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Serving Belmont • Cramerton • Lowell • McAdenville • Mount Holly • Stanley

Fire chief digs out department records going back a century By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com

Mt. Holly Fire Chief Ryan Baker says he's always been interested in history and that passion recently led him to do some digging, and the treasure he came up with is an extensive trove of records and photos tracing his department back to its earliest days. “I wanted to know where the department's roots are,” Baker, who came to Mt. Holly from Cornelius in 2002, said. Just a couple of weeks ago, the Mt. Holly Fire Department marked 101 years in operation. It's growth has been phenomenal. In the 1930s its budget was $2,020 and last year that amount was $1.7 million, Staff in 1918 was 11 guys and one truck. Now, the staff includes 19 full time and 17 volunteers, five trucks, a boat, jet ski, a service truck and a rescue truck. Baker's inquiry into the background of the Mt. Holly Fire really got going after he gave a presentation to the Mt. Holly Historical Society and former mayor Bobby Black gave him a couple of ledgers containing city meeting minutes- one dating back to 1907. “I read the March 1914 entry where the mayor and town board created a public safety committee,” Baker said. “In July, 1914 they voted in A.D. West as fire chief.” West was also named as police chief. The first piece of equipment the fire department had was a hand pulled hose cart. In 1918 it bought an O.J. Childs fire truck. it was built on a 1-ton Ford frame and cost $3,700. Another feature on that rig was a brass bell. That very bell has been passed see more

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Mt. Holly Chief Ryan Baker is seen with one of the department's trucks and the 100 year old bell that was mounted on the city's very first engine that was bought in 1918 for $3,700. Photo by Alan Hodge

Mt. Holly Sports Hall of Belmont teen injured Mt. Holly Sports Hall of Fame inductee Roberts is Fame to induct versatile by horse dies Destiny Stafford, a resident of Belmont and rising 10th grader at Stuart Cramer High, died early Monday morning from injuries she sustained after being kicked by a horse over the weekend. According to Carolinas Medical Center, Stafford died at Levine Children's Hospital in Destiny Stafford Charlotte. Stafford had been kicked by the horse on Saturday. She was airlifted to Levine after the accident. On Sunday afternoon she was on life support at Levine Children’s Hospital. A prayer vigil was held Sunday night at Stuart W. Cramer High School where she is a student and Captain of the JV cheerleading team. Hundreds turned out and stood in groups, holding hands. According to Facebook "Prayer Chain for Destiny Stafford," the 15-year-old was labeled 'brain dead' at 1:17 a.m. Monday and her family decided to donate Destiny's organs "to let her give someone else life." "We know God still answers prayers because thousands are praying somewhere else for their child to get her organs and they are receiving them," her mother wrote online. "She would love this and we don't want anyone else to ever feel this pain."

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By Kathy Blake Phil Roberts’ life of perpetual motion had two beginnings: a telephone call to Mount Holly Elementary School that sent the first-grader running home in a race to beat the school bus, and a yellow legal pad from his dad on which his tiny hands logged numbers in neatly columned rows. Phil Roberts The phone call, from Roberts’ mother to the school office, came on February 2, 1970. Roberts’ family lived on West Catawba Avenue, just beyond the cemetery and about a mile from the school – two houses away from where the county drew the line for bus transportation. His baby sister, Penny, was sick, so would someone please get word to the boy to walk home? “I took off down the road and was trying to beat the bus home. It was something fun to do. I didn’t get to be bussed, so I figured I’d show them, and beat it home,” Roberts said. “I enjoyed it so much that my first nine grades I ran to school and ran home.” About that time, Roberts’ father gave him some legal pads from work, and the child logged his distance each day – from the house, through the property by the middle school, past the gymnasium, down to his school and home again. see more

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athlete Zeb McDowell

In an era when statisticians didn’t exist, and boys played sports purely for the love of the game, Zeb McDowell excelled at everything he attempted, until loss and destiny made him walk away. It was in the days of segregation, when McDowell, 83, attended Reid High School in Belmont; and he laughs sometimes at the joy of Zeb McDowell it all, when he sees the memories on the pages of the 1952 yearbook. “They didn’t keep records then like they keep them now, you know. They didn’t take a whole bunch of pictures, either,” he said. “I was looking, trying to find a group picture. You wouldn’t think about it, back then….keeping records, or anything like that.” McDowell was born in 1932 and grew up in Mountain Island, out by the dam, in a home with three brothers and four sisters, on land that his family farmed and where sports became not so much something that required skill, but something that took up the time. “Well, there wasn’t nothing much else to do but play sports and go to school. That was our relaxation, playing sports,” he said, then laughs. “Well, I enjoyed playing sports because

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From page 1 down through the decades and is currently on one of the department's trucks. 'That bell will always be at this fire station,” Baker said. In 1925, the mayor authorized sleeping quarters for the fire dept. and made arrangements for the firemen to be issued “waterproof coats and rubber boots”. In 1927, the fire dept. began a tradition that still stands- helping a needy family at Christmas time. In 1937, the original hose cart was given to the town of Stanley. In 1941 the fire dept. got a new truck made by the Oren company. Yes, the bell went on it too. In 1949, firefighters in Mt. Holly started getting paid. Up until then, they were volunteers. Another interesting old time tidbit that Baker ran across was the fact that the fire dept. used to have oyster roasts and fish fries

to raise money. Also, fines of one dollar were levied if volunteers missed a fire dept. meeting. Baker has made it a point to put the history of the fire dept. on display at the main station. In addition to enlarged and framed archival photos, there's also a glass case with the aforementioned ledgers and models of previous fire engines. Another framed display has examples of earlier department badges and patches. Baker wears a gold replica of an original 1914 badge on his uniform and soon all members of the department will as well. Overall, a lot has changed in 101 years at the Mt. Holly Fire Dept. but as Baker tells it, one thing has stayed the same. “We want to provide the best service we can to the citizens,” Baker said. 'That's never changed from 1914 to the presents day. Our past made our present and future that much more important.”

Here's the Mt. Holly fire department in 1928. The bell is on the truck on the left.

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always, most of the time, the girls would like you more. So I had quite a few girlfriends. But I was a nervous-type person, so I had to do something all the time. Just like I am now – I can’t sit around.” In springtime during high school, McDowell played baseball, where he had a natural edge in being left-handed and, when he wasn’t covering centerfield, he got to pitch. “Matter of fact, I was the only left-hander on that team. That was to my advantage, because my left-handed curve ball was different than the rest of them,” he said. “My curve ball, and my under-handed pitch.” Under-handed? “Yes, ma’am, I’d sling it under-handed instead of coming over the top.” He said his team finished second one year, in the state tournament. Come fall, McDowell got This shot shows the 1918 Mt. Holly fire department and their truck. Note the bell, it's still in to play left tackle and do what use today. photos by MHFD he enjoyed most. “My favorite sport was football, because I loved to hit somebody,” he said, laughing again. “We went from county to county, and we had to ride the bus. We played all the schools in Gaston County and Mecklenburg County.” In winter, McDowell was the basketball team’s 6-foot center. And again, his being left-handed was the secret weapon. “My favorite memory was that I was the big boy in basketball, and I had a pretty good left hook. A

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lot of people would be on my right side, then they found out I was left-handed,” he said. Throughout high school, McDowell played season after season, doing his best and devouring every moment, like a kid at a parking-lot carnival, before the big trucks pack it up and move it along. He did well enough that colleges found out about him, and North Carolina A&T offered a scholarship. But that’s when destiny stepped in. Sports had been his pastime, his joy, but it would not be the job that paid for McDowell’s college education. The athlete had to step back, and let the young man he’d become step forward. “My father died. There were four kids still at home so I had to help Momma with four kids,” he said. “I knew I had a scholarship, but the most important thing was I told my father on his death bed I would take care of Momma and the family…. There was a blood clot… He said, ‘Take care of Maw for me,’ and that’s what I did.” Wardell McDowell Sr. died at age 48. Zeb McDowell found work with Duke Power and stayed with the company, he said, about 35 years, including a segment at the McGuire Nuclear Station. “Scary? Yes, ma’am, that sure was. You had to keep your eyes open the whole time,” he said.

“But I worked my way through the whole system. Every Duke Power plant, I worked at it.” His decision to follow his father’s wishes has guided his life in a positive way. “Ever since then, I’ve been blessed. Really been blessed. I have my health and my life and my strength, and I’ve never really been sick,” he said. “I had a job, and I was able to take care of my momma and my brothers and sisters, so I know the Lord blessed me from there.” His mother, Rosie, born in 1906, lived to be 101. McDowell still lives in Mount Holly. His first wife died, and he married Stella about 18 years ago, he said, and she brought three more children to the family. He runs a concrete business with the boys because, like he said, he just can’t sit still. Makes him nervous. “We pour concrete just about every day. Driveways, sidewalks, at buildings, we don’t back off anything,” he said. He likes to follow the Carolina Panthers, used to watch the Washington Redskins, and keeps up with Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Hornets, but he gets fidgety if they aren’t winning. The Hall of Fame induction, he said, surprised him. “But quite naturally, I’m going to be happy,” he said. “My grandkids and my great-grandkids, they can see where I’ve come from.”

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Sam Young was a very special person. Not only was he the father of three beautiful children he was a husband, son and a hard worker. Right now his family is going through one of the hardest things they will ever face by losing him. While on the way back to his son and wife with plans of spending the rest of the day fishing, his truck was totaled in an unfortunate vehicle accident and he was killed on impact. His oldest daughter, Maddison, who is one of my best friends, has Spina Bifida which caused her spine to not grow and develop in the way that it should. With the family already dealing with the payments for her treatment, things were not easy but now they have to worry about funeral costs and worst of all trying to find a financial footing without Sam there. Please help me make this goal possible to reach so that Sam's family can have peace and a weight lifted off their shoulders. To help, visit http://www.gofundme.com/zn7k4k. Bill Ward Stanley

There is a way to ride the waves and my wife doesn’t get it One of the first dates I went on with my wife was swimming at a lake. We had a great time. I think I was smitten by her on that day and things never changed – well almost never changed. A few months later, we went swimming at the “Jersey shore” (southern for beach). I was just so glad to be with her that there was something about her I didn’t notice. It certainly wasn’t a deal breaker. However, we discuss it every time we go to the ocean. Fast forward 3 kids later; one is really a fish…our daughter, Maria. While my wife taught Maria how to sew (she is an incredible seamstress and today makes one of a kind costumes), her father (aka, me) taught her to ride the Tony Marciano waves at the beach. You see, her mother will ride every piece of foam that is washed to shore. She gets up and says to Maria and me, “You missed a good ride,” to which the two of us just shake our heads hoping that my wonderful wife will one day “get it”. She never does. Here’s what I taught Maria. You don’t ride every wave; you wait. There is a moment when you feel the water pulling your feet back out into the ocean. At the same time, there is a massive wave coming at you. You start swimming to shore with everything you have while being pulled out to the ocean. Somehow you move from swimming in the “ocean” suds (which are on your face) to being on top of the wave. You can see all around you. It’s an incredible ride. Whenever I ride the waves, I think of a verse in Romans, chapter 8, verse 37. This section of scripture begins at verse 35 saying, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” For whatever reason, when I ride the waves, I think of verse 37 – “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” I am on top of things. It reminds me that God doesn’t want me to just survive, He wants me to thrive. He doesn’t want my marriage to just be “ok”; He wants it to be incredible. He wants me to securely pass the “baton of faith” into the hands of the next generation and break the generational cycle that is too easily passed from one generation to another. I love my wife. I can ride every piece of foam the ocean throws at us and have a good time, or I can choose to ride the really excellent waves and have an “over the top” experience. I choose the latter. I can choose to walk my life of faith with just “getting by”. Rather, I see the calling on all of us who claim the name of Christ to be “more than conquerors”. Scripture tells us “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

I think that ever since Man first with what simple things they had showed up on this planet our spelying around like a ceegar box and cies has had an interest in music. a length of wire, and a broken off I can see it now. Og took a couple bottle neck and a piece of broomof rocks in his hands and started stick. knocking them together. Trog got Well, I built a diddly bow and a stick and beat on a tree. Ig added have been twanging on it with some guitar. Ok, so Ig didn't have a mixed results. I have my eyes set guitar but you get my drift. on a cigar box guitar. Fast forward to Europe in the In reality, I am a frustrated mu17th and 18th centuries and guys sician. I am seriously left handed. like Handel and Bach and Mozart I have about as much rhythm as a Alan Hodge had perfected the art of blending the Banner-News Editor nut and bolt. sounds made by hollow brass and But there's music in my genes. wooden tubes with finger holes in them and My grandmother Edna Willeford who lived wooden boxes with strings stretched across in Mt. Holly had a black baby grand piano in them and big boxes with keys on them that a the living room. I have been told my father person could strike with their fingers and then played it quite well. My great grandfather weaving those notes together into a unified Robert Willeford owned and sang in a couple and orderly fashion. of vaudeville theaters in Columbia SC in the Then in the early part of the 19th century early 20th century. I go around all the time a German guy with bushy hair and ill dispo- making up tunes in my head but that's as far sition who was deaf came along. Beethoven as they get. Never say die says my inner muwas his name. He stood music on its ear with sician. his Symphony 3 “Eroica” and never looked I envy people who can make music. I am back. fascinated by it. I have about 300 classical alThen after Beethoven came guys like bums at home. I also like Big Band music, Brahms, Schumann, Dvorak, Borodin, Rach- 19th century minstrel tunes, and tunes from maninoff, Richard Strauss, and Mahler who the late 1960s early 1970s. No rap, please. pushed music into even broader fields. Lucky is the person that can pick up or sit Then in the 20th century we got folks like down at the instrument of their choice and Amy Beach, Copland, Bernstein, Barber, make music. I have read that music is the and Gershwin who put America on “serious” sound the human soul makes. music map. Music brings people together. Any time a While all those symphonies and concertos local outdoor gig takes place like Belmont's and such were being written, ordinary folks Friday Night Live series, as soon as the band were doing their musical thing too. They did plays folks get up and start dancing around in not have Steinway pianos. A lot of times they the street. What's really fun to see is when a had a jug and a jaw harp and and a washtub little kid takes part. They don't care who sees fiddle and a diddly bow for their instruments. them. They just want to DANCE! But wait, what the heck is a diddly bow Music is said to calm the savage beast. you might ask. A diddly bow is a window on More people should listen to uplifting music the past. since savagery is rampant right now and too Google diddly bow or cigar box guitar and many people are acting like beasts. prepare to enter a musical world as fascinating as any ever created. It is the world where I hope you are hearing some nice tunes this our ancestors black and white who lived on summer. The Friday Night Live series still has plantations and little farms and who worked a couple of concerts to go. As Sly of Sly and in mills and drove hogs/cattle to market lived. the Family Stone said “Dance to the music. Just like Og and Trog and Ig, they made music Dance to the funky music.”

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PHIL ROBERTS “It started out as rows of numbers. So the first day was a mile, and I wrote a ‘1.’ Then I’d put a ‘2.’ Then I’d add up the total,” he said. “My original log was pages and pages of columns and numbers. I also would write the weather: ‘It is cold.’ Or ‘It’s hot.’ Or ‘It’s 30 degrees.’ It kind of evolved.” As of mid-June this year, that ‘1’ had become 160,200 miles – each distance carefully recorded – enough for Roberts, 52, to have run from Mount Holly Elementary to San Diego, Calif., and back 34 times. His milestones along the way – high school records and college records that still stand – have earned him a spot in the Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame. “I’m very honored. I’ve been a runner for a long time, in high school and college, but it’s an honor for the town to recognize it,” Roberts said from his home in Greenville, Tenn., where he’s dominating the State of Franklin Track Club’s 50-54 age group. Roberts’ scampering to and from Mount Holly Elementary gave him a chance to notice details of his neighborhood. “As I got older, like third grade, I would run more on weekends. I would see trails off of roads where people would go with their motorcycles or 4-wheelers and I’d run them,” he said. “In sixth grade, I had to run through the junior high to get to the elementary school, and one day someone asked me if I was going to run track. “I didn’t know what it was, so

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I looked it up in the encyclopedia. I went out in seventh grade and found out I was good at running, and I’ve been running all along. I got better and faster and stronger at it. It led to a junior high championship in the half-mile and mile.” Roberts said he ran a competitive 4:30 mile as a high school sophomore, but his best time was 4:26. Word got to college scouts, and he said 72 colleges sought his attendance. “It was the way I ran,” he said. “Over the years, my thing was to be a front-runner, pushing the pace. And I would do that against people who had way better times and accolades, but it didn’t matter. I made them prove it. College coaches looked at me as a catalyst for their team … someone who’s going to make others push, too.” Because it was close to home and family, Roberts chose High Point College (now High Point University), but he switched to Western Carolina after one year. After his red-shirt season, he ran everything from the half-mile to 10,000 meters. His legal-pad log book was showing about 105 miles per week. Western Carolina still lists him as the record holder for 1,500 meters (1986, 3:55.10); 3,000 meters (1985, 8:19.59); 2 miles (1985, 8:59); 3 miles (1986, 13:50.80); and 200-meter Steeple (1985, 5:55.70). He graduated in 1986 with a degree in physical education, then stayed for graduated courses and

worked as an assistant track coach for five years. He met his wife, Kris, at Western in 1988 and they married in 1989. The Roberts have four children – three boys and a girl – born two years apart. The oldest is 22 now and pursuing an MBA, one is a student at East Tennessee State, one is a recent high school graduate and the fourth will be a high school junior. Phil Roberts, when he isn’t competing or training, spends his time passing his knowledge along, to share his joy of running. He said he still runs 50 to 70 miles per week. Not only for the workout and the physical benefits, but because in addition to all the awards and records in his career, he still has a goal. “I would like to be a national champion among my peers. I’d like to win a national championship for (USA Track & Field) Masters runners,” he said. “I would like to become dominant in my age group.” The Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame was established to honor the city’s rich sports history and to recognize the outstanding individuals and teams who have excelled over the last century. The Class of 2015 will be inducted on August 15 at the Mount Holly Municipal Center. Tickets for the event are on sale for $20 per person and are available for purchase from any Hall of Fame committee member, at Erie Insurance and Charlie Drugs.

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Local police to hold National Night Out on August 4th, 2015 Mt. Holly will be having a National Night Out celebration this year on Tuesday August 4 from 6-8pm at River St. Park. National Night Out is a crime prevention event sponsored by local police and the National Association of Town Watch. It is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs, strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships, and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. “Since becoming Police Chief in Mount Holly, I have been impressed by the level of community involvement and willingness of citizens to partner with police to address local crime and quality of life issues,” said Don Roper. “The National Night Out event is a good example of citizens coming together to meet with, and get to know their local police officers while forming a united front as we work together to prevent crimes and solve problems in Mount Holly. Last year’s event was well attended, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. We will hold the event at River Street park again this year in the hopes of giving people a chance to see this beautiful park along the river, and see the work that the city of Mount Holly has done over the years to create one of the areas nicest public parks. There will be door prizes, food, music, and games for the kids. This event has been a very popular event in Mount Holly over the years, and we expect a large crowd again this year. We will have door prizes, food, games for kids, a DJ with music, and opportunities to meet and get to know local Law Enforcement Officers.” Belmont police will also be having a National Night Out event at their headquarters, 201 Chronicle St. from 6:00pm till 8:00pm. There will be free hot dogs, DJ music, balloons, face painting, K9 presentation, and tours of the police station.

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Belmont's Goshen Presbyterian to get NC Highway Historical Marker

By Alan Hodge Randall R. “Randy” alan.bannernews@gmail.com Winder Mt. Holly- Randall R. The first church organized first sanctuary. In the 1830s the “Randy” Winder, 60, of Mt. west of the Catawba River, congregation acquired 17 acres Holly, passed away July 19, Goshen Presbyterian in North from the Smith family for $85 2015 at his residence. Randy Belmont, will be getting a NC and built a simple yet dignified was born Highway Historical Marker not- church building. Several others in Lum- ing its founding in 1764. The followed over the years until b e r t o n , marker itself will be placed on the congregation moved into its NC on Wilkinson Blvd. near the inter- current spot in 1956. Sept. 11, section with N. Main St. and Goshen Presbyterian's 1954 to Bi-Lo grocery. preacher, Rev. James Almond, To celebrate that milestone, appreciates the history he has the late the church held a special event become part of in his first solo Charles recently that saw a variety of pastorate. Winder “It is a huge honor to be and Shir- speakers outline Goshen Presley Muse Frasure. Survivors byterian's long and illustrious here,” he said. Goshen Presbyterian has a include his stepfather and past. Currently located at 380 nice archives room where many three sisters. Woodlawn Ave., Goshen Presrecords and artifacts of its hisFuneral services were held byterian can trace its roots back tory are stored. privately by the family with over 250 years to when local Items on display include interment at Hillcrest CemScots-Irish and German pio- photos of pastors going back to etery in Mt. Holly. Benson neer immigrants got together the mid-19th century, a drawFuneral Services, Mt. Holly, under a brush arbor and held ing of the 18th century brush assisted in the arrangements. worship services. Later, a log arbor, photos of the buildings cabin is said to have been the that have served as sanctuarRichard C. “Unk” Sherrill Belmont- Richard C. “Unk” Sherrill, 67, of Belmont passed away July 19, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Sherrill was born in Bryson City, NC on April 24, 1948 to the late Taylor and Maude McLean Sherrill. Family visitation was held from 6:00-8:00 PM Friday July 24 at Benson Funeral Services. Inurnment was private. On line condolences may be made at www.bensonfuneralservices.com. Benson Funeral Services, Mt. Holly, This photo shows how Goshen Presbyterian looked in the early 20th century. served the family. Photo courtesy Goshen Presbyterian

ies over the years, an 1850 pulpit, church records, and much more. “The church records only go back 150 years,” Almond said. “The ones before that were lost when a person carrying them on a horse fell in the river and they were washed away.” To preserve the materials on display, the church has inThis is how Goshen Presbyterian appears today. The church's 1764 foundstalled blackout curing date is proudly displayed on the sign. tains to keep sunlight Photo by Alan Hodge out and a dehumidifier. Goshen Presbyterian wants Rosannah and son David. 1970s the Belmont Jr. High to share its history with others. They are buried there as well. Tar Heel Junior Historians “The archives room is open Other local names that have a did a survey of the ground strong presence at the Goshen and compiled a list of names, to the public,” Almond said. A vital piece of Goshen cemetery are Stowe, Arm- dates, and locations of folks Presbyterian's histiory is lo- strong, Rankin, Lineberger, who are in its hallowed earth. The grave sites are listed alcated a few hundred feet up and Abernathy. The church has records phabetically and the location Woodlawn Ave. in the form of the church's original cemetery. of who is buried there. In the marked on a quadrant. Surrounded by a low stone wall, Old Goshen Cemetery has graves going back to the Creating Memories With Dignity & Respect early 19th century. Twelve veterans of the American Revolution are buried there. At one time a bronze plaque on the graveyard gate listed Funeral & Cremation their names, but it was stolen by vandals several years ago. SERVICE One of the names listed was John Smith who came to the 101 Oak Grove St. • Mt. Holly, NC 28120 Belmont area from Northern Ireland in 1773 with his wife

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Church Service Directory MT. HOLLY Bethel Baptist Church NC Highway 273 704-827-9846 Burge Memorial Methodist Church 312 W. Glendale Ave. 704-827-2726 Catawba Heights Church of God 122 Tomberlin Rd. 704-827-4225 CBC-Memorial Apostolic 230 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-0968 Chapel Baptist Church 324 N. Lee St. 704-827-5526 Community Christian Fellowship 2560 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-5881 Covenant United Methodist 110 Underwood Dr. 704-820-0603 Family Worship Center 1013 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-7656 First Baptist Church-Mt. Holly 300 S. Main St. 704-827-2481 First Free Will Baptist Church 841 Noles Dr. 704-827-7461 First Presbyterian Church 133 S. Main St. 704-827-0521 First United Methodist Church 140 N. Main St. 704-827-4855

Goshen Free Will Baptist Church 1300 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-3076

Mt. Sinai Baptist Church 339 S. Hawthorne St. 704-827-4320

Grace Baptist Church 300 Westland Farm Rd. 704-827-8600

New Covenant United Methodist 14514 Lucian Riverbend Hwy. 704-827-4468

Harvest Time Church of God 707 Westland Farm Rd. 704-822-8033

New Providence Baptist Church 1104 Old NC 27 Hwy. 704-827-0822

Hickory Grove Baptist Church 3717 Hickory Grove Rd. 704-827-3939

North Main Baptist Church 1304 N. Main St. 704-827-6141

Jehovah’s Witnesses 1736 Kelly Rd. 704-263-0199

Restoration & Deliverance 804 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-820-0954

Lighthouse Full Gospel Church 530 N. Hawthorne St. 704-827-1442 Living Witness Ministries 541 Costner St. 704-827-0004 Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 110 S. Main St. 704-827-4751 Macedonia Baptist Church 1951 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-9224

Mt. Holly Pentecostal Holiness 406 Scott St. 704-827-8201

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Second Baptist Church 740 Rankin Ave Mount Holly •NC

Shiloh AME Zion Methodist 1117 Old NC Hwy 27 704-827-8826

Tuckaseegee Baptist Church 511 Tuckaseege Rd. 704-827-4301

Springfield Freewill Baptist 220 Park Terrace Dr. 704-820-0193

Way of the Cross Baptist Church 238 Lanier Ave. 704-827-8111

Ridgeview Baptist Church 105 Pine Rd. 704-827-3856

St. Anthony of Padua Traditional Catholic Church 108 Horseshoe Bend Beach Rd. 704-827-8676

Wesley Chapel Holiness Church 324 N. Lee St. 704-827-1993

Second Baptist Church 740 Rankin Ave. 704-827-5181

St. Paul FHB Church 1529 Old Hwy 27 Rd. 704-827-5851

Westview Presbyterian Church 1020 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-2026

Revival Tabernacle of Mt. Holly 826 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-2999

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Tri-County Animal Rescue Meth lab bust near Mt. Holly Pet of The Week Working as a team, Mt. Holly police, the NC State Bureau of Investigation, and Gaston County officers made a major meth lab bust on July 14 at 998 Kelly Rd. Charged in the case were Kenneth Ray Sisk, 59; Tiffany Loukalitis, 38; Ronald Evan Hamilton, 35; and Jeremiah Hagans, 37. Sisk is facing 90 charges including 44 counts of conspiracy, 41 counts of possession of immediate precursor, two counts of possession of stolen property, two counts of trafficking methamphetamine, maintaining a vehicle/ dwelling place for controlled substance, and local ordinance violation for burning items on property without permission. Officials say Sisk had been purchasing high amounts of

the meth precursor pseudoephedrine since 2013. Sisk was placed in Gaston County Jail under $1,025,000 bond. Loukalitis and Hamilton were both charged with two counts of trafficking methamphetamine. In addition, TIFFANY LOUKALITIS Hamilton is facing local ordinance violation and two counts of possession stolen property. “We work together very often with other law enforcement agencies to address issues that affect our area,” RONALD HAMILTON said Mt. Holly police chief Don Roper. “Drug issues are a good example of how crime doesn’t contain itself inside a jurisdiction. We work well with other agencies, and form partnership to pool resources to be better able to KENNETH RAY SISK solve problems.”

This week Tri-County Animal Rescue has a senior Terrier mix named Kendra as the Pet of the Week. Kendra is 7+ years old and weighs about 30-35 pounds. She is mostly black. Kendra is usually calm and laid back. She gets along well with other dogs and loves people. She is super sweet and would be perfect with an older couple. She would make an excellent walking partner for an active senior. Do you need a walking buddy? Kendra is current on distemper/parvo vaccines, has been de-wormed, spayed, current on rabies vaccine, has 30 days of free pet insurance and has been micro-chipped. Kendra will be available at the Gastonia PetSmart located at 3698 East Franklin Boulevard on Friday 6-9 pm, Saturday noon to 6 pm and Sunday 2-5 pm. Tri-County Animal Rescue is a non-profit organization serving Lincoln, Gaston and other surrounding counties. We are committed to ending pet homelessness in this area and needs your continued support. If you

KENDRA cannot adopt a pet, then support Tri-County in other ways. Tr-County needs volunteers and donations to continue its mission of finding homes for these unwanted animals. Tri-County “needs” list includes: towels, Clorox, laundry detergent, paper towels, dry dog food and dry cat food.

For more information, call 704.263.2444, send an email to TriCountyAnimalRescue@yahoo.com, visit the web at www.tcar. us or on FaceBook at TriCounty Animal Rescue. Donations can be sent to TriCounty Animal Rescue, PO Box 483, Alexis, NC 28006.

Gaston County Animal Care Shelter renovations

Crews working on the railroad tracks struck a spark that set off a brush fire early Monday afternoon near downtown Belmont. Several pieces of equipment responded and the fire was quickly brought under control. Photo by Alan Hodge

The Gaston County Animal Care and Enforcement Shelter will conduct renovations to the shelter floor August 3 thru August 19, 2015. The renovations are an effort to improve the shelter condition for the animals and address needed repairs identified by North Carolina State Department of Agriculture inspector. The Shelter will experience a reduction in capacity to house animals during this time. Intake for new animals will be extremely limited and citizens are being asked to explore all options prior to surrendering animals to the Shelter. For assistance in alternatives to surrender, please call 704-922-2183. If you are a pet owner that must surrender your animal, we will be accepting surrendered animals on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1pm to 3pm. Please see the Gaston County Animal Care and Enforcement website at http://gastongov. com/departments/police for alternative solutions to surrendering your pet to the Shelter and other valuable resources.

Consider adopting a senior dog... What Can An Adopted Dog Bring To Your Life? By Joann Hagar According to most veterinarians, a dog falls into the “senior” category around age seven. The size of a dog, however, affects this categorization. Smaller dogs mature slower and become seniors later in life than larger dogs. Animal shelters/rescues are filled with healthy and active senior dogs that are in need of a home. When you’re thinking about picking up a dog from your local shelter/rescue, don’t look past the older dogs. They make great pets for a number of reasons.

1. Senior dogs at shelters/ rescues need homes just as badly as younger dogs. Many older dogs were once owned and loved by someone. For whatever reason, they were given up and abandoned in a shelter/rescue and are in need of a home. Just like puppies and younger adoptable dogs, they make loyal and loving companions. 2. Adopting an older dog may save its life. Many people are quick to adopt puppies and younger dogs, often overlooking dogs over the age of five. Shelters are overcrowded and unfortunately, older dogs are

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panion, and a late night snuggle buddy. There’s a lot to consider when bringing a dog into your home. But when you consider all the questions, you’re armed with the knowledge needed to bring the right dog into your home and that makes all the difference. Your local shelter/rescue is the perfect place to find dogs & cats of every type, size, age and personality -- all waiting for a loving home. Or, if you prefer a particular breed that isn’t currently available at a shelter, go online to find a breed-specific rescue group in need of adopters like you.

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Cycle NC returns to Lake Lure Dog days Article By: Allison Flynn, Editorial coordinator, Rutherford Weekly

The rolling mountains of Lake Lure will again host around 450 bicyclists Aug. 1 and 2 when Cycle North Carolina’s Mountain Ride returns to Lake Lure Aug. 1 and 2. Cycle North Carolina, hosted by North Carolina Amateur sports, annually hosts a cross-state bicycle tour as well as smaller rides along the coast and in the mountains. Participants in the rides come from all 50 states and more than eight countries. More than 600 communities have been visited, including Lake Lure. Lake Lure was first chosen as a stop on the organization’s cross-state ride, Mountains to Coast, in 2012, and organizers said participants loved it so much that they considered adding a

Mountain Ride as well. “We felt Lake Lure would be a great location for a weekend ride,� said Ragan Williams, director of Cycle

North Carolina. “The location and setting couldn’t be more perfect for a host town, and there were plenty of options for multiple routes. Plus, we knew we had some great people to work with that were really excited and wanted the event to come to Lake Lure.� One of those was Lake Lure Town Manager Chris Braund, who has participated in the ride in the past. As town manager, he works closely to ensure event organizers to meet their needs. But events like Cycle NC’s Mountain Ride also appeal to the outdoorsman in him.

“I especially enjoy when these sports festival and competitions come to town because I get to meet people from all over, share our great

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facilities and push myself to go faster and farther on my ‘home turf,’� he said. Those who are participating in the ride will have variety of routes each day, Williams said, and can also soak up local culture. Attracting people to rural communities across the state and showcasing cultural diversity and the state’s beauty and scenic attractions is part of Cycle North Carolina’s mission. “We like to call them ‘off the bike activities,’� he said. “They can include music at camp, food trucks, bonfires with s’mores, shuttles into town for area attractions and more.� Those times off the bike in turn generate revenue for the area, Braund said. “During the events par-

Post 180 fish fry fundraiser is August 8 Saturday, August 8, 2015, at 12:00 Noon, American Legion Post 180, 418 Lincoln St in Belmont will be having a back to school fish fry fundraiser. Plates are $8, chicken, tilapia, croaker of your choice with coleslaw and baked beans. The money will be used to purchase

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Harte hits four homers for grandfather Quinton Harte, better known as Q, was selected for the Mount Holly 11U All-Star team. Sadly, just before the recent Dixie Youth Baseball District tournament began, Q’s beloved grandfather, Tom Harte, passed away. Q declared he was going to hit a home run for Grandpa. With his prayer cross tucked firmly in his pocket, given to him by a family friend when they heard the news concerning his grandfather, Q was hopeful. On day two of the tournament, motivated by his memories, Q hit an out of the park home-run. But it didn’t stop there. On day three he hit another one. The final game of the tournament was to be on the same evening as the visitation for Grandpa Harte. Q made the hard decision to play with his team, believing that’s what Grandpa would have wanted. Q not only hit his third out of the park home run, but he hit a fourth one! This was a week Q and his teammates will be talking about for years to come. His mom’s Facebook status says it all, “That This collage shows Quinton Harte and the four baseballs he hit as home runs in memory of and inspired by his late grandfather home run was for Grandpa Harte...way to go Q! #Hartestrong” Tom Harte. Photo courtesy Bobbie Hatcher

Stanley baseball sign-ups Stanley Recreation Department baseball sign-ups will continue until August 7th 2015. Sign-ups are at Stanley Town Hall. Draft for coach/pitch will be held on Aug. 8 at 10am at Harper Park, Black Snake Rd. T-ball registrants will be called.

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Aiming Outdoorsmen Toward Christ As a youngster, I spent every day outside during the summer. I don’t even remember the rain keeping the crew from Ford’s Woods at bay. I’m sure we were GARY MILLER shut down sometimes but evidently I refused to enter those days in my memory bank. What I did enter were the days when each of the boys in that neighborhood wanted to turn his bicycle into a two-wheeled, super chopper. Since we lived in the days of banana seats and sissy bars, it wasn’t hard to modify each bike into a unique mobile machine. Some of the guys added a high sissy bar. Others extended the front forks. Some did both. And I’ve said nothing about the handlebars. The only prerequisite for them was they must be wide and tall enough to fit your best friend if he needed a ride. We all complied. Most of the time, our modifications were short-lived, but what we lacked in engineering ability we made up in creativity. It doesn’t take long to see that humans start early in the process of design and development. It seems we were made to look at something, analyze its configuration, and begin to mentally figure a way to do it different or better. My wife says this about God and man. She says, He created man, looked at him, and said “I can do better than that,” and then proceeded to create woman. I’m not sure about that but I am sure about when and when not to argue with my wife. I think I’ll keep my mouth shut. The desire that we have to make something better is not always positive – especially when it comes to our faith. Many people spend their entire Christian life trying to improve. But while making themselves better is an admirable quality, it is also a very egocentric one. In fact, what do we call someone who is constantly enamored with themselves? We call them narcissistic. The same goes for a Christian who is constantly thinking about themselves. The truth is our focus is not to be on ourselves but it is to be on God and others. When we focus on God through His word, we come to know Him and as we come to know Him, His Spirit works out those things in our life that make us “better.” When we focus on others, we become the hands and feet of God for those in need. The result of our service is that others are made better. So stop constantly trying to do what you are unable to anyway. Spend your time on getting to know God more and in investing your life in the lives of others. It will be a lot more fun for you and others around you as well. gary@outdoortruths.org ~ www.outdoortruths.org

South Point names scholar athletes By Charlotte Sautner South Point High School’s athletes are not only excellent on the field they are excellent off the field in the classroom. They are true scholar athletes. The North C a r o lina High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete program recognizes varsity teams and individual athletes for their excellence in the classroom. To be a scholarathlete team, the team must maintain a 3.1 unweighted grade point average for the designated semester. To be an individual scholar-athlete, the athlete must have a 3.5 weighted GPA for the designated semester. For the spring semester South Point had 5 spring sports varsity teams named as scholar-athlete teams and 78 individual athletes named as scholar-athletes. For the fall/winter semester South Point had 12 teams named scholar-athlete teams which means that 17 out of a total of 20 varsity sports teams received scholar-athlete team recognition for the 2014-15 year. The spring sports scholar-athlete teams and their GPA’s are Ladies Track and Field – 3.109; Men’s Tennis – 3.225; Men’s Varsity Baseball – 3.234;

Women’s Varsity Soccer – 3.657; and Women’s Varsity Softball – 3.369. Listed below are the Scholar-Athlete teams and their members and then the individual Scholar–Athletes. Women’s Varsity Softball – Hannah Brewer, Ali Costner, Maddie Deal, Brittany Franks, Kailey Galloway, Sierra Ghorley, Rachael Gordon, Jaelin Griffin, Sarah Griffin, Skylar Griffin, Abby Henry, Skylar King, Alexa Leach, Morgan Mahaffey, Allison Moody, Bre Powell, Haley Rollins, Katelyn Shipman, Morgan Stachnik, Taylor Stachnik, Jenelle Wilcox Women’s Varsity Soccer –Ally Adams, Alexis Altizer, Brooke Arnold, Payton Arnold, Brea Barlow, Natalie Bond, Hannah Borkowski, Sarah Burns, Madison Davis, Ella Dunham, Caroline Hyde, Gabriella Porter, Mikayla Rose, Allie Ross, Grace Russell, Haley Stockton, Hannah Stockton, Bailey Thomasson, Brianna Whitfield Men’s Varsity Baseball –Dalton Conner, Jarrett Cooper, Garrett Davila, Timothy Davila, Logan Edgerton, Ryland Etherton, Walker Featherston, Camden Hale, Tyler Hall, Jon Ledford, Cole Merrill, Tanner Muse, Matt Owens, Davis Ray, Grant Tilley, Nolan Wilson Men’s Tennis – Anthony Allen, Shawn Hawkes, Bilal Jaliawafa, Sam Killen, Carlos Morales, Trevor Pace, Neeral Patel, Sam Watson, Alex Webb, Brent Williamson Ladies Track and Field – Alexandria Airhart, Jada Alston, Shania

Crosby, Kiara Falls, Hannah Galvin, Jailah Grier, Jessica Helton, Rachel Henninger, Kortni Hunt, Kayla Karr, Damiya Lowery, Destiny Moore, Myiah Nueman, D’azah Smith, Parker Thorneburg, Aurora Ziemer Individual Scholar Athletes – Ally Adams, Alexandria Airhart, Anthony Allen, Jordan Alston, Alexis Altizer, Payton Arnold, Brea Barlow, Natalie Bond, Hannah Borkowski, Hannah Brewer, Zach Brewer, Daniel Brock, Sarah Burns, Charles Cason, Dalton Conner, Jarrett Cooper, Ali Costner, Garrett Davila, Madison Davis, Ella Dunham, Logan Edgerton, Ryland Etherton, Kiara Falls, Walker Featherston, Brittany Franks, Kailey Galloway, Hannah Galvin, Sierra Ghorley, Garrett Gibson, Clay Gotte, Jaelin Griffin, Sarah Griffin, Skylar Griffin, Jessica Helton, Rachel Henninger, Abby Henry, Corey Hodges, Caroline Hyde, Kendrik Icenhour, Landon Isaacs, Kayla Karr, Sam Killen, Skylar King, Alexa Leach, Jon Ledford, Morgan Mahaffey, Hunter Marett, Cole Merrill, Allison Moody, Destiny Moore, Tanner Muse, Max Neisler, Myiah Nueman, Matt Owens, Trevor Pace, Neeral Patel, Gabriella Porter, Bre Powell, Davis Ray, Mikayla Rose, Allie Ross, Grace Russell, Katelyn Shipman, Morgan Stachnik, Taylor Stachnik, Haley Stockton, Hannah Stockton, Bailey Thomasson, Parker Thorneburg, Grant Tilley, Brandon Tudor, Sam Watson, Alex Webb, Brianna Whitfield, Jenelle Wilcox, Brent Williamson, Nolan Wilson, Aurora Ziemer.

Dove hunting season dates set The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has approved the season dates for dove game birds. The 2015–16 seasons for Mourning Dove and White-winged Dove: Sept. 5-Oct. 10; Nov. 23-Jan. 15 Daily bag limit is 15 birds. Shooting hours for all species are ½ hour before sunrise until sunset unless otherwise noted. Dove hunters should note that shooting hours for the entire season, including opening day, begin at ½ hour before sunrise. The change to opening day shooting hours for doves was implemented several years ago. Each year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provide frameworks from which to select the seasons and the Wildlife Commission chooses the actual dates within these guidelines. The Wildlife Commission requested public input on the seasons throughout June on its website.

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Gaston County Schools third graders attending summer reading camp were able to attend the Gastonia Grizzlies “Super Splash Day” and watch the team take on the Holly Springs Salamanders. The Grizzlies worked with several community sponsors to provide all third grade students at all eight summer reading camp sites the opportunity to attend the event on July 21. Gaston Schools photos

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Local theaters were once a hot form of entertainment By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews

Long before the advent of DVDs and VCRs, folks went to the movies for visual stimulation, to see their friends, to court that special someone, and to devour popcorn, candy, and soda pop. In other words, the movie theater and drive in movies were an important part of the social fabric of small towns like Belmont and Mount Holly. At one time during the 1940s and up until the 1960s, there were as many as eight local places in Eastern Gaston County within a few miles of each other folks could see movies. These establishments included the Gem Theater in East Belmont, the Iris Theater in downtown Belmont, the Gay Theater in North Belmont, the Moonlight Drive-In in Catawba Heights, The Gaston Theater at 119 S. Main St. in Mount Holly, The Holly Theater on East Charlotte Ave., and the Belmont DriveIn on McAdenville Road. There was also a theater for AfricanAmericans. It was located in Belmont’s Reid Community and was built by Sam Moore and Jethro Mann. The Gem Theater was already an established and successful operation by the time World War II came around. Unfortunately, the Gem met with disaster in May 1945 when it burned down. Owner E.E. Wade quickly made plans to satisfy local movie fans by offering extended hours

at the Iris Theater, which he also owned. In North Belmont the Gay Theater was located across from the elementary school. By the 1960s it was torn down. A vacant lot where school buses park is now located on that site. The Gaston Theater building still stands in Mount Holly The Belmont Drive-In screen is still up on McAdenville Rd., but the operation has been closed for the past and is considered part of the couple of seasons. Historic District there. Photo by Alan Hodge The local movie houses were anyone who knew him.” 1954, the Moonlight Drive-In was screenrun by well-respected businessLeroy’s son, Roy, managed the Iris The- ing “Vice Screen”, “Gun Fury”, and “Here men. A large editorial on the front page of the Jan. 18, 1945 Mount Holly News eulogized ater in Belmont for a period of time in the Comes the Girls”. By the time the 1960s rolled around, the Gaston Theater owner Leroy Willeford who 1950s. Movies that patrons of Belmont-Mount number of local theaters had dropped, telehad passed away the previous Sunday. “Roy would not see a man in uniform buy Holly movie places saw were reflections of vision sets in nearly every house being one a ticket to his theater,” the story read. “We everything from World War II battles to tor- reason. The Gaston Theater continued to run have watched him and talked with him for rid love affairs. Popular movies that screened ads in the Belmont Banner and Mount Holly hours at a time. It was every time he was at in the 1940s at the Gem and Iris included News. Ironically, a Gaston Theater ad in the the theater and the Service Man started to “National Velvet”, “Tall in the Saddle”, May 1, 1968 Banner for the film “Color Me buy a ticket that he would pass him by with- “For Whom the Bell Tolls”, and “Objective Blood Red” was placed next to one by WBTV showing its program listing for the coming out the admission price. It is not within our Burma”. In the 1950s the Gaston Theater was week. power to adequately describe the many things By the 1970s no more movie theater ads that Leroy Willeford did for this community. showing flicks such as “Gypsy Colt”, “The However, we can say he was a real friend to Charge at Feather River”, and “Fighting Sea- appeared in the Belmont Banner or Mount all and will never be forgotten in this genera- bees”. A June, 1954 ad in the Mount Holly Holly News. The Belmont Drive-In was the “Last Man tion. The fact that he was unselfish, that he News showed the Belmont Drive-In featuring wanted to befriend all, caused him to suffer a Abbott and Costello in “The Naughty Nine- Standing” of the old time movie establishlong sickness without a word of his own pain. ties”, as well as the Academy Award winning ments that were once so common but hasn’t He is gone but he will never be forgotten by “From Here to Eternity”. That same week in been in operation recently.

Truck driver training program at Gaston College The Gaston College Truck Driver Training Program can pave the way toward a rewarding career with excellent potential for employment. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for qualified commercial truck drivers is expected to grow by 21 percent through 2020. Gaston College offers the course, which is certified by the Professional Truck Driving Institute, in collaboration with Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&TI). Upon completion of the course, students will be prepared to operate tractor-trailer rigs, acquire a commercial driver license (CDL), and become a professional driver. Local and national trucking companies often recruit graduates of the course through CCC&TI’s job

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partially defray the cost of tuition and fees. For Karen Penner, who completed the Truck Driver Training Program in November 2014, truck driving was a new career path and the scholarship allowed her to get the training she needed. “The extra money went a long way in helping me pay for the schooling,” she said. “I am currently working at Averitt Express as a driver. It is a tough field, but I am learning more each day. I plan to continue driving and make this a career. I am grateful for the assistance that the scholarship provided to allow me this opportunity.” For information about the Truck Driver Training Program, contact Jeff Switzer of the Gaston College Industrial Technologies Department at 704-922-6381 or switzer.jeffrey@gaston.edu.

Boogie with Books event held The Partnership for Children of Lincoln & Gaston Counties held a Boogie With Books event at the Phillips Recreation Center on Saturday, July 18. Books, Buckle Bears and popcorn were handed out. Children also participated in games, storytelling and enjoyed dancing to the Emcee.

Cameron Cook, age 5 of Belmont shows off her Buckle Bear at Boogie with Books at the Phillips Recreation Center this past Saturday.

Elisha Williams reads to Le’Tysa Adams, age 3. Photos by Amy Wadsworth

Saniyah Garvian, Nevaeh Hatton, and Tash Lewis show their bears and books.

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Gaston Christian Students Earn AP Scholar Awards Gaston Christian School had five students in the Class of 2015 to be recognized as AP Scholars, an honor granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams: William Anthony (to attend the University of South Carolina), Kristina Bridges (Virginia Tech), Jamison Brown (Furman University), Parks Keiser (University of Georgia), and Anna Long (Belmont Abbey College). One member of the Class of 2015 was named an AP Scholar with Honor, a distinction given to students who receive an aver-

age score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more exams: Grady Pearson (to attend Davidson College). Gaston Christian also had three students named as AP Scholars with Distinction, granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams: Victoria Becker (to attend Anderson University), Nathan Foxx (Anderson University), and Landon Guy (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).

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Want rain? Be careful what you wish for Flood of July 1916 was catastrophic By Sarah Gibson Special to the Banner News

Given this summer’s drought, it seems odd that 99 years ago recordsetting rain triggered a natural disaster in our area that will never be forgotten. In July 1916, weather patterns in the North Carolina mountains kickstarted a series of events that led to the worst natural catastrophe in the history of Belmont and Mount Holly. On Monday July 10, 1916, two category four hurricanes merged in the Blue Ridge Mountains and combined to produce torrential downpours that broke all previous 24-hour rainfall records. Rain hit the Charlotte area Monday afternoon and continued to fall virtually without ceasing at a rate of one inch per hour onto dry soil, conditions which assured that by Sunday the Catawba had swelled 22 feet and was rising an average of one foot an hour.

Panicked rumors began to buzz among the locals that bridges were collapsing and by the afternoon of Sunday the July16th, they proved true. Flooding happened violently and abruptly, submerging entire neighborhoods and tearing down every railroad and highway bridge crossing the Catawba and South Fork rivers. A bend in the northeastern section of the Catawba spilled over with such force that it ripped open the earth, revealing the skeletons, earthenware pots, and weaponry of a Native American burial ground. Homes along the riverside were swept away, and many small towns and villages in the region were left without access to electricity, running post, or much needed supplies. The streets of the Harden community were swirling with torrential rivers that evoked images of Venetian canals, and the filthy waters that had flooded Harden’s Mills

were nine and a half feet deep. Charlotte’s formidable Mountain Island Manufacturing Company was ripped to shreds, with damage to

Photos courtesy Millican Pictorial Museum

the company totaling over $350,000 dollars. Even more expenses were accrued in lost merchandise when 1,000 cotton bales were swept out of storage and into the flood. Local boys risked their lives in the torrential downpour when the company offered a small reward for each safely returned bale. The most remarkable tragedy of this flood however, was the Catawba River railroad trestle catastrophe, in which 19 rail workers attempting to fortify the structure with cables and timbers were swept into the flood rapids when the trestle collapsed underneath them. Historians Robert F. Cope and Manly Wade Wellman claim that “for a moment [the trestle] seemed to sail like a raft; then it broke to pieces. Agonized watchers saw the workmen gulped down by the great foamy deluge”. The drowning men clung to floating debris to keep from going under, and in a stirring act of courage, two African American men navigated a rowboat through the floodwaters and saved six of the 19 workmen.

Peter Stowe, an elderly gentleman and former slave, and Fons Ross, a neighbor of Stowe’s who worked flipping signs at railroad crossings, prepared for the endeavor by making use of a uniquely designed flatbottomed boat, and praying on their knees before setting out. Upon return, the heroic pair were commended by the city and awarded $500 by the Charlotte Observer for their life-saving efforts. Despite the immense damage done to property and people’s lives during the flood, effective rebuilding strategies and an attitude of resilience ensured that Belmont’s five mills were quickly reopened and ready to fill war orders the following year. In addition, the Duke Power company began planning their dam system and reservoirs such as Mt. Island Lake with flood control in mind ensuring that the flood of July, 1916 was never to be relived.

Community Bus Trip to beach Belmont Parks and Recreation has a Community Bus Trip to Myrtle Beach planned for Sept. 21-24. The trip includes accommodations at Springmaid Beach resort, S. Myrtle Beach; pier for guests; indoor pool; putt-putt; lazy river; three buffet breakfasts; one seafood dinner buffet; one show at Carolina Opry; one tour and lunch at Brookgreen Garden; one riverboat dinner cruise on Intercoastal Waterway; shopping on Boardwalk; motor coach transport. Cost per person- single room, $470; double room, $354; triple room, $316. Depart Belmont on Monday Sept. 21 10am at Wal-Mart arrive back at Belmont on Thursday, Sept. 24 at around 5pm For more information concerning registration, rules, and regulations, call Belmont Parks and Rec. at 704-825-8191.

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CAR COVER, 2007 CORVETTE, $100. Floor mats, 2007 Corvette, $50. Two 15x7, two 15x8 mags for Chevrolet pickup, SOLID OAK BUNK BEDS with $200. 704-300-6614. BED FOR 2002 CHEVY SILVERbuilt in ladder & storage drawers. ADO, pewter, short with flares & BANANA TREES. All sizes, all $475. Also dresser w/mirror and spray in liner, $400 obo. Chrome chest of drawers, $40 ea. 704- prices. 704-236-8198. rear bumper for 2002 Chevy Sil- 860-9656. NEW RCA BLU RAY PLAYER verado $300 obo. Grey passenFOR SALE, antique ruby glass, YARD SALE & FLEA MARKET ger side seat $100 OBO. Larry and misc. ITEMS for sale. All for one mon- (1909), like new 704-466-9047 ey: $300 obo. 704-437-6959 after items. Reasonably priced. 704BURIAL LOT at Cleveland Me- 5:30pm. (Furniture, jewelry, lots 477-9360. morial Park. Complete package of misc.) FOR SALE: DOG HOUSE. for 2. 1 full burial, 1 cremation. BRAND NEW, NEVER USED $5,000 (50% off). Call Trisha at RAVEN All Terrain MPV 7100S. Trailer jack, (1,000 lb). Master Chef dorm refrigerator. Trolling 704-215-5464. Triple duty work horse that plays motor, 40lb thrust, 36” shaft. 2 CEMETERY LOTS in Cleve- the role of 46” cut mower, utili- Aluminum handicap ramp. Troy ty vehicle & even a generator, land Memorial Park, Boiling Built: 21” cut, 6.75 motor, elecSprings, NC. $500 each. 704- $3850. Call 704-538-3652. tric start. Black & Decker electric 16’ STRATES FISHING SKI weed eater. 704-482-4992, 704434-7761 or 704-692-9915. BOAT. 110 Johnson motor, good PINE SHAVINGS, PINE SAW- condition, $2000. 864-812-1588. 477-9631. DUST, 18 yards $180, pickup MAYTAG WASHER, WHIRLtruck $20. Trailers filled, call for 27 TON LOG SPLITTER for POOL dryer, less than 2 years sale. Gave $1500, will take price. 828-443-0534. $1000. Only cut one tree. 704- old, excellent condition, $500. 704-487-0550, 704-678-3954. METAL/FORMICA DESK, 5’x3’ 739-8497. keyboard shelf, $60. Maytag 4 MONTH OLD BRONZE TUR- TWO RESERVE SEATS for washer, white, $150. Admiral dry- KEYS. $15 each. 864-812-1588. World Series. 704-482-4009. er, white, $175. Both in working WOODS HOME GROWN PRO- SWIMMING POOLS! 12x24 incondition. 704-482-7251 DUCE. 4435 Polkville Casar ground, completely installed, 30 Z-RATOR - 360º CORE AER- Hwy. Tomatoes, cantaloupes, year warranty. Come & See! ReATOR for walker model, elec- watermelon, onions, cucumbers, tail, $16,900. Now $8,995. Offer tric lift, excellent condition, well squash, green beans, okra, etc. Limited. 828-657-5944. maintained. Cost new, $3200, Open M-F 11-5:30 & S 12-4. asking $1800. Call Ken @ 704- E-Z GO GOLF CART, GAS, TRAILERS, NEW 5x8, $499.99. 419-9083. DUMP BED, $1600. 704-482- J Johnson Sales, Inc. 828-2455895. MUZZLE LOADER, brand new, 7668. BUY, SELL, never shot, w/scope, and 50 cal. TRUNK FULL OF OVER 100 TRAILERS: bullets. Lazer zeroed in. Lifetime OLD magazines, dated from TRADE. Over 50 trailers in stock. 1929 to 1989. Call 828-748-2665 Utility, Box, Dump, Gooseneck. warranty. 704-739-8496. for details, $50. 828-748-2665. Parts, service & repairs. 828PURE RAW CLEAR SOUTH 245-5895. 2010 SCAG TIGER ZERO MOUNTAIN HONEY, in the comb, (strained out, equals quart TURN MOWER with umbrella, STORAGE BUILDINGS for sale. plus in container), $12. 704-538- 61 V deck, approx. 263.3 hours, Buy or Rent to Own. Free deliv$6000. Call 828-638-3051. 9228. ery & set up. 828-245-5895.

2BR 1.5BA, NICE COUNTRY LIVING, 10 minutes from Shelby. NO PETS. Retirees Welcome. 704-692-0447. 2BR HOUSE, 1 MILE FROM GWC University, $450 month, $400 deposit. No pets, 704-3989908, 704-974-5049. Available July 20th. STORAGE/GARAGE UNIT FOR RENT, big enough for RV, boat or warehouse stock. 14x48 with 12’x12’ OHD, $175. 704-4733912. 3BR, 1BA MOBILE HOME near Moss Lake, rent to own for $485 mo and own in only 46 months! Central heat/AC. Pets allowed. Call 980-939-6633 x4.

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STORAGE SHEDS, CARPORTS, GARAGES. All sizes & colors. Installed FREE! J Johnson Sales, Inc. 828-245-5895. STORAGE BUILDINGS, WE BUY, Sell, Trade, move storage buildings, trade in metal advertising signs, vintage toys, guns, anything of value. 828-245-5895. CLEVELAND MEMORIAL PARK, #12 Veteran Section 177, two spaces 3 & 4, $1500 for both. 704-538-7332. GOLD’S GYM 450 Treadmill, like new, $200. 828-657-4794. SELLING EXCEPTIONAL used furniture at reasonable prices. Items sold are from smoke free environment. Call 864-804-4131.

Pets/Livestock HORSE BOARDING. Polkville area, 15 stall heated barn with covered arena. $350 per month, $450 per month with workouts. FREDRICK’S FARM. 704-4344819, Terri, 828-458-1714, Mary. SHIH-TZU & PEKINGESE PUPPIES males, shots and wormed, CKC. Call 864-490-4979. Leave text. GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES for sale. 7 wks. 1 black male, 1 white female. $400. Text or call 704-473-0912 if interested. FAMILY OF SEVEN STANDARD DONKEYS, four jennies, three fixed jacks. All for $1000. 704-538-3248. FEMALE MALTESE PUPPY needs to find a good home. Wormed, 1st shots, CKC Reg., $600. Love Bug. 704-473-7042 PUG PUPPIES, AKC females, shots & wormed. $400 ea. 828437-3664.

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