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have tly to ham- .. to In a Clnor I. >man ikeye 0. In k to ) In a nage were Mike Ext., ngln r car nage N Thanksgiving Will Be A Special Event HAPPY THANK80IVIN0 FOR BURNS FAMILY - Mavis Bums, left, her is-montlw-old son, William, Mrs. Bums’ mother, Mrs. Ethel Lincoln, right, and standing, from left, Rohert Lee Bums, Annie Bums and Mrs. Photo By Ub Stewart Bruce Childers, standing far right, are planning a big 'nianksglving Day dinner for their mottor and grand mother from England. By EUZABETH STEWART Staff Writer Thanksgiving will be a ipaclal time and the J. B. 9ib7M family on Shelby !td. will count their ileeslngs. Mavis (Mrs. Kenneth) Sums, daughter-in-law of Hr. Bums, la planning a Bg family reunion for her nother, Mrs. Ethel Maud IJncoln of Petersborough, England, here for her first rialt In this country and In bir daughter's home. It was a tearful, happy reunion on Oct. 4 when Mavis, her husband, Kenneth, and their four Children gathered at Doughs Airport In Char lotte to welcome "Qrand- ma" home. Mavis, an only Child, had not seen her mother In 14 years and Mrs. Lincoln had never met two of her grand- ehliaren, l3-year-old Airnle and 18-montha-old William. The older grand- cMldren had grown up. Elisabeth, a senior at Kings Mountain High Bdiool, la now Mrs. Bruce Childers, a newlywed of two weeks, and Robert Lee Bums Is 14. The native of England, who prefers walking to riding any time, said It "took a while’’ to decide to make the eight-hour air trip. Neither Ethel or her husband, Edward, an engineer, drive a car. Mr. Lincoln at 68 prefers to ride his bike to the factory to work and back every day. SECTION B miuobIeb^ Monday, Novanber 22, 1976 Mrs. Lincoln was "awfully gdad’’ to be down on the ground In New York City after the first leg of her flight and by the time she made connections for the rest of her flight home her excitement had mounted. She Is enjoying meeting new friends and likes Kings Mountain, she said. However, she feels we "rush around’’ too much and "eat all the time." She Is particularly enjoying the tall foliage. Since the English do not celebrate Thanksgiving nor observe Halloween, Mrs. Lincoln la getting a taste of the American custom and enjoying It. She expects to prepare her delicious Yorkshire pudding for her family on Thanksgiving Day when MCr. Burns and his 11 chUdron, 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild gather at his home for the festive occasion. Mrs. Lincoln may also help prepare roast beet, which Is a traditional dish with the English pudding, and her own version of Shepherd's Pie, another En^lsh treat. Although her English friends pay a higher price than Americans for gasoline for their automobiles, Mrs. Lin coln’s heating bill Is considerably less than ours. She pays 20 pounds (one pound la worth ($1.80) every three months. Doctors still make house calls (up until 10 p. m. at night) In England and persona over 80 get their medicines at no cost. The Lincolns grow their own vegetables and Mrs. Lincoln does her shopping for fresh meats at a but cher shop nearby. Not many English homes have need for a refrigerator, although the Lincolns recently purchased a refrigerator. Mrs. Lincoln Is a retired hotel clerk, likes to cook. but hasn’t done much baking since her daughter msurled a Kings Mountain serviceman and moved to this country In 1808. She used to do a lot of cooking when Mavis and her friends were at home. Kenneth Bums retired from the USAF after 81 years service and Is now employed as a sales representative. Mrs. Lincoln’s husband shares her dislike for travel but wants to visit soon with his daughter and her family. And Mavis Bums hopes to be able to go home next year with the children for a visit In England. "I love to go home tor a visit but Kings Mountain Is where I belong," said Mrs. Bums. Mrs. Lincoln doesn’t plan to spend Qiristmas with her family. She will return to England on Dec. 4. And the Bums children will really miss their "Grandma" when she goes home. Death claimed their Kings Mountain Grand mother Burns about a year ago. WUUam Bums, the baby In the family. Is her pride and Joy. He carries with him most of the time the teddy bear, dressed up In overalls, his grandmother brought him from Eng land. Students Helping Santa Qaus By EUZABETH STEWART Womans Editor SanU Qaus Is getting many helpers at this season from students at Children’s Clinic In Cleveland County, who have turned learning centers Into Santo Fun Workshops where Mr. and Mrs. Santa’s, doll beds and coverlets, upholstered furniture for doll houses, tree orna ments and gift towels are being turned out "assembly line” fashion by energetic youngsters. Kings Mountain Schools have enrolled 80 students at the Clinic where classrooms are busy beehives of activity for 180 students three to 21 who lesun many skills and become more proficient In speech, hearing, and language. A city school bus driver begins his route In Kings Mountain about 7 a. m. tor deUvery at the school, for merly Northslde School In Shelby, for classes beginning at 8:80. cauldron change learning centers about every eight weeks and observe a normal schedule, returning home about 8 p. m. Whether or not a child has limited physical use of his arms, legs, or hand, or is UnUted In Unguage, and baariag. be hM an Im portant role and participates In the learning process. "Whatever he or she can do, our trained staff Is here to help," ssUd cuff Whitfield, young Kings Mountain teacher who is the Cen ter’s speech therapist and also works In the KM system. Head Start and county schools programs. Johnny Turner of Grover was busy assembling "Readers Digest” pages for the foundation of the rod and white Mr. Claus and Mrs. caaus the ChUdron were flUlng Santo orders tor Christmas. Other chUdren were making tree ornaments of red and green yarn, stitching towels and aprons, and constructing beautiful doll beds which wlU be the deUght of many youngsters on Christmas morning. In woodworidng classes across the haU, amblUous students were being Instructed by Mrs. Charles Fisher of Kings Mountain. Some students were sanding In preparation for creating beautiful bookends, end tobies, waU plaques and, would you beUeve, doU fUmlturs , Including tiny couches upholstered by the boys and girls, matching chairs and tiny coffee tobies. KeUl Spencer of Kings Mountain and Aafsla Ldrona of EisUy obarod "kp" duty In the Center kitchen where cooking classes were being taught by Mrs. Carolyn Butler. Fifteen students in that learning center had prepared breakfut of apple Juice, scrambled eggs, toast and hot chocolate. Calvin London of Kings Mountain, one of the chefs, said his scrambled eggs "didn’t turn out quite right.” The kitchen area of the dlnlc Includes stove, refrigerator, cabinets and eq>pltonces In one end of the room and another area where the children learn about personal grooming, shampoo their hair, brush their teeth, shower, etc. Mrs. Butler, one of two stoffers In this area, said the first week her students learn how to prepare snacks, the second week Is busy with breakfast, the third week the young sters prepare a simple hmch and then learn how to cook a short-order meal such as hamburger and hot- dog. They also learn table manners, how to keep their kitchen clean, how to correctly wash dishes, and alter nate duties. To a question, one student said he preferred Pepsi to apple Juice which he Is learning to like to drink. One boy. In a wheelchair, bail "A" student In this particular learning center, said his supervisor. A favorite time for the youngsters is on Friday morning when they gather In the gymnasium for devotions, Sunday School and a songfest. "(Xir children like to sing,” said Princlpsd AUea Another favorite "period” during the busy day Is arts and crafts, says Hallle (Mrs. Charles) Blanton, social worker with the KM system. The speech and hearing theriqiy class Is a favorite of Calvin London Hugh Bell, Mark Bumgardner, Robert Drowery and Gary Me- Murray, aU of Kings Mountain. "Life Skills" Is how Hallle Blanton, a social worker with the Clinic for two years, explains the program which la available free to Cleveland County students who qualify. "Msiny things which we would count as slmide like lacing shoes became complicated for some of our students but they are learning and adapting quickly." Some of the pupils, after they reach age 21, ride the bus to Gaston Skills In Gastonia and there woik for five or six hours and are paid hourly wages on an "assembly line” operation. Physical therapy classes, reading, writing, speech classes, language classes are all part of the program led by 20 teachers, all dedicated to chUdron. November Is Mental Health Month and Jacob S. Mauney Memorial Library Is featuring an exhibit at pictures of the ChUdron’s Clinic showing the students at work In the greenhouse, building magaslne racks, cooking, shampooing and ■stUng their hair, learning and having fun. Chrlc and church groifps assist In special "funtlmes” for the kids. A Shelby sorority on Halloween qxxisored a "Witches party” and one member dressed like a "Witch" and allowed the students to do the makeup on her face In traditional witch-style. "We roaUy had a baU," said one excited young man. Loving parents are vary grateful tor this North Carolina educational faculty, said Mrs. Blanton, who Observed that "parents wear many hats but have neither facility or the expensive equipment to do for their cWd what we can do for him In the CUnlc." > Clavalaad gat KP daly in Shelby. at tte at
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