Page 4A-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, November 21, 1985
City Utility Bills Going Up
From Page 1-A
dustrial, traffic signals and
outdoor lights. He said the
recommendation of the 10.8
percent increase are the
minimum requirements for
sound fiscal operations. ‘The
city must maintain Duke’s
rate to be competitive’, he
~ said.
Replying to question of
Comm. Norman King, he said
that if the city continues to
ay 22 percent hike to Duke
Bar until the new rate is
established, that a refund
would be made. He also
estimated that if the city con-
tracts with SEPA that a sav-
ing of $8,000 per month could
be realized but there would
be a charge to the city for
transmission of power Duke
lines from the Richard B.
Russell generating station in
Georgia. ] :
Little told the board that
Duke Power Company had
requested a 25 percent in-
crease in wholesale rates to
municipalities after comple-
tion of the McGuire Nuclear
Station. He said the city of
Concord intervened with the
Federal Power Commission
and indications were that a
settlement rate had been
reached at less than 22 per-
cent. Little said he had not
been able to get from Duke a
copy of the proposed rate
which has been filed but that
he has been told that the rate
will be approximately 14-15
rcent, not 22, which the city
is currently paying. ‘‘There’s
no way the City of Kings
Mountain can absorb a rate
increase of 14-22 percent’, he
told the board. He estimated
that a fourth unit at Russell
Dam would be operational by
February and suggested that
the city negotiate with SEBA
for a maximum of 2400
kilowatts KW at rate of $3.75
as compared with Duke’s
rate of $8.00. He said the city
could realize a savings of
$8,000 per month.
Responding to question of
Comm. Humes Houston, Lit-
tle said that only two cities in
North Carolina, Drexel and
Morganton, had contracted
with SEPA and that Kings
Mountain is in
geographical location to take
advantage of the program.
Mayor Moss told the board
that he had attended a
meeting recently with SEPA
officials concerning the
allocation.
As Mayor Moss prepared to
adjourn the meeting, Johnny
Beam said that a group of
citizens present would like to
see the commissioners raise
their hands when voting on
Some Customers Get Break
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said that since the city cannot
absorb the new electric rate
increase, also adopted Mon-
day night, that he is quite
pleased that citizens on fixed
incomes can get this special
rate.
- W.H. Little, Jr., who
presented the rate study at
Monday’s meeting, said that
the savings would amont to
“probably as much as one
dollar a month, maybe less’’,
“not a significant amount but
a reduction.”
Mayor Moss, Engineer Lit-
tle and Assistant City Clerk
Judy Harmon said they saw
no problem in additional
bookkeeping except for the
change in coding on city’s
billing machines. Mrs. Har-
mon estimated that several
hundred people would benefit
from the lower cost.
Little recommended, and
the board approved that to
quality for the reduced rate
utility listing must be in the
name of the eligible reci-
pient.
KM’s Calvin Stephens
To Play In Shrine Bowl
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- grader and still hold:
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Stephens gives all the credit for his success this year to his
coaches and teammates. “I couldn’t have done anything if it
hadn’t been for them,” he says. “We're just one big, happy
family. We’ve been together for a long time. We work hard
together and like each other.”
Stephens started Jaying football and track as a seventh
the KM Junior High record in the shot
utt (55 feet). He Fyed Jayyes ball as a 10th grader and
Pe the starting lineup with the varsity last year as a tight
end.
On and off the field, he says he’s appreciative to his
brother, Chuck Gordon, a former Appalachian State football
standout who coaches the KMHS defensive line. ‘‘He’s helped
me a lot, as well as my other brother, Ricky Gordon,” said
Calvin. “I’m real pround of both of them. Chuck has made me
crack down on the books and both of my brothers are always
there to help me whenever I need them. They're really like a
father to me.”
Stephens says he feels no pressure playing for his brother.
“It’s really fun,” he says. “Some people might think that he’d
let cortaly things slide with me, but I know I can’t get by with
anything.”
though playing in the Shrine Bowl is a dream come tru
for Stephens, he wants to put those thoughts in the back of his
mind for now and concentrate on Friday’s big playoff game
at Shelby. “It’s going to be a hard one,” he says, ‘but I think
we can pull it out. All of our players are going to concentrate
ony winning and playing with a lot of intensity. We really want
game.”
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All six city commissioners
said they favored the reduc-
tion for those on fixed in-
comes but Norman King sug-
gested that disabled citizens
also be eligible. The original
recommendation had includ-
ed only those on social securi-
ty and King asked how the
‘board could justify the
amount of reduction when
some retired people draw
more money than others. He
said a life long handicapped
person not on social security
should also benefit from the
new policy.
Mayor Moss concurred and
said that the first step was to
start the application process
‘and see where we are and
find out how many people are
in this category. I think this is
an excellent thing for the city
to do for those on social
security and handicapped.”
Commissioner Jim Dickey
questioned the legality for a
municipality to administer
the rate. Little said that one
area municipality, the City of
Cherryville, adopted the
lower rate for senior citizens | hh All
- Kings Mountain Police.
and those on fixed incomes
recently. =.‘ .-
Special
Services
Wednesday
Rev. Dewey Smith, pastor
of St. Paul and Galilee United
Methodist Churches, will
deliver the message in the
traditional community-wide
Thanksgiving Eve service
Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.
in the new sanctuary of the
First Baptist Church.
A joint community choir
from the various churches
will sing a Thanksgiving an-
them, under the direction of
Allen Jolley, and Mrs. Allen
Dixon will present a message
in song.
The service is under spon-
sorship of the Greater Kings
Mountain Ministerial
Association and other
ministers of the community
will take part in the service.
The offering will benefit the
Kings Mountain Helping
Hand Fund to provide food
for the needy. :
The public is invited.
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the
-goal by 500
issues. ‘‘We can’t understand
them when they vote and it
should be their duty and
yours to see that citizens are
informed’’, he said. He press-
ed the board for an answer at
Monday’s meeting but the
Mayor said he would place
the item on the agenda of the
Nov. 25th meeting.
question won’t go away,”
said Beam who said he is of
the opinion that if a man sits
“up there and is elected on
the board he should not be
ashamed to raise his hand
when he’s voting on any mat-
ter.” Harold Phillips, newly-
elected city commissioner
from District 5 who was sit-
ting in the audience along
with 15 other citizens, asked
why it would take so long to
make a decision on the ques-
tion raised by Mr. Beam.
Mayor Moss said the board
would take the matter up.
KM Pee Wees
Defeat Pal Two
Kings Mountain’s Junior
Pee Wees defeated PAL Two
13-6 Saturday at City Stadium
to clinch second place in con-
ference play. KM closed its
regular season with a 7-2-1
record.
Sheldon Thompson rushed
for 65 yards and one
touchdown and Robby Ruff
added 55 yards and one TD to
lead the KM offense. Sher-
man Witcher had 30 yards
and Kyle Sellers 20. /
The KM team travels to
East Rutherford High School
Saturday to face an unbeaten
Forest City team in the
Harvest Bowl. Next Satur-
day, they play Winston-
Salem in the Textile Bowl in
Belmont.
Vandals Damage
KMCC Golf Course
Vandals shot up the No. 11
and No. 15 tees on the KM
Country Club Golf Course
during the weekend and tore
up a water cooler doing
damages of $400, according to
In other reports to KMPD:
Max Baxter, Jr., Route 1,
Bessemer City, reported that
hubcaps valued at $400 were
removed from his car parked
at the high school.
D.M. Burton, 209 E. Parker
St., reported that the theft of
a bicycle valued at $100. :
Douglas Mason-Fry, of
Durham, reported that $3750
worth of camera equipment’
was stolen from his parked
car at Holiday Inn.
Hubert McGinnis, 1001
Sherwood Lane, reported
that his mailbox was damag-
ed and the post torn out of the
ground.
Several storage buildings
were broken into at Family
Storage Center, 604 Charles
St. Police said nothing was
reported missing.
Bloodmobile
To Visit
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‘““The people of Kings
Mountain have expressed so
much love and genuine con-
cern for Tommy over the
years and all of us do ap-
reciate it very much”, said
is mother. ‘What can we do
to help has been the question
often asked by many people
and a blood donation is
| something tangible that can
help and is much needed, not
only for our son but by many
people in Cleveland County’,
said Mrs. Tate. Mrs. Tate
pointed out that the
Cleveland County Red Cross
Chapter is short its annual
ints of blood.
Mrs. Tate said it is necessary
that donors for Tommy Tate
sign the pledge card in order
to get sufficient assistance to
make the visit worthwhile
since it is a special visit of the
regional blood collecting unit.
There will be a nursery pro-
vided at the church for those
who need to bring small
children with them and
‘homemade chicken soup and
homemade cookies will be
served to all donors.
The young Kings Mountain
man has undergone nine
operations since his condition
was diagnosed 10 years ago.
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