KM Teacher At Conference Teachers throughout the state used part of their Christmas vacation to return to the classroom for the 23rd Christmas Physics Conference Dec. 27-28 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill which is co-sponsored annually Arson Suspected In Fire Arson is suspected in a fire Sunday night which destroyed a five room frame house on Ellis Drive. Kings Mountain Fire Chief Gene Tignor said that firemen responded to the fire alarm at 11 p.m. He said the house is owned by Loretta Ware. Tignor said that Fire Marshal Delane Davis and Lt. Richard Reynolds of the Kings Mountain Police Department are continu- ing investigation into the inci- dent. BAPTIST WOMEN Baptist Women of David Bap- tist Church will meet Monday night at 7 p.m. in the Hardin Class of the church for Missions Night program. by the State Department of Public Instruction science divi- sion. Participants included Steve Ellis who teaches Physics and Chemistry at Kings Mountain High School. Highlights of the conference included lecture sessions on Halley’s Comet by Bruce Carney of the University’s physics and astronomy department and on “Feiber Optic Communication Demonstrations” by Larry Rowan; also on the UNC faculty and coordinator of the con- ference with Paul Taylor, direc- tor of the Department of Public Instruction science division. The teachers also got an up- date on the use of computers in undergraduate chemistry classes and on applications of current laser technology. Support for the co-sponsored conference was provided by General Telephone and Elec- tronics and the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill. DEATH ROY J. HAMMETT Roy J. Hammett, 45, of 900 Princeton Dr., died Wednesday morning in the Kings Mountain Hospital. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, will be an- nounced by Harris Funeral Home. Hospital To Begin Home Health Service As an innovative step to com- bat rising health care cost, Kings Mountain Hospital has an- nounced that home health ser- vices are now being offered. Kings Mountain Hospital entered into an arrangement with Total Care, Inc., a local home health agency, to provide continued care at home follow- ing discharge from the hospital. Total Care, Inc. specializes in comprehensive home health ser- vices. Grady Howard, Ad- ministrator of Kings Mountain Hospital stated that home health care, in many instances, can shorten a patient’s length of stay. Early discharge from the hospital can mean significant savings to the patients. First Baby Born In KM Cleveland County’s first citizen of New Year 1985 is a Gastonia baby bey born to An- dina Marie and Jack Jackson at Kings Mountain Hospital at 6:24 a.m. New Year’s Day. The baby weighed eight pounds, 15 ounces. The Jacksons reside at 2761 Mary Avenue in Gastonia. nursing; physical, Under terms of this arrange- ment, home health services are ordered by the patient’s physi- cian and carried out under a plan of treatment prepared by the physician. Services available are speech, oc- cupational and nutritional therapies; home health aide; and medical social services. In addi- tion, medical supplies and equip- ment are available. Peggy Davis, President of Total Care, Inc., expressed pleasure with this agreement. “Our agency is pleased to be associated with an institution such as Kings Mountain Hospital. The hospital is commit- ted to providing the community with high standards of medical care at the lowest cost consistent with quality care. Our organiza- tion shares in this belief.” Howard indicated that new Medicare reimbursement regula- tions are possibly creating earlier patient discharges. Now, transi- tion from the hospital to the home setting can be, in many in- stances be made easier, with ap- propriate home health assistance. Those interested in this new program may contact the Social . Services Department, Kings Mountain Hospital, at 704/139-3601. Bicycle Rider Hurt In Friday Accident Christopher Michael Smith, 34, of Colorado, was injured Fri- day afternoon when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a 1983 Ford Truck on Dixon Road. Smith was treated at Kings Mountain Hospital for leg in- juries and transferred to Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital. Trooper J.D. Dunn, who in- vestigated the accident, said the truck was operated by William Eugene Sellers, of Dixon Road, and was headed south, turning left off Stewart Road. Sellers told Trooper Dunn the sun blinded him and he did not see the bicy- cle. The accident occurred about 3 p.m. April Marie Allison, age five, and Vickie Sellers, wife of Mr. Sellers, passengers in the truck, sustained minor injuries. Sellers was charged with un- safe movement. Senior Calendar Activities at the Kings Mountain Senior Center for Thursday, January 3rd through Wednesday January 9th. Thursday: Escort Service 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Bingo 11:00 a.m. Nutrition 11:30 a.m. Crochet class 12:30 p.m. Grocery day 1:00 p.m. Friday: Escort Service 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Ceramics 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Nutrition 11:30 a.m. Catawba Legal Service 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday: Escort Service 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Coupon club 9:00 . a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Nutrition 11:30 a.m. AHOY -Exercise club 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday: Escort Service 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Nutrition 11:30 a.m. Quilting 12:30 p.m. Band practice 12:30 p.m. Artist Guild 7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Escort Service 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Nutrition 11:30 a.m. AHOY -Exercise club 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. SPECIAL NOTES: Catawba Legal Service will be at the Center Fri- day January 4th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Artist Guild will be held at the Center Tuesday, January 8th at 7:00 p.m. CP ar a Bw e P w w # w w aw w ew er www ro. 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