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Tuesday, September 27, 1977—MIRROR^HERALD—Page 3 1 sides that if would debate • voi- Kings ill five 'ounty by my leave ad for : vices, suffer, not be oblem er the t need endent ins of I less cated, oncern Squad. )s with le they ".liOIW) lerving id they !. They i their uld not lir ser- nted to tain he Ffort in it now tuntaln Squad I. Some ost in- lulance is not led the ly and Squad r and I tens of ixpresa iuntain I gainst LD Saturday At Depot Center Fund Raising Plann^ The Kings Mountain Aging Program is planning a day long community find raising project at the Depot Center Sat., Oct. 1. Rai. Ken George, coor dinator of the program, said the events have been planned In an attempt to raise enough money to purchase a quality sound amplifier for the Depot enter. ‘"Ibe amplifier would also be used by The Swinging Tompkins To Manage French Plant SIGNS ADDITION CONTRACTS - Mayor Moss signed his “John Henry” to four separate contracts over signatures of officials of four construction firms for the kick-off of addition work at the Kings Mountain Community Center. Heath Reynolds and NeU Styers (standing), Jerome Grant and Bob Stuckey, representatives of the construction firms, watch during the pre-construction conference ceremonies at city hall Friday. Photo By Tom McIntyre Davis Likes Open Door Supt. William Davis ad vocates an open door policy and encourages more public servants as school board membo-s. The newcomer to Kings Mountain made these ob servations before members of the Kings Mountain Kiwanis Ckib Thursday night. Noting that a negative attitude by the public to education is not unique to the Tar Heel state, Supt. Davis . said he encourages parents to roasted publicly and not ap preciated, citing recent court cases in other states where board members were liable to legal decisions. He described Governor Hunt’s activity in the realm of public education as the state’s educational Governor and cited recent educational legislation which will affect the local schools beginning with this school term, which he labeled as “most timely.’* The annual pupil testing bill brniij'thelr’ •'‘Coh4iirtA’‘'to the’ “ “ ’'fsemtty requires teachers and^fif ■^i'Tfchodf® AMleJilSWiilt tbdtliig in'^sides’ board’s attendoa “All school board policy should be formulated in open session,;’ he added, and said that the layman views skeptically service on a school board which he termed “a noble calling which demands aacrlfice to serve,” a time consuming Job in which the public servant is oftimes one, two, three, six and nine with scores to be used for quality control purposes and cosnparisons. “This may be a plus for education,” said Davis. Local schools also initiated this year high school com petency testing which requires that a student pass in order to receive a high school WE CONGRATULATE J.T. McGinnis SALESMAN OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST diploma, another bill passed by the legislature. Ibe expansion of primary (reading programs adds teacher sudes here in grades one-two, three which means an adult for every 13 children in these classes and gives funds also for reading materials, a big plus for slow readers and a program which some label as Governor Huit’s brainchild. Laws were also passed mandating that all ban- edicapped persons, whether mantsBy ar physically han dicapped, be accorded free public education and in least restricted environment, a most definitive piece of legislation for these special children under the Civil Rights Act for Handicapped. Supt. Davis said funds have not been allocated for this program. Although there is no national schod system in this country the federal govern ment does influence greatly school programs and policies, said Davis. He also pointed out that in no area does the public have more influence than that of finances in the school system because in some states school budgets are subject to public referendum, citing as example the state of Oregon where schools were forced to close because the public wouldn’t approve an operational fund. North Carolina school boards are fiscally dependent on county commissions for budget approval and he J.T. McGinnis JERRY NATION CHEVROLET 124 RAILROAD AVENUE KINGS MOUNTAIN PHONE 739-5471 praised this plan because “these men aro more attuned to the public pulse.” He said that in the past several years school board referendums had not “fared too well” and that he had witnessed more “pulling of hair” over school budgets in the past few years. He touched briefly on student rights, legal procedures involving dismissal of teachers and long-term suspension of students, discipline and student dress and hairstyle hwhick has shaped and changed the nature‘of die schools in the past two decades. “It’s no longer the business of school officials how a boy or girl dresses, so long as the student is clean,” he declared Davis said there are few teacher’s unions in this stMe. “Our day may come for teacher strikes,” he said, adding that management, teachers, and students shape the nature of our schools and a good strong school system is a community’s life blood. “I idedge my total effort to quality education,” said Mr. Davis, who said that "by working together in a cooperative effort we can maintain a good school system we can all be proud of.” President Bill Grissom also recognized Andy Neisler, son of Kiwanlan Charles Neisler, as a visitor. Program Chairman Frank Van Story presented Supt. Davis, who is also the club’s newest member. Joining on ’Thursday night. From Kings Mountain to the coast of France. TTiat’s the Journey Ron Tompkins is preparing to make. Serving as plant manager for Eaton Cor poration here since its in ception, Tompkins is now going to manage Eaton’s French coast plant. Tompkins said the plant in France also manufactures truck transmissions and was constructed about the same time as the Kings Mountain plant. Who will replace TompUns here is not known at this time, but he said, “very soon” a decision will be made. The Tompkins plan to maintain their home here even thou^ the family will accompany him to France. His son, Mark, will continue his school studies in London. Tompkins said he had nothing but praise for die employes of the Eaton plant in Kings Mountain and if it weren’t for the Job they have done he would not be able to leave. Mountaineers, the aging program’s own musical and singing group,” Rev. George said. At 10 a. m. Jonas Bridges wGl provide special organ music for the gathering. At 10:30 a. m. The Swinging Mountaineers will perform Area Students To Be Inducted At CC Tech Three Kings Moixitain area students at Cleveland Tech will be among 20 honor students inducted into the Gamma Beta Phi Society Frl., Sept. 30. Ms. Gloria J. Stacey, Ttacy M. Stewart of Kings Mountain and Ms. Kay Kiser Crotts of Grover will enter Tech’s chapter of the honor society at the 7:30 p. m. program at the county office building auditorium. ■ and at 11 a. m. until noon a variety of gospel music will be presented. At noon an auction is scheduled in which cakes and other crafts and items will be sold to the highest bidder. At S p. m. Bridges will present more organ music. The Swinging Mountaineers present another concert at 5:30 p. m. and gospel music will be presented again at 6 p. m. The Depot Center kitchen staff will prepare and sell hot dogs, hamburgers, barbecue sandwiches, cake and drinks from 10 a. m. until 7 p. m. CarroU Reunion Set For Sunday Annual reunion of descendants of John and James Carroll will be held Sun., Oct. 2, at Penley’s Chapel Church Fellowship Hall. Picnic lunch will be served at 12:30. AOjproceeds and donaUans wfll g^ toward the purchase of the amplifier for the center and the Swinging Moun taineers. In case of rain, the events will be postponed until Sat., Oct. 8. Revival Services scheduled The Grover Church of God has Kbeduled revival services Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 with guest evanfelist. Rev. Billy Wise. Services will be held at the church and will end with a homecoming service and dinner at Grover Rescue Squad headquarters on Oct 2. Special music will be provided by Todd Bryant and The Gospel Echoes and the Gospelettes. Rev. Michael Summer, pastor, invites the public to attend the revival. RE-ELECT GRISSOM MSTnet 5 COMMISSIONER OCTOBER'nth p^id poL adv Jo Ann Shilling Joins Cleveland Tech TTie new director of radiologic technology at Clevdand Tbch, Ma. Jo Ann Shilling begins her duties offlciaUy with the foil quarter reglatratlon ’Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. XI and 28, from e a. m. to 8 Pl m. Ma. Schilling, formerly aieociate with Greenville ’Technical Collage In Grean- vOle, S. C., brings to Cleveland Tech experience and protesalonal apertlse as an instructor and director of radiologic tedinology (RT). ’The iMture and laboratory segmenU of Uw RT program are conducted on Toeh’i campus and the clinical part la scheduled at Cleveland Memorial HoqiiUl in Sbslby, the Kings Mountain Hospital, or Crawley Msmoiial Hotpital in Bolling Springs. Dr. WilUam A. Storey, chief Radiologist at Cleveland Memorial Hospital is the RT medical director. Upon completion of this two- year technical program, the Associate of Applied Science in Radiologic Technology graduate la qualified to write for the national reglatered examination to become a radiologic technologUt and the graduate, wishing to pursue the four-year degree, finds no difficulty trao- sferrlng. Enrollment in the RT program is limited to eleven students. A few vacancies currently exiM and poraona interaatad are requested to contact student aervlcee at Cleveland Tech, 481-8881, since intarviaws pracaad acceptance in this provam. ’The radiologic technology program at Cleveland ’Tech la accredited by Joint Review Committee of American Medical Aaaoclathm. GE COLOR TV’S current WHOLESALE COST PLUS 10% COST+10% HNBMAPLE- WALNUT-PECAN ^ UMITED SUPPLY A/wvVVvvvvu V-' FACTORY SERVICE AVAILABLE UBERAL> BUDGET TERMS 909 GROVER ROAD
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