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Kings Mountain voters
Tuesday approved alcohol
sales for the first time in this
century by narrow margins
and in the fourth ABC
referendum since 1967 as
2,995 voters went to the polls.
The margin of victory for
the “Wet” forces was as thin
six votes on the issue of the
sale of beer in hotels and
restaurants.
Four issues on whether to
allow the sale of beer and
wine and liquor within the ci-
ty limits were approved in
heavy voting as 58 percent of
the registered voters of the
city (5,159) went to the polls.
The referendum did not in-
clude the vote on the sale of
mixed drinks.
On the issue of off-premise ---
sale of malt beverage ‘‘wets’’
carried by 46 votes, approved
1497 to 1468.
On the issue of ‘‘on
premise” and ‘‘off premise
sale of unfortified wine
“wets’’ carried by 29 votes,
motels and restaurants only,
and off premise sale by other
permittees, ‘“Wets’’ carried
by 6 votes, approved 1474 to
1468.
“On the issue of operation ox
an!ABC Store, ‘‘Wets”’ car-
ried by 35 votes, approved
\502 to 1467. |
\ Mrs. Becky Cocke, chair-
man of the KM Board of Elec-
tions, said the Elections
Board will canvass the unof-
WETS WIN BY SLIM MARGIN—City Election Board Chairman Becky Cooke, above, marks
results of Tuesday’s ABC referendum on a board at City Hall where citizens gathered to hear
the election results which were turned in about 9 p.m.
Unofficial ABC Election Results
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WEST KM EAST KM TRANSFERS TOTAL ficial vote on Thursday morn-
To Permit Off-Premise 1006 For 482 For 9 For 1497 For ing at 11 a.m. in the second
Sale Only Of Malt 958 Against 486 Against 7 Against 1451 Against floor conference room at City
Beverages Hall. She said state law gives
her six hours to report the of-
To Permit On Premise 990 For 475 For 9 For 1474 For ficial results to the State
Sale Of Malt Beverages 976 Against 485 Against 7 Against 1468 Against Board of Rieghony ah
By Class A Hotels, Motels copies to the City of Kings
y > Mountain City Clerk and a
And Restaurants Only, copy for her records.
And To Permit “Off Mrs. Cook said that com-
Premise’ Sales By Other puter printouts of voter
Permittees. names supplied by the county
posed some headaches for
To Permit The ‘On 1005 For 477 For 9 For 1491 For election officials but she said
Premise” And ‘Off 969 Against 486 Against 7 Against 1462 Against that “overall voting went
Premise” Sale Of smoothly.” She said some
Unfortified Wine residents outside the city
: thought since they were
To Permit The Operation 1012 For 481 For 9 For 1502 For residents of the KM School
969 Against 491 Against 7 Against 1467 Against District they were eligible to
£0 Agains Bins & & vote in the election and this
Of ABC Stores
resulted in some confusion.
A total of 1997 went to the
polls at the West Kings Moun-
tain precinct at the Armory
and 981 went to the polls at
the East Kings Mountain
precinct at the Community
center. Sixteen ‘transfer’
voters voted at City Hall with
members of the Elections
Board.
“You can’t go against the
Hall Go
TRANSFERS TOTAL
EAST KM
16 2994
981
WEST KM
1997
5,159 Registered To Vote - 58% Voted
Total Vote By Precincts
Hall Goforth,
By Narrow Margins
vote of the people’, said Rev.
Land took the occasion to
commend Becky Cooke and
the city elections committee,
registrars and election
workers for a ‘‘tremendous
job.”” “Becky followed the
guidelines and workers at the
polls were most helpful and
cooperative. There was no
evidence of voter irregularity
and there is no reason we
could call for a recount,” he
said. Three years ago when
the same issues were
defeated by a narrow margin
of less than 100 votes, ‘‘Wet”’
forces called for a recount in
the ABC election.
Opponents attributed Tues-
day’s win to the proponents’
voter registration efforts but
Claude Suber, co-director
REV. GENE LAND
Disappointed With Outcome With Kemp Mauney of
Citizens For Legal Control,
said ‘it was the people who
spoke what they wanted and
Gene Land, pastor of Second the
Baptist Church and David they ZD0roved all, sour
Lawing, leaders of the “Dry”’
forces which also included “Of course, we feel great’,
volunteers from at least 10 said Suber and Mauney at
appioved ant bo Ls «op. local churches of all Holiday Inn Tuesday, head-
Comice’ sale. of malt denominations. quarters for the ‘“Wets”’ who
Sn by Class A hotels “Of course, we're digap, were manning telephones
y » pointed”, said Lawing as and checking off names of
votes were tabulated at City registered voters put up on
Hall Tuesday night. *
a lot of people working and
we appreciate all
said Lawing. “We
victory would
hoped the victory would be
Funeral services for Rufus
84, of 1503
Shelby Road, who died Sun-
We had large maps in the conference
rooms. Volunteers for
they did’, Citizens for Legal Control”
figured the called yoters and then gave
be close but we them rides to the polls.
More than 700 new names
were added to the pollbooks |
the during recent registration ac-
city ABC commission, which vitity but Suber said, “The
he anticipates would be ap- 1ssue itself drew a lot of peo-
pointed by the city board of ple and we felt it was a purely
commissioners, will contract economic issue since Kings
with city police for policing. Mountain is surrounded by |
«Without strict control I am ABC stores in Shelby,
afraid that convenience Gastonia, Cherryville and
stores will sell to teenagers Bessemer City.” He said he
and this was one of the anticipated sales would be
reasons Kings Mountain permitted between 30-60
Positive Action League days.
fought hard against these Kings Mountain citizens
issues,” he added. have defeated alcohol sales in
“We're satisfied with the three referendums since 1967.
effort we put forth but we're Three years ago the question
disappointed in the outcome. on sale of beer, wine and li-
It’s not a good standard for quor lost by fewer than 100
the city to put forth for their votes and 65 percent of the
children’, said Land. registered voters turned out.
KM Jaycees DSA Banquet
Slated For Monday Night
open to the public. The
coveted plaque goes to the
erson under 35 who has ex-
ibited outstanding com-
munity service.
Jaycees will also honor
Outstanding Young
Educator, Outstanding
Young Teenager, Boss of the
Year and Outstanding
Former Jaycee and Outstan-
ding Public Servant.
us.’ |
Land said he hopes that
Jerry L. Wall of Yadkin-
ville, a past state president of
the Jaycees, will make the
keynote address at the an-
nual Distinguished Award
Banquet Monday night at 7
.m. at Central United
Methodist Church.
Presentation of the outstan-
ding Young Man or Young
Woman of the Year will
highlight the event, which is
forth, 84, Is Dead
Longstreet and Cornelia Wat-
terson Goforth and a retired
textile employee. He was
twice married: to the late
Georgia Barber Goforth and
HEAVY TURNOUT
AT POLLS TUESDAY—Voters lined up in the West Kings Mountain Kings Mountain Chapter of
Precinct at the National Guard Armory,
Tuesday’s ABC referendum. Fifty-eight percen
day in the Kings Mountain
Hospital after several week’s
illness, were conducted Tues-
day afternoon at 3 p.m. from
First Presbyterian Church.
His pastor, Dr. Eric Faust,
officiated at the rites and in-
terment was in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
Mr. Goforth, Elder
Emeritus of First
Presbyterian Church,held a
record of 47 years of perfect
attendance in the Sunday
School prior to his illness. He
received his perfect atten-
dance pin last October. He
s a charter member of the
WB 8 Oarier mper of ¢ HALL GOFORTH
above, received ballots from Jerri Myers to vote in Alcoholics Anonymous and
t of the registered voters of the city went tothe as instrumental in its
organization here. ty, he was son of the
A native of Cleveland Coun-
to Nell DeBrule Goforth, who
survives. Also surviving are
three sons, Robert Goforth of
Shelby, William Goforth of
Albemarle, and Raymond
Goforth of Surfside,S.C.,one
daughter, Mrs. Elaine Clack
of Memphis, Tennessee; one
stepson, Wiliam DeBrule of
Forest City; two step-
daughters, Mrs. Betty Pryor
of Gastonia and Mrs. Libby
Helms of Houston, Texas;
one sister, Mrs. Jeannette
Ware of Kings Mountain;15
grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to
Cleveland County Hospice or
late First Presbyterian Church.
polls as alcohol sales were approved, which includes establishment of an ABC store.