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Local Officer Spots Rape Suspect, Aids In Arrest
Boiling Springs proved no
haven for a man who was ar
rested here early Tuesday, after
a town policeman spotted a car
registered to a Charlotte woman
who had been kidnapped, robb
ed amd raped on Monday night.
Boiling Springs patrolman
Dennis Theis was driving home
from a law enforcement class at
Isothermal Community College
in Spindale late Monday when
he heard an “attempt to locate”
bulletin on his police radio. A
Charlotte woman, an employee
of an Eckerd’s Drug Store in
Charlotte, had been abducted by
two men as she left work about
6:15 Monday evening. After the
two robbed the woman of $175,
one of the kidnappers fled. The
other drove her to some woods
off Dixon School Road, near
Kings Mountain, where he raped
her, put her out on Highway 216
and drove away in her silver
1977 Chevrolet.
As Patrolman Theis returned
to Boiling Springs from Spindale
he had that car in mind. “I was
on duty when I hit the city
limits,” he said. It was just about
midnight when he saw the silver
Chevrolet pull into the Pantry
parking lot, in downtown Boiling
Springs. He checked the license
plate and it was the victim’s car.
In it were two men and a
woman.
Theis did not attempt to make
an arrest at that point. “You
never know, ” he said, whether
the occupants would be armed.
“I called for a back-up.” During
the surveillance, while waiting
for help, he watched people
leave the car and go to Mutt’s
for supper. Meanwhile the two
other town policeman, five coun
ty police and a state trooper in a
new unmarked Mustang were
coming to the scene.
Theis watched the people
return to the car and drive off.
He followed them to the V arsity
Square Apartments, where the
occupants spotted a county
patrol car. Thomas Pegues, 20,
of Charlotte, fled on foot. He ran
to the Memorial Drive ;irea, and
into the waiting arms of
Highway Patrolman Ralph
Gantt, who had pulled up near
Gardner-Webb radio station
WGWG in his unmarked
Mustang.
Cleveland County Jml under
$50,000 bond.
Pegues was charged with rape
and car theft kidnapping and
strong-arm robbery. The woman
in the car, reportedly from
Mooreboro, was charged with
resisting arrest. The accomplice
in the Charlotte crimes has not
been identified, but Pegues is in
Theis, 30, whose sharp eye led
to the arrests, came to the Boil
ing Springs police force four
months ago, after serving as a
sheriffs dupty in Arlington,
Ohio.
He and his wife Sandra have
three children, Wayne, Andrew
and Tabitha. While he serves on
the force, he’s continuing his
education. “I’m still learning,” he
says.
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BOILING SPRINGS NC
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DAR Meets
At Church
“American’s First Citizens-
The Indians” was the topic of a
program given by Mrs. Robert
F. Sweezy and Mrs. Austin An
thony at the September 13
meeting of the Flint Hills
Chapter, NSDAR, held at the
Boiling Springs Methodist
Church Fellowship Hall.
Mrs. Sweezy told how the first
citizens came to be called In-
ditms, described the tribes and
cultural areas, the many
languages and dialects spoken
and how they lived. She stated
that the Indians were instrumen
tal in teaching us how to farm
and grow vegetables. Mrs. An
thony gave report entitled
“Histroy and Legends of
American Vegetables, ” followed
by a report on Bacon College
and St. Mary’s , both Indian
schools assisted by the
Daughters. Members displayed a
collection of Indian artifacts in
cluding a dance costume from
Colorado, turquoise jewelry
from Oklahoma, beads from
Cherokee, and a pottery pitcher
said to have been used for a
“love potion” which was drunk
by brides and grooms to insure
happy marriages, and ar
rowheads.
Mrs. Robert F. Sweezy,
Regent, presided over the
meeting. The DAR Ritual,
Pledge of Allegiance, and
American’s Creed were led by
Mrs. Joe Kendrick, Chaplain.
Miss Burnette Hunt led the
group in singing the “Star
Spangled Banner.” Mrs. E.C.
Willingham gave the National
Defense Report, and Mrs. James
L. Padgett read the letter from
the new President General, Mrs.
Sara M. King.
Calling All
Hambrights
The Col. Frederick Ham-
bright Family will hold their
37th annual reunion at The
Rescue Squad Building, Grover,
on Sunday October 9 with a
basket lunch at 1 p.m. Supplies
and beverages will be provided.
Guided tours will leave the
lobby of the Holiday Inn in
Kings Mountain at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday ofternoon for the
benefit of those who wish to
learn more about their heritage.
All Hambright descendants
and their guests are invited to
join in this event. Anyone hav
ing questions should call Myers
T. Hambright, President, at
704-739-3893 or write the cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Odis
C. Baker, P.O. Box 904, Dan
ville, VA 24543.
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Washburns
To Talk On
China Trip
It was a case of right church,
wrong pew.
When Bonnie Doughtie drove
into Boiling Springs to begin a
new job, she had the right town,
but was wearing a Mars Hill Col
lege t-shirt—until Bill Ellis,
football coach at Gardner-Webb,
gave her a G-W shirt.
Ellis was among the 19
residents greeting Ms. Daughtie,
New Minister Of Education
And Youth at Boiling Springs
Baptist Church. She begins work
Sept. 15.
She comes to Boiling Springs
from Chesapeake, Virginia, vice with a reception Sunday,
where she served as Minister of
Education at Indian River Bap
tist Church since 1980. Ms.
Doughtie is a graduate of Mars
Hill.
In other church news. Boiling
Springs Baptist will celebrate ser-
Sept. 25.
Speakers will be Kathryn
Hamrick at 2:30 p.m., Dan
Moore, Jr., at 3:30 p.m., and
Rev. R.W. Abrams at 4:30 p.m.
The public is invited.
The Cleveland County '
Historical Museum is sponsoring •
Dr. Wyan Washburn and his
wife Emily of Boiling Springs,
who with members of their fami
ly went aroung the world in thir
ty days, at a special program
Tuesday, September 27 at 10:30
a.m. Open to the public, the pro
gram will be a combination talk
and slide show of the travels
through Russia, Mongolia, and
China including the Siberian
railroad, plus many other coun
tries.
This is a timely program, and
Dr. & Mrs. Washburn will give
their views on the problems as
they understood them.
For more information call the
museum at 482-8186.
Concert At G-W Open To Public Monday Night
Eva Whittington, a music
education major at Gardner-
Webb College will give a senior
recital on Monday, September
26.
The 8 p.m. performance will
be held in Gardner-Webb’s O.
Max Gardner recital hall and is
open to the public free of charge.
Miss Whittington, who is a
contralto soloist, will perform
selection by a number of com
posers. She will open the recital
with “I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes”
and “I Will Sing New Songs” by
Dvorak and will conclude the
performance with “Under the
Greenwood Tree” by the
American composer Douglas
Moore.
Miss Whittington is a member
of several organizations at G-W
including the Music Educators
National Convention and the
Fellowship of Christian
Athletes. She is also the creator
of the Rainbow Ministry, a
Christian organization that has
made presentations at a number
of churches throughout the area.
In other college news,
Gardner-Webb has announced
the appointment of Thelma J.
Hutchins as director of the col
lege’s library.
Ms. Hutchins come to
Gardner-Webb after serving 15
years as a librarian at South
Georgia College in Douglas, Ga.
She has also served as a
librarian at Florida State Univer
sity and Campbell University.
Ms. Hutchins has experience
in all aspects of library ad
ministration and has authored a
number of articles on library ser
vices for local newspapers,
library handbooks and pro
cedure manuals for South
Georgia College.
Ms. Hutchins’ educational
background is also extensive.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in
historv from Wake Forest
University, a bachelor’s of divini
ty degree from Southeastern
Baptist Theological Seminary
and a master’s degree in library
science from the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
She is currently a doctoral can
didate at Florida State Universi
ty.
of professions! organizations in
cluding the Southeastern Library
Association, and the American
Library Association and
Association of College and
Research libraries.
From 1975-1978, Ms. Hut
chins was listed in Who’s Who of
American Women and in 1970
was listed in the Biographical
Directory of Librarians.
She is a member of a number
According to Dr. John
Drayer, vice president of
academic affairs at G-W, Ms.
Hutchins is well prepared for her
new responsibilities as director of
Gardner-Webb’s library.
“Ms Hutchins’ considerable
experience and qualifications
combine to make her an outstan
ding choice for the leadership
position in our library,” he said.
Boiling Springs Location Chosen
For Cleveland County Fair Tickets
The Cleveland County Fair
again this year will offer
fairgoers an opportunity to pur
chase, in advance, general admis
sion tickets and universal ride
tickets at discount prices.
General admission tickets, priced
at $2.50 each, will be on sale for
$2.00. Universal ride tickets, a
$8.40 value, will be on sale for
$5.00. Fair Manager Joe
Goforth has announced that
these special discount prices will
be in effect through Thursday,
September 29.
Advance tickets are on sale at
the following places: American
Safety Utility Corp., 317 E.
Main St., Forest City;
Blackstone Electric & Supply
Co., 1810 E. Dixon Blvd.,
Shelby; Branch Banking &
Trust, Fallston; Cleveland Coun
ty Fair Office, Fairgrounds,
Shelby; Cleveland Mall Office,
2001-53 E. Dixon Blvd., Shelby;
First Federal Savings & Loan
Association, Boiling Springs;
First Federal Savings & Loan
Association, Cherryville; First
Federal Savings & Loan Associa
tion, Kings Mountain; First Na
tional Bank, Main Office, 106 S.
LaFayette St., Shelby; Jerry’s
Mini-Mart, Highway 226.
Polkville; Lawndale Auto Supp
ly, Grigg St., Lawndale; Mike
Falls Plaza Exxon, 330 W. Dix
on Blvd., Shelby; One Stop No.
1, 900 Fallsto Rd., Shelby; One
Stop No. 4, 4202 S. Post Rd.,
Shelby; One Stop No. 5, 108 S.
Jacobs St., Cherryville; One Stop
No. 7, 2040 E. Dixon Blvd.,
Shelby; One Stop No. 8 Ice
Cream Churn, 1201 E. Marion
St., Shelby; Parker’s Amoco, 870
Shelby Road, Kings Mountain;
Philbeck Grocery, 2105 Tower
Road, Shelby; Turner’s Super
Market, Casar; Village Pantry,
3003 College Road, Shelby.
Crash the Thrill Show Clown-Crash the crazy clown fails Joie Chitwood’s brake test and the resulting sudden
stop sends him flying.