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The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Need a ride? Cabbie taking fares in KM
DAVE BLANTON
dave.kmherald@gmail.com
Tim Price is trying to pull
off a career change. But one
thing will remain the same
in the transition from old job
to new one: He’ll still be be-
hind the wheel and perhaps
sometimes at odd hours.
Price became an over-
the-road trucker the late
1980s, which put him on
long drives across the plains
and Rocky Mountains, even
into Canada and Mexico.
During that time, he trans-
ported building supplies,
fresh fruits, just about any-
thing that could be sold or
shipped.
Now, at 46, he wants to
stick to driving but also
closer to home. His cargo
now is of the walking, talk-
ing and, hopefully, tipping
variety. He sees Price’s Cab
as following in the footsteps
business, which op-
erated in Kings
Mountain from
1938 to 1985, the
year Frank Price
passed away.
He grew up with
his grandfather’s
cab stories and liked
that fact nearly
everyone in town
knew Frank.
“I grew up in the
front seat of a taxi,”
said Price, whose
business card is al-
most completely
plain save for the
name of the com-
pany, its phone
number and a com-
mon-sense plea that
reads “Please Don’t Drink
and Drive.”
For Price, who says he’ll
completely give up the trac-
tor-trailer driving business
by mid-summer, one of the
main differences between
the two jobs is the difference
in travel.
“Basically, what it means
to me is being able to sleep
in my own bed every night,”
of his grandfather’s cab
he said.
Market Minutes
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Foothills Farmers’ Mar- |:
ket- Kings Mountain
was well attended last §
Saturday and saw many
shoppers snapping up [SHEE
goodies for Mother's [SAE 7
Day! One of the most a
popular items was Margot Plonk
handmade sugar scrubs Foothills Farmers
by “The' Anointed” Markel
made from Lineberger’s strawberries. Talk
about a divine scent!
Some people even layered strawberry
scrub with chocolate scrub! Shoppers also
were quite busy packing baskets with other
handmade goodies for Mom! Also popular
were the gorgeous hanging baskets by Eva’s
garden. After we spotted our favorite, my
daughter Gracie bought my mother-in law,
Pat Plonk, a gorgeous basket of mixed-color
petunias! We surprised her by hanging it on
her back breezeway!
Rhodesdale Farm was in attendance with
the first hothouse tomatoes at market and
also some beautiful fresh asparagus. Fresh
asparagus just shouts “SPRING” to me!
Please find my recipe for Mother’s Day as-
paragus below.
Quail Hollow Farms again had the fresh -
lettuce planters (which we have been enjoy-
ing at the Plonk House for a few weeks
now), squash, tomato and pepper seedlings
and fresh herbs. Mr. Willis also sells farm
fresh eggs for $2.00/ dozen- harvested the
day before the market! You can’t get any
fresher than that!
Please consider donating to Farmer
Foodshare on your next visit to the Foothills
Farmers’ Market. Your donations go directly
toward buying fresh fruit and vegetables di-
rectly from farmers who are in attendance.
This is then donated to Community Kitchen
and Crisis Assistance Ministry, and helps
feed at least 700 people a week, and helps
keep food dollars in our local economy
through supporting Cleveland County farm-
ers! This program is entirely volunteer-run.
If you are interested, please see market man-
ager!
Please be aware that Foothills Farmers’
Market- Kings Mountain will be open as
usual on Saturday morning from 8-12, but
location for this coming week, May 17, will
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be just down the street at the corner of Rail-
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Park. (This is due to the Over the Mountain
Triathlon transition area being set up where
market is normally held.) See you on Sat-
urday at Patriots Park!
Oven Roasted Asparagus
1 bunch Rhodesdale Farm asparagus
Olive oil for drizzling
Kosher salt
Chopped garlic, if desired
Fresh cracked black pepper
Heat oven to 425 degrees
Lop off the root ends of the asparagus
after rinsing thoroughly. Pat dry, removing
as much moisture as possible. Place in a sin-
gle layer on a cookie sheet.
Drizzle with olive oil. Don’t skimp!
Sprinkle with kosher salt, garlic if desired,
and cracked black pepper.
Cook for about 10 minutes. Asparagus
should be lightly browned where it touches
the pan, but will still have a little body to it
when you bite into a stalk.
Just 41 calories for 8 stalks! ENJOY!
Chef Marty Mongiello and daughter, Raina,
are pictured at the Kings Mountain Farmer's
Market Saturday buying fresh lettuce.
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It isn’t his first foray into
cab driving. He actually
started the business in 2006
while maintaining a trucking
contract. Now, he’s decided
to do it full-time. Price, an
affable talker and good lis-
tener, says the job is about
people.
“Being a cabby is about
like being a bartender,” said
Price, who drives a smooth-
riding 1996 Buick Park Av-
enue with sharp company
lettering on the side. “You
never know what people are
Tim Price (pictured
at left) is leaving a
long career in com-
mercial trucking to
follow in his grand-
father’s footsteps of
being a cab driver.
gonna say. You pick
up old friends you
haven’t seen in 20
years.”
He also thinks
his getting back into
the cabbie business
as an Indian gaming
resort is poised to
move into town is
pretty good timing,
“I’m betting on
the casino being
very good for my
business,” he said last week.
“Gamblers, I think, will
need rides to and fro.”
He’s planning to add a
top light soon (orange with
white bubbles). If business
gets as strong as he hopes it
will, he also has an eye on
expansion and looks to set
up shop in Forest City and
Lincolnton.
Kings Mountain’s only
cab driver started picking up
fares over the winter and
he’s quick to tell you when
the rush is.
New Legion officers installed
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“First of the month is the
busiest time,” he said.
“Folks are getting their
checks and ... taking care of
things like groceries.
There’s also the doctor visits
and family visits that come
around the first — or some-
times the fifth — of the
month. First of the month is
the busiest time. Groceries,
family visits, doctor visits.
Price Cab, which will
have Price and Tonya Mor-
rison as drivers, will keep
very broad hours. He says
that during the week the cab
will be available from 6 to 7
a.m. until about midnight.
On the weekend, those
hours will expand to closer
to 2 am. to handle the
town’s bar-going crowd.
If you step into Price’s:
roomy Park Avenue, the!
minimum charge is $1.50.
As the meter begins to run,
he charges $1.25 per mile.
To travel across Kings
Mountain at its widest — or’
about eight miles — that
would come to about
$11.50, he says. :
He has flat rates for a
roundtrip to downtown Gas-
tonia ($35) and to Charlotte
Douglas International Air-:
port ($65).
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Pictured are the new officers of American Legion Post 155 following their installation Thurs-
day by District 23 Commander Evan Thompson of Shelby. From left, front row, Thompson,
Commander Curtis Thrift, First Vice Commander Louis Floyd and Second Vice Commander
Jimmy Littlejohn. Back row, from left, Adjutant Michael Growel and Finance Director Ben
Moomaw. Not pictured: Lewis Hoopaugh, Historian.
‘Common Threads’
exploring our textile heritage
ELIZABETH STEWART
. lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Editors Note: This is the
second in a series. of stories
on Kings Mountains textile
history.
“Common Threads:
Kings Mountain’s Textile
Heritage from Prehistory to
Today” features present-day
industries as well as those
from past years in the cur-
rent exhibit open to the pub-
lic at the Kings Mountain
Historical Museum through
May 24.
One industry, Patrick
Yarns, has a long history in
the community and today
spins a wide range of prod-
ucts for a diverse group of
customers. Founded in
Kings Mountain by the late
H. Lawrence Patrick in
1963, the yarn mill spent its
CITY OF KINGS MOUNTAIN
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLANNING AND ZONNING BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 6,2014 —- 5:30 PM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING, TUESDAY, MAY 27 - 6:00 PM
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
CASE NO.CUR-1-4-14
Bill L.Condrey, Carolyn Condrey and Mary Yarbro Heirs
are requesting to rezone properties located approximately
at 1103 Shelby Road (Parcel 11964), 1105 Shelby Road (Par-
cel 56568), 102 W. Gold Street Extension (Parcel 58213) and
1100 West Gold Street Extension (11963) from R-10 to Con-
ditional Use General Business (CUR-G-B).
A list of uses permitted in the specific application may
be obtained at the Planning Department or you may call
704-734-4595 for additional information.
You are welcome to attend the Planning and Zoning
Board meeting on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 and the City Coun-
cil meeting on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 6:00 pm to express
your opinion on the application.
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beginnings making mop
yarns. Now the company is
on the cutting edge of sci-
ence and technology in a
global economy, evolving
into an extremely sophisti-
cated spinning facility that
engineers and manufactures
high tech specialty yarns
specializing in unique cus-
tom yarns.
While a maker of indus-
trial conveyor belts requires
a sturdy yarn with minimal
flexibility, for example, a
safety-apparel manufacturer
needs yarn that offers pro-
tection from cuts and heat.
Patrick spins highly abra-
sion-resistant yarn for mili-
“tary applications, moisture
absorption, and retention
yarn for fiber-optic cables
and antimicrobial yarn for
water filtration.
Company President
Gilbert Patrick has attrib-
uted Patrick Yarn’s success
to its specialized business
strategy and the firm’s will-
ingness to offer above-aver-
age pay and good employee
benefits.
Among the items that
visitors to the Museum will
see in the Patrick exhibits:
See: COMMON THREADS,
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