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Kings Mountain, NC
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Lt. Col. Maury Williams of the NC Army National Guard, left, and Mayor Rick Murphrey carry a wreath of flowers fo lay at the
Veterans Memorial. AT RIGHT, Frank Williams flies an American flag for his 1-year-old great grandson, Lance Abrams, as
his son, Lt. Col. Maury Williams (not pictured) of the NC Army National Guard gives the keynote address at the city's Memorial
Day service. TOP LEFT, Two-year-old Braylin Abrams flies an American flag. PHOTOS by EMILY WEAVER
We ‘celebrate the memory’
ELIZABETH STEWART
i lib.kmherald@gmail.com
“We shoutd thauk God (ou Memorial Day)
that such men (who died in battle) lived.”
- General George Patton
Memorial Day is more than the first
Junofficial beginning of summer with
‘pool openings, cookouts and a holiday
from work, speakers reminded the
‘crowd at Monday's 10 a.m. ceremony
in Veterans Park of Mountain Rest
Cemetery. It's a day of reverence and
County jobless
renewal of patriotism, service and sac-
rifice.
A stark reminder that dur country is
still at war, the day is not only a solemn
remembrance of those heroes who
made the ultimate sacrifice but a day to
"celebrate the memory," said Lt. Col.
Maury Williams in his keynote address.
Commander of the Recruiting and
Retention Battalion for the N.C. Na-
tional Guard headquartered in Raleigh,
Williams is a decorated soldier of 27
years. Williams' family joined the
speaker and local families for the serv-
ice at which Mayor Rick Murphrey
gave the welcome address and the KM
Police Department Honor Guard ad-
vanced and retired the colors.
Piper Jane Gulden and soloist Shana’
Adams presented special musi¢-and bu--
gler Paul Fulton played "Taps." Sheriff
Alan Norman led the -pledge. of
REMEMBERING, 7A
rate falls below
10% ... finally
ELIZABETH STEWART
lib.kmherald@gmail.com
They worshipped in .a-
brush arbor 200 years ago
and their first house of wor-
ship, "the little log church in
the woeds" in 1812 was of
logs and crude handmade
benches.
Sunday, the 176 members
of El Bethel United
Methodist Church will cele-
brate the church's 200th an-
niversary at a 10:45 a.m.
worship service. Bishop
Larry Goodpaster, of" the
Western North - Carolina
Methodist Conference, will
fill the pulpit and offer con-
gratulations to a church con-
gregation which has grown
not only in numbers but oc-
cupies a beautiful sanctuary,
fellowship building, play-
ground, and adjoining ceme-
tery, a landmark for the
community. The worship
service will include special
music followed by a picnic
lunch at noon.
At 1 p.m. the congrega-
tion will open the corner-
stone which: was last opened
50 years ago. Friends and
former members are invited
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A Red Letter Day
El Bethel’s 200th birthday Sunday
Sandra Wilson, Rev. Tom Jolly, pastor, and Jeanne Ware, left to right, are among members
of the 200th celebration committee of El Bethel United Methodist Church rating for Sup
day's observance.
Unemployment rate now, lowest
it’s been in four years Nd!
Cleveland County's unemployment rate fell to 9.8 percent
in April, the first time in four years the county has been below
10 percent.
Although above the state-wide rate of 9.4% (seasonally
adjusted and 9.1% non-seasonally adjusted) the jobless rate
showed a full percentage point drop from March. -
"Great news," says county commissioner Ronnie
Hawkins. ai
Freddie Harrill, West Regional Liaison for US Senator
Kay Hagan (NC) emailed county oificlls Tuesday. "Good
Work Y'all."
Dale Carroll, NC Department of Cine Deputy Sec-
retary, said that the number of workers employed (not sea-
sonally adjusted) increased in April by 14,542 to 4,212,226
while those unemployed decreased 24,714 to 421,197. Since
April 2011 the number of workers unemployed decreased
42,802, wile those employed increased 35,770.
Thirty-two counties were at or below the state's non-sea-
sonally adjusted unemployment rate of 9.1%. Unemployment
rates fell i in 93 of the state's 100 counties over the month, in-
creased in three counties and femuined the same in four coun-
ties.
Unemployment rates dcrenadt in all 14 Metropolitan Sta-
tistical areas for the second consecutive month.
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photo by LIB STEWART
Main Street offers tins
to grow downtown BC
INSIDE
+ EMILY WEAVER
Editor
BESSEMER CITY - The
heart of North Carolina's city
with a heart is beating with
renewed passion these days.
The beat seemed to quicken
at an early evening meeting
on May 17 as its citizens lis-
tened to hear about the future possibilities: of downtown
Bessemer City.
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