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Its 3N wa TU€9Df\Y’9 Kltic; MOUnTtMM MIRROR VOL. 89 NO. 26 KINOS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28086 TUESDAY, MARCH 28,1978 15c HCRIMD * ■ i I Betty Gamble Is Named Home Ec Teacher Of Year L>.- \ Photo By Tom Mclntyn nONOlUID - Satly oImM* ■« Kinct Mountain Imm iMan honored m North OktoUna Home Economic! Teacher of 1878. She haa been a member of the faculty here for 86 yeara. Cook Is Spelling Champ Marvin Cbok, Klnga Mountain Junior High School eighth grade atudent, won the apelllng conteat for KInga Mountain Dlatrlct Schoola. He will repreaent KInga Mountain at the Charlotte Obaerver 34th Annual Regional felling Bee on Aiail 31 In the Obaerver Auditorium. the conteat waa held In the Ad- mlnlatratlve Office Building with Howard Bryant, Director of In- atructlon, calling the 100 worda to be apelled. Marvin la the aon of Mr. and Mra. Okrt Cook and la In Mra. BeUy WeUa’ homeroom. Other conteatanta were Eddie Ray Blanton reia-eaentlng Central School, follow-up winner; Lin Putnam repreaentlng Bethware School; Tony Wright repreaentiing Eaat School; Randy Garner rq>reaentlng Grover School; Can- dice Hunter repreaentlng North School; and Kevin Scott Ingram rqpreaentlng Weat School. The atalf aponaora from each achool aerved aa Judgea for the conteat. the regional winner will win a trip to Waahlngton, D. C. June 6-9 to the National Spelling bee. By ELIZABETH STEWART Staff Writer the work inay be aa almple aa hanunlng a dreaa or aa complicated aa monogrammlng clothing freehanded. Whatever the duty, according to Betty Roberta Gamble, the purpoee la to provide the aklUa and knowl edge that will enable the atudenta to gat additional training or go directly Into a lob after graduation. Mra. Gamble’! Indlvlduallaed home economica program waa the baala for her aelectlon laat week aa North Carollna’a Home Economlca Teacher of the Year. ! She la the flrat KInga Mountain taacher and aeccnd Clevelander to attain the coveted award by American Home Economlca Aaaoclatlon and Family Circle Magaxlne. Aa the atate winner ahe will vie for national awarda. Gamble, home economlca teacher at KMSHS for 36 yeara, haa aeen far-reaching reaulta of her Individualized Inatructlon, A recent aurvey revealed that 80 percent of local bualneaaea and Induatrlea employ atudenta from her program, thaae atatlatlca aubetantlatbig that Ifin. QUBikle baa been a eon- atnictlvo Influence tn many Uvea. AU her senior students have been placed tai local jobs or plan to at tend technical achoola or colleges after graduation. The versatile teacher has dBvel(g>ed In her four classes of home economics and clothing classea a variety of Innovative materials for students. Individual packets emphasizing goals and student. Interaction In home economics. On any given day of the week a visitor to the classroom can observe students making drapes for a local customer, stitching pretty frocks. leeimlng how to monogram and create beautiful clothing plus learning good grooming among a multitude of activities. 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 which she Initiated at KMSHS five years ago. School records, home visits, con ferences with guidance staff and other agencies are utilized. In ad dition to commercial aids, she has devised individual capsules, tapes, slides, games, learning ptu;kages and other media to enrich teaching and learning. Former students praise Mrs. Gamble for making outstanding contributions to the total oc cupational program, not only In Kings Mountain and Cleveland Cbunty, but North Carolina as well, our community using the services of her classes, particularly the oc cupational sewing course, to great advantage. Every day of the week the students In her Clothing V class Set April 15 can be found at a variety of sui- Uvltlea. Some of her students are already working outside the classroom, which the course encourages them to do. Betty's class combines the Qothing Service program and home economics — the clothing Service Is currently In Its lOth year, part of a three-school pilot program Initially recommended by the State (Please Turn To Page 4) KMers Signing Up For Bike-A-Thon A long list of Kings Mountlans have already applied to enter the 20- mlle Blke-A-Thon here Sat, Apr. It to raise funds for St. Jude Childrcr.’c Hospital. Robert Dodge, Kings Mountain Police Youth Officer and chairman of the event, said this weeR • ‘T' ■ v citizens have already begun slgin.- ^ up sponsors. We have one entry who already has pledged to him up to $17 per mile completed In the blke-a-thon and there are others closing In on that amount.” The event will begin at 9:30 a. m. on Apr. 15 at Kings Mountain Senior High. Dodge said two courses will be available; one for entrants up to 10- years of age and the other for 10- years old and up. Applicants must supply their own bikes for the event. Application forms to enter the event are now available at Wade Ford, Griffin’s Drug Co.; Myers PTf"t'rgC'> Pepar.tm“n* —'city hall, and the Mirror-Herald offlc<^ Forms are also available at all c lools In the principal’s office. "Local merchants and businessmen have been most generous to us In this worthwhile project,” Dodge said. “They have donated over 50 prizes for the riders, including a grand prize of a 10-q>eed bike.” The 10-speed bike Is being donated by Clark Tire. Free lunch to the blke-a-thon participants Is being supplied by Kentucky Fried C^hlcken, Pizza Hut and Hardee's. Dodge said riders who plan to partlclp>ate must solicit their own T Horse Show Set April 8 TIm Kings Mountain Saddle Club wtU prasent lU first horse show of the season on Sat, Apr. 8, with performances at 1 and 8 p. m. CSasses will be offered In English, Weatem and Gamas with trophies and ribbons In all classes and High Poiifi Trophies to be awarded In all three divisions. Championship classes will be judged In English Pleasure and Western Pleasure during the evening performance, which will be enhanced by the addition of new Ughta ringside. Joel Owensby of Grier, S. C. will judge the Western classes and English classes will be judged by Floyd Kirby of Taylor sville. The club Is located off Waco Rd. In Kings Mountain. The Saddle Club will hold four horse shows this season, with High Point Trophies baaed on points accumulated during the entire season to be awarded at the clone of the final show. Sept. 8. For Information and class lists call Kings Mountain 788-3108. V ■> •s > V 4^ mm sponsors (IndlvlduBls, businesses, or Industries) to pledge certain amounts of money for each mile of •He course. S.Mnsor forms may be turned in at the police department or to event officials on Apr. 15 at the senior high school. All proceeds will go to St. Jude Children’s Hospital In Memphis, Tenn. for continued research into cures for cancer. St. Jude’s Is the only researdi center In the world dedicated exclusively to conquering childhood cancer uid other deadly diseases of children. Founded by entertainer Danny ITiomas, St. Jude’s Is non-sectarian, non-dlscrlmbiatory and provides treatment free to patients admitted after referral by a doctor. Mark Brooks, a Boy Scout representative. Is assisting Dodge In the blke-a-thon planning. Other cmnmlttee heads Include Ronnie Hawkins and Ralph Grindstaff — route and checkpoints; Betty Clark, Jeny White and Tommy King — recruitment and followup; Ken tucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut and Hardee’s — food and supplies; Jim Downey and Gene irgnor — prizes, Tom McIntyre and Jonas Bridges, publicity and promotion. In case of rain on Apr. 16, the blke- a-thon will be rescheduled the following Saturday. Brown, Davis Appointed Connor Elected Chairman ,» r Hasel J. Brown and William F. Davis of Kings Mountain have been Rick Hatcher Lions Speaker Rlok Hatehsr, Park Technician at Kings MounUln National MlUtary Park, will be guest speaker at Tnneiley night’s Lions Club meeting at 7 p. m. at Kings Mounteln Inn. Mr. Hatcher will Illustrate his role as a Civil War soldier and wlU demonstrate with uniform, weapon and other avU War regaUa while praeentlng the program. Uona aubbera are asked to call BU BaUe for reservatlans. anMlnted to the Cleveland County Correctional Unit Advisory Oouncll. The appointments were made by Gov. Jim Hunt. The council will work with the Superintendent of the unit and advise him on matters pertaining to the unit and Its relationship with the community. Brown Is employed by Kings Mountain Redevelopment Com mission and Davis la superintendent of Kings Mountain District Schools. Other countlans named to the council are Cline W. Borders, Leslie A. Farfour Jr. and Mrs. Eldae H. Greens of Shelby; Thomas B. Herd Jr. of Lawndale, Kenneth Ladford of PolkvUle, James McKinney of Mooresboro and Brooks Plsrcy Sr. of Bolling Springs. DANCE-A-THON GUESTS - Plxtursd are some of the Muscular Dyetrophy patients and chapter members from the Muscular Dypstrophy regional office who were In attendenee at the Mar. 18 Dance-A-Thon held at KInga Mountain Senlw High School. Front row, from left, Mark Ledford, Robin Heffner, Miss North Carolina Wheelchair; Dean Chpps, South Piedmont Poster Child; Lyn Arrowood and Joshua Cross. Standing, from left, Marjorie Capps, Bobby Heffner, Jeanette Glass, and Mayor John Henry Moss, honorary chairman for the event. KMSHS students danced rocked and walked to raise $6,353.44. a record (or high schools In the state partlrlpatlnt; In Dance-A-Thone for Muecular Dystrophy Nelson Connor of Kings Mountain was elected lOth Congreaalonal District chairman of the Young Democrata of North Carolina laat weekend during the annual atate Young Democrats convention In Winston Salem. Qsinor assumes hla nsw position May 1. He Is presently serving as atate vice president, the first Cleveland County parson to hold a state Young Democrata office alnce David Royster waa stete treasurer In 1948. Active In the Democratic party, Connor has served aa chairman and as sscretary-treaaurar of the Bath- ware precinct. He haa also been a delegate to the Democratic county and district conventions.
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