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Kings Mountain, N.C. Wednesday, March 15, 1972
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$641,175 Project
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City Approves Contract For
Sewerage Improvements
On Thursday, March 9th, the Kings Mountain Junior Womens
Ciub officialiy presented a donation of $500 for the Coronory
Care Section of the Kings Mountain Hospital. Club president,
Mary Alice McDaniel, reported that tlie donation would be used
towards the purchase of two heart monitoring units. The dona
tion was made possible as a result of the club’s 1971 Birthday
Calendar canvas.
The Junior Womens Club plans to make a further donation lor
the same purpose using the money they will make on the 1972
Calendar project. Mary Alice McDaniel and Glenda Downey,
recording secretary of the club, visited the hospital and made
the presentation of the check to Grady Howard, administrator
of the Kings Mountain Hospital, and George Mauney, member of
the hospital board of directors.
At First Union
Pick Up Your Tree Thursday And Friday
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A forest products company, a bank and
'he Boy Scouts of America have joined
glands in an effort to distribute 150-thou-
Kand pine seedlings to the people ofNorth
^Carolina.
L.E. (Josh) Hinnant, City Executive in
charge of the Kings Mountain office of
First Union National Bank, said today the
program, called “Plant A Tree lor To
morrow,” is on schedule.
Weyerhaeuser Company, which has a
large tree farming operation in the east-
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ern part of North Carolina, is furnishing
the year-old seedlings lor the program.
First Union National Bank offices across
the state wllFserve as distribution centers
and the Boy Scouts wUl package and help
distribute the trees. They wUl be given,
one to a person, tree of charge on March
16 and 17. The trees have been carefully
packaged and complete planting instruct
ions are included with each seedling.
The trees come from Weyerhaeuser’s
seedling nursery near Washington, N.C.
and are “superior” trees developed
through Weyerhaeuser’s' ■ High Yield F or-
estry” program.
Mr. Hinnant of First Union said the trees
may be picked up by anyone coming into
the bank office on the 16th or 17th of
March. He also said the seedlings should
be planted as soon as possible to insure
health growth.
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The City Board of Commissioners met
Monday night and approved a contract with
W. K. Dickson and Co. for engineering ser
vices on Improvements to sewerage facili
ties.
The commissioners heard Dickson’s re
port on the progress of plans to expand the
present Pilot Creek plant from 2-mUlion
gallons a day to 4-million. According to
Dickson, when this is done, the city wUl
have to run a fall-line out to Buffalo Creek.
The state has approved the 4-mUlion gal
lon capacity provided the line runs to Buf
falo Creek.
Dickson said at sometime in the future
the state wUl let us go to 12-mUllon as
the capacity of the plants increase.
The lines have been approved by the State
Water and Air Resources Commission,
and is pending on the Clean Air and Water
Act to be voted on May 6th. Of the
$641,175 project, the state will pay 25 per
cent, if the state comes through, the Fed
eral Government will go 55 percent, with
the city picking up the tab for the re
mainder.
In otba' action Monday, the city board
gave the go-ahead to construction of a new
sub-station for electrical distribution.
The new stationisplannedforFordStreet.
Electrical Superintendent Earl Turbyflll
told the board that the Ford Street area
is getting loaded and the proposed 3000
kw station could be Increased to 7200 kw
within five years.
He pointed out that the city is getting
7200 kw delivery now at the GastonStreet
sub-station and plans are now in progress
to Increase this to 12,000 kw.
“We’re a growing electrical system, and
proud of it,” Mayor John Moss offered,
Turbyfill read a list of new developments
and commercial concerns to which the ci
ty is delivering power. Among these are;
90 homes completed at Southwood Sub
division, a new line from Phifer Rd.
to Chesterfield Arms apartments, buUt a
single-phase line and street lights on Ma-
ner Rd. new line and transformers to Roy
al Villa. New lines to Northwoods Sub
division, extended line out Second St., new
service to church on Benfield Dr., new
street lights in downtown area, traffic sig
nal poles, new mill on Cahsler^., trans
former and line to Community Center, new
ball park on Deal St., new sub-station at
Duplex Mill, 50 transformers and service
bank of transformers at new bank buUd-
ing, new line to hospital, and power to sev
eral new sewerage pumpstations. Turby-
Pre-Schoolers
Registration
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Central Methodist Church Commission chairmen and steward
ship crusade committee chairmen together at Monday night’s suc-
kcessful pledging banquet.
Over 200 were Inattendance at the fellowship halll, and pledges
of over $150,000 were received of the $250,000 needed for the
church budget and building fund. (Mirror Photo by Lem Lynch.)
Native To Conduct Greater KM Crusade
Twenty or more area churches are ex
pected to participate in the Greater Kings
Mountain "Crusade for Christ” to be con
ducted at the Community Center April 23-
May 3.
The inter-denominational services will
reach out to Shelby, Bessemer City, and
surrounding areas.
Mirror
Asks!
Editor’s Note; The questions in this col
umn are asked strictly at random, with no
attempt to solicit pro or con answers, nor
are the answers edited to favor a certain
opinion.
The new manual of regulations for the
k Kings Mountain Police Department In-
f eludes a rule that policeman carry their
guns when they’re off duty. Police Chief
McDevltt strongly favors the rule, but
some policemen are reportedly displeased
with it.
We asked some people on the street
Saturday if they favor policemen carry
ing their guns when off duty.
Evangelist for the area crusade will be
Tom Early, a Kings Mountain native who
has made his home in Michigan since 1954.
He Is the founder and director of the Tom
Early Evangelistic Association, Inc. and of
Teenage Challenge, Inc. which operates a
year-round youth resort and institute of
Evangelism just north of Holland, Michi-
gan.
Rev. Harold Johnson of Holland, Michi
gan is now in Kings Mountain to co-ordi
nate the crusade. He announces his a-
vailabllity to conduct services or present
programs to any Interested churches.
He wUl start training counselors for the
meeting at the Community Center on Eas
ter Sunday.
fill added that Kings Mountain has in
creased 4000 kw of electrical power in the
last 3 years.
The commissioners tabled for further
study a request by the State Highway Com
mission to take Cansler Street from Gold
Street to Walker Street for maintenance.
Commissioner Cline suggested that the
move may save the city some money in
the long run, but Commissioner King
moved tlat the request be tabled for study
and was seconded by Commissioner Bld-
dix.
The city also adopted a resolution giving
Howard Robinson permission to pave an
alley behind Fashion Laundry and Clean
ers. The alley is approximately 10 feet
wide from Carpenter Street to Dilling
Street.
Also adopted was an ordinance to extend
the corporate limits of the city to Include
property of Robert and Sarah Faye Brit
tain on 306 Phifer Road.
Mayor John Moss was authorized to ap
point a study commission on street as
sessments and extratorial zoning.
Inside
The Mirror!
* KINGS MOUNTAIN HOSTS
Fine Arts Festival—See
Page 7
♦ SLOW PITCH LEAGUE
Softball is coming—-See
Sports Section
♦ NEW! NEWS FROM GRO-
ver—See Page 2
* RESCUE SQUADS DO
their thing-—See Photos Page
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Schedule
The Kings Mountain City Schools reg
istration and orientation program for pre
schoolers starting school in 1972-73 isas
follows;
OnAprUl thatBethwareSchool, 1-2:30;
April 13th at North, l-2;30; April 14th at
East School, l-2;30; AprU 19thatGrover,
l-2;30; and at West on AprU 20th from 1-
2; 30.
Registration forms are being distributed
through the above elementary schools and
the Kings Mountain City Schools office.
Parents are asked to complete these
forms before orientation and also present
the chUd’s complete shot record, birth
certificate, and physical exam by the fam-
Uy doctor at the registration program.
For additional information please con
tact the principal of the school your chUd
wUl attend.
A dune-buggy, a warm Spring day, and a baseball game-enough said. Spring is on its
way. This trio found a good way to enjoy Kings Mountain High’s baseball opener. See
other game photos inside.
Galitianakis To Campaign
Here Thursday
Congressman Nick Gaiifianakls, Demo
cratic candidate for the U. S. Senate in the
May 6th Primary wUl be campaigiing in the
county Thursday, and is scheduled to make
a brief stop in Kings Mountain about 4 p.m.
His exact schedule was not avaUable.
Gaiifianakls has named Shelby attorney
William E, Lamb, Jr., as manager of his
U. S. Senate Campaign in Cleveland Coun
ty. Lamb, a partner in the law firm of Yel-
ton and Lamb, P. A., is the Secretary-
Treasurer of the Cleveland County Bar
Association and a member of the 27th Ju
dicial District Bar Association, and the A-
merican Bar Association.
After the announcement. Lamb said he had
decided to work for Gaiifianakls because
“I have followed Nick’s legislative career
for the last twelve years, and I know he
gets results.
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PETE ROSE, TextUe worker: “I don’t
think so, not when they’re off duty.”
MRS. JACK HUTCHINS, Clerk: “I don’t
think so, no more than anyone else if
they’re not on duty.”
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VERA MATHESON, Industrial worker:
“I think they should carry their guns
when they’re off duty.”
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ALTON IVEY: “It might be a good idea,
there might be some situation when he
would need it.”
TERRY GUIN, Student; “Yes, because
the policeman might be attacked by some
one with a grudge after he’s off duty,
or something.”