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ITie 87-year old man was removed from the burning vehicle by members of Kings Mountain Ufesavlng crew and rushed to KM Hospital, where he became hysterical, yelling that there was a small chUd In the car with him. Rescuers scoured the wreckage, but found no sign anyone else Imd been In the vehicle with Oibaon. Police said the Stanley man had been drinking when the accident oc curred. Trooper William Thomas, workingout of the Oastonla State Highway Patrol headquarters. In vestigated the accident since It occurred In the Oaaton Cksinty section of Kings Mountain. Trooper Thomas was unavailable for comment prior to presstime Wednes day. Local police said Oibaon was the only person and his car the cnly vehicle In volved In the accident. Police said Oibaon was apparently traveling at a high rate of speed when he lost control and turned over. Police said the car flipped end over end, knocked down a highway marker at the eastern boundary of the Kings Mountain Motor Inn property. Marks indicated the car slid approximately 160-200 feet after over turning, then burst Into flames. Two units from the Kings Mountain Fire Depart ment responded to the call, but were unable to save the vehicle. Developers Seek $950,000 In FHA Funds For Housing strawberry Hill. Tills Is the name of a pro posed development of moderate income town- house apartments In Kings Mountain. Richard Wright and Frank Warllck of C3iar- '■ ii •• lotte, who have such a cctnplex under construc tion In Cherryvllle, have made application to the Farmers Home Adminis tration In Cleveland County for a 1860,000 con struction loan to develop the 62 apartment units. The application has been reviewed and held In Umbo by the Region C Planning Commission at Isothermal College In Rutherford County until Kings Moun tain officials report on the extent of services the city wlU have avaUable to the new units. A Region C Planning spokesman told The Mirror-Herald this week that the application from Wright and Warllck has not been rejected, but Is merely being held In check until comments are Noordsd by ths dty oo the ^J.A1>IE5'andJUMI0l^' "Push ^ Car C0A15 _ MEUJ' i : dbci Qawai CQ^ Ihursday, November 11, 1978—MIRROB-HERALO—Page 6A For Central School Construction School Board After EIDA Funds For Pool The Kings Mountain board of education Monday night voted to seek $288,000 In Economic Development Administration funds to build a community llfe- sklUs faculty at Central Middle School. Supt. Don Jones said deadline for applying for the funds Is Nov. 16. If the money is granted, con struction on the faculty must begin within 90 days. The faculty, Jones said, would Include a 60 x 26 swimming pool, boys and girls dressing rooms and a large classroom. The faculty would be apm to the pubUc on a scheduled basis and would also be used for classes for the pubUc through Cleveland Tech. Jones said the faculty would be used to teach all sixth and seventh graders to swim and In pubUc use would be avaUable for everyone kindergarten age through senior citizens. “We wUl be compeUng (for the funds) with other government agencies,” said Jones, "but we feel like we have a good chance of securing these funds. Our program has merit.” In other business Monday, the board: —Heard a report from Ron Tompkins and Marvin Teer on the Junior • ^ Open Mon. - Thr. 10:00 to 6:00 • Fit - SaL 10:00 to 8:00 • Sun. 1:00 to 6K)0 to *14J9 ^^netswK Achievement program being organized for youngsters In the 10th through 12 grades. A program was set for Tuesday at the high school to acquaint the students with the details, and Tompkins said the program must be char tered by Nov. 19. The JA program Is designed to teach young people the "problems of doing business In this country,” Tompkins said. Students form companies, make and market a product or service, and at the end of the school year liquidate the business. Tompkins said he would Interview all students who show an Interest by the end of this week. Then, two companies which will Include 20 students each wUl be formed. The board agreed to grant a half-unit credit toward graduation for students who successfully complete the program. Appointed board member Tommy Bridges Lions Clubbers Hear JA Project Ejqtkuned Kings Mountain Lions Clubbers heard a discussion at the Junior Achievement Program for the city as the program for Tuesday night's meeting at the Country Club. Lion Johnny Reavls was program chairman. Key leaders In local Industry are organizing Junior Achievement Clubs In the schools system. Lion Jack Hauser an nounced that Christmas fruit cakes are ready for distribution and prices are ' ‘necessarily up' ’ this year. The cost Is $4.60 for the three pound box and $1.60 for one pound. Local Lions have 76 cases to sell for benefit of projects for the blind. Lion Bill Bates reported that the club has a few dozen bags of peanuts for sale for benefit of com munity project. President C. A. Allison presided. to serve sis a discussion leader at the District XTV school board meeting In Gaston County on Feb. 17. —Granted a 10 percent supplement Increase, amounting to $6,0(X). Granted admission to WUUam Scott Belt and Lori Mlchell Belt, students at North School. —Reassigned teachers Kathryn Owens Blsmton from North School to Grover and Betty Oorry from Grover to North. —Heard reports from Supt. Jones, secretary Wanza Davis and bosird members June Lee, Marian Thomasson and Alex Owens on the State School Boards Association meeting held Nov. 4-6 In Asheville. —Heard a report on rights on students and parents In regard to school records. —Dispensed of the December meeting. —Heard audit reports on the Title I, TlUe IV-B and Head Start programs. —Voted to spend $17,868 to cover the seats at John Gamble Stadium In a gold aluminum covering. —Accepted a bid of $2,164 from Neal Hawkins Ocntractors to resurface the area between the gym, band room and auditorium at Central School. need for the project. Neither Wright nor War llck have returned calls made by The Mirror- Herald for comment on the proposed project. James McNeill, Cleve land County FHA supervi sor, said the $960,000 ap plication request Is covered under the rural housing act. He said there are three areas covered under the act. First, the apartments could be rented outright by moderate Income families who could pay the full rental fee. Moderate Income Is estimated between $7,000 and $16,600 annually. Second, a subsidized rental agreement between the owners and the FHA for lower Income fsunllles; and third, on a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subsidy program. McNeUl said If the ap plication Is approved the Ctty of Kings Mountain will be Involved only as sup plier of services and that the local housing authority would not be Involved at an. “Which ever method Is used," McNeill said, "the rentals of the Strawberry 1011 apartments will be between either the owner- tenant or the owner and the Farmers Home Adminis tration." McNeill said the appllca- tton Information suggests apartments of one story with one or two bedrooms. The proposed location of the project la not known. 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