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VOL. 89 NO. 80
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28088 THURSDAY, APRIL 18,1078
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Peddle-Power For St. Jude Hospital
Peddle power will prevail here
thla Saturday when scores of citizens
shove off along a 30-mile course to
raise funds for St. Jude Children's
Hospital.
The course begins and ends at
Kings Mountain Senior High starting
at 9 a. m. Oeneral Chalrmsin Robert
Dodge said there are two courses
UUd out; one for entrants up to 10-
years of age and the other for en
trants over lO-years old.
"Entrants will supply their own
bikes and sign their own per-mlle
qionsors to raise the funds for St.
Jude’s,” Dodge said. “The event Is
thaplng up to be one of the biggest
this city has seen In sometime.'’
Application forms are still
available for citizens wishing to
participate in the blke-a-thon. The
forms are available at the Kings
Mountain Police Department,.
Myers Printing Co., Griffin Drug
Cb., Wade Ford, The Mirror-Herald
and at principal’s offices in the
Kings Mountain School District.
and businessmen have donated
prizes for the riders, including the
grand prize lO-speed bike from
Clark Tire Co.
Free lunch is being provided
participants by Pizza Hut, Kentucky
Fried Chicken and Hardee’s.
Dodge said that local merchants The funds raised here Saturday
will go to St. Jude’s In Memphis,
Tenn. to continue the research Into
finding cures for childhood cancer
and other deadly diseases of
Children. St. Jude’s was founded by
entertainer Danny Thomas. The
hospital Is non-sectarian, non-
discriminatory and provides free
treatment for patients admitted by
their doctor’s referral.
Assisting Dodge Is Msirk Brooks, a
Boy Scout representative. Other
committees and directors are route
and checkpoints — Ronnie Hawkins
and Ralph Grlndstaff; recniltment
and followup — Betty dartt, Jerry
White and Tommy King; prizes —
.nm Downey and Gene Tlgnor,
publicity; and promotion — Jonas
Bridges and Tom McIntyre.
MARKINO THE ROUTE - David Hoyle, N. C. DOT
Commissioner of Division U, watches as Ren Mauney,
Division 12 engineer, points out the route the Hwy. 74
Bypass will take during Monday night’s board of
' ■» -
By-Pass Should Be
Complete By 1982
When the Kings Mountaln-Hwy. 74*
Bypass Is completed It should
"eliminate the nightmare tor Kings
Mountain,’’ said David Doyle, N. C.
Department of Transportation Com
missioner for Division 13.
Hoyle appeared before the city
commissioners Monday night to
offer updated information on the
bypass project.
"All acquisitions on the right of
way will be closed out by June 1978,"
Hoyle said. "And the three-phase
contract letting process should begin
In 1979."
The commissioner said the first
contract letting will be for 4.8 miles
toom State Road 3344 to S. R. 3036.
This Is slated tor Mar. 1979. Phase
two will be for constnictlon from 8.
R. 3026 to U. S. Hwy. 161 (Cleveland
Ave.) and this la slated tor Jan. 1979.
The third phsuse, which will be let In
Jan. '79 also, la tor the Interchange.
Hoyle said the total coat for the
Interchanges construction will be
88.8 million and the remainder,
covering a little over seven miles,
will cost t38-mllllon. Financing of
the project Is on a Federal-state 80-
10 percent ratio tor the Interchange
and a 70-80 percent ratio tor the bulk
of the work.
"There will be over $180-mllllon
worth of highway work done In
division 13 over the next seven
years,” Hoyle said. "Thla Is out of a
n-billion budget (or the entire state.
I see no problem with the contract
letting schedule being madntalnsd as
outlined and I think It la realistic to
think the bypass project will be
completed by 1983.”
Hoyle said he realises the bypass
tor Kings Mountain has been In the
planning stages for many years, but
that the end is In sight.
"When the bypass la completed
there will be relief In the city alohg
King St. (or local traffic," Hoyle
said. "The bypass will have an
economic Impact on this city In ths
ftiturs. Our people will benefit
greatly."
Hoyle was appointed to the DOT
board last July by Oov. Jim Hunt.
"The Governor said his ad
ministration Is committed to Unking
the mountains to the coast through
highways," Hoyle said. "Highway 74
la a major artarle from AshevlUs
to Wilmington, ths largest cities on
(tip west and oast coasts of ths
dihtc. When the bypass Is completed
Bie east-west link will almost be
Complete.”
Ken Mauney, division highway
engineer, showed the board a
detaUed map outlining the bypass
route north of Kings Mountain. The
bypass will begin west of and behind
Bethware School and wlU travel
under the current Hwy. 74. The
bypass route also cuts under Waco
Rd. and over Cansler St. The bypass
will travel under Piedmont Ave., but
will require Llnwood Rd. to take a
aUght detour north to reach Pied
mont. The bypass will travel under
the Southern Railroad tracks, over
Hwy. 181 and over the present Hwy.
74-38 dual lane highway east of
Trash Pickup Scheduled
Cltlsens of Kings Mountain are
being asked to tie old newspapers In
bundles and place them on the curb
of their residences. The Sanitation
Department has prepared a specUd
container for them on the trash
trucks and wiU recycle them as part
of a community conservation
project spearheaded by the
Woman’s Club.
TYash pick-ups are made by
districts, same as voting districts,
using the following schedule:
Districts 8 and 4, Monday 7:80 a.
m.-Thesday noon.
Districts 3 and 0, Tuesday 1 p. m.-
Wednesday 4:80 p. m.
Districts 6Md 1, Thursday, 7:80 a.
m.-Frlday noon.
Downtown, Friday, 1 until 4:80 p.
m.
Photo By Gary Stewart
VISITB KM - John J. Oloae, center. Headmaster of Harper Oreea
School In Bolton, Eng., Is visiting Kings Mountain schools this week. He’s
shown here prior to Monday night’s school board meeting dtscntalag
American education with Superintendent of Schools, BUI Davis, left, and
the Superintendent’s secretary, Wansa Davis.
Board Appoints Jerry King
As Development Director
Photo By Tom McIntyre
commissioner meeting. Hoyle said the bypsMs should be
completed by 1982 during an update briefing to the
board.
Jerry L. King Is the new Kings
Mountain Business Development
director.
The Business Development Office
Is geared to assist general business,
small and minority businesses In
developing operations In the Kings
Mountain area.
The Kings Mountain native was
appointed to the Job Monday night
by the city commissioners foUowlng
an executive session to discuss the
matter.
King replaces Larry Billings, who
created the position with the city and
resigned last summer to take a
position with Carolina Western
Express Oo.
King assumed his new duties
Ttieaday. Prior to this he was
manager of Ule Kings Mountain
Ctountry Club.
"I am grateful for the opportunity
given me In thla job with the city and
pledge to do all In my power to help
build the business community In my
hometown," King said.
This Is not King’s first role In local
community events. He played an
active role in the city’s community
development program, was active In
the campaign to name the John H.
Moss Lake. He was a member of the
committee tor the Summer Youth
Employment Program, served on
the Bicentennial Committee and was
executive director for the com
mission for Vice President Nelson
Rockefeller's visit.
In addition King served on the
Kings Mountsdn Centennial Com
mission and was executive director
of the Kings Mountain CSisunber of
Commerce and Merchants
Association.
King was assistant manager of
First Union National Bank credit
card operation In Charlotte, served
as manager of FUNBank’s credit
card department In Durham and as
manager of FUNBank’s Columbia,
S. C. branch.
Returning to Kings Mountain,
lOng became a partner in King’s
Accounting Service and became a N.
C Real Estate Broker.
A graduate of the local schools,
EOng holds a Bachelor of Science
Degree In Business Administration
(Tom Western Carolina University.
He is the son of Mrs. Louise King and
die late Denver King.
JERRY L. KINO
. Business Development Director
Kings Mountain to the proposed
Interchange with I-8S.
Mauney said through streets In
Kings Mountain will make no con
tact with the bypass except at
controlled rights of way and at the
Interchange. He said the bypass
design Is actually "higher than that
of I-8B. There will be a wider grass
strip between the dual lanes.”
Mauney said service roads have
been tied to existing streets and that
owners of landlocked property due
to the route of the bypass will be paid
full damages tor their property.
Fete Draws Big Crowd
An overflow crowd attended
Monday night’s annual banquet of
the Chamber of Commerce-
Merchants Association at the Depot
Onter.
Challenging employers to
recognise Individualism, Charles M.
Jaco, Jr,, partner In the firm of
Nathsuilel Hill and Associates, Inc.,
ofOiarlotte, gave a keynote address
on "A New Frontier."
Declaring that "people are a
firm's most precious asset,” the
management consultant warned
that more Americans are
dissatisfied with their jobs than ever
before because bosses demand
productivity rather than care about
the Individual. Employers should
learn to speak the same language as
their employes, said Jaco, and
create a positive work climate by
setting the mood of high examples.
Prime cause of the nation’s worst
problem. Inflation, he said. Is the \
failure of Americans to have
competitive productivity In busi
ness. He blamed (allure to com
municate and teamwork as the
cause, calling tor more effective
group participation.
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Auxiliary Raises Over $2,000
Kings Mountain Hospital
Auxiliary raised a total of 83,031.80
tor beautification of Kings Mountain
Hospltsd at Tuesday night’s benefit
bridge-fashion show at the Woman’s
aub.
Local businesses contributed
tllSO.OO while bridge, rook, and
canasta players dealed cards at 34
tables, contributing 8871.00 to the
tx'oject. Their $5 donation included
{x-lzes and refreshments.
Mrs. Charles Adams was general
chairman of the benefit and Mrs.
Henry Nelsler, auxiliary president,
co-ordinated the fashion show. Mrs.
Paul Hendricks, Jr. modeled (or
Belk's, Mrs. (Sark Mauney for
Fulton's and Mrs. Sandl Rhea for
Plonk Brothers.
Steve Greenway, artlst-ln-
resldence at Cleveland Tech, set the
theme for the show with his "Red
TXillp” watercolor and his students
toom Kings Mountain decorated the
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G>mpact Needs Repairs
By GARY STEWART
Staff Writer
TTie board of education at Its regu
lar monthly meeting Monday night
at East Elementary School learned
that Cleveland Tech Is not Interested
tai sharing In the maintenance of
Obmpact School-
Tile board was told at Its March
meeting that Compact Is In need of
over tS.CMO worth of repairs and
authorized Supt. BUI Davis to ap
proach Tech, which uses the plant
tor Its continuing education
program, to see If that Institution
would be Interested In either paying
rant or sharing In the maintenance
cost.
Davis reported Monday that Tech
Informed him that "Oompact Is not
crucial in their plans ... or at least
not crucial enough tor them to share
hi the maintenance.”
So, the school board Is now faced
with the decision of what to do with
the plsjit, which Is no longer used by
the local schools.
Supt. Davis noted that the board
could "put It up (or auction or save It
tor future use” but recommended
that no action be taken until the
Division of School Planning survey,
which Is now underway, is com
pleted.
"We need to study the situation,
and make abort and long-range
plans" before deciding what to do
with the school, Davis said.
For the remainder of this school
year. Compact wUI continue to
operate as an extension of Cleveland
lisch.
In other action Monday, the
board:
— Heard a report from East
Principal C. A. Allison on the activi
ties of that school.
— Was Informed of the State
Biennial EducaUon Budget Work
Session which wlU be held today in
Charlotte.
— Heard a report from board
member Marlon Thomasson on the
National School Board meeting
which she recently attended In CaU-
tomia.
— Heard a report from Director of
Instruction Howard Bryant on the
Elssentlal SkUls List tor grades
Kindergarten through six.
— Heard a report from Asst. Supt.
Bill Bates on capital Improvements,
which Bates said are 68 percent
complete.
— Heard a report from John Close,
Headmaster of Harper Green School
In Bolton, Eng. Close has been
visiting the schools In Kings Moun
tain (or the past week through ths
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