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Bennett said 997 of the over 1,100 signatures were those of voters who were registered as of February 24, the date the petition was obtained by the wet forces. Members of the City Elections Board, assisted by one city and one county registrar, began updating their registration books and verifying signatures Monday. The process was completed Tuesday afternoon. “It would have been easier, but the last time we picked up the coun- ty registration was in September of 1981. They don’t like for you to come in and update your books unless you're going to have an elec- tion,” Bennett said. The Board had received a request from the Positive Action League, which is opposing the sale of alcohol, to have an observer present dur- ing the verification process. But at the advice of State Elections Board Chairman Alex Brock, that request was denied. “The petition is a matter of public record, and anyone wanting to see them can at the Elections Board’s convenience,” Bennett said. “But you just can’t have people looking over your shoulder. I explained that to Rev. Eugene Land (chairman of the dry forces) and he understood.” Bennett said both sides will be allowed to have observers present during the vote counting process, “but they’re supposed to sit 10 to 20 feet back. If they’re right over your shoulder, they’re in the way,” he said. Persons who are not registered to vote are still eligible to vote, if they register soon, Bennett said. The deadline for registering will be about a month prior to the election date. Bennett also advises that anyone who has changed addresses must 1 4 ; won’t be eligible to vote in any upcoming election. Those persons should call the County Elections Board to learn the proper procedure for changing addresses. “Some people come back year after year and still haven’t changed their addresses,” Bennett said. “I can’t stress enough that when people move from one precinct to another, they must change their addresses on the registration books.” The upcoming ABC election will be Kings Mountain’s third in the past 17 years. In 1967, an ABC vote failed by a vote of 1,411 against to 1,091 for. In 1975, it failed by a vote of 1,471 against to 1,310 for. In a vote for malt beverages and wine, the vote was 1,499 against to 1,267 for. The ballot will ask for three votes: For or against the sale of malt beverages for off-premises consumption, for or against the sale of un- fortified wine for off-premises consumption, and the establishment of an ABC store. KM Man Reported Missing Kings Mountain police are searching for a 37-year-old Kings Mountain man who has been missing since Satur- day. Donald Clyde Wray of 527 Baker Street left his home Saturday at 1 p.m. to walk to his job at Tultex, but he never arrived at work. He has not been heard from since. According to his wife, Wray has cancer and needs medicine to prevent internal bleeding. He did not take his he had been “very depressed “and keeping to himself for | more than two weeks.” Wray is five feet seven and has light brown curly hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a tan T-shirt with a pocket on the left side, Levi dungarees and Cuga tennis shoes. He weighs about 140 pounds. Anyone who has seen Wray or has any information about him should call the Kings Mountain Police Department at 739-3636. medicine with him. She said | : RECEPTION There will be a reception honoring the Rev. Gerald Weeks and his family Sunday from 34:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Resurrection Lutheran Church. All members and friends are invited. The Weeks. will be moving to Hickory soon. 15% TOP TEAC HER - Donald Deal, right, make those changes known to the County Elections Board, or they _ Photo by Gary Stewart band director at Kings Mountain High School, receives the first annual Excellence in Teaching Award from Principal Bob McRae during Tuesday's Top Ten Academic Banquet at the KMHS cafeteria. No Upset Bids Offered On Compact No upset bids have been of- fered for the old Compact School property, which is for sale by the Kings Mountain Board of Education. Warren Reynolds of Kings Mountain bid $50,000 for the 6.2804 acres of land and buildings at a public auction last week. Persons interested in topp- ing his bid have only until 5 p.m. Friday to do so. Superintendent Bill Davis said he’s confident someone will offer an upset bid by Friday. “I'll be disappointed if we don’t get an upset bid,” he said. “If an upset is not offered, I'm sure the board will discuss the $50,000 offer at its June 13 meeting, but I’m sure there will be a negative reaction.” It the bid is upset, the school system will have to re-advertise the property and set another public auction. That process can continue as long as upset bids are offered. The upset bid must be at least $52,250. The Compact buildings con- tain 26,779 feet of space. Buildings include two classroom Turn To Page 4-A KM BAND PERFORMS - The Kings Mountain Senior High School band is pictured here per- forming recently at the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom in the daily Mickey Mouse Character Parade on Main Street, U.S.A. The band makes the trip to Florida every three years, giving each high school band student an opportunity to go to Florida once during his high school career. (Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Productions 1983. Donald Deal Wins Teaching Excellence Donald Deal, band director at Kings Mountain Senior High School, received the first annual Excellence in Teaching Award Tuesday night at the third an- nual Top Ten Academic Awards Banquet at the KMHS cafeteria. ~~ The banquet, sponsored by ‘the school, Branch Banking and Trust Company, First Citizens Bank, First Union National Bank, Home Federal Savings and Loan, and First Federal Sav- ings and Loan, honored the top 10 students from the sophomore, SC as been band director at Kings Mountain for the past 15 years. His bands have won superior ratings in the hardest category of music for the past seven years. Prior to coming to Kings Mountain, Deal was band direc- tor at Bessemer City High School for seven years. During two of those years, he also serv- ed as BCHS principal. He also taught two years in Lincolnton, one year in Rowan County and six years at Dallas High School. He is a graduate of Lenoir Rhyne College and holds a Master’s Degree from Ap- palachian State University. He and his wife, Betty Ann, have two sons, Joe and John. Tom Bradbury, executive editor of the Charlotte News, was guest speaker. School Superintendent William Davis also spoke briefly and assistant principals Jacqueline Lavender and Blaine Froneberger assisted Sales To Benefit Burned Victim There will be a benefit coffee break and yard sale beginning Friday at 4 p.m. and lasting until Sunday at 6 p.m. at 210 York Road, across from City Auto and Truck Parts. All proceeds will go to help pay funeral and other expenses of Nancy Biddix Martin of Kings Mountain. Mrs. Martin’s two children died in a house fire on Broad Street several months ago and she was severely burned. The family had no insurance. Anyone with any items to donate may call Betty Jones at 739-8954 or Lucille Peterson at 739-5317 by Thursday night. Items can be picked up. The coffee break and yard sale are sponsored by the Kings Mountain REACT. BAND CONCERT The Kings Mountain District School bands will present their annual spring concert Thurs., May 26 at 8 p.m. at Barnes Auditorium. Bands performing will be the Central School Seventh Grade Band, the Junior High Eighth Grade Band, Junior High Ninth Grade Band and Senior High Blazer Band. They will play traditional and popular band music. The public is invited and admission is free. McRae in giving out plaques to the honored students. The idea of an academic awards fete grew out of a con- ference with teachers during McRae’s first year at KMHS. McRae said the banquet might have to grow in the coming years to include the top 15 or 20 students from each class. “In one class honored here tonight, a student had to carry an A average to qualify for the top 10,” McRae said. “Over half | of the students honored have 9, tL have re ‘a high level of academic excellence. “High school has changed a lot from when most adults were there,” McRae added. “It’s a lit- tle harder than it used to be, plus these students honored have taken hard course and have done quite well.” ; Some of the members of the senior class honored Tuesday ranked in the top 10 of their class all three years in high school. “They represent not only ex- cellence in the classroom, but ex- cellence in everything they do at the high school and in their lives in the community,” McRae said. Kelly Goodson, grand- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamrick of Kings Mountain, received a special award for mak- ing all A’s during her entire high school career. Her sister, junior Kim Goodson, was also one of the honored students. Seniors honored included Mark Cloninger, Sharon Dilling, eeler, Tim Plonk, and Diane Warmoth. Juniors included Susan Big- gers, Lisa Birskovich, Tracy Bolin, James Ellison, Kim Good- son, Joy McCoy, Eva McKin- ney, Saranan Murray, Jill Plonk, Joy Queen and Tracy Scism. Sophomores were Shane Barnes, Angela Blackwell, Liza Blanton, Toni Goforth, Richard Gold, April Hoyle, Kevin In- gram, David Lovelace, Stephanie Moss, Karen Penner, Vickie Sims and Robin Warlick. Shriners Weekend Was A Big Success The first annual Shriners Weekend, sponsored by the White Plains. Shrine Club of Kings Mountain, was termed a huge success. The Shriners, who organized last November, held a barbecue sale Saturday morning and after- noon, rode in a parade downtown which featured Lieutenant Governor Jimmy Green as marshal, and sponsored a successful three-day softball tournament whic drew some of the top slowpitch teams from the two Carolinas. The Shriners will ‘announce their profits as soon as possible, Shriner Carl Champion said. It’s anticipated the events raised several thousand dollars for the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children in Greenville, S.C. Champion issued a public apology for running out of barbecue and said that anyone Turn To Page 4-A Funeral Services Held For Mrs. 0.0. Walker Maude Rhea Walker, 83, of 614 Hillside Drive, Kings Moun- tain, died Thursday at 6:20 a.m. at Kings Mountain Hospital. A native of Kings Mountain, she was the daughter of the late James Monroe and Lenora Dover Rhea, and the wife of the late 0.0. Walker. Mrs. Walker was Kings Mountain’s first woman city commissioner, having been ap- ‘pointed to the position after the death of her husband. She was a charter member of Kings Moun- tain Baptist Church and 123 Eastern Star, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and a member of the Kings Moun- tain Little Theatre. She is daughter, Mrs. Joe Ann McDaniel of Kings Mountain; and one granddaughter, Sheryl Brown of Charlotte. Services were conducted Saturday at 4 p.m. at Kings survived by her MRS. MAUDE WALKER Mountain Baptist Church by the Rev. J.C. Goare. Burial was in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Kings Mountain Little Theatre. by iit lis, David a Thombs
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