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The News Record SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY 78th Year, No. 1 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N.C. On thm Inside ? . ? ? 1 5 Southern freight train cars derailed at Barnard . . . more photos on page 2 THURSDAY, January 4, 1979 1 5' Per Copy FIFTEEN cars on a westbound Southern freight train derailed about 3 a.m. Friday morning at Barnard, about 11 miles from Marshall. Most of the cars were empty but at least one car was loaded with loose corn. From appearances, the cars derailed several hundred feet from where they piled up when one car plowed into a steep bank. There were no injuries. Cause of the derailment was not known. Large crews in addition to a work train were quickly at the scene. Train traffic was restored early Saturday morning. (Photos by Jim Story) Dedication Of M-W ? *?> Medical Center Set Tentative plans have been announced for the dedication of the Marshall-Walnut Medical Center on Jan. 15 in the Little Theatre at Madison High School. The program will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the unveiling of plaques will follow at the M-W Center between Marshall and Walnut. Former Gov. Bob Scott, federal co-chairman of Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, D.C., will be the principal speaker. Final plans will be an nounced in next week's issue. New Members Named To County Aging Bd. Six new members have been named to the Madison County council on Aging board, it has been announced by the Madison County Com missioners. The board meets the first Monday afternoon of each month in the Keenagers Room of the New Child Care Center on Long BranclvRoad. The new members are Mrs. J.V. Howell, Mrs. Ernie Letterman, and Mrs. Helen Lamktn of Mars Hill; Mrs. Ervin Adams of Laurel; Mrs. Clara McDevitt of Walnut and Mrs. Kathleen Riddle of Hot Springs. Mrs. Lucile Burnette of Walnut is chairperson of the board. Other members are Mrs. Virginia Anderson and Mrs. Sue Pangle of Hot Springs; Mrs. Anna Pox, Mrs. Roy Young and Mrs. Lucille English of Mars Hill; Mrs. Oleta Shelton and Mrs. Rena Shelton of Laurel. Due to the New Year's holiday, the next meeting of the group will be Jan. 8 at 1:00 at the Child Care Center. Hunt Names E.Y. Ponder To Stale Crime Committee Gov. Jim Hunt has named Sheriff E.Y. Ponder to the State's Crime Prevention and Public Information Com mittee. The committee is an adjunct committee of the Governor's Crime Commission and is responsible for advising the commission on the moat ap propriate and effective way to make the public aware of the role individual citiaens, businesses and community organisations need to play in the prevention and report of Crimea. The committee is composed of 80 members, appointed by the governor. Members serve terms of two years. Seriff Ponder will serine on the Local Law Enforcement Support Subcommittee which will advise the committee on the moat appropriate means Ito strengthen the bond bet- j ind law en- < 1 forcement. Sheriff Ponder will also assist in the development of a crime prevention training program for law enforcement personnel. I $100,000 Sought | For Health Center The Hot Springs health program is now preparing final application for a $100,000 ARC grant to be used for the construction of a new medical center in the Laurel section of Madison County. The proposed facility will be used to accommodate a full-time physician's assistant, clinical aide and receptionist. Part-time physician coverage and part-time pharmacist coverage is also planned. A community building committee is presently looking for a suitable site for the facility. Ar chitectural design and programming will com mence the first of February with construction beginning in July of 1979 pending a successful grant application. A fund drive will be conducted between now and the time of the grant award in order to raise all or part of the 20 percent mat ching requirement. "This project will provide a modern medical facility for the staff of the present Laurel clinic to work in and will benefit all the residents of the Laurel area who wish to use it," officials of the Hot Springs health program stated. Err Behind The Wheel And You Pay Twice The risk of losing your license is far higher than the average motorist realizes. Something to think about before you nose the family car out into the traffic. There's a double whammy in store for mistakes. Do something wrong and you'll find that both state govern ment and the company which insures you will post penalty points. Unless the offense is a serious one, or unless you're particularly error prone, the state'a penalty points serve largely as a warning. Not so the insurance company's. Those are ex pensive. Add them together and you'll be walking. Get blue-lighted for speeding over 75 miles an hour this weekend, or any other day in North Carolina and your insurance premium will double... for three years. It won't make much difference for a few months, because you won't be driving any way; the state automatically picks up your driver's license for speeding over 70 miles per hour. Get caught driving under the influence and you'll pay four and a half times as much for your insurance the next time your premium comes due. Again, it won't matter for a while because you won't be going anywhere behind the wheel. The state's message in that case is clear: if you're going to imbibe, get a chauffeur who doesn't. It'll be a lot cheaper for you and a lot safer for everybody. Either that or stay off the highway. Nobody takes that advise, so the next best thing is to make sure you know what it's going to coat... in dollfcrs and inconvenience... if you mess up out there behind the wheel. State government (the Department of Motor Vehicles) and automobile insurance agencies operate on two entirely different point systems intended to penalise unsafe drivers. Both are based on convictions for traffic citations. For some offenses, the most serious, state government will automatically suspend your license. It has the authority to suspend it if you accumulate as many as 12 points in three years even for comparatively minor law violations. Insurance agencies have a simpler system: convictions cost money. The more serious the conviction, the more points you get, and the more money it costs. And it's three years before there is any relief. The DMV will automatically lift your license for conviction of driving under the influence, speeding over 70 miles per hour, two moving violations over SS miles per hour in a single year, manslaughter, accumulating 12 points over a three-year period, causing a death by vehicle, and more. Continued on Page 2 Patriot Girls Win Blue Ridge Cage Tournament The Madison Patriot girls won the Blue Devil Invitational Tournament by beating East Henderson 78-67 on Saturday night. This enabled the girls to raise their record to M for the season. They face two important conference games on Tuesday and Friday of this week at Sylva-Webster and at home with West Henderson, with whom they are tied for third place in the Little Mac Con ference at 3-2. They also play Rosman on Saturday night at home. The team jumped into a quick lead and were ahead 17 10 at the end of the first quarter. This was due in large part to the aggressive defense led by Carolyn Ramsey, Janet Reed and Cindy Shelton. The Madison girls stretched this to 15 points just before the half. The team continued to widen i their lead throughout the second half even though a rally by East Henderson narrowed the margin to 10 points at one time. Near the end of the fourth quarter, the lead reached 30 points, 70-50. Madison was led by the tournament's most valuable player, Holly Hough, with 22; Sandy Franklin, all tournament team center, with 13; and Beverly Bruce with 12 points. Reserves Felicia Bishop, Darlene Justice and Janice Plemmons contributed significantly to the victory. Coach Ricky McDevitt was pleased with the tournament championship and hoped it would 'prepare the team for the tough schedule ahead of them. The most impressive factor in the two wins was the improved offensive play which netted an average of 80 points as compared to 57 for the first eight games. SCORING MADISON: (78) - Bruce 12, Reed ?, Hough 22, Franklin 13, Ramsey S, Shelton 5, Plem mons 2, Justice 8, Bishop 4, Davis, Gibson, Frisby, Sexton, English. ' E. HENDERSON (?7) v ? Williams 23, Freeman 2, Laugher 10, Whitmire 2, Cooley 4, Keeter S, Cochran 2, Griffith 14, Summey 2, Thompson 4. Halftime Score: Madison 40, East Henderson 29. Mrs. Maria Cox To Head County Cancer Drive Mrs. Maria Cox of Hayes Run has been elected president of. the Madison County Chapter of the American Cancer Society She replaces Charles R. Tolley who served as president last year and was crusade chairman in WW. Mrs. Cos is presently dietician far the Madison County Child Development program and the four meal sHss for the aging In Madiaon County. She has been with the programs since their in time and money to make both programs effective. Her husband, David Cox, who Is a member of the Madison High faculty, has contributed many hours with the programs also by doing plumbing, elactric and carpentry work at each center. Mrs. Cox is a native of Munich, Germany, where her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Nasf, Swiss natives, now make their home. The Naefs have bean visiting the Cox family for the past few { A graduate of the University of Munich, Mra. Cox has lived in the United StatA the past 15 years. She worked with the Florida state public schools (or several years before coming to live in Western North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs Coat have three children. Rose. Susan and David Jr. Mrs. Cox received the "Diana" Award from the Beta Omega Sonrity in lVTt, and tUs year was prsaaated the Public Relations Award from the Madtaoo-Buacanbe Opportunity Carp, at a recant annual dinner meeting Also serving with her as officers of the cancer society are Mrs. Dot Shupe, vice preaktant; Mrs. Ernestine Ptemmons, secretary; Mrs. Pat Haynie, treasurer; Mrs. Lucile Buroette, memorials; Mrs. Nancy WUde. public education; Mrs. Amanda Caldwell, ssrvice and renaouitauon. plana i^0^eCaDc?S^,UI,?, to be Ijaljd tn April and MARIA COX Mars Hill Lions Honor Dr. Angel At the cloee of their Annual Christmas Party for the Blind attended by the wives of the members an Monday night, the members of the Mars Hill Lions Club interrupted their program to 'present a plaque to a fellow Lion Which was Inscribed aa follows: "Lion Graver Angel, the Man Hill Lions Club is Extremely Proud of You and Heartily Congratulates You on Y?r"m" It ?u the third time la leaa than three weeks that Dr. Aaflel wm ao honored and the third MccowWe time that he surprlae. In preeeoting the irtartt. J. Hughie Ray, the K.C. for the program, ?aid, Dr. Aapllwi brought great honor to the Greater Ivy Community, to Man nD, and to Madiaon raa then nnon i *
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