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VOL. 96 NUMBER 10 THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1983 - KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH Ser
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The undersigned voters of The City of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, >
hereby petition the Board of Elections of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, to %
call for, to give notice of, and to conduct an election pursuant to North Carolina
General Statutes Section 18B-601 et seq., and other applicable provisions of
North Carolina law on the following issues:
(1) FOR the “off-premises” sale only of Malt Beverages
AGAINST the “off-premises” sale only of Malt Beverages
(2) FOR the “off-premises” sale only of Unfortified Wine
AGAINST the "off-premises” sale only of Unfortified Wine
(8) FOR the operation of ABC stores
AGAINST the operation of ABC stores. :
This Petition is hereby initiated by the Board of Elections this 24th day of
February, 1983. This Petition is hereby returned to the Board of Elections
this day of #1983,
Print Name As Appears On
Signature Of Voter ~~ Kings Mtn. Registration Records ~~ Address Precinct
LEGAL PETITION - This is a copy of the peti
tion initiated last week by the City Elections
Board which citizens interested in calling for
an ABC referendum must sign. The Citizens
for Legal Control, which is requesting the
:
referendum, will hold a public petition sign-
ing Saturday from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the old
bank building at the corner of Battleground
Avenue and Mountain Street.
‘tion is
ABC Petitions
Are Circulating
Petitions asking the City
Board of Elections to call for a
referendum for the off-premises
sale of malt beverages, off-
premises sale of unfortified wine
and the establishment of an
A.B.C. store in the city began
circulating last week.
The Board of Elections in-
itiated the petitions Thursday
following a request from the
Kings Mountain Citizens for
Legal Control. That committee
has 90 days to return petitions
containing at least one-fourth of
the names of the registered
voters inside the city limits.
Elections Board Chairman
Luther Bennett reported that
there were 3,734 registered
voters as of Thursday. That
means, at least 934 citizens who
were registered Thursday must
sign the petitions before an elec-
called. If 934 legal
signatures are obtained, the
Board of Elections is required by
law to hold a referendum.’
The Citizens for Legal Con-
trol, chaired by Attorney Scott
Clonjnger and Carl DeV ane, will
sporisor a public petition drive
Saturday from 9 a.m. until 4
p.m. at the old First Union Bank
building on Battleground
Avenue. Any voters who were
registered as of Thursday will be
invited to sign the petition. Clon-
inger said any persons interested
in signing but who cannot come
to the bank building Saturday
may call 7394766 and someone
will take a petition to "their
homes.
“Some petitions are already
out and the response -has been
good,” Cloninger said. “People
who sign the petition must have
“been registered by last Thursday
, but we still encourage people
who are not registered to go and
register so they can vote in the
referendum,” he said.
Persons signing the petition
must give the following informa-
tion: They must sign the peti-
tion, print their name as it ap-
. pears on the Kings Mountain
voter registration records, list
their address and their: voting
precinct.
The Citizens for Legal Control
first requested the referendum
from the City Board of Commis-
sioners, who approved it, but the
committee had to go the petition
route after the commissioners
came back two weeks later and
rescinded their action.
The Kings Mountain Positive
Action League, a group made up
mostly of ministers and church
members in the community, is
fighting the proposed election.
Persons who are not registered
to vote may register any week-
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Emergency Plan Explained To City Board
The steps of dealing with
emergencies within the city were
outlined by Commissioner
Humes Houston during Monday
night’s meeting of the Kings
Mountain City Council at the
i ‘Governmental Services Facilities
methods of handling. emergen-
cies ranging from storm damage
to train derailments and toxic
chemical spills and leakages.
Acting Police Chief J.D. Bar-
rett, Fire Chief Gene Tignor,
and Gas Superintendent Jimmy
Maney serve on the committee
other emergency officials.
The plan covers how person-
nel will handle different
emergency situations, evacua-
tion procedures, casualty situa-
tions, housing for evacuated
citizens and communications.
Houston pointed out that the
possibility of emergency situa-
EE he To Sa
; with Houston, and the commit-
* d by rescuers, |
, the Depart-
x
because the town is divided by
tions is great. in, Kings Mountain '
1978 and continously updates its
ment of Transportation and
Southern Railway and Highway
City Hunting Chief
The city of Kings Mountain
should have a new police chief
within a month.
In a surprise move at the close
of Monday night’s City Council
meeting at the Governmental
Services Facilities Center, Com-
missioner Norman King made a
motion that the personnel com-
mittee be authorized to advertise
for a police chief and bring a
recommendation to the board
within 30 days.
The motion was seconded by
Funeral Services Held
For Mrs. Sarah Mauney
Sarah Hoffman Mauney, 95,
of 115 North Piedmont Avenue,
died Thursday at 12:50 a.m. at
Kings Mountain Hospital
following declining health.
She was the daughter of the
late LM. and Martha Jane
Jenkins Hoffman and was mar-
ried to the late William Kemp
Mauney. She was a retired
teacher and a member of St.
Matthews Lutheran Church.
Survivors include four sons,
William K. Mauney Jr., George
H. Mauney and David Mauney,
all of Kings Mountain, and
NIE Week
Is Observed
Students in Kings Mountain
District Schools put their tex-
tbooks aside last week and
studied from newspapers during
national Newspaper in Educa-
tion Week.
Elementary teachers in the
five KM District Schools used
newspapers to supplement their
reading, spelling and English
lessons.
Students from North and
Bethware Schools tourned the
Herald printing plant on Canter-
bury Road Thursday morning
and got a first-hand look at how
a newspaper is composed and
printed.
Gary Stewart, Editor of the
Herald, spoke to students in
Mrs. indi Wood’s fourth grade
class at East School on Monday
morning. Letters to the Editor
from Wood’s Wonder Kids may
be found in Section B of today’s -
paper, and pictures of other
Newspaper in Education Week
activities are inside Section A.
Miles H. Mauney of Oberlin,
Ohio; 16 grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren.
Services were conducted Sun-
day at 3 p.m. at St. Matthews
Lutheran Church by the Rev.
Harwood Smith. Burial was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Pallbearers were John Moss,
Dr. Scott Mayse, James Hern-
don, Dr. Jeff Mauney, Dr. GK.
Howard Jr. and Lee Mcintyre.
Memorials may be made to St.
Matthews Lutheran Church or
to the charity of the donor’s
choice.
Commissioner Corbet Nicholson
and passed unanimously. !
In a separate matter, King’s at-
tempt to advertise for an assis-
tant city attorney = failed when
Mayor John Henry Moss refus-
ed to break a tie vote.
King made a motion that the
personnel committee also be
authorized to advertise for an
assistant to City Attorney
George Thomasson. That mo-
tion was also seconded by
Nicholson and King, Nicholson
and Commissioner Jim Childers
voted for it. Commissioners Jim
Dickey, Humes Houston and
Curt Gaffney opposed and
Mayor Moss declared the mo-
tion dead.
When Mayor Moss first asked
for the votes of those opposing
the motion, there seemed to be
some confusion as to how many
commissioners voted no. Com-
missioner King said he could not
hear the votes and asked for a
show of hands.
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HOT OFF PRESS - Tom McCluney. Darrell
Bustin and Randy Barber, left to right,
employees of Herald Publishing Company.
show students from North and Bethware
Schools the art of printing a newspaper Thurs
74 and that trains and vehicles
- carrying toxic material travel
through the town almost daily.
He pointed to the recent ice
storm and the toxic chemical
leak on a Southern Railway
tanker ‘as prime examples of
emergency situations which the
.committee’s plan cover.
“0
he said. “Numerous times you
Embezzlement
Investigated
Kings Mountain Police
Department is investigating an
alleged embezzlement of money
by. a former employee of Kings
Mountain Country Club.
Acting Chief Jackie Barrett
said he has been in contact with
the District Attorney’s office
about the case but could not
release any details.
Service
Wednesday
The third in a series of Lenten
Services will be held Wednesday
from 12:05 until 1 p.m. at Cen-
tral Untied Methodist Church.
The worship leader is the Rev.
Eric Faust of First Presbyterian
Church. The message will be
given by the Rev. J.C. Goare of
Kings Mountain Baptist Church.
A light lunch will be served at
12:30 p.m. A minimum one
dollar donation is asked.
day. The students toured the printing plant
during Newspaper in Education Week, whcih
was observed in all KM District Schools. Other
N.LE. Week pictures are inside today’s Herald.
most ‘dangerous, area. is. ¥i
going to be Southern Railway,”
can see tanker car after tanker
car on a long train coming
through town.” ;
Nearby Interstate 85 also
poses an emergency threat to the
city, Houston said, “and we are
in the flight pattern of Charlotte
International Airport and have
- the possibilities of an air crash.”
the area who have agreed to
The committee has. gotten th iy
cooperation of 27 churches in
house evacuated citizens in case
of emergencies, and has also
compiled a list of schools, com-
munity buildings and other
available shelters; as well as
names of available student and
adult bus drivers, copies of
hospital casualty plans and lists
of gisabled persons in the area
| ould have {os 3 Sp
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Dr. O.P. Lewis, 85,
Dies On Wednesday
Dr. Oliver Preston Lewis of
309 West Mountain Street,
retired Kings Mountain dentist,
died at 5:50 a.m. Wednesday at
Kings ‘Mountain Convalescent
Center. He was 85.
A native of Rutherford Coun-
ty, he was the son of the late
Joseph P. and Mary Taylor
Lewis. He was a member of First
Baptist Church, was a lifetime
member of the Kings Mountain
Kiwanis Club, a Mason, and a
member of the American Legion
and the North Carolina Dental
Society. He was a veteran of
both World War I and II.
Dr. Lewis retired in May of
1973. after 52 years of serving
the community as a dentist. He
served as a lieutenant-colonel in
the army dental corps in World
War II. World War I ended
while the young field ar-
tilleryman was enroute to
France aboard the USS
Kroonland, a captured German
vessel.
Dr. Lewis helped organize
Otis D. Green Post 155,
American Legion, here. He was
initially a member of Fred
Williams Post 75 in Rutherford-
ton.
Dr. Lewis was educated in the
Rutherford County School
System, Wake Forest University
and Emory University School of
Dentistry. He began his practice
in Kings Mountain in the old
First National Bank building.
DR. O.P. LEWIS
He is survived by his wife,
Sara Kate Ormand Lewis of the
home; one daughter, Mrs. Ken-
neth T. Nantz of Charlotte; and
two grandchildren.
Services will be conducted
Thursday at 4 p.m. at First Bap-
tist Church :'by. Dr. ‘Joel P.
Jenkins Jr. and the Rev. Eric
Faust. Burial will be in Moun-
tain Rest Cemetery.
The family received friends
Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. at
Harris Funeral Home.
Funeral Services Held
For Eloise Nickels, 87
Mrs. Eloise Willeford Nickels
of Charlotte, former Kings
Mountain school teacher, died
February 23 at 4:30 p.m. at
Presbyterian Hospital in
Charlotte. She was 87.
A Cleveland County native,
she was the daughter of the late
" Bennett Robert and Dora Bell
Willeford, and was the widow of
the late James Calvin Nickels Jr.
She was a member of First
Presbyterian Church in Kings
Mountain.
She is survived by one
daughter, Miss Nancy Nickels of
Charlotte. Her son, James
Calvin Nickels III died in service
in 1946.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Friday at 4 p.m. at First
Presbyterian Church by the Rev,
Eric Faust. Burial was in Moun-
tain Rest Cemetery.
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