Page 12A-THE KINGS: TOUNTAIN Sn TE E La i ® wi SR FRESH PRODUCE, FRESH NEWS - Fred Owens of HERALD-Thursday, November 1, 1990 23 INRa: We, Kings Mountain reads the news while i } X waiting for a customer at his produce stand on King Street. Fresh apples and pumpkins signal the end of summer and the fast-approaching fall and winter season. Kings Mountain Police Report INCIDENTS William Walter Stroup, 807 Katherine Ave., reported larceny of a circular saw valued at $75. Brenda Dickson Barrett, 115 McGinnis St., reported damage to her 1985 Cheverolet Blazer in the amount of $1,500 and larceny of a radar detec- tor valued at $199, a CB radio valued at $189 and a spare tire and tire cover valued at $160. Steven Rupert, 407 A Baker St., re- ported larceny of a diamond ring val- ued at $650 and a black onyx valued at $120. North Elementary School, 900 N. Ramsuer St., reported a breaking and entering with $50 damage to a window in the teachers' lounge. Dan Phillips, 3844 Battleground Ave., Greensboro, reported larceny of one set of PING golf clubs valued at $1,000 from his car while parked at the Comfort Inn York Rd. parking lot. Plonk Tire Co., 227 S. Cherokee St., reported larceny of tires valued at $91.16 when someone drove off with- out paying for the tires. Catherine Stucker, 48 Chesterfield Apartments, reported someone tried to break into her apartment and damaged a screen door in the amount of $20. Homer Eugene Kale, 1139 Mitchell St., Shelby, reported that someone cut two of his automobile tires while the car was parked in the lot at Mauney Hosiety Mill. The value of the tires was $86. E. J. Broadwell, 406 Garrison Dr., reported someone broke into his resi- dence and the larceny of one PING golf bag valued at $150 and assorted golf clubs valued at $1,800. The Waffle House, I-85 and 161 south, reported the larceny of food by persons who left without paying for food. Price of food, $11.40. Elizabeth Lockhart, Apt. 15 Chesterfield, reported someone dam- aged the door to her apartment in the amount of $100. Express Store, 212 W. King St., re- ported larceny of $5 worth of gas when - someone drove off without paying. The Handy Pantry, 225 N. Cleveland Ave., reported the larceny of four cases of beer valued at $35 when someone left the store without paying. Pantry #781, 301 Phifer Rd., report- ed the larceny of one 12 pack of beer valued at $7.49 when someone grabbed the beer and ran from the store. Clarence Samuel Sisk, 312 N. Dilling St., reported someone broke in- to his residence, struck him on his head and took his government check in the amount of $868.05. Sara Jane Blanton, 2452 Cobb Rd., reported someone entered her apart- ment and took a purse from the table and ran outside. She reported the larce- ny of a brown leather purse valued at $80 and a necklace valued at $120. William Walter Stroup, 807 Katherine Ave., reported larceny of 3 sets of metric socket tools valued at $15 taken from a storage building. WRECKS OCT. 22 A 1990 Ford driven by Al Franklin Brackett, 1012 N. Piedmont Ave., backed into a 1980 Chevrolet truck driven by Jimmy Lee Mote, 7180 Midpines, in the parking lot of Depot Stop N Go. Mote said he let his vehicle roll into the parking lot to try and get it started and it stopped behind Brackett's car. Brackett said he noticed Mote was having some problems and when he looked back at Mote at the gas pumps, Brackett stated that he did not see Mote anywhere. He started backing up and struck Mote's vehicle. Ptl. R. K. Rikard investigated. Damage to the Mote vehicle was estimated at $1,500. A 1984 Chevrolet driven by Paula Cash Walker, P.O. Box 853, was trying to make a left turn onto Floyd St. off York Rd. when she lost control and hit a telephone pole at the corner of York Rd. and Floyd St. Pil. J. W. Hendrick Jr. investigated. Estimated damage to the car, $3,000. OCT. 23 Ptl. J. W. Hendrick Jr. reported that a 1975 Chevrolet driven by Lottie Gariett Means, 311 E. Ridge St., was waiting to make a left turn onto N. Carpenter St. from E. King St. when a 1986 Chevrolet driven by Gertrude Pearson Barrett, Rt. 5 Box 86 Gold Run Ct, struck the Means vehicle in the rear. Both vehicles were traveling east on King St. Estimated damage to the Barrett vehicle, $1,500 and to the Means vehicle, $100. OCT. 25 A 1989 Mazda truck driven by Larry Levon Yarborough Jr., 125 College Rd. Apartments, Shelby, at- tempted to stop at a stop sign at Mountain and King streets and because of wet road conditions slid into the in- tersection where he attempted to get out of the path of a 1985 Chevrolet Truck driven by Khamphanh Bounlarouapha, 527-B Gresham Rd., Marietta, Ga. Ptl. B. F. Melvin reported that the Yarborough vehicle was struck by the Bounlarouapha vehicle while still in the roadway. Damage to the Yarborough vehicle was estimated at $1,500 and to the other vehicle, $1,000. Sgt. R.N. Garris reported that a 1981 Pontiac driven by Shirley Hambright Wingard, 3250 Midpines, was backing out of a parking space at the Kings Mountain Plaza Parking Lot while she was looking at a truck beside her when she backed into a parked ve- hicle owned by Robert Grey Davis Sr., 406 Hawthorne Rd. The Davis vehicle had an estimated $800 in damages and the Wingard vehicle $100 in damages. OCT. 26 A 1983 Isuzu driven by Ann Marie Nolen, 2822 Dresden Dr., Gastonia, was backing up in the Hardees parking lot when a third party opened the pas- senger side door causing the door to strike pedestrian Lesley Anne McIntyre, 1318 Fletcher Rd., Polkville, to the ground. Ptl. R. W. Thomas re- ported an estimated $10 damage to the vehicle. Books Are Donated To Gardner-Webb The Patrick D. Nanney family of Forest City recently donated 358 books to the Gardner-Webb College Library. The books, which date from the mid-1800s, were part of a collec- tion owned by the late Professor Burwell Henderson Bridges and were donated in his memory. Professor Bridges, better known as "Professor Burt," operated Bridges Academy, the first school in Boiling Springs. VOTE FOR Kings Mountain Native PAMELA MORRISON EDWARDS Clerk of Superior Court Conservative with a Conscience Nov. 6, 1990 Paid political advertising. HGregory "Greg" Smith | District Court Judge egory "Greg" Smith ‘Caring and Qualified" “i iliicon Paid for by Gregory C. Smith Campaign, Ellis C. Kurkendall, Treasurer JudgeNew Seat Cleveland & Lincoln Leaf Collection Begins In City The City of Kings Mountain is starting its leaf collection program this month. Citizens are asked to note the following changes over previous years' procedures: *Leaves will be picked up on a continual basis throughout the city. *If you have an excessive amount of leaves, call 734-0735 or 734-0736 to place a work order. *No sticks, rocks or trash are to be mixed with the leaves or they will not be picked up. The leaf ma- chine is not equipped for those types of debris. *There will be no plastic bags full of leaves picked up this year due to new requirements given to the city by the Cleveland County landfill. Citizens with questions may call the Public Works Department be- tween 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday (734-0735 or 734-0736). BUS DRIVER CLASSES School bus driver classes will be taught in room 2160 at Cleveland Community College from 8 a.m-3 p.m. November 27, 28 and 29. For more information, call David Hinson at 482-3438. Call 739-3434 to find out the time. 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