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the electronic voting machine.
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Cashion Fourth
In CC Voting
Joyce Cashion, Kings
Mountain incumbent on the
Board of County Commis-
sioners, faces a run-off
following Tuesday’s
Democratic Primary in
which she placed fourth
among 11 candidates and in
which voters gave Joe
Cabaniss, Shelby banker, a
clear majority.
roms Cashion and
laced fifth,
ave until
noon Tuesday
§ {to call for a
a “ run-off against
CASHION second place
finisher Ralph Gilbert, Jr.,
former supervisor of the
County Board of Elections,
and third place finisher, Jack
L. Spangler, of Shelby, in-
cumbent.
Only 19.72 percent of
| registered voters went to the
polls Tuesday, a total of 7,779.
Run-off candidates must
file written request in the
form of a letter or telegram
to the Cleveland County
Board of Elections by Tues-
day noon, according to Elec-
tions Supervisor Debra Blan-
ton.
Mrs. Blanton said that
Cabaniss received 2,972 votes
and won the Democratic
nomination for one of the
three seats open on the board.
The run-off will decide the
other two nominees. Demo-
crats have Republican op-
position in November from
Charlie Harry and Larry F.
Greer, both of Shelby.
Mrs. Cashion, who serves
as vice chairman of the Coun-
ty Board of Commissioners,
said she was not surprised by
Clean-Up
Campaign
Continues
Kings Mountain's Paint-
Up, Fix-Up, Clean-Up cam-
paign continues through this
week and local residents are
encouraged to do their part in
the city-wide effort.
The city has been working
on cleaning designated areas
of the community by picking
up litter and encouraging
trash removal.
Last Saturday, four city
garbage trucks were at
designated areas of the cit
to accomodate extra tras
service, :
The city will discontinue
the extra service this
weekend, due to light use of
the service last Saturday.
City officials urge “local
residents to take part in the
campaign.
the low voter turnout because
of this year’s separate
presidential primary.
“The people just wouldn’t
come out again to vote,” she
said, “It was unusually light
here in Kings Mountain too.”
Mrs. Cashion said the lack
of controversy among the 11
candidates running for three
seats also made it hard to
stand out in a crowded field.
The candidates outnumbered
. the issues.
The vote totals in the coun-
ty commissioner race: Wiley
H. Allen, 855; Charles H.
Beam, Jr., 1,541; Thomas A.
Brown, 1,253; Joe E.
Cabaniss, 2.972; Joyce F.
Cashion, 1,863; R.E. Devoe,
1,821; Ralph L. Gilbert, Jr.,
2,297; Kenneth A. Ledford,
1,530; Phil Mayes, 295; J.C.
Sanders, 903; and Jack L.
Spangler, 1,869.
Kings Mountain and Cleve-
land County voters at the
polls agreed with statewide
voters in nominating Bob Jor-
dan, who trounced four rivals
for the Democratic nomina-
tion for governor. He faces in-
cumbent Governor Jim Mar-
tin in November. ;
A run-off is likely in the
race for Democratic Lieute-
nant Governor nomination
between front-runner Tony
Rand and Harold Hardison.
Jim Gardner easily beat two
GOP nominees.
In the 10th District Con-
gressional race, Democratic
voters in Cleveland Count
also heavily supported Jac
Rhyne, former Belmont
mayor, who will face Con-
gressman Cass Ballenger,
Republican, in the general
election in November.
: PHOTO BY GARY STEWART
LIGHT TURNOUT AT THE POLLS — Joe R. Smith, left, votes at the West Kings Mountain
precinct at The Armory as election official Lewis Hovis observes Smith placing his ballots in
PHOTO BY GARY STEWART
CLEAN-UP WEEK UNDERWAY — Mayor and Mrs,
Smith, above, pick up litter along Shelby Road as
Harris received 18,418 votes
followed by Marvin with 18,239
votes and Rauch with 17,246.
It was a repeat of three pre-
vious encounters the Demo-
cratic incumbents had with
the four man field.
The incumbents have no Re-
terms, Marvin is ninth.
welfare bills. He has owned
Harris Funeral Home for 40 years.
race Tuesday, a victory which makes the
team of Harris, Helen Rhyne Marvin and
Marshall Rauch one of the most powerful
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Patterson Grove resident}
Bruce Scism, 43, who trailed
publican opposition in November.
Winning a 12th two-year term made Rauch
number one in Senate seniority. Harris, with
nine terms, is tied for second, with seven
Harris, 74, Kings Mountain mortician,
serves as chairman of the Senate Human
Resources Committee which controls social
third.
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and operated
The 24th Senatorial District
Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln and Rutherford
The three Democratic incumbents in the
48th N.C. House race also won Tuesday but
now face two Republican challengers in the
November general election.
Jack Hunt, 65, Lattimore dentist, led the
ticket followed by Edith Lutz, 73-year-old
Lawndale apple grower, and Charles (Babe)
Owens, 62, Forest City real estate broker.
Challenger Donald Holland, 46, Forest City
businessman, was defeated in his first bid
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Marvin, 70, a former Gaston |
fessor, is chairman of the Ap a
Sub-Committee on Justice and Public Safety.
In Cleveland County voting Tuesday, Har-
ris led the ticket with 5,539 votes followed by
Marvin with 5,020 and Rauch with 4,79.
Scism received 1,709.
Rauch led Gaston County voting. He re-
ceived 7,279, followed by Marvin. Harris was
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includes
Every Day Mother’s Day
For KM’s Zettie Millen
Believe you can and you can! That's a philosophy that
“Mama Millen” has practiced for nearly 90 years.
Zettie Abbie Rosalee Deal Millen has a smile for everyone
who comes to her neat home on Parker Street which will be
decorated this Mother’s Day with home-grown roses from a
garden she lovingly tends daily.
“The best way to haupiness is to give it”, is another
favorite philosophy that she practices every day too. And a
third is““it’s not how many times you fail that’s important but
how many times you get up and try again.”
Grandma’s everywhere have the most comfortable lap and
#1 the most loving arms anywhere and they always know the
& right remedy for everything.
If this sounds familiar, the 15 grandchildren and 23 great-
randchilldren, as well as 12 children(eight of whom are liv-
ing) can attest to the fact that Mama Millen is special.
No matter how old they become, children can always turn
to Grandma from the smallest scratch to the biggest hurt and
“never do children outgrow their love for Grandma.
© Ruth Gregory, Rosanell Mayhue, Alma Gantt, Doris Har-
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Salary Cuts For Mayor, Commissioners In 1988-89 Budget
A salary cut for the mayor
and five of the six city coun-
cilmen will be part of the up-
coming 1988-89 budget for
Kings Mountain, and city of-
ficials will be working on the
new budget which must be
approved by June 30.
The pay reduction is a long-
standing issue that has divid-
ed previous councils, and was
a campaign issue in the re-
cent city elections.
District 6 Commissioner
Harold Phillips said he plans
to make the motion that coun-
cilmen take an approximate -
25 percent cut in pay, from
$397.57 a month to $300.
Phillips made a similiar mo-
tion when he went on the
council in 1985. But it ended in
a 3-3 tie and died when then
Mayor John Moss declined to
vote. The motion has not
since come before the coun-
School Board Expected To
The Kings Mountain Board
of Education is expected to
add a grandfather clause to
its July 21, 1983 policy requir-
ing school administrators to
live inside the district at Mon-
day’s meeting at the
superintendent’s office.
The board heard first
reading of the proposed
policy at last month’s
meeting. A second reading is
required before adopting a
policy.
Kyle
Kings
Mountain's Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up Week got underway.
The residence policy drew
much criticism from
educators when it was
adopted in 1983. Supt. Bob
McRae said if the revised
policy is Fiopied Monday
night the grandfather clause
will project persons who were
employed in July of 1983.
They would not have to move
inside the district to earn a
promotion.
McRae said the system
cil. However, current coun-
cilmen have said they plan to
support the move
District One Councilman Al
Moretz is the only current
council member who will not
be effected by the motion.
Moretz voluntarily took a pay
cut when he took office in
December of this year.
Next week, Mayor Kyle
Smith will also be taking a
pay cut and fulfilling a cam-
paign promise when new city
manager George Wood
comes to Kings Mountain.
Smith campaigned on a plat-
form that included changing
Kings Mountain to a city
manager form of govern-
ment.
Mayor Smith will receive
his last full pay check this
week. Annual compensation
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Revise Residency Policy
presently has two ad-
ministrative positions
open...a director of person-
nel, which is a new position,
and the director of instruc-
tion position which is being
vacated upon the retirement
of Martha Bridges at the end
of this school year.
People who were employed
in the system in 1983 but who
did do not live within the
district boundaries would be
eligible for those positions.
“However, that doesn’t mean
evil get them,” McRae
said.
Also Monday night, the board
is expected to act on letting
bids for construction of the in-
door swimming pool at the
high school, deal with person-
nel and other matters.
The 7:30 board meetings,
held the second Monday of
each month, are open to the
public.
AIDS Curriculum Informative,
Helpful For KM School Students
By GARY STEWART
Managing Editor
Kings Mountain schools
this week will complete their
first course of study on AIDS
and school officials hope the
lessons learned by young
students will remain wit
them and help prevent them
from being a victim of the
dreaded disease.
Students in grades seven
through 12 have gone through
the four-course study. High
school students are com-
pleting their course this
week.
Cindy Borders, health coor-
dinator for Kings Mountain
and Shelby schools, feels the
cirriculum was well-
prepared and very much
needed,
AIDS prevention education
was mandated by the 1987
General Assembly and in the
future it will be taught to
seventh graders and used as
a supplement in subjects
such as biology and home
economics,
The curriculum was
evaluated and recommended
by the Kings Mountain
Schools Health Council,
which includes educators,
medical personnel, and
members of the community
at large, and was previewed
by parents before being in-
itiated,
Mrs, Borders, who came
here in February, says the
system has made ‘‘great
strides” in providing AIDS
education and praised the
medical community, Health
Council, individuals and
teachers for their part in
developing this cirriculum.
“The Health Advisory
Council was very active in
previewing materials,” she
said. ‘‘Representatives from
the County Health Depart-
ment, Mrs, June Lee of Kings
Mountain, and myself at-
tended a workshop at the
Regional Center in Charlotte.
We had an excellent response
from the parents that attend-
ed the meeting at Barnes
Auditorium, Everyone has
been very supportive and we
feel like it’s an excellent cur-
riculum.”
The curriculum is divided
into four lessons, including a
lecture by teachers; use of
audio visual materials; a
combination of audio visuals
and lectures and testing; and
a question-answer session led
by local doctor, Scott Mayse,
and medical resource per-
sons from the County Health
Department and CODAP
(Cleveland Organization For
Drug Abuse Prevention),
“We feel like each student
learned a lot about the
disease and ways to prevent
it,” Mrs, Borders said.
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