March 19, 1998
Briefs
The Kings Mountain Herald
Page 3A
Davis campaigns
at KM reception
Dennis Davis, Republican
candidate for the North
Carolina Senate, called for
tougher criminal penalties, the
need for abolition of the inheri-
tance tax and reducing taxes,
and improving education at a
reception at the home of his
campaign manager, Tim Moore,
and Mrs. Moore March 10.
FE "It is encourag-
that
In g's
Mountain. It's
actually quite
incredible that
Davis has so
much enthusi-
astic support
uh from all regions
DAVIS of Cleveland
and Rutherford Counties,” said
Moore.
Davis received overwhelming
endorsement from Charlotte
Mayor Richard Vinroot, a candi-
date for Governor, and former
U. S. Congressman Alex
McMillan of Charlotte.
"We need more people of
Dennis Davis’ integrity and
quality serving government,
said Vinroot.
McMillan spoke fondly of his
association with Kings
Mountain people when he rep-
resented the 9th District of
North Carolina in Washington,
DC.
Fifty people attended the
dessert and coffee including lo-
cal elected officials N. C.
Representative John Weatherly,
Kings Mountain Mayor Scott
Neisler and Board of Education
Chairman Ronnie Hawkins.
Sponsoring the reception
were Mr. and Mrs. Gene C.
Ballard Jr., Mr.and Mrs. Chris
Brand, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell
Bunch, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Conner, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie
Hawkins, Dr. and Mrs. Paul
Hendricks Jr., John O. Harris III,
Kelly Hastings, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Moore, Mr. and Mrs.
Rick Murphrey, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Neisler, Mr. and Mrs.
Andy Neisler, Mr. and Mrs.
Hubert Toney and Mr. ‘and
‘Mrs. Fred White.
The next reception for Davis
will be held in Rutherford
County on April 16 with special
guest Congressman Richard
Burr. Anyone interested in at-
tending may contact the Davis
campaign headquarters at 434-
8700.
Merchants beware
of bogus $20 bills
Det. Sgt. D. E. Johnson warns
merchants to beware of coun-
terfeit $20 bills being passed
around town.
"I personally visited many
businesses in town after two
merchants reported they had
been taken in this flim flam op-
eration,’ Johnson said this
week.
He said cashiers to be alert
when customers ask for two ten
dollar bills for a $20 or for a $50
bill for two 20's and one 10.
"They put a real $20 bill on top
of the pile and the cashier does-
n't examine the other," he said.
Police have no suspects in
two reported incidents.
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LIBRARY GIFT - Gloria Helton, Program Coordinator
Beginnings Early Intervention for the Cleveland County
Preschool Interagency Council,
and Mildred Wilson, Preschool
Coordinator for Cleveland County Schools present 18 books and
one video on how children can deal with grief to Children's
Librarian Louise Sanders for Mauney Memorial Library. The do-
nations were purchased through a grant from the N. C.
Interagency Coordinating Council.
Republicans slate
Lincoln celebration
The Cleveland County
Republican Party is holding its an-
nual Lincoln Day Celebration
Friday, April 3.
There will be a reception at 5:30
p.m. at Cleveland Country Club.
Dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. at
Cleveland Community College.
Special guests include the
Honorable Sue Myrick, the
Honorable Richard Vinroot, and
the Honorable Leo Daughtry
(Majority Leader, NC House of
Representatives).
Keynote speaker will be Richard
Burr, member of Congress from
North Carolina's Sth District.
' "This is an ideal time to meet the
TIMMS
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former member of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
Keeping his store open six days
a week, 9 am.-6 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, didn’t deter the person-
able Timms from his activity in
church and civic clubs.
The walls of his office include
pictures of his family and also
plaques he has earned for com-
Republican candidates before the
Primary," said spokesperson Kathy
Livsie.
' Tickets are $25 single or $45
couple for dinner only, with student
prices at $15 single or $25 couple.
For reservations or information call
482-6738 and leave a message.
Your call will be returned.
RSVP by March 25.
New apartments
going up in town
Builder Tommy Hall is
putting up five apartments on
West Mountain Street.
Planning Director Steve
Killian said Hall bought dilapi-
dated properties and razed for
the new construction.
munity service.
“We built a reputation on qual-
ity home furnishings at discount
prices and we've try to maintain
that reputation over the years,”
said Timms.
Timms has no immediate plans
for retirement. He says he is grate-
ful for his fine staff and his man-
ager of 25 years Larry Dunn.
“Selling has been my life,” said
Gene, who enjoys meeting the
public whether the customer’s
buying or just looking.
KMHA, Senior Center
receive high scores
No areas of non- compliance
were found in recent assess-
ments of the Kings Mountain
Senior Center and the Kings
Mountain Housing Authority,
two programs operated by the
City of Kings Mountain.
The Kings Mountain Housing
Authority, with a score of 99
percent on the assessment rat-
ing for the year, was designated
a high performer, according to
Ledford L. Austin, Director,
State Office of Public Housing,
Greensboro Julia B. Nichols is
executive director of the local
housing authority, 201 McGill
Court.
The King Mountain Aging
Department, of which Monty
Thornburg is director, is respon-
sible for the operation of the
Kings Mountain Senior Center
which also serves as a nutrition
site funded through the
Department of Social Services.
Transportation services are ar-
ranged and provided through
TAAC, the Transportation
Administration of Cleveland
County. The center is in compli-
ance with all cost-sharing re-
quirements and a random sam-
pling of active client files
indicates that all had completed
client intake forms and updates
as needed.
The staff was graded as
knowledgeable of service stan-
dards, providing a friendly,
helpful center for participants.
The Center has experienced a 35
percent increase in participants
over the last 10 years.
McDONALD'S
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Alexander and Economic Devel-
opment Director Steve Nye.
City Council members present
were Mayor pro tem Norma
Bridges, Bob Hayes, Rick
Murphrey, Gene White, Jerry
Mullinax and Clavon Kelly. City
Manager Jimmy Maney also at-
tended along with a large num-
ber of business citizens.
MOBILE HOME
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owners had pushed.
“I don’t think it’s a whole lot
to ask that some of these parks
improve,” said Steve Gordon,
planning board member who
served on the committee that es-
tablished the proposed ordi-
nance.
“We want to improve our
parks and realize that we all must
work together,” said Lovelace.
At a meeting at Oak Grove
Baptist Church in February mo-
bile home park owners com-
plained loudly that the proposed
ordinance was too strict and that
they would have to raise the rent
on tenants to meet the require-
ments and that would put parks
out of business. The proposed or-
Ingle's option extended six months
The owner of property on
Oak Grove Road that Ingles
Super Markets holds an option
to buy extended the option for
six months last Monday.
Judy Scism said the closing
date for the sale of her property
to Ingles passed Monday but
the supermarket chain's realtor
Charles Murdock has asked for
a six month's extension.
"By that time possibly the
or Betty B. Rett,
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company will have ironed out
its plans for running the sewer
line to Kings Mountain to serve
the business," said Scism.
Planning Director Steve
Killian said the city has had no
contact recently with Ingles but
that the city had authorized the
submittal of a community block
grant to help the firm to pay for
the cost of running sewer to the
property.
dinance required the installation
of decks, patios or landings out-
side each residence in a mobile
home park. Street lighting, pav-
ing and density requirements
were other concerns.
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Police sound alarm
about unlocked cars
Your car can be the target of
thieves if you leave it unlocked
with items in it that are in plain
view.
That's the alarm sounded by
Det. Lt. Melvin Proctor and Det.
Sgt. D. E. Johnson who say po-
lice have been kept hopping in-
vestigating 52 car break-ins in
Kings Mountain since January
1.
"There were six just this week
and these break-ins are happen-
ing all over town with no par-
ticular reason other than that
vandals see vehicles unlocked
and they grab what they see,"
said Johnson.
The result is that many resi-
dents are ripped off of tools,
cash, pocketbooks and anything
of value they may have in their
automobiles.
In many cases vehicles are
left unlocked, police say.
Other break-ins occur when
vehicles are locked but Proctor
said that motorists should be
aware that insurance does not
pay off for vandalism when cars
are left unlocked and insurance
agents pick up copies of police
incident reports.
Johnson said women should
not leave their pocketbooks and
cash in a car and should lock up
all packages in the trunk.
One incident that occurred
last week at 2 a.m. in the morn-
ing was viewed by some neigh-
bors who would not call police
because they feared of getting
involved, said Johnson.
"People should not be afraid
to dial 911 and notify police if
they see a suspicious activity,"
he said.
"Just call police," said Proctor.
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