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i Page 4A-THE KINGS ] FES Cartoonitorial Jim Heffner @ Columnist \ There I was, sitting alone in my Ph Sil cup of morning coffee. This was my firs : tion and I fully intended to spend it doing wanted, which was just about nothing, The telephone rang and I Picked 2 the conversation went: "Hello!" I said. "Whir-r-r-r," was the reply. "Hello!" I said again. A mechanical, monotone voice’ a the opportunity you've been‘k g day you can be the rec pi Thung up. Actually, it w receiver down, which was silly, bec 1S monster did was just dial the next: : There is nothing more irritatin me th; 8 calls made by automatic dialers and computers. Thank TO WAIT "Tek TH HOLIDAYS 7 : i RS mp GARY STEWART Editor (i al Just put me in the dog house The warm fall weather has felt good. It, and the fact that until last night we were between sports sea- sons, has allowed me to get to the creek once or twice to wet a line, get in a couple of rounds of golf, which I lost, and believe it or not, do some things that needed to be done around the house. Monday, it was so nice it was really miserable be- ing inside. I was so thankful when Calvin and Tony Crawford called and said they had caught a state record 61.02-pound Buffalo Carp and wanted me to come out to Midway Lake and take a picture of it. Riding out Highway 74 with the window down made me think of a warming spring afternoon and high school baseball. When I came to work Tuesday morning it was still nice and comfortable even though it was threat- ening rain. By the time I left Tuesday night the tem- perature had dropped substantially and it was cold, had been raining most of the day and felt like winter. Just to make sure it's winter, I went to three old- time methods of predicting the weather. Well, actu- go 2, Z 7, Hr 2% 22\ a the Lord, Congress is in the process of that govern these nuisance calls. T! million of them every day. Som against them already. I guess | mechanized boiler room op phone company that informed:hir might lower his telephone costs: This genteman called the want to lower his operating cost SP He was greeted by one of those messag something like, "by using you: can help us give you better sem about your residential bill, pn about a business bill, press 2; Anyway, after he had finall ton, a lady came on and imn ‘conduct performance observations on our system. I do this each year and try to visit our schools frequently, these length- is give me the opportunity to observe the emselves more closely than shorter visits, I 40: wonder coming slaves to the burgepning teleph Have you tried calling any state: office in Forget it. You could get transferred. aro partment to department all day. Try one government offices. Telephones are everywhere in the home, on every street. You name it, minute out of the school day. This is ishment given the many responsibili- we decided against spending iF cue onnel have. St. Thomas. We would visit som of the: red us to renew our commitment. As a spots. h of our schools had lengthy dis- ally, two. Growing up I learned from the older generation that you could count the number of fogs in August and that's how many times it would snow in the win- ter. The late Herman Blalock, who along with his brother George ran a grocery store on Grover Road for many years, used to arise early in the morning and open his store about 5:30. Each August he would count the fogs and mark them on the calen- dar. Three flurries, he said, equalled a snow. And, come winter, the snowfalls and the fogs would match-up pretty closely. Needless to say, I don't get up at 5:30 so I miss a lot of the August fogs. So, that method's out. NN ~ Old-timers also used to say you could forecast the weather by splitting open a persimmon seed and looking at the design in the center of it. The inside of a persimmon seed is always shaped like a kitchen utensil, either a fork, spoon, or knife. You may think I'm shooting you some bull, but if you don't believe me split open a persimmon seed and see for your- self. The tale is that if the inside of the seed has the shape of a knife you'll have a lot of cutting winds come winter. If it's shaped like a fork, it will be a mild winter. If it's shaped like a spoon, you'll shovel a lot of snow. their back yard but I slipped and slid so many times while cutting grass that I slipped out there one day and cut it down. By the way, persimmon wood is some of the hottest-burning firewood you can get. But that's another story. Since our persimmon tree was long ago turned in- to heat I asked our neighbor Ralph Cline to bring me a handful of persimmons off his tree. I cut one of the seeds open and inside it was a spoon. So, get ready to shovel some snow. Take this for what it's worth: The Clines live just across the South Carolina line. Maybe the snow will Superintendent Kings Mountain Schools ductive citizens. Kings Mountain Middle School: The faculty and staff of Kings Mountain Middle School are dedicated My parents used to have a persimmon seed in" We were unable to rent a ear, so on one of the lorries that operate some of the beaches and snorkeling areas. ‘A al bumpy miles, many 180 degree more than a few close brushes with 20 the primitive conveyance arrived Trunk Bay. To get to the beach, we‘had:t through a pretty thick stand of jungle As our way through the trees and unde: upon a clearing and there, mounted: telephone. Unbelievable. "This must be some kind of joke," I said. ; "Try it," said Ann. sulted in a mission statement being adopicd to complement the school district's mis- which was developed at the end of last share these mission statements, wt which SM untain District Schools: Kings Di trict Schools is committed to teaching for * As partners for excellence, our : community will assure each student's suc- in:school and in our rapidly changing society. 2 lementary School: The Bethware staff “to working with students and parents to to providing a caring environment to promote and en- sure teaching for learning for all, North Elementary School: North School is com- mitted to meet the needs of all students. We feel that the climate will be conducive to learning, providing security, motivation, independent growth, exploration, challenge, and mastery of basic skills. Teaching for iearning for all makes North a great place to grow. West Elementary School: West is committed to teaching children to learn how to learn for a lifetime. I am proud of our folks for coming to grips with the issue of developing a mission statement. This "raises the stakes," so to speak, as they publicly commit to what their main business should be. As you visit the stop at the line, maybe not. If I don't shovel snow this year the people over on Huffman Hill will. The third weather-predicting method, which most mountain folk swear by, is the wooly worm. I don't put as much stock in the worm as I do the persim- mon seed, but I checked him out also. I've been told that you look at the wooly worm's coat. If it is a light shade of brown, it means the winter will be mild. If it's big and real dark brown it's going to be a really cold winter. I went out into the front yard and found a great big wooly worm crawling across the driveway. He was really putting on a coat and it was dark brown all over. So, I figured we're in for a rough winter. I picked up the receiver and’ there Wi Vas” called a friend in Gastonia, just fo see % £0 through. It did. learning for all. ntary School: East School is dedicated with students, parents, and community to at all children learn, ‘up; and pare all students to become produc- voice will croon, "you can: help: us by. g citizens who achieve a sense of per- touch-tone phone and following dir J: have committed just a few minor si you are a convicted felon, press 2 I, ted no sins at all . committed to ne concept that oo stu- Alexander Gohan Bell can’ master the skills and acquire the knowledge these days. 2 te and to become responsible, pro- Darrell Austin Gary Stewart ed as a "hero" by many, but he is Elizabeth Siewert, , Or a hero to anyone with a sense Shirley Austin ....... Bill Fulton..... i ; Sarah Giriffi hy he recently tested positive for the Cheryl Pilon. iE odefi iency virus, Magic acknowintgos Deniece Talber Suigaancas Al A: ecific. © Jeff Grigg.........ceueene i ted article, he writes, "I am cer- Frances Black............. ed by having unprotected sex with Julie Zimmerman. ..... ‘the virus. The problem is that T can't Vi ao, bp 3 the place or the woman. ess oo numbers. Before I was married, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In County: 1 Year, County: 1 Year $15.55: 6 Months $7.80: | REPUBLIC io ha pvc had 20,000 sexual enc ry und the NBA cities, I was never at panionship." Postmaster: Send Address Chang Kings Mountain Herald: P.O. Box 769, Kings Mountai Back issues, one month or oldag, whey wel ones ma mr memo SESE NE schools, I invite you to see if we are living up to our missions. I think you will be pleased. Effective schools is not a passing fad, a bandwagon to get on for the short haul. We are committed to mak- ing the "all children can lean" effort a continuing goal for the Kings Mountain District Schools. Please re- member that, in order to be successful, we will need your patience and support. I think we all should be able to agree on the value of the effort. I want you to * know that the people to whom you entrust this work are capable, caring, and dedicated. Thank them when- ever you get the opportunity for you are giving them the most important task a community can give to any- one — the education of its children. * iS not a hero cities. But the activists haven't said anything, so maybe he isn't sexist. Magic is a likable 32 year old superstar who should be applauded for being not only 2 grea athlete, but for using his wealth to help many charitable causes. The tragedy of Magic is his lack of understanding of basic values. His message fails to address the problem of sexual promiscuity. Our values are too often un- specificd and we deny the standards of common morality. Then, I went out into back yard and found a mid- dle-sized wooly worm in the wood pile. He was light brown on each end and dark brown right in the middle. Well, that indicates winter will be mild at the beginning, then turn very cold, and then turn mild again. Then, I went down to feed the dog and crawling across the front of his house was a smaller wooly worm, and it was light brown all over. That indicates a mild winter. It also means I'm going to be staying away from the driveway and woodpile and spend a lot of time in the dog house this winter. Dwight Frady, Editor | Belmont Banner | . Column | Magic has not spoken about immorality or irrespon- sibility. In today's sex crazed socicty, we hear practi- cally nothing about abstinence until married. Magic, with that charming smile, says that having "I confess that after I arrived in L.A. in 1979, I did my best to accommodate as many women as I could - most of them through unprotected sex.” - contracted the HIV virus is God's way of directing him Thus magic is not a hcro, but a victim. He was "io become a teacher, 10 carry the message about the hailed for his “courage” for going public with his an- dangers of AIDS to everyone” after he educates him- nouncement. It didn't take courage. He had no choice. ¢o1f about the discasc. He knew that the truth would have risen to the surface. His announcement made it sound as if he had signed ~~ He writes in Sports Nlustrated, "Everything I've a multimillion dollar deal to promote what he calls donc, He's directed me." God may have directed "safc scx." If anything, Magic is a sexist, having had Magic in many things, but certainly not...in cvery- so many affairs with so many women in so many thing.
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