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FOL UME 91, NUMBER 5 7
THURSDAY, JULY 31,1980
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KINGS MOUNTAIN, NOR TH CAROLINA
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Repaving work on East Gold Street..
Gold Repaving
Work Underway
0 City crews are hard at work
this week repaving East Cold
Street and constructing new
sidewalks up Battleground
Avenue.
Public Works Supervisor Ted
Huffman said that the project, a
continuation of the city's urban
Youths Flee
0 Dobbs School
Three youths escaped Sunday
night from Dobbs Training
School in Kinston.
Due to their ages, their names
cannot be released. One,
however, is a diabetic and unless
he has his insulin shots he may
go into shock.
The three were described as
_ follows:
W The first isa white male, 15
years old, stands 57” and weighs
about 130 pounds;
The second is a black male, 16
years old, stands 4’11” and
weighs about 94 pounds;
The third is a black male, 16
years old, stands about 4’8” and
weighs about 95 pounds. He is
diabetic.
_ They may be armed and
V dangerous and may have access
to an automobile. Their
whereabouts are unknown.
Anyone seeing individuals
answering these descriptions
should report their whereabouts
to the nearest police authorities.
beautification program in the
downtown area, will culminate
in widening of the street all the
way from Battleground to York
Road with the city work forced
expected to complete the work
between now and the winter
months. Turning lanes at
Cherokee and Battleground are
also a part of the new street im
provements, said Huffman, and
planters in the sidewalks and ad
ditional lighting are another part
of the beautification program.
The board of commissioners
restricted parking on East Gold
from Battleground to York
Road at the recent Monday
night meeting. ‘These streets are
too narrow and this is good news
to motorists,” said a visitor at
that meeting. Mayor John Moss
and Huffman concurred that the
improvements will make the
East Gold area into “one of the
nicest streets in town.”
The Mayor acknowledged
that several tenants are looking
at sites on East Gold St. in the
building formerly occupied by
Kings Mountain Farm Center,
which moved into a handsome
new building across the street.
A local restaurant owner is
looking at the comer building
which fronts on Battleground
and was formerly occupied by
B&B Restaurant and an electric
firm is expected to open offices
in the former Ledford building.
• Revitalization
For Downtown
The atmosphere of downtown
Kings Mountain is changing and
you’re invited to be an important
port of this change I
That’s the word of the KM
9 Revitalization Committee which
is planning a mammoth
“Downtown Kings Mountain
Comes Alive” promotion to sell
shopping and trading at home in
the downtown area.
Said Mary Dilling, a member
of the publicity committee, “For
the past several months owners
and managers of the majority of
_ downtown businesses have been
W meeting in an effort to exchange
and implement ideas for im
provement of the downtown
area. Some of the ideas include
renovating building exteriors,
recruiting new businesses to our
downtown area, and improving
traffic flow. The city is currently
constructing new sidewalks up
Battleground Avenue. There are
^ plans underway by the city to
9 put new walls on the cleared
Council
Awards
Contract
sides of Myers Printing and Grif
fin Drug Co. Also, the sidewalk
from the Police Station around
to Dellinger’s is to be replaced.”
“Another exciting plan is one
which affects anyone interested
in saving money,” said Mrs. Dill
ing.
Some 26 businesses will be
sponsoring monthly promotions
(scheduled for the first Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of
each month). These promotions
will be featured in a double page
advertisement which will appear
in the Kings Mountain Herald
during the week of the
downtown sales.
The first of these scheduled
sale promotions will be Aug. 7,8
and 9th. Many participating
businesses will be featuring Teal-
ly good sale items guaranteed to
save you money.”
“Shop Kings Mountain stores
for values and good service and
save at home,” added Mrs. Dill
ing.
.Andsidewalk congtruction on Battleground
PD Taking Applications
By GARY STEWART
Co-Editor
City commissioners Monday
night awarded a $33,467.50 bid
to Spartan Construction Com
pany of Spartanburg, S.C., for
construction of a water line to
serve the new Commercial
Shearing plant being built on
Canterbury Road.
Mayor John Henry Moss
pointed out that the project is a
joint venture with Gaston Coun
ty and that 200 feet of the line is
on the city of Kings Mountain.
The commissioners eliminated
a six-inch fire meter assembly
and a fire meter vault, totalling
$12,000, from the bid.
In other action during Mon
day’s brief meeting, the board:
•Awarded a contract for in
strument maintenance for the
water and sewer lines. Several
commissioners pointed out that
preventing instrument
breakdown at the water plants
would be “money well spent.”
•Approved continuing a con
tract with W.K. Dickson & Co.,
Inc., for engineering services for
the Community Development
project.
•Amended a contract with
A.M. Pullen Co. to audit Com
munity Development Block
Grant funds for a two-year
period ending Sept. 30,1980, in
stead of a one-year period.
•Approved the following
amendments to the 1977 Com
munity Development Block
Grant budget: $31,042.12 in
crease to the York Road sewer
project; $10,000 decrease in
water improvements;
$19,144.48 decrease in the Pro
gram for the Aging; $1,625.99
decrease in the Home Based
Child Care program; $212.75
decrease in the Kings Mountain
Development Office; $58.90
decrease in sidewalk repair; and
$5,000 decrease in city’s con
tribution to the Y ork Road
sewer project. Mayor Moss said
the amendments “will complete
the York Road sewer project
and balance out the water pro
ject.”
•Approved a slate of rules and
regulations for Kings Mountain
Fire Department. Commissioner
Jim Childers, who said the Fire
Chief, Mayor and Personnel
Committee recommended the
rules, pointed out that they “are
not meant to set down strict
rules, but is a policy for everyone
to follow.”
•Approved restricting parking
on both sides of East Gold Street
from Battleground Avenue to
York Road. Ted Huffman,
supervisor for the Public Works
Department, pointed out that
plans are to have turning lanes at
Cherokee Street and Bat
tleground Avenue.
The Kings Mountain Police
Department is taking applica
tions for the position of
patrolmen.
Applicants must be high
school or GED graduates, ages
21 and up, at least five feet seven
(rhaki) and five-four (females).
Male^ applicants should weigh no
less than 140 (110 females) with
height and weight proportionate.
Uncorrected vision must be
20-100, corrected to 20-20.
Hearing must be normal as
determined by an audiometric
test.
Acting Chief J.D. Barrett said
all applicants will be given a writ
ten test by the Employment
Security Commission and have a
thorough investigation con
ducted into their backgrounds.
All applicants considered for
employment undergo a one year
probation during which they
may be dismissed at any time for
determined general unsuitability
or for cause.
Applications are being receiv
ed in the Chiefs office, in the old
City Hall on Piedmont Ave.,
Monday through Friday from 9
a.m. until 5 pm. The aiH>lication
forms may be obtained fi'om
Secretary Marti Southards.
KM PD is an equal opportuni
ty employer.
GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE
THE GIFT OF BLOOD
14i ATnerican RedCrogs
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IN ONLY 4 HOURS — That'* how long it took
local sign paintor lohn Mitcholl to paint this
sign on Highway 74 for ths Clovslond County
Amorican Rod Cross. A Kings Mountoin
Rotorian donatod tho billboard spoca. the
Kings Mountain loycaos cleared the area in
front of the sign. Phifer Hordwore donated the
supplies and Mitchell, his time and talent.
The billboard was done entirely by hand from
a drawing by Cleveland County American
Red Cross Program Director Mortha Scruggs.
Pictured are Allan Propst of the Jaycees (for
left) presenting a Certificate of Appreciation
and a gift certificate to John MitchelL* Najlo
Nave who is with the Regional Blood Center
in Charlotte who also presented Mitchell with
a plaque commemorating his outstanding
cooperatirn with the Red Cross Blood Ser
vices: Kemp Mauney. post Joycee president;
Mortha Scruggs and lim Cloninger represen
ting the KM Rotory.
Bloodmobile Here Monday
Kings Mountain city
employees will sponsor a visit by
the Red Cross Bloodmobile
Monday from 12 noon until 5:30
p.m. at First Baptist Church.
Goal is 125 pints.
This is the first Bloodmobile
visit to Kings Mountain for year
1980-81. Five others are schedul
ed for the next year.
Martha Scruggs, Program
Director for the Red Cross, said
Kings Mountain will have one
less visit during the year, but
they are spaced out so every
citizen can donate blood at each
visit.
A donor must wait eight
weeks (56 days) between dona
tions and all six KM visits are
spaced at least 56 days apart.
“All Kings Mountain area
citizens are encouraged to par
ticipate by giving blood or get
ting friends and neibhbors to
give,” said Mrs. Scruggs.
Other Kings Mountain visits
for the year include:.
Friday, October 3,11 a.m. un
til 4:30 p.m. at First Baptist
Church. The visit will be spon
sored by Kings Mountain in
dustries and the goal is 200 pints.
Wednesday, December 3, 9
a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Kings
Mountain High School. The visit
will be sponsored by the KMHS
Student Council and the goal is
200 pints.
Monday, February 2,12 noon
until 5:30 p.m. at First Baptist
Church. The goal is 125 pints.
Monday, May 4, 9 a.m. until
2:30 p.m. at Kings Mountain
High School. The visit will be
sponsored by the KMHS Future
Homemakers and the goal is 200
pints.
Tuesday, June 30, 12 noon
until 5:30 p.m., at First Baptist
Church. The visit will be spon
sored by Kings Mountain civic
clubs and the goal is 125 pints.