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To Visit Marshall . . .
SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY See Page 3
70th Year No. 9 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL. N C. THURSDAY, MARCH 3. 1977 15' Per CoPV
| MADISON TOMATO producers
winning top prizes in the N. C.
I Tomato Production Contest held
& on Wednesday of last week are
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shown, left to right, Archie Clark,
first place; Vance Edwards, third
place; Billy Joe Cantrell, second
place.
Madison Tomato
Producers Win
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Four Madiaon farmers were
honored at the N. C. Trellised
Tomato Growers Annual
Meeting last Wednesday at
Holiday Inn West.
Archie Clark won first prize
in the Manapal production
with 39.7 tons per acre. This
was the third consecutive year
that Arthk has won first in his
division. Branson Rice and J.
P. Roberts were top winners in
the Walters production with
over 34 tons per acre.
Each of the above farmers
received plaques plus 9100
provided by the Trellised
Tomato Growers Association.
Second place in the Walters
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division went to Billy Cantrell
of the Shelton Laurel Com
munity and third to Vance
Edwards of the Bull Creek
Community.
These farmers had above 32
tons of marketable tomatoes
and received cash awards of
ISO and $29 for their placings.
??? Hie contest is spons-rpd.*
each year by the N. C.
Trellised Tomato Growers
Association with more than
$700 being a warded annually.
If you have a good yield in
1977 and would be interested in
entering the contest, check
with the County Extension
Office.
Buford Marlor Resigns After Serving 23 Years
Buford Marlor, 63-year-old
employee of the Town of
Marshall, resigned his position
last Thursday after serving for
more than 23 years.
"Buf," as he is af
fectionately known, started
working for the town and its
people when Clyde M. Roberts
was mayor and has been "the
main cog" in repairing water
lines for the town and in
dividuals ever since he started
work. In addition to these
services, he has supervised
garbage pick-ups, sewer in
stallations and repairs, helped
maintain streets and roads
within the corporate limits,
and has served Marshall's
citizens in countless other t
ways.
He began new duties this i
week as an employee of i
Bowman Funeral Home where <
he will do numerous work at
cemeteries, as well as other
chores.
Not only has "Buf" worked
faithfully, day and night in all
kinds of weather, he also is
active in the Marshall Com
munity Free Will Baptist
Church, where he is a deacon
and Sunday school superin
tendent.
He and his wife, the former
Miss Betty Sams, have four
sons and four daughters.
In announcing his retirment
is an employee of the town,
'Buf' expressed his thanks
ind appreciation to the people
jf Marshall who have been so
cooperative and friendly.
"Town officials and most
everyone have been kind and
thoughtful and I have enjoyed
serving them more than I can
say," he stated this week.
Flu Vaccine Available
Edward A. Morton, Madison r
County acting health director, c
tias announced that bivalent b
[Swine and Victoria) influenza I1
vaccine is again available at r
Madison County Health *
Department. The bivalent
traccine will be available to I
tnyone 18 years of age or older <
jpon request. Anyone t
receiving the vaccine must 1
ead and sign a voluntary
onsent form. The vaccine will
e available to persons age 3 to
B years only if they have a
ecent (within two weeks)
tatement from a physician.
Flu vaccine will be available
it immunization clinics held
?ach Friday from 8 a.m. to 12
Kton and from 1 to 4 p.m. at the
lealth department.
THE 1977 MADISON HIGH Vanity girls
team In the front row, left to right, are Janet
Reed, Paula Boone Lynn Massey, Pam
Janice Piemmons. Holly Houph Back row:
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Beverly Bruce, Carlene Gunter, Betty Rice,
Sandy Feldman, Janet Reeves, Peggy Rice,
and Coech Karen Dillingham. (Photo by
Terry Gunter) 1;
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Madison Food Stamp
Applications Jump 45%
Don Harrell, the Madison
County director of social
services, says that there was a
45 percent increase in Madison
County during January in food
stamp applicants.
He said that the food stamp
program helps people get
more food for less money.
Based on their income if they
are determined eligible, they
g pay a certain amount for the
food stamps and receive an
additional amount of free
stamps. The lower the income,
the less they pay and the more
free stamps they receive.
Food stamps are like money
in that they can be spent at
most grocery stores
:? throughout the county to
purchase food.
Harrell urges anyone in the
? county that needs help in
stretching their food dollar in
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order to have an adequate diet
to contact the food stamp office
to see if they are eligible for
food stamps
The severely cold weather
has caused undue hardships
both financially and otherwise
for many North Carolinians
from east to west. Those who
have been affected the most
are those with fixed low in
comes. such as the elderly and
those families where the
breadwinner has become
unemployed because of the
energy.crisis.
Arthur Jones and his wife
and three children are a
perfect example of how these
financial hardships have
mounted for many North
Carolinians during the past
several months. Jones had a
good paying job in one of the
plants across the state that had
to lay off employees because of
the energy crisis. His income is
now limited to an unem
ployment compensation
check. This means his family's
income has been reduced
considerably.
Not only has the extremely
cold weather forced the Jones
family to have to live on less
money, it has caused them to
have significantly higher
living expenses. Their fuel bill
has increased by 40 percent
and medical costs have
escalated because two of his
children have had the flu.
"Thousands of families like
the Joneses and elderly people
have found themselves Vith
not enough money to pay the
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Easter Seal Society Begins
Neighbor-To-Neighbor Appeal
meignoor leacning rxeign
bor" is the concept behind the
Easter Seal Society's annual
spring Neighbor-to-Neighbor
appeal, which is under way
now throughout Madison
County.
"This approach to neigh
borhood contributions seems
to eliminate much of the in
convenience and ac
companying embarrassment
of asking one volunteer to
contact everyone on her
street," explains Wanda
Roberts who is coordinating
the project here.
Each block volunteer simply
takes the Easter Seal packet to
one neighbor, explains the
program, and leaves the in
formation for her friend to
read. The friend may then
decide if she would like to
contribute to the Easter Seal
Society and following he in
structions on the kit, passes it
a
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"Most people probably don't
know much about what the
Easter Seal Society offers
people in our area," Ms.
Roberts added. "I certainly
didn't before I started
helping I" The contributions
given through the Neigh bor-to
Neighbor project will support
a variety of projects, such as
providing leg braces so a little
boy can go to school, a
wheelchair so a young mother
can get around and take care of
her family; transportation to
the doctor for families who
can't afford it; and in
formation services for parents
who don't know where to turn.
Anyone interested in
knowing more about how
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WANDA ROBERTS of Route 6,
Marshall, is coordinator of the
Madison County Easter Seal
campaign. She is shown (left)
leaving a packet with Mrs. Jim
Cody of Marshall. Mrs. Cody will
pass on the packet to someone
else in the "Neighbor Teaching
Neighbor" concept of the annual
spring appeal. This "chain
reaction" is countywide in efforts
to receive donations for the
campaign. (Staff Photo)
Girls' Basketball
There's A Flicker Of Hope For The Future
By TERRY GUNTER
There'* not too many nice
thing! one can say about a
team that finished with a 3-17
record. One thing is certain ?
the Lady Patriots had a bad
season. In spite of their poor
showing this season,
Patriots seem to havo a flicker
of hope in the future.
A contributing factor to
Madison's bad year was the
fact that the Patriots lost last
seasons entire first string to
yaduatton. Cariene Gunter
almost doomed to a poor
season from the beginning.
Inexperience hurt the
Patriots moat at the guard
position. Three freshmen ?
Janet Reed, Holly Hough, and
Janice Plemmons shared the
guard duties for the most part.
Lynn Massey saw more action
near the end of the seaaon for
the Patriots Her offensive
ability could have won her a
starting role if she hadn't been
so foul prone on defense. Janet
Reed should have a firm grip
en the point guard position for
j| the next three years, althou^j 4
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iTh* wutadLtekte!
with Peggy Rice at center and
agjytys
their*0"our'^rfhiigi ^uattl i \
Mountain Heritage dogged the
middle in the tournament with
a tight bom defense The
. Patriots are the worst outside
shooters in the league. Until
they do come up with some
Patriots' inside game Is still
? the backbone of their otfanae. I
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