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Chase Here Friday For Homecoming See Page 1-B LAST WEEKS FOOTBALL CONTEST $100 WINNER DEAN PROCTOR Route 1, Box 967 - Grover, N.C Fa *uUjlpW sburty *S 001 f JUOWPD Td 9808¢ * DAY AxexqT1 TeTAOWSaR Aauney THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1983 KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA VOL. 96 NUMBER 44 IA THA - * ¥ fey INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE TAKES SPECIAL TOUR...Gilbert L. Ziegler. Chairman of the Board, and Consultant F. Robert Lally take Mayor John Moss and Tom Tate, Co-Chairmen of the In- dustrial Committee. on a special plant tour of the Alken Ziegler Carbide Plant last week. prior to beginning production Monday. PHOTO BY GAIL SHYTLE Ziegler Starts Production Alken-Ziegler Carbide Pro- ducts started production Mon- day with a staff of 10 employees in the old Carmet Industrial site. Headed by Gilbert L. Ziegler, the plant will continue produc- tion of coal mining tools. Other product lines will include road Foote Mineral Receives Award Foote Mineral Company of Kings Mountain received an award Wednesday for its in- volvement in mathematics and ‘science education in North T@urolina. The award was made at a luncheon in Raleigh at the © North Carolina Museum of Art, hosted by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. and the state’s Business Committee for Math/Science Education. The firm was among eight other North Carolina Businesses and groups recognized for their outstanding contributions to the two educational fields. Foote has sponsored the Kings Mountain Junior High Science Fair for the past six years and has given tours, film presentations, and discussions at the event. The firm also supports other Kings Mountain scholastic events. Larry Wood accepted the award for Foote Mineral Com- pany. The awards are the first given by the Cemmittee, head:d' by Barclays American Corporation ‘Chairman Bland W. Worley, and made up of business leaders, and representatives from local educational systems, the State Department of Public Instruc- tion, and colleges and univer- sities statewide. Governor Hunt formed the Committee in 1982, challeging its members to increase the level of involvement among business in local and state mathematics and science programs. Sixteen North Carolina teachers were also recognized at the luncheon for excellence in math and science education. son. Photo by Gary Stewart FUTURE FIREMAN? - Robbie Dalton, son of Mike and Vickie Dalton of the Patterson Grove Community and a kindergarten student at Bethware School, thought it would be nice to try on a firefighters gear Friday during a fire safety program given at the school by members of the Kings Mountain Fire Depart- ment. He gets a helping hand from his teacher, Mary Ann Gib- planing bits and snow plow blades with carbide tips. Ziegler hopes to employ up to 50 employees once full produc- tion is in progress. Currently they are not accepting applica- tions,but hope to call in many of the employees formerly employed by Carmet. Positions will be open for machinist and for brazing and assembly person- nel. “The carbide plant will use up to 70,000 square feet cf the ex- ising building Ziegler plans to tedie the executive, office buiiding, which holds 10,000 square feet. He also hopes to lease approximately 70,000 square feet of the old Carmet plant for industrial use. Mayor Moss and Tom Tate, Co-Chairmen of the Industrial Committee, took a tour of the plant last week and officially welcomed the Ziegler outfit into the community. 100 Attend Division Meeting Over 100 American Legion Auxiliary members represented the Fifth Division attended the annual Fall meeting Saturday in Kings Mountain at Otis D. Green Post 155. Mrs. Rupert Cole of Sanford, state president, presented the keynote address and Mrs. Anna J. Bailey of Salisbury, state vice president and membership chair- man, led the membership rally. Senator J. Ollie Harris of Kings Mountain, Post Com- mander Randall Elgin and Kings Mountain Mayor John Henry Moss brought greetings. Special patriotic music was presented by Mrs. Larry Wood, sixth grade teacher at Centarl School, who was assisted by some of her students in presenting “Why I'm Glad To Be An American.” Mrs. Wood led the group in the sing- ing of the National Anthem and sang a medley of patriotic numbers including “This House I Live In”. She also sang “One Continued On Page 8 FRANKS AND CAMPBELL CALL FOR RUNOFF Ronnie Franks called for run off Monday, against Corbett Nicholson, District III incum- bent. Reverend M.L. Campbell also called another election against Norman King, District IV Commissioner, according to Luther Bennett, Chairman of the Election Board. The run-off will take place in the same east and west voting precincts on November 8 between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. United Way Receives United Way Directors reported a total of $32,443 in pledges at their report meeting this past Monday, reaching 46 percent of the $71,000 goal. With almost three weeks left before the November 7 deadline, Campaign Directors remain op- tomistic they will have a victory to report. Larry Wood, Kings Mountain United Fund Presi- dent, was encoraged by the results and expects to reach the goal in advance of the deadline. He also wanted to encourage people to keep pledging. Becky Scism reported $1,695 1 he A Dd day. Pictured leit to right arcddlaVon i Tyson: and Larry Wood, President of Kirigs Mountain United Way Fund. in pledges for the Advanced Gifts and Correspondence Divi- sion which met 49 percent of their goal. Connie Putnam reported $1,716 in pledges for the City of Kings Mountain meeting 35 percent of their goal. Larry Hamrick reported $1,695 for the Commercial Division, reaching 22 percent of their $7,000 goal. Ronnie Bagwell reported $6,327.38 for the Hospital Division, meeting 211 percent of their goal. Greg Birscovitch reported $16,500 in pledges for the Industrial Divi- sion, reaching 35 percent of their $32,443 In Pledges goal. Bill Tyson of the Ministerial Division reported $1,260 in pledges, meeting 39 percent of their goal. The last group, the School Division head- ed by Director Betty Gamble, reported $3,725 in contribu- tions, putting them at 114 per- cent of their goal. Anyone who has not been solicited and wishes to make a pledge should contact Becky Scism at 739-4589 or mail a con- tribution to PO Box 192 in Kings Mountain. » Es ison : IAG «on "UNITED WAY CAMPEIGN DIRECTORS, discuss progress of current drive at ripori - Moa Strickland; William Davis, Campaign Chairman: Bill Jobless Receive Assistance Dislocated Workers will receive up to $100,000 in local assistance under the new Job Training Partnership Act, which went into effect October I. Cleveland county jobless who have been long term unemployed may be eligible for assistance under the “Dislocated Workers Program” according to the Employment Security Com- mission of North Carolina. This program is set up to provide job training and related assitance to the people who have lost their jobs or who have been laid off due to the economic conditions of the past recession. According to Stella Carroll, Employment Interviewer at the Kings Mountain’s dirt track race fans. Smith was able to walk away with the world title and $50,000 of the $100,000 purse at the Jim Dunn Memorial Dirt Track at Pennsboro, West Virginia on October 16. race,” Smith stated. “We've been able to have some real good luck at Pennsboro.” Smith has ran at the scenic countryside dirt track the past three years. he place 5th in the Dunn Memorial Race and the year before he placed 2nd. Last month, he also won the Hillbilly 100,814,000), and the Mixed Sprint Car Race earlier this year. He also won the Hillbilly 100 in 1981, the first year he raced at Pennsboro. Smith currently ranks 2nd in National Series for the whole season. World Championship Race held “We're real pleased to win this Last year Shelby Employment Office, “We need employer participation in order for the program to get off to a good start.” Under the new program, employers would be eligible for an actual reimburse- ment of up to 50 percent of ac- tual training cost for wages earn- ed during employee training period. Jobless workers may qualify for this program if 1) they have been terminated or laid off, are eligible for Unemployment In- surance Benefits, and are unlike- ly to return to their previous in- dustry or occupation; 2) they were terminated or laid off due to a permanent closure of a plant; 3) they have been long Smith Wins World Title Freddie Smith won. the World Cham- pionship at the Pennsboro race track this past Sunday before a crowd of approximately 15,000 termed unemployed and have limited opportunity for re- employment in area in which they reside, which includesthe older individual where age is a definate barrier; and 4)they receive permanent lay off or ter- mination prior to application to program. Applications and information for this program may be obtain- ed through the Employment Security Commission at 501 N. Lafayette Street in Shelby. The program is currently funded through June 30, 1984 and will be available to Cleveland County residents who meet the above criteria.
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