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VOL. 88 NO. 80
OCTOBER 6, 1977
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I Municipal Election
Set Next Tuesday
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More than 4,000 reglatered
voters In Kings Mountain will
have an opportunity to elect
three city commissioners to four
year terms next Tuesday.
One dozen candidates seek the
three seats — five In district two,
three in district five and four In
district six — with eight of the 12
either serving currently or
having served on the board in the
past.
In district two Incumbent
Commissioner Humes Houston Is
being challenged by former
commissioners Lloyd E. Davis
and W. S. Blddlx, phis can
didates Jerry Mulllnax and
OUbert Hamrick.
District five Incumbent
Commissioner William R.
Qrlssom is being challenged by
former commissioner James E.
Amos and candidate Thomas H.
Barnette.
In district six. Incumbent Fred
Wright Jr. Is challenged by
former commissioners James J.
Dickey and M. C. Pruette and
candidate Charles W. Pariter.
Barnette Is a novice In the
campaign. All other challengers
were unsuccessful bidders for
the commissioner and mayoral
seats two years ago. Hamrick
was one of three mayoral can
didates who lost to incumbent
Mayor Jchn Moss.
Besides electing three city
commissioners next Tuesday,
local voters will also be asked to
help decide the fate of statewide
Issues — two b(md referendums
and five constitutional amend
ments.
Small Tiimoiit In
District 2 Meeting
By TOM MCINTYRE
adlto', V^'ror-Heimld * *
^e of the oldest types
igs Ln exlstance. Peopl»
together to discuss their
I and needs and what steps
hould take to get them. It
<vas thb starting po'nt that led us
a The Constltutlf' ...
The speaker was .'>lstrlct • <vo
"missloner Humes Houston
adcu p« Ing the small turnout
Tut^lay night at Eastslde
Baptist Church for the fourth In a
series of local government "one-
on-one” meetings. He was
talking about the type of meeting
being held at that moment.
Commissioner Houston co
hosted the meeting with Mayor
John Moss, who again un
derscored the purpose of the
meetings; to take local govern
ment closer to die people. To
hear Ideas, suggestions and
complaints, then to take action
on them where possible.
Nelson Ledbetter of York Rd.
wanted to know when the
"people In district two can ex
pect to have sidewalks con
structed?”
Mayor Moss told Ledbetter
that "next spring when we again
hold public healings on how to
spend the third year’s Com
munity Development Block
>rai. oirig, U m. ’ ipe
u lit 'tup ov «♦* ind
(kiewalks will be one cf the main
Items of Interest.”
He urged Ledbetter and others
In the commimity to begin work
V w/ on petitions for such Items to
be presented to the board tor CD
consideration.
"Streets and sidewalks In
certain areas of the city are
eligible tor CD funding," the
mayor said. “We have to make
application to HUD for approval,
of course, but we won’t know
which areas are eligible imtll we
ask.”
’Ihe mayor urged Ledbetter
"and all citizens” Interested In
seeing street Improvements and
sidewalks In their areas to
petition the bocurd. He said the
city does budget certain monies
each year for that work, based
on assessments.
Mayor Moos also told the
gathering that “The Senate and
House have improved extending
the Community Development
funding program” and that
Kings Mountain stands a good
chance of receiving even more
grant money than the initial
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The referendums are tor the
Issuance of $800,000,000 for state
highway bonds and for the
Issuance of $280,000,000 for
statewide clean water bonds.
The five state constitutional
amendments Include the election
of the Oovemor and Lieutenant
Governor to a second successive
term of the same office.’
Ebctendlng to a married man
(as a married woman now has)
the right to receive the
homestead exemption;
— Allowing every person the
right to Insure his or her life tor
the benefit of his or her spouse or
children or both, free from all
claims of the representatives or
creditors of the Insured or his or
her estate;
— Requiring total ex
penditures of the state not to
exceed total revenues raised
during the term of fiscal budget
and that any surplus be spent by
the Oovemor wherever he
determines the threat of deficit;
— To permit municipalities
owning or operating electric
generation, transmission or
dlxtributlon facilities to Issue
electric revenue bonds to finance
the cost at the ownership share.
The bonds to be secured by and
payable only from electric
revenues, providing that no
money or property of such
municipalities shall be credited
or applied to the accoust of any
such co-owner.
The polls are open Tues., Oct.
Ilfrom6:80a. m. until 7:80 p. m.
West Kings Mountain prednct Is
the National Guard Armory and
East KM Is the conununlty
center.
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Photo By Tom McIntyre
PLANNING THE PROJECT — Engineers and department
heads met at city hall Monday afternoon to plan the Installation of
new water lines and additional pumps to Increase water pressure
In the N. Piedmont area of the city. Left to right. Ed Dwyer, public
worics supt., S. A. (Red) Blanton, water A sewer supt.. Mayor
John Moss, W. K. Dickson, consultant engineer, and A1 Moretz,
city engineer.
For Grover Board
Ray Cash Files
KMs PoweU BiU
Funds Total $121,389
The City at Kings Mountain
will receive $121,889.12 In Powell
BUI funds and the ’Town at
Grover wlU receive $9,711.87.
State Transportation
Secretary Thomas W. Brad
shaw, Jr. announced today that a
record number of 462 North
Carolina municipalities will
receive next week a total of more
than $82 million for local street
maintenance. ’The monies are
their share of the annual
aUocatlon of State Street Aid
(PoweU BIU) funds.
'Ihe PoweU BUI returns to
qualified munlclpaUtles one cent
of the North Carolina state motor
fuel tax end requires that these
funds be disbursed by no later
than Oct. 1.
From this year’s Pow^ BUI
fluids, the largest single check
wUl go to the City of Charlotte.
Charlotte’s allocation of
$8,618,640.04 was based on a
poixUatlon figure of 296,780 and
the local street mUeage figure of
1,000.66.
Kings Mountain’s share la
based on a population figure of
8A00 and 68.07 mUes of streets.
'irover’s share Is based on a
population figure of 680 and 6.90
n:Uso of streets.
Ray Cash, 28, native of Grover,
Is the first Grover cltlsen to file
tor a seat on the Thwn Board and
filing deadline Is Friday.
Grover citizens are to elect a
Mayor and three aldermen In the
general electlona In November.
Mayor W. W. McCarter Is not
seeking re-election and the three
aldermen. Dean Westmoreland,
Martha Byers and Tommy
Keeter have not Indicated In
tentions to run again for re-
election, although Westmoreland
has been mentl<med as a possible
mayoral candidate.
School Board
Filing Deadline
b Noon Friday
The filing deadline for Kings
Mountain Board of Education
candidates Is at noon Fii., Oct. 7.
Tb date only three candidates
have paid their $20 filing fee to
the Cleveland County Board of
Elections tor the Tues., Nov. 8
election.
Incumbents P. A. (Tip)
Francis of Grover and Tbrnmy
Bridges of Kings Mountain an
nounced several weeks ago they
would not seek re-election, so
their two eeats are avalble.
Bridges’ seat. Inside the city
Iknlts, wUl go automatically to
Kyis Smith In November unless
other KM residents file at the
last minute. liM outside seat la
being sought by BUI McDaniel
and Dr. Joseph Roberta
Martha (Mrs. Jim) Scruggs,
wife of the Grover School
Principal, and a leader In the
Town Improvement and
beautification program. Is also
rumored as a candidate tor
mayor.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady
Cash, Ray Gash Is seeking pubUc
office tor the first Ume. He Is
married to the former Tina
FaUs of Kings Mountain and they
and their two daughters.
Heather, age five, and Missy,
age two, reside In the Spring
Acres section of Grover. Mr.
Cash U a veteran of three years
service In the USAF, a graduate
of Kings Mountain High School
and received a degree In In
dustrial Management from
Cleveland Tech. He Is employed
by Spector Hennls Freight Co. of
Spartanburg, S. C.
In his filing statement. Cash
said, "If elected to the office of
town cpuncllman In Grover, I
promlM to teU It like It Is In
r^ressntlng the people. I wlU
use mr abUlty to try and put
taxes to good use.
"I believe we deserve more
street lights, a good sewer
system that won’t coot taxpayers
a small fortune,” Children
Playing' signs, ’Stop and ’Yield’
signs at certain Intersections,
some through-traffic ro-routed
away from the school, a oom-
munltf recreation center set up
for every one In Grover to enjoy
and sUggered terms tor coun-
cUmea.
"And If elected I promise that
aU tht people In Grover wUl be
repretented.”
RAY CASH
Pressure
In Lines
To Increase
InstaUatlon of new water lines
In the N. Piedmont area of Kings
Mountain Is expected to get
underway early next week.
The purpose of the new con
struction Is to relieve low water
pressure problems to residences
In that area of the city.
The plan was devised this
week following a study of
existing water and sewer
problems by W. K Dickson and
Associates of Charlotte, the
city’s consulting engineers.
Ed Dwyer, superintendent at
the public works department,
said the N. Piedmont area Is the
worst low pressure problem
Eurea In the city. The ground
storage tank la located In this
area and there Is not enough line
fall there to provide sufficient
water pressure.
Dwyer said the problem will be
taken care of by tlelng tai new
lines and Instsdllng a hydrostatic
tank at the ground storage tank
area along with additional
pumps. A hydrostatic tank
allows pressure to be built to a
peak and held without the pumps
running constantly. When the
pressure drops the pumps will
cut back In and rebuild the
pressure.
A1 Moretz, city engineer, said,
"This Is a two step operation.
Now we are working on buUdlng
sufficient water pressure tor
domestic use. The next step will
be to Install larger lines to In
crease water pressure for fire
protection.”
School Board
Meets Monday
In Grover
The October meeting of the
Kings Mountain Board of
Education wlU be held at Grover
Elementiu^ School next Mon.,
Oct 10.
The monthly meetings are
normally held at the school
administrative offices on W.
Paiker St.
A portion of next Monday’s
meeting will Include a tour of the
Grover school facilities and
comments concerning the school
by Principal James Scniggs.
Ceremonies In Park
Honor Marchers Friday
Ceremonies marking the
arrival of the Overmountain
Victory ’Trail marchers at Kings
Mountain National Military
Park will be held Friday at 8:80
p. m. at the Park on the
107th anniversary of the
Revolutionary War Battle of
Kings Mountain.
P. Bradley Morrah, Jr.,
chairman of the South Carolina
American Revolution Blcen-
tennliJ Commission, will be the
principal speaker.
The marchers, who left
Sycamore Shoals, In Tenn., will
arrive at the Park Friday at 8 p.
m.
Both Governors of the two
CaroUnas have been Invited to
participate but there Is no In
dication whether they will
attend, according to Park Supt.
Andrew M. Loveless.
The marchers, about 26 In
number, arrived In Rutherford
Cbisity Monday afternoon and
spent the night, moving on Into
Gilbert Town In Rutherford
County Tuesday, Into Polk
County Wednesday. Thursday
night, the groiq> will camp at
Cowpens Battleground In
Cherokee County, S. C.