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VOL. 100
#2 NUMBER 32
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1987
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
WES DUPIN
Says PTL Has ‘Wounded’ Evangelism
Dupin: Evangelism With Integrity
Clyde Dupin Crusade
Director Wes Dupin said this
week that controversies sur-
rounding the PTL television
ministry had caused serious
credibility problems for
America’s evangelical move-
ment but that his father,
Evangelist Clyde Dupin who
comes to Kings Mountain
Aug. 16-22 for a week of ser-
vices, will continue to preach
and use ministries such as
Billy Graham’s as models of
“evangelism with integrity.”
Dupin was the guest
speaker at a Businessmen’s
luncheon at Holiday Inn
where final plans were made
to raise $25,000, the budget
needed for the crusade here,
none of which goes for
salaries.
‘Evangelism has been
wounded’, Dupin siad, *“‘Peo-
ple out there are wonder are
we all like Jim and Tammy,
like Oral and Richard. The
church will go on. Our
ministry has a board of direc-
tors which sets my Dad’s
salary,” he said.
A budget set for the Kings
Mountain crusade covers
publicity, and other costs and
any money left over helps
finance crusades in places
like Haiti, where 45,000 peo-
ple gathered during one
Dupin Crusade.
The spirit of the Dupin
reach people and youth, and |
Dupin, who is Crusade and
music director for Clyde
Dupin Ministries, talked
about some of those ex-
periences at last
Wednesday’s Businessmen’s
luncheon at which Mrs. Ruby
Alexander presided.
Crusade has a good track
record for snaring hard-to-
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James Carroll, of 415 Bat-
tleground ave., self-
employed heavy equipment
operator, filed Wednesday
morning for the office of
mayor.
Filing deadline for city
political office ends at noon
Friday with Becky Cook,
Meadowbrook Road, or
James Carroll at Community
Grover, the latter who will
receive last-minute filing
fees Friday until noon at
Community Grover.
As of today, incumbent
‘Mayor John Henry Moss had
iced if he plans to
fia a Arr
offer for his ninth term at Ci-
ty Hall. The Mayor will an-
nounce his decision Thursday
afternoon at 4 p.m. Mayor
Moss said, in a statement,‘I
urge any citizen who has a
desire to seek the office ot
Mayor to exercise his or her
privilege to run for the
office.‘
The three incumbent com-
missioners whose terms are
up in October have filed for
re-election.
Mayor Moss has served
nearly a quarter of a century
in city politics, serving on the
board of commissioners
two years from Ward 4
James Carroll Joins Race
For Mayor, Moss Still Quiet
then elected to eight terms as
mayor, serving from
1963-64.In 1963-64 the tax rate
was $1.50 per $100 valuation
and the governmental
budget, contained in three
pages, was $839,986 and
$256,420 in utilities budget. In
1986-87 the utilities budget is
$12,610.922 and the govern-
mental budget is $4,140,396
contained in 164 pages and
the tax rate is 50 cents’ per
$100 valuation.
In addition to James Car-
roll, of 415 Battleground,
other mayoral first-time can-
A new city policy charging $10 late fee to
utility customers is under fire from some
citizens who say they plan to present peti-
tions opposing the ‘‘Cash Management
Plan” at the Aug. 18th meeting of the City
Board of Commissioners.
Ann and Vernon Short, of 107 McGinnis
-St., are circulating petitions in their
neighborhood. The Shorts contend the city
should have notified utility customers al
least a month in advance (and the notice at-
tached to the utility bills) before beginning
the new policy which was recommended by
City Clerk Marvin Chappell and unanimous-
ly passed by the city board on June 30th.
The Shorfs say their water bill, normally
$3.33 a month, zoomed to $12.83 in May and
has been running $5.23 to $7.13 a month.
Their meter has been covered in mud and
standing full of water. The Short’s next door
neighbor’s meter at 105 McGinnis St. is
buried in sand.
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‘heir ater meter in front of their residence on McGinnis Street, which meter
Lave ‘een unable to read because of dirt clogged and standing water. Mrs. Short
‘ating petitions opposing a $10 late fee charge recently imposed by the city to
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Late Fee Upsets Citizens
City Commissioner Norman King says he
is aware of the Short problem and that of
others in the neighborhood and is working
with city workmen to correct the problems.
Mr. and Mrs. Short and Diane Strickland,
of 109 McGinnis St., renewed their com-
plaint with the city about a gulley on their
property which had 19 inches of standing
water on June 3. Strickland said city
workmen ordered pipe two years ago lo
make the repairs.
Jim McGinnis, of 814 First St., complain-
ed of heavy undergrowth on his property
and argues it is the city’s responsibility to
clean it up. Codes Director Bob Davies says
the property does not belong to the city.
An open ditch and unguarded culvert
passes under First Street and has overtlow-
ed several times and the overgrowth is ex-
tensive. The culvert is not large enough to
carry the accumulated run-off waters from
surrounding properties during heavy rains.
IRVIN ALLEN, JR.
Goforth, Jenkins Challenge
is being challenged by two
political newcomers, Carl W.
Goforth, of 907 Crescent Cir-
cle, and Ken Jenkins of 417 S.
Battleground Ave. Goforth
filed Tuesday. Allen filed for
re-election last Thursday.
Allen served two years in
the Air Force in Germany
and North Africa during
World War II and is in the
construction and transporta-
tion business. His father, Ir-
vin Allen Sr. was sheriff of
Cleveland County during the
Depression and his brother,
Haywood Allen, was sheriff
during the 1960s and 1970s. He
is married to Shirley Houser
Allen and they reside on Cres-
cent Circle. Allen made no of-
ficial filing statement.
Manager of the Kings
Mountain Federal Credit
Union on York Road and an
accountant almost all his
adult life, Goforth joined the
former Margrace Credit
Union 21 years ago. He mov-
ed to Kings Mountain in 1959 -
from Hendersonville where
he operated a bakery for four
years. He is a former
member of the Kings Moun-
tain Lions Club and served
formerly for two years on the
Church Council at Resurrec-
tion Lutheran Church where
he is a member. He is mar-
ried to the former Myrtle
Misenheimer and they are
parents of a son, Deneill
Goforth of Fountain Inn, S.C.
and a daughter, Mrs. Ginger
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family includes five grand-
children and five great-
grandchildren.
KEN JENKINS
ong experience as :
countant will be an asset to
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22-Year Board Veteran
King Files In
A five-man race is on in
District IV with the filing
Tuesday of veteran District
IV Commissioner
King.
King has served on the
board of city commissioners
for 22 years and is being
challenged by four first-time
candidates, three of whom
are former city employees
and former policemen.
Challenging King are
Retired Police Chief Jackie
Dean Barrett, former KMPD
officers Joe King, now with
the Cleveland County
Sheriff’s Department, and
Mike Sanders, property
manager for a private com-
pany, and mail carrier Jeff
Gregory.
All city commissioner in-
cumbents, King, Irvin Allen,
Jr. and Corbet Nicholson,
have now officially filed for
office and are being challeng-
ed on Oct. 6 at the polls.
Nicholson, who has also serv-
ed for several terms on the
board, is being challenged by
political newcomer Norma
Bridges, of 824 Cleveland
Avenue.
Allen, of District I, is being
opposed by first-time can-
STEVE WILSON
FLOYD SANDERS, JR.
Norman §
District 4
NORMAN KING
didate Carl Goforth of
Meadowbrook Road.
Filing deadline is noon Fri-
day. Last-minute candidates
may file on Friday morning
with James Carroll at Com-
munity Grocery on Waco
Road. Carroll, a member of
the city elections board, will
accept filing fees for Mrs.
Becky Cook, Chairman of the
Board, who will be in
Durham. Mrs. Cook will ac-
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Two More File
For Km Board
A race developed for two
seats on the Kings Mountain
Board of Education this week
when Floyd William (Will)
Sanders Jr. and Steve Wilson
announced their candidacies.
They challenge incumbent
Doyle Campbell and
newcomer Susan Belt Nov. 3.
Veteran school board
member June Lee recently
announced she would not
seek re-election.
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