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Ss A tract of land adjacent to Kings < Mountain State Park near ~ Blacksburg has been acquired by the S.C. Department of Parks, “Recreation and Tourism to protect “the park's natural surroundings. = The 300-acre tract of land. for- “erly owned by the Whitesides “family of Gastonia, is adjacent to «Kings Mountain's campground and ~day-use area. The property in- cludes a tract of hardwood forests which had been managed by the Whitesides family for several decades. The sale of the land as- sures the hardwood torest will con- tinue to be protected. "Future development on the land would have been detrimental to the streams that feed one of the park's lakes." said Grace McKown, PRT director. "By acquiring this tract of land, PRT will ensure the natural resources of the area will be man- aged and protected.” PRT purchased the property for a sum of $245,000 with a $2,500 six-month option from York County Council applied to the total cost. The closing date for property acquisition was September 21. Kings Mountain State Park is a 6,141-acre park that stretches along ‘Security Capital acquires Charlotte S&L . SALISBURY - Security Capital <Bancorp. a bank holding company “based in Salisbury. announced to- “day that it has acquired First “Federal Savings and Loan “Association of Charlotte for ap- ssproximately $41 million from £-Fairfield Communities, Inc. = Concurrent with the purchase, S=First Federal will be merged into & Security Bank and Trust Company, ‘a bank subsidiary of Security Senin Bancorp, under the new & name "Security Capital Bank." The & purchase raises the bank holding = company’ s assets to $1.2 billion, Sranking it 10th among North # Carolina bank holding companies. WT a Wats VTA aT Wa 0 AMAT WT PTA ATA AAV ALT A ol ORONO, a Si Gi: REEraReS oe AE) In bee ey By 5 = ‘The new commercial bank sub- “sidiary will control $680 million of “those assets. "The First Federal purchase is siguicanly expanding our bank- “WcCLAIN ‘From Page 1-A "I'm not a back seat driver," * laughs McClain and his wife quickly agrees. McClain drove a ==school bus at Washington School when he was 18. He attended Washington School in Waco and “worked at Bost Bakery. He was me LL 3 PTFE IPRIRISELLS ‘n TEESEVRITNN IAs Tian vay, TN wi we TE SRT Ss EEN WEV OLE ASA i w i a aA TAY ARAN ee E el x nn 5 LS = = « called to preach i in 1959. ~ Once he is at school, McClain --opens car doors for other arriving = children and their parents and is a “one man welcoming committee to © visitors. He is also active in Boy Scout Troop 95 at Bethware and loves it. "I love Bethware," said McClain, whose son, Lee Barnes, «is an eighth grader at Kings E Moan Middle School. Other children are Morris & McClain, who has been in the © Army for 23 years and is stationed in Germany; Diane McClain i Mitchell, who has been in the H ay 18 years and is stationed in 5. Germany; Ruby McClain Adams of Gastonia, Jeanette Lowery of Virginia, Jimmy McClain of High Point, Sonja Montgomery of Kings Mountain; Dora Anne Sanford of Fallston; and Joseph Little of Charlotte. The Book of Ezekiel has always been McClain's favorite in The Good Book and Psalm 23 is his fa- vorite Psalm of David. McClain loves to preach on the Valley of the Dry Bones and his wife listens to his sermons before he delivers them. Enslow has an identical twin brother, Winslow, who on occasion has been mistaken for the Preacher. "One of the funniest things hap- pened in church one Sunday. Winslow was called up in the pul- pit to preach and he had to tell them they were calling the wrong brother." Enslow said that Winslow's wife continues to have problems identi- = fying the two when they stand side = by side. "The best thing that ever hap- pened to me was when I met and married my wife," said McClain. "If I had known about this sweet woman I would have married hera long time ago," he said of Dorothy whom he married March 4, 1989. McClain has no daily assign- « ment at Bethware. "I will do any- .. thing anyone needs to have done ~ that I can do," he says. His popularity is quickly seen by visitors to the school. Everyone knows McClain as "Preacher." "Why no one ever calls me Rev. McClain or Mr. McClain," he said. "Good morning," he said to the photographer who wanted to take his picture. 'I've been waiting on you. It's time for lunch." UNIFORMS Go 1 By Landau, Wilson & Crest. XS- £X. Whites, colors & prints. Tops, pants, lab coats, jackets, aprons & dresses. large selection of maternity wear. Many other ladie’s corrdinates avail. Open 9:00-5:30, Mon.-Sat. SDF OUTLET 1038 Sam Lattimore Rd. Near Shelby Airport. 487-0641 ing presence in Charlotte," said David B. Jordan, vice chairman and chief executive officer of Security Capital Bancorp. "We are purchasing seven Charlotte branch- es. First Federal's three other branches in Rockingham, Troy and Biscoe are extending our compre- hensive coverage in the south-cen- tral Piedmont Region of North Carolina. We believe that the ac- quisition will expand our market, maintain the quality of our loan portfolio, increase operating effi- ciencies and boost earnings for the shareholders of Security Capital Bancorp." Security Capital has already won recognition for its banking prowess. In late 1993, Financial World magazine ranked Security Capital Bancorp as third in finan- cial strength and efficiency among publicly owned U.S. banks with as- sets over $750 million. The acqui- sition of First Federal will extend the banking company's geographi- cal franchise to include 46 branch offices serving 30 communities in 13 counties. Soon, the Salisbury bank hold- ing company will consolidate some of its new Charlotte branches, and in early 1995 will merge its re- maining three savings banks (OM- NIBANK, Salisbury, Citizens Savings, Concord, and Home Savings Bank, Kings Mountain) in- to Security Capital Bank. Their merger with Security Capital Bank and conversion to a commercial bank involves a one-time charge of approximately $5.6 million to record deferred tax liabilities. As a result of this charge, other expens- es associated with the acquisition and restructuring charges, Security Capital anticipates a net loss for the bank holding company during the third quarter of 1994. Security Capital is purchasing the outstanding stock of First Federal from Fairfield Communities, Inc., The purchase price of $4 lamillion in cash was for all authorized and outstanding stock. Pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement, Fairfield Communities répurchased certain assets from First Federal totaling approximately $58 million. "At the end of the day, the re- maining assets of First Federal match the quality of assets Security Capital has always maintained," said Jordan. "The advantage to our shareholders is that more of our as- sets are now employed in commer- cial banking, which offers a larger and more diverse market along with better profitability for the bank. When our savings banks are converted, Security Capital Bank will be a commercial banking insti- tution with over $1.2 billion in as- sets. Security Capital Bancorp was formed in June 1992 by the merger of two Salisbury institutions, First Security Financial Corporation and Omni Capital Group, Inc. Omni Capital: Group, Inc. was formed in 1989 from the merger of Home Federal Savings Bank, Salisbury, and = Citizens Savings, FSB, Concord. Security Bank was origi- nally chartered in 1915 as the Morris Plan Company. Kings Mountain Weather Report (Compiled by Kenneth Kitzmiller) Sept. 21-27 Last Year Total precipitation 43 02 Maximum one day 29 (24th) 02 (27th) Year to date 45.92 38.34 Minimum temperature 50 (27th) 44 (27th) Maximum temperature 78 (23rd, 24th) 90 (26th) Average temperature 67.5 72.4 ow CLASS OF 2007 - Gary Whitaker of First Carolina Federal Savings and Loan recently presented T-shirts to all kindergarten students in Kings Mountain Schools. Children will graduate in 2007. Pictured here with Whitaker are students in Mrs. Anthony's class at East School. Front row, left to right, Courtney Goode, Angelica Mercer, Carolyn Detter, Curtis Smith, Sherod Thurman, Crystal Bryson, Danelle Messick. Middle row, Andy Allen, Jordan Huffstetler, Craig Lawson, Eric Cox, Matthew Bumgardner, Anthony Nations, Heather Wright. Back row, Michael Reynolds, Diandra Sloan, Maidelys Sanchez, Courtney Thompson, Justin Haynes, Shon Sheffield, and Christine Wright. VS YL 0:10 plate HATE, We Can Help! Over 100 Cars To Choose From At Griffin's Credit Quick "Home of the $99°° Layaway Plan” 735-3056 Hwy. 321 By-Pass ¢ Lincolnton (across from Walmart) Thursday, September 29, 1994-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 11A ‘Kings Mountain State Park acquires adjacent 300-acre tract the extreme southern Appalachian Mountains. Developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, the park features a 119-site campground, two group camps, equestrian and hiking trails, and swimming and fishing in Lake Crawford. Last year, more than 219,000 people used the park's fa- cilities. The park's Living History Farm is a replica of an 1840s fron- APRIL HOYLE Hoyle is selected assistant director CHAPEL HILL - April A. Hoyle has been promoted to assis- tant director of public relations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health. Hoyle will manage the school's internal relations, including faculty, staff and students. She will edit in- ternal publications including a quarterly newsletter, faculty direc- tory, catalog and department brochures and assist with media re- lations. Hoyle joined the school as a public relations specialist in 1992. She previously served as a public relations consultant to the Ackland Art Museum and as a graduate as- sistant in the Office of N.C. Fellows/Leadership Development, both at UNC-CH. A native of Kings Mountain, Hoyle earned a master's degree in journalism from Carolina in 1992 and a bachelor of arts degree in communications from Wingate College. Hoyle is the daughter of Gene and Betty Hoyle of Kings Mountain. Area Nurses make perfect scores on tests The six graduates of the 1994 Associate Degree Nursing program at Cleveland Community College received a 100 percent passing rate on the North Carolina licensing ex- amination for registered nurses. They are Cynthia Yeargin, Boiling Springs; Mary McNeilly, Casar; Teresa Martin, Cherryville; Cynthia Gould, Grover; Tracy Pillado, Kings Mountain; and Sarah Currie of Shelby. East Elementary sets fall festival East Elementary School in Kings Mountain is having its annu- al fall festival and hot dog supper Thursday, Oct. 27 from 5-8:30 p.m. Games, prizes, door prizes, Haunted House, and other activi- ties are planned. The public is invited. for more information, call 739- 1819. tier farmstead. It provides the backdrop for a number of interpre- tive programs that demonstrate the lifestyles of pioneer farm families in the South Carolina Upcountry. "I'he State Park System's mis- sion is to improve the quality of life and economic well being of the citizens of South Carolina by pro- viding natural resource-based recreational opportunities, with emphasis on conservation, educa- tion and interpretation of the natu- ral, cultural and historical re- sources of the state,” said McKown, The park is adjacent to the Kings Mountain National Military Park: and the site of the battle of Kings Mountain, where an outnumbered group of colonists defeated a force: of British loyalists in a decisive battle of the Revolutionary War = Jeffeirs receives scholarship Cruceta Jeffeirs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Jeffeirs of Dixon Dairy Rd., is winner of the annual scholarship of $250 from Greater Grover Area Woman's Club. Jeffeirs is a 1994 graduate of Kings Mountain High School and aspires to teach school. The Grover Woman's Club scholarship fund was established two years ago to help a deserving high school graduate pursue an ed- ucation after high school. Special projects are held by club members to fund the scholarship. Any high school senior living within a three mile radius of Grover Town Hall may apply for the grant, Application forms are available from the guidance department at Kings Mountain High School or graduates of other area schools “FOR ALL YOUR FURNISHING NI CRUCETA JEFFEIRS may obtain forms from a club member. NEEDS!” LAUGHLIN FURNITURE OUTLET Quality Furniture at Discount Prices! 400 North Lafayette Street Shelby, NC [41] 484-3204 Insurance processed Mastercard / Visa CorpeLL Scorr, II, DM.D. GENERAL DENTISTRY 106 N. MouUNTAIN STREET, CHERRYVILLE, NC 28021 TELEPHONE: 435-9696 Dedicated to Excellence Now accepting new Exam Patients Office Hours by Appointment LV. sedation available for apprehensive patients Crown & Bridge Dentures p.r.n. 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