The Daily News-Journal from Murfreesboro, Tennessee • 2

2: Morch 10. 1987, Murfreesboro. News Journol Cornelia 'Nelia' Flake Kennedy Services for Mrs. Cornelia "Nelia" Flake Kennedy, 89. of Neshoba rViuntu Vf ice uH HiaH MnnHav at following items are taken from reports on file with various Rutherford County law, enforcement agencies.

Sheriff Department Burglary Evalya Wyatt, Route 4 Box. 85 Buford St, told officers several rings and other jewelry, includingja two-carat diamond cocktail ring were stolen in a break-in. The jewt elry was valued at $3,500. Vandalism Sharon Al-Haddad, Route 2 pox 80a, reported a window broken out of her garage door by vandals. Tfie damage was estimated at $50.

Si 23 DUJ Photo by Sherry tillingiby The Rutherford County Heart Association kicked off its 1987 campaign for funds today. Shown above are Matt Ward (Bob Parks Realty), Heart Fund Chairman Bob Murfree (First City Bank), Stephanie Hickerson (Bob Parks Realty), Lila Rich (Bob Parks Realty and Heart Fund Board member) and Bob Parks. Parks will head the business section of the drive. Overall goal of the heart fund workers is $25,000. Three-fourths of the amount they raise will remain in Tennessee.

Commission increases jail bond issue Larceny Rebecca Davis, Route 3 Box 172, Smyrna, told deputies her pet poodle was stolen. The dog, whose name, is Fancy Jane Davis, is described as being black and brown with white feet, having fuzzy fur from the back and a bald head. No value was placed on the animal. 1 Vegetable, fruit seminar tonight Kenneth Johnson, Ph. assistant professor of fruit and vegetable production at the University of Tennessee Extension Nashville, will present a vegetable! garden program at 7 tonight at: the Rutherford County Agriculture Center.

by the court clerk in misdemeanor cases, upon a finding of guilty, along with court costs. In a non-voting matter, the com- mission conducted a public hearing on amending the flood zone regula- tions. The hearing required no action but was necessary to continue to be eligible for flood insurance. The commission also conducted -a hearing (no action needed) -Yi rezoning 200 acres of property ad: jacent to the current county landfill so Eddie McCrary of Lebanon dan operate a private landfill there. It approved a contract with The Ehrenkrantz Group for architectural work on the second phase county Courthouse renovation.

have an obligation to the children see that they get these facilities also." -1 "The question might come up, 'why are we doing Waldron said. "I feel all seven members of the school board would want the pools and stadiums built, but they just didn't want to come back up here and ask for more money." Commissioner Margaret Hayes said the County Commission should not override a hool board decision to eliminate the ols. j- "This is what the school board i decided," she said. "I don't think we should override that decision. If the- pools are built, I think the school" board should answer for the money .5 Let the school board answer to the1 people." Rucker Raikes, another Smyrna area commissioner, argued dif-u' ferently.

"We can't penalize our children because the people messed up the- Chaney site," he said. "I've gott dozens and dozens of calls people wanting to know what we're going to do about it. I think it's tmie we get this show on the road." "We're putting luxury abdve necessity," said Bullen, a Mup-; freesboro area commissioner. "We' have a 25 percent drop-out rate in every county in this state. Less than1 10 percent of the high schools in this: entire nation have swimming pools.

"Our children are well behind many areas crucial to their survival in the 21st century," Bullen added, "We have limited money and have to have priorities. I say make education our first priority and recreation second." It marked the third time in the current administration that Gaither has approached the commission with an urgent financial request. The first time, the commission approved raising the school system's current year budget to help ease the J' crunch caused by higher student enrollment. The second time, the commission chose not to fund an access road at I the Chaney site until learning whether the school bond issue covered such costs (it did) "We've been down this road so many nights I'm sick of it," said 'J commissioner Mike Woods of Smyrna. "We're just asking for some quality and equity." Ealy, who joined the Smyrna commissioners in seeking immediate approval of the $2.5 million, nonetheless urged caution.

"I think we have gotten beyond the scope of what education is all about," Ealy said. "I think in fairness we should build the pools and stadiums, because the taxes from that end of the county have helped build the ones 'X we have now (at Oakland and Riverdale high schools). But I hope these are the last pools we'll ever build" ti S.C., and Guy Kennedy of Sebastopole, five daughters, Mrs. Helen Steele of Greenwood, Mrs. Hazel Land of Philadelphia, Mrs.

Walterine Myers of Greenwood, Mrs. Bonnie Oliver of Hattiesburg, and Mrs. Faye Robertson of Mount Olive, one sister, Miss Bernice Flake of Philadelphia; 25 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was a member of Coldwater Baptist Church. Mitchell Vernon Hindman, Dr.

Joe Knight, Dr. S.B. Pinto, A.D. Lawrence, R.W. Akin, Roger Jenne, Guy Dotson, L.A.

Blair, Col. George Livers, James Berry, W.W. Lee Col. William Pickeron, Col. William Criss Col.

Arthur Rush, Col. Joseph Sullivan, Lt. Col. H.R. Hanson, employees of Smyrna Post Office, George Patterson, Jack Buchanan, Glenn Foutch andM.H.

Gunther. Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. A member of the Presbyterian Church, Rutherford County Equalization Board; Rutherford County School Board, Lions Club and Rotary Club of Smyrna, he was a World War II veteran with the U.S. Army. He was a Smyrna postmaster before he retired in 1980.

Stegall Gabriel Stegall; six nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Scott and Whitney Stegall Michael Zullas, Royce Taylor, Jim Stevenson, Kevin Swartz, Robert Ellison and Blair Mathis. Memorials may be made to the Vanderbilt University cancer research program or to Linebaugh Library. Visitation with the family will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel.

His wife, the late Eula Maceachern Stegall, died in 1971. He was a veteran of World War II as a captain in the U.S. Army. auditor wanted, but we do it and will continue to do it. Finding: outstanding warrant lists for several funds were not prepared on a monthly basis.

Response: "There was one fund, the insurance fund, where one month we had trouble making things balance. Otherwise, we had lists of outstanding warrants for each fund. We can prove this." Finding: Accounts receivable in the General Fund and Revenue Sharing Fund accounts as of June 30, 1986 were not recognized in the accounting records. Response: "Some auditors want these figures included, and some feel it is not necessary. In the past we haven't included them and no one has complained.

This time they did." Finding: Bids obtained by Rutherford County on the $34.5 million school bond issue were not presented for examination. Response: "Those bids were taken by the county executive as. the county's chief fiscal agent. They should have looked in his office, not mine. I don't know why they cited this under the finance director's office." every four years, there is more statewide media coverage focused on the state championship basketball tournaments.

Especially the girls. The smaller towns seem to rally behind them. Q. Is there a specific dollar amount that is generated by having the tournament here? A. We've never been able to get a true estimate.

But the old rule of thumb is that every dollar spent turns over six times. Q. Will the tournament have a long-term effect on the area? A. We'd love to see more attractions, more statewide attractions, brought to Rutherford County. I'd like to see the boys tournament held here.

The local Optimist Club is hosting the girls Softball playoffs this summer. It all adds into the big picture. I have read where Williamson and Rutherford counties are the economically healthiest in Tennessee. With that type of growth, like here at Cannons burgh where 80,000 people visited last year, it all fits into the big picture. equipment purchased from school bond proceeds titled solely to the board.

"I don't know why that was done," Shirley said. "We'll correct that." Shirley said the trailer and trucks would be titled to the county Board of Education. The final point said an inventory of items purchased for construction purposes was not maintained by the Finance Office. The audit recommends equipment inventories should be established and maintained by the Finance Office and all equipment of significant value should be tagged for identification. Queen City Nursing Home in Meridian, were held today at 3 p.m.

at McClain-Hays Funeral Home in Philadelphia, with burial in Coldwater Cemetery there. The Rev. Baron Pilgrim officiated. She was preceded in death by her husband, A.J. Kennedy and two sens, Kenneth Kennedy, formerly of Murfreesboro, and A.J.

Kennedy Jr. She is survived by three sons, Ford John of Simpsonville, John G. Services for John G. Mitchell, 74, of SnSyrna, who died Monday at the Medical Center, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Woodfin Chapel in Sityrna, with burial in Mapleview Cemetery A.C.

Puckett will officiate. A native of Jackson, his parents were the late A.B. and Dora Galloway Mitchell. is survived by his wife, Julie Mitchell; two sons, John Jr. of Murfreesboro and James Mitchell of Smyrna; four grandchildren, Kelly, Kjrry, Julie and John Mitchell III a sister, Mrs.

Carl Adams of Murfreesboro and a brother, A.B. Jr. of Franklin. Pallbearers will be Bob Spivey, William Vogel, Robert Rose, Col. AWin Traylor, R.W.

Gwynne BtC, Steele, Ted Beach, Paul Johns, qjchard Hankins, Dudley Merritt, Goodwin F. Services for Goodwin F. Stegall, of RjfcHvale, who died Saturday in CerBele, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Woodfin Memorial Ca'pel, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. The Rev.

Gary Taylor will otficiate. JHis parents were the late Benjamin and Nannie Nay Love Stegall. 3He is survived by a son, Dale Stegall of Nashville; two daughters, Linda Weigel of Atlanta, Janice SEegall of Richmond, Va. a brother, Chancellor Whitney Stegall of Mur-freesboro; two sisters, Mrs. May Ujve Gale of Nashville, Mrs.

Adelyn Sfisvenson of Atlanta; six grandchildren, Scott, Kristin and Kathyrn Stegall, Melissa and Wes Weige and Audit Continued from page one the following: Finding: accounts payable were nftf-effectively established June 30 of 194 in the county's General Fund. Purchases made by the county departments after the effective cutoff date totalled $93,252. Jlesponse: "Most of this amount was for a single piece of equipment for the landfill," Matlock said. "The Purchasing Committee opened the bids on June 30. They intended for the cost to come from the 1987 budget but it was dated June 30." Matlock said his department tries to get other departments to curtail their spending to allow the various accounts to be reconciled, but sometimes purchases are made.

Finding: Fund accounts had not been reconciled monthly to the accounts of the County Trustee's office. Response: "Every month our office makes sure these accounts are in balance. If they're off even a few cents, all posting of new items to the system is stopped until the two figures balance. We may not have done this in some certain fashion the City Continued from page one have been sold. Probably two things account for the tremendous crowd support.

There are three Nashville teams from neighboring Davidson County and also one from Cannon County. The single biggest reason, though, is that Shelbyville is in the tournament. They have been ranked No.l in the nation by USA Today. The folks in Bedford County are buying a lot of tickets. Another exciting thing is the business the tournament brings to restaurants, motels and service stations.

Also the tremendous media covefage. Daily newspapers and weekly newspapers will be here. About 20 radio stations have made appointments for hookups. Will the increased media coverage help business in the area? A. There's no question about it.

We will be getting some of the highest profile in the state. With the exception of the governor's inauguration, which occurs Schools (Continued from page one) sonnel'need access to the contracts on a daily basis. After the building program is finished, he continued, all of the contracts will be moved to the courthouse The third point stated two pickup trucks and a double-wide office trailer purchased from school construction funds were titled jointly to the Rutherford County Board of Education and the construction management firm. The report recommends having all vehicles and They have a heart against the county by a jail inmate. Originally estimated to cost $4 million, the new jail will actually wind up costing $4,917,000 if current spending plans are followed.

Included in those costs are land, the jail itself, architect fees, and furniture, hardware, and other items for the jail, Jones noted. Of the extra $500,000 allotted Monday night, some $272,000 will complete the 24 additional cells, while $172,000 is for furniture and furnishings for the jail. Included in that are beds for the first 80 cells, which are nearly complete now. In other action, the commission voted to: Support the establishment of an eight-member committee called the across the state for setting forest fires, Barnett said. "We got 15 of those people convicted so far and only two have been dismissed," Barnett said.

"The others are still working their way through the legal system." Under state law, an arsonist can be sentenced to up to five years in prison and have to pay up to $1,000 in fines, Barnett said. "Hopefully we'll see less arson this year because the word is out about our investigators," Barnett said. Surprisingly, the second biggest cause of wildfires is not campfires or cigarettes, rather it is careless trash burning, Barnett said. "I guess Smokey the Bear would be happy," Barnett laughed. "Camp-fires caused 24 fires last year and careless smoking only accounted for 178.

But sloppy trash burning was the cause of 42 percent of the fires. "That was 2,270 fires, which destroyed about 19,000 acres, because people refuse to follow common sense rules for burning trash," Barnett said. Interestingly, Barnett said lightning actually caused more wildfires 25 in 1986 than did campfires. The state fire marshall's office keeps statistics on brush and grass fires that do not invoiye forest land, Wink Brown, the chief of administration for that office, said Monday. "Though complete data for 1986 has not yet been compiled, I can tell you we had 3,940 grass and brush fires," Brown said.

"We had two civilian deaths associated with those fires, five civilian injuries and 10 firefighter injuries. Property damage was $30,982." Brown said trash burning and wind are also the major cause of grass fires. "Wind is the main problem and March is about the windiest month," Brown said. "People will light a trash fire and go back inside their house. Ten minutes later the wind whips up and you have a huge grass fire going on." Brown and Barnett offered these tips for safe burning of debris Check with local officials outside burning may be prohibited.

Don't burn on dry, windy days. Use an approved burner for trash, have fire-fighting tools and plenty of help when burning fields. The officials also pointed out that Letting a fire get out of control is a misdemeanor. You may be held liable for damages if fire spreads off your land. You can be fined by the state if you burn outdoors without a permit during certain times of the year or if a burning ban is in effect.

No statewide ban on burning has been set by the state yet this year, Brown said. "There is always the chance though," Brown said. "We had one last year when it got so bad and it is possible things will dry out again." Brown offered the single most important piece of advice to prospective burners. "At the very least have the emergency telephone number for your nearest fire department handy," Brown said. "You'd be surprised how many people start a fire and then panic so badly they can't look up the firemen's phone number." By 40HN HOWZE News Journal Staff Writer Rutherford County Commission increased the jail bond issue to $4 million from $3.5 million Monday night, making it possible for 24 more jail cells to be completed.

The 24 cells 14 male and 10 female bring the total number of cells to 104, Sheriff Truman Jones said. "We have had such an increase in prisoner population that this is needed," Jones said earlier. "It would be foolish to move into the new jail and be out of compliance from day one." The county is currently under federal restraints concerning prisoner population after a lawsuit More Continued from page one lives last year in wildfires and "literally millions" of dollars worth of forest land and other resources went up in smoke. "There were 5,400 forest fires which burned just under 60,000 acres last year," Barnett said. "It is very hard to put a dollar figure on what was lost, but it was literally millions just in lost money from the timber.

There were also at least three lives lost and homes and equipment damaged or destroyed." Barnett said 44 percent of those fires occurred in the month of March alone. "March is traditionally the worst," Barnett said. "There are no leaves on the trees, we are getting intense solar radiation on sunny days and the wind is blowing hard almost constantly." Prime conditions exist for the woodlands' biggest enemy arsonists to strike, Barnett said. "Of the fires we had last year, 2,400 were intentionally set by arsonists," Barnett said. "They burned 35,500 acres.

That is 45 percent of the fires." The Conservation Department expanded its arson investigation division before the fire season last year and was able to nail 22 people Clarifications In a Monday story about grand jury indictments, Use G. Riley was identified as the owner of the Eagle Market near Eagleville. This is no longer correct. Ms. Riley and her husband Bill Riley sold the market to John Wachter on Feb.

8, Wachter said Monday. Ms. Riley was indicted by the grand jury on charges she allegedly supplied alcoholic beverages to two local teen-agers last August and September at the market. At the time of the alleged incidents, Ms. Riley and her husband were the store owners and state warrants list her as such.

Wachter said neither he nor the market are involved with any charges against Ms. Riley. The Bobby Allen listed in the no true bill section of the grand jury indictment story is not the Bobby Allen who lives at 1138 E. Northfield Blvd. The Roy Marlin Adams, who used the alias of Bobby LeMay, listed in the grand jury indictment story for a true bill on larceny and worthless check charges is not the Bobby G.

LeMay of LeMay Roofing Co. The Billie A. Shepard listed in Saturday's Public Record for assault and battery in General Sessions Court dispositions is not the Billie Ann Shepard who lives at 104 Kent Square St. in Smyrna. The News Journal is happy to set the record straight.

Intergovernmental Planning Advisory Group. This group will help coordinate the actions of the Murfreesboro, LaVergne, Smyrna and county planning commissions. File three copies of the Southern Standard Building Code in the county clerk's office. These must be on file for 90 days prior to adoption of the code by the county. The resolution of adoption was amended to require enforcement funds and operational personnel be in place prior to the county actually adopting the code.

Approved transfer of $100,000 within the Highway Department budget to build a bridge (86 feet by 24 feet) on Miller's Road. Set the jailer's fee at $12 per prisoner per day. This fee is collected Commission (Continued from page one) Immediately prior to the vote, school board member Ed Jordan told the commission he is not in favor of building the pools and stadiums. "I'm aware you need a good stadium in that area," he said, "but I don't think you need three. We're staring another building program in the face.

The cost of the stadiums and pools would be enough money for a 600-student elementary school. "I'm not sold on the idea swimming helps education," he said. "I think we've got to bite the bullet. We're going to be right back at ya for more money." Voting to send the $2.5 million fund request to committee were commissioners Stanley Vaught, Kelley, Clyde Elrod, Robert Woods, Roy Wood, Buddy Woodson, Dick Meadow, Robert Goodwin, Margaret Hayes, Bob Bullen, Joe Black Hayes and Buddy Oliver. Voting against that idea were commissioners Bud Palmer, Vester Waldron, Jerry Oxsher, Mike Woods, Rucker Raikes, Alan McAdoo, Bob Ealy and Mike Liles.

A group of commissioners from the Smyrna area argued in favor of completing the high schools as originally planned. But each argument was countered by floor debate from another commissioner with a different point of view. "A lot of us on the commission have committed to industry to provide schools," said Waldron. "We Officials (Continued from page one) Risley said the vote Thursday could put added incentive to pass Wyden's bill or a Senate version sponsored by Albert Gore Jr. The Wyden bill could be made retroactive to nullify the increase, Risley added.

Bissell said destroying the $2 charge would have a negative impact on long distance charges, but would make local telephone service much more affordable. "Apparently, outgoing FCC Chairman Mark Fowler wants to double these charges to $4 a month as some sort of monument of his tenure," Bissell said. "It's a monument in need of a wrecking ball." "The main thing is that American consumers shouldn't be held hostage by a monopoly," said U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon.

"At this point, the proposed increase of over 100 percent has not been justified." Gordon added the increase would hurt rural customers and would make having basic service more difficult. Gordon said he would look at any legislation that comes before the House of Representatives and make any final decisions when the legislation is proposed. A spokesman for Sen. Jim Sasser said Tennessee's senior senator was also against any access charge. "The senator is opposed to raising the access fee," Keith Miles said.

"The senator has always been opposed to access fees altogether.".