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bnportant Meeting Tonight KM Depot Center, 8 p.m, THURW9 KIMG? MOUMTWM MIRROR VOL. 89 NO. 16 8 MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28086 THURSDAT, FEBRUARY 28, 1978 15c HGRMD Development Meet Set For Tonight At KM Depot Center llw tint itop toward organlstaiK a King! Mountain Devalopmant Oorporatlon wlU be taken tonight at the Depot Center. At the 8 p. m. meeting temporary offlcera are expected to be elected and planning to begin In eameat on a revltallMtlon of the city’s business community. 'nie spark that has Ignited this new Interest In die city's business sector Is a nsw federally-funded program - Urban Action Development Qrant program — a one-time grant guaranteeing up to 26 percent of the estimated coats of a major commercial development plan. ’nia eorj^oratlon must dsvalop a master plip for wnsvatpif ealstjkig bursas struetuMs and tor briligtag In ne* commercial business through the development and construction of new business buildings. Ths coiporatton must also develop local financial Investments and gain letters of credit from lending Institutions to pay for 76 percent of ths project ooels. At this point the UDAO 36 percent la allocated. Kings Mountain officials will submit a preUmlnaiy application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by Feb. 38. According to Mayor John Moss this ^>pUcatlon alerts the agency that the dty Is Interested In par ticipating In the new UDAO program. A single application containing the entire revitalisation plan submitted by the development corporation may be submitted at anytime during the four quarters of funding without fear of loMng available money. According to David Long, of the N. C. Department of Natural and Economic Resources, the key to the project Is the Involvement of local people and money. He said this can be hi the form of cash, corporation stock sales or letters of loan com- r mttlmsdts from IsniBag Instltuttoiis. ‘"nils Is a community project," Mayw Moss said. "It Is not a city government program, but takes ths. leadership and hardwoifc of active Individuals within the community. It Is an Importunity for the dtlsens of Kings Mountain to actively plan the business future of the city. It will take the Interest and action of as many local dtlsens as possible and that’s why we urge as many perople as possible to attend this meeting tonight at the Depot Center." Logan Services Are Held Today Funeral services for Major Hugh Allison Logan, Jr., 66, will be con ducted Thursday morning at 11 o’clock from First Presbyterian Church, masonic burial following In Motsitaln Rest Osmetaiy. Rev. Oary Bryant will offldate at the funeral services and members of CSsveland Masonic Lodge 3ia wlU conduct the gravedde rites. Ml-. Logan succumbed to cancer Monday morning at 7:16 a. m. In Kings Mountain Hospital after several years of dscllnlng hsalth. He had been hospitalised for treatments at Veterans Ho^ltal In AshevUla but had rstumed home and re-entered the local hospital on Friday when hla condition worsened. Hs was a native of aeveland Qiunty, son of Former Sheriff Hugh A. Logan, Sr. and Mrs. Lula Htm- don Logan. Acttva hi law an- foroemant for 86 years before Ms ratlramant, ha served as aeveland Cbunty SharUf toom 1847-61, than came to Kings Mountain as Kings Moiaitaln PoUos CMaf, leaving ths local poalUiai to join the Noith OsroUna Department of Correottons where ha retired as Major. He was a member of First Presbytertaa Church, Masonic Lodge SIB, a Shrlnar, and aeUve In Piedmont Shrine Qub, a past Ctommander of Warran F. Hoyle Post SI Amarioaa Legion of Shelby, a past Dlatiiet IS Commander of the Amerleaa Legion, member of Post lIB American Legion of Kings Mountain and Frank B. GSaas Pori 8811 VFW of Kings Moisitaln, a member of the Shelby Elka Chib, aeveland County Htetorloal Society, and a msmber of ths Fraternal Order of Poltoe, Cteveland County Law Enforcement Association, Ufa member of the N. C. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mabel Warllck Logan; two sons, Ihigh A. Logan, m, of Kings Mountain; and John David Logan of Charlotte; his daughter. Miss Barbara Logan of Charlotte; three brothers, Fred O. Logan of Pompano Beach, Fla., Evans M. Logan of Kannapolis and Charles O. Logan of West Hemp stead, N. T.; three sisters, Mrs. Tates McSwaln of Shelby, Mrs. Dean F. Duncan of Mooresvllle and Mrs. Dovla L. Penny of Wallace; and one grandson, Hugh Logan, IV, of Kings Mountain. The family has designed memorials to ths Ohnesr ■eristy. City Board Acts On Code Revisions the city commlaslcn Monday night enacted several codas changes on recommendation of City Engineer A1 Morete. A resolution was unanimously approved requiring each prime contractor such as general, elec trical, plumbing heating and air , conditioning to obtain his own I building permit for projects within the city. Engineer Morets, who also la codes officer, said that at the present time a general contractor can obtain building pormlte for oSiers and a new policy would clear up confusion and would also "let the city know wl|o these contractors are and where taey’re working.” * b>xu9d aiso, or roc,;m- mendatton of Morsts, eatabUshed i the minimum fee of $6 for Insulation Impeetlon of residences. In ac cordance with an amendment to the State BuUdlng COde enacted Nov. 38. TRANSFERS DEED — Temple Baptist Church has purchased a one and a half acre tract with a six room house adjacent to the church on Alexander St. Pictured here (left to right) are CnwtarA Johnson, <3olden Photo By Tom MOtotyre Bridges and Charlie Parton, trustees, presenting the property deed to Paul Ledford, chairman of the church deacon board. Rev. Frank Shirley looks on. Temple Baptist Expands Temple Baptist Church has purchased the Humphries property adjacent to the church on Alexander St. The one and a half acre tract, bought from Owen Holmes of Newberry, S. C., has a six-room house which will be renovated and used as an adult recreation center by the churdi. The grounds will be graded and prepared for use as additional parking faculties. According to the Rev. Frank Shirley, pastor, plana call for a TV room with table gamee, kitchen and snack area, wood working nxxn with Injured Man Hospitalized Benny Ray Pniltt, 30, of Rt. 3, rsmalns In serious condition at Oiarlotta Mamorlal Hoqittal where he Is receiving treatment for head Injuries sustained In a wreck Monday nlgM. Accoidlng to KMPD Pt. J, A. Burton and Ptt. Tony Eakor, Mr. Pniltt’s blcyels, on which he was riding on 8. Battleground Ave., collided head-on with a 1373 Ford operated by D. Oary Wright, K, of Rt. 3 Basaemer aty. aty offlcera power tools, a quilting and craft room, and a paint room. The yard area of the property wlU have flower beds, a horse riioe area, benches, chairs and picnic tables under the trees. “This setting wUl lend Itself well to church Ice cream suppers and cookouts,” Rev. Shirley said. "We hope the center wUl be ap- peaUng especially to the retired dtlsens of the church and the ciHnmunlty,'' he said. In launching this new ministry. Rev. Shirley said, "Our church Is attempting more and more to minister to the whole man and not just to what some people call the religious part of a person. "Already this endeavor has created a new spirit of enthuslann among many of our adults which I am sure wUl prove to strengthen our fellowship and to make our ministry much more effective," he continued. Rev. Shlriey said the philosophy at Temple Baptist Oiurch Is that every member from the youngest to the oldest Is a vital part of the fsUowshlp and deserves a mtailriiy to satisfy their own particular needs and age laft of cantor In the northbound Ians. Wright was traveling North on South BatUeground Ave. Wright told poltoe ha did not see the Meyola. Officers said the Ucyclo was damollshed and damagas to the Ford were estimated at $800. Mr. Pruitt was taken to Kings Mountain Hospital at 7:06 p. m. and transferred to Oiarlotte Memorial Hospital. Damaged bleyola Baa at to|wy m KM Woman^s Oubbers Wm Share Dudes Kings Mountain Woman’s Chib will share hostess duties for the DUtrlct IV Arts FesUval to be held Sat, Feb. 36,atBunis High School In Woman’s Club rsgular meeting will be held Monday night, Feb. 37, at 7:46 p. m. Ills Education Oom- mlttoe is hoataaa. Mrs. Ban T0 Ooforth has planned a program on the new student testing programs In Democrats Set Precinct Meet Mar. 16 Joyce Cashlon of Kbip Mountain, chairman of ths aeveland County Democratic Party Executive Oonunlttoe, will attend a meeting In Raleigh this Saturday. Mrs. Cashlon la a member of the State Executive Committee - Plan of Organisation Revision. The meeting will be held at 1 p. m. to dlscusa a lengthy agenda. On Thurs., Mar. 16 at 8 p. m. meeting are planned at the county precinct levels. The meetings will be held la the precinct polling places. Charllq Mom, chaliman of East Kings Mountain Prsdnct, said hU group WlU moot at the community center: Willard Boyle, West KM Preclnet Chalmtan, said hla group meeto at
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