April 1, 2004
BRIEFS
Fisherman drowns
at Chemetall lake
BY ANDIE L. BRYMER
Staff Writer
A fisherman drowned Saturday
afternoon at an industrial lake located
behind a southbound welcome station
along Interstate 85, according to
Cleveland County Emergency
Management.
The drowning victim, Troy Parrish,
36, was fishing in a lake owned by
Chemetall Foote Corporation. Parrish
was from Shelby.
Personnel from emergency manage-
ment, Kings Mountain Rescue, Grover
Rescue, North Carolina Department of
Transportation, Cleveland County
Sheriff's Department and several vol-
unteer fire departments responded.
Parrish was located using an under-
water video camera, according to
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Dewey Cook of emergency manage-
ment. The murky water was
53 degrees, he said.
Parrish’s funeral was Wednesday at
New Way Baptist Church in Kings
Mountain.
Library announces
Easter schedule
Mauney Memorial Library will be
closed for Easter, Saturday, April 10
through Monday, April 12. The library
will reopen Tuesday, April 13.
For more information call Sharon
Stack at 739-2371.
Teams needed for
KM Relay for Life
Kings Mountain Relay for Life needs
additional teams. To get involved, call
Tracy Bledsoe at 704-937-3249 or
Melissa Davis at 704-739-9655.
So far the project has raised $17,000.
The next team captain’s meeting will
be April 12 at 6 p.m. at the Patrick
Center.
A representative from each team
must attend bank night April 26 at 7
p.m. at the Patrick Center to pick up
team t-shirts.
Relay is April 30 and May 1 at the
walking track adjacent to the Kings
Mountain YMCA.
Lindsey Gaffney on
Erskine Dean’s List
Lindsey Alana Gaffney, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Gaffney of
Kings Mountain, was among students
named to the Erskine College Dean's
List for the fall semester.
The dean's list honors full-time stu-
dent who earn a GPR of at least 3.70.
COUNCIL
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during the internal investigation.
Mullinax said the State Bureau of
Investigation should investigate. He
plans to ask District Attorney Bill
Young to contact that office.
A consent agenda item which would
have raised the rent on a city owned
building was moved to the regular
agenda at the request of City
Councilman Howard Shipp.
The item was then deferred until
council could agree on an appropriate
increase. According to Hicks, some
council members had questioned
whether the increase which went from
$275 a month to $325 was large
enough. The building is leased to Horn
& Associates.
The council unanimously accepted a
report from HDR Engineering recom-
mending it began the watershed pro-
tection and acquisition processes which
would enable the city to build a reser-
voir on Muddy Fork Creek.
The approval will allow the city to
apply for grant funding from the Rural
Center.
Council approved six to one prelimi-
nary plans for an east side sewer pump
station and improvements at City
Lake dam. Mullinax cast the dissenting
vote. The preliminary plan would
allow the city to apply for a loan for
the project. Before the money is bor-
rowed or an engineer is contracted, the
council would have to give its
approval.
Murphrey said the pump station
would mean “tremendous savings” for
the city. The station would allow Kings
Mountain to treat more of its own
waste water instead of paying the City
of Gastonia to do so.
Council gave its blessing though it
did not take a formal vote on a bell
tower project at Mountain Rest
Cemetery. James Belt Ministries plans
to build a bell tower by Christmas. The
ministry is known for the holiday
luminary display it produces at the
cemetery.
According to Belt, the bell tower will
cost between $60,000 and $70,000. He
promised to raise all the funds.
“This project will not cost the city
one red cent,” Belt said.
Kings Mountain High School senior
drafting student Brian Styers created a
rendering of the bell tower which Belt
displayed at the meeting.
Several city employees were recog-
nized for service. Police Sgt. Derek
Johnson was honored for 15 years;
Codes Director Holly Black, five years;
Meter Readers Brandon Bolin and
Christopher Swink, five years each.
Murphrey announced the formation
of a youth council. Two representatives
will be selected from grades seven
through 12. The youth will provide the
city with their perspective, he said.
Guidance counselors will select who
serves.
BOWLES
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insurance for the 44 million uninsured
Americans.
“Healthcare is somethitig'I spend a
lot of my time ini i gr about” he said:
“The lt delivéry system needs
a lot of work.”
Many of the uninsured get their
healthcare through hospital emergency
departments, according to Bowles. He
said this is five times more expensive
than a visit to a physician's office.
Audience member John Young who
is Cleveland County HealthCare
System president asked Bowles to =F
‘work toward keeping hospitals and
medical practices profitable enough’
that they can provide a safety net to
the uninsured.
* Some of the other individuals partic-
ipating in the tour included Betsy
Wells, Curtis Pressley, Sally and David
Royster, Life Enrichment Center
Architect Roger Holland, Denese
Stallings and Marion Carpenter.
"Bowles is a Charlotte area native and
has worked in banking for 30 years. He
served as Chief of Staff and headed up
the Small Business Administration
under the Clinton administration.
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TESTA
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said.
Testa called the current period of
unemployment unprecedented.
Testa owns and operates Roadside
Truck Plaza, Inc. which has locations in
Cleveland and Mecklenburg counties.
He said the fact that his business oper-
ates video poker machines should not
hurt him with conservative voters.
“I don’t see that as an issue,” Testa
said.
He is active in the Kings Mountain
Rotary and the Cleveland County
Chamber of Commerce. He is an elect-
ed member of the National Board of
Directors of America’s Best Truck
Stops.
Testa graduated from Northern
Illinois University with a degree in
business administration.
He and his wife Sandra have four
children and four grandchildren. They
are active members of St. Michael's
Church where they support outreach
programs and building and maintain-
ing a church and school in Nicaragua.
Testa served for several years on the
church board.
Testa has been in business in
Cleveland County for 32 years. He has
previously owned Jim Testa Chevrolet,
Jim Testa Lincoln Mercury and Jim
Testa Jeep.
He will face off against incumbent
Walter Dalton. That primary is tenta-
tively scheduled for July 20. The filing
period runs from Monday, April 26 to
Friday, May 7.
GAS
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Honda Insight gets 70 miles per gallon,
Wilson said.
The hybrid car starts with gasoline
then switches to electric. The car
charges as it is driven.
“They (hybrids) seem to be doing
better and better,” Wilson said.
Gas prices across North Carolina
average $1.67.4, according to AAA. In
the Charlotte metro area the average is
at $1.63.6, a record for the region.
Asheville’s average is $1.70. The aver-
age for South Carolina is $1.61.8, a
record high for that state.
“We've been breaking records for
several weeks,” said Sarah Davis, AAA
spokeswoman. A record was broken
every day last week, according to
Davis.
No relief is in site, she said. OPEC
plans to cut production in April which
will exacerbate the low supply, high
demand cycle though there is some
indication that group is reconsidering
reducing the supply.
Asians markets are using an increas-
ing amount of gas adding to the
demand.
Across the country, there are 15
blends of gasoline in use. This is due to
varying state regulations. Making that
many blends decreases efficiency at
refineries further driving up the price,
according to Davis.
During the summer months, more
fuel efficient blends of gasoline are
required which also adds to the price.
Some experts are calling for a delay in
when the switch over to those blends
takes place though Davis doubts there
will be any change in the date.
Davis says prices could reach $1.80 a
gallon.
“It’s definitely a possibility,” she
said.
In Kings Mountain that has already
happened at one gas station near
Interstate 85. High test gas is at $1.93.9
per gallon.
The average gas price in town is
$1.75 with the lowest known price at
Petro Express at $1.47.9.
Davis predicts the high prices will
mean families opt for vacation destina-
tions closer to home like Myrtle Beach
and Asheville instead of trips to west-
ern states.
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ARRESTS
Troy Thompson, 42, larce-
ny, $200 secured bond.
Mark Russell, 41, 508
Crescent Hill, larceny, dam-
age to property,
resist/delay/ obstruct,
obtain controlled substance
by fraud /forgery, assault on
government official, $6,200
secured bond.
Reeco Turner, 27, 400 W.
Parker St., felony breaking,
entering and larceny, felony
possession of stolen goods,
possession of marijuana,
$25,000 secured bond.
CITATIONS
Sherice Byers, 340 Crocker
Rd., driving while license
revoked; child restrain vio-
lation.
Craig Lewis, 600 Lee St.,
expired registration plate.
David Allen, Shelby,
speeding 68 in 45 zone.
Michael Jordan, 1013
Mary’s Grove Church Rd.,
driving while license
revoked, no insurance.
Richard Griffin Jr.,
Bessemer City, no insurance,
fictitious registration num-
ber plate.
Howard Nickles, 1812
Alpine Dr., expired license.
INCIDENTS
KM Pharmacy, 1106
Shelby Rd., reported that
someone obtained a con-
trolled substance by fraud;
and KMPD officer R.B.
Putnam reported being
assaulted at KM Pharmacy.
Paul Coleman, 1230
Second St., reported a break-
in and larceny of a color TV
valued at $200, DVD player
valued at $263, three fishing
rods valued at $400, and 50
CDs valued at $100.
Food Lion, Shelby Rd.,
reported larceny of eight
cases of chewing tobacco
valued at $192.
Winn Dixie, Spring St.,
reported larceny of a color
TV valued at $99.99.
Food Lion, Shelby Rd.,
reported larceny of medi-
cine.
Pizza Hut, Spring St.,
Richard Francis
308 E. King Street
Kings Mountain
704-739-1820
KM PoLICE REPORT
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reported forgery and utter-
ing of a stolen payroll check.
Badcock, Inc., 1314 Shelby
Rd., reported $200 damage
to a mirror, $200 damage to
stereo speakers, and $100
damage to a dresser.
Wayne Worcester, 401
Chestnut St., reported a lost
hand gun valued at $393.94.
A 16-year-old girl report-
ed receiving telephone
threats.
Southern Convenience
Shell, 511 Linwood Rd.,
reported larceny of gasoline.
Lloyd Grissom, Bessemer
City, and First National
Bank, Kings Mountain,
reported that someone
obtained property by false
pretense (forgery of check).
Mary McAbee, 825 Second
St., reported that someone
used a blunt object to cause
$400 damage to her vehicle.
James Creighton, 965
Lavender Rd., reported that
someone broke into his
vehicle while it was parked
on Monta Vista Dr. and stole
a CD player valued at $125,
200 CDs valued at $200, a
boom box valued at $60 and
an adapter valued at $75.
Pamela Thompson, 2017
Redwood Cir., reported that
someone poured an
unknown type of liquid in
the gas tank of her vehicle.
Joel McMahan, Dallas,
reported that someone
broke into his vehicle while
it was parked on W. King St.
and stole a wallet, credit
cards, driver’s license and
currency, and damaged the
driver’s side window.
Phillip and Justin Bolen,
105 Lovelace Rd. #4, report-
ed being assaulted on First
St.
WRECK
Vehicles driven by Darrell
Thornburg of Kings
Mountain and Lewis
Warlick III of York, SC
struck on NC 161 at
Interstate 85. Damage to the
Thornburg vehicle was
$5,000 and damage to the
Warlick vehicle was $3,000.
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