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VOLUME 95. NUMBER 5
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1982
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC
KM’s ESC Office Saved
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Kings Mountain’s branch of
fice of the Employment Security
Commission has been saved at
least through March 31.
Glenn R. Jemigan, chairman
of the ESC, said the commission
has taken action to delay the
closing of 48 offices and reduce
employee layoffs from 400 to
230 through March 31.
The ESC will use $ 1.9 from a
Special Administration Fund
while it tries to encourage the
Congress to restore the federally
mandated cuts retroactive to Oc
tober 1, 1981.
The ESC, at the request of
Governor Hunt, is also asking
local governments and industries
to provide funds to pay for rent
of'local offices in order to keep
them open.
The City of Kings Mountain
has been providing a rent-free of
fice at the Kings Mountain Com
munity Center, and has also
agreed to furnish a phone free of
charge. Paying for phone ser
vices would cost the city about
S26 per month.
Mayor John Moss said he had
not heard from the ESC about
the local office. He said, since
Kings Mountain has already
been providing the free office
space which the ESC is asking
local communities to do in the
future, he hopes “our generosity
will pay off.”
Jernigan said commission
members willmake every effort
to communicate with local com
munities between now and the
next commission meeting on
February 11.
“Our Congressional delega
tion is continuing to be made
aware of the impact which wiU
result from mandated federal
cuts and a resolution from the
commission is being forwarded
to them which requires their
assistance through the restora
tion of funds which have been
cut,” he said. ‘The communities
represented at our meeting last
week are continuing tosolicit the
help of Congress in addressing
this problem.
This is a positive action by
the commission in conjunction
with the Governor’s support to
avoid losing essential services to
our communities, employers and
the unemployed at a time when
North Carolina needs these ser
vices most because of the declin
ing economy,” he said.
Grover Town Council Mon
day night approved engineering
fees totaling $ 1,700 for plans for
water and sewer projects.
The board okayed a $500 fee
for engineer John Edwards to
prepare plans for Grover tying
onto the Kings Mountain water
« Stm No Word
On Expense Money
The expense totals of city
employees, which were approv
ed to be made public at last
week’s meeting of the Kings
Mountain Board of Commis
sioners, have still not been releas
ed.
Joe McDaniel, city clerk and
treasurer, said his staff has been
preparing the expense records
“around our other work” and
has not had sufficient time.
(he board of commissioners,
at the request of Bridges Drive
resident Jan Deaton, directed the
clerk’s office to compile expense
totals of all employees for the
year 1981.
McDaniel said that requires
going over the records of parts of
two Fiscal years and will make
the task harder.
The office has also been short-
handed because of sickness and
McDaniel said this is the busiest
time of the month with citizens
coming in to make utility
payments.
“But we’ll get the totals just as
soon as we can,” he said.
Mrs. Deaton made her request
because of a recent unsigned cir
cular which criticized commis
sioners Jim Childers and Nor
man King and former commis
sioner Bill Grissom for spending
$2,490.44 for a trip to the Na
tional League of Cities meeting
in Detroit.
Funeral Services Held
For Paul Hartsoe Briggs
Funeral services were held
Monday, at 2 p.m. at Central
United Methodist Church in
Kings Mountain, for Paul Hart
soe Briggs, who passed away
Saturday in Cleveland Memorid
Hospital, Shelby, following an
extended illness. Interment was
in Mountain Rest Cemetary.
^ Briggs was bom November
30, 1906, in Pineville, North
Carolina, to the late Benjamin J.
and Etta newton Briggs.
Prior to his retirement, he was
employed as overseer of carding
at Mauney Textiles in Kings
Mountian. He was an active
member of Central United
I Methodist Church and the Davis
; Bible Class. He was a mason,
' and for years was active in the
Boy Scouts of America, having
served as Scout Master of troops
in Lincolnton and Kings Moun
tain.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
(axie Hamrick Briggs, one
Lighter, Mrs. Margaret Ware
Charlotte; one son. Dr.
Iliam J. Briggs, of Gaffney;
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'o Speak
Cen Koontz, Community Af-
Director for WBTV in
rlotte, will be the guest
Speaker for the Eta Mu
Umbda’s Chapter of Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity’s 22nd
Founders Day Observance Sun.,
Fob. 14 at 4 pjn. at the New
num Chapel A.M.E. Zion
Lirch.
The church is located at the
ner of Cansler and Ellis
ts in Kings Mountain,
he public is invited to attend.
PAUL BRIGGS
and five grandchildren, Lt. Com.
Jerry S. Ware, tJ.S. Navy, Paul
M. and Miles E. Ware, both of
Charlotte, and Julie M. and Billy
J. Briggs, both of Gaffney.
system to provide emergency
water for Grover.
Kings Mountain commis
sioners have already agreed to
sell Grover water at a cost of
57.47 cents per 1,000 gallons-the
same price it currently sells
water to Cleveland County and
Bessemer City. Grover will be
responsible for all installation
costs.
Grover Mayor Bill McCarter
and Commissioner Ronald
Queen recently met with Kings
Mountain Mayor John Moss
and the KM water committee to
work out a plan to provide
Grover water in emergency
situations only.
Grover’s water tank recently
drained almost empty after a line
burst and was not discovered.
McCarter said Grover will be
able to use an unlimited amount
of Kings Mountain water but
Mayor Moss has requested that
Grover notify him if it sees a
need for more than 100,000
gallons a month.
McCarter said Grover’s supp
ly could be increased in the
future if it lands a large industry.
The board also approved a
$1,200 engineering fee for Ed
wards to provide plans for a
sewer system.
The town has been consider
ing a system since 1972, Mc
Carter said, and its plans were
held up for several years because
of the Gaston County 201 sewer
study. Grover asked several
years ago to pull out of the 201
study but McCarter said the En
vironmental Protection Agency
would not agree until recently.
At one time, he said, the town
was in a position to get a
$400,000 EPA grant, but it is no
longer available.
McCarter said total cost of a
sewer project now would be
$1,182,821. He said the town
could receive grants totaling
$578,000, and has promises of
loans from the Fanners Home
Administration of $170,000 at
five percent interest and
$433,000 at 1225 percent in
terest.
If the sewer system is approv
ed, McCarter said there was a
Turn To Pago BA
Bloodmobile Visits
First Baptist Monday
The Kings Mountain com
munity Red Cross bloodmobile
visit will be held Friday at First
Baptist Church.
Registration hours are from
12 noon until 5:30 p.m. A donor
may come up until 5:30 and still
be processed.
The goal is 150 pints. Anyone
who donated at the last KM visit
is eligible to donate as well as
anyone who has not donated for
the last 56 days.
Vegetable soup will be served
to all donors.
mere will be an express line
for ptersons who wish to give
blood during their lunch hour.
Those persons wiU be processed
quickly.
Any RNs, EMTs and LPNs
who can help work are asked to
contact Janet Tate at 739-5658.
Any volunteers who can help at
other times during the year in
any capacity are urged to con
tact Diana Dellinger at 739-6619
or Lynn Eskridge at 739-2602.
Grover Okays Engineering Fees
BAND REHEARSES • Studunts from 12 coun-
tlM wur* Mloetod last w**k to participate in
tbe Sonfli Central All-State Band Clinic at
Kings Mountain High School. The two-day
Photo by Lib Stewart
clinic cuUminoted Saturday night with o free
concert at Bomes Auditorium. Some of the
Dire pictured above during reJtearsalu
on Friday.
Bennett Masters Files
Cleveland County Coroner
Bennett Masters of Kings Moun
tain has filed for re-election.
Masters, who has been cor
oner for seven years and was
assistant coroner for seven years
prior to that, will oppose Ralph
Mitchem of Shelby, a dental
technician and 18-year veteran
of the Shelby Rescue Squad.
Mitchem is running for public
office for the first time.
Masters said he has “served to
the best of my ability and if re
elected will continue to do so. I’d
like to continue to serve in this
capacity. There are a lot of
legislative matters in the making
that I don’t think will benefit the
county. I’d like to continue as
coroner to make sure those
things don’t come about.”
Masters is a Cleveland County
native and has lived in Kings
Mountain for the past 18 years.
He is owner and manager of
Masters Funeral Home and
previously worked for a number
of years at Harris Funeral
Home.
He is married to the former
Betty Patterson of Patterson
Springs and has three children,
John, Robin and Lee Ann.
He is a member of Central
BENNETT MASTERS
United Methodist Church, and is
a lay speaker. He is a Korean
War veteran with the U.S. Ar
my, is a member of the
Cleveland County Nursing
Home Advisory Committee, the
Kings Mountain Lions Club, is
on the board of directors of the
Bethware Progressive Club and
serves as chaplain of the Kings
KMHS Students MAD
Kings Mountain Senior High
School students will take part in
MAD Week activities at the
school on February 8-12. MAD
(Make A Difference) Week will
feature a week of activities
designed to call to the attention
to all students and faculty the
value of an education and the
value of attending Kings Moun
tain Senior High School.
MAD Week activities will
begin with “Sprucin’ Up Day”
on Monday, February 8. Ac
tivities of this day will focus on
taking care of the campus. Each
/acuity member will take at least
one period of the day and have
his students do a clean-up pro
ject in the classroom or on the
campus. Emphasis will be placed
on not only getting the campus
clean but also keeping it clean.
, Tuesday will be Human Rela
tions Day. The focus of the day
will be on improving student
relations. Emphasis will be given
to fostering a friendly attitude
among students and to helping
each student better understand
his school mates.
WBT Radio personality HA.
“Thompson will speak to a school
assembly in Barnes Auditorium
on this day. The Human Rela
tions Council will sponsor other
activities in keeping with the
them of the day.
Wednesday will be “Classes
with Class” Day. The focal point
of this day will be the teachers.
Each teacher will be planning
special activities for each class
period of the day. Innovative
teaching will be the order of the
day as the senior high teachers
put their best foot forward.
Thursday will be Appreciation
Day. Activities will focus on say
ing thank you to people at
school who have been especially
helpful. Students and teachers
will be involved in the activities
and recognition will be given to
members of both groups who
have given outstanding service
to the school.
Friday will be Spirit Day. A
spirit assembly will be held dur
ing which students will see a
film, participate in a pep rally
and be involved in other specif
activities. Emphasis will also be
on a large student attendance at
that night’s basketball game with
Chase High School.
During the entire week the
school intercom will be used to
recognize outstanding ac
complishments by students and
faculty members. Clubs and
other school organizations will
be conducting special projects. It
will be a week when Kings
Mountain Senior High students
will concentrate more than ever
on their ability to Make A Dif
ference for their school and their
community.
Mountain Fire Department.
Masters is a graduate of the
Dallas Institute of Gupton Jones
College of Mortuary Science in
Dallas, Tex., and Howard’s
Business College.
Filing for the May primary
ended Monday, and last-minute
filing developed races for all but
one office. Ruth Dedmon was
the only person to file for Clerk
of Court.
For sheriff. Sheriff Dale
Costner, who was appointed to
his present position after the
retirement of Haywood Allen, is
opposed by former deputy Bud
dy McKinney and Charles
Peeler.
Seeking the two seats coming
open on the County Board <rf
Commissioners are incumbent
Josh Hinnant and Martha
Seism, both of Kings Mountain,
and Pete Stamey.
Singing
Valentines
Available
The Cleveland County Unit of
the American Cancer ^iety is
sponsoring “Singing Valentines'*
in the Kings Mountain area this
year.
A choral group from the
Kings Mountain High School
under the direction of Gene
Bumgamder wiU deliver your
choice of songs to the person and
place you request. Cost of a
“Singing Valentine” is a S12 con
tribution to the American
Cancer Society. For $ 15, flowers
and the song will be presented.
Requests must be paid fm in
advance with checks being mail
ed to Suite 314, The
Whistlestop, Shelby.
Songs to choose from include
“You Light Up My Life”, “Let
Me Be There”, “Don't Sit Under
The Apple Tree", *Tfou Are My
Sunshine”, “Annie’s Song”,
“Heart of My Heart” and "Get
ting to Know You”.
Requests may be called in to
Helen Turpish at 482-8133 or
Kay Holshouser at 482-8714 or
482-1566.