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Over 70 percent of Kings
Mountain city electrical cus-
tomers will experience two
power outages on Sunday,
April 8.
It will be necessary for Duke
Power Co. to replace a failing
transformer at the Gaston Street
substation. Power will be off
from 7-8:30 a.m. and again from
3-4:30 p.m.
City Manager Jimmy Maney
said four general areas will be
affected: All the streets in the
area of Meadowbrook, Kings
Mountain Hospital, Lackey
Street and Linwood.
Maney said it is easier for
Duke to replace the transformer
on Sunday because of lower
load requirements.
Family members of special
needs customers, such as those
on life support, should take
special notice of this outage,
Maney said, not only on the
Sunday the work is being per-
formed but also on all days be-
tween now and then. Duke
Power does not have a trans-
former in stock and the one on
order should be in by the end of
next week. If the transformer
should fail completely between
The Kings Mountain Herald
10% of KM will be without
power on Sunday, April 8
now and then, about 70 percent
of the city’s customers would
be “in the dark” and emergency
procedures would become nec-
essary.
“We don’t want to alarm any-
body,” Maney said, “but rela-
tives of critical customers
should keep in touch with them
so if the power goes out they
can get them to the hospital.”
A notice will go out with util-
ity bills this month, and a more
detailed story on the power out-
age will be in next week's
Herald.
Firehouse Cook-Off April 20-21
The Kings Mountain 5th
Annual Firehouse Barbecue
Cook-Off will be held April 20-
21 at the Walking Track behind
the Fire Museum on Cleveland
Avenue (Highway 161).
Magazine recognizes KM
as good site for industry
The City of Kings Mountain
was recently ranked 37th out of
100 small towns for corporate
facilities in the U. S. by “Site
Selection” magazine. The award
looked at things such as overall
quality of life and transporta-
tion facilities.
“We are pleased. to be recog-
nized for our éfforts in making
Kings Mountain a top site for
companies to locate to,” said
Kings Mountain mayor Rick
Murphrey.
Murphrey also said Kings ;
Mountain reflected a visionary
outlook to the future and not a
reactionary one to situations :
presented. Other factors
Murphrey felt made Kings
Mountain attractive included
proximity to I-85 and UsS.74,%
good rail system, nearness to an
international airport, and excel-
lent city infrastructure.
“We are a gateway city,”
Murphrey added. “Not just to
our parks, but to the west as
well.”
Kings Mountain was also giv-
en more media attention with a
feature story in “Our State:
Down Home in North
Carolina” magazine. The April,
2001 issue of “Our State” in-
cluded a story by Susan Comer
profiling Kings Mountain's past
and present. Several colorful
photographs accompanied the
article.
“Our State” was founded in
1933 by Carl Goerch and is cur-
rently published by Mann
Media in Greensboro. It has
over 300,000 readers. The April
issue also features stories on
Chapel Hill and a photo layout
of spring flowers in full bloom.
FREEZE
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water helps prevent freezing
because of its warmth.
Although he may, ‘have lost
some of his each crop; fetiy
Lineberger saich he sustained ifs
tle blackberry loss.
“We could have a partial crop
since they are part of a cluster.
We won't be sure for two-three
weeks.”
Lineberger said he used irri-
gation on a quarter of an acre of
his blackberry crop, and the ice .
pushed the plants to the
ground.
Once the bud of a peach is
dead, the plant is dead.
“We have this problem every
spring,” Lineberger said. “We
have to endure it because it’s
part of the business. If we lose °
peaches we will plant annual
crops like vegetables in the
summer to try and recover the
income.”
“The only things that are of
concern would be flowers, tree
fruits, and possibly strawber-
ries,” Cleveland County “ties
Cooperative Extension Agent
Greg Traywicksaid: = ' “ore
Although it does harm the
crops, Traywick said pastures
and hay fields are not harmed
by the cold.
“From my end, I've been see-
ing the rains we've been getting
have been very helpful. The
pastures and the hay fields are
not severely hurt by cold
weather, they've been needing
water more than anything.”
Farmers need to replenish
their hay supply, Traywick said,
because they started using it in
August because of a summer
drought ©
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munity project which will in-
volve volunteers from area
churches, the high school dra-
ma department, and the Kings
Mountain Little Theater.
Committees have been hard at -
work with set design and the
unusual technical needs re-
quired for the event.
“Our staging is at the same
time more liberating and more
challenging than conventional /
indoor theater,” said Alexander.
“When our audience is looking
at Jesus in the Garden of
Gethsemane, they won't be see-
ing a stage, curtains or spot-
lights, but an open garden.
Making the garden look natural
yet visible at night- that’s the
challenge.”
According to Allen, it was of
great importance to organizers,
=that CrossWalk be a quality pre-
“Sentation.
deddedeedeéce ded
“We are considering the event
to be the beginning of an annu-
al Kings Mountain tradition,”
Allen said, “One that will grow
in magnitude.”
Although there is no charge,
attendance to CrossWalk will
require a ticket, due to the need
to limit the size of the audience
at each performance. Tickets
will be available through local
churches and at Regal Ventures
offices, Alexander Business
Park, 104 E. Gold Street.
The CrossWalk project also
needs items and help with the
event. Needed are 50 outdoor
torches, Biblical costumes, and
cloth to be used as drapery,
scenery, and additional cos-
tumes. Extras are also needed-
no acting experience is neces-
sary. Also financial assistance is
needed. Donations to Regal
Ventures are tax deductible.
For more information, call
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The cook-off is sanctioned by
the Kansas City Barbecue
Society and sponsored by the
Kings Mountain Fire
Department. The cook-off teams
will be competing for $5000 in
prize money and bragging
rights.
This 5th Annual Firehouse
Cook-off is a fund raiser for the
Kings Mountain Fire Museum,
a place for education for the
community and visitors to the
area. This museum, dedicated
to the history of Kings
Mountain and its firefighters, is
totally supported by donations
and money raised by firefight-
ers.
As part of the fundraising ef-
fort, barbecue will be on sale
Friday, April 20 after 5 p.m. and
Saturday, April 21 after 11 a.m.
Also on Saturday, on-air per-
sonalities from 96.0 KAT
Country and 99.7 WRFX-The
Fox will be broadcasting live
from the track.
Entertainment on stage will
include a concert by Crimson
Rose, as well as a drive-in and
motorcycle show with HOG
(Harley Owners Group) from
Gastonia.
Barbecue sandwiches with all
the fixins will be available as
will whole smoked pork butts
($25) and pork shoulder ($35).
These must be ordered no later
than April 12, from any Kings
Mountain Sun or call 704-
734-0558. bites
Easter’ Bunny atiives
at Eastridge Mall
The Easter bunny will arrive
at Gastonia's Eastridge Mall
Friday,March 30 at 10 a.m. The
bunny will be in the center
court area and will be available
during mall hours for visits and
photos.
All children who visit the -
bunny will receive a free gift.
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Allen was in California with:
board chair Shearra Miller and
member Terry McClain attend-
ing a conference. Though Miller
and McClain came home
Tuesday, Allen will not be re-
turning until Sunday.
“I have not received any offi-
cial notice that the monies are
going to be withheld,” Allen |
told Bolin by phone Monday
night.
To address the issue, the KM
school board has called a spe-
cial meeting for 8:30 a.m. this
Friday at the district office.
Since he can’t be therein per-
son, Allen will participate via
speakerphone.
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ALAN HODGE/THE HERALD
The Cleveland Chamber held a ribbon cutting last Wednesday at Commonwealth Aluminum
Enterprises new plant near Kings Mountain. The facility is the first new aluminum tube mill to be
built in the United States in the last 20 years. Among the many dignitaries and business leaders
on hand were, from left; Bill Witherspoon of Commonwealth Aluminum, mayor Rick Murphrey,
plant manager John Rom, Bob Wright of Commonwealth, and Barbara Greene of the Cleveland
Chamber.
PATROL
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to receive two black Chevy
Camaros for traffic patrol duties
within the next few weeks.
Presently, the boys already
have a top notch aid in the form
of a mobile speed indicator.
Already a familiar sight on the
streets of KM, this machine not
only tells drivers how fast they
are going, but also records traf-
fic flow and time of day. Rumor
has it there’s a camera on board.
In keeping with the spirit of
Dellinger and Biletnikoff’s mul-
ti-faceted role, Corn emphasizes
that traffic safety is paramount
but that he didn’t want Kings
Mountain to become known as
a “speed trap town.”
Kings Mountain mayor Rick
Murphrey says the program
with the two officers is already
proving to be a great success.
“By having these officers con-
centrate on traffic duties, it will
free other policemen to do
more inside the city,” Murphrey
said. “This will bring down
crime and make Kings
Mountain an even safer place to
live and work. The city sup-
ports the program 100 percent.”
As Murphrey’s comments al-
luded, the increased traffic pa-
trol that Dellinger and
Biletnikoff perform impacts all
levels of criminal activity.
“Everything revolves around
traffic,” Dellinger said. “Most of
my drug arrests have been
made at traffic stops. If you see
a pickup truck going down the
road at night with a lawn mow-
er in back and its lights turned
off, there’s a possible theft in
progress.”
Thanks to the hard work and
cooperation of Corn, Murphrey,
and other local officials, Kings
Mountain police are just $6,000
short of having received half a
million dollars in grant money
within the past year.
“We're determined to get the
most for the money for the peo-
ple of Kings Mountain,” Corn
said. “That, and make our high-
ways safer for everyone.”
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Percentage wise, Belwood
had the largest increase in
Hispanics with a 1,800 percent
rise. Lawndale’s Hispanic pop-
ulation percent was second
highest in the county with a 500
percent jump. Other towns and
their percent increase included
Boiling Springs with 350 per-
cent, Shelby at 341 percent,
Grover at 233 percent and Kings
Mountain at 223 percent. Light
Oak had a 100 percent decrease
in the number of Hispanics re-
siding there.
Of the 11 townships in
Cleveland County, Township 6,
which includes Shelby, posted
a population of 29,225. Next
highest was Township 4, in-
cluding Kings Mountain, tallied
20,942 people. Projected figures
indicate that by the year 2020,
Kings Mountain and Township
4 will take over the number
one position in population.
One aspect of growth that
Kings Mountain will be facing
is redrawing district lines. To
address this issue, mayor Rick
Murphrey has appointed a spe-
cial task force to begin planning
how the city will deal with
shifts in its population.
Members of the committee
include Becky Cooke, Howard
Shipp, Jim Guyton, Annie
Thombs, and Lewis Curry. City
staff will be Steve Killian,
Jimmy Maney, Murphrey, and
attorney Mickey Corry. The
group will meet Friday, April 6
at 11:30 a.m. to discuss the re-
districting issue.
“We hope to receive the latest
census data in April,” said
Murphrey. “Then we will begin
preparing a plan to change the
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equal as possible.”
According to Murphrey, the
city still has to receive approval
from the U.S. Justice
Department to start their redis-
tricting plan. That process will
take from 60 to 120 days.
A letter received from the
Legislature by Corry on March
23 held good news for Kings
Mountain who is under the gun
to get the redistricting job done
for the filing date of noon, July
6, for the upcoming November
election.
“The Legislature has ap-
proved moving the filing date
to July 23 at noon,” Murphrey
said. “This will give the city
time to digest the census data
and adjust the district lines ac-
cordingly.”
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Month to date 4.75 5.18
Year to date 11.08 12.97
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High temp. 71 (25th) 78 (25th)
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