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I ' KOt. 90 NO. 61 THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1979
KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD
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Sen. Robert Morgan To Speak
City Hall Dedication Saturday
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KM's Governmental Serviceg Facilities tenter
City Granted $20,000
For Airport Planning
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The N.C. Aeronautics Council has
approved Kings Mountain a grant
for $30,000 for site selection and
master planning for an airport.
Mayor John Henry Moss received
notification Wednesday that the
proposed Kings Mountain Airport
was approved for Inclusion in the
N.C. Department of Transportation
► Improvement Program for 1980.A6.
"My personal opinion," the mayw
said, "Is that an airport be located
between Kings Mountain and
Gastonia, close to 1-86. A site such as
this for an airport would be of ser
vice to a very large area.”
The mayor said he would "hope
that Gaston, York and other neigh
boring counties” would become
vitally interested In an airport In
Kings Mountain.
School Lunch Price
Going Up Ih Fall
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School lunches are going up 10
cents and the free milk program In
the school system will be eliminated,
effective with the new term
—beginning this Fall.
* By action of the KM Board of
[ i EMucatlon Monday night, a ten cents
"across the boards" Increase was
S4;>proved In what Food Service
Director Martha Wright said Is an
attempt to "break even" In view of
the Increasingly high cost of food.
The new price of meals will In
clude breakfast for Kindergarten
through Grade 6 at 30 cents, break-
T hst for Grades 6-12 at 86 cents, lunch
for Grades K-6 at 60 cents and lunch
for Grades 6-12 at 66 cents. Adult
V meals will be priced on a per Item
basis rather than as a unit price as In
the past. The per Item price will be
determined by the cost of producing
and serving the Item. Mrs. Wright
said this will allow adults to
determine to some extent the price
of their meals. "This will also allow
the school system to operate within
the regulations concerning the price
of adult meals", said Mrs. Wiight.
In recommending that the "milk
break" be eliminated, Mrs. Wright
pointed out that students who are in
"The type of facility we have
talked about In the past would serve
the small aircraft and Industrial
aircraft,” Mayor Moss said. "Of
course I recognize the fact that
creating a development plan, fin
ding a site and developing the air
port itself will take several years.”
The mayor said he feels an airport
here would be a great service to the
Industry and businessmen already
located in Kings Mountain "and at
the same time would enhance this
area’s chances for even greater
economic growth."
Mayor Moss said he pleuis to call a
meeting of the standing airport
committee and drawup recom
mendations for site selection for the
facility to the grroup for con
sideration.
Cansler
Fever
Victim
need of food early in the day will be
encouraged to participate In the
expanded breakfast program.
"After discussing this recom
mendation with Principals we
concluded that elimination of milk
break would save Instructional time
for the teacher and help to reduce
plate waste at meal time”, she
added, noting that officials feel
strongly that needy children will
receive adequate nutrition through
the breakfast and lunch programs
without participating in the free
milk program. She said that the
price of milk Is yet to be determined,
noting that milk bids will be opened
In late August.
Mrs. Wright told the board that
the department will be monitoring
the school* lunch program very
carefully during the coming school
year.
"We regret this Increase”, said
Mrs. Wright, "because we know
parents have to stretch food dollars
too but because of the unstable
market conditions In the food ser
vice Industry today It Is Imperative
that we raise prices to attempt to
break even".
View From Lobby
Kings Mountain’s new three-level
city hall and fire department will be
dedicated at 11 a.m. Sat., Aug. 4 by
U.S. Senator Robert B. Morgan.
TTie $i-mllllon-plus facility, known
as the Governmental Services
Facilities Center, contains ap
proximately 80,000 square feet and
will house the administrative and
business offices, mayor’s office and
council chambers, parks and
recreation director’s offices smd the
fire department.
The facility Is located at the
comer of W. Gold and S. Cherokee
Sts.
Following Senator Morgan’s
dedicatory address Is an open house,
according to Mayor John Moss.
"Kings Mountain's oldest citizen
will unlock the building for the open
house," the mayor sedd, "and the
city's youngest citizen will unlock
the fire department for public In
spection."
Sen. Ollle Harris of Kings
Mountain Is chairman of the com
mittee seeking the oldest citizen and
City Commissioner Corbet
Nicholson chairs the committee
seeking the youngest. Serving on
Harris’ committee are Com-
Kay Wright Arrested,
Connected To Killer
Luther Cansler was a victim of a
tick.
The Nelsco Industries credit union
manager died Saturday from Rocky
Mountain Spotted Fever, apparently
more than a month after being bitten
by a disease-carrying tick.
Cansler, of 704 Canterbury Rd.,
according to his widow, had been 111
two weeks before being admitted to
the hospital. He remained 111 for two
weeks more before his death.
Defined as an "outdoors person,”
Cansler was reportedly In good
health before his illness of a month
ago. Mrs. Cansler said the Illness, at
first, was believed to have been from
sunstroke. She said her husband
"did not have the usual symptoms of
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever'' and
that his Illness had been "difficult to
diagnose.”
The Kings Mountain man Is the
third North Carolinian to die from
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever this
year out of more than 110 cases
reported. The other two were In
Rowan and Gaston counties.
A health department spokesman
said the fatality rate from the fever
usually nms about five percent of
reported cases. The symptoms of the
disease Include headache, muscle
pains and a rash, usually on the
hands and feet.
Services for Luther Cansler were
held Monday.
Kay Wiight of Kings Mountain
visited Danny Parton at the Mc
Dowell County Jail Sunday - and was
arrested as an accessory In two
murders Parton has confessed to
commltlng.
The 21-year old daughter of Mary
Frances Wright, 904 Henry St., was
arrested by sheriff's deputies In
Marlon.
Parton Is charged with murder In
the deaths of Cathv Roxanne Moslev
KM Battle
Anniversary
A planning meeting lor the 196th
anniversary of The Battle of Kings
Mountain will be held at the Kings
Mountain National MUltary Park
headquarters Tues., Aug. 7.
Andrew Loveless, supt. of the
park, said the 1:30 p.m. meeting will
be used to discuss ceremonies and
programs to be held In connection
with the Sun., Oct. 7, 1979 an
niversary date.
"We anticipate that the National
Park Service, South Carolina
Department of Parks, Recreation
and Tourism and The Overmountain
Victory Trail Association will have
officials present for Tuesday's
meeting,” Loveless said.
of Bessemer City and Mary Kathryn
Carnes Dye of Gastonia. Parton led
police to two shallow graves In
McDowell County containing the
bodies after confessing to the
murders.
The 29-yeeLr old Bessemer Cltlan
reportedly told police six more
bodies were burled near Marlon, but
later denied there were other bodies.
McDowell County authorities are
continuing to search for those other
six.
Parton Is being held In the Mc
Dowell County Jail without bond.
Gaston County Police were In
Kings Mountain last Friday In
vestigating alleged connections to
Parton and the murders. Ms. Wright
was questioned on Friday. She
reportedly went to Marion Friday to
see Parton, but she was refused
admittance.
An additional charge of accessory
to kidnapping may be brought by
Gaston County Police In connection
with the kidnapping of Miss Mosley,
one of the murder victims. Gaston
County Police Indicated Ms. Wright
may have been present when Parton
abducted Miss Mosley on May 24.
Ms. Wright has been placed under
a $50,000 bond and a preliminary
hearing has been set for Aug. 16.
Fred Coates of Marlon has been
appointed as counsel for the ac ■
cused.
mdssloners James Childers, Norman
King and James Dickey. On
Nicholson’s committee are Com
missioners Humes Houston and
MTUlam Grissom.
Open house guests will be served
lemonade and cookies.
The new facility covers one city
block and also features a drive-ln
window for paying utilities bills and
a night deposit box for the con
venience of citizens who cannot
come to town during regular
business hours.
The facility wlU be open fulltime
for business Mon., Aug. 6.
The new building was financed by
a $l-mllllon grant from the
Economic Development Ad
ministration allocated In January
1977.
Clary and Associates of Charlotte
Is the architect on the project and
general contractor was Cecil’s, Inc.
of Spartanburg, S.C.
The present city hall will be
renovated Into the Kings Mountain
Law Enforcement Center and the
adjacent property, 3. Piedmont Ave.
and W. Mountain St., will be
developed Into a mini-park to be
known as Citizens Plaza.
Mayor Moss has Issued a blanket
Invitation to the citizens urging them
to attend Saturday’s dedication and
open house activities.
Policy
Group
Adds 2
Membership on the KM Schools
Policy Council will Include two
certificated faculty members from
K-6, three certificated faculty
members from Grades 6-12, one
school principal and Supt. William
Davis with the Council to serve
staggered two-year terms and be
elected by vote of all certificated
employes.
This Is the major revision In the
Operational Policy Manual, which
has been under study by the Board of
Education for several months.
Members of the Board of
Education unanimously adopted all
policy revisions Monday night.
Previously, there was no provision
In the policy for election, which had
been conducted by the NCAE and
ACT organizations and Included
membership from these groups who
had served on the board for life.
"In recommending this change In
Policy, we feel that this will give
more representation of the mem
bership, where heretofore there was
an Imbalance", said Supt. Davis, In
reviewing all the proposed changes,
including some restatements and
deletions of portions already
covered by state policy.
Added to the policy on promotion
of school personnel was the
stipulation that "these and other
factors being equal, seniority shall
carry privilege.’’
In another major action, the board
adopted salary schedules for non-
certlfled personnel, aides,
custodians, secretaries, and food
service workers with the state
employe schedule. The new
schedule, said Supt. Davis, places
them on a ssilarled basis, "off the
time clock" and Includes a
minimum 6 percent raise.
Larry Allen, Federal Programs
Director, explained that the level
placement Is determined by the
salary attained last year, noting that
an aide's salary will go up, from a
minimum of $880 a month to $449.10
for the new school year beginning
this Fall. Replying to question from
a school secretary, Mr. Allen said
tiiat "step Increments" are an
ticipated every two years, as a local
option.
In a related matter, the board
unanimously agreed to give all
qualified locally-paid employes the
same $300 bonus expected to be
given to state employes this Fall.