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VOL. 90 No. 1
KINas MOIJNTAIN,NORTHCABOlXNAiaOMTinJItSDAY, JANUARY4,19T9
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Apartment Building For The Elderly
5-Story Complex Planned For KM
Mountain View Towers, a B8-unlt
apartment complex for the elderly,
wUl be constructed on King and
TVacy Streets In late summer with
anticipated occupancy by spring
1080.
The developer, William (BUI)
(Klbert of Greenwood, S. C. told
the Mirror-Herald that the privately
- developed complex wlU occupy
60,000 square feet on a two acre site
being acquired from Kings Moun
tain Redevelopment Oonunlsslon In
I i(K 9 location easUy acceaslble and
' . "walking distance" for senior
f ^ citizens to downtown and doctor’s
clinics.
* 4 "We are elated to announce this
! good news during the first week of
thenewyear,"saldMr. OUbert, who
L said that the project, developed by
\ y I Associated Development, Inc., lathe
k ^^Hjlll^on of nuuiy weeks of effort
^ V Jerry King, executive
of KM Development Office,
and Redevelopment Commission
Director Gene White.
"It’s a good New Year present for
Kings Mountain,” said the mayor
who said the five-floor complex wlU
feature JS units with five for han
dicapped.
Each unit wUl be totaUy self-
'oontalned with approximately 860
square feet of floor space and In
cluding one bedroom, bath, kltchsn-
dtnlng - living room and private
patio and balcony. All are one-
bedroom units and wOl be fully air
conditioned, aU q>ace carpeted, and
total electric.
‘nie complex wUl be the city’s and
probably the county’s tallest
buUdbig, rising an Imprssslve 60 feet
and measuring 290 foot long and 66
(bet wide. The apartments wlU face
Northwest and Southwest and are
designed as energy efficient units.
The complex wlU be constructed of
pre-cast concrete with exterior waUs
brick. The buUdlng wlU contain a
recreation area, laundry room,
maintenance area, management
office, and an elevator plus stairs at
each end. ’There wlU be 80 parking
q>aces.
Another plus for the location Is
that the city has plans for a greens
area of ^proxlmately 13-14 acres
behind the site uriUch wUl, according
to Mayor Mobs, give the residents
their own "park" In an area
designated by the city board of
commissioners as a "green belt.”
Mayor Moss said that the project
Is a private development for the
elderly but that elderty cltliens wlU
be eligible for subsidy.
Reflecting on the New Year,
Mayor Moss says that with an
nouncement of the new housing
project he sees a new emphasis on
housing and Job opportunities for
Kings Mountain area citizens,
pointing to considerable economic
activities already underway.
City Commmion
Meeti On Monday
Regular January meeting of the
dty board of commissioners Is
Rated for Mondsiy night, Jan. 8, at
7:80 p. m. in OouncU Chambers at
(Sty HaU.
Agenda for the nmetlng was not
announced.
fjrover Board
Meeting h Monday
Grover Town Board will hold
regular meeting Monday night at
6:80 p. m. In ’^wn HaU.
’The Jan. 8th meeting replaces the
regularly scheduled Jan. 1
meeting.
An agenda for the meeting was not
announced by Town Clerk Gloria
Horton.
Artist’s concept of proposed Mountain View Towers
First Phase Bids
On Bydoss In March
first Dhase of btdJettlng for 4.8
mUes of the proposed 9.6 mUes 146
phis mlUlon U. S. 74 By-Pass of
Kings Mountain Is set for March
37th. Henry Clegg, Assistant
Director In the N. C. Highway
Tyansportatlon Office, told the
Mirror-Herald yesterday.
Mr. Clegg said the bld-lettlng Is for
grading of existing U. S. 74 at SR
3034 and East of SR 3036, ap
proximately 4.8 mUes SR 3034 Is off
161 at the city Umlts and SR 3036 U
off Waco Rd.
TTie bid-letUng of the project wUl
be In three different sections.
TTie project, for which no date has
been established for completion, has
been an "on again, off again"
project since It was first approved In
1966.
It was shelved for several years,
victim of federal fond cut-backs In
turn dictated by the Vietnam War,
but periodic traffic counts continue
to reveal what motorists and
travelers know first hand that King
Street, link of U. S. 74 west, gets
more difficult and more clogged to
navigate as the days, months and
years go by.
The city commission at Its
December 33 meeting formally
KM Student Appointed
To U.S. Naval Academy
Charles Russell Baumgardner has
received a Preridentlal ^>polntment
to the U. S. Naval Academy at
Annapolis.
Baumgardner, the son of Charles
R and Mona B. Baumgardner of
Waco Rd., wUl graduate from
Kings Mountain Senior High In June
and WlU leave Immediately for
Annapolis.
Tlte student Is scheduled to go to
Port Jackson In CSiarleston, S. C.
Jan. 10 for his physical, according to
Ms parents.
Mr. Baumgardner retired six
years ago aTter 31 years In the U. S.
Navy. His rank at retirement was
that of Chief Petty Officer. Mrs.
Baumgardner said, "(Tharles has
applied through Sen. OUle Harris,
Rep. James BroyhUl and even wrote
to President Garter to get an ap
pointment to the Naval Academy. I
guess persistence pays off.”
’Ilte Baumgardners also have a 17-
year-old daughter, Tracy, who Is a
Junior at KMSHS.
Make Wishes Known
contracted with the Highway
Deportment In right-of-way par
ticipating In the project.
Estimated cost of grading and
structures Is estlnnated to be 136
mlUlon, with paving $6 to $6 miUlon
more and $8,446,000 has already
been spent on right-of-wqy, said the
official.
With construction prices Jumping
and some bids over the estimates,
the official said that he would not
guess on a completion date,
orlglnaUy set tor 1988. Including
planning and design costs, the
overaU price of the bypass wUl be
nearly four and one half mlUlon
dollars per mile. If Inflation ddoes
not bring It to the Initially estimated
figure of $46 mlUlon.
The by-pass wlU be a four-lane
foeeway with foUy controlled right-
of-way designed to proMblt strip
developments. It wlU start one mUe
west of Bethware School and
connecting with existing 74 and 1-86
Interchanges, designed to relieve
traffic on King, around Bethware
School and make for safer access to
the high school and Junior high
school areas.
The first stage, slated to begin In
March, wiU be from the West 4.8
mUes to Waco Rd.
For thMe concerned with school
ealenutir'development, the board of
education InvltM your suggestions
and your attendanco at Monday
night’s 7:80 p. m. meeting In the
CHARLES RUSSELL
BUMGARDNER
JIMMY DICKEY. JR.
Jimmy Dickey
Appointed
As Magistrate
Jimmy Dickey, Jr., 37, assumed
new duUes this week as a Number
Four Township magistrate.
The son of District Six City
Commissioner Jim and Audrey
Dickey, he took the oath of office
from Superior Court Clerk Ruth
Dedmon Friday at noon at the
Cleveland County Courthouse. He
succeeds C. T. Carpenter, Jr., Kings
Mountain resdtor who completed one
year of the late Magistrate J. Lee
Roberts' term and a two-year ap
pointment during Dec. 81, 1978.
Mr. Dickey’s two year term began
Jan. 1, New Year’s Day, which was a
hoUday. He storied work Tuesday In
an office he shares with Magistrate
Dot Hayes on Cherokee St. The of-
&ce telephone number Is 789-8813.
Superior Court Judge John Friday
made the appointment.
Mr. Dickey Is a 1969 graduate of
Kings Mountain High School and Is a
1978 graduate of Gardner Webb
College. He was formerly
associated with Nelsco Industries,
Inc., and a former reserve officer on
(he Kings Mountain Police Force.
administrative offices on Parker St
Supt. William Davis noted that
"the school calendar sometimes
draws dissatisfied comments from
school patrons. These comments
come from those who are diqileased
with the date tor opening or closing
of school, too many days off for
children during the school yesur,
holidays at the wrong time, etc."
This month, according to Siqit.
Davis, the wheels will be set In
motion for school calendar which Is
usually sqiproved by the board of
education In March or April.
Any suggestions which school
patrons may have regarding the
school calendar for another year will
be welcomed, he said, and
suggestions may be mailed to the
Board of Education Office, PO Box
193, phoned In 789-4689, or delivered
In person to the board’s Monday
night meeting. Supt. Davis said that
sU suggestions will be given study
and consideration.
He pointed out In developing the
calendar there must be 180 days of
school for children, 16 workdays
without children for teachers, and
ten legsd holidays, sUl of which must
be scheduled within 10 calendar
months.
CD Hearing
Set Tonight
At City Hall
Public hearing to obtain citizen
Input on how the city will spend com
munity development funds In 1979-80
will be held Tuesday at 7:80 p.
m. at City HaU.
During the upcoming program,
fourth year In which the city has
qualified for a total of $4,160,000 for
conrununlty development, the dty
WlU receive $888,000 In CD funds.
Ciusene are inviied to suomil
proposals on how the dty should
spend the aUocated monies, block
grants from U. S. Department of
Housing smd Urban Development.
The Intent of the Community
. Development Act is to ssstot Isw and
moderate Income areas through
activities designed to help eliminate
and prevent shims iuid blight, and to
provide Improved pubUc faculties
and services. Eligible activities ars:
acquisition of property which Is
bUghted smd- oi is appropriate tor
rehiibUltatlon* cor'structlon of
public facilities; demolition of
buUdlngs and Improvements; Im
provements to remove barriers to
nnoblUty of handicapped and
elderly persons; payments for
temporary housing of persons
displaced by community develop
ment; disposition of property
acquired through Community
Development activities; provision of
public services which are not
otherwise available smd are needed
to support other CD activities;
payment of the city’s share required
In a federal grant-in-ald program;
cost of completing on exlsUng urban
renewal project; relocatlng
payments; plaimlng costs and ad
ministrative costs of the program.
Office Hours
Kings Mountain citizens are
reminded of extended office hours of
Mayor John Moss and the city codes
department
The Mayor’s office hours are from
8a. m. untU6:80 p. m. and the city
codes department schedule Is 8 a. m.
isitU 6 p. m. Personnel are on duty In
both offices during lunch hours.
Gov. Hunt Names
Mrs. Cashion To Job
Governor Jim Hunt has named
Mrs. Joyce F. Cashion of Kings
Mountain to the State’s Crime
MRS. JOYCE F. CASHION
Prevention and PubUc Information
Cbmmlttee.
Mrs. Cashion Is a housewife. She Is
ocUve In civic, school and com
munity affairs. Wife of BUI Cashion,
die Is a partner In Falls Siqierette.
The Committee Is an adjunct
committee of the Governor’s Crime
Cbmmlsslon and Is responsible for
advising the Cbmmlsslon on the
most appropriate and effective way
to make the pubUc awars of the role
Individual citizens, buslnessea and
community organizations need to
play In the prevention and reporting
of crimes.
The committee la composed of 60
members, aU appointed by the
Governor. Members serve terms of
two yedm.
Mrs. (toshlon wlU serve on the
Community Support and Coor
dination Subcommittee which wlU
advise on the most effective means
of Increasing cltlsen Involvement In
crime prevention, especially
through mobilising residents
through Community Watch
programs.