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M Corn- right f Ida or alltlea with- thirty ate of Com- SECTION B Thursday, April 14,1977 Mirror-Herald Living Today >z T2 Aging Program Giving Many New Lease On Life By EUZABETH STEWART Womena Editor Thelma Hicks, alte manager tor Kings Mountain Aging Program, will tell you the happiest day of her life was a yeair ago when ahe left retirement and took on a new job with senior cltlzena. Her new job required she have a high school diploma, so Tlielma, who hadn’t been In a classroom since 1082, went back to school. Working with senior citizens at KM Community Center Is a rewau-dlng experience that Thelma Hicks treasures. Thelma, along with Thomaslna Brown and Lucille Peeler, serve approximately 89 meals per day In the Hot Meals for Senior Citizens Program and also supply 48 meals- on-wheels dally to the Waco Com munity. Sometimes as many as 100 attend the dally program, which Includes lunch and visits to area nursing h(»nes, churches, and civic clubs where a band of ap- ]proxlmately 40 entertain asi "The Swinging Mountaineers.” Mrs. Oussie Bolton gets the credit for organizing the band and she and her husband, M. V. Bolton, direct the music and plan the outings. Two vans, provided by the city program, transport the members to various places In the county. Returning from a local con valescent home one of the members commented about how happy the patients were to have the semor citizens visit and entertain with such old-time hymns as "Amazing Grace,” "I’ll Fly Away," “Standing On The Promise,” "When The Storm Passes By,’’ and the familiar spiritual, "Swing Low Sweet Chariot” where Lydia Mltchem sings the verse and all join In the chorus. Senior member of the band Is Ferrle Gordon, who has already observed her 80th birthday and who plays tramborlne despite arthrltlcs. One of the newest songs of the group Is a youthful rendition which begins "Refusing Tb Grow Old.” Thelma Hicks says one of the joys of her new occupation is seeing the smiling faces of senior citizens as TIME INE M IMIT 2 n <H) amt MINT n How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Off The Farm? Shades of Grandma’s day! ’The kids are going back down on the farm. If not for real, in 'educational programs ’planned by* scouting groups. cub Scouts of Pack 08 of Boyce Memorial ARP Church were treated to a "Rural America” program at a recent meeting and the kids re ported It was ton. ’Three generations ago moat ■'rf'. Americans lived In rural areas, and life on the farm was as familiar to most boys as television Is today to ' boys everhwhere. Designed to acquaint CUbs with farm life and the methods of agricul ture, the program was attended by Cubs and their families who came dressed In rural farm clothing. Farmer Brown’s Cub Scout Farm and the aoimdi of oountiy music ' #« i FIRST PRIZE WINNERS — Brad Jones bolds the stuffed pig as the top prise winner in the Cub Scout milking contest sponsored by Ckibe of Pack 98 during a program on rural America. FARM SCENE — George Hatch, left, and Hamilton McGill, right, observe as Steven Llneberry demon strates milking Bossy hi a Cub Scout Rural Life Photos by Lib Stewart they attend the regular meeting. "One woman who always needed a walker now comes to the meeting without It. Others who never talked to their across-the-table friend, now chatter a mile a minute,” she declares. "Swinging Mountaineers" are now In process of stitching new spring green formats for their band appesuances. They visit cnce a month at Kings Mountain Con valescent Center and are Invited to other nursing homes In the areas, to churches, and civic groups, carrying along their nome-maoe Instruments Including a washboard, drums, horns and guitars. "I used to sit at home all day and see nobody but the mailman when ho brought the mall but now I am really enjoying life,” said one of the band members. Swinging Mountaineers Is how these ladles and gentlemen like to be addressed, and swinging, they are! DOtBCIORg W BAND - Mr. and Mre. M. V. BoHea are leaders of "THe Swlaglag pertorm regnlarly for civic i area anrstog homee. 1 - I Sw/ng/nq | \Mountainpe' I \ READY TO PERFORM - "The Swinging Moun taineers” are pictured ready to board two vans to travel to area nursing homes to entertain patleiita. welcomed the guests to Boyce Memorial ARP Church Fellowship HaU where the stage was trans formed Into a barnyard with bales of hay, a tractor, milk cans, and animal cut-outs painted by the Cubs of chickens, a pig, and would you believe Bossy herself made by Billy McCarter. Jacky and Sandl Rhea their chil dren. Trent and irffany, were judged the "best dressed farm family” by Mr. and Mrs. George Hatch, who were judges, assisted by Rev. Charles Edwards and Mrs. John C. McGill who presented the winners with an Iron frying pan. Brad Jones copped the prize as winner of the milking contest and other Cubs taking part were Todd Hughes, Patrick Llsk, Brad Jones, TVent Rhea, Jimmy Moretz and David Hemdoa George Hatch, district chairman tor Cub and Scout actlvtoes in the Piedmont Council, was assisted by Cubmaster Paul Fulton and Dan Brooks who conducted the milking contest. They demonstrated how to fill a surgical glove with water (each finger had a pinhole, then fastening the glove to the cow and milking began with each Cub using a milk can and timed for two minutes. Brad Jones measured his "milk” at four and one-half ounces and was declared the big winner. His prize from Mrs. Nolan Seism, Den Mother, was a red and white stuffed pig. Merit badges were also awarded during the festivities and refresh ments of homemade pie and apple cider were aerved. Students Celebrating NC Heritage Week IQngs Mountain school children are participating In a variety of events the week of April 24-80 marking the celebration of North Carolina Heritage Week. Singing North Carolina folk songs, writing local historical dramas, vlsiUng museums, and studying the history and culture of their counties are just a few of the things that young people will be doing. The State’s First Lady, Mrs. Carolyn Hunt, will serve as chair person for the commemorative week. "We hope that schools and com munities of North Carolina wlUstrlve to give special recognition to the hlstorlcsd and cultural heritage of our State during North Carolina Heritage Week,” said Mrs. Hunt. -oOo- LEOION DANCE American Legion Post 166 haa booked "The Mist,” Top 40 Beach Rock, Saturday night from 9 p. m. until 1 a. m. at Uw Amarlean Lagkm Building. Advance tickets are on sale at $7 per couple. At the door tickets vrtll cost flO per couple, said a spokesman. The kitchen will be open for serving of steaks from 6 until 8 p. m. -oOo- CLUB PROGRAM Hugh Falls, who has traveled extensively In the Middle East, ahowad alldas of his travels as the \ fA C h ''.Or-V'*' program at Boyce Memorial ARP Churoh. All Cuba In Park 98 participated In the milking contest. BEST DRESSED FARM PAMILV - Sandl and Jacky Rhea and ttieir children. Tiffany, left, and Trent, receive an Iron frying pan from Mrs, John C. McGill, right. Den Mother, after winning the prize as beat dressed (arm famll)' during Cub Scout activities. program tor Tuesday’s meeting of the Kings Mountain Lions Club. Club members met for dinner at Kings Mountain Inn. -000- FARMER’S MARKET PLANNED Plans are underway tor a big Farmer’s Market at Cleveland County Fairgrounds on June 14. Curtis Styles, associate county extension agent, said that Interest has developed enough to schedule the market three times each week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday mornings to provide an area where local producers can distribute their home-grown vegetables, home-baked and home- canned goods, crafts, and plants, setting their own price tor the products. Styles aald that to sell at the market the vendors need not be from Cleveland County but must be the producers of their merchandise. Mr. Styles said that the Cleveland County Fair Association, of which Joe Goforth Is president, will operate the market but that county extension personnel will assist the producers in getting better quality to the market. Flea market Items will not be allowed, said Styles, and ample space will be available to display the products. -oOo- IT’S A BOY Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Teer, of 807 Downing Dr., announce the arrival of a son, John Forrest Teer, April 3, Cleveland Memorial Hospital, Shelby. The baby weighed eight pounds, 18 ounces. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George Woody Teer of Hillsborough and the late Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Dudley, Jr. of Shelby. He Is great-grandson of Mrs. W. R. Hartness of Sanford, formerly of Shelby.
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