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Hawkins: ^^You did a splendid job^’
One of the hlghUghta of
the dedication ceremonlee
of the Klnge Mountain
Depot Center laat SaturcMy
waa the commenta of
Sidney B. Hawkins, stf>t.
of Southern Railway
System transporUtlon
department.
Hawkins said, “We
(Southern) have always
portant changes which
affected the use of this
small building.'’
Hs said bi the mld-lMO’a
the rail industry moved
away from the small
shipment lesa-than>
carload aervlee and with
the Increased use of the
automobile, passenger
buatness declined. The laat
1
had strong ties with your passenger train making a
community. The origin, regular stop in Kings
growth and shape of Kings
Mouitaln is closely tied to
this rail line of our com*
pany.”
He said that today
Southern provides one of
the Important tran*
qtortation links between
the industries of this
community and the nation.
"In addition to freight
cars, locomotives and
tracks," Hawkins said,
"we are a company of
people. Often we have the
opportunity to respond to
community needs that
don’t really have anything
to do with transportation.
MoisiUln was No. 3g*as,
which operated Into the
mid-lego’s.
"In i»7S the Mobile
Agency concept came ta
this community,’’ Hawktau
said. "To better provide
service to our customera,
the agent waa taken out ot
the depot and now drives la
a company vehicle
directly to the customer.
He can, by radio cone*
municatlon, talk to the
local freight crews Mniwg
up the switching servlee
needed by the custtaner.
"So you can see the need
for the depot buUding >«»■
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One such opportunity has drasUcaUy changed in the
been the coordinated effort last decade, ’’ he said. "I’m
to give new life to the very glad that this building
Kings Mountain Depot can again be put to good
building for community use for your community,
use now that It has outlived Tou have done a qplmdld
its usefulness in our Job In renovating the
business.’’ building and I know It wUl
Hawkins said the depot serve your community
was constructed in 1935 to welt"
serve as freight and Southern Railway signed
passenger statton and was a lease agreement with the
used for the handling of City of Kings Mountain In
less-than-carload small 1875 for the use of the
shipment freight, Railway dq;>ot. At that time the
Exin-ess and U. S. MaU. deiwt had been abandoned
NICETOBfEETTOC - AtrlghtS. E. Hmwfcw,
of Soutbem Railway System traaspwtatlaa d^, ohata
with Frank Van St^ of the Ungs Mnnntmii. wt—i.
Onb and Haywood Lynch. Lynch and the KIwaalans
ikete By Tata MelatyN
donated two eabooaes to tae city forose at the depot
center and were recogaiaed during last Saturday’s town
meeting-depot center dedicatlan.
"This building replaced,
according to our recorda,"
Hawkins said, "three
buildings of frame con
fer several years and was
in disrepair. Plana were
then being formulated to
renovate the depot into a
atructlon built between community facility using
1879 and 1899. Community Development
"Of cotirae,” ha con- Block Grants and city and
tlnued, "since 1935 when volunteer help in the actual
this building was con- worii.
structed, the rail industry CelUngB and walla were
experienced many Im- tom out. wiring stripped
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away and g^ass removed to
make way for new interior
construction. Extensive
brick work was done to the
exterior and the con
struction of a concrete
walk and rear platform
waa added.
The baggage area was In
worse shape than any other
portion of the building. The
section now serving as a
sunken rest area was
actually a portion of the
hardwood flooring that had
caved In under the weight
of lithium powder stored
there for so many years. It
required a bulldoaer to
remove the lithium from
the area.
Bill McMurray, a local
stonemason, was hired to
construct a large chinuMy
to face the baggage area-
turned - meeting and
dining room. McMurray
said the stone used la
construction was donated
by Lithium Oorporatioa.
The chimney required
eight tons of stones, 8,(00
bricks and three yards at
concrete. The fireplace
Iroiu were cut and wielded
from railroad track by
Jerry White, city gas d^
supt. The fireplace win
hold a four-toot log.
The original benchee
used In the depot walUng
room were salvaged and
are now used In the
meeting room.
The thick baggage room
floorboards were sanded
down into the grain and
coated and the pegs driven
deeper to maintain an
authentic look. A kitchen
area was also added and
will be used dally to cook
the meals tor the city’s
aging program par
ticipants.
The depot center will
also house the city’s
museum, development
office, aging program
office and a health station.
The entire building has
been air conditioned.
The center will be
available for group
meetlngB and on July i
becomes an exhlbttlon hall
for a traveling art show
qwnsored by tlta Shelby
Alt League.
At the south end of the
depot center are two
cabooses to be used as
meeting places and
locations for children’s
parties. The eabooaes were
donated to the city by
Haywood Lynch and the
Ifings Mouikaln Klwanls
Oub.
Obituaries
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MRS. OMMMirS
Funeral services for
Mrs. Octavla Crawford
Q>gglns, 66. of 917 Sharon
Dr., were conducted
Monday at 4 p. m. from
Kings Mountain Baptist
Church of which she was a
member.
Rev. J. C. Ooare,
assisted by Rev. Miller
Freeman, officiated and
interment was in Mountain
Rest Ometery.
The family has
designated memoilala to
C^veland County Cancer
Society or Kings Mountain
Baptist Church.
Mrs. Coggins, widow of
J. Harold Coggins adio died
May 36, 1976, died of
cancer following a three
month’s Illness Sunday
morning In Charlotte
Memorial Hospital. She
was daughter of the late
William Joseph and
Vennle Octavla Littlejohn
Oawford.
President and Treasurer
of Cooper Furniture Cb.
she was a graduate of
Kings Mountain High
School and of Asheville
Normal School. Before her
marriage, she had taught
in the Charlotte School
System.
Surviving are two
nephews, Harold
Oawford, Jr. and Billy
Crawford, both of Kings
Mountain; one niece, Mias
Jane Crawford; her luicle.
D. O. Utttejohn of Kings
Moiaitaln; and two aunts,
Mra. Grace Coleman of
Paoolet, 8. C. and Airs.
Oora MayflMd of Green-
vile. S. C.
Harris Funeral Home
was In charge of
■irangements.
BIBS. OLA HATES
Services were held at 4 p.
B. Saturday for Mrs. Ola
Cfeary Hayee at Penley’s
Cbapel Church by the Rev.
W. L. Huffstetler and the
Rev. Frank aurley. Burial
was In Shady Grove
Baptist Church cemetery.
Mrs. Hayes, 78, of 703
Meadowbiook Rd., died
last Thursday In Kings
Mountain Hospital. The
widow of Rives Plato
Hayes, she was the
daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Cleary. She
was a member of Shady
Grove Baptist Church.
Surviving are three sons,
Anderson Hayes of Shelby,
Edward Hayes of Fallston
and Voyd Hayes of Kings
Mountain; five daughters,
Mrs. Ruth Bowen, Mrs.
Katherine Arrowood and
Mrs. Carolyn Kiser of
Kings Mountain, Mrs.
Jeanette Arrowood of
ClMrryvllle and Mrs. Jean
Arrowood of Shelby; one
brother, Charles Cleary of
Durham; three staters,
Mrs. Clyde Green of Kings
Mountain. Mrs. Gert
Fredell of Gastonia and
Mrs. Callle Godfrey of
Hickory; 36 grandchildren
and 18 great
grandchildren.
Harris Funeral Home
had charge of
arrangements.
MRS. IVA PRICE
Graveside services for
Mrs. Iva Hambrlght Price
were held Thursday at
10:80 a. m. in Grover
cemetery.
A native of Kings Moun
tain, Mra. Price, 95, died
last Tuesday morning in an
AHievUle hospital.
She was the daughter of
the late David R and Mary
The dty has also con-
structed two brick and
wood shelters. In the same
style as the depot, for lue
as a community market.
The market will cater to
the local farmer iwoduee
growers and crafumen as
a salea outlet.
On a temporary basis,
the Rev. Kennefii George
will serve aa manager of
the depot center. Rev.
George la coordinator of
the city’s aging program.
IBs office Is located in the
center.
Arm Dixon Hambrlght and
die widow of Eugene L.
Price. She was a former
member of Shiloh Presby
terian Church of Grover.
Surviving are two
daughters, Mrs. Anne L.
Edwards of Falrvlew and
Mias Vera E. Price of
Asheville; one brother,
Dewitt Hamoright of Kings
Mountain; two sisters,
Mrs. Irene Barber of Char
lotte and Mrs. Eunice Roy
ster of Greensboro; nine
grandchildren; 83 great
grandchildren and 18
great-great grand
children.
The Rev. Olln Whltener
officiated at the services
and Penland and Sons
Funeral Home of Asheville
had charge of
airangements.
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