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TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE
For the Son of Man is come to save that which was lost. St. Mat-
thew 18:11.
Mrs. J.W. Gladden
Millie Mauney (Mrs. John W.) Gladden loved people and whenever
someone asked her to do a favor she would reply, “I'll do the best I
can.” The 80-year-old Kings Mountain woman was killed Tuesday
when she stepped off a curb in front of the Depot Center into the path
of a dump truck.
Ironically, she was on her way to the Depot Center to do the “best
she could” in her role as a volunteer. She had made the trip twice a
-day, and sometimes more, ever since the program for Senior Citizens
began some years ago. She always went early to help out with prepara-
tions for the serving of lunch and the program for senior citizens. She
liked to walk from her home on Parker Street two blocks away because
she liked the exercise the morning walk gave her and always turned
down offers of rides from family and friends. :
She also loved her volunteer work with Unit 155 of the American
Legion Auxiliary and spent every Memorial Day weekend distributing
poppies on downtown streets where monies collected went to veterans
projects. Mrs. Gladden’s husband, John W. Gladden, earned the title
of “Mr. Legionnaire” in Kings Mountain and Millie, or “Gladden”, as
she was affectionately called, did her share of supporting the Legion
and Auxiliary projects for many years. She and her husband reared 11
children. Mr. Gladden was a World War I veteran. They had seen
their sons go to war during World War II and the Korean conflict.
Her volunteer service was not limited to senior citizens and the
Lgion and Auxiliary, she worked in Second Baptist Church and never
forgot that her church once helped her and her 11 children when her
late husband was recovering from tuberculosis.
The community mourns the passing of a fine lady, an exemplary
_ citizen and Christian mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
“Gladden” will -be missed.
The Democratic Ticket
The conventions are now over, if not the bombast, and Democrats
‘have come up with what they feel is a strong ticket featuring a former
Carter Vice President Walter (Fritz) Mondale from Minnesota and for
the first time ever, a woman, who made history when she became the
Vice Presidential nominee.
Geraldine A. Ferraro, a two term U.S. Senator from New Y ork, has
probably been featured on more front pages and magazines in the
country since John F. Kennedy, adding to the excitement of the ticket
of nominee-at-last Walter Mondale and making history for her coun-
try, her party and her sex. Only time will tell if Democrats made the
right choice when voters go to the polls for the November elections.
Clearly, Mondale computed that they could not win with the stan-
dard campaign. His methed of arriving at his choice of running mates
has received pelting abuse in some areas of the nation. Certainly, Fer-
raro brings liabilities and assets to the Democratic ticket.
It will be some days yet before the pollsters get to operating in full
fashion and thereby indicate the trend in the nation.
(From the July 24, 1952 edition of The Kings Mountain Herald).
J.B. Ellis, chairman of the Grover School committee, said Tuesday
that a minority of Grover School patrons are objecting strenously to
the decision by the school committee in abandoning the “split term”
this year. Grover School did not open Monday for the usual split or
summer session, as all other county schools with the exception of Park
Grace and Dover.
As a final pre-nuptial courtesy to Miss Peggy Baker, bride-elect,
Mrs. Ernest J. Mauney entertained Friday at 1 o’clock with the
bridesmaids luncheon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.K. Mauney.
Sheila Putman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D.P. Putman, celebrated
her second birthday Saturday afternoon with a party at her home.
Miss Mary Tipton Baker and Leonard Gray Fulford, Jr. were mar-
red Friday evening at 8 p.m. in a ceremony in St. Matthew’s Lutheran
Church.
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President Supports Cuts
The president favors-budget cuts to reduce the federal deficit, is con-
cerned about the Soviets and opposes the Equal Rights Amendment.
You knew that.
But did you know that the president hails from Wethersfield, Conn.
is a female, is looking forward to law school and is 17 years old?
President Sandy Jedzianiak was elected last Wednesday to head
Girls nation, a week-long citizenship training program of the American
Legion Auxiliary, among 98 high school juniors from 49 states
gathered at Marymount College of Virginia in Arlington.
Under the American Legion Auxiliary sponsored program, two girls
from each state, excluding Louisiana, are selected as senators by state
conventions, called Girls State, to attend the national meeting each
year.
This was my first experience on the Public Relations staff for the
Auxiliary at Girls Nation.
The 98 senators elect a president and vice president, appoint a
supreme court and debate and enact legislation. In their free time dur-
ing the week they are shisked around the nation’s capitol, touring
monuments and museums, placing a wreath on the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier at Arlington, attending church service at the
Washington Cathedral, visiting with their real life counterparts in all
three branches of the government, and culminated the week by
meeting President Reagan in the Rose Garden at the White House last
Friday and presenting him the Girls Nation bills which had been pass-
ed during the week.
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Reagan should have no argument from Jedzianiak, who is a conser-
vative, and Reagan supporter (she told the crowd in the Rose Garden
and before the TV reporters assembled, that she supports President
Reagan for re-election). But the President may need to be concerned
about the Girls Nation Vice President. You see, she wants his job.
Karen Twenhafel, 17, of Coffeyville, Kansas, said her ambition is to
be President of the United States. She presided like a pro over the
Senate of Girls nation which considered bills ranging from prohibiting
capital punishment to abolishing the separation between church and
state. These senators acted quickly. In one session they eliminated the
electoral college, raised the drinking age to 21, and formed a regulatory
commission by on recombinant DNA. :
Some of them complained that their bills weren’t being heard and
others were exasparated by all the motions and delays. The presiding
officer explained to them that parliamentary procedure was tradi-
tional.
Despite the problem with getting some of the many bills heard and
passed, the Senators had nothing but praise for Girls Nation. The
Virginia delegation, for instance, sponsored a bill that calls for a “man-
datory recyclability, reuseability or biodegradibility of all beverage
containers” and they said the Auxiliary program made them proud to
be patriotic and angry at those who are not patriotic.
For Ulrika Szalay, 17, of Ithaca, New York, selection in late May to
Girls Nation was patriotic icing on a brand new cake. The day before,
Ulrike, was made a United States citizen. “For the first time that day, I
knew what it was like to be patriotic,” said Ulrike, whose family
escaped from East Germany. °° = fui
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Stewart
Many girls ran for the two elected offices, president and vice presi-
dent, from two parties, Nationalists and Federalists, and conducted
traditional “whistle stop” campaigning. The unsuccessful candidate fro
the Federalist party, (and the majority party, by the way), was 17 year
old Sarah Pearson of Stanford, California.
She was selected later in the week by the Girls Nation senators to
receive the coveted Girls Nation Citizenship Award, a $1500 scholar-
ship “as the best citizen among the group. The President of Girls Na-
tion receives a $2,000 college scholarship and the Vice President
receives a $1,000 college scholarship. The Auxiliary spends approx-
imately $105,000 each year to send the Girls nation senators to
Washington, junior and senior counselors and other staff members for
the week’s training session held on the campus of Marymount College
in Arlington, Va. The girls are taken by chartered bus and cabs all over
the capitol, live in the dormitory, and conduct their Senate sessions in
Butler Auditorium on campus.
One highlight of the week for us was to see Carole Channing on the
stage in “Jerry’s Girls,” at The Kennedy Center last Thursday evening.
Dressed in long ball gowns, the girls caught the attention of the
playgoers and several of them wanted to know if they were beauty
contestants in a teen pageant.
Even though everyone was tired, you wouldn’t have believed it on
Friday night when Boys Nation senators arrived from American
University for a commencement program and dance. As soon as the
candlelighting ceremony and presentation of awards was over, the 98
girls ran to the dorm, took of their long formals and put on jean.s They
had dressed up all week in street clothes, with white gloves, for their
meetings and visits. They were ready for fun. Saturday morning when
they all packed up to go home, there were a lot of teary eyed young
folk who had made friends they would miss.
Firemen
Battle
Blazes
Kings Mountain firemen were
called to two fires in less than an
hour Friday night.
Firefighters were searching a
house at 300 Stowe Acre for hot
spots when a second alarm
sounded at 9:38 p.m. from Sadie
Mills where smoke was
discovered coming from both
ends of the building. The
Bethlehem Fire Department was
called to assist at 9:40 p.m.
After clearing the smoke,
firefighters discovered the fire in
“a dust collector.
The house fire at the residence
of J.T. Phillips apparently began
around 8:55 p.m. in a utility
room. A damage estimate has
not been completed for either
fire, firemen said.
GIRLS NATION PROGRAM - President Ronald Reagan greets the 98 “senators” of Girls Na-
tion in the White Rose Garden. From left, a White House aide, President Sandy Jedzianik of
Connecticut, Vice President Karen Twenhafel of Kansas, presenting a copy of the “bills” to
the President, and Alice Galka of Indiana, director of the National American Legion Aux-
iliary sponsored program.
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Local fireman Bill Ware said
that “Neither fire by itself would
have been much except they hit
us at the same time”.
. Letters To The Editor
Squad Deserves Praise
For Savings Boy’s Life
Dear Editor:
The recent near tragic event occurring at Kings Mountain and the
efforts applied by local rescue volunteers prompt me to write this let-
ter. The Kings Mountain Rescue Squad has taken some lumps recent-
ly. Of course, none of us is perfect and I’m sure some criticisms may be
justified occasionally. However, I also feel that we should show our
support and appreciation when it’s deserved.
I am personally thankful that we have citizens who are willing and
able to volunteer their time and efforts to the necessary services of the
rescue squad. Climbing through rocks, brush and oriars during an elec-
trical storm and downpour isn’t a glamorous du. at a boy’s life was
saved because someone was willing to do it.
Apparently many people still fail to understand that the Kings
Mountain Rescue Squad depends heavily on volunteer services. The
county funding relates only to three fulltime employees and reimburse-
ment for ambulance transport expenses within certain limitations.
Rescue activities are funded by contributions from individuals and the
United Fund. The three paid squad members are also required to
volunteer additional time during their non-paid hours.
We all need these services and we can ensure their availability by
supporting the squad through our contributions. More importantly, I
think, is the need for additional volunteer support. The squad will ac-
cept applications from any citizen willing to devote the time necessary.
I commend the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad and express my hope
that more citizen support and assistance will be provided. We never
know when we or our families will need their help.
LARRY W. WOOD
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