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Page 2A - THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD - Thursday, October 5, 1995 Obituaries Grover bans weapons on City property HELEN H. McDANIEL Helen Humphries McDaniel, 84, of 803 W. Gold St., died September - 30, 1995 at Cleveland Memorial : Hospital. © A native of Cleveland County, : she was the widow of William G. : McDaniel and daughter of the late {Robert F. and Mary Catherine : Peters Humphries. A homemaker, ishe was a member of Central : United Methodist Church. : She was preceded in death by : five brothers, Cecil Humphries, ‘Haskell Humphries, J. Lyman : Humphries, Clyde Humphries and : an infant brother. Surviving are one daughter, : Mary Alice McDaniel of the home; rand three sisters, Laura Lee : Kennedy and Sarah McMurry of - Shelby and Mary Bell Cornwell-of - Kings Mountain. The graveside service was con- ducted Monday at 3 p.m. at Mountain Rest Cemetery by Rev. Harold Schwantes. DARGIN WHITE LINCOLNTON - Dargin Edward White, 85, of 816 S. Aspen St., died September 29, 1995 at Lincoln County Hospital. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late William and Avery Cordella Sperlin White. - He had been employed as a meat processor for Wehunt Meat Processing Company in Cherryville for 50 years. : Surviving are one stepson, Bill Gantt of Morganton; one brother, Cletus White of Cherryville; and two sisters, Merle Workman of Cherryvlle and Evalina Goins of Lincolnton. Two sons, Joe White and Sid White, preceded him in death. ;/ The funeral service was con- ducted at 3 p.m. October 1, 1995 at North Brook Baptist Church of which he was a member. Rev. Wayne Haynes officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. JAMES W. STAMEY JR. CHERRYVILLE - James William Stamey Jr., 44, of 438 C Tot Dellinger Rd., died September 30, 1995 at home. A native of Lincoln County, he was a self-employed house carpen- ter. He was the son of the late James William and Allie Lee Dellinger Stamey. Surviving are one daughter, Shannon Stamey Brandon of Bessemer City; one brother, Terry Lee Stamey of Kings Mountain; and three sisters, Claudette Carroll, Vickie Gregory and Gail Stamey, all of Kings Mountain. The funeral was conducted October 4, 1995 at 3 p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Cherryville of which he was a member. Rev. Jack Calloway offi- ciated. Burial was in Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Cherryville. Arts Council wins $16,000 grant Cleveland County Arts Council has received a $16,622 state grant for its Grassroots Arts Program. The grant is administered by the N. C. Arts Council. REV. AMOS M. KISER SR. CHERRYVILLE - Rev. Amos M. Kiser Sr., 88, of 1070 Sellerstown Rd., died October 1, 1995 at Cleveland Memorial Hospital. A native of Gaston County, he was the son of the late Henry Clay and Bessie Alexander Kiser. An ordained Baptist minister who retired after 34 years of ser- vice, he had served in recent years as interim pastor at churches in Cleveland and Gaston Counties and in earlier years had taught school at Piedmont Elementary in Lawndale, at Waco High School and at Mount Beulah Elementary School. A graduate of Tryon High School, Class of 1927, and Furman University, Class of 1931, he re- ceived his AB degree and also graduated from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1938. Ordained by Shady Grove Baptist Church on July 17, 1938, he served as pastor of Long Shoals Baptist Church until 1939 and then as pastor of Waco Baptist, Union Baptist, Big Springs Baptist, and Pleasant Grove Baptist Churches. While living in Waco, he was pas- tor of Waco and New Prospect Churches until 1953 when he ac- cepted a call to Fork Baptist Church in Mocksville. In 1961 he assumed pastorate duties at First Baptist Church in Oakboro where he retired in 1972. A past president of Oakboro Lions Club, he was a trustee of Stanly County Hospital. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Morin, in 1994. Surviving are his wife, Vera Inez Stroupe Kiser of the home; two sons and daughters-in-law, Amos and Mary Kiser of Mocksville and Martha K. and Doug Hinson of Rock Hill, SC; one son-in-law, Hank Morin of Milton, Fla.; four brothers, James Kiser of Charlotte, Wilber Kiser of Shelby, Howard Kiser of Lincolnton and Norman Kiser of Gastonia; six grandsons, Ted M. Kiser, Dick A Kiser, Eric G. Morin, Allen D. Hinson, Michael P. Hinson and Devin M. Hinson; and five great-grandchil- dren. The funeral service was con- ducted October 3, 1995 at 4 p.m. at ‘Shady Grove Baptist Church by Rev. Keith Hollar and Rev. Chris Harrison. Burial was in the church cemtery. -.Memorials may be made to Shady Grove Baptist Church Family Life Center, 3240 Tryon Courthouse Rd., Cherryville, 28021. HAGER From Page 1-A president of the Lincolnton Lay Council and building committee for Bynum Chapel. Hager earned numerous awards for his leadership in school and fra- ternity organizations. He was Alpha Man of the Year and Compact High Teacher award. Son of Dorothy D. Hager of Belmont and the late Roscoe Gilmore Hager, he was born December 31, 1939 in Belmont. He was married to Ina Lennon Hager. Also surviving are four sons, NORMA BRIDGES If elected, | would like to see: GROVER - Following the re- cent action of their neighbors in Kings Mountain and Shelby, the Grover Town Board Monday night adopted an ordinance banning the possession of concealed weapons on property owned by the city. "The purpose of the ordinance is to protect not only the Town of Grover but anyone on town proper- ty," said Town Attorney MlIckey Corry. , Corry said the ordinance should be posted at all entrances to Town Hall and also at the Grover Park. It excludes the right of a police offi cer and other civil officers dis- charging official duties to carry a gun. In July, the North Carolina~ General Assembly adopted the statute allowing possession of a concealed gun. The new ordinance takes effect Beverly Shuford heads Personnel Services Group Beverly Shuford of Personnel Services Unlimited of Kings Mountain has been elected presi- dent of the North Carolina Association of Personnel Services. Personnel Services also has of- fices in Shelby and Forest City. Other officers are Dawn Kraszeski of Tailored Management Services of Charlotte and Joe White, of = Sports Group International in Raleigh, vice-pres- idents; and Brenda Carey of The Carey Company in Graham, secre- tary-treasurer. An eight-member board of directors was also elected at the trade association's recent meeting. BROYHILL From Page 1-A stage area at Cherokee and East Gold, across from City Hall. Whether you enjoy antique cars, dunking your faverite city official * or locking him up in the Mountaineer jail, or relaxing on the bleacher seats to local entertain- ment from the Mountaineer stage, it's all fun, according to Trip Hord, interim recreation director for the sponsoring Parks & Recreation Commission. There will be plenty of good food from popular concession stands, ‘crafts,“and a varietygof events. | "Downtown Kings Mountain is the place to be on Saturday," says Hord who is rolling out the red car- pet for everyone in the area to cele- brate the 215th anniversary of the Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain. William H. Hager of Dallas, Texas; Markus A. Hager of Greensboro, David G. Hager and Darian L. Hager, both of Durham; two broth- ers, Phillip G. Hager of Kings Mountain and Roscoe FE. Hager of Henderson; and four grandchil- dren. The funeral was conducted October 3, 1995 at 4 p.m. at Bynum Chapel AME Zion Church by Rev. Stellie J. Jackson and Elder Henry L. Hall. Burial was in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Bynum Chapel AME Zion Church building fund. RE-ELECT NORMA BRIDGES COMMISSIONER AT LARGE | would like fo take this opportunity to thank each of you for allowing me to serve you over the past years. | have tried to be as helpful and fair to you, the citizens, and the employees as | could be. | will continue to support any issue that is best for the citizens and our fine city. Being a life- long citizen of Kings Mountain, | do care and want to see great things for our city. 1- More citizen input by allowing them to speak at Council Meeting in a timely and orderly fashion. 2- A beautification program with all citizens involved. We need a continuous program to clean our city and keep it clean. 3- Keeping taxes and utilities as low as possible. 4- Annexation to bring more money into our City. 5- A good and fair pay plan for our city employees. Some of our employees are much underpaid. With all of us pulling together, we can accomplish this and much more. Again, let me say thanks to all who have supported me. As much as | would appreciate your vote again, | strongly urge each and every citizen to take advantage of their privilege, as a City of Kings Mountain resident voter, to go to the polls on October 10th and cast your vote for which ever candidate you think can serve you and the city in the best possible way. Pd. Pol. Adv. February 1. Council also adopted a noise or- dinance which gives police officers authority to issue warning tickets first for loud noises in the town, excluding the normal operations of business and industry. Councilman Noel Spivey report- ed that numerous streets had been paved and/or patched and by spring ~ the board would need to reevaluate the street needs. "The streets are in good shape now," he said. Spivey said new street signs are ready to go up. Councilman Jack Herndon re- ported that high pressure sodium lights had been put up at the city- owned cemetery at a cost of $123.24 per month and Mayor “Ronald Queen suggested that members meet with the Lions Club to assist the club with costs of cut- ting grass at the cemetery, a project of the civic club since 1951. Elizabeth Throop, a candidate for council in the November elec- tion, suggested that the town start an endowment to support a perpet- ELECTION From Page 1-A maintains -a 40 hour per week of: fice to take are of the requests, The local office operates out of Cook's home on Meadowbrook Road. "Citizens would be able to vote ab- sentee if the county handled the elections," she said. Cook said she has also been asked by candidates about posting of signs. State law prohibits the posting of political signs only on private property. Kings Mountain's recently enacted sign ordinance al- so sets out the posting of signs on private property. "I think the reason we haven't seen so many signs out this politi- cal season is because of the new sign laws," said Cook. Cook reminds voters who vote at the Community Center that they can drive to the back of the Center for easier access into the building. People who park at the front en- trance or at the side of the building have to walk around or up the hill to get to the gymnasium entrance. Cook will post the results of Tuesday's election about 8 p.m. at City Hall. If a runoff is necessary, it would be held November 7, same time as the general election and the school board election in which both Kings Mountain incumbents B. S. Peeler and Shearra Miller are unopposed for reelection. ual care fund for the cemetery and invite contributions from the com- munity. After some discussion, the board volunteered Bobbie Spivey to chair the annual Christmas pa- rade and the board voted to spend a maximum of $1500 on the project. The mayor said costs last year for the holiday event topped $10,000 and both Queen and Councilman Robbie Sides said the cost should be trimmed. "I'm not against a parade but we need to cut some of the costs this year," said Queen. Queen said, however, that a major portion Ten LL LEA A a) FREE Pregnancy Test Prog Medical & Housing Referrals ¢ Clothing & Baby Furniture ALL FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL 4 Tues., thiru Thurs. 9:30 - 12:30 * FRI. 9:30 - 12:30 Other Hours Available...Please Call 232 South Lafayette Street, Shelby CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER of the costs last year were for new lights. o The board voted a $1500 contri- bution to Grover Little League and Grover cheerleaders from a recre- ation grant from the county and ac- cepted funds covering a three year period for $75,000 for the Cops Fast Grant which will help cover the salary of a full-time officer. The board appointed Tim Rowland, Jim Howell, Heather Chadwick, John Higginbotham; Bill Fable and David Chadwick to the board of adjustments. ! Councilman Rowland was ab- sent. nancy Information & Assistance bortion/Adoption Information 487-4357 (HELP) = First Baptist Church “Doing the King’s Business in Kings Mountain” SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 - 6:00 P.M. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION SCHOOL and GRADED CHOIRS BEGIN C.E.S. VIDEO SELECTIONS WILL INCLUDE: “The Body” (Being Light in Darkness) by Charles Colson “The Love Languages” by Dr. Gary Chapman GRADED CHOIRS INCLUDE A CHOIR FOR AGE 4 - GRADE 12 605 King Street ® Kings Mountain ¢ (704) 739-3651 bs POOLE OPTOMETRIC OFFICES 808 W. King Street, Kings Mountain, NC (704) 739-5581 OFFERING YOU COMPLETE EYE EXAM * Wide Selection of Frames & Lenses e Hard, Soft and Disposable Contact Lenses To The Kings TIM JOHNSON and citizens. A Message Citizens of Mountain Hello, my name is Tim Johnson, and | am a candidate for City Councilman for Ward 1. | am a native of Kings Mountain. My parents are the late Felix and Margaret Johnson. | am married to Donna Williams, and we have one son, Timothy, better known as TJ. We reside at 921 Sterling Drive, and attend Macedonia Baptist Church. | am employed by Commercial Intertech in the shipping department, previously | was employed for fourteen years by Atlantic Spinners in production scheduling. | pledge to devote my time, energy and whatever talents | possess to give responsible leadership to our City, which will enable us to make Kings Mountain a better place to live and work, and will provide better opportunities for our children | am committed to the following: I will be available to meet with the citizens, either on a regularly scheduled basis, or on an individual basis, whatever the case may be, for | am seeking this office to serve you. I will work to provide a responsible management program to assure accountability for the financial affairs of our City. I will work to improve our recreational programs and up grade the Community Center. I will support policies to establish a climate of growth for both existing business and industry, as well as assist in seeking new industry and businesses which will enable out area to grow, | promise to work in a cooperative manner with council members, City officials, City employees, for only by working together can we grow together. | take pride in being a citizen of Kings Mountain, we have an excellent school system, an outstanding recreation program, good city utilities, and above all our greatest asset, our citizens. We also have room for improvements, and to this end | am willing to dedicate my time and energy. | respectfully and earnestly ask for your support and vote for Councilman for Ward 1 on Tuesday, October 10th. VOTE TIM JOHNSON - WARD 1 COUNCILMAN Pd. Pol. Adv.
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