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WorhTs Largest Twins
The McGuires Wrestle
In KM On Friday Night
You’ve probably eeen
them on the back cover of
the OulneM Book of World
Record! or In one of
Ripley'! Believe It Or Not
Muaeume.
If not, Benny and Billy
McOulre, the world’!
large!t twlna, will be In
King! Mountain Friday
night to take part In an
IWA wreetllng card at the
community center. Action
begin! at 8:80 p. m.
Ilie McOulree, with a
combined weight of 1,474
pound!, are Hendereon-
vUle native! and have
apent the laet 10 year!
touring the world for
wreetllng matchee and
peraonal M>pearance!.
Now reeldent! of Naah-
vllle, Billy, 747 pound!, and
Benny, 737, are making
their flret tour through
their native North Carolina
and are packing the arenaa
at each atop.
"Really,” aald Benny,
"we haven’t had time to
come back home. We’ve
lust returned from a tour
of Japan, and we’ve worn
out two passport books
since we started wrestling
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BIO D SANDWICH - Kings Moun-
1 tain’s Darrell Austin might lose his title
/ of Big D after meeting up with pro
i wrestlers, Benny and Billy McOulre, the
Photo By Gary Stewart
world’s largest twlna The MoOulrea,
who have a combined weight of 1,474
pounds, are shown here demonstratlBg
their famous sandwich hold on Little O.
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Wrestling fans, they
aald, are basically the
same all over the world.
“Except for Japan," said
Billy, ‘"rhe fans are quiet.
When the match is over. If
they enjoyed It, they clap
their hands.”
Ihe McOulres measure
84 Inches around their
waists and It takes five
yards of cloth to make a
shirt and six yards to make
apalr of pants. Needless to
say, getting In and out of
automobiles, airplanes,
and the like. Is a task. But,
If you think the McOulres
are miserable, forget It.
"Our else has enabled us
to do a lot of things we
otherwise might not have
done,” they say. "Wrest
ling provides a steady
Income, and we receive a
percentage from the
Outness Book of World
Records and Ripley’s
Believe It Or Not.
Ihe McOulres, who don’t
drink or smoke, were
average else youngsters
until the age of 10 when
they came down with the
Oerman measles.
"It messed up our
pituitary glands,” said
Benny. "We almost died
and after that we started
gaining weight
"We tried to lose once,"
he went cn. "We went to
Duke Hospital and stayed
six months. ’The doctors
tried everything but
couldn't do any good.”
They eat two meals a
day, and take between an
hour and an hour and a half
to eat
For breakfast, which
usually runs from 9 a. m.
until about 10:80, each
McOulre eats one dosen
eggs, four pounds of bacon,
a loaf of toast and one-half
gallon of orange Juice. For
dtamer, "which Is daten at
night after a full day of
work, they each eat four
13-ounce steaks, seven
baked potatoes, a large
bowl of salad and one-half
gallon of tea.
Oome to think of It. The
McOulre twins have to
make a lot of money .
fUl their appetites.
. to
Police Receive
Larceny Complaints
city police are In
vestigating numerous
complaints of larcenies
and vandalism during the
wreekend.
Johnny Short, employe
of the city garage,
reported theft of a 13 volt
Ford tractor battery
estimated to coat 190.
Bridges Radio TV on N.
Piedmont Ave. reported a
window broken out from
the north side of the
building by apparent rock-
throwing. Damages were
estimated at tlOO.
James M. Ivey, 700
Sterling Dr., reported the
attempted larceny of his
truck which had been
moved about 300 feet from
the driveway where ho had
parked It Thursday.
Diane Caldwell, 804
Somerset Dr., lepoited the
theft of her diamond
engagement ring which
she had removed and left
on the sink hi her kitchen.
Mrs. OaldweU told Ptt.
Mike Sanders she and her
husband, John, were out of
the house doUvsrlng
papers whsn the break-ln
oceuned.
James Amos, operator of
Littts Moo on Toifc Rd.,
raportsd that the little
Moo alga outside the
establishment was
damaged by rock-throwhig
culprits sometime
Saturday.
Oola machlnas at Bomds
Mist Chr Wash, B. Klag
St, wars brokaa Into
sometime Sunday and
approKlmaetely $40 la
damages raportsd.
James Lewis of its
Hsniy St. raportsd the
theft of hla C8 Radio from
the front seat of hla Ford
Maverick paifesd outsido
his residence. Estimated
value was 890.
Thomas Ross, of 80S
First St., reported that his
1966 Pontiac was dsunaged
Monday by vandsda who
tossed a Sundrop bottle
through one of the win
dows. Damages were
Mgn-oxlmately 885, said
police.
Waitresses arriving for
work at Mlnlt Orlll early
Tuesday morning ap
parently scared off a thief
or thieves who had entered
the restaurant on York Rd.
by removing a window on
the north aide. Apparently
hungry, the Intruders had
opened Sundrops and fixed
themselves something to
eat before rummaging
through the open cash
register, Sgt. Bob Hayes
said.
TO FAYETTEVILLE
Kathy Reynolds,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Reynolds, returned
to Fayetteville Monday
where she resumes her
studies at Methodist
College where she Is a
senior student.
TRT-OU'1'8
Students Intersstsd In
trying out for rolsa In the
upcoming KM Uttle
Thsatrs production of
"Peter Pan” are Invited to
oontact Mrs. Ray Holmes,
director, on Sherwood
Lane. Mrs. Holmes aald
that a number of non-
speaking roles of plratss,
Indians, etc. are also
nsedod to complete the
Jargs all-student cast
Extension
Courses Set
At CCTech
Cleveland Tech’s Con
tinuing Eikicatlon Depart
ment has announced the
following extension
courses:
Reloading Ammunition
will begin Wed., Sept. 15,
from 7 to 10 p. m. This
course will cover basic
pistol, shotgun, and rifle
ammunition reloading.
Jerry Oantt will Instruct.
CSre and Grooming of
Horses has been re-sched-
uled to begin Mon., Sept.
18, from 7 to 9 p. m. at
Tech’s Uptown Atmex.
Steve ’Truelove will In
struct
Accident Damages High
Damages were high In
four traffic accidents
occurring In the city
during the weekend.
cars operated by Roger
C. McFarland, Rt. 8, and
Rosa M. Brackett, 816
Cansler St., collided Fri
day at the Intersection of
Gold and Cansler Sts.,
according to Ptl. Houston
Com who Investigated for
KMPD.
McFarland was
operating a 1978 Matda,
damaged approximately
83500 and Mrs. Brackett
was operating a 1964 Chevy
which was damaged ap
proximately 8800 to the
light side and left front.
Both drivers claimed the
green light In a two car
crash Saturday at the
Intersection of Railroad
Md Battleground Avea.,
according to Investigating
Sgt. B. P. Cook. Mrs. Nina
M. Eskew, operating a 1971
Chevy which was damaged
approximately 8300 to the
right side, was making left
turn onto overhead bridge.
George C. Smith, Jr., 800
N. Piedmont Ave.,
operating a 1978 Hsirley
Davis Motorcycle, was
proceeding south on
Battleground, according to
Cook and the cycle was
damaged approximately
8800.
Steve Leon McLanahan,
Rt. 3 Raeford, told Investi
gating Ptl. Houston Corn
that brakes on his 1974
Triumph fsdled Saturday
and he struck the back of a
1974 Chevy operated by
James A. Spaim, of Char
lotte, stopped with left turn
signal on to let a truck
make a left turn In front of
him on Battleground.
Damages were estimated
at 81300 to the ’Triumph and
8135 to the Chevy.
Charles D. Tate, of
Gastonia, told Investi
gating Ptl. Hour,Ion Corn
that another driver ran
him off the road Saturday
at 4:10 p. m. on raln-sllck
E. King St. and his 1873
Chevy wont out of control
and Into two state signs on
E. King St. damaging the
car and signs approxi
mately 81700. Ptl. Corn
said the driver had left the
scene when he arrived.
ITie signs were owned by
KM Motor Court and Bob
Sheffield of 838 E. King St.
Printing Firm Coming To KM
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local Job maricet In January. In 1977,
the projected employment at the
new plsmt would be 38 with growth
projected to 80 employes In five
years.
Mayor John H. Mosssald, "We are
very happy to have Norlck Brothers,
Inc. as a member of the Kings
Mountain Industrial community.
Tills represents a further diver
sification of the city’s Industry and
Job opportunities for our cltlxens.
"Josh Hlnnant and OUle Harris,
the Industrial committeemen, did an
outstanding job of negotiating with
Norlck Brothers to sell this city to
them for their future home,” the
mayor said.
Horizons, Inc. was buUt following
the formation of the Kings Mountain
Business Development Corp. In 1668.
The stockholders are local
businessmen and the sale of the
building allows these stockholders to
realize a return on their Investment.
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