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VOL. 90 m. 58 WESDAY, JULY 2A, 1979
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This Is the season for patriotic
observances when there should be
special pride In being an American.
For Campbell Lockrldge, of 880
First St., July 18th will always be a
never-to-be-forgotten day.
Lockrldge files the Stars and
Stripes at half-mast day long to
honor his late brother, Calvin
Pressly Lockrldge, who was killed at
the age of IB during the Invasion of
BVance during World War II on July
I 18, 1944.
Last Wednesday was the 34th time
that Campbell has flown the
American flag which covered the
casket of his younger brother.
In previous years, the whole
family, which Included the parents,
three daughters and five sons, had
gathered at the Lockrldge home to
participate In special memorled
services and a flag-raising
ceremony.
This year, because of two major
operations Campbell has undergone
in the past several months, a brief
service of remembrsuice was held
and Ceunpbell, clad In pajamas and
bathrobe, hoisted the Stars and
Stripes in the front yard of his home.
Mrs. Sam Lockrldge and the late
Mr. Lockrldge saw four of their five
sons serve in combat at the same
time during World War II. Campbell
was stationed In the Pacific area.
Meek P. Lockrldge was serving in
North Africa, James Lockrldge was
serving In Europe and Calvin
Lockrldge had been stationed in
irrance for nine months when the
Germsins Invaded the sirea on June
6, 1944.
The body of the young Kings
CALVIN LOCKRIDOE
...at age 19
Mountain man was interred at
Blossfleld Cemetery In France and
the family returned It to Kings
Mountain where t;alvln was among
the first area servicemen to be
buried in Veterans Park of Mountain
Rest Cemetery. F'ull military rites
were held for the young man at First
Wesleyan Church of which he was a
member.
^ , "Calvin and 1 went frog gigging
■ ^ together too much and were too
close for me to ever forget him”,
said Campbell Lockrldge, as he
reminisced at his home this week on
the 35th anniversary of his younger
brother’s death. "People tend to
forget so easily ", said Lockrldge,
"but we all need to remember these
fighting men who have fought and
died for this great country of ours.
At our house we will never forget.”
Sen. Morgan Will Speak
City Hall Dedication Set
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Dedication and open house for the
Kings Mountain Governmental
Service Facilities Center are
scheduled at 11 a.m. Sat., Aug. 4.
U.S. Sen. Robert Morgan will
deliver the dedicatory address.
On the podium with Morgsm will
be state, county and local officials,
according to Mayor John H. Moss.
‘ ‘This opening has been a longtime
coming,” Mayor Moss said, "but I
think Kings Mountlans will agree It
was worth the wait. The building and
fixtures will be ready for occupancy
and business on Mon., Aug. 6.”
The new facility, at W. Gold and
Cherokee Sts., will house the city's
administrative and utilities offices,
mayor's office, council chambers
and the city fire department. The
current city hall building will be
renovated Into the city’s law en
forcement center.
The old building on S.'. Piedmont
will also house county government
offices and will have a park sirea
developed on the adjacent property,
as In the original downtown plan
ning.
Open house at the new govern
mental center will run until S p.m. on
August 4.
Authority
Revising
Unit Plans
Kings Mountain Housing
Authority has directed Its ar
chitects, the firm of Tomberlln
Asspclates, to add 47 additional
parking spaces to prellmlnsu'y plans
fbr 70 proposed new housing units.
The action, according to PHA
Executive Director Tom Harper, Is
made to conform to city codes.
Kings Mountoln Planning and
Zoning Board last week rejected
preliminary site plana because of
variances In the plans to the city
codes. Director Hsuiier said the
plans originally called for one and
one half parking spaces per family
unit and the city code calls for twof
parking spaces. He said the original
plan allowed one parking space per
unit for elderly while the city code
requires 27 parking spaces for 10
units of elderly. However, Mr.
Harper said that of the 182 elderly
presently occuplng public housing,
only 16 own automobiles.
Director Harper said there are
1,240 persons presently living In
public housing but It is estimated
that with the additional 70 proposed
units the population would be 1,690.
I He said that 46 percent of the
Housing Authorities' units In the city
are occupied by elderly or disabled.
Mrs. Arrowood Is Surveyed
Mrs. Madge H. Arrowood of Kings
Mountain was one of the Southerners
called by telephone from
Washington, D.C. recently when the
Hamilton survey poll was taken by
one of President Carter's top ad
visors.
Among the many news Issues Mrs.
Arrowood wp. asked to discuss
were: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear
Waste, Abortion, Llquor-By-Drlnk,
Cigarette Smoking, Crime. Taxes,
Competency Tests, SochU statuses
of farmers and other workers; the
building at a large-educational In
stitution for blacks, and other
educational phases.
President Carter and Ted Ken
nedy were discussed as well as
questions on the following:
Governor Brown of California, Nell
Smith, Jesse Helms, James
Moss To Testify
Mayor John Moss will be In
Washington, D.C. Friday to testify
before a Senate Governmental
Affairs Committee.
Mayor Moss will appear as a
representative of the National
League of Cities to speak on behalf
of the small cities.
The Senate Committee Is chaired
by Sen. Jim Sasser (D) of Ten
nessee. Other members Include Sen.
Lawton Childs of Fla., Sen. John
Glenn of Ohio, Sen. Sam Nunn of
Georgia, Sen. William Roth of
Delaware, Sen. David Durenburger
Buid Sen. John Danforth of Min
nesota and Sen Robert Dole of
Kansas.
Mayor Moss will speak oti Senate
Bills 904 and 878, both of which
pertain to federal red tape and
grants rules and regulations
reforms.
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KM Theatre
Earns Grant
Kings Mountain Little Theatre is
recipient of a $1200 grant from the
North Carolina Arts Council for Its
Grass Roots program covering the
1979-80 season.
It is the second year that the local
theatrical group has received a
grant for assistance in financing
shows.
President Ray Holmes, who made
the announcement, said that funds
will be used to help finance the forth
coming productions of "How The
Other Half Loves" and "Cin
derella".
"We are most appreciative of this
support which will enable the Little
Theatre to again bring good shows to
the community”, said Holmes,
Photo by Katrina McCall
FLAG RAISING-Every year on ttie anniversary of hit brother’s
death, Campbell Lockrldge, above, -aises Old Glory In Calvin
ixickrldge’s memory. It has been a family occasion since the young
soldier was killed In France during World War n.
Joins CODAP
Mrs. Barbara B, Newman, a
native of Jacksonville. Fla., has
been employed by CODAP as a Drug
Education Coordinator.
Mrs. Newman will coordinate
preventive drug education classes in
the county's public school systems
and organize family and community
primary prevention services.
Mrs Newman attended St.
Marys College In Raleigh, and
graduated from Queens College wlht
a B.S. degree In Psychology. She
also attended Duke Divinity School
and the University of Arkansas.
Mrs. Newman’s work experiences
include missionary service In
Bolivia. South America, counseling
services to the elderly and home
bound with Duke Divinity School,
and counseling services to ter
minally 111 patients with Duke
Medical Center.
Barbara Is married to Harry
Jlewman, a Physician's Associate
with Dr. R.M. Maybin. The
Newmans have five boy s and reside
in Lawndale.
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UIXON 4-H CLUB WORKSHOP-Pictured are
members of Dixon Community 4-H Club during an
ele«‘trlo workshop recently
Church led by club leaders.
Photo by Lib Stewart
at Dixon Presbyterian
Making beautiful, useful lamps
from drink cans has been a project
of the Dixon Community 4-H Club in
a recent workshop conducted by
leaders at Dixon Presbyterian
CJiurch Fellowship Hall.
Eighteen young people, under the
direction of County 4-H Extension
Agent Steve Gibson, Ed Guy, Mack
Stewart and Mrs. Frances Greene,
fashioned their own lamps In the
electric workshop held Tuesday
night.
Mrs. Greene said that If there Is a
demand for a second electric
workshop that another workshop
will be scheduled. The lamp-making
kits were obtained from Duke Power
Company. Young people used soft
drink cans for the base of the lamps.
Taking part In the project were
Aim Childers, club president; Vick
Crowley, Heather Crolvley, Ed
Crowley, Amy Green, Suzanne
Bolin, Beverly Holmes, Angle In
man. John Hughes. Ramey
Eskridge, Jeff Hughes, Beth
Eskridge. Audrey Barber. Trip
Stewart, Todd Page, Jeff Guy,
Robbie Wells and Anthony Guy.
Plans for their participation In the
state 4-H Congress beginning July
23rd In Raleigh were also made by
the club members. Robbie and
Sandy Wells, son and daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Carveth Wells, and
Heather and Vick Crowley, daughter
and son of Dr. and Mrs. Richard
Crowley, will attend the state
congress, Vick has been selected
among six 4-H'ers from the state of
North Carolina to make pictures for
400 slides to be used In a premier
edition of a visual newsletter which
will highlight the 4-H Year and will
be shown during the Congress.
Robbie and Sandy Wells will
represent Cleveland County In the
talent portion of the event. Miss
Wells, accompanied by her brother,
will sing. "Scars In The Hands of
Jesus". The Wells duet copped the
first place award In district com
petition at Carowlnds among 47
participants. Mrs. Frances Greene,
Dixon 4 H leader, will also attend the
Congress.