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VOL. 88 NO. 81
OCTOBER 11, 1977
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HUME8 HOUSTON
W.S. BIDDIX
LLOYD DAVIS JERRY MULLINAX
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JAMES DICKEY CHARLES PARKER
M.C. PRUETTE
TIilB la election day In Klnga
Mountain.
Hie polls opened at 6:80 a.m.
and will close at 7:80 p.m. at the
national guard armory and
community center.
Kings Mountain ,voters are
being asked today to elect three
dty commissioners, vote on two
state-wide bond referendums
and five state constitution
amendments.
In the commlsslmer election
voters will elect men In districts
two, five and six from a field of
12 candidates.
In district two incumbent
Humes Houston seeks his aeccmd
consecutive term against former
odmmisswnsrs W.S. Blddlx and
Uoyd E. Davis and candidates
Jerry Mulllnax and Gilbert
Hamrick.
All four contenders were
unsuccessful candidates two
years ago.
In district five Incumbent
William R. Grissom Is after his
second term. He Is opposed
today by former commissioner
James E. Amos and first time
candidate Thomas H. Barnette.
Amos was also an unsuccessful
bidder two years ago.
In district six Incumbent Fred
Wright Jr. seeks his second term
against former commissioners
James J. Dickey and M.C.
Pruette and candidate Charles
William Parker. The latter was
an unsuccessful bidder two yesirs
ago.
There are over 4,00a
retristered city voters for today’s
municipal election, however,
local poll watchers estimate less
than SO percent will cast ballots.
The most popular figure Is 1,400.
The only way for candidates to
avoid the Nov. 8 runoff electlcm Is
to poll higher today than the
combined votes of all opposing
csindldatee.
Election offldals for today’s
baUoUng are;
West Kings Mountain Precinct
- Registrar, Betty Spears;
Judges, Helen Holt and Mae Sue
Orr.
East Kings Mountain Precinct
- Registrar, Peggy Hord, Judges,
Joyce Dye and Rebecca Oook.
'The Mlrror’Herald offices on
S. Piedmont Ave. will remain
open tonight to record vote
^thialsttonsa*,; ..'to allable by
Elections Board Chairman
Luther Bennett. All candidates
and interested citlsens are In
vited to drop by for election
Information.
KM School, Grover Board Races Rll Up
A spate of last-minute filing
Friday produced two more
candidates for KM District
board of education seats and
seven more candidates for
council races In Grover.
Charles F. Mauney, Kings
Mountain Industrialist, made It a
two-way race for the Inslde-clty
school board position, also
sought by Kyle Smith, and Fain
Hambrlght, Grover Postmaster,
made It a three-way race In the
outside district seat where Dr.
Joseph Roberts and BUI Mc-
Dsmlel seek the seat formerly
held by P. A. Francis of Grover.
The Inside seat position was
formerly held by Tommy
Bridges. Neither Francis or
Bridges seek re-election.
In neighboring Grover, where
citizens wlU elect a mayor and
three aldermen. Kings Mountain
schoolteacher Dean B. West
moreland Is unopposed for
Mayor In the Nov. 8 general
election. Mr. Westmoreland has
served the past year on the Town
OouncU, appointed to fill the
unexplred term of B(^ Ham-
bright.
Both Incumbent aldermen
Martha Byers and Tommy
Keeter have filed for re-election
to second terms emd sue opposed
by WendeU White, Ray Cash,
Hsuold Herndon, Keuen Moss
and Ronald Queen.
Grover Mayor W. W. McCarter
did not seek re-election. He Is
stepping down after 20 years In
town government, serving
previously for many years on the
council before being elected
mayor seversU years ago.
Westmoreland said his first
priority as Grover Mayor would
Home S&L Plans New Office
Home Savings and Loan Asso
ciation announces plsuis to buUd
a new home office.
The Association has purchased
property on W. King St., between
Sims St. and Kings Mountain
Hospital. The present home
office, located at 106 E. Mountain
St., wUl be maintained as a fuU
service branch, as will the
existing branch located In
Bessemer City.
Association President Tom
Tate stated "When we moved
Into our present buUdlng In
October, 1061, we had three em
ployes with assets of less than
|6,000,000. Now we have thirteen
employes and assets of
$86,000,000. It's obvious we've
outgrown our present facilities.''
Tkte added "Our Association
has doubled In size Just since
1971. We must expand In order to
serve our present and future
customers, as well as allow for
continuing growth."
Final details of plans for the
new buUdlng are presently being
completed.
A two story buUdlng with a
colonial theme Is planned.
Tie Breaker Decides
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. The tie-breaker continues to
decide the winner In the Mirror-
Herald's weekly footbaU contest.
Twelve persons turned In
. perfect entries last week, hitting
[all 10 area high school and
coUege gamies.
By predicting 86 points on the
Shslby • Kings Mountain tie-
breaker (won by Shelby 20-14),
Kenny Davis of Kings Mountain
claimed the $60 first prise.
Second place went to Jenny
Rlkard of Klnga Mountain, who
predicted 86 points on the tie
breaker.
Others who turned In perfect
entries, but were off on the tie
breaker, Included Shane Barnes,
Jeff Dixon, Patti Herndon, Rob
Goforth, Philip Carpenter,
Hubert Johnson, Monte Falls,
H.C. Wright, Danny McDoweU,
and Scott Howell.
Another contest Is In today's
Mirror-Herald, so try your luck.
You might be the next $60 win
ner.
be “to work toward completion
of the much needed sewer
system for the town. His second
priority, he said. Is to try to
improve the services available
to the citizens within the present
tax structure. Westmoreland
said he would also work to
"accelerate the efforts to bring a
bank to Grover.”
Mrs. Byers, wife of Gary
Byers, Is Title One Reading aide
at Grover School and mother of a
seven-year-old daughter, Krista.
She Is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E. M. Hicks of Blacksburg,
S. C.
"My first priority,” said Mrs.
Byers, "la to serve all the people
of Grover. I feel Uke I have only
scratched the surface of all I
need to know about government
In the past two years and would
like to see many things ac-
compUshed In our town. But let's
be realistic, we can't accomplish
everything over night. There are
lots of g;ulde lines to foUow and
everyone must work together.”
Daughter of Mrs. Rosalee
Goins of Kings Mountain and the
late Boyce E. (Dutch) Goins,
Mrs. Moss Is a 1964 graduate of
KMHS and active member of
First Baptist Church of Grover.
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The extended outlook today
through Thursday calls for
partly cloudy today and Wed
nesday with a chance of showers
Wednesday. Highs these two
days from the upper 60s In the
mountains to around 80 on the
coast. Overnight lows from low
60b, mountains, to mid 60s, coast.
Thursday, clear and cooler with
highs In 60s. Overnight lows, 40s
In mountains to 60 near coast.
Her husband is employed by KM
Post Office and they and their
two children, Kevin, age five,
and Charity, four months, reside
In Spring Acres In Grover. She
has been employed as a legal
secretary here for 10 years.
Mrs. Moss said;
"I am announcing for the
Grover Board of Commlsslonero
because I feel that I am well
qualified to hold the position. I
have been a resident of Grover
for some six years and have the
Interest of Its citizens at heart. I
am for progressive government
and would like to see Grover
grow In both Industry and
population.
“I am the mother of two
children and the wife of Quay E.
Moss, a lifelong resident of
Grover. I have be«i legal
secretary to George B.
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DEAN WESTMORELAND
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CHARLES r. MAUNEY
FAIN HAMBRIOHT