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VOL. 88 NO. 28
KINOS MOUNTAIN. NORTH CAROLINA 28086 THURSDAY, APRIL 6,1
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Comprehensive Multi-Year Program
Main Thought Is To Get The Grant
An area Including 47 atreeta in the
northeaat aector of iOnga Mountain
la the target area being examined by
the city government In preparation
lor apidylng for a comprehenalve
multi-year funding program under
the SmaU aUea OranU.
Aa explained Tueaday night at the
flrat of three public hearinga, thla
area, which Includea the majority of
the Burlington MIU nelghbortiood
and a portion of the Unwood Rd.
aectlon, contalna enough ptOblema
aa outlined under the Small Cltlea
criteria to rate the clty’a appUcatlim
very high for conalderatlon.
Mayor John Moaa aald the aectlon
under atudy "la the oldeat and moat
neglected aa far aa upgrading la
concerned In Kbiga Mountain."
The comprehenalve program the
dty plana to apply for covera a three
year period and, If approved, could
mean aa high aa |l-mllllan In granta
for each of the three yeara.
During the public hearing aeveral
dtliena <iueatloned whether or not
where neighborhood improvement la
needed. The mayor, and David Long
of the N. C. Department of Natural
and Economic Reaoureea, com
mented. “After a program la
approved and funding la begun, than
the dty may ltd able fo mak*
fo the pum to
other areaa. However, the taam
point la to get <or the
project and the area we have
The mayor aald the Small Cltloa
The comprehenalve three-year
program la geared to revitalisation
of neighborhooda, for Improvementa
to atreeta, ddewalka, curbing and
guttering, new water and aewer and
electrical ayatema. It la alao tor the
rehabilitation of homea In the neigh
borhood.
Fort T. Qamble aSked the board
TUeaday what could be done to bring
back the dtlaena who had to move
out under redevelopment. "Before
the Idea waa to tear down the old
homea and to do that people had to
leave the city." Oamble aald. "Thla
program aeema tobe to aave the old
houaea. Now what can we do to aee
the farmer cltiaena come back to
their old neighborhooda?"
Mayor Moaa aald, "New houalng
construction la the answer to that. I
project that within the next year or
two we will see a greater emphasis
placed on new houalng construction
In Kings Mountain.”
The SmaU Cltlea program, aa aU
Department of Houalng and Urban
Development (HUD) funding
programs, la geared to assist the low
and moderate Income cltlsens. In
Klnga MounUln and other non-
, metropoUtan areas of the state, that
Income level tor an entire family In a
year la to.OOO-plua. Anyone coming
under this figure la considered low
Income clUaens.
Charles Walker asked If It Isn’t
true "that more of the funds under
grant programs is being shifted to
the north? And If that's true, how do
we know we will get what we need
hareT"
Long commented that toe country
la being divided Into districts and
• ank being
a aiBmltted,
Hydroelectric
Plant Feasible
The development of a hydroelec
tric generating plant at Moaa Lake la
foaslble, according to Harsa Engi
neering Oo. of Chicago.
FoUowlnga feaalbUlty atudy at tos
lake a findings report was submitted
to Mayor J«rim Moaa thla week. In
the cover letter A. E. Allan, Haraa
vice prealdent and chief power
development engineer, aald, "Wo
find that a reasonable development
at the alto would have generating
capabUlty of SSO kUowatts and on the
average should generate 8,410,000
kllowatt-houra annuaUy.
"The plant at present prices would
cost approximately 1070,000 or 1880
par kUowatt, without Interest during
oonatrucUon,” Allen continued.
The Harsa report contains an esti
mate of Interest during construction
and dlacusaaa cloaoly Involved toc-
tors such aa arrangements tor mar
keting the output of the plant, eftocts
on water levels In Moaa Lake, tos
effect on water flows In Buffalo
Creek and future procedures
rsUUve to tos plant project
Mayor Moaa said that If a
hydroelectric genarating plaat la
oonstrueted at Moaa Lake, tt would
ganerato power to operate the BIU-
aon Water Treatment facility and
would also be oapabto of
made par dlatrict He i
however, that less funding may be
ayettoM per district because of
u^Wattkrsaid
Mkyoh Moss eCiO the com-
prehenalvo prograto. If approved,
would moan the majority of the
three-year funding would be spent In
the targetaraa. "However, down the
read there will be more and newer
funding programs created by the
federal government so that we can
keep some kind of continual city
improvementa going," he added.
The mayor alao stated that In
addition to toe tonall Chles funding,
there are Economic Development
Agency, Clean Water Act and
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
grants available to supplement the
Improvements programs.
A pre-M>pllcatlon on the Small
atles program la due May 16 and a
toll application on Aug. 80.
Charles WaJher Makes A Point At Public tMearing
Barnes Named Policeman Grover
Grover To Form Dept,
The Haraa report suggeata that the
plauit be built on the left bank of
Buffalo Creek with Its power Intake
located about 600 feet south of water
plant supply Intake. The power
station to be located a short distance
downstream from the toe of the
dam. The Intake would be c<mneeted
to the power station by a burled
pipeline.
The left bank of Buffalo waa
selected because It la a natural
valley and a power station there
By ELIZABETH STEWART
Staff Writer
OROVER — In a special meeting
at noon Wednesday toe town board
hired a fuUtone police officer to
replace Gary Benton.
The new officer la Lionel Richard
Bamea, 88, a Grover native.
The board alao passed a resolution
of intent to form a police department
Keep County
Emergency
Number Close
tor toe town. PreaenUy a poUce
officer U provided under a grant
through the Cleveland County
Sheriff’s Department. That grant
ejqplres In about three months.
Barnes waa nominated tor the
local poat by Oommlasloner Martha
Byers, seconded by Harold Herndon.
The vote was unanimous. Bamea
reports for duty on Apr. 10.
The former officer, Benton, left at
the end of March to Join the Town of
Bolling Springs police department.
During the Interim toe sheriff’s
department has flUed In to provide
toe town with poUce coverage.
BartMS la the son of Mrs. Annie
Bamea Short of Rt. 1, Grover. He la
married to the former Shelia Allmart
artd currently they reside In
Charlotte, where Bamea served on
the police department aa a
patrolman. Bamea also served on
the State Highway Patrol from 1068
until 1972. He finished a 86 hour
course In law enforcement at
Central Piedmont Community
College In 1974 and finished number
one In his law enforcement class
sponsored by the Institute of
Government at UNC Chapel Hill.
Bamea annual salary will be
r.800 with a review of salary within
six months. The town alao agreed to
purchase the poUce uniforms for
The matter of forming a poUce
department for Qrover, according to
Mayor W. W. (BUI) McCarter “Is
routine when such a department Is
already designated In toe town
charter. It wlU be a matter of
paaalng a resolution of Intent, which
we did Wednesday, and notifying the
state of our action.’’
r seUlng the overage to Duka
Harsa alao suggests that a portion
of the water now being released over
the spUlway could ba used to
produce power and energy.
The projected project coat would
hiclude toe Intake, toe pipeline, the
power station, (Including turbines,
generaters, penrtock vahrea and
control equipment), a tallraee,
auxUlaty equipment and switchgear
and access roads to tha stattan.
Mayor Moss said the report wlU ba
studied and discussed by tha board
of oommlaslonars In the coming
weeks before any further announoa-
menta are nwda concerning whether
ornot the city wlU pursue construc-
have sufflolant capacity at Moss
Lake to oreata a hydroalactric
gallanting plant to sup^mant the
power we buy from Duka."
When an emergency arises re
quiring the services of the Klnga
Mountqln Rescue Squad, nine times
out of 10 you wUl have prompt ac
tion.
But there are times when your
rails to the rescue squad, both
during the day and at night, go unan
swered.
"Our 789-8141 number has an
axtenslmi at toe Kings Mountain
Police Department," said Capt.
Raymond OaUoway, "and your calls
toould be answered."
Galloway said there have been
tones when the caller received no
answer. In cases such as this Ciqit.
Galloway suggests cltlsens
memorise or keep handy the
aeveland County Emergency
aarvlcee number - 488-4488. The
services dispatcher then sets off the
rescue tones at too homes of the
squad volunteers not on duty.
"It la good to hava both our local
number and tha emergency services
number at hand,” OaUoway aald.
‘"niare ara tones whan the fuUtons
roacuars are already anawering
calls leaving tha local offlco un-
nuuuiad. In these cases too local
poUoe handle the caUs and alert
volunteers to take over. But there
are tones when the police dlspatohor
is so busy hs can’t answer the
emergency caU. It happens. In these
rare oases the caUor should then dial
the county number tor action."
Cancer Crusade Underway
Kings Mountain’s Cancer Ousade
is underway throughout toe month of
April.
Richard McSwaln, campaign
chairman for the aeveUnd County
drive which seeks $18,000 tor cancer
research and treatment, said drive
leaders in the Kings Mountain area
wUl be Andy Nelsler, chairman of
business solicitation; Mrs. Brenda
Blanton, chairman of residential
solicitation; Grady K. Howard,
qieclal giftsdivUlon; Mrs. James E.
Herndon, Jr., memorial chairman;
and Mrs. Humes Houston, Reach-to-
Recovery chairman.
Mrs. Houston, who Is also service
chairman for this area, reminds
local cancer patients that $100 Is
available to them tor transportation
to hospitals for treatment of cancer.
Mrs. James Herndon, Jr. of Pied
mont Ave., serves as memorial
chairman for thla area on year-
round basis, atlsens wishing to
memoraUae loved ones with gifts to
toe cancer society should forward
contribution to her residence.
Recreation
Is Planned
Grover Town Board Monday night
launched the summer recreation
program by voting to lease Brice
Harry BaU Park from Mlnette Mills
tor toe season.
The board also authorised toe rec
reation committee to schedule the
various programs of softball,
basebaU and Little Leafue and
spend the $1,600 budgeted for
recreation aa "you see fit."
Action of toe full board came after
a lengthy discussion of recreational
needs for Grover.
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City-wide
Census Is
Underway
Voter Groiq) Will Meet
The Cleveland County Voter
Registration Association will meet
8at., Apr.8atf;80p. m. at toe Kings
Mountain Community Canter.
At tha March meeting a nine-
member board of directors was
elected to serve tor toe year. The
board Includes Dr. Joseph Roberts,
WUllam Hagar, Mika HIU, John
Jbrdan, Elwood M. Roberta, Joel C.
Marable, BUka Robbins Jr., Mary
Edwards and Johnsel Pressley.
Several committees ware alao
appointed to work In such areas as
education, voter registration drives,
monthly programming and
organisational support.
The association la a non-profit
organisation and all cltlsens In-
torested In supporting better In
formed cltlBonry and batter
government are Invited to attend
Saturday's meeting.
Census-takers began today
counting noses to determine an
accurate count of toe city’s popula
tion.
Kings Mountain PoUce Planning
Officer David Bridges and a sUff ot
13 begin the census survey this
morning at 8 a. m., aasUtad by Ms.
Franclne Ewing, N. C. State Dem»
grapher.
The city plans to use all Intorma-
tton obtained In preparing tor future
programs and services.
Census representatives wlU be
knocking on doors In toe city through
Wed., Apr. 13 to seek such Intorma-
tlon aa toe correct address, names ol
each person Uvlng at toe resldenee,
etc. AU data coUected wlU be strictly
confldenUal and used only for statls*
ttcal purpoass.
Tha census Interview wlU take leas
than five minutes at each resldenee.
All representatives will have