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\ Ilii.H.U., iJiiU !<??> Thursday, Uuly 27, 1972 KIWANIS PROGRAM { heck-up following a thiree-way rash in the Rookie feature. Lar- & Little continued on to win hi.« third race. Bart Harmon'^as sec- fi>d. A mini-stock feature, an added fttraction, Was caiptured by Dav- d Cannon in a Fiat. An English ^ord ran second. ' This coming Saturday night the j Jpeedway will feature its second ' trand National East race of the i eascm, a 300-lap cwent, and a bonus mini-stock feature, i Hometowner Bobby Isaac rates As the favorite but he’ll face a ^ne field, including Harry Gant « a new Mercury Cougar, and a post otf regular stars on the tour. The action begins at 8 pjm. Budget ^6000, Region C equipment $3000. f 8) Billing machine $20,U0tJ. 9) Twenty-five hydrants S.'jStX), feet of six-inch pipe $fKKt0, alves and meter boxes $828.7."), ► valves $2250, water pump $650, $2500. riO) Curbing, gutter, paving 185,000, to highway commission lor portion of share in Cansler itreet improvement $5955. sign-' jpost pipe $1275, truck $20tM), sign- Biaking material $20(X). (Another P45,000 is in the street dcpnrt- nent appropriation for re-surfac- ng). [artin-Marietta 'aps Gentry [' RALEIGH, N. C. — Guy Gentry, Industrial Relations Area Admin- tetrator for Martin Marietta Ag gregates (formerly Sui>erior Stone Company), has been promoted to •Manpower Development and Training Administrator, a new fe s^tion, it was announced by hn O. Parish, Industrial Reia- |ions Director. A native of Burlington, Gentry Joined the oempany in 1908. Ho attended Elon College, Chowan follege, and graduateci from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has al.-^o done graduate work in bu.sintss ad ministration at UNC-Chapel Hill, and is currently socking his M.\ degree in Business Admini.sfra- tion at Florida Atlantic Univers- Ity. Prior to attending (ollego, Gen try served almost .seven ycafs as a trooper in the North Carolina Highway Patrol. '‘Manpower development and training Is important to our com pany, and I am pleased that we have on our staff a man of .Mr. Gentry’s qualifications to get this vital operation underway,” said Mr. Parish. Martin Marietta Aggregatevs i.s one of the largest producers of sand, gravel and crushed stone in the Southeast. Kings Mountain police inve.-^ti- g-.itod numcrcu,? traffic accidents during the past week but only cne resulted in bodily injury. Louise Bclk Adair, 20, of 216 dhornburg Drive sustained minor injuries Monday when the car which she was driving collided with a car drivim oy James Allen Stoke.s of Bessemer City. According to reports filed by Patrolman L. I). Bcatti(‘. the Adair car pulled out of Blanton Street into the path ol Stoke.s’ car. Dam- ag<*s were listed at $8.50 to the Stokes car and $800 to Mrs. A- dair’s car. Mr.s. Adair was treat ed for injuries at Hendricks Clinic. Other accidenls during the pa.sl week iruludcd: Thursday, at 10:30 p.m., cars driven by George Wa.shingl(>n liamscy, 32, of 622 East Gold Stietd, and Leroy W.nkins, 27, of lioute 1. collided on York Road near the parking lot of tht? Lillilej .Moo Restaurant. Investigating; otficer Robert Dodge estimat<»d' damage.s as $200 to Ramsey’s, car and $150 to Watkins’ vehicle. | Saturday, at 1:28 a.m., carsi driven by Thomas Jame.s .Smitli.; 26, of Route 1, Grover, and Aman-: da Christine Blanton, 27, of 207 Brice Street, eolUde<i at the ter.section of North Cansler and! Bric(‘ strcel.s. Offi'cer B. P. C(K)ki investigated and estimated dam ages a.s $250 to Smith’s car and $150 to the Blanton car. Monday, at 10:05 a.m., cars driven by Alfrtvl .Xsh, 17, of Route 1. and Billie Kinjaw Hick- lin, 37, of 508 Branch Street, col lided on Battleground .\vcnue. Ac- i-ording to investigatfng officer Richard Belt. A.sh w-as backing nut of a p.uking space and .struck M.'S. Hicklin’s car in the right si{le. Belt ii.stetl damages at $75 to the A.-ih car and $1.50 to Hicklin’s car. Funeral rites for Robert Bradley Kimbrcll, GO. King,? Mount lin na tive, were conduLted Monday aft einocn at 4:30 from First Wes leyan Methodist church, inter ment lollowing in .Mountain Re.sl cemetery. Mr, Kimbrell died P'riday in We.st Palm Beach. Fla., where he had resided for some time. IP w-as son of the late Mr. and Mrs George W. Kimbrell of Kings Mountain. Rev. Edwin Chriscoe anti Rev. 'George Thornbirrg officiated at the final rites. Surviving are hi.s daughter, Mrs. David E. Smith of Mciinl Dora, Fla.; one brother. Ray Kim- breil of Kings .Muunt-ain; and three sistcra. Mrs. David Burton and Mrs. Frank Kippy, both ol K'ings Mountain, and Mrs. Ralph Spitke of Grover. Six members of the Dixon 4-H Club are at Camp Millstone this week. 'Ihey are Trudy Childers, Mar go Greene. Nadine Blanton. Lind say and Leslie Ham and Jelt Prescott. Two Break-Ins School bell^ will ring August 24th for Kings Mountain district scha)l .pupils. Orientation Day is .\ugust 24th. First full day of school is .August 2.5th. District teachers report to Mae classrooms on August 2l3t. We wish to expros our heartfelt appreciation to the m-.iny friends and neighbors for their kind ex- pressioas of .sympathy at the death of our loved one. THE FAMILY OF HAROLD GEORGE Members of he Choir of Dixon Presbyterian church will be en tertained at an ice cream sup per Thursday night at 6:30 at he home of Choir Director Glenn Rountree and Mrs. Roun tree in Grover. Kings Mountain National *Pai1< Historian George West will talk on the National Park’s plans tor its Centennial cele bration at 'Thursday’s Klwanis club meeting at 6:45 p.m. at the Woman’s club. Gaston Fair Opens Sept 9 • . PRAYER SERVICE . 1 Mrs. P. Q. Hambright will be hostess Friday to a cottage prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. at her home on Grover road. luo.suay, at 7:10 a.m., cars drivcMi by James Clarence Short, Jr.. 20, of vlastonia, and Joli.n | David Van Dyke, 51, of 511 West (Jold Street, collided at the in tersection of South Can.der and VV’est Gold streets. Investigating officer L. D. Boat- tie said Short rcan the stop light and hit Van Dyke’.s car near the reitr. Beattie estimated damage’s as $650 to Siiort’s car and $150 iCy Van Dyke’s car. Kevin Bridges To 4-H Camp Kevin Bridgets, .son c?f Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Bridges, is represent ing Dixon Community 4-H club at the annual 4-1! Club Confer ence this week in Raleigh at N. C. State Univevsify. Bridges secTCtary of the local club, recently attended state for- c'stry camp as a delegate from the local club and gave a forestry j demonstration at the district con- j ferc'ncc. ' Tile Gaston Con^'*- .pjidale- Center Fair, r- ; ./.ing indu.s- try thi.s . icad of agricul- tUT-*' ,.*n 3epl. 9 at the fair- on the VV/ilkin.son Boule vard and run t.>r eight day.s. Dates are Sept. 9-16 with two Sat urdays includc-d. .As tlie fair st.irls its 21st year. Manage’!' Dc'nnis Partlow an nounced that the c’mphasis will be on indu.stry tit is year although lh(-rc.' will be the usual agricul tural exhibits. A special tent is being rc.seicod for Gaston Indu.s- trial films to c’xhibit their pro ducts under the theme “Industry on Parade’.” Partlow .said that Mae Gaston County Inclu.-trial Managcm(*nt Club is clfering two .st holarship.- worth S250 apiece to high school students wlio vi'^il the exhibit> atid write tiu- hes t.hemc.s on “How Industry Makes Guotmi (■'..iinty Gi'tnit.” 'Phc’ com[K?lilic.n i.: limited to the* 1,000 sluderd- taking -occuiKil ionai trani.ng. I'hc’mes will be giaded by the teachers. A full pr.ngram has been .sclae- ciuled in the gr indstand. Grand stand s!iaw.s are free. Tickets h.iught at the front gate are g o l for 30 free rides. The midway shows are billed as “Passporl t.> Plcniourc.” Sxdiool days are Tuesday and Wc-dnc.sday. Partlow said thtit more than $7,000 will be paid in premiums to farm and ciub ed- hibitors. The schcHiuh.' includc's an an tique’ air .show on $cpt. 9, a horse show on Sept. 10, singc'r Carol Jone.s and her band on Sept, 9-11 (Miret performances in the grand stand); Ja'ck Kochman’s I-Icll Drivers Sept. 12-13; the Log Cabin boys Sept. 14; Clyde Beaver and hi^ Country and Wc’stern show on Sopt. 15; and a demolition derby Sept. 16. Part-low said that everyone coming to the fair on school days may register for two trips to Dis- Are Beported Kings .Mountain police are in- vcsiigating two larcenies which were’ rc’poried last week. Louise’ Holland of Chesterfield Apartments reported last Friday that some one had broken into hc’r aixirtnaent sometime between July 18 and July 21 and had stolen a stereo tape component system valuc^d at $230. She had bt*<;n away from home since July 18 .>o the exaf‘i date of the break- in was riOt known. Rolico said enl.n was made by brc’aking a gl a.ss doar in the bas k of flac apartment and cutting the' scree n. Last Thursday. P. R. Smith of 211 North VVatteisjn >)t:eet ro- IK>rtcd that somc’onch ud broken into hi.s home’ bc’lwc’en 10 a.m. and 1 i).m. and had stolen a small nluck and white television. The value of the television was n lepDited. Hee! Stake Tomato Gjown By Wells Harley Wells, retinal Army vot- craia, is growing Beef Stake tomii- toc’s large’ variety—in his gar den in the Dixon Community. Mr. Wells’ tomatoes weighed in at one’ and one-lourth pounds each ye.stcrday on the scales at Hc’rman Blalock Grocery on Gro ver Road. SERMON TOPIC ‘‘Chri.< is Reic’cant To Life luday” will be the sermon topic of Rev. N. C. Burh at Sun- d-.iy morning worsliip hour at G:acc Unded Mc'thodlst churcia. MYF PROJECT Methodist Youth of Grace Ml liicclist Church will churn iu’ cre-am Sun.day afternoon and servo it with homemade cc.\e at the claurch fellowship liall bcgln:alng -at 2 p.m. They will accept donation- whi-'h will bo applied to co.st of the group's aianual summer trip. SERMON TOPIC Dr. Paul Ausley will use thej seimon topic “Set Free”, at Sun- j day morning worship hour at; 11 o'clock at First Presbyterian! church. HYMN SING A Hymn Sing will feature the evrn’ng service at Dixon Pres byterian church Sunday at 7:15 with congregaiiona or Di.xun and 5hil«>h Presbyterian chur ches participating. ney World. Advance tickets at redueexi prices are being sold now at the fairgrounds. Your Happy Shopping Store \ price Clearance or SPRING And SUMMER Merchandise Much still available but in limited quantities and sizes^ as almost all departments have merchandis e remaining. Come and bet biggest bargains ever while they re left! -f E O (/ L^ Read •) • About It In The 0)
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