VIDEO SHOW PLANNED n -Jones Intercable will feature local officials and citizens on "Say Yes To Bonds", a special presentation urging viewer participation in a forum on the upcoming bond referendum on Friday, Feb. 3 and Monday, Feb. 6. From left to right are Rob Bridges, Ron Crayton, Jonas Bridges, Sil Pryor, Mayor Kyle Smith and City Manager George Wood. Bond Special Slated On Jones Intercable "Say Yes To Bonds" , a video on Jones Intercable Friday, Feb. 3 at 9:30 a.m. and Monday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m., is being presented as a public service to offer Kings Mountain citizens information on the Feb. 7 $9.2 million bond refer- endum. The Bond Committee chaired by Councilman Harold Phillips went before the television cameras last week and Jonas Bridges, Radio Station WKMT manager, served as moderator for a panel discussion featuring Kings Mountain Mayor Kyle Smith, City Manager George Wood, Councilman Al Moretz, Mrs. Elizabeth Lynch, and businessmen Joe Smith and Grady Howard. Rob Bridges, executive of Jones Grover Board Meeting Set Grover Town Board has called a special meeting for Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Town Hall. y Clerk Janet Patterson said coun- cilmen have received a request to place a modular home in the city limits which calls for a review of the ordinances. Intercable, said the public is encour- aged to watch and participate in the 30-minute program on Cable Channel 3 and are invited to call in with questions to the group who will answer them during the program. "Residents need to realize that the updating of utility systems must be done and by passing the bond refer- endum a saving of $3-$4 million in interest can be realized. With or without the bond passage, the im- provements must be done," he said. "If we don't say yes at the polls on Feb. 7 the cost will be much more," he said. Lecture Scheduled At Library By ROSE TURNER Special events scheduled at the Josephine E. Weir Auditorium at the Mauney Memorial Library include an exhibit by the North Carolina Print and Art Society, a lecture on the exhibit by Mrs. A.B. Snow, and visiting North Carolina author, Candace Flynt, as well as the regu- lar pre-school story hour on Thursday mornings. The exhibit by the North Carolina Print and Art Society is currently on display, and may be viewed during the hours the library is open. The show includes examples of relief printing, intaglio, lithography and serigraphy. On Sunday, January 29, at 2 p.m., Mrs. Snow will give a lecture on the exhibit and discuss the four basic di- visions of print making. Mrs. Snow says this is an outstanding show, with a variety of styles, and she is excited about having it in Kings Mountain. On Tuesday, January 31, at 3 p.m., Candace Flynt will speak about her work and about what it means to be a writer. Following the program, she will hold an auto- graphing session. Her most recent novel, Mother Love, is about an al- coholic mother and her three daugh- ters. Her earlier works include Sins Of Omission and Chasing Dad. Her books may be borrowed or pur- chased at the library in advance. Pre-school story hour is a regular- ly scheduled event for Thursday mornings. For the next few weeks the children will be talking about bears, reading bear stories, and do- ing beary things. The class is still open and there is room for addition- al children to register. EXHIBIT-Forrest Connor, left, and Sidney Bridges found this print, "The Arsonist" interesting during their visit to Mauney Memorial Library last week. A group of works by N. C. Print & Drawing Society is on display to the public through Jan. 31. NORTH CAROLINA PRINTS ON DISPLAY - Jason Leigh, left, and Hart Wells view "Pigs," one of 30 prints of the N.C. Print & Drawing Society on display at Mauney Memorial Library. The prints can be seen during library hours through Jan. 31. On Sunday, Jan. 29, at 2:30 p.m. Mrs. A.B. Snow, local artist, will lecture on the exhibition in a program open to the public.

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