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| VOLUME 95, NUMBER 3 THURSDAY. JANUARY 21, 1982 "KINGS MOUNTAIN, NOR <
| WHAT'S GOING ON! Concerned Citizens! 4
Did n ’t you know...... Who Are They And Where Did They Get Their Info?
In December, three members
of the Kings Mountain Board of
Commissioners—-Jim Childers,
Norman King and Bill Grissom—
attended a meeting of the Na-
The Tax Payers are paying for unnecessary trips for the same 3 council
members 1-4-5! Even one trip for No. 5 with only 2 weeks left in office!
How can people go in an request $2,490.44 to take a trip to Detroit, Michigan,
Charlotte, N. C.!
CONCERNED CITIZENS!
when only a couple of weeks before the same type meeting was held in
Matters such as this should be voted on and approved by the entire Board!
Why is it always the same 3 people taking these trips!
Why and How after all expenses have been paid can these people come back
and request more money and get it?!
There have been trips made to San Francisco, Las Vegas, Atlanta and
possibly many other places. STILL THE SAME 3 PEOPLE!
Do you realize how much this is costing the Citizens as Taxpayers for such as
this to go on, with absolutely no benefit to the citizens.
THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED UNLESS APPROVED BY
THE ENTIRE BOARD OF COUNCIL MEMBERS!
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tional League of Cities in
Detroit.
Since their return, an unsign-
ed flyer which carries only the
name of “Concerned Citizens”
has been circulating around
town questioning why the com-
missioners went on. a
necessary” trip which cost the
taxpayers $2,490.44. :
The criticism has upset the
commissioners, who claim the
trip was necessary and was taken
for the benefit of the citizens of
Kings Mountain.
The flyer, pictured at the left
of this article, criticizes the com-
missioners on several points, in-
cluding;
*District Five Commissioner
Grissom’ had only two weeks re-
maining in office. He did not
seek re-election in the November
election.
*Why did the commissioners
‘“un-
JIM CHILDERS
go to Detroit only a couple of
weeks before the same type
meeting was held in Charlotte.
*Such trips should be approv-
ed by the entire board, and the
same three commissioners
always take the trips.
*The trips cost the taxpayers
NORMAN KING
and the citizens receive absolute-
ly no benefits.
The commissioners claim the
entire flyer is false with one ex-
ception. Grissom did have only
two weeks remaining in office.
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OFFICERS - Pictured above are the officers
of the Kings Mountain Chamber of Commerce
and Merchants Association for 1982. Left to
Photo by Gary Stewart
right Corky Fulton, first vice president; Larry
Hamrick Jr., president; Burris Ramey. second
vice president: and Larry Beasley, treasurer.
McGill Re-Appointed
To Housing Authority
John McGill, retired Kings
Mountain druggist, has been re-
appointed by the City Board of
Commissioners as chairman of
the Kings Mountain Housing
Authority.
McGill has served as chair-
man of the authority for 15
years.
“We're real happy that he has
accepted re-appointment, and
that he continues to be active in
humanitarian activities,” Mayor
John Moss said.
McGill recently completed 10
years on the Kings Mountain
Hospital Board of Trustees. Dur-
ing that time, the hospital began
a major expansion program
which will make it one of the
nicest facilities in the southeast.
He serves on the Board of
Costner Files Again
For County Sheriff
. Cleveland County Sheriff
Dale Costner re-filed for office
Monday at the Cleveland Coun-
ty Board of Elections.
Following Costner’s filing last
Tuesday at the Cleveland Coun-
ty Law Enforcement Center,
members of the Board of Elec-
tions publicly stated they were
upset that employees of the
board of elections closed the of-
fice and went to Costner’s press
‘conference for the filing.
Costner had called the press
conference, and many of his sup-
porters and county employees at-
tended it. -
Some questions arose about
the legality of filing at some
place other than the board of
elections. .
Costner said he felt there was
nothing illegal about filing at the
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Law Enforcement Center, but
he re-filed to erase any doubts.
Trustees of the Cleveland Coun-
ty Agency for the Aging and is
active in many activities at Er-
skine College in Due West, S.C.
He is a member of Boyce
Memorial A.R.P. Church, where
he has served as a ruling elder for
a number of years and is the im-
mediate past chairman fo the
Missions Committee. He serves
on the Board of Trustees, is a
former Sabbath School Teacher
and Youth Director, and was ac-
tive in the church’s building pro-
gram several years ago. !
Schedule
Changes
Last week’s snowfall resulted
in several changes in the 1981-82
Kings Mountain District Schools
schedule. «©
Students were out of school
three days.
Two of the days were made up
Monday and Tuesday of this
week, which were originally
scheduled as teacher work days.
The work days, however, must
still be made up by the teachers.
There will be one teacher
work day scheduled for Mon.,
Jan. 25. Students will not attend
school that day. :
Report cards will be issued on
Thurs., Jan. 28.
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Larry Hamrick Jr. has been re-
elected president of the Kings
Mountain : Chamber of Com-
merce and Merchants Associa-
tion for 1982,
Hamrick
Burris Ramey was re-clected se-
cond vice president. Larry
Beasley was elected treasurer.
The group held its annual din-
ner Tuesday night at the Holi-
day Inn, at which time Hamrick
reviewed the success of 1981 and
set goals for the coming year.
John Ed Davis of Shelby, a
retired employee of the U.S.
.. Department of Agriculture, pro-
vided the entertainment.
Hamrick pointed out that the
association’s membership grew
by five percent last year, but ad-
ded “I feel sure this year we can
see at least a 15 percent gain.”
is. _ smoloved by
re-elected first vice % president and
The group is in the process of
developing a newcomer kit con-
taining information about Kings
Mountain and predicted it
would be available in 1982. He
said the project is cc
DP:
Hamrick said the association is
in the process of trying to obtain
land on which to construct a
new building. It is currently
housed at the old City Hall but
the city plans to turn that
building into a Law Enforce-
ment Center.
Other successful projects in
1981 included an insurance
seminar, an industrial survey,
and co-sponsorship of the Kings
Mountain Christmas parade,
which Hamrick called the best
ever.
He also stated that the associa-
tion has been in touch with local
Chamber Eyes Good Year
legislators: “concerning matters
pertinent-to us” and that last
year’s operating budget was suc-\
- cessful. He said dues will remain
the same this year.
Retiring members of the board |
of directors were given special
certificates of appreciation. They
* included Jim Potter, John Ma-
jor, Dan Honeycutt and Alan
Propst.
"The current board includes
Doyle Campbell, Burris Ramey,
Gary Whitaker and Larry
Hamrick Jr., Class of 1983; W.S.
Fulton III, Larry Wood, Andy
Neisler and Bill Grissom, with
terms expiring in 1984; and Bob
Webster, Bob Bridges, Larry
Beasley and Richard Barnett,
Class of 1985.
WHEEEEEE! -
Snow and a day's vacation
from school are all youngsters need to have
loads of fun. Residents of Bridges Drive are
pictured above sledding down a deep hill on
Sims Street during last week's snow, which
of it away.
dumped 7% inches in the area on Wednesday
and Thursday. Some of the snow was still:
hanging around until the middle of this week
when the temperature rose ;and melted most
Photo by Gary Stewart
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