Madison County
Library
Marshall, N.C 28753
VOLUME 70 NUMBER 60
MARSHALL, N. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1971
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Basketball Tournament Begins
Friday In Marshall Gymnasium
PICTURED from left to right are Debbie Buckner,
Teresa Brigman, Wendy Sams and Diane Caldwell,
members of Marshall Brownie Troop No. 100
making preparations for the annual Girl Scout
cookie sale which is now in progress. Orders will be
taken until Saturday February 13, and deliveries
will be made March 3-20. Cookies are available in
five flavors at a price of 60c per box, and buyers are
reminded that the cookies keep well in freezers.
The 1971 Madison County
high school varsity and junior
varsity basketball tournament
is scheduled to start in the
Marshall gymnasium Friday
night.
Defending champions are
the Spring Creek girls and the
Marshall boys in varsity
competition and the Mars Hill
Junior Varsity girls and boys
in the Jayvee brackets.
The opening game of the
tournament will Dit the
Marshall JV girls against the
Mars Hill JV girls at 5:30
o'clock. At 6:45, the Hog
Springs JV boys will battle the
Mars Hill JVs.
Varsity action will begin at 8
o'clock with the Hot Springs
girls meeting the Spring Creek
lassies. The final game in the
State Requested To Study
County Waste Disposal
A resolution asking the
North Carolina State Board of
Health to make an indepth
study of the solid waste
disposal problem in Madison
County has been approved by
the county board of com
missioners. The problem of trash
disposal may be, according to
commissioners, the country's
number one problem.
Engineers from the state
board are expected to come up
with an answer in 60 to 90
days.
Miles of scenic roadside
here are mini-mountains of
trash and decomposing
garbage. The discarded sofa
and the gutted auto have
almost replaced the split rail
fence and red barn as land
marks. In much of this county there
are too few taxpayers per
square mile to support a
county-wide sanitation ser
vice. Mars Hill, one of the five
small population centrs of the
county, operates a town
sanitation service. Uncertified
by the state, the service and
disposal facilities are
described by health officials
as "fair."
Marshall, largest com
munity in this county of 16,003,
operates a municipal garbage
service which the state has
Courthouse
To Be Closed
M on d ay
it has been announced that
all officers in the courthouse
here, with the exception of the
clerk of superior court, will be
closed next Monday due to a
legal holiday.
declined to certify for an
assortment of reasons.
Bulletin
Officials of Quorum
Fabrics, Inc., manufacturers
and distributors of double-knit
men's and women's outerwear
fabrics, announced this week
that they will accept ap
plications for women, 18 and
over, who desire employment
at the plant here next Wed
nesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Marshall's newest industry
is located in the Frank Coxe
Building formerly occupied by
Mills Manufacturing Company.
Disposal of Marshall's
refuse consists of trucking the
trash to a mountain peak and
dumping it over the side.
Kires, many from spon
taneous combustion, burn
often in the garbage piles.
Rats, some large enough to
challenge a small dog, are the
only attendants.
In Hot Springs and Walnut,
private firms collect trash in
the populated areas from
those willing to pay a monthly
collection fee.
Disposal is at a point
Madison County Health
Department Director
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Burlington Employees
Get Attendance Awards
ONE-YEAR AWARD WINNERS are shown above.
Back row, I to r, Pat Gentry, Floyd Waldroup,
Curtis Roberto, Paul McFall, BiUy Ellison; Second
row: Rosa Garrett, Verna Wills. Tommy Davis,
Charles Thomas; Front row: Hugh Rath bone,
Viola Moore, May Osteen, Eugene Plemmons.
opening round will send the
Hot Springs quint against the
Spring Creek team at 9:15
o'clock.
Marshall, which drew a bye
in the opening round will meet
the winner of the Hot Springs
Spring Creek varsity girls on
Thursday of next week at 7 : 15
o'clock The laurel and Mars
Hill girls also drew opening
round byes laurel and Mars
Hill girls will battle this
Saturday night at 8 o'clock
In the varsity bracket,
Marshall, which drew a bye,
will meet the winner of the Hot
Springs-Spring Creek game on
Thursday. Feb. 18 at 9 p.m.
The laurel and Mars Hill
varsity twys also drew byes in
opening pairings These two
teams will collide at 9: 15 this
Saturday night
1 lates for the tourney are set
for Friday and Saturday
nights. Feb 12-13 and Thur
sday, Friday and Saturday
nights. Feb 18-19-20
R
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sey Fleeted Caucus Chairman
Hep. I.iston B Ramsey of
Marshall was elected
Democratic caucus chairman
for the Kleventh
Congressional District at a
meeting of House members
from the 16 western counties.
Kamsey served in that
capacitiy two years ago.
Rep. Herschel S. Harkins of
Asheville was named caucus
vice chairman. The eight
member delegation will meet
each Monday night under the
leadership of Ramsey or
Harkins to discuss legislation
affecting the district.
Other members of the
caucus are Reps. John
S.Stevens of Asheville. Claude
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BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, Hot Springs Plant
has presented awards for perfect attendance to 20
employees. Three of these employees, Joe L.
"Luke" Moore, Jerry Ramsey and Ed Frisbee
received awards for twelve, nine and six years
perfect attendance respectively. Four other em
ployees, Charles Ricker, Willard Norton, Jimmy
Lawson and Doug Ramsey received two year
perfect attendance awards. Thirteen employees
received perfect attendance awards for one year.
They are: Viola Moore, Floyd Waldroup, Max
Osteen, Billy Ellison, Paul McFall, Tommy Davis,
Verner Wills, Rosa Garrett, Eugene Plemmons,
Curtis Roberts, Charles Thomas and Pat Gentry.
Truman Melton, Plant Manager, said these em
ployees are members of the successful employee
team at the Hot Springs Plant. "They have
provided us with their best in terms of attendance
at work, and we are proud of each one," he said.
DeBruhl of Candler, Hugh
Beam of Marion, F.rnest B
Messer of Canton, Robert A
Jones of Forest City and
Krwin W I'atton of Franklin
MHHS Senior
David Griffin
Killed Friday
David Tlicnn t.nffin, IB, of
Mars Hill Rt l, was killed and
a companion seriously injured
Friday night. Feb 5. 1971
when their car went out of
control, ran off a rural paved
road and overturned down a
bank off Secondary Road W
about two miles west of Mars
Hill State Trooper K K
Bunigarner said the car was
headed east and apparently
traveling at high speed when it
ran off the road in a curve
A companion, Samuel
Robinson, 18, of Mars Hill
Route 1, was admitted to
Memorial Mission Hospital
where his condition is
reported satisfactory He
suffered a broken collarbone
Griffin was pronounced dead
on arrival at the hospital
about 11 p m
( iriffin was a member of the
senior class at Mars Hill High
School and was a member of
the football team where he
was a linesman He was also a
school bus driver
Surviving are the parents,
Mr and Mrs Carhe Griffin of
Mars Hill; four sisters, Mrs
Stella Massey of Casnton and
Mrs Mary Sue Angel, Mrs.
Jennell Clements, Miss Ellen
''riffm, all of Mars Hill; five
brothers, Grady of Asheville,
Lloyd of Weaverville, and
Richard, Bobby and Johnny,
all of Mars Hill; and the
maternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Huffman of
Marshall Rt. 2.
Services were held at 2 p.m.
Monday in Calvary Baptist
Church.
The Revs. Ralph Hogan and
Darrell Ammons officiated.
Burial was in Locust Grove
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Richie
Rice, Danny Wallin, Larry
Hunter, Tommy Baird,
McKinnley Hetnbree and Gus
Ballard.
Holcombe Brothers
Funeral Home was in charge.