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GARDENS ARE LABOR OF LOVE-Mrs. Carl Mauney, above,
stands in her gardens on East King Street which are a labor of love.
(Organic Garden
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~The house is a beautiful rock
* home with a beautifully landscaped
© lawn. Looking at it from the road,
no one would imagine that its
\ greatest features are located behind
(the house, out of the view of a ca-
sual passerby. Behind that beauti-
8 ful house, is one of the most mag-
nificent gardens anyone has ever
seen.
¢ Mrs. Carl Mauney created her
gardens with loving hands. That
| love is evident when she speaks of
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4 the garden, in which she spends
| most of her time. "It's my life. I
© just love it," she says.
= Most every day, you'll be able to
‘find Mrs. Mauney in her flower
ge
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: W J arden or her vegetable garden
3 ghing to keep crab grass and 6th-"*
er weeds from her plants. She
| keeps the ground mulched and
© weeds pulled; and, in return for the
1 favor, her plants flourish. Mrs.
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" Lisa Hord Batchler and Pat
Blanton, both employees of the
cently promoted, according to
Personnel
~~ Blanton became Purchasing
Agent on July 1 and Batchler as-
sumed Mrs. Blanton's former du-
ties as an administrative secretary
in the Kings Mountain Natural Gas
Department. Mrs. Batchler as-
~ sumes her new duties July 17.
. Mrs. Blanton, of 702 Princeton
' Drive, is married to Richard
Blanton and they have two chil-
dren, Jennifer and Wesley. She
joined the city staff 10 years ago. A
‘Labor Of Love
Mauney even buries her household
rubbish, such as fruit peels and left
overs, in her garden to fertilize her
plants.
In addition to her vegetables and
flowers, Mrs. Mauney also grows
blackberries and figs. She has a
walk-in freezer in which to keep
her vegetables and fresh cut flow-
ers.
The mother of three children;
Herman, Charles, and Kaye; Mrs.
Mauney also has nine grandchil-
dren and five great-grandchildren,
with one more soon to arrive. A
lot of Mrs. Mauney's time is spent
canning and preserving her vegeta-
bles and fruits for her family. "My
garden gives me something to do,"
she says. :
That rock house on King St. is
definitely one filled with love and
dedication. Mrs. Mauney's plants
seem to flourish on both.
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PROMOTED-Lisa Hord Batchler, seated, will assume new duties
July 17 as Administrative Secretary in the Gas Department succeed-
ing Pat Blanton, standing, who has assumed new duties as City of
Kings Mountain Purchasing Agent.
Two City Employees
Are Given Promotions
graduate of Lee Edwards High
School in Asheville, she attended
Cecil's Business College and came
to Kings Mountain from First
Union National Bank in Asheville.
Mrs. Batchler, daughter of Mrs.
Peggy Hord of Kings Mountain, is
married to Scott Batchler. They re-
side in Grover and are expecting
their first baby in November. A
graduate of Kings Mountain Senior
High school, Mrs. Batchler attend-
ed Gaston College and formerly
worked at Burch Electric and
Wales Manufacturing Company.
Mrs. Batchler came to the city 17
months ago as receptionist.
CLEVELAND, OHIO—Eaton
Corporation today announced it is
purchasing King-Seeley Inc., a unit
of Household International, Inc.
The purchase price was not dis-
closed.
Located in Kendallville, Indiana,
King-Seeley designs, manufactures
and markets electromechanical and
electronic control devices for elec-
tric ranges.
Alexander M. Cutler, President-
Controls Group for Eaton said,
"This acquisition is an excellent
complement to our existing line of
kitchen and laundry appliance con-
trols, and is yet another example of
Eaton's commitment as a full ser-
vice supplier to the global appli-
ance industry.
"Not only are King-Seeley's
products a logical extension of
Eaton's market offerings, the com-
pany is a recognized leader in the
production of high quality, durable,
and cost-effective products. We
look forward to their full participa-
tion as members of the Eaton
team," Cutler said.
Household said it is selling
King-Seeley as part of its strategic
decision to divest all its manufac-
turing operations and focus exclu-
sively on its financial services
businesses. These include con-
sumer finance and banking, com-
mercial finance and consumer in-
surance products. In 1988
Thursday, July 13, 1989-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 13A
Eaton To Purchase King-Seeley
Household reported interest margin
and other revenues of $1.2 billion.
With 43,000 employees in 22
countries, Eaton Corporation is a
manufacturer of highly engineered
products serving automotive, in-
dustrial, commercial and defense
markets. Principal products include
truck transmissions and axles, en-
gine components, electrical equip-
ment and controls. The company's
sales in 1988 were $3.5 billion,
with income from continuing oper-
ations of $228 million, or $6.11 per
share of common stock. For the
three months ending March 31,
1989, Eaton had sales of $958 mil-
lion and income from continuing
operations of $63.3 million,
SCHOOL BOARD
Kings Mountain Board of
Education will meet Monday
morning at 9:15 a.m. to name an
assistant principal at Kings
Mountain Senior High School. The
Board will meet in the
Administrative Offices on Parker
Street.
ALUMNI TO MEET
The Davidson School Alumni
Association will celebrate its 11th
reunion July 16 at 3 p.m. at Mt.
Zion Baptist Church. Dr. Everette
Thombs will be the speaker and the
Edna Roberts Crockett Singers of
Philadelphia will present a concert.
The public is invited.
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