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Page 2A-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday, August 22, 1985 Board Fires Ken Jenkins ‘the Friday 12:30 meeting. He said that each member of the From Page 1-A After returning to council chambers at 1:15 p.m., Mayor John Moss announced that “the board of city commissioners voted 5-1 to terminate the services of the superintendent of Mountain Rest Cemetery as of this date.” The Mayor did not elaborate. Commissioner Norman King then explained why he voted the only dissenting vote. “I was well aware of the fact that we have a cemetery com- mittee but I was not aware that it was in investigative com- mittee,” said King, who said he objected because the superintendent was being fired in the midst of an SBI in- vestigation and that Jenkins, under the city’s present person- nel policy and as a department head, had a moral and legal right to be heard by the full board of commissioners, not just three, to give his side of the story.” The city’s cemetery committee is the third cemetery com- mittee appointed during the Moss Administration but only the first to function as an investigative committee. Three com- missioners have been looking into questions raised by Masters about fees being charged and about the sale of monuments at Mountain Rest Cemetery. Mayor Moss said that a formal complaint was made by Masters and thus the “investigative’’ committee was appointed by the Mayor. The committee has included Allen, as chairman, and Commis- sioners Corbet Nicholson, District 3, and Curt Gaffney, District 5. In recent months an audit of city cemetery records has been conducted covering the past five years. City police were first called into the investigation at the beginning but then the State Bureau of Investigation started its own probe and several weeks ago turned over their materials to District Attorney Marty Shuford who is still reviewing the report of the SBI. Shuford says the investiga- tion cannot be completed until the audit report is received. Commissioner Allen said after the board meeting Friday that “‘the cemetery investigation is not over. We keep finding things and the SBI keeps finding things. We didn’t railroad Ken, it’s a sad thing, but that’s what elected officials are for. Our committee talked with Ken once and he was not asked to resign. Based on our findings, we have no choice but to make this recommendation for his dismissal.” Allen said that the cemetery investigative committee’s fin- dings were turned over to the full board of commissioners at Play Depicted Life Of Weekly Newspaper Ah for the life of working on a newspaper which is all “fun and games’ as depicted in The Herald Publisher’s play, “A Hell Of A Way To Run A Railroad.” : ; The three-act comedy about the trials and tribulations of a weekly newspaper editor in the fictional “Eagle” premiered before large crowds at Gastonia Little Theater last weekend. There were places in the script that only ‘“‘Garland’s” employees could associate with but otherwise, it was a fun- filled evening for all those attending, and especially for the 30-plus staffers from the seven weekly newspapers owned by Garland and Ellen Atkins of Gastonia. The ‘boss’ starred in the comedy, which he also wrote and directed, and kept the audience in stitches. We thought all the ‘“‘characters’” were perfect for their rts but teetotaler Dave Cone should receive high marks for is portrayal of the lush in the newspaper office. Registrars Will Help Voters With Changes Mrs. Becky Cook, chair- man of the KM Board of Elec- (739-4019) and Hilda Goforth, tions, said that voters can Bethware registrat, also change their voting (739-5160) both of whom live Place, if they have moved in Kings Mountain, will be from one district to another happy to help voters to in the past two years, by con- register their change of tacting the Cleveland County voting place. Board of Elections. Wanted ; @ Immediately . 2 - September 27, 1984 editions of The Kings Mountain Herald. Anyone furnishing us one or more copies will receive a free years subscription to our newspaper. Phone 739-7496 Margaret White, East Kings Mountain registrar, mand Post, and a “GREAT BIG THANKS ESPECIALLY TO Tired Of Vacuuming Your Pool? 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Allen said that a preliminary audit of city cemetery records . revealed that only Masters Funeral Home of Kings Mountain =~ and Jordan Monument Co. of Shelby had paid required ; 8 This Week's ; cemetery fees over the past two years and that Jenkins ap- | y= & Kealth N ay parently was an agent for Wiley Brothers Co. of York, which RE Lan ea ews [om supplies about 90 percent of the tombstones erected at Moun- Bk af & Vie ws jis tain Rest Cemetery. Wiley has paid no fees due to a verbal Lk agreement between the former superintendent of Mountain Rego Hor 5 fms fi Rest Cemetery, the late Sam Suber, and the former deceased fT : owner of the monument company, Jenkins has maintained. A source close to the investigation said that the commission findings allege Jenkins is in violation of the city’s code of or- =m} : Fi 172 We have computerized insight si=F; Do you want full drug value? Certainly you do! jai At our pharmacy, Computerized Medication =§= ay 3 dinance agopied Dec. 12, 1967 and effective Jan. 1,1968, which fl; Records offer you effective drug monitoring, instant ag. ~ recall for 3rd party payments, and detailed tax data, ib: forbade Jenkins from operating under what he was referred = foe 2 to as “the old Sam Suber Rule” and that the code of or- = A=" Consider safety: No pharmacist can possibly keepypay dinances required equal treatment as to all making use of the ils ~ Syery cetal ota patient's therapy in his head. Nor mje » ; ; : ms}. can doctors. Small wonder, th i. aye Mountain Rest Cemetery in the paying of fees and collection il=\ ization of current drug and pon uae i= : of the same. Cha ; JAS necessary. rl The cemetery investigation committee alleges ‘‘gross inef- wm fm =f Medication Records give us insight, while giving a ficiency’’, that Jenkins accepted ‘‘gifts”’ in direct violation of ; you full value for your drug dollar. 7 the ordinances governing the operation of city owned Moun- . : TAS tain Rest Cemetery, and alleges misuse of city funds and im- . jn proper conduct by a department head, according to the GEOR |. se Source. Harper's Prescription Pharmacy {igi Jenkins, a Kings Mountain native, was hired by the city at Mountain Rest Cemetery Dec. 1, 1963. His salary has been $365.11 per week. He is eligible for city retirement benefits. Jenkins has remained on the job throughout the investiga- tion, has met with the three-member cemetery investigative commission once, according to Allen. After Mayor Moss announced that Jenkins had been fired, he called for a motion that Walt Ollis be appointed interim cemetery superintendent, which the board approved, until Jenkins’ successor can be hired. Ollis is head of the city’s water department. 709 W. Mountain St. Kings Mountain, NC, TPHONE 739-3687 — imal] | : on ir Dharma —— ‘After my injury my chiropractor was upportive in many ways. When an accident left me disabled, : chiropractic treatment relieved the severe pain. And thanks, in part, to my chiropractor’s | i Letter To The Editor professional testimony, I will receive appropriate insurance compensation for my medical costs.” Bridges Drive Residents Thankful To The Editor : The neighbors on Bridges Drive would like to take this op- portunity to thank Mayor John Moss, Superintendent of ublic Works, Wayne 'Kimbrell, Supervisor of Street and Sanita Department, Jim Doviged Supervisor of Water, d Sewage Department, Jim PoStoN, The Kings olice Department, The Kings Mountain Emergency Com- Today’s chiropractors are highly educated professionals, whose expert testimony is well-respected in courts of law. Specialists on the treatment and relief of pain, chiropractors are . Helfed 1g guofuidand gl pany "victims of traumatic, accidental injuries. ~ ALL CITY EMPLOYEES” who worked Saturday morning, noon, and night, until early Sunday morning, who assisted us and helped us to clean up after sewer and flood damage in our neighborhood August 17, 1985. It is nice knowing that in an emergency, we have good peo- ple who will respond almost immediately to our rescue. “THANKS A MILLION CITY EMPLOYEES” MR. AND MRS. CLARENCE DEATON MR. AND MRS. LOYD SHORT MR. AND MRS. MERRILL RANDALL MR. AND MRS. RAYMOND MULLINAX | KINGS MOUNTAIN CHIROPRACTIC CENTER 108 W. Mountain St. DR. TERRY R. SELLERS - DR. V. MARK CARDELL a 739-7489 . . .working toward days without pain. WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE AT WATSON INSURANCEWHO DON’T SELLINSURANCE. Instead, their job is to convince the insurance companies to provide Watson's customers the best possible coverage at the lowest possible rates. So in effect they work for you. And they work hard. Because insurance rates nationwide have skyrocketed, due to the large number of claims being filed. But Watson's professionals have a lot of clout with these companies. Because Watson has a lot of customers. And insurance ! companies need customers. Which is why our customers are our top priority. Not insurance companies. 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