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or [ J @ | ul 4 fran | by [x \} t A Wo Tn yy / b fl | be lik Wg my W {a ? ( Al (l (l A x ll - x ; : VOL. 97 NUMBER 36 THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1984 KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA Hydro Plant Under Construction A prototype piston-drive hydroelectric unit designed by Pers Corporation of Charlotte is currently under construction at Moss Lake and is scheduled to be tested in 10 days. Commissioner Jim Dickey, chairman of the hydroelectric committee, made the progress report at Monday night’s board of commissioner’s meeting. The city entered into agree- The Kings Mountain Board of Education Monday night authorized Superintendent Bill Davis to explore the possibility of adding two more classrooms to the proposed addition at the junior high school. The board several months ago approved adding eight new classrooms for math and science at an estimated cost of $500,000. Davis said Monday night that Kings Mountain Schools are right on target in reaching the 12 goals the Board of Education set in February as a part of its review and evaluation of the Superintendent. Kings Mountain is par- ticipating in a state Pilot Pro- gram of Superintendent evalua- tion. The board hopes that by February of 1985, the schools will have reached most of the goals set. Drivers Are Urged To Beware With Kings Mountain schools scheduled to open next week, the Kings Mountain police department reports that they have started posting “School’s Open — Drive Carefully” signs in areas where children will be traveling to and from school. Police Chief Jackie Barrett said that the department joins forces with the AAA-Carolina Motor Club each year in an ef- fort to remind motorists that school has started and to be par- ticularly careful when driving through school zones or in areas where children might be playing. Last year, 36 children under 15 lost their lives in pedestrian accidents in North Carolina, and 655 in the same age range were injured. In South Carolina, 22 children under 15 were killed, and 336 injured. ment with the Charlotte com- pany on June 11th to erect the unit, at no cost to the city, to ex- tract energy from falling water pressure. The city reserved the right of acquiring an operating model unit at a later date on competitive bid, said Dickey. The city executed with Pers a “hold harmless” agreement covering the entire project. Dickey said that members of principal Jerry Hoyle and the two had concluded that by the time the expansion is complete, there may be a need for five math and five science classrooms. Davis said the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners had approved the use of Kings Mountain Schools’ share of the half<cent sales tax for use on the he had talked with junior high the Hydro committee, including Mayor John Moss and commis- sioners Curt Gaffney, Irvin Allen and Norman King, visited the building site to observe the construction. “The Unit is on schedule,” said Dickey. Dickey said the city is current- ly working on a permit applica- tion with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and there is a plan being developed to City Quail A half-million dollar plus pro- ject to extend city water lines to three outside areas of the city was approved unanimously by the city board of commissioners Monday night. The Board also approved a schedule for user and tap-on fees and stipulated that first priority would go to the residents of the Quail Run Sub-Division where a total of 47 construction days was estimated the time it will take to take city water to the area where all 38 homeowners petitioned the board for water “at a reasonable cost” at the Monday night meeting. The three areas to be served are Western Extension: U.S. Business 74 from SR 2256 (Phifer Road) west to SR2250 El Bethel Road and inc of: school project. Kings Mountain also has some capital reserve funds to be used on the project. In other matters Monday night, the board: * Approved hiring an extra bus driver at each elementary school to be used as substitutes when needed, and as monitors when they are not needed as sub- situtes. The cost to the system will be about $10,000 to $12,000 luding all ~~ $400. Accor per year, but Assistant finance the project when a final decision is made by the board. Dickey said the committee has been discussing the use of con- ventional hydro units and have visited several operating units that have been in operation for 50 years. He said there is a 300 KVA unit available but that engineers are recommending the city acquire two units, one a 300 KVA and the other a 800 KVA, alternating use of them during wet and dry seasons and using both during wet seasons. “What makes the Pers theory so attractive is that you can ex- tract more energy out of the same amount of water”, explain- ed Dickey. “They are using a piston system as opposed to a conventional system. The more energy we can produce the more revenue the city can save.” o Provide un Water days estimated to take to com- plete the project: Southwestern Extension-Phifer Road from ex- isting line at Kings Mountain Junior High School to SR 2258 (Crocker Road) and including roads north and south (includes Quail Run) which will cost $69,879.50 with 47 work days to complete; and Southern Exten- sion, from Kings Mountain city limit on SR 216 (Grover Road) extending to SR 2245 (Bethlehem Road) on both SR 216 and SR 2263 and including all roads north and south, total cost estimated at $523,160.00 with 231 workdays to complete. Water rates were set at $7.90 for the first 3,000 gallons and $2 for each additional 1,000 gallons. The tap on fee was set at ding to Mayor Jo! h J Superintendent Larry Allen said it will be worth it because it will eliminate the need of principals driving buses in emergency situa- tions or spending much of their time searching for substituted bus drivers. Having a monitor on buses will also improve school bus discipline and reduce the risk of accidents, he said. Allen said school bus driver “are favorable to cities under similar circumstances.” The Mayor pointed out, as did Walt Ollis, of the public works depart- ment, that the Phifer Road pro- ject was estimated at several thousand less than originally projected by city engineers. Ollis said that it is conceivable that rates may be considered again after bid materials are received. After the discussion, the board approved advertisement for bids for the project materials. Eddie Payne, resident of Quail Run Sub-Division, presented a petition to the board bearing the signature of 36 of 38 property owners and 26 of them were pre- sent for the board meeting. Payne said during the meeting that the residents had hoped the city co lower t pay will increase to $4.25 per year this year and bus driver classes will be held throughout the year for those interested in becoming drives for re- certification. *Heard a report from Mrs. Betty Gamble on the success of the Summer Job Training and Placement Program. The pro- Turn To Page 4-A School Board Discusses Goals Superintendent Bill Davis reported on progress made since February at Monday’s monthly meeting of the Board of Educa- tion at the Schools Administra- tion Office. “This is a rather ambitious schedule of goals,” Davis said, “but we’re going to be as am- bitious as possible to achieve them.” The goals included: 1) - To provide guidance ser- vices in the K-5 schools. Davis reported that an elementary schools guidance counselor (Janet Suber) has been employed for the 1985-85 school year and she will concentrate on pro- viding services at East, Grover and North. “We're glad weve gotten started on this program,” Davis said. “Hopefully, we can expand it this coming year.” 2) - A need to raise perfor- mance expectations of students. Sponsored by Your AAA Club Davis said many students are now involved in the Scholar’s Diploma program and two sec- tions of advanced placement American History have been ad- ded at the high school. An addi- tional teacher has been employed in the Academically Talented program, an advanced math class has been added for seventh graders at Central School and a required reading list has been established for Photo By Gary Stewart DRIVE CAREFULLY - W.H. White, left, of the Carolina Motor Club, and Kings Mountain Police Chief Jackie Barrett hang one of many posters which will be placed around schools in Kings Mountain this week reminding drivers to beware of school children walking to and from school. Kings Mountain schools open Tuesday. fourth students. The system is also initiating a voluntary program for enrich- ment classes after school “and were emphasizing writing as never before,” he said. Writing folders will be kept on all students for the entire year. “These are some of the things that are already underway, but through 12th grade Turn To Page 3-A $790 AxexqTT TeTIOWSNKW Asunep ! = — pO ' So Q n wn School I. 3 , 3 Ring Tue: : o ~ 5 5 © 3 o ® on < ® Bus Rot If you ¢ Kings Mou | District Sa_.___ student and want to know which bus you'll be riding this year. see page 6-A. Hot Dog! That's what's cooking in area | lunchrooms on the first day of school. For the August school lunch menu, see page 8-B. Homerooms! If you are a KMSHS student and want to know your homeroom teacher for this year, see page 8-B. Welcome! An orientation session for first- time KM Junior High students will be held Fri- day. See page 10-B. fila NON GRADY HOWARD Howard Elected To Board Grady Howard, Ad- ministrator of Kings Mountain Hospital, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Home Federal Savings & Loan Associa- tion. Home Federal President Thomas A. Tate, Sr. made the ing in at a record pace. first paper. announcement this week. Subscription Campaign Winding Down Only one week remains in the Kings Mountain Herald’s an- nual summer subscription drive, and new subscriptions are com- All youngsters who are selling subscriptions are reminded to conclude their drive and turn their subscriptions and money into the Herald no later than Fri., Aug. 24. Subscriptions and money may be turned in to the Herald of- fice on Canterbury Road this Thursday and Friday, and Thurs- day and Friday of next week, no later than 4 p.m. Persons who have taken out subscriptions during the drive are asked to be patient. Due to the large number of subscriptions coming in, it could be two to three weeks before you receive your Youngsters who sell at least 20 subscriptions may choose a 10-speed Western Flyer bicycle, a 12-inch RCA black and white television set, or $5 for each subscription sold. Persons who sell less than 20 subscriptions earn $5 for each subscription sold.
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