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ALLAN PROPST
Addresses KM School Board Monday
School Board Studies Grover Project
Kings Mountain Schools may be
able to save some money by com-
bining new construction projects at
Grover and East schools, architect
Atilla Orkan of Charlotte told the
Na Board at its regular month-
ly meeting Monday night at the
fdministration Office:
“Orkan presented two plans for
_irover construction, which is next
cn the school system's building
at the junior and senior highs. One
plan, which replaces the old audi-
torium, four classrooms, library
and administration offices, would
cost $900,000. Another plan which
calls for all of those changes plus a
new cafeteria/multi-purpose type
building, would cost $1.2 million.
New construction of about $1.4
million is being disgussed for East
School.
Orkan told the board if the pro-
jects are combined the system
could probably go with the larger
plan at Grover and stay within the
budget.
"I've built a lot of schools that
cost over $2 million," Orkan said.
"The less the cost the more you pay
for overhead and profit of contrac-
tors. The cost increasés 10 percent
when 'you go under $2 millibr. For
that reason city systems i a pre-
agenda following new construction
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IMPROVEMENTS COMING-This is a scene of activity
at the Midpines green box on Margrace Road
Tuesday, which may become a manned trash container location center if county commissioners approve
Monday night's recommendation of the county solid waste advisory board. SWAB Chairman Larry
Hamrick of Kings Mountain said the Midpines site has the second largest volume of trash of any site in the
county and that the property owner, Jack Williams, a SWAB board member and owner of Cleveland
Container Corp., will allow the site to be converted. For a staffed center, the county would build an office
and install a compactor and recycling bins. A fence would keep out those wanting to dump appliances, fur-
niture or other non recyclable materials more suited to the county's landfill and 'Midpines Mall, as the
site is commonly called, would be no more.
Orkan said he has designed
many schools in Lincoln and
Mecklenburg counties and the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School
System has combined as many as
eight building projects to save
money.
Supt. Bob McRae noted that the
estimates of the proposed Grover
und East projects, including site
See Grover, 6-A
County Races
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School Organi.
Kings Mountain School Board
Chairman Doyle Campbell said he
hopes to have a committee named
by the end of the week to study el-
ementary schools reorganization.
The board decided to appoint the
committee after a group of con-
cerned parents from West School
attended Monday night's school
board meeting and asked the board
not to change to a K-1 and 2-5
grade structure in the inside city
schools. Board member Ronnie
Hawkins made it a part of his mo-
tion to name the committee that the
committee report back to the
school board by the end of the
school year so the system could
proceed with reorganization and
construction plans in elementary
schools.
The board had discussed the
possibility of having one K-1 and
two 2-5 elementary schools inside
the city as a means of balancing the
racial percentages at East School,
which has risen to 60 percent black
over the past several years.
Campbell said the committee
would include a parent and teacher
from each of the five elementary
schools, one elementary principal,
a member of the KMAE, a city
government representative, the
President of the Board of Realtors
and a member of the school admin-
istrative staff.
Allan Propst and Dr. G.K.
Howard Jr., representing West par-
ents, said the board had not put as
much work and time into the ele-
mentary reorganization as it did the
middle school reorganization and
said that a K-1 and 2-5 organiza-
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"There is less chance
of siblings being at
the same school..."
-Dr. G.K. Howard Jr.
tion is not good for small children,
"We're concerned about what
moves would inflict on children at
such a young age," Propst told the
board. "We realize construction
projects are vital but the same kind
of attention that was given the mid-
dle school reorganization has not
been give to this issue."
"There is a real disadvantage to
a K-1 organization," Dr. Howard
said. "A kindergarten student has
trouble adjusting and this doesn't
happen in two years. There are oth-
er disadvantages. There is less
chance of siblings being at the
same school and that's very impor-
tant at an early age."
Dr. Howard also suggested that
PTAs in the two through five
schools would suffer because par-
ents with children at two different
schools would tend to give more
support to the K-1 school.
Howard said he feels the board
has three options: to reorganize, re-
district, or not do anything, and at
this point not doing anything is the
best option. He urged the board to
go ahead with construction plans at
East School and work with the city
in encouraging residential develop-
ment in that area of town. ;
"When I was growing up, there
were kids all over the East School
See Board, 6-A
Cashion Seeks Re-Election
Kings Mountain grocer Joyce
Falls Cashion filed Tuesday for a
third term as Cleveland County
commissioner.
Also filing this week with the
Cleveland County Board of
Elections were Pamela Morrison
Edwards and Robert L. (Bob)
Rinehardt for the Clerk of Superior
court's position being vacated by
the retiring Ruth S. Dedmon and
now being sought by three people.
Cashion was first elected to the
board in 1984 and ran unsuccess-
fully during the 1988 Democratic
primary. Following the death of L.
E. (Josh) Hinnant in April, 1989,
the Cleveland County Democratic
Party Executive Committee named
Mrs. Cashion to serve out the re-
mainder of the term.
Mrs. Cashion also serves as
chairman of the Cleveland County
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Department of Social Services.
She is married to retired teacher
Bill Cashion and is daughter of
Mrs. Craig Falls, her partner at
Falls Superette, and the late Mr.
Falls.
"I'm excited to be part of what is
happening in Cleveland County,"
said Cashion who cited her in-
volvement in the county-wide
building program following the
passage of a bond issue, the newly-
CASHION
implemented 911 emergency sys-
tem and upcoming paramedic pro-
gram. "I have worked hard for the
betterment of the county and its
citizens and I pledge to continue to
do that to the very best of my abili-
ty," she said.
Two seats are up for grabs on the
county board. Terms of Cashion
and Coleman Goforth, both
Democrats, are expiring. Goforth
has also filed for another term.
As of Wednesday, three candi-
dates had filed for the Superior
Court Clerk's office. Deputy Clerk
of Court Linda Thrift filed last
week.
In his filing statement,
Rinehardt, 49, said he felt the last
four years touring and working the
excess of 90 Clerks Offices has
given him a vast overview on how
See Cashion, 8-A
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City Studying Oil Leak [insides trez Legideiors Hart
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City workers were continuing to run bacteria tests at lon equalization pond that is used by the industry to Bulletin Board....... w3-C Redistricting for Congressional and Rutherford Counties. i
Pilot Creek Treatment Plant this week where an oil pretreat its wastewater. Howard said Spectrum offi- Classifieds 5-B as well as state legislator's seats We form the delegation with
leak from Spectrum Yarns during the Christmas holi- cials did not report the leak which occurred when the Dene th will be key issues facing the 1991 the highest seniority in the N. C.
days killed a large amount of organic bacteria neces- plant's holding tank was flushed out over the Community News ....4-B General Assembly, says Senator Senate and this iS very important
sary to treat wastewater.’ Christmas holidays. The flushing process is done ev- Features ............ Lae Marshall Rauch who filed Monday this year said Rauch, who has
City Engineer Tom Howard said a commercial firm ery five years as sedimentation builds up. re for his 13th term in the 25th served as chairman of the powerful
will come to town this week to "see what's involved in "The worst is behind us and it was not as bad as we Food -c.intimiciennnie .6-C Senatorial District where both in- Senate finance committee for over
removing the oil, which is not a great quantity." The initially thought," said Wood. Obituaries ........... CoA cumbents Senator J. Ollie Harris of 10 years. The state has a very en-
city has not assessed the damage at the plant. Spectrum, a large interruptible gas customer of the my A Kings Mountain and Helen Rhyne Viable fiscal position and we hope
City Manager George Wood said city and industry city, has backup sources for fuel. When told by the city Opinions r3vsieseivenainevy 4- Marvin of Gastonia have filed for 0 maintain our strong conservative
are working together to correct the problem which was it would shut off the gas usually used to run the plant's Police News....... .....9-B what they say will be their last fiscal stance in 1991, he said. He
discovered by a city worker over the Christmas week- boiler because of the cold weather during the Snort 1-B terms. cited as a specific example of the
end who reported a high concentration of oil at the Christmas eve weekend, Spectrum officials then POMS woven : "T want to focus on this race be- state's strong fiscal responsibility
city's treatment plant. ; Weddings .......... wenni2-C fore final consideration of my pos- the fact that 54 cents of every dol-
City workers then traced the oil to a 3-4 million gal- See Oil Leak, 5-A sible gubernatorial race in 1991," lar the federal government collects
King Service Set Monday
REV. BILLY HOUZE
Rev. Billy Houze, of Grover, pastor of First Baptist
Church of Lawndale and newly-elected member of the
Kings Mountain Board of Education, will speak at
Kings Mountain's second annual Birthday Celebration
honoring slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.
The community-wide service .. !l be held Monday
morning at 10:30 a.m. at B. N. Barnes Auditorium.
Area ministers and local city and school officials
will participate in the program, to which the public is
invited.
Special music will be provided by the Kings Revue,
a representative ensemble of the Kings Mountain
Senior High School Choral Department under the di-
rection of Eugene Bumgardner.
"We invite everyone to make a special effort to be in
attendance at this service in memory of a most honor-
able and well-deserving Black leader. We solicit your
prayers, presence and support for the success of this
endeavor, " said Rev. Dewey W. Smith, pastor of
Galilee and St. Paul's United Methodist Church who is
a member of the committee on arrangements for the
service.
The Concerned Citizens Organization of Kings
Mountain is sponsoring the program.
Kings Mountain District Schools and The City of
Kings Mountain will be closed Monday on the nation-
al holiday.
said Rauch.
Other legislators filing this week
were Rep. Edith Lutz and Rep.
Jack Hunt, both incumbent
Democrats of the 48th House
District, incumbent Rep. John
Weatherly (R) of the 48th House
District, and 10th District U.S.
Congressman Cass Ballenger (R)
of Hickory.
Rauch, Marvin and Harris have
+ a combined 56 years of legislative
experience and if they don't change
their minds, the 1992 election will
be the first in more than two
decades that won't feature an in-
cumbent Democrat on the 25th
District Senate ballot which in-
cludes Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln
goes to paying interest on the three
trillion dollar debt while on the
state level only one cent of a dollar
is necessary to be used for the prin-
cipal and interest on the state debt.
"We want to continue this strong
and conservative fiscal policy he
said.
Rauch, 66, has been married to
Jean G. Rauch for 44 years, Gaston
County native, and has five chil-
dren and six grandchildren. He has -
lived in North Carolina 50 years.
He is president of Rauch Industries
which employs over 1,000 people
in Gaston County.
In making his announcement,
See Filing 3-A
Ge,