Improved Maintenance Skills For Schools? From cleaning floors to repairing boilers, public school maintenance people are responsible for seeing that North Carolina’s children have a clean, comfortable environment in which to learn. In an effort to guarantee a suitable learning en vironment, the 1973 General Assembly in its second session passed Senate Resolution 1417 directing the State Board of Education to study school maintenance programs and to bring back recommendations for improvement. “■ Under the direction of State Board of Education Member R. R. Manz of Roanoke 'Rapids, the Public School Maintenance Study Com mission was set up to study the problem. It was the task of these fifteen educators and businessmen to make recommendatins not only to -standardize and improve the 'overall working conditions of school maintenance people ■but also to upgrade and im prove school building care throughout the State. Through questionnaires to all school maintenance people, visits to exemplary programs, and discussions with people acquainted with maintenance operations, the study commission identified five major problem areas in school maintenance programs. Maintenance people, the commission said, need help in: (1) financing their programs; (2) employing and retaining qualified personnel, (3) training their personnel; (4) planning and im plementing comprehensive maintenance programs; and (5) using effective management procedures. After a complete study of these problems, said Manz, the commission came up with five recommendations for improving maintenance programs in the public schools of the State. The first recommendation is that the State fund a key position or portion of a position in each school unit to provide leadership for maintenance and custodial operations. “We found in our study,” said Manz, “that having one person fully Elegant Dining at For a dinner and evening that is distinc tively different, relax and dine in a char ming atmosphere overlooking beautiful Etowah Valley Gelf course. Featuring prime steaks and seafoods. 2 Toss your own salad from 17 ingredients. Champagne with your meal, compliments of the cluh. Thursday is Family Night featuring a spaghetti dinner with a delicious homemade meat sauce. Sy Popular Demand Now Open Every Evening Except SUNDAYS and MONDAYS 6:00-11:00 p.m. -ON U.S.64 AT ETOWAH, N.C., BETWEEN HENDERSONVILLE & BREVARD f ^ Phone 704-891-7022 or 693-9154 ’ Callus for protection. Nationwide Insurance is ready to build a Wall of Protection® around your business. 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THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES Transylvania’s Prize - Winning Newspaper BREVARD, N.C. responsible for the main tenance operation is essential to an effective program.” The second recom mendation resulted from the problem of inadequate training for maintenance personnel. The commission suggested that the State fund an inservice program designed to upgrade and improve shills of all main tenance personnel in the State. “This is an essential part of any successful program,” added Manz, “due to changing techniques and practices in all fields of endeavor.” The commission also recommended that a main tenance and custodial classification system and salary schedule be established in each school unit by July 1, 1977. This classification system and salary schedule would include a wide variety of technicians and craftsmen needed in a modern effective maintenance program. The fourth recommendation called for improved management procedures in maintenance and custodial programs. Such procedures would include long-range planning, personnel incentive programs, cost accounting systems, and preventive maintenance. “Management procedures,” said Manz, “would guarantee an organized system of communication and responsoe the varied maintenance needs in each school unit.” The commission made a final recommendation to the State Board of Education that a legislative program be developed which would in clude appropriation of funds to meet the needs of school maintenance people in the State. “The members of the study commission made special notice as they visited school maintenance programs throughout the State of the dedicated men and women who are committed to ef fective maintenance programs in their school system,” Manz emphasized. “Unfortunately, many of these people are working under severely adverse cir cumstances. We hope that through legislation now being drafted that the work of the Public School Maintenance Study Commission will eventually mean a com fortable and suitable learning environment for every child in the state.” R. E. Lambert Visits Naples Navy Airman Robert E. Lambert, son of Mrs. Louise Lambert of Route 2, Lake Sega Road, Brevard, visited Naples, Italy as a member of Fighter Squadron 102, embarked aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Independence. He is participating in training exercises with the squadron while deployed to the Mediterranean, and is also scheduled to visit Rota, Spain, before returning to his homeport at Norfolk, Va. A 1972 graduate of Brevard Senior High School, he joined the Navy in September, 1972. When you think of prescriptions, think of VARNER’S, adv Technician Medical Class Set In cooperation with the Occupational Education Department at Brevard High School and the Transylvania Community Hospital, Blue Ridge Technical Institute will offer training in a course for emergency medical technicians. The classes will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays beginning January 13 and continuing through May 12. There will be a total of 25 class meetings. Class membership will be limited to 25 persons. Students will be selected according to a preference specification established by the North Carolina State Board of Health: 1st priority — am bulance attendants; 2nd priority — rescue squad personnel; 3rd priority — hospital emergency room personnel; 4th priority — firemen and law enforcement personnel; 5th priority — other interested persons. Mrs. Roann Balding will be class coordinator. For further information and preregistration, contact Mr. G. H. Farley, Brevard High School, 884-4103. The Human Condition What About Adults Drinking Milk? BY DR. WILLARD KREHL Chairman of the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine Thomas Jefferson University A reader inquires, “Is it really necessary for me to drink milk? I am 55 years old and milk gives me in digestion.” We state generally that milk is a perfect, or almost perfect, food. Indeed, almost all of the essential nutrients that man requires in his diet, with the possible exception of enough iron, are available in milk. AS4 Galloway In Germany Kitzingen, Germany (AHTNC) Nov. 21 — Army Specialist Four Kenneth M. Galloway, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin D. Galloway, Brevard, N. C., is assigned as a truck driver in Headquar ters Company, 1st Battalion, of the 3rd Infantry Division’s 46th Armor in Kitzingen, Germany. North Toxaway Yule Program Sunday P. M. The North Toxaway Baptist Church will have a Christmas program Sunday, Dec. 22, at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Mrs. Dee Johnson is in charge of the program. Lake Toxaway Baptist Church will also have a Christmas program on the 22nd of December at 7 p.m. The Lake Toxaway Men’s Club will sponsor a Christmas party for the children Friday, Dec. 20 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. at the Community Center. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilde and daughter, Fran, and Pfc. and Mrs. Dennis Wilde visited Patrolman and Mrs. Danny Fisher and family in Rob binsville this weekend. Congratulations go to Mr. and Mrs. Steve Miller, who are the proud parents of twins, Shawn and Christie. The babies were born Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Transylvania Community Hospital. Mrs. Miller is the former Miss Bonnie Singleton. We extend sincere sym pathy to the family of Howard McCall who passed away last week in Mission Memorial hospital at Asheville. This writer would like to take this opportunity to wish the staff of the Transylvania Times a very, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. There are, however, in dividuals who complain of indigestion problems after drinking milk. Since there are many good substitutes on the market, we do not advise people to continue drinking milk if indigestion poses a problem. For example, a diet containing adequate amounts of meat and eggs, and possibiy cheese, can sufficiently replace the needs for whole or skim milk. Backsteppers Dance Dec. 21 The Brevard Backsteppers will celebrate the holidays with a Christmas dance on Saturday night, Dec. 21. The 8 p.m. dance will be held in the Fellowship Hall of the Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church. Calling the tips will be the club’s caller, Marshall Welch,-and during the course of the evening homemade refresh ments with a Christmas theme will be served. Club President DeWitt Parsons said that at this holiday season, all western style square dancers in the area are especially welcome to come and swing their partners with the Backsteppers. The club holds its regular dances twice monthly on the first and third Saturday nights. In Feb. the Backsteppers will present a special dance featuring nationally known caller Ron Schneider. WOOD PRODUCTS North Carolina is a na tional leader in the forest products industry, ship ping products annually with a value of over $2 billion. Open Monday, Dec. 23 De Trinis Nursery US 64 Rosman Highway Cherryfield Brighten Your Winter With HOUSEPLANTS, ORCHIDS, EXOTICA From “The Budding Genius” Ask About Our Guarantee MON.—SAT. 9:00 AM TO 6:00 PM 862-4537 T&M 12-12-4tc For certain individuals, and in particular the black population, there may be a more specific problem in volved. Certain people have an enzyme deficiency which affects the digestion and utilization of milk sugar. Under these circumstances we find that milk sugar cannot be digested or sufficiently used bv the body. 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