■)) Mirror Want Ads Work! Greater Kings Mountain’s Progressive Newspaper Vol 1. No. 34 Kings Mountain, N.C. Wednesday, AprU 19, 1972 lOe 10 Pages Today Property Ready Soon Old Bonnie Demolition IFT M lasts . Saa € f > In A Cloud Of Dust... A crew ol city workers using heavy equipment went to work Monday morning, but It was a tearing down job, the object being The vacant property will be cleared and according to redevelop- the old Bonnie Mill olflces at the corner of Cherokee and Gold. ment plans - rebuilt by private interests. (Mirror Photo) Students To Walk For Pollution Control Several people In the Kings Mountain Shelby, and Bolling Springs area will participate in a pollution control walk Saturday, April 22. The walk will consist of students from Kings Mountain High School, Shelby High School, Gardner Webb College, and some parents of the students. The 24 mile walk will begin at 8:00 a.m. at the court square in Shelby where the walkers will proceed to the Kings Mtn. City limits and then back to the courtsquare. All members are very concerned about the pollution problem surrounding us, and would welcome help in anyway. Anyone who might like to walk with the group or would like to help sponsor the walk and make pledges for each mile walked should call Sharon Sanders at 739-3710, or Tonda Conner at 487-6579. Each person needs a sponsor and any help will be greatly appreciated. All donations will be sent to the Cleveland County Air Pollution Control Center. Nick Smith Challenges Morgan For Joh Nicholas Arthur Smith, 33, a Kings Moun tain native is running for the office of At torney General of North Carolina on the Republican ticket In the May 6th primary. Smith, currently at Chapel Hill, is a tea cher at N. C. State and Duke University. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Smith of 303 Battleground, In Kings Moun tain. He is married to the former Carolyn Walker of Kings Mountain, daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walker ofBenfleldRaad. They have three children. Smith has graduate degrees In Law and Anthropollgy, and Is a former Assistant Solicitor of Durham County. Smith at tended UNC, got his law degree from Ten nessee, and a degree in Anthropology from Duke. The youthful candidate has championed the cause of the Indians at Pembroke State College. He wants theAttorneyGeneral’s office to place stronger emphasis on law enforcement. NICK SMITH Wants Attorney General’s Job m. \ Prize Pony! Renee Bailey, 9, getting her pony ready tor last Saturday’s horse show.. See inside Photos. (Mirror Photo by Lem Lynch) Phase Of Redevelopment The old Bonnie Mill offices at the corner of Cherokee and Gold Streets was demol- Jshed Monday morning, completing an other phase in the redevelopment program tor downtown Kings Mounts. According to Joe Laney, outgoing Rede velopment Director, the 38,000 square feet of land on the site will be prepared for re sale and private development. The zoning will be commercial, and according to La ney, there Is enough s^cefor several re tail buildings or a complex. He says the topography of the site can beputtoadvan- tage with the construction of a two-story building, suitable for businesses with a large stock of merchandise. The Redevelopment Commission is shoo ting for May 1st to have the prc^rty ready for resale. There Is still, said Laney, a matter of Duke Power moving the trans forming station near the site, and the re routing of a main sewer line which goes across the property. The Redevelopment Director Is also sho- School Board Favors Pay Increase The Kings Mountain City Beard of Edu cation reviewed some budget changes for the 1972-73 year Monday night, including a 5 percent salary Increase for all loc ally paid personnel, including secretarial, cu^odial, maintenance, etc. employees. There will be a change In the base salary of cafeteria workers from $1.60 per hour to $1.65. The 5 percent increase is in line with the other school systems in the county. The Board approved a supplemental budget for Driver Training for salaries to be sent to Raleigh for approval. The Board also approved continuance of the pilot Life student accident Insurance coverage, with rates of $2.50 for students and $2.25 for teachers. There are now approximately 3,100 students protected by the insurance. The board agreed to adopt a resolution asking that the Kings Mountain schools be exempt, as a public institution, from paying a building permit fee. The board was reportedly charged with a permit for a metal building behind Central School, which hasn’t been done in the past. Young Republicans To Meet Audition Response Good About 200 applicants, male and female, turned out for public auditions for the mo vie "Sign-Off” being produced by Four Fellows Inc., ol Kings Mountain, and plan ned for filming here this Summer. According to Carl Wlesener, Jr., a spokesman, part seekers came to the Fri day and Saturday public auditions at the Royal Villa from as far aqay as Greens boro, and even Nashville. The company was pleased with the turn out, and hope to begin casting from the applicants shortly. Helms Makes Brief Stopover Jesse Helms, Republican for the U, S. Senate from North Carolina, made a very brief campaign stop In Kings Mount ain Saturday. Helms, a conservative broadcasting ex ecutive from Raleigh, was to be at the Ro yal Villa at 1:30 p.m. and the press was invited. When the local press arrived. Helms had already gone. There was a conflict In schedules, and the candidate had to rush off to Waynesvllle. Nevertheless, Helms was hereSaturday, following a morning of campaigning in She lby. Bill Schmidt of Shelby, Helms’ campaign manager, said the candidate would prob ably return ho campaign in Kings Moun tain following the May Primary. oting for May 1st for the completion of the mini park on Mountain Street, which has been shaping up recently. Some green park benches are on order and should be here soon. Everything for the fountain is ready except for a submersible pump. When thepark is completed, ceremonies will be held at which time the park will be dedicated to the city. Laney pointed out that when the project is finished, the Re development Commission will be out of It altogeber. County’s Fourth Disposal Area Placed Near Margrace The Cleveland County Health Department announced this morning that with the sup port of the County Commissioners, the fourth Forty Yard Container has been pla ced in the County for the disposal of trash and garbage. The new site is in the Mid pines area and is located 9/10 mile from The County would again like to express its thanks to the owner of the sites that the containers are on as they have made this property available as a public service. Margrace Mill, on State Road 2263 (On left going to Midpines); or 4/10 mile from the Kings Mountain City Limits onRoad2263. Shields Blasts Two County Commissioners J. Don Shields, Cleveland County Coor dinator of EmergencyServices, has level ed a stinging attack on County Commis sioners F rltz Morehead and Phil Rucker for, as be put it, being "harassed for four years by Mr. Morehead and two years by Mr. Rucker”. The charges were made by Shields In a report to the County Board of Commis sioners and the citizens of Cleveland Cou nty, a written report of which was released to the press. "I regret our county has gotten to the point this report is necessary,” Shields began, "however, with all the misinfor mation being given out I am forced to make these reports.” He oharged the two commissioners with having as their main goal his dismissal. Shields said he would be willing to sacri fice his position If the two commissioners would resign from office. Said Shields, "The only way I have been able to tolerate all this harassment Is the other three commissioners being so great and all the people who call me telling me what has been said and encouraging me to "hang in there” that I am needed, and al so I love doing this for our county.” Shields said he feels some of his rights have been violated by Morehead and Ruck er, "I have a right as a department head to be able to present my programs to the Commissioners who are supposed to have an open mind, to hear all the bets, weigh them against other needed programs and then take action.” "As is my custom,” said Shields, "I have not responded to their attacks; I had been hoping they would let offtheirhotalr and stop. I do not believe they will stop. I must now defend myself and my agency from these attacks.” In concluding bis report. Shields pleaded for support of the county's emergency service programs. School Broken Into A classroom was ransacked and a small amount of petty cash was taken when East Elementary School was broken into Monday night. The vandalism was retried Tuesday Morning by Mr. Allison. An investigation by police discovered that the building was entered on the north side through a window in the lady’s restroom. A drink box and towel machine had been broken into, and $1.50 to $2.00 was taken, plus other small amounts unknown. There will beaYoungRepublicanOrgan izational Meeting Saturday night at 7; 30 at the Cleveland County Republican Head quarters in Shelby. Speakers will be W, W, "Duke” Dickson from Gastonia, who is the Tenth District Republican Chairman, and Brent Kincaid from Lenoir, N. C., who Is Congressman James T. BroyhlH’s campaign chairman. Anyone who is Interested in the Young Republicans is invited to attend the meet ing. New Film Probes America "Lost Generation”, the latest release from World Wide Pictures, will be shown on Wednesday, April 26th, at the First Baptist Church, Kings Mountain. Filmed In Eastmancolor, "Lost Gener ation” utilizes multiple screen images and a probing documentary style to inves tigate attitudes of dissent, violence, the mood of America, and the answers that can be found by this generation as they face the decisions of life. According to the Rev erent S. L. Lamm, pastor of the church, the opinions of both young and old, urban and rural, rich and poor, are brought to the screen as the camera focuses on people of various backgrounds throughout the Nation. Location shots were filmed In Alaska, the Southern states, on the farms and in the small towns of mid-America, and in the dying Haight-Ashhury hippie di strict of San Francisco. The feature-length film, which includes special appearances by Billy Graham, Art Llnkletter, and Jack Webb, was described by one reviewer as a "moving film that calls on us to make a decision about how much we want to get involved in the troubles of our times. It Is a relevant sto ry that demands our Immediate attention. ’ ’ “Lost Generation” will be shown onceat 7:30 P.M., with no admission charge. The public is cordially Invited. Spring Fever Donna Dunn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Dunn of Bake Street, finds tasclnatioa in a dandelion, growing on a warm Spring day in April. (Mirror Photo by Lem Lynch)