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Tuesday, January 31, 197&-MIRROR-HERALD—Page 3 Nature Coughed.... Photos by Tom McIntyre and Gary Stewart (Begins On Page 1) Center to supply power for the night and stationed men on duty throughout the night to assist in the program. Several beds were brought in just in case. TIgnor said, “Fortunately, we didn’t need the facilities. But it was comforting to know we had things ready just in case. We’ve found out now that we can mar- shali our forces pretty quickly to assist the citizens when the need arises.” ’Ihere were several elderly residents still out of power and heat Thursday night, but all of them made arrangements to stay the night with friends and rdatives in town. A couple of examples of the most serious wind damage in the Kings Mountain area were reported as plateglass windows being blown out of Plonk Brothers building, Sample Yar dage, H&R Block and WUson ’TV. Structural damage was reported at the Woodbridge homes of Bill Daves and Ralph Hamrick and at the home of Vernon E. Smith on Rhodes Ave. where a large oak tree feUagainst the roof. Apine tree fell oan the roof of the Raymond Edwards on Brookwood Dr. and another fell on the roof of a car owned by Bill Wiggins on EUenwood Dr. Ihere were numerous calls on storage buildings being toppled, fencing torn down and trash cans completely disappearing. Damages to mobile homes in the Kings Mountain area were not major as reported in other sections of the county where trailers were completely destroyed. Larry Hamrick said his office received hindreds of calls from people with trees down in their yards and shingles missing from the roof. Hamrick said homeowners policies do not insure trees falling in yards or on playyard equipment. Only when trees fall into homes and do damage does the policy cover the situation. Hamrick also said that numerous policies have a $100 deductible clause, “which means the first $100 is paid by the homeowner. In many cases there was less than $100 damage done.” noved to a campus in !r happened cut down,” ring to show time I do a depend on. I itting there V him to go, . Waldroup, Clack, John r’s electrical tra in their mmcndatioo in these men y during last I ice storm leverance as hat you are Kings Moun- rested in the lU are to be in restoring ind employe ind the clock torm and the phones would I alright. You your number he and his 'eds of calls isible? laying heiio,” I we hing up, the receiver caller on the
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