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MIRROR-H€RALD
VOL. 87 NO. 47
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 18086
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER M, 1976
Proposed By Southeastern Consulting Engineers
Board Will Study Rate
Schedule Recommendations
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HASHING IT OUT - Blioror Jtolm Mom ohato with
aty Clerk Joe McDaniel and Ray Cohn, » reglatered
enfflneer with Sontbeaatom OonaidtlaY Englneera, Inc.,
about proposed electric rate changes daring a recess at
Photo By Tom Metatyre
Monday’s commisslonerB meeting. The rate study was
proposed by Southeastern toUowing their own detailed
analysts of dty rates and revenue.
Church Services
Head Dav’s Events
Church Services, hunting, football
and plain old relaxation will be the
order of the day tor Thanksgiving In
Kings Mountain.
Thanksgiving morning worship
service la slated at 10 a. m. at St.
Matthew’s Lutheran Church and at
loMt four churches. Kings Mountain
B^itlst, Central United Methodist,
First Presbyterian and Boyce
Memorial ARP, have arranged
early morning breakfasts.
Many clUsena will be going to
Charlotte for the CaroUnas
Carrousel Parade at which Julie
Durtiam, KMSHS senior student,
will represent the dty as Carrousel
Princess. Others will watch this
parade and other* on television.
Most of the downtown business
firms will be closed tightly for the
holiday.
AH schools In the city will observe
the usual long weekend, resuming
classes on Monday morning.
A community Thanksgiving serv
ice will be held tonight (Wednesday)
at 7:80 p. m. at Resurrection
Lutheran Church with all churches
Mirror - Herald
Closing Schedule
The Mirror-Herald will close at 1
p. m. today and remain closed all
day Thursday to observe the
Thanksgiving holiday.
The business and editorial offices
will open at 8:80 a. m. Friday.
Next wMk The Mirror-Herald will
begin publishing twice-weekly on Its
regular schedule. The two editions
will be In the mall and on the strMt
next Tuesday and Thursday mor-
nlngB.
In the area Joining In the union serv-
Ice. Rev. Eugene Land, pastor of
Second Bi^itlst Church, will deliver
the sermop on "The Magnificent
Minority,” and Uturglsts will be
Rev. Marvin Oreenway, Rev. A.
Olenn Boland, Rev. George Sherrill,
Rev. Frank Shirley and William
McDaniel, recently elected modera-
tor of the KM Baptist Association.
Miss Terri Plonk will serve as
acolyte and MUs Kim Gladden as
cruclfier. The Resurrection Church
Choir, under the direction of Donald
Deal, will sing "Psalm 108” and
"Rejoice Te Pure In Heart” and
Trumpeters, Rodney Deaton, Mark
Sanders and Robert Swofford will
accompany the choir and organ for
the processlanal hymn. Mrs. Aubrey
Mauney will be organist.
Women of the Church of
Resurrection Church will serve
refreshments In the fellowship hall
after the service.
At Grover, the community-wide
Thsuiksglvlng service will be held at
7:80 p. m. at Bethany Bi4;>tlst
Church and Dr. Olln Whltener,
pMtor of Shiloh and Dixon
Presbyterian Churches, will deliver
the Thanksgiving message.
A nunery will be provided for
children and special music will be
featured.
Men of the churches will prepare
and serve breakfasts at Central
United Methodist Church at 6 a. m.,
at First Presbyterian Church from 7
until 0 a. m., at Kings Mountain
Baptist Church at 7 a. m. and at
Boyce Memorial ARP Church at
7:80 a. m. at First Presbyterian
Church retiring Sunday School
teachers will be honored at the
service with 0 a. m. program.
Rev. Robert L. Allen will deliver
the sermon at Thursday morning
service at 10 a. m. at St. Matthews
Lutheran Church.
Operation;
Santa Claus
Operation Santa Claus In Kings
Mountain will provide a brighter
Christmas for patients at both
Western Carolina Center and
Broughton Hospital at Morganton.
Local cltlsens can contribute their
gifts In containers being placed at
Kings Mountain Senior High School
and First Union National Bank until
Dec. 8 when they will be collected
and taken to the two Institutions.
Gifts need not be wrapped but
wrs^plng paper and ribbon will be
appreciated, said a spokesman.
The patient gift list Includes socks,
stockings, toothpaste, coemetics,
billfolds, shaving lotion, llarge
dresses, bedroom slippers, little soft
dolls, fruits, nuts, candles, shirts,
ties, and toiletries.
You can also provide a ward gift
tor the entire ward to use, such as a
hairdryer, games, etc. and checks to
be applied to Cheer Fund, In care of
Ruth Penn, Broughton Hospital,
Morganton, N. C. 38658.
ByTOMMcINTYBE
Editor, Mirror-Herald
Ctty commissioners accepted a
retail electric rate study and
analysis from Southeastern Con
sulting Bhiglneers, Inc. Monday
night and will study the firm’s
recommendations before action Is
taken.
The study was submitted by Ray
Cohn, a registered engineer with
Southeastern. Presenting the pro-
poeal to the board Monday, Cohn
said "Our recommendatlona are
baaed on the need for a change In the
city rate structure due to the In
creases in power costs over the past
year. The proposal* we make set the
rate level as low as possible to still
be In line with the Duke Power
rates.”
Cohn said the city's rates. If the
proposals are adopted, would place
Its coets to customers about 8.4
percent lower than that of Duke
Posver.
Cohn recommended the city not
contemplate billing for the new
rates, should they be approved,
before January. He added, that even
then It might be too soon because of
the computer data change that must
be made at the city’s clerk’s office.
Southeastern’* seven-point
recommendation proposal to the city
includes:
(1) Adoption of five proposed rates
which will produce 1.7 percent more
revenue thsm the existing rates and
8.4 percent less revenue than Duke
Power’s present rates and vriilch
will utilise the same type rate
structure prescribed by tte North
Carolina Utilities Commission for
Duke Power.
(3) The adoption of the proposed
commercial and Industrial rate
schedules will entail establlahing a
minimum charge of 75 cent* per
Kilowatt Hour of contract demand, a
minimum demand of 80 KW, and a
100 percent of 13 months ratchet for
customers served under these
schedules. R will also necessitate
the Installation of demand meters on
customers whose energy con
sumption exceeds 8,750 KWH per
month.
(8) Transfer the church and school
customers to the oommerclsU rate
schedule from the residential
schedule, and transfer to the In
dustrial rate any commercial
customers who qualify for this rate.
(4) . Initiate KWH and KW records
for any public services provided by
the city. Tills will require the In
stallation of KWH and demand
meters on appropriate dty services
rwt presently being metered.
(5) Contract with a meter testing
company to check and calibrate all
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Photo By Tom Mctatyre
getting JUMP ON SEASON - Kings Mountain aty employes
were busy Monday stringing about 1,800 Christmas lights on the SO-pIns
foot tree in front of Mauney Memorial Library, This year all of the
lights are clear white. Two bucket trucks were used tor the operation.
Beautification Plan
For RR Okayed
The Kings Mountain Appearance
(fommlssion was given approval by
commissioner resolution Monday
night to begin a planned beautifica
tion project alcmg the Southern
Railroad right of way between W.
King and W. Gold Sto.
A1 Moretz, city planner, said the
project Is In two phases. Bl'om King
to Mountain St., the commission will
use 500 crossties donated by
Southern Railroad, to build a retain
ing wall between the tracks and
Railroad Ave. on the west and
Battleground Ave. on the east.
"TTw embankments slope from
street level down to the tracks along
this block,” Moretz said. "The ties
will create a restraining wall. The
area between the street and the
restraining wall will be back-filled
where trees and shrubbery will be
planted.”
The appearance commission will
accept bids cn the plantings and will
require such Items as thornless
honeylocust, upright ginkgo, crepe
myrtle, shore Juniper and dwarf
burford holly.
At the Intersection of S. Bat
tleground and W. Mountain a strip
planter section Is planned.
In the second block — W. Moun
tain to W. Gold St., the same plan
ting theme will be followed, but
At 3 p.m. Downtown
Yule Parade On Tuesday
Santa CUus wlU oqm* to towB
ThM., Nov. 80, at 8 p. m. In a big 7B
phis unit Christmas Farad* apoa-
sored for the second year by the
Kings Mountain Fire Department
and Kings Mountain Fire Museum.
Oo-chalrmen Jerry Whits and Fire
Chief Gene Tlgnor said that more
entries are Invited and buslnessas
and groups planning a float should
contact a member of the parade
committee.
Pretty girls, high stepping bands,
beauty queens, and religious floats
will feature the parade which will be
led off by Mayor John Henry Moss
and city officials on East Mountain
at (Jaston SL (Woman’s Club),
proceed In front of Fulton’s, turning
left on Cherokee, proceeding In front
of the new parking plaaa, turning
right on Gold and Battleground In
front of Belk, croering overhead
bridge, left on W. King and
proceeding tai front of Plank’s and
disbanding on W. Gold St.
Julie Durham, KMSHS Carrousel
Princess, and Rhonda Shytles,
KMSHS Homecoming Queen, will be
featured along with the KMSHS
Band, Jane's School of Dance,
Sherry Haynes Baton ScIkx>1, Girl
Scouts, Brownie Scouts, covered
wagons, stage coaches, horses, and
numerous other groups, with Santa
Claus as the last unit In the parade
lineup.
Jonas Bridges, manager of Radio
Station WKMT, will broadcast the
parade live on WKMT Radio.
Instead of planting trees and shrubs
between curb and croestle wall, the
plantings will be located In con
structed areas which will necessi
tate removing at least five parking
spaces on Battleground and
Railroad Ave. In addition a con
tinuation of the pedestrian walk
running between the Herndon and
Blazer Buildings on Battleground la
planned. The continuation will be In
the form of a crosswalk across the
railroad tracks to link Battleground
and Railroad Ave.
In addition to this program
commlsslcners gave approval for
the appearance commission to work
with the merchants In planning
Christmas lighting In the central
business district.
— In other action Monday, the
commissioners awarded contracts
tor chemicals for all city depart
ments tor the coming year to five
low bidders. The vote, however,
contained the stipulation that should
the firm bid prices for 8Q, 60, and 90
days, change, the city has the right
to readvertlse for bids.
Low bidders Included Jones
Chemical Co., Burris Chemical Oo.,
Moreland Chemical, G. B. Harrtll
and Market Manufacturing.
— Awarded a contract to Pump
And Lighting Co. for sewer pipe and
fittings to be used by the city tai the
Oaneler St. Urban Renewal project.
The contract bid was 1X6,071.07. Two
other firms bid on the material.
—Awarded a contract to Bryant
Electric Oo. of Gastonia for tran
sformers a* recommended by
Southeastern Consultant Engineers,
Inc. The bid was 8X4,896.
— Approved participation In a
proposal by the N. C. Department of
Transportation tor the construction
of flashing light signals and gates at
railroad crosslnp at linwood St.,
Baker St., Hawthorne Rd. and Oak
St. The city's cost In the four
projects totals 83,600. When the work
Is completed all seven railroad
crossing In the city will have safety
devices for motorists.
— Approved solicitation of price
proposals for Planlmetrlc Mapping
of the city and perimeter area.
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