Advisory Committee Meets
The Madison County
Advisory Committee of the
WNC Council on Aging met
Dec. 12 at the HUD Building
here. Raymond Rapp of Mars
Hill College was the guest
speaker who discussed the
continuing education program
for persons over 55 years of
age.
Members of the committee
attending were Mrs. Oletta
Shelton, Mrs. Lucille English,
Mrs. Annie Fox, Miss Teresa
Zimmerman and Mrs. Lucille
Burnette. Mrs. Joan Tuttle of
Asheville wu also present,
and Mrs Roy Young was the
new member of the committee
present
The next meeting will be
held Jan. ? at 1 p.m. in the
HUD Building here.
All interested persons are
invited.
It has been estimated that
the human eye, with its ex
treme precision of movement,
can be moved to focus on no
less than 100,000 distinct points
in the visual field.
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Candles glow,
lighting the
season with
fond thoughts
and our deep
thanks!
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Frosty the snowman and we,
hope all your holidays are
happy days! Heartfelt wishes
and thanks to all our friends.
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GOVAN BLANKENSHIP of
Marshall miraculously escaped
serious injury last Friday mor
ning near Canton when his car
was completely demolished when
struck in the rear by a large
trailer truck in the pileup of
vehicles in a dense fog. One
person was killed and several
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persons injured in the 30-car
pileup. Govan's brother, Carl of
Leicester, who was also in the car,
was uninjured. Shown above is
Blankenship's car after it was
taken to An-Ton's near 1-40 and
the Canton exit. Blankenship is
the husband of Norma Jean
Blankenship.
In Service
Navy Ship's Serviceman
Seaman Marvin D. Haggins,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Andy
Haggins of Box 28A, Hot
Springs, recently visited
Athens, Greece.
He is serving as a
crewmember aboard the
frigate USS Thomas C. Hart,
homeported in Norfolk, Va.
His ship currently is operating
as a unit of the U. S. Sixth
Fleet in the Mediterranean
Sea.
During the 11-day port visit,
he and his shipmates had the
opportunity to tour the capital
and largest city of Greece,
plus visit the Acropolis,
Archaeological Museum and
Agora of Athens. Additionally,
his ship responded to a
distress call on Dec. 4 and
rescued 21 crewmembers
from a Greek ship that was in
danger of breaking up in the
Aegean Sea. The ship
dispatched its embarked
helicopter which, along with a
U. S. Army helicopter,
rescued the Greek seamen.
During the remainder of the
cruise, his ship will par
ticipate in various training
exercises with other Sixth
Fleet units and with ships of
allied nations. Additionally,
port visits are scheduled in
several Mediterranean
coastal cities.
His ship is a 438-foot long
"Knox" class frigate with a
crew of 283 officers and
enlisted men. Equipped with
guns, missiles and rockets,
she can operate independently
or as part of a naval task
force. Additionally, she is
outfitted with a landing
platform and normally carries
a light helicopter for long
range detection and attack of
submarines.
A 1974 graduate of Hot
Springs High School, he joined
the Navy in July 1975.
\JTreenery and glitter, turkey
and treats, love and laughter, that's
what holidays are made of.
Hope your Christmas is the best!
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Holiday
Closing
Schedule
Supt R L Edwards an
nounced this week that
Madison County schools will
observe the Christmas
holidays from this Wednesday
afternoon until Jan 2.
David Caldwell, auditor,
announces that the courthouse
offices will be closed Dec 23 ,
and will reopen on Dec 27
Announcement was also
made that the Marshall City
Hall would also be closed this
Friday and will reopen on
Dec. 27
Agencies to be closed this
Friday and next Monday
include Social Services and
the health department
Agencies to be closed next
Monday only include ASCS
office, post office, banks and
most of the stores and
businesses
EMC Sets
Christmas
Schedule
The offices of French Broad
EMC in Marshall, Burnsville
and Bakersville will be closed
for Christmas holidays on
Dec 23 and 26 Personnel will
be available for emergency
work. Consult your November
"Electrifier" or your local
telephone director for num
bers to call after hours.
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Your Pharmacist
Bill Powell
Says
Community Medical Center Pharmacy.
Mam Hill. NC. Tel JSS1
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Christmas'
true meaning
Last yt^r I saw a letter
written to Santa which
read: Dear Santa, My
Mum is going tu bake a
lake for Jesus this year I
hope you won't mind, but
it is his birthday ... Lore
Jimmy.
What a wonderful re
minder to keep Santa in
perspective. Aside from
the fun, fantasy and free
bies characteristic of San
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ta, the real meaning of
Christmas lies in God's
gift to man. "I bring yo.u
good tidings of great joy
... for unto you is born ... a
Savior."
Yes. that gift is Jesus
Christ. So, let's rejoice. It's
Christmas and his Birth
day!
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Hill Fowrll. Your Pharmacist J
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DECEMBER 31, 1977
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