8 'm'liir THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS ; MOUNTAIN, . N. C. I Washington Report SEN/ B. EVERETT JORDAN SWIASHLNGTON—A lew states cratic language what is available for tui'm credit, fishing, airports. Ijave more counties than North lOarolina, but I can’t think of one i& which such a large propor- flon of its population lives in ynall towns, rural communities ' ,#■ on faiTns. • ;As a matter ot fact—and I doubt if many non^North Caro- l^ans are aware of this— our 4ate ranks 12th among the 50 18 population. One factor is the rge number of rural Tar Heels. . ho.spitals, sewers, clean air, and planning, to name only a hand ful of the many entries. It tells what department or agency ad ministers the program and, best of all, it gives the name and address of the person in the fed eral government who is the one to write or telephone for infor mation or assistance. By M. E. GARDNER N. C. State University To my mind, this gcide fill-, a definite need. The commission- t a profes- his leisure, rograms or ,t to just to is available, rth Carolina r. Roses! Roses! Which varieties shouid I plant? There are so '"any line varieties available that the uuestion boils down to one of personal coice. I re(iuosted two of my friends, ilx)th retired and avid rosarians, to give me a list of the varieties Angel Face. This is a florl- bunda with lavender flowers and very fragrant. Comanche, a grandiflora. The flowers brilliant scarlet with Ing, strong stems. Golden Prince, a hybrid tea with great color; a solid non fading bright yellow. Colorama. Another hybrid tea with gaily decorated flowers of Heritage Week Is April 24-30 Forrest Dover. Ir. At Fort Hood. Texas Several major events have been planned for the celebration of North Carolina Heritage Week, April 2d-30. Heritage Week is spon.sored by the Cult ural Arts Division of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. they like best. I think It signifi-; red and yellow tons. Iniow that thav "The Senate Agriculture Com- l^ittee, of which I am a member jas Just published a 576-page lS»k whic^ was designed to help p people know what is aMailable worn the federal government for lural development. JThe book, "Guide to Federal Ingrams for Rural Develop ment,” tells In simple non-bureau- C. 20510). have a copy all of North 'mmissioners yors. If you ch a guide, for a copy. :29 Senate ashington, D. iFor the first time since the early 1960's, the 1971 labor force participation rate of married women accounted for only 16 r>'' ■ cent of the overall civilian lab or force increase for the 12 month period ending March 1971, compared to 30 to 45 per cent in recent years. cant to note that only one va riety, Tro|)icana, was preferred by both. This gives credanee to the personal choice assumption. ^ Friend Number One: Mr. Lincoln (dark red); Garden Party (white); American Herit age pink); Tropicana (orange); Helen Traubel (pink); and John S. Armstrong (red). Friend Number,»-Two: Tiffany (pink); Crimson Glory (red); Tropicana (orange); Queen Eliz abeth (pink); and P‘Par- I fait. Along w"*'- e varieties he likes 1 ...oers: New Dawn ( • ' , and Blaze (red). He tells ...L- that New Dawn is a prolific bloomer and aboiut as free of in sect and disease troubles as any variety he grows. “The blooms are almost as large as hybrid teas but the stems are not as lonlg.” Another piece of information he gave me was this: “I never prune my plants until all dan ger of freezing has passed and bud growth is initiated n the stems. This permits me to prune more intelligently because I can see which buds are going to func tion.” This is a good idea. If you fol low his procedure, more care ■will be necessary when pruning so that the tender growth will Comanche and were All-America ners in 1969. Angel award Face not be injured when removmg old stems. I am listing four of he newer r .-'e varieties which may be of interest. Taylor Trailers Are On ”Go' One of the highlights of the week will be the Southeastern North Carolina Heritage Festi val at Lake Waccamaw, April 29 and ’30. The celebration will include displays of North Caro- i lina arts and crafts from 16 counties. Mrs. Robert W. Scott, ■who is chairman of Heritage Week, will preside at a ribbon cutting ceremony opening the event at noon on April 29. The ceremony will be conducted on the campus of (Boys Home at Lake Waccamaw. ft A tour titled “Thb North Car olina Story” will be offered by . I the State Museum of art as part Three "Taylor Trailers” will be Heritage Week. The museum rolling down the state’s high-lto;r will emphasize the heritage of North FT. H(X>D, Tex.— geant Forrest Dover Jr., 27, son of Mrs. Pearl IM. Dover, 53000 Parkdale Circle, Kings Moun tain, N. C, recently was assigned to the 2nd Armored Division at It. Hood, Tex. Itariiwntan 2', Thursday, April 27, 1972 TeacheiOIYeai Sgt. Dover is serving with Company E of the Division’s 17t}j Engineer Sattalion. He entered the airoy in March 1970, completed basic training at Ft. Jackson, S. C., and was last stationed in Germany. He is a 1963 graduate fo Kings jRiuntain high school. WASeiNIGTaN.—James (Jay) M. Rogers Jr., a teacher of American history and black studies at Durham (N. C.) high school, was named the 1972 Na tional Teacher of the Year by Mrs. Richlard M. Nixon at a cere mony in the White House. Mr. Rogers, or "Jay,” as he prefers to be called, is the first black scholar to be named the National Teacher of the Year. ing to young people. You’ve goi to be aware of the feeling and temper of the young people y^ teach.” J' The Teacher of the Yel awards, the oldest ongoing pro gram honoring the nation’s out standing classroom teachers, is sponsored b y Ertcylclopa^ia Brltannica, the Council of Chief State School Officers and ladies’ Home Journal. "It was totally unexpected,” Rogers said upon learning of his R. W. Lovelace Aboard Destroyer selection as 1972 Teacher of the year. “I htope It Is ibecause I am ways this week, on their way to technical institutes, communiy coIIc'^Gc, ccllcsos nnd On board will be memlhers of the Pat Taylor for Governor youth organization. The young people will visit the various campuses to distribute campaign material and provide informat ion about Lieutenant Governor Taylor. Taylor Trailer no. 1 will visit the western third of the state, taking in an area over to Win- stonSalem. The second trailer will operate within a thirty-mile radius of Greensboro. Trailer no. 3 will cover the eastern third of the state. The three trailers are motor- camfcrs, providing plenty of room to carry campaign mater ials. The trailers will be on the roads the week of April 24 - 28. The Friday schedule will in clude a 2 p. m. stop at Gaston College; 3.45 stop at Cleveland Technical Institute in Shelby; and 4:30 at Gardner Webb college in Boiling Springs. GREATER KINGS MOUNTAIN Crusade For Christ CONTINUES D Y N A M I C I N S P I R I N G Evangelist Tom Early of Holland, Michigan SPEoIAi. MUSIC NIGHTLY C!=^' Nightly Through May 3 7:30 EACH EVENING Kings Mountain Community Center CLEVELAND AVENUE Welcome home this dynamic pieachei and attend this Gieatei Kings Mountain Ciusade foi Christ April 23 - May X This Message Sponsored By The Follow ing Kings Mountain Business Citizens: waBBlS funeral hokie relk department store S. PIEDMONT AVENUE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD YOUR HOME NEWSPAPER SUPERIOR STONE COMPANY GROVER ROAD YOUR HOME OF BETTER VALUES RADIO STATION WKMT 1220 ON YOUR DIAL KINGS MOUNTAIN NATURAL GAS DEPARTMENT PHONE 739-2561 history and heritage of North Carolina i as depicted in paintings and I fjtlic-i uit The tour iu dc I signed especially for school children. Also during Heritage Week, 7 History and music majors from Mars Hill College will be work ing as interns in Bucombe and Mitchell county schools, helping students develop cultural pro jects that are regional in nature. Other highlights include a cel ebration at the Albert Bangert Elementary School in New Bern which feature the culture of North Carolina and the New Bern area in partioiiar, and a festival featuring crafts, music and dance at the John C. Camp- ’'.ell Folk School in Brasstown. That week-long event will con clude with a Danish week-end April 28-30, featuring folk danc ing and gymnastics of Danish tradition. In addition, h)undreds of schools throughout North Caro lina will be participating in Her itage Week with projects 'con cerning North Carolina history and culture. The Department cf Public In struction also is participating with the Governor’s Office and the Department of Art, Culture and History in sponsoring a series of weekday mu.'ical per- .'’ormances on the grounds of the Archives and History Buildin|g in Raleigh. Several thousand students from accross the state are expected to participate in the USS CARPENTER. — When the ApoHo 16 spacecraft splashes down in the Pacific, 1,000 miles south of Honolulu this week. Navy Petty Officer First Class Ronald W. Lovelaice, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Lovelace of Route 3, Kings Mountain, N. C., will be there aboard the destroyer ITSS Carpenter. 'Lovelace is a 1959 graduate of Mountain. will series of concerts, which continue through May 12. Officials estimate thlat at least 200,0(X) people were active ly involved in last year’s Heri tage Week activities, with many thousands more indirectly af fected. “ Heritage Week is designed to provide intensive focus on the ftistory and culture of N-rth Cai^ oldna,” according to Dr. -Melvin Good of the Department of Pu blic Instruction. “It is directed toward all aspects of the state’s social order, school, business and home, with special recognition given the historical and cultural heritage of major recial and ethnic graups,’’ he added. The Department of Public In struction is encouraging all schools and colleges and col leges to cooperate in the pro ject by giving emphasis to the study of North Carolina history and culture. Business and indus tries th'roughout the state will ■offer special promotions of North Carolina products, dis play arts and crafts in shop windows and sponsor cultural events. an ^ucator and not that I just happen to be black.” -Rogers -went on to say that he hoped his selection was an en dorsement of “my idea of listen- In a surprise gesture of the sponsors, Mrs. Nixon -was named “Honorary 11972 Teacher of the Year” as a former teacher and in recognition of her continuing in terest in schools. This was the first “honorary” award ever pre sented, Mr. Rogers presented an engraved gold ibrooch to her to syTrtbollze the award. A festival is held every year at Malvern, England, as a tri bute to George Bernard Shaw. WHAT WAS •A THERIAC OF MATTHIOLU" Baidc in the 16th century, persons afflicted with the plague were frequently given a catfon that consUted of 130 Ingredients which when mixed and ready for the patient weighed 13 poui^. Not onl'y was it ol dubious value, but the time involved in the preparation (sever al days) and the cost mode it almost prohibl- ive to the overage patient Today we have come a long way from the Theriac of Matthiolu, but there are still some prescriptions that have to be compounded ol more than one ingredient. We welcome pre scriptions like this that give us a chance to show our professional skill. YOU OR YOUR DOCTOR CAN PHONE OS when YOU need a delivery. We will deliver promptly without extra chorge. A great mimy people rely on us ior their health needs. We welcome requests for delivery service and charge accounts. fM R^HCiRKR^R-R KINGS nOUNTATN COMPANY fHE CITY'S MOOFRN STOPt BHONE 739.2571 For County Commissioner J Josh Hinnant Industry-Seeking Go-Getter il In April 1967, L. E. (Josh) Hinnant I was appointed co-chairman of Kings Mountain Mayor John Henry Moss' in- [ dustrial committee. S His service since has been of great j benefit to Kings Mountain, to Cleveland ■ County and to Cleveland County citi- ROUND FIGURE GAIN: $15,500,000 zes. Tax base gain for Cleveland Coun ty was greater, as two of the ten new industrial citizens. Concept Furniture and Spectrum Textured Fibres, are l|c cated outside the Kings Mountain ci* limits. First of ten new industrial citizens ^ to begin operations in the Kings Moun tain area of Cleveland County since the county commission candidate went to work at his new (non-paying) job, was a branch of Alcan Aluminum Company (the world's largest). Alcan decided to locate in Kings Mountain in June of that year and began operations in Decem ber. ‘ Take a look at the growth in the Kings Mountain tax base: 1966 $23,116,466 1971 $38,624,120 An expanding tax base is a means of keeping tax bills lower. More important to the individual is JOB. These new industries employ 1800 persons. Josh Hinnant, a banker, is as inter ested in maintaining lowest possible tax bills as anyone and perhaps more than most. He is keenly aware of the large increase in the taxable value of your real estate, effective with upcom ing tax bills, and of your fear of further increases in your county tax bill. SATURDAY, MAY 6 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY X L E. Uosh’ Hinnant FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER (Political Advertisement Paid For By Friends of Josh Hinnant) 4- «ai Nji VO [ SI •R sua 16, s urdo Mom Lei To Eag 16, lo Satur a. m. -l-J'spi Fui Mond Faith was 4 Ms B palHx Robe) final in M" Yoi Mrs. was 1 tain, ent i Sll(K>l chore until Slii Teu A ■( be he p.m. H-ighv Moon Par their $1 en 0) Mai 'Dean Unive at & Greer E.] Rit Elz died Kings ing a A 1 he w eign Cleve and i tist c deaco er. He iMna one Gregc son- F tain; field bpjth' 'Denvl and Rings nam i Chcrl iFlu du<rte Temp Rev. Rich a Rich 8 Patte

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