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VOL. 90, NO. 47 THVRSOAV, JVNE 14, 1979
KIMG9 MOUMTWM MIRROR H € R n L D
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■ City WiU Complete
'Urban Renewal Projects
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ByTOMMcENTYRE
^ Editor, Mirror-Herald
Incompleted projects In the
central business district and the
Cansler St. Urban Renewal area will
be turned over to the city In Sep
tember and October as the
e redevelopment commission begins
dissolution.
David Holmes, a consultant from
Winston-Salem who Is assisting the
commission In the flnsinclal set
tlement of the urban renewal pro-
^ gram, told the city commissioners
Monday night that all surplus funds
and property acquired to date will be
turned over to the city. He also said
the city will be charged with com
pleting remaining acquisitions,
relocations and demolitions under
id commitment.
Holmes said the surplus funds and
property In the central business
district (R-84) will be turned over to
the city September 1. The Cansler
St. (R-Se) will be turned over Oct. 1.
“Dissolution'’ of the redevelop-
9 ment commission Is actually a
misnomer because the current
commission board and the staff will
continue on at least six months after
Oct. 1 to carry out the final work,
under the city's guidance.
Holmes said the city wlU receive
Van “estimated $866,000 In surplus
hinds” and “an estimated $876,000 In
property’’ In the transaction. Out of
the surplus funds the final land
acquisitions, citizen relocations and
sub-standard structure demolitions
^wlll be financed. Then any
^ remaining surplus Is to go Into the
CD funded programs.
Gene White, executive director of
the redevelopment commission, told
the city board Monday “there are
less than 30 lots to be acquired, less
A than 10 families to be relocated and
* a few buildings to be demolished.”
"Basically, this and some legal
loose ends are all that remains to be
completed,” White said. “I think six
months from October 1 should be
enough time to wrap It all up.”
m Holmes said the six months period
^ should take no more than $40,000 for
administrative and legal costs and
that this amount can come from the
CD contingency and repaid later
from the disposal of the acquired
property.
Holmes said the city will have less
stringent guidelines to follow In
disposing of the property and no
time limit Imposed In which to do It.
He said the property will have to be
used for conforming use, however.
Holmes said the property In the
Cansler St. area can be disposed of
In two stages; first, put up for bids to
Individuals, second, up for bids to
contractors. “No one may purchase
a lot as an Investment. They can’t
just hold It and not develops the
property for what It is designated
for—dwelling or businesses. ’
The same basic premise applies In
the central business district.
However, businessmen who pur
chase a lot In the CBD will not have
to adhere to the current 90-day
construction beginning under the
redevelopment commission.
In other action Monday night, the
board voted to table a request from
the Kings Mountain Housing
Authority for the city to accept
dedication of eight streets located on
HA property.
Commissioner Jim Childers
moved to table to gain time to
determine the legality of a
stipulation that the streets be ac
cepted only If the housing authority
will agree to maintain the streets.
The eight streets Include Barnett
Dr., Parish Dr., Thornburg Dr., Orr
Terrace Dr., Harmon Court Dr.,
McOUl Court Dr., N. Tracy St. Ext.
and Wilson Terrace Dr.
-f Voted to forward two rezonlng
requests to the Kings Mountain
Planning and Zoning Board for
review and recommendation; (1) an
el^t-acre tract facing Margrace
Rd. from R-10 to L-I, Nelsler
Brothers, Inc. (3) property on Rt. 1,
Canterbury Rd. from R-30 to L-I,
Rufus Thomas.
-I-Voted to maintain the same
privilege License fee schedule as
last year.
-f Adopted a resolution declaring
FYi., July 18 as Wanza Telton Davis
Day In Kings Mountain In
recognition of her election as
president of National Association of
Educational Office Personnel.
Mrs. Davis is finance officer for
ttie Kings Mountain District Schools.
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.. GOOD CITIZENS ALL- Picbjred are five of the eight
Good Citizens of the Year for Kings Mountain District
Schools. From left, Cindy Adams, Laura Anderson,
Myra Yarbrough,
pictured, Kathy
McGinnis.
Photos by Tom McIntyre
Susan Moore and John Webster. Not
Simpson, Richie Land and Laura
Parents Will Aid
In Sex Ed Decisions
By GARY STEWART
Staff Writer
Parents will bo included on
committees to decide whether or not
sex education filmstrips, slides or
any other presentation by the school
nurse or County Health Department
can be Included in future In
structional programs In the Kings
Mountain School District.
ITiat decision was made by the
board of education at Its regular
monthly meeting Monday night at
the School Administration Offices.
Board member June Lee made the
motion, seconded by Kyle Smith.
Ihe action passed unanimously
following a brief discussion by the i
board mi handful of parent* Rt»-'»’*1
tending short meeting.
Hie subject of sex education has
caused a stir in Kings Mountain since
students at the local junior high
participated in a presentation by the
Health Department several weeks
ago. Many parents were upset that
the Health Department showed a
fllmstrlp and then offered
youngsters free birth control pills
without their parents’ consent.
Supt. William Davis said, “We
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..TEACHER OF YEAR NOMDTEES-Pictured are
five of the eight Kings Mountain Teacher of the Year
nominees for 1979-80. From left, JacUe Hope, West
School; Connie Bell, North School; Kay Jolley, East
School; Barbara Lovelace, KM Junior High; and Billy
Lemons, Betbware. Not pictured are Carolyn Mitchell
of Grover School, Sherrill Toney of Central School and
LUUan Whitworth of KMSHS.
Grover Board Approves
$116,914 Fiscal Budget
N
^ ..VOLUNTEER OF YEAR-Mrs.
* Henry Belk, center. Is congratuUted as
Head Start Program Volunteer of the
Year by Mrs. Mary Edwards, left,
parent coordinator, and North School
Head Start Teacher Betty Oorry. Mrs.
Belk has volunteered 700 hours of ser
vice during die past year at North
School.
Photo by Tom McIntyre
Mrs, Henry Belk
Headstart Volunteer Honored
When her four-year-old son
^ enrolled In the Head Start Program
^at North School, Laura Sue (Mrs.
Henry) Belk went back to school as a
volunteer.
The Kings Mountain mother and
grandmother was honored last week
as Volunteer of the Year by the
#Cleveland County Head Start
Program at a meeting at the
Cleveland County Office Building.
Mrs. Mary Edwards, parent co
ordinator for the program,
presented the plaque to Mrs. Belk
which represents 700 hours of
volunteer service during the past
school year.
The Belks reside at 909 N. Ram-
seur Street and are also parents of
two daughters. They have one
.grandchild and Mr. Belk is em
ployed as a mechanic at Mauney
Hosiery Mills.
James Brian Belk, age four, has
enjoyed the past school year as
much as “Mom”, according to his
teacher, Betty Oorry, and assistant
teacher, Sarah Ager. In addition to
serving the classroom on a “one-to-
one basis". Instructing arts and
crafts and generally assisting the
teachers, Mrs. Belk also attended
the state Head Stsirt Association
meeting In Raleigh and Cluster D
training workshop at UNC-
Charlotte.
Said Mrs. Edwards In presenting
the first annual Head Start volunteer
award, “Mrs. Belk Is a remarkable
lady, who has reared two daughters
and is going back to school with a
young son while contributing so
much to Head Start In Kings
Mountain. We salute her for her
unselfish giving to these children.”
By ELIZABETH STEWART
Staff Writer
GROVER—An operating budget
of $116,914.68 for 1979-80 was ap
proved by the Town Board Monday
night by 3-1 vote.
Oomm. Martha Byers, voting
against the motions by Oomm.
Harold Herndon and Comm. Tommy
Keeter, said that a salary request of
$13,480 for PoUce Chief Lionel
Barnes was not approved at a
budget workshop and further
negotiations for a salary hike were
not received favorably by the board
members.
Hie new budget, which Is slightly
less than last year, reflects a
$2,606.76 Increase In the police
department budget, up from
$13,670.40 to $16,176.16 and reflects
cuts In virtually all other depart
ments. Included In the budget Is the
Chief’s salary of $8,800 plus a $1600
housing allotment and travel ex
penses of $1680. The budget also
provides for a $2,000 appropriation
tor new equipment. Including a
scanner, fingerprinting machine,
first aid kit, and fire extinguisher.
The budget provides for a 2.6
percent pay increase for Town
aerk GlorU Horton, a six percent
pay Increase for the part-time water
department employe, Ronald
(Jueen; and a 16 percent Increase for
Police Chief Barnes. Commissioners
stipulated In the motion to adopt the
budget that town employes
vacations be cut from two weeks to
one week noting that It was more
beneficial for them to receive hikes
In pay than vacations. Previously, a
town employe could receive a one-
week vacation after being on the job
six months. After three years, the
town employe could receive a two
weeks vacation each year after.
Mayor McCarter pointed out that
present employes would not be af
fected by the vacation cut because
they have not been on their jobs long
enough to earn two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Estelle Tesseneer objected
strongly to appropriations of $300 to
Grover Rescue Squad and $4,306.60
for Grover Fire Department, which
she labeled as “unsufficient for the
tremendous jobs they do”. She also
questioned the $2,000 capltsd outlay
Item In the police budget,
specifically the need tor a finger
printing machine. "It’s my un
derstanding that all suspects must
be fingerprinted In Shelby since we
have no jail In Grover”, she said.
Replying, Chief Barnes said that
tollowing three break-ins recently he
has borrowed fingerprinting
equipment from Kings Mountain
and the county to obtain prints at the
site of the break-ins.
Other citizens pressured the
council to hire a second policeman
for Grover as a back-up for the Chief
when he Is off-duty. Ray Cash, who
commended Chief Barnes for the
work he is doing as Grover’s
policeman, said that some schedule
should be established for weekend
patrol. “At 2 a.m. Saturday I
counted 200 cars going through
town”, he told the two dozen people
present for a lengthy public hearing
on the proposed budget.
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Gigantic
Yard Sale
Is Slated
Mother Of
The Year
Is Named
Kings Mountain Emergency
Services will sponsor a gigantic yard
sale from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Saturday at the new squad building
at 608 Alexander Street (behind
Temple Baptist Church).
Anyone with Items to donate to the
sale are urged to call 789-8088.
Mrs. Rutha McMackln, wife of
Alonzo McMackln, was recently
tapped “Mother of the Year” by the
congregation of Zoah AME Zion
CJiurch.
Mrs. McMackln Is president of the
church Usher Board suid of the
Young Adult Choir. She Is also
president of her Sunday School
class.
Rev. M.B. Robinson, minister of
the church, presented an engraved
plaque to Mrs. McMackln at mor
ning worship services.
Mrs. McMackln Is employed by
Clevemont Mills In Kings Mountain
and the family resides on Lake
Montonla Rd.
MRS. RUTHA McMAOKIN
...Mother of Year