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VOL. 89 NO.
KINOa MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28088 THURSDAY, MAY 4,1978
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Howard
Honored
At KMH
The 300 employes of Kings
Mountain Hospital and the Board of
Trustees honored Administrator
Ch'ady Howard on his silver an
niversary with the hospital Monday.
A three-tiered silver anniversary
cake waa cut and served with punch
and cheese straws from 3:80 until
8:80 p. m. In the hospital lobby with
members of the Klnga Mountain
Hospital Auxiliary assisting in
entertaining. Mrs. Henry NeUler,
Auxiliary president, served punch
to visitors and Mrs. Grady Howard
cut and served the cake.
The hospital has grown from a 34
bed facility to 103 beds during the
past 3S years with a staff of 300, the
expansion encompassing four dif
ferent building programs.
A native of Lincoln County, Mr.
Howard joined the local hospital
after a tour of military duty with the
U. S. Marines and aervlce with
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. He
was educated In the Llncolnton
schools and Western Carolina
Uhlveralty. His wife, the former
Susie McGinnis of Kings Mountain,
Is a veteran Kings Mountain
schoolteaher. They are parents of
three children and are active In
Central United Methodist Church
and numerous civic and community
affairs.
Mr. Howard was also honored by
trustees Monday evening at a dinner
at Kings Motmtaln Country Club.
The 40 guests Included trustees and
their wives and members of the
medical staff and their wives.
John L. McGill, chairman of the
hospital board, was master of cere
monies and Mrs. Henry Nelsler
welcomed the group. Tom Tate
{B-eaented a gift to Mr. Howard from
the hosta and entertainment waa
provided by Rev. Russell Fitts who
gave humorous anecdotes relating
i to Mr. Howard's tenure at the
; hospital.
The U-shaped dinner tables were
; arranged with silver tapers and
' vdilte flowers.
miJT
Swinging
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CAROLINA CAMERA — Andrew Schorr, on-camera
commentator for WBTV’s Carolina Camera, brought
his cameraman with him to Kings Mountain recently to
film a segment slated for May IT on Channel Three’s 6
Photo By Tom McIntyre
p. m. news Schcii', shown here, will feature the Kings
Mountain Aging aed Title Seven programs. In the
background are The Swinging Mountaineers preparing
for scenes the special film feature.
Paving, Water Decisions
Unsettled At Grover Meet
GROVER — The Town of Grover
has been growing ‘ ‘In the direction of
^ring Acres" during the past
several years as 80 new homes have
been constructed In that area.
Mayor W. W. (BUI) McCSirter
made the statement after Monday
night’s regular meeting In which
requests for water lines and paving
for the new development were left
unsetUed by councU members for
the second time after a heated
discussion.
The matter had been tabled from
the previous month’s meeting after
Bob Hambright, representing
Hambrlght A Herndon, had
requested water lines and paving for
part of the development which he
and Councilman Harold Herndon
are principal owners. The cost ivas
esUmated over a three-year period
to coat $63,108. There are 100 lots In
the 69-acre development and 66 are
owned by Hambright and Herndon.
Councllwoman Martha Byers
wanted to know If the proposal from
Hambright represented a conflict of
Interest by Herndon
Herndon contended he was
making the request for property
owners In the area. He says he does
not owrn a home In Spring Acres. He
argued that he and Hambright had
paid for half the paving of all the five
streets already paved and half the
water line expense and had spent
more than $10,000 having un
derground wires InstaUed for power
lines. He also argued that Spring
Acres is bringing In revenue for the
town, population and new business.
"They want to be treated fairly,” he
said.
Mayor McCarter aald after the
meeting that of the $40,000 In
property Ux collected last year
approximately $29,000 was paid by
Industry and about one fourth of the
remaining was paid by property
owners In Springs Acres. McCarter
said that some rivalry exists bet
ween people Uvlng In the ’ ‘old part of
town and those In the newly
developed area."
There was no motion made. Mr.
Herndon's later motion to InstaU
tour street Ughts In Spring Acres
died for lack of a second.
Councilman Tommy Keeter
suggested the board check on other
streets that need repaving before
obUgatlng the town tor the long-
range plan.
Mayor McCarter said that poUcy
has been to place street lights at
Intersections only "and not In bet
ween.”
The board discussed but took no
action on social security coverage
for employes and okayed Inclusion
of Isothermal and Institute of
Government memberships In the
budget. The board also authorized a
pre-appllcatlon to HUD for a single-
purpose grant for the sewage system
and approved alley lights for the
police car. The board received
prices (or street signs.
Senator J. OUle Harris of Kings
Mountain won renomlnatlon to his
fourth consecutive term In the N. C.
Senate, leading the ticket handily in
the 26th Senatorial District of
Cleveland, Rutherford, Gaston and
Lincoln Counties In Tuesday’s
Democratic Primary.
A light turn-out of No. 4 Township
voters went to the polls and like their
Cleveland County neighbors sup
ported all the winners with the ex
ception of the U. S. Senate race
where Clevelanders supported
second runner John Ingram, the
former Insurance commissioner.
Former Oiarlotte banker Luther
Hodges, Jr. rolled up an early lead In
his bid to win the Democratic
nomination for the U. S. Senate seat
held by Republican Jesse Helms.
Ingram Is expected to call for a run
off.
L. E. (Josh) Hinnant, Kings
Mountain banker, led In the Clev-
land County Board of Com
missioners race but may have to
face C. M. Peeler, second-runner,
David M. (Pete) Stamey, and
Tommy Bridges, also of Kings
Mountain, in a run-off should
Stamey, the third place finisher,
elect to call. Mr. Stamey, who Is
associated with the extension
Public Is Invited
To Depot Meet
The Kings Mountain Business
Development Corporation will hold a
public meeting Tues., May 9 at 7:30
p. m. at the Depot CJenter.
The purpose of the meeting Is to
receive input from area business
men and citizens on the types of
projects the corporation should
undertake with proposed Urban
Development Action Grant funding.
Information of corporation shares
of stock and the cost will also be
discussed. Stock share sales Is ex
pected to begin following the public
meeting next Tuesday.
KMUF wm
Take Budgets
The Kings Mountain United Fund
board of directors will serve as the
budget and admissions committee
this month to receive budget
requests from participating agen
cies for the 1979 campaign drive.
Tile board will meet at 8 p. m.
Thurs., May 11 at First Union
National Bank. A second meeting Is
scheduled (or 8 p. m. Tues., May 23
In the bank conference room to
further discuss and to set up the 1979
United Fund budget.
program of Cleveland Tech at
Shelby, said yesterday that he Is
undecided. He has five days In which
to call for a run-off. The vote totals
were: Hinnant, the Incumbent,
4,102; Peler, the Incumbent, 4,003-
Stamey, 3803; Bridges, 2,937; and J.
D. (Doc) Turner, 2,633. The two top
vote-getters will be elected.
Bennett J. Masters, Harris
Funeral Home mortician, won
renomlnatlon to a second term as
Cleveland County Coroner,
defeating Dwight Tessneer by vote
of 5,496 to 4,406.
In the Sheriff’s race, the In
cumbent J. Haywood Allen defeated
Charles L. Peeler by vote of 6,389 to
3,979.
Rep. Bob Jones of Rutherford
County lost In his bid for
renomlnatlon to his seat m the 40th
District House. Lattlmore dentist
John J. (Jack) Hunt won
nomination, placing third on the
ticket which was led by Edith
Ledford Lutz, incumbent, who polled
7,223 followed by Robert Z. (Bob)
Falls, 6,907; and by Hunt with 6,666,
Jones polled 6,249.
Senator Harris led the 26th
Senatorial District race with a total
of 9,063 votes followed by Marshall
A. Rauch of Gastonia with 6,866;
Helen Rhyne Marvin of Gastonia
with 6,935; and P. W. Bailey with
,^^^2', The th ee. Incumbents _'ace
■ "npof xtlon froi" prt Rp’j.'.- , .sn
ctniidate In N'-.v. V*,er.
Cleveiano •Coi'r''..y citiz>?:is gave
Ingram, 4,821 votes on Tuesday and
Hodges, 3,147. Other vote totals In
tt.e U. S. Senate race were Lawxnece
Davis. 1133; .McNeill Smith, 582; Joe
Felmet, 67; William B. Griffin, 75;
David McKnlghf 163; and Thornes
B. Sawyer, 90.
Unofficial returns put the li.
cumbents Robert M. Martin. David
M. Britt, and Richard C. Erwin In
the winners’ columns In the races for
associate justice of the supreme
court and judge of court of appeals.
The Cleveland Oounty votes were:
Martin, 5,249; Brock, 3,216; Britt,
5,016; Frazier, 2,932; Erwin 4,460;
and Austin B. Campbell, 3,662.
Both candidates Harris and
Masters of Kings Mountain ex
pressed appreciation to local voters
for "their tremendous support” In
Tuesday’s Primary. Harris said he
was rather surprised that he led the
race In Lincoln C3ounty where he had
never before "ran beyond third."
Commissioner Hinnant also
thanked local voters but expressed
disappointment at the small num
ber, 1,237, of Kings Mountain voters
who turned out at the polls or 30
percent of the registered
Democratic vote In the city.
"It (the commission race) was a
clean, hard-fought, close contest
between friends." said Hinnant.
Tuesday’s voter turnout
throughout the state was termed
light to moderate by election of
ficials.
Surface Drainage Is Constant Problem
I By TOM MoINTYRE
Editor, Mirror-Herald
In last 'niursday’s Mirror-Herald
there appeared a photo showing
I) water coursing across private
' ’ property. It was surface drainage
caused by the rain.
Tile problem Is not unique In Kings
: Mountain since all communities
across the country have similar
problems. And there Is nothing new
tai stating this.
‘nie problem Initially lies In the
geography of the land; secondly, It la
enhanced when the housing
developer builds wlrthout regard to
the natural flow of surface water;
and thirdly, the problem Is com
pounded when the city accepts the
subdivision as It stands.
In the past this la what has hap
pened In Kings Mountain. The
evidence Is here and can be attested
to by any number of disgruntled
homeowners who watch their lawrns
being washed away each time It
ralna.
In the final analysis very little can
be done about correcting the
situation If these homeowners are
waiting tor the city to step in. In the
first place It la illegal for the city to
do construction work on private
property. In the second place It
would be physlcaUy and financially
Impossible for the city to even at
tempt to correct all of the surface
drainage Ills.
And the homeowner Is somewhat
tied up legally also because It la
Ulegal to change the lay of the land
to divert surface water flow from
one drainage area to another.
An Individual may dredge out
drainage dltcnes to carry the water
along Its natural course, or Install
pipe to carry the water. But the
homeowner must be careful not to
cause the drainage to be shifted to
another area.
City Engineer A1 Moretz said,
"The city la like an Individual. It has
to grow and learn from Its mistakes.
The older It gets the more It un
derstands the need (or rules and
regulations, (or uniformity, fairness
and as much equality as possible.
"Years ago we didn’t have a code
of ordinances as restrictive as we do
now,” he continued. "We didn’t have
as many people nor as much going
on as we do now.”
Kings Mountain does have very
restrictive codes pertaining to
wbdlvlslon and Individual housing
construction because such things as
surface drainage, something
Ignored In the past. Is given as much
consideration now as other services
like water, sewer, electricity,
natural gas and streets.
Moretz said the new subdivision
regulations require Indepth con
sideration of all problems. 'The codes
also call (or a review by the Depsu't-
ment of Natural Resources In
Asheville If as much as an acre of
land la to be disturbed. Such things
as erosion control during con
struction and surface drainage after
construction are carefully studied
before the work Is done.
’’The state has developed
minimum requirements concerning
surface drainage and many com
munities have adopted even more
strict measures to control the
problem In new construction,”
Moretz said. "These requirements
did not exist until approximately
five years ago.”
Kings MounlAin has even
had aerial photos made of the <lty
and these will be used In deter
mining drainage basins and ac
cording to Moretz, even stricter
controls will be added If It Is
discovered they are needed tu
control the problem In the future.
"As (or existing problems of
drsdnage,” Moretz said, "these must
be considered as a part of the total
basin and to attempt to correct one
problem It could create even larger
problems In another area.”
Moretz aald property owners are
encouraged to consider what they
may do themselves to sour
drainage problems on their
property. And If technical assistance
la needed Moretz’ office will prc>ule
the Mslstance.”
Citizens Interested In purchasing
homes are also warned to exercise
caution when considering a site.
There are numerous homes now
constructed on sites where no
dwelling should be because of
surface drainage problems. The
same warning goes to citizens
plarmlng to buy property and build.
"It Is much easier for precautions
to be taken prior to construction
than afterwards. ” Moretz said.
"The reason we have the problem
now Is because no one took such
things as surface drainage Into
consideration But drainage was a
problem then. It Is now and always
will be a problem to be dealt with.
T)ie city’s current curbing and
guttering and storm drainage plan
will relieve a lot of the problems now
existing, but truthfully will not
relieve all the problems. The
citizens are going to have to help
t.1fm8clve“ In these instances.