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KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
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WINS SCHOLARSHIP—Richard
Fronks has won an academic
scholarship to the University
of Chottonooga. He will be o
freshmon in the fall.
Franks Wins
Scholarship
Richard Lawrence Franki>, son
of Mr. and Mi-s. James B.
of James B. Franks, of Kings
Mountain, has been awardcxl
a scholarship by the University
of Chattanooga in recognition of
his academic accomplishmcnl.s.
He will (Miter college in Sep
tember.
Franks graduatt'd from Kings
Mountain hi,3[h school where he
earn(?d membership in the Na
tional Honor Society. He sang in
the school’s chorus and choir and
W'as a member of its Science and
Latin clul)S. He was active with
Boy Scouts and participated in
R.A. baseball, playing in the
city leagtue.
WINS GRANT — Mrs. Michael
McKee has received a grant-
in-aid to do graduate work at
the University of North Coro-
lina for the coming term.
Mrs. McKee
Wins Grant
Mrs. Ual(' Kircus .McKee,
daughter of -Mrs, Clifford Kircus
and the late Mr. Kircus and wife
of Michael McKee, has been a-
warded a grant from the Na
tional Institute of Health for
further study at the University
of North Carolina. Chapel Hill.
A graduate of Kings Mountain
high scho.^l and Gaston Memor
ial School of Nursing, .Mrs Mc
Kee plans to do graduate work
in psychiatry and public health
after obtaining her B.S. in mirs-
ing.
Mr. McKee, son of Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. McKee of Kings
Mountain, is a junior in th(‘
S(’hool of Dentistry at the Uni
versity.
School
competence, training, and exper
ience, and assignment to schools
m the unit made on a non dis
criminatory t.asis." Struck out
was the w'ording,” Principals,
teachers, and other staff mem
bers will not be discharged or
demoted on the basis of race,
color or national origin, because
of lass of pupils in a school
where the pupils they serve or
have b('€n serving choase or are
assigned to a school where they
can obtain a desegregated edu
cation.”
Introduction to the plan is a
review of the Kings Mountain
school district’s situation as of
today, including number of
schoals, classroor.s, and school
populations by race and grade,
as wTll as other information.
Concerning the staff and fac
ulty, Item IV relates that “the
Kings Mountain board of educa
tion recognizes that school de
segregation includes the desegre
gation of faculty. The staff is al
ready integrated to some degi'ee.
For many years the supervisor
of instruction has worked in all
schools regardless of race. One
white teacher, for several years,
and at the present time two
w'hite teachers, are teaching in
both the Kings Mountain high
school (W) and the Compact
high school (N). For many years
planning conferences with princi
pals and supervisors have been
desegregated. Unit-wide in-sei’v-
ice training faculty meetings
have been held and faculty in-
sei-vdce coui'ses have been taught
on an intergrated basis. This
practice will be continued.”
In Item HI, “Procedure for
Administering the Pupil Assign
ment Policy”, a revised state
ment reads, “Where transporta
tion is providcxl for children,
they will be assigned to school
bu.ses according to their resi
dence and the school attended
without regard to race, color or
national origin.”
Conceming the assignment of
Dupils. the plan declares that
“the board of education has a-
dopted a policy of complete free
dom of choice in all grades and
^hat this policy will be effective
with the 1965-66 school year and
a new choice will be offered to
each student thereafter once an
nually. Parents of all children
'entering the school sy.st('m for
the first time and parents of all
children in all grades already
enrolled in the school system
will be given opportunity to in
dicate their choice of school
without resard to race, color or
national origin.”
The plan continued that “schoo'
personnel are not permitted to
advise, recommend or otherwise
influence which choice is made
and they are not permitted to
favor or penalize becau.se
choices. The student whose
choice is denied on the ground.s
of overcrowding will be given
another choice between a for-
-Torly all-white or an all-Negro
school.”
Kings Mountain’s first plan
for de.segregation was not ap
moved. North Carolina -was one
of nine states promising compli
ance with the new law first ap
proved by the Department of
HFW Federal monies for vari
ous school functions will be with
held after July 1 for schools
which have not executed agree
ments with the HEW.
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School Boenrd
KMHS Plant
desks on order.
Superintendent 1>. N. Barnes
noted that much of the equip
ment had been on order since
Juno, but that suocc'ssful ladders
n'poiiod un<luly heavy equip
ment demand and they were b<*-
hind or orders.
OtluTWise, much work was bc'
ing done to .make the school
ready for opening.
Agriculture Teacher Paul Ham
bright was having his difficulti(*s
sorting and marking properly,
the more than .ofM) keys for the
big building’s 275 locks.
And hot Monday, with the
temperature at summer high,
was the day chosen to chock the
heating plant. (It works quite
well.)
Administrative and guidance
offices are air-conditioned witli
a separate unit from the unit
planned for the remainder of the
remainder of the system. How
ever. the building is designed to
provide wind nv-closed TO-dogrt'O
tciTiperature during more mild
days than Monday via an air-
movement system.
Humphrey
and South Carolinn.
Our plans would provide a pa
rade in your honor in Kings
Mountain, with your address to
be made at Kings Mountain Na
tional Military Park, .seven miles
distant in neighbor.-ng South
Carolina.
“You would honor greatly this
city and the whole an*a by join
ing us for the celebration of this
important milestone in the na
tion’s history.”
term. ]
There will be numerous split- '
grades both at Grover and Befh-;
ware plants this term, and the
board indicated there may be
others. West school, the more
overcrowded of llie seven (*le- j
mentary plants, now is assigned ;
11 teachers with 28 pupil.s perj
teacher, result of transfers of i
students to Park Grac(*. Park |
Grace also has been assigned
other students who requested
transfer.
4) New furniture for the new
Kings Mountain high .school is
on ord(‘r but some of it may not
arrive by scliool opening next
week, including 100 chairs for
the cafeteria, new chairs for the
bandroom, laboratory and li
brary equipment and tables and
chair.s for the agriculture depart
ment.
The board;
Accepted formally resignations
of Miss Sue Borders, North sev
enth grade teacher who resigned
because of poor health; Mrs.
Jettie Rowe, Compact teacher
who expects to teach in Atlantic
City, N. J., this fall; and Miss
Lorena M. Grier, Davidson teach
er, who is returning to school for
graduate study at North Carolina
college in Durham.
Elected 14 teachers, including
Angela D. Lackey, of Cherryville.
high school; William Lemmons
of Shelby, elementary; Fredrick
H. Pascal of Cherryville, guid
ance; Joe N: MeWhirter, Shelby,
high school; D. B. Blal(K‘k, Jr.,
high school; James Poston of
Shelby, bricklaying and carpen
try in the high school; Quincey
Starr, bricklaying cind carpentry
at Compact high school; Ekiline
S. Werts of Silver Street, S. C.,
first grade; Carolyn Strickland,
of Dunn, elementary; Mrs. Max
ine Kennedy of Shelby, elemen
tary; Larry S. Milstead of Cen
tral, S. C., elementary; Clarence
Chapman of Valdese, elemen
tary; Mrs. R. M. Kennedy, ele
mentary; and Mrs. Elva E. A-
mick, Shelby, special education.
Approved two change orders
for the new high school. A
plumbing change will mean an
additional expenditure of $2,027.-
10, while an air conditioning
change will mean a savings of
$3,579. The changes were made
at the architect’.^ request.
Made a.ssignments of students
to second choice schools duo to
overcrowded conditions at West
.school. Parents are to be inform-
('d of the assignments.
Heard report of the second
summer driver education pro
gram from Supt. Barnes who
termed the program “successful.”
Thirty-six students were enrolled.
Announced a janitorial vacan
cy at the new high school and
invited applications. The janitor
receives salary of $200 per month
and the board indicated a hike
in salary if a good man could be
obtained for the job.
Approved glass backboards in
stead of wooden ones for the
cross court in the new gymna
sium at the high school.
Approved same school fees for
students as last year with one
exception. There will be a 50
cents reduction in elementary
fees for supplementary readers.
Instructional supplies and library
book fee will be $1. The state
will provide the funds for sup
plementary readers, Supt. Barnes
said.
Discussed but took no action
on buying 12 new teacher’s desks
for the new high school plant.
Asked for specifications for
gym seats for the new district
plant.
Took no action on report that
some 40 residents of the East
school area had opposed rezon
ing of property of J. E. Mauney
near the .school. The area is now
used as a ballpark. A petition
I brought before a recent meeting
of the city board of commission
ers labeled the rezoning danger
ous in interest of safety to
youngsters attending the school.
The matter was turned over to
a newly.formed zoning commis
sion for further study.
Anthony On Job
Following Accident
Franklin Anthony, a Florida
resident and son of Mrs. O. T.
Gunnells of Kings Mountain,
may be an example of a modern-
day miracle.
Mr. Anthony is tack at work
following an accident over a
month ago in which he was
knocked backward 10 feet by
7,620 volts of electricity.
The accident occurred as he
was operating a bulldozer-crane.
A fellow worker was directing
the operation, Anthony report
edly looked back to see the man
keel over, Anthony rushed to his
assistance, his relatives here re
ported, to discover the man had
been electrocuted, relatives said
they were told.
Mrs. Gunnells and her daugh
ter, Miss Peggy Gunnells, flew
by jet to Florida and stayed a
week with the Anthony family.
Mrs. Gunnells had word from
her son Wednesday that he was
able to return to work.
KMHS Opening Day
“TraUic" System
High school students are ask
ed to note instructions on en
tering the new school building
August 26th, opening day of
the 1965-66 term, Principal
Ilany Jaynes has reminded.
Mr. Jaynes said that seniors
are asked to enter the school
by the front door; juniors are
ask(Hl to enter by the north en
trance at the bus lot; and sop
homores and fi'eshmen are
ask(Ki to enter at the south en
trance.
Mr. Jaynes noted that the
bell for the opening term will
ring at 8:30 a.m and that stu
dents will receive printed in
structions as they enter for the
day’s assignment.
Rock-N-Roll Group
Organized Here
A five-mcimber rock - n - roll
group with English hair-do’s call
themselves “The Martians” and
have been organized in Kings
Mountain.
Their costumes are also typi
cal. They wear white boots, r^-
stripe shirts, and black slacns.
Members are Roger Stewart,
.who plays lead guitar; Billy
Clack, drummer; Ray Heavner,
rhythm; and Roger Clack, bass
guitarist.
Integration Fact
For Schools Here
Integration of Kings Moun
tain city schools for pupils is
fact.
Several Negro students are
candidates for the Kings Moun
tain high school football team,
which began drills last Friday.
Four Negro students are
taking part in pre-school band
instruction and drills. -
Ware Descendants
To Hold Reunion
The descendants of the late
Jai.T.es Grimes and Edildia Ham
rick Ware and their families will
hold their annual reunion at the
Patterson Grove church near
Kings Mountain Sunday, August
22.
Picnic dinner will be served at
12:45.
Thursday, August 19, 1965
Local News
Bulletins
Cocaine comes from coca
leaves.
Indians called their money
wampum.
GRACE MYF SALE
Grace Methodist Youth Fel
lowship will conduct a hot dog
sale Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at
the church fellowship hall.
Cakes, pics, and cookies will al
so be on the menu. Delivery
service may be obtained by
calling 739-5391.
John Plonk
manager of Plonk Brothers and
Faust Distributing Company
here. He is a director of First
Union National Bank.
Mrs. Plonk is the form(?r Pa
tricia Neisler. The Plonks are
parents of five children. They
are members of Central Metho
dist church and reside at 118 N.
Piedmont avenue.
REUNION SUNDAY
The 14th annual D(?dmon-
Woathers iamily reunion will
be held Sunday at Ross Grove
Baptist church. Picnic lunch
will be spread at the noon
hour, Mrs. Sarah Gibson, pub
licity chairman said.
WARE REUNION
The Tom Ware family re
union will be held Sunday at
the homo of Mrs. Georgia Ware
Welch near Oak Grove Baptist
church. Relatives and friends
are invited to bring a picnic
lunch.
HOSPITALIZED
Mrs. Bun E. Goforth under
went minor surgery Monday at
Charlotte Memorial hospital
and was reported recuperating
satisfactorily by members of
her family. Mrs. Goforth is on
the sales staff of Fulton’s De
partment Store.
DIXON SERVICE
Rev. and Mrs. James Mann
and family have returned to
Gastonia after attending a
week of Church Extension con
ferences at Montreat. Rev.
Mann will fill the pulpit at
9:30 a.m. services Sunday at
Dixon Presbyterian church.
I City Taxpayers |
I Paying '65 Bills
I Numerous city taxpayers are
I beginning to pay 1965 accounts
and thereby collect the fullv al
lowable two percent discount for
early payment.
City tax collections Wednesday
totaled $4164.96.
The carly-paymcnt discount
drops to one perc’cnt in Septem
ber.
Industrial Park
ways.
Mayor Ma«s said he envisioned
a three-pronged community-wide
effort to expand area industry
via the industrial park Kings
Mountain Business Development
Inc., organized several yeai's ago
to provide financial aid to indus
try. and a mayoral industrial
committee, its principal function
industry-seeking.
J. Wilson Craw'ford. president
of Kings Mountain Business De
volopmcnt, Inc., expressed pleas
ure at the new developments,
commented, “Directors andstock-
holdei's of Kings Mountain Busi
ness Development, Inc., are
pleased at the added dimensions
to the industry-expanding effort
and will most happy to co
operate with the tw'o new agen
cies.”
R. Patrick Spangler, Shelby-
Kings Mountain concrete manu
facturer and vice-chairman of
the North Carolina Department
of Conservation and Develop
ment, “As a stockholder in Kings
Mountain Business Development,
Tnc., since its incorporation, and
an active participant in industry-
'decking in the county and state
for many years, it is my experi
ence that the industrial park
method is by far the host and
most sure for obtaining new in
dustry’ which makes good, com
munity - minded industrial citi
zens. I am mod enthusastic a-
bout this development.”
The Herndon brothers said
plans for their new installation
are virtually c<implcte and that
the builder will be Bennett Con-
'^truetion Company, of Kings
Mountain. They added some of
their operations will remain at
the Ridge Street location. The
business office building did not
burn
Blanton Heads
tion v/ere tabulated and announc
ed by a committee of pharma
cists consisting of Mrs. Juno
Bush West of Raleigh, Chair
man; Joe Barbour Jr. of Bur
lington; W. Grover Creech of
Selma; end Whitaker Moose of
Mt. Pleai^ant.
Sure, My Husband’s
Smart!
Here’s Why.
He works hard, he s kind and courteous,
he forsakes golf for church, and doesn't
go out too many nights a week.
But that's not all. He has a savings account
at Home Savings & Loan Association and
adds to it regularly.
Home Savings and Loan adds to it too —
every six months on the annual rate of 4^4%.
You'd be surprised how these semi-annual
payments add up.
My husband says there's no safer invest
ment at better return.
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IF YOU DONT HAVE A SAVINGS ACCOUNT HERE. OPEN ONE TODAY
Home Savings & Loan Assn.
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Dr. I. E. Anthony, President Thomas A. Tate. Secretary-Treasurer |