VOL. 98 NUMBER 5
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1985
Man Dies
In Wreck
Horace Lee Martin, 65, of
Route 1, York Road, was killed
Monday night in an automobile
accident enroute to church.
Funeral services will be con-
ducted Thursday afternoon at 3
p.m. from Oak View Baptist
Church of which he was a
member. His pastor, Rev. Rob-
bie Moore, will officiate at the
rites and interment will be in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
CC Tax
Listing
Underway
Tax listing will continue in
Kings Mountain and Cleveland
County through the end of
January.
Property owners may list their
taxes every weekday between
8:30 a.m. and:'5 p.m. at the
Governmental Services Facilities
Center (new city hall) in Kings
Mountain.
* Special Saturday tax listing
will be held at ‘the Grover
Rescue Squad on Sat., Jan. 12
“and Sat., Jan. 26 from 8:30 a.m.
until 1 p.m.
« Property owners who do not
Lol ehgireanusity JonuarySdiwill
be subject to a late-listing penal-
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N.C. Highway Patrolman J.D.
Dunn said that Martin was
riding in a 1969 Volkswagon
operated by David Sloan Timms,
56, of Route 1, which was turn-
ing left into the Oak View Bap-
tist Church parking lot on York
Road. The Timms vehicle,
traveling south on N.C. 161, was
struck in the passenger door by a
1985 Plymouth operated by
Jean Carlton Mobley, of 926
North Highland St., Gastonia.
Martin was killed instantly at
6:45 p.m. and both Timms and
Mobley, 27, were treated for in-
juries. at Kings Mountain
Hospital where Timms was ad-
. mitted.
Trooper Dunn said that when
the Timms car was struck it roll-
ed over and came to rest on its
wheels in the roadway. The
Mobley vehicle spun around and
came to rest partially on the
shoulder of the roadway.
Timms was charged with
death by vehicle.
Mr. Martin, a bachelor, was
son of the late Ambrose C. and
Texie Martin. He is survived by
three brothers, Thomas J. Mar-
tin, Ambrose Martin, Jr. and
Donald Martin, all of. Kings
Mountain.
The family will receive friends
Wednesday night from 7 to 9
p.m. ‘at Sisk-Butler Funeral
Home in Bessemer City.
Timms and Martin were on
their way to. Oak View Baptist
Charaka attend a Men's Sut:
day School Class supper when:
the accident occurred.
CONDUCTOR Assistant Conductor Jackson Parkhurst will
direct the N.C. Symphony Chamber Orchestra in a lively pops
concert on Jan. 17th at B.N. Barnes Auditorium.
Symphony To Perform
January 17 At KMHS
The North Carolina Sym-
phony Chamber Orchestra is
coming to Kings Mountain
Thursday, Jan. 17th, at 8 p.m. in
B.N. Barnes Auditorium.
Under the direction of Assis-
tant Conductor Jackson
Parkhurst, the Chamber Or-
chestra will perform a lively pops
concert featuring “A Star Is
Born”, selections from “West
Side Story”, “Moon River” and
“That’s Entertainment.”
Tickets are on sale at $5.50.
‘Also on the program are
Mozart’s Overture to “The Mar-
riage Of Figaro’, Bizet’s
“Children’s Games Suite: and
Bach-Cailliet’s “Fuge In G
Minor”, and Johann Strauss’
' Overture to “Die Fiedermaus.”
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Tickets are $6 at the door on
concert night. Admission is
$3.50 for senior citizens and $2
for students.
the bloodmobile.
“Blood is urgently needed”, said Mrs. Jim ese
Cross Chapter Executive, who encouraged
citizens to give blood and save a life. \
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Kelly: Bunch, Inc. has pur-
chased the old Margrace Mill
and Pauline Mill plus 30 acres of
land in the Margrace Mill area to
develope a mini industrial park
complex.
The sale was confirmed this
week by K pian aot qgwna of
the company; « partnership with
his wife, Bernice, and their sons,
Wendell Bunch, Philip Bunch,
and Johnny Bunch and
daughter-in-law, Diana. Bunch,
all of whom work for the family-
owned business on Grover
Road. °
Kelly Bunch, President of the
company, said that the metal
fabrication sales and manufac-
turing the firm will move from
its present location on Grover
Road to the Margrace Mill loca-
tion. He said the 335,000 square
feet of floor space in the mill will
be used by his company and part
of the Margrace Plant and
Pauline Plant will be available
for lease to other firms and tex-
tile oriented companies:
Both the mills are to be
rehabilitated and renovated ex-
tensively, said Bunch, who said
that several firms are interested
in leasing the space for commer-
cial purposes.
The 30 plus acres of property
Bunch acquired is located behind
his house, on Margrace Road,
and in the area of the new Junior
High School and includes also a
lake. Bunch says he plans to
develope the - area’ for new
residences. 5
The Bunch family also owns
the former Margrace Store,
which is just across the street
from the old Margrace Mill.
The present Bunch, Inc.
building on Grover Road will be
Aerial View Of Margrace Plant
Bunch Buys Mills
Aerial View Of Pauline Plant
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sold or leased, said Bunch.
Bunch, In. includes a commer-
cial wood working shop which
builds huge cab stands for
Freightliner of Mount Holly for
11 different models. Bunch, Inc.
also’ manufactures material
"handling equipment and special
machinery for Reliance Electric
Rubber Maid of Statesville,
Fiber Industries and Eaton Cor-
poration.
Kings Mountain’s oldest mill,
Pauline Mill, was built by the
Neisler Family of Kings Moun-
tain in 1919, who also founded
the Margrace Mill. The mills
were sold to several other
owners in later years and shut
down four years ago.
“Our family is very excited
about rehabilitation and renova-
tion of these two mills which
have been familiar landmarks in
Kings Mountain for many
vears”, said Bunch.
The industrial property was
acquired from Victor Palmea &
Company of Philadelphia, Pa.
Neisler Mills, Inc., was found-
ed by C.E. Neisler. His father,
Joseph Neisler, operated a textile
mill in nearby Concord at the
time of the Civil War. CE.
Neisler’s wife was the daughter
of W.A. Mauney, who built the
first textile mill in Kings Moun-
tain in 1888.
Having learned the Textile
Business under his father, Mr.
Neisler ran his father-in-law’s
Mill in Kings Mountain and also
six spinning mills owned by Mr.
Mauney and others. In 1910 he
founded the present Company,
Neisler Mills, Inc., and with his
own capital built another, the
Pauline weaving mill, named in
honor of his wife. The mill made
cotton damask tablecloths and
napkins. In 1919 the Margrace
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Board Discusses Water, Sewer
Water and sewer were the
main
Monday’s regular monthly
meeting of the Grover Town
Council.
Mayor Bill McCarter told the
board that the State of North
Carolina has asked the board to
supply information on estimated
expenditures for water system
improvements and expansion for
the next three to five years so the
state can better plan its fund
allocations.
The board discussed possible
lines that might have to be in-
stalled to supply water to new
and existing housing
developments and Commis-
sioner Ronald Queen suggested
purchasing some fire hydrants to
be stored for use in emergencies.
topics of discussion at
In a related matter, Mayor
McCarter said a tree recently fell
on power lines at Pump Number
One but that Duke Power,
Southern Bell and the town had
made the necessary repairs.
McCarter informed the board
that real estate appraiser Ralph
Gilbert had been in town for the
past several days appraising pro-
perty which will be used for right
of ways for the proposed sewer
system. Commissioners sug-
gested that a special beard
meeting be called if Gilbert com-
pletes his work before the
scheduled February meeting on
February 4.
In other matters, the board:
*Authorized Mayor McCarter
to offer to purchase a small tract
of property which adjoins the
proposed new recreation park.
*Discussed having a
community-wide observance of
the town’s Centennial. The.town
will be 100 years. old on
February S but commissioners
agreed the observance should be
in the spring. The town recently
purchased a green Centennial
flag and approved the purchase
of 1,000 Centennial stickers (0
be placed on letterheads and
water bills during the celebration
period.
*Authorized McCarter to
look into the cost of a new police
car.
* Approved payment of $350
to Pat Patterson for installation
of Christmas lights.
* Approved installation of a
12” metal culvert on Timberland
Road to correct a water drainage
problem.
Mine Buys KM Brick
Kings Mountain Brick Com-
pany on Grovef Road is now
wholly owned by the parent
company, The English Mica
Company.
Matt Ferro, owner of The
English Mica Company, Kings
Mountain Mica Company and
U.S. Mica Company purchased
minority stock in Kings Moun-
tain Brick Company owned by
Don McGinnis of Kings Moun-
tain on Dec. 28th.
Kings Mountain
employs 40 people.
Brick