Tommy Baker, Model Plane Expert,
Completes Air Foice Tour 01 Dutv
Thomas P. Baker, of Kings
Mountain, was discharged from
the air force on August 31. He
entered the service in 1951.
Airman Baker took his basic
training at Lackland AFB, Texas,
served for two years at Wheelus
AFB, Tripoli, North Africa, and
received his discharge at West
Palm Beach, Fla., where he has
been stationed for a yeSr.
Baker won the Air Force world
wide model plane championship
for the second consecutive yfear
recently at Glenview Naval Air
Station, HI., and also won top ho
nors in the National model plane
finals.
He won four first places and
a second in the AF meet, scoring
firsts in the % ? A speed, A spfeed,
and B speed, and Jet speed events.
In the national contests, he took ;
first. in class A. second in class B
speed, and third in class V4 A
speed events.
Bakter began his model airplane
flying career 1$ 1940 with rubber
band powered models. The first
contest he entered was In 1945 at
Charlotte- with' a scale stunt mo:
del. Since that time, he has en
tered some 70 to 75 contests and
has 250 trophies.
In 1951, Airman Baker won the
Jim Walker Perpetual trophy for
precision acrobatics. This trophy
was presented to the commander
ef the Military Air Transport Ser
ice in Washington and was re
tained by MATS for that year.
Later, in 1951, at the Interna
tional Model Airplane champion
ship, he set a new world record
in heavy-type Jet aircraft with a
speed of 144 MPH. This record
has heen recognized by the Fede
ration Aeronautic International,
the governing legislature of ali
sporting aviation in the world.
Baker set a new American jet
speed record of 155 MPH at West
over AFB, Mass., in 1953.
The Kings Mountain man is
the son of Dr. and Mrs. L. P. Ba
ker and is marripd to the former
Miss Mary Beth Hord, of Kings
Mountain.
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RESURRECTION
CHURCH NEWS
By Mrs. W. R. George
Last Saturday evening both thfe
Intermediate and Senior Luther
Leagues had an outing which was
referred to as "hobo night". Out
door games and a scavenger hunt
were part of the evenings tenter
tainment. The Luther Leagues
are planning to make an effort
to achieve the "Efllclency Stan
dard ' during this coming* year
This. is a 16-point program set up
by the Synodical organization to
promote better league work-. The
members are also working on a
Youth Sunday program to be pre
sented Sunday night, October 3,
as a public program.
The Children's Choir which has
recently been organized has
grown, in one month, from 7 to
18 voices. Their ages range from
7 to 13 years. This choir will make
their initial appearances In the
worship services in October. Sev
eral anthems are being arranged
for use with both choirs together.
White robes with large black bow
ribbons will be the uniform of this
choir. The robes are being fur
nished by the parents of the chil
dren together with the help of
the Women of the Church. Mrs.
Wray Plonk and Mrs. Fred Plonk
make up the robing committee.
Miss. Maggie Bennett and Mrs.
Hal Plonk have been appointed
to help in robing and supervising
the children.
On August *?', the congregation
adopted plans for a new parson
age and also approved application
for a loan to begin this building.
Ground breaking service for the
new parsonage will be conducted
Immediately after the regular
11:00 service. Let's everyone at
tend. -? . V ?
At its regular meeting this past
Monday, the Ministerial Associa
tion of Kings Mountain decided
to launch a special church atten
dance crusade during the months
of October and November This
city-wide emphasis will fit right
in with the loyalty program al
ready planned at Resurrection for
the month of October.
As a part of our preparation
for Loyalty Month, we will, con
duct a complete visitation pro
gram on Sunday, September 26.
On that Sunday, all those who
are willing to serve as visitors to
meet at the church at 2:30. After
receiving instructions, these will
visit all the other homfes In the
congregation. This personal visit
will do much to f&millarize all
the members with Loyalty Mon
th. / y ? '7-; ?
The goal which has been set
for October, the Loyalty Month,
Is for every -member of the con
gregation to be In church every
Su0day ? not only for the month
of October, but Continuing- throu
ghout the years. The theme tat
this all Important month is
"Christ Comes First".
This coming Sunday, the regu
lar 11:00 service will again be
broadcast on the radio. The ser
vice will be conducted by Pastor
Fritz who will conclude his theme
of three Sundays on "Three God
ly Virtues."
Next Sunday will be Promotion
Day In the Sunday School. All de
partments from the Primary up
are asked to come together at
opening time. Certificates and At
tendance Awards will be given.
; NOTICE OP SALS
Under and by virtue of the pow
er of sate contained in a deed of
frust given by Calvin Howell and
wife, Mary D. Howell to the un
dersigned as trustee for Kings
Mountain Building and Loan As
sociation on the 22nd day of Sep
tember, 1952 now on record In the
Office of the Register of, Deeds
for Cleveland County in book 409
at page 56 and default having
been made in the payment of
same and at the request of the
Kings Mountain Building and
Loan Association, I will sell for
cash at the courthouse door in
SHELBY, CLEVELAND COUN
TY, NORTH CAROLINA on
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1954 at
10:00 o'clock a. m. or within le
gal hours, the following described
real estate: .
Lying on the West side of Gantt
street, adjoining the property of
A. B' Goforth and others, and
more particularly described as
follow*: -\->
BEGINNING at a point in the
wtestern margin of Gantt street
at the Northwestern intersection
of Gantt street and a seventeen
(17) foot alley-way; thence North
4 East 100 feet to a stake in the
western margin of Gantt stifcet;
thence North 88*4 West 123 feet
to a stake, the northeastern cor-'
ner of lot of A. B. Goforth; then
ce South 4 West 104 feet to a
stake in the northern margin of
said altey-way; thence along the
northern margin of said alley
way In an easterly direction ap
proximately 123 feet to the point
of BEGINNING.
^Thla the 20th day of September,
B. S, Netll, Trustte
Davis and White, Attorneys ^ ? )
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