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Bethlehem Begins
Fund For firemen
SIGN TELLS STORY Bethlehem firemen Paul Williams, left, and David Smith hold a sign that
tells the story of the department's annual fund d rive which begins this weekend. The department
is seeking SILOOO for the purchase of new equipment. (Gary Stewart photo).
1',4'tlik‘hem Volunteer Fire* de
partment will ^ogin its annual
o(|uipmt:nt fund drive this week-
end. 1
A barbecue chicken sup|)er and
open house is scheduled for Sat
urday, beg nning at 5 p. m. and
firemen will begin house-to-;
: h()us<' solicitation of funds on
I Sunday. |
I ivt‘i ommended donations are
|TM for ho.Ties, .$20 for small
I businesses an<l $FK) for in luslry.
' 'I'he <lej)arlmenl is seeking $11,-
* OfV) fer the ;‘-tirchase of two new
truc!;s, a tanker for transporting
water to hack up th<* main pum{)-
er, aivl a combination road and
field truck.
"ijjoih iniJ's have !-r on l"';ugn-
t‘I l;y nienila'i's of our depai t-
iv.enl ami ar<‘ suit<'1 s c •ifieally
/'or our ne<*ds.” sakl a iepartment
.sTHik:\sman. “With the ad<lilion of
these new vc'-hicles, we will have
only one truck more than two
years old, and to our knowledge,
there is no other department in
tlie county with this many new
vehicles.” (
Tlio department plans to keepj
only one truck, a brush truck!
which is us<h1 only in woods andi
field fires wliere the newer trucks
aren’t used.
The dej>artmenl has sponsored
numonxis fund raising projetds
<iuring the past y(W and rec*ent-
ly held a bartKvue i)ork supper
at wliich ()V(*r 4(K) p*ates were
sold and a hot dog sale at w'hich
(jver 12(K) iiot dogs were sold.
The .supi)crs, as the one uiKom-
ing ::>aturday, are sponsored by
the ladies auxiliary.
In addition, the fire department
annually takes part in the'Belli-
ware CVimimimity Fair, (>pt»rating
the concession stand and dunk
ing machine on an alternating
basis with Oak Grove Volunteer
Fire Department.
The'Bethlehem department was
one of the first cN^mmunity fire
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NEW EQUIPMENT — The fire trucks shown abo ve were recently purchased by B<?thlehem Fire
Dept, cmd the department currently owes SI 1,000 on them. A fund drive will begin this weekend,
starting with o borbecue and open house Satur doy. (Stewart photo).
Population
Greater Kings Mountain ^ 21.914
City Limits 8,465
The Greater Kings Mountain tigure is derived from the
Special United Stales Bureau of the Census report of
fanuary. 1966, and includes the 14.990 population of
Number 4 Township, and the remaining 6.124 from
Number 5 Township, in Cleveland County and Crowders
Mountain Townsiiip in Goston County.
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VOL 84 No. 18
Established 1889
Kings Mountain. N. C„ Thursday, May 3, 1973
Eighty-Fourth Year
PRICE TEN CENTS
pring Building Permits $1,033,871
PRESIDENT — Miss Elizabeth
Stewart has been elected Dis
trict 23 president of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary.
Auxiliary Taps
Miss Stewart
Herald staffer Elizalwth Stew
art was elected president of Dis
trict 23 of the American Legion
Auxiliary, Deparlmeiil of North
Carolina, at the annual meeting
Sunday in Shelby.
Miss Stewart will succcoii Mrs.
Ho.;ert G. McKorie of Rulher-
fordton, completing her second
term. 1
I
The now officers wdl bo in
stalled at the June stale con-;
vention of the Legion and Aux-j
iliary in Charlotte. I
Miss Stewart is serving this
year as state commun.cations
chairman and as alternate dis
trict president. She is completing
her second term as presirlcni of
Otis D. Green Unit 155 Auxiliary
of Kings iMountain.
The local unit, which has!
grown from -15 members in 1S71
10 111 this year, was the first und
in the stale to reach its mem
bership goal last year. This year,
the unit has reached its fiuotai
plus the scNon l>er cent asked by
the national organization and
welcomed -15 new members. i
District 23, wliich also in-;
eludes units in Shelby, Forest:
City, Rutherfordton and Spin-^
<lale, was first district in the'
nation to attain rnemiiership
goal this year. iMrs. McRorie vvas^
presentixi an appreciation plaiiue;
from the district and Mrs. Frank
i^ay of Hillsborough, Department
president, ma le the keynote ad
dress at Sunday’s meeting hostc*d
by Shelby Unit 82 at the Post
building.
Blaii Pethel
Is Selected
Blair pethel, son of Mr. and,
Mrs. Franklin Pelhcl of Gr ams-j
boro and grandson of Mr. an !
Mrs. Booth VV. Gillespie of Kings i
Mountain, is among -100 North;
Carolina high school stufbmls
<-hosen to attend North Carolina
Governor’s School this summer.
The students will reshio on the
campus of Salem college at
■Winston-Salem for the eight
weeks session reginning in July.
Students are scloctel on the
basis of leadorsh p a.bility and
academic performance.
Pethel is a rising junior at
Page high school in (Jreen.vboro.
He Will study choral work and
gight-readmg.
Fiist Quarter
Permits Up:
April Is High
The city of Kings Mountain is
currently in the midst of a build
ing boom.
A 'check of building permits for.
first four months of the year
revealed that construction of
businesses and 'homes at a cost
of $1,033,871 is already underway.
That’s almost $200,000 more
than at tlie same time period
last year. Building permits for
the month of April totaled
$4d9,85l as compaired to $166,708
last April.
Included in the building *per-
mius already issued is a shopping
amier on Highway 74 west at a
conslruction cost of $376,100 and
a new building for City Heating
at a cost of ^1,500. It also in
cludes $17,420 in repail’s to busi-
nesst‘s as compared to $2,000 in
March of this year.
The April building i>ermits to
taled over $200,000 more than in
any other month of 1973. Janu
ary permits were $197,485, Feb
ruary $202,809 and March 163,726.
Total building in 1972 was
$3,521,850.50. Included in that
figure were 10 businesses and a
luiraing home. The bigge.st build
ing months of '72 were October,
wiih $885,030.50; Septem*ber, with
$511,451 and November, with
$476,444.
Cash Property
Bought For CBD
Baptists Set
Gfound-Breaking
A busy day is planned for First
Baptist ciiurch. Kings Mountain,
on Simiay, .May 6. High Atlend-
an e Day in Sunday school will
lead oft the activities of the day.
At the II o’clock worship hour,
the first service of the spring re
vival will be held. Rev. Paul
Pviggs, pastor, will spe/k.
After the mg'rning worship, a
servile of ground- roaking for
the construction of the follow-
shij) an<l activities building is
schCLiuled.
Kveryfinc planning to attend is
nvited to Ining fo<Nl and stay
for a “dinner on the grounds.”
Paul Pouchak
Wins license
Paul D. Pouchak, son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. M. Pouchak of
Kings M(?unta n, is now a licens
ed radio telephone operator.
He was licensed March 5th by
the United States of America
Federal Communications Com
mission and rotvived a first class
general radio telephone certifi
cate.
The license was issued at Chi
cago, Illinois.
Pouchak, 20, is a second year
student at United Electronics in
Louisville, Ky*
Clean-Up Dlive
Is Continuing
Kings Mountain’s city • wide
spring clean-up campaign will
continue for twx) more weeks.
Chairman .Norman King ex
pressed aj>preciation to citizon.s
for their “great resiwnse to the
clean up effoa’t” and reminded a-
gain of clean-up bargains offered
by the city.
Derelict auto removed: no cost.
Derelict building removed: no
cost.
Kat poison: no charge.
Call 739-6731 before Saturday,
says Comm. King.
Ford To Lead
Revival Series
Rev. Bill Ford, pastor of Union
Btiptist (horch of Slielby, will l)e
evangelist lor revival services
beginning Sunday at Oak View
Baptist church.
Services will lx? held each eve
ning through Friday at 7:30
p. m.
Rev. David Kime, pastor, is
sued invitation to the community
to worsh p in the services.
Special singing will be a fea
ture of the services.
Pieluninary
Plans Drawn
For Walkway
The Kings Mountain Redevelop
ment Commission htis acquired
the C. E. Casli proix'rty on Cheio-
kee street, another of the proper
ties it will raze, John Hall, a.s-
sistanl director of the commis
sion said yt'sterday.
The lot, 50 fexit by 40 ftH?t, is
between Sudie’s Beauty Shop and
fluster Shoe Shop, and was pur
chased from C. E. Ca.sh for $3,750.
Meantime. Mr. HaH siiid the
('ommission has ret‘cived pre
lim,inary drawings by Crawfor<i
& Murphy Architwts for the pro
jected iwdestrian walkway to be
located between Roses & Phifer
Hardware in downtown Kings
Mountain.
The area (where formerly .stood
.McGinnis Annex, Mc'Cunly Clean
ers and former Grayson’s) will be
develojMKl on a similar pattern to
the Senior Citizens Park on West
Mountain with public benches,
shrubs, and trees creating an at
tractive setting for a walkway
connecting the shopping area. Mr.
Hall said 'Roses Store may decide
to plan an entrance and show
window similar to Grayson’s
(overlooking the mini park) plus
steps and a ramp to acc'ommo-
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KMHS Finals
For 250 Seniors
Begin May 27
Kings Mountain high school
has begun preparation for bacca
laureate aind graduation exer
cises.
4 .
Miss Helen lx>gan, high school
guidaixce counselor w.ho Is in
charge of the programs, an
nounced today that baccalaureate
will ibe hold on May 27 at 8 p.m.
in the high school gym and that
graduation exerc'ises will bo at
8 p.m. June 1 in John Gamble
Stadium.
Rev. Wayne Kitslcr, jxistor of
First Wesleyiui Mothodi.sl iCluircJi,
will deliver the bacTalaureate ser
mon and other area ministers
wd'H also take part in the pro
gram.
Senior class officers will lead
the graduation exercises.
This year’s senior class totals
250, slightly less than last year’s
class of 261 which was the larg
est in KMHS history.
Senior Citizen.s
Mrs. Miller s
Sister Passes
Funeral rites for Mrs. Mary L.
Ferguson, of Gastonia, sister of
Mrs. R. D. Miller of Kings Moun
tain, were conducted Sunday aft
ernoon at 4 p. m. from Carol hers
Funeral Home Chapel, inteiment
following in Gaston Memorial
Park.
Mrs. Ferguson, widow of Ross
A. Ferguson, died Friday in Au
gusta, Ga.
Also surviving are her son,
Alvin Lee Ferguson, of Augusta,
Ga. and five grandchildren.
I Luncheon Friday
Will Launch
Local Events
EXPLAINS LAKE PROJECT — Kings Mountain M ayor John Moss, l«ft exploins Kings Mountain
lake project to Congressman Jim Broyhill during BroyhiU's visit to the city Friday. Broyhill was
ot tbs mayor's oiiice to discuss political issues with the public. (Photo by Gary Stewart)t
A Friday 'luncheon at Norlli
Elementary School will kicktrft
Senior Citizens Month in Kings
Mounta in.
The luncheon at 1 p.m. is ox-
I)ected to draw more than 115
.senior citizens and is being s|K)n-
sored by the recreation depart
ment, the Kings Mountain Dis
trict Schools and the Kings
Meuntain M'ini^^terial Association.
Mayor John Mos.s, in conjunc
tion with earlier proclamations
by Governor Jim Holshouser and
pnKlaimed the month of May as
President Richard Nixon, has
.Senior Citizens Month.
T li e Mayor’s pnxdamation
reads:
“\VHERE.\S, the City *of Kings
Mountain is indebted to all of
it.s citizens ov^er 65 years of ago
who have made significant 1*011-
tri'butions to the development of
progri'ss of our city through their
skills and leadership; and
"WHEREAS, it is in the 'best
interest of the city to create op-
portunitii's and design worth
while and ibeneficial programs
which cn(‘ouirage <'ontinucd active
involvement and participation for
this rapidly increa.sing segment
■of citizen.s to use their capabili
ties and experienced kmnvkxige
in all areas of cx)mmunity af
fairs; and
“WHEREAS, to recognize Hint
these older adults are a valuable
resource and can continue to
make current contributions to
society which benefit our city:
“ITIEREFORE, I prwlai-m the
month of May 1973 SENIOR
CITIZENS MONTH in Kings
Mountain and commend this ob-
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Burglars Make
Lingerie Haul
- -1
Kings Mountain police are
imestigaiing a Friday break
ing, enterini^ and larceny in
the trucking dcparlmenl of BVD
Textiles.
Jim While, an employee of
the firm, reixirtcd iluit some
one enterc^d the building a-
round G .'i.m. by climbing over
a wall and stole an unknown
quantity of Gilead night gown.s,
i BVD shirts and BVD underwear.
20th Year
For Sabettie
Louis G. Sahottie, Kings Moun
tain insmance man. marks Ills
:20th anniversary with Meiroiioli-j
Ian Life insurance Co. May 5lh. ,
He first l)t'gan with the firm
I as an agent. ;
During the course of Ins cm-1
pUiynienl he has made substan
tial gains and is presently in the
pos.tion of special i*epresentativc
sak's manager. !
.Sabt'tlie. who is marri<'<l to the
former Virginia McGinnis of
Kings Mountain, is the father of
two sons, Loui.^ Jr., a stuJent at
Western Carolina University ami
Tony, ago 13. He is an active
memlxn- of Resurrection Lutheran
! church where he is supin-lnlend-
iont of the Sunday school. He is
I former preskient of Kings .Moun
tain Kiwanis club, former j:rcsi-
l(lcnt of Life Undcnvriters As.so-
c'ation an:l has lie<'n active in
Hoy Scouting for many years.
SERMON TOPIC
Rev. N. C. Bush will use the
sermon topic “Recovery of Fam
ily Life,” a Grace United Moth-
odi'-t church Sunday at the 11
o’cloc'k service.
STUDENT OFFICER Kat
Owens has been elected presi
dent of the Student Christ an
Union of Wingate College.
Miss Owens
Is Elected
Kathryn (Kai)' Gwens, daugh
ter of Mr. and • Mrs. Alex D.
Owens of Rt. l.jYoik Roa.l has
won election to* the oiiicc of
piesiJcnl, Christian Siir’ent Un
ion, at W’ingale College. W’aigate.
A graduate of Kings Mountain
iiigii school and a lormer v.n-
pioyee of Belk's in Icings .Mtjun-
lain, '*Kal” Iiopi's to follow in
lior mothc!‘’s footsteps and bo-
ciune a school teacher. To this
end she plans to attenil Apjia’.a-
chian Stale University for a c*j-
grcc in elementary e.lucation
alter comi)leting her two years
of basic higher cdiuatien at
Wingate.
Wingate’s Christian Student
Union is an influential organiza
tion. Mcml)orship is upon to
Chr.stian jsludonts of all denom-
■ nations. C. S. U. activities in-
ciutie wholesome activities of
many kinds vesper services, vis
its to rest homes and hospitals,
discussion groups, retreats and
others. “Kat ’ ,s the first woman
to hold the top Icadship post in
the organization.
Stonewall Jackson Challenges
Dixon For Legion Commander Post
Lcgionnairo.s of Post 15.5 will|
elect new officers for 1973-74 in
balloting Monday from 1 until
7 p .m. at the American 'Legion
building. 1
Five offices are contestecl, ami I
10 seek membership on the e.v!
ecutive committee of which five
will be elected. :
Commander Lindborgli Dixon, j
completing his first term, is Ix'-j
ing challenged by btomnvall
Jackson.
John Conner a n d Sewell
Laughridge are vicing for histor
ian.
Charles Hampton and Clinton
Jolly seek the post of second
vice commander.
Tliere is a three-way contest
for sergeant-at-arms 'between
Jackie Dean Harrett. Rnndall Fl-
gin and iGene Wright, while
Lloyd Greene, Gone Tignor and
RoImm'I Wright siM'k the post of
ass St ant sergeant-a t-arms.
Office.s uncontosted are those
of First Vice Commander, Bruce
'MiDaniel; Adjutant ami Finance
Offitvr J(M* II. McDaniel Jr.;
Chapl.'iin John \V. Gladden; Serv-
it*o Offitvr Gene Steffy; and
Judge Ativocate JerC) Tiammell.
In the running for a seat on
the executive committee are
Rhea Barber. C. K. (Whitey)
Bowen, C. E. (Pete) Bridges,
Jake (Bridges, Wayne Burton,
Bob Davies. Gene Gibson, W. D.
(Red) Morrison, Jay W. Powell,
Carl Wiesener, Carl Wilson and
Audley Tignor.
Scholarships
To Janet Sneed
Janet Marie SmHxl, high school
senior student and daughter of
Mrs. Virginia Myers of 571 Cleve
land .‘\venue, won the $500 rim-
ner up scholarship award from
the Dover Foundal.on Wednesday
night.
Miss Sneed is also recipient of
the District IV'^ Sallio Southall
Colton Scholarship which was
presontt'd at the K ngs Moim-
lain Woman’s elul) Monday niglit.
Miss Smxxl was nominee from
the Woman’s club in tlte com
petition.
Three Kings Mountain stud
ents also won $100 scholarship
grants in the Dover c*om;'otitionl
The Dowr Founclatioii awajii-
ed scholarships totaling $3,7(K) to
outstanding seniors in Cleveland
county high schools.
Th<*i r a n n 011 n ivmon t cH m a x{'d
the annual Dover Foundation
Seholarsh p dinner, held at Gard-
ner-Webb c<dlege and featuring
an address by Norman .Sloan, n.
C. State University’s head basket-
ball coach.
The foundation awards schol
arships grants in two categories:
one for students planning to at
tend GardnerWebh college and
one for students who will at-
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