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,hospital v^““t®«”> chat with DonFaiis, Patterson Grove
^n, In hte room at Kings Mountain Hospital. Visiting the
Photo By Lib Stewart
patient is one of the services the Kings Mountain Auxiliary
renders.
Oscar Myers Admits Being 39,
But He’s Really 90....
Oscar W. Myers may hold claim with Sam R
(jer to the title of youngest senior citizen in
Althou^ he admits to 39, Mr. Myers turned 90
stTuesday, and, as usual, reported to his duties
a salesman in Plonk Brothers’ Men’s Depart-
fflt on Railroad Ave.
Mr, Myers likes to work and commutes from
arlotte via bus. Marie and 0. W. Myers owned
doperated Myers Demrtment Store from Nov;
[1938 until they sold the business to Bill and
ith Fulton Aug. 27, 1958. The firm is now
erated as Fulton’s Department Store.
[ii workers of Mr. Myers surprised him on his
hday with a decorated birthday cake topped
hnine candles but Paul Walker and staff had
Eculty getting Mr. Myers away from his
itomer to cut the first slice of cake.
Iscar Myers is a veteran salesman, knows his
ducts, and likes to please his customers, which
does.
lodest about publicity, the popular Kings
untain merchant declared, “you’d better not
that picture in the paper.”
The Womans
LIB
By
Elizabeth Stewart
GUITAR LESSONS
Beginner Guitar lessons are underway on
Monday nights through Dec. 8 from 7 until 9:30 p.
m. at Cleveland Tech’s Uptown Annex in Shelby,
Room 13.
A fee of $25 is charged plus the $3 registration
fee. Guitars wiU be provided for the duration of
the course-
YOUTH NIGHT TONIGHT
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liursday night is “Youth Night” during the
Bk of revival services at Macedonia Baptist
irch and ^e “Spirit of 76 Choir” of Kings
untain Senior High School will present special
sic.
DIRECTOR TAPPED
The service is at 7 p.
m. and Jerome Cash,
Kii^s Mountain minis
terial student at Gard
ner Webb College, will
fill the pulpit.
Mrs. Aganette Homsley, Director of Kings
Mountain’s Head Start Program, has been elected
state \dce president of the N. C. Head Start
Association.
Local people among the 700 attending the an
nual convention in Shelby were Mrs. Homsley,
Mrs. Mary Edwards and Mrs. Rosalee Garvin, all
staff members; and parents, Mrs. Brenda Jones,
Mrs. Heafner, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Parris, Mrs.
Jackson, Mrs. Eaker, Mrs. Roseboro, and Mrs.
Hamrick.
Friday is “bring the
whole family night” and
Cash will complete the
week of services which
began Sunday af fhe 11
a. m, sen^’ce.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED
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VISITORS
JEROME
Mrs. Lena Dunlap of
Charlotte was in Kmgs
jintain especially for the Bi-Centennial Parade
’were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Holt-
Mr. and Mrs. William Ralph Craig of Kings
Mountain have issued announcements to Kings
Mountain friends of the marriage of their
daughter, Nancy Lamb Craig, and Richard
Gr^ory Ryan.
The couple was married Saturday, Oct. 18, in a
ceremony performed in Houston, Texas. The
newlyweds will be at home at 1009 Richey St., Apt.
228, Pasadena, Texas.
Mrs. Ryan is a Kings Mountain native who
attended Lenoir Rhyne College at Hickory.
Photo By Lib Stewart
MYERS — Oscar Myers, popular surprised him with a decoratea binnday cake. From left to
tbvrp merchant, celebrated his 90th birthday last right, John Plonk, Jr., Paul Walker, Mrs. Elma Stewart, Mrs.
Nnittt “ salesman in the Men’s Sam Weir, William L. Plonk, Mr. Myers, Mrs. Esther Stowe
Plimk’s Department Store. His co-workers' and Scott Moss.
Hospital Patwnts Like
Volunteers Visits Best
By EUZABETH STEWART
Womans Editor
Every morning, Kings
Mountain Hospital Auxiliary
volunteers dressed in perky
aqua uniforms report for duty
at Kings Mountain Hospital.
They work in shifts from 7 a.
m. until9p. m., writing letters
for patients, delivering mail
and flowers, assisting women
patients with make-up or hair
do, reading, feeding them, as
sisting with baths, and just
visiting,
“I think they like for us to
visit with them best”, Julia
(Mrs. L. Arnold) Kiser said.
As she went from room to
room, smoothing the covo-s on
a youngster’s bed, delivering
a flower, patting a shoulder,
June (Mrs. Joe) Lee, Presi
dent of the four-month-old or
ganization, was enthusiastic
about the service the
Auxiliary is rendering.
MUtBOB-HIIIUD
Helen (MrS.,J. T.) McGinnis
stopped to chat with a patient.
Mrs. McGinnis has racked up
a total of 52 hours of volunteer
service in four months time
and is a favorite hospital visi
tor.
Placing second in volunteer
service is Margaret (Mrs.
Harlan) Stoterau, 36 and
followed closely by Mrs. Lee,
35, and Julia Kiser, 31.
Kings Mountain Hospital
Auxiliary was organized with
61 volunteers in May 1975 and
workers began their duties
June 1. During four months
time workers have racked up
an impressive number of
hours — 398.
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A visitor to the hospital finds
a friendly Auxiliary volunteer
at the receptirai desk or in the
lobby tidying up the area or
watering plants. The volun
teer may also be seen wheel
ing a patient to x-ray or physi
cal therapy departments.
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“We do anything we can to
brighten a patient’s day”,
explained Mrs. McGinnis.
horn the Auxiliary’s Chil
dren’s Library and Margaret
Stoterau was offering to read
it to him. “I’m afraid he’s
gonna want to stay”, said Mrs.
Steven Gantt. Mr. Gantt is
stationed with the Army in
Germany.
Don Falls, who resides in
the Patterson Grove Com
munity, was enjoying “all this
good treatment from the Auxi
liary. ’ ’
Long-range goals of the
Hospital Auxiliary are land-
scapng and a gift shop. Local
people can help with chil
dren’s book for the library and
will be asked to take part in a
fund-raising effort in the
Spring.
There is a $5 fee for mern-
bership in the Auxiliary and
the membership drive is “on”,
according to other officers,
Marilyn (Mrs. Henry)
Neisler, first vice-president;
Gail (Mrs. Zeb) Plaik, second
vice-president; (Alice Ann)
■Mrs. Charles) Adams, secre
tary; and Evelyn (Mrs.
Larry) Hamrick, treasurer.
Thursday, October 23, 1975
Steven Lee Gantt, six, who
entered the hospital Sunday
night for a stomach ailment,
was enjoying his new friends
this week. Julia Kiser had
brought Steve with a new book
“Ihey do a good job at any
thing they do”, said Adminis
trator Grady Howard in
praising the hospital volun
teers. “They really help to fill
Iraiely hours.”
Legion
HVeen Dance
Is Saturday
Circle your calendar for
Saturday and make plans to
attend the American Legion
Auxiliary Halloween Dance a*
the American Legion
Building.
Dancing will be from 9 until
midnight to music of “The
Winning Combination.”
Advance sale tickets are on
sale at $10 per couple from
Peggy Jackson, chairman, or
any member of the dance
committee including Betty
Hampton, Betty Allen, Arlene
Barrett, Jane Dixon, Brenda
Ross, and Rachel Ledford.
Proceeds are earmarked for
community projects of the or
ganization.
PATIENT IS ALL-SMILES — Steven Lee Children’s Ward of Kings Mountain Hospital,
Gantt, age six, is all smiles when Margaret bringing with them books frwn the hospital
Stoterau, left, and Julia Kiser visit him in the children’s library.
The club ballroom will be
festive in the Halloween motif
with spooks and goblins for
ming the background for gold
tablecloths centered with
Halloween ghosts and candles.
Prizes will be awarded best-
costumed.
Karen Robbs Represents
City In Carousel Parade
Arts, Crafts
Days Planned
At CC Office
Arts & Crafts Achievement
Days are Oct. 28-29 at the
Cleveland County Office
Building and area home
demonstration club members
are readying exhibits for the
event which is expected to at
tract record crowds.
Feature of the two-day
event will be a weaving
demonstration by Victoria
Royster, a quilting demon
stration by Mrs. Paul
McGinnis of Kings Mountain,
spnning on an old-fashioned
spnning wheel by Helen Wat
son and butter-making
demonstration by Margaret
Bingham. Music will be
played rai an old-fashioned
pump organ and a slide room
will feature pictures of the
International Peace Gardens.
The show will be open on
Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 10 a. m.
until 9 p. m. and on Wednes
day, Oct. 29, from 3:30 until 5
p. m. Demonstrations of crafts
will be on opening day _from
11:30a. m. until 1:30 p. m. and
fix)m 7 until 8:30 p. m. and
on Wednesday from 3:30 until
5 p. m.
Local Extension Home
maker Clubs preparing
exhibits include members
from El Bethel, Ebenezer,i
Camp, and Long Branch.
There are 25 clubs in Cleve
land County.
Hotdogs and accessories
and desserts will be available
both days of Achievement
Days.
Karen Robbs, senior student
at Kings Mountain Senior
High School and daughter of
Mrs. Dorothy P. Robbs,
Shelby Rd., will represent the
city in the Thanksgiving Day
Carolinas Carousel in Char
lotte.
Miss Robbs was chosen 1975
Carousel Princess by a panel
of 13 judges following inter
views and in comprtition with
four other senior students last
Tuesday afternoon in the
KMSHS Library.
Judges used the following
criteria in selecting the
winner: poise, personality,
appearance, and rapport with
the contestants answering
various questions including
their post high school plans
and goals for their lives.
MissRobbs, Presidentof the
Human Relations Club on
campus, is also active in other
school activities and in Boyce
Memorial ARP Church. She is
employed part-time at War-’
lick Insurance Agency and
Tria’s Italian Foods. She plans
to attend Appalachian State
University and major in
psychology.
Runners-up were Marcia
Hall, Cindy Brown. Sheila
Tolliver and Christy Mitdiem.
Mrs. Kay Bridges is faculty
sponsor.
CARROUSEL PRINCESS CANDIDATES —
The five Kings Mountain High School seniors,
pictured, competed for the title of 1975
Carousel Princess last week. Karen Robbs,
standing, left, won the title and will represent
the city in the Dianksgiving Day Carolinas
Carousel in Charlotte. MissRobbs is daughter
of Mrs. Dorothy P. Robbs of Kings Mountain
and Lyman Robbs of Bessemer City. A panel of
13 judges selected the winner after inter
viewing all candidates. From left to right,
seated, Cindy Mitchem, Karen Hall and Sheila
Tolliver. Back row. Miss Robbs and Cindy
Brown.