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PHOTO BY LIB STEWART
TOP FIVE - Pictured are the top five students ranking academically highest in their classes
at Kings Mountain Senior High. From left, Tracy Bolin, senior; Liza Blanton and Kevin In-
gram, juniors; and Beth Webster and Lisa Buchanan, sophomores. Sixty-five KMSHS students
were honored at the annual Academic Banquet last week.
Joni Who’s Who
The Whos Who Among
Students In American Univer-
sities and Colleges editorial staff -
and Wingate College are pleased
Mrs. Werner Named
Woman Of The Year
Mrs. W.D. (Jerri) Werner is
Kings Mountain Club Woman
of the Year.
Mrs. Werner was presented
the coveted award and plaque
from the Woman’s Club at the
Monday night meeting for
outstanding service to the com-
munity.
She was recently installed as
District IV President of the N.C.
Federation of Women’s Clubs
and is the immediate past presi-
dent of the Kings Mountain
Club. She has long been active in
community
recognized, not only for her ser-
vice to the club, but to the com-
munity.
Mrs. Polly Moore, of Ruther-
fordton, State Vice President of
NCFWOC, installation officer for
the meeting, assisted in making
life and: was:
MRS. W.D. WERNER
the presentation, along with the
incoming president, Mrs. Betty
R. Gamble.
Democratic Runoits
| ‘Slated For-Tuesday: 200
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Bethware School and Grover at
Grover Rescue Squad Building.
Election officials will be the
same.
Polls open Tuesday morning
at 6:30 a.m., close at 7:30 p.m.
The two-way race for Gover-
nor between Rufus Edmisten of
to announce that the 1984 edi-
tion of Whos Who Among
Students In American Univer-
sities And Colleges will carry the
name of Joni Lynne Wright,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Alfred R. Wright, who has been
selected as one of the country’s
most outstanding campus
leaders.
Campus nominating commit-
tees and editors of the annual
director have included the name
of this student based on his/her
academic achievement, service
to the community, leadership in
extracurricular activities, and
potential for continued success.
She joins an elite group of
students selected from more
than 1600 institutions of higher
learning in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia and several
foreign nations. Outstanding
students have been honored in
the annual directory since it first
was published in 1934.
Bible School
Is Scheduled
Piedmont Baptist Church of
Kings Mountain will sponsor
Vacation Bible School June
11-15 from 6 until 8 p.m. night-
ly
nue Bviryone from Pre-School
‘through Adults are invited to at-
tend.
Rev. Tim Spencer is pastor of
the church.
FINGER REUNION
The third annual Peter Finger
family reunion will be held June
17 at St. Matthews United
Church of Christ, two miles
south of Maiden on Highway
321. A picnic dinner will be
Tesenair
1st Grad
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eight years, said that the
motto, “A stranger is just a friend
you have not met yet” must
have been written especially for
Pete as he can strike up a conver-
sation with a kindergarten child
or adult with equal ease. He's
the life of the classroom.
Pete credits his parents and
sister, his two- teachers, Mrs.
Aileen Hege who taught him
from grade one until she retired
in 1983, his present teacher,
Mrs. Irene Padgett, and their
aides, and Mrs. Blanton for
much of his progress. “They all
kept after me all the time not to
give up“, he said.
And Pete didn’t give up. And
he still dreams of becoming a
sportscaster on the radio in the
future. Pete plays guitar, likes to
sing, loves country western
music and is an avid fan of the
Kings Mountain Mountaineers
and The Pittsburgh Steelers foot-
ball teams. He attended a
KMSHS football game last Fall,
his first, and cheered his team to
victory. His dad said Pete made
more noise than anyone in the
stands.
Mrs. Hallie Blanton, Kings
Mountain Schools Social
Worker,gave the commence-
ment address and Mrs. Irene
Padgett, class teacher, read a
poem, which also delighted their
top student and number one
‘graduate. She wrote: Hoist the
flag, sound the drum, look out
world, here Pete comes. He’s in-
terested in politics, Candidates
take not. Pete’s wise to your
rhetoric and registering to vote.
Admired by the ladies, he
greeted them all, Graham
teachers will grieve at his
' absence next Fall. Yes, Pete’s
booming voice and flying
machine, will surely be missed
on this campus scene. But his
future commands, that he climb
those hills, So he turns his face
toward Gaston Skills. We send
him in love, and wish him our
best, knowing full well our lives
he has blessed. Now, Pete come
‘back whenever you can, to keep
us informed on all that you
plan.”
There was sadness mixed with
laughter in the Graham School
Classroom Friday. In typical
Pete style, Pete said he was go-
ing to m iss all his buddies and
they told them in special con-
gratulatory letters how much
they would miss him too. Pete
said he’s be back.
Thursday, May 31. 1984-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 7A
Betty Gamble Installed
Woman’s Club President
BETTY GAMBLE
LINWOOD
Betty (Mrs. John H.) Gamble,
Vocational Education Director
at Kings Mountain Senior High
School, was installed as the new
president of Kings Mountain
Woman's Club Monday night.
The installing officer was Mrs.
Polly Moore, of Rutherfordton,
state vice president of the N.C.
Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Other new officers are Mrs.
George B. (Marion) Thomasson,
second vice president; Mrs.
Charles (Peggy) Baird, first vice
president; and Jean Moore, cor-
responding secretary.
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‘THE FABULOUS GEMS
Suet Silver or Gold Filled
Raleigh, the state attorney Movi int heltered
served under the grove at 1 p.m. oving,n.o @ she lere
general, and former Charlotte All Finger oy am, workshop setting at Gaston
Mayor Pads Knox 5 Siping families are invited Skills,Pete hopes to earn money Ladies Solitaire Cluster Rings
to get the attention of local area : and train for a job this Eall. :
voters at the polls. Both Ed- GOSPEL SING His friends think he’ll make it. $1289 : j218%
misten and Knox have cam-
paigned in this area. Also on the
state ballot with the names of
the Democratic gubernatorial
candidates will be the names of
Richard Barnes who challenges
the incumbent commissioner of
labor, John Brooks.
The winner in the governor’s
race will face the GOP nominee,
Congressman Jim Martin in
November.
A third short ballot is the
Republican ballot where the race
for lieutenant governor can-
didate is between Frank Jordan
JOYCE CASHION
and John Carrington. The win-
ner of that race will face Bob Jor-
dan in the November elections.
Cleveland County Board of
Elections officials predict that
about 20 percent of registered
voters will turn out for the run-
off.
There will be a regular third
Saturday night gospel sing June
16 at 7 p.m. at Eastside Baptist
Church, Highway 29-A between
Kings Mountain and
Blacksburg. Featured groups will
be the Hamptons of Blacksburg,
the Messengers Quartet of Mag-
gie Valley, the Young Believers
of East Gold Street Wesleyan
Church in Kings Mountain and
the Graves Brothers of Spartan-
burg. Rev. M.P. Hampton,
pastor, invites the public. A
nursery will be provided. For
transportation, call 936-9981.
Temple Sets
Bible School
Vacation Bible School begins
June 4th at Temple Baptist
Church and continues through
June 8th with classes from 6 un-
til 8 p.m. each evening.
The kickoff and registration
will be held on June 2nd at 10
a.m.
Vacation Bible School is a
time for fun and crafts and most
important of all for Bible Study.
‘The community is invited to at-
tend.
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SCIENCE FAIR WER Chere of the recent Science Fair at Central School, sponsored
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by Foote Mineral, are pieturéd’ above. Left to right are Betsy Mcintyre, third place; Amy
Scism, honorable mention; Angie Subler, first place; and Becky Moskal, second place. Thirty-
two members of the Science Club entered projects in the fair.