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KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28086 THURSDAY, May 15,1975
By Redevelopment Commission
Demolition Contract Awarded
euzabethstowart
staff Writer
MS Maintain Re^vebp^
Commission "^es^y
awarded contract to
Sbidder, Bradley-Jen-
,sGrading& Paving of Gas-
at $53,825, for demoli-
„of30stnictures or 150^0
feet in the Centra
Uss Urban Renewal
{ter approval by HUD,
ich is anticipated very
„ contract will be e^cut-
aid Director Gene White,
demolition will begin on
-ht pieces of property with
' old Bonnie Mill of five
[,dings, one brick smoke
ck and one concrete pool
IS an underground water
Item heading the list and
tliest in the schedule of
ling at $16,500. Written into
ise specifications are that
contractor slope the W.
d area for grass.
Ither parcels on the im-
ate demolition schedule
e; the one-story brick
Tokee St building former-
iccupied by Sterchi ware-
iise; the two-story brick
(iding at 144 W. Mountain
(toncewas Dellinger's; the
HStory brick building
lerly occupied ty War lick
Eurance at 142 W. Mountain;
two story building at 140
iMountain; one-story brick
(idings at 218 S. Cherokee,
Corner of W Gold and
jc«'«se asvd No. 8-3 Bloek-
fcel on W. Gold.
IRC holds options on at
[sttwo other large pieces of
operty in the downtown
h
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lanning
lontinues
)n SC Day
ings Mountain Senior
zens Week (May 22-29) will
in with a benefit softball
mament and end with a
gram of activities at the
imunity center,
omplete details on the
mament are on today’s
rts pages.
The purpose of our pro-
ini,” said Rev. Kenneth
urge, “is to assist citizens
ir 60 to continue a useful
ieorge is coordinator of the
ty’s program for the aging
iri senior citizens.
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Property Condemned
For Sewer Lines
PLANNING RECREATION - Mayor John H.
Moss and Gardner .Gidley, a recreational
planner from Winston-Salem, discuss the areas
around Moss Lake where outdoor recreation
and camp sites may be located. Gidley was
hired by the KM Lake Authority to do the
planning.
Lake Recreation
Hired By Board
Planner
Tuesday
4rts Council Funds
Approved By NCAC
By TOM McINTYRE
Editor, Mirroi-Herald
Gardner Gidley and Asso
ciates of Winston-Salem will
serve as recreation facility
planner at John H. Moss Lake.
Hired at a Kings Mountain
Lake Authority meeting Tues
day, Gidley said he “antici
pates actually getting to the
job within two to three
weeks.”
In 1969 Gidley was the initial
planner for the area where the
lake now exists. In his pro
posal Tuesday he said, “I
want to upgrade the master
plan for use of the existing
land owned by the authority
and I will probably have to
write an environmental im
pact report to satisfy the fed
eral guidelines.”
Planning will include inven
tory of existing facilities and
studies of the most feasible
areas for access roads, beach
and swim areas, a marina
site, concession and toilet
facility areas. Also areas best
suited for camp sites, picnic
and hiking trails.
Gidley’s fee is $3,880 and
half of that can be obtained in
matching funds available in
the state through the federal
government. Matching funds
are applicable to site im
provements, too.
“Our main concern sliould
be developing the recreational
facilities for the local people,”
Gidley said, “but bearing in
mind that the facilities will
draw people from a 20-25 mile
radius in large numbers and
even further away in smaller
numbers.”
The planner suggested me
authority consider taking
measures to limit the numbers
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By TOM McINTYRE
Editor, Mirror-He raid
In a brief meeting Maiday
night commissioners voted to
begin condemnation proceed
ings on six parcels of land
along the proposed sewer line
route to Eaton Corporation.
Commissioners also voted to
appoint Larry Hamrick, local
real estate and insurance
agent, as the city’s member of
a three-man appraisal board
on the condemned property.
City Attorney Jack White
told the board “There may be
possibly two or three more
parcels that might have to be
condemned before the city can
gain an easement for the
sewer line installation to
Eaton.”
He said negotiations are
underway with these prq)erty
owners and he hopes for a
financial settlement without
having to again resort to con
demnation proceedings.
The six parcels voted on
Monday ni^t are owned by
Gillie Falls, G. W. Moore, D.
N. Evans, A. E. Yarbro, John
P. Connery and Marvin Ham
rick.
White said a seventh parcel
was being considered, but the
owner, George Peeler, came
to a financial agreement with
the city during a second
negotiation period.
The rights of way the dty
requires include an easement
Mountain now has an
s council.
’•'■'ough a$5,000 grant from
i North Carolina Arts Coun-
Md the city’s community
raopment matching grant,
: local arts program has a
’ year budget of $10,000.
I nning will begin immedi-
7 for a summer program
®ege groups in the city.
'^,P[9grams will consist of
"Shops to give interested
■tots oppwtunities to de-
“P their talents.
in this case is a
911 phrase covering all
'■ J of artistic endeavor;
■^''-poetry, drama, paint-
sculpting writing, and
'^liminary work m creat-
council began
months ago when the
eriai announced
“ tuning for the crea-
.v«.r
^1 that time Mayor John H.
■ditorT"'^ Mirror-Herald
gcha,>“”' ^‘^^"‘yre as act-
man. During thepre-
-Pl'cation period McIntyre
made inquiries into all areas
of the community to measure
the interest in creating an arts
council.
“The interest was very
gratifying and gave us enough
steam to pursue the creation
of an arts council,” McIntyre
said. “In initial planning a
rather broad scale was dis
cussed, but with the under
standing programs would be
limited because of citizen in
terest, physical locations for
workshops and shows and the
amount of money available to
sponsor programs.
“We no:w have the money
and it becomes a matter of
narrowing the field in plan
ning programs to those gene
rating the majority of interest
within the community,” the
council chairman said.
State funds have been
granted to counties and cities
and Kings Mountain was one
of only two cities granted a full
$5,000.
Within the near future a
local council will be named
and concrete plans made for
programming.
for the actual sewer line and
easement for an access road
into the line.
White said under new
legislation that the city,
following full condemnation,
can take immediate posses
sion of the condemned proper
ty, even while the prtperty
might be appealing toe deci
sion.
“'The appraisal board, one
member of which the city will
appoint and one member
which the property owner will
appoint and a third member,
appointed by the first two, will
have 30 days after appoint
ment to present toe city with a
report of damages, benefits
and suggested compensa-
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☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
The City of Kings Mountain
NOBTH CABOUNA
The Hiitorical City
May 12, 1975
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Compassion for and service to one's fellovanan is
a most commendable attribute, and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther Harmon devoted much time and effort
to helping young men develop their writing talents
through his unselfish training methods, and
WHEREAS, Martin Luther Harmon' d«nonstrated his love of
his people through his ietnrn from a potentially
lucrative career to.promote a local newspi^er,
The Kings Mountain HgraW,- sind
WHEREAS, For many years, Martin Lu'^her Harmon dedicated.
his tijse and talents ’to keeping his fellow citizens
well informed on loet^l and national Issues, and
WHEREAS, The-Kings Mountaitt Herald -end its staff were devoted
to tKe'-interest of Kings Mountain citizens and their
NOW, THEREFORE,
We, the Mayor and Board of Commissioners of the
City of Kings Mounta^h being aware of and desiring to
recognize the unseXfll^h and dedicated service of
Martin Luther Harmcmi.'do hereby adopt this Resolution
of Remembrance for the xmtimely passing of one who had
an abiding love and devotion tp his friends and his
community. ,
Brjaa.".;
☆ ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
Mayor’s Summer Youth
Job Program Underway
MAKING A DONA'nON - Homer Sizemore,
member of a band that played at “The Butch
Jamboree” at the community center last
weekend, is shown here purchasing a donation
ticket from the guest of honor. Butch Morrison
of Kings Mountain. The jamboree was spon
sored by Alert CBers of The Piedmont to raise
Photo By Gary Stewart
money to send Butch and his mother, Mrs.
Christine Morrison, to see an Atlanta Falcons -
Washington Redskins football game next
December 7. The picture bulletin board in the
background was erected by KM Postmaster
Charles Alexander to show a part of the life
story of young Morrison.
Franklin Ware is serving as
chairman for the sixth annual
Mayor’s Summer Youth Em
ployment Program in Kings
Mountain.
The program is designed to
place rising and current col
lege students in summer jobs.
The peak employment year
during this program saw 380
job placemaits. To date more
than 600 area young pec^le
have applied for and obtained
jobs under toe program.
“This summer will not be a
peak year because of toe
economic crunch we’ve ex
perienced,” Ware said, “but
we do have hopes that a num
ber of jobs will be made
available.
“We are hopeful some posi
tions and support jobs from
toe National Youth Corp and
Concentrated Employment
Training Act programs will be
available this summer,” Ware
continued.
Mrs. Jo Ann McDaniel will
take applications beginning
May 19 at toe mayor’s office.
Ward
Meet
Tonight
The mayor’s committee on
ward equalization will meet
tonight to make recommenda
tions to the next meeting of
city council, said Carl De-
Vane, a member of the study
group, during Tuesday’s
meeting of toe Merchants and
Chamber of Commerce.
Using the 4,500 names of
registered voters from the re
cent ABC referendum, toe
committee has had a mam
moth task, said DeVane, in
dividing equally the voters in
toe six wards of the city.
DeVane said this project has
been hampered by fact that
many residents have their
incorrect addresses on toe
books.
Mr. DeVane said he didn’t
know if the full committee
would recommend a complete
all-new city registration but
that he is in favor of a new
registration. “If not, a lot of
people are going to need to
change their addresses”, he
added.
DeVane said that Ward 1,
which now numbers only 200
plus voters, could include all
toe area across the railroad
tracks and Crescent Hill with
Wards 5 and 6 composed of all
the western area of toe city.
“As this committee has
broken toe wards now and
transferred to city maps it
looks like each of the six
wards will have the same
number of voters”, he added.
city hall. The application
period will run May 19-23 from
8:30a. m.-5 p. m., May 24, 9 a.
m.-1 p. m., toen again May 27-
30, 8:30 - 5 and May 30, 9-1.
Serving on toe summer
youth employment committee
are M. L. Campbell, Rev. S.
W. Avery, David Lawing, Mrs.
Joel C. Marable, Roy Gossett,
Andrew P. Brown and Jerry
King.
Mrs. McDaniel and Gerald
Grigg, CETA representative,
will serve as coordinators.
“The Mayor’s Summer
Youth Employment Program
lias be«'.n a most meaningful
program to the youth of this
area,” Ware said. “It enables
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DELBERT DIXON
One Day
He Could
Save Your
Life.,
Delbert Dixon is the only charter member of the
Kings Mountain Rescue Squad still active in its serv
ice.
“There’s a world of difference between then (16
years ago) and now,” Dixon said. “At first we only
transported patients no matter what the injuries or
how severe. Speeding them to hospitals for emergency
treatment was the all important thing toen.
“Now we render first aid at toe scene before we even
think about moving the patient,” Dixon said.
When the squad began 16 years ago there were only
16 members, but several of toe volunteers took the Na
tional Registry examinations before such a system was
ever thought of in North Carolina. Since that time
Dbcon has proudly worn his Emergency Medical
Technician (EMT) Patch. To pass the national registry
test Dixon completed 81 hours of class work and 10
hours of emergency room training.
During his tenure, Dixon has held the rank of captain
(for seven years), first and second lieutenant. He has
also assisted mothers in giving birth five times.
Dixon is a Kings Mountain native and resides at 201
N. Sims St. with his wife, former Sue Baker of Gas
tonia, and son, Gregory. The other Dixon children are
Mrs. Teresa Williams and David Dixon of Kings Moun
tain and Daniel Dixon of Dallas, Tex. Dixon is em
ployed as a supervisor at Lithium Corp.