Show Report of Bomb In Evergreen Jr. High Garbled By Officers Evergreen Junior High School was the target of the bomb scare and threats Wednesday morning which have been plaguing the area for some months. At 8 a.m. Wednesday a phone call was received in the principal's office and answered by William H. Smith( a voice announced "A bomb has been planted in the school." Principal George H. Marchant immediatey contacted Sheriff George Beckstead's office and it was decided to evacuate the school at once. Students were asked to return to their classes at 10:30 a.m. A complete search of the build-- build-- ing was conduced by officers and teachers during which time a second call informed them the bomb would go off at 1:30 p.m. Following the telephone threat a double search of the entire building build-ing was made. The school authorities and Sheriffs Sher-iffs deputies termed it a hoax and decided to resume school at 10:30 as planned. Officers were posted at the school for the day. |