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r.. Library ttaiYor to. 28 $2.5 Million Bond Issue Urged To Improve Schools In Davie |Hc' Jl Hfe* - JHffii ■§§ efPfl IF ** I - y V' ; - - v 1: ' - , lllfe ■rife^i L, Toayo Haplm Show* Haw To Eajoy Am lea CrawnCom I ...Snpp3tMfay. Central Carolina To Merge With Davidson County Bank DNtP* « (MM OMM 9ufc «ad Urn Onto* ft Mat Ob. of Data km to racxs^ oLrfajroS v|— ■HUH OaporatiQo. Actual Mbi HOT aft «nKI iir tctioa by ssrss tifissii ~ »■» V* FSsfSjrrr >sat ■*—» e -1 iE3e m Ji # jj ttSEhp COOLEEMEE.iI. C. mn iin.i—2l.lm CORNATZERS RETURN NOME FROM TURKEY Sgt and Mis. Eugene Cornat aer and sons returned home Sat morning after serving a two year tour in Istanbul, Turkey.'Follow inga3odeylesve,sgtCornatzer will report to Sen Francisco, Calif, enroute to overseas duty in Japan. His femly wfll remain here for a couple of Booths before joining Mb in Japan. -. Sgt Cometaer, son of Mr. and Mrs. V.Q. ConMtnr of Davis St has 14 years ssrvice with the U.& Air Force. Mrs. Cornatssr, the former ieen Jordan, k ths daughter of Mr. and Mis. Adsm Jordan of Main Street Planners Promise No Hike In Taxes The Davie School Planning Committee today recommended a $2.5 million bond issue to finance major school needs in the county. The bonds, the committee says, could be financ ed without a raise in taxes, 'but .would enable Davie to meet pressing physical needs in the county schools. The report was made after eight months of 9tudy, including ideas and suggestions from Davie residents as well as a professional study by an architectural and engineering firm. MAJOR PROJECTS The projected needs are broken down into two phases. Phases I, including construction through 1972, would cost approximately $2,690,000, and in cludes six major projects. They are: —Combining Farming-ton and Staitb Grove kfto one school on a new site, "Hie new school would contain 18 classrooms for 540 students in grades one through eight, plus supporting facilities for 720 students. This would be project No. 1. —Eight new classrooms at William R. Davie to take care of students in grades one through eight. Additional proposals include re novating the old building, building a lunchroom and purchasing additional land. This would be Project No. 2. —Combining Mocksville Elementary and Primary into one school on the Elementary School site if additional land can be acquired and if it is economically feasible. Construction would include 24 classrooms for 720 students in grades one through five and supporting facilities for 960 students. This would be Phase No. 3. —Building a new lunchroom and making minor renovations to the Mocksville Middle School. Project No. 4. —Building 16 classrooms for 480 students at Shady Grove School, plus supporting facilities fir 720 students and additional land at the press t site. Project No. 5. —lmproving Cooleemee School to remove ex isting violations to the building costs, consider building new primary classrooms or renovating the 1923 building, and purchasing additional land at the school site. Project No. 6. FINANCING To finance Phase I, the planning committee, headed by G. R. Madison, recommends a bond issue of $2,499,000. The committee says this amount of money can be financed without an increase In county taxes. Money would be provided as follows: —5106,781 from slate bond money. -**148,900 from Urn school reserve tend. —tan $57,701 for land purchases. Total on hand: $ 191,900 Construction: $2,990,099 cash: $ 191,900 Bonds needed: $2,400,000 CootteMdonP^u. II ftps II CM*
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