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the contest application blank and return the blank to us by 5
p.m. Friday. If you pick more winners than anybody else, you
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VOL. 36 NUMBER 36
On The Inside...
MOUNTAINEER
§ MOMENTS
LOOKING BACK
AT
, A
QUNTANEER FOOTE
The Herald today begins
a feature series football
fans are sure to like. Each
week during the football
contest, the Herald will
feature ‘Mountaineer
Moments”, a reprint of ex-
citing games from Kings
Mountain High's past. To-
day's game, a 26-0 KM
romp over Shelby in 1955,
is on pages 4, 5. and 6-A.
Kings Mountain's Mountaineers open their 1983 football
season Friday night at Burns. Fearless predicts a KM vic-
tory. Gary Stewart predicts a Shelby-KM showdown for the
Southwestern Conference championship. See page 1-B.
Georgia and UCLA will open their college football
seasons Saturday in Athens, Ga. The two NCAA powers
THURSDAY, September 1, 1983
No Mayoral Candidates
Races Taking Shape
Persons who earlier announc-
ed that they would seek election
to city commissioners’ seats in
the October 11 election have fil-
ed for office with Elections
Board Chairman Luther Ben-
nett.
But, to date, no one has ex-
pressed an interest in the
mayor’s seat, which has been
held for the past 18 years by
‘John Henry Moss.
Mayor John Henry Moss told
the Hearld today that he plans to
announce for re-election next
Wednesday, September 7 at 11
a.m. and that he will issue a for-
several months ago, filed last
week to oppose incumbent Jim
Childers for the district one seat.
T.C. “Red” McKee filed last
Thursday and Ronald Franks fil-
ed yesterday to oppose incum-
bent Corbet Nicholson for the
district three seat, and Harry
“Dutch” Wilson filed to oppose
incumbent Norman King and
the Rev. M.L. Campbell for the
district four seat.
Filing continues through 12
noon, September 9. Voter
registration continues through
September 12.
Allen is a veteran of World
Angel Allen, senior at Kings
Mountain High School, was
named Cleveland County Junior
Miss during the sixth annual
program Saturday night at
Malcolm Brown Auditorium in
Shelby.
Three other KMHS students—
Holly Dellinger, Joy McCoy and
Laura Wright-were among the
seven finalists.
First runner-up was Kathy
Miller, a student at Burns High
School, and second runner-up
was Lydia Perrin, a Crest High
student.
In addition to winning the
crown, Miss Allen was also one
of the preliminary award win-
ners on Friday night. She won
an award for her physical fitness
routine.
Miss Allen will represent the
county in the South Carolina
Junior Miss program in
December and the North
Carolina Junior Miss program in
January. In addition, she will be
available for local appearances,
which can be arranged by calling
Angel Allen
Junior Miss
Jerry Emmert at 482-2395.
Miss Allen is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Allen of
Route 2, Kings Mountain. She
works part-time as a lifeguard at
Kings Mountain Country Club.
She plans a career in either com-
puter science, business or music
education.
At KMHS, she is a pianist for
the high school chorus, member
of the Student Council, captain
of the varsity cheerleading
squad, statistician for the track
team and a member of the FCA,
Red Cross Club, Spanish Club,
Beta Club, Monogram Club and
Pep Club. She has served as a
page for the N.C. Senate, was a
delegate to the National Girl
Scout Convention in Houston,
Texas, attended N.C. Girls State,
and attended the Mars Hill
Choral Clinic and All-State
Choral Clinic the past two years.
She was selected the Most
Outstanding Music Student.
She serves as children’s choir
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ANGEL ALLEN
....Wins Junior Miss Crown
Former Miss North Carolina
To Speak At Cancer Dinner
The Cleveland County Unit of
the American Cancer Society is
holding the Annual Awards Din-
ner on September 6th at the
Cleveland Country Club at 7:00
p.m. Jeanne Swanner Robert-
son, the 1983 Honorary Crusade
Chairman for the North
Carolina Division of the
American Cancer Society will be
the guest of honor/guest speaker.
Reservations may be made by
calling 482-3166. Cost of the din-
ner will be $6.00 per person and
is payable at the door.
competed in the Miss America
Pageant where she was named
Miss Congeniality. Originally
from Graham, North Carolina,
she now resides in Burlington
and is remembered through the
state as the 6’2” tail Miss North
Carolina with a sense of humor.
Now a professional speaker,
Mrs. Robertson averages fifteen
speaking engagements per
month. She is a member of the
National Speakers Association
and in 1981 received its highest
award, the CPAE, for excellence
As Honorary Crusade Chair-
man, Mrs. Robertson will use as
her theme “progress made in the
fight against cancer in the past
twenty years.” Regarding cancer
control, Mrs. Robertson states:
“As a beauty queen, I am
definately a ‘has been’. With the
work of each local unit and its
many volunteers, let’s hope and
pray that cancer will become a
‘has been’ in the very near
future.” “All Kings Mountain
and Grover area volunteers are
invited to make reservations and
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KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
Cross, Air Medals and Purple
Heart. He flew 62 missions over
the Continental Europe, in-
cluding the first three daylight
raids on Berlin.
He is a member of Saint Mat-
thews Lutheran Church and is
married to the former Shirley
Houser. He is owner of Kings
Mountain Trucking Co., Inc.
Franks is employed by First
Federal Savings and Loan and is
active in civic and community
activities.
“If elected, I would like to see
our city operated as much like a
“I would like to see a long-
range plan implemented for
repaving and repairing of our ci-
ty streets,” he added. “This
would help keep our streets from
getting into the shape they are
now in.
“We need to push to revitalize
our downtown shopping area,”
he continued. “Our merchants
make us look good to individuals
and businesses alike when con-
sidering a move to Kings Moun-
tain.
“l am very proud to be a
citizen of Kings Mountain and
would like to be a part in the a 0
~ continuing growth and better-
‘Paul Hord Jr. Running |
For KM School Board
Paul Hord Jr. announced to-
day that he will seek the two-
year outside city seat on the
Kings Mountain Board of
Education in the November elec-
tion.
Hord was appointed to fill the
vacancy when Harold
Lineberger moved out of the
district.
Three other seats will be
available, including the six-year
inside seat held by Kyle Smith,
the six-year outside seat held by
Bill McDaniel and the four-year
inside seat created by the
resignation of Jerry Ledford.
Doyle Campbell has announced
for that seat. Smith and
McDaniel are also seeking re-
election.
Hord has been active in school
acitivities for a number of years.
In addition to serving on the
board of education, he also is a
member of the Kings Mountain
District Schools Vocational
Education Advisory Council. He
served on the Blue Ribbon Com-
mission which studied the.
system’s facilties and organiza-
tion and this past year he won
the coveted Scheussler Award
for outstanding service rendered
to Kings Mountain Senior High
School.
In announcing, Hord said, “I
believe Kings Mountain has an
excellent school system, but
there is always room for a
provement. I consider it
PAUL HORD JR.
privilege to serve on the school
board and would appreciate the
opportunity to serve again. I
have certainly taken my respon-
sibilities seriously and will con-
tinue to do so.
“I’ve always been available for
comments and suggestions from
the public and teachers, and I
pledge to continue that
availability,” he added. “I feel
like a school board member
should represent everyone in the
school district.
Hord, his wife Joyce, and two
of their three children are
graduates of Kings Mountain
schools. Their third child is cur-
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William L. Plonk, 91,
Dies Monday At Oteen
William Luther Plonk, 91, of
311 West Gold Street died Mon-
day at the V.A. Hospital in
Oteen following several months
illness.
A Cleveland County native,
he was the son of the late
William L. Plonk Sr. and Martha
Regina Ware Plonk. He is sur-
vived by a number of nieces and
nephews.
He was a member of Resurrec-
tion Lutheran Church, a charter
member and past president of
posts, and a veteran of World
War I.
He was a former partner in
Plonk Brothers Department
Store and a former ad-
ministrative aide to Con-
gressman E.Y. Webb. He was a
former member of the Kings
Mountain Hospital Board and
the Kings Mountain School
Board.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at
Resurrection Lutheran Church
: ao in speaking. President Ronald join us in this victory celebra- the Kings Mountain Lions Club, by the Rev. Gerald Weeks.
Mrs. Robertson was Miss : Reagan was one of the other tion,” said Crusade Chairman member of the Kings Mountain Burial was in St. Luke’s
North. Caroling. ini 1964 and JEANNE ROBERTSON three recipients for this award. William Hager. VFW and American Legion cemetery.
last met on the gridiron in the 1943 Rose Bowl game. mal statement at that time. War II, having served in th business as possible,” he said.
Borage Walker of Kings Mousiasis wos there: See page 2B. 5 Toojie” Allen, the rst shth Ai as He is Li This’ would help eliminate the ment of | our city. I would ap-
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