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ARS EE . EINES Letter To The Editor A tribute to Ollie Harris _ To the editor: Valentine's Day, a perfect day to give honor to one having known you. who was so loved in the community and throughout the state - Senator Ollie Harris. At his funeral, his good friend, Marshall Rauch, gave Mr. Harris the name, "Gentle Giant." This gentle giant, so large in stature, but so humble in God's ser- every family you touched: We are truly blessed for O - Outspoken for others. L - Lived for Christ. L - Loved life. vice. He had a zest for living and for giving, acts of kindness we'll never know about. So, thank you, Senator Harris, for your goodness in Board won't change school calendar The current school calendar will remain as is and the Board of Education won't reinstate the spring vacation days lost to in- clement weather. Hilda Leonard, president of the Kings Mountain Association of Educators, and Betsy Wells, resolu- tions chairman, presented the re- quest for the change in the current calendar at Monday's meeting of the school board. Leonard said that 110 of 163 teacher members or 90 percent sur- veyed asked the board to reinstate April 10, 11 and 12 as Easter vaca- tions and move up the snow make- up days to June 3, 4, and 5 at the end of the school year. "The calendar is already set and ‘the board will not consider the re- quest," said Chairman Ronnie Hawkins. J "When a situation like this oc- curs once every 10 years, you don't Eight named KMH trustees Eight Kings Mountain area peo- ple have been named to a Trustee Council at Kings Mountain Hospital. The team is charged with assess- ing how the hospital is meeting the needs of the community and identi- fying community support. Hank Neal, administrator, said the group has held two meetings and is a "think tank" to set priori- ties and to report findings to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority which leased the hospital last fall. The members of the trustee board are former KMH board of trustees chairman J. C. Bridges, re-... tired hardwareman; Evelyn Hamrick, homemaker and a mem- ber of the city's Moss Lake Commission; Monty Thornburg, the city's administrator of the Senior Center; David Neisler, trea- surer of Dicey Fabrics and a mem- ber of the Cleveland County Board of Social Services; Rev. Olin Byrum, an officer of the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association and pastor of Kings Mountain Baptist Church; county commis- sioner Mary Accor, Bethware School principal; Dr. Sam Robinson, Kings Mountain surgeon and a representative of the hospital medical staff; ana Max Rollins, planning and zoning committee chairman from the Town of Grover. For the first time since 1992, Kings Mountain Hospital passed a quality survey that will enable the facility to attract more patients with private health insurance. Neal said the hospital passed a three-day inspection by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, a large and respected body. Steven Thomas Allen born January 13, 1996 Mr. and Mrs. Brian Allen of Charlotte announce the birth of a son, Steven Thomas, January 13, 1996. He weighed seven pounds. Grandparents are Tommy and Kay Hawkins of Kings Mountain and Michael and Helen Allen of Shelby. Steven Thomas is named after his grandfather, Thomas Hawkins. Great-grandparents are Mrs. Ruth Baity of Kings Mountain and : Hazel Mullinax of Shelby. Ms. Allen is the former Zena Hawkins. Closed Sundays * 739-5656 Wood Dinette From $1 99 00000 FURNITURE 909 S. Battleground Ave. address it now after a plan was vot- ed on a year ago, but in committee for next year," said Hawkins Twenty-two of the responding teachers in the January 22 survey voted to use the workdays in February and March and three days of Easter vacations and 97 of the group voted to ask the State Board of Education to excuse as many snow days as possible since they were "acts of God." In addition, 122 of the respon- dents said they did not find the January 16 and 17 workdays to be as effective as in past years. Wells said that teachers think the workdays should be scheduled at the end of the term or semester so the grades can be averaged, new classes can be prepared for and re- port cards can be done. Even though the board can con- sider waiving days missed in the excess of the original five, Hawkins said he stands in the mi- nority when he does not support waiver of days missed due to weather., "Students and teachers are sup- posed to be in school 180 days ev- ery year and that's what we are about, education," he said. "I don't support waiver of any days but I can see the logic in it." Supt. Dr. Bob McRae said there could be a possibility that students could miss more days of school be- fore the winter season ends and the board will delay until March a de- cision on whether it would consid- er a waiver of the most recent day missed due to icy weather. Wells said teachers are con- cerned that vacations already scheduled at spring break will EE EE From TE te] Doctor of Medicine degree and graduate school. He took post graduate training at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario and was certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. He was a member of the College of Family Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, the Ontario, Canadian and Orillia Medical Societies and was president of the Orillia Medical Society from 1980-83. He served as vice-president of the Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital Medical staff two terms and was vice chairman of the board of trustees of Sir Samuel Steele Art Gallery. His family hobbies include hockey and downhill skiing of which he is a level one instructor and coach. He has participated in the triathlete swim/bike/run, likes to travel and also lists painting, art, photography and sports medicine as hobbies. KMH Administrator Hank Neal said the hospital is pleased to wel- come Dr. Dawson to Kings Mountain. "He arrived February 1 and is in partnership with Dr. Ron Delaney," she said. I - Inherited the Kingdom of God. E - Eminent citizen. Rev. Patricia Stone Grace United Methodist Church mean many absences in the class- rooms. Member B. S. Peeler said he had received only one telephone call from an employee who objected to more days added at the end of school because the employee had scheduled summer vacation. "We prepare an instructional cal- endar and not one based on vaca- tion days," said Hawkins. In other actions, the board: Directed school attorney Scott Cloninger to negotiate the purchase of a house owned by the Lee Dixon family at 507 King Street adjacent to West Elementary School. The property, if purchased, would be used for additional playground. Recognized Kings Mountain Middle School teacher Jane Bryson Blake who is the first of the sys- tem's teachers to receive distinction as a National Board Certified Teacher, Destinee Logan Smith born February 5, 1996 Destinee Logan Smith was born February 5, 1996 at 9:57 at Cleveland Memorial Hospital. She was 20 inches long and weighed 7 pounds, 4 1/2 ounces. Parents are David and Pamela Smith of Blacksburg, SC. Grandparents are Gary and Linda Smart of Kings Mountain and Bob Smith and Kathy Smith, both of Blacksburg. Great-grandparents are Mr. and mrs. H.O. Smart of Kings Mountain, Mrs. Ruth Robbins of Grover, and Mrs. Dot Smith of Blacksburg. BOARDS vamos 1 Ttribiites have pouredsin from all 10} From Page 1-A ~~" "7 Hawkins said it's likely the boards will look at other areas that each board can target in the future to benefit all three school systems. For instance, Hawkins is interested in advancement placement net- working among the three systems and wants to include some discus- sion and progress reports on Communities-In-Schools and the alternative school program which is in its first full year in Kings Mountain. BARNES From Page 1-A Spencer Neil Barnes, both of Asheville. He was preceded in death by one sister, Marquerite Barnes Leggette on June 11, 1988 and a grandson, Alan Newman Barnes, on November 1, 1972. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 15, at the First Baptist Church in Lumberton with Rev. Dr. William Powell Tuck and Rev. Joe Bounds officiating. Burial will be in Meadowbrook Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, PO Box 968, Lumberton, 28359. "HARRIS From Page 1-A But he said he'd never forget the time that Ollie left his keys in the hearse with the motor running and the doors locked and no way to un- lock the door to take the body in the church. "After that the folks at Harris Funeral Home always kept extra keys in case the boss man locked * himself out," said Rauch. Rauch called Harris a legislators legislator, a real public servant. "He never said no to a worthy cause and his door was always open at both his business and in Raleigh," he said. But Rauch said Harris' star really. shined in mental health issues where he was a respected figure statewide. "Ollie has a grandson in this au- -dience today who was the impetus for his leadership in mental health issues," he said. Harris had been on the board of Western Carolina Center for 20 years. Rauch said Harris was a gentle man, a leader, teacher, mentor and a giant when he worked for a cause. "He treated everybody alike and everybody loved him," he said. Rauch said he gave some people second and third chances to suc- ceed in life, arranging loans and making outright gifts to many peo- ple but when he took a stand on an issue he never faltered. One of the key legislative issues Harris opposed was the seat belt law, debating and voting against it. After passage of the Jaw he went to his doctor and obtained a letter which indicated that wearing the belt gave him claustrophobia. "That was Ollie," said Rauch. "During 22 years in the Senate there was no piece of legislation that his name was not on that was not passed," he said. Rev. Olin Byrum, his pastor at Kings Mountain Baptist Church, described Harris as a man with a servant's heart and recounted his visits with him in the hospital last week. "T found him asleep the first day and I didn't wake him up and then returned the next day and he told me that I should have awakened him because there was so much he needed to do,” he said .;. Since the. Senator's death Friday over the state. "If we ever got in a dark corner and needed to be bailed out we could call on Ollie," said Dr. Iverson Riddle, director of the Western Carolina Center in Morganton. Harris was instrumen- tal in the building of a chapel for the center where his grandson, David Hambright, is a resident. "He was always on the phone, always in the middle of things," said Ronnie Hawkins, Harris Funeral Home manager and vice- president. "He was always the boss and he was a good man, no two ways about it. He took care of families and he had a style all his own." Former Kings Mountain Mayor John Moss, who appointed Harris to co-chair the important economic development commission in Kings Mountain years ago, said leader- ship came naturally for Ollie Harris. "He was an engaging person,” Moss said. "People liked his trust- worthiness. They felt they could place their confidence in him." Local restaurant clientele at Peggy's on Piedmont Avenue and Fred Kiser's downtown will miss OPTOMETRIC 808 W. King Street Kings Mountain, NC ¢ We Offer: Corp »School and Industrial Screenings "Most Major Brands Contact Lens Glaucoma and Cataract Testing Vy sr “le «Complete Eye Exams ~ab/s Thursday, February 15, 1996 - THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD - Page 3A the genial Senator who lunched on Sundays at Kiser's and was a regu- lar at lunch time week days at Peggy's. Ollie and his son and grandchildren frequented the Ranch House enroute from the air- port when Ollie Sr. picked up his Texas family and Harris and Rauch lunched at least once a week at Milano's Restaurant in Gastonia. The renditions of "How Great Thou Art" by Ruth Terres, "The Old Rugged Cross" without ac- companiment by Roxanne Scism Bridges and a duet, "It is Well With My Soul" by Marjorie and Morris Jordan were favorites of Harris and included in his funeral service. Dr. John Sloan, First Baptist pastor, in an invocation gave thanksgiving to God for the life of Harris and prayed for comfort to the many people touched by the life of Harris not only in the Greater Kings Mountain communi- ty but in Harris' ministry to the mental health needs of the state. 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