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yOLVME 90 • !SUMBER 96 - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1979 - KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA
Women Head School Board
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By ELIZABETH STEWART
The newly-organlied KM
Board of Education Monday at a
special meeting welcomed
Harold Llneberger as a new
member and elected the two
women members as officers.
Mrs. Oeorge B. (Marlon)
'Hiomasson was elected the new
chairman and Mrs. Joe (June)
Lee was elected the new vice-
chairman. Mrs. Thomasson had
previously served as vice-
chairman.
Uneberger took the oath of
office from Magistrate Jimmy
Dickey at 12:30 In the Ad
ministrative Office on Parker
St. He was recently elected by
district voters to serve a six-
year term on the board of school
trustees which also Includes
Mrs. Thomasson, Mrs. Lee, Bill
McDaniel and Kyle Smith.
After the Installation of
Uneberger, Supt. William Davis
praised the efforts of the board
In attaining a number of
challenges over the years and
said he felt the success of a
school system bolls dowm to the
simple things, a challenge to
stay ahead, not only In school
facilities and maintaining a
capable staff of teachers and
support services, but In at
titudes of those people Involved
In the education process. Davis
said the community can take
pride In the good working
relationship of the school board
and faculty.
"There's been a lot of
progress made In the school
system over the years,” he said,
"and we can take pride in new
Mcilitles, the new high school,
Junior High, additions at
several campuses, Barnes
Auditorium and our athletic
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NEW BOAU> MEMBER TAKES OATH OF
OFFICE—Harold Llneberger takes the oath of
office as a new trustee of the KM Board of
Photo by Ub Stewart
Education from Magistrate Jim Dickey, Jr.,
right, as Mrs. Llneberger looks on.
New Program Progressing
Kings Mountain Community
Schools program Is "off and
running."
This was the progress report
by Co-ordinator William Hager
to members of the KM District
Board of Education Monday.
Mr. Hager reiterated that the
major thrust of the program Is
to "offer use of the school
facilities to the community" and
said that he Is encouraged that
already over 1,061 hours, of
volunteer services have been
given at the three sltes-Central,
North and East School plants.
“We’re inviting more
volunteers in a survey now being
conducted In the community,”
said Hager, who said the
program Is looking for a co
ordinator of volunteers to
supervise the volunteer portion
of the program. When the
survey sheets are returned to
officials, Mr. Hager said that
needs of the community would
be assessed. "We’ll know," he
said, "just what people in the
community are interested In.”
Responding to questions, Mr.
Hager said that a recent
program at North School was
given by a volunteer, Dan
Martin, on "child abuse” and
that a gymnastics class In
progress at East School and an
arts and crafts class at North
School are just a few of the
programs that local people are
Invcdved at the schools after 8:80
p.m.
"We’re not trying to compete
with an on-golng program but
welcome any civic club and
other groups to use our
facilities,” said Hager.
Replying to question of
member Kyle Smith, Mr. Hager
slid that citizens using the
ihcilltles are required to pay
cost of heating and maintenance
and also clean up the buildings
after they use them. He asked
the board to approve a $8 per
participant fee but the board
tabled for further study of actual
costs of heating and main
tenance at the three site areas
covering a 10-week period. Most
ig>ecial classes are scheduled for
10 weeks, said Hager, with
minimum enrollment of 10.
Replying to question of Mr.
Smith, Supt. William Davis said
the program would be extended
to other school sites as funds
become available.
Hager reported that advisory
councils have been active at all
three sites, noting that at North
School the problem of traffic at
school opening and closing is
now under study. He said that a
tutorial program Is a major aim
at East and North plants and
that parents are being Invited to
volunteer their services (or an
hour or two a week.
Mr. Hager took the occasion to
Invite school board members to
become volunteers and reported
that both Cleveland Tech at
Shelby and Gardner Webb
Cbllege at Bolling Springs are
Interested In providing students
to serve Internships as tutors
and receive college credit
toward degree work.
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complex which Is equal to any In
our area.” "Our Instructional
program Is tops,” he said, and
one of our top priorities In the
year ahead Is making sure that
our teachers have time to teach
In the classroom while providing
the materials and equipment.
. In other actions, the board:
-(-Upon motion of Kyle Smith,
seconded by June Lee, voted
unanimously to "go through the
proper proceedings with the
school attorney” on annexed
property at Grover School In
which the principal’s residence
Is located.
Mr. Smith, who asks the
matter be placed on the sigenda
for the February meeting,
questions the principal residing
rent-free In what he under
stands is school property.
-(-Tabled, upon motion of June
Lee, adoption of a fee policy
governing the use of facilities by
the KM Schools Community
Program after hearing progress
reports by Co-ordinator Bill
Hager. Studies of actual costa of
operation and maintenance at
the three school site areas are to
be conducted.
-(-Received information from
^pt. Davis that property ad
joining West School Is available
for sale.
-(-Took no action on a
miggestlon by Supt. Davis on
policy of school visitation by
school board members which
was an outgrowth of a state-wide
meeting on training of new
.school board members. Trustee
Bill McDaniel said he “feels like
we’ll be limiting ourselves to
adopt a policy since parents are
always welcome in the schools. I
have always been received
graciously at any school I’ve
had occasion to visit.” Mrs.
Steve Wells, president of the
Association of Classroom
Teachers, said that teachers
always welcome visitors to the
classrooms.
-(-Upon motion of BUI Mc
Daniel, seconded by June Lee,
the board authorized Supt.
Davis to draw up guidelines (or
the use of Compact Gymnasium
for community recreational
activities. The community
group has agreed to paid for
operational costs In putting the
faculty In order, approximately
$800, and (or maintenance. Supt.
Davis said he “Is Impressed by
this group’s desire to use this
facility (or community In
volvement suid thinks It makes
for good school-community
relations to grant the use of this
facility.” The gymnasium was
formerly used by Compact
School.
POWDER PUFF GAME
The KMHS BeU Club Is
sponsoring a powder puff
football game between the
junior and senior class girls
Monday at 7 p.m. at Gamble
Stadium. Admission Is one
dollar. All proceeds go to the
Beta Club’s scholarship fund.
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. OROVFA TOWN COUNCIL-Grover Postmaster and Notary
PubUc Fain Hambright, left, administered tbe oatb of office to
the new town council at Its reguUr monthly meeting Monday
night at the Grover Fire Department. Left to right are Ham-
Photo by Gary Btowart
bright, oommlsBioaers Martha Sernggs and Joe Boheler, Mayor
BUI McCarter, and commissioners Qnay Mona, Edward Phllbeok
and Martha Byers. BIrs. Byers and Blayor MoOartor are the only
veterans on the board, srhlch will serve for the next two jrears.
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Photo by Ub Stewart
OFFICERS-Mrs. George B. Thomasson, right. Is the new
chairman and Mrs. Joe Lee Is the new vice-chairman of the KM
District Board of School Trustees. They were elected by the
newly-organized school board Monday.
Grover Council
Has Long Night
By GARY STEWART
Co-Editor
The newly-seated Grover
board of commissioners held
one of the longest meetings of
the town’s history Monday night
at the Grover Fire Department
and Town HaU.
After a brief meeting with the
old board to complete aU un
finished business, local post
master and Notary PubUc Fain
Hambright administered the
oath of office to BCayor BUI
McCarter and the five recently-
elected commissioners, in
cumbent Martha Byers, Joe
Boheler, Quay Moss, Edward
PhUbeck and Blartha Scruggs.
During action to appoint town
officers for the next two-year
term, the meeting hit a snag
when the subject of Town Clerk
arose. Upon recommendation by
Mayor McCarter, the board
entered into executive session at
the Town HaU and returned
three hours and 16 minutes later
to announce that Gloria Horton
had been retained as town clerk.
The motion passed
unanimously.
The executive session, which
was not voted upon, was
necessary after Mayor Mc
Carter recommended that Moss
be named clerk and Mrs. Horton
deputy clerk. Mrs. Horton,
McClarter said, would sUU carry
out her usual duties of town
clerk but Moss’s appointment In
title only would make things
simpler when the mayor and
clerk have to travel out of town.
McCarter said his main
concern was that If Grover
receives bonds for a future
sewer system, trips must be
made to Atlanta and Raleigh to
sign the bonds. Two men
traveUlng together, he said,
would be easier than a man and
woman.
However, several board
members did not approve of the
Idea and after the lengthy
executive session, voted
unanimously to name Mrs.
Horton clerk. Moss, who said he
was not aware McCarter was
going to recommend him (or the
post, made the motions.
In other action, the board:
-(-Approved Cleveland County
as a tax-collecting agency (or
the town. Blayor McCarter said
the county collects taxes (or two
percent of the total amount
collected. "Since the county has
been collecting our taxes for us,
we’ve collected 100 percent,” he
said. "When we collected our
own, we collected 76 percent or
less.”
-(-Upon motion by Mrs.
Scruggs, tabled any action on
naming a town attorney until the
next board meeting. Joe
Maun^ presently serves m
attorney for $300 per year for
advice only. For special jobs
and out-of-town trips, extra
charges are made according to
the job performed.
-(-By a vote of 8-3, approved
co-slgnlng of city checks by the
Mayor and Town Clerk. Boheler,
Scruggs and Byers voted for the
motion by Boheler and Moss and
PhUbeck opposed. In the past,
checks were signed by the
mayor.
-(-Unanimously approved
PhUbeck as Blayor Pro Tern. He
was the leading vote-getter In
the November election.
-(-Set the first Monday night at
7 p.m. as the regular meeting
night for the board.
-(-Adopted Roberts’ Rules and
Regulations as the
parliamentary procadures for
councU meetings.
-(-Reimbursed police chief
Steve jValker $SO0 for moving
expenses.
Before adjourning for the final
time, the old board:
-(-Heard a report from
commissioner Byers on poUce
arrests for the month of
November. Btrs. Byers reported
five arrests for speeding, two
driving under the Influence, one
Uttering and one com
municating threats.
-(-BIrs. Byers also reported
that eight more strands of
CBirlstmas Ughts had been or
dered and InstaUed by Gaylan
Chnlpe, and commended Canlpe
for volunteering his services
whUe on vacation.
-(-Mayor Mc(jarter expressed
his appreciation to the councU
(Commissioner Harold Herndon
was not present) for Its ac
complishment during the past
two years. "The town has
benefited tremendously because
youi’ service,” he said.
-(-Outgoing Commissioner
Tommy Keeter, who did not
seek re-election, thanked the
councU, mayor and town for
working with him. ‘I’ve enjoyed
my past four years on the
board,” he said, "and wUl
continue to be Interested in the
towm and wUI be glad to help In
any way I can.”
-fBCrs. Byers said she "en
joyed working with BIr. Keeter
and BIr. Herndon and welcomes
the chance to woik with the new
members of the board.”