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OBITUARIES
MARVIN E. WOOD
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Marvin E. Wood, 67, 2034 Shelby Road,
Kings Mountain, died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at Kings Mountain
Hospital.
He was born in Kings Mountain, son of the late
Leroy Wood. He was also preceded in death by
son Jeffrey Wood.
He loved his family and his family loved him
and he loved fishing, camping and playing the
guitar. He was retired from Boston Gear,
Charlotte.
He is survived by his sons, Curtis Wood and
wife Tamra of Advance, NC, Brian Wood and wife
Karla of Gastonia, and Mark Wood and wife Nikki
of Gastonia; mother Rosa “Rose” Henderson of
Kings Mountain; brothers Clarence Wood of Kings Mountain and
Jimmy Wood of Dothan, AL; and grandchildren David Wood of
Greensboro, Dayana Cavazos of Gastonia, Jaylynn Wood of
Gastonia, Ashlyn Wood of Gastonia, and Kaylee Wood of Gastonia.
The funeral was held at 4 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2007 at Ollie Harris
Memorial Chapel. Interment was in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
A guest register is available at www.harrisfunerals.com.
Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
HERBERT McFARLAND
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Herbert A. McFarland Jr., 76, of Openview
Retirement Home, Fallston, died April 23, 2007 at Openview
Retirement Home.
He was born in Cleveland County. He was the son of the late
Herbert A. McFarland Sr. and Ella McFarland. He was also preceded
in death by his wife, Margaret Bledsole McFarland, son Roger Carl
McFarland Sr., and sister Mary Sue McFarland.
He was a member of New Camp Creek Baptist Church, Kings
Mountain, where he served as deacon. He was retired from Lithium
Corporation, Bessemer City. He served in the United States Army
during the Korean War.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Fortenberry McFarland of Grover;
daughter Teresa Henderson and husband Joseph Rex of Kings
Mountain; sister Janie Lou Ware of Kings Mountain; five grandchil-
dren and one great-grandchild.
A graveside service was conducted by the Rev. Richard Stroup at
New Camp Creek Baptist Church cemetery on Monday, April 30,
2007 at 3 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Teresa Henderson, 521 Mary’s Grove
Church Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 to help with funeral
expenses.
A guest register is available at www harrisfunerals.com.
Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
JEANNE SOMMERS MANER
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Jeanne Sommers Maner, 78, 616 Hillside
Drive, died May 1, 2007 at Kings Mountain Hospital.
She was born in Mecklenburg County. She was the daughter of the
late Goodloe G. and Elizabeth Scharf Sommers.
She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where she served
as Elder, Deacon, and member of the choir. She was a member of the
Daughters of the American Revolution and the PEO. She graduated
from Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA. She was a
homemaker.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Bobby F. Maner of
Kings Mountain; sons Robert S. Maner and wife Susan of Kings
Mountain and Frank G. Maner of Kings Mountain; daughter Sarah
M. Lawrence and husband Alan of High Point; grandson Joseph M.
Maner; and sister Mary Neisler and husband Charles A. of Kings
Mountain.
A graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. Lee Thomas at
11 a.m. Friday, May 4, 2007 at Mountain Rest Cemetery. The family
will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2007, at Harris
Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Children’s Home of Cleveland County,
P.O. Box 2053, Shelby, NC 28151.
A guest register is available at www.harrisfunerals.com.
Harris Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
NELL PARKER
BLOOMINGTON SPRINGS COMMUNITY, TN - Nell Stepp
Parker, 13021 Martin Creek Road, formerly of Kings Mountain, died
April 25, 2007 at her home.
A graveside service was held Saturday, April 28 at the Jones
Family Cemetery in Hendersonville, NC.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, May 6, 2007 at 2 p.m. at
Central United Methodist Church in Kings Mountain.
Mrs. Parker was preceded in death by her mother, Hattie Belle
Jones Stepp; and husband, Donald Lee Parker.
She is survived by two sons, Donald Lee Parker Jr. of Dallas, x
and James “Punch” Parker and wife Lisa Halfacre Parker of
Bloomington Springs Community, TN; sister Louise Henderson of
Hendersonville; grandchildren Donald Lee Parker III and wife Paula
of Knoxville, TN; Debra Jean Carmini of Dallas, TX, Kristopher
Cayce Parker of Garber, OK, Stormy McDowell of Oklahoma City,
OK; great grandchildren Donald Lee Parker IV and wife Samantha,
Jessica Parker, Kylie and Kellyn Carmini; and great great grandson
Parker y
KM WEATHER REPORT
By Kenneth Kitzmiller
Apr. 25-May 1 Year Ago
Total precipitation 36 40
Maximum 1 day .36 (29th) .20 (26th, 27)
Month of April 4.22 2.10
Year to date 14.64 9.17
Low temperature 52 (27th) 46 (27th)
High temperature 89 (1st) 86 (22nd)
The Kings Mountain Herald
May 3, 2007
Stamps going to 41 cents May 14
EMILY WEAVER
iL eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
It’s about time to put your two
cents in. The price of U.S.
postage stamps is going up two
cents from 39 to 41 cents on May
14, to help keep up with the rate
of inflation.
There are several new changes
in store at the post office this
Spring. But perhaps the biggest
one of all is a “Forever Stamp.”
The “Forever Stamp” will cost
the customer the exact amount as
a regular stamp, in this case 41
cents for a single one and $8.20
for a booklet of 20. The “Forever
Stamp” will be good forever, or
at least as long as you hold on to
them.
Postmaster of the United States
Post Office in Grover Morris
Page said that if the price of
stamps increases in the future
and a mailer still has a “Forever
Stamp” (FS) previously pur-
chased at 41 cents, they can still
use it to mail their First-Class
one-ounce letters without having
to buy new stamps. When the
person runs out of “Forever
Stamps,” however, he or she will
have to pay the current price for
more stamps, either forevers or
regulars, Page said. The FS is
planned to keep the same design
and image and no sales limita-
tions are currently planned on
them.
The special stamps went on
sale April 12 and can be used
before May 14, but will result in
overpayments. Page said that he
currently does not have any sin-
gle “Forever Stamps” on sale,
but does have them in booklets
and in rolls. Although one-cent
and two-cent stamps will not be
needed alongside a “Forever
Stamp,” they still may be used
with regular postage. Page said
that mailers can still use two-
cent stamps with their 39 cent
stamps to cover the new cost of
postage. He added that they
have stocked up on the two-cen-
ters just for that occasion. As
always, one-cent, two-cent and
other cent stamps can still be
used to mail a letter at the new
cost. They will not be turned
away.
The cost of mailing a First-
Class one-ounce letter will be 41
cents; weights of up to two-
_ ounces - 58 cents; weights up to
three-ounces - 75 cents; weights
up to 3.5-ounces - 92 cents; and
weights over 3.5-ounces will be
priced on a flat-size rate scale.
Double or single-sided post
cards will be mailed for 26 cents.
All other sizes and rates are
available on-line at
www.usps.com/ratecase, under
DMM, Appendix, and Rates and
Fees.
But with the price increases,
the postal service will be offering
additional services to their cus-
tomers. Effective May 1, 2007,
mailers are allowed to use
Intelligent Mail barcodes on
automation-rate First-Class Mail,
Periodicals, Standard Mail, and
Bound Printed Matter flat-size
mailpieces for rate eligibility.
Mailers in this category may also
participate in a Confirm Service,
letting them know when their
packages arrive.
Page explained that the United
States Postal Service is some-
what of a “quasi government”
led by a board of governors and
controlled by the government,
but each post office is also an
individual organization not
financially supported by the
government. The raise is just to
keep up with the times, he said.
“We don’t get anything from
the government. We are self-suf-
ficient just like any other busi-
ness and a lot of people don’t
know that.”
TRUCK
From 1A
to contain and annihilate the
threat.
Grover RVFD Chief Gary
Burris said that they handled
traffic control rerouting the
motorists to avoid further com-
plications and dangers. The
alternate route led motorists up
Battleground Road to Grover
Road and then down Dixon
School Road to the next exit onto
1-85.
Other firemen dammed up the
ditch to keep the diesel fuel from
running into the creek and to
keep it from leaking any further
away from the scene.
HEPCO environmental clean-
up specialists out of Charlotte
cleaned up the spill. KMFD
Chief Frank Burns said HEPCO
used a vacuum pump to extract
the liquid out of the vehicle.
“They had to drill holes in the
side of the tanker and pump the
liquid out before they could (set
the tanker upright),” he said.
Burns added that it was good
the tanker was carrying diesel
fuel instead of gasoline. “If it
were carrying gasoline it would
have been a whole different
story.” He added that diesel is a
little bit easier on the environ-
ment than gasoline.
“With gasoline the vapors
spread so much and it is so
volatile, It will burn real quick
where diesel fuel doesn’t,” he
said. Petrodiesel does not pro-
duce the high amount of com-
bustible vapors that gasoline
produces.
“We got it all cleared up about
4 o'clock in the morning,” Burns
said. “It could have been a lot
worse but fortunately everything
worked out for the better.”
Howell said that the driver
sustained minor injuries and no
other vehicles were involved in
the wreck. He estimated the
tanker’s damage to be around
$25,000. Davis was charged with
careless and reckless driving.
Howell urges motorists to
avoid using a cell phone while
driving, especially down the
interstate. “I see it more and
more every day, accidents hap-
pening when people are talking
on their cell phones,” he said.
OAK GROVE
From 1A
of the most dangerous intersec- .
tions I know of,” he add
room erupted in applau
“I hate to see*comm e
become splintered,” said Vice
Chairman Eddie Holbrook. “Is
there not some way a communi-
ty can be united and move for-
ward in a progressive manner?”
The board voted to table the
issue and sent it back to the plan-
Back fom the re Roni
They also decided not to hold
another public hearing on the
matter, which produced many
groans, whimpers and com-
plaints of “that’s not fair.”
But Chairwoman Mary Accor
. sai just.because they won't,
“be hc another public hear
ar ing doesr’t mean they rio longer*
care what the community has to
say. She invited them to call her
or send her an e-mail to speak
their piece and told them that
commissioners will be visiting
the community to discuss the
matter with them personally.
ESO babies meeting,
IChris*Craft; industrial reve
bonds were unanimously
approved.
SAVE
From 1A
to help keep them out,” Lynch
said.
Her mother Michelle Lynch
was also there on Thursday
working. She donated the pots
for planting and Principal
Stephen Fisher said the school
would help cover the expenses.
The club has planted a tiger lily,
hostas, snap dragons and other
annuals which should return
with full bloom every year. The
potted plants will probably have
to be replaced every year, fur-
thering the challenge to S.A.V.E.
members to come. “We hope for
future members to carry on this
new goal,” Lynch said.
A wire mesh stretches across
the top of the small courtyard
whispering hints of its glory
days. The president said that the
enclosure used to be a bird sanc-
tuary, filled with the happy
chirps:and trills of KMMS’ feath-
ered friends. But the birds don’t
sing here anymore.
“We think a snake got in and
killed them all,” Miller said.
Although the alleged snake
destroyed the garden’s song, he
left a witness who has yet to talk
- a goldfish in the pond. In hom-
age to the survivor they plan to
clean up his watery home that is
filled with algae and muck. They
also plan to replace the pump so
that a stream of water can once
again flow down the rocky stair-
case to his habitat.
S.A.V.E. also wants to bring in
a picnic table or sitting chairs
where the cafeteria ladies can
relax and eat. Miller said that
they have to eat lunch early
before they feed the students and
often come out to the courtyard
to do so. We want to make it nice
for everyone to enjoy, Lynch
said.
Youth Explosion Saturday at Buming Bush House of God
Burning Bush House of God,
310 Long Branch Rd., Kings
Mountain, will host Youth
Explosion 2007 at 6 pm Saturday.
Road. The event is free and open
to the public.
“The Wave,” a youth band
from Restoration Church of God
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in Ranlo, will be performing.
Drama, skits, music, comedy
and door prizes will also fill the
evening. Personal youth testi-
monies will be given by numer-
ous people.
For more information or direc-
tions call 704-730-9785.
~Jordan Brown, Gr. 7
A few bird feeders are also on
the list of things to do. There is
no word yet if birds will be able
to return. Of course there is more
shearing to be done and those
pesky weeds to eradicate, but the
courtyard is quickly becoming
the school’s most peaceful secret
garden.
The S.A.VE. club has also
sponsored spirit week at KMMS,
like ones held at the high school.
They started it last year and this
October they had another one
with a Twin Day, Tacky Day,
Sports Fan Day, Hat Day and
Patriot Day (wearing their school
colors). With money raised dur-
ing Hat Day the club was able to
provide a Thanksgiving meal to
a local family. Before Christmas
they set up an angel tree for
needy children.
Channel Catfish,
(shellcracker),
FISH WAGON
FISH DAY
IT’S TIME TO STOCK YOUR POND!!
Hybrid Bluegill,
Largemouth Bass,
enhancement), Koi, and Triploid Grass Carp for pond weed control.
DELIVERY WILL BE: Tuesday, May 8th
Oakland Farm Supply -
Cleveland Feed - Shelby, 10:30-11:15 am
Southern States - Waco, 9-9:45 am
+ 800-643-8439 - www.fishwagon.com
JR YN
: ,
Coppernose Bluegill, Aen
Fathead Minnows (for forage
Spindale, 12-12:45 am
HR
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