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Two Kings Mountain men
were charged with trafficking in
cocaine after a traffic stop
Tuesday afternoon at
Chesterfield Apartments.
City police arrested Everette
Ceasar Grier, 32, of 500
Margrace Road, and Roy Junior
Young, 38, of 113 Pierce Drive.
Police said they confiscated
348 grams (over 12 ounces) of
$34,800, as well as a 9-millime-
ter semi-automatic weapon,
money and a joint of marijuana.
Captain Richard Reynolds
said police went to the apart-
ment after receiving a com-
plaint by the apartment man-
agement that two persons were
suspected of trespassing on the
property.
Taking part in the arrest were
Reynolds, Ptl. Michael Kahn, Pt.
Larry Ware, Sgt. Melvin Proctor,
and Ptl. Lisa Capps.
cocaine charges |
cocaine with a street value of }
LOOKS OVER EVIDENCE - Kings Mountain Ptl. Michael Kahn looks over evidence taken during
a drug bust Tuesday afternoon near Chesterfield Apartments.
Myrick addresses seniors' concerns
By MICHELLE HILL
of the Herald staff
Medicare reform was just one
of a few things Sue Myrick ad-
dressed in a pry ;
meeting with
members of the k
Ki iin gh:si
Mountain
Wednesday |
morning.
Myrick
told the seniors
that within a
matter of time, MYRICK
they would have the choice in
their health care. She explained
that, in a way, the new plan pro-
~ posed to prepare sort of sav-
ings account for each person.
Part of the money collected
from their taxes would go to-
~ wards paying a premium for
catastrophic illness insurance.
Whatever was left in the ac-
count, however, would be used
in a manner that the individual
saw fit for his or her own medi-
cal use (such as an HMO or a
vreferred provider). That use
might be a regular check -up or
Christian Freedom Baptist
showing remarkable growth
Visitors to Christian Freedom
Baptist Church on Range Road
might say the congregation is
unique.
But Pastor Mike Chambers,
34, likes to call the church "spir-
it filled." No one comes away
empty handed.
They find a joyful, old-fash-
ioned communion with
Christians and sometimes the
visitors shout along with other
worshipers and time runs out
and the preacher misses a
Sunday sermon.
But that's the way the 130
families built a new church that
is only a year old and already
bulging at the seams.
Chambers answered God's
call to preach three years ago
and delivered his first sermon
in the white frame building that
his congregation uses now for
Sunday School class rooms also
overflowing with people. The
$165,000 handsome sanctuary
dedicated last July was built by
faith, tithes and by volunteers
from the community who left
their eight hour jobs and went
to work at the church.
Deacon Daniel Green gives
the credit of the success of the
church evangelism /outreach
program to God. He and the
preacher join 40 to 50 members
every Tuesday night, knock on
doors and invite people to come
to church. And the people
come.
The choir now numbers
about 50 people every Sunday.
The new sanctuary which seats
over 300 is almost always full
for 11 a.m. worship services.
Last Sunday the Sunday School
attendance was 169.
People run to the altar to
make a profession of faith in
Mike's church and he says. it's
because they have met the
Master and want to tell others
about Him.
A Senior
Reliance Electric,
machinist at
Mike
See Chambers, 8-A
body agreed that it was a
an overnight stay.
Those buying insurance
would be free to change their
policies at any time.
The money in the account
would be tax free and the re-
mainder at the end, of the year
would roll over to the next year.
"I have wanted to glo this for a
long time, and finally, e:
ng. hme Y on
idea," said Myrick who said
that the choice of health care
should be left to the individual
and not to government.
"The reason we're doing this,
really, is because we want to be
sure we have a Medicare sys-
tem for you, your kids, and
your grandkids," she said.
She explained that the system
was becoming bankrupt due to
government dipping in for the
general fund and because of the
increasing number. of
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“method of Medicare, seniors
would be able to tell the gov-
ernment exactly where they
See Myrick, 8-A
KINGS MOUNTAIN PEOPLE
REV. MIKE CHAMBERS
ber.of people
e system. With this
Commissioners
question code
enforcement
Cleveland County
Commissioners gathered
Tuesday evening, September 3
for a discussion of six agenda
items. A short meeting, ap-
proximately 15 minutes, was
just enough to sort out deci-
sions concerning agenda topics.
However, an extended discus-
sion of the scheduled miscella-
neous items, lasting 45 minutes,
saw commissioners split on one
particular issue - an ordinance
that requires for restaurants and
businesses to have regulation
dumpsters surrounded by in-
ground containers for run-off
purposes.
Commissioner E.T. Vanhoy
brought up the problem, stat-
ing, "There seems to be some in-
consistencies in our health de-
partment.”
Vanhoy said that for some
time, he had been receiving cor-
respondence from Gordon's
Restaurant of Waco. Gordon's
had been asked to comply with
these state statutes that others
did not have to comply with.
When the owners of the restau-
rant installed the proper
drainage system for run-off,
hey noticed that the same com-
pliance was not asked of other
restaurants or businesses that
required the use of dumpsters
in the Cleveland County area.
Vanhoy's question was why
the county was enforcing the
statutes for the rural areas and
not the city areas. Questioned
Vanhoy, "If the state can't make
the municipalities enforce this,
how can they make the county
enforce this?"
Steve Gordon, the owner of
the restaurant said that he no-
ticed this problem when visit-
ing restaurants outside of the
Shelby limits, too. He noted
that in Boiling Springs and
Kings Mountain, the stores he
visited there did not comply, ei-
ther.
Gordon, who spent $38,000 to
have this special run-off
drainage system built, said that
things like this make a differ-
ence in what one place may
charge for a burger, as opposed
to another operation who does
not have to comply.
It was noted in the meeting
that the city manager conducts
building inspections as build-
ings are being constructed.
Lane Alexander, the County
Manager said that the state was
attempting to work through this
dilemma and resolve the issue
at hand.
Commissioner Gilbert said, "If
this is a worthwhile law for the
Gordons, then it ought to be
worthwhile for everyone."
Commissioners could not
make any decision on this mat-
ter at the meeting since it was
not on the regular agenda.
Gordon will be on the next
agenda, however.
One other miscellaneous dis-
cussion involved PPG
Industries and concerned an
option to buy property. Vanhoy
and Gilbert were once again
questioning what was going on,
saying that some of the com-
missioners were keeping the
rest in the dark.
Last Thursday, the Mayor of
Shelby, Commissioner Cecil
Dickson, Commissioner James
Crawley and the plant manager
of PPG, Lacy Ballard met to dis-
cuss this option. :
Dickson explained that the
meeting was simply a way for
both parties to make some con-
sideration in such a decision,
saying that if it were a worth-
while project, then other com-
missioners would be informed
of the upcoming events. "We
wanted to feel out the party and
. see what they could offer," said
Dickson. oy
When asked what the two
commissioners involved with
the meeting were hiding from
the rest, Crawley replied,
"There's nothing to hide about
it.
Said Gilbert in response, "It
seems that some of our group is
trying to satisfy somebody and
is getting the cart before the
horse. I never heard of anyone
getting an option to buy some:
property. We have more or less:
forced ourselves to buy land:
from a man we don't know and:
I don't like it." :
Items voted in by the commis-
sioners on Tuesday's agenda in-
cluded:
The amendment of a tax list-
ing of Moire Corporation of
America. The commissioners
voted to accept the amended
figure of $275,403 for the com-
pany's overall total value,
which would bring $3,968 in
taxes to the county. The value
placed by the tax assessors of-
fice was $,000,000 with a tax re-
turn of $57,640.
An Emergency Management
Budget amendment that saw
the Emergency management's
budget increase to $11,450, sur-
passing the regular $10,000 in
annual normally received by
Duke Power Company.
The Board appointments of
J.B. Williams, Linda Hendricks
and Billy Ray Lovelace to the
Number Seven Township Fire
Commission.
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When most people think of
what it is like to be a business-
man, they probably associate
the word with money, cars,
suits. But who would ever as-
sociate the word with children?
Michigan native, William
Sherwood, the owner/operator
of the new McDonald's in
Shelby and the owner/operator
of the ones located at the Shelby
mall and Kings Mountain, says
sure, he wants to be comfort-
able, but kids are really his pri-
mary concern.
A kid at heart, Sherwood has
a love of youth - a love that he
attributes to a happy youth of
growing up with sports and
growing up with caring par-
ents.
When you walk into his new
store, you will notice the sports
pictures hanging on the wall,
and you will also notice that
serving the customers are some
young kids - some who are just
starting their first job.
Explained Sherwood, "Some
people have a passion in life,
and mine just happens to be
kids."
He says that through his
restaurant, he wants to be able
to give back to his community
and to "provide an opportunity
for. kids to improve their
chances of better success."
"For most kids, this is the first
place they have worked. I want
to be able to teach them a level
of respect for their employer,
teach them punctuality, teach
them proper work ethic," said
Kids Sherwood's biggest concern]
Sherwood. "This is a chance to
learn what it is like to have a
job, and discipline is impor-
tant."
So important is discipline to
Sherwood thathe will ask to see
the grade reports of all of his
school-aged employees. If they
don't make the grade, their
hours are cut.
"They know we care about
their grades," he said. "Work
shouldn't be their primary driv-
ing force. Education should
be."
Sherwood said that he had
been on the other end of the
stick when he was a teacher in
Michigan. Before coming to
Shelby in 1985, he had worked
as a teacher and heard all the
See Sherwood, 2-A
William Sherwood, center, stands with employees Chad Barker, Tiffany Jefferies and Naomi Fretz.