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Paq* 2A KINQS MOUNTAIN HERALD Thunday. Oclobar 29. 1981 eoiTORihL'j&OPiriiorK Why Study If Against? 1 iis( week, the kmR> Miumiain, Slielln aiul C'leveliiiul County sehool IkviuIs inel in an inlotinal selling in Slielhy lo ilisenvs ilic IHisMbilnv ol Mtulyinit a mciKet of the llnce ailnnniMrations. The ineeiinit was calleil hy tlic cliaii|X’isons ol llte three (tionps Ireeanse of a lengthy scries of aiiieles in the Shelby Daily Siai . 1 he only thing the ntceiing hionghi out was [X'lsonal opinions ol scluxrl IxKtuI incinbers anil nine of the eiii/cns who atleiulcJ the meeting. 1 he meeting was (xx’ily planneJ. (xx'ily nuxleraieil h> a lormei menilx'i of the C'onniy Svhixrl IV>;nil. aiul it was olwions that not many ol the schixrl Ixwul membets were pieixneil to six-ak on the one iinesiiim askcil them; ”.'\tc yon aiulCri yixii IxxtuI mteiesteil m disenss- ing a meigei ti' sneh ,111 extent to snggesi that a nnaltfieil einisnlling group Ix" eallevi in tv' eondnel the snnly. even though it eonki be cost ly? .Ml ol the Ixxiuls avlinilicvl that they have not discnvsevl the is.sue. bill It was evuleni that the Cleveland Conniy Ikxiul is ItX) ix’iceni m lav 01 ol mei get, and inaioi it y of 1 he Shelby Ikxn d probably is in tav or. It was also evident that the Kings Monniain Ikxtul is ItlO (X'lceni against it. even ihongh two of the font meiniscis present sitid they haven't made npihen nmiils. \ sindv of a incigei vvonUI ci'si the ihiee sysiems-ivr the cixmiy coinmissioneis, if ihev ikx'ivle ivv bx'i the bill U'l il-ai least $12,0CX). It would pioixrbly cwsi m.xe like $:0.lXXf 01 moie. .Icriy Hlakc. sniKimiendeni of the cv'nniy schvxvis. said W ake c'v'nniy txnd $45,lXXf loi I'lie seveial yeaix agv'. \\ e have no v'bicciiixr to the County and Shelby Ixxnds condnciing a suidv. if ihev feel one is necevsiiiy and that ihev vvonki leally like ivv merge then ailinmisiiaiions, lUn our gnesiion iv' the Kings Mvxiniain Ikxnd of I dncation is, why sluxild Kings M,xmiam ixniiciiiaie m a costly study if Kings Mountain is lUM mteiesievi 111 ineigmg its schixM system? W heihei the ihiicc systems 01 the cvxmiy Iixms the bill lix the study. It still IS a lot of nuxiev out of the taxixtyeix (wkets. If the scluxvls has c that kind I'f nuxiey tvv s|viid, sivnd it tow aid educating the 4.2iiO childirii 111 the sclux'l system. It the civuiity has that kind of iiuyncv to s(X'nd. it cvxild best Ix' stxnt bv distiibiitiiig It tsv the thiee vlux'l systems. The cixnity cut its ap- ixist'iiaiioiis to the Kings Mixintam Schsxvls this year by SUVS.tXX! causing 0111 childieii to Uva- s,viiic txi^ianis they neevkd. W e vkxi't leel like Kings Msxmtam has anything to gam by a nicigei ot the aslmmistratioiis. tvr by cixisohifatu'n vvf schiX'ls, yvhich will civme rvennially it an aslmmsiiatioii meigei is asVsxnplishevl. Kings Mvxmtain has ,xie of the best svhsxvl aslmimsiratKvns. ssxiie of the Ivsi ixwgianis. and ssxne of the best facilities m NvMlh Caiolina. and there is no leassvn to believe it caniHM be as gsxvd ot bettei in the future If the iXhei two schsxvl systems believe they can imptiwe their piwgiains thixxigli meigei, nxirc ix'wei tsv them. Bui. vve iiige the Kings MvXimam Ivxtrd to take an s'fticial stand iissvv, and iiiM lyaiiicnxate in a study Letters Thanks For Support During Scott’s Illness To th« oditor " e w ant to express our apprevaatkyn to the many fhends in the Kings Mcxintain area for then support to us during Hitt’s illness. e want to say thanks to a very spes'ial famdv, Leonard and Tina Vk nght, whose kwe and suppiirt went beyond the rcsponsihitities of a normal friendship To the greatest family a person could ever hepe for. Mom and Dad. Mr and Mrs. .Arthur Canaan Brothers BucIU Bob. Jim. and Crerald; and sisters, Faye H»suse and F.laine Parker, thank you for alw ays being w Xh us and never leaving us akme For all your Jove and prayes, your hundreds of phoitc calls, your visits to Fkirida For getting up at 4 a.m. to cook hamburgers and, along with 1 tsward >k nght, sell them to help make our burden a little lighter. For keeping your bags packed and being here w hen needed Thank'S to all wKs bought the hamburgers and threw in that extra fifty cents. This is w hat he%ied make it possible for Scott to have the things he needed ar>d a few extras for his enxsyment Those w ho knew Scott w iB share out great kiss. He inspired a lot of pcvplc wi Fkinda. and 1 am sure he did there too He made us strong wXh his kwe for hfo. his positb'e attitude and his concern for others. Fven m his worsi of pains, he never had self pnx. Crod does not mea.snre tyuality by sire and age Scott had a fob to do, and w asred no time to fulfill his missKw,. He w as our youth and our old age for 11 short, brave vears He w as you. he was me, he was us. Fie nxiched us an t>r>e more special thanks Thank you, God, for choos ing us to he hts parents Bill end Pot Ceu iigatB Oceda. Flo. Fomarly of Ciaga Moantatit Bernardo Joins Carmet Staff 'X'illiarr, A Bernard*' has been named ciinrroiicr foi c'armei C»ifnnsny's Miner*xil dictsum, a member c.impanv of Allegheny InrematKinal. Inc Bc-nar*!' was formerly af filiated with Internalkinai Platcx and NCR r.irp*iratkin. and most recently with F ishcr Scientific as a plant controller before i*iining Minet.vil A memhe- tif the Planning tv- tx’iinve* Institute and the Na- ti.ina. Accounting .A.ss.v:uition, Be-nard*s rccetved hts MB.A in acctninring from fiouthem 11- linoiv Untversky He is married to tfie lormei Gecelta M Roco of PhliHdelphta sarmci Minetool is a maioi supplier of mining and constrtx' tioh itxiK WJk. BfSmJkBDO Electricity Rates Increase rite Kings Mountain Board of C'omiiiissioners Monday iiiglil approved a 6..J percent increase in electric rates, effective iin- inediaicly. rite ineieasc was necessary Ix'eaiise Duke Power, llte city’s supplier, increased its rales by 9 IX’i'ceni on (X'lobet 18. W.H. little Jr. of Soul beast ern Consult ing litgineers told the board that by increasing the rales 6..J percent, it will Ix’ eliarging its customers vinly the exact dollar that it will Ix' increased by Duke. rite inerca.se will be reflected vin llte Ifocember I billing. rite increase will mean about a $J.(X) averttge increase. A cni/cn who had Ixxm paying $61.10 will now pay $64.95 and a cili/cn who had been paying $110.45 yvill luiw (yay $117.41. rite increase will mean that the city will pay $184,261 nuirc to Duke. l ittle said Kings Mountain's Kites will be Cvvmix'tiiive with Duke's retail tales. In ivibcr action Mivnday: The board again reviewed the piopivscd West Gold Sticci align ment plan and agreed to submit a plan to Svyuibcrn Railway for us apivroval. The bvxtrd hivtx's to align Fast and West Gold, change West Gold from a two to fourdanc nxad, rcUx'ate the railtoad ciiys.sing and signali/a- iivxt, and liiMit water lines to Cansler Siiect. Mayoi Jiybn Moss said he lta.s had ixcliminaty disciis,sions with the IX'paiimcni of IK'xising and L'lbait IVvclopment aNxit the piis,sibiliiy vvf using HldT lunds fiM the (xo.ioct. Tlie cx'si has been esiimaieyl at more than S.ftX'l.iXX'l. The Nvard hinx-s to (xit the ptyvject ixii to bids by IVccmbci I and begin cxinsiruc- iion early next ycai. •Heard a leixxi frvxti .Kxia' Budges on I be ixogrcss of Cable TV for Kings Moiiiituin. He said licad-in eguipnient, tower and office equipment lias been in stalled and iliai the F.arih Sta tion is on the site on City Street. Cable Systems is working with Soutltern Bell to finalize a pole agreement. The board also ap proved a revised cost estimate to Cable Systems of $6,000 for its services. •Authorized initiation of legal procedures to demolish two houses on Ark Street, owned by James Wallace of Gastonia. 9 REVIVAL R ev tv al sCTx tees w ill he bckl at 1 cdKird's Grove Bajxtst Church Niw. 4-7 at - p.m. nightly . Tixn- my Taykx of lawndalc will he guest speaker. Rev. Robert W light, pa-sieu, myites the puNic to attend. 12.9% Financing On CAVALIER AND CITATION AT Testa Chevrolet Downtown Kings Mountain Jim Testa, Carl Bell, I.T. McGinnis, Larry Crofts You Save *736** on finance charges thru Nov. 11th on the CAVALIER. You Save *878** on finance charges thru Nov. 11th on the CITATION. List $8,637.49 sole *7,798.34 Stock No. 1207. Large Selection Of One Owner Used Cars. Let’s Trade - Your Car Is Worth A Lot More Than You Think. SAVE ON MEN’S SUITS OUR ENTIRE STOCK Men’s New Fail & Winter Famous Brand SUITS With or Without Vests Including "Palm Beach” -"Cricketeer” ‘Mountaineer” 1 Choose From -Wool & Polyester Blends- —100% Woven Polyesters- -SoU 20% OF REGULAR PRKEl ON ENURE STOCK Use Our Loy-A-Woy Plan “H<
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