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VOLUME 90 ■ NUMBER 74 ■ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, 1979 - KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
Roamin * A round'
Town
To Boost 1980 United Way Campaiftn
Hal England Returns Home
f ^ith
Darrell Austin
(Ingredients: niere srUI be bits of
news, very Uttle wisdom, some
humor and comments, some views
from other editors. OlreotloiM: Ihke
weekly. If possible, bat please avoid
an overdose.)
^ Don't forget that school just
started and some youngsters will be
walking and riding bikes to school.
So drive carefully when passing
these school children.
••D"
The teacher should have explained
the Intercom Ssrstem. This actually
happened the first day of school In a
V local elementary class. The teacher
had to leave the room tor a few
minutes of his kindergarten class to
visit the principals’ office. He In
formed his class to be quiet and
remain In their seats while he was
gone. After staying In the principals
office longer than expected he
decided to tune In on the Intercom
and see If his class were following
9 his Instructions. He switched It on
and they were having a ball. The
teacher announced over the system
"Children quieten down and Johnny,
get In your seat. (He had been given
advance notice that Johnny would be.
the class ‘closm) A minute later ho
listened .:ln. again to see If they had
followed his Instructions. ,Things
were a little better, but not much.
0 So he made this an
nouncement..."Children, be quiet
and Johnny are you In your seat?”
He got this reply as Johnny was
looking upward and with a look of
dismay said "Tea Lord Jesus."
"D”
Cbngratulatlona to Mark O’Brien
on earning his Basde Scout Award. It
0 takes an unusual type person to earn
this hl^ award and not msmy scouts
^make It. Congratulations again
Mark.
(To comment la this column, write
Roamin' Around Town, P.O. Box
752, or give me a call at 789-74N.)
;> 3
Bumgardner Wins
Football Contest
Jim Bumgardner of Kings
Mountain picked some upsets to win
the Herald’s second "Pick the
Winners” football contest.
Bumgardner hit 17 of 20 area high
school and college games last week
to win the $76 prix'- Several others
missed Just four g^-mes.
Bumgardner correctly predicted a
number of upsets, Including Wake
Forest over Georgia, Mare Hill over
Blon and Presbyterian over Fur
man.
The third contest is inside today’s
Herald. List the winners and return
your entry to us by noon Friday. Tou
may mall It to Football Ciontest, P.O.
Box 702, Kings Mountain 28086; or
bring It by our office at 481 N.
Piedmont.
KM Man To Be Tried
On Murder Charge
A second degree murder charge
against Burman Coley Bryant of
Ungs Mountain is slated to be tried
next week In Cleveland County
Superior Court.
Bryant Is charged with murdering
William David (Billy) Foster at his
home on Stowe Acres In May.
Two other charges Involving
lOngs Mountain men are slated to be
tried during the one-week term
beginning Monday. Armando Lopez
la charged with felonious breaking
and entering of Parker’s Amaco
Station and Ronnie Holbrook la
charged with Common Law Robbery
of The Pantry on Bast King Street.
Photo by Charlee Mauaey
. UNITED WAV KICK-OFF-Rev. Bob Boggan, left, president of the
Kings Mountain United Way, and Harold England, actor and native of
Kings Mountain, are pictured at a United Way reception honoring
England at City Hall. KM United Way will officially kick-off the cam
paign at a luncheon tomorrow at Central Methodist Church.
Pete Gerns
Speaks At
Rotary Club
Roteuy’s philosophy, "Service of
Self”, remains the same since Its
Inception In 1906 and Is practiced by
160,000 Rotsu-lans In 152 countries,
said District 81-C Rotary Governor
Pete Gems, Charlotte lawyer.
Mr. Gerns was the featured
!q>eaker at Thursday’s meeting of
the Kings Mountain club and prior to
the meeting held working con-
forences with officers on goals for
the 1980 year.
He also took the occasion to
present a banner to the club,
representing at least $16 per
member contribution to the
organization’s extensive “Health,
Hunger, Humanity” program In
which children all over the world are
helped with particular emphasis in
the Phlllplnes, where children have
no chance to survive without
Inoculation.
Gerns commended the club for
attaining a 400 percent plateau In
giving to the Rotary Foundation, a
total of $40 per member, and
congratulated them on several
community projects. Including the
successful Rotary Run, golf
championship games and pancake
supper. He commended them for
sponsoring youth people at Rotary
camps and supporting a “matched”
club In Brazil.
“Cfommlttment to ideals is what
clubs like yours m-e all about,” said
Gerns.
District 31-C has a membership of
48 clubs with 3,200 members.
During the golden anniversary
year of the Rotary Club, In 1980, Mr.
Gerns said he expects to see clubs
like Kings Mountain sponsor ex
change teams to Korea and send
local students to Brazil In continuing
programs of friendship between the
two countries.
Governor Gerns asked the local
club to concentrate on a 60-day new
member campaign and encourage
more participation from the com
munity.
Actor Hal England, Kings
Mountain native, returned home
Wednesday to boost the 1980 United
Way campaign.
The kick-off luncheon at noon
tomorrow at Central United
Methodist Cfourch will officially
launch efforts by United Fund
workers for a $66,000 goal, up $6,000
from last year’s successful appeal.
England co-stars with Mickey
Rooney In this year’s United Way
motion picture, “A Little Miracle,”
which Is being used nationally to
promote the United Way.
The 16-mlnute film, which was
diown during England’s visit with
local United Way volunteers and
officers at City Hall Wednesday
afternoon. Is the story of a factory
worker, Joe (played by Englsind)
who discovers the United Way
through an angel, Clarence Potter,
portrayed by Rooney. Clarence, who
had already botched two miracles,
was sent by the Angel Gabriel down
to earth to hear Joe Nolan’s request
for a miracle for his family and to
teach him the vsduable lesson that
"life Is what you make It,” and In
cidentally the theme song by Johnny
Mathis. It was the angel’s duty to
help “Joe” believe In the good In
people.
England, who spoke briefly after
the afternoon reception, ssdd he
learned about the United Way at a
Dr. W. J. (Bill) Bri[j;g8
Chlcsigo factory, where scenes for
the movie were Aimed. England was
being Instructed on a machine by a
workman who becsune belligerent
when he learned that England wsis
being paid “scale”, the lowest wage
the union will allow. "You should be
working for nothing,” said the
factory worker, noting that he was
donating a day’s pay.
"This man’s attitude really Im
pressed me,” said Eingland. ”An
actor’s role la usually egotistical and
selfish. Rarely do we have a chance
to get in a realistic world outside
television. This guy told me to work
on another machine and was sincere
in his beliefs. I had woriced In a
cotton mill In Kings Mountain when I
was growing up, but I had never
seen anything like the heavy
equipment In that factory. I began to
realize how truly Important the
United Way was to this man.”
Scenes from the Aim were also
shot at a day care center, where
Ekig^nd also learned about some of
the services the United Way
provides to children.
“I have learned a lot about the
United Way since we started making
the Aim,” said England, who also’
addressed a kick-off limcheon for
Gaston 0>unty United Way Wed
nesday where excerpts of the Aim
were shown.
Kings Mountain United Way
President Bob Boggan, who In
KM Native Named Limestone President
Dr. William J. (BUD Briggs, who
has been admlnlatratlve head ot
Limestone OoUege since May 9,1979,
was named President by the
Limestone College Board of
TVustees, Thursday morning.
Dr. Briggs was director of
development and alumni affairs of
the 1,124 student. Independent,
coeducational coUege, a position he
held for two years prior to becoming
the administrative head.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Briggs of Kings Mountain.
Tlie 44-year-old president Is a
native of Lincolnton, and attended
Kings Mountain Schools. He
received a B.S. degree from Pfeiffer
OoUege, and M.A. degree from
Western Carolina University, and
pursued post-graduate studies at
Michigan State University. He
received a Doctor of EducaUon
degree from Nova University In May
1979. Nova University features
natlonaUy known graduate level
programs. Many InsUtutes of higher
learning are consulting with Nova In
an effort to develop similar
programs.
DR.BIIXBRIQ08
Before coming to Limestone, Dr.
Briggs was coordinator of
Development at Gardner-Webb
College In Bolling Springs. He has
Mrved as dean of students smd
associate professor of Education at
Pfeiffer College and assistant
principal of Hunter Huss High
School In Gastonia.
He Is married to Uie former Joyce
Jenkins of Gastonia, and they have
two chUdren. JuUe, a senior at
Limestone OoUege, and BUI, a senior
at Gaffney High School.
In making the announcement of
Dr. Briggs’ appointment, Mrs. W.B.
Camp, Chairman of the Limestone
OoUege Board Board of Trustees
stated, “Limestone CoUege, has
been dedicated to educaUon and Its
mission of exceUence In the Aeld of
higher education. The coUege was
pleased to promote from within It’s
own ranks and deUghted that we
have within our ranks an educator
dedicated to the Christian way of
life, and the fact that Limestone is a
Christian school as established by
It’s founder. Dr. Thomss Curtis, and
Ms son. Dr. William Curtis, co
founder. Dr. Briggs Is going to
provide the type of leadershfo that
Limestone must have, and all
members of the Board are happy to
have him as president.”
Paul Hordf Harold Lineburger File
For KM Board Of Education Seat
HOT DOG SUPPER
The Kings Mountain High French
dub wUl sponsor a hot dog supper-
bake sale Friday prior to the KM-
Bast Gaston footbaU game. It wUl be
held from 6:30 untU 7:80 p.m. In the
cafeteria. Orders can be eaten In or
taken out.
A race for a six-year terin on the
outside-district seat on the Kings
Mountain Board of Education
developed Friday when Paul A.
HOrd, Jr. and Harold R. Llneberger
Aled their notice of candidacy with
the develand County Board of
EUectlons.
Hord, 48, owner and operator of
Paul’s Seafood, and Llneberger, 46,
former and fruitgrower, seek the
seat now Aeld by Board Chairman
Alex Owens, who said he wUl not
seek re-election.
The filing period tor csmdldates
ends at noon Oct. 6. The voter
registration deadline Is 6 ?.m. Oct. 8
tor new reglstraUons or tor citizens
to change addresses, said ElecUons
Board Secretfu^ Gay Champion.
Kings MountsUn area cltlsens wUl
also be Interested In the municipal
election at Grover where town
voters wlU elect a mayor and five
councUmen at the poUs Nov. 6. In
Grover, three Incumbent councU
members, Martha Byers, Harold
Herndon and Tommy Keeter, are up
for re-election, but voters wUl be
choosing Ave councU members,
result of an ordinance In which
approval has been given to In
creasing membership on the board.
Mayor W.W. (Bill) McCarter,
veteran of 20 plus years on the
Council and re-elected In a write-in
vote two years ago. Is up again for
election this year. None of the In
cumbents have Aled.
Llneberger, who harvests
peaches, grapes and strawberries on
Cherryvllle Rd., Is a former
assistant publications editor for
Agricultural Information OfAce at
N.C. State University and was
formerly sm assistant agricultural
extension agent In Wadesboro. His
family was cited In 1978 as Arst
runnerup In the N.C. SoU and Water
OonservaAon District Farm Family
of the Year. Hla wife Is a Cherryvllle
Junior High teacher and they are
parents of three children, Barry, a
freshman at N.C. State University;
Jeff, a junior at KMSHS, and Lee-
Ann, an eighth grader at KMJH. He
Is a graduate of N(JSU and active In
Resurrection Lutheran Church.
Hord is a Kings Mountain native
who was educated in KM schools.
lOs wife, Joyce, is manager of the
KMSHS cafeteria and they a.-e
parents of three children, Rimdy
Hord, Mrs. Kenny Falls and Kim
Hord, fourth grader at East School.
He la a deacon, Sunday School
teacher and RA counselor at Oak-
view Baptist Church and a volunteer
parent teacher’s aid at West School.
troduced the Aim and England, said
that “United Fund la a way In which
we can be Involved In helping make
a little miracle happen.”
Declaring that television Is his
“bread and butter,” Engfond has
been traveling with Mike Starr, ot
Waibhovla Bank A Trust Co. of
Winston Salem, across the state to
promote the Aim. Local people
recognize England as "your per
sonal banker from Wachovia” and
recall his earlier roles on television
as the young Doble GlUls. More
recently, England played the role of
Lou Grant’s son-in-law on that series
and appeared In Charlie’s Angels,
among others.
“My whole life Is here In this
town,” said Engfond, who said he Is
quite proud to be from Kings
Mountain and coming home Is “like
walking back In time. You’re all my
friends. I love all of you.”
En^and, who leA Kings Mountain
In 1964, Is son of Mrs. W.F. England,
now of Hollywood, Calif. He returns
to Kings Mountain as oAen as
possible tq visit aunts and other
refoUves.
NEfVS BRIEFS
BOaliXlNQ
Kings Mountain Celebrations
maeUng will be held at Park
Headquarters this Tuesday af
ternoon at 1:80 p.m.. Sept. 18. Dr.
J.N. Lipscomb la chairman.
ATTENDS MEETINO
Janet Alexander attended the
Kappa Epsilon Pharmacy
Fraternity National Convention,
Aug. 8-11, at the University of Texas
In Austin, Texas. She Is a member of
Lambda CSiapter at the University
at North Carolina and dad^ter ot
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Alexander of
Kings Mountain.
CHORAL SOCIETY
The new Genesla Cfooral Society of
aeveland County wUl hold an
organlsaMonal meeting Tuesday at
7:80 p.m. at Malcolm Brown
Auditorium In the choral room
(umtable. MembersMp Is open to the
public from 11th grade age and up
and there are no audition
requirements. The Choir will
present Christmas and spring
concerts.
REVIVAL CONTINUES
Revival services continue tonight
and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at East
Gold Street Wesleyan Church. Rev.
G.K. Andrews of Randleman, N.C.,
is the guest evangelist. Rev. Leroy
Cox, pastor. Invites the community
to attend.
YOUNO AT HEART
Young At Heart of Bethlehem
Baptist Church will meet for a
luncheon meeting tomorrow at 11:80
a.m. at BetMehem Biq>tist CSiurch.
Program will feature a slide
preaenfotton by R.G. Whlanant on a
recent trip to Mexico.
DEACONS ELECT
Paul Lancaster has been elected
chairman. Miles Seism, vlcs-
chaliman, and Charles Spearman,
secretary, of deacons of Bethlehem
Baptist Church.
EXPLORER POST
Journalism Explorer Post 43V will
hold Its Initial meeting of the school
year Thursday at 6:80 p.m. In the
Cbnferance Room of the Dally Star
building In Shelby. New members,
who have completed the eighth
grade and not attained birthday 33,
are Invited to join the group. For
more Information call Lynn Shelton
at 487-0837.