The Gastonia Gazette from Gastonia, North Carolina • Page 21

SECTION FOUNDED 1(80 THE GASTONIA GAZETTE April 13, 1972 KM hires acting RC director GI Junior High students had lunch with community people Wednesday as part of their special 'While other kids are lined up in the cafeteria, there was food and talk between to right) Sgt. V. E. Bryson of the At Grier Junior High state highway patrol; State Rep. Carl Stewart; Jody Mullis, eighth grader; Lynn Trimnal, student council president; Billy Stafford, another eighth grader; and Dr.

Cleveland Floyd, local dentist. G.I. Week but no soldiers KINGS MOUNTAIN The Kings Mountain Redevelopment Commission has appointed M. E. "Gene" White as acting director of the commission effective May 1.

White was appointed Wednesday to replace Joe Laney who announced his resignation last week. Laney will take over as head of the redevelopment commission and housing authority in Greenville, N.C. White joined the Kings Mountain project in February and was serving as director of the downtown renewal program. White, a native of Columbia, S.C., received a B.S. degree in business administration from the University of South Carolina.

He has worked in real estate and served as district scout executive to the Piedmont Council of Boy Scouts prior to joining the Kings Mountain project. "I'm as enthusiastic and optimistic about the Kings Mountain program as anyone could be," White said. "I believe 100 per cent in what we're doing and 1 believe that it's the best thing that could have happened to Kings Mountain." White said that the big job of the commission is to make everyone in the city understand what the project is all about. He said that the people should realize what an opportunity is presented to the city. Joe Laney, present director of the redevelopment commission said that the commission is still awaiting final approval of the Cansler Street project which was submitted to the Deparl- It's "GI Week" at Grier Junior High School but no sol- in sight.

GI. in this case, stands for "Get Involved," which is wh-'t the Student Council under President Lynn trimnal has been stressing with something special each day of the week. The idea is to promote respect of our world, country, comm if i environment and school. It comes to a grand climax tomorrow afternoon when teachers and students will play each r.th?r in Softball and volleyball 'S. according to Mrs.

Lindn Rat'jhford, student council ad- vi.sor. But GI Week started on a more somber note Monday since that was International Broth crhood Day. Mrs. Philip Galanti, leader of local efforts to help prisoners of war, spoke Also at Grier was Stella Hyra- pctian, jhigh student from Iran. Tuesday was "re'd, white and blue day" with everyone wearing those colors and putting the emphasis on patriotic banners and th2 American flag.

Community involvement got a special boost Wednesday with doctors, lawyers, policemen, nurses and firemen coming to eat lunch and get acquainted informally with students. Ecology is the big thing today with plans for planting a tree on the campus. Honor students will get special recognition Friday and parents will be guests of honor to visit ail day and even get in on the afternoon ballgames. Sims Park lease up for okay Both the Gastonia City Council and the Gaston Regional Planning Commission are meeting today in the Gastonia City Hall. The council is holding a special meeting at 5:15 p.m.

to consider a lease agreement with the Gastonia Community Baseball organization. The special meeting was necessary because the Gastonia Pirate season is scheduled to begin in city-owned Sims Legion Park Saturday. And thus far, the city has made no formal lease agreement with the professional ball club. The council is expected to approve an agreement submitted by the Sims Legion Park and Armory Commission which calls for a $1,000 cash payment and an additional 20 cents for each ticket sold for regular, non- promotional games. The planning commission will consider three requests for public hearings, and will hold seven public hearings.

Three preliminary subdivision approvals will also be discussed at the 2 p.m. planning meeting. 4 men arrested in store entry Now thief is ready for Act I A thief wilh one eye on show business and a career in crime has picked up the goods to go dancing in Ihe rain. Don Ford of 1616 Aulcn Rd. reported to Gastonia City Police lhat someone entered his auto while it was parked at Dixie Village and stole a pair of high heel tap shoes, a pair of leotards, a pair of lights and an umbrella.

The missing items were valued at about $50. CHARLES R. JONAS Rep. Jonas to address CC dinner Congressman Charles R. Jonas will speak tonight to the industry appreciation dinner of the Gaston County Chamber of Commerce.

The affair is scheduled at 7 o'clock at Hie Gaston Country Club, with 200 expected lo atlcnd. Jonas, known as "Mr. Republican" in North Carolina, is winding up a career of 21) years in Ihe United States Congress. Jonas has never lost an election. He was elected in 11152 and was re-elected nine times.

This year he decided not to seek re- lection to his Ninth District seat. Jonas, an attorney, lives in Lincolnton. He will be inlro- duced tonight by Ralph Young, chairman of the industrial committee of the Chamber of Commerce. red Ratchford, executive vice president, said that an award will be given to Gaslon County Dyeing Machine which celebrated its 50th year last December. This firm has been chosen to represent the industries of the county.

A plaque will be given lo Gordon Hacker, executive vice president and general manager of Gaston Counly Dyeing. Four Gaslonians are under heavy bonds aflcr being charged Wednesday with breaking, entering and larceny. All of Ihe merchandise involved has been recovered, officers said. Gaslonia City Police Vice Squad Sgl. Carl Abernalhy identified the persons charged as: Clifford Williams, 23, of 807 N.

Falls Charles Washington, 25; 816 S. Miller Niles Ne- brusaka Miller, 23, 701 Ritchie Circle; and Elijah Hippy of Gaslonia. The four men are accused of breaking into Home's Home and Aulo Supply al 401 W. Airline Ave. The building was burglarized Sunday night.

Abcrnathy, Capt. Bill Ford. Andy Strain and C. H. Wright mode the arrests.

The officers said they recovered five home air-conditioners snri six new tires. They did not reveal where they recovered th merchandise but Said additional charges may follow. The four were picked up late Tuesday nighl and early Wednesday morning as the four officers worked through the night to complete their investigation. Abernathy said Rippy was the Drug counts face pair after raid persons have been charged with possession of dangerous drugs following a raid Cop is shot by own gun man escaped serious injury Wednesday when an antique gun accidentally discharged and the shell struck him in the left arm. Rural Chief Bill Brooks said Robert T.

Lyiton was treated and released from Gaston Memorial Hospilal for the wound in his left arm. Brooks said he understood Lytton is an antique gun collector and reenlly purchased the weapon. He said Lytton told him he was working on the gun when it discharged. The accident occurred at Lytton's home in Dallas. No charges were filed.

last person charged and he was arrested in a Gastonia house about noon Wednesday. The others were picked up on warrants charging them with the felony after midnight Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Bond was set at $5,000 for Hippy, Washington and Miller. Williams was released under a $1,000 bond. Abernathy also said that Miller had several needles in his possession when he was arrested.

He said Miller was not charged with a violation of the narcotics law but that the evidence would be sent to the Charlotte Police crime lab and would be checked for a possible violation. He said if the needles contained illegal narcotics he would issue a warrant for Miller and would make the additional charge. Abernathy said none of the subjects offered resistance when picked up on warrants and charged. A District Court Trial date of April 22 was set. He said the recovered merchandise was valued at about $1,300 and is being stored in the City Police station.

AW by Gaston County Rural narcotics officers late Wednesday night. Narcotics agent Ken Hutchins said Bruce Beaver Green, 23, of the American Trailer Park, Lot 16, was charged with possession of both LSD and marijuana. Hutchins said Miss Janet Faye Watts, 16, also of the American Trailer Park, Lot 16, was charged with possession of LSD. Green was jailed in lieu of $1,200 bond and Miss Watts was placed under a $1.000 bond. Hutchins, Lt.

Alex Williams and patrolman Leonard Nixon made the search after obtaining a search warrant. The officers said Green is presently unemployed and Miss Walts said she was a textile employee. Green is presently serving a suspended sentence for an armed robbery several months ago, Hutchins said. WRONG NUMBER? A telephone repairman is nearly hidden from view as he works on a pole atop this "No parking" sign in Gastonia. Well, there's no law against parking 15 lect in the air, is there? ment of Housing and Urban DC- have lo be buill to serve as re- velopment several months ago.

location resources." "Evidently there is a situation Laney said that it may be- where we need to get public come necessary to schedule a housing allocations," Laney meeting between the direclor of said. "The housing will first the Kings Mountain Housing Au- thority and the mayor with HUD officials in Greensboro in order to work out a solution. The Cansler Street Project is a $3 million urban renewal project to replace 232 substandard structures with 150-175 quality private houses and apartments on the 110 acre The federal government has approved a grant of $2.4 million on the four to five year project. Teen theft ring cracked by cops Stolen goods found A theft ring operated by at least 10 teenagers, has been broken up in the counly, Gaston Rural Police said today. The officers said they have recovered a large amount of stolen merchandise and they 1 expecl to find more during their investigation.

Rural officers Johnny Reed and Larry Coley have already charged two youths, 13 and and placed them in home on a charge of larceny. The officers said they expect lo sign pctilions against at least eight more youths under 16 and one ybuth who is 17. The two officers said Ihey were patrolling in the North Belmont area Wednesday afternoon when they spQtttd two youth? pushing bicycles on Finewood Circle. They said the youths did not see them and, they got out their patrol cars and began following the leenagers on foot. Reed said he followed a trail for about Iwo miles into woods and across several fields.

He said he and Coley stayed out of sight of the teenagers but were able to recognize them after following them for about 30 rain- WAITED The officers returned lo Iheir car and went with Gaston County Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Warren to an area near the youths' homes and waited for Ihe leen- agers to appear. Two youth arrived pushing bicycles. When they saw the police, they bolted and ran. Officer Coley overtook the boy he was chasing and caught him. The boy Heed was chasing got away, but was captured one hour later.

The bicycles were held for evidence. The officers said they went to a cabin in the woods and found a "garage" where the boys reportedly cannibalized machines lo make belter machines. The officers found four lam mowers, 10 bikes, four mini- bikes, several boxes of tools, electric saws, eleclric drills and olher items in the cabin. Reed said the youths were stealing the lawnmowers and minibikcs and taking them to the woods hideout and then stripping the gasoline powered machines. The youths were replacing the minibike motors with the stolen lawn mower motors in an effort to keep the serial numbers from being traced by police, Ihe officer said.

The police officers said the youths had everything arranged in order in Ihe cabin and had separate sections for the stolen ilcms. They said one bin was used lo store stolen carburetors, stolen starters and other items. "They bad a regular garage," Reed said. Reed said the addilonnl charges were being drawn and he hoped lo complete the teenage roundup loday. FRIENDLY Christopher of Gastonia takes a good look at the great big dragon made by Victory second graders under teachers Ethyl Hall and Margaret Brunnemer now part of the big Gaston Schools' display called "Education Kaleidoscope" at the Gaston Mall.

display wares at educational exhibit Rusicll Clark, Ashley Junior High assistant principal who had managed to beg and borrow, if not steal, some 160 tables from churches and everybody with one to spare for the exhibits. And what variety is on exhibit. What with the Nixons' recent trip to China, more fhan one set of elementary students got the inspiration to build model Chinese villages complete with "Grett Walls." Arlington's even had a Temple of Confucius. But Victory School's second gra'Jers had something unique to so along with its impressive six-fcoi Chinese dragon. That has green, purple and red stripes plus long curly eyelashes that made it look decidedly un- forocious.

That something special was a recent. letter from the White House signed "Patricia Nixon" thanking them for the "delightful drawings" and stories inspired by the Presidential trip. Behind that big dragon pinned to the red and black Oriental screen are some of those stories like that of Randy who says Activities In Our Area THURSDAY 5:15 p.m.—Gastonia City Council. 7 p.m.—Industry Recognition Dinner, Gaston Country Club. 7 p.m.—Chapel Grove Optimist Club, clubhouse.

7:30 p.m.—Highland Memorial Lodge No. GGB, slated Communication, Masonic Temple. 7:30 p.m.—Suicide Prevention Service Association, Mental Health Clinic. FRIDAY 9 a.m.—Beginner's Day, Warlick School. i By AUGUSTA BELL Gazette Staff Reporter What are Gaston school kids up to these days? What they're up to includes a little bit of everything from giant paper-mache creatures like a nearly-lifesize giraffe to scientific models of the human brain to string art a-nd even recipes for such third grade specialties as "Monkey Sundaes." Displays of student work from 38 of Gaston County's schools fill the open area of the Gaston Mall, officially opening today and continuing through Wednesday of next week.

It's something new bringing the schools, so to speak, to the public and called "Education Kaleidoscope." The Gaston County PTA Council headed by Ken Ratchford and Gaston County Association of Childhood Education under Mrs. Joe While are sponsoring the undertaking. Though Ihe many exhibits were still in the process of being set up Wednesday afternoon, there were already admirers aplenty like two-year-old Hunter Stubbs. The bright brown-eyed little boy was not only hugging the big colorful eyecatching paper- mache animals made by North Gaslon High School students, he was rolling "dinosaur" off his tongue like a paleontologist. Not to mention the modern gray rhinoceros that got a special pat as his mother.

Mrs. Laniar Stubbs of Gastonia, looked on. There'll not only be a lot to see bill a lol lo hear wilh still more of the county's 53 schools providing live entertainment. Il should gel slarled this afternoon at 4 p.m. with folk dancing by youngsters from Flint-Groves Elementary School and singing tonight at 7 p.m.

by the Lincoln Junior High Chorus. "There'll be all kinds of other music toe, including some ukulele playing by elementary students," Ruth Angel said. Sno paused during the rush of a'l the soiling up. The morning rain h.id gotten what she called tile "monumental" operation off to a delayed start. Mij-.

Angel, special education along with county rending specialist Attic Belle were on-thc-scene dircc- tnrs. Also playing a big role was THOMAS C. SMOTHERMAN he'd like lo go lo China, loo. so that he can "see Iheir little feet" and "eat some of their food like bird nest and shark fins." Oil pointings from Cherryville Junior High contrast with models of Civil War encounters snd even the Normandy invasion of World War II. Past and future are captured by such varied displays as Cramerton's scene along the an- ciint Nile and Friday Junior High's model and detailed plans for an orbiting space lab.

The Cramerton seventh graders rot only had Ihe Sphinx in all ilr, glory mysteriously waiting in real sand, but a model of the Tomb of Sennefer at Thebes complete with wall paintings and column with hieroglyphics. There's also a miniature niummy and a Canopic jar, the kind the Egyplians used to preserve their vital organs for the world. Or maybe you'll be like young Chris Davis, who found the adjoining model African village interesting. You have through next Wed- ni'sdsy to take a look. Textile official is taken by death Thomas Clarence Smothpr- nian, vice president and sales manager of Elk Cotton Mills since September of 1961.

(lied Thursday in a local hospital. Horn in Xashvillc. on Feb. 21. 1912.

was reared in Murfroosboro. Tcnn. cninc In Gaslonio with Threads. Inc. A'ter spending four years with the Air Force during World War II, Smotherman operated his own yarn brokerage business until he joined American and Efird Mills, Inc.

in 1354 as lice president. He was president of Durenc Association of America in 1958 and was sales manager and director of American and Efird Mills. Smotherman was a member of the Gaston Country Club, the Elks Club, the New York Athletic Club, and the Carolina Yarn Association. He was also an active member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs Emily Katheryn G. Smotherman. of the home at 3671 Sherwood Circle; one son, Thomas G. Smotherman, University of South Carolina, Columbia, two sisters, Mrs. Clarence Caushran, Chattanooga, Mrs.

John Suggs, Nashville, Tenn. Funeral services will be at II m. Saturday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church with the pastor, the Rov. John McAlister officiating, assisted by the Rev.

Robert Johnson, pastor of All Saints Episcopal Church. Burial will follow with a 4 p.m. graveside service in Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, S.C..