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VOLUME 90 . NUMBER 82 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1979 - KINDS
Roamin ’ Around
Town
MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
Eligible For Half Million
More Money For KM
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Darrell Austin
Bob Hayes, Jimmy Dickey,
Everette Grlgg, Rick Moore and
Tom Webb headed for Atlanta a few
Saturdays ago at 8 a.m. to see the
AUanta Falcons and the Green Bay
Packers play. They also had planned
to spend the night for some fun and
games. Bob picked up everybody
else and left his car at the Dickeys.
*niey unloaded the car and were to
travel In a van. When they arrived In
Atlanta Bob found that he had not
only left his car at the Dickeys but
also his suitcase. It goes to show you
can travel light, ask Bob Hayes.
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When Mrs. HatUe Schwarts of
Bessemer City died last Friday, the
sky fell In lor her pet hen, "Doodle.”
A game hen. Doodle stUl has some
^Irit left but she won’t lay eggs.
Doodle had been the house pet of
Mrs. Schwarts since Mrs. Schwarts
raised her 6 years ago from an egg.
The story of Doodle started 11 years
\ ago when Mrs. Schwarts hatched a
nest of game chicken eggs to raise as
pets. She singled out Doodle for her
house pet. A textile worker, during
her llfe-tlme, she had raised hun
dreds of chickens to seU for fryers
end eggs ...
Since her birth. Doodle had the
walk of the Schwarts home on East
Maine Avenue and laid her eggs
here and there as she roamed freely
over the house premises.
Doodle’s real mother died from
pneumonia, Mrs. Schwarts’s son
Duncan said. Her grandmother,
’’Granny Rabb,” who Is 11 years old,
still scratches and lays eggs as a
■yard hen.
Photo by Gary Stewart
^TARGET AREA-Mayor John Moss points to the target area in the
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Conne** Arrested
By EUZABE’TH STEWART
Co-Editor
In fiscal year 1980 Kings Mountain
Is eligible for up to a a whopping half
million dollars for housing
rehabilitation.
Mayor John Henry Moss an
nounced today that the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) has released to
Wngs Mountain a total of $338,000.00
under Title 1 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974
(PS93-383) to be earmarked for
street improvements. Including
lights, on Chestnut St. and Bennett
Drive ($76,000): water lines
($16,000) on Bennett Dr., sewer
Improvements ($20,000) on Bennett
Dr. and $140,000.00 for housing
improvements In target area in the
Burlington MIU community.
Also earmarked Is $20,600.00 for
relocation payments and assistance;
$2,500.00 for clearance activities;
$28,000 for Improvements to Kings
Mountain Community Center;
$30,000 for administration and co
ordination; $6,000 for planning and
management; and $6,000 for con
tingencies.
Direct grants have been approved
by HUD for 30 eligible homeowners
In tliat target area. The homeowners
may apply at the Community
Development Office at the new City
Hall and must meet low Income
criteria. Low Interest loans of three
percent will also be made directly by
hud, said the mayor, for which
hud has earmarked an addlUonal
$160,000 for loans to Individual home
owners. Loans can be made to
residents in the entire rehabilitation
target area.
Donald Conner, Sr., 46, who was
out of Jail on $100,000 bond unUl
Saturday morning, was being tried
In Gaston County Court again
yesterday after being arrested
Saturday on charges of possession of
a firearm by a felon, carrying a
concealed weapon, and driving
whUe under the Influence of In
toxicating liquor.
Conner was held In Shelby Jail on
$10,000 bond and transferred to
Gaston County Jail at 8:46 a m.
Monday for a hearing slated during
the morning.
At presstime yesterday. The
Herald had not received the results
of the hearing.
Last Monday the Kings Mountain
man was sentenced to 18 to 20 years
in prison after being convicted of
attempting to bomb the home of
Gaston County Sheriff C.L. (Sarge)
Waldrep. The case was appealed
and imtU Saturday morning when he
was arrested by PU. Ralph Grind-
staff In Kings Mountain was out on
$100,000 bond.
According to police reports,
Conner was arrested by Grlndstaff
at 1:10 a.m. Saturday morning.
This Is the second year of Im
plementation of the federally-funded
program and according to Mayor
Moss "a very comprehensive
program which can mean a great
deal to our community and a con
tinuation of our Community Block
Program.”
Said the Mayor In announcing the
receipt of the grant, "There has
been questions from some citizens
wanting to know why the city wants
to get Indebted by taking federal
grants such as this. In the first
place, we are not going Into debt by
applying and receiving these grants.
The grants are not loans. The grants
are returns on tax monies paid the
federal government by citizens.
Millions are spent somewhere In the
United States daUy. I feel It Is ap-
(Turn to page 6)
Trail Bosses Named
Duncan, Mrs. Schwartz’s only
child ho lived with her, works late
evenings and nights as a projec
tionist at a drive-ln theatre. He said
when he came In nights from work,
“Doodle woke up when I turned on
the kitchen light and joined me for a
midnight snack.” The snack, he
said, was usually Ice cream and
peanut butter sandwiches.
"I’d watch TV and Doodle walked
to Mama’s bedroom where Mama
held out her arm for Doodle to find
her way to her chest where she lay
down and went to sleep."
^ Duncan said waen < went to bed,
”I’d put Doodle ba^K on her own
roost.”
Doodle was sitting on Mrs. Sch
wartz’s lap when Mrs. Schwartz
wffered a stroke several years ago
that placed her In a nursing home.
Duncan and Doodle were her most
frequent visitors.
"People at the home had a fit over
^Doodle. I’d let them pet and hold
her,” Duncan said.
At the time of her death, Mrs. Sch
wartz was 94 years old. She would
have been 96 In December of this
year.
When she was prepared by the
ftineral home for Duncan to see her,
Duncan carried Doodle along with
him for that sad occasion because
next to Duncan, Doodle was the one
^closest to Mrs. Schwartz.
“I put Doodle on Mama’s chest
and told her ‘there lays your Mama,’
She just sat there and looked.” He
added, ”I wanted Doodle to have
that last call.”
Duncan Is keeping Doodle as a
house pet. "Except,” he said, “I’ve
moved her bed to the back porch.”
Doodle still has the run of the
•kHise —but she’s stop laying eggs.
Lota Smith, Bessemer City Record
(To comment In this column, write
Roamin’ Around Town, P.O.
Twenty-five "traU bosses” have
been selected by (Central United
Methodist Church as the start nears
for the second Pony Express
stewardship "run.”
BUI Russell, General Manager,
says members have been respon
ding enthusiastically to requests for
Bolin Wins
Grid Contest
David Bolin of 809 North Cansler
Street turned In a perfect card but
stUl had to rely on the tie-breaker to
win last week’s "Pick the Winners”
football contest.
Jim Reid of Route 2 also turned In
a perfect entry. Bolin’s guess of 32
points In the Maryland-N.C. State
game, won by State 7-0, gave him the
victory and the $76 prize. Reid
predicted 34 points on the tie
breaker.
The game causing the most
trouble for the guessperts was the
UNC-Wake Forest game, won by the
Demon Deacons.
Another contest Is on page 10 of
today’s paper. Get us your entry by
Friday noon by maUlng It to P.O.
Box 762, or bringing It by our office
at 431 North Piedmont. You may be
the next $76 winner.
campaign help. Part of the ex
citement, according to Russell, is
due to the unique approach of the
program and to the success the
church had with the PX a year ago.
Under the plan, each family
becomes a "route rider” relaying a
stewardship saddlebag to one other
church famUy.
The “trail boss” Is responsible
for making sure the bag keeps
moving from famUy to family at a
fast pace. A staUon agent supervises
each five traU bosses.
Trail bosses wUl be briefed and
receive saddlebags at a breakfast
Sun., Oct. 28. CSilef cook will be
George Blalock.
Sunday School coordinator for the
PX Is Beth Caveny. Mall clerk Is
Tina Russell, publicity agent Is Nell
Jenkins and office helper Is Winifred
Fulton.
Station agents are John Caveny,
Jacob Dixon, Larry Hamrick. Odell
Norwood and Nell Parker.
TVaU bosses are George Blalock,
Betty Masters, Mary Alice Mc
Daniel, Robert Bradley, Hilda
Dixon, Mary Ann Hendricks,
Margaret Dllllng. Larry Hamrick,
Jr., Marvin Masters, Evelyn
Hamrick, Jim Clonlnger, Warren
(’Turn to page 7)
II goal-Dr. Terry SeUers, chairman of the
Lnited Fund, congratulates members of the city em
ployes division, which surpassed its goal In fund-raising
Left to right are Gloria Stacey,
Daricia Clippard, Connie Putnam, Sellers, Mike Nappl,
Photo by Gary Stewart
Nina Oliver and Boots McDaniel. Not pictured, Pat
Blanton, Marti Southards and Gene Hgnor. The
dKision was recognized at Friday’s final report lun
cheon at Kings Mountain inn
UF $20,000 Shy Of Goal
By GARY STEWART
Co-Editor
Kings Mountain United Fund
workers. In their final report lun
cheon Friday at Kings Mountain
Inn, reported pledges and con
tributions that amount to only
$35,462. almost $20,000 short of the
$65,0(X) goal.
Dr. Terry Sellers, campaign
chairman, urged volunteers to make
every effort during the coming week
to contact more people and put the
campaign over the top.
"Of course, we won’t refuse any
late contributions,” Sellers said,
"but we want to make every effort to
get everything wrapped up by
Friday.”
Thus far, only one division, city
employes, has surpassed Us goal.
That division, co-chaired by Parks
and Recreation Dept. Supervisor,
Mike Nappl, and Connie Putnam of
the Office of Economic Develop
ment, reported contributions of
$3,317.40. The goal was $2,300.
Nappl said $8,211.40 of the amount
will be deducted from employe’s
paychecks and the remaining $106 Is
in the form of cash.
"We had our own compeUtlon
between departments,’’ Nappl
reported, "and that helped us pass
our goal. Connie and I actually did
only about five percent of the work.
Our success was due to the city
employes who coordinated the ef
fort.” Those persons, Nappl said,
included Gloria Stacey, Darlcla
Clippard, Nina Oliver, Boots Mc
Daniel, Pat Blanton, Marti
Southards and Gene Tlgnor.
Other division reports Friday
included advanced gifts and
correspondence, $916 or 36 percent
of Its goal; commercial, $3,267;
Industrial, $26,088.21 or 60 percent of
Its goal; ministerial, $177 or 16
percent of Its goal; professional.
$378; and schools, $2,333.
Several divisions did not report,
and Sellers expressed confidence
that when those divisions do report,
the amount will climb much closer
to $66,000. Most Division chairmen
whose work is not yet completed
Box
nt, or give me • ceU at 789-7496.)
WDING FOR ST. JUDE-Slxty biker. In Grover «e .hown pedalllnv
up Uiurel Avenue at the .tart of Saturday morning’, hike .
Joel Rountree)
Jude’, ^lldren’. Re.earch Ho.pltal. TTie blkere raised almost $2 OOO In
the first annual event In Grover. ~hiosi sz.uoo in
predicted they would meet their
goals.
Dr. Sellers sld he would contact all
divisions a week from today "at
which time I feel sure we will have
.exceeded our goal.”
Sellers said the annual awards
banquet which climaxes the UF
effort will be held on Nov. is at 6:30
p.m. at Kings Mountain Junior High
School,
60 Bikers
Raise $2,000
sixty bikers in Grover raised
almost $2,000 Saturday for St. Jude
CSilldren’s Hospital.
CJjalrman Jim Scruggs reported
that pledges totalling $i,902 were
recorded Saturday and five biker,
have yet to report their totals,
“We were weU pleased with the
way things went,” said Scruggs.
"We want to thank aU the riders and
volunteers, and the Grover Rescue
Squad and Grover Police Depart
ment for helping make It a success.”
Steve Blanton rode the most miles,
30, and Chris Scruggs raised the
most money, $210.10. 'The youngest
biker was two-year-old Jody
Stewart, who rode one mUe and
raised $26.60. Timothy Dockery rode
14 miles and didn’t have a pledge.
The field Included three adults,
Rene Stewart, Wendell White and
Ethel Crocker.
Bikers who raised at least $26 will
receive a T-shirt from St. Jude and
those who raised at least $76 wUl
receive a T-shirt and a back pack.
Kentucky Fried Chicken and
McDonald’s donated refreshments
and food for the bikers and volunteer
workers.
■"This was the first time we’ve had
a blke-a-thon for St. Jude,” com
mented Scruggs, "and we feel like It
was a great success. When we first
began to organize I felt like If we
raised $600 It would be great.”