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VOL. 88 NO. 92
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1977
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[ A4 p. m. Christmas parade Tuea.,
X Nov. 29 In Kings Mountain wUl klck-
I off the Christmas shopping season.
Hie parade Is sponsored by Kings
Mountain Fire Department, the City
of Kings Mountain, and Kings Moun
tain Merchants Association.
With over 6S units, the parade will
feature holiday floats, pretty girls,
bands, and high-stepping
majorettes.
Miss North Carolina, pretty Kathy
Fleming, will star In the parade
which will also feature Senator J.
OUle Harris as parade marshal and,
of course, the visitor from the North
Pole, Santa Claus, who will be the
last unit In the big event.
Any Individual, groups or
organizations Interested In entering
a unit or float In the parade should
call Wanda Moore at 7S9-4786.
First Public
Hearing Slated
First public hearing for 1977-78 In
the Community Development
program Is slated for Dec. 1 at 7:80
p. rr. In Oun-u '^ambV^ of City
HaU. ^
Mayor John Moss said the
welcome mat la out to all Kings
Mountain area citizens to attend and
suggest their Ideas of how CD fands
should be used In city community
development du.’ing the coming new
j ear.
"We need citizen Input and en
courage all citizens to take part,”
said the Mayor.
Second Year
Funds Sought
The city commission Monday
night passed resolutions authorizing
contracts with the N. C. Department
of Natural Resources, Division of
Community Assistance, Law and
Order section, for second year
funding of a Youth Officer,
Evaluation Bureau and Records
System In the Kings Mountain Police
Department.
Mayor John Moss made the
recommendation, stating that the
programs have served Kings
Moisttaln citizens well during the
past year and were "highly suc
cessful.”
The programs were Initiated and
approved last year.
Motion was made by Comm.
Humes Houston, seconded by
Comm. Fred Wright, Jr., that the
board submit new applications for
the coming year.
BiUe Week
Is Observed
< ^ This week Is National Bible Week
1 and the Kings Mountain Ministers
Conference Is heading up Its observ
ances locally.
In conjunction with the ob
servance, Rev. Clyde Bearden,
pastor of First Baptist Church,
called attention to Blblt Week at
Monday night's city commaslon
meeting.
Mayor John Moos subsequently
signed proclamation declaring this
week as Bible Week in Kings
Motaitaln.
The minister togk the occasion to
present a cqpy of the Oood News
Bible to each of the six ward com-
luiisiloners and Mayor Moss.
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Farm-City Week, area farmers Invited school children
to visit their farms sind observe first-hand operation.
Fifth graders In the KM system visited the dairy farm
of Mr. and 7'..'..' f. L. Pkm- ant. the turkey farm of Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Tu-bro Weitnesday. Fifth graders from
Bethware School are pictured in front of a sUo at the
Plonk farm.
On Domestic Wcate Treatn, mt
Grover To Deal With KM
ByTOMMcINTYRE
Eklltor, Mirror-Herald
GROVER — Grover officials will
negotiate with the City of Kings
Mountain for treatment of the town's
domestic waste.
This decision was reached at
Monday's council meeting, based on
a recommendation by Engineer Kim
Fisher.
Fisher told the council mem
bers the Initial construction costs of
tying Into the Kings Mountain
waste treatment lines would be
$306,000. To tie into the Mlnette MlUs
waste treatment lines the cost would
be $360,000.
"R would cost the Town of Grover
about five cents less per thousand
gallons to have the waste treated at
Kings Mountain's Pilot Creek
plant," Fisher said, "but over a
ao-year period the cost would be
about the same for the town at either
Kings Mountain or Mlnette Mills."
Fisher said there are, however,
"long-term ramifications" to
consider. "We have just gone
through an economic crisis and
some mills had to shut down. What
happens to the town If the Mlnette
Mill had to close? The Kings
Mountain facilities, on the other
hand, are owned by that municipa
lity and you know those facilities sire
going to continue to operate," he
said.
Fisher said It would be more
beneficial to Grover to deal with
Kings Mountain for a number of
reasons. He said the mill Is a private
Industry and could set whatever rate
officials desired, whereas a
municipality maintains an open
book policy on rates. He said a
municipality can handle new In
dustry as It comes and a private
facility cannot. Fisher said that
municipal facUltlea are eligible for
funding If expansion Is needed and
private facilities are not.
Mayor BUI McCarter asked Fisher
If he had an agreement with Kings
Mountain. Fisher said, “only ver
bally. So I would suggest you begin
negotiations with Mayor Moss and
his board."
Fisher said the majority of the
Grover area 301 Plan has been
completed and sent to the engineers
In Gaston County. He said the lost
sections are now being typed and
wUl be completed before the week Is
out.
"I want to submit our area 301
Plan to the Environmental Protec
tion Agency," Fisher said. "I
UF Banquet Set
Pete Auerbach of North Carolina
United Way wUl make the principal
address at Thursday night's annual
Awards Banquet of Kings Mountain
United Fund.
Dinner will be served at 6:80 p. m.
at Kings Mountain Junior High
cafeteria.
Outstanding contributors and
volunteers to the 1078 Fimd Cam
paign will be appropriately honored
during the evening, said Pat
(Yieshlre, campaign chairman, and
laury Wood, KMUF President.
New officers of KMUF will be
Ifistsllsd
The Kings Mountain United Fluid
leads aU other campaigns In North
Carolina In the percentage of the
1978 goals achieved with a total of
$63,116.81 In cash-ln-hand and
pledges. The goal was 848,000. Flill
reports are to be mads at tonight's
banquet.
More than half of the 10 dlvUOons
of the campaign have over exceeded
their goals with the Industrial
division almost doubling Its goal
from last year to become the top
leaders In the effort for 14 agencies
submitting budget requests.
think It will be approved on Its own
merit. If we wait for our plan to be
Included In the Gaston County EPA
submission. It could tsike another
five years before we hear anything. I
think we can have an answer within
six months and that's why I need a
decision on how the town's domestic
wEiste will be treated."
In other action Monday, the
council met with Fisher and Jim
Harris, contractor on the town's
water system Improvements, to
resolve questions concerning late
completion of the contracted work.
Due to delays In equipment arrival
and adjustments needed In the
original work order, completitm of
the water system Improvements
has gone far beyond the August 23,
1977 project completion date.
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Hardly
Anybody
Here Now!
GROVER — For hundreds, per
haps thousands, of years this area of
Cleveland County was uninhabited
by Aborignal Man.
At least that's the opinion reached
by a survey team from Catawba
College's Museum of Anthropology.
A final report was received by the
Grover Council Monday night,
submitted by Peter Cooper and Jans
S. Joyce, the survey team.
Kim Edwards, town engineer,
said, "These two came here and
walked around In the woods for
awhile and this Is their conclusion —
there is no archeological evidence to
show this area was Inhabited for
hundreds or thousands of years.”
Councilman Tommy Keeter said,
"It cost the town $380 to find this
out? I could've told you that and It
wouldn't have cost $880. There's
hardly anybody living In this area
now."
By ELIZABETH STEWART
Staff Writer
The city commission Monday
night gave approval to a $96,000
downtown beautification program,
let a number of contracts for Im
provements, bought four new blue
and white police cars, and ear
marked funds for a solar energy
progrsim.
Kings Mountain Appearance
Commission Is recommending that
shrubs and trees be planted along
the railroad track from King to Gold
Street down Battleground Avenue In
March and that new sidewalks be
constructed In January, the
mammoth beautification project
designed by Shelby Architect
Crawford Murphy.
Hie beautification project will
reduce parking by ten spaces, five
on Battleground and five on
Rsdlroad.
In a related motion, the board au
thorized advertising tor bids fo- the
project.
Mayor John Moss told the board
the downtown beautification pro
gram Is a Community Development
project budgeted with (7D funds.
Moody Clary, of Charlotte, archi
tect for the new City Hall, now under
construction. Bill Little, South
eastern consulting engineer for the
city at the new Citizens Services
Center, now under construction, and
Pete Baucom, architect for Com
munity Center eiqianslon, were all
present to report on progress of
these facilities.
Mr. Clary said that recent rains
had slowed woik on the new Govern
mental Services Building and said
that timetable of construction calls
for completion In September 1978.
“Everything Is going great.” said
Clary.
The board authorized the execu
tion of contracts between the city
wnd Qary Architects due to name
change from Peterson-C3ary Archi
tects to Clary Architects, Inc.
BUI Little recommended to the
board that contract for outside elec
trical work for the new public works
building be awarded to Bryant
Electrical Services of Gastonia with
a bid of $24,783.07. He expleiined that
Bryant was high on the trans
formers part of the bid but reduced
the lump sum bid and shorter de
livery time whereas other suppliers
made Incomplete bids. Other bid
ders were Westlnghouse. Mill
Power. GrayBar, all of Charlotte.
RTE of Wisconsin and Reeby Elec
tric of Matthews.
Hie board accepted the recom
mendation of the engineering firm.
In a related matter, the board
awarded contract to the low bidder,
Lybrand Floor Co. at $6,319. for
flooring for the Citizens Service
REP. JAMES BROVHIIX
Center. Other bidders were Barrett
Floor Covering, $7,892; McSwaln
Carpet, $6,872; and Cleveland Floor,
$6,668.
On recommendation of C3ty Engi
neer A1 Moretz the board awarded
contract for heating and air-
conditioning of the Citizens Service
Center to Lutz-Yelton Heattng-Alr
Conditioning Co. of Shelby with bid
of $18,489. Only two bids were re
ceived and Engineer Moretz pointed
out the city's effort to Obtain three
bidders with notices to nine contrac
tors, bid date extension, and re
peated telephone calls to these
firms. Second bidder on the project
wasMastertemp, Inc. of Gastonia at
$19,900.
"We are at a critical stage now In
completion of the new public worics
building and readverQslng will hold
us up more and readvertlslng proba
bly won't get any more results,” he
said.
To a question, Qty Attorney
Georg? Thomasson explained that If
the estimated cost oi the work Is less
than $30,000 and the board deemed It
not In the public Interest to read-
vertlse the project, bids could be
opened. The board then passed mo
tion to that effect and bids were
opened with the contract let to the
low bidder.
Motion lo accept bid of $878 from
Beam House Movers of CherryvUle
for a city-owned house on McGinnis
St. passed 3-2 with Comm. Norman
King and Bill Grissom voting
against and Comm. James (Jhllders,
Humes Houston and Fred Wright,
Jr. favoring. Comm. Corbet Nichol-
SCS1 was unable to attend because of
Illness.
McBrayer Motors of Shelby was
low bidder at $8,178.88 per unit for
four 1977 Ply mouths for the city
police department with purchase
through Region C. Acting Chief
Jackie Barrett noted that a new
color combination, blue and white,
will be utilized In new cars pur
chased for the department.
Pete Baucom, representing
Holland-McGlnnls Architects,
recommended additional roof drains
be tied Into the existing storm
drainage system for the Community
CTenter, now under expansion. The
board subsequently advertised for
bids for re-roofing.
The board authorized Installation
of traffic light standards at the In
tersection of Battleground Ave.,
East Parker St. and North Pied
mont Ave. a joint project with the
state, which furnished the lights
with the city providing labor and
poles. Cost of the two-arm type large
metal posts Is $7,838.
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Broyhill
To Speak
To Kiwank
Tenth District Congressman
James T BroyhUl of Lenoir wUl be
guest speaker at Thursday's
(tonight's) meeting of the Kings
Mountain Klwanls Club
Kings Mountain Klwonlans have
planned a ladles night event for the
evening and dinner will be served to
members their wives and guests at
6:48 p. m In the dining room of the
Woman's Club on East Mountain
Street.
Lyn Cheshire Is program chair
man and will present Rep Broyhill.