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The Herald is indebted to Mrs. Helen Ramsey
Blanton for providing us with some interesting clip
pings which she discovered while looking at her late
mother’s scrapbook. Mrs. Li^^ie Ramsey, who died
last week, had kept receipts and old copies of The
Herald and reflect how times have changed.
Mrs. Ramsey worked at the old Dilling Cotton
Mill in 1918 and her wages were $10.50 for a week’s
work. She had kept her paycheck stubs. She had
also kept receipts from contests she had entered at
The Herald when C. A. Eury was editor back in
1906 and in 1918 when C. G. Page was editor.
From some of those earlier Heralds;
In 1881 women wore hoop skirts, bustles, pet
ticoats, corsets, cotton stockings, high button shoes,
ruffled cotton drawers, flannel nightgowns, puffs in
their hair, did their own cooking, baking, cleaning,
washing, ironing, raised big families, went to church
on Sundays and were too busy to be sick.
In 1881 men wore whiskers, square hats, cotton
ties, red flannel underwear, big watches and chain,
chopped wotxl for stoves, bathed once a week,
drank 10 cent whiskey and five cent beer, rode
bicycles, buggies, and sleighs, went in for politics,
worked 12 hours a day and lived to ripe old age.
Stores burned coal oil lamps, carried everything
from a needle to a plow, trusted everybody, never
took inventory and placed orders for goods years in
advance. They always made money.
In 1931 women wore silk stockings, short skirts,
low shoes, no corsets, an ounce of underwear, bobb
ed hair, smoke, painted and powdered, drank
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cocktails, played bridge, drove cars, had pet dogs,
believed in birth control-one or two children-
danced, swam, and drove around at night with
other women’s husbands. Women ran for county,
state and national politics.
In 1931 men had high blood pressure, wore no
hats and some hair,shaved their whiskers, ’shot
golf, bathed twice a day, played the stock market,
rode in airplanes, were misundersttxKl, had office
wives as well as housewives, worked five hours a
day and spent ten flirting with the other fellow’s
wife. And men died young.
Stores had electric lights, cash registers, elevators,
never had what the customer wanted, trusted
nobody, look inventory daily, placed small orders
and made salesmen wail an eternity to show
samples, had semi-annual, weekly, daily, end of
month, rummage, economy, and father, mother,
brother and sister sales day and never made money.
Times do change!
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Scott Is Improving
From Pago 1
weeks for treatment and ex
amination. This schedule is sup
posed to continue for the next
three years. The every two-
weeks treatment is painful, and
Scott is sore for a few days after
each lime. The doctors take a
bone marrow sample, and do a
spinal tap as part of the treat
ment.
The problem caused him to
miss school until he went back
on March 2. He is in the 6th
grade.
“Before the sickness, Scott
was a B-C student. Now, he is an
A-B student,” Pat said.
For about a month after com
ing home, he was extremely
weak. Even when March rolled
around, Scott didn’t feel like
walking, or taking part in any
physical activity.
He talked about playing
baseball again, but he didn’t feel
like attempting it.
Knowing that baseball season
wasn’t far away, Bill told Scott,
“Do whatever you want to
about baseball. If you don’t feel
like playing, well find something
you would like to do.”
That last statement made
Scott resptond quickly, “What do
you mean, not play baseball? I
always knew I would play
baseball this year.”
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Tinky Scarborough
Resigns City Position
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From Page 1
follow the city personnel policy’s
grievance procedure for work-
related problems. Mrs. Scar
borough said that she did not
consider her letter to the editor a
grievance because she only ex
pressed her opinion about the re
cent firing of City Recreation
Director Mike Nappi. Mrs. Scar
borough said she objected to the
manner in which the city board
of commissioners fired Nappi,
noting that he wasn’t given the
privilege of suspension or
meeting with the board in ex
ecutive session.
Director White said that he
and Mrs. Scarborough met for
90 minutes Friday and he in
vited her to return to work in his
office but reiterated that he
would not rescind the suspen
sion. Mrs. Scarborough said she
had already made plans to find
other employment and that she
and Mr. White will remain
Linwood Road
Can’t Change
From Page 1
Statesville, Doyle Trull of Ranlo,
Tom Warlick of Hickory, Ed
Robinette of Conover, W. M.
Lentz of Lincolnton, David
Brunson of Gastonia, Albert
Reese of Cramerton and B.W.
Campbell of Iredell County.
The meeting is designed to
help the state Board of Transpor
tation reassess and reorder
highway construction priorities
as a result of severely limited
financial resources. The TIP is
the department’s basic highway
construction planning docu
ment. It was last updated in Oc
tober 1979 following a similar
series of public meetings. Sharp
increases in the costs of highway
work due to inflation and declin
ing state highway revenues at
tributed mostly to more fuel-
efficient vehicles are the main
causes of the funding crisis.
An updated list of priority pro
jects based on the hearings con
ducted here and throughout the
state will be released between
October and December, accor
ding to DOT staffers.
friends. “It never occurred to me
that I was doing somethiing
wrong when I wrote the letter
and ! am not sorry but would do
it over again.” She maintains
that she was only “speaking out
on the issues.”
White said that he is happy
about “Tinky’s new job and hold
no animosity whatsoever. We
both got caught in a bad situa
tion and it is just unfortunate. I
wish her the very best of luck in
her new position.”
Mrs. Scarborough, a Kings
Mountain native, said that she is
not bitter toward the City of
Kings Mountain but feels that ci
ty commissioners should be con
sistent in the personnel policy
and said her criticism was not
politically motivated.
“At this moment I don’t plan
to pursue the matter further,”she
said.
A week later, he went to
Clyatt Park to sign up for the
third year with his team, the
Barnett Bank squad.
The coach, Augie Greiner,
couldn’t believe it, knowing
what had happened to Scott.
But, when practice started on
April 23, the youngster was
there.
It was difficult at first. Scott’s
legs were still weak, and he
would fall occasionally.
“1 hurt for him, watching him
practice,” his father related. “He
comes home and tells us it’s em
barrassing when he falls.’
In spite of all this, there is no
unhappiness among the family.
“Scott makes us strong. Our
nu xi turned to joy when he
came out of the hospital. And,
we’ve never seen Scott unhappy
through it all,” Bill said.
After three years of continued
treatment if there is no evidence
of leukemia cells he will pro
bably only need an annual
checkup from then on.
“He’s progressed faster than
any of the cases I’ve read about.
And, the doctors thin!, it is very
unusual for Scott to be playing
ball or any physical exercise,”
the happy mother said.
As Bill evaluates it all, “My
only reaction is that if anybody
could do it, he could.”
Perhaps, Scott’s desire has had
something to do with it.
“Baseball is my first love. 1 like
to get together with my friends
and play ball. 1 like to pitch
under pressure,” Scott stated.
Pat put it pretty good.
“Someone said Scott has
leukemia...leukemia doesn’t
have him.”
Meanwhile, back at Clyatt
Park, the announcer is saying,
“And on the mound pitching for
Barnett is Scott Carrigan.”
Photo by Gary Stewart
WINNERS ALL—Pictured are winners in re- are Tracy Horton. Amy Green, Suzanne Bolin,
cent 4-H talent contests. From left, all Sandi Wells and Joe Crowley,
members oi the Dixon Community 4-H Club.
4-H Winners Named
Suzanne Bolin, Amy Green,
and Sandi Wells, all members of
the Dixon Community 4-H
Club, won awards in recent 4-H
talent shows.
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Gary Bolin, Suzanne, 12, a sixth
grader at Cemral School, the
county-wide winner, won the
right to represent Cleveland
County in Carowinds talent
competition. She sang “1 Feel
Like Something Good Is Going
To Happen.”
Daughter of Mrs. Frances
Green and the late Bud Green,
Amy sang “Statue of Liberty” in
the county competition and San
di Wells, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Carveth Wells, sang “Cor
nerstone” and also participated
in a talent event in Salisbury and
in the Kiwanis Schools event
where she tied for top award. All
the young people won cer
tificates and ribbons.
Also participating in the
county-wide event from the Dix
on Club were Joe Crowley,
North school student who
presented a magic act, Robin
Lovelace, Junior High student
who sang a duet with Amy
Green, Linda McDaniel, a
Junior High student who played
piano, and Tracy Horton, a sbeth
grader, who played piano.
Leaders of Dixon Community
4-H Club are Mrs. Frances
Green, Mrs. Richard Crowley,
Mrs. Wayne Wells and Mrs.
Gary Bolin.
Final Audition Slated
A final audition for the
Limestone College summer pro
duction of ‘Then Conquer We
Must” at Kings Mountain Na
tional Military Park is scheduled
for Thursday, May 21, at 7:30
p.m. at Limestone College Car-
roll Hall of Fine Arts, Room 15,
Gaffney, S.C.
Dr. Charles Hannum, head of
the Theatre Department at
Limestone and Director of the
play, notes that 57 actors are
needed to fill a variety of roles
and urges those who missed
previous auditions to attend.
“W’e particularly are in need
of men for the parts of both
mountainmen and British
regulars,” Hannum explains.
“The play also requires 19
technicians in areas ranging
from lighting and properties to
costuming and makeup. People
interested in the technical work
should interview at the
audition.“
“Then Conquer We Must”,
staged in the outdoor am
phitheatre at the Kings Moun
tain National Military Park,
recreates the events leading up
to the battle of Kings Mountain.
In its second seson, the play will
open July 2 and run every
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
evenings th.’ough August 8th.
Last year the drama played
nine performances to a total at
tendance exceeding 4,000. Han
num hopes for audiences total
ing 8,000 this summer. “We
have an expanded season and
are aggressively advertising and
pushing group sales prior to the
opening night,” he says. “We
want to establish ‘Then Conquer
We Must’ as a perpetual summer
stock production. A successful
season this summer is essential to
our plans and we are counting
heavily on support from the sur
rounding area.”
Hannum notes that a slide
presentation about “Then Con
quer We Must” is available for
clubs or groups who might be in
terested in the advanced sales
group rates. “We invite any
civic, historical, or service
organization to give us a call. We
will send a representative to give
the program and explain what
we have to offer in the way of
reduced rates for groups of ten
or more.”
Anyone needing information
concerning the audition, slide
presentation, or ticket sales may
call Limestone College at
803-489-7151, extension 121.
Youth Unemployment High
The Job Service office here is
gearing up to combat w hat is ex
pected to be a summer of high
youth employment.
“Across the state, unemploy
ment for young people may well
run into double digits this sum
mer,” said Franklin L. Ware, Jr.,
Manager.
“Consequently, we are work
ing to encourage local employers
KMHS Girls
Eliminated
Kings Mountain High’s two
entries in the Southwest
Regional girls track meet at
Charlotte last week failed to
qualify for the state meet.
Diane Williams, participating
in the long jump, had two scrat
ches and a jump of 16 feet.
Roberta Young, competing in
the 100 meter dash, ran a 12.9.
Only the top four finishers in
each event qualified for the state
meet to be held this Thursday in
Raleigh.
to hire students to fill their sum
mer openings.”
Last summer our staff placed
255 young people between the
ages of 14 and 21. Most of these
young people were hired in non
profit making organizations
under the CETA Summer
Youth Program. “We anticipate
that the job out-look this sum
mer will be tighter than last
year’s, so we are working hard to
contact youths in need of jobs
and employers seeking workers
early in the season,” Ware said.
Young people and employers
who feel they can benefit from
Job Service assistance should
contact the local office at 503
North Lafayette Street or
telephone 482-7741 in Shelby
and Kings Mountain Communi
ty Center, Room No. 6,
telephone 739-8661. We have
students available with interest
in most fields of work.
The state Employment Securi
ty Commission has distributed a
series of public service radio an
nouncements urging employers
to hire youths this summer.
"HERE'S SOUTHERN RAILWAY'S ANSWER TO THE
ENERGY SHORTAGE FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY.
"THE L0N6 AND...
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The simple fact <8 that the way the energy situation
IS today and undoubtedly will be tomorrow, railroads
make more sense tor long hauls than trucks do
Because railroads are a lot more energy otticieni
than trucks
. But does that mean trucks will soon be a thing of the
past tor the automotive industry? No We think
trucks have a very definite place m the future
of transportation
As long as trucks are used
m the right place
Harold H Hall eiaaiittni t
SowlHartt RarlMay Syalam ^
Waariington 0 C 20013
...THE SHORT OF IT
The right |Ob for trucks is the short haul where the
railroad begins and ends
We believe so much in this concept and its impor
tant implications for the future of this country that
we ve set up a system to capitalize on our advantage
for long hauls and trucks advantage for short hauls
Weve made interchange agreements with over t80
trucking firms all over our route to give you dock to
dock service even when your dock isn t on our railroad
We think the wave of the future is to have each
mode of transportation do what it does best
We have the energy for the long haul
SOUTHERN
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