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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1987
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The Kings Mountain
Chamber of Commerce will
host the final Cleveland Coun-
ty Bloodmobile for the 1986-87
Fiscal Year at Central
Methodist Church on Tues-
day, June 30, from 12:30 until
6 p.m. The goal for this visit
is 100 pints.
“This is a critical time for
blood collections,”’ says
Grover Town Board is ex-
ected to adopt a $240,845.45
udget for fiscal year 1987-88
at a special meeting Thurs-
day night at 7 p.m. in Council
Chambers.
Mayor Bill McCarter said
no increase in the present tax
rate, 33 cents per $100 valua-
tion, is proposed and
employees will receive a five
percent raise. Employees are
full-time police officer Donna
Treadway, city clerk Janet
Patterson and maintenance
director Hoyt Brooks. Grover
recently employed a part
time police officer, Jack
Wright, of Grover, to give
residents seven-days-a-week
police protection, said Mc-
Carter.
Item-by-item of the city
budget estimates $149,569.65
in the general fund; $44,686.54
in the utility fund; $46,589.26
Reported At
A strong arm robbery oc-
curred Monday at Off Price
Outlet Store at Kings Moun-
tain Plaza.
Kings Mountain police said
that about 2:52 pn a white
male between the age of 18
and 19 entered the store and
asked clerk Louise Newsome
for change for a nickel. Ms.
Newsome opened the cash
drawer and the young man
reached across the counter
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Photo by Gary Stewart
Johanna Gillespie, Director
of Blood Services for
Cleveland County. ‘During
the summer months, blood
collections tend to drop while
blood usage remains the
same or even goes up. We
need to meet the goal at this
upcoming visit to ensure an
adequate supply of blood will
be on hand for the 4th of July
Holidays,” she said.
Grover Board Considering
$240,845 Budget For 1987-88
in the sewer fund; Mayor Mc-
Carter said commissioners
met in a work session recent-
ly to discuss the budget and
are ready to adopt it on
Thursday.
“We're beginning to show
some progress in Grover with
the laying of our long-awaited
sewer lines”’, said McCarter,
pointing to the $1.8 million
plus sewer project expected
to be completed in Grover by
Nov. 1 after 14 years of plann-
ing. Grover will be com-
pleting its sewer project in
late Fall and McCarter says
‘“‘we can hardly wait. We bad-
ly need sewer.”
Mayor McCarter also
points with pride to a new
Grover Park, also expected
to be completed in August.
Grover Park, in the 300 block
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Strong Armed Robbery
OPO Store
and grabbed a large amount
of money from the drawer
and fled. Witnesses said he
got into a late model black
two door car headed south of
town.
Several reports of damage
to personal property were
i to KMPD this week and
a rash of hubcap theft was
underway in the city.
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GIFTS TO MUSEUM - Jeff Hamm, left, and Mark Crawford, employees of J.E. Herndon
Co., pose with some antiques that were donated last week to the Kings Mountain Historial
Museum. The items include an early permanent wave machine which was first used by Miss
Ella Harmon and donated by Sudie White Jenkins; an old Singer sewing machine which was
donated by Mrs. Evelyn Dilling Gillespie; and an old wooden wheelchair which was once used
by the Kiwanis Club and donated by the Kings Mountain Woman’s Club.
KM Chamber Of Commerce |
To Host Bloodmobile Tuesday
Cleveland County had a
goal to collect 6150 units of
blood during the fiscal year
which ends June 30. County
wide collections are running
at about 97% with 5711 pints
of blood collected to date.
Mrs. Gillespie states: ‘Kings
Mountain donors have done a
super job with their com-
munity visits this year. They
have collected 103% of goal
for the five visits already
held collecting 646 units of
blood on a goal of 630! They
are quite a bit above the
county average!”
All area donors are urged
to give at this visit. To be
eligible you must be at least
17 years of age, weigh over
110 pounds and meet a basic
medical criteria. Anyone
wishing more information
should call the local red cross
office at 487-8594.
KINGS MOUNTAIN,
To File For District Four
Jackie Barrett, Joe King
To Run For KM
The race is on for city
political offices up for grabs
this year and already a con-
test has developed in District
4,
Former Police Chief J.D.
Barrett, 55, and former police
patrolman Joe King, 34, a
detective lieutenant with the
Cleveland County Sheriff’s
Department, announced this
week they will seek the four-
year seat of incumbent Com-
missioner Norman King.
Neither King, Corbet
Nicholson or Irvin Allen, Jr.,
all incumbent commis-
sioners, nor incumbent
Mayor John Henry Moss
have announced their inten-
tions to run again. The filing
period begins July 3 and the
city election is Oct. 6. -
Both Barrett, retired Chief
of the Police Department
where he served for 31 years
and just recently took an ear-
ly retirement, and Joe King,
who has worked with the
Sheriff’s Department for 13
years and started his work in
law enforcement career
under former Chief Barrett
here with KMPD, are enter-
ing the political arena for the
first time.
Both Barrett and King say
the 7 wantto'see a change at
City Hall. | ;
Barreit, a city employee all
his life, said the role of a city
commissioner is to set policy.
“City commissioners should
not be involved in the day-to-
day operation of the city, they
should set that policy and
department heads should run
their own departments.”
Barrett said his is totally in
favor of a city personnel
department run by a person-
nel director.
King said he is also in favor
of a city personnel depart-
ment and believes changes on
the board are needed in order
for the city to progress fur-
ther. King said he has been
approached by a number of
people to run for the office
and says he can provide bet-
ter representation for the
district. King’s brother, Tom-
my King, and his father, Ellis
King, served with him on the
police force in 1973-75 and
Tommy King ran unsuc-
cessfully against incumbent
J.D. BARRETT
Norman King several years
ago in District 4. “I’m not ac-
tually running against Nor-
man, he’s my first cousin, but
I feel I can serve well in that
position,” he said.
Former Chief Barrett said
he has also been approached
by numerous citizens to run
for the office of District 4
Commissioner. A native of
Kings Mountain, he is the son
of Mrs. Daisy Queen and the
late T.R. Barrett, and a
graduate of Kings Mountain
High School. He is a U.S.
Navy veteran of the Korean
Conflict and a deacon in First
Presbyterian Church. He is a
member of Fairview Lodge
339 AF&AM and North
Carolina Law Enforcement
Association. He was pro-
moted through the ranks of
the Kings Mountain Police
Department to the Chief’s job
and retired in January of this
year. His wife is the former
Arlene Schneider and they
are parents of two children,
Cheryl Butler, who works for
the KM District Schools, and
David Barrett, who is
employed by the Charlotte
Observer. The Barretts
reside at 202 Park Drive.
King is the son of Ellis and
Maude King of Kings Moun-
tain and resides at 608 Mica
Street. He is married to the
former Terri Cook and they
are parents of a six-year-old
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Photo by Gary Stewart
NEW CHIEF SWORN IN — Kings Mountain’s police chief, Warren Goforth, was
sworn into office Friday morning in ceremonies at City Hall. He began his duties here
Monday. Pictured after ceremony, left to right, are officers Harry Kyle and Richard
Reynolds, Mayor John Moss, Goforth, and officers Bob Hayes and Steve Brown.
City Board
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JOE KING
of Fairview Lodge 339
AF&AM, Cleveland County
Law Enforcement Associa-
tion and Arson Investigating
Association. He is a graduate
of Kings Mountain High
School and his first job in 1973
was with the Kings Mountain
Police Department as a
patrolman, and later as a
detective. In 1975, he joined
the sheriff's department as a
deputy and was promoted toy
sergeant before achieving the
rank of detective lieutenant.
The announcement by Bar- !
rett and King brings to three
the number of citizens who
have already announced for
political office in the upcom-
ing municipal election.
Several weeks ago, Kyle
Smith, of 906 Sharon Drive, a
Kings Mountain resident for
21 years who has served on
the KM Board of Education
the past 10 years, announced
that he will run for mayor.
Smith has said that he will
run his campaign on the city
manager form of government
platform.
Kings Mountain citizens
will go to the polls on Oct. 6 at
the National Guard Armory
and KM Community Center
and choose a mayor and
three district commissioners,
from District 1, District 3 and
District 4.
Pay Plan
Studied
By Board
A five-year pay plan and
job classification update of
city employees is expected to
be handed to the six city com-
missioners on Aug. 24 for
their recommendations with
approval expected at the
Sept. 8th meeting of the
board.
City Clerk Marvin Chappell
said that District 2 City Com-
missioner Humes Houston,
who is chairman of the per-
sonnel committee, Mayor
John Moss and himself are
presently working on the pro-
posal which will affect 161
full time employees, 11 part
time employees and 38
volunteer or reserve officer
employees.
“This will be & step-by-step
pay plan beginning with a
starting minimum based on
the employee's job classifica-
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