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VOLUME 91 - NUMBER 65 - THURSO A Y, OCTOBER 16,1980 ■ KINGS MOUNTAIN, NOR TH CAROLINA
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Drive Kicked Off Monday
Kings Mountain United Fund
Goal For 1981 Is $53,500
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Bruce Scigm...
displays ACT bumper sticker
Bom Free...
Taxed To Death
Born free ■ taxed to death!
That’s the slogan of the
Association of Cleveland Coun
ty Taxpayers, which is trying to
unseat three incumbent county
commissioners in the November
4 general election.
The group met Monday night
at Shelby City Park to map final
strategy against commissioners
Coleman Goforth, Jack Palmer
and Hu^ Dover, and for its can-
' didates, 'John Caveny If., Duran
Johnson and Bobby Crawford,
to meet the public.
A disappointing crowd of
slightly more than 100 showed
up, but that didn’t dampen the
spirits of the ACT, led by Presi
dent Bruce Seism of Kings
Mountain.
The ACT is attempting to
have the county taxes lowered
by 12 cents or 25 percent. Taxes
skyrocketed from 30 to 360 per
cent after the recent revaluation
of property.
Seism, who, along with R.C.
Chapman of Kings Mountain,
drew up petitions which were
eventually signed by over 7,000
county residents calling for a
reduction in taxes and the
removal of the three commis
sioners from office, gave a
lengthy speech, which drew a
round of applause.
Seism c^ed the county com
missioners a “machine” and said
the county taxpayers are a
“hammer” which should be used
to smash the machine.
“When R.C. and I wrote the
petition, we knew the phrase
‘refuse to pay these ridiculous’
taxes was strong words, and
some people wouldn’t sign,” he
said. “But to get anything done
we had to have concerned tax
payers, smart and tough enough
to back up the statement, to
fight high taxes and the system
that caused them.”
•The government is like a
money-hungry machine that
makes stupid, selfish and greedy
decisions, unconcerned of how
much burden the taxpayer must
bare.
‘The only way to control this
machine,” Seism said, “is to
remove the majority of its parts
with a hammer. The Cleveland
County commissioners are some
of these parts. We, the tax
payers, are the hammer of
freedom. The hammer will be
raised and swung this year at the
ballot box, when we vote.”
Seism said the commissioners
look at the taxpayers as “little
people,” but “the little people are
made of steel and the machine is
made from our taxes. They don’t
seem to realize that if we don’t
pay them, they will perish, not
us.”
Seism said other counties all
over the state are watching
Qeveland County “to see what
can be done when people stand
together and fight for what is
right. Federal and state officials
are also watching us with a
hawk’s eye and wondering how
much power we control when
the hammer falls.”
Seism said a majority of of
ficials has never been elected on
a write-in ballot and that
Cleveland County has a chance
to make history.
"The whole political machine
could care less about the decent
hard-working people, black or
white, becauSe'ffifey think we
will always bow to their
demands and pay our taxes if we
are told its for the children and
county’s sake,” Seism said. "The
hard working men and women
are fed up with the government
giving away our hard earned tax
dollars to the people who have
never paid any taxes because
they’re too lazy to work and see
ing people who have paid taxes
all their lives and need help and
can’t get 10 cents.”
Seism also criticized politicians
all the way up the ladder from
the county to national level for
supporting the New Generation
Bill, or sex education in the
schools.
“Your money is going to
finance a New General Genera
tion Bill which is already state
law,” Seism told the group. “This
blue book titled a child health
plan is the guidelines for spen
ding tax money to monitor and
control the total development of
all of our children. To put it
bluntly, they will teach your
children how to have sex
without getting pregnant,
regardless of age. The pitiful part
is some of the teachers won’t
have enough common sense to
raise a dog, much less our
children. Nowhere in this plan
does it say a child shouldn’t have
sex and you the parent will not
have any right to object.
“You can personally thank
Governor Hunt for endorsing
and pushing this bill, and 35 of
our state senators, including the
three that represent us, Marshall
Rauch, Helen Marvin and OUie
Harris, and 98 of our state
representatives for making this
bill law,” he said.
“Some of these lawmakers
wills say ‘I didn’t know what it
was,’ some will say ‘the people
don’t understand,’ some will say
‘we will change it,’ but 1 tell you,
it should be thrown out, for if
the people of North Carolina ac
cept this law, it will be pushed on
every state in the union, for
Washington has ordered 50
copies of this plan to be given to
all states as an example of what
North Carolina is doing.
‘The catch to this,” he con
tinued, “is our county commis
sioners will decide if we will ac
cept it. Do you trust our present
county commissioners with this
decision after this year’s tax
bills? The word has bMn put out
Turn to page 2
Kings Mountain’s United
Fund campaign for 1981 seeks a
goal of $53,500.00 for 15 causes.
Key chairmen of fund-raising
committees at a kickoff lun
cheon Monday at Holiday Inn
heard WBTV personality Doug
Mayes call the upcoming drive,
“A team effort by volunteers
who can already see United Way
dollars at work for people in
Kings Mountain.”
‘The United Way is a unify
ing effort in this community
much like the mission your
forefathers embarked upon 200
years ago at Kings Mountain to
establish religious faith and a
better way of life. That same
faith and concern for others ex
ists today,” said Mayes.
“It will be tough to ask for
funds this year with the rising
cost of living and it will probably
be deep in 1981 before we’re out
of the recession,” said the
veteran broadcaster, “but com
mitted people can top your goal
and more for next year,” said
Mayes.
Last year Kings Mountain
citizens raised $63,228.90
against a goal of $55,000. The
budget for 1981 reflects a
decrease of $1,500 but Cam
paign Chairman Mark Wilson
and UF President Terry Sellers
anticipate the 1981 appeal will
go over the top again, as it has in
previous years.
Chairmen of various divTsidJis
of the drive and the goals they
have set include: Becky Seism,
advanced gifts and cor
respondence, $2,500; Gene
Tignor, City of Kings Mountain,
$2,300; Commercial, Pat
Cheshire, $6,500;,Hospitail, Ron
Bagwell, $1,200; Industrial, J.A.
McCallum and Lavon
Strickland, $34,500; Ministerial,
Rev. Clyde Bearden, $900;
Postal services, Nancy Ross,
$100; Professional, Steve
Crosby, $2,500; and Schools, Bill
Davis, $3,()00.
United Fund officers and
directors have approved
budgeted requests from
American Red Cross, $10,000;
Boy Scouts of the Piedmont
Council, $5,000; Cleveland
County Association for Retard
ed Citizens, $600; Cleveland
County Shelter Home, $2,700;
Community Organization for
Drug Abuse, $ 1,000; Girl Scouts
Pioneer Council, $6,800; Grover
Rescue Squad, $2,000; Kings
Mountain High School Band,
$1,000; Kings Mountain High
School Chorus, $500; Kings
Mountain Emergency Services,
$2,000; Kings Mountain Rescue
Squad, $7,000; Ministerial
Association Helping Hand
Fund, $8,000; North Carolina
United Way, $4,145.00; and Ad-
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UNITED FUND KICXOFF - BUI RumU. Douy
MciyM, Dr. Tarry Sallars and UF Compaign
Chairman Mark Wilson kick off tha Kings
Mountain Unitad Fund Driva for 1981. above,
os Dr. Sellars welcomes Moyas to Kings Moun
tain. Photo by Lib Stawort
ministrative costs, $2,755.
Biggest item budgeted is for
the Red Cross, in Cleveland
County during 1979, a total of
9,471 pints of blood were
donated in 43 bloodmobile visits.
Throughout the county there are
150 youth volunteers and 250
adult volunteers. The Red Cross
also provides training in water
safety, first aid and CPR.
Next biggest item budgeted is
$8;009 for the Miitisterial
Association Helping Hand Fund
which provides assistance on a
short-term emergency basis to in
dividuals not able to qualify for
government support programs.
This program provides assistance
to families in the Kings Moun
tain area in the form of
medicine, fuel and groceries in
addition to providing toys and
staple items at holdiay season
and assisting stranded travelers.
Third biggest item budgeted is
for the Kings Mountain Rescue
Squad in the amount of $7J)00
to purchase communications
equipment.
Local Citizens Honored
By County Cancer Society
Kings Mountain and Grover
area citizens were commended
for their role in a highly suc
cessful Cleveland County
Cancer Campaign which reach
ed an all time high donations of
$35,798.00, in Cleveland Coun
ty for 1980.
Local citizens raised $2,500
with a Walter Hagen Golf Tour
nament, which collected $1400,
the largest amount ever raised in
a similar project. The local in
dustrial division was headed by
George Mauney and topped
$950.
Awards and certificates were
presented to a large number of
citizens and industry at a ban
quet and annual meeting of
Cleveland County Cancer Socie
ty Tuesday night at Aldersgate
United Methodist Church in
Shelby.
Local citizens cited were Alex
McCallum, chairman of the suc
cessful golfing event, assisted by
Mrs. Charles H. Adams, George
H. Mauney, Mrs. Mauney, Lyn
Cheshire, Rev. and Mrs. Gary
Bryant, Neisler Brothers, Sadie
Mills, Kings Mountain Knit
Fabrics, Mauney Hosiery, Louis
Sabettie, Ginger Hall, Lib and
Gary Stewart of the Kings
Mountain Herald, and Mrs. Ad-
die Grier.
Lou Sabettie of Kings Moun
tain was named chairman of the
1981 campaign in Kings Moun
tain and Grover and Mrs. Addie
Grier, Lou Sabettie, George
Mauney and Willard Boyles
were local citizens named to the
board of directors for 1981-82.
Dr. John Washburn presented
the citations and committee
chairmen reported a busy year of
activities for the Society, in
cluding a highly successful
Senior Citizens Health Fair,
education programs in classes
K-6 in the Shelby system, and
services performed by volunteers
in Reach to Recovery, Cancer
Turn to page 2
Officers of Kings Mountain
United Fund for 1981 are Dr.
Terry Sellers, president; Bill
Russell, secretary-treasurer; and
Mark Wilson, campaign chair
man.
Directors are John Cheshire,
Grady Howard, June Lee, Lee
McIntyre, Jake Dixon, Corky
Fulton, Becky Seism, Larry
Wood, Mike Nappi, Andy
Neister, Lavon Strickland, JA.
McCallum and Rev. Bob Bog-
gan, ex-officio 1980 president.
CANCER LEADERS HONORED - Dr. John
Washburn prMsnts citations to Mrs. Chorlos
H. Adams and Alox McCallom. right, among
Photo by Lib Stowort
Cancor Isadora honorsd Monday night tor suc-
csaohil campoign In th# orsa. Ths KM
cltltssns hsadsd a succsaoiul goli projoct.
IIMMY DICKEY
Jimmy Dickey
Is Top Jaycee
Jimmy Dickey has been nam
ed Kings Mountain Jaycee of the
Month for September.
Dickey was selected for his ef
forts in coordianting the Jaycee
activities which were includ^ in
the Battle of Kings Mountain
200th anniversary celebration.
Dickey coordinated the
Jaycee activities that were held
at the Kings Mountain Depot
Center, and the Patriots Ball
held at the Kings Mountain Ar
mory.
Dickey, a local magistrate,
also served as assistant to the
general chairman of the five-
state celebration.
Bike-A-Thon
Is Scheduled
A Bike-a-Thon to benefit
Cystic Fibrosis will be held on
Saturday. The Bike-a-Thon will
originate at Kings Mountain
Senior High School. Registration
will begin at 8K)0, and the Bike-
a-Thon will begin at 9K)0.
Riders should obtain pledge
sheets at any of the local schools.
Pledges should be made per mile
ridden. Collections of donations
will be made by the rider after
the Bike-a-Thon is completed.
Any riders raising $25.00 or
more will receive a T-shirt from
the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Contact Bob McRae at
739-5401 for information.