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SpoKrs Metal-working facility looking at KM
KM'’s Dunn selected for
Laurens Hall of Fame
Larry Dunn of Kings :
Mountain has
been selected
as one of the
originalin- :
ductees of the #
el Laurens, SC
Hall of Fame.
Dunn was a
a 4 three-sports
star at his igh school and was
well on his way to the major
leagues with the Yankees be-
fore health problems ended
his career. 1B
Keith Layton going
into KM Hall of Fame
Keith
Layton, Kings
Mountain
High three-
# sports star in
fi the 1950s and
a member of
champi-
8 onship base-
ball and foot-
ball teams at The Citadel, will
be inducted into the Kings
Mountain Hall of Fame on
April 11. 1B
KMHS girls soccer
team off to big start
Kings Mountain High's
women’s soccer team is off to
a magnificent start. Dan
+ Potter's Lady Mountaineers
are 4-0 and haven't been
scored on. 2B"
BUSINESS
Elvis is coming to
town on Saturday
“Elvis” will be in the build-
ing Saturday at 10 a.m. when
Frady’s Florist of Kings
Mountain holds its grand
opening celebration. 8A
The Crate to open
at Cleveland Mall
The Crate, a fashion store
featuring the latest in junior
and women’s wear, will open
for business Thursday at 10:
a.m. at the Cleveland Mall. 8A :
CHURCHES
W.. . ia am
Resurrection welcomes
the Rev. Ken Gillikin
The Rev. Ken Gillikin of
Asheboro is the new pastor at
Resurrection Lutheran Church :
in Kings Mountain. 6A ;
.
SCHOOLS
Wm.
KM School Board
to meet on Monday
The Kings Mountain Board
of Education will hold its reg- :
ular monthly meeting ;
Monday at 7 pm. at Central
School. 7A
KMHS chorus students
big winners in Florida
Kings Mountain High
School chorus members did
exceptionally well in the
Florida MusicFest last week-
end. 7A
legislative committee.
and industry clients, and the
city may see the first fruits of
the staff’s efforts in that area af-
ter a public hearing on March
21 at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
The public hearing has been
scheduled to receive citizens in-
put on the city’s plans to offer
+ an incentives package to
Commonwealth Industries, Inc.
of Louisville, KY, which is nego-
tiating to build a facility in the
corporate limits that would rep-
resent an investment of $3.75
million and create at least 40
Commonwealth
would be first
on town’s new
incentive plan
By GARY STEWART
Editor of The Herald
One of new mayor Rick
Murphrey’s campaign promises
was that he would “sell” Kings
Mountain to potential business
permanent full-time jobs.
An incentives policy was ap-
proved at last week's City
Council meeting, but grants to
potential industries must be ap-
proved following a public hear-
ing.
The value of the incentive
grants would be no more than
$9,437.40 per year for five years,
according to the public hearing
notice published into today’s
Herald. :
Mayor Murphrey said he
hopes negotiations with the
: ALAN HODGE /THE HERALD i
:. Muralist Clive Haynes of Forest City sizes up his new project in downtown Kings Mountain. :
i Haynes will paint scenes from Kings Mountaiis history on the side of the Flonk building near the
: gazebo.
Hidden in Paint
You'll have to look closely, but you won't believe some
of the scenes you'll find in Haynes’ downtown mural
BY ALAN HODGE
Staff Writer
goes well, the project could be the jumping off
place for a series of murals on other downtown
structures chronicling the 19th and 20th cen-
Thanks to Clive Haynes of Forest City, turies as well.
British redcoats and Tories will soon be coming
to life in Kings Mountain. In addition to those
guys, Haynes also plans to resurrect a host of
other early Kings Mountain souls, situations,
and sights.
No, Haynes can’t actually bring the dead
back to life, but when people get a look at the
mural he’s painting on the side of the old
Plonk building in downtown Kings Mountain,
they’ll think they're seeing the real thing.
Part of a grand plan to revitalize and beauti-
scale. The street
length and is 30
Grover bans trucks
on residential streets
BY ALAN HODGE
Staff Writer
Grover was formally invited to join the
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce at Monday's
town council meeting. Jay Rhodes, vice-president
of the Kings Mountain Branch of the Chamber
gave council members a presentation outlining
the advantages of Chamber membership.
“The Chamber represents over 800 businesses
countywide,” Rhodes said. “It also consists of
other entities such as Hospice and municipalities
like Shelby and Kings Mountain.”
Rhodes gave each council member a Chamber
information packet that contained items such as
the Chamber newsletter and a list of Cleveland
County activities and attractions. Rhodes also ex-
pressed the hope that Grover would take an ac-
tive rather than passive role in Chamber affairs,
including the Chamber’s Advisory Council and
“We want you to not just join the Chamber,”
Rhodes said. “We want you to participate.”
Rhode’s sentiment was embraced by council
members who promised to make a decision on
membership by next month’s meeting.
See Grover, 3A
day at the King:
museum will be
Larry Hamrick. 3
Haynes is no stranger to painting on a grand
scene mural he created for his
hometown of Forest City measures 128 feet in
feet tall. The painting is so re-
alistic that people have to look twice to make
sure of what they're seeing. Other work he’s
done in Cleveland County includes murals in
several Shelby restaurants and homes.
After seeing Haynes’ work in Forest City,
Shirley Brutko of the Kings Mountain Branch,
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce gave him a
fy Kings Mountain, the city has contracted call. The project is sponsored by the City of
with Haynes to create a panoramic mural de- Kings Mountain.
picting the town’s 18th century days. If all See Mural, 3A
ALAN HODGE/THE HERALD
recently took part in a work-
s+ =ntain History Museum. The
part of the May 6 tour of his-
toric homes In Ki:g+ Mountain.
company will be finalized, and
the company’s official plans an-
nounced, at the conclusion of
the public hearing
The company is one of North
America’s leading manufactur-
ers of aluminum sheet metal for
distributors and transportation
construction. It has direct-chill
casting facilities in Kentucky,
which is one of the largest mul-
ti-purpose aluminum rolling
mills in North America, and
continuous casting mills in
Ohio and California.
Commonwealth is one of the
leading manufacturers of inno-
vative electrical products
through its Alflex operations in
California and North Carolina.
Murphrey said the city staff is
working with Commonwealth
through state and local econom-
ic development agencies.
“We feel like they will be an
excellent corporate citizen and
will be a real asset to Kings
Mountain,” he said. “This is
See Company, 3A
Shop
Around
When gas prices begin drop,
price gouging could occur
BY ALAN HODGE
Staff Writer
Relief may be on the way for
sky-high fuel prices, but don’t
hold your breath. With prices
for gasoline and other
petroleum products at their
highest levels in 10 years, the
cries of pinched purses are be-
ing heard.
“OPEC (Oil Producing and
; . Exporting Countries) recently
held a conference and decided
to increase production again,”
said AAA of the Carolinas
spokesperson Kristy Tolley.
“There should be a drop in
gasoline prices in about three
weeks.”
Tolley went on to say there
was no way of knowing exactly
what the level of relief would
be, or exactly when it might
come about. One thing AAA
Carolinas wants to stress is that
it pays to shop around if you
can when it comes to buying
your gasoline.
“Just before prices start to
drop, there may be some places
that will try to gouge cus-
tomers in an attempt to make
as much money as possible,”
Tolley said. “We are telling mo-
torists to avoid those stations
and buy their fuel at dealers
who price fairly.”
Gasoline prices on Monday in
Kings Mountain were holding
steady from last week, but some
stations felt another hike was
coming soon. Representative
See Gas, 3A
ALAN HODGE/THE HERALD
Ruth Sanders recently adjust-
ed the posted price of gaso-
line at the Citgo station on
Battleground Avenue in Kings
Mountain.
Work is under way
on Historical Museum
BY ALAN HODGE
Staff Writer
Work continues on the Kings
Mountain Historical Museum.
Housed in the old Post Office
building at 104 East Mountain
Street, the museum has had
several crews laboring recently
to get the place ready for the
May 6th Tour of Historic
Homes.
Monday saw workers from
Robert Edgerton Floor
Finishing putting some final
touches on the museum's floor-
ing. Work being done consisted
of polishing and waxing the
museum’s ceramic tile entrance
foyer, and touching up some
spots on the redone hardwood
floors.
“It took about three or four
days to refinish the hardwood
floors,” said Robert Edgerton.
In addition to Edgerton’s
skills, members of the Kings
Mountain Historical
Commission have held several
work days at the museum to get
it ready for May 6 and the Tour.
Members of the Kings
Mountain Historical
Landmarks Commission have
met at least three times to put in
some good hours working on
the museum.
“We've cleaned the windows,
cabinets, and woodwork,” said
Historical Commission member
Shirley Brutko. “There are still
several tasks to do, including
polishing all the interior brass.”
Just a few of the folks who
helped with the work days in-
clude Jay Rhodes, Larry
Hamrick, Larry Hamrick, Jr.,
and Evelyn Hamrick.
\
See Museum, 3A
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