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VOL. 99 NUMBER 16
© 01 THURSDAY; APRIL 10, 1986
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KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH 2
A request from the Kings Mountain Indoor
Pool Foundation that the City of Kings Moun-
tain provide utilities for a proposed indoor
swimming pool at Kings Mountain High
School was tabled Tuesday night at the
regular monthly meeting of the board of com-
missioners.
Following a lengthy discussion between the
commissioners and Dr. Scott Mayse, presi-
dent of the foundation, Commissioner Humes
Houston made a motion that the city con-
tribute $15,000 annually toward the operation
of the pool and lend city employees when
needed for maintenance. Commissioner
Tootie Allen seconded, but Commissioner
Norman King offered a substitute motion
that the request be tabled until the city
board’s auditor can determine whether or not
the city can afford the contribution. Commis-
sioner Fred Finger seconded and the vote
was unanimous.
During a question-answer period following
Dr. Mayse’s presentation, commissioners
King, Finger and Harold Phillips indicated
they were against the city providing funds for
operation of the pool. Houston said he favored
giving the pool foundation $15,000 ‘“‘to keep
the ball rolling.” Commissioners Allen and
Indoor Pool Request Tabled By City
Corbet Nicholson did not comment except for
Allen’s second of Houston’s motion.
Both Finger and Phillips said they had
checked with persons involved in the opera-
tion of the indoor pool at Shelby and that they
felt the expense of operating the pool would
be much higher than the $62,500 to $79,500
figure estimated by the local pool foundation.
Finger pointed out that the city of Shelby
does not assist in the operation of the Shelby
pool on the campus of Shelby High School.
Dr. Mayse answered that the city of Shelby
provided $150,000 to build the pool. Commis-
AMYYGLT IV IHONIN AINAYN
told him Tuesday that the city of - Shelby
“gave $75,000 toward building the pool and
has no obligation whatsoever’ toward the
operation of the facility. :
“I think the pool would be wonderful,” said
Finger. ‘But one teacher tells me that there
are 35 students in Esat Kings Mountain in cne
classroom. I think you have to look at your
priorities. It’s the purpose of the school
system to educate the children.”
“I agree,” Dr. Mayse said, ‘‘but one of the
purposes of city government is to look out for
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Shrine
Parade
April 19
The Shriners are coming to
Kings Mountain April 19th at
4:30 p.m. for a parade. White
Plains Shrine Club President
John Grant stated that the
Shriners were coming as a
gift to the Kings Mountain
community for all the sup-
port given to the Crippled and
Burned Children.
It was announced by the
head of the Shriners, Gene
Morrison, that Carl Cham-
| pion of Kings Mountain would
serve as Visitation Chairman
for the entire Shrine
festivites. Champion is past
President of the White Plains
Shrine Club.
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In a surprise move Tues-
day night, the City Board of
Commissioners voted 5-1 to
amend four sections of the ci-
ty Code of Ordinances which
will take hiring out of the
hands of the Mayor and put it
back into the hands of com-
missioners.
District Six Commissioner
Harold Phillips presented the
proposals, which were not on
Grover Town Council Mon-
day night voted unanimously
to join a new general liability
insurance program being of-
fered by the North Carolina
League of Municipalities.
Town Clerk Laura Mellon
told the board that the new
program should cut the
town’s current insurance
premium of $4,097 by at least
26 percent. .
“The new program pro-
“Through homeownership
each family can own a piece
of America, thereby pro-
moting a stronger economy
and greater participation in
our democratic form of
government,” said Larry
Hamrick of the Kings Moun-
tain Board of Realtors.
Hamrick is reminding local
residents that President
Reagan has designated April
13 through April 19 as
«American Home Week,” a
national celebration of homes
for people, business and in-
Week, the president has said,
Owning a home has long
been the essence of the
American dream becuase it
represents personal security
as well as shelter. By becom-
ing homeowners, people ac-
quire personal incentives to
work for a better
neighborhood, toward less
crime, better education and
| greater family stability.”
percent of
dustry. Of American Home
Qasis Temple Band Coming To KM
the board agenda. District
Two Commissioner Humes
Houston cast the only no vote.
Houston questioned the ac-
tion, Saying he felt Phillips
should have had the items
placed on the agenda.
The amended codes, as
presented in written form by
Phillips to all commissioners,
will read:
Section 18 1/2-3: “As the
vides the commercial and
general liability insurance
which towns are having trou-
ble getting,” Mrs. Mellon
said. “It provides all the
coverage Grover needs ex-
gop! for professional
liability.”
The coverage, which pro-
vides up to $5 million per loss,
requires the town to pay five
its yearly
premium charge (an
American Home Week
Scheduled April 13-19
Hamrick noted that there
are many benefits in owning
a home. “Homeowners have
greater personal savings, a
higher standard of living and
rely less on government
retirement
Homeowners take an active
part in their local govern-
ments and vote in higher
numbers than do renters.
‘Nearly 65 percent of all
adult Americans own
homes,” he said. ‘‘By con-
trast, in the United Kingdom,
only 49 percent own their
homes, with 36 percent own-
ing in West Germany, 45 per-
cent in France and 28 percent
in Switzerland.”
Both the kings Mountain
Board of Realtors and the Na-
tional Association of Realtors
work to protect the real pro-
perty rights of individuals,
usiness and industry. “Dur-
ing American Home Week in
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programs. -
chief executive officer, the
mayor is the head of the ad-
ministrative branch of the ci-
ty government and he is
directly responsible to the
board of commissioners for
the administration of the af-
fairs of this city.”
Section 18 1%-10(C) - “In-
dividuals shall be recruited,
screened, appointed on’ the
basis of job related ex-
estimated $111) to join. The
town must also place funds
equal to a year’s payment in
a reserve fund which will
eventually be returned to the
town, along with interest.
“Once the insurance pool
becomes self-sufficient, the
reserve funds will be releas-
ed,” Mrs. Mellon said.
Mrs. Mellon said there is a
$1,000 deductible on each
claim, but on collision in-
ee
AMERICAN HOME WEEK IN KINGS M
signs an official proclamation that next wee
sioner Phillips said the Shelby City Manager
KM Man Wants Flowers
Left On Daughter’s Grave
Campbell Lockridge, retired mine employee, is on the look
out for grave robbers who are taking memorial pieces off
graves at Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Lockridge wants the thieves to know that if they need
flowers he’ll gladly buy them for them, no questions asked,
but he wants “his family’s memorial pieces left on his
daughter’s grave until he returns to her burial spot to take
perience, skills, knowledge,
and abilities, the quality of
past performance and on the
candidate’s general suitabili-
ty to perform the work re-
quired. Factors that are not
job related shall not be con-
sidered, such as political
preference, religious, sex and
race. The board of commis-
sioners snall have hiring
authority on recommenda-
Grover To Join New N.C. League
surance for vehicles the
deductible is negotiable.
Mayor Bill McCarter
estimated the town of Grover
could save up to 50 percent on
its insurance rates because
towns that participate in the
plan will be grouped in three
categories. Grover will be
classified in the category of
cities with populations of
2,500 or less and would be
least likely to have large
OUNTAIN—Mayor John Henry Moss, above,
k is American Home Week in Kings Moun-
them off.
Lockridge said his family placed a beautiful heart and
flowers on the grave of his daughter, Faye Lockridge, who
died Aug. 13, 1985 at the age of 29, on Valentine’s Day. He said
the arrangement was removed from the grave almost im-
mediately. On Easter Saturday, the family went to the grave
and put a large straw Easterbasket containing a stuffed bun-
ny rabbit and two dozen plastic eggs. Easter Monday when
Faye Lockridge’s twin sister,
cemetery to place an Easterlily on the grave, the Easter
basket was missing. Lockridge said the Easterlily was still in
place on Wednesday, when he returned from a business trip
and visited the cemetery.
Lockridge said he complained to caretakers at the city own-
ed cemetery, who said that city policy was that only families
were allowed to move flowers from their lots. Gates are lock-
ed each evening. “I'll be glad to buy those grave robbers
Kay Lockridge, went to the
flowers but those I put on my daughter’s grave, I want to re-
main there’, he said.
tions made by the depart-
ment heads.”
Section 18 4-20 (d) - “An
employee will be considered’
for a salary increase subject
to the quality of work per-
formed, the availability of
funds, and approval by the
board of commissioners.”
Section 18 1%-21 (e) - “A
department head’s recom-
mendation to promote an
Insurance
claims filed against it.
“We're going to have some
benefits by going with this
program,’ he said.
“It’s foolish not to try it,”
commented Mayor Pro Tem
Ronald Queen. “When you
start owning your own in-
surance company, then
you're getting somewhere,”
Commissioner Grady Ross
added.
In another matter, the
tain and is sponsored by the Kings Mountain Board of Realtors. Larry Hamrick, left,
nal Affairs committee, look on.
president of the KM Board of Realtors, and Tom Gilbert, right, chairman of the Exter-
5-1 Vote Gives Hiring Power To Commissioners
employee shall be reviewed
and approved by the board of
commissioners.”
Mayor John Moss pointed
out that Houston’s point of
order challenging Phillips’
action was correct ‘‘as far as
the Roberts Rule of Order’ is
concerned. The Roberts
Rules are the adopted set of
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Pool
board was told by McCarter
that it’s likely the town can
let bids on its proposed sewer
system in the near future and
that bids could possibly be
opened by July 15. :
McCarter said engineers
predict that the state will
issue permits on iifay 1 after
which time Grover wl sub-
mit its final plans to ‘he
Farmers Home Administra
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House
Damaged
By Fire
A fire Monday night at the
home of Auddie Duncan on
Mica Street did extensive
damage to the carport area of
the house and to a Chevrolet
Corvette parked in the car-
port.
Chief Gene ‘Tignor said
firemen were called to Dun-
can’s home at 8:22 p.m
Tignor said Duncan had been
draining gas from a motorcy-
cle in his utility room when
flames from a gas hot water
heater ignited the fire.
Duncan suffered burns on
both arms and his hair and
was treated and released at
Kings Mountain Hospital.
Tignor said the fire did not
spread to the major area of
the home but there was ex-
tensive damage to the car-
port end of the home and to
the car.