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VOL. 97 NUMBER 10
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1984
The program is called “Get
Smart” and inmates 18-21 enroll-
ed in the Dallas Youthful Of-
fenders program are telling
teenagers in Kings Mountain not
to learn how to get smart the
hard way.
Eor..: ithe ‘past three
Wednesdays, sixth and seventh
graders at Central School have
listened as inmates talk to them
about getting smart.
Don’t fall into the trap we fell
into, watch the crowd you run
around with, and listen to your
parents and teachers is the ad-
vice they’re giving local students.
A total of 127 Central
students gave their impressions
of the lectures in a survey con-
Inmates Help
Young Students
‘Get Smart’
ducted by teachers. Most all
rated the program excellent.
Some of their replies: “It was a
trip”. “Makes us think twice
before getting into drugs”; “They
don’t look like criminals”;
“They’re cute”. “They’re good
speakers.”; “This should tell us
not to get in trouble and get in
jail.” “I learned alot”; “We didn’t
have enough time to ask more
questions.”
North Carolina’s “Get Smart”
program, which was copied by
the Dallas Department of Cor-
rection in Gaston County from a
similar program in South
Carolina, got its start from the
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PHOTO BY LIB STEWART
INMAGES LECTURE - Two inmages from the Dallas Correc-
tional Unit above, lecture to Central School sixth and seventh
graders and encourage them to “get smart and stay out of trou-
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
Downtown Property
Sold Monday Night
The sixth sale of property in
the downtown redevelopment
district was approved Monday
night by the city board of com-
missioners who also approved
final construction plans for.the
fifth parcel.
Bobby R. Bridges’ plans to
construct a $80,000 plus 100x50
metal building for a textile parts
distribution center were given
the go-ahead sign and Boyd E.
Edmonson’s bid of $850 was ac-
cepted for a 14,950 square foot
lot north of the Bridges parcel
where Edmonson proposed to
build a body repairs business
estimated to cost $22,000. Ed-
monson also plans to build a six
foot high non-see-through fence
around a potential car storage
area. The portion of the building
facing King Street will be of
brick construction.
T.C. Strickland of Shelby will
be general contractor for the
Bridges construction which will
get underway Feb. 24, Mr.
Strickland told the board. The
textile parts distribution center
and training center will employ
10 people initially and the
100x50 foot metal building will
include a glass front and office
space. Bridges paid $2700 for
parcel 74.
The board reserves the right to
review and approve final plans
prior to awarding building per-
mit.
Community Development
Director Gene White said that
sale of lots to citizens at the
highest responsible bidding price
was approved by the city board
last July to encourage building in
the downtown area. Since that
time numerous citizens have
taken the opportunity to get pro-
perty at a price they can afford.
Under state law, only one bid is
required but the person making
the bid must be ready to begin
construction. The property can-
not be sold for a parking lot.
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GOVERNOR HUNT
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To Speak
Governor James B. Hunt will
be speak during an assembly pro-
gram at Kings Mountain High
School at 1:30 p.m. on March
20, Principal Ronnie Wilson an-
nounced at Monday night’s
School Board meeting.
The week of March 19-23 has
been proclaimed “Celebrate
America Week” in North
Carolina schools.
In another matter Monday,
Wilson told board members that
Kings Mountain High’s
“Scholars Program” which
allows talented students to take
strenuous courses to better
prepare themselves for college, is
becoming more important in
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entary Schools
Director for the State Depart-
ment of Instruction, told
members of the Kings Mountain
School Board Monday night.
Anderson said other school
systems that have guidance pro-
grams in the elementary schools
have seen much improvement in
discipline and academic perfor-
mance in middle and junior high
grades.
Recreation Project To Begin At Moss Lake
The city commission advertis-
ed for bids for fencing, water
pipe and fittings for a Bureau of
Outdoor Recreation Project
which is beginning at John
Henry Moss Lake.
When completed, the recrea-
tion project will include improv-
ed camping, picnicing and swim-
ming area facilities. The project
is expected to cost $322,000.
In other actions:
The Board heard annual Fire
Department report from Fire
Chief Tignor in which he at-
Hospital Lays
Off 17 People
Triggered by a low patient
census over the past several
months, Kings Mountain
Hospital laid off 11 fulltime
employees and six part-time
employees Friday, Ad-
ministrator Grady Howard said.
Mr. Howard said layoffs
represent about 10 percent of
the current staff of 180.
The 102-bed facility has been
‘operating with a declining cen-
sus (patient load) for the past
several months. The decline
represents 10 to 15 percent on
the normal census, said Howard.
He said that a number of
hospitals are experiencing the
same problem and that trustees
for the past several months have
been looking at the declining pa-
tient census and in an effort to
expand the hospital’s medical
coverage to the Greater Kings
Mountain area have opened a
Doctor’s Clinic in the neighbor-
ing town of Grover.
The Kings Mountain Hospital
Satellite Clinic opened Monday
morning and will be open Mon-
days through Fridays from 9
a.m. until 5 p.m. and will be staf-
fed temporarily by Dr. Donald
F. Schwab, of Western North
Carolina and formerly of
Wisconsin. Dr. Schwab has been
employed as a “Locum Tenen”
physician on a temporary basis.
Wanda Neal, registered nurse, is
also a member of the staff and
serves as receptionist. The
telephone number is 937-9280.
The new clinic is located on
Mulberry Road beside Grover
Post Office.
way of adding such programs is
money.
Anderson said there are 350
elementary guidance counselors
in North Carolina now, serving
about 60 percent of the school
systems, “I would hope that
someday we would have one
counselor for each school with
400 or more children,” he said.
tributed a drastic reduction in
fires to improvement of water
system, fire training programs
and demolition of sub-standard
housing through the city’s
redevelopment program. Tignor
said the number of fires in the ci-
ty since 1975 are “cut in half”
- and suggested that fire training
exercises are held in local in-
dustrial plants and that fire
brigades be formed in com-
munities.
Mayor John Moss announced
that the city has acquired the
The elementary guidance pro-
gram, he said, focuses on large
group guidance, working with
classroom teachers to set up
units on how to help children
cope with problems, heading off
potential problems, working
with children with specialized
needs, and working with
youngsters on a one-to-one basis.
Anderson said a recent
right-of-way for widening to a 70
feet right-of-way Cleveland
Avenue from Woodside Drive to
Linwood Road and the North
Carolina Department of
Transportation can now con-
sider requesting bids for contract
for this work.
The Board forwarded request
to the Planning and Zoning
Board from Ben H. Goforth who
asks that his property on the
south side of King Street at the
intersection of S. Roxford Road
and West King St. be rezoned
“3 change in behavior, in their
self-perception and their grades.”
A survey in Florida, where
Anderson served as an elemen-
tary guidance counselor before
taking his present position in
North Carolina, showed that
schools with elementary
counselors had better academic
performance and noted a change
from residential 10 to General
business.
The Board approved petition
for street improvements and
curb and gutter for Oakland
Street from Hillside to Sandhurst
and authorized the mayor to
negotiate to acquire property less
than one half acre in size adja-
cent to the city boundary for the
purpose of access control.
The Board approved a resolu-
tion from the Kings Mountain
Police Department to pay
employer special contributions
RECEIVE AWARD - Employees of the Kings Mountain branch of Branch Banking and Trust
were presented the 1983 President's Award for being the most improve branch in the system.
Pictured. left to right, are Jean Dyer, Betty Pallazza, John Allison, senior executive vice presi-
dent and head of BB&T Banking Group. Frank Cagle, Alex Hall, senior vice president and
West Regional Manager, Ann Gray and Suzanne Sowersby.
experience that classroom
teachers are supportive of the
elementary ‘guidance program.
“They like the idea that there’s
someone they can go to on a per-
sonal basis and talk about these
problems.”
Many teachers and principals
attending the board meeting said
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to special annuity savings fund
mandatory by state law and is in
effect a tax shelter. The action
does not involve any additional
monies.
The Board accepted Shelby
Ford Tractor’s low bid of
$18,895 for a tractor trencher
for the electrical department.
Other bidders were Charlotte
Ford Tractor, $19,332.59; Con-
tractor service, $21,698; and
Jones Tractor, $21,400.
BB&T
Wins
Award
The Kings Mountain office of
BB&T has received recognition
for outstanding achievement in
The President’s Award competi-
tion of 1983. The plaque,
presented by John A. Allison IV,
senior executive vice president in
charge of the Banking Group,
and W. Alex Hall, senior vice
president and regional manager,
was accepted on behalf of the
Kings Mountain staff by G.
Frank Cagle, vice president and
city executive.
Cagle, commenting upon the
award, said, “We are pleased to
have been recognized in this
competition. Our achievement is
a result of the dedication of our
staff to provide outstanding ser-
vice to our customers.”
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