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When Chairman Cecil
Dickson didn't immediately call
for discussion and take a vote
on the question, Vanhoy asked
the county attorney to instruct
the chairman on proper proce-
dure and Crawley then made a
substitute motion which Gilbert
said was out of order because
another motion was on the
floor. Dickson said several citi-
zens had signed up to speak on
the issue and should be given
that chance before the vote was
taken.
Dickson started to comment
but Gilbert told him to "shut
up" and "cease and desist and
call for the question" and
Dickson refused and Gilbert
walked out of the room.
Vanhoy demanded that Dickson
"go by the rule book" and
Dickson called Vanhoy out of
order. Vanhoy said the chair-
man was out of order.
County Attorney Julian Wray
attempted to settle the debate
between commissioners on the
complex motions and finally
said it was up to the chairman
to decide if some motions were
germane to the subject at hand.
Dickson started recognizing
individuals who wanted to
. speak and Vanhoy left the room
followed by Gilbert. Both re-
turned momentarily. :
Bobby Maner, representing
the Kings Mountain Rotary
Club, said that the 45 members
of the Rotary Club endorsed by
resolution its support for the R.
G. Plonk property on US 74
West of Kings Mountain as the
best site for the proposed park.
Chuck Hoyle and David
Haas, Bethware Community
residents, spoke in opposition
to the Kings Mountain site, cit-
ing that industries result in
noise and disruption of a quiet
neighborhood.
"I want to stand up against
big industry because I don't
want to be run out or bought
out by more industry coming
into our area," said Hoyle.
Haas said he moved from
Gastonia to Bethware to "get
some peace and quiet" and
strongly opposed’ another in-
dustry coming into the area.
"You would not want an in-
a dustry.in your backyard with
increased traffic, noise and pol-
lution," he told the board.
Two other citizens, including
former Shelby Mayor Les
Roark, said they were con-
cerned that the county wanted
to spend tax dollars for a site
preferring that the park be de-
- veloped by private enterprise.
Lem Carpenter said the cur-
rent tax structure in the county
keeps industry out. "Support
the industries that are here in-
stead of spending big money to
bring new ones in," he said.
Roark also suggested that the
Shelby High School
Saturday, October 5
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
board resolve its differences on
the site through the political
process because the public issue
had eroded the board's public
confidence.
The properties being consid-
ered for the park are:
A 235 acre site located near
Kings Mountain and owned by
the R. G. Plonk Sr. heirs. The
selling price is $5400 per acre.
329 acres on Southern Road
near Shelby owned by Shelby
Loan & Mortgage Co., E. B.
Hamilton, President, $6000 per
acre.
220 acres near Boiling Springs
owned by C. E. Hamrick Jr. and
‘H. Gene Washburn, $5750 per
acre.
Owners of the Kings
Mountain and Shelby sites have
offered commissioners a $1 a
month option on each piece of
property for the next 120 days.
The board took no action on the
offer, saying it would give the
public a chance to offer input at
the October 15 meeting.
But Vanhoy said some deci-
sion could be forthcoming be-
cause the board had several
meetings planned before they
go out of office.
"There will probably be a few
secret meetings and you boys
can get a vote by November,"
he said to Dickson.
But Dickson said the board
“may not make any firm deci-
sions before election day. He
said if the board accepts the op-
tions on the property the op-
tions would run from October
15-February 28.
"That's way past the
November elections,” he said in
response to Vanhoy's charge.
David Pond, engineer for W.
K. Dickson Company of
Charlotte, assisted by engineer
Alex Berkeley, presented an en-
gineering evaluation of the
three properties which included
the cost of providing water and
sewer for the locations. The
study was based on water flow
data and availability and sani-
tary sewer service based on lo-
cation of pumping stations. He
said the Whitaker property in
Boiling Springs does not have
adequate water flow in event of
Gilbert insisted several times
during the meeting that the is-
sue was not Kings Mountains
Shelby or East versus West 5
questioned Pond for at least
minutes on how he came up
with his analysis.
Commissioner Mary Accor of
Kings Mountain, who said she
favors the Plonk site as the best
piece of property for the Park,
asked if Pond had been told
that the board was considering
the KM site as its first priority.
Accor said she had never been
against the Plonk site but that
she wanted the people to have a
say on the issue before the
board took action.
Pond said the Whitaker site
could cost in excess of $1.8 mil-
BicycLE RODEOS
at
Crawley Memorial Hospital
Saturday, October 12
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
+Learn and practice safe cycling skills
+Bring a bicycle and a parent or supervising adult
+Receive a free bicycle helmet for participating
+ Registration begins September 23
+Ages 5 through 11
4+Each site accepting 100 pre-registered participants
To register call the Cleveland County Health Department at
484-5235.
Sponsored By: Cleveland County Health Department, Cleveland
Regional Medical Center, Community Traffic Safety Coalition,
NC Highway Patrol, Crawley Memorial Hospital, Kings Mountain
Hospital, Shelby Star, Cleveland Center, Shelby High School,
Cleveland County EMS, Boiling Springs Police Department,
Kings Mountain Police Department, Shelby Police Department
In case of rain, the event will be cancelled.
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THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD
lion to develop because a
wastewater treatment plant
would require upgrading and
the assessed fire flow of water
could not reach the 1400 gallons
per minute requirement.
Comparing the user rates for
water and sewer, Kings
Mountain's outside water rate is
$10.45 plus $1.40 per 1,000 gal-
lons and its sewer rate is $1.50
plus $1.80 per 1,000 gallons.
Shelby's outside rate for water
is $8.58 plus $2.32 per 1000 gal-
lons and up to 15,000 gallons
and its sewer rate is $8.58 plus
$2.45 per 1,000 gallons.
Pond said the cost of devel-
oping the site runs from
$500,000 to over $1 million. The
figures: Shelby Loan property,
$553,000; Kings Mountain,
$596,000; and Whitaker farm,
$1,856,000.
A monthly water/sewer bill
to a customer using 10,000 gal-
lons of water at the Plonk site
would run $972 while a cus-
tomer at the Shelby site would
pay $1,280 and at the Boiling
Springs site would pay $3,760.
The annual water /sewer bill for
customers using 275,000 gallons
of water at the three sites would
be: $316,944, Kings Mountain;
$414,132, Shelby; and
$1,240,296, Boiling Springs. For
100,000 gallons of water/sewer,
the costs would run: $115,344 at
Kings Mountain; $150,792 at
Shelby; and $451,032 at Boiling
Springs.
During the interchange be-
tween Gilbert and Pond, Gilbert
asked Pond to take an oath that
the figures were correct. Pond
said he didn't object to taking
an oath on the Bible but he was
not making recommendations,
only giving the facts. Pond said
that hydraulic conditions had to
be looked at carefully and not
just the size of pipe. Gilbert
questioned the use of 16 inch
pipe at Shelby compared to 12
inch pipe at Kings Mountain
and asked if the engineers
checked existing industries on
how much water they used be-
fore they made the comparison
charts.
Pond said fire flow condi-
tions and water service were
critical criteria and must be de-
termining factors.
Pond said he didn't need to
defend his evaluation because
W. K. Dickson had been in busi-
ness since 1929 and served 50 :
municipalities in the area.
"What you see on these charts is
unbiased and to the point. I call
it like I see it."
Saints Alive forming
at Macedonia Church
A new Saints Alive group for
adults 55 and older is forming
at Macedonia Baptist Church
and the first meeting is Tuesday
at 11 a.m. at the church.
Those attending are invited to
take a covered dish for lun-
cheon.
Mike and Nan Nicholson are
leaders of the group.
Kings Mountain Hospital
Saturday, October 12
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
CLASS OF '53 REUNION - Pictured are members of the Class of 1953 of Kings Mountain High
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School at a recent reunion. Front row, from left, Coach Shu Carlton, Shirley Falls Austin, Joann
Hill Holland and Shirley Bumgardner Valentine; second row, Jim Kimmel, Sonny McDaniel,
Juanita Pearson Jackson, Pat Henderson Tart, Jerry King, Linda Baity Bennett, Louise Gladden
Fisher, Frances Sisk Barnette, Dean Smith, Gene Stone and Thurman Burns; third row, Gertie
Jenkins Wright, Bill Briggs, Joe Roberts, Janelle Medlin Eng, Joan Thomasson, Nancy Hardin
Fowler and Vernon Tate; fourth row, Elizabeth Camp Anthony, Mary Roper Pearson, Shirley
Houser Allen, Maxine Eubanks Rhea, Connie Bennett Ledford, Maxine Jackson, Cornelia Ware
Kimmel, Doug Gladden and Gene Ellis; and fifth row, Bob Hullender, Pete Morrow, Ken Davis and
Tim Gladden.
Alex and Friends' at Gaston College October 12
Gaston College's 16th annual
presentation of "Alex and
Friends" will take place
Saturday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Myers Center Auditorium.
"Alex & Friends" is a fun vari-
ety show starring Alex
Hegenbart, director of the mu-
sic program at the college.
Gaston College faculty and staff
also participate, providing a
program of song, dance, and all
kinds of music, ranging from
folk songs to Broadway tunes.
Also featured is the mountain
music of Joe Shannon, known
as the Appalachian Music Man,
playing the hammered dul-
cimer. He has recorded a num-
ber of CD's and has written a
book, "Tennis Shoe Love."
Admission is free; however,
donations will be accepted to
benefit the Gaston College
Student Scholarship Fund.
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