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Hambright Re-elected To Third Term
Postmaater Fain Hambright of Orover was elected to hla
third term as National Vice President of the Natlcmal League
of Postmasters at the 74th annual League convention held In
San Juan, P. R. during the week of August 21-28.
Hambright, postmaster at Orover for 17 years, was elected
on the first baUot as 14 Postmasters vied for the nine seats on
the National Executive Board of the League, the oldest
Postmasters’ organization In existence; founded In 1804
Statewide president of the State League of Postmasters
1802-64, Hambright has served as Southern Region Uague of
Postmasters Deoutv Director for five years and received a •
certificate of appreciation from the Southern Regional'
Postmaster General In June 1876. He also received the
National Postmaster of the Year Award In 1878.
Hambiight’s father, R. FS. Hambright, Sr. was the first
rural mall carrier In Orover beginning in the early lOOO’s.
Hambright la also serving as national advisor to the five
Regional Deputy Directors. He served as National Con
vention Chairman In Hollywood, PL In 1874; Phoenix,
Arizona In 1876 and this year in San Juan, P.R.
Hla wife, Carolyn, accompanied him to San Juan. The
HambrlghU are parents of three children, Karen, David and
: Priscilla and are active In the Grover Shiloh Presbyterian;
Church.
FAIN HAMBRIGHT
Who Will Run For Office?
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OROVER — Who will run for
mayor and council here this
election year?
Mayor BUI McCarter said he
definitely Is not a candidate and
CouncUmen Dean West
moreland, Tommy Keeter and
Martha Byars have not decided
as yet what they plan to do.
A teacher's aide at Orover
Elementary School, Mrs. Byars
said, “I have been considering
running again, but I haven’t
decided for sure. My two years
on the board have been
enUghtenlng to say the least. It
hasn’t really been a bad ex
perience."
Mrs. Byars, who Is married to
Oaiy Byars and la the mother of
one daughter, was one of seven
candidates In the race two years
ago.
Tommy Keeter, who Is owns
and operates Keeter Furniture,
was also (me of the winning three
(XHmcllmen two years ago.
"1 haven’t ruled (xit running
for re-election,” Keeter said.
"but I have to come to some read
decisions as far as running my
business before I can say for
sure whether I’U be a candidate
or not.”
Keeter said he didn’t realize,
even for a town the size of
Grover, that so much time would
be demanded of elected officials.
"That’s tough on y(xi especially
If you have a business to run.”
Dean Westmoreland, who was
appointed to complete Bobby
Hambrlght’s unexplred term In
September 1876, has two
deidalons to make. “I d<m’t know
about running tor office. But
once I decided that, then I’ll have
to decide whether to run tor the
board of for mayor. Several
people have taUced to me about
seeking the mayor’s office In
stead of the coimcU.
"I will have to admit,”
Westmoreland said, "That even
the short time I have served on
the board that It has been a
rather rewarding experience.”
Mayor McCarter announced
earlier that he will not seek re-
election because he feels he
doesn’t have enough time to
devote to local government.
"I’ve been in local government
tor20 years,” he said. "Eighteen
(xi the board and the past two as
mayor. The Job needs someone
who (Mui do It Justice. There are
lots of good people In Orover who
are qualified,” McCarter said.
Orover voters will elect a
mayor and three ccxincllmen In
the Tues., Nov. 8 municipal
election. Operated under a N<m-
Partlaan Plurality type
procedure, candidate filing will
begin at noon Fri., Sq;>t 16 and
close at noon Fri., Oct. 7. Voter
registration tor the November 8
election will close on October 10.
Clyde Randall, chairman of
the Orover Elections Board, said
the filing fee for mayoral and
councU candldsatea Is |6. Can
didates wlU file with board
secretary Mrs. Leary White.
Arthur B. Davis and Kay
Randle are also serving on the
elections board.
Adult Education Class
Registration Will Be Held
Registration for adult
education (dasses at Compact la
Tues., Sept. 27, from 6 untU 10 p.
m. and students must be 18 and
older With tree tuition for senior
citizens over 66.
Day or night classes In various
locations around the county offer
adults opportunity to receive
their high school dtyloma.
Sylvia (Mrs. Ray) Holmes of
Kings Mixintaln and Sarah Falls
Elliott of Shelby, formerly of
Kings Mountain, are day class
Instructors on the Cleveland
Tech campus on Mondays, Tues
days, Wednesdays and Thurs
days from 8 a. m. until 2:16 p. m;
tor 11 weeks beginning Ihurs.,
Sept. 28. Registration for day
students Is on Sept. 27 and Sept.
28.
Minimum cost Is a |6 tuition
tee per (juarter and covers all
subjects. Textbook cost Is
around |10 per quarter for four
subject course locul.
Mrs. Holmes says the ad
vantage of the classes Is that It’s
helpful to those who are out of
the habit of studying and offers
Interaction with fellow
classmates. There are no exams,
a passing grade Is required In
necessary subjects. Courses are
tailored to suit the pupil’s needs.
Four day classes are offered
dally, starting at 8 a. m., 9:80 a.
m., 11 a. m. and 1 p. m. on the
Tech campus. Students may
attend one, two, three or all four
classes, gaining credit ac
cordingly. Students’ former high
school credits are secured and
his class schedule Is worked out
accordingly. In order to
graduate a student needs foiu-
En^h, two Math, two Science,
two Social Studies and six
elewctlves which can include
typing and other approved
Tech courses.
Mrs. Holmes teaches two math
classes ranging from basic
arithmetic to the metric system
and algebras One. All students
work Individually at their own
rate In the math classes. She also
teaches two Science classes.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Elliott
teaches two English classes, a
history class, and a class of
either Sociology or Psychology.
Ihe timetable of the classes Is
determined each quarter by the
needs of the students —
scheduling preferences being
given to those due to graduate at
the quarter’s end.
The (ddest pupil to date was 71
when she graduated at Christ
mas 1876 and she has now
completed two quarters of
Tech’s general education
program.
Caass size Is small averaging
10-16 students — an advantage to
those returning after many
years of absence from the
classr(x>m.
Head of Tech’s high school
program Is Louise Laney.
Gall 488-8801 tor further In
formation.
Assaii Trial
is Docketed
Trial of four Kings
Mountain men on
charges of assault Is
docketed for the Sept. 22
session of Cleveland
District Court In Shelby.
According to Kings
Mountain Police De
partment records, GlUle
FslU, Jr., 48, of Rt. 4,
faces charges of assault
attempting to Inflict
serious Injury; Wayne
Donald Russell, 88, of
Rt 2, Phifer Rd. faces
charges of assault with
deadly weapon and as
sault attempting to
Inflict serious Injury,
Herman Blalock, Jr., 88,
of Rt. 2 Bethlehem Rd.,
faces charges of assault
attempting to Inflict
serious Injury.
The trio was charged
on warrant drawn by
James Tesenlar, of 607
M(xm>e Ave. Thursday
evening after an In
cident at the Tesenlar
former home on Phifer
Rd.
On Friday, Russell
and Blalock also signed
warrants before a
magistrate charging
Tesenlar with assault,
according to police
records.
All four men are free
cn bond.
Ptl. Richard Byers
Investigated for Kings
Mountain police.
Candidate Is
Coming To City
Dave McKnlght of
Fayetteville, 1878
Democratic candidate
tor the United Stotes
Senate, will bring his
campaign to Kings
Mountain Tuesday.
Mr. McKnlght, native
of Charlotte, will be
touring the business
area and talking with
citizens Tuesday
morning.
JunkHs Seing
Subscri|itions
The Junior class at
Kings Mountain Senior
High will solicit sub
scriptions to several
nationally published
magazines beginning
Thursday.
Elizabeth McGill,
president of the Junior
class, said the sub
scription sales will help
the class raise funds to
sponsor the Junior-
senior prom In spring of
1878.
The magazines In
clude Sports Illustrated,
Teen, Ebony and TV
Guide.
The annual sub
scription sale begins
Thurs., Sept. 8 and ends
Mon., Sept 19. Mem
bers of the Junior class
will be calling d(x>r to
door throughout the
campaign.
Faculty advisors tor
the campaign are Mrs.
Carol Peeler and Mrs.
Kay Bridges.
Community Watch Talked For Grover
turning tables - First, Doug Mayes
showed up "On The Square” In Kings Mountain
with WBTV News Oamenunsui Rob Veerman to
ask KMers such as Pam Wilson (shown above
with D<xjg) how they telt about two successive
terms for North Carolina’s Oovemor and the
situation with the Panama Csuial. Tlian, Todd
Gatts and Loretta Husky, a Junior and senior at
Photos By Torn McIntyre
Kings Mountain Senior High, showed up with the
school’s Sony TV Taping camera and Interviewed
Doug on how the media can be a check and
balance Instrument tor government and If there Is
a great deal of FOC Interference with television.
D<Mg’s Interviews were seen on WBTV last week
and Todd’s and Loretta’s Intsrvlew was shown In
KMSH Journalism classes.
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Don Martin, Sheriffs Reserve
officer stationed In Orover, said
the program is being talked up
by Oroverites who ars alarmed
over a recent rash of break-ins.
"Residents here want people
to become more responsible,”
Martin said. "Tlisy want them to
become ‘nosey neighbors’
checking on each other’s
property when someone Is
away.”
The program la atats-wlde and
In communities whore the
Neighborhood Watch program is
In effect, the amoioit of break-ins
has decreased dramatically. If
the program la organised In
Grover, It can be operated at no
expense to local cltlssns through
the county law enforcement
association, which will provide
Information, programs and
materials wch as window and
bumper stickers.
Oroverites Interested In
participating In the program are
urged to attend either the
Wednesday or next Sunday
meetings. For more Information,
call Officer Martin at 887-7681.