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win- spect bles, e be* litUe fair I last oily- old. see , and sd on ouple a ba- ut at IS on ;ould , and how them thing One 1 the feet blnk was ^ea- with i as 5. it I id a ^ r in de- (lenu ; for [ha- bout Mi- ling gi- iust iri- up! no i' KINGS MOUNTAIN MIRROR. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1972, PAGE 3 Damage Toll Heavy In City Wrecks Fun At The Bethwore Fair.. Fairs are supposed to be for kids, although it seems to be the adults having most of the fun, and there's no age limit. Last week’s Bethware Community Fair was no exception, and these three candid photos made by I. G. Alexander show kids of all ages having fun. At left, Mearl Seism holds little Kevin Left- wich; Mr. and Mrs. Ted Anthony and daughter stroll the grou nds, while mom enjoys a candied apple; and Mrs. Jessie Lee Hord enjoys a snack break on the grounds with one of her (twin) grandsons. • 1 • > Nine New Homes On Tap Building permit activity was heavy last week with a total of nine new homes on tap. Mauney Mills also applied for a permit to add a new two story addition to their mill. The permits include: Frank Ballard, 708 Llnwood Road applied for a permit to repair fire damage to an old house at 701 Stone Street at a cost of $3,600. Allen Displays Inc., of P.0, Box 11383, Greensboro, a per mit to place an identification sign at the corner of York Road and Charles Street for Wilco Truck Rentals Inc. Cost of sign listed at $2000. Jeffrey Scott Cloninger, 607 N. Cansler Street. A permit for a sewer tap at 406 Maner Road. Cost of permit, $50. Alexander<Shillinglaw, 205 Maner Road,^ a permit;^ 1I-. stall a utility building at a cost of $225. Mrs. Jessie Lee W. Hord, 706 Meadowbrook Road a per mit to build a utility shed at a cost of $200. Daisy McCurry, 305 East Parker Street, a permit to build an addition to present dwelling at a cost of $850. Phillips Development Cor poration, 1401 N. Logan Str eet, Gaffney permits to build new houses at: 1505 North- woods Drive at cost of $13,983, 1503 Nortliwoods Drive, cost $14,983. 1315 Northwoods Drive, cost $14,983. 2001 Redwood Circle, cost $16,983. 1800 Alpine Drive, cost $13, 983. 1406 Northwoods Drive, cost $13,983. 1318 Northwoods Drive, cost $15,733. 1501 Northwoods Drive, cost $13,983. John W, Foster, Jr., llSCen- ter Street, a zoning permit to build a new house in the 1 mile permiter of Kings Mountain. Mauney Mills Inc., 20 Pine Street a permit for a new 2 story addition to Mauney Mills. Total cost $219,200. Hardius Auto & MachineSe- rvice, 612 E. King Street, an electrical permit. Cost list ed at $200. Bridges Bros. Contractors Inc.. 214 Country ClubCircIe, Shelby, a permit to build a new house at 600 Lee Street at a cost of $23,600. WHO KNOWS? 1. Define decibel. 2. When was the cornerstone of the Capitol laid > 3. How long is one fathom^ 4. Who said, "I only regret that I have but one lite to give to inv country'"^ 5. Wbat was his fate*? 6. Name the first American astronaut. 7. Name the first President to ride on a train. 8. Who was the first Presi dent to travel by jet‘> 9. Who wrote “Barefoot Boy"'^ Aaswers to Who Riovs 1. A unit by which the loud ness of sound is meas ured. 2. September 18, 1793. 3. Six feet. 4. Nathan Hale. 5. He was hung as an Amer ican spy by the British. September 22, 1778. 6. Alan B. Shephard Jr. 7. Andrew Jackson in 1833. 8. Dwight D. Eisenhower. 9. John Greenleaf Whittier, G)nstitution Week Thru 23’rd North Carolina Played Rebellious Role In U. S. Constitution Ratification Contributed By Ed Smith North Carolina has never seen a more bitter political battle than the one which brought this state into the Un ion. This is the real story for modern Carolinians behind the celebration of Constitu tion Week (Sept. 17-23) which recognizes the adoption of the U.S. Constitution by delegates of the original thirteen states meeting in Philadelphia in 1787. The actual anniversary date is Sept. 17. the day on which the group voted to ac cept the document. Before it became the law of the land, . however, it had to be ratified h ( tty states canventiopa in nine states, Delaware quickly became the first to accept the Constitut ion, unamimously, followed ten days later by Pennsylva nia with a two-thirds major ity, A total of eleven states ratified the Constitution in 1788, all but North Carolina and Rhode Island, these two joined the Union too late, In fact, to vote In the first elec tion of George Washington. There was a time when the facts behind this story were well known to Carolinians. Today, however, with history rapidly becoming a neglected subject in our schools--par- ticularily North Carolina his tory--the telling of it becomes even more important. By the mid-1780's—less than ten years after the Declarat ion of Independence—it had become apparant to most Am ericans that The Articles of Confederation were simply too loose and cumbersome to provide good government, A new Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia, from May until September, while its members thrashed out the difficult compromises neces sary to win acceptance from the entire nation. Like most states, North Ca rolina chose a group of its most talented citizens to re present its interests in desi gning a new government. Chosen were: Richard Cas well, tlie state’s first gover nor; William R. Davie, ano ther former governor and "Father of the University of North Carolina;” Alexander Martin, another former gov ernor (and like Caswell and Davie a military leader dur ing the Revolution), plus Ric hard Dobbs Spaight and Willie Jones, both outstanding legis lators, Caswell, too ill to serve, was replaced by Will iam Blount. Jones, opposed to a stronger central govern ment, refused to serve, and his place was taken by Dr. Hugh Williamson, one of the new nation’s most famous physicians and intellectuals. Though all five of these men served the delegation in Phil adelphia, onlythreewerepre- sent when the document was signed, Spaight, Williamson ' and Blount. A state convention was call ed for in Hillsborough In 1788 to vote on the national const itution, and after a bitter fig ht North Carolina became the first state to reject it. There had been strong sen timent nationwide that the framework of government created in Philadelphia lac ked sufficient protection of individual rights. In North Carolina--which had had bit ter experience with autocra tic colonial governors--this was keenly felt. Even the state’s own constitution, ado pted only a few years before, had been oppos^ on grounds that It created too strong a central government. Advo cates for and against ratifi cation took to the stump and travelled widely. Feelings ran high, and old friendships turned into feuds. InGullford County, for example, Alexan der Martin, who had helped frame the Constitution, was rejected as a delegate to the state convention by voters who opposed it. (A year later, ir onically, he would be elected to his second term as Gover nor.) Rejection of the Constitution left the state in a very awk ward position, in danger of being left out of national af fairs and placed in difficulty in its legal and financial dea lings with other states. Another convention was call ed for in Fayetteville, for No vember 21, 1789. In the mean time, much of the state’s ori ginal opposition to the Consti tution was removed when Congress introduced the Bill of Rights, the first ten amen dments which greatly expand ed the guarantees of individ ual rights. The reluctance of North Carolina to ratify the Constitution, in fact, Is reco gnized as having been one of the strongest arguments put forth by backers of the Bill of Rights. Carolinians of today can take pride In the fact that their predecessors played a great part in guaranteeing us the civil rights we enjoy today. At the second convention North Carolina ratified the U, S. Constitution by a vote of 195-77. and rejoined the Un ion. No Wonder Driving up to the house to deliver the family’s sev enth baby, the doctor almost ran over a duck. “Is that your duck out front?” the MD asked. “It's ours all right, but it ain’t no duck. It’s a stork with his legs worn off from making so many calls.” Fair Lnougli Little Jimmie was suffer ing from a cold, so his moth er gave him a bottle of cough mixture to take while he was at school. When he came home she asked him if he had taken his medicine regularly. “Oh, no,”replied Jimmie. “But Billy did. He liked it so, I swapped it for a hand ful of peanuts.” Approximately $2800 da mage was done to cars as a result of wrecks In the city last week according to re ports from the Kings Moun tain Police Department. Wednesday morning at 7 o'clock, Sgt. Madison Hunter answered a wreck call at the intersection of North Pied mont Avenue and Benfield Av enue. Involved in the accid ent were Clark Jerome Step hens of 307 Wilson Terrace and Glen Robert Carroll of 212 Benfield Avenue. The re port stated that Caroll had stopped at the stop sign to allow the cars to pass. He said he then pulled out Into the path of the Stephens car which he didn’t see, Septhens 1971 Dodge was damaged $200 worth and the Carroll 1966 Chevrolet was estimated at receiving $250 damage. Car- roll was charged with failure to yield right of way. Another accident Wednes day at 1:10 p.m. sent Ptl. Je rry White to the scene. The report filed indicated that Billy Wayne Roberts of 522 Cleveland Avenue was slow ing to turn when a car driv en by Mack Blair Jenkins struck the Roberts vehicle in the rear. The mishap occur- ed at the intersection of Cle veland Avenue and Lynn Str eet. Jenkins, of Route 2, Oa tes Road in Bessemer City was cited In the accident for following too close. Jenkins 1972 Ford was damaged $1200 worth and no estimates had been made on the Roberts 1964 Chevrolet. Ptl. Jerry White also inves tigated a one car accident Thursday morning at 6:45 in volving John Allyn Cheshire. Cheshire, 75, of 9 Country Club Road stated that he looked away from the road and hit a sign post at East King and York Road. His 1961 Bu- ick was listed at $200 damage and $50 damage was done to the sign. Driving on a restr icted license was the viola tion indicated. Joseph Martin Phifer, 16, of Route 2, Box 707 and William Douglas Peterson, 16, of 607 Landing Street were involved in a wreck Friday at Phifer Road and W'. Gold Street. Ptl. Richard Reynolds repo rted that Peterson was slow ing to make a left into Gold and Joseph Phifer hit the Peterson car from behind. Phifer was charged with following too close. Damage estimates to the Phifer car was $150 and $250 to the Pe terson auto. Reynolds reported another accident Saturday evening at 7:00 at the intersection of King Street and Battleground. Dennis Guy Trout, 17 of 417 Maner Road and Carl Eldon Miller, 35, of 6248 Thornhe- dge Drive, Riverdale. Geor gia were involved. The re port said that Miller was passing Trout when the Tro ut car changed lanes, strik ing Millers car in the side. Dennis Trout told the officer that he was in the left turn lane but decided to go stra ight and didn’t see the car. Trout’s 1968 Ford was damaged $100 worth and $200 damage was done to Millers vehicle. Dennis Trout was cited for failure to make a movement in safety. Malcolm Dwight Hicks, of 1323 Seneca Place in Char lotte was charged with foll owing too close resulting in an accident Sunday at 4:10 p. m. at E. King and Carpenter Street. Hicks reportedly ran into the rear of a car driven by Frances Peeler Neighbors of 410 Morton Street in Shel by. The neighbors car sus tained $50 damage and $150 damage was done to the Hicks car. John A. Volpe, Secretary of Transportation: “Piracy in the skies will die when the doors of wel come are universally slam med on hijackers around the world.” When you lease a fleet from us, you get exactly what you order. 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It you wish you may specify your favorite dealer For information on other types of vehicle leasing,contact your nearest First Union National office THE ARM-CHAIR SPORTS FAN can (it'vciop u chainpi- onship'size tummy as he ex ercises his appetite while watching television’s inven tory of athletic fare this TV season. NBC's coverage of base ball wit: cio.se tin* season with the pia.v-offs and WitIcI Series. The 'Vorlu Series be gins October 14. The All- Star game will be seen in July. Of course, the NBC “Game ol the \\eek”wi;l be back next .April. APPROXIMATELY 190 live telecasts of pro football games will be aired on the thr^^e networks. Meantime, .ABC begmir- the first year of ila new two-year S27-miiIiun NCA.A ecntract. The vuie holidays will he supersatu rated with bowl games. THEN COMES baskeibaii. •iribuling on. Beginning Jan- ua“v 7, the NBA will he cov ered through plav-off.s ami championship. College ttas- ketball will be include,! in the round bail coverage. NBC will air the NCAA Tourna ment in March. CBS has cov erage of the NIT on Viar'''h !7. 18, 24 acJ 25. SANDWICHED befwee:i the major sport.^, aNo in cluded this \ear will be an abundance oi golt, ttnnis, bowling, hoclo N, horse and auto racing, and I don’t know what-all! ABC’'^"\Vide\\t-r'd of Sports” will continue to otfer the thrill ot victor\ and the agony of defeat in manv sport quests. MATCHING potato chip with potato chip, peanut with peanut and st'da P'r wiili soda pop. the arm-chair a*!.- leie will be rigb.t ther- it all happens, j.aining piMinds instead of vut- rv uiul sweet contentmen: h'r «5:ead of defeat. A’W-i First Union National O Leasing
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