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Kings Mountain, N.C. Wednesday, January 26, 1972
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County Landmark Goes.. The old livestock barn familiar to
Cleveland County Fair goers since the 1920’s was the object
of a practice burning by 11 or more area volunteer fire depart
ments Sunday.
The old wooden structure was built as an exhibit hall before
being turned into the fair’s livestock barn, and had seen Its
better days. The burning started about 1 p.m. Sunday and
lasted until 3:30. See other photo inside. (Mirror Photo by
Lem Lynch)
65 Make Central Semester Honor Roll
Central Junior High has compiled its
Honor Roll lor the first semester of the
school year (August '71 - January ’72).
The following 65 students from the
seventh and eighth grades attained the
honor. The names are listed alphabet
ically, eighth grade first.
Sandra Adams, Sharon Allison, Cynthia
Beatty, Cynthia Biddix, Nadine Blanton,
Rita Blanton, Tommy Bridges, Cynthia
Anne Brown, Scott Eric Carpenter, Tanya
Brown, Donald Carroll, Tony Crawford,
Sharon Dingus, Gregory Dixon, Barney
Dye, Elizabeth Eaker, Linda Earle, Jo Ann
Floyd, Kevin Ford, Kenneth Gillespie,
Hal Glass, Rachel Goode, Penny Greene,
Karen Hambright, Kim Harmon, Lewis
Hodge, Denise Hord, Monica Hunter,
Frankie Jackson, Marian Jackson, Barba
ra Jamerson, Jeff Jones, Ann Leach,
Scott Ledford, Janice Littlejohn, Tommy
Manning, Christy Mltchem, Kakl Mauney,
Kenny Palmer, Ashley Plonk, Jo Ann
Proctor, Sam Robinson, Glenn Roberts,
Ann Rowell Tanya Sisk, Donna Smith,
Lynn Stringfellow, Kenneth Stoll, Cindy
Swofford, Ronnie Euguen Terry, Tara
Timms, Shell a Tolliver, Karen Trout,
^eff Euguen Walker, Desiree White, Jo-
Banna White, Kenneth White, Darlene Wil
son and Johnny Yarbro.
7th Grade
Kevin Allison, Tammy Appling, Janet
Bagwell, Chris Bell, Jonle Blanton, Tlndy
Bowman, Scott Brodnax, Thomas Burke,
Jr., Tammy Cynthia Blanton, Cynthia Ann
Botin, Ronnie Charles Blanton, Michael
Bumgarner, Jane Campbell, Sunni Chaney,
Kathy Crawford, Tommy Cronan, Cherry
Davis, James Richard Deaton, Barbara
Dover, Eudenia Lynn Drumm, Samuel
Christopher Fitch, John Gamble, Terry
Glass, Janice Greene, Wanda Hamrick,
David Avery Harbison, Bonnie F. Hlnn-
ant, Shelia Hinton, Christopher Michael
Holmes, Dale Hunt, Kevin Alexander Jen
kins, Angela Mangum, Shannon Martin,
Bennett John Masters, Althea McClain,
Loujeana McDevitt, Judy McGinnis, Char
lotte McDaniel, Sarah E. Maner, Beverly
Manley, Kenneth Mauney, Mark Mercier,
Susan Mltchem, Teresa Muillnax, Wesley
Narron, Sherry Norman, Regina Pearson,
John Oates Plonk, Sharon Pruett, Lee
Roberts, Joyce Robinson, Richard V,
Ross, Cynthia A. Salmons, DougSincox,
Rhon^ Shytles, Debbie Schabbuettl, Mer
cedes Smith, Robin Spears, GlendaSpear-
man, Beverly Shirley, Dawn Strickland,
Donna Sutherland, James Robert Turner,
Penny Williams, Kathy Lee Wright.
Flu Increase Not Epidemic
The flu bug has arrived, but apprently
in not taking a heavy toll in this area.
A check with the school Superintendent’s
office reveals that absentees were up to
8.4 percent Monday, but back down to 6.5
percent Tuesday. 5 percent is the normal
absentee figure.
Of those absent, said Superintendent
Donald Jones, less than hall, or 2.8 per
cent list flu or colds as the cause.
A check with a local doctor’s office re
vealed that the past two weeks have mark
ed a great Increase of patients with the
flu.
A pharmacist said there are a lot of
people suffering with flu-like symptoms-
some teens, some adults, and quite a few
children, but added that there doesn’t
seem to be a heavy wave of epidemic
proportions.
He described the virus as of short dur-
action, characterized by a sore throat,
cough, fever and aching. He also said
conditions which are very prone to the
virus spread now are weekend visitations
and confinement in large groups such as
sporting events.
Squad Answers
19 Calls
Harold Sumner, Sr., Vice President and Regional Supervisor
welcomes guests to First Citizens newest bank here in Kings
Mountain. (Mirror Photo)
Files For
Re-Election
5 Break-Ins Solved-
Arrest Is Made
A 23 year old Mid-Pines man, Michael
Gary Moss, was apprehended around 11
p.m. Monday night at North Elementary
School by three Kings Mountain policemen.
Patrolman L.D. Beaty made the actual
apprehension, but he was accompanied
by Captain Roper and patrolman Dodge.
Followlng the apprehension. Moss was
questioned and a search was made of his
home. Some merchantise was recovered
including a badge and pistol taken from
the KlngsMountainHighSchoolonjan,8th.
At noon Tuesday, Police Chief McDewitt
said that Moss would be charged with
breaking and entering, larceny, and pos
session of burgarly tools.
McDevitt said that the investigation, so
far, has linked Moss with break-ins at
Wade Ford, Falls Washerette, Hayze
Washerette, Kings Mountain HighSchool
and North Elementary.
Adopts New Election Procedures
City Accepts Fire Truck Bid
A low bid of $9,589.68 for a new fire
truck chassis was accepted by the City
Board of Commissioners Monday night.
The bid, submitted by Central Ford
Truck Sales of Charlotte, was one of three
up for consideration.
The bids had been received, as adver
tised, earlier this month, and were sub-
mitt^ to Sherman Pickard, Director of
Services for the N.C. League of Munici
palities, who is a consultant to fire de
partments throughout the state.
During the board meeting Monday, Mayor
Moss read a letter from Pickard recom
mending the Central Ford Truck Sales bid
be accepted. He also recommended the
purchase of a $57 rapid air build up for
the truck.
Also submitting bids were the Truck and
$590,358 In Food
Stamps Issued
During July 1 thru Dec. 31, 71, a total
of $590,358 in food stamps were Issued
to residents of Cleveland County, accord
ing to the United States Department of
Agriculture’s Food and NutriUonServlce,
Concord, N.C. Ofthlsamount$377,349.00
was the "free” or bonus portion.
An average of 3077 persons participated
each month. The cash outlay or purchase
requirement totaled $213,009.00.
Persons desiring information about the
Food Stamp Program should contact their
local Department of Social Services in
Shelby, N.C.
Only authorized stores may accept food
coupons. Any store desiring information
about authorization should contact the
Food and Nutrition Service Field Office,
Rm. 12, Morris Bldg., 54 South Union
Street, Concord, North Carolina, 28025.
Coach Division of General Motors of
Charlotte, and Wade Ford of Kings Moun
tain.
The low bid accepted by the city was lor
a gasoline engine truck. Central Ford
Truck Sales also submitted a bid of $10,
530.10 for a Diesel engine chassis.
G.M. bid $10,661.00 for a gasoline eng
ine, and $11,619.00 lor a Diesel. Pickard
said both the Ford and G.M. bids were
good ones. He recommended that a third
bid of $7,772.16 offered by Wade Ford not
be considered because the truck could
not meet specifications due to engine size,
front springs, and other items.
The Board of Commissioners Monday
also approved a resolution adopting ele
ction and runoff procedures for the city.
Th e only thing changed under the new
resolution is that the date of election is
changed to November Instead of May, and
the City Board of Commissioners, which
has been sitting as an elections board,
will appoint a three-man committee to
supervise elections.
The present procedure tor runoffs and
registration will continue. These changes
in election procedures were required by
state law.
In other action, the commissioners ap
proved a request to transfer a taxi cab
franchise from Weldon Morris to Kenneth
Hamrick.
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two winners of the December 15th D.A.R, Essay Contest are Central Jr. High Stu
dents Robin Spears (left) 12 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Spears of 301
Manor Road, and Sandra Adams, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Adams, Sr., of
410 Crocker St. See related story in Women’s section. (Mirror Photo)
Report lor the 3rd week of January 1972.
The squad answered 19 calls, 13 were
transport trips to the Kings Mountain Hos
pital, two were service calls and squad
members helped direct funeral traffic
twice.
Stand-by duty was for one Music Park
Show and the Wrestling Matches at the
Community Center. MUes traveled on these
trips were 145 and squad members stood
367 man hours on duty and trips.
On Sat. night Captain and Mrs. Dixon
were hosts at a party for the rescue squad
members and their families at the Fellow
ship Hall of Central Methodist Church.
Cable To Connect
Gastoniajiings Mt.,
Shelby Phone Offices
Work has begun on a project which will
provide for placing 231,800 feet of under
ground, aerial, and buried cable between
the Gastonia-South Street, Kings Moun
tain, and Shelby central offices.
This work is being done at an estimated
cost of $287,991 and will better serve our
customers said R.B. Moore, telephone
company nuinager.
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J.D. (Docid Turner, Incumbent Cleveland
County Comnilssioner, filed for re-election
to a second four-year term Monday,
A different approach to the traditional "Open House!’’
First Citizens Bank, in keeping with the tradition and history
of Kings Mountain, had men dressed in colonial uniforms to
fire Revolutionary War muskets into the air to officially open ’
their new bank building here Monday evening. With backs
turned are Lee McIntyre, local .Manager (left) and Alex Mc-
Fadyen, Asst. Vice President of First-Citizens.