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Thursday at Deal Street Park State Dixie Youth finals KM comes to aid of flood victims A Rescuers halt secirch for man feared drowned I 001 AANAVR SONTA VOL. 105 NO. 30 Fund drive Losing a loved one is a traumat- able. Lisa Adkins of Lakeland, Ohio, returned to her hometown of Kings Mountain last week for the funeral of her father, James Donald Biddix, who was buried Wednesday. When she and her husband, James, awakened Thursday morn- ing they discovered their one- month-old daughter, Danielle, was not breathing. Rescue personnel tried to revive the baby and rushed her to Kings Mountain Hospital, but she was family of deceased baby ic experience, but losing two in a matter of days is almost unbear- Alisa to assist pronounced dead on arrival. Medical officials at the hospital ruled the death SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), but Mrs. Adkins said it was a result of sleep apnea. "She was hooked up to a moni- tor, but it didn't even £0 off," Mrs. Adkins said. "Whenever she'd £0 to sleep she would forget to breathe." The Adkins couple, both unem- ployed, were miles away from home with little money, and the pain of losing a father and a child James and £3 oy their son, James. The Lisa Adkins are pictured with Adkins' one-month-old daughter Alisa died while the family was in See Baby, 5-A town for the funeral of Mrs. Adkins' father. Ex-commissioner Norman King dead For nearly a quarter of a century W. Norman King was active in city government, first in Kings Mountain for 22 years on City 7] Council and from 1989-91 on Grover Town Board two years. King, 64, of 207 Timberland Drive, Grover, { died July 26 at home. Former RING mayor John Moss said King is best remem- ered for his support in developin verve Ko re : along N.C. 29. Moss said King was very interested in progress for both cities. "Kings Mountain citizens re- elected him from Ward 4 for 22 years because he stood up for their views," said Moss. "He respected the response of the citizens. City business was really the citizens! business and he was proud to be serving them." Moss said that King was very supportive of the Moss Lake pro- ject, the building of the new city hall, the public works building, the water treatment plant and the com- munity center. Moss said King was also a leader in the efforts to set a pay scale for city employees. King's wife, Ruth, described her husband as a "people person." "Norman tried to help Kings Mountain and Grover be a better place for people to live," she said. "It wasn't hard to share him with public life because he was interest- ed in the betterment of the people.” "He was a family man and a good Christian man,” said his wife of nearly 46 years. Norman King was first elected to Kings Mountain city council in 1963, then lost one two-year term See King, 2-A Three enter School Board race A race developed for the At-Large seat on the Kings Mountain Board of Education Friday with the filing by Rev. Billy Houzc and Larry Hamrick Jr. for the scat being vacated by Priscilla Mauncy. Also filing for rc- clection to a scat represent- ing the outside district was C. A. Allison. Houze resigned [rom the board recently when he moved inside the city lim- its and was replaced by Allison, who was appointed by the board. Board chairman Ronnic Hawkins has also filed for reelec- tion to his outside-city scat on the board. Three seats are up for grabs in the November clection: two out- side-district and onc At-Large. Mauney announced recently that she will not be a candidate for re- clection. Filing deadline is August 6 at noon with the Cleveland Memory of bygone days Kings Mountain welding teacher Tim Heavner feels at home in his blacksmith shop. Blacksmithing is his hobby and a chance to enjoy life at a slower pace. KM's Tim Heavner keeps blacksmithing art alive By ELIZABETH STEWART of The Herald Staff Shades of bygone days! The village blacksmith has returned. "No, not really," says Tim Heavner. "I reckon I was born 100 years too late." Hot summer days don't dampen the Kings Mountain welding teacher's enthusiasm for his hob- by, forging tools and decorative items by heating in an open hearth and hammering the desired shapes. Heavner's shop in an old garage on Bethlehem Road is reminiscent of blacksmith shops from long ago. In fact, preserving that history was the rgason he and his friend Fred Dixon built their first forge. After Dixon died of caner, Heavner decided to continue the project and since then added forges from the farm of Ruth Gamble Mayhew and Craig Mayes and his stu- dents built a wood-burning stove. ALLISON HOUZE County Board of Elections. Allison is a retired Mountain school principal. Houze is a Baptist minister. Hamrick, a newcomer to school politics, has been associated with Warlick and Hamrick Associates, Kings Mountain insurance and real cstate agent, for 15 years. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of Larry and Evelyn Hamrick and has resided in Kings Mountain 25 years. Hamrick, 37, is a 1974 graduate of Kings Mountain High School and a 1978 graduate of Wake Forest University. He is married 10 the former Florric Pulley Hamrick Kings Dixon School See Three, 3-A Heavner's anvils, the king of the tools for the blacksmith, are a century old. One anvil came from Sweden. There are fireplace utensils, colonial style hardware and even a three-branch candelabra in one end of the cement-floored garage where there is also a Jeepster that Heavner plans to rebuild fof carpentry! teacher Wayne Thompson, and a neighbor's lawn- mower. Many of the items Heavner can forge were once made purely for necessity and are now made for dec- orative purposes. Heavner's handiwork decorates a new cabin owned by Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Eskridge. The decorative ironwork includes the shutter hinges, door pulls and latches and a candelabra in the loft. Heavner said that a Mr. Wehunt worked in a black- smith shop in the mid 1960's in Kings Mountain and other local smiths were Frealo Mayes and Ray Thornburg. As society changed, so has the work of See Heavner, 3-A Ashley Chambers, city administrative assistant, points out the Road route where the city will run water lines to serve new Kings Mountain customers. Twenty-one families signed Kings Mountain, Thursday, July 29, 1993 Z > Oo c = > . 0 5 d0¢ Ren —-od finally ends Almost all property owners were smiling after a controversial zon- ing hearing ended Tuesday night before a packed crowd at City Hall. Two new zoning classifications were established unanimously by City Council which means only single family dwellings may be built in Ashbrook, Belvedere and Temple Park subdivisions but Council voted 5-1 over the objec- tions of Councilman Phil Hager that existing properties of realtors Larry Hamrick Sr., Mike Brown and Hal Plonk in the package un- der consideration remain in exist- ing zones, a decision that raised the question of spot zoning from Councilwoman Norma Bridges. Attorney Mickey Corry said that the changes would not constitute Spot zoning. Brown and Plonk said they were concerned if there was a fire that under the new zoning classifica- tions as proposed they would not be able to built back. Brown and Plonk won't be able to build more duplexes in the three subdivisions but both said they were happy with the board's decision. "I'm very pleased," said Brown, who owns four other lots and apartments in Ashbrook Park. keep what he had. Mrs. Hamrick said that her family had bought property off Waco Road some years ago and had made no deci- sion about its development. Under the present R-8 classification, the Hamricks would be able to built duplexes or single family dwellings. "It's easy for you to sit back and say that the decision tonight won't affect you but your decision should be made for the community and not politically motivated," said Annie Thombs of Ashbrook com- munity. "We have more apartments than any other area in town." Jim and Barbara Chaffee and Tom Limbaugh said more apart- ment building would create even heavier traffic in the three subdivi- sions and that some subdivisions have only one entrance and one ex- 1L. Brown, who spoke against the limiting of more building of multi family dwellings in the subdivi- sions, said that he had evicted only one Ashbrook tenant and that he had heard of no problems until neighbors asked for the zoning change. Plonk called the proposal to lump his property on Waco Road See Zoning, 5-A ala frat] Lake project gets approval A barge and pump operation got the green light from City Council Tuesday night to remove sand from the upper end of Moss Lake in ex- change for the sand. Mayor Scott Neisler called the move an "early present from Santa Claus." The agreement for Phase I of the dredging project will authorize Delta Aggregates Inc. to process 100,000 tons of sand annually for the next 10 years on site for its as- phalt plant in Gastonia. City Manager George Wood said the arrangement will save the city major dollars. He said the Doran textile dam area in the upper part of the lake is the critical source of sand entering into the lake. Dredgers will put up a crane near the old dam. The crane would drag a large bucket across the lake's bottom, dipping out sand one bucket at a time. The other bidder was Robert E. Lee Co. of Kings Mountain. The city will be responsible for > never intended to plexes but wanted to establishing an access road at the | site and for policing the area, post-\| ing danger and no trespassing signs and securing regular permits and inspections. David Bumgardner, Delta presi- dent, in a memorandum to the city utilities committee, said that three acres will be required to process the sand and a two-lane road must be constructed to the site. In addi- tion, Delta will collaborate with Concrete Supply to remove sand from Moss Lake proper. Bumgardner said that the operation could quickly restore lost volume to Moss Lake but mobilizing such an operation is expensive and a long term commitment is essen- tial. The agreement specifies the city will be responsible for gaining ac- cess to the lake front property where the sand plant would operate and with acquiring the necessary E.P.A. permits. The portable equip- ment to be placed on the site would include a Link Belt Dragline, a Pecor sand screening plant, a Cat Rubber tire loader and various con- veyors and dump trucks. Bumgardner said the operation will be the sole source of sand for Delta and will be expected to pro- vide up to 100,000 tons of material per year, Delta will be responsible, See Lake, 5-A Families sign-up for city water Twenty-one familics on Dixon School Road signed up for city wa- ter Monday afternoon. The informational meeting of city officials and 40 Dixon School Road residents was held at City Hall. Roger Golorth questioned the costs but officials said the $500 tap fee could be lower or higher de- pending on bids for the $1 million project with construction costs of $800,000. Several citizens also asked for both water and scwer but there are no plans to offer sewer on Dixon School Road. Kings Mountain and the Department of Transportation are collaborating to provide a sewer linc extension to the Welcome Center Rest Stop and water lines on the north side of Dixon School Road and Tin Minc Road. Ashley Chambers, administra- tive assistant in the Department of Community Services for the city, said water taps will be offered to citizens living along the proposed See Water, 3-A Lithium doesn't plan to close Lithium Corporation officials discounted rumors circulating in the arca this week that the Bessemer City mine will be phased out. "By the year 2000 the economic ore availabl¢ for us to recover will probably be significantly reduced,” said Lithium Division Manager Paul Schroeder. "We have been looking for a long time for ore re- sources in other parts of the world, up for water Monday afternoon at a meeting at City Hall. principally in South America and » - 1. a _——_— RA AA ARR A RF CATA ST Pa Argentina with source Chile. Lithium currently has explo- ration and development underway in South America for potentially new sources of supplies that could last for 40 years, he said, an alternative Schroeder said there are no plans to reduce the work force, The Lithium plant employs 110 people. "How fast we will bring on South America is unpredictable and we would still have 10 prove the new technology.” he said. Pr IE I
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