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VOL. 70 NUMBER
Christmas
Edition
Wednesday
As has been customary in
the past, The News-Record
will be published on Wed
nesday of next week instead of
Thursday due to various
Christmas Greetings from
firms and individuals. The
early publication will make it
possible for subscribers to
receive their paper before
Christmas Day.
Cooperation is asked from
all writers and advertisers to
send in their copy before
Tuesday morning if possible to
assure publication.
Those wishing to have
Greetings, who have not been
contacted, are asked to notify
The News-Record office not
later than next Monday noon.
Social Security
Teleservice -
Call 252-8773
The Social Security
headquarters in Asheville
announced this week that it
now has Teleservice.
Almost all Social Security
matters can be taken care of
by phone. This includes filing
a claim for benefits, changing
your address, filing a
Medicare claim, or just
getting information, it was
stated.
"A representative there will
be glad to assist you and you
will not have to wait to be
interviewed," one official
said.
The Social Security phone
number is 252-4773.
Airport Is Possibility;
Meeting Held Tuesday
An airport for Madison
County appeared to be more
than Just a possibility as
agency officials outlined
takoff procedures at a
meeting in Mara HiH Town
Hall Tuesday night
Federal funds are available
for construction of a runway,
apron and taziway, a planning
engineer for the Federal
Aviation Administration
(FAA) told a group
spearheading the drive for the
faculty.
Joe Scheff of Atlanta, who
with Robert N. Flournoy of the
Commerce and ' Industry
Division of the North Carolina
Department of Conaarvatrioo
and Development Inspected
five possible airport sites
Tuesday, said federal funds,
cannot be used to build '
hangars.-' ;-:c.:,- o . ::-.v, -,y
Scheff said the services of
an airport consultant would be ,
needed before an estimate '
could be made oa the cost of '
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PICTURED ABOVE is the Manger scene in the
annual Christmas Pageant which will be
Christmas Pageant
Here Saturday, Monday, Tuesday
For the eighth consecutive
year hundreds of spectators,
many from out-of-state, are
expected to be here this
coming Saturday, Monday
and Tuesday nights for the
presentation of the annual
Marshall Christmas Pageant.
Nightly performances will
begin at 7: 30 o'clock. The local
nappant is unimw in that live
animals are used in a perfect
factors involved in leveling a
site in this mountainous
terrain.
Flournoy said there is a
possibility (bat. up. to per
cent financing can be secured
from the federal government,
and that the state would split
the remaining 20 per cent
down the middle with the
sponsoring local government
agency.
Scheff said a cooperative
effort by all local govern
ments which would benefit
from the airport would be
ideal, and reminded the group
that the entire area would
present a greater attraction to
industry if such a facility is
constructed.
A three-town airport
oriented to Madison County
appeared to be a likely course,
but a sponsoring government:
was not immediately singled
out The towns that would
benefit most art Mart Hill and
Marshall la Madison County.
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MARSHALL. N. C. THURSDAY. DECEMBKK 17.
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setting for the Nativity scenes.
A splendid cast will again
perform and a choir composed
of members from various
churches in the county will
furnish background hymns
and carols. Mrs. David M.
Roberts, of Mars Hill, is in
charge of choir arrangements.
The non-commercial
pageant has gained national
recognition and is expected to
Courthouse
Closed On
Dec,24, 25, 26
Announcement has been
made that all offices in the
courthouse here will be closed
on Dec. 24, 25 and M in ob
servance of Christmas.
Feed Program
OfferedCounty
The U. S. Department of
Agriculture recently approved
government-owned feed grain
at reduced prices to farmers
in Madison County which has
suffered from a long and
severe drought.
Silage and other feed
available for livestock feed is
only SO percent that of last
year, and lack of moisture
during the growing season has
drastically lowered the M70
crop of corn planted for feed
. grain.- The shortage of feed
may " necessitate . sthe
liquidation of some of the
livestock herds n Madison
County. .- v .' ' ' ""
Tht livestock lead program
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presented on the courthouse lawn this Saturday,
Monday and Tuesday nights at 7:30 o'clock.
To Be Presented
be further publicized this
year.
Dean Shields, coordinator,
announces that Joseph will
again be portrayed by Stanley
Ward, son of Mr. aand Mrs.
Cleophas Ward; and Mary will
be portrayed by Miss Carol
Shelton, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Vader Shelton.
Roy Wild will again be in
charge of lighting; Alton
Payne and family, in charge
of livestock and Aaron Sronce,
of Bone Camp, is furnishing
Red Heads
To Play Cage
Game Here
Moore's All-American Red
Heads, world champion girls
professional basketball team,
will play a men's team
composed of former and
present basketball stars of
Marshall in the local gym
nasium on Monday night Dec.
28, at 7 o'clock. The game
is being sponsored by the
Marshall Parent-Teacher
Association.
During 1969-70 the attractive
Red Heads played 201 games,
winning 174. In addition to
their expert ball handling,
plenty of comedy is mixed
with their game. At halftime
they win entertain with a .
Spertacalar , performance,
shooting all sorts of trick
' i. A large crowd at expected
tfrafv th Marshall iwi battle
thaltedUeads.
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the sheep.
All persons who have
participated in the combined
choir in past yeare are invited
to again participate.
A hospitality committee will
serve hot coffee and cookies in
the hall of the courthouse after
each performance.
Extension Advisory Board
Honored At Dinner Wed.
Members of the Madison
County Extension Service
Advisory Board, Extension
personnel, and new members
to the board met at their
annual dinner meeting
Wednesday night in the Mars
Hill Community Center. Past
accomplishments, future
plans and various reports
were given in addition to the
election of new members to
the board.
In the absence of Earie
Wise, county extension
chairman, Fred Boss,
assistant agent, presided.
E. C. Teague, chairman of
the board, presented O. G.
Ramsey with a Certificate of
Appreciation for the fine
accomplishments he had
made in Madison and Hen
derson counties.
Various reports were given
by different leaders including
Mrs. Ethel Wallin, Home
Economist; Mrs. Linda
Barrett, rural housing; Wiley
OuVall, tobacco; Gary Ealey,
e-H; Fred Boss, dairying.
Cattle, yffinfotV
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Staudenmaier
Visits Lions
Club Monday
William M. Staudenmaier,
District Governor, 31-A, Lions
International, paid his official
visit to the Marshall Lions
Club Monday night at the
Rock Cafe. He is a member of
the Flat Rock Lions Club and
has held prominent positions
in many clubs in several
states.
He listed as the most out
standing projects of 31-A,
which includes the Marshall,
Mars Hill and Hot Springs
clubs, as the erection of the
boy 's cabin at Eliada Home in
Asheville; the eye-screening
project, the efforts of Lions in
eliminating Rubella (German
Measles), and the mem
bership project which clubs
are hopeful of a 10 per cent
increase.
He then explained what is
really meant by Lionism, its
history and accomplishments.
He emphasized the meaning of
the Lion pin which is now worn
by more than 940,000 members
throughout the world. He
concluded his remarks by
commending the Marshall
club on its value to this
community and stressed the
importance of serving others.
He was introduced by Zone
Chairman Lion
Jerry
B.
Plemmons. Nineteen
bers and one visitor,
Ramsey, were present.
were Willie Collins, Hot
Springs; Spencer Rollins,
Meadow Fork; Carl Cody,
Mars Hill; O. G. Ramsey,
Horse Shoe. Retiring officers
included E. C. Teague,
chairman; Gay MerreD, vice
chairman; Mrs. E. O. Bur
nette, secretary.
New members elected by
acclamation included CJolce
Plemmons, Walnut, chair
man; Dedrick Cody, Upper
Big Laurel (already member)
vice-chairman; Mrs. Jimmy
Ramsey, Beech Glen,
secretary; Wayne Gosnall,
Grapevine; Larry Ferguson,
Spring Creek; Cline Fowler,
Spring Creek; Harold Baker,
Hot Springs; Franklin An
derson, Mars Hill; and Lynne
Baker, Walnut
The members of the board
were commended for then
fine wort and planning for the
past five years and members
of the extension department
urged the new board members
to plan for future programs.
The delicious steak dinner
was furnished iy HOI Top
jltestaarant'scaterlng service .
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