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Pag* 2A-K1NGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thunday. March 26. 1981 18 Protest Proposal (From Pag* 1-A) Hawthorne at the old Kings Mountain Ice Plant and Oak Street at the entrance of Parkdale Mills (the old Mauney Mill). Mayor John Henry Moss pointed out that 12 accidents and one death have occured at the Hawthorne crossing since 1971, and nine accidents and one death at the Oak Street crossing during that time. Both deaths, however, involved pedestrians. Lawrence Patrick, who owns property in the Hawthorne area, told the board he uses the Hawthorne crossing “as much as anybody, and there have been very few accidents there, and on ly one death way back.” Patrick said most of the ac cidents at Hawthorne are a result of cars “hanging” on the tracks, and in most cases, drivers leave the cars before a train ap proaches. Patrick suggested im proving the crossing to remedy that problem. Patrick and other citizens pointed out that trains switching tracks to serve area businesses will cause the signal gate to stay down much of the time and will create a traffic bottleneck. especially at mill closing time. Betty Jones pointed out that slow-moving or switching trains often tie up the two crossings in downtown (Mountain and Gold streets) and that “the overhead bridge and Hawthorne are the only two ways to get across tracks. If Hawthorne is closed and a fire would break out on the other side of the tracks, we would burn down.” Mrs. Patrick said Hawthorne and Oak Street are much safer than the Mountain Street cross ing, which she called “by far the most dangerous crossing in town, and it has all the cautions in the world. 1 will avoid it at all costs.” E.F. Mallard, an engineer with DOT, and Sidney Hawkins of Southern Railway, spoke to the crowd about their proposals, and both termed the Hawthorne Street dangerous. Both said the steep ramps leading to the cross ing and the speed of trains make it dangerous. Mallard said the DOT “is not trying to force anything on the town” and “will work with the town in any way" to remedy the situations. Hawkins said his job takes him from Salisbury to Atlanta and the Hawthorne crossing is “tremendously hazardous.” “The proposal is a good solu tion to a very bad situation,” he said. “You could wind up with a good, safe crossing at Oak Street.” Mallard pointed out that the gates proposed for Oak Street are new-type “senser” gates, that sense the motion of an ap proaching train. “As the train approaches, the gates go down,” he said. “If it stops and backs up, the gates go back up. If it proceeds forward again, they go back down.” Patrick said such gates would not help that much as switching trains are “out there all the time.” CANCER MONTH SET — Lou Sobettie, left, chairman oi the Kings Mountain Cancer campaign, observes as Mayor John Moss signs o city-wide cancer month proclamation. The local and county drive will be kicked oN tonight at a dinner meeting at Shelby Elks Club. Photo by Lib Stewart u PUBLISHED EACH TUESDAY AND THURSDAY GARLAND ATKINS GARY STEWART LIB STEWART Publisher Co-Editor Co-Editor MEMBER OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION Tho Horald is publlshod by Horald Publishing Houss, P.O. Box 7S2, Kings Mountain. N.C. 28086. Business and sditorial oiiicss or# locatsd at Cantorbury Rood-East King Strost. Phono 739-7496. Socond doss postage paid at Kings Mountain. N.C. Single copy 20 cents. Subscription rates: $12.48 yeorly in-state. $6.24 six months. $13.52 yearly out oi stote. $6.76 six months. Student rates lor nine months. $8.50. USPS 931-040. In another public hearing, the board heard citizen input into how. the town can best spend $422,000 of surplus Urban Renewal funds, but in most cases. Community Development Coordinator Gene White said the suggestions offered would noi meet HUD guidelines. The board is considering an amendment to the Community Development Block Grant budget to include those surplus funds. White reviewed the list of eligible and ineligible activities. Although most of the citizens’ suggestions fell in the ineligible category. Moss and White urged ihe citizens to offer their sugges tions anyway so they can be con- siderd in future programs. Rev. M.L. Campbell urged the board to consider curbing and guttering and parking in the Ashbrook Park area. Rev. George Sherrill suggested a walkover in the Linwood section for the elderly and several other citizens suggested assistance for housing rehabilitation loans for citizens not in Neighborhood Strategy area. Half of the $422,000 will pro bably go to the Neighborhood Strategy program in the First, Second, Third and Fourth Street areas. The city is seeking over $700,000 in federal funds to finance that project. Moss and White poiTued out that in previous years funds could be obtained through the 312 Housing Program for home rehabilitation, but that program has been discontinued and home rehabilitation money can now only be obtained in Neighborhood Strategy areas. Neighborhood Strategy areas are inspected and approved by HUD, and not the city. Moss pointed out. No action was taken during either of the hearings, and Moss said no action is expected to be taken until at least the second meeting in April, which is on Mon., Apr. 27. * ail A LEGEND IN ITS OWN TIME Excaptionil comfort in lomout firtt-itop floxlbll- ity. HandMmo ttYHng in ionthor iinnd oigantoro calfikin, with tuadnd teathar ooioi lor ineradllilT long4asting woarl Cordovan Brown *65 PLONK BROS. CO DOWNTOWN KINGS MTN. \ HONORED BY NASA — Samuel Bnic* Huff- stetler, right. Kings Mountain native, receives one oi the highest awards presented by the National Aeronautics and Space Administra tion (NASA) from Dr. Robert Frosch. ad ministrator oi NASA's manned space program in Washington, D.C. Receives NASA Award Samuel Bruce Huffstetler, Kings Mountain native and son of Mrs. Mylie Huffstetler of Route 2 and the late Robert Theodore Huffstetler, past direc tor of the Southern Regional Audit Office, received the NASA Exceptional Service Medal from Dr. Robert Frosch, Administrator, NASA, during awards ceremonies in Washington, D.C. recently. The Gold Medal and accom panying certificate is one of the two highest medals bestowed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on outstanding employees. Mr. Huffstetler is married to the former Barbara Huffman of Tuscaloosa, Ala. He is now employed by M.W. Kellogg, a Houston-based international construction and engineering company. In January 1981, Mr. Huff stetler retired from NASA after 28 years government service. At that time he was awarded a cer tificate of outstanding achieve ment in NASA’s manned space program by Dr. Christopher Craft, Director, Johnson Space Center. The certificate contains a miniature U.S. flag which was aboard the Apollo XV11 spacecraft on its journey to the moon and back. SUNDAY SING New Camp Creek Baptist Church will sponsor a Fifth Sun day Hymn Sing this Sunday afternoon beginning at 2 p.m. and featuring the Bridges Family of Shelby, the Golden Valley Crusaders and the Believers Quartet. The public is invited to attend. ^ A A of tf>e Treaturir— internal Mavenua Service 1u40 I.S. 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Add iinos 23 through ?9 I « 11 55iuita3iF5ssmeomoSubiractTneinffomTn7??iMirT > s loss th^n Bewea « 910.000. SO# "farnod income Credit (lino 57) on pages II and J4 ot mstruc ' irttt MCMt hons It you want iRS to tigurp your tax see page 3 ot (nstruct-orss|» )i renii 1040 1900 If YOU haven’t already filed your 1980 tax return, there's still time left to open a tax- deferred IRA, individual Retirement Account. Provided you’re not already covered by a formal retirement plan, you can deposit 15% of your annual income, up to $1,500, in your own IRA and deduct that amouht in filing your '80 tax return. YOU pay NO taxes on the money you’ve deposited or on the earnings until you retire. Income tax filing deadline is April ISth ... so come . to First Federal today. Savings AND LOAN ASSOQATION iKiir ill aj Of Kings Mountain, N.C. y/ II d • ^ • * Oi 0) 3) 6) • ¥ ¥ ¥ • • 0) =J UNDER
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