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MISROR'HEIALD
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KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28086 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11,1975
for Low Income Housing
$1,800,000 Going
Into Construction
By TOM McIntyre
Editor, Mirror-Herald
The city commissioners Monday night approved
ansfor the Kings Mountain Housing Authority to
irchase four parcels of property from the Kings
ountain Redevelopment Commission for the
instruction of 78 units for low income dwellings.
Final approval is expected by Dec. 16 with bids
ling let the first week in January 1976.
Tom Harper, director of the housing authority,
id he expects the contractor to be hired and con-
ruction to begin in February. The completion
ite is November 1976.
“We will ask for bids on 90 and 82 units,” Harper
id. “We have $1,800,000 earmarked for this
■oject. If the 90 units bids are more than we have
loted, we will go to the 82 unit bid.”
The four parcels contain approximately 11
ires of land and the purchase price is $62,200.
)th the plans and the price have been approved
I HUD and Monday night by the city.
The parcels are designated as lots one, 75, 77
id78 in the Cansler St. project. Lot one is located
itween W. King and Railroad Ave. and contains
miiy?. acres. On this site the housing authority
eposes to construct 36 units for the elderly. The
its will be 0-1 bedrooms. Zero indicates one per
il bedroom and one indicates a two-person bed-
om.
This site, near the downtown business district,
is selected for units for the elderly because of its
iseness to the shopping district and doctors
ices.
ike Topsy, Yule
’arade Just Grew
ike Topsy, the Kings
luntain flhristmas parade
(grew, jaid JeiTy White,
astweek White announced
“niiri-aarade” for the
ingsttrs of Kings Mountain,
best there would have been
e or six units, plus Santa,
t something happened —
luests began coming in
m everywhere.
‘We suddenly found our-
veswith more than 60 units
Wednesday’s parade,”
ite said. “This was really
nettling. Each time anyone
inected with preparing the
fade got a call they told the
Her just to show up about 3
n. Wednesday down around
stonAve. and they would be
iced somewhere in the line-
White said sometimes you
can plan a parade for a month
and not come up with as much
enthusiasm as has been shown
for yesterday’s parade down
Mountain St.
“I think people really felt
closer to Wednesday’s
parade,” White said. “Much
more than they did for the big
bash we had here on Oct. 7.
With Vice President
Rockefeller here the parade
took second place.”
(EDITOR’SNOTE: Due
to the Wednesday after
noon press deadline of The
Mirror-Herald, parade
coverage and photos will
appear in next week’s
edition.)
Wednesday’s parade lineup
included the following units:
Lot No. 75 is located between N. City and N.
Cansler Sts. and is about two acres. No. 77 is be
tween Ridge and Cansler St., 2V2 acres, and No. 78
is between Childers, Tracy and Morris Sts. and
contains about four acres.
The three parcels will be for about 42 units of
one to five bedroom family dwellings of low in
come housing.
Also Monday night the redevelopment commis
sion asked that portions of Morris and Tracy Sts.
be closed “because there is no need for streets in
the planned use of the property which is being
conveyed to the housing authority,” said Bill Car
ver of Ralph Whitehead and Associates, planners.
Council approved the request.
THE NEW TEAM — Magistrate Roberts administers the
oath of office to the city’s six new commissioners at Monday
night’s board meeting. Taking the oath are Commissioners
CHRISTMAS PARADE 1975
K. M. Police Chief—Lead car
Sgt. Van Hoy—Sheriff Allen
K. M. Fire Chief’s car
Mayor Moss car
City Commissioners car
Senator Harris—Senator Mauney
K. M. Rescue Unit
Carrousell Princess—Karen Robbs
Homecoming Queen — Tara Timms
U. S. Marine Color Guard
K. M. School Officials
H. M. High School Band
Scout Troop
Little football princesses
Little football cheerleaders
Float
Scout troop
Burlington Mill Unit
Jane’s School of Dance
Mrs. 0. 0. Walker-Senior Citizens-Old car from Bug Shop
Mission Friends—Temple Baptist Church.
Jr. Police Group
H. M. Jr. Rescue Unit
Lance Cracker company Unit
Shrine vehicle
Shrine vehicle
Shrine vehicle
^ Scout troop
* Old car
Old car
Old car
Bessemer city Chief of Police car
Bings Mtn. color guard
Bessemer City High School Band
Verlee Mask’s truck
Shelby City Police car
Beout troop
Standard Trucking company car
Bpecialty Welding Co. clowns
Beout troop
Brest High School Band
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Grover
Council
Is Sworn
W. W. (Bill) McCarter took
the oath of office as Grover’s
new Mayor and Tommy Keet-
er, Martha Byers and incum
bent Comm; Bob Hambright,
were sworn as counoilmen
Monday night.
The bO'^rd met for Oie fii'st
lime in a newly-designated
town hall, the old fire station.
Town Clerk Marjorie White
administered the oaths as a
small crowd of pro ver citizens
looked on.
Major business of the first
meeting was appointed by
Mayor McCarter of a citizens
study committee to make a
long range study of recrea
tional needs of the town.
Named to the committee were
P. A. (Tippy) Francis, Judy
White, Phillip Harry, June
Morgan and J. D. Bolin.
McCarter, a former aider-
man, succeeds veteran Mayor
C. F. Harry, Jr., who did not
seek re-election and retiring
after more than 30 years at the
helm of town government.
Santa^s
Special
Visit,....
Santa made a special visit
Wednesday.
After fulfilling his duties in
the Christmas parade down
town he has his float taken on
to the home of Shirley Moore.
Shirley, 9, lives on Compact
School Rd. The youngster Is
afflicted with terminal
leukemia and cannot stray far
from her bed.
Plans were made to have
her ride in the .parade, but
physically she is unable to do
it, so other arrangements
were made.
It was no hardship for
Santa. After all, that’s what he
is all about.
Mailing
Suggestions
Are Made
Postmaster Charles
Alexander today urged all
residents of Kings Mountain to
please cpmply with the follow
ing suggested method in ad
dressing envelopes for intra
city delivery.
Use the complete address of
Kings Mountain and not just
city. Using just “city” causes
a delay in the delivery of the
mail.
The complete address
should be used on all cor
respondence.
MAYOR TAKES OFFICE — Mayor John H.
Moss takes the oath to begin his sixth term
(and first four year term) as mayor. Magis
trate J. Lee Roberts is shown administering
the oath to the mayor at Monday night’s
regular meeting at city hail. Moss was elected
during the Oct. 7 balloting from a field of four
candidates.
Parking Lot Contracts
Awarded Monday Night
Bradley-Jenkins of Gastonia
has been awarded the contract
for construction of a 78-space
municipal parking lot off
Cherokee St. during Monday’s
city commissioners meeting.
The low base bid from Brad-
ley-Jenkins was $38,570.95.
The original cost estimate
drawn by Dennis Fox, city
engineer, was $40,180, which is
four percent higher than the
low bid.
Not included in the base bid
is underground electrical
wiring, lighting, water, sewer
and gas main installation.
Bill Little, representative of
Southeastern Engineering,
recommended the electrical
contract be awarded Burnup
and Sims of Charlotte. These
bids have been on file with the
city since September.
“The low bid is in excess of
$179,024.50,” Little said, “and
the job will be spread over two
fiscal budgets.”
Little said the electrical job
wOl not be finished until
September of 1976. He said the
contractor will be paid only
for the work finished. During
the current fiscal year the
city’s community develop
ment funds will provide
$92,000 on the electrical con
tract.
Fox said he expects work to
begin on the Cherokee St. lot
about mid-January 1976 and
be completed by late Spring.
In other action the city
awarded a contract to Acous
tics, Inc. for acoustical work
on the Kings Mountain Com
munity Center. The contract is
for $15,980 and the funds will
come the community develop
ment grant.
•^City commissioners ap
proved a final plat for the
Quail Run subdivision off
Phifer Rd. during Monday.’s
action.
The subdivision is in the one-
mile perimeter and a com
munity water system, which
falls under the county’s
authority, and a street system
to be maintained by the State
Highway Department, are
planned in the area. This
leaves no responsibility on the
city, such as it has in the North
and South Woods de
velopments.
The project is being de
veloped by BDF Construction,
Inc.
PEANUTSALE
The Peanut Sale sponsored
by Kings Mountain Kiwanians
reaped $1,100 in proceeds for
community projects. Peanuts
left over from the sale are
being presented to churches
and schools for distribution.
NOMINATIONS
Nominations may still be
submitted to any minister for
candidates for Kings Moun
tain Layman of the Year.
Letters of nomination should
be submitted prior to Dec. 18
and Rev. Gary Bryant is
chairman.
— The board approved a re
quest from the police depart
ment to place a stop sign at the
intersection of Spies St. and
Edgemont Ave. Also a motion
by Commissioner James
Amos that a warning line be
painted on the street and that
bushes and weeds be trimmed
at the blind corner.
— Voted to resubmit a re
quest from Harley Gore that
his property at the corner of
Walker and Cansler Sts. be re
zoned from R-8 (residential)
to NB (neighborhood busi
ness) to the city planning
board.
This is the third time this re
quest has been before the city
council. It has been withdrawn
twice.
A spokesman for Temple
Baptist Church appeared at
Monday’s meeting to ask the
board to consider the church
property before voting on the
matter. The church members
have petitions against the re
zoning request on file with the
city.
— Transferrred a taxi
franchise from BiUy T. Whet-
stine to Horace G. Barrett.
Photos By Tom McIntyre
James Childers, Humes Houston, Corbet Nicholson (later
named mayor pro-tem), Norman King, Fred Wright Jr. and
Bill Grissom.
Nicholson, Pro-Tern
New Board
Is Sworn
By TOM McIntyre
Editor, Mirror-Herald
Mayor JohnH. Moss and Commissioners James
Childers, Humes Houston, Corbet Nicholson,
Norman King, Bill Grissom and Fred Wright Jr.
were sworn in Monday night.
The ceremony, conduct^ by Magistrate J. Lee
Roberts, was held following a final meeting of the
former board airid a brief recess.
Families and friends of the new administration
filled council chambers to witness the ceremony
and following the rites the new board met in a
short session to name Corbet Nicholson, district
three. Mayor Pro-Tempore.
Nicholson was the single highest vote-getter in
both the Oct. 7 election and the Nov. 4 runoff elec
tion.
David Flaherty, secretary of the N. C. Depart
ment of Human Resources, was schedule to
speak Monday night, but he was unable to leave
New York City because of inclement weather.
Instead, Flaherty sent his “best wishes to the
mayor and commissioners” and commented that
his office “stands ready to assist in helping the
city carry out effective government.”
Mayor Moss made brief remarks, again un
derlining the importance of “citizen participation
in government” as the key to effective and pro-
gres^ve government.
Meeting nights were again set for the second
and fourUi Mondays at 7:30 p. m. and holidays for
city employes were set for Thursday and Friday,
Dec. 25-26 and Thurs., Jan. 1. All city employes
will receive a bonus for Christmas based on
tenure. All department heads were rehired for a
period of 90 days during which evaluation of per
formances will be made. The city will continue
using the four banking institutions — First Union
National Bank, First Citizens Bank and Trust,
Home and Kings Mountain Savings and Loan
associations — for fund deposits.
Following adjournment there was a reception
and refreslnnents for the new city administration
in council chambers.
Winter Concert Set
Annual Winter Concert of
the Kings Mountain High
School Junior Band and the
Kings Mountain Senior High
School Blazer Band will be
presented Thursday night,
Dec. 18, at 8 p. m. in B. N.
Barnes Auditorium.
The program will include
seasonal music as well as
other selections. There will be
no admission charge.
The KMJHS Band consists
of the Eighth and Ninth
Grades..
Notice To Readers And Advertisers
In order to give readers and advertisers
full mailing and street sales service during
the coming holi(iays. The Mirror-Herald
will publish one day earlier than usual.
For Christmas, Wed., Dec. 24.
For New Years, Wed., Dec. 31.
This will necessitate moving all deadlines
back in order to maintain the publishing
sdiedule. The social and women’s news
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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 service
to businessmen and merchants.
The early deadlines are being observed as
a service to our readers and advertisers and
we appreciate your cooperation.