pporting heme to 'code of jple, "It I believe It a pay think a lays ago j federal THE THURSDAY EDmON VOL. 88 NO. 16 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY t4,1977 Kinc; MOUMThin MIRROR-HGRt^LD 15 ir capita National ly 200% Id 300%. along an him. It rou that re being I the line ry items ral debt ) billion on is so Feel Slighted By Commissioners Medical Society Opposes More Coroner Authority A local bill drafted by Sen. OUle Harris of Kings Mountain and presented to the county com missioners Monday would give the county coroner expanded authority. If approved by the legislature, the bill would give Clevelaiid County's coroner the power to order autop sies, remove a botjy from a scene and to make and sign medlcsd i aertlflcates of death, f The county’s law enforcement j: agencies favor the bill, but the county medical society Is opposed to Its passage. ^nnett Masters of Kings Mountain, now serving as county j coroner, presented the bill to the commissioners for review at Monday's meeting. He told the bostrd there are flaws In the local medical examiner system. He said the law requires the coroner be notified of sdl cases In vestigated by a medical examiner, “but In about 90 percent of these cases I am not notified." Monday night the medical society met to discuss the proposed bill and passed a resolution "voicing opposi tion to the action" to the action of the county commissioners "on enhancing the euithorlty” of the coroner “without an effort to secure the views of the medical community on a medically related matter." Dr. Avery McMurry, a spokesman for the society, ssdd the local medical group la In favor of Im proving the medical examiner system all over the state and stated that steps have already been tsdcen to see the Improvements made. In his comments Monday morning to the commissioners. Coroner Masters said there had been two medical examiners in the Kings Mountain area when the system was Initiated, but that now there are no ME's In the area. He also said It Is difficult getting a medical examiner from Shelby to the Kings Mountain area. Governor’s Order Sent To Police To Enforce The Kings Mountain Police Department has received guidelines for enforcing Qov. Jim Hunt's order on heating limitations for retail operations. The guidelines were submitted by Jack Cozort, legal counsel to Governor Hunt. . ’■ ijouoU rciv i.rj.’ 14, vhc gc.t- nor’s ord--', states that retail operatf f i estrlct the use of energy reso' . ces inr heating faculties to 4 ' nirs per week. RetaU operations are defined as having for sale goods and services, recreation or en tertainment. The order further stipulates that faculties aere not to be heated at more than 62 degrees during the 48 hours of operation nor more thsin 56 degrees during non-operational hours. Chief Earl Lloyd said retail operations are supposed to post for the pubUc a schedule of operational hours. "Violations of the governor’s order Is a misdemeanor," Chief Lloyd said. "Enforcement of the order Is handled by the attorney general, the legislative committee on energy crisis management and the energy poUcy council.” Local law enforcement officers are directed to conduct spot checks on retaU establishments. Officers wUl check whether or not the hours of heating are posted at a con spicuous place, whether the retaU establishment Is following the heating schedule and whether or not thermostats are set at the ordered levels. Chief Lloyd said, "If our officers determine a violation of the order «vceurro«l they w"! get as marj" detauid as possible as to the fiwner and manager of the operation, the kind of buslneas Involved, the extent of the violation and the owner or manager's willingness to comply with the govsmar’a order.” The Governor's Order also In structs local law enforcement of ficers to: "Notify Jack Cozort, Legal Counsel to Governor Hunt, that a' possible violation has been found ... It Is essential that the officer who has determined a violation has occurred notify Mr. Cozort prior to making an arrest or seeking In junctive relief. The Governor’s office wiU assist the local officer to determine the proper course to follow after the violation is found." Governor Himt Issued the order following an attempt to extract voluntary cutbacks from retaU business across the state during the energy crisis. The voluntary plan did not work as weU aa the governor has expected, so i he Invoked his powers under the State Statutes. Chief Lloyd said his department expects to discuss procedure of the Governor’s Order this week before the actual spot checks of retaU businesses takes place. Masters contends that the medical examiner has the authority to order removal of a body from a scene and If this is done without the examiner having been to the scene there la the chance of possible loss of evidence. Masters also feels there is ad ditional cost to the county under the medical examiner system; cost which could be eliminated If the coroner’s authority weis expanded. Dr. McMurry ssdd the medlcsd community feels there Is a problem In coimnunlcatlona In these matters and that there la a great deal of misunderstsuidlng about how the ME system functions. He said that Dr. Page Hudson, the state medical examiner, and an assistant wUl come to Shelby on March 8 for a 7 p. m. meeting with rescue squad representatives and law enforcement agencies to “reorient agencies on the medical examiner system and how it operates.” Dr. McMurry also ssdd that Dr. Sam Robinson has been mentioned by the medical society as a possible medical examiner for the Kings Mountain area. He said the matter has not yet come to a deciding vote. Sheriff Haywood Allen said Tuesday he favors the bUl and that personaUy he feels the coroner’s powers should be increased. He cited a close working relationship between investigating afflcers and the coroner In the past. Kings Mouitaln Police Chief Earl Lloyd said that authority In titese matters, such as outlined In the bUl, have traditionally rested with the coroner. The commissioners approved Monday sending a letter of support to Raleigh to Sen. Harris for the Introduction of the bill. Tuesday, Commission Chairman Jack Palmer said the letter has not been sent as yet and Indicated it may be held up. The medical society wu not happy with the commission’s decision to support the local bill without having discussed Us provisions with the county medical group. iiX:- uiit smtiu SURVEY TEAM - Debbie Kiser, left, and Helen Sharp, right, college students, make up a city survey team on Kings Mountain housing who are calling on city residents to determine type of housing In the area In conjunction with the city’s Community Development Block Grant Program. Photo By Lib Stewart For CD Program Students Conduct Housing Survey A housing survey Is ciirrently underway In Kings Mountain In conjunction with the city’s Com munity Development block grant program and two college students, Debbie Kiser and Helen Sharp, will be calling at your door to obtain Information vitally needed. Property owners’ names will not be recorded In the survey, says A1 Moretz, but accurate Information on type of housing, whether you rent or buy, how large are your families. Income range, how many bathrooms, etc. and etc. are needed for the study. The young surveyors are both Grover Council Considers Town Recreation Planning Band Trip TV Tickets Sale Ends HAL HICKS r Tomorrow Is the deadline on tickets on a portable color TV, spon sored by the committee to send the senior high band to Disney World. The tickets are going for a $1 donation to the band trip. All ticket stubs are to be turned In at Home Savings and Loem Association by Friday’s close of business. The drawing for the TV set will be held Mon., Feb. 38 at 4 p. m. at Home Savings and Loan. Donald Deal, director of the Kings Mountain Senior High band will draw the winning ticket. TTcket holders do not have to be present to win. Between now and Friday af ternoon, tickets can still be pur chased at First Citizens Bank and Trust, First Union National Bank, Kings Mountain Savings and Loan and Home Savings and Loan. Bob Maner, chairman of the committee contacting small business In the city, said businessmen contacted for donations have been "most generous." Carl DeVane and Mrs. Charles Mauney are now contacting local Industry tor donations toward the bank trip. The band will lead ihe Disney World parade on April 18 In Orlando, Fla. The band was selected following selection by Disney World officials who judged tapes sub mitted. Services Today For Hal Hicks Hal Durham Hicks, 68, Acting Superintendent of the Kings Mountain Public Works Depart ment, died suddenly Tuesday morning at U ;16 a. m. In Chariotte Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be con ducted Thursday afternoon at 8 p. m. from Central Methodist Church, of which he was member, by his pastor. Rev. Robert Boggan. In terment will be In MounUtin Rest Cemetery. The body will remain at Harris Funeral Home until the hour of service. He became Acting Superintendent of the city public works department about six months ago, succeeding Black Leonard. He had been em ployed by the City of Kings Mountain for four years. He was son of Mrs. Lora Walker Hicks Stinson ot Shelby and the late Charles Durham Hicks. He was a native of Cleveland County. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his wife, Mrs. Thelma McDaniel Hicks; one daughter, Mrs. Tom Vance of Charlotte; two sisters, Mrs. A1 Brlckley of Chariotte and Mrs. Colon Wright of Shelby; and one grandchild. GROVER — A handful of residents at Monday’s council meeting here favored a recreation program for the town, but questioned the vaUdlty of paying for a study to show what Is now available In recreation. The town la eligible for a 00 per cent federal and state grant to pay fw a "comprehensive recreation study" and a “community profUe,” according to community assistance planners from the N. C. Department of Natural suid Economic Resour ces. The planners recommended the town council approve both the study and the profile. The deadline for applying for the grant this year Is February 38. Although no council action was taken Monday night, another public hearing on the matter may be called this week. Shirley Austin Selected Sanford Award Finalist Mrs. Darrell Austin, Kings Mountain Elementary Schools SHIRLEY AUSTIN Music Supervisor, has been notified that she la a finalist In the Teiry Sanford Award competition. She is among 16 state finalists chosen for their creativity In teaching or administration from nominations by NCAE local unlU. The winner will receive a plaque and cash award at an Awards Dinner during the NCAE convention In Asheville March 31-April 3. Judges, appointed by the Learning Institute of North Carolina, will select the sUte winner or winners. The Terry Sanford Award was esUbllshed In 1966, honoring Governor Sanford for his efforts to provide quality education In North Carolina. It has been awarded an nually since tiiat time, the funds earned by the contributions given by friends and admirers at the close of the Sanford administration. The study would cost (4,600 and the profile, (6,000 If done separately. Done together the cost would be (8,000. The cost to the town would be (3,620 and the grant, (6,280. The study, as outlined, would pinpoint existing recreation programs. Include site proposals, potential for recreational development and methods for developing that potential. The community profile would touch other areas, the strengths and weaknesses of the community and methods for promoting the town’s assets. Also the housing situation, land use, expansion possibilities and zoning. There was some discussion as to whether the town's acceptance of the profile study would have a bearing on the community receiving favorable recreation from the grants program. Song Service Penley’s Chapel Church on Cherryvllle Rd. will q>ansor a song service on Sunday nl^t, Feb. 2Tth, featuring The Hampton Quartet of Blacksburg, S. C. Services will begin at 7 p. m. and the Interested community Is Invited to attend, said Rev. W. L. Huff- stetler, pastor. students at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and are residents of Gastonia. To verify they are employed by the city to conduct the survey, the young women will carry Iden tification cards, said Moretz. They will be working In the area for approximately three weeks, according to Moretz, who said that citizens are asked to cooperate with 'die surveyors by answering ac curately the questions needed for the CD block grant reports. "We do appreciate all your cooperation In this effort,” said Moretz. World Day Of Prayer Is March 4 World Day of Prayer Is Frl., March 4th, and Christians sill over the world will pause during the day to offer prayer. At First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Gary Bryant, pastor, said the church will be open from 13 noon . until 5 p. m. for worshipers to enter the sanctuary emd meditate. Most Kings Mountain churches are arranging similar observances. Offering plates will be on the altar and any gifts from worshipers will be used by the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association Helping Hand Fund to help area needy. Singers Will Present Songs, Drama Sunday The Mcntreat-Anderson Singers will present a program of songs and drama Sunday night at 7 p. m. at First Presbyterian Church Recreation Building. The program, to which the public Is Invited, Is sponsored by youth of the church. “This college youth group la In much demand for programs of song and drama,” said Pastor Gary Bryant, “and we Invite the public, eq>eclaUy young people of the area, to join In this special program. To Sponsor Chicken Supper Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department wlU sponsor a bar becued chicken supper Saturday, from 6 until 8 p. m. at the Depart ment headquarters In Bethlehem Community. The menu will Include barbecued chicken, slaw, rolls, tea or coffee, and homemade cake. All proceeds will be used to pur chase a new light and utility truck for the department.

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