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VOLUME 95, NUMBER 8
Kings Mountain natural gas
customers will see their bills in-
crease by 21.69 cents per MCF
(1,000 cubic feet) March 1.
The city board of commis-
sioners Monday night
unanimously approved the pass-
ing along of the exact increase
that the city’s supplier, Transco,
is increasing its costs.
Charles Heath of Heath and
Associates, the city’s gas consul-
tant, told the board that the in-
crease is a result, of the Natural
Gas Pricing Act of 1978 which
KM Men
Charged
In Bust
Two Kings Mountain men
were among five arrested on
drug charges Saturday night out-
side Hardee’s Restaurant on
East King Street.
James Charles Tesseneer, 28,
of 405 North Cansler Street, and
Jeffrey Alan Carroll, 23, of 208
Benfield Road, were charged
along with Kevin Kirsh, 27, of :
105 Bellwood Drive, Clover,
S.C., Turley Wendell Kelly, 23
of 4912 Duncan Lane, Gastonia,
and Sheryl Ann Lawrence, 23,
of 327 Sharview Circle,
Charlotte.
The charges were the result of
.a 1% month long investigation
of major drug dealers in Gaston
and Cleveland counties and the
York, S.C., area. The Gastonia
‘and Kings
~ Departments and the State
Bureau of Investigation took
MDA (methylendioxyam-
. phetamine) was seized.
All persons arrested are in
Gaston County jail under
$200,000 bonds. :
Kirsh is the son of South
Carolina Representative Herbert
Kirsh, whose district includes
York County.
He was charged with posses-
sion of MDA, possession with in-
tent to sell MDA and conspiracy
to sell and deliver Schedule I
controlled substances.
Kelly was booked on 13 drug-
related charges, Tesseneer on
five charges, and Carroll and Ms.
Lawrence on three charges each.
At least two shots--and
possibly more-were fired during
the arrests in the back parking
lot of Hardees. Police said one of
the suspects pulled a shotgun on
them as they attempted to take
them into custody, but no one
was hurt. :
KM Lad
Dies From
Injuries
An 11-year-old Kings Moun-
tain boy died Monday in the
Charleston, S.C., Medical Center
from injuries sustained in an
automobile accident.
Funeral services for William
Edward Conrad, of 3170 Mid-
pines, will be conducted Thurs-
day at 2 p.m. at Masters Funeral
Home Chapel by Sister Shirley
Annis and Brother Grady Annis.
Burial will be in Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
William is survived by his
father, Johnny D. Conrad of
Gastonia; his mother, Glenda
Mason Martin of Charleston,
S.C.; two brothers, Michael John
Conrad and Brian Scott Martin
of Charleston; his maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs,
~ James Mason of Kings. Moun-
tain; his paternal grandmother,
Mrs. Winonia Woods of Bryson
City; and his paternal great-
grandmother, Mrs. Estelle
Thompson of Gastonia.
allows for the deregulation of gas
through 1985.
“The cost for natural gas is
still just a fraction of the costs of
other. fuels,” Heath pointed out.
“Something has moved oil prices
down the last couple of months,
but the two are still far apart.”
Heath pointed out that the ci-
ty decreased its rate by 35 cents
last November. “We had some
break then,” he said, “but I don’t
expect that to be the case in the
future.”
Commissioner - Jim Childers
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1982
pointed out that “the average
citizen is not going to realize this
is in effect until the next heating
= season, because we're close now
to the end of the heating season.
Then, we’re going to be hit with
‘Why did you go Up on our gas
rates’.”
In other action Monday night,
the board:
*Approved a contract bet-
ween the City Fire Department
and parties outside the city limits
to provide fire coverage. The
cost will be $250 per year. Fire
Chief Gene Tignor pointed out
that the contract is for industries
and businesses only. The 2,000
homes outside the city which are
served by the fire department
will still be covered under their
home fire insurance. ‘
*Authorized advertisement
for bids for an additonal aerator
for the Pilot Creek Treatment
Plant. ;
*Approved a request from
Parkdale Mills to place no park-
ing signs on the south side of
Oak Street between Railroad
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21-Cent Gas Increase Okayed By City Boa: u
Avenue and South Cansler
Street.
*Approved plans and
specifications for restoration of a
wall at the old Roses Store which
was recently demolished by
wind, and authorized advertise-
ment for bids for the project.
Marvin (Pete) Baugham of L.
Pegram Holland Jr. Architects
said the wall design will be iden-
tical as before, but the wall this
time will be anchored by 16” and
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24” hooked anchors. He said it is
not a “nail-type” anchor which
was used in the wall before.
*Received and forwarded to
the Zoning Board a request from
Bobby R. Collins to rézone pro-
perty on Gantt Street from R-8
to Light Industry.
* Authorized advertisement of
bids for city liability ‘and
workmen’s compensation in-
surance.
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ROCK-A-THON - February
is Heart Month and residents
of the Kings Mountain Con-
valescent Center did their
part to fight heart disease by
holding a rock-a-thon. As the
residents rocked, Carolyn
Bell (background) of the Ad-
ministrative Staff circulated
through the crowd and col-
lected pledges. “The Swing-
ing Mountaineers”--Kings
Mountain's Senior Citizen
Band--and other musical
groups provided the enter-
tainment. -
Photo by Gary Stewart
Mountain Police
s, of $80,000 worth, of
ADOPT SCHOOL LEADERS - Pictured above
are some of the people who will be coor-
dinating the Adopt-A-School program, which
was officially kicked off in Kings Mountain at
a breakfast last Friday at KMHS. Left to right
are June Lee, school board chairman: Wanda
Conner, parent coordinator; Madeline McEI-
Photo by Gary Stewart
veen, guest speaker and coordinator of the
statewide program: Madelyn Efird, volunteer
specialist for the 6th Education Region;
Superintendent William Davis;
Mickler of Governor Hunt's staff; William
Hager, community schools coordinator; and
Gail Hightower, teacher coordinator.
Jimmie
Adopt School Program
Kicked Off Here Friday
By GARY STEWART
Editor
Kings Mountain District
Schools officially kicked off an
Adopt-A-School program with a
breakfast for school and industry
officials Friday morning at the
KMHS cafeteria.
The Adopt-A-School program
is a statewide effort, sponsored
by the State Department of
Public Instruction and Com-
munity Schools Act, to promote
the use of volunteers in the
public schools.
Orientation meetings are plan-
ned for 10 a.m. Friday at each
school in the: KM. district. At
that time, Principals and persons
“who have volunteered as teacher
and parent coordinators of the
programs will inform the public
of the procedures of administer-
ing the program and the in-
dividual school needs. All in-
terested persons are urged to at-
tend the meetings.
Madeline McElveen, an
educator for 39 years and the
Coordinator of Volunteers for
the Governor’s Office of Citizen
. Affairs Primary Reading and
Adopt-A-School programs for
the past four years, was the guest
speaker at Friday’s breakfast
meeting.
Mrs. McElveen, who en-
couages the participation of in-
dustries, businesses, individuals
and churches in school pro-
grams, told the crowd that a
dedicated teacher “is the greatest
resource we have on this earth,
CORRECTION
A story in last week’s Herald
on cable TV services for Kings
Mountain should have stated
that HBO never shows X-rated
movies and R-rated movies are
shown only after 8 p.m.
but they have to have help in
reaching people. Most of us are
where we are because someone
helped us get here,” she said.
Schools have been in the pro-
cess of assessing needs, both in
the areas of academics, and
material necessities. The in-
dustries, individuals, churches
and other groups are urged to
provide the volunteer personnel
and, when necessary, funds to
provide the “necessities. Mrs.
McElveen cited several cases of
need in schools which seemed
unattainable but were met
because people worked together.
“This is the fourth year of the
program, and it’s nothing more
than people helping people,” she
noted. She said there were 32
school systems in the program
last year and 55 more have join-
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Her ottie: will be located in
the Herald Publishing House
building on King Street and
Canterbury Road. The Nation-
wide office was previously
located on West Mountain
Street.
Mrs. McPhail, who formerly
worked at the Nationwide Office
in Gastonia, will offer a full line
‘of insurance, including auto, fire
and business line insurances, in-
cluding group insurance.
Mrs. McPhail has had exten-
sive training in business line in-
surance, and also has her
securities license.
“I am anxious to begin work
here,” she said, “and anxious to
get involved in the Kings Moun-
SHARON McPHAIL
tain community.”
Mrs. McPhail and her hus-
band, Skip, and their four
children, reside in Gastonia.
They are active in First United
Methodist Church.
Funeral Services Held
For Walter Harmon, 54
Funeral services were con-
ducted Monday at 2 p.m. at Cen-
tral United Methodist Church
for Walter D. Harmon, 54, of
409 Phifer Road.
His pastor, Rev. Ivan
Stephens, officiated. Burial was
in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Mr. Harmon died Saturday at
Kings Mountain Hospital.
A Kings Mountain native, he
was the son of the late Walter D.
Harmon and the late Sarah Mae
Harmon Beam. He was
employed as Office Manager of
Champion Construction Com-
pany.
He was a graduate of Kings
Mountain High School and
Gardner-Webb College, and a
veteran, of World War Two. He
was a member of Central United
Methodist Church.
Surviving are his stepfather,
Ben Beam of Kings Mountain;
his wife, Barbara (Bobbie) Sim-
mons Harmon of Kings Moun-
tain; one son, Walter D. (Chip)
Harmon Jr: of Kings Mountain;'
two daughters, Mrs. Barbara
Lynn Howell and Teresa Lee
Wright, both of Charlotte; one
brother, William Harmon of Mt.
Airy; three sisters, Miss
Margaret Harmon of Kings
Mountain, Mrs. Dorothy Harrill
of Clearwater, Fla.,’ and Mrs.
Palmer (Mary Ann) Huffstetler
of Cherryville.
Ricky Eugene Sipe, 20,
Killed In One-Car Wreck
A 20-year-old Route 4, Kings
Mountain man was killed early
Saturday morning when he lost
control of the car he was driving
and crashed on the Kings Moun-
tain State Park Road.
Ricky Eugene Sipe was dead
on arrival at York County
Hospital. An unidentified
passenger was treated and releas-
ed.
Sipe was the son of David
Eugene and Elizbeth Bell Sipe of
Route 4, Kings Mountain.
Other survivors include two
brothers, James and Jeffrey Sipe
of Kings Mountain; and three
sisters, Mrs. James (Kathy)
Humphries and Miss Patricia
Ann Sipe, both of Kings Moun-
tain, and Mrs. Harvey (Rebecca)
Revis of Easley, S.C.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Monday at 3:30 p.m. at
Harris Funeral Home Chapel by
the Rev. Jack Flintom. Burial
was in Mountain Rest Cemtery.