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The Advocate-Messenger from Danville, Kentucky • 2

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THE KENTUCKY ADVOCATE, Sunday, March 12, 1989 Bid date set for BCHS, Woodlawn projects By EMILY MORSE home economics wing would pro- and 5 next year. Some special pro- forming the board that the new Staff Writer vide a circular pattern around the grams like the migrant program, science textbooks had been The Boyle County school board school for student traffic. A the gifted and talented program, selected. New books are selected plans construction open bids April 24 on its $865,000 heating and cooling the remediation program and the on a six-year cycle. to projects at Boyle system is expected to be installed Chapter I program, also need a -County High School and Woodlawn by fall.

classroom, Edwards said, Last year was the first time that Elementary School. No decision has been made the school system did not receive The bid date is contingent on about automobile traffic In another area, Bonnie Mix, the all the money it needed from the state approval, architects rerouting curriculum coordinator, discussed from on the campus, Superintendent state to buy new textbooks, Mix Johnson and Romanowitz told the Carlton said after the how expensive textbooks are said. The system had to use the "school board at Thursday's Emajo becoming. "Every year, books are $44,000 it received meeting. last year to buy One contract would han- It will cost $200,000 to add four becoming more and more expen- three types of language arts texidle the bids on both projects, the classrooms to relieve over- sive, but the money we receive tbooks and no money was left over "architects said.

at Woodlawn, and con- from the students and the state is to pay for the consumable The expansion and not increasing at the same rate," materials such as workbooks crowding that struction should be completed by renovation project at the high the time school starts the third she said Friday. the early grades use. "school is expected to begin at the week in August, the architects The high school does not receive Mix said she doubts that school end of May with the following May said. any state money for new books will receive and the student rental fee covers money system enough as the projected completion date, Principal Charles Edwards said for the science textbooks. She according to the architects.

Friday that it is difficult to say ex- one-third to one-half of the cost, predicts that the science books The renovation of the 25-year- actly how the extra rooms would she said. For example, 1 last year will cost $28,000, and another high school is aimed at reduc- be used. Increases in enrollment the school system received $14,000 $12,000 is needed for consumable ting congestion in the main hall may mean the rooms would be in high school rental fees and the materials such as workbooks for where the entrance to the ad- needed for regular classrooms, he new language arts textbooks for the "I don't think "ministrative offices now is said. Edwards said additional that group cost $24,000. early grades.

we're going to get anywhere near located. A $1-million science and rooms may be needed for grades 4 Mix's remarks were made in in- that," she said Friday, Staff Photo by Daniel Price Muddy pastures The shaggy legs of these Belgian horses are muddy from overly wet animals are still covered with a velvet-like coat of winter fur that has pastures on the Michael Zirnheld farm on Chrisman Lane this week. The helped to them keep warm throughout the winter months. Deaths Alvie R. Smith Alvie Ray Smith, 76, of White Oak Road, Junction City, died at 11:05 a.m.

Friday at Fellowship Home nursing home in Danville. Born Feb. 18, 1913, in Boyle County, he was the son of the late Harm and Mary Webb Smith. He was a member of Mount Freeman Baptist Church and a retired employee of Penn Ventilator. Survivors include his wife, Edna Logan Smith; two daughters, JoAnn Williams of Louisville and Joane Smith of Junction City; a son, Ronnie D.

Smith of Junction City; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Critchfield and Frances Glich, both of Danville; two grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Preston-Pruitt Funeral Home by the Rev. Barry Harmon.

Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens. James F. Allen LIBERTY James Frank Allen, 76, of Bradsfordville died Friday at his home. Born April 19, 1912, in Casey County, he was the son of the late W.M. and Sophia Mills Allen.

He was a farmer, an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of Rocky Ford Baptist Church and Rocky Ford Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Stella Belden Allen; five daughters, Mrs. Paul (Judy) Murphy and Mrs. Jim (Jeanine) Lamb, both of Indianapolis, Mrs. Kenny (Jill) Brown of Marion, Mrs.

Carl (Janet) Brill of Nineveh, and Mrs. Joe (Joy) Orberson of Gravel Switch; two sisters, Mrs. Kenneth (Margie) Hansford and Joanna Perkins, both of Louisville; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Bartle Funeral Home, Liberty, by the Rev.

DeLane Pinkston. Burial will be in Old Liberty Cemetery, Bradsfordville. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. today at the funeral home. Masonic services will be held at 7:30 tonight at the funeral home.

Active pallbearers will be Cecil, Travis and Jason Peers, Allen Perkins, Jake Beeler and Kenneth Ewing. Alfred Goode LIBERTY Alfred Goode, 70, of the Rheber community in Casey County died Friday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington. He was a veteran of World War II and a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, Betty Martin Goode; four sons, Vallard, Ronald, Jay and Arnold Martin, all of Liberty; two daughters, Shirley Campbell of Louisville and Elizabeth Pelley of Dunnville; three sisters, Grace Reid, Oba Davis and Janie Bryant, all of Liberty; and 12 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m.

today at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by the Revs. Garry Allen and Leonard Streevel. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be after 8 a.m. today at the funeral home.

Robert C. Potter LOUISVILLE Robert Clayton THE KENTUCKY ADVOCATE The Kentucky Advocate USPS 292-800 Published Sunday by Advocate Communications, 330 S. Street, Danville, Kentucky. Second class postage paid at Fourth Danville, Kentucky. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for publication and not otherwise of all news dispatches credited to this paper and also the local news published herein.

All rates include The Advocate Messenger published daily except Saturday and Sunday. Mail subscriptions cannot be accepted in areas where carrier or motor route delivery is available. To Subscribe or place News Items, phone toll free: Boyle County 236-2551 Mercer Co. 734-7756 Garrard Co. 792-4245 Casey Co.

787-9872 Lincoln Co. 365-9114 Classified Line Ads 236-2589 Postmaster: Send change of ad- Subscription Rates dress forms to The AdvocateBy Foot Carrier $6.20 Month Messenger, 330 S. Fourth, Dan- Motor By Route $6.95 Month ville, Kentucky 40422. By Mail (In Ky.) $97.00 Year Delivery Problems If you have a problem with delivery of your newspaper, call toll free numbers listed above. Paper replacement service available Mon.

-Fri. 5-6 P.M., Sundays 8-10 A.M. News briefs Hunger Cleanup set for April 15 Centre Action Reaches Everyone (CARE) volunteers are seeking other community organizations and individuals to participate April 15 in its annual Hunger Cleanup. The event is all all day cleanup effort to raise money for the and homeless. It is being supported by Centre College, the city of Danhungry ville and WHIR-WMGE radio.

CARE also is seeking ideas for other service projects in the DanvilleBoyle County area. Further information is available by contacting CARE at the Student Life Office at the College by calling 236-5211, Ext. 408. Computer classes to begin soon The next class in the Urban League Computer Training program will start the first week in April in the league's office at W. Main St.

The course provides training in skills that can be used by computer operators, secretaries and general office clerks. The course lasts for 12 weeks. Child care and a travel allowance are available to students. It is funded through the Job Training Partnership Act, the Kentucky Department of Employment Services and the Bluegrass Private Industry Council. For more information, call 236-5340 or 236-1955.

Kindergarten registration set Kindergarten registration in the Danville school system will be held this month. Information about preregistration is contained in packets distributed by the school system. Many children who will be in kindergarten beginning this fall already have received the packets. If you did not receive registration information through the mail, and you wish to enroll a child in the Danville kindergarten program for the 1989-90 school year, call the Danville Board of Education at 236-5626. Registration dates are March 20 for Mary G.

Hogsett Elementary, March 21 for Jennie Rogers Elementary and March 22 for Edna L. Toliver Elementary. The packet includes information about how and where to register. Parents must make an appointment to register a child. Adult-ed center plans open house An open house for all interested adults will be conducted from 6 to 8 p.m.

Tuesday at Danville's Adult Education Center. Refuge meeting scheduled The Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge will hold its annual meeting at 7:30 p.m. March 27 at the fiscal courtroom of the Boyle County Courthouse. Project Graduation, Danville High School will hold a p.m. Monday in the high school invited.

The McKinney Elementary School the school library. PTO meetings: Project Graduation meeting at 7:30 cafeteria. All seniors and parents are PTO will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Pet poster contest announced All fourth- and fifth-grade pupils are invited to participate in the National Pet Week State Poster Contest sponsored by the Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association and Auxiliary. Entries will be judged on the county, district and state levels with the first, second and third place winners receiving cash awards at each level.

The grand prize at the state level is $100 and a ribbon. Pupils should use large poster board and draw a picture depicting the National Pet Week theme: "Happiness is a Healthy Pet." The front of the poster must have "National Pet Week, May 7-13" on it and the back of the poster must have the pupil's name, address, phone number, grade, school and county. All posters must be turned into a local veterinary clinic before March 20. All awards will be given in May. For more information, call the Central Kentucky Veterinary Center or any local veterinarian.

Boyle County pupils or their parents may call local contest coordinator Carolyn Godfrey at 236-0715. Potter, 81, formerly of Danville, died Friday at Northfield Nursing Home. Born June 8, 1907, in Somerset, he was the son of the late Wilson and Emma Hannack Potter. He was a retired plumbing inspector for the state, and a member of Lyndon Masonic Lodge and Lyndon Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Jewell Meadows Potter; his son, Robert C.

Potter Jr. of Dallas; two sisters, Glenna Potter of Danville and Mrs. Lloyd (Gladys) Kelly of Orlando, and two granddaughters. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Pearsons Funeral Home, Louisville.

Masonic services will be held at 7:30 tonight at the funeral home. "Pauline" C. Whitehouse PERRYVILLE Grace 'Pauline' Cocanougher Whitehouse, 79, of Perryville Route 1 died Saturday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center after an illness. Born Feb. 1, 1910, in Washington County, she was the daughter of the late Edgar H.

and Lucy Crain Cocanougher. She was the first secretary of Lexington Avenue Baptist Church, a retired bookkeeper for the old Chestnut-Salter-Best Hardware Co. in Danville, a member of Doctors Fork Baptist Church, a 1929 graduate of Danville High School and former student at the business college in Danville. Survivors include her husband, Alfred Whitehouse; her daughter, Mrs. Danny (Sara Jean) Divine of Perryville; her sister, Frances Cecil of San Fransisco; two brothers, Earl Cocanougher of Perryville and Dr.

Clifford Cocanougher of Lancaster; one granddaughter; and one greatgrandchild. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Wilder Funeral Home, Perryville, by the Rev. Kenneth Whitehouse, assisted by the Rev. Rudy Herrington.

Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Chapter, P.O.

Box. 18049, Louisville 40218, or to Gideons International. Caring. About the particular needs of every family we serve. If you have any questions about funeral planning, give us a call at 236-4343.

PRESTON-PRUITT Funeral Home, Inc. 517 WEST MAIN STREET, DANVILLE King Pruitt 236-4343 Joe Mattingly TTY Available Police news A London woman was charged Friday with first degree promoting contraband and possession of drug paraphernalia after she allegedly took 1.8 ounces of marijuana into Northpoint Training Center. Omega A. Tipton, 33, of 1301 Old Johnson Road was being placed Saturday in the Boyle County Jail pending a $7,000 cash bond, according to jail records. Kentucky State Police Trooper Phillip Yates investigated the incident.

Teen charged with menacing HARRODSBURG A teen-ager was charged Saturday with firstdegree burglary, unlawful imprisonment, terroristic threatening and menacing after he allegedly broke into a woman's home and held a knife to her throat. A warrant was issued for Ricky Savage, 19, of 641 W. Office St. after Brigette Arms of 787 Stoner St. reported the alleged incident, Harrodsburg police said.

Police said Arms told them that Savage allegedly broke into her house, and although she locked herself in the bathroom, Savage allegedly was able to enter the room. He then allegedly held a knife to her and threatened her life, according to Arms' testimony to police. Savage was being placed Saturday in the Boyle County Jail pending a $14,000 cash bond. The case is being investigated by Sgt. Brad Milburn and Patrolman Harold Driskell.

Woman faces drug charges You can pre-arrange your funeral at no charge. All arrangements can be made in advance without any cost. Call and we will explain all the details. Stith Funeral some 318 WEST BROADWAY PHONE 236-2113 MEMBER BY INVITATION NATIONAL SELECTED MORTICIANS Member Kentucky Funeral Directors Burial AssociationPolicies Sold By Commonwealth Life Insurance Co..

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