brooks. Jo Carol Wrape, Phil Perrin (director); Third row, from left. Teresa Chandler, Cindy
Alexander. Angella Dunn, Rodney Boutwell, Sid Caudle, Mike Woolridge, Eddie Johnson, Bob
Couch, Joe Vess, Pam McCall and Becky Brooks; Fourth row, from left. Beverly Alwran. Martha
Shelton. Eddie Kirkland. Tim MeSwain. David J arman and Kathy Chaney; Fifth row. from left.
Donna Lamb, Kathy Dixon. Marla Alsobrook, Gene Bumgardner. Paul McManus. Terry Crouse,
Fred Adkins and Paul Lawrence; Sixth row, from left. Sherry Brown. Pam Seegraves, Mark Lam-
brecht. Arthur Moseley, Wesley Humphries. Rick Carter, Shannon Wiles. Rick Fisher. Ken Corn,
Marsha Wilkerson.
^ 1 fl « F) I Southern Bell
Debbie Durns, 19,HonorsTrio
ff rw 1 1 For Saving life
Is Double Winner
Kings Mouiitam
Entry Shelby
Beauty Winner
Ufbcrali Dianiu*
MouiUain siuiloiU
\Vol)l> colloj^e, is
iy;3-7r'.
Burns, Kin„^s
at Garlii^‘1
“Aliss Siiolioy
Tlu.‘ IDyt-ar old (iauL;Iitor t»l
.Mrs. Eitith Hums ol King*
•.Muiinlain also roi l«’il tlio ‘'.MIS'S
Congrnialily” award volt'd by
the olhor six contr'stani.s iu the
Slielby Jayci’o rageani at She!
by crity Park Fri.iay night.
Miss lUirns, head elieerleader
at Ganlm*r Wehl) Vviieia* she is
a sophomore, is aisu “.Miss An-
clior", inesi(U*nt o) the GAV pep
dill) an<l a inendK’r ul the gym-,
nasties team. She is a physical
eduealion major.
A brown-liaired-given cyed^
beauty, she sang "Theme from
Valh'y of tiie Dolls’ as her la-
lent I'.resentation in the compet
ition.
Another Gardm’i-Wehb cheer
leader, Carolyn Kli/alM‘lh Vin
son of Valdese was fii'st runner-
up. A Cr<*.st high senior. Lieckie
Regina Toney of Moijreslooro,
was seconrl r unner up.
DOUBLE WINNER — Debbie
Burns of Kings Mountain won
the crown of "Miss Shelby" and
also the "Miss Congeniality" a-
ward in the Shelby Jaycee
beauty pageant Friday in Shel
by,
Histoiy Group
To Hear Sanders
Special guests at the pa
induded lire l•e.^igning
North Carolina, Constance Anne
Dorn, who gave a talent pre
sentation, and .Miss Sind y, 19-
72-73, Maria Alsobrook, also a
G-W student.
I John L. Sanders, director of the
Iii'stikitc of Government at Clia-
i)cd Hill, will ad<Ire.ss Hie Airril
1 meeting of the CUweland County
('ant! Hi>l‘'iical As.<(X‘iation Friday
Mis.s' evening at 7:30 at the County
Office Building.
'Mr. Sanders will review the
history of the N. C. Capitol build
ing at Kakdgh which ho has
made a siMvial study of with
('mt{)hasis on the struduire and
archite-ctural features. He is pre-
.senlly advisor in the restoration
program at the Capitol.
II. C. Wilson, {wesuiont of llie
The selection of Miss Hums, a
graduate of Kings Mountain high
school, mai'ked th<* first lime in
eight year.s a girl from outside
Shelby has won the contest. Lin-i .-x^cciation, eommenling on the
da Sherrer Lt'onard of Kings [ iipcoming pn^ram said, "This
Mountaai in lIKiB wa^ the last i capitol in lialeigh and our county
out-of-Shelhy girl to bo named ‘ o)urthouse wili have much in
Miss Shelby, i CONTINUED ON PAGE ti
Central Methodist Church To Hold
"Adventure In Faith" This Weekend
'‘A<h'entuirc In Faith’*, a full
W(*(*ketid of Lay VV'iln(*s.« Mission
activitie.s, bogms Thursday after-
na>n at .5:30 p.m. at Central Unit
ed MeM'hodist (’huit:di with a 21-
hour prayer vagi!, Gen(»^^al Gliair-
man W. A. Russell announce.*;.
The church will ho open for
prayer and grc’otcrs vvlll be on
duty iVom 5:3d p.m. Thursday
until 5:30 p.m. PTiday i-n prepara
tion for the mission which in
cludes yisitation, meeiHigs, sup-
p('rs. (xffees and lunclux>ns at
clnir.'h, said the community is
lh(' chun'h.
Rev. P. H. Waugh, pastor of the
invittH to join the KkiM (Wigre-
gat ion in the special programs.
Cliairmen of the various com
mittees are Kelly Dixon, wx)rk
ntrea of ovangtdi.sm; Mrs. Paul
Hendricks, housing and etiSor-
tainment: Mrs. Carl Mayes, food;
Perry Champion, attendance;
CONTINUED UN PAGE o’
Southern Bell’s President’s Meri-
toritms Service Awards have been
presented to John Anthony, Her
man McCraw. and Don E<lmon.s-
ton, three Southern Bell toll ti'st-
board men from Gastonia, for ef
fectively initiating a .search that
from Buffalo CrcH'k Bridge. High-
led to tlic rescue of two persons
way 74 between Kings Mountain
and Shelby.
Vico Prc.sidcnt John J. Ryan
pre.scnted the $100 casJi awards
and plaques.
On June 7, 1072. at approxi
mately 5:30 p.m., two teenage
boys, Robert B(Nin and John Gold
ing, were thrown from their
"dune buggy" vehicle into Buffa
lo Creek. The throe telephone em
ployees, onroule homo from work, j
slopped to -SCO wiiat had happen- '
ed. Approximately 15 people were
present, but no one was taking
action to help. After seeing one
hoy in the water, the three em
ployees ran down to the water
I and carried John Golding to the
bank where he was administc'red
I imout.h - to - mouPli rosusci'tation
with breathing being restored
I quickly. With a set'ond man bo-
I ing reported in the creek, they
I called for help and began a fur-
flK'r sea roll. A submerged object
; being lifted ptn'mitted the second
i body to float to the surface. An-
' others carried Robert Bean to :hc
tliony. MdCraw, Edmonson, and
i hank where lifesaving steps ^'re
adimini.stered until breathing was
resiorcxi. Robert Bean was hospi
talized. but death occurred the
next day.
Because of the personal efforts
cf these three men in extricating
•two boys from the waters of Buf-
'Contiuucd On Pnuc
Alexander Firm
In New Quarters
City Ice, Coal & Heating Com
pany, a Kings Mountain business
citizen sinc*e 1D60. has moved in
to brand new quarters on Shelby
road about one mile outside the
city Himits.
Manager-Owner Jim Alo.xander
said the 30x70 foot building in
cludes an oil and ice plant plu.s
new air-conditioned offices whicli
front on Shelby road.
The building is of steel coo*
struct ion.
Mr. Alexander announced that
a new member at the firm
Arthur Sprmise.
Other employees are J. D. W’his-
nant, Claude Hambrigiht, and
Billy Whitaker.
j The former plant on S. City
t street is being demoliished for
■Central Business Development im
provements in the downtown sec
tion.
Mr. .Mexander said effective
Sunday the firm will he open
seven days a week to serve ice,
1 coai fUicl oU costoiners.
Park Yarn MilLs Company of
King.s .Meuntain is am^ng textile
plants of Johnston .Mills which
■has sold controlling intcTOSl in
its plants to Washington-MilLs
Retail, Inc., a .sii.) idiary of the
Washington Group, Inc.
J(;hn C. SmatlKMS, general man
age r C'f Paik Y’arn, .<aid the firm
here employs 2<K) per.scns, and
has 25.3D2 spindles, with approxi
mately 65 percent of its output
cotton yarn and the other 35 per
cent blends of man-made fibers
and cotton.
Park Yam, constructed by th% ^
late Junious Rlnxies, father of
Mrs. Fred W. Plonk, was initially
known as Johnstown Milis.
Mr. Smathers said the plant
was acquired by the Johnston or
ganization in 1919.
Alsu acquired was (?ontroMiing
interest in t'he following 'affiliat
ed companies: Eastern Manufac-
uring Co., Selma; Worth Spinning
Co., Stony Point; Spinner’s Pio-
ce.ssing So., Spindale; Anchor
Mills Co., Charlotte, and Johnston
Mails of Pa. Inic., Philadelphia,
Pa.
Six of the seven companies are
involved in the manufacture and
sale of cotton and s^mthetre
yarns. Their comhined production
nuakcs Johnston one of tlie larg
est manufacturers of sales yarn
in the United States.
The companies had sales of
appro.ximately $30 million in 1972
and employ over 1,G00 at their
various plants.
The .scnenih c'ompany, Anchor
Mills, is a real estate holding op
eration which oums two major
piece's of projierty: the Johnston
i Building, a 17-story office build-
: ing in the heart of Charlotte’s
business district on Tryon Strc'ct,
and Albemarle Center, a modern
O'ffi'ce building justoff Indeiieiid-
ence Boulevard in Charlotte. An
other valuable holding is a park
ing lot kx^ated next to the Johns
ton Building.
Controlling inter(\st of all of
the operating plants and real
estate lioldings of Jolinston were
(Continued On Putje SixJ
MANAGER — Robert W. Flem
ing has been named manager
ot Southern Bell Telephone
Company’s Gastonia area of
fice.
R. W. Fleming
Bell Manager
Robert W. Fleming, native of
Canton and former area com-
meicial supervisor for Southern
Bell ToU'phone C’ompany in
Charlotte, has l)eon named man
ager of Southern Bell’s Gastonia
area.
Announcement vvas made by
T. M. Graham. <Hstrict manager,
who said Fleming succeeds R-
B. Moore, here since August 19-
6.5. who has been appomlcd pu
blic relations manager for ih<*
Gastonia district.
Fleming joined Southc'rn Hell
in Charlotio in 1961 following
graduation from Rolkns college
and Naval Cfficers school and a
three year Navy tour.
holds the rank of Lt. Com-
the N. S. Naval Re-
School Officials . i m*
ThinkKMSystem WatC Alld LlllSOIl
Is In Compliance
Wellmon Rites
Are Conducted
Funeral rites for Thomas
Cornelius W'ellmon. of route 1,
were conducted Saturday after
noon at 2 p .m. from First Con
gregational Christian church of
which ho wa.< a member.
Rev. Russell J. Shipman offi
ciated at the final rites and in-
tormonl was in K'benezer Baptist
church cemetery.
iMr. Wellmon di(*d W(Hln('sday
in the Kings Mtuintain hospital
after declining health for some
time.
Surviving are his wif(\ Mrs.
Lela Johnson Wellmon: one son.
Thomas Wellmon of Wrights-
town, .\('w J<Msey; two 'uothors
James Wellmon of Bessemer City
and RolMM’t Wellmon of Phila
delphia. Pa.: tlinv sisters. Mrs.
Lucille Morgan of K ngs .Moun
tain. Mrs. Miklnd F'o('mster of
Philadelphia. Pa. and Mrs. Thom-
asinia Jones of N(".v York; and
two grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers the family
(k’signatcd memorials to the
heart fun<L
Kings Mountain sdio d i;ft:;-iaF
have taken a "wait and se(‘" at
titude toward the ie>ent ciiargi
that they are ik.I in ecmplian.-e
wi'lii the f( d(*ral s( liool de.-'Cgre-
gatiun guidelines.
Supt. Don J./nes ri*c('ivc.i a fi ;)>'
of the 25 ru 30 pag(» court order
handed d....vn ixeentlN, has re
viewed it and says "I still can t
see hoA' vve fit in."
Julies ad.leU liKil “I kinw uf
ncLii.ng cl e to do e\ ept t i 'a ut
aniil wc get a co:.taet from the
Wasli ngt.'-n ii-'- “(■ Ih. ..
•T Health, Edu'jatkm and Wel
fare! and tlum tiy to do what
they want us to do."
Jenes saitl the only plata* Kings
Mountain is .mentioned in the
court (jrdcr is in llic iippendix.
"It I the cr-der) talks about tiie
fact that the sc-ho.jl.s d( n’i meet
the eriteria, but I hone.stly don’t
see that it affects us too much."
3'he Kings Mountain .system
was among 17 state school dis
tricts listed by the couit order
which threatens to cut off fed
eral funds because federal de
segregation guidelines haven t
been met.
Jones said that the cover loiter
of the court order states that "we
might already be in compliance.
1 feel like weTe all right and I
don't anticipate any drastic
changes."
Kings Mountain, of course, bus
been desegregated for several
years but the court order states
that any sChot>l with less than 20 ,
tjcrcent of a minority group needs
to be adjusted. Thus, Kings
Mountain will probably have to *
make some adjustimcnts at East ,
School, where only 11 percent of
the students are black. !
Jones noted that sc-h^xi'l offi* ,
cials had antibipated that ihc
150 units of public hou.sing on
York Rood would be oixmed by
the beginning of the scIkmjI year,
thus, eilTTiinating the minority
.situation at East. He ixiiinted ■(JU’t,
‘ however, that a fire at the hou.s-
' ing project last year delayed the ,
I opening. •
"But," he add<xl, "vve have
picked up s<jme .'itudent.s at East
■ sinl^'e the apartments began opch-
’ ing and when the complex is full
i it wili take care of the problem
j automatically." |
W.W.Mauney's
Rites Conducted >
Funeral rites for William
White Mauney Jr., 56, i.'uilding
contractor of ItXXi Shelby road,
were conducted Tuesday after
noon at 3:30 p .m. from First
Baptist church of which he was
a member.
Rev. Paul Riggs officiated at
the final r.tcs. and interment
was in Cleveland .Memorial Park. i
Mr. Mauney died Sunday in the
Kings Mountain hospital follow
ing lirief illness.
He was a native of Cleveland
county, son of the late W. W.
and Nellie Heckler Mauney.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs.
Marie Covington Mauney: two
orai'summers by kings Mountain | daiightors. Mis Shoila IJai kloy
1 and Mrs. Billy O. Blanton, both
Are Cc-tliairmen
m
He
; mandor
I serves.
is a member of Sharon
icivitan club of Charlotte and
Covenant Presbyterian church.
Miss Moore
Is Pharmacist
Results of Mie roci'iit North
Carolina Board of Pharmacy ex
aminations for registration of
pharmacists wore announced by
H. C. McAllister, Secretary and
Treasurer of the Board.
Area resident certified by this
examination included .Mary Grace
Moore, of route 3, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Moore. Mi.s<
M(X)re has b('en employed for sev
HERE FRIDAY—U. S. Congress
man James T. Broyhill will pay
a visit to Kings Mountain Fri
day. He will receive friends in
the mayor's office at City Hall
from 2:30 until 3:30 p.m.
Broyhill To Visit
Here On Friday
U. S. Congressman James T.
Broyhill of Lenoir will visit in ihe
couniy Friday, at Shelby Friday
morning and in Kings .Mountain
Friday afternoon.
‘T hoiK* that my constituents
will take this opportunjy to come i
and express ih<‘ir views on the '
national issiu\s liefore llu’ Con-'
gross. I will also he glad to as- I
sisi with any prc» lems involving,
the F<*k'ral government," said
the Congi('Ssman.
C('ngr(‘s.‘;man Broyhill has srhe-
duled offiev hoins ihrouglioiit
the Congressional distiict sinc'e
he iKvame a congressman Id
years ago. As has Ix'cn his I'ol-
icy. no appointment is nec<*s.sary.
He will be in Shelhv Friday
morning from 11 a. m. until 1 p.
m. at City Hall an<I in Kings
M(»untain at Maycu- John Mnss’
office at City Hall from 2:30 un
til 3:30 p. m.
Building Inspector
Issues Four Permits
Si!:T.^cr
loSis Is Sgafn
Ci{'v Prefect
Franklin I.. Wa.-e. Jr., and
City mini.ssioiK'r 1. J. Ellison
will serve as co-i)iairman i>f the
citys ciiminitti*'' on .summer
y<.uih (‘injjli ynient.
OiluT miMiibcrs are Mrs. f’mma
Blakx'k, ik‘v. Campbell and Bill
Bales.
Comm. Ellisv'm and .Mr. Bates
are .serving on the ccnimittee lor
the first time.
Mayor Jolin Henry Mass told
the city commi.ssion .Mon lay
night that the six-year city ef
fort to marry youth with jobs
had proved bentdicial o youths
in providing money for educa
tional and i>ersonal needs and to
business and industry who need
emj>loye(‘.s.
"It’s goal business for all con
cerned," llie .Mayer "and
it eontinuc.s to grow in accept-
anee and participation."
In other actions, the (?ommis-
sion:
1) confirmed .street improve
ment asst'ssments on Williams
street and PrimxMon drive:
2) passed a 1972-73 budget a-
mendment ordinance approijriat-
ing revenue-sharing funds for
capital outlay tpt.*rmancnt im
provements) ;
3) voted to invite bids to bo
r(*eeived .May M for a larger
eh'ttrie lino on W(‘.*;t Mountain
street, for 1 liK) feel of .si'vser pijn*.
4) voted to (►ffer ('ily surplus
l)rop(*rly for sale on Saturday,
May 5.
)
Firearms Class
Is Rescheduled
Tile Cleveland T(‘<.*li-si)on.';ored
wom«‘n’s firearms dass, sehedul-
(Hi to bt'gin yesterday at Kings
Meuntain Police Club has been
re-s( luHluled for today and Fri
day becau.'<e of the weather.
Cla.sses will be held each day
from 9 a.m. until 12 noon and
fr. :n 3:39 p.m. u:itil 6:.39 p.m.
Tommy King, member of the
Kings Mountain police force, will
first (la.*i.s meeting, tdreanns A'ill
be instructor.
Regi.slralkin will be at the
b(' turni.shed but each adult will
have to pay for ammunition and
targets.
Building permits is.sued during
the past we(»k imlude:
George Littimore. $590 repair.^
to residence at 493 Ea.'^t Podge
sin^et, Clyde Huffman, of Grover,
contractor. m | M. ■
tanslerMreet
$1975 utility building at Hu r
residence, 791 Princet«m drive.
Winifrt'd Fulton, S5S90 trailer
to l>e placed at 111 WelL street,
Wheel Estate Brokers eontraelor.
P('rim('ter area trailer place
ment at 1015 Linwood drive. Blue
Bird Mobile Holme.-;. C':)ntractor.
Drug Company.
Miss Mairo is a graduate of
tlie University of North Carolina
Sc:hool of Pharmacy at Chaix?!
Hill.
Eighty North Carolina rc'sidenls
became regi.stertvl by .sali.sfactor-
ily passing these comprelKuisive
e.xaml nations.
RETURNS HOME
Fred Drewes has been dis
charged from Charlotte Memor
ial hospital and is m*u{>erating
at his hom(' from a lieart at
tack. Ho is "doing fine" and is
allcwwl visitors.
Commercial Equipment To Build
Service Garage For Johnson Lines
! of Shelby: three hrother.s. James
Mauney of Paris, Tenn.. Pal
;'Mauney of Shelby and Charles
i Mauney of Troutman; four sis-
' ters, Mrs. Frances McKnt.re of
Shelby. Mrs. Goorgi' Edwards
Jr. and Mrs. Hugh L<h' Warlick
I of i.rtUvndale ani Mrs. Inez .Mau-
! ney of Charlotte and thret'
• grandchildren.
i CHOIR TO SING
I The Pentecostal Choir of
Stanley will sing at Mary’.s
Grt)ve United Meth(Klist chuivh
four miles south of Cbenyville
Sunday afternoon at 1:30. OHu't
groups will also he featured on
the program, said Thurman H.
Smith, choir director, and Rev.
Cliff Stroupe, pa.stor.
Mrs. Ledford
UMW Speaker
Mrs. Lynn lA‘dford. probation
officer in thi* Kings Mountain
; area, will be gU(*sl siH'akc^r at
' Monday night’s meet ing of UnitiHl
I Methodist Church Wi^men Cen-
' tral Methodist church.
' The program will b('gin at 7:30
I).m. at the church.
Dwellings Razed
Kings Mountain Ralevelopmont
Ccmmi.s.*.ion has razc'd three
dwi'llings on City street, a part
, of the Cansler area llO-acre ur-
, ban rcniHval projcxd.
i Also, Gene Wliite, dire'ctor of
■ the commission rei>orted, City
Ice. Coal a:id Fuel 0>m;)any has
I vacated commission proix'rty on
Railnwd avenue. The fi-rm, mvn-
(vl by Jim Alexander, has oexm-
|)i(xl its new quarters a milo west
on US 74 and adja(ont U) Key-
stone Mobile Homes.
The tluee dwidlings razed were
tln>so formerly (HH'upied by Mrs.
Brvte Ware. 103 S. City street,
Mrs. Sara O. Lovvrance, 105 N.
City street, and Buron R. Blanton,
112 N. City street.
Dewey Cobb Is Wounded Slightly
In Sunday Morning Altercation
O >m meroi a 1 Eq u i pme at Com -
pany, a subsidiary of Johnson
Metor Line's, is purchasing a ’ivo-
is j acre tract from N. F. MlcGili' and
: Norman McGill of 1-85 East to
build a garage to soiwice Johnson
trucking unit.s.
B)b Bradley, attorn(\v for the
firm, said he anticipated the
property pur(*lia.se would be com
pleted within ten daj's.
*riie city comimis.sion re-zon^'d
the property for genoiral business
use Monday night.
Mr. Bradley .said he had been
informed by L. B. Eddins, vicx'-
prchiident and general
o-r ihe firm, that initial plans
call'for construction of a 79 x PO
•metal binlding. However, he
add(^d, initial constYuciion may
be expanded to 770 square feet.
.As ne(xl dc'lermines the initial
building wdM be easily exixuida-
ble 24,000 to 25.000 .square feet.
Initially, ^Ir. Bradley was told,
the firm will employ five to sev
en persons and will sendee 35
Johnson TYailcrs and 50 tractors.
It is assumed, Mr. Bradley add
ed, jjib opportunities, both as
.servic’e personnel and tfruckers
\\ ill be provided local area ix;o*
pie.
Clean-Up Bargains
Provided By City
Derelict auto removed: no
cost.
Dereliet building removed:
one-third cost.
Rat {x>is*>n: no charge.
That’s Oily Commi.s.sioner
Norman King’s reminder of the
city’s effort to put he craem
on the city-wide .\pril clean
up. paint-up, fix-up campaign,
which Oiairman King already
declares the city’s be.st ever.
Other commissioners agree.
Call 739-673! before Saturday,
says Coami, King.
A K’mjs Mountain woman,
Nancy Rhyne of 122 Lackey
^tr(H't. has charged a Gastonia
man witJi brt'aking andVntefing,
as<ault by p«'inting a gun and
kidnaj^ing following an alleged
incident an»iind 7:45 Easter
Sunday momnng.
Chargi's of as.-ault with a dead
ly w('ap>n are al.so inniding a-
gain.st Douglas NaHKHiit'-l Van
Dyke (if HoiKe 1, C\>vc Crt*ek. Gas
tonia.
Police reports charge that Van
D>ke came to the Rhyne home
Sunday morning and knocki'd on
the front door. When no one
an.swcred, he reporhxily \wnt to
th(* ’aack door and bn>ke in.
Tile report iunher states that
Dewey Cobb was sitting on a
('ouoh and Nancy Rhyne was in a
bedroom. Van Dyke allcgt'dly
went into the bi'dnxnn, n'tiirnod
with a .22 calibre pistol and shot
Oobb in the left thigh.
The r('ix>rt further alh'gt^ that
Van nyk(.' abducl('d Nancy Rhyne
at gunpoint against hi*r wnll and
took her hv I'ar to a s^H>t near
tile Kings Mountain BattlegjHHind,
Hum reluriKHi to Kings Mouiv*
tain.
Cobb was admitt<'d nt Kings
.Mountain Hospital for treatment
of tlu’' gunsliot w'ounds.
Dt't. David Com and Lt. Jackie
D. Barrett investigated the inci-
(Jont.