Page 2B-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Wednesday, October 28, 1987
Rear Admiral Johnson To Speak At KM Rotary
From Page 1-B
rights advancements in the
Navy generally preceded
those in society.’’ he said.
In 1959 Johnson was ap-
pointed officer in charge of
the Navy’s hydrographic of-
fice in Boston, a position
rarely held by blacks. ‘‘There
were many pioneers ahead of
me and they broke a lot of
ground,’”’ he said. The Navy
now has five black admirals.
Johnson lives with his wife,
Helen, on base quarters by
the Cooper River. They have
three children, Laura, 27,
who works with IBM In
Rockville, Md., Lois, 24, a re-
cent graduate of UCLA, and
Norman, 20, a sophomore at
George Mason University in
Fairfax, Va.
The past five months have
been busy for Johnson as he
has familarized himself with
the operations at the sprawl-
ing 20,000 acre military com-
plex.
Johnson has been an active
community member at his
previous home ports with
agencies such as United Way,
YMCA, and Boy Scouts. He is
active in partnership pro-
gram with the Charleston
County School District. He
was speaker at the Cowpens
Day Parade in Cherokee
County recently.
The Charleston Naval Base
provides the logistical sup-
port for 76 ships including 31
cruiser destroyers and 10
nuclear powered fast attack
submarines. Charleston is
the Navy’s largest submarine
base. It is also home to the
Polaris Missile Facility,
which produces the Poseidon
and Trident missiles. The
World's first double decked
Rehearsal Dinner Honors
The Kings Mountain Holi-
day Inn was the scene of a
rehearsal dinner honoring
Melanie Parham and
Clarence Virgil Thornburg,
III, Friday evening. Mr.and
Mrs. C. V. Thornburg. Jr.,
parents of the bridegroom-
elect, and Mrs. Hattie Bess
Harmon of Kings Mountain,
grandmother of the
bridegroom-elect, hosted the
dinner.
The bride-elect was
presented a corsage or roses
and ‘“‘Vee’”’ a rose boutonnier.
Senior Citizens May Apply
For Energy Assistance
Senior citizens wishing to
apply for the 1987-1988 Low
Income Energy Assistance
Program may do so at the .
Kings Mountain Senior
Center (Depot) on Tuesday,
November 10th from 1 - 4
p.m. It should be understood
that this is not a first come
first serve program. All per-
sons who apply and are eligi-
ble will receive assistance.
Applicants are asked to
show proof of income by br-
inging a copy of their October
check(s). Income guidelines
for the program are as
follows:
No. of Persons Income at or
In Household Below Per Household
1 $ 504.00
678.00
852.00
1,0026.00
1,200.00
Add $74.00 for each addi-
tional person in household.
Qs LON
In addition to the imcome
guideline, applicants can not
have more than $2,200.00
assets. You can also deduct
$85.00 from your October in-
come if you pay medical in-
surance.
Persons who can not apply
on November 10th can apply
at Social Services in Shelby
through November 25th.
Suzanne Lee Shows Slides
On Recent Trip To Turkey
Suzanne Lee showed slides
of her recent trip to Turkey
as an exchange student for
the program last week of the
Kings Mountain AARP
Chapter at the Depot Center.
Also present as a special
guest was Santina Oliveira,
exchange student from
Brazil, who is living with Dr.
and Mrs. Joe Lee and family
this year and attending
KMSHS.
Miss Lee talked about the
“Foreign Exchange Pro-
gram.”
Members took the occasion
to sing ‘happy birthday’ to
Charlie Blalock, Mary Allen,
Lydia Mitchell, Ray Cline
and Audrey Webster and
presented canned goods for
Thanksgiving baskets for the
needy. Members were
reminded that flu shots will
be given again at the Depot
Center and that the fuel
assistance program will be
held on Nov. 10th from 1 until
4 p.m. for those eligible for
assistance.
The 50 guests were welcom-
ed by Mrs. Thornburg after
which Dr. Charles Page,
pastor of First United
Methodist Church of Cher-
ryville, gave the invocation.
Smith
Completes
Course
Army National Guard Pvt.
1st Class Samuel J. Smith,
son of Janice B. Bess and
stepson of Kenneth R. Bess of
2009 Redwood Circle, Kings
Mountain, N.C., has com-
pleted an equipment storage
specialist course at the U.S.
Army Quartermaster School,
Fort Lee, Va.
The course provided
students with a working
knowledge of the federal sup-
ply system, storage opera-
tions and packaging pro-
cedures. In addition, they
received driving instruction
on such materials-handling
equipment as conventional
and rough terrain forklifts
and warehouse tractors.
He is a 1986 graduate of
Kings Mountain Senior High
School.
TO OREGON
Inez Palmer and Lou
Tinker have returned to
Portland, Oregon, after a
visit with their former
neighbor, Mrs. Frances
. Johnson, in Kings Mountain.
Mrs. Johnson accompanied
the Palmers and Tinkers to
Camp LeJeune to visit Mrs.
Palmer’s granddaughter and
new baby and they also
toured in the mountains and
at the beach during their visit
to North Carolina.
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pier opened at the base in
March. The $20 million ‘pier
of the future’ allows ships to
be simultaneously serviced
from two levels, greatly
reducing resupply time and
dock congestion. Lower level
equipment and cargo is also
protected from the weather.
The May 17 Iraqi missile
attack of the USS Stark and
subsequent naval mission to
escort Kuwaiti oil tankers
through the Persian Gulf
have been reciprocal effects
at the base this summer.
Rear Admiral Johnson was
Couple
Wedding bell placecards
marked the place for each of
the guests at tables covered
with white linen cloths ac-
cented with apricot linen
napkins. Arrangements of
roses and white baby’s
breath decorated the tables.
The wedding party and
friends enjoyed the buffet
dinner and the chocolate
groom's cake.
C.V. Thornburg, Jr., father
of the bridegroom, and other
members of the wedding par-
ty toasted and roasted the
engaged pair.
Miss Parham and Mr.
Thornburg chose this time to
honor their attendants with
gifts.
TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
Mrs. Charles Ray Baker
and son, Garth Herndon
Baker, have returned to
Washington, D.C. after
visiting her parents, Mr. and
: Mrs. Jack Mercier, and the
baby’s great-grandmother,
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Lynch.
LET'S PUT
selected for promotion to flag
rank in June 1953. His
military decorations include
the Legion of Merit,
Meritorious Service Medal
with Gold Star in lieu of se-
cond award, Navy commen-
dation Medal with Gold Star
in lieu of second award, Navy
Achievement Medal, Navy
Combat Action Ribbon,
Republic of Vietnam Honor
Medal First Class, and the
Order of Sikatuna, Phillipine
Government.
Rotarian George
Lublanezki has arranged the
program.
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