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BE ——— a Nes Local Swimmers On Select Team Two members of the Sharks Aquatics Club have been named to the 1989 North Carolina Swimming Select Team. Eighty of North Carolina's fastest swimmers will travel to Richmond, Va. on April 29 and 30 to compete against Virginia's best. Nathan Mayse, a fifth grader at North School in Kings Mountain, will be competing in the 10 and un- der age group. Although he swims well in several strokes, his special- ty is breaststroke. He recently post- ed the fastest time for a North Carolina swimmer in the Carolina Championships in Spartanburg, S.C. Mayse was third over-all in this meet involving the seven southeastern states. Amy Allen, a senior at Shelby High, has won numerous awards this past season. She excels in backstroke and individual medley. Allen was named Most Valuable Swimmer of the Carolina Championships and recently com- peted in Junior Nationals in Penscola, Florida. Five boys and five girls are se- lected from each age group to rep- resent North Carolina in this All- Star Meet. Jamie Thomas of Mecklenburg Aquatics Club will serve as head coach. Lyn Mercier Wins Late Model Event Lyn Mercier of Dallas won the late model sportsman division in the weekly racing card Saturday at Carolina Speedway in Gastonia. Tim Newman of Bodie, W. Va., was second and Buddy Smith of Alexis third. Mike Montieth of Clover, S.C., edged Gene Sanders of McAdenville in the modified divi- sion. Doald Wilkes of Iron Station was third. Melvin Harris, Dale Stiles and Jeff Leigh, all of Gastonia, ran 1-2- 3 in the baby bombers division. Ronnie Bolin of Clover won the super stock race, followed by Bill Rush of Gastonia and Johnny Smith of Mount Holly. Clover drivers swept the street stock division, with Joe Robinson finishing first, Butch Carter second and Donnie Grice third. Basketball Camp Slated At KMHS The sixth annual Champions of Tomorrow ‘Basketball Camp will be held June 12-17 at Kings Mountain High School. The camp will run from 8 a.m. until noon each day. Larry Sipe, KMHS basketball coach, will be the director. The purpose of the camp is to teach fundamentals and help each player improve skills. Each camper will receive a basketball, T-shirt handbook and certificate. Trophies will be awarded to the outstanding campers and winners of the obsta- cle course. The cost of the camp is $40. Twenty dollars should accompany the registration and the remaining $20 will be due the first day of camp. Registration forms are available from physical education teachers at each Kings Mountain District school. For more information, call Coach Sipe at 739-5401 during school hours. Application deadline is May 13. R-S From Page 5-A ripped 14 hits--including four homeruns--and also took advantage of five R-S Central errors. Paul Brannon was 4-for-4 with two homeruns and six runs batted in to lead the KM plate attack. Chad Plonk had a double and also clubbed his 10th homerun of the year, leaving him one shy of the school record of 11 set in 1974 by David Lancaster. Daniel Honeycutt was 2-for-2. "I felt like this was a big game for us," said Coach Bruce Clark. "Coming into the game R-S had only two losses and we had one, so we felt like we had to beat them. We may have played our best game of the year. "I thought Stuart Spires pitched a fine ballgame," he added. "The last four times out, he's done a fine job." THE LINESCORE Score by innings: R-H-E RS 1000200 3-6-5 KM 530 512x 16-14-3 Baynard, Miller (5) and Searcy; Spires, Allen (6) and Crook, Morris (6). Softball From Page 5-A homerun and four runs batted in, Ashlie Champion was 2-for-3 with two RBI and Degree clubbed a pair of doubles in the first game. In the second game, Watterson was 3-for- 3 with two RBI, and Morris and Barnes 2-for-3 each. Photo by Gary Stewart GIFT TO TIGNOR - Jeri Myers, right, presents a check to retiring Kings Mountain fire chief Gene Tignor as a gift of appreciation for his 16 years of service to the city. Tignor is retiring Friday. Looking on are Betsy Wells, left, and Tignor's wife, Dot. Citizens Honor Gene Tignor Kings Mountain's retiring Fire Chief Gene Tignor was given a bon voyage party he will long remem- ber-a $ 1,757.69 gift from friends for a trip for he and his wife, Dot, to the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. Several hundred friends honored Tignor Saturday at Depot Center where entertainment ranged from a Senior Citizens band to ragtime jazz by Billy King on the drums and Dr. Roger Miller at the piano. Dood Ramsey, accompanied by his sister, Vera Bedson, played an 01d- timey washboard and the Kings Revue from Kings Mountain Senior High School and a barber- shop quartet from "The Music Man" rounded out an evening of entertainment that the veteran fire chief said he would long remem- ber. There were the traditional roasts - by co-workers, including former mayor John Henry Moss who praised Tignor for "unfailing en- thusiasm and desire to help others." The surprise check presentation was made by Mrs. Gerry Myers and Roy Pearson and Pearson also presented Tignor with a guidebook to New Orleans and a Mardi Gras hat. Aging Director Monty Thornburg, Kellene Wells and vol- unteers from the Senior Center pre- pared and served the meal and the steering committee organizing the retirement party were Helen Holt, Gerry Myers, Kellene Wells, Roy Pearson, Betsy Wells and Monty Thornburg. Mr. and Mrs. Plato Heavner reg- istered guests who were greeted by Gene and Dot Tignor and their family, including Tignor's mother, Mrs. Sarah Tignor; his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Metz from Charleston, S.C., their sons, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tignor and Mr. and Mrs. CLINT HARDIN KM's Clint Hardin Wins Saturday's Pinewood Derby Clint Hardin, eight-year-old son of Mike and Linda Hardin of Kings Mountain, won the annual Pinewood Derby Saturday at First Baptist Church. Clint will advance to district competition this Saturday at Cleveland Community College. Clint's car, "Hardin's Body Shop Special”, was numbered 52 and modeled after a stock car his grandfather, Clyde Hardin, once owned. Clint is a second grader and member of Den Six of Cub Scout Troop 92. His grandparents are Clyde and Doris Hardin and G.O. and Martha Smith, all of Kings Mountain. He is the great-grandson of Mrs. W.R. Millen of Kings Mountain. He was a brother, Matt, who is 4 1/2. EXXON FINALLY A FULL SERVICE SERVICE STATION KINGS MOUNTAIN EXXON DRIVE UP AND TEST US! AND FOR THE DO-IT-YOURSELFERS WE HAVE SELF SERVICE PUMPS TOO ! KINGS MOUNTAIN EXXON CORNER OF EAST KING ST. & BATTLEGROUND AVE. BOB KEMPSON DEALER * 734-0592 - MON - FRI 7-7 SAT 7-5 Ronnie Tignor, all of Kings Mountain, grandchildren, Jason and Sarah Beth Tignor and Mr. and Mrs. Timmy Whitaker and their great-grandchild, Tianna Whitaker. Present and former city council members, firemen, and friends of Chief Tignor called from 7 to 9 p.m. to recognize Tignor's 33- year tenure with the city of Kings Mountain. Eugene Bumgardner directed the King's Revue which included Evonne Parker, Krissy Hines, Joe Champion, Bethan Faust, Chris Bridges, Michael Jordan, Tracy Stewart, and John Heath. Members of the barbershop quarter who per- formed were Shane Hammett, Tracy Stewart, John Heath and Michael Jordan. Cancer Group To Meet The Kings Mountain Cancer ‘Support Group will meet May 2 at «7 p.m. in the recreation building of First Presbyterian Church in Kings Mountain. This is on East King Street, directly across the street from the Family Dollar Store. The purpose of the support group is to provide encouragement, support, and information to cancer patients, members of the family with cancer patients, and even those patients whose cancer is in remission. This purpose is met as women and men, young and old, meet to listen to each other and to share with each other's trails and victories. At some meetings speak- ers will be featured to share needed information concerning cancer, the treatment of it, methods of dealing with the emotional impact of can- cer, how spouses of patients can deal with their feelings, to name just a few of the up-coming topics. The American Cancer Society's Cleveland County Chapter is the sponsor of this group and is not af- filiated with any church denomina- tion. Mrs. Carol Church, the direc- tor of the local chapter, will be present at the May 2 meeting to share different ways that the American Cancer Society can be supportive of cancer patients. for further information or for trans- portation call Fred Dixon at 739- 1223, Carol Church at 482-1566, or Eric Faust at 739-1495. Wednesday, April 26, 1989-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 9A Clerk At Comfort Inn Robbed On Monday Night A clerk at Comfort Inn at York Road-I-85 South was robbed at gunpoint of an undetermined amount of cash at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Kings Mountain Police said. LuJuan Dover, records secretary, said the clerk was alone at the check-in desk and a black male came in demanding money. "Give me all your money and go lock yourself in the next room," he told paper bills and currency from the cash drawer and ran. The robber was described as a black male of slender build and medium height wearing dark panty hose over his face, a shirt with a red band around the neck, jeans and a white ball cap. He held a small caliber handgun in his hand. The clerk told police the robber left the scene driving a red pickup the clerk who said she gave him truck headed south. a EEE EE ae NEW HOURS MON - THURS 12-8 - « CLOSED SUNDAY - * MOUN FRI & SAT 12-9 Ken nN ridges « WE RENT: Movies - VCR's - Nintendo Games « WE REPAIR: VCR'S 227 S. BATTLEGROUND AVE. KINGS MOUNTAIN 739-2264 n=" I TUES -WED | | 2 FOR 1 DAYS | heme—————— PHONE 739-4686 "[IRING THE WHOLE FAMILY Fred Kiser's Minit Grill 2473 BATTLEGROUND AVENUE DOWNTOWN KINGS MOUNTAIN OPEN 7 3 DAYS ms = vr 739 pi TIL i 1:30 AND COME ON DOWNTOWN TO CLEVELAND COUNTY RABIES CLINIC MONDAY, MAY 1 THROUGH SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1989 VACCINATIONS - $6.00 EACH Your Dog Or Cat Can Receive Vaccinations Or Boosters During Normal Working Hours At The Following Locations: KINGS MOUNTAIN SHELBY KINGS MOUNTAIN ANIMAL HOSPITAL BOULEVARD ANIMAL HOSPITAL Highway 74 West 1235 East Dixon Boulevard Dr. JL. Eskridge Dr. T.G. Westmoreland 739-6066 482-2508 EALLSTON CLEVELAND VETERINARY HOSPITAL 1678 East Marion Street LAWNDALE ANIMAL HOSPITAL Dr. L.Gene Yarboro Fallston Road 487-6060 Dr. Carl Ivester 538-8452 COTTONWOOD VETERINARY HOSPITAL Highway 18 North BOILING SPRINGS Dr. Joseph W. Wright 487-5277 VETERINARY CLINIC EON S10 Noth Main Street : HARRLESON ANIMAL HOSPITAL Dr. Ben Ousley 1101 Cherryville Road 4346815 Dr. Lewis G. Harrelson 484-0431 LAWNDALE-POLKVILLE CROSS COUNTRY VETERINARY HOSPITAL Highway 182 Dr. Ben Ousley 538-3487 REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR PETS ON A LEASH OR IN A BOX!!! Together - We lift up Jesus thru... Praise! The Pastor and Congregation of the Kings Mountain Church of God at 111 East Parker Street invite you to come join them this Sunday, April 30th, at 6:00 p.m., for a special service of ministry throug Asheboro, N.C. h song with the group "PRAISE" from EEBIEL «oie ok TIER A ETRE AAR a a POASSRAE EE LATTER NOIRE
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