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VOLUME 94. NUMBER 71
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1981
KINGS MOUNTAIN. NORTH CAROLINA
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Grover Board Takes Oath,
Makes Administrative Changes
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Photo by Gary Stewart
HELPING HAND - Rev. Mark Roberson, pastor of Kings Moun-
toin Pentecostal Holiness Church and chairman oi the Helping
Hand Fund's bell-ringing committee, is pictured above ringing
the bell for donations at Harris-Teeter on East King Street.
Members oi the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association will
ring the bells Thursday. Friday and Saturday oi this week and
next to seek donations to the Helping Hand Fund, which pro
vides year-round assistance to needy iamilies in the Kings
Mountain area.
Ministers To Ring Bells
To Aid Needy Families
The Kings Mountain Ministerial Association will hold its annual
Helping Hand bell ringing at Kings Mountain shopping centers
December 10, 11 and 12 and December 17, 18 and 19.
Bell-ringing stands will be set up in front of TG&Y at the Westgate
Pla/a, Ray’s Drug at the KM Plaze, and Harris-Teeter on bast King
Street.
All donations will go to the Ministerial Association’s Helping Hand
Fund, which provides food and other essentials to needy families in
the Greater Kings Mountain area.
The Helping Hand Fund is a year-round program which depends
entirely on donations for its operation.
The program is overseen by the Kings Mountain Ministerial
Association and one full-time staff person, Mrs. Diane Davis.
Grover’s newly-elected town
council ttxjk the oath of office
Monday night at Grover Town
Hall and immediately approved
two administration changes.
Vickie Smith, who is serving
her first term of office, was nam
ed to replace Gloria Horton as
town clerk, and Mayor Bill Mc
Carter was given the duties of
town finance officer, a post he
held for years before being
replaced during the past ad
ministration.
But Mrs. Smith’s term as town
clerk may be short-lived, as she
has requested a special meeting
of the board for next Tuesday
night to talk about the situation.
She said she w as led to believe
Monday night that town clerk is
a title only, and that Mrs. Hor
ton w ould continue to carry out
the clerk’s duties.
“But, I have had second
thoughts about it,” she said,
“and 1 feel like the position will
take a full-time employee.”
Mrs. Smith, who is employed
full-time at First Citizens Bank
and Trust Company in Kings
Mountain, questioned the mo
tion of commissioner Bill Camp
Monday night, but said she was
told by McCarter that Mrs. Hor
ton would continue to carry out
the clerk’s duties.
However, Mrs. Smith took
some books home with her
following Monday’s meeting and
after reading them, changed her
mind.
“It is more detailed work than
I realized and was led to
believe,” she said. “If Gloria has
done a good job I don’t think she
should be removed from the
position. And if she’s doing the
job, she should have the title.”
Grover Parade
The annual Grover Christmas
Parade, sponsored by the Grover
Fire Department, will be held
Friday at 4 p.m.
The parade will lineup on
Highway 226 at Bethany Baptist
C'hurch and proceed on 226 to
Main Street. There, it will turn
south and go through the main
part of town, and then turn right
and disband in the area of the
Grover Medical CTinics.
There are 115 units entered,
including six high school bands.
Bill Dollar, popular WSOC radio
disc jockey, will be the grand
marshal.
Bands include the Rambling
Rebels, and high school bands
from Kings Mountain, Gaffney,
Chesnee, Clover and Blacksburg.
Some of the floats entered are
from Grover School, Kings
Mountain banks, Jim Testa
Chevrolet, Grover Fire Depart
ment, and Grover mills.
There will be a number of old
cars, clowns, Mickey and Minnie
Mouse, Smokey the Bear, and,
of course, Santa Claus.
Free Concert
Choral groups from Kings
Mountain Junior and Senior
High Schools will present a free
concert Thursday at 8 p.m. at
B.N. Barnes Auditorium.
Participating will be the
Junior High Ninth Grade
Chorus, the Senior High Ensem
ble and the Senior High Chorale.
All will be under the direction
of Gene Bumgardner, KMHS
chorus director, and accom
panied by Jerri Patterson and
Angel Allen.
Over 160 students will be sing
ing.
The program will consist of
Christmas music and will include
such traditional .selections as
“Do You Hear What I Hear?”
and “Have Yourself A Merry
Christmas.”
The public is invited to attend.
North Program
North School fifth graders w ill
present a Christmas program
“The Fifth Grade Scrooge”
Thursday at 7 p.m. in the North
School auditorium.
The musical w ill be under the
direction of Mrs. Shirley Austin,
music director for the Kings
Mountain elementary schools,
and North teachers Mrs. Ann
Seism, Mrs. Beth Fender and
Mrs. Connie Bell.
The cast of characters include
Travis Wells, Father; Kim
Seism, Mother: Rame Eskridge,
David; Anissa Jones, Kim; Dana
Whet Stine, Mary; Rusty
Bumgardner, Mike; Carolyn
MeSwain, Susan; Derek Reese,
Jason; Jackie Plonk, Mrs. Hear
ting; Michael Jenkins, Mr.
Badguy; James Adams, Mr.
Goodguy; and Principal C.A.
Allison, the Minister.
The public is invited to attend.
Carol Singing
Familiar sounds of the
Christmas season may be heard
Friday, December 11, from 7J)0
- 7:30 p.m. when eight local girl
scout troops sing Christmas
carols on the steps of Kings
Mountain Baptist Church.
The girls and their troop
leaders invite all the community
to come and joine in singing
their favorite carols.
Also, at this time the girls will
trim a tree for the birds which is
an annual project.
Rain date for this event w ill be
December 18.
PTO Program
The kindergarten, first and se
cond grades of Grover School
will present the annual PTO
Christmas program on Tues.,
Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. in the school
auditorium. All parents of
Grover School children and
others in the community are in
vited to attend.
LT Auditions
Auditions for the upcoming
Kings Mountain Little Theatre
production of “You’re A Good
Man, Charlie Brown”, a musical
to be directed by Debbie
Rushing, will be held Sat., Dec.
12 at 10 a.m. at the Park Grace
Auditorium.
Performances are scheduled
for February 18-21. Rehearsals
will begin on December 16.
There are six major roles (two
females and four males) and all
but one have solos. There will
also be a singing chorus.
Any young people between
the ages of 10 and 18 are invited
to audition and must be willing
to sing or willing to learn to sing.
The production will be funded
by a North Carolina Grassroots
Grant.
Sertoma Award
The Kings Mountain Sertoma
Club’s first annual Sertoma Ser
vice To Mankind Award ban
quet will be held Thurs., Dec. 17,
at 7 p.m. at Hank’s Steak and
Chicken Ranch.
Dr. Harris Blair, a club
member and retired minister,
will be the speaker for the even
ing. Dr. Blair is well-known for
his humorous but meaningful
sermons and speeches.
The climax of the evening will
be the presentation of the club’s
Service to Mankind Award for
1981.
Any persons interested in at
tending should contact Lynn
Welborn at 739-3325.
Toys Needed
Kings Mountain Fire Depart
ment is still in need of new and
used toys to distribute to needy
children at Christmas. Any per
sons interesting in donating toys,
or money to purchase parts to
repair used toys, are urged to call
Chief Gene Tignor at 739-2552.
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VICKIE SMITH
Mrs. Smith said that during
the meeting she was under the
impression that the position had
to be filled by one of the five
commissioners. “I’m new at
this,” she said, “and being inex
perienced, 1 feel it would be too
much of a job for me.”
As finance officer, .McCarter
replaces Ronald Queen, the only
one of the five incumbent com
missioners elected during the
November 6 election.
McCarter was replaced as
BILL McCarter
finance officer in the midst of
the past administration. Those
duties were first given to Edw ard
Philbeck, and then to Queen
when Philbeck resigned.
In other administrative ap
pointments, Camp was named
Mayor Pro Tern and Queen was
asked to oversee the town’s
water system.
The board did not appoint in-
dividiial commissioners to
specific duties. In the past, in
dividual commissioners were
assigned such duties as street
commissioner, police commis
sioner and water commissioner,
but the board agreed that those
assignments would be handled
by the entire hoard in the future.
Queen’s respvinsibilities with
the water department will be in
emergency situations only.
The outgoing board held a
brief meeting prior to the swear
ing in ceremonies and approved
a request to gravel the parking
lot at the Cirover l ire Depart
ment and the new Police Depart
ment .
The board discussed several
other items, but tinik no action.
Local druggist Quint McCoy
expressed appreciation to each
outgoing commissioner for their
service to the town during the
past two years and asked the
council to re-establish prayer in
to the tow n meetings.
Larry CrvK'ker, who is in the
process of organizing a youth
basektball league, asked the
council to consider furnishing
and maintaining facilities for
youth athletic teams.
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AWARD WINNERS - Larry McDaniel, right,
chief oi the Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, poses with winners of special awards at
Saturday night's annual Cluistmas dinner.
Photo by Gary Stewart
Left to right are Tim Echols, Fireman oi the
Year; Fred Tate, Special Service Award win
ner; and outgoing chief Don Graham, Special
Award of Appreciation.
Echols Fireman Of Year
Tim Echols was honored as
Fireman of the Year at
Bethlehem Fire Department’s
annual Christmas dinner Satur
day night at the fire department.
Echols is the fourth fireman
honored. The other three were
Harold Dean Farris, Don
Graham and Larry McDaniel.
Echols, a math teacher and
coach at Kings Mountain High
School, has been with the depart
ment for four years and has serv
ed as chairman of the social com
mittee for three years.
He is married to the former
Lynn McDaniel and has one
child, Lee Edward, three months
old.
First Baptist Church in Grover,
was guest speaker.
Officers for 1982 were an
nounced. They inelude Larry
McDaniel, chief: Brent Leigh,
first assistant chief; Jeff Dixon,
second assistant chief; Don
Sellers, secretary; Harold Dean
Farris, treasurer and chaplain;
Tim Echols and Ken Bridges,
captains; and David McDaniel,
Bob Hullender, Warren Falls
and Paul Farris, lieutenants.
Members of the board of
directors are Bob Hullender,
chairman; Jim Yarboro, vice
chairman; Ken Bridges, Don
Sellers, Harold Farris, Tim
Echols and Brent Leigh.
“He worked hard, has done a
good job and deserves the
award,” said Larry McDaniel,
who presented it.
Echols said his job "is easier
because of the people who help.”
Two other awards were given
Saturday.
Fred Tate, former chief and
chairman of the board of direc
tors, was given a special award
for outstanding service to the
department, and Don Graham,
who is stepping down after six
years as chief, was given a
special appreciation award.
Rev. Paul Sorrells, pastor of
Beaver Dam Baptist Church of
Swainsville and former pastor of
DSA Deadline Monday
Monday is the deadline for
nominations for the Kings
Mountain Jaycees Distinguished
Service Award.
The annual DSA banquet is
scheduled for January 9 at the
Holiday Inn. H.A. Thompson,
popular WBT-CharUvtte radio
personality, will be the guest
speaker.
Thompson is one of America’s
premiere midday ix’rsonalties
and is a genuine on-air friend
with a contagious enthusiasm
for his city and listeners.
His daily audience surveys
draw crazy comments on topics
ranging from when you know
the honeymoon is over to junk
food fetishes. Frequent special
H.A. THOMPSON
guests have run the gamut from
Burt Reynolds to Miss .America
to Vidal Sassoon.
He is in constant demand as a
commercial voice talent, emcee
and motivational speaker. He’s
also the first in line to greet
visitors to WBT’s charitable
World’s Largest Attic Sale or
turn his toes purple at the York
County Grape Festival.
All area citizens may make
nominations for the DSA
Award. Applications may be
picked up from Louie Sabetti at
the C&S Mart on Battleground
Avenue.
Any persons between the ages
of 18 and 35 who live in the
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