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VOL, 90, NO, 41 THURSDAY, MAY 24,1979
KlflG9 MOUnTWn MIRROR HGRI^LD
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Storm Brewing
I m S«x •duoattOB programs at Kings
* ™ is<.iiit.tn Junior High cams undsr
fln from a group ct pannts at a
mo panats oharga thoy won not
rmsd of tho opoclal sox
Hodueatlaa programs hold roesntly
undsr tho auspteos of tho aovolsnd
Oounty Hsalth Dopartmont Tho
major objoctlon by tho paronts Is tho
sight and ninth gradon ars bolng
taught by oounty hsalth officials
msthoM of birth control and told
A studonts may visit tho dopartmont In
Shalby to roeolvo "tha plU” without
parontal eonsant.
Ifn. Nolan Seism, a spokosman
tor tbs paront group, said a spoclal
mooting with tho fOngs Mountain
wBrord at Education was roquostsd.
'^Tha mooting last Monday was at-
tMidsd by only tore board mombon,
Mrs. Juno Lso and BIU McDaniel.
IVsd Wtthsn, Junior high principal;
Howard Bryi^, dlroctor of In
struction tor tho district schools;
^Larry Allan, fodoral support
^progruns dlroctor; Wansa Davis,
finanes dlroctor; Halils BlanUm,
schools social sorvleoa dlnctor;
Harris To Speak
^ Kings Mountain Senator J. OUle
Harris will make the principal
address at Memorial Day sorricss
Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. In
Votorans Park of Mountain Rost
Osmstary.
The sorvlco Is sponaorod by the
Oovoland County Veterans OouncU,
of which Rick Moore of Kings
Mbuntaln Is president. ParUclpatlng
Lagloa, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
AM Vets, Disabled American
Veterans, Marine Corps laague and
auxiliaries to tho various
organlaatloiis.
The community la Invited to at-
' tMd.
Mayor John Henry Moas will give
tha welcome. Rev. Gary Bryant,
1|iastor of First Profbytorlan Church,
will give tho Invocation, and the
Kings Mountain Senior High Band,
under direction of Donald Deal, will
play for the singing of *'The National
Anthem” and "Taps”.
^ Bike-A-Thon
1b Saturday
Bicycle riders wlU vie tor prises In
the Kings MounUln Police
Dapartmont’s second arunial Blke-
A-Thon Saturday morning at B a.m.
Robert Dodge said that
bikers are obtaining sponsors this
parking lot
A grand prise of a lO-speed bike
being donated by Cls.’*k Tiro Co. will
go to the biker who raises the most
money for St. Judo’s Hospital, a
Ehoapltal which daals In research of
and treatment of aaUstrophlc
diseases. ChUdren are
treated at St Jude’s no matter the
flnanclal elreumstancos of the
tomlly. Last year's Klhgs Mountain
^BUM-A-Thon raised over M.OOO for
hospital.
Btke-A-Thon toe shlrto wlU go each
participant who raises 336 for the
proJecU and back packs will be
presented to aU bikers who raise as
much as $76 tor tho project, said
yaialrman Dodge.
* Sponsor shseto are available at aU
the schools In the KM District
System or from the Police Depart
ment at City Hall.
Members of the American Legion
Auxiliary, of which Mrs. Jackie
mSaiTstt Is prssldont wUl ssrve
cookies and oold drinks attar the
Tho lO-mlle course will be
marked, said Offleer Dodge, and
^ther offleers of the Police Dopart-
wnant will assist In the event.
Betty Masters, schools nurse; Becky
Summltt and Candy Alberglno,
Junior high PE teachers, also at
tended the meeting.
From tho Cleveland County
Health Department were Jim Hines,
school health coordinator; Nancy
Allen and Barry Bass, department
social workers.
It was pointed out that the county
health department came In to
conduct the sex education programs
at the Junior high at the request of
Melanie Ballard, guidance coun
selor. Mrs. Ballard also attended
Monday's meeting.
Prior to the discussion, the
parents were shown the slides used
hi the sex education programs and
they found no Objection to them.
During the first sex education
program, conducted by Mrs.
Ballard, students with questions
concerning sex were asked to write
down ’’The things that bothered
them.” For the next program Mrs.
Ballard brought In tho health
department officials to answer the
questions and to distribute materials
used In the department’s family
planning programs.
It was during this program, ac
cording to Mrs. Seism, the students
learned of the birth control devices
available by consent forms through
the county health department. This,
according to tho parents. Is most
strongly objected to because
students could sign the forms
themselves or have friends sign
them without parents ever knowing
about It
Hines commented that state law
gives a physician the right to
prescribe birth control pills without
a parent’s knowledge or consent
under certain circumstances. Hines
referred to House Bill ue6, ratified
to 1977.
CXirrently Senate Bill 848 Is being
proposed In Raleigh In which It la
spelled out that local school boards
must review sex education course
materials and approve them prior to
Introduction of the course In schools.
The bill Is being guided toward a
July 1, 1B7B effeettve date.
Hines said sex education
programs are given In all school
systems In CSeveland County ”to
help teach students responsibility
for his or her own actlsns, and to
show the sexually active adolescent
that he or she has a choice, and how
to control and accept their own
feelings.”
This comment brought rebuttal
from two ministers - Rev. Floyd
Seay and Rev. Ralph Staton - at
tending. The ministers contended
health department officials should
have Instructed students that ”aex
before marriage Is wrong,” Instead
at "making them think It was
alright.’ ’
Both Principal Withers and Hines
defended the sex education
programs as currently conducted.
Hines said that aeveland Oounty
sUtistlcs reveal that among Uve
births to teenage mothers under 18-
years of age In 1978, many were for
the second, third and fourth times.
Hines also noted that Infanto bom to
18-14 year old girls ars often bom
with physical or mental deformities,
that the stlU-bom rate Is high. Hines
said abortions also occur frequently
among the same age group.
Records Indicate that currently
there are 13 pregnancies affirmed
among 18-year old glria at Kings
Mountain Junior High.
Hines also denied the health
department programs "encoumge”
young students to engage In sex. He
told the parents that young glrU
seeking the department’s help are
counseled, attended by a nurse,
given a full examination by doctors
and are given a consent form for
birth control devices for paronts or
guardians to sign U the person Is
under 18-years of age.
Several parents were told by their
children they had to attend the sex
education programs. School officials
■aiii all students were told they
would be excused If they found
anything personally objectlonabls to
the programs.
Mrs. Seism said the parenU
wanted to be on "record with the
Kings Mountain education board as
being oppoeed to the method at sex
education now taught We want
them to be aware at our feelings
now, before the next school year
Over Sex Education In KM District Schools
Spring
Band Concert
Set Tonight
The Kings MounUln District
band directors, Donald J. Deal and
Christopher H. Goto, will present the
annual Spring eoneeri May 34 at 8
Mountain Senior High School.
The Central School 7th grade
band, tha Kln*i Mountain Junior
High 8th grade band, KAC.JJl. 9th
grade band, and K.M.8.R8. Blaser
Band will present a program of
mhalc. Admission la fros.
This ooneert will be reewded and
sslectlons of each band wlU be In-
cludsd on tho record. Orders for
these records can be placed from
Doug (iKiwer
Handicapped
..BUYAPOPPY-
Amy Dixon... She Is the 4
Photo by Tom McIntyre
n Is a lint grader at East Elementary SchooL The poppy
r of Mrs. Oharlee wUl be held this Memorkd Weekend.
In. Amyls
Hospital Modernization
Proposal Approved By IPDC
Kings Mountain Hospital’s multl-
mllllon-doUar modernisation
proposal was approved by
Isothermal Planning and
clearinghouse review for a $1,060,830
housing faculty for ths elderly and
handlc^ped.
Project clearance wlU enable
Kings Mountain Hospital to proceed
with seeking a 34,800,000 loan from
Farmer’s Home Administration for
the 38 mlUlon project
Administrator Orady K. Howard
termed the proposed project an
"absolute must” to ths four-county
group which met In RutherfOrdton.
He said the modemisatlon proposal
require a third story on lU new wing
that wUl make aU 103 roome private
with baths and would enlarge
support facUlttes. It Is anticipated
that additional rates to be charged to
patients wUl be used to help repay a
loan.
KlngB Mountain HosplUl’s project
must also clear a detailed
examination by the Western North
Carolina Health Systems Agency
and by other agencies on the health
need of the project. The action by
Isothermal was not given on the
need for ttie project, but was
designed to assure that the hospital
had carried out a planning process
and that Interested agencies had the
opportunity to comment upon the
project.
It suggested that Isothermal
should leave the questton of possible
dupUcatlon of eervlcee to the Health
Systems Agency and tha question of
financing boUi tho Kings Mountain
and a proposed Cleveland Memorial
Hospital project to-the two hospitals
and county commlsalonera. It also
noted that ’’Kings Mountain
Hospital's long range plan recom
mends establishing and maintaining
a close working relationship with the
Citizen 1979
Douglas Cower, husband at tho
former Olnger Payne at Kings
Mountain, was honored May lOth as
North Carolina’s Handicapped
atlsen of the Tear.
The award was presented by
Gkivemor Jim Hunt at an awards
banquet held at McKlminons
Education Center In Raleigh.
The Cowers reside In Winston
Salem where he Is employed by the
Veterans Administration Regional
Office as a Veterans Benefit
Counselor. Cower Is a graduate at
Caston CoUege and received the
Handlc^ped Employe at the Tear
award last year from the Mayor’s
committee in Winston Salem. The
Cowers are parents of a four-year-
old daughter, Klmberty.
Cower Is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Conley Cower at Vandalla, Missouri
and son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Payne of Kings Mountain.
He lost both bands and one leg
while serving In Vietnam.
It was noted that Farmers Home
Administration expects to conduct a
market analysis before the housing
project gets underway because of
some objections to the site, to the hl-
rlse facility and to Its need.
Final Senior Exercises
Beginning Sunday Night
■ exorcises for Kings
n Senior students will begin
, May 37th with the bac-
ite sermon at 8 p.m. In
Church who will Introduce the
speaker; and Rev. Herbert McClain,
pastor of Holiness Church of Cod of
Lawndale, who will pronounce the
benediction.
KMJH Ninth erode Band wUl pUy
for the processional of graduates at
commencement exercises. Tricla
Blalock will give the Invocation,
Elisabeth McClU, vice president of
the Student Participation
Organisation, will give the welcme,
Michael Dean Spears, 8PO
President, wlU present Roy Leon
Pearson, Jr., senior class president
who will present the Class of 1979.
Tricla Blalock, class secretary, will
recognise honor graduates, Cheryl
and other mlnlstera of the com
munity will partlolpate In scripture
readl^ and prayers. Special music
WlU be presented by the KM8HS
Senior Choir.
cues officers wlU lead the June 1
commencement program where
diplomas wUl be awarded by
Principal Forrest Whseler, assisted
by Supt. WUllam Davis and Chief
Marshal LesUe Jean Hambright.
Other ministers partlelpating on
the program for the baccalaureate
ssrvlee wUl be Rev. Richard Plyler,
pastor of Patterson Crove Baptist
Churohwho will give the Invocation;
Rev. Oeorge Neighbors, pastor of
First Church of Nasarsne who read picnic Saturday at Bethware School
tho scripture; Rev. Leroy Cox, Cafeteria.
pastor of East Oold Street Wesleyan Mrs. Ted Ledford, a member of
Leach, class treasurer, wlU present
the class gift and Alex D. Owens,
chairman of the board of education,
wlU make the acceptance. Kenneth
Vance senior class vlce-prssldsnt,
wlU pronounce the benediction.
The Senior Choir, under direction
of Eugene Bumgardner, wlU sing
”I’U Walk With Cod” and ’’Parting
Blessing”.
Junior marshals are Leslie
Hambright, chief; Janet ChUders,
Eric Dixon, Kim Gladden, Kristen
Hagen, Mark Hullender, Robin
Hurdt, Craig Mayes, Cathy Lse
McDaniel, Chip McOUl, Ruth 0111s,
JUUe Owens, Debbls WeUs and Jonl
Wright.
Reunion Saturday
Bethware School alumni who the arrangements committee, said
graduated during the years 1984-80 that former teachers are also Invited
wlU hold the annual spring reunion to Join alumni and the get-to-gether.
— - - - Picnic supper will be served at
:80 p.m. to aU alumni, their
jsbands, wives and friends.
Summer
School Opens
June 18th
School Bells WlU ring Juns iSth tor
students who wlU attend summer
school at Central, KM Junior High
and KM Senior lUgb plants.
At Central and Junior High, where
the term ends Aug. 8, tuition costs
have been cut 60 pereent, to 334 per
student, result of Monday’s action of
the board of education which Is
absorbing ths additional cost with
funds left over from previous
summer schools. Supt. WlUlam
Davis explalnsd the actlan by noting
that tho retention poUcy Is felt
keenly at the Middle Sehoid. ”We
want to help these students move on
to the next grades”, he said.
Although no definite planned
summer schools are scheduled at
tha K-0 plants, several elementary
schools plan summer programs,
according to Supt Davis. The board
voted to "leave to the discretion of
principals” tho organisation of
summer progroms at tha various
reading program for remedial
rituaUons, as does Bethware and
Central School faculties wUl again
bo used tor a gymnasUcs-wrostllng
program which attracts large
lumbers of students eaeh summer.