Editorial
Marshall Adopts
Sensible Budget
Marshall aldermen are to be commended for approving a
budget that will cotinue to provide basic services while
holding down taxes. The budget they approved last week may
allow the town government to continue to operate without I
plunging the town into bankruptcy. c
When the 1984-85 budget was approved, this newspaper scof- r
fed at the financial plan, calling it a joke that wasn't funny, d
The plan did in fact become a joke, requiring a slew of budget t
amendments to bring it back to reality.
This year, the aldermen and mayor adopted a budget for the I
upcoming year using the past year's figures as a guide Need- c
ed cuts in the town's recreation and street repair budgets will
allow for increases needed for repairs, maintenance and the
town's police force.
While the plan they approved last week appeared to be a
sensible plan for Marshall, the budget's real test will come in a
the months ahead. b
If the budget is to work and Marshall avoid bankruptcy, p
Marshall officials will have to remain faithful to the plan. t<
Budget-busting requests for town funds will have to be refus- y
ed. S
With the fate of federal revenue sharing still very much in
doubt, Marshall must operate on a bare bones budget that
leaves no room for expensive excursions, police uniforms,
fireworks or Christmas pageants. To do otherwise will invite
certain financial disaster.
No Easy Answers
Shiite Moslem hijackers hold some 40 Americans hostage to
their demands in Beirut after killing a U.S. Navy diver. The
hostages are now beginning their second week of captivity.
The day before the hijacking which has commanded world
headlines, another group of Shiite skyjackers commandeered
a Boeing 707 and destroyed it on the runway of the airport in
Beirut.
Bombings at airports in Frankfurt and Tokyo in recent
weeks have claimed five lives, including two small children.
On Sunday, an Air India jet with 329 aboard disappeared in
the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ireland. There were no sur
vivors. Officials fear a bomb planted on the jetliner exploded.
Terrorist attacks across our troubled globe have taken the
lives of more than 400 innocent people in the past month as the
world's leaders posturize and wring their hands in search of a
solution to the problem.
For the time being, the safe release of the Beirut hostages
must be America's first concern. When they are safely return
ed to the homes, President Reagan and other world leaders
must agree on an approach to the spread of terrorism
Increasing airport security is a necessary first step but it
will fall far short if it is the only step the U.S. and her allies
take. If the spread of terrorist activities isn't halted in short
order, it is only a matter of time before madman armed with
nuclear hardware hold entire nations captive.
Reward Offered
A News Record newsrack was stolen from in front of
Hensley's Gulf Station sometime Thursday night. Thieves left
the newspaper behind and departed with the rack,
presumably to remove the coins in the rack's tube.
Money in the tube was removed on Wednesday afternoon.
The thieves take couldn't have been more than $3-5, according
to News Record editor Bob Koenig. The missing rack,
however, will cost The News Record about $100 to replace.
The News Record is offering a $50 reward for the return of
the stolen rack and an additional $50 for information leading to
the arrest and conviction of the theives. Anyone with informa
tion regarding the theft should call 649-2741.
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Heard And Seen
ANNUAL RODEO HERE JULY 3 AND 4
The annual Rodeo, sponsored by the Marshall Volunteer
?"ire Department, will be held on the Island here on Wednes
lay, July 3 and Thursday, July 4 beginning at 7 p.m., each
light. The annual event is one of the most popular attractions
luring the year and hundreds of spectators are again expected
o attend.
The following events are scheduled: Calf Roping, Saddle
Jronc Riding, Barrel Racing and Bull Riding in addition to a
lisplay of fireworks. The events are sanctioned by NRA.
BANANA PUDDING
After finishing my lunch Sunday, I asked "Bill" if we had
ny dessert and she explained that she had planned to fix some
anana pudding and had purchased all the ingredients,
lowever, when she started to fix the pudding, she had forgot
?n to get any bananas. Hence, we had no pudding nor dessert,
ite both had a big laugh and soon forgot about the whole thing,
he promised to get some bananas and fix some pudding soon.
WE GOT BEAT ON SATURDAY
The four Stokes brothers, Len, Ralph, Edward and Jim, of
the Boone area, came down to Beech Glen last Saturday and
defeated our team of Judson Edwards, Bill Clouse, Carroll
Radford, Cecil Creasman, and your truly in an all-day match
in the Greater Ivy Community Building. Despite the loss, we
had a wonderful time playing the expert players, who have
been friends for many years. I hope we can do better when go
to Boone for the next match.
EVERETT'S LATEST LAUGHER
A man recently went into a veterinary's office and asked
that his dog's tail be removed. The veterinary surgeon said,
"It is true that that is an operation we sometimes perform but
it is most unusual on a dog with a beautiful bushy tail like
yours. Why do you want it removed?" The customer replied,
"Well, the truth is that my mother-in-law is coming to stay and
I don't want her to get even the smallest sign of welcome."
Know Comment
BY JOSEPH GODWIN
Late this afternoon. My Girl and I.
sitting with a few others on the quiet
sun deck behind the little motel on the
beach, noted several things I want to
tell you about
Several porpoises were playing
near the surf. Although they may
have been about the serious business
of feeding, they seemed to us to be
playing--just turning slow-motion
cartwheels in the ocean, revealing
their fins with each turn
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breaking surf. i
Two young men where sharpening j
their skills at surfing with uneven
progress. They did not always dis- i
mount their boards at the time nor in
the manner of their choosing!
And. as always, several fishermen
-in whose breast the spirit of hope
blooms eternally-were tending their
lines on the nearby pier which had
been built for the purpose of fishing
That which held my attention,
however, was altogether different
and his three-year-old son, Tim. and
their sand castles Bob knows a
amount
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and renewed the whole constructive <
process ,
Three-year-old Tim watched his
Father's every move with obvious i
care and excitement. First, the (
outline was marked in the sand; then
the moat about a foot wide and equal
in depth. Then came the castle itself
with the towers at the corners. I
At this point in the construction, a
huge wave came and leveled the sand
castle into the sand of which it was a
part. No bother at all for Bob-no
us no exasperation -only pa
tlence and a new beginning
Still farther from the water. Bob
Ml plastic bucket of wet sandand
each tower dutifully stood in place.
Eventually, just before nightfall.
Bob and his small son gathered their
equipment and slowly left the beach.
And the ocean had not destroyed the
sand castle!
But it will . and when it does sweep
his castle away, it will not bother Bob
at all.
Bob knows very painfully what it is
like to build castles and have them
destroyed He learned the hardest
possible way what it is like to have
. llA/nKA l|!n AirM
r>eiore nis eyes