Popnlation Ore(^^ Kings Mountain 21a9l4 CitT Limits 8,465 pM Omrt«r Kings Mountain Sgurs It deriTSd from tli4 Ipockd Unitod Stotoi Burnou of tbs Consus roport of yanMry, *i6M. 'and Includes the- t4.9M population of Number 4 Township, and the remaining 8.124 from Number 5 Township, In CloTelond County and Crowders Mountain Township In Gaston County. 'Cfer Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper VOL 84 No. 47 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, November 22, 1973 PRICE TEN CENTS Eighty-Fourth Year City Granted Authority To Plug Lake October 25 Five Industries ;%niise Young, I Hepiesents City :: At Charlotte Family get4o-gethers, early 1 dhi^rch services, hunting, and | ^-f * televi&i'dn viewing of parades and 1: fooflball games will be the oi’der i gi .{ ol Thanksgiving Day for most j;.;: Kirigs Moun-tain citizens. j # At least five dndudtries will be ! 'f closed, including K Mills, .Mar- giidce Mills, Minette M-iIls ■ of i Giqifef, Duplex, and Kinder, which 1 will clo.e If.iursday and P'riday. iSchool pupils will get a long •weekerKl, not returning to books lUntil Monday, and most of t?he city will be closed down tight. l^uise Young, high school sen- ioi* and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cowielius Young, will represent the city in the Carolinas Carrou sel, amnual Thanksgiving Day parade, in Charlotte. Miss Young, also KMHS Homecoming Queen, will ride in the afternoon parade which will be televised. Men of Kings Mountain Bap tist; Sentrail United Methodist, FiKBt - Presbyterian and Boyce jVlemoria'l AiRP churches will sePVe early morning breakfasts j ■ airt short services of worship will r conducted by these congrega-, ^ A Thursday evening din- ^Aer will be held by Dixon Pres- ^?^terian church at 6:30. For some, the day will be just another work day, especially at area plants where work schedules will continue as normal. Majority of Foote Mineral em ployees wiH work today and take a -long weekend, beginning Fri day. Burlingtoi Industries will oper ate on regular schedule. Spectrum will operate on reg ular schedules but office person nel will take the holiday. iMauney Textile operations will operate as usual with office per sonnel only having the day off today. Fioer and PPG Industries will continue operations as usual on Thanksgiving Day but employees who woirk will be paid double time and a half overtime wages. Pre-Thanksgiying church serv ices were held Wednesday night lat Central United Methodist dhurch under sponsorship of the Kings Mountain Ministerial Asso ciation. Rev. David Kime, pastor of Oak View Baptist church, de livered the sermon and all area churches participated in the joint service. PRESIDENT — Dr. Fronk Sin- cox was elected president ol the Kings Mountoin Chamber ol Commerce Tuesday to fill the unexpired term of Richard (Dick) Shaney, who has re signed to accept employment with Daniels International Co. Mr. Sincox is firs; vice president ol the C ol C. Sincox Succeeds DickShaney Dr. Francis J. Sincox, Kings Mountain medical doctor, was elevated to the presidency of the Kings Mountain Chamber of Com merce Monday following resigna tion of Richard (Dick) Shaney, president. Mr. Shaney, formerly personnel direotor for Carolina Throwing Co., has accepted employment with Daniels International and told the board of directors and told the C of C directors he ‘‘would be working a great deal out-of-town." The C of C went on record stat ing appreciation to Mr. Shaney for his good service to the or ganization. Dr. Sincox, associate of McGill Clinic, is currently first vice- president of the C of C and Presi dent-Elect for 1974. The annual election of officers is slated for January. Operation BD Starts. Markers Are Available “Openaition Identification" was offioiaWy kicked o»fif Thursday night and 30 engravors for mark ing valuables are availaible at police hea^uarters at no coat tio citizen^. Chief Tom McDevitt, heading VP the drive, told the ha«n!dful cf citizens present for the third orgamzatiional meeting that “the success of the campaign de pends upon the ciitizens." “I hope every household will take advan^ge of this program to mark their, belongings as a fp.ecautioin against theft", said Cihiief McDevitt. The miarkers are on loan for a • 48-hpur basis and senior citi zens cun get assistance from the police depactmeni: m ntarkin? liieir valuables simiply by calling the police department, Ch'.ef McDevitt poirvted out- Rev. Paschal Waugh, pastor of Central United Mobhcdist church, and Charlie Ballard, Lithium Corporatton official, 'both demon- sjtrated the mairking device and are distributing the markers to plant employees and church members. Other church, civic and pliant oCf^icials may ootain markers for their neighbors by contacting tliie police department. Citizens are advised to mark their valuables wiitih their driv er’s license munber. Should a person not have a driver's license, he can obtain, free off charge, an identificaition numibeir from the local driver's license bureau in Shelby or Oasrtonia. The Oleveland County Opera- tdon Identifiation project is one of four such projects in planning R^ion C — Polk, Rutherford, Mc Dowell and Cleveland Counties— and engravors have been pur- ohased with federal funds so that ciitizens may maik valuables w'ith their permanent North Carolina driver’s license num'ber. Christmas Parade Plans Are Jelling Kell Announces More Details On Opening Event WOMAN'S CLUB James Petty, president of Oleveland Technical Institute at Shelby, will guest speak er at Monday mgjit’s meeting f of the Woman’s clUb at 7:45 p.m. at the Womian^ club. Mrs. Jack Arnette is program Chairman. Electrical Re-Bids ' To Be In Monday ' The City of Kings Mountain will receive bids unitiil 2 o*clock Mlonday afternoon on the elec trical sectik>n of its proposed ^sewage system expansion. The re-bid was necesSiftate‘3 by lack of bids on the origiinal bid- taking on October 31. Only two films posted bids. Three were required. Only a lone bid is re quired on a re bidding. Mrs. Harlsoe's Mother Passes Mrs. Mairgaret Oahillanoe Grif fin, mother of Mrs. Raymond Hartsoe of Kings Mountain died Wednesday, November 14 in Manchester^ New Hampshire. She had been in declining health for many months. A Mass of Christian burial was held at St. Raphael’s church of which she was a member. Burial was in St. Joseph cemetery in New Hampshire. Mrs. Griffin is survived by three sons; four daughters; 7 grand children and two great-grand children. UCENSED (BROKER Gary Stewairt, Dormer Herald sports editor ann- sor floats. The Kings Mountain high school band, the Shelby high school band, the Crest high school band and the GOmember Char lotte Junior Police Drum & Bugle Corps are among the bandsmen who will march in the event. Santa Claus, of course, will be star of the show. Local Boy Scouts, local Girl Scouts, and Joey the Clown, Oharlotite television personallt)’, will also be featured. Ohadrman Beil said merchants interested in ^Kmsormg parade entries should contact him or association secretaries Donna Myers and Terry Martin at their offices at the Bus Station. Allison Case Is Nol-Piossed Solicitor Berlin Carpenter took a nol pros with leave in the case of C. A. Allison, principal of Bast Elementary sch(x>l, charged with assault on a child under 12, in 27th Judicial District Court Judge Robert Kirby pre^^iding. Allison was charged with spank ing with a "wooden plank" a nine-year old student on Oot. 30. The warrant signed by t'lie plaintiff Dolores Dobbins of 811 First St., and Sandra Lynn Bell, alleged that AIL^son "did assiiult and strike Sandra Lynn Bell, a child under 12, to wit nine years of age by beating the said San dra Lynn Bell on the buttocks and hips with a wooden plank Inflicting serious bruises. . The warrant was drawn by magistrate Agnes Goskey and Allison had been Dree on $500 bond. Hearing Dec. 6 Fo( Miss Ramsey Mary Beth Ramsey, 24, of 809 E. Ridge street, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of embezzle ment of $547.10, accordiing to the Kings Mountain Police Depai't- ment. Miss Ramsey posted cash bond of $2,(XX) and preliminary hear ing is set for Dec. 6th in Meck lenburg County Disitriot Court, Charlotte. Ptl. Robert Dod^e^who served the warrant, said tjTie warrant was signed by R. B. Crenshaw, detective with the Chairlotte Po lice Department:. The warrant al leges the defendant embezzled $547.10 while emplioy«l by Her bert Spaugh Insurance Comipany of Charlotte. Miss Ramsey declared her in nocence to the Herald Wednes day night. IN PARADE — Joey the Clown will be featured in the city's big Chr’stmosjporade on Nov ember 30th at 4 pan. Thieves Hit Furniture Stores Thieves hit two area furniture stores Thursday night and took nine television sets. For the fourth time within the past 30 days, Keeter Furniture Co. in Grover was broken into anj television sets stolen, the , Cleveland county sheriff's depart ment reported. \ A neighbor who lives near the furniture store reported hearing glass break al>out 3 a. m. and wont onto Ills front porch in time to see a man fleeing the store and get into a car. He later saw three other men get into the car, which sped away, he told officers .The neighbor called the I sheriff’s department. Deputy John Allen, who inves- , tigald, reported entrance had j been gained by throwing an au- Itomobilo wheel rim through a side window of the building. Taken were two 18-inch 'black and white television sets, two 19- inch color GE television sols and one black and white 19-inch Zen ith television set, Allen reported- The suspect car was deseri; cd as a black or '.ark blue Pontiac, cither a 1961 or 1963 model. Palmer Cannon, detective with the sheriff's department, said Timms FurnltUTC, SouHi of Rings •Mountain, w'as entereci about midnight Thursday and four color television sets were stolen. En trance was gained by throwing a cement block through a glass in the front door. Reportei taken were two RCA 19-inch color television sets, one 19-inch GE color television set and one ISInch RCA color tele vision set. Total value was esti mated at $1,419.80. Schools Cut Back ■ On Fuel Usage I Beause of the emergy crisis the board of education has fornnally adopted a 36poin1: plan for fuel conservation in the sohodls. The plan generally asks for regular maii^cnance on build ings and requires that all prin cipals fullv understand their own school*s heating controls. The plan requires thermostats be kept at maximum 70 degrees, ■that niiight medtings be held to a m,Tnimum and that the boiler be cut off when outside tempera tures reach 60 degrees. The boaird also encourages scholo-l personnel to observe the 50 mjp.h. speed limit. Giover Will Stage Second Annual Christinas Parade On December 3 Grover’s second annual Christ-1 mas parade will be held Monday,! Dec. 3. at 4:30 p. m. . Grover Woman's club is again sponsoring the eveht kicking off| the holiday season in Grover and participation Is invited from the public. Mrs, James C. Scruggs (937- 7153) and Mrs. William Hammett (936-7705) are accepting parade entries and persons plannli^ to enter floats and units shoula con tact them for information. The Kings Mountain high school band has already noti fied parade chairmen the mem bers will appear in the parade. Fain Hambright, Grover post master, will be parade marshal. . Injnied Couple Were Married At Ream Home Newlyweds Irene and Paul Terry, who will spend their first Thanksgiving together, count their blessings that they are re united after mere than 30 years. Theirs was a wheelchair ro mance at Beam’s Nursing Home and their marriage fdllcwcd a couri'ship of two months and a Aiendship cf mere than 30 years. The former Irene Earne:te of Kings Mjuriitain, 43, first met her husband, Paul Terry, now 48, when she was 16, the oldest girl cf eight chiUdren, living with her mother and father, OLfford and Emma Barnette, cn a mill vill age here. Her father died and Irene helped siar-port the rest of the family by working as a wait ress at the old Silver Dollar Grill on Grover road and as a fixer at Crajtspun Mill. Paul Terry moved to P.'lkville, became a miniistev, and there met and mar ried a Polkv'ille girl. The Teny'S had a family of seven children, four cf whem are now married, but Terry’s wife deserted him after an automobile a-criderrt six years ago which left him totally disabled”, he reloites, for mere than tc'ur yeans. Irene Barnette had also married a Kings Moun tain boy, and they had a daugh ter and were divorced. "My sister has always been a fighter", says Mrs. Roger Gain," an her great faith in God helped her survive brain surgery two years ago which left her totally paralyzed on her left side and confined to a wheelchair." Ihe bride and bridegroom rec ognized each other immediately at Beam’s Nursing Home where both were in wheelchairs two months ago. Paul Terry related to Irene that doctors had given “me no hope to ever w*alk again." An automobile accident had left him with severe brain damage which had crippled his legs and hands and affected badly his eyesight. Irene Barnette related to Paul Terry hew she had felt helpless and unimportant to anyone. Left- handed, she was trying to use Continued On ^^agc Six Mrs. lames, 100, Dies In Greer Mrs. Mamie Kendrick^ James, i grandmother of Mrs. Martin Har mon, of Kings Mountain, died Wednesday morning in Roger Hun-tington Nursing Home, Greer, S. C. She had attained her hundredth birthday June 25, j373. She was the vwdow of Dr. Frederick Gibson James. A member of Greejfs First Bap tist Church, She was for 50 years a Sunday School teacher. She was a charter member of the Greer Music club and a native of the Sandy Flat community of Green ville County. She^had lived in Greer since 1900. 'Until her mar riage, she was a teacher in a one-room sohoolihouse. Surviving are four children, Mirs. John Ratterree, Mrs. Ral.h Vaughn and Laiurens James, all of Greer, and FredTerick G. James. Jr., of Taylors, C. Six grand children and ten great-grandchil dren survive. _ Funeral services will be held Friday aifternoon at the Greer First Baptist church. Pumpoge Over Dam Not Yet Required Thus far, the city has pump ed no water over the Buffalo Creek dam to assure down stream supply. Pumpage hasn’t been required. Dowmstceaim-from-dam w-ater enters Buffalo from four sourc es, Muddy Fork Creek, Potts Creek, and two small tributary creeks. Mayor John Henry Moss said Wednesday, "I have called the manager of Fibre Industries, a large below dam user, and he told me there have been no problems." iBlacksburg, S. C., depends on Buffalo Creek fc'r its water sup- ply. Should the rate of flow into below-dam Buffalo fall to 19 cubic feet per second, the city will be required to pump wofer over the daim. When the lake fills upstream Buffalo water will continue downstream over the dam spillway. Water-Air Official Gave Approval REELECTED ^ George W. Mauney, choirman of the Kings Mouuta n district board of ledu- cation, was reelected Monday night. P. E. (Tippy) Francis was re-elected vice-choirman. Superintendent Don Jones is ex officio secretary. Mavney, Francis Are Reelected Alex Owens, route 1 farmer, w’as sworn for a new six-year term on the board of education at the opening of Monday night’s regular monthly meeting in the school aclmini^ration building. Administering The oath was Magistrate J. Lee Roberts. Foillowing the oath-taking ceremic'nics, Supt. Donald Jones took the ovx*asicn to present Mr. Kf oerts with a certification of ap- preiation "fer unselfi.sli and d<*ili- caited serv'ke to the Kings Moun tain school system." Organizing fer the new term, board mcmber.s unanimously c- lecled George H. Mauney ascimir- man to a third tenm and P. A. (Tiiipy) Francis of Grover as vke-oliairman. Westmoreland Is Appointed Dean iB. Wcstm<>relan