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The man was a former basketball star with the St. Louis Hawks and the Baltimore Bullets. Heisalso a former student of West Poi nt and a 1965 graduate of Syracuse. But his position now is neither sports star or military officer. He is a special agent with the FBI. The man Is Charles Rich ards, special agent out of the Charlotte field office. Rich ards, along with his boss, George Knight, cover the four county area around Kings Mountain. Richards was on hand to speak to the Rotary Club a- bout the function of the FBI in general and in and around Cleveland County in particu- j lar. The agent told the people in attendance how the branch of the Justice Department fits into the activities of a small town. “Although we don’t have a lot of the criminal activity that one would find in New York or Chicago, we do have our share of the work,” Ric hards explained, “A lot of our work comes in the form of deserters (from Fort Jack- son, Fort Bragg and other bases), interstate transporta tion of stolen property and bank robberys.” "We are out here in the field alone and when we need assistance we have to go to the local law enforcement a- gencles. I have tried to build a rapport with the local law men in assisting me in inves tigations.” At this pointRic- hards praised Chief McDevltt for his aid. Richards also used his time to dispell many myths surro unding the FBI and its work. “People watch such pro grams as the “FBI” on tele vision and equate us with Ef rem Zimbalist Jr. The pro gram is factual but as far as the running gun battles you might see on the other shows go, you will hardly ever see this in real life.” “You may see a showwhere the lawmen rush the house to capture a fugitive, but the FBI does not operate that way. If we have any information a- bout the whereabouts of a cri minal we will surveille the place. The main thing to note is that the FBI captures a criminal on the FBI's terms and not his. We will appre hend him when he least ex pects it.” To emphasize this point Richards cited that the last two agents to die in act ion was January of 1969 and that was through a lack of knowledge of the suspect. The agents accidentally came upon the criminal and were gunned down. In the fifty some years the FBI has existed under its current name, only 23 or 24 agents have been killed, a fairly good record. It should further be noted that in the first few years of the FBI the agents weren’t allowed to carry arms. The North Carolina branch of the FBI is not slack in its efforts at curbing crime ei ther. Last year, Richards stated, Charlotte was ranked fourth in fugitive apprehen sions and convictions, and re coveries of stolen goods. The requirements for a pos ition with the bureau are stiff. Lawyers, accountants, scien tists and language experts with three years of executive experience is the basic requ irement. Batteries of tests, both physical and mental are given the applicants. Out of 4,000 applicants next year on ly 400 will be taken. “We need more men. Espe cially we need minority re presentation in tne bureau. Blacks, Puerto Ricans and ot her groups are encouraged to apply with the Bureau. The requirements are tough and the standards wiil not be low ered but a man who gets in is in the finest of company.” J. Edgar Hoover’s dream, an FBI National Academy at Quantico Marine Base in Vir ginia has finally been made a reality as Richards reported. Quantico has been the train ing ground for FBI men in the past, but now it has been updated with the most modern of facilities for training not only the FBI men but also for training police officers. “We want to train as many police officers as possible, so they can take the FBI’s techniques back and teach others.” The FBI has been under con stant scruntiny for the past few months with “exposes” and other similar occurences coming Into public view. Ric hards emphasized that the FBI’s prime function is the protection of internal secur ity. In this context he said, many accounts have been dis torted through lack of infor mation to the public. “I know you have read of the FBI has been snooping here and there into various peo ple’s private life. Since our main function is protecting in ternal security that is what wd must do. If we investigate someone who has been known to make statements which may be a threat to security, we have to investigate them thoroughly, and whatever we find must be included in our reports. ’ ’ R ichards also quo ted a statement made by L. Patrick Gray, acting director of me FBI concerning well known people’s appearance in FBI files, “We do run checks on those who may be in cri minal activities.” Richards also had praise for the acting director. Gray poi nting out that when he took control he visited all 59 field offices and shook hands with every agent in the organiza tion. The determination of Gray to keep the Bureau in highest esteem was issustra- ted by Richards as he told the group what Gray said upon ap pointment, “I haven’t won the job of director, but that doesn’t mean I won’t try.” And that is determination. 0 R&mion The John Hawkins family re union will be Sunday, Sept. 17. Dinner will be at 1 p.m„ Lake Crawford Shelter#!. eGGjHHH'I I Campground Is Host To Exotic Guests This Week By Sylvia Holmes In addition to the local fauna and a sin gle gypsy moth, the K.O.A. campground situated on 1-85 in Kings Mountain is hos ting some rather more exotic guests this week. In a black cage on wheels towed by a large white camper truck, 2 bears and a chimpanzee accompany Al-Szasz as he travels around the southeast. Accompa nying the Hungarian born animal lover is his German wife and also a trained dog which is part of his animal demonstration. Although his home is in Gerald, Miss ouri, Al-Szasz works lor the Southeastern School Assemblies of Greensboro, N.C. He travels around giving animal demon strations to school assemblies (mostly elementary and junior highs) and occas ionally to other groups such as the Job Corps. He was due to be at a school in Gaffney, S.C. last Monday. The object of his program is to teach by their behavior that animals are intelligent and have emotions. He admonishes the youngsters to hunt with a camera rather than a gun. He has worked steadUy for the past five years doing these programs and he stayed at the K.O.A. campground last year while working the Gastonia ar- With him this week are Miss Tanya, a five and a half year old chimpanzee. Yogi, a three year old American brown bear and “Vic, the bruiser” a thirteen year old Canadian black bear weighing in at 655 lbs! Another chimpanzee is expected to arrive this week and there are many ei ther animals, including a giraffe and all igators, back home in Missouri. So if you happen to be a camper and hap pen to be camping in the southeast during the next nine months of the school year, take a close look at your neighbors for they might be of the four-legged variety! The New Temple Sanctuary. (Mirror Photo) Temple Baptist To Dedicate New Building Sunday ns t: % The new facilities at Temple Baptist Church, located at 612 N. Cansler Street, will be de dicated this Sunday, Septem ber 17th. During the 11:00 worship hour. Rev. Lewis McGaha, a farmer Pastor from 1961-1967 will bring the message of dedication. Fol lowing this service there will be “dinner on the ground.” At 2:30, a time capsule me tal box containing pictures, newspapers, and other histo rical items will be sealed and placed behind the cornerstone which will also be set in pla ce. Open house will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. Since the Church’s building program is now completed. Temple Baptist has a 500 seat sanctuary plus a 100 seat balcony and a 40 seat choir; a lounge; a bride’s room; apra- yer and counseling room; a library; a church office; a Pa stor’s study; a choir room; a financial room; a kitchen and fellowship hall; six rest roo fellowship hall; six rest rooms; two assembly rooms; and twenty four class rooms. The sanctuary along with all the educational space is air conditioned. At the present, the old sanctuary, completed in 1948, is being used as a re creational building fur ttie youth of the Church. From the time the Church was organized in 1945, Tem ple has had six Pastors, Fra nk Shirley, the present Pas tor, came to Kings Mountain in 1967. Squad An swers Permits Issued t’Sri /Kf,: Yogi looks ijilte at home on the campground. (Mirror Photos by Sylvia Holmes) Miss Tanya frolics in the shade. Nine Day County Fair Features Many New Attractions Building permit activity was light last week as seven per mits were applied for at City Hall. " Bridges Brothers cont., Inc. permit to build a new bouse at 600 Lee Street. Cost at $23, 600. Permit for a sewer tap that was made by Red Blanton at “K” Mills on Au^st23,1972. Sewer tap costs listed at $100. Melvin Morrison applied for a gas tap at 904 N. Gantt Street. Cost of permit $35. M. H, Biser, a permit to re pair an old house at 408 W. Gold Street at a cost of $575. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Boyd, a permit to erect a ut ility building at 301 Scotland Drive. Cost of building $200. Mrs. F. G. McDaniel, a per mit to do repair and remodel work on house at 808 Fourth Street. Cost at $300. Richard Greene, a permitto erect a utility building at 110 Castlewood Drive at a cost of $300. Ill Calls In August the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad answered 111 calls, travelleei 2,192 miles, and put in 1,137 man hours on duty. During the busy montti the volunteer squad answered 19 wreck calls, ran 2 blood re lays, made 18 service calls, 4 house calls, made 39 tran sport trips to Kings Mountain Hospital and 3 to Gaston, 5 to Cleveland Memorial, and 8 to Charlotte. The squad did stand by duty at 4 Music Park shows, 1 football game, and answerwi 1 call to search for a missing person, and one false alarm to a reported drowning at the old city water lake. The 49th annual Cleveland County Fair will get under way Friday October 6 and con tinue through Saturday, Octo ber 14 at theCIevIeandCounty Fairgrounds, located on High way 74-A East, within three and a half miles of the center of Shelby. There has been no increase in the general admi ssion ticket price this year... $1.00 for adults, 50 cents for children 12 and under, and parking is 50 cents. All pub lic school children in this section will be admitted free to the fairgrounds on Friday, October 6, Tuesday, October 10, and Friday, October 13, on tickets they will secure from their respective school prin cipals, and there will be re duced rates for children on all rides up to 7 p.m. on these days. Deggeller Shows, one of the largest road shows in the Un ited States, will play the mid way this year, and this will be their ninth appearance at the Cleveland County Fair. They carry all the standard rides, the giant sky wheels, the Fly ing Bob plus many other mid way attractions for all ages. The Cleveland County Fair midway has been extended, and Deggeller is bringing to the fair this year a number of major rides never seen in this vicinity before. Fair Manager E.L. Weathers has announced that many out standing acts have been lined up for the evening grandstand shows which will begin each evening at 7:30 p.m. (No grandstand show will be held Sunday evening.) The Amer ican Mustang Hell Drivers will perform the following evenings: October 6, 7, 10, 12, 13 and 14. Appearing each evening (except Sunday) will be THE FLOWERS FAMILY- musical act; BILL KING AND JACKIE- comedy and juggling act; THE GREAT BOROS- aerial thrill champion; and the circus band. BURGER’S ER’s ANIMAL REVUE will perform at the Monday thro ugh Saturday grandstand shows. On Monday night, LONZO AND OSCAR, THE BLUE RIDGE QUARTET AND THE MARK FOUR wUl perform in addition to the acts appearing each evening. Special attraction scheduled for Wednesday evening will be a DEMOLITION DERBY, the “World's Greatest Thrill Spectacular.” Fireworksdis- plays will be presneted night ly following the grandstand shows by the New York Fire works Company. The Fair will operate on Sunday, October 8, from 1 p. m. till 6:30 p.m. All rides, exhibit halls, cattle barns and food stands will be open and operating. There will be no games or shows in operation. Beginning at 2 p.m. in the grandstand, the Cleveland Co unty Fair Association will present free a 2 1/2 hour pro gram of gospel singing under the direction of Mr. Bill Bri dges and featuring the favor ite gospel singers from North and South Carolina. Pony running races will be held on the fairgrounds race track Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons be ginning at 2 p.m. Stock car races will be held at the fairgrounds race track on Saturday, October 7, and Saturday, October 14, with the grandstand opening at 12:30 p.m., and race time schedu led for 2:30 p.m. on these two dates. The best well known late model sportsmen drivers in North and South Carolina will compete in both races. The Fair will again have the fine displays of Vocational Agriculture, Home Econo mics, Home Demonstration Clubs, 4-H Clubs, school bootlis, etc. A new steel barn (150’ X 120') has been built for livestock exhibits in place of the old wooden barn. Premi um lists show approximately $20,000 in prizes for exhibi tors in all departments, and exhibits in most categories may be entered up to 8 p.m. Thursday, October 5 before the fair opens on Friday. Anyone needing information about entering an exhibit should contact Fair Manager E. L. Weathers, P.O, Box 1268, Shelby, North Carolina. Visitors to tlie fair are in vited to register for a free bale of cotton which will be given away at a drawing to be held Saturday evening, Octo ber 14, at the grandstand show. 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, October 14, for a valuable prize. All visitors to the fair will be eligible to register once each day in the new livestock barn for a Guernsey heifer calf to be given away before the grandstand Friday even ing, October 13, at 8 p.m Left get anew ar together. 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