This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.
Thirty-eight years ago this week, McDowell’s Joe Boyce (No. 9) and Adrian Pearson (No. 6) were among the first to break through the Titan banner prior to the 1988 season-opening 44-0 victory over Chase.
During the week of Sept. 1, 1988, Thurman Revis and his son, Todd, take a break after working on a bus stop shelter on Liberty Church Road. Revis and his son, who was a fifth-grader at Pleasant Gardens Elementary, built the shelter so Todd and his three sisters and other neighborhood children would be protected from the weather as they wait for the school buses.
Dean Sheehan, owner of Gateway Antiques and Collectibles, knelt beside a unique custom-made lamp that had a price tag of $5,000 a pair. Sheehan opened his antique shop in Old Fort, where he offered all kinds of interesting and unusual items for sale.
The University of South Carolina’s Todd Ellis dropped back to pass while Marion native Charlie Gowan (No. 77) offered pass protection. The USC Gamecocks, featuring Ellis and Gowan, kicked off their 1988 season with a game against the UNC Tar Heels.
Marion’s own Frank Buchanan (who had previously played guitar for the Father of Bluegrass Bill Monroe) and his band the Boys of the Blue Ridge brought bluegrass music to the courtroom during the Courthouse Country Music show that was broadcast on WBRM AM 1250.
McDowell County United Way officers stood beside the big thermometer on the courthouse lawn to chart the progress of that year’s campaign. Pictured below the $130,000 goal were (from left) Campaign Chairman Gary Neely, Vice President Jed Rankin and President Chip Cross.
McDowell’s Kevin Anderson attempted to gain control of the ball during the Titans' 2-1 season-opening soccer victory against R-S Central, which was played at McDowell High.
Marion Fabrics was one company that was feeling what Personnel Manager John McEntire called “a tight labor market” since the unemployment rate was at 3.6%. Pam Ledford (pictured) was among the 775 workers in the county’s oldest industry at that time. One reason for the low jobless rate was the high productivity of McDowell’s industries. Marion Fabrics at that time was running seven days a week, 24 hours a day with five shifts.
A two-mile section of U.S. 70 West in Pleasant Gardens was adopted by the P.G. School Beautification Committee. Shown doing their part to clean up the roadside were (from left) Ann Frederico, Margaret Fender and Sylvia Duncan.
The N.C. Highway Patrol partnered with Norfolk Southern Railroad for Operation Lifesaver, a nationwide program designed to reduce accidents at railroad crossings. In this photo, Trooper J.A. Jones (left) of the Highway Patrol stands atop the locomotive, which had become his temporary patrol vehicle, while Norfolk Southern Police Sgt. T. Frank Savage Jr. prepared for a trip from Old Fort to Bridgewater, just west of Morganton. Jones watched for motorists illegally crossing the railroad tracks and communicated by radio with Trooper W.B. Bishop, who drove near the train in a patrol car. No tickets were issued on this trip but highway patrol officials said they would make this ride again in the future.
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This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.
This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.
This feature mines our archives for what was going on this week in local history.
This feature mines our archival photos for what was going on this week in local history.
