September 11, 2003
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2 YOUR CALL
The Kings Mountain Herald
Elected officials represent-
ing Cleveland County:
U.S. SENATOR
Elizabeth Dole (2008)
P.O. Box 2109
Salisbury, NC 28145
704-630-4686
John Edwards (2004)
Senator@edwards.senate.gov
825 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
202-224-3154
U.S. REPRESENTATIVES
10th Congressional District:
Cass Ballenger (2004)
www.ballenger,house.gov
Washington, DC 20515
202-225-2576, 800-477-2576
(N.C. only)
Tommy Luckadoo
Tommy.Luckadoo@mail.hou
se.gov
District Director
P.O. Box 1830
361-10th Avenue Dr., NE
Hickory, NC 28603
828-327-6100, 800-477-2576
STATE SENATE
46th Senatorial District:
(Cleveland, Rutherford)
Walter Dalton (2004)
Walterd@ncleg.net
560 N. Main Street
Rutherfordton, N.C.28139
828-287-2908, 919-715-3038
STATE HOUSE OF REPRE-
SENTATIVES
110th House District:
(Parts of Cleveland &
Gaston)
Debbie Clary (2004)
Debbiec@ncleg.net
P.O. Box 2266
Shelby, NC 28151-2266
704-480-1407, 919-733-5654
www.repclary.com
111th House District:
(Cleveland County)
Tim Moore (2004)
813 W. Mountain Street
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
704-482-4441 (w), 704-739-
6447 (h)
2182 Rayburn Office Bldg.
112th House District:
COOPER
From 4A
-"Learn how quickly it adds up. Most
credit card companies don’t charge interest
on purchases if you pay the balance before
the due date on the statement. This is called
the grace period. Other companies, howev-
er, may charge interest from the date of pur-
chase. Select a card that offers a grace period
to avoid paying more interest. And remem-
ber that most all credit cards charge interest
on cash advances from the date of the
advance, with no grace period.
- Avoid the “extra” fees. Many credit cards
charge late fees, over-the-limit fees and extra
fees on cash advances. These “add-on” fees
can make for an expensive credit card.
- Select just one card. You only need one
credit card to build good credit. Plus, it
makes it easier to pay your balance on time.
- Protect your privacy. Read the card's pri-
vacy policy. It should give you a way to
keep the company from selling your person-
al information to other businesses. This will
help cut down on the number of pre-
approved credit card offers crowding your
mailbox.
Once you've chosen a card, use it wisely.
- Pay it in full. Pay off the full balance
every month if possible. Carrying a balance
will cost you. If you have a credit card with
a 19.8 percent interest rate, a $3,000 balance,
and you make $60 monthly payments, it
will take you nine years to pay it off and °
cost you more than $6,000.
- Pay it on time. Be sure you mail your
check in plenty of time to arrive before the
date your payment is due. If your payment
is even one day late, your credit card com-
pany will charge you a late fee (which is
often as much as $30) and interest on the
balance. :
- Know your limit. If you make payments
on time your bank could automatically
increase your credit limit. But don’t let a
higher credit limit cause you to slip into
deeper debt. Remember, you still have to
pay it off.
- Guard your credit card number.
Criminals called identity thieves can steal
personal financial information like your
credit card number and use it to commit
fraud in your name. To protect yourself,
limit the number of credit cards you carry in
your wallet and destroy old receipts and
bills that include your credit card number. It
is also wise to shred any pre-approved cred-
it card applications you receive in the mail.
If you need help making your credit card
- decisions, you can contact the Federal
Reserve Board's Division of Consumer
Affairs at (202) 452-3693 or www.federalre-
serve.gov.
(Roy Cooper is the Attorney General of
North Carolina).
HEFFNER
From 4A
nervous, so they put away their sidearms.
At about that moment, the two robbers
burst from the U-Haud and began firing
automatic weapons.
Officer Waverly Brown was hit immedi-
ately and died at the scene. Sgt. Edward
O'Grady received mulitple gunshot wounds
ard died 90 minutes later. Some of the
killers got away, but Boudin was captured
by an off-duty NYC corrections officer who
saw her as she attempted to flee the scene.
Boudin had been on the run for 11 years
when all this happened. She had been
involved in a homemade bomb making
enterprise in 1970 when the townhouse
where the bombs were being made explod-
ed, killing three people.
A parole board in New York had denied
Boudin on two occasions, one of them being
just three months ago. A group of wealthy
bleeding hearts tried to get her released for
years.
They pointed out that she had put forth
great effort to establish a program for AIDS
victims and incarcerated mothers and
arrange college course for other inmates.
Some way the bleeding hearts managed to
get Boudin’s case before a more favorable
parole board, either by replacing dissenting
members or getting another board created.
At any rate, Kathy Boudin is now on the
outside living a comfortable life. Meanwhile
Peter Paige, Waverly Brown and Edward
O'Grady are still dead, and unable to enjoy
any kind of life at all.
I'm disgusted.
ANDIE
From 4A
enough. It sort of mesmerized me.
Straw, being an organic substance, can
develop mildew. This causes problems for
* straw ball construction home dwellers with
allergies but we weren't there long enough
for that to be an issue.
I was humbled. Even in our small home, I
manage to waste more electricity than those
folks ever generate. If I had to rely on solar,
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Eagle... 13%/carton
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Seneca
402:
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there would be no more ceiling fan whirling,
overhead light illuminating the scene while I
surfed the net with some background music
coming off the radio and maybe a bowl of
ice cream fresh from the freezer. I know it’s
a run on sentence but you got the picture
didn’t you?
Narrow Ridge made me think about just
how much I consume. I haven't dug a pit for
a composting toilet or replaced my walls
with straw but I think I'll turn the lights off
when I leave a room.
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Virginia Slims................."22% /carton
Pariament...................22%/carton
Vantage.................... 22*/carton
(Rutherford, Part Cleveland)
Bob England (2004)
P.O. Box 908
Ellenboro, NC 28040
828-245-0191 (w), 828-453-
8807 (h)
COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
Willie B. McIntosh Jr.
(Chairman) (2006)
219 New Bethel Church
Road
Lawndale, NC 28090
704-538-3768
Mary S. Accor (Vice-chair)
(2004)
944 Dixon School Road.
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
704-937-7508 (h)
Ronnie Hawkins (2004)
316 Countryside Road.
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
704-739-2591 (w); 704-739-
7078 (h)
Tom Bridges (2004)
129 Candlewood Drive
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
704-482-2747
Jerry Lee Self (2006)
P.O. Box 327
Lattimore, N.C. 28089
704-434-7435 (h)
CLERK OF SUPERIOR
COURT
Linda Cline Thrift (2006)
100 Kester Drive
Cherryville, N.C. 29021
704-484-4851
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SHERIFF
Raymond C. Hamrick (2006)
Raymond.Hamrick@cleve-
landcounty.com
1433 Mt. Sinai Church Road
Shelby, N.C. 28152
704-482-6777
REGISTER OF DEEDS
Bonnie E. Reece (2004)
Bonnie. Reece@cleveland-
county.com
115 El Bethel Road
Kings Mountain, N.C. 28086
704-739-8557
COUNTY CORONER
Ralph Mitchem (2006)
708 N. Washington Street
Shelby, N.C. 28150
704-482-1938
Hazardous waste
When paint, pesticides,
antifreeze and other house-
hold products are thrown in
the county landfill, those
chemicals eventually wind
up being treated at the
waste water treatment sta-
tion.
To keep that from happen-
ing, a household hazardous
waste collection day is
scheduled for Saturday,
Sept. 27. The collection will
take place at the Cleveland
County Health Department
on East Grover Street in
Shelby from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
“Our goal is to reduce the
toxicity of waste we han-
dle,” said Sam Lockridge of
county environmental
health.
Ordinarily, these products
go in the landfill. After rain
falls, this water runs
through the waste and set-
tles on'the bottom of the
lined landfill. From there the
water is pumped into a
holding system. It eventual-
ly goes to the waste water
treatment plant.
The county has consid-
ered doing a collection day
for several years.
Commissioners approved
the item with this year’s
budget. Lockridge estimates
that if one percent of the
county’s population show
up, the one day project will
cost up to $35,000. The coun-
ty is contracting with a pri-
vate disposal service.
Lockridge says most
Cleveland residents are
aware of the dangers of dis-
posing some items but until
now have not had a choice.
Residents of local municipal-
ities and the county may
participate.
The following items will
be accepted: household bat-
teries, button batteries,
fungicides, furniture polish,
insect sprays, mercury ther-
mometers, mercury thermo-
stats, metal polish, moth-
balls, pesticides, pool chemi-
cals, rat poisons, shoe pol-
ish, spot removers, weed
killers, solvent based clean-
ers, floor care products,
drain cleaners, hair
removers, nail polish and
remover, oven cleaners,
acids, bases, acetone,
antifreeze, auto repair prod-
ucts, auto starter fluids,
brake fluid, car batteries, car
waxes, contact cement,
driveway sealers, fiberglass
epoxy, gasoline and other
fuels, solvent based glue,
lighter fluid, motor oils,
paint, paint thinners, paint
strippers, parts cleaners,
photographic chemicals,
shellac, stains, transmission
fluids, turpentine, varnish,
wood filler, wood preserva-
tives and non-empty aerosol
cans.
These items should be"
kept in original containers,
placed in a cardboard box
lined with newspapers. At
the collection site, represen-
tatives will take care of the
items from there.
Items should not be mixed
together. Items not in the
original container should be
labeled.
The following items can-
not be accepted: explosives,
shock sensitive materials,
garbage, pathological waste,
medical waste, reactive or
unstable materials, recy-
clables, smoke detectors nor
unknown or unlabeled
collection day set
materials.
No commercial nor busi-
ness waste will be accepted.
For more information, call
the household hazardous
waste hotline at 704-480-
6932 or 704-482-9061.
The following are recipes
for less toxic household
- cleaners:
All purpose cleaner - 1/2
cup borax and 1 gallon of
water.
Fabric softner - 1/4 cup
baking soda or white vine-
gar added during the rinse
cycle.
Furniture polish - Two
parts vegetable oil and one
part lemon juice. ;
Silver polish - Soak silver
in 1 quart warm water with
1 teaspoon baking soda, 1
teaspoon slat and a small
piece of aluminum foil.
Chrome and stainless steel
cleaner - Dip dry:cloth into,
flour and rub on the surface.
Wood floor cleaner -
Dampen cloth with a solu-
tion of water and mild soap.
Wring cloth almost dry.
Brass cleaner - Mix equal
parts lemon juice and bak-
ing soda to make a paste.
Cover brass surface with
paste and allow to dry then
wipe off quickly.
Ceramic tile cleaner - Mix
equal parts white vinegar
and borax to make a paste.
Glass cleaner - Mix 3
tablespoons white vinegar in
2 cups of warm water.
Air freshener - Place bak-
ing soda or herbs in an open
dish.
Rug and upholstery clean-
er - Sprinkle cornstarch, let
set for five minutes then
vacuum.
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