Population
Greater Kings Mountain
City Limits
-m¢ G)-Jtor Kings Mountain figure is derived from the
speci] United States Bureau of the Census report ©
and includes the 14,990 population ©
Tanvary 1966,
Section B
i Thursday, February 4, 1993
21.914
8465
Number 4 Towns {\p, and the remaining 6.124 from
Num’er 5 Township, In Cleveland County and Crowder’ -
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VOL. 86, No. 13
Traffic Control System Engineering
Established
1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, April 1, 1971
“Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper
Eighty-Sixth
The Way We Were
22 Years Ago In Kings Mountain
- Taking A Stroll Down Memory Lane
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SENIOR CLASS PLAY CAST — Pictured are seven members of the cast of “Our Town”, Kings Moun-
tein high school Senior class play, to be staged April 8th, From left to right, Jack White, Nathan
(Photo
Sanders, Gene Alexander, Lynn Finger, Debbie Brown Tom Harper and Kathy Wilson.
by Isagc Alexander)
TAPPED — Peter Hauser, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hauser, has
been tapped by North Carolina
Gamma Chapter of Pi Mu Epsi-
lon Honorary Mathematics Fra-
ternity at North Carolina State
University where he is a grad-
uate student. Hauser, a 198
graduate of N. C. State, is pur-
suing a Ph.d degree. He olds a
B.S. in chemistry. Pi Mu pro-
motes scholarship in mathe-
matics.
New Medicaid
Rules May 1
Starting in May, Medicaid re-
cipients must receive prior ap-
proval for certain services pro-
vided under the program.
John R. Jordan Jr., Chairman of
the tSate Board of Social Serv-
-jees, has directed the State De-
partment of Social Services to be-
gin implementing ag soon as pos-
Sible a plan that will require ‘pro-
viders of health sefvices to re-
quest prior approval before pro-
viding certain services. Effect of
the plan will be to provide limi-
tations for these services unless
appraval is given prior to their be- |.
ing rendered.
Jordan stated in Raleigh that |:
this action was taken after
months of study by the Staff of | =
the State Department of Social
Services on ways to further in-
sure against misuses of the Med-
jcaid program.
He stated that while he and
Commissioner of Social Services
Clefton M. Craig feel the abuses
of the program are very few, they |?
are continuously studying meth-
ods to make administration of the
program even more efficient.
Prior approval on some services
is already in effect, but in most
costs the rendering of the services
‘has been left to the discretion of
the professionals in the health
care field.
City Water System
Fully Fluoridated '
The city water system is fully
fluoridated and has been for
several weeks, Public Works
Superintendent ‘Grady Yelton
said Wednesday.
“We are still getting a few
inquiries from citizens about
the date of fluoridation,” Mr.
Yelton noted.
Both the new Buffalo Creek
plant and Deal street plant are
fluoridating. The Deal street
plant is being kept operational
on an abbreviated schedule,
fe
KMHS Seniors
To Present
Wilder Play
The Senior
Mountain high school will pre-
sent Thornton Wilder's drama,
“Our Town”, Thursday, April 8th,
at 8 p.m. in Central Junior high
school auditorium.
Tickets,
adults and 85 for. students.
The dramia is under the direc-
tion of Cary Osborn of the high
school Drama department.
The chief characters are as fol-
lows: Stage mUnager (Jack
‘White), Dr. Gibbs (Nathan San-
ders,) Howie = Newsome (Reb
Wiesener), Mrs. Gibbs (Lynn Fin-
ger,) George Gibbs (Gene Alexan-
der), rs. Webb (Debbie Burns,)
Emily Webb (Cathy Wilson,) Mr.
Webb (Jimmy Tate,) and Simon
Stinson (John Johnson.)
Talent Show
Profits $2,355
’ Proceeds from the Kings Moun:
tain Kiwanis club's 14th annual
Schools Talent Show are earmark
ed for air conditioning of the
Woman’s club and Community
Centev.
Net receipts from the show
totaled $2,355.60, including $556.60.
from ticket receipts and $1,839.00
from advertising sales in the
show program.
For 13 years, the schools, which
supply the talent, have received
the growing largess of profits
from the event. Tennis courts, a
sidewalk to the high school, and
Gamble Memorial Stadium are a-
mong the prior beneficiaries.
Joe Neisler, Jr. was chairman
of the recent show.
TOP SPELLER — John Gamble,
sixth grader, is winner of West
school’s spelling contest. Son
2 Ms. Jom J. Qumitle wd
class of Kings|:
are on sie at $1 for
i ELECTED — Palmer E. Huffstet-
i lor, Kings Mountain native, has
IsElected
TO GREENSBORO.
Irelou Easley, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Easley
and piano student of Mrs. Mar-
tin Harmon, wil play in the
state music contests at the Uni-
versity of North Carolina in
Greensboro Saturday. Miss Bas-
ley will play in the Senior di-
visions rid
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brought to you by:
been elected to the board of |
Carolina Freight Carriers Cor- ,
peration.
Huffstetler
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}
* The stockholders of Carolina
Freight * Carriers Corporation
have elected a Kings Mountain!
native to membership on the
company’s Board of Directors.
was named to fill the vacancy
created by the resignation of W.
T. Robinson, The action was tak-
en at the Annual Stockholders’
meeting held fag 5 at Club Car-
clina in Cherryville.
Carolina ‘Freight Carriers Cor-
poration has its general office in|
Cherryville. The huge trucking’
company operate 43 terminal
facilities over a 19-state area of
the northeast, southeach and
-midwest. Total revenues for
1979 exceeded $60,000,000, mak-
ing it place among the top 20
motor carriers in the nation of
general commodities.
Huffstetler practicell law in
{| Kings Mountain during 1961-62
and in Raleigh from 1962-64. He
i| joined Caroling in 1964 as Legal
i| Counsel and was named Secre-
tary of the company in 1969. He
is active in civic affairs having
served for the past three years
as chairman of the Zoning Board
of Adjustment in Cherryville,
PTA president 1969-70, president
pf Cherryville Rotary ‘Club.
1969-70.
Mrs, Huffstetler is the former
Mary Ann Beam whose parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Beam, re-
side in Kings Mountain. The
Huffstetlers have ‘two sons, Pal
mer, Jr., 9 and Ben Beam, 7.
Huffstetler is a 1935 graliuate
of Kings Mountain high school.
He received his IB. A. from
‘Wake [Forest University in 1959
and an LL.B. degree from Wake
Forest Law School in 1961, His
parents ‘are Mr. and Mrs. Da.
S. Huffstetler, former resident
live in Charlotte.
GOSPEL SING
A Gospel Sing will be held
Saturday evening at 7 p.m. at
Midview Baptist church. Fea-
tured on the program will be
the Full Gospel Singers and
the Cornwell Family. Rev. John
Frazier, pastor, issued invita-
tion to the community to at-
tend, :
82 Pupils
Are Named
Top Citizens
Eighty-two student Good Citi-
zens. have been tapped by the
Qitizenship committee of the As
sociation of Classroom Teachers,
Kings Mountain Unit.
These students were chosen on
the basis of good grades, good
conduct and respect for their
schools, fellow students and
teachers.
The Good Citizens from the ele-
mentary schools and Central Jun-
ior high school were chosen by
their classmates and teachers.
Kings Mountain high school’s
citizen of the month was chosen
by a committee from the Student
Participation Organization on the
basig of conduct and scholarship.
’
A spokesman for the ACT said
at the close of the school year
a Good Citizen of the Year from
each school will be honored with
an award. The Citizen of the Year
will be chosen from those hon-
ored each month.
The list of Good Citizens in-
clude".
BETHWARE
Valerie Laney, Karen Lynn
Dixon, Todd Blalock, Beverly Bell,
Tommy Fitts, Robin Crawford,
Wanda Moss, Christy Bowen, Don-
ald Bell, Lynn. Drumm, Steve &
Ware and Mary Burris.
Carl Roseboro and Debbie Sim-
il mons .
EAST
Laura Bumgardner, Jodie Ram-
: sey, Richie Harrison Land, Leanne
Sanders, Cheryl Leach, Teresa
Dovér, Karen Blackswell, Eiiza-
Beth Upchurch, Wendy Stningfel. |
low, Randy Hord, Eugene Jack
son Cindy Falls, Clark Ruby and
Sharon McDaniel.
3 GROVER
Sandra Cash, Donna Lynn Setz-
er, Priscilla Hambright, Debbie
{| Turner, Tommy Whitworth, Pam-
ela Bolton, Donna Myers, David
Bolton, Cindy Wells, Sherrie Mad-
|| dox, Scott Ellis, Kim Tesseneer,
and Dale Hunt.
HIGH SCHOOL
Jack White and Ann Hunter
| Plonk.
NORTH
Debbie Wood, Vonda Foster.
Jamie Hamrick, Rosalaind Gard:
ner, Lee Blanton, Dana Horne.
Terrie Wessy, Bric Spicer, Mickey | ————————
Gregory, Mary Ramsey, Shelia
McCurry, Roxann Tate, Elizabeth
Herndon, Barry Lineberger, Sher
ry Short, Mary Hullender, oo
Robinson, Roxanne) Scism,
Childers, Sandra Gladden, 2
Mae Robbins, Jim Baity, Pamela
Galloway and Paul Ingram.
WEST
Lee Neisler, Bobby Smith IIL
Robert Earl Robinson, Told Ran-
dall, Robert Lutz, Eric Sanders,
Mike Spears, John Cobb, Jimmy
Chapman, Nancy White, Alan
Cloninger, Steven Lancaster, Gina
Stroupe, Allen Waterson, Mary
Ann Grigg.
Erskine Alumni
To Meet Tuesday
Dr. Chapman Lauderdale, vice-
president for development for
Frskine College, will speak here
Tuesday night at 7 o'clock at
Boyce Memorial ARP church at
the spring meeting of the Kings
Mountain alumni chapter.
A covered dish dinner will pre-
cede Dr. Lauderdale’s address.
Norman MoGill is president of
the Kings Mountain chapter.
STUDENTS ASSIST CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN—This month is Clean Up, PaintUp and FixUp’ Month
ond Kings Mountain high school students are taking part in the city-wide project ‘hegtied by
Donald D. Jones, schools superintendent. From left to right, Sheila Adams cleans a. classroom
wall as Rachel Huskey and Linda Belk empty litter. (Photo by Isaac Alexander) {id
CANDIDATE — Kelly Dixon, a
former mayor and building
contractor, is a candidate for
Ward 5 city commissioner in
the municipal election May
11th. He seeks the seat being
vacated by Mrs. O. O. Walker,
who is retiring, and is opposed
by Howard Shipp.
KM Students
On Dean's List
CHAPEL HILL — The follow-
ing is a list of students from
Kings Mountain, who were = on
the University of North Caroli:
na’s Fall semester dean’s list.
To be on the dean's list at the
University here, a student must
be ‘taking a full academic load
of at least 15 hours, and make
no grade below a C. The grades
in all courses must average a 3.0
(or B) quality point average.
Schools and {Colleges in which
students can qualify for the
dean’s list are the College of
Arts and Sciences, the General
College, the School af ‘Business
Administration, the School of
Education, the School of Jour-
nalism, and, in Health Affairs,
Dental Hygiene, Physical Thcr-
apy, Nursing and Pharmacy.
General Colleze — John An-
der'son Ballew, Howard Wayne
Swofford and James Barry
Ware.
Arts & Sciences — Frederick
Eli Fingcr, IIT.
| Jaycees Report Six Have Entered
Kings Mountain Beauty Event
Six Kings Mountain beauties
are candidates for “the title of
“Misg Kings Mountain 1972" to
be crowned in the Jaycee pag-
eant April 24th df 8 pm. in
Central school auditorium.
Other young women interested
in entering the competition are
invited to contalet Fred Dixon or
Lyn Cheshire, cochairmen of the
pageant.
Miss Kings Mountain 1971 —
Linda Falls — will crown the
winner of the event following
preliminary competition in eve-
ning gowm, swimsuit ‘and talent
categories.
Contestants to date include:
Debbie Timms, 18-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Timms and recently named ‘Miss
Limestone” at Limestone college
where she is a freshman: Miss
talent division.
Cathy Alane Wilson, 18, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs, Robert G.
Wilson, plays the “Zuivar, sews,
likes to swim and water ski and
will perform a vocal solo. She is
active in First Baptist church and
plans to attend Westefn Qarolina
college after graduation from
Kings Mountain high school. She
has been active in the KMHS
National Honor Society, the choir
club, Future Homemakers, Girls
state, annual staff, French club
and is a member of the Senior
play oast.
Deborah Warren #8, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wiarren,
is a high school senfor and has
been. active in the ‘Art’ club, Fu-
ture Teachers, Bible club, Pep
club and will be’ a Senior attend-
(Continued on Page Siz)
Laney Reports
CBD Project
Making Headway
Kings Mountain Redevelopment
Commission reports encouraging
developments ag the Downtown
Renewal Program proceeds, Dir-
| ector Joe Laney reports.
, He itemized:
—Contraotors responded to bids ||§
for building clearance
—Fresh interest in new down-
town construction is. being .exhi-
pited. * :
—Land negotiation is proceed-
ing well,
The Redevelopment Commission
received favorable response to ad-
vertisement for bide to clear 13
downtown baildings. Three build-
ings are slated for immediate re-
lease to the contractor; the for-
mer First Baptist Church training
building on Piedmont Avenue,
the former Dr. Anthony Building
on West Mountain sfreet, and the
former Virgie Harmon residence
on South City street. The remain-
ing buildings are scheduled to be
released to the contractor in
groups of two or three over an
estimated period or a year as
acquired.
Redevelopment Commission Di
rectur Joe Laney stated that she
commission is particularly pleas-
ed with recent inquiries concern:
ing. construction of new down-
town stores. Mr. Laney said: “One
department store vice president
previously stated that he felt
Kings Mountain could support a
larger store but unless the down.
town is improved they will have
to look elsewhere. Recent ques
tions . definitely reinforce this
position — a position the Rede-
velopment Commission has long
maintained -- that is, if we im:
prove the downtewn the business
sector will support our effort with
private investment in new con.
struction which will revitalize
the downtown. This private in-
vestment is no small matter—the
Redevelopment Conimission esti:
mates that $1,500,000.00 in new
construction will be generated
based upon inquiries such as the
following:
“Ten local businessmen have
discussed plans for major expan-
sion 1mwvolving new construction
downtown.
Two local businéssmen have
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Easter Cantata
Sunday At 4
An Easter Cantata, The Cruci-
fixion. by John Stainer, will be
presented at The First Congre-
izational Christian «hurch at
Lincoln Acadumy, Sunday, at 4
pm,
The cantata will be performed
by the combined choirs of Plea-
sant Ridge AMJE. Zion church |
of Gastonia and the First Con-
grcgational Church: under the
direction of Mrs. Margaret Wil-
son.
On that same evening at 7:00
pam., the cantata will be perfor-
med at The Pleasant Ridge
AM.E. Zion Church in Gastonia.
The public is invitedy |
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
East King Street at
739-0164
PRESIDENT—Thomas Tate has .
been elected president of the’
Tri-County Savings & Loan
League made up of 12 savings
and loan groups in three coun-
ties.
S & L League
Taps Tate
Thomas Tate, executive vice-
president of Hame Savings & Loan
Association, has been, elected
president of the Tri-County Sav-
ings & Loan League.
The League Is composed of
members representing Lincoln,
Gaston and Cleveland Counties.
Mr. Tate was elected at. the |
February meeting. Twenty-five
members representing 12 savings
and loan associations attended,
Easter Sunrise’
Service Set
The community - wide Easter
Sunrise Service will be held oh
April 11th at 6 am. in Memorial
Park of Mountain Rest cemetery.
Plans for the observance were
announced by ‘Rev. Robert Wil.
son, chairman of the Kings Moun-
tain Ministerial Association's ar
rangements committee, -
The Rev. Carl V. Sparks will
deliver the sermon, Rev. Edwin
Chroscoe will preside, Rev. N. C.
Bush will lead the responsive calt
to worship, Rev. J. N. Norris wil)
pray the invocation, Rev. A,
Glenn Boland will read the scrip
ture, Dr. Charles Edwards will
pray the morning ‘prayer and
Rey. L. D. Scruggs will pronounce
the benediction.
“The Kings Mountain High
School Chorug will sing two an-
thems: “An Easter Alleluia” by
Peterson and
Morning” by McCormick, -
Special music will be presented
by a high school brass ensemble
under the direction of Larry Mil-
stead, Mrs. J. N, McClure and Don-
ald Deal.
ALUMNI MEETING
The Charlotte Chapter of
Montreat-Anderson Alumni As-
sociation’ will hold its Spring’
meeting Saturday at 1 p.m. at
Bradley Motel, Douglas Airport
exit on I-85, Luncheotf Mecrvd-
tions should be made with Ms.
Bi#l' Wilson, Bessemer Jiry, 620
J86Y, ; : : ay
Canterbury
“Early: In The
PRICE TEN CENTS
Report Received
Safety Gates
Recommended
At Crossings
By MARTIN HARMON
Engineering dreWwings of a Ra.
leigh engineering firm for a traf.
tic dontro} program have been re-
ceived by the city.
The drawings were done for the
State Highway ¢ommission,
Mayor John Henry Moss said
the drawings will be given to the
city safety and Highway ommit-
tees wich request the committees
report rec.mmeridations. at the
city commission's April 13 meet-
ing.’
It is a total state program, J.
0. Litchford, dirdefor of the high-
way commission's traffic control
dwision, said Wywdnesday. He es
timated the project will require
approximately . a year to com
plete.
Kimley-Horn and Asscciates, ol
Raleigh, is the project engineer,
retained by the highway commis.
sion.
] Robert J. Kimley, president of
the engineering firm, said the
federal govemnment bdicted an
upgrading and standayizng of
signal control. on federal project
roads several years ago. Hé added
that the original deadline passed
with none of the states meeting
the tequirements. Thé deadline
has ‘been 'ekteriGéd. North Carp-
lina in-an effort to catch up is
employing a dual policy. High:
way commiesibn engineers are
daing some of the planing and
| retaining private. éngineering
firms, oo, of which his ts sone of
Sentue oth greiner
To hla o sadly pos
the, Mountain and
‘at ‘heavily - trafficked
tions.
In addition to the safety gates
at the Gold and Mountain ratl
crossings, the engineers recom:
mend specific improvements at
ten intersections: . §
* 1) Linwood at Cleveland — iin. 3
intersec
ner, new crosswalks all approach.
om,
2) US 74 at York road — Im
proved sidewalks all Approach: -
new signal lights including pedes-
trian signals.
new signal system.
4) North Piedmont at Linwood
— remove traffic signal trim :
bushes southeast corner. .
5) Battleground road - East -
Parker — replace existing sig-
three approaches.
{Contimued on Page Bight)
CHAIRMAN — Dr. Sam Robin.
son hay been elected chairman
of the board of directors of the
Kings Mountain Rescue Squad.
Rescue Squad
Taps Robinson
Dr. Sam Robinson, Kings Moun-
tain surgeon, has been elected
c¢hairman of a newly - named
board of directors for the Kings
Mountain Rescue Squad.
Other members of the board
are Wilson Griffin, Otis Falls, Jr.,
Corbett Nicholson and Bennett
Masters.
Dr. Francis J. Sincox, Kings
Mountain medical doctor, is med-
ical advisor to the board and
Rev. Frank Shirley, pastor of
|Temple Baptist church, is chap
Tain.
| Captain of the Rescue Squad is
: I Delbert Dixon,
ZT
Road
proved walkway southwest cor -
3) Bast Gold at York road —
nals, install mew crosswalks at~