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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1983 - KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
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To Expand
Jim Testa Chevrolet of Kings
Mountain announced this week
plans for a major expansion in
which the company plans to
spend $250,000 to build a new
showroom and expand its Ser-
vice and Body Departments.
President and General
Manager Jim Testa said the pre-:
sent used car building which
faces York Road (161) will be
town down and a new open
showroom will be constructed to
house three new lines of vehicles
which Testa hopes to bring to
Kings Mountain soon.
Testa said that the Service
Department will be expanded 80
percent and the Body Depart-
ment will be expanded 100 per-
cent. He also said he plans to
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CITY COMMISSIONERS TAKE OATH OF OF-
FICE - Irvin M. Allen, Jr., left, W. Norman King
and Corbet Nicholson. above, are sworn as
Sale Of Property
Ok’d By City Board
A fourth sale of property in
the downtown redevelopment
district was approved by the city
board of commissioners Monday
night. Mrs. Arlene Smith’s plans
to build a five-operator beauty
and men’s hair styling shop on
property adjacent to Griffin
Drug Co. got the go-ahead
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The city board of commis-
sioners Monday night denied by
vote of 5-1 a request by Betty
Sue and Bob Morris to place a
trailer park within the one-mile
perimeter area on Grover Road.
According to statements by
proponents and opponents at a
packed City Hall Council
Chambers Public Hearing, the
zoning matter may not be a zon-
ing matter at all and involves
legal questions which may have
to be settled by the courts.
Comm. Norman King voted
Band Concert
On Thursday
The annual winter concert of
the Kings Mountain District
Schools Band will be held Thurs-
day, Dec. 15th, at 8 p.m. at B.N.
Barnes Auditorium.
There is no admission charge
and the community is invited to
attend.
A variety of traditional and
seasonal band music will be
presented by the Junior High
Eighth Grade Band, the Junior
High Ninth Grade Band and the
Senior High Blazer Band.
Denies Request
For Mobile Home Park
ing board which
The board reserved the right to
review and approve final plans
prior to awarding building per-
mit.
Community Development
Director Gene White said that
sale of lots to citizens at the
highest responsible bidding price
was approved by the city board
in July to encourage building in
the downtown area. “We are
ed” d Mr. White, t
in opposition. In denying the re-
quest, the board followed the
recommendation of the city zon-
voted
unanimously last week to deny
the rezoning request.
“Some people object to trailer
parks,” said vAndy Neisler, at-
torney for the Morrises and their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hal Mor-
ris, but where it is zoned for
trailer parks they should expect a
trailer park.” Neisler said that
the 17 acres of land owned by
the Morris family is presently
zoned R-20 which allows the
development of a trailer park.
The Morrises want to rent 21
sites to mobile home owners on
their property on Grover Road
located adjacent to the residence
of Henderson Herndon.
Forty-two adjacent property
owners signed a petition pro-
testing the creation of a trailer
park there and attended Mon-
day’s public hearing. Attorney
Mickey Corry, representing the
petitioners, said the creation of a
trailer park will greatly reduce
the value of their properties and
referred to Article 13, Section
130.14 in the county zoning or-
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Funeral Services Held
For E.C. Martin, 69
Funeral services for Ermon C.
(Abe) Martin, 69, of the Dixon
Community, former owner and
operator for many years of
Modern Cleaners on N. Pied-
mont Ave., were conducted
Monday afternoon at 3 p.m.
from the Chapel of Harris
Funeral Home.
Rev. Gerry Davis and Rev.
Robert Hoyle officiated at the
rites and interment was in
Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were
Johnny Allison, Curt Gaffney,
Corbet Nicholson, George Car-
roll, Raeford White, and Bill
Childers. Honorary pallbearers
were all from Hebron Colony in
Boone.
Mr. Martin
died Saturdav
evening in Kings Mountain
Hospital after declining health
for several years. He was a
native of Spartanburg County,
S.C. son of the late Merrit and
Rose Fisher Martin. He was a
veteran of World War II, a
member of Temple Baptist
Church, and a member of Fair-
view Lodge 339 AF&AM.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Louise Hughes Martin; their
son, Robert (Bob) Martin of
Kings Mountain; and two
sisters, Mrs. Clara Linder of
Spartanburg, S.C. and Mrs.
Ruby Stroupe of Kings Moun-
tain.
The family has designated
memorials to Hebron Colony,
Route 3, Boone, N.C. 28607.
ty adjacent to McGinnis Depa
ready to begin construction. The
property cannot be sold for a
parking lot.
“We are excited that small
businesses are taking advantage
of the city’s offer as an incentive
to build and offset high interest
costs”. said White.
White told the board he is in
process of conveying three
ment Store to construct a mini
mall and Mrs. Alexander has
also purchased property west of
Joy Theatre on Mountain Street
to construct five townhouses.
Additionally, the Redevelop-
ment Commission is advertising
this week two parcels of land,
one on the northeast corner of
N. Cansler and West King
Streets across from Bridges
Hardware and the other just
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Autopsy Ordered
In Sarratt Death
An autopsy has been ordered
in the death of Sanrda Boyce
Sarratt, 32. Mrs. Sarratt, of 213
Parrish Drive, was found dead at
her residence at 7 p.m. Tuesday
night by her daughter.
Cleveland County Coroner
Ralph Mitchem said their ap-
peared to be no foul play. Miss
Sarratt had apparently not been
sick, according to her brother,
Sammy Boyce, who called Kings
Mountain Police Department.
Arrangements, which are in-
complete, will be announced by
J.W. Gill & Son Funeral Home.
PHOTOS BY LIB STEWART
newly-elected city commissioners. Mr. Allen
was elected mayor pro tem.
Allen Named
Mayor Pro-Tem
By ELIZABETH STEWART
As its first official business of
the new administration, the city
board of commissioners Monday
night elected newcomer Irvin M.
Allen, Jr. Ward 1 Commissioner,
as mayor pro tem and then reap-
pointed all officials with the ex-
ception of department heads.
Without comment, the board
unanimously adopted Comm.
Corbet Nicholson’s motion that
the appointment of department
heads be tabled for 30 days.
Mrs. Ruth P. Dedmon, Clerk
of Cleveland County Superior
Court, administered the oaths of
office to Mayor John Henry
Moss, who was sworn for the
19th year and his 8th term, and
to re-elected three-term commis-
sioners Corbet Nicholson and
Mayor of Kings Mountain.
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SWEARING IN CEREMONY-Mayor John Henry Moss takes the
oath of office, above, for his eighth term and 19th year as
Mayor Moss Calls
For More Citizen Input
Calling for more citizen par-
ticipation, Mayor John Henry
Moss pledged his administration
Monday night to involving even
more citizens on working com-
mittees during the next four
years and pledged to improve
management capabilities which
emphasize policy planning, pro-
gram monitoring, evaluation of
the system and performance
budgeting.
To accomplish this job, the
mayor said “we must have the
participation of our most valued
resource, our people. We must
develop a groundswell of public
séntiment to make Kings Moun-
tain the kind of place where you
want to live and work and we
must change our perception of
what makes local government
good.”
“We must not accept apathy”,
said the mayor. A new ad-
ministration offers challenge and
opportunity”, he said, as he in-
vited citizens to work together as
individuals on a team to make
our community great.
In connection with his report
to citizens, the Mayor read a
summary of 1983 progress at
both Kings Mountain District
Schools and Kings Mountain
Hospital and announced that the
Kings Mountain Industrial Com-
mittee co<chaired by L.E. Hin-
nant and Tom Tate are meeting
this week with industrial pro-
spects. He said that the first in a
series of meetings by the Kings
Mountain Board of Commis-
sioners and the Planning and
Zoning Board was held on Tues-
day night and that citizen input
1s invited. This Board, which 1s
chaired by Wilson Griffin, is
reviewing the base zoning map
and perimeter map for updating.
Photo by Betty Gamble
TAKING OATH - Local magistrate Dot Hayes, left, administers the oath of office to Kings
Mountain School Board members during last week's meeting at the Administration Office.
Board members, and their wives, left to right, are Mr. and Mrs. Bill McDaniel, Mr. and Mrs.
Kyle Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hord Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Campbell.
W. Norman King, and to
newcomer Irvin M. (Tootie)
Allen.
Prior to the swearing-in
ceremony the Mayor took the
occasion to present outgoing
Commissioner Jim Childers with
his nameplate from the commis-
sioner’s desk and to publicly
thank him for his service to the
city. Mr. Childers served two
terms as Ward 1 Commissioner.
Special guests for the
swearing-in ceremonies at City
Hall were the mayor’s wife,
Elaine Moss; Mrs. Corbet:
Nicholson, Mrs. Irvin M. Allen,
Jr. and Former Sheriff Haywood
Allen of Shelby.
The Board set regular and
special meeting nights the se-
cond and fourth Monday nights,
same policy as now applies, and
voted to meet at noon on Dec.
29th instead of Monday night,
Dec. 26th, because of the
holidays.
Joe H. McDaniel, Jr. was
reappointed city clerk-treasurer,
George B. Thomasson was reap-
pointed city attorney, W.K.
Dickson Co. of Charlotte was
reappointed the city consulting
engineer, and the city’s five
financial institutions were
designated fund deposit institu-
tions.
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greeting advertisement
are asked to call Darrell
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Deadlines for regular
display and classified
advertisements will be 5
p.m. Tuesday.
Deadlines for items for
the women's section will
be 5 p.m. Monday.
Deadline for regular news
and sports copy will be 10
a.m. Wednesday.
The Christmas edition,
which will hit the streets
Wednesday afternoon and
carry a Thursday dateline,
will include many
Christmas features,
recipes, letters to Santa
Claus, and greeeting ads
from area merchants.
Four-Year
School Term
Considered
The Kings Mountain District
School Board Wednesday
authorized Superintendent
William Davis to find out what
procedure would have to be used
to reduce the length of school
board terms from the present six
years to four years.
Davis said he would present
his findings to the board at its
January meeting.
Newly-<¢lected chairman Bill
McDaniel said all candidates in
the recent school board election
said they favored reducing the
terms. “Six years is too long,” ad-
ded newly-elected vice<hairman
Kyle Smith.
McDaniel, Smith, Paul Hord
Jr. and Doyle Campbell took the
oath of office during the special
luncheon meeting at the
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