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KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28086 THURSDAY, JUNE 5,1975
Alternate Plans Considered
Crossing Signals Planning Underway
ewer Line Problem
till No Closer Solution
Mayor John Henry Moss
met Tuesday with W. J.
Brown, N. C. Transportation
Department, and F. T. Wiley
Jr. , supervisor of communica
tions and signals department
of Southern Railroad, to dis
cuss engineering and planning
for construction of signals at
two graded crossings.
Bob Jenkins traffic engi
neer, N. C. Transportation
Department, also attended the
meeting.
The traffic signalization for
the W. Mountain St. and Gold
St. crossings discussed are of
the automatic safety gate
type.
Following the meeting
Brown commented it would
probably be January 1976 be
fore construction could get
underway, but promised the
mayor his department would
proceed with final plans and
request bids in the near fu
ture.
Mayor Moss said, “These
two signals have been projects
I have long sought. Safety sig
nals at these two crossings
will be an additional safety
factor for our motorists,”
ByTOMMcINTYRE
Editor, Mirror-Herald
■Ui
schedule for implimenting a
,sed mini-201 plan to expedite con-
riion of sewer faciUties for Eaton
fcSration will be outlined here Wed.,
ne 11 at city hail.
Illttending the 10 a. m. meeting will be
Z Batten of the state water quality
inagement department, Roy Davis,
;tem regionid consultant. County
inager Joe Hendricks, Mayor John H.
loss and Harold Duhart and Dave Olsen,
ivironmental Protection Agency
flSPA) Atlanta. , . . , .
:i“Batten said he has already informed
EPA he has reqtiested funding for the
pni-201 study and project,” Mayor Moss
A ^
lis proposal, which would be an
endment to Gaston - Cleyeland
Snplex contract to Include the south-
tern section of Cleveland County, was
taade during a meeting in Raleigh Mon
day between EPA tstate and federal),
Piton officials, county andcify officials.
The meeting was organized by Sen. Rob
ert Morgan and Rep. James Broyhill to
try to bring about satisfactory results in
the Eaton sewer line hangup.
“'Hie proposal was about the possi
bility of the study and application taking
from three to six months to complete,”
Mayor Moss said. “We were also assured
by the state the review period on the
stucfy and plan would be given review
within seven to 10 days.”
But again, including construction of the
Une, the time required to complete sewer
facilities to Eaton (and beyond Grover to
Minette Mills) is still close to a year.
County Manager Joe Hendricks said he
couldn’t say which way the ball will
bounce until after more information is
supplied in a Friday meeting as to cost
effectiveness in the mini-201 project.
“I don’t think the county commission
ers will go alMig with any plan that can
not be incorporated into the large picture
of sewer service for the entire southeast
ern section of the county,” Hraidricks
said.
The county manager said “this whole
project is about to bowl us over” because
it appears to contipue growing from the
initial questions.
“At first we were talking about costs of
$136,000, then about $450,000, then about
$136,000 plus $500,000,” he said “Now
we’re over a million, maybe even up to
three million.”
Hendricks agreed with Eaton’s Ron
Tompkins and Mayor Moss that the cur
rent hangup came from the federal level
over applications made under one fund
ing law, which would circumvent the
1972 law that requires industry to pay a
pro rata share for use of improvements.
Tompkins said Eaton holds to the
original agreements that Eaton would
not have to pay for installing sewer and
water lines.
Hendricks also stated “the fact that
Eaton is now located on property closer
to Grover than Kings Mountain when the
original siteunder consideration was just
outside the city limits of Kings Mountain
has added to the problem.
(Please Turn To Page 7A)
i Grover Councilman
I Is Acting Fire Chief
jjro’
Traffic Safety-
Committee Meet
iver’s Acting Fire Chief
Bob Hambright said yester
day that in event of fire “I am
Hire all citizens of Grova- will
do'all they can to it,”
^.Hambright, a member
of the Town Board of Alder-
^ was appointed tern-
chief by Mayor Frank-
ry this week after all 11
[embers of the volunteer fire
spartment quit in protest of
lat they called lack of
iport for the fire depart
ment by town officials.
W. (Bill) McCarter,
[ember of the Board of
ildermen, was appointed
istant Chief. Mayor Harry
[said he will also be a member
of the volunteers, including
&ohn Harry, David Herndon,
Donald Herndon, Gary
es, Clyde Randall and
Randall,
be Boheler, who said he re
ed his position as fire c hie f
last Monday, but waited until
bter in the week to resign
om the department, said the
■otest involved two can-
aints.
One complaint was the
day in the town’s moving a
ran from the rescue squad
hiding to the new fire de-
irtment building and the oth-
® is a town ordinance which
■ahibits firemen from using
peir new fire truck on mutual
id calls outside the town
®its, the latter resolution
irring up a heated contro-
arsy between the council and
remen.
Mayor Harry said the ordi-
ance prohibiting firemen
em taking the rrew fire truck
Wsidethe dty limits is still in
effect and could raily be
Mged in a referendum by
Hambright said Wednesday
that “I have the keys to the
fire department building and
have only promised to do all
that I can.” He would not esti
mate when a re-orgariization
of the Grover VFD would be
completed.
lire city’s traffic safety
committee will meet with
Mayor John Henry Moss
Tues., June 10 at 10:30a. m. in
commissioner chambers, city
hall.
Committee Chairman Wil
liam Fulton Jr. said this wiU
be an intormational meeting
and all committee members
are urged to attend.
Summer
Job Picture
Not Good
THE LONG GRAD LINE — Last Friday 263 graduating
seniors at Kings Mountain Senior High’s Gamble Stadium
crossed the field singlefile to take their seats in the stands and
Photo By Gary Stewart
await their turn to cross the stage to receive their diplomas.
From their expressions it was indeed a somber experience, a
time for giving thought to what lies ahead.
people.
A heated exchange de-
«>oped between another
juncilman, M. H. Camp, and
“sMayor concerning the fire-
ffan s situation. Harry said
at none of the councilmen
™ jaformed him of the fire-
aans resignation. Mr. Camp
councilman present
a the Monday meeting caUed
Z to discuss the mat-
f' Boheler attended
Till board meeting
night and praised
^bowing an interest
;™®Jmenandinthetown
Cwnty Fire Marshal Delane
n,,, quoted by the
'^bat as far as fire
ires I ®cea will handle
. ires in their own areas.
‘Iffiremi
■a their
en are busy with fires
afire,
nreas and Grover has
nobody wUl go and the
will beat
•"ercy of fire.
REV. ALLEN JOLLEY
One Day
He Could
Save Your Life....
Besides his duties as minister of music and education
at First Baptist Church, Rev. Allen Jolley also serves
as chaplain of the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad
“I’m not a member of the squad as the others,
Jolley said. “There is not a lot I can do because I have
no training in rescue or emergency medical techni
ques. But I did want to get involved and do what I
could. . , i „
“When you see your fellow citizens volunteering
their time to help the community it makes you feel
good. Makes you feel like doing whatever you can to
help,” he said. ^
The way he helps is on special rescue calls where
accident victims are far from home and away from
their own churches and pastors and they want someone
to talk with.
Rev. Jolley also conducts Sunday School classes at
City Hall on Sundays for the policemen, firemen and
anyone who wanders in,” he said “These men are on
duty and cannot attend their own church.
Jolley is a native of western Cleveland County. He
attended Gardner-Webb and Limestone Colleges, spent
a three year hitch in the U. S. Army and has ^en in
Kings Mountain and at First Baptist Church for the
^He,^wf wife, Betty, and two daughters. Gay and Joy,
Members of the mayor’s
summer youth job program
committee met TAiesday to re
view 45 applications submit
ted by high school graduates
and college students.
The main point hammered
home is the unavailability of
jobs for summer months in
local industry because of the
continuing economic down-
turm
However, Gerald Grigg of
the Employment Security
Commission, said there are
several jobs on file for young
people this summer at the
agency. “But there aren’t
enough to place all of these
applicants,” he added.
Andrew Brown of Duplex
International said his firm has
already placed several young
people in summer jobs. He
also said he would continue to
work throu^ his company on
the new applications.
Grigg said there are several
positions available for people
who fall into special economic
situations and if persons feel
they qualify they should con
tact him at the community
center ESC office, or contact
Jo Ann McDaniel at the
mayor’s office.
Committee members will
continue contacting local and
area industry in the hope there
will be jobs for the summer
available for the young appli
cants.
Committee Chairman
Franklin Ware said he will
call another meeting to hear
placement reports Tbes., June
10, 3:30 p. m. at city hall.
263 Seniors Graduated
Atkinson
During Friday Ceremony
John Gamble Stadium was
almost filled with graduating
Kings Mountain high seniors
last Friday.
, It was the final school func
tion for 263 seniors and they
received their diplomas from
Principal J. C. Atkinson.
Ironically, this was Atkinson’s
last such presentation for the
Kings Mountain school. He re
signed May 22, effective the
end of this month.
The 1975 graduates were
presented as a group by Linda
MeSwain, class representa
tive. Miss MeSwain also point
ed out a number of “firsts”
this graduating class has been
associated with during their
senior year:
They were the first class to
be associated with a local Cen
tennial celebration, the first
Moving
Practice
graduating class of the newly
named Kings Mountain Senior
High, the first senior class to
enjoy use of the B. N. Barnes
Auditorium and the first class
to sponsor a bloodmobile visit.
The visit, incidentally, was the
first time in many years the
local blood donation goal was
exceeded.
Senior Class President Joel
Cloninger, addressing the as
sembly, said the graduating
seniors’ view of the future is
like the Biblical statement —
“Now abideth faith, hope and
love, but the greatest of these
is love.”
The senior class gift to the
school was a lectern for
Barnes Auditorium. The gift
was presented by Karla Rus
sell and accepted by George
Mauney, chairman of the
Kings Mountain Board of
Education. Mauney also paid
special recognition to Laura
Carpenter, p-esident of the
student body.
Lou Ann Blalock, vice presi
dent of the senior class,
opened the exercises Friday
with an invocation.
The Kings Mountain Senior
High Choir sang “We May
Never Pass This Way Agaia”
Soloist Brantley Mercer sang
“You’ll Never Walk Alone”
and “Parting Blessing.”
iSixty-four seniors were
named for earning school
honor seal awards for out
standing scholastic achieve
ments.
Supt. Don Jones assisted
Atkinsons in presenting
diplomas.
Chief Marshal was Eliza
beth Eaker.
Senior class officers are
Joel Cloninger, president; Lou
Anne Blalock, vice president;
Cindy Bridges, secretary; and
Karla Russell, treasurer.
Junior Marshals also in
cluded Tommy Bridges, Jane
Campbell, Donald Carroll,
Penny Greene, Karen Ham
bright, Perry Hambright,
Kathlynn Mauney, Barry Pos
ton, Sam Robinson, Ann
Rowell and Cindy Swofford.
Resigns
Position
ApplicaticHis are being ac
cepted at the Kings Mountain
District School offices fora re
placement for KM Senior High
Principal J. C. Atkinson, who
resigned May 22.
Principal at the high school
since 1967, Atkinson’s resigna
tion becomes effective at the
end of this mraith. In his
resignation Atkinson cited
“personal reasons” for his ac
tions.
Supt. Don J (xies commented
that Atkinson has considered
resigning last year.
KIWANIS FUN NIGHT
Tonight is fun night at the
Kings Mountain Kiwanis din
ner meeting, 6:30 at the KM
Woman’s Club. Special guest
is the Rev. Gary Bryant who
will entertain with guitar and
songs. Following the meeting
Kiwanians will adjourn to Qty
Stadium for softball practice.
To Grover
Soldier
Charged
In Theft
James A. England, 20, of Rt.
3, Kings Mountain, has been
charged with larceny in the
removal of weatherboard
from a rental house owned by
Warren Reynolds.
England is in the U. S.
Army, stationed at Fort
Bragg. He was charged on a
warrant Sunday drawn by J.
Lee Roberts, magistrate.
Arresting officers were Bob
Hayes and Houston Corn.
reside in the city.
The rental house, located on
Fairview St., was empty and
England told police he thought
the house was being ten
down. Reynolds said windows
from the house had been used
to repair damage to another of
his rental units.
Grover’s doctor shortage
has been cut in half.
A physician in Coral Gables,
Fla. has agreed to move his
family to Grover in August
and b^in practicing medicine
in September.
C. F. Harry 111, the man
who headed a campaign to
find replacements for two doc
tors who are leaving, said he is
also confident a second doctor
can be found within the next
few weeks.
Without revealing the physi
cian’s name, Harry said the
new doctor is about 40, is mar
ried and has two teenage chil
dren The physician, accord
ing to Harry, has had a prac
tice in Florida comparable
with the one he will have in
Grover. Harry also said the
decision to come to Grover
was a family one made by the
doctor and his family.
The campaign to find medi
cal men is underwritten by
Grover Industries, Minette
Mills, Fiber Industries and
Monsanto Corp. The bulk of
the campaign was done
through brochures. About
10,000 were mailed to family
physicians all over the coun
try.
Fishing From Banks
Fishermen Charged In
Moss Lake Violations
Habits of a lifetime, such as
fishing from a river bank, are
hard to break. And doing so
from the shores of the John H.
Moss Lake can bring the
fishermen some grief.
Since Saturday about a
dozen persons have been
charged with illegally fishing
Moss Lake. Police Chief Wil
liam Roper said, if these per
sons are convicted they can be
jailed for up to six months or
fined $500 and court costs or
both.
The Kings Mountain Lake
Authority passed rules and
regulations over a year ago
that prohibits fishing the lake
waters except from a boat and
even then the fishing must be
done in designated areas.
In more recait weeks, since
the seasonal opening of the
lake for recreational pur
poses, the authority has
charged the lake patrols (both
city police and N. C. Wildlife
agents) with putting teeth into
the laws governing lake use.
Other rules the authority
has stressed include no swim
ming or water skiing within
200 feet, of any public launch
ing area and boating and
skiing is prdiibited within 200
feet of any roped off swim
ming area. No trespassing is
permitted anywhere on the
dam or spillway and in areas
adequately posted.
Regulations state no person
shall operate any boat or other
vehicle or do any water skiing
in a careless, negligent or
reckless manner endangering
persons or property. No ma
chine-powered boat shall be
operated by a person under 12
years of age unaccompanied
by an adult and all machine-
operated boats, including sail
boats with idle engines, must
have a valid permit from the
lake authority. This includes
property owners on the lake.
From 10 p. m. until 6 a. m.
quiet will be maintained in all
publicly used areas. Curfews
will be strictly enforced. All
beach areas are closed at 8 p.
m. and persons violating the
curfews will be charged with
trespassing.
Explosives, firearms, bows
and arrows, fireworks and
even crossbows are outlawed
in the lake area, except those
worn by patrol officers. Lit
tering of the lake will also
bring charges against the per
son or persons found in viola
tion.
Accordirig to Mayor John H.
Moss fishing from the lake
banks is not permitted by the
health department. He also
said future plans call for con
struction of a fishing pier for
people without boats.
Until that plan becomes a
fact fishermen caught fishing
from the banks will be
charged. Police and wildlife
agents patrol the lake by boat
and on foot around the clock.