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THE TUESDA Y EDITION mC^ MOUMTIMM VOL. 88 NO. 59 TUESDAY. JULY M, IBTT MIRROR-HGRl^LD 15< I - I I IN THE NEWS Reward Offered Mn. Sarah Jraiea la of fering $50 reward to the person supplying her In formation on the name of the Individual or Individuals who slashed her brand, new Monte Carlo with knitter clippers Tuesday afternoon. The Dtviex employe said her car was parked at the Duplex employe entrance and she was at work In the plant- when vandals ap parently took knitter clippers and scraped down the entire right front door and side of her two-tone blue Chevy. Persons with Information can contact Mrs. Jones at 789*6067. Ptl. Ralph Orlndstaft Is Investigating for Kings Mountain Police Depart ment. Scout Jamboree Three delegates from Shelby and one alternate from Kings Mountain will take part In the 1977 National Scout Jamboree August 8-9. Jerome Creach, James Sanders and James Tlddy at Shelby will serve as delegates and Michael T. McBlveen of Kings Mountain Is alternate. These young men will be In the 86 Scouts from the ll county Piedmont Council Joining together to form the Jamboree troop. Piedmont Council Scoutmaster David A. Rutledge of Course said this Jamboree will be a <mce-ln-a- Itfetlme experience for moot of the Scouts. Set In western Pennsylvania’s Moraine State Psuk near Butler, the Jamboree Is designed to offer boys a chance to learn leadership and program Ideas which they can apply upon their return home to Improve the quality of Scouting. Church Benefit Youth of Central United Methodist Church will sponsor a hot dog supper Wed., July 37, and serving wUlbe from 11:80 a. m. until 3 p. m. at the church fellowship hall. All proceeds are ear marked for the youth group’s anmutl trip to toe beach. Plates are $1 and Include hot dog with slaw, chill and cold drink. Additional hot- dogs are available at 60 cents : each and desserts may also be purchased, said a church spokesman. Assumes Duties Rev. Ronnie Lefevers, Kings Mountain native, has assumed new duties as Associate Pastor of Kings Mountain Church of God on Parker Street. The Kings Mountain man la a recent graduate of Lee College In Cleveland, ’Tenn. where he received hla B. A. degree In Blbllcsd Education and New Testament Greek. HI', wife, the former Teresa Sullivan of Birmingham, Ala., also grauluated from Lee College with degree In Elementary Education. The Lefevers are residing at 105 E. Parker Street Rev. Mr. Lsfevera Is son of Mrs. Mildred Lefevers of Kings Mountain. At Klnp Mountain Church of God, he will assist Rev. S. W. Avery, pastor. In the church program with special emphasis on activities for youth. Business Development Director Sets Meeting Businessmen and land owners In the central business district are being Invited to a dutch dlnnel* meeting at Kings Mountain Inn on 'Tues., Aug. 3. The purpose of this meeting Is to acquaint them with the duties of Larry Billings, director of business development for the City of Kings Mountain. BllUngs, who was hired by the city under a Community Development block grant program several months ago, said, "I feel this Is the best method to meet all of the CBD businessmen eoid land owners and to give them a full under standing of what my Job consists of for the city.” The former LEAA grants coordinator for North Carolina said he also plana to outline some proposals for Improvements In the downtown area and urges those planning to attend the meeting to offer suggestions of their own to his office. ‘T hope a large number of businessmen and land owners attend the August 3 meeting,” Billings said. "I feel there Is a definite need for us to work together to Improve our down town shopping area In order to keep people and business here Instead of In Shelby and Gastonia.” Recently, BUllnp told The Mirror-Herald he has had contact with several outside business Interests with reference to their relocating In Kings Mountain, especially In the central business district. Billings said the prospects look very promising In some of those cases. Ccmdidate Filing Sept, 16 Two School Board Seats Offered In ’77 Election Photo By Gary Stewart WINNER NUMBER TWO - Danny BoUn, 18, of Grover Is the proud winner of a 10 speed bicycle from ’TQfcY In The Mirror- Herald summer circulation drive. Jim Allen, manager of ’TGAY,1s shown here with Bolin. Danny Bolin Second M-H Bicycle Winner Danny Bolin of Grover Is the second bike winner In ’The Mirror- Herald summer circulation drive. The 10-year old supersalesman racked up 30 new yearly sub scription sales to The Mirror-Herald smd rode away on a 10 speed bicycle from TGAY. At present there are more than 80 young people registered as circulation salesmen for ’Ihe Mirror-Herald and there Is room for more. The rules are simple: First, to qualify you must be 13-years old or older. Slecond, you must come to our offices on 8. Piedmont Ave. to register and for orientation. Third, record 30 new yearly subscribers to The Mirror-Herald to earn a brand new bicycle. Winners get their choice of one from the five styles offered at TGAY. Fourth, written permission from parents or guardian allowing qualified youngsters to become Mirror-Herald circulation ssdes employes. In moot cases a parent or guardian has accompanied youngsters to our offices to register. Thtok of It. We Increase our paid circulation and you earn cash or a bike or both. The first 30 now subscripUons sold Is automatically a bike. Any number under or over 30 Is $8 per now subscription earned. In one case a salesperson Is shootlna for 4fl now subscribers said two bikes, one for himself (which ho has already earned) and one for his younger sister. Search Is On For New KM Postmaster 1977 U electlMi year In Kings Mountain not only for three city commissioner seats, but for two seats on the district board of education. Seats currently held by Tommy Bridges and P. A. Francis will be up for grabs in the November 8, 1977 election. To date only one candidate has announced his Intention to seek office. Kyle Smith released his notice several months ago. He will seek the KM seat now held by Bridges, who Is cuirently residing In Lawndale. Francis Is a Grover resident. Voter registration for the Kings Mountain District Schools Board will continue until 6 p. m. Mon., Oct. 10. Candidate filing opens at noon, Fri., Sept. 16 and ends at noon, Frl., Oct. 7. The non-partisan, simple plurality election will be con ducted by the Cleveland County Board of Elections. The Kings Mountain District Schools voter boundaries Include not only all of Kings Mountain, but Grover, Bethware and a certain portion of the Waco precinct. The city munlclpad election wlUbe held on Tues., Oct. 11 with a runoff election date set fOr ’Tues., Nov. 8. Commissioner seats In districts two, five and six are up for grabs this year. All three seats are for four years. Candidate filing for com mission seats opens at noon, Fri., Aug. 19 and ends at noon, Fri., Sept. 9. Voter registration for this election ends Mon., Sept. 13. New School Year Offers Chunges For The Better By GARY STEWART SUtf Writer The 1977-78 school year Is Just around toe comer, and parents and students will note a few changes in progranu in the Kings Mountain Schools. New Superintendent William Davis, who assumed his duties here July 1, has Initiated a few new programs. Improved a few and has had to cut some slightly. All In all, the changes will be to toe benefit of the students. TWO of the better changes include the addition of full-time librarians at the elementary schools and a state-supported Primary Reading Program at North, East and Bethware for students In grades Kindergarten through three. The schools will also be trying out an Every Pupil Testing Program for some elementary and ninth grade students, and this will also be the yesu* of the beginning of competency testing for high school students. The new library program, Davis said, will give each school In the district full-time librarians. Heretofore, all elementary schools, except Central, had either part-time librarians or teacher aides manUng the media esntars. Fbr the most part, part-time library personnel has been re assigned to the primary reading program, a program being pushed by Governor Hunt "Many schools have haul It In the past on a limited basis,’’ said Davis, "but we’ll be adding schools this year.” The prograun calls tor taa jX:. aides to be placed in grade:, kindergarten through three, giving a ratio of one teacher per 18 students. The new testing program, Davis feels. Is a result of public opinion. On the elementary level, achievement tests will be given according to state directions and tests will be selected by a committee. The high school competency test will be given on a trial basis to 11th graders to see if they’re competent to receive a diploma. ‘”Ihl8 Is a result of a lot of public opinion because a lot of youngsters graduate without competency of gaining adequate employment,” Davis said. Davis said parents In other states, especially California, have gone so far as to sue superintendents and school boards tor passing their students (Tbm To Psige S) A Charlotte native who got his start In the postsJ system im a city carrier 17 years ago In Mecklenburg County assumed new duties Friday as Offlcer-In- Charge of Kings Mountain Post Office Walter Loveless, foreman of deliver) at the Charlotte Post Office, said that a new Post- ma:^ter here would probably be appointed within 90 days. Any postal supervisor can apidy tor the Job, Including Kings Mountain’s Fred Weaver, who la a veteran employe. Charles Alexander, 65, spent hli last day on toe Job on Friday, closing a career with the postal system of 38 years. He said he had no Immediate plans, expects to "get In a little golfing.” Loveless, who says he travels quite a lot in supervisory positions to other postofflcea all over the state, works with 600 city routes and 400 rural routes, including Kings Mountain’s, In hla position as foreman of delivery from toe main postal headquarters on Mulberry Rd., Charlotte. Kings Mountain’s Postoffice ts among 303 served by the Charlotte Postoftlce which numbers more than 1,800 employes. Loveless la a graduate of North Mecklenburg High School and served an elght-year-tour of duty with toe U. 8. Air Force. He la father of four girls and a boy, and his son leaves next month tor a tour of duty with Uncle Sam. When Charles Alexander became Kings Mountain post- naster the city had three city routes and three rural routes. TTie city now has six fulltime city routes and four rural routes. NEW OFFICER IN CHARGE - Retiring Kings Mountain Postmaster Charles L. Alexander, right, welcomes Walter Loveless of (Charlotte to Photo By Lib Stewart Kings Mountain as Officer-In-Charge of the Kings Mountain Postoffice.
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