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Page 2A-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday. July 12, 1984 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY GARY STEWART Managing Editor GARLAND ATKINS Publisher ELIZABETH STEWART DARRELL AUSTIN i News Editor eral Manager }.° MEMBER OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION 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. * Lib Stewart Kings Mountain folk may soon be seeing some local talent on the movie screen. Heather Bradshaw, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bradshaw of Canterbury Road, is just back from Atlanta, Ga. where she audi- tioned for the role of a teenager in the movie, “Matty,” for an Atlanta talent agency. Heather said she was contacted by Annette Smith Stilwell, formerly of Bessemer City, who is associated with the casting agency. “It was a lot of fun and they told me they’d be casting the part of Matty in late August and start shooting the film this fall,” said Heather, a 9th grader at Kings Mountain Junior High. “Matty” is the story of a young girl who is deserted by her father and her search across country to locate him. Heather is an active member of the Kings Mountain Little Theatre and has been in a number of local plays on the Little Theatre stage. -00o- The month of July is traditionally a celebration month when citizens take vacations and beginning this weekend, visitors to this state can join in the celebration of America’s 400th Anniversary. Two years in the planning—the first official event occurs in Manteo July 13-15-400 years after the initial landing of the “Roanoke Voyages” commissioned by Sir Walter Raleigh. The events will end on August 18, 1987, the 400th birthday of the first child of English ; ye be born on American soil-Virginia Dare. The child and her «..[alnily and fellow colonists became the famous lost colony—one of the gre¥isP unsolved mysteries in American history. The Manteo kickoff on July 13th will be highlighted by a visit of Princess Anne of Great Britain, an Elizabethan street festival, a fireworks display and a flotilla of tall ships to be led by Walter Cronkite. At the celebration, a reproduction of the ships that brought the first colonists to the New World—the Elizabeth II-will be dedicated as a permanent state historic site. A piece of living history—it will be manned by actors trained as composite characters who will behave as though time stopped in 1584 and will explain their lives and jobs from the view of Elizabethan Englishmen. A commemorative U.S. postage stamp will also go on sale during the celebration. All of the action is not confined in Manteo, however. Each of the state’s 100 counties is planning activities. Street festivals, museum and ' library displays, original ballets, Shakespearean festivals and ar- chaeological digs are underway across the state. Historic research will explore the path which Daniel Boone and his settlers used 250 years ago as they opened the area west of the moun- tains to settlement, and the lives of early settlers in the area. North Carolina is also the home of the nation’s first public university at Chapel Hill. This university and many others of historic note will also celebrate the histories of their campuses during the anniversary period. The purpose of the celebration is to teach North Carolinians more about their state’s heritage and to make sure that the state’s rightful place in history is acknowledged by the rest of the world. COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY: 12:00 - Kings Mountain Rotary Club at Holinday Inn. 6:45 - Kings Mountain Kiwanis Club at Holiday Inn. MONDAY: 5:30 p.m. - Kings Mountain Board of Educators meets at Schools Administration Building on Parker Street. 7:30 - City Board of Commissioners in City Hall Council Chambers. 7:30 - United Methodist Women Executive Committee Meeting at Central United Methodist: Church. TUESDAY: ¢ 7:00 - American Legion Auxiliary covered dish supper at the American Legion Building. Girls State program. (From the Thursday, July 10, 1952 edition of The Kings Mountain Herald). The Cleveland County Board of Commissioners have adopted ten- tatively a $963,740.51 budget for the fiscal year 1952-53 and has ten- tatively set the tax rate at $1.10 per $100 valuation. Ollie Harris, Jr., first baseman, was chosen by his teammates as the most valuable player on the 1952 Legion Baseball team and Don Mc- Carter, catcher, was chosen runner up as the Kings Mountain Lions club entertained team members Tuesday night. Patricia Evonne Falls, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doytt Falls, was six years old on July 6th and celebrated the occasion at a party at her home. Miss Peggy Mauney entertained at her home on Gaston Street at a party honoring three of the season’s brides-elect, Miss Patty Neisler, Miss Betty Falls and Miss Peggy Arthur. Sharing honors was Mrs. Bill Klein, recent bride. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Kerns were hosts Tuesday night to members of the King of Hearts Bridge Club. IVER RIPPY Funeral services for Iver Mae Head Rippy, 68, of Route 1, Grover, who died Wednesday morning at home, were con- ducted Friday morning at 11 o'clock from New Buffalo Bap- tist Church by Rev. Carvis Owens, interment following in Mount Paran Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Rippy was wife of the late William Tallmage Rippy and the daughter of the late Robert and Mattie Davis Head. She was a native of Rutherford County. Surviving are two sons, Bobby George Rippy and Kenneth Dean Rippy, both of Shelby; six daughters, Elizabeth Blanton, Lou Ella Rippy, and Patricia Howell of Grover, Brenda Mace of Kings Mountain, Velva Mar- tin of Shelby and Gene Whit- worth of Patterson Springs; a brother, J.C. Head of Patterson Springs; two sisters, Ruth Head of Patterson Springs and Shirley Davis of Earl; and nine grand- children. Lutz-Austell Funeral Home of Shelby was in charge of ar- rangements. PATRICIA DANIELLE BURNETTE - SHAUNDA RENEE BURNETTE Patricia Danielle and Shaunda Renee Burnette, infant daughters of Tommy Lee and Karen Bridges Burnette of 13 Dixie Trailer Park, died Sunday at Charlotte Memorial Hospital. In addition to their parents, they are survived by their pater- nal grandparents, Gene and Margaret Cousina of Jackson, N.C., and their maternal grand- parents, Deaver and Ann Marie Bridges of Kings Mountain. Graveside services were con- ducted Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Belmont Abbey Cemetery in Belmont. Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. JOHN H. FORTNER Funeral services for John Hayden Fortner, 71, of Mount Holly, brother of Mrs: Luther Joy of Kings Mountain, were conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. from First jUnited Methodist Church of Mount Holly, of which he was ‘a member. "Rev. C.B. Barr and Rev. James Roberts officiated at the rites and interment was in Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Fortner was son of the late Dempsey and Anna Fortner and retired owner of Fortner Catering. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Benfield Fortner; daughter, Abbie F. Crawford of Mount Holly; four brothers, William and Melvin Fortner, both of Mount Holly, Donald Fortner of Spartanburg, S.C., and Dempsey Fortner of Cramerton; three sisters, Mrs. Luther Joy of Kings Mountain, Mrs. George Hook, Jr. of Bessemer City and Hazel Cashion of Charlotte; and three grandchildren. The family has designated memorials to the Mount Holly Life Saving Crew. Carothers Funeral Home of Mount Holly was in charge of arrangements. DONNIE CULBERSON Funeral services for Donnie Lee Culberson, 30, of Route 4, who was killed in a motorcycle accident Sunday, were con- ducted Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. from Warlick Funeral Home Chapel in Lincolnton. Rev. Charles Ingle officiated at the rites and interment was in High Shoals Cemetery. Mr. Culberson is survived by his wife, Laura Gwynn Culber- son, of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Culberson of Lincolnton; two sisters, Miss Kye Culberson of Belmont and Mrs. Nancy Tester of Lin- colnton. He is also survived by a number of relatives from the Kings Mountain area. -OBITUNRIES LOIS HAMBRIGHT Funeral services for Mrs. Lois Lorena Hambright, 65, of 509 Landing Street, who died Sun- day, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. from Kings Mountain Church of God. Rev. R.L. Walker and Rev. S.W. Avery officiated at the rites and interment was in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Mrs. Hambright was the wife of Robert E. Lee Hambright, who survives, and was a daughter of the late Samuel and Elizabeth Painter Pennington and was a retired employee of Park Yarn Mills. Surviving, in addition to her husband, are four sons, Robert Junior Hambright of Blacksburg, S.C. and Charles Douglas, Willie and Larry Ham- bright, all of Kings Mountain; six daughters, Lois Owenby of Charlotte, Mary Jones and Shirley Wingard, both of Statesville, Brenda Gaddy of Grover and Frances Ledbetter and Gloria Putnam, both of Kings Mountain; four brothers, Troy Pennington of Charlotte, Roy Pennington of Kings Mountain and Rev. Herman Pennington of Tacoa, Ga., and Y ates Pennington of Blacksburg, S.C., four sisters, Juanita Wood- ward of Kings Mountain, Jeanette Mullinax of Shelby, Sadie Ledbetter of Charlotte and Hazel Coyle of Blacksburg; 28 grandchildren and 12 great- grandchildren. Masters Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. ROBERT HOPPER, JR. Funeral services for Robert Hopper, Jr., 45, of Route 1, Grover, who died Thursday in the Kings Mountain Hospital, were conducted Monday at 3 p.m. from Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, Dallas-Cherryville Highway, by Rev. Charles A. Turner, interment following in the church cemetery. Mr. Hopper was a native of Cleveland county. Surviving are his mother, Ludester Roseboro Hopper of Grover; his wife, Ola Allison Hopper of Gastonia; grand- mother, Cora Roseboro of M Grover; grandfather, Ernest Clyde of Shelby; two sons, Robert and David Hopper, both of Gastonia; a daughter, Valeria Hopper of Gastonia; a step- daughter, Sherry Allison of Gastonia; six brothers, Joe Hop- per of Grover, Gary, Darrell, Angelo and Anthony Degree, all "of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mack McMillian of Virginia Beach, Va., seven sisters, Margie Watkins of Kings Mountain, Shirley Lacey of Charlottesville, Va., Rosa Moton, Lucille Mc- Clain and Betty Degree, all of Grover; Janie McMillian of Philadelphia, Pa. and Robin Minor of Hyattsville, Md., and five grandchildren. JW. Gill and sons Funeral Home was in charge of ar- rangements. DEWEY W. McINTYRE Graveside services for Dewey William McIntyre, 64, of 396 Edgemont St., Gastonia, brother of Frank McIntyre of Kings Mountain, were conducted Monday morning at 11 o’clock from Clay-Barnette Funeral Home in Shelby by Rev. I.M. Brendle, interment following in Cleveland Memorial Park. He was a retired meat depart- ment manager for A&P, where he had worked for 20 years. He was a member of the VFW and Gastonia Moose Lodge and a Marine veteran of World War II. Survivors -include a step- daughter, Nancy Champion of Longwood, Fla., three brothers, Frank McIntyre of Kings Moun- tain, Blaine McIntyre of Charlottesville, Va. and Gus Mcintyre of Shelby; six sisters, Madge Turner, Ray Wright, Helen Ervin, Thelma Gold and Jackie Greene, all of Shelby, and Margaret Brumley of Gastonia; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mountain; one sister, Gene Champion of Kings Mount 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. MARYANN MITTAG Funeral services for Maryann Mittag, 63, of Giessen West Ger- many, were conducted Monday in Old Cemetery Chapel in West Germany, interment following in the Old Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Mittag, who died Friday, was mother of two sons, Joachim and Kurt Mittag, both of Giessen, and a daughter, Karin Gantt of Kings Mountain. Also surviving are 10 grand- children. MARY H. MINTZ Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Housh Mintz, 43, of Route 11 Shelby, who died Saturday at Cleveland Memorial Hospital, were conducted by the Rev. S.A. Raper at 3 p.m. Tues- day at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, interment following in Shoal Creek Cemetery. i Mrs. Mintz, wife of Gene Mintz, who survives, was a unifill attendant at Dover Mills. Surviving, in addition to her husband, are her father, Willie F. Housh, Sr. of Shelby; mother, pattie M. Waterson of Shelby; son, Barry Gene Mintz of the home; daughter, Desima Ann Mintz of the home; six brothers, Cornelius, Roy Edward, Larry, Dean, Terry Lynn and Willie Housh, Jr., all of Shelby, and Ira Wayne Housh of Winston Salem; and three sisters, Lou Pettis, Katherine A. Harris, and Yuonnia H. Morgan, all of Shelby. Withrow Funeral Home of Kings Mountain was in charge of arrangements. RAYMOND PRICE Funeral services for Raymond Price, 61, who died Tuesday at his home in Gastonia, were con- ducted Thursday at 2 p.m. from Sisk-Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Bessemer City by the Rev. James Lowery, interment following in Westview Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Price was a native of Gaston County, a former textile worker and son of the late Andy and Elizabeth Welch Price. Surviving are two sons, Odell and Stanley Price of Gastonia; three daughters, Rachel Jackson, June Crawford and Binky Boyd of Gastonia; two brothers, Richard Price of Alabama and William Carpenter of Kings Stewart’s Slants @ By Gary Stewart Mack Leads Express P=" Kings Mountain’s Kevin Mack came within an eyelash of playing for his second national championship in less than four years in his first season as a professional football player. Mack, who helped lead Clem- son’s Tigers to the NCAA cham- pionship in 1982, was the leading rusher for the Los Angeles Express in Saturday night’s loss to the Arizona Wranglers in the semi-finals of the United States Football League playoffs. Arizona will battle Philadelphia Sunday for the USFL championship. Mack had a banner first year for the Express. The Los Angeles team was 2-5 and in last place in the Pacific Division when Mack joined the team. The Express finished 10-8 and tied for the division title. Mack gained 34 yards on his first play in Saturday night’s game, setting up a go-ahead field goal for the Express. He later ran KEVIN MACK 14 yards for a key first down inside the 10 to set up L.A.’s first touchdown. i Many Kings Mountain fans had their sleepy eyes glued to the televi- sion set from 11:30 p.m. Saturday until almost 3 a.m. Sunday wat- ching the former KMHS star in action. Mack’s mother, who expects to see her son rolling back into the Historical City soon, was one of them. “I just came home from a three-week stay in the hospital,” she said. “I was tired but I watched the whole game. Kevin played a good ballgame and it was good for me just to see him walking across the screen.” For me, it was good to see Mack making good runs, but more impor- tantly showing the class that he has throughout his football career. Late in the game when many players from both teams were trying to turn the game into a boxing match, Mack was concentrating on play- ing football and was not taking part in any of the fisticuffs. Mack set two club records during his first year in the pros, rushing for 141 yards and scoring a 71-yard touchdown against the Washington Federals. After watching his 90-yard rushing performance against a tough Arizona defense (probably the toughest in the USFL), one has to think that there will be many more outstanding games ahead for Mack. Herald Deadlines The Herald welcomes your letters to the editor, news articles and other information. We ask that you follow these deadlines for submitting ar- ticles for the paper: Social news for the “Styles” section, or Section B. should be submitted by 5 p.m. Mondays. 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