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TV Siler City youths work to save environment 42. AtA jj Jennifer said that she and Renee will try to solicit more support from fellow students, come the opening of school in the Fall. She Said that they want to encourage recycling efforts on the part of young people in the various communities. Jennifer and Renee know they are providing a valuable service through their volunteer efforts. They realize that their hard work and diligence is helping the environment, even if it does involve only these 25 homes on Eden Hill.

Price goes up July 1... Log church is featured in book Bv Jeralie Andrews Every Wednesday, Jennifer Van Rwkel and Renee Creasan visit 25 homes in Eden Hill in Siler City. It is not that these two teenagers have so much free time to spend in idle conversation with their neighbors, rather, their intention is to do their part in conserving the environment. Jennifer and Renee collect all of the recyclable material on Eden Hill and dispose of it in the specially marked canisters behind the court house in Siler City. Jennifer said that she became interested in recycling from a special she viewed on television this past earth day.

This program got her thinking of ways that she, as an individual, could help preserve the environment. The girls call their club Youth For Environmental Protection, (YET). They began by visiting all 27 homes on the hill to explain their efforts and to encourage a positive response from the neighbors, said Jennifer. Twenty five homes now participate in the girls recycling program and every Wednesday Jennifer and Renee drive through Eden Hills on a riding mower, pulling a cart, which will hold the discarded recyclables. This is the first step in a process which will eventually end in the utilization of this material into a usable product.

The next process the girls undertake is the trip to the containers which store the various materials. The recyclables are loaded into Wanda Creasans car or Judy Van Roekels van, where they are emptied into their respective BY COLLECTING RF.CYCLABl the Eden Hills neighborhood in Siler City. Jennifer San Roekel (R) and Renee Creasan (L) aie doing their share to help preserve the environment and turn un warned materials in the home into usable products I heir etfoits will help to reduce the trash which would wind up in the landl ill. and also encourages people to learn wh it miner recvcluhle (Photo bv hi is ioper) The outstanding and rare chimney on the circa 1817 Ebenezer Log Church made it eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The church was located in that portion of New Hope Township that was impounded tor Jordan Lake.

Having fallen into ruin, the church was taken off the register in 1980 and it subsequently collapsed and decayed. The log church is featured in "The Architectural Heritage of Chatham County, North Carolina" as is the present church building. The chimney was constructed on squared, tapered logs which were joined at the comers with full dovetail joints. Author Rachel Osborn further states that the logs were "notched into the log walls of the church, secured with a peg on the interior in a mortise-and-tenon fashion. The chimney stack began at the gable level and was constructed of stick lathing daubed with mud.

It was also daubed within and lined with daubed stone. This construction technique, apparently a medieval European holdover, was rarely used in America. Ebenezer Church provided Chatham Countys only known example of this type of chimney. The building itself was roughly 21 by 18 feet constructed of squared logs joined by diamond notches." In 1983 Rachel Osborn began comprehensive inventory of Chatham Countys significant architecture. This study followed another intensive inventory conducted in Pittsboro from 1980 to 1982 by Ruth Selden-Sturgill.

The Chatham County historic Architecture Committee has combined the findings from both inventories into the aforementioned publication edited by Marjorie Hudson and Osborn which they are offering for the pre-publication price of $25. This special price is good only through June 30 and the committee urges the public to kxk for their flyers in the mail and in local businesses, libraries, and government offices. 2 of Chatham 1 hursdav, June 28, 1990 Nuclear report available Early deadline A site in Richmond County and one straddling Wake and Chatham Counties have been designated by the N. C. Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Authority for detailed study as potential sites tor a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility.

The detailed study, called site characterization, will be conducted to determine the suitability of the sites for a waste disposal facility. As part of site characterization study, the Authoritys site operator contractor. Chem-Nuclear Systems, has prepared site-specitic charai terialion plans for the Richmond County and Wake'Chatham County sites. 1 lie plan describes the activities to be conducted to characterize the geologic, hydrologic and other condio ms relevant to site suitability. I he public is encouraged to review and comment on the site characterization plans.

Copies of the plans have been placed in public libranes at the following locations: Goldston Public Libra-y Colonial Drive Goldston. C. 27252 Ptltsboio Memorial Library 204 West Street Pittsboro, N.C. 27312 Wren Memorial Library 502 Notth 2nd Avenue Siler City, N.C. 27344 For information concerning the sue characterization plans, contact the C.

Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Waste Authority, 116 West Jones Street, Suite 2109 Raleigh, C. 27603-8X)J, or telephone 't9 IO) 733 0682 or 1 00 2-18-642 1 Due to the July 4 holiday. The Chatham News and The Chatham Record will publish a day early next week. As a result, deadlines have been moved up one day. Society, columns, and other articles for the newspaper should be turned in by 5 p.m.

Friday at both offices. Classified advertising deadline will be noon Monday, as will legal advertisements. The newspapers ill be published Tuesday, July 3, but will go out on mail routes at the regular time. Snow Camp celebrates Fourth Retreat planned is plenty ol room left tot additional entiies. Tracy Wilson ol W'FMY IV-2 will serve as Grand Marshal.

Interested persons or croups should call The Sword ol Peace ottice 919-376 6948. sponsored by the Burlington Parks and Recreation Department. The parade will begin at 1100 a m. with the parade line up begin ning at the Sylvan Elementary School patkine lot. Parade entries are now being considered and there The fourth annual Womens Retreat will be held on the campus of Shaw Divinity School, Raleigh, Saturday.

June 30. The theme this year is "Spiritual Growth Leading to Financial Security." The Rev. Queen Bass Penny, pastor of First Baptist Church, Lillington will be the retreat speaker. The one day conference consist of preaching, spiritual growth workshop leading to financial security with emphasis on "How You Can Start Your Own Business." Registration will be held from a.m. The registration fee is $20.

for the day and includes registration packet and lunch. Call Rev. Helen McLaughlin at Shaw Divinity School. 832-1069 to 'A Ebenezer Log Church Preparations are now in progress for the 17th annual Fourth of July in Snow Camp. Activities planned include an arts and crafts fair, featuring accomplished artists and craftsmen, a parade, special musical entertainment traditional games and contests, and a good selection of food and beverages.

There will also be an opportunity to see a performance ol "Pinoc-chio" at 2:00 p.m. in the amphitheatre, matinee is only $2.00. The historical drama "The Sword of Peace" will be presented at 8:30 p.m. in the amphitheatre. This celebration attracts some twelve to fifteen thousand people each year.

Crafters will gather from throughout the state to display and sell their products. A limned number of spaces are still available for artists and crafters who might be interested. Entertainment will be provide by the versatile variety group "Heart a five member band from northeastern Tennessee. The entertainment begins after the parade and continues until around 7:00 p.m. Other entertainment includes the fancy foot work of the Carousel Cloggers, a fifteen member all female precision team Meetings next week COUNTY BOARD The Chatham County Commissioners will meet Monday at 10 a.m.

in the commissioners meeting room in Pittsboro. SCHOOL BOARD The Chatham County Schrxrl Board will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the conference room of the school administration building in Pittsboro. Bulletin Board American Legion Post 93 meets Thursday, June 28 at 6: 3 m. Last meeting til Sept All memheis please attend.

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