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Tuesday. January 10. 1978-MIRROR-HERALD-Page 3 plan, the 1 person are Ux >mpaniet lowahips, h Rotary but since omething \ at large Rotary pie only ID Local Schools Spend $2,743,366 In Funds Expenditures from the State Public School Fund totaled over ISIS million during the 1V78-77 schooi year, according to figures compUed for the annual audit report of the State Public School Fund. The total represented a 10.9 percent increase in spending over the 19761-70 schooi year. The iargest expenditure from the State PubUc Fund, a totai of $501,021,487.30 paid for Instructional services, which included salaries of teachers, principals, supervisors and clerical aaslstants in schools as weU as instructional sup- pUes. Kings Mountain Disbict Schools spent $2,743,300.21 from the State Public School Fund for instructional ser vices. . An additional $90,003,600.49 was spent for employes benefits, the second largest expenditure from the Fund. The local schools spent $334,207.14 for employes benefits, which included hospitalization insurance, social security, retirement, pupil reimbursement for injuries and compensation for school employes. Retirement and social security costs amounted to over $05 million of the total State expenditure. The cost of transporting children to and from school amounted to $45,504,732.50 statewide. Kings Mountain schools spent no funds on transportation of local school children. Transportation coats included such items as salaries of bus diiv«a and mechanics, garage equip ment, contract transportation for handicapped children, bus replacements, as well as items needed for regular maintenance such as gas, oil, anti-freeze, tires, repair parts, batteries and license plates. Another major expenditure paid for operation of school facilities. School officials spent a statewide total of $35,332,079.37 for janitors, wages and supplies, salary for maintenance personnel, heating fuel, water, lights, power and telephones. Locally, the Schools spent $129,192 to maintain local school faclUtles. A total statewide ex penditure of $05,960,712.70 was expended for other in structional services. Local Schools spent $1,900,310.57 for that item. State funds were also used for additional in structional services, the major portion of which paid for the kindergarten program — $53,332,202,01. Other in structional services included physical education, school psychologists and other teacher support personnel in the school system. Tte smallest expenditure by category from the State Public School Fund amounted to $9,297,003.33 and paid the general control of sdiools. That item included salaries of superintenda and assistant superintenda and general office expens Kli«s Mountain Schools spent $35,155.15 for general control of local schools. The audit report of the State Public School Fund Included only State contributions to the operation of North Carolina’s public schools. It does Include federal or local tax money which a local school unit may use to supplement the State contribution. PRICES GOOD THRU 1/11/78... ^ R|HTS RESERYEp... NQ^^E ^9 %avi>e^oqd^\ Home of the never ending sale. I Two Erskine College stu dents from Kings Mountain will participate in a One arts study tour in New York beginning Thursday. The local students are John McGill, son of Dr. and Mrs. John C. McGlU, 703 Hillside Dr., and Steve Southwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. O. South- well, 004 WUlUms St. McGill, a senior and South- well, a sophomore, will be among 29 students leaving the Greenvllle-Spartanburg, S. C. Airport this Thursday for the 11-day fine arts study tour. While in New York the stu dents will attend per formances of the New York Philharharmonic Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, the State Ballet and sis Broadway plays. Among the plays will be the award-winning “Amie,” Uza Mindli's new hit, “The Act,’’ and a revival of “The King and I’’starring Yul Brynner in the role that brou^t him stardom. The students will see Olympic gold medalist OorotlQr HamUl in the Ice Capades, have an all-day tour of New York City, and tour the United Nations and Lin- colnCenter. They will visit the Have You Seen Frecka? Museum of Modem Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum of Aft, and the Frick Museum. A banquet at Mama Leone’s will be a special bonus of the trip. Prior to departure, the class is studyi^ four hours per day ( campus. A week of evaluation will fdlow the tour. This is one of 60 special < month classes in Erskine’s January Interim Term. Dodge Presents Program Robert Dodge, Kings Mountain Police Juvenile Officer, will present program tonight on Human Abuse at the KM Lions Club dinner meeting. The club meets tonight at 7 Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Mauney, Jr. of East Gold St. are adver- tidng a $100 reward for the return of their 10-year-old gj Kings Mountain Inn. German Shepherd which answers to the name of voted to participate in the Frecka. county-wide citizen of the year “Dofftappers’’ apparenOy gv*rd for 1 took the dog from the garage gi« ggked to submit ofthe Mauney home sometime nominations at tonight’s Sunday. The pet, who is almost blind linn. George SheriU, Bill and requires eyedrops daUy, Bates and C. A. AUiaon pUn to hM never wandered from the gttgnd the Lions Mid-Winter house and yard, said Mrs.v Mauney. The pet is black and tan and Is described as “very gentle” and likes children. Mis. Mauney said that no question will be asked of the person returning the dog. “All we want la our dog back,” said Mrs. Mauney, who Convention Saturday. in Charlotte REWARD OFFERED — Frecka, a lO-year-old German i Shepherd pet of Mary and Billy Mauney, hu been missing from home since Sunday and the Mauneys are advertUing a $100 reward for her return. The dog is pictured in a 1970 photo, above, with Rowland Turner, son-in-law of the Mauneys. the animal has been a some uy floating tea leaves nber of the family for a in a cup mean a visitor is time. Drivers Education Program Updated ^Weddings '^Anniversaries Funerals ^Special Occasions ★Gifts 739-6256 212 East King Street Dovie Laughridge Owner According to State Superintendent Qralg PMlUps an estimated 1113$$ PubUc school students wiU be taught this year in driver education programs. These studenta wiU be In structed by some 1,200 part- year and full-time certified drivers education teachers across the state. In a report pubilahed by the state education agency, an eMlmatsd $11,051,745 wUI be alocated to the 146 local education agdncies dirlng the 1977-7$ school year. The Initial allotment assigned to each local unit the bulk of its operating funds for the year. The mid-year revision atUusted funding to fk revised numbers of students to be taught, actual numbers and salary ratings of teachers employed and current year rates of cost for such items as ear oparatlflos. Insurance, Instructional materials, and equipment. The driver education program In North Carolina is com- West Gate Plaza —Shelby Road Kings Mountain. North Carolina WE WELCOMEi U.S.D.A. FOOD STAMP SHOPPERS^ , -^VALLEYDALE VaettudOte^ McGill, Southwell On Hne Arts Tour I * 4-8 LB. AVG. SMOKED PICNIC Jonas BeH U.S. CHOICE 9-11 LB. AVG. whole RIB EYE $249b pletely financed by the $3 motA' vehicle registration fee. The State Board of Education approved tt mid-year revisions of driver education budgets for fiscal year 19n-7$ at it’s January meeting. Kings Mountain District Schools received an Initial aBocation of $27,922 on July 7. 1977, and will be alloted $32,207 for a total amount of $00,129 tar the remainder of 1977-70. An estimated 610 students ^ be enrolled in tfrlver education profframs during 1977-70 in Kings Mountain. VALLEYOALE SLICED OKED PICNIC I VALLEYDALE Vk OR Vs SLICED SMOKED PICNIC LB FRESH ( PORK STEAK. 67* 75' ;. CHOICE RIBEYE STEAK $299 FRESH PORK SHLDR. ROAST .. lb SLICED BEEF LIVER lb-_ VALLEYDALE _ _ ^ U.89' SLICED BOLOGNA. ISOCOUNT DELTA FACIAL TISSUE 42 OZ. PliREX HEAVY DUTY LAUNDRY 7QC DETERGENT 12 OZ. KELLOQO’S J Q0 CORNFLAKES 4o TWIN Pl^K TOM’S RQ ^ POTATO CHIPS Oyj 21 OZ COMET LIQUID £ C CLEANSER DO TISSUE SUMTER, S. C.-The U.S. Air Force has promoted Jonai N.R.BelLionofMr. end Mrs. Jonas N. R. Ball of Rt KIngt Mountain, to tho rank of airman first claa Airman Bell la serving at Shaw AFB, S. C., u a jet GARDEN FRESH YELLOW CORN SEARS
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