NCPA Award KJMGS^MOUMTAIW Winning l\ewspaper MIBROBHEUdD 15 86 NO. 46 Ale>-*^lond County's Moilern Newsweekly KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28086 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20,1975 ]ound )i;er To ourt ,table cause was found ist James Edward s, charged with hit and I'connection with an inci- tat injured KM Rescue i member Ned Bridges July, and Daves was 1 over to Superior Court ge Oscar Mason was on inch for the preliminary ig in 27th Judicial Dis- lourt in Shelby. ,es, of Atlanta, Ga., d the right to counsel .presented himself at the ig. He did not take the B stand but questioned men who testified, in- g about weather condi-: he night of the accident. 1 asked Ptl. Billy Benton asn’t raining and foggy time and Benton said it ot. Benton testified that not raining at 12:05 a. len he was called to the tat it was “overcast and ’lease Turn To Page 2A) armarked or Sewer committee of the U. S. irtment of Commerce has ived grant funds totaling for Cleveland County construction of a sewer to Eaton Corporation. >c funds were requested ipplicadon and informa- Siven County Manager Hendrick by Congressman lesBroyhiU this week indi- s the funds will be rffi- 'y approved when the seary paperwork is com- On Warehouse Committee Asks For TOP UNITED FUND LEADERS — Buford Before, center, executive of Spectrum, ad mires the handsome plaque he received as top fund-raiser in Kings Mountain’s United Fund Campaign for ’76 which nears the $50,000 mark. Spectrum Is Leader esaid Bridges had been di- iig traffic at the intersec- of Watterson and Kings etsdue to a massive power ige. He said that when he ved at the scene he found Iges lying in the road hurt in severe pain, it. Richard Reynolds, Clive with KMPD, said he paint samples from the ilight Bridges had used light of the incident and lied them with paint from bor jamb of a 1969 Grand [owned by the defendant. tIPtl. Robert Dodge said alked with the defendant days after locating the car lave’s brother-in-law’s ic in Kings Mountain. In Industry Giving Buford DeFore, general manager of Spectrum Indus tries and chairman of the industrial division, accepted the top award, a handsome plaque, to the division highest in cash and [hedges. The in dustrial community’s goal was $22,000 and members reported 168 percent. Engraved plaques were also presented to Chairman Lee McIntyre, who is incoming president, and outgoing Presi dent BiU Bates for “out standing service” and were presented at the annual ban quet honoring UF volunteers Wednesday night at Kings Mountain Junior High School Cafeteria. “In spite of the economic crunch”, said President Bill Bates, for the first time we can tell each Agency it will re ceive 100 percent erf its budg et” Five of the eight divisions of the campaign were over 100 percent of goal. Chairman Jiytiill also said he. Gov. Holshous©', Jim Harring- secretary of the Depart- of Natural and Mmic Resources, are be- ^0 project, "rhe con- sman said he felt the is worthwhile and that tads earmarked for the ® project should be forth- soon. Notice To Readers And Advertisers •••• In order to give readers and advertisers full mailing and street sales service during the coming holidays, The Mirror-Herald will publish one day earlier than usual. For Thanksgiving, the Mirror-Herald will be in the mails and on the street on Wed., Nov. 26. For Christmas, Wed., Dec. 24. For New Years, Wed., Dec. 31. This will necessitate moving all deadlines back in order to maintain the publishing schedule. TTie social and women’s news items must be by 10 a. m. on the Monday proceeding the Wednesday dateline. Regular news items must be in by 10 a. m. on Tuesday before the Wednesday dateline. The Mirror-Herald advertising staff will call on accounts earlier during these holiday schedules in order to assure seryice to businessmen and merchants. The early deadlines are being observed as a service to our reiaders and advertisers and we appreciate your cooperation. Set For Dec. 1 ‘Certain Unalienable Rights’ Is Bicentennial Forum Theme ® series of public forums iai n Kings Mountain Bicen- ^mmission is set for Mon., Dec. •p. m. jheme of the forum is “Certain dn j ^Shts” and is tentatively M for the fellowship hall at Cen- "iited Methodist Church. J*Glenn Boland, pastor of action Lutheran Church, will . * ^“l^srator and participating on « will be Mickey Corry, an at- With Jack White’s office. Rev. kn 0^ First Pres- ~ ,,~™Tch’ and Tom McIntyre, ™ The Mirror-Herald. Rev. Boland said one other local person will be asked to participate on the panel. Attorney Corry’s discussion subject is “Freedom From Search and Seizure.” The question in this subject is when does the right to be left alone cease to be a right? How can we prevent invasions of our privacy? Rev. Bryant’s subject is “Freedom of Speech, Assembly and Religion.” These “unalienable” rights have sometimes been abrogated in our country. Is freedom so fragile it must ever be de fended by denying it to others? McIntyre’s subject i$ “Freedom of The A free press helped create Press America, but sometimes it has divided the country. Can the media in America help preserve personal freedom? TTie final subject is “Equal Protection Under The Law.” Due process and equal protection are the two standards which if compromised, compromise the law it- sdf. \ 'The entire discussion of this American Issues Forum program comment that basic freedom and rights are the stuff of America and pose the questions — are they being eroded or diluted in today’s society, or are they being extended and strengthened? How are our freedoms limited by our responsibilities? TTie public forums programs is chiared by Mrs. Aubrey Mauney. ZoningEnforcement Photo By Lib Stewart Mr. Defore was chairman of the industrial division. Lee McIntyre, campaign chairman, makes the presentations UF President Bill Bates, left, looks on. Members of the downtown revitalization committee will present a written request to the city commissioners Mon., Nov. 24 for zoning ordinance enforcement in the case of a warehouse located on Cherokee St. The former Winn-Dixie food store has been used by a local industry as a warehouse for manufacturing materials for the past two years. Zoning ordinances prohibits such use of downtown central business district, but no en forcement of that city code has been pushed, according to Charles Blanton, chairman of the revitalization committee. The downtown merchants objected to the leasing of the Winn-Dixie building for a warehouse two years ago be fore it became a fact, but the leasing arrangement went -through. The letter, co-signed by sev eral members of the commit- iiPe, states, “. . .we are in terested in attracting new and competitive retailers to this area, and particularly to the large building, which is ideally suited for food re tailing. The present use of the building constitutes a negative influence on both traffic and attractiveness in the area ...” Museum Money Needed McIntyre pointed out as he presented certificates to chairmen and industry and business representatives. Other new officers elected, in addition to President McIntyre, are Larry Wood, pei.^hr'!! manager of Spec trum, campaign manager; Mrs. Becky Seism, secretary- treasurer. Incoming directors are Ron Osborne, Burlington Industries; Joe Machnik, Kingsmont Mills, Charles F. Mauney, Mauney Hosiery Mills; and Mrs. Menzell Phifer, First Union National Bank. Hold-over directors are Mrs. Vernon Crosby, J. C. Bridges, Marvin Teer, Tom Tate, John Cheshire, Shuford Peeler, Carl DeVane and Donald Jones. Kings Mountain citizens have contributed a record $49,090.90 to the United Fund — 136 percent of their goal. Campaign Chairman Lee McIntyre said additional gifts this week were from Lithium Corporation of America employes who gave $1,872.00 and Fiber Industries em ployes who gave $130.90. McIntyre said Fiber, which pledg^ $108,069.40 and ex ceeded goal by a record $92,000.00 in the county, designated $4,722.50 to sur rounding counties as designat ed by employes living outside the county. A spokesman for the firm said the pledge to Kings Mountain was smallest in recent years because employes had not designated Kings Mountain UF on pledge cards. “We hope to be finished with the fire museum before Christmas,” said Charles Peterson, captain on the Kings Mountain Fire Department. The roof was, raised on the concrete block and brick fa cade structure near the com munity center last Saturday and now the firemen ^..re soliciting the aid of a couple of brick masons to complete the outside work. The firemen are discussing contacting Kings Mountain Senior High for help from the students in the school’s brick laying class. To date the department owes about $1,500 for mate rials. Peterson said there is about $800 in the bank, money raised through donations and a rummage sale last Satur day. That sale brought in about $500 for the building fund. A solicitation committee is working now to raise more funds for the project. This group has raised about $1,100 in addition to the $1,000 donated out of the city’s non tax revenue. The committee includes Mrs. May Tignor, Mrs. Maude Walker, Mrs. Audrey Dickey, Mrs. Helen Holt, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peterson, Clyde BlackweU and Tom Trott. The firefighters, who have done aU of the work to date on construction, figure they will need another $1,500-$2,000 to complete the job. Photos By Gary Stewart Kings Mountain industrial employes gave a record of $36,989.40 to the 1976 United Fund. LAY THEM STRAIGHT — Chief Tignor aids complete and can be seen on Cleveland Ave. Jerry White as the masonry work progresses just below the commimity center, on the fire museum. The structure is almost Members of the committee also plan to visit Robert Yoder, who represents Winn- Dixie, to discuss the possibili ties of the building being leased or rented to other food retailers interested in locating in Kings Mountain. Bypass Work To Continue TOTE THAT LOAD — Kings Mountain firefighter Frank Burns puts his muscles to work carrying bricks to be used in the construction of the city’s fire museum. The white brick is used to cover the concrete block walls. Right-of-way agents for the U. S. 74 By-Pass of Kings Mountain estimate that ac quisition of 275 parcels of property along the 7.50 mile route is proceeding “on sched ule” with 35 of 84 claims “settled” and 104 appraisals “received.” A major job will be in relocation of 119 homes and 12 businesses along the route, de clared George ShuU and Dean Bridges in an address before Rings Mountain Rota'ians T/Kursday. ’ v Meantime, the project Relocation Office is now open on Slater St. with Frank Brewer, agent, in charge, and legal notice appears in this edition. “Once properties are ac quired Mr. Brewer is availa ble to help owners relocate”, explained Shull. Bridges, 12th Division Right-of-Way Agent, of Shelby said time table calls for ac quiring right-of-way by June 1978 with construction date slated for 1981. He said there is virtuaUy no change in the original timetable but that “hopefully we may be able to move it up a little.” Illustrating with maps the route of the $24 million by-pass as they gave humorous inci dents of problems in acquiring properties in other areas of the state. Bridges said the longest letter he had ever re ceived concerning a road project was a 43 page “epistle” that took the author three months to write and included petition of 65 owners of a particular piece of property. In another road matter, he said 1500 people owned interest in one tract of land. “We try to be tactful, understanding and conside rate when we go into these homes to secure individual right-of-ways but it’s hard to see adults cry”, said Bridges, who noted that one man upon learning that the highway was to go through his property took a shotgun to the right-of-way stake and blew off his head.” “There would be no roads today if the highway depart ment did not exercise ri^t of ccMidemnation”, said Shull. The By-Pass is projected nea^ Bethware School South, crosses over 74 north with interchanges at Waco Road near Spectrum, Piedmont Ave. and Cleveland Ave. with “fly over” on King. The two main interchanges will be located at Piedmont and Cleveland Avenues, crossing Cansler, Piedmont and Rail road, Cleveland and King and tieing back into 74 before coming to 1-85. Lackey St. will dead-end and the road wUl tie- in with the four lane at Walker. To question from Larry Hamrick, Bridges said that the 12 businesses displaced by the By-Pass wUl have top I»iority for a SamU Business Administration loan to re build. (Please Turn To Page 2A)

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