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Dennis and Lisa Bryant of 822 Second Street had their entire six-room hous watered down Monday morn- ing after sewage backed up from a clogged line. thoug Sity employees, who t their water pro- blems were behind them after the seven-inch rain and flood 10 days earlier, were called to the scene and quick- e KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA After a lengthy public hear- ing during which time three residents of Canterbury Road expressed concern over whether a proposed tool and dye shop would be good neighbors, city commis- sioners Monday night voted unanimously to rezone a seven-acre tract of land on the south side of Canterbury so AMP, Inc. of Harrisburg, Pa., can build a $1.9 million Zoning Change Allows Plant To Locate Here area for trout. “I don’t think the plant will be conducive to fish life, and acid going into the spring-fed creek is going to kill wildlife,” Stone said. Kost said AMP facilities nationwide have a policy of not discharging any t of hazardous waste outside of the building. The firm intends Turn To Page 2-A ia Rt TE ON ly unclogged the line with the facility. Officials aid of a Ram-Jet truck and The shop, which Word De hose which washed the lines. an expansion o e Two city employees later company’s Gastonia facility Can Attend returned to help the Bryants and would employ about 50 . clean the inside of their people, will be located about Meeting home. 2,700 Jeet from he Highway | “There’s no way of tellin 74 intersection. The tract of : . ) what stopped it sii land was a part of the J.O. The Kings Mouniain Board you'd just happen to be in a manhole looking and see what came through,” said Public Works Director Wayne Kimbrell. “Usually, whatever stops up the line goes on down” when the line 1s washed out. Mrs. Bryant said that when her alarm clock sounded at 7 a.m., she heard water runn- ing. ‘I went to the bathroom and the tub was half-full of water and sewage,” she said. “It was pouring in the com- ‘mode and there was water in . the floor up to my ankles.” She said she called her hus- band at work “and by the time he got home, the water was going out the front door,” Mrs. Bryant said. Bryant and his next door Turn To Page 3-A SEWAGE BACKUP - This is the bathroom of the home of Dennis Bryant after sewage backed up from a clogged sewer line into his home on Second Street Monday. City employees unclogged the line but all six rooms of the home were soaked with water. King To Resign City Job To Open Appraising Firm Kings Mountain Codes Director Jerry King has resigned Lis position and plans to begin his own residential real estate ap- praising firm. King, who resized by let- ter to “Mayor Jchn Henry Moss M nday, wil’ leave his city pos on Septen: er 6. King aid he ees the ex- perien¢ : he gained as codes directcr equips him to begin his own appraising firm, a goal he’s had ‘n mind for years. His resp. sibilities in the areas of zoning, inspec- tions of sub-‘ivisions, new and existing constructions, issuing of liilding permits and taking the lead in up- dating the cily zoning or- dinances w. 1 be invaluable in his new endeavor, he said. “I appr=.iate all the people United Way Plec ses Hit 23. 7 Mark Kings Mountain United Way Pacesetters reported pledges of $23,723.17, or 23.7 3 JERRY KING who supported and encourag- ed me during my years of ser- vice with the city,” King said. “It is my desire that the city will seek a qualified in- dividual because the codes director’s legal respon- sibilities and authorities are second only to the mayor and board of commissioners.” King, a native ‘of Kings Mountain and a graduate of the local school system, holds a degree in business ad- ministration from Western Carolina University. He serv- ed as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and was in the banking business before joining city government here. King served as assistant manager of the First Union National Bank office in Charlotte, managed the First Union office in Durham and headed the statewide charge card system for First Union Turn To Page 3-A Plonk Estate, Mayor John Moss said. : Ed Kost, Real Estate Manager for AMP, said the company hopes to begin con- struction late this year or early next year. He said the business will not result in any heavier traffic on Canterbury Road. ‘“We will have one large delivery truck coming in about once a week, and a small van type-vehicle traveling the road once a day,” he said. In replies to questions by residents Jerry Stone, Alan Stout and Carolyn Farmer, Kost said AMP will do everything in its power to be good neighbors and abide by the building guidelines. Stone expressed concern that the plant would have an effect on the environment, and especially on a spring-fed creek which is a spawning of Commissioners voted 4-2 Monday to allow commis- sioners to attend the National League of Cities annual meeting in Seattle, Wash. Commissioners Corbet Nicholson and Jim Dickey voted against the motion by Norman King and second by Curt Gaffney. Commis- sioners Irvin “Tootie’” Allen and Humes Houston also voted for it. ) Dickey said that he oppos- | ed the motion ‘‘due to the distance involved. I suggest we attend ~he state meeting rather than the national meeting,” he said. King objected, saying ‘I’m the only commissioner that ever attends’ the National League of Cities meeting “and I think it is most helpful.” Mrs. Haywood Lynch, Turn To Page 3-A LOOK AT MAPS - Ed Kost of AMP, Inc., left, Canterbury Road residents Alan Stout, second from left, and Jerry Stone, back to camera, and Mayor John Moss look over maps showing the seven-acre tract of land on which AMP plans to build a $1.9 million tool and dye shop during Monday’s Board of Commissioners meeting. Win Big Money In Grid Contest percent 9% ete $100,000 goal M : The Kings Mountain Herald’s annual “Pick the Winners” at ‘heir first report mee : oothall contest will begin in next week’ . Monday at the Holiday Inn. ountaineer 6 Ee, ; Each week for 10 weeks, area high school and college foot- ball games will appear in 20 advertisements on the two foot- ball contest pages. The contestant coming closest to predic- ting the winners of the 20 games will win $100...the biggest prize offered in a football contest in any newspaper in the Carolinas. The Herald’s advertising department is now accepting ads for the contest. Merchants who have advertised in the past will have first shot. All persons interested in placing an advertisement in the contest should call Darrell Austin at 739-7496. Top contributor thus far is Parkdale Mills Inc. Number Five, which reported pledges of $9,132.75 from employees and $800 from the company. Parkdale reported 98.2 per- cent participation of its employees. Commercial Shearing reported $6,604 in employee Turn To Page 2-A Football See Page 9-A
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