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wUl Ings ;ere him id a iver Dwn Liaea }na le.I but ling Id. ne? Is a ock ). Back Abnormalities Screenings Scheduled ^ Fifth graders In the KM School n Syratem wUl begin Tuesday the first day of 10 days of screening designed to find back abnormalities among school children. The simple examination for Scoliosis will be handled by pro- . fesslonsds and will require about 80 W seconds, says School Supt. Wimam Davis, between 9 and 11 a. m. The schedule at the five schools will Include Tuesday and Wed- nesdav, Jan. 9and 10th at Bethware; Jan. 11-12 at West; Jan. 16-17 at Ekist; Jan. 23-24 at Grover; and Jan. #80-81 at North. School officials are urging local parents to grant permission for the dmple tests. School children will bring home special forms for parents to sign, giving their ap proval. The objective of the program, according to Supt. Davis, Is to detect spinal Irregularities which can more easily be corrected In young children. Too often, the offlclr.ls say, back curvatures are not discovered until so late that permanent damage has been done and drastic treatment Is required. Signs of Scoliosis, the medical term for spinal curvature, are found In cqiproxlmately five to ten percent of young people examined. Con tinued foUow-up or treatment Is needed In only about two percent of the cMes. Spinal deformltlea often develop during the years of early adolescence, when the young person grows very rapidly. The treatment, when necessary, usually consists of a back brace which helps to correct the condition and keep It from progressing. A brace does not In terfere with most Mtlvltles, In cluding non-contact sports. Supt. Davis said that parents of students found to have signs of Scoiilosls will be notified and urged to take their child to a physician for further evaluation. The examination, Itself, requires cnly that the child bend forward and bend to the sides. The examining personnel observe the spine and usually do not have to touch the body. t .m 90.6 Percent Of Juniors Tested Earn Passing Grade n an lays sent the ^ear the sled port !red dly- foit lany onel on fter sion ' the the A total of 290 Junior students passed the reading tests or 90.6 percent and 267 passed the mathematics, or 88.4 percent. In ; ,f|oompetency tests taken by 320 KMHS 11th graders. Director of Instruction Howard Bryant said that five students achieved a perfect score of 120 In reading. Two students achieved a high score of 119 out of a possible 120 '#n mathematics. The median scores were 104.1 In reading and 96.8 In mathematics. Fsilllng the tests were 30 (9.4 per- ce.nt) students on reading and 58 (16.6 percent) on mathematics. Twenty five students failed both parts of the competency tests. Mr. Bryant said that most of the students who failed the tests are In remedial classes and plans are being made so that all who failed will be enrolled In appropriate classes for remediation during the second semester. All over the state 11th graders were administered the tests on Nov. 1-2. Make-up testing was on Nov. 7-9. The Competency Testing Program was legislated In the 1977 General Assembly through House Bill 204. This law provided that, beginning In the (all of 1978, competency testa be administered to all llth grade students In the state as a requirement for graduation. The N.C. Competency Test Is a basic skills test designed to measure minimum compentency, not Ideal achievement. City To Hold Public Hearing Tonight On Funds How will the city spend $388,000 In A i^x> funds for 1979? ^ Public heaxlng to hear citizen Input on the question Is slated for V Tuesday (tonl^t) at 7:30 p. m. In V. .Jnv^^-ICbuncll Chambers at CTtv Hall. Citizens are Invited to submit propossds on how the city should qiend the allocated monies, fourth year for which Kings Mountain has qualified for a total allocation of $4,160,000 In block grants for com munity development from the U. 3. Department of Housing emd Urban Dr. Tom Haggai To Speak Sunday At Central Church Dr. Tom Haggai, author of the religious radio series, "Values For Better Uvlng," will fill the pulpit at the 11 o’clock morning worship hour Jan. 14th at Central United Methodist Church. I A much sought-after speaker In this country today. Dr. Haggai has traveled 300,000 niiles each year and spoken In all 00 states and 21 foreign countries. Throughout the nation, ^many listen to him dally on his ^sponsored radio show, "Values For Better Living.” Interested citizens are Invited to Students Are Seeking Odd Jobs Need anyone to rake leaves and do odd Jobs after school? Kings Mountain Junior High cheerleaders are trying to earn Grover Board Meet Postponed The Janusiry meeting of the Grover Town Board has been rescheduled for Mon., Jan. 16th. aln em kei (or lOUS r. It the I U of are han salt ting Tlte tint I at tely r 60 i In the irgy g it aid, :en- ngs ir." Effort Made To Stop Dropouts Development. The Intent of the Community Development Act Is to assist low and nnoderate income areas through activities designed to help eliminate and prevent slums and bUght, and to provide Improved public facilities and services. Join the local congregation in the special service. funds for new uniforms and are available for after-school duty. Call Mrs. Bailey at 739-8967 to make arrangements. The Town Board meets at 6:30 p. m. In the Town Hall. The North Caroline Association of Educators Is urging Its 60,000 members to Intensify their efforts to keep In school those students who (all the #tate's first competency test. "Even though the (allure rate Is apparently much lower than some had ex pected, educators must re double their efforts to assure that no child Is abandoned," Lloyd S. Isaacs, NCAE executive mid ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING WRFSTLINfr kings MOUNTAIN ” “•^^OOMMUNITY CENTER ^ 1 J kings mountain, N.C.) i MON.. JAN. is 8:15P.M.I T V TUI, Match PAUL JONES -VS- OINO BRAVO * ' BRUTE BERNARD ' - VS- "kLONDIKE^B^L I uS^Nf - vs- MOOSE MUROWSKI & KIM DUC GARY YOUNG - VS - JOE FURR TICKETS ON SALE ATCOMMUNIT\' CENTER I - 3KN. ADM. GEN. ADM. CHn.DRENl ADULTS $200 | , $4.00 UNDER 11 J MID ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING secretary, said. He said NCAE Is con cerned that many students who (all the first com petency test will lose heart and drop out of school. He said the Association Is requesting Its members — particularly high school guidance counselors — to concentrate their efforts to help children who (ailed the first test. Isaacs said NCAE "has no Idea how many students will fail the first test, but one failure Is one (allure too many. He said the Association's Board of Directors — largely comnosed of teachers — has expressed grave concern that the drop-out rate will accelerate sub stantially after the first testing period. “It’s a fact of life that we have too many borderline students, and (allure on this first test could be the llnal ablow (or many of them,” Isaacs, who has endorsed use of the competency test, said. The NCAE executive secretary said failures on the first test are directly traceable to North Carolina’s traditionally low expenditures for public educatlcxi. Isaacs said when the llth graders of today entered first grade North Carolina was spending $464 per pupil on their education and ranked 46th In the nation. He said the state currently spends $1,343 per pupil and ranks 44th in the nation. "Our public school educators have done a tremendous Job with limited resources, and the test results will show that," Isaacs said. He said the per pupil expenditure figure Is the most accurate mea::are of a state’s efforts on behalf of Its schools since It In cludes all books and supplies and staffing. H.L.RUTHJR. KM Man Promoted By Bank H. L. (Jack) Ruth Jr., formerly of Kings Mountain, will become president of Cabarrus Bank and Trust Co. Feb. 1, according to CB&T board of directors. Ruth Is expected to be elected to presidency at the Jan. 18 annual meeting in Concord. Ruth Is an experienced banking executive who Is now Senior Vice President of Southern National Bank of Lumberton. He first Joined SNB In 1966 as vice president and city executive of the Fayet teville office before moving to Lumberton In 1969. He currently serves as president of the North Carolina Bankers Assocla- aon. An active participant In NCBA alfaii s airiCc i^T, he has served as president of the Young Bankers Division, and chairman of the following committees: publication, structural study, nominating and education. He was elected vice president for 1976-77. Rutn bie'^n his'babrlUng career with American Trust Company In 1963 as management trainee, and was vice president of the national division of North Carolina Bank (American Trust’s successor) when he resigned to Join Southern National Bank In 1966. A native of Rock Hill. S. C, Ruth, 48, grew up In Kings Mountain and at tended public schools here. He Is a 1953 graduate of Davidson College where he served as president of the student body, on the varsity football team, belonged to Imlcron Delta Kappa leadership fraternity, and Beta Theta PI social fraternity. He has a graduate certificate from the American Institute of Banking, and Is a 1964 graduate of Stonier Graduate School of Banking where he served on the board of regents for a period of three years. Ruth Is a commissioner to the (Jeneral Assembly of the Presbyterian Qiurch of the U. S., an elder and Sunday School teacher In the First Presbyterian Qiurch, Lumberton. and a trustee of Queens College, Charlotte. He also formerly served as chairman of the Robeson County Boy Scout membership drive, treasurer of the Fayet teville YMCA, president of the Fayetteville Chapter of the North Carolina symphony and president of the Davidson College Wildcat Club. He Is married to the former Betty Kate Jones of Greenwood, S. C., and they have three children, Libby, a 1978 graduate of UNC- Chapel Hill; Trip, a Junior at Davidson: and David, a sophomore at UNC- Wllmtngton. Reports For Duty Marine Corporal Charles T. 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