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MilHon-DoIlar Accident?
A tractor trailer owned by Moss Trucking Company of Char
lotte hit the bridge at 1-85 and Dixon School Road Monday night
at 12:45 inflicting an undetermined amount of damage. The dri
ver of tlie tractor, William Clanton DeMars of Pensacola, Flor
ida was not injured in the mishap. According to the report made
by the Highway Patrol, DeMars was southbound on 1-85 when an
unknown vehicle passed him and cut in front of the truck. The
unknown vehicle applied his brakes and DeMars swerved to miss
him. The big truck hit the guard rail and his load, a 38,000 pou
nd turbine struck the bridge at Dixon School Road. Trooper M.
V. Reavis filed the report and no violations were indicated.
(Mirror Photo by Lem Lynch)
tOliver Left Guessing About
His Brown Lung Claim
Pay Bill Oliver is still on a string.
Mr. Oliver is one of two Cleveland Co
unty residents who have filed with the
State Industrial Commission tor worker
disability. William Poteat of Shelby is
the other man involved in the question
of brown lung disease.
Ray Oliver is a resident of Kings Mou
ntain and has been working tor Park Yarn
for 26 years. About a week ago Oliver
filed for worker disability saying he had
brown lung. North Carolina liasalawnow
giving textile workers the right to file a
claim for this disease.
Brown lung or scientifically speaking,
byssinosis, is a respiratory ailment that
affects the lungs. It is often equated wltli
cotton or lint particles found in cotton
mills. There is, however, no medical
proof of the cause of brown lung.
One hearing has already been held con
cerning Mr. Oliver’s case. During this
initial hearing a doctor testified that both
Oliver and Poteat have brown lung disea
se. A second hearing was to be held Tue
sday in which the insurance companies
were to be heard. Oliver told the MIRR
OR Tuesday that the hearing obviously did
not come about as planned. He had talked
with his attorney Monday morning and the
attorney had called the Industrial Comm
ission to confirm the hearing. Late in the
day, Oliver received a phone call from his
attorney’s secretary and she told him the
re “would be no hearing.’’
“I don’t know if there was a hearing or
not or even it someone was tryhig to hide
something. I just don’t know,’’Oliver re
ported.
Attempts to reach Park Yarn and the
State Industrial Commission’s deputy se
cretary, Charles Dandelake were unsuc
cessful.
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The KMHS Homecoming Queen and her court are shown as they will appear at the Ho
mecoming game here Friday night. Pictured left to right; Denise Blalock, Theresa
McDowall, Debbie Page-Queen, Linda Weaver, and Frieda Sexton. (Mirror Photo by
Lem Lynch)
Grover School
Broken Into
A breaking and entering and larceny at
Grover School was reported to the Clev
eland County Sheriff’s Department Wed
nesday at 10:30 p.m.
A Mrs. Scruggs called theSheriff to re
port the break in at the school which was
reported to have been committed some
where between 4 and 9 p.m. Wednesday
afternoon. Taken from the school was ap
proximately $2 in silver and a roll of 8
cent stamps. Deputy Wilbur Benton in
vestigated the break in and reported that
a window had been broken out of the off
ice and the theives had entered. The
person or persons also entered the kit
chen by cutting the screen on the door but
nothing was reported missing. Total da
mages to the premises were listed at $5.
The Sheriff’s Department also arrested
a few area persons last week. Listed we
re James Jasper Beach, 27, of Number 9
Trailer, Pine Ridge in Kings Mountain,
fugitive for Union County, South Carolina.
Basil Hoyle, 31, of 607 Mauney Avenue,
Kings Mountain, Temporary taking of a
vehicle.
Johnny M. Black. 31, of Routel, Grover,
Worthless check.
Henry K. Tate, 58, of Route 3, Kings Mo
untain, Capias instanter and a warrant tor
public drunk.
Lee J. Moore, 42, ofRoutel, Grover, ca
pias instanter.
Teat Acquitted
John R. Teat, 21, of Kings Mountain was
acquitted Saturday in Superior Court in
the murder of Lauder McCullough of Bes
semer City. The jury did however find
him guilty of armed robbery and Judge
Willie K. McClean sentenced Teat to pri
son for a term “not to exceed” twenty
five years.
Teat has issued notice that he will app
eal the case and at present is in the Gas
ton County Jail.
Melvin Berry, 19 year old partner with
Teat on the night of the murder is yet to
be tried but did testify that Teat killed
McCullough. Teat said that Berry was
the murderer.
The incident took place on July 30 when
the two went to the home of Lauder Mc
Cullough to purchase some beer. Teat
told the court that Berry cut the 60 year
old man and then robbed him of his mon
ey and a .38 caliber pistol. Teat further
testified that Berry took the man into the
woods off the Landers Champel-High
Shoals Road and shot him. The gun was
then thrown into the lake near the Lithi
um plant in Bessemer City where it was
recovered a couple of weeks ago. Both
men told nearly identical stories of the
events and each accused the other of the
killing.
KM May Get $125,000
In Revenue Sharing
According to figures from the U.S. De
partment of Treasury, Kings Mountain
may receive in the neighborhood of
$125,000.
The money will come to the city if Con
gress passes a federal revenue sliaring
bill now before it. The Congress is ex
pected to act on the matter some time this
week.
The State of North Carolina will receive
approximately $45 million and the money
will be spread among the counties and
municipalities. Requirements for use of
the money have not yet been established
and so officials aren’t sure yet how Kings
Mountain would utilize its share. Many
cities however seem to be leaning toward
using the money for water and sewer im
provements. Mayor Moss said that he
was “not certain how the money would be
used” but was hoping the city would re
ceive the money. “lam very much in
favor of revenue sharing for cities and
am sure that we can put any money to good
use.”
Cleveland County’s share of the dole
would come to approximately $859,000.
Of this figure, Shelby would receive
$284,000 and Kings Mountain $125,000.
Cases Of Larceny Investigated
Two Incidents of larceny was investi
gated over the weekend by the Kings
Mountain Police Department.
The first case was reported to the police
Saturday at 8:05 p.m. by Barry Bumgard-
ner at Bridges Auto Parts. Bumgardner
told police that he left work Saturday at
8 and went to the back lot to his car. He
found the car gone and began searching
for it. He found the vehicle next to the
fence between Patterson Oil and KM
Machine Works. He opened the car and
found a tool box missing. Value of the box
and the contentswerevaluedat$432. Cap
tain Roper investigated the larceny and
reported that it must have occurred
between 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. The thief
apparently pushed the car to the fence and
then stole the property.
Anotlier larceny was reported at Bridges
Hardware Monday morning at 9; 15 by Glee
Edward Bridges. He told Capt. Roper and
Lt. Corn that Wanda Bridges had made out
a bank deposit Saturday around 10 a.m.
and had put the money into a bank bag and
placed it in the safe. The report stated
that the sale was open and when Mrs.
Bridges came in Monday to get the money
for deposit, the money was missing. The
items gone were $693.50 in bills, $654.46
in checks and $60.95 in change. Later in
the day Mr. Biltcliffe, a postman, reported
that he had found the checks in a mailbox
at East King and Deal Street. All the
checks were accounted for.
Pifjskin Prophets
Win Cash
Some folks make it mighty easy to find
a winner, especially when they get lOO^c
correct. Last week we had one person to
guess them all right and this week is three
times better. Yes, out of the depths of the
football contest drawer emerged three 100
per centers!'! We congratulate these pro
phets of perfection.
They were:
1. Linda Moss-10 correct (35 points)
2. Ken Short-10 correct (33 points)
3. Helen Roark-10 correct (31 points)
Don’t forget to enter the MIRROR foot
ball contest. F ill out that form and send
it to Mirror Contest, P. O. Box 345, Kings
Mountain, or just drop it by the office.
We’ll be looking for you!
Inslflp The Mirror
A Battle and A Love Aff
air.,.Feature on Battle of
Kings Mountain...See Page 7.
* New School Teachers Hon
ored...See Page 7.
* Mounties Trounce Ironmen
...See details on Page 11.
* Punt, Pass and Kick Win
ners Announced...See Page
10.
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Work Progresses
A drainage ditch is cut into the cleared ground on the site of Kings Mountain’s pro
posed first shopping center, on Highway 74 West. Grading began a couple of weeks
ago, and J. Wilson Crawford, one of the developers of the property has expressed hopes
that some of the stores will be completed by the end of the year, and hopefully, in bus
iness by early 1973. Entrances and exits to the center will be located on Phifer Road,
Spring Road, and U.S, 74. (Mirror Photo)
% Wreck Toll
Light In City
Two wrecks on West King and a pedes
trian acdldent marked a light toll of
damage last week in Kings Mountain.
On Wednesday, PTL. C. A. Mauney in
vestigated an accident at the intersection
of West King and Goforth. The wreck,
occurring at 12:55 p.m. involved Howard
Dean Belcher, 43, of Gastonia. Belcher
told the patrolman that he was traveling
westonKingwhen an unknown vehicle came
at him in his lane. He tried to avoid a
collision and left the right side of the road
and struck a utility pole. Damage to his
1962 Chevrolet was estimated at $200. No
charges were indicated.
FaUure to yield was the violation incur
red by Norman Graham of Becontree,
Virginia in an accident Thursday afternoon
at 4 p.m. The accident occurred on West
King near the bus station. The report filed
indicated that Graham pulled out from the
bus station and struck the right front of a
1971 Ford driven by Lillie Mae Moore of
Route 1, Kings Mountain. Damage to the
Graham car was listed at $150 and $50
damage was done to the Moore auto.
Officers Belk and Reynolds reported an
accident Sunday at 11:23 a.m. Involving
a seven year old boy on a bicycle. Joseph
Curtis Salmons, 16, of 902 Boyce Street
told the officers that he was going east on
Jackson Street when Rodney Lee Sellars
rode his bicycle through the stop sign on
Monroe Avenue and hit his car. The Sel
lars boy was taken to Kings Mountain Hos
pital where he was treated and released.
The Salmons car was damaged $25 worth
and $20 damage was done to the bicycle.
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Thanks Mr. Mayor!
It’s difficult to tell who’s more honored as country singer Lor
etta Lynn is presented a plaque by Kings .Mountain Mayor John
Moss on behalf of Crossroads Music Park during her Sunday
performance. The plaque recognized her as the Country Music
entertainer of the decade, for which she in turn gave the mayor
a big kiss on the cheek! (Mirror Photo by Rodney Dodson)