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VOLUME 90 . [SUMMER 77 ■ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, 1979 ■ KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
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County Fair
Opens Friday
Gates swing open Friday at 3 p.m.
to the 1979 Cleveland County Fair
which Is expected to attract throngs
of falrgoers to the Fairgrounds on
Highway 74 West.
Dr. James B. Petty, president of
Cleveland County Technical In
stitute, will make the official
opening address at S p.m. and Rev.
Richard Plyler, pastor of Patterson
Grove Baptist Church of Kings
Mountain, will give the Invocation.
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NEWS BRIEFS
OROVER BOARD
Regular monthly meeting of the
Grover Town Board of Com
missioners will be held Monday
night at 7 p.m. In Grover Town Hall.
REVIVAL
Rev. Ettle Roberson of Durham Is
evangelist for revival services
which continue through Sunday at 7
p.m. at Kings Mountain Pentecostal
Holiness Church on Branch St.
FREE GLAUCOMA CLINIC
Kings Mountain Lions Club Is
sponsoring a free glaucoma clinic
t^ay from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at
First Baptist Church Fellowship
Hall. The Clinic Is aimed at adults 3B
and older and the eye checkup
requires only a few minutes.
UTTLE THEATRE
KM Little Theatre Is conducting
tryouts tonight at 7 p.m. for
speaking roles, 1 p.m. on Saturday
for children’s participation and
Monday night at 7 p.m. for Its up
coming children’s production,
"Cinderella” to be conducted by
Mrs. Graham Wood. ’The musicals
will be presented In December.
Tryouts are at Park Grace
Auditorium.
GOSPEL SINGING
There will be a gospel singing
Sunday at 2 p.m. at New Camp
Creek Baptist Church. Singing
groups will Include The Believers,
’Die Ambassadors and ’The Faith
Singers. The public Is Invited.
BIBLE STUDY
David Gales of Charlotte will lead
a Bible Study and prayer retreat
Saturday at the home of BUI and
Betty Moss, 1403 Grover Road. All
area citizens are urged to come at 10
a.m. and bring a covered dish lunch.
The study wUl be on ’"nie Self-Life.’’
“rhe midway will begin operation
at 4 p.m. and continue through Oct. 6
at midnight, and a variety of free
entertainment Is planned Including
Stebblng Royal European Circus
and Reforming Arts of Cleveland
County which will be coordinating
the drama, dance and music talents
of local, area young people for
presentation each ^y. ’There wiU be
free admission toi the grandstand
Sunday for a 7:30 p.m. gospel sing
featuring Directors and Crusaders
Quartets. There will also be free
admission to the grandstand for the
Bost Bread Fireworks Spectacular
on Wed., Oct. 3, at 10 p.m.
Fair Manager Joe Goforth said
that Relthoffer’s King Reid Show Is
bringing the "Cinema 180” theatre
back to the Fair. Similar to the
’’Cinema 360” at Dlsneyworld, this
action provides top entertainment.
’Ihe giant sky wheel, super deluxe
himalaya, super loops coaster, and
many more tides are featured.
Grandstand shows will feature
Jim Owen and his Hank Williams
Show on Friday, N.C. Tractor PuU
on Saturday night and Sunday at 2
p.m., a gospel sing, which Is free to
the pubUc, on Sunday night, a Rock
Jam on Monday, gospel sing on next
’Tuesday, and a donkey ball game
next Wednesday night between the
Kings Mountain Fire Department
and Bolling Springs Fire Depart
ment for benefit of their Toys for
’Tots program. Jack Kochman Hell
Drivers will be presenting shows In
the grandstand on Oct. 4th and 5th at
8p.m. and on Oct. 6th at 3 p.m. and 8
p.m.
General admission tickets are $2
for adults, SO cents for children 12
and under,-and-parklng ia-free. All
public school children in this section
will receive one free ticket which
may be used on either of the
designated school days (Monday,
’Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday)
and they will receive a ticket which
will enable them to purchase a
student ticket at the gate for one half
price which may be used on any one
day of the fair. All persons 76 years
of age and over will be admitted free
to the fairgrounds every day.
Fair gates open on Saturdays
(Sept. 29 and Oct. 6) at 12 noon and
the midway will begin operation at 1
p.m. Sunday, gates open at 1 p.m.
and the midway will be In operation
at 1 p.m.; Monday through Friday
gates will open at 3 p.m. and the
midway will begin operation at 4
p.m.
Fair Manager Goforth reminds all
local exhibitors to check the fair
catalog for the listing of the many
items that can be exhibited, and also
for the entry deadline dates for the
various departments.
L.
DR. RAY SCOTT MAY8E
Dr. Ray Mayse
Opens Practice
Dr. Ray Scott Mayse, specialist In
internal medicine, will open his
Kings Mountain practice on Monday
at 108 Edgemont Drive.
He will shaire offices with Dr. Sam
Robinson, Kings Mountain surgeon,
and occupy the offices formerly held
by Dr. F.K. C!hen, who has moved to
new quarters on W. King St.
A native of Rutherfordton, Dr.
Mayse, 29, has just completed a
two-year residency In Internal
medicine at the Medical University
of South Carolina In Charleston, S.C.
He also completed his Internship at
the Medical University of South
(Carolina after earning his M.D.
degree In 1976 from Bowman Gray
School of Medicine In Winston
Salem. He holds a B.S. In biology
from Lenoir Rhyne College In
Hickory, Class of 1972, and Is a 1968
graduate of East Rutherford High
School In Forest City.
Dr. Mayses lists sub-speclaiit.
Interests in cardiovascular disease
and nephrology.
He Is married to the former Sarah
Russ, who holds a B.S. In nursing
from Lenolr-Rhyne College and a
M.A. In Education from Wake
Forest University. ’They are parents
of two children, Marie, age four,
and Nathan, age one, and are
residing at 1206 Wales Rd.
’The family Is attending St. Mat
thew’s Lutheran (Jhurch.
Grover Voters
May Register
Registrars will be at the Town
Hall In Grover Sat., Sept. 29, to
register new voters In the November
election or to change voter ad
dresses.
’The registrars are Mrs. Jackie
Rountree, Mrs. Doris Cooke and
Mrs. Mary Rollins.
’The ’Town Hall office will be open
from 9 a.m. until 12 noon for the
convenience of voters.
KM District School Board
Bill Moss In Race
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Robert W. (Bill) Moss, 61, Kings
Mountain native, made It a three-
man race Friday when he filed as a
candidate for an outside seat on the
KM District Board of EducaUon.
Mr. Moss, electrician, Harold
Llneberger, fruit grower and far
mer, and Paul Hord, Jr., restaurant
owner, seek the seat now held by
Board Chairman Alex Owens.
Filing deadline for candidates Is
noon Oct. 6. The general election
date is Nov. 6.
Moss, field supervisor for Bryant
Electric Co. of High Point, formerly
owned and operated Moss Electric
Cb. In Kings Mountain for many
years. He Is a graduate of Kings
Mountain High School, attended
N.C. State University, King’s
Business College and Murray
Vocational School of Charleston,
S.C. and holds an unlimited elec
trical contractor’s license for the
two Carollnas.
He Is married to the former Betty
Hayes of Kings Mountain and they
are parents of five children, R.W.
(Bob) Moss, Jr., sergeant in the
USAF In Denver, Col., Mike Moss of
Summerville, S.C., Scott Moss,
student at Bowman Gray School of
Medicine In Winston Salem, Jeff
ROBERT W. (BILL) MOSS
Moss, student at Central Piedmont
College In Charlotte and employe of
Belk’s at Eastridge, and Kim Moss,
junior student at KMSHS.
Moss Is an Elder, Sunday School
teacher and chairman of the pulpit
committee at Boyce Memorial ARP
CIhurch. He Is a Mason.
Energy Steps Taken
Tlie Mosses reside at "Bethel”, at
1403 Grover Rd.
In his filing statement Moss said,
’’All our children attended Klgns
Mountain Schools and I have been
active In school affairs sind P-TA. I
have done a lot of traveling In my
work and have always been proud of
our schools here In Kings Mountain.
’Die type of facilities, and ad
ministration that we have cannot be
found everywhere.
”I feel that a school board
member should be a representative
of the people and should constantly
be open to all the people for
discussion of school related matters.
I feel that problems should be solved
with the majority of the people In
mind. With an honest approach, I
believe all questions arising can be
answered. With this In mind, I
believe Kings Mountain schools can
go on Improving. I wsls approached
by citizens and after much prayer
have decided to offer myself as a
candidate for the KM School Boaird.
I would appreciate your vote and
support,” added Moss.
Moss continued, ”My only
promise is to serve the people of
Kings Mountain School System to
the best of my ability.”
By ELIZABE’TH STEWART
Co-Editor
’The city board of commissioners
took steps Monday night to seek
energy crisis assistance for low-
income families.
Acting on the mayor’s recom
mendation, the board authorized the
Mayor to head a local committee
which will Insure that Kings
Mountain citizens have every op
portunity to qualify for two
programs —an energy crisis
program which would provide
maximum of $400 per household for
fuel assistance, and a wlnterlzatlon-
weatherizatlon assistance plan for
such items aa storm doors, windows
and Insulation for qualifying In-
dlvldusds.
’The Mayor told the board "It’s
Important that the city get In line
now lor thSse programs which are
part of the Excise Profit Tax BUI
which Is part of the energy bUl now
before the Congress.”
"We’re anticipating the approval
of the Energy BUI,” said the Mayor,
"but of course we know there’s no
guarantee. “However,” he con
tinued, "I feel these funds wUl be
available before the real severe
winter sets In.”
Replying to question of Comm.
Jim ChUders, the mayor said he
does not know how the program wUl
be administered but that Governor
Hunt would apply lor funds and
choose the state agency to ad
minister them.
’The Mayor said he wUl appoint a
committee to work with him locaUy
and announce a schedule lor taking
of applications from famUles of low-
moderate Income. The funds will be
limited and the required forms wUl
include certification of Income
levels.
"We want to make every citizen
aware of this energy assistance
program aind help them make
proper appUcatlon. The decision on
who receives the funds wUl rest with
state government,” said the mayor.
(Continued Improvements for the
city recreation program at Deal
Recreation Complex and Davidson
Park were alproved by the com
mission who voted to Install
irrigation systems, estimated to cost
$1330.64 at the two new youth
baseball fields at Deal Complex and
at Davidson Park BasebaU Field,
where the estimated cost of
Irrigation would be $1647.06. Tie
Mayor reported that two new fleldt:
have been constructed for Little
League players at Deal St. where
fencing and lighting has been In
cluded In the Improvements. At the
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KM Merchants
Fall Harvest
Sale Saturday
Kings Mountain downtown
merchants wUl usher In the FaU
season with a big Fall Harvest
Sidewalk Sale Saturday from 9 until
4 p.m.
Most of the sale exhibits will be
located on the sidewalks and
parking lots behind and adjacent to
the downtown stores. Many mer
chants say they will have numerous
In-store bargains and are rolling out
the red carpet for citizens to "come
early to get the pick of the crop and
browse through the stores In order to
take advantage of all the other
harvest specials.”
Participating merchants are C43
Mart. Dellinger’s. Fulton’s,
Grayson’s, Griffin Drug Co., Kings
Mountain Farm Center. Kings
Mountain Drug Co., McGinnis
Department Store. Plonk Brothers
Department Store, Sample Yardage
and Western Auto.
Jim Potter, president of the
combined Merchants Association
and Chamber of Commerce, said
that merchants have a good supply
of goods for the Fall and winter
season and that sale merchandise
will Include a good variety of quality
clothing and other products for the
entire family.
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Photo by Gory Stewart
BYGONE DAYS-Motorists coming off the Dixon Schooi exit on 1-86
South are being greeted by a sign offering regular gas for 63.9 cents per
gaUon and diesel fuel at 59.9. But it doesn’t take tong to reallxe the stetlon
is closed, and has been for a long time since fuel prices have climbed far
beyond those figures.
Reports Due Friday
UF Checkup Set
First Report Day and Check-up
Luncheon for workers In the 1980
United Way Campaign will be held
Friday at noon at Kings Motor Inn.
Dr. Terry Sellers, chairman of the
campaign which seeks $66,000 for 22
causes, will receive reports for
campaign '80 pledges and cash-on-
hand from divisional chairmen.
Dr. Sellers said that workers are
encouraged to contact as many
people as possible this week.
Said Sellers, "Kings Mountain
citizens have spent 26 years helping
their fellowman through United
Fund. We anticipate the best year
yet, as we contribute In 1980 to 22
agencies who help our children, the
elderly, sick. Injured, handicapped,
troubled and needy. United Fund Is a
non-profit organization that enables
us to help with one gift so many."
Former KM Teeu^her
Dr. Shull Graduates
Dr. Valdaree Shull, former Kings Southeastern New Orleans
Mountain teacher who served an University with the Doctor of
administrative Internship In the KM Philosophy degree In educational
Schools System two years ago, administration,
graduated recently from Dr. Shull majored In secondary,
higher and adult education with
q>eclaltle8 In administration and
psychology. She Is a graduate of
Howard Business College. Chicago
School of Practical Nursing and
received her B.A. from Limestone
College and her M. Ed. from Duke
University and Educational
Leadership Specialist from Western
Carolina University.
Mrs. Shull has held the positions of
promotional assistant to two
superintendents of missions, the late
Rev. T.W. Bray, and Rev. CO.
Greene in the KM Baptist
Association. She had 14 years ex
perience in the public schools and is
author of a book, "Today’s Women.”
Dr. Shull Is now associated with
Carolina Counseling and Guidance
Association In all areas of personal,
church progrsun and professional
VALDAREE SHULL development.