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Page 2A LOCAL ; : 4 Eo The Kings Mountain Herald 5 September 9, 2004 OBITUARIES LINES From 1A According to Testa, these people are already paying taxes for schools. “I would support it (mov- ing the line),” Testa said in a telephone interview. Kings Mountain's Mayor Rick Murphrey agrees. Murphrey also said he would like to see the line moved for the sake of the children. “That would be great, “he said. “We support that.” Representative Debbie Clary would not speculate on how she would vote. “You've got a whole lad- der to climb before you get to the level I'm at, Tim's (Moore) at,” she said. Commissioners and - school board members from both Cleveland and Gaston and City of Kings Mountain officials would have to agree before Clary and Dr. - Bill Currant would take up the issue. Currant is the representa- tive-elect from the newly formed Crowder’s Mountain State House dis- trict. Clary’s district now includes Waco, Fallston, Dallas, Bessemer City and Alexis. Currant did not respond to a phone message requesting comment. Only after all of those people come to an agree- ment would the rest of the , Gaston and Cleveland dele- gations be asked to get involved, according to Clary. Clary is doubtful that commissioners from both county’s would agree. Gaston currently takes in $423,004 from its portion of Kings Mountain. “I can’t begin to imagine getting all these local folks to agree on a step of that caliber,” Clary said. If commissioners and school board members did reach an agreement the ‘Department of Justice would likely have to give preclearance before legisla- tors could take up the mat- ter. Cleveland is one of many North Carolina coun- ties covered under federal voting rules administered by the DOJ. Representative Walter Dalton did not respond to an e-mail requesting com- ment. Kings Mountain Herald Staff Writer Andie Brymer . can be reached at abrymer@kingsmountain- Lawndale, Cherryville, herald.com or 704-739-7496. TOWER VIPER system is expected to be operational by 2008 From 1A though local emergency tion. While the money is funneled through the state it originates from federal Homeland Security funds. The tower will mean more channels for local fire, police, rescue and county Emergency Medical Services. This will keep radio interference to a mini- mum, according to Fire Chief Frank Burns. The range of radios will expand also because the new tower will be between 300 and 400 feet tall. The current tower is 60 feet, Burns said. This grant will build tow- ers in Kings Mountain and Shelby. Three additional towers are planned for Boiling Springs and upper Cleveland County, accord- ing to Joe Cherry, county electronic mainténance man- ager. Those will be built as federal and state money becomes available. The responders can place their equipment on the tower once it is completed. The new system means radios will use different | isa channels which are not audible on many home = scanners. This is often referred to as a “trunked” signal. The signals are not scrambled and can be picked up on newer scanner models, according to Cherry. While there will be no cost to Kings Mountain, the city has the option of locat- ing its communications equipment on the tower also. The North Carolina Highway Patrol will locate its VIPER radio equipment on the tower as well. VIPER, which stands for voice inter- operability for emergency responders, will primarily link troopers across the state. VOTE From 1A The GOP head said he was not opposed to early voting at satellite locations if those were needed, however, he oy questioned spending the funds and the security of satellite polling sites. County Democrat party Chairwoman Betsy Wells said she was extremely dis- appointed that the early vot- ing satellite sites would not be available. “I tried my best to make it easier for people to vote,” she said. According to Wells, the county is losing $25,796 in technology grant money for computers. The money also would have provided jobs for 10 poll workers for 18 days. She said the Republican party was “asleep at the wheel” on securing the grant money and was reduced to opposing a Democrat initiative. Residents still may vote early from Oct. 14 to Oct. 30 at the Board of Elections Patton Street office. Polls are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday through Oct. 29. Polls close at 1 p.m. Oct. 30. The deadline to register to vote, make changes in resi- dence, name, mailing address and party affiliation is Oct. 8. Registration and information change forms are available at area post offices, libraries and city halls. Clients of the Division of Motor Vehicles, DSS and county health department may register there also. For more information, call 704-484-4858 or visit www.clevelandcounty.com/ public/boe/boehome. htm. The general election is Now. 2. ~ CHOOSE THE AREAS (I For All Your Drywall, Carpentry & Paint Needs |B RAIN From 1A Fire Chief Frank Burns. The city continues to monitor the weather. If high winds follow the rain, weak- er trees could blow over causing more problems. Florida officials have con- tacted city electric crews about helping with recovery efforts there. No workers are leaving this area until the results of Hurricane Ivan can be assessed locally. “Our first obligation is here,” Hendricks said. Ivan hit Grenada earlier this week and is headed north toward Jamaica, according to the Associated Press. Over the weekend, close to 200 Floridians were aided by Cleveland County Red Cross volunteers as they fled Hurricane Frances. Some 27 Kings Mountain area individuals joined with other county volunteers serving coffee, cold drinks and cookies at the North Carolina Welcome Center on Interstate 85. Volunteers opened the canteen at 7 a.m. Friday and closed Saturday afternoon when traffic was slower than expected. “The numbers were not S area,” great. That's the reason we closed early,” said Alohma Falls, an area captain for the Cleveland County Red Cross Disaster Action Team. Falls had a list of area motels with vacancies though no one requested that information. Most evac- uees were staying with fam- ily in North Carolina or Virginia or had other desti- nations in mind. “They knew where they were headed,” Falls said. While the Floridians were concerned about their homes and neighbors, no one was distraught, accord- ing to Falls. The folks from Florida were not surprised to see the Red Cross set up at the visitors center though some other travelers assumed they were collecting blood. Falls said this is a common misconception that the Red Cross has only one function. Falls and others from this area recently returned from volunteering in the after- math of Hurricane Charley. Officials asked her to return to Florida in three weeks though she declined because of a grandchild due at the same time. “I'm sure there will be some (volunteer) from this she said. Corn Maze opens in Shelby Once again, the Shelby ‘Corn Maze is offering some fall fun. A grand opening celebra- tion happens Saturday and oH Sunday complete with a , karaoke contest, R.O.’s Barbecue mobile restaurant and a visit by the Sundrop Hummer. Hours are Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sundays, 1 to 8 p.m. and starting Sept. 16, Thursdays 4 to 9 p.m. and Fridays, 4 to 10 p.m. Admission is $4 for kids ages five to 12 and $6 for adults. The maze is six miles west of Shelby off U.S. 74 on Broadway Drive. For more information, call 704-434-8187 or visit shelby- cornmaze.com BOB BOYD SR. KINGS MOUNTAIN - Robert “Bob” Boyd Sr., 74, 301 Scotland Drive, died September 5, 2004 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby. A native of Gaston County, he was the son of the late Ralph Lewis and Bessie Pearson Boyd and husband of the late Patricia “Pat” Jolly Boyd. He was a member of Boyce Memorial ARP Church. His love for skeet shooting kept him working as manager of the City of Gastonia’s Skeet and Trap Range for 23 years. His friends at the Skeet Range were his extended family. He is survived by his sons, Robert L. Boyd Jr. and wife Lisa of Kings Mountain, Dale A. Boyd and wife Carol of Kings Mountain, and Walter L. Boyd and wife Ruth of Belmont; daughters Laura B. Tesseneer and husband Jimmy Sr. of Lattimore, and Susan B. Walker and hus- band Rick of Kings Mountain; brothers Jim Boyd and Hazel Boyd of Gastonia and Terry Boyd of Kings Mountain; sisters Nancy McWhirter of Mint Hill and Lib Boyd of Gastonia; nine grandchil- dren, 13 great grandchildren and one great-great grand- child. The funeral was conduct- ed by the Rev. Doug Petersen at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Boyce Memorial ARP Church. Burial was in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Diabetes Foundation, 1012 S. King Drive, Charlotte, NC 28207; or Boyce Memorial ARP Church, P.O. Box 1145, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. MARY WELLS KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mary Ethel Sistare Wells, 82, formerly of 920 York Road, Kings Mountain, died September 3, 2004 at Belaire Health Care Center, Gastonia. A native of York County, SC, she was the daughter of the late James H. and Veree Goforth Sistare. She was wife of the late Rev. Fred F. Wells and was also preceded in death by brothers John, Bill and George and sisters Jean and Angelene. She was retired from the textile industry and was a homemaker. She was a member of Westover Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, and volunteered for Kings Mountain Hospital and Kings Mountain Baptist Association. She is survived by her sons, Steve Wells and wife Patricia and Jerry Wells and wife Betty, all of Kings Mountain, and Frankie Wells of Clover, SC; daugh- ter Mrs. Margaret Faye Wells Brittain and husband Kenneth of Cherryville; brothers Henry Sistare of Ravenel, SC, Ben Sistare of Kings Mountain, and Richard Sistare of Clover, SC; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The funeral was conduct- ed by the Revs. Curtis Bundy and James Billings at 3 p.m. Monday at Oak View Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. TURNER From A dutytisvdraq on anyone, he does want others to see the contrast between here and the middle east. “Go to a location like that and just see how good we have it,” he said. According to Turner, Kings Mountain’s poorest resident is 100 percent better off than those in Iraq. Iraqi children are grateful for a piece of candy or bottle of water. The packaged meals soldiers eat would be con- sidered a desirable meal by the locals. “To us it’s not the best thing but when you don’t have anything, it’s good,” he said. Because Turner is sta- tioned in northern Iraq where the Kurds live, they've gotten a warm wel- come. The ethnic minority was persecuted by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and many believe they see the United States as liberators. U.S. troops sta- tioned in southern Iraq have not gotten the same response by an area that has more Saddam loyalists. “Some people are glad we're there. Some don’t want us there,” he said. Turner said he believes that if Americans were in the same position as Iraqis, some would welcome the troops and others would not. The soldier believes televi- sion news reports are largely negative. “You don’t ever see them on T.V. doing the good things, just the bad,” he said. His wife mailed a pack- -aged filled with children’s clothing that the soldiers gave to local youngsters. Fortunately, none of Turner’s friends have been seriously injured or killed. “You go to bed every night and hope for the best,” . Turner said. “Put it all in the Lord’s hands. Usually he takes care of everything.” Turner’s unit may get to come home in January, + though he believes the U.S. presence will be in Iraq for another decade. Soldiers serving now are participat- ing in Operation Iraqi Freedom II, though OIF III is in the planning stages. Before his deployment to Iraq, Turner spent 10 months in Virginia on Homeland Security detail. He joined the National Guard after spending two years in the active Army. During that first military stint he was never deployed. He left the service feeling like he hadn't completed his duty. That plus the chance to earn extra money and build up retirement propelled Turner to join the Guard. “I feel now I've done my part,” he said. Turner is a 1993 graduate of Kings Mountain High School. When he’s not serv- ing in the Guard, he works at Parker Hydraulics. Kings Mountain Herald Staff Writer Andie Brymer can be reached at abrymer@kingsmountain- KING From 1A and one woman. According to King, the party’s conser- vative social values, includ- ing its stand against abor- tion, draws a lot of southern Democrats. King called Democrat Senator Zell Miller of Georgia's speech “very interesting.” Miller angered his own party when he endorsed Bush. According to King, Democrats across the county have told him they didn’t leave their patty, it left them. “I'm glad we as Republicans have reached across party lines to Democrats, unaffiliated and Libertarians,” King said. The Kings Mountain man, who has heard the president speak on several occasions, said Thursday night's speech was the best he had heard from Bush. In addition to advocating permanent tax relief and conservative social values, Bush championed a strong national defense. King was impressed with Laura Bush who gave the personal side of what her husband went through in the days after the Sept. 11 attack on the United States. “She knows better than = 7 GlobalUSA online Your Locally Owned Dial-Up Service for Kings Mountain, Shelby and Surrounding Areas. , Unlimited Access e Telephone Tech Support A Gaston County commu- nications dispatcher, King talked with several of the ~ police officers providing security at the convention and around New York. Despite the city being heavi- ly Democrat, King said many officers told him they were voting for the presi- dent. “They believe George Bush has done a good job securing our nation,” he said. While most New Yorkers were polite and many helped convention-goers find their way around the Big Apple, there were pro- testers. . As North Carolina and Connecticut delegates ate breakfast together one morning, according to King, sy Come see us for. your protesters held signs read- ing, “We hope you choke” and “We don’t just hate Bush, we hate all of you.” “People have a right to free speech but that’s tacky,” he said. King has served as Representative Debbie Clary’s campaign manager since age 18. She says he is as focused on a conservative agenda as someone with children, a business and property tax bills. King isn’t running for office now but says he has not ruled out the idea. “Right now I enjoy what I'm doing. 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