Thursday, April 12, 1990 -THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 15A
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including good friends Nell and
Don Parker. Before he had back
surgery, Hilliard bowled on the
Foote Mineral bowling team and
recalled he rolled a few high games
and received "a couple of trophies.
I guess if I'm bowling over any-
body now it would be Mary," he
said affectionately of his wife of 51
years. Every Saturday night the
Don Parkers and Hilliard Blacks
enjoy an evening on the town and
enjoy dining and shopping togeth-
er. In his free time, Hilliard helps
his wife can vegetables. "Usually I
just tighten the lids on the jars," he
laughs.
Hilliard has retired twice. He
worked at the old Margrace Mill
and Margrace Store for 25 years
and then went to work at Foote
Mineral where he retired in 1975
after a 20 year tenure. Except for a
short time in Blacksburg, S.C., he
has been a lifelong resident of
Kings Mountain, one of six chil-
dren of the late Harley Black and
Annie Black Self. He has two liv-
ing brothers, Charles Black and
Jimmy Black, both of Kings
Mountain, and a sister, Aileene
Black Gibson, also of Kings
Mountain. He was brother of the
late Ruth Black Cloninger and Bill
Black.
A graduate of Kings Mountain
High School, Class of 1931, he re-
called that Mountie teammates on
the football team called him "Black
boy." Stumpie Houser was quarter-
School Board
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requests because, McRae said, the
system knew funds would not be
available.
In other action Monday, the
board:
* Authorized McRae to write a
resolution to the State Legislature
urging continued funding of the
Basic Education Program, differ-
entiated pay plan and administra-
tion salary schedules.
*Heard a report from John
Goforth, chairman of the
Elementary Reorganization
Committee, who said the group has
had two meetings since last month
and has discussed over 850 surveys
which were received from the pub-
lic. He said the committee has also
discussed why so many children
are attending schools out of their
district, and has continued to dis-
cuss several possible scenarios for
achieving racial balance, including
re-districting and the possible clos-
ing of East and West Schools and
construction of a new school.
Goforth said the group will meet
again April 26 and plans to have a
recommendation for the board to
consider at its June meeting.
* Approved the release of Sean
Gregory Collins to Cleveland
County Schools and Kari and
Chadwick Davis to Shelby City
Schools; and accepted Jeremy
Grayson from Cleveland County,
Michael S. Fredell from Gaston
County,and Sandy Lynn Hopkins
from Gaston County.
* Adopted resolutions honoring
the 1989-90 KMHS wrestling and
basketball teams which finished
second in the state tournaments.
* Approved interim contracts for
Sylvia Neisler, kindergarten teach-
er, West School; Pat Regan, BEH,
North School; and Judy Hancock,
Junior High.
* Approved the employment of
Pat Gould as cafeteria manager at
Kings Mountain Middle School,
effective August 1990, and accept-
ed the resignation of Angela
Wilson, After-School Care, North
School.
*Approved the following addi-
tions to the teacher substitute list:
Marshall Blanton, Rebecca
Crawford, Lesia Ann Etters,
Connie G. Griffin, Betty Greene
Sharpe, Monnie A. London, Albert
Brock Harris, and Lorena Dawn
Lawrence.
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back, Shoot Stowe was halfback,
and Skimp Stowe was halfback on
the 1929-30 Mountaineer football
team. "We were a young, small
team but we could run fast," re-
called Hilliard who outran his
friends and jumped in field day ac-
tivities as a young boy at West
School. "Shoot Stowe always beat
me jumping,” he said of Charles
EF. Stowe.
During the war years Hilliard re-
called that he didn't have to report
for duty but he contributed to the
war effort by making ducking for
army tents when Margrace Mill
was awarded numerous defense
contracts. He also welded during
the war years in the Margrace ma-
chine shop and recalled working
with H. R. Hunnicutt, George
Barber, Monroe Rhea and got his
job in the old Margrace Store by
working for Barber when he was
on vacation. He started off at the
Margrace Mill in the dyehouse.
"They wanted someone who knew
a little about working in a store, so
I got to leave the finishing plant
and work in the store for a week. I
found I liked it," he said. At that
time the old Margrace Store was a
general store which sold "every-
thing", according to Hilliard who
bought his daughter's baby bed
there in addition to other household
furnishings and food. The store al-
so sold cow feed.
It was love at first sight for
Hilliard and Mary McCaslin Black.
Hilliard was standing in front of
his house on Grover Road waiting
for a ride to work at Margrace Mill
when Mary's:sister, Harry Lee
McCarter and their friend, Mary
Frances McGinnis, stopped and in-
troduced Hilliard to his future
bride, then a senior at Kings
Mountain High School. It wasn't
long until their relationship blos-
somed into marriage. "I'd marry
her again," said Hilliard. And,
Mary agreed. They said their close
relationship with God and the
church helped them over rough
times. Mary was active in the old
First Baptist Church, across the
street from where Central
Methodist church is today. After
their marriage, Mary returned to
her home church the Sunday after
their marriage and then joined
Hilliard's church, Central
Methodist, where both are active
today. They are parents of two chil-
dren, Peggy Black Jackson of
Spartanburg, S.C. and Tommy
Black of Lexington. Peggy is mar-
ried to Harold Jackson and they are
parents of twin daughters, Alicia
and Ashley Jackson, 22 and seniors
at Clemson University, and a
daughter, Alison Jackson, 13.
Tommy Black is married to
Patricia Curlee Black of Charlotte
and they have two children,
Stephanie Black, 13, and Trey
Black, 11.
Their Kings Mountain grandpar-
ents try to spend as much time as
possible with the grandchildren
and Hilliard is always proud to
show his "brag book" of pictures of
their growing family.
Talking to people is probably
Hilliard's favorite pastime. His en-
thusiasm for life and good humor
belie his age. He will celebrate his
79th birthday on May 10.
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