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{ hy CLEAN-UP, PAINT-UP, > FIX-UP...SEE INSERT Wesleyan Church will realize a worship services. pastor of the church, will morning worship hour. day’s activities. tional unit and adjoining Wheeler and Audrey Biddix. Homecoming Slated In New Building The 137 members of East Gold Street years on Sunday when they celebrate Home- coming in the new $700,000 sanctuary just down the street from the old church building. Rev. George Simmons will lead the congre- gation in a prayer of thanksgiving at 10 a.m. services in the old church building, after which the congregation will walk from the old church at 610 East Gold to the new church at 612 East Gold Street for Sunday School and Rev. J.W. Phillips of High Point, former Homecoming message at 11 a.m. Dinner on-the-grounds will be held after the Friends, members and former members of the congregation are invited to join in the Revival services will also begin on Sunday evening and continue through May 5 at 7 p.m. Rev. Jack Phillips will be evangelist for the special services. Special singing will be featured during the week of services. A building committee headed by the met with architect Eddie Smith of Shelby two years ago to draw up plans for the new Burch Electric, Goforth Plumbing and Butler church which has been appraised at $1 Heating-Air Conditioning Co. million, including a handsome plant, educa- dream of two deliver the stor East Gold Street Church has a Sunday ad and. Other School membership of 180 and a general members of the building committee are Jay membership of 137. Williams, Will Huntsinger, W.S. Biddix, Jim Conner, Don Ware, Gertie Barnette, Ollie tion in the life of our church,” said Rev. Sim- r : mons, who said that a dedication service will Carolina Artisans and Eddie Kee were be held at 3 p.m. on June 5th followed by an general contractors for the building. Sub- open house, to which the public is invited to contractors, all of Kings Mountain, were come and inspect the new facility. “This is a happy day and a day of celebra- 3 Kings Mountain Mayor Kyle Smith said this week that the city is working on its utility problems and that in- coming city manager George Wood will play a big role in the process. “George will be here in a couple of weeks, and we need his input before coming up with an overall plan to deal with our utilities,” the mayor said. Following a system analysis, city officials disclosed last week that some Cleanup Spring is in the air, and so is a city-wide cleanup effort launched today through May 7 in Kings Mountain. ‘We are all very proud of our community,” said Mayor Kyle Smith, “and this gives all of us a chance to do our part to make our city a cleaner and brighter place to live.” In recognition of Paint Up, Fix Up, Clean Up weeks, a special 36-page tabloid edi- tion is included in today’s Herald. “The local garden clubs and other concerned citizens have issued a challenge to all residents to participate in a clean up and beautification campaign for all business Zoning Board Meets Thursday Kings Mountain Planning and Zoning Board will hear eight requests from property owners and developers Thursday night at 8 p.m. at City Hall. Fran Black, secretary to the Board, said the following items appear on the board agenda: Kay and Roger Guin are proposing annexation of Cargill Foest II. Masters Funeral Home property owners are re- questing rezoning from R-10 to N-B. Robert E. Lee will present | Turn To Page 2-A major problems are facing the city owned electric and water systems. The cit needs to replace its North Gaston electric substation. This will enlarge the system’s electric capacity, and replace the worn out sta- tion. Also, about one-half of the city owned water meters don’t work.Households on those meters are only being charged a minimum fee, creating a revenue shortfall for the city. Mayor Smith said the Ar- Mayor Says City’s Working On Utility System Problem thur Young Company, a con- sulting firm from Charlotte, would make a presentation during City Council’s meeting next month. “We may consider using them to analyze our sewer and water rates.” Another problem the city discovered during its system analysis was that more than 200 households were not being billed for security lights. “This has been posted, and these people will be getting bills now,” the mayor said. Campaign Underway TRASH PICKUP MAP PAGE 5-A and residential areas of the city,” the mayor said. The city has been working on cleaning designated areas Bloodmobile Here Friday Kings Mountain Hospital will sponser a visit of the Red Cross bloodmobile Friday at First Baptist Church. Donors will be processed from 1 until 6 p.m. The goal of the collection is 125 pints of blood. Blood is badly needed at this season of the year. A total of 1108 blood donors are needed daily to meet the blood needs of patients in the 101 hospitals in this region served by the Red Cross, said Betty Bachelor, personnel direc- tor at the hospital. of the community by picking up litter and encouraging trash removal. This Saturday, city gar- bage trucks will be at designated areas of the city in order to accommodate ex- tra trash service. “Four trucks wil be parked around the city Saturday and _ people are encouraged to take any trash they may have to these areas,” he said. The extra pickup service will give everyone a conve- nient opportunity over the weekend to dispose of their trash. A map showing the locations is included on page 5-A of today’s Herald. “We are excited about this campaign,” Smith said, ‘and we are very hopeful that this effort will continue well after the Paint Up, Fix Up and Clean Up weeks have passed. Following this weekend, the Saturday pickup will pro- bably continue one more. week. And announcement will be made in next week’s Herald. For Tuesday’s Primaries Four local candidates are in the running for local and state-wide office and appear on the ballots in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Republicans have no local primary on May 3 but will vote for HB tye in races for lieute/+™ 3over- nor, secretary of state, com- missioner of labor and superintendent of public in- struction, Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. Polling places in No. 4 Township are East Kings Mountain at the Community Center; West Kings Mountain at the Na- tional Guard Armory; Grover at the Grover Rescue Squad Building; and Bethware at David Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. The deadline for absentee voting is Friday. Primary runoff elections will be held May 3l, same time as the non-partisan Cleveland County School Board election. County Elections Super- visor Debra Blanton said this week if absentee voting is any indication that Cleveland County voters are not as in- terested in the May Primaries as they were in Super Tuesday, the Presiden- tial Preference election in March. Ms. Blanton predicts CASHION that only 30 percent of registered voters of the coun- ty will turn out in Tuesday’s elections. In Kings Mountain, voters are interested in the Cleveland County commis- sioner race for three seats on the board. Joyce Falls Cashion, incumbent vice chairman is running again. * Wiley H. Allen,also of Kings Mountain, is a candidate. Other candidates for com- missioner are Charles H. Beam,Jr., Thomas A. Brown, Joe E. Cabaniss, R. E. Devoe, Ralph L. Gilbert,Jr., Kenneth A. Ledford, Phil Mayes, J. C. Sanders and in- cumbent Jack Spangler. Republicans Charlie Harry and Larry F. Greer are unop- posed and face the Democratic winners in November. Local voters are also in- terested in the State Senate race where incumbents J. RT A eo Noted Christian leader, Rev. A. John Newton, will speak at revival services April 26-May 1 at Midview Baptist Church, Kings Moun- tain. Services begin at 7 p.m, each night. Slides or video presentations may accom- pany some of his presenta- tions. Newton will speak on conti- nuing efforts to evangelize South Africa and surrounding nations, the complex political and social problems confron- ting missionaries in the region, and offer suggestions as to how concerned American Christians can bet- ter serve ‘‘hidden mis- sionaries’’ in Africa. Newton criss-crossed Southern Africa for nearly 30 years conducting record- breaking ‘‘tent meetings” in Shriners’ Anni Barbecue To Benefit Crippled Children The White Plains Shrine Club will sponsor its annual barbecue Sat., Apr. 30 at the vacant lot at the intersection of York Road and Gold Street. All proceeds will go to the Shriners Hospital For Crippl- ed Children in Greenville, S.C. Barbecued shoulders will sell for $30, two sandwiches will be $3 and a barbecue plate will be $3.50. Tickets may be purchased from any Shriner. \; Obituaries ............. Editorials.............. 4-A Classifieds........... Sports ................ Schools ............... Women’s News......... 1-C 29. PAGES TODAY GIFT TO RESCUERS - Billy King, left, presents a check on behalf of Southern Bell's com- munity relations department to Joni Blanton, captain of the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad, which provides volunteer services to citizens of the Kings Mountain area. Newton To Speak At Midview REV. JOHN NEWTON South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zam- bia, Zaire and South West Africa. Newton sion, | | me with a lot of precious presently located in the Midpines Com- represents Christian Aid Mis- munity between Kings Moun- a Charlottesville, tain and Grover. el Sh CFA Go 95e = S257 iT, wy hs = 3 Z = Ceres Va PS rl — = = 4 r h X VHRAQS VION atv-1orate Bas Vw @ Fe] y 9 $s =.= DIR VOL. 101 NUMBER 18 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1988 KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA No = 2 3 > r KM C i 2 East Gold Street andidates On Ballo ~ 7: = = N HARRIS SCISM tain, Marshall Rauch of Gastonia and Helen Rhyne Marvin of Gastonia are op- posed by Kings Mountain citizen Bruce Scism. Voters will vote for three in the 25th Senatorial District race. Local voters are also in- terested in the 48th District House race where incumbent Democrats Edith Lutz, Jack Hunt, and Charles Owens are opposed by Donald E. Holland of Rutherford Coun- ty. The three winners will be challenged in November by Republican John Weatherly of Kings Mountain. Voters will receive two ballots, including a long ballot which they should turn over to mark choices in other contests. Ms. Blanton expects in- terest to pick up now that the issue of when the county school board election will be held has been settled. The U. Turn To Page 3-A Va.-based research organiza- tion which helps raise funds for indigenous missions located throughout the world. Currently, Christian Aid Mis- sion forwards monies to over 30 indigenous mission boards based in Africa. { ‘‘We have seen hunger pains, cholera death, and malaria. Looking back over | my 47 years in Africa leaves memories--some sad ones-- but grateful to be chosen of God as a missionary to pro- claim the good news of His salvation to Southern | Africa,” Newton said. Rev. Buddy Williams, Mid- view pastor, invites the public to attend all the ser- vices. 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