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PA st rt Spring Sports Preview 5A KMLT ‘Odd Couple’ Opens Tonight Member Of The North Carolina Press Association VOL. 102 NO. 9 Kings Mountain People OLA PRUETTE Grover's 'Historian' Ola Pruette, 81 A History Buff By ELIZABETH STEWART Of The Herald Staff GROVER-Books are everywhere in the comfortable home of Ola Falls Pruette, who at 81 has worked long hours the past decade compil- ing the family trees of her own family and the history of the Shiloh Presbyterian Church and community she loves. Her dream is to alphabetize the histories which line the bookshelves in her "library" she has created as a labor of love in her den and the hand-written records of kin and friends buried in hundreds of cemeteries in the vicinity of Grover, working on records of as many as 13 cemeter- ies at a time. Ola and her good friend, Vera Hardin, also a history buff, are familiar visitors to the Archives in both Carolinas and it isn't unusual to see them down on their knees at tombstones and busily writing down the inscrip- tions from the monuments and the record of births and deaths. They walked every inch of the cemeteries, wading through blackberry briars and overgrowth in some places. Ola started her unusual hobby soon after the death of her husband, Murray Pruette, and hasn't stopped. She wants to present her materials in documented form to her family as a living memorial, to Shiloh Presbyterian Church and to the Historical Museum at Montreat, the home of the Presbyterian Church. Ola wrote the History of Shiloh 1780- 1980, assisted by Sarah Hambright, and the history was presented to worshipers attending the 200th birthday celebration on Oct. 5, 1980. Ever since a handful of Scotch-Irish settlers built the first meeting house, the people who became known as Shiloh Presbyterian Church were hard-working people, much like Ola, a descendent of the Fallses who were pioneers of this area. Her story is the story of their toil, suc- cess, failure and above all faithfulness to God. People from 27 states came to Grover for that celebration, she recalled. See Pruette, 2-A PLANNER- Woody Harden, right, of Asheville, state planner for 16 years with the Division of Community Assistance, is welcomed to the meeting of the Kings Mountain Planning and Zoning Board by Chairman Wilson Griffin. Betty Gamble Always Wanted To Be Teacher x NAVI K SONIA » S001 "Your Hometown Newspaper Since 1889" Thursday, March 1, 1990 But Apartments Will Be Built Alleyways Will Remain Open By a lack of motion, a request to close two alleyways to give more room for an apartment complex near Cansler Street was defeated at Tuesday night's meeting of the Kings Mountain City Council. However, as some area residents may have thought, the action did not stop the project from going on as planned. City Manager George Wood ex- Dismissal Is Upheld A law suit brought against the City of Kings Mountain by its for- mer Cemetery Superintendent is apparently over. City Attorney Mickey Corry told the City Council Tuesday night that the dismissal of Ken Jenkins’ suit has been upheld by the North Carolina Supreme Court. Jenkins, who sued the city after he was terminated as head of the cemetery department, may still pe- tition the Federal Court of Appeals to review the suit. The suit was dismissed in its en- tirety in Cleveland County Superior Court. Jenkins appealed to the North Carolina Court of Appeals and it upheld the dismissal of the Superior Court judge. Jenkins later filed an appeals tlie North Carolina Supreme Cf Corry said the Supreme Cou held the dismissal on Jat” my In other matters Monddy the board: * Approved a resolution to dstab- lish a verifiable percentage goal for participation by minority busi- nesses in awarding of building con- tracts over $100,000. Wood ex- plained that new laws require government agencies to notify mi- nority business of plans for con- struction of $100,000 or more, and have a goal of awarding at least 10 percent of the contracts to minority See Lawsuit, 14-A Bloodmobile Here Friday The Red Cross bloodmobile will be at First Baptist Church in Kings Mountain Friday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. The visit is being sponsored by the Kings Mountain Industrial Park and the Kings Mountain Star. Sandi Shockley of the Red Cross asks that Kings Mountain area peo- ple make an extra effort to donate blood at this visit. The goal is 100 pints. Donors will receive a free bowl of soup. KM Zoning Board Approves Plan Kings Mountain Planning and Zoning Board members want to sell ithe “N.C. Board ' of Transportation with a thoroughfare plan when they come to Cleveland County Thursday and they want the 24-member board to look at "bogged down" arteries on Waco Road. The idea was suggested by com- mittee member M. C. Pruette Jr. Thursday night as members heard about responsibilities of a planning and zoning board from an expert- state planner Woody Harden who has been with the Division of Community Assistance for 16 years and has worked closely with the local board since the mid 1970's. Chairman Wilson Griffin agreed with Pruette that he'd like to give members of the D. O. T., who will be staying at the Holiday Inn, a tour of the roads during their first meeting here since 1964, None of the contracts the board plained that a petition presented by Nina Oliver on behalf of property owners who opposed closing of al- leyways near Belvedere Circle and Waco Road would only cause the apartments’ parking area to be smaller than owners had hoped. Jim Ware and Mack Lefevers of Kings Mountain plan to build the duplex apartments. Ware told the council that if the alleyways were closed it would allow a larger park- ing area and, by state law, the al- leyways would be granted to the adjoining property owners. Wood said neither alleyway was needed by the city or area residents but, if closed, the city would retain right of ways for purposes of main- taining utilities in the area. Ms. Oliver, the only person to oppose the request to close the al- OWERW Ad oN NIL ONadaId 98087 -gAV IN ayveg1l VIE KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. 28086 leyways, said it was her under- standing at a recent meeting of the Zoning and Planning Board that Ware and Lefevers needed an exira 15 feet to fit the apartments onto the property. She said residents of the areas opposed the closing of the alleyways and also requested in their petition that no access road to See Alleyway, Page 14-A Photo by Dieter Melhorn MAYORS WITH MONEY - Kings Mountain Mayor Kyle Smith, left, presents a half-million dollar check to Gastonia Mayor Jick Garland Wednesday morning at the KM Mayor s office. The check is Kings The City Recreation Commission is studying what to do with Davidson Park and how to best include it in the city's long- range planning of recreation pro- grams. Recreation Director David Hancock and City Manager George Wood told the city council at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night that Davidson's pool is in a state of disrepair and some other Davidson facilities need to be mod- ified to make the facility "highly visible" to the community. In addition to the pool, the Davidson facility includes a large softball field which is used in recreation programs, two tennis courts, and playground and picnic areas. ; Hancock said the city needs to "keep the existing facilities but we need to relocate the playground area to an area better seen from Sims Street.” Hancock hinted that the Davidson pool may not be needed for city recreation programs be- See Park, 14-A will consider will affect Cleveland County in the near future but City Planner Gene White said that a fea- sibility study on Kings Mountain's thoroughfare plan is expected by August. This segment of road on 216 would cut across at the Senior High School over to U.S. 74, ac- cording to White. "We need to lob- by to get this road project on a higher plane although it may be 10-15 years down the road before completion,” said White. Harden encouraged board mem- bers to update the city's land use plan, thoroughfare plan, and com- munity facilities plan which have not been updated since the mid 1970's and welcomed Lou Ballew and Gene Coxen as new members of the nine-member board, noting that planning involves more than zoning although zoning is a major function and the board, an advisor to city council, makes recommen- dations to the city council. KM Fisherman Over Age 65 Can Get Free Kings Mountain fishermen age 65 and over can receive free fish- ing permits at Moss Lake, the City Council ruled at its regular month- ly meeting Tuesday night at City Hall. The recommendation was made by the Lake Authority, which also presented a new schedule of fees which was approved. The new fees include boat fees ($25 for non-KM taxpayers and $15 for taxpayers); daily boat fees, $4 and $2; annual fishing fees, $10 and $5; daily fishing fees, $1 and 50 cents; pier and dock fees, $25; ramp for single residential lots, $25; and family package for resi- dents around the lake, including land use, fishing and boating per- mits, pier and ramp fees, $175; camping, $7.50 daily; daily pack- age, including camping, fishing, boating, and swimming, $10; and Mountain's share of the Crowder's Creek Waste Treatment project which i is being built to serve Kings FMIcuntain. ri Gaston: “Connty, ang Besgemer City. City Studying Park Lake Permit daily public swimming, $2.50 for adults and $1.25 under age 12. Picnic shelter fees are $40 for all day or $20 for a half-day. Ray wa- ter pump fees for private residents are $65, including $30 for the ap- plication and $25 for annual re- newal. In another matter Tuesday, the council discussed the ski ramp at Moss Lake, which is owned by a private ski club, and referred the matter to the Lake Authority with the understanding that the ski club must provide $2 million of insurance coverage or the ramp must be removed from the lake. Jim Buchanan, representing the club, said it has $1 million of in- surance but because of a lack of communications, the insurance car- See Fishing, 14-A Board Of Transportation To Hold Meetings In Shelby The North Carolina Board of Transportation will meet in Cleveland County Thursday and Friday. The board, which meets monthly, tries to meet away from Raleigh at least four times a year to allow board members to meet local community leaders. The board will meet at Cleveland Community College's Student Activity Center for the fol- lowing meetings: THURSDAY 8:30-10:30 a.m. - Joint meeting of the Secondary Roads Committee and the Maintenance and Equipment Committee. 10:30-noon - Separate commit- tec meetings for Drivers and Owner; Multi-Modal Transportation; Audit and Contract Review. 1-3 p.m. meet as the Finance Programming Committee. FRIDAY 9 a.m. - Full board will meet to | take actions. and’ Members of the Board, their spouses and DOT staff will stay at the Holiday Inn in Kings Mountain and will travel by bus to and from | Shelby for the meetings and othe; | activities. The group is being hosted here by the Cleveland Cour; 1 Boa:d of Commissioners and th “leveland County Economic I opment | Commission. { { i | - All board members |
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