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e , 1972 Tfiursday, March 9, 1972 THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HEftALD, KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C. Page 3 Washingfon Report '0 By CONGRESSMAN JAMES 1, EROYHILL DRUG AEL’.':h; FRKVENTia.N Drufj abuse in Ihe Unilecl Stales has reached cfLclemic [:r()i)orlions and is a probleaa that transcends all boundaries of race, e-oncrniis politics and ger..c[iai>,.v. No I nger is it found only in the ghettos of larger cities, it has new tragically ti> cited the lives of more than 2011,000 people in this country and the ntimt-er is increasing. The Congress of the United States has recegni/ed this urgent problem by passing legislation I > create a Special Action Office fur Drug Abuse Prevention and to concentrate the resources of this nation against i|ie problem of drug abuse. The .Senate over- v»helmingly passed this measure ast December, and last week the Jlouse reaffiimod its commit ment ment by similarly passing the till by ,a wide margin. The President, in his message to the C Tigress last June, out lined the responsibilities of tse Kpecial Action Office, and K. R. IJIli'U, the House version, is the o. tcome of an extensive study of this i-roposal. The House Inter state and K'.rei.gn Commeixe committee heard a wide variety ^ i witnesses reaffirm the urgent Pieed .for a comprehensive pro gram to fight drug ahuse. The House measure Ls an outcome of these hearings and encompass es many of the rccommendat: ns pul forth.* motlKKls for determining the ex-, tion, and providing work Incen tent >f drug abuse. lives and CHJportunities repres- tlie dirbetor is also authoriz-i ents an inaprpvement over the ed to use a special Incentive fund strictly crimlidal framework in to finance new’ tind promising w hich drug abuse has been ,view- convepts and metbeds of drug c*d. abuse prevention. In addition, | I have actively supported Si.") million is authorized through , legislati n and hope that i BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS * 1971 lo encourage research and i I development in ttiis field. A Na-1 tion.il Drug Abuse Training Cvnicr is to be established to c-n-j du t training programs semin- ar.s, and conferences for govern-’ I meni, slate and local officials. A 15-man advisory council for, dll’; a'hu.sc prevention is auth r-| ized, will) a memljership to in-1 elude -rcpresentativecs from fed-| In order to bring about Ihe mo.sl cffe.'l've deployment of Federal resources against Ihe devastating growth of drug abuse in the United Stales, the House bill nr vtdes fer the creation of the .Special Action Offi.e under a director having broad powers over the conduct of drug abuse froalment, rehaHlitalion, oduca- lion and research programs and activities threug!hout the federal /’overnment. This cffico will co ordinate the programs of drug abuse control and prevention that are currently spread l[iroughout nine federal agencies, and will insure effective plan-‘and rehatilitation services wihere nirg and imnlementation c f rec-1 feasible An appropriation of emmendations. $120 millf n for grants lo The director of the -i-'pccial states for planning drug , abuse jeral, state or local agencies who ■ are actively engaged in drug abuse functions, ’litis council will , make recommendations to the director in the areas cf overall pianning and policy priorities. ' The bill also requires Commun ity Mental Health Centers to pro-; vi le appropriate drug treatment tiiils the minor differences between the 'House and Senate bills can be quickly worked out in a confer ence committee to ins.re the early enactment of fhis Import-. ant measure. ‘ nim nam j Artist At Work | Some “flim-flam” artists have been active throughout several. surrounding counties in this sec-1 tlon. Lex G. Barkley, manager of the Gastonia Social Seacrlty of fice, reports that three men al leging to be social security rep resentatives have been operating in this area during the past week. Their scheme is to contact elderly Action Office is appointed by the prevention functions and evaluat-' social security beneficiaries president and reports directly to in.g these programs is also pro- him on matters relating to drug vided. Total funds authorized by a'tuse prevention and otntrol. To j the bill over a three-year period carry out the functions of this: are ^11 million, office, file bill authorize.s an ap-i I believe that this legtslaticn propriation of $25 million over, pro\ ides a unique opportunity to a three-year period. The directiir deal with medical Tehabillta- is empowered to provide overall tion of addicts to enable them planning and policy and establish to once again become productive objectives and priorities for all! membei's of society, it is t bvious federal drug abuse prevention j 'Jhat a many-ifaceted prd^ram i their homes and tell them bene fits can be increased if they are disabled. One of the men claims to be a doctor, and while he is conducting a physical examina tion, usually in the bedroom, the other men search the house for money. fun.'tions, and develop impn ved i aimed at prevention. 59 DON'T MISS / SURPRISE!” ■'Recently' we received a call from an elderly couple who live rehabilila- ^ eastern part of Cleveland county,” Barkley stated. The “team" had visit^ them and fol lowed the above procedure. Ap parently they made a "dry run” as the couple has not missed any thing. FRED CARMICHAEL'S TWO-ACT COMEDY BY THE CAST OF KINGS MOUNTAIN LITTLE THEATRE Fridcy and Saturday, March 3 and 4 Friday and Saturday, March 10 and 11 Directed by Joe Hullender, Jr. TICKETS ON SALE AT THE DOOR! ADULTS S1.50 CHILDREN UNDER 12 - 75c This Message Sponsored By the Following Kings Mountain Merchants & Industries! ♦)) SUPERIOR COKPANV Phone 739-4761 GRIFFIN DRUG STORE Prescription Specialists BELK DEPARTMENT STORE Your Home of Better Values RADIO STATION WKMT 1220 On Your Dial Kings Mountain KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD NATURAL GAS DEPARTMENT Your Home Newspaper City of Kings Mountain LORETTA LYNN OHARDOTTE. Ixiretta Lynn and Conway Twitty, two of the busiest of Country 'Music stars will headline t^e Cczmtry Music ^ Pfkml spectacular at the Charlotte Col- ., JUIIH A UliSl ■iseum on Saturday night, March! 11 at 8 p. m. I IE'ESSE.M.ER CITY . , Forst recently joined Can a girl from a little min ing town in Kentucky find happi ness as a super successful star? For tne answer to this ques tion. tune in today on Loretta Lynn, smash songstress, whose following ranges from country music devotees to iblue-haired ladies in the iStage Delicatessen. Loretta has 'been top female Barkley stated that everything country vocalist in the United possible is being done to appre-1 States for almost a decade and hend these crooks, but it is dif-‘ has also made the jump into pop stardom. , I Foote Taps John J. Lithium I corporation of" America as na ; tional sales manager and will be I respon.sible for all phases of mat ■ ; keting lithium products in the United .States. Omitted From Last Wcelt's Herald Mr. and Mr.-;. Itobcrl Bean VVil- .^on, 278 Dixon Chcle, Gastonia, N. C., announce Ihe birth ■ f a daughter, Tuesdaj, hrua.-y 22. Kings .Mountain ho.s|,;tal. Mr. and Mrs. Al.in Le, \V.-)t- .son, 21(5 WeM ";h-.'V.a’nue, G.'i.-,- lonia, N. C., annr.un.'c the hitth of a S'.n. Thurs.day, F< hiuary 21, Kings Mcunlaiii hi,.-])i;al. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mill.s. 8i,5 Third St., announce the bjrtli of a d-iughter, Friday, ?'(.nuary 25. King.s Mountain hosjiiial. Mr. and Mr.s. William W;!!:.s, Route 3, Dax 271, aim,tin.e the ' birih cf a son, Saturday, Fi iru- ary 26, King.s .M •untuin hj.-|);ial. ' .Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kay Clor.in- gcr, 2319 Fallswo.id Driaiy -Gas- tenia, N. L., announee the birth , ' cf a SCI), Saturday, Fefciuaiy 26.. King." .Mountain lio. i.ltal. Mr. and Mrs. Daniid R. Ki.ser, 512 \Vc‘.-t 6th Street, Gastonia, .\. C., annaunce Ihi' birth cl a daugh ter, Saturday, Fcbruaiy 26, King- i Mountain haspital. ; ,Mr. and’ Mrs. Kelvin Strotipe, 6C | Trailer Park. Bessemer Lity, .N. C.,; anncunce the birth of a son, Sun day, Fe'oruary 27. Kings Mountain ] hospital. Mi. and .Mis. Frankie .M.Ktce. 4400 Margrace Road, announce' the birth cf a daugcT-r, .Monday, Jebiuary 23, Kings .Mountain lios pital. the hirtli of a .Ma.'ch 1. Kin; lal. .son. Wcdnc.sday. ;s Mountain hosni- Gcrner Promoted To Petty Officer LCX'DOX. Xa\y Petty Of ficer Third Class David W. Gar ner, son of Mr. and Mrs. David F. Garner Jr. of 107 W. Texas Ave., Bessemer City, N. C., was promoted lo his present rank by his c rrmandin^ officer during .erem mies at the U. S. Naval Communication unit, London. A ^[raduate of Bessemer City hijrh sschoo.l ani Western Caro lina, he is assigned to duties as a radi{)man. STARTS MARCH m r// ficult to catch them, since they, strike in a certain section and apparently move on a birry. | Barkley had this advice for, anyone who might be approached by such characters. First of all, ‘ I don’t let them in your door. Make ! them furnish positive identifica- , tion. Every representative from a ! social security office has an iden- 1 Hfication card with his picture on it. Secondly, tell them to wait . , outside while you make a tele-! The early years of this star are so much like something out of ‘^L’il Abner" that sihe’s almost a show-business cliche. She at tended a one-room school house and, aocording to her, “I liked school just fine, I liked it so fine, in fact, that after I finished the eighth grade when I was 12 I stayed on another year and did i/.ie eighth grade again. There wasn’t no high school to go to, you see.” Forst has degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering from the University oj Virginia. Most reecently, he was vice president, operations. Valley .Metallurgical Processing company and prev iously was with Olin Mathieson Chemical company where he was vice president in charie of basic aluminum operations. Lithium corporation i.s an into- ■ 1 . ’ ■Mr. and .Mrs. Hu'oert Route 1. Gastonia. K. C'.. R. Prince, ! aim :unco grated mining and chcmi> al com pany marketing lithium salts, 'ilhium metal and lithium metal derivatives i lithium prod'.ctsi world wide. The company is a subsidiary of Gulf Resources and Chemical Corpurati n of Hous ton, Texas. 2 FOR M F R ' S List price of i PLUS A PENNY Kings Mountain Drug Co. phone call to the nearest social I security office. (Ycu may call Her first song was her first collect). They’ll probably leave hit; “And 'Now I’m a Honky in a hurry. Thirdly, social secur-1 Tonk Girl,” 'from radio play ity does not have doctors who' alone, “Honky Tonk 'Girl" shot up ' igdve examinations in private to become pne of the country top ■ homes, so don’t fall for this : ten country records, gimmick. Fourthly try to get a, teamed up with go^ descri^ion of the P®t=ons. Twitty. This duo has and if possible, get the license ^j^jy begun and already they nuiTYber of their car. Then as ; un'beat^ble . . . iwlth more soon as possible after they leave, ’ come , call ycr.T social security office. * and report what happened. Appearing with Loretta Lynn „ ,, ... . ' and ner orchesti-a, the Nashville Barkley concluded by stating i Conway Twitty that it is a terrible thing for any Twitty Birds will be shysters to use such tactics to steal money from our elderly peo ple. “H the public will cooperate in reporting any suspicious activi ties by such cdiaraicters, we’ll eventually catch them," he add ed. Sandy and -Randy Burnette and Anthony Armstrong Jones. Tickets pric^ at $4.00 and $3.50 are on sale at the Coliseum box office. Or may be ordered by mail. GIRL SCOUT 'V Happy 60lh birthday Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors and Girl Scout leaders! Happy. That's what you've made it, because of all your community achievements. For the good you've accomplished iii civic projects—befriending the aged, volun teering in hospitals, anti - pollution cam paigns, and much more... we thank yon. A Girl Scoift is; "a friend to all.. This Message Sponsored In The Public Interest By: We Like Ou LHde Brownies They're friendly, polite and take on interest inthe community. High indi vidual ideals are their goals, and we're proud as con be. Oh, yes. We like our Junior, Ca- dette and Senior Scouts, too. SUPERIOR STONE COMPANY PHONE 739-4761 BELK DEPARTMENT STORE YOUR HOME OF BETTER VALUES GRIFFIN DRUG COMPANT PRESCRIPTION SPECIAUSTS KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD YOUR HOMk NEWSPAPER RADIO StAHON WKMT 1220 OW YOUR DIAL Kings Mountain NATURAI. MS DEPARTMENT CTTt XiNOS MOUNTAIN BATTLEGROUND AVE. SFRIilG ’N SALE GIRLS' DRESSES T015% OFF! REGULAR ?3.49 TO $11.99 • Entif-e Stock of duster, rorrper, long dresses, js'iirts with skirts, and pant dresses, \ypQStc!s in sizes 2 thru 4 ^ body Springy Easter 3 thru 6x, 7 thru M. N >r' N al V ROMPER SETS & BODY SHIRTSETS OFF REG. 11.99-2 2-pc. sets consisting of button- front skirts over motching or contrasting body shirts with snap crotch or hot ponts-style romper suits . . . polyester, acetate, ond stretch nylon . . . novy, blue, pink, moize, liloc, peach ... 3-13 petite, 5-15 junior. i.99 In wM ir: LADIES POLYESTER DRESSES 1199 AND UP! 0 An eye-catching parode of easy-core pastels in oil the newest foshions for Spring. All sizes, colors. BLOUSES & SHIRTS SALE 3.46 REG. 3.99 SALE 4.46 REG. 4.99 SALE 5.46 REG. 5.99 BOYS' SHIRTS 20% OFF Entire stock of short steeve dress, sport ond knit shirts , . . sizes 3 thru 7, 8 thru 18. ENTIRE STOCK OF LADIES SLIPS SALE 176 REG. 1.99 LITTLE HEELS AND DRESS HEELS OFF Reg. 6.99 to 8.99 Casual and dress styles In assorted Spring colors ond leothers , « . sizes 5 thru 10. Full ond holf slips In white ond os- sorted pastels • . , Antron III, nylon tricot, sotin tricot • • • oil sires. PANTY HOSE SALE 76<^ REG. 99f (SHOES NOT IN ALL STORES!)
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