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Boyce Memorial Celebrating
Bicentennial
For The ARP’s
(ED. NOTE: Boyce
Memorial A.R.P. Church,
along with other churches in
the denomination, is
celebrating the church's
Bicentennial this year.
Homecoming services will be
observed there Sunday. In
the following article.
Elizabeth Gamble, a
member of the Boyce
Memorial congregation,
retraces the history of the
denomination and the local
church.)
1982 has been an interesting
and exciting year for the
Associated Reformed
Presbyterian Church as it has
been celebrating its Bicentennial.
In Philadelphia on November
1, 1782, the church was organiz-
ed by the union of the Associate
Presbyterians and Reformed
Presbyterians, both of whom
came from Scotland. Through
the long years of its history, the
church has often been
designated by the
initials--A.R.P.’s, but the
members always remember they
are Associate Reformed
Presbyterians. ;
The local Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church, Boyce
Memorial, is participating in the
observance of this 200th year an-
niversary. A history of the
denomination compiled by Dr.
Harris Blair, a retired minister of
“the church now living in Kings
Mountain, will be-distributed on
September 12 at the Homecom-
ing occasion. On the fourth Sun-
day of each month, under the
topic’ of ‘Bicentennial
Moments”, significant facts of
church history are presented
during the worship service. Dur-
ing this Bicentennial year, the
Charles Edwards Sunday School
class made a beautiful quilt bear-
ing the names of present
members. It is on display in the
Pressly Fellowship Hall. It is
sure to become a treasured
possession which will be a per-
manent mark for this special
year in the life of the denomina-
tion.
Looking back on the il-
lustrious history of the
denomination, members: of the
church have also reviewed the
long history of Boyce Memorial.
It is one of the oldest churches in
Kings Mountain, and according
to the late Mrs. Moffatt Ware, a
noted historian, it is the oldest
church. The church and the
town were both organized in
, 1876. However, the history of
the church goes back to the
1800’s, during which time they
worshiped at the Pisgah A.R.P.
Church. At that time it was
located between Kings Moun-
tain and Crowders Mountain, a
short distance east of the I-85/74
bridge. The Pisgah congregation
wanted to build a new church
where the present Pisgah
Church is now located, but the
Kings Mountain A.R.P.’s didn’t
favor this because of the
distance. As a result, the Mt.
Nebo A.R.P. Church was form-
ed in 1856 about two miles from
Kings Mountain near
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The congregation had 69
members in 1856. They wor-
shiped there until 1876 when
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Nebo
. Creek. A cemetery remains there.
CELEBRATES BICENTENNIAL - Boyce
Memorial A.R.P. Church in Kings Mountain is
celebrating : the 200th anniversary of the
denomination. Homecoming services are Tyson.
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scheduled for Sunday. In the insets, at left is
the church's first pastor, Rev. E.E. Boyce, and
right is the current pastor, Rev. William
Labor Day Quiet In Town
Reports during the past week
included:
Bryan Plumley of 417 Maner
Road reported the theft of hub-
caps from his car while it was
parked at Hardees. Value was
listed at $200. Sgt. Bob Hayes in-
Labor Day weekend was
relatively quite in Kings Moun-
tain, with city police reporting
no out-of-the-ordinary crimes.
As usual, minor wrecks and
entering and
larcenies kept officers busy.
. Officer Roy Dyer investigated.
Damage was $25. Dyer in-
vestigated. i
Dennis Horn of 1409 Shelly
Road, Shelton, Ind., reported
that someone removed a battery
from his car. Value was $50. Of-
vestigated.
Sam Rogers of 524 Belvedere
Circle reported the theft of $20.
Corinth Primitive Baptist
Church reported that someone
broke a window in the church. ficer Raymond Garris in-
vestigated.
Richard’ Barnett of 1012
North Cansler Street reported
that someone broke into a
storage building and stole two
tables, one coffee table and some
used golf clubs. Value was $335.
Barnett reported a second
break-in at the same location.
Items stolen the second time
were a gun, a clock radio and a
scanner. Value was $440. Of-
ficer Gary Sail investigated.
Michael Powers Sr. of Lake
Montonio Road reported that
his golf cart was parked at Kings
Mountain Country Club and so-
meone stole a class ring, watch
and billfold out of it. Total value
was $335. Officer Billy Benton
investigated.
Jerry Adams of 414 Somerset
Drive reported the theft of a
Delores Hughes of Route 4,
Kings Mountain, correctly pick-
ed 18 of 20 winners to take the
$75 prize in the Herald’s first
football contest last week.
Ms. Hughes was on the nose
on all eight of the area high
school games. Her misses were
Duke’s win over Tennessee and
Boston College’s upset of Texas
A&M.
The results of last week’s
games were Burns over Kings
ANOTHER SEASON - Officials flip the coin
to signal the start of another football season
Friday night at Kings Mountain's John Gam-
ble Stadium. The Mountaineers won the toss,
but lost the game, 25-18 in overtime to the
Photo by Gary Stewart
Burns Bulldogs. Co-captains for the Moun-
taineers (at left) are Vernon Stowe (75) and
Mike Dixon (99). For game details, see page
1-B. :
Mountain, Ashbrook over South
Point, Shelby over Huss, North
Gaston over Latin, East Ruther-
ford over Cherryville, Mt. Airy
over Bessemer City, Union over
Clover, Maiden over East Lin-
coln, Duke over Tennessee,
moped, valued at $450. Garris
investigated.
Tom Franks of 411 Fulton
Drive reported the theft of a bike
valued at $80. Garris in-
vestigated.
WRECKS
The following wrecks were
reported during the past week:
Cars driven by Timothy
James Graham of Hospitality
Motel and Albert Odell Perkins
of 404 Crocker Road collided
Thursday at 8:40 p.m. at the in-
tersection of South Battleground
and Mountain Street. Damage to
Perkins’ 1973 Toyota was $250
and damage to Graham’s 1963
Ford was $300. Officer Dorothy
Howell investigated.
Friday at 11:55 p.m., Timothy
Allen Hamrick of Lakewood
Drive was backing from a drive
on Boyce Street and hit a car
operated by Theodore Smith of
1302 Westwood Drive. Damage
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Delores Hughes Wins
First Football Contest
Florida over Miami, N.C. State
over Furman, Ole Miss over
Memphis State, Mississippi State
over Tulane, South Carolina
over Pacific, VPI over Rich-
mond, Boston College over
Texas A&M, Tulsa over Air
Force, Wake Forest over
- Western Carolina, Arizona State
over Oregon and Penn State
over Temple.
The second of 10 weekly con-
tests is inside today’s paper. Pick
the most winners and get us your
entry by 5 p.m. Friday, and
you'll be the winner. Entries
may be brought by the Herald
office or mailed to Football Con-
test, P.O. Box 752, Kings Moun-
tain, N.C. 28086.
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N_ac Week
The annual Bethware Fair
will open Tuesday for a five-day
run on the grounds at Bethware
Elementary School.
Gates will open at 4 p.m. on
Tuesday and Wednesday, 1 p.m.
Thursday, 3 p.m. Friday and 1
p.m. Saturday. It will close at
midnight each night.
Entries for general exhibits
will be received Monday from 5
p.m. through 8 p.m. and Tueday
from 10 a.m. through 8 p.m.
Judging will be held Wednesdy
and entries will be released Sat.,
Sept. 18 at 7 p.m.
The fair is spnsored by the
Bethware Progressive Club and
is one of the few agricultural
fairs in North Carolina that does
not charge an admission price.
The Oak Grove Fire Depart-
ment will be in charge of park-
ing, which will be 50 cents per
car. The fair will feature
Childress rides, exhibits, conces-
sions, games and contests for
children, and special drawings.
Queen of the Fair is Jerri Pat-
terson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Patterson and a student
at Kings Mountain High School.
She is a member of Patterson
Grove Baptist Church, where
she is church pianist, and she is
also pianist for the KMHS choir.
She has been a member of All-
State Choir and All-State Band,’
is listed in Who’s Who Among
American High School Students
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Honor Society. She plans to at-
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Little Miss Bethware Fair
Queen is Lee Ann Masters,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben-
nett Masters and a fifth grader at
Bethware School. She is a
member of Central United
Methodist Church, where she
has had perfect attendance for
three years.
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