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tHE THURSDAY EDITION
THURSDAY. MARCH 10,1977
VOL. 88 NO. 80
KIMGS MOUflTWh
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Assumes Duties July 1
William Davis Is Named
Schools Superintendent
WUUam F. Davit, a Oaatonla
naUve and currently aupeilntendent
of the Stokes County Schools, will
aasume duties as superintendent of
the Kings Mountain District Schools
on July 1.
Davis will replace Don Jones, who
resigned recently to accept the post
as superintendent of the Asheville
City Schools.
Davis’s appointment was an
nounced Monday night at a called
meeting of the Kings Mountain
Board of Education. 'The Stokes
County board was acting on Davis’s
resignation at the same time.
Board Chairman P. A. Francis
said the board received 86 ap-
pUcatlona and selected seven out of
that number for personal In-
tervlewa.
Ilie Interviews concluded “with a
unanimous decision to offer the
position to Mr. Davis,’’ Franda said.
’Ihe offer was made and accepted on
March 1.
“I think It’s a real tribute to the
Kings Mountain school system that
such a large number (86) of persons
sought the ]ob,’’ Francis said.
IXirlng the search, Francis ssdd,
the board held 14 special meetings.
"The board recognizes that
seeking a superintendent Is the moat
Importsuit duty that It has,’’ Francis
said. "We tried to check out every
avenue available to us.”
’ITie motion to hire Davis was
made by Alex Owens and seconded
by Marian Thomasson. All board
tnembers — Owens, Mrs.
’Ihomasson, Mrs. June Lee, ’Tommy
Bridges and Francis — voted In
favor.
Davis has spent 37 years In public
education, five as a teacher,three as
an elementsuy school principal, 11
as a high school principal smd eight
as a superintendent.
He graduated from the Oaatonla
public school system and graduated
from Wake Forest University with a
B. S. degree In Biology.
Faith Baptist Church
I Takes Another Step
Amens can be hesud all over the
Faith Baptist Church as the
membership readies for another big
step In an extensive building
omgr'un Initiated by faith.
Rev. Floyd N. Seay, pastor, said
that constnictlon Is beginning Im
mediately for a nine-room par
sonage on the church property on
Lbiwood Rd. plus a picnic vea,
softball fi*ld, and areas for
volleyball md basketball.
An addluon to the present building
and a permanent Mdltorlum as
large “as the Lord will allow” sue on
the drawing board for the future.
Recalling the tremendous growth
of the Baptist Church In Bast Kings
Mountain, Rev. Mr. Seay said that
Faith Baptist, formerly of 008
Blanch St., moved to Its handsome
new home In September 1076.
Orgsuilzed In 1068 with 88 charter
members, there ws« no building Md
members met In the home of Mrs.
Lucille Blanton on Walnut Street.
In Nov. 1068, Rev. Wtdter Flay
Payne was called as pastor of the
church and the Burlington Mill Cb.
donated the land on Branch Street
for the first building. In March 1064,
Faith Baptist moved Into the first
church home. In 1061 Sunday School
rooms were added to the building.
REV. FLOYD SEAT
Serving Ftdth Baptist Church as
pastor or supply pastor since Rev.
Mr. Payne, who served the church
some 10 years, were Rev. E. S.
Elliott, Rev. S. S. Lsunm, Rev. C. R.
Costner, Rev. Tom Perkins, Rev. T.
W. Luckadoo, smd Rev. Robert
Hlcklln.
In May 1978 Rev. Floyd N. Seay
became Faith pastor.
Issued ID Cards
In 1974, Faith members, believing
that “Ood had opened a new door of
service,” purchased ten acres of
land freon the Whlteride Estate on
Unwood Rd.
In Dec. 1070, the old church
property was sold and Faith moved
brio the Community Center for
wtoahlp services. ’Ihe members of
the church undertook “by Faith’’ to
build a house of worship, men-
met each day and had Saturday set
aMde each week for the building of
the church house. In March 1076 the
foundation was dug and the building
launched. Each day, wd especially
on Saturday, the men gathered to
work and the women every Sunday,
imtll the building was completed,
ctuTled dinners to the men.
In September 1976, six months
after Faith started building, the
congregation worshiped for the first
time In the new building, con
structed at less than $40,000 In actual
building costs.
’Ihe handsome edifice Is 160 feet
long and 44 feet wide, containing 10
rooms and a temporary auditorium
which will seat c^prooclmately 800.
ID For Oderly Kicks Off
Operation Identification for the
Elderly was kicked oft In Kings
Moikitaln Monday by the Kings
Mountain Police Department.
Forty senior cltUena, mambers of
the KM Program for the Aging, ware
Issued their own Identification
cards, showing picture, data of
birth, and an IdentU^Ing number all
their own to use In providing ready
Identification hi cashing checks or
making credit purchases.
County RepuMicans To Gather
’The Cleveland County Republican
Executive 0>mmlttee announced
today that the annual Lincoln Day
dinner will be held Friday at 6:80 p.
m. at Shelby Elks Lodge. In at-
tendsmee will be Congressman
James T. BroyhUl, of the 10th
Congressional District of North
Carolina and Congressman Robin
Beard, who will address the
gathering.
Now serving his third term In
Congress, Robin Beard has
established himself as an enthusias
tic, hsu-d-worklng conservative, an
outspoken propotrent of a strong na
tional defense, a defender of a free
economy and a harsh critic of In
creasing federal Interference In
private enterprise and local govern
ment.
A former State Commissioner of
Personnel, he was first elected to
Congress In 1973, defeating a four-
term Democratic Incumbent with 08
percent of the vote. His record of
service as well as his record of
representing the philosophies of the
Sixth District in Congress, resulted
In his re-election tai 1974 — In the
midst of a national Democratic
landslide — with 07 percent of the
vote In the traditionally Democratic
district. He was re-elected again In
1076, this time carrying the district
with 60 percent of the vote while
President Carter carried the asune
district with 00 percent.
As a congressman. Beard has
distinguished himself through his
efforts on behsdf of antl-buslng
legislation, fiscal responsibility In
government and OSHA reform.
’Tickets will be 87.00 and may be
obtained from aity of the members
of the Executive Committee cv by
calling Skip McCartney’s office at
483-7718.
None of the 40 had ever had
driver’s license nor any type of
official Identification card. All were
elated to get the service.
Ihe cost was only $1.
Tfan Laws of the Motor Vehlclea
Licensing Bureau, assisted by
KMPD Juvenile Officer Robert
Dodge, were on hand to Issue the ID
cards, along with Chief of Police
BSstfl Lloyd.
Explaining how the program
began here. Chief Lloyd said that
after hearing of so much taiteroat
from the elderly In obtaining ID
esu-da, he obtained permission from
the Attorney General’s Office,
. working with the Department off
’Tranqiortatlon and the licensing
division of the Motor Vehicles.
“And we’ll be glad to set up
another time for other senior
cltlsena who may not be affiliated
with the Aging program imderway
at the Community Center,” said
Uoyd.
A qieclal ID card enables the
elderly cltlsen to partleipate In
many discount programs offered by
local retailers which require correct
Idsntlfl cation
Persons who have never owned a
driver’s lloenseor whocan’t obtain a
license for one reason or another are
urged to obtain a special ID card,
aald,.the Chief.
At tho University of North
CaroUna-Chapel Hill, he received his
Masters In Public School Ad
ministration, Advanced Degree In
Public School Administration and
has completed the course worii for a
Doctorate In School Administration.
He Is married to the former
Eunice McDougal, who serves as
director of the Stokes County Mental
Health Department. They have
three children, WUUam Jr., 30, who
Is employed bi his own personal
courlor service; Anne-Marie, 38, a
public school teacher; and Gregory,
38, a JournaUst.
’The Kings Mountain District
Board of Education re-consldered an
earlier decision and voted
unanimously Monday night to hold
graduation exercises In John
Gamble Stadium.
At an earUer meeting, the board,
at the request of KMHS Principal
Forrest Wheeler, voted to hold
exercises In B. N. Barnes
Auditorium, which seats 1,300
persons.
However, as Wheeler and Supt.
Don Jones pointed out at Monday’s
meeting. Invitations have already
been printed and the posslblUty
could arise where persons would
receive invitations but not be able to
attend exercises If they were held In
Barnes Auditorium.
Last June’s exercises were farced
Inside because m oad weather, and
graduates were Issued tickets for
those whom they would Invite to
graduation. Supt. Jones pointed out
that there were stlU “a lot of empty
seats.”
Principal Wheeler suggested that
graduation be held In die Stadium
this year and then moved Inside for
1978.
One citizen present opposed
moving graduation Inside, pointing
out that “this Is an every-year event
for the school board but a once In a
lifetime thing for the graduates.”
Board member Marian
’ITiomasson made the motion — and
It passed unanimously that the
exercises be held In Gamble
Stadium this year and that a study
be made concerning where they
should be held In the future.
In other business Monday, the
board:
— Permitted Park Grace School to
be used by the Mental Health
Department as a woikshop facility
for adults with mental and physical
handicaps;
— Was told that the Occupational
Education program for 1977-78
would be basically the same but with
an Increased cost of from $6,000 to
$13,000;
— Named Steve Wells, Carolyn
Finger, Dorothy Wallace, Lairy
Allen, BUI Bates and June Lee as a
committee to study the school
calendar for 1977-78;
Received financial Information
on the Kings Mountain High Band’s
upcoming trip to Disney World;
NEW SUPERINTENDENT -
William F. Davis, a Gastonia nattve
and presently superintendent at the
Stokes County Sdiooln In Danbury,
N. C., win assume Aitles as
superintendent of the Kings
Mamrialn DMrtet Sehsels ou July L
Davis repboes Don Jones, who has
resigned the Kbgs Mountain
position to become superbtendent of
the AshevlUe City School System.
Commissioners Support It
Mediced Society
Opposes Harris Bill
Opposition to a locaU blU drafted
by Senator J. OlUe Hsurris of Kings
Mountain to give Cleveland County’s
coroner expanded authority was
opposed strongly by state
representaUves of the medical
profession In Shelby ’Tuesday night.
’Ihe county medical society has
Dog Owners
Reminded
Of Clinics
Dog Warden Stretch Bollinger Is
reminding dog owners of the rabies
cUnlc to be sponsored by Cleveland
County Health Department at City
Hall Sat., March 36 from 4:80 until 0
p. m.
After this date, the area will be
checked for non-vacclnated dogs
and those animals found not wearing
proper tags, rabies, tax and Iden-
UflcaUon, wUl be picked up by the
city animal warden.
Warden Bollinger Is already
making rounds within the city
notifying dog owners of the rabies
clinic and the Importance of having
their dogs vaccinated.
already gone on record In opposition
to the bUl, unhappy with the county
commission’s decision to sutgmrt It
without having discussed its
provision with the county medical
group. Sheriff Haywood Allen has
also gone on record supporting the
bill, citing a close working
relationship between Investigating
officers and the coroner.
Representatives of the medical
profession, the Shelby, Kings
Mountain and Boiling Spring Police
Departments, county commission,
area Rescue Squad persormel.
Sheriff’s Department, and Coroner
Beruiett Masters were on hand
’Tuesday to hear Oilef Medical
Examiner Dr. Page Hudson of
Raleigh outline specific guidelines
for the medical examiner program
In the state.
Dr. C. M. McMurray, who In
troduced visiting offlcbls, said
purpose of the meeting was to
reorient agencies on the medical
examiner system and how It works.
He noted that the local medical
society b In favor of Improving the
medical examiner system all over
the state and that steps have already
been taken to see the Improvements
made. He said there la a problem In
communications and misun
derstanding about how the MB
system functions.
SMILES FOR OABIERABfAN - Maude Phillips,
Kings Mountata senior eltbea, gets her picture taken
for her special IdentIfleatloB Oardl. Operation
Identlfloatf OB for the Elderly was hleksd off Monday by
Kings Mountain Police Department.