The Kings Mountain Herald
October 28, 2004
FORUM
From 1A
Opportunities for Workers
. program which encourages
small businesses. Dalton
introduced a bill which
would allow high school
students to graduate quicker
.and then train for technical
jobs.
His opponent Jim Testa
said he opposes tax hikes.
He pointed to his 33-year
history as a businessman
creating jobs. He supports
funding community col-
leges.
When asked whether they
wanted minority votes and.
what they would do for
minorities, Moore garnered
applause when he flashed
his NAACP membership
card. Hamrick said she
would encourage African-
Americans to run for office.
Testa said he cared “about
poor people more than I do
wealthy.”
Dalton referred to his
record of working with
minority legislators and his
work on Closing the
Achievement Gap.
Dallas Holm in Worship
Sunday, November 14, 2004
11:00 A.M.
Second Baptist Church
120 Linwood Road
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
A love offering will be received
during the Service for the ministry of
Dallas Holm.
For further information contact:
Second Baptist Church
(704) 739-4216
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County Commission
Chairwoman Mary Accor, a
Democrat, said she would
continue to listen, encourage
hiring minority employees
and appointing minorities to
boards and would work to
equalize economic develop-
ment across the county.
Republican commission
candidate Will Troutman
said having a blind sister
taught him empathy.
Republican commission
candidate Johnny Hutchins
said he had visited
Kingstown. If elected, he
plans to meet with leaders
and groups in minority com-
munities.
Candidates were asked if
the government would
charge fees on video poker,
what would they do with
the money.
Hutchins said he would
spend it on law enforcement
and to cut the county budg-
et.
Democrat commission
incumbent Tom Bridges said
he would like to stop video
poker. If fines were levied,
he would use those to
relieve the tax burden.
Accor said she would use
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Troutman said. he wanted,
to get rid of video poker.
Moore said he had tried to :
ban video poker. He would
use the hypothetical fines to
pay for law enforcement,
gambling addiction pro-
grams and DSS programs.
Hamrick said she opposed
video poker and would use
the funds for law enforce-
ment and education.
Dalton said he was
opposed to it, calling video
poker “addictive.” He
would use the funds for law
enforcement, mental health
and fiscal education for
young people.
Testa said “we need to get
rid of all the video poker
machines in the state.” He
wanted to use the money to
create a regulatory task
force.
Commission candidates
were asked what they
would want state candidates
to do about improving
minority access to healthcare
and the large number of
obstetricians leaving the
profession due to high mal-
‘practice insurance.
Bridges would consult
with doctors and hospitals
for solutions. Troutman -
would demand tort reform.
Hendrick said he had
switched from regular insur-
ance to catastrophic due to
high premiums.
Dalton said he had spon-
sored a bill which would
have required patients and
doctors to go to mediation
before filling suits. He was
also open to a “reasonable
cap.”
Testa favors a cap. He
pointed to Democrat vice-
presidential candidate John
Edwards as an example of a
trial lawyer earning 50 per-
cent or more from settle-
ments.
Moore is backing a sliding
fee cap similar to worker's
compensation. He would
require plaintiffs to disclose
to the judge collateral funds
so they could not double
recover on suits. He co-
sponsored a bill limiting liti-
gation fees and favors limit-
ing the use of expert wit-
nesses.
Hamrick would have doc-
tors, hospitals, insurers,
employees and employers
all come together to work on
the problem. She also sup-
ports bipartisan efforts.
Through her position as a
North Carolina Baptist
. Hospital trustee, Hamrick
said she believed the majori-
ty of law suits were frivo-
lous.
Shelby Police Chief Tandy
Carter asked candidates if
the city was the most dan-
gerous or safest city in
North Carolina.
Hamrick said she believed
crime was getting worse but
did not have statistics. She
favored increasing law
enforcement wages and
more funding for depart-
ments.
Moore pointed to his sup-
port of bills which would
allow law enforcement offi-
cers to retire after 25 years
and make repeat misde-
meanor offenders guilty of a
felony.
Testa said he would
toughen drug laws calling it
the “biggest crime in every
community.” He said offi-
cers were “grossly under-
paid.”
Dalton said he had been
twice voted legislator of the
year by law enforcement
officers. He was the primary
sponsor of a bill which
would toughen penalties for
making methamphetamine.
Dalton said he had worked
to get money for the VIPER
communications program
for law enforcement and had
supported legislation to free
up money for more DNA
testing.
Troutman said crime was
bad in Shelby. He advocated
tougher ordinances.
JOSEPH BRYMER / HERALD
Kings Mountain businessman Jim Testa, candidate for
the NC State Senate, answers questions during Sunday’s
forum.
Hutchins supports tough-
ening local courts. He said
robbery and murder num-
bers were up.
Hendrick said family
problems impacted the
growing crime rate.
Bridges pledged to sup-
port law enforcement. He
said the county had just pur-
chased a computer which
would analyze crime data.
Accor said crime had not
kept the area from function-
ing. She talked about a
weapons of mass destruc-
tion plan the county has in
place.
An audience member
asked Moore about his vot-
ing against a state budget
which included important
services. He defended this
by saying the budget includ-
ed tax hikes.
Kings Mountain resident
Jane Martin questioned why
Moore said he supported
family values and had
served on the Alcoholic
Beverage Commission
board. She also asked if he
supported liquor-by-the-
drink for Kings Mountain.
Moore said he opposed
liquor-by-the-drink. He also
said he had voted to restrict
access to alcohol, supporting
a bill which would keep
stores that both cash checks
and sell alcohol out of poor-
er neighborhoods.
Andie Brymer can be
reached at
abrymer@kingsmountain-
herald.com or 704-739-7496.
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UNION
From 1A
the people in power.
While today’s laws pre-
vent overt union-busting,
employers still use scare tac-
tics, according to Newton.
One method is to hang a
Cr re a
Kick-Off for
Harvest Festival
at Galilee United
Methodist
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
located on
Galilee Church Road
Off Hwy 161
Yard Sale - Bake Sale
Hot Dog Sale ~ Art Sale
October 30, 2004
starting at 8:00am
map of Mexico in a break
room during the time lead-
ing up to a union vote. The
map is intended to deliver
the message that if employ-
ers are forced to pay higher
wages, they will close shop
and move to Mexico,
Newton said.
Ironically, today’s compa-
nies are moving jobs to the
global south seeking
employees who will work
for less than the $5.15 an
hour U.S. minimum wage.
This mimics managers’
industrial predecessors who
brought union jobs to the
southern U.S. a century ago
seeking low wage workers,
according to Newton.
Lane Alexander retiring
as county's manager
After 16 years as
Cleveland County manager,
Lane Alexander is retiring.
The public is invited to
. say good-bye to Alexander
during a reception
November 2 from 4 to 6
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OPPORTUNITY
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Kings Mountain, NC 28086
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FOR WAITING LIST
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Units Available
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p.m. at the Charlie F. Harry
Administration Building at
311 East Marion Street,
Shelby.
Alexander started with
the county in 1971 as assis-
tant finance director.
Current Finance Director
David Dear will take over as
county manager Dec. 1.
DEATHS
MARIE M. SIMS BLACK
BESSEMER CITY - Marie
M. Sims Black, 66, 227
Horseshoe Circle, died
Monday, September 27,
2004 at her residence.
A native of Cleveland
County, she was the daugh-
ter of the late Everette
William “E.W.” Sims.
She was a homemaker
and attended Midview
Baptist Church, Kings
Mountain.
She is survived by her
mother, Beatrice Medley
Sims of Bessemer City; hus-
band of 51 1/2 years, L.D.
Black; son and daughter-in-
law, Ronald E. and Vickie
Ramsey Black of Bessemer
City; daughters and sons-
in-law, Linda Kay and
Rickey McDaniel of Earl,
and Lorri A. and Curtis
Camp of Wilmington; sister
and brother-in-law, Edith
and Louis Black of Kings
Mountain; grandchildren
and spouses, Ricky Dale
and LaBreeska McDaniel of
Earl, Melissa D. and Harry
Webb II of Earl; grandchil-
dren, Ronald E. Black II of
Bessemer City, Amy C.
Black of Boiling Springs,
Frankie Lineberger and
Billy Lineberger, both of
Wilmington; four great
grandchildren and several
nieces and nephews.
The funeral was conduct-
ed by the Revs. Bob Hope
and Buddy Williams at 2
p.m. Thursday, September
30, 2004 at Midview Baptist
Church, Kings Mountain.
Burial was in Mountain
Rest Cemetery, Kings
Mountain.
Memorials may be made
to Midview Baptist Church,
703 Margrace Road, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086.
McLean Funeral Directors
of Gastonia was in charge
of arrangements.
DAN FINGER
KINGS MOUNTAIN -
Daniel “Dan” Miller Finger,
82, 204 Edgemont Drive,
died October 23, 2004 at
Kings Mountain Hospital.
Born in Cleveland
County, he was the son of
the late Frederick E. and
Belle Miller Finger, and was
the husband of the late
Dorothy “Dot” Hoke Finger.
He was the retired owner-
operator of Hoke Electric
Company in Kings
Mountain, a member of
Saint Matthews Lutheran
Church, and a WWII veter-
an.
He is survived by his son,
J. Dan Finger and wife
Tammy of Ashburn, VA;
daughter Anne Finger
Robertson and husband
Robbie of Greensboro; sister
Sarah Finger Warren of
Lynchburg, VA; and three
grandchildren, Suzanna
Finger of Ashburn, VA,
John Paul Finger and
Hampton Finger and wife
Jill, all of Austin, TX.
A graveside service was
held at 2 p.m. Monday at
Mountain Rest Cemetery,
followed by a memorial
service at 3 p.m. at Saint
Matthews Lutheran Church.
Rev. Bill Jeffcoat officiated.
Memorials may be made
to Saint Matthews Lutheran
Church, 201 North
Piedmont Avenue, Kings
Mountain, NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
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