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^CPA Award Winning Newspaper KJtIG&JIAOUNTAIW MIRROB-HEIALD 15 i NO. 31 ~(leveland County's Mitdern ^\eu'sweekly KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA 28086 THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1975 Meeting Set Tuesday To Discuss Demotion By tom Me IN tyre Editor, Mirror-Herald three hours in a dosed per- llession Monday night for commis- ■s to decide a ruling from the attor- eneral and a ^ecial meeting is d before a decision can be reached demotion and pay cut of city police • Tommy King. ix-year veto’an of the Kings ain Police department, King was edfrom sergeant to patrolman and ekly pay cut $15 by Chief William foDowing a report from Capt. J. D. ;t that King had taken gasoline ;ity pumps without authorization, day ni^t King, members of his (and supporters appeared befwe mmissioners to present a petition ning about 225-250 names asking Beer be restored to rank and pay. Beer’s brother, Jimmy King, p-e- I Mayor John H. Moss with the n. icond petition with an undisdosed s of signatures was presented to ayor by Gary Parker of Second St. jetition urged Officer King’s im- te dismissal from the police force, r left the meeting immediately resenting die petitim without ; comment. wing the three-hour dosed door Mayor Moss told the large group FftTOco-"’ • > 'xd reme .ned at ill that the •,«-;..iissione:rs had ed a posit;® that no decision ereached toai^t because of legal , » “legal matter” was interpretation city code pc-iaining to the depart i’s aufconty to demote eme of ipartment employes. Attorney Jack \A'Mte told the per- daudience “the city code says one but the stats lav/ might say :r, I have been asked to write the ley general in Raleigh for a ruling Inother special board meeting will ★★★★★ The commissioners will meet in special sessionTues., Aug. 19 at 7:30 p. m. at city hall for further action on the demotion and pay cut of KMPD Officer Tommy King. ★★★★★ be called before a decision can be an nounced.” White said the real question is whether or not th e chief of police has the autho rity to demote an officer. “Chief Roper contends he does have the right to take the action he did,” White added. Then he suggested “in all fairness, I think both Roper and King should be in on the per sonnel session prior to this special called meeting.” The city code outlining where authority lies comes under Article Five, Employe Position Classification and Pay Plan. Section 2-90. Suspension. An employe may be suspended without pay for not more than one week by a department head for misconduct on the job. Such suspension shall be reported to the mayw .... Officer King was suspended for two days without pay, according to Chief Roper. Section 2-91. Dismissal or demotion. An employe may be dismissed by a »dt.!i;artnj •'.tal supervisor without notice for gros;. negligence, disloyalty, or de fects in character that bring discredit upon the city. An employe may be demoted or dismissed by the mayor on recommendation of the department head for negligence or failure to do work up to the standard of the classification held. The mayor shall rqtort every such demotion or dismissal to the board of commissioners at the next meeting following the action. TTiis section of the city codes gives departmental heads authority to dismiss, but fails to state whether or not the departmental head has the authority to demote an employe. The code does state the mayor has the authority to dismiss or demote. However, Chief Roper says he was told by the mayor and com missioners to handle the situation himself. After the first petition was given the mayor Joe King, another brother of Tommy King, told the commissioners “We want to know something tonight. Thishas been going on for two weeks and you should know something by now.” The commissioners declined to discuss the situation in an open meeting and Commissioner Corbet Nicholson motioned f® a discussion in executive session “toni^t with Chief Roper and Tommy (King).” Jimmy King, acting as spokesman for the petitioners, told the board “You’ve had plenty of time to make a decision. We’d like to see Sgt. King get back everything and be reconciled for everything that has been done to him.” David King, a third brother to officer King, said, “This thing has brought disgrace on the whole King family and it was done to discredit Tommy. He’s one of the finest officers this city has. He has a degree in police science and has been to school more than any of the other policemen.” At the conclusion of the meeting Tommy King told the cranmissioners that he has not been told what his status is with the police department. “I read in the newspaper where I was to report back to work today (Monday) to work under Lt. Bob Hayes’ command. I haven’t beai told by anybody what I’m supposed to do. I read it in the newspaper. Am I still a police officer? Am I getting paid?” (Please Turn To Page 4A) Two File For School Board ■'X-: JAMESR. BRACKETT One Day He Could Save Your Life, Two more candidates for the Kings Mountain Board of Education announced inten tions to file in the coming county-wide election. The seats now held by George Mauney, chairman, and James E. Herndon Jr., are open for election this year. To date, neither Mauney nor Herndon has announced their plans concerning re-election campaigns. The two candidates an nouncing this week are Charles F. Mauney and Kyle Smith. Last week Herman Greene of Kings Mountain was the first school board candi date to announce. -oOo- Mauney isthe sonofMr. and Mrs. Carl F. Mauney and is a Kings Mountain native He graduated from KM high, attended Davidson College for two years and graduated from North Carolina State Univer sity with a BS degree in textile chemistry and a BS degree in textiles. He is married to the former Lynne Wagner of Statesville and has four children, Mary Kathlynn, 16, Carla Elizabeth, 14, Dartha Leigh, 12, and Stephen Andrew, 6. All four will be students in the KM school system this year. The Mauneys are members of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, where Mauney is a Sunday School teacher and serves on the church counsel. He is a member and past president of the KM Rotary Club, a director of the KM Country Club, past president of the Catawba Valley Hosiery Association, former chapter chairman and blood chair man for the American Red Cross, past chairman of the KM United Fund, served as co-chairman of the KM Cen- tainial Commission, serves on (Please Turn To Page 8A) 5t 4 is from Asheville and has been a resident since 1960. ixjf " “ in 1966 at Duplex International as a lespilo ^nackett joined the Kings Mountain «ninoan*H*u*^“because a friend talked me into sortoflike helping other people.” as about the rescue squad was that it »st DPnnf “But there is more to it that the never regretted nbout 20 hours a week with the i”'®? unite Standard and Advanced First Aid, iierine hie u training and state courses fur- ^i'i- Since 1971 Brackett has As7“l“®‘'o«rs in classrooms. '®'‘''aries ^ driver he has assisted in the in th infant’s home, "'i'ii'w at th^ ^*nbulance en route to the hospital and iiTived, ^ nnspital about the time the ambulance SITTING AND WAITING — This {dioto was snapped toward the end of a three-hour wait for commissioners to end a closed personnel discussion during Monday night’s board meeting. Seated with head in hand is KIVVD Officer Tommy King, who was demoted from sergeant to patrolman last wed( when a Photo By Twn McIntyre. fellow officer reported King’s taking city gasoline without authority. Several members of King’s family and friends pre sented a petition to the board to have King reinstated. Above, they were waiting for an answer. CHARLES MAUNEY KYLESMITH 1975-76 KM School Schedule School bells wiD ring for 4,300 Kings Mountain district pupils Aug. 26 for Orientation Day and first day of school of the Fall term is Aug. 27. Teacher work days in the eight plants of the system for the 216 faculty members are Monday through Friday, Aug. 1&-25. Supt. Donald Jones said that faculties are complete and finishing touches building im prove mentsare being made or underway. At Grover, a new five-class- room buUding is being readied for students utilizing the open classroom concept plus a learning center, hi addition cafeteria facilities are being renovated with addition of a walk-in freezer, new offices and kitchen Eleven new classrooms, a new cafeteria and a media center are under construction at Bethware and, although in the early stages, should be completed early in the year, said Jones. Central School has been air- conditioned, paneled, painted and carpeted plus a new elec trical system has been in stalled. An addition to the faculties this year will be a reading instructor to serve Cenfral school students, utilizing the new reading lab there. Two reading teachers will be added in grades one through five at the other schools to work with 13 reading aides. Supt. Jones said the Kings Mountain School Calendar for 1975-76 is as follows: Aug. 18-25 — Teacher Work Days. Aug. 26 — Orientation Day. Aug. 27 — First Day of 180 School Days. Sept. 1 — Labor Day Holi day. Oct. 10 — District 2 NCAE Meeting - Kings Mountain. Oct. 31 — 1st Evaluation Day Nov. 27-28 — Thanksgiving Holidays Dec. 19 — Last Day for Students-Christmas Holidays. Dec. 22-Jaa 1 — Teacher Annual Leave and Holidays Jan. 2 — Teacher Work Day Jan. 5 — Students Return — Christmas Break ' Jan. 22-23 — Mid-Term Evaluation March 25 — Last Day for Students — Spring Break March 26 — 3rd Evaluation Day March 29-April 2 — Spring Break April 5 — Students Return — Spring Break April 16-19 — Easter Holidays May 23 — Baccalaureate May 28 — Graduation June 7 — 179th Student Day June 8 — Final Evaluation Day June 9—180th School Day June 10-11 — Teacher Work Days June 14 — Teacher Annual Leave Day RAY CLINE REV. HOWARD SHIPP JERRY MULLIN AX Cline, Shipp, Mullinax, In City Board Race There were three more splashes made in local politi cal waters this week wi& the announcements of candi dacies of one incumbent commissioner and two new comers. District One Commissioner Ray Cline is seeking his eighth consecutive term in office in the coming Oct. 7 municipal election. Rev. Howard Shifp, who ran and was defeated four years ago here, will seek to unseat incumbent James E. Amos, commissioner of dis trict five. Jerry Mullinax, a first time candidate, is after the district two commissioner seat. Thus far iiKumbent com missioners Lloyd Davis, dis trict two, and Don McAbee, district four, have not an nounced their campaign plans. Mayor Jdin H. Moss also has not made known his' plans. However, it is expected all three will be in this munici pal race before the filing deadline. Candidate filing actually does not begin until Fri., Aug. 15and runs through Fri., Sept. 5. The fees are $10 for mayor, $5 for commissioner. In past weeks incumbent commissioners James Amos, district five, M. C. Pruette, district six, and Corbet Nicholson, district three, have announced re-election plans. To date Pruette has only one opponent for the district six seat, Fred Wright Jr. It was erroneously reported last week that Wright was a candidatein district five. Rev. Shipp at present is Com missioner Amos’ only op ponent. With Qine’s announcement today, the number of candi dates on district one are two. Hugh A. Logan Jr. is the contender. Former commissioner Norman King is the lone candidate in district four at this point and Commissioner Nicholson alone has an nounced for district three. RAY CLINE Ray Cline is completing his seventh consecutive term on the Kings Mountain Board of Commissioners. A Lincoln County native, Cline graduated from schools there and came to Kir^s Mountain 1933 as an employe of the old Bonnie Mill. He later went to work for Mauney Mills, then finally to Mauney Hosiery. He retired from there in 1973. The commissioner served in the U. S. Navy in 1944-45 and is BULLETIN Officer Tommy King was dismissed from the Kings Mountain Police Force at 3 p.m. Wednesday by Chief William Roper. The Chief said Roper was dismissed in view of previous numerous complaints, personnel problems, and insuborination. a past commander of the local American Legioa He is also a member of the local VFW and the Shelby Moose Lodge. He has held several offices in both of the latter organizations. Cline is married to the former Elizabeth Huffstickler of Kings Mountain and is the father of six children, three daughters, allof whom reside in Kings Mountain, and three sons, one in Virginia, the second in Gastonia and the third in Marietta, Ga. The Clines are members of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, where the com missioner has served as Sun day School secretary and (Please 'Turn To Page 3A) For Your Information Attention: Senior Citizens! Aug. 28 from 11 a. until 1 p. m. special programs and a luncheon is planned for you in the Mountaineer Room at the Kings Mountain Community Center. Rev. Kenneth George, coordinator of the city’s aging program, said this is the first of many such programs for the city’s senior citizens. The program includes spe cial entertainment and a free luncheon. If any senior citizen needs transportation to the com munity center, call 739-4511, -oOo- A dutch lundieon is planned by the Kings Mountain Bicen tennial Commission Fri., Aug. 15 at noon at the Royal Villa. All commission members are urged to attend to preview a special film entitled “The Bicentennial: Putting It All Together,” Bicentainial co-chairper sons Pat Plonk and Howard Jackson have called the meeting. (Please Turn To Page 5A)
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