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THE TUESDAY EDITION
VOL. 88 NO. n
TUESDAY, MARCH U, 1877
mCS MOUMTNM
MIRROR-H€RI^LD
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REHAB:
Assistance Programs To Save Homes
Instead Of Demolishing Them
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The Byers home in Cansler St. project, a typical dwelling ripe for rehabilitation program assistance
Vandals Hit
Senior High
“Fonzle Was Here" was the
message left on the desk at the art
department of KMSHS over the
weekend.
City police, who Investigated the
vandalism of the Art Department by
the anonymous "Fonzle,'’ said that a
back door of the sh(q> area had been
broken Into and vandals carted off
three OE cassette tape players, ons
camera and one Craig pocket
calculator In addition to vandalizing
the classroom.
Ptl. David Bridges and Juvenile
Officer Robert Dodge Investigated.
Cash Taken
From A Car
Some $7,600 In money was
reportedly taken from the glove
compartment at a car parked at the
Kings Mountain VFW Post on
Qrover Rd. Wednesday night, ac
cording to report of Kings Mountain
Police Department.
Investigating officers Sgt. Lemuel
Beattie and Sgt. Richard Reynolds
said that Hubert Blanton, of Rt. 8,
Dallas, reported that he discovered
his car had been entered in the
parking lot of the club about 8 p. m.
and found a white coat hanger
suspended over a window of the car.
The money, property of a Dsillas
area service station, the report said,
was missing, according to Blanton.
Former Kings Mountain Citizen
Dr. Patterson Writes
Book On Theologian
Dr. Bob Patterson has written
"Relnhold Niebuhr," a book baaed
on the theologian who once served as
DR. BOB PATTERSON
consultant with the State Depart
ment.
Dr. Patterson Is professor of
religion at Baylor University, Waco,
Tex.
A Kings Mountain native. Dr.
Patterson Is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dewitt Patterson, 600 W. King St.
Besides his duties at Baylor, Dr.
Patterson Is currently serving as
editor of a series of books entitled
Makers of the Modem Mind. Dr.
Patterson’s book on Niebuhr Is the
10th In this series. The series Is
designed to Introduce the layman to
persons who shaped today’s
theology.
Dr. Patterson, has looked per-
c^tlvely at Dr. Niebuhr’s formative
years as a pastor In Detroit and his
Incredibly productive latter years as
a teacher at Union Theological
Seminary. He carefully and honestly
looks at Niebuhr’s theology which
developed and changed as he grew
older.
Patterson also examines
Niebuhr’s role as a political activist
and commentator, and how the
social ethic that Niebuhr developed
has shaped thought In America from
the close of World War I to the
present.
Included In this excellent In
troduction to Niebuhr’s life and
thought is helpful guidance In un
derstanding several of his most
significant works. Key doctrines on
the nature of man, sin and grace, as
well as abscure terminology, are
examined and clarified during the
discussion of Niebuhr’s theology.
Presenting Niebuhr not only as
brilliant and articulate, Patterson
also reveals him as a deeply com-
passlcHiate and sensitive human
being and an ardent champion for
social Justice.
While looking at such Niebuhr
writings as Moral Man and Immoral
Society, An Interpretation of
Christian Ethics, The Nature and
Destiny of Man, The Children of
Light and the Chllddren of
Darkness, The Self and the Dramas
of History smd The Structure of
Nations and Empires, Patterson
shows that Niebuhr never removed
himself from the problems of the
day or the church despite his hectic
schedule of lecturing, teaching and
writing.
C of C Fete
Macedonia Baptist Sets
Evangelistic Services
The Kings Mountain Chamber at
Commerce and Merchants
Association Is one of the many
sponsoring agencies for a "Salute To
Textiles" luncheon ’Tues., Mar. 22.
’Ihe luncheon will be held at 12:30
p. m. In the Charlotte Qvlc Center
and tickets are $16 per person, with
tables of eight being reserved for
individual companys.
ByTOMMcINTYRE
Editor, Mirror-Herald
lOngs Mountsdn Redevelopment
Commission executive director
Gene White made some outstsmdlng
comments about rehabilitation as
opposed to demolition of existing
hemes during the recent Community
Development Block Grant public
hearings.
White said, "We have tom down
too many homes and now we should
be looking to rehabilitation of those
present substandard dwellings that
can be rehabilitated and made sound
tor another 60 to 100 years."
TTiat proposal was accepted as one
of the third year CD program ap
plications with at least 60 hmnes to
be considered In the target areas.
The CD application asks for
$80,000 for 1877-78 to handle at least
lOcasesof up to $3,000 per structure.
Mayor John H. Moss said, "In
addition to the Community
Development grant, there are ap
plications made under two Federal
housing assistance programs for
property owners. The two programs
are designated 312 and 116.”
The mayor said under the 312
program this year’s grant ap
plication Is for $80,000 to handle 20
cases of up to $4,000 maximum
assistance per structure. Under the
116 program the grant application Is
for $106,000 to handle 30 cases of up
to $3,600 per structure.
"So for this first yesir (1077-78) the
assistance applications for
rehabilitation ask for a total of
$216,000," Mayor Moss said.
He said the programs sire all
geared to assist home owners In
bringing substandard dwellings up
to standards with outright grants of
up to $4,000 to the owners who
qualify. These owners who fail in the
low to moderate Income group.
Three areas have been selected as
target areas for the program — Area
6, the Phenlx-Burlington section;
Area 6, theBVD section; and Area 7,
the (Jansler St. area, and a portion
for areas at large within the com
munity.
"The rehabilitation program is
expected to run through these final
three years of the Community
Development grants program,"
Mayor Moss said.
Figures available Indicate Kings
Mountain has 249 homes that can be
rehabilitated suid are eligible under
the CD and 312 and 116 assistance
programs. The majority of these
homes are In the three target areas
listed above. The rest are "at large
within the community,” the mayor
said.
The mayorsald 112 of these homes
are owned by the resident and 187
are owned by landlords.
"We also hope to announce soon a
program to assist In restoration of
homes of historical and ar
chitectural value and to help retain
the beauty of some of Kings
Mountain’s older residential
streets,” Mayor Moss said.
"This program was originally
mentioned as possibly being under
the community development
program,” the mayor continued,
"but In the meantime some other
federal assistance programs have
come to our attention. We are
Macedonia Baptist Church,
Grover Road, will hold evangelistic
services beginning Sunday, March
20, at the 11 o’clock service.
Pat Roper, music evangelist from
GreenvlUs, South Carolina, will
PAT ROPER
direct the music; and Alfred Wright,
evsmgeUst-at-large, First Baptist
Church, Kings Mountain, will be
guest ministers.
The Sunday Evening Service
begins at 6:46 p. m. You are Invited
to hear a Sacred Music Concert sind
personal testimony service with Pat
Roper each evening through March
27. The evangelistic service with Pat
Jtoper each evenlngthrough March
27. The evangelistic service-will get
under way at 7 o’clock. Mr. Reper
will direct the music for the serv
Ices, and Mr. Wright will preach
following the special music.
Alfred R. Wright Is a native of
Kings Mountain, and was called to
the gospel ministry at the age of 12,
licensed by the Second Baptist
Church at the age of 16, ordained by
the same church at the age of 17. He
Is a graduate of Kings Mountain
High School, attended North Caro
lina colleges, Gardner Webb and
Wingate, and holds the B. D. and Th.
M. degrees from Luther Rice
Seminary. Before entering Into full
time evangelism, Mr. Wright,
pastured several churches In North
Ca-'ollna. "The Lord Is using
Brother Wright in evangelistic work,
and we take this opportunity to
extend to you a cordial Invitation to
attend the evening services at
Macedonia Baptist Church," said
Rav. L. S. Scruggs, pastor.
looking Into these programs
presently.”
The mayor said the city Is also
applying for an entirely new
assistance program, one of subsidy
to landlords and their tenants.
"This program reaches people
who have never been able to par
ticipate In any kind of assistance
programs,” Mayor Moss said. "We,
myself and the commissioners, are
very happy to be able to bring this
new program here."
’This new program la the Housing
Assistance Payments (HAP)
Program and Is designed to help
privately owned rental housing In
the community meet the needs of
low and moderate Income housings.
However, since HAP does not In
volve constructing new units. It does
not answer totally any community’s
housing problems. U does target the
major problem for both landlords
and tenants in the private rental
maricet.
Where tenant household Income Is
too low and many landlords cannot
provide decent, standard housing for
the level of rent tenants can afford to
pay, HAP provides additional rent
Income for housing while In
tervening as little as possible In the
normal operations of the rental
market.
Under HAP the landlord would
receive sufficient rental Income to
provide the needed maintenance and
to prevent the slow deterioration of
older rental units. In addition, minor
rehabilitation and flx-up are en
couraged by the possibility of
receiving reuonable rents for
refurbished units. Tenants, relieved
of a heavy rent burden, still pay
their fsilr shsire.
HAP does not require any local
government contributions. Funds
cisne totally from tlpe.Dop.’U’tment of
Housing and Urba.r Development
and are assured for an Initial period
of five years with additional five-
year renewals available.
Redevelopment Commissioner
Director Gene White ssild, "TTie
rehab programs can worii suc
cessfully, but the city com
missioners will have to see that city
zoning codes su« strictly enforced In
order to have a successful
program.”
Good News
Singers Set
Here Sunday
The Good News Singers of Kings
Mountain Senior High School, under
direction at Mrs. J. N. McClure, will
sing at First Presbyterian Church
Sunday evening at 6:80 p. m.
Youth of the cturch are spon
soring the program which will
welcome David Smith, seminary
Intern at Union Theological
Seminary, to the church. Mr. Smith
will assume duties as assistant to the
minister In September. He la a
senior student at Union SemlnsLry In
Richmond, Va.
A sandwich supper will be served
prior to the musical program In the
church fellowship lu^.
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REV. ALFRED WRIOHT
OPERATION ID — Sarah Chelsle Hawkins was
among 40 senior cKlaens who received Identification
cards Monday at the Community Center. Senior cltiaens
who do not own driver’s llceBae and need an Men-
tiflcation card are wged to contact the Police Depart
ment.