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Page 2A-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, May 17, 1984 GARLAND ATKINS Publisher DARRELL AUSTIN General Manager PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY MEMBER OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION The Herald is published by Herald Publishing House, P.O. Box 752, Kings Mountain, North Carolina. 28086. Business and editorial offices are located at Canterbury Road-East King Street. Phone 739-7496. Second class postage paid at Kings Mountain, N.C. Single copy 25 cents. Subscription rates: $10.40 yearly in-state. $5.20 six months. $11.44 yearly out of state. $5.72 six months. Student rates for nine months, $7.80. USPS 931-040. GARY STEWART Managing Editor ELIZABETH STEWART News Editor TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE Humble yourself before the mighty hand of God that he may exalt you in due time. | Peter 5:6. OBITURRIES GEORGE QUINN Funeral services for George Quinn, 67, of Columbia,S.C. formerly of Kings Mountain, were conducted Saturday at 3 p.m. from Withrow’s Funeral Home by Rev. William E. Chambers, interment following in Bynum Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Quinn died Monday. He was a native of Cleveland County and son of the late Andy and Essie G. Quinn and a veteran of World War II. Survivors include his sister, Cora Jones,of Salisbury. VIRGINIA S. GOUDELOCK Virginia Smith Goudelock, 78, 5217 Buckingham Drive, and formerly of Belmont, died Sunday, May 13 in Brian Center, Gastonia. She was the wife of the late Noble Ed Goudelock, and weas a homemaker and member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Survivors include four sons, [Thomas Goudelock of Charlotte, James Goudelock of Gastonia, Clyde Goudelock of Kings Mountain and Lawrence Goudelock of Belmont; two daughters, Katherine Hicks and Faye Cloninger, both of Gastonia; sister, Mary Temple of Lithonia, Ga.; 17 grandchildren; The funeral was conducted by the Rev. R. Kenneth Moore Jr. Tuesday at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Belmont. Burial was in Gaston Memorial Park. Carothers Funeral Home, Bel- mont, was in charge of ar- rangements. EDITH L. BARBER Edith Lawing Barber, 79, Route 2, Stanley, died Sunday, May 13. Survivors include a daughter, JoAnn Nantz of Stanley; four sisters, Laura Mae McGinnis, Margaret Fisher, Louise Boll- inger and Mary Saunders, all of Stanley; two brothers, John Lawing of Belmont and David Lawing of Kings Mountain; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. I'he funeral was held Tuesday at Craig Memorial Baptist Church. Burial was in Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery. Drum’s Funeral Home, Lin- colnton, was in charge of ar- rangments. MRS. BOWEN GREENVILLE, N.C. - Mrs. Dorothy Simmons Bowen of Greenville died Monday at her home. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 3 p.m. at St. Stephens Episcopal Church. She is survived by her sisters, Mrs. Haywood E. Lynch of Kings Mountain, Lena Simmons of Raleigh and Mrs. Mary Sim- mons Olsen of New York; one brother, Charles Simmons of Or- mand Beach, Fla.; two sons, W.A. Bowen of Tulsa, Okla., and Joseph F. Bowen of the home; four grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Lack Of Response Time Endang To the editor: A aa i JETTIE LEIGH Jettie Pearl Carwford Leigh, 78, of 501 May Street, Kings Mountain, died Saturday at her home. A Buncombe County native, she was the daughter of the late John and Lula Heatherly Crawford. She is survived by her hus- band, Rev. George Leigh; seven sons, Joe Leigh, Jack Leigh and Fred Leigh, all of Rockville, Md., Sam Leigh and Steve Leigh, both of Kings Mountain, Carl Leigh of Gaithersburg, Md., and the Rev. Gene Leigh of Shelby; three sisters, Ruth Har- din of Kings Mountain, Edna Scates of El Paso, Texas, and Faye Mann of Blacksburg, S.C; a brother, Dennis Crawford of Bessemer City: 26 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren: Services were conducted Sun- day at 3 p.m. at Cherokee Street Baptist Church by the Rev. Kel- ly Dixon and the Rev. Junior Clark. Burial was in Oak View Baptist Church Cemetery. IUNICE CAMP LINCOLNTON - [lunice Watkins Camp, 48, of Route 1, Lincolnton, died Monday at her home. A native of Cleveland Coun- ty, she was the daughter of Clydie MgLaipmMizasing of Shethy and the late Lee Watkins. Her husband was the late Stanly Joe Camp. Surviving, in addition to her mother, are a son, Jerry Il ee Pat- terson of Lincolnton; four daughters, Darlite Patterson, Janet Lipscomb’ and [Ioretta Lindsay, all of Lincolnton, and Carolyn Patterson of Belwood: three brothers, Robert Lee Watkins of Gastonia, Bobby J. Watkins and Bobby Ray Watkins, bothof Waco; a sister, Hessie Hall of Kings Mountain; and 12 grandchildren. She was ‘a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. where services will be conducted Thursday at 4 p.m. by the Rev. James Montgomery. Burial will be in the church cemetery. MADGE PONDER Madge Dixon Ponder, 52, of Route 1, Grover, died Monday in Rutherford Hospital. A Cleveland County native, she was the daughter of the late Acea Earl and Gertrude Hum- phries Dixon. She was employed in the quality control depart- ment at Chadburn Hosiery. She is survived by her hus- band, Thomas Leon Ponder of Shelby; two daughters, Marcella White of Route 4, Shelby, and Phyllis Clary of Shelby; two half sisters, Vertie Cooper of Waco and Francis Gordon of Gaffney, S.C.; and four grandchildren. Services were conducted Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Palmer Mortuary by the Rev. I eonard C. Byers and the Rev. James Mc- Combs. Burial was in Sunset Cemetery. For days now, I have been criticized for the w ay in which I chose to exercise my freedom to voice a sincere opinion. After numerous occa- sions to note that the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad was indeed often not responding to emergency calls, I contacted my. local county com- missioner, Mr. Coleman Goforth. to simply express my thoughts. This was my second call to him concerning this problem. At the time, I told Mr. Goforth that 1 believed (for w hatever reasons) this inability could be endangering innocent lives. Mr Goforth suggested that I should ap- Mrs. White Surprised With Retirement Party West School Second graders told Dorcas (Mrs. Jack) White how much they loved her in special ways Friday afternoon. “It.was the first time I've ever been surprised in my life”, said Mrs. White. I'he occasion was Mrs. White's Retirement Party which the children, alonwith help from ‘parents, teachers, and West principal Jane King, had been planning secretively for months. In fact, Mrs. King said she had to insist that Mrs. White accompany Mrs. Glee E. Bridges to Winston Salem for a meeting in order for the second graders to make their “surprise” complete. 3 The children, all 23 of them, had handdrawn pictures depicting the teaching career of Mrs. White for a beautifully designed quilt which they presented to Dorcas as a going away present. Beth McIntyre was chairman of the special project and assisting with the “surprise,” in addition to Mrs. King, were Katy Ingram, Con- nie Marlowe, Carolyn Harris, Wanda Sluss, Jodi McDaniel and Edie Bridges, who retired from West last year. Jodi McDaniel, also a second grade teacher, presented Mrs. White with a decorative pillow to match the quilt and Danijel Marlowe open- ed the surprise festivities in the classroom by presenting Mrs. White a purple-throated orchid corsage. The children had taped attentively in their presence and carried as the children told her they would miss her and that they loved her. Many of the children thanked her for helping them to learn to read and to learn math. Mrs. White’s long teaching career spans 38 years, with 26 years as a second grade teacher here at West School. She started her career in Nebo, N.C. and was a first grade teacher for 12 years until she came to Kings Mountain. The decorative quilt told her life story in the profes- sion with pictures representing Nebo, Fallston, Kannapolis, Laurin- burg, Wake Forest, East School, Bethware School and West School, all her places of employment, and her life as the wife of Kings Moun- tain lawyer Jack White and mother of three children. Mrs. White promised the children she would return as a volunteer and substitute teacher next year but said that she would remember their thoughtfulness forever with the handmade quilt. “I am delighted but very surprised these children could keep a secret for so long”, she exclaimed. Principal King said the children had been planning the special day for about two months. Central School’s Spring Festival last Friday drew record crowds and more than $1600 was raised in the first annual Miss Spring Festival pageant in which 18 seventh grade young ladies took part and modeled semi-formal and formal clothes. Mrs. Mary Accor directed the pageant. Talented young people also performed special musical and dance numbers. Candy Taylor, daughter of Mike and Vera Taylor, was crowned Queen of the Festival. First runner-up was Tonya Hawkins, daughter of Kay and Tommy Hawkins; second runner-up was Leigh Anne Fulton, daughter of Lynn and Tim Rowland; third runner-up was Bet- sy Tessneer, daughter of Joanne and Dwight Tessneer: and four runner-up was Malon Willliamson, daughter of Ms. Cathy William- son. The theme was ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ and special music was presented by Mike Hayes. The Language Arts Department of Central School want to thank all the parents and friends who sponsored these young ladies in the pageant. It was a big success, according to those who attended. The Mauney Memorial Library will hold its semi-annual Book Sale on Friday and Saturday, June I and 2. The sale will be held on the = front porch of the library if the weather permits, and will be open dur- ing regular hours, which are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. _F . fin Lib Stewart anit DORCAS WHITE - It was Dorcas White Day at West School Fri- day. Second graders took the occasion to honor the veteran teacher who is retiring at the end of this school term. Books will sell for 75 cents each and paperback books will sell for a quarter. The proceeds of the sale will go into the book fund and will help to buy new books for the library. . In preparing for the sale, the Library welcomes all donations. They ‘ ~ also welcome volunteers who want fo help with the sale. If you have items to donate, or can volunteer an hour or two of your time to the event, call the library at 739-2371. —=-. Letters To The Editor Support Rescue Squad Dear Editor, This letter is in response to an article which appeared May 7th in The Shelby Star. This article concerned response times by the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad. I am sure that most people are not aware of the time that is given to this county voluntarily to help meet the needs of the people. The time given by each member of the squad is stagger- ing. The same can be said for t he monetary investments made by members; such a s gas for their private vehicles, rescue related clothing and equipment as well as other items. Most people would like to have a full night’s sleep before going into work in the morning. Most people would like to finish a hot meal when a call comes in. Most people would like a weekend free to go fishing or spend time with their families. Most people would like to get paid for what they do. There arent many freebies around any more you know. A good hearty thank you every once a while would certainly help rather than the vicious criticism of what they sometimes fail to do. There is always a margin of human error and the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad is no exception. People have a tendency to only see the weakness of the squad. They want to slap the only hand that has been extended to help our community. The volunteer is in effect saying, “Look, we want to help you with what we have to help with. We pre- sent ourselves, free, no charge to the public.” As Mrs. Debbie Ellis stated, it is time the people in theKings Moun- tain area to become deeply concerned. They can show their concern by helping to offset the manpower shortage and join the Rescue Squad. Serve your county with the most outstanding people there are. Enjoy taking over 100 hours of EMT training followed by a two hour state examination. Spend a night or more a week or a whole weekend serving your community, your services free for.the asking. Yes, it is time for people like Debbie Ellis to become deeply concern- ed about the money that is given in taxes and in donations. Let it go on record tht this money is not going into the pockets of these volunteers, but into the maintenance of equipment and ever increasing operating expenses. pear before the commissioners and he asked me if he could schedule me for an appointment on their agenda. I did explain that I didn’t feel that one opionion would matter and he suggested that I bring others concerned with me. Thus, the petition I shared with friends and relatives. The only motive 1 had was to simply secure the protection deserved by all citizens. I have never questioned the sincerity or dedication of the volunteers. As a matter of fact, it was Mr. Palmer-Commissioner, that suggested the problems involved volunteers. The question was asked I think we need to give our squad a hearty thank you and a hand- shake instead of a handslap every once in a while. May the 100 petitioners line up this Monday night at 7 p.m. to sign an application to become a member of the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad. Let this be done and the community will be in charge. REV. ELWOOD BARNES CHAPLAIN Thanks For Support To the editor: The Spring Festival at Central School on May 4 was a huge success due to the hard work and cooperation of students, teachers and parents. The contributions of each person is greatly appreciated and will help to give the students at Central School a better educational op- portunity in the years to come. The staff and faculty wish to express their appreciation to everyone for their help in this endeavor. Sincerely, Glenda O’Shields Thanks For Help To the editor: We would like to thank the merchants and individuals who par- ticipated in our auction and for their giving to the Lord’s work. It was a big success. Over $1,000 was raised for our church. The Lord bless you. East Kings Mountain Church of God ers Lives of me by Mr. Palmer “What time do you notice these calls for service going unanswered?” I told the commissioners that I worked from 8 un- til 5 and only listened to the scanner after 5 o'clock p.m. and , therefore, I could not say what occured before 5. I do not make it part of my life to create trouble for anyone but I have observed this pro- blem countless times in the past. I did not intend to suggest or imply that volunteers were a problem. Of course, I appreciate every Turn To Page 3-A
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