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Page 2A-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday. July 28, 1983 GIRLS STATE CITIZENS—Angel Allen, left. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Allen, and Jill Plonk. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Plonk, represented the American Legion Auxiliary at the recent week's session of Girls State at UNC-G. They gave a report of their trip at the recent meeting of the Unit and a covered dish supper was served. Education Top Goal In Future After ‘two years of gathering information, analyzing, discuss- ing and planning, the Commis- sion on the Future of North Carolina has outlined its goals and recommendations in a free tabloid newspaper for citizens. “The Future of North Carolina: highlights. the pro- blems existing or anticipated in North Carolina and the goals and recommendations the com- mission has made to prepare for the future. Fifty thousand copies of the tabloid have been printed and are being made available to citizens by the 100 county steer- ing committees that participated in the NC 2000 project. County and city officials and public libraries will also receive copies. Governor James B. Hunt, Jr., w..initiated the NC 2000 project in " June 1981 to identify critical issues for the future and to develop recommendations for addressing these issues. Board Adopts Policy From Page 1-A mont Avenue and Cleveland Avenue if the city will pay the energy bill for the lights. They said the DOT is review- ing the city’s request that the state resurface some of the streets upon which traffic was detoured during the construction of bridges and-North Piedmont and Cleveland Avenues. In other action Monday, the board: * Awarded a bid of $8,385 plus sales tax to Charlotte Ford Trac- tor for one diesel tractor for the curb and sidewalk machine. * Awarded a bid of $10,718.69 to Earl Tindall Ford of Gastonia for a pickup truck for the sewer department. - *Awarded an informal bid of ~ $7,655.93 including sales tax to = Earl Tindall Ford for a pickup - truck for the maintenance department. *Awarded a bid of $8,738.58 - to Earl Tindall Ford for a midsiz- -. ed truck for the Animal Control : Officer. * Authorized advertising for bids for a backhoe for the street department. - *Appointed Mayor Moss and Commissioners Corbet - Nicholson, Norman King and © Curt Gaffney to a committee to : work with the North Carolina - Housing Finance Agency, local - finance institutions and home * builders. *Appointed Moss and Com- missioners Humes Houston and Jim Dickey to a Business Coor- dinating Committee to coor- dinate and stiumate business ac- tivities and governmental cooperation, *Requested that the Utilities Committee—consisting - of Com- missioners Jim Childers, Jim Dickey and City Attorney George Thomasson-work with Southern Bell Telephone Com- pany relative to a pole agree- ment and clearance of telephone poles and lines. The State Goals and Policy Board, consisting of 15 citizens and chaired by Gov. Hunt, now is developing ways to put the goals and recommendations into action. “The Future of North Carolina” tabloid is divided into four sections: People, Economy, Natural Resources and Com- munity, which correspond to the four commission panels. Good quality education is the first concern of the 113,000 citizens who respond to the NC 2000 questionnaire, conducted for the NC 2000 project. The People panel recommended re- evaluating and revising the state’s schools’ curricula to bet- ter prepare students for the future. To reduce poverty, the panel recommended improving aid programs for the state’s poor and disabled citizens. Another recommendation of the panel is to continue increasing helalth care assistance to underserved areas. To maintain a good economic climate, the Economy panel has recommended modifying regula- tions and tax policies that discourage investment in the state. More women can be in- volved in the economy, the Economy panel said in the report, by improving access to day care and encouraging women to take non-traditional jobs. The Natural Resources panel recommended bringing all sources of air and water pollu- tion in compliance with federal regulations, strengthening ef- forts to modernize family farm management and increasing pro- ductivity in natural resource in- dustries while maintaining the natural landscape. Crime is the fourth highest factor needing improvement and the third highest source of dissatisfaction, according to citizen surveys conducted as a part of the NC 2000 project. Crime can be prevented by iden- tifying and correcting social pro- blems that provoke it, the Com- munity panel said in the report. Other recommendations of the panel include improving lines of communication between citizens and government and reviewing and revising tax policies to en- sure fair and adequate taxation while maintaining revenue for services. Through statewide and local organizations, the Commission on the Future completed the NC 2000 project, emphasizing public input and long-range planning. A network of steering commit- tees, one from each of the 100 counties in North Carolina, assured local citizen input. The individual committees met local- ly with citizens and officials to discuss concerns and needs. In July 1982 the committees met with each other at a rétreat in Chapel hill to discuss their fin- dings. The Commission on the Future of North Carolina, head- ed by UNC President William C. Friday, consisted of leaders from business, government, educa- tion, medicine, law and other areas. Thornburg Challenges Candidates To Open Up Political Campaigns ASHEVILLE-Into a crowd of gubernatorial candidates claiming to be without sin, Democrat Lacy Thornburg has cast the first stone. In a bold statement, Thorn- burg not only pledged an open, full disclosure campaign, but also challenged his fellow candidates to do the same. Speaking before . newspaper editors and publishers gathered for the N. C. Press Association convention Friday in Asheville, Thornburg said his campaign was open in every way to the closest scrutiny by the press and therefore the public. “Public confidence in the honesty and integrity of elected officials has been eroded an shaken,” he said. “It is therefore tremendously important that voters know and understand the character and motives of all can- didates for public office.” Political candidated must do more than simply claim the vir- tues of honesty and integrity, he added. “Our actions must make that statement for us.” In challenging the other can- didates to follow his lead by opening their campaigns to full public view, Thornburg said “Government should not operate behind closed doors and neither should we who campaign to lead that government.” He said that in his open cam- paign, he invited the press to come to his campaign office anytime and without notice, ex- amine his personal and campaign records and financial reports, pull open his files, read his cor- respondence, and listen to his telephone conversations and those of his staff. “I invite you to sit in as we make plans,” Thornburg told the press. “I invite you to travel with Amd / gm ” QRH 6G =UPTOWN SHELBY = Visa - Mastercard Welcomed Credit Terms Available Free Parking Free Delivery Sea Y 7” me as I move about the state and I invite you to report on anything you see, read or hear that is in the interests of our citizens.” ? A three-term state legislator from Jackson County, Thorn- burg served for 16 years as a Superior Court judge before resigning in March to campaign for governor. “Having recently stepped down from 16 years on the Superior Court bench, I do not enjoy the advantages of cam- paigning from a highly visible statewide public office, ” he said. “But name recognition, alone, is not sufficient qualification to be North Carolian’s governor.” Thornburg said his reputation for fairness and honesty, his decision-making experience as a judge and his policy-making ex- perience as a legislator qualified him to lead the state better than any other candidate. KM Excellent Again The city of Kings Mountain received notification this week that it has been selected to receive its fourth consecutive Community of Excellence Award. Governor Jim Hunt will pre- sent the award to city officials at 1 oslnens s CG instion NOW AT 10 Aluminum Groups (* g 7 Frame Colors 8 Wrought Iron Groups 8 Frame Colors cl a statewide economic develop- ment conference October 19 in Raleigh. The award is presented to communities. with populations less than 15,000 who have met requirements designed to help them recruit industries. \ % | DISCOUNT OFF GUARANTEE CP Ision “WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD”’ Former Belk-Stevens Location 221 S. Lafayette St. PATIO SHOPPE Ph. 484-2677 SUGG. RETAIL] SERA 1 i ] j 5
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