Pulaski Southwest Times (Newspaper) - April 4, 1979, Pulaski, Virginia The Southwest Techs tennis team seems destined for brighter years Cougar runners drop See Page COPYRIGHT O NEW ER 81 TWO SECTIONS 1979 20 CENTS 35 CENTS SUNDAY Council cuts By DAVID VACZEK Staff Writer Trailers will not be allowed yearround at the Town of campground at Gatewood following action by Pulaski Town Council Council voted 62 to restrict cam ping at the from April ito It on the recommendation of the Recreation following a discussion with trailer Sam the yearround said campers should get sites on a He suggested the town can make money from the campground by placing signs on Interstate 81 and direct vacationers to the camping Skeens said the choice sites are by permanently placed Charles Kemp told the group he does not consider himself a per manent although he keeps a trailer at Gatewood all He said he and others with permanent trailers only use the site on some weekends in Kemp pointed out the town makes a year in fees from the 11 permanent who dont use site facilities including electricity all the Councilor speaking for the Recreation Com made the motion to restrict he to discourage permanent voted along with Councilor Bob Wallace against the motion he Wallace cited reports there is usually not more than 1020 percent occupancy at the 50site campground during most of the He said Kemp has indicated per manent trailer helped keep up Gatewood all year to the towns Council decided oh increased daily rate of will go into effect for all campers when the final ordinance is approved later this the camping came to council at tention at the last meeting when owners Kemp and Bradley Richardson complained without notice the site had been chained off to their In other Councilor Boyd expressed his concern about the number of reported car and truck thefts in the said there were five vehicle thefts last month he saw reported in the He said he has requested a report from the police department on information concerning the thefts including the number of the dollar value of property and the number of vehicles He said he is very disappointed with the number of recent thefts and a reported poor recovery rate of the Boyd further said he has talked with insurance agents in town who have See Page 16A Breezy The answer is not always blowing in the though Lloyd Andrews of Virginia Tech finds opening a drink in a brisk wind rather hard to Andrews situation is not helped by the sponge he holds in his left Photo by Hiy After a warm spring day can bring out the largest of A pretty girl adds to the BY STEVE AUSTIN Staff Writer Dublin attorney Everett Shockley has announced plans to seek the Republican nomination for Attorney for Pulaski County a post currently held by Democrat Dow In announcing his intention to run in Shockley said he wanted to be the countys spokesman to inform the courts that residents arent happy with the sentences being handed down by the Shockley also cited the problem of repeat offenders and juvenile crime as major concerns in his bid for the I would like to see those who need to be put behind bars put Shockley whether in the county jail the stete There is so much crime repeat offenders are not being dealt with severely that individuals that have committed crimes be he He said conversations with county residents had con him that most dissatisfied with the punishment being imposed by the Juvenile crime is also a major Shockley The percentage of crime committed in this county by juveniles is shockingly the Dublin attorney There are hardcore juvenile offenders who are in and out of court all the tune with little being done to punish I want to take repeat offenders out of society so people in the county will feel safe in their person and their Probation nas its Shockley but those who need to be dealt with severely should EVERETT SHOCKLEY Commonwealths Attorney Candidate if plans to set aside at least a half a day per week to meet with law enforcement victims of and witness to crimes in the Such an arrangement would make sure I know exactly what will be said by the witnesses or victims in court and would help determine the strength of Com gee Page 16A Downtown eyed Impact study finished Staff Writer Pulaski Town Council learned Tuesday an economic impact study of the Peak Creek flood plain has been and discussed an alleged safety problem at Calfee Chairman of the Lands and Buildings Committee John Johnston said the State Water Control Board has sent a copy of their completed flood plain study to his committee and it will be made available to the public following a committee Council commissioned the study in November to determine what effect a proposed Federal Insurance Administration flood map would have Businessmen have argued if the program is adopted using the Army Corps of Engineers flood plain into a ghost Under FIA building would be prohibited in a designated flood way In other business discussed alleged unsafe light poles at Calfee following a report of a sign at the park warning of unsafe It was noted the high school baseball team has been using the Raymond Ratcliff said the facility has been examined and in hie opinion the poles are Council voted to appropriate an JOHN JOHNSTON To Report on Study additional for Taylor Street water line construction at the recommendation of Chairman of the Finance Committee William Approximately 20 residents with reported poor water line service will benefit from this Boydr said the town must step up enforcement measures to prevent continuing Dublin Garment may offer job back By JACQUIE ASPLUNDH Staff Writer Dublin Garment Company is ex to offer a former employee its plant fairly soon according to National Labor Relations Board NLRB spokesperson thei plant waT ordered employment to Clara Booth of as part of a recent NLRB decision stating that the former clothing in spector had been illegally discharged in 1977 for union Dublin Garment did not file an ex ception to the NLRB decision within the alloted 20 day period following its announcement on March Holtzman said he that the company would be offering Booth employment within a reasonable We sent the company a letter hist informing them of their explained paying her i back Dublin Garment is required to post in the plant an official NLRB notice ex plaining the results of the Robert plant manager for the company said that he had heard from his legal counsel con the case and could make no Former employee Clara Booth said she would welcome the offer of em ployment because she has not been able to find work for a year and three She added that her financial situation had been pretty rough during the last six months because her husband and injured last November and is still I havent heard anything them Dublin Garment said But I live right across the All they have to do is walk outside and holler for me and Ill YOUR TIMES Little Miss hopefuls listed 7A Weather Rain ending tonight with tem in the Continued cloudy and cooler Thursday with the high in the Chance of precipitation will decrease to 30 percent tonight and 10 percent on Index Bridge Classifieds Comics Doonesbury Editorials Lifestyles Sports TV Listings Weather ISA 13A ISA 4A 4A 6A 2A 10A ISA 2A by coverage Staff Writer ft A visit to Pulaski by a CBS network news team has spotlighted the food stamp programs operation in rural communities and its recent increases in Over the the morning news show called Sunday Morning included a segment on the food stamp program and interviews with local according to Ellen Eligibility Supervisor for the Pulaski County They never talked to anyone in this office or in Social she said about the program which has received a few local residents as poor picture of the She and others as well as from the local food stamp office said the program included a meeting of some 50 local recipients sponsored by the Legal Aid Society of the New River part of New River Community The meeting was designed to inform low income people of their rights under the to recipients with the application and to already receiving food stamps how to See Page 16A vandalism at the MacGill Village Boyd said in recent weeks fourwheel drive jeeps have destroyed parts of the a fence surrounding a tennis court has been monkey bars have been tipped and a building at the site has been finalized an ordinance that will increase the security deposit to on town water and sewer ser vice and increase reconnection fees pertaining to the set a public hearing on town revenue sharing fund spending for April 11 at of the Utilities Com Andrew Graham reported he next meeting recently completed study of sewage treatment plan referred to the Planning Commission land located at the corner of Drive and Route Warner aide denies allegations By STEVE AUSTIN Staff Writer A spokesman for Virginia Senator John Warner has said the Senators rejection of the reinstatement of a 15 percent outside earning limit for legislators was due to a change in the Common Cause of a Rich charged Warner renege ing on a campaign promise when he was among those voting not to reinstate a limit on the amount of money earned through outside engagements by Common Cause cited a questionable given to Warner last September in which the junior Senator answered 4 yes when asked if he would oppose weaken or modify the 15 percent limit on earned outside in BUI Warners news said in a telephone in a number of his colleagues in the Senate made a case would place hardships on many Kling said many Senators maintain two homes and had the Senate allows its members to earn an additional per year in outside Salaries run He Warner felt he should give them his colleagues the latitude in See Page 16A
