Page 4A-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, January 12, 1984
PHOTO BY LIB STEWART
HUMAN RELATIONS AWARD - Rachel Plonk (Mrs. Tim) Glad-
den is winner of the Human Relations Award in the school
system. The North School third grade teacher, above, instructs
a student, Shay Kennedy. in the classroom.
Rachel Gladden Wins
Local NCAE Award
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building and maintaining good
on-one teaching skill over the
years to spend time with each
student in work and play ses-
School
Security
Approved
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In other matters Monday
night, the board:
*Received its - annual audit
report from the A.M. Pullen
Company.
*Was told by Davis that
junior high students planned to
take a trip to Canada next sum-
mer but he had instructed the
teacher to take the trip as a
“non-school” function so the
school system would not be
liable for any accidents.
*Was told by Davis that Kings
Mountain schools had dropped
from 31st in the state to 53rd in
per pupil expenditures from local
funds. The system went from
$527.62 per pupil in 1981-82 to
$489.28 per pupil in $1982-83.
“This slide can’t go on for long
without a pronounced negative
-impact in the quality of pro-
grams we're offering,” Davis
said. “We're going to have to go
to bat for higher funding.”
*Approved the 1984-85
school calendar. It calls for the
required 180 student days, 10
holidays, 10 annual leave days
and 18 teacher workdays. School
will begin for students on
August 21 and end on June 7.
* Approved an extension of a
KIWANIS SPEAKER - Gubernatorial candidate
Jim Martin, center, was the speaker at Thurs-
day night's Kiwanis Club meeting. Grady
(Geeper) Howard, Jr., left was program chair-
State-Imposed Taxes
U.S. Congressman Jim Martin
said that North Carolina is
discouraging citizens to retire
citizens from retiring in this
state,” he said.
PHOTO BY LIB STEWART
man. Kiwanis president Walter Wade, Jr., left
was program chairman. Kiwanis president
Walter Wade,
gressman to Kings Mountain.
right. welcomes the Con-
Discourage New Industry
Wilmington area the rise of
unemployment is higher than
any. other area.”
human relations ‘among sions. She makes an effort to leave of absence for Marjorie here because of its state-imposed The development of a major
educators, students and the keep students interested and Ded intangibles tax and the state- Martin, speaking on the topic, thoroughfare in this area is
i Di gamon, i ’s i “Nati ics”, said th essential to economic develo
public. busy. * Approved the resignation of levied manufacturer’s inventory National Economics”, said that ntial to eco p-
Mrs. Gladden takes special in-
terest in her third graders as
evidenced by the visitor to her
classroom where she and her
assistant, Dot (Mrs. Jake) Dixon
A Kings Mountain native,
Mrs. Plonk is the daughter of
Mrs. Rufus Plonk and the late:
Mr. Plonk. She is a graduate of
Kings Mountain High School
Richard Hamrick, math teacher
at the junior high.
*Approved the employment
of Mrs. Carolyn S. McGinnis,
teacher and counselor for the
tax is costing the state new in-
dustry."
The announced candidate for
governor made the remarks dur-
slowing the growth of public
spending has caused inflation to
come down three percent in the
last three years but that food,
health, and the costs of living
have continued to rise due to the
ment, he said.
Dr. Grady Howard, Jr., pro-
gram chairman, presented the
speaker Walter Wade, Kiwanis
president, presided.
After the meeting, Con-
instruct 25 students. Mrs. Glad- 414 [Lenoir Rh ~ i . ing a speech at Thursday night’s
students. N : yne College andis Extended D hool; gas Iadiay me a in sai
den takes pride in having a good a busy homemaker, in a Echols $ a it i fm Kiwanis Club meeting at Holi- drop in interest rates. A new pro- gressman - Martin said that he
relationship with both her her school duties. Before join- junior high; and J.. Boyd day Inn. blem has been unemployment, would file for the office of
students and their parents and 2 ! y he said, and noting that the pro- Governor in Raleigh on Friday.
includes parent-teacher con-
ferences on a regular basis. At
the beginning of each school
year she writes individual letters
to her students and at the end of
the year she writes them letters
praising them and encouraging
them as they move on to a
higher grade. She takes time for
them and has developed a one-
HOT DOG SALE
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SENIOR CITIZENS
‘Senior Citizens Club of Dixon
Community held regular
meeting Tuesday night at Dixon
Presbyterian Church. Barbecue
was served with all the trimm-
ings.
ing the Kings Mountain schools
14 years ago, she was a reading
specialist in the Charlotte-
Mecklenburg School System and
also taught second and third
grades for a number of years.
She is an active member of St.
Matthew’s Lutheran Church,
Alpha Delta Kappa, honorary
teacher sorority, and the Kings
Mountain unit of NCAE. She is
married to Tim Gladden and
they are parents of a son,
the coveted award are that the
person must engender a climate
of compatibility, has
demonstrated humaneness and is
honest and sincere in relation-
ships with others. Mrs."
Gladden’s co-workers say she is
that and more.
Nicholson, maintenance.
* Approved interim contracts
of Carla R. Bennett, Bethware;
Susan Johnson, North; and
Carol Lynch, West.
*Was shown a plaque which
includes the names of all Kings
Mountain school leaders. Assis-
tant Superintendent Larry Allen
said many school records were
destroyed in a fire in 1928 and
the schools have not been able to
determine who the
names should call the Schools
Administration Office.
BAND PERFORMS
The Swinging Mountaineers,
Senior Citizens Band, performed
Wednesday night at the Church
of God in Kings Mountain.
Rep. Martin said that North
Carolina is among few states
which impose the taxes.
“Although North Carolina has
many attractive features for pro-
spective industry, the manufac-
turer’s inventory tax keeps some
industry away. Taxing savings
also is a penalty we've imposed
on ourselves and discourages
blem of unemployment has rised
to its greatest height since the
Great Depression. In Cleveland
County, Martin said he was glad
to see that unemployment is
under 10 percent now as com-
pared to 17 percent, but still
under the state level. “most
counties have had moderate pro-
gress but in five counties of the
Rep. Martin, a Republican,
has been a member of the U.S.
House of Representatives since
1972 and serves as a senior
member of the powerful House
Committee on Ways and Means.
He has been chairman of the
GOP Task Force on Health and
a member of the House Commit-
tee on the Budget.
Shelby, N.C.
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