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Speak Out On Trash Edward Morton, director of the Madison County Haalth Department, announced today that the dapartmaat wUl be conducting a telephone aurrey of tha county raaidcnU this and next weak to determine their satisfaction with the preaent system of "green box" roadside containers for houaehoM garbage and trash disposal. The suggestions of county residents for both Im- ' provements to the existing system and for possible ways to reduce the coot of the system to county taxpsyers will be sought. If you are not contacted by the survey and would like to contribute your suggestion*, a form (or your um appears at the end of this article. Please forward your comments to Mr. Edward Morton, MadUon County Health Department, Mar* hall 28753. Antwen to this survey will be utilised to determine how many Madison County residents now dispose of their household garbage through the roadside container system, how many residents have stopped using the system and how many have never used it. Those county residents not now using the container system will be asked what changes to the system would be necessary to enable tbem to uaa It. Ttaoae reaidenta of the county who have participated in using the container system will be aaked to comment upon the condition of the containers and the container sitae which they regularly use They will alao be aaked bow often and at what location do they uae the containers and what other places are they going to when they stop to use them. On the basis of the responses of county residents to the survey questions, a number of improvements to the existing systems will be considered These improvements include: More frequent collection and larger containers at heavily uaed location* If it is found that a large number of county residents utilize containers, or could utilize containers located near the county's shopping centers, schools and places of em ployment ? then large con tainers, which would be emptied more frequently, could be placed at these locations. Less frequent collection at little uaed locations. If It is found that few county residents utilize the con tainers now placed at more remote locations, and if many of the users of these con tainers are found to be on their way to the location* of other containers then county funds could be saved by emptying these containers on a leas' frequent basis. Elimination of container locations when other con tainers are available nearby.' . It it does not create a hardship for individual container users, several container locations might be consolidated to reduce pick up and clean up time thus saving additional county funds. Coordinating container utilization and pickup. If it is found that most county residents now bring their ( Continued on Page 8) The news Record ? >. , - ? SERVING THE PEOPLE OF MADISON COUNTY On the Inside . . . - It's fashion, flare as General Assembly opens. ..see page 3 78th Year, No. 4 PUBLISHED WEEKLY IN THE COUNTY SEAT AT MARSHALL, N C THURSDAY, January 25, 1979 15* Per Copy Secondary Roads Allocated $236,000 Madison County Courthouse . . . Built In 1907 For the second year, Madison County can look forward to benefits from 1977 highway bond funds that will be used to improve secondary roads. Today in its monthly meeting here, the North Carolina Board of Tran sportation allocated $15 million from funds authorized by the State Highway Bond Act of 1977 for improvements to the state's 59, 378-mile secondary road system. Madison County's share of the $15 million allocation is 9236,161 based on a formula prescribed by the state legislature. According to the lonmto. aayh rmmty rooelw ? percentage of the total funds available, determined by the un paved miles of secondary roads in the county in relationship to the total mileage of un paved secondary roads in the state. Historic Place Madison Courthouse Nominated For Inclusion In National Register; Decision To Take 6 Months The Madison County Courthouse, built in 1907, has been nominated (or inclusion Driving Hazardous Monday Driving and walking were hazardous here Monday morning as snow Sunday night fell on icy roads and walk ways. Several minor wrecks were reported on the slick highways and roads and county schools were post poned. No injuries were reported. Temperatures rose during the morning and quickly melted some of the snow and ice. Secondary roads, however, remained hazar dous in the National Register of Historic Place# by Larry E. Tise, state historic preser vation officer. The register is described as a national list of distinctive properties worthy of preservation because of their historical or other cultural value. The nomination was sub mitted as part of the long range program of the Division of Archives and History to identify, document and recognize historic properties in North Carolina. The courthouse is nominated as part of an in novative type of nomination to the National Register ? a thematic nomination. This one is entitled "Courthouses in North Carolina." Thematic nominations include many individual properties related through their common history, through being examples of a significant aspect of history or ar Hearing Here Monday On Fire Protection An Important meeting and pubUc bearing will be held next Monday night at 7:30 at Madison High School to help determine the method ?f providing fire protection to the resident* of both the town of Marshall and the Smoky Mountain Fire District. It is necessary for all interested persons to attend this meeting, ask questions regarding the Smoky Mountain Fire District, learn of proposals from the to*n hoard, the fire district commission, members of the fire department and voice their mr ft opinions as to improving this vital ssrvtoe Make plant to attend this meeting chitecture, or as varied components of an important whole. The thematic type nomination has been suggested by the National Register of Historic Places, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, to provide National Register recognition, protection, and preservation incentives to a wider range of historic resources. The courthouse thematic nomination includes 57 North Carolina courthouses, ranging in dates from the 1820s to the 1930s. These represent those historically significant courthouses not previously listed in the National Register. They vary from Federal and Greek Revival style struc tures of the early and mid nineteenth century to the ornate Victorian buildings of the postwar era, to the grand, often opulent Neoclassical ones of the early 20th century, and some WPA buildings of the 1930s. Whatever their period and style, these courthouses share powerful architectural symbolism to communicate the importance of the court, Justice, and government in the county. The site of the building in the community, the high quality of materials, the have occurred. The inventory of all the state's courthouses, from which the nomination was taken, was conducted in 1976 1977 by the Division of Archives and History as a part of a broader study of the state's courthouse facilities in cooperation with the North Carolina State University School of Design and the administrative offices of the Courts. Approval of the nomination by the Department of the Interior usually takes about six months and will be an nounced through the state's congressional delegation. Madison County has 316 miles of unpaved roads, while the total mileage of unpaved state maintained secondary roads in North Carolina is 20,058. Secretary of Transportation Tom Bradshaw commented, "Again, we are glad to be able to put the highway funds to work for the people. It was the people's overwhelming support of the 1977 bond issue at the polls that made these funds a reality. It is such continued participation and support that will enable us to make much needed im provements to our highway and transportation systems 4?d complement Gov. Jim Hunt's balanced Growth and economic development program for the benefit of the entire state," he added. The $300 million highway bond act, approved in November 1977, directs that, over a five-year period, $75 million will be used to improve the state's secondary road system, while $175 million is for improvements to the primary system and $50 million is for the state's urban road system. The highway bond funds allocated for secondary roads will be used for improvements to the system such as new paving, widening existing paved roads, improving un paved roadways to an "all weather" standard, repairing and replacing substandard bridges and strengthening paved roads to relieve present weight restrictions. "In order to utilize the $15 million allocation most ef fectively," Board of Tran sportation member John M. Gilkey of Marion explained, "board members and NCDOT (North Carolina Department of Transportation) staff are in the process of reviewing secondary road needs in each county. Once we have com piled an improvement WNCDA Board BILL N. CLARK, Ml both of Mars Hill, to board of director* cX Development Assocte directors serving '.'an O A. Gr^ory of Man t, and Gerald Young, ft bean elected to tbe I the 18-county WNC I program by county, we will present it to each respective county board of com missioners on a publicized date. They, in turn, will have the opportunity of examining the program for their count} and making recommendations to finalize it. "These public meetings will also give the citizens of each county the opportunity to express their views on secondary road needs. Once priorities are established, the final program will be presented to the full tran sportation board for formal approval," Gilkey added. In February 1978, the transportaiton board ap proved an initial allocation of WO million from the bond issue for secondary raod im provements. An additional 123 million from the state's gasoline tax was approved in July 1978 for improvements to the system. Another allocation from the same fund to im prove the state-maintained secondary roads is expected later this year. During 1979 On 2 Highways Marshall Glove Co. in Mar shall ? that plans the biggest production increase for 1979. According to plant manager Marshall Fisher, the Marshall Glove Co. plans to add about 40 more people. "When we started operation here in Marshall last April, we had IS people," Fisher said. "We now have about 115 and hope to add 40 more. " The plant manager added that he foresees the possibility of relocating the plant as production and personnel Increase, probably close to its present location. Located in the old Mills Manufacturing building in Marshall, the company makes mostly brown jersey in dustrial gloves, along with some leather and cotton gloves. The Marshall plant is one of five plants owned by Conover Industries, a division of National Service Industries. Two additional plants are By ANN STOWE Madison County has two major projects in the works for 1979, according to Earle Wise, county extension chairman. A contract has been let on the Madison County end of the four-lane U.S. 25-70 highway connecting Marshall with Weaverville, Wise said. He added that work has already begun on the right of way. Completion of the project is expected in November of 1981 . Wise also said that a public hearing was to be held in January at the Mars Hill Elementary School to discuss the continuation of the Appalachian Highway. High way 19-23, from Mars Hill to the Tennessee line. No con tracts have been let on that project, Wise said. In terms of manufacturing production for 1979, it is not surprising that it is one of the newest of the four companies in Madison County ? the located in Conover, with two more in North Wilkes borp. Fisher said. Another Madison County industrial company, the Micro Switch plant in Mars Hill, plans a leveling qff of production during 1979. "Production will probably remain the same this year, possibly with some slight upturn and downturns," said Tom Bodvig, plant manager. Bodvig added, however, that beginning in 1979, Micro Switch would be starting the process of moving another product line down the Freeport, 111., plant to Mars Hill. He said there probably would be some additional personnel needed, but that no more space would be required. "We have adequate space here for the equipment that will be moved down," he explained. (Continued on PageS) r Mars Hill Residents Bill Clark , Gerald Young Elected Richard B. Wynne, president and publisher of the Asheville Citizens Times Co. was elected president of the 18-county Western North Carolina Development Association at the organisation's annual meeting in Aaheville this week. He succeeds J.D. Cooley of Forest City. The development association, an agricultural promotion and community ? improvement organisation which is recognised as one of the nation's pioneer "self help" rural development programs, is starting its 30th agricultural agendas and local sponsors. Approximately 100 organised areas take part in this program annually. Sam McGuirt Jr., manager oT Duke Power Co. at Hen derson ville, was elected first vice president and former Congressman Roy A. Taylor of Black Mountain was named second vice president Prank It Dunn Jr. of AaheviUe, regional vice nreaident of Pint Union National Bank, was elected secretary and Sanpel Blythe, president of Western Carolina Bank * Trust Co., ArinviBe,
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