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UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY—Four members of the Kings Mountain
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1985
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Rescue Squad, above, measure the temperature chart of the United Way Campaign 1986
and call attention to the fact that more funds are needed to reach goal, which is now just
a little over 50 percent. The KM Rescue Squad is one of the agencies that benefit from
the campaign. Citizens working out-of-town are encouraged to mark on their donor
cards that they want their donations applied to the KM United Way Campaign. From left
are Captain Roy Hammett, First Lt. Jeff Cloninger, Squad member Darlene Short and
2nd Lt. Barry Dellinger, right.
City Board To Study Electric Rate Increases
The city board of commis-
sioners Monday night
authorized an electric rate
study by Southeastern Con-
sulting Engineers, Inc. of
Charlotte. Mayor John Henry
Moss said the study is
necessary to study what ef-
proposed in-
creased rates could mean to
the city.
In other major actions of
the short meeting, the board
approved final plans for con-
struction of Redevelopment
Parcel No. 14, the property on
Battleground Avenue bet-
ween McGinnis Department
Store and Fitness Center
which has been purchased
from the city by Horace Led-
ford. Mr. Ledford proposes
construction of an office
50x30 feet between the two
other existing buildings and
said construction will begin
this week.
The board authorized a
study of the West Mountain
Street Improvement Project
in conjunction with the North
Carolina Department of
Transportation Public
Works
said the city would provide
maps of the area to DOT and
make a traffic survey.
Widening and channelization
of traffic from Castlewood
East to Phifer Road and
widening and extending the
right turn lane at Weiner
King on U.S. 74 West so that
traffic can come out of the
shopping center and turn
west in the aim of the project,
said Kimbrell. “The traffic
flow on King Street is not as
great as it used to be but bet-
ter traffic flow is needed in
upt. Wayne Kimbrell
and out of the shopping
center”, said Kimbrell. City
Comm. Jim Dickey called the
area a ‘‘bottleneck’’ and said
the improvements would
greatly benefit the citizens
who live in the area. Mayor
Moss said that improvements
would be-a safety fai tor alco.
“We don’t have any figure:
on accident rates in that area
but we are sure there have
been some.”
Fire Chief Gene Tignor,
reporting on activities of the
department during the past
year, said that Fire Preven-
tion Week should be a year
round celebration, not just
one week, and said he was
roud of the fact that only 146
ires occurred in the city last
year, including 14 house fires,
three mobile home fires, 19
vehicle fires, five trash fires,
Local Men Hospitalized
After Wreck With Police
Richard Jeffrey Hamm, 19,
of 310 Fulton St. and Tony
Brent Horne, 20, of Route 6,
were hospitalized Sunday
morning for injuries after
Hamm's 1982 Yamaha, being
chased by police, struck a se-
cond police patrol car on
Meadowbrook Road.
Chief J.D. Barrett, who in-
vestigated, charged Hamm
with reckless driving, stop
sign violation, Speeqing,
failure to stop for a blue light
and siren, and driving left of
center.
Hamm underwent surgery
for a broken leg on Tuesday
morning at Kings Mountain
Hospital. Horne was transfer-
red from Kings Mountain
Hospital to Cleveland
Memorial Hospital and was
recuperating from head in-
juries and borken leg. Sgt.
Billy Benton, operating the
back up: unit which was
struck by the Yamaha, was
not injured. The 1985 Ford
owned by the City of Kings
Mountain was damaged
$1700. Hamm’s 1982 Yamaha
was damaged $1,000.
According to Chief Barrett,
Hamm and Horne were
School Board Authorizes
Study Of Coaches’ Pay
School trustees Kyle Smith
and Doyle Campbell were
authorized by the KM Board
of Education Monday night to
investigate funding sources
and salary levels in an at-
tempt to get the coaching
salaries comparable with
similar positions in other
school systems.
Board Chairman Bill
McDaniel said the study is
the result of proposals on sup-
plements for coaches of
minor sports at the high
school and changes in
assignments for some foot-
ball coaches.
In other action, the board
heard report on an effective
teaching program being
established in the school
system this year. The 30 hour
study program will start Nov.
11th for 40 people, including
principals and a steering
committee, which will
monitor teachers.
Supt. Bill Davis also
reported that the new road
connecting the Kings Moun-
tain High School and Kings
Mountain Junior High School
has been completed and he
also reported that a mobile
classroom has been installed
at the Junior High to take
care of a temporary space
shortage.
riding on Hamm’s Yamaha
at 3:15 a.m. Sunday when Ptl.
Jimmy West, operating a
patrol car on Meadowbrook
Road, attempted to stop the
bikers because Horne was
without a helmet. West called
for assistance when the
bikers tried to outrun police
and Sgt. Billy Benton, travel-
ing south on Meadowbrook,
observing the motorcycle and
lights of the other police unit,
stopped in the traffic lane
with blue light and siren on.
Hamm, according to Chief
Barrett, attempted to pass
Benton on the wrong side and
hit the Benton-operated
Polvo) car on the right front
side.
It’s official!
A run-off election for all
. three seats on the board of ci-
- ty commissioners will be held
: on Nov. 5th.
Jim Dickey called for a
runoff with Harold Phillips in
District 6 on Thursday. Rub
Alexander called for a runoff
with Fred Finger in District 5
on Friday. Leonard Smith
called for a runoff with
Humes Houston in District 2
n Saturday. All second place
‘finishers among 10 can-
- didates on Oct. 8th requested
the run-off in writing to
Becky Cook, chairman of the
Kings Mountain Board of
Elections.
Kings Mountain citizens
will also be voting in a school
board election on Nov. 5th
with incumbent Paul Hord,
24 grass fires, and 64
miscellaneous fires including
some false alarms, with the
lowest record of fires and
damages caused from fire in
many years. He said
damages to $45,610 and said
that the installation of addit-
tional hydrants and water
mains by the city and efioris
made by the city in the elec-
trical, water and gas depart-
ments could take some of the
credit. He said that citizens
had also become more fire
conscious. Kings Mountain is
the only city in the area with
a ‘“‘command post’, started
two years ago, and this recep-
tor system is taken to every
fire along with three trucks
‘on the line to go’ at anytime
with backups and well train-
ed firemen. He said that a
new truck and 1250 gallon
Jr. facing opposition from
Phil Bouchard and Ann Cor-
ry, and voter turnout is ex-
pected to be higher. A little
over 35 percent of Kings
Mountain registered voters
(1,524 out of 4,300) went to the
polls in the Primary. Humes
Houston was the only incum-
bent commissioner to finish
first place in voting for his
district. Incumbent Jim
Dickey placed second in the
voting in his district and first
term incumbent commis-
sioner Curt Gaffney was
ousted by voters.
In District 6, Harold
Phillips, ran a close race with
Dickey and emerged as the
first place finisher among
four candidates. In District 5,
the contest is between two
political newcomers, Ruby
pumper had been purchased
during the past year and
firemen themselves
overhauled and remodeled a
1960 model firetruck at cost of
$2400, saving the city a bill
which would have amounted
to $12,000. He. said that
firemen also used a mini
truck and hose truck to get: structed on {joining lot c #8
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water to a fire quicker and
that with the addition of the
diesel engine truck and
pumper the city has capacity
of pumping water at 3500
gallons per minute.
After his presentation,
Mayor Moss took the occa-
sion to praise all city
firemen. Those attending the
board meeting gave Chief
Tignor and the fire depart-
ment a standing ovation.
In other action:
The Board forwarded to the
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It’s Official! Runoffs
In All Three KM Races
M. Alexander and Fred
Finger, who ran neck-in-neck
at the polls Oct. 8th with
Finger leading the contest. In
District 2, second place
finisher - Leonard Smith is
also a political newcomer.
Humes Houston, who
retired after many years at
the former Kings Mountain
Drug Co., is chairman of the
committee,
among others, and a 10 year
veteran on the board of city
commissioners.
Leonard Smith, who retired
after many years as manager
of Sadie Cotton Mill, is a
political newcomer. He says
citizens want more input into
city government.
Ruby M. Alexander, Kings
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Planning and Zoning Board
for review and recommenda-
tion request of Belt & Belt
Associates, Gastonia, to
rezone from R-8 to NB pro-
periy on North Carpenter St.
to be used as parking
facilities in conjunction with
a mini warehouse to be cup
referred to !
request of E. Scott Cloninger,
attorney representing J.0.
and C.S. Plonk Heirs, request
for annexation of four acres
and for rezoning from R-20 to
R-10 property on Downing
Court for a five lot division.
. The Board adopted a
resolution congratulating
Norick Brothers, Inc. on its
75th anniversary and inviting
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cond from right, of the Printin Press, and Dennis Byrd, right of Mountain Video present
a Sharp VCR to Kings Mountain High band member Ashley Gossett for the band to raffle
off to raise money for its spring trip to Florida. The VCR was donated by the Herald and
Mountain Video and the Printin Press donated the raffle tickets.
David Hughes of Route 4, Box 461, Kings
Mountain hit the tie-breaker on the nose to
edge out 13 other contestants and take the
$100 prize in last week’s Herald football con-
test.
Fourteen contestants predicted 18 of 20
winners but Hughes predicted 36 points on
the tie-breaker (Penn State 19, Alabama 17).
Hughes hit all nine college winners but miss-
KM’s Hughes Wins Football Contest
Mountain (28),
(44).
ed the Crest win over West Mecklenburg and
Cherryville’s victory over Maiden.
Others who missed just two games, with
* their tie-breaker predictions in parenthesis,
included Dale Hollifield of Kings Mountain
(37), Ted Hale of Kings Mountain (no tie-
breaker prediction), Johnny McKinney of
Kings Mountain (24), Ann Pardo of Kings
(30), Wade Beam of Bessemer City (38),
Devoil Butcher of Kings Mountain (40),
Wayne Bridges of Kings Mountain (41), Don-
na Howell of Cherryville (41), Todd Jaycox
of Kings Mountain (42), Ed Spencer of
Durham (45), Steve Bess of Kings Mountain
(42), and William Leach of Kings Mountain
This week’s football contest is on pages 1
and 4-D. Pick the most winners and get us |
your entry by 4 p.m. Friday and you can
have the next $100 check. Mail your entry to
Football Contest, P.O. Box 752, Kings Moun-
tain, N.C. 28086, or bring it by our office on
Canterbury Road.
Pat Smith of Bessemer City
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