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KIMC; MOUMTWn MIRROR
VOL. 88 NO. 98
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1977
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Christmas
Decorating
Contest Set
Ciot any Ideas for Christmas
decorations?
Tour Ideas could be worth cash.
The Kings Mountain Appearance
Commission Is sponsoring a city-
wide Christmas Decorating Contest.
First place winners will receive
$20 and second place winners will
receive $10. Winners will be chosen
from each cf the city’s Mx voting
districts.
Mrs. Sarah F^uince, chairperson,
Invites all area dtlsens to par
ticipate. Originality and good taste
will be the criteria used by the out-
of-town Judges.
Mrs. Steve Rankin of McAdenvlUe
wUl head the Judges’ committee.
Homes will be Judged on the
evenings of Dec. 20 and Dec. 21.
Second
CD Hearing
Tuesday
Kings Mountain citizens are en
couraged to attend the second
Community Development Block
Grant public hearing ’Tuesday night,
Dec. 18th, at 7:80 p. m. at City Hall.
Program applications for the
fourth-year CD funds will be
outlined and new programs which
might qualify for HUD guidelines
are requested.
The fourth year funds total
$008,000, most of which Is already
earmarked for continuing com
munity Improvement projects In
cluding water and sewer expansion,
the senior citizens program,
recreation faclUtlea at Deal St. and
Davidson Parks and Child Care
Home-Based Center at the Com
munity Center.
KMMA
Banquet
Tonight
The annual Kings Mountain
Ministerial Association will hold Its
annual Christmas banquet tonight
beginning at 6 o’clock In the
fellowship building at FTrst Baptist
Church.
New offleers for the coming year
will be Installed during the btulness
seeslon. Programs for the coming
year and committee appointments
are also expected to be announced.
Rev. Allen Jolley, minister of
music at First Baptist Church, Is
again In charge of the entertainment
portion of the program,. He said,
"We’ll have mors of the same we
had last year.’’
On the program ware several
ministers who play musical In
struments and sing performing
country-western and blue grass
numbers.
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Rescue Squad
Franchise Now
In Effect Here
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NEW GROVER COXmCIL - Postmaster Fain
Hambrlght officiated at the swearing-ln ceremony for
the new Grover Town Council Monday night. Pictured
here are (standing) Mayor W. W. (Bill) McCarter and
i
Photo By Tonn McIntyre
(seated, left to right) Commissioners Harold Herndon,
Martha Byers, and Tommy Keeter. The latter was
named mayor pro-tem at Monday's council meeting.
Franchise agreements between
the county’s existing
rescue squads and the county went
into effect Monday following ap
proval by the county com
missioners.
The commissioners received
applications from two Kings
Momtain squads, the existing Kings
Moisitain Rescue Squad and the
Kings Mountain Emergency Ser
vices, a new squad which has been
trying to organize for the past
several months. Applications were
received in October.
However, commissioners pointed
out, KMES does not yet have the
necessary equipment to provide
ambulance eryice.
The commis&unen. .vere urged \Z
county manager Joe Kendrick to
appoint a committee to study am
bulance service rates, fees,
schedules and other charges and
mettiods of collecting for ambulance
services. Currently the KM Rescue
Squad, through the county, charges
$20 per trip.
Ambulance services that are not
adequately manned by volunteers
New Grover Council Seated
By TOM MCINTYRE
Editor, Mirror-Herald
GROVER — The new mayor and
boeud of oommlezloners took office
here Monday night with Postmaster
Fain Hambrlght officiating.
Incumbent Mayor W. W. (BUI)
McCarter, oommlaslonera Martha
Byers and Tommy Keeter and new
commissioner Harold Herndon took
the oath and settled down to conduct
business.
The council approved recom
mendations from members of the
Grover Fire Department to name
Joe Boheler as chief, Forrest Love
— assistant chief, Richard Rlppy —
captain, and Gary Dowda —
secretary -treasurer.
’Tommy Keeter, the highest vote-
getter In the Nov. 8 election, wan
named mayor pro-tem. Keeter
served as second In command
during his first two years on the
local board.
Other appointments made Mon
day were Joe Mauney as town at
torney: Gloria Horton, town clerk;
and the county tax department as
collector for the town. Com
missioner Byers was nsuned poUce
and fire commissioner; Keeter to'
continue as water commissioner;
Mayor McCarter to continue as
treasurer and to serve sm cemetery
commissioner; and Herndon to
serve as Isothermal Planning
Oommlsslon rspressntatlve and as
street commissioner.
Following a discussion of com
mittee appointments for the next
two years; the council decided to
contact farmer chalrpeople of the
beautification, hlstortcsd, banking
and recreation committees to serve
again.
In order, those chairpersons are
Mrs. Martha Scruggs, Mrs. Bessie
Harry, Mrs. Peggy HydeU and
PhUllp Harry.
Mayor McCiarter told the oouncU,
"I think the council last term was a
Uttle unfair with the conunlttee
chairmen. We went ahead and ap
pointed the entire committee
memberships. I would Uke to
suggest that this time we appoint the
chsdrmen only and slHow those
people to collect their own com
mittees. It might work much better
that way. We did have some
problems with the committees
because not enough of the members
could find the time to work like they
should."
The mayor also asked the councU
to consider forming two new com
mittees lor the coming terms; a land
acquisition committee and an
economic Improvement committee.
’Ihe mayor sold he felt the two
committees could work closely
together.
"’The land acquisition commutes
would keep data on available land In
the community for possible park
construction and could have In
formation the eccfiomlc Im
provement committee would need
for possible new business or Industry
that might wish to locate here,’’
McCArter said.
In other business, the councU
voted to take over ths expense of
purchasing uniforms and soma
equipment for Deputy Sheriff Gory
Benton, who serves ths town as
police officer.
Benton had asked the board to
purchase him a new pair of shoes, an
expense the county had paid for until
recently. The county supplies of
ficers with one pair of duty shoes
each year as part of the benefits.
That expense now falls to Grover.
’The board voted to Increase the
monthly salary paid to Ranald
Queen from $160 to $180, with the
understanding that more pay will be
considered when the 1078-79 budget
Is prepared.
Queen removes. Installs and
repairs water meters for the towm.
He also runs checks on the town's
wells, pumps and storage tank and
la responsible for reading water
meters.
Commissioner Keeter said,
“Queen pays Clyde Wray $40 per
month to handle the meter readings.
This takes two or three hours each
month. (}ueen spends approximately
22 hours each month on his duties,
but la on call 24-hours each day for
emergencies.”
Fallowing discussions on naming
an Inspector for newly Installed
wall, celling and floor Insulation to
comply with state law on Jon. 1,
1078, the council Instructed Mayor
McChrter to get prices the county
Inspection department would charge
Grover residents to handle these
Inspections.
Ihe mayor said the county In
spection department would not
handle just Insulation Inspections,
but all phases such as electrical,
plumbing, heating and air con
ditioning as wall.
"The inspections won’t cost the
town," he said, "but will cost the
customer.”
The mayor Informed the councU
that a two-day session Is {danned In
Oiarlotte Dec. 16-16 for qualifying
people to handle the Insulation In
spections. "If you want to consider
having our own Inspector we could
make arrangements to send
someone to that two-day course. I
am told after finishing the course
satisfactorily anyone can be
qualified to hsuidle the Inspections,’’
he said.
The mayor said he received the
letter Informing him the town had to
appoint an Inspector last Friday.
"The date on the letter we were to
have made the appointment was
Sept. 1,1077,” he said. "I wlU write
Raleigh and see If we can't make it a
few days Into January before we
give them an answer.”
Commissioner Herndon volun
teered to attend the two-day In
sulation Inspection course, but
Mayor McCarter said he would have
to get clearance. He said since
Herndon is at Umes Involved In
construction In Grover "there may
be a conflict of Interest. I'U check It
out.”
When the new board was sworn In
Monday, Mayor McCsu'ter, Com
missioners Byers and Keeter
commented on the outstanding Job
Dean Westmoreland had done for a
year as replacement on the councU
for Bob Hambrlght.
will be siq;>plemented by paid per
sonnel, Hendrick noted. The KM
squad currently has three full-time
employes who also serve as
volunteers after working hours.
Commissioners may void a
franchise if an ambulance service is
not giving adequate service and may
also control the limit of ambulances,
centred rates, schedules and ex
penses.
An ambulance service must give
60 days written notice before
discontinuing or altoing service.
The commissioners pointed out
that it now becomes unlawful to
operate an ambulance service with a
franchise Violators can be f ned up
to I.W rero;vc t lO-da;- jai'
sentenct.
Early
Mailing ’
Is Urged
Napoleon Chisholm, officer in
charge at Kings Mountain Post
Office, suggested this week that
citizens begin mailing Christmas
greetings cards and pareds now to
avoid a last minute rush.
The postal service has committed
itself to clearing mail from post
offices by Christmas Day, even
though the mail volume will in
crease tremendously by mid-
December.
“In view of the excdlent coopera
tion received from early mailers so
far this year,” Chisholm said, “we
are confident that holiday mail
deposited immediately will be
ddivered in time for (%rUtmas.’’
(hisholm said the local postal
employes are “doing an ex
traordinary Job of processing and
delivering the large holiday volume
of mail with dispatch and efficiency.
The public can help further by
mailing early.”
The window at the poet office will
be open Sat., Dec. 10 and 17 from
8:30 a. m. until 4 p. m. to assiat
citizens.
Band Concert
Is Next Week
The Kings Mountain Junior High
eighth grade band and ninth grade
bond, and the KM Senior High
Blazer Band will present a concert
onThurs., Dec. 16at 8 p. m. at B. N.
Bomes Auditorium.
Ths program will Include
traditional band and seasonal
music. It will be conducted by
Donald Deal and Cluistophsr Oole.
There Is no admission charge and
the entire public Is Invited to attend.