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HELPING TORNADO VICTIMS - Bethware
students in grades kindergarten through five
donated food to tornado victims as a special
project last week. From left to right. Sonya
Students Help Victims
Bethware School students in
kingergarten through (fifth
grades brought canned food and
staple items from home last week
to help the victims of the recent
killer tornado. :
Carla Bennett and Paula
McDaniel, Reading Lab instruc-
tors, collected the cans of food in
the Reading Lab and represen-
‘Last
Centrai United Methodist
Church has scheduied special
Holy Week services Thursday
and Sunday.
Fourteen men of the church,
directed by Mary Difjing, will
present the living dra
of Leonardo da Vif
painting “The Last Suppéi
ing speciai Maundy. Thursday ;
services Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
After Christ’s statement ‘“So-
meone here will betray me”,
each disciple telis of his
fellowship with Christ and
wonders, “Is it 12.”
Holy Communion will foiiow
the drama.
PSL
“Donald Par er.
Jr. Linda Dixon will
tatives of the Kings Mountain
Baptist Association were picking
up the baskets of groceries this
week for distribution to the
needy.
“Our students became so con-
cerned after hearing of the. re-
cent tornado and after we held
tornado drills at school last
week,” said Ms. Bennett.
Supper’
Those participating in “The
Last Supper” wili be Hilliard
Black, David Dilling, Odell Nor-
wood, William Russell, James
Potter, David Brinkley, Alien
Dixon, Steven Huffstetier, Paui
Waiker“Thomas Bennett, Allan
ly Hams Jr. and
ic
Narrator will be John Caveny
direct the
music. Myrie McClure is the
organist. Judy Norwood is in
charge of the costumes and Joe
Patterson is in charge of the
- lighting. The Chancel Choir will
sing.
Leonardo, versatile genius of
‘Home EC Students
Win Hero Events
Kings Mountain Senior High
Home Economics students won
four trophies in six events for
170 students in 10 counties dur-
ing the 1984 FHA HERO
Regional Proficiency events held
at Garringer High School in
Charlotte last week.
Receiving a first place trophy
in scrapbook competition were
Joyce McKinney, Pam Blanton
and Debbie Scruggs.
Winning a second place
trophy for her chef salad was
Neesie Taylor.
Debra Williams won a trophy
and third place award for her
child development display.
Norma Davis won a first place
trophy for her chapter display.
Penny Gaddy placed third in
the cake decorating contest and
Wendy Kuykendall placed
eighth in the public speaking
category.
Twenty-one events in all areas
of home economics were
featured in the Region Six com-
petition which, according to
FHA Chapter Advisors Peggy
Baird and Linda Dixon, was very
competitive. Mrs. Baird and
Mrs. Dixon, Home Economics
teachers at KMSHS, were site
event managers for the day-long
event.
In order to receive a trophy, a
student must average 85 points
on the scoring sheets, said Mrs.
Pixon.
Jill Plonk First
In State Contest
Jill Plonk, KMSHS senior stu-
dent and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William L. Plonk, placed
first in Job Interviews in North
Carolina State VICA Leadership
and Skills competition during the
recent convention April 12-14 in
Greensboro. She received an
engraved trophy.
Miss Plonk now advances to
the national competition and
will compete in Louisville, Ky.,
June 25-30 at the national con-
vention of VICA.
Miss Plonk, a cosmetology
student of Lillian Whitworth,
was also awarded a certificate
for outstanding leadership in
District Six. She was in the top
five chosen for the’ coveted
Willis Parker Memorial Award.
An honor student, Miss Plonk
attended Girls State last summer
—
. L. JILL PLONK
at UNC-G. She plans to major
in marketing at Appalachian
State University.
en nono.
Photo by Lib Stewart
Watkins, Ronny Ledford, Jesse Wyte and Dan-
ny Hunt pose with some of the food that will
be sent to the victims.
The week of April 9-13 was
designated as Tornado
Awareness Week in North
Carolina and local schools con-
ducted drills which followed the
news of a recent tornado which
left devastation and death in
many areas of North Carolina.
This area of the state was spared
by the tornado.
Slated
the Renaissance, was born in
Vinci, Italy in 1452. Though he
exceited in many field he is
remembred today because of
two wonderfui paings, “The
Mona Lisa” and “The Last Sup-
per: hn 1494, when he was 42
he a vas commissioned byt
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dining room of the convent
Church which was the favorite
shrine of the Duke’s young
bride. As an appropriate theme
for this dining room, the painter
chose “The Last Supper.” His
painting was not intended to be a
faithfui reproduction of the
originai scene as it had taken
piace in the first century
Paiestine, but as it might have
taken piace in the 15th century
Italy. He chose what he con-
sidered the most dramatic mo-
ment of “The Last Supper.”
The children’s choir wili pre-
sent “Christ is Risen, Alleluia!”
during the worship service Sun-
day.
The youth wiili present the
Lenten drama “The Washbasin”
at 10 a.m. Easter morning in the
fellowship hail.
Hay Fever
Scheduled
At Abbey
Belmont - The Abbey Players
of Belmont Abbey College will
present “Hay Fever”, the season
finale of their 100th season,
beginning Thursday, April 26
and running through Sunday,
April 29.
The production will be staged
in the Haid Little Theatre on
campus and all shows are at 8:00
p.m. Cost for students is $1.50
and adults is $4.00.
The cast of “Hay Fever” is a
mixture of students and faculty
members from the Abbey. Par-
ticipants are Alice Brown, Henry
Buckley, Karen Campbell,
Monica Costea, Bill Gareau,
Paddy Hanner, Jody Johnson,
Jean Moore and Eric Powell.
Simon Donoghue, Director of
Theatre, is the director of the
play and student Joseph Hack is
Stage Manager.
“Hay Fever”, Noel Coward’s
marvelous comedy about the
world of theatre, completes the
centennial season. Though
seldom produced, this play is
considered one of the classic
comedy of manners of modern
theatre. It is a perfect entertain-
ment to cap one hundred years
of theatre at the Abbey.
Bs “of Milan to decorate. the
Thursday. April 19, 1984-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 5A
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Harley B. Gaston, Jr.
Gaston County Commissioner
South Point Township
Democratic Primary
May 8th, 1984
* % x EXPERIENCED x x x PROGRESSIVE x x x EFFECTIVE x x x
HARLEY GASTON HAS SUPPORTED, WORKED
FOR OR HELPED ACCOMPLISH:
1. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES/JOBS:
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