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FRR Cablevision takes over operation of Jones Intercable 4-A VOL. 106 NO. 30 City Council orders crackdown on speeders 8-A Sate, Kings Mountain bowler w National Tournament He'll be officially hired at special meeting By ELIZABETH STEWART of The Herald Staff After four months of searching for a city manager, everyone going into Tuesday night's Council meet- ing was saying that the new man- ager would be hired following an executive session to discuss per- sonnel. "If I were you I would wait around," said Mayor Scott Neisler to the press. The action didn't come. Instead, the mayor announced at 10:15 p.m. that Council had set a special meet- ing for Friday at 6:30 p.m. to hire a City Manager for the City of Kings ‘Mountain. The motion was made by Councilman Jerry White. "I'm sorry," the mayor said to the Herald reporter and the only mem- ber of the area media present. "Our attorney told us to wait." : Mayor Pro Tem Rick Murphrey said after the meeting that City Attorney Mickey Corry quoted a state statute that he said required that the agenda state the specific purpose of the personnel session, to hire a city manager. "I was disappointed that we couldn't get this all taken care of tonight," said Murphrey. Other Council members were evidently puzzled by the turn of events. When the board went into exec- utive session to discuss personnel and a legal matter at 8:45 p.m. the motion was made and seconded and the action was unanimous. City Clerk Marilyn Sellers, who takes minutes of actions during an executive session, recalled that the recommendation by the attorney was to give citizens and members of the press advance notice of the meeting so there would be no ques- tions of actions taken behind closed doors and so the public could meet the new manager. "Our Council abides by the Open Meetings Law and Mickey looked up the state statute only See Council, 7-A Nance to be KM's city By ELIZABETH STEWART Of The Herald Staff Charles Nance, 34, Spindale City Manager, has ac- cepted the job of Kings Mountain City Manager, he told The Herald Wednesday. Nance said he spoke with Mayor Scott Neisler and Council members Tuesday and was told that he will be officially hired by Kings Mountain City Council at a special called meeting Friday at 6:30 p.m. A native of Rutherfordton, Nance has worked in Spindale for 18 months and before that was City Manager of Rutherfordton for seven years and city planner of the Town of Edenton for three years. Kings Mountain, NC 28086 » 50¢ manager ties, will help him in his new management role in Kings Mountain. Nance said he will resign from his present position this week after finalizing his agreement with Kings Mountain officials. He said his salary would be set at "I am really looking forward to working and living in Kings Mountain," said Nance, who says he has fond softball and baseball at the old Central School. He graduated from RS Central High School and went immediately into city government af- ter obtaining his degree in political science and city planning from Appalachian State University. Nance said his experience with utility operations in Spindale, population 4,000, which operates its own sewer system, and Edenton, which operates three utili- memories of playing THE BIRD MAN Bob King's wood carvings of birds are breathtaking By Jim Heffner No man has ever been more pre- pared to begin a new hobby than King, whose B&R Refrig business has served the community for over 20 years, is a craftsman who takes a block of wood and turns it into a lifelike image, usual- ly a bird. "I've carved other figures," King . said, pointing to a small wooden dog, "but mostly, I carve birds." Some of King's work is breath- taking. He sometimes carves tiny birds so delicate you feel they might break in your hand, baby chickadees for instance. His home is loaded with ducks, cardinals, ~ my chickadees, cedar waxwings, greater yellowlegs, and various other birds of different sizes and descriptions. King's intricate designs | .- fe Tr 1€ § duck has several groupings of feathers; primary, secondary, scapula, lesser, middle and greater converts, cape and others and that a duck has a a fluffy protective sheath on each side called side pockets into which he tucks some of those feathers when he relaxes. "I am constantly reading and looking at pictures and live birds. To do it right you have to study. If you enter a piece in competition, and the number of primary feathers See Bird, 7-A ARTIST AT WORK - Bob King demonstrates part of his carving tech- nique. King is a prolific woodcarver, who says he cannot estimate how long it takes him to complete a piece, because he is constantly jumping from one thing to another. (Staff photo by Jim Heffner) Ward I Councilman Phil Hager's name is on a suggested list for one of the two seats open for minorities on the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners. Hager said he has been contact- ed about having his name placed on the list and appreciates the rec- ommendation. "I am giving it some considera- tion but there are many things I want to see completed as a member of City Council,” in response to a reporter's question following Tuesday night's Kings Mountain City Council meeting. Rev. John Osborne, President of the Cleveland County Chapter NAACP, would not confirm the ex- istence of a list of hopefuls for the two positions created last week in a settlement of a voting rights law- suit by the county against the NAACP. But Rev. M. L. Campbell, Kings Mountain minister and retired teacher who was the plaintiff in the suit, also acknowledged that Hager's name had come up in dis- cussions at a meeting of the execu- tive board of the Cleveland County NAACP Sunday at Hopper's Chapel In Shelby. "It's premature for us to com- ment at this time since the authori- ty to expand the board can only come from the county commission- ers," said Osborne. Hager's first. term on City Council expires next year. Under. the settlement, the black commissioners’ will be sworn in December 5, the same time as the winners of a race for two existing seats. Campbell, long active in the Cleveland County Democratic Party, said that if Hager got the ap- Moore running KM chamber office Jeannie Allen Moore has joined the Cleveland Chamber as Vice- President of Kings Mountain Operations. In addition to maintaining the services of the local office, she will also develop the Chamber's travel and tourism information services, according to Chamber President Peggy Bridges. Moore returned to her home- town of Kings Mountain three years ago after a five year absence. With a background in business ad- ministration and design, she had been working with DeVane Interiors in Kings Mountain. Moore and her husband, Pete, and their daughters, Catherine and Kelly, reside in Cleveland Pines. An open house is planned for the new office location August 8-12. Office hours at the Kings Mountain Chamber are from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday. Hager for county commissioner? pointment on the county board that he would have to give up his seat on the City Council. "I'm sure Phil would do a good job in either position," said Campbell. ; Campbell said that whoever the board seats that the new commis- sioners must represent all of the county. The agreement by the county commission and NAACP stipulates that two new seats will come up for election in 1998, but in the interim, they will be filled by blacks select- ed by the commissioners and en- dorsed by the NAACP. During settlement negotiations, the commissioners gave the NAACP a short list of names. Chairman Cecil Dickson said, however, at last week's meeting that the list probably would include about 25 people PHILIP HAGER Kings Mountain People Friday's special meeting, as will be the date he is ex- pected to report for work. Nance and his wife have two children, a five year- old and a 10 months old baby. Mrs. Nance works for the Rutherfordton School System in a model state grant program in Rutherfordton, going into homes and working with parents from the birth of their child through the age of three. Nance will become the city's second city manager in the city manager/council form of government, suc- ceeding George Wood, who resigned March 21 to ac- cept a similar position in Cleveland, Tennessee. Maxine Parsons, former assistant finance officer, has served in the interim as manager. A search committee began looking for a new man- ager soon after Wood's resignation and the numerous applications were narrowed to two in recent weeks. = Two Kings Mountain councilmen buck county-wide dog proposal "Stay with what we have," said Councilman Ralph Grindstaff, re- acting to a discussion initiated at Tuesday's City Council meeting by City Attorney Mickey Corry on a proposed county-wide animal con- trol ordinance. 3 Councilman Jerry White agreed with Grindstaff. ie said the city's leash law cement by a sworn police ce! 0 den works well unty h ‘leash law and our leash law is one of the best in the state," said White. Mayor Scott Neisler said he had attended a meeting with county of- ficials who want to provide county wide animal control and up user fees. Corry initiated the discussion because he said he received a letter from County Attorney Julian Wray indicating that he had some "under- standing that Kings Mountain might be interested in the county taking over enforcement of animal control." Corry said that if the city gives authority to the county to use its ordinance for enforcement the ac- tion will affect the position of Kings Mountain's animal control officer. well. Linda Haynes, a city patrol offi- cer with 18 years on the force, is the current animal control officer and has filled this position on two separate terms. 'I love my job and I want to keep it," Haynes said after the meeting. "I'm proud of what I do," Haynes said she thought it would be difficult for the county to consolidate the program. : ~The mayor, who said he favors county wide consolidation because it would eliminate duplication of “some services, said County Health Director Denese Stallings has of- fered to meet with city council in August to explain the proposed plan in full detail. , "I think we ought to wait until we hear the complete plan before we take a vote," said Councilman Phil Hager. Last week county commission- ers hired one person for three months to fill in for an employee out sick in the animal control de- partment and approved a consoli- dation agreement with the City of Shelby. "What happens if the county adopts the ordinance and we don't See Ordinance, 7-A LGC official: KM has good budget Stick with the budget and Kings Mountain's financial condition will improve. That's the advice to the City of Kings Mountain from Vance Holloman of the Local Government Commission, which reviewed the recent budget pre- pared by Interim City Manager Maxine Parsons for fiscal year 1994-95. "It's a step in the right direction," said Holloman, during a telephone interview with The Herald Wednesday. Holloman said the Parsons-di- rected budget "is a good budget and meets all requirements of the law." Holloman said the budget in- cludes debt service for next year, as the LGC has recommended to Kings Mountain for several years. "We checked basically for debt service appropriations and a bal- anced budget and everything ap- pears fine and in good order. Holloman said numerous letters from the State Treasurer's Office had addressed the city's failure to build a fund balance and on sever- al occasions city officials gave as- surance, but did not follow through, with taking its budget woes seriously. "Parson's budget is a positive move for Kings Mountain," said Holloman. RICHARD ANDERSON Anderson's job a challenge By ELIZABETH STEWART of The Herald Staff Turning youth around is a chal- lenge that Kings Mountain native Richard Anderson is willing to un- dertake. Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Anderson, took over as direc- tor of the Boys Home of York County, SC, a private home for troubled boys, in June. Already, he has set his sights high. He wants to see the facility expanded to develop an education component/day program that will enable struggling kids to get schooling and training for a job. “You might lose 10 along the way but if you save one kid, it's worth it." says Anderson who fights a daily battle to turn around young lives scarred by broken homes, drugs, neglectful or abusive parents and other social ills. While the father of two admits he's disturbed by much of what he sees, he's also inspired by the chance to make a difference. And, yes he takes his work home with him, even on visits to his par- ents in Kings Mountain, "Some of the backgrounds are just unbelievable," says Anderson, 36. "They come off the streets where they've seen things and done things that an 11-year-old child should never have seen and done.” Anderson moved from Black Mountain six weeks ago where he was managing a 40-bed unit for mentally ill or disabled children. His wife, Janice Neu Anderson. and children, Richard Jr., 6, and Elizabeth, 13 months. plan to move to Rock Hill, SC after they sell their home. Mrs. Anderson is just excited as her husband about the possibilities of a big fund drive in the coming months to help the facility care for more than its allotted dozen boys and to give the boys more learning life skills, The Boys Home of York County is a three-story brick residence on See Anderson, 7-A
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