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VOL. 90, m. 53 THVRSDA1, JULY 5, 1979
KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD
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. AOCEPTINO AWARDS—DnrlBK ■pecbJ ceremonlM held at Malcolm
Brown Auditorium In Shelby Monday, Oov. Jamea Hunt apoke in memory
of five Shelbiana who died while Wylng to protect the omnmunity during
the May M fire that deyaatated a city block In downtown Shelby. During
the ceremonlea Oov. Hunt alao hoBored the men of the variona fire,
reacue and police departments who saelated during the tragic incident In
photo No. 1 Johnnie Caldwell accepts the Oovernor’s Award on behalf of
die Kings Mountain Fire Department. No. 2 la Capt. Johnny Hutchins of
The Kings Mountain Iteer*.'e Squad, and No. S. Hood Watterson, who
accepted the award from Oov. Hunt on behalf of the Grover Rescue
Photoa by Rick McDaniel
Squad. The Governor’s Heroes Award was presented the families of the
four Shelby Firemen and one Shelby Gas Department employe killed
when an explosion brought a brick wall down on them. After the
presentation. Gov. Hunt presided at groundbreaking ceremonies on the
site where a memorial will be erected In memory of the five men.
Grover At Standstill
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OROVBR—nie Town of Grover la
at a standatUl on Ita proposed sewer
plans which hinge on a letter of
Intent from the City of Kings
Mountain on treatment of sewage.
Mayor W.W. McCarter told the
* board at the regular Monday night
meeting that date for presentation of
the 201 Sewer Study la slated for
Aug. 1 but that procedure will also
depend upon a letter of intent from
Kings Mountain on whether or not
the city will negotiate for treatment
of sewerage.
Mr. McCarter said that a meeting
scheduled by OroVer with the Kings
* Mountain commit ^e, of which
Oomm. Jim Dlcke, Is chairman,
was cancelled by the KM board and
has not been rescheduled. Mayor
McCarter said that he will ask for
another meeting with the KM
sewerage committee after the July
4th holidays. '
The mayor made the remarks
during a progress report which also
^ revealed that any future plans, such
as annexation, will alao hinge upon
water and sewer for the areas
considered.
An annexation study conducted by
the N.C. Department of Resources A
Community Development did not
recommend any annexation "at the
present time” but leaned more
favorably to an area around Spring
I Acres and Elm Rd., recommending
that the board "sit on any an
nexation plsms until sewer system
plans are completed.”
"Until we're further along with
our sewer system and we won't
know our debt limit", said Mr.
McCarter, "this group does not
recommend any annexation. Area
One, the largest of three areas under
. consideration In the proposals .would
' require the town buy a $40,000 deep
well, spend $M,000 In street paving
and employ an additional
policeman, while also suppling
water and sewer services to 870
people. Area Two, the more compact
of the three areas under discussion.
Is recommended annexed only If
determination can be made that a
new deep well would not be needed
and only If the 148 residents could be
adequately served with water and
sewer. Additional policemen would
be required and street paving would
cost approximately $14,000. Area
three, the smallest of the trio, would
not be a financial risk to annex but
the annexation would hinge on water
to the 67 residents of that area, said
McCarter In reviewing the study
which Is In booklet' form and
available to Grover cltlsens In the
Town Hall.
In other business, ChsirUe Duvall,
qiokesman for Mlnette Mills, asked
the board to rebate Mlnette Mills tor
disposing of Its own Industrial waste,
suggesting a figure of $200 per
month. "Our cost for refuse hauling
Is $020 per month”, ssild Duvall,”
and we think It only fair that our
firm be treated fairly and that
Mlnette be allowed some com-
Girls State Delegates
To Speak At Meeting
Girls State Cltlsens Janet Childers
and Leslie Hsunbrlght will give a
report of their week at Girls State
this summer at Thursday’s
(tonight's) meeting of the American
Legion Auxiliary at 7 p.m. at the
American Legion Building.
A covered dish supper will be
Little Theatre Meeting Tonight
Kings Mountain Little Theatre will
hold a regular meeting Thursday
(tonight) at 7:30 p.m. at Park Grace
Auditorium.
Ray Holmes, new president of the
pensatlon from the town”. Duvall
pointed out that his firm Is the city's
largest taxpayer and receives little
city services, noting that Mlnette
has Its own fire and police protection
for employes. Duvall suggested that
the $2S0 per month allocation come
from the former fee which was paid
the city’s refuse collector, Marvin
llimer, whose salary was cut from
$860 per month to $600 per month Mr.
Duvall said that garbage Is collected
only on Saturdays and that his firm
has been handling the collections
Itself for sometimes.
Upon motion of Comm. Harold
Herndon, seconded by Tommy
Keeter.
the lioard tabled the matter until Its
August meeting, Herndon com
menting that "since some cities
leave waste pickup to Industry and
there are other plants In town, we
need to study this proposal further
and come up with some workable
solutions."
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EARN OOVERNOR’S AWARD-Monday three
members of the Kings Mountain Rescue Squad were
singled out by Oov. Jim Hunt and presented Oovernor’s
Awards during ceremonies at Brown Auditorium In
Shelby. Lett to right, Sgt. Roy Hammett, Capt. Johnny
Photo by Tom McIntyre
Hutchins and Lt. David Hannah. The awards read:
“For outstanding citlsen Involvement and for exem
plary volunteer service to your community and to the
state of North Carolina...” A separate award was
presented by the Oovemor to the entire squad.
Observed The Holiday
served.
Unit President Clara Rhea will
conduct business of the meeting.
Both Miss Childers and Miss
Hambrlght are rising seniors at
KMSHS. Miss Childers Is daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. BUI ChUders and
Miss Hambrlght Is daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Hambrlght.
group, wlU preside at the regular
meeting, to which all members and
any prospecUve members are en
couraged to attend to plan the year's
work.
Independence Day 1979 was a
holiday for majority of Kings
Mountain citizens.
Most of the Kings Mountain
business and Industrial community
closed for the day, with most ac
tivity at the area shopping centers
and at parks and swimming pools.
Downtown stores wUl be open for
business today (Thursday).
Kings Mountain Parks and
Recreation Department sponsored a
mammoth Fourth of July
celebration at City Park where
young and old participated In con
tests, fun games, sports, and varied
activities.
Kings Mountain Country Club and
Lake Montonla Club, Inc. also
sponsored events for members and
guests.
Most Industry In town, with the
exception of Phenix Plant of
Burlington MUls, closed for the
week. Employes of Phenix Plant wUl
take a vacation, beginning July 8th.
Cleveland County Historical
Association sponsored an old-
fashioned July 4th celebration at the
historical museum on the court-
square. Country music, square
dancing, clogging, games,and other
events were on tap.
Rescue Squad Report
Kings Mountain Rescue Squad
traveled 2,671 miles for a total of 841
man hours on 110 trips during the
month of June, according to Squad
Capt. Roy S. Hammett.
The monthly log reports 68 house
calls, 11 wrecks, 48 emergencies, 33
transports, three blood runs, nine
assists, answering calls where two
persons were dead on arrival, and
transporting four pedestrians to
hospitals after accidents.
Sgt. Hammett said that KMRS
made 60 trips to Kings Mountain
Hospital, and other transports to
hospitals; KM(X7, six; Shelby, one:
Charlotte Memorial, six; Cleveland
Memorial, four; Charlotte
Rehabilitation Center, one;
Morgan ton, one; Gaston Memorial,
two; Guardian Care, one; Gaston
^fentai Health, one; Winston Salem,
one; and Roanoke. Ala., one.