The Kings Mountain Herald
GARY STEWART / HERALD
City linemen are upgrading the electrical service on Phifer Road to take care of addi-
tional growth and the new Kings Mountain Intermediate School which opens in August.
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Bill Bates left KM for Hendersonville
superintendent’s job in July of 1976
Excerpts from the Thursday July 25, 1976
edition of the Kings Mountain Mirror-
Herald:
- Cleveland County Tax Supervisor Jim
Hendrick said property owners have been
notified that the first stage of revaluation
listing is ready to begin. Assisting in the list-
ing program will be Trumble, McGuirk and
Associates of Atlanta. The county contracted
with TMA on April 11, 1978 to appraise
property.
- The coach is leaving Kings Mountain.
Billy'G. Bates, who currently serves the
Kings Mountain District Schools as assistant
superintendent is resigning to accept the job
of superintendent of Hendersonville City
Schools. A vital force within the local school
academic and athletics programs since 1957,
Bates reports for his new duties in
Hendersonville on Aug. 1. He said he tenta-
tively plans to move his family to
Hendersonville on Aug. 7.
- D. FE. Hord, D.D.S., has been named to
the Kings Mountain Hospital Board of
Trustees. The election took place during the
recent annual meeting of the board at the
hospital. Dr. Hord succeeds Thomas A. Tate,
who left the board following two five year
terms, the maximum length of service
allowed by the trustees.
- Donna Jo Ramsey, 11, will see the sights
of Disney World Aug. 10 because her
teacher and other Kings Mountain citizens
opened their hearts to a child who is losing
her eyesight. Donna and her father, Franklin
Ramsey of First Street, will depart from
Douglas Airport at 8:20 a.m. Aug. 10 on
_ Delta Flight 1117 for Orlando, Fla. and a trip
Donna will long remember. All arrange-
ments have been made with Kings
Mountain civic, church, veterans organiza-
tions and individuals contributing $800 to
pay for plane fare, lodging, meals and some
spending money for the three-day excur-
sion.
- The Rev. Gerald Weeks will be installed
as pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church
Sun., July 23.
- What a difference a year makes! The
town of Grover got into the Dixie Youth
baseball business for the first time last sum-
mer and it’s all-star team, young and in the
learning stages, made a quick exit from the
District Three major league tournament held
at Kings Mountain's Deal Street Park.
Senior trivia event set
The 2002 Kings Mountain
Senior Trivia Bowl will be
held August 12 at 2 p.m. at
the H. Lawrence Patrick
Senior Life and Conference
Center.
Individuals 55 and over
are invited to participate.
There will be refreshments,
event.
door prizes and an award
for the winning team.
Teams will consist of five
to seven individuals. Teams
can be formed before the
event, or on the day of the
Teams will be quizzed on
knowledge of the “good old
days,” including classic TV
and movies, famous faces,
World War II, Presidents
and headlines, life in the
50s, and the turbulent 60s.
To enter or for more infor-
mation, call 734-0447.
JIM
From 4A
somewhere out in public,
take the opportunity to listen
to the people talking around
you. I promise that if you
don’t speak the “like” lan-
guage, you'll have trouble
following the conversation.
Recently, I was sitting in
a restaurant eating lunch
when 1 overheard two girls
talking. These Were ‘riot
teens. They appeared t3 Bin
their late 30s or early 40s.
“Did you go to the party
at Lisa and Chuck's Saturday
night?” one of them asked.
“Yes, and we, like, had a
ball. Why didn’t you and
Gary come?”
“Sherry had, like, a sore
throat, and we thought she
was, like, coming down with
something so we stayed
home and, like, doctored her,
but she was, like, fine the
next morning. Was Kim
there?”
“Was she ever. She came
in, like, “really decked out,
with some guy she metiin-a
bar, and before she left she
got, like, drunk as a skunk.
You should have, like, seen
her. You wouldn’t have, like,
believed it.”
I swear to you that is ver-
batim, every word. There
was more, but I was jotting
notes on a napkin and people
started looking at me so I
stopped and finished eating,
even though I was about to
choke laughing. I am not
picking on women here, men
speak the “like” language as
much, or more. My grandson
tis one of the worst...
“You know what I'm
saying?” That’s another one
that drives me crazy, but
that’s another column. I can’t
tackle that now.
I've been hearing “like” il
for a number of years now, so
I'm keeping my ears alerted
for the next catch phrase or
word to be adopted by the
“you know,” “like,” and
“you know what I'm saying”
crowd.
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I'm saying. I coulda ‘been a
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BEN
From 4A
the state and for the
Republicans, you have all
has been made by party
leaders on the national level.
That's right. Elizabeth
Dole has been anointed (not
officially chosen) as the
Senator.
All other people who
decided they wanted to run
against Queen Elizabeth
might as well start removing
their signs from yards.
Already President Bush
has put his support behind
her and former New York
Mayor Rudy Giuliani is
scheduled to come to
Charlotte to do the same.
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From 4A
Further frenzied e-mails
revealed that Raymond and
Muriel are 80-years-old and
live in a retirement home in
Charleston. They tipped me
off to the fact my great great
S.C. Volunteer Infantry- the
"Swamp Fox Guards" dur-
ing the Civil War. A whole
missing half of my life's his-
tory- cruelly withheld, was
revealed as if by
Providence.
out on connecting with their
family history, because
more and more of it is just a
"you've got mail" away.
Parents, here's the perfect
chance to combine your
kid's use of the Internet
the decades as well. Who
knows, maybe one day a.
post or message like the one
I got from Raymond and
Muriel will pop up and a
deep, dark void will be
filled with sunlight.
CLARY
From 4A
budget and their blaming
the Republicans. What a
| ‘twisted spin!
I think its high time the
County and City Officials
stopped lying to our public
employees, telling them to
contact their legislator and
that fault lies with the
Republicans. Make no mis-
take about it I do not pass
the buck. If it is of my mak-
ing, I'll own up to it, but this
mess folks has been created
by Democrat Governor Mike
Easley and his spending
troops in both House and
Senate leadership! Our pub-
lic employees are not at risk
of losing their jobs because I
refuse to raise taxes, it’s
because Gov. Easley has
stolen their money to fund
his own pet projects like
‘More at Four!”
As Republican leaders, we
believe we can balance the
budget without a tax
increase. When Republicans
were in the majority in 1995
to 1999, we cut taxes over a
billion dollars a year, in
creased state spending on
education and health care,
and still left a billion dollar
surplus. I co-chaired
Health and Human Services,
the second largest budget in
the State. When I left that
budget to Democrat control,
we had over a 100 million
dollar Medicaid Trust Fund.
Today, Medicaid is broke
and I fear for the most vul-
nerable elderly and disabled
in our state.
It is time to elect leaders to
the General Assembly who
will be responsible and who
will not spend more than we
take in. I firmly believe that
by lowering taxes and fight-
ing wasteful spending that
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Republicans were successful
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increase. It was a hard
fought battle - we will con-
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Christ The King Outreach Ministries Org,
15th Annual Solemn Assembly
Elder John A. Brovard Men of Zion
Evangelist Odesser Rainey Brevard Women of Zion
July 26, 2002 — July 28, 2002
H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Conference Center
July 26, 2002 7:00 p.m.
“Community Prayer Night p
The Brevard Memorial Foundation Award Ceremony
The Brevard Memorial Foundation will present the Elder John A. Brevard Men of Zion Award and the
Evangelist Odesser Rainey Brevard Woman of Zion Award to the 2002 Honoree. These awards are given to
men and women of God who have “Paved the Way” by exemplifying unselfish devotion and leadership in
Evangelist Ollie Danes The Greater New Deliverances Ministries Sanford, Florida
Apostle T. Feemster Miracle Tabernacle. Kings Mountain, NC
Christ The King Outreach Ministries Org. & Brevard Memorial Prayer Tower
Come Let Us Exalt His Name Together!
Christ The King Outreach Ministries Org.
Award Ceremony
Convening
909 East King Street
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
Theme: “Total Victory”
July 27, 2002 7:00 p.m.
“Youth Night” Pastor McFarland Remy
Faith Christian Center, KM
July 28, 2002 4:00 p.m.
the service of the Lord.
2002 Women of Zion Honorees
The Late Evangelist Frances Smith
Special Acknowledgement: The Late Mother Mary Oates
2002 Women of Zion Honorees
Bishop D. Freeman Abundant Life. Shelby. NC
Keynote Speaker:
Overseer Rebekah™ Brevard-Blake - President
Sponsored by:
Brevard Memorial Foundation
Brother Joe A. Brevard - President