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Labor Day Is Ciney
Labor Day Monday was quite different for me from most
Labor Days. Instead of being at my familiar desk at The
Kings Mountain Herald, I was with Arlene Barrett and Ruth
Gamble watching the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates
playing major league baseball in Riverfront Stadium in Cin-
cinnati, Ohio. :
And, no, I didn’t cover the game from the pressbox.
We watched, along with thousands of American Legion and
Auxiliary members from all over the country in Cincinnati
for the annual national convention.
With fanfare and flags, the 66th national convention of the
Auxiliary opened Monday morning in the new Cincinnati Con-
vention Center. After our arrival Saturday, we attended pre-
convention meetings, a patriotic memorial service Sunday
and on Sunday afternoon one of the biggest and longest
parades ever, starting at 2 p.m. and lasting until after 9 p.m.
Tuesday was a full business session and Wednesday's atten-
tion was focused on the missing children issue when John
Walsh, President of the Adam Walsh Child Resource Center,
spoke to the convention. With his wife, Reve, he founded the
Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. to work for the interests of
missing and exploited children following the tragic kidnapp-
ing and murder of his son, Adam.
Some different points to remember about Cincinnati: the
freeway or interstates have exits and entrances on the left
side of the traffic lanes as well as on the right and there are
new laws prohibiting smoking in public places.
On the banks of the Ohio River, marking the Mason-Dixon
line, the city of Cincinnati, Ohio combines a unique blend that
delights visitors. Unfortunately, we flew, but some of the
North Carolina delegation made the trip by car and said that
was the way to go.
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Support Walk For Hungry
Dear Editor: ;
Did you know that every 60 seconds, somewhere on this
planet, 28 people die of hunger-related causes?
Individuals and businesses in this community will have the
opportunity to do something about that on Sunday, Oct. 5,
when the Greater Cleveland County CROP Walk for the
Hungry will be held. :
CROP stands for Christian Rural Overseas Program. It
began in the 1940s when Midwest farmers organized a fund-
raising and relief agency to combat global hunger. It is now
an inter-denominational, international relief effort.
In the CROP Walk, walkers of all ages will be able to walk
all or only a portion of a 10-mile route. Those who signip as
walkers will p asked to find sponsors who agree to pay them
10 cents, or a dollar, or 10 dollars per mile they complete.
Seventy-five percent of that money will go toward the inter-
national relief efforts of CROP. Twenty-five percent will stay
home, in Cleveland County, to combat the hunger problem
locally. (Did you know that nearly a dozen non-profit or
governmental agencies in Cleveland County devote at least a
portion of their services to nutrition-related problems?)
To be successful, the local CROP Walk must not only raise
money but raise public awareness of the hunger problem. To
that end we ask that you consider doing an interview or story
about the local CROP Walk effort. If you're interested, please
contact David Lohr, Pastor of Ascension Lutheran Church in
Shelby to arrange an interview with him. David will be more
than happy to share more information with you about the
CROP program.
Tom Black
Publicity Chairman
Greater Cleveland County
CROP Walk for the Hungry
Discriminating People In KM
Dear Editor, :
I moved back to Kings Mountain in December, after being
out of town for a year and a haif.
I am temporarily staying with my mother. I am 23 years
old and I am single with two children. :
Getting to the point of this letter, I have been trying for a
long time to get a place to live of my own. After I explain ny
financial setting, sometimes people are willing to work wit
me and help me. But when I tell them about my children, and
being single, all I get is the ‘‘cold shoulder”, so to speak. Peo-
ple seem to discriminate against me. They seem to forget
that I am human and my boys are human too! :
I am trying my best to provide for my children, but that is
very hard to do with all these discriminating people around.
I hope that this letter will reach out and touch the hearts of
the people, the ones that love and care for the people of Kings
Mountain people like me and my boys.
J. Lefevers
Pictorial Editorial
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DANGEROUS INTERSECTION—Motorists coming onto the exit ramp at Interstate
85-Highway 161 and attempting to make a left turn toward Kings Mountain have difficul-
ty seeing southbound traffic on Highway 161 because of high weeds, grass and other
Services
Thursday
Lee Franklin Earney, 65, of
Route 4, Kings Mountain,
died Fuesay at Kings Moun-
tain Hospital.
A native of Cleveland Coun-
ty, he was the son of the late
Frank and Emmy Dover
Earney. He was a retired
supervisor with Kings Moun-
tain Mica Company and a
member of Immanuel Bap-
tist Church in Patterson Spr-
ings. He was a World War II
Navy veteran.
He is survived by his wife,
Eula Mae Hardin Earney;
one son, Gary Earney of Bel-
mont; one stepson, Sherrill
Matheug of Forest cys one
daughter, Peggy Welch of
Mount Holly; two step-
daughters, Martha Davidson
of Rutherfordton and Zennie
Greene of Forest City; one
brother, James Earney of
Shelby; one sister, Irma
Jamele of Waterbury, Conn. ;
three grandchildren; 11 step-
grandchildren; and two step
great-grandchildren.
Services will be conducted
Thursday at 3 p.m. at Harris
Funeral Home Chapel by the
Rev. James Rice. Burial will
be in Bethlehem Baptist
Church Cemetery.
The family will receive
growth along the bridge.
friends from 7-9 p.m. tonight
at Harris Funeral Home.
Thieves Take ‘85 Chevy
From Mill Parking Lot
Automobiles were favorite
targets of thieves and van-
dals in Kings Mountain last
week.
City police reported the
theft of one vehicle, thefts
from several other vehicles
and damage to cars parked at
area mills and other places of
business.
A 1985 Chevrolet Silverado,
owned by Troy or Jr. of
Belmont and valued at $8,000,
Parkdale Mills in Ki
Mountain. ~~ ®
“Another car parked
Route 6, Kings Mountain,
said someone scratched her
vehicle and sprayed paint on
it. No damage figure was
listed. :
Someone broke into a car
owned by Charles Brendle of
Route 3, Brevard, while it
was parked at the Holiday
Inn. Stolen was $600 worth of
clothes and a clothing bag,
ou a window was damaged
50.
Melvin Weaver of Route 1,
Kings Mountain, reported
that someone stole a set of
hubcaps off his car while it
was parked at Sadie Mills.
Value was $300.
One apartment was broken
into and another one damag-
ed last week at Landmark
Apartments. Robin Holmes,
of 23 Landmark, said so- :
meone entered her apart-
ment and stole her pocket-
book and meat from a
refrigerator. Total loss was
$20. Elizabeth Chambers of 35
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New Newspaper
“More personnel will enable
us to give wider coverage to
sports and community
events. More photos can be
used and more up-to-date ac-
counts of news events
reported,” he said.
The Bessemer City Record
has been Sbisned since 1957
and the Stanley News since
1981.
Herald Publishing also
publishes the Kings Mountain
Herald, the Cherryville
Eagle, the Belmont Banner,
the Mount Holly News and
the Gaston Independent.
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Landmark told police that so-
meone kicked in her back
door. A damage amount was
not given.
Thieves entered two. car
washes on York Road early
Monday morning. Magic
Wand Car Wash at 120 York
Road reported that someone
stole a wand from a hose.
Value was $50. Kings Moun-
tain Car Wash nearby
reported that someone broke
through a door and stole an ' 4K
assortment of tools valued at
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0 ihe Girl Scouts of Pioneer Council for upgrading Camp
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Yes, 5% of any purchase made at Plonk Brothers bet- |
. ween September 1st and December 1st will be contributed
GIRL scodrTs to the Girl Scouts. Provided you tell our cashier you want
your purchase to benefit the Camp Rotary Improvements.
That’s all you have to do.