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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 Stotes Bureau of the Census report of
|anuary« 1966. and includes the 14.990 population of
Number 4 Township, and the remaining 6.124 from
Number 5 Township, in Clevelond County and Crowders
Mountain Township in Gaston County.
Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper
VOL 84 No. 27
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. .C., Thursday, July 5, 1973
PRICE TEN CENTS
Eighv^-Fourth Year
Final Phase Of Lake Project Begins
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REV. DAN BETZEn
REV. WINSTON PIKE
Shelby Firm
High Bidder
On City Project
*&•
J Patterson Electrical Ccmpanv
y of Shelby was apparent low bid-
der at $106,885.13 for upgrad n^^
' 21 traffic signals in Kings Moun-
^ tain, Belmont, Bessemer C.ty and
Mount Holly.
Philpil Ralley
Sat Monday Night
Local News
Bulletins
ON DEAN'S UST
Don F. Bridges, Kings Moun
tain studoiil at Georgia Tech,
was listed on the deans lis't for
the spring quarter ending June
13th. He compiled grade-pomt
average^ of 3.0 (IB) or better
during the quarter.
GUEST SPEAKER
Rev. Bcbby McFalls, a mem--
ber of the Ford Philpot Crusade
will ibe the guest i^aker Sun
day, at 7 o'olcick at Graee
bMethddist church. EX^eryone is
r invited to attend.
KlWANlS CLUB
Key Club Committee Chair
man J. C. Atkinson will present
tile program at Thursday
night’s Kiwanis club meeting
at 6:45 p.m. at the Woman’s
clu^. . ^
COMPLETE COURSE
Members of the Kings Moun
tain Rescue Squad have com
pleted an 80 hour course for
‘'Ji.meig;ency Medical Techni
cians.
HOSPITAUZED
Robert Ruff was admitted
Tuesday night to Kings Moun
tain hospital where he is suf
fering from a lung ailment.
•He is not allowed visitors.
I Two More
; Ciusade Leaden
Join Team
I A third spiritual rally of prep
aration for the upcoming Ford
! Philpot crusade is scheduled for
Monday at 7:30 p. m. at First
Bapist church.
The crusade, set for Kings
'Mountain Community Center
July 22-29, is sponsored by the
Kings Mountain Ministerial As
sociation.
'Meanwhile, it has been an
nounced that at least two asso
ciates of the Philpot team will
accompany the evangelist here
for the week of services.
One is Winston Pike, director
of music, tie is a regular on Dr.
Philt'Ot’s television series, “The
Story," and has sung in numerous
church campaign^, youth -eon
ventions, camp meeHings and cru
sades. In 1965, he led a five-man
team to Eastern Europe and West
Africa for an eight-week sche
dule of music and speaking in
chiu\’hes, schools and colleges.
The other is Dan Betzer, asso-
cate evangelist of the team, who
joined the organization after sev
en years of pasturing, five years
on the evangelistic field ami a
total of 12 years in radio and TV
news.
He began singing professionallty
at the age oi five, appearing on
several radio programs. He has
sung with Red Foley on ABC’s
Ozark Jubilee, the Blackwood
Brothers, Brenda Lee, and
many others. He has recorded
seven record albums.
Before joining the Philpot team,
he pastored a church in Ohio
and at the same time served as
anchorman for a news ibroad-
cast.
IMPROVING
Gene Wright, who suffered a
heart attack a week ago, has
been removed from the Inten
sive Care Unit of Kings Mo^i
tain hospital. He is still not
allowed visitors but is improv
ing.
HOSPITAUZED
Mrs. Cl',do Jolly remains a pa-
^tient in Room 302 of Cleveland
Iviemorial hospital for observa-
"tion and treatment. Mrs. Jolly,
of Shelby, is daughter of Mrs. C.
J. Gault Sr. of Kings Mountain.
Ptl. White
Is Charged
A rtings 'Mountain policeman
has 'reen charged with larceny
in a warrant issued Monday.
According to police records,
Jerry 'White was charged with
larceny of an automatic w'ashing
machine in a warrant signed by
h s mother-in-law, Mrs. Inez
iWray.
I Chief Tom McDevitt said he is
awaiting the outcome before tak
ing any personal -action.
George W. Manuey Re-Elected
President 01 Hospital Board
PRESIDENT — George W. Mau-
ney has been re-electfd presi
dent of Kings Mountain hospi
tal boord of trustees.
George W. Mauney has been re
elected president of the Kings
Mountain Hospital, Inc. board of
trustees for the coming year.
The trustees, in annual meet
ing June 27th also re-elected
all officers and elected one new
trustee, Fain Hambright, of
Grover.
Mr. Hambright, postmaster of
'Grover, was elected to a five year
i term on the board succeeding
Robert E. Ham*brlight, also of
Grover.
He has been active in organ
izing the Grover Rescue Squad
and .served as its leader for a
number of years.
George H. Houser was re-elect
ed the goard’.s vice-president and
Thomas A. Tate was re-elected
secretary-treasurer.
The board of trustees, in other
actlion, acknowledged donation of
$1,000 from Mauney Hosiery Mills
and $925 from the Kings Moun
tain Kiwanis chib. These gifts
have been designated t</purchase,
capital equipment. I
Final completion date for the
projects is April 4, 1974.
A:;'parenl low bids totaled $11.7
million at the Raledgh Highway
Build.ng last week wnen contrac
tors’ proposals on 20 projectes
were opened by state hdghway of
ficials. <
The projects, which call for the
improvement of 248 miles in 18
counties, include two Mecklen
burg coun'/y projects to construct
more than four mile^ of Inter-
SJtate 77.
Final action on the apparent
low bids, either approval or liS-
approval, will be one of the
agenda items at the first business
meeting of the new Board of
Transportation which is lated to
assume office this month, sup
planting the present State High-
wa Commissiion. The latter, by
statute,officially expired June 30.
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None Injured
In Mishaps
Police i-eported two minor
traffic accidents during the past
week.
Ptl. T. A. Burton reported Fri
day thaft Roibin Summitt, a hike
rides, was struck by a car driven
by Jane Whittington Humphries
of 117 Monta Vista Drive at the
intersectioji of Second Street Ex
tension and Stowe Acres.
No damage or injuries were
reported.
Ptl. L. D. Beattie charged Etta
Whorlcy Martin of Gastonia with
making an improper turn .Satur
day after her car struck a parked
car owned by Gerald Hipps on
East Gold street.
Beattie listed damage to the
Martin car as $25 and damage to
the Hipps car as $160.
Board To Review
School Plans
Carpenter Joins
Peeler Realty
C. T. Carpenter Jr., of Kings j
Mountain, is now associated ini
real esta/te with Peeler Insurance
andiRealty, Lnc., of Shel' y.
Announcement was made by
C. M. Peeler of .Shelby, broker
and ^ resident of the real estate
firm.
.State license was issued Mon
day by the North Carolina Real
Estate L/;ensing Board, after
Mr. Carpenter. successfully pass
ed the salesman’s license exam
ination on May 23rd.
‘'We’re growling and we are
proud to announce that Mr. Car
penter is our man in Kings Moun
tain,” he said. “His wide follow
ing of friends, made during his
work as educational sales repres
entative of International Corre
spondence Schools is invited to
call on him for service in regards
to their real estate needs and
services.” he aded.
“'Mr. Carpenter may be reach
ed through our office in Shelby
or at his home in Kings Moun
tain,’’ he continued.
A former sports editor and cir-
cuLation manager of the Kings
Mountain Herald, Mr. Carpenter
was for the past 17 years the
ICS representative in the several-
county area.
He is a veteran of World War
II combat service in Europe and
North Africa, after graduation in
1942 from Clemson University.
Married to the former Marian
Laughridge, of Gastonia, they
they have two children. Chuck
and Laura, lisiing juniors at N- C.
State University and Kings Moun
tain high school, respectively.
The family- attends Central Unit
ed Methodist church in Kings
Mountain, and are mem'hers of
the Kings Mountain Country
club and Lake Montonia club.
Veteran member of the Ameri
can Legion and VFW, Mr. Car
penter served many years as
legion post adjutant and athletic
officer and is a former area com-
missfioner of American Legion
junior baseball. He trained with
the 30th (Old Hickory) divis'on
after graduation from Clemson
and served overseas with the 1st
Infantry division as forward ob
server with artillery. '
FLAG PRESENTATION — Frank B. Glass Post 9311 revived a present this week in the form oi a
United States flag on Independence Day from members of the Post Auxiliary. Mrs. Robert Ruff,
president of the Auxiliary, mokes the presentation to VFW Commander Jack Smith os other
members look on. Front row, from left to right: Mrs. George Sellers, Mrs. Ellaree Peterson, Mrs.
Robert Ruff, Commander Smith and Mrs. Marie Queen. Back row, from left, Mrs. Ruby Stroupe,
David Delevie, Harold Glass, Marion Dixon, Mrs. David Delevie and Ben Case. (Photo by Gary
Stewart)
Rezoning Request
On Agenda
Oi City Board
The city commission will con
duct its regular bi-monthly meot-
Ii ing Monday night at 7:30 p.m.
ii at City Hall.
' I Principal item on the agenda
I is public hearing on rezoning re-
j quest from Dr. Craig Jones, med-
■.ical doctor, for change in reznn-
' ing of his property on West King
; streei.
'Demolition
Permit Issued
The Kings Mountain Rodevolo:'-
ment commission and D. H. Grif
fin Wrecking Co. of Greensboro
ortained a permit Monday to de
molish the Mountain Lanes Bowl-
ing Center and Adams and Orr
Taxi Cab office building on Bat-j
Taxi Cab office buildings on
'Battleground avenue.
(Buildings |)crmits issued dur
ing the week include:
Lloyd Styers, 222 Fulton strc?cit,
permit to paint house at 212 Brice
street, cost $200.
Henry A. Fisher, 80S First
street, permit to repair front
porch, cort $200.
Steve Marlowe, 505 West Gold,
permit to build new home on
Hillside Drive, cost $28,115, J. N.
Howell, contractor.
,G. L. M'cDaniel Jr., 301 S<‘>uth
Juniper street, permit to close in
Elbert C. Durden, vice-president ^ost $:500.
of Caswell Realty Co. has been j Lewis Curry, Route 4, zoning
selected to app<»ar in the 1973 place trailer in the
edition of Who’s Who In Geor-|
gia, which is a compilation county off Lake Montonio
Architects
Are Meeting
With Board
The Kings Mountain board of
education will meet with its ar
chitect Monday night at the
school administration building to
review final plans on the school
imprewemont program.
The schools last week I’eceived
bond money totalling $2,508,000.
The funds were approve^ by a
bond vote last Decemiber.
Top prioriny in building plans
is a new junior high school, to
be located about one mile past
the present high school plant on
Phifer road.
Supt. Don Jones said the board
hopes to let grading contracts
this month but building contracts
probably won't be lot before Au
gust,
Meantime, the county board of
commissioners adopted its ten
tative budget Monday at $S532,-
326.37, representing a $1.6 mil
lion increase over the previous
fiscal year.
The three school systems in the
county will receive a 15 per cent
increase in operating funds for
the new fiscal year.
Kings Mountain schools
receive $893,811.
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Break-In
Is Reported
Police are investigating a Sat
urday breaking and entering at
the home of Duffie Guyton at
822 North Fourth street.
Police said someone entered the
homo through the i:ack door,
broke several windows, cut mat
tresses and cairs, pulled out sev
eral light sockets and stole some
inloque dishes. Cost of the dam
age was not known.
The break-in was reported Mon
day by Mrs. Guyton's daughter.
Pansy Bell.
IN WHO'S WHO — Elbert C.
Durden has been elected to
appear in the 1973 edition of
•"Who's Who In Geoigia".
Elbert Duiden
In Who's Who
biographical information on out- >
standing citizens of the state of '
Georgia. To be considered for
listing in this publication, one
must have distinguished them
selves n business, government, or
civil awareness. Who’s Who In
Georgia is filed in the Library of
Congress, the Georgia Archives
and libraries througlumt the
state, and is made avaiilable to
business and governmental lead
ers throughout the nation.
Mr. Durden is married to the
former Louzelle Smith, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur G.
(Mutt) Smith, of 810 Monroe
Avenue, Kings Mountain. They
have two sons and live in Lilburn,
Georgia. •
Berry Pickers Und Man's Body;
Officer Reports 'Tfo Foul Play"
Dr. Page Hudson, chief medical | missing since the day before
examiner at North Carolina i (Mother’s Day fits the description
Memorial hofipital in Chapel of the .skeleton’’, he added.
Hill, said yesterday there is no
“apparent foul play” involved in
the death of a Negro man whose
completely decomposed body was
found by two blackberry pickers
at the old city dump ofif York
road I'uesday afternoon.
Dr. Hudson said that dental
records and chest x-ray records
are being checked today to de
termine the man’s Identity.
Lula Mae Terry, 810 F'irst St.,
permit for building addition, cost
$3,500.
'Dr. Hudson estimated the man
had been dead for "several
weeks.”
The body was found in an
isolated section off N. C. 216 Tues
day afterncx)n by George Ruff
and his .seven-year-old son.
George Ruff, who lives In the
area, was blackberry pickirhg with
his young son, estimated by po
lice to be aibout seven years old,
"We do think we know who i in some nearby briars. The man
the man is but we can’t make' and boy had their attention sud-
positive identification yet”* said ' denly attracted to a strong, bad
Dr. Hudson. “A man in the area' {Continued On Page Six)
Patterson. 21
Dies 01 Injuries
A Kings Mountain man died
as a re.sult of injuries received in
a w’reck Tliursday.
Jerry Dean Patterson, 21, of Rt.
1, died at 6:51 a.m. Friday at
Charlotte Meimorial Hospital
where he was taken following a
wreck Thursday at 9 pjm.
Patterson reportedly lost con
trol of his car and ran off rural
paved road 2292 two and a half
miles south of Kings .Mountain.
(Funeral services were conduct
ed at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Wash
ington Baptist church, where ho
was a member, by the Rev. P. B.
Barnetit. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
A native of Cleveland County,
he was'the son of Mrs. Lonia O.
V. Patterson of Kings Mountain,
and the late Clayton Patterson.
He was employed by Spectrum
Fiber Corp,
Surviving in addition to his
mother, are five brothers, John
Patterson of High Point, Clyde
Patterson of Woodbridge, Va.,
James) Larry and Charles Pat
terson of Kings Mountain; four
sisters, Mrs. Hattie Davis, Mrs.
Leatha Bristol, Mrs. Mary Adams
and Mrs. Nancy Brown of Kings
Mountain.
Buffalo Project
Will Be "Done
In SO-Days
Workmen will b<*gin the final
phase of the Kings Mountain
Water Project on Buffalo Creek
Mi::nday, Col. W. K. Dickson, the
city’s consulting engineer told
the Herald yesterday.
Col. Dickson, folowing a Tues
day conference with Mayor John
Moss, general contractor D. D.
Gillespie and the excavating
crew of Phillips ■ Jordan Co., said
the high water in the lake basin
ha.s receded sufficiently for the
•final pha.se of work on the pro
ject to begin.
Col. Dickson e.stimatcd the Buf
falo Creek project will be com
pleted in 90 days. |
Mayor Moss, reflecting on the
decision to get the final phases
of the project underway, said he '
was extremely hapi^ and looked I
forward enthusiastically to the |
day that the water plant and
lake facilities could be fully util
ized by citizens ot Kings Moun
tain.
"In view of this very beautiful
Independence Day”, said the
mayor yesterday, "it is hearten
ing to visualize just how much
our citizens will benefit from the
enjoyment of this project and its
full economtic and recreational
possibilities.”
Textile Finns
Take Holiday
Most Kings Mountain textile
planets are closed this week for
vacation ani will return to nor
mal procedures next Monday.
At least two firms have been
operating this week. Those are
Burlington Mills, which will not
take its vacation week until July
29, and Kinder Manufacturing,
which operated Monday and
Tuesday.
Firms closed include Mauney
Hosioit/, Mauney Mills, Carolina
Throwing, Neisco, B. V. D. Tex
tiles, K Mills, Carlton Knits,
Kings Mill, Park Yarn, Sadie,
Sfcctrum, Oxford, Ideal Hosiery,
Gay Hosiery, Cleveland Hoiiery,
Can-Do Hosiery, Har Ray Indus
tries of Groven Minette Mills of
Grover arid Grover Industries.
Those firms W'hich gave vaca
tion bonuses -.ased on length of
service include Mauney .Mills,
Carolina Throwing, Neisco, BVD,
K Mills, Carlton Knits, Kinder,
Kings Mill, Sadie, Spectrum and
Oxford.
•si'-
APPOINTED Senator W. K.
Mauney« Jr. has been appoint
ed to a two-yeor term on the
N. C. Traffic Safety Authority.
Senator Mauney
Is Appointed
Senator W. K. (Billy) Mauney,
Jr. of Kings Mountain was Tues
day appointed to a two-year
term on the North Carolina Traf
fic Safety Authority.
The appointment was made by
Lt. Gov. Jim Hunt in Raleigh.
Hunt also announced the ap-
pointimcnt of E. V. Wilkins, black
educator and mayor pro tom of
•Reper, to a three-year term on
the Commission of International
Cooperation.
Senator Mauney, who is serv
ing his first term, is a former
member of the House of Rc4)re-
sentatives from Cleveland Coun
ty.
Police Search
For "Attacker'
Mrs. Burris
Dies At 75
Mrs. Nona Burris, 75, of Kings
Mountain died this morning at
Kings Mountain hospital.
Funeral arrangements w’ill be
announced by Dcxdcery’s Hoime of
Funerals, slielby.
Kings Mountain police are
searching for a young black man
who allegedly attacktxi a woman
at her home on Mountain sircct
about 11:50 a. m. Tuesday.
Aor-ording to police, a woman
was in the back yard oi her home
a oog when the man
whistled for the deg. Police sa.d
the dog ran to the man and he
picked It up. He re;:ortedly re
fused to give the dog to the wom
an and then cut her blouse front
with a long switch blade knife
while using profane language.
According to Chief Tom Mc
Devitt, a neighbor yelled and the
man and woman ran apart.
McDevitt said police are search
ing for a black male a 'ouit 20
years old, five fe<’t eight or nine
and weighing about 140 to 150
pounds. The su'yect w’as re;~ort-
edly wearing while pants, black
silk shirt and a large black broad
brimmed hat.
POUCE AUXIUARY
Mem ers of the Kings Moun
tain Police Auxiliary will meet
Monday night at 7:30 at the
home of Mrs. Bob Hayes, 807
Rhodes avenue.
Monday Was First Retirement Day
For Assistant Postmaster B. F. Cox
Postal patrons mi.'^sed a famil
iar face at the U. S. Postoffice
here Monday when they checked
their mailboxes.
Benjamin Franklin Cox, as
sistant postmaster, was home on
his first official day of retire
ment.
Mr. Cox completed his duties
at the postofffce Saturday and
closed his desk after 34 and one-
half years on the job.
"It’s going to be hard to get
out of the routine but I'm going
to enjoy staying home and doing
some visiting", said the popular
mailman.
He and Mrs. Cox, who’ve been
married 48 years, are planning a
vacation in London a'fter their
daughter, Martha and her fam
ily move there later this month.
Martha Cox Poteat, her husband,
S. E. Poteat, and daughters, Lisa
and Mary Anne, will 'be living in
a 200-year-old residence in Lon
don near the American Emibassy
where Mr. Poteat will be a gov-
erniment entployec.
The Ooxe.s also plan to visit a
second daughter, Sarah Cox
Shaw and husband Richard in
Connecticut. Other members of
the family, son Bob, his wife,'
Hetty and their family are Kings
Mountain residents and the Coxes
plan more get-to-gethers with
their nine grandchikimn.
A native of Pickens County, S.
C., Mr. Cox haA been a Kings
Mountain citizen for 40 years,
moving here from Greenville, S.
C. where he had done some sub
stitute carrier work in the post-
office there and served as book
keeper-timekeeper for a textile
plant. In Kings Mountain he
was supply clerk and bookkeejxn
for Phenix Mill Office before
joining the U. S. Pcstoffice as a
clerk.
He subsequently succeeded
Miss Freelove Black as money
order clerk and then became as
sistant postmaster^
The volume of mail going on(
from the Kings Mountain po-^t
o(ffi,ce is estimated at about eigk^
times as great today as it
in 1938 when Mr. Cox joinol
staff as a clerk.
And, of course thore’.s no
parison in the methods of hii lull
ing mail and dispatching oi mail
today, says Mr. Cox. .
The Coxes are members iw
Kings Mountain Baptist ohuren
and live on Katherine Avenue.