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ll- I PAGE EIGHT t THE KINGS Mountain herald, rings mountain, n. c. ThursH^ti ArWI lii I^TS ^tytaSeek Job For Veterans The city will “join hands” with commerce and industry in an ef fort to st?ek employment of Viet* I nam veterans and more housing I to "keep our veterans living in I the area”. Mayor John Moss rec- I ommcnd€?d to the city cdmtmis- sion Monday night. eieaii^Wotk b Continuing I Mdieaifitetip Taps Plonk George W. Plonk of Kings Mountain is one of 12 students at Kings Mountain’s annual Clean* the Bowman Graiy School of Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up campaign Medicine u'ho have been elected is off to a good start, according to mem'bership in Alpha Omega to City Commissioner Norman Alpha, national med.cal honor King, chairman of the project, i society. X , , i Klcction to AOA is based on King reifKjrted today that ap- scholastic achievement and char- The Mayor said that as pi*o-' prox mately nine old dwellings jj^ter gram details were worked out in more detail, a niembor of the city board would be appointed to head the committee. “The program is aimed at con tinuing what I like to call total development of our community”, added Mayor Moss. had been demolished and that a senior medical stud- city work crews are in the pro-, ^nt. is the son of Dr. and Mrs. ces^s of cleaning up. vacant lot.s. ,3 crescent Circe. Kmg sail several citizens have ^olds the A B. degree from called on the citv to mck uo ear- university of North Carolina MORE ASOVV LEDBETTER A native of Cleveland county, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Ledbetter of Kings Mountain. A 1967 graduate of (Kings Mountain high s.hool, he was a student at Cleveland Tech and was a part-time employee of MauntV' Mills. lie was a veteran of the Vietnam conflict. Surviving are hi.s wife. Mrs. Cathy Dover Ledbetter; his par ents and one brother, Charles W. Ledbetter of Charleston, S. C. called on the city to pick up gar bage and that it will be done as quickly as possible. King said at Chapel Hill. Plonk is married North Carolina Students. I He is a Kings Mountain na-^ tive, received his AA and BS de-^^ grees from Gardner Webb col-” lege where he W'as president of the Baptist Student Union, edit or (jf The Pilot, member of a touring folk group, "The Joyful iNoisc”, Alpha Nu Omega and was elected to memib<?rsihlp in I "-Who’s Who Among Students of i American Junior Colleges in 19- 69.” Gas System In Go^ Shape to the former Judy Morris of BEAUTIFICATION INSPECTORS — Norman King, second from right, and interested city eir»"’“‘V3es look over a dwelling which was demolished on W ells Street lost week as part of the r-'**'. annual Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up campaign. King is chairman of the project. From Icfv are Roscoe Wooten. Public Works Superintendent; Ken Jenkins, Cemetery Superintc'"' **.ing ond Mayor John Mos.s. King referred to the demolished building as the “old Dc" . place.’' (Photo by Gary Stewart). Murder Thriller Adams To Build Opens Friday Cleaning Plant / '••V "Dial M For .MuivUm" will Vk' |:rcKont<*d by Hu* Kings Moun tain Little Tbcatro this weekend Frki iy and Satur lay at 7:30 p. office m. iuul Sunday alt<‘rnoon at 2:30. Ail p(‘iformances will 'e in Park (H ace school auditorium. It w.ll be the* last production of the current season for the theatrical gi'oiip. Performances of tiu* murder mystery will also be given on Permits to repair and i-emodel head the list of permits issued via the city building inspector’s at City Hall this week. Jim si rot*t, donee b<' use A new Inspection and mainte nance manual has been com- ' pletod by the city gas department I and copies forwarded to tihe De- i partment of Transportation anj j state Utilities Coflmission. I Public Works Supt. Roscoe Woo ten made the report at Monday’s meeting of the city board of commissioners. He said the manual is a very fine piece of work for a munici pality the size of Kings Mountain. In presenting his report, Woot- w-hich recently finished a corro- en noted that Harco Corporation, sion protection survey of the en tire gas system, reported the sys tem in *‘V€?Ty good shape” with some remedial measures requir ed to comply with regulations. Leaks found, he said, were “mi nor.” and had been repaired. In dustrial gas meters and regulator stations were also checked, said Wooten, by Precision Testing, Inc Its impossible to provide pickup Mountain, as fiuick as the calls arc made morhers -vill i-o i,,. i Mt that c.tizens are urged to j stalled April 26 at the annual call on the ckI, tor help. 'jLanquet of the North Carolina King sa:i thit '' forts are Chapor of Alpha Omega so ’.leing made to remove junk ^^^l '^‘*’ Ur. Leonard VVarren, pro cars. He said a survov U cerront-' t<?ssor of therapeutic research at ly being made and that "if we University of Pennsylvania MOKE ABOUT ALEXANDER cal .Seminary in Louisville, Ky. in June. He has spccializetl in campus ministry anl at the sem inary has served as piesident of He Is married to the former Dianne Copeland of Suffolk, Vir ginia. A former pastor of First Baptist church, Rev. Rob<*rt Mann, pastor of n<tone's First Baptist eburch, v\ill also assist in the ordination rites. get permission,” they w.ll be rc- iiiovcvl as soon as possible. School of Medicine, will deliver tlie banquet address. Forms granting {ormission move the cars are available city hall. Mrs. Swofiord In Honor Group Estes loins Clark Tire Lynn Estes of Lancaster, S. C. has joined Clark Tire Company as manager. Mr. Estes succeeds Larry Dunn, w-'ho has joined the staff of Mrs. Princess Pressley Swof- Timms Furniture, ford, Kings Mountain Junior stu- Mr. Estes traiined with Good- dent at North Carolina State year Company in Lancaster. University, has been tapped for He is married to the former memoership in iPhi Kappa I hi, Judy Baker and they are parents national academic honor society. She is among 194 highest rank ing students at NCSU who were initiated in a ceremony Tues day. three daughters, Sherry, age 10; Robin, age seven; and Melis sa, age three. They are Presbyterian. Adams, of 312 E. Ridge plans to remcKlel a resi- ai 312 E. Ridge street to! ^J'i^haritrttereVperts Tn Swofford is daughter :‘(1 for a drycleaning plant i eouioment. and ‘^ifound in ^tid Mrs. J. V. Presslej al e.Ntimate<i cost of $2,246. gas equipment, and I very good shape.” of sley o Construction & Apartment of; Rentals of Bessemer City ex pects to remold an old dwelling i I hur.-v<iay. I-riday and Satiiida>, Grace street at estimated Xv.v WINS PROMOTION Marjorie F. Harmon of Kings Mountain has been promoted from pro duction operator to section forelady at Monsanto in Blacks burg. S. C. April 19. 20. an<! 21. Little $2,Sot). For use as an a tie goers arc asked to note 1^^* pjiptmcnt. Ralph Wright is pre- show will IX' piesfiito- on only „io linn. OIK* Sunday. Thei-e will not be a I performance on Fa.st<>r Sunday, j Mrs. O. O. Walker, of 614 Hill- Ray lIolnKvs as InsjM*ctor Hub- side Drive, plans to repair roofs bard. Mrs. Holmes as Margot ion three commercial buildings Wendice an<! Hill Forrest as Max'she owns at iyOQ E. King, .50.S E. Iloikday have starring roles in King and 510 East King’ street the show. at estiinalc'd cost of $2,220 City And School Will Co-Sponsor Recreation Here College Chorale To Give Concert Charlie Wood s Rites Conducted The Lyncliburg Baptist ColK‘g(‘ Chorale will be hoard in coireert on Saturday, April 14, at 7:30 p. m., at the Car.son iMemorial Baii- tist church in Hie Crowder’s Mountain Community. The chorale, under tlie diii*c- tion of Paul DeSai-gher, mini.sler of music at Hu* Tliomas Road Baptist Church, Lyruhburg, Viir- glnia, includes ti*n young men and seven young ladie.s. Tljey come equipped wit It their own ;iOund system, spotliglil.s, electric piano, trumpets, ba.ss, and or- chestrati‘d tracks lor many of their numbers. The program will pre.sent tIu* gospel tlvrough spirituals and gos pel songs, a.s well as willi Iradi- tional hymns of the cliurcli in unusual arrangements, aevording to Miss Paula Oldham, daughter of the beloved gospel singer. Doug Oldham, and one of tin* chorale members herself. Soloists and small-group numbers will be fea tured, as well as readings by some of the gifted speaker.-;, aiul personal t(*stimonies by otln*r.s. Lynchburg Baptist College is one of tin* ministries of tin* Tho mas Road Baptist C'hurcli. home of America’s fastest growingSun- day school, vvJnuc* Dr. J(*iTy Fal- well is pastor. Tin* Sunday .school now averages G.lXiO weekly. During the sumnner months the seventeen musicians are spend ing ten weeks touring tin* mid west and parts ot tin* VVe.-^l r'oast with similar concerts. Tin* puolic is cordially invil<“<l to enjoy ilte program; there will be no admis sion charge. ; Throe citizens bought permits i to construct utility buildings: Guy Melton, 211 Maagaret St.; Tony Willis, 60S Mica street; and George Mauney, Jr., 404 Manor ,road. Kings Mountain’s first, fully co-ordinated program in recrea tion is now in progress and this summer should see a nunJ er of community-wide recreational pro grams in full swing. Funeral rites for Charlie C. ; Wood, 72, of 30!) Fair\ k‘w street, wvre conduct^*'! Saturday after-^ noon at 3 i:. m. trom Mountain: V'i<*w Baptist ehur. h with the Rev. Floyd Hollar and Rev. Boyd Ki.‘;tl{*r officiating. Charlie Etteis of Bridges strwM was issued a trailer place ment permit. This was the statement of Mayor John Moss Monday night as he announced to the city com mission pians to develop a rec reation program utilizing for the tirst time school properties. Kings Mountain and wife of Waye Swofford, Junior student ai the University of North Caro lina at Chapel Hill and son ul Mr. and Mrs. Howard Swofford. Mrs. Swofford is a chemistry major and her husband is maj oring in physics. LEADERS BANQUET County 4-H leaders wiii oe hon ored at the annual 4-H Leaders Banquet Friday evening at 7 p. m. at the County Office building. Inti’imeni was Rest cetm*l<’iy. in Mountain Beattie Rites Thursday At 2 Mr. Wood di(*d 'I'liurs !a\‘ a'ter- Funeral rites for James Mc- nnon in the Kin.rs Miumtain hoa- Kinley Beattie, 77, of Clover, S. Said the mayor, "We are work- ; ing closely With the school sys- | ; tern to harmonize and develop ' ! such a program ^under which a j I lunch program, a senior citizens ! I program, improvements to David-1 son Park and development of one ; or more mini-parks. This project, according to the mayoi’, could mean the very best PALM SUNDAY The Junior Choir of First Pres byterian church will sing spe cial musiic at the 11 o’clock Palm Sunday worship service at the church. pilal following illness of several year.N. will bo conducU*ti recreational program for a city ij.:'i'noon at Thursday, size in the state. He was ilie .-imi of th<* late Mr. C.iapel of Harris Funeral Home,! Mayor Moss said a full outline and Mis. Hilliard Wo(kI. .'Surviving are hi.< wife. Mrs. Kimmie Spurling Wood; three .sons, ('. IT Wood, Xeb Wood and Rolu'ir Worn!. all of Kings Mountain; two d;uight<*rs, Mr.s. Rufus F. Waie and Mi.s. Frank lin Bi'ack<*ttl, both of Kings .Miiuntain; two brothers. Rufus Wood and Leroy Woorl, both of Kini^s .Mountain; thnn* sisters, .Mrs. Kinma Gre.i.sjm and .Mrs. Maggie For 1. both of .Mountain anrl Mi-s. Nora .la(*k- .s(.n of Shelby; .si‘V(Mi grand- .hihlicn an<l four gK'ai • grand children. intci::ient following in Mountain Rest Ce:*.’;-tery, ' of summer recreation w'ould he Mr. Beakio died Tuesday i morning in a Columbia, S. C. ■ hospital after illness of several i years. made at the last meeting of the commission in April or early May. MARGRACE CLUB Margrace Women’s club will meet wuth Mrs. Grady Rhea, 202 Margrace, Friday night at 7 p.m. Juniise Service Set April 22 Community-wide Easter Sun rise Service will be held April 22 at 6 a. m. in Veterans Park of Mountain Rest cemetery. The Kings Mountain Minister ial Association will again sponsor the service with various minis ters partcipating in the program. The Easter sermon will be de- liverec! biv Rev. Frank Shirley, pastor of Temple Baptist church. Memirers of the Kings Moun tain high school chorus will sing Easter anthems. CIRCLE MET Circle 2 of Central Methodist church met Tuesday at the home of .Mrs. Wilma Trout, 417 Maner road. The program for the o>ccasion was ‘Lay Witness.” REVIVAL Revival services are continu ing through Friday evening at Bethlehem Baptist churrh with Rev. Paul Biggs, pastor of First Baptist church, a.s evangelist. Music is under direction of Bill McDaniel, Mrs. Jack Lail and Mrs. Gene Carpenter. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Kings Mountain Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday morning at 10 in the confer ence nxwn of Kings Mountain Savings & Loan Association on West Mountain street* GARDEN CLUB Mrs. George W. Moss will be hostess tonight at 7:30 at her home on Gaston street to mem bers of the Town and Country Garden club. Mrs. Mabel H. Dixon is program chairman. He was the son of the late .Mr. an<l Mrs. James Beattie of Kings .Mountain. Gifeat MOKE ABOUT SMITH Surviving arc three brothers, Kings Hunter Beattie of Morganton, Earl Beattk? of Hickory, Ben Bea ttie of Kings Mountain; and three sisters, .Mrs. Pearl .MeWo- well, of Kings Mountain. Mrs. Frank Wells of Clover, S. C. and .Mrs. Ann Self of Cheri'yville. Kale MvLaughi-n Smiiii; o n e Fialeigli; ihi(*e brolheis, Rrlward Raleigh; tliree mroFjer.s. Kdwar 1 A. Smith Jr. cd' K.ngs Mei-uiain. t hadrick Smith ot ('■■rirlotte and ders may be .A. P. Smith < . I. xlnglon; one Jaywe Gene ORCHHD SALE Kings Mountain Jaycees are promol.n;? tlie .sale of Easier orchids again this ‘ear and or- placod with any Harris, chairman. Amencai) Diream sister, .Mrs. \.. II, Ditch of Hal-, says. Pick up station is Myers limore, Md. and two gi-andchil-■ Printing rm W’est Mountain St. dren. — / Ai/i/ohOV MS\ Madiine HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTS 23 STUDENTS — The Kings Mountain Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 23 new members at Kings Mountain high school recently. The Honor Society recognizes academic honors and scholarship ond is the high school’s highest honor accorded a stu dent. Front row, from lell. Nancy Herd, Vancr.ia Beam, Joy Bridges, Kenneth Farias, Joe Morrow, I'ffrbaro Me Bin. Cindy Kohiujon, Pat Hamilton, J . . :.i * u.n i.oiieLr and Donna Jones. Back rev;, from left Prise l!n Dunlan, Torri Ech • • M ;lv, oa • . ...- i. o • .. ^ Hamrick. I**.- Dirm-' *^tr;c::lnii'\ .T':di Smith, Jane .I.c.lc; Auar.ii c.-2 Jjha Deal. Akscnl Lorn picture L Jimmy Fitts. (I. G. Alexander Pho ; This time you’re absolutely going to save something out of your pay- che^. But, then, you really do ne^ that pantsuit, a new coat and, of course, that perfume Eric likes so much. Before you know it, the money’s gone. •. and all you’ve got saved are your dreams. That’s why the Payroll Savings Plan is such a good idea for a single girl. Whcit y ou join, an amount you specify is set aside from your check and used to buy U.S. Savings Bonds. And, it’s all done before you get your check—so you can’t help but save. U.S. Savings Bonds. To help you save more than dreams. SCRIES R 0 000(500 000 F, Kuw-E Bonds paySM% interest v m.'tturitv of 5 years, 10 montKe ( yi-:ir}. Hondv are rcpi.ired if lot de«tmyfd.\.ien newled they Cf at your hank. Interest it not subject to slate ' or Ux.'.'il inmme Utxen. and federal tax miQr be deferred until redcn.ption. Take stock in America. Now Bonds malui’o in lo^j^ than six vcpr,y. 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