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School Days Are Here Again The ringing of school bells Monday brought excitement to youngsters entering the class room tor the first time and mixed emotions tor others. A total of 4,800 pupils reported tor Orientation Day Monday morning at the city’s six elementary school plants, Junior High and Senior Hl^ schools. Bill Bates, Assistant Superintendent, reported a smooth transition tor students, noted that some adjustments may have to be made In classroom, sizes at some schools which are bulging with student population and said It was not unusual for traffic jams to occur at some of the elementary schools where parents were transporting their children for orientation and remaining for an hour and ac- companylng them home. First full day of school Is Tuesday and the class schedule Is from 8:30 a. m. until 2:80 p. m. tor elementary students and 8:80 a. m. until 3 p. m. tor Junior High and Senior High pupils. Kin dergarten and First Graders will be dismissed at noon for the first two weeks of school. Enrollment Is up a little over last year’s statistics, said Bates. A total of 216 faculty members are on the teaching staff for 1977- 78. KM Schools wlU offer free and reduced price meals and free milk to children unable to pay the full prices of meals and milk served under the Natlcnal School Lunch, School Breakfast and Special Milk programs. Family size Income criteria for deter mining eligibility has been adopted and application forms are being sent to parents and applications may be submitted at any time during the year. The 1977-78 school holiday calendar: Labor Day Holiday, Sept. 6; NCAE meeting. Sept. 80; Thanksgiving holiday, Nov. 24- 26; Christmas break, Dec. 21- Jan. 1: Mid-term workdays, Jan. 20, 28; Easter holidays. Mar. 24- Aprll 2; Last Day for students, June 8; Last Teacher Workday, June 9; Annual Leave Day, June 12; Holiday In Lieu of New Years, June 18; Holiday In Lieu of Memorial Day, June 14; First Alternate Snow Days, Easter. Break, Next Alternate Snow Days, June 12, IS, 14. 3^1 THE TUESDAY EDITION ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ A. KIMG? MOUMTWn m HSaMri MIRROR-H€RMD VOL. 88 NO. 69 KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28086 TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1977 $315,400 For Sewer Work City Receives Three Grants ssa mmmtmmt r |95 By TOM MCINTYRE Editor, Mirror-Herald Kings Mountain has received three grants totaling $816,400 this week earmarked for con structing connector sewer lines and a pump station. The lines and pump station will be used for converting waste tor Clevemont Mills and K Mills and diverting the waste to die Pilot Creek Waste Treatment Plant on the west side of the city. The grants were received this week tor $76,000 from the U. 8. Fanners Home AdmlnlstiAtlon, $86,400 from the state clean water act; and $206,000 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Mayor John H. Moss said today that the construction of the cmmector lines and pump station should begin In early November. “The construction of the lines and station will reduce the load on the McGill Waste Treatment Plant,” the mayor said. “This will extend the life of McGill plant and allow It to serve the growing residential section on the east side of the city.” In the early I980’s, under the Federal 201 Sewer Plan, another treatment plant Is expected to be constructed several miles southeast of Kings Mountain which will also help with the development both resldentlally and Industrially In that area. “We appreciate these three grants and feel It will assist In the continuing development of a most effective and efficient sewer system tor the city,” Mayor Moss said. “We also appreciate the ef forts of Sen. Robert Morgan and Rep. James BroyhlU tor their assistance In this funding process,” the mayor said. Humes Houston Hies ETV Horse Show Is Saturday Photos By Gary Stewart SCHOOL DAYS — Area students walk Into school for the start of another year Monday morning. Frok>t ^op to bottom and left to right, students Include Grover kindergarten students Brian Humphries and Jennifer MuUlnax, Central sixth graders Neal Seism and Becky Holt and KMHS seniors Deborah Hayes and Dennis Putnam. The final horse show of the season sponsored by the Kings Mountain Saddle Club will be held at the club grounds Sat., Sept. 8. TNiro shows are scheduled, one beginning at 1 p. m., the second at 6 p. m. In the afternoon competition 21 classes will be judged. There are 28 classes scheduled for the evening show. TVophles and ribbons will be awarded for each class with high point trophies tor the day’s competition In English, Western and Timed Events categories. Incumbent commissioner from dlBtrict two, Humes Housvon, has filed for re-election In the ’Tues., Oct. 11 municipal election. Commissioner Houston Is the first candidate to pay his filing fee and announce campaign Intentions since candidate filing opened Frl., Aug. 19. Houston Is one of three commlsslcmers up tor re-election this year. The other seats open are now held by Commissioners William R. Grissom (district five) and Fred Wright Jr. (district sU). In announcing his candidacy, Commissioner Houston said, “My statement for the October 7, 1976 election was that If elected I would be available to all the citizens and would pledge myself to work with the other elected officials In a just and con structive manner. I make the same pledge now. “I also stated that I may not agree with all the programs that will be presented, but that I will give my support to all programs that will work toward the economic growth and progress of our city, continue the search tor new Industries, work toward a budget plan that will keep our taxes at the lowest level possible.” Commissioner Houston also commented that he would like to “look at some of the ac complishments of the present administration and programs I have helped to Institute In the past two years . . . “1. Enlarged the existing water treatment plant from four to eight million gallons per day. With this capacity we can better serve the citizens of Kings Mountain and also meet the requirements tor new Industry that would want to locate here. “2. Construction of the public works complex which will remove the city’s heavy equipment and garage facilities from the center of town. The complex Includes the garage tor servicing vehicles, the main building for offices and working areas for storage of heavy equipment and supplies. “8. New city haU. This came about when we were Informed that monies from other ap plicants who did not meet the rigid requirements were available. We gave Mayor Moss and his staff the go-ahead and they worked long and hard to get the grant request In on schedule. HUMES HOUSTON .... seeks re-election We qualified, the construction contracts have been signed and woric Is to begin wltliln two weeks. Once this building Is completed the current city hall will be free for renovation to become the police department. “4. The Depot Center. Com pleted and open, this center Is used by the community and tor the city’s aging program. “6. Deal and Davidson Recreaticnal Complex. These parks have been updated, enlarged and shaping Into anx>ng the best recreational facilities In die state. We also have a highly efficient recreational department operating our facilities. “6. Proposed additions to the community center were ap proved and funded and win be completed next year. “7. We have continued to update the city water, sewer and electrical facilities. “8. We have adopted an af firmative action plan, pay and (’Turn To Page 2) City Officials Going ‘One On One’ There’s a brand new program In the making. It’s called “One On One.” What It means Is Kings Mountain’s mayor and com missioners are going to become even more available to citizens and the plan to do It through a series of meetings done district by district. 'Ihls Is a concentrated effort to get down on a one to one basis between city government of ficials aixl the citizens and to take It out of city hall. “This Is an opportunity to discuss the community needs, the city services, the quality of these services and the entire aspect of dty government with citizens In their own backyard.” said Mayor John Moss. The plan as It now stands Is to hold a series of meetings In each district on a twice a year basis. The first meeting Is set for Thes., Sept. 18 at Kings Moun tain Baptist Church In District One. And since meetings are going to be scheduled for both daylight and night hours, the time of the first meeting will be announced in the next few days. Mayor Moss and District One Commissioner James Childers will host the first meeting. ’The rest of the city commissioners have also been Invited to attend. “We realise that local government Is the only form of government that deals directly with the people,” the mayor said, “so the commissioners and I want to make your government even more responsive to your needs.” The mayor said he wants a “complete open door policy” to remain In effect and the com missioners are after citizens Ideas on which direction they feel Kings Mountain should go, where should the city’s growth be concentrated, what the people see as the greatest needs tor the community. 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