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"The Kings Mountain Herald
September 8, 2005
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OBITUARIES
Fontana applies to purchase WKMT
BY ANDIE L. BRYMER
abrymer@kingsmountainherald.com
Charlotte broadcaster Danny
Fontana has confirmed that his compa-
ny CRN is attempting to purchase
bridge.
Interstate 85 at NC 161 is complete.
For now north and south-bound traf-
fic is using the two-lane bridge. Crews
are building the second half of the
Once completed the bridge will have
face one-half mile of I-85 in Gaston
County at its monthly meeting
Thursday in Raleigh.
The contract calls for resurfacing I-85
from the N.C. 273 interchange to the
WKMT radio station. one lane in each direction plus turning
Fontana has applied to make the lanes in both directions.
purchase with the Federal The project should be complete by
Communications Commission. It will
be approximately six months before he
learns if approval has been granted.
The station was purchased last
August from founder Jonas Bridges by
Kevin and Kris Geddings. The couple
own Geddings and Phillips lion.
Broadcasting.
The first half of a new bridge over
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late next year, according to. Dan
Grissom, a Department of
Transportation engineer.
The DOT is using Asheville con-
struction firm Taylor and Murphy. The
‘project costs approximately $6.5 mil-
The N.C. Board of Transportation
awarded a $916,639 contract to resur-
Board.
beginning of the bridge over the
Catawba River.
The contract was awarded to Blythe
Construction of Charlotte.
“Resurfacing I-85 will improve this
major transportation artery for all who
travel through Gaston County,” said
Robert A. Collier, Jr. of Statesville, who
represents Gaston County on the
Work may begin as early as April
2006 with completion set for June 2006.
Candidate forums slated at CCC
The Governmental Affairs Division
. of the Cleveland County Chamber will
coordinate two candidates’ forums
‘prior to the area’s fall elections in
October and November.
Candidates for local seats on the
Shelby City Council and Kings
Mountain City Council as well as the
race for Kings Mountain Mayor will be
given a chance to participate during
the September 22 forum scheduled for
6:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Community
College auditorium.
On September 27, the candidates for
Cleveland County Sanitary District
seats and Cleveland County School
Board seats will have an opportunity
College auditorium.
to present their views beginning at 6:30
p.m. at the Cleveland Community
Candidates will be asked to respond
to questions prepared by the Forum
Committee. The questions will not be
made available in advance. Each ques-
tion will have time limits from 30 sec-
onds to two minutes. The order of the
questions will be randomly drawn
prior to the forum. The order of the
candidates will be randomly drawn
prior to the forum to allow different
candidates to answer a question first.
Each candidate may use up to two
minutes to make a closing statement.
The order of the candidates responding
forum.
will be randomly drawn prior to the
* The official timer will hold up a 15-
second warning card when the candi-
date has 15 seconds of response time
left. The timer will hold a “stop” card
when the response time is over. When
a candidate exceeds the allotted time
for question response, the moderator
will ask the candidate to stop speaking.
The forums will be videotaped for
rebroadcast on local cable channel 19.
The Chamber's Governmental Affairs
Division is encouraging all citizens,
particularly business representatives,
to make plans to vote.
Sanitation crews are log-
GAS
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not placed at the curb by the
The Codes Department is time the truck arrives, crews
waiting to do inspections aren't making a return trip.
until they have a number in ~~ Trash should be out by 7:30
one area. Contractors are not a.m.
being hired to cut grass The city has a three-and-
under the city’s grass abate- one-half to four weeks sup-
ment policy. ply of gas, according to
McGinnis. They are waiting
until prices drop to buy
more.
McGinnis said he knew
not everyone would be
pleased with the measures
but said it was a trade-off
the city had to make. The
city won't compromise the
public or employees’ safety,
McGinnis said.
County departments are
holding off on unnecessary
trips.
“We've asked them to be
very careful in the usage of
gas,” said Commission
Chairman Ronnie Hawkins.
As of Tuesday afternoon,
Cleveland County Schools
had two days worth of fuel,
according to Don Byrnes,
transportation director. Non-
essential travel has been cut
and the system has a no
idling policy. Schools have
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been asked to consolidate
transportation to sporting
events, he said.
On Tuesday afternoon
prices for regular grade gas
ranged from $2.99 a gallon
to $3.40. The average price
was $3.25 per gallon.
Mike Heath sold gas for
$2.99 a gallon. Donna Short,
manager of Mike's Food
Store, said he is buying gas
for $3.05 a gallo and, taking
a 6 cents loss per gallon.
In Kings Mountain on
Tuesday gas pumps were
covered with plastic bags at
the Silver Express. While the
store has plenty of gas, some
customers have assumed its
tanks are dry, according to
one clerk. Instead, the
pumps are being repaired.
Drilling platforms in the
Gulf and refineries on the
coast were damaged mean-
ing the gas supply into this
area is at 30 percent of what
it normally is, according to
Floyd Williams, vice-presi-
dent of Carolina Energies in
Shelby.
The limited supply and
increased demand due to
consumer panic has sent
prices up, he said. Some
other countries have offered
to send gas but that will take
time to set up, according to
Williams. He predicts prices
will remain the same for
three to four weeks.
There have been spot out-
ages across the county,
Williams said. Some gas sta-
tions may have fuel for a
day or two then run out for
+ a few days.
Police Chief Proctor said
his department has received
a few calls from residents
concerned that price goug-
ing was going on. Those
complaints must be investi-
gated by the state Attorney
Generals’ office.
In North Carolina price
gouging - charging too
much in times of crisis - is
only illegal under a disaster
declaration. Attorney
General Roy Cooper is con-
sidering asking the General
Assembly to change the law
to apply to shortages of
essential commodities.
Price fixing is illegal how-
ever. This is defined as com-
petitors agreeing to raise or
fix their prices.
To file a complaint, call 1-
977-5-NO-SCAM or visit
ncdoj.com.
Cooper announced that he
and attorneys general from
several others states have
launched an investigation
into rapidly rising gas
prices.
To make that precious
petro go further in vehicles
with over 100,000 miles, get
a tune-up, recommends
Shane Baity, owner of
Baity’s Garage.
He suggests the public
return to the gas saving
strategies of the 1970s.
Both new and older cars
benefit from keeping tire
pressure at the manufactur-
er’s suggested amount. That
is usually posted inside the
doorjamb on the driver’s
side.
Turn vehicles off while
waiting in lines at schools
and drive-thrus, Baity rec-
ommends. Don’t keep win-
dows down and run air con-
ditioning at the same time.
Driving 55 miles per hour
saves fuel while quick take
offs waste it, Baity said.
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RANDY CHILDERS
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Randy Ray Childers, 55, 654 Dixon
~ School Road, died August 31, 2005 at his home.
He was born in Cleveland County. He was preceded in
death by his stepmother, Catherine Dover Childers.
He was a member of Dixon Presbyterian Church and was
an accountant.
He is survived by his father, Odus Ray Childers of Kings
Mountain; mother Virginia Gilliam Monahan of Blackwater,
VA; brother Ricky Childers of Rancho Murieta, CA; niece, *
Stephanie M. Childers of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; uncles James
A. Childers and wife Margaret of Kings Mountain and
Robert Childers and wife Alda Faye of Kings Mountain;
aunts Mary Goforth of Kings Mountain and Annie Mae
Berry and husband Tom of Kings Mountain.
The funeral was conducted by the Revs. Randy Patterson
and Alan Sinclair at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 3, 2005 at
Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel. Interment was in Mountain
Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Dixon Presbyterian Church,
602 Dixon School Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
VERTA LUBLANEZKI
OXFORD, MISS. - Ms. Verta Short Lublanezki, 81, died
September 4, 2005.
A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of
the late Carl Short and Ira Bowman Short Spark. She was
also preceded in death by her son, George Lublanezki Jr.,
brother Leonard Short and sister Mozelle Swanson.
She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Zion Baptist
Church, Casar.
She is survived by her son, Joseph Lublanezki of
Salisbury, daughter Nancy Couey of Oxford, Miss., and two
grandchildren.
A private service was held in Oxford, Miss.
Interment was in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery.
Stamey Funeral Home, Fallston, was in charge of arrange-
ments. A guest register is available at www.stameyfuneral-
home.com.
EDNA MAE REVELS
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Edna Mae Revels, 76, 123 Railroad
Avenue, died September 5 2005 at Gaston Memorial
Hospital, Gastonia. ;
She was born September 25, 1928 in Gaston County,
daughter of the late Mavin Calloway and the late Bertha
Calloway. She was also preceded in death
by her husband, Claude Holland Revels,
and brother Carl Greene.
She was a member of Calvary Baptist
Mission of Kings Mountain. She was
retired from Arlington Mills, Ticaro.
She was a loving mother and grand-
mother and was one of five generations
in the family.
She is survived by her children, Joseph
and Joan Cook of Kings Mountain, Selma
Cook and Ricky McDonald of Shelby, Della Jones and
Chuck Merck of Kings Mountain; sister-in-law, Louise
Greene of Pineville; grandchildren Peggy and Balt Graham
of Bessemer City, Candy and Jonathan Chapman of Kings
Mountain, Donald and Cammy Cook of Shelby, Ronald and
Tammy Cook of Gastonia, Danny and Genny Cook of Kings
Mountain, Joni and Jeremy Farmer of Gastonia, Chris Jones
of Kings Mountain, and Connie Quinn of Kings Mountain;
12 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Odas Shelton at
3 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2005 at Greene Funeral
Service - West Chapel. Burial will be in Hollywood
Cemetery, Gastonia.
Pallbearers are Joseph Chapman, Jonathan Chapman,
Chris Jones, Balt Graham, Ronald Cook, John Buhl and
Jeremy Farmer.
Greene Funeral Service - West Chapel, Gastonia, is in
charge of arrangements.
RUDY POSEY
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Charles Rudolph “Rudy” Posey,
72,112 Connor Drive, died peacefully at his home with his
family and friends Tuesday morning.
A native of Pickens, SC, he was the son of the late William
and Irene Hackett Posey. He was also preceded in death by
brothers, Leroy Posey and Keith Posey, and sister, Ruth
Posey.
He was a member of Bright Light Baptist Church,
Bessemer City, a member of D.A.V. and he retired from the
U.S. Marines where he served during the Korean War and
received numerous medals and honors. He was also retired
from textiles.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth “Libby” Dettmar
Posey of Kings Mountain; sons Randy S. Posey and wife
Sherry of Mt. Holly and Warren L. Posey and wife Marla of
Gastonia; daughter Linda Posey Poole and husband Rick of
Gastonia; brothers Wilbur Posey, Gene Posey and Billy
Posey, all of Gastonia; sister Lois Walker of Gastonia;
grandchildren Barbara Sue Griffin, Genny Longoria,
Heather Poole, Michelle Poole and Ritchie Poole; and great
grandchildren Kody Reece Sharpe, Jacob Daniel Griffin,
Kayleigh Longoria and Devin Bellello.
The funeral will be conducted by Scott Moss and the Rev.
Wayne Reese at 4 p.m. Thursday at Ollie Harris Memorial
Chapel. Interment will be in Gaston Memorial Park with
full military honors.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care
of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights, Shelby, NC
28150.
Harris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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