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VOL. 99 NUMBER 1
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1985
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Photo by Gary Stewart
LOOKING FOR BIG CHRISTMAS - Seven-year-old Kevin Milling, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Milling of Kings Mountain, reaches into Santa’s bag for some candy during Santa’s
visit to The Dance Academy in Kings Mountain last week. Kevin and other children will
be looking for even better gifts when they arise from bed early Christmas morning.
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Four Kings Mountain chur-
ches have arranged special
Christmas Eve musicales
and three, First
Presbyterian, St. Matthew's
Lutheran, and Resurrection
Lutheran, will hold the tradi-
tional 11 p.m. candlelight ser-
vices. First Presbyterian
church will hold a 5 p.m. ser-
vice for children.
Trinity Episcopal Church
has arranged a special
musicale beginning a 7 p.m.
which will feature carols and
readings in three languages-
English, Swedish, and
Spanish. Asa Nord, Swedish
exchange student, Marlene
Smith, who comes to Kings
Mountait from Cuba, and
Larry and Esther Muench
and their children, Jeff, Jen-
ny and Jim, William McS-
wain, and Rev. Thomas Hud-
son will sing special anthems
and earls“ Sunner will ba
_sepved alferths progpam.
The Choir of ‘First
Presbyterian Church, under
direction of Mrs. Darrell
Austin with Lisa Darnell as
piano accompanist, will pre-
Dr. Clyde Holsclaw, Assis-
tant Superintendent of the
DeKalb County Schools
System in Atlanta, Ga.,
challenged the KM District
Schools Public Relations
Council to sponsor an “Adopt
A School” program in Kings
Mountain as he addressed the
council and members of the
Board of Education and other
guests Monday.
“This is no new fad in
Industrial Kings Mountain
was slowing its gears this
weekend toward a virtually
complete shutdown next
week for the Christmas
holidays.
The spottiness in textiles is
reflected in some holiday
schedules but at some plants
some portions of the plant
will run as usual Christmas
week.
mont Mills, York
2 departments will
lidays, up to two
| others will work
week. Employees
iree days of paid
nd plant parties
held by each
; this week. “We
aave a lot to be
t this Christmas,”’
esman.
Plush, on Marie
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‘eekend but some
will take inven-
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education”, he said at the
luncheon meeting in the
Board Room at the
Superintendent’s Office.
Others present were
members of the Vocational
Advisory Council, Supt. Bill
Davis, and other key school
personnel.
Dr. Holsclaw pointed to the
successful program, which
he initiated in DeKalb County
over a year ago, and talked
Industries
Slow Gears
For Holidays
tory on Monday with most of
the plant closing the full
Christmas week.
Mauney Hosiery Mills
employees will take a full
Christmas week vacation but
some portions of the plant
may work on Monday and
Tuesday after Christmas, the
plant reopening on regular
schedule Jan. 2. Bonuses are
aid to employees based on
ength of service.
Some carding, winding,
and twisting employees at
Sadie Mills will also be work-
ing parttime during the
holidays, which start
Christmas Eve for most
employees.
Employees of Dependable
Knit and Kings Mountain
Knit Fabrics began a long
holiday Saturday at 7 a.m.
and will report back to work
at 7 am. on Dec. 30th. All
Co will be given gifts
and bonuses based on length
of service.
about the success of the pro-
gram all over the nation. He
said that the Chamber of
Commerce, local businesses,
and industry are essential in-
gredients in making the pro-
gram successful.
‘Human involvement is
what we are talking about”,
said Holsclaw, as he pointed
out that adopters of a school
can be any industry,
business, church or private
sent special music at the 11
Human Involvement Is Needed
citizen who wants to go into a
school and motivate students
through a series of projects,
address a class, sponsor a
field trip, reward students for
good attendance and reap
dividends in a public rela-
tions program for the sponsor
company without putting a
lot of money into the project.
“This is a valuable tool to
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Christmas Eve
Services Usher
In Christmas
« the Lighuing of candles. The thiay pu.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
p.m. service in the chwyrech p.m. communion service at
which will include the Sacra. Resurrection Lutheran
ment of Communion. A 5p.xq : :
service Iv planned Io + . Church will feature music by
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vice and is arranged Dina Jo Hanna at the organ,
especially by the pastor, Dr. Rev. phillip Squire will lead
Eric Faust, and Lonnie the service of worship. The
Darnell, assistant, for church ;
children The church sanc- decorates ag ory oy
uar
is decorated with trees, garlanys of greenery
candles, poinsettias, poinsettias, grapevine
greenery and a Chrismon wreaths, and candieg,
ree.
The annual Christmas Eve
: candlelight service at Central
The Chancel Choir and United Methodist Church wily
Handbell Choir will perform pe held Tuesday night at 7
six Christmas anthems at the p.m. Special music will he
11 p.m. candlelight service at presented by the choir and
St. Matthew’s Lutheran the service of worship will be
Church. Mrs. Dick McGinnis Jed by Rev. George Auman.
directs the church choir with
Mrs. L.E. Hinnant at the Sunday morning at the Sun-
organ and Mrs. Jeff Mauney day School hour children in
will direct the Handbell choir the Sunday School of Central
for a special prelude and for wWrathodist Church held 2 bir-
3 wheats, all
church sanctuary will be classes meeting in the
decorated with poinsettias, = Children’s Department for
wreaths, and two Chrismon cake and juice and the sing-
trees. Rev. Harwood Smith, ing of carols. A New Year's
pastor, will lead the service. Eve watch service is planned
The annual candlelight 11 on Tuesday, Dec. 31.
Bloodmobile
Visit Slated
The Kings Mountain city
employees will sponsor a Red
Cross Bloodmobile at First
Baptist Church on West King
Street on Thursday, January
9 from 12:30 p.m. until 6:00
p.m. The goa! foi this visit is
100 pints. This is a regular
Kings Mountain visit so all
donors who gave at the Kings
Mountain High School visit on:
Thursday, November 14 are
eligible to give.
GARY SALE AND BUCK
blooded bloodhound, assisted officers from Gaston County,
Ranlo, the SBI and troopers from the State Highway Patrol in
the capture of a suspect wanted in a string of armed robberies
after a holdup at the Handy Pantry, 2001 N. Chester St.,
Gastonia, early Thursday.
2:40 p.m.
Highway 321 and I-85 in Gastonia. State and Gaston
authorities had staked out the store and six other convenience
stores in the area.
rested at 3:15 a.m. and charged with the robbery of Handy
Pantry, 2001 N. Chester St. and also the robberies at Handy
Pantry, 1448 W. Garrison Blvd. on Dec. 9th, Handy Pantry at
2400 W. Franklin Blvd. on Dec. 10th; Handy Pantry, 2400 W.
Franklin Blvd. on Dec. 12th; Majik Market, 2400 W. Franklin
Blvd., Dee. 16th and The Pantry at N.C. 74 Bessemer City,
Dec. 18th.
tain, was robbed at 10:52 p.m. on Dec. 15th by a black man
wearing a ski mask and armed with a small caliber handgun
who demanded money from the cash register and the rings
from the fingers of the store clerk, Jo
hurt during the arrest.
in connection with Thursday morning’s holdup and with five
other counts of armed robbery.
KM Cop, Dog
Track Suspect
Kings Mountain Ptl. Gary Sale, with the aid of his full-
Officer Sale said he was called to bring his bloodhound at
The suspect had fled into woods behind McDonalds at
Sale said that Steve Nowell Bristol, 27, of Gastonia, was ar-
Additional charges are pending.
Kings Mountain Express, 212 W. King Street, Kings Moun-
etstine.
One shot was fired by a Gastonia city officer but no one was
Bristol was charged with robbery with dangerous weapon