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it took two weeks to find out
the man illo wis 18.
of Biloxi, Miss.
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“home from war,
Washington.
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He phoned Barney Gi
ei told him he intended to st:
| age to Washington, D Ca ‘and that he wanted to come
to Mississippi and | talk t to him. On November 11, 1991,
he left the capitol building in Madison, Wisc., as 85
e Viet Nam veterans symbolically opened a POW cage
and helped him start the journey. He has carried a
; huge POW flag every step of the way.
Giles came through Kings. Mountain Friday, and
. plans to end his trek in front of the Viet Nam
o Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., on November 1, F
: of duty in Cu \ Chi, It had even affected with his job as
~ atruck driver. So, last year he decided to do something
~ to cope with his problem and get his life back in per-
a 2,154-mile foot pilgrim-
During the walk, he not only tells his story to local
cities, civic clubs, newspapers. and veterans organiza-
tions but he helps raise awareness of issues that veter-
ans are concerned about, such as POWs, waning health
care in the V.A. system, effects of agent orange, home- |
“less veterans, and reinstatement of veterans' entitle-
: io ment programs.
~The trip has been : a method of healing for him. After
dq: it's over, he plans to write § some songs and possibly a |
5 Jounal and return to Viet Nam and do a documentary |
on Amerasians, who he says have been "ostracized" by |.
‘a their society in much the same way Viet Nam veterans |
were shunned by some Americans upon their return :
His 11-state walk tes taken him through Wisconsin,
Fo linois, Kentucky,
~ Georgia, and South-Carolina. He is now working his
‘way through North Carolina, then Virginia and on to
ennessee, Mississippi, ‘Alabama,
In mid-June, he reached Bilosi, Miss. only to find?
that Barney Giles' father had passed away since their
ih islephiong conversation. He did, however, meet other
See Peace, 4-A
Kings Mountain, N.C. |
es’ father 1 in Mississippi and
William Giles eC
for October 12.
Norman.
School Board's Boone
meeting will be positive
School board members will
brainstorm at the fifth annual re-
treat Sunday through Tuesday in
Boone.
The Advance will bring together
all school board members with the
Kings Mountain District School's
executive staff for long-term plan-
ning and updates on current pro-
grams.
"Advance gives us an extended
period of time to talk about issues
that don't lend themselves to thor-
ough discussion at regular board
meetings," said Supt. Dr. Bob
McRae, :
The board held its first retreat in
1988.
Staff members who will report
on various programs, in addition to
McRae, will be Dr. Larry Allen,
Associate Superintendent; Dr. Jane
King, Assistant Supt. of
Instruction; Ronnie Wilson,
Assistant Supt. of Personnel; Cindy
Borders, health coordinator; Jean
Thrift, testing coordinator, and fi-
nance officer Terri Haas.
Barbara Epps, of Josten's
Corporation, will make a presenta-
tion that will concern the expan-
sion of the computer learning pro-
gram targeted to go next into the
sixth grades, said McRae.
Allen, who will give a progress
report on building and transporta-
tion, said the board will probably
discuss at length ideas on what to
do with the old Central School
which now stands vacant since
West School students occupied
their new building this fall. Allen
says he will lead a discussion of
the mechanical, electrical and
plumbing needs of the building
with a look at if and when to start
upgrading it for the administrative
staff to move in. Allen said plans
are to auction the old Park Grace
School building either the last
weekend in October or the first
week in November depending on
the auctioneer's calendar,
Allen said the final touches are
being made to the North School li-
brary addition. Doors are being
hung this week. The North School
See Advance, 4-A
COMMITTEE ORGANIZES - The newly-formed Education po of the Kings Mountain
Chamber of Commerce met for an organizational meeting Wednesday morning. Standing from left, Dr.
Jane King and Chamber President Ruby Alexander. Seated, left to right, Chairman Glee Bridges, Pam
Massey of Southern Bell Telephone Company, and Supt. Dr. Bob McRae.
KM Chamber of Commerce plans seminars for business
The Kings Mountain Chamber
of Commerce has planned two
seminars which will be of benefit
to local businesses. Both will be
held in the training room of the
Governmental Services Facility
Center,
A telephone etiquette seminar is
scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 8
from 9-11 a.m. It will be presented
by Esther Nelson, assistant manag-
_ er of Southern Bell in Gastonia.
She. will be bringing hands-on ex-
perience from her past position as
‘Executive Secretary to one of the
vice-presidents of Southern Bell.
A stress management seminar is
scheduled for Monday, Oct. 19
from 9-11:30 a.m. Judy Byers
Ross, staff manager, Human
Resources for Southern Bell in
Charlotte, will bring a wealth of
knowledge .and share her experi-
ences in marketing. Mrs. Ross is a
native of Kings Mountain and her
parents, Warren and Virginia
Byers, still reside in Kings
Mountain.
Glenn Anderson, chairman, in-
vites Chamber members as well as
non-members to take part in both
seminars. Registration for the tele-
Kings Mountain People
phone etiquette seminar is $5 for
members and $10 for non-mem-
bers; and registration for the stress
management seminar is $10 for
members and $15 for non-mem-
bers. Registration forms will be
mailed within the next few days.
Space is limited.
Pam Massey, manager of corpo-
rate/external affairs for Southern
Bell, helped Anderson and
Chamber President Ruby
Alexander arrange the seminars.
Massey explained that telephone
etiquette helps professionals man-
age their phone calls more effec-
on 2,154-mile :
Electricity is still off in many ar-
eas of South Florida where
Hurricane Andrew destroyed or
damaged 129,974 homes in a four-
county area and the worst is not
over.
Martha Scruggs, executive di-
rector of the local American Red
Cross, says although she has re-
cruited four more health profes-
sionals from Cleveland County to
go to the hurricane devastated ar-
eas, that more volunteers are need-
ed to do home visits to determine
relief assistance.
Her message to local people who
want to help: give your cash dona-
tions to the Red Cross.
In Louisiana where Red Cross
staff member Claudia Rose is
working this week, it is very hot
tively. "By listening to your caller,
you will become a problem solver,
be able to handle the irate caller,
take appropriate action and most of
all learn to put your customer
first," she said. "We must not for-
get that our employees are also
customers and we need to treat
them in the same courteous and
professional manner as we do oth-
es outside our companies."
Stress management is designed
to provide the understanding and
techniques to deal with today's
stress, she said. "As professionals,
our lives are impacted not only by
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"Questions about possible leaking fuel, where to
dock the boat, noise, legal liabilities, insurance, and
most of all how to get it on the lake from the Ohio
River are cogs in the wheels,"
most people she has talked with are skeptical and not
gunho about the project.
Hays sees her proposal as a drawing card for
tourists. She said a cruise ship could accommodate a
junior-senior prom and other activities. It would be
similar to the Catawba Queen which runs on Lake
said Hays, who says
Hays said she has received negative comments
from some Lake and city commission members with
questions that must be answered before she goes to
Ohio to talk with promoters of the Ohio Rover boat
she wants to see running nightly as a dinner cruise
boat on Moss Lake. )
In her request to the city, Hays is asking for a per-
mit giving her exclusive rights to run a dinner and
pleasure cruise boat on Moss Lake seven days a
week with the last cruise to begin at midnight. The
proposal also requests that wine be allowed. :
Hays said that some council members have told
her that wine will not be allowed. "I don't drink but I
thought wine would nice with dinner,” she said. City
Council could change the city ordinance and permit
the serving of wine but Hays doubts the board will do
that. “They are not willing to gives a pon, she said,
and bugs and moisture are every-
where.
In Florida Bill Young called to
say there is no need for the big
shipments of winter clothing being
sent to Florida. Those donated
items will have to be shipped back
when volunteers have the time
from their work at 229 shelters the
Red Cross has set up in Florida to
serve over three million meals to
date. In Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas 77,123 people found refuge -
in 246 emergency shelters and ©
more than 6,000 Red Cross work-
ers, assisted by 44 from the
Canadian Red Cross Society and
three from Mexican Red Cross
Society, staffed the operations.
More than 21,000 homes were
See Red Cross, 9-A
our jobs, but our family, civic Jac
tivities, etc. Everywhere we look
there is stress."
Alexander said that participants
will identify their own stress levels
through stress assessment surveys.
Once they have identified the cause
of stress they will learn to deal
with it by experiencing relaxation
techniques, and bio-feedback, and
by learning psychological proaess-
es for handling stress.
"In this day and time, I don't
know of anyone that doesn't expe-
rience stress in some fashion,”
Massey said.
HAROLD HORD
By ELIZABETH STEWART
of The Herald Staff
Harold Hord, 60, chose het meat
market in his hometown over a pro
baseball contract and he never re-
gretted it.
Saturday at 2 p.m. Hord retired
from Winn-Dixie and a 38-year
profession that has put him in con-
tact, he said, with more people than
he would have met playing sccond
base as a 19-year-old player with.
the Chicago Cubs.
"We have about 6,000 dillorent
customers a week who come into
this store at Kings Mountain Plaza a
and most of them end up in the
meat department,” said Hord, who |
starting cutting meat when half
sides of meat weighing about 200
pounds had to be boned.
He has seen major changes in
the food industry and at the Kings 2
Mountain store during three major
expansions. He was hired by Yates
_ Harbison on February 21, 1955
when the super market was located
where McGinnis Furniture is today
and came back from Charlotte and
other area stores to help with the
moving when Winn-Dixic moved
into the Plonk Tire building down-
town and subsequently into the
new operation at Kings Mountain
~ Plaza.
Market Manager, he ‘worked in
the meat/perishables department
for 25 years but started at the local
store as a produce clerk, moving to
14 different stores in seven towns
during his long career.
"I turned down several store
manager positions to work as assis-
tant manager for Harbison and to
~ live and-work in my home town,"
said Hord. "I have loved it."
~ Graduating from Bethware High
Harold Hord retires from Winn-Dixie
School in 1950, Hord was offered a
pro baseball contract with the
Chicago Cubs. He had played four,
years with Bethware High's cham-
pionship team as a second base-
man. The Cubs wanted him to
move to Colorado but young Hord
decided he could play ball in the
service and he did during his two
~ year hitch with the Army Signal
Company at i Richardson,
Alaska. : :
In apparently woud health, Hod
said he chose to retire, “while the
choice was mine," although't hy ) said
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