School Board Approves Hikes
In Salaries , Buys Computers
By NICHOLAS HANCOCK
tk? authorized five percent salary in
crsassa far some locally paid personnel
to ba aMd by the school system
At its December meetii* on Monday
?alary increases were approved for
achool lunchroom personnel at the re
quest of Debbie Ponder Baker, School
Food Service director. She said the five
percent Increase would coat the board
an estimated $4,800 "through the rest of
the school year."
Other salary increases were re
quested by Isa belle Whitt, school
finance officer, for secretarial and
maintenance personnel. Whitt said the
five percent increases for the seven
employees would amount to 12,980 in
local expenses for the next six months.
Employees granted raises were Sandra
Fowler, Shirley Sexton, Ann Ar
rowwood, James She! ton, Ray Marley,
J.D. Buckner and Aaron Ponder.
The board also approved the pur
chase of four computers, three of which
will be used in the schools for educa
tional purposes, and the fourth will be
housed la the board of education office
for both educational and accounting
purposes, according to Smmrinf? Ml?it
Robert L. Edwards
Dr. Bobby Jean Rice, school super
visor, said three of the Apple II Plus
48K computers were purchased for a
total of 90,477 .ST. They will be placed in
itially at Mars Hill, Marshall and
Laurel elementary schools and used by
students In grades 4-4, she said. The
units will later be rotated among the
three other elementary schools until the
board can purchase additional units,
hopefully next fall, Rice said.
The fourth computer, which is
estimated to cost between $8,000 and
17,000, will be used in the board of
education office.
In other action, the board: '
? Approved six budget amendments
totalling some <42,416 for the 1981-82
budget. The categories included the
high school work-study program,
$10,313; high school text books, $881;
Capital outlay, $11,800; instructional
supplies. $1,077; ESEA Title I, $13,468;
and the handicapped program, $4,879.
? Approved Christmas bonuses of $5
per month for bus drivers.
? Approved the 1982 school board
meeting rsia?tar. Haginaiag Jan. <, the
board will hold its mattings on the first
Wednesday at the month at !?:? am
at the Madlaon County Courthouse.
? Accepted a low bid of $7,238 73
from Able Fence Co. of Black Mountain
for the construction of a rhainlinfc fence
and gates at the new Marshall-Walnut
elementary school site.
? Approved renewal of liability in
surance coverage for the board, Supt.
Edwards, and Dr. Owen Fish for the
next three years at a total premium
cost of $1,887
? Approved the renewal of flood in
surance for Marshall Elementary
School and title I contents for a three
year period for a total coat of $3,380.
? Approved a recommendation to
move a mobile classroom unit from
Spring Creek Elementary School to the
Marshall-Walnut Elementary School
site for use as s library and lunchroom.
? Supt. Edwards informed the board
that Or. Craig Phillips, state
superintendent of public instuction, will
be at Madison High School on Monday,
Dec. 14 at 7:30 a.m. for a breakfast. Ed
wards invited the board members and
The News Record to attend.
Walnut Goodies
By EMMA LOU WAMBLES
LOCAL VETERINARY
CLINIC
Candace AJdridge Durden,
registered veterinary techni
cian who attends to office
duties of the Madison
Veterinary Clinic II at Walnut,
assists Dr. J.R. Allen, does
follow-ups, conducts vaccina
tion clinics in other locations
and is available for emergen
cies or questions anytime
states that business is on the
incline since knowledge of the
clinic has spread. She also
says they plan to increase ser
vices as demand increases.
Dr. Allen is at the branch of
fice Mondays l to 6, Fridays to
6 and Saturdays 9 till 2.
Emergencies are treated
anytime. The clinic brings
much needed veterinary ser
vices offered to our large and
small animals in the area.
WCDC ACTIVITIES
Walnut Community
' Development Club members
are awaiting the return of
their president, Mrs. Lucille
Burnette, who is in
Washington as a delegate to
the 1961 White House Con
ference on Aging. She and
seven other members of the
club attended the luncheon at
the Inn On The Plaza Saturday
sponsored by the Western
North Carolina Community
Development Association.
Other members attending
were Cloice and Ernestine
Plemmons, Tom and Ethel
Wallin, Juanita Tradway, Bet
ty Jo Treadway and Emma
Lou Wambles.
ELEMENTARY BASKET
BALL
Wednesday night Walnut
traveled to Hot Springs to play
four games. Hot Springs 3rd
and 4th grade girls defeated
Walnut with a final score of
4-2. Tayna Gunter and Patrick
Roberts made two points each
for Hot Springs. Angie Rice
scored Walnut's 2 points.
The 3rd and 4th grade boys
played a close game with no
?core at all until late in the
game. Walnut won that game
to maintain their record of no
losses. Final score was Walnut
S, Hot Springs 2. Chris Hunter
scored 2 points for Walnut.
Kelly Harrison scored 2 points
for Hot Springs.
Sonia Gahagan led Hot Spr
ings' 5th and 6th grade girls to
victory with 17 points to her
credit. Final score was Hot
Springs K, Walnut 4. Kathy
Worley scored Walnut's 4
The 5th and 6th grade boys
game was another win for Hot
Springs. The final score was
Hot Springs 22, Walnut 9 Todd
and close until late in the
game when Mars Hill again
moved ahead to finish the
game 34-27. Mars Hill's high
scorer was David Robinson
with 14 points. Donald Adams
and Paul Frisby shared high
scorer's position with 12 points
each.
The game at Laurel Tues
day night was a disappoint
ment for Walnut's 7th and 8th
grade boys who attempted to
play with only four team
members present. They
forfeited the game at half
time. The Walnut Booster
Club send regrets to Laurel.
Laurel girls won their game.
That is all the information
available at this time
BENEFIT GAME
Three adult games were
played at Walnut last Satur
day night sponsored by the
Walnut Booster Club with pro- ,
ceeds to go toward a score
clock for Walnut School. The
benefit games were also a
warm-up for adult games to
begin after the elementary
season is over.
The first game was between
Walnut and Spillcorn men.
The outcome of that game was
Walnut 69, Spillcorn 40.
Walnut and Marshall ladies
played next. Their final score
was Marshall 34, Walnut 24.
Walnut men went up again;
against Marshall men this
time. They won that game also
with a final score of Walnut 59,
Marshall SO.
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6?27
FIRST WOMAN MAYOR -
Deborah Ponder Baker was sworn
in Monday night as Hot Springs
phj | y | | - n r n r k
rllWlv Wf r* . '?^nvWR
first woman mayor in the town's
history.
Messer
Charles Beaii of Clyde of
ficially became a represen
tative in the North Carolina
General Assembly Tuesday
when Gov. Jim Hunt signed a
proclamation appointing him
as the successor to Ernest B.
Messer of Canton affective
Tuesday.
The official appointment
follows the selection of Beall
by the 44th House District ex
ecutive committee, which
elected Beall unanimously on
Nov. 14.
Beall' s seat in the House
will come up for re-election
in 1982.
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