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Kings Mountain Mirror, Wednesday, September 13, 1972
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Trooper B. W. Props! writes out an accident report Friday
night at 10:30 following a wreck two miles north of Kings Moun
tain on RP 2026, one half mile north from N.C. 216 toward RP
2025. The vehicle was driven by James Booke Whitesides, 29,
of Route 1, Boa 207 Kings Mountain. Props! reported that Whi
tesides was traveling sou*'i on RP 2026 when he ran off the right
side of the road and turned the bus up on its side on an embank-
) ment. Six people were taken to Kings Mountain Hospital as a
result of the wreck. They were Ernest Burris, 29, of 429 N.
Pryor Street in Gastonia, Lizy Mae Allison, 25, 429 N. Pryor
Street in Gastonia, Berlle ^ins, Jr., 22, of 315 Ellis Street,
Kings Mountain, Ivan Edward, 20, of 405 Belveder Circle in Ki
ngs Mountain, Carrie Ellis, 21 and the driver. Damage estima
tes to the 1963 VW Bus reached a total of $500. Whitesides was
cited for traveling too last for conditions.
Goal Of $33,450
United Fund Drive Begins Oct. 2 In KM
A goal of $33,450 has been set for the
1972 United Fund Drive in Kings Mountain
which begins on Monday, October 2nd.
Campaign chairman for this year’s fund,
bill Bates, said instead of having a one
year drive, this year the campaign will
be concentrated lor about a week, with
Man Arrested
After Shooting
Harry Lee Bines, 52, of Route 1, Kings
Mountain was arrested Tuesday, Septem
ber 5, on a charge of assault with a dead
ly weapon with intent to kill resulting in
serious bodily injury alter alledgedly
shooting a woman near the farm of Bill
Plonk.
Deputy Cecil Murray stated in his report
that he was called to the Bill Plonk farm
on a report that a woman had been shot.
When he arrived, the woman, Annie Daw
son, 27, of Route 1, Kings Mountain had
been carried to the Kings Mountain Hos
pital. Murray further said that some men
hunting nearby told the deputy that Harry
Bines had shot the Dawson woman. Mur
ray then went to Bill Plonk’s Dairy Farm,
about one mile from the scene and arres
ted Bines.
Det. Cannon of the Sheriff’s department
went to the hospital to talk with Annie
Dawson. She told Cannon she was hang
ing out clothes in her yard and that Bines
was in the area shooting a gun. She sta
ted she asked him to quit shooting and
when she entered her home. Bines shot
through the screen door, striking her in
the left shoulder with a ,22 caliber bull
et.
Another shooting in the area occured at
12:20 a.m. Wednesday. Deputy Buddy Mc
Kinney filed a report statl^thatR.O. Ca
mp, of Route 1, Grover was charged with
assault with intent to kill William Gary
Payne also of Route 1, Grover, The sho
uting took place at the residence of Mary
Camp. According to the report Camp shot
William Payne in the face and arms with
a shotgun. Payne was taken to Cleveland
Memorial Hospital.
Other arrests listed by the Cleveland Co
unty Sheriff’s Department include: Mary
Anne Clonlnger, 24, of 803PrincetonDri-
ve. Kings Mountain, worthless checks.
Harry Lee Bines, 52, Route 1, Kings Mou
ntain, assault with a deadly weapon with
intent to kill resulting in serious bodily
Injury.
Lee Jasper Moore, 45, Route 2, Box 228,
Grover, public drunk.
Lee J. Moorq 37, Route2, Box 228, Gro
ver, failure to pay taxi fare.
Frank Ruthe Moore, 27, 44 Margrace
Road, capias.
George Hubert Earl, 36, Route 3, Box
198, Kings Mountain, capias for public
drunk.
R.O, Camp, 26, Route 1, Grover, assault
with intent to kill.
Carl Lee Bell, 37, Route 3, Kings Mou
ntain, Non-support.
several weeks of follow up.
An organizational meeting of division
chairmen was held last FridayattheCou-
ntry Club, with United Fund president for
Kings Mountain, Marvin Teer, presiding.
A breakdown of divisions and the goal and
chair person for each is as follows: Ad
vanced Gifts, 13 percent • f total fund-$4,
348.50, Mrs. Helen Hend icks; Commer
cial, 13.5 percent-$4,5Iu.75, Louise Ly-
braod; Correspondence, 4 percent-
$1,338, Charles Hamilton; Industrial, 55
percent-$18,397.30. Bob Suber; Profess-
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ional, 4 percent-$l,338 (includes medical,
attorneys, ministers) June Lee, medical
and attorneys and Rev. Frank Shirley,
ministers; Public Employees, 10.5 per-
cent-$3,512.25. Also C. A. Allison is cha
irman of the educational division and Bud
Medlin is chairman of the City employees
and postal workers divisions. Don Craw
ford is handling the drive for Park em
ployees, and Grady Howard is chairing the
hospital division. Publicity Co-Chairman
for the drive are Jonas Bridges and Rod
ney Dodson.
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KM Police Investigate Pharmacy Break-In
Ca.otain William Roper inspects damage to the side window at Mountaineer Pharmacy
after a break-in at the business Monday morning. The theives broke the window and
entered the premises taking an undetermined amount of goods. Whether or not there
was any "hard” drugs taken is not yet known. The captain and Lt. David Corn investi
gated the scene of the robbery and as of today no arrests have been made.
By Jay Ashley
Bids were awarded to various compan
ies for water and sewer pipe and related
items and a contract was awarded to an
electrical consultant firm in the regular
meeting of the Kings Mountain Board of
Commissioners Monday night.
The companies. Pump and Lighting from
Charlotte, City Supply from Sumter, South
Carolina, Armco Steel from Asheville,
Grinell Corporation, Charlotte, Indall
Concrete products, D&M Concrete of Car
olina and Craftcast Corporation from Dal
las, N.C. were represented at the meeting
in the form of a bid tabulation sheet. In
the August 28 meeting, the commission
ers had received the bids and had tabled
them for further tabulation and study^kta-
yor Moss read the items bidded on and
foUowing the study of all bids, Jonas
Bridges made the motion that the low
bids be accepted for the items in quest
ion. Sewer pipes, water valves, fire hy
drants and manhole rings and covers were
among the material bidded upon. With 22
items needed Grinnel was lowest on 13,
Armco lowest on 4, Craftcast lowest on 2
and PumpandLightlngandCitySuppIyboth
lowest on I apiece. City Supply had offered
an “all or nothing” bid therefore the sec
ond lowest bidder will receive City Sup
ply’s slot. That company will be Armco.
A call for bids on paving, repaving and
curb and guttering for several streets in
the city was also taken. The last comm-
issioners meeting had seen only two bids
and by law, three were required. At the
Monday meeting two more bids had been
sent in. The companies bidding were
Skidmore Construction Company, Gast
onia; Bradley Jenkins Inc., Gastonia; Neal
Hawkins Contractors Inc., Gastonia; and
Asphalt Paving of Shelby, Total bids for
the items listed for the paving, repaving
and curb and gutter were as follows:
Bradley Jenkins-$127,529; Neal Hawkins-
$115,098.48; Asphalt Paving-$120,346.85:
Skidmore offer^ a partial bid and totals
were not available. After hearing the bids
a motion was made to table the bids for
study and awards will be made at a later
date.
Another call for bids took place in the
area of chemicals for the water and
53 Arrested
By Local Police
Fifty three names were listed on the ar
rest book for the Kings Mountain Police
Department since September 4. They
were reported as:
J, C. Mixon, 29, assault on a female,
Ernest Webb, 62, public drunkeness, To
ny Falls, 15, no operator license, Debra
Kay George, 18, aid. and abet, no license,
Edward Oscar Gladden, 47, public drunk,
Nance Fowler, Jr., 20, no operators lic
ense, Nance Fowler, Jr., 20, inspection
violation, Vicent Bradshaw, 55, public
drunk, Phillip A. Sears, 18, muffler, Sam
P. Welch, 28, assault with a deadly wea
pon, Ira Harrelson, 60, public drunken
ess, Bonnie CobbMyers, 45, reckless dri
ving, Fred L. Hubbard, 46, speeding 50
in 35, Wallace Gaither, 23, no operators
license, J.B. Griffin, 67, improper regis
tration, J.B. Griffin, 67, no insurance,
Freddie Lee Watson, 22, 45 in 35 zone,
Helen White Ross, 22, 49 in 35 zone,
Ronald David Haskings, 20, 47 in 35 zone,
Henry Tate, 59, public drunk, Stephen R.
Floyd, 17, improper registration, Kay T.
Jenkins, 31, 45 in 35, Robert Short, 56,
public drunk, Doyle Shelton, 51, assault,
Andrew Smith, 29, assault with a deadly
weapon with intent to kill, Alice W. Ham
rick, 56, stop sign violation, Joseph Sut
ton, 43, driving while intoxicated, Ernest
Webb, 55, public drunk, Charles Kinsly,
24, trespassing, Daniel K. Hartsoe, 18,
driving while Intoxicated, David H. Mer
ck, 35, driving while intoxicated, Vicent
Bradshaw, 31, public drunk, HaroldD. Ra
msey, 35, public durnk, Robert earthen,
34, public drunk, Jerry Whitstine, 26,
driving while intoxicated, Kennlth Green,
28, public drunk, Paul Smith, 27, driving
while intoxicated. Mason Suratt, 47, pub
lic drunk, James P. Brazzill, 28, driving
under the influence, Eddie Lee Smith, 16,
excedding a safe speed, Frank A. Barber
Jr,, 18, improper equipment, Anthony L.
Houser, 17, speeding 50 in 35, Aron R.
Bone, 49, driving under the influence, A-
ron R. Bone, 49, driving whUe intoxica
ted, Edward T. Cook, 38, public drunk,
Smiley R. Robinson, 30, arlving while
Intoxicated, Mitchell Newton, 20, assault
on a female, Mitchell Newton, 20, tres
passing, Lonnie Burris, public drunk,
Larry Lewis Carroll, 20, non support,
Larry L. Carroll, 20, stop sign violation,
William A. Toney, 16, no operators lic
ense, Charlie A, Watts, 17, speeding 55 in
45.
sewer department. The companies, with
total bids in parentlieses, are as follows:
Burris Chemical Corporation, Charlotte
($36,117.50); Jones Chemical Company,
Charlotte, ($25,259.00); Axtom Cross Co
mpany, Greensboro ($15,432.50); More
land Chemical, Spartanburg ($38,933.50).
Allied Chemical Corporation of Charlotte
sent in a bid bond but neglected to en
close a bid. These bids were also tabled
for more study and later award.
Ray Cline, who had chaired a committee
on electrical rates, told the board mem
bers that a study had not taken place for
a long time and one should be implemen
ted. His remarks were prompted by Ma
yor Moss who read a letter from South
eastern Consultant Engineers. The con
sulting firm has done studies for various
cities in this area in the matter of elec
trical needs and rates. The studies are
designed to make the cities competitive
with Duke Power in rates on utility oper
ations. This rate study proposal wUl in
clude a survey of all commercial, resi-
dentail and industrial electrical usage.
After the study the Southeastern firm will
recommend an avenue for Kings Mountain
in relation to electrical rates. The com
missioners voted to employ the consulting
engineers at a cost of $3,850. The study
will be started sometime in the near fu
ture hopefully.
A new subject came before the board in
the form of consideration of exemption of
money under the Homestead Exemption
Act as passed by the General Assembly.
The tw o requests came from Mrs. Effie
Jones for $20.83, and Mrs. J. Lee Settle-
myre lor $27.63. These requests were
gnmted alter clerk Joe McDaniel hAd the
board that the two were eligible as app
roved by the county. The board alsl alk-
ed the city attorney. Jack White, to pro
cure a copy of these exemption require
ments for use in the future.
The meeting closed after a motion for
consideration of advertising for bids on
electrical supplies and equipment.
Competition Keen
In Mirror
Football Contest
It was a rough and tumble contest this
week with the keenest competition yet.
Again, as in last week’s contest, the tie
breaker helped a lot,..for the second pla
ce winners! Foley Cobb delivered the
most correct guesses of all the contest
ants with nine correct. Helen Sipe and
Linda Moss botli guessed eight correct
games and a tie breaker total of 30 poi
nts. So Helen and Judy will both collect
four dollars. This money represents half
of the total $8 for combined second and
third places. Breakdown again with to
tals in parentheses:
1. Foley Cobb-9 correct (42)
Helen Sipe-8 correct (30)
Linda Moss-8 correct (30) Tie
The MIRROR congratulates Foley Cobb
for his first place victory and to Helen and
Judy for their winnings too. Don't forget
to enter this week’s contest and be a win
ner with the Kings Mountain MIRROR.
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Pictured above is one of fifty ‘‘traps’* put out by the fitate Department of Agriculture
at the K.O.A. campground on 1-85, Kings Mountain. Purpose of the trap is to prevent
reproduction of the gypsy moth. (Photo by Sylvia Holmes)
Entymologists Take
Gypsy Moth Precautions
They look like discarded candy wrapp
ers. They are hollow cardboard tubes
not much larger than a roll of‘ Tifesav-
ers” but the inscription says“Gypsy moth
lur e, government property, do not dis-
tur.”
About fifty of these yellow tubes, primed
inside with sex lure and a sticky material,
are to be found attached to trees, and sign
posts around the K.O.A. campground on
1-85, Kings Mountain.
Although the traps' were only put out
about a month ago, already one male gyp-
sv moth has been caught and last week the
State Department of Agriculture released
thousands of tiny predatory wasps as a
precautionary measure against the poss
ibility of a stray female gypsy moth hav
ing laid eggs in the vicinity. More pre
cautionary measures will be taken again
next spring.
The gypsy moth in the larvae stage does
great damage by defoliating trees and in
the case of evergreens the defoUiation
usually results in a dead tree. Gypsy
moths are currently doing heavy damage
to trees in the north-eastern states and
the State of North Carolina is hoping to
prevent the spread of gypsy moths in our
state.
The traps enable entymologists to locate
the whereabouts of the moths which'‘hitch
hike” here on vehicles from northern sta
tes and hence the reason for placing the
traps in campgrounds.
It is hoped tliat the male specimen which
was caught in Kings Mountain in August
was just a stray moth that had perhaps
travelled here by camper and not a mem
ber of a locally growing population of
gypsy moths, but only time wUl tell.