'f) 18. lOc Total Press Run 4,000 Copies VOL 1. N0.6 4 BILL ARROWOOD SHERYL CLARK Mirror Announces New Staff Members Ungs ITountaln, N.C., Wednesday October 6, 1971 Mountaineer Celebration Cancelled The Mountaineer Days Celebration scheduled lor this week, was abruptly cancelled Monday. The announcement came after weeks of planning and scheduling of the week’s events which was to climax with a parade today featuring Miss North Carolira, and 25 local entries. Chamber of Commerce officials in charge of the Mountaineer Days Celebra tion said the cancellation was due to the conflict with the Cleveland County Fair going on this week. Jury Awards Goforth 10 Pages I’oday SYLVU HOLMES Mirror Publishing Company announces this week the appointment of three new employees to staff positions on the Kings Mountain Mirror. Wives of Kings Mountain Rescue Squad Members will have a bake sale at 10 A.M. on October 16th, at Ken’s Snack Shop on Mountain Street. Proceeds will go to the rescue fund. Anyone wishing to donate lake goods should contact Mrs. Delbert Dixon at 739-3332. ***.♦* Mrs. Myrle McClure invites any mem ber of any church choir who would like to sing in the Messiah this year to join the group rehearsal which begins Oct ober 13th at 8:30 P.M. at Central Meth odist Church. If interested call Mrs, McClure at 739-2777 or 739-2471. A revival will be held at East Side Baptist Church beginning October 10th- 19th, at 7 P.M. nightly. Evangelist is the Rev. L.A. Faulkenbury of Albermarle. A special singing will be held nightly. East Side Pastor is Harry D. Vance. The annual meeting of the descend ants of Col. Fredrick Hambright will be held on Sunday, October 10, 1971, at the Grover Rescue Building, begin ning at 1:00 P.M. Please bring a picnic lunch - drinks will be provided. Pass the word to Kinsmen and friends and encourage a good attendance for this meeting. The Grover Rescue Squad will sponsor a horse show on Saturday, October 9th, with two shows at 1 and 6 P.M. Admission is $1 for adults and 50- cents for children under 12. The judge is Ann Whitehead, Ed Wil liams is Ringmaster and Hubert Panther will serve as Master of Ceremonies. The location is 1 and one-half miles Southwest of Grover, follow the signs. Eats, drinks, and other concessions on the grounds. For information call 739- 5645 or 864-4241. Bill Arrowood has been named to the position of Advertising Manager at the Mirror. Blll,27, comes to Kings Mountain from the Shelby Daily Star advertising depart ment, where he has been employed for the past six years. He and his wife Shelia have two chil dren, Linton, 4, and Shannon, age 2. The Arrowoods are members of the Baptist Church. Bill’s experience in newspaper advert ising well qualifies him to assist the merchants of this areawlth their advertis ing needs. Give him a call at 739-3851. Miss Sheryl Clark, 21, joins the Mirror staff as justowriter operator and adver tising artist. Sheryl was previously employed by the Gastonia Gazette, and the Slidell Sentry News In Slidell, Louisiana. She resides with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brodnax, at 310 Scotland Drive, in Kings Mountain. The Kings Mountain Mirror is pleased to announce that Sylvia Holmes has joined our staff as womans news writer. Sylvia’s column will appear each week in the Society Mirror, and will report the latest social news of interest to the women of Kings Mountain. To report society news to Sylvia, call her at 739-5829, or 739-3851. Sylvia and her husband Raymond, a quality control engineer at Fiber Ind ustries, Kings Mountain. They have two children, Christopher, 11, and Lindsay,9. The Holmes’ moved here in 1962 from Harrogate, England. They are members of Central United Methodist Church, and the Kings Mountain Country Club. Sylvia is a member of the Senior Womans Club, and Program Chairman for the Pioneer Council of Girl Scouts, and a member of the Kings Mountain Little Theatre. She enjoys tennis, golf, photography, and arts and crafts. She has just re cently organized the “ladles tennis morn ing club.” Sylvia’s personality, and community interests will add new excitement to the Society Mirror. Remember, to report news, call Sylvia at 739-5829. Police Dept. Investigates Three Television Thefts Police have investigated three separate incidents of television tlieft in Kings Moun tain during the past week. Thieves entered Clark’s Goodyear store on Battleground Ave. Friday night, walking away with a portable color TV set valued at $495. Manager Chuck Templeton told invest igating officer, Grayton Bollinger, that he was at the store working until 10; 30 P.M. About 1:30 A.M., he found the window in the door had been broken out with a rock, and the door between the office and the service department also broken out. A two time victim of the television snatchers has been the Royal Villa Inn. On September 29th and again Saturday night, Mrs. Linda Sparrow reported to police that TV sets had been stolen from the motel rooms. On the 29th, Mrs. Sparrow reported that while making their morning rounds, maids discovered TV sets missing from rooms 233 and 236. Locks on the doors were jammed and wouldn’t work, and bed spreads were missing from the rooms. The bed spreads were found in the park ing lot behind the motel. Then on Saturday, October 2nd, two color TV’s valued at $300 were re ported stolen from the motel between 12-3 P.M. The thieves had reportedly forced open the doors of rooms 234 and 235 and removed the two TV’s and bed spreads. Sunday School Lesson A Regular Feature The Kings Mountain Mirror, beginning with this issue, is adding to its list of regular features, the International Sunday School Lesson. We hope our readers will find this service educational and in spiring. Look for the Sunday School Lesson on page 2 of this issue. The lesson this week deals with God’s response to prayer. The text for the lesson comes from Exodus 19; 1 Peter 2:1 - 10. DeRose lndustri«t, Inc. I The first mobile home unit left De Rose Industries in Kings Mountain Friday. Jerry Taylor, General Manager of De Rose, left. Welcomes Mayor Moss; Ken Glover, V.P, and Regional Manager, and $65,000 A Cleveland County Superior Court Jury Saturday awarded$65,000toColeman Goforth for the 146 acres more or less of land sought by the City of Kings Moun tain for the water supply lake on Buffalo Creek. The decision was returned about 5 P.M. Saturday, ending the three-day civil appeal. C.A. Horn, Goforth’s attorney, has given notice of appeal to the North Car olina Court of Appeals. Goforth said the land in question was worth $1,000 per acre. Three clerks appointed commissioners had previously awarded Goforth $106,250 for the land, the city was appealing this decision. City Attorney, Jack White, said Tuesday, the city will have 25 days to counter appeal Horn’s appeal. Jl Senator Visits City Senator Russell Long of Louisiana, paid Kings Mountain’s Mayor John Henry Moss a visit here Tuesday. The Senator arrived around noon from Charlotte witti his wife and Jack Burk, a Charlotte realtor. They had lunch with the mayor and looked over the lake and Causler Street projects. (Mirror Photo By Lem Lynch) Fair Continues Through Saturday Ivan Lawson, Sales Manager, to the occasslon. The first unit was purchased by Richland Mobile Homes of Hopkins S.C. The 1971 Cleveland County Fair got und erway Tuesday, October 5th and continues thru Saturday, October 9th, at the Cleve land County Fairgrounds. Gates open each morning at 8 A.M. , exhibit buildings open at 10 A.M., and Deggeller Shows begin operation at 10 A.M. General ad mission is $1.00 tor adults, 50 cents for children 12 and under, and parking is 50 cents. An information bureau is maintained in the main office building at the fairgrounds, where information will be given cheerfully and reliably. Fair visitors are invited to use this service. The formal opening ceremony was held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday morning. Mr. Wade Hendricks, Director of Farm & Public Relations lor the Northwestern Bank in Statesville, was guest speaker. Another special out-of-town guest taking part in opening ceremonies was Miss North Carolina, PatsyGail Wood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John William Wood, Jr. of Route 2, Benson, N.C. Miss Wood is a graduate of Meadow High School and East and has taught at Garner Elemen tary School, Garner, N.C. lor the past two years. She spent the day at the fair, and appeared on the stage at the evening grandstand show. Deggeller Shows Illuminate the mid way at the Cleveland County Fair again this year. The Deggeller Shows set up at more than 34 fairs in 11 states during the season from January through Nov ember, providing thrills and excitement for chUdren of all ages. A highlight of the Cleveland County Fair is the grandstand show each night featuring top notch entertainment for the whole family. Appearing each night at 7:30 P.M., will b e many entertaining variety acts, and the All-American Hell Drivers, headed by Jake Plumstead, world’s champion stunt driver. Each night after the grandstand show, the New Principal - Everything ^ Is Fine Following last Wednesday’s incident of fighting on the campus. Kings Mountain High’s Principal Jake Atkinson reported Tuesday that “everything is going fine, now, and we hope It stays that way.” Police Chief Thomas McDevltt said Tuesday that the department has not received any complaints from any school official. The chief reported that several groups of blacks and whites collected last Thurs day night at resturants on Hwy. 161 S., but said nothing ever happened. The chief added that every officer was on duty Thursday night, but there was no trouble, just rumors. Referring to the incidents at the high school, McDevltt said, “I’m glad school officials were able to take care of it,” and added that “There had to be a little fire where there’s that much smoke.” York Fireworks Company will present spectacular fireworks displays. Wed nesday night the local beauty queens have been invited to appear on the grandstand: Miss Shelby, LaVonda Baker; Miss Upper Cleveland County, Karen Lattlmore; Miss Kings Mountain, Debbie Timms; and Miss Cherryville, Janna Beam. On Thursday and Friday nights, special guests will be the N.C. Rhododendron Queen, Cheryl Sue Johnson of Southport, and Miss Carol Gudger of Asheville, who has played the part of Dorothy In the “Land of Oz” this summer. All visitors to the fair will be eligible to register one time each day, thru Fri day in the Livestock Barn for a free steer, donated by Planters & Merchants Warehouse and Shelby Bonded Warehouse. The steer will be given away before the Grandstand Friday evening at 8 P.M. Also, fair visitors are invited to register one time each day Tuesday thru Satur day, for a free bale of cotton to be given away by the Fair Association in front of the grandstand Saturday evening at 8 P.M. All persons 75 years of age and over will be admitted free to the fairgrounds every day. They will be asked to register, and a drawing will be held Saturday evening for a valuable prize. All public school children in this sec tion were admitted free to the fairgrounds on Tuesday, and again Friday on tickets they will secure from their respective school principals. Many attractions await visitors to the 48th annual Cleveland County Fair — Interesting exhibits and displays will fill the exhibit buildings — the “House of Yesteryears” will offer visitors a view of how our ancestors lived over 100 years ago -- the best in rides and shows will be on the midway — plus exciting grandstand entertainment each night and the big stock car race Saturday afternoon. V' D / / Fun At The Fair Six year old Donna Dunn enjoys the county fair on a crisp fall afternoon witli a big serving of cotton candy. Donna is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Dunn of Baker Street, Kings Mountain. (Mirror Photo By Lem Lynch)