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Counterfeit
charges
lodged
Six Kings Mountain young peo-
ple face felony charges of counter-
feiting after one of the youths al-
legedly passed a $20 bogus bill
March 5 at Revco Drug Store.
Kings Mountain Police
Department Sgt. Derek Johnson
said bonds were set during a first
court appearance last week in
Cleveland County District Court.
. No date has been set for trial in
Cleveland County Superior Court.
Johnson said these youths have
' been charged:
Robin Dustin Perkins, 16, of 608
West Gold Street, two counts utter-
ing counterfeit notes, $1,000 bond,
secured. His bond hearing was
Friday..
Mark D. Roper, 18, 204 Katherine
St., one count forgery of counterfeit
notes and three counts of uttering
counterfeit notes, $1,000 bond, se-
cured. His bond hearing was
Thursday.
Jonathan Robert Sanders, 18, 713
Huntingtowne Dr., forgery of notes
and two counts uttering forged
notes, $1,000 bond, secured. His
bond hearing was Thursday.
Tyler Lee Toney, 18, 203 N.
Piedmont Ave., one count forgery
of counterfeit notes, $1,000 bond,
secured. His bond hearing was
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counterfeit notes, $1000 bond
cured. His bond hearing was last
Wednesday.
Toby Dean Sims, 18, 309
Pinehurst Dr., one count forgery of
notes and one count uttering forged
notes, $1,000 bond, secured. His
bond hearing was last Wednesday.
Johnson said police and Secret
Service agents started investigating
the case in March after a clerk at
Revco discovered that a $20 bill
paid for a prescription was a fake.
"We had only one report of a local
business receiving a fake bill al-
though there were some reports of a
counterfeit ring operating in other
areas," said Johnson.
He said one of the suspects had
allegedly obtained a bill from a
friend who had reportedly used a
computer to make the bill.
“The boy went to the drug store
to pick up a prescription and paid
for it with the bogus bill," said
Johnson.
Johnson said all information in
the local case was turned over to
Cleveland County District Attorney
Bill Young. Warrants were served
by police without incident, Johnson
said.
Index
Birthdays 3B
Classified 7-9B
Lifestyle 1-2B
Obituariesb6 A
Opinion 4A
Police Report ~~ 6A
Sports 2-3A
Deaths - 6A
Martha Sanders
Kings Mountain
Corrine Putnam
Kings Mountain
Iva Lee Pearson
Kings Mountain
Charles Webster
. Gastonia
Carl Bridges
Kings Mountain
Louise Moss
Kings Mountain
Action expected on sewer rates
Mayor Scott Neisler said City Council may de- "eat the increases.” Kings Mountain has not passed "I have always said that when we contracted
cide Tuesday night whether to pass increased rates on increased charges by Gastonia in two years. with Gastonia for wastewater treatment it was the
for wastewater treatment from the City of Gastonia Maney asked council to postpone any action at best thing going for us because it's helped us land
on to Kings Mountain sewer customers or absorb last month's meeting until he could get with con- several industries over the years," Neisler said.
them. sultants on the financial impact to the city. The mayor said a second water line to town is a
"I would support a three percent increase to
priority and the city needs to start making prepara-
Kings Mountain customers because our sewage "The problem has been that Kings Mountain tion to pay for it.
rate is already among the lowest in the area," said doesn't meet the minimum gallons of wastewater Neisler said an increase of three percent would
Neisler who said Gastonia upped the rate to Kings sent to Crowders Creek Waste Treatment Plant but represent a huge amount to the pocketbook but he
Mountain 6.89 percent effective July 1. hopefully the city can begin some more dialogue said he doesn't have a vote, unless there is a tie vote
City Manager Jimmy Maney has said at several with Gastonia officials," said the mayor. The city of city council which has seven members.
meetings recently that the city cannot continue to pays Gastonia's inside-city industrial rate. See City, 5A
School of Excellence Mixe d
State School Board Chairman Phil Kirk address students at West School
reaction
to Clinton
By ELIZABETH STEWART
of The Herald Staff
Local reaction to President
Clinton's speech on national televi-
sion Monday night varied from dis-
appointment to calling for his res-
ignation.
Most said he must be held ac-
countable for his actions.
Time will tell if Clinton's rela-
tionship with former White House
intern Monica Lewinsky - which
Clinton described Monday as "not
a i It bring an end to
Yauoer Joins
n't like it that he shifted the blame
to the special prosecutor when it
was clearly Clinton's fault," said
Mayor Scott Neisler.
"The big question now is there
any evidence that he asked people
to perjure themselves. He says he
didn't but can we believe him
now?" said Neisler. 4
"I read that Mr. Clinton has been
wanting to be president since 13,"
said retired citizen Henry Hodges.
"I believe Mr. Clinton is a good man
State School Board Chairman praises ET
party is garbage and the issue of sex
West School for success in ABC testing ey
"Be proud that you go to one of the best of the 2,002
schools in the state," said Phil Kirk, state board of educa-
tion chairman, presenting a "School of Excellence" banner
to West School students Tuesday morning.
Kirk helped the school celebrate that 90 percent of its
students scored at grade level based on ABC testing.
"Good things are happening in Kings Mountain," said
Kirk, echoing congratulatory statements of Ronnie
Hawkins, Kings Mountain board of education chairman;
Supt. Dr. Bob McRae and Principal Sherrill Toney to an au-
ditorium full of students, faculty, parents, and guests from
the community. Special guests were last year's fifth grade
class which graduated to the middle school with the be-
ginning of the fall term.
Kirk, a former school teacher and also a former member
of former U. S. Congressman Jim Broyhill's staff and has
visited in the Kings Mountain area on numerous occa-
sions, said he was often homesick for the classroom.
"This week I visited five classrooms in the Charlotte area
they don't just drop this and let it
£0. The more you stir this kind of
stuff the more it stinks."
Ronnie Hawkins, chairman of the
school board, said he is surprised
by polls that 53 percent of
Americans say "he's okay." "He
asked for forgiveness but these
polls approve his conduct. It makes
me wonder about the morality of
the nation at this time."
"[ think it's unfortunate that the
country had to endure 7 1/2
months of both the president's de-
nials and his silence," said John O.
Harris III. "I respect the fact that he
finally came forward but I think his
next step should be his resigna-
tion."
and today I'm here with you," he said to boys and girls,
many of whom he stopped to talk with after the banner
presentation. He challenged them to "keep working so that
I can come back next year and give you another banner."
McRae praised West School's faculty, students and par-
ent groups as being focused on education. "It's a tradition
at West that everyone does his part and we take it as a
matter of fact that we're here to learn.
"You set high marks for the future. Were proud of all our
students and schools but today we are particularly proud
of you," said McRae.
Toney recognized present and former school board
members, city officials, district school personnel, West
School staffers and all students and noted that Mayor
Scott Neisler, who was present as a guest, was also a grad-
uate of West School.
After the meeting, Neisler said he hopes to teach the
students the old West School song which went like this:
"West School will shine tonight, West School will shine."
A reception after the ABC recognition event was hosted See Clinton, 5A
by the PTO.
R tribute to Pri i
oom a tribute to Princess Di
The one year anniversary August 31 of the walls, books, the tabloids which wrote vol-
death of Diana, Princess of Wales, will be re- umes about her life and tragic death, movies,
membered by one of her staunchest fans, calendars, porcelain plates and music boxes.
Nicole Hildreth McCutcheon. Diana dolls will probably be added this
Although she never met her, the Kings Christmas.
Mountain woman has a collection of Princess One of Nicole's best loved pictures of the
Diana remembrances which go back to the beautiful princess is inscribed by a saying
royal wedding of Diana and Prince Charles from a BBC interview in 1995: "I don't sce
of England. myself as being a Queen of this country but |
"I started collecting things because I ad- would like to be a Queen of People’s Hearts,
mired her so much but since her death have ~~ Someone has to go out and love people.”
accumulated more things that I wouldn't take British people by the millions poured out
anything for," said the Bridges Hardware em- their hearts in a final farewell to Diana
ployee. September 6, 1997 and Nicole has pictures,
One room of Paul and Nicole books and newspaper accounts that head-
McCutcheon's home on Second Street lined "Farewell to Diana."
Extension is decorated as a tribute to the
Princess. There are Diana pictures on the $ee Princess, 5A
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