11-A Shopping Days ‘til Christmas VOL. 105 NO. 49 Kings Mountain police on stake out helpless to prevent tragedy at Littl = The killings of two employees at a family-owned convenience store shocked the community The double murders in Little Dan's in the Compact Community was the first time in 16 years that “the Goforth family had come face- to-face with what law enforcement officers are calling a "senseless tragedy." "We had similar threats two months ago but nothing ever came Killing shocked community of it," said Danny Goforth, partner in the four Little Dan convenience store operations in Cleveland- Gaston Counties with his brother, Roger, their mother, Mary, and their sister, Debbie. "It was just something that hap- pened," said Goforth, who said po- lice did all they could. "It's up to the Judicial System to make pun- ishment harsh for criminals." See Shock, 12-A En CL; : . Zz, OT — . : x 5 =~ > ss 7 i = Ss = I SE Te > = 2 Ne Tp SSECST SO, SY — = De Res == 28 ZL 2s . : i TCE ZZ. 0% i — Se i <>, “aE ) i 23 FARE HE | = 2 03 Thursday, December 9, 1993 DIXON ADAMS home in Shelby. SANTA CLAUS COMES TO TOWN - Santa Claus came to Kings Mountain Saturday for the city's an- nual Christmas parade. Over 2,500 citizens lined the streets to view the 140-unit parade. More parade photos are on page 1-B. KM Middle School student Hendricks on national program on school violence Will Hendricks, 12-year-old Kings Mountain Middle School seventh grader, was one of 10 stu- dents featured Monday on national television with U. S. Attorney General Janet Reno in a 30-minute question-answer segment about school violence. Tuesday morning, Will joined his other classmates in watching the show on Channel One which was taped Saturday morning by Channel One Educational TV's Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, California Hendricks, son of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Hendricks, said he was lucky. He was the youngest and only mid- dle school student in the group and got to ask his question first. He was also the only student from North Carolina picked for the pro- gram. He roomed in Los Angeles with a high school student from Texas and a high school student from Ohio, each of whom also got to quiz Reno. Will asked, "How can law en- . forcement guarantee the safety and protection of those who turn in stu- dents with weapons?" His question came immediately after a clip in which Jesse Jackson told a group of kids that they must tell and break their code of silence. "I know students who have been threatened with revenge after they ratted on someone taking drugs and Grover Council is seated, mayor tells of death threat GROVER - Newly-elected councilmen Tim Rowland, Noel Spivey and Robbie Sides took their oaths of office in an apparently smooth changing of the guard until tempers flared when the mayor called for citizen comment and Spivey made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Prior to the swearing-in cere- monies, the outgoing board asked City Attorney Mickey Corry to re- view the ordinances enacted in November that prohibits parking on the sidewalks. Mayor Ronald Queen said the streets are not: wide enough to al- low parking on the road sides and other parking space is limited. People are used to parking on sidewalks and straddling walkways and the road. Corry said the city can't allow parking on a state high- way right-of-way. Citizens angry because they got tickets from police for parking be- tween the sidewalks and the road have vented their frustrations. And, Queen said police are not sure how to enforce the new law. Corry said he would check out the ordinance further with the District Attorney for some direc- tions on how to prosecute or not prosecute violators. The ordinance prevents parking which obstructs a driveway and prohibits parking on the sidewalks. Violation of the in-. fraction is punishable by a fine. Queen said that he hoped the matter could be resolved at the January 3 meeting. He said some citizens have taken it upon them- selves to make sure the ordinance is properly enforced and drawn the ire of others. A group of citizens began videotaping the cars of citi- zens and some city ‘officials they said were in violation of the ordi- nance. One citizen at the meeting said her expired car inspection sticker was videotaped. Queen said he wanted the ordi- See Grover, 13-A weapons to school," Will said. "I wanted to know what they can do to protect these students." Reno, originally from Florida, answered the question by recount- ing the story of a Florida child who had to make that tough decision and testify in court about what she saw. : 5 "You have to stand up for what you believe in," said Reno. Do the right thing." Reno told students they must first check with local school offi- cials on procedures and guidance. Hendricks said he feels safe at school but he believes there are times that students don't feel safe. See Student, 14-A Two convenience store clerks were gunned down Thursday night even as police, acting on a tip, sur- rounded the area. Police said they were helpless to prevent the double homicide at Little Dan's on Battleground Avenue. Eleven hours after the slaying of Hugh Wayne Marcrum, 45, of Route 2, Bessemer City, and Ervin Lovelace, 67, of 124 Brenda Court, Grover, Kings Mountain Police ar- rested two men at their homes in Gastonia and one woman at her Charged with two counts each of 50¢