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-ailson Co inty f, ,,L , , J "'J-ll'V ? " '3 -ha'!. li.C. 23753 9'7* The News record "i try for better stock SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY See Pa9e 8 76th Year No. 32 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N C THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1977 15* Per Copy Marshall Dominates Swim Meet The fifth and final phase of the Summer Olympics, the county swim meet, was held at the Marshall Pool on Aug 1 A large gathering of swimmers and spectators - from throughout the county was on hand. Ages in the 54 events ranged from under 10 to over 30 years of age The Marshall Swim Team proved to be the dominant team as their young swimmers continually won. With such performers as Dawn Clemmons, Kathy Sprinkle, Stephen Adams, Kenny Rice, Greg Dillingham, Ralph Ponder, Kevin Robinson and others, Marshall attained 26 firsts, seven seconds, and 23 third-place finishes Instructions For Election Officials The Madison County Board of Elections will conduct an instructional meeting for the newly-appointed county precinct election officials on Aug. 23 The meeting will be held in the Madison County Courtroom beginning at 7 p m and is open to the public Mavin Ball, the board s chairman, stated that three precinct officials will be qualified to register voters in ?, *ch precinct. He added that .ncluding the three members of the board and staff a total of 37 persons will be eligible to register voters throughout the county. However, the precinct registrar and judges will be restricted to take applications to register belonging to ap plicants residing in their respective precincts. The names and telephone numbers of the three officials in each precinct may be ob tained by calling the office of the board of elections at 649 3731 following Aug. 23 County Plan For Aging Under Study An important meeting of the Madison County Council on Aging will be held on Aug 29 at 1 p.m. at the Office of Public Safety in Marshall Bea Clark, chairman of the council, announces that the main subject will be the for mulation of a county plan for the aging to be incorporated into the regional plan now being drawn up by the Land-of Sky Advisory Committee on Aging, representing Bun combe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania counties Interested citizens are urged to attend to acquaint them selves with plans for the aging and to contribute their own thoughts. The regional committee has drawn up a skeleton outline of a regional plan as a starting point. After the local com mittees of all four counties and the interested citizens have had the opportunity to con tribute, a final draft of the regional plan will be submitted to the Regional Council, consisting of the heads of the county commissioners, and the mayors of the cities within the four counties. The tentative outline, to be filled in by means of these public discussions, is: 1. To see that all qualified elderly have the means to fulfill minimum basic needs (food, shelter, clothing, medical attention). 2. To see that services are provided for the greatest number possible of the elderly. (Continued on Page 8) V ACTION was hot and heavy during the second annual Madison County swim meet on Aug. 4 at the Marshall pool as displayed by Danny Boone, above, who represented Walnut in the "Big Splash" diving competition. Marshall Claims Olympic Victory The Marshall Community Recreation Center, headed by Alex Farkas, used a "come from behind" effort to win the second annual Madison Summer Olympics Over 800 people from all areas of the county par ticipated in this year's ac tivities Competition was keen, spirits were high and sport smanship was good as each of the eight recreation centers had elimination rounds within their own community before sending their best to the county Event Table Tennis Anything Goes Volleyball Horeshoes Swim Meet Recreation i phase 1) i phase 21 i phase 3) (phase 41 i phase 5) Center Total Marshall 40 75-3 300 25 409-a 939 Walnut 75 243 350 55 137 800 Greater Ivy 220 22023 125 65 227 857*3 Ebbs Chapel 25 358*3 75 15 111 584*3 Mars Hill 15 50 0 50 115 230 Hot Springs 0 1482o 0 15 0 163*3 Laurel 105 44 0 0 0 149 Spring Creek 0 39 0 15 0 54 competition. This year's events were table tennis, anything goes, volleyball, horseshoes, and swimming. The lead changed hands several times with Greater Ivy leading after phase l (table tennis), Ebbs Chapel leading after phase 2 < anything goes), Walnut leading after phase 3 and 4 (volleyball and hor seshoes), and Marshall taking the final lead (phase 5, swimming). The different phases tested participants in several areas of patience, agility, coordination as well as specific talents or skill Dedicated spectators found that they enjoyed the com petition as much as the par ticipants as they watched children get egg in the face and mud in the eye. They watched mothers do "belly busters" off the diving board and fathers choke under pressure of a ringer in horseshoes. All was not the "agony of defeat," however, as they also saw the "ecstasy of victory" while participants drained them selves both physically and emotionally in such events as tug of war, deuce games in table tennis, successful spikes, in volleyball and tough com petition in horseshoe pitching They further saw swimming and diving competition that was second only to the International Olympics The Madison County Recreation Department remains extremely pleased with response to the Summer Olympics Interest among participants and spectators has grown beyond ex pectations The department would like to state ap preciation to everyone in volved in making the Olympic program a success and a special thanks to the eight recreation center supervisors. Free Meals Policy Outlined The Madison County Board of Education today announced its policy for free and children unable to pay the full price of meals and milk served under the National School Lunch and Special Milk programs Children from families whose income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free or reduced-price meals or free milk (An extra one half pint of free milk is available to those who are eligible for free meals > In addition, families not meeting these criteria but with other unusual expenses due to unusually high medical expenses, shelter costs in excess of 30 per cent of income, special education expenses due to mental or physical conditions of a child, and disaster or casualty losses are urged to apply. Application forms are being sent to all homes in a letter to parents. Additional copies are available at the principal's office in each school The in formation provided on the application is confidential and will be used only for the pur pose of determining eligibility Applications may be sub mitted at any time during the year. To d;scourage the possibility of misrepresentation, the application forms contain a statement above the space for signature certifying that all information furnished in the application is true and correct An additional statement is added to warn that the ap plication is being made in connection with the receipt of federal funds, that school officials may, for cause, verify the information in the ap plication, and that deliberate misrepresentation of in formation may subject the applicant to prosecution under applicable state and criminal statutes. In certain cases Poster children are also eligible for these benefits If a family has foster children living with them and wishes to apply for such meals and milk for them, it should contact the school Under the provisions of the policy, the school principal will review applications and determine eligibility. If a parent is dissatisfied with the ruling of the official, he may wish to discuss the decision with the determining official on an informal basis. If he wishes to make a formal ap peal, he make a request either or all or in writing to: R. L. Edwards, Superintendent PO Box 446, Marshall, (Phone: 649-2424) for a hearing to appeal the decision. The policy contains an outline of the hearing procedure. If a family member becomes unemployed or if family size changes, the family should contact the school to file a new application. Such changes may make the children of the family eligible for reduced price meals, or for additional benefits such as free meals and milk if the family income falls at or below the levels shown above. In the operation of child feeding programs, no child will be discriminated against because of race, sex, color, or national origin Each school and the Madison County Board of Education Office has a copy of the complete policy which may be reviewed by any interested party. Pool Closes The Marshall Swimming Pool will close for the season Sunday. Anyone interested in renting the pool between Aug. 15and21 should contact the Madison County Recreation Depart ment at 649-2905. There will be a $20 rental fee for four hours as well as other guidelines to be followed The pool will be drained on Aug. 23. Family Free Meals 1 ^"c''d Pr,ct'd Size Free Milk 1 0- 3,930 3-931 '6'120 2 0- 5,160 5,161 -8.050 3 0 . g 390 6,391 - 9.970 4 0- 7,610 7.611 - 11.880 5 0- 8.740 8,741 - 13,630 6 0 - 9,860 9861"15380 7 0-10,890 10,891 -16,980 8 0- 11,910 11,911 -18,580 9 0-12,840 12.841 -20,030 10 0- 13,760 13.761 -21.470 11 0-14,680 14.681 -22,890 12 0- 15,590 15.591 -24.310 THERE'S NOTHING like comfort for these three young Marshall fishermen as they watch for fish to bite recently as they enjoy the occasion from the Marshall bil^fc the French Broad River. Top to bottom are Wayne Brigman, Jeff Metcalf and Charlie Sexton. Wayne caught five; Jeff, three; and Charlie, two. (Photo by Metcalf) RICKY McDEVITT. right, Madison County recreation director, is shown handing Summer Olympics Trophy to Alex Farkas, Marshall Center supervisor. The Marshall Center won first-place honors. The trophy will be on display in Marshall until next summer's Olympics. Part of the group shown are young Marshall athletes. Mars Hill Awards Contract Parke Construction Co., of Charlotte has been awarded a $1.1 million contract to build the Blackwell Building, Mars Hill College's proposed new administration center. Excavation has begun on the building site, and construction is scheduled to start this month. Construction time is estimated at 16-18 months. If the schedule is met, the building will be ready for occupancy around Christmas of 1978. Parke, a wholly-owned subsidiary of McDevitt & Street, was incorporated in 1963 in Georgia. It has con structed numerous buildings throughout the South, ranging from private homes to in dustrial complexes In North Carolina, Parke has constructed the Charlotte and Greensboro coliseums. Ovens Auditorium, and the Wachovia Bank buildings in Asheville, % Charlotte and Greensboro In Asheville. Parke has built the Sealtest Processing Plant and the Mission Memorial Hospital additions. Bill Campbell, a native of Charlotte and a veteran of 18 years with Parke, has been named project supervisor. The new building, designed by Six Associates of Asheville, will house all of the college's administrative offices. It will stand on the site formerly occupied by Treat Residence Hall, which burned earlier in the year Named for President Emeritus Dr. Hoyt Black well, the three-story, completely air-conditioned building will emcompass 24,000 square feet. It will be of a contemporary architectural style similar to Wren College Union and Cornwell Hall, two of the college's newest buildings The exterior will utilize the familiar red brick common to nearly all of the buildings on campus Dr. Blackwell. an alumnus of Mars Hill, joined the faculty in 1928 as teacher of Bible and Greek. In 1938 he was unanimously chosen by the trustees to succeed Dr. Robert Lee Moore as president After 38 years of service to the college. Dr. Blackwell retired in 1966. He maintains a home in Mars Hill and is still active in the affairs of the college and community. In conjunction with the construction of the new building, a major renovation and landscaping of the central portion of the campus will also be conducted This will include the closing of College Street frotp Spilman Residence Hall to the cul-de-sac in front of the McConnell Building, forming a pedestrian mall. The Robinson House, which was located between the Fine Arts Building and Memorial Library, has been razed, and work has started there on a plaza with a 32-place parking lot A new campus-wide lighting system and reforestation plan will enhance the beauty of the campus as well as reduce the cost of grounds maintenance. Store Robbed Friday Night The National 5 k 10 cent store was broken into last Friday night, and several items were stolen It was stated here this week. Mrs. Rudisill. owner, sakl that the store was entered by the back door. No arrests have yet been made, it was Stated S
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