The Salisbury Post from Salisbury, North Carolina • 13

Local news Salisbury Evening Post RIDAY APRIL 23 1982 PAGE IB Sports 2B 3B Stocks 5B ComicsTV 12B 13B jaZ WwBfc 'v a 3M WdflMB a frri pswOlWsWl IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL DAY for handicapped children from all over Rowan and Salisbury who participated in the third annual Very Special Arts estival yesterday at Erwin Junior High Dozens of volunteers representing all the arts conducted workshops to give children a chance to see and do Above Cat Sprinkle of the Salisbury Rowan School of Dance is showing children from Knollwood Elemen tary School a jazz movement The festival was made possible through a grant from the John Kennedy oundation and the National Committee for the Arts for the Handicapped (Post staff photos by Wayne Hinshaw) Ideas blossom at Erwin festival By ROSE POST Post Staff Writer Next year Nancy Ridenhour is going to alter her prayers and her program prayed for no she said in mid afternoon as the Very Special Arts estival wound down at Erwin Junior High School and 2700 children and artists packed up and went home "But we forgot to ask for heat We re thankful it didn't rain but if it had been a little warmer Next year broaden our prayers and main tain our Certianly the chill in the air was the only facet of festival used as a model for art directors from other school units throughout North Caroli na that anyone would have changed as handicapped children swarmed in and around and through Erwin yester day seeing hearing doing Otherwise prayers and hard work produced a day that was so over whelmingly successful that the only reason Mrs Ridenhour was thinking of program changes for next year was because she was as stimulated herself as she wanted the children to be with ideas bursting out all over Countywide for the first time this year yesterday's festival using the theme "Arts Within allowed 900 handicapped children from Rowan and Salisbury schools to make baskets tie dye paint dance sing make a mural take a picture interact ing with more than that number including the students at Erwin the adults conducting the workshop the parent volunteers and the festival committee And interaction was the big word in Nancy vocabulary yester day ormer art teacher at Erwin directing the festival for the third time this year she wanted the children to interact with each other so they could feel recognition for their work by doing it and displaying it The festival was aimed at helping adults understand the role the fine arts plays in education for the handi capped that can provide them with skills for leisure time motivation character through awareness con fidence and avocations And Mrs Ridenhour felt as though the day did it all from the opening program in the gym when 2000 multi colored balloons were released from the ceiling and the younger children jb i rmb wSfiKn flHM BBhX 'BbmI Bill St? ms feW IT WAS COLD and Roy Taylor of Cleveland Elementary School warmed one hand as he drew a cartoon rabbit with the other under the direction of George Lewis during arts festival at Erwin But even the cold couldn't chill his concentration sitting in the middle of the floor The day opened with a formal by climbing all over each program in the gym Mark Hepler other to get a balloon president of the Erwin student body and Principal Everette Corriher wel comed visitors including numerous local dignitaries Superintendent Wade Mobley recognized those who put the day together an Dr Melvin Morgan associate superintendent thanked all those responsible for mak ing it a Salisbury Mayor Wiley Lash pres ented a Very Special Arts estival Day proclamation calling attention to gifts to society by such great handicapped as ranklin Roosevelt John Milton Helen Keller and Toulouse Lautrec Rowan Rep Robie Nash also spoke briefly commenting that of all his experiencees the day was one of the happiest he had ever experienced And then the balloons marked with Special Arts estival" were released and the children bounced around each other rushing for a balloon "It really set a happy tone for the festival" Mrs Ridenhour said and the tone wasn't muted despite the cold Children went from booth to booth throughout the day producing such a wide variety of things that Mrs Ridenhour could scarely believe what had been done when the day was over and they enjoyed themselves was checking with the second group of she said and worrying about the chill "because some of the children were becoming quite cold and I said to one little girl have a real sad face I wish you could cheer up' and the little girl said and then she got the whole class to go and what today is all about told the teachers that if we had at least one child who thought it was worth a whoeepee I feel like we had had a successful day 1 Monday students who helped will be treated to a Popcorn and Drink Day and during June articles made during the workshops will be on display along with photographs of the day in the Ida Duncan Art Gallery at Duncan Center was a massive job" Nancy Ridenhour said knew that when we planned it when we decided to go countywide but it was more than worth it! And we're ready to go again next year" 10 years for LSD break in Man given By RALPH MILLER Post Staff Writer A young Salisbury man possessing 43 LSD laced paper stars they are commonly called tattoos when he was arrested after a break in in Spencer yesterday was given a prison sentence Michael Glenn Thornburg 22 a drug user since he was in the sixth grade was in Rowan County Superior Court on charges of breaking or entering and larceny at Southern Implement Co in Spencer last Jan 16 and possession of schedule one (LSD) drugs He pleaded guilty through attorney Mona Lisa Wallace to breaking or entering and possession of LSD with the state agreeing to take a voluntary dismissal on the felonious larceny charge He could have been sentenced to a possible maximum term of 15 years Assistant district attorney Ronald Bowers called only the arresting of ficer to testify in the case Spencer Policeman JA Holler testi fied he answered an alarm at Southern Implement Co on South Salisbury Avenue in Spencer the night of last Jan 16 On arrival the officer testified he spotted two persons fleeing from the building The officer said the two persons split up and only Thornburg was captured Two kerosene heaters were missing from the building and five chainsaws also were recovered our other chainsaws valued at $1656 and taken from the firm have not been recovered the officer testi fied Holler said that after arrest 43 paper stars were confiscated from him An analysis at the State Bureau of Investigation crime lab in Raleigh indicated each star contained a dosage unit of LSD Holler said the stars are commonly referred to in the drug culture as and or Usu al method of ingestion is to place one of the pieces of paper in the mouth let the LSD dissolve and then take out and discard the paper The paper also can be swallowed At conclusion of evidence prior criminal record was introduced into evidence It included convictions of breaking or entering and larceny in 1975 mis demeanor posession of marijuana and syringes in 1976 breaking or entering in which he received an active prison sentence in 1977 unlawful conceal ment and damage to personal proper ty in 1980 carrying a concealed weap on possession of hashish larceny driving while license revoked and carrying concealed weapon in 1981 in which he received an active prison sentence Mrs Wallace in pleading for lenien cy for her client stated Thornburg first began using drugs when he was in the sixth grade and since then has a terrible problem" with drugs She noted he is from an middle class and because of her drug problem mother previously has threatened to commit suicide and his father has had difficulty holding onto his job Mrs Wallace noted that wife who accompanied him to court is now seven months pregnant Judge DeRamus in consolidating the charges for purposes of sentenc ing noted Thornburg is only 22 years old and has been involved in drugs for about half his life Thornburg then stood and asked for leniencey Judge DeRamus informed Thornburg court feels as if it has been lenient by consolidating the charges for Consolidation reduced the max imum possible prison sentence from 15 to 10 years The jurist then imposed a sentence of 10 years stipulating he be confined at Central Prison in Raleigh for diagnostic and evaluation of his drug 0 JPV i 1 LSD STARS These stars known in the drug culture as and stripes" or are the way users carry the illegal drug These were confiscated from Michael Thornburg after he was arrested for a break in in Spencer (Post staff photo by Bill Jackson) probalem and treatment As a condition for work release Judge DeRamus said Thornburg is to make restitution to Southern Imple ment Co for damages to the building and for the value of the un recovered chain saws Nine selected for Gov School Nine students in Salisbury and Rowan County school systems have been selected to at Schools a summer program for gifted wland talented stu dents Six students will fef attend Governor's School East at Laurinburg They are Benjamin I Harrison Jr of South Rowan in KETNER the field of in strumental music Dwayne ink math Danny Brown natural sci ence and Christopher Waller natu ral science all of East Rowan and Neill Robert ox math and Bartholomew Coan math both of Salisbury High Selected for School West in Winston Salem are Charles Gobble Jr English of South Rowan Miriam Watson Spanish of West Rowan and Mary Elizabeth Ketner English of Salisbury High Local students are among 800 from throughout North Carolina chosen to attend the residential six week pro gram of study and enrichment in the performing arts and academic subject areas for selected gifted high school juniors and seniors Curriculum will include the a student's area of special ization philosophy and how knoledge is interrelated and a study of self and society Harrison son of Mr and Mrs Ben I Harrison of Route 2 is a member of the Beta Club and participates in the All State Band ink son of Mr and Mrs Larry ink of aith is a varsity baseball player and treasurer of the junior class Brown son of Mr and Mrs James Ray Brown of Route 10 is a member of the National Honor Society and the National High School Biology Honor Society Waller son of Paula Waller of Rockwell participates in football and basketball and has received awards in history music biology and chemistry Gobble son of Linda Lawson of Route 11 participates in football and band and is a student council repre sentative Watson daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Watson of Woodleaf ranks third in a class of 172 and is active in band tennis basketball softball and student council ox son of Mr and Mrs Brian Robert ox of 401 Wake Drive is active in scouts band and tennis and received the outstanding student award in biology He ranks fourth in a class of 192 Coan son of annie Coan of 13 Pine Hill Apts has received awards in social studies science Latin and art and is president of the student council Ketner daughter of Mr and Mrs Jeffrey Ketner of 711 Club Drive ranks first in a class of 192 She is active in band softball and basketball and has received awards in English biology history Spencer planners to meet Monday Spencer planners will consider Mon day night a request to rezone a three block area west of Salisbury Avenue in the Elizabeth Heights subdivision from 6 general residential to 8 single family residential The planning board meets at 7:30 pm at the town hall Thomas Jack son is listed as one of the petitioners for the area extending from 14th to 17th streets (the town limits) at bMHb WATSON COAN rl 4 4 OX BROWN 1 Ib a MB GOBBLE WALLER INK HARRISON lone Hauss Girl Scout award winner Rowan County residents received awards at the Hornet's Nest Girl Scout Council annual recognition banquet Thursday night in Charlotte Ione Hauss of China Grove received the Thanks badge the highest award in adult Girl Scouting for outstanding service Mrs Hauss leader of Junior Troop 63 of irst United Methodist Church China Grove received the badge from Carol Moss Cadet leader and was pinned by her husband Harry Hauss She received flowers donated by China Grove lorist and Girl Scouts of South Rowan Mrs Hauss a former Leader of the Year has been a leader for 26 years Anita Sharpe of Landis received the Outstanding Brownie Leader award and Bertie Amos of Granite Quarry received the Rowan Constituency Award for service to scouting in Rowan County Receiving service numerals were Lynn Holshouser Bertie Amos Glen da Harris Carol Corns and Karen South 15 year pins and Lind Shermer 25 year pin The Girl Scout Chorus introduced the new scout song and Grow ing" which was the theme of the banquet It was announced that Hornet's Nest will receive a flag flown at the Capitol in honor of National Girl Scout Leaders' Day declared yesterday by President Reagan Center to remodel balcony into second movie theater The Center Theatre which has oper ated in downtown Salisbury since the early 1900s will be divided into twin theaters and renamed Towne Cinemas I and II The theater owned by Stewart and Everett Theatres of Charlotte will be closed starting Monday for renova tions Charles Trexler president of Stewart and Everett said the theater will be a "piggyback" type twin a second screen will be placed in the currently unused balcony area and a soundproof wall installed Trexler said the renovations could cost between $65000 and $75000 The downstairs seating area which accommodates about 400 people will be renovated but virtually unchanged and the up per auditorium will seat about 200 Trexler said renovations will take at least a month and the reopening is tentatively scheduled for May 21 Jeff Edwards Center manager said the potential was already there for the additional auditorium since the un used balcony has two stairways for access and two upstairs bathrooms The current projection booth will be used for the upper theatre and a few seats will be removed from the lower one for installation of a new projection booth New semi auto matic platter type film projection sys tems will be placed in both booths Edwards said renovations will in clude installation of new carpet and fabric on the walls throughout the theater painting removal of walls used to close off the balcony work on the upstairs bathrooms and relighting and changing the name on the mar quee Remodeling of the snack bar was completed early this year now we re limited with this one screen because of movies having to play out" Edwards said with Although still doing good it's been here for six weeks and for six weeks people who have already seen it or don't want to see it go somewhere else Now we'll have two so if we hold a film over people have an alternative It leaves our busi ness potential in a little better shape" Stewart and Everett is also building a new four theater complex Lex ington Cinema our on Talbert Boulevard in Lexington scheduled to open May 14 The building that contains the Cen ter was built in 1902 and has housed the State and Strand theaters It began as the Meroney Opera House which featured such performers as Sarah Bernhardt and had vaudeville shows and later became a movie theater The theater was purchased by Everette Enterprises which became Stewart and Everette Theatres in 1950 It was remodeled in 1952 and renamed the Center The theater underwent about $50000 worth of renovations in 1963 and at that time contained 418 seats in the main auditorium and 232 in the balcony i.