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Kings Mountain commis-
sioners rescinded their re-
cent action calling for a $10
late payment fee on utility
bills and put the late fee back
into effect November 1.
In the meantime, the board
instructed City Clerk Marvin
Chappell to attach the policy
to the utility bill of each city.
customer so none can say
that they have not been
notified of the action.
The action actually means
that the late fees will be
assessed after November 30
on payments which are due
on November 15.
A number of citizens ap-
y
peared at Tuesday night's
special board meeting at the
Governmental Services
Facility Center to protest the
charges. Most of them said
they had not been made
aware of the new policy.
Citizens also presented the
board 501-name of the new
policy.
Citizens also presented the
board 501-name petition.
Jessie Curry of the Nor-
thwoods community said it
seemed ‘’drastic”’ to her that
the city would ‘‘just write
down on my bill that I owed
$10 more” without first noti-
OBITURRIES
BILL GAULT
Wilburn Vaughn ‘‘Bill”’
Gault, 60, retired chief of
Medical Radiologic
Technology at Kings Moun-
tain Hospital, died Monday at
Kings Mountain Hospital. He
was a resident of 915 Sher-
wood Lane,
Mr. Gault recently retired
after 32 years of service at
Kings Mountain Hospital. He
was a native of Cleveland
County and a veteran of the
U.S. Navy. He was a member
of Kings Mountain’s First
Baptist Church.
He was the son of the late
Conway Jackson and Dovie
Buff Gault and his first wife
was the late Johnnie
Homesley Gault.
He is survived by his wife,
Elizabeth Bolin Gault of the
home; one son, Wilburn V.
Gault Jr. of Kings Mountain;
one daughter, Mary G. Car-
roll of Rocky Mount; two
brothers, C.J. Gault Jr. of
Kings Mountain and Robert
E. Gault of Gastonia; three
sisters, Mrs. C.W. Blakenship
of North Myrtle Beach, S.C.,
Mrs. Forest Warlick of
Shelby and Mrs. Frank
Stroupe of Gastonia; and
three grandchildren.
Funeral services were con-
ducted today at 3 p.m. at.
First Baptist Church by Dr.
Robert Lamb and Dr. Joel
Jenkins. Burial was in Moun-
tain Rest Cemetery.
RUBY MANNING
BLACKSBURG, S.C. —
Ruby Lee Moses Frady Man-
ning, 38, of Route 1, Ninety-
Nine Island Road, died Mon-
day at home. :
A Cherokee County native,
she was the daughter of
Ernest Wesley Moses Sr. of
Blacksburg, and the late
Elizabeth Dover Moses. She
was formerly employed by
Mills in Kings Mountain.
In addition to her father,
she is survived by her hus-
band Charles Eugene
‘“Gene’’ Manning; a
daughter, Deborah Ann
Frady of Gaffney; two step-
sons, Bobby Dean Manning of
Blacksburg and Randy Man-
ning of Gaffney; five
brothers, Junior Moses of
Blacksburg, Marvin Moses
and James Moses of Gaffney;
Howard Moses of Clover and
Ernest W. Moses Jr. of Clin-
ton; five sisters, Louise Love
and Wilma Bolin of
Blacksburg, Dorothy Pruitt
of Gastonia, Annie Mae Ingle
of Lincointon and Julia
Stewart of Kings Mountain;
and three step-
grandchildren.
Services were conducted
today at 3 p.m. at Nazareth
Baptist Church by the Rev.
Wendell Pearson, the Rev.
Harold Dean Painter and the
Rev. Alton Martin. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
CLARENCE ELLERBE
COLUMBIA, S. C. -
Clarence McCall Ellerbe, 76,
of 1510 Wyndham Road, died
Wednesday.
PROMOTED
Marine Sgt. Gregory P. In-
gram, son of Cecil N. and Ka-
ty A. Ingram of 212 S. Rox-
ford Road, Kings Mountain,
has been promoted to his pre-
sent rank while serving with
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing,
Marine Corps Air Station
New River, Jacksonville, NC.
A 1982 graduate of Kings
Mountain High School, he
joined the Marine Corps in
March 1984.
A native of Darlington
County, he was son of the late
Edward Benjamin and Mary
Josephine McCall Ellerbe.
He was a graduate of Clem-
son University and retired
after 37 years from Soil Con-
servation Service as state soil
scientist. He also worked for
the Land Resources Commis-
sion as a state soil scientist.
He was a colonel and veteran
of World War II. He was chief
of photo interpretation for the
Army Air Corps and served
in that capacity for Allied
Forces in India during the
China-Burma Campaign. He
was a member of Washington
Street United Methodist
Church.
He is survived by his wife,
Charlotte Porter Ellerbe of
Columbia; sons, Clarence M.
Ellerbe Jr. of Rock Hill and
Elliott P. Ellerbe of Colum-
bia; a daughter, Mrs. John J.
Boone of Round O; sisters,
Mrs. W.T. Weir and Mrs.
Mary H. Shaw of Kings
Mountain, Mrs. Paul Frye of
Albemarle, and Mrs. Nell
Bryan of Palatka, Fla.; and
grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to
Carolina Children’s Home.
fying her of the new policy.
Jeff Gregory, a candidate
for the District IV commis-
sioner’s seat, said the board
was trying to “pull a blanket
over the whole city rather
than dealing with individuals
who don’t pay their bills on
time. You ought to deal with
the public on an individual
basis.” ;
Gregory said the city has
not pushed on-time payments
in the past and many citizens
have made a practice of pay-
ing their utility bills every
two months. ‘Now, all of a
sudden, they get a $10 bill for
late payment.”
“Since it’s been a matter of
practice, it shouldn’t all of a
sudden change,” said Robert
Poston, a candidate for the
District III commissioner’s
seat. ‘Fair notice should be
given. I understand that over
$100,000 went down the drain
last year because people rip-
ped off the city, but we
shouldn’t subsidize them.
This should have been pro-
perly advertised. Numerous
people said it caught them
completely by surprise.”
Chappell said the change of
policy was advertised in the
local media and was a part of
the 1987-88 city budget which
was available for public in-
spection in his office during
the month of June.
After the lengthy discus-
sion, the board voted
unanimously to rescind the
recent action, refund late
payments to all citizens who
made them, and put the
policy back into effect in
November after all citizens
have been notified.
In other action Monday, the
board:
*Authorized Mayor John
Moss to contract with
Cleveland and Gaston coun-
ties for building inspection
services until January 1,
1988. Commissioner Fred
Finger, who made the mo-
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City Board Rescinds $10 Late Utility Fee
tion, said he entered the
January 1 date ‘‘because I
think the new board should
have the opportunity to be in
on the selecting of a new
codes director.”’ The city has
been without an employee
who is certified to issue
building permits since codes
director Bob Davies resigned
two weeks ago.
*After a 30-minute ex-
ecutive session, voted 4-3 to
appoint assistant city at-
torney Claword C. Corry Jr.
interim city attorney from
September 1 - December 8.
City attorney George
Thomasson has announced
his resignation effective
September 1.
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