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/*’* Kickoff Time!
It’s time to kickoff
another high school
football season and
Kings Mountain’s
Mountaineers will get
their action underway
Friday night at R-S
Central. Helping to kick
it off for the Mounties
will be punter Steve
Boggan. KMHS is one of
four clubs being
regarded as contenders
in the Southwestern 3A
Conference.
Photo By Gary Stewart
i
Mountaineers
Me6t R-S Central
By GARY S’TEWART
Sports Editor
Kings Mountain’s Moun
taineers, regarded as one of the
fbur leading contenders tor the
Southwestern Conference cham
pionship, open what promises to
be one of their most exciting
seasons In history Friday night
at R-S Central.
Kickoff Is set for 8 p. m.
Head Coach Bobby Jones and
his staff have been working with
the Mountaineers for a month
now, gearing for what Jones
feels could be the best season
since he came to Kings Mountain
In 1971.
There’s no doubt the Moun
taineers have the best talent
since Jones took over, but
whether or not the team can post
Its best record will depend on
breaks.
Most observers are calling tor
a wide open race Involving the
Mountaineers, Chase, Shelby
and South Point. Shelby and
Chase were both 9-1 In the SWC
last year and KM and South
Point 8-2. All four teams return
most of their players.
Accounts To Be Settled Sept 15
M-H Circulation Drive
Encled Wednesday
The Mlrror-HenUd summer circulation drive officially ended
Wed., Aug. 81.
Over 66 young people registered with us to sell new yearly
subscriptions. Almost 1,000 new subscribers have been added to
our mailing list and over 126 new bicycles have been awarded to
date by Oeneral Publishing Co.
Our young salesmen turned In their new subscriptions rapidly
during the drive In order I to quickly get new subscribers on the
mailing list.
However, we still have a few sal5smen still going strong and
they have until September 18 to turn In all new subscriptions and
cash or checks.
Between now and September 16, should any of our circulation
people come In with 20 new subscriptions they still earn them
selves a brand new bike from ’TOAY.
The Mirror-Herald would like to thank the city of Kings
Mountain, Town of Orover and the surrounding area and the
young people who did such a tremendous job during our cir
culation drive.
Next summer Oeneral Publishing will again announce a cir
culation drive. What prizes will be offered at that time has not
been decided by the publisher, so watch for announcements In
future Issues of ’Ihe Mirror-Herald.
Football Contest
I
Deadline Noon
This Friday
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THE THURSDAY EDITION
If you haven’t already entered the Mirror-Herald's first
weekly football contest, you still have until noon Friday.
The contest Is on page 10 of Tuesday’s Mirror-Herald. Just read
over the rules, pick the winners and tie-breaker, and either mall It
to the Mirror-Herald, P. O. Box 762, Kingxa Mountain, or bring It
by our office at 204 S. Piedmont.
Whether you mall your entry, or bring It to us In person. It must
be received In our sports department by 12 noon. Any entries
either mailed In or brought In past 12 noon will be disqualified.
The contest Is open to any persons except employes of the
Mirror-Herald and their families. Each person Is entitled to only
one entry. Any persons presenting more than one entry will be
disqualified.
I The first place winner will receive $60. Second place Is $26. All
' entries will be Judged by the Mirror-Herald Sports Editor and his
decision will be final.
KiriG9 MOUhTf\in
15'
MIRROR-HGRMD
VOL. 88 NO. 70
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28086
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 19T7
Tb make things tougher tor the
Mountaineers, they’ve dropped
two perr nnlal losers, CherryvUle
Hiid Bessemer, from their
schedule and have added two
perennial winners, R-S Central
and Ashbrook.
KMHS rates a heavy favorite
over R-S Friday, .lut Jones and
his charges ceitalnly aren’t
looking past the HUltoppers.
"They’ve got a good ballclub,"
says Jones. "They didn’t play
weU last week against West
Lincoln (West Lincoln won) but
they’re capable of beating
anybody In our league."
The HUltoppers are coming off
a 6-6 season when they upset
South Point In the final game to
knock the Raiders out of a share
of the SWC title. They have 22
players returning, about the
same number the Mountaineers
have back.
One thing Jones Is worried
about Is the HUltoppers’ passing
attack. They have one of the
league’s best quarterbacks In
BUI Morris and It was mainly his
passing that enabled the
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Final KM
Horse Show
Is Saturday
The final horse show of the
season sponsored by the Kings
Mountain Saddle Club wlU be
held at the club grounds Sat.,
Sept. 8.
Two shows are scheduled, one
beginning at 1 p. m., the second
at 6 p. m.
In the afternoon competition 21
classes wUl be judged. There are
23 classes scheduled for the
evening show.
Trophies and ribbons will be
awarded for each clam with high
point tropCiles tor tne day's
competition in English, Western
and Timed Events categories.
Judges for the show will be
Ted Haynes of Chesnee, S. C.
(English) and Joel Owensby of
Greer, S. C. (Western). Show
chairman is Jim Swansson,
Ribbon MarshaU la Jim Ever
hart and Master of Ceremonies
Is Lyman Robbs.
The KM Saddle Club show
grounds is located off Waco Rd.
Call 789-2108 or 789-8888 for more
Information on the September 8
show.
Bethware
Fair Is
Scheduled
The 80th annual Bethware Fair
Is scheduled for September 14-17.
The fair Is sponsored by the
Bethware Progressive Club, but
according to Raetord White, club
president, the fair la the product
at people In the Bethware - Oak
Grove area working together.
Admission to the fadrgrounds
at Bethware Elementary School
Is free. The Progresalve Club Is
In charge of ccnoeaalonB this
year. Oak Grove Volunteer Fire
Department Is In charge of
parking.
McBride Brothers rides wUl be
setup on the midway again this
year and exhibits will be setup In
the school gym.
This year the big attraction at
the fair will be the drawing tor a
car. There will be a registration
point setup on the grounds.
The fair wlU open dally at 6 p.
m., except Saturday and
Thursday when It will open at 2
p. m. Thursday will be children’s
day from 2-6 p. m. with rides at
reduced rates. The fair will close
at midnight each evening.
Stokes Wright, fair manager,
said that moat of the proceeds
from the fair will go to Bethware
School and the area volunteer
fire departments.
WILLIAM GRISSOM
FRED WRIGHT JR.
JERRY MULLINAX
Grissom, Wright,
MiiUinax Seek Office
Two more incumbents and one
former candidate have filed to
seek commissioner seats in the
Tues., Oct. 11 municipal election.
William R. Grissom and Fred
Wright Jr., districts five and six
commissioners, and Jerry
Mullinax, who ran two years ago
and lost, have paid their filing
fees this week with the Kings
Mountain Board of Elections.
Commissioner Grissom is a
native of Clover, S. C. and has
been a resident of Kings
Mountain for 17 years. He is
married to the former Claudia
Goforth. They have a daughter,
Sondra, 10. Grissom is office
manager of Goforth Plumbing
Co. The Grissoms are members
of First Presbyterian Church
where the commissioner serves
on the board of deacons and is a
choir member.
Grissom is president of the KM
Kiwanis Club and is past
president of the chamber of
commerce. He is a member of
the KM Country Club.
During the past two years as
commissioner, Grissom has
served as chairman of the
recreation committee, co
chaired the water and sewer
committee and the Town
Meeting Committee last June.
He has also served on the traffic
and the public works com
mittees.
Announcing his candidacy.
Commissioner Grissom said,
"The past two years have been
good ones for the city. We've
seen unprecedented growth in
many areas.
Our industrial growth has been
great and this means more
economic growth for the com
munity, which helps keep the tax
rate low. I live for the day when
we can see an even lower tax
rate. Through the help of local
government and all citizens, this
is possible.
“The past two years have
pleasureable for me in working
with the local board,” Grissom
continued. “Serving as com
missioner has been a learning
experience for me. I have
discovered potentials in this
community I never dreamed
existed before. It is stimulating,
makes you want to do more to
see those potentials become
realities.
"Kings Mountain is a
progressive city and I want to
offer what services I can to see
the city coiitiiues on this
progressive path During the
past two years the board has
completed some longterm
projects and begun new ones.
The city hall and the public
works building and additions to
the community center. I would
like to remain on the board to do
what I can to see these projects
completed. All of them will be
very important to the com
munity.”
Grissom said he has “tried to
be very accessible to the citizens
of Kings Mountain and through
this policy have made many new
friends. Together we have put
ideas into action for the bet
terment of the entire com
munity. If elected I will continue
this policy.”
Commissioner Wright, who
also seeks a second term, said
this week, “One man cannot
promise that he will do this or
that because it takes a majority
of the six commissioners to do
that. However, 1 feel the present
board has worked well together
and we have definitely seen
Kings Mountain grow.
“Serving as commissioner was
a brand new experience for me,
but I found areas to work in
which I feel I have some ex
pertise. I spent most of my adult
life in the construction business
and since our city has seen a
great deal of this on behalf of the
citizens during the past two
years, I feel I contributed ef
fectively. I would very much like
to see the current projects we
have underway through to
completion.”
During his two years Wright
has served as chairman of the
traffic committee, a liason group
working with the city and the N.
C. Department of Tran
sportation.
“I feel this is a highly im
portant committee," Wrighf
said. “We are now dealing with
the Highway 74 Bypass and the
traffic committee’s job is to
make sure the city has input into
the thoroughfare plans con
nected with the DOT plans. We
do not want to see Kings
Mountain become that little town
that people glance at as they
roar by on the bypass.
“I believe in local government
being responsive to and working
for its citizens,” Wright said. “If
elected I will continue to ap
proach all programs with this in
mind.”
Wright is a native of Kings
Mountain. He is retired from
Wright and Son Concrete
Products. A veteran of Army Air
Force duty during World War
Two, Wright is a member of the
local American Legion and VFW
Posts. He is past chairman of the
board of trustees of First
Presbyterian Church, is a 32nd
degree Mason and a Shriner and
a member of KM Country Club.
Wright is married to the for
mer Lillian Moss of Kings
Mountain. They have two
children, Fred Wright III of
Atlanta, Ga. and Mrs. Jim
Medlin of Winston-Salem.
Jerry Mullinax, a Kings
Mountain native, is the son of
Mrs. Carl Mullinax and the late
Mr. Mullinax. He resides with
his mother at 412 York Rd.
The candidate served from
1958-60 in the U. S. Army and is a
member of the local American
Legion Post. Formerly the
manager of Lowe’s Food in KM,
he is now in sales at Rogers
Pontiac in Shelby.
“As a candidate for district
two commissioner in the Tues.,
Oct. II municipal election,"
Mullinax said, “I will, if elected,
pledge to uphold any programs
already instituted by the present
administration and to work with
other elected officials on any
programs for the betterment
and economic growth of our city.
"If elected,” he continued, “I
would make myself available to
all citizens of Kings Mountain at
anytime and further, to follow
through on any problems that
may arise to the best of my
ability."