Page 2-MIRR0R-HERALD-Tue«day. February 14, 1978 The champagne flowed like champagne Aa a nil* I detMt attMuUnf weddlnga end Both are very depreMlng. For yean now I’ve been wtilaparlng Into my daughter’* ear* ehortly etter they go to deep . ..Slope .. .Elope... And my wUe he* been dwutlng In my oar . “Cyni* eatd that if the qtlrtt moved him he Ju*t might have a few word* to *ay,” the bride’* father told me later. "I think tb* eplrlt not only nMved him, It chaeed him But laet Saturday night a couple wo rank high on the Mendehlp ll*t were giving their daughter on the altar of wedded bile* and bUeter* and we were duty-bound to attend. ’Die wedding took place at ’The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church In Mount Holly and the Rev. Cyru* Frader wa* officiating. Te*. he 1* aim a friend. But I never knew until Saturday night Juet how long-winded he could be. Don’t take my word for It. A*k the bride’* wedd^ wa* to begin at T p. m. Of oour** we had to be there at 4:10 p. m. My wife eald *o. I don’t know why beeauae w* were put Invited giieat*. After getUag a look at the wadding party I’mrealgladl wam’t called on to do nmuthlng. AH of them Involved ware dreeaed In white ■<]i^ don’t you look haadaome,” my wit* commented to the bride’* father. ”I look like a penguin,” he repilad. No, I aald. You look like the baadwattar at the Uttle Moo. Another cloae friend of our* and the bHda’a family went me one better. He aald the GDITORIW OPiniOM Program worth considering ’Riuraday night could be a red letter nlgbt for King* Mountain’* commercial ’The mayor and commlsaloners are calling all Intereated cltliena who might be Interested In Investing in a local development corporation with a goal of planning and building up the city’s business community. ’Ihe stimuli for this potential program la the dty’a recent eligibility status to participate In a three-year Urban Development Action Oranta program — .a $400-mllllon nationwide federal funding program for am^ cities. At flie 8 p. m. mdetlng at eltybaU Thursday lust what the ottlaaim are eivable of dmng will be outlined. The city officials ask that Intereated dtUans come prepared to offer suggestions and recommendations concerning forming the Kings Mountain Development Corpmtlon to worh toward the revitalisation of the city’s entire I According to the mayor’s Interpretatlbn of the guidelines handed down under the UDAO program, existing commercial businesses are also eligible to receive funding for upgrading and renovating properties. ’That Is one of the most Im portant questions to be answered concerning this program proposal. Several meetings In the past have been held to discuss revltallxlng the existing downtown business houses and It always wound up with the Individual owners being responsible fbr footing every penny of his own costs. This made It tough for die entire buslneas community to agree and work on a mutual theme concept. Perhaps with financial assistance in the wings from the federal government, this particular aspect of Injecting new enthusiasm into the existing buslnsss com munity will gain new lUe. The UDAO program Is worth consideration and the organisation of a local development corporation to rebuild this city’s commercial business and Is worth considering. Grover is waiting, KM Attention Kings Mountain governmental offldlala. This city’s neighboring community of Grover has an opportunity to realise some of Its potential, but It needs he^t. Graver U Included under the Gaston County 801 Wastewater Treatment Facilities planning and the community has completed Its portion of the program. Grant and loans have been offered, but there U one big barrier stlU In the way. The price Is treating wastewater. The Town of Grover has three choices, but two of them only are within finmnci*! reach. The very expensive third choice la to construct Its own treatment faculties. The two more deslreable choices are to use the facUltlea now existing In Kings Mountain or at Mlnetto Mills. The engineering firm assisting Graver on planning leans more toward the town using the Kings Mountain faculties. The reasons are many, but the moat Im portant Is the fact that with KM’s help, Grover wUl stand a much better chance of growing both resldentlally, commercially and even IndustrlaUy (smaU Industry). But Grover needs to know what this city U wUUng to treat wastewater pumped here for. The estimated payback on k>ans to construct the Grover collectlcn and pumping system Is based on a f^re of U cents per 1,000 gallons. That Is an old figure and not very sound for doing business on a projected $800,000 program. Biood donors come through Blood donors, you don* good. The Red Ckoes Bloodmoblle, visiting this area at Bethwars Elementary School last Friday, set a goal of 180 plnta with an overaU total expected of lOOplnta. The results of the visit was 100 useable pints of whole blood out of 110 poeslbl* donors. Last Friday’s visit also marked the day that Steve Rathbone gave hla eighth gaUon of blood. Jam** T. Guffey became a seven gaUon donor and Eugene Patterson a four-gaUon donor. Members of Bethwar* PTA contributed toward making this visit a success with their tireless telaphon* talks with past donors, urging them to attend and bring friends with them. And It ehould be mentioned also that Bethwars Is the only elementary sohool wUUng to sponsor a BloodnnobUs visit out of 60 counties In North and South Carolina In the Piedmont Carallnas Blood Region. TOM MclMTYRG and ratOed the stained glass window* with hi* basso perfundo voice. He sang one of those aongi that go on forever and have nothing whatsoever to do with the tun* the organist 1* plsylng. Or msyb* the organist wa* Just tr^g to keep up. Whatever. At seven sharp, Cyrus entered from the wing* end surveyed the house. He was pleeiaed. He should’ve been. R was standing room only.’That was the signal for the groom to enter. He did. And from the back came th* bride clinging to th* arm of hsr penguin, or, father. She had to step over th* feet of th* people seated hi the extra chairs brought In for the overflow crowd. I totrii a real good look at her. because It was the last 1 saw of her until the wedding was over and she and th* groom came trooping back up the aisle. Some rather thin ymmg lady had settled aiUy. You have to drive home.” Anyway. It wa* a lovely wadding. But, after giving myself a rough estlmata of th* loot It must have cost toe bride’s penguin, er, father. I don’t care what my wife says. I will resume whispering In toe precious ears of my daughters.... elope ... elope... elope. .. one qul( cool RGI\D€R DlMOGUe wedding party looked like members of a third-rate Italian Opera company that had been stranded In town and were working their way north. On toe fast drive over from QaatonU to Moiait Holly I asked the wife, ’’Which aide do we sit on?” ”T1m bride’s,” she answered. ’’Didn’t you toll me we are related to the groom’s family?” ’’Yeah, but It was toe bride’s family who invited us.” "What’s toe matter with the groom’s family? Don’t they like us?” ”Bhutiq> and drive.” We got there at 0:80 and stlU wound up on the next to the last row on the groom’s side of the church. Some cat with a mustache was playing the organ and another cat with a beard turned the pages for him. My wife began digging Into my pocket for the tissue toe had placed there before we left home. ’’Weddings make me cry,” she wlsh- parod In church. ’’But, It hasn’t even started yet,” I thin lady’s hair began to grow. Hsr hairdo blocked out the entire view of toe altar. Then we all waded through a reception In toe basement. A quick handshske with the hiqipy couple, a cookie and w* were crowded out toe sldedocr. Later, at toe Bride’s parent’s home my wife and I and several other couples were drafted Into service. You kiuw, spreading the goodie* all over the house opening ths champagne, keeping th* hardcases outof the liquor. A higher power dl (Fl toe comment about the third-rate Italian Opera, etc.) decided to sneak and have a chip with dip before the freeloaders arrived. It wa* than we discovered th* dip As we lay there on the floor gagging. away, our wives exchanged that dip tor something a little cooler. ”Boy, It’s a good thing we found oik tola ’To toe editor. Expressing one thing and .meaning th* opposite, seemingly big Duke Power has some thoughts of Its own. Not satisfied with a coal surcharge to Its customers, which should be questioned as to Ite consUtuUonallty, Duke want* to go a step further, suggesting another surcharge due ”to an act of Ckxl.” How gullible can on* be? Perhaps Duke stockholders should ask for tor greater dividends on their Investments. On* thing la for certain, the weather (tomages we’ve suffered recenUy should awaken Duke to to* toct there Is a greater power above. EVERE’TTE PEARSON Kings Mountain ’’You’re so hard-hearted,” she whispered back, dabbing a tear from the comer of her When the thundering herd finally arrived toere wore more at ths house than had been at toe church. They at* chicken drummettea, ham aandwldies, beef pattle* and stuff Ilk* It was going out of style. And you would’ve have thought th* champavie siqiply In that house was the last battle* In toe world. One guy wa* tossliig down the bubbly like water. His buddy, who had a lace han- derchlef tucked iq> his Sleeve, stamped hla foot after awhile and said, ’’Remember, Poei^s Corner James Polk never ' f-w’y - j.-y nt ^a•:Bq91q ivs-i S