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VOL. 87 NO. M
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NOBTH CABOUNA S80M
THUBSDAV, DECBMBBB IS, 1978
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On $299^50 City Hall
City Selected For
EDA Grant Review
By TOM McINTVBE
Editor, Mirror-Herald
Sen. Robert Morgan’s office
notified the City of Kln^ Mountain
Wednesday that an application for
$298,800 for the construction of a
Oovernmental Services Facility
Building has been approved for final
review by the Economic Develop
ment Administration.
Shelby Mayor Les Roark, an aide
to Sen. Morgan, ssitd Kings Moun
tain’s application was one of 87 set
aside for a second look In North
Carolina and the only one In the four-
county Region C Planning area.
Final approval of the application
could come within the next two
weeks, according to Roark.
Mayor John H. Moss said Wed
nesday, "We are very happy we’ve
been selected for final consideration
of funding out of all of the ap
plications submitted across the
state. We have our fingers crossed
that Kings Mountain will be Included
In the program.’’
According to Roark Kings
Mountain has better than an even
chance of being approved by EDA.
He ssdd that within 90 days of the
date of final approval the city will
have to advertise for bids on con
struction of the new city hall. The
city’s application statement from
Moodye Clary, architect. Indicated
the city would be rea(ily to advertise
within the time limit.
Mayor Moss said the present city
hall, which was erected In 1937 and
renovated In the late l9eo’s, was not
designed to handle the Increased
services offered cltlsens today and
that a new facility has been
discussed for sometime. He said the
new Local Public Worics Capital
Development and Investment
Program (P. L. 84-869) came at an
opportune time.
’The planned city hall offers
needed areas to the administrative
and business offices, plus the fire
and police departments. According
to the EDA guidelines the on site
construction of the city’s new
facility. If approved, could begin by
March 15, 1977.
Roark said 868 applications,
totaling $350 million In requests.
Sister Finks
On Her Brother
To Santa Claus
Dear Santa,
I would like for you to bring me a
Baby-That-Away.
I been good, but my little brother
has been mean. He plays with baby
dolls. He is a sissy. He don’t need a
thing for Christmas.
Tours truly,
Kelly Moore
-oOo-
Maybe Kelly won’t be too upset If
Santa brings her little brother a little
scsnethlng for Christmas. At any
rate, the letters to Santa have been
coming In heavily and ’The Mirror-
Herald has been pleased to publish
them.
The last batch of Santa letters are
located on the Inside of today’s
edition.
Dofi License
Tags On Sale
December 28
were submitted across the state.
Only 87 applications were approved
for final review. Those 87 cover the
state’s entire budgetted amount of
$38 million.
Roark said 28 of the applications
are covered under the first phase of
the public works act, which lends
assistance to municipalities with
unemployment exceeding the
natlonalaverage of 7.8 percent. Nine
applications are considered under
the second phase of financial aid to
areas with unemployment between
an and 7.8 percent. Kings Mountain
falls into this category.
It is Ironic that Roark's city,
Shelby, was not approved tor final
consideration. Roark said Shelby
submitted three appllcattons: one
for restoring the old Junior High
annex, a second for renovation to
city park and the third for con
struction of a second fire station.
Roark did rut say, but with the
city being the only applicant In
Region C approved for final con
sideration, It appears the KM City
Schools application for funds to
construct a Ufe-akllla facility at
Central School was also rejected by
EDA.
Police Grant OKed
Kings Mountain Police Depart
ment has been awarded a grant for
$14,488.00 to employ a full-time
youth officer.
Chief Lloyd said he submitted the
application to Law Enforcement
Assistance Association three months
ago and the new position will be
effective Jan. 1, 1977.
Chief Utqrd said the officer will be
in eharge of Investigations of all
criminal offenses concerning
Juveniles, Including counseling and
developing of new programs for
youth.
The youth officer will work In the
detective division, said the Chief,
who said one of his present officers
will be promoted to the position and
a new patrolman will be employed.
Chief Uoyd also reported the
employment of Mrs. Linda Haynes
Hamm. 28, as a new patrolman-
dispatcher, the second woman to be
employed. Mrs. Hamm Is married to
Richard Hamm smd they and their
two sons reside at 810 Fulton 3t. She
Is a 1966 graduate of Kings Mountain
High School and recently completed
a 180-hour course In iteslc Police
Science. She has been employed as a
school crossing guard since 1874.
Toy Shop b Open
The Toys For Tots shop Is open
today and Friday with members of
the Kings Mountain Ministerial
Association on duty distributing
Christmas goodies to needy
families.
The toy etiap is located on S.
Cherokee St. In the former Durham
Life Insurance offices.
Ministers In the Kings Mountain
area have distributed cards to
qualified families In the community
and those persons are asked to
present the certlfled cards to the
ministers at the shop In order to
receive toys and games.
The cards are given to needy
families to prevent anyone from
taking advantsige of the program,
according to ministerial association
members.
The project Is an annual event co
sponsored by the Kings Mountain
FTre Department and the ministerial
association. The firemen collect new
and repairable toys and the
ministers distribute them.
Ehght ministers will be on hand
-woriclng two hour shifts both today
and Friday to handle distribution.
The toy shop opens at 8 a. m. both
days and closes at 6 p. m.
Yule Story In KM
Annual sale of 1977 city dog license
tags begin Tuesday, Dec. 28 and are
available at the Kings Mountain
Police Department or from Dog
Warden Stretch Bollinger at $3.60.
Dog owners are reminded by
KMPD that all dogs are required by
law to wear a dog tag. Should an un
tagged animal be picked up by the
dog warden, the dog’s owner will be
required to purchase a tag before
the pet Is returned.
JClngs Mountain will observe a
traditional Christmas, against a
background of high-level business
conditions and near-full working
schedules.
Cltlsens are busy today catching
up loose ends, designed to make a
well-rounded sind happy Christmas
holiday, as kids await with painful
anticipation arrival of Santa Claus
on his annual Christmas trek.
There will be holidays for moat.
Already the city’s population Is
swelled with arrival home of area
college students and out-of-town kin
for the holidays. Virtually all In
dustry Is on holiday or will begin
holidays today, most firms paying
Christmas bonuses and presenting
gifts at Tula parties this week.
Christmas Eve church services
sire planned by at least six Kings
Mountain area churches.
Traditional 11 p. m. Christmas
Eve Candlelight Services are
planned by congregations of Flrat
Presbyterian, St. Matthew’s and
Resurrection Lutheran Churches, a
7 p. m. Candlelight Communion
sendee Is slated by congregations of
Dixon and Shiloh Presbyterian
Churches at the Dixon church and a
7:80 p. m. Candlelight sendee Is
planned by the congregation of
Boyce Memorial ARP Church.
At Flrat Presbyterian Church at 11
p. m. Friday, the Chancel Choir,
under direction of Mrs. Darrell
Austin, will sing "No Room" by
John W. Peterson and "Let All
Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" prior to
the communion meditation and
celebration of the Lord’s Supper.
Candles and greenery will decorate
the windows of the sanctuary which
will feature a Chrlsmon tree as
central decoration.
The Natlvlly Story will be retold In
word and song at St Matthew's 11 p.
m. service which will feature special
anthems by the Junior and Senior
Choirs. Mrs. L. Qlenn aonlnger,
soprano, will be featured soloist In
"Jesu, Bambino." Out of deep
Lutheran tradition, the St Mat
thew’s and Resurrectlan Lutheran
Churches will be not dressed until
.."the dawn of Christmas”, on
Christmas Eve. The Sacrament of
Holy Communion will be observed at
the Resurrection Candlellghting
Service at 11 which will feature
choral anthems under direction of
Donald Deal with Mrs. Aubrey
Mauney at the organ.
Trip McOlU wUl direct special
music by the Senolr Choir of Boyce
Memorial ARP Church at 7:80 p. m.
Candlelight service. Pastor Charles
Edwards will use the sermon topic,
"The Lord Always Before Me.”
Dr. OUn WMtener will lead the
communion meditation at the
Candlellghting Communion servlco
at Dixon Presbyterian Church.
CSirlstmas Day, Saturday, will be
a day of family reunions and
celebrations. 1