Sketch Of Proposed Office Building
Office Building Planned
The city board of commis-
sioners Tuesday night ap-
proved sale of Redevelop-
ment Parcel 6 in the Central
business district at cost of
$600 to Mrs. Ruby M. Alex-
ander for construction of a
four-unit office building.
Mrs. Alexander said that
construction will begin im-
mediately at the 48x100 foot
lot which faces the pedestrian
walkway area beside of
Sudie’s Beauty Shop on north
side of West Mountain Street.
She estimated cost of the
new construction at $100,000
lus and said the suite of of-
ices could also be utilized for
small retail shops fronting on
Mountain Street.
Mrs. Alexander told the
board that light and dark col-
ored brick will be used to
blend with decorative walls
on the opposite high wall
buildings of the Mini Park
across the street from the
site. A flat roof will blend
with the adjoining building
and double glazed windows
will enhance the decor. Bud
Talley, of Shelby, who was
also the architect for the
Alexander-owned Profes-
sional Park on West King
Street, drew the plans which
were presented at Tuesday’s
meeting by Mrs. Alexander,
assisted by Community
Development Director Gene
White.
Commissioner Norman
King questioned White if the
property for sale had not
originally been tagged by the
city for a mini park but White
said it had not, that the lot
had been previously advertis-
ed for sale as early as Dec.
28, 1978 with no takers and ap-
parently little interest.
Mrs. Alexander, who along
with her husband, Charles,
owns and operates Alexander
Realty, was the only bidder
for the property.
Applications To Be Taken
The new Phillips and Du
Pont manufacturing facilit
near Kings Mountain will
begin its initial hiring phase
on Monday, March 17th.
The hiring program for the
new facility calls for those in-
terested in employment to fill
out an initial application with
the N.C. Employment Securi-
ty Commission at its Shelby
or Kings Mountain location.
Applications will be ac-
cepted at either location from. .
Monday, March 17th through
Wed., March 26th. The North
Carolina Employment
Security Commission offices
are located at the Community
Center, 208 N. Cleveland
Avenue, in Kings Mountain
and at 300 Grover Street in
Shelby.
The Employment Security
THIS IS GIRL SCOUT WEEK—Tammy Adams, left, Mayor John Moss, Susan Kiser and
Commission is assisting the year and into 1987.
plant. with the preliminary
processing of applications for
positions in the facility. No
application will be taken at
the plant.
The first phase of the hiring
rocess will be designed to
ill up to 50 positions.’
The company’s hiring pro-
gram will continue in phases
through the remainder of this
Amy Carrigan are pictured at City Hall Tuesday as local Girl Scouts were honored on
Girl Scout Governmental Day and filled various positions in city government.
Once the plant is fully staff-
ed next year it is expected
that between 400 and 500 peo-
ple will be employed.
The plant, which will pro-
duce compact discs for the
music and information in-
dustries, is seeking in-
dividuals willing to par-
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City Seeks
Water And
Sewer Funds
The city board of commis-
sioners Tuesday night for-
mally applied for Senate Bill
2 funds to proceed with eligi-
ble water and sewer con-
struction projects covering a
two year period and, through
sub-allocation of Cleveland
County funds, for construc-
tion of a water line to
Reliance Corporation.
In a related action, the
board also approved
engineering contract of
$28,000 with Henningson,
Durham and Richardson for
engineering services for the
Reliance water line project.
Estimated cost of the
Reliance 12 inch water line is
$299,000. The city will con-
struct the 12 inch water main
from the pumping station on
old U.S. 74 approximately one
mile to Reliance Electric and
handle the entire project
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6-Weeks Grade
Period Approved
The Kings Mountain Board of Education voted 4-1 Monday
to return to a six-weeks grading schedule instead of the nine-
weeks system which has been used for about a decade.
Paul Hord Jr. cast the lone no vote following a lengthy
discussion at the School Administration Office.
Superintendent Bill Davis praised the action because he
said he feels a six-weeks grading system will keep parents
better informed of their student’s progress.
. Davis said he had had no complaints about the nine-weeks
grading period and that many school administrators had
mixed feelings about it, but that by getting official report
cards six times a year instead of four times, parents can be
better kept aware of their child’s grades.
The present system provides for mid-grade period reports
being sent to parents if a student drops one grade letter,
Davis said. However, he said, parents are not required to
sign mid-grade period reports and there is no guarantee that
parents receive them. He also stated that teachers are not re-
uired to send mid-grade period reports to parents if a stu-
ent’s grade letter does not drop at least one point.
“I feel like parents would prefer to have an official report
card three times each semester,” Davis said. ‘They can be
kept better informed about where their child is academical-
ly. Also, an official report card represents the official grade
and gets the attention of parents and students better than an
interim report.”
Board member Kyle Smith said he polled each principal in
the district and said they favored a six-weeks grading period
only if mid-grading period reports are not required. Davis
said they would not be, however, he felt that most teachers
would probably make an ‘‘informal report’’ to parents if ‘‘the
work is not being done.”
Connie Phifer, a teacher at North School, said that in some
cases the policy may state that mid-grade term reports are
not mandatory but principals will make it mandatory. ‘“The
policy needs to be clear,” she said.
Hord said he felt like the nine-weeks grading system is ac-
ceptable. “If a student receives a bad report in mid-term, it
would still give him time to pull his grades up before the end
of the nine weeks,” he said.
Martha Bridges of the Central Office Staff said she felt the
six-weeks grading period is better .. “If a student makes a
poor grade in the first six weeks, he has two more grading
periods before the final semester report goes on his perma-
nent record,” she said. ‘It’s giving three chances instead of
two. I don’t think they perceive the mid-term report as an of-
ficial report card.”
In a response to a question from board member Doyle
Campbell, Davis said changing to thie six-weeks grading
system would not require any additional teacher work days.
“It would require a change in the school calendar,” Davis
said, ‘but the calendar committee has held up presentation
of the calendar until the board makes this decision.”
Assistant Superintendent Larry Allen, who is on the calen-
dar committee, said there would be no problem with placing
the workdays at sppropriste places in the school calendar.
Davis said the biggest inconvenience resulting from the
board’s action would be at the high school, where grades are
kept on computers and the computer programs would need to
be changed.
No More Flowers, Balloons
In KM District Schools
Tallies
The city board of commis-
sioners christened its new
electronic voting apparatus
Tuesday night in a length
meeting, which was conclud-
ed by a two hour executive
session to discuss personnel.
The voting device is install-
ed high on the wall near the
council seats and is operated
by the mayor »nd commis-
sioners from ‘.eir seats. As
each councilman votes, the
“yes” or “no’’ lights up on
the panel by names of a
commissioners snd mayor
New Machine
Votes
from all seats in the council
chambers.
“All actions during : the
18-item agenda were
unanimous. The new
machine was ordered and in-
stalled at the request of
citizens who complained they
couldn’t hear how commis-
sioners voted.
After the executive session,
Mayor John Moss announced
that the board had hired
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Hall and used for the first time Tuesday.
the board. it is easily seen the police department.
The Board of Education
Monday night unanimousl
approved a Policy which will
prohibit the sending of
flowers and balloons to
students or staff members at
local schools.
In a 20-minute discussion
which sometimes bordered
on the comical, board
members and visitors learn-
ed that the problem which
started as a small one has
now ‘‘ballooned’’ into a
nuisance that resulted in over
200 flowers being sent to local
schools on Valentine’s Day.
“We have no malice toward
anyone,”’ said Supt. Bill
Davis, “but this is getting to
be a nuisance. This may
sound picky, but I wonder if
the schools should assume
this responsibility.”
Board chairman Bill
McDaniel said a local florist
told him that he delivered
over 200 flowers to schools on
Valentine’s Day. “I think we
ought to stop it,” he said.
Davis said the biggest pro-
blem is at the junior and
senior high school where
students send flowers or
balloons to their sweethearts.
“It is sometimes a matter of
‘keeping up with the
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Saturday Morning Shooting
Fatal To Rick Hamrick, 38
Murder charges against
Samuel Jefferson Scoggins,
24, of Harris Trailer Park,
were dismissed by Cleveland
County District Attorney
Marty Shuford Monday due
to insufficient evidence and
Scoggins, who had been in
jail since Saturday morning,
was freed.
Scoggins was charged in
the shooting death of William
Howard (Rick) Hamrick, 38,
of 202 Benfield Drive after
what investigation officers
said was an ‘‘apparent
domestic problem.”
Det. Sgt. Jerry White of the
Cleveland County Sheriff’s
Department and Lt. Bob
Fortenberry answered a call
to Trailer No. 22 at Harris
Trailer Park at the intersec-
tion of Bethlehem and
Margrace Road Saturday
morning at 3:31 a.m. Officers
said they found Hamrick,
who witnesses said had ap-
parently broken into the
Scoggins trailer, shot at least
once in the chest.
Results of an autopsy have
not been released.
White says the incident re-
mains under investigation by
the Cleveland County
Sheriff’s Dr _artment.