\ C 'D Popnlation GredUr Kings Mountain 21.914 City Limits 8.465 rii* Or«ct«r King* Mountata llgur* !• d«riTad from Uio Ipodol Uoltod StotM luromi of tho Ceniiu report of t ODUory, IfM. and Inctudos the 14.S90 population of Fumbor *4 Townehlp. and the remolnlny 6,124 from Number $ Towniblp. la Cleveland County omd Crowdere Moubtola Townehlp In GoetoB County. Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspoper Pages Today VOL 84 No. 46 Eitablished 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, November 15, 1973 PRICE TEN CENTS Eighty-Fourth Year Mayor: City Natural Gas Supplies All Right ^Now’ Centennial Celebration Ideas Outlined Wednesday C of C Invites City's Thinking For Centennial By MARTIN HARMON Mayor John Heniy Moss will appoint within a few days a 20- member cenitennial coormyission with responsi'bi-lify Tor staiging a celebraftion olf the city’s one hun dredth birthday Tn 1974. The Mayor outlined city oom- munty Com- nviaaioner L. E. (Joeh) Hrmrant, and fiomier Senators J. OHie Har ris and Jack H. White. ‘Mrs. Frank R. Summers, daugh ter of the city’s first Mayor, has been appointed previously hon orary chairman of the celebra tion. Mayor Moss said he had con ferred recently with representa tives of the Rogers Company, Who specialize in staging cele brations of this type and. cur- rently, and working with cili- Continued On Page a Attorney-General Opinions Sought John B. Plonk MoieheadTapee Three Shelby High School sen- lots have been nominated for Umversity of Nortflh Carolina Morehead Scholarnhip Awards, and a Kings Mountain senior has been named an alternate, it is announced by L. Lyndon Hobbs ot Shelby, chairman of the Cleveland County Morehead Selection Com- nvittee. Jbhn Butler Plonk, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Butler Plonk of Route 1, Kings Mountain, was named aHernate and in the event one of the three nominees is un able to accept his nomination, he will advance to district comipoti- tion* The nominees selected Wednes day night following interviews by the commititee with 10 students from the county’s four high schools include: David William Eaker, 16, son of Mrs. Lois R. Baker of 811 W. Sumter Street and the laf:e Dr. Ralph G. E^ker; Andrew Venning McMurry, 17, son of Mt. and X&s. John £. Me- Curry of 130 HlUside Drive; and Lind^y Taylor Thompson, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs, Tommy J. Thompson otf 238 Country IClufb Circle. They will compete with Continued On Page 6 ‘ - i* ........... IN WHO'S WHO — Strickland Chorles Dalton hos been elect ed to membership in "Who's Who". He is o senior student at Western Carolina University ond son-in-law of Mr. ond Mrs. Fred Weaver of Kings Meun- toin# D^ton Named To Who's Who Strickland Charles Dalton has Ijeen selected for "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges for 1974." He is a senior at Western Car olina University and will gradu ate in June 1974 with a 'B. S. in Social Science Education. He is also a member of Phi Alpha Theta, an honor society in his tory, and 'Kappa Delta Pi, an honor society in education. iMr. Dalton is the husband of the former Susan Weaver, daugh ter of Mr. andw Mrs. Fred Weav er of Kings Mountain. Thanksgiving Rites Wednesday Rev. David Kime, pastor of Oak View Baptist church, will de liver the traditional Thanksgiv ing sermon at the community wide Thanksgiving service Wed nesday evening at 7:30 at Cen tral United Methodist church. The service is sponsored by the Kings Mountain Ministerial Asso ciation and is expected to attract a leirge crowd of worshippers from all denominations in the city. Rev. Paul Riggs, pastor of First Baptisit church, is chairman of the Ministerial Association committee on arrangements. Special music will feature the service. ‘We invite the community to worship with us in this servlet of thanksgiving,” said Rev. Pas chal Waugh, pastor of the host church. Daylight Bieak-Ins Order Oi Day: City Policemen Trailing Suspects City police termed as "brazen** a daylight robbery by a pair of intruders who entered an un locked residence on Fulton drive Monday afternoon and carted a- way in their automobile a tele vision set, a radio, a tape player and tapes, a Winchester shotgun, a .22 ^le, and a locked chest containing insurance papers. Oapt. William Roper of the De tective Division said police have several suspects but are nolt yet ready to make an arrest. Neighbors say a man and woman entered the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powell at 202 Fulton Drive Monday after noon about 1:30 p.m. and by the time their son, Chuck Powell, a high school student, had arrived at 2 p.>in., had made off with family valuables. One of the in truders answered the phone to relate to a neighbor, who called, that the young man of the htfise was ‘‘not hdme from work.” Police are also investigating a rash of break-ins during the week in which the thief or thieves were "selective", said Ropeir. Capt. Roper said a thief or thieves broke the door glass in front of the grease rack at Union 76 Service Station at 114 West King street Sunday night and re moved $27 in quarters but left behind a large amouint^of small change. They took with them al so a stalled 1965 Ford parked in the lot. Jonas R. Bridges of 803 W- Mountain street reported to po- Continued On Page Six Contribution, Zone Authority Under Question City Attorney Jack White is seeking opinions on two legal questions arising at Monday nights city commission meeting. They are: 1) Can the oity legally make a contribution to travel expense on Mrs. Wanza Y. Davis’ project ed trip to the Orient in the Peo ple-to-People good will tour be ginning'Decerrtber 1? 2) Does the city legally have the power to permit construction and operation of a cycle track within the mile zoning perim- efer? It was Mr. White's opmion that the answer is "no” to both questions. He said he feK he would be ab^e to dbtain the at torney generail’s opinions by the commission r^eeting of Niovember 2G. Mrs. Davis said she would rep resent the southeastern region of the Unilted States and that the total cost of the 16-day trip would be $1697. She asked the oity for $500 for a portion of the ex penses. Robert Wooten asks re-zoning of the Parkdale community airea for the cycle track to be used for Sunday afternoon racing. Appear ing with him was Attorney Jerry T«rammell. Severail residents of the area appeared in opposition, lincluding Gray ton (Stretch) Bol linger, Gene Miayhew, and Mrs. Pauline Wright. Mr. Bollinger ob jected both to the prospective noise and religiously. Mr. May- hew commented, "It would be in my back door". Mrs. Wright objected on religious grounds. She commented, "I believe in keeping the Sabbath holy. I’d probably attend his races on a Saturday.” Commissiioner Jon-as Bridges eisked Mr. Wooten if he knew of any track located within the mile zoning perimeter. Mr. Wooten said he d*idn’'t CkMnm'issiioner T. J. Ellison av erred he’d already been informed opponents would seek an in junction against building of the Continued On Page Six Jones: 36 Ways To Save Fuel The board of education is ex pected to adopt fuel-saving steps Monday, a 36-step plan to save fuel oil recommended by Supt. Donald Jones. Supt. Jones said the board, in regular monthly meeting, will also discuss plans for a complete revamping elf the total school athletic program "to help get ready to move into the new jun ior high school." Mr. Jones had already distri buted a "fuel-saving ideas" sheet to principals in all plants in tJie city system. The plan calls for schools to be hearted to no more than 70 degrees at any time (and lower if possible) and keeping night use to a minimum. The "fuel-saving" ideas in clude the following: 1 Burners should be adjusted for as hiigh combustion effi ciency as possible, 2 Thermostat settings should be kept low — suggested set ting not to exceed 70 deg. F. (lowelr if possible). 3 W-indows should be kept clos ed. Eififort should be made to regulate building tempera ture by adjusting radiator valves rather than opening windows, 4 Daily heartiing period .should be reduced i.e. do not heal building unrtil just before students arrive. 5 See that school buildings are Continued On Page Six Cost Estimates $200,000 Short Ianuaiy29th City Deadline To Find "Shorts Farm And City: Student Farm Tour on Tuesday A total of 382 Kings Mountain elementary pupils and 15 teach ers will participate in the annual F'arm - City Week Farm Tour Tuesday, visiting the J. C. Ran dle & Son dairy farm and the Twin-Hill Poultry farm and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Yarboro. The activities are planned by the Cleveland County Agricultur al Extension Service and Henry Dameron, county farm agent, an nounces. I li' 'Bus No. 178 operated by Jimmy Adams will pick up East school students at 9 a. m. and transport them back to school at 10:30 Tuesday morning. Wiley Blanton, operating bus No. 160, will pick up West school students at 9 a. m., returning hem to school at 10:30; Ann Lail of Bus No. 52 will pick up Bethware students at 9 a. m., DetJde White of Bus No. 53 will also pick up a group of Bethware students at 9 a. ra. Jerry Morrow of Bus No. 74 will pick up North chool students at 9:55 a. m., returning them to school at 11:30; Wesley Young, operating Bus No. 176, will pick up North Students at 9:55 a. m. and Tom Berry, operating Bus No. 79, and Susan McDaniel, op erating Bus 80, will pick up Gro ver students at 9:55, returning them to school at 11:30. At the J. C. Randle farm stu dents will see 108 milking regis tered Guernsey cow's and will be told that milk from this herd is|5o, vetefan taxi driver for Price's stored in a 1,000 gallon or 4,000 were conducted Sunday quart milk tank and is picked up : afternoon at 2:30 from Bothle- from the farm every other day. Baptist church. 'Mr. Dameron e.vpiained that the average cow from the Randle | Rev. L. D. Scruggs, pastor of herd produces 11,462 pounds of Macedonia Baptist church, offi- milk, or 5,331 quarts of milk each cialed at the final rites, and in year. Students will also see baby|terment was in the church come- calves and learn how they areltery. Members of the Kings raised and cared for. A silo-j Mountain Life Saving and Rescue loader in the silo dumps the feel I Squad were pallbearers, into a trough and is conveyed SUCCUMBS — Mock Smith, vet eran taxi driver and Rescue Squod member, succumbed to a heart attack Friday morning at the age of 50. Cabman Smith Dies Suddenly Funeral rites for Mack Smith, Continued On Page Six Six-Year-Old Dies In Crash A six-year-old R-1 Grover boy, Everette C. Moore Jr., was killed and his mother, brother-in-law', lorother and two sisters were in jured in a two-car crash in which his immediate families were occupants of both cars neat Grover last Wednesday, according to the state highway patrol. The boy’s father, to whom one of the cars was regiltered, was not in the wreck. Funeral rites for young Moore were held Saturday afternoon at 4:30 from Clearview Baptis-t church, with Rev. Rudolph Lem mons officiating. Interment was in Antioch Baptist church ceme- teiy* ' A native of Qeveland County, he was the son of Dorothy Dover and Everette Moore, Sr. Also sur viving are two brothers, Elbert and Roger Dale Moore, both of the home; six sisrters, Mrs. Doris Coyle of (irover, and Misses San dra, Darlene. Cathy, and Shirley Moore, all of the home; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ern- Continued On Page Six Mr. Smith died suddenly Fri day morning at 11:30 at his home on Shelby road of a heart at tack. He had reported to his work on Thursday but told his wife he wasn’t feeling well that eve ning. He was a native of Kings Mountain, son of Baxter R. Smith of Kings Mountain and the late Thilita Jackson Smith. He was a veteran of World War II and had long been active in the Kings Mountain rescue souad. Surviving, in addition to his father, are his wife, .Mrs. Mary Trammell Smith; two daughters. Mrs. John Ramey of Shelby, and Miss Martha Smith of the home; his son-in-law, John Ramey;and one granddaughter, Becky Ramey four brothers, -Henry Smith of Leesville, S. C.; Robert Smith of College Park, Ga., Roy Smith and George Smith, lx)th of Kings Mountain; and three sisters, Mrs. Viola Dettmarr of Gastonia, Mrs. R. L. Carter of College Park. Ga. and Mrs. Bill Caldwell of Merritt Island, Fla. SERMON TOPIC "Can I Be Thartkful" will be sermon topic of Dr. Paul Aus- ley a-t Sunday morn^ing worship services art 11 o’clock Sunday at First Presbyterian church. ff TTie low bids, and other indi cated costs, will be about $2(X),0C)0 higher than ef^timatc.s on the sewage system expansion and line extension project cf the city. Col. W. K. Dickson, the city engineer, (told the conunis- sion Monday nighrt. "WeTe checking to find out wihy," the (Lionel continued, “but suspect it is due to the fact the appHoation for approval o! this project and for grants, bolli to the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Economic and .Natural Resources, was filed two years ago." He safd the “bidding looks all right", noting that low bids, both for doubling the size of the sew age treatment plar>t and for lines, a pum'p station and force mains were close." "You have until January 29 to find the necessary money, and, if you can find it, I’ll reconumend accepting the low bids," he con- t'inued. Only two valid bids (three re quired) were received on the electrical seotion of the project. Tw'o more bids were received, but were unsigned, making the bids invalid. Re-bid invitation for the electrical section is being atherlKKxl will serve breakfast at 7 a..m. with the service of worship to follow, said Willie Williams. Brotherhood chairman. Central United Methodist church men will serve the tradi tional breakfast from 6 unt.rl 8 a.m. next Thursday morning. There will be no service follow'- ing, as members will join other churches in the community in a Thanksgiving EN-e service there on Wednesday night. First Presbyterian church men will serv^e the traditional Thanks- gKiing meal from 7 until 9 a.m. next Thursday imorning. Dixon Presb>'terian church will hold a covered dish dinner next Thursday evening at 6:30 in the church fellowship hall. PRESIDENT — William Law rence Plonk. Kings Mountain dairyman^ has been re elected president of the Cleveland County Farm Bureau. Farm Bureau Re-elects Plonk William Lawix'iice Plonk, Kings Mountain dairyman, was re-elect-, ed Fridaiy night as president of the Cleveland County Farm Bu reau for ano'ther term. Walker Davis was re-electofl vice presi-clcnt and T. Z. I lord was re-clected secretary, treasurer. Officers for the woman’s cum- mitUH? were also elected. .Mrs. Coleman Goforth was re-elected chairman; Mrs. Larry Baxter, irst vice chairman; .Mrs. David Beam, st?cond vice chairman; and -Mrs. James Pel'iy, secretary- treasurer. Highlight of the annual dinner neoting at Bracket's ('(Hlar Park was th<» presentation of the Cleveland County Pai'm Fainil> >f 1973 awai'd to Ctiuniy Com missioner Coleman Goforth and .lis family. A professional farmer' mi dairyman, Goforth and his, vife, the former Vornell Beam, have been dairying on tiu* Go- : orth family homestead on Stony: Point road the entire 27 years of their marriage. .Accepting the award .Mr. Go' i ^orth said "the past year has ^ een the toughest, not to make a^ profit, but to break even in the' dairy business." ; Grover Churches Plan Service Rev. Paul Millwood, padar of First Baip'-tist church of Gro\r*r. will deliver the Thank.sgiv:i:g .sermon at a community-wide sor\'ioc in Grover Wtvinesday .night at 7 p.m. at Grover’s Beth any Baptist church. It is the third annual ser\-ice sponsored by congregations of First Baptist, Shiloh Presbyterian and Betliany Baptist ehiw\*hes. Women of the host cliurch will serve refr(*sh meats after the service in tlie church fcllcKvsliip hall. Temporary Stay 01FPC Older Won By Sellers "The city will continue to serve its natural gas customers at pre-senl levels "at this time". Mayor Jebn Henry Moss said \\ ednes'day. At the same time, Mayor Moss issued an api>eal to all of irts natural ga.s customers—as well as aseis cf eleutric power — to cx>nser\e in every way passible. Ga.s-s(‘lling cities and private uM'Iit'ies have won an injunction against the E'ederal Pc-wer Com mission’s order for a cut of gas allotment. The judge’s order is ii!'mix>rary witli hearing schedul ed lor January 3. "W'liat the EVdoral Power Com- mis.sion will do, in the courts, concerning thus temiKirary in junction I do not know. As de fendant, the FPC has the power to appeal to higher courts. I talkcM with officials of Trans continental Gas Transmission Com|>:iny (the city's supplier) at 4:5tJ Weclne.vday adernoon. These C'fi’ic'ials do not know wJiat the FPC intc’iKli;’’. Hi.rwevcr, the Mayor added, "I urge every user of natural gas, wlietiher re.'idential, commercial or industrial, to conserve the use of natural gas and any other source ot fuel in.-luding electric iKJWor; to the best of his cr their ability. Tlie shuHage is quite ’ real." Duplex, Mauney, Spectrum Up UF i Large 3.(X). Mcn.sani'o and employees con tributed $437.00. The United Fund goal is $30. UK). "I fcH?l with just a little more work, we’ll more than e.xceed our goal”, said Mrs. Seism. Campaign leaders encouraged workers who have not reix>rted t-heir solicitation totals to .Mrs. 8ci.ert M Tidnoy said WiNlnesday, about dt'tails of the considerable chang es recent Gonc'ml Assemblies have made in .state law govern ing pr.cix?rty tax structure at the local level, after a three-day seminar, starting NovembiT 28. It will be the thini semmar Mr. Gidney will have attendtxi since the General A.ssombly en acted new laws which, among erther items: 1) Contin-ue to provide proper ty tax exemptions for churches, armed scr\’i<’os veterans organi za'tiions, charitable and btmeheial non • profit organizations and others — hut only on provision that tliese organiziitions appl> annually for exemption. 2) Wiped from the law books the so-calied Homestead Act, which Mr. Gidney thinks a boon to the elderly of 65 or over. The new law eliminates a major item: formerly the gross imxMne ti'st included social security pay- mems — now eliminated. 3) Counties (by law county valuations are mandatory of a- dopMon for towns and cities wiithin those co'Unties) must levy at 100 hundred pi'rcent of valua- tien. (Cleveland County now val ues at 65 pi^rcent or actual val ue.) * . 1 .Mr. Gidney has already begun e.xanvining the now statutes to the end of revisrng the counrty s tax listing forms. “The 100 pcrcimt levy business," Mr. Okincy siiys is really as broad as long. Tlie county <.’oim- rrsissioners can adjust tax rate to restore the same tax bill, or not." “He continued," I anticipate in forming all churches, Uxlges, and others to hvl effect of the c’hange, well in advance (»£ the January 2, 1974, effective datet’*