Pulaski Southwest Times (Newspaper) - May 26, 1985, Pulaski, Virginia Waltrip Wins Winston Captures BUI Elliott goes for million in Charlotte 600 COPYRIGHT C 1985 RIVER INC 124 Two Sections Sunday May Virginia 50 Cents County Calendar NEW a divorce support will meet May at 7 at Dublin United Methodist Harvey Center Director of Mental Health Services of the New River will speak on Divorce As A TOWN OF Pulaski business licenses are now They may be purchased in the town Municipal Monday through from to 5 Deadline is May 31 in order t DUBLIN HIGH School Class of 1960 is planning to hold 25th reunion in We are trying to contact all class We need addresses or phone for the following Tommy Douglas Alvin Joyce Bernie Lawrence Barbara Dee Wayne Tessie Nester arid If you can help is in locating these class please call or V PULASKI COUNTY Public Service Authority will not operate May because of the Memorial Day Garbage and trash pick Up will be one day off County Landfill also wilibe closed for the UNITED DAUGHTERS of the Confederacy will hold a Memorial Day Service Monday at 5 at the Clyburn Route north of PULASKI ELKS Lodge will meet in regular May at Scheduled on can MEMORIAL DAY will be held Sunday at 3 at First Baptist 220 Magazine Guests will be the Browne pastor of Hill Baptist and Stars MEMORIAL DAY sponsored by the United Daughters of the will be held May 27 at HIWASSEE CITIZEN Watch will hold its regular monthly meeting May 27 at 7 at the Hiwassee fire All urged to at tend as some new business is to be discussed at the COUNTY office will be closed Monday May 27 observance of Memorial is at no for of general in terest to our We do not guarantee any placement and try to run items at least three Weather Sunday and warm with highs in the low around 10 Sunday with lows in the Southwest wind 5 to 10 sunny con warm with high in the West wind around 10 Virginia Extended Forecast Tuesday through Thursday partly cloudy a chance of showers Wednesday and Highs in the mid to upper 80s Tuesday and upper 70s to low 80s Wednesday and Lows in Temperatures 5 10 degrees colder in the affirms verdict Woman to serve 12 months in jail A Pulaski been sentenced to serve 12 months in jail for attempting to maliciously cause bodily injury to a Pulaski police Commonwealths Attorney Everett Shockley Levata Charlotte 609 Orchard J2 for to maliciously a Pulaski police officer was tried by in January which fixed her punish men at 12 months in Judge Dow Owens affirmed the verdict and denied a defense motion to allow Brown to work off her sentence through the community sentencing Brown had been charged as a result of an incident in the town of Pulaski on at which time she swung a large pole at the police officer threatening to kill After Morris grabbed she kicked and scratched him and it was not until two police officers arrived on the scene that they cuffed and into a police Because Brown is pregnant Judge Owens did order that she begin serving her sentence on 1 after the baby is In other court Shockley reported that William Andrew 120 Baskerville charges of breaking and entering and two charges of grand He had been charged by the Dublin Police Department in connection with the breakin the residence of v Elizabeth on Tale Arnold and a juvenile codefendant entered through a window with several hundred dollars worth a set of stereo The Pulaski County Sheriffs Department Arnold in connection with the page A2 Budget battle tests views of government WASHINGTON UPI House and Senate budget negotiators may reach a relatively easy com promise on Pentagon a real battle is brewing over much a government for its people especially when it comes to Social House and Senate have both approved budgets for the next the of in ink Riit than thp of outlays amount the Pentagon can actually spend each year the House allocated billion and the billion Under the in the House Budget would have agreed to increase the Pentagon outlay the Senate Jn memory Staff by Dunnie Margaret Gallemore of places ah American flag at the gravesite of her whp is buried in He was a veteran of People all around the nation will remember our war dead Monday during the annual observance of Memorial the two differ A conference com scheduled to meet ih early June will attempt to resolve those House froze military but allowed an increase for 36 million Social Security The Senate did the spending to rise with inflation but Social Security In the Senate scrapped about a dozen popular federal programs at least in administration budget director David Stockmans view that in times of economic austerity the government cannot afford to do some things for its The House killed but one federal revenue sharing with local governments and that not until Harsh rhetoric over military preparedness would seem to mitigate against a in Pentagon but in House Republicans and Democrats nearly forged an agreement during their budget negotiations even Senate GOP aides concede privately that military spending will not be the stickiest issue in the For fiscal which begins in the House allocated billion in budget authority for the military and the Senate Budget authority refers to he Pentagon to contract for in any given yean and most in committing funds to development of In terms President Reagan is once again insisting he will hold to the Senate See page A2 Supervisors toehold By WAYNE QUESENBERRY Staff Writer Three public hearings are scheduled Tuesday when the Pulaski County Board of Super visors meets in regular session at The first public pertains the county ordinance to increase the penalty for failure to pay If the ordinance will set the penalty at 10 percent of the taxes due or the sum of whichever is A hearing on an ordinance establishing building on the basis of square footage to be constructed is on The or ants By WAYNE QUESENBERRY y To say its not been a good year for Helen Ratcliffe of Pulaski is an She lost her her six children and all her Now that shes regaining her health the fragile her In December Ratcliffe spent 10 days in the critical care unit at Pulaski Community Hospital she was diagnosed as haying a mass in her stomach She had been sick for some before They said I had tumorous cancer and would have to have surgery within 24 It had cut off my kidneys and knocked a hole in my she They sent me to Roanoke where had to do a They gave me chemotherapy and While she was sick Ratcliffe was unable to care for children 13 10 8 4 and In December the oldest children were placed in a Radford foster home by the County Department of Social The other three were in he custody of My mother until Then she fell anV broke her She died Qfi Valentines Ratcliffe Two of the children then joined their brothers and signer at the foster The other son went to Wythe County to live with his mothers first cousin love them so I want them I miss A day goes by that I dont think about them and wish we could be she said as she wiped a tear from Tier Ratcliffe is painfully aware situation and sees no Heres her Before her illness she lived with her children at Highway where she rented one section of a She received an Aid To Dependent Check ADC from the department of Social She also had During her illness Ratcliffe lost all her belongings to She never reported the theft to the police She I was I dont know who got our belongings or when for I just wasnt able to go through all that Everywhere you go you get a big At this point Ratcliffe doesnt know where to x Ive just run I dont know what to It seems like everything I cant back to If I could get a nt have anything to put Dnt have she liffe takes turns living stepmother and aunt who are both widowed and living on fixed She for See page A2 Staff Ann HELEN RATCLIFFE WANTS HER CHILDREN Mother Of Six Needs House And Furnishings was prepared based on the recommendations of the county building official and is recom mended by the county ad ministrator be adopted The third public hearing pertains to an ordinance granting free vehicle licenses to certain for en forcement of licenses oh private exemptions under the proposed ordinance amendment include the following retired volunteer firemen and rescue squad members with ten See page A2 Memorial Day didnt happen By United Press International Gray weather cool tem way to blue skies and mild temperatures the full day of the Day an anticipated rush of vacationers to Virginia Beach did not i not as many here as we said a spokesman for the Beach Police Department precinct that polices the popular oceanfront It looks like a normal Its just not V as crowded as Day weekend usually The weekend is the traditional beginning of summer vacation State police reported moderate traffic flow on major roads and people had died on state by Saturday afternoon in accidents in Roanoke and York and Lee a dispatcher The National Weather Service said temperatures would be in the 70s and low but predicted lows Saturday night in the 50s and It was expected to be mostly sunny Sunday with highs in the upper 70s and Beach residents who did not venture to the shore attended the citys Strawberry an outdoor event with arts and strawberry recipe and entertainment that coincides with the areas abundant strawberry year six people died over See page A2
