Heard
And
Seen
By POP
Jack Ramsey, secretary of the Mar
shall Volunteer Fire Department, is to be
congratulated for his fine explanations of
the financing and other pertinent in
formation concerning the Marshall and
Smoky Mountain Fire District... he did a
great job on several "sticky" questions
during the meeting at Madison High School
Monday night... he displayed excellent
knowledge of the financial structure of the
two departments and answered with little
hesitation all questions asked during the
meeting. Ralph Rice, chairman of the
SMFD Commission, presided, and also did a
fine job... appreciation of the firemen was
expressed by the more than 70 persons
present for the fine work they are doing.
Although the immediate Marshall area
has had plenty of snow during the past
week, right here in Marshall we have
escaped the deep snows which have fallen in
many sections of the county... it's strange
indeed that some 3 or 4 inches accumulated
in sections a few miles from Marshall while
we have had only an inch or so...
Work is continuing on the Bowman
Funeral Home extension and also at the
First Union Bank extension... maybe things
will pick up when winter is over. The
Christmas decorations across Main Street
are still up but the weather has been too cold
to take them down ? yet.
Interest in basketball is rapidly
growing... it's amazing how many teams
are in the county... from the little ones to the
Madison High teams... I'm looking for some
strong cage teams in years to come... when
members of the Marshall Youth League
mature, they're going to give their op
ponents plenty of headaches.
Mitchell Edges
Patriots 58-54
I David Davis only had six
$ points all night, but his last
? four came at the foul line in
; the closing seconds to give
; Mitchell a hard-earned Little
'MAC Conference win over
^Madison, 58-54, in a game
t played in Marshall last
; Tuesday.
Madison also contributed to
?f its own demise by missing
: four one-and-one foul shot
; attempts in the last quarter.
: Madison fell to 0-17 overall
I and 04 in the league, while
Mitchell improved to 10-6 and
54,
Forward John Phillips
Council
Oil Aging
To Meet
The Madison County Council
ob Aging will meet next
Monday at I p.m. at the Child
Care Center on Long Branch
Ited, Mra. Lucile Brigman,
chairman, announces.
The January meeting was
cancelled due to inclement
weather, it waa explained.
School Menus
FOR WEEK OF FEB. S
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paced Mitchell with 16 points
and teammate Richard
Phillips added 12.
Senior forward Holden Nix
led Madison with 14 points.
Keith Elynn added 11 and Eric
English scored 10 to round out
Madison's double figure
scoring.
The game was close
thoughout, as Mitchell crept to
a 15-11 lead at the end of the
first period. Mitchell retained
the four-point margin, 30-X, at
the half and led by six, 40-40,
going into the final quarter.
MITCMILL-MAD4SON
?OVS
MITCHELL (Si) ? R. Phillip* a
Coon 2. D?vU*. J. Phillips 1*. T. Phillips
4. PlWirun, Gran 4. piwcy. McKlnnty
2, Warm ), A. HtflHteM 4. M. HotllfMd
J.
MADISON (54) ? Nix 14. FrUfcy X
EnglUh 10. Scwytr 4. Banwtt* 4,
Masiay 4. Franklin, DavH, Flynn I,
St In**, Wild*
Burley
Stripping
Madison burley farmers are
invited to attend a demon
stration on machine stripping
of tobacco. The demonstration
will be conducted on the farm
of Ina Metcalf . Ina Uvea in the
Long Branch section of Big
Laurel community, directly
across from the Herschel
Metcalf saw mill.
The machine was invented
and patented by a few
years ago. This is an improved
model compared to tlw one
seen by many fanners last
year.
The Agricultural Extension
Service and Ina invite all
Intrr? tirt fanners to be
present this Friday at l p.m
1978 Savings
Bond Sales
Sales sf Series E and H
SCHOOL BUS TRAINERS -
North Carolina Department of
Transportation personnel
currently are developing training
procedures for school bus drivers
in the use of new safety features
(Hi the vehicles. About 80 driver
education representatives and
supervisors from the tran
sportation department's Division
of Motor Vehicles examined a bus
equipped with new features last
week in Raleigh while attending
an employee development
seminar. State Secretary of
Transportation Tom Bradshaw,
far left, is shown with school bus
trainers from Western North
Carolina. John Fisher, of Burn
sville, formerly of Marshall, is
shown fourth from left on second
row. Fisher's territory assign
ments are Madison, Yancey and
Mitchell Counties.
Flans r or Day Care
Nursery Announced
The Madison County Child
Development Program has
announced plans to open the
first developmental nursery in
the county for infants. Hie
nursery will be located at the
Marshall Day Care Center and
initially will be able to serve
four children between the ages
of 3 to 18 months.
The program is scheduled to
be operational no later than
April 1. Applications for
children may be picked up at
the Marshall Center.
However, according to
Teresa Zimmerman, day care
coordinator, the nursery can
only be opened with local
support '"We have no money
to equip the nursery. We are
counting on parents and
friends of the program to
donate everything from cribs
and toys, to blankets and
sheets in order to open the
nursery."
Ms. Zimmerman, explained
that with the relocation and
expansion of both the Mar
shall and Great Ivy Centers
during the past year along
with decreased funding at the
state level, the program has
exhausted its normal sources
for expansion. "The opening
of the nursery has been
planned for some time and we
have bad to choose between
shelving the plans or trusting
to the goodwill of our sup
porters. We are requesting
that parents, service clubs, or
church groups who have
access to any unused nursery
equipment, toys, or supplies
donate these to the program,"
Ms. Zimmerman stated.
Items may be dropped off at
any of the day care centers in
Hot Springs, Greater Ivy,
Mars Hill or Marshall. If
anyone needs help with a large
item, such as a crib, be or she
may call M9-3587 and request
assistance.
"This is a grand opportunity
for parents to put to use these
baby items that are no longer
needed in the family . If we are
Republican
Precinct
Meetings
Larry Stern, county
chairman Republican
Executive Committee, an
nounced this week that
precinct meetings will beheld
in all precincts on Feb. 17 at 2
P?
Election of precinct officials
and delegates to the county
convention will be beM. Hie
convention will be held at the
unable to furnish the nursery
through donations, we will be
forced to delay its opening
indefinitely," added Ms.
Zimmerman.
Already the program has
received requests for infant
care. Additionally, the Health
Department has agreed to
provide consultation to the
nursery consequently, the day
care staff has already begun
the search for nursery
equipment.
Listed below are the items
required for the nursery for
those who wish to loin in the
venture: four cribs, four
mattresses, four high chairs
or feeding ' tables, ' two
strollers, mobiles, music
boxes, teething rings, rattles,
Fisher-Price toys (activity
box, shape sorter etc. ) , stuffed
animals, baby dolls, push and
pull toys, balls, riding toys,
children's books for very
young children,
One play pen, crib sheets,
changing table, two walkers,
four car seats, two baby
carriers, musical records
suitable for playing in nur
sery, one new washable 4x6
throw rug approximately,
wash cloths, towels, baby
blankets, stacking toys, adult
rocking chair, washable
cushions or pillows, small
table top refrigerator, one
large diaper pail, crib pads*
rubber sheets, and baby
drinking cupa.
Jurors Drawn
The February term of
superior court for the trial of
civil cases will begin here
Monday morning at 10 o'clock
with Judge Clifton E. Johnson
presiding.
The following Jurors have
been drawn for the term:
Maijorie Tweed, Lola
Franklin, Ervin C. Tweed,
Theodore Worley, Jesse L.
Hunter, Ernie M. Letterman,
Glenn W. Woody, Eva A.
Moore, Owen H. Blankenship,
Nat Fox, Judy A. Grigg,
Beulah Stamey, Ralph T.
Rice, Sonja Shelton, Ethel
Caldwell, Ronald D. Massey,
Cayes F. Robinson, John T.
Flynn, Minnie McCormick,
Paula W. Shelton, Hazel F.
Green, Topsy A. Davis, Bruce
Boone. Charles R. Blanken
ship, Patricia Ann Waldrop,
Rushie B. Thomas, Lois
Waldroup, Jerry M. Hunter,
Edward Roberts, Vernie
Peek, Claude B. Keener,
Suzanne B. Morton, Minnie
Bell Baldwin, Charlie T.
Maxwell, Shirley W. Lambert,
Bobby A. Griffin, Ernest
Ramsey,
Lovinia R. Moore, WayneO.
Ponder, Kaye Ann Sams,
Bemie D. Edwards, Ruth T.
Stills, Marion Hensley, Fred
Craine, Homer Griffin,
George R. Worley, Jay E.
Payne, Marietta Smith, Eloise
D. Ramsey, Lody Chandler,
Hubert Roberts, John G. ,
Crawford, Walter P. Smith,
Fred H. Rector, Ruby Carol
Marler, Charles C. Eatmon,
Charles D. Garrett, Myrtle F.
Holt, Ollie C. Shelton, J. Rex
Allen, Raleph Bryant, Roy
Norton,
Evie D. Church, Celia Ann
Metcalf, John Knox Brigman
Jr., Mary L. Payne, Etta F.
English, Cleophas Cutshall,
Spurgeon Brooks, Ruby Jean
ChawBey, Opal C. Moore,
James W. Willis, Geatus E.
Worley, Clyde B. Griffin, and
Bobby Adams.
True Bills Are Returned
By Grand Jury
A regular criminal session
of the Madiaon County
Superior Court began on Jan.
22 with the Honorable Clifton
E. Johnson, Superior Court
judge of Charlotte, presiding.
The Madison County Grand
Jury also met at this court
session. In addition to Leonard
F. Ponder, Raleigh E.
Ballard, Ida K. Ramsey,
Joyce G. Lewis, Jack P.
Phillips, Jane G. Grose and
Clayton D. Rice who were
already empaneled on the
Jury, Doyle Wllliard ;
Randy 8. Reed,
Haynard, IhdiOi
C. Wflburn. Cuffis Rice, Ish
Johnson named Fenner
Johnson as foreman of the
Grand Jury.
District Atty. Clyde M.
Roberts submitted 15 bilk of
indictment to the grand jurors
Including the following
charges: Randy Kim Tweed,
manslaughter; Paul Chan
dler, five counts of breaking
and entering and four counts
of larceny; Douglas Preasiey,
larceny; Shirley Shook, lar
ceny; B.lly Holt, two counts of
I ASCS Payments Must Be Reported
AUdiaon County ASCS Office.
Thto report will
payments made directly to
to
to VM.
debt owed by
W.B. Zink, county ASCS
director, uid that aa an ad
will receive a notice of the
OOC-ltJ prepared by the
City Data
Executive Panel
Chooses Leake
{ Cootinued from Page 1 )
' district."
Following the other cat*
didatea' sprcrhos.
chairman Bob Edwarda
retired the group to the
Buncombe County Grand Jury
room where they deliberated
on the vote.
Leake'i reaction to winning
was one of quiet smiles and
optimism.
"I'm vary excited, dated,"
he said after the election. "I
look forward to representing
the district well and living up
to the confidence that was
expressed in me tonight
"I'm just sorry it had to
come under the cir
cumstances (Crawford's
death) . I certainly have a very
large pair of shoes to fill. "
Edwards, chairman of the
committee, when asked how
Saturday night's voting went,
refused to comment, saying he
had been instructed by Mrs.
McCain to turn the results
over to her alone.
There wasn't much com
ment from the other can
didates to be found, con
cerning Leake's victory.
Narvel J. "Jim" Crawford,
secretary of the Buncombe
County Democratic Party,
and who had been a candidate
but asked that his nomination
be withdrawn Saturday night,
said all be was interested in
was "unity in the party."
i .t a ? ? - ?
/uiea u Lease# election
would contribute to that unity,
Crawford deferred, saying, "I
think generally the party will
rally around whoever got the
nomination."
CHOICE CRITICIZED
According to an Aaheville
newsman, the chairman of tbe
Buncombe County
Democratic Party said
Sunday that Larry B. leake,
the 26th District Senatorial
nominee, will be a political
liability for the county and the
state and that Gov. Jim Hunt
and Zeno Ponder of Madison
County should take full credit
for his election.
Joseph C. Reynolds, party
chairman, told the newsman
in a telephone interview that
Hunt and Ponder
"engineered" the selection of
Leake, for the Senate post.
Hunt, Ponder and Leake
denied the charge.
Reynolds' comments
followed disclosure that Leake
was charged by Asheville
police in April 197* with
making obscene telephone
calls to a minor girl. He later
pleaded no contest to a lesser
charge.
One member of the Bun
combe County legislative
legation and two of four
losing candidates for the
Zrawford seat said Sunday
bat Leak should not accept
he nomination.
Leake stated Sunday night
that he plans to accept the
Senate seat.
T oalw was selected despite
, a last-ditch effort to throw the
| vacant seat to former Sen.
, Clyde M.Norton of Old Fort
The selection of Leake also
apparently headed off an |
effort by former Rep. Claude
DeBruhl to return to the
legislature despite his loss in
last year's Housf primary.
Leake, Reynolds said, would
be a political liability for
Buncombe County and the
state because of his scrape
with the law in 1976.
Reynolds said that while he
is sympathetic to what might
have been unfortunate cir
cumstances that got Leake
into trouble with the law, that
as chairman of the Buncombe
County Democratic Party he
doesn't feel that such a choice
should be forced on the district
by political leaders in high
places.
"It was 100 percent a Jim
Hunt and Zeno Ponder show,"
Reynolds said of the
nomination of Leake.
Hunt aide Gary Pearce
quoted Hunt as saying he did
nothing to influence the out
come of the balloting, and that
he talked to none of the
delegates about Leake or any
other candidate. '
rearce saia Muni aia ibik 10
one of the committee mem
ber* briefly at Crawford's
funeral in Aaheville Saturday,
but that a candidate for the
vacant seat was not discussed
Hunt said through Pearce
that he was "vaguely aware"
of the difficulties Leake had
with the law in 1976, but that
he did not know the specific
details of the charges.
Leake was arrested at a
restaurant parking lot in
Aaheville on April 21, 1976,
where a police stakeout had
been set up to nab a suspect in
a case involving obscene
telephone calls to a young girl.
Leake was tried before
District Court Judge William
M. Styles on Feb. 3, 1977 and
entered a plea of no contest to
a lesser charge of making
annoying telephone calls to
the girl.
Styles entered a verdict of
guilty, but continued prayer
for Judgment in the case,
which means it is held open
indefinitely.
Leake said Saturday night
that he only made the one call
and fell into the police trap
that was set for somebody
else.
Bible Study
The public is cordially in
vited to the Bible Study on
Wednesday night at the Union
Valley Baptist Church, Route
4, Marshall. The session
begins at 7 o'clock.
Gudger Added
To I.& J- Committees
U.S. Rep. Lamar Gudger
will serve again on both
Interior and Judiciary
committees of the Houm of
Representatives
IBs membership on both
?nmittees was approved by
ute House, following action by
caucuses of both parties.
The 11th District Democrat
also was successful In his bids
to return to Interior's sub
committees on National Parks
and Public Lands. He served
on both during the Mth
charged with rewriting the
Federal Criminal Code. He
feels it is likely he will again
aerve at least on the latter
subcommittee.
payments, If any, which were
not Included on Form OCC-ltt
but which will be included in
farmer* report to IKS when
filing tax returns.
When producers receive
theoe notices, it la suggested
that they carefully read the
explanation on the form and
check the total their
records to aee that the amount
reported is correct, if
producers find that the
amount is not correct, or if
they have any questions
regarding the form, they
should contact the county
ASCS office from which the
payment waa received.
FY '7? Summer Youtti
Program
The SUttd North Cirotlni, as Prim*
Sponsor lor the 17 county ftalance of
Stmt* art*, wilt notify applicant* of
proposal solicitation efforts lor the
operation of tha FY 7* Sum mar Youth
Program, funded under Tit la IV of ma
Comprehensive Employmant and
Training Act o I 1*7*. at amended.
Propooals a re bain* aoilcltefod at mti
time by ttie Prime Sponsor In order to
promote early planning at Mate and
Applicants will be made aware of me
availability of preliminary planning
material* through publication* ap
peering In ma|er newspaper* within the
Balance of the State area. Planning
material* will be mailed directly to PY
'7? SYP operator*. All other applicant*
will ba Instructed to submit In writing to
the Prime Sponeor e request to receive
the preliminary planning materials
Applicants will be made aware of
technical assistance workshops to be
conducted by the Prime Sponsor staff tor
the purpoeo of providing Information
regarding fulfillment of the preliminary
planning requirements. Prelect
operators qualifications and Identified
program goals will be reflected a* e
result of completion of planning
material*. Submission of completed
planning materials by a designated dale,
indicates applicants Intent to apply for
FY '7? SYP funds. The Prime Sponeor
staff will conduct a review of the sub
mined planning materiel, approving or
disapproving them, baaed upon
satisfactory fulfillment of or failure to
meet the requirement*
Contract application packages will
then be mailed to applicants who have
satisfactorily fulfilled planning
requirements. Description of
programmatic activities, general
budget Information, work site
specific at Ions, etc., will be reflected as a
result of completion of contract ap
plication requirements upon sub
mission of conn act applications by a
designated date, the Prime Sponsor will
have the responsibility of reviewing
applications and selecting FY '7f SYP
operators. Information available at the
formence of previous SYP operators will
be considered m assessing those of
demonstrated effectiveness, other
applicants must demonstrate that they
programs under similar circumstances _
and that such programs can be canted
out effectively within the Prime Span
sot's lurldAtetlon
Any applicant wishing to appeal tha
Prima Sponsor's decision regarding the
awarding of SYP funds may do so In
writing to the Prime Sponsor in the case
of an appeal, a Prime Sponeor com
mlttoe will be appointed to review the
appeal* situation. The Title IV Youth
Employment and Training Committee
will alee be Involved In the review of
appeals situation. Final decision far
selection of FY '7? SYP operators Is the
responslbllty of the Prime Sponsor.
Fob. 1. Itlt chg.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Electrification
Administration
APPENDIX A
fi-la 0?* ??! mg lUaiilarrlm jam
diiiiiiMiiT or rtonaiKrim in st ton
Wiitarn Carolina and westco
Telephone Companies haw* (lied wtth
ma Fedorel Govammant a Compiienct
Assurance in urtiich they aaaura ma
Rural Electrification Administration
that may will comply fully wtth all
requirements ot Title VI ol IM Civil
Rights Ad of 1H4 and the Rules and
Regulations of tha Oapartmant of
Agriculture issued tharaundar, to tha
and that no person m tha Unltad States
?hall, en tha ground of raca. color, or
national origin, be excluded from par
tklpatton In, ba danfad tha banaflt* of. or
I . ? nthaaml** ? . A larlail * - dlarrl^ I- -t|. M
DV vTnViWIN aUot?CTvQ IO OUCriHiliWllOn
m tha caoduct of its program and tha
oparatlan of It* tacllltla*. Undar this
Assurance. thaM organliatlona ara
committed not to discriminate agalnal
any panan on tha ground of race, color
or national origin m it* poilcle* and
practice* relating to applications for
service or any other poilcle* and
practice* relating to treatment of
benoflclarle* and participant* Including
rate*, conditions end extension ot Mr*
trice, u*e of any of It* facilities, at
landance at and participation m any
meetings^ benoflclarle* and par
Iklpant* or the exercise of any right* of
mch benoflclarle* and participant* In
the conduct of the operations of theee
x sanitation*
Any parson who believe* himself, or
any spacltlc class of Individual*, to ba
wblected by these orgenliatione to
discrimination prohibited by Title VI of
Ihe Act and the Rule* end Regulation*
Issued thereunder issy, by hl^nooff gr a
represent etivo, file with the Secretary at
Agriculture. Washington, D.C. JOMO, or
ihe Rural Electrification Ad
ministration, Washington, D.C. MR, or
these organliatlona, or an. a wi men
complaint. Such complaint must be fRod
wt later than 1(0 days after the elleged
discrimination, or by such later date 10
which the Secretory of Agriculture or
Ihe Rural Electrification Admmiwiotton
ixtends the tkne for filing. Identity of
cofD^i^iiitfils ica^yt confidential
?xcapt to the extant necessary to ctltty
Mt tha^purpaaae ol tha Rtriee and
The News-Record
NON? PARTISAN IN POLITICS
JAMBS L STORY,
Publbhed Weddy
By ftfcdison County PUbtahtagCo.toc
box ssr
MARSHALL. N.C. 28753
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