Pulaski Southwest Times (Newspaper) - June 29, 1989, Pulaski, Virginia THURSDAY Editorial Sports June Pulaski Town to shut down water treatment plant for a week The Town of Pulaskis Water Treatment Plant will cease oper ations on July 1 fora seven day period so that renovations may be completed that cannot be made during normal During this seven day period the Town of Pulaski will be ser ved by the Pulaski County PSA through an interconnection of the two systems near Heavy Truck Customers of the Town may notice variations in pressure and flow during this Due to this situation the Town is requesting all of its customers conserve water during this period and refrain from washing watering lawns or similar uses that can be delayed for this one week The Town requests cooperation during this period in conserving The Town has taken care to ensure that fire protection and water quality will not be affected by the shut Questions or problems concerning water ser vice may be directed to John at ext SHARE signup times are listed The Self Help And Resource Exchange SHARE program will have its monthly sign up for food The following places and dates are for July Showers of Blessing July 2 and 9 after United Methodist July 2 and 9 after ser Church of the July 2 and 9 after ser Missionary July 2 and 9 after ser Maga zine July 2 and 9 after United Methodist July and 7 from 3 to 5 Presbyterian July and all Menagerie entries now being accepted at Fine Arts Center The once a year opportunity to catch up with new new works of and old and new friends is upon Please see page 2 book costs to rise in schools By MIKE WILLIAMS Managing Editor When schools reopen next August in Pulaski tea chers and parents will see a change in the cost of lunch and That fact was made cial Wednesday night during a meeting of the school The meeting officially brought to a close the 198889 school year in Pu laski County and was the final school board meeting for retiring school superintendent Kenneth Dobson who is leaving his post after 24 years as the school systems top final day is June Burns Dobson James Burns will take over the position of school dent effective July Due to the cost of school textbook rental will in crease in the county next school term by According to the entire increase this year will go towards textbooks and not be split between books and supplies as in past Students in grades will pay while all other students grades 612 will pay Dobson has long contended that the textbook rental comes nowhere close paving the actual cost of books in the since some new books today are costing over per The rental fee paid by stu dents parents only help in meeting the book The school board unanimously Please see page 2 School enrollment continues slide in Pulaski to By MIKE WILLIAMS Managing Editor The 198889 school year in Pula ski County saw membership in the countys schools drop to stu dents by years decline from the first day of school of some 206 School superintendent Kenneth Dobson explained to the school board Wednesday night that the 206student decline is He explained that the actual num ber of students who leave the school system is rather low during the course of the Most of those 206 students went to school only a few days at the beginning of the school term before deciding to he Pulaski County is still exper Please see page 2 Tree is vandalized One of the trees planted by Majn Street was recently damaged and believe it was vanda The trees are planted through and many are from citizens wish ing to honor The tree is planted and dedicated to the memory of an dual or This tree is located near Charter Fed eral on Washington Staff PWo by Atom Economic take plunge Analysts remain confident recession not on the way Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON The Wednesday that its chief economic forecasting gauge plunged last taking the deepest dip since the 1987 stock market But many analysts remained confident the economy is not being steered into a reces The percent decline in the Index of Leading Econ Indicators was the steepest since a percent in November the Commerce Department The drop in 1987 reflected the shock from the 508point plunge in the Dow Jones index of 30 industrial stocks on Many analysts were expecting a decline although perhaps not as steep and said it was consistent with the socalled soft landing sought by the as it seeks to stem inflation by slowing the economy without driving it into The index is designed to foretell economic activity six to nine months into the At the White spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said of the drop The economy is healthy and growing at a slower which means less pressure on inflation and interest We still think that the economy is in very good Undersecretary of Commerce Michael Darby told reporters I think the Federal Reserve hasbeen aiming at more moderate growth and it has been successful in Please see page 2 Months rainy weather helps and hurts areas By WAYNE QUESENBERRY The old saying Make hay while the sun shines apparently wasnt coined during weather conditions those of this Junes inches of rainfall in Pu laski haymaking is behind schedule despite sunny weath complaints are scarce in light of last years According to Pulaski County Ex tension Agent Richard mown grass hay was rained on and had to be turned several times be fore it could be A lot of grass hay has not been harvested because of the Alfalfa is entering its second harvest period and with reasonable Weather the harvest will be on sche White He reported that 15 percent fewer acres of corn are being planted because of the ex tremely wet The reduction in acreage is due to the fact its too wet to Some crosses will be used as a substitute for White add Junes rainy weather has pro an unique problem not only to the corn crop but to flowers and gar dens as hungry little creatures called The extremely cloudy weather has caused an infestation of There are baits available for slug Hydrated lime is suc Please see No foul play is suspected in Mabel death New River Valley Staff BLACKSBURG Melissa Mabel a longtime area resident made notorious by the shooting death of Jerry DeHart last year in Pulaski died June in She was a Texas native known locally simply as was dead around at a house where she had been According to resi dents were not home when Amer son discovering her body upon their A police including an autopsy concluded Amerson died of natural William Brown of the Blacksburg Police said this morn Police have notified Lucy Procter of and Procter is handling ar Please see page 2 TO RIDE Pulaski County Wagon Train and Riders Club will have a ride July 1 3 at Dis mal in Bland For more Infor mation call REUNION The des of William and Annie Robertson Anderson will hold a reun ion July at 11 at the Bade Creek Community Road Club will be sponsoring a on June from 10 to 4 at the Ruri tan National office In Local area Ruritan members are aged to support this LONG WAY Long Way an outstanding his will open its 1989 season June 29 at The pro duction takes place at the Ingles Homestead Amphitheater in will be a prayer meeting and Bible study June 29 at above the Pulaski on the corner of Mashbern and Newborn SERVICE A special service will be held at the Community Worship Olivet Pu on June 2Q at 7 guest COUNTY FREE CLINIC The Pulaski County Free Clinic will be open June 29 at During July and Au the clinic will begin summer hours and will be open every other Under the summer the clinic wilt not be open again un til July SET The Jesus Church of Pulaski will have its home coming service July The Bobby Stanley will be guest speaker for the 11 worship ser Lunch at the Pulaski Womans Club will follow the SERVICE A special service by the youth of the Church of in honor of their Brother will be held Thurs June 29 at with Winsdon Pound as guest On July 2 there will be service at 10 and a dinner following with no Sunday night celebration will be held July 2 beginning at 5 with a covered dish picnic at Belspring United Church picnic shel Immediately after Gos pel Land Quartet of Martinsville will Everyone is Community Workshop Center on Mount Olivet Road will have a special service on June 29 at 7 with James Mill as guest Please see Page 2 To have your public ser vice announcement pu In The Southwest call or mall it to The Southwest Box VA
