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pk TEN Seay a EE — SE rR Re 5 SR PE ST A [in iy odin san, hh a Tm SCHOOL FOR SALE. The old Compact School buildings and Schools but has not been used by the schools for a number of ‘grounds will be for sale at public auction Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the site. The property is owned by Kings Mountain District years. go back to public auction, and The old Compact School building and grounds will go on the auction block Tuesday at 11 a.m. “A public auction will be con- ducted at the site -by Kings Mountain District Schools At- torney Scott Cloninger. The buildings, which include a gym- nasium, two classroom wings, a cafeteria and a block building, contain 26,779 square feet of space. There are 6 2804 acres of land. According to the Judicial Sales Act, the bids will remain open for 10 days for anyone to offer an upset bid. If an upset bid is offered, the property will then The ‘sale can 20 dacn:ruipnivien 25°) rok Af nd | n no f = { = oR i SB ~ VOL. 96 NUMBER 19 THURSDAY. May 5, 1983 - KINGS MOUNTAIN, NOR 3.2.8 ; 50 14) oS Ww - oO t+ @ Compact Sch &: < Pe | oo g © on |} o To Be Sold : : | 5 bidders will have | 10 days to offer | auction for as many times as upset bids are offered. The School Board can reject all bids. Kings Mountain School System has used the Compact property only sparingly since Compact consolidated with Kings Mountain Schools in 1966-67. The buildings were us- ed briefly by the Exceptional Children’s Program and for a few months during construction of the new junior high school. Cleveland Tech used it as a satellite program during the 1977-78 school year. plans Hicks New KMHS Coach Denny Hicks, who served the past two years as an assistant coach at Kings Mountain High School, was named head coach of the Mountaineers Tuesday afternoon by Principal Bob ‘McRae. Hicks replaces Dan Books who resigned last week. Brooks to take an assistant coaching - position with either Clemson University or the University of Florida. yy ‘small towns”, the “We're very delighted that we hd a man of the quality of Coach Hicks to elevate to the head coaching position,” McRae » “He came here from a head high level of i concer- ning the behavior of our football players. We're certain that he’ll do an excellent job,” McRae ad- ded. Hicks came here two years ago from Owen High School in ! records and won the Little Mac : Conference championships. “I'm real excited,” Hicks said. “I feel like, with the situation Coach Brooks has the program in, that it is a real opportunity. I'll face the same problem he had in that were short of coaches. We're at least five coaches short in the athletic program and three short in football. If we can over- come that problem, we’ll be on our way to establishing a solid athletic program. “Pm real pleased with the in- coming juniors in football,” he continued. “From talking with people who know, the sophomores we have this year are probably one of the best working groups we've had in a long time. There are two or three potential linemen in that group and we’ll have some good skilled people returning in the running back department who have a good work attitude.” Hicks said he has not decided us,” he said. “We'll work a lot on it this summer.’ High school football coaches are allowed to work with their teams during the summer, but players are allowed only to work out in shorts, T-shirts and helmet. Heavy contact is now allowed. “We havent decided what we'll do in the summer, because this decision was just made a 3 o’clock this afternoon,” he said. “But we'll have to do something. Other teams practice in the sum- mer, and if we don’t, we'll be far behind.” The Mounties will have all of their offensive and defensive backs returning, but lost all of their interior linemen on both of- fense and defense. “I feel real good about the pro- spects,” Hicks went on. “There are a lot of things we have to take a lot at that haven’t heen touched on: ye W in all ports. ‘and we're going to do our part as coaches to see that come about.” Hicks has been in coaching for 16 years. He began his career at Bowman High School in his native Wadesboro under Ed 3 Turn To Page 7-A Crown Helps Her Witness Talented and vivacious Miss North Carolina, Elizabeth Williams, of Shelby, takes her duties as a Tar Heel Ambassador seriously. “Being Miss North Carolina’ has helped me to witness and sing for Christ’s glory all over this beautiful state and in many Cleveland County native told members of the Kings Mountain Lions Club last week at it 45th annual ladies night banquet “Had I won the coveted title of Miss American I would have miss so much of my own state”, she said as she presented enter- tainment for the banquet. Meeting children at school, where she is always asked to sign autographs, has been a special delight. “If I can influence one child in the right direction I will feel 1 have achieved something marvelous”, she told the Lions. “Believe in self first because the most important things in life you cannot buy”, said the 23-year-old green-eyed brunette beauty queen. Miss Williams said her reign as Miss North Carolina has taken her over the state where she has ‘judged everything from pigs to babies in a busy schedule which required hard work and a heavy rehearsal schedule. “Being Miss N.C. is no nine to five job”, she laughed as she recounted long hours which she loves. Wearing a hot pink ruffled dress, the petite queen dazzled her audience with the talent "number she sang to win the state crown, “Climb: Every Mountain” and also sang a medley from the show. “Hoorah For Hollywood”, and “What I Did For Love”, in addition to a patriotic rendition of “America The Beautiful.” Miss Williams told the group Miss North Carolina that the Miss America Scholar- ship Program draw 80,000 girls each year who participate in preliminary pageants in their home state before going on the Atlantic City, New Jersey for the Miss America pageant. She said that the toughest part of the judging is the personal interview category in which the young ladies are asked their political views and their opinion on highly controversial issues dur- ing a period of seven minutes. One of the highlights of her year as Miss North Carolina was appearing with Andy Williams. at the 1983 Azalea Festival in Wilmington recently and presen- ting the opening musical number before a crowd of 7,000 people. “Many doors are open as Miss North Carolina”, said -Miss Williams and “North Carolina people have been generous and - hospitable whereever I have gone.” I love the small towns and I love people”, she declared. Miss Williams is a 1978 graduate of Shelby High School and a 1982 graduate of Converse College with Bachelor of Music in vocal performance. She own the Miss Greater Greensboro 1982 pageant and subsequently won Miss North Carolina 1982. She was a non-finalist talent winner and a swimsuit winner in the Miss America pageant and made her debute with the N.C. Symphony in Asheville May 1. _ Her perfessional experience has included leading or major roles in little threatre productions of “Guys and Dolls”, “Godspell”. “All American” and “Sound of Music” and lead roles in American Music Theatre pro- duction of ‘My Fair Lady”. She performed at Carowinds in “Hooray For Hollywood” for the 1979 and 1980 seasons and was. featured performer in “Another World Showcase” at Myrtle Beach Hilton in 1981. The public is invited to hear her in a special concert Sat., May 14th, in Malcolm E. Brown Civic Auditorim in Shelby. She will present a full concert featur- ing selections from the Broad- way and Metropolitan Opera stages as well as Gershwin and Dixie Medlies. She will be joined on stage for part of the concert by Bass Baritone Kristopher Ir- miter and will be accompanied by pianist Helen Gilliatt, bass player Edward Allison and drummer Eric Hammond. Jaycee President Larry Hamrick, Jr. introduced Miss Williams and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Speed Williams of Shelby. Other guests included Lion District Governor Freddie Harris and Mrs. Harris, Deputy District - Governor of 31-C Johnny Reavis and Mrs. Reavis, district chairman of sight and blind services Edwin Moore and Mrs. Moore and district chair- man of youth exchange Tim Gladden and Mrs. Gladden. Chairmen of the Ladies night committee were Lions WX. Mauney, Jr. and Donald Crawford. Howard Bryant is club president. : Tournament. ’s tall teams in the Carolinas who' 11 be com ing to Kings Mountain May 13-15 for the first annual Shriners Weekend Shrine Activities Planned Next Week The White Plains Shrine Club will host its first annual Shriners Weekend May 13-15 in Kings Mountain. The club, which was organiz- ed last November, will sponsor two fund-raising activities for the Shriners Hospital for Crippl-. ed Children in Greenville, S.C, and ride in a big parade on Sat., May 14. A 16-team slowpitch softball tournament, featuring some of the top softball teams in the two Carolinas, will be played Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 13, 14 and 15, on various fields in the city. The Shriners will sell barbecue all day Sat., May 14, beginning at 11 a.m. The main pickup point for barbecue will be at the vacant lot at the corner of York Road and East Gold Street, but barbecue will also be sold at all ballfields in the city, as well as other places. Delivered orders may be obtained through any Shriner. ‘The barbecue will be cooked by the Shriners. They will cook all night Friday to fill orders of whole shoulders, barbecue plates and barbecue sandwiches. Whole shoulders ‘will sell for $25. Plates will sell for $3.50 and . three barbecue sandwiches may be purchased for $3.50. Tickets for barbecues may be purchased in advance from any Shriner, or they may be purchased anytime on Sat., May 14. The softball tournament, be- ing directed by Artie Shoemaker and Carl Champion, lists at least one state champion and several other teams who will be top con- tenders for state titles this sum- mer. At least four Cleveland County teams will also compete. Gastonia Heating and Air Conditioning, coached by Gary Lowe, will be a strong contender for the North Carolina Open ti- tle this year. The team has several long-distance hitters, in- cluding Buck Buchanan, who formerly played for World Champion Howard’s Furniture of Denver, David Johnson, who once played for World Cham- pion Pharr Yarns of McAden- ville, and Belmont’s Ted Harris, an all-stater last year. Another strong Gaston Coun- ty entry is Skidmore and Baucom of Belmont, coached by Mick Chandler. That team features ex-Carolina A’s Jim Benfield and Roger Brown. Lee Skidmore, sponsor of the team, has been in slowpitch softball for many years and calls this year’s team his best ever. "Another strong contender will be McGee Trucking of Forest City, which is known all over the southeast for its run-scoring and Turn To Page 2-A Ratterree Dies Tuesday Bright Dixon Ratterree, 91, of 411 West Mountain Street, died Tuesday at Kings Moun- tain Hospital. A Cleveland County native, he was the son of the late Sumter and Caroline Herndon Ratterree and was a verteran of World War I. He was a retired real estate dealer and retired vice president of Home Savings and Loan Association. He was an older and trustee at Boyce Memorial ARR. Church and was a member and past commander of Otis D. Green American Legion Post 155. He is survived by his wife, Mary Gamble Ratterree; one daughter, Dr. Margaret E. Rat- terree of Kings Mountain; one foster daughter, Dr. Margeret E. Ratterree of Kings Mountain; one foster daughter, Mrs. Jean Diaz of New Market, Va.; fou: grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Harris Funeral Home. a
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