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KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28086 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1975
Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller
Mayor, Commissioners
To Be Elected Tuesday
iyTOMMcINTYRE
ior, Mirror-Herald
It Tuesday Kings Moun-
*11 go to the polls to
a mayor and six corn-
oners,
‘selection will be made
s field of four mayoral
iJates and 34 com
ber candidates. One
we, Jerry Oliver of
J lour, has been re-
“Irpm the field because
'“oversight he failed to
»to vote in his district
'toe deadhne.
*«s board chairman
•'uennett said at least
^candidates were not
voters at the time
00 for commissioner
«did register prior to
saoline,
■candidates are;
®oyor; John Henry
u.'Ifoumbent), A1
racket,t, Thomas
Gilbert (Pee
''oniraissioner district
® a>ne (incumbent),
tjj §un Jr. and James
fsioner district two:
.S !J,B>ddix, Major
Old Jerry Mullinax.
Commissioner district
three: Corbet Nicholson
(incumbent), Bill Sellers,
Everette H. Pearson, Jerry
Ross, Earl Wayne Worcester,
Jim Guyton, Charles T. Smith
and Ernest Rome.
Commissioner district four:
Donald McAbee (incumbent).
Tommy King, Norman King,
Roy Samuel Hammett, Paul
W. Ledford and George Ross.
Commissioner district five:
James E. Amos (incumbent).
Rev. Howard Shipp, Bill Gris
som, Taft Clark and Hugh D.
Byrd.
Commissioner district six:
Murray C. Pruette Jr. (in
cumbent), Jonas Bridges,
Fred Wright Jr., Charles
Parker, James J. Dickey and
Boyce Tesenair.
* There are a few changes in
the election procedure this
year. First, there will be a
four year term decided in the
mayor’s race instead of a two
year term and staggered
terms for the six commission
ers. Three candidates, by dis-
Sunday is the day for
“Hands Across Kings Moun
tain.”
The KM . Ministerial
Association project is sched
uled to begin at 12:30 p. m. on
Historical Edition On
The Way Next Monday
Mirror-Herald readers will receive a bonus Mon., Oct. 6 in
the form of an historical edition.
This special edition will be in addition to next week’s regular
publication, which will be published on Wed., Oct. 8 instead of
Thursday.
In Monday morning’s edition readers will find photos and
stories of area historical significance along with a regular run
of local news. Also in Monday’s edition readers will find a
complete breakdown of mayoral and commissioner candidates
by districts along with candidate photos. Hie Mirror-Herald
will also republish the city map defining the city’s new district
lines for voter study.
The special Monday morning edition will include a full
schedule of events pJanned on Tues., Oct. 7, which is not only
election day in Kings Mountain, but the 195th anniversary of
'The Battle of Kings Mountain.
Readers will see reproductions of advertisements, photos
and news stories published in 1930 - the year President Her
bert Hoover was a guest for the famous Revolutionary War
battle. , ,
Final advertising space is offered all local candidates and
thedeadlineforthose politicaladsisnoonFri.,Oct. 3.
Regular advertishig deadline for the Wed., Oct. 8 edition is 5
,p. m. Mon., Oct. 6. , . t c
Look for the Mirror-Herald Historical Edition Mon., Oct. b.
We hope you will enjoy it.
the south side of Kings St.
(Hwy. 74) from city Umits to
city limits.
This is a Bicentennial event
and has been announced to all
churches and civic organiza
tions in the city.
“It’s quite an undertaking, ”
said Rev. Glenn Boland, pas
tor of Resurrection Lutheran
Church. “If the cooperation is
there we will have a human
chain stretching from the
eastside to the westside of the
city along Kings St.”
'The distance is about two
miles and will take close to
4,000 people to complete. The
churches will conclude serv
ices in time to allow members
to arrive at Kings St. by 12:30
p. m.
KMersare asked to go to the
point nearest their location at
the appointed time and to join
hands with friends and family
to begin and complete the
chain. When the chain is
complete two or three
patriotic songs will be sung
and the entire ceremony will
last about 15 minutes.
Sun, Oct. 5 is World Com
munion Sunday “and is a
fitting day to demonstrate our
friendship, unity and deter
mination to live together in
peace,” said Zeb Plonk, a
Kings Mountain Bicentennial
Commission member.,
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For KM Visit
Ford Is Out
„Rocky Is In
By TOM McIntyre
Editor, Mirror-Herald
President Gerald Ford wiD not visit Kings
Mountain on Tues., Oct. 7.
The White House notified Congressman James
Broyhill’s office about 1:30 p. m. Wednesday to
simply state the Kings Mountain trip has been
cancelled.
No reason was stated officially for the cancella
tion, but Rep. Broyhill felt a general tightening of
security around Presidential trips following the
two shooting attempts on his life and the hundreds
of threats against his life since the shootings
might be behind the cancellation.
“Naturally, I am greatly disappointed with
President Ford’s decision not to come to Kings
Mountain,” Rep. Broyhill said Wednesday.
“Thousands of North Carolinians in this area were
looking forward to his visit. Certainly, I am con
cerned about The President’s safety. However, I
did not believe that would be a major concern in
our area of North Carolina.”
Following Broyhill’s message. Mayor John H.
Moss said, “We had planned a local celebration of
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By TOM McINTYRE
Editor, Mirror-Herald
President Gerald Ford isn’t coming to Kings
Mountain next Tuesday . . .
But Vice President Nelson Rockefeller is.
The White House notified Congressman James
Broyhill about 1:30 p. m. Wednesday that Presi
dent Ford has cancelled his visit to Kings Moun
tain Oct. 7.
Two hours later Rep. Broyhill was notified that
Vice President Rockefeller has confirmed he will
come to Kings Mountain Oct. 7 to participate in
the 195th anniversary of The Battle of Kings
Mountain festivities and to deliver the principal
address at John Gamble Stadium.
Mayor Jdin H. Moss said, “We are delighted
that Vice President Rockefeller has committed to
visit and speak in Kings Mountain next Tuesday.”
The mayor said there might be announcements
later of otiier nationally known persons who plan
to be in Kings Mountain for the festivities next
Tuesday.
Rockefeller’s staff informed Rep. Broyhill
Tuesday that should President Ford cancel his
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tricts, will be elected to four
year terms and three, by dis
tricts, will be elected for two
year terms.
There has been confusion
about this aspect of the elec
tion, but the same process of
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Join Hands Sunday,
Kings St. Is Place
LISTEN TO IDEAS — This small group of downtown
business owners listen to ideas on a mall-type concept of
renovation of the downtown business district during a meeting
held at Kings Mountain Savings and Loan Association last
Thursday. Left to right, Corky Fulton, Wilson Griffin, Willie
Williams and Johnny McGinnis.
Unified Mall Concept Is
Shown Downtown Merchants
By TOM McINTYRE
Editor, Mirror-Herald
'The possibilities of Kings Mountain’s
downtown business district taking on the
look of a model community are infinite
and all it takes is determination and
money.
At this point it’s up to the downtown
merchants and landlords.
'This is the gist of the information from
a meeting between several downtown
merchants, the Kings Mountain Re
development Commission and a pair of
Shelby architects.
Plastering the wall and drapes of the
Kings Mountain Savings and Loan
Association director’s room with artist
renderings of the present skyline of the
downtown business district and a concept
of the skyline after renovation, C. Craw
ford Murphy and Jim Martin explained
their ideas on the project last Thursday.
“What we’re talking about is a unified
mall concept,” Murphy said. “This
concept is used in your normal mall-type
show>ing center. It brin^ the entire
downtown business district together.
Instead of a dozen different architectural
styles, there would be one style.”
Crawford said, however, even with one
style each business would still have it’s
own identity. He explained that the
concept calls for replanting trees along
the sidewalk, construction of a canopy
above the sidewalk, a uniform method of
placing business logos atop the building
facades and beneath the ca nopy and limit
them to specific heights and type-styles
and colors and adopting color codes to be
used throughout the district.
The overall plan also calls for the city
to take down the power lines that are
strung all over the district and place
them underground. Also removal from
public sight of the meters and power
boxes and trash containers. As Murphy
explained it, “These items can be hidden
with simple architectural ideas, like
hiding them behind small fences with
gates to allow workmen to get at them
easily.”
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CRAWFORD MURPHY — The Shelby
architect gives ideas on how the city’s
central business area could look
following the unified maii concept for
updating existing structures.