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Electric e-2 bed- Mubile 739-2217 ?’rlce OLOR SAT. ULT its 1.25 ELVET" KMHS News by Nancy Wiegcner October 7 Marks 192nd Anniversary KINGS MOU.NTAI.N’ MIRROR, W'ED.NESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1972, PAGE 7 4^- A morning assembly was opened Wednesday, Septem ber 27th, by student body president Jerome Cash. He announced that the S.P.O. (Student Participation Organ ization) had. In Its most re cent meeting, ruled In favor of the newest project on the program. The plan is to su pport an underprivileged child through the Christian Children’s Eund of Rich mond, Virginia. The cost of $144 per year may be payed monthly or In one lump sum. The project was unanimously passed and a container will be placed in the lunchroom for studnets’ donations. At this point principal Jake Atkinson took over the pro gram for a few announce ments of his own. He first commended the students for their general attitudes and be havior, pronouncing the stud ents "exceptional”. Mr. At kinson stated that the "Smile Campaign” started off at the first of the school year is ap parently working. He went on to explain that there are still some problems which do need work. The new ^udy hall system is not wor- Bng as smoothly as hoped. It Tan succeed only if the stu dents cooperate. At present the noise is extremely bad, and unless the students be gin to take this new respon sibility more seriously the old system will have to be re instated. Other problems include the excess hall traffic In restri cted areas and the neglected trays In the cafeteria. Mr. Atkinson seemed to feel that, while these problems are ser ious, they can be corrected through cooperation between the students and the adminis tration. After his brief talk, Mr. At kinson turned the assembly back over to Jerome Cash for the long-awaited announce ment of Homecoming Queen. The queen’s court was ann ounced first including; Miss Teresa McDowell, Miss Fre- Ida Sexton, Miss Denise Bla lock, and Miss Linda Weav er. Finally, the 1972 Home coming Queen was announ- ced-Miss Debbie Page. Mrs. Grady Howard, direc tor of the homecoming activ ities informs me that, as a part of the "Golden Anniver sary of Football” theme of this year’s homecoming, pla yers of the first Kings Moun tain High School football team have been invited to attend the game as special guests. The list is as follows: Fred Plo nk, J.M. McGinnis, Howard Pursley, Plato Goforth, Jake Hord, Joe Lee Woodward, (all now residing in Kings Moun tain) Toni Fulton, of Tenne ssee; Herman Falls, Florida; Hoyt Mathews, Charlotte; Od ell McGinnis, Gastonia; Tom Sanders and Clemensee Bo one, both of Virginia. Battle And A Love Affair (Editor's note; The 192nd An niversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain will be obser ved Saturday, October 7. In keeping with the policy of community service the MIR- OR offers this special fea ture to its readers. This ar ticle is a reprint from the January 19, 1964 edition of the Greensboro Dally News. The author, Calvin Jarrett, is well known throughout the state for his knowledgeable articles delving Into North Carolina history. Jarrett holds a master’s degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and is curr ently teaching at SouthernAl- amance High School in Ala mance County. The MIRROR thanks Mr. Jarrett for his permission to print this most timely article.) On the west side of the stone was the additional in scription; "Colonel Fergu son, an officer of his Brita nnic Majesty, who was defe ated and killed at this place Oct. 7, 1780.” In 1880 the legislatures of be heard above the wind. On the Americans came through the cold, drizzling rain. They were a solid mass of deter mined frontiersmen. It was to be a British Waterloo on the mountain. Virginia saw the British kept her anxious eyes on ttie man she loved. The sight of the dying Redcoats had sob ered the drunken major and he was putting up a fight. Suddenly, Virginia saw an American soldier raise his gun and aim at Ferguson. the soldier and snatched his gun from his hands. Still holding the gun she ran out to the major and stood in front of him, shielding him with her beautiful body. A volley of shots struck her in the breast and she tell back Ferguson pushed her aside and ran like a scared rabbit to his horse and rode ecra- zily across the battlefield. The Americans quickly pic ked him oft. he fell headlong from his saddle, and with a wild cry lay dying. The cold North Carolina and South Ca- lines slowly fall back. She Virginia ran screaming at against the frightened major. rain lashed his upturned face, Central News hy (iiris Holmes Monday and Tuesday of last week Dr. William Durham came to Central. Durham is professor at Eastern Caro lina University. He came as a consultant for school pro jects. Scott Brodnax t s designed several cover*, for special school projects lately. Scott deserves credit for a job well done. Mrs. Powell, Mr. Allen and Mr. Nanny have been working on the booth from Central for the Cleveland County Fair. The theme of the booth Is: It Takes Good Fools To Build A Good Life. On Wednesday afternoon a pep rally was held by the Central cheerleaders. Later that afternoon Central beat Shelby by the score of 8 to 6. On Thursday night a sock- hop was held in the Central ey"'-- . . .. I'T” i I.st Birthday Barbara Ann Hawkins, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Travis Hawkins, formerly of Kings Mountain, celebrated her first birthday on September 8. A family party was held in which ice cream and cake was ser ved. Ann’s grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. J.I. Cable and Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hawkins, both of Kings Mountain. Barbara Ann Hawkins By CALVIN JARRETT The Battle of Kings Moun tain, Oct. 7, 1780, has much significance for both Caro- linas, as well as the rest of the nation. While the Kings Mountain battleground is in South Carolina, about 1/2 miles across the North Car olina boundary, the City of Kings Mountain is in North Carolina. This has created some confusion in the minds of Americans who are not fa miliar with the region. Outstanding celebrations at the battleground were held in 1815, 1855, 1880 and 1909, and President Herbert Hoover de livered the sequincentennial address in 1930. The I59th anniversary of the battle in 1939 held special significance asthedecendants of American patriots gath ered. The country was on the brink of war again. For the 159th anniversary. Dr. J. Rion McKissick, at that time president of the University of South Carolina, was chosen as the speaker. The celebration was sponsor ed by the Kings Mountain cha pter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, of York, S.C. At this celebration the vis itors to the battleground we re given a vivid picture of "the turning point of the Am erican Revolution.” Bones Collected In 1814 Dr. William McKean, of Lincoln County, North Car olina, who fought as a sur geon in the Colonial army, had the bones of soldiers slain in the battle collected and buried with proper hon ors. He did this at his own ex pense. Time has almost demolish ed the stone inscriptlonwhich reads; "Sacred to the mem ory of Major William Chron icle, Capt. John Mattocks, Wm. Robb and John Boyd, who were killed on the 7th of October 1780, fighting in de fense of America.” rolina provided $2,000 for a monument known as the "old monument.” It Is 28 feet high. A short time after this mon ument was erected, Maj. A. H, White of Rock Hill, S.C., erected a monument as his own expense. The granite pillars mark the spot where Maj. (not Colonel) Ferguson fell mortally wonded leading his Redcoats. This is the same spot where he is bur ied. The Kings Mountain cha- ter of the DAR must be given credit for getting the United States government to give proper recognition to the bat tleground In 1909. The gov ernment erected a monument at the cost of $30,000. The grave of Maj. Patrick Ferguson is heaped high with loose stones. There were two bodies buried in this grave, Ferguson and one of his mis tresses, the lovely Virginia Sal. A mixture of fact and le gend fashions a story of how this came about; Ferguson was a soldier who possessed more than his sha re of egotism. He always had a beautiful girl with him whe- reever he fought. When he made his stand at Kings Mountain, the beautiful blond haired Virginia was his fav orite of the moment. On Oct. 7, 1780, when word came to his camp that Amer ican troops were marching to Kings Mountain to attack, the arrogant Redcoat officer burst into coarse laughter. Word came as the major was drinking and gambling with his men. He lifted his glass high and said, “To h- — with the Continentals! I’m ready for them; my boys will slay them. All the Col onials in this continent can’t run me off Kings Mountain!” Virginia, who loved the ar rogant soldier well but not wisely, pleaded with her lov er to retreat into the hills. The tipsy officer laughed in her face as he refilled his glass. AH morning Ferguson dra nk and gambled with his men, whUe Virginia sat in the op ening of the major’s tent looking apprehensively down the road. Shortly after noon she saw them coming-a great body of soldiers marching steadily. "The Continentals are com ing!” she screamed. Ferguson lurched drunken- ly to his feet, gathered his Redcoats and prepared to do batUe. Battle Begins Guns roared. The cries of the dying and wounded could r'V.., MONEY AT { Money Saving Sale! Ihtys (hdy - Ort. 5, 6, 7 IjfuHiv Knit Blouses Refiulnr SL99 Save 62c Thar. FrL Sat, Ladiea Bntah JSylon Paj amas Sizes 32-40 Repilar S2.96 Save 92c on 2 pair 2 For $5.00 Johimv Up'htning Racing Set Regular $11.94 Save $7.00 Regidar $2.34 20 Gal. Garbage Cans Save 38c Limit 2 $1.96 ISf'* A.C.T. Honors New Teachers By Sylvia Holmes The Association of Class room Teachers (president, Mrs. Brenda Bost) honored the new teachers in the Kings Mountain School System at a coffee given on Monday, Octo ber 2nd at the High School. Mrs. Sarah Griffin and Mrs. Hilda Wilson organized the event which was held In the afternoon, after school, in the courtyard. All the teachers, principals, school personnel and board members as well as local ministers and other community leaders were in vited to attend. After meeting the new teachers, guest were served coffee or punch, cake and sweet and savory snacks. There are twenty new teach ers In the system, six of them began teaching here during the 1971-1972 school year and the other fourteen began their teaching at the start of the 72-73 school year. The new teachers are Mrs. Neoml R. Tillett, Mrs. Bar bara R. Lall, Mrs. Lynda 0. Jadick, Mrs. Carolyn L. Mitchell, Mrs. Nan P. Ormand all at the Early Childhood Ed ucation Center. Mrs. Evelyn G. Kiser, Mrs. Margaret A. Ellis, Mrs. Barbara P. Bridg es andMr.DannyR. McDowell all at Bethware Elementary School. Miss Mary Suzette Roberts, Mrs. Marjorie T. Woodall, Mrs. Tracy C. Trammell and Miss Patsy D. Smith all at West Elementary School ( MissSmithisalsothe homebound teacher ). Mrs. Donna E. Mauney and Mr. Steven F. Moffitt both atCen- tral Junior High School. Mrs. Betty W. Bates, Mrs. Kathryn P. Goforth, Mrs. June J. Green, Mrs. Carol A. Peeler and Mr. Edgar T. Guy all at the High School. He no longer had an arrogant sneer on his face. When Virginia heard his cry, although she was mor tally wounded, she drug her self through tlie mud to his side. An American officer lifted her tenderly in his arms and carried her to the major’s tent and wrapped her in a blanket. bee 1- erguson Page 3 P 9i Mr. Howard Bryant chats with Mrs. Carol Peeler at the reception for new teachers. Other new teachers seen here are (from left to right) Mrs. Lynda Jadick, Mrs. Marjorie Woodall, Mrs. Tracy Trammell, Mrs. Kathy Goforth, Mrs. June Green, Mrs. Barbara Lall, Mrs. Carol Peeler and Mrs. Brenda Bost (president of A.C.T.) Mirror Photo by Sylvia Holmes. Strike It Rich... I t 0 \k\ with One of Our Great Savings Plans 6 WAYS TO SAVE! 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