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FOL. 90 m. 55 THVRSDA V, JULY 12, 1979
KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD
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Washington Vs. Greensboro
HUD ^Dispute’ May
Cost KM Commission
By TOM McINTYBE
Editor, Mirror-Herald
Barry Jenklna, CPA, reported to
the Kings Mountain Redevelopment
Qommlselon board Tuesday that a
"dispute” has developed within the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD).
Jenkins, who has completed
conducting the annual audit for the
local commission, said "Maybe
dispute Is the wrong word. Let’s say
a difference of opinion between the
HUD Area Office In Oreensboro and
HUD’S central office In
Washington.”
The difference, according to
Jenkins, Is In the Interpretation of
the 1976 HUD Relocation Policy.
Washington suggests that relocation
payments should Include utilities
before and after the relocation of a
resident. Oreensboro has instructed
the local agencies to the contrary.
"’There has been no resolution to
his difference,” Jenkins said, "But It
could have a financial Impact on the
local agency even though you have
merely followed the InstructlonB
handed down by the Oreensboro
area office.”
Jenkins brought the matter up In
the ’Tuesday meeting because his
audit had raised two questions
concerning procedures by the local
agency. One was what appeared to
be an ’’overpayment” In one
relocation case, and the other was
the sale of property at "under” the
established fair market price ap-
I^oved by HUD.
Oene White, executive director of
the commission, told the board the
"overpayment” was a matter of an
unclear definition In the case file.
’’The scheduled payment to a
relocated resident Is $180 for a four
room house. However, In this case
the extra $40 was because there was
a fifth room, one used for storage,
and therefore the resident was
entitled to the additional money,”
White said. ’"The definition has now
been made clear In the file.”
White said In the "under” fair
market price for a parcel, one sold to
New Bynum AME Zion Church,
"was clearly a mistake on my part.
’The fair market price for that
property was set at $6,300. However,
there were five different proposals
In that resolution at $6,000 and I Jiut
put down the incorrect figure.”
White said New Bynum trustees
originally made an offer of $4,000 for
the property, but that offer was
rejected by HUD. He said that the
first two appraisals on the property
In question were set at $6,000, but the
final appraisal wa" $6,300.
"I Intend to conh t the HUD office
to ask If the agency will accept the
$6,000 figure as fair market value,
rather than having to go back
through all of the time consuming
red tape,” White said. "If the offer Is
rejected, then as an alternative, I
will suggest the City of Klgns
Mountain accept $300 less than the
surplus offered when the financial
closeout Is completed this fall.”
White told the board that he and
David Holmes of Anderson, Benton
and Holmes of Winston-Salem, had
reported the progress on the
closeout of the redevelopment
commission to the city board on
. June 36 and that the board had not
objected to proposals made at the
time.
’The city board voted to make
available $80,000 from the CD
contingency fund for the
redevelopment commission staff to
remain at least three months after
the city takes over the program to
assist in project completion.
In other action. Attorney Bob
Bradley told the board that hearings
are set for Wed., July 18 In Shelby
concerning condemnation
proceedings in two cases.
The two property owners reside In
the green area of the Cansler St.
Urban Renewal Project and the
hearings will be conducted by
Superior Court Clerk Ruth Dedmon.
White said the redevelopment
commission will pay Into the state
the fair market value on the two
properties and the state will have to
determine who rightfully gets the
money. The condemnation
proceedings were brought about
because of title detects - (unclear
title to the property in question).
In further action, the board voted
to elect Carl Mauney as chairman
and John O. Plonk as vice chairman
of the redevelopment commission
for another ^rm.
Tuesday’s meeting served as the
commission’s annual meeting and It
was pointed out the officers and
directors will serve until the City of
Kings Mountain adopts a resolution
declaring the commission has been
dissolved. ’That Is e}q>ected to be
around the beginning of 1980.
The board voted to accept the
resignation of Mrs. Shirley White,
effective at the end of this week.
Mrs. White, who has been em
ployed by the redevelopment
commission since September 1974,
will take a position as emergency
loan cleric with the Farmers Home
Administration office In Shelby.
And the board voted to table a
request from Anderson, Benton and
Holmes of Winston-Salem for a
contract amendment from $1,600 to
$4,000 for services. The firm Is
assisting the commission In the
closeout procedure.
Produce Damaged
In Freezer Trucks
Five truckloads of produce
belonging to Caltex, Inc. of Kings
Mountain were possibly severely
damaged Saturday when vandals
entered five refrigerated trailers
stored on the compemy’s lot and
turned the theromstats down to 30
degrees below . aero, eauslng the
produce to freeze.
Company representative Angela
Holt said that the cost of the damage
may reach as high as $60,000.
As there were no signs of forcible
entry to any of the trucks, it Is
suspected that the vandals may
have used a key. Police reports
Indicate that three employes
recently fired by the firm will be
questioned.
A note concerning the damage was
found In the cab of one of the van
dalized trucks, but both Mrs. Holt
and the police declined to reveal Its
contents.
It Is suspected that the damage
occurred during the lunch hour on
Saturday. Recorders on the trucks
and the mechanics on duty Indicate
that all was normal at noon;
however, when the mechanics
returned from lunch, the tampering
was discovered.
A CB radio and a radar detector
valued at $678 belonging to-Lee
Edward Holt of itiii^ Mountain and
some bedding material and a por
table radio from the sleeping
compartment of one of the trucks
were also stolen.
Mrs. Holt stated that Caltex was
bringing the temperature in the
trailers back up slowly in hopes that
some of the produce can be
salvaged. TTie four loads of grapes
and one load of celery will be
shipped on to their Intended
receivers who will decide whether or
not to accept the shipments. If
refused, the produce will be
designated as a loss.
County police detectives were
called into the case Monday mor
ning.
Roger Brown Arrested
In Local Liquor Raid
Roger Brown, 118 N. Carpenter
St., Kings Mountain, will face two
booze charges In District Court In
Shelby Aug. 3.
Brown, who owns The Silver Satin
Club, 109 N. Carpenter St., was
arrested Saturday night during an
ABC raid.
Cleveland County ABC Officer
Ralph McKinney said the raid was
pulled about 10 p.m. at the club In
Kings Mountain. Brown was
charged with one count of possession
of Intoxicating liquors for the pur
pose of sale and one count of
Hannah To Speak
The Cleveland Coimty Chapter of
the American Diabetes Association
will meet Thes., July 17 at 7:80 p.m.
at the County Health Department,
Orover St., Shelby.
Dr. Frank T. Hannah, Shelby-
based Ophthalmologist, will speak
on Diabetes affects on the eyes.
Interested persons are Invited to
attend this meetog and chapter
memberships will be accepted at
this time.
The county chapter also plans
sponsoring a day camp for diabetic
children at Camp Loy White August
30-33. For more Information con
cerning the camp, contact Jo Ann
Hasty at the health department, 487-
1181, between 8:80 a.m. and 6 p.m.
weekdays.
Basketball
Camp Is Set
The Kings Mountain Parks and
Recreation Department will sponsor
Its second annual basketball camp
for boys 8-18 (high school seniors
excluded) July 80-Aug. 8.
Registration Is July 38-37 from 1-6
p.m. in the athletics director’s of
fice, community center. Call Oeorge
Adams (789-8649) for further In
formation.
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..BOTABY OFFICEBS—New officers and directors president-elect; and Jim Ware • treasurer. Not ptc-
tor the 1979-80 year have been seated In the Kings hired, Larry Wood-sergeant-at-arms. Directors for the
Mountain Botary Club. Seated Is President Edward year are Ctaaries Blair, Bob Bradley, Charles Blanney
Heine. Standing, left to right, are Barry Jenkins - vice., and Jerry Eskridge,
president; Terry Sellers • secretary; Scott Clonlnger -
Board Approves Promotion
possession of alcoholic beverages on
an unauthorized premises.
Confiscated in the raid were 648
cans of assorted brands of beer, 14
half gallons and one pint of whiskey.
Brown was released from the
county Jail under a $600 bond. ’The
charges are misdemeanors that
could carry up to two years im
prisonment.
Assisting ABC Officers McKinney
and Danny Wright were members of
the Kings Mountain Police
Department and Cleveland County
Sheriff’s Department.
City commissioners approved
promotion of Houston Com, 28, to
sergeant with the Kings Mountain
Police Department Monday night.
Sgt. Cora Is a six and a half year
veteran with the Kings Mountain
Police Department and his
promotion was recommended to the
board by Acting C!hief J.D. Barrett.
Mayor John Moss pointed out
Monday that with the retirement of
Sgt. B.P. Cook on June 30, there was
a vacancy In rank In the depart
ment. The mayor also pointed out
that in police examinations given In
late July and early August 1977,
Com rsuiked highest In scoring.
Sgt. Corn’s salary will be $321.28
per week for a period of six months,
then to be adjusted to $236.26 per
week according to the approved pa;
scale. Sgt. Com will be on a one yea
probationary period with the new
rank.
Corn Is married and two
daughters. He Is originally from
Canton, N.C.
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In similar action Monday, the
board approved Chief Barrett’s
recommendation Gary E. Sale be
employed by the police department.
Ssde Is currently a Gaston County
Deputy Sheriff.
Sale will replace Ptl. David
Bridges, 27, who resigns effective
July 22 to take a posltllon with the
North Carolina SBI.
Bridges, single and the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Bridges, Is a native
of Kings Mountain. He has been a
member of the KMPD for ap
proximately five years.
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The board also approved Chief
Barrett’s recommendation that
Laverne Byers of Kings Mountain
be employed as a civilian dispatcher
with the police depsutment.
SGT. HOUSTON OOBN
Employment will begin In three
weeks.
Market Open To
KM Citizens
The Depot Center Community
Market Is now open ’Tuesday and
Friday from 8 a.m. until noon.
Rev. Kenneth George, Center
coordinator, said the market has
spaces available for local farmers
and gardeners on a small fee basis.
The market was designed to allow
local residents a public place In
which to sell their homegrown
produce smd homemade artlficats.
Interested KMers are asked to call
739-4611 for Information on the
community market guidelines and
fees.
Zips Through Agenda
city commissioners zipped
through an 11-ltem agenda Monday
night which Included rezonlng
requests, materials contract bids
and selection of a delegate to a
Conference of Cities meeting.
The board also gave approval to
Mayor John Moss to submit an
application for the issuance of
$40,000 in water bonds for com
pletion of construction on the sludge
treatment facilities at the Ellison
Water Plant.
Commissioner William Grissom
was selected by the bosird to attend
the National League of Cities
Convention In late November as a
voting member.
The board voted to forward
rezonlng request from M.E. White
and Peggy Guln to the Kings
Mountain Planning and Zoning
Commission for study.
IVhlte, of 316 Fulton Dr., requested
property on N. Cansler St., a^acent
to the former city landfill, be
rezoned from R-30 to GB. The type of
business to be established Is to be
determined at a later date.
Mrs. Guln’s request was to rezone
her 403 York Rd. property from NB
to R-8 for the purpose of adding onto
a residential structure.
In other action, the board ap
proved advertising for bids for a
pump and accessories for the ex
pansion of the Northwoods pump
station;
+For sewer pipe to extend and
Improve the sewer system In dif
ferent areas of the city:
-f-And for water pipe to connect
links between current lines and new
lines to be installed to expand and
improve the water pressure in
needed areas of the city.