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BLOODMOBILE The City of Kings Mountain will PT Community Blood- mobile, Thursday, June 27 at the First Baptist Church from 12:30 - 6:00 p.m. The goal is 100 pints. VOL. 98 NUMBER 29 LUTHER BENNETT THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1985 i y STUN 7 8 5 5 Trg BY Ca CF Lahr =z ERA > LTS NV T= The Besi © 33 25 i: = 8 Oo = ’ : 3 You'll NS 23 Ever Spen ©. KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH | Bennett Resigns Election Board Luther Bennett, chairman of the city elections board since its inception in 1973, is retiring June 30th. Bennett submitted his resignation to two members of the city board of commis- sioners—Norman King and Corbet Nicholson—on Mon- day night prior to the city board’s meeting. The resignation was not on the board agenda and neither Commissioner Nicholson or King presented the letter to the full board. Mayor Moss said he was handed the letter just prior to the opening of the board’s special meeting but had not read it and was not told it was to be brought up at the meeting. Other members of the elec- tions board, which is ap- pointed by the city commis- sion, are Beth Eubanks, secretary, ‘and Willie Marable, treasurer. The elections board super- vises city elections and is responsible for securing elec- tions, setting up voter booths, ordering printed ballots, and running city elections. The next city election is in Oc- tober. Only the chairman can be prosecuted, under law. The chairman receives an- nual sarary of $600. Bennett, who has served for 12 years as the election board chairman, is a former two term (four years) city commissioner, served two years on the city Board of Ad- justment and for three years on the Kings Mountain Hospital Board of Trustees. He is a past president of the KM Lions Club and was Employment and Training Manager at Phenix Plant of Burlington Industries, retir- Turn To Page 3-A Herald Will Publish Early Due to July 4 falling on Thursday and to allow our employees vacation time, the “Herald will publish a day early for the next two weeks. For the next two weeks only, the paper will be printed on Tues- day morning and carry a Wednesday dateline. Deadline for all classified and display advertisements will be at 5 p.m. Fri., June 29, for the July 3 paper and Fri., July 5 for the July 10 paper. Deadline for all social news, including wed- dings, engagements, an- niversaries, club news, and birthdays, and for ‘all church news items willbe at 5 p.m. Friday. .. Deadline for all “regular news and sports | . copy will be 5 p.m. Mon- day. iva een _ FULTON ROAD PAVING-—City crews are working th comple above, ia the Mapgrace area of the tity. Curk and gudier and fF fates tines will also be constructed on Fulton Road from Margrace to Ark Streets. None of the vintage oak trees will be uprooted by the new improvements. Weater permitting, the street work should be completed this week. 40 Apartments Planned Pauline To Be Converted A proposal to convert the 75-year-old Pauline Mill into .40 apartment dwellings was presented to the board of city commissioners Monday night by two developers who want to spend $1.3 million in rehabilitation of the former textile plant. The board approved resolu- tion to allow Kelly Bunch of Kings Mountain and James Pou of Cary to apply for a low interest loan of nine and one half percent available through the N.C. Housing Finance Agency. Bunch said the Board’s approval is a step essential to the application by the developers. In a related action, the board forwarded Bunch’s rezoning request from Light Industry to Residential 6, to the Planning and Zoning Board for immediate action. Pou told the board that “time is of the essence’ and Mayor John Moss suggested that the Planning and Zoning Board call a special meeting with decision on the matter to ‘be made by the city board at the July 22 meeting. The renovation/rehabilita- tion proposal submitted by Woodland Associates calls for 40 units to be developed, seven one-bedroom units and 33 two bedroom units with an- ticipated rent of $285 to $340 per month. Bill Stone Selected KM Lion Of The Year William (Bill) Stone was honored as the Kings Moun- tain Lions Club’s Lion of the Year Tuesday night. Mr. Stone was presented a handsome engraved plaque by fellow Lions attending the regular meeting at which newly elected Lions District 31 C Governor George Crosby of Bessemer City installed new officers. . ; Howard Berrier was In- stalled as the new president succeeding Robert (Dougle) Davis. “You have brought joy and happiness to all of us atten- ding the Kings Mountain Lions Club meetings this year,” said Davis in presen- ting the coveted plaque to Stone, a past president of the club who is serving as Lion Tail Twister this year. ‘Anything anyone wants done in this club you only have to ask Bill who has worked hard on all programs, including the White Cane drive, the annual broom sale and the aid to blind projects,” said President Davis. Mr. Stone has served in the club for four years. A highlight of the meeting was the presentation of an- nual awards which Lion Don Crawford and Lion Tim Glad- den received on behalf of all Lions at the recent state con- vention. The club received a second place award in Group II for participation in White cane drives. A 100 percent secretary award went to Lion | Howard Bryant and a 100 per- cent President Award went to Lion Robert Davis. Cam Dogwood Chairman 31-C Ed- win Moore was honored with a plaque and a president’s Turn To Page 2-A Bunch told the board that the Pauline Mill's ‘facade and architectural design’ would be retained and that Bunch, Inc. would have a substantial personal invest- ment in the rehabilitation project. Responding to question of Comm. Humes Houston, Mr. Bunch said the housing is be- ing constructed by private business and is not public housing. He said the board’s acceptance of the proposed project is a requirement efore the financing agency looks at his proposals for limited amount of financing. ‘We would have to charge too much rent otherwise and it would not be practical to ot build the condos or apart- ments,’ he said. Pauline Mill was built by the late C.E. Neisler in 1919 and operated in Kings Moun- tain as a textile plant for many years. Bunch, Inc. ac- quired the property some months ago and has been try- ing to find a use for the facili- ty, which is a historical land- mark in Kings Mountain, bounded on three sides by Walker Street, City Street and Waco Road. months Several ago Woodland Associates con- ducted a market survey of the area and Bunch said there is a need for more private housing. The city board of commis- sioners, as expected, adopted the 1985-86 city budget of $13.7 ing which lasted about 45 minutes Monday night during a two hour special session. Former City Commissioner Jim Childers was the only citizen to ask questions about the budget which reflects a general operating budget of $3.1 million and a city utility district budget of $10.6 million. About two dozen citizens attended the public hearing. million after a budget hear-: Childers Raises Questions About City’s 1985-86 Budget Concurrently, the commis- sioners set the same tax rate which has applied throughout the Moss administration, entering its 21st year. The budget maintains the current 50 cents per $100 tax levy. The budget represents a 2.8 percent increase over the 1984-85 year. The 1985-86 budget for the Utilities District funds that covers the city’s utility system, water, sewer, electric and gas, show a 4.2 decrease compared to Turn To Page 2-A Grover Okays ving of oe ts Road, oN Park Project Two projects by the Town of Grover moved a step closer to realit nj Board of Commissioners. Monday night during the monthly meeting of the The board authorized work to begin on the $50,000, first phase of the development of a Town Recreation Park. The first phase of work will include the construction of two ballfields, tennis courts and a picnic area. Several Grover residents spoke in favor of the park during an hour-long public hearing at the beginning of the board meeting. The board approved the project near the end of the meeting after most of the residents had left. , “I'm glad we can go ahead with the project,” Mayor Bill McCarter said after the board approved it, ‘but I'm also glad that we had a chance to have a public hearing.” The first phase of the project is being made possible by a $25,000 grant and matching money by the town. During the public hearing, many persons, including members of the town board, expressed hope that in the future the entire park can be fenced in to help hold down vandalism and that lights can be added to the ballfields and tennis courts. Larry Crocker, who is a volunteer coach and worker with NEW PRESIDENT OF LION’S CLUB—Howard Berrier, left, receives the gavel from outgoing president Robert Davis after his installation as the new leader of the Kings Mountain Lions Club for the coming yea.. the Grover youth league, said the league now fields seven baseball teams and could have nine if playing space were available. He asked the council to include lights in the project and said he was willing to see a tax increase to make lighting "available. Crocker’s wife, Ethel, also a Grover volunteer, said “Even without the lights, we feel like the kids could benefit from two more ballparks.” “Phase One can be done without any tax increase,” said McCarter. “After the first phase, it would have to be done as money becomes available.” Many residents whose children are grown and would not benefit from the ballparks at the facility also spoke in favor of the project. “I think it’s something Grover’s needed for years,” said Boots Cockrell. 4 McCarter predicted that the ballfields could be ready for play by next spring, depending on the weather. Before the meeting, the town had solicited comments through a public survey. Fifty-nine percent of the households _ responding favored the park and 41 percent opposed it. In another matter, the board announced that all but 16 residents had signed rights-of-way for the proposed $1 million-plus sewer system, and that those 16 are being con- tacted by Town Attorney Andy Neisler advising them that they have until July 22 to sign or the town will proceed with the project. : Mayor McCarter said that after July 22, the town will deposit funds with the Clerk of Court to cover the appraised value of unsigned rights-of-way, and the town can begin the roject. . P Those who haven’t signed rights-of-way by then and ‘““‘who don’t like it, can sue the town of Grover,” McCarter said. McCarter said that by July 22 “we will have spent $40,000 plus for rights-of-way. We had hoped we could put in a sewer system and not have any hard feelings, but it doesn’t look like it’s going to be the case. We've been working on this for over 12 years.” McCarter said the holdup from securing rights of way will increase the cost of the project 10 to 15 percent, or approx- imately $96,550 to $144,000. “Every time we stop, it’s costing us more money,” said Commissioner Grady Ross. ‘“We’re going to spend $200,000 more because of people holding us up.” Turn To Page 10-A AYYHE LT TVIHONIW AINNYN
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