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VOL. 100 NUMBER 5 WeoNESoAY, JANUARY 25, 1967
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KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORT
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Alcohol Applications |
To Be Taken Friday |
SNOWY KINGS MOUNTAIN - The range of Kings Moun- crippled parts of the county for a day as driving was difficult
tain and the farm land which serves as its footstool made for and many homes were without power. After things returned
a pretty picture during last week’s 12-inch snow. The snow to normal, citizens could appreciate its beauty.
Winter Storm Hits KM
Kings Mountain area
citizens were recovering this
| week from a major
snowstorm which dumped
between 9-12 inches of snow
in some areas Wednesday
tight and Thursday.
~ Last week’s wintry blast
Wind weekend icing caused
| some inconveniences to in-
town residents but none of the
power outages experienced
y residents of the outlying
communities. Residents of
the Dixon and Love Valley
communities on Route 4 were
without power in some sec-
tions 24-30 hours. Power was
restored Friday afternoon
and by Friday evening power
had been restored to “ail
Cleveland County customers
by Rutherford Electric and
Duke Power company crews.
Highways were cleared
Monday but driveways,
especially in the rural areas
of the city, were yet to be
cleared. Warmer
temperatures were aiding the
clean-up effort.
Area stores were reporting
a booming business on Satur-
day for snow chains, portable
oil heaters and shovels. Lines
were long at most grocer
stores in town as citizens,
_ fearing they would be snowed
“in again, were stocking up on
milk, eggs, bread and other
necessities.
It was back to school ui
Tuesday at 10 a.m. for area
school pupils who had en-
joyed a long holiday, beginn-
ing with two-day work day for
teachers Thursday and F'ri-
day, followed by a snow day
on Monday. Few teachers
were able, due to the weather
conditions, to report to school
for workdays. Sleet and
freezing rain Sunday covered
roads with an icy glaze and
temperatures dropped..
All mail deliveries were
cancelled in Cleveland Coun-
ty Thursday due to safety fac-
tors and late delivery of mail
to the local postoffices. Knee-
deep snow brought few peo-
ple to town and travel was
hazardous.
City of Kings Mountain
street crews had all streets
cleared and back parking lots
by noon Monday, according
to Department of
Maintenance Head Karl
Moss. All city church parking
lots were cleared on Satur-
day, according to Moss, who
commended the street
department under the direc-
tion of Emmett Moss for
“long hours of work to clear
off snow off city streets to
y
make them driveable.”” Moss
said that he appreciated the
cooperation of Kings Moun-
tain citizens and said that his
iy ent nad answered all
Walls. “We gid not clear off
any private driveways in
town’’ he said.He said some
workers worked 17-40 hours
in snow removal and their
first priority was to clean the
streets, although they receiv-
ed 21 legitimate complaints
from citizens.‘‘We had lots of
calls from citizens wanting us
to scrape driveways but we
are not permitted to do that
and did not’ he said.
Moss said that he knew of
at least two citizens who pro-
ved to be ‘‘good samaritans’
for citizens needing to get out
of driveways. Scott Neisler,
who recently bought a back-
hoe from the city, was clear-
ing off driveways as was
garage operator Jim Leigh.
Moss said there were no
power outages or reports of
frozen pipes. He said the city
operated a ‘‘command post”
on a 24 hour day basis from
the Public Works Depart-
ment and that all calls from
citizens came through City
Hall and the City Police
Department. Moss said some
citizens complained that city
crews, in process of remov-
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Kings Mountain area
citizens may be able to buy
beer and wine in the city
within four to five weeks.
Permit applications will be
taken Friday morning at 10
a.m. at Holiday Inn from
those interested in on and off-
remise sale of malt
everages, according to
Deputy ABC Commissioner
Bill Cole of Raleigh.
Mr. Cole said that
representatives of the state
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Commission will be here to
talk with those interested and
to take applications for per-
mits. Cole estimated that per-
mits usually take four to five
weeks to be approved.
Cole said that setting up an
ABC store, which voters also
approved at the polls
Jan.20th, will take more
time. First step in that pro-
cedure is appointment of a
three-member local ABC
Commission by the city board
of commissioners. Once ap-
pointed, that commission
must meet with state ABC of-
ficials to learn proper pro-
cedures for running an ABC
Store. The commission must
then choose a location for the
store and advertise the
store’s location for 30 days.
The state Alcohol Law En-
forcement(ALE) must then
investigate the potential
store site to insure that all
transactions are proper. The
state ALE officer, who will
come out of the Hickory of-
fice, will also be meeting Fri-
day morning,as well as an
auditor,with local people in-
terested in selling beer and
wine to answer questions and
explain procedures.
“When the local ABC Com-
mission comes to Raleigh we
will give them a tour of the
central warehouse facility
and show how orders will be
processed and go over state
statutes and rules for opera-
tion of ABC stores. An auditor
will also talk with them about
bookkeeping procedures,said
Cole.
Employees ‘Relieved’ With Pay
After Incident In Shelby
Ptl. Don Johnson and City
Animal Control Officer
Stretch Bollinger were
“relieved of duty, with pay,
pending an investigation by
the Kings Mountain Police
Department and the SBI,
following an incident involv-
ing some type of altercation
Tuesday night,”’ according to
KMPD Ptl. Commander-
Captain Bob Hayes.
Shelby Magistrate John
Allen said he drew up three
warrants Tuesday night
charging Phillip Bollinger,
30, son of Animal Control Of-
ficer Stretch Bollinger of the
All permit applications
will be thoroughly in- |
vestigated by ALE officers,
said Cole,and then for varded
to Raleigh where permits will
be printed and issued to
qualifying individuals.
Jim Carroll, a member of
the city board of elections,
explained that the soon-to-be-
appointed ABC Commission
has no control over the malt
beverage issuing of
permits.‘‘The local ABC
Commission will control only
the city ABC Store” he said.
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Re-Count
Is Denied
A recount request of ABC
election results was denied
Tuesday morning by 3-0 vote
of the Kings Mountain Board
of Elections after a hearing
by the three-member board |
which involved both “Dry’’ |
and “Wet” forces.
Rev. Gene Land, represen- |
ting the Kings Mountain
Positive Action League op-
posed to the recent alcohol
referendum, based the re- |
quest on two factors: fatigue |
among election workers that
may have caused at least one
vote to have been mis-
counted; and confirmed |
reports that at least two peo-
ple who voted were ineligible
because they were outside ci-
ty residents. Land also said
the recount should be allowed 1}
because a precedent for gran- |. J
ting a recount was establish- |
ed by the board of elections in |
1983 when the three issues in |
that ABC referendum were
disapproved by margins
greater than this present
ABC referendum. The |
margins were 32, 67 and 72. In
that referendum, he said the |
recount was ordered ‘‘in what |
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KM Police Department, with
running a red light, resisting
arrest, and assault on police
officer, Kings Mountain
Police Department Ptl. Don
Johnson.
Allen said young Bollinger
was released in the custody of
his brother-in-law at 11 p.m.
Tuesday after posting bond.
Trial date is Feb. 3 in
Cleveland County District
Court.
Magistrate Allen confirm-
ed reports that Stretch Boll-
inger and Mrs. Linda Hern-
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KM Forecaster Predicts
Seven More Snows In ‘87
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snowman she and other members of her family created at
their home in Kings Mountain during Thursday’s 12-inch |
snow. Unmeasurable snows fell again on Sunday and Tues-
day nights.
WORK OF ART - Sheldon Lynn points with pride to a huge |
Local weather forecaster
Arthur Biltcliffe has been
keeping charts on the
weather for years and accor-
ding to Biltcliffe Kings Moun-
tain citizens can look forward
to more of the white stuff they
received the past weekend.
Can you believe seven
more snows this winter?
His reasoning is that it’s
been 12 degrees warmer this
winter than last year when
the low dipped to 4 and 5
degrees. The low this winter
recorded by Biltcliffe at his
home on Goforth Street was
17 degrees yesterday morn-
ng.
Biltcliffe’s forecast calls
for more of the all-wet-heavy
| stick-to-the-highway
snow.‘ ‘Nature’s going back
on the wet circuit after a dry
cycle with more water and
cold blasts’ .he said.
Mr. Biltcliffe, who posts
temperatures on his weather
chart everyday, doesn’t en-
joy his hobby as much now
ecause of failing eyesight.‘‘I
can see to put up my figures
but then I can’t read
them’ he says.Snow would
be good for the farmers’ he
said.
Farmers who live in outly-
ing areas say they appreciate
“more water’ but hope
Biltcliffe’s predictions about
snow in February and March
are wrong. After last week's
wintery blast of snow and ice,
they're thinking spring.
Arthur Bilteliffe
...Predicts More Snow
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