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Page 2-MIRROR-HERALX>-Tuesday, May 16, 1978 CDITORII^L OPiniOM Quiet man speaks and speaks pVhat is happening In deveiopment office? "S'Whet’a happening with the Kings Mountain Bualnese Development office? ^ - Since taking over as director several weeks ago, Jerry King has been busy running ^rfjjbwn the loose ends left dangling with the resignation of Larry Billings last year. ‘.‘^Xlng has mailed out over 100 Invitations to as many business firms In other cities and ;3iates to give lOngs Mountain consideration In any plans for expansion In the works. i^^^Klng has also been given a commitment of assistance from the Charlotte Chamber of i*:&mmerce on leads to firms considering a location move or expansion of operations. ^^t takes a little time to get one’s ducks In a row, so we thought we would let you know ^tiftat the city’s business development office Is again staffed and that work Is underway to In new business blood to the community. College education chances are growing A qxiarter of a century ago coUege was something aUen to most of the working cUss E^ipeople. And for some even harboring the thought of going to college was next to dreaming ;:;4>e Impossible dream. This has changed over the years until today going to college la possible for lust about ;t*;ianyone with the time and a few evenings to spare. i;'.. ’The chances for getting coUege credits are going to Increase for greater Kings Mountain ■t ^dtlsens In August because the local district schools officials have had the foresight to help 'i establish evening courses here through the assistance of Gardner-Webb CoUege. V Tentatively, August 22 has been set as the opening date for coUege courses to begin In lOngs Mountain. ’The program Is caUed GOAL • greater opportunity for adult learners. - That Is the key - adult learners. There wlU be courses designed to help people continue toward degree work and courses for people who merely want to Increase their sklUs. : r' Cleveland County Technical Institute has offered various skUls and creative courses Int -t TOngs Moimtaln for several years and wlU continue to do so as long as Interest warrants. But the Gardner-Webb CoUege program offers area citizens more concentrated '-'^educational opportunities on the coUege level. "-f- The Mirror-Herald happUy endorses this latest effort by Kings Mountain District ' ''^hools and Gardner-Webb CoUege to provide educational opportunities to citizens who ;f :may not have.been able to use them before. Here’s an opportunity to invest in community Have you ever engaged In the practice of pigeonholing people? Do you study your feUow folks, then decide what they are and Ibel them thusly? Let’s face It. Everybody does. Thke The Mirror-Herald’s sports editor Gary Stewart, tor Instsuice. ’This August Gary and I wlU have been working together for five years. EarUer on I thought I had him pegged. I was wrong. In the early days Gary was the sUent man. He sUpped In mortUngs, did his number, then sUpped out. He spoke hardly a dozen words a week. So I said to myself, ‘‘Self. Gary Is the quiet type." But as time went away and the birds sang, a strange thing happened. Gary became more vocal. With each passing day he became more and more vocal. Today, Gsuy la a regular non-stop vocallzer. Sometimes It la difficult for anyone to get a word In edge-ways. What does he talk about? Anything and everything. And besides talking he has taken to singing. He sings country songs, rock songs, ballads, etc. And when he tires of those songs he ntakes up hla own. He uses tunes to weU-known songs, but adUbs his own lyrics, usuaUy with hilarious results. And nothing Is sacred. Everything and everybody becomes grist tor hla mill. Our typesetter, Libby Good, recently purchased herself a fine 86 mm camera and tor practice she has shot everybody In the Joint. Last weekend libby took off with her camera for Charleston, S. C., so Gary made up a new set of lyrics to the old rock tune — "Johnny B. Good.” It goes something like this: “Down In Old Charleston where alligators grow, visited a rock and roll photographer we all know. And everynlght folks came from miles around. Just to hesur her camera make that clicking sound. Go, Go! Go, Libby, go! Go, go! Go, Libby, Go! Ubby B. Good.” -oOo- Rogers Whltener writes a weekly column called "Folk - Ways and Folk-Speech.” In a recent column Rogers talked about grafflttl. Not the seml-Uterature found scrawled oh the walls of public Johns, but some discovered on a bulletin board at Appalachian State University. ". . . . usually the work of deskbound professors who Icmg to be on the tennis court at golf course,” Rogers said. "A prime example Is the following bit of word play wdUch evolved over a period of several days on the Appalachian English Department bulletin board,” -Rogers con tinued. "It numbers contributions from sundry members of the staff who paused to our correct entire name. Tlie public Is already confused enough by bureaucracy. Let’s at least let people know the right name of the department In case they want to caU or write.” Steve added a p. s. — “If you’ve got a better title for the department, we’re open to suggestions.” Okay, Steve. How about The North OaroUna Department of Dialing For Dollars For Development of Depressed Com munities? Or Herr Hunt’s Handouts Here and There? Would you believe Move Over For I Too Wish TV) Feed At The Public Trough? 10M Mcinme Poet’s Comer read, added an entry, and chuckling, went their way.” Examples Included: A mobile of homes; a cord of wood; a cloud of Canadian Mist; an orgy of busy bodies, a knot of controtlonlsts; a squeeze of misfits, a horde of misers; a flash of exhibi tionists; a riot of students.... Rogers wrote that the Inspiration for this could have come from the "old chestnut about four Oxford dona who, during an evening stroll, encountered a group of ladles of the evening.” "My word,” said one. "What a Jam of tarts!” "Quite an essay of pros,” said the second. "A veritable anthology of trollops!” ex claimed the third. "A marvelous flourish of strumpets,” blared the fourth. My personal favorite la "I’m off like a herd of turtles! ” Who said that? I did. Who did It sound like? -oOo- Steve Meehan, director of public affairs. North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Commimlty Development, writes of a departmental plight. Steve ’Uows as how It appears no one can get his department’s name right. Some of the titles errcmeously stuck onto the department Include: Natural Resources and Environmental Management; Natural Resources and Development; Natural and Human Resources; Natural Development and Human Resources; and. Natural and Cbnununlty Resources,.-, ‘ ‘A particular favorite of the news media Is Natural Resources,” Steve said. “Please use MOTHER LOVE C19T8 Her love Is like a lovely song that bares a sweet refrain, and charming as a lovely rose that sparkles In the rain. Mother love knows no barricade her love will make a way, to brighten up a barren life as a rose to dispel dismay. So appesLllng we desire to touch as we would a rose overwhelmed with the fragrance as a butterfly In repose. Her love Is easily multiplied and grows as though enchanted, blossoms beautifully continually her love la tsiken for granted. ' ‘Her Ibve la‘llke a lovely eongi u ‘'- ‘^‘tMlt'bareaaswMt^ntfntin and charming as a lovely rose but never shatters In the rain. Citizens now have the opportunity to Invest In this community’s future at 810 per share, ’ihat Is the going rate for a share of stock In the Kings Mountain Development Cor poration. A non-profit organization, KMDC was formed to toke advantege of a new federal fun ding program - Urban Development Action Grants - which offers to qualifying ^pUcants seed money for projects. Tbe loosely defined HUD guidelines on UDAG funding Indicates the major portion of financing for projects Is left up to the Individual communities, but If projects qualify the UDAG money represents a guaranteed third of project coots. Tbe main thrust of Kings Mountain Development Corporation Is to bring In revenue producing businesses that wUl employ local people. It would mean stimulating the local economy and revitalizing the local business community. To raise the Initial money that might be needed for a full program the corporation now effen two types of stock for sale. ’ITiere Is the Class A Voting Stock and the Class B Non- voting Stock. The funds raised are to be used for plaimlng an overall project, which may Include several Individual business projects In the community. ’The final application to be submitted to HUD must contain the entire project con templated along with cost breakdowns Involved. It Is a one-shot opportunity tor a long- range revitalization program for the city’s business community. Corporation officials stress the fact that buying shares of stock In the organization Is not limited to a prlvUeged few, but that stock was priced low enough to Interest everyone In : file community. ’ITie unvarnished truth Is everyone’s help Is needed to make this venture a success. ’ Success In this instsuice Is a vltsd necessity for the life of Kings Mountain’s business : community. You need evidence when requesting card replacement A person who needs a duplicate social security card to replace one lost or to show a new name must now present evidence of Identity before the new card can be Issued, Ken neth Shelton social security Branch Manager In Shelby ssdd today. Previously, all a person had to do was submit the stub of the lost card, or the old ewd, and a new card could be Issued on the spot. This can no longer be done, Shelton said. In addition to submitting evidence of identity, the person’s application will be checked against the records at social security headquarters. If all the In formation checks out, a new card will be Issued. Shelton said the new rules are Intended to help protect the person’s social security record, assure that It Is complete and accurate and to prevent anyone else from misusing or abusing the person’s social security number. Evidence of Identity Hiould show the person’s picture, signature, date of birth or age, or other Identifying Information. All documents are subject to verification with the agency which Issued them. Since It takes three to four weeks to Issue and deliver the new card after all documents have been submitted, Shelton said that it is a good Idea to ^iply tor the duplicate card as soon as possible. A free leaflet, "Applying for a social security number,” lists the kinds of evidence that can be used to establish a person’s Identity. Ctoples can be obtained at the Shelby social security office, located at 281 N. Lafayette St. Vivian Steart BUtoUffe R€W)€R DIhLOGUe Candidate says thanks Tb ’The Citizens Of Cleveland County; Please accept my most sincere thanks and appreciation for your support In my race for Sheriff In the Primary Election on May 2. As you know, I lost the race, and, of course, I was very disappointed. Never theless, It was great experience, and my only regret Is that I did not have more experience In ‘"rhe Fine Art of Politics.” Meeting so many new friends and renewing old friendships made It all wor thwhile, and It will certainly help me to be better qualified for whatever the future holds. Again, my most sincere appreciation for your participation In the election, and I look forward with great anticipation to our continued Involvement In the Government of this fine County, State and Nation. CHARLES L. PEELER MiimWkD TOM M«INTVKI •ARY tTI WART SRArUIRRtf DARRRLLAUITIN ••HATAlMAilAMr CLVDtHILL ARvorttohiR Olr*«t« MIMRRROR north CAROLINA RRRISAttOCIATlOH Th0 Mirr«r H«rAlR It RuAlliht# Ay OtntrtI NuOiitMnt Comttny, R. O. Ortwtr fil. Klnc* Mtunttin. N C-, IMt. •utinttt ant aRitariai afficat art lacattR tt }04 itvNi Rittfmtnt Avt Rhana 7|y ?4N. SacaiW Ciatt aaataRt aaia at Kintt Mauntatn N. C. tifiRia caay II caatt. ftwttcriatian rattt. M SO ytarfy tn ttata. 14 IS Hu manfht; 01 SO yaariy tvt-af aiata. OS tia mantht; Stwdant rata tar nlna-'^anittt Ot 24 €D WITH Did Mecklenburg really sign Declaration of Independence? May 20, 1770, Is one of the two dates In cluded m our State Flag. It Is the date of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. This was once a highly-honored event In our state’s history. Now It represents a situation many North CaroUna historians find em barrassing. Most sxperts now bollsve that ths Declaration of May 20,1770, never occurred. Others stand by It stoutly, howsver, and the controversy surrounding the Mecklenburg event makes for one of the deepest mysteries in the sUte’s hUtory. According to tradition, the citizens of Mecklenburg County met In Charlotte and declared their Independence from Great Britain over a year earUer than the July 4, 1776, date of our national declaration. Un fortunately, no copy of the May 20 declaration was preserved, and when the mattor first became a controversy (around 1820, some 40 years after the event) all of the survivors could not agree on the exact data. Most of them said May 90, however, which agreed with what had been ~ until that time - • a totally-accepted local tradition. A few years later, authentic and unquestioned newspaper accounts wsrs discovered concerning a meeting held on May 81, 1778, Involving ths Issuance of a document called the "Mecklenburg Resolves.” Historians Isaped upon this later meeting as an explanation of what had "really happened” In Charlotte. 77111 later - authenticated -■ document, the "Resolves," Is less bold In concept than ths text of the May 90 "Declaration.” The word "In- dspendance,” for example does not appear tn It. (I will discuss ths Resolves more fully two weeks from now. Ironically, John Penn, one of this state’s three signers of the national Declaration of Independence, Is also associated with this week In history. Penn was bom on May 17, 1741, In Virginia. Thomas JoSeroon had bean offsnded by North OaroUna’s claim ot an earlier declaration of Indopendonce than his, and hla supporters were eager to dsbunk ths Mecklenburg dooumsnt. ’Today’s historians ramaln skaptioal also, largely because of the absonoe of a rsoognlsed original copy. An early, staunch supporter of a aeperatlon from Great Britain, Perm served In the Continental Congress from 1775 ■ 80. North Carolina’s other two slgnars, William Hooper and Joseph Hewas, were much slower In making up their minds to vote for freedom. My own feeling la that entirely too much strong evldenoe In favor of the Mecklenburg Dsolaration of May 90 exists for It to be After the war, Perm forsook government service to practice law. Both he and Hooper are buried in the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, near Greensboro. T P A ' ih T ‘•e % VI A ’<4 totally discounted. An excellent case can be made on Its behalf. Frankllv I doubt if a final verdict can ever be safely reached » either way. It would take the discovery of evidence which probably no longer exists (If tt ever did) to establish ths claim fOr a Mecklenburg Declaration, but I am un willing to state flatly that It did not occur, -oOo- 4^ Me Tb 8te Pa of
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