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VOL. 104 NO. 23
Voters ousted two incumbent county
commissioners Tuesday and nominated
challengers Cecil Dickson of Shelby and Sam
Gold of Earl in a run-off in which only 13
percent of the registered voters went to the polls.
Gold led the race with 3,184 votes followed
by Dickson with 3,144. Joe Cabaniss, the
incumbent county commission chairman, ran
third with 1,965 votes and two-term incumbent
Jack Spangler was fourth with 1,785.
Gold and Dickson join E. T. Vanhoy on the
November ballot and face Republicans Charlie
Harry, incumbent; Robert Williams, and Glenn
Short in the general election.
The runoff was marked by last-minute tactics
from both incumbents and challengers,
including advertisements from Concerned
Citizens of Cleveland County calling for
Dyelech
to build
near KM
DyeTech Industries Inc., a com-
mission dyer and finisher of tubu-
lar knit goods, is building a $2 mil-
lion plant on Countryside Road and
expects to employ 60-70 people
initially by late October.
The pariners in the industry,
John Gage, Mike Hawkins and
Cecil Robinson, made the an-
nouncement at a press conference
Friday morning at Governmental
Bacilities Center.
Gage said the majority of the
fabric processed by DyeTech will
be used in active wear such as golf
DyeTech has begun construction
on a six acre tract on Countryside
Road, the former Plonk property,
near the intersection of Highway
74 Bypass and Business 74.
Metrolina Builders is contractor for
the 40,000 square feet metal build-
ing which will be enhanced by a
portico. At full capacity the plant is
expected to employ 100 people.
Gage said that DyeTech has
been in the planning stages for
over one year. "After looking at
various locations in North and
South Carolina we decided on
Kings Mountain because of the ex-
tra effort and assistance provided
by city and county governments,"
said Gage. Funding for the opera-
tion has been provided by First
National Bank of Cleveland
County and. Region C
Development Corporation Inc. of
Rutherfordton, a Small Business
Administration-backed small busi-
ness lender.
Gage said the plan will cater to
cut and sew companies and knit-
ting companies with in-house dye
houses. He said he and his partners
got the idea for a business of their
own after working in industry for
many years. Hawkins and Gage
sold chemicals. Robinson was as-
sociated with a local dyeing and
finishing plant for many years.
"Tt was our dream to start a busi-
ness of our own. Textiles are com-
See Dye, 8-A
"change" and distribution of letters to county
employees saying if challengers won that it
would mean a hike in taxes and less benefits for
employees.
Gold, a carpenter for Duke Power Company
who like Dickson sought election for the first
time, said, "I'm tickled to death."
In Kings Mountain the incumbents carried
both city boxes, falling behind the challengers at
Grover and Bethware boxes. The two
challengers scored easily in other areas of the
county.
At Bethware precinct the vote was Gold, 51;
Spangler, 49; Cabaniss, 48; and Dickson, 44.
At Grover precinct the vote was: Gold, 47;
Dickson, 47; Cabaniss, 30; Spangler, 25.
Cabaniss led the West precinct with 118
followed by Spangler with 107. Dickson
ountain police. of-
land County's only
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5 fepherd police dogs Tank ang Joker to form KMPD's first K-9 patrol.
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agility and strict obedience, Dogs are trained by their
new owners to perform building and box searches,
i sniff for drugs, track suspects through woods and
their lives and homes.
"All the guys laughed at me when I called Tank
~ mama's boy but I tend to him just like I would a
child,"said Rikard. Tank responded as Frank to his
former owner Brian Hawkins, a deputy with the
~ Cleveland County Sheriff's Department. It was a real
tongue-twister for Rena to say "fetch it Frank" SO
Frank soon became Tank and completed his training
~ with Rena as Tank. Joker's real name is Joseph Gavin
Thor and he and his master finished K-9 training to-
gether two years ago when the program started here.
Police dogs must maintain proper diets, just like
humans, and their kennels must protect them from
rain or hot sun,
Police dogs are trained to bite one time and hold a
~ suspect until the officer arrives. With 42 teeth in their
‘mouth, the animals put 900-1200 pounds of pressure
on their jaws. Officers in training feel the bite even
through a protected sleeve.
- When police use a dog to make an arrest, they ex-
ert the same amount of force as a night stick, a PR
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received 63 and Gold 56.
At East King Mountain Cabaniss led with 59
votes followed by Spangler with 52; Gold with
22, and Dickson with 15.
The county also sided with Teena S. Little in
her contest with Vernon Robinson for the
Republican nomination for Superintendent of
Public Instruction. However, the county vote
totals were not as overwhelming for Little as
were the Democrats in their choice for
commissioner nominees. Little faces incumbent
Bob Etheridge on the November ballot.
vote.
Election officials cailed the turnout Tuesday
somewhat better than expected for a second
race, citing the heat-up in recent weeks in the
commissioner race for the increased activity.
See Rikard, 9-A
Fryer walking history of KM
A total of 41,000 people are registered to
CECIL DICKSON
SAM GOLD
Grover Board
GROVER - A preliminary bud-
get of $238,855.00 is on the table
for consideration by Town Board
which anticipates formal adoption
June 15 at public hearing.
The budget, up $41,618 from
last year's budget of $197,237,
holds the line on expenses, accord-
ing to Mayor Ronald Queen, and
includes a merit raise for the town's
four employees: clerk Sheila
Lamp, full-time police officers
Paul Cash and Robbie Sides, and
maintenance worker Dean Cansby.
The budget sets the same tax
rate: 20 cents per $100 valuation
for the general fund and .09 cents
per $100 valuation for the water
and sewer fund. The town will re-
ceive $31,720 from Powell Bill
funds for street improvements,
down $18,081.00 from last year.
Revenues of $141,480 are pro-
jected from the utility fund.
Included in the budget are adminis-
trative costs of $54,641 up $10,262
and including cost of a copier;
Town Hall expenses of $10,255,
and a police budget of $49,542
plus $17,180 for operational ex-
penses of the police department;
$14,750 for park improvements at
Brice Harry Memorial Park, and
professional fees of $11,850. in-
cluding maintenance agreement on
computer software.
"Money will be tight this year
and we need to stick closely to the
budget,” said Queen, taking the oc-
casion to praise the town clerk for
her assistance in preparation of the
preliminary budget. The budget is
open for review at town hall until
June 15.
In other actions, Council:
mm Approved purchase of a 1992
Caprice Classic police car, includ-
ing "rocker" lights new to county
law enforcement and other safety
features of the four-door, white ve-
hicle. The car, purchased on state
contract for $11,900, is to be deliv-
ered Friday. The mayor said the
$15,000 cost for the car and addi-
plans budget
tional equipment was budgeted last
year.
m Approved purchase of bush
hog at cost of $525 for use on the
$7500 tractor mower the board
bought last month.
m Paid Carl Champion
$7,525.42 for seeding, engineering
fees, and repair work at Brice
Harry Memorial Park open from
6:30 a.m, - 10 p.m. daily. The
mayor said the walking track is in
good shape, the ball field diamond
is fenced and seeded but no lights
are up yet. He reported that bsik
stops have been added in addiiion
to reseeding. The board expects to
receive nearly $7,000 from the
county for a recreation grant to pay
for the park improvements.
Authorized the mayor to buy a
new pump for the waste treatment
lift station at cost of $4,862.,
Approved street paving on,
several downtown streets, includ-
ing Poplar and Briarcliff Roads and
designated commissioners to tour
the streets and look at sidewalks
which need repair. Before the end
of June the town will spend up to
$40,000 for street improvements
paid for in last year's budget.
The Mayor reported that a
grant application for recycling had
been turned down by the state and
asked board members to help
search for a big trailer or cotton
wagon for the town to use for de-
posits of plastic. Currently, the
town has containers for clear,
brown, and green glass, aluminum,
and paper. "We can't fuss at our
people for not recycling until we
get something to put it in but some-
thing must be done or the town will
have to charge a tipping fee similar
to other towns," said Queen.
Approved $258 per year for
listings and advertisement on the
Grover Lions Club community cal-
endar which features a front page
cover picture of the Town Hall.
See Grover, 2-A
HAZEL FRYER
By ELIZABETH STEWART
Of The Herald Staff
When Thomas Wolfe wrote 'you
can't go home again’ he didn't
know Hazel Herndon Fryer.
The popular and versatile former
Mauney Memorial Librarian did
come home again 22 years ago and
hopes she has returned to the com-
munity some of the treasures it has
given her.
Fryer, now retired from the
Library, hasn't retired from reading
nor from collecting historical items
that speak of her roots and those of
her Kings Mountain neighbors. Her
keen interest in the Kings
Mountain Historical Society is leg-
end. She was one of the organizers
and the first president of the Kings
Mountain Historical Museum
Society and is still pushing for the
city to soon renovate the old Post
Office building so that she can dis-
play more than 2,000 artifacts and
historical pieces in the police de-
partment building downtown.
When the city fathers started
work on the 1974 Centennial
Celebration in town they looked no
further than Mrs. Fryer who they
asked to co-edit with Lynn
Mauney the "Second Fifty Years,"
in the Centennial historical booklet
sold during the Celebration. During
her tenure on the library staff she
helped update the library, adding
two new Junior Rooms and a
Carolina Room and saw visitation
to the library grow.
Her avid interest in reading
made her the perfect second coor-
dinator of the Library Literacy pro-
gram, following in the footsteps of
Martha P. Bridges. Matching up
students and tutors is a rewarding
role, she says. Hazel also volun-
teers at the Crisis Ministry and
stocks shelves and distributes food
at the food bank. While serving as
president of the Women of the
Church at First Presbyterian
Church she helped Martha Bridges
of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
organize the present successful an-
nual dinner of KM Council of
Church Women.
Hazel also volunteers at the
See Fryer, 8-A
RECEIVES DIPLOMA - Jonathon Blalock receives his diploma
from KMHS Principal Jackie Lavender at Friday's graduation exer-
cises at B.N. Barnes Auditorium. 207 seniors received diplomas in the
first KMHS graduation held indoors in 16 years.
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