November 22, 2001
of God, country, community,
work and his family was evi-
dent in all that he did. He
made a place in the hearts of
those who knew him.”
Monty Thornburg had to
fight back tears as he spoke
about his feelings for the new
building and the senior citi-
zens of the Kings Mountain
area.
“Seventeen months ago
when we stood here for the
ground breaking, I could not
imagine how beautiful this
would turn out,” he said.
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that it was no longer large
enough to adequately serve the
senior population.
“We have diversified pro-
grams that are constantly moni-
tored and updated,” Moss said.
“We in Kings Mountain appre-
ciate the outstanding perform-
ance of Monty Thorburs and
his staff.”
Moss also praised the efforts
of the city and its citizens for
their foresight and hard work “The Depot served us well for
to make the new senior centera 75 years but we just out-grew
reality. “Either directly or indi- it.”
rectly, everyone in the commu- Change, commitment and
nity. contributed to this facility,” growth have characterized
he said. : the senior citizens program,
Current Mayor Rick he said. From a handful of
Murphrey pointed out that the participants at the
raising of funds was a joint Community Center in 1975,
effort by the city, its citizens, the program has grown to
the county, State and numerous serve approximately 90 sen-
businesses, civic organizations iors per day, and Thornburg
and individuals. said that number is growing
The family of the late H. since the program moved into
Lawrence Patrick, longtime its new facility.
business and church leader in
Kings Mountain, made the
largest single donation, includ-
ing funding of the spacious
lobby which serves as an
impressive welcome to visitors
to the center. The lobby fea- -
tures a gift shop, receptionist’s
area, a memorial stain-glass
window, and comfortable
couches and chairs.
Lawrence Patrick opened
Patrick Yarn Mills shortly after
returning to Kings Mountain -
after the Korean War. He also
served in World War II.
“He was noted for the
‘respect he gave people,” said
Mayor Murphrey. “He did a lot
for people and the town and he
never sought or expected pub-
lic recognition for it...His love
“We've seen numerous
changes for the better,” he
said. “To me, our greatest nat-
ural resource is senior adults.
Their talents are unlimited.
Young people can learn a lot
from them.”
Speaking specifically about
the new building, Thornburg
said it has been a “group
effort with many people
involved.
“The change can be directly
correlated to the growing
number of senior citizens in
Kings Mountain and the
nation,” he said. “Aging is a
natural process but with this
facility we hope to help them
grow old gracefully.”
come from the small fees that
people pay to ride the vans,”
he said.
Murphrey foresees the transit
system being used to transport
people, especially senior citi-
zens, downtown, to doctors
and drug stores, grocery stores
and other places.
Murphrey said the van will
be based in Kings Mountain.
“This is going to, be very
good for us,” Murphrey said.
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to Upper Cleveland County:
“Kings Mountain is phase
two of a five-year program,”
Crider said. “We will have one
vehicle that will be set up on a
deviated fixed route, or a
round-trip route. We haven't
decided at this point which is,
best for, Kings Mountain. That's
whererthe planhing department!
and mayor's office is assisting health department which is a
us.” real benefit for the citizens.
TACC has been operating in They don’t have to go al the
the county for 13 years, but is way to Shelby. It makes it more
best recognized for its vans that ~~ assessable.
take people to doctors and dial-
ysis clinics, seniors to senior
citizens programs, and meals to
shut-ins.
Murphrey said most of the
money that funds the system
would be from state and feder-
al grants. “Very little would ~~ t-
Christmas music slated
December 11 at college
appearance at the college.
There is no admission fee. At
the conclusion of the perfor-
mance, CDs, tapes, tablature
books, and dulcimers will be
available for purchase
For more information call
484-4139.
“Public transportation will
make it easier to get around to
the health department, doctors,
senior center and other places
around town. This is going to
be a real asset to the communi-
”
An evening of Christmas
Music will be held December 11
at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of
Cleveland Community College.
Featured artists are dul-"
cimerist Joe Collins and gui-
tarist Mike McGee, both of
whom are making their third
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The Kings Mountain Herald
Charles Adams, left, and Frank Burris relax in the spacious lobby of the H. Lawrence Patrick
Senior Life and Conference Center during its open house on Sunday.
Mayor Rick Murphrey, right, chats with Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Bridges during the official opening
of the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Life and Conference Center Sunday.
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rates will are expected to be
made available by mid
December, Champion said.
All renovations are expected
to be completed by the theater's
opening on Frden: The project
started last year. i» =
The history of the mewly
named Joy Performance Center
dates back over sixty years
when Dave and Charlie Cash
started the project by purchas-
ing a lot on Railroad Ave. in
1942. :
After several delays, construc-
tion of the building began in
September 1948, and opened in
June 1,1949.
The theater was named after a
picture of a marquee the Cash
brothers found in a motion pic-
ture magazine, according to the,
Friday, May, 27, 1949 edition of
the Kings Mountain Herald.
After the brothers did
research, they found the other
Joy Theatre in the Carolinas was
in the Palmetto State. TS
The Cash Brothers also-owned
the Dixie Theater in Kings
Mountain, The Victory in
Cramerton, and The Gaston and
The Holly in Mount Holly.
When the theater opened in
1949, it had 772 seats which was
divided over several areas. The
main floor could seat 538 people
and the balcony was divided
into sections of. 234 and 112.
The seats, described in the
Kings Mountain Herald, were
over-stuffed models covered in
maroon cow hide with light, tan:
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“passing room.” 7
The theatre also featured two
soundproof crying rooms on the
main floor for parents to take.
their children and a smoking
room near the balcony.
“Bach is a completely shut off
room, with the same comfort- «
able seats,” The Herald 'said in:
1949; “Pictlire Wind ows rmake Jo
the screen easily seeable, and
individual speaker units bring
in the sound tract.”
‘The crying and smoking
rooms were also part of the the-
ater’s air conditioning system,
which was a new model from
Westinghouse.
The projection room, which
was billed as “spacious and
commodious,” had a private rest
room, and a dumb waiter for
hauling rolls of film.
Back in 1949, theatre policies
were slightly different than cur-
rent ones.
Films were given a two-day
run at the Joy, with changes on
Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays. Admission for mati-
nees, which ran until 6 p.m. was
35 cents and 12 cents for chil-
dren. Many of the films the Joy
initially ran were from film com-
panies such as Warner Brothers,
20th Century Fox, Paramount,
and Columbia Pictures.
But films produced in
Hollywood were not the only
things from California that
made it to Kings Mountain.
The Herald said stars, includ-
ing Clark Gable, Greer Garson,
‘Betty Grable, and Ginger Rogers
had sent messages of congratu-
lations to the Cash Brothers.
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“We're hoping to tie all this
in for strategic plans to be done
by a consultant,” Nye said.
“What we're hoping to do is go
ahead and basically start the
planning process before the
consultant gets here.”
One of the prevalent themes
from the Nov. 5 meeting was
thinking outside the box, and
Nye said the upcoming town
meetings would be no differ-
ent.
Ideas for new industries in
Cleveland County, which has
relied on manufacturing and
textiles for years, ranged from
telecommunications to condi-
ments at the Nov. 5 meeting
Nye said the town meetings
would center on the same
theme of thinking outside the
box.
“If you keep doing things the
same old way, you'll keep get-
ting the same old results,” Nye
said.
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worth of candy canes every
year,” she said.
Thousands of people come to.
the Costners each year to look
at the lighted scenes, but the
couple said they would like to
have something to count the
cars coming through.
“We would love to have one
of those counters,” Katie said.
“But we don’t know how to go
about getting one.”
And although an exact num-
ber is unknown, Grady said the
traffic can back up like on a city
street.
“I have seen it lined up the
road and down the road trying
to get in,” he said.
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