Page 10—MIRROR-HERALD—Tuesday, November 8, 1977 Rain KO’s Power Torrential rains and lightning knocked out power In a portion of the city early Sunday mor ning. Lightning struck the Duke Power Substation on Oaston St., ran across and blanked out the city's sub station on the adjacent lot about 2:30 a. m. Sunday. Although no equipment was damaged at the sub stations, transformers at West Gate Plaza Shopping Center, on N. Battleground Ave. and Garrison St. had to be replaced. There were also reports that lightning did minor damage In W. King St. area homes; bursting light bulbs, etc. Jim Allen, manager of TG&Y Store In West Gate Plaza, told The Mirror- Herald, “We had to close our store Sunday afternoon because the city had no spare transformers.” The transformer was School Board Meeting To Be Held At KMSHS Next Monday’s Kings Mountain Board of Education meeting will be held at the senior high school. Supt. William Davis said the board will meet at different schools In the system rather than con fining Itself to the ad ministrative offices. Monday the board members will take part In the program at 7:30 p. m. and the board meeting will get underway about 8:30 p. m. In Barnes Auditorium. replaced and power restored about S:30 p. m. Sunday. Six city employes and Mayor John Moss were on the scene during the heavy rains and power blackouts checking the substation, lines and transformers. ■nie mayor said a check was kept on the city’s flood zones during the three- hour heavy downpour and reported Monday there were no flooding Incidents. "We also have an ongoing program to keep a check on the dams at Moss Lake Davidson and City Lakes,” the mayor said. ’"ITiere were no problems at either dam, even though the water level at Moss Lake Is up about 12 inches due to the rains.” Mayor Moss Seeks Continued CD Funds Hremen Need Toys The federally-funded Community Development Block Grants program has been reenacted for an additional three-year period. This Is the third year of the $4,160,000 CD program for the City of Kings Moun tain under a five-year entitlement. Mayor John Moss Is In Atlanta today meeting with officials of the De partment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to discuss the new CD blU. “Entitlements have not been designated at this point,” the mayor said, “but this Item will be part of the discussion we are having today.” Kings Mountain was designated a hold- harmless community three years, ago and allocated the $4,160,000 to be spread over a five-year period. The amount of funded designated to a community Is based on the past amount of federal funding and the use made of that funding. For Tots Police Checking Out Vandalism Singers Present Trooper Thomas Transferred Here Legion Program Teacher Talent Show Slated For November 17 The first annual Teacher’s Talent Show Is scheduled at Barnes Audi torium on Thurs., Nov. 17 at 8 p. m. and admission Is $1 for adults, 60 cents for students. The show, which will feature the talents outside the classroom of members of the Kings Mountain District Schools educators. Is being sponsored by The Association of Classroom Teachers (ACT). General chedrman for the show Is John Pettus and assisting are Mrs. Shirley Austin and Cary Osborn. Trooper C. D. Thomas has been transferred to Cleveland County from Burnsville. A native of Rutherford- ton, 'Thomas became a member of the State High way Patrol Jan. 4, 1976. A certified breathalyzer operator, Thomas will work out of Shelby. He Is married to the former Patricia Green of Rutherfordton and they have two chlldroi, David Jr., 10 and Scott Edwin, 6. Kings Mountcdn Singing School Personnel pre sented a musical program to highlight Thursday night's Gold Star Bsmquet of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 166 at the American Legion Building. A large crowd attended the bsmquet. Mrs. Harold Ledford, MCrs. Jackie Barrett smd Mrs. Athlee Scates were hostesses and program chairmen for the annual event. Mrs. Barrett In troduced Mrs. Darrell Austin, director of the group, who then presented members of the group. Mrs. Ellen McCurdy was piano accompsmlst. Tables were decorated with Fall fruits and dried arrangements. Fall flowers decorated the buffet tables. Favors were presented to guests. Wanted: Any good or new Toys for Tots for needy Kings Mountain children for Chrlstmsus. This Is the S. O. 3. of the Kings Mountain Fire Department who are beginning the annueil drive for toys In cooperation with the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association's projects for the needy. Captain Jerry White said that volunteer firemen will repair good, usable toys between now and Christmas Eve at the Fire Department. He en courages all donations of good toys and-or new toys and persons who wish to contribute should deposit the toys at the firemen headquarters. Toya donated for repair should be those toys which can be repaired inex pensively, said Captain White. Call 739-2662 and a fire man will pick up your donations. Toys for Tots has been a Christmas-season project for the needy for 30 years in Kings Mountain. The toys are distributed by the Ministerial Association to needy children on Christmas Eve. City police are Inves tigating several reports of vandalism which occurred during the past weekend. Ada Sue Jenkins, of 417 3. Battleground Ave., re ported that someone threw a bottle through the win dow of her car. Lena Peterson Watts re ported that her car tag was lost or stolen. The tag number Is CMP949, a North Carolina license plate. Robert Bradley of 803 Garrison Dr. reported that his boat was stolen from Moss Lake sometime during the weekend. KMPD arrested Paul Thomas Adair on charges of assault and battery and communicating threats, trial date Nov. 21; Randy Byers, abandonment and non-support, trial date Nov. 29; and Katherine Burris Hunt, failure to comply with court order, trial date Nov. 7. KM Rescue Squad Expects Ambulance The Kings Mountain Rescue 3quaul Is expecting to receive a new am- bulsmce by Spring of 1978. The local unit has bein designated the fifth of six new vehicles applied for from Cleveland and Mc Dowell counties. The Region C Emergency Medical Serv ices placed these In priority with McDowell County designated for sunbulances one through four. Kings Mountain, number five, and Upper Cleveland County Rescue Squad, number six. The vehicles are to be purchased under a State Office of Highway Safety $4(X),000 fund. The funds sire available on a com petitive basis and a 60 percent local match Is required. The approximate cost of a new ambulance is $20,000. CHURCH BASKETBALL There will be a meeting of all church league basketball teams Sunday at 2:30 p. m. at Kings Mountain Junior High School. 117 WEST MOUNTAIN STREET - DOWNTOWN KINGS MOUNTAIN HOODED SWEAT SHIRTS REGULAR 10.00 - 8.50 L mens zipper model. Colors: Green, Gold, Gray, Navy ft Camel. Sizes S, M. L, XL MENS PULLOVER MODEL | REGULAR 9.00 - 7.50 Gray, Navy ft Gold Sizes S, M, L. XL ) BOYS ZIPPER MODEL REGULAR 8.00 ■ 7.00 Lt. Blue, Gray, Navy, Red. 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