figs Mountain Native President
Virginia Education Association
• Ed. Note: The following story
by Earl Locklear apprarnl in a
recent edition of the Virginia
Journal of Education.!
The Virginia Education Ass 'el
ation is staring 19t>4 its second
century of servin' with a presi
dent who believes that service to
humanity is the best work of life.
He is T. C. .MeSwain. superin
tendent of public schools in Staun
ton.
(•'or most of his life. Mr. .Me
Swain lias followed his philoso
phy of service, meeting the educa
tional needs of young pc .pie. A
native of North Carolina, he at
tend* «| | enoir Rhvne College un
der an athletic scholarship. There,
he earned athletic letters in foot
ball. basketball and baseball as
a member of some of the man>
fine teams the Hickory. N. C..
school has produced.
Upon his graduation in HKW.
Mr. MeSwain played professional
baseball for three years while
teaching and maching at Rock
well. N. C.
V Mowing World War II. he
chose Virginia and the beautiful
Shenandoah Valley- as the site to
continue his oaieer. For six years,
he tajght mathematics and his
toiy at Staunton's R. K. Lee High
School and. in addition, coached
three sports. During this period
he acquired his master's degree
from the University of Virginia.
Mr. McSwain's leadetship abili
ties sssofi came to the attention of
the man who was then superin
tendent of Staunton public
•cho >ls. L. r. Shelburne. Mr. Shel
burne chose him to open three
new elementary schools as princi
pal. These v.-ere Bessie WWIer,
1952; 'Vestside. 1956 and North
side. 1958. His experience as a
principal, plus knowledge of
sound financial management,
made him a logical choke to be
come assistant superintendent in
Staunton when that position was
created in 1959
Two years later. Mr. McSwain
was appointed superintendent
when Mr. Shelburne retired.
Mr. McSwain has h 'ld mam
positions ol leadership in Virginia
education. He has served as
vice pt esidc.it of District ''"I for
one year, president of District f!
for three years and was on the
VEA’s hoard of directors I >i
three years. *le was a mem or of
the executive l-oard in 19H1 and
again in 19S3.
Despite his profrssii ui.il obliga
tions. Mr. McSwain has given f il
ly of his tine to civic and church
activities. A member of the First
Presbyterian Church >1 Staun
ton, he is an elder, a member of
the Christian Edui ition commit
tee and tea<*hes a Sun<ia> School
class. For sir years, he was a
member of the Staunton Civic
Club and is a past president of
that organization. He is also a
member of the Lions Club
The years of World War II. be
tween his departure from North
Carolina and his arrival in Vir
ginia. saw him further develop
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his abilities as a leader. He en
listed in the Navy in 1932 under
former heavyv eight boxer Gene
Tunney's physical fitness pro
gram ami served for four years.
At present h • is ;• |.eutenant com
mander in th« United States N:i
val Ri serve. For three years, he
was commanding officer of the
Naval Reser ve unit at Kisherville
The interest in sports that he
carried with him to Lenoir Rhyne
more than 2* years ago has stay
ed with the \ KA's new president.
Among his . inrent favorites are
fish.ng. huntin-; and golf.
"Yoj name it." he sajs joking
ly. "ami I'm for it. m ^stly as a
spectator. A handy man with
tools, he recently participated in
a "joint educational venture"
with his son. Tommy, that led to
the refinishing of the easement
of their h irne into a recreation
room.
Mr. McSwain is a la: lily man.
He is married to the former Isa
hie Anderson. Their son. Tommy,
is a senior at It K. I.ee High
S nc.ol while their daughter, Su
san. is a s iphotnore there. Mrs.
McSwain is a biology teacher in
tnr same high school.
The educational life of both Mr.
and Mrs. VIcSv ain has left them
with the conviction tiiat noth
would be havpv if their children
eh ise carters in education.
Mr. McSwain believes that the
VLA has the resj»onsibility of
helping up-grade tea< ners and
teaching in Virginia and "that
freedom anrl democracy can in*
preserved only through an edu
cated citizenry.. .to accomplish
• n.s. we must have a qualified
tern her in every classroom.”
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Naval Aviation Cad-e Charles
<;. Flail i. son ol Mi and Mrs.
Charles M. Fisher. Jr. oi Route 2.
Kings Mountain. N. C.. graduat
ed April 3 f:<>m Pro-FI’.ght School
at the Naval Air Station, Pensa
cola. Fla.
He studied aerodynamics, phy
sics. mat hen.-dies, naval orienta
tion, navigati m, engineering,
leadership., physical fitness and
other suhje -ts necessary to the
training of a naval officer.
Pensacola, presently celebrat
ing its Golden Anniversary, is al
so the site of ttic Naval School of
Aviation Medicine.
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Drew Pearson
To Be Speaker
WINSTON'-oALEM. V C.
D.fw Pearson Will i*e a li’aluni!
speaker at the t>2nd annual eon
v<nti<>n of the North Caroline
Merchant.1 Association scheduh >1
here May 17-19.
Pearson, author of the syndt
rated column Washington Merit
lJo Round and radi > anil telev.s
ion commentator and world ;ia
trier, will address the banquet
session or. .May It*
Registration at Hot •! R«»herl
K. Lee will la* held fr >ni 2<*i to
X:<M p.m. on Sunday. M it 17. and
from S:30 to 12:3<» a.m. .*n Mon
day. May is in the mezzanine.
The contention is open
members and non-mombei s **t
the .\>tth Carolina Merchants
Association.
Karlv arrivals ttill is- feted to
a Caiolina Hootenanny Party
from fi:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.
May 17 in the ballroom. Hosts
will ae the .*orth Carolina Asso
elation of Broadcasters.
A general convention session
it ill be opened at 9:30 a m Mat
IS. with State Senator Irwin
Belk of Charlotte and sec -ml vice
president of NCMA. presiding.
Mrs. Winnie Belthiits, presi
dent. North Caiolina State Asso
eiation of Breekfast Clubs, and
John T. Church of Henderaon. N
C.MA pivsidc.it, •.* ili bring greet
ings after a vel< >me by Mayor
M. C. Benton of Winston-Salem.
Thompson Greenwood of Ra
leigh. executive vice president. N
C.MA. in charge of arrangements,
sant a prog am chocked full of
activity has lv*en arrangiil for
Tar I cm rchants. Special
events for ladies attending the
convention hate been planneil.
The convention will wind up at
noon Tuesday, May 19, to enable
merchants having t • travel a
great distance to return t<» their
homes at in early hour.
Non-Farm lobs
At Million Mark
RALKIOH. .V. C. Non farm
employment increased 6.000 in
North Carolina during March,
setting a new record for the
m >nth. the St'tc Department ol
Labor reported today.
Labor Commissioner Frank
Crane said the record March cm
ployment of 1.29S.300 Tai Heels
was 32,400 higher than the total
for March. 196.?.
B >th factory jobs and nonman
ufacturing employment group*
set new highs for tin* month.
Commi -sionm Crane said. Far
lory employment totaling 539.SO0.
although down 900 fr itn Febru
ary due to seasonal declines in
tobacco stemmeries. was 10.700
higher than a year ago. Nonman
ufaeturing joos were up 6.9ot*
from the February level and
wore 21.70!) higher than in March.
1963.
Compared with February j >b
levels, only stemmeries were
down 2.500 in March, cigarette
factories anti pulp and oaper
board mills 200 each, and trans
portation 900. Crane said.
All other industries rej>orted
job gains or stable empl >ymen:
conditions in March, Crane said
Thirteen groups repot ting em
ployment increases incl ided re
tail trade. 3.300: construction !.
500: service Industries Son; chemi
cals 300; furniture factories and
finance. insurance and real es
tate, 400 each: food pr.wlucts and
stone, clay and glass products.
3it!> each: t«*xti'e mills 200; and
printing, mining, wholesale trade,
and communications and public
utililics. 1<>9 each.
Hourly earnings of the State's
539.900 "factory workers showed
n i change during Manh. averag
ing $1.71 A 0.3-hour increase in
the factory workweek to 10.fi
hours brought weekly oarn*ngs
up 92 cents to an average of
$70.61.
NOTICE OK SALE
Under and by virtue of the p«
wer of sal*1 contained in a ilfwl
of trust giv»*n by Jonas Arnzi Me*
Neely and wife, Estelle MsNeely.
dated the 31st day of October,
1961 and no»v on record in the Of
fiie of the Register of Deeds for
Cleveland County in IS >ok 590 at
page 72. said deed of trust hav
ing been given to the undersign
ed as trustee to secure the in
debtedness therein mentioned anil
default having been n.'ide in the
payment of same, and at the re
quest of the holder of the note. I
house door in Shelby. Cleveland
will sell for cash at the court
Countv. North Carolina on Mini
day. May IS. 1964 at 10 00 o’clock
a m. or within legal hours the fol
lowing ilescribed real estate:
BEGINNING in the middle ot
Waeo Road and passing over an
iron stake on the South side of
road isaid stake being 65.7 feet
N. 7s deg. 48 min. E. from the
n»rt hea»t corner of McCiaw
house* ami running S. 12-26 \V
21-1 fei-t to an iron stake in the
field; thence V. 66-15 "1 feet W :
thence N. 12-26 E. 211 feet pa"
irg over an iron stake on south
hank of road and ending in the
middle of road; thetn-e with the
middle of road S. 66-15 E. to the
point of beginning.
This the 16th day of April, 1961
George K. Freeman. Jr.,
TrusiCe
‘Davis and White. Attornevs
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Raleigh The >jm .ul health
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residents of North (,'ai >1>: .1 and
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Mount. Pre ,'l< tit of t ie pi >f< -
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Mirant <■ ronipanies Of the two
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the minds of those seeking to bo
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our inde|M<tMlent agents. Just con
tact an agi nt nnd he will tx* glad
to help." Harris said.
David Baumaavdiwr
At Stuttgart Bom
STVTTTiArtT C,KR\I,VVY, (AH
TNO Army Sgt David C.
Baumgardner. whose wife. Body.
at 100 W. Day SI., Denison,
Tex., is partie f ating in Kxercise
SPRINGBOARD, a two • week
command post training exerciae
with the Seventh U. S. Army at
Stuttgart, Germany, ending April
30.
The exercise is designed to per
fect standing operational proce
dures anil evaluate communica
tion procedures.
Sergeant Baumgardner. a radio
team chief m the Itith Signal Bat
talion’s t'ompnny C near Batz
bach. entered the Army in Janu
a tv 1 **»;> and arrived overseas the
following August.
The sergeant attended Gastonia
high school.
His fathei B T. Baumgardner,
lives at 3050 Midpine*. Kings
Mountain, N. C
Reinhardt Visits
In Sasebo. Japan
I SS MiDvVAY iFHTNCl -
Coman K Keinhardt. seaman ap
prentice. I SN. son of Mr. and
Mrs. P. S. Reinhardt ol 524
Cleveland Ave.. Kings Mountain,
N (V, visited Sasebo, Japan Ap
ril 13-29 aboard the attack air
craft carrier I'SS Midway operat
ing in the Par Fast as a unit ol
the Seventh Fleet.
The Seventh Fleet is the
w 'ild's largest operating force
and patrols over half the earth's
surface.
Midvvavs i-rev. members have
had an opportunity to visit ports
m Japan, tin* Philippines and
I long Kong.
CARD OF THANKS
We v ish to thank you for .he
kind deeds, visits and expressions
of svmpethv ir out iie’eavement
and also for the licautilul lloral
arrangements. G h! bless every
one of you.
The Family of
George Gantt
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