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on record but they aren't happy
about the bills they are getting
from the city which reflect in some
cases a 30-40% hike.
"Can spring be far behind?",
asks City Utilities Supt. Jimmy
Maney, who said that, acting on
complaints, meter readers have
rechecked bills submitted by more
than 500 utility customers and
found that the bills reflected usage
during the coldest weather in
December when temperatures
dipped in the teens in the daytime
and high 30's at night.
"Customers getting these bills
in February when were are enjoy-
ing abnormal temperatures are, un-
derstandably, unhappy but next
month they should get some relief
because they haven't used as much
fuel in milder January," he said.
"The error rate is less than one
percent in the bills we have
rechecked and meters we reread,"
he said.
"The problem is that here we are
enjoying spring temperatures in
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PHOTO BY DIETER MELHORN
GAS MAIN BREAK-City gas department workers fix a ruptured
gas main on North Battleground Avenue after a car hit a city utility
pole Tuesday. afternoon. Ten residents were evacuated from their
homes for an hour but the repair work took until 9 p.m. The driver
was treated at the hospital and released.
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A ruptured gas main in front of 106 N. Battleground
Avenue turned out to be a "lucky break" but resulted in
evacuation for about an hour of 10 residents, Depot
Evacuated residents {{'f the area of 106 N.
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classtime is both disappointing and
confusing at a time when the state
board is advocating more flexibili-
ty and freedom by local boards un-
der Senate Bill II.
"Clearly, they can make the poli-
cy but I don't agree with it and
question why the state got in-
volved," McRae said of the state
board's action to ban the showing
of a commercial television pro-
gram aimed at teenagers,
The Cleveland County and
Kings Mountain school boards are
among those which already have
signed contracts to show "Channel
Onc". McRae and Asst. Supt.
Larry Allen are meeting today with
other school officials involved in
the state board ruling and the item,
as well as a discussion of Senate
Bill II, will probably be on the
agenda of Monday night's board of
education meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Kings Mountain schools planned
to begin showing Channel One
next fall at Kings Mountain Middle
and High Schools and McRae said
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since the recent controversy by
state officials.
Channel One is a 12-minute tele-
vision program that features 10
minutes of new clips and two min-
utes of commercials. High schools
that agree to require students to
watch the show each day are
prom ed about $50,000 worth of
video equipment, which they can
keep for the duration of the contact
with Whittle Communications, the
company marketing the program.
Under the measure approved
Thursday, at least 89 North
Carolina schools that already have
signed three year contracts for
Channel One may show the pro-
gram as long as it does not infringe
on the 5 1/2 hour school day.
However, such contracts cannot be
renewed when they expire and the
equipment would have to be re-
turned to the company.
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Kings Mountain Schools had
planned to show the program dur-
ing class time but now must
reschedule. "I think it's a grand op-
portunity for us but we will need to
add some time and will be meeting
today (Thursday) to talk about it,"
said McRae.
At Monday's meeting the board
is expected to endorse a differenti-
ated pay plan, under Senate Bill II,
for employees who will then be
given an opportunity to vote on it.
This plan would give bonuses on a
reward system based on certain cri-
teria, rewarding teachers for higher
performance. If 50 percent of
teachers approve the measure, the
plan will be presented to the state.
The legislature would provide the
money through Senate Bill II and
the local board's work on the pro-
See McRae, 10-A
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warm during the coldest December
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Center and First Wesleyan Church Tuesday afternoon. utilities workers with the Natural Gas and Eicctric Be assifieds | 5-81 cumbents RODEN: HY ve hoe
City workers worked until 9 p.m. to make the repairs. Department were on the scene until the gas main was E gi mT 1.C fee , a 1 : ny mop 1
"If you're going to hit one that was the place to doit. fixed. ealures. ................ Tima 2 ia EN il
As it happened, the break was on a dead end line and Food iE 4-0 ope wit J] HceiSe sms wn
we were able to repair it without interrupting service to ~~ Maney said the leak itself did not interrupt any ser- Obituaries .............. 2-A De, es ht a nt i
other customers," said Utilities Supt. Jimmy Maney. vice to any other customers. "It was lucky if this was OPINIONS v.... ov astress 4-A the 25th Senatorial District. ‘As po-
City police said a 1988 Chevrolet being driven by going to happen that it happened where it did without Religion........ 7 Le 6-A Hiical fiting deadline passed
Tracy Shane Sullens, 17, of 105 Robinson Road, interrupting service to any other customers. The utility School News ...8-B 7-C Monday, only Sheriff Buddy
pulling out from the Ridge Street Bridge and turning pole that was hit by the car didn't interrupt service ex- Poe 4! B MeKinncy and Coroner Ralph
left, struck the city utility pole in front of 106 N. cept at 106 N. Battleground where the gas and electric | SPOS ooo ] Aton were nnppposed for ior
Battleground Avenue which ruptured the underground line ends at King and Battleground. If you're going to Weddings .............. 3-C a ;
gas line. hit on one that's the place to do it and it was just a TT TI The SLATER Soarors arc J
Sullens, who was treated at Kings Mountain lucky situation for all of us," he said. 34 Otfie Haris of Kings Modula.
Hospital and released, said a cat ran into his path and Paramedics were on the scene in four minutes after PAGES TODAY Marshall Rauch and Helen Rhyne
he swerved to avoid it. Sgt. Mark Simpson cited the the 911 emergency number was called, according to Plus 3 inserts Marvin. both of Gastonia, Their .
youth for safe movement violation. police. BRUCE SCISM
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Kings Mountain People Kings Mountain Hospital
To Open Psychiatric Unit
Retirement Busy
Kings Mountain Hospital will
soon unveil a new dimension ‘in
health care [or the residents of
by the Cleveland County Mental
Health, Developmental
Disabilities, Substance Abuse
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h Nn Cleveland County and surrounding Services. Dr. Brian Simpson,
! I | [5 O I | areas. A Psychiatric Unit is target- Clinical Director at the Cleveland
ed for opening in April of this year, County Mental Health Services
By LIB STEWART This new inpatient unit will treat said, "I am looking forward to the
Of The Herald Staff
Retired educator C. A. Allison sees his upcoming trip to Salt Lake
City, Utah as a commissioner to the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church (USA) as the mountaintop experience in his reli-
gious life.
Allison is a member of Good Hope Presbyterian Church of Kings
Mountain, one of the smallest congregations- membership 21-in the
Presbytery of Western North Carolina. An ordained Elder since 1965,
Clerk of Session, and Adult Sunday School teacher, he was recently cho-
sen among four delegates-two ministers and two Elders-to represent the
118 churches in the Presbytery of Western North Carolina to serve with
thousands of Presbyterians at a meeting of the highest governing body of
the Presbyterian denomination.
The General Assembly meets the last week in May and Allison is ex-
cited about accompanying Rev. R. S. Owens, pastor of Gastonia's Olney
Presbyterian Church; Rev. Ellen Dozier, pastor of Gastonia's New Hope
Presbyterian Church and Elder Grace Munro of Brevard to Salt Lake.
"This will be my first trip to Salt Lake and I expect to be busy in
meetings but maybe there will be some time for sightseeing but probably
no sports events," he laughed. The popular, retired elementary school
principal is in the stands at every sports event in Kings Mountain,
whether it's baseball, football or basketball. He's a fan who cheers on the
Kings Mountain teams. He's also a Carolina fan of the Tar Heels and a
football fan of the San Francisco 49'ers, he adds.
The General Assembly sets priorities for the work of the Presbyterian
Church USA, develops overall objectives for missions, provides essen-
tial program functions and establishes and administers national and
worldwide ministries of witness, service, growth and development. In
addition, it oversees the life of the church and provides the communica-
tion with the whole denomination. The General Assembly makes posi-
tion statements during the week's conference and serves in judicial mat-
ters within the denomination to make decisions on any controversial
matters. Allison said he feels it an honor to serve as a commissioner to
the meeting.
C.A. ALLISON
Allison, who retired in 1984 after 34 years in education, came to
Kings Mountain nearly 30 years ago from Yanceyville. His wife,
Adelaide, retired in 1985 after 38 years in education. The two have an
enviable career total of 72 years in the educational field and served in
various positions. During his 24 years with the KM District Schools Mr.
See Allison, 10-A
Photo by Dieter Melhorn :
~ those persons eighteen years and
older who suffer from acute mental
and emotional disorders.
Kings Mountain Hospital
Administrator Huitt Reep said,
"Kings Mountain Hospital is proud
to offer this service to the commu-
nity. We will be meeting a need in
the community that is presently not
being met."
The Kings Mountain Psychiatric
Unit will be a 20-bed inpatient
unit. It will be geared to provide
medical/psychiatric and nursing
care as well as structured therapy
to all patients in a setting where
families, friends an employers can
support the treatment process.
Currently, all patients needing to
be admitted for psychiatric treat-
ment must travel out of Cleveland
County which is costly in time and
travel. "At Kings Mountain
Hospital, we feel we are breaking
new ground with this unit, said
Reep. "We'll be treating patients in
their own town instead of sending
them out of the county. We're do-
ing everything we can to ensure the
success of this new unit and we an-
ticipate community support.”
The new Psychiatric Unit is an
integral part of the services
planned, developed and supported
development of the unit and I'm
keenly interested in rapid develop-
‘ment of the unit."
The organization of the psychi-
atric inpatient unit is a multi-disci-
pline team model built on effective
use of varied skills of several pro-
fessions including physicians,
nurses, counselors, activity thera-
pists, psychologists and techni-
cians. These team members work
together sharing information about
the patient's treatment to assure
rapid stabilization and a return to
the patient's normal routine.
As with all patients admitted to
Kings Mountain Hospital, the con-
fidentiality of the patients in the
Psychiatric Unit will be of primary
importance at Kings Mountain
Hospital. Kings Mountain Hospital
upholds its responsibility to protect
the privacy of the individuals who
seek assistance.
Reep said, "We recognize that
the hospital has a legal and moral
obligation to maintain and uphold
the privacy of each patient. This
has always been a foremost consid-
eration here."
Currently, the Personnel
Department at Kings Mountain
Hospital is advertising and accept-
ing applications for all staffing po-
sitions for this new service.