Lexington Herald-Leader from Lexington, Kentucky • 11

Sunday Herald-Leader Lexington Ky May 5 1968 1 1 Education Unit Officials Foresee A Sharp Rise In Public School Construction With New Money Morehead's 'Green Men' Will i Be Remembered In Falmouth needs win in time us to catch up" As current Indebtedness is discharged money now obligated can in time be applied toward new construction lion additional money provided by the new budget for capital construction education officials aid the state's 190 school districts win have $202500000 bonding potential But education officials point ed out the amount of new construction the money will buy may be adversely affected by increased interest rates and higher construction costs which Rock 'N1 Roll Contest Set In Scott County GEORGETOWN Ky A rock nil music contest will bo hdd at 7 pm Saturday to the Garth School auditorium The contest sponsored by the Scott County Ambulance Service win award trophies in three divisions: Best band best male vocalist and best female vocalist Admission wiH be $1 with all under JO free Proceed! will go to buy better ambulance equipment For further Information phone Georgetown 863-0619 or 863-1959 day unloading and sorting a caravan of cars and trucks striving in Fabnoufo with food clothing and furniture for the homeleu from other communities In addition to Clark Adams Thomas and Kirby other members taking part to foe operation were: Tom Dunn Loulsvffie Rick Harris DeBerry 71a Pat Tate Freedom Pa John Webb WHliimstown Bob Kin- id Clifton NJ Tom Clark Paris Don Rawlings Batavia Ohio Dennis Elzy Louisville: Bill Detzel Bellevue Scott GiOock Shelbyville and 1 Ron Egnew Cynthians "One elderly lady whose home was badly damaged was amazed when she found out that the boys who cams to help her were from different states She didn't realize so many cared" Clark said mz sx FRANKFORT Ky Kentucky Department of Education officials foresee a sharp rlaa In public school conatruction in about a year with new state money in the offing through the Umimum Foundation program The officials said some construction of elementary and high school buildings may get under way within the next few months on the strength of an additional $100 per classroom unit which is to become available in the fiscal year (A classroom unit is 27 students in average daily attendance) However public school systems will get their biggest financial boost for capital construction in the 1989-70 fiscal year when the get the full additional $600 per classroom unit provided by the budget for the next biennium The new budget which the 1968 General Assembly adopted unanimously on the recommendation of Gov Louie Nunn provides a 100 per cent increase in capital construction funds over that provided yearly since 1960 when the state allotment per classroom unit was increased from $400 to $600 On the basis of some $223 mil II i'dWski 1 li lift! have Increased sharply in th a past year Even the wealthiest school districts education officials said now -are paying almost the six per cent interest rate ceiling Imposed by the state They said this is about one per cent over the national bond index of 443 per cent An example is Hardin County one of the west thlest school districts which recently sold revenue bonds at 545 per cent Education officials are concerned equally over the differential in interest rates among the school districts They note even though all revenue bonds are supervised by the state poorer school districts are continuing to have to pay higher rates ami some districts have difficulty in borrowing money at the higher rates There higher costs education officials said eat into capital funds Education officials pointed out school districts will have to pay at least some of the money toward current indebtedness because of the loss of classroom units and thus the loss of revenue They are hopeful that the new money which is estimated to bo about 2S per cent shozt of Shop Monday And Friday Nights Until 9:00 PM Frank A Rogers III Tapped By Honorary WINCHESTER Ky Frank A Rogers III son of Ur and Mrs Frank A Rogers of Winchester a senior at Washington and Lee University Lexington Vs has been selected for membership in Beta Gamma Sigma a national honorary fraternity in business administration Beta Gamma- Sigma recognizes outstanding scholarship and achievement in business administration in schools accredited by the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business Mr Rogers a List and Honor Roll student is a member of the Commerce Fraternity the Concert Guild and the Young Republicans Speaker Named The Rev Joe Aspley Jr pastor of the Georgetown First Christian Church will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at Morehead State University May 26 The service will be held at 4 pm in Button Auditorium VS Sen Mark Hatfield R-Oregon will deliver the principal address MOREHEAD Ky The tornado-stricken city of Falmouth in Northern Kentucky will long remember "foe green men" of Morehead State University The "green men" as they became known across foe battered community are 17 members of foe Alpha Theta Epsilon fraternity at Morehead who spent the weekend after the April 23 tornado helping victims recover from the disaster Canceling their participation In some of the events of foa annual Greek Week activities on the campus they went to Falmouth to volun-teei their services for two days to Mayor Max Goldberg in whatever capacity necessary to help with foe recovery work Their dark green fraternity shirts aoon became a familiar signl in foe shattered homes and littered community L-ny Adams a member of the group is the son of Mr and Mrs Ottis Adams Rigg Street Falmouth Their borne located on foe west side of town was not damaged by the 'tornado Since-ha was familiar with the city Larry was assigned by Falmouth Police Chief Chester Slater to direct traffic at foe Main and 4th streets intersection It was he who made the arrangements for the effort to help Also directing traffic was Gene Clark Williamsport Ohio a senior and president of the 43-member fraternity greatest Clark said the huge number of sightseers who poured into foe area No one was permitted into foe damaged areas without a special state police Stationed at Shelby end Main streets Clark reported only one difficulty with motorists "One man without a pass was so insistent mi getting he said "that foe State Police finally opened his car door insisted that he get out turned his csr around and sent him on his way "Many former residents also eame by 11 anxious about fiiendc or relatives while others simply wanted to see the damage done to their former he added Gary Kirby Dayton a junior was one of 10 members who went from house to house volunteering their services in -cleanup work of any kind They helped to trim fallen trees pile debris on foe streets salvage furniture and even search for lost valuables "One lady was real concerned about a collection of antique china and milk he said "We helped her look fin: it in foe wreckage of her home which was demolished but found notiiing" hr Mid "The wind did strange things and there's no (effing what happened to The boys wars quartered in hay bare on the farm of Mr and Mrs Estfll Thomas whose son Gary ia a member of the fraternity An were foe guests of the Thomases for breakfast Saturday and Sunday before going out to work in foe recovery operations Among foe families helped was Gary's first-grade teacher Mrs HcClanahan whose '-i i the prettiest window treatment in town I Machine Washable 100 Dacron-Ninon PINCH! PLEATED PANELS ETV System Building Nearly Done FRANKFORT Ky Construction is well advanced on most of the 12 transmitters and towers for Educational Television system which is to become operative this fall according to Leonard Press executive director of the ETV Authority Two of the 12 transmitters and towers one to serve the Lexing ton-Richmond area and foe other Pulaski County and foe surrounding area are completed and are to undergo testing this month Press said Meanwhile conatruction on towers and transmitters at Mad-isonvfile and Morehead is nearing completion Construction includes Press Mid clearing foe sites erection of small concrete block buildings to house foe tramsmltters installation of transmitters and erection of towers which range in- height from 400 feet to 1-000 feet Scheduled to be completed in June are transmission facilities at Ashland Hazard and Owen-ton The facilities at Murray Pike vi lie and Elizabethtown are to be completed a few weeks later The central headquarters and main production center at Lexington are In foe final stages of completion though somewhat behind foe original schedule Press Mid The building is to be occupied in July Uttleor No Ironing Needed Choose Irom Widths IN STOCK NO ORDERING NO WAITING SUPER-TOUGH FIRED-ON TEFLON COOKSET with Antique Coppertone Cams welcomes matal spoons spatulas sturdy smooth-heating aluminum Boldly styled with tailoring so elegant it's a National Design Award winner! 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