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J. K. Long in of Gnitonla picked • couple of upeete and turned In a perfect card to cop the ISO first
■ prize in last week’s Mlrror^Herald football contest. ., . , . j ~.i
He was the only person to corroctiy pick all 10 winners in a contest which featured several tough
aamea that could have gone either way.
*^nd pUce went to David HaU of Belmont, who picked nine of 10 winners and hit the tie-breaker
sm^^Sl Strsol Point. 14. Ch..e7) on the nose. HU only mise was Mar. HUl’s 14-0 win over
^^TaUtow person, missed only one game but loot out in the money race because of miwied tie
breakers.
Another contest U in today’s Mirror-Herald and it include. 10 area high school and college games
; that will be ptayed thU Friday and Saturday.
Tmt your footbaU knowledge and enter. You couja De the next $50 winner.
Today Through ^dnesday
Scattered Thundershowers.
Partly Cloudy Thursday.
Highs h 80s, Lows h 60s
VOL. 88 N0.77
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 27, 1977
THE TUESDAY EDiTION KlhCS MOUMIMM
MIRROR-HGR^LD
Funds Needed To Equip Ambulance
New Squad Begins Drive
Kkiga Mountain Emergency Services,
Inc. is beginning today a fund drive to
equip an ambidance which was delivered
by squad leaders to Kings Blountain
Monday.
Citizens wldiing to donate to the new
Rescue Squad nuy make their checks
payable to Kings MounUin Emergency
Services and forward them to PO Box
SOS, Kings Mountain, N. C. 28080.
Kings Mountain’s second rescue squad
came about recently due to public
disapproval of the $20 minimum am
bulance fee charged by Kings Mountain
Rescue Squad. ’Die fee went into effect
July 1 after the funeral homes in
Cleveland County discontinued am
bulance service and were approved by
the Cleveland County Board of Com-
missionera after the existing rescue
squad told them U could not provide
manpower during first shift working
hours. The commissioners hired three 40-
hour per week employes who also servo
as volunteers after regular working
hours. The fbes go toward their salaries.
Spokesmen for the new squad have
said that it will Uke some time for the
new squad to offer u complete a service
as the existing squad but that “if we can
get free service back to die people, that’s
aB we want.”
The organization leadership of the new
squad was initiated by Bob Hope, a
firmer Captain of KM Rescue Squad,
and Ben Hord, a director of the existing
squad.
Two State Committees
Senator Harris Is Appointed
Sen. OUle Harris has been appointed to
two state committees by Sen. John
Henley, president pro tern of the N. C.
General Assemldy.
In letters thU week, Henley appointed
Sen. Harris as Senate Co<hainnan of the
Study Committee on Physician’s
Assistants and as a member to the
Legislative Research Commission’s
Study Committee on Aging
Under a Jidnt resolution ratified during
the 1977 General Assembly, the
Legislative Research Conunission was
directed to study the role of the
physician’s assistant and nurse prac
titioner in the ddivery of medical ser
vices. The purpose is to determine if
statutory revisions are needed.
The second committee appointment
wiU offer Sen. Harris the opportunity to
study the problems and needs of the
aging population across the state and to
make recommendations to aid the aging
to the General Assembly.
Sen. Harris said both of these studies
fall under the realm of human resources,
of which he is the Senate Chairman, and
he said he expecU there might be a
couple of other committees under the
same realm he will be appointed to.
"The physician’s aaalsUnt study
results will probably be reported back to
my committee in the May 1978 session,”
Sen. Harris said. "What we win deter
mine during this study is whether to give
physician’s asslstanU the power to direct
nurses to achninister medication or
whether to do away with the aeaistants
altogether.”
The N. C. Attorney General hM ruled
physician’s asslsUnts cannet direct
nurses to give medicine. Sen. Harris said
if the resulU determine the power ehould
be given the aaslatanta, "of course it will
be under a doctor’s direct supervision.”
Commenting on the aging study
committee appointment. Sen. Harris
said, "we are talking about persons 60-
years of age and older. ’This legislative
body has done more for the aging in this
state than the previous groups for the
past 10 years. This study is a continuation
of the needs and problems of the
dderly.”
Harris jokingly said, "I’m in the aging
group and I want to do a good job.”
The senator from KM said he was
"happy to see the Federal Government”
doiiM away with mandatory retirement
at age 6S. “A great number of elderly
persons are still mentaUy and physically
able to do their jobs and should be
aOowed to do so.
“Thinking bade I bdleve I made a
mistake by going along with setting the
mandatory retirement age for judges at
70,” he continued. “I believe a medical
board should be the ones to make the
decision on whether a judge is capable of
coitinued service on the bench after he
reachea age 70.”
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SURVEYING - BIU Hardin, project manager for the new dty haU construction
for Cecil’s, Inc., general contractor, is shown surveying the lines where the
budding is to be erected. Hardin said footings should be constructed within the next
week or so. ’’then it looks like we'U be with you for about a year.”
CITY HALL WORK BEGINS — CacU’e. Inc. of Spartanburg, S. C., put man and
equipment in Kii«s MounUin last week to begin initial work for caostruction of the new
$l-million - plus Oovemmmtal Services FacUlUea Building (city haU) on the former
Bonnie Mill site. Here, buUdozers are at work on the first of several grading operations
necessary before foundation footings can be constructed. The new city hall wlU conUln
business and administraUve offices and headquarter the Kings Mountain Fire
Department.
Community Center Additions Contracts Signed
A pre-construction conference was
held at city haU Uit Friday afternoon at
wMch Mayor John Moea sidled contracts
with low bidden for additions to the
community cantor.
The additions will be constructed on
the east and west sides of the center
beginning within 20 days. The contract
rtais for 140 days.
The 8291,869 project wUl be completed
by Reynolds Constreuctlon Co.
(general), Gastonia Plumbing and
Heating (plumbing). Climate Con-
dkionlng (heating, air conditioning) and
Shelby Electrical Contractors (eloe-
trical).
RepresenUtlvae from each firm at
tended the Friday conference to discuss
details of the operation with Mayor Moos,
Ed Dwyer, public works aupt., Roy
Pearoon, recreation director, A1 Moretz,
city engineer, and Marvin (Pete)
Baugham, architect, of Holland ft
McGinnis.
Mayor Moss told the contmeton the
efty wanted them “to work up a con
struction chart lor Mr. Pearson and the
cklsen because wa won’t close down the
community center while the work it
going on.”
The only time the center activities
might be interrupted, according to Bob
Stuckey of Climate Conditioning, Is when
the gas lines are shut off.
The city hue agreed to handle the
initial grading work at the site to prepare
fv the footings and actual construction
The additions Include a twoetory
section on the east aids (Cleveland Avo.)
of the center, which wlU contain large
bronze sun reflector windows. This ad-
dkion wUl contain officu. a lobby,
conference room, kitchenette arid rest
rooms. The one Story addition on the wut
side will house a ticket booth, concession
stand, office and storage space and lobby
area with entrancu to the gymnasium.
General contractor Heath Reynolds
said, "If the weather holds we just might
be able to finish the job before the con
tract period expires”
Third is a serlu of “one-on-one” local
government meetings will be held
Tuesday night at 7:20 at Moixit Zion
Baptist Church for dtizenn of District
Five and aU other interested residents
Mayor John Henry Mosa and District
Five Commiuioner Bill Grissom will
conduct the meeting.
A total of 22 persons attended tost
week’s meeting in District Four at
Second Baptist Church, asking questions
and obtaining answers b'om elected
officials about how the city would handle
such problems as sewer line backup, low
water pressure, trash pickups, street
sanitation, surface drainage and other
problems.
Mef .ings wUl be heir • u , A of the six
voter districts this month and next and
the commimity is encouraged to par
ticipate.
Hrst Phase
Df Mapping
Is Completed
The first phase of plartemetrlc and
topographical mapping for the C^ty of
Kings Mountain hu been completed by
Landmark Engineering Co.
The Cary-bued firm has “flown over
the city at an altitude of 4,500 feet photo
graphing every section and the photos
will be used u the basis of the maps,”
City Engineer A1 Mcretz said this
week.
The project is a long range planing tool
for the city. Not only will the maps
pinpoint every street, home, hydrant,
buildliM and pond, but will also give
immediate information of the elevation
and dips in the contours of the groimd
inside the dty llmlU.
Moretz said, ’These maps will be in
valuable to the city when future planning
is done. We can see what exiatt and the
best way for expansion of, say, the water
and sewer systems, electrical service
and for the planning of new parka.”
Individual prints of the map, or aoc-
tions of the map, will also be made
avaUable to local realtors and developers
to help them with their housing
development plans.
Moretz said the maps alto give the city
information on inventory, which has been
gathered in the past through “Walklag
sirveys.” City employes had to actually
walk over the city from one end to the
other taking Inventory.
The project was approved several
months ago under the Community
Development Block Grant program. ‘n>e
ifooto flights were made in March 1977.
To aid Landmark Englnaering in the
jobs, every manhole cover In the dty was
painted white. The aerial photos ware
made with a $104,000 camwa
When the project is completed In a year
there will be 27 sbeaU used to make a
composite map of the dty The sheets are
made from photos, which were made In
quadrants. The maps wlU contain the city
seal and wUl be made of long-lasting,
durable material.
Moretz said Tim Smith and FhllUp
Stanley, professional engineers em
ployed by Lantknark. ware In Kings
Mountain tost week to give city officials a
progress report on the projed.