Population
Greater Kings Mountoin 21,914
City Limits
8.465
Til* Gr«ot»r Kings Mountain figure Is derlTed from the
Speciol United States Bureau of the Census report of
fanuory. 1B66. and Includes the 14,990 populotion of
Number 4 Township, ond the remaining 6.124 from
Number 5 Township, in Clevelond County ond Crowders
Mountain Township In Cknton County.
Kin^s Mountoin s Relicible Nowspopoi
VOL. 84 No. 38
Established 1889
Kings Mountain, N. C., Thursd^, September 20, 1973
A&P WOl Build In City’s Second
Moss Says Water Policy Will Encompa
He's Chairman
Oi Policy
Hudy Group
What will the city’s water poli
cy cover?
This question was posed by the
Herald yesterday following an
nouncement by Mayor John
Henry Moss that final cash set-
l-^ tleiment had been mode on re
maining tract of the 1,500 acre
water project on Buffalo Creek.
The mayor said he envisions
that “water will be made avail
able to citizens of iBethware,
Bethlehem, Oak Grove and Gro
wer' communities.” He would not
elaborate further.
* Mayor 'Moss is chairman of
the water policy committee which
will formulate an “in depth”
water use policy to be presented,
hcpciui’ly the mayor says, by
March 1. The Institute of Gov
ernment is assisting in develop
ment of the policy which will
also include a recreation program
covering fishing and wildlife ac-
Lvilie.:.
“This water project is the key
to tlie econcimic growth of the
whole area”, said the mayor.
And it’s absolutely essential we
develope the very bast water use
policy in keeping with our
times.”
Another function of the com
mittee is to establish lake regu-
« 'ans and the mayor said nit
.mittee is working diligently
with officials of the Department
of Community Planning and hope
to make recommendations in
early 1974.
Mayoi Proposes
Town Meetings
I Mayor John Henry Moss is un-
opposed for a fifth term as may-
pr ot Kings Mountain.
' He paid his filing fee Friday
pnd made his formal announce
ment at a press-radio conference
iVuesday afternoon.
Among a wide range of city
projections for 1974, the mayor
taid he plans:
1) to recommend the commis
sion hold two town meetings an
nually, in December and June,
giving citizens opportunities for
“input in our programs” and al
lowing citizens a chance to eval
uate our prcgraims.”
2) to establish a citizens rela
tion department at City Hall to
toe in service 24 hours a day, al
lowing citizens a method of reg
istering complaints and requests.
The requests will also be receiv
ed “after working hours” by dis
patchers who wiill relay the mes
sages to particular departments.
3) to provide a community
bulletin board at City Hall for
^ ol aW citizens.
Myhe may^ told newsmen, “I
^ifey be an eternal optimist but
Tm hopeful the beginning of the
iKings Mouritoin iBy-Pass will oc
cur in 1973 or early 1974.”
'Born in the Park Yarri Com
munity of '^ngs Mountain, the
mayor is soft of Manuel A. Moss
of Kings Mountain and the late
Amanda Oates Moss. He is an
Army veteran of World War II,
1941-45, who served in Europe.
Ward IV Commissioner from
1947-49, he was subsequently
general manager in the Detroit
'Tigers Minor League system for'
five years, later was general
manager of a professional foot-1
ball club. He formed the John
Heruy Moss Agency, a public re
lations firm, in Wausau, Wiscon
sin, was a leader in reviving the ^
Western CaTolinas League in
1959.
He twice served as chairman I
ol the Cleveland Association of j
Governmental Officials (CAGO) I
and is a member of St. Matthew’s ;
Lutheran church, the American
Legion, VPW,:'Rotary and Elks
dubs. Mrs. Moss is the former |
Elaine 'Boilke, a secretary at J.
E Hemdon Company, and they,
reside at 504 Crescent Circle, j
from hospital I
Former Senator J. Ollie Harris |
was discharged Sunday from
Charlotte Eye, Ear, Throat hos-,
pita! and continues to recuperate j
from eye surgery at his home. .
A
FIVE CARS DERAIL — Five cars of a Southern Railway "switch
er" derailed at the Superior Stone siding on Grover road Sat
urday morning. Photographer Walter Vess. Jr. took this picture
os the tank car, loaded with caustic soda, was Pfted up. Cause
of the derailment was a broken rail, an official ot the scene
said. (Herald Photo by Walter Vess. Jr.)
School Project
Bid Opening Set
lunior High,
Auditorium
Are Planned
TAPPED — Nick Smith, Kings
Mountain native, has been
named head of the license and
theft ogencies of the state
motor vehicles departmenL
Nick Smith
b Appointed
N. C. Transportation Secre
tary Bruce Lentz has named Nick
Smith of Chapel Hill, Kings
Mountain native, as head of the
license and theft agency in the
Division of Motor Vehicles. The
35 year old Smith was the Re-
pu'lican candidate for attorney
general in 1972 He will replace
Gonzalie Rivers in the position
effective September 17.
“Nick is a great asset to the
Department of Transportation,”
Lentz said. “We will be able to
use his law background to great
advantage in this position. I am
;Co7itinia'd On Page Eight
I Bid.s will be opened cn four
construction projoct.s at 3 p.rn.
Thursday, September 27th, at
the Kings .Mountain board of edu
cation cilice at 50G West Parker
street.
They include:
1 construction of a new juniv^ir
high school building on Phifer
road beyond Kings Mountain
Senior High School (grading work
already started);
2) construction of an auiUtori-
, um at the Ivigh schoed;
3) addition to East Elementary
school; and
4) addition to West Elementary
school.
Se-jarate bids will be received
for the ifollowing: general con-
stTUction work, plumbing work,
me banlcal work, electrical work
and foor service eJiui'pment w'ork.
Legal advertisement appears
in this edition of the Herald.
Cash Settlement
Finally Made
For Remaining
Lake Property
What the city will finally pay
for the 247 acre tracts ot Buford
D. Cline and W. K. Mauney, Jr.,
trading as Double B randh, was
determined at $125,(XX) by a con
sent judgment luesd'ay in Cleve
land Suiperior Court.
iiie cuy ac'-juired the land for
the Kings Mountain water pro
ject action l\ov. 5, 19(30.
Mayor John Henry Mo:;s, wdio
announced tlie oulcX-ccurt set
tlement 'lue.iday alternojn, said
final phases ol the project, plug
ging of the daim and filling of
the laJa* will begin “soon”.
The mayor said he t'ould not
pinp.)int a date but “weather per
mitting” completion od the pro
ject "-won’t be many days away.”
(ill lespie Cmistr uct ion Com-
i>imy. ^Neal Hawkins Company
and HiillipvS Joidan Company
had bi'gun final work on the pvo-
jtw ye->lej‘day.
Land acquisition of the proiper-
ty hiis ncvV been completed.
Buford D. Cline and W. K.
Mauney, Ji., trading as Double B
i CotUmued On Page tilghtf
Mrs. Peterson
Dies At 33
Funeral rites for Mrs. Sandr|
Fleming Peterson, 33, of
Monroe avenue, were conduclel
Friday afternoon at 1 o'clo<*P
from First Presbyterian churclj
of wliich she was a member.
Her pastor, Dr. Haul Auslcyl
assiv-ted by Hev. Frank Shineyj
oflirialcd at the final rites, ana
interment was in Mountain Resj
cemett*ry.
Active pallbearers were SoloJ
iMoss, 1). Myers, Paul Bell, Bo|
.Maner, Tenv Hipp, Mai vin Johij
son, Charlie Ballard, Ken DaviJ
Harlan Stottuau, D. C. Paysei,
and Roy Pearson.
Mrs. I eter.son died .suddenly
U);3() p. m. WednOvSday night,
lu?r home of a cerebral henj
rhago.
Sui viving are her husband, G
car Martin Peterson; her p|
ents, Mr. and .Mrs. Herbert EnI
ette Fleming of Kings Mountaj
her son, .Michael Hinson of f
bom(‘; and lier stepson, Jon]
Peterson of Seville, Ohio. ]
The family has dedgnat
memorials to the Regional Lul
Association, in care of .Mrs. Do
na Cornelius, Newton, N. C.
Barbecue Barn
Is Now Open
The Barbecue Barn, a new
Kings Mountain business citizen,
has opened for business on York
road.
Clyde Whetstine and Dick Mc
Ginnis, partners, said the firm
will sp’ccialize in Hickory-smo
ked bar ecue plates, trays and
sandwiches and also serve old-
fasliir>ned Brunswick stew, hot-
d(’gs and hamburgers.
John Conner is manager.
Battleground Service Building;
Permits To Repair At $60,000
©attleground Service Station on
Grover road is building a hand
some new building and permit
was bought by Fred W. Plonk,
owner, thl: week.
The brick builffing is estimated |
to c*::Kt $25,(XK) and will house |
the grocery store ami .service sta- *
tion operated by Plonk. Larry Al
len of Greensboro is general con-
tractc?.
Interdenominational Holiness
Church of 512 Phenix street
bought a permit to apply bricks
to the exterior and install new
windows and doors. The repair
work is expected to cost $3,.5(X).
Sadie Cotton Mills bought 12
permits to -repair residences to
taling $60,000 to homc.s at 120
Sadie Loop, 118 Sadie Lodo, 116
Sadie Ijoop, 114 Sadie Loop, 112
Sadie l/)op, 10 Sadie Loop, lOS
Sadie Loop, 107 Sadie Loop, KXi
Sadie Loop, 104 Sadie Loop, 102
Sadie Loop and 208 Kiser street
at $5(X? each.
Bob 'Ramsey of 308 Amher.st
Drive bought a -permit to con
struct a patio at cost of $250. Jer
ry Strickland was listed as con
tractor.
It’s A
Alex Owi
Is Chall
By Mi
For Si
.Mcn; D.
trict s<d
for rc-el|
neon,
Hamilt
the
Kletiy
fied
Cindy Robinson
Merit Finalist
iFlMITS Principal .1. C. Atkinsoi
has announced that Miss Cynthil
I Kay Robinson, daughter of Dr
and Mrs. .‘r’am Robinson of 90
ShcnvoiHi Lnne, has boon namedi
one of the 15.0(X) semifinalisls ini
the 1971 National Merit Scholar-I
shp program. She will competol
for about 3,](XI Merit scholar-|
ships to be awarded in the
spring.
The 1,5.000 semifinalists werol
the highest scorers in each state!
on the prcliminan. schol.tstic ap-J
titude test - National Merit schol-T
arship (pialifying test a<Iminister-l
efl last O.'tober to over one mil- ,
lion students in about 17,0'K)i|
seh'Mds nationwide. These .stud-1
enfs. u-ho constitute nl’out on^»-
half one one per cent of the grad-
irHing .s<?eondary school seniors!
in the United States, will com-j
plote high school and enter col-f
lege in 107-1. |
Accor ling tn Edward C. Smith, I
president of -National jMerit |
Scholarship corporation, the 15,-j
(100 yemifinalists are representa-
; tive of the nation’s most aca-j
demicnlly talented young ’"■^op)e,|
and flieir brng honor not onlyj
!-> Ib''msrives, hot .'»lso tf> the**
fcndlles. their teachers and theij
communities.
M’sr Robinson’s activities, to
nuoi(roii«< to enumerate all. id
! elude National Honor Societl
Junior Marshal, Mnuntaineei
j Future Teachers of Ameri
Governor’s School nominee, (be!
istry lri> aide, and Kings Moi|
' tain Little Theatre.