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J.H L C I LLARD 13 E HU3RAY ST MAIDEN N C 28650 (3M VOL.4 NO. 4 MAIDEN, N. C. 28650, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1971 10 PAGES TODAY nie Baucom A Fa Ron ppointed M iRi 1 L 1. ' y v' 1 j J"h--...J':mJ ANDREWS FAMILY - The Rev. Fletcher An drews and his family are now settled In their new home in Morganton. Rev. Andrews took over the pastorship of Salem-Denton's Chapel United Methodist Church last week. Pictured Maiden Industries Closed For Vacation July 2 - 11 Most of the Industry in Mai den will be closed during the week of the 4th, beginning va cations on July 5th and return ing to work on the 12th. NEWS NOTES Post Office Closed The Maiden Post Office will be closed on Monday, July 5th, In observance of the July 4th holiday. Regular postal service will resume on Tuesday, July 6th. Town Hall Closed Monday The Town Hall will be closed on Monday, July 5th, In obser vance of the July 4th holiday. All town employees will also have this day as a holiday. Garbage will not be picked up on Monday as usual, but will be picked up on Tuesday, July 6th, Instead. Town Board Meeting Rescheduled The July meeting of the Mai den Town Board of Aldermen has been rescheduled for the second Monday night, July 12th, Instead of the regular first Monday night. This change was necessary in conjunction with the July 5th holiday. Times Deadline Monday At 5 p.m. The deadline for news arti cles for the Maiden Times has been moved back to Monday afternoon at 5 p.m. This change was necessary to ensure the early delivery of the Times on Wednesday. The mailing date has not been chan ged, however this move is in the direction to get back to Wed nesday morning delivery. The papers will still be delivered through the mail on Thursday for the present time. Subscription Notices Due Soon In a few weeks many subscri bers of the Maiden Times will be receiving notices that It Is once again time to renew their subscriptions. We are now In our fourth year of publication and wish to thank all of the people who subscribe to our paper and hope that you will renew that subscription. Upon receiving these notices. please return them to the Times office within a month. At the end of that period of time, those people who have not re turned the notice with a check will be taken from the mailing list. If you have any banking busi ness that comes due on Monday, July 5th, take care of it by 6 p.m. Friday, July 2nd. The First National Bank, Northwes tern Bank, Citizens Savings and Loan Association and First Federal Savings and Loan Asso ciations will be closed all day Monday, July 5th, In observan ce of the fourth. The City Hall and the Post Office will be closed all day Monday, July 5th. All Town employees will be taking a one day vacation on Monday and garbage will not be picked up on Monday but will be collec Local Post Office Decorated For Change Of Status Charge As of July 1st the United States Post Office Department has faded Into history after nearly 200 years of service to the American people. It's place has been officially taken by the United States Postal Service, an Independent estab lishment of the government formed to meet the changing needs of our growing society. The Post Office in downtown Maiden has been decorated for the ocasslon with new Historic Stamp Posters. The posters can be purchased and are suit able for hanging in dens, rec reation rooms or wherever the stamp collector wishes to dis play ihem. Postmaster Robert McRee also announced, to mark the in augural date, the Postal Service will have a limited number of souvenir envelopes available free at post offices on July 1st only. In addition, for stamp collectors and would-be collec : WW - ;' - i r x , V v y , RECEIVES CHECK - Mr. Olen Props t of Route 2, Maiden, the Startown Section, receives a check for $86.89 from the Maiden Lions Club. Mr. H. S. Shepherd represented the Lions Club In presenting the check. Mr. Propst is almost totally blind and has Parkinsons disease. This money Is to aid In hospital bills. Mr. Propst is the father of Mrs. Tony (Gall) Parker and Mrs. Nell (Vivian) McRee, both of Maiden. above are Rev. and Mrs. Andrews, seated, and their children: James, Marie, John, Angela and Harry. The Andrews had been in Maiden for four years prior to their move to Morganton. ted on Tuesday. Of course, the Police Department will not be taking a vacation on that day so you don't need to worry about having no protection over the 4th of July. Employees of the following industries in town will be giv en a weeks vacation during that week: Carolina Mills, Superior Furniture, Null Mfg., Woonsoc ket Textiles, E. F. Rose and ' Company, Lawlng Manufactur ing, Maiden Knitting, Temple Furniture, Mohican Mills, New ton Glove, Warlc Industries, Manor House and Oxford Knit ting Mills. tors a limited number of can celled first day covers will be made available for the cost of an 8-cent stamp. On July 1st, at ceremonies in Washington, a new 8-cent stamp will be issued. It will carry the emblem of the United States Postal Service - a sty lized eagle poised for flight. This stamp will be available at tho same time at all post of fices. This changeover has been brought about In an attempt to provide better, faster, more dependable mall service in the months and years ahead. Of course faster mail ser vice depends alot on the indi vidual. Be sure to Include a complete return address, com plete mailing address Including the street address, box number or, rural route Including box number and above all the ZIP Code at the end of the third line of the address. Grady Hewitt Retires Today As Town Clerk After thirteen years of ser vice as Town Clerk of Maiden, Grady A. Hewitt has retired effective June 30, 1971. Grady started work as the Town Clerk in 1958 and has watched the Town Budget grow from $155,802.50 to$584,20L80, a growth of $429,119.30. Serving as Town Clerk under Mayors Banks Whlsenant, Paul Wilkinson, Truitt Beard and Banks Taylor, Grady recalls the time when several of the roads leading into Maiden were paved, when the $40,000 City Hall was built, the Town's slo gan "Town With A Future" was adopted, the bond election to taling $450,000 was passed for upgrading the town's water and sewerage facilities and the building of the new $65,000 fire department. Grady has lived In Maiden all his life and stated "I hope I can live the rest of my life right here". As far as plans for his retirement days, Grady hasn't made any. He Just plans to take each day as it comes and live life easy. Local Jaycees Seeking Hiss Maiden Pageant The Maiden Jaycees will again sponsor the Miss Maiden Pageant on Saturday, August 7. The winner of this pageant will compete in the Miss North Carolina Pageant next June. The winner of that contest will re present North Carolina in the Miss America Pageant in Sept ember of 1972. This years scholarship pri zes have been Increased. The new Miss Maiden will receive these scholarships, a trophy and an all expense paid trip to the Miss North Carolina Pageant next summer. The Jaycees are now seeking girls to compete in the pageant. In making the announcement Wayne Rogers, general chair man of the pageant, said "Any girl wishing to enter the pageant may do so by contacting any one of the Maiden Jaycees or Jaycettes." To qualify, a young lady must be 18 years old by the Miss North Carolina pageant next summer and cannot be over 28 years old. Each girl must be a high school graduate by June of next year and cannot have been married. Talent will be considered In the Judging and each contestant should possess some quality of talent, either trained or poten tial. Poise, beauty and talent are the three major require ments for the pageant. Each contestant will be judged in evening gown, swlmsult and ta lent. In the past years Carolina Mills, Inc., has presented a $250 scholarship to the win ner of the Miss Maiden Pageant. This year Cannon Mills is also giving a $250 scholarship to the new Miss Maiden. There fore the winner of thU year's pageant will receive scholar ships totaling $500. MAIDEN LIONS TO INSTALL OFFICERS The Maiden Lions Club will meet this Thursday evening, 7 p.m., at the Maiden Seafood Re staurant. Officers for the new year, who have already been installed, will take over and various co mmittees will be formed. All members are urged to attend. Maiden : 1 . t i .. X .... -. . .. f y- ! x '; v k ' ' - - ' ' ' : MifvH" ! ) ; - ' 1 I x I '.. !- ill I i : -f4 - . 1 - r GRADY HEWITT A 13-year employee of the Town of Maiden, Grady is cer tainly going to be missed In the Town Hall by all citizens of Maiden. We, here at the Times, wish him the best In his re tirement days. ii Maiden High School Class Of 1956 Class Of 1956 Celebrated Willi Reunion Al Glenn Oaks Popular music of the 50' s greeted the members of the Llncolnton High School Class of 1956 as they entered the pic turesque Glen Oaks Country Club in Maiden Saturday night, June 19, for their 15-year Class Reunion. During the social hour preceedlng the steak dinner, members mouched hors d'oeu vres and renewed old acquain tances. Pictures of the 1-year Class Reunion decorated the re freshment table. After the social hour, the group was welcomed by Master of Ceremonies, David Smith. He read letters of regret from Class Members Bill Boyd of Greensboro and Joan Tarr Wa ters of Hagerstown, Maryland. The Invocation was given by the Rev. Jerry Hosklns, Pastor of Emanuel United Church of Christ. Although not a mem ber of the Llncolnton High Class of 1956, Rev. Hosklns graduated from a California High School in 1956 and was unofficially "adopted" by the To L f I RONNIE BAUCOM 7. Llncolnton Class since he could no( attend his reunion. After the steak dinner Clar ence (Sonny) Lewis recognized the following Senior Class of ficers: President David Smith; V. Pres. - Don Arm strong and Secretary - Bar bara Schrum. Don Armstrong presented the following awards: The one who traveled the greatest distance to attend the Reunion award went to Ted and Marlon Robinson who tra veled 450 miles from Jackson ville, Florida. The one with the most child ren award was presented to Bryan Beam who had three children including a set of twins. There was a five way tie for this award but the twins broke the tie. The most recent marriage award went to Lavlnia Saun ders (Mrs. James) White who has been married three years. Sonny Lewis then led the group down memory lane to the - i "rm. I , H f ' . if Clerk we -NEW TOWN CLERK Entries 17 -V tr -ffiw-m&&K - H dear old high school days, re calling some fads and fashions, popular music, sports events and humorous happenings to some of the class members. Recognition was given to Lucy Houser (Mrs. John) Isaac and her helpers: (Shorty) Alice Eurey (Mrs. Grady) McConnell; Dana Norwood (Mrs. Terry) Gates; Virginia Nantz (Mrs. Bill) Houser, for planning the reunion. The same committee was re-elected with Ken Hoyle and Yates McConnell being add ed, to plan the 20-Year Class Reunion. Jane Summey Hearn led the group In singing the Class Song and School Song to close the Reunion. 1956 Class Members and their spouses attending were: Donald Armstrong; Bryan Beam, Jr.; Sue Ballard (Mrs. J. B.) Caldwell; Martha Blan ton (Mrs. Harry) Mltchel; Bobby Canipe; Fay Jean Carpenter (Mrs. Harvey) Wiggins; Bobby CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Ronnie Baucom Is Maiden's new Town Clerk, replacing Grady Hewitt who retired ef fective June 30th after 13 years of service to the Town. Baucom was hired for the position by the Town Board of Aldermen In a special meeting a few weeks ago. He was chosen from a field of four men who applied for the posi tion. Ronnie is a 1966 graduate of Maiden High School. He was a member of the football, basket ball, and track teams while In high school. After graduation he attended Appalachian State University for one and a half years prior to entering the United States Army. Ronnie underwent his basic training at Fort Bragg and then attended Advanced Infantry Tr aining at Fort Jackson, S. C. The infantry was the last thing Ronnie hoped to be in but since that was his assign ment he decided to give it all he had and he moved up very fast In rank. After the AITRonnlewassent to Non-Commlssioned Officers School at Fort Bennlng, Geor gia and then assigned back to Fort Jackson to work with the basic trainees. A tour of duty lnVletnamwas next in line in Ronnie's mili tary career. He was a team leader of a Long Range Re connaissance Patrol which he volunteered for and was dis charged the last of January, 1970 with the rank of Sergeant. In February of that same year Ronnie began working at Paul J. McRee' s and worked there until the time he was hired for his present position. As of July 1, 1971, Ronnie has the responsibility of the Town Clerk's Job alone. He Is very enthusiastic about his new position with the town and Is anxious to work with the people of Maiden. When Hewitt started as Town Clerk In 1958, the budget for the Town was $155,082.50. As the new Town Clerk takes over, 13 years later, the budget is somewhat larger - $584,201.80. Ronnie will have the respon sibility of collecting the Town Taxes, the light and water bills, and paying the Town's bills. He will be In attendance at the Town Board meetings and will keep an accurate record of what busi ness Is transacted at those meetings. Of course the re sponsibilities of the Town Clerk go much deeper than Just col lecting money and paying bills. The duties of the Clerk are complicated and time consum ing. As Ronnie starts the 1971-72 fiscal year in a new position, working with a new Board of Aldermen and Mayor Banks Taylor, the Times would like to congratulate him on his new Job and wish him luck and suc cess. Ronnie Is married to the for mer Jody Warllck of Maiden and they live on Route 2, Mai den. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dorce Baucom. Midstafe Awarded Contract Mldstate Contractors of Con over has been awarded the bid for the street Improvements for the Town of Maiden. Bids were received and read at the City Hall on June 24 by Mayor Banks Taylor and the Board of Aldermen. The work will consist of type HAB Bind er Base, Bituminous Concrete Surface Course for resurfacing and new pavement; grading and shaping of streets to be paved. Four companies presented bids for the work with Mid Bute's bid of $37,434.50 being low bid. Superior PavlngCom pany of SUtesvllle was second with $38,374.40; REA Construc tion Company, Inc. of Char lotte was third with $42,180.40 and Asphalt Construction Com pany, inc. was the high bidder with $53,554.00. Work is expected to begin as soon as possible.
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