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Six Auto
Accidents
Reported
Property . damages were
minor in six automobile ac-
cidents occurring in the city
during the past week, accor-
ding to Marty Blanton,
secretary to KMPD Chief
‘Jackie Barrett.
Lena Bullard, of Bessemer
City, operating a 1982 Ford,
hit a 1980 Honda operated by
Martina Williamson, of Pine
Manor Apts., doing $300
damage to the Williamson
car and $300 to the Bullard
automobile. :
James Roberts, Route 5.
operating a 1980 Buick on
Mountain Street, hit a 1978
Mercury operated by Margie
Bridges, Cansler St., doing
‘$500 to the Bridges car and
-$200 to the Roberts vehicle.
Cheryl Whitaker, of
Bessemer City, operating a
1977 Pontiac, hit a 1982
Nissan operated by Timothy
Stalcup of Brevard, doing
$600 to the Nissan and $200 to
the Pontiac.
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June Dobson, of Clover.
S.C., operating a 1976 Olds
which was not damaged, hit a
1975 Ford operated by Elaine
Grigg, of Castlewood Drive.
in the parking lot of Winn :
Dixie. The Grigg car was
damaged $400.
Delilah Whitesides, of Pine
Manor Apts., operating a 1969
Dodge which was not damag-
ed, hit a:1984 Olds doing $120
~ damage.
Mike Galloway, Route 4,
operating a 1984 Dodge on
York Road, hit a 1983 Pontiac
operated by Bobby Barnes of
Dallas, doing $1800 to the
Barnes vehicle and $500 to the
Galloway car.
Bakers Visit
‘Relatives Here
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ray
Baker of Washington, D
visited relatives in Ki
Mountain recently.
The Bakers came especial-
ly to visit his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Mercier. Mr.
Mercier is recuperating from
a broken hip. Mrs. Baker is
the former Virginia Gaither
Herndon.
Margrace Road Resident
Injured In House Fire
Johnny Edward Grier, 5200
Margrace Road, escaped
© through a window of his burn-
ing house Tuesday morning,
but not before being burned
over 10 percent of his body. .
The Kings Mountain man
remains in serious condition
in the Burn Center of North
Carolina Memorial Hospital
with second degree burns on
both hands and one shoulder
Jones Is
From Page 1-A
teaches a Sunday School
class at KM Convalescent
Center. Before joining Jones
Intercable, Fulton was a
brickmason, joining Cable
Systems, Inc. three years
ago. He remained with the
company when Cable
Systems was purchased by
Jones Intercable.
Mrs. Cloninger, a native of
Gastonia, grew up in Lowell
and graduated from
Holbrook High School in 1966.
She married Mike Cloninger
15 years ago and they are the
parents of a son, Tim, 14, and
a daughter, Cori, 5. They
have resided in Cherryville
four years. Mrs. Cloninger
Man Injured In Wreck
From Page 1-A
Property damages totaled
$4900, including $2,000 to the
Dobson car, $400 to the
Michaels truck and $2500 to
the 1976 Chevrolet truck
operated by Gallman.
Assistant Chief Bob Hayes,
one of the city police officers
Blanton, Hunt and several
“firefighters walked to the top
TRAPPED IN HOUSE - Elaine Ollemi, left, tells Kings Mountain Rescue Squad
member Roy Hammett that the rescue ambulance was one of the prettiest sites she'd
ever seen Monday afternoon when she was unable to escape her house while woods near-
the fire toward her home. Ms. Ollemi recently underwent
~ surgery and was in the house alone when fire broke out at Buzzard’s Roost, a small peak
on the Kings Mountain range, and spread to the Love Valley community.
by burned and the winds blew
Monday Afternoon Fire
Keeps Firefighters Busy
From Page 1-A
the Sheriff’s department six
youths were later charged
with unlawful open burning.
Arrested and released on
$300 bond each were Troy
Dean Greene, 18, of 705 Park
Avenue, Shelby: David
Thomas Byers, 20, of 1421
North Post Road, Shelby:
Christopher Hilton Evans, 19,
of 5116 Leander Street,
Shelby; Sharon Denise
Powell, 17, of 112 Ella Street,
Shelby; Lisa Rena McIntyre
of Banks Road, Grover; and
Gary Benjamin Ruppe, 18, of
1131 Crestview Drive, Shelby.
Arresting Officer Roy
of the peak, where they said
the group had built a camp-
fire. Blanton said they were
not charged with shooting
Roman candles because they
were not seen shooting. the
fireworks. ;
Blanton said the group had
and with face and hands sing-
ed. He was transferred from
Kings Mountain Hospital to
Chapel Hill about 4 a.m.
Tuesday.
Bethlehem and Grover
Fire Departments responded
to the blaze which destroyed
the house, owned by Clara
dye.
“The fire apparently started
in the chimney.
Moving
formerly worked with Cable
Systems in Cherryville, join-
ing Jones Intercable two
years ago.
Cable customers are en-
couraged to enter The Herald
building at the front door.
which faces W. King Street.
Jones Intercable will be open
five days a week beginning
April 1 in the new location.
“We are happy to welcome
Jones Intercable to The
Herald and feel that this will
be a convenient location for
this Kings Mountain
business, offering plenty of
office space and parking
facilities,’’ said .Herald
Publisher Garland Atkins.
at the scene, said the acci-
dent could have been much
worse in mid-afternoon traf-
fic. “Traffic on the bypass
about 3:30 is quite heavy
every day about this time’,
he remarked.
Ptl. Don Ivey charged
Gallman with improper
brakes and failing to stop at a
stop sign.
nothing to do with the fire.
Firemen from Bethlehem.
Number Three, Grover and
Oak Grove from Cleveland
County, and Bethany from
York County, as well as
bulldozer operators from the
South Carolina Forestry Ser-
vice and other volunteers
participated in the effort.
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Photo by Gary Stewart
Thursday, March 21, 1985-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 5A
Woman Comes Home,
Scares Away Burglars
Lori Allen, 909 First Street,
apparently came home from
work early and scared off
burglars who had stacked up
furniture at her home and
were ready to cart it off,
Kings Mountain Police
Department reported.
The breaking and entering
incident was among those
under investigation by Kings
Mountain Police this week.
Ila Mcintyre, 406 E. King
St., reported that someone
burst a taillight on her vehi-
cle parked in her yard.
Kings Mountain Aging Pro-
gram reported that a break-
ing, entering and larceny oc-
curred in the kitchen area
after 1:30 p.m. when the
building closed March 14th
and $75 in cash was taken.
Gloria Corder, 1821 Alpine
Drive, reported that someone
recorder, bank and two boxes
of tapes valued at $315 from
her residence.
Karen Lail, Route 2,
reported the theft of a pocket-
book from ‘her car and
damage to her vehicle, a total
of $375 in loss and damages.
Food Lion, West Gate
Plaza, reported that someone
did $200 in damage to a drink
machine in front of the
business.
Leroy Blanton, of Blanton
Washerette, reported
damages to a drink box and
theft of $25 in change from
the box.
A bottle was thrown into
the residence at 104 E. King
St. doing $25 in damage.
A tire was punctured on a
rental car parked in front of
First Citizens Bank & Trust
took a stereo. cassette tape Company.
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Meanwhile, firemen and
forestry officials ask citizens
to be careful with the use of
matches and cigarettes and
remind the public that.
because of dry weather con-
ditions and high March
winds, that a statewide ban
on burning is in effect until
further notice.
FOR 50 YEARS.
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