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h) 0 WE ARE SO CLOSE Help Us Reach Our Goal United Way See Page 2A Your Hometown Newspaper e Since 1889 dtl Member of the North Carolina Press Association VOL. 102 NO.50 ~~ Dr. Robert Sowell of YSAC, Inc. will review the first draft of the elementary student assignment plan with the Kings Mountain Board of Education at its monthly meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Kings Mountain Middle School. A map of the first draft will be on display for parents beginning at 7 p.m. Supt. Bob McRae said no action will be taken Thursday night but members of the public are invited to attend the meeting and look at the map. . : "The draft may be very much like the final plan, but right now it is the first draft the board can look at and see if anything needs to be done to change it." McRae said he anticipates a lot of discussion and questions from board members about what's been done "but there certainly won't be any final deci- sions made. We need to move the process along and complete it with- in the next three months but that will come with a lot of work during that time and not on Thursday night." McRae said the first draft affects every elementary school in the dis- trict. "There are some changes in terms of what is currently the case, but in a sense of the entire system they are not major," he said. "There are some areas that are impacted significantly in the first draft. The degree of significance anybody places on it relates very closely to whether or not they live in those areas." : Grover is probably the least af- fected, McRae said. "Other than that, I'd hesitate to say between any of them because there are some changes to all of them. I would say the changes are fairly well bal- anced across the system." McRae said the main thing the board of education needs to do at this time is "make sure they don't overlook a special need and make a __ Thursday, December 13, 1990 Reassignment Draft To Be Presented Stocking Fund Still Lagging The Kings Mountain Empty Stocking Fund contin- ues to inch upward but com- mittee workers fear the final amount raised will fall far short of last year's mark of $3,900. Donations of $300 were re- ceived last week, bringing /the current total to $950. The ~~ drive must be closed out next week so the committee can re urchase and deliver items before Christrnas. P : “\. Donations to the Empty Stocking Fund go to pur- chase toys, food and other necessities for needy chil- dren and their families in the Kings Mountain area. Last year, the fund assisted 24 local families and the committee was hoping to assist 40 families this year. Contributions during the past week: Timms Furniture Company, $100. Christian Adult Class, Central United Methodist Church, $150. James and Betty Potter, $25. Daughters of Wesley Class, Central United Methodist Church, $25. Received this week: $300.00 Previous total: $650.00 Total to date: $950.00 Bells To Ring For Food Bank The Kings Mountain Ministerial Association enters its second week of the bell ringing campaign to raise money for the Helping Hand Fund's Food Bank and Crisis Ministry. Ministers will ring bells Thursday and Friday in front of Harris-Teeter, Revco and Winn Dixie from 2-8 p.m. Last week, almost $800 was donated. The goal is $2,000. ah Ministers on duty this week include: December 13, at Harris Teeter: Mitchell Pruitt (2-4 p.m.), Bob Collins, 4-6 p.m.; at Winn-Dixie, Harwood Smith (2-4 p.m.), Dewey Smith, (6-8 p.m.); at Revco, George Simmons (2-4 p.m.), Steve Lee (4-6 p.m.). December 14, at Harris Teeter, John Futterer (2-4 p.m.); Donald Denton (4-6 p.m.) and Nancy Brown (6- 8 p.m.); at Winn Dixie, Bill Barron (2-4 p.m.), Bob Little (4-6 p.m.), and Allan Sinclair (6-8 p.m.); and at Revco, Gene Land (2-4 p.m.), Clinton Feemster (4-6. Ho! Ho! Ho! change that is not in the interest of the safety and well being of the children." The board is reassigning some students because. of racial imbal- ance in elementary schools, partic- ularly at East and Bethware. East has 64 percent minority students while Bethware has only 14 per- cent. The average for the other three schools (Grover, North and West) fall closer to the system av- erage of 26 percent. The board will discuss several other important matters Thursday night, and will take action on some of them. By state law, the board is re- quired to reorganize each December and a chairman and vice chairman will be elected. Doyle Campbell has served as chairman for the past year and Billy King as vice chairman. It is expected that King will be elected chairman for 1991 and Priscilla Mauney will be named vice chairman. The board will also discuss bids for construction projects at ‘Bethware School. A 14-classroom addition is being planned. Dr. McRae said bids will be re- ceived Thursday at 3 p.m. The sys- tem will receive bids on the gener- al contract, plumbing, electrical and mechanical. a sa ne. "We hope to have enough bids in each category,” he said. "We have had a lot of interest in terms of people picking up bid forms and plans from the architect.” The board will also consider a resolution honoring Senator Ollie Harris; a slight change in the 1990- 91 school ‘calendar affecting East, Grover, the high school and middle school; consider a resolution of support for the proposed Communities in Schools project--a county wide effort aimed at identi- fying at risk children and providing more compete services to them; and act on several personnel items. p.m.), and Ron Caulder (6-8 p.m.). Persons may also mail their donations to the KM- MA Helping Hand Fund, P.O. B Mountain, 28086. ox 1335, Kings SANTA CAME TO TOWN - Santa Claus makes his way through the Kings Mountain Christmas pa- rade Sunday afternoon on a float created by the Kings Mountain Parks and Recreation Department. A crowd estimated at 3,500 to 4,000 watched on a warm, sunny day. More parade pictures are on page 2-B. United Way May Have To Cut Back Funding For several weeks, Kings Mountain United Way has been $6,241 short of its $127,500 goal for 1991, and campaign officials are making one final plea to the community to help meet the goal. Recent talk of recession has the public holding back donations, but campaign workers point out that the agencies that depend on United Way support will need it even more if the feared recession becomes reality. Kings Mountain United Way supports 16 county and area agencies, with the bulk of the money staying in Kings Mountain. Agencies depending mostly on the UW for their operating capital include the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association Helping Hand Fund, Yh the Kings Mountains Fescue Saban and the Biugs Mountain Boys Club. The Rescue Squad provides free service in event of auto, boating and fire emergencies, and also provide service at area events such as ball games and commu- nity activities. All members of the squad are volun- teers. Volunteers made over 1,100 calls and worked over 18,000 man hours last year. Funds from United Way are used to purchase and update equipment. Kings Mountain Boys Club, located at Central School, serves 310 boys ages 7-18 through daily guid- ance-oriented classes and recreation. The Food Bank and Crisis Ministry of Kings Mountain will receive $20,000 from the United Way in 1991. This amount, in addition to support of Kings Mountain area churches, individuals and foundations will meet the total budget of $43,000. The money is used to purchase food, which is dis- tributed to qualifying families or individuals. After the food Bank is well stocked, available money is used to - help families who are in other crisis situations. These _ situations may be assistance with rent or utilities when it is assured that the help given will prevent a family from being evicted or having their power disconnect- ed. The Crisis Ministry has also helped with the emer- gency purchase of medicine. : Part of the work of the Crisis Ministry is to cooperate with and have a referral relationship to the Salvation Army and the Kings Mountain Baptist Association Community Ministries. These agencies have made a profound impact in Cleveland County in the past. During 1990, through October nearly $16,500 has been spent for food. This amount has been helped greatly by the Boy Scout Food Drive and food drives in various schools. This food reached 1,857 individu- als with 494 families. The food is a supply of non-per- ishable items, designed to supply a family for about one week. The value is nearly $40-$45. Crisis help for | rent, utilities, medicine and other needs totaled $3,256.75. The Crisis Ministry attempts to coordinate furniture which has been donated to specific needs, such as burned out families. Nine families have been helped with furniture. Site Is Cleared For Water Tank ~ Clearing of the site for a new five million gallon water tank to be constructed at the Public Works Department on N. Piedmont Ave. has begun and the project should be completed by next summer, ac- cording to Tom Howard, city engi- neer. This tank and a one million gal- lon gravity thickener tank at the T.J. Ellison Water Plant are part of a utilities improvement project which got the go ahead when Kings Mountain residents ap- proved a recent $9.2 million bond referendum. Of this amount, ap- proximately $2.7 million has been targeted for water projects con- struction. "The tank at the Public Works Department will serve the city for drinking water and fire protection,” said Howard. It will be two to three months before construction of the tank itself begins, said Howard. Work at the Ellison Plant contin- ues as a road is being put into the site and construction of under- ground drain lines begins. Also at the Ellison Plant, the city will be repairing silting basins and putting See Water, 16-A JOEY HOPPER Joey Joey Hopper believes that schools should be run for children, and he practices what he preaches. - Tuesday, Hopper was named Principal of the Year for the Kings Mountain School District - an hon- or decided by his peers. "I feel very honored to represent such a fine group of people,” said Hopper of his selection. Hopper, 31, is in his third year as principal at North School and his 11th year with the school district. - Prior to going to North he was an assistant principal at Kings Mountain Junior High and before that a teacher at Bethware Elementary. "North School is“run for chil- dren, that's the major strength of this school," said Hopper. "We have a strong professional staff and they know what they're doing. "We also have strong parent sup- port here," he said citing as an ex- ample that 462 parents attended the Monday night PTO meeting and some 500 were at the first PTO meeting which was an open house. North School has an enrollment of 385 children plus a Head Start program with 20 children. "We meet the needs of some very spe- cial children here. We have a self- contained resource room which serves as a normal classroom for students in kindergarten through third grade who have been desig- There are administrative expenses of nearly $7,000 See Crisis, Page 15-A : Hopper Puts Students First nated severely handicapped.” Last summer, Hopper and some of his staff conducted a summer enrichment program for students and offered classes which ran the gamut from science and geometry to cooking and macrame. "All of the teachers involved volunteered their time for these classes and we had such a good response that they have said they will volunteer to do it again,” Hopper said. North School also has a number, of parent involvement programs. "We have a core of teachers who designed a program for parents which offers classes in such things as how to use the home as a learn- See Hopper, 16-A Az
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