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VOLUME 90 . NUMBER 80 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1979 - KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
Four Seats Up For Grabs In KM
By ELIZABETH STEWART
Oo-Edltor
King! Mountain citizens will go to
the polls Tuesday (today) In the
biennial city election to elect four
office holders of 10 candidates.
Because of an outwardly quiet
election season, many political
observers are predicting a light
vote. However, candidates have
been doing much personal contact.
Polls open at 6:30 a.m. today,
close at ?:S0 p.m. Voting precincts
are Bast Kings Mountain, for
Districts 1, 2, and 8, In the lobby at
the front entrance of the Community
Center, and at West Kings Mountain,
for Districts 4, 5, and 6, In the Kings
Mountain Armory.
Roamin * Around
Town
Registration officials are: East
Kings Mountain: Delores Falls,
registrar and Loralne Jonas and
Mrs. Jack Hauser, Judges; West
Kings Mountain: Betty Spears,
registrar, and Hilda Moss and
Matoka Campbell, Judges.
A central office for the tabulation
of votes will be set up In the new City
HaU.
Elections Board Chairman Luther
Bennett Is encouraging cam
paigners to refrain from soliciting
within SO feet of the polling places.
The Kings Mountain campaign to
date has been a gentlemanly one,
advertising materials being devoid
of the personality mudsllnglng
which used to characterize cam
paigning here In the SO's. If mud
sllnglng has been done. It has been
practiced word-of-mouth.
Top Interest, as customaiy. Is
being attracted through the three-
way race for mayor where In
cumbent Mayor John Henry Moss Is
seeking re-election to his seventh
and second four year term at the
helm of city government. He Is
opposed by Gilbert Hamrick, who
sought the mayor’s seat un
successfully four years ago, and by
Jerry MuUlnax, who was an un
successful candidate for District
Two commissioner two years ago.
Probably the other race attracting
top Interest, and where the
guessperts are predicting a run-off
Is the four-man race for District .3
where veteran Incumbent Oom-
With
Darrell Austin
(Ingredienti: Hiere wlU be bite of
newe, very IMtIo wMoh, mnm
humor and commento, some views
h-om other editors. Dtrecttoas: Take
weekly, If possible, but please avoid
an overdose.)
Carl “Fuzz” Davts of Kings
Mountain was killed In a tragic
accident last Thursday evening.
"Fuzz” was on unusual type person.
He loved to sit around and outwit you
with his big words and most of the
time he would be right. In our last
conversation he asked “Big D, I
bet you don’t know the meaning of
the word rote.” I said the only rote I
have ever heard of was Kyle Rote
the football player. He said “go look
It up”...I did, and there were five
different definitions In the dic
tionary. After he would stump you
he would turn and say with a grin on
his face "you alnt right man.” So
long "Fuzz”, you will be missed by
your friends. You were a kind and
generous man.
Oarl Wilson of Kings Mountain
told me this one; Seems his dad went
to my grandfather who was then
pastor of the Second Baptist Church.
He asked as he was chomping on a
big cigar. "Is It a sin to
smoke?”...“Sure Is,” said Rev.
Austin, “That stuff Is too good to
bum,” as he sp' a big wad of
tobacco Juice on tue sidewalk.
“D”
A man In asmall town decided he
would run for commissioner of one
of the seats available. He paid his
filing fee and ran what he thought
was a good race. At the election
headquarters he patiently awaited
the results. In District One he had
two votes, district three , three votes
and at 1 a.m. when the final tally of
all the districts came In he had a
total of 12 votes. When he arrived at
a late hour, his wife had locked him
out of the house. He banged on the
door and a voice from Inside asked,
"who Is It?”...his reply..."dang near
nobody.”
“D”
You know It’s going to be a bad
day when you call suicide prevention
and they put you on hold. Also, It’s
going to be a bad day when you wake
iq> to discover your water bed has a
leak, then you suddenly realize that
you don’t have a water bed.
"D”
(To comment In this oohmm, write
Roamin’ Around Town, P.O. Box
762, or give me a call ^ 786-7468.)
'
RONALD qUEEN
ORADY ROSS
Found Guilty In Bomb Case
MARTHA SCRUOOS
Conner Gets 18 To 20
Superior Court Judge Lacy
Thornburg Monday sentenced
Donald Conner, Sr., 49, of Kings
Mountain, to serve "not less than 18
years nor more than 20 years In
prison” after an Iredell County Jury
found Conner guilty Friday of trying
to bomb the home of Gaston County
C. L. (Sarge) Waldrep.
Defense Attorney Charles A. Horn
of Shelby entered notice of appeal
and bond was set at $100,000.
The sentence was handed down
Monday morning In Gaston Cfounty
Superior Court.
’The prosecution’s key witness.
Jeffrey Thompson, 18, also of Kings
Mountain, had pled guilty to the
bombing attempt and like Conner
Kenny Corn Wins Grid Contest
Kenny Com of Kings Mountain hit
the tie-breaker on the nose to win
last week’s football contest
iv
He hit 18 of the 20 games listed. He
missed only the Furman-Wofford
game, won by Wofford, and the
Duke-Army game, which ended In a
He. He predicted 34 points In the tie
breaker game, which was won by
Penn State over Maryland 27-7.
Others tying Corn but losing out .m
the tie-breaker Included Larry
Appling, Donald Phillips, J.E.
Bumgardner, Terry Ysu’borough,
Ricky Leach, Joan Bamhardt, and
David Bolton.
Another contest Is Inside today’s
Herald. Got us your entry by noon
Friday, either by mailing It to
Football Contest, P.O. Box 792, or
bringing It by our office at 431 North
Piedmont. You, like Kenny, may win
$79.
also faced possible life Im
prisonment. Thompson was not
sentenced yesterday.
Conner’s first trial In Catawba
County ended In a mistrial after the
Jury failed to reach a verdict.
’The Iredell Jury returned the
verdict after deliberating 29
minutes.
Sheriff Waldrep, who did not
testify at the first trial of Conner,
took the stand for the prosecution
during the second trial. He told the
court last week that Conner called
him the day after Conner’s Kings
Mountain Men’s Club burned In
Gaston County and told him, “I hope
I don’t find out It was you who had It
burned.” ’That was April 6, he said.
A bomb was found at the sheriff’s
home Apr. 9. ’The Jury was able to
hear the tape recording of that
conversation and Waldrep testified
that the taped conversation was one
of at least five calls Conner had
made to complain about law-
enforcement raids on his club.
During the first Conner trial,
accessory charges against three of
Conner’s relatives. Including his
wife, Betty, their son, Don Conner,
Jr. and their brother-in-law, Johnny
Stewart.
Judge ’Thornburg was on the
bench for both trials.
. CAKMET18 EXPANDING—Jerry J. Schwelner, left,
vice-president and general manager of Carmet
Mlnetool Products Division of Kings Mountain, chats
Photo by Katrena MeCall
with Mayor John Henry Moss, center, and Jerry King,
executive director of the city’s Economic Development
Office, about plans tor expansion.
mlssloner Corbet Nicholson Is
challenged by Ex-Commlssloner
T.J. Ellison and by two newcomers
to politics, Lawrence Baity and
Wayne Worcester.
In District 4, veteran Incumbent
Commissioner Norman King faces
opposition from a former city em
ploye, Harry (Dutch) Wilson.
Home-free minus opposition for a
four-year term Is District 1 Com
missioner Jim Childers.
’The top candidate In ’Tuesday’s
election must poll more than the
total of his combined opposition to be
a clear winner, according to Elec
tions Board Chairman Luther
Bennett. The candidate placing
(’Turn to page 8)
I 'vfss!
JOE BOHELER
MARTHA BYER8
Field Is Complete
By GARY STEWART
Co-Editor
The field for Grover’s Nov. 8
general election was completed
Friday when five more candidates
announced for the five board of
commissioner seats.
Ray Cash, who announced Wed
nesday he would oppose Incumbent
Mayor W.W. (Bill) McCarter, with
drew from the race, leaving Mc
Carter alone In that race.
The commissioner race now In
cludes 11 candidates. Friday,
Martha Scruggs, Joe Boheler,
Ronald Queen, Grady Ross and
incumbent Martha Byers entered
the race. Others who filed earlier
Include incumbent Harold Herndon,
Juanita Pruette,Phll Harry.Edward
Phllbeck, Gene Atkins and Quay
Moss. Tbrnmy Keeter, who held a
seat on the board for four years. Is
not seeking re-election.
The five candidates polling the
most votes will win the com
missioner seats. The town. In a
special ordinance several months
ago, increased the commissioner
positions from three to five and
elected not to have a runoff.
Mrs. Byers, seeking her second
term, said in her filing statement,
’’Community pride and Involvement
are Important to me as an In
dividual.Serving on the town council
has been my way of contributing.
“Continuing growth and
development of a recreation
program and plans for a sewer
system are assets for our small
town,” she added. “Goals are at
tainable through cooperation and
interest.
“My Interest, If I am re-elected,
wlU be solely on Grover’s behalf,”
she said. "My pledge will be, as
always, to serve fairly all the
citizens of Grover.”
Mrs. Scruggs, seeking her first
term, issued the following
statement;
“I decided to become a candidate
for town council In Grover due to
requests from many of the residents
and to continue work I have done
during the past 23 years promoting
worthwhile community projects and
trying to help make Grover a better
place In which to live.
“Grover has reached a crossroad
at the present time and progress can
be made In the vital Issues facing
her Md still retain the charm of th;-
turn of the century town. The
children, the senior citizens, the
young married couples, the
established Industries and
businesses and the new Industries
moving near the town limits all have
needs that should be taken into
consideration In msddng decisions
for the future. I pledge to represent
all age groups and all areas of the
towTi to the best of my ability.”
Mrs. Scruggs, wife of Grover
School Principal Jim Scruggs,
organized and served as first
President of the Grover Woman's
Club, organized and served as one of
the first Girl Scout leaders, and has
been active In volunteer work and
many civic and charitable causes.
She received much publicity In
newspapers smd television coverage
for her work on beautlflcatior. ir
Grover.
(’Turn to page 8)
KM Man
Is Killed
C3arl Davis, 49-year-old Kings
Mountain man, was killed In a head-
on collision In Charlotte early
Friday.
TTie Highway Patrol said that
Davis, WllUe Jay Holbrook, 41, of
Ware Shoals, S.C., and Van Howard
Brezeale, 39, of Easley, S.C., were
killed about 12:19 a.m. when their
south-bound vehicle ran across an I-
89 medlsm on Charlotte’s north side
and collided with another car head-
on.
’Die Patrol said that the driver of
the other car was Injured slightly.
Davis Is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Ellse Emery Davis of Kings
Mountain, his brother, BUI Davis, of
Kings Mountain, and his grand
mothers, Mrs. Zora Davis of Shelby
and Mrs. Betty Emory of Kings
Mountain.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at> 3 p.m. from
First Wesleyan Church by his
pastor. Rev. Dwight Edwards,
assisted by Rev. Robert Hoyle.
Interment was In Mountain Rest
(Cemetery.
Carmet Expanding
Carmet Mlnetool Products
Division in Industrial Park will
expsuid Its present facUlUes and hire
additional employes "In the very
near future.”
The Joint announcement was
made by Jerry J. Schwelner, vice-
president and genersd manager of
the company. Kings Mountain
Mayor John Henry Moss and Jerry
L. King, executive director of the
Kings Mountain Economic
Development Office.
Carmet, a subsldltu'y of Allegheny
Ludlum Industries, Inc., now em
ployes 68 people.
Schwelner said that full plans iNdll
be announced soon and are subject,
he ssdd, “to the Indicated willingness
of the Gaston County Industrial
Facilities and Pollution Control
Financing Authority to Issue tax
exempt bonds, the proceeds of which
would be utilized by Carmet to ex
pand its present-based facilities.”
Said Mayor Moss, “Carmet Is a
new Kings Mountain Industrial
citizen who has come to Kings
Mountain and found that the com
munity Is the place It wants to live in
Euid grow. We are elated at the news
of Csirmet’s expansion plana which
will bring more Jobs to Kings
Mountain citizens.”
“We are excited”, said Schwelner,
"about our expansion plains. We
have enjoyed our operations in this
community for the past two years
and look forward to an even better
relationship In the future."