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U 10c PER COPY OEO Unit Lonnie D. Burton, 45, deputy director of the Opportunity Corp. of Madison-Buncombe counties, was named executive director of the agency last week after an hour-long executive session by the board of directors. Burton will replace Lawrence M. Kelly, who resigned last month. The board, meeting in the Rural Electrical Association building here, also named Paula Sams Is In Civitan Miss Paula Sams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Sams, of Mars Hill, was an nounced first place winner in 4i I t; 1 1 .... uic mus imi vivtuui in ternational Essay Contest at the dinner meeting held in the Mars Hill Community Center Tuesday night. There were eight finalists whose essays were judged by a panel of three. The subject of the essay was, "Citizenship A Privilege and a Respon sibility". Mars Hill Civitan President, Fred Boss, presented Miss Sams with a scholarship to the Four-C's (Citizenship Camp) which is sponsored by Civttan International. Mrs. Eileen Wood, a member of the Mars Hill High School faculty, was com mended for her assistance and cooperation in the contest. Winner of second place in the contest was Miss Joanne Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Thomp son. Third place honors resulted in a tie with Miss Karla Bragg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Howard and Miss Elian Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bailey, sharing the honors. Other finalists were Miss Judy Boone, who resides with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Yates Amnions; Miss Pansy McMaban, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burdett McMahan; Miss Betty Shook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ova Shook; and Miss Marilyn Chandler, Out On Bond Sheriff E. Y. Ponder an nounced this week that Johnny Cupp, charged with assault with deadly weapon with intent to ML and Anthony Hensley, charged with carrying a concealed weapon, in connection with the shooting incident recently on tb Marshall bypass when Wayne McDevitt was fajured, are now out on bond. Cupp hi under $4,000 bond and Benstey under a $300 bond, -. . The case is scheduled to be . heard at criminal court here on April 11 . Edison County Library Marshall, N.C. 28753 Lru Names Burton Director Mrs. Susie M. Smith of Asheville chairman; Asheville City Councilman Ruben Dailey, vice chairman for Buncombe County; Zeno Ponder, vice chairman for Madison; and Mrs. Mary Robertson of Asheville, treasurer. Burton, a native of Asheville, has held several positions at the agency, in cluding director of the Urban Winner Essay Contest MISS PAULA SAMS and her teacher, Mrs. Eileen Wood. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Chandler. "We were most pleased with all the essays and wish to congratulate all the girls for participating," President Fred Boss, of the Mars Hill Club, commented. Mars Hill Loses In 1-A Playoffs Pleasant Gardens turned out to be most unpleasant as far as the Mars Hill Wildcat were concerned last Thursday light when they defeated the Wildcats, SMI in toe District Seven 1 playoffs at Marion. The defeat eliminated Mars ran. Pleasant Gardens squeaked out the rictoerryy in the lasts seconds of the game. L.OASMMS TOTALS Man mm is, 1 .?, ' -J MARSHALL, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1971 Development Project, field supervisor in the Neigh borhood Youth Corps, and acting executive director. Before joining the staff at the agency, Burton was assistant principal at South French Broad High School. He is a graduate of North Carolina A&T University, and North Carolina College. Prior to the election of of ficers, Bernard Gibson, chairman of the agency's function and structure committee, presented a slate of candidates to the board, a procedure which has been used by the board in nominating new officers for a number of years. However, Ponder questioned the committee's method and said he had never voted for that many people at one time. Ponder offered a substitute motion that would deal with each individual instead of a package. The motion was accepted by the board 8-2. Ponder then nominated Gedwin Roberson, a new board member representing Buncombe County who was attending his first board meeting, for chairman. Roberson declined the nomination. Mrs. Hazel Vardiman, a board member representing West Asheville, nominated Ponder for chairman. Her motion was seconded by Mrs. Charlotte McKinney. The next step for the board members was to decide who would count the ballots. After some discussion they decided on Robert Edwards of Madison County, and Gibson of Buncombe County . Ponder was defeated by Mrs. Smith 9 to 8. Ponder questioned Burton, Kelly and Gibson regarding a letter that he said had been sent to the agency by Charles W. Huey, president of the Madison County Ambulance Service, seeking a seat on the board as a representative from the private sector. Burton, Kelly and Gibson denied receiving this letter. Mrs. Pauline Cunningham, the agency's administrative assistant, told Ponder that she receives all incoming mail to the executive director and leputy director. Ponder made a motion that Charles W. Huey, president of Madison County Ambulance Service, be nominated as a representative to the board from the private sector. Huey was defeated by former State Senator Wmiam Powell of Mara HiILt tot. Other new board members named were John Davis, acting director- of the Asheville-Buncombe Com munity Relation! Council, replacing Mrs. Gretchen Johnston, and the Rev. Robert Boggan. . l((S MEMBERS of the county commissioners and board of education met with J. Bertram King, FAIA Architect, here Monday when plans were formulated to insure immediate progress toward the construction of the consolidated high school here. Actual construction will start this summer and plans call for its completion by the fall of 1973. Attending the meeting were, seated left to right, Mrs. Bobby Jean Peek Rice. Joe R. Henderson; Mr. King; William Reeves, county attorney; Dr. Bruce Sams. Standing, I to r, William M. Roberts, Emery Wallin, Emery Metcalf, W. T. Moore, Ervin Adams and Dr. William A. (Vhitson. Lions Plan Drive Against R ubella An immunization drive igainst Rubella or German measles will be sponsored free during May in 12 Western North Carolina counties by District 31-A Lions In ternational, in co-operation with the respective county health departments and N. C. State Board of Health. The counties are Cherokee, Graham, Clay, Swain, Macon, Jackson, Haywood, Tran sylvania, Henderson, Madison, Buncombe and Polk. Lions planned for the drive Sunday at Fontana Village during the winter meeting of the WNC district Lions cabinet at the Mike Brown Bear Meat Dinner, a tradition held an nually in honor of the late Mike Brown. Attending the meeting from Marshall were Lion and Lioness Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Plemmons. Planning Board Is Named A new Planning Board has been appointed by tbe County Connnissionere. Members are Earie Wise, D. M. Robinson, Mrs. Marie Osteon, Wayne Roberta, Mrs. Robena Adams, C E. Mashburn and Owen TOaon. The Planning Board is a semi-civic organisation composwrt of leading citizens representing various com munity interests. It seme In sa advisory capacity to the County Commissioner! VOLUME 70 NUMBER 63 H U if Wk X v . : 1 . . f v ; Nancy Morgan Murder Remains Unsolved Law enforcement officials say they have no idea who killed Nancy Morgan, a 24-year-old antipoverty worker, and left her nude body hog tied in the back of her government - owned automobile eight months ago. But district State Bureau of Investigation Super visor P. R. Kitchen said Thursday his investigation has branched into "several" states, Puerto Rico and Germany. "We track down leads every week, sometimes two or three a week, but we still dont have anything concrete," Kitchen said. The body of the young Volunteers In Service to America (VISTA) worker from Baton Rouge, La., was found June 17. She had been missing for three days. Kitchen said Thursday his agents are still orobiiut the concerning planning and development matters. At the March meeting tbe County Commissioners voted to continue planning assistance for a two year period. The two major projects is the Airport Study and the Solid Waste Disposal Study. :. The next meeting will be March at 7:30 pan. at me wurthout in the County Commissioners Offlee. Tfefe It an opea public meeting; ckj and still hope to cftck it, but he indicated it remains almost as big a mystery 'now as when Miss Morgan's body was discovered. Men Charged In Robbery Of Narcotics Sheriff Ponder stated here this week that two Buncombe County men have been charged with breaking and entering in connection with the robbery of some $2,000 worth of narcotics from the Mars Hill Community Medical Center recently. Both the Madison and Buncombe County sheriffs departments were in strumental in the in vestigation and arrests. On Honor Roll Linda Ruth Revia of Mar shafl attained the honor roB at ; tbe University of North . Carolina at Greensboro awing the first semester which ended recently. A freshman,1 she hi J the daughter of Mr a nd Mrs. V Ted T. Revia efRLS. Box U, J. MarshalL Mis Revia Is tbe f xOy UNC-G student from atfcfisoa County to make the honor roll first mas. - V--
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