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VOL. 103 NO. 32 aDB —
: Thursday, August 15, 1991 Mountain, NA y
The nurse practitioner program approved for
Kings Mountain High School at the June School
Board meeting continues to draw protests from
some citizens, including one parent who is on
the committee which was appointed to help
implement the program.
Mike Hardin addressed the board at its regular
monthly meeting Monday night at the Central
office. He pointed to media reports and other
statistics which showed that health clinics in
other schools had not succeeded in lowering the
teenage pregnancy rate and wondered if
government funds received by the sponsoring
Cleveland County Health Department might
someday lead to local students being counseled
on abortion and/or given contraceptives, Hardin
also said he felt like the program might make
KM students "a captive audience” to anything
the Health Department wants to present.
Two of the four board members present (Rev.
Billy Houze was absent) tried to assure Hardin
School teachers learn
that the school board will see to it that the
Health Department abides by the recently-
approved contract which states that abortion will
not be discussed with students, that no
contraceptives will be given, and that the board
can terminate the program at any time.
Cleveland County Health Department
Director Denise Stallings, who was not at the
meeting, said Tuesday that the Kings Mountain
program will not have "anything at all” to do
with abortion,
"We're going to provide adolescent health
care,” she said. "We're basically going to treat
the whole child and we're not going to do any
abortion counseling or even discuss abortion.
What we're going to do is treat any kind of
minor illness and try to work closely with
families. This program can make a real big
impact and, hopefully, can change some lifestyle
behavior. By being there where they are we can
develop a rapport with them, become closer with
their families and meet some of their needs
also.”
Mrs. Stallings Srpidnied that all the services
provided at KMHS could be secured at a
doctor's office or health department but 21 the
school it will be more convenient for students,
and it's free. The program will be in place
around October 1.
“There are 2 lot more people today that don't
have medical insurance and only use the
emergency room as their doctor,” she said. "I'd
say because of finances a lot of kids don't get the
help they need.”
The Health Department started 2 program fast
year at Shelby High, which has basically the
same enrollment as KMHS, and averaged 17 to
20 patients a day, Stallings said. Seventy percent
of the treatments were cases like eye problems,
dental problems, sore throats, acme, and
See Nurse, 3-A
from 'Effective’ leader
The goal sounds lofty but
"teaching for learning” accepts
nothing less, according to Dr. Larry
Lezotte of Okemos, Michigan,
Senior Vice-President of Effective
Schools.
Lezotte kicked off the new
school year for the staff of Kings
Mountain District Schools
Wednesday in a workshop on the
new Effective Schools program be-
ing implemented this ot 2
\ dressed all employees
system after breakfast at KMHS
Cafeteria and in workshops during
the day on campus.
School
School bells will ring for some
3,850 Kings Mountain students
Monday morning.
After a summer which flew by,
students will settle down to creep-
ing 180 days of study in a school
system which will take on a whole
new focus this year. The much-her-
alded Effective Schools program
will be implemented at all schools
as the system tries to assure that
"every child can learn.”
Supt. Bob McRae said all the
new building projects have gone
well over the summer and, except
for a few minor areas needing
touch-up, all schools are ready to
function.
Students at East Elementary will
enter a brand new K-3 building and
Tom Tate self-made man
By ELIZABETH STEWART
of The Herald Staff
Thomas A. Tate, chief executive officer of
one of the leading financial institutions in
town, is a "self made” man,
Tate's climb up the ladder of success at
Home Federal Savings Bank is a phenomenal
story of hard work, aggressiveness and the
keen desire to succeed.
It was January
1959 when attorney
Jack H. White, then a
member of the board
of Home Savings &
Loan, offered Tate a
job as the firm's third
employee with A.
Hunter Patterson and
The Effective Schools program
stresses that all employees of the
system are instrumental in the edu-
cation of the child and no matter
how weak or strong his academic
abilities, the child can learn. The
program hopes to identify each stu-
dent's strengths and weaknesses
and plan programs and activities
that will help each one achieve.
Tuesday's workshops here fol-
ed a Social "trainin,
/ i = well as all as
and administrators from the
Central Office, at Grover School.
See Lezotte, 10-A
BOB McRAE, LARRY LEZOTTE
Bringing Effective Schools to Kings Mountain
bells to ring Monda:
students in the fourth and fifth
grades will also be in refurbished
facilities. The East students spent
last year at Central School while
construction was going on at their
school.
This year, West Elementary will
be housed at Central as a new mil-
lion dollar-plus building is con-
structed at its school. Grover stu-
dents will totally occupy their new
wing and construction is well un-
derway on a 14-classroom addition
at Bethware.
"We're pretty much ready to go,”
said Dr. McRae. "In terms of build-
ings, we need to straighten up a lit-
tle bit and do some things like get-
ting books in rooms and arranging
desks. Teachers will do that this
of stock for 25-50 cents a week with interest
on passbook savings accounts ranging from
2-3% and home loans at 6%. :
On June 30, 1991 Home Savings Bank
recorded assets of $104,500,000 with 32
employees operating in Kings Mountain and
at branch banks in Bessemer City and
Gastonia.
During his 32 year career, Tate saw the
institution move in 1961 to a new building on
East Mountain Street beside the old Post
Office and in 1979 to its spacious, $700,000,
two-story building beside the hospital on
West King Street. From March 1959--when
he joined the firm as assistant to Hunter]
Patterson--to 1991 Tate saw phenomenal
growth brought about, he said, by “good
people of Kings Mountain and area investing) |.
week and be ready for the students
Monday morning.”
Elementary schools will run
from 8:20 am. to 2:40 p.m. The
high school will operate from 8
am. to 2:25 p.m. and the middie
school from 8 a.m. 10 2:50 p.m.
"We're expecting about 3,850
students, which is a little less than
last year, and is pretty much just
my own guess,” McRae said. "Onr
enrollment trend over the years has
been a little inconsistent.”
Some teachers began work last
Friday and all were required to be
on board Tuesday. McRae said
they will spend most of the rest of
this week in staff development,
particularly leaming the Effective
Schools methods.
The only problem McRae fore-
sees opening day is the waffic flow
near the high school and middie
school. Parents may want 10 leave
a few minutes cardy and be patient.
“1 think the wraffic will go
smoother than it did last year," he
said, “but we will continue to have
some problems on Phifer Road wn-
til we are able to get an access.
Always, the first week of traffic is
considerably worse than the rest of
the year.
“We will be monitoring that," he
added, “and if it gets worse we
may make some routing changes.
We need 10 work on geting anoth-
er access off Phifer Road, rather
than downtown."
See School Bells, 10-A
MIKE HARDIN
Addresses School Board
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4 more file
for council
Four more people filed for city “|
council as the filing deadline
The filing brings to 16 the num-
ber of candidates who seek five
seats at city hall in the October mu-
micipal election,
id a'r
r the newly-created minority
seat. Filing previously were Fortee
Gamble and Philip Hager.
In Ward Two, Jim Guyton made
it a four-man race for the position,
challenging incumbent Jackic Dean
Barrett, Jeff Gregory and Roy
Pearson.
For the two at-large seats on the
board Jerry Mullinax and Shirley
Brutko made it 2 six-way race join-
ing Luther Bennett and Joe King
who want to unseat incumbent INGRAM MULLINAX
commissioners Al Moretz and
Nonma Bridges. Eddie Ingram of the U. $. Ammy at
The mayor's race brought no Font Stewar, Ga., Robert Ingram,
new candidates. Former commis- Paulette Ingram and Paul Ingram,
sioners Jim Childers and Sconr all of Kings Mountain, and Steve
Neisler and Gilbert Hamrick seck Ingram of Bessemer City; and
the post being held by Mayor Kyle three Ingram served
Smith, who did not seek reelection. as 2 member of the ABC Board on
Ingram, of 403 Belvedere Circle, appointment of city council. "1
is a lifelong resident of Kings want to represent all the people of
Mountain and has worked ar Kings Mountain," said Ingram.
Lithium Corporation 18 years. He Guyton, of 707 Groves Street, is
is active in Mount Zion Baptist 2 lifelong resident of Kings
Church and has been married to Mountain and 2 building contrac-
Geneva Parker Ingram 31 years. tor He was active on the city recre-
The Ingrams have five children: See Filing, 14-A
will be similar.
Take one
last dip!
Summer vacation has been fun.all the parties,
y MOrRIng.
But, you have one last chance 10 have some fun.
‘The cool waters of Deal Street Pool may not be
the Atlantic Ocean, but perhaps the atmosphere
The Kings Mountain Parks and Recreation
will send its summer season out with 2
biast--and 2 big splash--Friday night with 2 "Beach
Night at the Pool” at the old tennis courts beside
Emily Herndon, Tate's
brother and sister-in-
law, Dickie and
‘| Margaret Tate, had
told him earlier that
"Mr. Hunter was
looking for a young man to train in the
business” and they immediately suggested
Tom. The S&L was then locaied at the comer
of Mountain and Cherokee Streets where
Scissor-Smith & Co. is today and Tom
doubled as a teller and bookkeeper, making
all transactions by hand and offering shares
TATE
in savings and borrowing moncy for new
homes and a top-noich staff.”
i people established in new homes of their own
with savings for the future. He sces today’s
savings and loans as bright futures for young
men and women starting out in banking
careers but cautions newcomers that it's a
business that has changed a great deal since
he leamed the ropes from “Mr. Hunter” and
the competition is keen and tough but the
ficld is wide open for aggressive lcadership.
The thrill of his life has been seeing young
See Tate, 14-A
Deal Street Pool.
The fun begins with swimming from 6:30-8:30
p.m. Admission to the pool is juss one dollar.
But, that'smot all.
If you don’t like so swim, you'll love the beach
sounds of Mark Blanton who will perform beach
amd top 40 music beginning at 7:30. Mark's good
music is free.
Sarah Tignor, left, daughter of Kay and Scott Cloninger, and Kelli
Moore, daughter of Jean and Pete Moore, are ready for their final big
splash before going back $e school. It will come at Friday night's big
beach blast at the Deal Street posi.
Take your swim suits, lawn chairs and shaggin’
shoes,
And, don't forget mom and dad, because it's all
family entertainment and you just may be sur-
prised at bow well they can shag!