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‘We won Round Two” says property owners
Land dispute case is moving forward Superior Court Judge Jesse Caldwell on Aug. 14 in Cleveland County Superior Court whittled BRINKLEY down three of nine allegations by the plaintiffs in the second round of a land dispute on Kings Mountain Boulevard that is at the center of a civil law suit. “We won that round,’’ said David Brinkley, speak-
IN THE LINE OF DUTY - Retired Kings Mountain Police Chief Bob Hayes stands at the shadowbox displayed at the Police Department which celebrates his survival after being shot in the back six times Dec. 19, 1977. Photo by ELIZABETH STEWART
Shadowbox of memories ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
A framed shadowbox with memorabilia of that horrendous day – Dec. 19, 1977 – when KMPD Officer Bob Hayes was shot in the back six times is now mounted in the front office at the Kings Mountain Police Department. Before he retired recently, Chief Melvin Proctor hung the large shadowbox at the police department. Mark Lee, probation officer, and Tim Elmore, a deputy with the Sheriff’s Department, were also instrumental in recovering the shadowbox which had hung for years in a museum. The two contacted Proctor and the shadowbox is now home. There were no bulletproof vests 40 years ago when the 39-year-old Hayes was responding to a call. A Kings Mountain man was trying to stop police from recapturing a friend who had run into his home. Hayes said the events which led to the shooting began with the arrest by Officer Ralph Grindstaff of a suspect on drug charges. The suspect jumped from the patrol car and ran into a residence on N. Piedmont Avenue. Assisting in the apprehension of the man, Hayes said he approached the house when another man came out, pointed a gun at him and told him to leave. Hayes said he did leave the scene but parked the patrol car a short distance away and slipped around to the back yard. The man who had pointed a gun at him was sitting on the hood of a car. “I ran toward him but I slipped and fell. He shot me in the back with me on the ground.” “I was a lucky man,’’ said Hayes. “One bullet missed my lung by an inch.’’ Hayes said he was glad at
the time that he stood 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighed 260 pounds. “If I hadn’t been a large guy there would have been lots more damage.” Hayes, now 79, said he learned a lot from that life-threatening incident. He said it drew him even closer to his wife, Sue, and daughter, Deborah, and his mother. For years they had a quiet family gathering on the anniversary of the shooting to celebrate his survival. Hayes also abandoned his philosophy that everybody is a good guy. Now he knows there are people out there who will shoot you in a heartbeat. During his 36 years with KMPD he stressed that message to officers he supervised and hounded them always to be careful and alert. Hayes also understands the frustration of crime victims. His assailant was paroled after 18 months in jail. “I have no animosity. “I’m ‘just glad to be alive, except for the Grace of God I wouldn’t be.” Bob recuperated 4 ½ months before returning to street patrol. It took him months more to rid himself of the flashbacks that came with each call about an armed suspect. “But finally, I overcame it and without psychiatric help. I just thought my way through it,’’ he said. Hayes now helps officers through the organization for troopers, sheriffs, and police called “Still Standing.” Several of the officers helped him in getting the materials together for the shadowbox which retired KM Police Chief Melvin Proctor displayed proudly at the police department. Pictures, his uniform, bullets, newspaper clippings and other paraphernalia spanning long service are displayed, including friendly notes. “Kings Mountain has always been good to me,’’ he said, noting See MEMORIES, Page 7B
ing for 15 property owners who are suing the City of Kings Mountain and Orchard Trace over proposed development of 120 acres of land along Kings Mountain Boulevard and Margrace Road. He said at the motion to dismiss hearing “we won most of the causes of action in our amended complaint. The defendant’s attorneys decided not to argue in favor of dismissing three of the nine causes of action in our complaint and we won on three more. While we still have six
of our nine original causes of action left to argue the case is moving forward.” The court file shows that the plaintiffs (the property owners) and the City of Kings Mountain and Orchard Trace (defendants) are now in discovery and will be exchanging information back and forth prior to the next court hearing possibly in September. What the results of a public hearing Tuesday night by city council will mean to the case would be pure specula-
tion but the goal of the land owners is to reverse the zoning, which was changed from Residential 10 to Conditional District R-6. At the Herald’s press time, the public hearing was underway at city hall. By order of Judge Caldwell the city’s motion to dismiss counts 1,5, and 7 of the plaintiff’s amended complaint was dismissed and the defendant’s motion to dismiss counts 3, 4, and 6 of the plaintiff’s amended complaint was denied. See DISPUTE, Page 7B
KMLT to present “The Little Mermaid’’ Kings Mountain Little Theatre will present Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” Sept. 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 17 and 24 at 3 p.m. plus student performances on Sept. 14 and Sept. 15. The music for the show is by Cydney Wallace and it is directed by Sarah Sandoval. The show is sponsored by Edward Jones and Jack and Pam Buchanan. KMLT President Jim Champion says KMLT is now accepting reservations for the 2017-18 season members at 704-730-9408 or on line at tickets@kmlt. org Tickets to all public performances are available online at www.kmlt.org
The 42 feet long Toterhome overdrive digital bookmobile is coming to Mauney Memorial Library Sept. 5 and the welcome mat is out by Library staff to the community to take the tour. Photo by TERRY BIVENS
Digital Bookmobile National Tour at Mauney Library September 5 The Digital Book Mobile National Tour will make a stop in Kings Mountain Sept 5. Traveling coast to coast, the mobile exhibit will provide an interactive experience for readers of all ages to explore eBooks and audiobooks available at Mauney Memorial Library on Tuesday, September 5 from noon to 6 p.m. A high-tech update to the traditional bookmobile,
visitors can learn how to borrow digital books, stop at the Gadget Gallery to explore a variety of devices, talk with eReading experts and so much more. Tours are free and open to the community. Readers can borrow eBooks and audiobooks anytime, anywhere by visiting https://e-inc.overdrive.com/ “Through technology it is amazing what we have at our fingertips, even more so
Tickets now on sale for Democratic Primary Museum Early voting is underway dates and one unaffiliated event at the Cleveland County candidate.
with your library card. We are excited for Kings Mountain to have this opportunity to play with all types of gadgets, tech tools and learn about our resources,” said Sharon Stack, Library Director. “Be sure to mark your calendar.” In addition, to the Bookmobile, Rollin’ Doggie food cart will be on hand with hot dogs, bologna sandwiches, nachos and cheese and See BOOKMOBILE, Page 7B
Early voting is underway
Tickets are now on sale for Kings Mountain Historical Museum’s 14th Annual Reverse Raffle & Auctions. This year’s event will be held at the Patrick Senior Center on Saturday, September 9. One $125 ticket includes a delicious dinner for two and a 1-in-300 chance to win the Grand Prize of $10,000. The evening will feature live, silent and cake auctions, as well as lots of great raffle prizes, camaraderie, and entertainment. The theme of this year’s event will tie to the museum’s current exhibit, Great Gatsby: Cleveland County in the Roaring Twenties. Guests for the evening will enjoy the elegance of the era, and 1920s dress is encouraged. See photographs in today’s Herald on page 6B.
Board of Elections in Shelby in the primary race involving six Democratic candidates running for the Cleveland County Board of Education. On Sept. 12, voters will eliminate two of the six candidates on the ballot and the elected four will appear on the November ballot with the four Republican candi-
Four seats are up for grabs in the November election. The Democratic candidates are Phillip Glover, Guy Newton Suttle, Barbara Romich, Coleman Hunt, Tommy Greene and Dena King Green. Early voting hours are Monday through Friday, Aug. 28-Sept. 1 from 8
a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday-Friday Sept. 5-8 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 9, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Voters can also register to vote and cast a ballot during Early voting only. Voters can also request a ballot be mailed to them using the N. C. State Absentee Request form available at the local elections office or online at elections.clevelandcounty.com.
Albemarle Foundation gives $15K to Family YMCA Cleveland County Family YMCA is pleased to announce it has received a $15,000 grant from the Albemarle Foundation. These funds will support the Cleveland County Family YMCA race series. The Albemarle Foundation annual community
campaign supports local nonprofit organizations in the areas of education, health and social services, and cultural initiatives. Albemarle Corporation is a global specialty chemicals company with a plant located in Kings Mountain. They are an industry leader
in lithium, bromine, refining catalysts and applied surface treatments. This year, Cleveland County Family YMCA was one of the recipients and received a check for $15,000. The grant will be used to offset the expenses of See $15K, Page 7B
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Seven KMPD Officers Honored
Gloria Todd KINGS MOUNTAINM. Gloria Collins Todd, 80, went to be with her Lord, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, at her home. A native of Onslow Co., NC, she was the daughter of the late David and Ethel Jones Collins. She was a resident of Kings Mountain for 60 years, where she was a member of Second Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Judy Todd Morrow; grandson, Jeremy Cooke; brothers, William “Toot” Jones and David “Buddy Roe” Collins; and sisters, Marie Collins Trott and Emma Sue Warren. She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Henry “Preston” Todd, of the home; daughter, Sherry Todd Cooke and husband Wayne of Kings Mountain; son, Preston “Bruce” Todd of Surf City; sister, Brenda Collins Smith and husband Charles of Maysville, NC; son-in-law, Jerry Morrow of Kings Mountain; grandchildren, Ashley, Todd, Richie, Chris, Jon, and Brandon; great-grandchildren, Jake, Chase, Nathaniel, Jon Jon, Dakota, Trinity, and Gavin; special cousin, Henrietta Bryan of Swansboro; sisters-inlaw, Gloria Mae Collins and Lucy Jones Banks; and brother-in-law, Aaron Trott. The family received friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Funeral was held Tuesday, Aug 22. 2017, at Second Baptist Church with Rev. Dennis Pruitt officiating the service. Burial was in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Autism Speaks, 1060 State Road, Second Floor, Princeton, NJ 08540, Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150 or the church of your choice. Online condolences: www.claybarnette.com Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain was in charge of arrangements.
Annie Mae Leigh
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Annie Mae Whetstine Leigh, 82 of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on August 27, 2017 at Peak Resources in Cherryville, NC. Born in Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late William Whetstine and Beaulah Wylie Whetstine. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 30 years, Howard T. Leigh and two sisters and five brothers. She was retired from the textile industry after 40 years of service. Surviving are her sister, Margie W. Hurdt, Kings Mountain, NC, and numerous nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 2 p.m.at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel at Harris Funeral Home. Rev. Ron Caulder, pastor of East Side Baptist Church, will officiate the service. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service. Interment will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals.com Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC, is in charge of arrangements.
Peggie Hayes KINGS MOUNTAIN – Peggie Dianne Hayes, 70, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 at Testa Hospice House. She was the daughter of the late Anderson “Shady” and Sara “Nell” Dellinger Hayes and was a member of Penley’s Chapel Church where a Celebration of Life Service was held on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017 at 2 p.m. Rev. Doug Allen officiated the service. Online condolences: www.rsmorganfsl.com Robert Morgan Funeral & Cremation Service, LLC, Boiling Springs, was in charge of arrangements.
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ant, Sgt. Todd McDougal, Officer Lee Whittington, Cpl. Lee Putnam, Sgt. Doug Shockley, Cpl. Lance Hamrick, Beddingfield and Lt. Proctor.
Robinson, 31, 122 Press Sweezy Road Trailer S, speeding, no seat belt, fictitious tag. AUG. 12: Sean Alan James Downey, 21, 611 Temple St., failing to yield rightof-way. AUG. 12: Nie Y Gil, 25, Greensboro, speeding. AUG. 14: Shawn Lee Ratchford, 35, 232 Morris St., failure to stop at the scene of an accident. AUG. 16: Christian Mitchell, 28, Fort Mill, SC, no vehicle insurance, fictitious tag, possession of marijuana, possession drug paraphernalia. AUG. 16: Dameon Slade Moss, 38, 347 Pinnacle Road, careless driving. AUG. 17: Kelly McNabb Keorsten,24, Gastonia, possession of marijuana. AUG. 18: Andrew William Turner, 43, Shelby, no operator’s license, expired tag, no vehicle insurance, no vehicle inspection. AUG.19: Brittany Danielle Sisk, 29, 214 Thornburg Dr., no vehicle insurance, faulty equipment, headlamps, no child seat belt. AUG. 20: Erica Dorrise Meeles, 31, Shelby, expired tag, no vehicle insurance. AUG. 21: Lawrence Jackson, Jr., 37, Shelby, fictitious tag, no vehicle registration, no vehicle insurance, revoked license, no vehicle inspection. AUG. 22: Jeremy Dale Straing, 44, Gastonia, speeding. AUG. 22: Amanda Claire Brown, 27, 922 Stoneymeade Dr., fictitious tag. AUG. 24: Melody Walker, 32, Charlotte, possession marijuana. INCIDENTS AUG. 18: Walgreens, 900 Shelby Road, reported that a customer concealed medication valued at $161.00. AUG. 18: A resident of Marigold Ave. reported larceny of a 2017 Hyundai Sonata. AUG. 18: A resident of Woodside Drive reported theft of a 5-piece bedroom suite, two TV sets, round marble table, diamond ring, black and white opal ring and silver stone ring. AUG. 19: Family Dollar, 110 E. King St., reported theft of miscellaneous clothing AUG. 21: Mountain Street Pharmacy reported prescription fraud by a customer to receive Oxycodone tablets, a controlled substance. AUG. 21: A resident of Duchess Drive reported theft of a green wallet, check book
and credit cards. AUG. 22: A resident of Parrish Drive reported theft from vehicle of a pink purse containing license, and other cards. AUG. 24: Dollar General, Shelby Road, reported that a customer attempted to pass a $100 counterfeit bill. AUG. 25: A resident of Shelby reported theft of a handbag from a shopping cart. AUG. 27: Diversified Fabrics, Inc., 303 Ruppe St., reported a break-in and theft of two ventilation systems. WRECKS AUG. 11: Officer Chris Tate said that a 2006 Volvo operated by Dzemal Filan, Jacksonville, struck a 2002 Nissan operated by Aurelia Hoey, Shelby. The accident happened on US 74 Business. Property damage to the Nissan was estimated at $5,000. AUG. 11: Officer Marquis Shon Macopson said that a 2002 BMW operated by Denysia Blakeney, Jackson St., rear-ended a 2014 Ford operated by Kenneth Nantz, 933 Oak Grove Road. The accident happened at the red light at the intersection of York Road and East Gold Street. Property damage was estimated at $2,000. AUG. 12: Officer H. W. Carpenter sited Sean Alan Downey with failure to yield the right- of -way after an accident involving his 2009 Pontiac and a 2015 Nissan operated by Jadaja Ellis of Shelby. Downey was attempting a left turn at the intersection of El Bethel Road and failed to yield right-ofway. Property damage was estimated at $40,000. Some passengers were transported EMS to the local hospital. AUG. 12: Both drivers claimed the green light on NC 161 when a motorcyclist, part of a benefit ride, and operated by Louie Early of Belmont collided with a 2003 GMC operated by Johnsie Adams, 943 Grace Street in the intersection of NC 161 and US 74 Business. Slight damage was reported to the Harley Davidson bike. AUG. 14: Officer Marquis Shon Macopson cited Shawn Lee Ratchford, 232 Morris Street with leaving the scene of an accident causing property damage to a city sign. Ratchford was driving a 2012 Nissan which left the road, crossed over the median on Shelby Road, and hit a sign. Property damage was estimated at $1300. AUG. 17: Officer G. L.
McKinney said that a 2016 Honda operated by Abigail Gardner, Bessemer City, rearended a 2016 Nissan operated by Joel Gardner, Blacksburg, SC, on King Street. A passenger in the Gardner car was transported to the hospital. Property damage was estimated at $4000. AUG. 18: Officer Jonathan Price said that Samir Pradipkumarmehta, 612 Charles St., operating a 2015 Nissan, backed from the Charles Street parking lot and struck a 2008 Ford owned by Hannah Surber, Bessemer City. Property damage was estimated at $2500. AUG. 18: Officer Stephen Skinner said that Brenda Stroud, Gastonia, operating a 2003 Saturn, and Keely Smith of Charlotte, operating a 2013 Ford, were traveling West on the 74 Bypass when the Saturn sideswiped the Ford doing slight damage. AUG. 18: Officer F. L. Wittington said that James Michael Ivey, 546 Waco Road, operating a 2002 Ford, and Thomas Laventure Jr., 419 Christopher Court, operating a 1995 Honda, were both hospitalized after a crash on Cleveland Avenue when Ivey pulled out from the YMCA parking lot and made a left turn in front of the Ford. Property damage was estimated at $22,000. AUG. 18: Officer Stephen Skinner said that Brenda Ray Stroud, Gastonia, operating a 2003 Saturn, and Keely Smith, Charlotte, operating a 2013 Ford, were traveling on the US 74 Bypass, Stroud sideswiping the Ford. Property damage was estimated at $700. AUG 19: Officer F. L. Wittington said that Paul McIlwain, Millry, AL, was backing his 2007 Chevrolet from a parking space at the Waffle House on York road and struck a parked 2004 Lincoln owned by Gregory Christopherhelfer of Charlottesville, Va. Property damage was estimated at $1000 to the Lincoln. AUG. 19: Officer F.L. Wittington said that Carlton Shannon, Loris, SC, operating a 2000 Jeep pulling a boat trailer, struck a parked 2016 Kia owned by L inda Watterson, 714 McDaniel Road, in the parking lot at Walmart. Property damage to the Kia hit by the trailer was estimated at $900.
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■ POLICE ARRESTS AUG. 19: Patricia Yolanda Springs, 36, 403 Belvedere Circle, order for arrest, driving while license revoked, $1,000 secured bond. AUG. 21: William Todd Waddell, 49, 128 Autumn Woods Road Lot 17, DWI, possession controlled substance. AUG. 21: Ernest James Meeks Jr., 35, 1712 Northwoods Drive, unauthorized use of motor vehicle, injury to personal property, $5,000 unsecured bond. AUG. 21: Cheryl Ann Richardson, 54, Charlotte, fraud by forgery, felony, obtain property by false pretense, felony, failure to appear, $7500 secured bond. AUG. 22: Terry Lazar Huitt, 47, Gastonia, order for arrest, resist, delay, obstruct, $5,000 secured bond. AUG. 23: Bobbie L. Brown, 54, New Jersey, DWI, $1000 secured bond. AUG. 24: Matthew Crychad Young, 24, 144 Christy Lane, assault by strangulation, felony, resist, delay, obstruct, communicating threats, no bond. AUG. 25: Kyle Lee Tinley, 19, Gastonia, gave false report to police, passenger failed to give information, $1000 secured bond. AUG. 25: Mitchell Lee Sheppard, 25, Gastonia, two counts financial card fraud, felony, financial car theft, 22 counts obtaining property by false pretense, no bond. AUG. 27: Fredrick Marquice Jackson 31, 605 Floyd St., order for arrest/ failure to appear, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver Schedule II, controlled substance sell/deliver Schedule II, controlled substance both felonies, $50,000 bond secured. CITATIONS AUG. 11: Jonnie Wayne Nixon, 70, 109 Waco Road, fictitious tag. AUG. 11: Matthew Croft, 21, Bessemer City, possession drug paraphernalia, possession marijuana, failure to yield right-of-way. AUG. 11: John Andrew Beaver Jr., 50, Lincolnton, failure to yield right-of-way, expired tag, no vehicle inspection. AUG. 11: Timothy Jenkins, 34, Bessemer City, revoked tag, no vehicle insurance. AUG. 11: James William Smith Jr., 38, Shelby, no operator’s license, operating a motor vehicle without due caution. AUG. 11: Kristen Clark, 34, Gastonia, soliciting for prostitution. AUG. 12: Joshua Neil
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KM OFFICERS HONORED – Three Kings Mountain Police officers received a Region C Citation recently for their hard work and successful case solving of multiple vehicle breaking and entering that occurred in January. NC Region C Committee President Chief Chris Beddingfield of Columbus Police Department, far right, and Lt. Lisa Proctor of KMPD, representative from Region C, left, presented Cpl. Paul Alexander, Cpl. Lance Hamrick and Sgt. Todd McDougal. Left to right, with Region C Citation at the August 22 Region C monthly meeting.
Seven Kings Mountain Police Officers were cited by Region C for quick response to a life-threatening situation that happened April 14,2017 involving an individual who had been stabbed several times, the suspect was arrested at the scene and no other injuries occurred. The victim received assistance from the officers and based on their quick thinking and training were able to provide lifesaving care to the victim until proper emergency assistance arrived that helped save the victim’s life. The officers also located the suspect and arrested him without any additional in-
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Randy Peterson, left, Chief Frank Burns, and Brian Shoemaker receive the new city fire truck.
City gets new fire truck By Loretta Cozart Mayor Scott Neisler announced a new fire truck was delivered to the Kings Mountain Fire department on Monday, August 21, 2017. Engine 283 is a KME pumper model capable of delivering 1,200 to 1,500 gallons of water per minute. The new state-of the-art apparatus replaces a 1985 pumper being retired from the city’s fleet of 4 pumper trucks, 1 aerial truck, 2 brush trucks, and 1 rescue truck. The new fire truck cost $485,000, financed over 10 years. "While a fire truck is a big-ticket item, we bought it with an eye to the future. Fire trucks last 30 years, so this investment will be an asset to our community for a long, long time, ’said the mayor. Chief Frank Burns explains, “If you consider a fire
truck’s lifespan, the actual cost per year for this vehicle is $16,000.” "Heaven forbid we have a big fire,” said the Mayor. “We are doing everything in our power now to prepare for that. We want our firefighters to have the best equipment and training possible to protect both our citizens and their property now and into the future." Besides investing in equipment, the Fire Department also invests in its people. Last July, the Kings Mountain Fire Department hosted a training course for 28 firefighters who learned to drive and operate a pumper, along with basic driver and operator training for aerial trucks. They also learned everything they need to know about operating fire trucks. “We train our fire fighters
constantly, sending rookie fire fighters to a 9 week ‘fire college’ at the Fire Academy,” said Chief Burns. “We also meet every Monday to keep them up-to-date in education and training. Our new pumper has a topmount pump panel that allows the operator to be on the truck and not down on the street. That is safer for the operator and gives a 360-degree view of the scene while fighting fires.” Fire department personnel spent the week outfitting the truck and getting it ready for service. KME is a global leader in the supply of customized specialty trucks and vehicles, including automotive, aviation, petro-chemical, industrial, energy, military, police and fire-rescue.
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BEACH BALLS DROP – A beach ball drop and fireworks highlighted the annual Beach Blast at Patriots Park Saturday. Crowds packed the new amphitheater and park, enjoyed the new fountain and danced to the music of four bands. Photo by MAYOR SCOTT NEISLER
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The President stuck to the script I could not believe that President Donald Trump did not waver from his prepared speech or teleprompter at last week’s annual 99th convention of the American Legion Lib Stewart Managing Editor in Reno, Nevada. He stuck to the script. He was speaking to 10,000 veterans and he came to sign the Veterans Appeal Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017, the bipartisan bill HR 2288 which was crafted with much input by the American Legion. It is expected to shorten the average waiting time for veterans to get a decision on their appeals claims from 5 years to 125 days. As of last spring 470,000 appeals of claims decisions were pending. He also signed the Harry Colmery
GI Bill (the original GI Bill was crafted by the American Legion) which enables any veteran to use the GI Bill for schooling at any point in their lifetime. It was the first time for a bill signing by a President at a Legion convention and also the first time that the Legion elected a woman as National Commander. Denise Rohan of Wisconsin, a 33-year member of the Legion, a US Army veteran and member of Post 385 in Verona, Wisconsin, now leads the world’s largest veteran’s organization of 2 ½ million members. Legionnaires said the signed legislation, a first for the Legion at a national meeting, would go a long way toward fixing the beleaguered VA appeals process. “One year ago, at this convention I promised you that I would
make it my priority to fix the broken VA system and deliver to our veterans the care they so richly deserve,’’ said the President. After his address, the President did not move into the audience to shake hands. He remained on the stage with officers of the American Legion during a 30-minute speech in which he touched on several other subjects: patriotism, the American Flag, infrastructure, young people, recent violence, and defense spending. Delegates from the American Legion Auxiliary joined the Legion for the bill signing. There were about 40 protesters outside the convention hall but everything was orderly. I came home glad that I don’t reside in Reno, Nevada. It’s a good place to visit but Kings Mountain is the best place to live.
From the Kings Mountain Herald: February 17, 1950 – Kings Mountain in either 1925 OR 1926 – The above older aerial view of Kings Mountain was photographed in either 1925 or 1926, according to Paul McGinnis, who was rather close to the situation. Mr. McGinnis, veteran assistant manager of Keeter’s Department Store, was at that time a year or two younger than today and was an honorable soda jerker at Finger’s Drug Store (successively Summers Drug Company and Kings Mountain Drug Company). Mr. McGinnis reports that the late druggist Fred E. Finger had the picture, and several others, taken for use on picture post cards, which at the time was a big item. Cam Morrison’s county-to-county hard surfaced road program was virtually completed and everybody was traveling. They also loved to send picture postcards, Mr. McGinnis relates. Other cards, which will also be recognized by veteran citizens, showed the Mountain View Hotel, other views of the business section, and pictures of the old and new monuments at Kings Mountain National Military Park. Photo provided by LORETTA COZART
Why do some old people get cranky? I hear you alabout the service ready. All old people or the food. aren’t cranky. I have Often, we get out a friend who is 96 of their way at years old and she the grocery store is the delight of all in fear of being who know her. She maimed for life is independent. She by a grocery cart. works in her garden Glenn Mollette When visiting in every summer. She Guest Editorial Florida we look drives herself to both ways when church and the grocery crossing the road more store. She exercises a couthan once because on ple of times a day. She lives several occasions we’ve in a very small humble almost been run over by a house but it’s her place and senior adult. she takes care of her home. Let me move quickly Too often my wife and I here and say most of my are out and “hear” crotchfriends are senior adults. I ety old people. Often, they guess I have become one are battering the waitress numerically but mentally
I don’t want to really embrace this reality. However, the other day at McDonald’s, I was expecting to get the senior adult coffee rate and the cute young lady at the register said, “I’m sorry sir, but you don’t look like a senior.” I paused a moment and, almost smiling, replied “Uh, well, just how old am I,” I asked. “I guess about 42,” she said. I handed her the full $1.06 gladly for the coffee. “Well sir, am I right?” I replied, “Honey, you are good. You nailed it,” I said as I happily walked back out to my car to tell my wife about my pleasant coffee
buying experience. By the way, my wife just shook her head when I relayed the conversation to her. I don’t know for sure why some old people get cranky but I can just imagine. Lots of things change. Hearing changes, eyesight changes, hair grows in weird places, the body is simply no longer 18. For some reason Alice Cooper’s song, “I’m 18 and I don’t know what I want,” just does not relate any longer. Cooper should come out with a new song, “I’m a senior adult and I don’t know what I want!” See CRANKY, Page 6A
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Reflections on the Great American Eclipse of 2017 By Loretta Cozart On Monday, August 21st at 2:43 pm, folks witnessed the Great American Eclipse. Millions flocked to the 70-mile wide “path of totality” to witness this once in a lifetime spectacle for themselves. And for those who made the trek, it did not disappoint. Several friends of mine drove from Pennsylvania and Virginia, making a pilgrimage to Clemson, SC, which had an eclipse lasting 18 seconds longer than in Greenville, SC. They came prepared with their Eclipse Glasses, camping chairs, and cameras. Each had read volumes on the Great American Eclipse, readily reciting what they knew in detail. After working at the Herald office Monday morning, I grabbed a couple sandwiches at The Sub Factory and drove to Lake Wylie to meet my husband. One of my favorite pastimes is boating and we decided to combine eclipse watching while relaxing on the lake. Monday also happened to be our 35th wedding anniversary and we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate that occasion than by watching such a rare event in one of our favorite places. We found a spot with a clear view of the sky. To our surprise, within an hour a hundred other folks had the same idea and had joined us there. By 2:15 pm, we were in the middle of a large gathering on the lake. Folks put tiki-torches out and prepared for the eclipse. When clouds obscured the sun, I thought we’d have to wait for them to pass to see. But, one of the neighboring boaters commented that the eclipse had already begun. To our surprise, we could see through the clouds with our eclipse glasses. So, we stood in Lake Wyle, our faces turned toward the sky, each monitoring the eclipse for themselves. Some folks couldn’t get glasses of their own, so in proper lake form, we shared ours with those in need. At 2:43 pm, the sky appeared a little darker. If I had not known better, I would have thought it just an overcast day. Tiki torches glowed all around us. The eclipse glasses afforded us the opportunity to see the rarity occurring before us. Everyone watching offered their opinion and words like “amazing” and “beautiful” could be heard all around us. My brother drove to Anderson, SC that day and enjoyed the total eclipse with my nephew there. He took video of the spectacle. During totality, it appeared almost dark. In the distance could be seen what appeared to be the day’s last light slipping beyond the horizon. But, as he made a 360-degree turn, you could see that the dimming light appeared in a complete circle around him. It was both eerie and beautiful. My mother even ventured outside to witness the eclipse for herself. She said the sky got darker in Kings Mountain, almost taking on that green hue one notices before a summer storm. From her rose garden, she and my sister watched the eclipse together. As I reflect on the Great Eclipse of 2017, I realize that what makes a total eclipse so special is measured differently within each of us. Folks can enjoy the eclipse for its scientific significance, its beauty, its social opportunity, or its rarity. No two memories are the same, each as individual to the person experiencing it. What I witnessed was the gathering together of people to share “the moment”. We paused from our busy lives to witness a once-in-a-lifetime event. If I am ever asked where I was during the Great American Eclipse of 2017, I’ll reply, “Celebrating my 35th wedding anniversary with my best friend!” And, as I get older, I will appreciate just what a rare opportunity that was. Kings Mountain Herald’s publisher and its advertisers are not responsible or liable for misprints, typographical errors, misinformation herein contained. We reserve the right to edit, reject or accept any articles, advertisements, or infor,, INC INC mation to be printed in this publication. 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A Higher Calling (Ed. Note – The Rev. Greg Martin, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, submits the following “Reflections on Religion and Life – A Higher Calling” which was written in 1993 by a former pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Donald Mitchell.) When I was on a recent visit to the West Coast a highly regarded official in the Bank of America decided to leave the business world in order to become a candidate for religious life with the Franciscan Order. The man in question, George E. Cherrie Jr., has been with the bank for over 34 years. Most recently he has served as the bank’s general auditor, a role involving much responsibility in which he directs the
work of more than 700 people. He was noted at the bank for both his integrity and his kindness two qualities that don’t always co-exist. His move which will occur in April will take Cherrie from a job which pays more than $300,000 a year with many perks to a position which provides only room and board with an allowance of $75 a month A decision like this which runs counter to our prevailing drives for greater income and advancement often comes as a surprise to those who know only the public person. Usually, however, there are some earlier indications in the person’s private life which helps to put the radical change in context. That was certainly true
for George Cherrie. I found out that this banker had been for several years a volunteer for a Crisis Center. He counseled potential suicides who call the center as a last cry for help. For an even, longer period he had worked with HIV patients. He would help them any way he could, by visiting, running errands, cleaning house, driving them to doctors, or just being a comforting presence. He gave a lot of his time to one AIDS patients, a woman who had lived in the Mission district of San Francisco as prostitute and a drug addict. On a regular basis, he cleaned her house and washed her floors. She knew he worked at a bank but assumed that he was probably just a teller. One day she stopped at the bank because she needed to see him. She was di-
rected to this office on the 51st floor and was astounded to learn of his important position, There were indeed early indications that this man had a servant spirit and a compassionate heart. George Cherrie is by no means the only successful executive who has voluntarily made a transition from affluence to poverty. Some have joined a religious order as he is doing, others have gone to the mission field or the inner city, yet others have left their jobs in order to attend seminary. These people all testify to a sense of calling too insistent to ignore. They have responded to an inner urgency strong enough to compel a career change most people would never even contemplate. Cherrie’s boss, the bank president, regrets losing a highly competent staff mem-
Page 5A ber but is reportedly pleased that Cherrie is not taking his talents to a competing institution. It’s hard to know what the other bank officers think about this unusual move but I suspect many of them are wondering if Cherrie is out of his mind. After all, he is now enjoying the success and prestige most of them are still pursuing. But I can also imagine that some of those who know him are envious and wish they were in a position to take a similar step. To a stressed executive there are times when the regularity and apparent tranquility of a monastic existence must seem most appealing. But then they remember the mortgage has to be paid, family obligations have to be respected and a pile of unfinished business commands their attention. Most of us couldn’t follow George Cherrie’s example even if we wanted to do so, but his action gives us all a fresh perspective on life and work. By
leaving a position of power and affluence in order to enter a life of poverty and service, he turns our prudential values on their heads. He introduces us to another kind of bottom line far removed from the careful calculations of a banker. With this life change the whole notion of profit and loss takes on a new meaning. We often repeat glibly that ‘man shall not live by bread alone’ but here is someone showing us how life can be radically realigned as a result of that insight. George E. Cherrie Jr., good colleague that he is to his fellow bankers, will undoubtedly miss the challenge and the team work that he has known in the executive suite on the 51st floor of the bank building. But I don’t doubt that his higher calling will more than compensate him for any loss he may experience. It was said a long time ago that “God is no one’s debtor.”
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Grace United Methodist Church 830 Church Street 704-739-6000
First Presbyterian Church 111 E. King Street 704-739-8072
Harvest Baptist Church 144 Ware Road 704-734-0714
First Wesleyan Church 505 N. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-4266
Kings Mountain Baptist Church 101 W. Mountain Street 704-739-2516
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Christian Freedom Baptist Church 260 Range Rd. • Kings Mountain KINGS MOUNTAIN Advent Lutheran Church, NALC Member 230 Oak Grove Rd. 704-750-0171 Anew Beginning Baptist Church 415 Dixon School Rd. 704-473-1372 Ardent Life Church 420 Branch Street 704-739-7700 Arise Church 830 E. King St. Bethlehem Baptist Church 1017 Bethlehem Road 704-739-7487 Boyce Memorial ARP Church Edgemont Drive 704-739-4917
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Cherokee St. Baptist Church 421 S. Cherokee Street 704-739-7697
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Ruffs will soon welcome new sons WASILLA, ALASKA Daniel and Summer Ruff are a Wasilla couple who will soon be welcoming two new sons into their home, one from Thailand and one from China. The Ruff family are both local coordinators with the Council of International Education Exchange, an organization that has brought students from across the world to the United States since 1947. Daniel Ruff, an Army veteran, says he became a local coordinator two months ago because he "loves this country and [he] wants to share all the great things about it." Recently the Ruff family hosted a Polish daughter named Ewa, a particular Alaskan highlight Ruff says was taking Ewa to 'running with the reindeer.' Daniel Ruff is also insistent to use the term son and daughter when referring to his host children, he says that the students are brought into his home and quickly become members of the family. Ruff says the program sees host parents provide three meals a day and a home for
DANIEL AND SUMMER RUFF 10-months for the student. The household then has the chance to learn from one another. Ruff is a former Kings Mountain resident, son of Darlene Ruff and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. .Abraham Ruff, all of Kings Mountain. In Wasilla Daniel works for a local trucking company and his wife runs a childcare service out of their home. They
have a five-year-old son, Jacob. A 2005 graduate of Kings Mountain High School, Daniel served over seven years in the military, including a tour in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Division and a tour in Afghanistan with the 25th Airborne group out of Alaska. He is also taking college courses trying to complete his college degee.
■ BRIEFS Homecoming Bible Study at Grace Sept. 10 Homecoming will be held at Central United Methodist Church on Sunday, Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. with a covered dish luncheon in the Christian Activity Center following the worship service. The church will provide the meat and those attending may take a side dish.
Living Proof Simulcast The First Baptist Church Women’s Ministry will host Living Proof Simulcast with Beth Moore and Tavis Cotrell on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 9 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Registration is $20 and includes lunch if you register by Sept. 15, after Sept. 15 the registration fee, including lunch, is $25. All women of the community invited to attend.
Methodist A Bible study on the Book of John will start Sept. 7 and continue each Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 830 Church Street. Jeannine Fisher will lead the study. Everyone welcome.
One Man Quartet to sing “One Man Quartet” will present a concert at Cherryville Missionary Methodist Church, 318 W. Ballard St., Cherryville, on Sunday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. Chris Smith, a former member of the Southern gospel group ‘The Inspirations’ will be vocalist. Rev. Bob Holtsclaw invites the public.
Join King’s Orchestra Central United Methodist Church is forming The King’s Orchestra and this group is open to all who play an instrument. The ensemble is open to musicians of all ability levels and will rehearse on Sundays from 4:30-5:30 p.m. The orchestra’s mission is to worship God through presenting beautiful music and leading in corporate worship several times a month. Contact Music Director Carlos Zamora to participate at musicdirector@cumckm.org or 704-739-2471.
12 Tribes Rally Service Peoples Baptist Church Women’s Ministry, 1010 Groves Street, Kings Mountain, will hold a 12 Tribes Rally and service on Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. Everyone welcome.
Auton Family Reunion The J. H. Auton family reunion will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at McKendree Methodist Church, 3537 Maiden Highway, Lincolnton. Take your favorite covered dish and any old family photos to share. For more information call Chucky Auton at 704-913-2270 or Chris Beal at 704-732-3139.
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KMHS Class of ‘77 planning reunion The Kings Mountain High School Class of ’77 scheduled their 40th Reunion for October 21st, 2017. Reunion will kick off on October 20 with Homecoming Game and pregame event to be announced. Visit KMHS Class of 1977 Group Page on Facebook. Contact Mike Bumgarner at mbumgarn40@yahoo.com for invitation to group. Currently, organizers are searching for eight members of the class. If you have contact information (email, address, phone number, and / or married name) for the following people, please send to Mike Bumgarner at mbumgarn40@yahoo. They are: Janet Bagwell, David Harbison, Sheila Hinton, Altheia McClain, Janet Mitchem, Mark Plumley, Doug Sincox, and Donna Sutherland.
The Shelby Lions Club will be distributing USDA Commodities on Sept. 13 at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds. The distribution is based on the number in the family and the income of the household. Fill out an application with your home address in Cleveland County. If a person is unable to attend in person he/she may send a note stating the number in the family, address, and family income and signed by them.
DIRTY DANCING CELEBRATION – Dr. Marty and Denese Stallings and Shirley and Mal Brutko attended the recent 30th anniversary celebration of the movie, “Dirty Dancing,” at Lake Lure. Hundreds of people viewed the movie from a large screen outside by the lake on Friday. The Saturday events included bands, professional dancers on stage, and much more.
McGill reunion held At Historic Brattonsville The McGill Reunion met Sunday, August 20 at Historic Brattonsville for a study of the History and businesses of ancestor John McGill, York county's first entrepreneur. Known as a farmer and weaver, he was one of the 13 surviving children of Capt. William McGill. McGill’s farm was the envy of all in Western York County spanning 1000 acres, John grew more cotton than the others. He owned several log buildings comprising his businesses at Clark's Fork. He owned the cotton gin, the dairy, the textile mill, the Post office for Yorkville, SC and the dry goods store, McGill's Store from 1850. His grand farmhouse stood on the grounds for over 100 years and was inhabited by his children for six generations. In 1950, it was still in use. The program was given by Frances McGill from notes given her by Wade Fairey, Historian of York County. and publisher of many books on the life and times around mid-nineteenth century York. The 65 attendees represented 30% new cousins found through the research of ten generations of progeny of Captain William McGill, a statesman and land owner prominent in the area. Cousins from Newberry, Wilmington, Charlotte, and Columbia were new to the reunion. Mr. William McGill Ellen from Columbia was eldest at 92. A highlight of the program was the childhood remembrances of Harriett Boazman, of Newberry whose accounts of visits to "Uncle Bill's" farm as a young girl were de-
HARRIETT BOAZMAN lightful and informative. Mrs. Boazman was instrumental along with Wade Fairey in making the blueprint for Historic Brattonsville and the mercantile log buildings. Her family was represented by three generations at the reunion. Historic Brattonsville hosted the picnic under deeply shadowed forest, offering delightful occasional breezes in the hot day. A bountiful feast of covered dishes satisfied even the hungriest of the lot. Rev. Jim McGill said the blessing, giving thanks for
the Christian Heritage of the McGills, noting the deceased in the family over the course of the year, and the birth of one new cousin in Charleston, SC. Following the discourse, a guided tour was led by the Brattonsville staff from the man who took apart each log building and numbered and reset each one for its preservation on the site. It was a grand look into the life of John McGill and into all that is done to preserve that history.
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Cooper because many seniors are still a lot like they used to be growing up – trying to figure it all out. Seniors face reality that their longevity is running out. Often money is tight because so many seniors haven’t saved much, if any, money. Social Security isn’t enough. The aches and pains are often only calmed by prescriptions and often retirement is not what they had envisioned. Adult children factor into senior’s attitudes as well. Adult kids who still need the financial help of their old parents are a drag for everybody. Or, the adult children who simply still use mom and dad for merely babysitting or solving life’s crises take a bit of the spark out of the senior years as well. Now let’s go back to my 96-year-old friend. Recently her family invited her to go on a vacation with them for a couple of weeks. They said, “Mom, we are going to rent a condo for vacation and we want you to go with us on vacation and cook for us.” She smiled. She thanked them but said, “I don’t want to do that.” There, in that one sentence could be the secret to happy senior adult living – longevity with the independence to still make choices. Good luck senior citizens!
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Drug investigations, arrests continue in the county CRYSTAL STARLENE HAYES
NICKIE LEE FREDERICK E. TABITHA C. HAYES JR. MORGAN WHITTAKER
The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to make drug investigations a high priority, according to Sheriff Alan Norman, who says statistics have shown for years that drug use leads to other crimes, in particular breaking and entering and larcenies where users have to steal to fund their habit. Two suspects were arrested the week of Aug. 14 and there are five outstanding warrants. Arrested were:
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Crystal Starlene Hayes, 40, 604 Mauney Ave., Kings Mountain, possession with intent to sell/deliver Vyvance, two counts; sell/ deliver Vyvance, two counts; possession with intent to sell/deliver Lorazepam and sell/deliver Lorazepam. Unsecured bond. Nickie Lee Hayes Jr., 45, 604 Mauney Ave., Kings Mountain, possession with intent to sell/deliver Vyvance; sell/deliver Vyvance and conspire to sell/deliver
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Vyvance, unsecured bond. Week of Aug. 14 Wanted Persons Fredrick Eugene Morgan, 43, 1225 Cleveland Ave., Grover, Possession with intent to sell deliver marijuana, two counts sell/deliver marijuana, two counts. Tabitha Carmen Whittaker, 38, 107 S. Deal St., Kings Mountain, possession with intent to sell/deliver Methamphetamine, two counts; sell/deliver Methamphetamine, two counts.
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Michael Shane Hall, 46, 309 Fairview St., Kings Mountain, possession of Methamphetamine, three counts; possession of drug paraphernalia, three counts. Jason Matthew Greene, 38, 102 Center St., Kings Mountain, possession with intent to sell/deliver Methamphetamine; sell/deliver Methamphetamine. Christopher Charles Carroll, 36, 616 E. Gold St., Kings Mountain, possession with intent to sell Meth-
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amphetamine; sell/deliver Methamphetamine. Week of Aug. 21 Arrests Brandon Wayne Panther, 33, 1209 Lavender Road, Grover, possession with intent to sell/ deliver Hydrocodone, $5,000 secured bond. Week of Aug. 21 Wanted Persons Joshua David Burton, 27, 3236 Marshall Wolfe Road, Shelby, possession of Methamphetamine. Rebecca Kay Henderson, 25, 521 Mary’s Grove
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Kings Mountain quarterback Kaylon Wade is headed for the end zone on a keeper in Friday’s opening season football game at South Caldwell. The Mountaineers scored on their first seven possessions to rout the Spartans 54-6.
Lloyd’s 67th win one to remember Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers scored on their first seven possessions and pummeled South Caldwell 54-6 in their season opener Friday night in Hudson. It was the 67th victory for head coach Greg Lloyd, in his 12th season as head coach of the Mountaineers. He is now tied with Denny Hicks, the head coach from 1983-94, for most wins and can be alone at the top if the Mountaineers beat a tough TC Roberson team in their home opener Friday night at John Gamble Stadium. Last week’s win left the Mountaineers undefeated with a 5-0 all-time record against the Spartans. Bob Jones’ Mountaineers defeated Hudson (the forerunner to South Caldwell) 27-19 and 21-13 in a two-year series in 1974 and ’75; and Coach Hicks’ Mountaineers whipped South Caldwell, which came into existence when Hudson and Granite Falls consolidated, by scores of 35-20 in 1987 and 14-0 in 1988. The Mountaineers rolled to a 41-6 halftime lead, and reserves played the second half. “We played very well,” said Coach Lloyd. “I was pleased with our effort for a first game. We executed well. We made a couple mistakes and missed a few tackles, but it was a nice game to open the season.” Several veterans and reserves had big games. Every player but one saw action, Since the Mountaineers didn’t have to punt and they had the game in hand from the beginning, Lloyd held out linebacker/long snapper Michael Pruiksma who suffered a minor injury in the recent Cleveland County Jamboree. “He is fine,” Lloyd noted. “He will be ready to go this week.” Running behind good blocking by Jonathan Rikard, Collin Franks, James Parsons, Xavier Brown, Sabian Beam and others, all of the backs ran hard and put up a total offense of 442 yards. Sophomore Ricaylen Mack gained 71 yards in just seven carries, quarterback Kaylon Wade gained 69 in six totes, scored twice and threw two TD passes, and Qua Brooks added 59 yards in just six carries and also scored twice.
Kings Mountain’s AJ Austin (5), Jerdon Pressley (44) and JT Cash (40) sack South Caldwell quarterback in Friday’s season opener in Hudson. Back-up quarterback John Harmon Melton ran the team the entire second half, and he added a running touchdown. Receiver Dontavious Hughes got his senior season off to a great start with three catches for 60 yards including catches of 18 and 14 yards with the latter going for the TD on the game’s opening drive. “It was really a team effort and a good starting game,” Lloyd said. “Everybody played well. We controlled both lines of scrimmage and got a nice effort out of our quarterbacks and running backs. They all ran hard. Dontavious Hughes made some nice catches. It was just a good start to the season.” On the second KM drive, Mack had a
32-yard receiving touchdown on which he was almost tackled at the 18-yard line but actually landed on top of a defender whose back was on the ground. Mack kept his knee from touching the ground, rolled off the would-be tackler and ran into the end zone. After a short Spartan punt gave KM possession at the SC 33, Mack rambled 30 yards to the three, and Wade scored from there for a 21-0 lead with 1:54 remaining on the first period clock. Taking over at the SC 36 following another punt, the Mountaineers scored in just four plays with Brooks going in from six yards out.
With a big opening season win over a team that has struggled the past few years under their belt, Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers now have to prepare for one of North Carolina’s perennial powers as they host the TC Roberson Rams Friday night at Gamble Stadium. The Rams come here with a 0-2 record, but don’t let that fool you. In both contests – against Watauga and Crest - Roberson had the ball inside the five yard line in the final minute with a chance to win. Kings Mountain and TC Roberson have met just once in the past. In the opening round of the state 3A playoffs in 2004, the Mountaineers traveled to Roberson and came home a 77-21 loser. The Rams went to the regional finals that year, losing to a Crest team whose offensive coordinator was current KM coach Greg Lloyd. Crest went on to win the state championship. The Rams feature a balanced offensive attack, led by two-year starter Ty Gossett at quarterback. He threw for 2,417 yards and 20 touchdowns last year. In two games this fall he has hit 37 of 64 passes for 361 yards, and his favorite receiver, Deonte Ellison already has nine catches for 118 yards. Ellison’s catch inside the five yard line gave the Rams a chance to beat Crest last week. “We’ve seen them once on film,” noted Coach Lloyd, “and they are a very solid team. They’re 0-2 but could easily be 2-0. They had the ball at the one yard line in the final seconds last week at Crest and got stopped short.” The Mountaineer coach said their backs have a lot of speed and the quarterback has an “excellent” arm. “The quarterback is a really good passer, and is accurate,” Lloyd said. “We have to put pressure on him for sure. “They have eight starters back on defense,” he added, “so they are a big test. They are a contender in their conference and they don’t want to start their season 0 and 3. They’ll be ready, and we have to be ready.” Lloyd said the Mountaineers can’t afford to give up the big play. “We need a good pass rush and we need to make them be one dimensional,” he said. “We have to pick up where we left off last week, take care of the ball and keep our penalties down. “We played good last week,” he added, “and it’s nice to win that first game. But this week’s game is going to be one of our toughest games of the season.”
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KM POSTGAME First downs Yds. rushing Passing Yds. passing Fumbles lost Yds. penalized Score by quarters: KM 21 20 13 SC 0 6 0
KM 19 308 7-10-0 136 0 30
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FIRST PERIOD KM – 9:11 – Dontavious Hughes, 12 pass from Kaylon Wade (Micah Randall kick). 63-yard drive, 6 plays. Key plays 10-yd. run by Chris Brittain, 18-yd. reception by Hughes, 24-yd. run by Wade. KM – 4:15 – Ricaylen Mack, 32-pass from Wade (Randall kick). 47-yd., 5 play drive. KM -1:54 – Wade, 3-run (Randall kick). Two-play, 33yard drive following 15-yd. SC punt. Mack two carries for 33 yards.
KM’s Albert Hope picks up good yardage in win over South Caldwell Thursday at Gamble Stadium.
JVs beat Spartans 22-8 At TCR Thursday Ra’Sheem Hughes circled left end for a 70-yard touchdown on Kings Mountain’s first play from scrimmage and the Mountaineers went on to defeat South Caldwell 22-8 in their JV football opener Thursday night at Gamble Stadium. A missed conversion try opened the door for the visiting Spartans to come back for an 8-6 lead. After that, the KM defense adjusted and the offense added another first half score and a third period touchdown to put the game on ice. Following Hughes’ touchdown, the Spartans rolled 65 yards in 13 plays to score on a one-yard keeper by quarterback Avery Raynor. CJ Crawford’s twopoint conversion run put the visitors on top 8-6. Kings Mountain answered with a seven-play,
55-yard TD drive with quarterback Belton Pressley hitting receiver Bryce Fisher with a five-yard touchdown pass. Pressley then threw to Jeremiah Adams for a twopoint conversion and a 14-8 KM lead. The Mountaineers drove the second half kickoff 53 yards in 13 plays, scoring on a two-yard fourth and goal pass from Pressley to Tristan Hannon. The two hooked up again for the two-point conversion that rounded out the scoring. Hughes, Laz Welch, Pressley, Luke Bishop and Albert Hope did a good job running the ball for the Mountaineers and Fisher, Quintin Davidson, Hannon, Adams, Welch and Bishop caught some key passes. Pressley went 10-for-17 for 98 yards on the night. Defensive standouts in-
SECOND PERIOD KM – 10:18 – Qua Brooks 3-run (Randall kick). 55-yd., 4 play drive featuring 30-yd. reception by Hughes and 15yd. run by Wade. SC – 8:33 – Sullivan 1-run (pass failed). 3-play, 80-yd. drive featuring 83-yd. run by Sullivan to 1-yd. line. KM – 5:48 – Wade 5-run (Randall kick). 80-yd., 9-play drive featuring catches of 24 and 11 yards by Chris Brittain and 14-yd. runs by Mack and Wade. KM – 2:36 – Brooks 17-run (kick failed). 36-yd., 2-play drive, both runs by Brooks. THIRD PERIOD KM – 10:16 – Day Day Wilson, fumble recovery in end zone (Randall kick).Set up by 9-yard QB sack by Reese Reinhardt and CJ Austin. KM – 4:25 – John Harmon Melton, 35-run. 49-yd. drive, 4 plays. KM RUSHING Mack 7-71, Wade 6-69, Brooks 6-59, Brittain 1-10, Tyler Osborne 7-36, Melton 3-57, Marquis Fewell 3-6. KM PASSING Wade 7-10-0-136. SC RUSHING Sullivan 111, Perry 55, Sumner 10, Faro 6, Herman 4, Raynor -2, Martin -11, Conner -17. KM RECEIVING Hughes 3-60, Mack 1-32, Brittain 2-35, Kobe Paysour 1-9.
Kings Mountain running back Ra’Sheem Hughes goes around end for a 70-yard touchdown to spark the Mountaineers to a 22-8 opening season win over South Caldwell Thursday at Gamble Stadium. cluded Logan Patrick, Jordin Kendrick, Ty Ledbetter, Orlando Odums, Dylan Mullins and Robert Lip-
scomb. The JVs travel to TC Roberson Thursday for a 7 o’clock game.
NOTABLE KM senior kicker Micah Randall hit 6 of 8 extra point attempts to bring his career total to 119, bringing him within 40 points of Edward Blackburn’s career record for kicking points. Randall also put 8 of his 9 kickoffs into the end zone. THIS WEEK TC Roberson at Kings Mountain, Friday, 7:30 p.m. This is just the second time these two teams have met. TCR handed the Mountaineers one of their most lop-sided defeats ever in 2004 when they won 77-21 in the first round of the state 3A playoffs.
SPORTS THIS WEEK Thursday, August 31 4 p.m. – High school volleyball, North Gaston at Kings Mountain (JV/V DH). 4 p.m. – High school tennis, South Point at Kings Mountain. 7 p.m. – JV football, Kings Mountain at TC Roberson.
golf, Kings Mountain at North Gaston (Glen Oak Golf Club). 4 p.m. – High school volleyball, Kings Mountain at Hunter Huss. 4:30 – High school cross country, Bessemer City, Cherryville, North Gaston, Ashbrook and South Point at Kings Mountain.
Friday, September 1 7:30 – High school football, TC Roberson at Kings Mountain.
Wednesday, September 6 4 p.m. – High school volleyball, Kings Mountain at East Gaston.
Tuesday, September 5 2 p.m. – High school
Kings Mountain’s Bryce Fisher goes high in the air for what would turn out to be the Mountaineers winning touchdown in JV opener with South Caldwell.
Laz Welch (2) runs for big yardage in Thursday JV game with South Caldwell at KMHS.
KM’s Bridges runs 18th in Western NC Carnival Kings Mountain High junior Nicola Bridges finished 18th in the 44-team Western North Carolina Cross Country Carnival Saturday in Hendersonville. The Lady Mountaineers finished 11th overall. Bridges ran the course in 22:46.50. Conner Calhoun also had a good showing for the KM ladies, running 37th in 23:45.50. Zahra Roberts was 86th in 26:49.90, Carly Johnson 91st in 27:01.90, Brooke Clark 127th in 29:12.50, and Belle Hollifield 133rd in 31:03.50. The KMHS men’s team finished 21st overall. Caleb Barnes led the Mountaineers with a 74th place finish in 20:09. In the Boys Invitational, Jalen Roberts was 91st, Jesse Hughes 120th, Dallin Campbell 138th, Zachary Falls 147th, Dylan Williams 149th, and Don Crocker
NICOLA BRIDGES 184th. In the Boys Individual race, KM’s Justin Mathis was 90th, Simon West 102nd, Kaleb Estridge 115th, Bryson Key 128th, Aiden Wilson 131st, Wyatt Wilson 132nd, Jacob Korch 141st and Samuel Wilson 165th. Kings Mountain will host its only run of the season on Tuesday, Sept. 5 against Bessemer City, Cherryville, North Gaston, Ashbook and South Point. Starting time is 4:30 p.m.
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KM/SC: Lloyd gets 67th win From Page 1B South Caldwell’s Harvey Sullivan broke a tackle on a sweep around left end and almost went 83 yards for a touchdown, but obviously heard Jerdon Pressley’s footsteps closing in on him and tripped at the one-yard line. Two plays later Sullivan went over from a yard out for the Spartans’ only score. KM drove the ensuing kickoff 80 yards in eight plays with Wade going up the gut from five yards out for a 35-6 cushion with 5:45 left in the half. Chris Brittain had catches of 24 and 11 yards for first downs, and Mack and Wade each had first down jaunts of 14 yards. After another short punt by the Spartans, the Mountaineers took over at the SC 36. Brooks covered all 36 yards in two carries, the final going 17 yards for a touchdown and a 41-6 lead. South Caldwell’s Spencer Piercy, hemmed up going to his left, reversed his field and rambled 50 yards to the KM 30, and a pass interference against the Mountaineers gave the Spartans a first and goal at the two with less than a minute to go in the half. After an incomplete pass, KM’s Nathan Lease and AJ Austin came up with a big quar-
terback sack to end the half. The hosts would not have another scoring opportunity. The KM defense got into the scoring act to start the third quarter. Micah Randall boomed the second half kickoff into the end zone, forcing the hosts to start at the 20. After a one-yard tackle for loss by Pressley and Stefan Chisholm forced the Spartans into a second and 11, Austin and Reese Reinhardt combined for a sack and a 10-yard loss back to the nine. On third down, the SC quarterback fumbled in the end zone and KM freshman linebacker Day Day Wilson recovered it for his first varsity touchdown and a 48-6 Mountaineer lead. KM drove 49 yards following a SC punt for the final TD, a 35-yard keeper by reserve quarterback John Harmon Melton with 4:25 left in the third quarter. The Mountaineers’ senior kicker, Micah Randall, put eight of his nine kickoffs into the end zone, the first time that’s happened for a KM kicker in years. He was good on 6 of 8 extra point attempts putting him well on his way to becoming the school’s all-time leader in kicking points. “He had a nice game, putting the ball in the end zone and kicking extra points,” Lloyd noted.
KMHS TENNIS OPENS SEASON
Kings Mountain High’s tennis team opened its home season last Thursday with a 9-0 victory over Lincolnton. Pictured winning their singles matches are Madelynn Frye (top), Amber Belcher (right), Sarah Bell (bottom left) and Natalie Lutz (bottom right). Photos by Gary Smart
KM spikers lose to Polk Kings Mountain lost to Polk County 25-13, 25-10, 25-23 in a non-conference volleyball match Thursday.
Makena Deaton led the Lady Mountaineers with six kills and three blocks, and Layla Harris had 11 assists.
Spikers lose to East 3-1 Kings Mountain High’s volleyball team dropped a non-conference game to East Rutherford last week 25-21, 19-25, 25-17, 25-20. Makena Deaton and Leeasia Rhodes had six and five
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kills, respectively, and Deaton had four blocks. Kyann Crocker had 29 digs and five assists. Mandy Breakfield added 14 digs and Layla Harris had 10 assists.
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Time to join Kings Mountain Touchdown Club The Kings Mountain Touchdown Club’s annual membership drive is underway and new meeting nights have been scheduled for the fall season. The club is beginning its 11th year and has provided funds to improve athletic facilities and programs at Kings Mountain High School. This year’s meeting format will be monthly,
rather than weekly during the varsity football season. President David Brinkley said a new format is needed because of dwindling attendance at the weekly meetings. This year the club will meet on the fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room at the new field house. A meal will be provided at no cost to members and
their guests (no children). After the meal coaches will talk about the previous and upcoming games and show game films. The meeting schedule is as follows: Tuesday, Sept. 26 – Bobby Childers’ famous spaghetti. Tuesday, Oct. 24 – Chicken and ribs provided by Bobby Etters. Tuesday, Nov. 28 –
Meal provided by Keith Falls. “We hope this new format will be popular and also attract new members,” said Brinkley. A membership (and a $20 Booster Club parking pass) entitles the holder to free parking in the field behind the baseball field press box and easy stadium access through the gate in front of the new conces-
sion stand. Members also have easy access to Phifer Road after the game with no long traffic lines. Brinkley said the touchdown club is also redesigning its website to be more user friendly, informing and engaging with social media. Membership levels are $100, $200, $300, $500 and $1,000 and up. Membership dues are
encouraged no later than August 31. All memberships are fully tax-deductible. Make checks payable to Kings Mountain Touchdown Club and mail them to PO Box 2017, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Provide your email address to help the club control mailing costs.
KM soccer blanks RS Kings Mountain High’s soccer team traveled to RS Central Monday night and came away with a 7-0 victory. Nolan Raby led the Mountaineers with a hat trick. Tristan Stenger scored had one goal and an assist, Josh Visoso had a goal and two assists, Josue’ Molina-Garcia had a goal and an assist, Holden Bullock had a goal, Chase Yow had two assists and Brandon Quevedo-Johns had an assist. John Harris and Silas Price were in goal for the shutout. Kings Mountain takes a 4-1-1 overall record into a home game tonight against Chase.
The Panthers recently won the championship in the girls volleyball league at the Kings Mountain Family YMCA. Team members, not in order, are Michelle Bedoya, Abigail Canipe, Kylee Falls, Kaylee Jackson, Anmerie James, Bailey Owens, Addison Peeler, Camille Poston, Nicole Poston, Lindsey Wilson and coaches Larry Jackson and Anthony Nations.
Team Elite won the Adult Coed Volleyball League championship at the Kings Mountain Family YMCA. Left to right are Josh Butler, Travis Hedgepath, Angel Hedgepath, Lee Walker, Caleb Mills and Kevin Kiser.
Kings Mountain’s cheerleaders had a lot to cheer about in the season opener Friday night at South Caldwell. The Mountaineers clicked on all cylinders in defeating the Spartans 54-6.
Major Loftin, a longtime fixture at KMHS football games, likes what he sees from the Mountaineers on the field at Friday’s season-opening game at South Caldwell High in Hudson.
Kings Mountain’s Qua Brooks (24) gets a block from fellow running back Ricaylen Mack (22) in Friday’s season opener at South Caldwell.
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Kings Mountain High’s pep band was busy at Friday night’s season opener at South Caldwell. The Mountaineers put 54 points on the board, sending all their fans home happy.
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Who’s ready for a big party 1920s style? Kings Mountain Historical Museum is using “Great Gatsby: Cleveland County in the Roaring 20’s,’’ the theme of this year’s 14th annual Reverse Raffle & Auctions Sept. 9 at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Life & Conference Center. It’s an evening you’ll long remember. Dress up in your 1920s costume. You have time to make one and be the belle of the ball. Mark Blanton of the Mink Band is finding music from the 1920s for entertainment and the evening will include dinner for two and a 1 in 300 chances to take home the grand prize of $10,000. Tickets are going fast, they are $125 a couple and many folks are halfing the cost and if they win two people will share in the big dollar prize. Only 300 tickets will be sold for the event. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby said, “I like large parties. They’re so intimate. At small parties, there isn’t any privacy.” In the 1920s, Cleveland County experienced an economic boom and bust, the heyday of textile mills, the birth of the political engine known as the Shelby Dynasty, and improved education, healthcare, technology and transportation systems. This area also saw violent disputes over labor rights and the racial inequality of the Jim Crow system in that decade. Exhibit-goers at the Museum will be able to see the dramatic social, economic and political changes reflected in the clothing, the music, dances, the slang and the products of the era. The Flapper was a new woman in the decade of change Flappers were a generation of fashionable young women in the 1920s intent on enjoying themselves and flouting conventional standards of behavior. Flappers commonly wore short dresses, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and displayed disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior. In the 1920s women experienced new levels of liberation, autonomy, and individuality. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution granted American women the right to vote -a right known as woman suffrage – on August 26, 1920. With newfound freedom and independence, women sought equality with men, full political participation, economic independence and sexual rights. American society changed quickly after World War I. Customs, technology and manufacturing all transformed rapidly in response to the war. The death of large numbers of young men in the war and Spanish flu epidemic which struck in 1918 and killed 20-40 million people inspired in young people a feeling that life is short and could end at any moment. Prohibition, the nationwide ban on the production, impor-
tation, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920-33) and American jazz culture greatly influenced flapper culture. The rise of consumerism also promoted the ideals of “fulfillment and freedom,” which encouraged women to think independently about their garments, careers, and social activities. The rise of the automobile was another important factor in flapper culture, as cars meant a woman could come and go as she pleased. American Consumerism American industry grew rapidly during the 1920s. Mass production of consumer products like automobiles, phonographs and radios lowered prices and made these products available to the average middle-class family. For the first time, working-class families could buy a car on credit. Everyone wanted to own a car and a radio. By 1929, half of all Americans owned a car, and half of those cars were sold on credit. These “buy now, pay later” practices contributed to the crippling economic effects of the Stock Market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression that followed. Racial and Economic Inequality in the 1920s In the wake of rapid social changes after WWI, there was a reactionary back lash of traditional values. The gap widened between those that embraced the new America and those that stood by tradition. Tension between religious fundamentalists and science education also increased. The first immigration restriction laws were passed in 1921, limiting the number of immigrants from Europe. While Protestants feared losing their dominant position in the social order and felt threatened by the influx of Catholic and Jewish immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe. In 1924 another law was passed, establishing quotas based on national origin. These immigration bans were based on racial and religious fear, as well as pseudo-scientific conceptions of racial dominance. President Coolidge, when he signed the 1924 bill, said, “America must be kept American.” Adolph Hitler’s rise to power began in Germany in 1919 and Italians were governed by a fascist regime under Benito Mussolini starting in 1925. These regimes exalted “racial purity” and eugenics and passed laws that paralleled the Jim Crow laws of the American South, mandating racial segregation and prohibiting interracial marriage, among other racially-motivated laws. Further spurred by the hyper-patriotism uringWWI, these international forces contributed to a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s. The KKK demonstrated over prejudice against people viewed as “less
2016 Reverse Raffle and Auctions photo, courtesy of Ellen Devenny
Mrs. Martin of Spindale poses with the family’s first automobile. than American’’ – immigrants, Jews, African Americans, and Catholics. By the mid-1920s the KKK was one of the largest private organizations in America with more than 4 million members. The era also saw an increase in mob violence and lynching. Economic inequality was also on the rise in the 1920s. Due to dangerous working conditions, low wages and untenably long work weeks, tensions between mill owners and laborers increased. Violence finally erupted in the biggest communist-led strike in U.S. history, the Loray Mill Strike, which took place in Gastonia in 1929. While tensions also ran high in the mills in Kings Mountain, many locals recall that Ida Pauline Mauney Neisler, wife of Neisler Mills founder C.E. Neisler, diffused hostility by insisting that the Neisler Mills run at a loss rather than close down in order for mill workers to earn a living wage during the Great Depression of 1929-35. Ida is also remembers as the mediator of Neisler Mills, as she took it upon herself to effectively resolve conflicts between employees and management when they arose. In the 1920s, a great deal of wealth and political power was concentrated in Cleveland County. For the first half of the 20th century Shelby was known for its outstanding political leaders of a group that came to be known as the ‘Shelby Dynasty.’
This elegant 1920 velvet and marabou stork feather party gown belonged to Margaret Neisler Hunnicutt, one of the namesakes of the Margrace Mill in Kings Mountain. Courtesy of Stella Putnam.
1920s beaded gown, on loan courtesy of the Earl Scruggs Center/Cleveland County Museum. Donated by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McNeely. The McNeely ran a highend dress shop in downtown Shelby in the 1920s
Gov. O. Max Gardner’s personal items at left, on loan courtesy of Earl Scruggs Center/ Cleveland County Museum Collection such as a Tiffany and Co. gold cigarette case, a gold walking cane, and OMG monogrammed alligator wallet, a silver cigar chest, and the suit jacket and Bible used during his inauguration as Governor of North Carolina in 1929. The smoking jacket of Dr. Clyde Ritzel Hedrick, at right, on loan courtesy of Stella Putnam.
“Alcohol no Longer King’’ doily, handmade during the prohibition era of 1920 to 1933, on loan courtesy of Mary Dilling.
Sgt. Robert Surber of Kings Mountain, with his mother-in-law Mrs. Hardesty and his new 1927 Dodge on trip to northern California. Car ownership in the 1920s increased vacationing nation-wide.
THE SHELBY DYNASTY – The birth of the political engine known as “The Shelby Dynasty.” From left, Governor O. Max Gardner, Judge James L. Webb, Judge Edwin Yates Webb, and Governor and Senator Clyde R. Hoey.
This photo of J.D. Lineberger’s Sons in downtown Shelby captures the moment in history when American transportation transitioned from horse and buggy to ‘’horseless carriage.” Photo courtesy of Lynn Eskridge.
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drinks. To add to the fun, the library will be giving away a Kindle Fire for anyone who has or signs up for a library card on that day. The first 50 children who visit the bookmobile will receive a free bag, courtesy of the Cleveland County Partnership for Children. The 42-foot long Toterhome is equipped with broadband Internet-connected PCs, free Wi-Fi connection, touchscreen monitors, premium sound systems, and a variety of portable media players, all of which help visitors explore Mauney Library’s digital services. In the Gadget Gallery, readers can explore all popular devices including iPhone®,
MEMORIES From Page 1A that he received 37 floral arrangements as he recuperated from bullet wounds. “I always wanted to be a Cop,’’ said Hayes, who was hired by Chief Martin Ware on Aug. 12, 1961 as a patrolman. He had worked only three weeks when Uncle Sam called him back into the Army Signal Corps and he spent a year overseas duty during the Berlin Crisis stationed in Japan and Korea. He re-
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iPad®, Android™ phones and tablets, Chromebook™ and Kindle®(US only). Interactive learning stations encourage visitors to search the library’s digital media collection and go through the borrowing process. Beginners can get a one-on-one tutorial from technical experts. No matter what phone, tablet or computer a reader has, they'll be reading eBooks and listening to audiobooks in no time flat. Library readers can take advantage of the featured services to borrow eBooks and audiobooks, for free, 24/7 with no late fees on the library's website or use the OverDrive app to read or listen right in the browser. A valid library card unlocks the opportunity for readers to explore the extensive digital cata-
log featuring bestselling authors, new releases, classic titles, and much more. Whether listening to an audiobook or indulging in an eBook, titles will automatically expire and return to the libraries digital collection at the end of the lending period. Digital reading has never been easier as readers can sync libraries, bookmarks, highlights, and reading positions across mobile devices. The Digital Bookmobile is powered by OverDrive, the industry-leading digital reading platform to more than 36,000 libraries & schools worldwide. To check out digital books and more, visit mauneylibrary.org.
turned to KMPD and had worked 16 years when he was shot trying to make an arrest. Hayes was promoted through the ranks to Chief of Police, serving the last two years of his long career in that position. He was elected the same year of his retirement to Kings Mountain city council and served in the At Large position for two two-year terms. In retirement, he enjoys spending more time with his wife of 57 years, Sue Dover Hayes, and their daughter and son-in-
law Deborah and Michael Conard in Wilmington where Deborah manages the Federal Point Yacht club and Michael is a pier builder. Bob has collected 546 ball camps and enjoys rabbit and squirrel hunting. After retirement, he chauffeured the late former Mayor John Henry Moss to meetings of the South Atlantic Baseball League and ball games. “I have had a good life and Kings Mountain is home,’’ said the personable Hayes.
LEGALS NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION CLEVELAND, NORTH CAROLINA A primary election will be held on September 12, 2017in Cleveland County to vote on the candidates to run for the following offices of: Democrat: Cleveland County Board of Education Polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Election Day. Please visit the Cleveland County Board of Elections website to find your polling site. www.elections.clevelandcounty.com One-stop No-Excuse Early Voting will be held as following: Cleveland County Board of Election Offices · 215 Patton Dr · Shelby Thursday 8/24/2017 to Friday 8/25/2017:8:30am5:00pm Monday 8/28/2017 to Friday 9/1/2017: 8:30am5:00pm Tuesday 9/5/2017 to Friday 9/8/2017: 8:30am5:00pm Saturday 9/9/2017: 8:30am-1:00pm Absentee ballots are allowed. Requests for an absentee ballot must be made on a State Board of Elections Absentee Request Form, available at the County Board of Elections office and at all one-stop early voting sites, and received in the Cleveland County Board of Elections office or any one-stop early voting site by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday September 5, 2017. Completed absentee ballots must be returned to the Cleveland County Board of Elections by 5:00 p.m. on September 12, 2017 or postmarked
on September 12, 2017. The Board of Elections will meet each of the following dates for the purpose of approving absentee ballots: August 22 (9:00 am), August 29 (9:00 am), September 5 (9:00 am) and September 11 (5:00 pm). Absentee ballots will be counted on Election Day at the Board of Elections office. Absentee ballots postmarked by September 12, 2017 will be approved and counted on September 19, 2017 at 9:00 am. Unofficial election results will be released no earlier than 7:30 pm on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. Official election results will be certified at the Canvass meeting. The Sample hand-to-eye count will be held at the Board of Elections Office on Friday, September15, 2017 at 9:00 am. The Canvass meeting will be held at the Board of Elections Office on Friday, September 22, 2017 at 11:00 am. All residents of Cleveland County who are registered to vote with the Cleveland County Board of Elections as either a democrat or unaffiliated voter may vote in this election. Voters who are previously registered need not re-register for this election. THOSE VOTERS WHO ARE REGISTERED UNAFFILIATED MAY VOTE IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION. Unaffiliated voters will be given a choice of ballot at the polling places. Those residents of Cleveland County who are not registered to vote must register on or before Friday, August 18, 2017 at 5:00 pm in order to be eligible
to vote on Election Day. Those voters who are not registered by Friday, Friday, August 18, 2017 at 5:00 pm may register and vote during one stop early voting only, and will be required to provide documentation of their identity and residence. Voters who wish to change their party affiliation or who have changed their name or address must notify the Board of Elections in writing by Friday, August 18, 2017 at 5:00 pm. Voters who fail to notify the Board of Elections of a change to their name or address must update their information when presenting to vote, and may be required to vote a provisional ballot. Voters who require assistance with casting their ballot are entitled to assistance by an appropriate person of their choice or an election official. Registration facilities and polling places are accessible to the elderly and handicapped. Curbside voting is available for voters who are not physically able to enter the polling place. Persons with questions about registration, location of polling places, absentee ballots, early voting at One-Stop locations or other election matters may call the Cleveland County Board of Elections Office at 704-484-4858 Monday thru Friday or online at elections.clevelandcounty. com. Dayna Causby, Director Cleveland County Board of Elections KMH3811 (8/16, 23 & 30)
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CCC students receive Golden Leaf Scholarships Cleveland Community College participates in the Golden LEAF Scholars Program - Two Year Colleges. This program allows students to apply for scholarships to assist with tuition, fees, books, supplies, and other expenses. The following are CCC’s summer term 2017 recipients: Continuing Education Recipients: Kosta Lee Hambidge Floyd Eugene Hahn Jordan Tyler Hall
Curriculum Recipients: Ethan Wayne Thomas Deann Michelle Harris Donoven Delano Harris Mitchel Craig Padgett Since establishing the scholars program for two year colleges, the Golden LEAF Foundation has awarded more than 11,800 scholarships to help students attend participating North Carolina community colleges. Scholarships are available to students from qualifying counties, who
demonstrate financial need. About Golden LEAF Foundation The Golden LEAF Foundation was created in 1999 by the North Carolina legislature to administer one-half of the state’s share of a settlement agreement with cigarette manufacturers. The non-profit supports communities throughout North Carolina through its grantsmaking and scholarship programs.
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tary and middle school girls through the girls run clubs, 4) Tourism through those eating and staying in town and seeing what our community has to offer, 5) Social responsibility by bringing all groups of our community together and by using volunteers from other community organizations, 6) Fundraising for the We Build People Scholarship Fund so those in need can afford Y programs and services. “We are appreciative of the people at the Albemarle Foundation for recognizing the needs in our community and the impact this grant will have. The contribution will help further the Y’s mission in Cleveland County and make people aware of the outstanding health and wellness programs.” -Cameron Corder, CEO
The Cleveland County Family YMCA serves people of all ages, religions, race and socio-economic backgrounds. We are proud of our heritage, diversity, values and the openness of our YMCA to all. The YMCA is a faith based organization that reaches thousands of children and families through life-enriching services. We focus on three areas of impact that guide our organization: Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility. We offer scores of programs and services in these areas, serving the people of Cleveland County and those who come here as part of their life structure. The Y strengthens foundations of our community by ensuring that all people have the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive.
the judge to whittle down the amended complaint by the plaintiffs. The following is a breakdown of how the judge ruled on the nine complaints by property owners. 1) Rezoning application was submitted by a non-existent entity. The Judge granted the city’s motion to dismiss with respect to this cause of action. 2) The properties did not qualify to be a Planned Unit Development. The defendants did not pursue dismissal of this cause of action. 3) The rezoning application was incomplete. The judge denied the city’s motion to dismiss with respect to this cause of action. 4) The Planning and Zoning board did not hold the required public hearing. The Judge denied the city’s motion to dismiss with respect to this cause of action. 5) The public hearing before the Kings Mountain City Council was not properly or
sufficientl7y noticed. The Judge granted the city’s motion to dismiss with respect to this cause of action. 6) The project’s site plan was improperly changed just before the public hearing. The Judge denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss with respect to this cause of action. 7) City Council’s December 20, 2016 meeting was not a regular meeting and was not properly held. The Judge granted the city’s motion to dismiss with respect to this cause of action. 8) City Council failed to properly identify the properties that it was purporting to rezone. The defendants decided not to pursue dismissal of this cause of action. 9) City Council gave contradictory instructions regarding the project and failed to make key findings about the project that were required by the zoning ordinance. The defendants decided not to pursue dismissal of this cause of action.
From Page 1A putting on the race series. The series has significant expenses in planning, promotion, marketing, advertising, race supplies, shirts, awards, timing company, and rentals. Since these events are for the whole family, the YMCA charges a low race fee, which does not cover all the expenses. These funds raised are used to provide affordable programming to all those we serve in the community. The series serves the purposes of: 1) Health and wellness, 2) Family togetherness, 3) Promoting health with youth through the kids fun run, students who participate in the events, and elemen-
DISPUTE From Page 1A Nick E. Tosco, attorney for the property owners, sent on Aug. 18 opposing counsel discovery requests, 12 pages of questions, with the city and Orchard Trace attorneys to answer and respond by Sept. 20. Tosco said “Since 6 of our 9 causes of action are moving forward, we can now engage in discovery, depositions, written interrogatories and requests for production, etc. in order to obtain more information.” ‘’Our case is moving forward,’’ said Brinkley Properties David Brinkley. ” While the judge granted dismissal of three of our causes of action, we still have six of our 9 original cause of action left to argue.’’ City attorney Mickey Corry said the city’s goal at the recent hearing was for
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLEVELAND NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Will E. Absher, Jr., deceased, late of Cleveland County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned Nancy England, Executrix on or before the 30th day of November, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 30th day of August, 2017. Nancy England, Executrix Estate of: Will E. Absher, Jr. 1004 Cherry Street Kings Mountain North Carolina 28086 KMH 3812 (8/30 & 9/06, 13 & 20/2017)
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EMPLOYMENT DAYCARE WORKER NEEDED. Part-time position available. Apply in person from 7 am – 5 pm at Bolin’s Daycare on 901 Ramseur St., Kings Mountain. (8/23, 30, 9/06,13)
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Holiday Concert Is sold out The November 18th Darin & Brooke Aldridge Holiday Concert at the Joy Performance Center is sold out. This is the eighth year for the Holiday Concert. All previous shows have also been advance sellouts but selling all of the seats almost three months before the event is a new record. 2017 has been an especially good year for the couple from Cherryville. They have performed with legendary country music stars Vince Gill, John Cowan, Jimmy Fortune and a host of others. They headlined the July 4th Grand
Ole Opry show, their new album is currently fourth on the charts and their song “Someday Soon” reached #1. The song is also up for Song of the Year next month at the International Bluegrass Music Awards (IBMA). Brooke Aldridge is a finalist for Female Vocalist of the Year and Darin is up for Mentor of the Year for his work with young musicians. Carley Arrowood, vocalist and fiddle player in the Aldridge’s band, is a finalist for a special Momentum Award for achievements by a young, upcoming instrumentalist.
Brown attends Youth Summit Cleveland County 4-H’er Austin Brown attended the seventh annual North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Youth Summit in Durham, North Carolina August 11-12. North Carolina 4-H and the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service partnered for the eighth year with the NCACC on a multi-year initiative to increase youth involvement in county government. This initiative aims to overcome the mindset that many youth are disengaged and lack trust in government. Over 73 counties were represented during this event. The event is sponsored and supported by the NC Association of County Commissioners. For more info on the 4-H program in Cleveland County, please contact Wendy Turbyfill, 4-H Youth Development Agent, at 704-482-4365.
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Local Sheriff offers tips for a safe Labor Day weekend With the approach of the Labor Day weekend, Cleveland County Sheriff Alan Norman Sheriff asks all citizens to join Alan Norman him in making this Labor Day holiday period a happy and enjoyable one for all. Traditionally during the Labor Day holiday, our highways experience one of the highest traffic flows of the year. The sheriff reminds all Cleveland County residents to follow these safety tips: • Always shift your attention every few seconds, constantly scanning the road ahead and behind you. Never blankly stare ahead nor fix your gaze on one point on the road. • When passing an auto-
mobile, always glance at the ground beside the front wheel of the car you intend to pass. You will know instantly if the car is about to veer - giving you an extra few seconds to respond. • You should pull out into the opposite lane of traffic when passing while you are still well behind the car in front. This should give you some time and space to build up speed and will enable you to pull back into your own lane should the need arise. Never cut abruptly out of your lane into the opposite lane when passing. • Always signal your intentions with your brake lights, turn signals, horn and/or headlights so that other drivers will see you well before you change course. • Drivers should always “aim high” in steering. That is,
you should glance frequently at points well ahead of you. Not only will this help your steering, but it will also help you check the position of vehicles in front of you as well as on-coming ones. • Never follow too close. Remember that, as your speed increases, it takes you substantially longer to stop. Also remember that it’s good to have an extra cushion of space in front of you if you’re being tail-gated, on a slippery road, or in low visibility conditions. “Lastly, I would remind all motorists to practice the Golden Rule when driving. Be courteous and tolerant of other drivers. Please don’t get angry with bad drivers or reckless ones – just get out of their way,” Sheriff Norman said in closing, “Let’s make this Labor Day weekend a safe one on the roads in Cleveland County.”
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