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THURW9 Kltic: MOUMTWM MIRROR VOL. 89 NO. 42 KmOS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28088 THURSDAY, MAY 26,1978 15c H€RIMD To Discuss Improving KM Revenue Mayor John Mom and two com- mlMloners, whom Um mayor wUl appoint plan to meat with repreMn- tatlves of Managamant Im- provamant Corporation of Amaiica to dlacuM mathoda of Improving tha dty’a ravanua plctura. Frank Chambarlaln, a natlva of Cleveland County and one of tha MICA membara, explained tha firm'a aarvlcea to tha city com- mlaalonara Monday night and com- mlaslonera found It an offer hard to refuse. Chamberlain, accompanied by John Tobin, who would work directly with tha city on prolacta, a]q>lalnad that MICA is "paid only what the city’s decides to pay it at tha and of the projects. If we have shown you a method for saving revenue, than you decide what portion of that savings you feel we’ve earned. If there Is no savings, then we get nothing." Chamberlain said MICA la working directly with the N. C. League of Municipalities In cities and counties all over the state. "We work with communities at ab solutely no risk to those com munities," ChsunberUdn said. MICA has a staff of 90 persons with expertise in many areas. They work on specific projects which cannot or are not being handled by a community’s staff. The basic goals (Please ’Turn To Page 8A) Postal Rates Up Sunday It will cost more to msdl a letter Sunday. Effective Sunday, May 29th, at 12:01 a. m. new postal rates go Into effect. Kings Mountain Postmaster Fred Weaver said the rate for first cIsum letters will be 16 cents Instead of 18 cents, and the rate for postal cards will be ten cents each. Instead of nine. Carroll Trial Set Wednesday Trial of Melvin Haskell Carroll on chsugfes of Msault with firearm and felonious assault on Police Sgt. Bob Hayes Is docketed for Wed., June 7th In the criminal term of Cleveland Oounty Superior Court. Also slated for trial during the one- week term of Superior Court Is a related charge of aiding and abetting assault with firearms on an officer against Tommie Lee Bright. Judge John R. Friday will be on the bench and Hampton Childs, Jr. will serve as district attorney. Commencement Exercises Begin Commencement exsrclMS for 242 graduating KMSHS seniors will begin Sunday night with bac calaureate services at 8 p. m. In B. N. Barnes Auditorium. Rev. Oary Bryant, pastor of First Preabytsiian Church, will deliver the sermmi. Other mlnlstem of the community who wlU partlclpato on the program Include Rev. Howard Shipp, who will give the InvocatlMi; Rev. Alfred Wright, who wlU read the scripture; Rev. Eugene Land, who will In troduce the speaker; and Rev. Eddie Lockhart who wlU pronounce the btiMdiotlon. The Kings Mountain Senior High Choir, under dlreetlon of Mrs. J. N. Mcaure, will sing two anthems. Diplomas will be awarded at finals exercises to be led by seniors on June 1 at 8 p. m. ifl John Gamble Memorial Football Stadium. 'i Mt. Zion Baptist Church was relocated from a small lot on W. King St. to a much larger site at the comer of Parker and N. Watterson Sts. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Is not being relocated, but Is being ex panded at Its former site. White said he has been told that construction of St. Paul’s 800-plus seat sanctuary will take about six months. Airport Committee Meeting In Gaston The City of Gastonia went on record last Thursday opposing the regional airport concept that would have Included Gastonia, Kings Mountain, Cherryvllle and BeHemer City. Gastonia councUmen vetoed the Idea even though the city paid for a master plan for a new Gastonia Municipal Airport, which Included the regional concept. In 1977. The nutster plan was devlMd by ’Talbert, Cox and Associates, Inc., airport consultants. Last Friday, however, Gaston Oounty Manager David Hunscher contacted Mayor John Mom, Gaston Flood Control Hearing Tonight At City Hall Photo By Tom Mclntire CHURCH EXPANSION — Gene White, executive director of Kings Mountain Redevelopment OommlMlon, looks over the sf»Ie model of expaaalon plans at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. I^he redevelop- * meat Conu.* JMtoa gained cl»y board approval Monday night to sell needed property to Hie church. St. Paulas Church Land Sale Okayed with approval for the land sale by the Kings Moimtaln Board of Commissioners Mopday night, the congregation of St. Paul's United Methodist Church will begin fund-raising for construction of a new sanctuary. Tlie church Is located on N. Ctonsler St. and is In the Cansler St. Urban Renewal Project. Trustees of the church approached the Kings Mountain Redevelopment Commission several months ago with a proposal to purchase adjacent property for church expansion. Gene White, commission executive director, said the RC board approved the Isuid sale, based on archltec- tursd plsuis submitted by Murphy-Martin AMoclates. Shelby architects. Both White and Architect Jim Martin appeared before the city board Monday night to request approval for the sale of the property to the church. Msurtln brought along a scale model showing the Intended church construction. The model shows a modem addition adjacent to the present church. "The addition will be of block and brick In keeping with the existing building," Martin said. The new sanctuary will contain about 3,300 square feet of space. Also Included will be restrooms. The old building will be used for Sunday School classrooms suid recreation purposes. The construction will cost between 890,000 and $100,000. White said the church could be ready to sulverlse for bids within 30 days after the transfer of deed. The church will pay the redevelopment commission $800 tor the 9,862 squsure feet of property. "The redevelopment commission began with the Idea of retaining suid enhsmclng the black Institutions In the urban renewal area,” White said. “This Is the second church we have assisted. The first was Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Oounty CommiMloners Bud Black and Robert Heavner and Lln- cnlnton's Buster Lents about an sdrport committee meeting to be held tomorrow (Wed., May 24) at 10:80 a. m. In Gastonia. Bin Ballew of the FAA in AUanU and Jarvis Pate of N. C. Deparb ment of Aviation will also attend the meeting to answer smy questions the committee has concerning developing a regional airport. Members of the Kings Mountain Airport Committee, following comments opposing the airport by Gastonia City Council, Mid the regional airport concept to serve this area "la far from being dead." By TOM McIntyre Editor, Mirror-Herald The first of three public hearings on surface drsdnage and flood control is scheduled tonight at 7:80 at city hall. The city commissioners approved Monday night accepting a $208,040.39 federal grant under the U. S. Department of Labor, Com prehensive Employment and Training Act, TTUe 6. $76,000 of the grant Is earmarked for surface dralnsige and flood control. Commissioner Humes Houston, chairman of the city’s surface drainage and flood control com mittee, said Monday night the public hearings are designed to gather more Information from citizens In order to tie down an overall work program toward relieving some of the drainage and flooding problems the city has. "I think this Is going to be one of our best steps forward on this problem," Houston said. "Our committee was formed In 1976, but we are just now receiving the funds we need to get a comprehensive program started.” Houston said this program "will not eliminate sOl of the problems of surface water running through people’s lawns. There is no solution to all of the problems, but this program will go a long way toward solving much of the problems we have with drainage and flooding.’’ Houstln said Information will be gathered and discussed tonight and again on ’Tues., June 6. On Tues., June 12 the program will be flnsilized. Mayor John Moss said, "We want to hear everyone within the city who has drainage or flooding problems. This program is flexible and the individual problems will be worked Into the overall program. This is the first time In the history of the city we have had this kind of money and manpower to work on this problem.’ Under the grant flood control work calls for cleaning and clearing major streams designated as flood zones In the city. This will eliminate blockage and stream flow restric tions. Rip-rap will be Installed and minor piping at critical locations to reduce erosion. And flood control pipe will be installed In areas that receive large quantities of surface water, hurt where a definite stream channel does not exist. Project aresis Indicated under the grant approval Include streams from Watterson St. to Pilot Creek; carpenter St. to the Intersection east of Hwy. 161 from North School to the Intersection with Pilot Creek; Oak St. to Reason Creek and Its tributary from Joyce St. to the Intersection with the main stream. Under the $206,040.89 grant the city may employ 86 clerks, laborers, ^remen, equipment operators, ki^eyors and so on to operate from the old public works site on City St. as a separate unit from the city. The city, however, will be In charge of engineering work related. Mayor Moss said the flood control projects will be the first Uuskled under the June 1-Sept. 30 program and that the other projects Included will begin as the employes are hired. Also included under the grant are improvement programs for sidewalks, recreation and water and sewer system. Interviews for qualified Clevelsmd Oountlans for employmient unTler this program began ’Tuesday morning at 10 a. m. TTie Interviews will continue until the 86 employes are on the payroll. The Employment Security Commission offices In Kings Mountain and Shelby are handling the Interviews. VETERAN EMPLOYES OF PARK YARN MILLS - Elolse Clary, left, Jessie Timms and Gaynelle Oliver are aU veteran employes of Park Yam Mills, Mrs. Clary Joining the firm In 1984, Mrs. Oliver In 1946 and ■'-4L ' Photo By Lib Stewart Mrs. ITmms in 1946. The plant has recently Installed new drawing frames and completed extensive Im provements. At Park Yarn Mill Hearing Tests Conducted Park Yam employes are currently undergoing a first-time hearing conservation program Instituted this year by the company’s new owners with a certified audlometrlc technician now testing hearing of all 260 workers on three shifts. The plan Is part of what General Manager Jim Potter calls a longterm policy to "show our em ployes they are our Number One priority.” Park Yam, founded In 1917, was purchased from the Washington Group In Dec. 1976 by a New York based firm and the textile mill Is operated as a "one company plant," said Potter, manufacturing polyester cotton blended yams for the knitting Industry which are geared to outerwear garments. Paid holidays for employes were also Instituted just recently and a clean-up, palnt-up, flx-up campaign at the plant has been underway for some months with both Interior and extAlor getting a face-lifting. In stallation of lighting, roofing repairs, and Installation of ten new drawing machines, among other Improvements. Offices have been carpeted, and panelled, among other renovation. "We need our employes — they make a difference" is the slogan the new owners want to emphasize In the community, said Potter.” Textiles at best are not a clean operation,” said Mr. Potter, but at Park Ysim the emphasis Is on a clean and pleasant environment, which he says that both management and labor are realizing. Yam Is created through at least ii processes In the plant from begin ning fiber stages which Is parallelized, broken down, and twisted Into yam electronically Inspected for defects and packaged on cones. Sixty miles of yam, or three and one-half pounds of fiber, are on one big cone. New equipment has been Installed In dusty aresM of the mill to handle waste and cotton Initially proccHcd, exhaust fans and filters have been added, and 10 Rleter drawing frames have been Installed. Potter predicts an Increase output of 26 percent In the next few mon^s. Tbe mill Is running six days a week. Employes receive bonuses during vacation period, July 4th, and also at Christmas holidays. A Christmas party Is held for all employes and their families. Park Yarn Mills from Its begin ning hsLS been at the hub of Park Yam Community, recalled Potter. The mill was once the center a village which housed a large number of residents. There are only six homes near the mill now. When the village was sold In 1962, moat of the residents bought their homes and moved them to other locations. Moat at the children In the community attended Park Grace School and at cne time the mill and Lithium Mines, which bought the village, collaborated In building a Nazarene church In the community. The old church Is now used for storage by the mill. Park Grace School was subsequently conaolldated with the city system and Is now home of the KM Little Theatre. "Textiles play a vital role In the Kings Mountain community,” Mid Potter, a relative newcomer to the city, and we’re proud to be a part of the growing community."
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