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kmherald.net by Thomas Kelly Pauley. Mac’s Grocery closing Saturday after 50 years Mac's Grocery, a Kings Mountain landmark for half a century, will close its doors Saturday but not until the McAbee family thanks cus- tomers at a big customer ap- precidtion and retirement party Friday. i "Y’all come for free hot- dogs, chips and soft drinks from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.," says Kenny and Danny McAbee and their sister, Cheryel McAbee Pearson, the own- ers of the family business founded by their parents, the late Russell and Josephine Beam Goins McAbee May 27,1961. "Our store has always been a family affair," said Kenny, who said that he and all of his seven siblings worked at one time or an- ‘other behind the counter, greeting customers, grilling hamburgers and hotdogs and serving up livermush and Kings | COURTESY OF THOMAS KELLY PAULEY/THE TOWER STUDIO A recreation of famed, local Revolutionary War hero Col. Frederick Hambright, giving the public a first-time glimpse of what he may have looked like over 200 years ago. Painting Cheryel Pearson takes an order for Erik Price and his.10-year- old son, Silas, at Mac’s Grocery. bologna sandwiches, steaks and other goodies and stock- ing meats and a full line of groceries. The McAbee children in- clude the late Tommy Vw — Volume 124 « Issue 1 « Wednesday, January 4; 2012 ¢ 75¢ Premier Dealer ™ LENNOX) Home Comfort Systems Innovation never feif so good.™ 1250 Linwood Road, Kings Mountaitt NC.____ 704.739.3446 or Mobile 70429710393 A Revolutionary Painting Historic artist immortalizes the hidden-in-time Col. Frederick Hambright in painting == EMILY WEAVER ] Editor Records show their bravery, their self-sacrificing service to a new country in the New World carved out of the blood and tears of the American Revo- lutionary War. Documents reveal where many of them came from and hint at how they lived. But no paintings or sketches seem to give us a clue of what they looked like. ..until today. The American Revolutionary War Living History Center and historic artist Thomas Kelly Pauley of the Tower Stu- dio in South Carolina have set out to put a face with the names of the Battle of King's Mountain's unseen local he- roes. They unveiled their first in a series of portraits on Dec. 18 to a crowd at The Inn of the Patriots. As the veil was lifted, the audience (including descen- dants) peered for the first time at Col. LIB STEWART/HERALD MecAbee of Gastonia, the late Brenda Foster of Kings Mountain, Sue Holmes, Don McAbee and Wanda Wilson, all of Kings Mountain. See McABEES, 7A . cabished in 1780. ; HERE 1 Gil —— Boil Frederick Hambright. Without an actual rendering to start from, Pauley based his sketches on family history, speaking with local de- scendant Larry Patrick, and studying the facial traits of nearly two centuries of Hambright's kin. » Martin Mongiello, innkeeper of The Inn of the Patriots and founder of the ARWLHC, said that they began their extensive research of Hambright back in 2007. Last year, they commissioned Pauley, an artist of historic and contem- porary works in York County, SC, to start the painting. "Hambright is one of my ancestors through marriage, so naturally, I started with him," said Mongiello, whose inn sits on land where the great-great grandson (Dr. Alfred Frederick Ham- bright) of Col. Hambright's house once stood. "We are passionate in our group about all of the local heroes who have e most Bistorie Pavey s remains of HSIGRRTY fied ted BY "HORE ahd © Biota ok Ld “CHISTHAS Ge. KON HT fhilton HA CROW HAM HARBIN | Dil ARRY mong i War fi depen re kings AFAR Broers, i beta X bi i & mbraghty Weis pin a is samete in Thane ed ir never gotten proper recognition." The colonels that seem to "steal the thunder of our local heroes were Col. (John) Seveir and Col. (Isaac) Shelby" along with Lord Cornwallis and Maj. Patrick Ferguson, Mongiello said. "Al- though they were great men, our fami- lies have long questioned why our local heroes have never been seen." "Nothing against them, but I think it's high time to have a party for our own ancestors," he added. "(We want to) bring them out of this closet in his- tory so people can see them for the first time." Hambright's portrait was not Pauley's first recreation of an historic figure. In 2008, he brought the never- before-painted "Gentleman Pirate" Stede Bonnett to life on canvas in a South Carolina state art competition, See REVOLUTIONARY, 7A Shiloh Cemetery on National Register— GROVER - The old historic Shiloh Presbyte- rian Church Cemetery at Grover was listed on the National Register of His- "toric Places December 22, 2011. "Thisis great news," it was reported by the Na- tional Park Service on the Colonel Frederick Ham- bright family website this week which noted that the landmark designation "was through the hard work of Dennis Dover, Jason L. Harpe of Harpe Consultants and many others." See SHILOH, 7A KM company expands to Shelby to add 166 jobs County notes industry growth as highlight for 2011, jobs priority for 2012 TY 7 a id ai debi] es morning, / Weather forecastérs a are saying at the warm-up will egin r enjoying Prine Wednesday afternoon and by Fri- ; weather, the ings Mountain area day the high. shill re feach te eos. saw temperatures tumble but brace 4; once again. Sa rialves for lows i the teens i Despite still being chained by the Great Recession and relatively high unemploy- ment, 2011 was a good year for industry re- cruitment and growth in Cleveland County. The announcement of the emergence of 166 manufacturing jobs with the expansion of Kings Mountain’s Baldor Electric plant on Tuesday came as a welcome bonus. “We need jobs,” said Commissioner Johnny Hutchins, who added that’s the county’s goal for 2012. Baldor officials announced plans to ex- pand its operation to a second location, oc- cupying 30 acres of the old Copeland plant on Shelby Road in Shelby. DOT crews have already begun work on the truck entrance to the plant off of Hwy. 74. “What a way to start 2012!” said Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton at the announcement inside of Don Gibson Theatre on Tuesday. “This was a wise decision by Baldor, because we have great workmanship in Cleveland County.” Bill Ramsbey, executive vice president of operations for Baldor Electric, said that they. plan to be in production at the new facility by the end of June. : State Secretary of Commerce Keith Criscoe said that the company plans to add 166 new jobs and increase its payroll by $7.3 million over the next four years, bringing an investment of nearly $17 million to the county. The salary for the Baldor jobs averages between $30,000-$40,000 - a needed income for the more than 5,200 now unemployed. See EXPANSION, 5A City: jobs top priority in 2012 New industry and busi- ness expansion brought 350 jobs to Kings Mountain in the old year just ending to rev up a sluggish economy. City leaders for the third year push jobs as the major goal for new year 2012. Some forecasters are pre- dicting that the economy is showing signs of healing but it depends on who you talk to. new business and industry and provide a quality family- oriented lifestyle," said Mayor Rick Murphrey. City Manager Marilyn Sellers said the city will con- tinue to promote a positive business climate with com- petitive utility and tax rates, continuing infrastructure and working with a productive business opportunities and we're growing," added Sell- ers. : : Sellers said the city wel- comed six new industries last year who are utility cus- tomers. They are Bay Valley Foods, Ultra Armoring, See JOBS, 7A photo by LIB STEWART KM Mayor Rick Murphrey and City Manager Marilyn Sellers discuss goals for New Year 2012. 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