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ay Rox = Soc 0 s nw no v3 = | tig 8S P-0 « 0 3 ~ 0 3x | NO + 4 © Ot or © oo» 1 < Be 0 TU un jo] | ® VOLUME 95, NUMBER 2 THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1982 KINGS MOUNTAIN, N( A During the first two weeks of 1982, the Kings Mountain area has seen it all weather-wise. The first week of the year featured freezing rain and flooding. : The past. week brought temperatures that ranged from 0. to 70, high winds and finally, the area’s first snow fall of the ‘winter, The weather has affected most citizens. Many have found themselves without power, heat and water, and most public ser- vants have found themselves working overtime. The past week began last Thursday with the temperature hitting 70, and many citizens took the occasion to work out- doors. ; But by Saturday, the temperature was dropping and the wind was picking up speed, and by Sunday the area was in a deep freeze that dipped the temperature to zero. Saturday’s high winds, which, were recorded at over 100 miles per hour at Grandfather Moun- tain, resulted in the destruction of a decorative wall at the old Roses Store in downtown Kings . Mountain. The wall, which was built in 1973, had been bowing for DSA WINNER - Tom Franks, center, physical therapist at Kings Mountain Hospital and a volunteer ih numerous community projects, was honored Saturday as the Kings Mountain Jaycees Young Man of the Year. He is quet. And The Wall Came Tumbl City crew cleans up destroyed wall... Photo by Gary Stewart presented the award by Myers Hambright Jr., left, president of the Jaycees, and H.A, Thomp- son, right, WBT radio personality who was guest speaker for the third annual DSA ban- Franks DSA Winner Kings Mountain Jaycees honored one of their own as Young Man of the Year Saturdy at their annual Distinguished Service Award dinner at the Holiday Inn. ~~ Tom Franks, physical therapist at Kings Mountain Hospital and a volunteer in several Jaycee and other com- munity projects, was selected from: a selection committee of five Jaycees. Franks is the third DSA win- ner since the award was revived three years ago by the Jaycees. Previous winners were Lyn Cheshire and Corky Fulton. In addition to chairing several successful Jaycee projects during the past several years, Franks has served on the board of direc- Josh Hinnant Files For County Commission ' Kings Mountain banker L.E. “Josh” Hinnant filed Monday for reelection to the Cleveland. County Board of Commis- sioners. Hinnant, a Democrat, is the first person to file for a seat on the board. ! A city executive with First Union National Bank of Kings Mountain, Hinnant says the economy will be the biggest issue facing the board in the next four years, and that his experience as a commissioner and as a banker + will be invaluable to the board. Hinnant has served two full. terms and part of another on the county board. He was first elected commissioner in 1972 but failed in a re<lection bid in" 1976. In 1977, he was appointed a 4 JOSH HINNANT to fill the unexpired term of the late B.E.““Pop” Simmons, and he won another full term on the board in 1978. 0 rE. ti od Ct Tors of the Cleveland County Red Cross, is an active leader of the Medical Explorers at Kings * Mountain Hospital, is active in the Kings Mountain Little Theatre and youth activities at Temple Baptist Church and Kings Mountain High School, serving the latter as head athletic trainer. The other DSA nominee was John Cissell ‘of Grover, & park ranger at Kings Mountain Na- tional Military Park and the man who was credited in December of 1980 with saving the life of Grover: School student Kelli Harry after she was struck by a pickup truck in front of the school. Cissell, who was at the school to pick up his children, administered CPR to the youth until emergency medical person- nel arrived and transported. her to the hospital. Cissell is active in the Sierra Club, American Red Cross, An- tioch Volunteer Fire Depart- ment and First Baptist Church of Grover. \ Other award winners included Johnnie Caldwell, Fireman of the Year; Odus Smith, Boss of the Year; Kay Jolly, Young Educator of the Year; Humes Houston, Former Jaycee Award; and Jerry Bell, Outstanding Young Farmer. Caldwell is a volunteer Turn To Page 2-A BR es | Schools Want $ From GC The Kings Mountain School Board Monday night directed Superintendent William Davis to seek extra funds from the Claston County Commissioners for the 198 students who live in Gaston County but attend Kings Mountain schools. Davis pointed out that Gaston has been providing Mountain $100 per student, but he feels Gaston should pay the actual cost of educating the students. Gaston County schools receive $325.91 per student and Cleveland County receives $330.39 per student. Davis said Gaston County has a habit of staying behind in its payments and currently owes: Kings Mountain $12,600 for the 1980-81 school year, He said the system has not received any money for the current school year. The superintendent said Kings Mountain has never requested the actual per pupil expenditure from Gaston. If Kings Mountain were to receive the actual per pupil funds, it would receive almost $65,000 instead of $19,800 ($100 for each student). Davis plans to get an opinion from the state attorney general’s office on whether or not Gaston is required by law to provide the actual costs of educating each student. If so, Davis said he would then make an appeal to the Gaston County commis- sioners. Davis told the board that the school system is “spending down closer than ever before” and would not have any surplus funds to carry into next year’s’ budget. Turn To Page 3-A Breakfast Scheduled Kings Mountain District Schools is sponsoring an industrial-education ' breakfast meeting Tues., Jan. 19 at 7:30 a.m. at the Kings Mountain High School cafeteria. Madeline McElveen, represen- tative of the Governor’s Office of Citizens Affairs, will be the keynote speaker. Approximately 100 industrialists, educators and guests are expected to attend. Superintendent William Davis said that since many of the in- _ terests and concerns of industry and public education are the same, the meeting is intended to explore possibilities for coordina- tion of cfforts and resources. Kings ing Down... in the area. Photo by Gary Stewart PLAY TIME- There's nothing better than a snowfall to br- ing some fun into the lives of youngsters. Three-year-old Cindy Thomas, daughter of Wayne and Rachel Thomas of Kings Mountain, lets go with a snowball during Wednes- day morning's snowfall which dumped around four inches sometime and the city was an- ticipating having to repair it soon. When Saturday afternoon’s high winds got behind it, it leveled it into the pedestrian walkway beside the Blazer Building. The city public works depart- ment was called to the scene and spent several hours during the afternoon and night hauling the debris away. Some of the wall which was left standing was removed by the city for safety reasons. Luckily, no one was in the walkway and no injuries were reported. One small youngster who was in a nearby store had his new bicycle parked beside the building, though, and it was crushed. ! Mayor John Henry Moss said the city had conferred with its at- torney and is considering legal action against the designer of the wall, Crawford Murphy, an ar- chitect from Shelby. The city board, at its meeting Monday night, approved hiring Holland Architects of Shelby to design a new wall, and supervise the construction of it. Following Saturday’s high winds, the temperature began to Turn To Page 3-A City Board Is Seeking Grants From The State the Water and Sewer Committee to negotiate with the Town of Grover and Cleveland County for Grover to tie-on to the Kings The Kings Mountain Board of Commissioners Monday night authorized the city to begin look- ing into the possibility of secur-' ing grants from the State of North Carolina. In the future, most grants will be administered by the states, in- stead of the federal government, and Mayor John Moss told the board that the city needs to begin “making preparations” for - applying for grants. Community Development Director Gene White said the state will begin administering the grants this year, and recommen- dations for guidelines are to be submitted to Governor Hunt by January 17. - The board authorized Moss to submit applications for grants under the Small Cities Program and the Urban Development Ac- tion Grant (UDAG) program. Moss said developing a grant . program will take some time and final submission will be reviewed by the full board before being presented to the state. In other action Monday night, the board: *Approved a contract with WK. Dickson Co. providing for engineering and planning for the Community Development pro- gram. : * Authorized Mayor Moss and Mountain water emergency situations. ; *Re-appointed John L. McGill to the Kings Mountain Housing Authority. *Rejected all bids submitted for covering the gym floor at the National Guard Armory, and approved re-advertisement for bids. *Approved a request from Bradley Builders to rezone pro- perty on Highway 74 from R-20 to Light Industry. Banquet Tuesday The annual Kings Mountain Chamber of Commerce- Merchants Association bnquet will be held Tues., Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn. John Ed Davis, a popular after-dinner entertainer from Shelby, will be in charge of the entertainment. He is retired after serving more than 31 years with the U.S. Department i of Agriculture and has put on his show in six states and two foreign countries, } Ad aa LALO DD ADA DDDLDD OAD DDD L 00s 00 a line for RO im hg A
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