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VOL. 87 NUMBER 35
THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1984 - KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
A rash of break-ins in East
Kings ‘Mountain Wednesday
kept police hopping from early
morning until late afternoon.
Police recovered a stolen truck
and television equipment valued
at $1,000 but are still looking for
the vandals who ripped off Ideal
TV Rentals, 219 S. Battleground
Ave., and then hit Barnette Fur-
) niture, 429 N. Piedmont Ave.,
! Linwood Speed Wash, 805
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Cleveland Ave., Butler
Refrigeration, 310 N. Piedmont
Ave., and Childers Heating, 309
N. Cansler Street, all in the same
. evening apparently.
The breaking and entering in-
cidents began Tuesday night in
the area and were being reported
about every 15 minutes to
KMPD all day Wednesday, ac-
cording to Marty Blanton,
secretary to KMPD Chief Jackie
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Barrett. Police theorize the
breakins were the work of two
sets of thieves operating the
community, said Mrs. Blanton.
According to police reports,
three black males took a 1983
Chevrolet truck, owned by Den-
nis Connor, Tuesday night after
Ptl. Jerry Kates gave chase to
, one of the trio when he spotted
him running from Ideal TV Ren-
tals in downtown Kings Moun-
tain, lost him in a footrace at the
same time that Sgt. John Belk
was giving chase to a suspect in a
1982 Ford Escort and had been
parked behind the Blazer
Building. Several TV sets and
VCR machines estimated at
$1,000 were removed from Ideal
TV Rentals shortly before mid-
night. Police say the vandals
stole the truck from the Country
Club parking area after mid-
night. The truck and some of the
stolen merchandise was later
recovered in Charlotte.
herald add rash of thefts
Tommy Barnette, of Barnette
Furniture, reported $664 in mer-
chandise was stolen from his
business on N. Piedmont
Avenue. He called KMPD at
6:45 a.m. Wednesday to report
that an air conditioner, walkie
talkie, handtools and component
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were taken during a break-in. A
thief or thieves cut the telephone
wires at the building. :
At 7 am. Wednesday Lin- {
wood Speed Wash reported to
KMPD that someone stole 25
watermelons valued at $125.
At 7:35 am. Wednesday ¢
Butler Refrigeration, 310 N.
Piedmont, reported a break-in in ¢
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SUPER SALESMAN - Shawn Smith, above, shows off his check
for $100 he received for selling 20 new subscriptions to The
Kings Mountain Herald in the summer subscription drive.
Smith collected a total of $220.50 and decided to take the cash
instead of a bicycle.
Shawn Smith, 13
Super Salesman
Shawn Smith, 13, of the Ebenezer Community, is the top
salesman this week in the Kings Mountain Herald’s summer
subscription drive.
The son of Bernard and Elizabeth Smith, Shawn sold 20 new
subscriptions to The Herald, and instead of accepting the red
10-speed bicycle he had won, he took the cash, a check for
$110.00, half the amount he h
subscriptions, $220.50.
ad collected for 20 one-year
Shawn doesn’t plan to quit selling Heralds just because he
sold the magic number of 20. He plans to continue until Aug.
24, last day of the campaign in which boys and girls are earning
extra cash for back to school clothes and end-of-summer vaca-
tions.
Anyone selling 20 subscriptions may choose a new 10-speed
Western Flyer bike or a black and white television set, or $5 for
each year subscription sold. A two year subscription counts as
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uick Thinking Leads To Arrests
Quick thinking by Kings
Mountain Dog Warden Stretch
Bollinger, a former KM Police
officer, led to the apprehension
of four alleged armed bandits
Friday afternoon by KM Police
after a local clothing store was
robbed.
Bollinger, on routine patrol, .
spotted a green 1971 Buick °
speeding along Highway 161
and radioed for police officers to
stop. the car. Until the officers
stopped and then approached
“the car, they di, ‘not know it ws
a getaway car since the
Cleveland County Communica-
tions Center had not had time to
broadcast an armed robbery
bulletin.
The suspects surrendered to
KM Police without incident, ac-
cording to Cleveland County
Sheriff’s Assistant Chief Deputy
Grady Goode.
A 22 caliber pistol and $4,000
School
Bells
To Ring
School bells will ring for Kings
Mountain District pupils on
Tuesday, Aug. 21.
It will be back to school for
Kings Mountain district teachers
on Monday, Aug. 13th, which
marks the opening of the
1984-85 term of school.
The total staff will meet in the
cafeteria of Kings Mountain
Senior High School for breakfast
at 8 am. on Wednesday morn-
ing, Aug. 15. The program will
“include comments by Supt. Bill
Davis and an address by Phillip
Dail, the 1984-85 North
Carolina Teacher of the Year.
Students who will be atten-
ding Kings Mountain schools
forthe first time are asked to con-
tact the school office prior to the
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JAYCEE GIFT TO BOYS CLUB - Jaycee President Brad Tate, left. presents to Boy's Club
Treasurer Tommy Bennett check for $360 from the Kings Mountain civic club. Back row, Jim
Godfrey, past state Jaycee president. Jaycee District Director Larry Hamrick, Jr.. Jaycee
State Vice President Joe Walker and Jaycee External Director Bob Maner. KM Boy's Club is
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worth of clothing were
recovered from the car, accor-
ding to sheriff’s reports.
Charged in the alleged rob-
bery of Clothesline Jean Shop on
Highway 74 East were four
Charlotteans: Billy
Grier,Jr.,35;Gerard Davidson,
35; Rosa Cureto, 36, of 1901 Lit-
tle Rock Road, and Reginald
Barnett Gibson, 20, of 825 Gates
St. They were jailed without
bond in Shelby on three counts
ech ‘of arined 10bbeiy, five
counts of second degree kidnap-
ping and one count of con-
spiracy.
Chief Deputy Goode com-
mended the quick action of the
Kings Mountain Police Depart-
ment. “Without their help we
would not have had much of a
chance. Can you imagine trying
to find a car on I-85 when you
don’t have a description?”
According to Det. Sgt. Joe
King and Chief Deputy Goode,
the bandits allegedly robbed the
Clothesline Jean Shop about 2
p.m. at gunpoint, took money
and jewelry from the storeowner
and a customer before forcing
them into a rear dressing room
where they and three other vic-
tims were bound.
According to officer’s reports,
another customer and her voung
grandchild entered the store as
the alleged robbery was in pro-
gress and they were forced into
the dressing room with the other
victims. Except for the child, all
the victims had their wrists taped.
together and were blindfolded
with tape. No one was injured.
Local officers assisting in the
arrest of the suspects were Sgt.
John Belk, Ptl. Jerry Kates, Ptl.
CABLELINK GETS BIG ORDER - Cablelink, Inc. of Kings Mountain got a $1.7 order last week
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Derrick Johnson, Chief J. D.
Barrett, Det. Sgt. Richard
Reynolds, Det. James Camp and
‘SBI Agent David Bridges.
for computer modems. Pictured at the plant are from left to right, front row, Jim Murphy. Igor
Boguslavsky of Chicago, Ill., Plant Manager Murphy. Igor Boguslavsky of Chicago, Il1., Plant
Manager Clyde J. Schultz, Tom Harrison and William Solomon. Back row, from left, Joe Stug
Sturgeon, Bob Voss, and Mary Schiffler.
Million Order For Cablelink
A $1.7 million order for com-
puter modems. That’s what a
relatively-new Kings Mountain
industry received a purchase
order for this week.
Cablelink, Inc., founded Nov.
1, 1982 and operating at 311
Childers St. for the sole purpose
of manufacturing molded cable
assemblies for the computer and
instrument industry, signed the
contract with U.S. Robotics, Inc.
of Chicago, Ill. Friday.
General Manager Clyde J.
Schultz said the local plant will
begin shipments in November
and expect to have the order
completed within 10 months.
Schultz said the local plant,
which now employs 30 produc-
tion workers on two shifts, will
be hiring at least 20 more
employees by end of November
and will begin operations of a
third shift by that time.
Igor Boguslavsky of Chicago,
Ill, Director of Purchasing for
U.S. Robotics, Inc., was in Kings
Mountain Friday to tour the
local facility. Others representing
the company were Jim Murphy,
Mary Schiffler, Tom Harrison,
of MetCom Associates and sales
representatives for Cablelink
Bob Hejnosz and Robinson
Nugent, Inc. regional sales
manager Bob Voss.
Cablelink of Kings Mountain
made its first shipment of com-
puter cable parts in July 1983
with a production staff of three.
Most all 30 employees are local
people who came to work
through federally and state fund-
ed training programs and repre-
sent a very diverse group ranging
in age from 18 to 58 years.
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