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Volutins could be written on the
hiBtory and conduct ot the schools
ot Kings Mountain but space forbids
ntuch extension and it ia not essou?t?t
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The schools were ' starred here
soon aftor the organization of the
town about the year 187-1. Naturally
the school facilities and attendance
were small as the* town lnd
small population, but according to
the times and needs it filled itsplacr
With crekYt. - As time wore 011 and
the population increased new built'lugs
wore erected and teachers addetl
to take care of a larger number
of pupils until at the present time,
1939, the city with a population of
about 7,000 and students In proportion,
the schools take second place
to none tin buildings, general facilt
lies, teachers In number and quality.
There is one large Central School,
beautiful throe-story brick structure
contult i'ng main offices, library,
and study, specie! roou *'d 25 class
rooms and laboratories and a large
auditorium, and four "other buildings
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. / era are sele-ptc-i with care as to fit( ess
and ability.
The kniKS Mountain s<Uo"l_ jtyj;.
amm""mmffW ff,TflrfP!9W ,of"*,Bu?s?nooTs7
with H. N Bainei , :? superintendent.
Tlhc four ischools and their respective
principals are:
Central. D. M.?'ilr'.dites.
Kast Bisi school, Mrs. J. II. Thomson.
West Kod school, Mrs. C. Q. Hhyne.
Davidson school, colored. It. J.
Davidson.
The total enroilniojit fo- the current
school y?t?r at the hoglnninn of
the term wus 1.67S an increase c;
20 students over the previous year.
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This number will Increase during Ih
Near and Supt. Barnes thought tba
fh6 2.000 mark might he reached.
i no colored students are not 101
gotten, for there is provided om
large school building both thi
grades and high school branches ar<
taught with a very competent oorp
of teachers. . . *
faking the school situation all It
nil it can be safely stated that n<
district da the whole South Is bette
equipped to properly educate thi
children thnn Kings "Mountain R'
that none who may contemplate- lo
ci.iing here need hesitate on th<
question of schools.
" The Kings Mountain High Schoo
is an accredited high School accoi-d
i lag to the standard set up by tlx
j Southern Assolatkm.
| A ph'ysbjal education deptutmenl
under'the direction of Crowell Littl<
sidr athlete of the University o
North Carolina. was innugtii\it?!
j this school year, In the hnmlsomi
' w* ' $40,000 Physical Ed uuCo'
Ridldisg ,'.i-d with local in
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All the bill! MngS of the scl.pil sy
ii at wc"e put in first class conditio1
during the i>a?t year.
t?"m is i'.m.It i ho a bio direction of i
well choxt ii school board n:ude up o
I nlilic ' itriuvj ,iiid ji'ddln^ .linslhf <
men. wuiwdy: Dr,'L. 1*. Baker. ? hni'
Mian. Charles Thomasson. A. II.T'nt
t> rson.. I'. M. Jfnliler- and Clou
White.
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Leaders Began
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Back In the old 0)<ya. nz It Is now
more or loss. It. was. quite the thin
for a Klnga Mountain boy to quallf
himself for n new step cu thq roa
to manhood l.y working on the .He:
aid.- He didn't qr'le belong until li
old. That was h's first move trwar
being it he-ihar cud Retting hair 01
hie chest, ialtd a", announcement h
the world that it wouldn't he long ir
til he would he wearing long pants.
For that, reason several men 1
Kings Mountain and etsowheto todr
look back on their newspaper d?.y
w.ith pride and satisfaction.
Here are just a few of them:
.Paul Nelalr-. Jchti Floy;!, l.es'.l
McQlnnls. .Tu'titt KrPiwehek. H; rol
Hunnicutt. Oliver Rnmserr'. / fteorg
Loveil. Grady Abbott. Roy yuntc,
1 Vestnl Jones, John Furguson.
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growth of Kings M<
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especially our city a
part of the great]
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Notr the comparison of the two Town Hi
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to,, picture ie the firet munlelpallyowned T
chased in 1923 from B. 8. P'eler for $10,000.00
rented a building on Railroad Avenjc. Belov
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I which was completed during July 103/. Offi
nicnte, the Public Library, the Court Room a
L> $43,000 piece of property.
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Hernoon; Commissioners: C. E. Neisler, ,
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A'. K. Mauney, J. B. Mauney and Treasurei
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ANUFACTURERS OF COTTON P
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own Hall, which was purBefore
that time the town |
i is the handsome City Hall I
ces for all the city depart- [
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:ompieted were: Mayor J. E. I
lr., J. K. WIMis, R. C. Gold, I
', Charles Dllling.
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if we failed to take note of the 50 years'
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nations and its industries. All<of these are
Hfe.
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