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Vol. 1 No. 46
Kings Mountain Mirror, Wednesday, July 12, 1972
8 Pages Today Plus 8 Page Tabloid
Redevelopment Board Sets Immediate Goals
Cansler Requirements Complete
By Jay Ashley
Mirror News Editor
Gene White ol the Kings Mountain Re
development Commission announced Tue
sday that with the approval ol an amend
ment between Kings MountainandSouthern
Railway, the Cansler Street requirements
have been lullUled.
The Kings Mountain City Board had ap
proved the amendment to the original 1936
agreement between the town and the rail
way company Monday night in its meeting.
This board action made It possible for the
redevelopment commission to finish the
last of the requirements as imposed by
HUD. According to White "now there is
no reason federal funding won’t be com
ing." HUD issued certain requirements
that must be met before money can be al
located for development. The agreement
was the final issue.
The redevelopment commission also ap
proved giving a contract lor review ap
praisal to Francis Scott Key, a profes
sional consultant from Atlanta. Key wUl
review appraisals made by other consult
ants and offer recommendations to the
board concerning fair market value of
lands. These lauds and properties be will
review are in the Central Business Urban
Renewal Program.
Carl Mauney and Paul McGinnis recom
mended Tuesday that White begin immed
iately to acquire property needed to fulfill
future urban renewal plans. About 25%
of properties needed for the project have
been acquired and several plots must he
bought to fill the new area schedule. Those
plots lor which the board desire Immediate
action are the Royster property where the
downtown Gulf station Is located, Bonnie
Mill, and the Thomas Peeler Building.
Thomas Peeler and the Morrison Building
share a common wall, so the commission
wants to buy them both In order to save on
future demolition costs. A list of immed
iate prlorltes will be set up for the next
meeting.
The commission also stated that the pe-
distrlan walk or "mini-park" is complet
ed and when the commemorative plaque
arrives dedication wlU take place.
Woman Charged In Knife
Slaying Of Husband
One murder was included in the Cleve
land County Sheriff’s arrest reports from
July 1 to present.
Rosie Lee Weather, 23, of Route 2, Kings
Mountain was charg^ in the butcher knife
slaying of her husband, Nezeal Walter C.
Weather Jr, According to arrest reports,
the killiog was reported to the sheriff’s
department by the Kings Mountain Hos-
pit^ at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, July 8. Mrs.
Weather Is being held In the Cleveland
County Jail without bond.
Other arrest reports Include:
Leonard Earl Tarbush, 27, of Route 3,
Kings Mountain, public drunkenness and
disorderly conduct.
Gary Payne, 27, ol Route 1, Grover,
simple assault.
Mary Helen Camp, 26, Route 1, Grover,
abandonment of chUd.
Fred Crocker, 23, of Route 3, Kings
Mountain, capias for non-support.
Jerry L. Lawson, 17, of 118 Sadie St.,
Kings Mountain, capias (reason unknown).
Francis Richard Ledford, of Route 1, Box
478 Grover, parking violation.
Charles Patrick, resident of Grover Road
In Kings Mountain reported the theft of his
garden tiller to the Cleveland County Sher
iff’s Department last week. As of present
no arrents have been mpde In the matter.
Dr. Charles E. Edwards, Minister together with Mrs. Fuller McGill, Mrs. John E.
Gamble and Mr. Robert Cashion at Boyce Memorial A.R.P. Church, Kings Mountain.
Capt, Brewer
Laments ^^Wasp
For history buffs and World War H vet
erans, last Saturday was a sad kind of day.
I was the decommissioning ceremonies for
the "Wasp." The “Wasp’’was a highly de
corated aircraft carrier In the Second
World War. But even if you are not inter
ested In warships you ml^t just . ecognlze
the "Wasp’s" commander from 1961-62.
He was Captain William Brewer. Captain
Brewer is known by many in Kings Moun
tain and be is married to the former Pau
line Neisler of this area.
The "Wasp" was an attack carrierdur-
ing the War but when Brewer took comm
and it had been converted Into an anti-sub
marine warfare aircraft carrier. Under
Brewer’s command the "Wasp’’sailed the
Mediterranean with the SixthFleetasweU
as in the North Atlantic as an anti-subma
rine vessel and good-wUl ship.
Captain Brewer joined the navy as a pilot
and earned the Naval Unit Citation and Or
der of the British Empire, during bis hitch
in World War H. In 1962 he commanded
the Navy’s Atlantic Fleet Air Wlngdurlng
the Cuban missile crisis.
Brewer is presently the director of the:
Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Co
mmerce.
Mauney, Cooke
Reappointed To
Hospital Board
George W. Mauney and Rev. S. T. Cooke
were reappointed to the Kings Mountain
hospital Board of Trustees In a June 28
meeting ot the board. Officers for the boa
rd were also voted on and the following we
re re-elected: President, George W. Ma
uney; Vice-President, George H. Houser,
and Secretary-Treasurer, ThomasA. Ta
te.
The other members of the hospital board
Include John L. McGill, Carl F. Mauney,
Harry E. Page, James Harry, Hugh D. Or-
mand and Robert E, Hambrlght.
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The "Mini Park," as now completed, stands as an example of
the urban renewal of the central business district. The overall
project however, according to redevelopment director Gene
White, will not likely be completed by the July 1974 deadline. See
related story on this page. Here, pretty Lynn Finger relaxes at
the fountain. The"Mini Park" will actually serve as an en
trance-way to the proposed new downtown. (Mirror Photo by Lem
Lynch)
Compact School Broken Into Tuesday
The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Depart
ment reported a break-in at the Compact
School, Tuesday morning. According to
reports, D. L. Parker, director of the
federal school program, discovered the
break-in around 10 a.m. Items listed as
stolen were 1G, E. portable blackand white
television with 24" screen valuedat$350,
1 black and white television with a 19"
screen worth $30, 1 Royal Manual Type
writer at $150 and 1 adding machine est
imated at $65.
Parker said he had been to the school
building on Friday and everthlng was in
order. When he returned Tuesday be found
the glass In the door broken out and the
items missing. He further stated that the
General Electric set had been bolted to a
cart and the person or persons had taken
cart and all.
Musicians Honored At Boyce Memorial
Boyce Memorial A.R.P. Church held ev
ening worship on Sunday, July 9th which
was devoted to Music Appreciation. Fol
lowing the service a reception was held in
the church parlor. Honored at this recep
tion were those who had served in the Min
istry of Music over the past several years.
A r^ rose and a certificate of appreciation
were presented to Mrs. Garrison Goforth,
Mrs. Martin Harmon, Mrs. J. E. Anthony,
Jr., Miss Frances McGill, Miss Reta Phi
fer, Mrs. Gene Steffy, Mrs. Grady Patter
son and Mrs. W. K. Crook.
Special gifts In silver were also presen
ted, by the church, to Mrs. Fuller McGill
who served as Organist Choir Director fr
om 1941-1968 and also to Mrs. John Gam
ble who served in the same position from
1968 to 1972.
As of 1972, the new Director of Music and
Organist is Mr. Robert Cashion. Mr.
Cashion is also employed In the Kings
Mountain City Schools as a Cultural Arts
Consultant In Music. A native of Kings Mo
untain, be was formerly associated with
the Presidents Office, University of Mary
land, and served as Organist for the Uni
versity Baptist Church.
Dr. Charles Edwards is the minister of
Boyce Memorial Associate Reformed Pr
esbyterian Church.
Mirror Features Top Cartoonist
Beginning this week, the Kings Mountain
Mirror is proud to offer editorial cartoons
by Ranan Lurie, praised as one of the fin
est In the world, and Life Magazine’s first
and only political weekly cartoonist In its
entire history. Lurie’s cartoons are now
available to local newspaperstbrough Un
ited Feature Syndicate. Lurie is one of the
few political cartoonists who appears in
top liberal and conservative newspapers.
and is completely Independent.
The Mirror chose Lurie’s cartoons Inan
effort to expand and modernize our editor
ial page, and providing a first class editor
ial cartoon Ls one ofthe essential ingredi
ents. Lurie’s drawings have a national and
sometimes international flavor, but yet
are attuned to the issues confronting Am
ericans in every locale.
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They’re changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace...Chrlstopher
Michael went down with Llndsay-tbat’s not exactly the way the po
em by A, A. Milne reads, but It’s appropriate In this case as Wo
men’s Editor Sylvia Holmes made this picture In London of the
Board Divided
On Rezoiiiiig
Property
The Kings Mountain City Board met Mon
day night to attend to several Items ol bus
iness among which were petitions for
paving, curb and guttering, and three
public hearings.
A public hearing on a request to rezone
two tracts ot property on York Road was
held with only one man speaking against
the petition. PaulHamof607FloydStreet,
told commisstloners that "The sm^U,
fumes, dust and noise Is so bad now hat
we can’t keep the windows up. If they ..re
up, you can’t even bear the television."
The two tracts ol property on either side
of York Road are zoned R-8 and NB
(neighborhood business).
J ohn DlUlng, owner of the property, want
ed it rezoned to GB (General Business).
DiUing, ^ealdug on behalf of the petition
stated that rezonlng would enable him"to
make the land more attractive and Improve
the community.”
Originally the petition was designed for
spot zoning but ^er perusal by the zoning
board and meetings ^ with local church
groups in the area It was decided that zon
ing the whole plot would be better.
Commissioner Jonas Bridges of ward 5
in making the motion for approval of the
action said, "since the zoning board has
0,K,’ed It and it does not Include light or
heavy Industry, I move it be approved.”
The vote was 5 to 1. Commissioner of
ward 2, W. S, Blddix in dissenting stated,
"I have been against this petition all
along,**
Anothe r public hearing was held on a
preliminary resolution with respect to
curb and guttering on Maner Road.
Herman Green and Tom Beam, residents
on the road voiced their support of the idea
and expressed wishes that the petition be
approved. Green said the only stipulation
he had was that the city initiate a program
ol permanent bps In the area before under
taking the task. "In the past there has been
no consistency with taps. Holes and
ditches are common."
Fred Finger, speaking on behalf of the
Lambeth Corporation, asked the board to
credit the Corporation, $1,008 tor share of
C A G Expense, for 228 feet ot 6 Inch main
that the Corporation had put down before
Maner Road was In the city limits. Mayor
Moss appointed a committee to study this
request and report back.
A public bearing on paving Williams
Street was also held but no one was pres
ent to speak for or against. The board ap
proved the preliminary resolution.
The board also approved consideration
of paving, curb and guttering for both Pine
View Street and Caldwell Street. Public
hearing on the matter will be held August
14.
Also considered In the meeting was the
advertising for a combination accounting-
utility billing machine for the city. City
Clerk Joe Daniels told the board that the
present accounting machine was a 1956
Model and when It breaks down, parts have
to be salvaged from junkyards. The Mayor
expressed a desire to have this new
machine and called the combination ac
counting and utility billing machine the
best bet. The advertising for a truck and
garbage packer tor the SanltationDepart-
ment was approved also.
A consideration of a request for refund
by American Lease Property was approv
ed by the board. The refund, in the amount
ot $13.39, was approved because ofan er
ror In listing. It was discovered that the
company bad been taxed tor a leased car by
the city when In reality it should have been
assessed by the county.
In the fln^ action of the night the board
an)roved consideration of an amendment
to an agreement betweenSouthern Railway
and the City ol Kings Mountain. The orig
inal agreement made in 1936 gave the city
access to right of way near the tracks. The
present amendment is just an extension
of present authority. It was brought up that
this right of way might have to be under
Jurisdiction ot the Redevelopment Com
mission because of recent HUD rulings.
An Inquiry will have to be make Into this
situation.
Break-In
Reported
Changing of the Guard. This picture Is used here to Illustrate so
me of the floe photographs Sylvia made during their visit to their
native England recently. She will be sharing more with our read
ers for the next few weeks.
Only one report came from the Kings
Moun^ Police Departmentthisweek.A-
ccordlog to police report. Center Service
on York Road was broken into some time
Wednesday night. Clyde Whltstine of 118
York Ro^ reported the break in 7:20
Thursday momiog.
Numerous Items were taken from the
store including three television sets, sev
eral radios, tape decks and tape players.
Officers Ivey and Reynolds Investigated
thelaicsny.