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KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28086 WEDNESO A Y. DECEMBER 24,1975
Attorney Will Appeal
Denied Zoning Request
HURCIIES ARE DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS —
rismons tre^ and candles decorate the sanctuary of Central
ited Methodist Church. The two trees are laden with
Photo By Lib Stewart
Chrismon ornaments made by members of the congregations.
At least four Kings Mountain churches plan Christmas Eve
candlelight services Wednesday.
Area Qiiirches Planning
Services, Music Programs
liurch services on Christ-
s Eve will climax annual
e religious rites celebrat-
the Birth of Christ,
t least four Kings Moun-
1 churches plan Christmas
i services and three have
chuled 11 p. m. Musicales
ICandleli^t Communion.
1 Boyce Memorial ARP
rch, the Choirs of the
rch will present a can-
ight service, “Roads To
Hehem” featuring a solo,
“0 Holy Night’’
Frances McGill.
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nimants Filing
And Friday
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kc Empoyment Security
®ission has arranged for
unemployed claimants to
meir r^ular claims over
holidays in Kings Moun-
h® persons who sign in
8* Mountain on Wednes-
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feport today Wed. Dec. 24,
J3en 8 a. m. and 1 p. m.
3 persons who sign on
™ey and Friday will
® this Fri., Dec. 26, be-
3*8. m. and l p. m.
Dr. L. Glenn Cloninger of
Dallas, Associate Minister,
will deliver the message at St.
Matthew’s Lutheran Church
traditional 11 p. m. Christmas
Eve service. Mrs. L. Glenn
Cloninger and Miss Frances
Summers will be soloists for
special anthems by the Senior
Choir, including “Alleluia,
Hodie”; “Come To The
Manger,’’ “Lovely Child, Holy
Child” and “Venite
Adoremus.” The Junior Choir
will sing “African Noel” and
“Noel. Noel.” The Musicale is
directed by Mrs. Richard
McGirmis with Mrs. L. E. Hin-
nant as organist. The Chancel
of the church will be banked
by Christmas red poinsettias
and lighted by candles. Christ
mas trees decked with Chris-
mons made by the congrega
tion will be at either side of the
altar.
Director Donald Deal will
direct the Choir in the an
thems, “Three Noels” and
“Sleep Holy Babe” with Mrs.
Aubrey Mauney at the organ.
Pastor Glenn Boland will lead
the Communion meditation.
The Resurrection Church
will be banked with poinset
tias and garlands of greenery.
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Housing Authority
Buys KMRC Parcels
The Kings Mountain Re
development Commission
conveyed approximately 11
acres of land to the local
housing authority Monday for
$62,200.
'The property, on four i»r-
cds in the Cansler St. project
area, is earmarked for 78 low
income housing units to be
constructed early in 1976.
At least 36 of the units are
designed for the elderly. The
other 42 will range from one to
five bedroom family units.
The housing authority is
expected to advertise for bids
in January and award con
struction contracts to begin in
February. The project is
expected to be completed by
November 1976.
The housing authority cur
rently operates about 200 low
income units in various sec
tions of the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Mauney
of Oberlin, Ohio, former resi
dents of Kings Mountain, will
[x^sent a piano-violin concert
at 10:45 p. m. at Resurrection
Lutheran Church and the 11 p.
m. Candlelight Communion
Service will follow. Choir
Tax Listing Begins
Friday, January 2
Early Edition
le Mirror-Herald will publish one day earlier next
Wed., Dec. 31, for New Years.
5 will necessitate moving all deadlines back in or-
oiaintain the publishing schedule. The social and
®’s news items must be by 10 a. m. on the Monday
eding the Wednesday dateline. Regular news
•i^ust be in by 10 a. m. on Tuesday before the
^day dateline.
Mirror-Herald advertising staff will call on
ots earlier during these holiday schedules in
to assure service to businessmen and merchants.
Tax listing for No. 4 Town
ship residents gets underway
Jan. 2 at City Hall and Edwin
Moore, Mrs. Charles Ballard
and Mrs. Jack Hauser again
will serve as listers.
The tax listers will be in
Grover two Saturdays in
January at the Grover Rescue
Squad.
Tax listing for all Cleveland
County residents will be
conducted in all 11 townships
through Jan. 30.
County Tax Tax Supervisor
Jim Hendrick said that per
sons desiring to have the tax
forms mailed to them and list
by mail should contact the tax
listing office (482-8311) be
tween 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. by
Jan. 15.
Persons listing for the first
time must report to their list
ing location in person, Hend
rick added.
Attorney Farfour asked that
members of the board be
polled to give reason for their
vote. His request was denied
but motion was made that the
board’s reason for decision be
included in the minutes of the
special meeting.
In other actions, the board:
1) Unanimously adopted
resolution authorizing the sale
of $105,000 in gas system
bonds, effective Dec. 13, 1975,
for enlarging of the gas sys
tem;
2) Tabled until Jan. 12 for
further analyzation recom
mendations of Southeastern
(Consulting Engineers for elec
trical department work.
Harry (Dutch) Wilson, Elec
trical Supt., told the board
that Southeastern is recom
mending the building of a new
12 KV line to serve the West
Gate Shopping Center and KM
Nursing Home areas at
estimated cost of $23,789.28.
Mr. Wilson said that if the city
furnishes the materials the
cost would be considerably
less. Southeastern is
recommending the building of
the new line to balance out the
system and eliminate the low
voltage in the western area of
town.
To Class Jan. 2
Students in the Kings Moun
tain District Schools will re
turn to class on Jan. 12, 1976.
School officials said the
students are returning on Jan.
2 to make up for the day lost
during the Oct. 7 vice presi
dential visit to Kings Moun
tain.
3) Tabled request by Faith
Baptist Church for annexa
tion. Mayor John Moss pointed
out that the Faith request is
the city’s first annexation
consideration of “satellite
areas” and a relatively new
legislation procedure. At
torney Jack White said he has
some doubts that a church is
required to submit a petition.
Can the city annex a non-
con tinquous piece of property,
he asked.
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'The city commission Mon
day night unanimously denied
request of Mr. and Mrs. Har
ley Gore to rezone from resi
dential to neighborhood busi
ness property at the corner of
Walker and Cansler Streets.
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Les Farfour, of Shelby,
attorney for the Gores and C.
M. Peeler, who holds option,
said he would enter appeal to
the zoning board of adjust
ments and the courts.
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The attorney also warned
the board that “spot zoning is
illegal and unconstitutional”
during a public hearing in
which two dozen members of
Temple Baptist Church pre
sented petition signed by 111
property owners strongly op
posing the rezoning.
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Rev. Frank Shirley, pastor
of the church, told the board
that Temple Baptist church,
organized in 1945, has a half
million dollar invesitment and
is located in “a neighborhood
we’re proud of.” Shirley said
his congregation objects to the
building of a convenience
store nearby because the store
would be operated on the
Lord’s Day. He said the
church had presented
petitions of opposition in
March and that the city zoning
board had voted to disallow
the Gore request on rezoning
of the property. Black
Leonard, codes director and
secretary to the zoning board,
confirmed that the rezoning
matter had been on the
agenda of several meetings in
the period of March-June and
that the zoning board had
recommended the zoning re
quest not be honored.
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Photo By Tom McIntyre
TWINKLE - TWINKLE — Hundreds of
colorful lights adorn this tree on the corner of
Piedmont and King, the Mauney Memorial
Library property, to show motorists and
pedestrians that the Christmas season is here.
Tlie lights were strung by members of the
city’s eiectrical department. The huge
Christmas tree is one of the brightest remind
ers that the Christmas season is almost here.
Holidays Busy Times
For Kings Mountians
Kings Mountain area citi
zens are making final
preparations for observing
Christmas.
'The final preparations will
include a variety of activities.
Last-minute shopping is
expected to be brisk and mer
chants are prepared for busy
pre-Christmas sales.
Many citizens are already
enjoying the holidays. School
closed Friday and reopens
Jan. 2, most college students
are alieady home for the holi
days and most industrial
employes are already en
joying a week’s holiday and
Christmas cash in the form of
Christmas checks or gift
certificates for turkeys and
hams.
Busiest spot in town was the
Kings Mountain Post Office
where mail cancellations were
heaviest during the weekend
with citizens wrapping up last-
minute mailing of parcels and
Operation Santa Qaus
Response tremendous’
Operation Santa Claus, the
annual Toys For Tots pro
gram of Kings Mountain
Ministerial Association and
Kings Mountain Fire Depart
ment, will make Christmas
merrier for many needy fami
lies of the area.
Dr. Charles Edwards,
chairman of the project, said
community response is
“tremendous” and he stated
appreciation to all those who
have donated good, usable
toys for firemen to repair this
season.
Dr. Edwards also thanked
firemen for their tremendous
si^port of the project.
TTie vacant residence next
door to the Jacob S. Mauney
Library on Piedmont Ave. is a
busy Santa’s workshop for
firemen who are busy
repairing toys for Santa
helpers to distribute through
this afternoon at 5 p. m.
Needy families obtaining
the toys are asked to secure a
card of endorsement for their
minister and bring the card
when they visit Santa’s Shop
today.
'The annual Empty Stocking
Project continues through
Christmas Eve. The once-a-
year drive for funds for the
needy are used to purchase
food, fuel, and clothes for the
area needy year - round.
Ministers will ring bells in the
business district and at the
two shopping centers through
out the day Christmas Eve.
Area needy will also receive
assistance via the Food Bank
at the Community Center.
Several civic clubs have
“adopted” families this sea
son, presenting shoes, toys,
and staple food items and
churches in the area are
continuing their efforts of
generosity and concern for
others.
greeting cards.
Religious celebrations will
claim the interest and par
ticipation of a major segment
of the community. Christmas
Eve 11 p. m. Candlelight
services are planned by at
least three congregations —
First Presbyterian, St. Mat
thew’s and Resurrection
Lutheran Churches.
Children had that wide-eyed
look of anticipation awaiting
the visit of Santa Claus.
Thursday, Christmas Day,
will be a holiday for virtually
all citizens as the city will be
closed down tight.
Holidays vary from the
week of Christmas to 10 days
of majority of industrial
employes.
Burlington Mills suspended
operations Saturday at 10 p.
m. and reopens Sunday, Dec.
29. The tradtional plant party
was held last Sunday after
noon at Kings Mountain
Ck)mmunity Center and Santa
Claus was on hand to present
gifts and treats to the chil
dren.
Neisco Industries will close
the full week of Christmas,
suspending operations on
Friday when employes were
treated to ham dinner with all
the trimmings and presented
gift certificates for turkeys.
Bonuses based on length of
service were distributed to
employes of Mauney Hosiery
Mills Friday when the plant
suspended operations for the
holidays until Dec. 29. A
dinner-dance for employe,
their husbancfe and wives,
was held Friday ijight at
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