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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1983 KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORT ®
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By JOEL CARPENTER
that - teachers who, presented
the end of the year to offset the
commissioners, which will be a
13 Aides To Lose Jobs
County. Gaston County is re-
time by Cleveland Tech for con-
i i i i isi: i 2 ired' to pay approximately tinuing education classes.
i in Distri have an aide working with them cost of expenditures but this 7% increase over last year’s quire 1 cl
ps Roy Movin D Li will not be totally without the year, we have nothing.” budget. Davis emphasized to $450 per pupil for each pupil The school, still in the hands
day evening and reviewed the
tentative proposed budget for
1983-84. Board members listen-
ed to Superintendent William
Davis as he explained each pro-
posed expenditure of the
$1,261,254 County Appropria-
tion Budget.
The proposed budget figure,
$82,512 more than last year’s
price tag, will cause some belt
tightening throughout the school
system. As the result of cutting
expenditures, 13 teacher aides
will not be re-hired in the coming
Davis explained
assistance of an aide, but an
aide’s time would be proportion-
ed out differently. Davis pointed
out to board members that 85%
of the total budget is in person-
nel and that is where the major
cuts will have to occur. Despite
the removal of the 13 aides, the
new budget is constructed to in-
clude a 5% pay increase for
school employees.
“We're almost living on a
month to month basis with a
zero fund balance,” Davis told
board members. “In the previous
years, we have had a surplus at
Davis cited several reasons for
the lack of sufficient remaining
funds. The Board expects
$30,000 less earnings on funds
because of the declining interest
rates. The Board also expects to
receive $23,769 less through the
State Vocational Program:
The - proposed budget, which
will be presented to the County
commissioners for their ap-
proval, leaves no money for the
expansion of improvements of
present programs. Board
members are optimistic about
getting entire increase from the
Jerry Ledford Resigns
School Board Position
Jerry Ledford resigned Tues-
day as a member of the Kings
Mountain District Schools
Lineberger’s
teint: will be
available for two years and Led-
ford’s seat will be available for
board members that this year’s
projected budget is not padded
in any way and that all of the
money requested is needed.
. Board “members discussed
‘several different options for the
acquisition of new funds. An in-
crease in the Supportive Tax was
brought under discussion. A 2°
to 3° increase in the tax would be
needed to make any type of
substantial difference of incom-
ing funds. A 3° tax would bring
in an estimated $100,000. The
board is also expecting some
funds to come in from Gaston
that lives in Gaston County but
goes to school in Kings Moun-
tain. Approximately 180
students fall into this category.
This would bring in more than
$80,000.
Also slated on Monday night’s
agenda was the possible sale of
the Compact School property.
The school, located near Grover,
was last used in 1973. The
school, the site of original Com-
pact High School and in its latter
years the site of classes for
special education students. The
building was also used at one
of the Kings Mountain School
District, requires up-keep costs
although it is not being used.
The windows have been covered
with plywood to try to prevent
any vandalism and the roof has
required several repairs to ‘stop
leaks. Board members listened to
the town’s attorney, Scott
Cloniger, as he presented the
legalities that would be required
if the sale of the property was ap-
proved.
If the school and the property
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Cancer
Board of Education four years. Lineberger also R
Ledford served just over a recently resigned from the
board.
year of the six-year term to
which he was elected in
November of 1981.
The only seat not becoming
vacant this fall will be that of.
chairman June Lee.
In a letter to Superintendent rier
Bill Davis,” Ledford cited “in- Superintendent Davis said he
+f creasing pressures in time and did not know if the board would
work” as his reasons for Stepping
down.
Ledford, whose job with a
{ Gastonia company requires that
h STA time out of town,
appoint someone to replace Led-
ford since the election is just
around the corner. He said he
has checked with State Election
officials and the board does not
have to make an appointment.
serve with the board.”
Ledford’s resignation will
make the upcoming fall school
board election unique in that
four of the five seats will be up
for grabs. The board has
operated the past several years
on a staggered six-year term
system, with no more than two
members coming up for election
in any one year,
Candidates for the board will
have a wide choice. Two seats,
those held by Bill McDaniel and
Kyle Smith, will be available for
six years. The seat held by Paul
Hord, who was recently ap-
pointed to fill a year of the re-
maining three years of Harold
Attorney Advises Against
First Street Speed Breakers
The City Board of Commis-
sioners was advised Monday
night by City Attorney George
* Thomasson said it would “set
a precedent, and if you put them
on First Street, many other
Thomasson not to place speed
breakers on First Street.
Citizens of the First Street
area recently requested that the
city construct speed breakers in
the street to help slow traffic in
the area.
Thomasson, who checked the
legality of the matter with Doug
Johnson of the State Attorney
General’s office, said it is legal
for the city to construct the
breakers, but it is not a good
practice.
CHECK FOREIGN LANDS - Members of the
Friendship Force committee located countries
on the world globe which area citizens may
* visit this summer during the annual Friend-
citizens will request
throughout the city.”
Thomasson also said Johnson
advised him that the city could
be liable for any accidents, pro-
perty damage or personal in-
juries caused by the breakers.
“The city should look to other
methods of controlling traffic,
such as lower speed limits or
beefed up patrol of the area,”
Thomasson said.
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them
board since it’s so close to elec-
tion time.”
Persons seeking Ledford’s and
Smith’s seats must live inside the
city limits of Kings Mountain.
Persons who live outside the city
may seek McDaniel’s and Hord’s
seats. :
Lenten
Service
Wednesday
A mid-week Lenten service
will be held. Wednesday from
12:05 until 1 p.m. at Central
United Methodist Church,
Rev. Harwood Smith, pastor
of St. Matthew’s Y utheran
Church, will be the worship
leader and Rev. Gerald Weeks,
pastor of Resurrection Lutheran
Church, will bring the message.
A light lunch will be served at
12:30. A minimum one dollar
donation is asked for each lunch.
The community is invited to
attend.
Photo by Gary Stewart
ship Force exchange program. Left to right are
Mrs. Sara Griffin, Charles Hamilton, Lee
Crosby. Betty Gamble, Lynne Mauney and
Mrs. Charles Carpenter.
IN THE POKIE - Kings Mountain Police Chief
Jackie Barrett, right. escorts a handcuffed
Mayor John Henry Moss to the pokie Tuesday.
Already in the jail are Jonas Bridges. lefts
manager of WKMT Radio. and L.E. “Josh” Hin-
nant, Cleveland County Commissioner and
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JERRY LEDFORD
Photo by Gor Stewart
local banker. The three were jailed to let the
public know what it'll be like for many area
citizens Thursday and Friday. March 24 and
25. when a jail-a-thon will be held at the old
First Union National Bank building to raise
money for the American Cancer Society.
Cancer Jail-A-Thon
Scheduled Next Week
Wanted: Bosses,
other local residents to serve
time in a mock jail at the 1983
jail-a-thon to be held Thursday
and Friday, March 24 and 25, in
the old First Union National
Bank building at the corner of
West Mountain Street and Bat- -
. tleground Avenue.
The jail-a-thon is sponsored by
the Cleveland County Unit of
the American Cancer Society
and is being done in the spirit of
fun.
Anyone contributing $25 or
employees,
husbands, wives, teachers, and
rested may make arrangements
for the arrest by calling 739-8219
more to the cancer fund may
have someone tagged an
“outlaw” and have him arrest by
an off-duty policeman. He will
be read his ‘rights of health”, a
humorous and informative
speech about health care, and
will then be handcuffed and sent
to the mock jail set up inside the
bank building.
Judges will try him and set
bail. He must then get on the
telephone and solicit pledges
totaling the amount of bail
before he is set free.
Persons wanting someone ar-
or: 739-7589 between 10 a.m.
and 1 p.m. and 24 p.m. through
next Wednesday. Of course, ar-
rangements can also be made on
the two days of the jail-a-thon by
calling those same numbers.
Persons who pay $25 to have
someone arrested do not have to
be identified to those who are be-
ing arrested. So, if you’d like to
stick it to your boss or someone
else, you can do so without fear.
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Here’s Your Chance
To Travel Abroad
Do you (a) Love to travel (b)
Enjoy meeting people? (c) Enjoy
new experiences? d) All of the
above?
If you answered (d) then the
Friendship Force might your
ticket to a difference travel ex-
perience.
A group of 40 representatives
from a city in Western Europe
will arrive in the Kings Moun-
tainGastonia area during the
week of July 10. The trip is dif-
ferent because the represen-
tatives will be staying in homes-
for at least a portion of the 14
day period. For that reason,
these representatives are called
ambassadors.
The specific city has not been
announced. The purpose for the
secrecy is that ambassadors from
Europe and Kings Mountain
must agree to take the trip
regardless of the destination.
The point of the program is
friendship and cultural ex-
change.
Individuals, couples and
children may participate. A
cross-section of representatives
will be selected to participate.
Hosts and ambassdors are
matched according to age, oc-
cupation and interests. Applica-
tion involves a personal inter-
view.
A two week trip for Kings
Mountain/Gastonia am-
bassadors to western Europe is
scheduled for September 16. The
cost of airfare will be approx-
imately $725.00.
The trip is divided into two
phases. An ambassador stays
with a host or host family for
half the visit and then has the
option of either staying with a
second host or traveling in-
dependently.
During the visit, ambassadors
are encouraged to follow their
hosts’ daily patterns, including
shopping and going to work.
Language workshops are be-
ing planned to help prepare hosts
and ambassadors for the ex-
change. Once the selection pro-
cess in competed, the destination
will be announced.
The Friendship Force, Inc. is
a non-profit, private organiza-
tion. Over 30 counties on five
continents have participated in
Friendship Force exhanges, in-
cluding Brazil, Germany, Italy,
Korea, Belgium, Japan, and
England. ;
Applicants from Gastonia and
Kings Mountain may interview
March 24 from 6-8 p.m. at First
United Methodist Church, 190
East Franklin Boulevard,
Gastonia; March 26 from 10
a.m. through 1 p.m. at First
United Methodist Church in
Gastonia; and March 28 from
6-8 p.m. at First Presbyterian
Church, 111 East King Street,
Kings Mountain.
For more information call Lee
Crosby at 739-1120 or Susan
Huntley at 865-2713.
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