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16 Daily Press, Newport News, Virginia, Wednesday, January 28, 1981 Metals Proposal Delayed For Study Area Newsmakers By CHRISTOPHER SIMPSON Staff Reporter MATHEWS Supervisors tabled action on an ordinance designed to regulate dealers in precious metals and gems after a public hearing Tuesday morning. After hearing the pros and cons of the proposed ordinance from a scant handful of county residents, supervisors agreed not to take action until a more in-depth study can be made. The proposed ordinance, which was modeled after several now in use in other Commonwealth counties and cities, applies to itinerant and permanent businesses who deal in precious metals and gems. The proposed ordinance would require dealers to be licensed, photographed and fingerprinted and compels those businesses to hold any purchases for a minimum of five days to allow local law enforcement officials an opportunity to check for stolen goods. The ordinance also limits the hours of such businesses from 9 a.m.

to 9 p.m. and requires dealers to allow officials of the revenue office and police to inspect both their goods and books at anytime. Phyllis Licht, who owns and operates two businesses in the county that deal in precious metals and gems, objected to the ordinance applying to both the itinerant and permanent dealers. Mrs. Licht said she agrees "100 percent with what you're trying to do" but felt it, placed an unfair burden on permanent dealers.

"I wouldn't be fingerprinted," she told the board, "I'd go out of business first." Supervisor Charles H. Richardson chairman of the board, explained the recent escallation in value of precious metals and gems necessitates some form of regulation. He said the portion of the ordinance that requires dealers to hold purchases in the county for five days would allow local law enforcement officers the opportunity to check the goods against items reported stolen. Mrs. Licht said the ordinance might well discourage some businessmen from ooming to the county.

'You're putting me in a catagory of businesses 1 don't care for she continued. "You're saying here is a place where people sell hot goods." Commonwealth's Attorney F. Paul Blanock countered some of these arguments saying legitimate businesses would not object to the inconveniences of the ordinance. "Most people who are law abiding have no fear of being fingerprinted," he told the board. "It's those that we don't want in the business that will fear it." In other board tnatters: Supervisors passed a resolution making February 1981 American Music, Month in recognition of the contributions of American composers.

Board members agreed to advertise the select list of delinquent real estate taxpayers. The board recommended to the State Highway Department the entire length of Fleetwood, Lane and the no-name stub road be included in the sec. ondary road system. Supervisors adopted a resolution of thanks to the three-member Board of Assessors that worked on the recent assessment. 1 Members reappointed Wallace Twigg Jr.

to the Peninsula Emergency Medical Services Council. Supervisors scheduled a budget work session fpr 7 p.m. Feb. 4 in the courthouse in Mathews. Mathews Teachers Ask 15 Percent Raise IT A Meeting Canceled GLOUCESTER The Feb.

2 meeting of the Botetourt Elementary School PTA has been canceled. The next meeting for the group is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. March 2 in the Botetourt Elementary School ca-fetorium. Bloodmobile GLOUCESTER One hundred thirty-seven pints of blood, three short of the quota, were donated at the visit of the Red Cross Blood-mobile to Gloucester County Monday. Multiple donor awards were presented to the following: Eight gallons.

Dr. WW. Crittenden and Walter Nuttall; five gallons. Barry Bailey; four gallons. Carl H.

Hobbs; three gallons, Janet Leigh; two gallons. Myrtle Kelton, Barry Klich, Walter Priest, Edwin Dun-ston. Harold Long, Michael Horrell and William Kahlbaum; and one gallon. Larry Brown and Robert Orth. There were 12 first-time donors.

Tax Workshop GLENNS The continuing education department of Rappahannock Community College. South Campus, will sponsor a workshop on income tax preparation starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 3 p.m. Wednesday. The cost of $13 50 will include the workshop and a catered luncheon.

Grant Ballard. CPA. will conduct the workshop. All those interested should call Rappahannock Community College at 758-5324. extension 213.

to make reservations. Craft Show MATHEWS The Mathews County Woman's Club and Junior Woman's Club will hold a craft show from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at the club house. Art entries will be received from 9:30 a m.

to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 5 and creative art during the same hours Feb. 6. The show will be judged on the morning of Feb.

7. Macrame Class GLOUCESTER A macrame class for youth and adults will be held from 3 to 4:15 p.m. Feb. 2 at Gloucester Intermediate School. Sponsored by the Gloucester Extension Office, the class will focus on basic knots and each participant will have an opportunity to make a belt or a plant hanger.

Registration is requested by Friday by calling the extension office at 693-2602. Cross-Stitch Class GLOUCESTER A basic class on counted cross-stitch will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 5 at Gloucester Intermediate School under the sponsorship of the Gloucester Department of Parks and Recreation. The $6 registration fee will include materials for the class which will be instructed by Martha Barker.

Pre-registration is required by calling the department at 693-2355. Chow Mein WINDSOR The Junior Woman's Club of Windsor is sponsoring a chow mein dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at the community house. The takeout dinner will contain chow mein, noodles and rice.

Tickets are $2.50 and are available from any club member or by calling 242-6443 or 569-8555. Advance tickets are necessary. Chairman Re-Elected SUFFOLK Laura H. Elmore has been re-elected chairman of Suffolk Services and Emergencies. Other officers elected at the annual meeting are Charlie Cross and Frances Crocket, vice chairmen; Margaret Windley, secretary; Anne Sue Harrison, assistant secretary; Mills Staylor treasurer; and Mary Debnans.

assistant treasurer. Loan Closet ISLE OF WIGHT The Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Isle of Wight County is developing a medical equipment loan closet. The closet will be furnished through donations. Families who have medical equipment that is not being used are requested to donate these items to the loan closet. Examples of items sought are hospital beds, canes, crutches, walkers, bedside commodes, urinals, wheel chairs and wedges.

The items in the medical equipment loan closet will be available to any Isle of Wight family. The closet will be open on designated days during the week. A telephone number will be available later for emergencies. For more information or to donate items, call Ruth Stanley at 357-7106 or 357-3512 after 5 p.m. said pay and fringe benefit increases are necessary to continue to attract the best personnel county schools.

In making their requests, members of the salary committee said teacher salaries traditionally are not competitive with other professions and must be brought up to that level. In addition, the committee said the pay in Mathews in 1975-76 ranked 43rd out of the 135 localities in the Commonwealth. They said the average sala-, ries in 1979-80 dropped Mathews down to 110th out of the 135 localities. Teachers also requested: The school system assume complete payment of medical insurance re- gardless of the number of family members employed in the school system. A general fund of $3,500 be established annually to cover tuition for teachers to continue their education.

"All teachers are required by law to take six semester hours every five years," Mrs. Ellen told the board. "We're requesting this to help maintain our competency level and keep our certification." Severance pay for unused sick leave be based on a mathematical formula thus allowing teachers compensation for accrued sick days after a minimum tenure. Virginia McDaniel, member of the proposal committee, said the pay for unused sick days would serve as an incentive to keep teachers in the classroom. An increment increase of $1,000 for teachers with master's degrees and $500 for teachers with 15 hours toward that degree.

Under the present system, teachers receive $800 and $400 respectively. An increment increase based on a mathematical formula for teachers having a minimum of 20 years in the education field, thus attracting teachers with more experience. In addition to teacher proposals, bus By CHRISTOPHER SIMPSON Staff Reporter MATHEWS Local teachers presented a proposed pay increase of 15 percent to the school board Tuesday night. The scale teachers are requesting calls for pay increases for the beginning teacher to go up from the current $10,416 to $11,978. The maximum salary would move from $17,082 for teachers to $19,644.

The salary request was presented by the Mathews Education Association salary committee headed by Pat Ellen. Mrs. Ellen said the proposals are based on recommendations by teachers throughout the system. The requests were prefaced by a prepared statement read by Mrs. Ellen that said the proposed increases were necessary to "strive for excellence within our present staff." Mrs.

Ellen, president of the MEA, Petersburg GLOUCESTER Arthur Lazarow, president and general manager of Cape Radio which has operated radio station WDDY since June 1958, has sold the station here. Major stockholders in the new corpora tion, to be known as WDDY are William L. Eure Jr. and Thomas Robinson of Pe tersburg. Eure is owner of WSSV-AM and WPLZ- FM in Petersburg, and Robinson, formerly of radio station WHAP in Hopewell, is as Men Buy Station WDDY made to the FCC no later than the end of next week.

He said the group does not anticipate any difficulties and hopes approval will be given by April 1 although it might be as late, as June 1. In discussing the future, Lazarow said he hopes to remain in the area but his plans are not definite. He said he is looking at several prospects in the Washington, D.C., area and is excited about the prospects 'of this year. To Discuss CETA Gloucester Dog Licenses Must Be Bought By Friday sociated with him. Lazarow said the new owners have indicated they plan no changes in staff or the operation of the station here.

WDDY is an AM daytime station. The agreement includes purchase of 2.77 acres of property on Belroi Road near the Gloucester Village, site of the radio tower. The sale is subject to, approval by the Federal Communications Commission and -Lazarow said application is expected to be GLOUCESTER The impact of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act cutbacks is a major topic the Gloucester Board of Supervisors is planning to discuss in a 7:30 meeting tonight. "The impact is quite severe both from the county standpoint and also from the human suffering to the employees," County Administrator John J. Jackson said.

"I have no other choice but to terminate the employees since local funds are not budg eted to react to this situation. The impact on the county will reduce CETA personnel from 26 to nine as of May 1." The board will also discuss: A report on census and reapportionment." An ordinance to regulate buyers of precious metals. Amendments to regulate heating systems that use ground water. drivers requested a pay increase ranging from $3,800 to $4,800 in 10 steps. Now drivers are receiving $2,900 to $3,400 and argue their statistics show they are the lowest paid drivers in the state.

Cafeteria workers asked for increases of 15 percent across the board and requested medical insurance costs be paid by the county at the same rate as that for teachers. In other matters, board members changed the holiday date in observance of Washington's birthday from Feb. 23 to Feb. 16 to conform with the state schedule. Members scheduled a work session for 7:30 p.m.

Thursday in the school board office. The school board set the last day to submit applications for the superintendent's position at Feb. 6. The board scheduled a work session Feb. 9 to consider applications- NOW THRU JAN.

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With a $500 minimum balance at all times, all of your monthly deposits earn 5V4. FSIC is probably not preferable for you (and you'd likely want to keep your First Settlers free checking account as it is) if your checking and savings accounts average under $500 monthly. With FSIC, Your Normal Banking Routine is Easier. We say that because you'll be making deposits to only one account with all deposits earning 514 interest. You'll not be making extra trips to the bank to transfer money from one account to the other.

Your monthly statement is a statement of both your checking and savings and will show each transaction made the month, concluding with one balance. And, by the way. we have the best interest checking plan available anywhere many banks charge their customers a fee for an excessive number of checks, but we don't. And even if your balance drops below $500 you still earn 5'4 daily interest on all your money. Composite Shows Suspect SFSIC iru Settlers 54o Daily Interest on your Checking Account! the pound- The fine is imposed at the discretion of the judge.

Bunting said. The county picks UP about 50 dogs a month of which 95 percent are not claimed. The dogs are kept a minimum of five days and then destroyed, he said. "It has been a major problem, until a year ago," Bunting said- "Some dog owners do not assume proper responsibilities of owning an animal." Two areas of the county, York District and the Gloucester Sanitary District, have special ordinances which prohibit letting dogs run at large. Bunting said the dog must be in the owner's control at all times, but the dog doesn't necessarily have to be on a leash.

He also said stressed the importance of owners having their dogs protected from rabies. There were 6,000 cases of rabies reported nationwide last year, he said- It is a real possibility it could show up in Gloucester, he said- Reported $4,299,000 or 70 cents per share in 1979. Settlements of civil antitrust suits, during the quarter reduced net income $382,000 or 6 cents per share. Chesapeake and a number of companies in the paper industry were cited in a 1978 class action suit alleging price-fixing from 1960 to 1978. Net sales for the fourth quarter were $62,564,000, an increase of 14 percent over the last quarter in 1979.

About half of the increase was due to higher sales prices and about one-fifth to increased shipments, he said. J. Carter Fox, Chesapeake president, said market demand for the company's primary products, including liner board, bleached hardwood pulp and kraft paper, was stronger than expected during the fourth quarter. This strength has carried over to the first quarter of 1980, he said. GLOUCESTER Dog owners here have until Friday to purchase licenses for their canine friends.

"Any dog found running at large without a license tag attached will be considered a stray and impounded," Boyd C. Bunting, animal control officer, said. Licenses cost $3.50 per animal and the owner must show proof of a recent rabies shot, Bunting said- The licenses can be purchased in the County Treasurer's Office behind the Botetourt Administration Building. In addition, a resident who owns a large number of animals can buy a group license for $15. Bunting ssicj.

"To reclaim the dog; the owner will be subject to a fine and costs and must obtain or show evidence that a current license and rabies shot has been provided." he said- If their dog is impounded, owners have to pay a $5 pick-up fee and $3 a day board for every day the dog is kept at Record Sales WEST POINT The fourth quar-. ter figures are in, and it appears The Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia has set record levels for sales and earnings "in 1980. "It's the first time we've had record back-to-back." Al Eubank, cor-' porate treasurer, said. Net income increased 25 percent to $23,445,000 or $3.83 per share of stock, compared with net earnings "of $18,773,000 and $3.09 a share for i 1979. Net sales increased 11 percent to $257,807,000.

The sales increase was due to higher average prices although 20 percent of the increase was attributable to the 1 1980 acquisition of Chesapeake Ply- wood Eubank said. 1 Net income for the fourth quarter was $5,091,000 or 83 cents per share, an increase of 18 percent from the SUFFOLK A composite picture of the suspect wanted in the Jan. 12 robbery of the Central Fidelity Bank has been released by Suffolk police. Detective F.D. Godwin said the robber is thought to be a resident of Suf- folk.

He is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing about 160 pounds-Police said the suspect is a black man 18 io 20 years old with medium brown skin and clean shaven Godwin said anyone with information about the robbery should call him at 934-3111, extension 362, or should call the FBI office in Norfolk, 623-3111. Names of callers will be confidential, he said. The robber fled on foot into the downtown section of Suffolk after robbing the bank, at 201 North Main of what was described as a small amount of money. Suffolk Kiwanis Club and chairman Andrew Damiani encourages all citizens to participate. Barnett has asked for citizens to observe one minute of silence at noon in honor of the eight Amercians lulled during the hostage rescue attempt.

Church bells will ring across the city at noon. Citizens are also encouraged to display American flags at their homes and businesses, Damiani said. Bank robbery suspect Yes, indeed! You can get 5'4 interest daily on your FSIC interest checking account. We call our new interest checking FSIC to keep it easy to understand. Just what is FSIC? In brief, it's our new type of checking account which earns 5 Vi daily interest for you, even if your balance drops below our $500 minimum.

It's easy to do; just tell us to do it and start earning interest on all your money. FSIC Here's How It Works Suffolk To Pay Tribute Minimum Account Daily Monthly Balance Interest Fee Over 5'. NONE $5O0 5H NONE $499 or Under $5 SUFFOLK Suffolk citizens will get their chance to pay tribute to the former hostages during a citywide independence observance at 11 a.m. today. Suffolk Mayor George Bamett, the Pickard Chorale and the Suffolk High School band will lead the celebration at the main entrance to city hall.

The Rev. Isaac Williams, pastor of First Baptist Church, Mahan Street, will lead the invocation. The program is sponsored by the "Even with a service charge trom time to time, your account Mill earns 5V Should You Keep Your Regular First Settlers Free Checking Account or Convert it to FSIC? Only you can decide which is better for you, but FSIC is right for you if you know that you always maintain at least $500 in your checking account. Likely, an easy way to do this is to combine your savings account and your checking account into one Hungry Thieves Raid School Food SUFFOLK Hungry thieves ran off with more than $1,000 in hot ground beef and pia last weekend from an elementary school, leaving no i crumbs of evidence behind. Police are still investigating the food theft that reported Sunday at Mount Zion Elementary School by the principal.

The incident was the second tnnti theft this vpar within the Duhlic school svstem. Tirst Settlers WANTED MOTOR ROUTE CARRIER for morning delivery of iPaUl! fJress Good Opportunity in King Queen Area for dependable person. Must have transportation and be able to work three to four hours early mornings. Contact: DAILY PRESS Gloucester, VA. 23061 Telephone 785-2150 or 693-2111 ucts," she said.

The school system must recoup losses from food thefts, since the government doesn't reimburse those purchases. Ms. Frye said she has no idea who the culprits might be. "It's a lot of food to get rid of," she said. "I don't picture anyone taking this much food home and sticking it in their freezer at home." School officials are planning to install an alarm system at the central food storage, Ms.

Frye said. Food services workers at Mount Zion are still trying to estimate total losses, now at about $1,300 since some products were damaged during the break-in. Police have no suspects in the most recent theft in which robbers broke a window to enter the school and then pried locks off food lockers." They also burglarized drink and snack vending machines. Bank 1 "Last time they took about $1,800 worth of bo-Uogna. hamburger patties, barbeque and ground pork." said Norma Frye, food services manager.

That 2 robbery was reported Jan. 12 at the school system's i central outdoor food storage lockers. In the last theft, robbers passed up a cooler where dairy products were stored and broke into the freezer, Ms. Frye said. "They were definitely looking for meat prod Two Locations to Serve You Better: On U.S.

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