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Community News
Serving Boiling Springs, Flint Hill, Lavonia, ~Mt. Pleasant, Prospect, and Trinity
Flint Hill Community
by Ruby Ledbetter
Youth weekend will be held the 7th, 8th and 9th at
Flint Hill Baptist Church. On Friday night, there will
be a cookout and inspirational song service in church
at 8 p.m. with Phil Sigimore. On Saturday there will be
field day competition at Zion Baptist Church. On Sunday,
^he youth will help in all regular church activities.
The WMU Council will meet on August 5th and the Long
RMge Planning Committee will meet on August 6th.
Backyard Bible Clubs will meet will Ladell Shields
on August 3-7 and with Gaynell Scruggs August 10-
14,
* ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wacaster and family have re
turned from a vacation.
♦♦♦*♦*♦♦**♦*♦**********
Mr, and Mrs. Olen Ledbetter visited Mrs. Bolin at
Honea Path, S.C, recently.
**
Flowers were put in the sanctuary to memorialize
the birthday of Rex Ledbetter Sunday.
Mrs. Rex Ledbetter has returned from Gaston Memorial
Hospital.
**
Mrs. Dan Ledbetter visited her mother, Mrs. A, Whitaker
anhe Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem recently.
Mrs. Rose Goforth of Cliffside visited Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Wyatt last week.
* *
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Crotts visited the Durham Led
betters on Friday. Miss Wanda Goodman came for a
visit also. Mrs, D.H. Connor returned to Maiden with
the Crotts for a visit on Monday. Mrs. Tom Goodman
and Ronnie came to the Ledbetters and Wanda returned
to her home in Vale with them.
Prospect Community
by Mrs. Broadus McGinnis
Mrs. Vera Camp visited Wednesday with Mrs, Eula
Suttles and James Camp.
» *
Mike Hawkins and son, Michael of Charlotte spent
Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. G.V. Scruggs, They,
along with Mrs. Scruggs attended a ball game in Asheville
on Saturday.
* *
Mr. and Mrs. D.R. Hamrick and granddaughters, Gigi
and Kristina Moore of Kings Mountain, visited Thursday
with Mrs. Broadus McGinnis.
* *
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bailey and Bryan Williams of Belmont
were Monday dinner guests of Velma McCraw. Rev. and
Mrs. Kenneth Brackney, Kenny and Angie, of Norford,
Va. and Conway McCraw of Avondale visited Friday with
Miss McCraw.
**
Rev. and Mrs. Roy Webb, Lesia and Tonya, spent last
week in Wilmington with relatives.
* *
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Barnes and Mrs. Dennis Phillips
and Tim spent from Saturday until Tuesday at Myrtle
Beach.
* *
Mr. and Mrs. Gill Barnes of Cherokee Countv visited
Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Barnes. '
**
Mrs, O.Z. Jones spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs.
J.T, Jolley.
* *
Miss Laura Jolley of Columbia spent from Sunday until
Thursday with Mrs. Annie Jolley and Louise, Mrs. Molly
Hoyle and Doyle Hoyle of Spindale visited them Sunday
afternoon.
Madison McCraw and sisters had as Sunday visitors
Mr. and Mrs, Jack Rumfelt and children, Mr, and Mrs,
Barry Rumfelt and family and Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Sanders
and children of Belmont.
* *
Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Jones were
Mr. and Mrs. William Clements and Tony of Spartanburg,
Allan Jones of Una, S.C., Mrs. Lera Walkee and Mrs.
Estelle Ruppe of Cliffside. Also visiting was Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Jones of Henrietta.
♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. John Compton spent from Friday until
Sunday at Stoney Campground at the Cherokee Indian
Reservation and Bryson City, Tenn.
♦ *
Mr, and Mrs. C.T. Pace of Hendersonville visited
Friday night with Nina and Pettus Mosteller and Mrs,
Ceclle Jolley, Mrs. Ollle McCraw ate supper Saturday
with them. Other visitors were Mrs, Della Pearson
and Mr. and Mrs, Bill Baber of Forest City.
**
Dr. and Mrs, Hamlet Lemaster of Gaffney visited
Wednesday with Mr, and Mrs, l.L, Elmore.
»*
Pam McCraw of Charlotte spent last week with Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Scruggs.
* *
Mrs. Gary Walker, Lori and Jull, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
spent last week with Mr, and Mrs. D.B. Scruggs, Gary
Walker joined them here for the weekend they are spend
ing this Week. Don Scruggs of Belmont is spending this
week with his parents.
* *
Mrs. Thomas McBrayer and son, John of Forest City
visited Monday with her mother, Mrs. T.P, Wood.
10 Years Ago Today
‘The Rev. Stanley Webb will be guest evangelist lor
revival services at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church m
Swainsville.”
“Apollo 15’s three moon explorers streak home for a
Saturday splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.’’
Shelby Daily Star, Aug. 6, 1971
The first talking cartoon movie was Walt Disney's
"Steamboat Willie," released in September 1928.
The Foothills View
is a community newspaper published
by Gardner-Webb Press. In policy,
we are independent. In politics,
conservative.
Managing Editor, Dave Robertson.
Call us at 434-7130 or 434-2361
Ext. 296. Or write Editor, Foothills
View, Box 982, Boiling Springs, N.C.
29017.
Boiling Springs Community
by Louise Moore
Mr. and Mrs. William Howington of New London visited
relatives in the community Wednesday. They also visited
Mr, and Mrs, Joe Ledbetter on Saturday in Spartanburg.
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Ledbetter and Melissa of
Concord spent Friday and Saturday here with their family.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Byars and family spent the week
at Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Lavonia Community
by Linda Petty
Mr. and Mrs, Rusty Splawn and children of Forest
City visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Ernest McCraw.
** .
The Bertha Smith circle met on Monday evening at
the home of Mrs. Myrtle Spake.
**
Vacation Bible School has been in progress this week
at Lavonia Baptist Church. Miss Dorothy McCraw served
as director.
*•
Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn McCraw visited on Tuesday with
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Bartee in East Flat Rock, N.C.
Mrs. J.A. Bartee spent several days last week with Mr.
and Mrs. McCraw.
♦ ♦
Steve Peeler is a patient in Cleveland Memorial Hospital
in Shelby. Mrs. Sandra Earls has returned home after
spending several days in the hospital,
*♦
Dale Petty spent last week at Lake Hartwell, Georgia
with Mr. and Mrs. Burl Turner and family.
Weekend visitors of Mrs. Janie McCraw were Mrs.
Ruby Harris and Lisa from Cliffside.
Mrs. Ruby Harris and Lisa from Cliffside and Carol
Jo Harris of New York visited on Wednesday evening
with Mrs. Janie McCraw. Weekend visitors were Mrs.
Alice Hames and Mrs. Grace Wall of Cliffside.
**
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Davis and family spent several
days last week vacationing in Myrtle Beach.
Leslie and Lisa McCraw of Shelby were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Petty and Richard.
This Place, That Time
30 Years Ago Today
“Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hamrick and family of Cliffside
spent the weekend in the mountains and attended the
pageant 'Unto TTiese Hills.’ ’’
‘‘$13.50 is all you need for us to deliver a brand new
$89,95 guaranleed Faultless Wringer Washer.’’
News item, advertisement, Shelby DaTyStar, Aug. 6, 1951
Dr. Phillip Hamrick and daughter, Eileen, of Cary
spent the week end with Mrs. Dorthy Edwards. They
were Saturday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Hal B. Greene. They made from Raleigh especially
to attend the Washlwrn reunion which wa;i held on Sunday.
♦ *
Mr, Bobbie Morehead 'uf Gastonia visited with Mrs,
Maude Burroughs over the weekend.
♦ *
Mrs. Mao Greene has returned home after flying to
Washington, D.C. to spend several days with her daughter
and son-in-law. Gale and Bill Miline. Mrs. Greene
reports lots of interesting sight seeing and a real good
time.
♦ *
Mrs. Jerry Bumgarner and Mrs. Trisha Atkins and
children, Kelly and Amy, spent last Sunday in the North
Carolina mountains.
♦ ♦
Community sympathy is expressed to the family in
the recent death of Eula Hattie Ledbetter of Wilksboro,
formerly of Boiling Springs.
♦ *
Boiling Springs
Reports
Fire
A quiet week passed with no calls at the Boiling Springs
Fire Department. Thursday night Don McSwain and three
others represented the Town at the Cleveland County’s
Fireman Association meeting, and distributed clothing
which had been donated by Boiling Springs residents
for the victims of a July 18 trailer fire at Casar.
Police
2 August. A resident returned home to Varsity Square
apartments after 9:30 p.m. and found the back window
broken, the door open, and a stereo and cash missing.
Police recorded the loss at $956.00 and are actively
investigating the case as a breaking and entering, larceny.
30 July. Vandals broke out a skylight at West Cleveland
School Thursday night and caused an estimated $400
damage. Police are investigating.
Rescue
The squad made three emergency housecalls this past
week; they transported two patients to Crawley Memorial
Hospital, one to Cleveland Memorial. Two other non
emergency transports were made.
This week the squad traveled 139 miles, spent 17.5
hours on call, and another 156 hours on standby.
FUeHT FACTS
Atlanta’s Hartsfield In
ternational Airport termi
nal is the world’s largest. It
contains 2.2 million square
feet of floor area.
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The first jet airplane
was built and flown by
The Heinkel Company in
Germany in 1939. The Ger
mans also developed the
first jet fighter-in 1944.
The first solo, around-
the-world flight was made
by Wiley, Pest in 1933.
The 15,596-mile flight
took seven days, 18 hours,
and 49 minutes.
There’s only one com'
mercial airport inside a
U.S. national park. Accord
ing to Figgie International’s
Scott Aviation division, it’s
at Yellowstone National
Park in Jackson, Wyoming.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry McSwain and children and Mrs.
Julia McSwain visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy White and
children in Kings Mountain Tuesday night,
♦ *
Mr. and Mrs, J.R. Greene spent their vacation this
Week in Gatlinburg, Tenn, and the North Carolina
mountains.
Mt. Pleasant Community
by Betty Blanton
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dawson spent Monday and Tuesday
in Gatlinburg, Tenn. where they report seeing lots of
people and enjoying the beauty of the mountains.
**
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sarratt and Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Scruggs of Cliffside enjoyed a sight seeing trip to the
“Fields of the Woods,’’ Rock City and Opryland last
week.
* *
The youth held their meeting at the church on Tuesday
evening with Mari Wiles, youth director, leading a dis
cussion on “The Holy Spirit.’’
« if
‘‘Kid Power’’ which is the smaller children of our
church, made a trip to Shelby Airport on Wednesday
morning to see a plane. The group was accompaied
by Mari Wiles and Mrs. David Brooks.
* *
Mrs. Steven Goode, Amber and Andy, Mrs. Goode’s
mother, Mrs. Nancy Anthony, visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Austin Anthony and Mrs. Herbert Blanton in Boiling
Springs on Wednesday evening.
* *
Due to inclement weather, grades 1-6 enjoyed games
at the fellowship hall instead of an outing at Kings Mountain
National Park on Thursday and the youth along with several
other youth groups enjoyed a cookout on Thursday evening
at the home of Mrs. Gagla Richard in Fallston.
if if
A retreat was held at Mars Hill College Friday for
the youth and Mt. Pleasant’s youth participated in it.
A three mile hike, a movie entitled, “No Longer Alone,’’
and a discussion by the campus minister, David Smith,
were enjoyed. To close the day, a time for a tour of •
the Asheville Mall was also enjoyed. Mari Wiles and
Mrs. John Hamrick accompanied the group.
Roy Ramsey and Mari Wiles attended the puppet work
shop at the Kings Mountain Baptist Associational Building
in Shelby on Saturday afternoon. They report a very
informative and interesting workshop.
* *
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hicks, Catherine and Eliz beth,
took Mrs. Hicks’ grandmother, Mrs. Mae Hopper, to
Newport, Tenn. on Saturday. Mrs. Hopper had been
visiting in the Hicks’ home for two weeks and her home
is in Danville, Kentucky.
♦ if
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Jolley, Hazel Jolley, Debbis
Hoyle, Mark Broadway, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hawkins,
Lesley and Wesley Hawkins, enjoyed vacationing last
week at Cherry Grove Beach, S.C.
♦ ♦
Angie Jenkins of Shelby was ten years old Sunday
and she had a birthday party at Kate’s Skating Rink in
celebration of the occasion. A pretty birthday cake
with lighted candles was cut and served with colos
to the guests attending the party. Angie received many
nice gifts. Her mother, Mrs. Jenny Jenkins of Shelby
was hostess for the party and her grandparents Mr.
and Mrs. Buren Jolley of this community, were special
guests.
* *
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Goode, Amber and Andy, visited
on Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cooper
and Adam and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Griffin, Jr. all of
■ Shelby.
**
Th^e children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamrick, Sr. enjoyed
their reunion at Mt. Pleasant Fellowship Hall on Sunday.
This reunion is held every five years and it is interesting
to see the new faces that are added each five years.
Lots of food, fun and fellowship was enjoyed by the
group. This family has placed the lovely flowers in
the sanctuary in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamrick,
Sr.
* *
Mr. Junie Scruggs and his granddaughter, Jennifer
Scruggs of the Camps Creek Community, visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jolley on Sunday afternoon
* * *
Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dawson
were Mr. and Mrs. A.Y. Morgan of Aiken, S.C and
Sharon Scruggs of Aiken, S.C.
* *
'The William Dellinger family of Statesville was the
guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Shull Whitaker on
Saturday.
* *
Rev. and Mrs. Ronald McSwain and Esther are vacat
ioning and in his absence. Rev. John Crupper conducted
both services on Sunday.
♦ *
Carole Jolley is pending this week with her aunt,
Mrs. Shelia White in Greenville, S.C.
Is It The Shroud of Christ?
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