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Ptioto by Gary Stewart
. LOOK, THE GOODRICH BLIMP—Goodrich doesn’t have a blimp, and
we think you know that. But Goodyear does and It amased some people
Tuesday when It was spotted flying low around the Kings Mountain area.
It was so low. In fact. In this picture It appears to be sitting on a power line
as It moved south over the Antioch community near Grover.
Shiloh Celebrates
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Shiloh Presbyterian Church of
Orover, the oldest Presbyterian
Church In Cleveland County, will
kick ofjt Its hlcentennla) celebration
this weekend.
Rev. Park Moore of Meridian,
Miss., who served as pastor at Shiloh
from 1949 to 19SS, wUl Oil the pulpit
at the 11 a.m. worship service
Sunday.
Saturday night, Rev. Moore and
his wife, Betty Jean, church
members and special guests, will
enjoy a covered dish supper In the
church fellowship hall.
Shiloh’s bicentennial will climax
the first Sunday of October, 1980,
and will coincide with the blcen-
East School
Activities
Scheduled
East Elementary School has two
big activities scheduled for. tonight
and Friday.
At 7:80 tonight, the P.T.O. wlU
meet and be entertained by a
magician. A drawing will cdso be
held for a beautiful new Moped.
On Friday night from 7-9 p.m., the
P.T.O. will sponsor a Halloween
Disco Party for sti’dents In kin
dergarten through fifth grade.
Admission Is 80 cents. Prizes will
be awarded to the best costumes.
I
teruiial celebration of the Battle of
Kings Mountain. Many of Shiloh’s
early members were participants of
the battle. Including Ool. Frederick
Hambrlght, who was a ruling elder
tn the Shiloh Church.
One Sunday each month, former
pastors will return to Orover to fill
the pulpit. Rev. Trent Howell will
preach In November and Rev. Bob
Marvin, a missionary, will fill the
pulpit In December.
Next Sunday, pictures of all for
mer Shiloh pastors will be displayed
In the nsirthex. As the year goes on,
other displays, Including historical
Items, will be featured.
Rev. Moore first came to Shiloh as
a summer supply pastor. After a
summer there, he returrMd for his
senior year at Columbia Theological
Seminary In Decatur, Oa., and then
came back to Shiloh as full-time
minister.
When the John Knox Presbyterian
Church In Shelby was being
organized, Shiloh ’’loaned” Rev.
Moore as a supply pastor on Sunday
mornings.
All persons In the area are en
couraged to participate In the year
long activities. A special Invitation
Is issued for Saturday’s covered dish
supper and the Sunday morning
worship service.
Sunday afternoon, the Moores will
be at the home of Jean Francis and
all friends are encouraged to drop by
and renew old acquaintances.
Kings Mountain Savings and Loan
Association has changed its name.
It’s now First Federal Savings and
Loan Association of Kings Mountain.
The city’s oldest savings and loan,
organized In 1907, received Its new
charter this week and converted to a
laid
under a state charter since Its
organization.
”We feel like we’re going to be
able to provide better services to the
city of Kings Mountain by being a
federal association,” commented
Cary Whitaker, Executive Vice
President and Managing Officer.
"We, like everyone else, have heard
Hearing Called
To Abolish RC
By GARY STEWART
Oo-Edltor
The Kings Mountain Board of
Commissioners In a called meeting
Monday night set a public hearing
for November 13 at 7:80 for the
purpose of aboUshlng the Kings
Mountain Redevelopment Com
mission.
The public hearing will be held In
the new Governmental Services
Facilities Center.
Mayor John Moss read a proposed
resolution, which was unanimously
passed. The resolution calls for
abolishing the KMRC effective
February 13, 1980, and all of that
body’s actions assumed by the city.
Mayor Moss and RC director.
Gene White, pointed out that the
employes of the KMRC will become
employes of the city. White, after
questioning by District One Com
missioner Jim Childers, said all
hinds would be turned over to the
city around the end of November
and any debts outstanding at that
time would also be assumed by the
city. White added he felt the RC had
the necessary funds to carry
through February.
The present Redevelopment
Commission board of directors has
been asked by Mayor Moss to
remain In an advisory capacity,
White pointed out. "They probably
won’t meet except for called
meetings,” White said, ’’but would
be available as long as they're
needed.”
The bulk of the RC's respon
sibilities will be assumed by the
Community Development office.
In other action Monday, the
bosud:
i-Approved a resolution
authorizing 140,000 In water bonds
for the purpose of Improving the
water system suid removing sludge
and waste water from the water
treatment plant, and set a public
hearing on the matter for November
6 at 7:80 p.m. at the GSFC.
(Turn to page 8A)
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. .KMRS-BIU Hannah (far left) of the Kings Mountain
Rescue Squad presents J.B. Falls (middle) and Jim
Falls with plaques commemoratlag their help and
Photo by Katrena MeCall
service given the KM Rescue Squad and making them
honorary lifetime members.
talk for a long time about Kings
Mountain not having a federal
association. We want to provide the
folks In this area with everything we
can and this Is another step In that
direction.”
Whitaker said the *t»v..ho’:Isr3
a; ,.1'ovea submission of a new
charter to the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board In April.
The present staff and board of
directors will remain, Whitaker
said.
Whitaker said the biggest ad
vantage of being a federal Institution
”ls that it’s connected to the Federal
Home Loan Bank System, which Is
nationwide. They have a multitude
of people doing rese*r«'‘« ; ' i!..,
new services to be to the
savings and loan Industry.
’’Practically every new Idea that
comes to the savings and loan In
dustry comes from the federal
system,” Whitaker added. ”We
wanted to be at the forefront and
help set the trend.”
. .SECOND RUN—A second “nm” of the Pony Express will get un
derway Sunday at Central United Methodist Church. From left, John
Caveny, Jr., BUI RusseU, and Joe Patterson get ready to relay
“stewardship saddlebags” for the campaign and “traU boss” breakfast
and worship service.
Second Run Set
A second “run” of the Pony Ex
press wUl get under way Sunday at
Central United Methodist Church
with a ”traU boss” breakfast and
worship service.
An estimated 80 church members
acting as trail bosses and station
agents are expected for the break
fast briefing.
The Rev. Robert E. Boggan, Jr.,
pastor, said church families on the
Pony Express ’’run” wlU again
relay stewardship saddlebags to
gather "estimate of giving” cards.
Saddlebags and run route Usts will
be handed out at the breakfast by
BUI RusseU, general manager of the
stewardship campaign.
TTie relay of saddlebags among
church members wUl begin Im
mediately after the morning wor
ship service, he said.
Each saddlebag bears the names
of 10 church famUles. Each family
fills In a giving estimate card, seals
It In an envelope and Inserts It In the
saddlebag pouch and then hand-
carries the ssuldlebag to another of
the famUtes on the route.
“We’re excited because of the
enthusiastic reception the Pony
Express received at our church last
year,” he said.
He said the program develops a
DAR Good Citizen
Laura Marie McGinnis, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James B. McGinnis,
has been chosen sm Kings Mountain
Ffigh School’s DAR Good Chtlzen.
Miss McGinnis Is active in school
and church affairs. She Is a member
of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
and employed part time at McGinnis
Department Store.
At KMHS, she la senior class
president, member of the National
Honor Society, Beta Club, president
of the FHA, Science Club and FTA-
SAE.
Last year she attended the
Presidential Classroom for Young
Americans In Washington, was Good
Citizen of the Tear, Schuessler
Award Winner and was chosen by
her classmates for the senior
superlative ’’FiiendUest.”
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auineinmg for our customers” In
stead of completing reports.
"The federal charter is much
more comprehensive,” Whitaker
said. "The Federal Home Loan
Bank can authorize any activity
which It feels wUl better serve the
community.
Another point In KMSL’s decision
to convert, Whltsker pointed out,
"was the apparent consumer con
fidence In federally chartered
associations. Since 1970, federaUy-
chartered associations have In
creased their asset structures over
the state-chsulered associations by
38.2 percent.”
NEWS BRIEFS
spirit of teamwork, as well as one of
competition.
The competition, he said, comes In
the eagerness of the trail bosses to
see that their run Is completed
before another’s Is finished.
“It’s good, healthy competition for
a good cause,” he said.
He said the teamwork Is similar to
that of the Pony Express riders of a
century ago, knowing they can count
on the next rider to relay the mall to
its next destination.
Each trail boss Is responsible for
supervision of the relaying of one
saddlebag to 10 families. Hie trail
bosses report periodically to station
agents.
Station agents sire: Jacob Dixon,
John Caveny, Jr., Larry Hsunrick,
Odell Norwood and Mrs. Nell
Parker.
Trail bosses are: Jim (Tlonlnger,
Warren Goforth, Walter Harmon,
Burris Ramey, J.E. Rhea, George
Blalock, Betty Masters, Mary Alice
McDaniel, Robert Bradley, Hilda
Dixon, Mary Ann Hendricks,
Margaret DilUng, Lsirry Hamrick,
Jr., Evelyn Hamrick, Joe Patterson,
Gall McDaniel, Floyd Payne, (3arl
DeVane, WUson Griffin, BUI Davis,
Paul Walker, Bessie Bumgardner,
WUlle HoweU, HUlUrd Black and
Msuwln Muters.
LAURA McOINNIS
FALL FESTIVAL
Beth ware School’s FsOl Festival la
Mon., Oct. 29th with hotdog plates at
$1.80 for adults, $1 for students and
serving line starting at 8 p.m. Fun
and games and a spook house wUl
open at 6 p.m. and drawings for two
turkeys, a countiy ham and other
prizes will be given.
BENEFIT
A Gigantic yard sale Is planned by
members of American Legion Post
188 on Nov. 10th, and donated Items
wlU be appreciated from members
of the Post and AuxUlary. All
proceeds wUl be applied to Post
improvements. In event of rain, the
sale will be held In the clubhouse
ballroom.
HALLOWEEN DANCE
American Legion Post 188 wUl
sponsor a Halloween Dance
Saturday from 8:80 untU 12:80 p.m.
at the Post Home. Prizes wUl go to
the best-costumed and door prizes
wUl be awarded. "The Sky Liners”
wUl furnish music and admission Is
$8 per couple.
CONFERENCE SET
A FamUy Life Conference wlU be
sponsored by the KM Baptist
Association and the Baptist State
(Convention Christian Life Com
mittee Nov. 8-6 from 7 untU 9 p.m. at
First Baptist Church. ReglstraUon
can be made by contacting the
church office.
GOSPELSING
Westover Baptist Church wUl
sponsor the fourth Saturday night
gospel singing Sat., Oct. 37th, at 7
p.m. featuring the Daybreaks of
Kins Mountain and the Good News
Gospel Singers of lAwndale. The
public Is Invited to attend.
BOOSTERS TO MEET
The regular meeting of the
Mountaineer Qub wUl be held at
7:30 p.m. Monday at B.N. Barnes
Auditorium.
OLDTIMER8 GAME
AU former Kings MountsUn High
football players Interesting In
playing In the Oldtlmers Game are
urged to attend a meeting at 3 p.m.
£kinday at John Gamble Stadium
fieldhouse.
SPOOKTACULAR
The Church of the Living God’s
"Spooktacular Mummy’s Den”
opens tonight and continues nightly
(except Sunday) through Oct. 81 on
Highway 74 west between KM Plaza
and West Gate Plaza.
CHEERLEADERS NEEDED
Any former KMHS cheerleaders
who have been out of school at least
two years smd are interested In
cheering In the Oldtlmers Game are
asked to call Tammy Rosa at 789-
2174 or 739-7431.