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New Boys 'Home Fills
By JAMES J. SHEEHAN, S.J.
This modem age is an age
which places no faith in mere
words and idle talk; and the
young people of today are true
mirrors of this age, for they do
not care to listen to what
might be done to change
things for the better they
want to see what is being done.
As philosophies go, this one is
particularly frustrating, for it
seems that, these days, there
is an abundance of words
being spoken, and a definite
shortage of things being done.
In short, another wall is built
between the young and the
old; another bridge across the
generation gap is burned.
In Hot Springs, however, it
has been my privilege, for the
past month, to be present at
the site of the building of a
bridge between the
generations, and, hopefully, to
start the series of actions the
kind that are supposed to
speak so much louder than
words.
The bridge-builder is a 34
year old Jesuit priest, Father
Jeff Burton, and his "bridge"
has taken the shape of a boys'
home which he has recently
opened in his residence here in
Hot Springs. Father Burton is
a teacher of Spanish and
social studies at Spring Creek
High School, and one of the
guiding forces behind the
Madison County Youth
Council. Consequently, since
the bulk of Father Burton's
time is spent with and for
young people, the odds would
seem to be in favor of the
priest's success in this un
dertaking. And, the results, as
I have observed them, bear
out the odds completely.
The residence itself is an old
building which was purchased
in 1954 by Father Andrew V.
Graves, a much-loved figure
in Western-North Carolina,
who is presently recovering
from an illness at the Jesuit
Novitiate in Pennsylvania.
The house, though in excellent
condition, was not large
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small organs in the recreation room. The area
youths often gather at the Student Hostel for an
evening of music. This recreation room doubles for
the living room and has a TV, large fireplace and
the dining room table used for special occasions.
OLD BOOKS found in the attic at the Home of the
Hot Springs Church of the Redeemer are being
cataloged by Cecil Gunter. The books are placed in
the recreation room and are used by the boys and
visitors to the Hostel.
FR. JEFF BURTON
enough for Father Burton's
plans, and so this past
November he made plans to
remodel, and to add a new
wing onto the existing
structure. Work began im
mediately, and Just two weeks
ago, the wing was completed
and made available for oc
cupancy. As a result there are
now nine bedrooms, five
baths, two large recreation
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chapel in the house. At
present, however, there are
only three boys, Paul Chan
dler of Myrtle Beach, S. C,
Terry Thomas of Paint Rock,
and Cecil Gunter of Hot
Turn To
Thomas plays one of the
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MARSHALL, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1971
Cecil Blackwelt
Dog Warden
For County
Cecil Blackwell of Walnut
has been named dog warden
for Madison County, it was
announced this week. Black
well was named to the post by
the county commissioners at
their regular meeting here
March 1. He will begin his
duties next Monday.
It was announced that
anyone having unwanted dogs
may contact the Madison
County Health Department
(649-3531) or Mr. Blackwell
(6494971).
An arrangement has been
made between the com
missioners and the Bun
combe County Animal Shelter
to transfer the animals.
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Education
The French Broad Baptist
Association annonces classes
will begin Monday at 7 p.m. at
Oak Grove and Upper Laurel,
and Tuesday at Forks of Ivy
Baptist churches for the
spring semester of the
Seminary Extension Center.
These classes will run for nine
weeks on Monday night,
March 15, and Tuesday night,
March 16.
These classes are open to
everyone of all denominations
without cost The Rev. M. H.
Kendall will teach the New
Testament at Oak Grove. Miss
Sue Fitzgerald will teach New
Testament at Upper Laurel.
The Rev. W. L. Lynch will
teach The Work f a Pastor at
Forks of Ivy on Tuesday
night
These classes are operated
in conjunction with the
Seminary Extension
Department of Nashville,
Tenn. Then are 109 such
centers operating throughout
the Southern Baptist Coo-
vention serving over 8,000
A Need
NEW WING The large porches on either side of the residence of Father Jeff
Burton of the Hot Springs Church of the Redeemer have been closed in to make
bedrooms for some of the boys who live in the Home. A Boys's Home and
Student Hostel has been established by Father Burton.
Mars Hill College Gets Grant
Congressman Roy A. Taylor
and Sen. B. Everett Jordan
announced Friday that Mars
Hill College has been awarded
a grant of $17,130 for a student
directed project for an "en
vironmental study of Ap
palachian The project will be directed
toward a study of local con
ditions of the environment in
Madison County. The student
project director is Karen
Cummings, political science
professor.
Eleven students will par
ANOTHER LANDMARK IN MARSHALL is being torn down ui preparation of
building low-rent housing units. Picture above shows the remains of the "Old
Tom Ramsey Place" located near the United Methodist Church pa Main
street. In all. four separate
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ticipate. The project will start
about the end of Mav and will
run for a period of 10 weeks.
Mars Hill College will be
among 97 colleges and
Singing
The regular 2nd Sunday
night singing will be held at
the Alexander BaDtist Church
this Sunday at 7 o'clock.
Expected to take part in the
sining will be the Gilispie Trio,
Joyful Tone Quartette,
Joyfulaires Quartette and
others.
sites in Marshall have been secured.! or the units
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Springs
universities throughout the
nation which have been
chosen to engage in student
initiated, student-planned
aimed as exploring some of
the pressing problems of the
society.
The grant is among the first
series given by the National
established student-originated
studies program.
Dr. Richard L. Hoffman,
vice president of the college,
said he and the entire college
community are pleased with
Mars Hill's selection.