CHERI FULLER
Fuller to speak
at First Baptist
Nationally-known teacher, au-
thor and speaker Cheri Fuller will
lead a seminar Sunday at 5:30 p.m.
at First Baptist Church on the sub-
ject, "Helping Your Child To
Succeed In Public Schools."
A question-answer session will
follow until 7 p.m. when Fuller
will give her testimony in the
Worship Center of the church.
Fuller earned her B.A. and
Master's degrees from Baylor
University in Waco, Texas. She
was a contributing author to
"Family Circle," which won the
Educational Press Award for excel-
lence in educational journalism.
"Cheri has a great sensitivity to
the present needs of American
school children and their parents
can gain insight into learning
styles as she suggest ways to help
children learn,” said Rev. Chip
Sloan, pastor.
The public is invited.
Homecoming
set at Victory
Homecoming will be
Sunday, August 28, at Victory
Baptist Church, located on
Highway 216 (just off Highway
29) between Kings Mountain and
Grover.
Sunday School will begin at
9:45 a.m. and worship service will
begin at 11 a.m. The guest speaker
will be Rev. Jeff Davis.
Following the worship service, a
covered dish lunch will be served
in the fellowship building.
Rev. Dennis Wells, pastor, in-
vites the public.
Musical/drama set
at Second Raptist
The King's Kids--Children's
Choir of Second Baptist Church,
120 Linwood Road, Kings
Mountain, will present "And the
Show Goes On" Sunday, August
28 at 7 p.m.
The drama is billed as "the
. greatest and most unusual carnival
you've ever seen.” Booths have
been created by the children and
each will tell something about the
miracles of Jesus.
Rev. Eugene Land, pastor, in-
vites the public. :
Gospel Group to sing
at Crowders Mountain
The Southerners will sing
Sunday morning at the 11 a.m.
worship service at Crowders
Mountain Baptist Church.
The public is invited.
classroom at Bethware School.
and reading and art.
olds busy and happy.
Clifford the Dog.
New Kindergarten teacher Page Wells, left,
There wasn't a time in her young life that Page
Wells didn't want to teach school.
As a child growing up in Kings Mountain, she want-
ed to follow in the footsteps of her mother, a veteran
elementary teacher, and last week her dream came true
when 22 Kindergarten students entered Page's first
For a week before school opened, Page and her as-
sistant Kim Franks put up Clifford the Dog posters,
and created colorful centers for such activities as block
building, housekeeping, play houses, shopping carts,
The Kindergarten Class may be the most visually
exciting classroom in the entire school, according to
Lamar Robertson, Elizabeth Jeffries and Joey Jones.
"It's fun," came the chorus of voices, as they played
with blocks on the floor of the spacious classroom
which has a multitude of fun things to keep five-year-
Joey demonstrated that he could count to 20 and all
three students said they could sing the "ABC Song."
Their favorite animal on the wall was, you guessed it,
A 1989 graduate of Kings Mountain High School,
Wells is the daughter of Martha and Toney Wells. Mrs.
Wells has taught elementary school for 31 years and
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Baptist Church.
; : ! : elps Lamar Robertson, Elizabeth Jeffries and Joey Jones
build with blocks in their Bethware School classroom. Thursday will be the first full day of school of the
fall term for local Kindergarten students.
Clifford the Dog makes
learning fun at Bethware
now teaches a reading lab at Rhyne Elementary in
Gastonia. Mr. Wells works at KMG Minerals. The oth-
er member of the family, Bryant Wells, works for
Preparation Machinery Services.
On the fourth day of the new school term Tuesday
everything was running smoothly in Wells' classroom.
Kindergarten students went home at noon the first
week of school but Thursday the school bells won't
ring for dismissal until 2:20 p.m.
Wells and her assistant, also a first year teacher,
have numerous lesson plans and fun things to keep the
children learning and happy all day long.
"We've cut out dolls and dogs and put up everything
with love," said Page, who graduated last December
from UNC at Charlotte. Wells says she's excited to be
teaching in her hometown. After school, she enjoys
walking, tennis, and reading. She is active in First
Both teachers said it's exciting to be a first year
teacher but not an overwhelming feeling.
"We are ready for our Kindergarten children and for
this big responsibility and challenge," said Wells.
Principal Hugh Holland gives the newcomers high
marks. Already he says he can see that in Wells' class-
room the kids will love to go to school.
Webber on Chamber committee
Charles Webber, Director of
Human Resources for the City of:
Monroe, formerly City of Kings
Mountain Director of Human
Resources, has been selected as
one of 26 persons by the
J.eadership Union division of the
Union County Chamber of
Commerce to participate in its sec-
ond such class.
This group is diverse, a goal of
Hope family
reunion set
The family of Isaiah Hope and
Mary Bumgardner Hope will holds
its family reunion September 4 atl
p.m. at Shelter #1 at Kings
Mountain State Park.
All family members are urged to
attend and take a covered dish.
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A two-day retreat at Camp
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Thursday, August 25, 1994 -THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 3A
City Council to meet Tuesday
Kings Mountain City Council is
expected 'to award bids for im-
provements to City Lake and
Davidson Lake dams at Tuesday's
meeting at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall.
Members of the Utilities com-
mittee will meet Thursday at 6
p.m. at City Hall to discuss the bids
which will be opened at 2 p.m.
Interim City Manager Maxine
Parsons said discussion of utility
projects will feature the August
meeting of the board.
Parsons said engineers with W.
K. Dickson Company will meet
with the full Council and new City
Manager Chuck Nance on
September 13 at 6 p.m. at City Hall
for an update on current and future
Jethro Hamm
Jethro Gettis Hamm, 84, of 206
Cranford Dr., died August 24, 1994
at White Oak Manor.
A native of Kings Mountain, he
was married to Bessie Burton
Hamm and was the son of the late
Eron and Mattie Jane Allen Hamm.
He was a retired twisting supervi-
sor at Margrace Mill.
Surviving, in addition to his
wife, are one son, Michael J.
Hamm of Kings Mountain; one
daughter, Sue Saunders of Kings
Mountain; one stepdaughter, Pat
Kiser of Kings Mountain; two sis-
Her family still grieves for their
little girl they called Sunshine but
the parents want local people to
know they appreciate their kind-
nesses and the memorials being
made to the former West School
student.
Bobbie Jean Wells, daughter of
Mike and Shirley Wells, was killed
April 7 when she apparently darted
in front of a truck as she headed
home from the playground at West
School.
The family, who lived directly
across the street from the elemen-
tary school on West Mountain
Street, has moved to Easley, SC,
where Wells has taken a new job.
Mrs. Wells said they want to
thank West School students who
placed books in the library,
Bethware students who planted a
dogwood tree, Kings Mountain
District School's Educational
Foundation, pastors and members
of Second Baptist Church and
Victory Baptist Church, Delmar
Studios who gave them school por-
traits of the youngster, and
Schools Supt. Dr. Bob McRae.
utility projects. The public is invit-
ed.
Parsons said the city is advertis-
ing for the position of Recreation
Director vacated by Bruce Clark
and the position of City Hall recep-
tionist vacated by Betty Mitchell.
Parsons said interviews for these
jobs will be conducted after Nance
takes office on September 1.
Nance, who is currently working
a notice for the City of Spindale, is
in Kings Mountain each Thursday
to work with Parsons.
Parsons became the interim
manager on March 21 after George
Wood moved to -Cleveland,
Tennessee.
dies August 24
ters, Rena Branton of Shelby and
Lizzie Bowens of Grover; nine
grandchildren; 16 great-grandchil-
dren; and two great-great grand-
children.
The funeral will be conducted
Friday at 11 a.m. at Carothers
Funeral Home Chapel on West
Second Avenue in Gastonia. Rev.
Gene Grigg will officiate. Burial
will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
The family will receive friends
Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. at
Carothers Funeral Home Chapel.
Wells family expresses gratitude
BOBBIE JEAN WELLS
"We have had so many letters
and cards of encouragement,” said ’
Mrs. Wells.
"Kings Mountain people are
very caring and we appreciate
them."
August 26th
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