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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1983
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
VOL. 96 NUMBER 44
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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
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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
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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.
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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.