oo FEEDING TIME - Herald photographer Darrin Griggs threw some feed out in his backyard and shot this photo of birds which came in for a meal during last week’s snowfall. King Celebration Slated Saturday A birthday celebration to salute and give special recognition to the late Dr. Martin Luther King will be held at Kings Mountain Com- munity Center Saturday at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to the semi-formal dinner and to hear Professor Forest Toms, psychologist and professor at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tenn., guest speaker. Toms is a native of Shelby and will speak on the theme, “A Dream, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.” Top enter- tainment is also slated and young people, as well as adults, are encouraged to at- tend. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was born Jan. 15, 1929, became the international symbol of the American civil rights movement. Along with his intensely emotional spiritual growth, Dr. King’s life transformed from a 26 year old minister of a modest lack Baptist Church in Mon- tgomery, Alabama into one of the most outstanding spokesmen of the black freedom struggle. He dedicated his life to the strug- gle against discrimination, Py and violence, giving is life to and for the move- ment. Joseph L. Rauch, a general counselman of the leadership conference on civil rights and long time civil liberties at- torney, acclaimed King as the “man who sparked the civil rights movement by teaching blacks to hope and whites to care.” King received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He led the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955, the Birmingham and the march on Washington in 1963; Selma and the Voting Right Act 1965; and the poor people’s campaign in Mem- i 1967, where he lost his ife. Tickets for the event are now on sale $5 in advance and $6 at the door. For tickets and further information contact Mr. or Mrs. C.H. Edwards, 739-2139; Aundra Adams, 764-0030; Doris Brown, 937-7809; William Orr, 739-2446 or George Adams at the KM Community Center, 739-9631. : Seminar Scheduled The Small Business Center of Cleveland Community Col- lege will sponsor a seminar on ‘How To Use The Small Claims Courts,” Thursday, January 21, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. in the campus auditorium. Interested per- sons should call the SBC director, Anne S. Langley, at 484-4040 to reserve a seat. Seminar leader, Judge John Allen, Magistrate, Small Claims Court, Shelby, will discuss types of com- plaints handled by the Small Claims Court, the purnose of the Court, and the procedures and requirements for using it. Participants will be given sample copies of the forms ussed for filing a complaint. Judge Allen will highlight waht happens after the com- plaint is filed and will also discuss a new general staute concerning shoplifting and employee theft. Co-sponsors for the seminar are Cleveland Mall Merchants, Greater Shelby Chamber of Commerce, and Uptown Shelby Association, (USA). Subscribe To The Herald Decks Wood- Fencing Gutters Repair Screens Cool Seal Painting ® Porches COOK AND JONES ALL TYPES OF REMODELING ZOLLIE COOK (704) 739-7210 Estimates JIM JONES (704) 739-1204 (704) 739-0138 Free ©All Doctors Prescriptions Filled oFashion Eyewear 20% oFF FRAMES With This Ad Complete Eyewear RL (R= Your Hometown Optician LYON OPTICIANS, INC. Phone 865-8251 Mon.-Fri. 9:00-6:00 Saturday 10:00-4:00 ‘Serving Gaston Co. For 25 Years’ Located In The Gaston Mall Dog Warden Cracking Down On Animals Running Loose City dog warden Linda Haynes is cracking down on dog owners who let their animals run loose. Officer Haynes charged brothers David and John Grant for letting David’s dog run loose. John Grant had originally paid a $5 citation and had the receipt made to his brother, who is actually the dog owner. David Grant was then charged with letting the dog run loose. Both men will be in court on Jan. 19. One will have to show proof of ownership of the dog. Officer Haynes also charg- ed Lillian Jackson, 102 Wells St. with violating city codes and allowing her dog to run loose. Police arrested two Gastonia men, Deforest Nimoy Davis, 16, of 715 Marietta St., and John VHS ~ CAMCORDER WOW! WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO TAKE YOUR _ «E1A Standard (525 Lines, AT CURTIS MATHES YOU CAN SEE THE LATEST IN STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY Lawrence Harriston, 16, of 1209 Spencer St., in connec- tion with the break-in and larceny from Adams Cleaners. § Jackie Ray Martin, 34, of Stowe Acres, was charged with driving while license revoked in connection with an accident. _ Goldie Byers Jr., involved in a wreck with personal in- jury, was charged with DWI and unsafe movement. Speeding citations were issued to Johnny Randolph Putnam, 16, of Route 5, Shelby, and Mary Burris Bell, of 625 Chapel Drive, Shelby. 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