Newspapers / The Kings Mountain Herald … / Dec. 11, 1980, edition 1 / Page 4
Part of The Kings Mountain Herald (Kings Mountain, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Pag# 4A*K1NGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thuraday. D#c#mb#r 11. 1980 •) Houston Named Director Sam Houston Jr., 36, principal of North Davidson Senior High School at Lexington and a former Kings Mountain resi dent, has been named Director of Auxiliary Services for the Davidson County Schools. Mr. Houston is the son of City Commissioner Humes Houston and Mrs. Houston. He earned his B.S. and Master’s degrees from Appalachian State Univer sity and his Educational Specialist degree from East Carolina University. He is scheduled to complete the re quirement for the Doctor of Education degree from UNC-G in June. He has been a teacher, director of physical education for the Fort Bragg Schools, as well as building maintenance coordinator, and principal of n M SAM HOUSTON, IR. Ledford Junior High School and principal_of North Davidsoi^ Senior High School since 1976. He will assume his duties in his office at the school ad ministration building Jan. 5th when school opens following Christmas holidays. The Direc tor of Auxiliary Services position was created by the board of education in an effort to upgrade auxiliary services for the schools, including developing a Com munity School Program for the County. Superintendent of Davidson County Schook is a former KMSHS Principal, E. Lawson Brown. Houston is married to the former Diane Roberts of Kings Mountain, a Lexington teacher. They are parents of two daughters. Heather 10, and Courtney, eight. The Iwttest fa^hn in town! y ' \ I Green - Red Blue - Navy Khaki. Waist Sizes 24 to 32 1399 BROS. CO. DOWNTOWN KINGS MTN. EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31,1980. DEATHS u FIVE-YEAR AWARD — Peolia Ervin, Accounting Clork, was presented a five-yoor pin and certificate by Herman Stewart, Administrative Manager, during a plant birthday party at Phenix Plant of Burlington Industries. LEE ANDERSON SPRIGGS Funeral services for Lee Anderson Spriggs, 71, of Route 4, who died Tuesday in Cabarrus Memorial Hospital at Concord, will be conducted Friday at 3 p.m. from St. John’s Holiness Church of Bessemer City of which he was a member. Rev. W.O. McCulloch Sr. will officiate, and interment will be in City Cemetery. Mr. Spriggs was a native of Georgia, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Millerd Spriggs. Surviving are four sons, Millerd Spriggs Jr. of Bessemer City, Thomas Spriggs of Kings Mountain, Charles Spriggs of Spindale and Henry Spriggs of Gastonia; two daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Watkins of Bessemer City and Mrs. Essie Tipps of Hickory; and 14 grandchil^en. The body will be taken to the church Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and the family will receive friends there from 7 until 8 p.m. Larcenies Are Reported Larceny reports head the list of incidents that KM Police are investigating this week. Shcree Camp, clerk at The Meeting Place, reported that a bank bag and ladies billfold con taining $402.26 was stolen Fri day from the rear area of the restaurant while she talked to a customer at the cash register. Ms. Camp said that two sub jects, identified as black males between the ages of 20-25, were the only other persons in the restaurant at the time. Ptl. Michael Sanders was in vestigating officer. Norman F. McGill, owner of McGill’s Exxon, reported that tools, valued at $350, were taken from a wood box from the grease pit. He told Ptl. Raymond Garris that he discovered the tools miss- Miss Tessneer Is N.C. Page Susan Tessneer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Tessneer of Kings Mountain, will serve as a page for North Carolina Governor Hunt in Raleigh dur ing the week of Dec. 15th. Miss Tessneer is a junior stu dent at Kings Mountain Senior High School. Miss Tessneer serves as secretary of the FFA Chapter at Kings Mountain Senior High and was voted Good Citizen in the Kings Mountain Schools District. She is a member of the Science Club and Pep Club. JV Patriots Whip Crest (From Pago 3-A) Becky Summitt. “I hope we im prove as time goes on.” Coach Summitt cited Evelyn Roberts for her all- around play. She scored three points and played a good defen sive game. Crest jumped out to a quick lead in the varsity girls game and led the rest of the way. Debra McClain and Sonya McClain scored 11 points each and Lisa Ingram added nine for the Lady Patriots. CHECK^INTEREST Q.Wh)^ is this the best 514% NOW Account in North Carolina? A^CcmVenienCe! Vfeofferyouiiioreoffioes,idiere you can cash checks and get full service hanking, than any other bank or savings and loan in North Carolina. CHF,CK with INTKKKST is a new type of checking account that lets you earn ti%% daily compounded interest, the highest rate paid by any federally in sured financial institution. \bu can write checks at no charge if you keep a minimum balance of $.500. You may apply for a First Citizens Checkline Reserve* Account to maintain your required balance or to pro tect against overdrafts. Visit your nearby First Citizens office for complete details about CHECK with INTEREST 5‘4% NOW Accounts. CHECK with INTEREST lets you earn money while you’re writing checks. And that’s pretty hard to beat. At First Citizens, North Carolina’s most convenient bank. FIRSTCITIZENSTHECAN DO BANK.' FDIC. 01080 FIRST CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY Should your balance fall below $5W during a month, there's a $2.00 maintenance charge plus 15 cents per cneck/item paid on individual accounts. ing after he serviced two automobiles about 3 p.m. Mon day. Larceny of gasoline was reported by 1-85 Gulf Station. The attendant said that a motorist driving a yellow Ford Station Wagon came into the station and pumped $22.10 worth of unleaded gas, left the station without paying for the fuel. Ptl. James Camp was in vestigating officer. Michael Morris, of 300 Walker St., told Ptl. Raymond Garris that he returned from a mountain trip Monday to find his home ransacked and a number of valuable items miss ing, including a Ephipone anti que base guitar valued at $500; a diamond pendant valued at SUSAN TESSNEER $450; a Zenith portable color television valued at $300; a Pioneer 5x 1280 FM Receiver valued at $750; a Toshiba turn table valued at $200 and a Cassette record player valued at $450. TG&Y Stores reported the theft of a 19-inch color television which was removed from the shelves. Store Manager Mr. Donald said he did not observe the theif when he carried the television out the door. The larceny reportedly took place during the day. Ptl. Raymond Garris investigated for KMPD. In other law enforcement ac tivities, Ptl. Raymond Garris charged David M. Phillips Jr. of Shelby with safe movement violation after a three-car Friday involving cars operated by Phillips, Michael E. Young of Stanville and Marva Sanders of Gastonia. Two of the cars were stopped for road work when the pileup occurred. Damages were estimated at $2,000 to the Phillips 1980 Mazda trucflC',' $1500 to the Sanders 1976 FchxI and $100 to the Young 1973 Plymouth. KMHS Band Director Donald Deal told officer G.E. Sale that he applied his brakes twice and his automobile skidded when he attempted to avoid the collision of his 1977 Buick with a 1979 Ford operated by Ruth C. Hughes, of 505 Katherine St., on Thursday. The Hughes car, which was damaged $900, was making a left turn onto Gold St. when it was struck in the left side by the Deal 1977 Buick. Damages to the Buick were estimated at $50. Special All Day Sunday, Dec. 14 TflSTEf One Good Pizza Deserves Another 'Alt I Klngn Mountain I Hwy. 74 West |. 7S9-44Se I 650 E. Dixon Blvd. 487-1123 l^^olby, N.C. Good Only Sun. „ ^One HarndmadeHaae I GctOncFrec. | two nod pinaiu* bettor than on*. J Dm. 14 f) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) •' • • • > • I J t
The Kings Mountain Herald (Kings Mountain, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Dec. 11, 1980, edition 1
4
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75