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. Entertainment forthe event was ~ provided by the Kings . and Shirley’s Shriners vocal | group. . Mountain on February 12, 1980. With Valentine's Day just two - days off, the Herald had several - advertisements from local mer- : chants offering deals on candy : and flowers. Publisher Garland Atkins devoted his column in ‘OPINION RRR HR RR SR SET nn | Back Looking rl 2 ed Cn > Wa ~~. AFI PH A Su PE ro pee Sn Wim Lo AT KINGS MOUNTAIN By Alan Hodge February 12, 1980 Snow and ice was in the Kings Mountain news during the week of February 12, 1980. The Herald reported that plenty of both had fallen the previous Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. At least four inches of the white stuff had turned the surrounding landscape into a winter wonderland as the spe- cial photo section by Katrena McCall illustrated. . Rally Week was also a big news item in the February 12 edition of the Herald. Kicking off the celebration, State Senator Ollie Harris gave a speech at City Hall Making the occasion a festive one, local citizens cut a cake commemorating Kings Mountain’s 106th birthday. Mountain High School band Love was in the air in Kings that week's Herald to Valentine's Day thoughts. Guest writer Tom McIntyre rendered his opinion in the Valentine's Day issue of the Herald that love stories had ruined cowboy movies. On the school scene for February 12, 1980, the Herald reported on the results of .. Central School's essay contest. = Winners included Jerry Tucker, : Jr, Leigh Anne Odell, and Tracy Bess. The subject was “Why I i Like Living in Kings Mountain.” Also in school : news, it was reported that the . Kings Mountain High School Class of 1950 was planning its | reunion. The Herald sports section for | February 12 featured a column + on college basketball by Dwight - Frady. Frady’s storyrevolved . around his belief that teams in : the NCAA were very. close in : talent and that anywhere from | 30 to 40 teams had a shot at winning the NCAA Tournament. Wi With winter inf full: swing, : folks in Kings Mountain no | doubt gave a close look at the | warm clothes offered on sale at i Plonk Brothers store in the | February 12 Herald. Turtleneck shirts just like James, Bond | would have worn were going for just $4.88. Sweaters at Plonk . Brothers were half price, as were winter coats. Letters We appreciate your letters to | the editor and encourage you to write. Because we receive so | many letters, however, we must impose guidelines to ensure | that as many readers as possible are able to share their views. We therefore limit the number of letters that any one person may have published to one a month. Also, we ask that you keep your letters short, no more than two pages double-spaced or one page single-spaced. Handwritten letters are accept- ed, but must be legible. We will not publish letters ~ from anonymous writers; names, addresses, and phone numbers must be included. We reserve the right to-edit letters for grammar, punctuation, clari- ty, brevity and content. Letters must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Monday of the week they are to be pub- lished. Mail letters to The Editor, P.O. Box 769, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or fax them to (704) 739-0611. Corrections We will correct any substan- tial errors that appear in the _newspaper or clarify any state- ments that are unclear. PICTORIAL EDITORIAL OUNCE OF PREVENTION - One of the reasons Kings Mountain was spared any major power out- ages during the recent snow and ice storms is that the city contracts year-round tree-trimming services to keep limbs away from power lines. Jason Bailey of ingle’s Tree Service feeds limbs that were recently cut into a chipper on Sims Street.’ Same old political eggshell The race for the White House has started up in earnest, and the candidates are taking off their gloves for the fight. The only problem is that their punches have all the sting of a kindergarten sissy. Recent straw elections in states like New | Hampshire and Towa have brought a few: sur- . prises, but generally a lot ofithe same;0ld. po-. i; litical eggshell walking. Maybe it’s just me, but there’s something about the current crop of presidential con- tenders that leaves me cold. There’s no need to name names here, but the word charisma can no more be applied to those seeking the highest office in the land than it can to a bowl of beenie-weenies. What ever happened to folks like Winston Churchill, Teddy Roosevelt, Robert E. Lee, and George Washington? Where is the dy- namism and the noble, chin-up attitude that these guys and other leaders in the past pos- sessed? Part of the answer may be in the fact that fear of being branded as politically in- correct has made candidates scared to death to say what they really think. Wouldn't it be bully if someone like Teddy came back on the political scene and spoke his mind on some pressing current issues? What politician today has the nerve to say something like “carry a big stick.” And what about Marse Robert? I think that Lee’s charac- ter and qualities would have made him one of America’s best presidents ever, but of course he’s way too politically incorrect. What America needs is a leader who will speak his mind without fear of the political correctness police. How long has it been since anyone heard a really rabble-rousing, straight from the heart speech delivered with passion and soul? As long as the politicians have to measure every word that comes out of their mouths, the voters will keep getting cold oat- meal speeches instead of the fire and brim- stone, stump-top, down home, tirades that used to make political campaigns such fun. Alan Hodge Staff Writer SS a ER CE ee es It’s time Herald/Times ALAN HODGE / THE HERALD to put end| to merger | It is time for the Cleveland County Board of Gary Commissioners to call a halt Stewart to the assessment of merger : Editor of the county's three school systems. We offer two good reasons: Already, the expense is great, and climbing. Commissioners and the Kings Mountain .. School Board have hired: lawyers to represent- them in the merger debate, and lawyers bring « with them high price tags, footed by the tax- payers. It has already been said in a meeting of the Kings Mountain School Board that if this issue goes to litigation it could cost KMDS “in the six figures.” At one of their recent public meetings, one of the commissioners noted that the first year of a merger would cost approximately $2.7 million. He said the county would raise $3 million extra in the next: budget year through the recent revaluation of property. If that’s the case, commissioners should either lower the tax rate so everyone’s actual tax dollar amount will stay the same that thas been, or divide that $3 million among thé existing three school systems to be hed § in the class- room. But, money aside, commissioners should halt the merger idea simply because the vast majority of Cleveland County citizens are against it. A recent poll by a Shelby TV station resulted in 400 of 472 callers, stating { their op- position to merger. At a meeting called by Cofimisaibher Willie McIntosh Tuesday in Shelby, almost all of the people who spoke told him they were against merger. He has another meeting slated for 6 p.m. Saturday at; Kings Mountain High * School, and helk hear the same. Fone there. On many occasions during this merger de- bate commissioners have stated that they rep- resent all of Cleveland County. If that's the case there is no reason to contirtie’to pursue this matter, because the peoples of Rleveland County have spoken. “oni ; Can commissiprier hear? x om ¢ February 10, 2000 Section A, Page RE GR AE BR i. Raa YOUR VIEW nu Do we have five little Hitlers at helm of county government? To the editor: As my husband and I left the merger meeting Tuesday night, I thought of a striking parallel between what I had just heard and an event that took place in Europe over 50 years ago. A fanatical dictator named Hitler had convinced the German peo- ple that his plan to “swallow up” neighboring countries would add to the glory of his beloved Germany and was the right thing to do. The results are history and created death, destruction, and anguish to millions of innocent, powerless people. His actions eventually re- sulted in World War II. Your reaction may be that this was a man who had built up his own regime and amassed power throtigh military might. Only a dic- tator could get by with this sort of thing. Is'it possible that a board of five men, elected by the people in a democratic America could use its power to achieve its goal of elevating’one segment of its con- stituency? Cleveland County Commissioners, the’ ey of all of our chil- dren and future generations is in your ‘hard s. Listen carefully to the will of the majority of your electorate and resist the temptation to “play God.” wiih oy rR VIR RYT Carolyn N. Finger Kings Mountain rsraedailie Vv ; 1M Rn Make sure commissioners hear your Opinii ‘on merger To the editor: 30d I'am writing to you concerning the possible school merger here in Cleveland County. As a mother, my main concern is the depersonal- ization of our schools. We cherish ‘the harids-on educational experi- ence we have with our superintendent, our school board, our teach- ers and school leaders. They are our" neighbors, we worship with them, and more often that not, they are our ‘friends. We are proud of our community and our schools are part of what defines this com- munity. We want our children to be known by their names, not their social security numbers. That is what they deserve, nothing less. We are not alone in experiencing this push for school merger. Across our state there has been a movement to have only one school system per county. In fact, we are one of the few counties left with multiple systems. What is wrong with being different? Just because every other county is pushing for merger does not mean it is the right thing for us here in Cleveland County We are proud of our uniqueness. We live in a diverse county. Our community may have snow when the rest of the county has none. During out last snow storm, on- Tuesday y, January 25 the ¢ coun- ty operated on three different schedules. A tan ssioners force this merger, we will operate on one schedule, whether we have bad weather in our community or not. Merger has created problems in some counties to such a degree that some towns have been forced to charter their own schools to maintain some control over the education of their children. Commissioner Harry used Guilford County as his example for school merger. He said after merger three of the schools in Guilford County had increased their scores but what he didn’t say was there are 100 schools in that district. Doesn't itstand’ to reason that 3 out of 100 schools would have scores gop? What about the other 97 schools? The scores remained the same 5 they went down. Dr. McRae (Superintendent, KMDS nnie Wilson (Personnel, KMDS), and Dr. Allen (chairman, endl Board) were my princi- pals when I was in school. Dr. King (IMDS); Stella Putnam (KM School Board) and Ronnie Hawkins (KM School Board) attend church with my family. What will happen 6 this type of personal touch if they merge these school systems? As i in banking and big business, the confidence we feel by someone: simply. towing our name will cease to exist. La The people of Cleveland County need to be heard. There are 5 men who ultimately have the power té merge these schools. Once they vote to merge, it is a permanent decision. They are only men. Do not be intimidated by them or their position. They were given this power by us. Our votes put them in that position just as our votes can replace them at the next election. If you have concerns or questions, it is their job to listen ndaasend Commissioner McIntosh is to be comevelided for aking ihe time to go to each city and listen to the citizens: of Cleveland County. Go meet with him, make it worth his time‘and effort. Remember, whether you are for or against this issue, once they vote to merge these schools, we cannot undo that decision; Make sure the commis- sioners hear you now. Holly Robinson Kings Mountain SIDEWALK SURVEY By ALAN HODGE Herald/Times Will it snow again before the end of x | don’t believe it will We'll have another Since it’s been so Sure, we'll have more ; | don’t think we'll get 4 because the snow in March. oo et probably get flakes. ' any more big . . roundhog didn’t see another snow. accumulations. this winter? §i'shadow WER > Ci oH, . 3 3 & 5 5 : - Vunsella Partlow Janet Edwards Dot Hullender Bobby Ernst Jason Hughes Bessemer City Shelby Kings Mountain Kings Mountain Kings Mountain orem
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