Thursday, May 10, 1990
VOL. 102 NO. 19
Ex-POWs Reunite In KM 3%:
Mounties Clinch Tie For First
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. 28086
Cashion. Harris Win In Primary
Cloninger Loses In Judge Race
ELECTION DAY-Rev. Gene Land, pastor of Second Baptist Church, casts his vote in the May pri-
n Cleveland County turned out at the polls.
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: | maries Tuesday. Only about 30 percent of registered voters i
| A Run-offs arg likely dt county and state contests: nl
Schools
Meeting
Monday
A report from the K-5 reorgani-
zation committee is on the agenda
for Monday night's board of educa-
tion meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the
Administration offices on Parker
Street.
John Goforth, chairman, will
make the report. No action is ex-
pected from the board.
Shirley Brutko, West School
parent, said two members of the re-
organization committee met with
West School parents and teachers
after Tuesday night's PTO meeting
in an informational session which
two school board members attend-
ed. Mrs. Brutko said parents will
attend Monday's meeting to hear
the report from the committee and
seek answers to rumors they have
heard about possible closing of
both West and East Schools and
building of one large grammar
school as compared to balancing
the ratio of students with redis-
tricting. "Many of us don't know
exactly what the options are and
we are encouraging all parents to
find out by attending all meetings
of the school board," she said.
The school board, which voted
last year not to close East School
and appointed a special reorganiza-
tion committee to study options to
achieve racial balance, has indicat-
ed it would be ready for recom-
See Board, 2-A
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KM TEACHER OF THE YEAR-Theresa Briggs, Grover Spanish teacher, third from left, won the
Kings Mountain Teacher of the Year Award a
Cleveland County commissioner
Joyce Cashion and Senator Ollie
Harris, both of Kings Mountain,
led their races in Tuesday's pri-
maries at which Cleveland County
voters ousted incumbent commis-
sioner Coleman Goforth and ap-
proved $18 million bonds for water
plant improvements and the con-
struction of a pump station in the
Cleveland County Water District.
Senator Harris' victory extended
his electoral success for the 19th
year. The Kings Mountain morti-
cian was first elected to the North
Carolina Senate in 1971.
Kings Mountain and Cleveland
County voters voted for Harvey
Gantt and Jesse Helms for U. S.
Senate and Cass Ballenger for U.
S. House as 30.7% of registered
voters. went to the polls. In
Cleveland County, voters gave
Gantt 4,389 votes and John Ingram
2,297 and placed Mike Easley in
third place. Barely missing enough
votes for the Democratic U. S.
Senate nomination former
Charlotte Mayor Gantt appeared
headed for a runoff with
Brunswick County District
Attorney Easley.
Kings Mountain attorney Scott
Cloninger lost his bid for election
Gee ER Sedicia) istrict judge,
RAO ? 3
t Tuesday's Service Awards banquet at KMSHS Cafeteria.
Larry Allen, right, Associate Superintendent, KM Teacher of the Year for 1989 Susie Bridges, and Dr.
Bob McRae, Superintendent, congratulate the winner.
Briggs KM Teacher
Theresa Briggs, K-2 Spanish
teacher at Grover School, is Kings
Mountain District School's Teacher
of the Year.
The annual Service Awards ban-
quet Monday night at KMSHS
Cafeteria also honored KM Junior
High School Principal Jerry Hoyle
as Principal of the Year and Carl
Champion, the Kings Mountain
Kiwanis Club, and McDonald's of
Kings Mountain, as "Special
Friends."
Jim Potter accepted the plaque
for the Kiwanis Club as the civic
Street Widening Project
Should Be Completed
Weather permitting, city and
state crews expect to complete the
big widening and street improve-
ments project this week on
Cleveland Avenue except for
paving.
City Engineer Tom Howard said
the state has installed eight gabions
on the creek that runs under
Cleveland Avenue and is finishing
up curbing and will then begin
paving of Cleveland Avenue.
The street widening project has
been a project of city and state
crews for several weeks. Howard
said that city electrical crews
moved the stoplight and relocated
the electrical poles down
Cleveland Avenue. Two contrac-
tors were hired by the city to trim
and remove trees which took about
a week's work, he said. Crews from
the city water department relocated
several water lines s and relocated
water meters. The city public
See Street, 3-A
club cited for leadership in numer-
ous community drives for the
school, including the building of
the new Neisler Natatorium. Bill
Sherwood accepted the
McDonald's plaque as the business
cited for co- leadership with
Kiwanis of the Terrific Ki 's pro-
gram. Champion, president of
Champion Landscaping, was cited
as the individual who asked "no
credit but has given his all in pro-
moting Kings Mountain schools
for many years."
Hoyle was cited for his leader-
Obituaries 2-A
Editorial 4A
Sports 6-A
Classifieds 4A
Women's News 2-B
School News 4-B
Library News 6-B
Food 8B
ship role in the transition to the
middle school concept this fall
where he will serve as co-principal
of grades 6-8 with Central
Principal Glenda O'Shields. Briggs
was cited for her leadership of the
new Spanish program in the ele-
mentary grades. Supt. Bob McRae
introduced all eight system-wide
teachers before presenting the win-
ner by a Spanish introduction.
Other Teachers of the Year in the
school district were Brenda Wright,
Kindergarten teacher at Bethware;
Kay Jolly, first grade teacher at
JOYCE CASHION
ship representing Cleveland-
Lincoln counties. He was defeated
by Jim Morgan.
In the county commission race,
Cashion won the Dernocratic nom-
ination but second place finisher
Ralph Gilbert could face a runoff
with third-place finisher Dick
Kelly in the commission race and
Democrat Harris, incumbents
Helen Rhyne Marvin and Marshall
Rauch, who easily won the
Democratic nomination Tuesday,
will face strong opnosition in the
OLLIE HARRIS
fall from Republicans John Carter
of Lincolnton, Dr. John Forrester
of Stanley and Mary Lou Craig of
Gastonia.
Republicans nominated Dennis
Bingham and Dr. John Claytor Jr.
for the two seats open on the coun-
ty board of commissioners and
they will face Cashion and the win-
ner of the Democratic runoff June
Sth in November.
A runoff election can be held
See Election, 15-A
Old Post Office Work
Could Cost $500,000
With the expected hiring of an
architect in June, City Council is
taking steps to renovate the old
Postoffice downtown as the new
Kings Mountain Law Enforcement
Center at a price tag which could
run up to a half million dollars in
the next three or four years.
City Engineer Tom Howard said
that three architectural firms are
submitting requests for proposals
to design the facility. They are
Architectural Planning Associates
of Charlotte, Woolpert Associates
of Charlotte and Martin, Boal,
Anthony and Johnson of Shelby
and Charlotte.
Howard said that the city council
will be asked to budget the archi-
‘tectural design work in the upcom-
ing budget and the construction
costs in the 1991-92 fiscal year
budget. "We're looking at 1993 as
possible opening of the facility, de-
pending on available funds," he
said.
The architect selection commit-
tee is chaired by Commissioner J.
D. Barrett, retired KMPD police
chief; Commissioners Fred Finger
and Al Moretz; Chief of Police
Warren Goforth, City Manager
George Wood and Howard, who
serves as coordinator.
The architects are being asked to
provide a design that will be func-
tional and yet maintain the histori-
cal features of the building, in an
agreement signed by Council with
the U. S. Postoffice recently.
See Post Office, 3-A
Of The Year
East; Beth Hembree, Sth grade
teacher at North; Susan Denton,
4th grade teacher at West; Van
Canipe, 6th grade science and so-
cial studies teacher at Central;
Grace Costner, math teacher at KM
Junior High; and Lisa Olson, art
teacher at KM Senior High.
Plaques also went to Paulette
Kaylor, who works in the finance
office at KM District Schools,
Office Support Person of the Year;
Shirley Hawkins, North School
cafeteria manager, Food Service
Employee of the Year; Betty Moss,
Teacher Assistant of the Year;
Everette Grigg, Maintenance
Employee of the Year; Andrew
McClain, Custodian of the Year;
Judy Ford, Bus Driver of the Year;
Beulah Carroll, Instructional
Support Person of the Year who
was cited for her work as a
dropout counselor at the Junior
High.
Retiring employees have racked
up more than 250 years of service
to the school, McRae said as he in-
See Awards, 11-A
KM Sports Hall Of Fame
Banquet Scheduled May 24
The third annual Kings Mountain
Chamber of Commerce Sports Hall
of Fame banquet and induction cer-
emony will be held Thursday night,
May 24, at 7 p.m. at the Kings
Mountain Community Center.
Tickets are $10 each and include
the dinner and induction ceremony.
They may be purchased at the
Kings Mountain Chamber of
Commerce, McGinnis Department
Store, C&S Mart, Sagesport,
Western Auto, Kings Mountain
Herald, Plonk Brothers; and from
PETTUS
PETERSON
Perry Champion, Mearl Valentine,
John McGinnis, Carl Champion,
Gary Stewart, Dr. John McGill and
Denny Hicks.
Three men will be inducted.
They include Don Parker, who was
head boys basketball coach at Kings
Mountain High School for 24 years;
Charlie Ballard, star pitcher at
Kings Mountain High, Lenoir-
Rhyne College and in the profes-
sional ranks; and George Harris,
star quarterback at KMHS and
Duke University.
Guest speakers will be Buzz
See Hall, 12-A