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VOLUME 94, NUMBER 23
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1981
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
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Four Area Citizens
Arrested After Raid
A four-month
campaign by law
HUNTING THE BIGUN - li th« long dry spell
we're experiencing beneilts anyone, it's the
outdoorsmen. A sunny, calm day is o good
time to head to the fishing hole. Jackie Hughes
Photo by Gary Stewart
and Billy Hughes found the friendly waters of
the Camp Grier Lake in Old Fort a good spot
during a church retreat over the weekend.
Boo Robinson Gets
Scholarship To UNC-C
Jerald Brinson (Boo) Robinson
of Route 3, Lakeshore Drive,
Kings Mountain has been nam-
. ed a winner-oLa-Colvard Merit
Scholarship to attend UNC-
Charlotte.
Robinson is one of five North
Carolinians to win the scholar
ship, which is worth $6,800 for
four years of college.
The Colvard scholarships
were established in honor Dr.
D.W. Colvard, chancellor
emeritus of UNC-C, and his
wife, Martha. The primary pur
pose is to attract North Carolina
students of great potential to the
university.
REVIVAL
Miss Joan Lyons of Plant Ci-
tyj'la. will be guest evangelist
and present special music at
reviv^ services beginning May 3
at Trinity Church of the Living
God on Cherryville Road.
Services will be held at 7 p.m.
nightly through May 10th.
FIRE REPORTED
A fire of undetermined origin >
completely destroyed a mobile
home at Stinnett Trailer Parker
on Bessemer City Highway Fri
day afternoon.
Kings Mountain Fire Depart-
mentresponded to the blaze. The
mobile home was unoccupied at
the time.
BOO ROBINSON
Robinson, a senior at Kings
Mountain High School, ranks
number one in his class of 275.
He 1ms served as student ■hexiy
president, is a member of the
football team and the National
Honor Society. He hopes to
become a veternarian.
Other winners of Colvard
scholarships were Elliott Savelle
Bryant of Supply, Timothy
Lynn Cruse of Salisbury, Lisa
Renee Eller of Stanley and
George Mitchell Kay of
Charlotte.
Robinson is the son of Dr. and
Mrs. Sam Robinson.
DOT Public Hearing
Slated Here On May 14
Kings Mountain area citizens
are invited to attend a public
hearing to be conducted by the
North Carolina Department of
Transportation May 14th at 2
p.m. at Kings Mountain Com
munity Center.
Priority and urban needs in
the area, including the timetables
for construction of the U. S. 74
Bypass of Kings Mountain, are
among topics to be discussed.
The public is invited to provide
input, according to an advertise
ment which appears in today’s
Herald.
Since a review and reassess
ment of primary and urban
highway construction priorities
across the state have become
necessary because of the
Highway Deparment’s increas
ingly limited financial resources
the program is quite timely and
of considerable interest to Kings
Mountain citizens.
The Kings Mountain meeting
is one of 14 meetings slated to be
held by officials of the N. C.
Department of Transportation
in April and May.
undercover
enforcement
officers resulted in the arrests of
four Kings Mountain citizens
and one Gastonian on liquor
charges early Saturday.
Charged in the raid of
Reynolds Dance Club on Cher
ryville Road were Howard E.
Reynolds, 47, of Route 1, owner
of the club; Bobby Dean
Towery, 43, of 112 Cloninger
St., Dot Chaney of Route 1,
Willard Johnson, 40. of 707
Cleveland Avenue, and Paula
Deloris Dalton, 33, of 1122 S.
Y ork Street in Gastonia.
The five people were arrested
on a total of 75 alcohol related
charges.
Officers said that approx
imately 250 patrons were inside
the club when they arrived. Two
teams of officers broke through
the front door of the club with
an ax just after midnight Friday
night.
Reynolds was charged with 31
counts of liquor-related charges
and his tottil bond was set at
$5,800. Johnson, who was
charged in 26 counts, posted
bond of $5,200 and'Towery’s
total bond was set at $ 1,600 on
eight counts. Ms. Chaney was
charged with one count of the
sale of beer, three counts of
possession of liquor for sale, two
counts of sale of liquor and two
counts of possession of an
alcoholic beverage on an
unauthorized premise. Her total
bondvvas set at $1,600. Ms.
Dalton was charged with two
counts of sale of liquor, one
count of possession of liquor for
sale and one count of sale of
beer. Her total bond was set at
$800.
Revival
Underway
Rev. Frank E. Blalock, former
pastor of El Bethel United
Methodist Church, will be
evangelist for revival services
April 26-30 at Penley’s Chapel
Church on Cherryville Road.
Services will be held at 7 p.m.
each evening and special singing
will be featured. A nursery will
be provided for children.
Rev. W. L. Huffstetler, pastor,
said the community is invited to
worship in the series of services.
“Rev. Blalock loves revival work
and preaches for a verdict”, he
said.
UONS CLUB
The Kings Mountain Lions
Club will meet Tuesday at the
Kings Mountain Holiday Inn.
Lion Thomas R. Topping,
District LIF Chairman, will pre
sent a program on the work of
the Lions International Fund.
Lion Johnny Reavis arranged
the program.
Shelby ABC Officer Danny
Wright said the club has been
under continuous surveillance
for the past three months and
that many patrons were charged
with drunk driving or possession
of liquor in the passenger area of
a car. One ptatron was arrested
on a charge of simple possession
of marijuana. Officers said they
found some small amounts of
marijuana on the floor of the
club along with some other pills
or capsules dropped by patrons
who saw they would be searched
by the 37 officers before they left
the premises.
In other law enforcement ac
tivities, Kings Mountain Police
Department is investigating a
number of complaints from
citizens. East King Exxon Sta
tion reported the larceny of $ 15
worth of gasoline during the
weekend. Mrs. B.F. Cox
reported the attempted break-in
of her residence; Burns and
Spangler Construction Co.
reported vandalism at construc
tion site on 161 North with
damages amounting to $550. A
battery was removed from a dirt-
packer and the radiator was fill
ed with dirt. Shirley Gossett, of
414 W. Gold St., reported the
breaking and entering of her
residence. Jerry Oliver, of 112
Stowe Acres, reported that a 10
foot chain link fence was damag
ed by vandals. Mike Nappi, of
403 Crescent Hill Road,
reported that his 1974 Chrysler
was damaged approximately
$75.
GIFT TO HEART FUND - Vickie Ledford, administrator of
Kings Mountain Convalescent Center, presents a check to Dr.
Terry Sellers for $800 representing funds raised by patients at
a recent rock-a-thon at the nursing home.
$4,680 Raised Here
For 1981 Heart Fund
Kings Mountain area citizens
contributed a total of $4,680.00
to the 1981 Heart Fund, accor
ding to report of Dr. Terry
Sellers, fund drive chairman.
Dr. Sellers said that Heart
Sunday collections led the dona
tions with $2,285.94 tollowed by
$1,385.00 from Business Days,
$800 from a Kings Mountain
Convalescent Center sponsored
rock-a-thon and $210 from
calendar advertising.Dr. Sellers
acknowledged the leadership of
Louis Sabetti, Rusiness Days
chairman, Mary Adams, Heart
Sunday chairman, Suzanne
Sellers, calendar chairman, Mar
tha Yarbro, who co-chaired the
Heart Sunday effort, Mrs. Faye
Barbee who was chairman of the
Rock-A-Thon, and Jane Talbert
and Troop 4 Girl Scouts of
Boyce Memorial ARP Churhch
for Heart Posters. He said that
many volunteers contributed to
the success of the appeal.
“Kings Mountain citizens can
be ptoud of themselves,” said Dr.
Seile's.
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Five Winners Named In Kiwanis Talent Show
Five students were top win
ners in Thursday night’s Kings
Mountain Kiwanis Club spon
sored Schools Talent Show held
in B. N. Barnes Auditorium.
All five winners participated
in Kindergarten-Seventh Grades
competition and danced their
way to the top.
Wayneta McKinney perform
ed a modern jazz dance in the
K-First Grade category, Alphon-
zo Miller danced in the Second
and Third Grade category, an
Original Disco was performed by
Clifton Whitworth and Tonya
Hawkins presented a gymnastic
ballet number to tie for the best
performance by a Fourth-Fifth
Grade student, and Rodney Jor
dan danced in the Sixth-Seventh
Grade category.
Sharon Putnam, Jeff Putnam
and Tommy Cobb were guest
performers for the show.
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WAYNETA McKinney
Wlnn*r Division On*
alphonzo miller
Winnsr Division Two
CLIFTON WHITWORTH
Co-Winnor Div. Thro*
TONYA HAWKINS
Co-Winner Div. Three
RODNEY IORDAN
Winner Division Four