VOL 90, NO. 40 TUESDAY, MAY 22,1979
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But Crisis Mentality Exists
No Gas Crunch Looms Here
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Rotary Runners Are Off (More photos on page 3)
# Walter Talley^ Grand Champion
Running For The Medals
aeconda; flrat; Eddl« Sanders, Rock
IflU S.C., 18 mlnutea, SS aeconda, and
Jerry Martin, Spartanburg, S.C. 18
mlnutea, BT aeconda; Women- Sandl
Carpenter, Raleigh, 39 mlnutea, 38
aeconda, and Wanda Cannon,
Charlotte, 81 mlnutea, i8 aeconda;
afM'3840 • Qeorge PerUna, Shelby,
17 mlnutea, 18 aeconda, flrat; Don
WUbome, ThomaavUle, IT mlnutea,
m aeconda; and Jimmy Boyd, Rock
HUl, S.C., 18 mlnutea, 48 aecmids;
Women- Annabelle Kelly, Gastonia,
37 minutes, one second; Peggy
Stafford, Belmont, 37 minutes, 88
aeconda; and Kay Jolley, 39 mlnutea
HQariton of Shelby who crossed the js aeconda. Ages 81-88 - Raymond
^^one-mlle flnlah line In six minutes. Eates, 88 minutes, four seconds;
Neal WhlU, nine-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Gene White and a
Walter Talley, the grand cham-
plon In Sunday’s KM Rotary aub
||Run In which 338 runners par-
^tlc^ted finished the six mile course
la 84 minutes, 85 seconds or an
The Osaten OoiartjrTnan, who la
director of Gaston gunners Oub,
hntds a record In the Boston
iMaratlKm where he croaaed the
iiiiiah line In two hours, 40 minutes.
Other ovetmU winners were Jeff
Waataja of Rock HUl, S.C. who
completed the three mUe race In 17
minutes, 13 seconds, and Cliff
fourth grader at West School,
; Snlahad the one-mUe run In the age
ane-13 category In aeven mlnutea, 34
^^arnnda In the name dlvtelon for
r young ladles, Tonja Weeks,
' teughter of Rev. and Mrs. Gerald
Weeks at Kings Mountain, com-
ploted the one mUe race In eight
mlnutea, 43 seconds. Other winners
thU ago category were: boys-
9l>atrlek Boggan, second, seven
minutes, 88 seconds, and Trent
■ Sanders, third, aeven mlnutea, 80
. seconds. In the gliis division, other
’ winners were Becky Little of Nor-
Mod. aeoond, nine mlnutea, 36
and Jennifer Cariton of
Among senior cltlsens who
f finished the big race was Charlot-
Man Harold Holton, age 61
flnlahed the six mUe race
'^nlnutes, 33 seconds.
other winners, all of whom
rseelved ^d, sUver and bronse
One Mils: ages 18-89; boys - Cliff
. CUHton, Shelby, six minutes; Cage
Utters, six mUes,U seconds; Barry
’ HHuman of Cramerton, aU minutes,
Jiv, IT seconds, third, girls, BUiabeth
^ Hsmdon, flrat, six minutes, 47
ssconds; Debbie Howard, Rock HUl,
4 asven minutes, 11 seconds; and
Phifer, third, eight minutes,
\8B seconds;
P Ona mUe, ages 40 and over; men -
Art Klrstead, Gaffney, eight
i. minutes, 48 asconds; Don Roark,
fw eight mlnutea, 83 seconds; and
m’ Larry Hanurlck, Sr., 10 minutes, 86
IS minutes, 41 seconds.
nUe: axes 1-10, Chad
ages 40-48 - Ed GuetUer, of Rock
HUl, 18 minutes, 10 seconds; Henry
Huntt of Shelby, 19 minutes, 39
seconds, and Richard Thompson, of
Iflckory, 34 minutes, nine seconds;
and Women, Dr. Marilyn Richards
of Hickory, 36 minutes, 30 seconds;
Bethware Alumni Meet
Bethware alumni who graduated
during the years 1984-80 wUl hold the
annual spring reunion picnic Sat.,
May 38th, at Bethware School
Oafeterla.
Mrs. Ted Ledford, a member of
the arrangements committee, said
that former teachers are also Invited
to Join alumni and the get-to-gether.
Picnic supper wUl be served at
7:80 p.m. to aU alunuil, their
husbands, wives, and friends.
In 89 Class Reunion Set
88
Ages 80 and over, Pete Hayward,
Iflckory, 38 minutes, 83 seconds;
Fred Robertson, Gastonia, 37
minutes, 36 seconds, and Joe
Machnlck, 38 minutes, 18 seconds.
Six MUes: Ages 1-10, no entries;
U-16. Paul Bckerd of Shelby, 41
minutes, 17 secwids; Mtte Crowley
of Charlotte, 41 mliutes, 43 seconds;
and Mitch Hooper, Forest City, 48
minutes, 13 seconds.
Girls, Edle Potter, 88 minutes, 88
seconds. Ages 17-33 - F. Simmons,
Bolling Springs, 44 minutes, six
seconds, and Tim MuUls, Charlotte,
46 minutes, 83 seconds. Women -
Mary Hamrick, Shelby, 88 minutes,
88 seconds. Ages 38-80 - Robert
Blakley, Shelby, 88 minutes, 83
seconds; Uoyd Rosdahl, Gastonia,
87 minutes, 84 seconds, and Fred
Gore, Gastonia, 40 minutes, two
seconds; Women - Juanita Talley,
Gastonia, 49 minutes, 86 seconds;
Terry Martin, Lattlmore, 88
minutes, 88 seconds, and Donna
Chrlton, Shelby, 89 minutes, tour
seconds; Ages 81-89 - Walter TaUey,
Gastonia, 84 minutes, 88 seconds;
Jerry Nofteger, Shelby. 86 minutes,
48 seconds, and Jim McHenry of
Gastonia. 88 minutes, two seconds.
Ages 81-89 - Women - Peggy Lint,
Fort Mill, 80 minutes, 41 seconds;
Janet Berry of Shelby, 83 minutes, 46
seconds, and Beth Miller of Shelby,
83 minutes, 86 seconds; Ages 40-49 •
Dave Eden of Gaffney, 88 minutes,
37 seconds; Jim Brown of Gastonia,
88 minutes, 46 seconds, and John
Barton of Waxhaw, 48 minutes, 18
seconds, third; Women - Mary
Metcalfe. Gasotnla, 68 minutes, four
seconds. Age 80 and over, Harold
Kcdton, Charlotte, 89 minutes, 32
seconds, first; Ken Helms of
CSiarlotte, 40 minutes, 86 seconds,
and Ira Bumgardner of Kings
Mountain, 46 minutes, 38 seconds.
Galltomlans are coping with a real
gasoline crunch and restricted sales.
No similar threat spears looming
soon for Kings Mountain area
cltteens and the Carollnas.
But drivers seem to be picking up
some of the crisis mentality. In spot
checks with area gasoline staUona.
Checks this week Indicate that
some motorists here may have
stopped driving as much but most
ask attendants to fUl their tanks
rather than $8 worth at a time. And,
at least one service station owner,
OUs C. Falls, Jr., says his customers
“Don’t push tor every drop In the
tank and don’t come back every day
as Is the case In some of the
Oalltomla situations’’. “We haven’t
panicked here”, he added,
“although some stations may be
hurting at end of month when they
receive gas allotmente.” Falls said
he had a good aUotment of gasoline
at this season last year and expecte
the month of May to be a good
month. He said self-service prices
In the area traU about four to five
cents for premium and unleaded and
about five cents for regular. He
estimated that prices here last week
went up about one-half to a cent.
Falls said that he feels gasoline
supplies are adequate thus far but
like other gasoline dealers In the
area Is unsure of what the future
may hold.
Kings Mountain, unlike many
towns In the Carollnas, has stations
open on Sundays, Including mst self-
service operations. Some stations
appear to be closing a little earlier
(XI weekdays.
A Carolina Motor Club survey
reveals that only 86 percent of North
Daredevil Ride
Set For Thursday
Johnny Sands, a professional
stuntman for the late Elvis Presley,
wUl perform tor Kings Mountain
area cltlsens next Thursday af-
tenMon.
ETre Chief Gene Tlgnor said dhat
members of the KM Fire Depart
ment have arranged for Sands to
drive a city fire truck while blind-
folded and with a hood over his head
through the streets of Kings
Mountain.
The “daredevil ride" begins at 8
p.m. Thursday In front of the Fire
Department, proceed down
Mountain St. and to Kings Mountain
Plaza. Fire Chief Tlgnor will ride
with Sands.
The fire truck will not travel on
U.S. 74 but will remain on West
Mountain, crossing the railroad
tracks at Nation Chevrolet and
traveling the Mountain St. route to
CkroUna stations and 83 percent of
South Carolina stations are now
open (XI Sunday. In addltlixi. 46
percent of the country’s stations are
open after 8 p.m. on weekdays. In
North and South Carolina stations
are open after 8 p.m. on weekdays.
In North and South Carolina slightly
fewer-44 percent-are remaining
open after 8 p.m. during the week.
In North Carolina fUU-aervlce
premium averages 88.1 cents a
gallon, unleaded 88 cents and
regular 79.8. South Carolina
motoriste are paying an average of
88.6 per gallon for premium, 83.6
cents tor unleaded and 79.3 for
regular. The average price tor diesel
fuel Is 70.1 cents per gallon In North
Carolina and 78.3 cents In South
Carolina. NatlonaUy, It averages
78.8 cents a gallon. Since Apr. 36,
according to the Carolina Motor
Club, gas prices Increased an
average of (xie and one-half cents In
North Carolina and 1.3 cents In South
Carolina.
According to spokesmen for the
188,000 member Carolina Motor Oub
the energy pitch has prompted
hundreds of telephone calls to the
Charlotte offices dally from would-
be vacati(xiers and other travelers.
“Antrehenalon has gripped much
of the traveling public when It comes
to this fuel avallablUty thng”, says
T. Ed Pickard, president of the club.
“The fact of the matter Is, to the best
of our knowledge we still haven’t
had to tow anyone that has run out of
gas due tot e shortage. People read
about the California situation and
feel that the same thng U happening
here. It’s not.”
’Ihe club suggests that motorists
use common sense when traveling.
They also give this advice: Begin
kxddng for gas when your tank U
half empty; buy gas as early In the
day as possible; avoid trying tio buy
gas on Sundays when possible. The
club points out to vacattoners that
gss Is available on Sunday and late
In the day. It’s Just more difficult to
find. For beach and mountain-
goers, they advise motorists that In
most Instances the resort areas have
made arrangements for gas to be
available through a limited number
of regular gas stations on Sunday.
A spokesman for Etna Oil Co. on
U. S. 74 West said “Our aUocatlona
are the same and running out of gas
Is no problem. He said his supply of
gasoline Is good right now with no
Increase recently In prices. He
guessed tht the price of gasoline
keeps climbing because at the
shortages other distributors are
t
The 1974 graduating class of Kings ^ w «
SriSUST’" “St. Jude
The dinner ocassl(ni Is planned for
Sat., June 3nd at 7 p.m. at the Kings
Mountain Motor Inn.
All graduates and their spouses
are Invited and should contact Larry
Hamrick, Jr. at 789-8408 or Debbie
Bolin George at 789-8837 before May Jg
Bike-A-Thon
3Sth tor reservations.
Springs, 37 tenance
Something Unique
A new Dimension Switchboard has
recently been Installed at the Kings
M(Hmtaln Hospital, according to
Gaiy Howard, Administrator.
The new switchboard Is a solid
state system which saves space,
speeds operation of service and
simplifies lnstallati(xi and maln-
Second annual St. Jude Children's
Hospital Blke-A-Thon to scheduled
at Kings Mountain Senior High at 9
a.m. Sat., May 36.
The 10-mlle course event to again
chaired by Robert Dodge, who said
the first event last year raised over
$4,000 locaUy for the hospital.
St. Jude’s deals In research of and
treatment of catastrophic childhood
Children
treated
matter the financial circumstances
^Waataja,
11-18 - Jeff The new Dimension Switchboard J*** family
17 mlnutea, 13 enables
restrict Bikers are urged to obtain
George Patterson, calls to a particular room quickly
, and and easily. Outgoing
sponsors tor the event by tur-
of their sponsors.
David' Martin, ’Blacksburg’, 19 registered simply and accurately. btoef^tor’SlTs'S!!
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Photo by Tom Melatyie
Guettler, Rock HIU. 38 i
r^BoUlng
. Girls - Donna This to the first Dimension Switch
board Installed by Southern Bell
17-33 • David Crtbb. Telephone Company in the Kings
t money for
ready to attempt to drive a fire
Fire Chief Gene '
Springs, 17 mlnutea. 3; Mountain exchange.
Orman Dodge said last year’i
; attracted over 100 people.
Caldwell and C.I