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V Piu® m . N Headline Inventory Reveals Year's By GAHY STEWART in over 15 years when L. E. Kings’ Mountain Di:.trict (Josh) 11 nnant, local bank exe- Schools, the City of Kings Moun-; cutive, was elected to the board tain versus Ui&B Ranch condemn- of county commissioners and ation hearings, and a new (iO bed North C-a(olina got its first Re nursing center drew much of the publican governor in over 70 news highlights during the year years when Jim Holshouser won 1972. I a clcse decision over Democrat A revie^v of this year’s activi- Hargrove (Skipper) Howies, tes as reporlcl in the Herald re- The local school system drew I vealed that the city again en- much criticism from the public I joyed a progressive year from the in .March wlicn student r ots re- ; .building standpoint as many suited in over 10 arrests. Peti- 1 new busines.5cs and housing de- tions asking for the dismissal of I velopments were constructed. Principal J. C. Atkinson were cir-! In aidition. Kings .Mountain cuIaltKl and later a ixdition con-, [got its first county commissioner taining G35 names supporting At-: kinson was handed over to the board of education. The racial problems apparently were forgotten on Decemher 16 when area citizens passed by a two to one marg n a $2.5 million school bond issue. The City versus B&b Ranch hearings were in and out of court and in Novem- er, a Superior Court jury awarded B&B Ranch $175,000 for land the city is ac- (luiring for the Buffalo Creek water proect. The city appealed the dec sion, however, so those' battles will* continue into the coming year. I News broke early in the year that the city would get a 60-ed nursing center but the year was almost gone t>efore the dream became a reality. Construction began in November and the cen ter should be completed in early 1073. The following headlines reflect only a small portion of the goals met by the city: 1) City Will Issue $113,000 Rends For Its Share Of Sewer! Project; ' 2) HefY»rd $3.4S5,G47 C ty Bud get Is Adopted; 3) City Revenue Sharing Part $57,011; 4) Final Approval Given Cans- ler Redevelopment Project; 5) City Traffic Signalization In Final Planning. The year also brought an nouncement of a new shopping center for the city. Macks and Winn Dixie became the first firms to announce that they would build tn the new center, to fce constructed by early '73. Kings Mountain Hospital re ceived a new Intensive Coronary Care unit with all the funds com ing fnjm local civic clubs and businesses ar4 the local United Fund goal of $33,450 was topped. | Members of the city ijanilationj department staged a strike for; higher wages an<i hiMter working j conditions; and Mayor John Mt)ss named Gastonian Ro.sc<x* VV(M)len as the head of that department. The police department received a new communications system, the first of its kind in this part of the state. In other police news, a coroner’s inquest was held after a woman was struck and killed by a car di Aen by Police Chief Thomas McDovitt and a former city poIic\*man, Michael Jenkins, of Bessemer City w'as slain after stopping a car for a routine check early one morning. Kings Mountain poire hell a massive manhunt for^a .South Carolina prison escapee, El ford Guy Coker, who was later to be declared an outlaw by Superior Court Judge B. T. Falls. And Chief McDovitt captured' an area prison escapee inside the Gaston County courthouse which was filled with other area law en forcement officials who did not rerocnize the man. The following headlines taken from the Herald’s 1972 files re veal some of ih«‘ major activities of the yeaj: JANUARY C'ity RinUi.n i lual.^ .$3..305,518 Diuang Caleii'l.a’ '71; First Citi- /.(■n.s (hand 0} ‘nin; Tentatively Set Janu.:i\ ; Jf-'.n L. McGill Nursing iloirc- Ai''e; Fired luo-uin Ic- ■ m-i; Victoria Adams Is D( i Vv nner; Boyce GauU Wins Pi rnollun; Tax Col* lections T fal Mayor Asks Committer-- To Study And Evaluate City 'li'^dfic Flow; M. U Wilstai' . Uke^ Conducted; Pl^- tic Priifu.eis l-'irm Announces Ex- I Continu<'d On Paye EiyM Population T/reater Kings M *nin 21.914 City Limits 8.465 ...< Gv«at«r Mountola jur* U d»..T«d lioca tM apw'inl Untted Stotns Bureau of tba Ceoiu* it*pur< c »oavary includw ‘b« 14.890 population c 4 Townsbtp. and tudi remoimog 6.i24 (rot ^ fo-viuhip. tr Cioveland County and Crowdor rp*«*r» > Kings Mountain's Reliable Newspaper . •) f } V VOL. 83 No. 52 Established 1889 Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursday, December 28, 1972 Eighty-Third Year PRUCE T- I. CENTS heck Posted With Clerk For Ambrose Cline Au Water City Apparently fO w lA Mayor Lists | Begin/Complete | Goals For 1973 Bt MARTIN HARMON j Doubling of the capacity of thoj Buffalo Cicek water treatment; tnt lo eight million gallons j is among a dozen goals of I gity-for calendar 1973,- for: ag and/or . co.r.pibtion,; |ohn Henry Most said \py. najor projects on the png hoards include the a second file dcgiart- on, iH*w <iuarteis for fc‘e department, and a l>Uc utiliti/ building. . The Mayor declared, ‘T eyovc these objectives cen I'c ar.; cved without an increase in vx'i r.ile.” The Mayor i^soed a call for ^ !M another K’M) hous'ng unit-, pub- \ iS lie and/or private, reitering his ™ call three ycaio ago tor a lODd units which goal, he said, has . iH-m virtually achieve I. He con- tiniH'd, “Even with the achieve ment of the initial goal, Kings Moimta n remains a very tight heusing market. With the coop eration roeeived by builders and loan institutions during the past three years, the good job can b(» repeated. The city will offer its full ctKJiK’iation to private builJ- crs.in servicing their construc tion.” Other projects: 1) CtM)iK*ralion with the mnv stale administration in seeing construction begin on the US 74 by-pass. 2) Street improvements with emphasis on an uiulerpass to eliminate three ra 1 cros'-ings Gold street, Maiiney Mill, and Cedar street at Kings Mountain Cotton OH ('ompnny. and the wid ening of East 'Gol 1 slnM't from ualtlegrcund to York Road. 3) Promotion of "'emi ne int*'r- est and action in the downtown kl.nsiness section renewal praje t. r 4) Launching (*f ihe Cansler area ur'^an ren<i\val project. 5) Establishment of a water jse pol cv. 6) Installation of a drive in window for use of utility hill- payers. 7) Creation of a pu Me day care cenler at the commiindy center. School Holidays End On Tuesday Holidays will bo over Tues day morning for 1.500 district pup Is an 1 t<'aehers as they i'eturn lo s(ho<»l. 'School tolls will ring at 8:30 a. m. Treatment Plant Capacity May Be Doubled I Funeral Moniay For Frank Ballard / SUCCUMBS — Frcmk Ballard, former grocer, died Friday. Fu neral rites were held Christmas Day from Grace Methodist church. Miss Hannon's Rites Conducted Miss Vergie Harmon, 75, of Kings Mountain, died at 5 p. m. WodiH'iday. Dec. 20, in Sheiby i Convalescent Center. i A native of Cleveland county, isi i' w.is ilu’ liaughter of the late Mr. and 5irs. Alexander Lee Ilar- j moji. i She w:is a memltor c. Central United .Methodist church of Kings Mountain, and was a former rc- icptionist in the office of the late Dr. J. E. Anthony. She is survived by one sister, .Mrs. John Marcus of Morganton. Funeral services vv<'re conduct ed Friday at 3 p. m. at Harris Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Uasclni Wauglt and the R: v. D. . A! ierman. lJurial was in Moun tain llc.st et'metory. S Heart Ailment Fatal Saturday I To Ex-Grocer I j M'lS'^n c funeral rites for Frank I Ballard, 56, former owner and ; manager of Phenix Mill Store, I were, conducted Mom-ay after- I noon at 3 p.m. frr.n Grace Unit e.i Mrtho^llst church of which he was a member. Rev. N. C. Hush officiated at the funeral rites, and interment, with masonic rites by Fairview L(Kige 339 AF&AM, was in Moun tain Rest cemeten.-. Mr. Ballard died Fr day morn ing at 7:30 in the Kings Moun tain hospital after declining health for some time. lie was I.ay leader of Grace United Meth<’dist church and teacher of the Men’s class for many years. Ho was a Past Mas ter of F'airvicw Lodge 339 AF& AM ami a veteran of service dur ing World War II. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Janet Hugnos Ballard; one broth er, Warren Ballaixl of Kings Mountain; and three sisters, Mrs. Howard Hyde of Shelby, Mrs. Mary Pollen Norris of Charlotte and Mrs. Clyde Noblett of Bes semer City. * vL- ON DEAN'S UST Walter (Hutch) Boyd, son of Mr. and .Mrs. Bob Boyd of Kings Moiintaiin, urrs listed <m the dean’s list for the winter quar ter at Wo.stern Candina Uni versity at Cullowhcc where he is a senior. lohnie Stewart Rites Thursday; Foote Employee Funeral riles fer Jobnie Joe, Stewart, S('. of route 1. Grover.' will be conducted Thursday after noon at 3:?0 from the Chai>el of Harris Funeral Home. Rev. Hardy Medlin and Rev. Julius Uee will officiate at the final rile:J, and Interment will be in Grover cemetery. York County, S. C. coroner A. Y. l eslie lulci yo terday that no foul play was invoIvtHl in the I death of Stewart, whose body was found wa.shoi ashore Tues day on Lake Wylie. i.eslie said that Stewart, who liad left his home Dee. IS, appar- rently died of accidental drown ing. Stewart, who had been em ployed by the mill department of Continued On Patjr FAnht Pastors Sponsor Participation In Key 73 Kings Mountain ministers will conduct a city-wide census on church attendance and head up a teen crusade during 1973 as a “Key 73” venture in which 150 denominations in America are participating. In add lion, ministers are in viting pariicipation in “Noon prayer call”, asking that “wher-, ever you arc, in a car, in your lu mc, or at the home of a friend, i stop at noon and sc?ck God’s mercy upon yourselves and all ; who arc ne:ir and dear to you.” I Tim yoar-long. inter lenomina- I t'onal effort, began on Christmas Day with the first of a two-week perk'd of newnt me prayers fori its success, involves both Roman ! (^atholics and most of all of Pro i teslantism. I Called “Key 73”, its theme is ■‘I’alling Our Continent To I Christ”. Taking part are funda-, mcntalisis, conservatives, liber-1 als, mcxlcrates and small and large denominations that previ- ou.sly have shunncfi ecumenical activities, sucli as the big South ern Baptist Convention and Luth eran Shurch .Missouri Synod, as vv( 11 as ecumenical-minded, main- liiK' denominations. The Kings Mountain Ministerial 1 Continn('ii ;0» Page Eight Citizens Readying For New Year 73 HONORED •— John W. Gladden was honored by the American Legion Auxiliary as "Mr. Le gionnaire of 1972" ot the Christmas dinner-dance of the American Legion Saturday night Continued On Page Eight Kings Mountain area citizens I will celebrate the demise of one I year and the beginning of an other Sunday, a& 1972 expires at I midnight. i Tlie event will l>e celebrated by i semi public and private parties i and at least one church function j IS planned. | I Grace United Methodist church ' IS planning entertainment and re- ' freshments in the the church fel lowship hall from 10:30 until 11:30 p. m. with a worship seiv- ico and communion from 11:30 until midnight in the church sanctuary. Rev. N. C- Bush will lead the worship service -ancl ; members of the Scss on will serve the Last Supper to the worshipers. Rev. Mr. Bush said the interested community is in- I vitod to join the local congrega- I tion in the Watch Night program. American Legion Post 155 will hold its New Year’s Eve danw on Saturday night from 9 until 12 p. m. with dancing to music by “The Blue Velvets.” Kings Mountain Country club Continued On Pagt' Eight Herald: S.O.S. 72 File Copies The Kings Mountain Herald is in need of three Herald editions of 1972 for file copu's and will pay 25 cents each for full copicjv of ilic editions. They an? the issues of Feb ruary 10. 1972; April 27, 1972; and May IS, 1972. Readers with these copies are asked to bring them to the Herald office on S. Piinlmont avenue. Property Meeds uy MARTIN HARMON The City of Kn gs 5Iounta;n is aparently "home'’ on propej'ty a(‘(juisiticn for the Buffalo Ct'.'' water resevo.r. Tin* city dei)ositrd a cl: S97.(iOO to -Mr. and Mrs. A Clinc with Mrs. Ruth S. Dedrr.m. - Icrk of ;'Ui>e)-ior ('our:, Wednes day afternoon. Tlie amount rep- josents the amount of the tliro mcmi:er commis.sion award and confirmed by -Mrs. Dediriou. Th<* city now has use- of all the pnjperlies it requires t.'' com plete the resevoir projocu Only ,/ar to final err: / ‘ vvuuki be injunctive ret cn n :3. part of the Ambrose £' d Ji)hn D. ( line to prevent the from completing the project: i al grubbing and clearin', mcnih's w(u k by enginrer w c:- limaies. weather poriritfng, actual plugging (T the five frot (liameli r p pc at the b-.-‘ • 81-foot dam. The three-rrem’• r <>. m’*"'' b n : in the Ambrose Clinn liUgdhm in lu lod Wray A- Plonk, CiiuJ _ nominee, Ro/evt Da I nominee, and Joe Ur er, Ml-. Ik'dmon'j apnoiuu'c. 'I i.e t-itv is acviu ring 10:;..52 aci s ( f the Ambrose Cline Ian i. and Urn im provements thereon, including a dwelling. T)io Ambrose Cline remainmg lands will inclu ic appvo'dnietely a mile t50.'''6 fecit of lake front , ])r<‘perl./. ! Both the Clines and U'e city jhave the right to aupeal the .-en- I mission award to SupC'r'or CoiTt ! for jury trial. John D. t'line has arc-r ilod li ? commission award af ST’.7(Ki. c'c- lH'ct<*d to .'<• trie.d at the lU'xt civil term of Superior Tlio go-aheai on the U'lfkdo Cre<‘k wat'U' proif t ve ' ■n bv the city commiss; n in July 1966. Marion Jackson, Txtased Textile Man, Dies; Bites Thursday At 3 Johnny Marion Jacksan. TS. of 2i)l)i) .Midpincs, d ed Tuesilay morning at 7:1) in the Kings .Mountain hospital fol’owing de clining hc*alll) of .scver:il months. .Mr. Jackson was a native of Gaston n)unty and a retired i tile employee. He wa.s a veteran of World War 1 service. Surviving are three sons. Frank Jackson, George Jackson and Stonewall Jackson, all of Kings Mounta n; three daughters, .Mrs. Foyd Allmond and Mrs. Bill Ram sey, both of Kings .Mountain, and Mrs. Jesse Krisbee of Gastonia; two biaulier.-., Russel Jackson of McAdenville and Lb»yd Jackson of Dallas, tliriv sisters. Mis. Del la Boliek and .Miss IV.irl Jerk- son. both of Bemont, and Mr.s. 'Willie Lee Co‘?sirk of MeJ Un- ville; his stepmother, Mr;, ‘MoCV'’ Jackson of M''\dcnvpe': T) ■ erandebi’dr n an.l se\ . a grcal- i gr 'n:l’hibh '^n. Funeral rites will 1 e Cf e h - ' Tlmrsday aMeir' 'cn at ” n.m. from C'’na:ui Meihr i; -.t fh ’r '• ’n I York Criuity. S. C. li'v. J 'hii : I razier, Rev. M P. I eo rn ’ ]p'V. Thomas Rogers will «* .hi et the fined rite-; and nterwent wVA be in the chureh ('^mo: The tody will lie in stiote at ' Ihe home at 2'.)C^) Midp res un til 30 minutes bel'c're tin.' i ’c? when it will lu‘ taken to tiic ; church. ' Pallboarei* will in duile Jm^'cs Chilirrs, R(; ert Odlder^. M ke Jackson. Larry Orcv*n. C.ene Go- forlJi ami Thomas F'erry.
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