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Population
Uroater Kings Mountain
City Limits
21,914
8,465
Tho Greater Kings Mountain Ilgure is derived irom the
Special United States Bureau of the Census report ol
lanuaty. 19G6. ond includes the 14,990 population ^
Number 4 Township, and the rcmatning 6,124 Irom
Number 5 Township, in Cleveland County and Crowders
Mountain Township in Gaston County.
Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper
Pages
Today
VOL. 84 No. 21
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, May 24, 1973
Eighty-Fourth Year
PRICE TEN CENTS
Answer Indicated
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Mayorai Portraits Unveiled
At Sunday Afternoon Rites
Sunday Event
Prelude To City's
‘14 Celebration
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KMHS CLASS OF 193C REUNION SATURDAY ^ tMembers of the
Kings Mountain 'ligh vchool graduating Class pf 1938 will
gather iSaturdcy :ior the .15th yaunion. Class .tnembers find for
mer classmates and ftienda |are invited to tour the high school
plant frem 4 until 6 p.m. At 8 ;3.m. yUnner will be served lit
Rcyal Villa. Reservot ons should be made With class treasurer,
Mrs. John Cheshire. Members of the class: |Mascots Barbara
Jean Gault and Hugh Noisier in front of group): Front row,
from left, Robert Morrison, Mary Frances Tidwell, Lila Faye
Sides, Nell Sherrer, Minnie Early, Phyllis Patterson, Nina Put
nam, Virgin a Logan, President Wilburn White, Faye Penland,
Aileen Black, Jewel Brackett, and Sam McAbce; Second row.
irom .left. Harold Plonk, Odus Davis, Charlotte Host, Mary
Frances iCarpenter, ‘Morgeret 'V/iliiains, ,'3u*an henry Sammitt,
Mildred Jolly, Lillian Moss, .Emilly Ashe, Vera'.'h;!. -r jcr.e
Rhea and Charles ,Thomas.-,on; Third fov/, from : it, Carl F n-
ger, Paul Walker, J. D. Jones. Frances Stowar:, Irene Gladden,
Elizabeth Plonk, Virginia|Allen, Kotty Clon nger, lied McGill and
Ned Hayes; Pack row, from left. Sunt. B. N. Ecirna?, Enri.o Hie ;s,
George H. Mauney. Everette Cloningcr, Andy Kuiistotler, Mill
Laughter, Bill Davis, Bureau Neill, James 3ot th, Excell Welch,
Charlie Carpenter. Esker Earp, Principal D. M. Bridges and
class spenser Mrs, W, T. V/eir. ICot pictured is Jim .datterreo.
(Photo by Lillian Moss Wright)
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First Wesleyan
Pastor To Give
KMHS Sermon I
CHARLES A. NEISLER
Charles Neisler
Board Chairman
Cliailo.s A. .XoisU'i- lia-’ bicii
t ka tfcl iJiaiiniaii ot llio iiiiarcl of
Kin.'.s M.ainlaiii liraiit’li of First
L'iiion ISaiional Dank.
'.Mr. .Nfi.^lt'r suftoo fs lii.s late
lallit'i, Paul .M. NoisliT, Sr.
Oiaor ini'miiors of tin- Kiii.,s
M .unlain licaid are L. E. Ilin-
iianl, J. H. Jlfniiluii, .Ir., J. t’.
ihitl’i's, 111' loin Hakt'r, .1. (fllio
Hams, tIcHjraii lloa.M'i, Jolni L.
McGill ami John t). flunk. J'r.
WOMAN'S CLUB
In.slallall.iii c.' new otlifor.i
of till’ Woman's i lull tvill foa-
Inri' lilt' iH'.Cjti'am Momlay ni;,'lit
at 1-ATi ji.m. .it Hit' Wcmaii’s
t liti). Ainuial rt'iHnIs will bo
Kivon by officor-'.. -Mrs. Aubruy
.Maiiiioy IS fliainiian of Hie
liosloss oommiltoo.
I Commoncemont exorcises lur
id.lO liittli school soiiiors, mombors
of the 1973 graifnaling class of
K.ngs .Mountain liigli school, co-
yin on Sunday wilh tlio baocal-
auroaio soi mon at b p. in. in the
K.MllS gyninasinm.
Itov. litiyd Kistlcr pastor of
First Wesleyan .Method si chureh,
will iloh\or tho mojsayo .
Four area tnhiisleis will assist
in me program, her. K. L- Gar
vin, pastor ol .Muniit Pleasant
iJ.ipl-St eiuirtli, will yi\e Hie in-
vocation, llev. W. F. .Stoll. Jias-
lor ol Liyiiiiin Chapel A.MK Zion
t.until, will lead tho .-.riplmo,
Itov. Glvnn Btilaiul, ;aslor ol
ill siinot turn I.iilheian oliureli,
will .ntrodni'O Kev. Kistlcr and
: I’ev. John C. Soulliorn, pastor ai
j ii.inG r.pisi’oiial unuivn, will
i;;ive Iho bonodietion.
I A K.tlllS m.huimontal oiisem-
; lilo u II proN ulo s, ..’vial musie
' alon;,' wilh the K.MJIS clioii' tor
j ll’.e ,1. .■asion, .Miisie will a' inrl r
tile liirofluin of -Mrs. J. N. ile-
i t inro and IJonaUI Uoal.
j lira.Illation oxt rcisos will bo
; nolil ai S p. m. Juno 1 at John
' Ganihle Slatliiim.
I K.MII-S Award.s Day is Friday
iani si.liolarships ami oilier him-'
jois will ho aimoumod at 10:10 a.
CONTINUED ON PACE ii
Kings Mountain Bovi^lers Are Soon
To Be Homeless Alter 26 Years
Kings Mountain's bowling eon- j
Hiigont, .siiavMU'd out of Mountain j
f anes 15 iwling Ci nlor, and iiro- '
timer ot sovoral national dmki>in
rh.vmi litin.- hip.s, is in a tiuaiuUiry.
Tile bowlers are ready to stait
a .Slimmer leayuo.
Hut after Juno f, t'horoll bo no
jdaro to bowl in Kings Mountain.
.MiAintain Lanes will bo closed
as of Juno 1, the Kings .Mountain
lit dovel pmont eomimissi.m di'roo-
li i, (lone White, said Wednes
day.
'liie Bowling Center, of course,
i.t till! property of the Ftedoveloii-
ment Commis.-iion, it having pur-
iha.sod the building from ('. If
iCiit) ffouser-several mintlbs ago
and h.aving rei’ontfy pureha.sed
the equipment in order to clear
the buikl'ing for razing.
John Hall, assistant direetor,
saad the equipment—lanes, pins.
•setling-uip equilpment, balls, ete,
—u ill bo offered for sale at aur-
tion.
Joint DMling, a howling veteran
and winner of national honors,
ami lither bowlers, were meeting
Wednesday night t.t seek an an
swer to their plight.
Mr. Dilling saiid the bowlei-s
felt the time is new ripe for the
oily to exiutnd its recreation cen
ter program into bowling, add
ing, "where it ought to be.”
Mr, Hou.ver said Mountain
Lancs had been a bowling em-
porioum for 26 years ‘at lea.sl
Paul Ware and Albert Brackett
say I hat’—oxicept for a five-year
[terimi wlicn Mr. Houser operated
a skating rink there. Ho reeafled
he joined Kings Mountain bowl
ers during that period at Die
Shelby Recreation Center.
SPEAKER — Rev. Boyd Kistler,
pastor of First Wesleyan Meth
odist church, will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon to th.o
KMK3 graduating eta.ss Sunday
nighl at 8 in the high school
gymnoiium.
Bethififase fains
State Awaid
Dethware hu l Ini' w mi .i
slate awar.l in a Noilh Cai lim'
.sohe. is sy. lein .seliod luauli.i’.-a-
Hon icinpelition.
The Kiii.;s M uii'iain d" tri.:
biard of edii.atii II a.ile.l Hie a-
wui'd al ils -Monda yniglil meea-
ing ami Hii,'e,iiiien.lenl If.in.I.me
addressed Hie foh w.n.t Imler !•:
frini':,'pa,l Ktan ,1. K', am, Hi'V
Itli'Sell Fills, pri'SKl.’iil td Hu
iiciliwaTO I'areal-'rtMther a,s.-t . ia
lion, amt I'-'IA mem.iers:
■■Tlie Kings M aintain Di.-lricI
Board of Kdn. al ior,. al ils regulai
montldy meeliiig, M.:ulay, .Mat
21, 1973. re.'oivf.i uilli inn.'ll
pride the news Ihaf EcHhv.k'.
Si lica) had receive I a kki -'
WARD fvr KAUnFICAfia.N'.
‘‘Tliey a.skcd that I convey I licit
ccngralulalions to .vcn and ex
pre.ss apprei'ialicn to the fine
.spirit that e.Yi.S'ted in Hie pfi'ii
ning and i.mplemi ntaticn of rhi.
prt ject.
“We appreciate .veur e'.'or;
and emtiniiei < o.g.ieration toward
the improvc.'«ii.'nt ol tielli.xaie
School.”
(ri Piiike,
Fho
11' jt iiii Ht-nry Mo.-s
.4. lu llie ij'xiul <■-; i :ii'
:ii’ '■ I :u .uLsy t.i.il
liic V. y rrj:l ; a .i i !•'. >< •
llu' .SmUliu-ni K:iil>v.iy Di'p’! a * i'-
hiauU,.;i 'Un.i tin.I L-in-
vc.i .:U‘ aa.iuu;,-; iiili*
thi' I .ty p ii.i' aa.i lii'o tit'
Availahilily cl Vao liv';.’ 'I pf: u
appa.’.s.i ay ua’ > .la* ’
V i..uii ci -■'uiUac'rn’.'?
I,. t..;..bi:. h a .Ml :)ile .tgen,y a;
Bi'iai at. w'i- 'i ni auies iwi.o.ii-
er .-‘.'I’l'ini'nis i..‘ inlenl. ti re-
mo,..! the del!..I al China Gro.o
and rein Hie lUpui at Landis to
Hie Cib' t 1 l.an.iis, al.-.i al SI per
year, tor lonwi.'i.in m .i mii.scam.
In iu-tii the Liin iis an I King -
Moiliita;:! inslan.es. the eiiies
w.aii.l ;».g:'ee to I'l'miMO ihe ilc;i :
iilil.lings i.n lei ininaticn -i
leases.
The Mv.y.ir sa l he w aid aisc
rev.iminenti to llie .. ninf.'.sioii
M Ml,lay nighl (■.-l.H'.Ii-Jimeiit ct
H'j'.k ri'ines 111.on;',it the oily hi
adiT to .si-:.e imiii d'.'.'. and :im-
mer, e lully, hid H/ f.nriinn'v.o
,!!..s!:g.e el irm ks cn icsi.leiiGal
SHCVlS.
Tile M.'I.I 'I' will .'iIs.- invile a
non' sg.M le- 'in' .Mil I i llie
hall F.. i'u..,Cen'inis h;n ui'g-
.n; liie i emm -11:1 1 : pie ec 1 i.n
.1 Itafiie signali/al ion pii:glani
iiiliiied l.isi year.
Cily Cleik .tie .MeDaniel wiH
ig 1 ..!s-| lit >:reei ..gt^’ri.veau'Mls
n Jhnevii'.i sireet, Henry .s'lreet
.'Xle.isieii, an.I Kllenwi.'ml drive.
r.iin'nenlin,; \in [irej., ; ling uGI-
izatii a ef llie -s lit hern R.iilaav i
lii.!.il, .Mayor Mo.ss .-aid the i T.v |
will he a ’le i,' gill vi,He a ■■ 11- 1
itiui: !ly w. r.si iiing -im e ino'ileiu
d tily Hall ami ;il-'n aejivale .i ;
hiid.ling now in.um'd,
PMjpa! Sddrers
I: lal ef l.OtlO areii eili/ens
ate e.x.ae.'led lo atleiui a kivli-*‘t
laiuiuet Wednesday eiening at
Ihe Cemmunily (’enler in iire;;-
iralien for the July L’2-211 Ford
"nipet leligKiis lau-sade in liie
city.
Ur. Fcrl f.iilpit '.vill deliviT
Ihe ad.liess an.l memlieis of tin’
.’hilp. r .Miisi.’id Team will pm)-
vide .speeial miis'ie.
Menvbets repre-enting .10 ihur-
■hes of the Greater Kings .Mi itii-
tain .Area are invite.) to attend
!ie kiek-otf program and tirkels
for dinner are a-jailaule through
Uic various vhurcli oHives vr
.-in: lay
.•;oii a. l.,y 11a.1. a pn lu lo
' \e. 's .ciehiaii n i.l Hie
him i.edth ann.vei'sary. iio;--
(. iM.e Civ's 11 mayors
(• unveile.l. along willt a
. !! Cl all a.Imini.siraiion.s dur-
i;:., ihe i ily s 99-year hietory.
Ihe program leaiiiri-d an ad-
h'e s by t.nilid Slates Itepi-’-
.st ::’.a'.i'.e James T. E:o.yhill. .1-
I'.ng w.ih an Inslurical review by
.la, or Ji lin Henry .Moss.
itepKsi'r.'.alivc Hroyhill unveil-
■ .1 t'.ie m.iyoral iiortraits ami Mr.s.
i i. (;. Waha r, f.niner i orn.mis.sMn-
. iiu! s.T' U of admini.'’trati.tns.
U. 'v. I’anihul Waugh, pastor of
C. n; .il L'liili.! .MethodLst chureh.
t iayed llie invication, an.i Allen
Ji lix, inii;..sler of music of Fiist
ISai'-id (ilia ill, hd gr luj) .singing
the "Bailie ll.vmn )f the Ke-
iiiil.e" a:'..! ".\merica”. Rev. S.
V. i ;e. ■ 1 Kings .Mountain, pas
. , .. .N,,ly's Grove .VMF Zion
piaxed the benediction.
Ward V Ci :nm. Jonas Bri.igcs '.va.-
11; . , r 01 eereinonies.
■ 1 re.-. .1 for lilt! ecri monies
... ( .ill 1.x .ng te rmer mayofs,
» .1 ■phTsms!)',', ItlJl-LT, H. Tout
'..liiii, hGi-iO. and Kelly Di.x"!:,.
, .Mayor .Mo.ss has served
,U- ,. IdPj.
r i.ncr Ciy e ni'ni'S-ioiiPrs pre
I'”., in a.Idiiion lo .Mrs. Walker,
:L F. .MCl.ll, 1:12.1-27. IJ. L.
.S lejCets, 1916. Olland I’e:irson,
,1 K. Davis :Hid C. P. Barry.
• il, and Paul Ledford, 1953-
DEBORAH TIMMS
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oil gue.-ts imliidi'tl .stab.
.'hT.,!. : W . K. Mauney, Jr. d
' Kin s-M .unlain; I.',. Huaer.l Plas-
le:, niaxvr of Shelbx; Gi’orgi
.N .Mi;!i, in:iy.ir .;f Ee.'Semer ( hy:
..11 1 b. K. 'Popi .'I'.nmons. ehai;
I in.'Hi (.1 tlie vlexidaml Cuunf.x
i ., la..1 . ; ■ommi-ssioiuMS.
; Mo!-s paid e.speeial l:i-
j l■.■.'.e 1 . .Mrs. Bonnie Maiiiie;,
! .Siimniei.-', a datigliler of tlie lii'sl
' inay.Jr W. A. Mauiiiv, for lier
! wi.rk in obiaiiHiig the mayora^l
I pii Hill's. Onlv six are mi.s.'ing, R.
! s. Sur.;, A. Falls,' F. M. Gar-
I relt, V7. r. Br.i.ir.:il. L. T. Mann,
I ain.l Ur. J. C. Palrivk.
.Mayer .M. s.s also exi)re.s.sed aii-
I .arm hit,on hr .Mr.s. si|/.,|,,ie L.ick-
. ralge W'i.se, arti.-t, 'rtlio iiieiiariv'
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THOMAS WILLIAM BRIDGES
Two Students
Win Diplomas
Two Kings Mountain area stu-
denls were among Hie large
number .graduating from colleges
during Hie weekend.
They were Mi.ss Deborali Wriglit
Timnis. Lime.stone: and Thomas
William Bridges, U.NG of Chant 1
Hill.
Thomas William Bridges, son
<!f .Mr. and Mrs. Glee E. Bridges,
received liLs B. S. in industrial
lelatie.ns from L'.NC at Chapel
Ihi adniinistration 'Vrell; to .Mrs ■ Hill. He is enijil-iyed as iH'rsonnel
lla.x'w. ' .l lyn.ili pte.-idon'. and ; dirivl-r ut CaTofinu Tlirowing
! ■.(' \V, nan'.s Cln'i for .sen ing re- j v’omi!aiiy.
li(.'!'nm nl.<, and t.> Jim Diekey. | Uen,.rail Wright Timms, daiigh-
Jr., 1'r his re.-eiHih of c.inimis-, ter of -Mr. and .Mis. Eugene
It minute liooks. I limms ef King.s .Mountain, re-
The m;:’.iile books, dating I’jimxed her fku lielor of Arts de-
Ihe fii'sl m.'eliirctn IS7L weri’i gree .3aHn'day in the 12Slh eoin-
.ii-.’laye.l in Hie Cily Hall U iln memi iiu nt pn grain al Limestone
liege in Gaffney, S. C.
Broyhill Urges
Control Return
To local Level
1 day'.s great gevernmenta
’.ced i.s involvii.neni by citizens
v;. h I'arti.’ular emphasis at ihc
lo.a, level, U. S. Kepie.seiilativi
la.n.s '1. Eriiliill .said hijre -Sun
day, as he .spike at ecremonie.'
marking unveiling of ^rrraits
•. r f„....er Kings .Mountajii may
ors. (
The Congre.ssman calleil for fur
therance cf a "new fodfralLsm'
whereby funelions of goveritmciit
are returned to the local level.
The Nixon .Administration, he
said, has launched lha move
ment, with an initial ®ep the
$5.3 billion revenue-sharing pro
gram, whereby funds are return
ed to IcK-al governments with re
strictions on its use Mmited to
eight broad categories, but with
spe(.’ific decisions the province ol
city and county commissions.
He noted there are other reve
nue-sharing programs, such as
for law enfortemenf, on a re
gional basis.
He commended Kings Moun
tain on its “enviable tradition ol
able mayors and declared.
“eJeeted local officials are clos
est to the people". He added, "Lo
cal gcvern.Tient i.s Hie foundation
of re.sponsive democratic govern
ment.”
He said the "Watergate" has
brought Ollier pha.ses of govern
ment to a slandstill, wliieh il
should not.
I ei;. iU',1 mu' h iienisid.
.M:iv , .M -■ !:'i.d Ihe eon-itiiUc-
li.Mi ,>f Hie ChaileHe -Ml.inta Ait
line Ihiilw.',. 11,-w the Soullierii,
w:i; Hie impeliis frir the leun.iing
I -■ Af M-ii.Hi:, mimed hv
Mr.-:. J, om-s \', ri “I 'I', a y. w He ef
:: te !■ Il r w “ ■ .* .1! .1 {ii'a. HI i: :u’t'
111 re :ii: I Ihii u ’.'ll ml the area.
I'nsl hii-ine.-s lim'e was I'ai.'H 1 in New York Cit.V. wa;
Kiei:,. I' ll.ct's - nv mill, w li,. h | nieiicemcnl .siK'aker.
-'11, plied I'.n.s-.Hes an.i water Hi j
Ihe in’w-- l:i\ ne Hie rail line in
1ST2. L.ite lhal year V. Falls
!,r I W. A. M.iiiney h. u.'lit
oeu'. .Mr. Maunex's home en N. | PQniipitt
Miss Timms is the reigning
■■.Mi.ss Kings .Mountain'' and was
also nameil “Miss Limestone Col
lege."
.Y t.ital of 110 students won
degrees. Ill. Trx gve R. Thell-am,
I’lidessor i-f M.uk-rn Eun pean
ili.sli ry at t'elumhia Uiiivemily
the jom-
Bands To Play
Mild is III .V e.'.'ii lie 1 by j
P.iHleg
iii.s dan ’ i r M;s. J. E. Herndon,
.11.(1 Hie A. V. Fal's li(,,ne on
N i;:| I’ie l;'i'>;!l is now Hie iit'.i-
City cl ami ‘ u, ied I'.v George
iCnntiitinU I'll Po;,' *s,.i'i
Ml Kick-Off
)ii% Crasade
,' ’n the ('dimade Gffiic at the
Cl ninniiiity Cenler by leIe;)lion-
ing 719-SUili.
.Ml ..len aiinati. ns will pnrtki-
liate in Hie initial meeting .1
the i.'lanning groups for the
ewnt.
Kill’s Me’unlain Ministerial A.s-
s- . iaticM is .spon.sonng tile at),
peaHUiei’’ ol Ihe miHonall.v-
k'l wn evangelist, a;i a.s.soi’iate
i^f I';-. I’illy .Grali.'im. in Hie
week's enisade in Jill;
Secretary Lentz:
Cost Estimate
Now $12 Million
By MARTIN HARMON
Kings Mountain may have
some aii.siver a'buut I'he schedule
on building the US 7-1 by-pass
project by July 1.
Bruce A. Lentz, st . .etary of the
state De;;artnienl o: 'Iran-p.irta-
tion, has written Mayer John
Henry Moss tliat 1) the do|iart-
ment e.xpeils to h:ixe ils review
iirogiam i.. i.ie vi ..tier l.igli-
xay c mmissii.n c. ... lete and
jriL,iiiies (slaitli.slied b.\' July 1
'mil 2i Hie io.sl of Hie 7.2 mile
ly-jiass is now proji i ted at $12
millii 11.
Stcrelary Lentz, ai kno'lvledging
.ise.pt ol a city eonim.s ion re.so-
iution iiiging .speeding of Hie US
('1 projeit anti outlining other
mad needs,wrote;
"The project was iiu-litded in
rite higltway pr.cgrain of Hie pre-
vioiLS Highway Cc'nimi.ssion and
is presently in Hie elesign stages.
Ttie 7.3 mile B.xjtass i.s to be lull
control of uucss and is e.stimated
,0 cost over S12,OUO,000.
"The current Highway Caminis-
don i.s reviewing the higltway
tirc.gram ot rite previous Adniin-
cs'traticn. The exi.sting program
has enough proji els to utilize
OUT anticipated available high
way conslrucHon lunds lor tlie
next eiglit years. The current
Highway Commission is committ
ed to establis-liing a pritgram
that i.s capaole of being tinaneed
and will best serve the interest
of all North Carolinians.
•'We e.xpect to have eiir re\ ii"V
ccmplete and iiriurities estaolish-
cd by July 1, ltl73, as this is
when iiignvvay funds for lise.il
year 1974 bcK.me available. At
this time I cann it tell you what
ji.iurity the King.s .M-aintain By
pass will liavc, only Hiat tins
itrojeel will be gixen every eom-
.dderatioii po.s.-iiole eommeiisuratc
with our other Statewide needs.
Ho continued that Wateirgate
had brought internal'ional eem-
mendation from the London 1
rimes wiiLcIi editorialized Hial
Hie United Slates "is Hie world’s
most oiK’n sxjciely.”
and
"1 apiireeinle your coniern for
this vital liighxx ay pr iject .-ind
hope that piioiities are such that
we can hegin con.slruvtiun on this
vital project in tJie very near-
future.”
Reynolds Rites
Are Conducted
Funeral rites Cor Robert L.
Reynolds, ol. King's .Mountain na-
(ivo, were lield in Alemory Chapel
of Phoenix, .-Yrizonu, with full
military lituiors aicofded Itim in
Phoenix. \
.Miending Ihe rites last week
were his three s^ters firrm this
Poppy Day Sale
Is Saturday
Puppy Day is Saturday
members ol Otis D. (insm Post
1.55 .'Auxiliary will sell the me
morial iiojiiiy on downtown
streets beginning at 9 a.m.
Tile Memorial Poppy- Ihe
symbol of sacrifite and the sym
ol of hull" of Hio.se wlio suffer
ed the sears of war is maile iiy
hosp.lalized veterans fuiitls from area; .Mrs. Pearl ffavis and .Mrs.
the popiiy sales benefit area ve
terans.
Mrs. Jackie D, Barrett and
.Mrs. Jnanila Piiiilt at'e (•(.cltaii-
men of the proieit ttiid invit ’
all mt’inlK'rs to paitie.pale in th
street sale. Other ntemLers of
Hie I’ommitleo iiii'tidi' Unit I’re-
sident Klizaheth Stewart, Trea-
surer Ofaiigrel ,Iiilly. vice Presi
dent Until Ruff and .Mrs. Ptiiil
.Matiney, chil I welfare elnilrman.
GOSPEL SING
Riverside tjuarlet .ind Cost
ner tjiiarlel will he featured in
a gii.sjiel singing program Sat
urday night at 7:30 at We.-d-
oxer Baptist (11111111. The piihlir
is invitisl, said Rev. Arcliie
Cliapman, pastor.
Ethel Ocawford, both of Kings
Mounlain, and Mrs. J. C. MufJon-
nell of Charlotte.
.Mr. Re.viuilds died suddenly ol
a be.irt attack .Mav 1.5th. He liac
retired fiom the U.S.VF after .K
years .-erviie in FranvC. England
Germany ;iiil Belgium. He wa;
.son if Hie late William \V. am
I'allie Reynolds of Kings Meun
tain.
I .Surviving, hesities Iris si.'mters
' are his wife, .Mrs. Lo.-ella Reyn
1 I'lds; tliree dauglitcrs, .Mrs. But
Baldwin of Anaheim, Calif., Airs
Pud VVtHtters of Phoenix, ant
Mi.ss .Martlia Reynolils of tJi<
I heme; two grantL’Iiiltlren; nnc
two brolher.s, Warren and Johl [
Keyiiolxls, botli of Kings Moun
lain.
Tlie fiiiir hands of the Kin,g.s
.Monnlain st hoiil .-xstem will play
a free concei l '|■|lUl■.alay 1 t(itii.gln '
til s p. m. in Cenlral Junior high
school auililoiium.
Diteiltu Tmiial i ■'“’'‘j dentist, staved
hand memli't's pailicipatin.g \mI1|,, ....... ,, _
, c those from seventh grade,
eighth grade, high scchool fresh
men and liigh scliool blazer
Monday Was First Retirement Day
For Veteran Dentist 0. R Lewis
iiands.
,A vaiiely of music will feature
tho piograin.
Church Sets
Memorial Day
.Mcm.rial Day .service will be
hel l by .Allen .Memorial Bapti.st
(hnr.h of Gmver Sunday.
Rex'. Gc’.irge Tlioiiiburg will fill
the pulpit at Hie morning wor-
"Tlii' Fislierim’ti'' make uj) the sliip hour at 11.
- '!!ging group wliiclt appears ,A song .service will he held in
wilii Hie ecangolist Hirougliiout the afternoon and the eommun-
tiic cotuilry, riy it* invited lo participate.
By MARTIN HARMON
Dr. Gliver Preston Ix’wis, Kings
h.~me
.Monday. It was his first official
day of retirement after .52 years
of filling, cleaning and pulling ,
area eitize.n.s' teeth and making
their store-b.iught m idels after
those supti.'lied by nature wore
out.
j A Rulherfordlon natix-e. Dr.
; Iwxvis is a .son of Hie late Joseeh
' P. and .Mary Taylor Lewis. His
father xvas a merx-hatTt and trad
er, and a onetime rural mailman.
After a stint as a field ai+il-
leryman in World War I, Dr.
Lexvis attended Atlanta Southern
Dental College, now a division of
Emory University, and opened
practice here in the summer of
1921, ju.s1 .52 years ago. He had
spent two years at Wake Forest
, CONTINUED ON PACE 6 i
DR. O. P. LEWIS