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SAMANTHA DAVIS
ROGER HARRIS
RICHARD HOOKER
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SHEARRA MILLER
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RODNEY FITCH
RONALD HUMPHRIES
ROBERT QUEEN
JOEL SHORES
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School Board candidates speak out The competitive local school board race will probably be one of the most watched on Election Day Nov. 3 because of the number of seats to be filled. Poll-watchers say the race is also significant because the results could also determine the majority Party on the 9-member board. Ten candidates – 5 Democrats and 5 Republicans- seek 5 open seats on the Cleveland County Board of Education
The candidates are Democrats Samantha Davis, Roger Harris, Richard Hooker, and Michael Tolbert, all of Shelby and Shearra Miller of Kings Mountain. Republicans are Rodney Fitch, Robert Queen, Joel Shores, and Greg Taylor, all of Shelby, and Ronald Humphries of Kings Mountain. Candidates responded to eight questions in a 90-minute forum at Cleveland Community College sponsored by
CCC, C-19TV, The Star, and Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce. C-19TV is broadcasting the forum until Election Day. There were obvious differences expressed but all candidates gave frank answers to the questions posed by moderators Andy Dedmon and Mike Philbeck of Political Smackdown, a C-19 TV program conducted by CCC broadcasting students. All candidates were pre-
pared to speak about transparency with the public, safety in the schools and the Coronavirus pandemic, graduation, taxing, and the current policy of how an attorney is used. Majority of candidates said the school system needs to work on transparency and one political newcomer said on a rating of 10 the record would not top 4. “I’ve attended meetings, taken notes and submitted questions to the board but
I don’t get answers,’’ said Queen. Joel Shores, who retired from the Sheriff’s Department, called for a culture change. He said he had hired folks and sent them to the schools and they were sent back because they couldn’t read or write on the 9th grade level. Tolbert said the schools are doing a good job on transparency. “We need to build on that,’’ he added.
Majority of candidates say they favor having an attorney present at all regular board meetings. Some candidates would prefer a local attorney who specializes in education. “We don’t need an attorney coming from Raleigh who knows nothing about Kings Mountain,’’ was the statement of majority of candidates. Shores, Humphries, Taylor, Queen, Fitch and See CANDIDATES, Page 4A
Early Voting kicks-off Thursday for 17 days
Volunteers work hard to harvest sweet potatoes at the Botts site two weeks ago. Photo by Doug Sharp
Potato Project harvested 3,000 pounds of potatoes By Loretta Cozart Cleveland County Potato Projected harvested 30,000 pounds of sweet potatoes two weeks ago at the Botts site and 941 boxes of very nice produce was distributed last week.
Wet conditions will keep workers out of the field early this week, but they hope to work Wednesday, Thursday and Friday beginning at 9 am. To prepare for harvest, all vines have been cut away from potatoes, so they must be
harvested, or they will rot. The organization is also facing a box shortage. If you are aware of a large supply of boxes, please call Doug Sharp at 704-4725128. ABC boxes work well for this purpose.
Senior Center hosts drive-thru volunteer appreciation event Patrick Senior Center honored their volunteers with a special drive-thru Volunteer Appreciation event on September 29 at the center. The theme of this year’s event was “Excellence. Every day, Every time!” Each volunteer received a catered ChickFil-A lunch along with a certificate of appreciation and a zippered multi-purpose bag printed with this year’s theme. The center had 132 volunteers this year giving a total of 10,252 hours of volunteer service. Janet Beani was recognized as Volunteer of the Year, with 1,104 hours of service this year. Janet joined See EVENT, Page 4A
Pictured (L-R) Volunteer of the Year Janet Beani and Patrick Center Director Tabitha Thomas. Photo by Lynn Lail
Early voting begins Thursday, Oct. 15 at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 220 N. Watterson Street and continues through Saturday, Oct. 31 - a total of 17 days and 167 hours and Saturdays and Sundays. “The health and safety of everyone is high priority this year and Kings Mountain is among four large sites in the county opening early morning, late evenings, Saturday and Sunday hours to give voters every opportunity to safely cast a ballot,’’ say Board of Elections Chairman Doug Sharp and Board of Elections Director Clifton Philbeck. Evening hours are 8 a.m.-
7:30 p.m. on Oct. 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27,28, 29; Saturday hours are 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 17, Oct. 24, Oct. 31; Sunday hours are 1-5 p.m. on Oct. 18, Oct. 25. Safeguards will be in place as voters cast their ballots and these include PPE’s for all poll workers and voters who don’t bring their own, single-use pens,
sanitation stations, and protective barriers. The site will be professionally cleaned throughout the entire 17-day period and election workers will routinely sanitize all surfaces. Many people are voting by mail this year because of the global pandemic. The deadline to submit a request to the Cleveland County Board of Elections is October 27. For your ballot to count, the voter and a witness must sign it and you can return it return it by taking it to the early voting site, mailing it or dropping it off at the Cleveland County Board of Elections in Shelby by Nov. 3.
Howard, Bridges left their mark Grady K. Howard Sr., who died Sept. 6 at age 97, and Norma F a l l s HOWARD Bridges, who died Sept. 17 at age 88, left their mark on the Kings Mountain commuBRIDGES nity. Howard, former Administrator of Kings Mountain Hospital, and Bridges, former city commissioner and the city’s first female elected to this office, left behind a legacy of service and leadership. “I met Grady Howard in 1953 when he came to
work at the hospital and as a young reporter I went to his office from the Herald to start what began a weekly log in the paper – the names and dates of discharged patients,’’ said Lib Stewart, longtime employee of the Herald. The last interview was for a feature section on veterans and Howard was among the few World War II veterans living at the time. “Grady Howard was a great friend of the Herald and a favorite reader. He told us what he liked and often congratulated us on putting out a good hometown newspaper,’’ added Stewart. Ms. Stewart continued, “I covered city council for years and worked with mayors and elected officials, including Norma Bridges. “Norma Bridges was always open with the Press.
She had a great rapport with voters and swept the field of candidates on election day. Her fellow council members honored her as mayor pro tempore. “Bridges was a champion for young people and the Parks & Recreation committee was her favorite place for service. She and her husband attended the games and helped the players in many ways while keeping out of the spotlight, Stewart said. “This year we have mourned the deaths of many citizens. Their pictures and obituaries in the Herald tell some of their story of their close-knit relationship with family, friends, and the community. Mr. Howard and Mrs. Bridges are among those who left behind a lasting legacy,’’ said Stewart.
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■ OBITUARIES
Flora Blackburn Yarbro
Henry Mathew Cherpak Jr.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC – Flora Blackburn Yarbro, 94, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on October 07, 2020 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, daughter of the late Robert and Ann Dixon Blackburn and wife of her late husband of more than fifty years, Lee “Jim” Yarbro. Flora survived her late brothers, Donald, Ray, Walter and Arthur Blackburn and her sisters, Pauline Blackburn and Elizabeth Hollifield. She was a life long member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Flora retired from Belk after thirty-eight years of dedicated service as a sales auditor. She was a member of the Kings Mountain Garden Club and enjoyed growing beautiful flowers and her yearly vegetable garden. Flora was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Her spirit and loving kindness will be missed by her family, friends and the community. She is survived by her daughter: Cheryl Beatty of Kings Mountain, NC; sons: Dr. Stanley Yarbro and wife Helena of Kings Mountain, NC and Robert Leslie Yarbro and Wife Lisa of Lawndale, NC; brother: Max Blackburn of Shelby, NC; grandchildren: Joshua Hollifield, Dustin Yarbro and Stephanie Yarbro; great-grandchildren: Bryson Yarbro and Levi Hollifield A graveside service was held on Friday, October 9, 2020 at 4:00 pm at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Dr. Steve Taylor officiating. Interment was held in Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Flora may be made to Lottie Moon Missions c/o Bethlehem Baptist Church at 1017 Bethlehem Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Guest register is available at: www.harrisfunerals.com. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC is in charge of arrangements.
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC – Henry Mathew Cherpak Jr., 77, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones on October 5, 2020 at his home. He was born in Morenci, AZ, son of the late Henry Mathew and Anne Mary Giron Cherpak. He married the love of his life, Arcilia “Archie” Luna on April 7, 1970. Henry retired from Cypress Minerals after many years of service as the manager of general maintenance. He was very patriotic and served his country honorably in Vietnam as an Airman First Class in the US Air Force. While in the military, Henry was trained to work in Military Silos. Henry was a former member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church. He enjoyed spending time outdoors, hunting, fishing and working in his yard. Henry was a Master Mechanic and loved working on vehicles and his motorcycle. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Henry possessed a “Can Do Attitude”, generous spirit and a great sense of humor. Henry was always willing to help anyone in need. He was a wonderful loving husband and father who will be missed greatly by those who knew and loved him. He is survived by his wife of 50 years: Arcilia Luna Cherpak, of the home; daughters: Eddy Jo Cherpak, Charlotte, NC and Catherine Anne Cherpak, Columbus OH; brother: Ronald Adam Cherpak, Arizona. No services are planned at this time. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Henry’s memory to Testa Hospice House at 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. Guest register is available at: www.harrisfunerals. com. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC is in charge of arrangements.
Mobile food pantry Oct. 14 at Hope Community Church A mobile food pantry on Wednesday, October 14, 10:30 am-12:30 pm at Hope Community Church, 1114 S. Lafayette St., Shelby. Through a USDA grant, Hospice Cleveland County is partnering with Out of the Garden, a food distributor based in Greensboro, to
provide 384 free food boxes which will include vegetables, dairy and meat, to Cleveland County families in need. The distributions will be offered weekly for 6 weeks at various Cleveland County locations to be announced.
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■ POLICE ARRESTS OCT. 2: Gabrielle Littleton, 28, Charlotte. Two counts failure to appear, larceny, order for arrest, criminal summons. Transported to Iredell County, $12,000 secured bond. OCT. 3: Gregory D. Fite, 53, Clover, SC, hit and run property damage, no liability insurance, concealed weapon, $2500 secured bond. OCT. 4: Melissa Cook, 48, Clover, SC, passenger left scene of accident, transported to Gaston County Jail, $1,000 secured bond. OCT. 4: Artavius Montriel Vinson, 25, Lawndale, DWI, $5,000 secured bond. OCT. 4: Hannah Faile, 32, Cherryville, driving while license revoked, $1,000 secured bond. OCT. 4: Terry Michael Battles Jr., 40, Bessemer City, assault by strangulation, felony, transported to Gaston County Jail and held on domestic hold for first appearance court date Oct. 5. OCT. 5: Dustin Reid Cook, 28, 825 Floyd Street, first degree trespassing , breaking and entering, criminal summons. OCT. 7: Tommy Wayne Bost Jr., 36, Clover, SC, DWI, possession firearm by felon, felony; and possession methamphetamine, felony, No bond. He was also charged with possession Schedule VI marijuana, possession drug paraphernalia, giving fictitious information to officer, discharging firearm in city limits. He was transported to the local hospital due to intoxication level and being in a motorcycle crash and then to Cleveland County Jail. Bost was also arrested on a fugitive warrant, felony, DWI, and had 13 warrants out of Clover, according to the arresting officer. OCT. 7: Terrance Ussery, 37, Gastonia, orders for ar-
Mobile food pantry at Mt. Calvary Baptist October 21 and 28 A mobile food pantry on Wednesday, October 21 and 28, 10:30 am-12:30pm at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 422 Carolina Ave., Shelby, NC 28150. Through a USDA grant, Hospice Cleveland County is partnering with Out of the Garden, a food distributor based in Greensboro, to provide 384 free food boxes which will include vegetables, dairy and meat, to Cleveland County families in need. The distributions will be offered weekly for 6 weeks at various Cleveland County locations to be announced.
rest driving while license revoked, fictitious tag, $2,000 secured custody bond. OCT. 7: Kenzonia Rankin, 26, Shelby, failure to appear. $500 secured bond. CITATIONS OCT. 3: Alana Putnam, 18, 117 Cambridge Oaks Circle, Apt. 103, expired tag, no operator’s license. OCT. 4: Casey Stephen Curtis, 34, 113 Fulton Drive, revoked driver’s license. OCT. 4: Jeffrey Dee Melton, 57, 146 Benton Road, revoked tag, no liability insurance. OCT. 4: Andrea Holt, 46, 5556 Greenway Court, speeding. OCT. 5: Abdi Stetson Hassan, 30, 201 Redwood Circle, stop sign violation, careless driving. OCT. 5: Brandon Ray Treadway. 27, 119-15 Mountainside Drive, driving with revoked license. OCT. 5: Rogerick McClain, 49, 1717 Kings Row, Apt. 102, speeding. OCT. 6: Nickie Lee Hayes Jr., 48, 604 Mauney Avenue, revoked driver’s license. OCT. 6: Christopher Bradley Hannon, 40, 1218 2nd Street, expired tag, no vehicle inspection, failure to carry driver’s license and registration card. OCT. 7: Bobby Dean Abee III, 34, 117 Jenny Lane, speeding, failing to give information to officer at accident scene, borrowed tag, no vehicle registration, faulty brakes, failure to apply for new certificate of title. INCIDENTS. OCT. 2: A resident of S. Goforth Street reported theft of a green 1999 Ford Escort valued at $1,000 and a UHF/ VHF handheld radio receiver valued at $50. OCT. 2: City of Kinga Mountain, 1013 N. Piedmont Ave., reported theft of an electric meter valued at $75. OCT. 2: A resident of
Guyton Loop reported $200 damage to the driver’s side rear window of her 2012 Ford. OCT. 2: A resident of North Deal Street reported financial transaction debit card fraud. OCT. 7: Gutter Guys, 310 N. Piedmont Ave., reported theft of 4 packs of shingles valued at $1,343.82; ten Ridge vents valued at $75; two pipes valued at $9; and one dump trailer valued at $6,600. The items were taken from a customer’s home on York Road. WRECKS SEPT. 30: Officer K.L. Putnam said Patrick Scott Layton, Bessemer City, operating a 2005 Volk, rearended a 2013 Ford operated by Justina Perez, 6224 Adele E Street, at the intersection of E. King Street and Gaston Street. Perez was cited for no operator’s license. Property damages were estimated at $11,000. SEPT. 30: Officer Brent Herndon said Roneshia Byers, Grover, operating a 2006 Chrysler, pulling out of her parking space at Walmart, Shelby Road, s truck the yellow pole beside her car. Property damage was estimated at $2500. OCT. 1: Officer Brent Herndon said Robert Lee Evans Pennington, 426 Fulton Street, said brakes failed on his 1998 Toyota and he rear-ended a 2002 BMW operated by Monty Thornburg, 603 West King Street. The accident happened on US 74 Business. Property damages were estimated at $5500. OCT. 4: Officer HW Carpenter cited Casey Curtis, 113 Fulton Street, with driving while license revoked after Curtis, operating a 1991 Dodge, ran off the road and hit a city utility pole on Maner Road. Property damage was estimated at $8,000 to the vehicle and $4,000 to
the utility pole. OCT. 6: Officer David Warlick said Heather Treadway, Lawndale, operating a 2006 Nissan, struck a 2013 Chrysler operated by Uriah McCree, 202 S. Juniper Street in the parking lot at 1013 Shelby Road. Property damages were estimated at $3,000. OCT. 7Officer HW Carpenter said Bobby Dean Abee III, 117 Jenny Lynn, operating a 2002 Honda, Russell Costner, Gastonia, operating a 2020 Dodge, and Zarria Banner, 108 N. Cansler Street, operating a 2020 Hyundai, were all traveling on the US 74 Bypass off ramp to NC 161. Abee failed to reduce speed and crashed into the 2020 Dodge. The force from the impact forced Costner’s vehicle into Banner’s vehicle. Abee fled the scene on foot but was located by Officer Mark Butler on Linwood Road at Rhodes Street. Abee was issued several citations. OCT. 7: Officer M. D.Butler said Bryan McGinnis, 1022 Linwood Road, operating a 2011 Ford, failed to yield right-of-way and struck aa 2011 Dodge operated by Alisha Lynn, 406 Hawthorne Road. The accident happened at West Gold and Cansler Streets. Property damages were estimated at $2,000. OCT. 7: Officer Jonathan Price cited Franqulyn Terese Crawford with improper turn and Terrence Ussery with driving while license revoked after Crawford, traveling north on N. Cansler in the middle lane of travel attempted to turn right into a driveway crossing the right hand travel lane. The Crawford vehicle hit the 2006 Nissan. A front passenger in the Nissan was checked by EMS and released. Property damages were estimated at $2,000.
City of Kings Mountain Energy Services ELECTRIC DIVISION PLANNED OUTAGE INFORMATION The City of Kings Mountain’s Energy Services Electrical Division is planning a scheduled outage during the early morning hours of: Sunday, October, 18, 2020. The outage is anticipated to begin at 2:00AM and be over at 5:00AM. The entire outage will last for approximately Three (3) HOURS. Below is an approximate area of those that are served by the City of Kings Mountain Electric that will be affected by the outage. If you live in this area and/or have questions regarding the outage please contact our Electric Desk at 704-730-2125, M-F, 7:30am until 4:00pm.
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Padgett born into a life of NASCAR By Loretta Cozart Angela Patterson Padgett was born into a family whose lives revolved around NASCAR. Growing up, all she wanted in life was to follow in her family’s footsteps and work in that industry. Due to a series of fortunate events, she achieved that goal. “My great-granddaddy was Glen “Pat” Patterson and the family lived off Putnam Lake Road, near Oak Grove Road. My dad’s whole side of my family lives out there,” Angela
shared, “Pawpaw raced in the ‘60s driving a 1949 Ford Coup. I have a picture of me in his race car.” “On the other side of the family is my mom’s brother, William Rayfield, who went to work for Henrick Motorsports in 1986 and I visited the shop when I was 13-years old.” Family member, Keith still races dirt track, William is retired but does radio and cousin Keitha handles social networking for Joe Gibbs. “NASCAR has been a family business of ours, one way
or another, since I was born,” Angela said. Padgett went to college at Appalachian State and earned her degree in Radio and Television. While there, she and a friend produced a radio show called NASCAR Thunder at WASU that was patterned after NASCAR Country. “Bill Dollar was my hero.” Patterson said. In the summer of 1994, she accepted an internship with Doug Rice, president of Performance Racing Network. “My professor, Dr. Porterfield, said
ASU didn’t offer internships in that area. But I convinced him. I told him it was for Fast Talk, so he made up a new category called Broadcasting in the Racing Industry. That’s where I met Benny Parsons.” Her internship required 120 hours and she completed it in just three weeks. “During my senior year of college, my uncle William called to tell me that Hendrick Motorsports was adding a museum and they needed someone to run it for them. He knew I wanted a job in NASCAR, so
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he called and told me to get my resume in,” she said. “I knew the museum wouldn’t open for a year, but I really wanted that job.” After college, Calvin Hastings offered her a part-time job with Performance Racing Network calling races at Lincoln County Speedway. “It was crazy out there. They didn’t have a sound booth, so we sat amongst the people while we called the races.” Angela didn’t realize that Benny Parsons had once driven for Hendrick Motorsports when a driver was out. He called the shop on her behalf weekly asking Chuck Mack if he had hired Angela yet. “I was so disappointed when I learned they hired in house, but never knew Benny Parsons was working to help me,” Angela said. “He kept calling and in August 1996, Chuck Mack offered me a job on a Friday to start work on the following Monday. I was also selling tickets at the Charlotte Motor Speedway and had taken a job as a receptionist for the City of Kings Mountain. By then, I was working in the Police Department, she said. “Bob Hayes was my boss at the Police Department and understood I had a passion for NASCAR, that was all I ever talked about.” In fact, the folks at the city nicknamed her Lug Nut because of her love of the sport. “I spoke with Chief Hayes and he interviewed someone I knew who wanted to become a police officer. My job was filled right away, but I
still worked a notice.” “At the speedway, I knew someone who could help them immediately and they let me move on to the new job,” Angela said. “September 23, 1996 was the best day of my life, the day I started working at Hendrick Motorsports. I have always been sad that Papaw didn’t live to see me working at Hendrick Motorsports. He would have loved it.” Daddy was away in the military at the time and when he called I told him, “Oh Daddy, you’re not going to believe it. I got a job at Hendrick Motorsports! He was excited for me even though he was a Dale Earnhardt fan. Daddy liked Earnhardt, because he was like us… he was born on a mill hill. Angela Padgett worked for Hendrick Motorsports from 1996 to 2012, a time she considers the best years to work in NASCAR. That experience helped her get another job at the City of Kings Mountain. “The experience I gained at Hendrick Motorsports was invaluable. I helped manage events of 10,000 plus people and that was the experience the city was looking for in my current position with Kings Mountain Special Events. It’s funny how one thing just leads to another.” Angela’s mother, Cathy Rayfield Taylor, worked as Executive Director for the Cleveland County Partnership for Children and suggested
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Mary Helen Brown, Patrick Center Volunteer.
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with the staff to greet other volunteers as they arrived and helped to present their gifts. The center also honored members of the “Centennial Club,” members with over 100 hours
CANDIDATES From Page 1A Davis agreed that a local attorney would be invested in the community. “Queen agreed that education law is more complex. “The school system has a $150M budget and the cost of a lawyer is a small cost versus repercussions. Three incumbents Roger Harris, board chairman Miller and board Vice-Chair Richard Hooker – defended the current policy, saying an attorney isn’t needed at every meeting and that education law is different. ‘Every dollar you spend for an attorney is one less dollar for the children. Cleveland County Schools has to have legal advice and we rarely need an attorney in the middle of a meeting. Occasionally we do and when that’s necessary the attorney comes in person or by speaker phone,’’ said Harris. Hooker says education law can be very complex, comprehensive and multi-dimensional.’’ I am
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Sharon Proctor, Patrick Center Volunteer.
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of service for the year, with a poster of recognition and an additional gift. New volunteers were recognized with a sign listing their names. The outside display also featured a special memorial board for the volunteers who had passed away over the last year. Volunteers at the Patrick Center help in many
wonderful ways. From helping with the Friday lunch program, outreach to the community, to folding newsletters, they provide invaluable help to the participants and staff. For more information on how to volunteer with the Patrick Center when it reopens, please call Karen Grigg at 704-734-0447.
very comfortable with the representative we have given reputation and thorough knowledge of education law.” Candidates had mixed reaction to re- opening schools now for in-person classes but were unanimous that students do their best learning in person. . Fitch, Queen, Shores and Humphries said they favor reopening schools now. “We’re not close enough,’’ said Taylor. Queen said a strategy is needed to move along faster and suggested that teachers change classes instead of students changing classes to avoid large groups in the halls. Engineers Fitch and Humphries want to use their analytical skills to come up with a remedy for seating. Davis said it’s necessary to pay attention to the numbers of Covid cases. Incumbent board members said Covid is real and protocols should be observed. Shores said “We need to have a healthy respect for the virus and need to open schools with options. “Students learn best in the classroom but I want them to be safe and
healthy,’’ said Miller. “The plan we have in place is the best we can have,’’ said Tolbert. Majority of candidates favor traditional in-person graduations. “You can put 480 students 10 feet apart on the football field, that’s a no-brainer,’’ said Humphries. “I hope to see a return to traditional graduations in Spring, Miller said. “The schools went out of their way to make students feel special like they were. I hope restrictions are lifted but if they are not we need to make sure families and students are healthy and it will be a special graduation,’’ she added “The graduation process this year was the best it could be,’’ said Taylor. The graduates got more attention. If we are still in restrictions next year I am in favor of the non-traditional graduation. “Covid isn’t fair, we’ve all had to make changes,’’ said Harris He said he would favor non-traditional graduation if restrictions are not relaxed. “Students want to see their friends and I don’t see
Some of the Patrick Senior Center Staff. (Photos by Lynn Lail) why we can’t have a traditional graduation in 2021,’’ said Fitch. “I will fight for social distancing and a traditional graduation,’’ said Davis.. Most candidates would not support a tax increase for school facilities. Harris said he would support a short-term sales tax for special needs.” “Show me where there’s a need, make cuts,’’ said Fitch. “Get rid of waste,’’ said Davis. Hooker said he would lean more to a referendum for facility needs. Miller said she would support shortterm tax for facilities or a bond referendum but spell out the project to the public ahead of time. Queen said the board should follow the example of Cleveland Community College trustees, a diverse board that saved a couple million dollars in two years’ time. I don’t approve a tax increase.” The newcomers pledged to bring fresh ideas to the board of education and all 10 candidates pledged to be a voice for the students, teachers, employees and parents.
Owner Iris Hubbard and Chef Evan Garr at 133 West in Kings Mountain. Photo by Loretta Cozart
133 West ribbon cutting October 22 By Loretta Cozart Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce announced a ribbon cutting at 133 West on October 22 at 11 am. 133 West is located on Mountain Street in historic downtown Kings Mountain. Iris Hubbard and Chef Evan Garr pride
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KMLT auditions for For ‘Til Beth Do Us Part’ KMLT, Director Jim Champion, and sponsor Ken and Liz Pflieger have announced audition dates for the performace of ‘Til Beth Do Us Part’. Dates are: October 19, 20, and 21 from 7 PM until 9 PM at the Joy Performance Center, 202 S. Railroad Avenue, Kings Mountain. Rehearsals will begin in January 2021 with performance dates set for early March 2021. For further information contact us at jim@kmlt.org or 704730-9408. The audition will include parts for two men and four women. THE STORY: In this side-splitting comic romp about marriage, career-driven Suzannah Hayden (ages 45-55) needs a lot more help on the home front than she’s getting from her husband, Gibby (ages 45-55). Lately, nurturing his marriage of twenty-seven years hasn’t been the highest priority for Gibby, but pretty soon he’ll wish it had been. Enter Beth Bailey (ages 30-40), Suzannah’s newly-hired assistant, a gregarious, highly-motivated daughter of the South. To Suzannah’s delight, Beth
explodes into the Hayden household and whips it into an organized, wellrun machine. This couldn’t have happened at a better time for Suzannah, since her boss, Celia Carmichael (ages 60-70), the C.E.O. of Carmichael’s Chocolates, is flying in soon for an important make-or-break business dinner. Gibby grows increasingly wary as Beth insinuates herself into more and more aspects of their lives. In no time, she exceeds her duties as a household assistant and interjects herself into Suzannah’s career. As Suzannah’s dependence on Beth grows and Gibby’s dislike of the woman deepens, Suzannah gives Beth carte blanche to change anything in the household that “will make it run more efficiently.” And the change Beth makes is convincing Suzannah that Gibby must go! When he realizes it’s Suzannah’s career Beth is really after, a newly-determined Gibby sets out to save his marriage aided by Suzannah’s best friend, Margo(ages 40-55), a wisecracking and self-deprecating divorcee and her ex-husband, Hank
(ages 40-55), who is in the midst of his own mid-life crisis. Their effort to stop Beth at any cost sets up the wildly funny climax in which things go uproariously awry just as Suzannah’s boss arrives for that all-important dinner. Whether you’re married, single, rethinking your divorce or currently being controlled by someone up to no good, you’re sure to enjoy this family-friendly, laugh-out-loud Jones/Hope/ Wooten comedy! Kings Mountain Little Theatre, Inc. is a volunteer based, 501c3 tax-exempt community theater. It owns and operates the Joy Performance Center and the Liberty Mountain Garden. It is a funded affiliate of the Cleveland County Arts Council and is supported in part by a Grassroots Grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency. For more detailed information, please visit www. kmlt.org or the Kings Mountain Little Theatre facebook page. We look forward to seeing lots of new faces and long-time friends!
Revolutionary War Iron Sword part of museum’s collection Since Kings Mountain National Military Park just commemorated the 240th anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain on October 7, the Herald sought out a Revolutionary War artifact to feature in this week’s paper. Kings Mountain Historical Museum Director and Curator January Costa shared the following about am Iron Sword donated to the Kings Mountain Historical Museum from the W.P. Wellmon Estate. This iron sword in the collections at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum is mounted on a wooden plaque. The sword was found by Wilburn Palmer in the attic of his grandmother’s house circa 1950. The wooden handle was previously in poor condition with rusted iron, so the handle has been replaced and the iron cleaned
around 1985. The sword was owned and used by William Wellmon during the Revolutionary War. As a young boy, William was born in Maryland and raised by his mother Katy Wellmon and stepfather George Riley in Virginia. At the age of 16-17 old, William and his family moved to Alabama. On the journey there, William met a farmer in what is now Waco, and chose to hire himself out to him and stay with him on the farm. Shortly after, William
Wellmon served as a private in Elias Longhorne’s Company, Colonel Locke’s NC regiment. After the war, William married Rebecca Moss and started a plantation in Fallston, NC. He had five children with Rebecca, and then married a second time to Presley Williams, with whom he had four more children. He became extremely wealthy from the farming of 1600 acres of land using over 300 slaves for labor. His Last Will and Testament is dated January 27, 1856. He was one of the last Revolutionary War soldiers remaining to pass away after the war. He is buried in the graveyard on the family plantation, and on September 31st, 1931, the Federal Government erected a marker at his grave honoring his service as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
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Hope in the Lord! Last week we began a series titled Hope in the Lord! Today, I would like to explore a few how-tos of daily hoping and trusting in Dr. Jonathan God. M. Bundon To be sure, Worship Pastor in any human First Baptist relationKings Mountain ship, building hope and trust takes time. For the Christian, hoping in God requires time and effort. We can not passively expect our reliance on God to just happen. Human relationships take participation from both parties; the same goes for our relationship with God. God loves us, but for us to understand that love, we must know God’s character. What are some ways we
can increase our trust and reliance on God? First, read the Bible. It may sound simple, but the Bible reveals the character of God, the promises of God, and the reliability of God. How can I truly hope in the Lord? The evidence of scripture gives me confidence that God is in control, cares for us, and is dependable. Second, spend time with the Lord in prayer. Prayer must not be relegated to giving God a wish list and then go back to your normal life, never talking to God again. Prayer and devotion must be an ongoing conversation. As in any relationship, spending time with someone helps to know the character of another person. Likewise, the more time we spend with the Lord, the more time we know with certainty we can rely on Him. Addition-
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ally, when we spend time with the Lord, our lives change. We seek to please God; we want to know God more. By doing so, we also minister to others who may be struggling and can share with them the hope we have in Christ. I am reminded of Peter when he declared in 1 Peter 1:35, “Praise be to God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy, he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil, or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.” How can we hope in God when everything around us goes wrong, or we go through trials and sufferings? We have an inheritance in heaven through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Peter addresses concerns as well as future joy in the very next verses. 1 Peter 1: 6-9 continues, “In all this, you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.” Take heart, my friends, and take hold of the living hope, which is Jesus Christ. I leave you with a song popular on the radio and in my own church, entitled Living Hope. The lyrics remind us what Christ has done for us as well as the freedom we have in Christ. I hope you have
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a blessed week. How great the chasm that lay between us How high the mountain I could not climb In desperation, I turned to heaven And spoke Your name into the night Then through the darkness, Your loving-kindness Tore through the shadows of my soul The work is finished, the end is written Jesus Christ, my living hope. Who could imagine so great a mercy? What heart could fathom such boundless grace? The God of ages stepped down from glory To wear my sin and bear my shame The cross has spoken, I am forgiven The King of kings calls me His own Beautiful Savior, I’m Yours
forever Jesus Christ, my living hope Then came the morning that sealed the promise Your buried body began to breathe Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion Declared the grave has no claim on me Then came the morning that sealed the promise Your buried body began to breathe Out of the silence, the Roaring Lion Declared the grave has no claim on me Jesus, Yours is the victory! Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me You have broken every chain There’s salvation in Your name Jesus Christ, my living hope…
Kings Mountain Area Church Directory Emmanuel Independent Baptist Church 102 Canterbury Road 704-730-7855
Good Hope Presbyterian Church 105 N. Cansler Street 704-739-1062
Faith Ablaze Church 1128 S. York Road 704-739-8496
Grace Fellowship 144 West Mountain Street 704-481-8888
Faith Baptist Church 1009 Linwood Road
Grace United Methodist Church 830 Church Street 704-739-6000
Faith Holiness Church Hwy. 161/ Bessemer City Rd. 704-739-1997 Family Worship Center 1818 Shelby Road 704-739-7206
First Presbyterian Church 107 E. King St. - Kings Mountain Advent Lutheran Church, NALC Member 230 Oak Grove Rd. 704-750-0171 Anew Beginning Baptist Church 145 Battleground Dr. 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
Calvary Way Holiness Church 1017 Second Street Pastor Clifton Morgan
Christ The King Catholic Church 714 Stone Street 704-487-7697
Carson Memorial Baptist Church 262 Sparrow Springs Road 704-739-2247
Connections Church 306 N. Piedmont Ave. 704-750-4972
Central United Methodist Church 113 S. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-2471
Cornerstone Church Of God 202 Margrace Road 704-689-4430
Cherokee St. Baptist Church 421 S. Cherokee Street 704-739-7697 Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church 618 Chestnut Ridge Road 704-739-4015 Christian Freedom Southern Baptist Church 246 Range Road 704-739-4152
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“Nature Reconsidered” and “Trail” competitions By Jewel Reavis
MELVIN WARE’S GARDEN BOUNTY – With the frequent showers this summer Melvin Ware’s little COVID Victory Garden did exceptionally well. Bushels of corn, beans, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, okra and peppers. Freezer and cabinets are well stocked for winter or another quarantine shut-down. Photos provided by Melvin Ware
“Nature Reconsidered” art competition and “Trail” photography competition opened this week at Southern Arts Society in Kings Mountain. Both are judged shows with cash prizes. “Nature Reconsidered” is an art exhibition and competition sponsored by Southern Arts Society that aims to explore the ever-changing relationship between humans and nature. Artists were asked to create work that references, investigates, challenges, and/ or celebrates our relationship with the natural world. There is a wide variety of media featured in the show - painting (oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel), drawing, glass, photography and mixed media. Twenty-five artists from around the region entered 57 pieces of work for this year’s exhibit. Entries are down for this show, primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the quality of the work is still impressive to see. The “TRAIL” photography competition is sponsored by the Kings Mountain Gateway Trail and Southern Arts Society. This exhibit features photos taken on the Gateway Trail over the past two years. Photographers walked the trail in all types of weather to seek out flora and fauna to photograph for a chance to win a cash award. There are 27 entries from 11 photographers in this show. The butterfly garden at the top of the Gateway Trail is a prime spot for great photos and is well represented in this show. Much of the trail is surrounded by trees which requires photographers to be patient and search out interesting wildlife to capture on film. Judging both shows is Myles Calvert, Assistant Professor in Fine Arts at Winthrop University, South Carolina. Mr. Calvert was born in Collingwood, Ontario. He attended the University of Guelph with a focus in printmaking, before travelling to London, UK where he completed his MA in Printmaking, at Camberwell College of Art (University for the Arts, London). Major
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Anne Harkness’ Walk On Down in oil. bodies of work included installations of screen printed toast and the idolization of popular British celebrity culture. During this time, he worked for the National Portrait Gallery before moving to Hastings in East Sussex, to teach printmaking at Sussex Coast College and become Duty Manager of the newly built Jerwood Gallery (Hast- Annie Sylling’s Daisies and Butterflies in ings Contem- mixed media. porary). Myles' toast-based work continued with a 43000 slice installation during the Queen’s ‘Diamond Jubilee’ with college students, drawing BBC media attention, and culminated in two solo exhibitions before making a return to the University of Guelph to teach. 2019 residencies included Art Print Residence (Barcelona, Spain) and Proyecto’ace (Buenos Aires, Argentina), as well as a lecture/workshop at PUCP (Pontificia Universidad Catòlica del Perú) in Lima. Awards for both competitions will be announced virtually October 10th on the website and Facebook page of Southern Arts Society. “Nature Reconsidered” and Trail” will be on display Lori McAdams’ Tomato in the galleries of Southern Worm on scratchboard in Arts Society through No- inks. vember 6, 2020. Visitors are asked to please wear a mask and practice social distancing all levels. Hours: Tues, Wed, while visiting the gallery. Thurs and Sat, 10 am to 2 Southern Arts Society pm and by appointment. Ad(SASi) Gift Shop & Gallery mission is free. For more inis located at 301 N. Piedmont Avenue in the historic South- formation please visit www. ern Railway Depot, at the SouthernArtsSociety.org, or intersection of Piedmont and their Facebook page. ConBattleground. SASi offers a tact 704.739.5585 or email gift shop, ongoing exhibits, programs and classes in a SouthernArtsSociety@gmail. variety of media for artists of com.
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KM man charged on sex offenses, given $500,000 bond On the October 9, Kings Mountain Police arrested Anthony Bryan Nealy, 31, of Kings Mountain without incident. Nealy is charged with the following felonies: Sexual Servitude Child Victim, Child Abuse Sexual Act, Rape of a Child by
Adult, Statutory Sex Offense with Child by Adult, Human Trafficking Child Victim. Nealy was brought before a magistrate and received a $500,000 bond. His court date was held on Monday, October 12.
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Gastonia PD needs your help By Loretta Cozart Gastonia Police Department asks the public’s help to locate a suspect in a shooting on Monday, October 5 shooting that sent a man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Two men were involved in an altercation prior to the shooting at 11:56 pm Monday at the QuikTrip at 310 E. Long Avenue. The victim, Terry Lazar Huitt, 50, of Kings Mountain,
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Governor Cooper announces new members of State Board of Elections Governor Roy Cooper announced Friday that he accepted the nominations for Carr McLamb and Tommy Tucker as the newest members of the State Board of Elections. Tucker and McLamb will take the seats formerly held by David Black and Ken Raymond, who resigned simultaneously in September. “Elections are a sacred trust in our democracy. Our state will hold free, fair elections and follow the law to ensure every North Carolinian who registers can cast their ballot safely and securely,” said Governor Cooper. “I appreciate that Mr. Tucker and Mr. McLamb are willing to serve on the board.” Carr McLamb has been licensed to practice law in North Carolina since 2007. McLamb served the state of North Carolina as assistant general counsel and deputy director of legislative affairs at the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (now known as
ter with multiple gunshot wounds. Police are looking for Xavier Devonte Tate, 28, of Gastonia, who is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, as well as possession of a firearm by a felon. Anyone with information on Tate’s whereabouts is asked to call Gastonia Police at 704-855-3300.
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KM and Kentucky’s Goff goes 6-under to win Blessings Collegiate Invitational Although it’s spelled differently, Kings Mountain’s Alex Goff has the perfect last name. Goff, a former golf star for the Kings Mountain Mountaineers, is now turning out to be the #1 golfer for the University of Kentucky Wildcats. Goff won his second major championship in less than month last week when he won the prestigious Blessing Collegiate Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He shot a threeday total of minus six 210 to win by two strokes over Hunter Walcott of Tennessee and Dan Erickson of Texas A&M who finished at 206. He previously won the Kentucky Amateur with a 12-under score of 204. Goff shot a Blessings record 7-under par 65 in the semi-finals round last Tuesday en route to the individual championship over the top golfers from other 13 Southeastern Con-
ference schools. He carried a four shot lead into the final round, highlighted by four straight birdies on holes two through five. He added back-to-back birdies on the seventh and eighth holes to go 7-under. Goff struggled toward the end of the final round Wednesday but held on after a double-bogey on the 17th hole. Goff was Academic All-SEC last season with the Wildcats as a red-shirt freshman. He carried a 73 stroke average, which was second on the team. He had a team high four top 20 finishes and two top 10 finishes. While at KMHS, Goff was a four-time Conference Player of the Year and All-State. As a freshman, he won the 3A Western Regional championship and finished fifth at the state championship as a sophomore. He was runner-up for the state championship in 2018.
He had a 68.5 stroke average his senior season and was the North Carolina junior stroke play medalist with a 7-under 64. He tied the course record at Cleveland Country Club with a 9-under 63 and shot a 7-under 65 in the second round of the Henry Transou Memorial Classic. He was a semifinalist at the 2016 North Carolina Junior Tournament and finished 10th in the 2017 Joe Cheves Junior Invitational. Along with his outstanding accomplishments on the golf course, Goff was also a member of the National Honor Society and participated in the BETA Club at KMHS. Goff is the son of Brian and Miriam Goff. He has a sister, Emma. His father played baseball at James Madison University and two of his uncles played collegiate football.
Alex Goff brings home individual championship trophy in Blessings Collegiate Golf Tournament.
Kings Mountain lefthander Alex Goff blasts one off the tee in Blessings Invitational.
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The 10th annual Kings Mountain Family YMCA Golf Tournament was held Friday at Kings Mountain Country Club. The tournament raised over $18,000. Erin Jolly, Jean Walker, Kenny Walker and Spud Wells took first place with a score of 19-under-par 53. Second place at 17under were Thomas Spicer, Will Spicer, Ty Withers and Tyler Withers. Third place at 17 under were Derrick Braun, KG Etters, William Mabry and Eric Moore. Closest to the pin winners were Steve Hoyle on #5, Steve Bostwick on 8, Brian Brentzel on 12, David Pless on 16 and Tyler Withers on 17. See YMCA, Page 3B
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1966 Teener League baseball all-stars first KM team to play in national tournament (Second in a series of great moments in KM sports) Throughout its storied baseball history Kings Mountain High School has fielded numerous championship teams and has sent players as far as the major leagues. The late Jake Early, who was an all-star catcher for the Washington Senators, and Dick Gold, who was a first team All-American second baseman at Florida State, gained national fame. But the first Kings Mountain team to make it to a national tournament was the 1966 Teener League baseball all-stars who won the North Carolina and Southeast Regional championships and finished third in the Teener World Series in Hershey, PA. Most of the players were also on the 1969 Kings Mountain High School team that defeated Statesville 2-0 for the Western North Carolina High School Activities Association state championship. Kings Mountain got into Teener baseball in 1965. Kings Mountain qualified for the state tournament that year but lost to Gastonia in the championship game. In ’66, KM won the district title in two straight games over Cherryville, 7-2 and 3-2. Rocky Goforth and Darrell Whetstine turned in complete game pitching performances. Clarence Ash, went 2-for-3 in the first game and Mike Smith went 2-for-3 in the second. In the state tournament, KM knocked off host Greenville 4-3 in eight innings and then defeated Gastonia 7-4 in the second game. Goforth pitched seven sound innings, but because of a Teener rule that limited pitchers to seven innings a day he had to depart and Whetstine came on to get the win. Whetstine went the distance the next day against Gastonia and Ken Mitchem hit a three-run homer. Gastonia battled back through the loser’s bracket to eliminate Greenville and challenge Kings Mountain for the state crown. In the first championship battle, Gastonia won a 4-3 decision despite a two-run homer by Wayne Mullinax, thus forcing a second title game. This time, KM jumped out front 2-0 on a tworun homer by Mike Smith but they eventually needed a tworun homer by Mullinax in the eighth inning to win the championship. A week later, they defeated Greenville, TN in a best of three series at Belmont Abbey for the Regional championship. Tennessee won the first game 5-4 but in the long run KM’s pitching was too good to touch and the hitting was sensational in the final two games with wins of 10-0 and 14-2 clinching the championship. Whetstine threw a two-hitter in the first win and Goforth tossed a three-hitter for the championship. Smith went 3-for-4 and Eddie Black, Clarence Ash and Geeper Howard added two hits each. KM didn’t play up to its potential in the first game at Hershey and lost to Bellfonte, PA 5-4. KM out-hit its opponent 8-4 but committed four errors, which was rare for its rock solid defense. KM battled back to stay alive with its first of three straight victories, defeating Pitman, NJ behind Goforth’s one hitter. KM won with four runs in the sixth on singles by Mullinax and Howard and a three-run double by Mitchem. Whetstine pitched a complete game and KM ousted Pierre, SD 6-4, scoring three runs in the fourth to break a 3-3 tie. KM’s most impressive victory was an 8-1 win over River Rouge, Michigan, which was regarded as the team to win the Series. But Goforth was masterful on the mound with a two-hitter and 10 strikeouts. Meanwhile, KM collected eight hits and put the game away early. Goforth and Joe Cornwell led the way with
Gene Putnam was the starting shortstop for the 1966 KM Teener all-stars.
Southpaw Rocky Goforth hurled two of KM’s three victories in the 1966 Teener World Series in Hershey, PA. He pitched the KMHS 1969 baseball team to the WNCHSAA championship.
Mike Smith played second base on the 1966 KM Teener baseball team and was later a hard-hitting, great-arm shortstop for the KMHS and Post 155 Legion teams.
Wayne Mullinax 2-for-3 each. That afternoon, KM went against Lebanon Valley, PA with Whetstine pitching with only a day’s rest. KM fell behind early and couldn’t catch up. The next day Elgin, Illinois defeated Lebanon Valley for the championship. Mullinax, a third baseman, recalled that the Teeners defeated Cherryville to get to the state tournament. That was not an easy task. “Alan Lindsay was their pitcher,” he recalled. “He was tough. I wish we could have taken him with us.” In that great comeback in the championship game in Greenville, Mullinax hit a game-winning home run to erase the huge Gastonia lead. “Joe Cornwell got on base and stole second,” Mullinax recalled. “Bo Goforth wanted me to bunt him over but Uncle Bob Moore told me to hit the ball. Not bragging, but I knocked it over the fence and the fence behind it. “The year before Gastonia had put us out,” he recalled. “Tommy Goforth, Paul Gaffney and a lot of those guys that were a year older than us were on the team. So the next year we had a lot of the same guys with another year experience. I remember Jonas Bridges (owner of WKMT Radio) broadcast all of our games – the ones at Greenville and Belmont Abbey, and then in Hershey. When I hit that home run that won the state championship game Rocky Goforth’s
1966 TEENER ALL-STARS – Front row, left to right, Johnny Reynolds, Joe Cornwell, Eddie Black, Glenn Perkins and Jack Bell. Second row, Larry Carroll, Mike Smith, Geeper Howard, Rocky Goforth and Corky Fulton. Back row, Darrell Whetstine, Ken Mitchem, Wayne Mullinax, Clarence Ash and Gene Putnam. “Their shortstop, who was erybody.” very good, started making erExcept for the two regular rors and that’s how we won. season conference games with I remember Wayne Mullinax a strong Cherryville team and hitting that long home run over its ace lefthander, Alan Lindthe left field fence and Daddy say, Goforth said it was mostly was the first one out there to a blowout season. Goforth was meet him when he rounded the winning pitcher in a 1-0 third.” KM win at Cherryville and When the locals actually Lindsay was the winner in a lost the first game of a best of 1-0 Cherryville win at KM’s three series with Tennessee City Stadium. For both pitchat Belmont Abbey, some of ers, it was their only loss of the the Gastonia players who had season. lost to KM the week before “Cherryville was very were razzing them. But KM good,” Goforth noted. “Belblew them out in the second mont had a good team but we and third games. In fact, if the beat them with no problem.” 10-run mercy rule would have Statesville, though, was anbeen in effect back then the other matter entirely. games would have ended early. “We went up there and beat “Tennessee wasn’t that them 2-0,” Goforth recalled. “I good, really,” Goforth noted. pitched a one-hitter and Mike The KM stars then went Pitcher Darrell Whetstine, left, and third baseman Wayne Smith drove in both runs. to Hershey, and lost the first Mullinax show off the state championship trophy for the game. Smith wasn’t all that big and 1966 Teener all-stars. “We put ourselves in a hole they didn’t know what a great by losing the first game,” Go- hitter he was. They played him daddy (Eugene) came out of were two of the ace pitchforth said. The KM team won way too close in and he hit the the stands and met me at third ers on Bob Hussey’s 1967 the next three games before ball to the left field fence to and 1968 KMHS teams. In base.” being eliminated. Goforth won drive in the runs.” The team was strong in all ’69, Whetstine had graduated his two games with a one-hitter Goforth said he had one areas – good hitting, a great and the tough pitching du- and two-hitter. anxious inning. defense and an outstanding 1-2 ties fell on Goforth. A lefty “I believe it was the fifth,” Looking back on the state pitching punch of Goforth and with great control, he was the championship win over States- he noted. “I hit a guy and son of a former pro pitcher ville in ’69, Goforth said Kings walked one and they got their Whetstine. “Rocky had some great (the above-mentioned Gene Mountain was the underdog. one hit to load the bases. I games up there in Hershey,” Goforth) and had such great Six of the nine men in the went 3-2 on the next batter Mullinax said. “Whetstine control that he could keep the Statesville lineup had batting and threw him a curve. He just always pitched well, too. He ball low and stay ahead of the averages over .300. stood there and watched it go started a lot of games and hitters. “The key to us winning the by for the final out. Goforth remembered well Association championship was came in to save a lot of games. “It was nerve racking,” he I think the day I hit that home the big comeback that beat (Coach) Bob Hussey,” Goforth added. ”Statesville was loaded run he came in and saved the Gastonia in the state champi- said. “No doubt about it. He with guys hitting over. 300. was the best coach I ever had. We just caught them on a bad onship game in Greenville. game.” “They just folded,” he said. He could get the best out of ev- day.” Whetstine and Goforth
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First place team of the YMCA Golf Tournament. Paul Ingram, center, with a Big Smile!
Second place team.
Y Director Kevin Osborne and YMCA Board Member Erin Jolly at the registration table.
YMCA Third place team.
The Two man Champs! Phil Dee and David Brinkley
From Page 1B Longest drive winners on hole 11 were William Mabry (seniors), Brian Bretzel (men) and Abby Brooks (women). Winners on hole 2 were Jimmy Jolly (seniors), Chris Jolly (men) and Jean Walker (women). “We thank our sponsors, participants and volunteers for a very successful tournament,” said Kevin Osborne, VP/ Senior Executive Director of the YMCA.
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How to Create an Online Memorial for a Departed Loved One Dear Savvy Senior, My mother passed away last week, and because of COVID we didn’t have a funeral. I would like to create some type of online memorial for her so family and friends can express their condolences and share their stories. What can you tell me about making an online memorial for my mom? Grieving Daughter Dear Grieving, I’m very sorry for your loss. Creating an online memorial for your mom is a great idea and one that’s become increasingly popular in the age of COVID. Thousands of families have created them for their departed loved ones, especially those who didn’t have a proper funeral because of the pandemic. Here’s what you should know. What is an Online Memorial? An online memorial is a website created for a deceased person that provides a central location where their family and friends can visit to share stories, fond memories, photographs, comfort one another and grieve. The memorial can remain online for life, or a specific period of time, allowing people to visit
and contribute any time in the privacy of their own space. Online memorials started popping up on the Internet in the late 1990s but were created primarily for people who were well known. But now, these sites are for anyone who wants to pay tribute to their departed family member or friend and ensure they will be remembered. Content typically posted on an online memorial includes a biography, pictures and stories from family and friends, timelines of key events in their life, along with favorite music and even videos. Another common feature is an online guestbook where visitors sign their names and write tributes to the departed. Online memorials can also direct visitors to the departed person’s favorite charity or cause to make a donation, as an alternative to sending funeral flowers. Some online memorial sites today even offer virtual funeral/event capabilities as a replacement for an in-person fu-
neral. And they’ll help you get the word out by offering invitations and RSVP tracking. Top Online Memorials To make an online memorial there are a wide variety of websites available that make it easier than ever to create a thoughtful, personalized profile for your mom to celebrate and honor her life, and the process of creating it can be very satisfying. You also need to know that some online memorial sites are completely free to use, while others offer a free and a paid version that provides additional features.
Memorialize Facebook If your mom used Facebook, you can also turn her profile into a memorialized account for free when you show proof of death. This option will let your mom’s family and friends share stories, photos or memories to celebrate her life, with the word “Remembering” shown next to her name. Once her account is memorialized, the content she shared is still visible on Facebook to the audience it was originally shared with, however, her profile will not show up in public spaces such as people she may know, ads or birthday reminders.
Some of the best sites that offer both free and paid options are MyKeeper. com (free or $75) and iLasting.com (free or $49/year or $99 for a lifetime membership).
In addition, you can also request a Look Back video, which is a short video created by Facebook highlighting your mom’s pictures and most liked status messages.
Or, if you’re interested in one that’s completely free to use, some top options are GatheringUs.com (they do charge for virtual events), Memories. net, InMemori.com and WeRemember. com.
Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.
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North School wins library card sign-up campaign Since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month has been held each September to mark the beginning of the school year. During the month, Mauney Memorial Library united in a national effort to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to sign up for a library card.
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With the 2020-2021 school year here, many parents are dealing with changes to their children’s lunch routine. Many students may be returning to school for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began and others may be distance learning. Don’t let food-borne illness – commonly called food poisoning – keep your child from learning. Take the time to plan and prepare your children’s lunch meals safely. While children rely on teachers for daily lessons, the task of making safe lunches falls squarely on caregivers. Unlike cafeteria workers who take food safety trainings on a regular basis, most parents preparing lunch for their kids at home, or to take to school, haven’t received any formal food safety instruction. Nutrition counts, too. The lunch you’re making not only satisfies hunger pangs of busy kids, it fuels their cognitive abilities. Studies have shown that proper nutrition improves students’ scores, memory capacities, motor skills, social skills, and language skills. Keep them well fed and safe with the four steps to steps to food safety – Clean, Separate, Cook and Chill. Clean: The best way to prevent many forms of illness, including food-borne illness, is with proper hand washing. Children should always clean their hands before eating, and parents should do so before and during lunch preparation. It’s easy to get preoccupied
The Great Pumpkin Story Walk is now going on in Patriots Park through October 31. The City of Kings Mountain decorated Patriots Park with pumpkins, hay bales, dried corn stalks and mums. What Peanuts themed story walk could be complete without Linus’ Pump-
kin Patch? Bring the family and enjoy a beautiful fall day at Patriots Park, read It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! storybook together and make timeless memories with your children. The Great Pumpkin Story Walk is a join effort between Mauney Memorial Library and Kings Mountain Special Events.
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It’s Fall, Y’all! By Loretta Cozart Fall officially began on Tuesday, September 22. As if on cue, the change of season brought cooler temperatures and a break from the dogdays of summer. For many the change of season prompts decorating their homes and offices with seasonal plantings, including mums. Winter veggies replace tomatoes and corn in the garden and pumpkins replace planters on porches, as quickly as long sleeved shirts and blue jeans return to one’s everyday wardrobe. Cooler weather causes outdoor plants to wither as overnight temperatures drop. Mums and Pansies are a favorite alternative during the fall because they are hearty to about 20-degrees below zero, perfect for the areas’ normally moderate winters. Pumpkins make great fall decorations because they are associated with both Halloween and Thanksgiving. They pull double duty across two beloved holidays. This is also the time to plant a fall garden. If you have plowed under your summer garden, this is a great time to plant fall vegetables. Yes, some plants thrive in cold weather. According to NC Cooperative Extension,
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many favorite cool weather vegetables can be planted in September for harvest through fall and into winter. You might be a little behind,
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plants in stock. On the other hand, if you rather just enjoy the bounty of the season, visit Rhodesdale Farm on the Shelby Road
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City Council of the City of Kings Mountain will conduct a public hearing, in accordance with N.C.G.S. 158-7.1(c) to solicit public input regarding the industrial incentive grant being proposed for an economic development project entitled PROJECT CHIPPY. The City of Kings Mountain proposes a financial grant that would be at least equivalent or similar to the amount of financial incentive grant approved on October 6, 2020 by the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners for PROJECT CHIPPY.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City Council of the City of Kings Mountain will conduct a public hearing, in accordance with N.C.G.S. 158-7.1(c) to solicit public input regarding the industrial incentive grant being proposed for an economic development project entitled PROJECT TRIPLE PLAY. The City of Kings Mountain proposes a financial grant that would be at least equivalent or similar to the “Level 4” financial incentive grant approved on September 22, 2020 by the Gaston County Board of Commissioners for PROJECT TRIPLE PLAY by Gaston County Resolution # 2020-238.
The City of Kings Mountain believes this project will stimulate and provide stability to the local economy. They further believe that this project will provide local economic benefits as well as new diverse high paying jobs for the citizens of Kings Mountain. This will have a positive effect on the City’s corporate tax base and further ensure stability for the City of Kings Mountain.
The City of Kings Mountain believes this project will stimulate and provide stability to the local economy. They further believe that this project will provide local economic benefits as well as new diverse high paying jobs for the citizens of Kings Mountain. This will have a positive effect on the City’s corporate tax base and further ensure stability for the City of Kings Mountain.
The public hearing will be held in City Hall located at 101 W. Gold Street, Kings Mountain, North Carolina on Tuesday, October 27th, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber. At this time the general public will have the opportunity to make comments regarding PROJECT CHIPPY.
The public hearing will be held in City Hall located at 101 W. Gold Street, Kings Mountain, North Carolina on Tuesday, October 27th, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber. At this time the general public will have the opportunity to make comments regarding PROJECT TRIPLE PLAY.
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COINS * COINS * COINS. We Buy & Sell Coins. “Coin Collector Supplies.” JAKE’S KNIVES & COLLECTIBLES. 1008 South Lafayette Street, Shelby. (980) 295-5568
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WALLING’S PAINTING AND GENERAL REPAIRS. Interior & Exterior painting, pressure washing, roof, floor and drywall patching. No Job To Big or Small. 45+ yrs experience and references. Give us a call, (828) 201-5788 AFFORDABLE LANDSCAPING AND LEAF PICKUP. LEAF PICKUP, MULCHING, AND HEDGES, CALL TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE! (704) 466-2333 BRANDONADKINS4619@GMAIL.COM
WOODBRIDGE / MOSS LAKE KINGS MOUNTAIN. Sat. Oct. 17th, 2020, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM. COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALE! Visit all Woodbridge sections, North, South East, West & Main. From all locations take Hwy 74, Moss Lake/Waco Exit. Go north on Stoney Point Rd. See direction signs at Woodbridge Handy Mart at the corner of Stoney Point Road and New Camp Creek Church Road. Kings Mountain, NC 28086
HANDYMAN SERVICES. Offering: yard work, mulching, trees and bushes trimmed. Clean flower beds, pressure washing, minor repairs. Decks stained & restored. Any Handyman Services. No Job too Big or Small! References available, over 25 years experience. Call us first, 704-692-4449. RV/CAMPER ROOFS. Install, Water Damage, Wrecks, Insurance Claims, Roof Kits, Parts. Repairs & Service. Also, Mobile Repair. 24/7. 828-453-8113. CLEVELAND COUNTY GARAGE DOORS. Fall Tune-up Special, $59.95. We will check all your equipment lube, make sure it’s working correctly. We repair broken doors. Also offering new installations. 704477-9119 or 704-472-9367.
FOR SALE CHEVY TRUCK RALLY WHEELS FOR SALE. (4) COMPLETE wheels with tires, 15 inch, great condition, $300. 704-466-3208. OLD ESSICK 1 BAG MORTAR MIXER. $450. (704) 4601949
SHIPMAN’S MASONRY- 48 YEARS EXPERIENCE. Brick, Block & Stone, Outside Fireplaces, Foundations, Underpinnings. “Free Estimates”. 1st Quality Work! (863) 532-1587 HANDYMAN: REMODEL, RESTORATION AND RENOVATION. Interior and Exterior Painting. Apex. Call Michael, 828-748-5740. TRIPLE D PAINTING AND WOODWORK. All your painting needs, free estimates, over 25 yrs experience! Framing, facial boards and much more wood work available! Making your home, building or business look new again. (704) 418-5736 childresstracy1@gmail.com 24 HOUR MOBILE MECHANIC REPAIR & SERVICE. I’LL COME TO YOU! Oil Changes, Tire Problems, Small Engine Repairs. (704) 300-2332
LESSONS K-12 TEACHING / TUTORING. Need help for your children learning at home? Mastered degreed teacher, 10 years experience. Polkville, Ellenboro, Bostic area. Please leave message if no answer. (828) 395-0709 sbogartc@aol.com
WINTER IS COMING!!! SEASONED FIREWOOD FOR SALE. No Pine or Poplar. $65 a load. Delivered locally. Call Fred, 828-202-1000.
HOLIDAY WREATHS. Handcrafted for your front door. Able to customize to your liking! Lookout for Fall and Christmas wreaths. Southern Bliss Door Decor on Facebook and Instagram or call 704-412-9264. southernblissdoordecor@gmail.com TRAILERS, ALL KINDS. Utility, Box, Dump Equipment, Goosenecks. Areas LARGEST on site display for trailers. J. Johnson Sales, Inc. 2690 US Hwy 221S., Forest City. 828-245-5895. FARM ITEMS FOR SALE. Gleaner 50 Combine, 20 ft. header, 2500 hours, $18,000. Great Plains Sod Planter, used on 900 acres, $16,000. 704-435-9035. BUSINESS CARDS FOR SALE. 1,000 Black & White, $35.00 plus tax. Buy Local! Call 828-248-1408.
BEAR APPROACH Bow is like new. 29” draw length, 65 lb. draw weight, Trophy Ridge arrow rest, brand new 5 pin IQ sight, Trophy Ridge 5 arrow quiver, $500. (864) 491-3522
USED CAMPER TOPS: BUY/SALE/TRADE. Various sizes and styles. 828-2868674.
WICKER FURNITURE SET INDOOR. Don’t Wait! Sofa, Loveseat, Chair, ottoman, side table with glass, coffee table with glass. SMOKE FREE, very comfortable! (743) 444-0195 juliejcrealty@gmail.com $25.00* OFF ANY SERVICE of $100.00* or more! BUTLER’S TIRE & AUTO SERVICE located at 404 E. King St., Kings Mountain, NC. Mon.-Fri. 8:30-5:00. Phone 704-750-4645 DEER CORN, SHELLED, 50LBS, $7. Cob Corn, $8. 828-287-3272. SWEET POTATOES AND MUSCADINES FOR SALE. 828-245-0956.
ROLL TOP DESK FOR SALE. Solid Oak, very nice condition, with keys, no scratches, asking $250. 704692-4449. RIDING/PUSH MOWERS, GARDEN TILLERS AND GO-KARTS. Ready to mow. All in excellent condition. Can deliver, 30+ years experience in repair work. 828-980-0853, 704-476-9383.
REFRIGERATORS, STOVES, WASHERS, DRYERS. Discount Prices. 1205 Earl Road, Shelby NC. (704) 487-4443 2 CONCERT TICKETS. Andre Rieu Orchestra. Atlanta Georgia, March 8, 2021, Row D, $275. 828-287-5345, tumoses72@yahoo.com HORSE QUALITY HAY. Square and round bales, also 3x3x8’ bales. Call (704) 4876855 PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS with Scratch Pads! Press Room Printing. 704482-2243. (704) 538-5788 TRAILERS, LAWNMOWER TRAILERS, Flatbed Trailers, Enclosed Trailers, Horse and Cattle Trailers, Saddlery. Check our prices and quality before you buy. Bridges Riding Equipment. Boiling Springs, NC. (704) 434-6389 FREE SELF DEFENSE STRIKEPEN. GastoniaUSA. com, fully functional self-defense for every day carry and use by men or women. NC4Ever@email.com DEER CORN, 60 POUND BAG. $7.00. Callahan Farms. 704-300-5341, Steve 704472-8865, Cletus, 704-3005341, Todd (704) 692-1627
FOR SALE. Wii GAME CONSOL. Fit Board, 6 games, Rifle, Steering Wheel, 3 controllers. (704) 482-2080 ITEMS FOR SALE. 8 new 17 inch tires, $100 each. Case Cub Compact Tractor. Locked up head gasket. $1,500. 704482-1381.
FLAG POLES AND FLAGS IN STOCK. 15ft., 20ft., and 25ft. Delivery and install available. J. Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895. 16X40 STORAGE BUILDING, WORK SHOP, ETC. Built on site, one day install. J. Johnson Sales, Inc. 2690 US Hwy 221S., Forest City. 828245-5895.
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DECK NEED A FACE LIFT? I have built or repaired hundreds. We fix most anything made of wood. Room Enclosures. Rutherford/Cleveland County areas. Bob, 828-476-6058. IT’S TIME TO TRIM CREPE MYRTLE TREES. Spreading Mulch or Gravel, minor chainsaw work and storm clean-up. I can do many of your outside chores with over 15 years experience all over Cleveland County and stretching to the Forest City area. Nice, honest, dependable, clean, drug-free, he’s an all around great guy and handyman, so call Rob today and see what I can help you with. (980) 295-0750
ALL METAL GARAGES. Big Discounts! Call for more details. 828-382-0455.
MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE Union mills Friday and Saturday, Oct 16th and 17th, from 9 AM until 4 PM. Lots of good stuff. 208 Nanneytown Road. Watch for signs & balloons on Hwy 221 N. Union Mills, NC 28167
WNC CHIMNEY SWEEP, Western Carolina. Cleaning, Repair, Caps, Pest removal, 25+ years experience. Ellenboro +75miles. Call Neal, 828223-7730. ELLENBORO TACK & REPAIR: SALES AND FULL REPAIR SERVICE. Saddles cleaned, oiled, shined, we get your horse hitched up to the wagon, saddled up for all needs trail rides, knife sheath, construction workers pouch repairs, belts, we make quality insulated saddle-bags, ladies hand bags. Closed Sundays & Wednesdays. Come see J.D. 591 Short Road, Ellenboro.
18X21X6 REGULAR STYLE CARPORT. Free braces on all legs. $1,095. 704-482-3166.
TRAILERS IN STOCK NOW! J. Johnson Sales, Inc. Forest City. 828-245-5895. DALE EARNHARDT, SR. Collectible items for sale. Call 704-487-9653 or 704-4660401 PROPANE GRILL TANKS RE-FILLED. Only $10.99. Call 828-287-3272.
HOVEROUND LIFT CHAIR for those that can’t get up and down stairs. Chair is motorized so individual doesn’t have to walk up and down stairs. (704) 692-2092 FIREWOOD - YOU CUT. $25 standard truck bed of cutyour-own firewood. Hardwood laying on ground. (828) 395-0709 sbogartc@ aol.com
GOLF CARTS FOR SALE. Gas and electric EZ-GO, like new, 2 seats, 2 white, 2 green. 704-477-3500.
WWII COLLECTOR WANTING TO BUY German Pistols, Military Guns, Helmets, Knives and Flags. I BUY Small and Large Gun Collections also. Licensed FFL, TOP cash paid. (828) 980-3329 LOOKING FOR OLD FIRE ARMS. Prefer 22’s. (704) 600-8560
NEED CASH? I WILL BUY your old used Nintendo NES, Super Nintendo, Game Boy and N64 Games. Small/big lots. 828-748-7264.
DEER APPLES FOR SALE. $9 per bag. 828-287-3272. CUB CADET SL 50” CUT LAWN TRACTOR. 2 years old, grass catcher, tow behind spreader, only 60 hours, $1500. Beautiful leather couch w/nail head, Burgundy color, 94” long, like new, $1500. Heavy rugged wooden desk, great shape, no scratches, 72” long, 30” deep, $400. Call Al, 516-776-4009 or email: rideral101643@gmail.com
WE STOCK METAL FOR ALL your roofing or repair needs. J. Johnson Sales, Inc. Forest City. 828-245-5895. HANDYMAN SERVICES. Offering: yard work, mulching, trees and bushes trimmed. Clean flower beds, pressure washing, minor repairs. Decks stained & restored. Any Handyman Services. No Job too Big or Small! References available, over 25 years experience. Call us first, 704-6924449. HIGH QUALITY BANNERS FOR SALE. We offer many sizes and options. Call for more info and price. 704-6924449.
FOUND KITTEN. You must describe. Call 828-305-1834. DOG KENNELS, FROM $189.99 IN STOCK. 7x7, 5x10, 10x10, 10x20, 10x10 split, 20x20 split. Tops, Delivery and Install available. J. Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895. FREE KITTENS TO GOOD INSIDE HOME. I will take care of first vet visit. Call anytime. (704) 472-7116 RACING HOMING PIGEONS. Gaston Cleveland Racing Pigeon Club. A fun hobby for the whole family. Call Art, 803-984-6678. artsager@msn.com
CARS & TRUCKS 1992 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL TOWN CAR. Mint condition inside and out. 100,000 approx. miles Asking $5,000.00. 704-308-7951. 1992 FORD F-150 XLT with high mileage. Good work truck, REDUCED PRICE: $1,990. Two recliners, $75 each. 828-289-1817. 2012 NISSAN FRONTIER 130,000 miles, 2WD crew cab, automatic. Very good condition. $9,999. (828) 4298110 1994 HONDA CIVIC FOR SALE. 4 Dr., Purple, Manual. Good running car. $950.00. Call 704-313-7113 or 336-9978425. Ask for Faye. 2008 PONTIAC G8 V-6, RWD, clean, $4000. (704) 460-1949 1997 FORD ECONOLINE COMMERCIAL CUTAWAY E-350 WORK TRUCK. High back, 7.3 Diesel, 118k miles, auto, Reading work body with ladder rack, one owner, new tires, $15,000. 828-245-9620, 828-223-1564. 2007 KIA SPORTAGE $750 DOWN - $80 WEEK O.A.C. (704) 482-0441
2003 FORD ECONOLINE WAGON E150 Chateau Edition, Gold, Automatic, Quad Captains Chairs, Only 92,082 miles, $6200, Very Nice Van! Call (704) 434-9502
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RIDING MOWER FOR SALE. Older model Craftsman, needs work, $200. 828-2883866.
1952 FORD JUBILEE. Has turn plow, bush hog, disc harrow, scrap blade. $3800. Call 980-295-9965, (704) 5388867
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HUSQVARNA 24 HP LAWNMOWER. 54” cut, used 3 times. Paid $2100, asking $1500. (704) 692-1573
24” WOMEN’S BICYCLE. Would like to buy women’s 24” bicycle. Call 704-487-9653 or 704-466-0401
WE BUY TRAILERS. Must have title and ID. 828-2455895.
BUSH HOGGING AND GARDEN TILLING in the Patterson Springs, Grover, and South Shelby area. $60 hr. Call 704-472-2595 for estimate.
MORGAN’S FIREWOOD SERVICE. Seasoned mixed hardwood, $65. Green Oak, $65. Cut, split and delivered. 828-395-0758.
VOLVO - (4) 17” WHEELS New $265-$300 each. All four for $265. Lugs! (941) 585-2099
BRAND NEW HONDA GENERATOR. EM 5000 SX, Electric Start, 120V/240V, 30 Amp Hookup. Cost over $2500, will take $2000 firm. Call 704692-4449.
NEW SOUTHERN 5 FT. BUSH HOG. $1,065. 828-2873272.
CAMPERS WANT TO BUY. Pop-up campers. Call 828-429-3935. 2002 MONACO Motor Coach, 2 slides. 42,370 miles. Excellent mechanical condition. Good for over-the-road or livein. Must see. 828-289-5791 2017 MODEL SURVEYOR TRAVEL TRAILER. 20’, Murphy bed or sleeper sofa, 1 side & separate bath. Purchased new, excellent condition. $16,000. Selling for health reasons. Call for appointment. (828) 405-8316
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I PAY CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS. Up to $10 per 100ct. Must be Unused, Unexpired. I’m local and pay fast. (828) 577-4197 CASH FOR YOUR CAR running or not, title or no title. Call Charles Dellinger at Red Road Towing. 704692-6767, (704) 487-0228 WANTED: OLD AND NEW AMMO. Reloading supplies. 828-245-6756. DANNY’S AUTOWERKS. Buying used or junk cars. Competitive prices. Call Jimmy, 828-289-1175 or 828-2471070. WANT TO BUY CARS, TRUCKS. Trailers, Tractors, Farm Equipment. Must have ID and proof of ownership. Callahan’s Towing. (704) 692-1006 CASH$$ FOR OLD FISHING LURES. Call Rick Hutton collector, (704) 695-4917
2015 KAWASAKI KX250 Excellent Condition. Only 19 Hours Running Time. Several Add Ons. $3500. Call 704487-2838 For More Details. 2006 HARLEY STREET GLIDE, 21” front wheel, 10” hangers, air ride, center stand, lots of extras. Excellent condition. $9,000. (704) 435-4438 HONDA GOLDWING 1100. New headlights, new horn and new signals. Bucket seat, windshield. 4K miles. Garage kept. $1850. 704-300-8378.
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An aerial view of Kings Mountain Hospital taken April 1951. (Photo DigitalNC.org)
Kings Mountain Hospital to celebrate 70th anniversary in March 2021 By Loretta Cozart In March of 1951, Kings Mountain Hospital opened to much fanfare after years of hard work in bringing a medical facility to the city. Mauney Textile Interests purchased a full page ad in the Herald, sharing that “It was built primarily for use of Kings Mountain area citizens, and its facilities are the most modern available.” In 1942, Miss Lottie Goforth bequeathed her entire $30,000 estate to “build and equip or help build an institution, clinic, or hospital, located within Kings Mountain, to give medical and surgical aid, free or at reduced cost, to the poor and helpless citizens of Kings Mountain.” Miss Goforth’s estate had been invested in US Bonds in 1944 and 1945 and would be worth considerably more upon their maturity, according to an article in the Kings Mountain Herald. However, the original 22-bed hospital facility was not built with those funds. Executor of her estate, Dr. O.P. Lewis, suggested Goforth’s money would be used to build an additional wing, or to establish an endowment fund and the revenue would be used to aid needy patients
in obtaining hospital care. The facility was dedicated on March 30, 1951 and according to the Herald, “Kings Mountain’s Hospital has been a dream of many citizens since 1942. Then a period of disappointment began,” according to the article. In February 1943, the NC General Assembly considered establishing a Kings Mountain hospital commission similar to the one established in Shelby, but that went nowhere. Then, the Duke Endowment determined that Kings Mountain was too small to support a hospital. In 1945, good things began to happen and the “General Assembly enacted legislation empowering counties to go into the hospital business,” the paper reported. That year, citizens voted to borrow $400,00 to build two hospitals, one in Shelby and one in Kings Mountain. Of those funds, $160,000 was allotted to Kings Mountain Hospital. The county hospital board was established, and Kings Mountain’s members included C.E. Neisler, Wray A. Williams and L. Arnold Kiser. They soon realized they didn’t have enough money to go forward with their plans. In 1947, the General As-
sembly adopted a medical care program where state funds could be used in a shared cost federal building program. Because some counties did not exercise their option for state-federal monies, more funds were available to those counties who applied. On July 27, 1949, the North Carolina Medical Care Commission approved the plans for Kings Mountain Hospital. Investments on the part of Cleveland County Citizens was estimated at $241,000. Senator Clyde R. Hoey and former state senator Lee B. Weathers participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony. According to Martin Harmon, owner and editor of the Herald, “When the red-tape pinched tightest, when the penalize-the-wealthy building formulae of the federal and state government seemed to bar all doors to a Kings Mountain Hospital, when other interested citizens were ready to give up in disgust, Mr. (L. Arnold) Kiser continued to push.” “He has worked diligently on the project, and many feel that he, more than any other one individual, is responsible for the fruition of this community need,” the Herald reported. In that 20-page edition
of the Herald, several doctors were noted as planning to practice at the hospital. Those include: Dr. Craig Jones, surgeon; Dr. Paul Eugene Henricks, general practitioner; Dr. William Lee Ramseur, general practitioner; Dr. James Edward Anthony, general practitioner and Dr. Phillip Grover Padgett, surgeon. Interestingly, under the county setup, neither Shelby or Kings Mountain had a resident surgeon or medical staff. All doctors in good standing in Cleveland County Medical Society were eligible to use the Kings Mountain Hospital, as well as all Cleveland County dentists who are members of the dental society. On March 31, 1951, Kings Mountain Hospital was formally dedicated. It opened its door to patients the following Monday, April 2, 1951. Kings Mountain citizens embraced the project and did their part, many offering their services. Landscaping for Kings Mountain Hospital was provided by Kings Mountain Garden Club. The club set out dogwood, redwood, pussy willow, oak and flowering trees. Following the dedication, Mrs. Kiser, Mr.
Mauney, and Hunter Neisler, Kings Mountain members of the hospital board, were hosts at a dinner to some 30 trustees and distinguished guests at Kings Mountain Country Club. Within the first week, Kings Mountain Hospital admitted 13 patients. Mrs. Doris L. Styers of 209 E. Kings Street was admitted opening day and became the first mother at Kings Mountain hospital when she delivered Victoria Elizabeth Styers. Dr. Padgett was the attending physician. Patients three and four were Mrs. Eoline Keeter Hord and her baby daughter Barbara Spake Hord who transferred from Shelby. The first boy born at the hospital was Barry Wray Bumgardner to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bumgardner. The first man admitted was Bobby Earl Mabry. Others admitted in the first week were Mrs. Elizabeth Ebletoft of Shelby, Mrs. Jurica Monroe, Mrs. Billie B. Mauney, Mrs. Lydia Dover of Clover, SC, Mrs. Virginia Holye of Shelby, 13-month old Carolyn Falls and Mrs. Mary H. Gaffney. At the time of the hospital’s opening, Dr. William Lee Ramseur was the second doctor in seniority and the only Kings Mountain
native practicing medicine in town. Robert L. (Bob) Moser was the hospital’s first administrator. Citizens like Miss Lottie Goforth and Mr. L. Arnold Kiser gave their all for a local hospital that served the medical needs of the people of our community. The community was behind the effort and businesses followed suit. Upon the announcement of the hospital, Harris Funeral home purchased the town’s first ambulance. The 20-page March 30, 1951 special edition of the Herald featured ads large and small but Kings Mountain businesses, exemplifying their appreciation for a hospital in the community. Those running ads included: Mauney Textile Interests (Bonnie Cotton Mill, Kings Mountain Manufacturing, Mauney Hosiery Co., Mauney Mills Inc., Sadie Cotton Mills), City Auto and Home Supply, Neisler Mills, Inc. (Margrace Plant and Pauline Plant), Kings Mountain Drug Company, Carlisle Studios (over B&B Soda Shop), Baird Furniture, City Service Station, Community Implement and Supply, Dellinger’s Jewel Shop, G.W. King Garage, Kings Mountain See HOSPITAL, Page 8B
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VFW Post #4066 members and Cleveland County Schools staff and teachers at the Wednesday, September 23, $25,000 check presentation for the schools’ Exceptional Children’s Program. (photos by MEP/CF Media)
Shelby VFW gives $25,000 to Exceptional Children’s Program Over $226,000 given to date to students and teachers by MICHAEL E. POWELL Community First Media
Shelby Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4066 has given quite a bit of money to the county schools’ Exceptional Children’s Program over the years… a whole lot of money! So, it came as no surprise when the group met with Wendy Fitch and a group of Exceptional Children educators on Wednesday, Sept. 23, in order to present another large check to help with their great program which supports children with autism. As they have done for the past six years, the VFW representatives and the Cleveland County Schools representatives gathered in front of the Cleveland County Schools’ Administration Office building, located at 400 W. Marion St., in Shelby that Wednesday, for the check presentation. This time was a little different though, noted Wendy Fitch, Director of Exceptional Children for the school system, as she said that due to the COVID-19 pandemic
and social distancing rules everyone would wear masks and maintain a safe, six-foot distance. Mrs. Fitch has been the Director, she said, since July 1, but has been with the school system for 25-plus years, she said. Current VFW Commander, Art Gordon, presented the $25,000 check to Fitch on behalf of the Post and its many members. Mr. Gordon, in return, was presented with a beautiful, hand-stained, hand-ground and carved wooden American flag piece of art from Brandy Greene and her daughter, Erin, representing Overmountain Woodworks, which is located in Grover, N.C. Mrs. Greene and her husband, Chuck, created the VFW-themed artwork for the event. With Commander Gordon was former Commander Gene Ramsey, along with other VFW members Jake Gales, Steve Conner, Allen Gold, Gary Kester and Donnie Chandler. With Mrs. Fitch was Greg Shull, Cleveland County Schools’ Marketing Dept., as well as many teachers and school office staff. In the past, the major fundraiser for the check has been the VFW’s Annual Bill
Family Worship Blood Drive to be held on November 7 Family Worship Center will hold a blood drive in their fellowship hall at 181 Shelby Rd., Kings Mountain on Saturday, November 7, 11 am-3:30 pm. Please visit RedCRossBlood.org and enter: Family Worship or call Vickie Black at 704-418-0418 to schedule appointment. Donors with blood types 0-, O+, A- and B- are needed for Power Red donation. Please ask a red Cross staff
member if you qualify. Bring your ID or American Red Cross donor card. Eat iron-rich foods and drink plenty of water before the blood drive. Download the blood donor App today. Get your digital donor card, schedule your next appointment, track your lifetime donations, view your blood pressure, and follow your donation on its way to a hospital.
Lynn Memorial Golf Tournament. And so it was this year as well, as the tournament – now in its seventh year – was played at Deer Brook Golf Course. Mr. Ramsey and Mr. Gordon also noted there were other events hosted by the VFW that helped with donations toward their final goal. Mr. Ramsey said, “Raising money is a way for the VFW to help our community.” Head Social and Academic Instruction for Life, or S.A.I.L., teacher, Margaret “Becky” Seidel, thanked the VFW members and volunteers, saying, “Thank you all so much for all of your support! We really appreciate you! You all have meant so much to us.” To contribute to this great cause, you can contact VFW Post #4066 at (704) 4879093.
Historic Hoyle Homestead. (Photo by John Jacob, photographer)
One of Gaston County’s oldest homes goes Virtual The Hoyle Historic Homestead invites you to view “A Virtual Open House” premiere Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 8:00 PM on the Hoyle Historic Homestead YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/ channel/UCLqvGth_7tlwZcmdL8eKxSw/videos Narrated by Randy Thomason and Robert Carpenter
the video features the history of the house and family, as well as a guided tour of the house including the most significant aspect, the traditional German log and corner post construction. Historians note this is the only surviving log corner post constructed home south of Maryland. This production is a combination of beautiful video
and still photographs of past and present, including the latest addition to the site, the “Post Office”. For additional details, contact: hoylehistorichomestead@ gmail.com or visit the website www.hoylehomestead. org or on Facebook and Instagram.
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HOSPITAL From Page 7B Building and Loan Association, Kings Mountain Cotton Oil Company, Margrace Store, Marlowe’s Center Service, Sterchi’s, Ware & Sons, Wee Folk Shop, Western Auto Store, Home Building and Loan Association, Burlington Mills, Belk’s, Plonk’s, First National Bank of Kings
Mountain, Superior Stone and Griffin Drug Company. Atrium Health Kings Mountain will celebrate its 70th birthday on April 2, 2021.In its 69-year history, services have expanded to better serve the citizen of Kings Mountain. It is certain that the hospital will continue to carry out its new mission: to improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.
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