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( i i Population Orotf«ar Kings Mountain City Limits 21.914 8,465 O In** Ualt«d 8i«lM Burtou ol th« Cennuf report of nuory. IMI. end Jneludoi the H.9B0 populotloa Qf IttmBer 4 Townibtp. and the remaining 8,114 from S olhMr 5 towne^ip* In Cleeeload County and Crowdero euntalo Townehlp In Gaeten County. Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper Pages Today VOL. 84 No. 45 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N, C., Thursday, November 8, 1973 PRICE TEN CENTS Eighty-Fourth Year Township ForOweiis,Bonds;AgainstLiquorByDrmk Nicholson Defeats Cammissioner Ellison Challenge! Wins Run-Off Voting Easily Voteors jn^ade it a clean sweep for challengers for city office TuotsaAy,' jiA Corbet Nioholson easily dofeaTed veteran Ward III topi8i)i3siorier i‘: J^liommyi Bon by fee to 458. - - Votir^ ■ was sMghitly heavier ‘Tuesday than in the eleccion of Oelctjet 9, when Mr. Nicholson failed to attain a majonJty by the anriall margin of three votes in-A tiirw-man race, but Comm, ^llison was able to impr-ve his Ootober 9 tci.al by only 31 votes out of an ad'diitional 118 cast in the Ward IH contest. Ml. N'krhciiSicn won in all six wards, the closest being in light- voting Ward IV, where the Nxh- olscn margin was slightly less than 4 to 3—48 to 30. Three other challengers to in- cuMbents won on Oo.ciber 9: Llpyd E. Davis, Ward II; Don Me- Aoee, Ward IV; James E. Amos, Ward V; and Murray Pruette, Ward VI. The successful candidates will take oaths of office on Monday, December 3. Oiily holdovers from Moss Ad- mindstraticn IV will be Mayor John Henry Moss, who will be gin bis fifth term, and Ward I Oaanmissioner Ray W. Cline, wiho will begin his eighth tenn. Neither had opposition, though an announced write-in campaign by Hugh A. Logan. Jr., was worth 334 votes against Cemm. Cline*s 669. Coinun. Ellison has served ten terms on Che oomimlssion, con tinuously since 1959. Previously he had served from 1947-51 and 1953-55. Mr. Nicholson unsuccessfully challenged Mr. Ellison four years ago. A former city natural gas sys tem superintendent, Mr. Nichol son is owner of City Heating Company. He is a member of Temple Baptist Church, a World War II Marine veteran, a Legion naire. Mrs. Nicholson is the for mer Elva Holden. They have iwu ciiildten. Vandals Take Hub Caps, Tap» Several incidents of vandalism occurred in the Kings Mountain area during the weekend. Tommy Barrett of 120 Center street told police he left his au tomobile in the parking lict of Second Baptist ehuroh October 28th while attending Baptis-t Training Union, returned to the car at 8:15 p.m. and found his radio tape player missing. The car was unlocked, police said. R^aid Barnette of 1012 N. Cancer street tx>ld police two solid disc hubcaps were removed from his 197.1 Chevrolet Impala while it was paiked Wednesday night dn the cairport of his home. fMis. W. L. Mlauney, of 704 W. Mountain street, elementary teacher, told podice two IS-year- oM boys snatched her purse from the front seat of her 1972 Chev rolet in the parking area of the school administation bui-ldiing at 500 West Parker stireet. She said when she returned to her oar she saw the youths running, gave chase and rellaimed her pocketbook hut found two five dollar bills, two one dollar bills and a silver dollair missing. Po lice were called and reclaimed the each from the boys. IMPROVING Floyd Grigg, 71, of route four, is ampioving in Chailotle Memorial hospital 'from head in}uries, members of his fami ly reported this week. CORBET NICHOLSON Cdmmlasioner-Elect Mis. Blachmei's Rites Condneted 'Funeral sercisces of Mrs. Louise O’Farrell Blackmer, widow of Ha^ne S. Blackmer, were con- ductoi Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p. m. from the Chapel of Har ris Funeral Home, interment fol lowing in Mountain Rest ceme tery. .Mrs. Blackmer succumbed to a long illness Wednesday night at 11:35 p. m. in Sheby Convales cent Center. She'' was daughter of the late Oscar Cameron and Harriett •Brown OTarrell. Her late hus band was a founder of Blackmer and Company of Kings Moun tain. She was a member otf First Presi.yterian church and before her illness was active in the Kings Mountain Woman's club, garden and bridge clubs and Colonel Fi'ederick Hambright chapter, Daughters of the American Rev olution. Her pastor. Dr. Paul Ausley, officiated at her final rites. Surviving is her sister, Miss Katherine O’FarreU of Washing ton, D. C. Active pallbearers were Hall Goforth, B^b Manpr. iHenry P. Neisler, Charles A. Noisier, R. H. Webb and George B. Thomasson. Assault Charges Aie Lodged (Emmitt Shelton faces charges erf assault with deadly weapon following an incident at Apt. 11. Chesterfield Courts. Shelton is charged with cut ting Ernest Fay Webb with a pocket knife resulting in 14 stitches to Webb’s left eye, four Stitches to his right elbow and surgery of his left hand. Webb is a patient in Kings Mountain hospital. ILt. Bob Hayes arrested Shelton at the home of Mr. and Mirs. Rog- ■ er Clack at 2:10 p.m. Saturday. Clowns To Appear In Yule Parade Two well ■ known television olowns, Joe>' and Ranald McDon ald, will airpear here Friday. No vember 30, when tihe Kings Mountain Meaxhants association ■stages Its Christmas opening pa rade. Mickey Bell, chairman of the parade committee, said the pa rade will feature also mairdhing bands of Kings Meuntatn hiigh school, SIhelby high school, and Burns high schodl. “And we expect to have a lot rf beauty q-ueens,” Mr. Bell add ed. Other members of the tirade rmmittec a're Bob Myers, Rea gan Harper, Lynn Chei>hire, Bill Grissem and Ronnie Plummer. Sons Of Light Here Sunday At Grace Church , The ^‘Sons of Light” from Greensboro will sing Sunday morning at Grace United Metho dist cnurch at the 11 o’clock wor ship hour. ^“The group is composed of young men dedicated to God to witness through song and person I al testimony”, said a spokesman. They have sung together for a ! year and a half in more than 250 into many stales. They have wit- \ nessed 1600 decisions for Christ”, I the church spokesman continued. ! The men sang during the youth revival at Grace MethcKiist church during March. The community is invited to: worship with the Grace congre gation in the special service of, song. 'Members of the Sons of Light ; are Phil Parrish, age 21, tenor; | Rick Ra;y, bass, age 19; Kevin; Kilbreath, lead, age 17; Chip Hoi-; den, pianist, age 18; Ro- in Webb, j drummer, age 19; and Terry, Heath, guitarist, age 25. % is ’* id Alfc. - ill FOCUS Group T Fiist Baptist Fifteen Gardner-tWebb college students are coming to First Baptist church this weekend, November 9-11, to conduct a series called “a weekend exper- ieitpe.” Fellowship of Christian United for Service, FOCUS, is a division of the Baptist Student Union of the college. 'First meeting is schedule to be in the Church Fellowship and Ac tivities Building Friday evening after the high school football game. Various meetings will <be going on Saturday, and a serv ice will !:e held Saturday. 7:30 p. m., /ii the church sanctuary. The FOCUS group will be lead ing in the Sunday school period I Sunday morning and will be in charge of the morning worship service. Designed and planned as a weekend revival, the meetings are in charge of the student group, but they are for all ages. Reg Alexander, associate cam pus minister, and BSU leaders ace ocordinating the planning, working together with First Bap list church leaders. ^ i '■ ^ ’ ^‘0^ It- • ^ < - 1/* ■ .r - 2m ^ ‘ -i I ' RETIRED SOLDIER WINS HONOR — Sgt. Harley Wells of the Dipon community, like many other members of the U. S. Sol dier's and Airmen’s Home, has a plot of land and a green thumb to moke things grow. The garden editor of the Wash ington Star-News judged Well's garden plot third place in the Home's annual garden contest. The g/.-den is only one of many recreational facilities available at the Home in Washington, D. C. Before returning to Washington, D. C. Mr. Wells lived in the Dixon community enjoyed a garden and was active in Dixon Presbyterian church. (Army News Features Photo by SFC Ray Jewett) / Mrs. McDaniel Succumbs at 93; Rites Saturday I Funeral rite.s f''r Mrs. Julia Baumgardner M. Daniel, 93, of |Cnar,otle, mother of Bruce .Mc- ' Daniel of Kings .Mountain, wore ! conducted Monday morning al 11 I o’clock from the Chapel of Ilar- ' ris Funeral Home. Rev. Paul 'Riggs pastor of First Baptist church officiated at the final riles and interment was in Bethlehem Baptist church ceme tery. Mrs. McDaniel dic‘i at 5:23 p. m. Saturday in the Kings Mountain hospital alter an ill-| ness of several years. j She was a native of Gaston county, daughter of the late Mr.! and Mrs. John Calvin Baumgard ner and widow of William David McDaniel. i Surviving, in addition to her; son here, are a son, Sam McDan-1 iel of Bridgeport, Conn.; two ddughiers, Mrs. John B. Napoli- tano and Miss Delorese .M.’Dan- iel, both of Charlotte three sisters, Mrs. William C. Fails of Greenville, S. C., Mrs. Herman ^ Erwin and Mrs. T. G. Slierer, ‘ ' oth of Erwin, Tonn.; four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. I Active pallbearers were David Austin, Clyde Whetstir.o. Clinton I Jolly, Joe H. McDaniel Jr., ErtJe ■ Powers and H. O. Williams. ALEX OWENS ^ Trustee-Elect | KM UF Gifts Now S22,691 Gifts to the Kings Mountain ; United Fund reached S22,(J91 Ihi.s week. Mns. BCwky Seism, treasur er, rei)orted. Mrs. S^'usm .<aid several areas of the drive have not rcpO'ned contributions, including the cfam- mercial division, the professional division and the cerrespondenee divisbon. Goal of the 1974 United Fund for nine causes is $36,UK). Mrs. Scisim said vclunteer.s should make reports of solicita tion wt'.k as (juickly as passible. Bill Giisacm is campaign chair man. Hill Bates is CF president. Busy October For Rescue Crew The K»ings Mountain Rescue Squad reported a total of 107 calls during the month of Octo ber, traveling over 1,300 miles, with squad members voluntteering 1,023 manhours. The calls included 4*9 transport trilps to Kings Mountain hostpital, 16 wrecks, six to local doctor’s clinics, six service calls,, two shootings and one blood relay. Also, the squad made 19 cut-of- town calls to Charlotte, SheTby and Gastonia. The squad was on duty for six footba'll games and also aided Gaston (bounty in a simulated disasiler practice alert on Oct. 14. The unit also took pa'rt in the Kings Mounta'in high school hcimeccmiing parade an'd held open house at their new build ing on Parker street. Low BWs$734,848 On SewageProject Electrical Section Bids Short By One Rotary Club Sets Pancake Supper “Get’em while they’re hot” is how the King.s Mountain Ro tary club is advertising its^ Fri day pancake supper beginning ait 4 p.m. at the high school cafeteria. A spoke>-man for the civic club said cl'lizens arc remindexi to attend the Mountaineer-Shelhy football game at Gamble Stadi um but leave early enough to have pancakes with Rolarians before the game at 8’’. DIRECTOR — Richard )S. Len non Jr. has been nam'td acting director of the East Carolina University Computing Center effective immediately, accord ing to an armouncement by ECU off ciajs. A. P. White & Associates of Charlcitte and Rand Construction Company of Richfield are appar ent low bidders for th« city’s previously esti-mated $768,410 sewage treatment eJApansion and line extension project. The White bid of $544,356.00 was lew among seven bidders for construction of a two million gallon per day sewage treatment plant expansion. The Richfield firm was low a- m'ong seven bidders at $190,493.00 for sewer lines, outfalls, pump station and force mains. Buck Johnson of W. K. Diektwn & Company, the city’s consulting engineers, said yesterday the city will prribably need to read vertise for bids for the electrical ContiiiMd On Page Six Ground Broken For Hardware Bridges Hardware, Inc., b.’lke! ground this week for con.struttion ; of its new building at the corner i otf West King and Cansler streets. City building permit wa.s pur chase which estimated cost at $85,000. The building will be of metal and brick construction. Other perm-its issued: To Mrs. Emma Fulton, 400 East King street, $575 rovrf re pair. Paul W. Owens, 200 Fulton | Drive, metal utility building. ' Signalization Work To Begin . The stale higlXvvay depart- meiit’s ])roject to upgrade traffic signals here and in surn?un6ing cemmunitits will get undenvay 'I hur.sd iy, N'c vemhor 15, Mayor Ji.hn Heniy Moss has been in- lurnud. Plans call for camiJlcte re- vanxping and modernization of signals (ui King strocit at York Road, Ga.stcn street. Piedmont avenue, and installation of a sig nal at the inlersOv.1ion of King and Ga.ston. A preconstruction confereneo w*ill be held at the divi.-i(m high way office al Shelby the previous day. Pattorsen Electric Comi>any, of Sliolby, is cx>nlructor for the pro- jevt. Cars Damaged By Pranksters ■Halloween pranksters damagcvi several automobiles by Wednes day, ])oUcc reported. R. K. Moore, of route two, op- emtor of a Red Ball taxi, .'iaid he was traveling in the 200 block of North Cansler street wlien seme- one threW'' HK'ks and broke the left back window of the 1973 Ford cab. IlerMliol E. Spangler, also trav eling in the 2iK) block of N. Cans ler .street, iild pc.Iiee his evar windshield wa.s struck by ocko Lactiles thrown from a ix'rson or person.s unknov\*n. Owens Margin Is 272 Votes Over Stewart j King- Mcunlain .scho.d district veU s returned Incumbent Alex Gwciis ij tne h -ard of education 1( , I .-ev.on.i .six-year term Tues- da\. Mr. G.\eiis led in all five presiu. ts. Challenger Mack SU'wart, in his lirsi bid for public office, .showed Wiia! many ctansidered sur;c;i.sir.g : irei glh a.s he won 992 votes against Mr. Owens 1261. I'he nuigin u* vieiory was 2/2 cl the 2256 voles cast. ! G.iiiorw i.se, .\'Uin...»cr 4 township I v< ;ed wi'Mi ilic'ir Cicivciand Loun- ' ty and Ncj-i’lli Carolina nc^iglrbcTS j on tiuee slate-wide ic^sues. Vot- I ing percentages virtually eoined'd- ! eci. ' i'he f )ur-i)rev’inct townstfiip sup- ; pi-rted the $3(KJ million schcxal o-.nd issue, supported clean water siigliily more strongly th^an the rc*i ol the ccunty, and was vir tually even wu-th its neighbors in opiX).-ing legalization oi mdx- eti drinks by 3-1. The K-wn.ship totals: 1) S30tJ MilJii>n sc-hool con- stru.t.cn bond issue: tor 1387, a* gainst 975. 2) $30 million water bonds (a- mendmont to oiigin.il pr./posal appre^ved in Ma> 19V2': lor 18S6, against 454. 3) Legaiizatioji of .sale of mix ed drinK.‘<: lor 601, again-4 1828. Registrars at ail priv inets, Mrs. J. B. Ellis, Gimer, Mrs, J. A. E. Conner, Belinvare, Mrs. J. H. Xr- tliur, West Kings Mountain, and .Mrs Nell Craniord, East Kings Mountain, reiwried no untoward iiuMents and a “smooth” elec- tic n. Ml. Owens Is a King.s Mountain laimer and lamns7ai)er. He is a member of Kings .Mauntain Bap tist diurcdi. * In Word 5 H. O. (Toby) Wil- lia'ms received a write-in vote tor school board. Tom Trott Is Appointed Thomas L. Trott, Kings Moun tain insuranceman, has been ap pointed a member cf the Insur ance IMucation Advisory commit tee of the Stale Department of Insurai;|e. His appointment was announc ed this week by John Randolph Ingram, Commissioner oi Insur ance. ’the advisory committee wdll meet in the Commissioner’s of fice in Raleigli at 2 t. m., Decem ber llth. Mr. Trott attended his first meeting of the committee last Tuesday afternoon. Said Commissioner I n gram, “The Department of Insurance realizes ithe need that exists in many areas to upgrade and pro fessionalize insurance agents and aiUtsters to better serve the pc ^ple of North Carolina, there fore it gives me great pleasure to appoint Tom Trott as a mem- Ixr of this advisory committee.” .Mr. Trott owns and operate.* Trott Ir.surance Agency here. Steve Lee Kills 375-pound Bear Steve Lee, Kings .Mountain auto salesman, killed a 375- peund bear Saturday in a hunt near Grand.'al’her Mquntaiin. Others on the hunt included La'fayelite PeaTsen,. Paul (Nar- son, Hp/!d LrKoi'd, Hcnr>' Lewis, James Lewis, Jackie Dean Barrett, and Frank Ben nett. School Board Weighing Bevamped Athletic Program When IHS Opens f' ■'■• '4^ Unofficial Resnlts - Nov. 6,1973 City Rnn-OU Election Forh Ward 3 Commissioner Word Ward 4 5 Total T. J. (Tommy) Bl'Iison | 26 | 53 | 111 | 50 | 188 | 30 Corbet Nicholson 1 79 458 103 I 151 1 162 I 323 48 866 Schocl officials arc expected to reremmend to the biMird cf edu cation at it.s Nov. 19 metd'ing that a e mplote rcvuimiping be m’de of the total sohoel atiluletk pro gram. Suli'.tt. Donald Jones .'^iiid that KMIIS athlotic director Bob Jones, KlMH.S prim'l'pal Jake Atk)in.son, Ceiftral Juni'er High athletic di- rodcr Perter Griggs and Central printii^al Fred WiUhors will meet with the board to discuss the cihange,-. Supt. Jones said the ma'in pur pose for the propos(vi ehango “is to help get ready to m'cx'e into j the new junior high school”, now under con.struction. i The plan, he said, calls for all freshmen athletes, beginning in | the spring of next year, to be combined with the Cerntral teams and for both Central and KMHS to field junior varsity teams in football and basketball. Wrestl ing will alsx) be added to the Central program and cros.s coun try girls golf end girls tennis are also projec'ted. Hew the new plan will affect cfaciliiiag pojiitiions has not been di.seussed hut Supt. Jones said C'tlier srme new I'oadhe.s will have to be hired cr some present coaches will have to change as signments. Supt. Jones said the constiruc- tion contract for the new junior high calls for a Sept. 4, 1974 cem- pletion and it’s possible the .school will be occupied at the be ginning of the 1^4-75 school | yeaii. A DAM PLUGGED AND WATER IMPOUNDED — Ward V Commissioner Jonas Bridges and Mayor John Henry Moss sunrey the finishing touches to the dam cf the John H. Moss Reservoir on Buf falo Creek. The pipe in the dam which has ollowed water from Buffolo Creek to flow through the dam was plugged with concrete and covered with dirt last Wednesday afternoon, starting the impounding of 12 billion gallons of water in the loke. Mayor Moss estimates the 1320 ocre lake will be filled with water within nine to 14 m ,nths. Bulldoz ng and brush-clearing was continu- it:g this week. (Herald Photo by I. C. Alexan
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