THE THURSDAY EDITION ’ i ♦ IE T. fety rpet lone VOL. 88 NO. 4 THUBSDAY, JANUARY U, 18TT kinG<; MOUMTNM MIRROR-H€Rt^LD 15‘ Former Bonnie MU Property City Hall At New Site W' Photo By Gary Stewart FIRE SCENE — Klnga Moimtain fireman Joe Leftwlch hooea down the nimalns of a maltreaa TuMday at the home of Nannie Ttnaley, who died when fire awept through her home on Weat Parker Street. Klnga Moun tain firemen were on the aoene throe mlnutea after the fire waa reported at 11:81 a. m., but were too late to aave the TO-year-old woman. Fire Is Fatal To KM Woman By TOM MCINTYRE Editor, Mirror-Herald The Kings Mountain Govern mental Services Facility Building (City Hall) will be located on the farmer Bennie Mill property on W. Gold St. with construction beginning around April 8. In a special session Wednesday afternoon commissioners voted to purchase the approximately two acres from the KM Redevelopment Commission for $26,076. Originally the board has designated property adjacent to the present city as the site for the city hsdl, however, the board felt the Bonnie Mill prq>erty, which Is about twice as large as the first site, would greatly Improve access and psu’klng for the public. Mayor John H. Moss said he does not anticipate any problem from the Economic Development Ad ministration over tte change of locations for the proposed $998,260 public building. Also at Wednesday’s special meeting the board voted to retain the present city hall, with some Interior renovation, as the Kings Mountain Public Safety Building when the new city hsill Is completed. Unofficially, the police, fire and perhaps the rescue squad could be quartered in the public safety building. The board did not com ment officially on this possibility Wednesday. City Planner A1 Moretz said Wednesday that some filling and landscaping will be done to the new location prior to construction. He said today new construction must be designed to conform to the tc^graphy of the site. Mayor Moss said the board will confer with the architects — Peterson-Cary, Architects of Char lotte — about the final design plan on the new city hall, but would not say what changes would be made to the exterior. Ihe mayor said earlier this week that the mayor and board would Impress upon the architects the Importance of keeping the city’s historical background In mind when the final defign is submitted. The comer property, S. Piedmont Ave. and W. Mountain St., already purchased by the city will probably be used under Its original plan, according to the mayor. That plan calls for creating a public use area, basically a parte, and additional amenities to the existing city hall. On the property currently are the offices of Magistrate Charles T. Carpenter and City Attorney George Thomasson and several vacsint buildings. All of these buildings sore to be demolished under a standing contract between the redevelopment commission and Bradley-Jenklns Construction of Gastonia. Attorney Thomsuison’s new offices are located in the Blsizer Building on S. Bat tleground Ave. Magistrate Car penter, at this time, has not said where he will open his new offices. In conjunction with the con struction of the new city hall on the south side of Gold St., Mayor Moss said the city will widen Gold St. to 40 feet from S. Battleground to York Rd. Originally, only the portion between S. Cherokee and S. Pied mont was to be widened by the city. In other action Wednesday the boeud cq;>proved accepting a grant offer of $14,490 from the Law En- flx-cement Assistant Agency for the creation at a Juvenile office within the city police department. — Authorized Mayor Moss to negotiate for a site on Hwy. 161 North (Bessemer City Highway) for the construction of a new 2 million gallon capacity tank for storage of processed water. — Agreed to purchase the property at Boyce and Ruby Neal on McGinnis St. for a price at $10,642. The property Is 86 feet by 161.88 feet and la adjacent to clty-owmed property designated for the new public works building. The property will give another access to the property. Mayor Moss said there Is a house on the property, which will remain there for the time being. Commissioner Norman King, unable to attend Wednesday’s meeting, sent a letter asking the board to approve his giving Com missioner James Childers a proxy to vote for King on any action taken. The board approved, which gave each of the six agenda Items unanimous votes of approval. City Talks W&S Districts lOngs Mountain Commissioners voted Monday night to authorize preliminary eiqiloratlon to establish a water and sewer district adjacent to the corporate limits. The board also voted to notify the Cleveland County Conunlssloners of Interest to negotiate and establish the remaining balance owed the city on the Southeastern Cleveland County Sewer System. At the next board meeting here (January 24) Mayor John H. Moss said the board will consider a proposal of offering the Town of Grover water and sewer collector line. The first two votes were read In the form of resolutions by Com missioner Norman King, chairman of the city water and sewer com mittee. Commissioner King said these resolutions were the results of discussions by the committee In a couple of meetings recently. The second resolution Indicates the city Is moving to make good the contract with the county for financing and building the county sewer system between Kings Mountain and Grover. The contract provides that the county, “upon reimbursement of Its principal expenditures In the Southeastern sewer system, will execute appropriate legal documents conveying all of Its in terests In the system to the City of Kings Mountain." This portion of the contract bet ween the city and county I covered under paragraph five. King's first resolution ar * mc./f n was baaed on the city's Imsrest In local development of urban areas and resources and extension of water and sewer services outside the city’s corporate limits. To do this, the resolution reads, "It is necessary to establish water and sewer districts, which should be the same. Sewer districts should be deter mined topographically to take ad vantage of the lay of the land to provide gravity collector msdns.’’ Commissioner Bill Grissom, chairman of the city recreation committee, read three resolutluns and made moUona all be adopted. Commissioners approved the purchase of a sound system and Installation at the community center, and hiring an archltec* to assist In planned Improvements at the community center s.'.d to establish sponsorship of 3i>eclsd recreatloral activities wll'rfn the coirim''j.;; The -mprovements w toe or n Baptist Church, the Mt. Zion Spiritual Choir, the Nancy Caldwell Missionary Circle, the Queen Mary Lodge Number Five and the Heroines of Jericho. She waa em ployed by Kings Mountain Country Chib and was a retired employe of the Klngi Mountain District Schools. Survivors Include throe daughters, Mrs. Mamie Rogers and Mrs. Margaret Leach of Kings Mountain, and Mrs. Magnolia Owens of the home; three sons John Lewis Blalock of Kings Mountain, smd Pink David Blalock and Robert Blalock, both of Philadelphia; four slaters, Mrs. Mary Hester Davis, Mrs. Ruth Oannedy, Mrs. Winnie Neeley and Mrs. Elizabeth Roach, all of Klnga Mountain; two brothers, Johnny WUUanu of Philadelphia and Dexter Williams of Kings Mountain; eight grandchildren and eight great gnuidchlldren. The family may be contsusted at the home of a daughter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. John Leach, 606 Watterson Street. Foster Funeral Home of Gaffney, S. C., Is tai charge of the arrangements. The Kings Mountain board of education at Its regular monthly meeting Monday night endorsed the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course sponsored by the American Red Cross and authorized an investigation Into how It could be taught In the existing school programs. Sandy Mauney and Lyn Cheshire, CPR Instructors who have been Introducing the course to several local organizations, demonstrated the basic life support techniques to the board and others attending the meeting at the school administration building. They pointed out that anyone age 13 or above can participate In the basic eight to 12 hour CPR course. Board members discussed the possibility of Integmtlng the course Into the Junior and senior high school programs and also discussed the poeslblUty of principals and physical education teachers obtain In structor’s certification. In other business Monday, the board: Received copies of sixth grade scores on the Iowa Test of Basic SkUla and the California Test of Mental Maturity. Howard Bryant, director of Instruction, said scores were under those for last year’s sixth graders. — Requested that the city Install fire hydrants at North, KM High and KM Junior High at the city’s ex pense. The board said the Klnga Mountain Fire Department recommended that additional hydrants be Installed at those locations. — Agreed that a read-a-thon recommended by the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation to be held In the public schools as a fund raising project la contrary to board policy. — Was told by 3upt. Don Jones that the system’s Equal Em ployment Opportunity staff Is In line with guidelines. — Accepted the resignation of Harriet Hines, approved retirement for Virginia P. Wiggins and elected Lana Maria Rogers, Donald Stelnhert and Virginia R. Yates as teachers. — Reinstated Mrs. Ruth P. Beam, who has been on leave due to an accident. - Waa told that MUler Tile and Marble Co. of Charlotte, sub contractor for the cafeteria floor at Bethware School, will replace the current experimental floor with ceramic tile If problems arise. —Approved the sale at KMHS Mountaineer tee shirts as a fund- raldng project lor the Beta Club. - Was told that the district school bosrd meeting will be held February 17 at East Gaston High School and thit the national school board meeting will be held March 26-29 In Houston. — Declined, In executive session, a request that the mandatory retirement age of 66 be waived. People’s Funeral Home at 809 E. King St. la under new ownership. K C. Withrow, licensed embalmer and funeral director who has operated the business, hats pur chased the business and will operate as Withrow’s Funeral Home. Mr. Withrow said the telephone number wUl remain the same, 789- 2426, as well as the listing of People’s Funeral Home until new telephone books are Issued. PD ExfJorers To Seek New Apf^cants The Kings Mountain Police Ex plorer Scouts wlU hold their regular monthly meeting at city hall Mon., Jan. 17 at 7 p. m. Don Ivey, poet advisor, said now applications are being accepted by boys 14 years of age (If they have finished the eighth grade) and otherwise from 16 to 21. The scouts will discuss ways of handling an attendance drive to Increase the post membership at next Memday’s meeting. Samf^e Yardage / Now Open Photo By Gary Stewart CPR DEMONSTRATION - Sandy Maimey, left, and Ljm Oi^lre demonstrate cardlopulmonair resuscitation to the Kings Moontaln board of education and other eWsens attending the regular mon^ ®* the boaid Monday night. The board dUcuseed the poealUUty of offering the couree In the local school system. Sample Yardage will hold grand opening Thursday (today) In the former Winn-Dixie building off Cherokee St. Fbust Textiles PreMdent John O. Plonk, who owns the business, said that his reason for moving from Railroad Ave. Into the hearts of the business district was because "we believe strongly In downtown Kings Mountain and that’s why we didn’t relocate to the shopping centers." The firm has been located ad jacent to the Plonk brothers building, also owned by Plonk, on Railroad Ave. Grand opening begins at 9 a. m.