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Wednesday, May 3, 1989-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 3A KMLT Has Come A Long Way ART AWARD TO EAST SCHOOL-East School third graders received an award for their mural," Mother Nature Believes In Fair Housing" from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. From left, Kia Degree, Sherita Warren, Rayven Talmadge, art teacher Sherry Bingham and Quisha Owens, far right. East Mural Wins Prize Their award-winning mural de- picts a colorful school of fish with the caption, "Mother Nature Believes In Fair Housing." The innovative art won the first prize from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development during Fair Housing Month to third grade art students at East School. Dan McDonald, a fair housing and equal opportunity specialist with the state HUD office in Greensboro, and Ledford Austin, deputy manager of the state HUD office, presented the trophy to the third graders during a recent as- sembly program. Kings Mountain Housing Authority Director Julia Jordan or- ganized the mural contest locally. Sherry Bingham, art teacher, said she was quite proud of her stu- dents and said they deserved the at- tention they received from the state HUD officials and the ice cream and cookie party afterwards. Chinese From Page 1-A woven oven for this project to Wise Industries. The new China plant is located in Tianjin, China about 80 miles southeast of Beijing. The plant will produce non-woven fill roll goods which they will sell to other com- panies in China to be used in cloth- ing and other products that use fiber-fill non-wovens. Non-wovens is a term used to describe textile re- lated products which are made by bonding together fibers by various means. Building the China market has not been easy for Wise even though the results are considered above average, President Dan Wise said. Wise personnel have made many trips to China and Wise said international sales has helped to balance production. "However, I will be the first to admit that the USA market is our primary con- cern. There are two major methods to help balance the USA trade deficit; restricting imports and in- creasing exports. Maybe we and other small companies can help in some small way with the latter method. Max S. Clark Jr., Wise chief ex- ecutive officer, said "We don't want to take all the credit for our success with the Chinese market. We have had help from a lot of places. Among the most helpful to us in this effort have been the U. S. Department of Commerce in Greensboro, Whitesides, Robinson, Blue and Wilson law firm of Gastonia for their assistance in China international law and both NCNB National Bank and First Union National Bank for their con- tinued support of our international efforts and the town of Kings Mountain for their continued assis- tance in our relations with the Chinese people." The first Chinese company to buy equipment Wise shipped to China last year was Tianjin Huaxin Carpet Company in Tianjin, China. The project was about $2 million and the equipment produced non- woven needle punch carpet to be used in the domestic China market. Lib From Page 1-A the only brother-sister in the state to co-edit a weekly newspaper. Miss Stewart's column appeared in the March edition of "National News", a national publication of the American Legion Auxiliary which is distributed to one million women members. As national chairman of community service for the auxiliary, Miss Stewart has Home From Page 1-A outside the community. Alexander Realty is ready to announce a new development as soon as paperwork is completed for 30-plus moderate- ly priced homes to be developed off the 74-Bypass near Reliance Electric Co. Mrs. Alexander is headed a nationwide cancer aware- ness project this year and her story, "Courage To Choose", as it ap- peared in the auxiliary, has been entered in national competition for the "Heart of America" award of the national organization. The local Auxiliary Unit 155 entered the col- umn in national competition. Miss Stewart is also a past Southern Division National Vice President of the auxiliary and has served a national appointment for 12 years. The 1988 writing awards were presented Saturday night by Dwayne Walls, of the staff of the UNC School of Journalism. ready to present the plans for the new development to the Planning and Zoning Board for approval and is in the the fourth and final phase of construction at Gold Run, a new development in the Oak Grove community where 39 additional wooded lots are being developed. "We have clients coming from Charlotte who are building in this area and working in Charlotte and all the other realtors are busy in the area with local and out-of-city cus- tomers," she said. KM Weather (Compiled by Kenneth Kitzmiller) APR. 26-MAY 2 Total precipitation ~~ 2.04" Maximum one day 1.45 (1st) Year to date 16.76 Minimum temp. 45 (2nd) Maximum temp. 89 (27th) Average temp. 70.1 YEAR AGO 0 0 8.44 36 (28th) 79 (27th, 2nd) 59.3 *Last year, trace on frost on April 28. Wise did the whole plant on a turn- key basis including even the fibers and chemicals for the first month's production. Accompany the Chinese delega- tion to City Hall were Mr. and Mrs. Dan S. Wise, Max Clark Jr., and Arthur C. Blue III, partner in Whitesides, Robinson, Blue and Wilson of Gastonia. Members of the Chinese delega-: tion who were welcomed by city officials and also toured the area were Jia Jing Xiang and Mrs. Pan Bai Jin, managers of the new plant; Han Meng Zhou, assistant manag- er; Mrs. Wang Wei Jie, engineer; Shan Yun Sheng, assistant manag- er, and Song Chun Ling, translator. Dan Wise speaks some Chinese but said the language barrier had not been a problem. "Many Chinese people speak English but we can't speak Chinese," he said. "Friendship is the key to success in this venture and Kings Mountain has always made our Japanese friends welcome," he said. "We are very satisfied with how Wise has handled the project and we hope we can do more future business with people in this area," said Jia Jing Xiang. Women Cleveland County Commission for Women is surveying about 600 women in the county on women's status and needs in a six-page questionnaire that ranges from questions on how long they have lived in the county to their total Back in the early 40's Kings Mountain Little Theater was formed. It was quite active and produced, among other hits, the popular dramas held in the am- phitheater of the Kings Mountain National Military Park. Debbie Mauney brought us a big scrapbook this week which details some of the productions given by the Little Theater since its revival in Kings Mountain 20 years ago. What a variety of shows Little Theater goers have been treated to is illustrated with pictures in this scrapbook which Debbie hopes everyone will take -a look at during the upcoming production of "Murder Takes The Stage." My mother hopes to be on the front row when the play opens Thursday night in Park Grace Auditorium. She hopes to catch a glimpse of her grandson, Jeff Grigg, who is co-directing with Cathy Clore this story of murder and intrigue. Jeff, who is The Herald's Production Manager, has been spending all his spare time in recent months at the Little Theater and his Grandmother has been kidding him that she will have to go to the Little Theater to see him. Jeff won't be on the stage but one of our Herald columnists will. Jackie Rountree, who writes Grover News, is among the cast and will probably steal the show. KMLT's first production after reorganization in 1969 was "The Curious Savage" and was directed by a then 22-year-old ballet dancer Steve Baity, who had come home to rest that summer after working and studying for a year in New York. Guest Column Lib Stewart A After the initial reorganization there were many good shows and who could forget the most recent mu- sical, "Sound of Music" which played to a full house with an extra performance because so many people had made reservations to see the show. Children's theater has also been popular with local L-T audiences over the years. "Not Even A Mouse", directed in 1973 by then 13-year-old Chris Holmes, was a favorite. The Neil Simon play, "Come Blow Your Horn" was directed by Gene Austin, brother of The Herald's General Manager Darrell Austin, and was a favorite of adult theater-goers in 1974. Bill Fulton, now of the Herald advertising staff, had one of the lead roles in the show Sometimes trying to keep community theater alive was frustrating in the earlier years but Kings Mountain Little Theater is alive and well today and growing with new members representing a diversity of age and talent. Make Your Home Beautiful By JERRY KING A home is where my wife and family are most often together and it's the place where we find the most en- joyment and have most fond memories. As President of the Kings Mountain Board of Realtors I want to challenge each family to try to make its property the prettiest and most livable by getting in the clean-up spirit and by that spirit showing our town that we care about our own property because we care about the town itself. Help celebrate American Home Week this week by improving your private property, Property is measured in terms of pride and enjoyment as well as dollars. This year's theme, "Creating A Nation of Neighbors," is aimed at reminding individuals, busi- nesses and industries of their rights and responsibilities as citizens and property owners to work together in Letters To The Editor Support Cancer Dear Editor: My name is Eric Faust. I am the minister at First Presbyterian Church in Kings Mountain area. Carol Church, Director of the Cleveland County American . Center Society asked that I inform you again about this newly organized Support Group. Several weeks ago, you may have received a letter from Fred Dixon from Kings Mountain, concerning the organizational meeting of this support group. At that initial meeting, we established the need and desire to have a group. We agreed on a purpose, that of mutu- al support and encouragement; the sharing of informa- tion; and the "being there" for each other. We agreed that confidentiality would be a primary factor for ev- ery member. Meetings dates were set as the First and Third Tuesday of every month at 7. The meeting place would be one of the rooms in the Recreation Building of First Presbyterian Church in Kings Mountain. We have not had the response, which we thought that we ought to have, from people in the community who have cancer, who are in remission, or who are family members of a cancer patient. Those who have attended said such things as: "I am so glad that there is a group who knows what I'm going through." "It is good to know that there is someone I can call who ‘has © been where I am'." "We therefore believe that many others could be equally encouraged. Fred, Carol, and I believe in this support group. We believe that you can benefit from the support in this creating a positive community in which to work and live. American Home Week's sponsoring organization, the National Association of Realtors, is the nation's - largest trade and professional organization represent- ing nearly 800,000 members involved in all aspects of the real estate industry. A house is real estate. It's property. It's walls and roofs. It's a commodity. Real estate professionals are sensitive to what a home means to a buyer. Yet, we will work hard to help you sell your home with minimum delay for every dollar its worth. Our community needs to help us set an example this week by cutting shrubs, cutting grass, improving our own properties and upgrading them. Join us, not only this week during’ American Home Week, but every day in improving our own homes and neighborhoods to make a better place to live and raise our children. Support Group group. We further believe that this group can enable this community to face Cancer in a better way. We invite you to come. We invite your family, peo- ple who are close to you, and in turn ask you to invite other cancer patients. First and Third Tuesdays at 7 p.m., in the Recreation Building of First Presbyterian Church (Across from Family Dollar Store) on East King Street. These dates or the time may not be appropriate for you. Would ‘you let us know which day and time would be best for you? We need to know so that this group can best serve you. You may have questions. Please call Fred Dixon at 739-1223, Carol Church at 482-1566, or Eric Faust at 739-8072 or 739-1495. Please come! ERIC M. FAUST Thanks For Support Dear Editor: On behalf of the Chamber, I want to thank you for the work you and the Herald did to make this years banquet the success it was. Without the series of arti- cles you ran, I don't feel that the banquet would have been nearly as well as attended. Again, thank you very much. ROBERT S. MANER PRESIDENT Conducting Survey In Area family household income to rea- sons for working and their major problems and where they go to for help. Betsy Wells, Kings Mountain teacher who is a member of the Commission, says interested wom- en can receive copies of the ques- tionnaires from her or from Lib Stewart at the Kings Mountain Herald Office. Mrs. Wells said the survey re- GROVER FIRST GRADERS 1939 - Pictured above is Grover School's first grade in 1939. Members of the class are trying to organize a 50th year reunion for later this year and need the names and addresses of some of the students. The unknown students are the fourth and eighth students on row two, the second and fourth students on row three and the ninth student on row four. If you know any of them, call Mary Jo Carter at 937-7250. Others in the picture are, front row, left to right, Mrs. Macie Covington, teacher; Jane Pinkleton, Lester Bolin, Ellis Tate, Jack Montgomery, Thomas Hambright, Newman Barrett, Bobby Batchler and Basil Sheppard Jr. Second row, Martha Ann Tesseneer, Betty Sue Hamm, Valerie Batchler, Mary Jo Smith, Lola Faye Hardin, Frances Kirby, Dorothy Dean Tesseneer, and Hazel Green. Row three, John Houser, Doris Camp, Henry Oliver, Sybil Byers, Harry Beam, Keith Franklin and Charles Edward Sheppard. Row four, Haywood Oliver, Bobby Herndon, Annette Harry, Max Whitworth, Oren Camp, Elizabeth Oliver, Ethel Barrett, Paul Whitworth, and Thelma Peterson. sults will be compiled and avail- able later in the year. Survey forms should be returned to Cleveland County Commission For Women, PO Box 580, Shelby 28150. GOSPEL SINGING Midview Baptist Church will sponsor a gospel singing Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. featuring “The Eternal Love" of Shelby and "The Woodys" of Dallas. The public is invited. BENEFIT People That Love Center will sponsor a big yard sale on Saturday, May 13 beginning at 9 a.m. Donations are invited from the public to continue the ongoing pro- gram in Kings Mountain. Donors may deliver their items to the Love Center on Piedmont Avenue or call Wanda Kyle at the Love Center and volunteers will pick up your donated items. BREAKFAST Vocational Cooperative Occupation classes of Kings Mountain Senior High School will host the annual Employer- Employee recognition breakfast Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. at KMSHS Cafeteria. BLALOCK REUNION The annual Blalock family re- union will be held May 21 at 1 p.m. at El Bethel United Methodist Church. Picnic lunch will be spread. The families of Fred Wright Jr. and Madge Wright Rhea are heading up the arrangements committee for the event. Ee te CATERERS ER Sp i EER HRT RR
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