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ry THE fUESDA Y EDITION Men! r H-band ad Sole 2.55 VOL. 88 NO. 48 TUESDAY, JUNE SI, 1877 Kinc: MOUMTWh MIRROR-H€Rf\LD 15‘ Abandoned Building Becomes Valuable Asset Depot Center Is Dedicated City Hall Bids Will Be Received Total ]ob blda on the Klnga Mountain Qovemmental Servlcea FaclUUea BuUdlng (city haU) wlU be received on August 8, 1077. In a special meeting of the com missioners Monday Moodye Clary, of Peterson-CUry, Architects, PA of Charlotte, said drawings for the new building are “80 percent complete.” The commlaslaners voted to begin advertising lor construction bids on , July 8, with the bid openings 80 days later. Construction of the new city hall must be completed no later than April 4, 1978. The two story structure plans are essentially the same as originally proposed. The building will house the mayor's office, the planning engineer's office, council chambers, billing department, dty clerk and administrative offices. On the ground floor will be the fire department quarters and vehicle and equipment storage. The city compiled with the Economic Development Ad- , mlnlstratlve grant requests that ' conatnicUon bfglnn wtthln 90 days following grant receipt- KDA ap proved a 8999,300 grant for the construction and the first phase of construction, site preparation, began on April 4, 1077. CSary said he feels construction of the facility can be completed around December 1977. Police Accept Job Applications The Kings Mountain Police Department la accepting ap plications for patrolmen, according to Chief Eari Lloyd. Applicants must be 31 years of age and have a high school diploma. Applicants must also be In proportion according to height and weight. Apply at the chief of police's of fice, city haU. Adult Typing ' Gass Underway Summer adult typing classes got underway Monday at Cleveland TSch's Compact School facility In Kings Mountain. Additional studenU may register for the classes \riilch will be con ducted Mondays through Wed nesdays from 8 until noon at the Compact plant tor adults 18 and older. Mrs. Carl Finger Is director of the class. Arts, Gaft Fair Slated * > An arts and crafts fair will be held July 3-4 at Kings Mountain Com munity Canter. Hw event, open to the public, will be qKMSorsd by the dty recreatlP’ department and area craftsmen. AH exhibits wttl be Indoors. The show will be open to the public July 3 from 11 a. m. until 8 p. m. and the following day from U a. m. until 6 p. m. BSntries should be directed to Miss Rita FalU at 789-8808 or to Roy Pearson, dty recreation director at Kings Mountain Community Center. 'fp Large crowd attends dedication ceremony Saturday ■"Vfc - -• Citizens Give Suggestions In Workshops By TOM McIntyre Editor, Mirror-Herald Through a series of workshops hdd In conjunction with the Kings Mountain Depot Center last Saturday, KM citizens came up with a series of proposals which they feel will benefit the community. The workshops were sponsored by the departments of cultural affairs and human resources, N. C. Department of Natural and Economic Resources. Conducting the workshops were Mike Rusher, Beverly Gazarian, Pat Weygandt, Ann Antenen and Jim Kelbaugh. Meeting In three different groups throughout the day Saturday, citizens reflected on the things they feel the community needs and the aspects of community life they find dlstresalng. Labeled “CTiallenge Statements,” group A concluded there Is need for citizens programs, Illustrated by the “lack of good citizens programs for the elderly, no addltloial education for the poor, churches not being a priority and a need fOr more recreation opportunities for youth.” TTie group also indicated there are “not enou^ stores tor the elderly,” not enough stress being placed on “rebuilding downtown” and a “need for a good cafeteria downtown." Citizens also showed concern with the rising cost of living as Illustrated by: “high light bills, food prices keep rising, not enough tran sportation and high taxes for senior citizens." Another area of concern Is with the non-partlclpatlon of people as Illustrated by: "atlzens are not concerned, are not Informed, are not Involved and voting that does not favor the elderly." Another concern expressed by Group A is with making neighbor hoods safe. The citizens indicated they feel that “speed limits suv not enforced, gulleys are not cleaned out, additional protection for the elderly" Is needed and “dangerous trees need cutting." Group B stressed the need "for more stores In town, a cafeteria, a hotel, open lobs to be cleaned, and sidewalks being paved." The group also showed concem because there Is "no bowling alley, no theatres, and no skating rink." Group B also felt public safety demands “more fire hydrants, lights at railway crossings, dead trees being removed." This group Is also concerned about livestock, such as "billy goats" being raised within the city limits and that the leash law Is not enforced. Group C showed concerned over the lack of civic pride In Kings Mountain Illustrated by: “uncleared vacant lota, unkept yards, unat tractive buildings near the parking plaza” and the lack of voter par ticipation at the polls. The third group also felt poor safety standards are practiced as evidenced by "unsafe railroad crossings, unllghted areas and condemned, falling down struc tures.” Another concem with community needs Is the need for preservation of historic structures, homes. And with poor transportation system for voters, poor distribution of precincts, no city buses and the fact that city boundaries "don’t Include Llnwood section.” Following the workshops a general meeting was held In the community meeting room. The concerns of citizens were verbally outlined to the gathering along with three statements or proposals for action. The development of a nelgh- bOThood beautification plan was ( Flea se Tu m To Page 3) Dr. Blair Speaks At Teacher Workshop A two day Dental Health Workshop for the teachers In the Cleveland County School System was held at Bums Junior High School In Fallston recently. There were 61 teachers who participated on a voluntary basis to attend. Tills was the first of three Dental Health Workshops to be offered In Cleveland County by Mrs. Linda Wilder, Public Health Dental Hygienist for Cleveland County. In the early fall, there will be work shops offered to the educators In the Kings Mountain School system and ptso In the Shelby City School ystem. ’ It Is Mrs. Wilder's hope that the educators will see the Importance and value of better dental health for our children. After attending these workshops the teachers are very well equipped to teach our children In the schools and promote better dental health In every way. The recent workshop was very appreciated by all who attended. very well received and very suc cessful. Dr. Charles Blair, local dentist of Kings Mountain spoke at the meeting on “Preventive Dentistry In Private Practice." His talk was very Informative. He stressed proper brushing technique, plaque control, the value of good nutrition and sugar exposure and Its harmful effect on the teeth to reduce dental cavities. Dr. Blair also stressed the Im portance of the population availing themselves to all topical application of fluoride through City Water systems. In visits to the dentsJ office and In the school mouthrlnse programs. All of the exposure we csm get to the topical applications of fluoride helps to reduce dental cavities In Individual mouths. The faculty who taught at the workshop were: Mrs. Linda Wilder, Public Health Dental Hygienist of Cleveland County, Dr. Bruce Hawkins, D. D. S., Western Regional Consultant, Black Mountsdn; Dr. CTiarles Blair, D. D. S., Kings Mountain; Mrs. Brenda Wiseman, Public Health Dental Hygienist, Lincoln County; Hank Collins, Western Regional Health Education Consultant, Black Mountain; Ms. Suzzanne Lee, Dental Hygienist, Kings Mountain; Jimmy Hines, Health Educator for Cleveland Qxinty; Mias Pat Patterson; Mrs. Barbara Broomall and Richard Stacy, Health Eiducators, all of Raleigh and Mrs. Darlene Sams, Dental Hygiene Consultant of Raleigh, all of which are very well trained In the dental profession. Mrs. Wilder would like to express her appreciation tor the interest shown to her In her endeavor to promote better dental hesdth for Cleveland County residents. "All of the people I have worked with In Cleveland County have been very eager for my help and I greatly appreciate this. It shows how much the people of Cleveland County wanted a Public Health Dental Hygienist,” she said. I DR. CHARLES BLAIR By TOM McINTYRE Editor, Mirror-Herald Southern Railroad personnel and passengers hurtling through Kings Mountain over the past tow years have probably gotten the Idea that this Is the celebratingist community this side of the Mlsslssqipl. These passersby traveling the twin steel raUs to who-knows-where have witnessed dancing in the streets and parades and musical concerts and stage shows Last Saturday Southern Railroad's engineers and other train personnel took a little more Interest In the goings on as they came through about 11:16 a. m. because this time the celebration was being held at the former Souttiem Depot. The depot don't look like It used to because the city has spent about $147,000 In Community Development funds plus a lot of dty employe and volunteer group manhours renovating the building Into a community center. And the dedIcaUon of this facility to the citizens last Saturday was the reason for this latest celebration. Between 9 a. m. and 6 p. m. hundreds and hundreds of KMers came to the Kings Mountain Depot CHiter to tour the facilities, to attend community workshops, to register tor dozens of door prises donated by local merchants and to hear state, county and city and Southern Railroad officials dedicate ths faci-lty to citizen use. Coducted by Mayor John Moss, the dbulnation ^rsicony^-asheldat the platform on the north side of the depot. Jack Palmer, chairman of the Cleveland County Commiaalonara, spoke on the pride the entire county has In the progress and citizen ac tivity Kings Mountain has shown In the past few years. Haywood Lynch and Frank Van Story were recognized and H>oke about contributions of two cabooses to the center. Lynch dedicated his caboose to the community In the memory of all of the KM'ers weho have worked for Southern Railroad and had a plaque Installed In one caboose UaUng the names of those persons. Lsmch said he came to Kings Mountain In 1983 and the depot was the place where he first stepped foot In town. He said It held a special significance tor him and he was “proud to be able to contribute something to the center and the community.” Van Story represented the Klwanls Club, which donated the second caboose to the center. Both units are permanently stationed north of the center and will be used for special group meetings and children's parties. Sen. OlUe Harris recalled Ms first train trip from his home In South Carolina to visit grandparents In Shelby and of the special treatment the Southern personnel afforded him. He said “It continues to be the people working for Southern Railroad who make It a great system.” Sidney E. Hawkins supt. of the Southern Rallwsy System, gave a little background on the depot and stated how proud the officers of the system were with what the city has dene toward renovating the dspot. The city was given a 99-year lease on the building with options In April 1976. The building had been aban doned since 1970. The first railroad structure built In Kings Mountain was a freight station In 1879. It was a frame structure with a tin shingle roof. The baggage room was added to this structure In 1898. Both were con structed by Atlanta and Charlotte Railroad before Southern was organized. The present depot was built In 1938 at a cost of $33,679 and was con structed by Gaston Construction Ob. of Gastonia. It contains 88,000.44 cubic feet of space and a passenger Andlng of 14,800 square fast. About 1970 Southsm developsd a mobile station agent system, where (Please Turn To Page 8)
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