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VOL. 100 NUMBER 24
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1987 - KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
Teacher
Lynda Hardin Stewart,
fifth grade teacher at Grover
School, is Kings Mountain
District School’s Teacher of
the Year.
Mrs. Stewart, wife of Mack
Stewart of the Dixon Com-
munity, was presented the
coveted plaque at the annual
meeting of the local unit of
North Carolina Association of
Educators Wednesday after-
noon in B. N. Barnes
Auditorium.
Supt. Bob McRae, who
presented awards to eight
local teachers and then the
top award to Mrs. Stewart,
cited the top winner for in-
novative teaching during
nine years at Grover School
and specifically for designing
a computer program at
Grover School. McRae said
that members of the judging
Lynda Stewart
Of Year
committee found all teachers
“a joy to talk with and listen
to their philosophies. ‘Each
is a valuable resource in
educational planning for our
eight system school and each
is a most deserving winner of
the award,” he said.
Local teachers of the year
are Nancy Hughes, First
grade teacher at Bethware;
Treda Berry, Central School
music teacher; Pamela Lee,
Grades 2-3 teacher at East
School; Linda Stewart, fifth
grade teacher at Grover;
Teresa Biggerstaff, teacher
of exceptional stufents at KM
Junior High; Kathy Goforth,
business teacher at Kings
Mountain Senior High; Bar-
bara Bridges, Title I reading
teacher at North School; and
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KM TEACHER OF THE YEAR—Lynda Stewart, above,
teacher at Grover School, is congratulated by Supt. Bob
McRae as Kings Mountain District School’s Teacher of the
Year.
The city board of commis-
sioners received a third peti-
Nh JK
| annexation of their property
outside the city limits on
Highway 161 between Kings
Mountain and Bessemer City.
A fourth request for
satellite annexation of Kings
Mountain Truck Plaza on
Students in grades 6-12 and
adults will no longer be able
to charge lunches at Kings
Mountain District Schools,
the board of education ruled
Monday night at its regular
monthly meeting.
The board accepted a pro-
posal from Supt. Bob McRae
and Food Services Director
Stella Ware after Mrs. Ware
said charging lunches has
resulted in cafeterias losing
money.
Students in grades K-5 will
Dixon Road is soon to come
from Jim Testa through his’
ato
'Neisler said he is drawing
up a petition for Testa and
Roadside Truck Plaza, Inc.
this week.
The board Tuesday night
accepted the Hall petition
No More Charged Lunches
cases when they forget
money or in emergencies.
Slips will be sent home with
the student urging parents to
pay up before other charges
will be allowed.
Supt. McRae said that in
emergency situations,
cafeteria managers will have
the ‘leeway to deal with
them. It won't be a problem
as long as we give the
managers the opportunity to
handle each case with tact
and care.”
McRae and Mrs. Ware said
“Marvin. Chappell te 'in-
~ vestigate the sufficiency {;
‘R. Locke Bell of Gastonia, is
also requesting city services.
Halls Request Annexation, KM Truck Plaza’s Next
and authorized city clerk cent to the underpass on
ment and report back ter
limits on Cherryville
The Kings Mountain Truck
Plaza on Dixon Road is about
three miles from the city.
The city, under lawn, can
annex within three miles of
the corporate limits.
Both Little Dan’s Grocery
advertise for public hearing.
Recently, the city board an-
nexed the properties of Ole
Country Store on Cherryville
Road and Little Dan’s on
Grover Road, both outside ci-
ty businesses by 4-1 vote.
Little Dan’s is located adja-
that under no circumstances
will young students who
forget their lunch money go
without lunch.
Mrs. Ware said that older
children ‘‘spend money
elsewhere and then come
through and charge their lun-
ches.” That won’t be allowed
in the future.
McRae said the new policy
is “not an unreasonable re- os
quest” and that he feels it’s
very fair to require teachers
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over Road just outside the }
y limits and within the
similar permit, accc
Tobacco Ban
In The Making
By GARY STEWART
Managing Editor
The Kings Mountain Board of Education Monday night ap-
proved a first reading of a proposed policy which will ban use
of tobacco products by students while on school campuses.
The issue will come before the board for final approval at
its July meeting.
Paul Hord, who along with Bill McDaniel and Kyle Smith
voted not to ban smoking in 1985, was the only board member
to vote against banning it Monday night. The other four
members said they favored it.
The board left open the possibility of banning tobacco for
all persons on school campuses, but at least for the time be-
ing, the ruling will not affect teachers and other school
employees. However, the principal of each school will be
responsible for designating times and areas where
employees may use tobacco products, and at no time will
they be allowed to use them in view of students.
The current school board policy allows students at the high
school to smoke only in areas designated by the principal.
Smoking is not allowed by students at the elementary, middle
or junior high schools.
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and Ole Country Store recent-
was talbed without di
received state ABC per- sion. Hs
‘sell e¢ 1d in da on
KM Truck Plaza also sideration of request by KM
erates a re Planni ning Board |
1 probably apply fi to amend the city’s zoning or- |
rding to
Neisler. : alcoholic beverages in
neighborhood businesses.
Currently, the ordinance
allows package retail sales of
alcoholic beverages at stores
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The question of consistent
and proper zoning came up
last week in the issuance of
permits and came up again at
Tuesday night’s meeting and
John Goforth Appointed
KMHS Assistant Principal
John Goforth was ap- and his family attend Central
pointed assistant principal at United Methodist Church.
dinance to allow the sale of
be able to charge one meal in
Kings Mountain High School
during Monday’s board of
education meeting at the
Superintendent’s office.
Goforth, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Goforth of
Blacksburg, S.C., had served
as interim assistant principal
since the resignation of Barry
Gibson on March 1.
Goforth came to Kings
Mountain in 1984 as social
studies teacher and assistant
football coach at KMHS. He
Cornwell Drug Company
. will hold grand opening,
beginning Wednesday and
continuing throughout the
i month of June, in its new
1ocation, a new 6400 square
foot building on King Street
. and Country Club Drive.
"The new store, which is
carpeted, includes a big area
for Hallmark cards and an
expanded line of cosmetics
plus a big section for conve-
nience foods, including dairy
products and bakery items.
There are two 30 foot aisles of
gift items adjacent to the
card section including exotic
plants and flowers.
Free refreshments, door
prizes and giveaways will
Cornwell Drug Opens New
Store Near Country Club
- Kings Mountain Rexall Store
sunglasses, coffee makers,
toys, and plush animals are
among prizes to be given
away during free drawings.
Reduced prices in the newly
expanded line of ethnic hair
care products and throughout
the store will continue all
month. A customer apprecia-
tion project will be launched
with the sale. Convenience
food items are marked down
two for the price of one, he
said.
“Cornwell roots are all
county based”, said Propst,
who said that several of the
employees worked for the old
before it sold to Cornwell ten
years ago in July. Sisters
Prior to coming to Kings
Mountain, Goforth served
two years as a teacher and
coach in Georgia and six
years as a teacher and coach
in Florida. He is a graduate
of Blacksburg High School,
attended the University of
South Carolina and earned
his degree at Limestone Col-
lege. He earned his master’s
at the University of Central
Florida.
BRIAN REESE
Accident Fatal
To KM Youth
A summer afternoon of
skateboarding for two friends
turned into tragedy Tuesday
evening when one of the boys
was killed.
Brian Neal Reese, 17, of 206
N. Piedmont Avenue, lost
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: : feature the grand opening, Nadine Bagwell and Dot Car-
4 mo bs starting at 8 a.m. Wednes- rigan, Joan Porter and Mar
CORNWELL GRAND OPENING WEDNESDAY—The staff, above, of Cornwell Drug Com- day. The store operates daily Etta Strickland are all,
pany are ready for Wednesday's grand opening of their new building on King Street and Coun- from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on veteran hr Propst, a
try Club Road. Front row, from left, Mary Etta Strickland, Amy Austin, Lisa Austin and Beth Sunday from 2 until 6 p.m. graduate of UNC School of
Ward; back row, from left, Tommy Barnes, Jo Ann Porter, Dot Carrigan, Nadine Bagwell, Ar- Manager Allen Propst said A
thur Carrigan, and Allen Propst. that a 10-speed bicycle, raft, Turn To Page 5-
control of his skateboard on
East Gold Street while at-
tempting to turn into a paved
driveway at 200 E. Gold
Street, fell on the pavement
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