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VOLUME 95, NUMBER 1
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lANUARY 7,1982
KINGS MOUNTAIN. NORTH CAROLINA
Scavenger Hunt
People Grab Food Quicker
Than Trucker Can Dump It
“We just work for the company,” one driver i
‘They sent us to dispose of it.”
Sgt. Pruitt noted that both the dumping of I
into trash dumpsters j^nd the scavengery of
dumpsters are illegal, blit her main concern wa
people who had hauled food away and the |
sickness they will encounter if they consume i^’^
“We’re going to have some sick folks,” Sgt. PiNb
‘said. ‘They ought to know people are not goin||ta
dump food if it’s good.
‘The drivers have been very nice,” she wenUpi.
‘They tried to explain to the people that the
could be contaminated and that they shouldn’t tikl
it.
The majority of the people we’ve talked tt)
understood and were real nice,” she added. “SOOK
of those who carried food away probably di<M
know it could be contaminated.
One of the drivers said the tractor-trailer was hiB
of french fries and cookies. “If it was full,” Sgt
Pruitt said, “three-fourths (of the food) was already
gone before we got here.”
One man, who asked not to be identified, arid
some of the food was taken to a nearby grocery
store and put in freezers.
‘The Health Department might raise cain about
them dumping food in the trash containers,” Sgt.
Pruitt said. “But the drivers are just doing what
they were told. The sad thing is that some peojile
might eat contaminated food.”
The officers said traffic on Margrace-Midpiaes
Road was “hectic”, and much heavier than nornari.
People who were unaware what was going on and
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Cleveland County deputies had to be called to the
trash dump on Margrace-Midpines Road Tuesday
night to stop scavengers from stealing possibly con
taminated ftench fries and cookies being dumped
there by two truck drivers from Carolina Western
Express.
The unidentified truck drivers, acting on com
pany orders, began dumping the food around 4:30
p.m. Within minutes people began arriving at the
dump and were loading the food on pickup trucks
and hauling it away.
The drivers warned the people that maybe the
food was contaminated, but as the word spread,
more and more scavengers arrived and the Sherriffs
Department was called.
Officers Vickie Howard and Shirley Pruitt arriv
ed about 5:30, and Sgt. Pruitt estimated at that time
about 75 persons were hauling food away.
As the deputies pulled up, a pickup truck pulled
out of the area and was fully-loaded with french
fries. The officers tried to stop the vehicle, but Sgt.
Pruitt said the driver shouted “I’ve got enough” and
pulled off. She got the tag number.
The deputies said they had no trouble getting the
point across to the people that maybe the food was
contaminated and it was unlawful for them to take
it out of the trash dumpsters.
But, obviously, it was their uniforms which
helped get the point across. The drivers said they
had tried to get the word across during the whole
ordeal but were paid no attention. Some of the
scavengers even tried to pursuade the drivers to
hand them the food so they wouldn’t have to get in
the dumpsters and get it out.
Photo by Gary Stewart
Trucker throws food into trash dump....
* What Does The New Year
Hold For Kings Mountain?
DSA Banquet Saturday
What lies in stofe for Kings
Mountain in 1982?
Things aren’t promising at pre
sent, but by summer, experts say
the country will be coming out
of what is now called a light
'^Q^/ecession, and the outlook will
™be much brighter.
Mayor John Henry Moss
hopes 1982 will bring at least
two new industries to the city,
meaning more jobs for people
who are currently unemployed
because of recent layoffs at Fiber
and other companies. And he
f also hopes 1982 will be a year
when Kings Mountain can cash
I ' in on some more Community
Development Block Grants,
^ which in the future will be
distributed by the states instead
of the federal government.
But, keeping in mind the reali
ty that grant money will not be
as easy to get as in years past, he
feels this could also be the year
Design
Patch,
Win $50
Kings Mountain Rescue
Squad is re-designing its patch
for the first time in 21 years
and is offering a S50 prize to
some talented person who
comes up with the best
design.
The deadline for entering
your design is February 10
and the winner will be an
nounced on February 15. En
tries may be mailed to the
Kings Mountain Rescue
Squad, P.O. Box 362, Kings
Mountain, or taken by the
squad headquarters on East
Parker Street.
Here is the basic informa
tion needed on the patch:
The patch must be 4 '/r ” by
4'/2” and include the follow
ing: Kings Mountain Rescue
Squad. Founded 1958. And it
must have some green color
in it.
If additional information is
needed, call 739-2141.
Persons affiliated in any
way with the Kings Moun
tain Rescue Squad are not
eligible to enter.
that local businesses and in
dividuals begin to work together
to evaluate the needs of the com
munity, and plan together the
best methods of bringing those
projects to reality.
Moss fell short of his number
one prediction of a year ago, that
1 ,(X)0 new jobs would be opened
up for area citizens because of
the recruitment of new in
dustries and expansion of ex
isting ones.
But, he didn’t fall far short, as
Commercial Shearing began full
operation, and new industries
such as Sulzer, Reliance Electric
and Great Dominion Corpora
tion began initial hiring. As
those companies move into full
operation in the near future,
many more jobs will become
available.
Moss says the city is presently
negotiating with two industries,
who hope to announce plans to
build here later this year.
‘They are facing the industrial
expansion financing problems as
are most other corporations,”
Moss said, “but I hope by mid
year the financing picture will be
brighter and we will be able to
complete negotiations for
locating those companies in
Kings Mountain.
The city plans to submit ap
plications for a Community
Development Small Cities Grant
and will explore an Urban
Renewal grant program for
asisting economic development
programs designed to create new
jobs.
Housing will continue to be a
high priority. Moss said the city
has been working with the
North Carolina Housing
Finance Agency in hopes that
plans can be finalized for
development of single-family
homes. The city last year re
quested that the Agency set
aside $3 million for Kings Moun
tain in that program.
“I plan to put forth con
siderable effort to encourage
citizens activities to accomplish
community needs,” Moss said.
‘This will be a new approach to
do with local talent and
resources the things that are
determined as needs and desires
by the citizens of Kings Moun
tain. I believ4 this new in
novative approach for communi
ty development will be one that
offers Kings Mountain and other
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DR. DOUGLAS STOVER
Dr. Stover
Opens Office
On W. King
Dr. Douglas Lee Stover has
opened an office for the prac^ee
of dentistry at the Kings Moun
tain Professional Park on \ViMt
King Street.
Dr. Stover is single and resida
at 4712 Little Mountain Roa^
Gastonia. He is the son of
and Mrs. Virgil R. Stover ^
Gastonia.
Dr. Stover is a graduate '4rf
Ashbrook High School and f
University of North Carolinajj
Chapel Hill, where he receive
B.A. in Chemistry in 1977
W2IS President of Sigma
Fraternity.
He graduated from Em(j
Dental School in 1981,
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The third annual Kings
Mountain Jaycees Distinguished
Service Award Banquet will be
held Saturday night at the Holi
day Inn.
Guest speaker for the event
will be H.A. Thompson, popular
W’BT Radio personality.
Highlight of the night will be
the presentation of the DSA
Young Man of the Year Award,
which annually goes to a man of
Jaycee age (18 to 36) who has
made outstanding contributions
to the community.
This year’s DSA nominees are
Tom Franks, Physical Therapist
at Kings Mountain Hospital,
and John Cissell, a ranger at
Kings Mountain National
Military Park.
Franks has been active in a
number of Jaycee projects, has
served on the Board of Directors
of the Cleveland County Red
Cross, is active in the Medical
Explorers at Kings Mountain
Hospital, the Kings Mountain
Little Theatre and youth ac
tivities at Kings Mountain High
School and Temple Baptist
Church.
Cissell is active in the Sierra
Club, the American Red Cross,
Antioch Volunteer Fire Depart
ment and First Baptist Church
of Grover.
Last year he received the Red
Cross Certificate of Merit, the
highest award given by the
American Red Cross, for his ef
forts in saving the life of Grover
School student Kelli Harry after
she was struck by a pickup truck
in front of Grover School in
December of 1980.
The previous two winners of
the DSA Award were Lyn
Cheshire and Corky Fulton.
Other awards to be presented
include the Outstanding Young
Educator, Outstanding Young
Fireman, Outstanding Young
Law Enforcement Officer,
Outstanding Young Farmer and
Outstanding Young Rescuer.
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Chamber Banquet Set
The annual Kings Mountain
"hamber of Commerce and
Merchants Association banquet
will be held Tues., Jan. 19 at 7
p.m. at the Holiday Inn.
John Ed Davis of Shelby, a
popular after-dinner entertainer
for over 30 years, will provide
the entertainment.
Davis has presented his show
in both Carolinas, Georgia, Ten
nessee, Kentucky and Virginia,
and has entertained and served
as Master of Ceremonies at
Lions International Conventions
in Toronto, Canada, and Tokyo,
Japan.
An N.C. State graduate and
World War II veteran, he has
been active in a number of com
munity activities in Shelby and
Cleveland County. He is cur
rently on the Board of Directors
of the United Fund and is a
member of the Christian Service
Organization at Gardner-Webb
College.
He is a past recipient of the
Shelby Jaycees Distinguished
Service Award, past President of
the North Cardina Eye Bank,
has served as President of the
N.C. Association for the Blind, is
a past District Governor of
Lions International during
which time he was Chairman of
the State Council of District]
Governors, is a past district!
chairman for Boy Scouts, and
was Shelby’s Citizen of the Year*
in 1973.
Davis, who is retired after-
more than 31 years of service
with the U.S. Departntent of
Agriculture and eight years as a,
construction contractor, is an ac- •
tiv? member of First Baptist
Church, Shelby, where he serves!
as a deacon. He is married and'
has three daughters.
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citls*ns will b* luting th*l
lUtwa will b* th*r* *ach|
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p* busl**l plac*a In Klnga Moun-
kuory will b* th* lobby of th*
Ihm C*nt*r (n*w city holl). wh*r*
ply and county tax** for 1982. Tax
lotiday through Frldcry from 8t30
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Photo by Gory^itewart
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Rld^o of Klnga Mountain wen th* first p*r*on to lUt hU tenra*
thU yoar. H* wen waiting at th* dty hall wh*n th* li*t*r* arrlt^
*d Monday morning, cmd boeit th* hoary trerfilc plcturod
obotro at mld-mocnlng.