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Former educator Edith Jane Stewart Reid honored in Mt. Holly By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info
A nice-sized group of friends, officials, kinfolks, and former students paid tribute to long-time educator Edith Jane Stewart Reid last Sunday in the Danny Jackson Grand Hall of the Mt. Holly Municipal Center. The event included recollections of Reid as a teacher, mentor, and civic activist. The warmth and love for Reid that radiated in the room was clearly evident. Reid, who is 94-yearsyoung and celebrated her birthday Oct. 2, began her teaching career back in 1958 at the A.M. Rollins School in Mt. Holly where she taught seventh and eighth grades until 1966. While at Rollins,
Reid also served as the social worker for cases of truancy, the music teacher for the rhythm band and junior chorus, served on the school accreditation committee, and helped organize the annual “May Day” event when schoolgirls wore matching dresses and danced around the “Maypole” to celebrate the return of summer. Just before Rollins closed, Reid crossed the Catawba and continued her career in Mecklenburg Co. by teaching at Smith Jr. High, West Mecklenburg High, CPCC, Harding High, Johnson C. Smith University, and South Mecklenburg High. She retired in 1988 after 30 years as an educator. She is one of the last
living teachers of Rollins School, a fact that prompted the City of Mt. Holly to issue a proclamation in her honor at its September 26 meeting. One of Reid’s former Rollins School students, Curtis Alexander of Mt. Holly, recalled her excellence as a teacher and role model. “She took us to see the movie ‘The Sound of Music’,” he said. “I was in her music class and will always remember it.” One of Reid’s grandchildren, Allison Spruill, also expressed appreciation for her example-setting. “She is a special person,” Spruill said. “Teaching is a very hard, and she did a beautiful job.” See REID, Page 7
Edith Jane Stewart Reid, her granddaughter Allison Spruill, and Reid’s former Rollins School student Curtis Alexander. Photo by Alan Hodge
Belmont city manager Adrian Miller moving to new post in Gastonia By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info
Phil Fox and his 1948 Greyhound Bus were a huge hit at the recent car show held at Charlie Craig’s garage/museum on S. New Hope Rd. Photo by Terri Adcock
Phil Fox of North Belmont has a magic bus By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info
Back in 1968 the British rock group The Who had a hit tune called “Magic Bus”. Well, North Belmont resident Phil Fox has a bus that makes magic wherever it goes too. Fox’s machine is a 1948 model Greyhound bus of the type that during its working
life shuttled countless folks all over the southeast. “The bus was originally used in Jacksonville, Florida, on the Greyhound line,” Fox says. Year passed, the bus was converted into a motorhome, and it ended up in Stanfield, N.C. where Fox found it. “I decided in 2020 that I
wanted a camper, but not the kind you drag,” Fox said. “I wanted a motorhome but it had to be cool. I started looking at a YouTube site called Bus Grease Monkey that featured vintage buses. I had a friend in Oakboro who told me he knew of one in Stanfield. I bought it from the owner there named Brent
Lance.” The magic bus seemed to be waiting for Fox. “When I found it, it had been sitting for two years but it fired right up, and I drove it home,” he said. The heart of the bus is a huge six-cylinder Detroit Diesel engine with a four See BUS, Page 6
Belmont’s city manager Adrian Miller will leave his current jobu and take up new one in Gastonia effective Dec.12. Miller’s new job will be assistant city manager in Gastonia where he will work under city manager Michael Peoples, the former city manager of Cramerton. Miller’s pay will be $170,000 a year. A replacement for Miller has not been named as the BannerNews goes to press. Miller has been city manager in Belmont since 2016. Prior to that, he was assistant city manager under Barry Webb. He also worked in the planning department in Belmont. His responsibilities will include providing support and services for the City of Gastonia in the following areas: Gastonia Police Department, Gastonia Fire Department, Technology Services, and Human Resources. “I am very grateful for the opportunity to serve the
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public as the city’s new assistant city manager,” Miller said in a statement released by the city of Gastonia. “My foremost commitment is to the residents of our great city who rely on and deserve the best services we can offer them.” Before he arrived in Belmont, Miller was a planner for the city of Hickory and assistant town manager for the town of Kitty Hawk. See MILLER, Page 4