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it Boosters
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getting down to serious practioe ...
The 86-strong Kings Moun
tain Senior High Marching
Band are boosters of Moun
taineer spirit.
And Indian summer
weather is ideal for football
and for practice sessions of
the high-stepping bandsmen
who drill every morning at
John Gamble Memorial
Stadium.
Serving as Honor Band for
Vice-President Nelson Rocke
feller’s visit Oct. 7 was high
light of the year for the young
people who added pageantry
to their performance by
initiating a flag team com
posed of Jane Campbell,
Beverly Lynch, Ann Rowell,
Donna Moss, Terri Glass,
Sheila Hinton, Gina Patterson
and Lynda Lynch.
Director Donald Deal,
beginning his eighth season,
praised his young charges who
underwent a vigorous sched
ule but were elated to be asked
to play the Vice President’s
favorite, “Sweet Georgia
Brown” to add to their reper
toire for the Bi-Centennial
Celebration which included
“Ruffles and Flourishes” and
“Carolina In The Morning.”
Gearing up for UNC Band
Day Oct. 25, other activities
will include performing at all
home football games, includ
ing this week’s big game with
Shelby Lions, and working on
concert numbers in prepara
tion for Winter Concert in
December.
A consistent winner in
contest festivals, the KMSHS
Band has brought back
ratings of Superior and Ex
cellent, playing in the difficult
Grade Six category among top
bands in the Carolinas.
Students are picked from
auditions to perform in All-
State band clinics.
There is also a Spring
concert during the year and in
April the Band is invited to
perform at the annual conven
tion of N. C. Association of
Educators.
Robert Hendrick
MIBROIl-HEBUD
Thursday, October 16, 1975
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The Womans
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By
Elizabeth Stewart
Photos hy
Gary Stewart
Imiages Dedme,
iwces Increase
t appears Holy Wedlock has come a cropper if
{decline in marriages during the past few years
[an indication.
Arecent study of marriage trends and breakups
[the Division of Health Services revealed 45,015
Wages performed in 1974 against 46,951 in 1973
id 48,291 in 1970.
Carolina established a record for di-
fces and annulments in 1974 with 20,049 — an 80
rcent increase over 1965.
Uotalof 40,098 persons were divorced in 1974,
cording to the study. From these crumbled
ptials issued a total of 21,882 children —
aning that 61,980 persons were intimately in-
ved in divorce cases in the state in 1974.
Wording to the N. C. Department of Human
sources, death is still the major cause of
solution of marriage, but is rapidly giving way
ivorce. While death accounted for 54 percent of
rriage terminations in 1974, it represented 64
pt in 1968. -
ieath and judicial decree combined to set adrift
i families during the year, according to the
tistics compiled.
)r. Clyde Johnson, a psychologist at N. C. State
iversity, said part of the reason for the decline
narriageappears to be due to playing down the
ole concept as old fashion on television shows,
poipted out that the basic theme of many
iws is a broken home — showing one or
ilher of the principal characters as divorced.
aOudW to talk shows as perhaps the worst of-
oers in depreciating marriage.
Halloween
And they’re off and marching...
Elizabeth keeps
in step...
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TEACHER HONORED
Dance Set
uanita (Mrs. Ben T.) Goforth, Kings Moun
ts District Two Teacher of ttie Year, was
ong 15 Tar Heel teachers honored as regional
itiers of the year for 1976 and honored at a
iheon in Raleigh Wednesday. The state’s
icher of the Year will be named at the Nov. 5
6ting of the State Board of Education,
rs (joforth teaches English at Kings Moim-
[1 Senior High School.
Recording to State Supt. of Public Instruction
i>g Phillips the search for North Carolina
icner d the Year is the search for an individual
f exemplifies excellence in the profession of
ssroom teaching. That teacher should have a
Jnor ability to inspire love of learning in
rats of all backgrounds and abilities, he said.
[Mne-member committee of educators and lay
fts interviewed the regional candidates in
®gn W^nesday and selected two teachers for
Hderation for the title of N. C. Teacher of the
», D^ing the week of Oct. 3, the two finalists
f observed in tlte classroom by a small
wttee from the Learning Institute of North
At Legion
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OCTOBER QUILTS
r quilts and other mountain crafts made
achian Fireside Crafts will be on display
outhern Christmas Show Nov. 11-16 at
* Merchandise Mart.
200 families in eastern Kentucky now
Jbers of the Fireside group, which is
A. T**.**^** —
. the Berea, Ky. branch of Save the
federation.
Halloween spooks and
ghosts will cavort and dance
about at the annual American
L^ion Auxiliary-sponsored
dance Saturday, Oct. 25, from
9 until midnight at the Ameri
can Legion Building.
Advance sale tickets are $10
per couple and may be pur
chased from a dance commit
tee including Mrs. Stonewall
Jackson, chairman; Mrs.
Charles Hampton, Mrs. Jerry
Ross, Mrs. Charles Dixon,
Mrs. Charles Allen and Mrs.
Jackie D. Barrett.
Prizes will be awarded to
, the best-costumed man and
woman and the American
Legion ballroom will be deco
rated with Halloween deco
rations in orange and black.
Miniature “spooks” will deco
rate the tables which will be
covered with gold cloths and
centered with candles.
“We invite everyone to
come out and support the
Auxiliary’s extensive com
munity service projects”, said
Peggy Jackson, chairman.
“The Winning Combina
tion” will play for dancing
from 9 until midnight.
m )
Its are so exquisitely made as to be out
works of art sought by museums, art
3nd the White House Collections for use
•fte House itself.
ctober quilts, named for their beautiful
t colors and traditional time of use, come
5e-^(j patterns of Windmill, Ninepatch,
Cross Purpose, Lone Star and other
Benefit Set
For Toni^t
Flea Market Saturday
kmhs to exhibit
education has changed greatly in
these changes wifi be reflected
wts from Kines Mountain Hieh School
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Ladies Guild of Christ the
King Catholic Church is
reacJying for tonight’s big
bridge benefit which begins at
8p. m. attheAmerican Legion
Building.
All proceeds will benefit the
church.
Tickets, which include door
prizes and refreshments, are
$1.50 per player.
Call Christine Morrison, 739-
3071, for reservations.
A big “flea market” is plan
ned Saturday at the American
L^ion Building by members
of the American Legion
Auxiliary for benefit of special
projects.
Jane (Mrs. Charles) Dixon
is chairman of the fund
raising effort.
The big rummage sale be
gins at 9 a. m. and will con
tinue all day in the American
L^ion Ballroom. A variety of
good, used clothing and other
household goods will be on the
“for sale at bargain price”
racks.
Mrs. Dixon said the com
munity is also invited, along
with the members, to con-
tribute“flea market” itemsto
the project and these should
be delivered to the American
L^ion Building Thursday and
Friday or by 9 a. m. Saturday.
In connection with the “flea
market”, women of the
Auxiliary will conduct a bake
sale of homemade goodies
during the American Legion
Bingo Party Friday evening
and any left-over items will be
available during the Saturday
Flea Market. Co-chairmen of
the bake sale are Judy (Mrs.
Steve) Harmon and Margaret
(Mrs. Furman) Wilson. They
promise a variety of cakes,
pies, and cookies from the
kitchen of many good cooks
from the area.
And ajter the game they
Udk about job well done..