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KiriG? MOUMTWM MIRROR
VOL. 90 NO. 2
KIN08 MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28080 TUESDAY, JANUARY 9,1979
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Economic Prospects Good For 1979
“1
Mayor
Issues
I
Forecast
Kings Mountain’s economic
prospects for 1979 appear good,
according to Mayor John Hetu'y
Moss who predicts for 1979 a high
level of business activities.
"We’re looking for 1979 to be good,
and yes, even better for Kings
Mountain citizens, than was 1978’’, a
news-filled year of many activities
wlilch spelled progress for the
area." he said.
On the drawing board for 1979 are
the completion of several major
(H'ojects and the construction of a
new housing complex for the elderly
which was a New Year’s "bonus”
announced this week.
Early spring should see the
completion of the handsome
Government Services Facilities
Building (City Hall) and future
development of the new Citizens
Service Center to provide the op
portunity for city government to
implement what the mayor terms a
"program of planned productivity
and cost-efflclent services for
citizens of Kings Mountain." The
KM Depot Center and Mauney
Memorial Library were expanded In
the waning months of the old year
and Improvement to KM Com
munity Center are also nearing
completion.
Another major project should be
given all the heft It can be and that Is
the U. S. 74 By-Pass of Kings
Mountain. Bld-lettlng for the first
phase of the 9.6 miles *26 mllUon
strip of road approved In 1966 is set
for March, with the city already
formally executing an agreement of
sharing of right-of-way cost.
Currently the mayor and KM
Business Development offices are
working on "several very good In
dustrial prospects" and Mayor Moss
said he feels "our chances for their
locating here Is excellent to add new
jobs, new people and boost the
economy.” With the emphasis
placed on housing In new year 1979,
the business community, he con
tinued, has recognized that housing
Is the key to a solid economy."
Mayor Moss predicts that 1979 will
see a new emphasis for housing and
job opportunity In Kings Mountain,
reflecting that a solid growth pat
tern is achieved by providing
citizens the necessary utilities,
water, sewer, electricity, and gas to
attract diversified Industrywhlle
maintaining a good environment for
the city’s future.
The mayor expects the city
commission will Involve many
clvitzens In the activities of the new
year, chedlenging the citizenry to
make Kings Mountain a model of
representative government,
stressing leadership In broadening
community support for social and
cultural activities and moving
forward In "keeping a strong Kings
Mountain on fiscal policy,
working together to create In
centives for private development
and efficient use of public resources
for progress that will make for
economic viability and orderly-
growth.’’
’"The city has done Its homework
In endeavoring to achieve economic
stability," said the mayor, who
affirms that barring dramatic turn
of events In the national areas, that
economic developments in 1979
should leave good marks on all of us
In more people working and ex
panding businesses.
First Baby
For 79 Is
Kings Mountian
arrived at Kings Mountain Hospital
four minutes and 67 seconds after
New Year 1979, is Kings Mountain’s
and Cleveland County’s first citizen
at New Year 1979.
She Is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Robbs.
♦ Jttslc* iwslIn ot sft'sn
pounds, 14 ounces and Is LiS first
child for Melissa Lynn Stewart
Robbs and Cart Robbs of 818 Duke
St.
Dr. K. F. Chen was the attending
physician.
’The second baby bom In Cleveland
Cbunty New Year’s Day John Ross
Robbs Robbs, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Tommy Robbs of of Rt. 2,
Gaffney, S. C. He arrived at 6:21 a.
m. in CleveUnd Memorial Hospital
at Shelby.
How Well Do
You Know Your
Neighbor?
Would The Life
He’s Lived,
Or His Hobby
Make An
Interesting
Feature?
What About
Yourself?
Let’s Share
The Story With
Our Readers.
Call
739-7496
SAFETY AWARD PRESENTED - Since Jan. 1
through Nov. 20r 1978, employes of Spectrum Fibers
Inc. completed 618,648 manhours without any disabling
or work-time loss injuries. This Is the firm’s second
such award. ’Die first was In 1976 when over 410,000
manhours were spent without Injuries causing work
time loss. Here presenting Ihe safety award to Buford
Defore, executive vice president of manufacturing
(right). Is John O. Sayers, senior safety consultant tor
Photo By Tom McIntyre
Employers Insurance of Wausau. Alex McCallum,
personnel director, looks on. From left to right in the
background are employes from various departments;
Edith Black — finishing; Frederick Williams, —
training; Dora Oark — package dyeing; Danny Blddlx
— yarn warehousing; Teresa Black — maintenance;
ThrecleMoore — winding; Rosalind Black — industrial
engineering; Jo Anne Rushing — quality control; and
Howard Greene — transportation.
Second Series Mothers March Is
Of Articies Set
In Nov. 1978 ’The Mirror-Herald
concluded the first series of articles
— "In Search of The Living God” —
written by Don Klstler of Positive
People World Wide.
Hiat month we also asked readers
to write to us on their views of the
articles — good, bad or Indifferent —
to help us decide whether to publish
another series.
Well, readers did respond In
numbers and better than 20 to one
favored seeing more articles on
religion by Klstler. So In today's
Mirror-Herald we begin another
series — today featuring quesUenB
submitted to Klstler and his answers
based upon his studies of the Bible.
Set For January 28
Mothers will march for benefit of
the March of Dimes on birth defects
on Sun., Jan. 28th, according to an
nouncement by Mrs. J. D. Barrett,
president of Unit 166 of the
American Legion Auxiliary,
sponsoring organization.
A door-to-door canvass of the com
munity is slated between the hours
of 2 and 6 p. m. In the city and
women from the Auxiliary will be
calling on residences In the area
during the afternoon with teams
assigned to vau-lous areas.
"There Is no specified goal for the
collection,” said Mrs. Nancy Reis,
co-ordlnator for the March of Dimes
Foundation which Includes
Qeveland and Lincoln counties.
Funds are used for research and
also to help local polio patients.
Mrs. Barrett said that literature
will be distributed to each home and
that contributors will also be given
a receipt for their gift, which Is tax
deductible.
Dog Owners
Are Issued
A Reminder
Dog owners are reminded they
can purchase city dog tags at CTlty
Hall for $2.60.
aty ordinance requires that all
dogs be tagged.
Dog Warden Stretch Bollinger
points out that benefits of "tagging"
are that dogs who break loose from a
fence or chain can be returned to
their owners If there Is Identification
on the animal.
Post Office Needs Help
The U. S. Postoffice Is assisting
Santa In trying to locate a family
who didn’t receive their Christmas
presents because the label came off
the Intended package.
Somewhere In Kings Mountain Is
a family to whom a package was
mailed from Decatur, Ala. but the
friends here didn’t receive the gifts
because the postoffice has no
delivery address. Only portion left to
the address label was the Alabama
zlpcode of 36601 and Avenue South
west. There was no return address
on the package and the contents
bear no Identification of the sender
or persons for whom the gifts were
Intended.
Unless Postmaster Fred Weaver
can Identify the Identity of the
people to whom the Items were
mailed the package will go to the
dead letter office and the mer
chandise will be disposed of, he said
this week.
Contact Postmaster Weaver at
739-6616.
At City Hall
Tax Listing Time
UDon Citv Aaain
j Busiest place In town this week
was the tax office at CUty Hall where
early listers were beginning the
annual taxlisting chore.
County Tax Listers Edwin Moore.
Joarm Hauser and Betty Ballard
were enjoying a brisk business.
All property owners are required
to list their properties, both real and
personal, sind are reminded to bring
social security cards with them
when listing. Taxable properties
Include real estate and personal
properties include dogs, firearms
radios, television sets, autos, trucks,
household equipment and anything
of value.
Tax listing will continue Mondays
through Fridays from 8:30a. m. to 6
p. m. through Jan. 31. Grover
citizens can list their taxes at Town
Hall on Jan. 6th and Jan. 20th
Saturdays, from 8:30 a. m. until 1 p.
m., said Mr. Moore.
"List early and avoid the rush”
said Moore.
In Raleigh
Harris Says Won’t
Support ERA Vote
Kings Mountain Senator J. OUle
Harris who returns to the N. C.
legislature tomorrow lor his fourth
term, said he will not support
passage of the Equal Rights
Amendment, one of the major Issues
he sees facing the 1979 General
Assembly.
Senator Harris said majority of
his constituents In the 26th
Senatorial District of Cleveland.
Gaston, Lincoln and Rutherford
Counties, have Indicated they are
opposed to ERA and this was one of
his campaign promises to vote
"against ERA" when he ran for re-
election.
’The Senator’s son J. Ollle Harris,
Jr. of Houston, Texas and the
Senator’s grandson, Johnny Harris,
will fly from Texas to Raleigh tor the
swearing-ln ceremonies at noon
Wednesday.
Senator Harris. In making his
remarks before Thursday night's
meeting of the American Legion
Auxiliary, said he does not predict a
reduction In taxes, noting lhat
’’possibly exemptluis may be raised
for taxpayers.” "No,” he replied to
a question, "I don’t see how wc can
expert a rebate."
He says he hopes to Introduce "an
outlaw" bill wherein a Superior
Cburt judge may declare a person an
outlaw under certain crl.ues, such
as capital offenses, predicted a cost-
of-living raise for state employes of
about six percent and noted he also
sees major changes In laws ef
fecting mental health areas. One
controversial bill he thinks will be a
proposed for a math and science
school which the N O. State
Superintendent's Association Is
opposing.
Senator Harris estimates that the
1979 legislature will be In session
until June.
SE NATOR J. OLLIE HARRIS
.... to Raleigh for fourth term
Barnes Back
As Grover
Police Chief
Lionel Barnes, former Grover
Police Chief, is returning to Grover
on Mon., Jan. 8th.
The Town Board, meeting In
special session Thursday evening,
rehlred Barnes, who has worked in
Wilmington for the past three
months as a member of the
Wilmington Police Department.
Mr. Barnes had applied for his old
position, noting that he and his wife
wanted to return to this area to live.