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NCPA Award Winning Newspaper MIRROB-HEIALD 15 86 NO' ^ A.Ievelaad Countys Mtuiern ^ewsweekly" KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28086 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBERll, 1975 ity Signs Agreement R^ith Cnunty On Sewer ByTOMMcINTVRE Editor, Mirror-Herald a couple of minor tations in the proposed ement drawn by Cleve- County on the sewer con- [andlease agreement for ice to southeast coun^, [ings Mountain Commis- irs approved the agree- Monday night. vote was five to one with nissioner Lloyd Davis ngthe negative vote after nenting on the $500 tap )rcustomers proposed by 'ounty. think this $500 fee is out of Davis said. “I don’t ve it should be that hi^. hat rate there won’t be y people iamng onto the nd we’ll never get it paid flhey get many people on line I’ll be greatly Id." lyor John H. Moss said, county set the fee. Our’s that great.” ider the county-drawn ■ment there will be an ige charge for persons, or corporations to at- tothe sewer system. 'Ihe per acre fee is to be ear- for a revolving fund, hwfll pay for additional construction as needed, e mayor explained that cino'' alterations in the nalagreement give Kings ntain control of taps, ne and quality of waste, his change keeps it within Invironmental Protection icy guidelines,” Moss “Another alteration ilishes the proportionate regard to operation, lenance and amortiza- have discussed these ges with County Manager lendricks and tha’e were ijections.” B sewer line will serve, arily for the time being, n Corporation and potai- lustomers in the south- rn section of the county, inty officials are looking rd next spring for line ruction. 35 For Commissioner Late Filers Give Voters 39 Choices When filing ended last FYiday at noon there was a grand total of 39 candidates for mayor and commissioner offices in the Oct. 7 municipal election campaign. Late filers last week includ ed Ernest Rome, George Ross and Boyce Tesenair in dis tricts three, four and six, respectively. With the participation of these three the commissioner candidate ranks swelled to an unprecedented 35. Mayoral candidates number four, bringing the total seeking elective office to 39. A potential fifth mayoral candidate tried to file about 3 p. m. lastF riday, but the filing deadline under the city’s type four — Non-partisan With Runoff — was at noon. The potential candidate for mayor — Warren Reynolds — was under the impression the fiiing deadline was at 5 p. m. I^., Sept. 5. This time as the deadline w.as given The Mirri >g' aid errcmeously j: /1 for thi-ee weeks with out the error being called to tlje newspapr . attention. Alex BroA director of the State Elections Board, told The Mirror-Herald Friday “You might wish to publicize the fact that write-in candi dates can campaign and that write-in candidate space must be provided on the actual ballots in the election.” New voter registration ended Monday for eligibility to vote in the Oct. 7 municipal election, but the books remain open for new registrations to PATTERNS— The sun is high overhead, reflecting off rail road trades that snake through a V of brush-covered earth. SpanningtheV are two bridges and moving across the bridges Photo By Tom McIntyre are trucks and cars. It’s an endless parade of man-engineered patterns. ‘Common Sense’ Changes Okayed Li Cansler Area Renewal Plans GEORGE ROSS vote in elections to be held after OLl. 1, and that indudes any possible city runoff elec tions held on Nov. 4. Registrar for East Kings Mountain is Mrs. Margaret White, 108 S. Piedmont Ave. 739-4019. Mrs. Geraldine Myers, 317 Scotland Dr. 739- 9188, is r^istrar for West Kings Mountain. BOYCE lESENAIR Election offidalsfor the city electiMi — East KM, Becky Cooke, registrar, Peggy Hord and Kay Davis, judges. West KM, Betty Spears, r^istrar, Kathleen Wilson and Frances White, judges. Candidate filing for the Kings Mountain Board of (Please Turn To Page 5A) By TOM McIN'TYRE E^tor, Mirror-Herald In special session Tuesday afternoon commissioners ap proved proposed amendments to Lie .f.nsler St. urban re newal plan. The 5; 15 p. m. meeting was called after Commissioner Don McAbee commented Monday night “'Tliis is a lot of Material. I’d like to have time to study it. I don’t like to vote on things until I’ve had time to stuefy them.” City Planning Parking Lot In Downtown Area Commissioners Lloyd Davis and James Amos also asked for more time before voting. During Monday’s public hearing on the amendments to the Cansler St. project, David 'loimes of Erie Hill Planners of Winston-Salem, explained the changes proposed, which include enlarging some lot sizes, deleting some acquisi tions (because several homes have been brought up to standard), realignment of streets, deletion of cul de sacs (deadend streets). “The major change,” Holmes said, “includes dedi cation of a large area in the Cansler St. area to be used as a public park. Running through the property is a creek where nothing can be done, but there are areas where rwreational facilities can be installed.” Holmes said the prq)osal also eliminates single family lots of public housing along W. king St. The redevelopment commission has about 11 and a half acres ready for the dty housing authority to be used for construction of housing for the elderly. The changes also call for project completion by 1978. Holmes said the project cost was $4,744,506 and the city’s share is $1,353,913. He said that 45 percent of the local share is taken care of in cred its from the state and the Pub lic Housing Authority. Com munity Development funds can also be applied to offset nited Fund Drive Goal Is »36,000 City Engineer Dennis Fox has been given the go-ahead by commissioners to prepare plans and specifications for public parking in the central business district. Gene White, executive director of the Kings Mountain Redevelopment Commission, told the commissioners Mon day ni^t that his group is now ready for this step in the CBD planning. The parking lot under consideratim is off Cherokee IS Mountain’s United goal for $36,000 for 10 swas kicked off Thurs- pvolunteers attending a pn at West School, f one-day drive which pfair share of one hour’s F month will be Oct 3 tcampaign leaders are ■Stic that the 1976 goal k topped. [ftesidentBillBates said reflects a $900 in fs over last year’s goal “fell short because of a prt and a conflict with Centennial celebra- ( McIntyre, Chairman, I'M campaign leaders them for their then distributed cards the ^wiU use during house- scanvasses and visits and industry. “ ent Bates reminded «centofthefundsob- respent “right herein Uitain” and noted J banquet 'division chairmen in November at awards, pins and I®, to participating individuals would oto?'' ‘^'^^"tyre asked final norbeforgggpt^ 25 so "'Paign could be t He n! drive noted that in the ™i’s Kings Mountain an generous in “giving” $237,000 to the United Fund. The high year was 1974 when a goal of $34,000 was topped and the low was in 1967 with $12,000. A 12-minute film, “Little Boy Lost,” the story of the United Fund, closed the kick off luncheon. Division leaders are: Mrs. Grady Howard, advance gifts; Pat Cheshire, Scott Cloninger, Nancy Seism and Polly Phifer, commercial; Becky Seism and Paulette Phifer, correspondence; Buford DeFore, Joe Robillard and Ron Osborne, industrial; Glenn Boland and Gary Bryant, ministerial; Mary Ann Hendricks, professional; Larry Allen, schools; Charles Alexander, postoffice; and M. C. Pruette, city employes. The industrial division has the highest goal, $22,000. Agencies to receive United Fund gifts include: American Red Cross, $6,000; Piedmont Council Boy Scouts, $5,600; Cleveland (jaunty Association for Retarded Children, $500; Qeveland County Drug Abuse Prevention, $500; Pioneer Council Girl Scouts, $5,500; Kings Mountain Rescue Squad, $6,000; Kings Mountain Ministerial Association, $3,000; Kings Mountain High School Band, $2,700; KMHS (Jhorus, $540; North Carolina United Community Services, $3,600; Salvation Army $750; Administrative, $850; and Emergency, $410. For Your Information Mrs. Elizabeth Lynch was guest speaker at toe Kings Mountain Lions Club dinner meeting Tuesday night at toe country club. Mrs. Lynch is a candidate for district two commissioner in the Oct. 7 municipal elec tion. -oOo- Oct. 2,3,5,6 are the days toe Qeveland County Eye screen ing program will be held in Kings Mountain’s five elementary schools, accord ing to Lions members John Reavis and Bill Bates. Also there will be a free Glaucoma — Diabetes Clinic on Oct. 7 and 14 from 9 a. m. until noon at the community carter. -oOo- Grover Postmaster Fain Hambright announces the implementation of Area Mail Processing effective immedi ately. All outgoing mail is being processed at toe Gen eral Mail Facility at Char lotte. Hambright said all local mail will be handled at the Grover Post Office. The local mail will be provided local postmark when deposited in toe designated local boxes. -oOo- A course will be taught at Boone Monday, Sept. 15, Cen ter for Continuing Education, for registered nurses who are interested in careers as secon dary and post-secondary health occupations, or as staff development personnel em ployed in health institutions and agencies. The meeting is at 7 p. m. to provide information about a B. S. degreeprogram in health education new this fall at Appalachian State University. -oOo- The Bureau of toe Census will survey a sample of house holds in this area during mid- September to determine toe extent people have been immunized against selected diseases. Census Bureau interviewers who will visit households in this area are Mrs. Jackie Goforth, 1301 Montrose Dr., Shelby, and Mrs. Ethel S. Rockett, 908 South St., Gastonia. -oOo- St. and behind Central Barber Shop, Griffin and Kings Moun tain Drug, etc. Plans also call for demolition of the old build ing which formerlly housed Sudie’s Beauty Shop. 'Ihe parking area will extend from toe buildings fronting Moun tain St. down to Kings Moun tain Office Supply. Fox said “I hope to have some plans to discuss with toe board at toe next r^ular meeting on Sq)t. 22.” — In other action, toe commissioners authorized toe requests for bidding for plans cind acoustical improvements at the community center, for toilet facilities and site im provements at Deal St. Park, for toilet facilities, picnic shel ters and tennis courts at Davidson Park. All three projects are cov ered under block grants in toe $1,040,000 community de velopment act approved by HUD for this fiscal year. — Commissioners also authorized requesting bids for curb-gutter and paving for: Mauney Ave. from York Rd. to Oriental Ave.; Hillside Dr. from SW end of Meadowbrook Rd. to Joyce St.; Scotland Dr. from Southwood to Lee St.; Katherine St. from Fairview, to Second St.; Southwood Dr. from Fulton Dr. to Pinehurst Dr.; Garrison Dr. from Town send Terrace to south boun dary of Ashley Dr.; Somerset Dr. from Phifer Rd. to Prince ton Dr.; and Downing St. from Allison Crt. to Garrison Dr. — Approved$l,000 for city’s Bicaitennial Commission. And in a special meeting Tuesday the board approved a resolution welcoming all guests and visitors to Kings Mountain on Tues., Oct. 7, toe day President Gerald Ford is scheduled to visit and make a major address. Chamber-Merchants Support UF Campaign KM Chamber of Commerce -Merchants Association Tues day approved resolution en dorsing toe KM United Fund Campaign and encouraging members to give “a fair share” in the current drive for $36,000 for 10 causes. The action came after motion by Carl DeVane, sec onded by Charles L. Alexand er, at the regular luncheon meeting at KM Country Club. Merchants also voted unanimously to participate in a Presidential Sale Oct. 2-6 welcoming President Gerald Ford to Kings Mountain and Raegan Harper andW. S. Ful ton, 111 are co-chairmen of arrangements. Jim Dickey and Carl DeVane were asked by President Fulton to contact area industry about par ticipation in decorating down town Kings Mountain and otoer areas welcoming the U. S. President and in keeping with toe 195to anniversary theme of the Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain. Please Note ••• Attention; canditJates . . . Deadlines for political advertising in the Sept. 18 and 25 and Oct. 2 issues of The Mirror-Herald will be by 5 p. m. on the Tuesday prior to publication. The Mirror-Herald is planning a special edition on Mon., Oct. 6, prior to the visit by President Gerald Ford and the Oct. 7 festivities celebrating the 195th anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain. For this special edition, which will go to subscribers in the mail and at designated locations for street sales just as the re^ar weekly edition, the news and advertising staffs are preparing special stories, photos and advertising layouts. Political can didates in the municipal election may utilize the Oct. 6 special issue for a last public appeal prior to the election. The regular edition of The Mirror-Herald will be in the mail and on the street Wed., Oct. 8 with full coverage of both the Presidential visit and festivities and results of the Tuesday election. any increases in costs. Holmes said toe total in crease to toe city would be $178,000, most of which can be taken care of with in-kind con tributions. At Monday’s meeting Commissioner Amos asked for clarification ai a paragraph calling for the city to pay $55,800 in penalties if the city should not meet its end of the agreement. Holmes said HUD puts such a clause in all contracts of this nature. “It’snot a penalty, but is to show that toe city is willing to do its share. It’s not a realistic figure, but an esti mate. All figures mentioned here are estimates. “HUD has never foreclosed on any city because, for one reason or another, toe city could not meet its end of a con tract,” Holmes said. “And be cause of other projects the city has completed and will com plete, you will have an excess of credits and those credits can be transferred from one project to another.” Following approval by toe board Tuesday afternoon. Gene White, executive direc tor of the Kings Mountain Re development Commission, said, “The reason we have drawn these amendments is because there were many mistakes made in toe original plan. Some of the jians were not practical and not neces sary. These are common sense changes.” Republicans To Meet In Shelby Cleveland county Republi can party chairman Charles E. (Skip) McCartney an nounced today the local party’s county convention will be held Sept. 27. 'The convention will be held at 2 p. m. in the county com missioners meeting room on toe lower level of the Law En forcement Center in Shelby. McCartney said del^ates at toe convention will select an executive committee, officers for the committee and dele gates to the district and state Republican conventions. McCartney also noted pre cinct meetings for Republi cans in the county will be held Sat., Sept. 13 atLaw Inforce- ment Center, Shelby. Any registered Republican may attend the precinct meetings. Aprecinct committee, officers and delegates to the county convention will be chosen in each precinct.