The Delta Democrat-Times from Greenville, Mississippi • Page 12

Makeup-artist Robert Huston ot 1209 Cannon practices on his daughteMhird grader Catharyn, before Saturday's annual spring festival at Carrie Stern. Staff ptaltx by Bill LRIIc Carrie Stern Spring Festival is Saturday By OUIDADRINKWATER DD-T Staff Writer Fifteen cents will go a long way toward entertainment Saturday. That's the price of fishing, string pulling, dart throwing or cake walking among a host of other activities scheduled Saturday during Carrie Stem's fourth annual Spring Festival. The festival will get underway at 2 p.m., rain or shine, and will feature activities for both children and adults. A new feature this year at the festival, sponsored annually by the Stern PTA, is a garage sale.

Festival chairman Mrs. Peggy Carter said PTA members have raided their attics and garages for items to donate to the sale. Among items to he sold will be antiques, i glassware, clothes, miscellaneous household and kitchen items, toys, books, games, collectibles and odds 1 ends. All items are to be sold at bargain prices, Mrs. Carter said.

Although the garage sale, an auction and the country store will be of special interest to the parents, Mrs. Carter said a number of booths will offer a i a a entertainment for the children. Tickets to the individual booths, which will line the front of the school on McAllister, will cost 15 cents per chance. Other activities include a puppet show, directed by Mrs. Liz Workman; a magic show at 2:30 p.m.

followed by 3:30 by a ventriloquist show, both directed by Robert Houston; and an auction at 4 p.m. Auctioneer Howard Reed assisted by his daughter Lucy Reed, will auction off antiques, furniture and miscellaneous items. A concession stand, run by Mary Nell and Hal Todd, will sell hot dogs, candied apples, popcorn and drinks. The store will feature a a and a items including baked and canned goods and preserves, house plants, candy and jewelry. Although proceeds from the festival this year will be used to redecorate the school, "The real goal of the festival is to have parents and teachers get to know each other better by working together," said Mrs.

W. Morris Stern PTA president. Proceeds, stie said, will be-used to recarpet and repaint the school library. Learning from last year's festival which was postponed a week due to rain, committee members said this year's festival will be held raiii or shine. The booth will be set -up along the front on the building.

However, in case ot rain, the booths and other activities will be moved to the school's gymnasium. The booths and their chairmen included: Go Fishing, Mrs. Jan Robertson; Stick Pull, Mrs. Virginia Pearl; Sponge Throw, Joe and Frances Janoush; String Pull Mrs. Linda Langdon; Dart Throw, Mrs.

Sara Moslcy, Jack and Ilia King; Mystery Booth, Mrs. Berline Wright; Cake Walk, Mrs. Jackie IMwe and Mrs. Marilyn Busby; Helium Balloons, Robert Skinner and Jimmy Robertson. Others assisting with the spring festival include Mrs.

Joyce Williams, treasurer; and Bill Morris, Bob Sferruzza and Harold Walker who are helping with the booths. In addition, the Carrie Stern student council was responsible for making posters to publicize the fetival. State employment 'Job Service' campaign launched By "JOHN C. HKNRY DD-T Staff Writer The Mississippi State Employment Service Tuesday kicked-off a $20,000 advertising campaign to "re-awaken the public" to services available through local state employment uHices. O.H.

Simmons, state employment service director, said the campaign is an attempt to increase employment service act ivity, "hopefully in the placement of indixiduals (in jobs)." The campaign features a new "Job Service" logo that is "easily recognizable and accurately describes the purpose" of the over 80 local state employment offices, said Simmons. Between Tuesday and May 28, 1976, the employment service will conduct JOB SERVICE an intensive campaign to inform Mississippi a ns of the various services available. i next a multi-media show will travel through the state making presentations in various areas to increase public a a of "Job Service," according to Simmons. The show opened in Jackson Tuesday under the direction of employment service coordinator Don Ellis. Today the show travelled to McComb.

On May 13, the show will be presented at the Greenville Mall Civic Center. Garence Morris of the Washington County office, said the services include information about the local job market and job vacancies throughout the state compiled through the computerized Job Bank system. He added that professional job counsels ng and testing as well as information about job training are a a i a a employment office. "For employers, professional assistance in finding workers or information useful in planning for the future can be obtained tlirough our office," he said. The initial hudget for Mississippi's "Job Service" campaign is "just less than $20,000." according to Simmons.

This includes new letterheads, signs, pins, bumper stickers, primed ads, broadcast media advertising and the multi-media show. Most of the material was furnished by the a i a i of the employment service--the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor. Simmons said Mississippi is "one of the last states to implement the Job Service' campaign." In the slates that have had the campaign in operation, "their employment service activity has increased." he said. Twin City Theatre Guild votes to sell playhouse STAN BURKES DD-T Staff Photographer Members of the Twin City Theatre Guild voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to sell the Wynn Richards Taylor Playhouse and 2.4 acres of land surrounding it on Raceway Road.

Of the approximately 50 members voting at the Greenville Mall Civic Center, there were four dissenting votes. Frank Ciolino, hoard member in charge ot selling the property, told members that the majority of the board of directors recommended accepting an offer of (23,500 from Dale Jackson, owner of the Country Corral children's nursery, Jackson plans to use the building as an additional nursery. The property was appraised at J26.500 last year, accoring to Ciolino, but recent vandalism has lowered it's value. Jackson's offer is the highest received by the board. "Where we're located is just not place for a theatre anymore, ft has served its purpose well and was a beautiful thing at the time, but I fed now we've reached the point where we should move elsewhere." Ciolino said.

"I would like to see us someday reorganize completely with a new Frank Ciolino Dole Jackson name, a new a new reputation and an entirely different location," he said. Dr. Ray Graves disagreed. "I don't think you'll ever get it off the ground again. I doubt, with the possible cxeception of the city giving us the land, that you could mount a drive to start building a new building." Dr.

Graves told members of problems encountered by other little theatre groups around the state in their attempts to build or acquire new facilities. "The only possibility that I see for the theatre to come back is if we have a facility that can be renovated for one or two or three thousand dollars, which amount can be raised. This building could be renovated to the extent that a production could be put on-not first class, but where you could put a production on." Dr. Graves said. Ciolino said some of the problems with the present building and location include: drainage, little protection a a i high cost of a i a i i the old i i cancellation of insurance on the building and a general lack of Interest by the general public and theatre a SOO--announcements of the meeting were mailed to members; yet only 50 or so attended the meeting.

The (23,500 the guild will receive for the property will be put into an interest--producing hank account. It may be used only for the acquisition of property for a new playhouse, although Ciolino mentioned the possibility of short-term loans for play productions in other facilities, such as Greenville High School. CHARLOTTE A A I St. Thomas, Virgin Islands UPI--An American Airlines jet carrying 88 persons overshot the runway on landing Tuesday, careened into a gas station across a highway and broke up in a fury of flames, killing dozens of holiday-bound Helen Banfield, administrator of Knud II an sen Hospital said 34 persons were i i inferno--33 aboard the plane and one on the ground. She said most of the 65 survivors were hospitalized and several were in serious condition with severe burns.

Federal Aviation Authorities and the Airline Pilots Association have repeatedly warned the a i juts over the Caribbean on one end and fronts a mountain on the other--was too short. The airport has been the scene of three fatal crashes in the last six years. The American plane was a Boeing 727, the largest aircraft permitted to land on the runway. It carried 81 passengers--most U.S. a a i a i originated at Providence, R.

I. with a stop at Kennedy Airport in New York. Robert Rigden of New Canaan, Conn, who was on a holiday with his wife Sally, said, "The plane came down hard and bounced. I heard the engines roar, as if the pilot were trying to hold the plane." The three-engine jet swept off the runway and across a main highway where it clipped a passing vehicle, then plowed into a gasoline station and two other buildings before exploding and splitting in half. 'The front end of the plane lodged in a rum factory and the rear part came to rest against the mountain.

The pilot, copilot and flight engineer all dropped to safety when the plane's nose broke off. The Airline Pilots Association has repeatedly billed the airport as "unsafe" and some commercial airlines forbid copilots to take over the controls for landings and takeoffs there. Photo on page The Mid-Delta Murder trial begins Testimony in the trial of a young Greenville man charged with a Jan. I Nelson Street murder was to begin in Washington County lircuit Court this morning. Lindell Tiney, 20, who gave his address as 511 N.

Edison is charged with killing Marshall Bowman Jr. outside a Nelson Street club. A racially mixed jury of eight men and women, which was selected during proceedings Tuesday, was sequestered Tuesday night at the Downtowner Motor Inn. Stockyards burglary probed Greenville police are investigating a Monday night burglary at Tri-Slate Stockyards on Miss. 1 North, according to Chief Robert ikinner.

Buddy Graves, stockyard manager, reported to police Tuesday liat someone broke into the stackyard office and removed a $159 ictor adding machine. Skinner said entry to the office was gained, by forcing a door open. $10x548 pledged to MOD More than was pledged by sponsors of 325 participants in Sunday's March of Dimes Walk-a-tlion, according to a spokesman or the annual event. Robert Andrews, 1976 WaLk-a-thon chairman, said Tuesday that the money was beginning to trickle into MOD's First National Bank account. May 10 has been designated the deadline for walk participants to turn in their collection envelopes, he said.

"After lhat any money turned in won't he applicable toward winning the prizes." The MOD will award a trophy to the school ttiat collects the most money from pledges earned in Sunday's 10-mile walk. Individual walkers will he eligible for prizes which include a 10-speed bicycle, a citizen's band radio, a tennis racquet, game time at Odd-Oz Amusement and 10 additional awards, according to Andrews who added that awards will be hnsed on the amount of many collected. He asked that walk-a-thon participants turning in money "be sure the walk-a-thon number is written on the envelope," Without the number, the amount of monel collected could not be credited to the walker, he said. Participants in Sunday's walk were sponsored by Greenville area businesses, their friends and neighbors. Each sponsor agreed to pay a certain amount of money for each mile walked by his walk-a-thon participant.

Originally scheduled for Saturday, the third annual walk-a-thon was postponed until Sunday because of the weather. Chambers fete congressmen WASHINGTON--Representatives of the Chambers of Commerce of Mississippi feted the state's congressional delegation at a reception lere Tuesday. The reception is an annual affair, according to a Greenville Area Chamber of Comerce spokesman, which chamber representatives 'rom around the state hast as a courtesy to the lawmakers. Representing the Greenville chamber was Tommy Hart, executive vice president. Delegation members present included Rep.

David Fine-free month ends Fine-free month is on through Friday, at W.A. Percy Library, so if you have any overdue library materials, Ebey can be returned by 6 p.m. Friday without a fine. This policy is in effect regardless of how long overdue the material is. All patrons are urged to take advantage of tins opportunity to lelp themselves and their library- The state Finch plans trade tour JACKSON (UPD--Gov.

Cliff Finch, who promised during the 1975 campaign to expand Mississippi industry, is making plans to lead his irst trade delegation outside the United States. Finch, in his weekly radio program, said he already has passports or South America, the Far East and the Middle East. But, he said, 'we won't go anywhere until the legislature finishes" May 9. The governor who said he will expand the program originated'by former Gov. Bill Waller, said scheduling for the trips has not been completed.

"We're planning a worldwide tour," Finch said, adding that he wants to sell finished goods to foreign governments, besides promoting the state's raw materials. During six trade missions over a two-year period, Waller went to Europe, Central and South America, Japan and the Middle East to promote the sale of the state's agricultural and industrial products. Prison overhaul urged JACKSON (UPD--A new department of corrections would be created as part of an administrative overhaul of the state penal system under a bill prepared for possible introduction soon in the Mississippi Legislature, it was learned Tuesday, No formal action has been taken on the 77-page bill pending further consideration by Senate and House committees but a resolution may be offered today to permit late introduction of the proposal, exempting it from legislative deadlines. Sen. Con Matoney of Jackson, cliairman of the Senate Corrections Committee, declined to discuss any specifics in the legislation; But both Maloncy and Rep.

Bob Anderson of Wesson, chairman of the House Penitentiary Committee, said they felt the committees were "close" to an agreement. New state song sought JACKSON (UPI-- A panel of musical experts would be created to search for a new state song under a resolution approved Tuesday by the Mississippi Senate. Sen. Bill Alexander of Cleveland, who handled the proposal, assued Iris colleagues he had nothing against the present state song "Go, Mississippi 11 nor a new one called "Mississippi" written by William S. Haynle of Gulfport, But he said members of the Senate Rules Committee felt expert advice should be sought in the matter.

The resolution, which still faces House action, would set up a special committee to receive any compositions that may be submitted for consideration as the "official" state song and present recommendations to the 1977 legislative session, Alexander stressed there was nothing to prohibit the selection of Haynie's song by the committee, nor continued use of Houston "Go, Mississippi" as the official state song- Davis 1 song was adopted in 1962 as the state song. Wednesday, April 28,1976 Delta Democrat-Times Greenville, Mississippi.