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VOL. 88 NO. 48
THURSDAY, JUNE 8,1*77
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i Mrs. Smith
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Elizabeth Slmpion Smith of
Lincoln County near Iron Station
was awarded last week the Sullivan
Bowl and a ISO cash award In a
statewide short story contest. She Is
the wife of Kings Mountain native
Edward Henry Smith, whose column
appesirs weekly In the Mirror-
Herald.
The award banquet was held May
24th at the Radlson Plaza In Char
lotte, presented by the estate of the
late Walter Sullivan, editor and
publisher of the Charlotte Observer.
The memorial was Initiated In 1882
and has been continued for 86 years.
Mrs. Smith bears the distinction of
the only N. C. writer to have won the
bowl for three years, 1868, 1870 and
1977. Her manuscript was a con
temporary short story entitled "Dis
section at Howard Johnson’s Oft
Exit 87.”
The contest was conducted by the
Charlotte Writer’s Club and was
open to all North Carolina writers.
Mrs. Smith was also awarded first
place In the statewide non-flctlon
t contest conducted earlier this year.
Her entry was “Russians Oum It
Up,” a humorous account of the
Smith’s recent visit to the Soviet
Union.
Mrs. Smith Is a free lance writer,
publishing regularly In regional and
national ma^zlnes. She Is currently
at work on an historical novel
depicting life during the War of 1812
f_ at Vesuvius Furnace Iron Plan-
^ tatlon, where the Smiths now reside.
I Homecoming
, Set Sunday
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At Fenley’s
Sunday will be Homecoming Day
at Penley’s Chapel Methodist
Church on CherryvUle Rd.
Rtv. W. Leonard Huffstetler,
pastor, will fill the pulpit at the 11
o’clock worship hour.
Picnic lunch will be spread at
12:80 on the church grounds and
members, former members and
Mends are Invited to attend.
A song service, featuring the
’ Rainbows of Chariotte, will begin at
1:80 p. m.
Senior High
Offers Summer
School Qasses
Kings Mountain Senior High
School will offer a Summer School
Program to operate June 16 to July
28, trom8:80a.m. tol:80p. m. Price
will be $60 for one unit and $26 for
one-half Unit.
Course offerings will be Algebra,
Oeometry, and English.
Jaycees Sponsor
Car Wash Project
The Kings Mountain Jaycees will
sponsor a car wash at KM Savings
and Losui on Mountain St., Sat.,
June 11 from 10 a. m.-4 p. m.
"A spokesman said cars will be
washed by hand on the exterior only
for $2 and all proceeds go for
sponsorship of the club’s Little
League ball team.
Tennis Lessons
Being Offered
Tennis lessons for Kings Mountain
Country Club members will be
taught at the Country Club begin
ning Mon., June 18th.
Those Interested In beginner or
advanced tennis lessons should
contact Kathy Wheeler at 482-4868.
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An organizational meeting to
discuss the beginning of tennis
classes will be held June 16 at 10 a.
m. at Deal Street Pool Tennis courts.
’The tennis classes, to be Instructed
by Becky Summltt, will begin June
16.
Honored DurUiff ACT Luncheon
Mrs. Peggy McDowell Teacher Of The Year
MR& PEOOT McDowell
Mrs. Peggy Flshe McDowell, a
minister’s wife and q>eclBl educa
tion teacher at Central School, Is
KlngB Mountain’s Teacher of the
Tear.
She was honored at the annual
luncheon Wednesday sponsored by
the Association of Classroom
Teachers at Kings Mountain Junior
Hl^ School.
Wife of the Rev. Robert Howard
McDowell, United Methodist minis
ter from Stanley and pastor of
Brown’s Chapel United Methodist
Church of Catawba, Mrs. McDowell,
has taught special education In the
KM system for seven years. She had
previously taught In the primary
grades at Mitchell School at Vale
and from 1860-66 as language arts
and math teacher at Newbold School
In Llncolnton.
She affirms that "children learn
by doing" and that "If children are
given a chance they will do what
they are capable of doing”,
declaring that "every child la spe
cial regardless of academic
achievement or ethnic background"
and has always tried to find some
good qualities In each child.
Mrs. McDowell has extended love
of teaching to the church where she
has served as Director of Christian
Education, a member of the Pastor-
Parish Relations Committee, ad
ministrative assistant to the pastor
and director of Vacation Church
School. She enjoys cooking, sewing,
macrame, reading and traveling.
The McDowells reside at 601
MltcheU Street.
Other nominees for Kings
Mountain Teacher of the Tear are
Mary Suzette Roberts, West School
kindergarten teacher; Donald J.
Deal, Kings Mountain Senior High
Band Director; Kenneth B. Napier,
Kings Mountain Junior High coach;
Rachel P. Oladden, North School
teacher; Michael Smith, fifth grade
teacher at East School; Rebecca
Alexsmder, kindergarten teacher at
Grover School; and Phyllis C.
Mlsenhelmer, third and fourth grade
teacher at Bethware School.
At Annual Banquet Monday Nif^ht
Teer iQstalled Qiamber President
Safety
Earns Oty
1976 Award
An award for traffic safety was
presented to the City of Kings
Moiuntaln |oday for not having a
traffic tata.'ty during 1876.
A framed certificate from the N.
C. State Motor Club was given yo
Mayor John Henry Moss and Police
Chief Earl lioyd, by Rsiy Thomas,
Division Manager of the Motor Club.
Kings Mountain Is one of 28 North
Carolina cities that had no traffic
deaths during the yesu*.
"We are proud of your ac
complishment,” Thomas told the
town officials, “and hope that 1BT7
will be an even better year for
saving human lives.”
0
RAY THOMAS. MAYOR JOHN MOSS AND CHIEF EARL LLOYD
Citizen Injured^ Property Damofred
Sudden Severe Storm Takes Toll
An unexpected storm with winds
up to 66 m.p.h. late Monday af
ternoon caused Injuries to at least
one motorist and resulted In
property damages and power
outages In the area
Dellah Whitesides, of Pine Manor
Apartments, received minor in
juries when lighting struck a tree at
6:80 p. m. on York Road near Kings
Mountain Inn and the tree fell on her
Volkswagen, heavily dsunaglng the
car In the front top and rear, ac
cording to Kings Mountain Ptl. Don
Ivey. Mrs. Whitesides was treated at
Kings Mountain Hospital and
released. She was alone In the car.
Power was out In neariy every
section of the county and one
spokesman for Duke Power Co. said
that In 18 years of work he had never
experienced a summer storm as
severe as Monday's.
A roof 100x40 was blown from the
shipping area of Nelsco Mills on
Margrace Rd. and lightning
damaged several barns In the area.
Assumes Church Position
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CONNIE LAWS
Miss Connie Renae Laws, a 1676
graduate of Pfeiffer College,
assumed the full-time staff position
of Educational Assistant at Central
United Methodist Church on June 1.
She succeeds Jerome Cash who has
moved to Raleigh, to begin his
seminary training In the fall.
Since June of 1975, Miss Laws
served as Educational Assistant at
TrlrUt/ United Methodist Church In
Kannapolis, N. C. Her Job there
carried responsibilities for youth
work; leader development; depart
mental work with children, college-
age, and adults; and general sup
port of the total church program.
Miss Laws holds an Associate In
Arts degree from Brevard College
and a B. A. In Christian Education
from Pfeiffer College. During her
c(dlege years she was selected to
Who's Who Among American Junior
Colleges (1973) and Who's Who
Among American Senior Oolleges
(1976) was President of the Christian
Council and President of the
Christian Life Council. Miss Laws
presently serves as a member of the
Pfeiffer College Alumni Board of
Directors.
As a professional Christian
educator. Miss Laws belongs to both
the national and the Western North
Carolina Conference units of the
Christian Educators Fellowship.
For the past year she served as
(Coordinator of Children's Ministries
for the Salisbury District, and as
Secretary of the Western North
(Carolina Conference Council on
(Children's Ministries.
Miss Laws Is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James C. Laws of
Lexington.
COMING SOON!
A TOWN MEETING
Power was off for approximately
four hours in the Dixon community
and two hours In some sections of the
city.
lightning struck a power pole at
First Baptist Church on W. King
Street, stringing lines across the
road, said Harry (Dutch) Wilson,
Electrical Superintendent who sedd
that tree limbs caused "blown” lines
on Hillside Dr. and a secondary line
on Piedmont Ave. near the residence
of Mrs. G. E. StUl.
The Kings Mountain Fire
Department went to the power line
fire on Phifer Road, and no serious
damages were reported.
The storm was less severe here
than In other parts of Clevelemd
County.
Marvin L. Teer, vice president of
First Union National Bank, was
Installed as the new president of the
Kings Mountain Chamber of
Commerce and Merchants Associa
tion at the second annual banquet
Monday night at KM (Country dub.
President Teer succeeds Lyn
Cheshire.
Members of the Board of Direc
tors, terms expiring In 1978 are Glee
E. Bridges, Jim J. Dickey and W. S.
Fulton in; directors with terms ex
piring 1979 are Chsu'les Blantmt, E.
Wilson Griffin, Jr., Charles E.
Hamilton, Jr. and Msurvln L. Teer.
Directors, with terms expiring 1980,
are Jerry Nation, Thomas Grayson,
Jr., Lee A. McIntyre and Hugh
Lancaster.
Outgoing officers are Robert A.
Klngery, second vice president, and
Glee A. Bridges, secretary-
treasurer. Outgoing directors are
Charles Alexander, William
Grissom, Robert A. Klngery and
Ronald E. Plummer.
President Cheshire was master of
ceremonies and Rev. Timothy
Taylor, newcomer to the city and
manager of dark Tire CCo., gave the
Invocation.
President-Elect Teer presented
plaques of appreciation to the
outgoing president and to outgoing
directors.
Mayor John Henry Moss, guest
speaker for the occasion, cited
several of Kings Mountain’s
"programs for progress,”
Illustrating with pictures new
construction now underway In the
city, including the new dty Hall,
Public Works Building and ex
pansion of the Community Center,
and pointing out that a key factor In
Kings Mountain’s tremendous
growth Is "citizen input” and noted
that $700,000 worth of new
residential construction Is now
underway In Kings Mountain with 40
citizens to move Into new public
housing units for the elderly on
Friday. Kings Mountain has
catapulated from a $18, million tax
base to a record $87 million with new
Industry, new jobs, expanded water
and sewer services, a “service
oriented” police department, and
many other aspects of gcxxl com
munity lUe enhanced by human
resources of our people. Quoting
Robert Frost, the Mayor closed his
remarks by saying that "we have
miles to go 'before we sleep.”
Four Educators
Receir^Special Degrees
Four Kings Mountain educators
received Educational Specialist
Degrees In commencement exer
cises at Western Carolina University
Sunday.
They are Connie A. Ellison,
principal of East School; Billy Gene
Bates, assistant superintendent of
Kings Mountain District Schools,
Mrs. Betty R. Gamble, chairman of
the Home Economics Department at
Kings Mountain Senior High School,
and Ronald E. Nanney, principal of
Bethware School.
William H. Hager, teacher at
Kings Mountain Junior High,
received his Master's Degree.
Lemuel Lee Lovelace, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Frank Lovelace of
Rt. 1, Grover, received his
Bachelor's degree.
United States Senator Robert
Morgan delivered the com
mencement address and degrees
were conferred by Dr. H. F.
Roblroon WCU Chancellor.