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Page t-MIMH>B-HEKAU>-Tiw<*y, May 8. ItTT '-./id ADULT CLASSES — Betty Gamble extends the reinforce and gain more knowledge and skills related to classroom to meet llie needs of adults. Pictured above Home Economics, are parents and former students In adult classes to Show To Lure Big Crowds Crowds are expected to attend today’s Welcome, Sweet Springtime Flower Show sponsored by Open Gate Garden Club. The show, In which all garden clubs are com peting for cash prizes, Is I open from 10 a. m. until S p. m. at Dellinger's Jewel I Shop on West Mountain Street where table settings of exquisite china, crystal and silver enhance the floral centerpieces and tablecloths decorated to I emphasize a certain period of history. Dellinger’s will i present three cash prizes to winners and out-of-town Judges will select the winners. Luncheon will be available to the public from 12 noon until 1:30 at Kings Mountain Country Club. Mrs. Jim Dickey, show chairman, said that all members of the hostess club have been busy on preparations for today’s event. Committees In- clude: Table arrangements, Mrs. Lewis Dellinger, Mrs. D. E. Tate, Mrs. Jim Dickey; Judges, Mrs. D. E. Tate, In vitations, Mrs. Paul McGinnis, Mrs. Humes Houston and Mrs. Vera Hilton; Advertisements, Mrs. George Klepper, Mrs. Paul Walker, Mrs. J. Wilson Crawford, Mrs. Eugene Roberts and Mrs. Harold Coggins; Bulletin Board, Miss Annie B. Roberts, Mrs. Eugene McCarter and Mrs. Jim Dickey; Country Club hostesses, Mrs. Jennings Campbell, Mrs. C. J. Gault and Mrs. Hugh Byrd; Hostesses, Mrs. Lee Cash and Mrs. John E. Gamble; Luncheon Mrs. M. C. Amos and Mrs. Jim Dickey. Yellow and green tablecloths and napkins with white centerpieces decorate the dining tables In the Country Club dining room. Miniature nosegays featuring white lace and flowers with white, green and yellow ribbons and yellow placecards decorate the Judges table. BRIDE-ELECT HONORED Miss Lynn Jones, whose wedding to Tommy Tin dall, Jr. takes place June 12th, was honored Tuesday night at a pantry-kitchen shower at the home of Mrs. K. E. Morrison. Entertain ing with Mrs. Morrison was Mrs. Dot Huffstetler. The 30 guests showered the' bride-elect with gifts. ABss Jones received with her mother, Mrs. Homer Jones, and her future mother-in-law, Mrs. Tommy Tindall. She wore a blue long dress and was presented a corsage of white and yellow pompons. A color note of yellow and white featured decora tive details. The refresh ment table was centered with an arrangement of yellow roses. Punch and party pick ups were served from silver appointments. -oOo- Sacred Heart College Is again sponsoring a sum mer Institute for children between the ages of 6 and Mrs. Hidell Named Chairperson Mrs. W. J. (Peggy) Hidell has been named “Kiss Your Baby" Campaign Chairperson for the Grover area, according to William K. (BUI) Hobbs, Jr., State Campaign Chair person, North Carolina Ouqiter, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The CF Foundation supports research in Children’s lung-damaging diseases such as asthma with lung damage, chronic bron chitis, bronchiectasis, childhood emphysema, and cystic fibrosis, the most serious of all. More than 6,000,000 American children suffer Tech Slates Registration KMHS Teacher Is Runner-Up 15 who have academic difficulties. The program Is designed to help those children with math, reading, and language arts difficulties, as well as the more specific behavorlal' problems of the learning disabled, dyslexic, and hyperactive. The Diagnostic- Prescriptive Institute will use a variety of methods and materials to in dividualize Instruction to match each chUd’s lear ning level and modality. There wlU be ap proximately one teacher lor every five students. The goal is to develop a program of remediation which the chUd will be able to take back Into the regular classroom In the fall. During the one month program, the objective Is to give the child basic skills and a feeling of confidence. An '’individualized’’ homo economics program was the basis a< Betty Roberts Gamble’s selection as runner-up to the 1977 North Carolina Home Economics Association ’Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Gamble has developed In the classrooms of Kings Mountain Senior High a wide variety of In novative materisJs for student use with emphasis on student In teraction In home economics. ’Ihe Kings Mountain teacher has seen the far-reaching effects of her Instruction, encouraging many students to enter the field of home economics, and found Jobs related to home economics for others. Quite often former students contact her to ahsu'e an experience or to seek ad vice on a current Interest. Many also participate in annual classes la Interior Design and Clothing Con- Btructlon offered to adults. Mrs. Gamble affirms that knowing the student, his family background, general academic development and current learning needs are an Important part of the Individualized program. School records, home visits, conferences with guidance staff and other agencies are utilized. In addition to commercial aids, she has devised Individual capsules, slides, games, puzzles, tapes, learning packages and other media to enrich teaching and learning. A recent survey reveals that 80 percent of local businesses and industries employ students from this program. A local Individualized workshop led by Mrs. Gamble resulted In 70 percent of ttw staff practicing some form of In divid lallzed teaching, vriilch. In turn, benefitted others In the school and community. Mrs. Gamble Joined the Kings Mountain District Schools in 1964 as a home economics teacher when her late husband, John Gamble, was high school coach. She became coordinator of vocational education In 1974. She holds a B. S. In home economics from Appalachian State University and a MA from Wlnthrop and took additional training for a degree as education specialist, majoring In administration, at Western Carolina University. She and her son, John, live on Hawthorne Lane. BETTY dAMBLB She is active in civic and church related activities and her co workers and students t4>idaud her Imagination, orlglnsJlty and en thusiasm In her teaching activities. A former student said Mrs. (Gamble has made an outstanding contribution to the total occupa tional program, not only In Kings Mountain and Cleveland County, but North Carolina as well, our com munity using the services of her classes, particularly her oc- ciq»atlonal sewing course, to great sulvantage. Every day of the week students In her Cooperative Home Economics Clothing Class can be found at a variety of activities. ’Ihe work may be as simple as hemming a dress or as complicated as monogramming clothing free handed. Whatever the duty, according to Betty, the purpose Is to provide the skills and knowledge that will enable the students to get additional training or to go directly Into a Job after graduation. Some of her students sure already working, which the course en courages them to do. According to the veteran teacher, cooperative homp economics students receive related classroom Instruction In a dally laboratory situation for one hour u a sup plement to skill development on the —: f.' T-— Job. They are supervised by the teacher coordinator suid the em ployer. Clothing Service la a two-hour lab type occupational training program In which students learn skills In garment construction, home ac cessories, cleaning and pressing, management techniques for plan ning work schedules and organized work areas. Betty’s class combines both programs. Currently In Its ninth year, the class here began as part cf a three- school pilot program recommended by the State Department of Public Instruction. In addition to beneflt- tlng students, the course also provides a community service as most projects the students complete come from the public. When the course first got underway, Betty spread the word among her friends and neighbors that sewing projects were needed for the students. Outside work is accepted If It meets the needs of the students, nominal fees are charged and the money Is put back Into the program for needles and thread. ’The students receive no pay. Individual experiences, im provement and perfection sure the goals for Betty’s students. ’The melstergram presents quite a challenge for a student learning to monogram. Pressing proves to give the finishing touch to a pillow. A man may bring by a sports coat to be altered or an elementary teacher may need pmnys to be constructed for the physlciJ education students A multitude of aetlvltieB may be seen at any given time In Betty’s classroom. Students may be found constructing a set of bright draperies, a canopy cover for a communify resident, a dust ruffle for a bed, or a dress for a non-home economics student Interested In the garment construction service. Next door to the clothing classroom students are busy tai foods servlceB, cooking and preparing meals under the able direction of Peggy (Mrs. Charles) Baird, Betty’s co-worker In home economics. ’Ihe Home Economies Depart ment Is a busy place for 176 boys and girls at Kings Mountain Senior High, a place for learning and growing. FREEIKKEnTOTHE Haideex, The Diagnostic- Prescriptive Institute at Sacred Heart CToUege will run from u to u :su a. m. , June 22 through July 2. ’The cost Is $100 per child and early registration Is suggested because of the limited number of openings In the program. Parents desiring further Information should contact Sacred Heart College. (NOW PLAYING) BUYONE CHARBROIUD DEUGHTs Bring the tickets below to any participating Hardee's and be treated to three of the headliners in the Hardee's Variety Show. There's our all-time favorite Cheeseburger. our famous Big Twin, and our superstar, the Big Deluxe Now buy any of our charbroiled delights and get a second one free Get two for the price of one at the Hardee's Variety Show! with one or more of these lung-damaging diseases of which there are 160,(X)0 In North Carolina sUone. Many of these youngsters sue treated at the Duke CF Center which Is supported by the Foundatlcn. The signs of lung- damaging diseases are recurrent wheezing, per sistent coughing, excessive mucous, imeumonla more than once, excessive ap petite but poor weight gain, and clubbing of the fingertips. In addition to the above, cystic fibrosis signs may also Include salty tsMte of skin, per sistent, bulky diarrhea, and nstfal polyps^ / JACQUELINE CURRY EINGAGED — Mr. suid Mrs. Eugene Curry announce the engagement of their daughter, Jacqueline Eugenia, to Phillip Craig Brown, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Brown. Both families are of Kings Mountain. ’The bride-to-be Is a 1976 graduate of Kings Mountain Senior High School and Is employed by TGAY. The prospective bridegroom Is a 1972 graduate of KMSHS and Is employed by Mauney Hosiery Mills. The wedding will take place July 3rd at 3 p. m. at the home of the bride-to-be. The Continuing Education Department of Cleveland ’Tech has an nounced that persons In terested In enrolling In the six summer quarter ceramic classes may register at the Shelby City Park arts and crafts build ing Monday through Thursday, May 2 through 12 at the following times. Monday, May 2 A 9, from 7 to 10 p. m. Tuesday, May 3 A 10, from Ba. m. to 12 noon, and 7 to 10 p. m. Wednesday, May 4 A 11, from 7 to 10 p. m. Thursday, May 6 A 12, from 6a. m. to 12 noon, and 7 to 10 p. m. The registration fee of $6 plus the cost for materials will be paid at this time. These classes are set to begin May 23, 24, 26, and 26 In the arts and crafts building at Shelby City Park. Mrs. Ada Blankenship will Instruct. Persons, 18 yesu's of age and older. Interested In ceramics for summer quarter, are asked to register during this time. BUYONE BIG DELUXE, GET ONE FREE. « Hardees and get one free Big Deluxe I C't lb of charbroiled beef with all the ) fixm $) when you buy one Cxood May 2-8 BUYONE BIG twin; . GETONE i FREE. I Bring this ticket to any participating Hardees and get one tree Big Twin V (2 charbroiled beef patties with lettuce I cheese and special sauce) when you buyone (3ood May 9-lB BUYONE CHEESEBURGER (OR HAMBURGER), : GETONE i FREE. Bring this ticket to any participating • Hardee s and get one Hamburger or I Cheeseburger free when you buy one (3ood May 16-22 ? ) 1, J* 1 iS East King Street—Kings Mountain
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