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m ^ Page 6 KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD. KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C. pi 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. ( 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. ‘'••X . iil-J IF YOU DONT HAVE A SAVINGS ACCOUNT HERE. OPEN ONE TODAY Home Savings & Loan Assn. Free Parking and Plenty of It—Convenient Drive-In Window Service |§ Dr. I. E. Anthony, President Thomas A. Tate. Secretary-Treasurer |
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